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The North Carolina Cemetery Survey and Protective Legislation
Cemeteries provide an abundance of information regarding North Carolina's heritage.
The North Carolina Cemetery Survey is a program for recording vital statistics from the state's cemeteries. It operates at the county level and is coordinated through the State Archives at the state level. The program's objectives are:
1 . Identifying, mapping, and describing existing cemeteries in North Carolina regardless of size, type, or physical characteristics. Since vital statistics were not kept officially until 1913, the emphasis of the survey is on those graveyards with burials before that date.
2. Permanently preserving historical, genealogical, sociological, demographic, and cultural data contained in abandoned or otherwise not-caredfor cemeteries, including epitaphs and photographs whenever possible.
3. Providing more recent and comprehensive survey data than that available in earlier cemetery surveys, such as the one conducted by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and 1940s.
There has been a growing concern about the plight of the forgotten cemeteries that dot North Carolina's landscape. This concern resulted in the formation in 1978 of a legislative study committee (the Abandoned Cemeteries Study Committee) to look into the conditions of abandoned graveyards and to offer recommendations for their protection and preservation.
To assess these conditions, the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources coordinated an effort using private individuals and organizations to locate and record cemetery data at the county level. The findings of that assessment were reported to the General Assembly in 1981. As a result, the information-gathering program has continued as the North Carolina Cemetery Survey, and the state's criminal and civil statutes pertaining to burial sites have been strengthened. They protect abandoned public graveyards from the threats posed by urban development, agricultural activity, lumbering operations, vandalism, and neglect.
G.S. 14-148 and G.S. 14-149 outline the penalties for defacing and desecrating gravesites and for plowing over or covering up graves: Violation is a misdemeanor and a Class I felony respectively. The fine is up to $500, and imprisonment is between sixty days and a year. Both penalties may result.
G.S. 65-1 through G.S. 65-3 outline the duties of the county commissioners: They are required to keep a list of all abandoned public cemeteries on file with the register of deeds. A copy is also to be sent to the secretary of state's office. The county commissioners are also required to take control of all abandoned public cemeteries and may appropriate whatever sums are deemed necessary for their upkeep.
G.S. 65-7 through G.S. 65-11 describe the legal means for setting up a trust fund for the upkeep of a cemetery: Money in amounts between $100 and $10,000 may be deposited with the clerk of superior court as a perpetual trust fund for the maintenance of cemeteries. Trustees may be appointed by the clerk.
G.S. 65-13 details the proper procedure for the removal of graves, including who may disinter, move, and reinter: The party moving the gravels) must give at least thirty days, written notice to the next of kin, if known. Notice must also be published at least once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which the proposed removal is to take place. Removal expense is incurred by the mover, with some expense (not over $200) to be incurred by the next of kin. The removal is performed by a funeral director under the supervision of the county commissioners and the local health director. A certificate is then filed by the mover with the register of deeds.
G.S. 65-37 through G.S. 65-40 authorize municipalities to assume control of any abandoned cemeteries within their boundaries: A municipality may appropriate, take possession of, and continue the use of certain lands as cemeteries. It is also authorized to use funds for improvement and maintenance.
G.S. 65-74 and G.S. 65-75 discuss who may enter private property in order to investigate, visit, or maintain a private grave or an abandoned public cemetery: A descendant of the interred or any other person with a special interest in the site may do so. He or she must notify the landowner in writing of his or her intent and then may visit periodically during daylight hours only, with the landowner's approval. If such approval cannot be obtained, the descendant may petition the clerk of superior court for an order allowing him or her access. After a special proceeding providing for notice and a hearing, the clerk may issue such an order, if deemed appropriate.
G.S. 70-29 through G.S. 70-33 give the procedure for notifying the proper authorities upon the discovery of unmarked remains: Anyone who discovers unmarked burials, or suspects that they are being disturbed, must notify the county medical examiner or the state archaeologist immediately. There is then a period of forty-eight hours to make arrangements for the protection or removal of the graves. The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources may obtain administrative inspection warrants for the purpose of gathering additional information as necessary.
The Division of Archives and History within the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources is responsible for coordinating this program. It was begun in a few selected counties and has now expanded to include nearly all 100 of them. Each county sets up its own committee with a coordinator, and work is accomplished on a grassroots, voluntary basis, because state funds are presently unavailable. A state coordinator is employed by the Archives and Records Section to serve as a liaison between the State Archives and the county committees. The duties of the coordinator are:
1. Soliciting participation in the survey (by members of historical and genealogical societies, in particular) through speaking engagements, press releases, and correspondence as necessary.
2. Instructing cemetery committees on the use of specially designed survey forms to record the desired information about cemeteries in a county.
3. Demonstrating how to plot specific cemetery locations on United States Geological Survey maps.
4. Assisting in the preparation, recording, and transferring of all accumulated information to the State Archives.
Data compiled in the North Carolina Cemetery Survey are available in the Search Room of the North Carolina State Archives. The Search Room is located in Room 201 of the Archives and History/State Library Building at 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh.
Those interested in submitting cemetary information should complete a North Carolina Cemetery Survey Form and mail it to:
North Carolina Cemetery Survey Project
© 2006-2009 North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. All rights reserved.


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Kadokawa has announced that they have acquired the Dark Souls and Armored Core developers From Software.
The deal is set to go through on May 21st with Kadokawa acquiring 80 percent of the studio's stock. From Software will become part of the Kadokawa Group.
It will be interesting to see what happens to From Software's own properties like Dark Souls and Armored Core as they are published by Bandai Namco with other properties being put out by SEGA.
From Software CEO Naotoshi Zin explained to Famitsu that the acquisition will allow them to operate under a new system that will allow them to expand platforms from hardware to cloud, better respond to different gaming regions both globally and locally and to coalesce content. Zin added, "With a new system, from this point on, I believe we'll be able to make newer and more in depth games."
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The IP just posted that David Chase has announced his resignation. There goes the neighborhood. Quickly BT! To the Bat Phone!!!
The IP just posted that David Chase has announced his resignation. There goes the neighborhood. Quickly BT! To the Bat Phone!!!
Chase seemed to be the only hope on the school board that we would ever see some real professional, knowledgeable and effective oversight and leadership.
I hope he will re-consider.
"The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."
-William H. Borah
Let's see he was elected to the board in 2004 and He said his resignation is related to the audit of the school district's 2000 bond referendum.
Ok..Maybe he thinks he can do MORE for the Schools on the outside vs inside at this point... remember sometimes when you're a part of something(BCSB)your hands are tied at what you can and can't do and/or say...
"To Our Troops: May the angels wrap their wings around you and their mighty swords protect you, bringing you home safety to the arms of your love ones
David Chase was pretty critical of the people and companies involved in the audit. The fact that the board went with the same audited contractor for new projects and his resignation weeks later tells me that he
...and maybe that is why there is such little reaction to the announcement.
Most parents are fed-up with the school district's delayed response, or total lack of, on most issues (overcrowding, shortage of staff, choice of bussing company, choice of meal provider...). It all just seems to fall on deaf ears.
When a board member throws in the towel in the middle of, what may be, the most important decision making times for Southern Beaufort Co. Schools what is a parent to think?
