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World's Newest Country: Future of South Sudan Tied to Efficacy of Foreign Aid
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Western- and UN-backed aid organizations have lined up to support the fledgling Republic of South Sudan, but the challenges facing the nation 'would tax even the most developed of countries.'
- World's newest country is a three-part series on the challenges facing South Sudan.Part 1: Can South Sudan limit internal strife?Part 2: South Sudan's oil remains a sticking pointPart 3: Future of South Sudan tied to efficacy of foreign aid
The Republic of South Sudan was born on Saturday to much international fanfare, as tens of thousands of southerners joined African heads of state, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon, and a host of Western diplomats representing the nations who have supported the South in its long walk to this moment: statehood.
Now that the celebrations are dying down, a new chapter in the war-devastated South's history is beginning and the Republic of South Sudan looks set to be the new darling of the aid community.
The newly sovereign southern government and the international aid community are both in the process of shaping their future plans and priorities in one of the world's most underdeveloped and poorest countries.
USAID, the development arm of the American government, has one of its largest offices on the continent in the South's capital, Juba, and has plans to expand operations in the newly independent country. The British equivalent of USAID is likewise in deep in the south, with one of its largest per capita aid programs already underway here.
The UN Development Program is at working bringing "volunteers" from neighboring East Africa countries to serve in the ten state- level governments across the Texas-sized south, but some southerners are already wondering why the program is utilizing the skills of well-educated East Africans instead of working with the southern government to entice the large South Sudanese diaspora community spread across the world, from Australia to the U.S.
The new government has pledged to prioritize improving service delivery to its citizenry, the vast majority of whom do not currently enjoy basic amenities such as health care, clean water, access to roads to transport their goods to market, and education.
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While the chance to build the south 'from the ground up' provides both the government and international donors with opportunities to try novel approaches to development projects and institution building, the graveyard of aid effort failures across the continent is enough to give any donor government pause, given the negative and corrupting effects aid dollars have had in neighboring Ethiopia and a number of other African countries.
An oft-cited fear of diplomats and government officials alike in the post-independence period is the "high expectations" of southerners for what the new era of freedom will bring.
Clad in a polo shirt emblazoned with his new country's flag, Jok Michael marched proudly through the streets of Juba among his peers on Monday morning in a parade of Christian youth from several denominations.
"The nation will be democratic, we shall get good development," he predicted. "You can see what has happened in the past six years, what about the next 40 or 50? We think we will be like New York."
While a heavy dose of optimism is needed to propel the south forward, many are slightly more realistic about the road ahead for the world's 193rd country.
Speaking of all the challenges that South Sudan must begin "to tackle at once," a Western official in Juba said the multitude of to- dos for the young government "would tax even the most developed of countries."
Lise Grande, who leads the UN's humanitarian efforts in South Sudan, is careful to stress the extent of these challenges illustrating the "human indicators" here, which she says are one of the worst on the planet.
"Only 20 percent of the population ever during their life will use a health facility," she begins. …


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Former "Star Trek: Voyager" actress Jennifer Lien made a court appearance on Monday for what the public defender said was a status check.
She didn't want her picture taken, however, and she hid her face as she was leaving the courtroom.
Lien has multiple charges pending in Roane County General Sessions Court for run-ins she had in 2015.
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William Harold Alexander, 42, and Latonya Lashay Alexander, 38, were charged with possession of schedule II drugs for transport, aggravated child endangerment, possession of a firearm while committing a dangerous felony, simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Drivers no longer have a bumpy ride traveling down Delozier Lane in Rockwood.
The city of Rockwood paved its portion in late April. It's just one of a small number of paving projects the city is doing with the $120,000 it budgeted this fiscal year for paving.
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Rockwood City Council has applied for a $250,000 Local Parks and Recreation Fund grant to help with improvements at Rockwood Community Center's basketball court, pool, and Brickyard Springs.
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The Council discussed the matter during a special-called meeting last month.
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The extension has been going on for some time, thanks to a $4 million grant the city received in the '90s, said Kingston City Manager David Bolling.
The original grant was earmarked for a connection road between Hwy. 70 and Ladd Boulevard.
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- 1/4 cup rice vinegar or cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons mild chili powder
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice
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- 2 large ripe mangoes
- 4 ripe plums (about 1 pound)
- 3 cups watercress leaves
- 1 1/2 cups shredded red cabbage
- 1 cup cucumber, cut into matchsticks
- 1 red pepper, cut into strips
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped roasted unsalted peanuts
Stir-Fried Beef Steak
- 1 pound lean sirloin steak
- 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 3 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
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Make the dressing first. In a small saucepan whisk together the vinegar, honey, chili powder, paprika, and ginger. Slowly whisk in the water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the lime or lemon juice. Set aside.
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Peel the mangoes (but not the plums), cut the fruits in half, remove the pits, and cut into 1/2-inch thick slices. Place in a large, shallow bowl (you should have about 5 cups). Add the watercress, cabbage, cucumber, red pepper, green onions, cilantro, and mint. Toss gently to mix. Set aside.
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Diagonally cut the steak into 1/4-inch thick strips. In a large bowl coat the steak with 3 tablespoons of the dressing, the soy sauce, garlic, and sugar. Heat a wok or nonstick skillet over high heat, add the oil, and then the steak. Stir-fry until the steak strips are cooked to taste.
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Spoon the steak over the salad. Drizzle with the rest of the dressing and sprinkle with the peanuts.
How to make it 55 minutes
Nutritional Information(per serving)
- Calories: 413
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Cholesterol: 64mg
- Sodium: 215mg
- Carbs: 54g
- Protein: 28g
- Fiber: 8g
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State of Utah Medicaid Expansion Assessment Impact Analysis: 2014-2023
In June of 2012 the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement that states expand their Medicaid programs to an entirely new population group was unconstitutional. Thus states were allowed to keep their current federal Medicaid funding regardless of whether or not they choose to expand Medicaid.
