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Luminox Tech: All Luminox watches must undergo additional manufacturing steps that other watches do not require. The Luminox self-powered illumination system must be installed into each and every watch. It is a costly and time consuming endeavor but it is what makes Luminox watches special. It is our raison d'être. Each watch employs tiny self-powered micro gas lights developed by the world leader in the luminous compound industry. These micro gas lights (borosilicate glass capsules) are installed into the hands, hour markers, and when necessary, bezels of our watches. Luminox watches need no external light source to "charge" the paint on the dial or hands in order to glow as do conventional luminous watches. Nor do they require the push of a button to light the dial as do watches with electroluminescence. The U.S. military has long recognized the advantages of micro gas light sources and their use is specified in procurement specification MIL-W-46374F. Our self-powered illumination-Luminox Light Technology (LLT) allows one to view time-at-a-glance, no matter what the light level, even in complete darkness. This ease of being able to read time effortlessly seems to fill a need for various military and law enforcement groups. It is why the U.S. Navy SEALs Procurement officers came to us asking us to create dive watches for them for night missions. It is also why U.S. Air Force pilots flying the F-117 NighthawkTM Stealth Jets asked the same of us. These are only two of many groups of "heroes" that truly understand and appreciate the inherent benefit of wearing a Luminox timepiece.
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[[VIDEOID:mo21Z5MT0X1MK0P]]Luminox Field 42mm 1827 Ivory Dial Brown Leather Mens Watch
I've spent years trying to find the perfect watch. I'm a Marine so I've been through the Timex, all the G-shocks, and even a Victorinox Automatic. All of these pale in comparison to the Luminox 1827 Field Watch. It's got a rugged thick case, screw-down crown, and good down to 200 meters. But best of all is the tritium dial. I travel through a lot of time zones and I'm always checking my watch at night to make sure I haven't overslept. With the other watches, that would quickly run down the battery or I'd have to fumble for a light switch because the illumination had faded after an hour or so. But this baby shines like an angel from heaven! And the tritium has a 25 year warranty. Don't waste your time on another watch. Buy this one and you can sleep at night knowing your Luminox is shining bright.
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A Watch for All Seasons
Jul 28, 2010
By Scorpio69
I spent a considerable amount of time studying watches before making a purchase, because I really knew nothing about them. I discovered that, up to a certain rather lofty price point (two or three grand or even more), many watches use the same exact movements, with the main differences in the watch being the style and execution. Oh, and the brand name. That'll jack up the price, irrespective of the inherent quality. So, after all was said and done (and after realizing that what I really wanted was a Zenith "El Primero" -- oh yeah!), I was at least able to come up with a criteria for a watch that I might be able to afford.
I did not want to spend more than $1000. I wanted a relatively clean, uncluttered face. So many watches are so busy looking that you cannot simply glance at them and tell the time! The watch had to be Swiss made. Whether it was a quartz or mechanical movement mattered not to me, since both have their + and - aspects. It also had to have a sapphire crystal, and be able to withstand constant immersion in the ocean, since I live in Hawaii. And, I came to want a watch with tritium markers, after realizing that a watch that you can't see in all lighting conditions is pretty worthless and that even "superluminova" only lasts for so long.
When all was said and done, I settled on this watch. I uploaded a few pics, so as you can see I changed the stock brown leather band to a black silicone sport watchband by Toscana that has a Rolex "Oyster" style design and an extra heavy-duty 6.00mm thick band. I think it matches up with the black markers on the face quite nicely, and the thickness goes well with this rather thick timepiece.
As to the watch itself, it is really an eye catcher. I think it's the best looking watch Luminox makes, hands down. I looked at so many straight ahead dive watches from different makers. I came to hate the sameness in all of their looks. Perhaps functional, but kinda ugly. And many dressier-style watches were simply unsuitable for the kind of use/abuse to which I will subject a watch. This Luminox fits the bill for me in all respects, especially with its 200m water resistance. It has a screw-down crown, which is essential for real ocean use. And, its 200m rating should be sufficient for swimming, snorkeling, bodyboarding, etc. Plus it's nice and big, but not too big, and the numbers are easy to see at a glance.
This is a bargain at the price. I recommend it.
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Great looking military style watch !
Apr 21, 2010
By JT in ChiTown "JT"
The luminox 1827 is a great looking old school style military watch ! The brown band looks smart and can be worn to work or just kicking around. The price is right too for a quality swiss watch that keeps impeccable time.
The big face is expected but as the other reviewer points out this watch is also "thick"...meaning it sits a little high; which does take some getting used to. Also because of its size it tends to want to lean to one side vs. sitting perfectly flat on the top part of your wrist.
Its quartz run and not automatic so collectors may shy away but its a great watch overall. The Day and Date feature will take a few days to get set properly. On mine the bezzle took a few tries to get it to line up with the screw....I write that off to new, sharp metal but it eventually wears in like all good things.
I particularly like this model over say the 37 or 47 because it is less busy on the dial which makes it look sharper, cleaner to the eye.
Worth having in your collection....its a great everyday watch, expecially at these prices !
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Overall pleased, but...
Jul 08, 2010
By Deekin Scalesinger
I am by no means an expert - I only just got into watches, and this is the most expensive one I own (thus far!) With that said, I am overall very pleased with the 1827, expect for two small issues noted below.
First and foremost, it is a handsome watch. My wardrobe style is classy and understated, and this watch fits the bill perfectly. A very easy to read face, cream background, simple date/time format...this watch epitomizes refined masculinity.
The watch band is rugged looking, but finished well. The stitching is clean and shows care in it's assembly. The buckle has two teeth instead of one - likely due to the fact that the leather used for the band is heavy, and would likely put strain on a single tooth. Also the buckle has a roller - nice touch! It makes it so much easier to adjust the band.
The illumination is easy to see at night. I like that the 12 o'clock position is an offset color (hazmat orange) than the rest of the illuminations (radioactive green). Speaking of which, I love that fact that I am wearing a teeny tiny bit of fissionable material on my person. Maybe it is all of those sessions playing Fallout 3, but there is something very cool about wearing a true atomic age watch, IMO.
Now to the two reasons I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5. Firstly, others have said it, but this watch is big! Hella big. It is thicker than my iPad - I measured it at approximately .5 inches. Not a lot when you are talking about most things, but you can definitely realize the difference between this one and the thin Seiko dress watches I sometime sport to functions. I knew that going into the transaction and can't fault Luminox, but I guess I was still surprised at the heft and girth of the watch.
The second point though, I can blame Luminox for. The second hand falls in between the watch ticks, which annoys the heck out of me. Why the watch was allowed to ship like this means either their manufacturing or the QA department missed a beat with this particular watch. I called their service center to reports this and the woman did not seem surprised - she told me the face could be aligned, but it would take approximately 14 business days to complete this from when they received it. I'm going to hold off on sending it until I see how much it is retail to align the face locally - I'd hate to wait close to a month for this to be fixed.
Overall I am extremely impressed and happy with this purchased. The minor alignment issue aside, It appears to my untrained eye that Luminox put a lot of care into the product. Would I buy again? You bet!
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First Luminox Watch
Jan 03, 2014
By Old Soldier
Have to be careful not to compare this watch to previously owned watches due to just the price difference. First with good. The watch is strikingly handsome. Nice thick quality leather band, especially liked the dual tang buckle. Love the ivory colored face and large numeral indices and the layout of the face. Keeps accurate time, however the movement is not clocked to the second hand or vice versa. The second hand is only accurate for about ten seconds of each minute and not the same ten seconds. Apparently I'm not the only one that has had this issue. A coworker of mine has a Navy Seal watch and is plagued with same problem. After reading reviews on the internet about various Luminox watches, it appears they can't make one with an accurate second hand. I find this incredible! After reading a recent monthly magazine I subscribe to I happened to see a Luminox watch advertised and it to had the second hand off time! Amazing. Luminox what say ye?
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In the thesis one could see how we employed the new developments in group order to exploit the traditionally known details of the jacobian of hyperelliptic curves. The thesis explain the faster methods we devised
I also worked on Groebner Basis and Polynomial Ideals. Even when Groebner Bases are not popular amond cryptographers, we had ideas for a method which uses GB for some cryptographic protocols.