I've kept my mouth shut regarding local issues, for the most part, over the past few months, but this just helps to reassure the assumption that our local government leaders lack the ability to make concise and thoughtful decisions without someone resorting to a "I
Sooo Why not start a protest? Picket the School Board?
"Stop overcrowding"
"We demand accountability"
"BCSB Use your brain"
"BCSB think out side the box"
"We want Chase in charge"
"Save the Cheerleader"
"Save the World"
Bloggers Unite...
Just an idea..
"To Our Troops: May the angels wrap their wings around you and their mighty swords protect you, bringing you home safety to the arms of your love ones
...maybe lies a decent idea.
I would be curious to know at what length our neighbors and friends of S. BC would go to in order to prove their dissatisfaction.
No.. I was being Serious... I would help... I'll walk and hold a sign...
(now the save the cheerleader... well that was in fun)
"To Our Troops: May the angels wrap their wings around you and their mighty swords protect you, bringing you home safety to the arms of your love ones
After hearing about the Superintendent being hired for $230,000. a year. Holy Cow! I really dont know what to think anymore about the whole school topic. I have mixed emotions about all of it. Some good and some not so good.
The only thing that is clear.... This whole county has it's priorities totally mixed up.
Firefighter: Puts life at risk to extingquish the fire and save lives
Annual salary: 25,000 - 35,000.
Police Officer: Protects and serves the general public often from themselves. LOL
Annual salary: 25,000 - 35,000.
EMT: emergency life saver
Annual Salary: 20,000-30,000.
If the superintendent is recieving $ 230,000. a year. I dont even want to know what the principal and teachers are making. One has to wonder when a principal lives in Moss creek and knows of an aide being paid 32,000.00 per year.
I am not ditching teachers or principals here. Just making a point.
Executives make big salarys wherever they are employed.(regardless of their skills)School superintendents are considered executives.
I understand that. However, where is the logic to it? We cannot afford to build new schools but we can afford to pay a salary of 230,000. per year? Come on now....
Priorities, who's putting them in order. Who is studying the big picture?
The whole thing just gives me wrinkles and gray hairs.
If you want a school superintendent cheaper you get what you had before.Nobody liked that one either if I remember.230k is not a huge sum of money in the context of the school boards budget.
I certainly would not jump in and cut salaries. However, I would review the priorities and level the playing field.
I would review the priorities and level the playing field,
I would think that hiring a school superintendent would be a priority.What do you mean by leveling the playing field?
Look at all the facts.... Evaluate priorities, put them in order of importance. If you cannot afford to build a new school, but can afford to pay a superintendent ect... the extensive salaries. Perhaps you cannot afford to pay such extensive salary or salaries. It's seems to be putting the cart before the horse type of issue.
I just used the salary of the superintendent as an example for the bigger picture.
...my point is that the right plans appear to be in place, but the bureaucracy suffocates any forward progress. I
It makes no difference who you hire or how much you pay them. A system will only produce what it is designed to produce. And this whole system is broken. Throwing more and more money at it will not help.
Sure, executives do earn more money than most. But that is because they know what to do and they have the authority to do what needs to be done to solve problems and smooth out the rough places. But under our broken system, he/she has no real power to do anything. Everything and every decision is based upon local politics and local prejudices. So if you hired somebody like Iacocca or Chain Saw Al Dunlap, they too would get frustrated and quit. They could not fix our schools because the system doesn't give them the power to do it.
Why on earth should our School Board be meeting twice a month? They are making Executive Decisions instead of Policy Decisions. And they are not qualified for the job. They are running a mega-buck business and don't know how. So they hire somebody for three times what the County Manager is worth. Hoop-dee-doo. They are still the ones making the decisions which should be made by an executive educator. The system is designed to produce failure.
I know David Chase. Good man. But he comes from the business world where business decisions are made by people who know what they are doing. I was wondering how long he would last in this La La Land.
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but am now running slackware 10.1 and 11.0 with dhcpcd client
on desktop boxes just fine. No problem there.
Problem is with an old Toshiba 510cdt laptop running
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Pilar Jennings is a writer and researcher who has focused on the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation practice. She received her Ph.D. in Psychiatry and Religion from Union Theological Seminary, and has been working with patients and their families through the Harlem Family Institute since 2004. Prior to this training, she earned a Masters in medical anthropology from Columbia University, and a Bachelors in interdisciplinary writing from Barnard College of Columbia University. Dr. Jennings is a long-term practitioner of Tibetan and Vipassana Buddhism, and has studied with senior teachers in both traditions.
Her publications have included "East Of Ego: The Intersection of Narcissism and Buddhist Meditation Practice," and "I've Been Waiting for you: Reflections on Analytic Pain." Her most recent manuscript, Mixing Minds, released on December 3, 2010 through Wisdom Publications, explores the interpersonal dynamics between Buddhist teachers and their Western students, in comparison to the relationships between psychoanalysts and their patients.
Pilar has also trained as a Buddhist chaplain through the Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Through this training and contemplative care at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, Pilar has brought the combination of her divergent interests and background to another population in need of sensitive psychological and spiritual care. As a contemplative care provider, she has made efforts to explore the psychological and spiritual needs of disenfranchised populations.


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In an era when political courage is almost a contradiction in terms, Democratic State Sen. James Gallagher, 47, all but blew the dome off the Iowa capitol. It occurred during debate on a bill requiring a driver who accidentally runs down an animal to stop and to locate the beast's owner or notify the authorities. The penalty: up to a $1,000 fine and a year in jail. "I can see stopping a car for a dog," Gallagher thundered on the senate floor. "But a cat? You squish a cat and go on. I think we're overcomplicating life."
Gallagher's own life has, of course, been infinitely more complex since he let that one out of the bag. Felinophiles jammed the senate switchboard with catcalls—and filled Gallagher's mailbox with vituperation. One writer suggested an alternative bill to "allow the squishing of wasteful state senators without any liability." Gallagher insists he isn't a man who loves cat squishing; he owns three dogs and—yes—one random-breed cat named Princess. A technician at Northwestern Bell, he also owns a 50-acre farm in rural Jessup. There he and his five sons plant a thousand trees a year to create a sanctuary for "animals that have no place to go."
His admittedly hyperbolic statement, the senator insists, springs from an old-school laissez-faire opposition to unnecessary legislation ("People are humane: We don't need a law"). He also believes that the senate squanders too much time on nonessentials "like declaring a state bug or a state rock" while ignoring critical issues like energy policy.
His constituents in a rural district of central Iowa have come to accept Gallagher's whimsy through two terms—and his latest outrage has apparently not jeopardized his reelection this fall. Even his senatorial colleagues went along and quashed the squish-and-run bill. Sums up the triumphant Gallagher: "I love animals. I just hate dumb laws."
An Iowa Senator Makes a Slur on Cats—and the Fur Flies
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So kind of you to say. Thank you
I fell in love with this pillow the first time I saw it. It made me think of my sister who had done her room in Paris decor and dreamed of going there. she finally did last month and I want to do something like this for her.
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U.S. says Boko Haram now 'top priority'
WASHINGTON -- The State Department said Thursday it could have acted sooner to designate Nigeria's Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organization, even though Nigeria and many Africa experts opposed the move when it was considered two years ago.
