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Bill Rauch Awarded Zelda Fichlander Award by Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation
Bill Rauch, Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) is the 2012 recipient of The Zelda Fichandler Award recognizing an outstanding director or choreographer who is transforming the regional arts landscape through imaginative, brave work in theatre. The $5000 award, given by Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, heralds both accomplishment to date and promise for the future, and commends deep commitment to a community.
Bill Rauch is Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Prior to his appointment in 2006, Mr. Rauch completed a 20-year journey as co-founder and artistic director of Cornerstone Theater Company, where he directed over 40 productions, most of them in collaboration with diverse communities across the nation. Mr. Rauch has also directed at Lincoln Center, the Mark Taper Forum, the Guthrie, Arena Stage, Seattle Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Long Wharf, Portland Center Stage, Great Lakes Theater Festival, and he is an Associate Artist of South Coast Rep and Yale Rep.
A peer review committee selected Mr. Rauch from twenty-six nominees from the Western region of the United States. "As someone who has had a dynamic effect on the west coast region, both as an artistic director and a first class artist, this choice is entirely apt and completely fulfills the goals of this prestigious honor. Bill represents the very best of our union and our craft on so many different levels. It is a pleasure to know and to work with him, and to recognize his many achievements in this much deserved way," notes Selection Committee Chair Sheldon Epps. The committee noted Rauch's extraordinary transformation of the arts landscape in Los Angeles through his establishment and leadership of Cornerstone Theater Company and his great success in creating community and expanding diversity, both dramaturgically and among the company of artists, at OSF, one of the nation's most visible theatres and, seemingly, the polar opposite of the smaller, nimble Cornerstone.
Upon hearing of his receiving this award, Mr. Rauch states, "Zelda Fichandler has been a role model throughout my career, as she is one of the great pioneers and most inspiring leaders in our field. Since moving to the vibrantly diverse Los Angeles with Cornerstone Theater Company over 20 years ago and now contributing to the kaleidoscopic work of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, as well as having collaborated with many of the West Coast's most vital companies, I am especially proud to represent the Western region of our country with this award. I have tried to build and strengthen community wherever my work takes me; for this reason, my nomination and selection by my peers, my fellow union members, is all the more meaningful."
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Monday, 28 Dec 2009 02:18 PM
A Nevada couple letting their SUV's navigation system guide them through the high desert of Eastern Oregon got stuck in snow for three days when the GPS unit sent them down a remote forest road.
On Sunday, atmospheric conditions apparently changed enough for their GPS-enabled cell phone to get a weak signal and relay coordinates to a dispatcher, Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger said.
"GPS almost did 'em in and GPS saved 'em," Evinger said. "It will give you options to pick the shortest route. You certainly get the shortest route. But it may not be a safe route."
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Evinger said a Lake County deputy found the couple in the Winema-Fremont National Forest outside the small town of Silver Lake on Sunday afternoon and pulled their four-wheel-drive Toyota Sequoia out of the snow with a winch.
John Rhodes, 65, and his wife, Starry Bush-Rhodes, 67, made it home safely to Reno, Nev., Evinger said.
The couple was well-equipped for winter travel, carrying food, water and warm clothes, the sheriff said.
"Their statement was, being prepared saved their life," he said.
The couple had been in Portland and followed their GPS as it directed them south on U.S. Highway 97 to Oregon Highway 31, which goes through Silver Lake and Lakeview before connecting with U.S. Highway 395 to Reno, Evinger said.
In the town of Silver Lake, the unit told them to turn right on Forest Service Road 28, and they followed that and some spur roads nearly 35 miles before getting stuck in about 1 1/2 feet of snow near Thompson Reservoir, the sheriff said.
"For some reason they finally got a weak signal after 2 1/2 days," Evinger said. "They called in. They alternated between two different cell phone numbers."
A GPS-enabled phone is able to send its coordinates to 911, and eventually one of the couple's phones sent its location to the dispatcher's console, the sheriff said.