Following this ruling many states, including Utah, identified a need to determine if expanding Medicaid would be beneficial to the state. As part of its efforts in this regard, the Utah Department of Health (DOH) contracted with the Public Consulting Group (PCG) to model and project the impacts of expanding or not expanding Utah's Medicaid program.
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The delivery of IT services is changing. IT applications are no longer built individually, but rather made up of a set of composite services arranged and rearranged to provide specific solutions. This allows IT to react more quickly to changes in the business and create and deliver successful new solutions faster.
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I don't think he beats Haye. Bruno had a very, very good jab but he's not quite as good on his feet as Wladimir. Wladimir's control of distance had Haye in big issues as he wasn't confident enough or able to force a fight against a big opponent that punches. I'm not sure thats a problem he'd encounter so often against Bruno, I think he gets off easier with his right hand counter and has enough to hurt Bruno with. Of course Frank could spark Haye too, just a feeling I have. Haye is a very very smart operator, a lot more so than Frank was and that could be the difference. Fair enough to see this either way though, I thinkr
To think Povetkin beats him is laughable. Povetkin doesn't punch, at all. Not is he particularly fast, and he's too small/nonathletic to outbox Frank who could outjab Lewis early. He's also been hurt by mediocre punchers like Huck and gets hit easy with right hands.
Pulev has a good enough chin and enough awkwardness to give Frank a test mid to late but I'd lean towards Frank to get the stoppage.
Vitali beats him, not sure about current Vitali but most versions of Vitali are all wrong for Frank.
Wlad has to be favored, more athletic and very hard to outbox over 12. Frank has FAR MORE of a punchers chance than anybody else that supposedly has a punchers chance going into a bout with Wlad. Frank has the size and ability to actually box with Wladimir as he did with Lewis, and he has the power to be a factor for however long it lasts but Wlad has to be favoured on overall skillset.
Haye vs Bruno is a toss up.
Bruno has the size, and ability to box Haye and force him into his ambush type tactics,which would be fun. It was that short step out of range, that Wladimir Kiltschko kept on doing against Haye! that bothered him.
And it was the same thing Audley Harrison did for afew rounds, constantly making David Haye reset.
Bruno showed the slight ability to do this.
Its the most simplistic of skills but requires some athletic ability which allot of fights don't have.
Bruno was able to do it slightly, but don't as astutely as Kiltschko.
If he did not have the ability to keep stepping out of range, he would not of achieve so much.
The Bruno who fought Lewis WAS the best version of Bruno.
After that point he got carried away with body building, and retained too much non-functional muscle. Flexibility decreased, and he just simply took it too far.
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Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, noted pediatrician, author and nationally recognized expert on young children and Dr. Joshua Sparrow, child, adolescent and general psychiatrist, author and child development expert, will speak at Sarah Lawrence College on Friday, May 8 at 9 a.m. During their presentation entitled "Touchpoints: A Developmental and Relational Model for Working With Children and Families," Dr. Brazelton and Dr. Sparrow will discuss the issue of preparing children to be successful academically, in ways that respect and nurture the whole child.
The event, which coincides with Westchester's Child Care Provider Appreciation Day, is being sponsored by the Child Care Council of Westchester, The Guidance Center, and Sarah Lawrence College. The lecture will be held in the Reisinger Concert Hall and will be followed by a book signing. This event is open to all parties interested in early childhood concerns (professionals, providers, parents) and costs $25 per person. Register by e-mail: email@example.com or call 914-636-4440, ext 240. On site registration begins at 8:30 a.m. A continental breakfast will be provided.
Dr. Brazelton's concept of "Touchpoints" reaches out to early childhood educators, early interventionists, as well as health care and social service providers. It is a proven way of understanding and participating in early childhood and family development. This approach empowers early childhood professionals and parents to discover new ways of working with children, guiding them through children's predictable crises (touchpoints).
"Child care experts in the County are becoming increasingly concerned about the intrusion of heavy academics into early childhood environments—in part because of pressures on schools and parental anxiety about their children's well-being," says Child Care Council Executive Director Kathy Halas. "Many parents, out of concern for their children and relentless exposure to marketing pressure, are asking child care programs to utilize dittos and rote memorization, assign homework, and issue report cards, often at the expense of more appropriate and effective approaches to early learning. We encourage everyone who has a child or a role in caring for children to come hear Dr. Brazelton and Dr. Sparrow speak about what it takes to prepare the whole child for school success."
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There is little that pleases a music director more than sensing an increase of excitement , and witnessing a growing audience, for the orchestra's concerts. This is happening now at the FMSO and the sobering task is how to continue the trend. The pieces we perform for you play a huge role in this of course. Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony--our finale of last season--is a hard act to follow, but I am confident you will remain resurrected throughout this year and, who know, perhaps even enter upon another plane?
MASTERWORKS I – September 26 & 27
Igor Stravinsky Firebird Suite
Takashi Yoshimatsu "Cyberbird" Concerto
featuring saxophonist Russ Peterson
Manuel de Falla Ritual Fire Dance
Ottorino Respighi The Pines of Rome
I think there is an ecstatic, almost deliriously expressionistic quality to the music of our first concert. Every piece blazes with color, light, spark and energy. Special mention goes to our principal bassoonist, Russ Peterson, who will be on virtuosic display with his "other" instrument, the saxophone. The final piece, the Pines of Rome, uses a huge orchestra in a dazzling and irresistible display of instrumental prowess.
MASTERWORKS II – November 14 & 15
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
George Gershwin Concerto in F - featuring pianist Rebecca Davis
Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Our second concert features two of the United States' greatest composers-- one alive and one no longer--and a third "foreign" composer who was sufficiently inspired by the music and musical heritage of this country to write his most beloved work—and one of the most beloved of all orchestral pieces—the "New World" symphony.
