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The couple that trains together stays together. But, let's face it, not everyone loves hitting the gym and lifting weights. However, having similar lifestyle preferences can ultimately make or break even the strongest bond. If you live an active lifestyle and your significant other prefers more sedentary activities (Netflix anyone?), it hinders together time and can lead to feeling distanced from your partner.
"When a couple works out together, the actual exercise itself can physically and emotionally have a positive impact," according to marriage and relationship psychotherapist Dr. Jane Greer via YouBeauty. "Both partners come away with feelings of synchronicity, cooperative spirit and shared passion. Then you throw in some spicy endorphins and it can be a real power trip for the relationship."
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Suggest just going on a walk together
Springing from a sedentary lifestyle to the gym is likely to be unappealing, so start small. Invite your partner on evening walks with you around your neighborhood. This will also give you alone time to bond, away from the distractions of the TV or computer. Your partner is likely to feel energized after the walks and this alone may boost them to be even more active. You can get in a couple of miles in a brisk walk in the evening and use it as a stepping stone to build up to more intense activities, plus it is a great way to see your neighborhood or city in a new light.
Go hiking on your next vacation
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Take a run to a new brunch place and back
Who doesn't love brunch? Running to brunch is a phenomenal idea for various reasons: 1) you are able to run on the weekend, so there is no time constraint, 2) it is a fabulous way to enjoy the nice weather on the weekend, 3) you get to run to the brunch destination, eat whatever you want without feeling guilty, and then run it off, and 4) you can get away with wearing running clothes at many brunch places. Give it a try. Suggest it to your partner and get them excited by choosing a new brunch place that he/she has been wanting to try. You can start out with shorter runs 1-2 miles from your home and increase the distance over time. Your partner may love the feeling of accomplishment so much that they start running for the sake of running too!
Run a 5K together for your favorite charitable cause
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See the city on bike
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Do pushups in between your TV sessions
Finding it impossible to get your partner to stop watching 7 straight hours of Netflix episodes? Want to get them moving? Try to turn it into a game or challenge by incorporating sets of pushups either every time something happens in a TV show (for example, every time someone says a certain word or phrase that is commonly used) or in between short 20 minute episodes. Alternatively, you can incorporate any exercise or short circuit here. For example, 3 sets of 10 pushups, 25 air squats, and 10 pull-ups. Don't worry if your partner can't do that many reps or has perfect form, the goal is to make it fun, encourage them, and get them moving. Tell them what a great job they did and if it is some kind of challenge let them win sometimes.
Join a club sport team together or with friends
If you live in an area that has club sports, join a team as a couple or, even better, recruit some of your friends and form a whole team! Choose a more active sport such as volleyball versus a less active one like kickball. Even if just you and your partner sign up together, you can usually be placed together as individuals on a group team. It will be a great way to meet new people that share a common interest and expand your social circle, something that will be key if you tend to currently have more sedentary friends.
Sweat in a hot yoga class
Hot yoga and Bikram yoga are challenging forms of yoga that appeal to men and women of all ages. Simply remaining in the heated 105F room for the 90 minute class will be a challenge at first, however the health benefits and the sense of accomplishment afterwards will be immense. In addition, being in a room full of mirrors in minimal clothing may force your partner to face the facts that they are not in the shape that they once were in. This self-realization may be all the motivation that they need in order to start making real and lasting changes to their activity level and diet. Remember to be encouraging and positive after the class and let them know that the second class is infinitely easier than the first. Consistency is key!
Pump iron in the gym together... or even get him / her a personal trainer to learn the ropes
If you have managed to get at least a few of the previous suggestions to work with your partner, you may be ready for the big leagues... the gym. Many people, especially when they have become in worse shape than they used to be, find it incredibly discouraging to face reality in the weight room. Moreover, they are likely to be sore for a couple of weeks and there is a critical 2-3 week period to get over the hump of getting back into working out. Ease your partner into going to the gym with you by sticking to an easier and shorter routine, say 30 minutes. If they do not know how to navigate their way around a gym or feel intimidated, help to educate them by doing exercises that are more appropriate for their fitness and comfort level. Remember, the key here is not really to be working out for yourself but to make sure that your partner has a positive experience. Go to the gym twice a day if you have to: once with him/her, and once for yourself. Even if you have to do this for a few weeks, the positive experience will pay off in spades when they begin to want to up the ante and do more and more challenging exercises. Which they will, trust me, as soon as they see and feel their body changing. Alternatively, you can also accomplish this with a personal trainer. Just make sure that you do with you think will work best for your partner.
Reinforce an active lifestyle with healthy eating habits
Don't throw away all of that hard work on increasing your partner's activity level with a garbage diet. If you already eat pretty healthy, simply stay on the same path. If you or your partner could clean up the diet, start by making small changes. For example, skip dessert after dinner. Don't eat after 8 PM. Cut out the soda. Gradually making moves to a clean and healthy diet will amplify the physical results of a more active lifestyle. For more information on why and how to eat a varied diet, see The health benefits of phytochemicals.
Set an example and be encouraging!
Attitude and motivation is extremely important to achieving success in any case, and fitness is no different. Do not put your partner down or nag them, ever. All that this will do is backfire on you. Remember to stay positive, set a good example, and be persistent. If you suggest one strategy a couple of different times and it does not work, try another. If all else fails, look for other reasons that your partner may be resisting you. Depending on the situation, it is possible that your partner may be depressed or have other emotional issues that is causing them to resist you. If this is the case, seek professional help. And in every case, before you or your partner engage in any physical activity, it is a good idea to get an OK from a medical professional. Best of luck to you!


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Keeping popup tent dry
March 07, 2009, 08:28:33 AM »
Hi, this is my first post. Does anyone ever cover their popup tent "material" to keep it from getting wet so packing up is no issue? I've looked around on different websites but haven't found any discussion on this topic. I cannot store my camper at home and instead store it a campground we belong to. We've gone camping but I'm always checking the weather and have cancelled vacation plans before when too many rainy days were predicted. I have an 07 Fleetwood Utah.
