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Toyota (GB) PLC and Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC Approach to Preventing Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
This statement has been published in accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It sets out the steps taken by Toyota (GB) PLC ("TGB") and Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC ("TFS") during the financial year ending 31 March 2016 to prevent modern slavery and human trafficking in its business and supply chains.
Toyota in the United Kingdom
Toyota has a number of group companies operating in the United Kingdom and performing different functions, including TGB, TFS, Toyota Logistics Services GB Ltd and Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited. TGB is the National Marketing and Sales Company for Toyota and Lexus in the United Kingdom (excluding logistics and distribution). TFS is the captive finance provider of Toyota in the United Kingdom.
The Toyota Group follows these "Guiding Principles of Toyota":
1. Honour the language and spirit of the law of every nation and undertake open and fair corporate activities to be a good corporate citizen of the world.
2. Respect the culture and customs of every nation and contribute to economic and social development through corporate activities in the communities.
3. Dedicate ourselves to providing clean and safe products and to enhancing the quality of life everywhere through all our activities.
4. Create and develop advanced technologies and provide outstanding products and services that fulfil the needs of customers worldwide.
5. Foster a corporate culture that enhances individual creativity and teamwork value, while honouring mutual trust and respect between labour and management.
6. Pursue growth in harmony with the global community through innovative management.
7. Work with business partners in research and creation to achieve stable, long-term growth and mutual benefits, while keeping ourselves open to new partnerships.
TGB and TFS Business, Supply Chain and Commitment
TGB has established a long term business strategy for the UK market, setting demanding sales growth, customer satisfaction, and profitability targets. TGB employs 276 permanent staff in the UK and it operates a Franchise Network Model with independent retail centres including 199 Toyota and 51 Lexus centres, with approximately 4,000 retail staff.
TGB investigates opportunities for improved sourcing, covering all areas of spend for both the Toyota and Lexus motor vehicle brands. As the main division for sales and marketing our supply chain includes IT systems, data storage and archiving, media, marketing and social, product development and vehicle systems.
Toyota and Lexus are committed to creating life-time loyalty to their respective brands through a culture of continuous improvement and by delivering superior quality throughout the organisation - including their respective retail networks and business partners. Placing the customer at the centre of everything they do is essential if the stated objective of 'complete customer satisfaction' is to be achieved.
TFS' role is to provide affordable and accessible finance solutions to our customers to provide mobility through Toyota and Lexus vehicles. We have just over 200 employees and operate in the UK, where we are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for our Consumer Credit and Insurance Mediation activities.
Due to the nature of TFS' business our supply chains are very limited. They include the use of routine technical support services for IT systems, data storage and archiving, telephony and communications infrastructure, credit reference and fraud prevention services, and print services.
We do not act as a producer, manufacturer or retailer of physical goods and have no supply chain in relation to such activities. Our Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy reflects our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains.
TFS is the parent company of a group of companies whose respective roles are to provide the same or similar finance solutions to customers within their own countries of residence: Italy, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Denmark, Kazakhstan, and South Africa. These companies are independently managed entities, regulated in accordance with the applicable laws of their own territories, with the role of TFS being limited to matters of shareholder administration.
The shared culture of TGB and TFS is inherited from our ultimate parent and is underpinned by the Seven Guiding Principles of Toyota, as set out above.
TGB and TFS are aware that we must be conscious of the working conditions and other practices used within our supply chains. The employment, procurement and audit practices operated by TGB and TFS ensure that our own high standards for ethical conduct are shared by those entities with which we do business. We ensure that we work collaboratively with our suppliers to improve environmental, social and ethical standards, and make sure that all of our suppliers comply with our policies.
We seek to guide and support where we are confident that improvements can be made in environmental, social or ethical performance of suppliers. We ensure that all supplier staff working on our premises are afforded the same level of respect and safety as our own staff. We make sure that we base our supplier selection on an objective and fair criteria that include consideration of environmental, social and ethical performance.
We endeavour to comply with all national and international laws, trade restrictions, embargoes, sanctions and regulations that apply to the work we do. We are committed to respecting the dignity, liberty and equality of everyone we work with. This includes maintaining an interest in the business practices used by companies and business partners that supply goods or services to us.
TGB and TFS understand the importance of eliminating modern slavery and human trafficking and ensuring supply chains are free from such activity and so we act as an advocate for responsible supply chain practices within our industry sector.
We are committed to ensuring that there is no modern slavery or human trafficking in our supply chains or in any part of our businesses.
Policies, Ethical Trading and Due Diligence
As part of our initiative to identify and mitigate risk (including in relation to that of slavery and human trafficking) we operate a range of policies and procedures appropriate to our businesses. These include the policies and procedures in the following areas: • Anti-slavery and Human Trafficking;
• Anti-Money Laundering, and Financial Crime;
• Code of Conduct;
• Outsourcing;
• Procurement; and
• Whistleblowing.
Our Procurement Policies set out our purchasing process which illustrates the rationale behind our supplier selection and ensures suppliers have the capacity, the capability and have a fair opportunity to contract with TGB and TFS. Our established procurement practices ensure a fair procurement process in compliance with all laws and regulations and our Procurement Policies support this. TGB's Procurement Policy is available on our website (toyota.co.uk).
In exercising supplier due diligence, we use a risk based approach to ensure we focus on those areas where the risk is greatest and maximum impact can be achieved. To this end TGB has conducted an initial risk analysis of all our suppliers and we will perform enhanced due diligence throughout the 2016/2017 financial year with key suppliers.
TGB will work to remedy any areas in which suppliers do not meet our standards or do not comply with relevant regulations. This may ultimately include ceasing trade with suppliers who show persistent disregard for important elements of environmental, social or ethical performance or that do not meet our internal criteria for selection.
TGB has high expectations of our suppliers. We expect all suppliers to have management systems in place to enable compliance with all relevant legal requirements and transfer our policy into their own operations and those of their supply chains by including these in our contracts. All relevant internal labour conventions must be complied with at all times and they must be able to demonstrate continuous improvement in their approach to sustainable and responsible sourcing.
TFS is also working on increasing the level of due diligence on ethics and elimination of modern slavery by conducting checks on identified tier one suppliers, and their management, and by requesting assurance on levels of compliance within their supply chains. We have identified those existing suppliers that will undergo further due diligence check over the course of the next financial year. Where risk areas are identified, we will ensure that those in our supply chain, and those participating in our tender process, commit to comply with our Anti-slavery and Human Trafficking Policy and Procurement Policy.
