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How he blew the whistle: As the associate director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the early 1970s, Mark Felt was aware of illegal attempts by the Nixon Administration to spy on political opponents, breaking into offices and reading their mail. So when J. Edgar Hoover died in 1972, and Nixon bypassed Felt to appoint an ally as FBI director, Felt became a critical source to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, as he and fellow reporter Carl Bernstein investigated the Watergate Hotel break-in and resulting scandal.
What happened: He retired from the FBI in 1973. For years, Felt's identity was kept secret; Woodward and Bernstein only referred to him as "Deep Throat." At his request, his true identity was disclosed in 2005, when he was 91 years old. He died in 2008.
In 1978, he faced felony charges in connection with FBI surveillance of radical groups such as the Weather Underground. He was pardoned by President Ronald Reagan in 1982. During those legal proceedings, he was the beneficiary of many private donations, including reportedly gifts from Nixon himself. Felt wrote several books about his time in the bureau.
How he blew the whistle: In the 1960s and early 1970s, military leaders and the White House claimed that the U.S. was winning the Vietnam War. In private, however, they wrote an encyclopedic history that detailed America's failures. In 1969, young defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg began photocopying Department of Defense records which documented how four presidential administrations misled the American public. It also revealed the secret bombing campaign in Cambodia. In 1971, Ellsberg handed over the secret war files, known as the "Pentagon Papers," to the New York Times.
What happened: Ellsberg was charged under the Espionage Act of 1917, but the charges were dropped in 1971. Ellsberg began a career as a political activist.
What he's doing now: As a member of the New York-based Campaign for Peace and Democracy, Ellsberg has been an outspoken opponent of the Iraq War, among other issues. He lives in Kensington, Calif., and has called Edward Snowden a "hero."
How he blew the whistle: As a matter of policy, Israel refuses to acknowledge its nuclear program. But as a nuclear technician for the Israeli government, Vanunu confirmed the existence of the program to the Sunday Times of London in 1986, saying that he was morally opposed to such weapons. At the time, Vanunu said that Israel had between 100 to 200 nuclear weapons.
What happened: Israeli agents captured him in Italy in 1986 and Vanunu was sentenced in Israel to 18 years in prison as a traitor -- 11 of them in solitary confinement. After he was released in 2004, Vanunu was sent back to jail in 2010 for three months for meeting with foreigners, including his Norwegian girlfriend.
What he's doing now: Vanunu is still monitored by the Israeli government, and is reported to be living in East Jerusalem.
How he blew the whistle: In 1992, Mark Whitacre, an executive with the pharmaceutical firm Archer Daniels Midland, told his wife that his company was fixing the price of the food additive lysine to increase profits. She pressured him to tell the FBI, according to the 2001 book, "The Informant." Whitacre soon began giving the FBI information on his company, becoming the highest-level corporate whistle-blower. Three years later, however, at ADM's urging the FBI investigated Whitacre and found that he had stolen $9 million from ADM.
What happened: Whitacre was convicted of tax evasion and fraud -- and also was sentenced along with other high-ranking ADM executives for participating in the price-fixing scheme, which ended up costing the company hundreds of millions. He served eight years in prison and was released in 2006. His story was soon made into the 2009 feature film starring Matt Damon, called, "The Informant!"
What he's doing now: He is now the COO of Cypress Systems, a California-based biotechnology firm. He is fighting for a pardon, and many FBI agents support him.
How he blew the whistle: In 1994, the CEOs of the seven major American tobacco companies testified before Congress, swearing under oath that nicotine was not addictive. Soon after Jeffrey Wigand, a former vice president for research and development at the Brown & Williamson tobacco company, sat down for an explosive interview with Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes." Initially, the network didn't broadcast the interview out of fear of breaching Wigand's confidentiality agreement with his employer and the multi-million dollar lawsuit that could ensue. But after the Wall Street Journal reported on Wigand's story CBS decided to air the interview in full. In speaking to Wallace, Wigand said his company knowingly doctored the nicotine content in its cigarettes to enhance its addictive qualities.
What happened: Wigand was eventually sued by his former employer for breaching the confidentiality agreement. But the suit was dismissed by the courts in 1997 as a condition of the federal government's $368 billion settlement with the tobacco industry. After leaving the tobacco company in 1993, Wigand taught chemistry and Japanese in Kentucky public schools, and even won the state's 1996 teacher of the year award. His story was later told in the hit 1999 movie, "The Insider."
What's he doing now: He has since left teaching and now supports tobacco control through his non-profit group SMOKE-FREE KIDS, Inc.
How he blew the whistle: As an independent financial fraud analyst, Markopolos says that it took him just five minutes to figure out Bernard Madoff's security fund was a fraud. He said the guaranteed rates of return between 12 to 20 percent were simply impossible. And so starting in 2000 Markopolos began warning the Securities and Exchange Commission of Madoff's Ponzi scheme. In total, he submitted five written warnings to the SEC.
What happened: The fraud only stopped when Madoff said that he couldn't meet the redemption requests in 2008. At that point, the fraud had grown to $65 billion. Markopolos thinks that it was only $5 billion when he first warned the SEC.
How she blew the whistle: In August 2001, Sherron Watkins, then Enron's vice president for corporate development, sent an explosive, seven-page email to the energy company's CEO, Kenneth Lay. She detailed what she called an "elaborate accounting hoax," which included inflating income and hiding epic losses. Although Lay claimed that he'd launch an investigation, Watkins said that she was immediately punished; her computer's hard drive was confiscated and her desk relocated to the nether regions of Enron. Four months later, Enron could no longer sustain the fraud, and it filed for bankruptcy.
What happened: Five months after she wrote the memo, Watkins was called to testify before Congress and faced criticism for not having notified authorities. By the end of 2002, though, Enron was bankrupt, and Time named Watkins one of the three "People of the Year," and she got a book deal.
What she is doing now: She has since become a public speaker on leadership lessons and problems in U.S. corporate culture. She still lives in Houston but told CNBC that she couldn't continue in business because the label "whistle-blower" made her "radioactive."
How she blew the whistle: As the head of internal auditing for telecommunications giant WorldCom, Cynthia Copper noticed irregular accounting practices in 2002, but the company's CFO brushed her off. She and her team investigated and uncovered a scheme in which WorldCom had been manipulating its operational costs and reporting them as capital expenditures. When she confronted the controller, he confessed, and WorldCom publicly acknowledged its $3.8 billion fraud and filed for bankruptcy.
What happened: Congress, outraged, passed financial reform legislation, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Cooper was named a 2002 Time magazine person of the year (along with Enron's Sherron Watkins). WorldCom's CFO pleaded guilty and got five years in prison; and WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
What she's doing now: In 2008, she wrote a book, Extraordinary Circumstances, about her WorldCom experience. She now runs her own consulting firm in Mississippi and speaks of her experience to corporations and universities around the country.
