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Rob planned an economical yet
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either. He and Celia have had good
sex from the start, but their communication hit a low point that first
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loved waking up next to Rob. They
had been home, in what had been Rob's bachelor apartment, for three nights now
following their honeymoon, having returned the Friday after the wedding. This gave them the weekend to begin
adjust to living together, put away their few wedding gifts, and have sex
several times a day before returning to real life this morning, Monday. But there had been time for more sex
before Rob had to get up, and he was now in the shower. Really, if this was adjusting to
married life, Celia was glad she had signed on.
heard the plumbing squeak as Rob turned off the shower. The whirlwind of the wedding and its
planning had occupied most of the autumn, and Celia was shocked to wake up in
its aftermath to realize the holidays were here. Fortunately, her choir had been working on Christmas music
since summer, so that was not an issue.
But she and Rob had not discussed the holidays at all.
had one idea she hoped would please Rob.
She wanted to be in charge of buying and wrapping gifts for their
families, because she enjoyed that anyway. But the part she hoped would please Rob is that they would
sit down and discuss the gift budget, what to spend on each person. Then, they would have a conversation
like Rob's parents used to have, about why she bought what she did, what was on
sale where, and all those little details his parents had discussed that Rob
remembered with fondness.
and Catherine were excited about having Rob and Celia, married, for
Christmas. Mom was going to let
them sleep in her room, since she had a bigger bed. Celia wasn't sure how comfortable she felt at the idea of
having sex in her mother's bed, but she supposed they would adapt.
bathroom door opened and Rob emerged from the steam, wrapped from the waist
down in a towel. This was a view
Celia liked though it made her want to pull off the towel and haul him back
into bed, but she thought that might not be a great idea on a work day.
had an email from my Mom this weekend," Rob said. A shower always woke Rob up and made him efficient and
businesslike. "They're having a 90th birthday party for my
grandmother the day after Christmas.
They figured it's easier than waiting until her actual birthday, in
January, since you and I and the cousins will already be home."
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Wow, what a show. Thank you to so many of our artists who submitted great work to After Dark. It is always fascinating to see how artists intepret the same words so differently. However, all their voices have come together very well to create a cohesive and impressive show. Rattlesnakes, moon levitation, sunsets, party shoes, fireflies, mischief... Happy Holidays!
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Anne Siems November 2012
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The proud holder of the Guinness World Record for World's Smallest Stop-Motion Film, A Boy And His Atom was created with the help of an IBM-invented scanning tunneling microscope. According to IBM Research's Christopher Lutz, the microscope is the first device that enables scientists to "visualize the world all the way down to single atoms."
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Major construction on Lake-Cook and Willow roads are among the headaches in store for North Shore motorists this spring and summer — but they are just two of the 75 projects outlined by officials recently for north Cook and Lake counties.
Representatives from Illinois Department of Transportation, Lake County Division of Transportation, Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways, and the Illinois Tollway gathered to discuss the 75 different construction projects at a March 15 meeting hosted by Transportation Management Association.
Two construction projects involving Lake-Cook, Waukegan and Willow roads are expected to start in the coming weeks, affecting traffic in Glenview, Deerfield, Northbrook, Northfield, Winnetka, and Wilmette.
The first project will reconstruct roadways at the intersection of Lake Cook and Waukegan roads, beginning by about May 1, and is scheduled to last until Oct. 26. Sponsored by the Cook County Highway Department, the $9-million improvement on the border of Northbrook and Deerfield will result in two extra lanes for Lake Cook, two new left turn lanes on Waukegan, 40,000 square feet of additional sidewalk, and utility and roadway improvements.
The second project will focus on 1.2-mile section of Willow Road in Northfield, between Waukegan Road and Interstate 94. That construction is expected to last from around April or May until Oct. 31, 2014. The $27-million project, spearheaded by Illinois Department of Transportation, will add two lanes to the road, reduce speed limit, widen the sidewalk and exit and entrance ramps along the Interstate 94, modernize traffic signals along Willow Road and result in about $9 million stormwater and utility enhancements, among other improvements.
"Every construction job has its importance," said Zona Anderson, a liaison for engineering projects with the Illinois Tollway, one of dozens of attendees at the meeting. "It may be an inconvenience now, but in four years, people appreciate the improvements."
The Lake-Cook Road project, which has been in discussion since 1998, came into planning after officials conducted a study that revealed the need for better traffic accommodation in that area. But the construction is expected to take a big hit on local businesses near the intersection.
One of the local establishments, the Boston Blackies restaurant in Deerfield, predicts at least a 30 percent loss in business.
"We'll have an aggressive construction," Jennifer Killen, spokeswoman for the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways, said in an interview with the Tribune in February. "This is to be mindful of the impacts to the adjacent shopping centers."