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"Light Weight Cryptography, Hyperelliptic Curve Cryptography", Talk at Bundes Sicherheits Institut (National Security Institute), Bonn, Germany. (March 2009)
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You can load a CAD file in and style it up and create a layer file (.lyr) from a CAD feature class - this can be used on all the cad files (as long as they are standardised).
To take it a stage further you can create your Style in Style Manager for CAD features - the only disadvantage - each computer you work on requires that style to be loaded.
This can be automated if have many CAD files
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College Hockey:Cornell Rebounds With Win Over St. Lawrence
CANTON, N.Y. — Junior defenseman Ben Wallace scored off a faceoff with 10:39 gone in the third period to snap a 2-2 tie and send Cornell to a 3-2 victory over St. Lawrence Saturday night.
The Big Red snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 11-3-0 overall and 6-1-0 in the ECAC. The Saints, who played their first game since December 15, saw a three-game unbeaten streak snapped and are now 4-12-2 overall and 1-5-0 in the ECAC.
The Saints took the lead in a dead-even first period when junior forward Rich Peverley scored his second of the season from in close at 14:37, but Cornell came back to tie with 23 seconds to go when senior defenseman Doug Murray scored his third of the season on a power play.
Cornell outshot the Saints 10-1 in the first eight minutes of the second period and came away with a 2-1 lead when Stephen Baby scored his third of the year on a power play just 1:30 into the period. The Saints came back to tie it at 14:02 as Peverley scored his second of the night, taking a rebound off the end boards and backhanding it past Big Red goalie Todd Marr.
The Big Red got the win when Matt McRae came up with a clean faceoff win in the SLU zone and Wallace gunned the puck past Saint goalie Kevin Ackley and in off the post with 9:21 to go in the game.
Cornell, which played a solid third period defensively, held the Saints to just three shots on goal in the final 20 minutes.
"That was a great college hockey game," said Saint coach Joe Marsh. "If we can play at that level every time out, I'll be very happy. It would have been a great one to win, but I think we gained a lot just playing as well as we did. We had some great chances in the first period, but Cornell really clamped down on things in the third period."
Marr finished with 26 saves for his first career win while Ackley made 32 saves for the Saints.
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College Hockey:Team USA Blanks Lady Badgers
Enthusiastic Welcome Greets Wisconsin Alums, Current Players, and Mark Johnson
MADISON, Wis. — Jan. 5 proved to be quite a homecoming for the United States Olympic womens team.
Of the American roster headed to Vancouver in February, seven players have ties to University of Wisconsin (including current Badgers forwards Hilary Knight and Meghan Duggan).
Tuesday night at the Kohl Center the ex-Badgers played a starring role in the surreal experience of taking on their former team, contributing to a 9-0 victory over Wisconsin.
It was an awesome atmosphere as the fans at Wisconsin always are, USA and former Badger forward Erika Lawler said. It just shows how much the fans here in Madison are supporting both the Badgers and Team USA.
Team USA opened the scoring five minutes in when forward Kelli Stack stole the puck from a Badgers defender. Stack, who was in alone on Wisconsin goaltender Alannah McCready, deked to the right, and then pulled the puck on her backhand for the goal.
Then defenseman Lisa Chesson made it 2-0 five minutes later on a low point blast. Shortly after, Knight made it 3-0 USA on gorgeous tic-tac-toe play.
Forward Jenny Potter took the puck from the half-boards and fed the puck down low to Monique Lamoureax. Lamoureax one-touched the puck back to Potter, who immediately fed Knight in front. Knight then calmed buried the puck over McCreadys glove.
People think I might not be watching but Im keeping up to date with their scores, Knight said of her former and future team. I am excited to come back next year . . . I think we will be a dominating force.
Former Wisconsin goaltender Jessie Vetter played the first period for Team USA, facing little action and making just two saves. But the Cottage Grove, Wis. native and fan favorite, received huge ovations throughout.
It was a great to be back at the Kohl Center playing in front of family and friends, Vetter said. I definitely had a good time playing here, so it was exciting to be back.
The Americans would add three more goals in the second period on new Badgers goaltender Nikki Kaasa. The first came on a power-play as Jinelle Zaug-Siergiej of upstate Eagle River tipped in a point blast from Kacey Bellamy.
The last two came off the stick of Monique Lamoureax who snagged a pair of goals at the end of the period. The first came on a high shot over the shoulder, while the second came on a 2-on-1 rush with Knight, where Lamoureax snuck the puck through Kaasas legs.
Despite the three goal period, Kaasa was outstanding, making 12 saves including several of the spectacular variety. The effort was enough to earn the freshman Wisconsins player of the game honors.
It was a lot of fun, a great experience and a great crowd, Kaasa said. (During the game) I was going on adrenaline the whole time and staying quiet. After the big saves, I just said all right and lets go get the next one.
In the third USA rounded out the scoring with three more goals, the first coming off the stick Jocelyn Lamoureax. Lamoureax got the puck low and chipped a shot up and over new Badgers goaltender Becca Ruegsegger. Jocelynes twin sister Monique assisted on the goal.
Then Knight found Potter in the slot for the second goal of the period before Lawler finished of the scoring after a great setup from Zaug-Siergiej.
Despite the USA goals, the highlight of the third came when Badgers freshman forward Lauren Unser was awarded a penalty shot. With entire crowd on their feet attempting to will the puck in, Unser tried to fool USA goaltender Brianne McLaughlin with a shot to the stick side. But McLaughlin calmly steered the puck away preserving the shut out.
It was probably my favorite moment of the game, Wisconsin coach Tracey DeKeyser said. Lauren is a freshman who doesnt get much playing time, and for her to get that kind of opportunity to go against (an Olympic) goalie was just great.
The score lacked significance on this night for the Badgers. Instead the game offered the opportunity for all involved, including the 6,085 in attendance, to enjoy an experience they will never forget.
Honestly, it was the highlight of my career just being there, DeKeyser said. I was just enjoying the moment, looking at the other bench and seeing how far our own Badgers have come to reach this point in their career.
Though it was a tough night to judge, Team USA coach Mark Johnson was impressed with what he saw from his former and future team.
Obviously I think it was going to be a transition year for them, Johnson said. But I think weve seen that they are getting better. You try to play your best hockey in January and February and that is the path they are going down, so I feel very comfortable with what is going on.
Wisconsin returns to WCHA action Friday, traveling to Grand Forks to take on North Dakota. Meanwhile, Team USA continues the final stages of the Quest tour Tuesday in Minneapolis, where they will take on the Minnesota.
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NEW YORK -- Jewish groups are calling on U.N. member representatives to walk out in protest when Iran's president speaks tomorrow (Monday) at the United Nations.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's plans to address the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), make a mockery of the proceedings, Jewish groups said.
"We call on all countries, particularly those that value democracy and freedom, to leave the United Nations hall when Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, rises to speak," the president and executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Alan Solow and Malcolm Hoenlein, said in a statement. "Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability poses a threat to the region and the entire Western world. To have President Ahmadinejad address this review conference makes a mockery of the efforts of many countries to prevent nuclear weapons and nuclear terrorism from becoming the gravest global threats of this century."
The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York issued an action alert urging readers to e-mail U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at firstname.lastname@example.com to protest Ahmadenijad's inclusion at the conference.
The World Jewish Congress asked its member communities to contact their government representatives to persuade them to participate in the protest walkout, saying in a statement, "It is dismaying that, once again, the U.N. is allowing the head of a regime, foremost in the sponsorship of terrorism and the abuse of human rights, who defies U.N. resolutions regarding its nuclear ambitions, to appear before the international body."
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Abs, tummy, core – whatever you call it, everyone's in search of a tighter midsection.
And with summer just a couple of months away, there's still plenty of time to firm up your abs.
Here are a few new DVD workouts.
Flip Flop Abs
Flip Flop Abs, with Fitz Koehler (Fitzness.com Productions, $19.99): Fitz Koehler, who has a master's degree in exercise and sports sciences, leads this DVD, which features three 12-15 minute workouts. The Stinger (15 minutes), The Whip (14 minutes) and The Sidewinder (12 minutes).
