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SiTF Asia Pacific ICT Summit 2012 - Success With Digital Engagement
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 9:00 AM - Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 6:00 PM (SGT)
In conjunction with the celebration of Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) 30th Anniversary, SiTF is organising a two-day "Asia Pacific ICT Summit" from 13 – 14 March 2012 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
With the revolution of Technology, we have witnessed how fast and furious it has influenced the way we live, work and communicate. Today, while enterprises are busy with the adoption of digital and social software into their organisations, it is also important to address how these platforms can help businesses and governments to be better engaged and reach out to various stakeholders in an interactive way.
The theme for 2012: "Success with Digital Engagement" aims to provide invaluable insights on the ever-changing ICT business landscape and how disruptive technology changes the way in business engagement and collaboration. The two-day summit will present and discuss opportunities, technology trend and issues surrounding digital engagement.
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This event is expecting serveral hundred of infocomm and enterprise business leaders, C-level executives, entrepreneurs and ICT professionals to come together to exchange ideas, explore new opportunities and foster new relationships.
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SiTF works closely with various stakeholders to promote emerging technologies in areas such as Digital Media, Cloud Computing, Green IT, Wireless, Security and Governance. SiTF also provide platforms to help members with opportunities to increase their market presence and business reach.
Among the key events initiated by SiTF are the SiTF infocomm Leaders Golf, SiTF Awards, SITEX and ICT Business Summit. The key initiatives include MatchiT, PartneriT, 123JumpStart, SiTF Academy, Productivity and Productisation Programme Office (PPPO) and administering the 'Infocomm Singapore' brand.
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TV recommendation.
I know very little beyond the usual specs people talk about. We are considering getting a new TV during the holiday season, since we still have a 8 year old TV :( Our living room is not big at all. There is going to be between 5-7 feet between the TV and the couch, so a 52incher won't work. Looking for something between 35-40 inches. We are going to be watching mostly sports and regular TV. No Gaming. If it's possible to get a good quality unit for 800 or less, that would be perfect. I really don't even know where to start :o
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You should be able to get something good for that price point, just look around.
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Yeah bob. Here in AU you can get a decent 42incher Sammysung for like 600AUD. So it should be easy over there.
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I bought an LE40B650 a while ago, it's a pretty neat screen, although I'd get a B750 if I were you instead.
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Plenty of options out there right now in the price-range you are talking about. Dell had a lovely Philips for sale for $599 over thanksgiving that one of my friends bought :)
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Thanks for the replies. WHat kind of contrast and brightness should I look for for best results?
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Here's my TV:
I paid 1.5 times that back in March lol.
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awesome! Thanks for the suggestions.
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so ghayed.
Any others guys? maybe from sites that will ship to canada?
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The price at Newegg link you posted is $879.99
880.00 USD = 922.618 CAD This is official Official Currency exchange as of today. Your exchange is not going to be close to it, specially if you pay with CC .
There is not going to be free shipping to Canada, I estimate the shipping would be about $100.
The TV could also be subject to custom fee about 5%. The warranty might not be covered in Canada, if something goes wrong you might have to send it back to States.
The SOURCE with 5 locations in Vancouver has the same SONY BRAVIA KDL40V5100 40 for 999.99 CAD
Future Shop also with some locations in Vancouver has it also listed for 999.99 CAD
Maybe you can make a better deal with some other smaller store locally plus you can have the TV for Christmas or maybe wait for Boxing Day Sale if lucky.
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I guess when you live in Canada you have to be punished and pay out the ass for your dumb decision. :D
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Wrap beets tightly in foil and roast in middle of oven 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Unwrap beets carefully and cool until they can be handled. Slip off and discard skins and stems. Cut each beet into 6 wedges. Beets may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. In a large saucepan of salted boiling water blanch turnips 3 to 6 minutes (depending on size), or until barely tender, and transfer with a slotted spoon to ice water. Return water in pan to a boil and blanch carrots 5 minutes, or until barely tender. Transfer carrots with a slotted spoon to ice water and drain turnips and carrots in a colander. If using baby turnips, cut each in half.
Return water in pan to a boil and blanch onions 3 minutes, or until barely tender. Drain onions in another colander until cool enough to handle and peel. Vegetables may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead, patted dry, and chilled, covered. Bring vegetables to room temperature before proceeding.
In a large non-stick skillet heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté turnips and carrots with pepper and salt to taste, stirring, until tender and golden, about 4 minutes. Transfer turnips and carrots with slotted spoon to a bowl and keep warm, covered. Add oil to skillet and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Sauté onions with pepper and salt to taste, stirring, until tender and golden brown, about 4 minutes, and with slotted spoon add to turnip mixture. Stir parsley into vegetable mixture.
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Posted: 07/23/2010 - North Korea got another earful today about its alleged torpedoing of a South Korean warship four months ago.
Posted: 07/23/2010 - North Korea got another earful today about its alleged torpedoing of a South Korean warship four months ago.
Posted: 07/23/2010 - Work to permanently choke off the oil well that had been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico is at a standstill after ships around the site were ordered to evacuate ahead of the approaching Tropical Storm Bonnie.
Posted: 07/22/2010 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Vietnam has unlimited potential to become a great nation but should improve its human rights record.
Posted: 07/22/2010 - There's a new call for natural childbirth for women who've had a C-section.
Posted: 07/22/2010 - A federal judge in Phoenix will hear arguments Thursday from lawyers for Arizona's governor, the federal government and civil rights groups over whether the state's new immigration law ought to take effect July 29.