During the construction, at least one lane will be open in each direction for the four-lane Lake Cook and Waukegan roads. The work will be concentrated from Deer Lake Road to Ellendale/Birchwood Road on Lake Cook Road. On Waukegan Road, construction will happen from the Edens Expressway on the south to the Deerfield Animal Hospital, past Lake Cook Road, on the north.
Officials created a website, LakeCookRoad.com, that details each phase of the project and provides updated news to community members.
John Guccione, a Village of Deerfield liaison to the county department, said some advertising signs have already been finalized for the construction. In addition to driveway access signs, four specific signs will be placed around the intersection to let people know that local business are open.
He also said that officials would hold a community meeting sometime in the next two to three weeks, before the construction starts.
In a preliminary meeting, Guccione said the contractor for the project is getting prepared to work through most nights in order to soften traffic impacts as much as possible.
The Willow Road project, which has been controversial among some Northfield residents, has been talked about longer than the Lake-Cook Road work — it's been discussed since the 1960s, said Anthony Quigley, acting engineer of project implementation for the Illinois Department of Transportation.
"It's been an ongoing process," Quigley said.
Those in favor of the widening the road to four lanes pointed to bottlenecks created on the two-lane stretch of Willow Road during rush hour. But Northfield residents who opposed the development argued that it would harm the quality of life in their suburb and endanger pedestrians where the road passes near schools, parks and churches.
The project was finally approved last year, with the Village of Northfield signing off on it over the summer.
The construction contract was recently awarded to Des Plaines-based Lorig Construction Company.
Aside from widening the road, the project is aimed to improve safety in the area. The road's speed limit will be reduced to 30 mph from the current 35 mph. A pedestrian-activated signal crossing between Willow Road and Clarkson Park will also be installed.
During construction, at least one lane in each direction will be kept open. The Village of Northfield and IDOT encourage residents to visit their websites for updated information on the construction.
"We have an extensive construction program this year, and obviously there will be inconveniences," said William J. Baltutis, executive director of the Transportation Management Association who hosted the construction meeting for Cook and Lake counties. "But at the end of the day, those delays will have more improvements for a safer, quicker commute."
The association, which aims to improve commute of workers, has hosted the spring meeting for about 20 years, bringing multiple agencies together to look at the big picture of the area's construction projects, Baltutis said.
Some other projects that were discussed included Illinois Tollway's $2.2 billion bridge widening and reconstruction project for the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway 90, between the Rockford and Elgin exits, and Lake County Division of Transportation's Rollins Road Gateway Project in Round Lake Beach that will result in a new railroad bridge over an intersection of Rolling Road and Route 83. Some parts of the tollway project are already on the way, and Lake County expects its project to start this summer.


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Billy McKay has committed his future to Inverness Caledonian Thistle by signing a new two-year deal to stay with the club.
The 23-year-old joined the club last summer and scored three goals in 24 appearances.
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Austrian Piermayr is looking to move closer to home to end his year-long spell in Scotland.
Manager Terry Butcher told the club's official website: "Billy has agreed to extend his contract for a period of two years.
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"Thomas has indicated that he wants to play his football in Germany so we wish him all the best."
Gregory Tade, Greg Tansey and Jonny Hayes have all left the club this week with Butcher admitting they couldn't match the money on offer elsewhere.
He said: "We made these players the best offers we could in our financial situation.
"But other teams have been able to give these men a huge financial incentive to leave the Highlands and ply their trade elsewhere.
"It's extremely disappointing to lose such great professionals and characters from our dressing room, but we extend our best wishes to them.
"Their progress, however, is a boost to the standing of Inverness.
"Players and agents increasingly see us as a club that can promote and improve players' chances of resurrecting careers which had fallen off track.
"These players have given a great deal to Caley Thistle but, by their ability and with help from this club, they have earned moves to bigger clubs and bigger contracts.
"This is what we do at Inverness. Players like Adam Rooney, now at Birmingham City, and
"David Davis, who has won a new three-year deal at Wolves following his six-year loan spell at Inverness, are illustrations of the positive environment we nurture here.
"It hurts to say goodbye but there is a welcome to be given to the next replacement.
"We've targeted several players but details of these potential signings cannot be divulged at this stage because of contractual privacy."
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Welcome Message To All
To set the tone of this forum here is a list of current events (now and soon) to start thinking hard about.
Warning: This is a moderated site and remember the Lord Your God is Listening!
List of CURRENT events happening now at this time!!