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Sergei Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet - Music from Orchestral Suites
Peter Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Overture-Fantasy
Daniel Breedon Heart's Ease - FMSO-commissioned work
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Leonard Bernstein West Side Story Symphonic Dances
Fargo's winter arts festival this year celebrates Shakespeare, and the Symphony's contribution will focus on some of the most intense and beautiful musical creations that were inspired by the great playwight's "Romeo and Juliet". This includes the performance of a brand new work by composer and FMSO violinist, Daniel Breedon.
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Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture - featuring a
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J. S. Bach Double Violin Concerto - Cho-Liang Lin and Sonja Harasim
Paul Dukas The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Peter Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto - featuring Cho-Liang Lin
For our penultimate Masterworks concert, we are tremendously excited to be able to present one of the country's great violinists, Cho-Liang Lin, in a performance of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto. Not only that, he will be joined by one of his former students, our very own associate concertmaster Sonja Harasim, in Bach's concerto for 2 violins. In keeping with the teacher/student flavor the orchestra will also play the Sorcerer's Apprentice (yes—of Mickey Mouse fame!), which we hope to keep under control.
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Richard Strauss Dance of the Seven Veils from "Salome"
Carl Orff Carmina Burana
And in our final concert we will feature another of our brilliant and treasured musicians, Benjamin Sung, our concertmaster. Ben's beguiling and seductive playing will undoubtedly set the tone for a program which celebrates down to earth human pleasures with as much intensity, beauty and inspiration as, this time last year, Mahler reached for the heavens.
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I've always had a weird fascination with those personalized name tchotckes — like the little license plates, key chains, bottle openers and refrigerator magnets you always see at the airport on display in front of the periodicles stores.
I don't know why, but I just love those little things, and the spinning kiosks, too. You twirl them around, looking for your name, and then voila! — there it is! Hopefully.
I've always gotten a big kick out of that… 🙂
Imagine my delight when I came across this new line of Full-On Lip Polish lipglosses ($19 each) from Buxom on all its spinning display glory at Sephora yesterday.
Of course I had to stop.
"For kisses that'll keep them coming back for more, try this sheer, high-shine lip polish. It creates the look of fuller, more voluptuous lips with a refreshing tingling sensation and gentle plumping effect. Vitamins A and E help keep lips soft, supple, and protected, ensuring your smoothest moves ever."
Each of the glosses has her own name, so you can walk up to the display, twirl it around, and look for the gloss that matches your name.
How cute is that?!
The sheer, shimmering, glistening $19 Buxom Full-On Lip Polishes have been around for a while, but the brand just recently expanded the collection up to 100 shades (!).
Yes, I did find one called Karen, and I may or may not have giggled fiendishly when I saw that she's a sparkling pink.


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Reliable wired computer mouse recommendations?
I need a wired USB computer mouse that is reliable, doesn't use a ball (so optical / laser) and has a scroll wheel. Bonus points if the mouse is also stylish. I'm willing to spend up to $50—(probably) not any higher.
I got a plasticised-wire thing came with my USB Mouse. What is it?
OK, this is odd: I recently bought (online) a little (portable/spare) USB Mouse (fitted with a spring-loaded, self-retracting cable-tidier). Fine. The mouse arrived today, along with a Yellow, Plasticised-wire (pipe-cleaner type thing), which has a cute duck face at the end of it, and a strange forked-tail. No other explanation. (Easter, perhaps?!), but I suspect it's some kind of mouse cradle to hang off a laptop... I don't get how this might be used, but wondered if anyone here could explain what it was / it's proper usage to me. Ta
MouseTrapped! How can I make my mouse load faster in Win 7?
Why is my USB mouse the last item to load when Windows 7 is finished booting up? Sometimes I have to wait while it recognizes external USB drives, and in the meantime, I have no control over my mouse. Is there a way to change the order which my USB devices load? [more inside]
Toddler of Doom: Destroy! Destroy!
I have a cordless mouse for use with my laptop. Last week my toddler yanked the mini-receiver out of the USB port and managed to completely destroy it in a matter of seconds. Is it possible to replace just this receiver, or do I need to toss the whole thing out and spend another $25.00 on a cordless mouse? (Its a logtech mouse.)
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Help me reconnect with my wireless optical mouse. [more inside]
How to get my mouse to wake up faster?
Macfilter: Why does my wired USB mouse take a second to start responding on my Macbook? [more inside]
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Can I use a Logitech VX Nano wireless receiver with my MX Revolution mouse? If so, where can I buy just the receiver. [more inside]
KVM + keyboard/mouse combo
Help me redesign my nest of cables and create a decent KVM+ system, with just the right kind of keyboard/mouse combo. [more inside]
What would happen if I plug a non-keyboard/mouse into the USB ports on my KVM switch? [more inside]
Why do my mice keep disconnecting from their usb ports?
My MS mouse will spontaneously fail, while in use. The USB plug claims that it has been unplugged, and the laser light turns off until it is plugged back in, and sometimes not even then. [more inside]
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Some component that is moving. The movement produces the noise. A great technician will know to SHELLAC any and all coils on the main circuit board to reduce that noise. As to the battery, if it is over 2 years old or holds a 15 minute or less charge that battery could be over taxing the power supply and if you leave that battery in the usual result is a dead board or wall charger. Fix (for the battery issue) is usually the new battery. If it's worth it or not is up to you.
But the point is that an old battery can damage the main board or have folk complain about laptops eating chargers. Now you know.
A workaround can be -> Leave out the battery.
My laptop is 6 year-old (Hp pavillion zt3019ea) and for few weeks now, has started to make this high pitched noise (like a mosquito!) only when connected to the charger.
I replaced the charger with a new one.Same thing. Then that new charger (8 days-old) died yesterday.
