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Legislative Agenda for Monday, March 31
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Here are the meetings for Day 57 of the 2014 Regular Legislative Session that KET will broadcast live:
At 10 a.m., the full Senate convenes in chambers.
At 2 p.m., the full House convenes in chambers.
Click to see a full schedule of today's meetings.
At 8 p.m. on KET's Kentucky Tonight, Bill Goodman explores the death penalty. The guests will be Roberta Harding, a University of Kentucky law professor; former Kentucky Public Advocate Ernie Lewis; Paul Salamanca, a University of Kentucky law professor; and Jackie Steele, Commonwealth's Attorney for Knox and Laurel counties.
Then at 11 p.m., watch Legislative Update as Renee Shaw recaps significant developments from today's House and Senate activities. Previous editions of the program are available in streaming video.

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For all the power that the internet has to enable us to explore, poke, and pry, it is rarely done in a way that is positive and culturally enriching – not invasive or creepy. And so the new C2 app – from the Beijing-based startup Square C – is a fresh perspective on a social app, permitting a random stranger a glimpse into your life – and you into theirs – while maintaining your privacy and safety.
With the tagline 'The way to another life,' C2 is a simple app for iOS and Android that requires no sign-up – or name or other personal details – and will automatically pair you with another user somewhere in the world with whom you'll exchange photos. It makes for an intimate yet non-intrusive insight into their life. The main options are to then apply an emoticon to that photo to express how it makes you feel, respond with an image of your own; or disconnect from that user and be paired, by an unseen guiding hand, with another world citizen.
To learn more about the app, we talked to Square C's Adam Tesluk, a Californian in Beijing who's one of the startup's marketing team. The co-founders, he tells us, are two experienced tech entrepreneurs and executives, Shu Wei and Huang Huiming, who between them already have two decades of experience, the former of whom at social network Renren (NYSE:RENN).
C2 was conceived, Adam explains, in reaction to the "problem with privacy when sharing on Facebook. We wanted to lower the barriers on photo sharing [thereby] solving the privacy problem." And so you don't even need to show your face in the images you broadcast to your mystery partner in the app, and can instead snap your cats, show off your gadgets, or take thoughtful, artsy photos – using any photo app already in your phone, with the option of putting filters on – in the park. "Location-based data is used, but it's not required," Adam points out. And so the name of the nearest city is the only personal or LBS-like info given out, issued only for a sort of cultural and geographic reference point.
After testing out the app throughout the day, I found that photos can be exchanged at your own pace; or, with the click of the 'handshake' icon you can engage in a real-time sharing session with an interesting partner on C2, swapping photos in a sort of wordless IM. Well, there's the option of captioning photos, but the character limit is just 32. It's not supposed to be a replacement for Twitter. It's quite fascinating to be permitted these ethereal yet effortless peeps into someone else's day, making me feel like a flaneur electronique, or like a character in an Alejandro González Iñárritu movie where a sudden yet jarring connection is made. But some might say that you can get the same insight and sensation from browsing through, say, Instagram photos on Twitter.
My first C2 partner, a man in a scruffy office in northern China, turned out to be, from a visual engagement standpoint, an anti-climax – but I was soon shuffled into the digital proximity of someone in Taiwan who took much more interesting photos, and so I shared it with my followers on Weibo:
The app is not, we're told, in any way similar to the internet's most notorious mode of connecting with strangers. "It's not ChatRoulette," quips Adam. "We don't expect any content that's banned. Same as with Facebook." That has to be a genuine concern for a China-based company, where social networks are tightly controlled by authorities. But the Square C team seems to have faith in its users staying classy.
The app was launched in China before the US, and is seeing more users in its homeland so far. But, in contrast to so many local startups, C2's outlook is global, and the app already supports multiple languages and the sharing of images via Facebook, Twitter, Mixi, and Sina Weibo. Flickr – the original great online community of photo-snappers – will be supported in due course.
Adam tells us that Square C does have a monetization plan for C2, but needs to keep it under his hat for now. Plus there'll be a handful of "new features in the next few months."
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(October 2, 2008)--James Byron Montgomery, 53, of Moody was indicted Wednesday on charges of bigamy, after marrying his girlfriend Tiffani in the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, without first divorcing his wife, Rebecca Montgomery back in Texas.
McLennan County Justice of the Peace Kristi DeCluitt's office said that according the arrest affidavit, Rebecca Montgomery notified local law enforcement officers of the marriage.
Investigators obtained a marriage certificate for Tiffani and Montgomery from Clark County, Nev.
Montgomery told News 10 that while he knew it was against the law to marry someone while already married, he didn't realize that marriage ceremonies conducted in Las Vegas were "real" or legally binding.
He said that had he known the repercussions, he would not have gone through with the Las Vegas marriage on May 25, 2007.
Montgomery said he has been married to three different women since 1980.


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Lakeside Landing is located at the intersection of 153 Avenue and Castle Downs Road (113A Street) The library is located at the North end of the Lakeside Landing parking lot. The entrance to the library is West facing. The Castle Downs bus terminal is approximately 30 meters West of the library entrance. The Castle Downs bus terminal receives buses for Routes 13, 16, 128, 151, 161, 162, 164, 165, 168, and 169.
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On Target employee Kevin Madachik shows customer Herbert Jones a Springfield XD40 pistol Thursday that was for sale at the shop.
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A small number of people took advantage of a gift card for guns program downtown Thursday, but several more swarmed local gun shops amid fears of a government clampdown on certain types of gun sales.
All of it came just weeks after 26 people, including 20 children, were gunned down by a man at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and a day after President Barack Obama unveiled an executive package he and supporters believe will help curb gun violence in the United States if adopted by Congress.
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I think the comparison was Slayer and Manson vs Slipknot and Disturbed in which case I'll take Slayer and Manson. Disturbed are a good band but live it all sounds alike to me. They desperately need to speed their music up and stop using the same tempo for every song but that's just me. I like Slipknot a shit ton but they're still playing songs I've seen 7 times live. Why they're not playing Gematria and All hope is gone live makes zero sense. Both songs are heavy as fuck and people want to hear them live. I've heard Dead Memories live and it's the perfect time to make a beer run from what I heard.
As far as Manson goes his 1st 2 cd's are great. When I saw him on the Antichrist Superstar tour he absolutely killed it. Songs like Get your Gunn, Cake and Sodomy, 1996, Reflecting God, AC Superstar, Dogma, Snake Eyes & Sissies & the hits everyone knows are all solid tunes and translate well live.
