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Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity: The Potential Impact of the Affordable Care Act
Executive Summary One of the key goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to reduce the number of uninsured through a Medicaid expansion and the creation of health insurance exchange marketplaces with advance premium tax credits to help moderate-income individuals pay for this coverage. Given that people of color…
Issue Brief Read MoreHealth Coverage for the Black Population Today and Under the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) could help many uninsured Blacks through the law's expansion of Medicaid and the creation of new health insurance exchange marketplaces with tax credits to help moderate-income people purchase coverage. This brief provides an overview of the Black population in the U.S., their health coverage today and the potential impact of the ACA coverage expansions.
Fact Sheet Read MoreThe Impact of Current State Medicaid Expansion Decisions on Coverage by Race and Ethnicity
This brief finds that people of color will be disproportionately impacted by state decisions to expand Medicaid and that the impact of current state Medicaid expansion decisions varies widely by race and ethnicity, with Blacks at the highest risk of continuing to face coverage gaps and remaining uninsured due to state decisions not to expand at this time. As such, state Medicaid expansion decisions have important implications for efforts to reduce disparities and promote greater equity in health coverage and care.
Issue Brief Read MoreWide Disparities in the Income and Assets of People on Medicare by Race and Ethnicity: Now and in the Future
This report examines the income, savings, and home equity of current and future Medicare beneficiaries, focusing on racial/ethnic disparities. The report finds that these differences in the financial well-being of white, black and Hispanic beneficiaries persist across age, education level, marital status, and other demographic factors.
Report Read MorePutting Men's Health Care Disparities On The Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level
This report documents the persistence of disparities between white men and men of color — and among different groups within men of color — on 22 indicators of health and well-being, including rates of diseases such as AIDS, cancer, heart disease and diabetes, as well as insurance coverage and health screenings. It also catalogues disparities in factors that influence health and access to care such as income and education, and other social determinants of health.
Report Read MoreProjecting Income and Assets: What Might the Future Hold for the Next Generation of Medicare Beneficiaries?
As national attention turns to the federal deficit, some policymakers have proposed reforms to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security that could have significant implications for current and future generations of seniors and younger adults with disabilities. This data spotlight, co-authored by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Urban…
Report Read MoreMedicaid Matters: Hearing from Families
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured's video Medicaid Matters: Hearing from Families profiles five families who have children covered by Medicaid. These five families reflect the diversity of those helped by Medicaid — families from all over the country of varying races/ethnicities, ages and sizes. Each family also illustrates a…
Video Read MoreWomen at Risk: A View from the Safety Net
This video provides a snapshot of the Arlington (Va.) Free Clinic where, four times a month, medical personnel provide care and screenings exclusively to women. The video explores the hurdles that uninsured women face in accessing health care and the social issues, including work and family responsibilities, that create challenges…
Video Read MoreRace, Ethnicity, and Health Care Tutorial
This tutorial was produced for kaiserEDU.org, a Kaiser Family Foundation website that ceased production in September 2013. The kaiserEDU.org tutorials are no longer being updated but have been made available on kff.org due to demand by professors who are using the tutorials in class assignments. You may search for other tutorials to…
Interactive Read MoreHealth Coverage and Care in the South: A Chartbook
The South has faced longstanding disparities in health and health care, although significant variation exists between southern states. As a group, compared to those in other regions, Southerners are more likely to be uninsured, less likely to have access to needed health services, and more likely to experience a number of chronic health conditions. This chartbook provides key data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the southern population as well as their health status, health insurance coverage, and access to care today.
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An issue may develop where a window will not roll up after a short pulse down. Our technicians tell us this is a normal condition. Cycling the power door lock followed by the key switch will reset the programmer and restore proper window operation.
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Volkswagen Eos Window may not roll up at times
Volkswagen Eos Problem
Model Years Affected: 2008, 2009, 2010
Average Mileage: 51,492 mi (15,500 mi - 96,456 mi)
Visitor, 2008 Volkswagen Eos, 96,456 mi
It's been happening for years, 3 maybe. It started in the summer and finally this winter started doing the same.
It's so frustrating. Most of the time id hear 'we couldn't recreate the issue'. A few months ago the driver side window stopped working altogether. That was a few hundred bucks and it didn't fix the pulsing issue. Now I'm sitting here waiting bc the passenger window stopped working this weekend. I was able to put it up and turn the car off - but this morning the damn thing was open. It'll be almost $100 just to get it looked at.Flag ThisLike0 -
Visitor, 2009 Volkswagen Eos, 58,000 mi
Window down. Computer says it is up
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Windows open and close while driving. The automatic open when opening the door keeps repeating. I have to open the windows part way to make it stop.