TGB and TFS ensure credit checks are run against potential suppliers to ensure we are aware of trading history and their ongoing viability as a business. We request certain information and documentation from all our suppliers and TGB may also require suppliers to register with our preferred due diligence portal. This allows us to perform effective reviews on all our suppliers.
TFS' Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime processes include the systematic screening of all customers against official sanctions lists to ensure that we are not inadvertently providing funding to individuals and/or organisations that have been identified as designated persons.
Due to the nature of our business and our status as a regulated entity, TFS is subject to the oversight of the Financial Conduct Authority and required to operate a structured programme of corporate governance and controls. This includes remaining in close contact and performing regular checks on our key suppliers to ensure that their internal procedures are in line with our values and our high expectations.
Both TGB and TFS operate Whistleblowing Policies, demonstrating our commitment to reducing any unethical practices in the workplace. These policies facilitate an independent reporting service available to all employees, officers, consultants, contractors, casual workers and agency workers who may experience or witness dishonest or unethical behaviour, health and safety breaches, harassment, bullying or other forms of wrongdoing.
Our respective Codes of Conduct set out the standards expected of everyone working for the companies. They provide support to our commitments to being responsible and respectful, and they help our staff and contractors to make informed, ethical and legal decisions. It also provides a strong foundation for our framework of internal policies and procedures. TFS also articulate a series of employee rights and benefits available to employees in our Employee Handbook and our individual contracts of employment for each member of staff.
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A supermarket chain is set to open two new stores in the borough next year.
Aldi is currently building a new base on the former HPL Motors site in Bury New Road, Prestwich, and bosses have now been granted permission to open up on Crostons Retail Park in Bury.
The firm already runs stores in Higher Lane, Whitefield, and in Bell Lane, Bury, and will employ more than 100 people in the borough when the two other ones open.
In September, Aldi revealed it earned £3.6 billion in 2012, which is a 40 per cent increase on 2011.
The company markets itself as an alternative to the big four — Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's — and one million customers switched to Aldi in 2012, according to the figures.
Buoyed by the news, Aldi bosses have ploughed £400 million into opening 50 new stores across the UK in 2014.
The company's joint managing director Roman Heini said: "We have always been seen as a top-up shopping destination and that has changed now.
"Most shoppers see us today as a weekly shopping destination."
"Families are spending more time at home to avoid the expense of eating out at restaurants.
"If we can open more stores, we will make Aldi a more convenient place for people to do their weekly shop."
An Aldi spokesman said: "Aldi received planning permission from Bury Planning Committee on December 17 for the refurbishment and extension of the former Netto site on The Crostons Retail Park in Bury.
"Work on the Bury store will commence in the New Year and it is scheduled in summer 2014."
Lidl formally objected to Aldi's application to bring the Netto site back into use, claiming it was unfair for Bury Council to grant permission when it recently declined permission for Lidl to build at the former gasworks in Victoria Street, Bury.
But the committee ruled a key point was Aldi wants to revive an unused supermarket rather than build a new one.
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Series: Brother Athelstan Medieval Mysteries
Audience: General
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The blaze started around 2 a.m. at the building at 15025 Yarberry Street at Hodgkins Street. Fire investigators said the metal building housed several auto repair shops and dozens of cars. The buildings and several cars were heavily damaged or destroyed.
Crews had trouble putting water on the fire, according to Assistant Chief Jackie Metcalfe of the Aldine Fire Department.
"We had an issue establishing a water supply. The nearest water supply is a mile away. That was a big issue for us," Metcalfe said.
Metcalfe said flammable materials inside the warehouse caused intense flames and explosions as they worked to put out the massive flames.
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It took more than three hours to put out the fire. Crews remained on the scene working on hot spots hours later.
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The day after Tiger Woods publicly apologized for cheating on his wife Elin, she went shopping at a Florida mall.
In jeans, boots, shades and wearing no wedding ring, Elin, 30, was spotted at a shopping center Saturday with daughter Sam, 2, who wore a pair of red Nike sneakers. (Nike is the one sponsor who refused to drop Woods, 34, despite his sex scandal.) Son Charlie, 1, was not with them.
According to RadarOnline, mom and daughter later lunched with friends.
UsMagazine.com has learned that Woods and his wife flew out of Orlando late Saturday evening. But before that, Radar reports, he and Elin played tennis together.
In his apology Friday, Woods declined to say whether he and his wife were splitting.
"As Elin pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words; it will come from my behavior over time," he said. "We have a lot to discuss; however, what we say to each other will remain between the two of us."


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Source: National Bureau of Economic Research
Release: NBER Macrohistory Database
Source: Hickman, "The Volume Of Corporate Bond Financing Since 1900, " (NBER) Pp. 312-313.
This NBER data series q10081 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 10 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter10.html.
NBER Indicator: q10081
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|"ass hat" is a weird/funny term.
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|According to the documentation you are doing something wrong: window.clear()
If you looked through the examples provided with SFML and understood every line of code and what they do, you would notice something different about yours. If you do not have time to understand what is so significant in the 3 lines of code I quoted although you have read the documentation, I cannot help you further.
|What you are forgetting, and they apparently are too, is that not all SFML users are seasoned programmers who will sit and read through long documents to learn it, they are just wanting to use it to get into game development or wanting to learn to make games while learning C++.
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Hi All! I want you to know that this is my very first attempt at blogging. It has been intriguing to me for quite some time. However, as you may already know, being a stay-at-home parent as well as homeschooling leaves little time for blogging my thoughts not to mention just collecting them! But curiosity got the best of me so here I am.
I don't mean to be critical of other articles/blogs about raising children, homeschooling and the like, but none of them seem to apply to me. My house is no where near spotless. Rarely do we start the day off with a devotion and my children (especially my 6 yr. old boy) would rather do anything in this world than school work! I dunno, maybe I'm doing it all wrong, but every day has it's struggles and often at night I feel like I've accomplished almost nothing.
WOW! It sounds like I'm complaining. I'm sorry if I've given you that impression. I'm not complaining at all. What I do I truly feel called to do by the Lord. It is very rewarding most of the time. What I was trying to convey is that my life (as well as my house!)gets messy at times and I was wondering how many people out there struggle like me.
I'll be posting daily about all kinds of things in my daily life. I hope you'll check in each day and let me know what you think. Maybe you have some advise or need some. There are times when we all feel isolated and need an outlet. I'm hoping this blog will be mine as well as yours! I look forward to getting acquainted with you.


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423 F2d 1213 Gallizzi v. Williams
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Pasquale L. GALLIZZI, Plaintiff-Appellant,
Juanita WILLIAMS et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 28798 Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 24, 1970.
