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The Freelancer [soft core Romantic Erotica]
Annie's new temp, Ryan, with the fascinating ass, is great at his job, on his first day, but he's driving her to distraction. She can't get anything done.
When Annie, the construction architect, works late and alone, to catch up on work, gorgeous Ryan returns in order to show her what he's really freelancing in._1558 words! [Office sex, yes, that's sex in the office. Hm, sex in office. Oh, yum, hot office sex. How're your office sex stories? Sex Office, what's not to like?]
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"You say something, Annie?"
I looked at Ryan's face, while he was still leaning on his elbows over my architectural blueprint on the work table, his ass (at which I'd been staring) pointed at me, and now that face gazing back over his shoulder, too.
It is hot in this stupid construction trailer.
"W-What? N-No. Didn't say...." My stupid lust thoughts are too loud.
He frowned a little, like I might've just lied to him, but he didn't want to call me on it, and went back to work.
It's his first day, after all. His temp supervisor said he had "great credentials" and , luckily, "he'd just walked in." Yesterday. She'd gushed some other stuff hormonally induced by this incredible bit of male tail and face.
Shit, don't objectify the man, idiot; go back to your construction notes, bills, and ... ass.
"Oh!" he uttered, "Sandy's back and will need these."
He grabbed Sandy's messages and new contracts for my construction foreman and walked out. What. A. Walk. His ass, in those jeans, does magical things to me. If I don't get myself sued for harassment, with the rest of the day to get through, not to mention an entire week.
* * * *
I'd completed my site tour with Sandy, who'd gone home, Ryan, too, thank god. I hadn't gotten anything done all day, except the tour, because I'd sent Ryan on an errand.
The site was locked, and everyone gone, until I heard footsteps and reached for my gun.
"Don't shoot. It's me, Ryan." The solid door pulled open slowly; he peaked around it. "May I come in?"
Proper grammar. My mom the English professor would love him.
"To talk."
"We were alone together, most of the day. You could have—."
"It's personal. May I come in?" What is he, a vampire in the night begging to get in? He'd already been in. "Don't be annoyed, Annie."
By the end of the week, I'll have an ulcer and no work done. Be tough, Annie girl.
"Say it from there. Make it quick; I've got shit to do."
"No you don't." He was calling me a liar? "I know architecture and you're way ahead of everyone. That's your style—great work, imaginative, and way in front of schedule; by style and work day. You could take off for a couple of weeks, before Sandy's crew catches up to you. Maybe even a month, Annie."
He filled my exit.
"But, that's not why I drove around until everyone was gone, so I could be with you. I-I'm your guy."
"Yehhh. My temp."
"Yeah, that. But, I'm your man. Ms. Annie D has all these phenomenal works erected with her name on them. But, when was the last time you had an erection inside you?"
My mouth dropped open, as if I were saying, "Plop your dick in here." I closed my mouth and bit my lips tight. He shut the door, and threw the privacy bolt lock.
"You're my employee, Ryan. I'm your boss." Headline: woman boss forces self on poor innocent temp guy.
"I'll quit."
Fuck. I frowned at that. He knew his architecture and he spoke construction-ese. I needed him, while my regular girl was—.
The man started stripping! Tossed his jacket onto his task chair, unsnapped his shirt and revealed ... great chest, before fully stripping off the shirt. He let me look; I didn't realize I was staring, until he moved closer.
"I have a gun."
"I know. And you've been staring at my ass all day, lady. Taking glimpses at ... other parts of me, too. Haven't you?" Busted.
"Uh-huh." Fucking hell, I can't believe I said that! Blabbermouth!
"Good, Annie. You don't know me, as well as I know you, but I know you. I'm a fan." He scowled, wrong word, clearly. "I'm not a...." He didn't say "stalker," but that would be the logical word. "I knew you use that agency for most projects, and when I heard there was an opening—."
"How? W-Why?"
He opened his mouth, shut it, then closed the distance, held me tight, and kissed me. I'd put the gun down and my hands had gone up, as if to ward him off, and touched bare, delicious skin.
My first thought, not that I could think clearly—It has been a long time since I "had an erection inside me."
He gazed into my eyes, the snake charmer.
"Don't stop, Annie?"
"Don't stop."
He backed me over to the office couch, kissing me deeply along the way, before laying us down together. He's a great schmoocher, his brilliant hands caressing and kissing me all over, through my clothes, until he took my shirt, took my bra and made love to my deprived breasts.
Until I fumbled with my belt, because I was real needy, elsewhere.
He took over, and undressed me.
"Fuck, you are so beautiful, Annie." His voice was hushed, awed; making me barely able to swallow.
I sat up, unable to breathe, when he undid his pants, slowly, making certain I saw all of him; talk about "beautiful." I leaned back and opened but he kneeled and loved me with his mouth, until—.
"Fuck me, Ry, please." Better prepared than I, he slipped on an extra-thin, ribbed condom, and barely entered me, before I thrust to have him fill me deep.
"Damn, Annie."
We fucked, with me sitting on the sofa's back, against the wall, and he standing and leaning in; sometimes fucking fast, most times slow, with this delicious movement of his hips seeking my pleasure.
"Aaahhm." I shivered, nearly blacking out with delight; he shuddered, with a long gasp, then throbbed slower and slower deep inside me.
"I really should fire you."
"I'll stay till Gina's back."
"Just till then?"
"Here, yeah; but, in your bed…? Don't think, Annie; don't plan it out. I'm here, as long as you want me. Promise."
"I-I'm not getting any work done this week, am I?"
My man wiggled his hips and made pleasure, taking my breath away.
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Donald Shoup, author of The High Cost of Free Parking, will be at a full-day seminar at Melbourne Town Hall on November 4. Details here.
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I am glad to hear that Prof Shoup will be visiting Australia. His policy suggestions are as relevant there as they are in North America. For those who haven't heard, he suggests:
* eliminate off-street parking requirements, so that parking becomes 'unbundled' from other real estate
* price on-street parking to ensure a few vacancies and eliminate cruising for parking ('performance-based parking pricing')
* return the street-parking revenue to local benefit districts (in order to create political constituencies for parking pricing).
I think it important for transit planning folks to pay more attention to parking policy.
It can be confusing, but I have been doing a lot of thinking about the implications of Shoup's ideas.
Aspiring parking policy wonks might like to take a look at http://www.reinventingparking.org/search/label/Shoup
Are you coming to Melbourne for this Jarrett? Come on now, get Southern!
Cool story:
Earlier this week I had my university orientation, and I planned on taking an express bus from a commuter transit station to the school. I drove to the station to find that the ticket machine only sold fares for the train, and that the ticket booth closes after the rush hour. In the end, I drove to the university instead.
After the orientation and taking care of a few things, I went to the parking pay terminal. I was there for about 5 hours, and the total came to $14! The bus would have cost $8.60, almost half of that.