When I saw him headline over Slayer last year he totally shat the bed. Not 1 song off the 1st cd, 3 off ACS and a bunch of shit from eat me, drink me mixed in with his video hits. The Slayer crowd actually gave him a chance and he blew it. Within his 1st 5 songs he had played The Fight Song and 4 shitty new songs and people filed out in droves. He could win some people over by opening with 1996 but he chose to play it next to last when people were already home. I'll give him a shot this year but if he plays a bunch of crap off his new cd, i'm out.
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Step 1: You will need
- 8 sheets of phyllo pastry, cut to size of dish
- 100 g melted butter
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 bunch of green onions, finely sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 kg spinach, cooked, chopped, and squeezed dry
- 1 bunch of dill, chopped
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 400 g feta cheese, crumbled
- salt and pepper
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- 1 spoon
- 1 brush
- 1 frying pan
- 1 22x22 cm baking dish
Step 2: Preheat the oven
Set the oven to 175ºC (325ºF/ gas mark 3).
Step 3: Fry the onions and garlic
Place the frying pan over medium to high heat. When warm, add the olive oil. Then add the onions and stir them in. Let them cook for a minute or so. Add the spring onions, the garlic, stir them in and allow them to cook until soft. Just before they are ready, add the dill. Toss the pan and give it all a quick mix with a spoon. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
Step 4: Make the filling
Into a large bowl, spoon in the spinach, onion and dill mixture, eggs and the feta cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Mix it together really well to combine and set it aside.
Step 5: Brush the pastry
Take the baking dish and brush the bottom with a little bit of the melted butter. Separate a sheet of filo from under the dampened tea towel and place it into the pan. Filo pastry must be covered at all times with a dampened tea towel or it will dry out. Brush it with butter. Place another sheet of pastry on top. Brush with butter as well. Continue layering until you have used 4 sheets of filo. But do not add the butter to the top sheet.
Step 6: Complete the spanakopita
Pour in the spinach mix over the top of the pastry. Then push it down and spread it evenly around the pan using your spoon. Carefully top it with 4 more layers of the filo in exactly the way done before, buttering each one. This time, however, you need to brush the top layer with butter. Your dish is now ready to bake!
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Transfer the dish into the centre of the preheated oven. Bake for 40 minutes or until it is crispy and a light golden brown then remove.
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Allow your pie to cool down for a few minutes before serving. It goes really well with tzatziki sauce and a fresh Greek salad!


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Microsoft imagines Metro-friendly Windows 8 pro apps
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Microsoft has shared its vision of what it thinks its Dynamics business apps would look like when optimized for Windows 8 and its Metro-style interface. The concepts will be shown at the Convergence conference that kicked off on Monday. Sent to ZDNet, the images represent HTML5 clients that connect to Dynamics ERP and CRM back-end services.


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I actually did some baking! I've mentioned before that baking isn't really my forte, but every once in awhile I get the urge to try.
True to what usually happens, my cookies taste a bit more like a "nice snack".
That's my husband's description. Whenever I ask him to taste-test the cookies I make, he says, "They're good. But I wouldn't call them cookies. It might be misleading to people who aren't used to your 'baking'. They're more like a really good snack."
Well, they are definitely on the healthier side, but slightly sweet due to the banana and coconut oil, and the inclusion of dark chocolate gives them a bit of decadence. Perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.
I like to refer to them as "cookie snacks".
Cookie Snacks (makes 25-30 cookies)
- 2 large ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 T. coconut oil
- 1 t. vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 c. rolled oats (gluten-free, if desired)
- 1 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. sea salt
- 1/2 c. unsweetened, shredded coconut
- 1/2 c. dark chocolate chips or cacao nibs
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine/mash the wet ingredients together in a bowl.
3. Add dry ingredients and stir to combine.
4. Drop by spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet, and bake for 15 minutes at 350°F.
Give these a try! They are an easy, healthy snack that satisfies a sweet tooth at the same time!
MIWFY: This recipe has no added sugar, and can be gluten-free.
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02/21 Cochran show hour one- Navigating potholes, Stacy St. Clair & Pete Pistone
It's the Steve Cochran show! At the top of hour one, Steve has a crazy story from his morning commute- what happened to him in a gas station parking lot this morning? Orion Samuelson is live in the studio with his First Look at Business. Stacy St. Clair, Tribune reporter and our Olympic expert, is on for her last report live from Sochi. Kevin also put together a "Best of Stacy St. Clair" montage. Finally, Pete Pistone has a preview of the Daytona 500 this weekend.


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It sounds like Anne Hathaway had to endure some misery of her own in prepping to play Fatine in "Les Miserables."
The actress went on a strict cleanse before shooting began and lost 10 pounds. Then, for two weeks, she said she lived off nothing more than two thin squares of dried oatmeal paste per day, which allowed her to drop another 15 pounds.
"I had to be obsessive about it," she says in the December issue of Vogue, which she graces the cover. "The idea was to look near death. Looking back on the whole experience - and I don't judge it in any way - it was definitely a little nuts. It was definitely a break with reality, but I think that's who Fatine is anyway."
"Les Miz," which also stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen, opens on Christmas Day.
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Mt. Pleasant Twp. finishes scheduled road work
Mt. Pleasant Township supervisors reported that despite rainy weather, all scheduled road work for the summer has been completed.
"We're done with the scheduled roads, and we're waiting on the outcome of the sewage authority with their road bonds in the other areas that need work," Supervisor Duane Hutter said on Monday.
Supervisor Jack Rutkowski said, of the $185,737 in bills approved at the meeting, $100,298.84 was for oil used to oil and chip roads. In addition, $33,278 was paid out for property and equipment insurances.
Supervisors approved a $1,000 donation to the Mt. Pleasant Public Library.
"It's a donation we make each year, and it is important because the people in our township utilize the library," Chairman Frank Puskar said.
Supervisors also approved a continuation agreement with GH Harris Associates Inc. for the collection of delinquent 2012 township per capita taxes.
"The money they collect comes back to the community and helps cover operating costs," Hutter said.
Residents were reminded that because of the Labor Day holiday, the next recycling date will be Sept. 6.
Linda Harkcom is a contributing writer.