Pasquale L. Gallizzi, pro se.
John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., William D. Ruckelshaus, Asst. Atty. Gen., Alan S. Rosenthal, Reed Johnston, Jr., Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees.
Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed the complaint of the plaintiff-appellant, Gallizzi, against certain employees and former employees at the Veterans Administration Center at Bay Pines, Florida.1 It is difficult to discern any logical or reasonable meaning from the allegations of the plaintiff's complaint, but at best it appears to be frivolous and plainly barred by the doctrine of official immunity as set forth in a number of cases. See Barr v. Matteo, 360 U.S. 564, 79 S.Ct. 1335, 3 L.Ed.2d 1434 (1959); Norton v. McShane, 332 F.2d 855 (5th Cir. 1964), cert. denied, 380 U.S. 981, 85 S.Ct. 1345, 14 L.Ed.2d 274; United States v. Faneca, 332 F.2d 872 (5th Cir. 1964).
In our opinion the appeal is frivolous and the same is hereby dismissed.
We have concluded on the merits that this case is of the character that does not justify oral argument. Therefore, we have directed the Clerk to place the case on the Summary Calendar and to notify the parties of this action in writing. 5 Cir.R. 18;see Huth v. Southern Pacific Co., 5 Cir., 1969, 417 F.2d 526, 527-530; Murphy v. Houma Well Service, 5 Cir., 1969, 409 F.2d 804, 805-808.


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Brandi Lyons is a female celebrity.
She was born on Monday March 26th 1979, in Miami, Florida, United States.
August 18th 2017 finds Brandi Lyons to be sensitive and self-conscious.
Being a little out of tune, Brandi's capacity to face challenges has diminished today, so she should avoid deadlines and other stressful constraints. Her best bet is to take some time off and/or busy herself with romance - a highly favorable activity for the day.
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Just as Brandi Lyons evolves through a nine-year cycle and experiences the nine-month cycle, she is also subjected to nine-day cycles, even though their impact is subtle compared to the Personal Year and even Personal Month cycles. The Personal Day cycles proceed according to the same pattern - 1 through 9 - that the Personal Year and Personal Month cycles do. The numbers within the daily cycles have a similar impact on Brandi to the yearly and monthly cycles - though less pronounced.
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Simon is a "cool hunter", mining the youth and street culture for the next big thing for his corporate employers. Trent is a relaxed, go-with-the-flow kind of guy with a tech obsession and a dead-end job. Together, they're trying to make their way through life without getting caught in the downward spiral of a planet on the edge of self-destruction.
Pre-Apocalyptic Blues is a darkly humorous web-comic series that takes place in the near-future of our modern world. It's a world where incredible progress has been made in science and technology: life extension treatments, cybernetics, and more. It's just a shame that the human race hasn't progressed equally well. Welcome to the future, where the more things change, they more they keep sucking.
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Blackburn has the highest diagnosis rate for dementia in the North West. Carol Donnelly spoke to IRMA HEGER about her late mother's battle with the disease.
Seeing Marjorie Kay succumb to dementia was heart-breaking for her only child, 61-year-old Carol Donnelly, who now lives with and looks after her elderly dad at the neat family bungalow in Dale View, Blackburn.
Before that, she brought up her two daughters alone — her husband died in a car accident, which meant she became a widow in her mid-30s with children aged three and six.
"You get through it," said Carol, who has clearly had a lifetime of looking after others, including those she taught as a high-flying teacher until her retirement two years ago. The first indication something was amiss with her mother was when Marjorie caught the bus back home from Blackburn town centre one day, but forgot where to get off. She ended up in Darwen, and the driver had to bring her back.
A GP appointment and tests at the Memory Clinic at Blackburn Infirmary later, the diagnosis of Alzheimer's was in place.
"Mum would often be in tears and get very upset, and she'd avoid certain situations such as eating, as she found using a knife and fork difficult. Eventually, we started to feed her.
"We used to play board games but she could no longer follow the game so she also avoided that. She would behave in an impolite or bizarre way and do things that would be out of character.
"One Christmas dinner my son-in-law's mother asked her to pull a cracker with her, and my mum just said: 'No', as though she was the last person on earth she'd pull a cracker with. Normally, she'd have thought that was great fun."
Sadly, any hopes of delaying the disease were dashed as Marjorie could not tolerate the prescribed medication. After much soul-searching the family decided to stop the drugs so Marjorie at least didn't feel physically sick every day.
"Alzheimer's is one of those things that almost tears families apart," said Carol. "You've got somebody who was very fun-loving, articulate and caring, who did everything, who becomes somebody who can't do anything and needs everything doing for them. My dad bore the brunt of it — he had to do everything while I was at work."
Yet it was hard on Carol, too. She would get up before 6am, care for her parents, walk the dog, feed the birds, work all day, and come back in the evening to do it all over again.
"You never knew what you would face," said Carol. "Sometimes mum would get up in the night and take all the clothes out of the wardrobe, or she'd try to make a cup of tea and pour the water into the sugar caddy rather than the cup."
Eventually, Carol realised her dad — an 87-year-old retired bank manager — could not cope alone. With no room left in the bungalow, she bought a little touring caravan, parked it in the garden and rigged up a bell system to the bungalow. For nearly ten months, Carol lived there — often arriving at work not having slept.
"There was care available, but my dad didn't like having strangers in the house. We were a very close family, but things became not very pleasant. They had an excellent marriage, but my mum and dad would be at one another's throats — they both got very frustrated.
"I had the fear I would come home one day and one would have done something to the other.
"There was a lot of anger involved and I was very, very worried."
Eventually, Marjorie moved in Old Gates Residential Care Home in Blackburn. Three months later, having lost the ability to swallow, she choked, resulting in pneumonia. In February 2010, she died at the age of 81.
"She forgot how to live, how to do the basic functions," said Carol.
"She also did seem to regress through her life and she no longer understood what was real or what's imagined — one time she was convinced she was actually in labour.
"In the end, she became very quiet but she recognised me until three weeks before she died."
Carol decided to use her experiences and become a volunteer for the Alzheimer's Society.
She said: "Support in Blackburn is improving continuously and awareness is increasing."
Sad toll of distressing condition
- Dementia is a term used to describe a collection of symptoms including memory loss, problems with reasoning, communication skills and carrying out daily activities.
- Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia.
- In 2012, 779 patients were diagnosed with dementia in Blackburn with Darwen.
- The total number of people thought to suffer from dementia in this area is 1291
- 60.3 per cent of dementia cases have been diagnosed in this area — the highest rate in the North West.