The moral of the story is that pay parking can be a great incentive to encourage people to find alternative modes of transport into areas with sufficient public transit.
I saw Shoup speak in New York several years ago (but after his book was published) and he was great - not only good ideas but really entertaining as a speaker! My wife came along and expected to be bored but instead really got into the topic. So, for anyone who can make it, I think it will be worth the trip!
I saw Shoup at TRB this year, and it felt a little like seeing a celebrity, having recently read most of his book and some other works for a research paper.
Sadly, I think some people write him off because he seems to be almost the only person so outspoken on this topic (they see him as 'a kook'). And, admittedly, I found his book to be unnecessarily long-winded.
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Apple rejects "Manhattan Declaration" app for second time
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Company believes app promotes intolerance
Apple has again rejected a revised app version of the "Manhattan Declaration," a document written and signed by various leaders in the conservative-christian community, according to a report from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Apple originally approved, then rejected the app earlier this month in response to petitions and criticism from gay and progressive groups. The new version was rejected for the same reasons as previously given, the company's belief that the app would "expose a group to harm" and that the intent of the app is to be "objectionable and potentially harmful to others."
The actual declaration calls for signatories to be anti-abortion, pro-traditional marriage and to engage in civil disobedience where existing law is in conflict with Christian dogma. It directly refers to gay relationships as "immoral sexual partnerships," and says marriage "is not a civil right" for gay people. It promotes the sanctity of life in opposing abortion, genocide, ethnic "cleansing" and sexual trafficking, though as critics point out it is completely silent on the topics of war or capital punishment. Likewise, the document ordains that marriage is between one man and one woman ("as a reproductive unit"), but does not actually condemn divorce or remarriage.
The original app version offered a copy of the document for reading and signing, but also added a "poll" on the principles of the document that only awarded points to "correct" answers affirming the document's anti-abortion, anti-gay message. The revised version removed the poll, and was submitted with a petition in favor of reinstating the app, but was rejected again.
The app's developers plan to appeal the rejection to Apple's App Review Board after the holidays. The web site for the document is currently hosting another petition to get the app reinstated. [via GLAAD]


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Friday, July 2, 2010
WALLA WALLA -- A mental evaluation has been ordered for a man accused of attacking a delivery man in Touchet last month.
Experts from Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake are to determine whether Luis A. Ballesteros, 19, was sane when the assault allegedly occurred and if he is competent to assist in his defense. The order was signed Thursday by Superior Court Judge Donald W. Schacht.
Ballesteros is charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and third-degree attempted theft.
Ballesteros had been released from the Washington State Penitentiary early on June 3 and reportedly was headed to the Tri-Cities on a Grape Line bus that stopped at the Touchet Mercantile. He entered the store and walked into a storage room in which a young girl was sleeping, officials said.
The delivery man, Joseph D. Hunt of Kennewick, went into the room about 7 a.m. to drop off products and was confronted inside by Ballesteros, who closed the door and started attacking Hunt, according to a Sheriff's Office report filed in court.
Hunt overpowered Ballesteros and helped subdue him until law enforcement arrived, officials said. Hunt wasn't injured; the girl was not hurt or disturbed.
In a declaration filed in court Thursday, Ballesteros' attorney, Gail Siemers, wrote that her client is unable to communicate or control his behavior in the County Jail.
"He does not comprehend his current situation and believes that he is being held as a ruse in order for him to be unable to travel to New York City," although he knows no one there nor has ever been there, Siemers wrote.
"Defendant stated to counsel that he believed he was (at the Touchet Mercantile) to help or protect the child," Siemers added in her declaration.


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Development of a Model to Predict and Mitigate Environmental and Public Health Impacts of Traffic Flows and Traffic Management Policies in Urban Transportation Microenvironments
Linda George, Portland State University
Christopher Monsere, Portland State University
Miguel Figliozzi, Portland State University
Urban residents spend a considerable amount of time in transportation microenvironments as pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit users, residents and workers situated along roadways, and automobile commuters. Within these microenvironments, vehicles powered by carbon-based fuels (e.g., gasoline, diesel) have a negative impact on air quality. Vehicular exhaust is the source of a multitude of air contaminants, including particulate matter (PM). Particulate matter of concern ranges in size from the largest PM10 (diameter<10 micrometers) and PM2.5 (diameter<2.5 micrometers), to microscopic ultrafine particles (UFP). Ultrafine particles have diameters smaller than 0.1 micrometers. The majority of UFP present in an urban environment are the result of traffic emissions (Zhang and Morwaska, 2002; Kittelson, 1998; Ristovsk et al., 1998). Significant adverse human health impacts have been connected to UFP number concentrations. UFP levels that would be experienced by cyclists in roadway environments were used in this study to characterize urban residents' exposure to traffic-related pollution. Additionally, the study focused on the evaluation of mitigation strategies to lower an urban road user's exposure. The first strategy evaluated decreasing proximity of cyclists to motor vehicles in a downtown urban corridor environment, and the second evaluated the use of sound wall barriers as a shielding technique to lower exposure in a freeway/bike facility microenvironment.
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Update: The crash has been cleared.
Emergency responders were on the scene of a multiple vehicle crash on Route 30 westbound near 11th Avenue in Manchester Township, according to York County 911 reported.
Injuries were reported, but they were not life-threatening. At least two vehicles were involved.
The vehicles were blocking part of the road, so drivers should be cautious in that area.
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The ObamaCare mess II: ... & more losers
It's ever more apparent that ObamaCare's promises of keeping one's doctor and lowering a typical family's premiums by as much as $2,500 annually are worthless — particularly for middle- and lower-class Americans forced to seek individual-market coverage amid the disastrous rollout of ObamaCare's "exchanges."
A new Heritage Foundation study finds individual-market premiums will rise in 45 states under ObamaCare. Speaking at a Heritage event, that study's author blamed ObamaCare's many regulations, mandates and taxes for the surge in premiums.
The exchanges rely on signing up younger, healthier, less-costly-to-insure Americans to offset the expense of covering those who are older, sicker and more costly to insure — despite premiums costing the young far more than the tax for being uninsured. And ObamaCare encourages health-care consolidation and curbs access to services.
Its annual Medicare reimbursement cuts are spurring hospital layoffs. And service cuts could lead one in four hospitals to reject Medicare patients and ration care, according to The Washington Free Beacon. Those reimbursement cuts also are disincentives for primary-care doctors, already in short supply, to practice in rural areas.
It all adds up to an especially hard hit for middle- and lower-class Americans. Yet the Congressional Budget Office projects ObamaCare still will leave 31 million Americans uninsured by 2023. Even at its most basic, "universal coverage" level, ObamaCare is a failure that shouldn't continue.
