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The Australian Science Media Centre has gathered experts in the fields of chemistry, dental science, water quality and ethics to discuss the science of fluoridation and examine the basis of concerns expressed by the public about the practice.
Four experts spoke at an online briefing on 17th December and further comments from a variety of experts are available below.
Queensland is the last State in Australia to introduce fluoridation to its water supplies, introducing the Water Fluoridation Bill in early 2008. Under this legislation public water suppliers who supply water to over 1000 people, must add fluoride to the public water supply.
In December 2008 several South East Queensland water treatment plants, Mudgeeraba, Molendinar, Mt Crosby, North Pine and Landers Shute, began supplying fluoridated water to the surrounding areas. In November 2009 Gladstone also began supplies while earlier this month around a dozen other small water treatment plants in SEQ and Yarwun (outside Gladstone) also came on line.
Within a week Mackay, Rockhampton and Cairns are also expected to supply fluoridated water from their major water treatment plants. By 2012 the Queensland Government aims to provide 90 per cent of Queenslanders with fluoridated drinking water.
The briefing discussed:
- The impact of fluoride on dental health in children and adults
- The metabolism of fluoride in the human body
- Water quality and safe levels of fluoride
- The ethics of adding fluoride to water
See a recording of the full presentation by clicking here
Dr Stuart Khan, Senior Research Fellow at the UNSW Water Research Centre at the University of New South Wales – What is fluoride and what level is safe for human consumption?
Listen to Stuart (mp3)
Stuart's presentation (pdf)
Associate Professor Mark Gussy, Deputy Head of the School of Dentistry and Oral Health at La Trobe University – How does fluoride impact on the dental health of kids and adults?
Listen to Mark (mp3)
Mark's presentation (pdf)
Professor Colin Rix, Adjunct Professor of Applied Chemistry at RMIT – What happens to fluoride in the body?
Listen to Colin (mp3)
Dr Linda Barclay, The Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University – the ethics of adding substances to the water supply.
Listen to Linda (mp3)
Listen to the Q and A session (mp3)
Recommended links
The National Health and Medical Research Council reviewed the scientific literature on fluoride in water and produced this public statement in late 2007.
GreenFacts.org is an independent non-profit organization with a non-advocacy policy. They produced a comprehensive resource on fluoride based on information from the WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety.
Roundup of comments:
The Australian Science Media Centre has rounded up the following comments from experts who have published on fluoride in Australia.
Associate Professor Neville Hicks is an Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Adelaide
"Fluoridation of water supplies has been suggested many times in South Australia because there was a natural experiment in that State from the mid-1940s.
Children who were in utero at Port Lincoln, on Southern Eyre Peninsula, where the Yuley Basin underground supply is naturally fluoridated grew up to have minimal tooth decay in childhood and sound (secondary) teeth in adulthood. Children who grew up in the Riverland, where the Murray river supply was not fluoridated grew up with greater levels of decay.
In one sense, this was a 'natural experiment' – if you grew up there you got fluoride on Eyre Peninsula; if you grew up in the Riverland, you didn't get fluoride – until…
The data on decay from the two districts was the justification for the fluoridation of water in South Australian, more generally (and decay rates among S.A. children, overall, declined in the generation and a half after 1950. (If you didn't have access to fluoridated water, fluoride tablets were the alternative.)
There is not, to my knowledge, compelling data that there were statistically adverse effects of the 'natural' fluoride intake on Eyre Peninsula compared with the 'artificial' fluoridation in areas watered from the Murray Basin. The exception may have been some cosmetic deficit among the tablet takers.
When Queensland, later, began adding fluoride to parts of its water supply there were some complaints that this was against God or an interference with Nature but the few epidemiological studies that I have seen do not sustain those complaints.
As to the (suggested) moral argument that parents purveying fluoride tablets to children are acting 'against nature' or ignoring the rights of the children, two responses might follow. (1) Giving your children fluoride tablets or carefully fluoridated water is not different from teaching them to swim; the hazards from either practice are slight and the dental health benefits appear to be considerable. (2) In what way is attending to your children's health, according to reasonably based evidence, different from attending to their social and moral development? Both programs are part of the moral practice of 'good parenting', according to the evidence available."
Dr Meenakshi Arora is a Research Fellow for Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Melbourne
"I totally agree with the concept of fluoridation of drinking water as it definitely and significantly reduces the risk of dental caries. But we need to be careful not to overdose people, especially kids in the age range of 2-7 years, because excess fluoride may become part of the tooth matrix of kids at the time permanent teeth are being formed leading to incurable dental fluorosis.
People should be aware of the levels of fluoride in toothpastes and other food sources while drinking fluoridated water. Also, one might consume more water on a hot summer day and so more fluoride as compared to a cold winter day.
I totally endorse the decision of fluoridating Queensland water supply. Educating people a bit more about fluoride management would warrant the achievement of desired goals, though."
Associate Professor Stephan Millett is Director, Centre for Applied Ethics and Philosophy at Curtin University of Technology
On the ethics of adding fluoride to water supplies:
"Those who oppose fluoridation have a right to opt out and buy bottled water or install a water filter, but the society as a whole has an obligation to ensure preventable harms are prevented. This is the crux of the social contract for civil societies.
If we know that adding something safe to a public commodity will reduce harm, reduce health costs and improve quality of life for the population as a whole, we have an obligation to do it. We put street lights, traffic lights and stop signs on roads. We put catalytic converters on cars to limit pollution. We require people to wear seatbelts. And we add folate to bread to prevent neural tube defects such as spina bifida. In each case both potential harms to individuals and various forms of costs to the society are reduced.
Claims actions such as these, taken in support of the public good, are somehow a violation of rights are wrong-headed. A society has an obligation to ensure the welfare of its citizens. And members of a society have an obligation not to burden others with avoidable costs."
Professor John Spencer is Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Dental Statistics and Research Unit and Head of the Dental Practice Education Research Unit at the University of Adelaide
"People in northern Queensland are about to join over 80% of Australians who have access to fluoridated water supplies. Fluoride deficient water supplies have fluoride added to achieve a concentration of between 0.6 and 1.1 mg/litre of water. Northern Queensland will be fluoridated at 0.6 to 0.7 mg/litre.
Fluoridation of water supplies has been described as one of the 10 most important public health measures in the 20th century (1). Australia has pursued the fluoridation of water supplies as an effective public health measure to reduce dental decay. While most of the evidence for this is focused on children (2,3) its benefits have also been documented among younger adults (4).