- The average UK diagnosis rate is 46 per cent. East Riding of Yorkshire has the lowest rate (32 per cent) and Belfast the highest (75 per cent)
- One in three people over 65 will die with dementi
- Alzheimer's Society research shows that 800,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia
- By 2021 a million people will be living with dementia in this country
- - Alzheimer's Society Helpline can be reached on 0300 222 1122 or www.alzheimers.org.uk


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At age 40 I had a hysterectomy. I took hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for 14 years. Then I was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ in 2000. I took tamoxifen for five years, after stopping the HRT. At the present time, I am cancer-free, but still suffer from hot flashes and have no libido. I want to avoid estrogen at all costs, but I am interested in raising my libido. What is your feeling on DHEA? Is it safe? Is there anything else I could try? Thanks for your time.
The data for using dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, to treat hot flashes after breast cancer is limited. Indeed, there is clear biochemical evidence that DHEA is converted in the body to estrogens. However, there are other medicines available for hot flashes which would not increase the risk for developing ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive breast cancer. For example, the anti-seizure drug gabapentin and certain serotonin reuptake inhibitor drugs — used typically for the treatment of depression — have been successfully used for treatment of hot flashes.
Unfortunately, some of these drugs might worsen libido. There are some recent studies suggesting a different antidepressant, buproprion, might be an effective treatment for decreased libido after breast cancer treatment. Certainly, this is a question worth bringing to your oncologist as there is probably a solution.


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I started talking to this guy I've met online in November. we have been messaging back and forth pretty much every single day. until we met up for the first time in December. we decided on doing some Christmas shopping and we grabbed lunch together. he asked for the check and I instantly reached out for it and paid. no big deal. we continued talking via text. I continuously flirted with him etc but I felt like it wasn't going anywhere. he never asked me out again. so last week he texted me saying "I woke up thinking about you". I told him I need to forget you and he said "ok" but I didn't wanna leave it at that - I wanted to make sure he understood so I said "I like you and I'm attracted to you but my intuition says it's not going anywhere". what I meant was after all this time, a total of two months texting and only seeing him once that time I kinda lost hope... he hasn't texted me back since. I figured, like he has told me before, be is too picky he probably won't put up with this kinda stuff. jokes on me I guess. thanks for listening.
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Well I won't completely disagree with you that things might have appeared to move a bit slow. I know if I had been in his shoes, it would have been obvious that we had something going on and I would have moved a bit faster.
That being said, 3 months is not a super long time, especially considering the circumstances. You only met in person a month ago and it seems to me you haven't met in person much since then.
First of all you have to understand how guys work. Generally speaking, we move slower than you, when we want something serious that is. We like to take the time to really get to know the girl and build a friendship. This can takes months. The girls on the other hand get bored. Girls get that quick spark right when they meet someone and it fizzles out really quickly if nothing happens right away. So on a male timeline, he was right on pace.
Also, you have to understand that guys are less capable at leading virtual relationships than women. We're not the communicators that women are. In the past, before cell phones and the internet. You had to meet someone in person to talk to them and interact. You couldn't text them every day you were apart in order to continue to progress a relationship. This has forced people to expect a much quicker speed in the pace of their relationship. What used to take months to figure out, now can take a matter of days because we can text all day, every day, with each other. Women have taken hold of this technological boom in terms of relationships, more than men have. Again, it has to do with the difference between genders as it relates to their innate need to communicate. Men don't bond through communication, we bond through physical touch and close proximity. So in a situation like yours, the guy is going to put the relationship on pause until he sees you again, because texting in his eyes, is not an ample medium to build a relationship on. For you that communication over text progresses the relationship, for him it doesn't. Just like, if the two of you were always together, cuddling, holding hands, sitting next to each other, and hooking up, even if you weren't saying a word to each other, he'll feel like the relationship is progressing but you won't.
At the end of the day, I'm not standing in your shoes and there is something to be said for your intuition and feeling like things were at a standstill. I just wanted to give you some food for thought so if not now, for the future, you can have a better understanding how both genders communicate and gauge the progress of a relationship.00|00|0
thank you so much for the input - it definitely gives me something to think about. I know I may have overreacted so do you think I should apologize for my behavior or should I let it go because honestly I can't stop thinking about him yet I do want to be respectful towards his time etc.
If you seek to try the relationship again, then yes, feel free to open up communications again, otherwise I wouldn't bother. He's not going to be interested in a simple friendship, trust me. If you do seek a relationship again with him. Just have an adult conversation. Simple tell him what I told you. Apologize, let him know what when through your head and that you understand what was probably going through his head. Show your willingness to compromise and start over.
Half the time its not even always entirely about what you say or the solution you propose. It's whether or you simply handle it like an adult. When you show maturing in sticky situations is speaks a million words about you. Especially to guys who are logical. We like to see a girl who can think rationally and logically about a situation as opposed to acting like a emotional 12yr old.


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Explorer of the Seas - Eastern Caribbean
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Bayonne (Cape Liberty)
Cabin: I was in an connecting cabin forward on the 6th floor. It seemed that many of the places I wanted to see were aft, but the promenade was only one floor down. The room was typical: small with a cute little balcony. The bed was amazingly soft (my father, in the connecting room, said he wanted to take it home.)
Roger, our room steward, was quiet, unobtrusive and extremely efficient. My 13 year old nephew was in the Pullman in my room and when I mentioned to Roger that he found it uncomfortable, an extra duvet appeared as a mattress pad that night. Plus my six year old niece (I was in the kid's room
Food: I eat in the dining More room whenever possible. I will admit that I have become a fan of anytime dining, and guess what: for breakfast and luncher, RCCL has anytime dining in the dining room. You show up when you want (I remember way back in the day when it was scheduled like dinner and you had the same tablemates, like dinner) and can ask for a table all to yourself. Which we did. The service was as pleasant and ever so slightly variable, just like other anytime dining cruises. Not enough to detract from the pleasure of eating when and where you want. And at breakfast, the fried eggs were always done perfectly, not always a certainty.
Small quibble: the breakfast menu had no daily specials, as I have seen on other lines.
Larger quibble: The DR lunch menu almost never changed (I am vegetarian, and two veg options for the whole nine day cruise. And only one available on any one day.) *Very* limited appetizer (as in one soup) selection. Again, if other lines can change lunch menus every day, RCCL is big enough and good enough, they can too.
The Windjammer had very interesting veg options (Moroccan veggies and couscous, stir fries), so if you're a cafeteria person, this could be for you.
