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Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
Please help!
I have Quarter 2 meetings where everyone will be out of town until the 17 at work. I need to be at work to hold down the fort.
The REHAB is letting me put $500 down instead of $1000.
They are not at full capacity now- that's why they are letting me do this.
Now they are saying by the 17th- things could change.
What do I do??????? They want me there now or by the end of the week.
Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
Go now. If you put it off then you might not go later.
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When I get back, I will have been evicted from my apt. I have to pay rent on the 1st. I don't know anyone who can pay my bill while Im in treatment for 32 days. I know I have short term disability. But it doesnt pay enough.
I might have to go talk to my ex husband. He has money, but no sense.
And he still wants me back. If I ask him for money- I will be "in debted" in him.
Sticky situation. Im scared.
Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
Hi Sara,
Its so hard as a single parent to go to rehab and worry about everything else!
Be careful with your ex-husband. You have full custody of your kids right? That's what I'm saying. He might use it against you later if he truly knows that you will be in rehab. Not only that, it is not good to be "in debted" to him. I know how that is too.
Short term disability pays higher than unemployment. I don't know how much that is in your state. In CA- its $350-400/week Not only that, you can be on disability for a while, no? Like, few months at least.
Now who will be watching your kids? Can you borrow money to pay the rent? If you can, why don't you post date a check to your landlord now so you won't physcially have to be there to pay your landlord.
Another suggestion, maybe explaining your situation to your landlord about your situation. They can be compassionate and understanding too.
Maybe you don't have to go for the full 32 days. Maybe 25 days so you can make ends meet. You are a working single mom!
Good luck. Take care.
Love from Cali :cool:
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Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
Im backing out. I have so many responsibilities that need to be taken care b 4 I go. Im crying my heart out right now.
Just wanted to take the time to say thank you for the reply.
Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
Hi there Sweetie,
You are in quite a predicament, and I can understand the need for tears...let them flow and when you are done, get yourself together so you can figure this out, because Sara...in my heart of hearts, I truly feel you need to do this thing now.
You have put so much time and thought and effort into this, the rehab came when the time was right, and now a few things have changed, but I so want to believe that things haven't changed so much that you have to sacrifice this chance to go to rehab.
Please don't think that I don't understand about the ex...mine doesn't want me back by any means, but he actually keeps a list of things I do or that he hears about from our kids (like I went to a liquor store and left them in the car while I went in, or I went on a date the week they weren't with me and wasn't home when they called me in the morning to get something left for school...just all kinds of utter nonsense), but the reason he does this is that he is constantly threatening court and sole custody to me. What he forgets is that they are 12 1/2 and 16, so they can have a say in things also, and I know they don't want just him. I don't recall how old your kids are right now, but if a court looked at your situation, I don't think they would upheave your children and move them out of your life because what they look at is what is best for the kids, and from what I've been able to glean from what you say, it is a given that what's best for them is you. Still, I also understand that crazy things happen sometimes and things can be turned upside down in a heartbeat with no regard to the kids, and I suppose that's why mine don't know about my addiction nor my recovery.
As far as work, what would they do if, say, you were scheduled for a surgery and needed the 32 days to have it and recover? I am not suggesting you lie to them, I'm only presenting that as an analogy to try and see what they can do to cover the work that has presented itself and is now a roadblock to rehab. Is there anyone who could fill in for you while you are gone? Have you talked to HR about this at all yet? If you have, I'm sorry if I missed it.
Ah, then there's the money. I don't know what to say about that except I wish we could "pass the hat" here and I know we could rustle it up in no time. I remember a girl who once posted a list of all she had to be grateful for, so now if you were to go back and either write a new one or read the old one, maybe something or someone (besides the ex...I wouldn't want to see you indebted to him either!) might come to mind? How cool is your landlord? Could there be any honest exchange with them about this? It just seems that if you were going on a vacation or were in surgery, somehow these things like paying the rent would be doable, you know? I wish all this were easier for you, I know how much you've been anticipating going in and getting this treatment. And I really do feel still, that in the whole big scheme fo things, this is still a very small "blip" in your life, but one that will change everything, and for the better.
I will keep thinking, aw heck...I'll be praying, too. I just sense your urgency and your need to do this, and I hate to think that you might have to postpone it when just the other day, you were "high" on just the thought of going to this place.
If I won the lottery, I would pay Sara's rent and send her to the rehab of her choice...
Love you,
Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
Hey Sara....i am worried about ya. It really seems like you need to prepare a little more, with work and the landlord and the kids. The end of the week is in a couple of days, could you tie up all loose ends by then??? I feel for you....
This is a heck of a predicament. Even if you don't go by the end of the week, you still have to start preparing....letting work know you will be out for "surgery"...pay rent....find someone to watch over the kiddies. I would be careful what you tell your ex...he does sound like a snake.
I will pray for you, this will all work out. God has a funny way of helping us along. Rehab is gonna totally change your life for the better. One month, for the rest of your life!!!! :)
I wish you well and you will be in my prayers.
Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
If that is the case then just get your stuff in order and go when you can. Make the decision to go, pay your rent and tend to your duties, then go. Don't change your mind when the time comes.
Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
Sara -
I've debated whether to mention this or not....because I do believe rehab will make a world of difference for you....But.....I do want to tell you something that conerned me.
I was rather taken aback that a clinic (already charging $10,000) would introduce the "fear tactic" in its efforts to get you to sign on. This "we may not have any spaces left"--whether it is true or not--is an unprofessional approach from a healthcare institute. You are not debating whether to hop aboard a cruise for sun and fun. You are making one of the biggest decisions of your life.
This "hurry, hurry" attitude from your clinic is disturbing to me. They are, in a sense, threatening you that if you don't put your money down fast enough...it may be too late. From my experience with a relative at an in-patient clinic...this is NOT the way incoming patients are approached...I have not heard a similar story of this sort of technique to frighten already fragile souls with "consequences" if they do not make up their minds quickly enough.
You ARE in a fragile state right now--emotionally--and, now, suddenly having to arrange for a 32 days departure that will need ahead-of-time sorting out from kids, to electricity bills ,to letting folks know where you are, to stopping the mail, etc, etc. All the necessary phone calls you must make..and and tasks you must take care of before leaving. Going away for this long rehab is going to take enough from you phsycially and mentally--without the added worry, while you are there, of suddenly remembering "Oh, ****.....X,Y and Z" weren't done!"
