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One Year of Blogging
I can't believe it has already been one year of blogging.
I started out quite scared and uncertain about the terrain. Along the journey, I have had the opportunity to learn so much and in this piece I reflect on the journey so far and some of the lessons learned. Come along. Continue reading One Year of Blogging


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After I got it into my stupid/pretty head that I wanted to be a part of the Bluenose Marathon, I couldn't shake it. I've missed all but the last two deadlines. (It's costly, $55, on top of the cost of the whole trip home.) So I thought about volunteering – painting people's noses blue, testing my manual dexterity under duress clipping off people's timing chips – basically being part of the swing of things at my second favourite marathon and getting that orange volunteer t-shirt!
Then I thought about how I could volunteer as a pace bunny! So far as I know, I can pace for a finish time that is 15 minutes slower than my normal finishing time (no need for bunnies to go dropping dead on the course). And I did run in the Bluenose two years go.
There's also the part of being a bunny that I seem to like….
I know where this stems from, too. For years and years, I did aerobics but never "advanced" in the manner of becoming an instructor. I know, not everyone has that aspiration and I wouldn't do it as a full-time job, but I felt rather bland when a fellow grad student did aerobics for a year and turned it into a part-time job. I think it's a bit of that leadership quality she has that is more than my own.
It also stems from me knowing that I'm living an entirely selfish life right now – my immediate family is so far away that I'm released from any obligation except bi-annual visits and being accessible by phone. My Vancouver relatives do not ask anything of me since they are all self-sufficient nuclear family units. I don't even have a boyfriend to occupy my time and mull over. Essentially, I have so much me-time it's slightly scary. Ergo, I should give back somehow and volunteer for something.


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Michael O'Regan, Parliamentary Reporter
The family of the late Neil Blaney is strongly opposing the amalgamation with Fianna Fáil of the independent organisation he founded in Donegal North East.
Neil Blaney's son, Eamonn, a first cousin of the sitting TD Niall Blaney, told The Irish Times yesterday: "Our entire family – my mother, four brothers and two sisters – are strongly opposed to Niall joining Fianna Fáil. It is a political and not a family issue. We will respect his decision, but the political reality is that we will not be giving him any support."
He added that while Niall would "always be family", he would not rule out canvassing against him in a general election if he was running as a Fianna Fáil candidate. Nor has he ruled out standing for election in Dublin in the future as an Independent candidate.
A statement, signed by Neil Blaney's widow Eva and their seven children, said: "Our view is that we neither seek, nor would accept, any apology from Fianna Fáil for what happened to our father as a minister and, subsequently, as an Independent deputy at the hands of the Fianna Fáil party.
"It would be meaningless to us. Fianna Fáil should apologise to the Irish people generally, and especially those in the North whom they abandoned in such dire need and then, subsequently, colluded in their oppression.
"We have no desire to either join or support the Fianna Fáil party and can see no circumstances in the future where this position would change. We consider Fianna Fáil to be a party characterised by arrogance, hypocrisy and incompetence. We see it as unfit to govern and led by a man unworthy of the high office he holds."
The statement added that "successive Fianna Fáil administrations have increased the inequalities within our society and have ignored the plight of the most vulnerable".
Neil Blaney was elected to the Dáil in a byelection in 1948 caused by the death of his father, Neal Blaney, who had fought in the War of Independence and the Civil War. He was a minister, and a powerful figure within Fianna Fáil, from 1957 until his dismissal from the cabinet during the 1970 arms crisis.
Charges against him of conspiring to import arms and ammunition into the State were dismissed by Dublin District Court in July 1970.
Following his expulsion from the party in 1971, he set up his Independent Fianna Fáil organisation in Donegal North East.
When he died in 1995 he was succeeded in the Dáil by his brother, Harry, father of Niall Blaney, who was elected in the last general election.
Eamonn Blaney, named after Fianna Fáil's founding father, Eamon de Valera, grew up in a strong Fianna Fáil tradition, and remembers family visits to Áras an Uachtaráin when de Valera was president. Another brother, Seán T, was named after another Fianna Fáil president, Seán T O'Kelly.
Eamonn Blaney said his father would be appalled by the modern Fianna Fáil if he were still alive. "Now, it is a case of power for the sake of power. As for Bertie Ahern, I would concur, in that one instance, with the late Charlie Haughey that he is indeed the most cunning and devious of the lot. "
Meanwhile, talks are continuing between Fianna Fáil headquarters and the Blaney organisation in Donegal North East. The Fianna Fáil organisation in Letterkenny is insisting that a party candidate from the town be included on the general election ticket if Niall Blaney joins the party.
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GOOD DAY FOR: Pot smokers, as a series of events, including dangerously eroding state budgets, is giving unprecedented hope to proponents of legalizing marijuana. They are finding surprisingly receptive audiences to their contentions that legal pot will save billions in law enforcement costs and bring in billions in tax revenue on one of the nation's biggest cash crops. "This is the first time I feel like the wind is at my back and not in my face," said Ethan Nadelmann of the pro-legalization Drug Policy Alliance. (AP in Yahoo! News)
BAD DAY FOR: Wine drinkers, after an increasingly vocal group of academics is trying to throw a wet blanket on the conventional wisdom that moderate drinking is good for our health. No studies have shown a positive causal link, they say, and it's possible that moderate drinking is just something healthy people do, rather than something that makes people healthy. (The New York Times, via Lifehacker)


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Cosmetic Dentistry is a rapidly evolving sub-discipline of dentistry with a focus on the improvement of the gums, teeth, and smile of a patient. These improvements differ from traditional dental procedures since they are more elective in nature, rather than necessary.
These procedures focus on both the style and substance of dentistry—first ensuring the stability and function of the tooth (or teeth) and while with teeth aligner simultaneously improving the overall visual appearance of the patient. In many ways, it personifies the combination of art and science.
Cosmetic Dentistry
Cosmetic dentistry encompasses several different types of procedures that improve the oral health of a patient—some of the more common replacement procedures include dentures, implants, and veneers. Other well-known cosmetic procedures include teeth whitening, braces, and Invisalign methods. For more information regarding your cosmetic dental options, consult your dental professional or click on this link.
Common cosmetic dentistry procedures
Perhaps the most well-known cosmetic dentistry result is dentures. Dentures replace several teeth of a patient, either partially or completely on the top and/or bottom. This procedure gives the patient the ability to orally function normally without suffering from the facial sagging that accompanies significant tooth loss.
However, dentures (regardless of whether it's a full or partial plate) are also plagued by problems such as adhesion to the gum line, food particle insertion between the plate and gums, and loss of plate adhesion. As such, plate dentures are falling out of favor.
More popular and permanent alternatives to dentures come in the form of dental implants. This option replaces a lost tooth (or teeth) with a tooth permanently inserted into the jawbone of the patient. Natural, permanent, and strong, implants offer a significant improvement over traditional dentures.
Implants also make the most sense for younger patients who have lost just one or two teeth and don't want to sacrifice additional teeth on either side to make a bridge (or partial denture).
Veneers represent a rapidly growing segment of cosmetic dentistry. Veneers are thin coatings of hard, tooth-like material that give the wearer a beautiful and natural look (and feel). Veneers are often utilized to fix chipped or discolored teeth.
Veneers also unify the appearance of patients' tooth color and restore their confidence to smile again.
Braces and/or Invisalign
Patients with misaligned teeth have several cosmetic procedures to help them fix their teeth. Traditionally associated with an adolescent rite of passage, braces/orthodontics is a common procedure to straighten seriously misaligned teeth.
Aligning a patient's teeth as a teen makes cleaning teeth easier as an adult. Keeping teeth cleaner helps avoid oral problems as an adult (such as gum disease, tooth loss, etc.) which are often much more expensive to fix.
