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Train of Tempted Thoughts— A man and woman share secret pleasure on a train.
Second Date— A date with a hot latina and her feet is memorable.
Loving Couple Adventures— The adventure begins with a three-way.
Footfucking Fun - Sauna Feet— Mike needs to cum. Gabriella offer him her toes.
Unemployment to Enjoyment— Amy dares to dangle, dip and give a footjob!
English Lessons— What goes on, after class.
Train Encounter— Seduced by the feet of an older woman.
Rush Ch. 03— Antoine & Inez get it on at the diner. Janice watches.
Triple X Factor Ch. 02— Contest of couples to produce best porn video.
Vacation with the Family Ch. 02— Siblings relationship gets much more passionate.
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Redhorn— Dark secrets fester in the city of New Jericho.
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Book your room at Best Western InnSuites Yuma Mall Hotel & Suites
Studio Suite, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Studio Suite, 2 Queen BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Executive Suite, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 1 infant)
Executive Suite, 2 Queen BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofabed, Jetted TubMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Yuma hotel with an outdoor pool
Situated near the airport, in the city center, this hotel is close to Arizona Historical Society Sanguinetti House Museum, Sanquinetti House Museum, and Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. Local attractions also include Yuma Crossing State Heritage Area.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Best Western InnSuites Yuma Mall Hotel & Suites features an outdoor pool. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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In addition to premium cable television, guestrooms include beds with pillowtop mattresses, kitchenettes, and complimentary wireless Internet access.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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At your hotel
Best Western InnSuites Yuma Mall Hotel & Suites features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 3700 square feet (333 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a library, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available 24 hours). Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 15
- Bar/lounge
- Conference space size (meters) - 333
- Conference space size (feet) - 3700
- Free Wi-Fi
- Express check-out
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
- Number of floors - 3
- Tennis on site
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fireplace in lobby
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Meeting rooms
- Total number of rooms - 166
- Picnic area
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Outdoor pool
- Television in lobby
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Park your car
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
In your room
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Pillowtop mattress
- Complimentary bottled water
- Climate control
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchenette
- Microwave
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Shower/tub combination
- Room service (limited hours)
- Cable TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
Eat and drink
Guests are offered a complimentary hot/cold buffet breakfast.
PJs Cafe - This steakhouse serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Basketball on site
The fine print for Best Western InnSuites Yuma Mall Hotel & Suites
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Your pets
Pets allowed, Only dogs and cats are allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 2, Pet maximum weight in lb is 80
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per stay
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.

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J&J said it was recalling all 7,500 Adept implants shipped worldwide between 2004 and September 2011. Most likely were already implanted in patients, who were told to contact their doctor if they had problems.
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DO-IT Summer Camps
This page provides information about the current DO-IT Summer Study program, camps that hosted programs offered by DO-IT, and resources that camps can use to implement their own technology, college, and career programs. Such programs enhance the academic and career skills of youth with disabilities within the context of an engaging camp setting.
DO-IT Summer Study
DO-IT supports Summer Study sessions at the University of Washington in Seattle for DO-IT Scholar participants. These Scholars are teenagers with a wide variety of disabilities that include those that impact seeing, hearing, mobility, speech, learning, and social interactions.
DO-IT Outreach Camps
DO-IT has sponsored Internet exploration and college and career preparation activities at the following camps for youth with disabilities.
Camp Courage
Camp website
Maple Lake, MN
Easter Seals Camp Angelos
Corbett, OR
Easter Seals Camp
Sorrento, FL
Easter Seals Camp Fairlee
Chestertown, MD
Easter Seals Camp Harmon
Boulder Creek, CA
Easter Seals Camp
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Easter Seals Rocky Mountain
Empire, CO
MDA Camp
Tacoma, WA
Northwest Burn Foundation
Seattle, WA
Camp Program Resources
The following DO-IT resources can be used by other programs that wish to develop engaging summer activities for youth with disabilities.
Beyond Summer: Conducting Internet Activities at Camp - tips for how to include educational online experiences to your camp.
Camp: Beyond Summer - a video showing how to add Internet experiences to summer camp programs.
Camper Links - Internet activities enjoyed by campers.
DO-IT Pals - learn about and apply to the DO-IT Pals program.
Creating a Transition Program for Teens: How DO-IT Does It, and How You Can DO-IT, Too. - learn how to create a summer program for youth.
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Is mama fully weaning...pumping and nursing at the breast? Or, mom will still be nursing, perhaps not pumping?
If baby is still nursing 3-4 times when mom is home, baby doesn't need cow's milk at all: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-ppbreastfeed/?msg=118813.1
That article gives some great alternatives to cow's milk.
Is that helpful? Feel free to follow up if you/she need more info :0) Congrats to your friend!
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Mama is not weaning. She's going to continue nursing whenever she's home. She also nurses at night. That is probably 3-4 times a day. That article is helpful! Thank you.
Should she pump at work at all or no? Or just pump in the beginning to relieve engorgement and then eventually she won't need to pump?
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Really, that's her decision. We have some moms here who choose to pump at work throughout the second year and some who choose to hang up the horns as soon as they can. I think I personally would stick it out a bit longer if I had a milk-allergic kid or if my child wasn't well established on a varied solids diet.


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Classic Heli-Hiking adventures begin with transportation from Banff, Alberta to the CMH helipad followed by an exhilarating flight into the lodge. The first day of your trip has a half day of guided hiking and walking. Each of the following days (except departure day) will include full days of hiking and exploration with like-minded adventurers.
Try the via ferrata or the ziplines or enjoy glorious mountain walks by ancient glaciers. Guests are divided into groups based on ability and interest. Add in gourmet cuisine, wonderful lodges and a relaxed, casual atmosphere and you have CMH Summer Adventures in a nutshell.
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January 14th, 2009 by jbrown, Filed under: Commentary, Culture, Web
The NATO Parliamentary Website –> www.nato-pa.int was defaced by a Turkish hacker recently.
According to www.nato-pa.int:
"Bringing together members of parliaments throughout the Atlantic Alliance, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly has provided for half a century an essential link between NATO and the parliaments of the NATO nations, helping to build parliamentary and public consensus in support of Alliance policies."
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all types of solid, non-hazardous wastes from households, commercial businesses
and industry, a Class 4 landfills can accept only limited types of wastes. A Class
4 landfill is not designed to the same strict standards as a Class 1 landfill and
therefore a Class 4 landfill can accept only inert, non-putrescible (wastes that
do not become putrid) wastes that do not degrade, or degrade very slowly. In addition,
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LOUISVILLE, Colo.—Safe Systems, based here, opened a new satellite office and made two acquisitions in 2012. In 2013, the company plans to acquire again as well as grow organically—all part of a multi-year growth strategy.
LOUISVILLE, Colo.—Safe Systems Inc., a burglar- and fire-alarm company based here, continues on its course of growth by acquiring Colorado Telemetry Systems, based in Golden, Colo., and Sunair Security Services, based in Aurora, Colo., according to an article from the Bo
LOUISVILLE, Colo.—Safe Systems, a Honeywell First Alert dealer based here, recently acquired D-Tech Alarm Specialist in Pueblo, Colo. The acquisition expands Safe Systems' growing security business in southern Colorado, and is the first step in the company's new strategy, according to company executives.
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One of the most beloved movie epics of all time, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride—featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura—seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action into a rich, evocative, and unforgettable tale of courage and hope.