1. Global money collapse
2. Global super-currency being made
3. US money collapse / Feds buy US Treasury Bonds / China pulled out
4. Soldiers / US Military& NATO Presence in US Country Right Now / NorthCOM in place
5. Laws in Place Eliminating all Civil Rights (Executive Orders 9-51)
6. Guns ownership and Ammo Purchase tracking
7. Police merged with Homeland Security / Fusion Centers / Practicing civilian control / Door to door urban warfare
8. DoD Civil Expeditionary Workforce / Mandatory Govt Service In place (DoD Directive 1404.10)
9. FEMA concentration camps in place and staffed with Guards
10. FEMA transport trains mfg'd and ready to transport people
11. FEMA coffins mft'g and stored (multi-purpose cremation container for cadaver)
12. Marshal Law President Signature away
13. Identify the Civil Rights protesters, anyone rebelling, spreading "propaganda" as "terrorists" (see MIAC report)
14. Food control in place - HR 875 Personal Gardens Illegal / FDA SWAT teams already after Amish & private gardens etc. Events pending:
15. Announcement of US Bankruptsy
16. Civil disobedience (promulgated / staged) -> Camps
17. Another promulgated "Terrorist Attack" -> Camps
18. Full National Marshal Law Instituted Likely Subsequent Events (happen soon afterward or at same time):
19. People disappearing, e.g. taken to camps (Extraordinary Rendition) - Some Christians will think Rapture!
20. Controversial Talk Show Hosts (not mainstream media - gone to camps)
21. Christian Leadership (controversial - gone to camps)
22. Guns Confiscated door to door -> Camps
23. Food Shortages / Riots --> Camps
24. Travel Restricted by Checkpoints without formal approval (e.g. "I" cannot come back to Pennsylvania with family)
25. Food & Water Control / Rationing
26. Large Scale Population Chipping (VeriChip / Mark of Beast)
27. UFO Disclosure ushering in the Great TribulationPS: Nobody leaves the camps without a CHIP Be Advised - 60 Hospitals have contracts to chip personnel with VeriChip / Military & Law Enforcement is in progress!! How many of you are wondering what is going to happen on HOUSE tonight or are too busy with work?? Have any of you bought food supplies? Does anyone have an escape route planned? By the time the next fake terrorist attack happens it will be too late to have a "plan".
Get Your Frame of Reference Correct
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
Daniel 9:27 Marks the Start of the Great Tribulation
How Do You Know the Great Tribulation has Begun?
Extiction Protocol 2012
- Evolving: Deadly H7N9 virus develops drug-resistance to TamifluWith new H7N9 cases waning, the worst thing humans can do right now is let their guard down about the potential dangers of this deadly new virus. The microbe is always mutating and evolving, as a virulent living force of … Continue reading → […]
- Quiet tornado season unwinds with rampage: 22 tornadoes rip through Kansas and NebraskaMay 20, 2013 – KANSAS – Tornadoes touched down in three states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the … Continue reading → […]
- Israeli-Syrian powder keg is about to explode: Syria points surface-to-surface missiles towards Tel AvivSunday Times says Assad regime puts advanced surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles on standby with orders to hit Tel Aviv should Israel launch another airstrike. Expert: Missiles 'extremely accurate' and can cause 'serious harm.' May 20, 2013 – ISRAEL – Syria has … Continue reading → […]
- Tension mounting on Pacific Plate: region of Kamchatka rocked by scores of earthquakesMay 20, 2013 – KAMCHATKA – A massive earthquake swarm has occurred in the region of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia. More than 20 earthquakes have struck the region in the last 22 hours- the strongest of which was a 5.9 magnitude earthquake, … Continue reading → […]
- Alaska's Pavlof Volcano ejects lava hundreds of feet into the airMay 19, 2013 – ANCHORAGE - Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby. Geologist Chris … Continue reading → […]
- Mexican villagers locked out of shelter, as Popocatépetl volcano eruptsMay 18, 2013 – MEXICO – FOR the villagers closest to Popocatepetl, a Mexican volcano showing alarming signs of an imminent eruption, contingency plans are somewhat lacking. The village president has no telephone line, there is no doctor and the … Continue reading → […]
- Shallow 4.8 magnitude earthquake strikes in Yellow Sea off the coast of North KoreaMay 18, 2013 – NORTH KOREA – A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the Yellow Sea, 76km WSW of Ongjin, North Korea. The earthquake struck under the sea at a depth of 13.50 km (8.39 mi). Many residents, living along … Continue reading → […]
- Hundreds of dead animals litter Chilean beachMay 18, 2013 – CHILE - Chilean Navy discovers more than 600 dead animals in Punta de Choros, a small fishing town north of La Serena. The bodies of sea lions, cormorants and penguins littered a seven mile stretch of … Continue reading → […]
- Evolving: Deadly H7N9 virus develops drug-resistance to Tamiflu
- M3.2 Solar FlareM3.2 Solar Flare A moderate solar flare reaching M3.2 was detected around Sunspot 1748 at 08:57 UTC Friday morning. The latest solar flare event was associated with a 10cm Radio Burst (TenFlare) measuring 450sfu, along with Type II and IV Radio Emissions (Sweep Frequency Events). The active region is now in a geoeffective position for […]
- Deadly tornado strikes Texas town of GranburyA tornado has ripped through a town in the US state of Texas, resulting in six deaths, officials say. Homes were destroyed when the tornado hit Granbury, 70 miles (110km) west of Dallas, late on Wednesday. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds warned the death toll could rise as rescue teams search the area. Several people […]