Please do not think for a moment that I don't want you to go to rehab. YES--I do hope you will decide to go!! BUT--
--you FIRST need to write out and work through a "To Do" list of practical necessities, like (i.e., Should you ask a friend to stop by your house from time to time to make sure your home doesn't look too attractively "unlived in" by "passers-by"."
--then, confirm with the rehab clinic that you are sticking to your original dates--that you MUST have this minimal time to "get your affairs in order" for being out of town for so long. (I would ALSO feel like telling them that you do NOT appreciate their use of "bargaining" chips in a decision as serious as the one you are making...that their "Act NOW--while beds are STILL AVAILABLE!!" should be the sales technique of mattress salesmen--NOT caring, professional rehab doctors and their representatives!!.) There is ALWAYS time for "thought" before committing to such an emotional--and expensive!!--decision. They may be the best clinic in America...but their's is NOT a reassuring medical approach.
--Lastly, while waiting for the originally suggested rehab period to begin, ask yourself one last time if you feel you have tackled and thought out all the issues that were worrying you. You want to enter this rehab filled with hope and ready to fight for YOURSELF. This is not the time for distractions of any sort to make your journey any more difficult!
Anyway, Sara....I just cannot put into words all that I feel for you, as you stand at the crossing point of this very scary, but very life-affirming bridge.
This has to be YOUR decision....and NOT one hinging on "bed threats"--be they real or not. This is the time to listen to your gut instinct--and then think through the question of "WHY is this my gut instinct?." Then, once you can answer that....it will be just the right time...for just the right plan...for YOU. :-)
You know how much I am rooting for you, Sara!!! :-) xxxxx
Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
Are you willing to do anything to get claen and sober? If you say yes then you know you should go.
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Hi Everyone! I first want to tell you the update, I called my ex boyfriend, the one who's been to LaHacienda, and told him what was going on. He took me 5 hours to visit the place- thats when I got really scared and I made a list of all the obsticles, the ex husband who still wants me back and is still stalking me and would basically do anything to get me back, coming up with the money to pay my bills a month ahead of time so I can go can be focused while Im there (3 grand), and lastly finding someone who would understand my pain in my back and do something about it- like rent me a portable tens unit. And the last thing is finding someone who would take care of my kids for 32 days (Not to get off the subject but let me tell ya... I bet I will be appreciated when I get back! If my sister takes care of them.. she will be so thankful when I come home, if my ex husband takes them I bet he will RUN to the golfcourse when I get home.) And... I know this sounds crazy- but since Im a single parent- I want to know that if I died, my kids would be taken care of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Back to my ex boyfriend taking me to La Ha for a tour... I called him yesterday after the woman from the La Ha in Houston called me and said I had to come now if I wanted to get the "deal.". (HOW UNLOVING & CRASS)
I told him IM NOT GOING- I was crying my eyes out. I told him "there are too many obsticles" This is the guy Ive been dating for two years off and on. Is is a recovering alcoholic and coke addict. He has been in recovery for a year this October. Anyway- when we first met, he went to the Bahamas w/ a guy in which they did coke the entire time. Crack and coke. It was is RELAPSE.
I had NO idea he ever used. He hid it well. To make a long story short...
When I called him and said IM NOT GOING TO REHAB becuase I don't have 3 grand. He said "I can take out a loan" I said I can't pay you back. I will be paying the 10 grand in payments for the next 5 years. We left it at that- I was not going.
Well, ya know the guy he was partying at the Bahamas with? He is Western Union- ing 3 grand to him today! No strings attached. He was honest- told him what was going on- and he offered to pay for it.
My ex boyfriend was doing crack for one week strait- didn't eat, was throwing up, sitting on the couch, frozen- and detoxed alone for two days b 4 his Dad came and got him and took him to La ha 5 hours away- and paid
18 grand in cash. I don't know what's worse- knowing you are going and anticipating all your responsibilites or just partying all the way up to the time you go in.
I agree with you, the fact that they tried to push me turns me off. Do I really want to judge the entire facility by that though? I agree- she probably gets it from the top "we have empy beds- make deals and get em in now."
Passing the hat? You have got to be one of the sweetest people Ive ever come across in my life and Im sure someday- whether it be in heven, the next life or a chance meeting, It will happen. BTW, my kids are 3 and 7.
I would give my last dime to someone who needed help- and I love people who would do the same. Believe me- just the thought of passing the hat....
No, I havent prayed about "getting the money, my ex leaving me alone, or trying to take my kids" Ya know when you just throw up your hands and you feel like youve done everything in your power to get to a spot you never thought you be at? Well, I was there, and felt it was a sign that this lady called me and said you can't go on the 17th, you have to go now. So praying was not for me. That's why I need rehab, I need to put my fears into God and not pop a pill b/c Im hurting. The slimey snake was a great analogy.
I would DIE without my kids. Even if I went to rehab and came out realizing I could trust people again, and then my some slimey judge took my kids away- I would literally die. I could not live w/o my babbies. I am doing this for them to show them that no matter how much trouble you are in, don't keep it inside. It's okay to tell someone and seek help. I want them to know you never have to suffer alone. The evil is in the secrect. Chris taught me that when she told me how her father died.
I know... I will do everything I can to "be carefull" I know you know what I mean... I thank you for truly praying for me. I already found someone to go by by house and feed my birds, vacuum, dust, check my mail, and make my house looked "lived in" from the outside. When is your dentist appt? Dont think I don't pray for you too! I keep up w/ what's goin on!
Love you,
Ive got some decisions to make.
Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
Sara -
PS - I've just reread my post to you...and I worry that I did not emphasize enough just how POSITIVE--and how--BRAVE--this step is that you are taking. Just the fact that you are seriously even considering Rehab is proof that you've chosen to move out from under this shadow we hide in.
The whole Rehab experience--sharing your feelings with those at the same crossroads as yourself--is bound to be less lonely than facing it on your own. (Here is where I have such respect for Lisa. Addiction, itself, is such a lonely disease...but changing course, as Lisa did...and facing withdrawals with no one to support her--THAT is unimaginable. :-( I think about that a lot.)