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Third Millennium Bible (TMB) | New International Version (NIV) |
22 But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, `Raca,' shall be in danger of the council; but whosoever shall say, `Thou fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire. | 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca, ' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. |
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved. (Third Millennium Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Chris Pratt and Chris Evans make superhero Super Bowl w... Close Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More More Sports Drivers weigh their options, Patrick not the only star in Japan, more by Bruce Martin Posted: Mon Sep. 20, 2010 TOKYO -- Opportunity time has arrived in the IZOD IndyCar Series as some drivers are ready to cash in on deals that will take them to another team and, hopefully, a more successful season.The drivers at the center of this include former Indianapolis 500 winner and former IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon, former Formula One driver Justin Wilson and Graham Rahal, the youngest IndyCar winner in history.Wheldon announced at Kentucky two weeks ago that he was not going to return to Panther Racing next year and has been rumored to be considering starting his own team or moving over to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Wheldon has been advised by his agent not to publicly speak about his future plans and held to that stance this past weekend at Twin Ring Motegi, site of Sunday's Indy Japan 300.Wilson is currently with Dreyer & Reinbold but had been linked to Panther Racing as Wheldon's replacement or to KV Racing Technology. Wilson also said he could ultimately remain at Dreyer & Reinbold."Everybody has me going to Panther or KV but they are missing the most obvious choice and that may be to stay right where I'm at," Wilson told SI.com Sunday morning in the garage.That gives team owner Dennis Reinbold confidence that he can keep the talented driver from England."We have talked to him about it and we are trying to work through it," Reinbold said. "I think we are in the mix to keep Justin, but I don't know what the outcome will be. I don't know what we are up against, which is why we are keeping all of our options open and talking to everyone. We have some things happening that we think we will improve next year. We could be a one-car team, a two-car team or a three-car team next year. I know we will be at least a one-car team and at least be a two-car team, but we have so many things in the air right now we are looking to work that out."Panther Racing sources also confirmed an interest in Rahal to take over the No. 4 National Guard entry because of his talent and the fact that he would be the first American driver that would be sponsored by the National Guard since it became an IndyCar sponsor. In the past, the Guard has sponsored Vitor Meira of Brazil and Wheldon from England in that ride.Rahal, however, said he would not be surprised to see a non-American driver, such as Wilson, get the Guard ride and doesn't believe it is an absolute requirement that the next driver for the National Guard be from the United States."I have an interest in driving for Panther Racing next year and we have discussed that possibility," Rahal said before Saturday's qualifications. "We continue to talk but there are a lot of other drivers, such as Justin Wilson, who are also interested in that ride."Panther is also interested in adding Swiss rookie Simona de Silvestro to a second entry to go along with the No. 4 car next season. De Silvestro has been highly impressive in the HVM Racing car this season, especially on the street and road courses.Target/Chip Ganassi Racing is also considering adding a third driver to its highly-successful tandem of two-time IndyCar Series champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon for 2010. According to the team's managing director, Mike Hull, a third car is always under consideration, but only if the proper sponsorship package can be arranged that won't detract for the other two drivers.Ryan Briscoe of Team Penske could be the odd man out if the team goes back to a two-driver lineup next season after running three cars in 2010. Briscoe would likely be moved over to De Ferran Dragon Racing, which is co-owned by team owner Roger Penske's son, Jay. De Ferran Dragon would then become a two-car team with Briscoe joining Brazil's Raphael Matos.Paul Tracy is also being heavily considered for one of Dreyer & Reinbold's IndyCars next season, according to team co-owner Dennis Reinbold. Tracy competed in Sunday's Indy Japan 300 for the team but finished 22nd after brushing the Turn 4 wall on lap 114."He has been great to work with," Reinbold said. "I've been nothing but impressed by him."Tracy, however, is in the same mix as Wilson, Wheldon and others who are trying to lock in rides for 2011.The 2011 season could see one of the highest car counts in recent IndyCar history because it is the last year the current chassis/engine combination will be used. Teams are willing to sell off some of its inventory or add more drivers to the lineup because after next season the fleet of cars that have been used since 2003 will be antiquated."That is possible because whenever there are obsolete cars involved you may as well use up your inventory," Reinbold said. "I know there are several people interested in coming in and having their own team and that is good for the sport. I hope it is sustainable to keep a lot of cars because it is better racing for the fans."Reinbold and other team owners see an early opportunity season as a good thing and an indicator that IndyCar is enjoying growth while other racing series are being hit by the economic downturn.While Danica Patrick and three-time Indy 500 winner and "Dancing with the Stars" champion Helio Castroneves are the two most popular IndyCar Series drivers in America, they both pale in popularity to Takuma Sato in Japan.Sato was hailed as a racing hero and surrounded by mobs of fans all weekend. He was the highest-finishing of the three Japanese-descended racers in the field. Hideki Mutoh of Newman/Haas Racing was 14th and Japanese-American driver Roger Yasukawa started 21st and finished 20th for Conquest Racing. Sato started 10th and finished 12th."It was a tough race but a great result in the end for the Lotus - KV team," Sato exclaimed. "It was a difficult start with the tight pack and the slippery track. I needed to be patient, but I did a lot of overtaking today. That was great fun. Overall, it was a great achievement for the whole team, and I want to thank them for everything they have done this weekend. Finally, I want to thank all the fans for their tremendous support."Sato was the focal point of Saturday's practice and qualifications by the large and enthusiastic group of Japanese race fans at Twin Ring Motegi. The former Formula One driver is one of the most popular racers in Japan because of his blazing speed and exciting style of racing. But Sato's Saturday took a big hit just three laps into the morning practice session when a broken oil line clamp spewed oil onto his tires, sending him into a crash in Turn 1.His KV Racing crew had to rebuild the damaged race car. They were finished in time for Sato to take a few laps in the final practice session to get the race ready for qualifications."There was nothing I could do, but to be able to qualify where I did is really gratifying," Sato said. "The fans have been fantastic here. This is a moment I've been waiting to do in Japan and I've been waiting for three years."To truly understand how this form of racing is greatly appreciated in countries such as Japan or Brazil, one needs to venture outside of the United States to experience it for themselves. The beautiful Twin Ring Motegi is located in a hilly, rural region of Japan, about three hours from Tokyo. While drivers, team owners and select series officials are able to stay at the track at the Twin Ring Motegi Hotel just past the third turn, crew members, media and other officials stay about an hour away in either Utsunomiya or Mito.After hitting the 5 a.m. bus on Sunday for the long ride to the track, the scene in the early morning hours was impressive as Japanese race fans spent the night sleeping in their cars or on the flatbed of pickup trucks and other vehicles, reminiscent of what NASCAR fans do at Talladega Superspeedway.As each of the buses pulled onto the property, the Japanese fans all lined up to wave. Many of them may have thought that the drivers of the IndyCar race were on these buses or maybe it was just a way to show their appreciation to IndyCar for bringing this form of racing to their country. No matter the reason, it was a touching display of appreciation that gives a unique perspective on the tone of this culture.Once inside of the track, the fans were as colorful as any found at a NASCAR race or an NFL game. One man spent the entire weekend wearing one of Tony Kanaan's racing uniforms that he had purchased. And then there are the "Super Fans" that have come to this venue ever since the first CART race in 1998.My favorite were two adorable Japanese youngsters who ride in the back of a red-and-white wagon painted up like Scott Dixon's Target/Chip Ganassi IndyCar complete with the rear wing.In the pre-race ceremony, "God Bless the USA" was played while a video on the IndyCar Series was shown. And there is no greater feeling than to hear the United States National Anthem played while standing on foreign soil. It's a spine-tingling feeling that simply doesn't happen when attending most sporting events in the United States because it is an expectation of the event.A trip to Japan from the United States is one of the most physically grueling ordeals, but to experience this culture and to see how the Japanese love IndyCar are memories that will last a lifetime making this annual trip worth the exhaustion."I'm going to kick your ass at Homestead." -- Team Penske IndyCar driver Will Power to Dario Franchitti after the race. Power has a slim 12-point lead over Franchitti heading into the last race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Oct. 2 that will determine the IndyCar championship.After getting reacquainted with my own bed and taking the weekend off, I'll have the chance to check out NASCAR's Chase for the Championship at Dover on television on Sunday. After a dramatic conclusion to Chase race No. 1, this could be one of the more wild Chases since NASCAR began this format in 2004. 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13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. | 13 When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. |
The King James Version is in the public domain. (The King James Bible Version Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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The BUGS Cipher has two main cryptographic primitives, a Key Scheduler and a symmetric-key encryption function.