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Archive for December 2011
Missy Welch's Every Time a Bell Rings
The 42 Days of Christmas Series from MLR Press continues and today I'm posting an excerpt provided by Missy Welch!
Every Time a Bell Rings
by Missy Welch
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Brian dropped everything last year when his mother became ill so he could take care of her until the day she died. People he thought were friends didn't stick with him and he's somehow become kind of a recluse without meaning to be. Only Mike, his best friend since they were kids, has stuck by him and is now saving him from homelessness after a fire destroys Brian's apartment building days before Christmas. Though Mike has to go down South for the holiday, Brian stays in Mike's apartment with his slightly singed kitten Oreo.
Brian's only goal is to set his affairs back in order before everything shuts down for the holidays and then make it through those holidays in one piece. He's lost so much–his only real possession is a photo album of his mom that he risked death to save from the fire–and he's feeling lost and very alone…until Mike, his hot neighbor Trent, and even little Oreo conspire to give Brian the best Christmas possible and a future that looks a lot brighter.
Tomorrow came all too soon.
It started uniquely when Mike kissed my cheek and turned it into raspberries almost immediately. Nothing like a vibration on your face, some spit, and a giggling maniac to get you going at the butt crack of dawn.
"It's nine o'clock," he said and bounced off the bed. "Not dawn."
I sighed and Oreo grumbled. Neither of us were morning people. Especially not after a long night's worth of trauma.
"Come on," he hollered from the bathroom. I heard him start pissing. "We have arrangements to make with…places before I have to leave."
I got up and arranged the covers around Oreo [my kitten] so she could keep sleeping in toasty comfort.
"What time's your flight?"
"Not until two." He tucked himself away and waved me in. "Save water. Piss with a friend."
I laughed. That was Mike. He wasn't just trying to get his gloomy friend to lighten up, he really was a nut sometimes.
While I complied, he made a few adjustments to his hair. I didn't know how he did it, but his black hair looked practically perfect while mine was doing a half-fluffy and half-flattened thing. I should just buzz it off. I flushed the toilet instead.
"Hearty breakfast or light one?" he asked as we trooped into the kitchen. "You remember how to make the coffee?"
"Light and yes." He'd gotten this single-cup coffee maker you'd have thought was a gift from Jesus straight to Mike. The man had every accessory and his mugs now coordinated with the little red thing. His carousel of cups had a few regular coffee-flavored coffees just for me since I didn't like it to taste like french toast or pumpkin pie.
Apparently, he chose hearty because, while I dealt with a bowl of cereal and a shushing coffeemaker, he made an omelet. I watched him, waiting for the moment when he would flip it in the air. He had gotten better, but it was fun to bet on what would land where.
"So I figure we start with the fire department."
"Why?" I asked. "They did their job."
"To find out when you can go back in." He flicked a glance at the coffee maker, probably hoping it would hurry up so I could get smarter. "Only then can you assess the damage for the insurance company so they can pay you. Oh hey! This is one of those times when the Red Cross swoops in, right?"
I shrugged. "Maybe. The local one anyway." I frowned and munched granola coated in sugar. "That's on Market, isn't it? Near Frank's?"
"That's the only one I know."
Then he went quiet and, with a little hip wiggle and a biting of his bottom lip, he swiveled the omelet in the pan before flinging it up and—
"You did it!"
"Booyah, baby!" He hopped up and landed like a gymnast's dismount with his hands in the air. After a bow to the fridge and one to me, he high-fived the air in front of me and spun away to thrust his hips at the oven.
Chuckling at his antics, I didn't dream of mentioning that half the omelet cooked up the side of the pan instead of in it. It was a definite improvement.
"I'll make a trophy. Master Flipper."
He snorted. "I'll put it next to my trophy for being a Master Baiter."
I laughed, milk dribbling down my chin which just went so well with the topic. He turned and pointed and laughed it up right along with me.
God but I was so glad to have him here right now! Swallowing my breakfast, I sobered to the point of nearly crying. If he'd already left, I knew one phone call would've ensured I could stay here, but to actually have him with me was a balm to my sanity. And when he blew me a kiss over his shoulder, I knew he knew it too.
Clare London's Secret Santa
The 42 Days of Christmas Series from MLR Press continues and today I'm posting an excerpt provided by Clare London!
Clare London
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Seb and Jamie argue over most things, even in the season of presumed good will. When a totally unsuitable "Secret Santa" present for each of them causes even more tension, the hostility threatens to ruin the pleasant Christmas meal they had planned with friends. But there are strange forces at work tonight and both of them seem to be acting out of character. They find they're working together in the kitchen, sharing confidences, and admitting to feelings they never dared before – and cooking up something rather more exciting than food!
The temperature in the kitchen had increased by many degrees and not all of them were caused by the oven.
Jamie broke from the kiss and pressed Seb against the counter, until its edge must have dug painfully into his waist. Seb didn't complain, though, or not so Jamie noticed. Seb had a smudge of cranberry chutney on his nose, and his breathing was much more shallow than earlier in the evening. They both were. When Seb lifted a hand to his nose, Jamie grasped his wrist, not harshly, but firmly enough.
"I'll do that." With his free hand, he wiped the chutney gently off Seb's nose. Then he trailed his finger tips down Seb's cheek, under his jaw and along the lines of his throat.
Seb groaned aloud, a soft growling sound in the back of his throat. His head went back, baring his neck, and he swallowed heavily.
Jamie dropped his hand, leaning in even closer. "What I'm saying…what I mean…"
"What?" Seb's voice was just a whisper. "For fuck's sake, say it."
"I want you." Jamie murmured directly into Seb's ear, trying to breathe all the heat and sweet excitement he felt into the other man. In case he couldn't find the right words—better words—he hoped his actions worked instead.
Seb bit back a gasp. His body shivered. "How long?"
Jamie watched the movement of Seb's mouth; the drop of sweat on his upper lip. He thought he could watch it for hours. He'd never imagined quite how fascinating this bloody annoying, astonishing, sexually provocative man could be. He wanted to kiss him again, he knew that more surely than anything he'd ever known before. "What do you mean?"
"How long have you wanted me?"
Jamie smiled. That was a stupidly easy question, at least tonight it was, when his heart felt released, and his mouth eager to get back to more important things. "Since I met you. Forever. For too long. Have I said the wrong thing again?" He realized he didn't care anymore. All he could do was be honest, to let himself be exposed. "We've never talked about these things, never stopped arguing long enough to discover an alternative way of communicating. Do you…are you angry with me?"