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Bank windows open bit wider for home-equity borrowers
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WASHINGTON — Using your home as an ATM no longer is a financial option, but the tools that allowed owners to pull out massive amounts of money during the boom years — equity credit lines and second mortgages — are making a comeback.
Banking and credit analysts say the dollar volumes of new originations of home-equity loans are rising again — significantly so in areas experiencing post-recession rebounds in property values.
These include most of the Atlantic coastal states, the Pacific Northwest, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and parts of the Midwest.
Not only have owners' equity positions grown substantially on a national basis since 2011 — up by an estimated $1.7 trillion during the past 18 months, according to the Federal Reserve — but banks increasingly are willing to allow owners to tap that equity.
Unlike during the credit-bubble years of 2003-06, however, they aren't permitting owners to go whole hog — mortgaging their homes up to 100 percent of market value with first, second and even third loans or credit lines.
Now major lenders are restricting the combined total of first and second loans against a house to no more than 85 percent of value. For instance, if your house is worth $500,000 and the balance on your first mortgage is $375,000, you'd likely be limited to a second mortgage or credit line of $50,000.
Contrast this with 2007, when many lenders offered so called "piggyback" financing packages that allowed 100 percent debt without private mortgage insurance. A buyer of a $500,000 house could get a $400,000 first mortgage and a second loan of $100,000.
That ultimately didn't work well for the banks. During the third quarter of 2012 alone, according to federal estimates, banks wrote off $4.5 billion in defaulted equity loans, often in situations where homeowners found themselves underwater and behind on both first and second loans.
In such a situation, second mortgages become essentially worthless to the bank since the holder of the first mortgage gets paid off first in a foreclosure. On underwater foreclosures, the second loan holder is left holding the bag.
Lenders this spring are also much pickier on credit quality than they were six years ago.
If you've got a delinquency-pocked credit history, and you want to pull out a substantial amount of equity using a credit line, don't count on getting anywhere near the best rate quotes or terms available.
To illustrate, say you own a house worth $600,000 in Los Angeles with a $400,000 first-mortgage balance, and you want a $100,000 equity credit line.
Wells Fargo's online equity-loan calculator quoted a floating-rate "home-equity account" for 10 years at 4.75 percent in mid-April for borrowers with "excellent" credit. The site defines excellent as essentially meaning no missed payments, no delinquencies on your credit report, spiffy clean.
For a borrower with "average" credit seeking the same $100,000 credit line, the rate jumps to 7.5 percent. The term "average" means you've got a credit history with delinquencies and perhaps other problems.
Matt Potere, Bank of America's home-equity product executive, said his institution has no specific cutoffs for FICO credit scores, preferring instead to look at multiple factors simultaneously — combined loan to value (CLTV), full credit history of the applicant and the location of the property.
Location factors into pricing, Potere said, because some markets have historical patterns of high volatility — prices spiral upward for a while, then plummet.
This raises the potential costs to the bank if a borrower goes delinquent during a period when values are in decline.
Some jurisdictions also have special add-on costs that factor into quotes, such as mortgage taxes, and these can raise pricing quotes slightly.
Despite the multibillion-dollar losses Bank of America and other large lenders have racked up on their equity-loan portfolios from the bust and recession period, executives such as Potere are convinced that this time around, things will be different thanks to smarter underwriting.
Bottom line: If you've got equity in your house, have a need for cash in a lump sum or credit line and can get through the underwriting hoops and snares set by loss-leery lenders, go for it. Rates are low and the bank windows are opening again.
Just not as wide as they once did.
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Kaka today claimed his move to Real Madrid from AC Milan was decided on as early as January.
Milan had always insisted Kaka was not for sale and stunned the footballing world when they accepted a bid for the Brazil playmaker from Manchester City in the January transfer window.
Hundreds of fans turned up at Kaka's house to plead with him not to leave and although he decided to stay, he has now revealed it was because he was convinced by a phone call from Madrid.
"It wasn't exactly Florentino (Perez, Madrid president) who called, because he wasn't the president at the time." Kaka told Spanish sports daily AS. "For me it was a surprise all the fuss they created around it.