Invisalign is a much less expensive and popular option for braces, especially for patients with only slightly misaligned teeth.
As the name implies, these invisible devices align your teeth without being noticeable to others.
Worn like a mouth guard, they gradually readjust misaligned teeth. The invisibility of these devices is a popular feature with adults who don't wish to undergo traditional orthodontic procedures.
Whitening Techniques
Perhaps the most popular cosmetic dentistry procedure is tooth whitening. It dramatically improves the look of your smile by gradually whitening your teeth using strips you wear overnight. Inexpensive, convenient, and fast, a patient can opt to do this at home.
Cosmetic dentistry is a rapidly growing (and evolving) component of oral health. Check with your dental professional to determine which method(s) may be right for your needs.
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By Jeffrey Swindoll
Sports Writer
The No. 6 Lady Bears stacked on more accolades to their Big 12 regular season title as the Big 12 individual awards came pouring in Wednesday.
Sophomore forward Nina Davis was named Big 12 Player of the Year. Head coach Kim Mulkey earned Big 12 Coach of the Year honors for another successful season at the helm of Baylor women's basketball. It was Mulkey's fifth time winning the award.
Davis' player of the year award marked Baylor's fifth-straight season winning it, following in the footsteps of Brittney Griner (2011, 2012, 2013) and Odyssey Sims (2014). Both also won national player of the year awards in the same year of winning the Big 12 honor.
Davis and junior guard Niya Johnson unanimously earned All-Big 12 first team honors. Baylor was the only school to have two players named. Davis leads the conference in scoring (20.7 points per game) and double-doubles (10). Johnson leads the nation in assists and broke the Big 12 single-season record for assists.
Sophomore post Khadijiah Cave won the Sixth Man award as she played a critical role as the Lady Bears' first substitute in the rotation. Cave provided invaluable support for senior post Sune Agbuke, who continues to struggle with a knee injury.
Freshman guard Kristy Wallace was one of five players in the conference selected to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. Agbuke was Baylor's lone player named Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
Sophomore guard Imani Wright and Agbuke were both also given honorable mention.


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Understanding the Boolean tool
In previous versions of 3ds max, boolean used to be more basic in their use and operation. You used one object to cut away part of another. Now, Boolean is a versatile functional tool with many settings and features that allow for some amazing things.
But the original rule of thumb used in earlier versions of the software still apply today in trying to remember how boolean actually works. Its a great little mnemonic that goes like this:
When it comes you booleans you "modify the first object- delete the second object."
Simply put, this means to are performing the modeling operation (and therefore want to keep it) on the first object selected. This is called Operand "A." The second object, Operand "B" was historically deleted, but no more. It remains a useful part of the boolean operation.
But the phrase "modifies the first-deletes the second" is still a good memory tool to keep straight which objects are operands A and B. Did this help? If so, please make a donation here so I can keep the lights on and the electrons flowing.
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Hi, thanks for this comment 🙂
I don't understand the meaning of the following phrases:
"When it comes you booleans you"
"this means to are performing the modeling operation"


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With a population of 22.8 million, Mumbai is the largest city in India and one of the most populated cities in the world. The city is located on India's central-western coast along the Arabian Sea and is an important port and commercial city. Mumbai is the economic center of India. Besides that it is an important traffic junction and cultural center with universities, theaters, museums and galleries. As the film metropolis of India, the city is also referred to as "Bollywood". Mumbai is also a city of contrasts as the the rich-poor divide is pure reality. Mumbai is land of some of the world's richest people, but it is also home to the world's poorest. Luxurious buildings are surrounded by Asia's largest slums. Though all of that makes Mumbai a really exciting place to visit. Mumbai is a good "entry point" for travelers to India, because you can both find Western standards and discover something new. The historic core with all the major sights of the city lies on a peninsula that forms a beautiful bay. The most important neighborhoods are Colaba, Fort and Kala Ghoda. As Mumbai has a lot to offer you can easily spend a few days in the city. However in two days you can also make the most out of it. I would recommend following itinerary for your two-days-stay in Mumbai.
Day 1
Start your day in the most touristic neighborhood Colaba. The first impressive landmark to visit is the Taj Mahal Palace. This luxury hotel was built in 1903 and combines various ancient Gujarat architectural styles, Victorian-Gothic influences and Arabic forms. You are allowed to enter the hotel, but just a few parts like the shopping area and the main entrance hall can be visited as a non-resident. Just opposite the Taj Mahal Palace stands the massive Gateway of India. The iconic landmark of Mumbai is almost 26 meters high and was built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and his wife Maria von Teck to Mumbai. It as an amazing place stroll around and observe Indian families or meet other Indian tourists. Further north you you can find one of the most popular museums in India. The Prince of Wales Museum (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya) awaits you with more than 50.000 objects from the fields of art, archeology and natural history. Though the most impressive part is the building itself, which is strongly representative of the Indo Saracenic genre. It was built in grey basalt and kurla stone and its main elevation is crowned by a beautiful dome. After visiting the museum walk further north and dive deeper in the shopping and food district of the Fort neighborhood. If you want to experience a delicious Indian Sizzler (grilled meat, fish or vegetables served with shredded cabbage, carrots and tomatoes) head to the restaurant called Fountain Sizzler. After the break walk to Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus building, the second most photographed structure in India after Taj Mahal. The station was completed in 1887 as the largest British building in India and has several breathtaking domes, towers and minarets. Find other beautiful buildings of the British era like the High Court, the Rajabai Clock Tower and the University of Mumbai in the Fort neighborhood. Just opposite these buildings is the big recreational ground called Oval Maidan. There you can finish off the day relaxing on a bench and observing several groups of men playing the national sport called cricket.
Day 2
On your second day make a day trip to popular Elephanta Island. The labyrinthine network of subterranean caves on the island with precious Shiva statues, shrines, pillars, courtyards and halls was carved out of rocks in high relief. Little is known about the caves that were built between the 6th and 8th century. Close to the first cave is a path that leads you in around 20 minutes to the top of Elephanta Hill, from where you can enjoy nice views of Elephanta Island and the city of Mumbai. On the top are also two old rusty canons. You can reach the island by boat. Boats are departing every half an hour from the Gateway of India and the journey takes approximately one hour.


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Hands #1-5: Chow Chipping Up
Hand #1: Nicholas Chow raised to 9,500,000 from the cutoff and David Rasmussen made the call. The flop came and went check-check, so did the turn .
The river was the and Rasmussen bet 11,500,000. Chow tanked for a few minutes and made the call with for ace high. Rasmussen sent into the muck.
Hand #2: Adrian Curry raised to 11,000,000 and no one called.
Hand #3: Chow raised to 9,500,000 and Morgen Christensen called in the small blind. The flop appeared and was checked.
On the turn , Christensen check-called Chow's bet for 10,500,000. The river brought no betting action. Chow tabled for a pair of jacks and Christensen folded .
Hand #4: Curry opened to 13,000,000 from the small blind and Daniel Ghobrial three-bet. Curry snap-folded.
Hand #5: Paul Cullen raised to 12,000,000 and Curry called on the button, as well as Walter Atwood.
The flop came and Cullen announced all in for about 49,000,000 after Atwood checked. Curry and Atwood mucked their hands.
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Chargers owner Dean Spanos selling La Jolla home for $17.95 million
Los Angeles Chargers owner Dean Spanos is selling the La Jolla home he shared with his wife, Susie, for more than 20 years for $17.95 million.
The Spanos family lived in the 10,285-square-foot, custom-built mansion since 1997, according to property records.
The home, with extensive ocean views, went up for sale June 17.
Dean Spanos moved the Chargers to Los Angeles from San Diego in 2017. Real estate agents listing the property said they were not allowed to discuss the owner.