Why "Flip Flop"? There's a lot of flipping from downward-facing moves, such as planks, to upward-facing moves, such as tabletop shins. You also flip from left to right side on moves like side planks. All this flip-flopping provides an added cardio element to traditional ab exercises.
It's a tough set of workouts, but Fitz lets you know that struggling is fine – all that means is that there's plenty of room to grow in the DVD.
Six Pack Shortcuts Total Body Workout
Mike Chang's Six Pack Shortcuts Total Body Workout (Lionsgate, $14.98): Mike Chang is a YouTube fitness trainer with a huge following. His Six Pack Shortcuts YouTube channel has had more than 220 million views.
This DVD has multiple mix-and-match workouts, which you can program on your DVD player, so there's more to it than just ab exercises. Modifications are provided by one of the background exercisers:
- Warm-Up: Active stretches and exercises.
- Cardio: Old-school, tough moves, such as burpees, soccer kicks and high knees.
- Lower Body: You'll work your legs and glutes with moves such as squats and Mike's snow angels while you also strengthen your core.
- Upper Body: Arms, shoulders and chest are shaped with push-ups and back-sculpting moves.
- Core: Lots of planks and jack knives.
- Cooldown: A short series of stretches.
Weight Watchers Ultimate Belly Series
Weight Watchers Ultimate Belly Series, with Jennifer Cohen (Anchor Bay, $14.98): Jennifer Cohen, who has done many workout DVDs for Weight Watchers, is back with a core-centered workout. There are three separate workouts, progressing from a 10-Minute Ab Toner to a 20-Minute Ab Express to a 30-Minute Standing Ab Toner (which is our favorite).
Each workout has three levels – one background exerciser demonstrates the beginner moves, another does the more advanced workout, and Cohen is right in the middle with the intermediate level. Cohen also explains that you can throw in some of the harder levels and bump it back a notch if needed as you advance through the workouts.
All you need is a mat and a set of light dumbbells for the two harder levels. The moves are simple but effective.
Suggested Links
- Leslie Sansone offers new moves, higher intensity in 'Just Walk' workout DVDs
- Jillian Michaels, Bob Harper introduce new yoga workout DVDs
- Zumba Incredible Results DVD set uses step, interval training to ramp up results
- Workout DVD review: 'Tighten, Tone and Torch With Suzanne Bowen'
- Workout DVD review: 'Dr Levi: The Art of Fitness Cardio Core Workout'


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Out On The Street Inc
551 Church Street, Toronto, ON, M4Y 2E2
Out on the Street offers fashions sure to turn heads along stylish Church Street and through the city.
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Since 1992, Out on the Street has been among the colourful destinations that Church and Wellesley's chic residents and passers by visit. Novelties, gifts and clothing fill the three floors of this century-old townhouse. The basement carries a variety of merchandise from greeting cards featuring hunky men to pride flag decorations to lubricant. Upstairs, customers find two floors packed with men's fashions.
From Underwear to Outerwear
Excluding the seasonal souvenirs T-shirts in the basement, guys seeking the runway look are bound for the ground and second floors. The store's products are selected with a discerning eye to suit today's gay man. Underwear options – ranging from sensible boxer-briefs to sexy thongs – come in stylish brands such as 2xist, Calvin Klein and Unico. Seasonal underwear sales encourage regular return trips to refresh your collection of unmentionables. Jeans by Buffalo, Guess and Levi's paired with a top by Ben Sherman, Matinique or Mexx are ideal for a Church Street outing. A small but impressive collection of belts, shoes, watches and jewellery complete the ensemble. Out on the Street also carries one of the city's most expansive swimwear collections including Dolphin, JM and Speedo.
Informed Help and Picturesque Shopping
Exposed brick, charming architectural details and large window views of Church Street and the Cawthra Park make shopping here a pleasure. Natural light pours through the windows throughout the store, providing ideal lighting for customers with exact colour preferences. Regular staff training ensures that the store's small troupe of salespeople is knowledgeable of the store's unique product and ready to provide customized service.


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According to the book A Billion Wicked Thoughts, the sexual tastes of gay and straight men are extremely similar. Both favor youth above all other qualities, though both have significant interest in older partners; both exhibit interest in heavy partners; both fetishize chests, butts, feet, and penises; both prefer visual erotica with anonymous, emotionless sex.
A Billion Wicked Thoughts has also reported that heterosexual men like shemale porn, large-penis porn, and fantasies of their wives sleeping with other men best.
Apparently, all men like dick.
So, if all men really do like dick, then what is the biggest difference between gay men and straight men?
Penis size!
That's right, it is a fact, gay men have bigger dicks.
The average length of a gay man's penis is 6.32 inches while the average size of a straight man's penis is only 5.99 inches.
One of my most favorite Blogs.. Love that song and i guess girls will never get the size they want cause the big ones are gay ones ;). Lucky for us though
Dunno bout that. I see bigger dicks on str8 porn – I'm talking elephant massiveness.
I love this video, it so hot, hahaha
I'm still at a loss. I have a 7.5″ dick 5'7'tl. 135lbs.Ok looking. Still no luck. 🙁 Boo Hoo )-: Just Joking. Found my man, His name is Hand. 🙂
Wow.Who knew?
Hmm…Am I gay because I have a +6.5″ cock? or do I have a +6.5″ cock because I am gay?
I must be gay because my dick seems larger than the average..
If "average" is 6.2, and ALL THE MEN ON A4A have 8, 8.5, and 9 inch dicks, why aren't they doing porn? Yeah, good question!
i have seen some massive ones on porn too
It must be true or wait are we using aol inches for gay guys and real inches for the straight ones. I see a lot of dicks as an escort on a4a and have to relish when I find a true 8 so many of these men lye about every demention of their body it's crazy but I'm a fantasy created so I pretend it's huge anyway
How come I meet guys online who say they are 7 to 7 1/2 and I'm longer? lolol but I am 7″
Anyone else notice str8 porn star (11″ cock) Ron Jeremy at 1:09?
I freaking love this song and video…makes me horny lol
then i must be straight since im not within gay standards for penis size O_O
…………difference between gay men and straight men?
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Wal-Mart Announces $15 Billion Stock Buyback
In a big splash at its annual meeting, Wal-Mart announced a $15 billion stock buy back.
UPDATE: The announcement, reported earlier by CNBC, is helping make Wal-Mart one of just two Dow 30 components in positive stock territory today. (The other is J.P. Morgan.) Wal-Mart is barely in the red, up 7 cents to $53.62 in recent trading.
A year ago, the world's largest company also approved a $15 billion stock buyback program. According to the retailer's annual report, it repurchased about $14.8 billion worth of its own stock in the year ended Jan. 31, 2011.
As our corporate cousins at Barron's recently noted, Wal-Mart's earnings per share have gotten a lift from a heady stream of repurchases of Wal-Mart's own stock. Of course, Wal-Mart could use a lift by any means necessary. The retailer has been posting persistent declines in its U.S. store sales.
Wal-Mart Financial Chief Charles Holley is crowing at the annual meeting about the company's improved earnings per share in the last fiscal year. No mention of the earnings boost from the buybacks.
Also, actor Will Smith is enthusiastically emcee-ing the Wal-Mart annual meeting. He's rocking a stylish purple sweater and tie. Check out the Webcast.


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Tianyou International Hotel Xi'an
- Location:
- Address: No.12 South Section, Xi-er-huan Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province
- Tel: 87959669/68/70(预订部)/87918 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: Tianyou International Hotel Xi'an
- Lowest Price: $59
Opened in 2007, Xi'an Tianyou International Hotel is a 4-star deluxe business hotel, covering 22,000 square meters. It is very close to Xi'an High-Tech and Development Zone, only 20-min-drive to the airport, 10-min-drive to the city center.
The hotel is elegantly decorated with rarefied furniture. It has 238 guestrooms of all kinds.
The Tiangang Seafood Restaurant is on the 2-4th floor, which offers Cantonese food, seafood, the Tanjia cuisine, Hunan cuisine and Shaanxi snack.
The hotel also has a spa center on the 22th floor, offering Finland sauna, surf bath.