"It was the first time Milan wanted to sell me. (Milan president Silvio) Berlusconi assured me that it was only for financial reasons.
"For me it was great to see the fans outside my house showing their support for me not to leave.
"They were days of a lot of emotion, but I knew that everything was already decided."
Perez has created a stir since returning to the presidency last month, spending well over 200million euros on Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Raul Albiol, Alvaro Negredo, Esteban Granero and Alvaro Arbeloa.
He is acting much like he did during his first spell in charge, the famous galacticos era, and Kaka has revealed Perez made several attempts to sign him back then.
"There was a first attempt when I arrived at Sao Paulo. It didn't work and it was then that I moved to Milan," said Kaka.
"Whenever I received offers from whatever team I always passed to Milan the responsibility of deciding on my departure. They were a club I loved and at which I was always happy.
"In six years there were offers, including some from Real Madrid. But Milan decided to open the door for me this year. First with City, but I then told them that I would only leave to go to Real Madrid."
Kaka, who is set to make his long-awaited debut on August 7, met all his new team-mates at the Peace Cup last Sunday and has started training with them for the first time this week.
The 27-year-old has vowed to propel Madrid, who ended last season empty-handed for the fourth time in six years, back to glory.
"It's excellent here," added Kaka. "I've been warmly welcomed by all my team-mates, and also the whole of the coaching staff and everyone who works for the club.
"It's been even better than I expected.
"I want to win. I hope to win trophies with Madrid and the most important of them is the Champions League.
"Moreover, the final this year will be held at the Bernabeu and that's an extra motivation.
"Everyone involved in football knows how difficult it will be to win it, but I have a great desire to win the Champions League in the Bernabeu.
"And I also would like to win La Liga, of course."
Many comparisons have been drawn between Kaka and Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane.
However, the former FIFA World Player of the Year insists he still has a lot to prove before he can be regarded in the same light.
"Zidane is a football legend, both in France and at Real Madrid," said Kaka. "He is in a league of his own because he made history throughout his career. I still haven't achieved that.
"It doesn't bother me if they compare the two of us, it's normal. It's not the first time it's happened to me. Everywhere I've been they have always compared me to him.
"At Madrid I hope to use him as a role model so that I can make as much history as he did at the Bernabeu. For me, that will be paramount."
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Al Ain: People driving early in the morning have been advised to take extra care as foggy conditions are expected to continue in the country, said weather forecasters.
Visibility is expected to drop in areas affected by fog late at night and in the early morning. The fog usually starts setting in at around 3am with humidity condensation due to low temperatures and slow winds, said a forecaster.
Contrasting temperatures in the day and night and moisture laden north-westerly winds have been causing fog and mist in different parts of the country, he added.
According to the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) the daytime temperature has been hovering around 30C to 35C in inland areas, but falling to 7C to 15C at night.
"The level of humidity also increases with the change in the wind that later transforms into fog with higher concentration in the coastal and adjacent inland areas," said the forecaster.
The NCMS forecast for the next 24 hours is partly cloudy at times with a gradual fall in temperature. Winds will be moderately rough in general. Humidity will increase and there is a strong chance of fog.
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Wow! What a year! I spent much of the last ten months on the campaign trail. Here are some random thoughts on the latest developments:
The "What Was He Thinking Award" goes to President-elect Barack Obama. The joke about Nancy Reagan and "séances" bombed at his first post-election press conference. He called Mrs. Reagan to apologize, as well he should have. Besides, it was Hillary Clinton who had the "mock" séances. Nancy Reagan was the one who consulted an astrologer about her husband's schedule. Sen. Obama needs to get his facts straight first, before making insensitive jokes.
The "Media Bias" Award goes to a local radio commentator who made excuses for Obama by suggesting it was a case of "making some comments when he thought the microphones were off." Baloney! It was right during the news conference when he was "belly up" to the microphones. Our job is to report the news, not to make excuses and cover up for our favorite candidates.