Posted: 07/22/2010 - A published report says Deepwater Horizon rig workers were concerned about safety and the condition of some equipment on board.
Posted: 07/22/2010 - Crew members aboard dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico are preparing to evacuate as a tropical rainstorm brewing in the Caribbean brings the deep-sea effort to plug BP's ruptured oil well to a near standstill.
Posted: 07/21/2010 - NATO forces say six Afghan police officers have been beheaded by insurgents in northern Afghanistan after a militant attack.
Posted: 07/21/2010 - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Washington will impose new sanctions on communist North Korea.
Posted: 07/21/2010 - The federal government's Gulf oil spill chief says a relief tunnel should finally reach BP's broken well by the weekend.
Posted: 07/21/2010 - President Barack Obama plans to sign a sweeping remake of financial market rules brought on by the market meltdown of two years ago.
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|"Steppin' Out"
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|"My Gal Keps Me Crying"
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|Vee-Jay Cat. no. VJ 330
"Steppin' Out" (or sometimes "Stepping Out") is a blues-instrumental composition recorded by American blues musician Memphis Slim in 1959. It was released by Vee-Jay Records as a single and on Slim's At the Gate of the Horn album. Although both releases list L. C. Frazier (another of Memphis Slim/Peter Chatman's pseudonyms) as the writer, Vee-Jay owner James Bracken is often credited on versions by other performers.
Memphis Slim's piano provides the opening harmony part, followed by a tenor sax solo and guitar solo by long-time Slim guitarist Matt Murphy. AllMusic critic Bill Dahl calls Murphy's album contribution as "nothing short of spectacular throughout".[1] A live version recorded in 1986 appears on the Steppin' Out: Live At Ronnie Scott's, London album and video.
Eric Clapton has recorded several versions of "Steppin' Out" during his career. In 1966, he recorded it in three different settings: Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse (released on the 1966 Elektra Records compilation album What's Shakin'),[note 1] John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (from Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton),[note 2] and a live recording with Cream (later released on BBC Sessions in 2003).[note 3] A version recorded by Cream in 1968 was released on Clapton's Crossroads box set in 1988 and also on BBC Sessions.[note 4]
Clapton's early versions were relatively brief – two to three minutes. However, in live performances with Cream, "Steppin" Out" became an extended improvisational piece often lasting thirteen minutes or more. Often Jack Bruce, the group's bassist, would drop out of the song after several minutes, leaving Ginger Baker, the group's drummer, and Clapton to take the song in entirely new, non-blues oriented directions. A live recording appears album Live Cream Volume II (1972). A version was used in the soundtrack for Martin Scorsese's 1973 film Mean Streets.
Jesse Gess, writing for Guitar Player magazine, noted that Ritchie Blackmore's "bluesy head to 'Lazy' (from Deep Purple's Machine Head) fondly paraphrases Slowhand's [Clapton's] Bluesbreaker-era showcase 'Steppin' Out,' right down to the same style of third-position swing-sixteenth G blues riffing".[2]
- ^ Dahl, Bill. "Memphis Slim – Biography". AllMusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Gress, Jesse (February 2, 2010). "10 Things You Gotta Do To Play Like Ritchie Blackmore". Guitar Player (New Bay Media). Retrieved May 5, 2013.


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Russian Attitudes toward Democracy and Human Rights: Survey Results from 2001-03
November 06, 2003 // 2:30pm — 4:30pm
Sarah Mendelson, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Theodore Gerber, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Islam in Russia: History, Politics and Culture
November 06, 2003 // 8:00am — 10:30am
Speakers will include:Shireen Hunter, Director, Islam Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Rustem Shukurov, Associate Professor of History, Moscow State University; Kate Graney, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Skidmore College; Radik Amirov, Head of Press Service, Russian Council of Religious Affairs
Islam in Russia: History, Politics and Culture
November 05, 2003 // 1:00pm — 3:30pm
Speakers will include:Talib Saidbaev, Advisor to the Head Mufti, Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia; Robert Crews, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Stanford University, and former Title VIII-supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute; John Dunlop, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Aleksei Malashenko, Deputy Director, Carnegie Moscow Center
Book Launch -- GULAG: A History
November 03, 2003 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
Anne Applebaum, columnist, Washington Post
Capital of the Tsars and Soul of Mankind: How the Two St. Petersburgs Defined Russian Culture
October 27, 2003 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
John Brown, Research Associate, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
Book Launch -- St. Petersburg's 300 Years: New Perspectives on Old Myths
October 23, 2003 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Arthur George, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, and author, St. Petersburg: Russia's Window to the Future - The First Three CenturiesTo read more about St. Petersburg: Russia's Window to the Future -- The First Three Centuries or to order this book, click here.
The Tsar's Last Imperialist: the Outrageous Life of Baron Ungern von Shternberg
October 20, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Willard Sunderland, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Cincinnati, and former Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute
Book Launch -- Russian-Eurasian Renaissance? U.S. Trade and Investment in Russia and Eurasia
October 16, 2003 // 4:00pm — 5:00pm
Jan Kalicki, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Eugene Lawson, President, U.S.-Russia Business CouncilTo read more about Russian-Eurasian Renaissance? U.S. Trade and Investment in Russia and Eurasia or to order this book, click here.
Book Launch -- Black Earth: A Journey through Russia after the Fall
October 14, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Andrew Meier, Contributor, Time Europe, and former Fellow, Woodrow Wilson CenterTo read more about Black Earth: A Journey through Russia after the Fall or to order this book, click here.