A number of Australian health authorities have recently supported the effectiveness and safety of fluoridation. In 2007, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) published a systematic review of the efficacy and safety of water fluoridation (5). That review led to an NHMRC public statement that supports fluoride in the prevention of dental decay and its safety (6). More recently Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) examined the voluntary addition of fluoride to packaged water. After consideration from that organization's perspective of the equivalency of fluoridated packaged and reticulated water supplies, FSANZ has supported the addition of fluoride to packaged water and stated that there is a history of safe use of fluoride in reticulated water supplies.
Groups representing consumers have also reached the same conclusions about the benefits and safety of fluoridation. The Australian Consumers' Association stated in Choice in 2007 that there's now solid scientific evidence that fluoride added to drinking water helps to protect your teeth from decay, the claims of those who oppose fluoridation are often based on outdated information, questionable research and selectively picking studies that support their case, there's no convincing evidence for harmful effects from fluoride at the levels used in our water supply (8).
Australia has had a long-term experience with the fluoridation of water supplies. It is over 50 years ago that Beaconsfield in Tasmania was the first site to fluoridate. Most capital cities fluoridated across the 1960s and early 1970s. The outcome has been monitored ever since, with periodic major reviews. The millions of Australians living in fluoridated areas have not shown adverse health effects. On-the-other-hand Australian children's experience of dental decay is among the lowest of our comparable countries. New research continues to document benefits for oral health. For instance, Spencer, Armfield and Slade (2008) have reported the lower initiation of new decay over a three-year follow-up period and Liu, Spencer and Do (2008) have reported on the longer survival free of decay of key teeth like the 6-year-old molars in South Australian and Queensland children who have spent more of their life in a fluoridated area.
Australian researchers have been among the leaders in ensuring that policy on the use of fluoride is achieving the greatest reduction in dental decay without any adverse effects (11). Fluoridation is the centerpiece of the use of fluoride to prevent decay. It stands out as a public health measure in that it is not only beneficial and safe, it is also socially equitable (those most in need benefit most) and efficient (low cost for the benefit).
The extension of the fluoridation of water supplies in Northern Queensland allows more Australians to improve their oral health. As a result fewer children and young adults across the next decade or so will experience the pain of a toothache and the anxiety and discomfort of its treatment. For some this includes hospitalization and general anesthetics for complex treatment. Avoiding such preventable disease and suffering is a boon for children, parents and the community."
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ten great public health achievements of the 20th Century MMWR 1999; 48(41): 933-940.
2. National Health Service, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. A systematic review of public water fluoridation. York: NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, 2000.
3. McDonagh MS, Whiting PF, Wilson PM, Sutton AJ, Chestnutt I, Cooper J et al. Systematic review of water fluoridation. Br Dent J 2000; 321:855-9.
4. Griffin SO, Regnier E, Griffin PM, Huntley V. Effectiveness of fluoride in preventing caries in adults. Evid Based dent 2007; 8: 72-3.
5. National Health and Medical Research Council. A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of fluoridation. Canberra: NHMRC, 2007a.
6. National Health and Medical Research Council. Public statement on the efficacy and safety of fluoridation 2007. Canberra: NHMRC, 2007b.
7. Food Standards Australia and New Zealand. Voluntary addition of fluoride to package water. Final Assessment Report. 6 May 2009. Accessed at www.foodstandards.gov.au/standardsdevelpoment/on 16/12/2009.
8. The evidence for fluoride. Choice 2007 March: 25-27.
9. Spencer AJ, Armfield JM, Slade GD. Exposure to water fluoridation and caries increment. Community Dent Health 2008; 25: 12-22.
10. Liu P, Spencer AJ, Do L, Armfield J: Dental caries events by exposure to fluoridated water – a survival analysis. Presentation to the Population Health Congress 2008, Brisbane, 2008. Accessed at www.arcpoh.adelaide.edu.au/publications/presentations on16/12/2009.
11. Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide. The use of fluorides in Australia; guidelines. Aust Dent J 2006; 51: 205-11.
Dr Mark Diesendorf is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of New South Wales
"Fluoridation of drinking water should be terminated, because it is unsafe, ineffective and unethical. It is unsafe because it causes skeletal fluorosis, a disease of bones and joints that manifests as arthritis in the early stages, but can evolve over decades into abnormal bone growth and calcification of joints.
Animal studies and an epidemiological study on humans suggest that fluoride ingestion in childhood may be a causal factor in osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in young men. There is also evidence that a small minority of people suffer hypersensitivity reactions to ingested fluoride.
There is no scientific evidence that ingestion of fluoride reduces dental caries. High concentrations of fluoride in toothpaste do reduce caries by action on dental surfaces, but this says nothing about the effectiveness of low concentrations in fluoridated water. Since fluoride is not an essential nutrient, fluoridation is mass medication with an uncontrolled daily dose and so is a violation of medical ethics."
Dr Ray Mullins is a Canberra-based clinical immunology and allergy physician.
On the question of fluoride causing allergies:
"With the exception of high-dose gaseous fluoride in aluminium smelters (which has been associated with respiratory symptoms from irritant effects), I cannot find a single case report to suggest that allergy or asthma in response to fluoride in water has occurred. If an individual is suspicious of such an effect, it is likely to have another explanation and they should seek review from their usual medical adviser. Fluoride has a number of beneficial public health effects, whereas evidence of toxicity in normal concentrations in water is poor and evidence of allergy is non-existent."
Professor Colin Rix is an Adjunct Professor of Applied Chemistry at RMIT
On fluoride's enzyme-inhibiting potential in humans:
Yes, fluoride is an enzyme inhibitor– it is believed that this effect contributes to some of the cariostatic control by which fluoride protects teeth, as bacteria attack the surface of a tooth, fluoride is released which can inhibit some enzymes, so killing the bacteria.
Certainly the effect of fluoride depends on the dose, and the type of enzyme; I would suggest it is only the 30% or so metal-containing enzymes that might be affected, as fluoride could bind to the metal at the active site, causing it to cease functioning. In the body this does not occur, as the concentration of free fluoride is simply too low in plasma, but high concentrations could arise at the very surface of a tooth as a result of bacterial attack. Remember, fluoride is in its highest concentration at the surface of the tooth enamel– about 1000-2000 mg/kg in the 1/10 mm surface layer, dropping to 50-100 mg/kg in the interior of the tooth.