"Angry?" Seb's laugh was a little shaky. "I've wanted you since you first turned those icy blues on me when I lurched in late for another of our get-togethers, and told me I was a waste of everyone's time."
"I never said that. It doesn't sound like my phrasing at all."
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Why store wheat? That has always been a question rolling around in my head. After all, I have never eaten raw wheat and to the best of my knowledge, wheat had to be milled, ground and otherwise processed before it could be come usable.
On the other hand, my education in all things preparedness has taught me that wheat – or more specifically wheat berries – is one of the cornerstones to serious long term food storage. Oh boy. What's a gal to do?
How to Live on Wheat
A couple of weeks ago I contacted John Hill, the author of "How to Live on Wheat" and asked him if he would be willing to provide me with a review copy of the latest version of his book. (At the time I did not realize that he was almost a neighbor here in Washington State.) What a guy! I had a book in hand a few days later and I was off to the races. Yesterday I sat out on the porch and read his book cover to cover – an easy read – and I now get it.
As John relates in his book:
- Wheat is nutritious (typically 13% to 20% protein)
- Wheat is high in gluten – necessary for quality bread making
- Wheat stores well
- Wheat is relatively inexpensive
So what about the book?
First of all, let me say that it is the perfect primer for someone who wants to get started in learning about wheat as well as other whole grains and legumes. I learned about the different types of grains and legumes, the nutritional considerations, and the storage requirements. I even about anti-nutrients which are compounds that interfere with the absorption of good-guy nutrients.
Did you know that there are both live grains and dead grains and that the storage requirements are different. As John explains in his book, you do not store live grains in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers. The live grains need oxygen to sprout.
There was also an extensive section on sprouting. This I liked because even though I am not ready to jump in and purchase a grain mill in order to grind my own flour, there are plenty of nutritious and delicious ways to use sprouted wheat (and grains) as raw food or in salads, soups, or other foods. As a matter of fact, sprouting can actually increase the nutritional value of these items.
Which leads to to the recipes? Want to give sourdough a shot? There is a recipe for making your own starter. Cast iron cooking and baking? Yep, a whole section on that. And finally, there is huge section on resources: where to buy, how much to store, and essential tools and supplies.
Wheat as Survival Food
Talk about a powerhouse. Who knew? I always thought that other than bread, wheat was primarily used in baked goods – the sugary fattening stuff. Of course, since baking my own bread (see Baking bread and why you should do it), I knew that whole wheat flour could be used for lots of things that are not necessarily bad for you but now the world of wheat berries, wheat sprouts, and other wheat related goodies has been opened up for exploration.
And lucky for me, I still have my mason jar sprouting kit left over from the seventies.
Here is a link to John's book: How to Live on Wheat.
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I hope this will be the last duty BO performs as president. Afterwards..........pack your bags.
barack, where are the funds for the families of the soldiers murdered in ft hood by al qaeda-trained muslim extremist? you know, the asssination by a muslim militant able to serve in our US Army because we are too politically correct to keep him away from our blood and treasure. you barry, have the audacity ( there's that word again) to lable this massacre "work place violence" so that the families cannot collect the superior benefits they so richly deserve. you are a coward barack obama, and the worst kind of degenerate human refuse.
You need to make sure to take your medication.
5:15 haha, r u suggesting this stuff isn't 100% true? then there's no help for you. everything is 100% verifiable on this al gore invention called the internet. i suggest u get busy before throwing out innuendo that's dishonest. then again, that's what liberals do. u just can't help yourselves.
100% verifiable
These are the things Obama can do on his own. No opportunities for lies or deception.
It's so nice to see that we have so much money available. Doesn't hurt anyone, doesn't come from taxpayers, and no deficit-spending at all!
If it were up to Robme and Lyin Ryan, there would be no FEMA. Thank God for President Obama and democrats. Republican traitors selling USA to the highest bidder and outsourcing jobs to china.
5:51 the power to respond to emergencies should be with the mayors and governors of each state, not with the fed'l government. fema is wasteful, slow, and expensive. it ought to be eliminated.
The people of the united states are good caring, generous people. There are so many people in need because of hurricane sandy and who in their right mind would not want an agency like FEMA to help people in need. Romney and Ryan are very scary folk and I hope DONOT take office, they will destroy the spirit of our nation
with all of the union thuggery...yipee.
....how come he didn't take a day off, after the Benghazi pre planned terror attack, by a radical islamic faction, that murdered 4 US diplomats?
A chance to look good?...to do the right thing?
Hmmm.....doesn't pass the smell test, after he took off to a las vegas fundraiser party, after watching live, just hours before our embassy being destroyed.
Guess as usual, he felt he could just skip the intel meeting, and read it later?
Oh,gosh, nevermind.....he already knew what happened, he saw it live.
is stated in the article...there has been a relatively quiet storm season.
A stroke of luck...now, will obama take 12 days to visit the area, like he did the worst oil spill in history...that happened on his watch?
Or will he just skip the visiting, like he did when Tennessee ( a red state) had historical flooding a few years ago?
Let's see....is it golf season anywhere?
I work for a veteran agency and let me tell all out there that our soldiers are 100 percent better under obama's administration than before. Romney wants to send our kids to war. Under president Obama,I know for a fact, that we take care of our veterans better than ever before. We still have a ways to go but under Obama's leadership our homecoming soldiers are in a better place so be careful of what you say and do and take a moment to be honest with yourself and what you tell the online community.
who could as usual, say something totally inappropriate and vulgar. However, it will be hard, for even him, to top what he said to the murdered seal's father at the memorial service.
I have wondered if he has Asperger's syndrome? He is socially inept.
FEMA and Sandy have nothing to do with veterans, and how do you have time to work anywhere...as you are here all night, and all day?
Could you sir, explain to us, how obama is planning to take such stellar care of veterans, making sure they have their needs met.... by cutting their budget by trillions?
I am an independent but after reading the conservative messages on this site, I finally have come to make a final decision. My vote is for president Obama. You conservatives are crying. No matter what our president does you find fault. Once elected pray that the presiident is successful. Forget the party build a country. You conservatives are cry babies and I am so tired of this. You helpedme make a decision.
Spends too much time here..."warning" people to be careful about what they say here, in the name of veterans, on a blog about FEMA and Sandy.
wouldn't even give the navy the number of ships it wanted, and when romney pointed out that fact, obama diverted and tried to talk about bayonets.