I thought I needed to get a new battery but at the same time is it really worth it for a 6 year-old laptop? (the hard drive has been replaced in March)
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Doctors testified about comas, demons and impostors during the first day of a hearing to determine whether a death row inmate can be executed.
Michael Dean Overstreet listened to doctors and his sister give hours of testimony about his mental illness on the first of four days of hearings Tuesday. On day one, his attorneys began building the case as to why the state can't execute him.
His red prison jumpsuit was emblazoned with the words "X ROW" in thick black lettering, and his ankles remained chained throughout the day. With his hands free in the courtroom, Overstreet sat quietly through the hearing. Whenever he needed to leave the courtroom, guards cuffed his hands, and multiple men stood around him on all sides.
Overstreet's attorneys began presenting information to try to show he is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, which has caused him to believe he is either in a coma or already dead. Overstreet believes that being executed would release him from that state and allow him to return to normal life with his ex-wife and children.
His attorneys said the delusion is so gripping he can't understand that the lethal injection will lead to the end of his life.
Federal law says a person on death row must be able to understand why they are being executed and what execution means. Hearings are slated through the rest of the week in South Bend. St. Joseph County Superior Court Judge Jane Woodward Miller will decide, based on the hearings, whether Overstreet can legally be put to death.
Three doctors and Overstreet's sister all testified Tuesday, detailing his long history of mental illness and struggles with worsening hallucinations and delusions.
Deputy attorneys general representing the state worked to begin poking holes in the mental evaluations of Overstreet, including how well he understands reality.
Most of their questions for doctors targeted what standards they used to determine Overstreet is not competent, how they conducted their evaluations and how much information he understands about his current life.
"There won't be a dispute about whether Mr. Overstreet is mentally ill. The question that remains is whether that illness renders him incapable of understanding the execution," deputy attorney general James Martin said in a brief opening statement.
Overstreet was convicted in 2000 of abducting, raping and strangling 18-year-old Kelly Eckart and sentenced to death by a Johnson County judge. Police said Eckart, a freshman at Franklin College, was abducted by Overstreet after a fender bender accident in Franklin in September 1997.
His appeals of his conviction and sentence have run out, and this week's hearings are one of the last options left to try to stop the execution.
Attorneys spent most of the day questioning Dr. Rahn Bailey, the forensic psychiatrist whose 2013 evaluation of Overstreet helped launch the current hearings. Bailey examined Overstreet in February and May of last year and came to the conclusion that Overstreet's schizophrenia is so severe it has detached him from a rational understanding of what execution and death mean.
"He communicated to me very clearly that after the execution he will function in a realm of life that we recognize as reality," Bailey said. "He'd be released from the bad stuff and be able to function better after execution."
Martin's questions for the doctor aimed at determining how grounded in reality Overstreet is. For example, Overstreet was able to tell the doctor his name, location and correct time at the beginning of the evaluation and could understand that the state had convicted him of Eckart's murder, although he couldn't recall the details of the crime.
He had also made a will, chosen to be cremated and decided his ashes should be divided amongs his loved ones, actions which show he has some understanding that he will cease to live after execution, Martin said.
Overstreet can grasp factual information about his daily life but becomes highly irrational when doctors probe deeper into his understanding of the execution, Bailey said. His beliefs aren't in a spiritual afterlife, but rather that he can be involved in his family members' lives in a way that isn't possible if he is executed, Bailey said.
Overstreet's coma delusion hasn't always been present but has become a part of his set of beliefs within at least the past three years. Dr. Robert Smith and Dr. Edmund Haskins, both of whom evaluated Overstreet in 2004 for his appeal, said he never mentioned the delusion 10 years ago.
In the early 2000s, Overstreet was mostly suffering from auditory hallucinations in which angels would tell him how to act in order to keep away demons who would try to trick him and hurt his family, Smith and Haskins said. Overstreet also was paranoid that impostors were taking the shape of people he knew and trying to trick him into doing bad things, they said.
The new delusion is likely a sign of worsening schizophrenia despite constant daily medication, Smith said.
"Delusions evolve over time. They change as life changes," Smith said.
Doctors have increased Overstreet's medications to levels beyond what the average patient would take, Bailey said. Overstreet was taking twice the normal dose of one anti-psychotic medication and has recently been changed to a large dose of another drug that is even more potent, Bailey said.
Despite the medication, he's been highly paranoid for years and struggles to separate reality from delusion, his sister Shannon Richardson testified.
The last time she saw her brother was during a prison visit in 2009 and Overstreet was fixated on a person standing to his side that didn't exist, was convinced another inmate and his family were spying on their conversation and spent a half-hour interrogating Richardson to find out if she was an impostor, she said.
"He was under the impression I was someone else trying to impersonate me," Richardson said.
Overstreet has believed for several years that Richardson works at the prison and he sees her all the time, a mix of both hallucinations and delusion, Bailey said.
The combination of symptoms is common with schizophrenia, he said.
The last time Richardson talked to Overstreet on the phone was in 2011, when he told her that he was in a coma and needed to wake up. She tried to talk about normal topics, such as news about the family, but he would continually derail into random paranoid thoughts or questions to make sure she was real, Richardson said.
Today, Overstreet's attorneys will call additional doctors and mental health workers from the prison who have interacted with him as they continue to try to build more evidence of the depth and severity of his schizophrenia. The hearings are expected to last the rest of the week.


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Police state! Obama sends DHS armed guards to Tea Party protests
Try and digest this. Occupy Wall Street hippies and leftists can riot, break windows, rape and even sometimes kill people. No armed DHS guards were ever sent to their 'camps' or protests. Peaceful, but frustrated Americans protest the IRS because of their targeting of conservatives and religious groups. Obama sends in armed guards with the DHS? Does anyone see something wrong here or is it just me?