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Updated: October 12, 2012 11:35PM
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A female detective who complained that male officers invited her to watch pornographic videos and kept a sex toy as an office mascot was exposed to sexual material because she works in the department's sex crimes unit, Fort Wayne's police chief said Friday.
Detective Bridget Glaser sued the city's police department claiming her civil rights were violated.
Her lawsuit notes that the department's officers include nearly 400 men and only 50 women and says Glaser — who has been on the force for nearly 20 years and a detective for 10 years — complained to superiors in 2010 that female officers were treated like "second-class citizens."
According to her lawsuit, one police sergeant pressured Glaser to view his personal collection of digital pornography and another kept a sex toy on his desk that was rotated around the office and at least once placed on Glaser's chair. The male officers routinely used the toy as a prop for obscene jokes and used it to simulate sex acts, the lawsuit claims. It says the toy was referred to as "the office mascot."
The sex toy was removed from the office shortly before Glaser met with police Chief Rusty York in April to complain about her colleagues' behavior, the lawsuit says.
Glaser's lawsuit, filed in federal court in September, says male officers continued to make obscene comments and jokes even after her meeting with the chief.
York said he had met with Glaser and investigated her claims. He said she works in the department's sex crimes unit and leads its Internet child pornography team, meaning she is "inherently" exposed to objectionable material.
"By the nature of that work, unfortunately, these men and women are exposed to very disgusting and repugnant, not only pieces on the Internet but pieces that we confiscate," York said in a phone interview Friday.
The lawsuit claims the men's behavior created a hostile work environment. Glaser is seeking unspecified damages and a court order barring similar behavior in the future.
York said officials believe her lawsuit is without merit.
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One of the most troubling experiences parents with troubled children face is constant judgment. In your early years as a parent, you might have heard that if you disciplined your child more effectively, offered better activities, found better therapists, practiced a healthier lifestyle, or engaged in a veritable cornucopia of other practices, everything would be different. It's true that parenting can strongly affect the way a child turns out, but your child is much more than a product of your parenting. Early influences such as friends, teachers, and the surrounding community play significant roles, but genetic mental illnesses can't be changed by good parenting alone. If you want to effectively parent an adult child who has emotional problems, you'll need to find ways to escape guilt, because guilt makes you vulnerable to manipulation.
Is This My Fault?
No single force can completely control your child, which means that the simple answer to whether or not this is your fault is a resounding 'no'. Of course, life is full of nuances and your situation may be one of them. Perhaps you struggled with problems of your own when your child was growing up, or maybe you struggle with guilt because you didn't seek early treatment for your child or denied her problems. It's true that parenting often plays a role in the adulthood development of problems such as substance abuse and criminal behavior, but there is not a simple one-to-one correlation between parenting choices and adult struggles.


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Kelly Bell 1-4-2013 Longview Regional Medical Center employees give back to the Boys and Girls Club of Gregg County this holiday season. Longview Regional Medical Center (LRMC) spent Wednesday, December 12 hosting a hamburger and hot dog cookout to raise funds for the Boys and Girls Club of Gregg County. Held on the hospital campus, the event collected $1650 for this worthy …
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254 FOR THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH: INVESTING IN A HEALTHIER FUTURE This figure illustrates the complexity of the current systems of funding of public health. The left diagram represents a traditional, relatively parsimonious view of funding. In it, the federal government gives block and categorical grants (often originating in Congress) to state health departments and gives direct support to local health departments. The state government gives the state health departments discretionary funds, categorical or programmatic funds, and dedicated revenue. Some of the funding is passed on to local health departments, which also receive funding from city and county government. Both the state and local health departments receive some funding from private groups and receive fees, fines, and, in some cases, Medicaid and Medicare dollars. The left diagram does not communicate the expansive, complicated, and intertwining nature of the delivery of public health, as the right diagram begins to illustrate.
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255 APPENDIX E In addition to the main organizations identified in the left diagram, other groups— such as other state agencies, local agencies, and local organizations—create policies and deliver programs and services that affect the public's health. Consider Medicaid, behavioral health, and environmental health and protection as examples. These other organizations pay local health departments, other local government agencies, and other local organizations (nongovernment organizations and community-based organizations) to provide valuable public health services. Those interrelationships greatly affect the public's health but are difficult to track and quantify. Even among traditional government public health, tracking revenue and expenditures is extremely difficult, given the variety of funders, services, and billing systems involved (discussed in more detail in Chapter 3).
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TQM Systems:
The ISO 9000-2008 family of standards form a coherent set of quality management system standards facilitating mutual understanding in national and international trade.
A quality management systems approach
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has the mission of promoting the development of standardization and related world activities to facilitate the international exchange of goods and services. ISO is comprised of 91 member countries. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is the member body representing the United States. There are approximately 180 Technical Committees within ISO on a wide range of subjects. Technical Committee 176 was formed in 1979 to harmonize international activity in quality management and quality assurance standards. The ISO 9000-2008 series of standards is the most recent result of the committee. The "2008" identifies the set of standards officially adopted in the year 2008. For more information on the background of the ISO 9000-2008 standards and to purchase your copy please visit the American Society for Quality's website.
The ISO standards provide a framework for fundamental quality management. The standards were developed to effectively document the quality system elements to be implemented in order to maintain an efficient quality system within organizations. Most organizations have obtained registration from an accredited independent third party registering body that certifies the organization complies with the standards. Most organizations obtain registration to ISO 9001. All organizations should be capable of being registered regardless of their decision to actually be registered. The ISO standards describe in many cases the minimal set of processes necessary for delivering quality products and services to customers. You will not win the Baldrige award by simply being registered, but if you are not registered or capable of being registered there is probably no hope that your organization will even get close to winning the Baldrige award.
ISO 9001-2008 has eight sections that auditors use to assess an organization's quality management system. Sections 4 through 8 compose the "Requirements" portion of the standard.
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Any organization that has implemented the Hoshin Kanri planning process will have an easy time providing evidence to an auditor that the requirements of ISO 9000-2008 section 5 are being met. After referencing the Hoshin plan in their Quality Manual, they will only need to open the Hoshin plan to show that the organization's quality policy is clearly defined and communicated to everyone. Management responsibilities will be clearly identified by planning table owners. It will be obvious that all improvement activities link to the organization's quality objectives and that they are measurable. A rigorous set of review tables will clearly show management's commitment and involvement in managing the organization's quality policy. In addition, Hoshin Kanri addresses the Corrective Action clause of section 8 of the standard. Hoshin's Abnormality Tables provides a link between corrective action and specific core processes and helps assure that problems are solved using the systematic PDCA cycle.
TQE can help your organization implement the Hoshin Kanri planning process. TQE's Hoshin Handbook describes the Hoshin Kanri process and provides step by step instructions. The handbook is also used as the text for the on-site workshop. It can help get you and your team up to speed quickly. To complete your Hoshin implementation, TQE provides both web-based and PC-based software to help reduce the paperwork and provide structure for your planning process. The software will help make your Hoshin plan become the way you manage instead of a document collecting dust on the shelf. Implementing Hoshin Kanri can be a giant step toward winning the Baldrige award.
TQE's Process Management and Improvement workshops directly address section 8 of the standard. After completing the training and implementing the concepts people will be able to show that processes are capable of achieving planned results. They will be able to show key performance measures/indicators and how they are used to control and improve processes. They will be able describe how processes are systematically improved and how the improvements are standardized to prevent backsliding.