Public records show the couple own property in Las Vegas and Indian Wells in Riverside County. It is possible they own other properties in San Diego under a limited liability company, but public documents show the La Jolla property as their only local home.
The La Jolla mansion on Hillside Drive features a pool, a massage room, several offices, a garage with space for eight cars, a wine cellar, a gym, high ceilings, openings for natural light and views of the ocean.
"It has views of the (La Jolla) Cove all the way up the coast," said Ross Clark, a Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties real estate agent who is listing the home. "It's really a magnificent property."
The home also has six bedrooms, six bathrooms (as well as four partial bathrooms) and sits on nearly an acre, making it one of the biggest residential parcels in La Jolla.
The couple bought the land to build the house in 1994 and sometime after began construction with local architect Bill Hayer, who designed the property on steep land. It is unclear from land records how much it was purchased for.
In an interview with Ranch & Coast magazine in 2014, Susie Spanos said the home was very functional and easy to entertain guests. The property previously was home to a small cottage before the current home was built.
The purchase in 1994 has a tie to Chargers history because it is the same year Dean Spanos took over daily operations of the club from his father to become president and chief executive.
Selling a home during the COVID-19 pandemic might be seen as a bad idea, but many local agents are pointing to interest in the region from luxury buyers looking for property that is more spread out and in an area with fewer virus cases than denser cities.
The second-biggest home sale in San Diego County history happened at the end of March, with a mansion in Del Mar selling to Bill and Melinda Gates for $43 million. ◆
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Are you wondering how you can get rid of acne scars? If so, you're not alone. Usually, pimples and other skin blemishes leave behind acne scars and dark marks that make your skin appear rough and unhealthy. Some red patches and pitted scars can linger around for months or years.
Luckily, there are some tactics you can employ to lighten acne scars, including using acne creams for a smoother and healthier complexion. But, before diving in, let's first understand acne scars, how to get rid of them, and how to avoid them.
What are Acne Scars?
Generally, acne scarring is a mark that breakouts leave behind once they subside. Acne scarring usually occurs when you pick deep pimples or blemishes, causing changes to the deep layers of the skin after the pimple heals.
Alternatively, acne scars can form when your skin doesn't produce enough collagen to heal the blemishes or indented scars. They can also form when the skin produces too much collagen, causing a bumpy or raised scar.
There are different types of acne scarring, including:
- Icepick: Formed due to lack of collagen production
- Rolling scars: These scars are wavy and shallow
- Acne pigment: These scars are shallow with sharp edges
- Keloid scars: These scars are discolored, bumpy, and raised
Acne scars don't have to be permanent, and with the right remedy or medical treatment, you can quickly get rid of them. However, some types of acne scars, such as keloid scarring, require specialized treatments.
How to Get Rid of Acne Scars
Getting rid of acne scars doesn't happen overnight. It requires special attention and care that ensures the scars fade over time, leaving your skin feeling smooth and radiant. Normally, you can get rid of acne scars using home remedies or medical treatments.
Home Remedies
These products consist of creams that are available over the counter and can help you lighten acne scars or fade acne scars. They include:
1. Salicylic acids
This ingredient is commonly found in acne skin care products, and it works to clear dirt, skin cells, and other debris from the pores of the skin. Salicylic acid helps reduce redness and swelling on your skin, minimizing the appearance of scarring. Because of its acidic nature, people with sensitive skin might need to test it out before using it to prevent irritation or dryness.
2. Retinoids
Retinoids are a great way to combat discoloration via acne scars. They help lighten acne scars, particularly in people with darker skin tones, and can reduce acne lesions.
3. Lactic acid
Many acne products contain lactic acid, which helps reduce the appearance of scars by acting as a gentle peel to pull away dead skin cells.
Medical Treatments
If you have severe scarring, you might want to consider getting medical treatments such as:
1. Chemical peels
Chemical peels can make a massive difference on acne-prone skin. They work to renew the skin surface while reducing the depth and intensity of acne scarring.
Editor's Note: I've personally tried a VI peel, which sheds the topical dermal layer of the skin to reveal newer, even skin within a week. It's great for seeing more immediate results when combating acne scars.
2. Injections
Steroid injections can help with the treatment of acne, especially keloid or hypertrophic scars. However, you'll need to get a series of injections to start seeing results.
3. Dermal filler
In some cases, you can use fillers to lighten acne scars. For instance, if you struggle with atrophic scars, dermal fillers can be effective in reducing their appearance.
How to avoid acne scars
There are several proactive steps you can take to prevent acne scars. They include:
1. Don't pop pimples as it leaves an open wound, causing scarring and more acne.
2. Always wear sunscreen to avoid darkening spots and scars from acne.
3. Keep your skin moisturized to help your skin's healing process.
4. If you have acne-prone skin, get it under control by using acne skin care products to prevent future breakouts.
5. Avoid irritating your skin to reduce the appearance of acne scars.
Best Cream for Acne Scars
Now that you know how to get rid of acne scars, here's a curated list of five of the best creams for acne scars.
1. PCA SKIN Acne Cream
2. Elemis Papaya Enzyme Peel
3. REN ClearCalm Non-Drying Acne Treatment
4. U Beauty Resurfacing Compound
5. EltaMD UV Clear Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF46


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The world's largest particle collider passed its first major tests by firing two beams of protons in opposite directions around a 17-mile (27-kilometer) underground ring Wednesday in what scientists hope is the next great step to understanding the makeup of the universe.
The start of the collider came over the objections of some who feared the collision of protons could eventually imperil the Earth by creating micro-black holes, subatomic versions of collapsed stars whose gravity is so strong they can suck in planets and other stars.
Whew! Glad we got that major source of anxiety out of the way. Now we can relax, right?


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9/11 Stories
Blanca I. Rosado
I live in Yonkers, NY. Well my day started as usual. Got up, got my 7 year old ready for school & then drove off to her school.
I work in White Plains, NY I always take the Cross County Parkway to the Hutchinson River Parkway. I remember when I was on the Cross County and looking up at the sky & thinking how beautiful it looked, it was so clear & a beautiful blue. It was such a nice day I had my window rolled down.
Once I reached the Hutch the traffic was backed up. I was listen to 103.5 KTU when suddenly it just went out so I switched over to Z100 but I didn't like the song playing so I turned onto 1010 Wins, they were in the middle of the traffic report when they interrupted and said they had a caller on the line stating that a plane crashed into one of the towers. The caller said everything in her apartment was shaking & then she looked out her window & saw a plane flying low & tilted to the left. She later heard a boom & then headed up to her roof top & was shocked to see a gaping hole in the tower & she can clearly see fire bellowing out of the huge hole.
The announcer kept asking her if she was certain that it was a plane. It seemed he did not believe her but then some of his colleagues called & stated the same thing. I felt horrible for the people in the plane & in the Tower & I just kept wondering how such an accident could have happened?
Once I reached the employee parking lot that's when they announced that a second plane hit, I instantly knew there is NO way this was an accident. I walked quickly into the building punched in & went straight to the cafeteria. We always have CNN Headline news on, there were several people already glued to the TV. They showed a live shot & it was hard to believe what I was seeing. I stayed for a few minutes more to find out what's going on but for some reason CNN Headline news were not showing much footage, people were yelling at the TV & trying to change to another channel but I guess CNN were trying to get the story straight before airing anything. So I decided to go down to my desk & everyone was talking about it.
We later found out about the Pentagon and the Plane in PA. One of our reservation agents ran down to tell us one of the Towers collapsed. Even though I heard what she said it did not sink in & I just kept working & I called my husband, I had a very difficult time getting through when I finally did I told him to turn the TV on I didn't tell him why but when He did he said "Oh my God what the hell happened!" I told him what I knew but to call me back if he found out anything else.
