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I was lucky enough to sit down and talk with the man who started training Fandango (Curtis Jonathan Hussey) when he was just a teenager. Larry Huntley is an indy wrestler and trainer from Maine who performs as Cousin Larry, a member of The Scufflin Hillbillies. I took him out to lunch before a local Big Time Wrestling show, and we had a great talk specifically about Curtis and the wrestling industry as a whole.
KB – So, when did you train Johnny Curtis?
LH– I'm going to have to guess, because I don't know the exact year, but I'm X amount of years old, and I've been at it for 14 years, that would put me at Z minus 14, so we're looking at probably 10 years ago.
KB – Okay.
LH – And I mean literally, he'd done nothing. He'd gotten in touch with somebody, the guy that actually trained me, Matt Webber. Then Matt got in touch with me, maybe it was one year earlier, and so it was 10 or 11 years ago. And Curtis was 5'10″, and he weighed 165 lbs, and he 16 years old. Even at 18, he might have been 6′, maybe 6'1″.
KB – Really?
LH – After 18 he still grew like four inches. He's like 6'4″ and weighs like 240lbs, and god, I wish I looked half as good as him. Holy mackerel!
KB – Were you training a bunch of guys at that time?
LH – He was actually from a neighboring town, and there was four or five kids from the same little development where he was from. They all trained together. Started off as six, then weeded down to four, and then it just ended up being Johnny Curtis and his friend were the only two who were left, and for some reason his friend's name was Dumpy.
KB – Did he deserve the name?
LH – Ah, from what I heard the reason was, yes.
KB – Okay!
LH – Hahahahaha! Johnny Curtis started out with EWA [Eastern Wrestling Alliance], after 6-8 months, he got a spot as one of the followers to Dr. Payne, he was Jonathan. I don't remember the name they gave Dumpy, because he didn't get to be Dumpy, that's for sure. And the third one was actually Kid Krazy. Kid Krazy, at that point, had only been wrestling for four years. Kid Krazy started at 14. When they first started off they were followers, Curtis and Dumpy weren't good enough yet to do matches quite yet, but they had all the – they weren't good enough to put it all together, but they knew their stuff, so they filled a spot and enhanced The Hardcore Institute pretty well, and they took beating [laughing], after beating, after beating, and the funniest part about the story was, it was just part of The Hardcore Institute, but what group does this sound like? They had white shirts, black pants, there was multiples of them, and they all came out with a book in their hand. And not eight months later, Right To Censor showed up [laughing]. So anyone who doesn't think that Vince McMahon doesn't have his ears to the railroad tracks, and back then the internet wasn't huge, but things still got around, and any who says it didn't come from there, haha, I won't question you.
KB – Like Zeb Colter, where he came from…
LH – He came from Tennessee, haha.
KB – Meaning where the character came from, and the man who originated it has spoken out about how he is his character. Dutch Mantel fits that role so beautifully.
LH – He [Dutch] has got to get more facial hair. [Larry grew a full beard since the last time I saw him a year ago. That's very common in Maine in the winter.] He trimmed up some of that to go to the Fed [WWE]. He's got to grow that old facial hair back.
KB – He really is doing well with that character.
LH – He does well with anything.
KB – He's amazing.
LH – That's why he's been around for 40 years.
KB – Oh yeah. But the problem is that there's no action figures out there for him.
LH – He hasn't been around long enough. You mean for Zeb?
KB – No, for Dutch in any carnation. He was never in any of the big companies as anything big.
LH – You know, that's why I respect him more, he was a territory guy. He was never national anywhere, but he was king of territories. He was a great heel.
KB – Everything he's done has been great.
KB – How early did you see anything in Curtis, I mean really see something.
LH – When he was done doing the Jonathan thing, he actually put on a mask and he wrestled as the Portuguese Sundragon, and they put him with Dumpy who was Kamikaze, and they put them with a manager, because they were too young to be out there. Their voices weren't even…
KB – (squeaks in a girly voice)
LH – It wasn't that bad, but they weren't forceful or anything, so they put them with Josh Shay, and they turned Josh Shay into The Iron Chef. They had the foreign guy, and the foreign guy, and The Iron Chef who came out with the pepper, and that was when he first started to wrestle other places. And that's when I think he really started to get it.
KB – Okay.
LH – You can only learn so much where you start, you need to get the…
KB – Seasoning?
LH – Not just the seasoning, but you have to go learn from other people. You have to go watch. You know, if you watch the same 14 wrestlers every night wrestle, everybody steals from each other, but if you're seeing the same guys every night, you don't want to steal their stuff, but you're thinking of different ways to use their stuff to help you. So he did that for a couple years, then he started wrestling as Johnny Curtis. When he was Johnny Curtis was when he really started getting it because he showed more intensity in the ring. He started teaming with Brian Black, who was Palmer Cannon [WWE]. He was the TV guy for Smackdown. The Programming Consultant.
KB – Yes, I know who you mean.
LH – They started wrestling as, they were babies, they were good guys, but they wrestled no nonsense, almost MMA style, and their name was Team Tap Out. It was more of the intensity, more of really making people tap out. That's when it really started to click is when he started to tag with Brian. He moved down there, moved to the dirty south and lived with Brian. Brian was already under contract to WWE, but he [Curtis] wasn't. But he went down and lived, and paid rent, and lived with Brian. Brian helped him a lot. Brian got him into training. You ever heard of Danny Inferno?
KB – Yeah.
LH – He was there. They were the three guys who basically hung out together down there. And Danny helped him a lot too. I actually worked up here with Danny some with On Fire [NWA On Fire] and he's pretty good.
KB – When did you know he had that something?
LH – When he was in Tap Out, before he left. At that point he was 22, already 6'2″, and he hadn't really grown into his body, but you could see it happening. Before it was move A, move B, move C.
KB – But he got the flow?
LH – It was the flow, then you could see the intensity. The instinct kicked in. You knew once the instinct kicked in, you could see it. Before that, he could have had it, but he was thinking too much. He wasn't able to just do it. It started with Team Tap Out, and then he moved, and I saw some of that stuff, and I could already tell. I'm surprised it took as long for them to bring him up, because he was there forever, he was in developmental, whether under contract or not, he was down there for 5 or 6 years. He's been training their guys.
I hope you enjoyed this first half of my interview with Larry Huntley, the first man who trained Fandango to wrestle. I will be posting the second half of our interview on Friday.