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Back when speculation was flying about whom John McCain would name as his running mate, one name that kept popping up was Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty. He was, and remains, relatively unknown on the national scence but, when his name started floated as a potential VP pick, he quietly started making the rounds and doing a bit of outreach to the Religious Right.For instance, last June he sat down for an interview with CBN's David Brody where he assured Evangelicals that they could support John McCain and that he would make them proud, as well declaring that his own value system... MORE >
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The Washington Times reports that organizers of this year's Conservative Political Action Conference are expecting record turn-out this year as the movement tries to get its act together after seeing its Republican allies tossed out of office during the last several elections: CPAC is expected to draw nearly 9,000 activists and college students from across the country, up from the record 7,000 who attended last year, when the main attractions were personal appearances by President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and the four remaining Republican presidential nomination hopefuls... MORE >
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Last week, when we wrote about the fund-raising letter bearing Sen. Sam Brownback's signature which questioned the Catholic faith of several Democratic members of Congress, we noted that Brownback's staff proclaimed that they had nothing to do with it and that they "had never seen, heard of, or approved it."As it turns out, it looks like that is not completely accurate, as Brownback's Chief of Staff Glen Chambers sent an email to Deal Hudson, founder of the group which issued the letter in question, blaming it all on on an unnamed campaign aide from last year:Deal -As I mentioned to... MORE >
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Yesterday, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported that Mike Huckabee is working hard to hold on to the influence he gained during the Republican primary via his political action committee, Huck PAC. Unfortunately, Huckabee's popularity with grassroots conservatives has not necessarily been translating into significant funding, and so Huck PAC is focusing, at the moment, on building up an army of volunteers:The former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate this week will boost his political action committee's effort to string together a nationwide web of grass-roots organizers... MORE >
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There is nothing particularly ground-breaking contained in this latest video update from Rob Schenck of Faith and Action, but it does provide some interesting insight into how closely many of the right-wing groups we write about here are intertwined. Schenck is discussing the expansion of their ministry into new space and, at the 1:40 mark, he begins to relate all of the various groups who currently occupy space in Faith to Action's Washington DC headquarters, among them the Christian Defense Coalition, Priests for Life, the National Pro-Life Action Center, the Judicial Action... MORE >
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The temperatures are starting to rise and it looks like it is finally time to say goodbye to winter and hello to spring. In just a matter of weeks, trees and flowers will bloom, adding beautiful, bright splashes of color to our desert landscape.
As beautiful as the southwest is in the springtime, there is a destination to the east that reveals some of the world's most spectacular foliage in the fall: New England. Although it may seem strange to talk about fall colors as we approach spring, now is the time to plan a fall foliage vacation due to the popularity and narrow travel window.
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I hear quite often from aspiring writers who desperately want to know how to get published. It doesn't take a magic wand to break into the publishing world but it does take some effort. OK, it takes a whole lot of effort. I'd love to help each one of you in person. However . . . there's only one of me and there are many of you. Which means I really can't mentor you all. I'm sure you understand. I do mentor people on occasion, but honestly, neither I nor Tom Clancy nor the pope can help you unless you have done your homework. So first let me sketch out what that homework involves.
Your Homework: I believe strongly that you need three basic things in order to get published:
- Content — what you have to say
- Craft — how well you say it
- Contacts — who you know that you can sell it to
When you have excellent content, excellent craft, and excellent contacts, you will radically improve your chances of getting published. Please remember that there are no guarantees in the publishing world. It's a tough, tough business. But from what I've seen over the last couple of decades, content, craft, and connections are the three things that contribute most to success. If you are short in any of these categories, then you need to work on it until you're excellent. That's your homework assignment. Simple, no? Well, keep reading . . .
Developing content is easy. So easy that I never bother to teach it. All you have to do is be a genius with tons of brilliant ideas who reads, reads, reads. Presumably that describes you, approximately, so your next step is to learn the craft of writing. This is less easy, and will take the bulk of your time.
Becoming a publishable writer is a multi-year project. When a publisher buys your book, they are risking tens of thousands of dollars that you will at least break even. Would you risk that much money on someone who'd only been writing a few weeks? Neither will an editor.
Take a minute right now, please, and read my article Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Author! It will help you figure out where you are in your career. It will also tell you (in very general terms) what you need to do in order to amp up your craft and your contacts. The rest of this page will have more specific info on how to improve, but you first need to see the forest before we start talking about trees.
Now, if you've read the article, you know where you stand. If you're a Freshman or Sophomore, you probably need to spend some money on a few books. For some sterling advice on which books to buy, see my page Books on Writing. I'm sorry, but it really is easier to read a few books on writing than to figure it all out for yourself. Life is too short to painfully discover the secrets of Scenes and Sequels (see Dwight Swain's book), or using dialogue to advance conflict while revealing your character (see Sol Stein's book). Buy the ones you need. Read them. Apply them to your writing. And watch your critique group's eyes get wide over the next year as you slowly develop your skills.
One thing you'll need to learn is how to write a scene. This is so important that I've got a page here on my site on Writing the Perfect Scene. I hope you find it helpful. It contains some of the tips I've given to a number of writers that have proven especially valuable.
Let's say you're a Sophomore or Junior or Senior, or even a published novelist. If you've got the basics down, I'd like to share with you my own methods for organizing my efforts. I can't help you be more creative. I'm assuming you already are extraordinarily creative. But maybe you could use a little help in getting it all organized. In that case, let me recommend my Snowflake Method for designing a novel. I use this set of techniques for my own novels and I'm constantly refining my process.
Hundreds of thousands of people have read my Snowflake page over the years. No kidding, hundreds of thousands. People all over the world use the Snowflake Method. You may find that some of my ideas work for you and some don't. OK, here's a huge tip — USE THE ONES THAT WORK FOR YOU AND IGNORE THE ONES THAT DON'T. Different people are different. I don't expect that all my methods will be gold in your grubby paws. But hey — if half my methods work out for you, that's still an improvement, right? And if you find that it does all miraculously work out and you are suddenly writing better than you ever have before, well . . . be a doll and mention me in the acknowledgments of your Great Lithuanian Novel, OK? I won't expect any royalties, but a brief mention of my name when you accept your Pulitzer Prize would go a long way to easing my bitterness that you got the prize and I didn't.
How to Write a Proposal. OK, so at some point you've got most of the basic craft skills down and you've become a Junior or even a Senior. At that point, you need to learn how to write a proposal. There are several books out there. Seems like a new one comes out every year. I've read some of these over the years. They were a bit helpful. But truthfully, I've never thought much of the sample proposals they showed. I think the proposals I write are better. You may agree or you may disagree, but you can't argue with the price. Free.