The office that I work in does not have internet & the area we are at we can't get a radio working so we basically depended on anyone who was coming back from the cafeteria. The reservation agent came back down to tell us about the second tower collapsing. I definitely felt scared not knowing what more would happen. I was afraid that they would try to crash another plane at the power plant, Indian Point.
I left work a little before 5pm I figured the highways might be crazy with everyone trying to get home to their loved ones so I took the back roads back to Yonkers. Then I got on the NYS thruway southbound, there's one point on this thruway that you are able to see the Empire State Building clearly. When I reached that point that Tuesday, all I could see was just thick black smoke from the very last building that collapsed. That's when it sunk in, that's when it dawned on my the hundreds of people who lost their lives that Tuesday.
Even after talking about it at work, watching the TV & seeing the news footage it was like my brain was not registering it even when the Reservations agent came down twice to tell us the towers collapsed it was like my brain was not registering what was happening until I could not see the Empire State Building from that black smoke.
This is absolutely horrible, I know that wishing someone dead is a sin but I cannot help but hope that they capture Bin Laden and torture him, make him suffer. Killing him instantly would not be satisfying to me I want to see him suffer, I want to see him cry and scream and beg for mercy. I know this is horrible but it's also horrible for a child to grow up without their Mommy or Daddy and for a child not yet born to never meet his/her Daddy.
Thank you for your time, I feel a little better after saying what I really felt. My prayers go out to the families of all the victims and to those who witnessed everything. (Since that day when I look at the clear blue sky, my stomach gets upset.)
God Bless America!!!
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Zareguda, a small tribal village, in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, is surrounded by water throughout the year. The only way to reach the interior parts of the village is through small boats, which the tribal people call Donga. In addition to that, during heavy rains, the Pamalu-Gautami river swells up, and it becomes more difficult to reach the village.
Around one week ago, the Asha health workers were informed about a pregnant woman, Shanti, who needed medical attention. The Asha workers did not waste any time, and crossed the river, and shifted her to the nearest Primary Health Centre, where she delivered her baby.
However, the question was, how will she go back, as the river was overflowing. The police and district administration immediately came forward and dropped the mother and the baby safely to their village.
Similarly, in another case, on July 13, doctors and the health workers attached to Zingalu Primary Health Centre made a frantic call to 108 Ambulance, as a to-be mother, during the delivery, had lost too much blood. The women needed urgent medical attention and had to be shifted to the sub-district hospital.
It was raining heavily, and the doctors could not make a call as the cell phones were not working. Finally, doctors managed to contact the 108 Ambulance. The ambulance reached the PHC, but the question was how to take the women out, as the water level was rising.
The doctors and the ambulance driver took an immediate decision to wade through the water. They managed to reach the sub-district hospital in time, where the blood was given to her, and they managed to save her life.
While speaking to My Medical Mantra, Dr Shashikant Shambharkar, Health Officer, Gadchiroli, said, "Both the mother and the infants' are safe. The police department and the district administration staff has helped us a lot to save the precious lives. Though the swell of the river was dangerous, and the streets were flooded, our staff provided emergency medical services to both the women."
Ankush Shinde, Deputy Inspector General of the Gadchiroli range, said, "In areas like Bhamargad, the river swells up during monsoon, making it very difficult to cross. In situations like this, providing medical aid to the people is risky. However, the police department and health workers keep doing their job and save a number of lives."


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As readers may recall from previous posts, my website's domain name–magsolweb.net–went into a renewal period a few months ago, and I refused to pay the exorbitant $40/year that Melbourne IT was demanding just to transfer to a more reasonable domain registrar. I opted to wait out the next few months while the domain name went through the paces and was deleted from the WHOIS database.
Well, it was officially released yesterday…and snapped up by some dumb#$%* registrar called "ThreadExchange", available for "backorder" for the low, low price of $200.
So first, a message to ThreadExchange before I move on:
Now, I need some input from my readers: what should my new domain name be? I've had magsolweb.net since 2005, so any change is going to be a Big Freaking Deal. I'd love to stick with the .net TLD, since my website isn't a company (doesn't fit with .com), a non-profit (doesn't fit with .org), or a porn site (.xxx…at least, not yet WINK WINK). But I obviously can't stick with magsolweb, and magsol.net is already taken.
Should I be super lame and just get firstnamelastname.net? Should I keep "magsol" in it somehow, along the lines of magsolintertubes.net?
I'm open to suggestions!


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Consider that our global system of trade involved with semantic economy may be based on a system of blame. Or, more properly stated, those who make the most money, the tally of systemic "goodness", are those who are best able to displace blame from themselves. Titles, invoked with all institutions, thus are a systemic firewall by which the individual is established as a 'master' of deferring blame onto another, of using the system most effectively.
We might find theoretical correspondence with Deleuze and Guattari's metaphysical response: the individual becomes schizophrenic as a means to deal with this ontologically-ethical compromise. Bodiless, or, a body without organs, the agent-identity fully embodied by the transcendent ideal of systemic forgiveness never fully off-sets the existential actuality. The psyche thus "splits" into many pieces, which can be assembled in many ways. An individual never has a body let alone any organs that proceed to do any substantial or viable function in themselves, sense, any of those assemblages can be reassembled to take in or produce or reproduce anything else. Hence, a kind of ordained and permitted psychosis.
The standard method of empirical research, embedding ones position in a proper lineage of other people's ideas, a method of becoming indoctrinated into believing, exacting, performing the dis-embodiment. As I say, The modern religion.x


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How are you?
"Forget for a moment the "standard" programming created in your human society, for an instant evade the habit of always replying "I'm fine" almost as if it were an empty, nonsense answer of absolute frivolity.
This time we don't underestimate the deep meaning of asking "how are you?", So don't rush to answer, I'm not here to judge you, we're not here to be perfect.
And now, I ask you again:
How are you, for real?" Continue reading How are you?


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It was the year 2004 when Karma Management Global Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd., the brainchild of Pratik Vaidya, was born in the dream city, Mumbai. Kishore Vaidya & Co. and KS Services united along with Karma Management Global Consulting Solutions Pvt Ltd. to give enhanced payroll compliances and HR services combining technology and the best of minds. With the aim to provide the best audit & compliance, payroll management, and Human Resource services throughout PAN India, Karma Management Global Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd. kept evolving themselves and grew from a mere payroll processing firm to the top five labour law consultants in India with the twenty best customers to work with.
A firm believer in being the best, Karma Management Global Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd. always manages to stand out from its competitors due to its technologically advanced mediums and core values of Simplicity, Legacy, Innovation, Collaboration & Excellence.
We envision ourselves to be a Global Consulting Organization in the next five years by constantly reinventing and re-engineering while keeping the core values intact.
To engage and enhance the customer experience in all our services by aligning as a total quality management service provider.
To impart and share knowledge as thought leadership in all our deliverables.
To be able to create efficient, impeccable solutions that can be experienced in real-time, embracing and empowering through technology and with automation as an enabler.
To touch people's life internally and externally with our strong value systems.
I strongly believe that every establishment should strive to stay afloat in the area of labour law compliance. No doubt there will be issues and concerns but like it is said, taking a little bit of extra stretch or walking the extra mile with perseverance, the matters can always get resolved.
In an unknown situation, we do face a number of challenges and here again, there will be challenges but the idea is to stay focused and if done, the results can be exceedingly overwhelming and satisfying. I have been in this field for about 30 years since its inception in 1979 when I started out in a small way undertaking only Provident Fund and Employee State Insurance Corporation work with some small selected clients to my credit. However, I have not only immensely grown in this journey but have also acquired tremendous knowledge and learning under the weight of hundreds of acts which has given a new perspective to my thought process and understanding the finer nuances of each one of them.