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Exploring the Monterey Shale Beds
This is part of a series of posts about our Pacific Hotspots expedition.
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Today, in beautiful Monterey, Oceana kicked off the first part of a three-week research cruise. This week we are aboard the research vessel Derek M. Baylis, focusing on Important Ecological Areas (ocean hotspots) in Monterey Bay.
Today's goal consisted of conducting trial runs with the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) called Video Ray Pro IV as well as allowing the Oceana crew from South America, Alaska, Oregon, and California to get our sea legs and refine our on-board duties. With a small High Definition camera on the ROV, we recorded about an hour of footage at each of the four sites we visited.
At the Monterey Shale Beds, at depths up to 125 feet, we observed a myriad of life in the nooks and crannies including sea cucumbers, anemones, gobies, juvenile rockfish, kelp rockfish, sculpins, gorgonian corals, an octopus, a wolf eel, and a metridium (an anemone that looks like white cauliflower). We watched a sunflower star feeding and a sheep crab that was not so 'sheepish' as it instigated a wrestling match with the ROV.
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ROV Explores Seafloor Near Key West
In the latest update from the Latitude, Oceana scientist Jon Warrenchuk describes the ROV's dive near Key West.
The underwater ridge looked promising: South of Key West, 10 miles offshore and 200 meters deep. The bathymetric lines piled up steeply on the chart, indicating some steep relief in some otherwise flat habitat. As far as I knew, no one had ever seen what the seafloor looked like in that area. We deployed the ROV some distance from the site, trying to take into account the drift of the boat.
Diving in Tarpon Springs, FL
A brief update from the boat by Elizabeth Wilson, and some gorgeous photographs:
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Today the dive team went to Tarpon Springs, which is just a little north of St. Petersburg, FL to dive. Tarpon Springs is named for the tarpons (a species of fish) which can often be seen leaping out of the water in this area. The name fits -- we've seen many tarpons leaping out of the water from the Latitude in recent days.
While visibility on the dive wasn't ideal, the dive team was still able to get some amazing pictures:
Face to Face with Goliaths in the Gulf
In today's expedition update from Dustin, Oceana's divers get up close and personal with some rare giants of the gulf:
It was another day of diving for the crew onboard the Oceana Latitude. Today's site was nearly 15 miles from Port St. Joe and is home to Sherman Tug, a vessel that was sunk in 1996 and now sits upright 75-feet underwater.
This sunken ship is covered in gorgonians and sponges and inhabited by schools of grunts, spadefish and almaco jacks. In addition to spotting a blue angelfish and leopard toadfish, the divers saw two goliath groupers, one weighing approximately 100 pounds and the second nearly double that size.
These inquisitive giants were in steep decline until the U.S. government imposed a ban on catching the species in 1990. Although a slow growth rate makes rebuilding their populations a slow process, it's gratifying to see them up close and personal.
Here's a video by Gorka Leclercq:
Oceana Dive Operation at Sherman Tug near Port St. Joe 09.17.10 from Oceana on Vimeo.
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Expedition Photo of the Day: Arrow Crab
These nocturnal crabs resemble underwater daddy long-legs, with purple-tipped limbs up to three times the length of their abdomens. Despite their gangly appearance, they are surprisingly agile.
This feasting crustacean was captured on film on our oil spill research expedition off the coast of Panama City, Florida.
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Day 6: Back to Reality
Here's your expedition update for today, from Oceana's senior campaign communications manager Dustin Cranor:
News flash – the oil in the Gulf is not gone.
Although there have been lots of media reports that the oil in the Gulf is "gone," two new scientific studies were released today that give a different -- and less rosy -- picture.
First, independent scientists estimate that as much as 80 percent of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill is still in the Gulf. Even if it's only 50 percent, that's a lot of oil. Second, and even more disturbing, scientists discovered oil from the spill on the seafloor of Desoto Canyon, which means that oil could be in shallower waters where vulnerable habitats exist.
Oceana believes that the worst of the oil's impacts are yet to be seen. As part of our effort to document valuable and vulnerable habitats, we took advantage of our location and dove not too far from the same beach that President Obama recently visited in Panama City.
On this nearly 90 foot dive, Oceana's divers spotted tiny corals, arrow crabs, hermit crabs, flatfish, soapfish and butterflyfish, all species at risk from the effects of oil spills. What many do not realize is that there is simply no effective way to remove oil from coral.
Look at some of the incredible creatures our divers spotted:
Expedition Photo of the Day: Inquisitive Blenny
With all the great footage we're getting from our research vessel in the Gulf, I wanted to highlight some of my favorite photos with a new daily feature.
This inquisitive blenny sticks his head out in the Florida Middle Grounds off the West Florida Shelf in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, roughly 100 miles from shore. Like all blennies, it has a long body, a single long dorsal fin, and peg-like pelvic fins, which it uses to prop itself up.
Be sure to check out all our footage from the expedition – photos, videos, blogs - updated every day!
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Day 5: Diving into the Unknown
Here's your daily expedition update from Oceana's senior campaign communications manager Dustin Cranor:
The Oceana Latitude faced rougher seas today as it reached The Florida Middle Grounds off the West Florida Shelf in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, roughly 100 miles from shore. This is another area that was apparently spared the impacts of oil drilling, at least this time.
Oceana chose this location for its next diving operation because it's a very important and popular fishing area sitting amongst a complex and vulnerable seafloor habitat, including deep sea corals. Although it's a popular fishing area, there is little information about the seafloor itself, due to its distance from shore and depth from the surface.
Our first dive site was nearly 100 feet deep and provided a great opportunity to document large hogfish and angel fish as well as sponges and sea fans.
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Day 4: Diving at Egmont Key
Here's your expedition update for today, from Oceana's senior campaign communications manager Dustin Cranor:
After nearly 30 hours in commute, we finally arrived to Tampa.
The crew took off early this morning on the Oceana Lat-Long, the Latitude's 28-foot tender, to dive at Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Egmont Key, a national wildlife refuge only accessible by boat, was home to Fort Dade during the Spanish-American war. Although this island was once capable of protecting our coasts from offshore invaders, it's no defense against oil.
Here's support diver Soledad Esnaola:
Soledad Esnaola Second Oceana Dive Operation Egmont Key from Oceana on Vimeo.