DHS armed guards at St. Louis tea party protest:
Woah!! armed DHS guards outside #IRS in St Louis twitter.com/gatewaypundit/…
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) May 21, 2013
Americans Sing God Bless America #IRSProtest. Armed #DHS Agents Glare twitpic.com/cs8b6m #tcot #irs #benghazi #coleg #bospoli #masen
— Voting Female (@VotingFemale) May 21, 2013
http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2013/05/21/police-state-obama-sends-dhs-armed-guards-to-tea-party-protests/Police state! Obama sends DHS armed guards to Tea Party protestsTea PartiesTea Parties
Maybe this is why the Obama DHS has bought up all that ammo. Amazing how Obama can send out his stormtroopers for peaceful IRS protests by the tea party, yet couldn't bother with the 'bumps in the road' in Benghazi.


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Skip to comments.Inevitable. The Far Left Links Oslo Killer to Sarah Palin [FR Ideology Murders Kids]
Posted on 07/23/2011 11:44:43 AM PDT by GonzoII
|Inevitable. The Far Left Links Oslo Killer to Sarah Palin
Posted 07/23/2011 ET
Updated 07/23/2011 ET
Heads I Win - Tails You Lose
When crazed Bush-hating leftist Jared Loughner went on a shooting spree in Arizona the left blamed Sarah Palin. When a crazed "right-wing" killer goes on a shooting spree in Oslo the the left blames Sarah Palin.
Killer Anders Behring Breivik
You just knew this was coming...
Disturbed Oslo mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was known to be a fan of Winston Churchill and called himself a Christian so the media is having a heyday.
In their article on the massacre Reuters used the terms "right-wing" or "far-right" 25 times.
And the far left is already linking the killer to Sarah Palin.
--Democratic Undergrund.com
I hate to tell them but the right wing of continental europe is a lot closer to the American left than right.
LMAO!!!! The only murderers thus far have come from the left.
FR bans anything remotely Nazi or Neo-Nazi or anti-semetic on sight. It ain't our philosophy.
What do you expect from these loons. They have NO life they have nothing better to do. We already know these losers have NO soul so this is not surprising. I am shocked that Sarah Palin hasn't been blamed for Amy Winehouse's death
This was so obvious, as soon as they came out with the line that he is a "Christian" and he "likes hunting."
This from an idealogy [sic] that sanctions and promotes the murder of 4000+ kids every day, just in the US.
More Palin Derangement Syndrome.We know nothing of the Oslo shooter, other than the fact that he was either sociopathic or mentally insane.
I would take POaliins idea of governance anyday above the broad tarring brushes of the left, whiose political correctness on any given day must have the force of law? EFF THEM.
The reports also show that the killer had ties to pro-Nazi organizations. You have to be a full fledged Communist to believe that there was anything rightwing about the Nazis. For more on that subject, The Lies Of Socialism.
William Flax
And you know what kind that means when it involves nekkid swimming and lots of likker.
Boy did they ever screw up~!!!
Why are they underground?
Oh, my goodness, what are we discussing this tacky stuff for ~
According to some reports, this guy is a NAZI. if so........he fits right into the mold of Arab terrorists. Saddam Hussein was reared in a NAZI blanket. Hitler and Arab terrorists (The Grand Mufti) got along just fine. I think we ought to wait until the fog of this lunacy clears and the facts become established and true!!!!
U know the leftists will blame Sarah for ANYTHING and I mean ANYTHING..its just in their nature..they are soulless cockroaches
Leftwingtards lie. it is their nature. Their grasp on reality is limited.
"Note to FR and its members. You must be so proud that your idealogy has ended in the murder of kids"
Only problem is, our "idealogy" is American conservatism. It's the exact opposite of neo nazism and communism.
Churchill was a Liberal Party member. He was good during the war but politically he was a hard core socialist.
Pray for America
I apologize to all the cockroaches everywhere..No one listens to those hard left freaks anyway. They are typing that nonsense from their mama's basements anyway. What grasp on reality LOL they never had any grasp, that is why they are leftists
The most tangible lesson here is about gun control, specifically how vulnerable an unarmed populace is and how foolish it is to think the police can save you. Far fewer kids would have died on that island if it hadn't been a gun-free leftist utopia. So if we want to count the bodies and assign ideological blame, we can start with the left. Lone kook killers have always been with us and always will be, but choosing to be totally helpless before them is a leftist innovation.
the left never lets a good tragedy go to waste, do they? fin dirtbags.
They are Morlocks and can't stand the light of truth. They feed off of us Eloi on the surface. But some day soon, there will not be enough Eloi to satisfy their ever increasing appetite.
LOL, LOL. LOL. Just before finding this post I commented on one above it that the left would tie Palin into it by 6 degrees of separation. Boy are they predictable or what? Come on Sarah, time to make heads explode, we're behind you.
Hot damn! A Christian Freeper man!
"Wot? Because we say he is."
Instead of bringing a knife to a gunfight, these kids were not allowed to bring anything.
A total slaughter.
Keep it up, lefties. Every time you do this, you hand Sarah another Saturn V rocket for her launchpad.
Per comments found on the article "The camp that was attacked had just concluded a well publicized Pro-Palestinian rally the day before." Now we know, it must have been the doing of the Moosad, not Sarah Palin? Well, I guess the Islamist are happy that it was one of those blue eyed blond haired devils that did it.
Seriously? Don't you know by now, that the "fog" is the only thing that the mind-controlled sheep herd retains?
Your facts will be printed on page D-17 of the NY Times in a few months, and no one but Freepers will notice.
I am not sure if or how much a part of a church he was, or what kind of church it was. But those who assert that the terrorist was acting consistent with the Bible are potentially as dangerous as he is, and historically, rather than religious violence, many Christian Evangelical fundamentalist have chosen to be complete pacifists.