So--Sara--I did not mean to sound at ALL negative about the Rehab clinic. I just wanted to be certain that you understood that it is NOT unreasonable to ask for enough time to reorganize your life, when--BANG!!--suddenly you drop off the ends of the Earth--for over a MONTH!! :-)
This is not a test to monitor the strength of your desire to get off drugs. It is the sheer practicality of the time necessary to change gears and put your normal life "on hold". (Even if they paid ME to do the Rehab--gave ME the $10,000--I'd have to say "sorry, but no," if I was given just a couple of days to clear the decks. A lot of people, for example, care for elderly...buy them food, etc. And all these crucial things need rearranging.)
To sum it up simply (ah...finally! LOL!) Do NOT feel intimidated about holding to the original starting date of the program. Rehab is all about taking control of your life and making good choices. Only YOU know what is manageable and only YOU know what is "doable" at such short notice. You should not feel pressurized to change your original plan. (And, here is where I do not know how "tough a sell" you were given. But it just made me feel a bit suspicious..."money in the bank" etc, etc..when suddenly, once they knew you were interested...the made the stakes higher.) But--that is probably just good old cynical ME--wanting to check everything out before I jump in! LOL! :-)
I'm just gonna end with this last bit: It is YOU who will steer the course of your new life. And you can start by simply choosing your own starting date! LOL! :-)
I feel this Rehab will be so good for you.
Now...you must keep posting us..no matter what you decide. You're bound to feel so anxious right now. That's why this Board is here!
xxxx your pal, Lynn xxxx
PS Am I the only one who found it weird that the Rehab Center upped the pressure to "act now"?? Is this standard? Are Rehab centers very competitive?? Just real curious.
Re: Need Advice ASAP- The rehab wants me there NOW, I want to go on the 17th
I can only imagine how worried you must be..
Only thing I can think of that can keep your apt, money, and job, is to just quit on your own.
The rehab is most likely going to feed you with mild drugs to fight the w/d effects anyway, why not try to muster all the strength you have inside and just find the willpower to do it on your own?
You will save your money, keep your place, and when its all done you will be so happy because you will have realized what an obstacle you have overcome.
Whatever happens, good luck!
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Lynn, (and Jason)
Here is the deal, I KNOW that I will be a "marked" person after this. That is something else I have to deal with, My ex husband, and my kids (when they get older) knowing I had a problem and will always have to "control" my disease. The marked part is I will alway have to tell doctors, "IM AN ADDICT"
And people who don't understand this... they JUDGE you. Potentional employers will judge you. Trust me- in this large Houston city with 4+ Million people - Staffing is Small! Just like everywhere " It's such a small world "
I know I will save 10 thousand dollars but look what Im getting - the one on one counseling I need! I have been chased for 3 yrs by my ex husband. I can't live my life b/cuz he stalks me.
I have a horrible family- I have learned to fend for myself- THATS NOT RIGHT!
I should be able to trust people. I want to have healthly relationships, I want to look to God for answers and not cover my mental and physcial health by pills.
Boy do I have some big decisions to make.
ATTN LYNN: I agree with you, they were unsensitive to someone in a very sensitive situation. I could go to a less elaborate place. (Check it out- they do have a website) cant say what it is but Im sure you could figure it out.
Lynn- please do that and then post again and tell me what you think?
Should I go? Please, try being a 37 year old single mom w/ two girls 3 and 7, (my 7 year old will be 8 the very beginning of October) You have a great job, you have a nice guy who loves you very much. You have a horrible past w/your family (adoptive), you love taking vics for pain, somas to iron you out, and ambien to forget you don't have a life of your own anymore, you love to paint (but have no time to do it), you are athlectic, you have massive back pain and siatica, you have an evil ex husband who would do anything to get you back- and distroys your boyfriend's property-( which he has done on lots of ocassions and admitted to doing so.
Ok, enough. I love you Lynn, you are my friend. WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
I will never hold anything againist you. Im asking for your opinion.
Love ya,
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Mattie Lavelle Dollar, 74, of Stuttgart, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Mattie was born Jan.29, 1939 in Beulah to the late Earl and Minnie (Benson) Dollar. She is also preceded in death by infant son Donnie White, son Jimmy White Jr., sisters Louise Binkley, Fannie Brock, and Betty Fey and brothers Walter and Lynn Dollar.
Ms. Dollar was a member of Hunter's Chapel Baptist Church in Casscoe and a member of Streamlines in Stuttgart. She is survived by children Vicki Koenig, Ronnie White and wife Dianna and Tonya White, all of Stuttgart; sister Frances Neil, of Hazen; grandchildren Tiffany White, Whitney and Amanda White, Natalie White, Trey Scharf, Kimberley Jackson, Alec Lisko, Colton White; great-grandchildren Ridge White, Ella Gray Jackson and Paisley Scharf; close friend Eddie Krisell; and many other close children.
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Anguish, Despair, Invidia, Loss, Pain & Suffering
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Pain is the price we pay for being alive...When we understand that, our question will change from, "Why do we have to feel pain?" to "What do we do with our pain so that it becomes meaningful and not just pointless empty suffering?"
We may not ever understand why we suffer or be able to control the forces that cause our suffering, but can have a lot to say about what the suffering does to us, and what sort of people we become because of it.
Pain makes some people bitter and envious. It makes others sensitive and compassionate. It is the result, not the cause, of pain that makes some experiences of pain meaningful and others destructive.
The textbook definition of depression is anger turned turned inward instead of being discharged outward. I suspect we have all known people who became depressed after a death, a divorce, a rejection or loss of job. They stayed home, slept till noon, neglected their appearance, and spurned all efforts at friendship. This is depression, our anger at being hurt turned inward onto ourselves.
What do we do with our anger when we have been hurt? The goal, if we can achieve it, would be to be angry at the situation, rather than at ourselves, or at those who might have prevented it or are close to us to help us, or at God who let it happen.
Getting angry at ourselves makes us depressed. Being angry at other people scares them away and makes it harder for them to help us. Being angry at God erects a barrier between us and all the sustaining, comforting resources of religion that are there to help us at such times.
Being angry at the situation, recognizing it as something rotten, unfair, and totally undeserved, shouting about it, denouncing it, crying over it, permits us to discharge the anger whis is a part of being hurt, without making it harder for us to be helped.
