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It's so nice to see the government getting cozy with the media -- embed together, as it were.
"The side benefit, it seems to me, is there's now a new generation of journalists who have had a chance to see firsthand what kind of people volunteer to put their lives at risk," newly touchy-feely Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld cooed last week. "And that's a good thing."
To see firsthand what kind of people volunteer to grope female cadets at the Air Force Academy, of course, you don't have to go much further than a LoDo bar at closing time. Or the nearest drunken frat party.
Since female fighters proved so critical to all of the positive press the war effort received -- even now, femme-fatigues POW Jessica Lynch is fielding TV and movie offers, and her Iraqi rescuer has been nominated for permanent residency by none other than Colorado senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell -- the Bush administration quickly realized that it needed to wipe out that little blot on its equal-opportunity record in Colorado Springs. Not that the administration was quick to spot the blot: It took a national uproar over 56 -- and counting -- reported sexual-assault cases at the Air Force Academy to open eyes in Washington, D.C.
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Two months after Westword first detailed three of those cases (Julie Jargon's "The War Within," January 30), the leaders of the academy -- including Brigadier General "Taco" Gilbert, who'd compared one female cadet's behavior to walking "down a dark alley with hundred-dollar bills hanging out of my pockets" -- were reassigned. And last week, an Air Force "implementation team" arrived in Colorado Springs, ready to introduce the 49-point Agenda for Change, which was designed to transform the academy's culture even as it keeps cadets in fighting form.
Next week, Rumsfeld will reveal the seven civilians he's appointing to an independent commission investigating the AFA scandal, a probe authorized by a recent bill designed to cover the cost of the war in Iraq.
But while the academy's leadership has been replaced, one key cultural symbol has not. Where once the words BRING ME MEN greeted anyone, male or female, entering the Air Force Academy, there's now a blank slate. A big blank slate. The words had been taken from "The Coming American," a poem written in 1894 by Sam Walter Foss, a journalist (!) who discovered his talent for light verse when his small-town newspaper asked him to write a humor column. Etched on a huge granite wall, they survived numerous unfunny controversies, including the first arrival of female cadets at the academy in 1976. But they couldn't weather this storm.
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains;
Men to chart a starry empire,
Men to make celestial claims.
Bring me men to match my prairies,
Men to match my inland seas;
Men to sail beyond my oceans,
Reaching for the galaxies.
These are men to build a nation,
Join the mountains to the sky;
Men of faith and inspiration,
Bring me men, bring me men, bring me men!
Bring me men to match my forests,
Bring me men to match my shore;
Men to guard the mighty ramparts,
Men to stand at freedom's door.
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Men to match their majesty,
Men to climb beyond their summits,
Searching for their destiny.
These are men to build a nation,
Join the mountains to the sky,
Men of faith, and inspiration,
Bring me men, bring me men, bring me men!
Today, Foss's "Coming American" is a disappearing breed, and good riddance. So it's time for the Air Force to add one last point to its Agenda for Change -- making for a tidy fifty -- and fill that wall with something more than memories of MEN. Even now, poetically inclined staffers at the Pentagon could be poring over books of literature, poetry and Joan Baez lyrics, looking for the right words to capture the new, improved, non-rape-and-pillage Air Force Academy.
Here are two options -- give Laura Bush the deciding vote -- that reflect the new realities of a new millennium. Each boasts the added benefit of strong state connections -- a sop to the Colorado Legislature that was ready to commission a fifth inquiry into the academy scandal, which would have had investigators stepping all over each other.
The first contender, which captures the difficulty of getting to the truth, is the last stanza of East High School grad Judy Collins's "Both Sides Now":
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all.
The second, which gives the women their turn, is the end of "Fly Away," a song by John Denver, Colorado's most famous adopted son:
In this whole world there's nobody as lonely as she
There's nowhere to go and there's nowhere that she'd rather be
All of her days have gone soft and cloudy, all of her dreams have gone dry
All of her nights have gone sad and shady, she's getting ready to fly.
Fly away, fly away, fly away, fly away.
Admittedly, both have drawbacks. You can't march to "Both Sides Now," and Denver died in a plane crash -- hardly an inspiration to future fliers.
So here's a third option, one that draws from two traditions (the words come from another Foss poem, and they line up with the academy's earlier, see-no-evil attitude). It also reflects the Pentagon's very deep wish that this sex scandal, like the media, would just go away:
I say the very things that make the greatest Stir
An' the most interestin' things, are things that didn't occur.
In 1996, 62-year-old Sylvia Stayton was led off to jail in handcuffs.
Don't expect to see the same thing happen (media-genic as it might be) to John Hickenlooper, even though in "Change," one of his TV commercials, he commits the very act that got Stayton busted: feeding expired parking meters. She was plugging them in Cincinnati, in violation of an obscure ordinance peculiar to that town, but if there's such a statute in Denver, it's so obscure that no one in the city or at Hickenlooper campaign headquarters can find it -- and they've looked.
When it was introduced in 1958, the Cincinnati ordinance was designed to keep office workers from hogging storefront spaces all day. Denver has a similar rule limiting parkers to two hours in downtown spaces -- but it's the car that overstays its welcome (whether a meter's been plugged or not) that gets the ticket, not any good Samaritan (or wannabe mayor) who drops in an extra quarter. "He'd only be guilty of wasting money," Patty Weiss, spokeswoman for the Department of Public Works, says of Hickenlooper.
And with the city in its current monetary mess, that could be the biggest crime of all.
Speaking of which, Hickenlooper got some face time on ABC's World News Tonight this past Monday, when Peter Jennings and company took their depressed-city series to Denver. But talk about depressed! In "Mile High Money Problems," Hickenlooper was identified only as a bar owner, not the soon-to-be mayoral frontrunner. The brief segment, which also featured city finance director Margaret Browne ("The 7 Percent Solution," April 17) and two more sad LoDo businesses, showed one disaster after another, from layoffs to last summer's fires (complete with graphic footage) to last month's blizzard (more graphic footage). The Mile High City had fallen fast from the dizzying '90s, when Denver built a $4 billion (depending on who's counting) airport and three new sports stadiums (still more graphic footage, this time of Invesco Field at Mile High).
That view of Invesco Field was all over the media back in July 2001, when the Denver Post's Woody Paige noted the new stadium's resemblance to a diaphragm (inaccurately, really, since it looks much more like a bedpan), and then-Invesco Funds Group head Mark Williamson pitched a fit ("Flush With Success," August 9, 2001). Williamson's disappearance from the Denver scene prompted much less outcry; he's since moved on to a sister company in Houston, and Ray Cunningham is now president/CEO of Invesco Funds Group.
As for Invesco Field, the Post last year dropped its quixotic campaign to call it the new Mile High Stadium -- and Hickenlooper, who got his first taste of public campaigning when he led the effort to keep the Mile High name, has embraced the official title, too. "Mayor Hickenlooper will always refer to it as Invesco Field at Mile High," his campaign reports. Optimistically.