In contrast, the Qur'an does promote religious violence (http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/JESUS.Vs.Muhammad.html), and its monologue of theology lacks the context and clarity needed to restrict what "war" against Islam is, and religious violence to simply being in a defensive context, while physical retaliation and fighting is clearly sanctioned and commanded, such as until all the religion of the land be of Allah. (Quran:8:39) While religious violence was sanctioned for Israel in a limited context, under the New Testament the Bible does not offer any sanction for physical religious violence, such as,
1. killing others due to their contrary views.
2. the church correcting false beliefs among church members
3. the church exercising such to rule over those without (1Cor. 5:12)
4. to expand the church
A possible exception might be in order to save others from being hurt in an immediate situation, but that is hardly a religious context.
While the aforementioned violence has happened in history (Crusades, etc) , that was the result of men assuming superior authority over Scripture, with ignorance of the latter among the laity. The early church and its individual in the New Testament, being under the New Covenant (which Jesus instituted at His death), never used violence. Rather, "we do not war after the flesh, For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal," "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against..spiritual wickedness.." (2Cor. 10:3,4; Eph. 6:12) Thus "the weapons of our warfare" spiritual, "By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left.." (2Cor. 6:7)
The same N.T. does sanction the just use of the sword by the civil government, which is based upon moral views in any country, but the N.T. itself separates the powers.
As for the atheists who love to lump all religions together as blood thirsty, know that more killing and oppression has been done under the recent rise of atheism than by religion, from Mao to PolPot to Communism, as its objectively baseless moral reasoning can easily sanction anything as reasonable to achieve its ends.
Also, "Liberal Violence: Five Names You Should Know" http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2010/03/16/liberal_violence_five_names_you_should_know/page/full/
To: DUh.commie
You still hold the record for generating the body count that far exceeds anything you accuse others of being responsible for.. The sad thing, It comes naturally to you.
If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.
Winston Churchill
The ideology of simplicity, common sense, and freedom means murder?
To those on the left reading this thread:
Those of you blaming Sarah Palin for the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords, or any other violent act, especially the one in Norway, shows just how mentally unhinged some of you have become.
Please get psychiatric help.
Openly blaming Sarah Palin for a random shooting is a display that things in your head are not right, and that your thinking and logic, or lack of, has become scrambled to the point of insanity.
Do you see conservatives acting out the way the left does?
No you don't.
Imagine if someone blamed Barack Obama for the shooting of a political opponent, or 100 innocent children.
That person would likely be committed for a 72 hour observation to determine their sanity, yet the leftist forums are filled with people who blame Palin for anything and everything.
This is nothing new.
Example: Remember the massive power outage in the NorthEast in 2003?
The left wasted no time in blaming then-President GWBush.
Worse, the left, namely Randi Rhodes of the now defunct "Air America" went on the air in 2006 and blamed the deaths of 12 mine workers on then-President GWBush.
The left doesn't mourn the deaths of innocent people - they immediately exploit the tragic deaths of these people on Conservative politicians and even private citizens such as Palin, whose "crime" is being a conservative who loves her country and doesn't badmouth it like so many on the left do, including our own President.
Regardless, some of you are insane based on your words and writings.
You are so filled with hate, that you will without hesitation, blame the tragic deaths of an estimated 100 children half-way around the world by a mentally unbalanced man not on him, but on some random conservative in the US
Palin is your favorite target.
The fact that she is breathing air drives many of you to and over the edge of insanity.
Again, seek help if you're one of those people before we read about you snapping and becoming even more unhinged and acting out the crazy thoughts that are bouncing around in your hate-filled head.
****Why are they underground?***
Because the sunlight of common sense makes them scatter like cockroaches.
As far as I'm concerned the far left can all go to hell. They all deserve what's coming their way. I hope they get it in spades and lose it all.
Their beloved obama is destroying them and their families too but they are all too effin stupid to figure it out.
And just to add some documentation on that, the leaderboard can be found here:
" I am shocked that Sarah Palin hasnt been blamed for Amy Winehouses death"
Still early in the day.
The killer's facebook page was altered hours after the massacre to include the terms "christian" and "conservative". Obviously he is neither, and obviously the left will say and do anything to parlay any atrocity into political favor.
Pathetic vermin
We do have much in common with conservatives in these other nations you mention.
I use "American conservatism" to mean a conservation of liberty based on the U.S. Constitution.
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After releasing a preview clip last week, Twentieth Century Fox is offering two new scenes from its Honest Abe–vampire mashup. Based on author-screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith's book of the same name, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter blends historical facts from Lincoln's (Benjamin Walker) life and career with details of the former President's secret attempts to rid the United States of the bloodsuckers plaguing the country.
The previous clip showed Lincoln and William Johnson (Anthony Mackie) taking a train trip to Gettysburg that had both men fighting vampires en route. While one of these new clips is also devoted to showing Lincoln fight vampires, the first looks at Lincoln's early tutelage under his fanged mentor Henry Sturges (Dominic Cooper), who helps Lincoln perfect his ax-wielding skills.
The second clip, "Waltz of Death," is pure action. Here, Lincoln meets his vampire antagonist, Adam (Rufus Sewell), and has to fight off 20 vampires with only his ax.
If you're curious about how director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) filmed the previous clip, the studio has created a featurette about the scene, which concentrates on Walker, who performed his own stunts.
The cast includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Mary Todd Lincoln, the President's wife, and Robin McLeavy as Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the president's mother. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was adapted by Grahame-Smith and produced by Tim Burton.


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Patrick Chinedu, Assistant Chief Education Officer, yesterday announced that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will be introduced in secondary schools across Guyana, so like at institutes, students can leave with skilled certificates in addition to the Caribbean Examination Certificate.
A survey is currently being conducted throughout Guyana to determine what the skill gaps are in the workforce in order to provide skills training programmes that are in demand by the market, Chinedu told a press conference at the Carnegie School of Home Economics yesterday.