The "I Fought the Law and the Law Won" Award goes to former California Republican Secretary of State Bill Jones. "Robo Calls," those annoying pre-recorded candidate calls are illegal in California. So, when my phone rang the other day and I heard, "Hi! This is former Secretary of State Bill Jones, urging you to vote Republican on Election Day," I nearly fell over. Jones ought to know better, since the Secretary of State's office is the one that runs California elections, including ensuring that campaigns abide by all election laws. Politicians most often lose their jobs in this country when they sidestep the rule of law. "Do as I say, not as I do," is not a formula for leadership.
I keep seeing emails, Facebook posts and other missives blaming Republicans, religious groups and the like for the loss on Proposition 8, the Gay Marriage Ban in California. The reality is that a significant number of Barack Obama supporters, both Democrats and Independents, voted "Yes" on Prop 8. The numbers bear this out. Obama beat McCain by 24 percentage points; but, at last glance, Prop 8 was winning by just 5 percentage points. If you blame only the McCain voters, there weren't nearly enough to pass Prop 8. Democrats and the "No on Prop 8" advocates need to do a lot of soul searching on this, instead of blaming the other side. It is quite plausible that 1.6 million Obama supporters voted "Yes" on Prop 8.
Speaking of Prop 8, I wonder how many people skipped voting in California on Tuesday, when it became clear that Obama would win in a landslide. The East Coast voting projections can suppress West Coast voting. By 6 p.m. Pacific Time, Obama supporters had little incentive to wait in line to vote. A study I saw said 70 percent of Obama supporters were against Prop 8. Were those who stayed home the margin of defeat? I would really like to see a national uniform polling time, not so much for this issue, but to mitigate the effect of media projections from other time zones.
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Robin Cook discusses his new book, 'Cell', about the potential for using a smartphone as a medical tool, at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC, on Feb 19, 2014. – AFP
The best-selling physician-author has predicted a future where patients will be able to have more access to care and more control over their treatment.
IT'S just in fiction for now, but the "avatar doctor", a virtual physician which consults and diagnoses through a smartphone app, is coming, says the author of a new medical thriller.
Robin Cook, a physician and best-selling author known for his books Coma and Outbreak, said his new novel, Cell, foretells a future where a good deal of medicine can come through an app which can draw from huge medical databases.
"Just about every book I have written has come to pass," Cook told a symposium on Wednesday at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC, as part of his book launch.
"There are already 50,000 medical apps. If you put them together you can have an avatar doctor. And it's going to be pretty darn good."
Cook, who has training in surgery and ophthalmology, said the virtual doctor can be superior in many ways to real-life medical practitioners by being able to sift through billions of studies and records to make a diagnosis and offer a solution.
"It's going to be updated on a daily basis," he said. "We're going to have something that can solve the biggest problems in American health care – and health care in the world."
Cook said that by using an avatar doctor such as the "iDoc" described in his new book, which launched on Feb 4, patients will be able to have more access to care and more control over their treatment.
"It's going to democratise medicine," he said. "We have been held hostage by the stakeholders – the physicians, big pharma, device makers and medical labs. This is going to free us from that."
Cook said the use of a doctor app – which can connect to heart monitors, blood analyses and other data – has the potential to reduce unneeded hospital visits or specialist consultations by determining which symptoms suggest real problems and which don't.
"If you think you are having a heart attack, your avatar doctor will look at your EKG, it will know your breathing rate," he said. "It might tell you to go back to sleep."
An app can also reduce the use of ineffective medicines by analysing genetics and the likely response to various drugs.
"Some people feel you would lose the human touch and that people are not going to accept this. I disagree," he said. "Access and availability are going to trump the human touch."
A medical app with continuous monitoring can also be more effective in helping people quit addictions and predicting problems such as heart attacks, he argued.
As for the plot of Cell, which revolves around an app which runs amok under the control of an evil insurance company, Cook said that was a way to create suspense and make the story more entertaining.
"Personally, I think this will be a big benefit to mankind," he said of the prospect of virtual doctors. "But there will be bumps in the road." – AFP Relaxnews
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Showtime would back it.