It uses an Initialisation Vector (IV) to dynamically change the behaviour of both primitives. It is a highly configurable cipher where the user can decides different default settings which can also be set to dynamically change. For example, the number of round is set to two by default, but it is possible to specify a different value on execution, i.e. R=5. We can also allow or not the algorithm to dynamically change that base value depending of the IV.
The key scheduler is designed to extend or stretch the key. In the symmetric-key encryption function, it is used to generate key buffers in an attempt to diffuse repetition.
The symmetric-key encryption function has two sub-functions, only referred from then on as encryption functions; they can be used independently or combined one after the other. The first of those encryption functions is similar to a block cipher used in a stream cipher mode while the second is similar to a chain block cipher.
Key Scheduler
The Key scheduler has three Phases: Initialisation, Scrambling and Randomisation.
The initialisation phase requires an Initialisation Vector (IV) and the size Ns of the subkey the user wants to generate. The IV can either be an initial key or a random number both of size Ni such as Ns/2 <= Ni <= Ns
– It starts by padding the IV if required to the size Ns
– It concatenates the bytes together
– It generates a pseudo random number (PRN1) by combing all the IV bytes together with a XOR
– It adds a different derived PRN1 to each IV bytes
– It defines a number of variables:
o Operation, O (Swap or Logical Ops) = byte1
o Direction, D (Left or Right) = byte2
o Modulo size, M0 (Big or Small) = byte3
o Nb or Round, R (max x2 value specified by user) = byte4
This process generates the first subkey, SK1
The main part of the key scheduler is the scrambling phase. Using SK1:
– It generates a session modulo, Ms = byte1 ⊕ byte2 % M0
– It generates a Shift Window, SW = byte1 % Ms
– Depending of the value of D, the following may start from the beginning or the end of SK1
– Between the Starting bit, i, and i + SW do an operation on those 2 bits.
– The operation will depend of the value of O and can be a bit swapping or a choice of 5 logical operations
– Change the value of the modulo M0 from small to big and vice versa.
– Change the value of the operation O from a swap to a logical op and vice versa.
– Change the direction D from left to right and vice versa
– Repeat for R number of round
This process generates the second subkey, SK2
The last part of the key scheduler is the randomisation phase. Using SK2:
– It Generates a Random key, RND, either using the system random generator or the ISAAC algorithm [ ].
– Using byte1 to select the index i, then bytei = bytei ⊕ RND
– It uses a Linear Feedback Shift Register on RND to generate a new RND value
– XOR than new RND value to another byte
– Repeat the previous two points until all bytes have been "randomized"
The result is the key scheduler's output, the encryption Key Ke
Symmetric-Key encryption function
It consists of an Initialisation phase and two Encryption functions: Seeding and Shuffling. It can operate in different modes where the encryption process uses one or both of the encryption functions. If using both, then the seeding phase is done first and the resulting seeded ciphertext is used as an input into the shuffling phase.
The Initialisation phase consists of the following:
– It breaks the plaintext into blocks of size defined by the user. The block size can be as large as the plaintext itself of a multiple of the key size used for the encryption.
– An IV is used to define the key buffer size, S (with a minimum of 16)
– A random number, RN, is generated for the encryption, XORed with a key and inserted in a pseudo random position into the final cipher text.
The Seeding phase is similar to a Block cipher used in a Stream cipher mode where a keystream is applied to the plaintext blocks in a pseudo random sequence.
– It uses the Key Scheduler to generate S number of encryption keys, Kei, and stores the keys into a Key Buffer table, KT
– It pseudo randomly chooses two encryption keys from KT and by XORing them it generates a new encryption key, Keseed, which is then XORed with a pseudo randomly chosen plaintext block, then labelled as "seeded".
– Keseed is then used as an IV into the key scheduler to generate a new Kei and replace one of the two encryption key used above into KT
– The process is repeated until all the plaintext blocks have been encrypted with a XOR, the result is a Seeded Cipher text, sC.
The Shuffling phase is similar to a Chain Block Cipher as described below.
– It pseudo randomly chooses two plaintext block and by XORing them it generates a new encryption key, Keshuffle, which is then XORed with another pseudo randomly chosen plaintext block. That latest plaintext block is labelled as "shuffled".
– That process is then repeated with:
o One of the plaintext blocks used to create Keshuffle is selected as the next block to be encrypted
o Once a plaintext block has been shuffled it cannot be used to generate a new Keshuffle
o And until all the plaintext blocks have been encrypted but two.
– Two blocks must remain "unshuffled" to be able for the recipient to reverse the encryption process. They will therefore simply be XORED with a key of the form Keseed as defined previously.
– The result is a Cipher shuffled text, Cs.