On the effect fluoride has on plants and animals in areas where fluoride is not naturally present:
Almost all the natural fluoride is bound in minerals, and not very bio-available, and generally the poorly soluble minerals do not give rise to fluoride concentrations which can interfere with plants or animals. However, around industrial sites such as aluminum refineries and cement works,(or volcanos!) airborne particulate and gaseous fluoride emissions do occur –the acidic gases eventually kill off the plants, and animals that feed on the adjacent pasture may develop fluorosis, joint stiffness and lack of mobility.
On the evidence of decay in low fluoride areas in Indigenous people in Australia pre-European settlement and if decay is related to European diet:
The generally higher level of refined sugar in our diet does give more opportunity for bacterial attack–there is some 250-300 bacteria/yeast/microbes in the oral cavity and in plaque on the teeth, that generate lactic acid during their metabolism, which accelerates decay. I don't know if indigenous Australians used to clean their teeth with charcoal or tooth picks to remove plaque, which would limit attack.

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26 Comments, 26 Threads
1. Steve Gigl
Geez, and I was in a pretty good mood because it's above 40 and there's a little sun here.
March 17, 2004 - 3:10 pm Link to this Comment -
Stunning pics!
But I'm a little shocked at how little snow there is, especially in the top picture. Is that at all normal at the end of winter? ('Scuse my ignorance.)
March 17, 2004 - 3:29 pm Link to this Comment -
3. Richard Meixner
I'm going for a motorcycle ride.March 17, 2004 - 3:36 pm Link to this Comment -
Screw all you guys, its 30 and snowing in Chicago!!
March 17, 2004 - 7:29 pm Link to this Comment -
5. finlay
Colorado's Front Range is a high altitude desert. This plus that fact that we have 300 days of sunshine a year means that what little snow we get is usually gone in a few days.
The amount of snow on Pikes Peak, however is less than normal, thanks to the drought we can't seem to shake.Don't tell anyone… we prefer those on the east coast to wallow in their ignorance about the brutal Colorado winters.
March 17, 2004 - 8:12 pm Link to this Comment -
6. Eichra Oren
Sweet Jebus screaming on a pogo stick! Those are some DAMN fine pictures, sir. What camera did you use to take them?
March 17, 2004 - 8:52 pm Link to this Comment -
7. aaron
What's it cost to move there? And who's hiring?
March 17, 2004 - 9:15 pm Link to this Comment -
Eichra, I just used my wife's digital. She has the 4mpxl Gateway model. Cheap, and it does great outdoor shots.
Gotta be more careful indoors, however.
March 17, 2004 - 9:40 pm Link to this Comment -
9. Patrick
Stephen, stop posting those pictures, do you want all those poor slobs living on the east coast to wake up and move out here? Pull out the camera the next time there is a snow storm in April and post those pictures.
March 17, 2004 - 10:39 pm Link to this Comment -
10. Eric E. Coe
Stephen, just for contrast, and to make the East Coast people feel at home, maybe you sould take a picture of the dirty yellow smog cloud that sits on top of Denver most of the time.
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11. Jens Schmidt
When I walked to the pub yesterday 10 pm CET to celebrate St. Patricks day it was 16
March 18, 2004 - 2:34 am Link to this Comment -
12. J S Allison
Yeah, well how bout the seamy underbelly of the Springs, Security, Fountain and Widefield? Quick! move to Pueblo before it's too late!
March 18, 2004 - 7:18 am Link to this Comment -
14. David
Where near Colorado Springs do you get sandstone like that? I went to CU and never saw that. That is more like Western Colorado, Northern NM or Utah. Speaking of, I am planning someday to retire to the Cortez area.
March 18, 2004 - 7:47 am Link to this Comment -
15. Silver
In one stroke you have ruined the balance of tourism and migration in Colorado. On the one hand, the (apparent to the nebbish)lack of snow will hurt our alpine economy. On the other, the scenery will only foster more immigration to our fair city.
Finlay, keep your mouth shut about the 300 days – this is a highly guarded state secret meant to minimize the flow of refugees from Buffalo (like me).
We do live in paradise – hmmmm, fly fishing or skiing this weekend?
March 18, 2004 - 8:23 am Link to this Comment -
16. Brian
David, those rocks are at Garden of the Gods… one of the Col Springs city parks. And that's not even my favorite of the red rocks there. It sure is purty though. heh.
Seventies today and for the near future. Sure is better than Minneapolis/St. Paul where I grew up.
March 18, 2004 - 8:28 am Link to this Comment -
17. David
Well I will be passing through Colorado Springs this summer. Maybe I shouldn't just pass through.
March 18, 2004 - 9:55 am Link to this Comment -
18. Mike M
This is just more elitism on the part of Big Bloggers to demonstrate their superiority over the mere reader and commentator.
Between this shameless display of beautiful vistas and Instapundit's constant bragging about his sports car I just want to puke. I see the message here: "I have a blog so my life is filled with fast cars, hot women, endless parties and fabulous houses that none of you little people can even hope to afford. Go scroll some text while I pour a martini and negotiate my next book deal. Slime."
(Seriously though, sweet pics. Those of us from the midwest are always impressed by photos free of smog..and a high pixel count)
March 18, 2004 - 9:55 am Link to this Comment -
19. Terry Reynolds
Damn – You had to do that, didn't you. I lived in Denver and C Springs back in my youth and I still think of Colorado as paradise. However, I don't have pictures like this to drool over. Where's your heart man? Seriously, all the best. (I am soooo jealous.) Terry
March 18, 2004 - 10:11 am Link to this Comment -
Vacation's All I Ever Wanted…
…but a business trip is fine too. The view from my room. You may hate me now. Blogging will be sporadic until Friday night when I return the beautiful city o'Denver. Update: Steve Green reminds us that Colorado isn't half…
March 18, 2004 - 12:27 pm Link to this Comment -
I see no reason to call me a nebbish, Silver.
March 18, 2004 - 12:46 pm Link to this Comment -
22. GW Bush
what the fuck, over?
I figured the 'pretty pictures' were of hot girls in bikini's somewhere on a beach….
not pretty little clouds somewhere……..
you guys have days like that in that region ALL THE TIME……
big deal
I want girls in bikini's
covered in oil
so I can fuck them.
March 18, 2004 - 10:56 pm Link to this Comment -
23. Silver
JPS – no offense intended (I use the classic meaning of nebbish, versus the more derogatory version).