First of all, you guys rock. Thank you all so much for so many replies in the one day I went out of town. I guess I wasn't clear enough in my first post though it looks like "Mountainrev" got it. I can't bring it home. I didn't want to bore everyone with too many details but here's the deal. I live in a sub that doesn't allow anyone to store their boat or rv in their driveway or the street. My garage isn't long enough or tall enough to open it up and close the garage door. We just started camping in 2007 and I did think about the rain issue but we decided to go with a popup anyway because we had a minivan and couldn't tow anything heavier than a popup. I've been thinking about my options and wondered if anyone else had any suggestions. I think I'll go get that giant tarp and jimmy something. The A/C on the roof complicates things a bit as I'll have to cutout a hole for it but try to keep it to a minimum so it'll keep most of the rain from getting to the tent. I liked the one idea of getting custom covers as a few small covers take up much less storage room than a giant tarp. Thanks again to everyone.
Last Edit: March 08, 2009, 04:54:57 PM by lifer
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Re: Keeping popup tent dry
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March 07, 2009, 08:47:21 AM »
Welcome, lifer!
I've never seen or read here about anyone putting what amounts to (if I read you correctly) a tent fly over a pupup.
I think maybe you are too worried about packing up wet. I've even packed up a time or two in the rain, not just with the tenting wet. We've all packed up wet, and while it is not desirable, it is also not a huge issue.
The main thing is to open the camper to dry out as soon as possible when you get home. In your case, that may be in the driveway or at the campground where you park your camper. If it is sunny, it won't take too long to dry out. Just be sure it is thoroughly dry (including the 'fridge!) before you close up, or you will have mold/mildew eventually.
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March 07, 2009, 09:10:43 AM »
I'll second what Tom said. Go ahead and cancel planned camping trips when rain is in the forecast, but don't do it because your camper will get wet. That's why we have them! That's what they're made for!
By all means, camp in the rain. Just be sure, like Tom said, to set it up and dry it out as soon as possible. Even if it doesn't rain on your trip, if you take your camper down in the morning, there will likely be some condensation on the tenting, so setting up your camper for a few hours in your driveway is always a good thing.
One thing that might help a little to keep major moisture off, however, is something called Popup Gizmos (or PUGs, for short). You can order them right here from the PUX Trading Post. They are primarily made to keep your pup cooler in hot, sunny weather (using the silver side up), or else as insulation on cooler nights (using the silver side down). We use them to keep condensation from forming on the inside of our camper and "raining" on us in the morning. But they will protect your bunkends from rain, at least somewhat.
Oh, and welcome!
EDIT: As I read more carefully, I see you store your camper at a campground. Does that mean you don't pull it at all? Does it basically just sit at a site there year round? If so, then it would be a bit of a problem to dry out the "canvas." If you don't live too far from the campground, I would suggest towing your camper home if it's wet when you take it down, and setting it up in your driveway or even in the street for a few hours. If it's sunny, it will dry out quickly.
If you're far from the campground, and you are forced to simply leave it there, then I don't have a good suggestion for you, other than perhaps to drive back to the campground the next sunny day and set it up for a few hours, or else make arrangements for someone you trust to do that (perhaps the management at the campground).
But if you basically leave your camper at the same campground permanently, using it more or less like a cabin, then maybe a popup isn't right for your style of camping. You might want to consider getting a travel trailer that can be left up permanently.
Please tell us more details about how you camp, how far away the campground is from your home, etc.
Last Edit: March 07, 2009, 09:32:09 AM by mountainrev
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Re: Keeping popup tent dry
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March 07, 2009, 09:46:24 AM »
Welcome aboard, lifer!
Every now and then while camping, I'll see a PUP with a large tarp over it - presumably either to keep it dry, or as a quick fix to a leakage problem. Sometimes I'll see PUPs with tarps simply draped over them, other times there are poles and guy ropes involved in making it more of a canopy.
Like you, I keep my PUP in a storage lot, and I'm not allowed to pop-up there at all. The reason its in a lot is that I own a condo/townhouse and there are rules about storing trailers on the property. When I come back from camping with wet tenting, I pop-up in the driveway at home and park my vehicle in the visitors' parking; its generally only for a day while it dries out. If there's a complaint, I just listen to the property manager rant on for a while and nod while he reads the rules at me and thats usually the end of the matter.
But, if that type of solution won't work for you, remember that it only takes a couple of hours in the sun at the most to dry out tenting. A friends driveway, the parking lot at an out-of-the-way city park, a highway rest stop close to home, or a patch of vacant land may be all you need.
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March 07, 2009, 09:50:33 AM »
I bought my PUP in October and at the time it had been raining during that week. I knew I only had a good couple of weeks left before the rain turned to snow, but I really wanted to stay in my new purchase before the weather set in, so I had made a purchase of a large tarp at Wal-Mart (I think the dimension was 8 X 21 and I got it for 20 bucks) to use for covering my PUP for the winter. I wanted to try my PUP out before I winterized it and I knew that if I were to pack it away for the winter without letting the canvas dry, I would have problems. I ended up taking the tarp and pulling it over the camper and, using bungee cords, secured it to the top. It worked great! I left my camper up for two weeks and I had rain, high winds, and frost in the mornings and the canvas stayed dry. It also served another purpose, because it made it darker in the camper in the morning. I guess this is a makeshift version of the "Pop up Gizmos" covers everyone talks about, and even though I am going to purchase those covers this spring, I'm going to pack that tarp with me also as an added precaution, because it worked so well.
P.S. If you try it, you will have to rig some sort of extension to pull it over the top. I just so happened to have a broken rake handle, pounded a nail in the end of it, and used it to put through the tarp holes in order to pull it over the camper.
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March 07, 2009, 10:19:24 AM »
I have seen tarps strung over pups before, but we never do it. Just open it up at home when it stops raining to dry out.