To help organizations implement the concepts of process management and process improvement, TQE provides an on-site Workshop. It teaches people how to use basic quality tools to manage and improve processes. Once the basic tools are mastered, people are able to determine if their processes are capable of meeting customer requirements. If processes are capable people will know how to standardize the process to assure stable and capable performance. If processes are found to be not capable, then people will know how to use the PDCA model to begin improving the processes so that they will meet customer requirements. If you want to see if you are proficient with the basic quality tools, take this quiz and find out.
Understanding how to use basic quality tools allows people in the organization to take responsibility for the processes they manage. In general, the tools will allow anyone to understand and continuously improve about 80-90% of the processes they manage. For the 10-20% of processes that require more sophisticated tools, TQE also provides training in Design of Experiments. This class teaches engineers and other technical personnel the techniques used by TQM organizations to achieve breakthrough process improvement.
TQE's products and training services can help your organization take steps toward being fully compliant with ISO 9000-2008.


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Moonshine Store
The Moonshine Store is situated at a country crossroads near the town of Martinsville, IL. It is an adventure in itself just finding the place. What makes it special is the unique atmosphere of this little country store that is home to the famous "Moonburger". It has been featured on the CBS Morning Show. It is a "must stop" location for travelers with its guest book logging visitors from all 50 states and around the world. In April 2014, a new record was set where 3,251 burgers were served during a major motorcycle rally, the Moonshine Lunch Run.
CITY: Martinsville
D & J Cafe
Homestyle cafe offering full menu.
CITY: Willow Hill
Joe's Pizza
Traditional Italian pizza restaurant with seating for 80. Every item is homemade by this family owned and operated establishment.
CITY: Paris
Harmon's Lunch Counter
Lunch counter serving sandwiches and more. At the back of Harmon's Healthsmart Drugstore.
CITY: Oblong
Joe's Italian Foods
Full Italian menu.
CITY: Robinson
Hong Kong House - Charleston
Chinese restaurant with full menu - dine-in, carry-out or delivery.
CITY: Charleston
Monical's Pizza - Paris
Pizza, fast food.
CITY: Paris
Old fashioned drive-in restaurant - open seasonally May-Oct.
CITY: Robinson
China King
Seating for 40 people dining or take-out.
CITY: Paris
Los Tres Caminos
Authentic Mexican food, fine dining, take-out, seating for 99, imported Mexican beers.
CITY: Paris
Check Mart - Oblong
Serving "hot stuffed pizza".
CITY: Oblong
Seventh Street Underground
A student coffee house and entertainment. A non-alcoholic venue for college students.
CITY: Charleston
Greathouse of Pizza
Family owned pizzeria serving homemade Italian favorites such as: pizza, pasta, Italian beef and other various items.
CITY: Casey
Fine dining in a relaxed atmosphere. Full menu.
CITY: Robinson
Whitling Whimsy
Located next door to the World's Largest Wind Chime in Casey, Whitling Whimsy is a cafe specializing in fresh deli sandwiches and yummy baked goods. Offering sweets, sandwiches, specialty teas and coffee and souvenirs.
CITY: Casey
Paris Family Restaurant
Seats 110 people for fine dining.
CITY: Paris
Lincoln Garden Family Restaurant
Family restaurant and 24 hour weekend diner. Skillets, gyros, pita wraps, salads, soups, pastas, omelettes, steaks,chicken ribs, sandwiches, seafood and childrens menu
CITY: Charleston
Pagliai's Pizza in Charleston
Pizza, Dine in or carry out
CITY: Charleston
El Rancherito - Charleston
Authentic Mexican restaurant. Enjoy the finest Mexican food in Illinois. Call ahead for carry outs and check out our other locations.
CITY: Charleston
New China Buffet
Seating for eighty, fine dining, buffet, take-out.
CITY: Paris
Yen Ching Mandarin
Wide variety of Oriental dishes.
CITY: Robinson
Country Junction/ Amoco
Friendly convenience store with pizza, hot dogs, chicken and deli type items.
CITY: Kansas
Monical's Pizza - Robinson
Family-style dining, pizza and much more.
CITY: Robinson
Roc's Black Front
Rocs is celebrated for its baby back ribs and original 'Norm's nirvana barbeque sauce.
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"Transition To Peace" airs every other Friday from 1-2PM.
Russ is a peace researcher, author and speaker on peace and national security issues. A former weapon systems analyst at Stanford Research Institute before resigning his position, he invites guests to talk about their area of interest and how it relates to the topic of world peace and how to get there. He is the author of Transition to Peace, a Defense Engineer's Search for an Alternative to War and blogs about the subject on his website transitiontopeace.com. He is active with Transition West Marin, believing that positive change will come from the bottom up. He lives on a small horse ranch in Dogtown with his wife, Anne Sands and when not writing about peace, he can be found there shoveling horse manure and tending to his vegetable garden.


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Boobs For Rent: French Woman Offers Breastfeeding Service To Gay Parents
THE GIST) – In the wake of France passing its same-sex marriage law in May, a woman is now offering to breastfeed the babies of gay male couples. Her milk isn't cheap though; she's charging 100 euros, or $130 dollars, for 10 breastfeeds per day.
On the French website, the woman, a 29-year-old trained nurse, wrote, "I am a young mother in perfect health, a trained nurse of 29, and I am renting my breasts to milk-feed infants."
The chief executive of the website where the ad was placed, Alexandre Woof, said in a statement, "Our legal advisers are sure of this. It's illegal in France to sell maternal milk but this is a person proposing a service, not selling the milk in flasks."
The woman has apparently received more than a dozen requests. Half of them were legitimate, the other half, she said, "were from perverts."
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Kite FishingWednesday, September 30th, 2009
Kite Fishing has been around for years now, yet not all fisherman are taking advantage to this exciting and new to some method of fishing.
The best way to picture how kite fishing works is to visualize how an outrigger works. You have a Separate Line with a Release Clip at the end, which takes you line away from the boat . When you get a bite from a fish the force gets transfered to the clip and your line is released.
The main items you will need to start kite fishing are:
1.) A Fishing Kite
3.) Release Clips
¬†Many different styles of fishing have originated in the hopes of catching sailfish, sharks, and other top water game fish.¬† Perhaps the most effective of these types of fishing is kite fishing.¬† Kite Fishing is a technique of fishing that involves flying kites, and using the kites to suspend live baits on the top of the water.¬† This type of fishing is highly effective for sport fishing off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, where the Gulf Stream current and the natural reef running along the coastline, coincide.¬† Sportfishing charter boats have been using this technique for 20 years to hook into the wide array of big game species that swim through our waters.¬† This article is written in order to teach basic tactics on how to go about kite fishing.¬†¬†ÔŅĹ
For kite fishing, live bait is preferred.  Start off by catching or buying live baits. Only certain types of baitfish will work effectively in the kite.  These baitfish include Pogies, Mackerels, Bluefish and Herring.  There are some other types of baitfish that can be used in the kite, but these types survive the best and produce the best results.