Chinedu also said that TVET will soon be expanded to Region Nine.
TVET, which Chinedu described as using the mind to transform the society, acquires most of its standards from the Caribbean Association of National Training Agencies (CANTA). Chinedu also hopes that a new Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) will soon be issued in Guyana. He said that he strongly believes in acquiring a skill and hoped that all Guyanese aim at acquiring a skill.
Olato Sam, Chief Education Officer, said that TVET is the pathway to eradicating poverty, since it engages young people, giving them the opportunity to achieve their goals, away from non-traditional employment.
"We must embrace TVET as a vehicle for the modernisation of our society," Sam said.
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Hey! She is very beautiful. Can you say where is she from, please?)
She is so beautiful! I love how her joints are hidden. She looks more lifelike~
Oh My! So beautiful,both she and the picture is absolutely wonderful!
I just have to ask, where to order camera and computer.
My very first Bjd is on it's way and I'm so happy but I can not find any good accecories when it comes to electronics.
Would be very grateful if I could get some guidance to some good sites.
I just have to ask, where to order camera and computer.
My very first Bjd is on it's way and I'm so happy but I can not find any good accecories when it comes to electronics.
Would be very grateful if I could get some guidance to some good sites.
Thank you very much! The camera is actually a key chain! You can find them on eBay etc... I think I actually got the computer (Which is a pocket mirror LOL) both off Den of Angels for about 15$ each.
Gorgeous shot!
I like the coloring of this photo. The warm look. -Obviously, based on title lol.-
She is seriously beautiful. Of course it also takes an amazing photographer to capture such beauty I have to say I hold a special place for Natalie. She is probably my favorite of all of your bjds. Her posing is very natural and her hair is a really cute change in style.
Thanks so much ;] I have to say, I spend more time messing with her than I do the others... I'm still waiting to finish them up with clothes and such... she is deff the one that has the most! XD
By the way...Nat is like the least creepy BJD out there. That member should go look at some of the "darker" BJDs and then maybe he'd see she was normal!
Dawww~ =] Yeah I don't find her creepy, and I understand people do have a weird phobia about it... but still you dont go to a DA users profile that deals with your specific phobia to comment... thats just retarded.
I love her hair do. She looks all ready now with her camera!
Her hands are so sexy <3
I had to double take and make sure that was a doll xD Beautiful photo
she is so pretty >////< i really like her hands, ther r so realistic and ... pretty.. is there no other word to describe her?
I like the hand posing a lot, but I think my favorite part is her hair. It's very casual and cute!
I think she's lovely Her hair colour is gorgeous
one of the creepiest things I have ever seen
It's rather silly to leave a comment on something when said comment is neither constructive criticism or positive reinforcement. It's a waste of your time and a waste of the person's who ends up reading it.
Itty... I love you. ^^ You're sweet and your comment is true! =] Thanks!
Aw, np! DA is home to some thoughtless people, unfortunately. =/
This is true. I'm lucky to have only met two in my DAness. X3 And To have an Army of awesome DA Users haah
hey, we are done with the argument. There is no reason to bring it back up ok?
The picture is no way intended to be creepy, that's fairly obvious. Why in the world would you comment this? There's nothing constructive about your comment.
Thank you Chrysolith! :]
hey we are done with the argument. No reason to bring it up again, yeah?
Then you have a very boring and very unexciting life. :]
... I'm a filmmaker, fun is what I do. Plus how what that tie into ANYTHING of what I just said?
If this is one of the 'creepiest' things you have ever seen you have yet to leave your house and observe anything in the world. If a 'doll' is the 'creepiest' thing you have ever seen you obviously film very boring things and have yet to experience any type of excitement or thrill that is creepy. That's how it ties in to what you said.
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This chapter presented indicators of the status and change in U.S. elementary and secondary schools regarding student achievement, math and science coursetaking, implementation of content standards and state-level testing, curriculum structure and amount of time allocated to math and science compared with other countries, teacher quality (including initial training and professional development), teacher working conditions, access to and use of technology in schools, and transition to higher education. Although these indicators do not tell the whole story, they do highlight improvements in our K12 education system over the past few decades while pointing to areas of enduring concern.
Observations made about U.S. mathematics and science education in 1947 noted that textbooks were thick and included unnecessary information and that teachers did not have sufficient training in mathematics (NSB 2000.) Significant efforts have been made to reform elementary and secondary schools since 1947, such as those stimulated by Sputnik in 1957, the National Commission on Excellence in Education in 1983, and the National Education Goals that grew out of the Governors summit of 1990. The national policy goals and educational standards for mathematics and science education set new and higher expectations for U.S. schools, students, and teachers. The indicators in this chapter were chosen to measure how close the nation has come to meeting those expectations.
A higher proportion of students graduate from high school with advanced courses in mathematics and science than did their counterparts three decades ago. As measured by NAEP, student achievement in mathematics and science has increased since the mid-1970s, although relatively few students are attaining levels deemed Proficient or Advanced by NAGB, and the performance of U.S. students continues to rank substantially below that of students in a number of other countries. Furthermore, the relative performance of U.S. students compared to their counterparts in other countries appears to decline as students progress through school and it also affects our most advanced students.
Girls have closed much of the gender gap in mathematics achievement, although a larger share of boys continue to perform at the most advanced levels; the gender gap in science achievement has also narrowed. The gap between high and low performers remains wide, however, and black and Hispanic students continue to perform far below their white counterparts.
An explicit goal of educational standards for mathematics and science is that all students, without regard to gender, race, or income, participate fully in challenging coursework and achieve at high levels. The disparate performance among racial/ethnic groups is still observed when transcripts are examined. Asian/Pacific Islander and white students are much better represented in advanced courses than are black and Hispanic students. Racial/ethnic differences in math and science achievement persist among students taking similar courses in high school, primarily reflecting the large achievement gaps evident before high school entry.