There is an old saw in Denver which states that if there is no snow during a Dever-based Monday Night Football game, early season skiing tourism dies (apparently there is a real relationship to the two). This, I surmise stems from the general lack of geographical knowledge by non-Coloradoans that while there is about 3,000 ft of altitude difference between the cities and ski areas, it is really the continental divide which dictates a totally different weather pattern.
Ergo – there is rarely snow on the "Hogback" even though there is some awsome skiing to be done back in the hills.
Today is supposed to be 80 and sunny today – oops, now I'm giving away state secrets.
March 19, 2004 - 11:16 am Link to this Comment -
My offense was feigned, Silver, but thanks. Thanks also to Finlay for the explanation. The dearth of snow in the front range makes sense for those reasons; I just hadn't seen such a dramatic illustration of it. (Only time I spent in the CO Rockies was in late summer, when it was 55 degrees on top of Mt. Elbert, so the few patches of snow remaining didn't shock me.)
March 19, 2004 - 12:25 pm Link to this Comment -
25. CitadelGrad
Holy Cow! I didn't know you were located in Colorado Springs. This former Manitouian asks you to head down to Manitou Springs' famous Ancient Mariner and have the drink of your choice to his health.
March 20, 2004 - 7:18 am Link to this Comment -
26. pete
And for any of you still on the fence about moving here- interest rates are at an all time low! Also steve happens to know the very best real estate agent in all the land who could carve out a piece of our wonderful state just in time for Summer.
March 22, 2004 - 10:09 am Link to this Comment


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Kanye is still fuming after an 18-year-old man allegedly threatened to kill Kim Kardashian and hurled insults and racial slurs at her on Jan. 13. While Kanye is facing battery charges for allegedly punching the teen, the 'Yeezus' rapper is planning to sue him for 'emotionally abusing' Kim.
Kim Kardashian is still upset after an 18-year-old man allegedly went off on an abusive racial tirade to her, and her fiance, Kanye West, thinks the teen should have to pay for his alleged actions."He really fu**ed Kim up mentally," a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.
Kanye West Suing Teen — He Wants A Lawsuit Against Kim Kardashian's Attacker
The 36-year-old rapper says Kim, 33, was in shock when the teen spewed his racial venom at her outside a chiropractor's office on Jan. 13, and that the incident is still causing her emotional stress.
"He did a number on Kim, and Kanye is thinking about how he can sue him for Kim's emotional abuse," a source close to the situation tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.
"He really fu**ed Kim up mentally because she had never heard words like that spoken before and filled with so much hate," the source adds.
Kanye West Thinks The Public Preys On Him & Kim Kardashian
Kanye insists that some people look at him and Kim as cash cows and antagonize them on purpose to try to make them lose their cool.
"This is America and in this country, 'celebrities' are looked upon as banks to abuse," the source explains. "That dude had no right to bother Kim and say what he said to her. He was out of line. If that happened to your average woman and her average husband came to defend her, we would not be having this conversation."
So HollywoodLifers, do YOU think? Should Kanye sue the teen for "emotionally abusing" Kim? Let us know.
– Eric Ray
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Posted at 5:07 PM on January 28, 2014
Kanye needs to remind himself if Taylor Swift sued his black arse and caused her emotional distress when he snatched the microphone from her as she accepted the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 in New York – we won't forget!
He is a pathetic joke and since teaming up with the p i s s w h o r e kartrashian, his popularity has dropped 66%. That could put quite a strain on a narcissistic inspired relationship, especially when the dollars start tapering off…roll on 72 days!
Posted at 3:55 PM on January 27, 2014
Still would like to know how the photogs knew she would be at that building right then. I think that family creates drama as a photo op and always for their own benefit. Does she contact the press ahead of time? If she sees a crowd she shouldn't get out of her car, and then call her fiance to alert him. Pretty her appointment could have been rescheduled or to get an escort into the building. Also where are her body guards?


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This place probably has a life by night but I only know it through my regular Sunday visits when I come for the brunch. Nothing spectacular here in terms of food, nothing vegan-for-life-or-die, but fresh eggs, a buffet regularly refilled, good coffee and the best grumpy waitress ever.
I like the atmosphere, it makes you feel at home, and despite my cliché it is true. Your plate is empty, go to the bar where the food is available and refill your plate as you would do at home. The place can be full very fast, but I've always found a table or a corner to enjoy my first Sunday meal with friends.
And through its location, it may be the best starting point to slowly move, it's Sunday, no rush, to the various flea or christmas markets of the area depending of the season. Follow the Ferhbelliner Strasse toward Arkonaplatz, this your first stop, take it as a warm up. When ready you can proceed to the Mauer Park. Enjoy your Sunday. Of course staying in the coffee place and reading newspapers instead of running around is completely allowed.
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NEAR SISTERS, Ore. — The ashes from the Pole Creek Fire near Sisters are cool now, and fire season is over, but a month ago, on September 28th, the fire was erupting into an inferno in thousands of acres of beetle-killed pine trees.
Flying above was Rogue Valley helicopter pilot Joseph Berto, with a water bucket below his chopper. On the ground, a lone firefighter was patrolling the lines when Berto realized the exploding fire was about to be trap him. So the two orchestrated what may be the first ever rescue in a water drop bucket.
With no other helicopters to help out and no one on the ground to assist, Berto suggested the firefighter climb in the empty water bucket and be flown to a clear meadow a mile or so away. Within five minutes or less the firefighter was safely back on the ground and rescue history was made.
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Yes, the diaper cake with cloth diapers is a great idea. Even if a new mom plans to use disposable diapers, cloth diapers still have a zillion uses, like for burping cloths, to wipe up spills, for their original function if you're low on diapers and it's midnight, and even give a couple to the hubby for him to use on the car to buff it after he waxes it. There are so many uses for cloth diapers, that a diaper cake made from them is a fun and ultimately practical idea.
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Bombus: Decoupage Art (UK)
The coolness that exists these days on etsy is sheer bliss. Take this decoupage art by UK artists, Amelia Coward and Lee Hunnisett De Beer of Bombus, which means "busy bee".
Appearing in the Telegraph and the London Times, this design duo uses vintage maps, hand-printed linen, and comics to cover chairs, tables, bowls, books, teapots… You name it, they can cover it. And Amelia has her own etsy store, where she'll customize something just for you. After peeking at their work, I had to blog it because it's pretty cool and I think some of the chairs would be a fun mix around a tulip table or wood farmhouse table, give the dining room a little character… Amelia and Lee also have a website where you can view more of their products. Thanks Amelia for writing in, great work!