Dining Room: Made me realize that traditional dining has its advantages! Chris, our waiter from the Philippines, was wonderful. One night I brought a cheesy table ornament for my parents ' 50th. Chris saw it and organized a Happy Anniversary song, even though we had not bought a cake and had not asked. The six year ate someone's side dish carrots one night and liked them. Ten minutes later, a full child sized plate of carrots appeared. Aden, the head waiter from Turkey, arranged for an Indian vegetarian entrEe each night for me. If you are veg, (and even if you aren't) I can't recommend this highly enough. He also brought an extra one for the table. He entertained the kids with card tricks. It was the first time I tipped a headwaiter more than recommended.
Since my meals were special order, I can't speak to the regular menu, except to say I enjoyed all the appetizers (especially the chilled fruits soups) and the chocolate desserts.
I do not spa. My teenage niece, her friend, my sister, her DH all tried and liked it, particularly the massages and facials. Usual Steiner overcharging, but hey, it's a cruise!
I used the exercise facilities almost every day. Many many treadmills (never had to wait), ellipticals, bikes and newfangled stairmasters. Reasonably good shape.
Jogging track was forward, 14th floor. Bad: dodging "mall strollers" looking for lounge chairs. Really good: quarter mile length rather than some lines with tiny .10 mile laps .
Entertainment: DO NOT MISS the ice show. You will not believe you are on a ship. As for the rest, I am not a show person, but I didn't hear complaints from those who were. Nothing extraordinary either.
Casino: Did not hit the tables. Did play video poker and was pleased that *all* machines were "choose your denomination" rather than just a few quarter machines for cheapskates like me.
Pools: Loved the solarium and its padded lounge chairs. Adults aren't as quiet as you would think, but still made it through a rather long book. Hot tubs are large and accommodating, but not under the sun. Salt water was truly salty this cruise.
Activities: I am a trivia buff. They had trivia three times a day on port days, which was great. They repeated questions, which was not great. Still didn't get a water wallet
Ports: Have been to every port before, so took it easy. However, highly recommended: Butterfly Farm in St. Martin (dynamic speakers, learn about butterflies and get punch to put on your fingers so butterflies will land there. our second time there, we liked it so much) and Coral World in St. Thomas a cute little aquarium themed outdoor park, very kid friendly with please touch exhibits and a "semi submersible" where you can see lots of fish without snorkeling.
Overall: thoroughly enjoyed this cruise and, particularly with a large, multi-age group, would not hesitate to sail EOS again. Less
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You finally cleaned out that spare room that housed all the junk and sold it on eBay. What to do with the space now? List it for free on AirBed and Breakfast. Then when some weary traveler needs a room for the night you can make a bit of cash. The site lists over 600 cities in 68 countries. Whoever rents the room pays the site a surcharge so everybody is happy. We only had one problem with the concept. Do they screen renters or rentees? No matter. It is worth taking a peek for their video alone.
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The NSW government has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with not-for-profit UnitingCare Burnside under a new funding model for social services – such as foster care and prisons – that will form a new asset class for institutional investors and may be copied by other states.
So-called social benefit bonds, are being trialled in Europe and the United States but the pay-for-performance deal is the first of its kind in Australia.
The $7 million bond, underwritten by Social Ventures Australia, is expected to return between 10 per cent and 12 per cent a year to investors over a seven-year term.
SVA has written some safety features in the terms to entice investors into the untested product. If the whole initiative tanks in the first four years, investors will recover 75 per cent of what they put in. The recovery rate drops to 50 per cent in the last three years.
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Highly rated Australian corporate bonds with a seven-year spread return 5.5- 6 per cent a year (based on a seven-year swap ratio of 3.9 per cent and a corporate bond spread of 1.5-2 per cent).
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The bond will fund UnitingCare Burnside's New Parent and Infant Network (Newpin) program that works with struggling families to keep them safely together.
KPMG modelling done for Treasury indicates Newpin will save the state $80 million "in the long term".
It will also free up $14 million of UnitingCare Burnside's own capital to invest in other welfare programs. UnitingCare Burnside currently runs four centres at a cost of about $2 million a year. This deal will allow it to open another six in western Sydney without draining its capital reserves.
"This new asset class is exciting because it is mobilising social investment capital by allowing philanthropists to recycle their capital and attracting new sources of debt," said Paul Bide, a private investor who wants to participate in SVA's capital raising. It opens today and closes on July 1.
SVA requires a minimum investment of $50,000.
Newpin investors will get a "dividend" calculated on an annual basis if certain benchmarks are met. The maximum return on the bond has been capped at 15 per cent a year.
The Newpin bond is one of three social benefit bonds to be launched as part of a NSW pilot program announced a year ago .
The two other bonds are expected to be unveiled within weeks. SVA is structuring a bond to fund a Mission Australia program aimed at reducing the number of children in foster care. Westpac is structuring a bond to finance a Benevolent Society program to reduce the rate of reoffending prisoners.
Mr Learmonth said initial interest in the product was strong.
Social benefit bonds are targeted at wealthy families with charitable foundations. Private ancillary funds, tax efficient vehicles for giving, are required to distribute 5 per cent each year to charities and hold the rest of their capital under conservative investments.
"The Newpin bond has a minimum 5 per cent interest rate in the first three years, irrespective of performance, to ensure investors will have the yield to fund those distributions," Mr Learmonth said.
It also allows philanthropists to put the non-endowment portion, which in private ancillary funds could be as high as 95 per cent of the managed investment, to work.
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I am getting ready to purchase a new ereader very soon and am leaning towards the Kindle 2. I read on a netbook right now, but have used a Palm T/X and a Franklin eBookman in the past. I'm familiar with converting formats, so I'm not worried about being "locked in" to one.
I do have a few concerns regarding the Kindle 2 and I'm hoping some users will share their experience(s) with me.
* Privacy. Can Amazon really see what personal content I have on my reader at all times? If I have de-DRM'd content on there, can they see it? Can they remove it?
* The screen. I've read several reports about how fragile the screen is. Are these really just isolated reports, or is this really a common occurance? If you've had a screen break, how did it break and how was Amazon customer service to work with regarding this issue?
* The size. How big is the Kindle compared to say my old Palm T/X or the Sony Readers? I want something smaller than my netbook because I'm tired of lugging it around, and it's clunky to use when all I want to do is read a book. Am I going to be able to carry the Kindle in my purse/bag? With the (possible) screen issues would I even want to carry it in my purse/bag? What kind of protective case would you recommend for it?