If the navy needs 313 ships, mr president, why are they cut off in the 280 range?
until obama visited the oil laden gulf, after the explosions that killed workers.
No visit to Tennessee when it had record flooding on his watch.
Could a liberal explain to me how he found so much time for golf, as his golfing, like his spending...far outmeasured Bush's ???
campaigning to go home to look presidential, in managing the storm.
A shame that he didn't cancel that las vegas fundraiser, as our american embassy in benghazi, smouldered.
You anonymous, have always been for obama...anyone who can read, knows that.
Stop lying, you are reminding me of the president.
who campaigns for obama on sunday afternoons, going door to door......he is no independent.
You are fooling no one. You, ;like obama, don't lie very well.
First off, only a moron would come to wsj blogs, to read posts and base his vote on what other people wrote. Most independents are not morons.
Those of us who read here, know that Anonymous is a lefty, and that there is another Anonymous who is your polar opposite.
Your polar opposite would never vote for obama, and you on the other hand, have never thought that he did any wrong.
Anonymous....busted, yet again.
some people said some things and now i am going to vote for obama because they did.
( i was voting for him all along, but i am desperate, and thought it sounded good.)
sure ain't where all of the independents hang out.
Why does pointing out the truth -- that Obama has doubled spending on Veterans since he took office, that his increased spending is helping whittle down the backlog of claims that piled up under Bush, that the Veterans prohibited from using the VA health system under Bush have since been allowed back into the system, etc. -- make a commenter a lefty? It was Rumsfeld's brilliant idea to fight "light" wars, to skimp on armor and other protective gear, to make most Veterans fend for themselves, after making them fend largely for themselves while still employed as soldiers.
You can be as left or right as you want, but you can't argue that Obama has neglected Veterans. Seeing to their needs has been a centerpiece of his domestic policy, and he has put lots of money and personal effort toward the cause.
he did not attend a fundraiser after benghazi. debunked. as for FEMA, FEMA is lucky to have Fugate running the show. He was an outstanding director of our emergency services in Florida. He needs to stay.
we need less ships and more drones.
we are fighting an enemy that lives in huts and you want to keep building aircraft carriers and tanks.
I'm not even saying spend less money on the military. We need to spend differently to meet the new realities.
Sorry if that takes money away from Groton CT shipyards and shifts it to Military high tech.
This is an old Republican trick that sounds good on the surface, but doesn't work.
Pass the responsibility to the states, but keep the tax dollars, so they have even more to spend on the military.
Then when the Reddest of the poor Red states gets hit with a disaster, we have to pay for them anyway. You think Mississippi can manage anything?
This is nothing but cost shifting to the richer Blue states.
Yeh FEMA has your money and some that they borrowed in your grand children's name.
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Prospective candidates are expected to have a general content knowledge base. Coursework in TTT focuses on teaching methods, child development and required reading courses. The program is developed for the highly motivated individual. Guided field experiences are intended to expose students to best-teaching practices and to prepare them to serve all students effectively.
The program begins with summer semester on the Ball State campus. The initial courses are developed to teach skills and techniques that emphasize application to the classroom. Students will attend both summer sessions to complete courses in the educational psychology of child development, methods courses for math and science education, and the first of two reading courses. Some of the coursework is delivered online, while the methods courses are on-campus learning experiences.
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It was a rough November for the Waterford Police Department after a proposed tax increase was rejected by voters, but top township officials have brushed off the setback and are optimistic about the future.
"We're going to give it everything we've got to continue operating with our own police department," newly elected Waterford Township Supervisor Gary Wall said.
Wall, who was against the proposed special assessment district that would have increased taxes by 1.95 mills, said the department has hired two full-time officers in recent weeks. Part-time officers should be hired sometime in 2013, he said.
Officials hope to reopen the Waterford jail, which could bring in some additional revenue via bonds.
"It's hard for police to generate money, but at the same time, with more cops there are more tickets and more felony arrests," Wall said.
"(If the jail is open) we can now do lockups and the people have to post bond. At least if they post bond we've got some money to work with. We're hoping with that new money that's generated, we can bring in more cops."
Wall opposed the special assessment district because he felt that taxpayers already were tapped out.
"It would have been nice if it had gone through, but at the same time, there comes a point in time where the taxpayers cannot give anymore," he said.
"We're in financial hard times, and it's not just Waterford Township. It's just one of those things where you've got to let people make the decisions."
Wall and Waterford Police Chief Dan McCaw said it does not appear as though a shift to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office is in the near future.
Earlier this year, there was talk among the township board about shifting dispatch services to the Sheriff's Office, but that would be almost impossible now due to a new dispatcher contract, McCaw said.
"They have an arbitration award that the township can't contract services out," he said.
"That's no longer an issue, at least for four years."
McCaw said there has been no talk about contracting policing, either.
"In the long run, it would probably cost the township more to (hire the Sheriff's Office for policing) versus keeping it the way it is," he said.
Sheriff's officials declined to discuss any possible costs for moving into Waterford.
McCaw said the department's budget currently has 37 line items that are zeroed out, and more cuts might be required.
"We may be looking at closing down even earlier our hours at the front desk," he said.
The department also might reduce hours for the records department and shut down or reduce certain programs.
"Our primary responsibility is 911 calls and servicing the public," McCaw said.
"We may be cutting other areas to be able to continue to do that. That hasn't changed at all, just that we have less people to do other things."
Wall said 18 to 20 officers would have been brought back full time if the special assessment district had passed. The additional revenue would have allowed for motor carrier freight enforcement and the full-time reopening of the jail, as well as additional training.
"There are a lot of options that the (special assessment district) would have provided, but again, it was up to the voters, and they voted it down," Wall said.
"They had the final say so."
McCaw said a big issue in the police department is decreased state funding and property values.
"You can increase revenues here and there, but the biggest funding we have is state revenue, which has been cut back drastically, and property values," he said.
"We've lost $8 million over the last several years here, and that's what really hurt."
Employees have taken a four-year wage freeze, McCaw said.
"We're not out of the woods yet," he said.
"It could have been a lot worse. We could be looking at even more severe cuts."
McCaw said forecasts indicate that revenue losses should level off in 2013 and 2014.
"Hopefully as we get into (2015), we see some increase in revenues coming into the township," he said.