I, therefore, wish that almost all or most of you will take a leaf out of my book and devote or prioritize some of your time in this direction to constantly check the health compliance status of your establishment and I am sure that in the long run, you will definitely be free of the many hassles and issues that surround the compliances. In this way, the risk that your establishment will be exposed to will be much lower than otherwise and I wish you all the very best. Of course, if you need my advisory help or support, I will always be on call and you are free to contact me at any point in time.
It's been more than a year that we have engaged with Karma, and I have to say that they are an integral pillar of our success by keeping our Statutory compliance up to speed and Green since day one! They delivered under critical deadlines, were always dependable, and my choice of partner for all new acquisitionsMr. Rana Rajvinder Singh
Director, Helix Sense Technologies Private Limited
Our partnership with Karma Consultancy has helped us put in all the necessary HR processes, policies and procedures in place, not only to ensure that we're compliant, but to ensure that we are set up for continued growth well into the future. The team is very professional and a pleasure to work with. I would recommend Karma Management to any company that is looking for additional support.
Thank you for your support and timely guidance. Keep up the good work
HR Manager The Resort, K. Raheja Corp Pvt. Ltd.
Our association of 5 plus years with Karma as a Labor compliance partner has been significant. We appreciate their expertise and domain knowledge on the Statutory Compliances. Their efficient, cordial and committed team members have constantly supported us with timely guidance. We would like to thank Karma, Kavita Govalkar and Shamkant Bhavsar for making it easy to handle the compliances- Priyanka Shenoy
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All her life Sylvia has made sure to never let anyone see the centipedes that emerge from her body. It's gross and impolite. Until finally she reaches her breaking point. This is a speculative exploration of rape culture and hiding pain in favor of others' pleasure.
My first memory of my centipedes emerging: I'm four years old and my neighbor Jonathan is chasing after me in the park. Wildflowers scent the air rushing past my face. I'm laughing, thinking this is just another game of tag.
Then he tackles me to the grass and plants a kiss right on my lips. It's like having fat caterpillars sucking at me. I wince and squirm, trying to get away from him, but he only kisses me harder.
Something starts wriggling inside me. Startled, I let go.
A centipede bursts forth from my lips to latch on to Jonathan's face.
He screams.
Our mothers rush over, their skirts fluttering in the breeze. Jonathan's mother fusses over him, checks to see if my centipede has bitten him; my mother tugs me up to my feet and takes me to the side to scold me in Mandarin.
"That's very rude of you. You're not to throw your—" Her voice lowers to a hush. "—your things like that."
"But he—"
"You have to learn how to control yourself. Girls and ladies have to be discreet about our reactions: you have to hide that a disgusting creature even came out of you. Do you understand?"
I nod.
"Now be a good girl and say sorry to Jonathan."
"Sorry," I say, my dress grass-stained, my hair rumpled. Jonathan sniffles, face red with fear.
From then on, I learn from my mother by watching how she controls her own outbursts: whenever my father kisses her on the cheek, a moth emerges from her sleeve and she catches it and crushes it before my father can even open his eyes. By the time he pulls away, the moth has vanished, and my mother is all smiles: the picture of a doting wife.
The next time a boy teases me, pretending his fingers on my thigh are a spider, I try to hide my centipedes. The wriggling starts, signaling that one's about to appear. It's like something's crawling through my intestines, burrowing under my skin, making every hair on my body stand straight like a wick about to be set alight. I gag with the intensity of the feeling, but I focus, pinpointing the epicenter of the sensation so I can redirect it. The centipede comes out from the crook of my elbow instead of the spot on my thigh where he's touching me. It doesn't latch on to him, only circles around my arm, its legs long and languid.
I'm not fast enough to make it disappear. The boy sees it and laughs.
For the first time, I feel ashamed.
Everyone has a different creature inside of them that appears at an uncomfortable or unwelcome touch. The creatures are only ever insects, arachnids, or—I looked this word up myself when I was eight—myriapods: centipedes and millipedes.
Despite the fact that we all have them, no one really talks about them or the way they emerge. It'd be awkward to, like talking about going to the bathroom. So, in polite company, we pretend that they don't exist. I can maintain the illusion with clever misdirection, just like I learned from my mother.
When I'm in private, though, the illusion dissolves. I'm fourteen when I discover adult websites for the first time. Sex in those videos is flawless and creatureless, just bodies moving together, slick and rhythmic. But when I run my hands over my own body to explore the myriad sensations, some pleasurable, some not, I learn soon enough that real life isn't like that. When I'm squirming with discomfort, my fingers a too-harsh ache inside me, or when a sensation is just gross, my own touch can cause my centipedes to pour out.
Yet I still feel like I should be creatureless, especially during sex. That it'd be embarrassing if a centipede—or more than one!—pops out during my first time with someone. So instead of letting my centipedes emerge discreetly, then hiding them and thereby risking discovery, I teach myself how to swallow my centipedes so that they vanish before they can even be seen.
I'm eighteen when I first have sex. He's gorgeous, lanky but toned. We're both virgins, and we're not entirely sure what we're doing. We try one position. An ache knifes through me, and then a squirming sensation fills me, but I'm quicker with how I control my emergences now. I move that squirming feeling into my mouth, onto my tongue, swallow the centipede that appears. Its legs scratch their way down my throat, leave me raw and tasting iron, but soon it's writhing in the pit of my stomach instead of on the surface of my skin.
"How does it feel?" he asks, oblivious to what I've just done.
"Good," I say, and after a while, it almost does feel good. I trail my hands over him as we rock together, leaving traces of heat on his skin. I cling to him, rest myself against him, and for a moment I think I might even be feeling pleasure. My hands clutch his back a little too hard. A wasp buzzes, its legs brushing my fingertips as it emerges past me.
"Sorry," he murmurs, an embarrassed flush rising to his cheeks, but I smile.
"It's my fault," I say.
I like being the center of his attention, watching as his eyes roam over me, as he appreciates the curves of my breasts, the dip of my waist. Something about the way he looks at me makes me feel more electric than anything he's doing to my body. I draw that energy into me, relish in the way he grins when I let out a moan, delight in the way he gasps when I arch my back.
But it's all a performance. The actual body-to-body contact feels gross, like he's a dog humping a leg. I tell myself that all first times are awkward, and that pleasure doesn't just have to be physical.
All throughout, my body is squirming, and my throat fills with centipedes.
I swallow them all down.
For all her propriety, when it's just me and my mom, she's frank about discussing sex. After I got my college acceptance letter—UCLA, my top choice—my mom started talking to me about my social life, about the people I'd meet in college.
"There are a couple types of girls," she says to me, in English this time. "There are girls who decide to settle down with one person and explore with that one person, and then there are girls who sleep around to see what they like, and pick from there."
After a pause, she adds, "I think you're the second type."
I don't know what she means by that. She said it nonchalantly, but some sort of shame still unfurls in me, and I think, I suppose I am.
I share a dorm with my best friend from high school: Delilah Yang. We couldn't be more opposite. Their black hair is in a pixie cut that perfectly frames their face; I wear my hair long, in styled, blonde waves that drape over my shoulders. Their personality is yielding; mine is more stubborn. They're studying socio-something, something about people and their emergences, while I could spend the rest of my life not seeing another centipede emerge and be content. But maybe the differences between us are why we get along so well.
Delilah doesn't really understand my fascination with sex, my need for it—they're asexual, neutral about the act. But neither of us tries to convince the other about our opinions. I get that it's just not something they're into. They get that it's something I need. We both agree that, whenever one of us needs the room to ourselves, we'll stick a rainbow magnet on the whiteboard we hung up on the door to our room. It's a little classier than a sock, or a tie, or whatever else other people use when they sexile their roommates. Well, I say "sexile," but it doesn't have to be sex: sometimes you just need some time to yourself.