    Start out by selecting your spot to fish.  When kite fishing, you are mostly immobile.  You will drift whichever way the current is moving, but as far as covering ground with your engines, you can only make small corrections.  So first thing is to select a good area or depth of water to fish.  Off the shore of Fort Lauderdale, one of the best areas is the 90'-120' natural reef that runs along its coast.  Other good areas are where there is a rip current, a temperature gradient, a color change or over the top of an artificial reef, such as a shipwreck.  These are all good areas to begin fishing, and bear in mind that winds and currents will push you around a bit, so plan ahead.
¬†¬†¬†¬† Launch your kite from the highest point you can on your boat.¬† If you are going to fly 2 kites simultaneously, you will want to put a small lead on the lower corners of each kite, depending on which direction you want each kite to spread to.¬† The weight for this should be about 1/8 ounce for light kites and about ¬Ĺ ounce for heavy kites.¬† If weighted properly, the kites should spread apart from each other enough so that when the baits are out, the baits cannot get tangled together.
    Your kites are flying now, and are about 50'-75' off the back of your boat.  Along your kite line, you should have a small barrel swivel tied every 40' or so feet along your kite line.  Use a snap swivel and attach your first kite clip to the kite line.  You can buy these kite clips all made up for you at a bait and tackle store.  Set the pressure of the clip release by tightening or loosening the setscrew on the clip.  You want the clip to release with slightly more pressure than the baitfish will likely be able to put on it himself.
    While the captain is launching the kites, the mate should be setting up the rods and baiting up.  I like to sew my baits on with a wax line bridle.  This gives you the most possible hook exposure and increases your hookup chances.  Use a needle and sew the bait through the back of its neck, just behind the head of the fish.  Don't go too deep.  About 1/4 of the baitfish's body is as far as you want to stick that needle.  Catch the loop of the wax line bridal on both sides with the hook and twist it up.  Then stick the hook back underneath the entire bridal, making the hook tight to the body of the baitfish.  Basically, the fish will be angled with his head up when he is dangling, forcing the baitfish to struggle to keep his head below water so he can breath.  This will cause a lot of vibrations which is the desired effect when kite fishing.
    OK, the baitfish is all baited and ready to launch.  Hand the leader up to the captain to put through the pressure release clip.  The captain snaps the line in, and begins to let the kite out away from the boat.  The mate has to coordinate with the captain and let line out from the fishing rod at the same time.  Once the bait is the desired distance from the boat, the mate must make constant adjustments to keep the bait right on the top of the water, struggling.  The bait should be under the water, but the hook, leader and fishing line should all be out of the water.  A lot of captains put a colored ribbon on the snap swivel of the fishing line, which is about 8' out of the water, just above the bait.  This helps visibility if there is a glare and the bait can't be found at a quick glance.
When the big game fish comes up to feed, he will have to stick part of his body out of the water to get the bait.¬† Indicators that you are about to get a bite are:¬
'Äʬ†The bait fish is going nuts and splashing more vigorously than normal
'Äʬ†You see splashes and 'Äúboils'ÄĚ on the top of the water around the bait
'Äʬ†You see a sailfish or shark fin out of the water next to the bait
'Äʬ†An unidentified dark spot under the water in the vicinity of the bait
'Äʬ†The pressure release clip just snapped and you don'Äôt see anything
¬†¬†¬† You will be alerted some way or another that you are about to, or just got a bite.¬† The best thing to do when you get a bite is to free spool the fishing pole and let the big fish eat the bait and swallow it down.¬† Wait till the big fish is taking line off quickly before you lock up and begin to wind to set the hook.¬† This means that either the game fish is trying to swallow and wash the bait down his throat, or he has felt you and knows that something is wrong.¬† In either case, lock up the rod into strike, tell the captain to 'Äúgo ahead'ÄĚ with the boat, and start winding as fast as you can to get the slack out of the line.¬† When you come tight, the line will pop out of the pressure release clip and there will be even more slack to take up.¬† Keep winding until you come tight on the fish.¬† When you come tight, set the hook with a couple gentle but firm tugs with the rod.¬† This will hopefully set the hook into the fishes jaw.¬†
    Kite fishing is a very exciting way to hook into big game fish.  You get to see the whole bite sequence and the hook up ratio is usually very high.  It takes quite a bit of practice to become proficient with kite fishing technique.  Keep trying though, it will pay off!


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For the cats sake, it was lucky that fence was there. Turkeys can really get mean with that 'spur' they have.
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Excitement is building for the first National Government Ethics Summit, which OGE is hosting throughout the month of September. Participate in the Summit virtually.
OGE delivers its first Massive Open Online Course
This week I met with senior White House officials and agency
ethics leaders to discuss recent developments in the executive branch ethics
One year ago, I was sworn in as Director of OGE, a "small agency with the big mission of making sure the public can have confidence in the government's impartiality." Looking back a year later, I am proud of the work that OGE accomplished in 2013.


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New titles land on library shelves every day. It is my mission to sort through them all and pick it out the most useful, inspirational, and interesting releases from the perspective of a writer looking for an intellectual, technical, or grammatical boost. Here's five for September:
Bough Down, by Karen Green
With fearlessness and grace, Bough Down reports from deep inside the maelstrom of grief. In this profoundly beautiful and intensely moving lament, artist and writer Karen Green conjures the inscrutable space of love and loss, clarity and contradiction, sense and madness. She summons memory and the machination of the interior mind with the emotional acuity of music as she charts her passage through the devastation of her husband's suicide. In crystalline fragments of text, Green's voice is paradoxically confessional and non-confessional: moments in her journey are devastating but also luminous, exacting in sensation but also ambiguous and layered in meaning. Her world is haunted by the unnameable, and yet she renders that world with poetic precision in her struggle to make sense of not only of death but of living. In counterpoint, tiny visual collages punctuate the text, each made of salvaged language and scraps of the material world-pages torn from books, bits of paper refuse, drawings and photographs, old postage stamps and the albums which classify them. Each collage--and the creative act of making it--evinces the reassembling of life. A breathtaking lyric elegy, Bough Down uses music and silence, color and its absence, authority of experience and the doubt that trembles at its center to fulfill a humane artistic vision. This is a lapidary, keenly observed work, awash with the honesty of an open heart.
Please, No More Poetry: The Poetry of derek beaulieu
Please, No More Poetry is the first selected works of derek beaulieu. As the publisher of first housepress and, more recently, No Press, beaulieu has continually highlighted the possibilities for experimental work in a variety of writing communities. His own work can be classified as visual poetry, as concrete poetry, as conceptual work, and beyond. His work is not to be read in any traditional sense, as it challenges the very idea of reading; rather, it may be understood as a practice that forces readers to reconsider what they think they know. As beaulieu continues to push himself in new directions, readers will appreciate the work that he has created to date, much of which has become unavailable in Canada. With an introduction by Kit Dobson and an interview with derek beaulieu by Lori Emerson as an afterword, "Please, No More Poetry" offers readers an opportunity to gain access to a complex experimental poetic practice through thirty-five selected representative works.
Always Apprentices: The Believer Magazine Presents 22 Conversations Between Writers
'Always Apprentices' collects five years of intimate, wide-ranging conversations with many of today's most prominent writers, taken from the pages of the 'Believer'. The participants don't limit themselves to issues of writing and craft, but instead offer unfettered exchanges on a wide range of topics-from what it means to be a consumer to whether or not to kill a deer, from how we get to know each other to walking while inebriated. The interviews feature the serious-yet-casual 'Believer' approach to the often staid interview format. For example, Sheila Heti asks Mary Gaitskill, "If you go into a room or go to a party, is there a basic disposition you have toward humans going through the world?" Elsewhere, Colum McCann begins his conversation with Aleksandar Hemon by asking, "What are we doing here? Why aren't we in a pub?" Other interviews include Don DeLillo talking with Bret Easton Ellis; Joan Didion talking with Vendela Vida; and Barry Hannah talking with Wells Tower.