Click here for a PDF file containing most of the proposal that John Olson and I wrote for our Christy-award-winning novel, Oxygen. Be aware that we were targetting this to Christian publishers. If you're targetting the general market, there are some obvious changes you'll want to make in your proposal. Also, because our book is actually in print and we don't want to spoil all the surprises, we have snipped out roughly the second half of the plot synosis. There's enough to give you the idea of what a proposal should look like. Our editor told us this was a stellar proposal and sailed through committee. Which is kind of the point of a proposal.
There are two main ways to contact editors, if you are part of the Great Unwashed Masses who don't have an uncle at Random House. You can either meet editors at writers' conferences, or you can get an agent. One way to meet agents is at writers' conferences, but you can also just contact them directly (see the usual market guides for contact info), but another way is to get a recommendation from an author who has an agent.
I sometimes recommend an author to agents I know. Please don't write me asking me to hook you up with an agent, because here is my rule on recommendations: I ONLY recommend authors to an agent if it was my idea. If somebody asks me to set them up with an agent, my answer automatically becomes NO. If you think for five seconds, you'll see why I have to have a rule like that. Many authors have the same rule.
Be aware that a bad agent is worse than none. A bad agent is defined as "one who does not work well with you". Some agents work great with one author and terribly with another. You do NOT need an agent to sell your first book, but it does help — if you've got the right agent. The wrong agent will just slow you down, so don't be in any big rush. And I believe that agents who charge reading fees are scammers, so I advise you to just skip those kind and deal with the ones who don't charge.
How I Broke In To Publishing
Let me put in a plug for writers' conferences. I spent 8 years polishing my craft and going to a small annual conference in my neighborhood. And selling nothing. I even had an agent, who assured me that it was only a matter of time, yada, yada. Finally, in 1996, after 8 years of misery, I decided to take charge of my career. I decided that I would go to the huge and famous Mount Hermon Christian Writers' Conference that year and that I would keep going every year until the industry buckled before the extraordinary force of my heartbreaking work of staggering genius, etc., etc. Or until they got sick of me and threw me out.
That was the right decision. By then, I had my writing skills down pretty well, but I had no contacts other than my agent. I went in 1996 and it was great. I went again in 1997 and it was better. Later that year, my agent died. I decided not to get another one. I went to Mount Hermon again in 1998, and that year I met an author on the faculty who saw that I had ten years of craft-development under my belt and I had an astoundingly good proposal. So this author wrote me a letter of recommendation to a few publishers to go atop my proposal and . . . one of them bought the book! That was a nonfiction book, but within months, I also sold my first novel, Transgression, and my career was launched. The editor for that novel, Chip MacGregor, later quit editing and became a powerhouse agent with the largest Christian literary agency, Alive Communications. He was my agent for several years, until he went back to work in a major publishing house.
I continue to go to the Mount Hermon conference every year. It is the very best Christian writing conference in the country (I may be a little biased here, but everyone agrees it is fabulous). My circle of friends–writers, editors, and agents–continues to expand. I also sit on the Advisory Board of the American Christian Fiction Writers, which has an annual fiction-only conference that may well be the best conference for Christian novelists anywhere. And I've discovered that this writing game is fun! It's possible to get published, even if you're a nobody who knows nobody. I did it, and a number of my friends have done it too. You can, if you're willing to work hard and work smart.
Now you may be thinking that you've done everything I suggested and all you need to succeed is for me to mentor you. Oh dear. That may be a problem. Don't get me wrong. I do mentor a few people. A very few people. Mostly, these are people who are clearly very hard workers, who have good craft, who are TEACHABLE, and most important of all, who are polite. If that describes you, then meet me at the next Mount Hermon conference and let's talk. Although, if that describes you, and if you actually go to Mount Hermon, you probably won't need me at all. But I'll be happy to talk with you anyway. It's the least I can do. See ya there and let's celebrate your imminent success!
Other Matters
Fiction 101: In April, 2004, Brandilyn Collins and I taught an 8-hour course in writing fiction, which we titled Fiction 101. That was so much fun and so well-received that I went on the road to a number of writing conferences over the next year and a half, giving pretty much the same course each time. Finally, in February, 2006, I released a complete audio-visual Fiction 101 course that fits on a single CD. I like to think of it as "a writing conference on a CD." You get every single page of my lecture notes, each page coordinated with an audio clip of me talking about it. And you don't have to travel across the country to look at my ugly mug. For more information on Fiction 101 and its sequels, check out my Fiction 101 page on my Advanced Fiction Writing site.
What's all this about Shaving Babbit? In April 2003, I tried to run a scam on famous editor, Steve Laube. Shaving Babbitt is the title of the book that I tried to persuade Steve would be a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. I submitted it to him under a pseudonym, of course. Unfortunately, Steve is much too smart to be scammed, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. For all the inglorious details and some truly outrageous photos that might be worth something on the blackmail market, have a look at my Shaving Babbitt page.
If you've read this far, then you probably know whether you like my whackball way of looking at the world. If you do, then I invite you to sign up for my Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine, a free monthly newsletter on the craft and marketing of fiction. Sign up today and get a free Special Report on Tiger Marketing along with a free 5-day e-course on How To Publish A Novel. There's a signup form at the upper right corner of this page.
If you prefer to first read some back issues of the Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine, hop on over to the e-zine archives on my Advanced Fiction Writing web site dedicated solely to teaching the craft of writing fiction.
About The Author
Randy Ingermanson is a theoretical physicist and the award-winning author of six novels. He has taught at numerous writing conferences over the years and publishes the free monthly Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine, the largest electronic magazine in the world on the craft of writing fiction, with over 32,000 readers.
The Fiction 101 and Fiction 201 Lecture Series
I teach fiction writing at writing conferences all over the country. If you're wishing you could come hear me speak, the answer to that wish might be closer than you imagined. I've recorded two lecture series, Fiction 101 and Fiction 201 and you can have them NOW for a lot less than it would cost to take a few days off work and go listen to me at a writing conference.
To learn more about creating that powerful emotional experience in your readers, take a look at Fiction 101 and its sequel, Fiction 201.


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This week is all about Chicago style and our newest Concierge Correspondent, Karen Farmer of the Four Seasons Hotel, offers up her top picks for how get a fashionable taste of it all!
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Miriam Look married Donald MacMillan in 1935, and soon became a member of the schooner Bowdoin's crew. She joined all their voyages, contributing her seamanship, photography, film and sound recording skills. A camera tripod is visible at right.
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» The president and CEO of the Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations is Lisa Maruyama. Her name was misspelled in a Page A1 article Saturday.
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Representative Mica currently serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Government Reform Committee, House Administration Committee, and is chairman of the Aviation Subcommittee.
The Horse is a Yang,
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Birthday: January 27, 1943
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Being a high school student and beginning to look at colleges, I constantly will hear from my parents, "How am I going to afford this?"
Now I know my family isn't the only family who feels this way when looking at the tuition fees of good colleges and universities.