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
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March 22, 2013
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama rowing team will compete in the Clemson Regatta against the No. 17 ranked Clemson Tigers and Marist on Saturday, March 23, on Lake Hartwell. Competition is set to begin at 9 a.m. ET. "Going over to Clemson will not be an easy race," Alabama head rowing coach Larry Davis said. "Especially over the last four or five years Clemson has constantly been in the NCAA field. We are ready and hungry to go out there. I don't think we are intimidated by it. We hopefully will be executing a little higher level in our race plan." The Tide's last visit to Clemson was in 2011. UA placed third or better in all five races, including a second place finish in the First Varsity 4+. The Crimson Tide has been faced with some tough competition, including the likes of Virginia and Duke to start the spring season. The Tide earned wins in the varsity 4, the freshman novice 8, the second varsity 8 and the second varsity 4 on the first day of racing at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on Melton Hill Lake last weekend. UA capped off the weekend with a third varsity 8 finish ahead of Duke. "We gained some confidence from this past weekend," Davis said. "You never know where you stand until you go up against one of your competitors. The girls saw the victories and in the other races that we were in it. Especially for a young team, that is very important to have that confidence." The entire regatta will be broadcast live on TigerCast at ClemsonTigers.com. Alabama will return to the water on April 6th when the Tide goes head-to-head with Central Florida and West Virginia on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala.


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A huge Jersey Shore congrats to JWoww and fiance Roger!
E! News just reported that JWoww delivered 7 pounds of joy today when she gave birth to her first child, a baby girl Meilani Alexandra Mathews.
For all those that were living under a rock and missed the reality TV phenomenon of Jersey Shore, JWoww AKA Jenni Farley, was among the Jersey Shore cast that made America respect the fist pump.
She scored that tagline in the Jersey Shore intro "after I have sex with a guy, I bite off their heads." I guess her outlook has changed a little.
JWoww and her fiancé, Roger Mathews that also appeared on Jersey Shore, are over the moon ecstatic about their new arrival.
Roger and JWoww's relationship blossomed on the show during season 3 when they met and began dating exclusively. Unlike most relationships, not only their friends but also about 10 million viewers were all up in their business week after week.
Despite the show's popularity and finale, JWoww and Roger have maintained their relationship and created a beautiful little guido baby. (FIST PUMMPPP!!) Recently, JWoww and fiance Roger have graduated to a new reality TV platform, Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars on WE TV. The couple's relationship was sinking fast and this was their chance to pump some life back in to their relationship before one of them walked.
Seems that reality TV fame had gone to Jenni's head and Roger was sick of it, he just wanted them to be like a traditional relationship where the man takes the lead, makes all the decisions and the woman submits to his will. Huh?! Wake up Roger! It's 2014! They didn't call her JWoww for nothin'….she's a firecracker and a ball buster and I have a feeling baby Meilani will follow in mommy's steps.
Can't wait for baby pics!


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AboitizLand, Inc. remains one of the country's most trusted Cebu real estate developers, serving the global Filipino in a responsive and responsible way. The company sees the needs of its vecinos (Spanish for neighbors; a term coined by AboitizLand to mean its clients), designs its projects around these needs while upholding its core values.
Over its twenty-year history, AboitizLand has established many projects and continues to innovate to meet the discriminating needs of its diverse markets – from the young and upwardly mobile, young couples, growing families, non-Cebu natives who wish to establish an address in the city to the international Filipino community and the overseas Filipino workers.
Buoyed by a passion for excellence, AboitizLand provides its vecinos with homes that are structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing and are well-harmonized with the environment.
Vecinos at each community are assured of high-quality construction, a host of amenities and the services of a competent Community Stewards Team that takes care of administration and maintenance of each village.
These features have earned the company its vecinos' trust and confidence and allowed the constant appreciation of the value of AboitizLand properties over the years.
Keeping you up-to-date with our latest announcements, events and news.
June 27, 2016
AboitizLand joins the Barrio Fiesta sa London 2016 to celebrate with you our kababayans!
June 14, 2016
AboitizLand, in partnership with Ayala Land, Inc (ALI), is spending PHP10 billion to develop the initial phase of Gatewalk Central.
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Vecino dog owners and their four-legged friends had a lot to see and do as AboitizLand, in partnership with Cebu South Dog Club, hosted on May 21 the 2nd K...


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MONTREAL - CGI's top official says the IT services company will eventually be vindicated for the criticism it received in developing the U.S. health-care insurance website that prompted the Obama administration not to renew its contract.
Initial technical problems with the October launch of the website delayed or prevented people from enrolling online, marring what was to be one of President Barack Obama's defining political achievements.
"We remain confident that in the fullness of time our role and responsibilities in these initiatives will become clearer," CEO Michael Roach said during a conference call after reporting strong first-quarter results.
He said many of the technical problems with the complex system has been fixed in the past months and the Montreal-based company is proud of its role.
"In short, the system we were contracted to build, specifically the federal facilitated marketplace, works," Roach said.
CGI's contract was slated to expire in February, and reports earlier this month said the U.S. administration would not renew it but instead sign a 12-month contract, worth about US$90 million, with Accenture, one of the world's largest consulting firms.
CGI was selected in September 2011 as the lead contractor on the project and was awarded a US$93.7-million contract over two years to design and build the government's HealthCare.gov website where Americans could sign up for health coverage that took effect Jan. 1.
Roach said Wednesday that its efforts working through the challenges to fix the website will ensure the company continues to be selected for future government and other contracts .
"We appreciate the strong support we have received from our many clients around the world and have not seen any impact on our ability to conduct and grow our business," he told analysts.
CGI also continues to build health-care exchanges in six U.S. states.
The company's profit missed analyst expectations in the first quarter, even though the global IT service firm's revenue was up, profit surged to $189.8 million, and its bookings increased significantly.
The Montreal-based company earned 60 cents per share for the period ended Dec. 31, up from seven cents a year ago when net earnings were $22.4 million.
Excluding the costs of integrating a major U.K.-based acquisition, CGI's (TSX:GIB.A) adjusted net income was $207.9 million or 65 cents per share, up from $137.8 million or 44 cents per share a year earlier.
Revenues increased 4.4 per cent to $2.644 billion in the quarter, up from $2.532 billion a year earlier.
CGI was expected to earn 70 cents per share in adjusted profits on $2.64 billion of revenues, according to estimates compiled by Thomson Reuters.
Roach said the company delivered a "very solid performance" in the quarter and is expects growth as the market gradually improves and its efforts in Europe continue.
It booked $2.8 billion worth of orders in the quarter, 45 per cent of which was new business. That raised its bookings over the last 12 months to $10.3 billion.
CGI increased its normal course issuer bid by 10 per cent, allowing it to repurchase about 21.8 million shares over the next year, at a potential cost of $750 million. It purchased 2.5 million shares during the quarter for $100 million, and 3.2 million shares over the last 12 months.
The company's debt was decreased to $2.89 billion from $2.96 billion a year earlier.
Maher Yaghi of Desjardins Capital Markets said strong bookings in the quarter helped offset a "slight miss" compared to "aggressive" analyst expectations.
"Bookings in the quarter were up, which should allay some investor concerns given the recent negative publicity surrounding the company," he wrote in a report.
He said the financial impact from the shift of the U.S. health insurance contract to rival Accenture is small for a company with more than $10 billion of annual revenues. The greatest risk is to the company's reputation and its ability to win new business and prevent the non-renewal or termination of more government contracts, Yaghi added.
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth-largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world with more than $10 billion of revenues and about 68,000 employees.
On the Toronto Stock Exchange, CGI's shares lost $2.07 or 5.9 per cent at $33.15 in Wednesday morning trading.