Web Designer's Guide to Wordpress: plan, theme, build, launch, by Jesse Friedman
Legions of web designers and developers are choosing WordPress for building sites. That's because it's powerful, reliable, flexible, scalable--and more. This book is your complete guide to mastering WordPress theme development, covering everything from installation to leveraging the community and resources to improve your WordPress skills for years to come.
With detailed explanations, real-life examples, and step-by-step tutorials, you'll find everything you need to build and deploy WordPress-powered websites with no prior server-side or WordPress development experience.
Sin and syntax: how to craft wickedly effective prose, by Constance Hale
Today's writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make creative communication, both the lyrical and the unlawful, an option for everyone. With its crisp, witty tone, Sin and Syntax covers grammar's ground rules while revealing countless unconventional syntax secrets (such as how to use--Gasp!--interjections or when to pepper your prose with slang) that make for sinfully good writing.
A fully revised and updated edition with challenges and writing prompts in every chapter
After a flood-induced hiatus over the summer the Central library's Creative Writing Club is set to go for a new season. In this group participants will find an opportunity to share their writing, engage in fun exercises to get their creative wheels spinning, and perhaps most awesome: meet some like-minded aspiring writers to bounce ideas off of and share the joy of a good sentence.
The Creative Writing Club meets every other Monday, starting September 9.
Space is limited, but we still have a few spots available. REGISTER HERE.
Any one who's had their hands on our September – December Program Guide may be confused by the meeting location listed as "Lower Level - Meeting Room 1". With Central's Lower Level currently CLOSED for flood repairs (which will include the construction of additional meeting rooms) the Creative Writing Club will move upstairs to the 2nd floor Program Room.
Just starting down the path of creative writing? Looking for some good books on the subject? Try these classics!
Some important dates are creeping up for anyone out there looking to take advantage of the library's 2013 Writer in Residence service. This year Memorial Park library will host award-winning author Barb Howard for three months of manuscript consultations, 'Reckless Writing' workshops, author reading events, and more.
September 1. This is the first day to submit manuscripts and set up a consultation. Please read the Manuscript Submission Guidelines, which include poetry, fiction, children's, articles, and non-fiction.
September 5. Welcome Barb Howard to her new position at the official Program Launch. She will read from a selection of her works and outline plans for her residency. A reception will follow. 7pm. No registration is required.
September 10. The first installment of 'Reckless Writing' - one hour of prompted fearless writing followed by one hour of discussion. Starts at 6pm and again, no registration is required.
It's all free with your library card.
For more information on Barb Howard check out the author's website and read this local news story from the Cochrane Eagle.
I feel a bit like I'm writing a car commercial now, but a program with this much value really only comes around once a year, so don't miss the opportunity to take your writing to the next level, no matter what level that may be.
Of all the wonderful opportunities coming from October 14 to 20 courtesy of Wordfest - including more than 65 writers coming to town for an incredible range of events - none may be more valuable to the aspiring writer than the Wordfest Workshops. This year there are 4 workshops. One of them is already SOLD OUT so don't hesitate to get signed up for the few remaining spots. Update! Sept. 14 - MORE TICKETS FOR TERESA TOTEN NOW AVAILABLE!
The 2013 festival lineup is now available at wordfest.com and it features a special Pre-Festival event. On September 25 Wordfest presents Amanda Lindhout with her memoir A House in the Sky - "a story of courage, resilience and extraordinary grace. Her curiosity about the world led her from rural Canada to imperiled and dangerous countries on every continent, and then into fifteen months of harrowing captivity in Somalia."
Now, those workshops:
Tuesday, October 15
This intensive workshop includes hands on writing exercises, discussion and tips on igniting a child's imagination through storytelling.
Cary Fagan is an award-winning children's author, a writer of adult novels, an editor and a contributor to a number of magazines and newspapers. He has twice been a Toronto Book Award finalist, and he has won the Jewish Book Award and the World Storytelling Award.
Thursday, October 17
Award winning author and the mind behind Minister Without Portfolio shares tips on how to write compelling yet believable fiction at this workshop packed with writing exercises, insider advice and in-depth discussions.
Saturday, October 19
Bring a pen and notebook to this workshop, and learn more about the art of building tension and suspense in mystery writing through fun, interactive exercises and engaging discussions.
Learn how to mine real-life experiences as inspiration for stories geared to young adults in this workshop for writers of all ages and levels.
*All event descriptions and artist bios lifted from wordfest.com
Karma is biting this blogger big time. Last week I dissed the month of August whole-heartedly and now August is taking every chance it gets to tell me I was so wrong. This weekend is the third When Words Collide festival, known for bringing a wide variety of guest authors, publishers, and passionate fans together for "a sharing of information, for learning, and to build a sense of community."
The festival runs from August 9 – 11.
Get full details from the When Words Collide website, including the complete list of presenters & panelists. This list includes local author Axel Howerton, who will appear on the panels "Pushing the Limits of Traditional Mystery" and "Violence in Literature". This week's FFWD features an interview with Howerton. Read it.
You can find the books of this year's guest authors at your local library. Click the book covers to place a hold.
A mild layer of confused distress sometimes settles over the days of August. It's the month when kids can't even enjoy summer knowing it's quickly coming to an end. Record companies and book publishers and movie producers save all their good stuff for later. August is summer's December - better when it's over. August is a vague, lazy, sloth waiting for the forward drive of September. If this sounds too cynical, take a look at Slate Magazine's article titled: "August: Let's get rid of it", by David Plotz, and you'll see it's all very real. I strongly support Plotz's idea to extend both July and September by ten days, reducing August to a ten-day breeze. The modification would leave enough time for the month's #1 attraction: the three-day People's Poetry Festival, which will leave its bright, inviting mark on Calgary from August 16 - 18.
The Calgary Public Library is a proud supporter of The People's Poetry Festival and its valiant mission "to tear apart the notion that poetry is reserved for academic elites and enlightened beatniks". On August 17th our Louise Riley branch will host "Alphabet Soup" - a poetry workshop to help you craft your own abecedarian, or alphabetical poem (for example, look below!). The workshop runs from 11am to 12:30 and we still have a few spots left. Register here.
Here, now, is my first rushed attempt at an abecedarian poem...
Behind the
Curtain of July
Delaying our
Eager push to
Fall and
Gasp for
Instead of
Jostling for
Moments in
Non-jacketed late night
Sometimes even
Under the
Wheel with
Youth and
Zero meaning.
It can be a real sludgefest when it comes to finding the right book to help writers with their writing. Over the summer I've been picking away at updates to our 'Writer' book lists and the publishing niche is just so convoluted that it's nearly impossible to keep up with. There's a lot of people out there trying to get the most out of their literary ambitions and a ton of writers willing to write books to tell them how.
It's pretty easy, right off the bat, to avoid any books with the words 'SELL', 'BESTSELLER', or 'MONEY' in the title, but that still leaves me with hundreds of books with space in my list for about twenty. After sampling dozens of titles I got a lucky break during a camping trip when I had a chance to finally start reading Tom Bissell's 2012 book of essays, Magic Hours.