Currently there are roughly 21 million students enrolled in higher education, but even with the amount of students enrolled, there's still a bigger portion that are not, the reasons ranging in many directions, but commonly, not being able to afford it.
"What if the cure to cancer is trapped inside the mind of someone who can't afford an education?" - Anonymous.
The quote, which has been floating the web recently, stands a good point. Most people have some sort of connection in their life with somebody who struggles from some sort of cancer or disease.
If the inexcusable rates, a major factor including the salary of the professors, would at least stop rising, and even drop, the educational program of America may actually allow people who have the brains to be able to find cures for many things, instead of ruling out people who can't afford the school but have the ability to do the unexplainable.
We aren't living in a perfect world where cancer and other diseases don't exist, and we may never have the chance to live like this if colleges and universities don't lower the rates and accept a broader range of students.
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My name is Evan Gearing and I'm an aspiring photographer. I've been taking pictures for a long time, mainly snapshots from trips and of family and friends. However, now I'm getting a little more serious. I have picked up a DSLR and I'm discovering the world of high dynamic range (HDR) photography. A couple of big influences on my work go to a couple of people.. First is a co-worker of mine named Van Sutherland of http://exileimaging.wordpress.com. He takes some great shots and he's the one who really gave me some tips on how to take and process HDR photos. The other is Trey Ratcliff ((http://www.stuckincustoms.com) who is a pioneer in this medium and has the #1 travel photo blog.


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After a full season of anticipation, Battle Falls lived up to the excitement
as this final stop of the 2013 Wakeskate Tour proved that wakeskating is consistently one-upping
itself. Here's a peak at all the action that went down in Groveland, FL.
The Wakeskate Tour is an organization that brings the most progressive wakeskating and riding spots to the public.
This web series will bring you an up-close look at all the action from the 2013 Tour.
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|Prognostic value of an exercise test one year after myocardial infarction.
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|PMID: 2605037 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|An exercise test was performed in 306 patients who had had acute myocardial infarction one year previously. The five year cumulative coronary heart disease mortality was 40.0%, when the test had to be discontinued because of ventricular arrhythmias but only 13.0% if discontinued because of fatigue (P less than 0.05). If the maximum work load was less than 80 W the mortality was 30.7% compared with 16.6% in patients who exercised at least 80 W (P less than 0.01). If maximum systolic blood pressure was less than or equal to 150 mmHg mortality was 40.3% compared with 8.5% in patients with greater than 200 mgHg (P less than 0.001). The mortality was 38.2% in patients having single monoform ventricular ectopic beats at a rate of three or more per minute or multiform, paired or early cycle ventricular ectopic beats or ventricular tachycardias: this compared with 14.1% (P less than 0.001) in patients having no or only single monoform ventricular ectopic beats at a rate of less than three per minute. ST-segment depression in univariate testing had no prognostic value. When both exercise test and clinical variables were used in survival analysis (Cox's regression) the most important variable was heart volume and after that ventricular arrhythmias. In multivariate regression analysis ST segment depression also had additional prognostic value. Thus ventricular arrhythmias turned out to be the most important prognostic factor measured during exercise test.
|H Hämäläinen; O J Luurila; V Kallio; J Hakkila; M Arstila; I Vuori; L R Knuts
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|Rehabilitation Research Centre, Social Insurance Institution, Turku, Finland.
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Regulators OK Minnesota Power's Plan To Add Wind, Reduce Coal
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The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved Minnesota Power's 2013 resource plan, which includes adding 200 MW of wind energy to the utility's system.
The company says the plan is based on its EnergyForward resource strategy, which further transitions Minnesota Power's energy supply mix toward one-third renewables, one-third coal and one-third natural gas.
Among other components, the commission-approved plan includes the addition of 200 MW of wind energy, which Minnesota Power is proposing to meet through its recently announced Bison 4 project near New Salem, N.D. In addition, the plan allows a reduction of coal-fired generation on the company's fleet by 185 MW.
"We're pleased with the commission's decision approving our plan for Minnesota Power to continue diversifying its energy mix in a balanced way that helps ensure reasonable cost and reliability along with increased environmental stewardship," says Alan R. Hodnik, president, chairman and CEO of ALLETE, Minnesota Power's parent company.
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Golab Momen Khani pins a suit for George Armstrong. Golab works with her husband, Hojat Nabipour, tailoring at 908 W. McGalliard.
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What you are entering is the site of a classic immigrant success story in the works.
"When we hear people complain, I'm like, 'Hey, comeon,'" said Golab, as her husband, Hojat Nabipour, worked nearby to match a spool of yellow thread with a uniform shirt he was working on. "You have no idea what a bad economy is. You have no idea what a bad government is. ... There's nothing wrong with this country. There's something ...


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The Garry Meier Full Show 10/30/2013 Hour 3
Scott Stantis drops by to talk about potential Caption Contest winners! If you want to see this weeks nominee's head on over and like the official Garry Meier Show Facebook page here! Then, Garry talks about a story where internet dating goes wrong! A step father and daughter end up getting paired to go out on a date!


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|Effects of propofol-sevoflurane anesthesia on the maternal and fetal hemodynamics blood gases, and uterine activity in pregnant goats.
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|PMID: 14600344 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|To determine the effects of propofol and sevoflurane on hemodynamics, acid-base balance and uterine activity in pregnant animals, a prospective experimental study was designed by use of ten pregnant goats. Propofol was intravenously administered at a bolus dose of 5 mg/kg and then infused a rate of 0.3 mg/kg/min for 5 min. Following the induction, the animals were incrementally inhaled 2.7 and 4.1% of end-tidal concentration of sevoflurane each for 30 min, and then recovered. The maternal and fetal heart rate (HR), arterial blood pressure (BP) and acid-base balance, the intrauterine pressure (IUP), and the uterine blood flow (UBF) were measured. Following the pre-anesthetic data, the parameters were measured 7 times throughout the anesthetic and recovering periods. The propofol infusion induced 1.37 times of HR increase and produced decrease in PO(2) and a relevant metabolic acidemia in the mother, with no effect in the fetus. Sevoflurane reduced BP in the fetus from 30 (2.7%) to 60 (4.1%) min of inhalation. The uterine contractions disappeared throughout sevoflurane inhalation, and then recurred within 15 min after the cessation of sevoflurane. Propofol injection increases HR, and induces a moderate hypoxemia and metabolic acidemia associated with the suppressed ventilation for pregnant goats, with less effect on the fetal hemodinamics. Sevoflurane causes minimal change in maternal hemodynamics, but induces significant hypotension in the fetus and reduction of uterine activity. These data may be useful in making anesthetic choices combined with analgesia for Caesarian section in goats.
|Kentaro Setoyama; Takeshi Shinzato; Kazuhiro Misumi; Makoto Fujiki; Hiroshi Sakamoto
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|Title: The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science Volume: 65 ISSN: 0916-7250 ISO Abbreviation: J. Vet. Med. Sci. Publication Date: 2003 Oct
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|Created Date: 2003-11-05 Completed Date: 2004-01-06 Revised Date: 2007-11-15
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BAQUBA: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt among Shia pilgrims walking northeast of the Iraqi capital, one of several attacks that killed a total of nine people Wednesday, officials said.