- Life on Mars to become a reality in 2023, Dutch firm claimsThousands apply to become one of four astronauts selected to set up a human colony in a plan that comes with snags A few months before he died, Carl Sagan recorded a message of hope to would-be Mars explorers, telling them: "Whatever the reason you're on Mars is, I'm glad you're there. And I wish […]
- Unbelievable Wingsuit Cave Flight! Batman Cave, Alexander PolliWinguit / BASE-jump athlete Alexander Polli does the never before done—a tactical flight through a narrow cave on a rugged mountainside. The flight starts with a jump from a hovering helicopter, Alexander reaches speeds of 250 km/h (155 mph) while following a precise trajectory leading to the cave opening, he then fully commits and flies […]
- 7.8 Earthquake near Iran-Pakistan border kills 40A major earthquake hit a region near the Iran-Pakistan border today, reportedly killing at least 40 people in the second deadly quake in the area in less than a week. The state television network in Iran, Press TV, is reporting 40 killed in the latest quake, which hit less than a week after a quake […]
- China's geoengineering plans dismissed as "fantasy"The authorities are increasing their cloud-seeding ambitions in response to drought, but many experts are sceptical about the benefits China has a long history of "rainmaking", but experts are sharply divided on the merits. (Image by baike.baidu.com) Airplanes loaded with cloud-seeding chemicals swept across southwest China early last month in a bid to bring […]
- Major Ed Dames – Japan/North Korea/Solar Killshot (Dramatic Predictions)The world's foremost remote viewing teacher, Edward A. Dames, Major, U.S. Army (ret.) is a decorated military intelligence officer and an original member of the U.S. Army prototype remote viewing training program. He served as the training and operations officer for the Defense Intelligence Agency's psychic intelligence (PSIINT) collection unit, and currentl […]
- M6.5 Solar Flare + CME / Proton LevelsM6.5 Solar Flare + CME / Proton Levels The strongest solar flare in quite some time took place within the past couple of hours around Sunspot 1719. The moderately strong event measuring M6.5 took place at 07:16 UTC. A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is now visible in the latest STEREO Ahead and STEREO Behind COR2 […]
- M3.2 Solar Flare
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The Falling Away Begins A Troubling Report from the Federation of Light A new article has been published on Divine Cosmos. Quite frankly I must admit the work is rather … well done. I would expect nothing less from the … Continue reading


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Nina DobrevNina Dobrev - 2011
Pure Old Hollywood perfection for the Emmy Awards. To achieve her smoky eye, makeup artist Vasilios Tanis coated her lids with Dior Earth Reflection palette #609, using the darker tone closer to the lashline and blending upwards. A smudge of silver shimmer rounded out the look.
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A preseason filled with officiating goofs and gaffes included this dandy from Fed Ex Field: Officials reviewed a play, returned to midfield and told the waiting crowd: "We're going to look at this one more time."
Get used such nuttiness as the NFL opens the season with replacement officials. Negotiations are at a standstill between the league and the officials' union. The NFL has said it will use the replacements "as much ... as necessary" beyond Week 1.
Cris Collinsworth, the longtime receiver turned NBC analyst, said weak or timid officiating could get so bad it's dangerous.
"The easiest way for (officials) to disappear is to keep the flag in their pocket,'' he said. "I think that even the players are starting to get a little sense of that right now -- that maybe they can push the envelope just a little bit more."


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Often I find that companies and large organizations do not comprehend the amount of resources needed to scope, develop and maintain a website, and I haven't talked about phones, tablets and other devices. I created this simple website development diagram in order to help web managers, agencies, recruiters and whoever needs or wants to develop a website. The website matrix map is split into three devision: Development Content Maintenance Each devision can be split into many sub Read more [...]
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A Mayan great cycle culminates on December 21, 2012. There has been a lot of hype about this being the end of the world, which I do not believe. On this date that marks the end of one particular Mayan calendar, the Sun will also move into direct alignment with the equator of our Milky Way Galaxy, an alignment that occurs only once in every 26,000 years. To be more accurate, because the Sun's disk as seen from Earth covers about a half a degree in width, the Sun's disk at winter solstice makes this contact with the galactic center over a 36-year period from 1980 to 2016. Since the 1980s, the world has already gone through a deep transformation as the pace of life continues to speed up; the world population keeps on growing exponentially; and humanity has become increasingly connected through instantaneous worldwide communication, economic and social globalization, and ecological crisis. Perhaps 2012 is simply the peak of this massive wave of change, as many authors have speculated.