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ma vie en rose commented
May 4th, 2007 at 5:14pmI actually have…I did a decoupage container that I used for holding jewelry. The tough part was really finding cutouts that I liked and arranging them in a visually pleasing manner…the technique itself isn't that tough. But for big pieces like furniture I would imagine it is pretty time consuming.
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May 6th, 2007 at 3:18pmThese look amazing. My middle school art students love to do this, but of course, hand printed linen and vintage maps and actual furniture, well, that's completely gorgeous.
scrappy girl, we (at middle school) use Vanos liquid laundry starch and various thin papers, like Joss paper from the Vietnamese grocery (and free) vietnamese newspapers, or pretty gift-wrap tissues (the antique map tissue is a favorite) Then Acrylic medium for varnish. Everything we do is non-toxic of course.
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May 6th, 2007 at 5:03pmYes, I work in decoupage. Which really is the art of cutting and applying paper to furniture, glass, walls, mirrors etc. etc. anything that can hold glue. However the art of the work is mostly in the fine cutting of images to be so used. As done on these objects, while still cut paper. . . the work is much easier to execute because the images are not individually cut out but rather applied in a sheet format. Still well worth doing and attractive results but not a real art form!


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Hey folks, it's been a while... so long in fact, that most anyone who comes across my blog these days doesn't even know who I am, the others may have forgotten.
Anywho, I'm hoping to start blogging again. I have a lot from my last trip that I never got around to posting. So without further ado, let's get on to what I wanted to share today...
We arrived Saturday afternoon and had lunch at our resort. We finally made it to Magic Kingdom that evening just to check things out a bit. We made our way around to a few rides, but it was hot and people were tired from our travels that day. I found the perfect thing to do while we waited for the second Main Street Electrical Parade of the evening...
The very first night I was looking up all things Disney as I prepared for our May 2011 Disney Trip I came across what came to be one of the most insightful Disney blogs I'd read, The Mouse Connection. I've said it before, and I'll say it again- Ginger has some great information on her blog. I read the whole thing in one sitting that night. One post in particular caught my attention as it was something I knew I had to do while I was in Disney- the Silhouettes on Main Street.
We found Jim tucked in a nook on Main Street, hot, but waiting patiently for someone to come along so he could get to work. Bug plopped down first and Jim's busy little scissors came alive at the guidance of his steady hand. It was amazing to see Bug's profile come out of this white paper so quickly and easily.
Bubby, who, by the way, now goes by Dude, was pretty pooped. He chose to sit in my lap as Jim worked on his profile. That didn't bother Jim any. Neither did the pacifier in his mouth.
What an awesome talent. Jim was very polite, but very focused on what he was doing. It amazed me how quickly his hands whipped around to pulled my children's faces from that plain paper.
After he got the silhouettes cut out I wanted them framed. You could just purchase the silhouttes and frame them at home, but I loved the little oval frames. They weren't that expensive so I opted to have it done there.
Oh, and I'm not quite sure how or why it worked out that way, but since there were two kids I got two copies of each of their silhouettes. Which was perfect because I was able to give Grandma & Grandpa one, too!
And the finished product!
For only $34 we got two framed silhouettes of both children. Money well spent in my opinion!
Poor Jim, it was sooo hot!! He was so nice though. I'm not sure the policy, but we tipped him for his work. He was blown away by that. He insisted he didn't need it, that he really enjoyed his craft, but we also we blown away by his work and that he should take it. I think it made his day. I still can't get over how much they resembled my children. He got Bubby down to a T!!
This is by far my favorite souvenir! We may lose some trinkets along the way, or outgrow the stuffed animals or characters (dare I say! some of us never will), but regardless, these silhouettes will be something we'll forever cherish!
Have any of you done the Silhouettes on Main Street? Is it something you'll be looking for on your next trip?
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Reuther, Hamilton earn top honors on All-GCAC team
November 7, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Taylor Reuther is the 2012 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year in women's volleyball, and XU's Christabell Hamilton is a repeat choice as GCAC Coach of the Year.
Reuther is one of five XU players honored. Moira Kirk and Franziska Pirkl joined Reuther on the first team, and Chinedu Echebelem and Jodi Chatters made the second team.
GCAC coaches selected the all-conference team Wednesday afternoon, and the results were announced during the evening at a banquet for the teams prior to the GCAC Tournament, which will begin Thursday in Little Rock, Ark.
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From left: XU All-GCAC selections Jodi Chatters, Chinedu Echebelem, Moira Kirk, Player of the Year Taylor Reuther, Franziska Pirkl and Coach of the Year Christabell Hamilton.
hitter from Metairie, La., and a graduate of St. Mary's Dominican High School, leads the Gold Nuggets with 286 kills, 66 aces and 251 digs in 25 matches. She ranks second in the NAIA with 0.78 aces per set. Reuther has eight kill-dig double-doubles, including 21 kills and 20 digs at Belhaven in the championship match of the Belhaven Tournament on Sept. 8.
Hamilton, who shared the GCAC coaching award a year ago, won it outright this time after leading Xavier to a second consecutive 10-0 conference record. The Gold Nuggets are 18-7 this season — including a school-record 11 consecutive road victories — and 41-14 since Hamilton was hired in June 2011.
Kirk, a sophomore middle blocker from Dallas and a graduate of Bishop Lynch High School, leads Xavier with a .308 hitting percentage and 69 blocks. She's third on the team with 197 kills and 23 aces. Kirk has nine matches of four or more blocks, and she closed the regular season with double-figure kills in 6-of-8 matches. She hit .416 in GCAC matches.
Pirkl, a freshman from Munich, Germany, and a graduate of Theodolinden Gymnasium, replaced the graduated Patrice Hightower, an All-GCAC setter in 2011, and recorded 663 assists, 36 aces, 34 kills, 116 digs and 24 blocks. Pirkl ranks 42nd in the NAIA in aces per set and second in the GCAC — first among freshmen — in assists per set.
Echebelem, a sophomore from Dallas and a graduate of Duncanville High School, is second on the Nuggets with 211 kills and 220 digs. She has seven kill-dig doubles and ranks among the GCAC's top 12 in kills, kills per set, hitting percentage, digs and digs per set. Her 22 digs against Belhaven on Oct. 29 are the most in a match this season by an XU player.