Culture/Kultura: Russian Influences on American Performing Arts: Theater
October 10, 2003 // 5:30pm — 8:00pm
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Calling All Comedians Aged 8–18
Chicago's Second City Training Center is opening its doors to younger sketch and improv artists this summer for three months of comedy camps.
Calling All Comedians Aged 8–18
Chicago's Second City Training Center is opening its doors to younger sketch and improv artists this summer for three months of comedy camps.
Jill Soloway-Backed Web Series Features 'Estrogen Comediennes'
Comedy duo Tara Jepsen and Beth Lisick raised more than $30,000 for their Web series "Rods & Cones," which is streaming on Jill Soloway's MCN.
A 'Riot' Is Coming to L.A. and Other Events
Festivals are great networking opportunities, even if you're not performing.
Stumbling Into the 'Good Cop Great Cop' Universe
Matt Porter and Charlie Hankin began their hit Web series with little more than a desire to make short films, a network of actor friends, and a morbidly whimsical sense of humor.
How to Balance Dick Jokes and Dictators
Dan Sterling, whose new comedy "The Interview" stars Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Randall Park, knows how to walk the fine line between political satire and toilet humor.
The L.A. Guide to Talent Showcases
This guide will help you navigate your way on stage -- hopefully without having to don a sweaty chicken costume.
How to Win a Comedy Festival and Make Friends
Comedy festivals are some of the best showcase venues for aspiring performers -- if you know how to play them.
Don't submit: The ladies of L.A. comedy troupe Cake Batter explain how to plan your own festival.
Above Average: The Online Destination for Comedy Content Creators
Above Average prides itself on nurturing comedic talent and is the ideal place for comedy actors and writers who are looking to capitalize on the prosperous online entertainment market.
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The improv theater that launched the careers of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey wants to showcase female performers in Los Angeles next month.


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Gaidam: Govt and Boko Haram must dialogue
Yobe State was adjudged one of the peaceful states in the federation before the emergence of the insurgent group, Boko Haram. This has taken its toll, in terms of socio-economic challenges. Governor Ibrahim Gaidam explains to Joel Duku the measures being taken to address insecurity and youth joblessness.
How has your administration confronted youth joblessness and peace building?
I am a strong believer in the capacity of our youth to improve the nation's economic fortunes. What they need is support and guidance and we are committed to doing that in Yobe State.
Currently, many of our youth who have graduated from polytechnics and universities need jobs to practice what they have studied in school. There are also thousands of others who are not particularly skilled but who also need jobs to support themselves and families. We have programmes for both categories.
For those who have diploma and degree certificates, we have asked them to submit applications through the office of the Head of Service. Applications received are being processed. Those received a little earlier had been processed and appointment letters issued. We recruited 194 diploma and degree holders. Most of them were deployed to teach in our secondary schools. Back in 2010, we recruited 600 holders of similar certificates, including 250 holders of NCE.
So, the office of the Head of Service is going ahead with the processing of the applications being received and we are awaiting a submission on that, to act straight away.
As for those without formal school certificates, there is a programme of skill acquisition going on in the past four years. What we normally do is to receive nominations from the local government areas, screen and send them to the Sani Abacha Youth Empowerment Center, Kano, where they train in knitting, GSM handset repairs, carpentry etc. Upon completion of the training, we bring them back and give them tools, specific to their areas of training. We give them the tools free of charge and position then to set up their businesses.
This programme has been largely successful, we have decided to set up our own Skill Training Centre in Yobe so that more youth could benefit. This Center is coming on stream this year.
You should equally be briefed that there is youth farm empowerment programme where 10, 000 youth have been engaged in agriculture over the past farming seasons.
But your administration had equally banned the use of commercial motor cycles in major towns with the multiple effect on youth...
There is no doubt that the ban on 'Achaba' or commercial motor cycle operators have affected many youth engaged in the business. We took the decision to ban motorcycles in selected towns of our state only because we had to. It was a painful but necessary measure to address emerging security challenges which we were facing at the time we took the decision. As soon as these challenges are successfully addressed, we will review the policy but the overriding objective is the safety and security of our people.
It was in order to cushion the effects of the ban on Achaba that we introduced the Keke NAPEP, tricycles. So far, 500 such tricycles have been deployed to the five major towns where the use of motorcycles is banned. We gave out the motorcycles at 50 per cent discount to the beneficiaries and we involved the leadership of the Motorcycles' Riders Association, so that their members are enlisted among those to benefit from the programme.
The truth, however, is that government alone cannot replace all the motorcycles in those towns. Private individuals also have to get involved. This is why I called on the wealthy and business people to complement government effort by buying and bringing in the Keke NAPEP, so that more and more people could get to ride and use them as drivers and passengers and our State will be the better for it.
The ban on motorcycle was to address security challenges, has it really helped?
In specific terms, we are giving all the security agencies deployed to the state maximum support, including logistics support to ensure the protection of life and property. We have given the police and other security agencies, for example, more than 100 Toyota Hilux Four-Wheel vans for security patrols.
More significantly, we have asked people in our communities to continue to pray fervently for God Almighty to see us through these difficult times. Since November 2011, people in our state have been holding special prayer sessions in mosques and churches for the restoration of peace and security. God Almighty is All-hearing and we are confident that Allah (SWT) will answer our prayers.
What do you make of the moves by the Federal Government and concerned citizens for a dialogue with the Boko Haram as a way of addressing the current problems?