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Papa Pond Pizza Pie and Pasta - Klong Toey
Categories: Restaurants > Pizza
Address: Ploenchit Center, 1st Floor Soi 2, Sukhumvit Rd., Khlong Toei, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110 Thailand See map
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With various franchise locations around Thailand, Papa Pond Pizza Pie and Pasta Restaurant is a modern pizzeria with all the amenities that will delight all pizza lovers. Besides pizza and pasta dishes, the restaurant offers various other dishes to wet the appetite of any finicky eaters. Steaks, french fries, chicken wings, sandwiches and ice cream are just some of the dishes on the menu. A great place for a casual night of dining out.
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Service hours
10:00 to 21:00
Input price range
50 - 600 Baht/Day or 2 - 20 USD/Day
Remark: Cost of meal per person
- Address
Ploenchit Center, 1st Floor Soi 2, Sukhumvit Rd., Khlong Toei, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110 Thailand
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+66 (0) 2553 2259
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New International Reader's Version (NIRV) | New International Version (NIV) |
11 Suppose a prophet goes around telling lies. And he prophesies that you will have plenty of wine and beer. Then that kind of prophet would be just right for this nation! | 11 If a liar and deceiver comes and says, 'I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,' he would be just the prophet for this people! |
Holy Bible, New International Reader's Version® Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Reader's Version Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Holds 1 bottle with elastic inside strap
Dimensions: 14"W x 4.5"D x 4.5"H
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Festivals in Cape Town and surrounds through February and March
Rob Peters
Summer in Cape Town means festivals. Music festivals, wine festivals and just plain old festive festivals! The Mother City is always up for a party and the warmer months just give us more of an excuse to shed the layers and cut loose. Check out some of the best festivals coming up. -
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Get 'Wild' at Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town
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"If ever you miss a dinner date with your girlfriend, common sense tells you that you'd better have a good excuse. Which I did… on both counts. And my excuse was outstanding. I was attacked… by a lion… at an office party… in a strip club… in Jo'burg. Well… ok… let me go back to the beginning." And so starts 'Wild', a highly-entertaining one-man show starring multi-award breaking comic Robert Fridjhon. -
Your #lovecapetown weekend:What's on from Friday 23 January to Sunday 25 January, 2015
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5 Epic Images that will make you want to stay at the Southern Sun Waterfront
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Hello, #lovecapetown! Your awesome weekend is on its way!
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Woohoo, it's the weekend, baby!
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Five reasons why my Mother's Day experience at Cape Town's Tsogo Sun The Cullinan rocked
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This week on Reality Kings, we had the lovely and curvy, Candice Dare, on for your viewing pleasure. When we caught to Candice, she was hanging out in the kitchen looking super sexy in a wild getup that showed off her incredible ass. Mick came in, and Candice shook that ass for him.
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He couldn't help but stick a finger in her pussy to get her wet. Then Candice sat that big ass booty on his face, and Mick licked that pussy and asshole up. She got so horny she jumped down and shoved his cock into her mouth. Candice sucked that dick like a true pro. By then, Candice was more than ready for some dick.
Mick pounded that HOT pussy from various angles all over the couch, as we watched that big beautiful ass bounce and rebound from the stroking. Candice got hers for sure, and when it was Mick's turn, he pulled out and blew his load all over her pretty face. You won't want to miss this one!


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One of the most widely grown and easily recognized wine grape varietals in the world is the Muscat, an ancient grape with an exceptional amount of versatility. For centuries, Muscat varietal grapes have been used all over Europe for the production of wonderfully fruity wines of many different shades and colors, which, with their strong 'grapey' flavor have come to be known as a quintessential fine wine grape. Their relatively high acidity also means they are ideal for the production of sparkling wines, and the fizzy Muscat wines of Italy are widely agreed to be amongst the best in the world. In more recent years, New World countries have shown a huge amount of flair when it comes to the Muscat grape, and have had plenty of success in allowing its natural and vibrant character to come through in the bottle.
Since the 18th century, California has been a hugely important and influential wine region, acting as a trailblazer for other New World wine regions and utilizing an important blend of traditional and contemporary practices, methods and techniques relating to their wine production. Split into four key areas the North Coast, the Central Coast, the South Coast and the Central Valley Californian wineries make the most of their ideal climate and rich variety of terrains in order to produce a fascinating range of wines made with a long list of different fine grape varietals. Today, the state has almost half a million acres under vine, and is one of the world's largest wine exporters, with Californian wines being drunk and enjoyed all across the globe.
The first European settlers to consider growing grapevines in the United States must have been delighted when they discovered the now famous wine regions within California, Oregon and elsewhere. Not even in the Old World are there such fertile valleys, made ideal for vine cultivation by the blazing sunshine, long, hot summers and oceanic breezes. As such, it comes as little surprise that today more than eighty-nine percent of United States wines are grown in the valleys and on the mountainsides of California, where arguably some of the finest produce in the world is found. However, American wine does not begin and end with California, and due to the vast size of the country and the incredible range of terrains and climates found within the United States, there is probably no other country on earth which produces such a massive diversity of wines. From ice wines in the northern states, to sparkling wines, aromatized wines, fortified wines, reds, whites, rosés and more, the United States has endless surprises in store for lovers of New World wines.


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The dude in the photo looks like an actor in a Star Trek episode but can't remember it. He was a Betazoid.
Betazoid? I was thinking pedophile. Just what IS his right hand doing?
Hey all... I hope things are well!
Hello there Mil. What's for lunch?? I hope it is better than my crumby frozen dinner.
Good morning! Finally moved in to the new office building :-) Network is still acting special but things are s-l-o-w-l-y returning to normal
Well look who it is. Hope all is well!
Hey- glad to see you back!
"Like" and laughed out loud at the pet chicken named "Nugget."
I think we need some better soundproofing here in the lounge, the people in the endangered breed thread are getting out of hand.
Agreed. Some really ugly stuff being posted. By the way, how is Miss Saigon? Haven't heard about her in a while.
Wow, show up late for the party and find everyone got here before me! Nice to see lots of activity today.
Last workday before vacation! I'll check in from time to time if the wireless is up and running where I'm headed, if not, I wish everyone a wonderful holiday if I don't "talk" to you first. Hugs to all.