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The Indians built an early lead and Josh Tomlin made it stand as Cleveland dropped the Twins 4-2 at Progressive Field. Chris Colabello [[ cahl-uh-BELL-oh ]] hit a solo homer and Eduardo Escobar went 2-for-4 …07 May 14
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The Indians built an early lead and Josh Tomlin made it stand as Cleveland dropped the Twins 4-2 at Progressive Field. Chris Colabello [[ cahl-uh-BELL-oh ]] hit a solo homer and Eduardo Escobar went 2-for-4 …07 May 14
Eduardo Escobar launched a home run in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Twins to a 1-0 win over the Indians in the opener of a four-game set at Progressive Field. Caleb …06 May 14
Minnesota catcher Kurt Suzuki was 3-for-3 with three RBI to guide the Twins to a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Target Field yesterday. Trevor Plouffe [[ PLOOF ]] knocked in two runs for …05 May 14
Scott Van Slyke and Drew Butera both homered in the top of the 12th inning as the Dodgers edged the Twins 4-3 to sweep the doubleheader at Target Field. Brian Duensing suffered the loss. Mike …02 May 14
Zack Greinke [[ GREHN-kee ]] struck out six over six-plus innings to help the Dodgers drop the Twins 6-4 and win their 10-thousandth game since joining the National League. Trevor Plouffe and Eduardo Escobar each …01 May 14
Last night's scheduled game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Twins at Target Field was postponed due to inclement weather. A cold, wet system moving through the area called for rain mixed with snow. The …30 Apr 14
The Twins open up a three-game interleague series with the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Target Field. Kyle Gibson will get the ball for Minnesota. He is 3-and-1 with a 3.63 ERA in four starts. …29 Apr 14
Kevin Correia allowed eight runs in less than three innings as the Twins fell 10-6 to the Tigers yesterday at Target Field. Brian Dozier hit a solo homer while Kurt Suzuki knocked in two. Jason …26 Apr 14
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Monday, July 8, 2013
Anniversary Sale!
Hello All Quilter's, Stitchers, and Knitters, It is hard to believe Sierra Cottons & Wools is celebrating its Fourth Anniversary this Saturday July 13th! Thanks so much to all of you have visited the shop and blog, joined our classes and Blocks of the months, supported and encouraged us through the years. The shop will be offering a storewide sale of 40% off everything! (excluding BOM kits) And in addition to the sale, there will be a gift bag give-away worth $200.00. Anyone spending 25.00 before the sale will earn a ticket for the drawing.
Posted by Barri at Monday, July 08, 2013
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- One Crabapple said...
The "NEW" Shoppe is Fabulous !
Just passing thru on vacation and this shop is enchanting.
Love the Barri Style low volume quilts and appliques.
Wonderful fabrics and patterns that can't be found anywhere else.
What a Treat !
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For Immediate Release - June 10, 1999
Contact: Anastasia Burton,
Press Secretary (406) 444-5523
Gov. MARC RACICOT announced today that Andrew Malcolm, his Executive Assistant and Director of Communications since the Governor took office in January, 1993, would depart this summer to become a senior communications strategist for the Presidential Exploratory Committee of Texas Governor George W. Bush.
"Naturally, we will miss Andy's expertise and company," the Governor said. "I am very pleased that our choice as the Republican Party's Presidential nominee now has chosen one of ours to help with the vast undertaking of becoming the next President of the United States. It is also gratifying to know that Andy will carry the Rocky Mountain intuitions of our Administration and state, as well as his contacts and impressive communications skills, into a likely national campaign. We wish him and Gov. Bush good luck and look forward to working with both of them in the months ahead."
Governor Racicot said Governor Bush first talked with him about Malcolm during a National Governors Association meeting in Washington in February. Last month Governor Bush sought permission to discuss a possible position for Malcolm, who visited Austin recently. Governor Racicot also visited Austin June 6-7 for meetings with Gov. Bush and his staff.
Previously, Malcolm spent 26 years on The New York Times as a bureau chief in Japan, Canada and Chicago, foreign and national correspondent in San Francisco, Vietnam, Thailand and Korea and as an assistant editor and columnist in New York. He won several national and company journalism awards and is the author of 10 nonfiction books.
Malcolm's new duties in Austin will include coordinating Bush state press operations and surrogate speakers, as well as assisting in writing, editing and facilitating the information flow to national media. His title will be Deputy Communications Manager. Malcolm will begin his new assignment in July, according to Karen Hughes, Gov. Bush's Communications Director..
"I am delighted," Gov. Bush said, "that Andy Malcolm is joining our team. He has a very diverse national media and government communications background. I also appreciate the willingness of my good friend, Gov. Racicot, for whom Andy works, to allow him to leave his office and join my exploratory effort."
Malcolm said: "I am, of course, honored that Gov. Bush would want my help on his team. I deeply appreciate the introduction to public service that Gov. Racicot has provided me for six and a half years. I am a better person for knowing and working with him. We were and will always remain close friends. I eagerly anticipate carrying forward our mutual commitment to Gov. Bush and his style of open, inclusive government. Both governors are very similar in many ways. And I believe the American people will soon share our enthusiasm as they come to know the Texas Governor even better starting this weekend in Iowa. My goal would be to help facilitate that process."


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Video: Heidi Klum, Jessica Simpson Pulling Pranks for 'I Get That a Lot'
CBS have their own styles in celebrating April Fool's Day. The network tapped celebrities such as Heidi Klum and Jessica Simpson to star in a hidden camera show, "I Get That a Lot", where these stars go undercover and play tricks on civilians. The one-hour special was broadcast on Wednesday, April 1 at 8/7c.
Klum, stands in as a pizza girl at Joe's Pizza. She flirts with an African-American guy and handed him a burnt pizza while saying, "I made it nice and chocolate-y, just like you are." She then consulted a customer on the possibility of her becoming a stripper and also teased a guy on looking like her actual husband, Seal.
Simpson meanwhile, is a computer repair store clerk. She has a lousy working attitude and asks irrelevant questions. People often says that she looks like Jessica Simpson, and she would say "I get that a lot". One guy guesses she looks like Simpson but she says "Britney Spears".
Other celebrities participating in the prank show are "Survivor" host Jeff Probst who runs the cashier at a grocery store, rapper Ice-T who is a shoes salesman, singer LeAnn Rimes who takes food orders at a Nashville diner and Mario Lopez who sells hot dogs in New York's Central Park.
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It's been an eventful few weeks for Kim Kardashian. She jetted across Europe, joining her man, Kanye West, at his big Cannes Film Festival movie premiere, then headed home to put her house on the market! Wait, what?! Is there a Kanye connection? Kind of: ... Read More
Posted On 12 May 2012.
After a week without her man, Kim Kardashian is back in the same city as Kanye West. Kanye was on hand for Kim K's big Belle Noel spring jewelry collection launch in Toronto, Canada, though the couple didn't stay long. It must be tough to ... Read More
Posted On 17 Feb 2012.
This week is bursting with news from Kim Kardashian superstar, but the most interesting news was the date between Kim and her ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush. Perhaps, Kim tries to have fun and get some rest from the divorce? Reggie Bush has appeared to be an ... Read More
Posted On 08 Feb 2012.
It can seem that such a famous celebrity as Kim Kardashian has no time to think about her inner world and her soul. However, she has been recently noticed leaving the Life Change Community Church in Agoura Hills. The reality show star was accompanied by ... Read More
Posted On 24 Jan 2012.
The main intrigue of the week - if Kim Kardashian's wedding was planned for the money. As 31-old says - "marriage was not for money". Probably it is true because among other things Kim has lots of sources for earnings and it not only popular ... Read More
Posted On 31 Oct 2011.
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' matrimonial happiness didn't last long, if it ever was. This couple only seemed to be perfect, and their fans were eager to see their children. However, sex tape star Kim Kardashian has filled a paper for divorce today. "After careful consideration, ... Read More
Posted On 21 Oct 2011.
21 October and Kim Kardashian is 31 years old. Birthday is quite a pleasant thing – all these parties and happy people around you. But is Kim so happy? Of course, the reality show star has achieved a lot and became famous all over the ... Read More


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Some of you may not be aware but today (March 8) is International Women's Day.
To mark this day, I will be doing a rare feature to showcase some of the finest writing by some of deviantART's finest female writers.
To begin with, I present you with 8 female writers and 3 pieces from their galleries (the eighth day of the third month):
SlaveSold, but never knew I was for sale.
Bought, and never told the price.
Passed on like a piece of chattel.
Taken and cherished for a mere moment.
Then pushed aside and dumped in a corner.
A prisoner, shackled to the wall.
Kept nearby, just in case.
No way to escape on my own.
Endless taunts, trying to drive me to despair.
Tired of fighting...just plain tired.
Now I sit quietly in the midst of the flames.
Unable to move, unwilling to move.
Waiting for freedom, or just waiting for the end.
Can't Turn BackAlone in an empty room
Though I'm never quite alone.