Four essays in I encountered an authoritative voice on the subject of how-to-write manuals. The essay is titled"Writing about Writing about Writing" and anyone considering consultation in the how-to section might want to get their hands on Magic Hours first. In his own insecure search for authoritative guidance Bissell seems to have familiarized himself with many of the classic staple how-to-write books and his perspective on the subject is blunt, honest, and valuable.
After a discussion of whether writing is teachable, whether how-tos are useless, and declaring John Gardner's On Becoming A Novelist as the book that literally taught him how to write, Bissell usefully separates the different types of manuals into four categories: 1) "The User's Manual", 2) "Golden Parachute", 3) "Nuts, Bolts, Tea & Angels", and 4) "Olympus".
I'll be going into detail for each of Bissell's categories as I compare his recommendations with our collection, hoping to create the ultimate writer's booklist, but in the meantime here are the most prominent titles from each category...
For those focused mostly on success and popularity.
Stay tuned for the final, updated 'Nook booklists. And please leave a comment below to tell us about the books you've encountered that must make the list.
The months of September through November are always a glorious time to work at the information desk on the 4th floor of Central library. This is where the literature collection lives, as well as all of our how-to guidebooks for aspiring writers. While our bottomless pool of resources is available year-round to writers looking to hurdle over obstacles, it is only during September, October, and November that we can say: go to Memorial Park.
At Memorial Park, with financial assistance from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the library has offered Writer in Residence services for over 25 years. Here you will find a professional, critical eye for your work that isn't softened by your friend or family's regard for your feelings. Here you will find consultation and advice on the writing and publishing process from someone at the top of their game. Here you will find a diverse community 'recklessly' honing their craft under the guidance of award-winning author Barb Howard.
Barb Howard's most recent book, Western Taxidermy, won the 2012 CAA 'Exporting Alberta Award' and is up for the 2013 High Plains Award for short story collection. She also boasts extensive experience as a writing instructor. Read more by visiting Barb's website.
Here's how to submit your work and book your individual consultation.
Here's the list of readings, workshops, and events. All free.
Here's the library's full catalogue of titles by Barb Howard:
Calgary"s Book of the YearIt's been a rewarding spring for the author of Walls: Travels Along the Barricades. After receiving the 'Shaugnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing' in March, Marcello Di Cintio double-dipped into the Alberta Literary Awards, winning both the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction and the James H. Gray Award for Short Nonfiction. And then on June 12, as if there was any room left on the mantle, Walls was awarded The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize.
Established in 1996 in honour of renowned Calgary writer W.O. Mitchell to recognize literary achievement by Calgary authors, Di Cintio is the 17th writer to take home the prize. The two authors up against Walls were Theanna Bischoff, for her second novel, Swallow, and 2001 W.O. Mitchell Book prize winner Andrew Nikiforuk, for The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Solitude.
Click here for a complete list of all winners and nominees since 1996.
As for Walls, there's a UK edition set for release next month and a US edition coming out in the Fall, so it's really just beginning. You can keep up with all of Marcello's work, including some summer workshop opportunities, at his website Elsewhere.
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And another benefit of summer, this summer, is that Wordfest is bringing the author of Half Broke Horses, The Glass Castle, and Dish right here to the Central library. One of the bestselling memoirists of all time, Jeannette Walls will present her latest stunning and heartbreaking novel, The Silver Star, a story about an intrepid girl who challenges the injustices of the adult world.
Tuesday, June 25
7pm, John Dutton Theatre
The event will feature a live interview with host Shelley Youngblut. Walls will read from The Silver Star, and her books will be available for purchase along with an opportunity to have her work signed after the event.
WordFest is a not-for-profit organization that brings readers and writers together through the power of story. The 2013 main event festival will run from October 14 - 20.
Other titles from Jeannette Walls available at your local library...


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In addition to an outdoor pool, Courtyard By Marriott Cancun Airport provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 2852 square feet (265 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, a garden, and coffee/tea in the lobby. A roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a beach shuttle are complimentary for guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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Chasing Life Winter Premiere – January 19th!
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Chasing Life's Winter premiere will air on ABC Family starting January 19th at 9pm! Make sure to tune in to catch Gracie as our favorite character Greer!
Photoshoot Images & Chasing Life Captures
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"Chasing Life" Summer Finale Tonight!
Aug/12/14 | Posted By: Laura | Category: Uncategorized
Tonight is the night, the summer finale of Chasing Life on ABC Family. You can watch a clip below, and make sure to tune in tonight at 9PM after an all new Pretty Little Liars.
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Quite a bit to update you guys on today! First off i have added some amazing captures of Gracie as Greer in last week's episode of ABC Family's "Chasing Life". Seems like things are heating up a bit for Greer's & Breena's friendship! Make sure to keep tuning in to Chasing Life on ABC Family Tuesday's at 9pm. Also below is an article on Breena & Greer's relationship on the show. As well as 2 beautiful episode stills of this coming Tuesday's episode! You can also watch a preview below.
Gracie recently did a photoshoot with Haley Ramm who plays Breena. These images were shot by the amazing Tyler Shields. Make sure to check them out over in the gallery as well!
"It's really refreshing that it doesn't have to be this big explanation, it just is the way it is," says Ramm. "She just owns it. It's really cool and I'm very happy to play that character. Hopefully young poeple that are watching, if they're going through that and they're questioning, they can just have the confidence to be who they are."
Part of the "Unplanned Parenthood" episode featured Brenna revealing, through a game of "I Never" at April's byline celebration, that she's been attracted to someone of the same sex. Sister April barely batted an eye.
"It's cool that Brenna doesn't have to explain herself," says Ramm. "She doesn't have to put a name on it. The way Brenna looks at it is love is love and you can love anyone. You can love a guy one day, you can love a girl one day. She just is who she is, it's the coolest thing. I think that everyone could be a little bit like Brenna in that way."
Now that Brenna has admitted she has romantic feelings for Greer, we're curious if she will feel the need to "come out" to the rest of her family, but Ramm says no — which is another cool aspect of the character for her.
"She's never had a 'coming out' scene, which is awesome," says Ramm. "She never has to sit her family down and tell them. She has a really great family, they're all very supportive of each other, so no, she never has to."
Ramm teases that the Carver family will definitely be interacting with Greer, to humorous results.
"Greer is around a lot and she will be spending a lot of time in the Carver house," says Ramm. "There are some really, really painfully awkward scenes coming up with — [ laughs] I don't want to say, it'll spoil it."
Ramm also agrees that this portrayal of sexuality is a really positive thing to see on TV. "It's really cool, we've come a long way," she says.
"Chasing Life" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.
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Festival: The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna
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February 25 to March 29 - The festival features a selection of music showcasing artists from the three abovementioned cities. In regards to other Czech-related programs, the National Symphony Orchestra will present Antonín Dvořák's towering cantata Stabat Mater. The youthful Eben Trio will take audiences through the chamber works of Petr Fiala, Bedřich Smetana, and Antonín Dvořák. Be sure to scroll down to see the rich selection of Czech-related events that will be highlighted at the Kennedy Center in the upcoming weeks.
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Be sure to scroll down to see the rich selection of Czech-related events that will be highlighted at the Kennedy Center in the upcoming weeks.