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Day 2: 'Diving in Milk'
Your daily expedition update from Oceana senior campaign communications manager Dustin Cranor:
The Oceana crew set off for their first dive operation at the Western Dry Rocks off the coast of Key West yesterday morning.
The diving conditions at this first location were far from ideal. Recent storms stirred up the water with sand and mud, leaving the divers with limited visibility of only three to nine feet. Support diver Soledad Esnaola described it as "like diving in milk." The site was approximately 50 feet deep and a majority of the coral was covered in sediment. Despite the poor conditions, underwater videographer Enrique Talledo spotted a six-foot green moray eel.
The second dive took place at the Western Sambo Reef, which offered much better visibility of approximately 25 feet. After diving in many different environments all around the world, Oceana's divers found the reefs to be mostly dead or dying, with little biodiversity, very few fish and no invertebrate life. It was far from what they expected to see on a Caribbean reef. They did catch sight of a 10-inch yellow stingray, a three-foot wide brain coral boulder, grey angel fish, yellowtail snapper, small sea fans and wrasse, small cigar shaped fish.
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AOL Sunk $40 Million Into Patch in First Quarter: Expects Big 2011 Loss
Wow. AOL's first quarter results are out and it looks like the company is spending some serious cash to get Patch up and running. We're talking $40 million in the first few months of the year alone. As Forbes' Jeff Bercovici writes, "No wonder AOL is so eager to get folks writing for free for Patch."
Bercovici was in on the earnings call and reports the company will likely lose $100 million on Patch in 2011. Company executives refused to answer Bercovici's question about how much revenue Patch brought in against the company's $40 million first-quarter investment. We here at Fishbowl LA have the answer though: not enough.
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So apparently my husband (some of you may remember him?) he actually started this blog before we got married 12 years ago, and um well, I think he hasn't posted on this blog for nearly ages. But that's okay, I still love him (pretty amazing of me right?) Apparently he's going to start making regular posts on this here blog in the very near future. Here's the deal. I don't know about the rest of the world, but we have an issue with going to bed on time, and a few other daily disciplines that you should already have "down" when you reach adulthood. So Chris turned 40 this year (I'm still a mere 35) and we still don't know how to go to bed before 11 or 12pm, which doesn't really work for a guy who has to wake up at 4:00am! We've tried lots of challenges to get us motivated to stay on track, we've tried writing out goals every night (lasted a few weeks), tried shared To-Do lists, and several ways of staying disciplined. Turns out that money is pretty much the only thing that actually motivates us (what does that say about our character?) I'm not even talking about a lot of money, a $10 reward for the person who accumulates the most points in a two week period. We each have 8 points we can earn each day, his goals are slightly different than mine. They include things like waking with alarm, no media before breakfast, eating a green smoothie, blogging, Bible reading, exercise, to bed on time, and so on. Things like eating off plan actually take points you've earned away (which caused me to spit out the bite of bread I took from an extra piece of toast, into the pig bucket). It's only been a week. But I have a good feeling that this is going to be a system that works for us. Both of us have put back on a few pounds we had lost, and we both have more to lose, so here is to meeting goals in 2014, getting fit, getting more sleep, staying on track with our budget, and getting more out of life. I'm really excited for the coming year, really excited! Oh, and I'm really excited about hearing what Mr. Burns has to say on this blog and on his personal blog as well! I think I'm going to win this week though babe, but keep trying. ;)
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A search was under way Saturday after a parolee fled from a vehicle after a traffic stop.
Authorities with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said a deputy pulled over a vehicle for the routine stop Saturday afternoon, when a passenger jumped out of the car and fled into the North Highlands neighborhood.
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There Is Now a Meetup for New York Venture Capitalists With Preteen Kids
Is it possible for a networking event to jump the shark? If so, meetups may be very close.
In Adrianne Jeffries' feature this week on start-up fever affliciting New Yorkers with a bad case of wantrepreneurship, we listed what we thought was already a high number of networking spinoffs from the original New York Tech Meetup. Dumbo Tech Breakfast, UWS Startup Meetup, and the New York Technology Bathhouse Meetup come to mind. But none of the options on that growing list meets the particular specifications of ff Venture Capital's David Teten. He and venture partner Mike Yavonditte from Hashable are launching "a periodic Meetup for people who work in the innovation community and who are parents of pre-teen children." Sorry, Fred Wilson, your kids are too grown.
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It's Official: Hedge Funds Had Their Worst Year Since 2008
BOSTON ( TheStreet) -- Hedge funds last year had their worst outing since 2008, underperforming the stock market amid record volatility, Europe's debt woes and a worsening U.S. economy.
Hedge fund managers struggled to generate alpha, or gains above market indices. Hennessee Group, an adviser to hedge fund investors, said today that its Hennessee Hedge Fund Index dropped 4.3% in 2011, compared to a flat performance for the S&P 500. It was the second year in a row that hedge funds failed to beat equity indices.
|John Paulson's flagship hedge fund was reportedly down 51% in 2011
Charles Gradante, co-founder of Hennessee Group, said hedge fund managers described 2011 as "more frustrating than 2008," noting that many reduced risk exposure in the fourth quarter that kept them from benefiting from the strong year-end rally.Hennessee Group noted that equity markets were driven by macro issues in 2011, "which overshadowed strong corporate earnings and an improving economy." The firm said that several hedge funds expressed frustration in long positions of companies, where they beat expectations but still saw share prices decline more than the broader indices. And while stocks rallied sharply higher in October, managers entered the fourth quarter with low exposure levels and were caught off guard by the double-digit rally. Most famously, hedge fund manager John Paulson of Paulson & Co. had a terrible 2011, watching his flagship fund drop 51% in 2011 after several bets went terribly wrong. By comparison, Paulson's Advantage Plus fund jumped 164% in 2007, according to Bloomberg, thanks to Paulson's bet against the subprime mortgage market. The Hennessee Group said its Global/Macro Index was among the worst performers, down a whopping 8% last year. The disappointing performance was driven by losses in international and emerging markets. That's no surprise, given the debt crisis that exploded in Europe and the uncertainty over a hard versus soft landing in China. Among the other big losers, the Hennessee International Index was down 6.4% in 2011, the Hennessee Emerging Markets Index tumbled a massive 12.9%, and the Hennessee Long/Short Equity Index declined 3.6%. The overall Hennessee Macro Index was off 2.1%, faring better than the other hedge fund indices as some funds were positioned conservatively in Treasuries, TIPS and gold. While the overall performance for 2011 was miserable, there are reasons to be optimistic, says Lee Hennessee, managing principal of Hennessee Group. "While we are seeing some funds liquidate due to poor performance, we are seeing many quality managers closing the door to new capital as they reach capacity limits," he said. Looking forward, managers told Hennessee Group that stocks look cheap relative to expected earnings and interest rates. However, fund managers expressed concern to Hennessee Group about slowing global economic growth and European sovereign debt issues, which should keep multiples low. "Despite the performance struggles, we are optimistic on the outlook for the hedge fund industry," Hennessee said. "Hedge funds continue to attract capital due to their historical performance and ability to lower volatility and preserve capital. In addition, most investors understand the challenges for fundamentally-based managers in a macro driven market, and are confident they will not persist." -- Written by Robert Holmes in Boston.