The acknowledgment -- accompanied by a caveat that it is impossible to say if an earlier designation would have had a significant impact on the group -- came amid Republican criticism of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's decision not to take the step in 2012. And it was made as senior U.S. officials told Congress that freeing the schoolgirls abducted by the radical Islamist group has become one of the Obama administration's top priorities.
As the 276 girls entered a second month in captivity that has sparked global outrage, senior officials told a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee that the U.S. is committed to assisting Nigeria in combating the al-Qaida-linked Boko Haram.
The officials also lamented limitations on U.S. cooperation with the Nigerian military due to its poor human rights record. And they expressed concern about the Nigerian government's commitment to fight the group.
Robert Jackson, a State Department specialist on Africa, told the panel that Nigerian objections to the U.S. listing Boko Haram as a "foreign terrorist organization" in 2012 were a main reason the move was not made. At the time, some U.S. agencies, including intelligence services, were pushing for the designation, saying the group met the strict criteria and was becoming a growing threat, not only to Nigerians but to U.S. interests in west Africa.


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Spain's online gaming market officially opened on 5 June 2012, with the launch of .es dedicated websites. In the first three quarters of 2013 alone, the Spanish market generated EUR 168 million in gross gaming revenue.
But the path to becoming a lucrative regulated online gaming market was a slow and sometimes tortuous one.
In 2006, the Spanish government enacted legislation allowing sports betting in shops, in retail outlets and over the Internet. Regional governments could impose conditions as they saw fit. Madrid was the first to draft regulations and license conditions. Spain had been reluctant to sanction other forms of online gambling. However, some independent lottery agents for El Gordo had maintained a healthy presence on the Web.
In 2010, the Sectorial Gaming Commission, consisting of the 17 Autonomous Regions' (AR) gaming authorities, the State Lotteries Monopoly, and the National Gaming Board, met to discuss publishing new draft laws to regulate online gaming. The draft laws would not contain specifics on taxation. Some ARs initiated drafting local regulations.
The Region of Madrid issued licenses as soon as operators met specified requirements and extended licenses to existing land-based casinos and bingo halls for offering online betting, casino games and bingo.
Then, in 2011, the country's cabinet approved a draft law to regulate all forms of remote gaming. The bill created a new commission to oversee advertising practices, prevent access to unlicensed Internet casinos, and implement fines for operators and citizens not adhering to the new gaming laws.
Spain's Minister for the Economy estimated a legalized online gambling industry could generate annual revenues of EUR 200 million at the time – a number that turned out to be prescient.
In May 2011, the new Gambling Law was endorsed and passed by the Spanish Congress. The law allowed for the establishment and development of online gambling with the exception of games exclusive to the National Lottery (LAE) and Blind Charity Lottery (ONCE). The bill also excluded live in-play betting and bingo, due to the potential for dangerously addictive effects. Spain approved adding slot machines to online casinos in spring 2013, and in October 2014 the country announced it would be awarding licenses to operators wishing to offer slots and other online gaming products.
The bill, recognizing there was a thriving "gray" market already in existence in Spain, gave operators until 1 January 2012, to obtain licenses and bring their advertising practices into compliance with regulations. Online gaming licenses needed to be obtained and would be valid for an 18-month period.
Companies that had been serving the Spanish market were not sanctioned. But they were required to pay back taxes (up to five years). It is estimated that bwin.party owed EUR 33 million (USD 42 million), Sportingbet approximately GBP 20 million (USD 32 million) and 888 close to EUR 15 million (USD 20 million).
Tax rates moving forward ranged from 20% to 25%.
Individual licenses must be obtained for each game type provided by the applicant. Licenses are granted to companies willing to house their servers in Spain and operate via a .es domain name.
Like France and Italy, Spain segregated its pool of poker players from the rest of the world.
Unlicensed operators illegally participating in the Spanish market can face penalties as high as EUR 50 million.
In September 2012, ARJEL (France's regulation body) announced it would enter into cooperation with Spain's Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) to share information about legalized online gambling and help with operating each other's online poker network. But France's parliament nixed the idea of sharing player liquidity for poker.
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Playtech licensees launch casino and poker rooms in the newly regulated Spanish market
Playtech was ready for the Spanish market prior to the issue of online gaming licenses by the Spanish government on 1st June, ensuring Playtech licensees were among first to launch in Spain.
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wow, R U that scared of your girl friend that you had to wait till she was out of town to do this?)) LOL
I've been hiding something from a lot of people. There is something about me I have been wanting to tell about it for so long but I know the social stigmas will make my life a living hell.
Basically, every time I go to walmart I see this delicious hunk of meat that makes my mouth water and it just makes this... animal... awaken inside me. I don't know what to do about either because my girlfriend would be ashamed to know what was going through my head.
Today, my girlfriend has gone out of town and I had to stop at the store and of course there my meat-dream is basking in all its glory. I decided to make the move today and told myself I was going to get that cock and nothing was going to stop me.
I bought the rotisserie chicken and ate the entire thing in one sitting. I licked the bones clean. This was quite possibly the most delicious thing I've ever done and I felt like a caveman the entire time. I literally ate the entire thing with nothing but my teeth and hands.
The best part is I estimate these whole roast chickens are only about 1k cals which is what I shoot to keep all three of my daily meals at so it was literally the perfect size. I can't believe I have been paleo/primal for so many years and have never once tried to eat a whole walmart chicken until today.
My favorite part? Less than 5 bucks. I just found my new favorite dinner.
High protein, High Fat, Low Carb
Must hide caveman eating style while in presence of others
This thread literally has no purpose but to make a joke about weiners and extol the glories of the walmart cock.
wow, R U that scared of your girl friend that you had to wait till she was out of town to do this?)) LOL
LoL. You really should do something for your selfesteem or change your friends, Rivvin. Eating a rotisserie chicken is supposed to be messy, no need to hide it in my opinion. Or do you just don't want to share with your girl?
Rivvin, dear, stop teasing us gays!
Apathy is tyranny's greatest ally.
Rivvin, you're funny. :D Nice to know you're openminded enough to enjoy a good meaty cock.
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few threads on it already. There will be a live disc of Mandriva eventually for wii.Originally Posted by conorlap
Is linux available/ will be available for Wii
Check this Linux for Wii
few threads on it already. There will be a live disc of Mandriva eventually for wii.Originally Posted by conorlap
linux would be cool
All your wii are belong to mii.
I could care less. I plan on using my wii to play video games.
would be allright for a while but it is a bit gimmicky, like a portal for your psp
I hate Photobucket
People still use portals? I use iRshell and PSIX. Like a portal but waaaaaaay cooler. Built in MP3 playback, photo viewing, video playing, etc.Originally Posted by Ronan
PSP Pro_1\Eranmane: PlayStation Portable Gamer
PSP2.71se - TA-081 with NES and SNES emulators. Some pirated PSP games in there too.Newsletter team
Looking forward to: Trying out the Wii for myself.
Gaming History: PC gamer. No other consoles. (except for PSP)
i would welcome it of course as its harmless to the wii and can only make it better...but i am personally not really bothered. the only thing i want my wii for is to game! SP and MP! i dont care about all this business about checking the weather, my pc can do that in a couple of clicks. i dont care about playing mp3s on the wii while gaming. i can plug my pc or stero into my surrondsound and listen to music while im playing. i dont care about the dvd player, i can watch dvds on my pc or TV. i dont care about linux as it seems almost pointless on a GAMING console. ps3 and xbox360 can brag about all there new technologys but the fact is whatever a ps3 or xbox360 can do my top end pc rig can do it 10x better. i want a wii for the controller, for the games not to check the weather.