Last Edit: March 07, 2009, 10:20:26 AM by miataman
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Re: Keeping popup tent dry
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March 07, 2009, 05:30:42 PM »
Quote from: Tom-TC on March 07, 2009, 08:47:21 AM
I've never seen or read here about anyone putting what amounts to (if I read you correctly) a tent fly over a pupup.
One family we camp with each season owned a Fleetwood Utah for several years and for many of those years would erect a massive tarp over the trailer in hopes of avoiding wet tenting, for much the same reasons as the OP. How they had the patience to deal with this massive tarp every time they set up and struck camp was always a mystery to me, but they persisted ... until one very wet and very windy Hallowe'en weekend when that tarp was torn completely to shreds before our very eyes by the wind, with little any of us could do to control the flailing remnants.
They now own a monster 5th and no longer have to worry about wet tenting.
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March 07, 2009, 07:04:25 PM »
I have used these on my pop-up ant Kiwi for the last 5 years, they help keep the rain off the sides of the canvas and dry overnite. They also keep things dry while setting up and taking down. Had Bearcreek make them and made hardware myself, made the proto-type out of tarp. Eric
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Re: Keeping popup tent dry
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March 08, 2009, 04:56:28 AM »
Nice work, Eric.
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March 08, 2009, 05:37:40 AM »
Quote from: lifer on March 07, 2009, 08:28:33 AM
I cannot store my camper at home and instead store it a campground we belong to.
How far is it from home to the campground? If you're close, you have several options that you would not have if you live quite far from the campground.
In order to keep the camper's fabric dry enough to stow it in the rain, you'd need a huge tarp suspended over the whole thing - like a carport. This is not practical in my opinion, though, as there will be blowing rain and just the near 100% humidity while it's raining.
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March 08, 2009, 07:40:06 AM »
I once noticed some folks who draped a large tarp over their rig just before popping up. Looked to me as if they had it pretty much down to a science. It did rain that particular weekend and they were still able to unzip the windows and enjoy the outside air. Sunday morning simply involved a reverse procedure.
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Quote from: Eric.Belinda on March 07, 2009, 07:04:25 PM
I have used these on my pop-up ant Kiwi for the last 5 years, they help keep the rain off the sides of the canvas and dry overnite. They also keep things dry while setting up and taking down. Had Bearcreek make them and made hardware myself, made the proto-type out of tarp. Eric
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I have seen those bunk-end awning covers too on PUPs, but I have always wondered if it rained really hard and the wind was blowing, then the canvas on the rest of the PUP would get wet.You would still need to dry off that canvas as much as possible before folding down the PUP and then pop her back up at home to dry out. But maybe some folks just want that extra protection, which is fine too.
We never worry about rain...and believe me, it ALWAYS rains on us during a camp-out or two or three during the summer. We always take extra highly absorbent towels to use to dry off the PUP as much as possible and then pop her up to dry out when we get home. Never had any problems with mildew or water damage.
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We use the Pop-Up Gizmos (PUG's) that are sold here. They will not keep the canvas 100% dry, but it will keep the majority of the rain off of the roof of the canvas. But, there is no true way to keep the canvas dry. If you have to put away wet, then there are only two options for you to prevent mold:
1. Open the pup as soon as you can whenthe rain stops to allow the canvas to dry
2. Purchase either desiccant or an electric de-humidifier to dry the pup when closed.
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The rule I've always followed during my several decades of camping (mostly tents but now the PUP) is this: if I have to pack it wet I have to set it up to dry out as soon as I get home. Sometimes that's been a big PIA but I've never had a mildew or mold problem.
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Quote from: Eric.Belinda on March 07, 2009, 07:04:25 PM
I have used these on my pop-up ant Kiwi for the last 5 years, they help keep the rain off the sides of the canvas and dry overnite. They also keep things dry while setting up and taking down. Had Bearcreek make them and made hardware myself, made the proto-type out of tarp. Eric
Bunkend awning cover
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Did you buy these or make them? More info please. I like the idea that they stick out a little further than the canvas and would not WICK or drip water on the screen and get bedding wet. I like.
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Construction numbers were the most disappointing after strong numbers in March in spite of bad weather," said Hine, DEED's Labor Market Information Office research director. "We have had four months of overall sluggish growth in construction jobs," although Hine sees no reason to diminish our optimism. He went on to explain we really did see more jobs in April, but the growth was not as robust as in previous years, leading the seasonally adjusted numbers to look worse than they actually were. He advised that next month's report on May jobs will be more telling.
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A recent nationwide survey forecasts industrial building construction jobs to grow by 6 percent, commercial and institutional building construction jobs to grow 3 percent and new single-family housing construction jobs to drop by 14 percent compared to 2011. Economic Modeling Specialists International based the projections on a meta-analysis of over 90 government labor databases for CareerBuilder, a global talent recruiter. The reader may surmise a relationship between growth in manufacturing jobs and growth in jobs that build manufacturing plants.
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Boston University announced Tuesday that alumnus David Quinn will replace Jack Parker as the Terriers' new head coach.
WHDH sports director Joe Amorosino first reported the news via Twitter on Monday:
Quinn was Parker's associate head coach for five seasons before leaving after the 2009 national championship run to join the Colorado Avalanche organization. He currently is an assistant coach for the NHL team.
"I'd like to thank [BU] president [Dr. Robert] Brown and [BU director of athletics] Mike Lynch for giving me this incredible opportunity and entrusting me with the BU hockey program," said Quinn in a news release. "I surely wouldn't be in this position if it were not for Jack Parker and I'm very lucky to be able to call him my coach, mentor and friend. One of the things that makes this job so unique is that beyond all the success here, the former players have such a loyalty towards the program. I look forward to continuing that and the legacy that Coach Parker leaves behind."