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i guess hbo is kissng arums azz,And want manny back.Its funny that people ripped the marquez-ortiz fight,Claming ortiz was to big for him.I guess ortiz would whoop mannys azz as well.
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HBO already learned their lesson when GBP last PPV BOMBED. Less than 50k ppvs? Are you serious?
Pac vs Marquez 3 will happen next, book it.
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We will see if HBO will back it or not. I'm dam sure ain't just taking bob word for it.
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HBO learned a lesson when they financially assisted the Mayweather/Marquez fight. They have to make big lies to make people believe that the fight was a success...but all boxing aficionados around the world knows that it was a big loss. Who likes to buy PPV with Mayweather fighting somebody else aside from Manny Pacquiao. HBO lost a lot in that event. That is one of the reasons why Greenburg is now in hot water.
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Mayweather vs Marquez did over 1 million ppv buys.
Why do you think Bob wants Marquez as an opponent?
Do your homework brfore you post crap like this.
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Arsene Wenger reveals 'half of Arsenal dressing room wanted to leave'
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Arsene Wenger has claimed "half the dressing room wanted to leave" Arsenal this summer and the hangover could be behind their poor start to the season.
Sunday's 2-1 win over Sunderland lifted Arsenal back into the top half of the table, but the Gunners are 12 points off the pace at the top of the table already and face a fight to reach the top four.
Their early season struggles were highlighted by the shocking 8-2 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford, coming on the back of a summer that saw key midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri sold despite Wenger's insistence he wanted them to stay.
"It was a very difficult summer because half the dressing room wanted to leave," Wenger said in comments made on French radio station RTL and reported by the Guardian. "You're preparing for a season where you don't know who's going to come in, the players who are staying are asking themselves what's going on at the club, you've got a pre-season tour of Asia.
"It was extraordinarily difficult. What saved us is that we're a club that are extremely solid and united. Other clubs would surely have gone to pieces in those circumstances.
"What people forget is that we lost three key players because we've also lost [Jack] Wilshere. Three who were important in our midfield. Nasri, Fabregas and Wilshere have all been lost and they were the basis of our midfield last season.
"We've had to reconstruct our midfield entirely because Wilshere won't be back until January. Still, we've disappointed this season so far, given what's expected of us, but I think we're on the up again. The problem is you can only climb the table slowly. We're not too far away in terms of points from fourth place. We're too far away from the top two."
Wenger admitted that simple economics meant that players wanted to leave Arsenal because there was more money on offer elsewhere.
"It's not that [players have to leave to win titles]," he said. "The problem isn't that. Frankly, if you compare what Manchester City have won in the past and what Arsenal have won, then you don't go to Manchester City to win titles. Players go to Manchester City because they pay much better than Arsenal.
"They are a force clearly, because they have exceptional financial clout, so it's not surprising what they've done."
Now the Frenchman is facing questions over the long-term future of Fabregas' replacement as captain, Robin van Persie, who insists he is committed to the club but is yet to agree a new deal with 18 months left on his existing contract.
"For me being professional means that right up until the last day you are at a club you give 100 per cent to that club," added Wenger.
"I'm not asking myself whether Van Persie is going to extend his contract in 18 months' time. For me what is important is that he plays well for us (against Marseille) on Wednesday. After that the next match. That's how I think.
"He's scored 28 goals in 34 games, so they're exceptional statistics. He's got a contract for another 18 months and he's a man who is attached to our club. I'm not especially thinking about losing him."
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As usual, countless responses and feedbacks have rolled in from various angles regarding the last topic we treated in this column. As an unbiased and realistic sex therapist and sexual health consultant, it would be partial if I do not set a scale of balance by itemising six reasons married women find sexual solace in the arms of other men.
These articles and my practical counselling sessions in my office are not meant to castigate any spouse, but to provide an educative medium and serve as an 'eye-opener' to things affecting marriages 'home and abroad.' Besides, through it, I have been able to restore incalculable broken homes and bring back 'alive' relationships that have been written off as hopeless, for over two decades.