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WASHINGTON - A new exhibit at the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery is the first to capture the breadth of the breath.
"Yoga: The Art of Transformation" traces 2,000 years of yoga's history and the visual culture of yoga from a disciplinary perspective.
"Yoga is one of the threads that connects cultures over time," says Debra Diamond, the exhibition's curator and associate curator for South Asian art at the Freer and Sackler galleries at the Smithsonian.
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Diamond first presented the idea for the exhibit to the museum in early 2009, and by the following summer, she began working with a team of more than 15 interdisciplinary scholars -- including a philologist, a sanskritist, anthropologists and historians -- to build the exhibit.
The collection contains more than 120 objects from 25 different museums and private collections in India, Europe and the U.S., including paintings and sculptures. It focuses on how different practices of yoga have moved across boundaries of different religious and cultural traditions.
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John Schumacher, 67, is a yoga instructor at Unity Woods, a studio with locations in Bethesda, Md., Woodley Park, D.C. and Arlington, Va.
Schumacher worked with Diamond on the exhibit, by way of coordinating area yoga instructors to help guide tours. He explains that the museum's visitors have the option to tour the exhibit with a docent from the gallery and a yoga instructor.
After the tour, visitors can take a class with an instructor.
"They can have an experience of what they've been observing," says Schumacher, who has been practicing yoga in the D.C. area for more than 40 years. "We advise how you translate an art exhibit into a yoga experience through a class."
Schumacher says the most powerful component of the exhibit is its parallel to the practice of yoga.
"The one common element in all of our experience is change, and we can guide that change in a number of ways," Schumacher says. "And from a yoga point of view, we're trying to guide the changes, the transformations we go through, to be awakening for us, liberating for us, enlightening for us."
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ac•cli•mateˈæk ləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪ mɪt(v.t.; v.i.)-mat•ed, -mat•ing.
to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
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1785–95; < F acclimater. See ac -, climate
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acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation(noun)
adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.
The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.
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Benny Allen started his Martial arts in Chito Ryu Karate in 1961, training under the instruction of Masami Tsuroka.
He attained his Black Belt from him and eventually earned his 8th Dan. His wide interest in the Martial Arts also led him to study several other Martial Arts such as Hungar Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Paq Qua which he learned in the back alley kitchens of Toronto's Chinatown, during the mid- to late-1960s. There he studied with names like Sammy Wong and many other masters of Chinese Kung Fu.
He competed at a tournament in New York City where he knocked out his competitor's teeth with a Kung Fu technique during the late 1960s. He never competed again after that. One of the best fighting instructors in Canada, if not the world in his time, Sensei Allen was definitely from the old school of teaching. To him, teaching someone how to fight well was more important than the money that the membership brought in. Even though he was a fighter, he appreciated the value of kata. Benny rarely wore a traditional white karate gi, but rather would wear white running shoes, black t-shirt and black kung fu pants. He was not impressed with what you wore but rather with what you did on the floor and how hard you trained.
Some of his top students were Wally Slocki, Teddy Martin, Tony Faceti, Don Warrener, Frank Wishart, Greg Mellor, Bill Hinds, Gary Legacy, Mike McRudden, just to name a few. The classes were 2 hours long, and a minimum of 3 days a week.
His school is where boys became men - whether they wanted to, or not. With branch schools in both Hamilton and Toronto, Benny partnered up with Billy Melborne in Hamilton, and at the Chinese Cultural Centre on Haggerman with Quoi Wong.
Sensei Allen's dear friend, Sensei Bob Dagleish would often share classes. Bob teaching Kata and Benny teaching fighting.
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Even with this tough training regime, Benny's favorite dojo was a park, anywhere.
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Today is May Day! The day you traditionally come over and detail my car.
Facebook and Twitter exploded yesterday with the news that Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston was cited for stealing crab legs from a Tallahassee Publix. FSU officials admit something is fishy with their quarterback. It's his fourth run in with the law in 18 months, so police have probable claws to book him. Winston should act like a hermit after being so shellfish. FSU fans want to bury the story – but it has legs. Winston is slated to appear on the covers of both EA Sports "NCAA Football '14" AND "Grand Theft Crustacean." Jameis is trying to butter up the cops, but they'll probably lock him in a Dungeness. Actually, Florida cops are going to wait to be paid off before they issue the decision that the crab legs were consenting. Yeah, Winston fought the claw and the claw won. That should cover Winston for the rest of the week.
Then there are the U.S. sanctions against Russia. As they intensify, Russia is asking, "So, how you gonna get up to the International Space Station, cowboy?" (BTW, they still owe us money for that).
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An Australian Company searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 says they have reason to believe the missing jet is in the Bay of Bengal. That's 5,000 kilometers away from where they're currently searching. At this point, Australia likely hopes that ANYONE else will take over the search since they're pretty much stuck with it. "Hey India! How 'bout YOU start looking 50 k's south of Whoop-Whoop for a change? Av-a-go-yer-mug!"
There was a botched execution in Oklahoma, so all executions are on hold. It was pretty gruesome. Not only did they use an untried combination of lethal drugs, they also forced the prisoner to listen to reruns of my show. Is it just me, or wouldn't a "botched execution" be when the condemned prisoner LIVED?
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On this date in 1941, Cherrios were introduced by General Mills. They replaced another cereal, "Mildly depressed O's."
On this date back in 1961, Fidel Castro announced there would be no more elections in Cuba. There's a bright side to this: no campaign ads, no debates.