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Dallas Cowboys' Free dazzles in key play of 24-0 win
ARLINGTON - Doug Free showed his true identity on Sunday.
He is a sprinter trapped in an offensive lineman's body.
Free, the Cowboys' right tackle, managed to overshadow running back Felix Jones on Jones' 49-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Free blocked two Philadelphia defenders on the play, meeting his primary responsibility of cutting off a linebacker on the right side before racing diagonally across the field to drive away overmatched cornerback Sheldon Brown.
Never say a 313-pound offensive lineman cannot run all the way across the field to get ahead of a quicksilver running back to make another perfect block.
"He was hustling down there," offensive guard Kyle Kosier said. "That's what we all want to do."
Free refused to comment on the game, saying "there's too much emotion." "Amazing" was the most frequently used adjective invoked to describe Free's play.
"I make my block and look up, and [Free] is 25 yards down the field blocking the guy into the end zone," center Andre Gurode said. "He carried out his assignment and then did a little extra. That's how an offensive line works."
Free's extraordinary blocking stood as the signature moment for the Cowboys. It highlighted a performance in which their line and tight ends pushed the Eagles all over the field.
Running backs Marion Barber and Jones each ran for 91 yards on a combined 29 carries. The truth is, nearly any back could have run well with this blocking.
Consider the second play of the game, when John Phillips went to fullback in the three-tight-end set and had a devastating lead block that opened the way for Barber's 32-yard run.
Or consider another play in that series, when guards Kosier and Leonard Davis both pulled to the right and created a yawning gap for Barber. He went for 18 yards to the Eagles' 17.
Or consider the Cowboys' first three series, when Barber and Jones combined for 103 yards on 14 carries. The Cowboys built a 14-0 lead in that span, allowing them to dictate the terms of play.
"That's always our game plan: to come out and run," Kosier said. "We were able to accomplish that early, and it softened them up."
The Cowboys' blocking for the run game is not without its flaws. In the previous two games, there were short-yardage failures. The blockers had five penalties in this game, three against Gurode.
Overall, the ground game has been on the rise since the memorable failure against San Diego, when Barber could not score on three tries from the 1. The Cowboys have run for more than 100 yards in each of the three games since the San Diego debacle. For the season, the Cowboys are 9-2 when they run for more than 100 yards.
"I don't know if San Diego was a motivation," offensive coordinator Jason Garrett said. "When something doesn't work, I think everyone involved takes a look at what happened to see how we can be better. We are a good, physical running team."
The Cowboys have made one subtle but effective change in the rushing game: devoting a series to a single back rather than shuttling backs.
Coach Wade Phillips acknowledged that has allowed Barber and Jones to get into a rhythm.
Without the blocking, it would not matter. When the blockers match the running backs step for step downfield, good things usually happen for an offense.


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|Energy Zone Offers Engaging Experiences an d Free Family Fun
|Energy Zone Offers Engaging Experiences an d Free Family Fun
For Release: August 1, 2013
Contact: Erin Hollinshead, 217-546-6815
Illinois Energy Zone Offers Engaging Experiences and Free Family Fun
Showcases "Safe, Smart, Clean, and Green" Energy at State Fair
(SPRINGFIELD, IL)—Illinois State Fair visitors: get ready to be "energized"! The Illinois Energy Zone packs a powerful punch with interactive activities, renewable energy displays, youth activities, and giveaways - more than two dozen attractions on the Emmerson building west lawn. The multi-faceted energy experience is provided by the Energy Education Council (EEC) in partnership with the state of Illinois, utilities and organizations across the state.
"With increasing interest in energy efficiency and clean energy, we give consumers a convenient one-stop area that makes it easy to understand options and gain valuable knowledge in an energetic and entertaining way," says Molly Hall, EEC executive director.
People of all ages are invited to take a ride on the energy bike, get free Illinois popcorn popped using solar and wind energy, and check out the Kids Activity Center for projects, games, coloring and a poster contest. Take an up-close look at geothermal, solar, wind and other renewable energy through a variety of displays, including one of the nation's largest biomass projects right here in Illinois!
Displays in the Zone include:
"The use of renewable energy is growing at an astounding rate," says Hall. "We'll have experts and information to help people learn about the opportunities and challenges of renewable energy. We'll help them understand that the cheapest, cleanest, greenest energy is the energy not consumed, that energy efficiency is vital to sustainability."
The Illinois Energy Zone, located near the corner of Main and Central Avenues, will be open until 7 p.m. every day of the fair with ongoing displays, giveaways, activities, scheduled programs and presentations.
Sunday, Aug. 11 is National 811 day, a reminder for everyone to call 8-1-1 before starting any digging projects. Along with special giveaways, JULIE, the Illinois One Call organization will be on hand to provide information on the importance of dialing 8-1-1 to get your utilities marked. The call is FREE, there is no charge to have utilities marked, and it's the law.
The Energy Zone also includes some of the exciting demonstrations and activities fairgoers have come back for over the years. Arcs, sparks and explosions are part of popular Live Line Demos that use everyday situations to point out potential dangers and safety steps. Shows are Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday afternoons at 12:30, 2:30, 4:00, and 6:30, and Wednesday and Thursday at 12:30, 4:00 and 6:30.
Accident survivor Shawn Miller returns to share his story and discuss the importance of using caution around overhead power lines. He miraculously survived contact with high voltage lines while doing the kind of outdoor work that millions undertake each year. Miller will speak with audiences on Monday, Aug. 12 and Tuesday, Aug. 13 afternoons at 12:30, 2:30, 4:00, and 5:30.
Fairgoers can cool off in the shade of trees or tents while taking in the many features. With a wide variety of "safe, smart, clean and green" activities, displays, programs and more, there is something for everyone at the Illinois Energy Zone!
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The Energy Education Council is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting electrical safety and energy efficiency. Established in 1952, the Council is headquartered within the University of Illinois Extension, and serves as a forum for diverse utility and energy organizations to collaborate on the mutually vital issues of efficiency and safety. Learn more at www.EnergyEdCouncil.org.


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CHARLES TOWN - The Harpers Ferry-Bolivar District Veterans will participate in the Charles Town Christmas parade, a reminder of family and friends who are serving abroad this holiday season.
The Harpers Ferry-Bolivar District Veterans group was established in the 1980s. According to Wayne Smallwood, the group's outgoing commander, the idea came from the mayors of Harpers Ferry and Bolivar, who wanted to create a setting for veterans to get together.
"This group is strictly local," he said. "There are other organizations, such as the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, but they're all national."
The group has 25 active members who attend the group's meetings, held at the Bolivar community center on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Smallwood said there are more than 100 other members who are scattered around the country.
Most of the veterans served in the Army, but the Marines, Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force are also represented by the group's members. Some of the members served in Vietnam, and two female members of the group were nurses during World War II.
"Our main function is military funerals for deceased veterans in the local area," Smallwood said. "We play taps and fold the flag to give to the family."