"David Quinn is the ideal candidate for this job," added Lynch. "His resume is filled with great experiences at every level and he is a proven head coach and a consummate professional. He is also a BU man, an important consideration as we deliberated. Jack Parker is in many ways irreplaceable, but I'm absolutely convinced that the future of BU hockey is in great hands."
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Some people have fun on this board, and I couldn't join the party because I was a bit upset over my loss on JRT. Even if it is a relatively small loss for me ($8,000 which is a small percentage of my stock portfolio), the manner of this loss was unpleasant.I started to buy in at a correct moment, as I mistakenly thought, when the stock price dropped to $0.28 after the reverse split. I carefully looked at their filings and didn't see a big risk. Everything looked relatively fine. I knew that there would be some loss in Q4 and I still believed that the price was OK, with all bad news overfactored in the price.So, I wasn't really surprised with the Q4 loss, even if it was a bit bigger than I thought.However, the bold fraudulent action to wipe out existing shareholders with $150M in common stock offering to be raised, just caught me off guard.I could not even think about possibility to dilute the company from 5M shares to infinite number of shares. For example, at today's closing price, they need to sell 170M shares to raise $150M. It is more than 3000% dilution.The crooked management and board basically steal money from existing shareholders. It is fraud.I understand that it will not be so easy to get them legally, and my loss is quite small for any legal action. However, I think that somebody, with bigger position in JRT, will get them.It is worth mentioning that with such management and Board actions, it is very possible that JRT was involved in some kind of fraudulent financial reporting. So, it very well might be one fraud covering other fraud.Why diluting shares like this might constitute a fraud you might ask? They, of course, have Board voted on this. So, it at least looks legitimate. Well, there are laws around that regulate such significant for a corporation events. Most likely one or more such laws are broken even if they think that they are all covered. Smart lawyers, competent in corporate governance will likely identify many weak spots in paperwork and voting surrounding this massive dilution.It is not so legally simple in U.S. to wipe out existing corporate owners, unless there is a BK procedure in place.Again, my loss is too small for me to get them legally prosecuted. However, I believe that JRT committed some kind of financial fraud and should be prosecuted. If and when some bigger shareholder starts this legal process, I might jump in just to pay those JRT crooks back.
What I see here is that existing JRT shareholders got screwed in all holes and in all positions.Legally, though, it is kind of unclear if the financial fraud or securities fraud can be proved. It well might be, but who knows maybe the JRT scam artists can get of a hook somehow.Do you really think that somebody can go to jail for just a relatively small fraud?
This fraud is not so small. Under Security Act of 1934 and especially under SOX, it is quite possible for people who sign intentionally false F/S to go to jail.Here we don't know how far reaching the fraud is, but it might be uncovered eventually once somebody sues the management, Board, and the auditor.Basically, the JRT management, with the help of Board, took over the company from existing shareholders. Nice move, but there might be a bunch of legal problems with such move. Who voted? How voted? On base of what? Where the shareholders' laws broken? Many questions can arise.Can you imagine for example a Board of any publicly-visible US corporation just get together and wipes existing shareholders without going BK? Not likely. Let try BAC or C, for example, wipe out the government as a shareholder and you will see what happens.Here JRT management thinks that nobody will notice or notice but not care or care but not have enough resources to get back on them. They might be right. Or might be very wrong. We will see how it goes.
Sure some fraud is going on here, otherwise how you will dilute existing shareholders, without asking them, by such crazy percentage. Everybody will do it if it was so easy.Also agree that their financial statements smell bad with such actions. Likely they cook or cooked the books.Some of these so-called JRT managers can actually go to jail for this IF it gets uncovered. After SOX, intentionally cooking the books is a dangerous tactic.


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Having a Baby After 50
I opened my post office box and removed an AARP magazine, a La Leche League newsletter, and a postcard of a pagoda in Myanmar, which I'd mailed to myself two weeks earlier while on assignment in the country formerly known as Burma. The Idaho mountain morning was autumn orange, my first at home after 24 sleepless hours flying economy class from Yangon. My baby screamed whenever the stroller stopped rocking, and the early miseries of a cold pounded in my head.
A young woman standing next to me at the post office smiled and nodded at the stroller. "What a beautiful baby," she cooed in a swoony voice. "Where's his mother?"
Putting on a smile stolen from mug shots of serial killers, I said, "This old hag is his mom."
I am 54 years old and suffering the delirious consequences of weaning a baby and being one of the first Western journalists to visit Naypyidaw, the new capital city of the military dictatorship that has held the Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for much of the past 18 years. No doubt, I am also the first breastfeeding 54-year-old journalist to go this route. (No, I didn't take my son with me: Myanmar, military dictators, and babies really don't mix.) But today, deadlines looming and baby wailing as if his hair is on fire, I choose to blame my entire exhausted life on the airline's lack of business-class upgrades and on Mary Martin.
I was 7 years old when Peter Pan soared before my eyes. No Wendy envy and shadow mending for me. Martin set my imagination free and ruined any future I had as a shop clerk or a stay-at-home mom. Nothing since has been able to hold me down — not marriage (past or present), four kids, State Department warnings, or leaking breasts. I'm not complaining. My dual careers as a journalist and as a mother are rewarding: unimpressive pay, but magnificent scenery once you get outside the refugee camps or the laundry room.
So perhaps that's why I've been dodging bullets in the third world and giving birth for four decades. The possibility of my dying on the job does not seem too alarming, since fate can hit you with a truck anywhere. But to some, having a baby in your 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s sounds like a nasty habit, right up there with chewing tobacco or scrubbing grout with your toothbrush. There should be a 12-step program for women like me, rebels who can't give up their quixotic causes or their diaper bags.
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Why a baby at 53? I could answer, "Because I'm good at it," or, "Because I wanted to." Or, more accurately, because my husband, Fred, wanted to, and he hadn't met his soul mate until we both were in our last laps around the reproductive track. Our handsome young fertility doctor did a uterine drive-through and felt confident he could get me pregnant. "I'm flattered," I joked weakly.