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Joseph V. "Joe" Alfano Sr., 66, passed away suddenly at his home in Westminster Canterbury, on Sept. 29, 2016. Originally from Johnstown, N.Y., he resided with his wife in Virginia Beach for the past 13 years.
Left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife of 31 years, Michele; his treasured children, Joseph Jr. (Sarah), Alisha (Michael) and Shelby (Jim) and 8 precious grandchildren; his brother John (Patti), sister Delores (Kirk) and many dear nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and his sisters Frances and Lea.
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Del Potro, Murray upset in Rotterdam quarterfinals
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro and second-seeded Andy Murray both crashed out at the ABN Amro Friday, leaving Tomas Berdych as the only seeded player to reach the semifinals.
Ernests Gulbis of Latvia upset defending champion Del Potro 6-3, 6-4. The Argentine is recovering from a wrist injury and it wasn't clear whether it may have been bothering him. He took a medical timeout after the first set, but decided to continue.
However, his service appeared to suffer: In the first set, he served five aces to Gulbis' six. In the second, Gulbis had six more while Del Potro had none.
"It's nice to have beaten the defending champion, but actually it doesn't matter to me who won last year or 10 years ago," Gulbis said. "I'm through to the semifinals, and that's the most important."
Marin Cilic beat Murray 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 11 minutes, making it look easy in what was his second win over the 2013 Wimbledon champion in their 11 meetings. After Murray failed to hold serve in the fifth game of the second set, he had four chances to break back in the sixth -- but failed to capitalize.
Third-seeded Czech Berdych survived a difficult first set, including a tiebreak in which he had five set points. He regrouped and went on to win 6-7 (9), 6-2, 6-4 against Jerzy Janowicz of Poland. Berdych and Gulbis will meet in one semifinal.
In the other, Cilic will play hometown favorite Dutchman Igor Sijseling, who beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
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The Central Intelligence Agency's health professionals repeatedly criticized the agency's post-Sept. 11 interrogation program, but their protests were rebuffed by prominent outside psychologists who lent credibility to the program, according to a new report.
The 542-page report, which examines the involvement of the nation's psychologists and their largest professional organization, the American Psychological Association, with the harsh interrogation programs of the Bush era, raises repeated questions about the collaboration between psychologists and officials at both the C.I.A. and the Pentagon.
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The Central Intelligence Agency's health professionals repeatedly criticized the agency's post-Sept. 11 interrogation program, but their protests were rebuffed by prominent outside psychologists who lent credibility to the program, according to a new report.
Episcopal church votes to divest from fossil fuels: 'This is a moral issue'
The leadership of the Episcopal church has voted to withdraw from fossil fuel holdings as a means of fighting climate change, delivering an important symbolic victory to environmental campaigners.
Two weeks after the pope's pastoral letter on the environment, the divestment decision by a major US Protestant denomination underscored that climate change is increasingly seen by religious leaders as a deeply moral issue.
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The state medical examiner's office concluded that Gray's death could not be ruled an accident, and was instead a homicide, because officers failed to follow safety procedures "through acts of omission."
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Workers have begun destroying a massive stockpile of American chemical weapons stored at a former Army munitions depot near Colorado's ninth-largest city, blasting the artillery rounds open with explosives and neutralizing them with solvents.
Workers perform their slow, painstaking task under heavy security and strict safety precautions, which include constant monitoring for leaks, armed guards on random patrols and video monitoring by independent observers.
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Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it is recalling more than 220,000 vehicles in North America for potential issues with door handles, vacuum pump relays and sensors.
The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it is recalling 212,911 Ford Explorer SUVs and Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicles from model years 2011 to 2013 because a spring that controls the interior door handle may become loose and cause the door to become unlatched in a side-impact crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Edward Snowden In Talks To Return To U.S., Lawyer Says
A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said on Tuesday the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government's mass surveillance programs was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
Anatoly Kucherena, who has links to the Kremlin, was speaking at a news conference to present a book he has written about his client. Moscow granted Snowden asylum in 2013, straining already tense ties with Washington.
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Half a century after the Warren Commission concluded there was no conspiracy in John F. Kennedy's assassination, the commission's chief conspiracy hunter believes the investigation was the victim of a "massive cover-up" to hide evidence that might have shown that Lee Harvey Oswald was in fact part of a conspiracy.
In new, exclusive material published today in the paperback edition of a bestselling history of the investigation, retired law professor David Slawson tells how he came to the conclusion, on the basis of long-secret documents and witness statements, that the commission might have gotten it wrong.
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Dar helped me move from my house in Clayton to a new location in Raleigh. He offered me a great price and kept his word. Although he was running a little behind the day of the move, he kept me informed every step of the way so I did not worry. His crew was courteous and fast! In fact, they had my entire move completed in under 4 hours for a 1250 sq foot home! They did not drop, damage or scuff a single item! They placed everything exactly where I wanted it in my new home and made sure that it was being done to my satisfaction throughout the process. I would definitely use his services in the future and highly recommend his hard-working crew!(show more)
Hops were very professional. Showed up early and worked hard until job was done. They even finished in half the estimated time (essentially costing themselves money). Amazing experience; highly recommend.(show more)
The communication to set up the move was great. Mr. Shockley came by the house to assess, though at that time his initial time assessment increased. On moving day, it was very hot, and they'd done another job prior to mine, so I think everyone was kind of tired. They asked me how I got a piece of furniture upstairs, as they couldn't figure out how to get it down, and that took some time to assess, and when they unloaded my house it was a bit slapdash. When they left, I did find one of my stands had been broken in the move, and a few boxed wrapped dishes shattered as well. (All my boxes w. breakables were labelled "Fragile" but no one was reading the boxes--they just asked with every single one where it should go.) I also found out they'd removed the legs from my couch for some reason (which I have never done in previous moves), so I had to assemble that. In my son's room, the items were stacked from the back wall to the door, so I couldn't even get in, and there was no room to move anything without taking things out of the room, putting somewhere else, then bringing back in again. They worked hard, and showed up when they said--I just feel maybe they could have been more focused and could have put more thought into the process. I would probably say five stars for communication and promptness, and maybe 3 for the actual ease of the move, so we'll call that a four star service.(show more)
We had a wonderful experience with Peter on our move across town. I was most impressed with his communication skills. He checked in to confirm our move the day before and let us know he and one other were on their way the morning of our move. He was punctual, courteous, attentive to our needs, worked steadily, took care with our belongings and offered a fair price.(show more)
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Adele J. Weaver, 74, of Ephrata, passed away after many years of battling medical issues, Friday, March 15, 2013, at Ephrata Community Hospital where she was surrounded by her family.
She was born in Schoeneck to the late Harvey and Elsie (Beamesderfer) Hollenbach and was the wife of Paul R. Weaver, with whom she celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary on Sept. 26.