* I really want a device that just reads eBooks, but if it could play MP3's as well that would be a bonus. Can the K2 do this? If so, how difficult is it to get (and use) the music on the device, and does listening to music deplete the battery more rapidly?
* If I shop at Fictionwise, or BoB, do I have to pay a fee to get the book onto my Kindle via the "whispernet?"
What is the one thing you love most about your Kindle that you can't live without? What is the one thing you wish your Kindle had/did that it doesn't?
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Two 2011 Best Play Tony nominees end their runs in Boston this weekend. Stephen Adly Guirgis' tough-talking The Motherf**ker with the Hat runs through October 13 at SpeakEasy Stage while David Lindsay-Abaire's locally flavored Good People is at the Huntington Theatre Company through October 14. Both deal with people trying to overcome the disadvantaged lives they were born into: the first a New York City street kid and ex-con trying to go straight and stay sober, the second a working-class South Boston single mom trying desperately to provide for her severely handicapped adult daughter. While Motherf**ker tries very hard to be shocking, gritty and insightful, it is the gentler and funnier Good People that packs the lasting punch.
The Mother**ker with the Hat
Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis; directed by David R. Gammons; scenic design, Eric Levenson; costume design, Gail Astrid Buckley; lighting design, Jeff Adelberg; sound design, David Remedios
Cast in order of appearance:
EveLyn Howe as Veronica; Jaime Carrillo as Jackie; Maurice Emmanuel Parent as Ralph D; Melinda Lopez as Victoria; Alejandro Simoes as Cousin Julio
Now through October 13, SpeakEasy Stage, Roberts Studio Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street, Boston; tickets are $25-$57 with discounts for students, seniors and those under 25; available online at www.SpeakEasyStage.com or by calling the Box Office at 617-933-8600.
It takes almost two hours for Stephen Adly Guirgis' searing comedy The Motherf**ker with the Hat to land emotionally, but when it does, look out. It's a whopper. Ironically, this contemporary urban tale of ex-cons and addicts in various stages of recovery is most gripping when it dials down the street talk and lets the silence of love shine through. There's one final gentle gesture of adoration and forgiveness at the end that turns all of the previous rage and insecurity into an unexpected tidal wave of hope. As it turns out, this is the play's most tender moment, and its most devastating.
As the title would suggest, The Motherf**ker with the Hat takes place on the fringes of a gritty inner New York City world influenced by gangs, drugs, violence and poverty. Jackie, a young Latino man trying to turn his life around after serving time and getting sober, finds his new job and sobriety tested when he suspects his girlfriend Veronica (a fiery EveLyn Howe) of having an affair with another man. When Veronica refuses to identify the man whose hat Jackie finds in her apartment, they square off, words and fists flying. Afraid he'll snap and violate his parole, Jackie seeks the advice of his fast-talking twelve-step sponsor, Ralph D (a menacingly charming Maurice Emmanuel Parent).
The real stabilizing influence in Jackie's life, however, turns out to be his gay cousin Julio (the delightful Alejandro Simoes), a massage therapist and personal trainer who thinks good food can solve any squabble – unless, of course, violence becomes necessary! Then he's ready to kick a**. Julio is the one who knows both sides of Jackie – the selfish user and the kind protector – and he's never afraid to hold the mirror up to either face.
Guirgis, too, holds a mirror up to his characters, revealing the complex contradictions of addictive personalities. Wanting to succeed but self-sabotaging at every turn, Jackie, Veronica and even Ralph D delude themselves into thinking someone else is always to blame. What sparks hope for Jackie is his willingness to take his twelve steps to heart and begin to take responsibility for his own life.
Director David R. Gammons and his able and likable cast navigate through Guirgis' incendiary dialog with a naturalness that makes it almost palatable. To their great credit, they also bring a pulsing humanity to characters that could easily fall prey to stereotyping.
These aren't exactly the kids next door. But raised under different circumstances, they could be.
Good People
Written by David Lindsay-Abaire; directed by Kate Whoriskey; scenic design, Alexander Dodge; costume design, Ilona Somogyi; lighting design, Matthew Richards; original music and sound design, Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen
Cast in order of appearance:
JohAnna Day as Margaret; Nick Westrate as Stevie; Nancy E. Carroll as Dottie; Karen MacDonald as Jean; Michael Laurence as Mike; Rachael Holmes as Kate
Now through October 14, Huntington Theatre Company, 264 Huntington Avenue, Boston; tickets start at $25 and are available online at www.huntingtontheatre.org or by phone at 617-266-0800.
"There but for the grace of God go I" is the theme in David Lindsay-Abaire's stunning new play Good People receiving its Boston area premiere at the Huntington Theatre Company now through this Sunday. Set in "Southie," the Irish working-class Boston neighborhood made famous to the world by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Whitey Bulger, Good People is "wicked funny" but also staggeringly "smaht" as it contrasts the life of unemployed single mom Margaret (JohAnna Day) against that of Dr. Michael Dillon (Michael Laurence) who used to be known as "Mikey" when he had a fling with Margaret in high school one summer before their senior year.
Now some 30 years later, Margaret and Mikey cross paths again, she still living in an apartment in Southie with her severely handicapped adult daughter Joyce, he a prominent endocrinologist living in a mansion in Chestnut Hill with his much younger – and African-American – wife Kate (Rachael Holmes). When Margaret boldly ventures out to Mike's swank suburban residence looking for a referral for a job, pleasantries give way to class warfare as Mike accuses Margaret of "making bad choices" and deserving the life she has wrought. Ironically, one very crucial choice that Margaret made many years ago enabled Mike to escape his past and become the celebrated doctor he is today. By being "good people," she sealed her fate. Her life is minimum wage and maximum stress.
What makes this very powerful Good People so gosh darned funny, though, are the ways in which Margaret and her good friends Dottie (Nancy E. Carroll) and Jean (Karen MacDonald) deal with their hardscrabble day-to-day lives. Dottie, Margaret's landlady but also Joyce's caretaker when Margaret is out looking for work, makes cheesy Styrofoam arts and crafts rabbits that she sells for $5 a piece. Jean, dubbed "Mouthie from Southie," is the flamboyant meddling gossip whose keen observational eye and no-nonsense approach keep her friends honest in spite of themselves. The three drink coffee in the kitchen and go to Bingo at the Bread of Life. Their support for each other is as dependable as the caustic remarks they bounce back and forth by reflex. They know each other that well.