How he blew the whistle: In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, the National Security Agency began a secret surveillance program to avert future terrorist stikes. The NSA's counterterrorism program allowed the agency to analyze data shared over cell phones and e-mail. A top executive at the NSA, Drake felt the program was unlawful and unnecessary and he leaked top-secret documents about it to Baltimore Sun reporter Siobhan Gorman in 2006.
What happened: The federal government charged Drake for violating the Espionage Act, and he faced a potential 35-year prison sentence. But eventually the feds dropped the felony charges and, in June 2011, Drake pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, "exceeding the authorized use of a computer." He never spent a day in jail, and was absolved of mishandling classified information.
What he's doing now: Drake works in retail at an Apple store in suburban Maryland. Attorney General Eric Holder was even one of his customers, according to the The Wall Street Journal. He also regularly makes appearances in the media to discuss national security issues, and he's done a flurry of interviews concerning Edward Snowden, warning that the government will "seek revenge and retaliation."
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Eight moons ago
"Is there room for one more?" The one in the big suit asked of the doorkeeper.
The doorkeeper smiled, and said, "Always room for one more at Le Salle Autre."
The tavern itself was small and cozy, and the suited one settled into a chair at the table where his friends already held council.
"Shogun, so glad you could join us." The man to his right said, with an air that bordered on dismissive.
"EnPsyClops, my good friend, I'm equally glad to be here. I have only just escaped the clutches of the Wicked Witch. I rode long and hard to reach here ahead of her evil forces. She will know that you rebel against her summons."
"Shogun, you worry too much. Perhaps, you should take a leaf out of our friends here. Comrades in the revolt against the Wicked Witch, of course. The lady to your left is Ruby Tuckwar, shield-maiden of the Order of the Goozooz. The diminutive gentleman beside her is the acclaimed swordsman and soapbox reveler, Inbeef. The other gentleman across you is Vingav the Warhorse, Taskmaster, and the rather mature lady next to him is Ancient Na'sa, the Wisdom of the Age."
"You've all rebelled against the Wicked Witch? Won't she notice that some of the greatest powers this side of the Sphinx have refused to side with her on this night?" Shogun noted with a sense of worry.
"Eh. Screw her. We've just routed the Gluchmunster, a mammoth task in itself, and almost all of us believe that the Wicked Witch was the one who loosed the demon upon us in the first place. Her summons to fight the Gluchmunster seemed false even at the outset." EnPsyClops spoke, with a certain caustic tone that none had heard in his voice before.
"Aye, we found trails of ethereal force connecting the Gluchmunster's lair in Chapeldoor to the Wicked Witch." added Ancient Na'sa. "It is my area, and I'm expected to know the ley lines there."
"With a title like the Wicked Witch, I wonder why we even trusted her thus far." Remarked Inbeef.
"Where I come from, I'd pronounce that with a 'B'." Vingav, a large intimidating hulk of a man, remarked with his trademark wry smile.
"What's a 'bicked'?" Ruby said, and the tension broke.
Shogun felt more at ease. Indeed, they would celebrate the routing of the Gluchmunster in style. With a lot of good meat and a lot of good grog.
With impeccable timing, a raven flew in to the tavern and alit at their table. Before anybody could respond, it shrieked out in its harsh voice, "Hello… ahem, hello. This is the Wicked Witch. I summon you to a banquet in honour of my heroes who routed the Gluchmunster. I assure you, it will not just be jazz by the bay. There will also be mead. Arrive soon and show your solidarity. Or die."
With one smooth motion, Vingav unsheathed his blade and sliced its head off.
"The Witch knows we're here. We have to move." Inbeef yelled. "My friend Beavis has already gone on ahead to warn the other towns. We should go there. Protect them from the wrath of the Witch."
A general hubbub ensued, in which there was much hubbubing and very little sense made.
EnPsyClops' voice rose until it was heard by all. "I have a better idea. The Witch expects us to run, maybe hide, or even rush to protect the towns. But surely, they're well prepared if Beavis has been sent to them. I say we attack her strongholds, demolish them while her guard is down. She will never expect it."
There was silence as everyone absorbed the meaning of this statement.
Vingav was the first to retort. "Marvellous! Absolutely marvelous thinking, old chap. You are not called the Wizard of All for nothing. To the chariots!"
Before the night was out, the Witch's Tifrit juice-bar had been pulverized. The Witch's Lotte had been left smouldering. And no music played by the bay, for the Witch's banquet was a disaster of epic proportions. Stuck between a hard rock and a place, she had been handed a crushing defeat by the rebels.
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Kids, steroids don't mix
Teenagers, looking up to those elite athletes whose muscles
ripple with steroid-enhanced power, are picking up some dangerous training tips,
health experts warn. Several national youth surveys estimate steroid use by
high school boys at 4-6%, up to 12% in one study, and about 2% for girls. And
the numbers are rising. "I'd say 500,000 to 600,000 kids in the U.S. have used
these drugs at some time," says researcher Charles Yesalis, professor of exercise
and sport science at Penn State. "Right now steroid use is at an all-time high."
One reason, experts say, is the example
set by professional and elite athletes. After Mark McGwire set a record for
single-season homers in 1998 and admitted using the legal supplement androstenedione,
a steroid substitute, sales jumped 1,000% and steroid use by teens of high school
age crept upward. Among high school seniors, disapproval of steroids dropped
from 91% in 1997 to 86% in 2001 while the belief that steroids pose a great
risk fell from 67% in 1997 to 59% in 2001, according to the 2001 Monitoring
the Future Survey conducted by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social
Research and sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Some of the signs of steroid use can be mistaken for normal teenage development,
so it might be difficult for parents, coaches and physicians to detect.
Nicholas DiNubile, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the
University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, says parents can
look for rapid changes such as:
Parents should be aware that when young people try to go off steroid
use, there can be a sudden loss of weight. That can lead to depression
in young people whose body image is skewed, DiNubile says. "They
think they've shrunk like air let out of a balloon."
Instead of kids resorting to steroids or other performance-enhancing
substances, he says, parents can help them work on sports skill training
and capitalize on their natural abilities. "Try to make your great
athlete that way," DiNubile says. "For many centuries, that's
how great athletes were built."
"Athletes are cultural icons, and some have great influence,"
says orthopedic surgeon Nicholas DiNubile, team doctor for the NBA's Philadelphia
76ers. "They can use it in a positive or negative way, but it's not neutral.
They're more than athletes."
The topic became front-page news again this year when retired
MVPs Jose Canseco and Ken Caminiti admitted using steroids. A poll of 556 big-leaguers
conducted by USA TODAY in June found 89% believe there is some steroid use in
the game, 10% believe more than half of their peers are users and 44% feel pressure
to use steroids to compete.