"We're not the only ones who have run into an economic downturn."
For the immediate future, officials plan to reopen the jail with part-time officers.
"It was budgeted for," Wall said.
"It's in the works. It's a matter of hiring the people and doing background checks and training. It's not going to happen in the next day or two."
As for now, both men are pleased with the way the police department is operating.
"I'm amazed at what the police department is doing," Wall said.
"It would have been better to have more police officers. With the situation the way it is, they're doing a good job, no doubt about it. Hopefully it becomes contagious and we just continue in that direction, rebuilding our police department to where it needs to be."
Wall said the mood around the department is positive.
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"They're thinking positively and they're moving forward in a positive direction. They're not dwelling. I think we're going to see the results of that."
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This was accomplished without significant increases in fees charged by the office in spite of increasing costs of running such a department (supplies, fuel, professional fees, technology, etc.) After attaining office, Green encouraged all of the deputies - five at the time - to attain either diplomate or fFellow status with the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators, which reflects the industry standard in professional, competent death investigation.
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Now to an update on that Walgreens smash and grab burglary in Brenham last Friday morning. Thieves broke in and stole prescription painkiller pills, and it was all caught on camera. Local investigators are joining forces with other agencies across the state to see if this burglary is connected to other similar break-ins.
They're here. There. And just about everywhere in the Brazos Valley; but in recent months crooks have been zeroing-in on pain killers inside drive-thru pharmacies. Although it's unclear exactly why, Walgreen's has become the prime target.
"Like most chains the stores are probably laid out in a specific manner," explained College Station Police Officer Rhonda Seaton.
At the beginning of July, James Edward Turner and Calvin Leroy Franklin, both of Houston, were arrested in College Station for burglary of a Walgreens in the 2300 block of Texas Avenue. During a search of Turner's vehicle, police reportedly found a 25-pound hammer, a large "punch" tool, a crowbar, and shards of safety glass inside the vehicle. According to the affidavit, a GPS system displaying the address of two different Walgreens locations was found inside the vehicle.
Not too long after their arrest, authorities discovered a large hole had been punched into the safety glass of the drive-through window at the Walgreens on Texas Avenue. It's a break-in method consistent with a series of burglaries in Austin, Dallas, Giddings and Houston. According to reports, 18 pharmacies have been hit in Austin and nearly 20 drive-thru pharmacies have been hit in Houston since the beginning of the year.
"Giddings Police Department had a break-in of a Brookshire Brother's similar to the one we had here at Walgreen's as well as other agencies in the Houston area and the DFW area," said Brenham Police Corporal and Public Information Officer Chris Jackson.
Friday at 2:30 a.m., a Walgreens in Brenham became the latest victim -- and the entire burglary -- was caught on camera.
The surveillance video at the Walgreens on the 2400 Block of South Day Street in Brenham captured two male suspects struggling to break through the glass window of the drive-thru pharmacy at 2:26 a.m.Friday for approximately three minutes. Once the first suspect climbed through the broken window, he darted straight for the prescription pills. Within a matter of 42 seconds, both suspects filled two trash bags with prescription pills, including 18 bottles of oxycodone.
"In the video it would appear they knew exactly what they were doing and exactly where they were going," said Jackson.
Officer Rhonda Seaton says the trending crime is a major concern for the community.
"They could be breaking in to steal drugs to make a profit, use personally, or supply drugs for friends or family," explained Seaton. "Number one we don't want them to be furnished to people in our community; number two: we don't want these people in our community to be under the influence of drugs."
As for the pharmacies -- extra measures are being taken to provide police with a closer look at the crooks in action. Although investigators do have leads, the two suspects in the Brenham Walgreens burglary have not been arrested.
Meanwhile, the two Houston men arrested in College Station were charged with burglary of a building.


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I'd like to make this dress (view A)
But do you think I'd be able to make it in cotton (I wanted to use Keepsake Calico from Joann's)? On the back, it says you can use lightweight linen or linen blends. Is there that much of a difference between the two (linen and cotton)?
Also, what material should I use for the lining? -- Edited on 3/30/13 1:59 PM --
Cotton is lighter than linen, but all in all I think it would be perfect for this dress. I have made summer skirts out of cottons. Just be sure to buy good cotton, not cheaper "craft cotton". The cheap crafting cottons will sometimes run color and be sure to wash your cottons before cutting out your dress. Good luck, and let us know how it all works out!
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For lining you might use a cotton batiste. You will definitely want to wash your dress and liuning fabric and toss them into the dryer as well. Cotton shrinks. You'd hate tyo work hard and get a lovely result, only to find it several sizes too small after laundering.
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I thought it was a very good head!Pros:
Has lots of hold and throws very nice. Very easy to string and adjust with lots of stringing holes.Cons:
A little bit too pinched. A little worried that it could be too narrow which would make it illegal.


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Quick Red Posole with Beans
Posole is a Mexican long-simmered stew chock full of history, endless variations of ingredients, and the common thread of hominy. And sometimes you need hot posole stew and you need it . . . almost now! Posole loves to be topped with lots of salad like ingredients—crunchy cabbage, radishes, avocado—that coolly contrast with the soothing, warm tomato stew below. I'm a fan of canned hominy for fast and easy posole making. The canned stuff just requires a brief rinse to use, is cheap, and is ready for whenever you need this quick cooking posole. When you have a bit more time, try making Homemade Soft Corn Tortillas to go with this. Recipe from Viva Vegan!: 200 Authentic and Fabulous Recipes for Latin Food Lovers by Terry Hope Romero. Reprinted courtesy of Da Capo Lifelong Books. Photos by Angie Gaul.
Serves 4, or 2 to 3 really hungry hombres
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, peeled and diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large poblano chile or green Cubanelle pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried Mexican oregano
- 1 teaspoon red chile powder, such as ancho or guajíllo
- 24-ounce can diced tomatoes with juice,
or 2 pounds very juicy fresh plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 15-ounce can pinto or black beans, drained and rinsed, or 2 cups cooked
- 15-ounce can white cooked hominy, drained and rinsed, or 2 cups cooked
- 1 cup Mexican light-colored beer or vegetable broth
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- Freshly ground pepper
Optional Garnishes
- Large tortilla chips or fried tortilla strips
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Thinly sliced white radishes
- Chopped fresh tomato
- Finely diced fresh onion
- Finely shredded white cabbage or a crunchy lettuce such as romaine
- Slices of ripe avocado
- Lime wedge
In a large pot, combine the oil and garlic over medium heat. Cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds, then add the onion and poblano chile. Stir and cook until the vegetables are softened and the onion is translucent, 8 to 10 minutes.