Retirement accounts, our contemporaries warned, are for endless rounds of golf and margaritas, not rocking chairs and Similac. With two kids out of college and one in high school, our next 20 or 30 years offered unlimited travel, complete domination of the remote control, and the luxury to fail miserably at every fine art we'd always claimed we could have been great at. Weeks of vacillation turned to months, and my husband began to squint when he looked at me, as if he suspected I wouldn't give him a kidney if needed. I could hear my biological clock still ticking even though it was nearly broken.
Because I love my husband to destruction, temporarily carrying around an extra 25 pounds in order to deliver seven that are all he'd ever wanted began to seem a small sacrifice. Fred was a musician-rancher who had made enough money that he no longer needed to hold down a nine-to-five, so being a dad would be his new full-time job, leaving me free to travel for my work. Tick, tick, tick…every day I told myself I knew what I was doing. I wasn't crazy. Some days, I believed it.


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Governments deliver some of society's most vital services. In an emergency, citizens look to public agencies to continue providing public assistance checks and public utilities, in addition to emergency services, including medical care or shelter. In today's technological age, governments must ensure vulnerabilities are found and mitigated before disaster strikes.
In April, Government Technology surveyed our readers and found that respondents were mostly confident in their ability to rebound after a catastrophe. Of the 121 readers who responded, about 60 percent were highly confident in their organizations' ability to maintain operations during a disaster. Eighty-one percent were at least moderately confident.
Although many of the responses showed a positive trend in government's preparedness, some experts warn that truly being prepared is more than ticking items off a checklist.
For example, 95 percent of respondents said they had identified key staff to be contacted in an emergency. But there often is confusion among those key staff members when an emergency happens, said Eric Holdeman, principal with ICF International's Emergency Management and Homeland Security Practice.
"You've identified staff," he said, "but do the staff know they've been identified? That happens much more than you'd ever believe."
Even when staff members are aware they've been identified, they don't always know what's required of them, added Holdeman. "They've never received any information about what that duty might be or received any training on what it would mean." In addition, planners must consider whether those key staff members will be available during an emergency. For instance, they may be the primary caretaker for a family member or are unable to leave their children because they have no alternate care, said Holdeman, who was director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management prior to joining ICF International.
"It's one thing to have a name on a roster; it's another thing to really have a plan in place and be prepared," Holdeman said, adding that names on the roster should belong to people who know they will be expected to perform some duty and be committed to doing so.
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David Taylor, CIO of the Florida Department of Health, said the survey results are encouraging and show improvement from a few years ago, though he believes the most important thing about having a disaster recovery plan is practicing with it.
"The risk in all of these plans is that folks create a plan and then put it on the shelf and don't pull it off until the first time they're in a crisis situation," Taylor said. "It is imperative that they practice the plan, the individuals who are involved in the plan know exactly what their role is and what the relationship of their role is to other people's roles in the plan. Unless that's practiced, people really don't understand how to implement their role in a disaster."
Tabletop exercises can be helpful, he said, but real-life simulations are the most valuable for identifying vulnerabilities. "Actually using the stuff in a closest to real-life simulation as possible - that's where the real learning takes place and the real value happens," Taylor said.
In Florida, agencies are required to test their plans at least once per year, he said. The Florida Department of Health tests its plan biannually.
Since Taylor's agency is responsible for coordinating emergency health and medical care in a disaster, the agency must be able to have necessary systems up and running in a very short time. "It's important for us to set up treatment areas regardless of the physical location - buildings, warehouses, campgrounds, etc. - so we practice that," he said. "We bring out the satellite systems, the 800 MHz radio and get all of that in place, and we test that twice a


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Katy Perry kissed a girl, but she didn't like it. That girl was Miley Cyrus, and she's not thrilled about what Katy had to say about their recent smooch.
According to a March 6 report by E! Online, this spit-swapping smackdown started after Miley Cyrus attempted to make out with Katy Perry during her Bangerz concert in Los Angeles. "I just walked up to her to give her like a friendly girly kiss, you know, as girls do, then she like tried to move her head and go deeper and I pulled away," Katy said during a recent appearance on Australia's "Sunrise." She then explained why she was reluctant to swap spit with her fellow singer. "God knows where that tongue has been. We don't know! That tongue is so infamous!"
The French kiss fail didn't stop Miley from kissing girls. According to E! Online, she also locked lips with a lucky fan during her Mar. 1 concert in Las Vegas. She tweeted, "I wasn't wiping [off] your kiss pretty girl just your dark lipstick that was all over my face thanks for coming to the show mystery babe x."
Miley also used Twitter to respond to Katy. She tweeted, " Girl if ur worried abt where tongues have been good thing ur ex boo is ur EX BOO cause we ALL know where THAT been." Katy didn't seem too offended. She jokingly responded, "Oooo gurrrl I'm gonna give you the BIGGEST spanking when I see you in the UK bb!"
Katy Perry's kiss diss probably shouldn't upset Miley Cyrus's tongue too much -- the tough appendage has already found out that enduring attacks is just part of the life of a celebrity.
Now that the tongue is popular enough to have groupies, here's a look back at its meteoric rise to fame:
The Tongue's Big MTV Video Music Awards Moment
After Miley's tongue caused a major controversy at the VMAs simply by making an appearance onstage, creative director Diane Martel felt compelled to defend it. "And for the geriatric crew, the tongue out is not sexual," she told MTV News. "It's selfie code. It's mocking 'pretty.' It's not for your gaze. It's for a young audience's gaze."
The Gene Simmons Diss
This KISS singer (and member of the geriatric crew) obviously felt threatened by how quickly Miley's tongue was gaining fame. He critiqued the tongue's VMAs performance during a Rolling Stones interview. "It was okay," he said. "But that's a girl's version. It's like girls basketball. It's as good as girls can get at basketball. But you can't play with the guys." He's just jealous that he didn't think of licking a sledgehammer first.