Smallwood said the group also participates in flag ceremonies in the community. They have presented the colors at the Jefferson County Fair, the Moose Lodge and at sporting events.
"If someone asks us to do something, we'll gladly do it," Smallwood said. "We don't really go around looking for things to do."
That being the case, Smallwood said the group was asked to participate in the Charles Town Christmas parade. Smallwood said approximately four members of the group will walk in front of the float with flags and rifles, while the rest will ride through the streets on the float.
The Charles Town Christmas parade will begin at 2 p.m.
- Staff writer Mary Stortstrom can be reached at 304-725-6581 or www.twitter.com/mstortstromJN.


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Title: Intertwined
Author: themirrorofsin
Characters: Blanche/OC, past Blanche/Portia
Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort
Rating: T
Summary: Yet even as she kisses her, sometimes, just sometimes, she thinks she tastes dust, sand and the blazing sun instead of the lingering traces of strawberry jam. She does feel guilt, it is a sharp jolt in her chest, but the woman with the raven hair and blue eyes just kisses her kindly and Blanche closes her eyes and the pain ebbs away.
Notes: Starts at the end of the series and then continues after.
She curls a lock of hair around her finger, winding it over and over and then let's go but always catching the end again before it drops. So soft, she thinks in the silence, and so dark, like a spill of ink on the white sheets. So very different, she adds idly but she finds she does not mind. Her finger now travels down the expanse of her back, gliding down her spine that she feel beneath porcelain skin and then back up over shoulder blades and down to her hips. She lies quietly as Blanche's fingers run over her lightly, only making a small hum of pleasure when she feels Blanche's lips begin to follow that ghostly trail that her fingers had mapped out.
She shifts gently and Blanche leans over her, her face hovering inches above and gazes down at her face. Large blue eyes (not hazel – she hasn't seen those hazel eyes for a long time) gaze back, warm and welcoming and she feels that warmth transpire into her. The smile that she gives her is gentle and when she touches Blanche's face, Blanche feels her chest constrict and presses her mouth against her palm in a small kiss.
They are wonderfully quiet, hidden away in her room where they can just be. She laces her hand with hers, feeling her thumb stroke over her. What's surprising is that she, Dr Blanche Mottershead, who thrives on action and adventure, welcomes this tranquillity. When the rest of her time is frantic and demanding, these few moments are more precious than any new found artefact. Perhaps it's she feels the weight of age more keenly now that she used to but it does not worry her.
Yet even as she kisses her, sometimes, just sometimes, she thinks she tastes dust, sand and the blazing sun instead of the lingering traces of strawberry jam. She does feel guilt, it is a sharp jolt in her chest, but the woman with the raven hair and blue eyes just kisses her kindly and Blanche closes her eyes and the pain ebbs away.
Blanche recalls when they first met, at the museum in the Egyptian exhibition that she was working on so intensely before the war. In fact that was the second time that they had met (she was told this later when she lay with her on her bed whilst the world fell apart). Blanche only vaguely recalls this earlier meeting, they had encountered briefly after she had finished giving a small lecture on Egyptian tomb art that was recently discovered. She is not angry that Blanche doesn't recall her presence and blushes when she admits to feeling a burning desire to see her again. She had come back to the museum in hope of seeing her and Blanche smiles fondly as she can share this memory of their exchange.
She had been polite, said all the right words and phrases and blushed prettily when Blanche smiled at her. It had been enough to lift Blanche's spirits and ask her to join her for afternoon tea as she was in dire need of a break. Had her first impression of this woman been that she was a quiet and shy thing, Blanche was pleasantly surprised to find her voicing quite clear and well founded arguments as they conversed easily over tea and scones, as if they had known each other for years and not merely the space of an hour.
The woman was a surprise and intrigued Blanche enough to suggest to her of a new small exhibition and talk taking place later that week. She had accepted readily and when it was time to leave Blanche did not miss the warm smile she cast her as she walked away.
When war was announced and the world was ripped open once more, Blanche pushed aside any thoughts about her. Her time was occupied half with the museum in storage and protection and the other with fire fighting and making sure that her family (extraordinary how war knotted the ties between them all so strongly) were safe and well as they could be. Her job was hard and painful but she'd be damned if she stopped now when her services were needed so much. When it was her call to go and help, she did it all without hesitation despite the danger she put herself in.
More fires burnt across London as bombs fell and tore at houses, streets and people. It was her shift and she was sweating beneath her uniform as she shifted rubble trying to clear the area where she could hear a woman calling. Blanche eventually got to her, coughing violently from the dust and smoke and she gripped the woman's arms tightly, trying to help her to stand.
The voice, raspy from the blast and coughing, but distinctive, make Blanche stop and examine the sooty face. Her lips part in a small gasp and she draws the woman into her arms as she recognises those blue eyes. She whispers to her and the woman clutches onto her coat, saying her name again before she faints. Blanche scoops her into her arms, hurrying to get her to safety and immediate care. The ambulance team take her from her arms and ask if she know who the woman is.
From her bent over position, hands gripping her shaking knees, Blanche manages to tell them her name.
"Marianna. Her name is Marianna Everworth."
They find each other again. Well, Blanche looks for her this time and finds her helping to re-locate victims who had lost their homes due to bombing. When Blanche walks into her office and Marianna sees her, the smile she gives her sends Blanche's heart fluttering in her chest and she knows she has made the right decision to come.
They take tea in a small tearoom which Blanche insisted on paying for. She discovers that Marianna had been visiting a friend and was trying to get into a shelter when the bomb went off. Blanche merely thinks how lucky and glad that she is alive. As they sip from their cups, Blanche studies her and notices the cut and purple-grey bruise fading from the left side of her temple. Gingerly she touches it without thinking and Marianna smiles softly, self-consciously reaching her hand to the wound as well.
"It must make me look a right sight," she says with a smile that Blanche returns before dropping her hand onto the table. Marianna gently places her fingers on top, deliberately looking Blanche in the eye and Blanche keeps her hand there and runs her thumb over Marianna's knuckles.
Before Marianna goes back to work, they stand down a deserted alley and Marianna takes the opportunity to carefully stroke her fingers over Blanche's cheek, jaw and then lips.
"I never forgot you," she whispers and Blanche kisses her and for a moment the war ceases and they just exist in a moment of wondrous peace.
It is a couple of weeks when Agnes starts to notice a change in her. Blanche merely smiles and gives a cryptic 'maybe' when the question of if she has met anyone arises. It is strange and heart-warming to know that the other woman accepts her for who she is. Blanche can think of a hundred other women that would have made her leave but Agnes never did and for that Blanche promises to always be there for her. She understands how it must be a strange concept but at least she tries and that's all Blanche wants.
"Won't you please tell me? At least," Agnes makes a second hesitation, "At least her name."
"Alright," Blanche says, having some pity on her. "Marianna."
"Marianna what?" Agnes asks but Blanche is already half-way out of the room, smirking as she doesn't need to look to see Agnes mentally starting to go through all the Marianna's she could possibly know.
The wonder in the way that Blanche viewed Marianna before the war (oh how long ago that seemed) was still there. Although her junior by just over ten years, she sometimes seems so far beyond her years and people like her were rare and far in between in Blanche's opinion. They fell easily in time with one another and there were no complications with Marianna. She was quiet but her eyes were quick and her remarks both witty and insightful, making Blanche laugh or pause for thought. She was also very generous and accepting. Blanche had not spoken much about her past but found that Marianna never pressed her to. One day she would know it all but for now she was content with the stories of ancient Egypt that Blanche told her when they lay together in Marianna's apartment.