A separate USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll of baseball fans found
78% believe steroids contribute to the recent glut of offensive records. The
single-season homer record, which stood for 37 years, has been surpassed six
times in the past four seasons. A record 62 homers were hit last Tuesday in
one night of games.
"I'll never hear that kind of number without wondering"
whether performance-enhancing drugs made it possible, DiNubile says.
In USA TODAY's poll of players, 79% support independent
steroids testing. Others have less concern.
"If guys are doing it, they're grown men," Anaheim outfielder
Garret Anderson says. "Everybody is entitled to make their own decisions."
Colorado outfielder Larry Walker agrees: "I don't worry
about what guys are doing. We've got better things to worry about in this game
than that. This isn't the Olympics. If guys want to use andro and creatine and
all that stuff, it's all right."
But noted orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, who treats
pro and amateur athletes in Birmingham, Ala., believes young players model themselves
after their grown-up sports heroes. "Whatever is being done at the professional
level is being handed down rapidly to the collegiate level, the high school
level and the pre-high school level."
Some players agree. Chicago White Sox shortstop Royce Clayton
favors testing: "It sends a message that steroids are a substance you don't
want to mess around with and that there is no place for them in the game. ...
We are role models, and that's the most important thing a player has to understand.
As soon as we test and the game is clean, the better it will be for everybody."
As kids use steroids, adults look other way
While some doctors and researchers believe moderate steroid
use in adults can have positive results with few side effects, almost all doctors
agree steroids are dangerous for children and teens. But steroid use continues
to rise among youngsters.
"To be honest, I have never seen
a steroid. I wouldn't know what they look like. If someone asked me what
they should do, I would tell them not to take them. They are dangerous.
My own son asked me about them. They are not a good shortcut."
Orioles manager Mike Hargrove
"Look around this clubhouse. There
are some bad bodies around here. Half these guys look like they need to
be on something." Cubs second baseman Delino De-Shields
"It goes back to the money in the
game. A career minor leaguer, he might see this as a way to pull it off
and get to the major leagues and take care of his family." Cubs
first baseman Fred McGriff
"I'd like to think the records are
legitimate. If you achieve a record, you should be able to say that you
did it honestly. Steroids are cheating." Indians manager Charlie
"Let's talk baseball."
Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa when asked about steroids
"I would like to see testing in baseball.
I'm definitely in favor of it. I mean, you see how much guys are using
it. You see guys with all of these sores on their bodies. Even pitchers
are doing it now. Some guys are obvious. Some aren't. But let's test.
Unless you've got something to hide, you won't mind testing, right?"
Braves outfielder Gary Sheffield
"If it's an illegal substance, I
think you should test for it, but you still have to negotiate it. I think
it's a way (owners) think they can keep salaries down. If you've got '85%'
of players on the stuff, if those players can't take it anymore and their
numbers go down, who's going to benefit? The owners." Twins
infielder Denny Hocking
"I gained probably 20 pounds in the
offseason in 1995-96, but I was still 27 years old. I had that room to
grow. Now I work just as hard, but I can't gain anymore. The guys who
are already at their peak and then come back 25-30 pounds heavier, you're
like, 'Come on, dude, how did you do that?' " Astros first baseman
Jeff Bagwell
"I'm trying to put myself in the
shoes of a 19-year-old and think, 'If everyone else is doing it and if
I want to be a major leaguer, I might have to do it.' If high school kids
start doing it, then they're going to think they need to stay on it in
college and they're going to be on it for a long time. You put something
in your body, you have to be educated. Hopefully these kids are smart
enough to realize they're putting poison in their bodies and giving themselves
a chance to get real sick." Orioles catcher Brook Fordyce
"If they worry about guys doing steroids,
how about the pitchers? You think pitchers don't go out there with pine
tar all over their body and cap and glove. If we want to get serious about
everything, let's strip-search the pitcher on the mound and see all the
stuff he's got. A lot of things are against the law that people do, and
I'm not just talking about baseball." Rockies outfielder Larry
"If you want the fans to respect
what's left of the game's pureness, you're going to have to start testing."
Hall of Famer Rod Carew
"If you're going to point fingers,
point the fingers at the right people and not the rest of us. Two players
came out about an issue and now it's trickling down to everybody else,
and that part is just not right. And I always seem to be the guy right
at the top of the list." Giants outfielder Barry Bonds, who
set the single-season home run record of 73 last season
Yesalis, author of Performance Enhancing Substances
in Sport and Exercise, cites a study published in 2000 that found prevalent
use among eighth-graders similar to that of high school seniors. "We've shown
use down to seventh-grade level," he says. "It's scary for anybody to use these
drugs, but in particular women and children." A 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance
study by the Centers for Disease Control and the 2001 Monitoring the Future
survey both show steady growth in steroid use by eighth- to 12th-graders.
It is not only young athletes who use them, says Yesalis.
Because steroids can help turn a 100-pound weakling into a buff beach stud,
they "make a young person feel more popular, more sexually attractive," he says.
But there is a price to pay. Anabolic steroids are synthetic drugs related to
male hormones. They're used medically to help AIDS patients improve strength
and appetite and to treat men for delayed puberty, impotence and hypogonadism,
a condition in which the testes are underactive.
For young athletes, steroids increase muscle mass and strength
and shorten the time for muscles to recover from a workout. They also have the
psychological effect of boosting assertiveness, giving a "pumped-up mental attitude,"
DiNubile says.
The downside is that they can cause hair loss, severe acne,
infertility, masculinization of women (deepening of voice, growth of body hair,
smaller breasts) and feminization of men (shrunken testicles, enlarged breasts).
Steroids also are thought to increase the risk of stroke, heart disease and
liver cancer.
The drugs also can permanently stunt growth. "Seniors in
high school have, on average, grown to 95% of their adult height," Yesalis says,
"but in seventh grade, they could permanently shut down their growth plates.
So if God had intended them to be 6-2, they could end up a muscular 5-4."
To counteract the negative effects, steroid users combine
drugs, a practice that could increase risks for young people, says DiNubile,
a spokesman for the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. "The ones
who are good at this take diuretics to get rid of fluid retention, they take
anti-estrogens, they become very sophisticated."
Top athletes have access to steroids through physicians,
but "kids buy black-market stuff whose purity is questionable," Yesalis says.
"They're more prone to cowboy chemistry," getting information from friends or
the Internet, increasing the risk of misuse.
Yet the demand continues unabated, driven by the desire
to win and for the money that brings.
"I see the kids in the office," DiNubile says. "The coaches
look the other way; their parents want them getting that scholarship. A lot
of people look away when it comes to steroids."