March 20, 2012, 8 pm
Prague Philharmonia
Founded in 1994 by Jiří Bělohlávek, the 48-member Czech orchestra plays with "warmth, deep feeling, and swinging rhythmic energy" (All Music Guide).
The Kennedy Center - Eisenhower Theater | Tickets: $25-$50
To purchase tickets, go to: http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=XMIBA#tickets
March 29, 2012, 7:30 pm
Eben Trio (formerly Puella Trio)
Considered one of the most gifted in the young, up-and-coming generation of musicians, Prague's Eben Trio (formerly Puella Trio) makes its U.S. debut with Dvořák 's "Dumki" trio and Smetana's heart-wrenching trio.
The Kennedy Center - Terrace Theater | Tickets: $32.00
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March 22-24, 2012
National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Dvořák: Stabat Mater
Hear the genius of Dvořák as The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna continues with Maestro Eschenbach conducting the NSO in Stabat Mater, with singers Anne Schwanewilms, Nathalie Stutzmann, Steve Davislim, and Robert Holl.
The Kennedy Center - Concert Hall | Tickets: $20-$85
To purchase tickets, go to: http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=NMCSR#tickets
March 23, 2012, 8 pm
National Symphony Orchestra: Christoph Eschenbach, conductor / Music of Dvořák and Janáček
The Music of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna stops in Prague with Christoph Eschenbach conducting the National Symphony Orchestra in works by Dvořák and Janáček.
The Kennedy Center - Concert Hall | Tickets: $20-$85
To purchase tickets, go to: http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=NMCSS#tickets
February 18, 2 pm
Budapest, Prague, and Vienna: Where the Coffee House Influenced the Opera House
Yvonne Caruthers examines the cultural hegemony of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna in their imperial centuries as the centers of classical music and opera.
The Kennedy Center - Terrace Gallery | Tickets: $15.00
To purchase tickets, go to: http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=EMENC#tickets
March 17, 2012, 11 am
A Taste of Three Cities
Prepare and enjoy the cuisine of Budapest, Prague, and Vienna during this hands-on cooking class and 3-course meal.
NOTE: This event does NOT take place at the Kennedy Center.
Other Venue - TBA | Tickets: $100
To purchase tickets, go to: http://www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=EMEGA#tickets
March 21, 2012, 5 pm
Social Dance Lesson - Prague
The Kennedy Center will also feature a program of Polka and dancing lessons.
There will be numerous events showcasing the three cities on the Millennium Stage. Below is a selection of free events featured at the Kennedy Center. Please stay posted for upcoming events and any changes at: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/schedule.html#29022012
March 1, 2012, 6 pm
Members of the Washington National Opera Orchestra perform Chamber Music from the Magic Triangle, a program of classic and contemporary chamber works from Budapest, Prague, and Vienna.
March 11, 2012, 6 pm
In the Terrace Theater, the Kennedy Center presents a Three Cities Chamber Music Marathon of works from each of the three cities: Quatuor Thymos perform early 20th century works; members of the NSO perform early works; and the third Conservatory Project Chamber Ensemble made up of a musician from each Conservatory Project school performs contemporary work as selected and directed by composer Johannes Maria Staud.
March 24, 2012, 6 pm
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In May of 2008 I was overweight and out of shape. My daughter said, "Popie, Gramie and I have been worried about you and I think 'Little Bug' needs to have you around for a while…"
I said I would see if I could lose a bit of weight and get into better shape. Within a year I had lost 90 lbs and was in the best shape I had been in since high school. I took up running and stumbled onto Chi Running while searching for yoga exercises for runners. I bought the books and took a workshop. Six to eight weeks into my exploration of Chi Running I had increased my pace by over half a minute per km and lowered my heart rate significantly.
In April of 2010, I had VO2 Max testing done and found that I tested in the top 10% of 20 year olds, I am in my mid 50's.
I decided that I wanted to learn more about Chi Running and Walking and becoming certified to teach seemed like a good way to do that. I took several workshops with local instructors and with Danny when he was here in Ottawa. I spent a year working on the home study and practice portion and then took my certification course in February of 2011 in Florida with Mary Lindahl and several candidate instructors. I assisted Kathy Griest delivering a four-day introduction to Chi Running in July 2011. This was a very nice way to do a course, and allows a lot of opportunity to run with students between teaching sessions.
Chi Running has helped me to get in shape and stay in shape. It has allowed me to run with my son and grandsons. We did a 5 km run in May of 2011 and then I did a half marathon with my oldest grandson the next day.
Part of what attracted me to Chi Running is a description that Danny wrote that was very similar to a blog I wrote on what I call "Magical Runs". The difference was that Danny explained form focuses that increase the likelihood of having a "Magical Run", where for me, they were a random occurrences.
For the last year, I have also added Tai Chi Chuan to my fitness practice. It is certainly not necessary to do Tai Chi to do Chi Running or Chi Walking, however, I have found it to be very beneficial to my overall fitness practice and to my Chi Running. Chi Running and Chi Walking have multiplied my enjoyment of running.
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Make your birthday wishes special with these birthday card message ideas.
Have you ever received a birthday card, with a little print on the inside like Happy Birthday, and a signature, and that's about it? I have, and the odds are, you have, too. Sure, I appreciate the card. Especially in recent years, when I've been getting fewer and fewer. My last birthday I received about 3 cards, and I am grateful for every one of them.
And then comes a card that has that something special.
Sometimes, it's just that little personal extra that can make all the difference to the recipient.
Go the extra mile. Write your birthday card message as if it is the very last. Because one day, it will be. Either you the writer or your lucky recipient may not be around - for whatever reason - the next time.
A Birthday Card Story - Just 3 Little Extra Words
My own father isn't one to write a whole lot. He never got phonics in school, so reading and writing don't come easy, especially as his eyesight isn't the best.
It's pretty hard to read his handwriting anyways. But he usually writes just a special word or 2.
Every year he sends me a Happy Birthday Card, and adds a few words, like "God bless you", or a similar short prayer or encouragement.
About 5 years ago he sent me a birthday card. After the "Happy Birthday" printed on the inside, he wrote "and many more", and then he signed it, "Love, Dad"
I really appreciated the sentiment. I had been secretly praying for many years that, God-willing, I would live to a ripe old age. So it was more encouraging than he ever knew.
Birthday Card Message Ideas - Inspiration and Encouragement
Parents, spouses, family, relatives, friends, and people at work. Let's seize the golden opportunity of a birthday to love, inspire, and encourage the stars in our lives !
Your little message can be very powerful, and when written, can have an enormous effect for years and years later.
Many teens and young adults are committing suicide because no one in their life is affirming them on a regular basis. Even us older folks appreciate others remembering our birthday, and using this opportunity to encourage and inspire us.
Birthday Card Message Ideas - in General
Here's some general ideas for birthday card Messages. Use one or more.
Birthday Card Message Ideas - Additional Ideas for Special Groups
Who sends the birthday card and who it's coming from matters.
So I have some additional birthday card message ideas if the happy recipient of the birthday card knows you as family, relative, friend, or work or business related.
Birthday Card Message Ideas - From Parents to Child
Birthday Card Message Ideas - From Grandparents to Grandchildren
In addition to the ideas above, you are blessed with maturity and experience to impart wisdom and sweetness to your grandchildren (and great-grandchildren.)
Yours is a special love. You hold a special place in your grandchildren's heart. Your message will - in many cases - be remembered their whole lifetime.