Blanche found that she was quite well established from her father's hotel company (which her brother now owned after his passing) and had a small income from the paintings that she did. Quite a few of the furnishings in the generous sized apartment had been her mother's and Blanche was sure Agnes would delight in quite a few of them. They spent time here until Blanche was ready to share with Marianna her room at Eaton Place.
Agnes takes to her quickly when they first meet. The two of them are able to talk of fashion and music, things that Blanche likes but is not necessarily all too conscious of most of the time. After that, Marianna becomes a frequent visitor and soon she shares some nights there.
Soon it comes to the point when, little by little, Blanche expands on her tales of Egypt, bringing them forward in time and opening her heart just a little. It's fragmented, like the clay pots that she excavates and then pieces back together. Marianna's questions are simple enough; who, how, why? And gradually Blanche's past is uncovered from the dark. When she mentions the book she sees Marianna's eyes fill with recognition (she read the book on its publication and she smiles a little as she considers the content in a new light). But they don't discuss the story, how much is truth and now much fiction. Instead, Marianna asks for more stories about the countries that she longs to see and discover and Blanche happily takes her with her in her re-counts into the night.
Blanche watches her languidly from the bed as she moves around, picking up a small hourglass, rifling through letters but not looking at the names and then finds the small key on the mantelpiece. She holds it in her hands, turning it over, assessing it and then glances back to Blanche who has stilled.
"Is this the one for that draw?" she asks without any demand, just quiet curiosity.
"Yes," Blanche answers truthfully, picking up a new cigar and lighting it. She blows out smoke thickly as Marianna places it back down and moves onto something else.
"The key to the other part of your heart," she says casting a smile back at her little joke. Blanche smiles despite herself and then puts her cigar into the ashtray on the side, motioning for her to come. She does and leans over to kiss her sweetly (her kisses are always sweet) and Blanche is once again immensely grateful.
Yet still a swirling fear nags at her and as Marianna sits back on the bed, Blanche brushes her fingers through her dark hair and asks;
"Does it not bother you?"
Marianna smile is faint as she takes hold of Blanche's hand and brings it up to kiss each finger. "No. I should be, that I know, but how can I be? You are here, with me. I think that counts for so much."
"I do love you," Blanche insists, sitting up with the covers falling around her waist and takes Marianna's face into her hands.
"I know, my love. I know," she strokes her hands reassuringly. "I never expected your whole heart Blanche and that I have a little…" her smile is brighter. "Well, I am glad."
"More than a little," Blanche kisses her softly once and then more deeply a second and third time before she moves the other woman onto her back. "I don't deserve you."
"It's not about what you deserve," Marianna says breathlessly as she threads her fingers through Blanche's curls, her body burning beneath Blanche's questing mouth. "This is what you have. You have me, always, and I have you."
The war has been over for half a year and slowly but surely they were healing. Children were coming home and families were reunited, though many had empty spaces were loved ones should have been. Blanche has finished with her fire brigading and takes time to help Marianna when she can after restoring the exhibitions in the museum.
They are making their way to a department store, picking up a few things that Agnes wants, when in the crowd Blanche catches sight of a flash of auburn hair, a familiar curve of a cheek and jaw. Her heart stops and then jolts in her chest. Her sudden stillness (for she does halt in her step) causes Marianna to look at her in concern and then she sees from across the street a woman, beautiful with coppery hair pinned up, watching them. Blanche turns away quickly, too quickly, and it does not take Marianna connect it up. The auburn haired woman hesitates and then decides to come over and stops short before them.
"Hello Blanche," she says with a flicker of a smile and Blanche moves on her feet as if she might run away.
"Portia," she names the woman and then glances at her companion which causes Portia to do so as well. She introduced them in a murmur and Portia tilts her head, her eyes travel over her, quickly assessing, and when she smiles again it's brittle. They shake hands very briefly and Marianna turns to Blanche with kind eyes and touches her arm gently.
"I will continue to buy the things for Agnes." Blanche starts to open her mouth in protest but Marianna simply squeezes her hand with a smile and Blanche gives in with a nod.
Blanche thinks of all the times she had sat and created scenarios of meeting Portia again and now that it was happening she just wants to flee. Portia brings back too many ghosts with her (she always had and will) and they feed Blanche memories that she had buried away.
"It has been a long time," Portia breaks their silence.
"Very long," Blanche agrees and she notices how time has crept onto Portia's face, bracketing around her mouth and eyes. It doesn't make her less beautiful though and she feels a pang of almost longing to know those lines. She shakes her head, concentrating on a spot just over her shoulder so she wouldn't have to catch her eye. She wasn't ready to have those eyes examine her, peering into her soul and pulling out all her hopes and fears. Portia laughs suddenly but it is a sound without real amusement. Blanche raises her eyebrow quizzically at her.
"How queer this is. How changed we are," Portia explains reaching out to smooth a crease on the lapel of Blanche's jacket without a thought. Blanche stiffens but does not say a word and Portia removes her hand and lowers her voice.
"There has been much that I have wanted to say. I even wrote some of it down but then destroyed the letters before I could send them. I had not thought I would see you again but here you are…"
"Yes, here I am," Blanche sighs a little and then Portia steps closer.
"I do wish to speak to you… The way things," she hesitates. "The way things ended-"
"I can't talk now," Blanche cuts in and Portia gives an acknowledging nod.
"Tomorrow? Can you meet me tomorrow?" she asks and Blanche deliberates for a heartbeat. They both know she would agree and for a split second Blanche hates Portia and herself. She nods and Portia gives her a smile that does, for the first time in this strange exchange, show some warmth.
"Eleven then, at that small tearoom we used to go," she says and the reference to the past shakes Blanche. They part awkwardly and as Portia sidesteps her, Blanche turns her head a fraction to see her walk down the street.
Strange how easy that familiarity came to them both, ordering tea as if they never parted or there had been a war to shape them into altered versions of their past selves. Portia pours the tea and Blanche watches her without speaking as she adds the milk. She doesn't have to ask how much or if she wants it or not and the silent understanding is both a blessing and a curse. The place they have chosen only has a few customers and they are hidden away in the corner at the back unlikely to be seen. Blanche had been vague with her details of where she was going but she suspected that Marianna had already guessed. She felt guilty but here she was.
"You look well," Portia begins, taking charge of their situation and for the rest of the time Blanche allows her to direct their conversations. They talk about the war but do not talk about their families except to ask if they are well. They talk about the museum but not on the old memories they both think about when Blanche tells her about the artefacts she's resorting. They keep the conversation light, skimming the surface, hardly daring to dip deeper.
"What are we doing Portia?" she asks suddenly placing her cup down and Portia gives her a look.
"Having tea and talking."
"We're not talking, we're being polite and proper," Blanche says and Portia's lips quirk at the corners.
"Awfully pretentious," she agrees picking at a loose strand on the tablecloth. "On the way here I had thousands of things I wanted to say. I had it all figured out and now I find that all those thoughts have disappeared."
"I almost told myself not to come," Blanche confesses quietly.