Today, I'm out on a date with some guy I met online. He's bland, that kind of amorphous and unrecognizable plainness, and his conversation doesn't inspire much, either. But the way he looks at me, like he's drinking in his good fortune, like he can't believe he's out with me in public—I smile. It's nice to be appreciated.
"My dorm's not too far from here," I say. "We could watch a movie or something."
"Sure," he replies.
Watch a movie, or something: it usually goes the way of the latter. Get college kids together and the easiest way for us to fondle is in front of a screen. Part of me wonders if maybe we can actually watch something this time, if I didn't have to go down that route, but another part of me is craving attention and worship.
Once we get back to my room and I've moved the magnet onto the door, I'm not shy about my intentions. A few minutes into the movie, we're making out, touching, our bodies pressed against each other. He reeks of too much Axe body spray and his hands are clammy. I struggle to swallow down centipede after centipede and maintain my cool, collected image: the pinup girl, perfectly sexy. I try to focus on him instead, but nothing about him inspires arousal in me. Smoke lingers on his tongue from the cigarette he had earlier, filling my mouth with the taste of tar. I catch the thick tang of body odor and know it's not mine. Still, I pretend to like him. I compliment him. His face lights up: amazing what kind of power I can have over another person.
He gets on top of me. Flesh sliding over flesh, the weight of him pressing down on me, and good thing he's got his face buried in my neck, because then he can't see the expressions I'm making. A centipede leg claws past my lips, then disappears as I suck the thing back into my mouth, back down into my stomach. God, sometimes I remember how gross sex is, how it's all just meat and ooze slapping against one another, but the things he's murmuring in my ear, the way he's so excited about me—oh. That in itself is enough.
After he leaves, my stomach squirms. Bit by bit, the world settles back down around me, and the reality of what I've done hits me. It's like I've come down from a high, and I'm crashing and seeing everything as it is: I'm recalling every hair on his body, every fumbling finger, every disgusting sound. I can still taste his sweat mixed with mine, the odor of him sticking to me. I retch. Clothed in just a shirt and panties, I run to the bathroom attached to our suite, crouch over the toilet, and the centipedes I thought I'd hidden so well come up, forcing their way out of my mouth. I'm heaving up a hundred thousand legs.
"Hey. Are you okay in there?"
Fuck. Delilah's voice. Weakly, I say, "I'm fine."
I turn, and then I realize that I hadn't closed the stall door behind me. A centipede trails from my lips, then crawls up my cheek and into my hair. I'm still clutching the toilet seat. Whatever centipedes have managed to avoid the water are scuttling up the sides of the bowl, brushing over my hands in their haste to escape. Bile churns with venom and stains the air sour.
Delilah has a look of horror on their face, but still they take a step forward, and then another.
"Are you—are those your—"
"Yeah," I say, blushing. "Sorry—sorry you had to see this."
Delilah shakes their head. "No, you don't need to apologize. I'm just worried."
I wave them off. "I'm fine. Seriously."
"I saw the magnet. Did he…did you want to…?"
I look up. It takes me a moment to realize what Delilah's asking, and then I almost laugh in my shock.
"Oh no, it's fine. I started it and all. He just wasn't that attractive and it ended up being kind of awkward and gross."
Delilah frowns.
"You know you don't have to do that, right?"
"What do you mean?"
"You don't have to sleep with men you don't like."
This time, I do laugh.
"I know, Delilah."
Delilah gives me a hard look, and I feel like I'm shrinking. I'm so aware of the brushing of the centipedes' feet against the toilet bowl, the way the centipede that's gotten into my hair is getting tangled in it. Anger flares in my chest, anger and another emotion: I know it's shame, but I'm not going to admit it, least of all in front of Delilah.
"You just don't understand," I say. The words come out more venomous than I expected. Delilah raises their eyebrows, taken aback.
"Because I'm ace?"
"I didn't say that."
"Okay," Delilah says, tone flat. "Whatever. You should probably get cleaned up."
Delilah turns and goes out of the bathroom. I feel like shit, but then I'm retching up centipedes again, and I can't stop to think about why.
Things are tense between me and Delilah after that. They try to talk to me a couple times, but I end up brushing them off—I know I probably said something wrong, but, more than that, I'm angry at Delilah for challenging me. For suggesting that I shouldn't be doing what I'm doing.
We'd been talking about going somewhere for spring break, but those plans seem to be shot. Besides, I've met another guy: Connor. He's older, charming, thoughtful, and great in bed. I swear the entire time I'm with him, not a single centipede emerges, and I love that he's into exploring different things, that he tells me how great I am for wanting to explore things with him.
He invites me down to San Diego for spring break—he and his friends have a tradition where they party all week there. How could I say no to that? Hanging out with upperclassmen, going down to the beach…I can't resist.
I pack my things. When Delilah comes in, they take in my suitcase, the pile of skimpy clothes I'm folding, and break the silence.
"You're going somewhere? I thought we were going to hang out in Big Bear."
I look up. "Oh. I didn't realize you still wanted to do that."
"I was just about to talk to you about it."
I shrug. "Well, Connor invited me down to San Diego. So I guess I can't go."
Delilah frowns.
"Stay safe," they say, and the comment rankles me. Delilah keeps thinking like they know better than me, and it's seriously getting on my nerves. I've just turned nineteen. I'm not some kind of child anymore. Who are they to nag at me like this?
"Thanks," I say, the word bitter, and I catch a look on Delilah's face that seems like pity. Something wrenches in my gut. Part of me tells me that Delilah's just looking out for me, that, whenever we argue, they're usually right—but then the rest of me is irritated that Delilah's always right. Right about what this time, I don't know. In my frustration over my jumbled feelings, I slam my suitcase shut, relishing how Delilah flinches.
I go outside. Connor's already parked on the street waiting for me. I throw my suitcase into the trunk, then slide into the passenger seat.
"Hey," I say, cupping his face and giving him a kiss. The subtle scent of his expensive cologne, the softness of his shirt against my bare collarbones…His stubble brushes against my cheek as I pull away, sending a shiver down my spine.
"Hey yourself," Connor says, giving me that dazzling grin of his. I blush. I'm like a schoolgirl around him. He places a hand on my thigh, splaying his fingers out to claim the breadth of my flesh, and I swear to God I'm actually giggling. "You ready to get going?"
When we pull away, I glance back at my dorm. Delilah's looking out the window, and for a second, I feel an odd pang of regret.
All I can think about during the ride down to San Diego is how stuffy the car is, how I'm weirdly nervous to be meeting a bunch of Connor's friends who I don't know. I try to reassure myself by holding Connor's free hand, but my palms are sweating for some reason. When my moist skin touches the perfect dryness of his, a scorpion emerges and scuttles up his arm.
He makes a sound of disgust, and I take my hand away.
"Sorry," I say. I clasp my hands together in my lap and look out the window.
At least the drive to San Diego is relatively short, just a couple hours. It's a beautiful city, brighter and airier than Los Angeles, a different kind of Southern California. Away from anyone who knows me, who could judge me, I feel freer—open to try anything.
Connor introduces me to his friends: Matthew. Andy. Joe. Quickly, I realize I'm the odd one out. They're all twenty-one-year-old white guys who know each other well, but I'm the only girl, the only Asian, and I only know Connor.
Connor's friends aren't exactly rude, but they're not welcoming, either. I guess that's what happens when a newcomer intrudes on an established tradition. Except, as it turns out, "partying" isn't so much going out clubbing at night, which I do enjoy—especially when I'm out with Delilah—but getting drunk. All the time.
I remind myself that this is also what college is about: experimenting, whether that's with sex and relationships, or with alcohol. We're on the rooftop of the beachside hotel tonight, the sound of the waves audible even from here, a few stars twinkling through the clouds and the city glow. Romantic. I'm sitting beside Connor, my bare legs crossed, my shorts hitching up my thighs. Matthew and Andy are eyeing me. I grin, shift my position so that my clothes reveal just a bit more, and revel in the heat that unfurls in me as I see a bulge, a blush.