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Oh hey! If you're one of the three people who get this movie reference, I'm talking about the original NOT the piece of crap Nick Cage decided to bungle his way through. Happy May Day. See you at the sacrifice! Wait. Did I say "sacrifice?" Sorry! I meant to say, "See you at happy-fun-time!"
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(5) The Department may determine fees for each class of vending facilities which will, at the minimum, pay for the costs of space, utilities and administration. Such fee schedule may be changed by the Department as needed.
(6) Authorizations issued by the Department for placement of vending facilities may be in the form of a permit or a contract which will specify terms and conditions governing the operation of vending facilities.
(7) For all available vending facility locations, the Commission for the Blind shall be given the first right of refusal on the contract based on the terms and conditions set by the Department, pursuant to ORS 346.520 and 346.530.
(8) Any vending facility or such prospective locations not contracted with the Commission for the Blind may be permitted or leased to other applicants that may be selected by competitive bids when appropriate.
(9) The Department of Administrative Services reserves the right to reject any and all bids or proposals, and contracts awards will be based on appropriate qualification standards, contract terms and considerations offered to the Department by vendors.
(10) All permits issued by the Department for mobile cart food vendors shall be on condition that such vending facility complies with all the applicable laws of the state and ordinances of the local government jurisdictions pertaining to the vending of foods.
Stat. Auth: ORS 276 & ORS 283
Stats. Implemented:
Hist.: GS 3-1983, f. & ef. 1-19-83
Cafeterias in State Office Buildings Under the Department of Administrative Services' Control
(1) Pursuant to ORS 276 .431(2), the Department of Administrative Services may lease any suitable space in state office buildings owned or leased by the Department to restaurateurs to establish and operate cafeterias or snack bars for a term not to exceed five years.
(2) No person, firm or state agency may establish or operate any cafeteria or snack bar in any state office building owned or leased by the Department without a specific authorization from the Department or by a contract with the Department. Any inquiry therefore should be addressed to: Manager, Operations & Maintenance Section, Facilities Division, Department of Administrative Services, 1225 Ferry Street S.E., Salem, OR 97310 -- Phone 378-2865.
(3) Determinations as to whether to establish or to continue operating any cafeteria or snack bar in any Department controlled building shall be within the discretion of the Department, and terms and conditions for operating such facility shall be specified in a written contract made between the restaurateur and the Department. The Department may furnish such facility to the extent necessary or to the extent customarily provided for such facility, subject to negotiation with the restaurateur, and may set a rental rate for such facility at par with prevailing commercial rates for nearby comparable facilities used for similar purposes.
(4)(a) For any available opportunity to enter into a new contract with a restaurateur such as when opening a new cafeteria or snack bar or when a contract for an existing facility is due to expire or being terminated, the Department will inform in writing the Commission for the Blind about the available opportunity and offer to the Commission the right of first refusal to contract on the terms and conditions set forth by the Department;
(b) The Commission for the Blind shall respond in writing within 30 days to accept or to decline the offer made by the Department under subsection (a) of this section, and the Commission may commence negotiating with the Department for a contract should the Commission decide to accept the offer, subject to conditions stipulated under section (5) of this rule;
(c) In case the Commission for the Blind fails to respond within the 30 days specified under subsection (b) of this section, or declines to accept the Department's offer, the Department may proceed to select other restaurateurs either by an open competitive bid or by negotiating with one or more restaurateurs without competitive bid under certain circumstances, subject to any applicable provision of law.
(5) The Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids and proposals. The Department's decision in awarding all contracts will be based upon any or all of the following conditions:
(a) Restaurateur's experience and competence in managing and operating food service facilities of the similar nature;
(b) The proposed menu, food prices and service levels;
(c) The quality of food and service at other establishments owned or managed by the restaurateur;
(d) Terms of contract and considerations offered to the Department.
(6) No alcoholic beverages shall be allowed in any cafeteria or snack bar in any state buildings under the Department's control.
(7) The Department reserves the right to make periodic inspections of any contracted facility to insure the lessee-restaurateur performance of the terms and conditions of the contract.
Stat. Auth: ORS 276 & ORS 283
Stats. Implemented:
Hist.: GS 3-1983, f. & ef. 1-19-83
Sales or Solicitations in State Office Buildings Under the Department of Administrative Services' Control
(1)(a) In any state office building premises under the jurisdiction of the Department of Administrative Services, any temporary walk-in sales activity or solicitations by any person who is not a state employee shall be restricted and require permits issued by the Department of Administrative Services;
(b) Such temporary sales or solicitation activities restricted under this rule shall include, but not be limited to, hawking, peddling, vending or selling goods, wares, merchandise, foods, beverages or services; soliciting donations or signatures; or distributing handbills or posting posters on any wall space designated for such purposes by the agency leasing the space;
(c) Any wall space designated for posting information on bulletin boards are for state business and related purposes only.
(2) Permits for any restricted activity under section (1) of this rule may be issued by the Department provided a written request for a permit is received by the Department at least seven days in advance, and such proposed activity is determined by the Department as not likely to interfere with the normal operation of the building or working conditions of the building residents. No sales or solicitations shall be permitted at workstations of the building residents.
(3) All permit applicants shall specify in the application or request for permission the time, place, type of activity being proposed and state the organizational affiliations, if any.
(4) The Department may issue permits under this rule for the following activities specifying the time and place where the permitted activity may be conducted:
(a) Sales of products or other activities which are in the judgment of the Department to be of some significant benefit or relevance to the residents of the state office building in conducting their official business, or in the general public interest; and; in addition;
(b) When such sales of products or other activities referred to under subsection (a) of this section are conducted by members of and on behalf of any nonprofit organization whose primary mission is for services for youth, charitable organizations or services for the public.
(5) State employees shall not engage in any sales or solicitation activities in any Department controlled premises, except when so authorized by their own employing agency.
(6) Any inquiry or permit applications under this rule should be addressed to: Operations & Maintenance Section, Facilities Division, Department of Administrative Services, 1225 Ferry Street S.E., Salem, OR 97310 -- Phone 378-2865.
Stat. Auth: ORS 276 & ORS 283
Stats. Implemented:
Hist.: GS 3-1983, f. & ef. 1-19-83
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Lightspeed Magazine's amazing Women Destroy Science Fiction and Women Destroy Horror series continues with the release of Women Destroy Fantasy. This anthology includes my short story "Making the Cut" and an interview. I'm justifiably proud to be included in such an amazing collection, and can't wait for you to read my short story about a superhero seeking help.