"I'm glad you did come." They stare at one another before Portia drops her gaze. "When you left me… I could hardly think of what to do. I wanted to storm over and bang on your door and shout. I even went to the museum but only turned around again. Then the war broke out and the children were to go to the country…" she took in a breath. "I did think about you."
"Portia," Blanche rakes her fingers through her curls with a sigh and then glances at her. "So much has happened and the war changed a lot of things."
"I know Blanche," Portia places her hand onto the table and Blanche takes it without a thought.
"But I have thought of you," she adds gently when she sees a moment of pain in Portia's eyes. Her fingers tighten in Blanche's hold and the air around them tremors.
"You always did say that we were star-crossed lovers," Portia smiles sadly and Blanche smiles despite herself. She was not normally so poetic in her words but they were true to form. Out of time with the world around them and then made to suffer.
The tea has gone cold in the pot but they do not ask for another, preferring for the moment to just sit in silence with the unsaid words moving between them. Then Portia asks more questions to which Blanche dutifully answers and they begin to build up images of their lives after they had parted. By the time they are done, two hours have almost past and they decide to take a walk instead. They find a quiet garden and circle on the paths that weave through flowerbeds and blossom trees.
They drift to a halt between two beds of tulips that are just beginning to bloom. Blanche thinks of how pretty they would look in Marianna's room and with that she lifts her wrist to glance at her watch. Portia's eyes dart away and then back to her, a false smile graces her face.
"You can talk about her. I would like to know."
Blanche suppresses a smile. "Would you? Somehow I don't believe you."
Portia laughs a little and they continue to walk except now tension thrums between them and quite suddenly Portia halts, facing her with an earnest expression.
"Do you love her?" she asks quite suddenly and Blanche thinks that she has been waiting to asking this question the whole time.
"You taught me that there are different types of love, but yes, I love her. In my own way, I do," she says slowly.
"Is it enough?"
"I think so," Blanche answers with a wiry smile and Portia's eyes glance away from her.
"If she makes you happy then…" Portia pauses and wets her lips before continuing. "Then I am glad."
"Are you?" Blanche cannot help but ask, her eyebrow arching a little.
Portia looks at her sharply but then sets off and Blanche follows as they begin to drift around again.
"I still love you," she tells her though it's a pointless statement.
"I know. And you know that I still love you. But that love is not enough."
"It never was right for us, was it?" Portia says with the saddest smile that pierces through Blanche's heart.
"Sometimes it was," she speaks gently and then sighs. Their hands meet in the gap that lies between them and, for just a moment, they fall back in time.
Blanche stands alone breathing in deeply and slowly. She could feel Portia's lips for the last time on hers and then their final parting words. Remember me fondly, Portia had said to her as she walked away and Blanche knows that, in retrospect, she will.
Theirs was a love that was not made to last. They were not the sandy pyramids that they had explored once in long ago that could withstand the beating storms and though Blanche wipes a tear away, she does smile. It was over and done and letting out a long breath she picks herself and takes herself home, back to the woman who she knows will be waiting.
Marianna glances up as she enters the room and Blanche's heart jolts at her serene expression. She holds out her hand and Blanche goes to her and Marianna's arms wrap around her and there are no questions asked that night.
But they do come eventually, as Blanche knew they would. And she doesn't mind them.
From behind the canvas, she can see her smile, shaking her dark head at the joke that Blanche just told her. She draws quickly, still on the sketching stage of her painting and her eyes flicker from her drawing to Blanche who models for her.
"Leave the fruit," she murmurs seeing Blanche's fingers sneak towards the grapes positioned near to her.
"Just one?"
"No," she smiles at Blanche's sigh. "I have nearly finished."
Blanche moves back into the position on the bed and contents herself in watching her lover work. Once she is done, she gets up off the bed to see but Marianna veils it quickly, wanting to keep it as a surprise. Blanche raises her eyebrow but then wraps her arm around Marianna's waist as she tidies up.
"Should I get dressed?" Blanche asks with a teasing tone and Marianna laughs lightly.
"That would be a waste of time, my dear."
"I have something I want to tell you," Blanche murmurs against her neck and she twists her head to shoot her a quizzical glance.
They go back to the bed to sit and Blanche runs her fingers down Marianna's arm before she begins.
"The museum has been talking our connections back in Cairo and they want me to go there for the new excavation taking place."
Marianna smiles brightly, taking up her hand. "That is brilliant, you have wanted to go back."
"There is more," Blanche squeezes her hand. "I want you to come with me."
"To Egypt?" she blinks in surprise.
"Yes. Artists are always good to have on sites," she adds earning her a raised brow.
"Is that all?"
Blanche shifts closer, grinning at her whilst pressing a small kiss against her neck. "Well, I guess I do need company and the evenings wouldn't be half as much fun if you weren't there."
"Hmm, indeed," Marianna turns towards her mouth, seeking her lips and kisses her briefly. "Are you sure?"
They both know what this means. Egypt holds so many memories for her that it might seem strange, maybe sacrilegious to bring another there. But Blanche nods as she draws her down to lie above her and dips her head down so that her mouth can graze down her neck.
"So, will you come with me?"
"Yes," Marianna breathes. "Always yes."
She tastes of the sweet wine they had drunk this evening, unable to believe that they were here. The heat of the day still clung to their skin and there was a slight sheen of perspiration on her brow. She smiles languidly up from the bed, sighing contently as she thought of the wonders she has seen in just one passing day. Blanche lays her head onto her stomach and feels her fingers wind around her curls.
She breathes out gently and closes her eyes. Colours and images bloom under her eyelids, sounds echo in her ears and she can smell the light sent incense and fragment flowers. When she opens her eyes and looks up she sees her watching her with a gentle smile. Blanche lifts herself up and presses small kisses up her neck before settling onto her side and wrapping her arm about Marianna's waist. The hot sun has almost gone from the sky, leaving behind a purple-pink hue with the moon faintly showing. Outside, Egypt waits for them, a promise of the start of something new and Blanche is glad that she is here with her, wanting no one else to be in her place.
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Summary: Being an entrepreneur may be a happier existence than other forms of work, even during stressful times.
Key Take Aways:
– Running one's own business presents so many challenges it can be stressful, but for some personalities it is more rewarding.
– Allowing oneself to take chances, fail, and grow may be the level of frustration which has been theorized to be optimal for personal growth.
Have you ever heard of a concept named optimal frustration? It was created by an American psychologist named Heinz Kohut. To put it simply, his theory was that in order to mature and grow we all need a level of frustration that is challenging enough we experience some degree of frustration. When we are under-challenged we don't grow and if we are constantly over-challenged we may become overwhelmed enough we don't grow. The optimal frustration is the level of frustration that facilitates growth.
A recent Gallup survey found stressed entreprenurs are happier than other workers. Even though they reported they may experience more stress they also find their work more rewarding overall. "This elevated optimism, combined with communities that foster an entrepreneurial culture, may lead entrepreneurs to take business risks, create jobs, launch new products, and innovate."
One aspect of founding and managing one's own enterprise is a sense of control over decision-making and risk taking. Therefore, the level of engagement entrepreneurs have with their work is likely to be greater, and generally speaking the more engaged workers are, the happier they are. Optimal frustration might be one way of understanding why stressed entrepreneurs enjoy their work more, because they are rising to the challenges presented to them and they experience more growth than if they were simply a job.