Good morning all from a cold and snowy Denver. We woke to two inches this morning and of course, everyone forgot how to drive in it. I walked to my bus this morning and saw tire tracks going straight where the street curved, and then the obvious mark of a vehicle going onto the sidewalk and over the curb. My guess is that someone will be spending their morning at the tire and alignment shop.
How is everyone doing today? Looks like we have a guest appearance from Michael J. Fox in the pic above.
HA, I actually thought it was a cross between Michael J Fox and YOU when I saw the image above.
Morning Crew!
Maybe ten or fifteen years ago...:)
Gotta embrace the grey hairs!
"Honey Boo Boo has named her new pet chicken Nugget." That is all.
Good am all! Snowy & cold here, will be till April or May...sigh. Where's AleeD? I keep getting up late...lol. Mr.RH, my bro-in-law is a trucker, too & mentions that truck stop, a lot. It's a good 1 from the sound of it. We have driven by it quite a few times, but never stopped. I guess we will have to check it out next time we go to the Badlands. (1 of my fave places!) Everyone have a great day!
Oh and my new obsession for Christmas is to get my hands on a Ninjabread Cookie Kit! googles it, way too cute
Haha! The best. I decided to go with peanutnut butter cookies with Hershey Kisses to break in my new oven. Can't wait.
Love those! Haven't made them in years! You did get the self-cleaning oven I hope... :)
Yes Mam. We went for all the bells and whistles on this sucker. No more bending over into a dirty oven smelling oven cleaning fumes and killing what little brain cells I have left. Enjoy the Ninja cookies!
Hi Jerv! You are gonna love having a self cleaner, makes life just a little bit ezier. I will never be w/o it again!
HO-HO-HO Off to sunny and rainy Florida this morning, ugh. I had hopes they would cancel this trip, but alas they did not..hope everyone is doing well.
Good Tootsday Morning Kidz from Decatur,OK. Gotz a lot of running to do today-Big Blue is ready. Gonna be hitting the Iowa 80 Truck Stop–one of the Biggest in the U.S.A. for some new chrome pieces and Lites for Big Blue. You can Never have enough bright sparkly lites on a truck–( with a nod to Queenie ) :))) I wish WD was here...Iowa 80 was her favorite place. Anyway...Look out Missouri and Iowa-call out the mounties–the Blue Flash is headed your way. Stay Safe everyone and make it a Great Day.
Safe travels my friend!
Hey there Texas Chaser. What's up with WD? I hope she is alright. The "To save this endangered breed, eat it" was a great read and I see the Nutrition Nazis have already started posting.
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Obama Urges Democrats to 'Stand Up Straight,' Mocks GOP
By Alex BrownIn Philadelphia, the president sought to energize what has been a weakened and divided party.
Democrats Facing 2016 Debate Dilemma
By Emily SchultheisThe party is starting discussions about 2016 primary debates, but it's challenging to do without knowing what Hillary Clinton's opposition will look like.
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By Clare ForanModerates and Democrats from energy-rich states crossed party lines to support the oil-sands project.
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By Clare Foran and Ben GemanPresident Obama intends to veto the bill, but the fight over the oil-sands pipeline will rage on.
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By Caroline NyceThe Air Force announced it will upgrade the current presidential fleet to Boeing's 747-8 model. Here's a look back at Air Force One over the years.
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By Lauren FoxGraham for President? John McCain's the only one who is sold.
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By Ronald BrownsteinAnd now a group of more than 30 cities--most with large immigrant communities--has filed a brief in support of the president's action.
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'Total Recall' Premiere: Jessica Biel Reveals Dream Remakes (VIDEO)
Jessica Biel is starring in a remake of the sci-fi action flick Total Recall, but when it comes to movie reboots, the actress prefers those of a lighter variety.
"Maybe Death Becomes Her or something like that, or Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead," the future Mrs. Justin Timberlake said at the film's premiere in Hollywood on Wednesday night.
Until then, Biel has another project on the horizon...
The 30-year-old plans on collaborating with her future hubby for the upcoming feature, The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea -- she'll be starring in the flick, while Timberlake provides music for the soundtrack.
Timberlake, 31, wasn't present at the Total Recall premiere -- he's currently filming Runner, Runner in Puerto Rico -- but he was there in spirit via the huge engagement ring that Biel sported. The stunner, dressed in a pink Christian Dior frock, also donned shiny earrings, an embellished necklace and natural makeup.
Timberlake also made his presence known on the Total Recall set: the movie's production designer, Patrick Tatopoulos, said the singer frequently paid visits to Biel during filming.
Starring alongside co-stars Kate Beckinsale and Colin Farrell, Biel plays Melina in the dark sci-fi flick, which hits theaters on August 3.
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Hippychick's Gardens is a small quarter acre urban homestead located in bastrop texas.
From this lovely urban garden, we sell heirloom lettuces, specialty greens, and seasonal goods. Current offerings include hippychick's super-d-lovely eggs, hippychick's wildflower honey, naturally raised table chicken, raw kombucha tea, raw fermented sauerkraut, raw mix muesli, fresh seasonal pestos, specialty chocolates and hippychick's happy trails mix. Preserved vegetables and fruits vary according to season, weather and availability.
coming soon - hippychick's old world salt- cured mission olives (no lye!)
Hippychick keeps a small flock of naturally raised organically fed laying chickens, many of heritage and rare breeds which provide a beautiful array of colored and tinted eggs. our chickens enjoy fresh grown garden greens, organic feed and any yummy protein rich creatures they can scratch up.
We at the hippychick universe practice natural, sustainable gardening and small scale farming methods. We do not use chemicals, pesticides and insecticides on our produce.
Hippychick's goods are for sale six days a week at the Bastrop Producers Market located on Hwy 71 in Bastrop, Texas. The market is open Tues-Fri 11:00am - 6:00pm Sat 9am - 6pm Sun 12:00-5:00pm - location 977 Hwy 71 / Bastrop, Texas (between FM20 and Hwy21) / 512-308-9989
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Two separate road accidents involving Bradley Wiggins and his mentor Shane Sutton have led to British Cycling to call for a new Government-led safety drive.