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Happy Summer Solstice
Happy Summer Solstice
The summer solstice occurs on June 21, 2011 at 17:16 Universal Time. I am writing about this in relation to the Northern Hemisphere, where I live; in the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons are, of course, reversed. On the summer solstice, the Sun reaches its highest point of declination (the movement north and south of the ecliptic), when it is located directly overhead at noon on the Tropic of Cancer. On this day, we will experience maximum daylight hours. According to the Hermetic tradition of ancient Egypt, the Divine Sun-God becomes fully enthroned at the summer solstice, when He is thus able to pour forth His most powerful divine blessings upon us. Continue reading
Spring into Spring-Transformation Time!
As I write this, we have just passed the Full Moon in Virgo, the constellation relating to self-improvement, health and healing, and we are also approaching the spring equinox, which occurs on Sunday, March 20 at 23:21 UT. The spring equinox marks the time of year in the Northern Hemisphere when Mother Nature rebalances and begins to awaken herself. Spring is also the time of year when we take an especially deep breath and renew our commitment to awakening ourselves, perhaps with a focus on improving health and well-being. Continue reading


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It's time for fantasy football: Tools to help
After several months of waiting, fantasy football is finally back. Football fans all over the U.S. are gearing up to take on friends as they compete to find out who has what it takes to capture this year's crown.
To achieve that goal, you'll need the right tools. That's where we come in. Check out these tools for the fantasy football player.
Get your fantasy onLeague creation
CBS Fantasy Football If you're looking for a full-featured fantasy product, check out CBS Fantasy Football.
After you sign up for CBS Fantasy Football, you can either join a public league or create your own private league for free. The app makes it easy to find players, you have the option of online and offline drafting, and customizing your league takes just seconds. When you finally create your league, you'll find everything from expert advice to draft kits. The service has some really nice features. (Disclosure: CNET News is published by CBS Interactive, a unit of CBS.)
ESPN Fantasy Football ESPN Fantasy Football features everything you'd want from a fantasy service.
After you sign up for the free Fantasy Football on ESPN, you can opt to join a public or private game. From there, you can rank you players, research those that will provide the best chances of helping your team, and more. Thanks to ESPN's wealth of information, you can research any stat you want. Playing in the ESPN league is simple and fun. But I had one issue with ESPN's service: the company's "Insider" offering, which provides the best information on players, will cost you $3.33 per month for access to it. That's a bummer.… Read more


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This is absolutely a New Directions book, and we think those of you who've fallen in love with Javier Marías or Roberto Bolaño or László Krasznahorkai as much as we did will agree. Wholeheartedly.
"Pictured above is our top pick of artists and writers whose works will, on 1st January 2013, be entering the public domain in those countries with a 'life plus 70 years' copyright term."
- Public Domain Review's "Class of 2013"
Meet Philip M. Parker, the man whose name graces the covers of over 100,000 books.
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How many good books did I read this year? A lot. How many am I talking about today? Just two. It's not the fault of the books. They all work as hard as they can. It's just that I read so very many of you. You books. And my brain is just not as spongy as it used to be. It comes with age. I've been noticing it lately. So forgive me, for not mentioning all of you.
Still doing your holiday shopping? Well we here at The Millions suggest that this year (and every year), you give the gift of great literature. And where better to find some book recommendations than straight from the authors you most admire? Zadie Smith, for example, says you should read Denis Johnson's Train Dreams. Alexander Chee says you should read Helen DeWitt's The Last Samurai. Our staff writer, Edan Lepucki, wants everyone to just bite the bullet and read Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl if they haven't yet.
Are you tired of all these moribund 'Best Of' lists? Do you wish for a year-end books feature that's substantial, personal, and refreshing?
Behold The Millions's annual Year In Reading series! Each year, we invite prominent writers and thinkers to name the best book or books they read between Dec. 1, 2011 and Dec. 1, 2012 regardless of publication date, genre, or language. If your favorite books were, say, A Dance to the Music of Time and In Cold Blood, you might contribute a brief paragraph or two about one or both. 200 words would be plenty; more is also welcome. Here's a link to this year's main index, and here are some examples from this year's participants: Jeffrey Eugenides, Emma Straub, Choire Sicha, and Ben Fountain…
Our lineup is pretty stellar if we say so ourselves, but we'd like to make it even better. That's where you come in. We want everyone out there to share their own Year In Reading posts on Tumblr (or personal blog/website). All month, we'll be following the #yir12 hashtag on Tumblr and Twitter, checking out your responses and linking to/reblogging some of our favorites. This should be a lot of fun, so spread the word and start sharing!
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Above: Salman Rushdie prepares to give a sonogram in Then She Found Me
Below: Gore Vidal as the menacing leader of a space agency in Gattaca
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The Unconventional Dictionary
I propose a new kind of dictionary. One that is founded on the belief that we don't have to live how others expect us to and that we should instead live our own ideal life.