The bomber struck in the Khales area, killing five people and wounding 10, a police colonel and a doctor said. The colonel said one of the dead was a policeman tasked with guarding the pilgrims, who embraced the bomber just before the attack in an effort to shield others from the blast. It was the latest in a series of attacks on Shia pilgrims in recent days, including two in Baghdad province that killed at least eight pilgrims on Tuesday, and two car bombs targeting pilgrims that left at least 24 dead the day before.
Hundreds of thousands of people, many of them on foot, make pilgrimages to the holy city of Karbala during the 40 days after the annual commemoration marking the death of the Prophet Mohammed´s grandson, known to Shia as Imam Hussein.
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- Applicants without a BAHon in Women's Studies or Gender Studies must show demonstrated preparation in feminist theory and methodology. Additional relevant BAHon undergraduate degrees may include but are not limited to: sociology, cultural studies, film, music, literature, development studies, history, environmental studies, geography, aboriginal studies, urban studies, political science, health sciences, and education.
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Prior to applying, applicants are strongly advised to identify potential supervisor(s) for their graduate project—although there is no guarantee regarding supervision.
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- A writing sample
- An updated Curriculum Vitae (optional)
To be sent via the online application to School of Graduate Studies:
- A statement of interest, 200-300 words, which outlines proposed thesis research in Gender Studies. This is within the online application.
- Two letters of recommendation. These should be current, and preferably from academic referees (referees will be prompted to submit their letters via the online application). Note that your application will not be complete until reference letters are received from all referees you list. This should be taken into consideration before asking for more than two letters of recommendation.
To be sent by mail to the School of Graduate Studies (School of Graduate Studies, Queen's University, Gordon Hall Room 425, 74 Union Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6):
- Two official transcripts, original copies from each university attended. Transcripts in languages other than English or French must be accompanied by an English or French translation provided by the institution issuing the transcript. The transcripts must be official copies. Degree and graduation certificates must be included if the degree awarded, standing obtained and date conferred is not listed on the transcript.
- If appropriate a TOEFL score of:
Minimum 600 (or equivalent) on the paper based test
Minimum scores required on the TOEFL Internet based Test (TOEFL iBT) are: Writing test:24 (out of 30); Speaking test: 22 (out of 30); Reading test: 22 (out of 30); Listening test: 20 (out of 30), for a TOEFL iBT minimum TOTAL SCORE: 88 (out of 120). Applicants must have the minimum score in each test, as well as the minimum overall score.
After Applying: What's Next
Once the online application has been received by the School of Graduate Studies:
- SGS forwards the online application to the Graduate Program in Gender Studies with all additional documents (i.e. transcripts) following the deadline date.
- The Gender Studies Graduate Program Committee meets and assesses the applications, either refusing or accepting the application.
- The Gender Studies Graduate Program Committee forwards their decision to the School of Graduate Studies for assessment.
- The School of Graduate Studies sends a letter to the applicant based on the Graduate Program Committee decision and SGS requirements.
Those unable to apply online can request an application package from the Graduate Program in Gender Studies. This is not the preferred method by the School of Graduate Studies at Queen's University.
Information on the status of the applications will be kept by the Graduate Program Assistant.
Acceptance into the MA in Gender Studies will be based on the judgment of the Graduate Program Committee based on the applicant's letters of reference, grades, statement of interest, personal work/history, and available supervision.
Generally, the MA in Gender Studies admits 9-10 students each year.
Students not accepted into the program but who show academic promise will be placed on a waiting list (pending letters of response from students who have been accepted into the program). If a position opens up, the top student on the waiting list will be made an offer and they will be asked to respond within 30 days and to provide a satisfactory transcript of final grades by August 31.
Students not accepted into the program under any circumstance will be notified by an e-mail from the School of Graduate Studies.


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Insert intro here!!!
Just another dude into furry porn. I don"t really consider myself furry, even though I"m in the community. I just really enjoy the sex side to it lol If ur gonna send a friend request just be warned that if u have nothing uploaded I may not accept. Nothing against u, just if I"m putting myself out there, I would like for others to as well. I need shit to paw to as well XD
Also...WARNING: To any and all institutions and/or individuals using this site or its associated sites for projects or personal use, you DO NOT have permission from me to use any of my profile or pictures in any form or forum both current and future. If you have or do, it will be considered a violation of my privacy and will be subject to legal action.
Turn Ons
Lets see here, Furry art and fursuits. Others include water sports, CHUB!!!!Rubber, Latex catsuits, Zentai, Bottoming, Bondage. LOVE bondage! Love hardcore bondage! FURSUITS!!!, BDSM, Watching others Cum, Uncut Cocks, Being video recored, Toys, Plushies, Rimming (Done to me. I don"t really rim others lol). Some pain, such as bites, etc. Being choked (pretty much to the point of passing out), painful sex lol Like having my ass pounded so hard and long that I beg for you to stop but you just keep pounding away. I am also a zoo and if you haven"t guessed, I"m a bottom and pretty subby ;) And for some reason, Inflatables lol As it stands right now, this is all i can think of. There are more and I"ll add them later as I remember them and try new things =P
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People who pre-judge others before knowing them, Religion, Scat, Diapers, Extremely overly hairy guys (Don"t mind regular body hair, as it is expected, we are guys lol) People who smell bad and one of my biggest turn offs....bad breathe.
Love movies!!! I"m a movie junkie. Watch them all the time. Action, sci-fi, shoot"em up kinda films. FYI...Die Hard Series is the best in existence!!! Bruce Willis is the MAN!!!
I enjoy driving as long as every retarded driver on the road doesn"t end up in front me lol As well I don"t mind working on cars as long as it doesn"t become a job. I also like to hunt when I can or just go out target shooting.
Listen alot to rock, alternative, etc. Bands like Tool, Disturbed, Days of the New. Also like Electronic Dance Music.
Reading is for fags!!! XD Just joking!!! I read books but if I were to list all the books I have read, this thing would never end, so I will just say that right now I am reading The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks as I am a huge zombie fan =P
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High School graduate
Marital Status
Time spent online?
Several hours a day
Campy (Cheesy), Clever, Dry/Sarcastic
Tobacco Consumption
I'm a non-smoker
Alcohol Consumption
I'm a light social drinker
Want kids?