Adele worked as a customer service representative for Susquehanna Bank. Adele was an avid bowler, she played in local bridge flights, a golfer and a Red Hat Society member. She was someone who enjoyed life and valued laughter, Adele loved to make people laugh. A proud grandmother and great grandmother, she was ready to talk to anyone about her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved the neighborhood children who call her Me-Me. They would stop by to say, "Hi!" and get some candy.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughters: Trudy, wife of James Simmons of Ephrata; Vicki Zulick of Plains; and Coleen, wife of Craig Pike of Denver; step daughters: Heidi, wife of Greg Webster of Volentown, Conn.; and Sonya Abbate of Raleigh, N.C.; sisters: Betty Mogel of Sinking Spring; Lorraine Leisey of Ephrata; and Pat Kirta of Delaware; 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Adele was preceded in death by her sister Christine Weaver.
A viewing will be held Thursday, March 21, 2013, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Roseboro Stradling Funeral Home, 533 Walnut Street, Denver, followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. Interment will take place in the Mellingers Union Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in Adele's memory may be made to American Cancer Society, Lancaster County Unit 314 Good Drive Lancaster, PA 17603 or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1861 Charter Lane, Suite 115 Lancaster, PA 17601.
Arrangements by Stradling Funeral Homes, Inc., Akron/Ephrata. Online condolences can be given at stradlingfuneralhome.com.


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First drive in the snow
Today was my first time taking the focus out in the snow, we had roughly 4 inches last night so this mornings drive at 5 was def not easy. My commute included driving on country back roads that had not been touched with a plow yet, dual lane highways that had been plowed at one time, but had a good inch of packed snow/ice, to just wet interstates.
I have to say I was very impressed!! I was a little skeptical about leaving the 4x4 250 in the yard and taking the focus, but I think I was far better off with front wheel drive. I could cruise comfortably at 45mph. A couple times I spun on takeoff from stoplights, but traction control kicked in and helped, and also kicked in nicely when I hit a couple patches of ice. The abs also worked great when idiots in front of me decided to slam on brakes. One feature I really liked was the engine brake. It helped me to slow down when going down hills instead of risking hitting the brakes.
All in all I was extremely happy how it handled after being scared about not being able to turn off traction control (s model) but the truth of it is that the traction control worked wonders. I do not believe I would have made it to work without it. sorry about the long post but I just had to share my good driving experience.
Thanks for reading!
Great to hear it performed so well!
Are you on stock tires or winter tires?
Nice! I drive a 4x4 now, so I'm a little nervous about switching to fwd for the snow, but this reassures me haha
You will notice a marked difference between all-season tires, and winter tires which are designed and constructed for winter temperatures as well as snow and ice. Your traction control and ABS will be activated half as often with winter tires, as with all-season tires.
In a mid Atlantic climate, it may be difficult to rationalize spending $500 for one or two snow events, although winter tires have materials designed for temperatures below 45F. In Montana, I'd it should be well worth your investment. Good luck.
had snows and attest to their superior winter performance. With my new focus
However ive opted to not get snows (im running DWS Contis) as i rarely need to drive during a snow event and in my region, even during 2 foot plus storms the roads are always plowed, salted and passable even during the height of a storm ---here in sno country we have great sno removal svcs- 15 miles away in quebec snows are mandatory for cars registered there even tho they have good sno removal (xcept for isle de montreal-- those who live there can attest to this)
Anyway i digress,,,the poster in montana may have similar or same conditions and not always need snows
i have always used stock tires in new hampshire never had any issues and i plow in the winter so i'm driving in it before the road crews the focus seems to be better than my accord was.
I did one time make the mistake of trying my old Accord on a snow day while I had a set of street slick style summer tires on it. Got hung up trying to go back up the curb into my driveway after getting 100yds down my street and deciding "NOPE"...
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07 February 2012
Yes it is Laduree, the company famous for macaroons!
The release dates are:
Currently released in Japan.
Europe: This autumn.
USA: Date to be confirmed - It'll be after it has been released in Europe.
The Rest of Asia - Same with USA.
Gorgeous right?! This one product had caught my eye:
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Author's Note: See Part 1 for explanation and warnings.
Also, to the Anon E. Mouse: "Practically victim hating/blaming by having her disregard Edward's roughness"? You fail at basic reading comprehension, kiddo. I explained my intention and Bella's characterization for this story at the note in the beginning of Part 1. Also, this is Bella's perspective on the abuse, not mine, as she is the narrator. I don't share her opinions on the matter, nor do I blame her for having been abused; the opinions of the characters I write are not my own. I honestly didn't think I'd have to explain that, but there ya go.
*sigh* Anyway, folks, onward and upward.
Part 2
To my immense surprise and delight, Edward returned before Christmas. I was also upset because, in all that time, he hadn't bothered to contact me. He "explained" that things back with the rest of the Cullen clan in Merrie Olde England had been completely messed up; the phone service was crap, they didn't have internet access and a hand-written letter would've taken too long and could've easily gotten lost.
Foolish girl that I was, I forgave him. I also felt moved to confess that I'd been less than faithful to him, although not saying with whom, because I thought he'd forgotten all about me.
Rather than appreciating my honesty, as I'd hoped, instead he slapped me. Hard. The force of the blow caused me to stagger back. I lost my balance and fell onto Mrs. Cullen's glass coffee table. It shattered when I landed on it.
The result was an artery in my arm sliced open, and a panicked Edward called Dr. Cullen straight home from his practice to tend to the injury. Dr. Cullen told me I should be in the hospital, but I replied that there was nothing the ER could do for me that Dr. Cullen couldn't do right there in his own home, and with less waiting time.
Besides, it was just a stupid accident. If I had been more careful, if I hadn't upset Edward...
Those self-recriminations would become a major theme in my thought processes for some time.
Edward took to monitoring my movements after that. When he couldn't follow me somewhere, I'd get the Spanish Inquisition the second I came back from wherever it was I went.
He'd frequently take my cellphone from me to see who I'd called, and who'd called me. If he didn't recognize the number or the name, he'd demand to know, in the most belligerent tone I'd ever heard, just who the fuck it was.
Edward hit the roof when he discovered, through other sources, my affair had been with Jacob. After that, he was more prone than ever to dark sulks, and one of the questions he'd instantly hit me with upon my comings and goings was if I was going to or had seen Jake.
I wanted to visit my mechanic friend again, just to talk to him, but I was afraid. Going to Angie's house was my only respite. I was terrified of angering Edward; but worse, I thought I deserved his rage because he loved me and I'd been unfaithful in his absence. And I was afraid to tell Angie, because I didn't want her to be a new subject of his ire.
If only I'd remained chaste in his absence, if only I hadn't convinced myself he'd had forgotten me, if only I hadn't slept with Jake...
Edward's sexual appetite became insatiable, and the sex was frequently rough rather than tender. But he developed a new habit: insulting me while we fucked, calling me a bitch and saying I was his whore, and the only cock I should ever take was his goddammit. You know, the sort of stuff you hear in cheap gonzo porn, and wonder if the girl is enjoying herself only because she's being paid for it.