In a competitive society where "moral standards are being
swept under the rug," Yesalis says, the temptation is to reach the goal by any
"If you really believe in winning at all costs, and that's
how you raise your kids, drug use is not illogical," he says. "I get about one
call a year from one or two idiot parents who want my blessing to their use
of growth hormone or anabolic steroids for a kid who is otherwise normal, but
they want Johnny or Mary to be a superstar. The conversations are very short,
and I'm not very polite.
"Use of these drugs by kids in sports is wrong. No discussion."
Severity and frequency of injuries rise
Unfortunately, DiNubile says, young people often don't
believe that, in part because the medical community erred in the 1970s and '80s
by claiming steroids did not increase strength or muscle mass.
"But the athletes knew, they realized they were getting
gains and started experimenting with different doses," he says. "So when we
came out and said yes, it works but it's not safe, they didn't believe us."
Adding to that is the universal belief of teenagers in their indestructibility,
he says. "They really don't believe these things can harm them."
But they can. Andrews says he has noticed an alarming increase
in the instance and severity of ligament and tendon injuries. While he can't
prove steroid use is a factor, he says these kinds of injuries can result from
stress on tendons caused by overdeveloped muscles. "In baseball players, we
see an increase in the incidence of rotator cuff injuries, a large increase
in (injuries to elbow ligaments) related to the stress of throwing," he says.
The "real distressing aspect," he says, "is we're seeing these career-threatening
injuries in the shoulders and elbows of baseball players in younger and younger
age groups."
A USA TODAY database study showed a 32% increase in stints
on the major league disabled list in the past 10 years. Injuries to large joints
increased 58%, while all other injuries increased only 5%. The number of injuries
identified as tendon or ligament injuries in baseball jumped 224% between 1992
and 2001.
Andrews has completed a study, not yet published, that
looks at sports injuries in athletes under 18 and found elbow ligament injuries
and shoulder injuries in young athletes have increased dramatically. He doesn't
know why. "We don't have the statistics to tell us what's going on, but we're
all worried," he says.
That's a concern, because prolonged use of steroids is
likely to increase the chance of side effects, including those that might be
life-threatening, he says. "I don't want to say it's causing these things all
over the place ... but we know there are side effects and they're being minimized
by athletes. They think they're invincible. But until we test for it and know
(who is using the drugs), we'll be sitting here guessing.
"The problem is the almighty dollar," Andrews says. "Parents
are doing whatever they can to make professional athletes out of their children.
Some start planning at 2 years of age. There's a lot of enticement to do what
is necessary to enhance performance."
Cincinnati outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. sees the same problem
at the major league level. "All you can do is live your life the right way and
not worry about the other guys. You see things and you hear things, but what
can you do? Guys know the risks, but they also know there's big money out there."
Messages from pros carry weight
The lure of big muscles, an athletic scholarship or a
pro career is irresistible to many youngsters, DiNubile says. "We need real
vigilance here and for more parents and coaches to be aware."
Doctors can issue warnings, but they might not have much
impact, he says. Kids might need to hear it from more influential sources.
"It would be tremendously helpful," DiNubile says, "if
some sports heroes would be more visible on this issue, be willing to stand
up, speak to our kids and educate them. Because kids listen to their heroes."
But Los Angeles first baseman Eric Karros says he's disturbed
by the suggestion that steroid use by major leaguers will create a cause-and-effect
spike in use by younger athletes. "If people make decisions based on something
they've read or what a sports figure says, if that's solely how they make decisions,
then there's obviously a lack of parenting," he says.
But others in baseball see a responsibility.
"Our sport is a microcosm of society," Houston general
manager Gerry Hunsicker says. "We know that substance abuse, including steroids,
is certainly a problem throughout our society. To have our head in the sand
and convince ourselves that it's not a problem is probably a bit naive and irresponsible.
There's growing evidence steroids are dangerous and can even be life-threatening.
It certainly behooves all of us to come up with a meaningful education and control
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You're gonna fall in love with the new boy next door the second you see him, Mum said to me as we ate breakfast. I protested but she shook her head. I know, she said. She had been there, too. You're gonna be really sad, she said. Because, and I hate to tell you this, he's not gonna love you back. In fact, to him, you might as well be dead. And you're gonna be wishing you were dead and all that. But don't tie yourself up in knots, sweetie. You can come and talk to me if u want . I'll be here. U won't, I know, because I was a girl once, too, but you can. You know that, don't you? Sweetie?
I found out that very afternoon that Mum wasn't lying. It hurt to look at him. My stomach flipped. Tall, tanned, toned, the whole shebang. He was sitting out on his lawn, doing nothing. I wanted him to look up and catch me spying on him. But when he did look up, I hid away behind the curtain on the landing. Why did you send him here? I asked whoever was in charge of such things. To punish me? And then he saw me, while I was lost in my thoughts. And he did something that proved Mum had been lying after all. He smiled at me. I ran away to my room.
At school the next day I saw him hanging out in the corridor by his locker, talking to Steve Lawrence, a real cool kid in blue jeans and a red vest. He never looked at me. Saw me, but didn't look. Steve looked though. Looked and laughed. No doubt he remembered me when I gatecrashed that party, drank too much beer and puked in the gutter. Before I turned the corner, I looked back. But no reply.
That afternoon, I was in the garden when I heard a whisper. I went to the fence. He was sitting on the grass, smiling my way.
'Well, aren't you going to show me round the neighborhood?'
'I'm free now, if you are.'
Sure, I was free. And I had been fantasing about this momen ever since that second I saw him. But now? Right now?
'Come on,' he said, 'I'll meet you out front.'
We wondered around. I showed him to local milk mart, the video store, the café and the restaurant. Then we came to the beach. Were we really going to walk along it? On a summer's night, with the sky a misty pale blue and red at the seams? It seemed so. He talked non-stop. But I was glad about that. He told me about his parent's divorce, his dreams of being a pro tennis player and his plan to travel Europe next spring. What had I to tell him? That I wanted to be a hairdresser and might visit my aunt in Surfer's paradise next month?And then he held my hand. I screamed out in shock. He let go. Why? Why was he interested in me? I was dumpy, short, as plain as they come. I even squinted for god's sake! And I was 15 and that was being generous. I still played with dolls, sucked my thumb and watched cartoons.He was sniggering. I stared at him. He took my hand again. I let him. Ok, I would go with it. Maybe it was a joke. Maybe Steve Lawrence was hiding somewhere, watching. So be it. Never again would a man as beautiful as this take my hand and walk me on the beach like in some cheesy movie, so joke or not, I would enjoy it. And then I started smiling too.
There were letters and late night phone calls and I started doing my hair and exercising and I even bought a dress for our date. He was gonna take me to a movie and dinner he said. But don't tell your mum, he said. She wouldn't like it. I said she wouldn't believe it. But I wanted to tell her because she was curious.