The Cher Shaming
Cher also had some not-very-nice things to say about Miley's tongue. During a USA Today interview, she criticized the tongue for not being pretty enough to be a pop star. "And, chick, don't stick out your tongue if it's coated," she said. Hopefully that mean girl comment didn't make the tongue feel pressure to get plastic surgery to change its appearance.
The Rolling Stone Cover
Miley's tongue hit the big time by making the cover of Rolling Stone in September. However, all those terrible tongue-lashings had it already thinking about retiring. "Now people expect me to come out and twerk with my tongue out all the time. I'll probably never do that s**t again," Miley revealed. Spoiler alert: she lied.
The Tongue is Spotted with the Model of the Moment
In December, Miley's tongue was spotted getting cozy with the tongue of "It" girl Cara Delevingne. Cara's eyebrows had no comment about Miley's Instagram shot that appeared to show the singer licking Delevingne's tongue.
The Big Madonna Moment
Other members of the music community finally started embracing the tongue earlier this year. In January, Miley's tongue and Madonna's tongue appeared together in a hoedown-themed "MTV Unplugged" performance.
The Tongue Steps Out of Miley's Shadow
Finally, the tongue (literally) became bigger than Miley during the singer's Bangerz tour. It now opens the singer's concerts in the form of a gigantic tongue slide that Miley makes an entrance on.
Miley Cyrus better hope that the tongue doesn't ever decide to go solo.


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You got your blood test results back from the doctor, and you were told that your triglycerides were too high. What does that mean? You've heard about good and bad cholesterol levels, and blood sugar levels, but what are triglycerides?
If this describes your situation, there's not need to panic. While high triglycerides are not something you should ignore, it is something that can be corrected. All it takes are a few easy to follow steps, and you can take care of the problem before it becomes something serious.
Triglycerides are a form of fat that travels through the blood stream to your cells. When your triglyceride levels are too high ti means you have too much fat in your blood stream. Normal levels are typically considered to be less than 150 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). Some newer recommendations coming out are suggesting that it should be lowered to 100 mg/dL.
Triglyceride levels increase and decrease based on many factors. For short periods elevated levels are not a big concern, but if left untreated it can lead to other problems. High triglyceride levels are considered to be a marker for metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, both of which are precursors to Type 2 diabetes.
While there may be some genetic factors factors that lead to higher triglyceride levels, the biggest factors are diet and weight. Reserach has shown that the glycemic load of carbohydrates has a large impact on triglyceride levels. Glycemic load is a measure of how fast the sugars from different foods enter the blood stream. Foods with a high glycemic load deliver a lot of sugar in a short period of time, which increases insulin production.
Fortunately, lowering triglyceride levels is something you can do without having to rely on prescription drugs. As with many health issues, it comes down to diet and exercise. In fact, the steps you should take to lower your triglycerides will also help to remedy other health problems, including decreasing your risk of strokes, heart disease, and some cancers.
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Johnnie Alexander Donley writes stories of suspense, intrigue, and romance set in World War II. Her debut book, Where Treasure Hides, won the American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis contest for Historical Fiction in 2011. A history enthusiast, Johnnie has also edited nonfiction manuscripts and textbooks. She is a founding member of the Central Florida chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers. A longtime Florida resident, Johnnie treasures family memories, road trips, classic movies, shelves of books, and her papillon Rugby.
Her debut novel, Where Treasure Hides, is published by Tyndale and is available through Amazon.com.
Learn more about Johnnie on her website: www.Johnniedonley.com.
Below, Johnnie answers some questions about her path to publication.
How many complete novels have you written so far?
Where Treasure Hides is my second complete and polished novel, but the only one published. It's about my fourth if you count very rough drafts.
Years you've been writing:
This is always such a hard question. I've been writing off and on practically all of my life. After I first participated in NaNoWriMo in 2003, I dreamed of becoming a novelist. From that experience, I learned that I actually could put together a story and develop characters. However, it wasn't until 2007, when I attended my first major writers conference (and had quit my full-time job) that I was able to devote the necessary time for research and writing.
First thing you ever had published:
Two poems, "Have You Seen This Child?" and "On I-70," both published in the Nebraska English Counselor in the early 1980s.
In a paragraph or two, describe what the road to novel/book publication was like for you.
At first I didn't know which road to follow, nonfiction or fiction. But as I prayed and became more knowledgeable about the publishing world, I felt God pushing me toward fiction. Though it took several years to get a contract, I never thought of giving up. Winning the Writer of the Year and Best Novel awards at the 2009 Florida Christian Writers Conference and the 2011 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Contest in Historical Fiction helped keep me going when I became too discouraged. These awards were affirmations that I was doing what I was supposed to be doing – writing novels.
Do you have an agent? How did you acquire him/her?
Tamela Hancock Murray with the Steve Laube Agency represents me. When Tamela signed me on, she was with a different agency. I met a colleague of hers at the 2010 Florida Christian Writers Conference, and she passed my proposal along to Tamela.
Late one afternoon, Tamela gave me a call and offered representation even though she hadn't yet read the entire manuscript. I managed to stay calm mainly because I was so stunned. Happily, amazingly stunned. That manuscript hasn't yet sold, but thankfully we've had better success with my second project.
Are you a fan of writing contests? Why or why not?
I love writing contests and find them to be very helpful. My first entry into the ACFW Genesis contest didn't fare very well, but the judges' comments were extremely helpful. The second time I entered with a different project, the opening pages of Where Treasure Hides, and I won.
Last year I was named a Bronze Medal Finalist in the My Book Therapy Frasier Contest with a contemporary romance.
At the same time I entered the Frasier, I entered a historical project in the Touched By Love contest sponsored by Faith Hope Love. Two judges loved it; the third had issues which she was not shy about sharing. That third judge and I now have an email friendship which has proved more valuable than a high score.
It's never easy to read negative comments about a beloved story. But the vast majority of judges know what they're talking about. I try to learn from their critiques even if I disagree with them.