Wiggins' accident on Wednesday evening was followed less than 24 hours later by a serious injury to British Cycling's head coach Sutton, the right-hand man to performance director Dave Brailsford.
Wiggins has been released from hospital after a vehicle collided with him on Wednesday evening but Sutton suffered bleeding on the brain following a road accident while on his bike in Manchester on Thursday.
A British Cycling spokeswoman said: "It is extremely rare that our riders and coaches are hurt while out cycling on the road, even rarer that two incidents should occur in a short space of time, and we wish Shane and Bradley a speedy recovery.
"Cycling is not an intrinsically dangerous activity but there is much more to be done to improve conditions for cyclists on the roads.
"British Cycling is calling on the government to put cycling at the heart of transport policy to ensure that cycle safety is built into the design of all new roads, junctions and transport projects, rather than being an afterthought."
Sutton was wearing a helmet when he was in collision with a Peugeot 206 being driven by a 61-year-old man in Levenshulme.
The British Cyclist spokeswoman added: "Shane was taken into hospital where it was identified he has suffered bruising and bleeding on the brain.
"Shane was wearing a helmet. He is set to undergo more tests, and is likely to stay in hospital for the next few days."


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The increasing and most welcome hum along Broadway in recent weeks grew even stronger last night with the arrival, at the Ritz, of Ian McKellen in the British actor's winningly intimate and highly accomplished solo entertainment devoted to Shakespeare. This superior divertissement is scheduled for five weeks only, so don't waste any time getting there.
This is the informal but skillfully arranged romp McKellen performed here at a Sunday benefit a couple of years ago when he was appearing in "Amadeus" and in which he has appeared all over the map as well as on public television in a taped performance, when he has found himself between new stage or film assignments. If you have fond recollections of the small-screen show, which you watched far removed from the actor and his filmed audience, seeing and hearing the "round" actor, and as a member of his rapt audience, will dim those memories.
The actor, whose stage presence is uncommonly inviting, wears slacks and a loose white shirt, open at the neck, and he begins, almost conversationally, with Jacques' ages-of-man speech from "As You Like It." Threaded through the excerpts from "Hamlet," "Henry V," "Henry VI" and "Romeo and Juliet," along with the 20th sonnet, that are in the first half, are pertinent stage anecdotes, an account of his own career since the acting bug first bit him and, above all, loving references to his idol, the poet who made this evening possible.
The second half opens with a superb delivery of Richard II's sad account of his fate and of all wearers of the "hollow crown," whose sudden eminence and equally quick decline McKellen likens to the fate of star actors. He follows this - always acting, mind you - with astringent comments on plays and players by Pepys and Shaw, an outlandish impersonation of David Garrick in an especially grandiloquent performance, and with a painstaking analysis of Macbeth's "Tomorrow, and tomorrow" soliloquy in which he works all the way from a heavily-accented, Scottish-like delivery by Richard Burbage (the first Macbeth) to his own quiet, defeated reading of the familiar lines.
A bit of Prospero's "stuff as dreams are made on" speech to Ferdinand - again, chosen by McKellen because of its comparison of the characters with actors - in "The Tempest," last of the plays, and then, having taken his curtain calls, a final gesture.
Summoning would-be actors from the audience - perhaps two dozen, mostly young people, joined him - he huddled briefly with them onstage, and quickly used them to represent the dead and wounded at Agincourt for a funny bit in which the Messenger, presenting Henry with a list of the casualties, has handed the imaginary actor a blank sheet, causing him to improvise.
McKellen, whose voice, whether raised or lowered, can be heard clearly throughout the unmiked house, presents us (except for those passages demanding a sweeping vocal thrust) with intimate readings, rich in nuance, in word and in gesture (as I have indicated, he acts out every role, and eloquently), shaped for the relatively small theaters he prefers to play in. He endeavors, whenever possible, to make the verse sound like everyday talk, and he is uncannily successful much of the time. You may quibble with some of his readings - for example, from "Romeo and Juliet," he makes the teenage couple (especially Juliet, of course) sound almost childish - but you will never be less than absorbed and appreciative of the care and reasoning that went into the speeches.
This is a one-man show (bare stage, but for a single armchair) one could happily take in at least once for each of the five weeks.
A solitary actor, a black-curtained stage naked except for one large armchair - the conditions do not appear particularly conducive to theatricality.
Yet the actor is Ian McKellen and he is Acting Shakespeare. Yes, it is another Shakespearen anthology - one recalls, with gratitude, such lectern-time Shakespeare as Gielgud's The Ages of Man, or the RSC's assorted quartet The Hollow Crown.
However, McKellen gives us his Shakespeare with a difference. It is essentially an actor's Shakespeare, and Shakespeare as an actor. McKellen sees actors "Illuminating the art of living," and he notes, not quite in passing, that all of Shakespeare's Kings were actors at heart.
Informality is McKellen's watchword. He enters the auditorium at an unflustered run, bounds on stage wearing an unbuttoned shirt and slacks - tailored for him by Tommy Nutter, Savile Row.
He grins engagingly - his face, more deeply etched than hitherto, is beginning to make him look like a lanky Paul Scofield - and is clearly the young, enthusiastic village curate rather than any high priest of art.
With an almost surreptitious, but reverent, nod to Gielgud, he is off, embarked on Jacques' "Ages of Man" speech from As You Like It. From then on the stage is peopled with Shakespeare and his imagery, McKellen and his humor.
McKellen gave something very like this program for one Broadway performance about three years ago, while he was starring as Salieri in Amadeus. It is still accomplished, brilliant, and at times a little coy. But it has also, in time, deepened in its range and skills.
He tells us stories - all of them old and most of them apocryphal - and resoundingly drops a few histrionic names with old-boyish charm. He situates Shakespeare's grave on the stage, and frequently pays it his obeisances. He wanders occasionally into reminiscence and autobiography.
The evening is full of humor, and McKellen has an impish wit, and a self-mockery that takes the sting out of his over-conscious charm, and sometimes near-patronizing conviviality.