'You're so happy lately', she said. 'It's nice to see.'
I gave no reply. 'Is there a boy Maureen?' Her voice rose as if she would collapse in shock if I replied yes.
I shook my head. But this time the smile inside burst onto the outside.
'Liar!' she laughed.
I spent the days thinking about our wedding. I would wear silver if I could and a blue hat. And I named our children Jessie and Jon. I thought we would live in Aspen and I would cut hair while he played tennis and then in the evenings we would have dinner with our friends and when they were gone we would make love in the night. Was this really happening? Were my dreams coming true? Two weeks ago I was Maureen, a school joke. And now I was the secret girlfriend of the best looking guy in school.
I told Sally because I had to. But she didn't believe me.
'When we saw him in the hallway, he didn't even look at you!'
That was true. But I understood. Cos deep down I knew if I wanted to make friends, I would keep me a secret too.
During the movie he put his hands down my pants. I let him. Then after he drove me to the beach and we did it in his car. It was nice in a way. At least I wasn't a virgin anymore. And he was gentle and sweet. But silent afterwards. Just drove me home and said nothing. The next day I didn't see him at school or in the garden and when I called him there was no reply. The next day, he walked straight past me in the hallway.
I cried for days. Mum told me a broken heart would heal with time and all that. I knew she was right but I was crushed, so crushed, but I had been happy at least, right? That's what I told myself, I had at least been happy and when Sally told me she had heard a rumor I had done it with Joel in the back of his car, well I kind of enjoyed it. I was famous at last and for something most girls envied me for. So, when I saw Joel in the hallway, I called out,
'Thanks Joel, thanks', in a really cheerful voice, but and if there was no reply, I was none the wiser, walking down the hallway as I was, not even thinking to look back.
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S.1358 - A bill to authorize the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to use funds made available under the Trademark Act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions-in-force.111th Congress (2009-2010)
|Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] (Introduced 06/25/2009)
|House - Judiciary
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Authorizes the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to use funds made available under provisions of the Act commonly known as the Trademark Act of 1946 (relating to fees) to support the processing of patents and other activities, services, and materials relating to patents, notwithstanding provisions restricting the use of such fees to activities relating trademark registrations, if: (1) the Director certifies to Congress that the use of such funds is reasonably necessary to avoid USPTO furloughs or a reduction-in-force, or both; and (2) funds so used are repaid to trademark operations not later than September 30, 2011.
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A young boy watches from a window in a gritty ghetto as his brother and sister are carted off to the trains, undoubtedly on their way to be shipped to certain death. He does not cry, just watches in solemn silence, body slumped against the wall. He thinks back two, maybe three, maybe even four weeks ago, when they took his parents away from him in this same manner. That time, though, they yanked the boy from his mother's arms, and beat her for trying to hold on to him. The tears slowly start to fall as the boy remembers his mother's broken body, crumpled in his father's strong arms. The boy's father looks down on the boy and his siblings, his eyes empty of the laughter they used to have before the Nazi Germans invaded Poland.
Adler begins to cry, reminiscing the stories that his father had told him about the time that his father had spent during the Nazi occupation. He shakes with the heaving sobs that slowly begin to be turned into a boiling anger at the world for giving his father respite just to take it all away again.
A month after the rest of his family had been taken away from him, a man in Nazi uniform came to the ghetto, grabbing the boy and taking him to a shack in a field just outside the ghetto. He strapped the boy to a chair, pinning his right arm to the arm rest with his wrist facing up. The man proceeded to tattoo the boy's wrist, ignoring the boy's screams. When the man finished, the boy was unconscious from the pain. The man tossed a bucket of water over the boy; the boy startled awake, sputtering from the cold.
Adler grabbed his father's journal and a pencil, beginning to sketch a picture, an idea running rampant in his mind.
The man unstrapped the boy, and helped him stand. The man looked down at the boy, and in the man's eyes the boy was surprised to find compassion. The boy looked at the man who was watching him and cried soft sobs. The man awkwardly patted the boy's shoulder, leading him to the door. The man opened the door and pushed the boy through, but stood in the doorway and said something the boy would never forget. "Boy, they'll take you soon. If you can find a way out, run. Run and don't you think about your family. They're dead, just like you will be if you allow yourself to be led like cattle to your death." The man then shut the door, leaving the boy alone, but with a new purpose. A purpose of survival supported by the injection of the truth of a seemingly inevitable death. The boy now had reason to live...to get out.
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Giant's Causeway Jun 01, 2012
Exactly what I expected for the most part. Being alone, however, I definitely should've opted for the one pound sterling park-and-ride from Bushmills. The six pound car park at the site is overpriced if you're alone, but well worth it if you've got several people in your car. Also, wear shoes with good traction as the Causeway is very slippery when wet, and uneven everywhere. Like most places on the "Tourist-to-do-List", everything in the gift shop is overpriced and can be found elsewhere (shopping malls in major cities) for way cheaper. Also, if you don't like hundreds of people in your pictures, get there very early.
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Giants Causeway, very cool Apr 03, 2012
I had never heard of this place before my trip, but my friend wanted to see it and i'm glad he did! It's hard to put in to words, it just seems like it must be man made because it just seems so intentional! I was pretty lucky the that weather was record breaking for highs in March, but i think Giants Causeway should be on your sights to see if you're in Northern Ireland.
It's free, so you can't really beat that! There is an information area, that you can get maps that have all the sights in the area lined out, like Dunluce Castle and the Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge.
The coast in the area is awe inspiring, one of the most beautiful places i've seen with my own eyes.
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nature's unique geometry Mar 14, 2012
The Giant's Causeway is renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt. Resulting from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, this is the focal point of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has attracted visitors for centuries.
The formation of the Giant's Causeway was due to intense volcanic activity. Lava welling up through fissures in the chalk bed formed a "lava plateau". Three periods of volcanic activity gave rise to the Lower, Middle and Upper Basalts, and it's the Middle Basalt rock which forms the famous amphitheaters of hexagonal columns in the Causeway.
It is the 2nd most visited attraction in Ireland after The Cliffs of MOher!
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Stunning beauty Jun 10, 2011
I quickly came to the conclusion that I had to visit The Giants Causeway. From Bushmills there were only a 5 kilometers drive to the coast and the visiting area of Giants Causeway. The road was nice and I had to stop as soon as I saw the coastline and its beauty.
The visiting Centre is situated next to the little village of Ardihannon, and as soon as you are at the entrance to the parking some young people will meet you and I think they charged me somewhere between 4 and 6 pound for the entrance.