You can find the ebook edition in their ebookstore. Other purchasing options include the trade paperback edition, and all of the Women Destroy anthologies can be found on Lightspeed's new DestroySF website. The issue is also available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Weightless Books, all of whose links can be found by going to the issue page and selecting the Purchase button.
Blurb: LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF—and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales. Funded as a stretch goal of LIGHTSPEED's Women Destroy Science Fiction! Kickstarter campaign, this month we're presenting a special one-off issue of our otherwise discontinued sister-magazine, FANTASY, called Women Destroy Fantasy!: an all-fantasy extravaganza entirely written—and edited!—by women. Here's what we've got lined up for you in this special issue: Original fantasy—edited by long-time FANTASY editor Cat Rambo—by Kate Hall, H.E. Roulo, T. Kingfisher, and Julia August. Reprints—selected by legendary editor Terri Windling—by Delia Sherman, Emma Bull, Carol Emshwiller, and Nalo Hopkinson. Nonfiction articles—edited by LIGHTSPEED managing editor Wendy N. Wagner—by Kameron Hurley, Galen Dara, Sandra Wickham, Shanna Germain, Sofia Samatar, Kat Howard, and Wendy N. Wagner. Plus an original cover illustration by Elizabeth Leggett.
Tags: feminist, John Joseph Adams, Lightspeed, Making the Cut, Middle East, superhero, Women Destroy Fantasy, Women Destroy Horror, Women Destroy SF
The Futures 2 anthology from Tor books is now available to pre-order as an ebook.
100 writers – including Neal Asher, Elizabeth Bear, Gregory Benford, Tobias Buckell, Brenda Cooper, Kathryn Cramer, David Langford, Tanith Lee, Ken Liu, Nick Mamatas, H.E. Roulo, Norman Spinrad, Ian Stewart, Rachel Swirsky, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Ian Watson – offer their take on what the future will look like in this anthology of sci-fi short stories from the award-winning Futures column in the science journal Nature.
My flash story "Death Incarnate" is now available in the free online magazine Siren's Call with the theme Old School Horror.
The magazine is large, a hundred pages or so. You can find my flash piece on page 12 of issue #14.
The new Rich & Roulo short story volume 2 just released on Amazon.
Like Volume 1: DESIRE, Volume 2: RUINS contains a pair of short stories.
Emerian Rich wrote a mummy horror story.
My story, Great Asp, is a dark fantasy story about a woman warrior struggling to survive in the ancient world. The incarnation of Death haunts her journey, tempting her with the opportunity to become an immortal hero and ignore the terrible task she has set for herself. Great Asp first appeared as a podcast story on HorrorAddicts.net.
The new Rich and Roulo: RUINS is now available as an ebook from Amazon for $0.99.
I'm thrilled to announce that publisher Permuted Press has signed a multi-book deal for my new Plague Masters series. Their tagline is "Enjoy the Apocalypse," and I think they are an ideal fit for my YA science-fiction zombie series.
Here's more about Permuted Press:
Permuted Press was established in 2004 with a modest goal: to produce a single, high-quality zombie anthology titled The Undead. From this simple goal grew a publishing company that has published over 80 titles targeting the apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, and survival horror fiction markets. Permuted Press has relied heavily on the power of the internet and advances in publishing technology to establish itself as one of the best known publishers in the apocalyptic niche. Permuted has utilized print on demand (POD) technology, eBooks, and grassroots internet marketing to catch and cater to its ever growing fan base.
Permuted's greatest successes include Plague of the Dead by Z.A. Recht (originally published online), John Dies at the End by David Wong (now from St. Martin's, movie coming in 2013), Day by Day Aramgeddon by J.L. Bourne (originally self-published), Ex-Heroes and 14 by Peter Clines, and The Infection by Craig DiLouie.
In mid-2008, Permuted was approached by Borders/Waldenbooks with special stocking terms. This allowed Permuted to continue producing its releases with POD technology, while bringing its special brand of apocalyptic mayhem to fans nationwide.
In mid-2009 Permuted entered a co-publishing venture with Simon & Schuster to release co-branded editions of some of Permuted's most popular titles as well as new, original titles contributed by Permuted. Initially set to include 7 titles, the venture has since grown to include 12 titles with releases scheduled into 2012.
As of late 2009, most Permuted new releases debut in both trade paperback and eBook formats; with over 50% of the total catalog available in eBook edition for Kindle, nook, iBooks, and other formats. With the swift growth in the eBook market, many Permuted eBooks outsell their trade paperback editions by 2 to 1 or more.
In late 2010, Permuted inked a deal with Audible.com to produce audiobook editions of 11 of its most popular titles in a special event during summer 2011. Audible.com continues to produce audibook editions of most Permuted releases, with Peter Clines 14 reaching the #1 bestseller spot in the Audible.com sci-fi/fantasy category in mid-2012 and again in October, 2013. The Permuted Press relationship with Audible.com now extends audiobook editions to most of the titles we publish.
The book deal took many years of writing and the support of some amazing friends. Please congratulate me, and rest assured I'll let you know as the books become available.
Tags: Permuted Press, Plague Masters
Read my short story Besieged online for free at InfectiveINk.com. Their theme for the month is Fairytales.
When I think of fairytales, my mind harks back to Spencer's fairy queen, tales of souls lost in the woods, the battle between paganism and Christianity, the feminine and masculine. In this story, the language and style is more elaborate than I'd usually indulge in, but not taken too far, I hope. I don't believe I use thee or thou, though there may be a 'tis or two.
Blurb: In Besieged, Isabelle is lost in the woods. Unable to find her way back, resisting the fairy queen's lure to join the world of the fae, she survives in a twilight dimension of mushrooms and magic. She remains trapped between worlds until a wandering knight enters the fairy glen. He threatens the delicate equilibrium she'd achieved, and if they cannot trust each other they mayboth be delivered into the queen's hands. But fairies are the most devious of creatures, and the past Isabelle fled is the key to her ultimate choice to move on, or join them.
If I can shake the cough that's struck me down over the last few weeks, I plan to attend Rustycon from January 17-19. Hope to see you there!
Tags: besieged, fairytale, free online short story, InfectiveINk.com
The first Science fiction and Fantasy convention of the New Year in the greater Seattle area has announced panelists.