Jealousy [invidia] is almost as inevitable a part of being hurt by life as a guilt and anger. How can an injured person not feel jealous of people who may not deserve better, but have received better? How can the widow not be jealous of even her closest friends who still have a husband to go home to? How should the woman whose doctor has told her she will never be able to bear children react when her sister-in-law confides to her that something may have gone wrong and she may be pregnant a fourth time?
It serves no purpose to try to moralize and try to moralize against jealously and talk people out of it. Jealousy is too strong a feeling. It touches us too deeply, hurting us in places we care about. Some psychologists trace the origins
of jealousy to sibling rivalry. As children, we compete with our brothers and sisters for our parents' limited love and attention. It is so important to us, not only to be treated well, but to be treated better than others.
Did you know that the first mention of "sin" in the Bible is not in connection with Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit, but relates to Cain killing his brother Abel in a fit of jealousy, because God preferred Abel's offerings to his
For us to suffer an accident or bereavement is bad enough. But for us to suffer it while those around us don't, is even worse, because that awakens all the old childhood competitiveness in us, and seems to proclaim to all that God loves them more than He loves us.
No one comes to us from a home which has never known sorrow. They come to help us because they too know what it feels like to be hurt by life.
The afflicted person is not looking to join the Suffering Olympics. But it would help if we remembered this: Anguish and heartbreak may not be distributed evenly throughout the world, but they are distributed very widely. If we knew the facts, we would very rarely find someone whose life was to be envied.
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This is a beautiful sweetheart neckline dress. It has a sparkly and simple embellishment along the front of the dress, right under the bustline. the bodice has intricately folded material overlaying the other, and the dress beautifully sweeps out in an A-line shape. The train has a row of buttons flowing from the top of the backside of the dress, all the way to the hemline.
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Incredibly cheap Nokia Lumia 521 lands at T-Mobile on May 22
T-Mobile has finally decided to make the launch details for the Nokia Lumia 521 public. The magenta un-carrier's strangely renamed version of Nokia's cheapest Windows Phone 8 device to date will be in its stores nationwide on May 22.
If you want to buy a Lumia 521 from the carrier itself, you'll need to pay $29 upfront, followed by 24 monthly payments of $5. This has to be one of, if not the most affordable smartphone T-Mobile has launched since letting go of 'normal' two-year contracts.
But wait. You can also purchase the Nokia Lumia 521 outright, in which case you'll need to shell out $149. That's $149 unsubsidized. Without the need to sign a long-term contract. Effectively you can use T-Mobile's services and leave at any time you wish. There aren't many (if any) decent smartphones at this price point in the US of A, so if Windows Phone is your thing and you don't mind a low-end offering, go for the 521.
If you want to get T-Mobile's Nokia Lumia 521 faster, you can buy one at Walmart or in Microsoft stores starting on May 11. Amazingly, at Walmart you'll be able to pick one up for just $129.88, while Microsoft sticks to the official $149 pricing already mentioned above.
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Defendants, part of an organization called Please Talk Paper (PTP), recruited women and minor girls to serve as prostitutes. They advertised their prostitutes on backpage.com and operated out of national and international hotel chains in two Florida counties (mostly Broward, occasionally Miami-Dade). Members of PTP included pimps and head prostitutes (called "bottoms"), and members collaborated with each other regarding internet advertising, surveillance at the hotels, and detection of law enforcement. They also shared condoms, computers, and prostitutes. Three of the defendants worked as pimps, and the other two worked as head prostitutes ("bottoms"). All five defendants entered into plea agreements.
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In response to requests from local nonprofits for help in learning how to approach collaboration, a group of 18 grantmakers in Cleveland pooled their resources to develop and implement a three-phase project to strengthen human service offerings in their area. In the end, eight nonprofits strategically restructured their operations into four, and a network of consultants was formed to support collaboration efforts. Drawing on the insights of a diverse panel of organizations involved in the collaboration and the conclusions of a written case study, participants will explore what works in supporting nonprofit strategic restructuring from the perspective of funders, nonprofits and consultants.
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While women have yet to match their male counterparts in numbers according to the International Game Developer Association (affectionately known as IGDA) the number of women in the industry has grown 11.5 percent since 2009. Men now make up 76% of the industry, 2% make up the individuals who identify themselves as transgender or other. Men definitely still dominate the industry, but the number of women is definitely on the rise.
The IGDA also released some other interesting facts. Less than 50% of the industry earns $50,000 a year, while 19% earn more than $100,000 annually. Most respondents are on salary, 66% while 10% are paid by the hour and another 4% are paid per deliverable.
The respondents seem to change employers often. On average the respondents worked for four different employers within the last five years. Even more surprising one-quarter of respondents were unsure if their job would be around next month. Many were not confident that they could find a similar job within the industry at this point without having to relocate.
Interesting enough when asked what gave the public a negative view of the industry the top response was "working conditions", "sexism in gaming" was a close second and the third top response was video games "perceived link to violence". Many also believe "sexism in the industry" to cause image problem for the industry.
In 2009 respondents reported that they have to spend more time on projects than their employers expect, 38% of them do so without compensation. On average, respondents have been in the industry for 9 years, having worked on 16 projects. When they do leave the industry they do so to find "a better quality of life". Despite the crunch time 61% of those surveyed claim they plan to work in the field indefinitely.


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We should be expecting some Watch Dogs DLC to be coming soon, with a tease on the official Watch Dogs Twitter account stating: "Our data indicates surveillance has become more prominent in high-crime areas."
Attached to that post, was an image that noted that Camden, New Jersey was experiencing a higher crime rate than anywhere else in the US in 2012. The image ends with: "A 24/7 surveillance program is now in effect." When is the new Watch Dogs DLC coming? We should expect it to arrive in the fall, according to the post.


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On Tuesday, CNN's John King slowly repeated Jay Carney's statement that pay for women in the White House compared to men was, "...better than the national average." The illusory superiority of the phrase was allowed to hang there, giving it time to resonate with listeners. Raising his brows, King lowered the verbal boom, "I guess the coach would say, is that the best you got?"