You have the possibility to walk or to take a guided buss the Giants Causeway and I choose for the bus; the weather was constantly changing and it looked like the rain was coming and I didn't have any jacket with me. During the ride that only cost 2 pound for a return ticket another young person told us about the landscape, the myths and the National Trust. The Giant's Causeway is today owned and managed by the National Trust and it is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns and the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. In 1986 the was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and a National Nature Reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.
The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven and eight sides. The tallest are about 12 meters high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 meters thick in places.
While I was waiting in the bus to have it filled, a whole bus full of pensioners arrived in the parking and they started to fill the bus. To my surprise they were Danish, but I was not in the mood to get involved so I didn't say anything. The young guy representing the National Trust was quite entertaining and he was very lively in his tale of the legend.
According to the Legend the Irish warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill or Finn McCool built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner. The version that was told to me was that Fionn fell asleep before he got to Scotland. When he did not arrive, the much larger Benandonner crossed the bridge looking for him. To protect Fionn, his wife Oonagh and who was a very wise woman laid a blanket over him so he could pretend that he was actually their baby son. When Benandonner saw the size of the 'infant', he assumed the alleged father, Fionn, must be gigantic indeed. Therefore, Benandonner fled home in terror, ripping up the Causeway in case Fionn followed him. The "causeway" legend corresponds with geological history in as much as there are similar basalt formations (a part of the same ancient lava flow) at the site of Fingal's Cave on the isle of Staffa in Scotland.
The Giants Causeway was truly wonderful, but it would have been great to be there without that many people, but I also guess that it would be quite impossible to arrange since it is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland. The rain clouds were getting closer and I managed to get access to the first bus out of the area before the rain came.
Historically the discovery of the Giant's Causeway was announced to the wider world in 1693 by the presentation of a paper to the Royal Society from Sir Richard Bulkeley, a fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, although the discoverer had, in fact, been the Bishop of Derry who had visited the site a year earlier.
The site received international attention when Dublin artist Susanna Drury made watercolour paintings of it in 1739; they won Drury the first award presented by the Royal Dublin Society in 1740 and were engraved in 1743.
In 1765 an entry on the Causeway appeared in volume 12 of the French Encyclopédie, which was informed by the engravings of Drury's work; the engraving of the "East Prospect" itself appeared in a 1768 volume of plates published for the Encyclopédie. In the caption to the plates French geologist Nicolas Desmarest suggested, for the first time in print, that such structures were volcanic in origin.
The site first became popular with tourists during the nineteenth century, particularly after the opening of the Giant's Causeway Tramway, and only after the National Trust took over its care in the 1960s were some of the vestiges of commercialism removed. Visitors can walk over the basalt columns, which are at the edge of the sea, a half mile walk from the entrance to the site.
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Lovely place.. Jun 27, 2011
One of the most fascinating sights ever seen..
if you happen to be in northern ireland.. dont miss this.. :)
Most of the people will agree with me that it looks like manmade thing...
Scientific marvel..
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Awesome place - must see Dec 31, 2010
One of my top things to do in North Ireland was to find the Giant Causeways and some bridge (turned out to be the Carrick-a-Rede bridge). Great time. Great views. Beautiful country. Worth going to.
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Giant's Causeway May 31, 2009
Local impressionante, podemos passar horas perdidas a fotografar as colunas. O único contra são as multidões de turistas. É preferível visitar o local na maré cheia, menos gente e mais ilhas de colunas.
Impressive place, one can spend hours photographing the basalt columns. The only downside is the huge amount of tourists. Best seen during high tide, fewer crouds and more column islets.
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Don't Miss! Mar 01, 2008
Recently, I traveled to the Emerald Isle, Ireland. The first two days were spent in Dublin, but I soon heeded the call of the Irish countryside. I rented a car near the airport and headed north. I arrived in Belfast in the afternoon and checked in at a small hostel. I quickly jumped back in my car and followed numerous winding roads to the coast of Northern Ireland. I listened to traditional Gaelic music as I obeyed the signs marked "Giant's Causeway."
Before my trip, I'd read about the World Heritage Site in several travel guides describing thousands of hexagonal basalt columns formed during the Paleogene period. In Irish history, the steps are associated with the mythological giant, Fionn mac Cumhaill. It's said that he built the steps so he could walk to Scotland.
From the causeway center, I followed a paved pathway that leads visitors to the steps. As waves crash upon the rising structures, guests are given the opportunity to explore the area at their own risk. I traversed Fionn's steps gingerly as pounding rain and wind blew across the sea. Next, I hiked along the coastal path, passing the Organ, whose tall columns are situated in a cliff face and resemble the appearance of a pipe organ.
I eventually reached the car and changed into dry clothing. As I retraced my driving route back to Belfast, I was thankful that I had escaped the city sites for a less trodden journey to a natural wonder.
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A must see Jul 08, 2008
This site was signed on my map as a place I must visit and in fact the entire trip was changed completely just to go there.
That was totally worth it.
In the most beautiful part of Ireland, with dramatic cliffs and blue sea, you have the most unusual formations that look like something that has been made by the administration of Northern Ireland to get some tourists.
Well, no, it's natural and it couldn't have been more impressive, really.
Apart from the site itself, it would be a good idea to have a long walk along the coast. Just beautiful.
Highly recommended!
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Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland Apr 02, 2008
The Giants Causeway story...A Scottish Giant and an Irish Giant were to fight in a test of strength, so built a rocky crossing between Northern Ireland and Scotland...It in fact came from volcanic activity!
The Causeway is situated on the coat of County Antrim, it can be quite difficult to get to from Belfast (where I travelled from). We had to get a train to Colraine and then get a bus from Colraine bus station. The buses are not often and we got the wrong bus times for the journey back. I went in August, but the weather was pretty bad, it was pretty warm but raining, probably best to go on a nice clear day. It's definitely worth a visit though!
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The Confrontation
12th July 2010
I didn't know what to do after Lewis left that day. He had dropped the massive bomb on me and I had no idea what to do with the mass of information that was swimming around my head. When I next saw him after his visit to my house he apologised extensively for not telling me the truth when he first met me and for dumping everything on me and not sticking around to deal with the aftershock. He was so pathetic in his apology I had to forgive him.
And I'm glad I did.
23rd June 2009
I kept the truth about my mother bottled up for two days. I hardly spent any time in the house, deliberately avoiding my father and brother so I didn't have to tell them what Lewis had told me. I sat on the beach and at the top of the cliff. Why couldn't Lewis be what he told me he was? Why couldn't my life be simple?
But through all the confusion there was one question flying around my head, screaming to be answered. Who do I talk to?
The obvious answer was Rupert. I should tell him about our mother. If he wanted to get in contact with her then that was his decision. But how would he feel that our mother sent Lewis to look for me and not him? Even I didn't know why she would want to look for me and not her son so I couldn't even begin to explain to Rupert what was really going on. Even I didn't know what was going on inside Isabelle's head.