Dialogue is a very potent means of resolving conflicts and achieving peace. In a democracy, this is even more important. We believe in dialogue and we support the Federal Government to engage in dialogue. Dialogue has worked in many other conflict situations in the past and there is no reason why it cannot work now.
I want to particularly call on the Boko Haram members to embrace dialogue and to always remember that Islam is always a religion of peace. There is no justification for the shedding of blood of the innocent whether by the Boko Haram or by any other party. There is no justification for violence and wanton destruction of property. Every nation moves forward only by what it can build, not by what it destroys. So, let's all embrace peace.
Like many other states in the north, Yobe has lagged behind educationally, what are you doing?
Giving our children sound education, we are doing a lot in this regard but due to time constraints I will dwell on only a few of the significant measures we have taken.
We are improving primary education by enrolling many primary school teachers in special training programmes. Students are only as good as the teachers that teach them. We have a programme called Special Teacher Upgrading Programme (STUP) designed for the purpose of improving the capacity of our teachers to teach effectively.
We have also increased the amount we pay for student feeding in our secondary schools per day. Many of our schools and especially female secondary schools, have been totally renovated. We want to encourage girl-child education by providing an environment conducive to teaching and learning.
We have also set up an international-grade secondary school called Yobe College, Mamudo to rapidly address the problem of many of our youth not securing the minimum requirement for entry into institutions of higher learning. Admission into this school is competitive and administered solely by our Nigeria Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) partners who are currently managing the school under an agreement.
Students selected competitively through a three-level examination get their scholarships paid by the government.
In addition, we are paying scholarships to our students studying both at home and abroad regularly. From 2007 to date, we have paid well over one billion naira in student scholarships.
Our state's university also continues to get the highest attention of government with funds periodically disbursed for the execution of projects such as staff quarters, faculty and departmental buildings etc. We are now rated as the fastest growing university in the north.
All these efforts are ensuring that our school enrolment rate and student performance in examination are steadily improving. Of course, we have more to do and we are determined to continue to do everything within our power to make education widely available and accessible to our youth the state.
It was said contract teachers in the state's secondary schools have been relieved of their appointments. What informed this decision?
Not all contract teachers have been relieved of their appointments. Those whose contracts are still subsisting are still doing their work. Those affected were those whose contract periods have expired. Even among them, we have around 34 who have been retained.
The reason we took the decision is to create an opportunity for our own youth who have graduated with university degrees to be employed by the government. Our resources are limited, so we have to strategise and use them effectively. But I can assure you that all our schools will be fully staffed, so that our children will benefit from that.
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I'm a TEXAS GIRL now living in Montana to photograph this amazingly beautiful country and its wildlife! Looking for that special lady to share these amazing experiences with! I love life, I love to travel and to see the world! Been to many places but a lot more on my list to still visit. I am outgoing and love to try new things. I enjoy hanging out watching movies at home snuggled up on the couch or going out with my special girl. I love my pets and practically any living animal on earth, I am definitely an animal lover! I am an artist and photographer. I designed my own tattoos many others on the side. I love the lake, the beach and anything to do with the water and sun. I am a tropical loving person, take me to the caribbean and romance me on the beach under the stars! Currently living in the mountains of Montana I've grown very fond of the scenery and just need my soulmate to take it all in with! I am into practically all outdoor things, love camping and hiking a lot. I live life as if there were no tomorrow. I have experienced things in life that have proven to me reality can set in just as fast as you can blink your eyes. After losing my niece in an accident and my own mishaps theres no time in our lives to waste. Our time here is short and passes so fast. I want to do everything now not only when I retire. Just looking for someone who wants the same and wants to take that journey with me. I enjoy hanging out with friends and family. Love cookouts on the grill. Going out to dinner. Walks in the park. Sight seeing. Love weekend getaways. Love taking vacations and hopping on a plane or just jumping in the car. I don't believe in games, nor will I deal with it or have to. I am looking for someone who is honest, loyal and faithful. Someone who wants to build the kind of relationship that lasts a lifetime. Someone who is willing to work through every day issues instead of run from them. Someone who is passionate, loving and gentle. Kind at heart. Someone I can depend on through life's unexpected circumstances, in good times and in bad, for better or for worse. I love to have a good time and enjoy my time with my partner as well as our own time to ourselves. I love to laugh and love! I love romance and passion. My relationships are very important to me and I don't take them for granted for one second. I'm looking for that lifetime mate by becoming friends first growing from there is what true love is all about. If you are looking for the same things in life and a partner with good values send me a message and lets talk, lets see if we are a match. If you are, I want to hear from you, I want the opportunity to get to know you and for you to get to know me. I won't disappoint you, I am as real as you'll find. Honesty and loyalty are a must. That's the only way I roll! :-)
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Cancun,The Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, Florida, Maryland, California, Montana, Virginia, all tropics (the beach/sun) and winter wonderlands
Love snuggling up and watching movies with that special someone. Going to the movies. Listening to music. Spending time with friends on my boat or at dinner, cookouts, etc. Love watching Survivor.Enjoy trying new things.
movies, dancing, photography, exercise, sports, camping, hiking, walking on the beach, and boating.
Not big on reading. Don't sit still long enough unless I am editing my photography at my computer. Pretty much on my feet as much as possible. Good to keep the blood flowing. Keep the feet moving!