April 8 is National Equal Pay Day, symbolically marking the number of extra working days the average woman has to put on her 2014 time clock to earn as much as her male counterpart did in 2013. Although there is some controversy regarding the exact difference in pay for men in women across the nation, the fact that the gender pay gap includes the White House has put the Obama administration in an awkward position during the administration's push for equal pay.
The position won't be so awkward on the campaign trail for Democrats, however. Today, president Obama signs an executive order mandating that federal contractors publish wage data, by gender and race, to ensure compliance with equal-pay laws which prohibits contractors from retaliating against employees who compare salaries. The Pay Check Fairness Act is due to come up on Tuesday for a vote in the Senate.
Win or lose in the Senate, equal pay will serve Democrats as a rallying cry in key states where women votes are desperately needed for the Democrats to keep control of the Senate in 2014. With the executive order, Democrats will be able to point to something they support that their Republican opponents oppose.
The Democrat goal is to make it work as a sound bite to spur women votes, hoping all the while American women don't notice how hypocritical it is to push for equal pay when not even in the White House are pay checks equal. Democrats hope women will hear it as a pay raise for them and be eager to support a boost in their pay by voting for them.
This gap in pay favoring men at the White House "is not new," pointed out King. As far back as 2011 there was a study which revealed that women at the White House made 18 percent less than their male coworkers. He also explained that during the time Obama was in the Senate, there was another study that found that on average the men made $54,000 a year topping the women who on average only made $45.000 a year.
Obama can't be surprised to have these facts figuratively tossed "in his face" through questions directed to Jay Carney, his spokesperson. In the hot seat for Obama, when asked to justify the fact that the White House, itself, was paying women on average less than men, Carney responded, "Obviously, at the eighty-eight cents that you cite, that is not a hundred; but, it's better than the national average."
"He sort of knows he's sticking his hand in this blender," explained King of President Obama's awareness that the White House pays women less than men. Quoting the statistic that women who work at the White House get $.88 on the dollar of what men are paid, King described the White House's push for equal pay as "a textbook case... for do as I say, not as I do." The "wink, wink" was understood.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Officials in Frankfort have postponed a final vote on a proposed fairness ordinance.
City commissioners were set to vote on the issue Monday night before a packed room, but delayed taking action after amending the definition of family to include legal guardianship. Since the wording was changed, the panel approved a first reading instead. A final vote is now set for Thursday.
The ordinance will prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or perceived gender identity.
If commissioners pass the ordinance, Frankfort would become the fifth city in the state to do so. Lexington, Louisville, Covington and the eastern Kentucky city of Vicco have passed similar measures.
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Is your relationship ready for March Madness?
If you are in a relationship with someone who loves College Basketball then you may or may not be aware that he has already started preparing his picks to see who will take home the NCAA Championship.
How this works is you start of with 64 teams and determine from this group who will be the last two teams standing in the end.
The schedule is as follows:
Round of 64 starts Thursday March 20th and Friday March 21st.
Round of 32 starts Saturday March 22nd and Sunday March 23rd.
Sweet 16 - Thursday March 27th and Friday March 28th
Elite 8 - Saturday March 29th and Sunday March 30th
Final 4 - Saturday April 5th
Championship game Monday April 7th
All of the games will be televised on CBS/TBS/TNT/truTV. Check your local listings for the times.
Just in case you need to get something done around the house or if you want to get out with your significant other you may have to work around the game schedules. Live streams will also be available
If you want to get in on the action you can check out the tournament brackets here
Ladies I hate to break the bad news to you but from now until the first week of April for him, it's all about College Basketball.
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Fast-Paced Second Half Pushes Dolphins Past B-CU
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Second half scoring droughts and untimely turnovers made the difference in taking Bethune-Cookman from a promising start in the opening half to a 14-point loss at the final whistle, in Monday's matchup with Jacksonville at Swisher Gymnasium.
"Tonight we beat ourselves on the little things," Head Coach Vanessa Blair said. "We've got to take care of ourselves, take care of our business, then we should be able to compete with anyone."
The scoring was slow but steady in the early going, as B-CU controlled the tempo in all facets of the game, with the Lady Wildcats taking their first lead on a pair of Terrenisha Hollis free throws with 12:20 to go in the first.
A Chastity René Taylor three-pointer jumpstarted a nearly three minute, 9-0 run on the dolphins, building up a 20-11 lead, however, as the dolphins rallied, the Lady Wildcats scored just three in the final nine minutes. B-CU trailed JU 26-23 at the half.
JU was able to alter the tempo in the second half and force B-CU to pick up the pace on both ends, spreading the floor to get the Lady Wildcats out of position on consecutive-possession three pointers in the opening minutes of the second period, and allowing JU to create a separation to spark a 14-2 run.
"They play a smaller lineup, outside of the big girl," Blair said, "It was a little different for us to have to play four guards with one single post. "
After leading by nine, the Lady Wildcats fell to the Dolphins, 68-54, in their first loss of the season.
Junior forward Amanda Hairston was solid from the free throw line, hitting six-of-eight, and played a physical game inside, notching five-of-six from the field along with a team-high nine rebounds. She finished with 16 points, a season high.
Jasmine Evans and Taylor each joined Hairston in double figures, with 11 and 10, respectively.
The Lady Wildcats (1-1) return to action on Friday at historic Moore Gymnasium, with Florida Atlantic making the journey to Daytona Beach.


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Six public art sculptures will compete for the People's Choice Award in Coalville when online and paper ballot voting is conducted through April 15.
The City has pledged up to $3,500 to purchase one of the sculptures, which have been displayed on Main Street as part of the Summit County Artscape public art gallery.
Residents can cast their vote by visiting www.summitcounty.org/publicart .
Paper ballots are at Coalville City Hall and the County Courthouse in Coalville. There is one vote per person.
The artworks are as follows:
Coalville artist Cody Keetch won the "People's Choice Award" last year with "Metal Mulley," a sculpture made of lots of small individually hand hammered pieces of mild steel and welded together into the shape of a monster buck.
There are two openings on the Summit County Board of Commissioners created the Summit County Public Art Program and Advisory Board in April, 2008.
The volunteer Board of nine Summit County residents makes recommendations to the County Council and County Manager regarding public art and funding opportunities.
The mission of the Board is to celebrate and unite Summit County residents through art. Residents interested in serving on the Board should contact the County Manager's office.