Chatters, a freshman setter/libero from Lake Charles, La., and a graduate of St. Louis Catholic High School, emerged late in the season as the Nuggets' most reliable libero. She will enter the GCAC Tournament with a streak of eight consecutive matches with 10 or more digs, Xavier's longest streak since it reinstated volleyball in 2010. Chatters has 175 digs, 119 in the past eight matches.
Reuther, Kirk and Echebelem are repeat All-GCAC selections.
Xavier will lead off the GCAC Tournament with a 10 a.m. Thursday match against Philander Smith. If the Gold Nuggets win, they'll play at 6 p.m. Thursday against the winner of the Talladega-Dillard match. If the Nuggets lose to Philander Smith, they'll play at 8:30 a.m. Friday in the losers bracket. Xavier is the defending GCAC Tournament champion.
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Gold Rush defeats Wesley (Miss.) to improve to 2-0 November 7, 2009 Box score NEW ORLEANS — Devin Andrew scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half Saturday to lead Xavier University of Louisiana in a 70-54 men's basketball victory over Wesley (Miss.) at The Barn. Cordell Hadnot scored a career-high 13 points for the Gold Rush (2-0), and Wanto Joseph and Michael Harvey scored 10 apiece. The Rush, which led by 20 at Southern two days earlier in an exhibition game before losing in overtime, outscored Wesley 54-27 in the final 24 minutes after trailing 27-16. DeRonn Scott's basket with 16:05 remaining put Xavier ahead to stay, 38-37, and was part of 13-0 run. Jamal Evans and Jeff Patterson scored nine points apiece for Wesley (1-3), which lost for the second day in a row. The Warriors entered with an 89-point scoring average and won Tuesday at NCAA Division I member Mississippi Valley. Xavier outshot Wesley 58 to 41 percent from the floor — it was 64 to 30 percent in the second half — and committed 10 fewer turnovers than the Warriors. Scott had eight points, six points and five rebounds for Xavier, and Landon Bussie grabbed nine rebounds. The victory was Xavier's 17th at The Barn in 19 games dating to February 2008. Xavier's next game will be a 7 p.m. exhibition Tuesday at Western Kentucky. The Rush's next regular-season game will start at 7 p.m. Friday against Brewton-Parker at The Barn.
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Prague - (CTK) - All major Czech papers comment on the latest developments in Ukraine today as well.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin may be in peace where Brussels is concerned, Daniel Anyz writes in Hospodarske noviny (HN).
He writes that Russia is the third largest trade partner of he European Union after the United States and China. Germany alone has some 6000 firms doing business in Russia. The volume of their direct investments stood at 20 billion euros in 2013, Anyz writes.
It is therefore no wonder that Berlin will not be eager to impose any sanctions on Russia. The problem is that Germany´s stand is decisive for the whole EU and that many other members will gladly hide themselves behind Germany´s back, Anyz writes.
The EU is relativising its initial sharp statements and no deeds will probably follow. If the United States resorts to any sanctions, it will be alone on the western side, Anyz writes.
Former Czech president Vaclav Klaus and his supporters consider the European Union to be the biggest evil of the present, Michal Musil writes elsewhere in Hospodarske noviny (HN).
Because the new Ukrainian regime wants to cooperate with the EU and Russian President Vladimir Putin is against this regime, Klaus´s group may consider Putin an ally, Musil writes.
Alexandr Mitrofanov writes in Pravo that German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that Putin has lost any adequate link with reality and that he lives in a different world.
He definitely lives in a world that is different from the Euro-Atlantic civilisations´s. But this did not happen from day to day, Mitrofanov writes.
He writes that tightening the attitude to anyone disagreeing with Putin started within Russia much earlier and it has now spilled over into areas outside the Russian border, Mitrofanov writes.
The protection of Ukrainian citizens of Russian nationality is of course but a pretext for Vladimir Putin, which all know. He knows that all know it, but he either does not care, in which case the pretext is awkward, or he has not been able to invent anything wiser, Vladimir Kucera writes in Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD).
Putin and his allies are seeking to restore the existence and influence of Great Russia, and a big part of Russians support him in this because they are convinced that the West, instead of respecting them and being duly grateful to them, continues to push them aside and humiliate them, Kucera writes with irony.
He continues saying the Russians have long been convinced that they are the chosen and that they have made an immense contribution to the world. That the others do not comprehend this, has caused them a national trauma.
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Kids Make a Difference
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It's that time of year — the holidays, the season of giving. But while a lot of people wonder what gifts to get for their families and friends, there are people who have different concerns. What will I wear when the weather turns cold? Where will my next meal come from? Where will I live?
The holidays are a difficult time for the less fortunate, but volunteers across the country give their time, efforts, and money to help those in need. Kids are especially active — and Scholastic's newest team of Kid Reporters decided to take a look at what young people around the country are doing to help out the less fortunate.
What they found is amazing! From shoe, coat, and pajama drives to cookies for soldiers to building dining room tables, kids everyone are working hard to make a difference in their communities.
What are you doing to make a difference this holiday season? Scholastic's Kid Reporters have some good ideas for you! Check back throughout December as we post new stories and videos.
Sweetening Up the Holidays
The holidays have become a little "sweeter" for many soldiers thanks to some devoted volunteers.
Refugees Need Your Help
You know that awesome feeling that springs up on the inside whenever you do something nice for someone? A class of 5th and 6th graders at the Paideia School in Atlanta, Georgia, recently experienced that when they made a difference for refugees in their community.
Illuminating Hope
Have you ever thought about what it might be like to live with no bathroom or stove? This is reality for many of the 14.4 million people of Guatemala in Central America. When Cincinnati-native Andrew Brownley, 11, saw pictures from a neighbor's mission trip to the third-world country, he knew he had to do something.
Teen Launches Volunteer Website
Finding an organization that is right for each person is the first "scary step" of volunteering, Margot Wilsterman has made it less scary for kids in Cape Cod by launching the website CapeCodTeenVolunteers.com.
Shelter Helpers
Pet Helpers, a nonprofit, no-kill shelter in Charleston, SC, is devoted to helping cats and dogs of all shapes and sizes. And it encourages people of all ages to volunteer. Kids who are under the age of 17 can work at the shelter with an adult assistant.
DREAMin' Big
The mission of Operation DREAM is to deliver hope by feeding those who are hungry, both in body and in spirit. It also strives to inspire young people to dream big by empowering them to make a difference in their world.
Girl Scouts Heal With Art
Girl Scouts in Troop 30771 proved the strength of girl power when they recently held a local art supply drive for the Oakland's Children Hospital in California.