"Shots?" Connor says, raising a fifth like he's toasting. Joe whoops, and I cheer along with the others.
It's cheap vodka, and the shots go down like gasoline. I'm flushing, but I don't want to be left out. I take shot after shot with the others, and I can't help but feel giddy as Connor's friends now welcome me in, how they're friendlier to me. Delilah and I have had our fair share of dorm parties, much to our RA's chagrin, but this is the drunkest I've ever been in my life. I'm flopping like a ragdoll, and soon I can't tell whose hands are on me anymore, whether they're Connor's or one of his friends'.
"Hey," someone—Joe, maybe?—says, "let's go back inside. It's getting chilly."
It feels fine to me. I'm warm, sweating even, but I get up and take swaying steps with the others, take the stairs down to the suite that all of us are piled into. Soon it's me and Connor and Andy on the bed, the two of them touching me, Connor guiding Andy's hands: "No, not like that. She likes it like this."
It feels odd, me lying on my back in a haze, Andy's hands on me. His touch is different from Connor's: rougher, like he's handling machinery. Closing my eyes and trying to conjure pleasure, I feel like a mannequin being experimented with. That thought sparks a familiar squirming inside me. I can still suppress it though. A hundred legs tickle my throat. My esophagus constricts. My mouth fills with the aftertaste of vodka and something briny, raw. I smile encouragingly at Andy, delight in the relief on his face, the way he seems so grateful to even be touching a woman like this.
I fake an orgasm for him, just to see him instantly get hard. Connor's smirking like he owns me, like he's proud of Andy, and now it's Connor's lips on mine, his kiss making me ecstatic.
He pulls me into the tiny bedroom attached to the suite, closes the door so it's just us. I'm grinning up at him, but for a half-second my grin fades: Andy's fingers leave the ghost of a touch that my body now registers as violating, as something I wouldn't have accepted before. I almost start choking on the centipedes that clog my throat, but I take a breath through my nose and use my tongue to shove them all down. I pretend it's a half-retch from the alcohol, but even so, Connor doesn't notice a thing.
He tugs the last of my clothes off, leaves my top and lacy bra in a heap on the floor, undresses himself. I flop onto the bed—a different kind of nausea rises in me now, and I realize that I'm sobering up a tiny bit. But Connor's brought a fifth in with him. He takes a glance at me, then pours two more sparkling shots.
"To us," he says. I take the libation, swallow back the alcohol, wait for my body to relax again—but it doesn't seem to, not in the same way.
Hesitation steals over me. But Connor's already getting into position on top of me, already slicking his touch and stroking me, tugging moans from me. Mixed in with that gorgeous tingling is a squirming that doesn't stop, a writhing that cuts under the pleasure. I'm not sure if I'm okay with this, but my vodka-hazed mind thinks sure, why not? and even the parts that aren't vodka-hazed are longing for the way he looks at me, longing for his praises and his kisses.
He works himself into me. It doesn't go as easily as usual, maybe because of the alcohol, and it hurts. I wince, but Connor only smiles.
"I'll go slow," he says, and I nod. It's less like the comfortable fullness I love and more like he's pulling me taut, my whole body vibrating with the tenseness of it. It hurts, it hurts, and I gasp as tears prick at the corners of my eyes.
"Slower, then," he says. He plants a kiss behind my ear, and I take in another sharp breath, this time with pleasure—pleasure mixed in with pain, pleasure that confuses me. "Good girl. Take me all in."
But where his words would normally comfort me, this time, there's something vile about them. My world goes in and out of focus, the pain sharpening and dulling my senses, and then I can't take it and I say,
"Connor…it hurts."
"Shh," he says, stroking my cheek. "You'll be okay."
"But it hurts."
"I know," he says. Shock rifles through my body. "Take all of me."
My whole body is squirming, shuddering, writhing with the stabbing-dragging-hurt of it all, and suddenly I can't hide them anymore. I can't swallow the centipedes down. They erupt from me, from every pore on my skin, and I'm crying and the tears wash away some of the centipedes, but more of them erupt in their wake. I'm whimpering that it hurts, and only then does he stop and jump away from me. There are centipedes crawling all over my face, dipping into my navel, onto my limbs. I'm sobbing, I'm sobbing and I can't stop, my whole body on fire with the pain and the centipedes' venom as they bite me over and over again.
"Hey," he says, "hey, it's all right."
But there's revulsion on his face. The realization that my whole body has erupted—that I'm naked and open, that he's seeing this—sends me down a spiral of shame. My face flushes. Every part of me flushes. Centipedes bite me and sting me, leaving welts in their wake. Connor's talking to me from across the room, telling me about how he's my friend, how he'd never hurt me, and all the while I feel centipedes on my tongue, centipedes inside me, centipedes everywhere he's been.
I can't form words. I can't even parse my thoughts. I want to throw centipedes at Connor, call him a liar, but my whole body is still burning with shame, my breaths too quick to speak, my flesh so buried in centipedes that I can't do anything but sit on the bed and cry.
Connor bolts, slamming the door shut behind him, leaving me to deal with my centipedes alone.
The rest of the vacation passes by in a blur. I only remember bits and pieces: Connor and his friends being obnoxious at a high-end restaurant while I feel so embarrassed to even be seen with them. Joe and Matthew drunk in public, littering the streets as brown paper bags with beer bottles in them drop from their hands, cascading broken glass onto the concrete. Children run past and I think, This is a family vacation spot. Why can't I just enjoy myself and be happy? Vodka, everyone's breath stinking with it, our hotel suite dense with body odor and five kinds of cologne overlapping with lingering centipede venom.
But most of all, what I remember is shame. Shame at breaking down, shame at revealing myself in such an awful way. I'm four years old again, struggling to remember how to redirect my centipedes, struggling to reclaim that effortless way I'd swallowed them before, but now, if Connor so much as bumps me, a centipede emerges—even in public.
We leave three days later.
I spend the ride home in silence.
Delilah's not there when I return to the dorm.
They left a note on my desk, though, and I find tears unexpectedly blurring my vision as I take in their familiar round handwriting, the smiley faces that have peppered their notes ever since we started exchanging them in ninth grade:
Hey Sylvia!
Ended up going to Big Bear with a couple of socio folks. Hope you had a good time in San Diego! :) I should be home Sunday evening. Let's grab dinner together and catch up, yeah? :)
Much love,
I hug the note to my chest as I sink into my bed. It's only Saturday afternoon. I don't know what I'm going to do until Delilah gets back. A wall of loneliness overwhelms me—I don't have many friends here other than them. I sure as hell can't call any of the men I've dated friends. I need someone to talk to, yet I'm scared that beneath Delilah's smiley faces is an undercurrent of anger—what if Delilah's mad at me? I was a dick to them, after all.
But there's no one else for me to turn to, no one else I might feel safe with. I take out my phone and scroll to Delilah's number, hover over it for a moment, then press call. It goes straight to voicemail. Only then do I remember that the signal in the mountains must be terrible.
I spend the rest of the weekend huddled in my room, my mind flashing back to every moment in San Diego. I hug my knees, but even contact with my own body reminds me so vividly of how Connor touched me. Centipedes emerge one after another. Alone in my room, wrapped up in blankets and tasting nothing but hunger in my mouth, I let the centipedes swarm me, let myself drown in my own memories.
Before I realize, it's Sunday evening, and someone's unlocking our door. I don't have a chance to get cleaned up. I squash as many centipedes as I can, try to hide them from view, but when the door opens and Delilah walks in, there are still dozens crawling on my sheets.
"Sylvia," Delilah says, letting their duffel bag fall with a thump, shocked. "Sylvia, what's wrong?"