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On Trade
On trade to Latin America, Romney offers a few ideas but there are no specific targets or goals. During his first 100 days in office he says he will launch a trade promotion effort?called the Campaign for Economic Opportunity in Latin America (CEOLA) focused on extolling "the virtues of democracy and free trade". He hopes this will draw a contrast between free enterprise and the authoritarian socialist model of Venezuela and Cuba and set the stage for membership to a new multilateral trade group called the "Reagan Economic Zone" (seriously). The REZ is meant to further liberalize trade between like-minded, pro-market nations and exclude China, which Romney has called a cheater and "currency manipulator."
President Obama has set the goal of doubling U.S. exports by 2015 and oversaw the ratification of trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. However, the U.S. is slightly off track to double exports and it took him three years to send the trade agreements to Congress for ratification.
Both candidates have pledged to complete negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a new free-trade agreement that includes 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region (including Canada, Mexico, Chile, and Peru) that want to further liberalize trade. Like Romney's REZ, it excludes China. Both candidates have said they would seek Trade Promotion Authority, which gives the president the ability to fast track approval of free-trade agreements.
Romney would try harder to get the TPP passed but there is no evidence that he would accomplish more on trade with Latin America than President Obama. Romney has said he wants more trade agreements with Latin America, but the countries without U.S. trade agreements like Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Cuba are not very interested in entering into one.
On Drugs and Security
Romney wants to create a unified "Hemispheric Joint Task Force on Crime and Terrorism" that builds on existing anti-drug and counterterrorism initiatives. He has also suggested exploring military-to-military cooperation and intelligence sharing with Mexico, similar to what was done in Colombia as part of Plan Colombia. While this is a commendable suggestion, Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto has already said that they are not open to joint armed operations.
Romney has also taken a more hawkish line on Venezuela, fearing their links to Iran and Hezbollah. By contrast, in July President Obama told an interviewer that Hugo Chavez "has not had a serious national security impact" on the U.S. Both campaigns have been light on details as to how they would change the dynamic of the failed drug war. President Obama has acknowledged that he would be willing to discuss the issue with the growing number of Latin American leaders that are calling for a change in strategy. Romney would be under more pressure from his party to maintain a hard line stance.


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BRADNER: White and Lugar: One followed the law; one didn't
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - Charlie White kept his Fishers Town Council seat by registering to vote at a house six miles from where he lived. It was an offense bad enough that a jury booted him from the Indiana Secretary of State's office and convicted him of six felonies.
Richard Lugar is registered to vote at the address of a house he sold in 1977, the year after he was elected to the U.S. Senate. It's no problem at all — several Indiana attorneys general and a number of legal scholars have said so.
In a courtroom here last week, White was so painfully aware of the damage he might have done by comparing his situation to Lugar's during a Fox News interview that he tearfully apologized to a judge, asking that it not be held against him during sentencing.
But some would argue the comparison isn't so far off base.
State Sen. Mike Delph, the Republican from Carmel, who has stood by White throughout his criminal trial, took to Twitter to defend his friend.
"We should hope that others are treated the same and held to the same standards. If it's a crime, it's a crime," he wrote. "That means that the law applies to everyone whether you are a media darling or media hated."
But there appear to be differences between White's and Lugar's cases.
Namely, Lugar made sure he understood the law, and followed the letter of it — even if his decision could come with political consequences in the May 8 Republican primary against state Treasurer Richard Mourdock.
On Thursday, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller's office issued an advisory opinion laying out why Lugar can keep using the address of the house he sold in 1977.
Here's what Matthew Light, an attorney in Zoeller's office, wrote to Lugar:
"You have served continuously in the U.S. Senate as an Indiana senator since 1977. To the extent you have been absent from the state since that time, the absence has been directly related to the business of the state of Indiana and the United States. Therefore the residence you established in Indiana is not lost by reason of that absence."
The Indiana Election Commission made a similar decision on Friday. Its four members voted unanimously to reject challenges to Lugar's qualifications for the ballot.
White has eagerly compared himself to Lugar and other Hoosier politicians — former U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, Gov. Mitch Daniels and others included.
He says that for political expediency, they have listed addresses that are not their own — or where they do not live on a full-time basis.
Unlike White, who special prosecutors said used one address for political purposes so he could keep his town council seat and another for personal purposes because he was moving into a new condominium, those politicians have not been convicted of crimes.
In Lugar's case, especially, he clearly followed the law. He manages a family farm in Indiana, and specifically chooses not to list that as his address on voter registration forms because he thinks doing so would be lying.
As for Bayh, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case that because he intended to return to Indiana from Washington, he was qualified to be on the ballot in the 1980s for Indiana secretary of state.
So it's just White who is losing his job for voter fraud. A Hamilton County jury decided that this month, and a judge cemented his fate when he kept those six felony convictions and ordered White to serve a year of home detention on Thursday.
On a personal level, it is a tragedy. White has lost his name. He is now all but certain to lose his law license. He is out of the secretary of state's office and without a job.
Since his crimes did not cause personal injury to anyone else, and since voting laws have been the source of drama on all levels of politics for centuries, it is on some level easy to feel some sympathy for White as he faces what's next in his life.
There is no joy in what became of White, but his removal from the Indiana Secretary of State's office was a job that had to be done.
Others followed the law. He did not.
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The works of García Lorca, internationally recognized as Spain's most prominent lyric poet and dramatist of the twentieth century, are filled with thinly veiled homosexual motifs and themes.
There has always been homosexual involvement in American musical theatre and a homosexual sensibility even in straight musicals, and recently the Broadway musical has welcomed openly homosexual themes and situations.
Best known for his genius in art and architecture, Michelangelo was also an accomplished author of homoerotic poetry.
The African-American gay male literary tradition consists of a substantial body of texts and includes some of the most gifted writers of the twentieth century.