The house was stifling. Rupert knew something was wrong and I knew that sooner or later he would ask me what was wrong. I didn't know if I could lie to him.
I was left with only one choice.
When Rupert was out I went to find my father. I had to hear the other side of the story.
'Come in,' my father called when I knocked on the door to his room. I opened the door and cautiously walked in. He was sitting at the desk by the window, staring out at the sea that stretched out for what seemed like an eternity towards the horizon. 'Hello Evelyn,' he said, surprised to see me. 'What's wrong?'
'Who said that anything was wrong?'
'You have that look on your face, the one that tells me something isn't right. Is there something I should know about?'
'Actually I need to talk to you Dad,' I said, my stomach clenching as I perched on the end of the bed. 'It's really important.'
'What is it?' He asked, turning his chair away from the window to face me. He looked concerned, his forehead creasing with worry lines.
'I met this guy,' I started. 'His name is Lewis and he told me that he was visiting relatives in the area. We got close and I began to really like him?'
'Has this boy hurt you?' My father said, showing a protective side I rarely saw from him.
'No, at least not in the way you're thinking. He came to see me a few days ago and he told me something. Something I found hard to believe.'
'You're scaring me Evelyn. What did this boy tell you?'
'He told me he was a private investigator from London and he'd been sent here to find me.' I looked up to see my father's face stiffening, almost like he knew what I was about to say. 'He said my mother sent him. She wants to see me.'
'What else did he tell you?' My father said sharply. 'What else did he say Evelyn?'
'He told me why we left Isabelle. That we disappeared into the night because you thought she wasn't good enough to be our mother.'
'She was ill,' my father snapped. 'She needed to sort herself out and she couldn't do that with two small children depending on her. I had to take you away.'
'But what about when she got better?' I pressed. 'What about then?'
'I never stopped her from trying to find us. She could have come and joined us here if that was what she wanted.'
'So you didn't tell her where we were going.' It was my father's turn to look away. 'Did you even tell her that you were taking us away?' Somewhere in the mix of emotions coursing through my veins I could feel anger at my father. What right did he have to trick my mother like that?
'She could have found us if she wanted,' he repeated.
'That's not an excuse,' I protested. 'I can't say that I'm against you because Lewis told me that Isabelle was ill. She had been suffering from post-natal depression since I was born. And after she was treated I don't know why she waited this long to find us. But you shouldn't have put her in that position.'
'I stand by what I did,' my father said, standing up, tall and defiant. 'You cannot judge me because of the decision I made. It was the right decision.'
'Hiding me and Rupert from our mother was the right decision?'
'Don't you dare talk to me like that Evelyn,' he ordered. 'I am your father and you will show me some respect.'
'How can you expect me to respect you when you hide something like this from me and my brother?'
'Does Rupert know about this?' My father asked in a quieter tone.
'Not yet. But I can't hide this from him forever. You need to tell him the truth. I don't want him to hear it the way I did; from a total stranger. He deserves to hear it from you.'
'Rupert does not need to know about this. It's upsetting enough that you found out but I can't take that back.'
'He already knows something is wrong,' I said indignantly. 'And if you're not going to tell him then I will.'


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Declassified NASA Document; An Ittelor Document
Short Story by: Mike Stevens
Status: Finished
Genre: Humor
No Houses
Declassified NASA Document
(An Ittellor Document)
From: Dr. Fred Ballast
To: Dr. Steve Callous
"Steve, you'll never believe what we found upon arrival at Planet 45239. An entire civilization, extinct now, but can you believe it? We wasted all this time searching for microbes, when this civilization seemed as advanced, if not more so, than our own. We found documents (since translated to English by our linguistic experts (don't ask me how!) so now we can read and understand their documents. I've included one such document here, which appears to be some sort of journal or diary:
"My name is Ittelor, and the earthquakes seem to be growing stronger. The Tower of Bluchk just fell right over, narrowly missing me, and now I'm staring at the skyline of Anakor City that for the first time in 3,788 years, doesn't include The Tower. Now, the tallest structure is The Scarlop Building, where they manufacture The Scarlop Rocket-Car. Of course, only the first 178 floors are occupied by The Scarlop Corporation; the other 232 floors are leased office space, but it's still weird to look up at The Double-Helix Suns, and not see The Tower, at least until the top disappeared in the methane clouds. Having a cold takaria (apparently some sort of dessert bar) bar; am feeling bloated and sleepy, but hopefully this glass of marling (apparently a kind of space-coffee) will kick my a**! Oh, oh, another earthquake! What the Crall (Hell) is going on? I'm starting to wonder if we're all in troub--"
The document recovered from the rubble of Planet 45239 ends right there, so we must assume Planet 45239 took it in the shorts at this time. This is only one of thousands of documents radioed back from the planet. As to the fate of Saturn 27, we aren't sure, as it takes 52 years for a radio signal to travel there, and 52 years back. There is no evidence the stasis pods are malfunctioning, but it's only been 34 years, so we should have confirmation in about 70 years. So, enough about deep space; did you catch the Redskins game on T.V.?Piss-poor; looks like it'll be another long season! We should get together and have a few beers; it's been way to long! Anyway, just wanted to fill you in on the deep space deal; take care!"
© Copyright 2017 Mike Stevens. All rights reserved.
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Austrian firm Wolf Theiss has made up four partners across three offices in Central and Eastern Europe.
Holger Bielesz and Clemens Trauttenberg are based in the firm's Vienna office while Ľuboš Frolkovič and János Tóth hail from the Bratislava and Budapest offices respectively.
The latest promotions bring the total number of partners at the firm to 50.
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| Son of Whitebeard chapter 70 . 5/5/2014
great prequel
| Major144 chapter 70 . 3/25/2014
A great story from start to finish! Full of action, humor, and dram! Amy was an excellant character and I like how she was Beauty's older step sister and Over's younger sister. The final fight with Czar Baldie Bald the Fourth was fantastic!
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Oooh, this was angsty and all, but CAN SHE GET CAPTURED MY HEART IS TELLING ME SHOULD SHE BE.
| Sherlockianyepguest chapter 45 . 2/13/2014
| Sherlockianyepguest chapter 36 . 2/13/2014
OK dude, its not spelled 'insain', its insane.
| Sherlockianyepguest chapter 24 . 2/13/2014
HEY WE JERSEIANS DON'T SPEAK LIKE THAT! ONLY THE ONES DOWN AT THE SHORE DO! If that was part of the show, then ignore this comment.
| Sherlockianyepguest chapter 8 . 2/13/2014
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| animefan456 chapter 65 . 9/7/2012
YES! I love the new chapters! I like how you had Over as an ally now. Can I make a suggestion? I think it'd be neat if you can do alternate endings to who Amy will be with. Of course, you don't have to! It's your decision! Thank you for updating!
| Masked Pan chapter 57 . 8/27/2012
Gosh dang it, woman! You're going to make me cry and bust a vein in excitement, seriously. Now I won't sleep tonight. Thanks. XD
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NOOOOO! CLIFFHANGER! Darn, I'm so curious to see what happens next! Bravo on the plot so far! UPDATE SOON PLEEEASE! (sorry for the caps)
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... You may or may not owe me a new temporary tooth cap because I was clenching my teeth so hard to keep from laughing, especially Don's bloated scene and Amy's mini-freak out. XD But d'awww! Bobobo fluff ahoy!