Strangely enough, as a girl who was not being paid to take verbal abuse during sex, I did enjoy it very much. Perhaps because, in a completely bizarre way, I believed he was right on the money to call me those names. That I was a bitch and a whore.
But I missed the times before when, in the heat of the moment, he used to tell me he loved me and that I was the most beautiful and sexy woman on the planet.
Due to my problems with Edward, my focus on school had diminished considerably, and I was failing most of my classes. I was informed by the school that I had to do something about improving my grades, or I'd either end up in summer school, repeating the year, or having to drop out and get a G.E.D.
It didn't help matters that Edward constantly berated my intelligence, his insults varying from using fifty-dollar phrases like "exceptionally unobservant" to flat-out calling me stupid.
My health, which he'd once been so concerned about, now prompted him to call me everything in the book from a greedy cow who constantly stuffs her fat face to a skinny-ass weakling who thinks people should drop everything to pick up her shit.
The one time I said I wanted to go to the Quileute reservation to see a newly-wed friend of mine, Emily Young (now Mrs. Uley), he'd pulled a part out of my truck so it wouldn't start. Then he told me he knew I was really going to see Jacob, and that wasn't going to fucking happen.
I suppose you're wondering at this point why I still stayed with him. As I said, I thought I deserved it. And, more confusingly, there were plenty of times when he was back to the old sweet Edward I'd fallen in love with, giving me flowers and picnics in our meadow. Apologizing for his shitty behavior and promising not to do it again.
I fucking fell for it every time. Hook, line and sinker.
I didn't know which Edward was the real one, and kept hoping the nice, romantic Edward I loved so much would be here to stay this time. But he never did, always making room for his other, nastier self when things didn't go according to what Edward Anthony Masen Cullen hath decreed.
I stopped dressing up and wearing makeup because Edward said I looked like a hooker.
I did whatever he wanted during sex in the hopes he'd get his anger out of his system that way, even if it wasn't something I particularly enjoyed. Some girls out there like some seriously kinky shit, and that's totally awesome for them. Not me, though – I'll happily take loving "vanilla" sex any day to this aggro BDSM crap.
Then again, my experience – and my partner – probably wasn't the ideal for sexual experimentation. The livid bruises he gave me in the process didn't help, either.
Whoever wrote the song that says "you always hurt the ones you love/the ones you shouldn't hurt at all" is just making excuses for guys like Edward. I may've not had much experience on the romance front, but I definitely know now from the harsh tutor of personal experience that love and pain are seldom friendly with each other.
But back then, I simply expected it. I didn't know anything different, and I honestly loved him. And I thought he loved me.
I ended up dropping out of school. I watched Angie, Alice and Edward accept their diplomas, all the while regretting that I wasn't among them to throw my cap up with the rest of my class. Instead, my butt was parked among the audience of friends and family.
Dad was very disappointed in me. Almost as disappointed as I was in myself. Angie tried to console me, telling me that I could always get my G.E.D. and go on from there. Edward said I wasn't the bookish type anyway, and that I didn't need any of that because he'd always take care of me.
But I had been a bookish person, once. I mourned the loss of that Bella.
A month after my epic failure to graduate with the rest of my class, Edward proposed. I realize now that, by that point, I was so beaten down emotionally that I resigned myself to whatever fate Edward had in store for me.
Funny, getting proposed to by the man you love is supposed to be the happiest day of a woman's life – second to actually walking down the aisle, of course. On the outside, I probably did seem happy. But that happiness was a lie. Not merely because I was trying to convince others, but because I was trying to convince myself.
I could tell from the look Dad had on his face when we told him of our impending nuptials that he was worried for me. And he told us that he thought our marrying right out of high school seemed a little too hasty.
When Edward went out to the car before me, as we were about to leave to meet with our wedding planner, Dad pulled me aside to say something that got me right in the heart.
"It's gonna be strange not having you under my roof." There was a slight pause, before he added, "You know this'll always be your home, right?"
I grabbed Dad into a tight bear hug on impulse, and told him I loved him.
I'm so glad he said that then. It was exactly those words that came back to me at exactly the right time.
My idea of a dream wedding was something completely low-key, on the beach wearing a purple sundress and no shoes (purple's my favorite color, so why the hell shouldn't I get to wear it on my wedding day if I want?). The guests would be in bathing suits, just a small party of our immediate families and closest friends. Everybody would jump in the water and have a swim after the whole "kiss the bride" bit, and the banquet would be a potluck supper.
I didn't get my dream wedding. Edward insisted that he wanted everybody who was anybody to come to the wedding. It was high-class all the way, and elaborate as all get out.
I relented because Edward insisted, denying myself the low-key and simple luau of my dreams so Edward could show me off the way he wanted. And I wore the blindingly white Vera Wang dress and matching Jimmy Choo stilettos Alice picked out for me, clinging to my father's arm the whole time because I'd never worn such dangerously high heels before and I was afraid I'd fall flat on my face in front of everyone.
It was his dream, not mine. Never mine.
I thought having a baby would change him.
Like hell.
I named our daughter Vanessa, because I really liked the singer-actress Vanessa Williams and thought Ms. Williams had a beautiful name to go with her beautiful face and singing voice. And I gave the baby a middle name inspired by my dad: Carlotta, the feminine Italianate form of Charles.
"Vanessa Carlotta Cullen." Well, I thought it sounded nice... until Edward took to calling her Nessie. You know, as in the Loch Ness Monster. Then I realized I'd probably set my kid up for a lifetime of mockery.
It's still a pretty name, though.
It was a difficult birth; my health problems mean I was prone to high-risk birthing. I had to stay in bed for most of the time to keep my strength up. Edward claimed to our gyn/ob that he understood, but he really didn't. I could see in his eyes that, as far as he was concerned, I was a fuck-up for not even being able to do pregnancy right.
My beautiful little Vanessa was born by Caesarean-section; she had to be. I lost a lot of blood, and the doctor wasn't sure I'd make it, so they had to give her a quick exit. In the end, they also had to remove my uterus, as the labor had caused it to prolapse (medical jargon for slipping out of its proper place), and give me a major blood transfusion to prevent exsanguination (that's the term for bleeding to death, if you were wondering).
I can still have sex, but I'll never be able to have another child. So, I better get this Mommy shtick right the first time.
When Vanessa was six months old, I went to visit my friend Emily on the reservation. I took "Nessie" with me as part of a playdate for Sam and Emily Uley's baby son, Perry, with my daughter. I didn't have Edward's permission to go; I'd snuck onto the rez while Edward was at work.
If he found out, I have no idea what his reaction would be. His moodswings gave me whiplash. He could be completely unaffected by it... or fly into a rage the second he heard.
It made me feel like I was doing something wrong... to want to see my friends, to have a life outside of Edward. I think that was really the point that the reasoning part of my brain demanded to be heard.