Combining elements of incongruity, theatricality, and exaggeration, camp is a form of humor that helps homosexuals cope with a hostile environment.
Langston Hughes, whose literary legacy is enormous and varied, was closeted, but homosexuality was an important influence on his literary imagination, and many of his poems may be read as gay texts.
James Baldwin, a pioneering figure in twentieth-century literature, wrote sustained and articulate challenges to American racism and mandatory heterosexuality.
Oscar Wilde is important both as an accomplished writer and as a symbolic figure who exemplified a way of being homosexual at a pivotal moment in the emergence of gay consciousness.
Senator Penny Wong: "I know what my family is worth."
An exchange between Australian politicians Penny Wong and Joe Hockey is being described as a watershed moment in the nation's marriage equality debate. Senator Penny Wong, who serves in the ruling Labor Party government as Commonwealth Minister for Finance and Deregulation, and Representative Joe Hockey, who serves as Treasurer in the opposition Labor Party's shadow cabinet, appeared on the national television talk show Q&A on May 14, 2012 to discuss public issues. In an exchange triggered by an audience member's question, Wong, the country's first lesbian and Asian-born cabinet member, affirmed gay families and electrified the marriage equality movement.
As Judith Ireland explains in the Sydney Morning Herald, the exchange was prompted by an audience member who asked why Hockey thinks he and his wife make better parents than Wong and her partner Sophie Allouache, who are parents of a daughter. At the end of the brief exchange, during which Hockey defends his position opposing same-sex marriage on the grounds that children need both a male and female parent, Wong quietly says, "I know what my family is worth."
As Ireland points out, the exchange prompted an overwhelming reaction across Australia and activists are calling the exchange a ''watershed moment'' in their campaign for same-sex marriage. A company has even begun selling "I know what my family is worth" t-shirts and bumper stickers.
Wong does not generally campaign on the marriage equality issue as it is beyond her purview as Finance Minister, but she was asked a personal question and could hardly fail to respond.
When Hockey said that he thought that children did best when raised by a male and a female, Wong responded: "When you say those things, Joe, what you're saying to not just me but people like me is that the most important thing in our lives, which is the people we love, is somehow less good, less valued,''
She went on to acknowledge that comments like Hockey's were hurtful, but concluded by saying: ''I know what my family is worth.''
Australian Marriage Equality campaign co-ordinator Rodney Croome, who has been a gay rights activist for more than 20 years, described Wong's response as a "watershed moment" that will change hearts and minds.
Croome said that Wong's ''gentle, quiet, self-confidence'' also illustrates the importance of personal stories for making a difference in the same-sex marriage debate.
"People saw beyond the politics to how it actually affects people," he said.
Although more than 60% of Australians are in favor of marriage equality, same-sex marriage legislation is not expected to pass any time soon.
Although Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard opposes same-sex marriage, Labor MPs will be allowed to vote their consciences, and it is expected that a large majority of them will vote in favor of marriage equality. But with Opposition Leader Tony Abbott opposed to both gay marriage and allowing a conscience vote for Liberal MPs, it is highly unlikely the bill will succeed.
The video below captures the exchange between Hockey and Wong.
As the marriage equality video released by GetUp in 2011 insists, "It's Time."
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On the California Channel Islands...
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North Korea releases first computer game
Nork Nork Who's there?
Never mind.
IBM unveils high-capacity, high-speed storage chippery
Olivetti 101
Storm brews over Chinese synchronised goldfish
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Swedes decline to FCKU2MF
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'Beauty with antimatter bottom' created out of pure energy
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'Curiosity' nuclear Mars tank passes key tech test
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Google Streetview Logo?
Naomi Campbell bitchslaps NY limo driver
Length of punch...
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Eurostar goes tits up again
Hire Smilla
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Home Tweet Home
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Tasmanian devil whirling onto endangered list
Percentage decline is one tenth - 90% remaining.
Russian hairdresser turns stickup merchant into sex slave
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Snipers - Cowardly assassins, or surgical soldiers?
If reported eponomously
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We have ca. 2 million flights a year globally, & this is the first occurrence of this particular problem in ca. forty years. One in a billion?
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Coldplay's live album to be free May 15
Let me start off by saying that I don't really want a Coldplay album, even if it is free, but fans of Chris Martin and co. will be glad to know that they can download the band's nine-track live record, Left Right Left Right Left, at no cost starting on May 15. There aren't a ton of details about the quality of the digital files or how it'll be distributed, but we would really be impressed if they picked lossless and BitTorrent, respectively. Either way, this trend of free, legal music is encouraging, even if it is coming from guys who have already made their millions.
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Why God Won't Go Away: Reflections on the "New Atheism"
For Kurtz, the nastiness of the New Atheism was damaging the public face of atheism. And it was a self-inflicted wound, not one meted out by its critics.
It's no surprise that the backlash against the New Atheism has now begun within the American secularist movement. Many atheists are shocked at the anti-religious venom now associated with them through a public failure to distinguish between older schools of atheism and its newer and more aggressive forms. They are all being tarred with the same brush. And it hurts them badly. Media reports since late 2009 now openly speak of a "schism" within the movement, precipitated in part by a dawning realization of the darkening public perception of the movement.
Toleration is a cornerstone of western democratic and libertarian civilization. The New Atheism has misjudged the mood, believing that an unrestrained, aggressive, and dismissive criticism of religion will tip the balance in favour of secularism and atheism. It hasn't. It has just persuaded people that the New Atheism is intolerant and nasty. In most western democracies, respect and toleration are seen as essential to social cohesion and wellbeing. As empirical evidence mounts of the positive role played by religious commitment and involvement in fostering social cohesion, the New Atheist intolerance toward religion seems increasingly out of place and misdirected.