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'Miles for Matheny' benefit is Sunday
PEAPACK-GLADSTONE The Matheny School and Hospital, a special facility for children and adults with severe physical disabilities, will host "Miles for Matheny: Walkin', Wheelin' and Runnin' " this Sunday, April 29. The annual benefit raises funds for Matheny programs. This year the 5K run through Peapack-Gladstone has been certified by USA Track and Field (USATF) as a 500-point event. Miles for Matheny has three divisions: walking and wheelchairs, cycling, and running. Walkers enjoy a leisurely three-mile route through Peapack-Gladstone. Individuals with wheelchairs can join the community in this sporting event by handling 1.5 miles of the walk route on their own or with a helper. Cyclists choose a 10, 15, 35, or 66-mile route over the quiet road of Somerset and Hunterdon counties.
The third option is a 5K run through Peapack-Gladstone on a gently rolling cours e. Awards for the 5K will be given to the overall winner and first, second and third place male and female runners.
According to Matheny President Steven Proctor, "This event is ideally suited to our young people. They don't often get the opportunity to join with others in a real community event. There are usually just too many physical barriers."
Registration fee is $20 up to and on the day of the event. All are encouraged to secure pledges from friends, relatives and employers to support Matheny. On race day, registration begins at 7:30 a.m. for cyclists and 9 a.m. for runners, walkers and wheelchair users.
Highlights of the event include a Miles For Matheny T-shirt, lunch, music and entertainment and activities at the finish line picnic. Prizes for the top fund-raisers and winners of the race divisions will be given at the picnic.
Supporting sponsors include Affinity Federal Credit Union; Hartstein Associates, Inc.; Peapack-Gladstone Bank; Pharmacia; Porzio, Bromberg and Newman; The Sport s People; and Wegmans.
Fellowship Village to mark fifth anniversary
BERNARDS TWP. Fellowship Village, a non-profit continuing care retirement community in Basking Ridge, will celebrate its fifth anniversary on Sunday, May 6. In keeping with this special day, the public is invited to a special wellness event from 4 to 7 p.m. geared to teens, adults and seniors. Fellowship Village is sponsoring an Intergenerational Health and wellness fair "Staying Fit for Life from High School to a Hundred!" Junior and senior high school students, their parents and interested adults and seniors are invited to attend an interactive, informative and invigorating afternoon. Health screenings, services and information will be provided by the following organizations: Bernards Township Health Department; Atlantic Health Systems including Overlook and Morristown Memorial Hospitals; Somerset Medical Center; The VNA of Somerset Hills; Pathway (Women's Cancer Support Services); Cancer Hope Network (testicular cancer survivor perspective); The Healing Touch; Body, Mind and Spirit Wellness Center; Somerset Hills YMCA and Fellowship Village.
The following schools and youth groups will also participate: Ridge High School, William Annin Middle School; Bernards High School; the Pingry School; Watchung Regional High School; Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church Junior High Fellowship and Sport's Ministry; Saint James Religious Education and Millington Baptist Youth Ministry.
The fair will offer a chance to de-stress in the Stress Free Zone at Park Place. Enjoy a chair or hand massage; a paraffin hand treatment or aromatherapy demonstration. Learn easy stress-buster techniques for any age. Sample tasty recipes f or active, fast-paced lifestyles, at any age, from The Village Chef in the expo kitchen at The Willows. Take advantage of free health screenings for blood pressure or cholesterol.
For women only, there will be osteoporosis screenings and instruction on breast self-examination techniques. View interactive dramas on family communication by high school students from local schools. See exercise demonstrations on Tai Chi, Pilates and Yoga.
May 6 kicks off a week-long celebration of Fellowship Village's initial opening in 1996. The overall community has grown to some 400 residents with the recent expansion of the healthcare center. Park Place Assisted Living at Fellowship Village now offers 81 assisted living suites and The Willows Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center offers 54 beds and includes The Haven program for dementia care.
Reservations are required for this event. Call 580-3840 to reserve or to obtain more details or directions.
Lord Stirling Stable plans 18th annual Family Fun Day
BERNARDS TWP. The Friends of Lord Stirling Stable have issued an open invitation to all non-profit organizations to join them and the staff of the Somerset County Park Commission facility for the 18th annual Family Fun Day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at 256 South Maple Ave., Basking Ridge. Non-profit organizations are invited to set up a display table promoting their activities in front of the more than 3,000 people who annually attend the eve nt. Family Fun Day includes pony and hayrides, facing painting, a petting zoo and many other attractions including games played on horseback with stable students participating. The entire event is free of charge to the general public. Refreshments will be available for sale at the event. For more information and or a registration form, drop a note to FLSS. P.O. B ox 240, Basking Ridge, N.J. 07920.
'Healthy Kids Day' coming to the YMCA
BERNARDS TWP. On Sunday, April 29, the Somerset Hills YMCA calls special attention to the importance of children's safe, healthy development through the 2001 YMCA "Healthy Kids Day." This event will be held in conjunction with International Day from noon to 3 p.m. Activities throughout the day will emphasize health, both mental and physical, as well as an international perception of health. Children will be given the opportunity to write Power Songs, a concept which builds self-esteem as kids are asked to pick a positive aspect of themselves. Lisa Berg of Joyful Life in West Orange will lead the presentation. Donna Redwood of Mind, Body Spirit in Bernardsville will provide information and demonstrations on building children's immune systems and how certain supplements can counteract damage done to bodies by chemicals and products. She will also do teen facials and demonstrate skin-care habits.
Deborah Dennis of Atlantic Children's Medical Center and Morristown Memorial Hospital will run an informational table and will sponsor a health quiz with prizes.
The entire gym will be dedicated to representation of various cultures, including Japanese, Asian, French, Egyptian, Paraguayan, Hispanic, Mexican, and Dutch. Look for various exhibits in food, literature, art, cooking, etc. There will be also be Indian and Paraguayan dancers.
If you have any questions, or would like to participate in this fun family event , contact Carolyn Flynn, associate director of Youth and Family Services of the Somerset Hills YMCA, at 630-3534.


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