I shake my head. Delilah closes the door behind them and sits down on the papasan we bought together, pats the space beside them, inviting me in.
I can't take it anymore. I'm crying again, my shame mixing with my guilt over how self-centered I was, how I got angry at Delilah when really they just had my best interests at heart. And now Delilah's acting like I never acted like an asshole. They're being too kind to me.
I don't want to get up, but my centipedes are disgusting me, and the papasan is clean, at least. I sink in beside Delilah, and they rub my back.
"It's okay," they say.
The touch is familiar, but then I'm remembering Andy's hands, Connor's hands. Centipedes emerge all over again from where Delilah's patting me. I'm frustrated at myself, and I feel another pang of shame when Delilah draws back. But they stay on the papasan instead of running away like Connor. Delilah remains near me while giving me space, all the while not chastising me for my indiscretion. They only ever smile, the curve of it so gentle on their face.
"I'm sorry," I say, the words bursting from me. "I'm sorry I canceled on you. I…I never should have gone with Connor."
Delilah looks at me, alarmed.
"You don't need to apologize," they say. Their voice isn't stern, only patient.
"But I was a jerk—and I canceled on you—and then—" I take a deep, shuddering breath. "I'm sorry."
"I never wanted anything bad to happen to you," Delilah murmurs. "I was never even mad at you. I just wished you'd talked to me."
"I'm so sorry," I whisper, half for Delilah, half for myself. Why couldn't I have just spent time with them instead of going out with Connor? Why couldn't I have just stayed in LA instead of going to a city I'd never been to, a city hundreds of miles from anywhere I could call home, with no way to get back to somewhere I could consider safe?
"You don't need to apologize," Delilah says again. They look like they're about to say more, but they leave it at that.
A moment passes between us as I sit with the intensity of my emotions, my head resting on Delilah's shoulder, their hand rubbing soothing circles on my back, their gaze directed at the same point a thousand miles away on the opposite wall. My crying quiets down. I realize that a centipede I'd let out earlier is still crawling on my chest. I pick it off of me with a sound of disgust and toss it to the ground.
"Sorry," I say again, "that you've had to see my centipedes twice now."
"Hey," Delilah says, "that's totally fine. I know people say we have to hide them, but around me, you don't have to. Hell, around your lovers, around anyone, you shouldn't have to, you know? Men can let theirs show whenever. Why can't we?"
That's the first time I've realized that—that I've always comforted my lovers when I've accidentally caused their creature to emerge, but that none of them have ever comforted me. I think about how Connor had jumped away, how he'd talked to me from across the room like I was some kind of diseased animal, making me feel like something less than human. Anger twists away inside of me, anger and a dozen other emotions. I can't breathe.
"It hurts," I whisper, the words bringing me back to what I said in San Diego. I can't stop crying. "It hurts."
"I know," Delilah says. "I know."
I start sobbing again, the sound of it pathetic to my ears, but Delilah doesn't say a thing. Instead, they take my centipedes into their hands, toy with them, start petting them and treating them with the same kind of tenderness they'd treated me with.
"You're so weird for wanting to become a socio—socio—whatever you do," I say finally through choked breaths. But watching Delilah calm my centipedes has calmed me down, too.
Delilah laughs.
"Whatever. Like polisci is any better."
They reach a hand toward me. One of my centipedes is curled up around their delicate fingers, relaxed, almost like it's sleeping. I reach out a trembling hand and take the centipede back, let it scurry up my arm to perch on my shoulder.
"You're not alone," Delilah says. They close their eyes, and a grimace flits across their face. They pinch themself, and a long, black millipede appears. They hold the millipede out to me. I take the centipede back down from my shoulder, my breaths still halting, but my heart calmer as I hold it up to Delilah's millipede. The two creatures interact, touching each other in a familiar way.
"You're never alone," Delilah says. It's only then that I notice the tears brimming their eyes, the way the smile on their face trembles. My throat tightens and my stomach turns. I try to smile too, but only sobs emerge when I realize what they're telling me.
"I'm sorry," I say. The phrase becomes a compulsion, a prayer, a warding talisman. I repeat it over and over, I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry. I apologize for the shame we've been forced to bear, the shame of other people's cruelty. Our creatures curl up together as my heart gets heavier and heavier.
My voice descends to a whisper.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Then, when nothing else can get past my lips but my shaking breaths, all we have left is silence.
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The City of Boston, Boston University, and the New England Conservatory will continue the tradition of paying tribute to the lives and legacies of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King with a live streamed event.
Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that, in partnership with Boston University and the New England Conservatory, the City of Boston will present "A Celebration of the Lives and Legacies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King" on Monday, January 17, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. The event will be live streamed on both boston.gov and bu.edu/dos/kingday2022, as well as on the City of Boston's cable network (Xfinity: channel 24, RCN: channel 13, and Fios: channel 962.)
"Dr. King, Coretta Scott King, and so many other activists dedicated their lives to fighting poverty, systemic racism, and oppression. Their legacy and impact endures," said Mayor Michelle Wu. "Thank you to Boston University and the New England Conservatory for your partnership in celebrating their lives and for adapting our annual event to allow all Bostonians to safely mark this important day."
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- Brianna Bourne, Boston University Arts & Sciences '24, Boston Latin Academy '20
- Saida Grundy, Assistant Professor of Sociology, African American Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies at Boston University
- Katherine Kennedy, Director, Boston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
- Jean Morrison, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Boston University
- Jean-Luc Pierite, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, President of the Board of The North American Indian Center of Boston
- Kelsey Russell, Boston University Arts & Sciences '22
- Tanisha Sullivan, President of the NAACP Boston Branch
- Andrea Taylor, Senior Diversity Officer, Boston University
The program will also include musical selections performed by student ensembles and choirs from the New England Conservatory and the Boston University the Inner Strength Gospel Choir
"We are pleased to partner with the City of Boston and New England Conservatory to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King and the enduring work of Coretta Scott King," said Boston University President Robert A. Brown. "We pause in our busy lives to reflect on Dr. King's achievement and sacrifice so that we can renew our commitment to do all we can to make our society, our world, just and equitable."
"We are so pleased to join Boston University and the City of Boston in celebrating the work and contributions of Dr. and Mrs. King, and for the opportunity to reflect together on how their leadership inspires and informs our own responsibility to advance equity, justice, and community," said New England Conservatory President Andrea Kalyn.
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EUR/CHF Outlook: SNB Steps up Currency Intervention
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- SNB Steps up Currency Intervention
- EUR/CHF May Continue to Head Lower Despite Intervention
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SNB Steps up Currency Intervention
Since EUR/CHF has broken below the 1.1000 handle, the Swiss National Bank has stepped up its currency intervention in order to curb the appreciation in the Swiss Franc. Total sight deposits, which are used to gauge potential intervention from the SNB has shown a consistent trend higher, with the latest figures showing sight deposits increasing by CHF 3.770bln in the week to August 16th. However, this has been to little effect thus far with the Swiss Franc trading at its best levels in nearly 2yrs vs. Euro to hover around 1.0850 (2yr low 1.0834).
Source: Refinitiv Datastream
EUR/CHF May Continue to Head Lower Despite Intervention
Yesterday, the Bundesbank warned that Germany could potentially enter a technical recession, raising the need for the ECB to announce a fresh stimulus package (likely to come in the September meeting). That said, with risks evidently tilted to the downside for the Euro and with the global economic environment deteriorating, this raises the possibility for EUR/CHF to head lower. Consequently, this could further raise concerns for the SNB in regard to the strength in the Swiss Franc, raising questions as to whether the SNB can or will move in lockstep with the ECB. That said, since the 1.1000 handle has been breached, markets are now testing for the next line in the sand for the SNB to act more aggressively in preventing CHF gains.
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