A Tour of Honor for Vets
Learn about the Honor Flight Guard, an organization that both provides funds for veterans to travel to memorials in Washington, D.C.
Give Kids The World
Just a stone's throw from world-famous theme parks such as Disney World, Sea World, and Universal Studios is Give Kids The World Village. The vision of Henri Landwirth, the village gives children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses the opportunity to fulfill their wishes of visiting Florida's attractions.
U.S. Kids Build School in Ethiopia
Thanks to a school club in Tenafly, New Jersey, children in a small village in Ethiopia now have their own place to learn. The Global Care Unlimited Club at Tenafly Middle School raised the money needed to establish a school half a globe away.
Tables for Thanksgiving
The smell of sawdust permeated the air as students built dining room tables one recent November morning. When finished, the tables would be given to families in need as part of the Furniture Bank of Central Ohio's "Tables for Thanksgiving" program.
Locks of Love Needs YOU!
Some kids have no hair at all due to illness. Locks of Love is an organization that helps kids cope with their hair loss by providing real hair wigs from donors.
- Subjects:Social Studies, Homelessness and Poverty, Kindness and Compassion, Sharing, Understanding Self and Others


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If you are simply being yourself, then it would be strange to codify your behavior by heteronormative expectation, so if you're a lisping, mincing theater queen who's doing nothing but behind himself, then other people might call you a stereotype. But, it would be strange to call yourself one.
"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment." - Rumi
Well...I fit some butch stereotypes and some femme stereotypes. And blow most other stereotypes out of the water.
So...not really?
"When the people begin to reason, all is lost" - Voltaire
I don't even know what FTM stereotypes are, or would be. Same goes for bi/pansexual guys. I have no idea.
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Brad Bird Talks Ghost Protocol and Making Great Movies
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Wired.com: It's interesting that you talk about your shared reverence for film with Tom, because Ghost Protocol had many moments that recalled the thriller genre's rich history. The chase and skyscraper scenes in Dubai felt like they sneakily quoted Alfred Hitchcock's North By Northwest, and the brawl with the briefcase at the finale seemed like a quick nod to John Schlesinger's Marathon Man. Do you plan any of these allusions, or are these things people who study film history just can't help but pick up on?
Bird: I do, but I don't think of them in a mechanical way. It's not like I'm carefully crafting shots to remind viewers of moments from other great films. It's more like I love all of those films, and am inspired by them. It's funny that you mention North By Northwest, because what was on my mind during the sandstorm chase in Dubai was how to make a suspense scene in the middle of the day, and North By Northwest's crop duster sequence is the greatest example of that. Usually with suspense, you aim for darkness and claustrophobic spaces. But Hitchcock set that scene in the middle of the day, in a cornfield with an infinite field of view, which broke all the rules and delivered an amazing sequence. So yeah, I was inspired by that.
I was also tremendously inspired by Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark, the way that film enjoyed its own movie-ness without taking away from any of its action or suspense. It had a sense of humor about itself. But I don't think about these things in a deliberate way. I'm just trying to evoke the feelings that a lot of these other movies evoked in me. And learn from these guys, because they're masters.
And because I love the medium. It's the puzzle that can never be figured out. And you don't have to look that far for good examples; you can go see the Coen Bros. version of True Grit. When you see a bad movie, it can make you feel that the medium is played out, that it's been around too long, that every story has been told, that it's a bore. You can start closing down. And the antidote to that is to see anything great. If I see a lousy movie and get depressed about the medium, I slap on something wonderful like The Godfather, and suddenly film seems brand new to me. I remember that its possibilities are endless.
Wired.com: So what's your protocol now that Ghost Protocol has wrapped? Are you going back to 1906?
Bird: Well, I have a lot of ideas that I would love to pursue. But I haven't figured out which one I want to focus on next. You never know what will actually get backed. You have to convince someone to pay for this stuff, because it's not cheap. But we've been working on the 1906 script as I was shooting Ghost Protocol, so if we can address its story challenges, I think it would make a great film. So we'll see.


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Railroad business increased at Ablemans and the depot was enlarged in 1916 to a length of 83 feet as seen in the photo at left. The interior was remodeled to include a larger office of 12 x 14 feet with a 5 foot passage and ticket window at the rear of the office. A 15 x 17 foot men's waiting room was constructed to the south of the office, as well as an 8 by 17 foot warm room and a 17 by 30 foot freight room. The work was done by the Bridge and Building crew working out of the Division Office in Madison.


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Platinum ETFs For Capturing This Year's Rally
Platinum has a reputation for being one of the few materials that is more expensive than gold and commands high prices because of its relatively low supply. Recent uncertainty in the markets has led many investors to flock to safe haven assets and, historically, precious metals have performed well in this type of environment. An added advantage of having exposure to platinum is that it is not only used in fashion items but is also used for many industrial operations as well. Because of this, investors need to pay attention to changes in the underlying economic trends and not simply in whether or not the wider market is looking to reduce risk and move into safe haven assets.
One event that should be remembered is that when the credit crisis in the US was hitting the stock markets hardest, prices in platinum actually dropped from their yearly highs above $2,270 to trade to new lows below $900 per ounce. Examples like this show some drastic deviations between the prices of gold and platinum, which can range from very high to nearly zero. Historically, the correlation between the two metals remains positive at roughly 60%. Last year, gold prices overtook those seen in platinum as risk aversion brought attention to gold as a currency alternative and a long-running safe haven asset choice.
This year, however, the trend started to reverse once again, as economic data in the US began to suggest economic recovery and the effects of debt contagion in Europe were limited by central bank rescue programs. To start 2012, prices in platinum rallied nearly 20% (year-on-year), which was roughly double the performance seen in gold prices. Part of the reason for this has stemmed from the improved outlook for the global economy but also from increased demand from the auto industry and limited mining production in South Africa(which is where the majority of platinum supplies are mined).
Given this change in trend, it makes sense to look at ways to capitalize on this activity, and ETFs give investors an easy, efficient and secure method for capturing some of these gains. Trading fees charged when dealing with ETFs tend to be much lower than the costs associated with physically buying platinum, so here we will look at some of the best providers of EFTs with platinum exposure.
The ETFS Physical Platinum Shares Fund (PPLT) was started in the beginning of 2010 and is based on the price of platinum itself (minus transaction costs). The expense ratio is for the fund is 0.6% and shows total assets under management at $800 million, which makes this fund the largest in terms of the platinum that is physically held.