Your prayer for guidance is especially important, as you express your love and birthday wishes, for what you say, and more importantly, what you do, is helping to form and mold and train up future generations.
Birthday Card Message Ideas - From Child to Parents
It is thoughtful to remember our parents on their birthday, especially as we wouldn't be alive without them.
It's a good habit to start when young, and plan to teach your children to do the same.
You never know when the birthday card you send is the last. You may not be around for their next birthday. Or maybe your parent won't be around.
Birthday Card Message Ideas - From Grandchild to Grandparents
Ditto the above, but realize also that the older the recipient, the odds are they will be around for less time. Your card message doesn't have to be perfect. Just let it come from your heart.
Birthday Card Message Ideas - Between Friends
Be a true friend. Don't pretend. Never flatter and praise if it is not true. But certainly you can find a way to encourage and inspire your friend. Certainly there is something to appreciate in your friend, something he or she has done for you and what they mean to you.
Sometimes, it's just saying and writing that you are their friend, and how much you appreciate their friendship in your life. Don't take it for granted that you've told them, or that they will remember. It's a good thing to put in the birthday card, that they can read over and over. It can mean a lot to them, for many years to come.
Birthday Card Message Ideas - Bosses, Employees, Co-workers
As we get older, we find that it's pretty hard to separate life and business, because so much of our lives is spent working, whether we're the owner of a big corporation or just a humble worker, or like myself, have my own home-based business.
When you're writing your birthday card message, find that something special to mention in your birthday card to your employee, your employee, your boss or manager, or your co-worker.
Maybe how you appreciate his /her example of always on time, diligent, compassionate. How you are inspired, encouraged.
You may think they already know. But you would be surprised how many times, they don't feel like they're making a difference. Read the story about a janitor to see how a little card made a big difference, and kept an employee from walking out.
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Pope names 23 cardinals, including two from U.S.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI named 23 new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley, grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, and U.S. Archbishop Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, the first cardinal from a Texas diocese.
The pope announced the names at the end of his weekly general audience Oct. 17 and said he would formally install the cardinals during a special consistory at the Vatican Nov. 24.
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While rumors were running strong that the pope would name cardinals at the end of the audience and his nomination was almost a given, Cardinal-designate Foley said he was shocked to be the second name announced by the pope. The order in which the cardinals are announced determines their seniority in the College of Cardinals, which has little practical effect except in liturgical processions.
Naming 18 cardinals under the age of 80, the age limit set for voting in a papal conclave, Pope Benedict said he was setting aside the limit of 120 potential papal electors established by Pope Paul VI and confirmed by Pope John Paul II.
After the new cardinals are installed in late November, there will be 121 potential voters.
The 23 new cardinals will bring the total membership of the College of Cardinals to 202.
The nomination of Cardinals-designate Foley and DiNardo brings to 17 the number of U.S. cardinals; after the consistory, the U.S. contingent will include 13 potential papal electors.
The November ceremony will mark the second time Pope Benedict has created cardinals since his election in April 2005. At a March 2006 consistory, he created 15 new cardinals.
The new cardinals represent 15 countries on five continents. Eight of the new cardinals are current or retired Vatican officials, 13 are current or retired heads of archdioceses around the world and two are former rectors of the main pontifical universities in Rome.
After he had read the 23 names, Pope Benedict told the estimated 30,000 people in St. Peter's Square that "the new cardinals come from various parts of the world," and "they reflect the universality of the church with its multiple ministries: Alongside the prelates deserving for the service they have given to the Holy See there are pastors who devote their energies to direct contact with the faithful."
Continuing a papal custom, among the new cardinals were five churchmen over the age of 80, whom Pope Benedict said he wanted to honor because they were "particularly deserving because of their commitment to the service of the church."
The five included the Iraqi-based head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Patriarch Emmanuel-Karim Delly of Baghdad, 80; Archbishop Giovanni Coppa, a retired Vatican ambassador who will turn 82 Nov. 9; retired Archbishop Estanislao Karlic of Parana, Argentina, 81; Spanish Jesuit Father Urbano Navarrete, former rector of Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University, 87; and Italian Franciscan Father Umberto Betti, former rector of Rome's Pontifical Lateran University, 85.
Pope Benedict said he also had planned to name 93-year-old retired Bishop Ignacy Jez of Koszalin-Kolobrzeg, Poland, but "the well-deserving prelate" died unexpectedly Oct. 16, the day before the new cardinals were announced.
Like that of Cardinal-designate Foley, the nomination of Cardinal-designate Leonardo Sandri was not a surprise. The Argentina-born prelate, who will celebrate his 64th birthday Nov. 18, is the prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches.
The longtime Vatican official, who served at the Vatican nunciature in the United States from 1989 to 1991, became the voice of Pope John Paul when the pope became too weak to read the full texts of his speeches near the end of his pontificate.
Cardinal-designate Foley, who for 23 years served as president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, will celebrate his 72nd birthday Nov. 11.
A native of Philadelphia, he studied at the Columbia University journalism school and served as editor of The Catholic Standard & Times, Philadelphia archdiocesan newspaper, before Pope John Paul called him to the Vatican to head the social communications office. In June, Pope Benedict named him pro-grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, a chivalric organization dedicated to supporting the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and to responding to the needs of Catholics in the Holy Land.
Known to millions of people as the English-language commentator of papal Christmas midnight Masses, the archbishop said he had tried to merge his love for God and the media.
"In my work as a priest and as an archbishop, I am able to do two things I love very much: to be active in communications and to tell people about Jesus," he said May 6 in a commencement address to students at the University of Portland, Ore.
Cardinal-designate DiNardo, 58, was born in Steubenville, Ohio, and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1977.
After serving for six years in the diocese, he moved to Rome, where he worked in the Congregation for Bishops for six years. While in Rome, he also taught at Gregorian University.
He returned to Pittsburgh in 1991 and was named coadjutor bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, in 1997, becoming head of the diocese a year later. He was named coadjutor of Galveston-Houston in 2004 and became head of the archdiocese in 2006.
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6 Con Ed Inspectors Caught Taking Bribes in Ongoing Probe, Officials Say
Wednesday Dec 17 | DNAinfo.com | Comment?
Early Morning Fire Spreads Through Multiple Businesses In The Bronx
Wednesday Dec 17 | CBS Local | Comment?
Tuesday Dec 16 | City of New York | Comment?
Fighting Big Oil, Fighting for The Bronx
Tuesday Dec 16 | WNYC-AM New York | Comment?
Stories From People Who Stayed And Fought For The Bronx, During the Turbulent 1970s and 80s
Tuesday Dec 16 | WNYC-AM New York | Comment?
Broker growth in Brooklyn outpaces that in Manhattan
Tuesday Dec 16 | The Real Deal | Comment?
Birth: Devin Amari
Monday Dec 15 | The Coastal Courier | Comment?
Public High-Speed Internet Access? It's Coming
Monday Dec 15 | The Brooklyn Inc | Comment?
Photo Flash: Stars of Lifetime's Dance Moms Visit Broadway's on the Town
Monday Dec 15 | BroadwayWorld.com | Comment?
Online list will link Bronx artists
Monday Dec 15 | New York Daily News | Comment?
Income inequality on Staten Island compares favorably to other boroughs, study shows
Sunday Dec 14 | SILive.com | Comment?
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