But it was the conversation I had with Emily that did it, I think.
We were sitting on a blanket on her front lawn, our babies on our laps and toys strewn about us. She turned away from me for a moment, at the sound of some older kids down the lane shouting at each other in a street hockey game.
I saw an angry bruise on the back of her neck, that looked like she'd been belted with a wooden dowel. My loud gasp brought her attention back to me.
"Did... did Sam do that?"
"He's done worse," she replied, all too calmly. "He's threatened to take Perry from me if I leave him."
"My Dad could..."
Emily sighed. "Your dad's out of his jurisdiction here. I'm alone in this, Bella; tribal law is on Sam's side." She had a look on her face like she could cry, if only she had any tears left. "I don't have a choice in the matter, Bella. I have to stay with him."
The thought made my blood run cold. And, it also made me think: was I really forced to stay with Edward? Could I leave him, if I chose?
The thought terrified me. Edward, abusive bastard though he was, was none the less the devil I knew. I had no idea what would lay ahead of me, and the thought of change scared me.
Could I leave Edward? Did I even want to?
Edward found out about my flouting his rules. His impossible, ever-changing rules.
The icing on the cake was that I didn't have dinner ready and waiting on the table for him. I had just put the water on to boil, and Nessie in her highchair, when he came home.
Edward flew into a rage. He shoved me onto the couch, tore off my shirt and took off his belt. I thought he was going to force me to have sex, but no... this time was different.
He hit me with his belt. Repeatedly.
I jumped as the leather made sharp contact with my bare skin, and the metal buckle left its marks on my body.
He shoved my head down into the cushions and, when I reached behind me to try to catch the belt, to try to stop the beating, he changed direction to hitting my arms with it.
The pain was nothing compared to knowing my Nessie could see me from the kitchen. Hearing her cry out "Mama!" should've made me proud, as it was the first time she'd ever spoken.
But the memory of her first attempt at speech will be forever tainted by this.
"Mama!" she wailed. "Mama!" She was too young to understand. She could only voice her fear and confusion – at Daddy's voice being so loud, as he did hurtful things to Mommy right before her very young eyes – by crying out for me.
I wept, not from the pain of the beating, but from the realization of the life I would be condemning my little Nessie to if I stayed. She would grow up watching her mother be routinely beaten by her father.
I didn't care what happened to me, but what if he turned on her? My sweet, innocent little baby daughter?
What if this life convinced her that this is what love is, and she grew up to find a man just like her father?
"Mama!" As he continued to beat me, her cries became progressively higher-pitched and protracted.
What if, one day, he beat me so bad I ended up hospitalized? Or dead? There'd be no one to protect my daughter.
My beautiful little Vanessa. I can't let this happen to her.
"MAMAAAAA!" This last sounded more like a scream, as if it had echoed from the bottom of her soul and into mine.
I couldn't stay. For her sake, I had to leave.
About a half-hour after Edward went to work the next day, I called Angela. I told her I couldn't stay with Edward anymore, that I had to leave him. I ended up sobbing, and I'm sure I didn't make a lot of sense amid my tears. But something I said apparently was obviously, horribly clear to her.
"Edward hit you?" Angela fumed. "I'll be over in fifteen minutes. I'll help you pack and you can stay at my place till we figure out what to do."
She came over promptly, as she promised, and helped me pack up mine and Vanessa's things. I took only the things that had sentimental value, and a few changes of clothes. For Nessie, I packed all her clothes, necessities and her favourite toys.
The result was three suitcases, a duffel loaded down like one of Santa's sacks, and Nessie's diaper bag. Angela quickly helped me load them into the trunk of her car, and switch Vanessa's carseat from the Mercedes he'd bought me for my nineteenth birthday – a status symbol, Secret Service-style piece of shit that I no longer wanted any part of – into the backseat of her car.
That Mercedes wasn't me, had never been me – but he'd deep-sixed my beloved old Chevy months before, claiming he didn't want his daughter in such a dangerous, unreliable old vehicle. I was angry about it now, because Edward had taken from me something that had been a gift from my father. Dad didn't have a ton of money being a cop, granted, but he'd given it to me out of love. The car Edward had given me was just another way of owning me, of making me feel I owed him.
Already a mother at nineteen, and already separating from the father of my child. What had I done with my life? What kind of example was I setting for my daughter?
The passing of the day at Angela's house was fraught with tension. I was scared of what would happen when Edward came home to find me gone.
Vanessa was perfectly fine. She garbled playfully and patted at all the objects within reach in Angela's home. Seeing my little girl happy made me smile. It would all be okay. I would make it okay for her.
After all, I'd already taken the first step towards a brighter future for her, and the first step was always the hardest, right?
Angela'd set us up in a spare bedroom of her home, and did the best she could to babyproof her house. The house had been hers ever since her grandmother, her legal guardian, had died of heart failure shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Grandma Weber hadn't lived long enough to see Angela graduate, but her grandmother's love was a thick perfume around the house. You could feel it, as if Grandma Weber was watching over her granddaughter still.
The house had been paid for, completely, well before Grandma Weber's death. Angela had been listed in the will as sole heir to all her belongings, and recipient of everything else under Grandma Weber's name; the house and everything in it – and the money her grandmother had set aside – was all Angela's to do with as she wished.
Angela had told me she'd rather saw off her right arm than get rid of any of her grandmother's things.
The peace and love I felt in the house did help me relax a little. For the first time in a long time, I was beginning to feel... safe. Yes, that was it. I finally felt safe.
Maybe Grandma Weber's spirit would protect us against Edward.
When darkness fell, Edward showed up. He was clearly drunk, from his ravings as he pounded upon Angela's front door.
"Bella? Bella, come on! Come back to me, baby!" BAM. BAM. BAM. "Come on, Bella. I know you're in there! BELLA!"
My first instinct was to head for the door, but Angela stopped me. She interposed herself between me and the door, and silently shook her head.
"Bella? BELLA!" His tone was becoming more desperate now, and the volume of his shouting increased. "BELLA, COME ON! COME ON, BELLA!"
A long pause, then pleading, "Bella, I just want to talk to you. Come on baby, please. Don't be like this. BELLA!" BAM. BAM. BAM. "BELLA!"
My hand went to my mouth, silencing the cry that nearly fought its way past my lips. Goddamn the man, I felt guilty for leaving him now. But he was the very same man that had beaten me in front of my daughter, I had to remind myself. He doesn't deserve your forgiveness.
"BELLA!" There was silence, then a BOOM! of his shoulder colliding with the door. "Open the goddamn door!"
"She's not here!" Angela shouted back at him through the plank of wood separating them, as I quietly fought back my tears.
"BULLSHIT!" BAM. "BULLSHIT! Open the door! Open the..."
There was the sound of rapid pacing and scrabbling, like he was trying to find a means to either peer his way in or another way to open the door. His voice had become piteous and hoarse. "Come on, Bella, please... Bella, please!"