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In this week's installment of our ongoing series bringing you the history of Princeton University and its faculty, students, and alumni, a prisoner of war says he deserves credit for independent study while held captive, the U-Store breaks ground on a new home, and more.
August 18, 1944—Lt. Nicholas Katzenbach '43 writes to the War Service Bureau that he has been studying 8 hours per day in a German prison camp and feels he has completed the requirements for his A.B. despite missing the final three semesters with his class at Princeton. After submitting a thesis and passing a series of exams given by Princeton faculty the following year, he will be given given credit for ten courses and awarded his degree with honors in October 1945. Katzenbach will ultimately achieve his greatest fame as the U.S. Attorney General who will confront segregationist Alabama Governor George Wallace in an incident that will be known as the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door."


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Aren't opinions about an individual's ability to perform sustained work activities rather subjective?
Yes. The Social Security Administration recognizes that disability benefit claimants are limited by symptoms, which are subjective and difficult to measure. Clinical or laboratory diagnostic techniques do not provide objective measures of symptoms. The Social Security Administration may consult a doctor for opinions on the following:
- the severity and nature of the patient's symptoms;
- what the patient is still able to do despite his or her impairments;
- the patient's physical or mental limitations.
Determining what work an individual can still perform requires professional judgment. First, a doctor must evaluate whether the patient's symptoms can be reasonably attributed to a medical diagnosis. Second, a doctor must determine whether a patient's claimed limitations are evidently consistent with the medical signs and findings. Our Tennessee disability lawyers are available to describe these procedures in greater detail to you.
In deciding if claimed limitations are reasonable for a particular patient, does the Social Security Administration use an average person standard?
No. The Social Security Administration does not utilize an "average man" test. Instead, it acknowledges that symptoms can limit some patients in different ways than they do others. As an example, the Social Security Administration describes someone with a low back disorder who may be capable of sustained medium-difficulty work activity, while another person with the same disorder may not be capable of work more difficult than light work on a sustained basis due to pain. As some people have less tolerance for pain or may be less able to cope with an impairment, individual differences will be taken into account.
Contact our Tennessee Social Security disability lawyers for more information.


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NVIDIA has just pushed out the GeForce 331.93 beta drivers, which should fix some browser-related stability issues that some people were experiencing on Fermi-based GeForce GPUs.
There's also an updated SLI profile provided for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, which will provide more performance obviously. There's the usual performance and stability improvements, too. You can get the new drivers here, and read more on the new GeForce 331.93 beta drivers' release notes.


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BYU football: Five questions with a Houston football insider
Melissa Phillip, AP
HOUSTON — Joseph Duarte covers University of Houston football for the Houston Chronicle and knows the team as well as anyone. We asked Duarte five questions to gain better insight into BYU's opponent, also the Cougars, this Saturday.
1. Houston is off to an impressive 5-0 start. How good is this team, and has it been truly tested so far this season?
In comparison to last year's 5-7 mark, the Cougars are much improved, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. What the Cougars have done is take advantage of a soft early schedule that features only one team currently with a winning record. If anything, the first five games have prepared UH for close games, with games against Temple, Rice, UTSA and Memphis all decided in the fourth quarter.
The BYU game marks the biggest challenge to date and begins a brutal stretch during the next month with road games against Rutgers, Central Florida and No. 8 Louisville.
2. Talk about Houston on offense. What type of offense does it run and who are the primary playmakers?
Over the years, Houston has built its reputation nationally for its high-powered offenses, with no team racking up more yards than the Cougars since 2006. First-year offensive coordinator Doug Meacham, who was previously at Oklahoma State, has kept the same up-tempo offense.
The biggest early-season development has been the play of true freshman quarterback John O'Korn. O'Korn was named the backup out of preseason camp but took over in week two when two-year starter David Piland had to end his career because of multiple concussions. O'Korn is poised for an 18-year-old, completing nearly 60 percent of his pass attempts for 1,131 yards and 11 touchdowns. He has thrown only one interception and enters Saturday with a streak of 91 consecutive pass attempts without a pick. UH likes to occasionally use another true freshman, Greg Ward, as a change of pace at quarterback.
The top playmaker for UH is sophomore wide receiver Deontay Greenberry, who is among the national leaders, with 39 catches for 606 yards and three touchdowns, and Daniel Spencer, who has a team-best four touchdowns. Greenberry moved to the inside receiver during the spring and is a matchup nightmare with a combination of speed and 6-3, 198-pound size.
With the loss of leading rusher Charles Sims, who opted to transfer to West Virginia in the offseason, the Cougars used a backfield tandem of Ryan Jackson (391 yards and four touchdowns) and Kenneth Farrow, who scored a pair of touchdowns against Memphis after missing two games with an ankle injury.
3. Same question on defense. What type of defense does it run and who are the primary playmakers?
This has been the difference-maker so far for the Cougars. A year ago, UH ranked among the worst defenses in the nation in most statistical categories, which eventually led to the firing of coordinator Jamie Bryant. UH hired David Gibbs, who had success on the college level at Minnesota and Auburn and was formerly in the NFL with the Broncos, Chiefs and Texans.
UH is a multiple-look defense, mixing in 3-4 and 4-3 schemes. The biggest wrinkle has been the use of a rush end, a position that has provided immediate results with true freshman Tyus Bowser and junior-college transfer Trevor Harris combining for five sacks, eight tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hurries. An emphasis was placed on forcing turnovers in the offseason and the Cougars have responded with 18, which ranks third nationally.
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"Combines technical knowledge and practical experience to show how energy and water use can be reduced, whilst incorporating renewable technologies and biodiversity as an integral part of the scheme ... capable of working directly and effectively with our clients."
For a mixed development in London, Hawton Mead worked with an architect, developer and associated team, not merely to meet the local council's stringent energy requirements, but to reduce energy demand and carbon emissions by a further 20%.
The development was a challenging mix of terraced houses, flats and an office, in a London borough with restrictive carbon emission standards, plus a requirement that at least 20% of energy use must be from renewable sources. Commissioned by architects Turner Associates, Hawton Mead showed how energy demand and carbon emissions could be reduced by as much as 20% below the council's already stringent requirements, using passive solar design, natural lighting and ventilation, improved insulation and airtightness and reduced thermal bridging, energy-efficient lighting and appliances and highly efficient heating controls and emitters, plus smart meters and a home user guide to influence residents' behaviour.