Why? Because far too often I hear people say "yes" for the wrong reasons. I hear people putting themselves down for "procrastinating" when they don't understand the underlying reasons. I watch people approach "work" like it's a 9-5 job and "passion" like it's a side hobby that cannot be taken seriously. I hear people say "I can't" because of self-imposing "limitations" that inevitably lead to "boredom," "drama," "anxiety" and the search for "answers."
That said, here are the first 9 words in my "Unconventional Dictionary," a guide to living on your own terms.
yes. noun.
1 - a word that should only be used when it reflects your true desires.
2 - a expression used when you experience an overwhelming feeling of "Wow! That would be amazing! Absolutely! Hell yes!"
3 - a word that you feel extremely comfortable using when you're in a social environment that meets your needs, with people who care about what you are feeling, and are interested in facilitating your happiness.
procrastination. noun.
1 - your body's way of rebelling against what your mind says you "should be doing."
2 - an indication that you are working on the wrong thing.
work. noun.
1 - your individual contribution to the world.
2 - activities that exist beyond the hours of 9 to 5.
3 - the place where our talents, desires, and what the world needs intersect.
passion. noun.
1 - a powerful driving force existing inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, any dream, a reality.
2 - something you do that makes you feel fulfilled beyond the money that you make.
limitation. noun.
1 - self-deprecating beliefs that exist within in your mind and prevent you from taking action.
2 - beliefs often formed by naysayers and the crowd who is not interested in facilitating your true happiness.
boredom. noun.
1 - the opposite of happiness.
2 - a lack of inner purpose and fulfillment.
3 - an emotional state that leads to forming negative habits.
drama. noun.
1 - an emotional experience rooted in taking things personally, making assumptions, and needing attention.
anxiety. noun.
1 - experiencing failure in advance.
answers. noun.
1 - thoughts and ideas that can only be found within us, rather than "out there."
Update: A few favorites sent in by readers…
enthusiasm. noun.
1 - a good indicator of one's passion or purpose.
2 - stems from the Greek word entheos or "God within."
3 - cultivated by one's willingness to learn and achieve.
(via @project_180)
fear. noun.
1 - emotional response to change or anything that threatens the "status quo"
2 - generates anxiety and perpetuates limitations
(via @RamirCamu)
tenacity. noun.
1 - holding on to what you believe in, regardless of the challenges you may face
(via @AlhanKeser)
miracle. noun.
1 - the instant one's actions or perceptions shift in order to proceed with courage, from the realization that the known can be limiting and the unknown can be undiscovered joys.
(via @LeonaMizrahi)
creativity. noun.
1 - something everyone everywhere possess if they believe they do.
2 - most evident after a great deal of hard work.
(via Bob Walsh)
what else would you add?
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THE 1940s RADIO HOUR Opens at Farmington Players, 11/30
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The 1940's Radio Hour, a musical comedy by Walton Jones (based on an idea he hatched with Carol Lees,) takes you on a trip to Christmas season, 1942. Members of the "Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade," are preparing a final holiday broadcast for the troops fighting World War II. It's getting close to airtime at WOV in New York City, and the zany group is coping with backstage drama that threatens to botch their broadcast. Will they be ready in time? Pictured: Brittany Davenport (Ann Arbor), Grace Muawad (Grosse Pointe), Taylor Alfano (Livonia), Amy Lauter (Farmington Hills). Photos Courtesy Jim Kelly. |


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Concert Review: Cody Canada & The Departed, The State Room, 8/9
Making the transition from one band to another is never easy. Especially when your previous band was one of the most beloved all time of its genre.
Thursday night at The State Room, Cody Canada and his band, The Departed, put together a crowd pleasing set list that touched on all parts of Canada's career, including his days with Cross Canadian Ragweed, and his latest project, The Departed.
Several of the songs played Thursday night off the band's upcoming new album, due to be released in the fall, had a much heavier sound than what Ragweed fans may be accustomed to hearing. Canada has said he wants to write more songs that have a Stone Temple Pilots or Soundgarden kind of vibe (he even wore a Soundgarden concert Thursday night).
Guitarist Seth James and bassist Jeremy Plato (another founding member of Cross Canadian Ragweed) took turns with Canada rotating lead vocal duties, as well as James and Canada trading lead guitar roles.
The band played several songs off their debut album, This is Indian Land, a collection of cover songs from Oklahoma artists, including "The Ballad of Rosalie," "Years in the Making" and "Skyline Radio."
The new material was good. But the biggest cheers of the night came when Canada and Plato dug into the Ragweed catalog.
Old standards such as "Alabama" and "Anywhere But Here" were among the highlights of the evening and generated some of the biggest applause. The Departed also performed Cross Canadian Ragweed's "Dimebag," a song written in tribute to slain Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrel Abbott, and "Soul Agent" with Plato on lead vocals.
The most touching part of the evening came during a short solo acoustic set from Canada. The Departed traditionally play in Salt Lake City on the night before they go to Challis, Idaho for the annual Braun Brothers Reunion music festival, featuring Micky and the Motorcars and Reckless Kelly.