Angela went for the phone. "I'm calling the cops. He's gonna break down the door, if this keeps up."
I caught her hand, trying to ignore the pain twisting in my stomach as his ravings nearly deafened us from conversation. "No! No cops. I don't want my dad to know."
Angela sighed. "Alright, no cops." She then smiled grimly. "I've got another idea."
She called her boyfriend, Ben Cheney, a bona fide Navy SEAL to aide us. They had been together since senior year and, with Ben spending most of his time overseas now that he'd gone into the Navy, they'd had little opportunity to see each other. He'd been visiting his mom today, and trying to spend a little time with his family, but he immediately came through for Angela.
I watched, peering through the venetian blinds, as Ben strong-armed Edward away from the door. Angela was nearly six feet, herself, but Ben was even taller and much more muscular. Local magpies didn't call him Big Ben for nothing, y'know (of course, the gossip-mongers often wondered if he was big all over which, according to Angela, was a definite "yes").
Ben physically manhandled Edward into his Hummer to take Edward back home. As, in Edward's current state, he was clearly in no condition to drive.
Seeing Ben handle Edward so assuredly gave me a strange boost of confidence. Edward wasn't the biggest and baddest on the block, after all. And, if need be, Ben would likely be willing to give a little protection detail.
That little bit of reassurance helped me sleep that night.
The next step to take was seeing a divorce lawyer. Angie knew just who to call; Eric Yorkie, one of our old classmates.
"Really? Eric's a divorce lawyer now?" I dimly remembered him as a lanky Asian kid with emo hair who was really enthusiastic about... well, everything. Like a human version of a Yorkshire terrier.
"Yup. Mike's really proud of him, that Eric's got such a successful practice," Angie replied. "And Eric doesn't just specialize in divorce. He does child support cases and other family-related issues, too."
Wait, what was this about Mike being proud of Eric? I'd been out of the loop for so long, due to my problems with Edward. Was there something going on there that I'd missed?
"Mike came out of the closet about a year ago, when he and Eric went public about their relationship. They make a cute couple, and seem really happy together."
Ok, Eric I'd always suspected. He was the most flamboyant member of our grade in school, so it didn't surprise me he was as gay as the day is long. But Mike? He didn't seem like the type.
Of course, homosexuality isn't like a scarlet letter or anything, but Mike had always seemed so... masculine to me. And he'd always been very nice to me. If I hadn't been wooed and won by Edward, I would've been tempted to try my luck with Mike. And probably failed miserably to in the attempt, from the sound of it.
But at least they were happy together.
Eric (who, as it turned out, was still a bit flamboyant in personality, but had traded in his emo hair and ripped jeans for a more conservative buzzcut and a dashing pinstripe suit) was very happy to take my case on, and sympathized with me on my situation. I confessed all to him, and he hugged me when I broke down into tears in his office.
Trying to change the subject for a minute, I remarked to him that it must be strange to be a divorce lawyer when those who shared his sexual preference were fighting for the right to have legally recognized marriages.
"I believe everyone, no matter who they are, have the inalienable right to be Masters of their own destinies," was Eric's sage response. "Even if that means watching them screw up and cleaning up the mess myself."
There must have been something in my face, because Eric was quick to reassure me. "Bella, you're not the problem here. It's Edward who's the screw-up. He had something fantastic and wonderful in his hands and, rather than treasuring it and handling it with care, he walked all over it. Love is worth more than all the gold and precious gems in the world, and it does not make me a happy camper to see it used and abused. That's why I'm here."
I wish I could say the divorce gave me a happy ending. But there are no happy endings, because nothing ever really ends.
Edward fought with me every step of the way, during the divorce proceedings, and I had to drag out every painful memory of how he treated me for public consideration. His lawyer's official defense was, basically, to claim I was a gold-digger who was lying about the beatings and sexual assaults.
The judge, thankfully, was a man with little patience for abusive assholes and deadbeats in his courtroom. The divorce went through, and Edward has to pay me damages in addition to alimony and child support.
My dad and Angela have been with me every step of the way. With Ben providing the occasional heavy-lifting, of course.
I've moved back to my dad's house, and am working on getting my G.E.D.
I've used a little of my alimony to get a new car. This one's an Impala Jake refurbished and sold to me for a song. This made me happy 'cos I'm definitely a Chevy girl.
I've had to file several restraining orders against Edward.
I've been looking for a job to help Dad out in paying the bills but, without having obtained my G.E.D., no one will hire me.
I'm trying to look into colleges, particularly ones that have scholarships for single mothers. There's a few promising ones – not Yale or Harvard, but pretty good quality schools – that might take me in. And, hopefully, provide a play area for my daughter.
Alice has yet to come around to the fact that her twin brother was abusive to me. Her new boyfriend, Jasper – a tall drink of Southern Comfort – has been using his psychology degree to try to reason with her on my behalf.
He also is the one who suggested writing down my thoughts will help give me perspective and provide a release. (Thanks, Jas!)
Emmett, when he found out about the divorce, socked Edward in the jaw. And, I've been told, when Em found out why I divorced Edward, Rose and several of his teammates had to hold him back from giving Edward a beat-down.
I've resuscitated my friendship with Jake. He seems pretty happy now, and is dating Leah Clearwater, one of the girls from the reservation. She doesn't seem to like me much, but I think it might be because Jake still carries a torch for me. I'm okay with that, and I try to keep my distance to avoid upsetting their domestic bliss. But sometimes, I still miss Jake and can't resist calling him.
I'm not dating anyone, because I'm still trying to get over Edward... and I'm a little scared that not a lot of guys will accept a twenty year old mom as girlfriend material. But I know, whenever I do finally decide to date, my prospective mates will have to pass muster with Vanessa first.
Nessie's getting so big, and has hit the terrible twos. She's really fond of telling me "no." It's aggravating sometimes, but it's also comforting because I want my daughter to have the power to say "no".
As long as I don't give her everything she wants, we should be fine.
And we will be fine.
Author's Note: This is the only real ending for a relationship like Bella and Edward's. The only true happy ending is a clean break from that life, and Bella's now in for years of counseling and coming to terms with the past to work out a magazine rack's worth of issues.
For those of you wondering, I've read all four books and Das Mervin's sporkings of the series. Oh yeah, I definitely did my homework. THE KIND OF BEHAVIOUR EDWARD DISPLAYS IN CANON IS NOT ROMANTIC IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.
Anyway, I hope you found yourself thoroughly engrossed in this realistic take (All-Human, no sparkle) on Bella and Edward's True Wuv.


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When we think of great tourist attractions, we imagine places more along the lines of the Great Wall of China, rather than a former atomic bomb test site. Chinese officials think differently, however, and plan to spend around $1 million to open the Malan Base to tourists, reports UPI.com.