The shadows cover the walls,
The monsters growl in the closet.
The king of beasts knocks at my door.
I don't let him in; he already has the key.
He whispers sweet nothings to me,
While he places the knife to my back
Save me, Save me,
Don't betray me.
The darkness is calling,
I can't turn back.
Slay me, Slay me,
Don't embrace me.
The darkness is calling,
I can't turn back.
The prince is helpless, down-trodden,
The knight has lost his sword.
The damsel has tea with the dragon,
Giving up all hope of rescue.
Truth and lies mix, interchangeable.
Beliefs twist and turn to doubt.
Confusion is the darkest potion,
Sipped from a pearl white glass
Save me, Save me,
Don't betray me.
The darkness is calling,
I can't turn back.
Slay me, Slay me,
Don't embrace me.
The darkness is calling,
I can't turn back.
I wander through the forest,
My map a blatant forgery.
Looking for him, looking for you.
The shadows guid
Lost and Found Scene 1 - Relativity Episode 1The light above the vanity flickered, throwing the room into a series of shadows. Babs Stone tapped the plastic casing with her finger, hoping to jiggle the bulb back into place. The room fell into complete darkness. After a moment, the light snapped back on, shining bright and steady. The prostitute leaned back towards the mirror.
Pulling up her chin, Babs checked her throat carefully. While she didn't have a policy against rough stuff, she didn't like when her clients left marks. It made it difficult when picking up another john, not to mention she simply didn't like bruising on her neck. Satisfied, she tousled her long platinum blonde hair so it framed her face, then twisted open a cylinder of Fire Engine Red and smeared it across her lips. She could hear shuffling and smiled at the thought of the man on the other side of the door.
While she had several regulars, Babs liked Denny the best. He was always clean and smelled nice. More than that, he always called
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Price of Love"Girlfriend," Boyfriend"
They're just titles,
Not contracts.
No one holds the deeds to my heart,
My love is not for sale, and
My affection can't be bought;
Official love is just an investment
In my interests, and a price
I'm just not willing to pay,
It's a debt I will not welcome,
A ransom I won't give into,
A deal I will not make.
Free to Writestave off me not, let me wander free
off to the lands of make-believe
constraints of spoken word are pardoned
when written down, when thought-out and hardened
ideas and images, all inscribed
details, emotions are described
language is given new, bright life
when otherwise, with laws, it is rife
rules of context, set and stone
are dashed away, left alone
we need not to speak in terms of understanding,
just freewill, minds expanding
pause the pressings of reality's inhibitions,
remind me not of my human condition
let me free, let me write
let me wander, free of plight
allow me to lose myself for days,
lost in this poetic haze
My Sunshineyou are my sunshine,
blinding, burning, starving me
and yet, i need you
holding hands into the nightThe starships align in a billowing constellation of gravity and shimmer down on the firefly-studded cities below.
the rain brings sweet whispers of hushed voices in the night, when the tires squeal against oil and someone realizes that they love someone, too.
There's a day when the cacophony of chitchat is cloaked in chocolate and lined in velvet, and nights are reserved for twilight-soaked kisses and blooming roses.
little girls wash their faces of innocence and swipe on glittery lipgloss, while the older sit in their car, swabbing mascara over their eyelashes and praying to someone that they'll be picked. something waiting in their locker. doe-eyed as if someone plucked the stars from the sky and stuck them in their pupils.
Puppy love fires its tinted arrow at unsuspecting teens, and does away with stereotypes in favor of scarlet and magenta wishes. Smoke and mirrors pirouette around the world, as one person after another come down with a case of heavy crushes.
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cunabula me
there was
screaming and shouting
and vomit and
where are my fingers?
my vision is so blurry,
ice cold water rising up,
touching my chin.
i do not remember
how i got here.
i do not remember
i do not remember
i do not remember when i
vomited upon my body,
nor when i was lain
diligo mihi
there was an open
bottle of pain meds when she
walked through the door.
three little white pills
lined up,
the rest missing from their
plastic jail.
where are the pills, she asked.
where are the rest?
she found her baby in the bedroom,
lying face down
in her own vomit.
she found the pills.
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i woke up the next day,
vomiting up blood
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sister called me
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What may be a dream?Oh, what may be a dream but wishes mute?
Those thoughts that dance and prance a time or two?
The silent longings of the heart set free
To lift the spirit from chambers dark and cold.
A dream is as a morning mist of spring;
Refreshing, light, and gently promising
To all who sleep and wake in time to catch
The welcome peace and glory they behold.
But woe to waking hours; the bitterness they bring
When dreams escape the loving hold of thought!
The plaintive heart starts longing once again
To sink into the realms of possibility.
Dear SandmanI don't want to feel.
I don't want to think.
I just want to get some sleep.
My mind is tormented when I am awake,
and my heart never seems to catch a break.
So please, Dear Sandman, bless me with rest.
Escape into dreams will help me the best.
Mirror, MirrorMirror, mirror, so pristine,
can you tell me everything?
You show me how I appear,
but do you show me what I fear?
Do I fear my own rejection,
or that I am not perfection?
Mirror, mirror, standing there,
do you really even care?
I come before you everyday,
thinking of another way.
Trying to find my identity
hiding in your serenity.
Mirror, mirror, who am I,
in this world that's rushing by?
I'm always trying to be tough,
but sometimes it's just not enough.
My mask is that of being strong,
and never, ever, being wrong.
Mirror, mirror, by my bed,
can you explain what's in my head?
All these thoughts are hard to take;
sometimes I think I'm gonna break.
My armor slowly falls apart,
exposing my vulnerable, beating heart.
Mirror, mirror, don't you see?
I want someone to protect me.
I need someone who'll always be there,
not someone who'll eventually tear
my heart, my soul, out of my chest,
even though I tried my best.
Mirror, mirror, broken now,
why did you never tell me how?
How crazy I coul
The Hierophant
He sits upon a throne of skulls and ponders myth and legend.
The owl beckons and the wolf's ears twitch.
"Tell us, oh great master, what shall we do?" A peasant kneels at his feet.
The question is always the same.
All who seek counsel are charged and granted the burden of choice. Marked by the points on the pentagram star, payment must come in five years.
Directions are given and a pact is made.
So long a stretch of time—it seems—and one easily forgotten, but a deal waged is not soon relinquished.
Year five passes. Silence fills his sacred chamber.
The choice is no longer theirs.
The wolf will hunt, and a new skull will adorn his master's throne.
Only a DreamThe bizarre stench of chlorine and wet earth wafted through the air. We crept over a fence and into an abandoned yard. Shimmering lights drew my attention to a huge in-ground pool. There, water rippled from side to side, dragging with it the body of a large dead dog. Poor thing. It must have been running, too.
"We have to keep moving," said Mom.
I took a deep breath and turned back around. Cold air chilled my face, so I cupped my hands over my mouth and nose, puffing warm breaths into my palms.
The rain had stopped, but the sky was still dark. Bright white stars shone through patches where storm clouds didn't. In the distance, I saw blurred auras of flickering streetlamps. Mom grabbed my wrist and jerked me to come along with her. The power hadn't gone out on this side of town, and we needed to move on before it did.
I'd lost track of my husband back at the restaurant and had to keep telling myself he was smart enough to make it—t
There are far more than 8 female writers on deviantART, of course. And some of them could really benefit from exposure.
That's why I would love to present you to a dear friend and beloved soul...LadyLincoln
Hi, I'm Lady Lincoln and for those of you who aren't already aware, I am the author of an ongoing series of feature articles called Ladies of Lit.
The premise here is simple. Below you will find an assortment of Literature features from a selection of female deviants here on DeviantART, all of them suggested by you.
To get a better idea of what this entails, I would like to show you the latest version of the article:
I am always looking for suggestions so don't hesitate to me if you find a female writer that you think ought to get some appreciation!
You heard the lady! If you're looking for a way to show your appreciation for every girl and woman in your life, here is a place to start.
For those of you who are more active on other social networks, have no fear! If you want to do something for Women's Day, share some artwork that celebrates the females in your life or some of the female characters that you admire (actresses, writers, video game characters, TV/film characters, comic book characters, etc.)
And...for those who are so inclined, don't hesitate to click to donate!