The band's SLC gig also falls on Cody and Shannon Canada's anniversary (number 14 this year for the couple).
After the crowd convinced Mrs. Canada to stand front and center to the stage, Cody played three acoustic songs including two new ones – one called, "Cold Hard Fact" and a second written for his son, Willie, who Canada said got a little jealous after the song "Blue Bonnets" appeared on Ragweed's last record for his other son, Dierks.
The third song, Ragweed's "Constantly," may have been the highlight of the entire evening and became a big sing along number for the crowd.
The crowd at The State Room on Friday was significantly smaller than Canada's past two appearances. My advice to fans is, don't give up on this band. Canada will still play some Cross Canadian Ragweed songs for the hardcore old school fans. And you just might find you like the new stuff as well.


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You have the option to contribute to the Health Flexible Spending Account (HFSA) through pretax payroll deductions. HFSAs are regulated by the Internal Revenue Code. This allows you to use pretax dollars for reimbursement of health expenses incurred by you and your eligible dependents which are not paid under any other health plan or policy. These accounts are also referred to by the IRS as Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSA).
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You may enroll in HFSA when you begin employment or during open enrollment. The benefit year for 2013 is July 1 to December 31, 2013. Beginning January 1, 2014, the benefit year will be on a calendar year basis.
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Minimum and maximum monthly contribution limits.
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Reimbursements are payable to you, not to your provider. You may sign up for direct deposit of your HFSA reimbursements.
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Dunedin, once New Zealand's wealthiest city, has attractions for everyone. A university city, it has a vibrant cafe and pub scene - thanks to its large student population - and a vigorous cultural life. Victorian and Edwardian architecture, a superb museum and modern art gallery are some of its many attractions. Dunedin also has a lovely setting of beaches and hills. Nearby are the wildlife and heritage sites of the Otago Peninsula. including Larnach Castle and the only mainland breeding colony in the world of the royal albatross.
Renowned for its lakes, mountains and evocative, dry landscapes which attract many artists. A trip on the Taieri Gorge Railway is a memorable journey into the dry, rocky terrain of inland Otago where generations of families holiday each year. Walking, boating, swimming, fishing, mountain biking, golf, skiing and skating are popular activities, or you can just laze in the sun beside lakes and rivers enjoying the fruits of the orchards and vineyards of the region.
Historic buildings and sites are a legacy of an exciting past when miners tried their luck at many different goldfields. For present-day excitement, Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand, guarantees the adrenalin rush and thrills of extreme adventures. Wanaka, also by a beautiful lake and gateway to the Mount Aspiring National Park, is geared for visitors but is a more peaceful resort.
The coast north of Dunedin is dotted with attractive, sandy beaches and quaint holiday houses. Yellow-eyed and blue penguins, seals and occasional sea lions visit here, too. Inland, the rolling green hills are home to prosperous farms. The fine Victorian buildings of Oamaru, North Otago's main town, were constructed during rural boom times. They are made of the distinctive, local limestone.
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Kris on Kris: Mother Approves of Kim Kardashian's Fiance
by Hilton Hater at .Consider this part five in what it sure to be our never-ending, nauseating series: The Day in Kim Kardashian Wedding News.
Today, we bring you word from the mother of the soon-to-be-bride, as Kris Jenner tells People her daughter and Kris Humphries very much have her blessing to wed.
"He is so amazing and sweet and after spending time with him I came to realize he was such an important part of the family," Kris says about Kris.
Who could not love this face?
Kris adds that she has never seen her oldest so happy, summing up the engaged couple as follows:
"It's hard to let someone in to such a crazy, big, dynamic family and have someone hold their own. Kris does. And he allows Kim to be who she is. She is such an amazing person with such a big heart and she's such a romantic and he's exactly the same way. They're cute together."
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wld they last? thats d question. Bcz i knw dt big fake ass kim lvs posing nude and having endless and meaningless relationships, so they tell me y kim wld leave all ds fake life and posing 2 settle down? i doubt it so much
Ummm, who cares!!!!
Yeah Mommy Kardashian approves of him because he is loaded.......
these Kardashian girls are not good examples for teens. Then they have the nerve to comment on other shows being bad examples.
She has bless every relationship kim has had in the pass and every guy kim dates seems to be the right one for her, so they say.. Oh this guy is sweet and blah blah blah how can you really tell what men is the right one 4 her? when shes done with one the next day she already has another 1, I just dont understand, kim dates miles austin and looks as hes the right one, then they break up, the next few days shes with gabriel aubrey and she looks like hes the right one 2 so?! Just saying


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Mr. Julius Mitchell Parmer of Dothan passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Noland Hospital. He was 77.
Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Harvest Church with Reverends Ralph Sigler and Roy Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery with full military honors and Ward Wilson Funeral Home directing.
The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 P.M. Monday, March 11, 2013. Flowers will be accepted.