Imagine how excited the kids will be when you tell them that you'll be forgoing Disneyland this year in favor of a place that's been linked to causing deaths and strange genetic mutations. When you visit, you'll be able to see attractions like laboratories, dormitories, and an air raid shelter. We wonder what the Malan Base's new tourist slogan will be—Former Atomic Bomb Test Site: An Explosively Good Time, perhaps?
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We had lunch here, it all tasted good! The meat was precise as we asked, nice fresh vegetables and a very good fresh salad, what more can you want!
Steaks are good and cooked exactly to your preference. They have a rich entree selection and a salad bar. Efficient service. Do not expect the waiter to chat with you because they are always in hurry. Pretty full in summer evenings. A bit pricey though but if you consider the spot, service and food quality then it seems fair.
Nr. 2 in Velden, great choice of steaks, lamb was amazing, the best i've ever tried, there are several starters included in prize of steaks
after we got a table, in the fully booked restaurant, we ordered the gentlemen steak, wine, and water, we took a salad from the big buffet quality ok average for such a restaurant and in comparison to the quality of the perfect tenderloin steak it was mensa style.
by the end of the day, the steak was perfect great, the...
Excellent Steakhouse. The meat is second to none here decent salad bar a little expensive but still a good value. Definetly the place for a filet or veal chop in Kaernten.
Clearly popular and successful. The setting is good and if it's steaks you want then you can not fault the quality. It comes with an extensive buffet / salad bar which you can go back to as often as you like. The quality of the latter was pretty good too, though personally I didn't rate the chips. I think the...
Seems to be the In place in Velden to eat. Reservation really is best, with a big group. Although the Main Course is a bit pricy, you can eat as much Buffet as you like, and return as many times as you like. I had the Lamb, it was well cooked, tender and enough for me. Others had steak, which...
Nice place, but we had better food in other places around the lake. Famous for steaks, but all other places we tried actually beat the quality of the meat served at this one.
Lovely place with excellent food and friendly staff. Buffet with all you can imagine. Meat of all sorts perfect.
You will have never seen a buffet like this! Antipasti and salad as much as you like and as tasty as you can imagine. The difficulty is not eating too much because when your main appears you will again be amazed. Grilled to the point this might well be the best steak i've ever enjoyed.
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Oversizing sails? Problems?
I am building a smaller sailboat and already own a high-quality mainsail that is approximately 25% larger that the size recommended by the plans. I would love to save the money of buying a new, high-quality replacement. If I am careful to not overpower the larger sail, would I still expect other performance or safety issues?
Thanks for your comments.
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Even if you are carefull in not overpowering, (which I assume you refer to sheeting in), it's still 25% above what the boat was designed, and for that matter, the mast and the keel.
There is a fine balance here...
In light conditions a larger main will give better speed, but with an increase in wind velocity, lift is exponential, so the boat will heel more, and at lower wind speeds, causing possible capsize.
Do you have a keel with weight?
The other issue I found out with an 8' pram I built as a teen, and used an over sized main, is in my case, the Center of Effort was farther back, and caused too much weather helm IIRC, and made it hard to control in some wind conditions. Granted I was dealing with a cat rig, but it can cause some other issues.
Can you reef the sail you have? If it is heavilly reefable I might give it a go (not that I know the answer to your question, but I am the experimenting type). Another option is to have the sail you have recut.
If you are building the boat in theory you should be intimate with the boats characteristics.
The short answer is no, the longer answer is no, of course not. Unless a boat is purposely under rigged by her designer because of her intended use or use area increasing the rig without changing the design to handle it doesn't work.
Why not go see a sailmaker and have the oversize sail recut to the proper size?
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I use an RSS Reader to skim news items and updates to favorite blogs (who would spend all day opening a hundred or more web pages to see if there's a new or interesting blog post?) – it dawnded on me that RSS would also be an interesting format to enable a Windows CE device to report it's current status – using a pre-release build of Windows CE 5.0 I built an image for the ICOP Vortex86 reference board, the image includes the HTTPD Web Server.
Initially I hand built a .XML file (see below)
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<title>Mikes Quick and Dirty RSS Feed on Windows CE 5.0</title>
<description>Quick and Dirty RSS Demo</description>
<title>This is an RSS Item</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2004 06:59:59 GMT</pubDate>
<description>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</description>
The XML is based on the RSS feed from the Windows Embedded home page – then used the Remote File Viewer to upload the XML file to the Web Servers folder \Windows\www\wwwpub and used RSSReader to 'Get' the feed – the import was seamless – I now have an RSS feed running on my Windows CE device – very cool. Why is this even remotely interesting? Imagine if you will the ability to report any interesting changes on the device to anyone listening to the feed – if this was a vending machine I could report that the device was low on product, or, perhaps when running a product through long haul testing I could periodically report memory load, the list of current running processes etc…
The next step would be to create a Win32 DLL or managed class that exposes the RSS creation API's – perhaps this would make an interesting community project – anyone up for the challenge ? – perhaps if the project gets finished in time this would be something neat to show during the keynote at the Windows Embedded Developers Conference… over to you…
BTW – why did I choose "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" – any ideas ?