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you were first starting out?
I definitely wish I hadn't waited so long, but that's something I can't change. I wish I knew more about the marketing and social media aspects of publishing. I'm learning, but sometimes feel like I'm late to the game. Even so, I have met some incredibly kind and encouraging authors, bloggers, and marketing experts in just a few short weeks.
Three books on writing/publishing you'd recommend:
The Moral Premise: Harnessing Virtue and Vice for Box Office Success by Stanley Williams, Ph.D. Though primarily written for screenwriters, the advice works well for novelists, too. It's a hard book to get through, but worth it.
Unleash the Writer Within: The Essential Writers' Companion by Cec Murphey. This is such an encouraging book for writers.
Writing Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson and Peter Economy. The advice on structuring a novel with three disasters and an ending is especially helpful.
How is being published different than you thought it would be?
Since it's been less than a month since my novel released, I'm still breaking out in giddiness at odd moments. The best part is reading comments and reviews from people who don't know me and who love the story. I get teary-eyed and am so grateful to God for blessing me with this dream-come-true.
What are two pieces of advice you would give to writers who are desperately seeking publication?
Attend a writers conference. The major one for inspirational fiction is the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference. But there are many others. The expense is worth the professional contacts you can make with agents, editors, and other writers.
Join a critique group that will help you grow as a writer. I am very blessed to be part of two online critique groups made up of talented and kindly-tough partners. I owe each of them so much for their input into my stories.


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The Florida Gators breezed through the first two rounds of action last week. On Thursday, CBS Sports named Florida as a 4.5 favorite over UCLA in the Sweet 16. The Gators haven't had many struggles since their loss to Connecticut in December, so this should be their most significant test of the season.
Preview of South region- Dayton vs Stanford.
It's the first time all year that Florida's season has been in doubt, and they'll be facing PAC-12 champion UCLA. The Bruins also had a relatively easy time earning a sweet 16 bid, however, they'll be up against the class of college basketball.
UCLA (28-8) vs. Florida (34-2) 9:45 p.m. CBS
If you take one look at Florida, nothing great stands out. They play tremendous defense with nice size along the front line, but it's not like they have the dynamic shot blocker dominating the game.
Patric Young has been a force inside, and his toughness has been pivotal for the Gators' fortunes. Ever since his offensive rebound and monstrous slam against Albany, Florida has not looked back in the NCAA tournament.
Ranking the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games.
Kyle Anderson has the ability to take over the game for UCLA. He'll need to be at his best when he faces that vaunted Gator press. The Bruins must pass the ball with precision if they are going to pull the upset.
So far, both teams have been decisive with their ball movement, and Thursday won't be the time to become hesitant. Scottie Wilbekin has been flawless in the tournament, so expect him to make all the plays for Florida.
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However, if the Gators can't force turnovers on UCLA, it will be difficult for Florida to score enough points. Not many teams can put the ball in the hoop like the Bruins. With Jordan Adams on the floor, UCLA has better shooting across the board.
UCLA shoots 75 percent from the foul line, while Florida sits at 66 percent. Both teams shoot well from two point range. Florida is just over 46 percent, while UCLA is at 49 percent. The Bruins also shoots 38 percent from three point range. Florida is just below at 36 percent.
The x-factor for Florida will be Michael Frazier. He's not the only threat from downtown, but he's the most consistent. Frazier is capable of hitting six or more three's in a hurry. In fact, the Bruins should be worried about his contributions the most.
With the style of play of both teams, the game should turn into an up tempo affair. That should favor the Bruins in the long run.
How do you count out a team that hasn't lost since Dec. 2? Florida has made three straight Elite 8 games, so they'll be ready for the big stage in Memphis. UCLA could be the team capable of holding the trophy at the end of the tournament. If they shoot it well and get out in transition, they'll win it. Still, the SEC hasn't lost in the tournament yet.
Florida 80- UCLA 78
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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – The Mega Millions winning numbers for December 6, 2013 results Friday night will break a 2013 record. Friday's draw is the largest for the game this year. And that is exactly what Mega Millions had hoped for just two months ago. In October 2013, Mega Millions unveiled dramatically new changes to the game. The goal was higher draws, reached in fewer weeks, generating more news coverage. And it's working. The Mega Millions winning numbers for 12-6-13 are being announced live at 11 pm EST Friday. But they have been dominating national news since Tuesday evening.
The latest results will unveil Mega Million winning numbers the evening of December 6, 2013. The draw will also offer consumers the hope of winning two hundred ninety-one million dollars with a cash option of one hundred fifty-seven million dollars. But Friday's draw is not as good as it seems. The odds of winning Friday's draw is fifty percent worse than had you played the game two months ago. And yet, that is perfectly fine with some consumers and exactly what Mega Millions wants.
The peculiar logic behind the 12-5-13 draw was predicted by LALATE back in September. At the time Mega Millions unveiled to news its plans for the game's overall. They also admitted their motives.
Mega Millions had analyzed their game earlier this year and determined how to make it more competitive. The finding was that, the bigger the draw amount, the more news coverage. And the more coverage, the more sales generated. They realized that draws that are two hundred, three hundred, possibly four hundred million dollars generate massive national news. But draws of fifty million dollars rarely get coverage. It's when the game reaches those big draws that more purchases are made and Mega Millions makes more money.
So how did Mega Millions achieve that focus? It revamped the game to start at a higher first week draw amount. It then made the odds of winning the big jackpots harder. So in essence, officials plotted a path for the game to run up to higher payouts, in less weeks, because of harder odds and less chances of winning big draws. And technically, they achieved that by changing the number of balls in the game.
Powerball has had four draws over three hundred million dollars. And each dominated national news coverage. Mega Millions wants the same for its game. So now with odds fifty percent worse, the game will reach its biggest payout since May 2012. The previously highest draw this year from Mega Millions was $198 million in May. For live results Friday click HERE.