Director Kate Whoriskey could not have assembled a better cast for Good People. JohAnna Day (Veronica in last season's God of Carnage) wears Margaret's world-weariness heavily on her sleeve yet there is a smoldering fire of determination that is always evident someplace deep inside. Nancy E. Carroll is the epitome of "dottiness," wringing laugh after laugh out of her convoluted thinking and convulsing the audience with her deadpan delivery. And what can you say about Karen MacDonald, a Southie native who seems to be having the time of her life returning to her roots – and her Bahstun accent? She struts, she casts exasperaTed Eyes to the heavens, and she watches ever knowing, waiting for just the right moment to tell it like it is – truth wrapped in barbs wrapped in love.
The rest of the cast provides perfectly able support. Michael Laurence as Mike lets his condescension for Margaret (and his own past) show even before he reveals his true hateful colors during the Act II showdown. Rachael Holmes as Kate is a wonderful combination of upscale Georgetown breeding, well-meaning sincerity, and real-world naiveté. Nick Westrate as Stevie, Margaret's former department store boss and the son of an old friend, is affable and guileless, a big kid who can't understand why everyone thinks he's gay even as he takes his place next to the ladies at Bingo and adorns his desk with troll dolls.
Finally, where else but at the Huntington does a set design routinely stop the show? When the curtains opened on Dr. Mike's Chestnut Hill parlor at the top of Act II, an audible gasp was followed by loud and lengthy applause. Alexander Dodge's majestic Earth-tone set is exquisite in every detail. From the crown molding to the mantled fireplace to the imposing art work to the elegant staircase, it would look right at home on the cover of House Beautiful. It looks like a million bucks, just as it should.
Both The Motherf**ker with the Hat and Good People deal with issues of choice vs. chance; opportunity vs. circumstance; nature vs. nurture; and the seemingly great but ultimately miniscule divide between the haves and the have nots. The first hits you with the shock and awe of foul language and violent people; the second bathes you in the illuminating light of dependable friends sharing laughter through tears. Both have an exquisite ear for everyday dialog. Both make you think and feel. Both end with a flicker of hope. But it's Good People that will haunt you long after you've left the theater. Ultimately what's said with a glance and a smile is far more powerful than a barrage of expletives.
PHOTOS: Jaime Carrillo as Jackie and EveLyn Howe as Veronica; Jaime Carrillo, Maurice Emmanuel Parent as Ralph D and Alejandro Simoes as Julio; Michael Laurence as Mike and JohAnna Day as Margaret; Nancy E. Carroll as Dottie, Karen MacDonald as Jean, and JohAnna Day; Michael Laurence, Rachael Holmes as Kate and JohAnna Day


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Many experts indicate that you will need at least 70-80% of your annual salary during each year of your retirement to help ensure a comparable lifestyle. Social Security, even in combination with your 401(k) plan, may not provide this level of income security. So how can you accumulate the savings you'll need?
Many people just ignore the whole issue, assuming that they'll never save enough anyway. But retirement saving is easier than you may think - as long as you start planning today.
The first place to look is your current financial situation. Do you have a high level of credit card or installment debt? If so, start a program to pay that down before increasing or beginning your retirement savings. Chances are the rate you pay on your existing debt will be far higher in the long term than the rate of return you receive on your retirement investments.
When your debt situation is manageable, look at ways you can increase your savings. Think of little expenses you have each day - a second cup of coffee, trips to the vending machine, etc. - that you could cut out. Consider putting these extra dollars in a regular investing program. Even $50 to $100 dollars a month can really add up, thanks to the power of compounding, which allows you to earn money not only on the money you invested, but on the money you've made from investing.
To make retirement saving easier, the government has established a number of programs that provide tax incentives for money you've set aside for retirement. In the most general terms, this means that in return for keeping the money invested until you reach retirement age (or a comparable distribution "event"), you may receive special tax treatment on the money you put into the retirement account. This can enhance your earning power, putting your retirement dreams more easily into your reach.
Employer-sponsored retirement plans
For many, the retirement plans offered by their employer are the easiest way to prepare for retirement in a cost-effective manner. Here are the primary advantages:
Types of retirement plans
Contact your employer to find out what retirement plan(s) you may be eligible for. The most common types are:
For larger employers:
For smaller employers:
To supplement your employer-sponsored plan, consider an IRA, which provides potential tax advantages as well as a wide array of investment choices. The main types of IRAs are:
Annuities are contracts issued by an insurance company that can help you save more for retirement than you can in your IRA and employer retirement plan. Like those retirement arrangements, annuities are tax-deferred until you withdraw the funds, but they do not have limits on the amount you may contribute - giving you much more flexibility in funding your retirement in a tax-advantaged way. Annuities also may provide an extra measure of protection for your heirs in the form of guaranteed survivor payments.
Now that you've discovered where you can invest your retirement savings, you need to look at how you can invest your assets. The most common categories of investment include:
The keys to investing
Here are some general tips to bear in mind as you create your investment program:
Retirement planning doesn't just involve savings and investments. Protecting what you've already accumulated - including your ability to earn or receive an income - is also important.
One of the best ways to absorb the risks to your assets is to transfer the risk to a well-crafted insurance program:
The Importance of Estate Planning
Part of retirement planning is preparing for what happens to your assets in the event of your death. Estate planning does just that. Wills and trusts aren't just for wealthy individuals, they are for anyone who wants to keep the government from deciding where your assets go after you die. Estate planning not only protects your heirs from unnecessary taxation, it allows medical and financial decisions to be made as you wish them if you become incapacitated or die.
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Kathleen Packer, 68, of Isanti died January 9, 2012 at Cambridge Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 at South Isanti Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Venneman officiating. A time for visiting will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Full obituary next edition and also available at strikefuneral.com


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McDonalds Australia: Stop using balloons in your campaign promotions and store decorations.
Balloons cause significant damage to our marine environments, more so to the creatures which inhabit them due to being released into the air and then ingested. Balloons also take a long time to break down and while doing so, release toxins into the environment.
Turtles, sadly are one of the biggest victims of balloons, mistaking them for jellyfish. Other animals affected include seabirds, dolphins and whales.
Balloons cause blockages in their digestive tracts resulting in a slow and painful death from starvation.
There is also a world wide shortage of helium which is a non renewable gas, another reason not to use balloons as promotional items.
As a MAJOR SPONSOR of Clean Up Australia Day, it's time they cleaned up their act and stopped the use of balloons in their store decorations and campaigns. Given that there is over 780 McDonald's restaurants Australia wide, that's a lot of balloons which have ended up polluting our environment including beaches and oceans over the years.
Please stop using balloons in your campaign promotions and store decorations. They are killing our marine life and polluting our environment.