The jury is still out on the impact of the New Atheism on religion. But it's clear that something has gone badly wrong within the movement. It will be fascinating to see where it goes from here.
Alister McGrath is Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education at King's College London. He teaches in the areas of systematic theology, science and religion, spirituality and apologetics. His many writings include his acclaimed book on apologetics, Bridge-Building (Apollos), his internationally popular Christian Theology: An Introduction, and the international bestseller The Dawkins Delusion? His recent trilogy A Scientific Theology (Eerdmans, 2001-3) has been hailed as one of the most important works of systematic theology to appear in recent years.


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When Jessica Acosta was faced with the prospect of not having a job she made the only decision she could make. She decided to start her own small business.
Jessica became the Founder and CEO of Environmental Consulting Services (ECS), LLC. ECS was established to service and address environmental management and water quality compliance needs of private, federal, state and local clients.
But her decision to start a business was not without some of the common hurdles that other women-owned small business owners encounter. In fact, a former supervisor told her she had three things working against her – being female, young and Latina. Even then Jessica was determined to be successful. Her response was "Wait and see; I'm going to make those things work for me instead of against me."
Jessica was smart enough to realize she didn't know everything she needed to know about how to start her business. Having come from the construction industry with certifications as an inspector and storm water specialist, she had the technical background for the business but didn't know anything about starting a business.
In 2010 she began taking classes through the Colorado Small Business Development Center Network. The Colorado Small Business Development Center Network (CSBDC) is dedicated to helping existing and new businesses grow and prosper in Colorado by providing free and confidential consulting and no- or low-cost training programs.
The CSBDC has locations around the state which provide free, confidential one-on-one business consulting and no- or low-cost training. "The SBDC partnered with me in creating a road map to where I wanted to go with my company and how I would get there," said Jessica. The SBDC helps business owners create and retain jobs, secure loans, increase sales, win government contracts, obtain certifications and more. For more information on the Colorado Small Business Development Center Network go to www.coloradosbdc.org or call (303) 892-3840.
Jessica also participated in classes through SBA's Women Business Center, Mi Casa Resource Center. She completed a 13-week Business Success course and a next-level entrepreneurial training program called Business Breakthrough. "At Mi Casa I learned about all the components of a business: structure, marketing, operations, finance, " said Jessica. Mi Casa Women's Business Center offers entrepreneurial training, individual business counseling, technology training and networking opportunities to help aspiring entrepreneurs and emerging businesses achieve their goals. Mi Casa offers business development programs in English and Spanish. For more information on Mi Casa Resource Center go to www.micasaresourcecenter.org or call (303) 573-1302.
In addition to utilizing the programs and services of SBA's resource partners, Jessica was recently accepted into SBA's Emerging Leaders Program. The free seven-month executive educational series includes classroom time and provides the opportunity for small business owners to work with experienced mentors, and develop connections with their peers, city leaders and financial communities.
Since 2008 the Emerging Leaders Program nationally has trained more than 2,000 promising small business owners in underserved communities and continues its impact to help small business owners grow and create jobs. Nearly 400 businesses graduated from the program in 2013 – the largest graduating class since the program began.
As a result of the information shared in the classes she took combined with her knowledge about her own industry, Jessica was able to start her business in 2011. She continues to participate in workshops and classes that help her become a stronger women-owned business.
She gives back to her community by serving as a board member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Adelante Mujer, Inc; and has volunteered for Florence Crittenton Services. She recently was recognized as one of Colorado's leading entrepreneurs by The Denver Business Journal as a 2014 "40 under 40" award recipient.
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Love all animals.
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I am a pretty laid back type of person who is now financially secure and I dont have to work full time anymore. Im looking for a lady to share lots of time with enjoying the pleasures life has to offer. Im looking for someone who will make me a high priority in her life as I will make her in mine. I am in very good health and enjoy all types of activities. I have a passport and travel to Cancun at least once a year and would like to see other places as well. I was born in Long Beach Ca., graduated from Long Beach Wilson High School and Long Beach City College.I have owned and succesfully operated my state licensed irrigation business for over 30 years. I am looking to share my free time with someone who has similiar and different interest and I have lots of free time. I would maybe like to move back to the beach some day...
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Auto racing / Motorcross, Baseball, Billiards / Pool, Football, Skiing, Tennis / Racquet sports, Walking / Hiking
I don't exercise regularly.
I have Dogs
I like Birds, Cats, Exotic Pets, Fish, Horses
I now have my 3rd female black lab that was looking for a good home.
A few of my favorite places are Laguna Beach, Huntinton Beach Dog Beach, Rosarito Beach Mex., Cancun, Hawaii, Big Bear just to name a few. I specifically like Splashes in Laguna, Woodys Warf in Newport for Champagne Brunch.
Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
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I have had Angel season tickets for over 25 years and attend many games every year. I also get to the beach as often as I can. I like to take my beach chair down to the sand in Laguna and sit and watch the dolphins and the waves.
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Walt Disney Records is making a splash on the music scene by targeting tweens.
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NEW YORK - The new mantra of the music industry? Don't trust anyone over 16!
Kids are a potent new army of music fans, a trend that became obvious a few weeks ago when the top three discs on the Billboard album chart were likely bought with allowance money.