Let me quickly share the tale of two married women who gave permission to alert our husbands about the reasons married women fall into the next available arms.
Case one: Mrs. Loveth is married to a Nigeria-based contractor; they have been married for 15 years with two children, but her husband spends more time in the office than the home. Some of her friends, who saw the level of negligence, had advised her to try out other men in order to get sexual satisfaction. She went ahead and got a younger man and provided his needs – food, clothing and shelter. The young man, on the other hand, gave her unimaginable sexual treats and serviced her 24/7. According to her, she still cherishes and treasures those memories until date.
"Why do you have to go to such a demeaning extent?" I asked. "I was dying for a man's touch, for a man's voice, whispers, whispering sexy things to me to keep me alive. I was dying to experience those things you write in your column. I once pleaded with my husband and his only response was, 'You are jobless; that is why you only think of sex.' Do you know that I could decide to be a lesbian without the knowledge of my husband? However, I wanted sex with real men, and since he denied me, I went out."
Case 2: A highly-cultured university lecturer was in my office at about the closing hour. She felt really embarrassed in respect of the circumstance for which she was seeking sexual consultation. Her story? Her husband has been away in the US for the past five years, and she has fought loneliness with all sorts of sex toys to the extent that she cannot feel any sensation on her clitoris again due to numbness. She even enrolled for a degree course just to beat loneliness, all to no avail. She yearned for a man's touch, for erotic escapades. Against her wish, she succumbed to the advances of another man who does not only satisfy her all the sexual craving she had, but also awaken the tigress in her. Now her husband is not only back, but he is not as sexually vibrant, bubbling, energetic and lively as her sex partner, her purpose of visit to my office is to know how to handle the situation.
So, why does a married woman seek sexual pleasure in the arms of another man? When a married woman is sexually neglected, she falls into the arms of the next available sympathiser.
Husbands should be aware of the fact that both men and women have identical sexual needs, desires, attractions, tastes and fantasies. It is a mirage to assume that the wife is only at the receptive end, must submissively obey, and carry out the sexual demands of her husband, ignoring the fact that she also needs to exhibit her sexual expression. God made both man and woman sexual beings with similar sexual chemistry called sexual hormones. The sexual instinct of a man is God made, but 'He' wants the preservation of sex to be within the walls of a marriage. However, when endless business trips, long distance marriage relationships, prolonged office hours, marathon fasting and prayer sessions is the order of the day in your marriage, please begin to adjust fast, there is a need for balancing.
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Reason two: A woman's heart is her first bedroom for sex: 'space is provided' for anyone who gives attention to her heart. Ladies in general have an insatiable appetite for attention, approval, affirmations, and devotion.
The never-ending search for attention and affection makes a married woman find sexual adventure in the arms of other men. Nothing wears down the immune system of the sex bed like a husband being too busy to spend time alone with his wife. Love and sex, to a wife, 'is spelt,' A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N and A-F-F-E-C-T-I-O-N. No matter what you do for her, she still requires your time. To deny her attention is to jeopardise your sex bed and create room for another man to step into the bedroom.
Marital love to a married woman is more than a game, it is 'life.' A woman would give everything she has to have a marriage that works and a home that is the envy of everyone. A woman is ready to invest all her life to possess her dream home.
No matter how much a husband cares, if he does not communicate in action, the wife still feels unloved. There is a desire within every wife to share her greatest dreams, deepest desires, and innermost thoughts and heartfelt needs with the man she marries.
When a wife says to her husband, "Please talk to me now," she is pleading for both heartfelt and sexual intimacy. Unfortunately, it is an effort many husbands don't make. A recent survey showed that 86 per cent of women that seek sexual pleasure outside their marriage did so because the other man gave them attention and affection. To have a healthy sex bed, a husband must make time to give a few minutes' attention to his wife. Talk, listen and respond in love to her; try as much as possible to be as good, as caring, as supportive and as understanding as possible. Continue the courtesy of courtship in marriage. Do things that will secure her faithfulness at all times.