Rustycon is held at the Seattle Airport Marriott Hotel January 17-19 2014. Here's a list of the panels I'm on, and you can find the full schedule on the Rustycon website. Hope to see you there!
|Sat Jan 18 10:00:am
|Sat Jan 18 11:00:am
|Art of Editing
|What drives an editor to drink…or simply pass by…your submission.
|Chad Brink Heather Roulo Katie Cord Rebecca Birch Tim Nightengale
|Sat Jan 18 1:00:pm
|Sat Jan 18 2:00:pm
|The Undead Have Attacked, Now What?
|Snoqualmie 2
|Lets talk about the things that go "Braaaaiiiinsss" in the night and many ways to combat them along with your fears. Drawing from readings, movies, games, and general knowledge on how to defeat the undead.
|Alaina Ewing Heather Roulo Katie Cord Richard Gilmore Steve Perry Todd Tepper
|Sat Jan 18 4:00:pm
|Sat Jan 18 5:00:pm
|Joss Whedon & His Universes
|Come discuss the Universes of Joss Whedon and listen to our panelists give their views on him (and his universes).
|Heather Roulo Katie Cord Michael Montoure Shoshana Glick
|Sun Jan 19 11:00:am
|Sun Jan 19 12:00:pm
|Activism through science fiction
|Salon F
|Ways in which science fiction has helped to tear down societal and cultural barriers
|Heather Roulo Justice McCartney Mike Birch Richard Gilmore Sarah Steever
Tags: Rustycon, Science fiction convention, Seattle convention
Have you ever worn a Fitbit, Nike+ Fuelband, or pedometer? Ever jogged along to Zombies, Run!, the immersive running game that motivates exercise with an imaginary band of zombies? How about participating in an ARG (Alternate Reality Game)?
Experts and procrastinators agree that motivation is hard to come by. Many times people need to take action, but the consequences aren't close enough or obvious enough. We have tunnel vision about what's needed, but it's possible to move rewards and consequences "into our tunnel." The book Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal suggests that games are more thrilling, rewarding, and adept at tricking the human psyche into taking action and deriving satisfaction than the real world around us.
Social changes start small and grow. My flash piece "Immeasurable", now available in Nature, explores the possibility of motivating ourselves to be better and the costs that come when people assign point values to life. It's free online.
Think about it– we're already being manipulated by advertisers and campaigners, so why not manipulate ourselves with points, rewards, and feedback?
If I were a real marketer, I'd motivate you with promises or offers to encourage the action I want. Leave a comment below.
Tags: Futures, Immeasurable, Nature, Near future fiction, Reality is Broken


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19 Online Degree Programs Available in Paralegal
Have You Considered a Paralegal Degree Online?
Paralegals and legal assistants are professionals who work alongside lawyers (or sometimes in place of them in order to cut costs). They may be employed by law firms, corporations or government agencies. They are not the same as... legal secretaries, but some legal assistants do routinely complete clerical duties. If this sounds interesting, a paralegal degree online could be for you.
Some of the typical duties of paralegals and legal assistants include:
- •Drafting reports
- •Researching laws or case facts
- •Preparing contracts and formal documents
- •Overseeing client communications (in addition to some administrative tasks).
Employment Data for Paralegals According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- •Employment of paralegals and legal assistants is expected to grow by 18% between 2010 and 2012.[ii]
- •Candidates for these positions should see another 46, 900 jobs added to the U.S. economy during this time period.[iii]
- • Median Salary: $46,680 per year [i]
According to O*Net's 2011 survey, 44 percent of responding paralegals hold a bachelor degree.[iv] Bachelor degrees in paralegal studies may be great options for those who hope to work in mainstream office environments and/or advance to roles where general education is valued. Completing a bachelor degree is also a requirement for anyone who hopes to pursue graduate school, law school, or advanced paralegal studies.
If you already have a bachelor's in another subject, an online paralegal certificate may be a good option, as some programs only take a couple months to complete.[v] You can also earn your paralegal degree online, which typically combine courses in paralegal training with other academic subjects.
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Author's Note: Sorry this chapter is short.
Chapter 6: Daddy's little princess?......wrong
When I woke up, it was around two. Logan was still beside me sleeping. I bit my lip as I looked at him. "I love you." I whispered. He didn't respond. I kissed his lips softly at first but couldn't get enough of the taste so I kissed him again and again. Until I found his arms wrap around me.
"Sorry I woke you up." I whispered. He shook his head. "I'm glad you did. I missed you."
"How can you miss someone when you're sleeping?"
"My mother is in almost every dream I have. But now when I sleep, all I see is you." I smiled and kissed his cheek. I held the covers over my half naked body. Logan's hand slid to my thigh and then in between my legs. I looked at the lust in his eyes and I blushed.
"Still shy?" He asked. I shook my head but he saw I was lying.
"Yeah right." He said sarcastically.
"Well I can't help it." I said shrugging. Logan grabbed the covers and pulled them off of me and leaned over and kissed me. I tangled my fingers through my hair as he got on top of me. We were both breathing hard as the moment got hotter and hotter. He got his pants down and his boxers and I let him take my panties off of me. He pushed deep into me and kept his eyes on mine. I closed my eyes and moaned softly. I placed my hands in his hair unable to resist. Deeper and deeper he went.
Every thrust driving me closer to a powerful orgasm. He kissed my lips softly but passionately. I breathed in as he kissed my neck and further down. It felt so good. Every kiss, every touch, every thrust drove me mad with lust. I cried out when I came. He didn't stop thrusting though but soon afterwards….I felt his release and he was panting hard along with me. His breath hit my face and I leaned up and kissed him. He was an addictive son of bitch. Yes….addictive son of a bitch. I shouldn't be letting one guy take all my energy just because he took my prize possession. My virginity.
But I couldn't stay away from him. He slowly slid out and sighed as he laid beside me he then pulled me into his arms and kissed my forehead. But then he was quickly up in a second and fell off the bed. I looked down at him. "What the hell?" I asked looking down at him. His eyes were focused on something behind me. I turned around and saw my dad standing there. "Oh my……….Uh…..hi dad! I didn't know you were coming home……early."
"I didn't know that when I came early I'd catch my daughter having sex." He said. I gulped and cringed. Whenever dad talked about sex, it was uncomfortable. "Oh…we weren't…..no daddy. He was um……Logan was…..he was…."
"Why don't you get dressed and come downstairs. You too, Lauren."