He knows his audience, and plays on it with unaffected affectation - itself a uniquely actorly pose. He quizzes the audience about Shakespeare's views on marriage, how many of them have been to Stratford on Avon, etc., etc. At the end - in an unannounced coda that must not be missed in the struggle for coats and exits - he actually persuades a large part of the audience to join him on stage.
But for all the adulterated charm and professional bonhomie, the key to the evening is whenever (and it is most of the time) McKellen sloughs off his cloak of being a regular fella, and becomes what becomes him most, a consummate Shakespearean.
His excerpts from Richard II and Macbeth go some way in offering New York solace for not having seen him in either role, nor any other Shakespearean play for that matter. But apart from an overly-petulant Juliet, McKellen is arresting throughout.
He has no great voice - a disadvantage he turns to an asset by making a virtue of its singularity - but a mind and heart that work as one, and great eyes that look inward as much as outward. As a result he is at his best in introspective Shakespeare, and in bringing depths to surfaces.
His technique is formidable - he can run from Falstaff to Hal with equal facility, he can make the donkey-snore of Bottom into a serenade, he can storm Agincourt as nimbly as he can explain Crookback's deformities.
But the highspot - the one naughty thunderbolt of intellectual virtuosity - comes when he has the calm nerve, and that nerve had all evening been coming up to this climax, to interpret, line by line, phrase by phrase, thought by thought, image by image, Macbeth's "Tomorrow and tomorrow" speech.
Then he places the speech he has analyzed into the full context of his Macbeth. He starts encased in a cone of light - then he moves forward and strikes Shakespeare to the quick instant.
The thing done - genius ignited - he does a brief, trendy Prospero farewell (revels ending in a holocaust?), his dazzling comic coda, and is off and running through the audience into the night - or, for he is an actor - towards his dressing room. See McKellen act Shakespeare. It is something to savor and recall.
''The more I see his plays and the more I act in them,'' says Ian McKellen, ''the more I love this man.'' The man to whom Mr. McKellen refers is William Shakespeare, and the declaration of love is not loose talk. In his one-man show at the Ritz, this brilliant English actor makes us feel his affection (and our own) for Shakespeare, without ever lapsing into pomposity or sanctimoniousness. Even if ''Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare'' were not an invigorating display of the actor's craft, it would still be enjoyable as a warm account of a man's lifelong love affair with the theater's greatest poet.
Mr. McKellen has been doing this show for several years now. A few New Yorkers saw ''Acting Shakespeare'' in the form of a one-night benefit, given during Mr. McKellen's run as Salieri in ''Amadeus''; many more have seen a subsequent television version. But the current edition is the best. Limber in mind, body and voice, Mr. McKellen seems more confident and high-spirited than before. He welcomes the audience into the Ritz as if the theater were his living room; he makes the whole house his stage.
The evening begins with the ''seven ages of man'' speech, as if Mr. McKellen were courting comparisons between his own solo turn and John Gielgud's legendary ''Ages of Man'' recital. Not long after that, Mr. McKellen is doing a mischievous and funny impersonation of a howling Gielgud Lear. Yet ''Acting Shakespeare'' soon assumes its own identity. The show is indeed specifically about what Shakespeare means to actors, and about how actors make his words meaningful to audiences.
Though Mr. McKellen gives us a full plate of soliloquies and scenes, many of them culled from his own most celebrated performances, he also gives the excerpts a context. Sometimes that context is historical: he'll imagine Richard Burbage or David Garrick in the roles or impersonate Pepys or Shaw judging the plays. But, just as often, the perspective is personal. We hear about Mr. McKellen's own earliest encounters with Shakespeare, as a spectator and a performer - highlighted by his Cambridge experiences with such fellow undergraduate actors as Trevor Nunn, David Frost and Derek Jacobi.
The evening is also steeped in theatrical lore - the kind of amusing stories (some, no doubt, apocryphal) that actors exchange in pubs. A devilish mimic, Mr. McKellen has particular fun impersonating both the choreographer Robert Helpmann and the actor Donald Wolfit as they exchange views about their respective treatments of ''Hamlet.'' At other times, Mr. McKellen engagingly includes the audience in his informal banter. The house lights are raised so that he can converse directly with us; in a post-curtain call finale, he even solicits volunteers to join him on stage for a merry prank.
Thanks to the evening's anecdotal framework and the actor's charming conviviality, ''Acting Shakespeare'' generally escapes the curse that can afflict one-man shows of this type. The context provided by Mr. McKellen often makes up for the fact that Shakespeare's speeches have been yanked out of their original texts. And sometimes the actor makes new ''plays'' out of his snippets: After performing both Falstaff and Hal in the interview scene of ''Henry IV, Part 1,'' he moves immediately to a touching rendition of Mistress Quickly's epitaph to Falstaff in ''Henry V.''
Though working on a bare stage in street clothes - and with no props - Mr. McKellen can change roles, regardless of age or sex, with quicksilver agility. As Bottom and Falstaff, he seems to grow a bulbous clown's nose on the spot; his voice instantly gains a comic chalkiness. His work within a role can be even more impressive. The tortured souls of Richard II and Hamlet are conveyed so delicately that we can see the characters' conflicted emotions and thoughts do intricate battle within the verse.
Perhaps the grandest set piece is a miniature ''Macbeth'' that forms the show's climax. Standing under a glaring spotlight as intimidating as a police investigator's lamp, Mr. McKellen seems to hollow out as he passes from soliloquy to soliloquy; by the end, he is a spent shell, as dead as the nature that closes in on the protagonist from every side. Watching the actor capture the full nihilistic range of the part in 15 minutes almost eradicates the memory of those embarrassing Macbeths New York has seen in recent seasons.
Mr. McKellen precedes his ''Macbeth'' with a casual classroom lecture in which he takes the ''Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow'' speech apart, from an actor's standpoint, word by word. Well-meaning as the lesson is, it seems overlong and somewhat pedantic. There are a few other sags, too: A lengthy pre-intermission excerpt from ''Romeo and Juliet'' finds the actor too old as the hero and a bit campy as the heroine. It's one of the few occasions when Mr. McKellen self-consciously calls attention to his own technique.