We also evaluated a wide range of renewable energy options – biomass boiler, woodburning stove, wind turbines, heat pumps, solar water heating, PV panels and micro-CHP – before arriving at the solution best suited to these properties: PV panels, plus compact units combining an air source heat pump and MHVR together with a hot water tank. This enabled the development to meet the Code for Sustainable Homes level 4, and reduced carbon emissions by an extra 20%.
Hawton Mead's work included energy assessments, production of energy and sustainability report to support the successful planning application, advising the team on sustainability, introducing them to specialist consultants and suppliers, and bringing them up to speed on energy-saving and renewable technologies.


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I've been back and forth about whether or not I want to continue in the marriage and family therapy field. It can be rewarding sometimes when I see families or couples changing in front of my eyes, but a lot of times, I see them leaving the room no different that when they came in. That's when my self-doubt and insecurity speak up. "You're obviously a bad therapist." "You haven't done anything to help these people." "Everyone would be better off if you just quit."
These types of thoughts take a toll on you, no matter how confident you may have been at the start. It wasn't long before I found myself desperately searching for another job, one that had nothing to do with therapy. Now, close to a year removed, I'm able to see the situation a little differently. I know that, for a lot of those clients, the lack of movement had little, if anything, to do with me. I was trained as a therapist, not a magician. There's no magic wand I can wave to make everything perfect. A lot of the work has to be done by those seeking help, not the helper. And if they're not prepared to do that, therapeutic success is virtually impossible.
When someone needs help, they need it sooner rather than later. In most cases, we understand this concept. If we're carrying a big load, we ask for help before we drop it. If our houses catch fire, we call the fire fighters before it burns down. But when it comes to our most important personal relationships, our minds seem to go blank. We forget that sooner is better than later. We wait until we're at our wits end and can't stand the sight of the other person to seek help. At that point, there's little that can be done. The window of opportunity is nearly closed.
Other times, people try therapy just for the look, not for the benefit. People in this category already know they want to end the relationship, but agree to therapy just to say they tried. In a case like this, no amount of work done by the therapist or other party can fix the problem. Therapy turns out to be nothing more than a cover up and a set up. Without truly motivated participants, there is no room for positive change to enter the relationship. This rule applies inside and outside of the therapy room. No one person can save a relationship, no matter how determined. This can be a hard pill to swallow for gung-ho types that see ending the relationship as a non-option. They, like me, may see the end of the relationship as a failure on their part, a definitive flaw in their being.
We are so used to being defined by what we can do, that our self esteem often takes a serious hit when we come across something we can't do, regardless of the fact that relationships are interpersonal and cannot, in any way, be created, maintained or improved by one party alone. Perhaps when we destigmatize the idea of therapy (which doesn't have to be administered in an office setting), people will be encouraged to act sooner rather than later.
When things are going well, couples tend to be more social, making their easy love visible; but, when things get hard, the barriers go up. They disappear into seclusion, shielding themselves during the most vulnerable and fragile time. That is when we should be reaching out the most: when we're frustrated, angry, hurt and confused. This is when we should take advantage of the rich resources we can find within our parents, close friends, therapeutic professionals and religious leaders. But, because of the shame our egos make us feel, we deny ourselves the very things we need the most. It's okay not to have all the answers. It's ok to love someone and not know how to make it work. You don't have to do it alone. It doesn't have to fail.
Sending beautiful energy your way,
~Nadirah Angail
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With a backstage situation involving CM Punk this week reported by several wrestling media outlets, fan favorite Daniel Bryan is currently being positioned to battle corporate authority figure Triple H at Wrestlemania 30 on April 6th. After fervor that occurred with fans online and in the Consol Energy Center this past Sunday at Royal Rumble, WWE is reportedly moving Daniel Bryan up the card into a slot that was held by Punk last week.
Both Triple H and Bryan have had an on and off conflict since August at Summerslam when Triple H as the special guest referee immediately attacked Daniel Bryan after his triumphant WWE Championship victory. Randy Orton the corporate sponsored star hit the ring and cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and winning the title off Bryan just minutes after he defeated John Cena. What followed was months of Bryan chasing Orton and the WWE Championship, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon using their power to suppress him and cheat him out of the title on three consecutive pay per view events.
Pro Wrestling Examiner's Perspective: The issue between the WWE Universe saying 'YES!' and Triple H's authority saying 'NO!' was brought to forefront yet again in the opening segment on this week's RAW when Daniel Bryan hit the ring and called out McMahon and Triple H. The segment was pure electricity and could easily be a foreshadowing a potential showdown between the Yes Movement and the King of Kings. It believed that Bryan and Triple H's face-off was written into the show briefly before 'RAW' went on the air. The payoff of Bryan getting his revenge on Trips seems like a great caveat for dedicated Yesamaniacs to get on the road to Wrestlemania 30.
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Mitsubishi Electric will unveil a huge, 19.7 foot (6 m) wide OLED globe at Tokyo's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation on June 11. Billed as the world's first large-scale spherical OLED screen, "Geo-Cosmos" is made up of an aluminum frame covered with 10,362 tiny OLED panels, each measuring 3.7 x 3.7 inches. The sphere will display images of clouds and other views of the Earth coming from a meteorological satellite as it hangs almost 60 feet (18 m) above the museum floor. Read More
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GE Energy's new Smart compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb combines miniaturized electronics with GE's Spiral CFL inside the glass bulb to achieve a conventional-sized bulb with added energy saving capabilities. The profile of the CFL bulb is virtually identical to a standard incandescent light bulb but offers the equivalent power of a 60W bulb with just 15W.Read More
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GRANGER TWP. — It took a death for Nick Spirtos' love of softball to be reborn.
A doctor who specializes in fertility and reproduction, Spirtos was attending a funeral for the mother of one of his nurses in early October. The nurse's daughter had played softball at Ellet High, and while listening to his employee talk about all the good times the family had at games, Spirtos got a sudden yearning to coach again.
As fate would have it, Highland athletic secretary Terry Pollock called Spirtos the next morning to tell him Mandi Myser had resigned and the head coaching position was open.
"I applied and here we are," the 60-year-old Spirtos said Wednesday.