No way
About my Partner
Ideal partner
A guy who is down to earth and fun to be with. Someone who can go out and party but can sit back and relax and just cuddle as well ^_^ I luv someone who can engage ME in a conversation. I"m not to picky on the severity of those details lol as long as we can be happy. PS I have found some who is perfect to me and makes me happy =P
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I dont mind if my partner smokes lightly
Alcohol Preference
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Best Feature
Body Type
5 ft 11 in
Hair Color
Light Brown
Hair Length
Facial Hair
Body Hair
Pubic Hair
Unshaved; Normal
Hairy Bodyzones
Chest, Pits, Tummy
Body Decorations
Glasses or Contacts
Sexual Diseases
Free from sexually transmitted diseases and tested regularly, Vaccinated against Hepatitis A/B
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Music Styles
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Favorite Books
Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thrillers
Sports Orientation
Watch and Participate
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Political/Govt/Civil Service/Military
Full Time
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Sex, How often?
All the time
Practice Safe Sex
Penetration Only
Most Erogenous zones?
Butt, Ears, Fingers, Inner thigh, Nipples
Role-playing fantasies
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Haven't tried it I'm willing
Making home videos/pics
Have a growing collection
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Porn Movies, How often?
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Note: This information briefly describes important features about this health care program. It is not a contract.
Traditional Dental
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) Traditional Dental offers a range of dental coverage with the freedom to select any dentist for care. This coverage is available with any CareFirst medical plan or as a freestanding plan.
- Large provider network with access to over 94,000 participating dental providers nationwide
- A variety of Traditional dental plans to meet members' needs
- Dental coverage includes:
- Preventive care such as cleanings and X-rays
- Basic services such as fillings and extractions
- Major surgical services including oral surgery and root canal therapy
- Major restorative services including dentures, fixed bridges and crowns
- No claim forms to file when visiting a participating provider
- Participating dental providers accept CareFirst's allowed benefit as payment in full for covered services
- Members are only responsible for deductibles and coinsurance when using a participating dental provider
- Nationwide emergency coverage
- Option to purchase dental coverage with medical insurance, or as a freestanding policy
- Orthodontia coverage – An optional orthodontia benefit is available for groups with two or more employees
- Out-of-network care – Members have the option of seeing any dentist and still receive coverage. However, they may have to file their own claim forms and pay higher out-of-pocket costs
How To Use Your Benefits
1. When Using Participating Dental Providers:
- Members can locate a participating dental provider by reviewing the Find a Provider section of this website.
- The member ID card is shown to a participating dental provider at time of service.
- There are no claim forms to file and no balance billing; members are only responsible for deductibles and coinsurance.
2. When Using Non-Participating Dental Providers:
- If members visit a dentist who does not participate with CareFirst, they may be subject to higher out-of-pocket costs and be balance billed up to the provider's charges. They will also need to file their own claim forms.
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Raspberry Lemon Curd Mini Pies
A fruity little treat just in time for Easter. Each Raspberry Lemon Curd Mini Pie is filled with tangy lemon curd and topped with toasted marshmallow. These little lemon curd mini pies are just right for sharing and wrapping up in Easter baskets!
Don't ya just love Easter?
Everything seems fresh and new, full of possibilities. Children with floral frocks, or shorts with suspenders, running through newly-sprouted grass, colorful eggs delicately scattered about. Sigh…
When I was little, we even wore bonnets. If only I could talk my daughter into that!
Easter makes me think to fresh produce and spring berries. Alas, here in the mountains, our berry crop is never ready when Easter arrives. I always have to make due with other fruity flavors, just a little longer.
I've been craving my favorite cookie recipe and I wanted to incorporate it into an Easter treat. I decided to turn it into Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies using Chambord.
But it wasn't enough. In spring, a time when tiny buds burst through the soil, and fuzzy baby animals come into the world, cuteness matters.
So much so, that I thought my raspberry thumbprint cookies needed a makeover.
Today I give you mini raspberry lemon curd mini pies! That's right, the crust is the cookie, the filling is lemon curd, and the creamy topping is marshmallow fluff.
Even if you don't particularly enjoy marshmallows, there is something awfully cute and appealing about marshmallow fluff. Admit it; just saying the name "marshmallow fluff" will make you smile.
Lemon curd mini pies are baked in a mini muffin tin, then filled with a scant amount of lemon curd while it's still warm. I piped marshmallow fluff on top and placed them under the broiler for just a minute, so the marshmallow fluff would toast.
Add a tiny lemon candy and Voila!
Raspberry Lemon Curd Mini Pies for all to enjoy. The toasted marshmallow fluff acts as a nice sealant, making these little cuties easy to wrap as edible gifts.
Raspberry Lemon Curd Mini Pies
Yield: 48 mini pies
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Raspberry Lemon Curd Mini Pies
- 2 sticks butter, softened (1 cup)
- 2/3 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons Raspberry Liquor
- 1 drop red food coloring (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 small jar lemon curd
- 1 jar marshmallow fluff
- 48 small lemon candies
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray mini muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray, set aside. Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, raspberry liquor, and food coloring together until light and fluffy. With the mixer still running, add the salt and slowly add the flour. Mix well.
- Place a 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoons ball dough in each muffin tin. Dip a small pestle, or the back of a spoon, in extra sugar, then press an indention into the dough. Bake for 10-12 minutes until just barely golden on top.
- Remove from the oven and add a scant 1/4 teaspoon of lemon curd to each cookie shell. Take it easy with the lemon curd--it's powerful. I used a piping bags, but you can do this with a spoon as well.
- Tap the muffin tins on the counter to loosen the cookies. Lift the cookies out of the muffin tins and place them on a large baking sheet.
- Pipe a small amount of marshmallow fluff over the top of each mini pie--just enough to cover the lemon curd.
- Turn on the broiler and place the cookie sheet back in the oven. Broil for 1 minute OR LESS, until the fluff is just toasted. DO NOT take your eyes off the fluff, it can burn it a second! Immediately after they come out of the oven, place a small lemon candy on top.
Making this recipe? Why not take a quick shot and share it on Instagram! Make sure to tag it #ASpicyPerspective so we can see what you're cooking!
More Fun Easter Treats:
Easter Rice Krispies Chicks in Cocoa Krispies Nests
Salted Caramel Easter Popcorn ~ Two Peas & Their Pod
Nutella Easter Nests ~ Savoring the Thyme
Duck and Bunny Pretzels ~ Stop Lookin' Get Cookin'


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UIU and Fareway agree to CAP partnership
Upper Iowa University announces June and August graduatesview all news ›
December 1: Giving Tuesday
December 5: Birthday of UIU Founder Elizabeth Alexander
December 11: Alumni Fan Party, Mankato, MN
December 12: Alumni Networking Event, Minneapolis, MN
Dec. 21-Jan. 3: Holiday Break: UIU offices closed
Jan. 4: Spring Semester Term 3 US Centers, Online Program, Nursing Classes Begin
Jan. 11: Spring Semester Term 3 Fayette classes begin
Rosemount, MN man urges Upper Iowa University graduates to be ready for change
Upper Iowa University student, Mike Miklus, started his degree at the UIU-Des Moines center and finished online from his Rosemount, Minn., home. Miklus was one of six students selected to address the UIU Class of 2013 three commencement ceremonies May 11.