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It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 - 1973)
Contributed by: Alexandra
SEEK OUT OVERSEAS OPPORTUNITIES – Given the weak dollar, US products and services are bargains in other countries. Volunteer for an ex-pat job. Take on a sales job overseas. I will be spending more time overseas this year than I had over the previous 6 years combined.
Stephen Shapiro
Source: 7 Things You Can Do To Save Your Job… Or Create a New One: http://www.steveshapiro.com/2008/07/25/7-things-you-can-do-to-save-your-job-or-create-a-new-one/
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Our point of view is, lets not be so elitist that we can't honor good, hard, dignified, ennobling work: people working with their hands, building things, putting up solar panels, weatherizing homes, working on organic agriculture, building wind farms. We don't have robots in society, so somebody has to do that work. Lets make sure that the people who can use that work get a chance to do it. I see that as a first step toward bigger and better things.
Van Jones
Source: The Green Options Interview: Van Jones: http://ryanthibodaux.greenoptions.com/2007/05/29/the-green-options-interview-van-jones/
Our attitude has always been that if you hire good people and provide good wages and good jobs and more than that -- if you provide careers -- that good things will happen to your company. I think we can say that that has been proved by the quality of people that we have and how they have built our organization.
Jim Sinegal
Source: The Motley Fool: Costco's Competitive Secret: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2006/06/14/costcos-competitive-secret.aspx
We need to send hundreds of millions of dollars down to our public high schools, vocational colleges, and community colleges to begin training people in the green-collar work of the future -- things like solar-panel installation, retrofitting buildings that are leaking energy, wastewater reclamation, organic food, materials reuse and recycling. All the big ideas for getting us onto a lower carbon trajectory involve a lot of people doing a lot of work, and that's been missing from the conversation. This is a great time to go to the next step and ask, well, who's going to do the work? Who's going to invest in the new technologies? What are ways to get communities wealth, improved health, and expanded job opportunities out of this improved transition? That's one component: rather than creating job-training pipelines that put these kids at the back of the line for the last century's pollution-based jobs, we need to be creating opportunities for them to be at the front of the line for the new clean and green jobs.
Source: An Interview with Van Jones: http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2007/03/20/vanjones/
It's time we stopped putting up with unhappy workplaces and bad bosses. Unhappiness at work is not a minor annoyance. It makes us tired, stressed and negative. Worst case, it makes us sick or kills us. Being happy at work makes you more energetic, productive, motivated, creative and successful. That is what we need more of. That is how we will work from now on. With happiness.
Alexander Kjerulf
Source: The Happy At Work Manifesto: http://www.changethis.com/36.04.HappyatWork
Our jobs determine to a large extent what our lives are like. Is what you do for a living making you ill? Does it keep you from becoming a more fully realized person? Do you feel ashamed of what you have to do at work? All too often, the answer to such questions is yes. Yet it does not have to be like that. Work can be one of the most joyful, most fulfilling aspects of life. Whether it will be or not depends on the actions we collectively take.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Source: Good Business : Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning, Pages: 3
I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm.
Jim Rohn
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Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
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The above photo, which Lady Gaga posted to Twitter, is a still from the "Marry the Night" video. Specifically, it's "the beginning of the story [Gaga] never told you." The Lady Gaga origin story, folks! And it originates on a gurney!
Let's go over the elements of this. Gurney, check. Lady Gaga and/or Jo Calderone, check. Pumps-turned-heels, probably check (from this angle, they could be flats, but realistically, no.) Nurses who could be extras from "Bad Romance," check. Hospital setting: no check! It looks more like the hallway of a Marriott. Window, check; night-time, no check. Either Lady Gaga is going to be marrying the glare of the daytime sun, or there's a lot more to this video.
Which there is; in fact, the "Marry the Night" video will be Gaga's longest yet. Maybe we'll have a short film a la "Runaway" to dissect?


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Life is about to change in the state of Michigan. Madonna Veronica Louise Ciccone will be setting up house for her family in the Detroit area. It is being reported in the news today (June 25) by Yahoo Celebrity that daughter Lourdes Leon will be a full-time matriculated freshman at the University of Michigan this fall. The Detroit Free Press is officially reporting that the profile of Lourdes Ciccone Leon now appears in the university's formal student directory, listing her as an undergraduate affiliated with the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Madonna, the most powerful stage mom any young aspiring singer/actress could ever hope for has guided her daughter Lourdes to enroll at the University of Michigan and study performing arts. The school is known as one of the best schools in the United States for legitimate stage training.
This comes as a bit of surprise given that Lourdes could attend school anywhere she wants. There is Julliard and NYU Tisch in New York and big Ivy Leagues schools with fabulous music and theater training programs. However, Madonna has wished for Lourdes to attend the University of Michigan, and she will. Recently Lourdes graduated Laguardia High where she was a major force in their theater productions. She made headlines for her performance of Rizzo in a production of Grease. Her singing voice has been hailed as incredible with serious acting chops. Leaked videos and sound recordings have all been removed from the Internet shortly after they were posted.
Madonna has also recently toured the Detroit ruins and has seen poverty, decimation, abandonment and the results of heavy crime, due to the decline of the American auto industry. Seeing the truth of the situation, which resembles third world countries in certain sectors, Madonna has been moved to help reinvigorate the Detroit spirit. She has vowed to "make the future of the city brighter." This can be interpreted to mean that she will be launching businesses and investing her time and energy into rebuilding the once dominant Midwest kingdom.
So, it appears that Madonna will most likely be spending more time in the city and state where she grew up, now to raise her family. This will give all of Madonna's children the opportunity to get to know the Ciccone family even better. It will be exciting to see how Lourdes blossoms into a true star of stage, film and music, which everyone sees coming! In the meantime, we are waiting for new music from the Queen of Pop. The new Madonna release titled Unapologetic Bitch could be coming any day and is sure to be over-the-top incredible!


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