Spirtos is no stranger to the position, having served as varsity head coach in 2002 and '03 after leading the junior varsity for four seasons.
Led by Spirtos' daughter Jaclyn, a catcher who earned 2003 Gazette MVP and Gazette Senior Female Athlete of the Year honors before going on to play at the University of Akron, Highland went 13-10 in his first season in charge of the varsity and 19-6 in his second.
Spirtos' daughter Pennie, like Jaclyn a standout in softball and tennis, was Gazette Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 2001, while oldest daughter Tonie, a 1999 graduate, and youngest child Aris, a 2007 grad, also played tennis for the Hornets.
"Since I no longer have kids playing, I won't have to worry about what they are doing, but I still have a genuine love for the game," Spirtos said. "I enjoy teaching the kids so they're more knowledgeable and have more fun playing.
"Winning is always fun, of course, but if you can become a better ballplayer, I enjoy that aspect of it."
Spirtos will take over a Highland team that went 14-13 overall and 8-6 in the Suburban League last season. He will be assisted by former Hornets standout Heather Bauer, who played a year at Wright State and three seasons at Akron, where she batted cleanup for the Zips while playing shortstop and pitching.
The Hornets return first-team All-Gazette pick AnnMarie Kirchner, a pitcher/first baseman, as well as honorable mention pick Kaitlin Krajcik, a catcher who will continue her career at Division II Ursuline College.
Honorable mention selections Kelley Cejer, a third baseman, and Taylor MacWhade, a second baseman, also return, while big things are expected from talented freshman Samantha Catron.
"I've spoken to the Cloverleaf coach and the Revere coach and they're picking Highland to win the Suburban League championship," Spirtos said. "That's a lot of pressure, but we have some good athletes and three strong pitchers. We're strong up the middle, so we have a chance to be pretty decent."
Contact Rick Noland at (330) 721-4061 or email@example.com.


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Tour de France 2016 will be going through Samoens July 23rd!
A wonderful 1st floor apartment in a quiet location in the heart of Samoens,
just 1 hours drive from Geneva. It is only 150m to the historic
town centre with its weekly market, local shops, supermarket, delicatessens,
boulangeries and numerous restaurants and bars.
The ski bus stop is 100m and takes 2 minutes
to the Grand Massif Express Telecabine which whisks you up to Samoens 1600 in just 8 minutes. A fabulous magic carpet on the Nursery slope enables beginners to ski without having to go on any lifts! Please see photos on the skiing page. The Chariande Express is a high speed, 6 person chair lift linking Samoens 1600 to the top of the Tete de Saix at 2500m. This
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horse riding, via Ferrata, white water rafting, parascending, mountain
biking, walking, fishing, lakes and adventure parks for
the children & golf nearby. The Grand Massif Express Telecabine opens for walkers and mountain bikes in the summer.
The Apartment
Free High Speed WiFi
The apartment sleeps 4-6 people but is best suited to 4 and has been recently updated. There are 2 bedrooms; one double with french doors and great views and a small second bedroom with adult sized bunk beds. The apartment
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There is a small private garage ideal for mountain bikes and other equipment. Secure ski locker and outside parking available.
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Please see the link below, which will take you to the University of Colorado-Boulder Police Department's "Pictures of Students Smoking on 4/20" site. CU is offering rewards for students who attended the traditional 4/20 smoke-out on Farrand Field at CU and who are willing to snitch.
Does CU do this to underage alcohol drinkers or illegal pill poppers? http://www.colorado.edu/police/420_Photo_Album/index.htm
This is a very scary use of existing technology and this does not bode well for public protests (where cannabis is the central organizing theme).
And for what purpose? CO is a decrim state and maybe a $200 civil fine is at stake for the state. Or, is it really about perpetuating the notion of shame and the exercise of state power?
-Allen St. Pierre
CU Posts Pictures Of Pot-Smoking Event
Reward Offered For Information About People In Photos
POSTED: 3:57 am MDT April 28, 2006
ABC 7 News on-line
BOULDER, Colo. -- University of Colorado police have posted 150 photos
of people attending an annual gathering last week where hundreds smoked marijuana.
Police are offering $50 rewards for information about the people, many of whom are shown with hand-rolled cigarettes, glass pipes or bongs. One young man was photographed while he was streaking.
Authorities said the protesters they were trespassing on Farrand Field, which is surrounded by several dorms, despite signs and security posted to keep them away.
About 2,500 people attended the festive event, but police estimated less than half were using the drug. A local restaurant gave away sandwiches, while people dressed in costumes and danced to the beat of
The gathering occurs on campus at 4:20 p.m. on April 20 each year.
Members of The Grateful Dead are believed to have organized the first 4/20 celebration in 1979 in San Jose, Calif., where "420" was rumored to be police code for marijuana smoking. A check of police codes in California, however, revealed no jurisdiction uses 420 as a code for marijuana. Some pot smokers use "420" as a code to speak about marijuana openly among unsuspecting teachers and parents, according to a popular Web site.
Police asked the public to look at the photos and call (303) 492-8168 if they recognize anyone in the pictures.


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Nicki Minaj dropped the first single off of her upcoming album on Wednesday May 21,2014. The Doctor Luke produced song is called Pills N Potions. The album, 'The Pink Print' is set to release sometime later this year. Minaj has been teasing the album since last November when she told HipHop DX that she "needed to start over" and was bringing a whole other sound to the table for her fans, and even her haters. Nicki told the hip-hop magazine in 2013, "I'm really excited, and the people that have been working with now have been people that I haven't worked with before, so it's like they're bringing a new sound to the album that I've never experimented with."
Dr. Luke has produced such hits as Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You, Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" and Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl." Needless to say, Dr. Luke knows a thing or two about what it takes to have a smash hit. The producer working with Minaj isn't as much of a step out the box for him as it is for Nicki. Pills N Potions is a step further into the pop world for Minaj. The lines are all pretty blurred at this point genre wise as it is. Hip-hop and rap has become popular music, as collaborations across genres continue to become hits. Just ask Dr. Luke about Miley Cyrus' success with collaborations and crossovers on her album Bangerz.
Expect to see a softer, more relatable Nicki on 'The Pink Print,' and if you haven't yet, definitely give Pills N Potions a listen!