Add the cumin, oregano, and chile powder and fry for another minute. Add the diced tomatoes with juice, beans, hominy, beer, and salt.
If using fresh tomatoes, you may want to add more beer, water, or vegetable broth if the tomatoes alone don't provide enough liquid to create a stew. Stir, increase the heat, and bring the mixture to a gentle boil. Lower the heat to medium-low and simmer for 25 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
Turn off the heat, stir in the lime juice, and season with freshly ground pepper. Let the posole sit for about 10 minutes prior to serving, to cool slightly and allow the flavors to meld.
Ladle into large individual serving bowls and either decorate with separate mounds of cilantro, lettuce, and so on or place each garnish in its own serving bowl and have guests pass the bowls around. Serve with hot corn tortillas.
Tip: If you have a little more time, try roasting any dried red chile (or two or three) for really flavorful posole.
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We had a very exciting line-up of speakers this year. Flora Lichtman (Multimedia Editor for National Public Radio's Science Friday and co-author of Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us) spoke about "Science Needs Your Help." Ava Marie (Meteorologist, WBAL-TV) discussed "Women in Science in the 21st Century: A Female Meteorologist's Perspective." Finally, Dr. Nina Lamba (President and Chief Scientist at CCL Biomedical, Inc.) discussed "Blood, Sweat and Tears—The Biomaterials World."


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Gorilla Airlines
Consumer advocate and National Geographic Traveler editor-at-large Christopher Elliott is the author of the upcoming book "How To Be The World's Smartest Traveler." Elliott spoke to the Trib regarding the potential pitfalls of a US Airways-American Airlines merger.
Q: Is there any chance the Department of Justice might nix the merger?
A: When it was first announced, I would have said there probably is less than a 10 percent chance they would do that. But you have very contentious Senate hearings, you have a lawsuit that's been filed to stop the merger, the European Union and the (airlines') shareholders still have to sign off on it. DOJ approved the last three mergers, Northwest-Delta, Air Tran-Southwest and United-Continental. But the last time US Airways tried to merge with United, it was denied. So there is a precedent for denying a merger even when it looks like all the ducks are lined up. This could still fall through. I would put the chances right now at about 50-50.
Q: What are the inherent risks to consumers if the merger is approved?
A: Maybe a better question to ask is, have you ever come across a single airline merger that has benefited consumers in any way? Fares will go up, there will be (airline) layoffs and service probably will be reduced or eliminated in some cities. Those are the things that US Airways and American say aren't going to happen. But look back at the mergers that happened previously and you see that the promises made in the heat of the moment during the merger might not be kept.
Q: Are there any other potentially significant problems a merger might cause?
A: The new American would be a juggernaut, a massive company, the world's largest airline. The next time the airline industry falls on hard times, you can bet they will be out there with their hand out asking for loan guarantees or something like that. What's the government going to do, let the largest airline in the world go under? You can't do that. I think (US Airways and American) know they would have this critical mass if they merge. There are things you can do when you are the world's largest airline that you can't do if you're just US Airways and American operating separately.
Q: Is there a compelling business reason the airlines can cite as a need to merge?
A: There is no doubt the new American would be a stronger competitor to what they are calling the super carriers like the new United and the new Delta. But if you look at American now, it's in one of the strongest positions it's been in in years; it's come out of bankruptcy protection, it's got all these new aircraft orders. US Airways is doing absolutely fine as far as I can tell. They are making lots of money. So these companies don't really need to merge. I think they just want to merge.
Q: So Justice should be wary about signing off on the creation of an 800-pound gorilla?
A: Yes, because it would get to do pretty much whateiver it wants. It may not seem that way right now. They may be making lots of promises that this gorilla is going to behave. But it's still a gorilla. It still would be 800 pounds. So after the merger, it's going to do whatever it damn well pleases.
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Speaking of Brian, he came away from the set with fewer scrapes than Malinda. But one has to wonder what's Monica cooking up that requires battered and bruised cast mates?!
It looks like things are getting rough on the set of Monica's upcoming video, "Until It's Gone."
Monica and the rest of the cast for "Until It's Gone" tweeted pics from the set that show things are about to get really dramatic in her next video.
Although the concept isn't clear in this newest effort, theatrical videos have done well for Monica in the past with "Everything to Me" and "Love All Over Me," whose production led to her meeting with current hubby Shannon Brown.
Go for you what you know, Monica! Click through our slideshow to see what you can expect from "Until It's Gone."
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text: Black Forest ham with Jarlsberg and Gruyere cheeses served with Grade A maple syrup. Testimonials: Diastematic D. After stopping in over the weekend and sharing a ham+cheese waffle and a bacon+basil+brie waffle, I will from here on out mark the events in my life as "pre-Waffle Window" and "post-Waffle Window. Ingredients Pearl Sugar Waffle, Black Forest Ham, Jarlsberg Cheese, Gruyere Cheese, Maple Syrup Share


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General Info
college student in my 20s. i play harder than i work. sex is the greatest experience on earth. i love women and all their beauty, best structure in nature.
UPDATE: Due to the kid that pooped in the pool- ie the people that reload my vids on other sites- I have taken some of my vid content down. This is a temporary measure and I can assure all of you that I will replace it with new vids soon. SORRY for the INCONVENIENCE. Thanks again and feel free to keep in touch with me as new vids will be up soon.
Turn Ons
i love to be kissed on the ears. backrubs, bjs, tight stomachs. creativity, willingness to experiment. rough sex, submissive girls, creampies, karma sutra, tantra, any thing you want. nice smiles,
Turn Offs
unclean people, uncool people, assumptive people, invasive people, falsity and phoney people, starfish or "deadfish" lovers, laziness, unpassionate people,...
ALSO my new biggest turn offs are prudes and people who steal online vid content. I give this stuff away for free and I"m the dick in the vids. you dont have to steal my content to be cool. Just smile pretty and get someone to fuck you on cam as well, they will say yes, just ask nicely. Sorry to all my fans for the inconvenience. Be back in full swing soon.
I watch a lot of movies so I do not have one favorite, I dont even have a favorite genre of movies. If you like it I have likely seen it and may be able to comment. but I like to watch movies as a background.