On the other end of the spectrum are workers who are trapped in large bureaucracies such as civil servants. A research study in England found that civil servants there are more likely to be unhealthy and make poorer lifestyle choices. As a result, they may actually be at greater risk of premature death.
Unhappiness at work actually has been linked to a greater risk of accidents on the job as well. Unengaged and disengaged workers have been estimated to cost the American economy about $350 billion a year in lost productivity.
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Singapore Stocks: First REIT, Oversea-Chinese Banking, SingTel
Singapore's Straits Times Index rose 1.4 percent to 3,235.77 as of 5 p.m. close of trade, its biggest gain in seven weeks. Twenty-six of the 30 stocks on the benchmark measure climbed.
Shares on the measure are trading at 15.8 times estimated earnings, compared with an average multiple of 14.8 times in the past one year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The following shares were among the most active in the market. Stock symbols are in parentheses after the company name.
BreadTalk Group Ltd. (BREAD SP) rose 0.8 percent to 64.5 Singapore cents. The operator of bakeries and food outlets said it appointed Oh Eng Lock as chief executive officer, replacing Goh Tong Pak after three years. Goh will lead special projects within the chairman's office, it said.
City Developments Ltd. (CIT SP) advanced 1.1 percent to S$12.70. Singapore's second-biggest property company paid S$9 million ($7 million) for American International Group Inc.'s 50 percent stake in the developer of the Sail@Marina Bay, a commercial and apartment building in the city's downtown. The homes in the project have been fully sold.
First Real Estate Investment Trust (FIRT SP) jumped 2.1 percent to 72 Singapore cents, a four-week high. Singapore's first health-care property trust said it completed the purchase of two Indonesian medical centers, boosting assets under management to S$612.8 million. It said it's aiming for a S$1 billion portfolio in two to three years.
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC SP) climbed 1.4 percent to S$10.02. Singapore's second-biggest bank said two of its subsidiaries in Indonesia, PT Bank OCBC Indonesia and PT Bank OCBC NISP TBK, have completed a merger. The merged entity will be called PT Bank OCBC NISP TBK.
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (ST SP) rose 0.7 percent to S$3.07. Southeast Asia's biggest phone company will start a video-game rental service on its fiber-optic network this quarter, the Business Times reported, citing Allen Lew, chief executive officer of its Singapore operations.


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Policies, not skin color, motivated most voters
Rod Watson crossed the line with his recent commentary pertaining to the Republican Party and the ideology he asserts is prevalent within its ranks. According to Watson, the Republican agenda during the presidential campaign was motivated solely by a desire to "get rid of the first black president." His implication that race was indeed a factor at all is an egregious affront to not only the Republican Party but to anyone who chose not to vote for President Obama.
It seems any issue Watson deems disagreeable invariably falls under the cloak of racism. I am confident that an overwhelming majority of those citizens who voted for Mitt Romney didn't have Obama's ethnicity in mind, but rather bonafide concerns regarding issues affecting the welfare of our country. To suggest otherwise is offensive.
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Baby Gaga Breast Milk Ice Cream: What Is It and How You Can Make ItElizabeth Stark
A London ice cream shop plans to offer breast milk ice cream called Baby Gaga this weekend for the whopping price of £14 (about $23). In addition to breast milk, it includes vanilla and lemon zest. In case you're wondering, the milk was donated by local mothers who answered an ad (Brooklyn Supper suggests that if you have extra breast milk, you donate it to a milk bank, but of course it's yours to do with what you want.). If you have your heart set on breast milk ice cream and don't live in London or have that kind of money to spend on ice cream, you're probably wondering: Do you have a breast milk recipe? Well, as it happens. . .
No, we do not. Honestly the idea never even occurred to us. However, we do make a lot of ice cream and we have a recipe that we suspect would work pretty well. I am not sure how much of the essential nutrients and vitamins in breast milk would survive the warming, sweetening, and freezing process, so breast milk ice cream is a less than ideal conveyance method. However, I think an approach similar to buttermilk ice cream would work well. That is, heating the cream and sugar together, then tempering the eggs, letting the mixture cool slightly, and then adding the breast milk so that it isn't cooked. Please keep in mind, though, that sharing breast milk is relatively controversial. It isn't pasteurized and can contain traces of drugs, the HIV virus, and the possibility of other diseases. This is why breast milk from a milk bank is screened.
Click here for our excellent recipe and simply sub breast for buttermilk. I would also recommend reducing the sugar since breast milk is much sweeter than cow milk.


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Many of those who are jailed for offenses such as kidnapping, manslaughter and child molestation in Los Angeles County are let free long before their sentences end as a result of overcrowding in local jails — a fact that has led county supervisors to examine alternative ways to house inmates.
"I just don't want them to be moved out of our jail because we don't have room," said Supervisor Gloria Molina during the Board of Supervisors' meeting Tuesday.
These inmates, dubbed M-7 offenders, serve about 40 percent of their sentenced time before being released, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The M-7 designation includes inmates who were convicted of serious or violent crimes.
Oftentimes these offenders are released due to a lack of capacity in the county jail system — a system that has been pushed to capacity and beyond by the state prison realignment program that takes inmates who would typically go to state prison and places them in county jails.
"As a result of the increase of this population and insufficient funding from the state to house this population, the (Sheriff's) Department has been required to release county sentenced felons prior to the completion of their sentence," reads a report from the Sheriff's Department.
As of Sept. 1, more than 6,100 inmates were serving sentences in county jail as a result of realignment.
But longer-term holding of these M-7 inmates, which make up roughly 7 percent of the county jail population, would require a greater number of jail beds and a significant amount of money.
County estimates indicate that requiring M-7 inmates to serve 100 percent of the time they are sentenced would require approximately 700 new beds in the county jail system.
To increase capacity, county supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a contract to train inmates to work in fire camps with the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, which would open up housing for around 500 inmates at an estimated annual cost of about $8.4 million.
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich said he was supportive of having inmates work in fire camps.
"Those lasting values, responsibility and discipline they learn would enable them to become a constructive citizen instead of a destructive one," he said Tuesday.
Supervisors also agreed to move forward with leasing jail space from the city of Taft in Kern County, which has offered up to 512 beds. That option would cost an estimated $11.3 million a year.
That lease will be discussed at a later board meeting, perhaps as soon as next week, after Antonovich introduced a motion to move forward.
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UK Video Game Chart: Sleeping Dogs fends off Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Square Enix's Sleeping Dogs saw an eight per cent increase in sales to earn another week at No.1 and prevent Namco Bandai's Tekken Tag Tournament 2 from claiming the top spot.
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MARSEILLE, France (AP) – Winger Mathieu Valbuena is likely to miss Marseille's next three games after picking up a thigh injury playing for France against Germany on Wednesday night.
Marseille said on its website Friday that Valbuena has a small tear on his left thigh that rules him out for ''between 8-10 days.''
Marseille has a busy spell of matches coming up with three league games in quick succession. It plays Toulouse at home on Saturday, and then has away trips to Evian on Tuesday and Ajaccio on Friday.
Valbuena could return in time for the second leg of Marseille's last-16 match away to Inter Milan on March 13.