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{mosimage}Episode #13,060----Meg tells Craig she wants an annulment, and Craig accepts Meg's decision. Later, Meg tells Lily that she and Craig are splitting up. Craig urges her to attend Paul's memorial but Meg is wary.
Kim and Lily arrive at the memorial with a flower arrangement. When Barbara discovers it's from Lucinda, she stomps on it. Meanwhile, Will discovers that Gwen doesn't feel well but Gwen convinces Will to go to the memorial. Barbara bemoans the fact that the memorial will be so sparsely attended when Craig and Meg arrive.
Jack proposes to Katie, but she's scared of Carly's pursuit of Jack. Jack tells Katie that he rejected Carly. Jack realizes that the situation is tough for Katie, and wants to know if she can handle it. Katie accepts his proposal.
Carly realizes she needs to break the news to Parker about Paul's death. Jack arrives and Carly assures him that she only called him for Parker's sake. Parker wants Jack and Carly to accompany him to the memorial – like a family.
When Henry finds out Vienna helped fix Jack and Katie's problems, he wonders why. Vienna tells Henry that she helped Katie because she's Henry's best friend. Later, Katie admits she's sure that Carly was involved. Vienna is thrilled, so she can squash Carly, but Katie says she trusts Jack.
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I'm 23, I've had 2 serious relationship since the age of 18, with both relationships lasting over 2 years with no time in between. Just back to back. Since the time I was in my mothers womb, through the age of 18, I have lived with my mom and sister. So my whole Life I have always lived with a woman. Now the first time ever I'm alone. How do I transition from sharing closet spaces with ladies, fighting about bathroom space, and leaving the toilet seat up,to now just being an empty house. What do it do? And no I don't want to get another girl and No I don't want sex right now. OMG he just said he don't want sex... I've had plenty to go around just want to figure my self out. I just want ideas on how to adjust?
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Maybe it's just me, but I really enjoyed living on my own. Living by myself wasn't my choice, my roommate dumped me for her man, and I have to admit I was intimidated at first. In the end though, I loved it. I actually think about that time with wistful nostalgia now that my house is filled with kids and a husband.
It was nice to go home to peace and quiet after a long day at work. I like the fact that I had no obligations to anyone but myself. I did whatever I wanted to when I wanted to - a nice respite from being responsible.
You'll get used to it - you won't have nights filled with lonely terror. I think in time, you'll come to appreciate the sanctuary your own space can be when the world gets overwhelming. It isn't lonely - just peaceful. Make it "you", by decorating it with your own tastes and filling it with things that make you comfortable.
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Rynders: Limiting Tuition Hikes Important for HOPE
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>Crescencio "Chenco" Ortiz pulled himself up by his garter straps after his father's will yanked the financial rug from under his spank-me pumps. He doesn't need anyone, yet when Steve Vance steps into his life, the prospect of having a sexy leather daddy on tap begins to take on a certain appeal.
There's a hitch when he learns Steve is friends with Mitch Tedsoe-the half-brother Chenco never knew except through his father's twisted lies. Despite his reservations, soon Chenco is living his dreams, including a performing gig in Vegas. Now if only he could get Steve to see him as more than just a boy in need of saving.
Steve's attraction to Chenco is overshadowed by too many demons, ones he knows his would-be lover is too young to slay. Yet as he gets to know the bright, determined young man whose drag act redefines fierce, Steve's inner sadist trembles with need. He begins to realize Chenco's relentless tough love might be the only thing that will finally set him free.
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My Boyfriend is A Flirt & Knows It Hurts My Feelings – Daily Dilemma [AUDIO]
Here is the daily dilemma for Tuesday, January 31st, 2012:
"My boyfriend and I have been together for about 8-months. He's nice, sweet, loving, caring, but has a bad temper. When ever I get mad or upset with him or tell him something that I don't like, he gets mad. He flirts with everyone and he says that it doesn't mean anything, it's just what he does.
I've asked him nicely several times to stop flirting with everyone and every time I ask him to stop, he gets mad and tells me that if I don't like it I should break up with him. Then, I tell him that he knows I'd never do that. Then, he says I'll just have to deal with it then. After the conversation he gets mad which adds to me already being upset. After a couple minutes he says he's sorry and that he loves me, but he still flirts with everyone. What should I/we do?"
What do you think? Are you a flirt or have you ever dated anyone that was a big time flirt? Did it bother you? We'd love to know what you think, just comment below.
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As promised, here is the first chapter of TORN for you to read now!
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LAKE FOREST – Mayor Pro Tem Peter Herzog will become the city's new mayor on Jan. 1.
On Tuesday Herzog was appointed by his council colleagues to take the city's helm for the 5th time in 16 years of service to the city. Stepping down is Mayor Mark Tettemer.
Richard Dixon will become mayor pro tem.
Herzog talks about some of his plans for 2010. Among the city's top priorities will be seeing through the extension of Alton Parkway, which would link Irvine Boulevard to Commercentre Drive and eventually extend to Towne Centre Drive and the 241 toll road, as well as development of a $39 million sports park that is part of the city's Opportunity Study.
Q. What are your top priorities for next year?
A. My priorities are those of the city. Transportation is key. The county is doing their part of Alton Parkway. We need to work on our section between Commercentre Drive and the 241 Toll Road. Continuing to work on the sports park.
We're in the process of accumulating the rest of the property. Key questions in the community have centered on exactly want amenities will be at the sports park. We have a general concept but input will be taken from the public through several public meetings.
Public safety is always critical but it is more challenging now with the budgetary cuts. We were ranked number 10 in the nation. We plan to maintain that high quality of service.
Between the economy and the state it's making it challenging for city's to maintain a high quality of life. I want to keep a close watch on the state government and make sure they don't interfere. I want to get the state out of my hair.
Q. What mark do you hope to make as mayor next year?
A. I'll spend December thinking about that. I will meet with Mayor Mark Tettemer and city staff on things that are in the pipeline.
Q. This is the fifth time you'll be mayor in 16 years on the City Council – what will you do differently?
A. I'm far more comfortable on how the city staff and the City Council work together. I understand how to run things I a more smooth and professional way. I'll be far more aggressive with state and federal officials and press the case that they need to stop interfereing in our services to our residents.
Q. In 16 years Lake Forest has changed – what's the city's new face?
A. It was a new city when I started. It's established now. We're going to be a major business and homes location in Orange County. As the Opportunity Study Area ( land once zoned business commercial and under the flight path of the El Toro Marine Base ) builds out that will only increase. We're fortunate to have an opportunity with this that many cities don't.