But these are minor quibbles. As strenously as the star works, he is so refreshed by each challenge that, after two and a half hours, he still seems ready to go on all night. Talented as Mr. McKellen is at acting Shakespeare, it's his infectious enthusiasm for that calling that makes his show so special a gift.


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Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on May 13, 2014 | Be the First To CommentThe '90s were a special time for the Hollywood movie soundtrack. From Prince's "Batdance" for 1989's Batman to LL Cool J's shark dance for 1999's Deep Blue Sea, pop soundtracks became no longer a direct record of the songs featured in a film, but an eclectic hit parade of contemporary popular artists whose relationship of the film in question was often tenuous at best. Movie soundtracks, especially those for summer tentpole entertainment, served a function similar to the '90s NOW! series: as a means of assembling tested and would-be radio and MTV hits in one accessible package. Except this package was meant also to promote a movie. Such promotion followed a routine formula. Turn the music video into a four-minute commercial for the film. Turn the film into a promotional device for the soundtrack by placing the big single over the end credits like an earworm. None of the other songs on the soundtrack needed to be in the film. But the 1998 soundtrack to Roland Emmerich's Godzilla was different. Like its title character, the soundtrack was big, brash, noisy, not-at-all subtle, and lucrative, yet it destroyed everything in its path. There are several reasons why Hollywood movies don't produce pop soundtracks like this anymore, but the Godzilla soundtrack (if not the movie itself) deserves appreciation for its dumb, audacious weirdness.
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Date | 2011-01-12 22:56:31 |
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From: Chris Merrell <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:39:08 -0600
To: Fred Burton<email@example.com>
Subject: RE: Beirut
Thanks Fred! I'd love to hear more if it comes.
She is an American from our church body serving under some very
experienced people. We'll be sure she has taken these steps as advised.
From: Fred Burton [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:36 PM
To: Chris Merrell
Subject: RE: Beirut
Chris: Our recent analysis cited below.
We have a pretty good finger on the pulse in Beirut and I'll send along
anything else we see. I would encourage the young lady to maintain a
high degree of situational awareness and be very observant for any shifts
in the local security posture.
If she's an American also make sure she is registered w/the US Embassy.
Have her call the Embassy tomorrow.
Lebanon's radical Shiite Islamist movement, Hezbollah, forced the collapse
of the Lebanese government on Jan. 12 when it engineered the resignation
of 11 Cabinet ministers, 10 of whom represent the Hezbollah-led March 8
coalition, a rival to the March 14 coalition led by now-former Prime
Minister Saad al-Hariri's Future Movement (the 11th minister was State
Minister Adnan Sayyed Hussein). The move comes amid rising tensions
between the two sides over the U.N.-sponsored Special Tribunal for Lebanon
(STL), which is soon expected to indict members of Hezbollah for the 2005
assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
After the failure of a Saudi-Syrian initiative to reach an agreement on
the issue, Hezbollah needed to be able to prevent what it saw as efforts
by Saad al-Hariri to align with the United States - demonstrated by his
meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama - to undermine the group
(Hezbollah and its allies have accused Washington of trying to block the
initiative). By forcing the collapse of the government, Hezbollah has
denied al-Hariri the ability to deal with the STL as an official
representative of the country.
The collapse of the government will not necessarily lead to a power vacuum
in Lebanon because parliament has not been dissolved, President Michel
Suleiman is still in office and the country is ultimately dominated by
Syria. Furthermore, given the situation's polarizing nature, neither side
sees the benefit of new elections, so any resolution likely will be
negotiated within the confines of the current parliament. It is important
to note that Hezbollah does not want to negotiate a new power-sharing deal
involving the division of Cabinet portfolios; Hezbollah wants al-Hariri to
distance himself from the STL.
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and his allies through demonstrations. There is always the question of a
wider conflict involving Israel, but for now the Israelis are content to
have Hezbollah entangled in a domestic issue and thus not in a position to
threaten them.
Al-Hariri is reportedly headed home from Washington via Paris to deal with
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the current crisis remains to be seen; after all, the situation involves
more parties than just the various Lebanese factions (with respect to the
terms of their negotiations, or the lack thereof). Their respective
international backers - Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iran - have a key role to
play in this and, as such, their behavior bears watching, especially with
the Saudis on the defensive and the Iranians feeling confident given the
United States' lack of options in Iraq.
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Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:27 PM
To: email@example.com
Subject: Beirut
Fred -
I hope that all is well. How is the process with the new book going?
We have a young adult lady that is serving as a missionary in Beruit at
American University there. With today's news:
We wanted to see if you had any insight that I could pass on to her family
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I went for my every-other-day-four-mile-walk and was so glad I had my camera phone with me. I was so excited to take a picture so others could see what I beheld. I quickly took the shot then put my phone away and just stood there and enjoyed our Creator's incredible handiwork.
I stayed long enough for the sun to change positions and bring a close to the unique light show then I continued my walk. As I headed deeper into the countryside I thought about what a blessing it is to know who to thank for scenes like the one I was privileged to see.
I can't even imagine seeing the "sun-tree" (as I refer to it now each time I pass it) and then denying that God is the one who is responsible for the making of it. I'd have to be a fool to believe what I saw was merely a product of cosmic happenstance.
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By Bess LevinGone are the days of working until 2AM on an assignment. Staying only until midnight will be the new and exciting way of doing things.
In its corporate and investment bank unit, both the summer programme for analysts and associates, and the full-time recruitment scheme that starts at the end of this month, will be around 40 per cent larger than in 2013, according to an internal memo seen by the FT. BofA's corporate and investment bank unit normally hires "a few hundred" into the two schemes each year, a person familiar with the process said. "Our increased hiring reflects our desire to invest in our people in light of our growing activity levels and the need to provide more support to our junior bankers to have a better experience," said Christian Meissner, head of global corporate and investment banking at BofA, in a memo…In January, Mr Meissner sent a separate memo to staff discouraging weekend working for junior employees at its corporate and investment bank. The memo recommended that analysts and associates – the first and second rungs of the corporate ladder – take at least four weekend days off per month.
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