"It's Logan, sir." He said getting up.
"That's what I said, Lawrence." He shut the door and I sighed.
"Did that shit just happen?" Logan asked.
"I think so. I need to find my panties." I looked around and found them bunched up in the covers. I threw on some jogging pants and a tank top. Logan put on his clothes and came downstairs with me. My dad was sitting back against the couch with a cigar in his mouth. He looked at me and Logan as we sat down on the couch.
"Is this your boyfriend?" He asked. I nodded. Dad's eyes looked to Logan. Studying him. "What do you do for living, son?" He asked. Narrowing his eyes.
"Um….well I guess you can say I'm a rock star." He said shrugging.
"I never saw or heard of you before. What's your name again? Larry?"
"Logan, sir." He answered.
"Are you," Dad glanced at me. "At least wearing protection?" He asked. I bit my lip and looked down into my lap. I heard my dad let out a sigh. "Okay….okay. Beth, go to the drugstore, get a test, if its positive, you're not seeing Lenny anymore."
"Dad! You can't do that! Are you crazy?!" I yelled.
"Do what I say."
"Me and Logan's relationship is none of your business."
"Don't argue with me, Bethany. Get up and go to the store." He said. He dug in his pocket and had a ten dollar bill held out to me. I snatched it and ran upstairs to grab my shoes. I understand that me and Logan should have used protection but he has no right to tell me rather or not I can be with Logan. My dad can be a selfish asshole.
I grabbed my jacket and ran back downstairs.
"Want me to go with you?" Logan asked. I didn't answer. I just slammed the door shut and walked down the street. I quickly got to the store, snatched a pregnancy test and paid for it. I stomped back home and through the door. I heard daddy and Logan actually…..laughing when I got back. They were actually getting along. I went to the bathroom and peed on the stick. When I was done……..I sat the stick down on the counter and paced back and forth. I have to admit that I was half nervous. I heard a knock on the door and I opened it. Logan was standing there. "Did the results come back yet?" He asked walking in. I closed the door and sighed. "Another two minutes." I said. He looked worried. He grabbed me and hugged me tightly. "No matter if that test is positive or negative, I won't leave your side." He breathed. I nodded and sighed as I pulled away from him.
After a little bit, I looked down on the pregnancy test on the counter and saw the black minus sign. I let out a sigh of relief. I turned to Logan. "It's negative." I said. Logan had a half smile on his face. "That's great, babe. Right?" He asked. He seemed unsure. I nodded. "Yeah….it's great." He hugged me tightly.
"Let's go tell my dad." I pulled him out of the bathroom and we went downstairs to my dad. "I'm not pregnant."
My dad smiled. "That's great." He said while nodding. Logan placed his hand on my cheek. "I got to go. Okay? I'll be back lat- I'll just be back." He said staring me into my eyes.
I nodded. He leaned down and kissed me softly. "Bye. Bye Mr. Borges." Logan said.
"Bye, Lester." Dad replied. I rolled my eyes. Logan just smiled and left. I turned to my dad.
"He's….a good kid. Well he's not even a kid. He's a man and you're still in high school."
"Dad, don't be that kind of dad. Please don't. I love him."
"How long have you known him?" He asked.
"It doesn't mat-"
"How long, Beth?"
"A week and a half."
"There we go. And how long did it take for him to get in your pants?"
"Wow dad. Wow. Congratulations, you have officially called me a slut."
"I'm not calling you a slut, Beth. I'd never call you that. When you two started sleeping together, whose idea was it?"
"Both of ours." I answered.
"I bet."
"It's the truth!"
"If you say so, Beth."
"You're so unbelievable. I can't wait until I graduate and move out of this fucking place."
"You can move out whenever you want. Go ahead and move in with you faggot rock star boyfriend. See if I care."
"I will!" I yelled stomping upstairs. Who was he to get in my personal business? This is stuff I tell mom. I don't tell dad shit because this is the way he'll act.
Sometimes…..I hate my dad.
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In the News
Counselor Training, Integrated Settings
for Addiction Professional Magazine
Understanding healthcare systems is a critical part of counselors' training. What's more, substance use-related training is becoming more coveted for certain positions.
Adler School Core Faculty members Paul Fitzgerald, Psy.D., and Joseph Troiani, Ph.D., discuss this and more, in a story by Addiction Professional magazine that focuses on how degree programs that prepare both new and advancing addiction professionals are increasingly paying attention to the emergence of new practice settings.
Dr. Fitzgerald is the Adler School's Director of Master's Counseling Training; Dr. Troiani is Coordinator of the Substance Abuse Program.
Click here to read "Training for New Settings."
About the Adler School
The Adler School of Professional Psychology has provided quality education through a scholar/practitioner model for 60 years. Its mission is to continue the pioneering work of Alfred Adler by graduating socially responsible practitioners, engaging communities, and advancing social justice. The Adler School enrolls more than 1,000 students in doctoral and master's degree programs and offerings at its campuses in Chicago, Illinois, and Vancouver, British Columbia, and through Adler Online.
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Director of Communications
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I think My boyfriend is too busy for a relationship
Find a Conversation
I think My boyfriend is too busy for a relationship
|Sat, 01-07-2012 - 10:15am
I could use some good advice.
|Sat, 01-07-2012 - 12:47pm
I don't ski either and I"m not about to start now since I tried it when I was much younger and couldn't do it then.
|Sun, 01-08-2012 - 2:07pm
If I remember, you were the one that wondered if you were always expecting too much too soon?
In this case, I agree, one doesn't get into a relationship wanting to be second fiddle to someone else's hobbies.
|Mon, 01-09-2012 - 4:45am
I agree with the others... I am sorry. It sounds like you are not right for one another. Sometimes in spite of how you feel for a person, he may just not be a good fit. You deserve a boyfriend whose life you complement, and vice versa, rather than a boyfriend who would need to make radical changes in order to accommodate a relationship. For what its worth, I don't think this guy has enough time or focus to accommodate anyone - it's not just you.


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A strategic framework to guide decisions on maintenance dredging and ensure sustainability.
A neutral and open forum for planning and implementation of maintenance dredging operations.
Notes to assist berth operators in planning their maintenance dredging campaigns and to provide advice on the environmental requirements and sensitivities associated with maintenance dredging.
Using shared data DSIS provides details of environmental sensitivities in the vicinity of dredge sites.