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Temple defensive tackle Kamal Johnson has been arrested on charges stemming from an alleged assault on his girlfriend, also a student at the university in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Inquirer (bit.ly/QFf6pk) reported the 20-year-old junior was arraigned Saturday on felony kidnapping and misdemeanor charges. Bail was set at $25,000. Temple spokesman Raymond Betzner said the girlfriend told campus police Thursday she was assaulted Sept. 27 at her apartment in a building where the university leases several floors. City police are now handling the case. A spokesman did not return a call Saturday. A hearing for Johnson was scheduled for Oct. 23. Temple coach Steve Addazio told the paper he would not comment on Johnson's arrest or his status with the team. An athletic department spokesman did not return messages left Saturday. --- Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, http://www.philly.com
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Partners, L.P. (ONEOK Partners) is a midstream energy company. The company
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Full-Year 2015 Financial ResultsFeb 08, 2016: PSC Schedules Public
Hearing In Killdeer For Proposed PipelineJan 26, 2016: PSC: Public
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of ContentsTable of Contents 2List of Tables 4List of Figures 5Section 1 - About the
Company 6ONEOK Partners,
L.P. - Key Facts 6ONEOK
Partners, L.P. - Key Employees
7ONEOK Partners, L.P. - Key Employee Biographies 9ONEOK Partners, L.P. - Major
Products and Services
10ONEOK Partners, L.P. - Key Operational Summary 11ONEOK Partners, L.P. -
History 12ONEOK Partners,
L.P. - Company Statement
17ONEOK Partners, L.P. - Locations And Subsidiaries 19Head Office 19Other Locations &
Subsidiaries 19Joint Venture 21Section 2 – Company
Analysis 22ONEOK Partners,
L.P. - Business Description
22ONEOK Partners, L.P. - Corporate Strategy 24ONEOK Partners, L.P. - SWOT
Analysis 25SWOT Analysis -
Overview 25ONEOK Partners,
L.P. - Strengths 25Strength
- Presence in Entire Midstream Market
25Strength - Strong Customer Base 25ONEOK Partners, L.P. -
Weaknesses 26Weakness -
Declined Financials 26ONEOK
Partners, L.P. - Opportunities
27Opportunity - Increasing Demand: Oil & Petroleum
Products 27Opportunity -
Business Expansion Initiatives
27Opportunity - Demand for Natural Gas 27ONEOK Partners, L.P. -
Threats 28Threat - Stringent
Regulations 28Threat -
Energy Policy in the US
28Threat - Intense Competition 28ONEOK Partners, L.P. - Key
Competitors 29Section 3 –
Company Financial Ratios
30Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 30Financial Ratios - Annual
Ratios 31Performance Chart 33Financial Performance 33Financial Ratios - Interim
Ratios 34Financial Ratios -
Ratio Charts 35Section 4 –
Company's Oil & Gas Financial Deals and Alliances 36ONEOK Partners, L.P., Oil &
Gas, Deals By Year, 2010 to YTD 2016
36ONEOK Partners, L.P., Oil & Gas, Deals By Type, 2010
to YTD 2016 37ONEOK
Partners, L.P., Recent Deals Summary 38Section
5 – Company's Recent Developments
39Mar 09, 2016: Oneok Partners Announces Completion Of First
Phase Of Roadrunner Gas Transmission Pipeline
39Feb 22, 2016: ONEOK Partners Announces Fourth-Quarter And
Full-Year 2015 Financial Results
40Feb 08, 2016: PSC Schedules Public Hearing In Killdeer For
Proposed Pipeline 46Jan 26,
2016: PSC: Public Hearings Scheduled In Watford City For Two Separate
Proposed Pipelines 47Jan 11,
2016: ONEOK Partners Enters Into $1 Billion Term Loan Agreement 48Dec 21, 2015: ONEOK And ONEOK
Partners Announce 2016 Financial Guidance
49Nov 03, 2015: ONEOK Partners Announces Third-quarter 2015
Results 52Aug 05, 2015:
North Dakota PSC Schedules Public Hearing In Williston For Proposed Ethane
Pipeline Proposed 47-mile Route Located In Divide And Williams Counties 58Aug 04, 2015: ONEOK Announces
Second-Quarter 2015 Results
59Aug 04, 2015: ONEOK Partners Announces Second-Quarter 2015
Results 64Section 6 –
Appendix 69Methodology 69Ratio Definitions 69About GlobalData 73Contact Us 73Disclaimer 73List of
TablesONEOK Partners, L.P., Key Facts 6ONEOK Partners, L.P., Key
Employees 7ONEOK Partners,
L.P., Key Employee Biographies
9ONEOK Partners, L.P., Major Products and Services 10ONEOK Partners, L.P., Key
Operational Summary 11ONEOK
Partners, L.P., History
12ONEOK Partners, L.P., Subsidiaries 19ONEOK Partners, L.P., Joint
Venture 21ONEOK Partners,
L.P., Key Competitors
29ONEOK Partners, L.P., Ratios based on current share
price 30ONEOK Partners,
L.P., Annual Ratios 31ONEOK
Partners, L.P., Interim Ratios
34ONEOK Partners, L.P., Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2010
to YTD 2016 36ONEOK
Partners, L.P., Oil & Gas, Deals By Type, 2010 to YTD 2016 37ONEOK Partners, L.P., Recent
Deals Summary 38Currency
Codes 69Units 69Capital Market Ratios 69Equity Ratios 70Profitability Ratios 70Cost Ratios 71Liquidity Ratios 71Leverage Ratios 72Efficiency Ratios 72List of
FiguresONEOK Partners, L.P., Performance Chart (2011 -
2015) 33ONEOK Partners,
L.P., Ratio Charts 35ONEOK
Partners, L.P., Oil & Gas, Deals By Year, 2010 to YTD 2016 36ONEOK Partners, L.P., Oil &
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Larnaca is a brilliant resort for families and groups of singles. During the summer months it gets very busy so you are more likely to find mature couples in the lower seasons. The beaches in Larnaca are very attractive with fine, pale sands and turquoise waters. Sunbeds and parasols are available to hire and the beaches are safe to swim in. You are not short of choice for accommodation in Larnaca. There are over 80 hotels and apartments in Larnaca for you to choose from and you will find everything from self-catering to all-inclusive. There are also plenty of facilities in both the apartments and the hotels that you may find you will need. Flights to Larnaca take approximately 4.5 hours.
There are plenty of water sports to choose from on the beaches of Larnaca. You will find snorkelling, scuba diving, windsurfing, surfing, jet-skiing, water-skiing, parasailing, sailing and fishing in Larnaca. If you prefer to stay out of the water, then why not try go-karting or horse-riding? These are both very popular among tourists of all ages and horse-riding is a great way to get around the resort. Camel rides are also available and exploring the town is a must. There are also plenty of excursions to do such as explore the towns, see flamingos or go on a variety of boat trips. There are also cruises to Egypt and Lebanon which take around 2 days each.
You will find both traditional local and international cuisines in Larnaca. There is a lot of seafood on offer as well as Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Indian, Mexican, French and British cuisines. You will also find a lot of fast food available such as kebab huts and McDonald's. In some of the 4 and 5 star hotels you will find fine dining. There are plenty of bars for you to enjoy in Larnaca as well as pubs with live music and entertainment. There are also discos and nightclubs. If you want a really lively night then head to Napa. There are plenty of shops to look in where you will find souvenirs, clothing, jewellery and bags available. Public transport in the resort is good, with buses taking you in and around the resort. They will take you to other resorts such as Ayia Napa and Limassol.
Larnaca is a very hot resort with temperatures sometimes reaching above 40°C. You are guaranteed to need high factor sun cream when visiting this destination. July and August are the hottest months in Larnaca with average temperatures of 35°C. You will also have 13 hours of pure sunshine a day. Winters are very short and mild with January and February being the coldest months. Even though they are cold, they still have temperatures of at least 15°C. Rainfall only occurs 40 days out of the year but this is very short lived and the sun still tends to shine. There is not always a breeze in Larnaca so many people decide to keep to the shade at times. The temperature will not fall below 30°C from June to September, leaving you with warm sea temperatures, making it perfect for water sports. The night also remains warm so it is advised that you get air conditioning in your accommodation. The warm evenings however make the famous beach parties even more popular.


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When it comes to vapor production, the Plenty Vaporizer is only matched by the more expensive Volcano. Not surprising, given that both are made by the same manufacturer. Think of the Plenty Vaporizer as a smaller, more affordable Volcano and you'll have an idea of how it performs.
Usability issues mar Plenty Vaporizer's impeccable performance. Having to hold the vaporizer the whole time during use is contrary to what desktop vaporizers are all about, which is convenience. Holding the unit while it heats up can be a literal pain.
In terms of vapor production and quality, the Plenty Vaporizer is amazing. If one can look past the usability issues, users can be assured of getting the perfect vape every time.
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