Let your main objective be to continually study her, learn to know her, growing with her and protect her. Sometimes you both need to sit together and make reappraisals to see how you are doing in the relationship. Genuinely ask her about the things that both of you need to do in order to have a trustworthy sex-bed.
Obviously, during the time of courtship, men, like hunters, hunt relentlessly for their prey and after marriage, they take the same prey for granted. You should not take your woman for granted because the monotony may send her into some ones else's arms. Keep love and affection growing by expressing love for your wife or it will die and both of you will not only drift apart, the next available confidant would have the best of sex with her. Spend as much time as possible to do things together with her, learn to greet her with enthusiasm. Such acts of courtesy were some of the reasons she chose to spend the rest of her life with you in the first place.
She imagined that if during courtship you could be this nice, understanding, caring, loving, friendly, encouraging and tender, then spending the rest of her life with you would be the best decision she would ever make. Treat your wife, as you would love to be treated. Please don't overlook little courtesies, especially the encouraging gestures and affection. Brag about her when she is within earshot. Most times, she may pretend not to be listening, but deep inside, she is happy and smiling. If you treat your wife with extra courtesies, she will blossom and service you sexually until you protest. People tend to appreciate when they are the subjects of a worthwhile emotional investment.
Some couples are finding it difficult contacting me for personal consultation. Here is my contact, 331 Road, House 8, Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Akowonjo; 08029593116, 08188022803. Have the best of sex this weekend.
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I am balancing my review of the happy hour (5 star) with a separate dining experience (3 star) and that is how we landed on a 4.
Happy Hour - I sat at the bar and was spoiled rotten by Crystal and Mike the bartenders. They were great! They were mixing drinks and keeping up with the demands of the Friday HH crowd. I had the guac and the plantain, which were great! I also had a deconstructed pupusa. It was so fancy! The service was great and quick and the people there were fun too. It was not as uppity as I thought it would be (keeping in mind the location) and for that I am pleased.
I was so happy about my service that I returned the next day for dinner. I took my boo-thang. We made a reservation and were seated immediately and then... we waited... and waited... and waited... No one said anything to us. No waiter looked our way or said they were busy. It was a manager who came by and took our drink order and told us our waiter would be with us. Then our waiter came and he explained he was slammed with customers and had his manager sent over to us (I'm thinking, so should the manager get the tip?) Anyway, we were treated okay, but the service wasn't as wonderful as it was the night before.
If you go here, don't be in a rush to go anywhere. Many tables are slow to order and servers aren't the quickest. However, you have to make your way to the bar for an HH. You won't be disappointed. Their HH is daily from 4-7. Spice up your life!
Another 5 star review for this business!
I got married a few weeks ago and brought 3 of my bridesmaids along. Everyone was a different nationality with different types of hair. (Our nationalities are Black, Asian, and Brazilian-American) We all needed updos but no one's could look like mine. I was so pleased with how everyone's style and hair needs were met. It was the best way for me to start my wedding day.
I am so thankful to the staff for being so wonderful for my day!
Everyone is so different in there, but one thing is for sure - these folks are skilled! I did not get the name of everyone that did my bridesmaids hair, but they were pleased as well! My make-up artists and a few guests were very impressed by the hair-dos and the way they held up.
I was super confused by the atmosphere of this place when I went, but it was a strange "Yes... I am going to feel this out" feeling that prompted me to stay. It was around 11 on a Saturday and there was about 12 people there.. All couples (and interracial... I see you Bourbon!!!) I was shocked that me and my sister were there for 15 minutes before someone took our order. It was even more shocking when I made eye contact with 2 separate bartenders and one guy who cleans there.
When I did put in my order (with a young lady who was loving the crew and the crew loved her) it was wrong. She was really sweet but moved really slowly. She had her back to us a lot of time (and was dancing with the bartender (who loved himself and was kissin up on her)
Then at 12, they blasted the music which caused 8 people to leave. Luckily it was my jams and they were bu-las-tin. Even with the hip hop, and wood grain bar, it was still kind of weird. It was obvious one bartender was a fed up with another. And the waitress was the only lady there which made the dudes thirsty on all the levels. And no one cared about the two girls in the corner that didn't have a drink.