The three big hits were the soundtrack to the Disney Channel movie "High School Musical," the ninth volume of the popular "Kidz Bop" series and the laconic, good-time cheer of Jack Johnson's "Curious George" soundtrack.
"They're all quite different and unique and they all have slightly different demographics," said Damon Whiteside, vice president of marketing at Walt Disney Records.
Up until a few years ago, Disney was an admittedly sleepy record label. It's now been transformed through projects that appeal to young people from diapers through puberty - including 3.6 million copies of "Baby Einstein" product sold, and hits with the "Cheetah Girls" and "That's So Raven" soundtracks.
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Balzac - fine french fare
I love French food - gourmet or not - I love the dainty portions artfully arranged on huge plates, the delectable food items exotically prepared, and the enchanting settings of French restaurants. Which was why when my good pal Damien* suggested going for dinner at Balzac Brasserie Restaurant I instantly agreed. It is a quintessential French restaurant named after the famous French playwright c** novelist Honore de Balzac, furnished in classical French designs that emit strong cultural vibes. French doors, French seats, and friendly wait staff scurry around to attend to the scores of diners filling up the bistro restaurant every night. We loved the semi-romantic, charming setting; our only grudge was that the tables were a tad tiny, especially if we wanted to order many items. We enjoyed the Lobster Bisque soup - piping hot when it was served, tantalizing in its frothy creaminess, palatable to the tastebuds because of the sweetness of lobster essence, and uniquely served with sauteed mini black Qwheli prawns. The Duck Leg Confit served with orange sauce and mashed potato made its entrance next. Disappointingly, the skin was not crispy and the mashed potato was so pulpy it was more like thick potato soup. The taste of the duck confit was a strong salty flavor, nothing original - though the meat was quite tough. All I could say was that I have definitely tasted better confits out there. For more detailed information and photos, please visit: http://thearcticstar.blogspot.sg/2013/12/dinner-at-balzac-brasserie-french.html
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25 year old woman | Seattle, WA, USA | Seeking men 25-30 within 20 miles
Witty, fun and generous.
Hey, I'm Liz, I work as a Pastry Sous Chef at a fine dinning restaurant in Seattle. I am an easy going girl, and I'm usually down to do anything and go with the flow. I am honest, generous and trustworthy. I tend to have a dry sarcastic sense of humor, but it makes me laugh, and sometimes if I am lucky, others too. I think of myself as a normal girl, I feel as though I have many interests that can cater to almost any person. Some examples, being open to try anything new, Top Gear UK, Doctor Who for life, reading for fun, cooking for those I love, always having a joke to be made up on the fly, and being ok with getting soaked in the rain (duh I'm from Seattle) I was raised on classic rock, it will always be near and dear to my heart. I am pretty easy to please and not so needy. I enjoy going out on the town and running errands, but I also like hanging out and chilling at home. I have a dog named Bella, that I love more than most things, with that, I am a dog person just getting acclimated with cats as well. I'm looking for someone whom I can trust, laugh with, and be myself around. With all that said, lets talk :)
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Pastry Chef
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Mario Van Peebles stars as football play Ricky Bell in this made-for-TV biopic. The film touches upon Bell's gridiron accomplishments, then concentrates on the athlete's final years, when he falls victim to a terminal illness. As Bell's physical state deteriorates, he forges a strong friendship with a young handicapped man, played by Lane Davis. Their relationship provides courage and determination for both men, encouraging Davis to make the most of his life after Bell dies at age 29. Substituting bathos for pathos, Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story is not the Brian's Song it desperately wants to be. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi


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I don't need a man I want one, there is a big difference to that.
Someone told me that online dating sites are littered with strange people and for the most part that is true, BUT I am not looking for people but one person to share my time with. I often say I don't need a man I just want one. I am a very outgoing and a social woman. I love meeting new and like minded people. I'm always up for a good time. I'm very caring, funny and am told I have a heart of gold. I have a lot of energy and am very entertaining and talkative. I love to be spoiled by my man but then again what women does not want that? The good thing about me is I love to spoil my man as well. I am a romantic at heart and loved being swept off my feet. I have a lust for all things great in this world, great food, great friends and great adventures. I'm unique in that I will not waste time with "shallow" interactions. I'm only open to meaningful, honest, and exclusive relationships with like minded people. I'm not concerned with having tons of friends. A few good friends is all I need. I know it's hard to get to know someone by just a few photos and a couple of paragraphs, so if you want to get to know me better you should message me and then we can talk. Thank-you for taking the time to stop by my profile page.
Cooking , Dining out , Fishing/Hunting , Movies/Videos , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Performing arts , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Watching sports
Other types of exercise, Swimming, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 1-2 times per week.
I have Dogs
I have two toy poodles that are very sweet.
My favorite hot spot can be anywhere that I am if the company I am with is good. I love many places lets see if we can make a hot spot together!
Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, TX
I love going to sporting events, travel when time allows, enjoying the outdoors, a summer day by the pool is always relaxing. Spending time with friends. Going to fine dining, Theater is something I really love. Family time and the holidays.
Men are going to hate this but I love to shop. I love going to new places that I have never gone to. I love adventure. I love theater. Trying something new is always a good thing. In the summer I love being by a pool and working on my tan.
Vogue, People Magazine, the Dallas Morning News.
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|No Way
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|Social Drinker
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I am in the childcare industry. I am the owner and director of my own business.
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|Wants kids:
|No, but it's OK if my partner has kids
|White / Caucasian
|White / Caucasian
|No preference
|Some college
|No preference