FAYETTE, Iowa (May 11, 2013) – Mike Miklus of Rosemount, Minn., was one of hundreds of graduates to cross the stage and receive his diploma at Upper Iowa University Saturday, May 11. What made his journey different was that he completed his degree online from the Iowa-based University after starting his UIU career at one of its off-campus education centers in Des Moines, Iowa.
Upper Iowa University has 19 U.S. off-campus education centers, a traditional residential campus in Fayette, international centers in Hong Kong and Malaysia, as well as an extensive online program and an independent study program. About 2,000 students who completed their associate, bachelor or master degrees through these UIU offerings graduated in the UIU ceremonies. Of those, 700 graduated from the Fayette location, more than 1,000 completed their degree at a U.S. center, 500 graduated through online or independent study programs, and 250 were from the international centers. UIU is one of the most diverse universities in Iowa. In all, the graduates represented 36 states and 14 nations.
Miklus originally went to college immediately after high school on the west coast, but began to chase his dream of being a rock musician traveling between the coast and Iowa.
"During this time, life happened. I became a father, a husband, and worked full time in various management positions," Miklus told the UIU Class of 2013. "Throughout my professional career, I have surrounded myself with some of the best managers I know, all of whom have taught me the power of taking risk and embracing change. Risk is a tricky concept, and one that is needed for personal growth and development. It is also something that most leaders fear the most."
Miklus decided to take his own risks when he went back to college as an adult, first at the UIU-Des Moines Center and then as an online student from Rosemount, Minn., where is a manager for Centurylink. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in human resources management from UIU and will be entering graduate school at Texas A&M University.
"Always be prepared for change," Miklus added. "The world as we know it is becoming smaller and smaller as the need for conducting business international becomes reality. As more jobs are farmed out to developing nations, we all must adapt to the environment of lean operations and driving results in an efficient manner."
About Upper Iowa University
Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, not-for-profit university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs and leadership development opportunities to some 6,200 students—nationally and internationally—at its Fayette campus and learning centers worldwide. Upper Iowa University is a recognized innovator in offering accredited, quality programs through flexible, multiple delivery systems, including online and independent study. For more information, visit www.uiu.edu.


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On June 20-22, 45 CSG members gathered in Washington, D.C. for the second annual Medicaid Policy Academy to learn more about Medicaid and how states can improve health outcomes for enrollees and, at the same time, run a more cost efficient program. Attendees had been nominated for attendance by health committee chairs in their home states as "rising stars" who were either new to positions of leadership on Medicaid policy or were likely to soon assume these positions.
All but two states maintained or improved eligibility rules for their Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program, commonly known as CHIP, in 2010.These programs continued to be critical to providing insurance coverage for children and families that otherwise would be uninsured. The median state income limit for children's coverage is now above 200 percent of the FPL, and pregnant women are eligible up to a median of 185% FPL. However, the median income limit for adult coverage is significantly below the higher eligibility level of 133% FPL that will be implemented under health reform in 2014.
As President Obama welcomed activists from across the country to the White House to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), similar scenes played out in state capitols across the country with governors and state legislative leaders marking this important anniversary. However, for the 54 million Americans living with a disability, the future of the programs and services they depend on to live, learn, and earn is deeply tied to a host of tough budget choices and Byzantine program requirements faced by policymakers in the state house as well as the White House.
On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities, CSG released a comprehensive survey of state policy related to disabilities, featuring nearly 149 different entries from 31 states, in an effort to help spread awareness of these programs from across the nation. Challenges and issues facing disability are numerous. State and federal governments continue to struggle developing policies surrounding housing, employment, and independent living. This document seeks to provide policymakers with information on policies that they can pursue in their own states.


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By: Heidi Borchers
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Think it's hard to be eco-friendly when it comes to crafting? Then you haven't seen these Cool2Cast Mini Frames from Heidi Borchers! Save blister plastic from packaging and create these cute keepsakes. These little frames make a great gift.
- Cool2Cast Fiber Plaster
- Plastic 'blister' packaging (to use for your mold)
- Craft foam (small piece, to create frame area)
- Plastic container with lid( for mixing)
- Water
- Measuring cups
- Craft stick
- Craft knife
- Select your blister packaging depending on what size project you want to make.
- Measure Cool2Cast and water into container.
- With the lid securely attached, shake the mixture for about a minute.
- In the mold, place small piece of craft foam the same size and shape you want for the frame area. Note: if you want the craft foam to be straight, place small amount of double sided tape to secure it to the bottom of the mold.
- Pour the mixed Cool2Cast into the mold and over the craft foam. Fill to approximately 3/8". Use craft stick to help remove Cool2Cast from container if needed. Clean container with paper towels or wet wipes for next use. Do not pour any Cool2Cast down drain.
- With fingers lightly tap the edges of the mold to level out the Cool2Cast. Let set undisturbed for at least two hours before removing.
- When Cool2Cast is hard to the touch, turn mold over and gently push to release frame.
- Using a craft knife, carefully start the removal of the craft foam piece. Once you get it started, you should be able to pull out the foam piece to reveal the indentation. Use craft knife to scrape any excess plaster from the frame area to create smooth edges, if needed.
- Your frame is now ready to paint with acrylic paints. When paints are dry, cut and glue a photo into frame space.
For a comprehensive video tutorial of this project, check out How to Make a Plaster Frame from Blister Packaging.
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A pull tab from a can lid makes a great hanger. Just put it into the Cool2Cast when wet or glue on a strong magnet when dry.
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A 2013 CHEVROLET SPARK offered by Wild West Motors and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Mason Valley will be the raffle prize as part of the 2013 Night in the Country Music Festival in Yerington July 26-27. Only 1,500 tickets will be sold at $20 apiece and the winner will be named during the July 27 NIC. Tickets will become available starting April 1 at Wild West Motors, the Boys and Girls Clubs, and AHERN in Gardnerville as well as the website www.nightinthecountry.org.
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A high-powered country music concert plus a brand new car?
You have a chance to enjoy both, as Wild West Motors in Yerington and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Mason Valley are offering a new 2013 Chevrolet Spark as a raffle prize as part of the Night in the Country Music Festival.
Only 1,500 raffle tickets will go on sale April 1 for $20 each, and the winner of the new Spark will be announced at approximately 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, during the 12th Annual Night in the Country outdoor concert. The Night in the Country event will also be set at a new concert venue at the Lyon County Fairgrounds this year. ...