Next is the iPath DJ-UBS Platinum Fund (PGM), which was initiated in the middle of 2008 and is comprised of assets totaling $35 million. The expense ratio of 0.75% and its performance tracks the Dow Jones/UBS Platinum Index (which is derived from platinum futures returns plus the current interest seen in treasury bills).
Last is the E-TRACS UBS Platinum Fund (PTM), which was also started in mid-2008 and is based on the CMCI Platinum TR Index. Performance is based on platinum futures contracts with three-month maturity dates. The ETF expense ratio is 0.65%, and total assets are valued at $36.8 million.
Of these three options, PPLT is the largest, shows the highest liquidity levels and is offered at the cheapest rates, which makes its stand out above the others and will offer investors an attractive option when looking to capitalize on the latest rallies in precious metals. Platinum investors will be looking to limit their total credit risks, and because of this PPLT is most suitable of the three.
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Singapore is planning to tighten rules for public servants visiting the city's two casinos after a handful of corruption charges against government officials in the past year.
Singapore's efforts to become an Asian center for higher education was dealt a blow this month when the school with the top-ranked MBA program said it will relocate to Hong Kong.
Singapore opened its second cruise terminal as operators including Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. seek to tap the region's growing appetite for travel and make up for slowing demand in Europe.
Genting Singapore Plc and Las Vegas Sands Corp. reported the lowest gaming revenue in at least 18 months at their Singapore casinos, signaling slower economic growth and tighter rules are restricting spending by gamblers.
Universal Entertainment Corp. , a Japanese pachinko game maker and the biggest shareholder in Wynn Resorts Ltd., plans a Hong Kong initial public offering within three years for a unit that is building a $2.7 billion Manila casino resort.
Casino billionaire Francis Lui fakes a puzzled frown as he poses for a photo shoot behind a mountain of chips at a baccarat table normally reserved for high rollers who bet as much as $250,000 a hand.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson said the planned sale of the casino operator's Macau malls and apartments may raise as much as $12 billion and recoup their construction costs.
The three-day public wrangle over Stanley Ho 's casino empire took yet another twist as a lawsuit accused family members of illegally taking control of his assets, a day after the Macau billionaire said the dispute was settled.
For 15 minutes, 11-year-old Lily Li stared through a glass panel at hammerhead sharks and bluefin tuna in Hong Kong's newest attraction, Aqua City.
Billionaire Steve Wynn said he will build a third resort in Macau while skipping potential opportunities in Las Vegas because the Obama administration's policies "do not encourage investment."
"Singapore has always been a great example of an efficient government and there's no reason civil servants need to be exposed to the casino-gaming environment."
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I like to pretend that everything is just peachy, that growing two years older has just magically made life perfect. But it hasn't. I'm still me. I'm still just that kid with chronic depression. I'm in love with a guy who truly loves me for once, But I know for a fact that he is going to leave me one day because of his disorder. It's something that is definitely going to come true. And I can't stop it.
It probably wouldnt be so bad if I didn't love him so much. Or if he didn't love me. Also, it would be easier if I werent me. No one wants this. Edwin doesn't want thus, if he did, all of his personalities would love me. My birth mother didn't, neither does my mother now because I'm just a fraudulent deal... even after 18years together. Jakey, Jamesly... people I really care about, they all don't want me. The only people that do are horny creeps that want my body for a night... or thirty minutes. :/
So I'm just kinda here. Not really sure who I am, where I am going, or What I'm doing. And there is my depressing rant for tonight. OK, I got that out. Let's carry on. I want to hear happy stories, people. Please, make with the happy.
to blame yourself for the failings of others. If your birth-mother didn't want you, that sucks, but it's not your fault. Your step-mother obviously doesn't understand you, what does she mean by 'Fraudulent deal'. Is she saying that because you haven't lived up to her expectations?
And said a lot of stuff i shouldnt have. But my birth mother gave me away, apparently right after being born. My adoptive mother has had me since i was about two. But me turning out gay, she feels like shes been tricked. Like someone tricked her into having a gay baby.
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That's unfortunate. I guess you just have to make your own way. Which, can be considered positive, depends on your perception. So, your boyfriend has multiple personalities? I suppose you would have to deal with each one he display's differently? Just curious.
Is super stressful. One of the personalities hate me and th others are kinda just there. He calls them his brothers. I'm kinda OK with that, because I sometimes have unstable moods. But with him, he's not always the person I love and it really hurts when I need him most. I've grown used to it over the years, however. I'm just afraid that one day one of his personalities will start a relationship with a girl (because those personalities are straight) and he will have to leave me for another family. I cant handle tje thought of that, and its the reason why ive been tearing myself to pieces for the past month.
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Sterling College Athletic Director Andy Lambert announces today the hiring of John Harding as head volleyball coach for the Lady Warriors.
Harding comes to Sterling College from Cordova High School in Cordova, Alaska, where he has led the Wolverines for nine seasons. Under his leadership the team went to the Alaska State Championships eight times; finishing as champions in 2005,
Sterling College Athletic Director Andy Lambert announced today that Jenny Ellis has resigned from her position as Head Volleyball Coach at Sterling College effective March 31, 2010.
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BIOGRAPHY Samuel "Sam" Claflin, born June 27, 1986 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK, is an English actor. Claflin have not always wanted to be an actor. Growing up in Norwich, he wanted to be a footballer. He played at city and county level, as well as in school and Sunday league teams. It was his life. However, when he broke his ankle at 16, a career in football began to seem less and less likely. He needed to find something else. His mum had seen him in a school production and suggested that he take up drama. When Claflin turned 24, he made his acting debut in a big way starring on two television series in the same year, "The Pillars of the Earth" and "Any Human Heart". In 2010, Claflin landed his big break when he was cast as Phillip Swift in the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series titled "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides". Soon after in 2011, Claflin was cast as Thomas in "The Seventh Son," a film adaptation of The Spook's Apprentice. View GALLERY:
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Introducing The Lord Of Cotton Candy
Has anybody ever been more under appreciated than the Lord of Cotton Candy? I mean this guy putting on a virtuoso cotton candy performance for the ages and all he has to show for it is a bunch of bratty kids fighting over his scraps whenever he throws the candy in the air. Just doesn't seem fair to waste this type of cotton candy talent on kids who have no appreciation for the beauty and pageantry of it all. Such a shame.


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