You can start by clicking here:
The links below will direct you to a site where if you click the button, money will be donated to go towards ending violence towards women or funding research and medicine against breast cancer.
And if none of those options are good for you:
Just do something nice to a girl or woman you know. Compliment your neighbour, say hello to that girl in your class, thank your mother for a meal well made!
Before I close, I'd like to give a shout out to my Cuban amigo who has posted a similar journal about Women's Day in Spanish:
Feliz Dia Internacional de la Mujer por adelantadoHola a todos!
Mañana es el día internacional de la mujer, mañana sabado no tengo conección a internet así que me adelantaré ya que quiero aprovechar para felicitar a todas las mujeres, en especial a mis mejores amigas, mis hermanas de DA: y mujeres a las que que aprecio mucho.
Espero que tengan un Feliz dia como también un buen fin de semana
And just because I can't resist:
100 Years, 100 DaysWoman
Opposite, equal
Maiden, Mother, Crone
Parent, Confidante, Teacher and Friend
Sibling, Playmate, Mentor and Paramour
Unbowed, Unchained, Unyielding
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The Old Scout
Garrison Keillor's weekly newspaper column.
September 2009 Archives
Nice 67 Y.O. Male Has Brush With Mortality
September 15, 2009
The doctor who saw me in the ER wrote in her report: "nice 67 y.o. male, flat affect, awake, alert and appropriate." I had appeared with slurred speech and a balloon in my head, had driven myself to United Hospital in St. Paul, parked in No Parking, walked in and was triaged right in to a neurologist who trundled me into the MRI Space-Time Cyclotron for 50 minutes of banging and whanging which produced a picture of the stroke in the front of my brain, so off to the Mayo Clinic I went and the St. Mary's Hospital Neurology ICU and was wired up to monitors. A large day in a nice 67 y.o. man's life.
I stayed at St. Mary's for four days of tests and when I left, a neurologist shook my hand and said: "I hope you know how lucky you are." That was pretty clear as I walked down the hall, towing my IV tower, and saw the casualties of serious strokes. Here I was sashaying along, like a survivor of Pickett's Last Charge who had suffered a sprained wrist. My mouth felt fuzzy but I was essentially unscathed, though touched by mortality. Which I have been on the run from for a long time. I never wanted to be a nice 67 y.o. man. I still have some edgy 27 y.o. man inside me.
But when the doctor talks about how you must go on a powerful blood thinner lest a stray clot turn your fine intellect into a cheese omelet, you must now accept being 67 y.o. and do as he says. You had intended to be a natural wonder, an old guy who still runs the high hurdles, but mortality has bitten you in the butt.
I like this hospital. St. Mary's is a research and teaching hospital so you get to observe troops of young residents go by, trailing close behind Doctor Numero P. Uno, and watch them try to assume the air of authority so useful in the medical trade. The nurses, of course, are fabulous. Like many nice 67 y.o. men, I am even more awake and alert around attractive young women (though I try to be appropriate). A tall dark-haired beauty named Sarah brings me a hypodermic to coach me on self-administered shots of heparin, and without hesitation I plunge it into my belly fat. No man is a coward in the presence of women.
Nurses are smart and brisk and utterly capable. They bring some humor to the situation. ("Care for some jewelry?" she says as she puts the wristband on me.) And women have the caring gene that most men don't. Men push you down the hall in a gurney as if you're a cadaver, but whenever I was in contact with a woman, I felt that she knew me as a brother. The women who draw blood samples at Mayo do it gently with a whole litany of small talk to ease the little blip of puncture, and "here it comes" and the needle goes in, and "Sorry about that," and I feel some human tenderness there, as if she thought, "I could be the last woman to hold that dude's hand." A brief sweet moment of common humanity.
And that is a gift to the man who has been struck by a stroke: our common humanity. It's powerful in a hospital. Instead of a nice linen jacket and cool jeans and black T, you are shuffling around in a shabby cotton gown like Granma in "Grapes of Wrath," and you pee into a plastic container under the supervision of a young woman who makes sure you don't get dizzy and bang your noggin.
Two weeks ago, you were waltzing around feeling young and attractive, and now you are the object of Get Well cards and recipient of bouquets of carnations. Rich or poor, young or old, we all face the injustice of life it ends too soon, and statistical probability is no comfort. We are all in the same boat, you and me and ex-Governor Palin and Congressman Joe Wilson, and wealth and social status do not prevail against disease and injury. And now we must reform our health insurance system so that it reflects our common humanity. It is not decent that people avoid seeking help for want of insurance. It is not decent that people go broke trying to get well. You know it and I know it. Time to fix it.
Vetting the Health Care Issue
September 1, 2009
I caught part of a radio call-in show the other day on which a vet was fielding questions about Addison's disease among basset hounds and a cocker spaniel's hypothyroid problem and what can be done about a bulldog who snores (he needs to lose weight), and it was interesting to discover the excellent medical care that dogs have come to expect these days. The vet was herself a dog parent, as she put it, and there was genuine feeling in her voice when she discussed the bassets' hormonal problems, something I haven't heard in the debate over health care for humans this summer.
I have not been a pet parent for 20 years so perhaps I'm not up to speed here, but back in the day, dogs slept in the garage or on the porch so they could defend the home against socialism, and if they snored, it definitely was their problem and not ours. Ditto hypothyroidism. And there was a death panel around whose name was Dad.
Dad grew up on a farm and was not overly sentimental about animals. He did not purchase jewelry for them or talk to them in a high-pitched voice. He would have blanched at the thought that the average cost of a visit to the vet with your cat is now $172. The chance of Dad paying that much to care for Snowball was about the same as Snowball's chances in hell. But that has all changed, and now the American people shell out upwards of $10 billion a year for health care for pets.
Fine. Not an issue. Nobody called in to the show to suggest that the knee operation on the 14-year-old golden retriever (a recent cancer survivor) shows a level of caring far beyond what we extend to three-fourths of the world's human population. I could have, but I don't care to upset the golden retriever community. Live and let live is my motto, dear reader. If your gerbil Mitzi needs a new heart valve and you've got the fifteen grand to spend on it, I am not here to stand in your way. Period.
And so the summer fades into September. Here on the upper Mississippi we've already felt an autumnal chill. I have gone to the State Fair and fed my child her allotment of corn dogs and deep-fried cheese curds and led her through the poultry barn so she knows where the omelet comes from and now it's time for her to resume science and mathematics and learn the subjunctive mood.
Here is an example of the subjunctive: Had we known that Republicans were so paranoid about public health, we would have packaged health care reform differently and come up with better slogans.
Perhaps there should be a public pet option.
There was real sympathy for the parent of the bassets with the adrenal deficiency, whereas the 48 million uninsured Americans (of whom two-thirds come from a family with at least one full-time worker) are merely a big fat statistic and so far Democrats have failed to produce a poster child. We can sort of imagine the misery of walking into an emergency room with no money, no plastic, no Blue Cross card, and trying to obtain treatment for some ailment that doesn't involve bone fragments protruding from the skin, but it doesn't speak to the heart the way an injured dog does.
Animals love us unconditionally and we love them back, maybe more than we love our neighbors, and that's just the truth, Ruth. People can be irksome, petty, especially raggedy ones poverty does not always bring out the best in folks and that's why it's difficult to get people to care about the uninsured.
If you put a pet option in the health care reform scheme, Republicans would be in a bind. It's one thing to oppose big government taking over from those little mom-and-pop insurance companies, but do you favor throwing Mr. Mittens out the car window when he gets old and feeble and needs an IV because he can't chew his kibble? You'd have weepy pet parents at town hall meetings waving photographs of kittycats in need of new kidneys, and finally you'd start to see some empathy. People love their animals, and if we could just agree that everybody in America should receive the same level of care enjoyed by an elderly golden retriever, we could be done with this and get ready for the World Series.
© 2009 by Garrison Keillor. All rights reserved. Distributed by Tribune Media Services, INC.
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. It is one of the fastest cars in the game, and one of the three cars protagonist Huang Lee must steal in the mission The Wheelman. Otherwise, the car is only unlocked if the player gets a bronze medal in all Algonquin races, and then becomes available for purchase at the BOABO merchant. It may be based on the Mazda RX8 because of the body and headlight design, and the fact that the characters, R, X, and 8, are in the car's name. The "XLR8" part of the name is an onomatopoeia for accelerate.