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i play my own music. and its all ROCK!!! but I listen to everything.
i love books. no really i freakin" love books.
About myself
Current grad school student
Marital Status
Time spent online?
Several hours a day
English, Spanish/Espanol
Clever, Obscure, Dry/Sarcastic
Tobacco Consumption
I'm a light social smoker
Alcohol Consumption
I rarely drink
Want kids?
About my Partner
Ideal partner
some girl who impresses me. nice smile and something upstairs(in the brain).
Looking for
For Activities
Erotic Chat/Email/Phone Fantasies, 1-on-1 sex, Discreet Relationship, Bondage & Discipline, Miscellaneous Fetishes, Other "Alternative" Activities
Matters a little
Partners genitals should be
Tobacco Preference
I dont mind if my partner smokes heavily
Alcohol Preference
I dont mind if my partner drinks heavily
Physical Profile
Best Feature
I like all my bodyparts!
Body Type
5 ft 11 in
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Hair Length
Facial Hair
Smooth, Sideburns, Moustache, Goatee, Beard, Other
Body Hair
Pubic Hair
Unshaved; Normal
Hairy Bodyzones
Chest, Tummy
Body Decorations
Glasses or Contacts
Nothing at all!, Other
Sexual Diseases
Free from sexually transmitted diseases and tested regularly
Work & Living Environment
Other profession
Sexual Interests
Favorite sexual fantasy
i"ve never had a threesome with FFM, that seems so "of course" though. i want to have sex with a woman while hanging over a cliff on a mountain while she has me cum inside her. better?
I love sex and everything about being human and experiencing pleasure. I go to my limits and then test it. Lovely times in the future.
Sexual Orientation
Sexually Daring
I'll try most anything once
Sexual Activities
Age Play, Blindfolds, Butt Play, Dominance/Discipline, Exhibitionism, Giving Anal Sex, Giving Oral Sex, Handcuffs/Shackles, Making Movies, Massage, Mutual Masturbation, Public sex, Receiving Anal Sex, Receiving Oral Sex, Role Playing, Threesomes, Toys
Sex, When?
Afternoon, Mornings, Weekends, Evenings, Noon, Weekdays
Sex, How often?
All the time
Practice Safe Sex
Most Erogenous zones?
Back, Belly, Butt, Calves, Ears, Hands, Lips, Neck
Role-playing fantasies
Boss/Employee, Celebrity/Fan, Cop/prisoner, Doctor/Nurse, Doctor/Patient, Gravedigger/Corpse, Knight/Damsel in Distress, Master/Slave, Priest/Confessionalist, Prisoner/Prisoner, Sergeant/Ensign, Stranger/stranger, Teacher/Student, I'm not into role playing
A moving vehicle, In the nature, An airplane, My bed, My desk at work, My yard, The beach, Under a waterfall
Dirty talk during sex?
Entirely depends on my mood
Making home videos/pics
Have a growing collection
Fetish parties
Sexual Accessories
Food for play
Apple pie, Chocolate sauce, Frosting, Ice, Jello, Popsicles, Strawberries, Whipped cream, Food is for eating!
Bondage Gear
Blindfolds, Gags, Handcuffs/shackles, Silk scarves, and more!
Porn Movies, Which?
Amateur, Interracial, Hard, Teen (18+)
Porn Movies, With?
By myself, Wish my partner would watch with me
Porn Movies, How often?
Once or twice a week
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Archive for Thursday, June 11, 2009
City begins search for permanent administrator
June 11, 2009
The City of Eudora began its search for a permanent city administrator Monday at a briskly moving Eudora City Council meeting.
Interim Administrator Mike Wildgen, who has been with the city for about two weeks, suggested council members begin the search by placing an ad in various publications.
Wildgen told the council that the workload required of an administrator was one that entailed a five-day workweek.
"There are enough things going on that they need a full-time person, sooner than later," Wildgen said.
Council President Maria Nelson said she hoped to have a search finished by the end of the year.
"Two or three months is probably wishful thinking, but realistically I think it should take about three to six months," Nelson said. "We're lucky to have Mike here in the interim, but we need to move forward as fast as we can."
Mayor Scott Hopson and councilman Bill Whitten were not present.
In other actions, the council:
• Discussed looking into naming streets in Grandview Trailer Park. The Eudora Planning Commission made the suggestion.
Councilman Tim Reazin, who is a volunteer fireman, and Police Chief Greg Dahlem both agreed with the idea, saying it can be difficult to find homes in emergency situations.
However, since the park is a privately owned property, the city cannot take action unless it works in concert with the owner of the park.
• Scheduled budget work sessions.
• Approved the purchase of a rotary mower and tractor for $50,533.52, and a rotary cutter for $4,889.
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If you've started reading from this post, you'll need to go through the previous parts of this series before starting this one: Introduction Part 1: Provisioning and Configuring SQL Azure Part 2: Provisioning a Storage Account Part 3: Configuring the Service Package
Good new - updating the Service Configuration file with the storage account and database information was probably the most challenging part of the deployment. Now, it's back to wizard-based tasks.
The Hosted Service is the container of your application in Windows Azure. It breaks down into a deployment and one or more instances of roles required to run your application. In order to run the application, a hosted service is created and the application is deployed into it.
Let's get started.
Creating a Hosted Service
This subdomain name must be unique among all the services, yours or anyone else's, running on Windows Azure.
It is recommended that you always deploy to the staging environment first. This will allow you to perform any kind of testing you need on the application prior to it being available for everyone to use.
It is also recommended that you give each deployment a name that describes the package you are deploying, such as a version.
The CSPKG file is an encrypted file that contains all of the files that are required for deploying the application as well as the configuration information required to describe the infrastructure requirements your application needs in order to run.
As discussed previously, the CSCFG file contains additional configuration parameters that require easy access in order to be able to modify as necessary, such as the storage account and database information previously configured or the instance counter.
Windows Azure will now provision the instances. You can follow the provisioning status from the portal.
A service deployed to the staging environment is assigned a URL with the following format: {deploymentid}.cloudapp.net. A service deployed to the production environment is assigned a URL with the following format: {hostedservicename}.cloudapp.net.
You have now successfully deployed the application to the staging environment in Windows Azure. Before going to production, it's always important to make sure that everything is working as it should.
Testing the Solution in the Staging Environment
Let's go back to our to do list and see what we have to do next.