I could see the potential in a place like this but the uppity factor is simply ridiculous. I'll go back to test is out again, but I hope I have a different experience. I love bourbon as a drink and I'd love to enjoy this place.
The flavors are great, but 30 minutes for fried chicken wings??? Really?
I have a thing for their ginger soy flavor. It satisfies your sweet, salty, and tangy taste buds. Their spicy is very spicy, but I love that as well. I am more impressed though (and less agitated) by their dumplings. They have an octopus dumpling that has such simple yet complex flavors. I also like their regular dumplings tossed in their signature sauces.
As for the actual place, I'm always slipping and sliding on the floor. It feels like there is grease on the floor everywhere. I slip and slide like nobodies business there (and I've been walking for like over 20 years, so I'm a semi-pro at this).
The must try items: lychee soju! ginger soy dumplings.
Disclaimer: I went here to get my draynk on. I had no food. I'm reserving a star for the next time I go and get the food.
I came here with a friend and we had no desire for food because we were on an independent bar crawl. We stopped in and had a delicious Bourbon Punch. It was yummy! It felt like a warm hug with a kiss on the cheek. Seriously, try it. We also had the pleasure of being bartendered by Johnny, who seems to love to craft a drink. He made a drink for us that didn't have a name yet, with Orange, Lemon, basil and gin and other tasty treats (I don't want to give away the recipe). That was soooooo good to. I think it should be called "The Butcher's Slice" It is light and aromatic and great! All the drinks here are crafted at the bar. No artificial flavors or fake stuff. They make Lavender Simple syrup and use bitters!
I love the ambiance as well. They've been open for 6 weeks, but it feels like it's meant to be there. The layout and design is contemprary yet rustic. They have a room where you can see the meet aging and yet it's classy. They don't have a sign yet outside, but it kind of makes it even better. Check this place out!
I love this place. I moved from DTSS and I missed the great food options and the authentic tastes of ethnic food. I had previously ordered from 2 other Chinese restaurants and they both made me VERY sick. Waaaaay too much MSG. But this place was great. I ordered their roasted duck and it was truly yummy. A great helping with an amazing duck sauce. They do not skimp on the helpings.
I order from here at least once a week since I found the place. I haven't been there yet to eat, but I plan on doing it soon.
Okay. I went for their lunch combo special. I got cold soup, hot soup, tea, sides and beef tips for 15.99. I'm older now, so I've matured. Their veggie pancake was still delicious. And the soups!! Jeesh! It was as if there was some type of tangy crack sprinkled in it! I liked it a lot. My fiancé was more into the meat.
I'd recommend going for lunch to get your money's worth. It's also quick service and less confusion. Here Spicy is spicy. So don't let pride get in the way!
Tired of buying scarves and hats? Tired of walking in the park and seeing the someone with the same thing you have on? Have a personal style that you can't find on a shelf? Like to work with results?For you, I suggest the Yarn Spot.
The first time I went, I was just looking around for some yarn to make a scarf. When I left, I had great yarn, a lesson, and a cute dog that comforted my while I was learning. A few months later I went back and I wanted to learn to crochet. I called them and set an appointment. I learned basic skills and was calmly talked through it. A few weeks later and here I am! Making baby hats! All the babies I know will be styling and eventually, with the help of these women. I will be too!
They have books, guides, lessons, yarn errrrywhere, couches for lounging and working, and oodles and oodles of knowledge. They also sell some pieces like sweaters and vests. The place is a gem!
This place is beautiful! I was truly impressed by the size of the club and the hospitality of the staff. I went here for a wedding and was pleasantly surprised by the security of the property, the beauty of the landscape, and the space of the club.
I loved my time here!
This is my favorite Starbucks EVER! They are neat, quiet, nice. I'm never in line for over 3 minutes. And the product is always made to my liking. I've never found a Starbucks that I can sit and relax in, until this place. Me likey
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Sam Elliot! Yum Yum! That man is a well-seasoned treat.
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