One place where this car spawns is at the Francis Intl. Airport, in the upper half of the parking lot.


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Not that veteran New York jazz trumpet player Barry Danielian hasn't been busy. Touring much of the last two years with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band; busy with other national and global tours (including Barbra Streisand and Billy Joel), local gigs (the varied likes of Sting and Tom Wopat), Broadway shows (The Color Purple and Movin' Out) and album session work (his website shows his participation on 179 albums for artists including Streisand, Celine Dion, Paul Simon and David Byrne). In the many years prior, Danielian hasn't been able to follow up his own solo album debut Common Ground, since its release back in 2004.
"Part of it is that when you're doing it yourself, there's the financial thing," says Danielian. "Funding is everything, and it took a few years before I recouped the investment on Common Ground, but I did--which many friends on record labels never do. It proved to me that the do-it-yourself model can work."
But there was also the matter of Danielian assessing where he wanted to go musically.
"The first record was in the smooth jazz/adult contemporary radio format," he continues. "And even though I was trying to create my own sound within the realm of that format, the format died shortly thereafter. So it became about me trying to formulate what I thought my sound was--because I play so many different styles of music and love playing them all."
For Danielian to "go into the studio with a rhythm section and record a straight-ahead jazz record might represent an aspect of my musical scene," he adds. "But not the totality of my musical scene."
Indeed, Danielian's "musical scene" comprises of jazz, R&B/funk, Latin music and world music—"all that stuff," he says.
"So it became a process of me figuring out how to amalgamate all those influences into a sound that didn't just sound like a 'hodepodge,' but had some cohesiveness."
This process took "a lot of years of experimenting with all those different elements" in determining what resonated personally as "the most honest thing."
Composing and producing on his own, Danielian did have specific musicians in mind for certain tunes.
"I didn't want a band with the same five guys on everything," he says. "So I had to deal with the logistics of people being on and off the road. And they were my buddies, so I had to wait for this guy or another to be available—and then I was working as well."
"Working," in Danielian's case, doesn't quite do him justice. After all, he's been an integral member of one of the biggest touring shows in the world for the past two years.
"I guess Bruce decided that Clarence (Springsteen's friend and E Street Band saxophone stalwart Clarence Clemons) was irreplaceable, so he went with a horn section," says Danielian. "I had recorded on [Springsteen's 2010 album] The Promise, and I went back with [his guitarist] Steve Van Zandt to the late '80s, when I played in [the Van Zandt-produced R&B horn band] Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes. The [E Street Band's] other trumpet player Curt Ramm suggested me, because we'd done session work for Bruce."
It proved "a great fit," he says.
"In hindsight, they probably knew after the first day of auditions that musically I was the right fit, but on tour, other stuff has to fit as well," relates Danielian, who also played in bands including Tower of Power and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
"There's no shortage of great trumpet players, that's for sure. But you can be a great trumpet player and be a fish out of water on stage if you don't like to perform and are uncomfortable in that setting," says Danielian. "So the guys that can do this kind of gig and understand what it is are maybe on a shorter list: It's not jazz or recording, but a different animal having to perform on stage before 80,000 people."
Not to mention perform behind Bruce Springsteen.
"Bruce throws out curveballs," notes Danielian. "In a lot of ways he's like a jazz musician: He doesn't do the same thing twice. You never know where he'll go, and he likes to keep you on your toes because he knows that's where greatness comes--when all the balls are in the air and you have to catch them all. It's not the same thing night after night."
Being on the road with Springsteen has "reconnected me with the power of music," Danielian says.
"I'd been sitting in the Broadway pits or in studios or in my own studio writing music for TV or sessions, and it had been a long time since I was out playing in front of people who were there to actually hear you play," he adds. "But now I have the best seat in the house: I get to watch arguably the greatest performer out there now, who can sing to 80,000 people in a stadium and make every person feel like they're in a little club in Greenwich Village and he's singing right to them."
"That's the biggest thing for me—having my faith in the transformative power of music restored," continues Danielian, "and also to see how whatever illusory boundaries or walls we put up to keep each other separate—politics, religion, nationality, whatever it is—how once you get people in a room together playing or listening to music, all that goes away and people are connected. That's a powerful thing, and that's really the big thing about this tour for me."
And it overlaps with his finally finished Common Ground follow-up album Metaphorically Speaking.
"It represents a convergence of three paths in my life that have been there from very early on: my musical life, my martial arts life and my spiritual life."
Besides trumpet player, Danielian defines himself by his longtime martial arts study and his Islamic practice.
"If they came together at all, it's only because I think I've grown to the point where I don't see them as divergent anymore," he explains. "They had seemed like three different entities that did not intersect too much--and that was really a huge illusion for the most part."
Rather, Danielian's music, martial arts and spirituality are "hugely connected," he continues, "in fact, all three require you to look inward: In order to get on stage and play and have what you do move people. You have to come from a place of sincerity. And in order be sincere requires you to know who you are and be connected with what's in your own heart. This is most definitely true for martial arts, because you have to develop self-control because you can't control anybody else unless you control yourself! But at the same time, you find out what you're made of when you run out of gas and you're tired, with no energy left--and some guy's coming at you in the ring or on the mat or wherever you may be and you have to dig deep."
"It comes down to confronting what your fears are," says Danielian.
But how is all this manifest in the album?
"I don't know if you can pinpoint any of it in my music or not, other than on the most basic level," Danielian states. "You put out music that you create from the best place you can, with love and sincerity and you hope for the best in that it resonates with people--and that's a courageous act to do. A lot of my friends are way more talented than me and haven't done anything other than play gigs. They won't put anything out because it's scary, and people might not dig it."
As for the "illusion of the three divergent paths," Danielian has "thankfully" come to see them as one, from his Islamic/Sufi perspective Tawhid—the Islamic fundamental concept of unity, or "oneness."
He references his Metaphorically Speaking album track "The Longing," which was inspired by one of his teachers, the late Shaykh Hassan Cisse.
"I wrote that tune all in one shot, and that usually doesn't happen for me," he says. "Usually writing tunes is like experiencing labor pains: They come out a little bit at a time. But this just came out, boom!—the whole thing. I kind of felt his spirit, which for me personally, whenever I was around him, I could feel the divine presence."
"The Longing," then, "signifies the struggle to maintain that presence when all the stuff in the world is pulling you away from it—materialism, paying the bills, earthbound energy," he continues. "But within your heart, there's the longing to remain connected with the divine, so that song is about that--and the most I felt that was always when I was around him."
Danielian also points to "RumiNation," the title of which evokes the 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic.
"The title is a play on words, and I used words of speeches of some of the American Islamic teachers in this country who you never get to hear about," he says. "All we hear about are angry people in the Middle East who spout hatred and vitriol, and that gets conflated with the religion as the totality of Islam for a largely uneducated American audience that doesn't even know the creedal beliefs of Muslims. This becomes very problematic because we all get cast in a light that's not what we believe--irrespective of what goes on in the Middle East."
So Danielian felt compelled to clarify that "the extremist voices aren't the only ones out there, and that we have a deep, deep spiritual, philosophical, pragmatic and ecological tradition that's been around for centuries, but has been left out of the table conversation."
None of this, it should be noted, is stated in a tone that could be construed as contentious or preachy.
"We're not asked about global warming or the economy, even though we have a tradition that addresses that, which I think many Americans would find enlightening and appealing. But again, those voices are missing from the conversation. So 'RumiNation' is my attempt to capture a few snippets from the people I'm influenced by and mold them in with the music, so that people might want to check them out after hearing them."
Musicians and artists in general, Danielian believes, "have a huge role to play right now in putting a balm on the wounds of humanity. We've been led down a path to real deep imbalance in terms of how we interact with our planet and ourselves. Artists, aside from making people feel good, always play the role of reminding people of our humanity."
He concludes, "There's nothing wrong with making money or being successful, but when I was coming up, the goal was to make music that was uplifting--that expanded people's minds and lives. That was the goal, and I'd like to see the polarity shift back to that paradigm."
[The Examiner is a long-time kali and silat student of Barry Danielian.]
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