In the 1980s, most states approved policies aimed at improving the quality of K12 education by implementing statewide curriculum guidelines and frameworks as well as assessments. At present, half of the states require students to pass some form of exit examination to graduate from high school, and others report that they are developing such tests. Teachers remain concerned, however, that standards do not always provide clear guidance regarding the goals of instruction and that schools do not yet have access to top-quality curriculum materials aligned with the standards. Although some states have recently delayed the introduction of high-stakes tests (i.e., tests that students must pass to either graduate or advance a grade), public support for the standards movement remains strong.
Public school teachers generally support the movement to raise standards, but they are less supportive than the general public. The vast majority of public school teachers feel that the curriculum is becoming more demanding of students, although they also feel that new statewide standards have led to teaching that focuses too much on state tests and that a significant amount of "teaching to the test" occurs.
Measuring the extent to which standards are linked to instruction that challenges students is difficult because available methods cannot measure quality directly. Available indicators focus on the amount of time students spend studying a subject (classwork and homework), the content of lessons, and the types of instructional resources used (e.g., textbooks). These data show that although U.S. students appear to receive at least as much classroom time in mathematics and science instruction as students in other nations, instruction in U.S. 8th-grade classrooms tends to focus on the development of low-level skills rather than on understanding and provides few opportunities for students to engage in high-level mathematical thinking.
Improvements in the quality of U.S. education cannot occur without the concurrence of teachers. Research suggests that the following factors are associated with teacher quality: having academic skills, teaching in the field in which the teacher received training, having more than a few years of experience (to be most effective), and participating in high-quality induction and professional development programs. It is still common for students to be taught math and science by teachers without academic training in those subjects, and this mismatch is worse in high-poverty schools.
Salaries for math and science teachers remain well below those of bachelors and masters degree scientists and engineers in industry. Given that teacher retirements are on the rise, increased salaries provide a means of retaining good teachers and attracting the number of quality teachers needed to replace retirees. The difference between the annual median salaries of all bachelors degree recipients and teachers has declined over the past 20 years, mainly due to increases in the relative size of the older teaching workforce and in salaries of older teachers.
The role of education technology in U.S. schools has been changing rapidly. Handheld calculators are commonly used in both U.S. homes and classrooms. About one-fourth of 4th-grade teachers and three-fourths of 8th-grade teachers report that they use calculators for solving complex problems. By 2000, nearly all schools reported that at least one computer was linked to the Internet and half of the classrooms had access to the Internet.
Finally, expectations of college attendance have increased dramatically over the past 20 years, even among low-performing students. More than two-thirds of high school graduates attend college, and a rising proportion have taken a college preparatory curriculum in high school. The use of AP exams to gain college credit in high school has also increased, although research has shown that some colleges are less likely to award AP credit now than in the past. College-level remediation is also on the rise, and policymakers are increasingly concerned about the number of students needing to take remedial courses in college. The impact of these changes on the S&E pipeline is addressed in the next chapter.
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Really awesome!
What you did here is pretty awesome. One of the sexiest sex poses I've seen, though I have to admit I do not like the mouth of the girl. But maaaan, you're good!
Very sensual, congratulations, man!
This is a beautiful piece. I hope no one reports it... I drew something like this before and the mods removed it from my gallery forcefully.
I'm not too sure whether you managed to avoid pornography here. It's very explicit.
As beautiful as this is, this might even be against this site's rules.
As beautiful as this is, this might even be against this site's rules.
Here you cannot see his penis inside her and some pictures far worse than this have been reported in the past and weren't censored by DA. So I guess it's ok if it's just suggested
I had a similar pic, and you couldn't even see the woman's breasts - you could barely see the top part of the man's buttocks and that was it - and it was removed -.- I hope this one doesn't get removed too, its so lovely...
You can't show full on penis in vagina, erections, spread vagina, or any kind of sexual fluid. Other then that these kind of drawings are okay.
Aw yeah. Into my sexy collection you go, non-pornographic but hot picture.
I love how much detail you put into this, and your proportions in anatomy is just wonderful along with everything else. I think this is all done so beautifully. ^^
amazing detail. ENVY
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Amazing! I wish I could draw women that well, it just looks so realistic but still has your own style to it. Love it
Very sexy indeed. Nice.
Wow! It's beautiful *_*
the detail is incredible
Its not porn, she's just sitting on him. Happens all the time! Anyways, nice work, to say the least.
lovely and tender.. i think that you did spectacular!
PS: But you're only just VERY barely scraping on this side of the DA rules about showing penetration^^
PS: But you're only just VERY barely scraping on this side of the DA rules about showing penetration^^
You work is gorgeous! I love it so much! So much detail!
Super Pretty! I like your work so much! :3
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Cowgirl is the best position ever!! (for us women *_*) Unfortunatelly, it only works properly with sufficient equipment I can tell this dude has it
I'm loving your works, as always! The anatomy is amazing and the way you draw hands is just perfect *_*!
I'm loving your works, as always! The anatomy is amazing and the way you draw hands is just perfect *_*!


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I will confess that my primary purpose for joining this forum is to sell my bike: I had a cervical spine injury two years ago, surgery was required, followed by much rehab. Just as life was begining to normalize, I was rear-ended in an auto accident. The resulting whiplash was enough to redamage some nerves, which meant another year of pain and several more proceedures. Hopefully I am now at the point where I'll not require any further proceedures. The BAD news is that I'll never again be able to ride a mountain bike!
I've owned my Miyata since 1993, and although it was built for the task, I never used it for anything but trail riding, and that was 90% paved surfaces, so she is still in pristine condition.
After so much time together it isn't easy to let her go---somewhere along the way that bike transitioned from a machine, to a friend.
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