Mr. Parmer was a member of Harvest Church. He liked to travel and fish. He loved his church and small Bible Study Groups, but most of all he loved his children and grandchildren.
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Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Mary Parmer of Dothan; daughters, Donna Gayle Hays and her husband, Terry of Birmingham, AL; Wanda Jean Peters and her husband, Kyle of Webb; son, Mitchell D. Parmer and his wife, Joyce of Virginia; sisters, Sue Godwin and her husband, Jerry of Dothan; Veleta Walding of Pinckard; brother, Jerry Parmer and his wife, Kay of Dothan; grandchildren, Tyler, Haley, Evan, Nathan, Tiffany, Krystal, two great-grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and special friend, Ed Baker.
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The UK Ministry of Defence's efforts to fly non-crude oil derived 100% synthetic fuel were ditched last year after one of its partner design authorities expressed concerns over using the drop-in alternative.
All Royal Air Force aircraft, apart from a few small training types, can now use 100% synthetic fuel after the UK standards setting body and the MoD amended jet fuel specification DEFSTAN 91-91 last April. This approved aircraft to fly on South African fuels pioneer Sasol's 100% synthetic jet fuel from coal, nine years after its 50% blend secured approval.
No-one has flown the 100% synthetic jet fuel as yet, as commercial production would require expensive changes to Sasol's refinery, so the only experiences to date have been tests to prove it is fit for purpose. However, the MoD wanted late last year to be the first to conduct a flight trial using the fuel with one of the RAF's fleet of nine Lockheed TriStar tanker/transports.
Most airframe, engine, ancillary equipment manufacturers, authorities and relevant oil companies have all participated in the approval process of the Sasol blend, and it had been thought that consent from Marshall Aerospace, the sister design authority for the RAF's TriStars, would be a formality.
But a senior source within the MoD attending the recent Alternative Energy conference at the Royal United Services Institute in London explains: "The project team which manages the TriStar said they would be happy to do it if there was no problem from the design authorities Rolls-Royce and Marshall Aerospace. Rolls gave consent, but Marshall cited its concerns over materials capability basically the fuel management system rather than the engine itself."
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Beau Friedlander is a freelance writer and media consultant
We have all heard the easy diss that the Occupy Movement lacks a message, or that it needs leaders. The captains of industry who tipped punk to fuse by their greedy power grabs say they don't get it, the media interviews telegenically-challenged participants, and the beats goes on.
Well, in the parlance of parents around the world: They're gonna get it.
Here's the deal: It's a disingenuous position to say Occupy Wall Street does not have any direction. I hear it most from friends who have a lot to lose. The fact of the matter is that they don't want to get it. They cannot get it, and continue with business as usual. The emperor has no clothes. I can tell you what's going on down there at Zuccotti. The body politic is rejecting the status quo.
So what's the first thing to go? Leaders. As they say, absolute power corrupts absolutely. As Lord Acton went on to say: "Great men are almost always bad men." So how do you solve that little conundrum? First, you shine a light on the bad guys (what Occupy Wall Street's been doing) and then you do everything by committee, or what the Occupy movement calls a "General Assembly" which is a format that allows anyone who is present to participate and which values process more highly than ass-over-tea-kettle can-doism. Now for those of you red-baiting fools out there, let me circle back on this "committee" thing and say, no it's not some commie love-in. It's the same thing as a town hall meeting.
The idea that there is no focus highlights one of the big-P Problems that the Occupy Movement is trying to address. I believe what we're seeing is a tipping point. The message to the people at the helm of our society whether they work in the government, the media or down on Wall Street is essentially: "Your rules suck and we're not playing by them." But there is an underlying challenge to the dominant paradigms that inform how we go about our daily lives. One of the reasons that the power elite see "no point" in the Occupy Movement is that there is nothing "in it" for them. But there is. There will be less cash and prizes, true. That said, a functional, solvent 99%-class that can participate in the economy and the system of government benefits everybody.
The paradigm shift has to do with what we as a society value. It's as if this historical moment has accosted a huge swath of society and demanded: "Your money or your life." The reason some elites are having a hard time understanding Occupy Wall Street is the way power is decentralized and redefined by the movement. We choose life over money. If the Occupy Movement became the way we all operate, there would be no more gold coast/tent city disparity in this country, and that is unthinkable to the folks who live on the gold coasts of America.
So pundits say Occupy Wall Street lacks cohesion. The response from Zuccotti Park boils down to this: Compared to what?
Surely there is no lack of cohesion in Washington. Surely there is no lack of cohesion regarding how to address climate change, or unemployment, or the unequal standard of living in America and the rest of the world. We tried your way. Now it's time for something entirely different.
Here's what you (no matter who you are) need to know about Occupy Wall Street: You can be a part of the process or you can be an irrelevant part of the discussion. It's just a matter of time before the effect of this movement is felt in society, and all are welcome. Even Warren Buffett.
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