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I looked Jason up and down when he first came into the house, and I am positive that his shorts were on properly before he went upstairs. "Why would his shorts be inside out," I thought to myself. Maybe Jason spilled something on his shorts and hung them to dry; then when he put them back on they were inside out. I wanted to believe that is what happened, but what is probably closer to the truth is that they were messing around upstairs. I mean if I were Matt, I would definitely want get a piece of Jason. And if I were Jason, I damn sure would want to get a piece of Matt. How dare Matt bring another guy to this house. I would be fine if he brought one of these fast ass girls home, but not another guy. Was my mouth and ass not good enough for him? The worst thing about this whole situation is that they probably messed around in the same bed that Matt and I sleep in.
Time seemed to have just stopped. It was half past noon, and Matt still hadn't come back, even though he said that he would be right back after shooting some hoops. That was a couple hours ago. I was alone in the house, feeling like a pile of crap. This family has really started to let me down. Uncle Paul changed after fucking me for the first time, and now I have to deal with Matt bringing dates into the house. I don't mean to sound crazy, but does anyone believe in loyalty. Neither of us is locked down to each other, so I know I can't expect too much. But I just feel like these two big dick bastards have disrespected me. "How am I going to handle this situation?" I thought. I just lay on the couch and drifted off to sleep.
I sent Matt a text asking him when he expected to come home. "Be home in about one hour or so...around two o'clock he responded. I picked up the house phone and called mom at her job. "How are you doing mom? I miss you. When are you coming back to Uncle Paul's?" I asked. She explained that her and dad are trying really hard to work on their marriage so that we could become a family again. Once again, she was going to go straight from work to spend the night with dad. "OK mom. Well you and dad have fun. Uncle Paul and cousin Matt have been taking good care of me. I love you," I said. I hung up the phone and dialed one last number. "Hello, can I speak with Paul." The secretary told me to hold on as she checked to see if he was available. "Hello, Paul speaking," he answered. "Hey Uncle Paul, I just spoke with mom and she is going to spend the night over at dad's again. And Matt told me that he isn't coming home until late tonight. I was just having a bad day and hoped you were able to come home early." Unc said that he would leave work immediately. He did not want me in the house by myself since I was having a bad day. I don't know why, but everyone in the family thought that I was so fragile. Maybe it was because I only had like one friend and didn't really have a strong presence around them. "I will be home around one thirty," Unc said. As soon as I hung the phone up I ran upstairs to take a quick shower. I put lotion all over my body from head to toe and pumped a few sprays of Calvin Klein cologne onto my chest and neck. I grabbed a pair of bikini briefs from my clothes bag and headed down to the living room. I only had about five minutes left before Unc would be home. I lay across the couch on my stomach so that my ass would be in full view when Unc walked into the house. All I had on were a pair of my yellow bikini briefs, so getting to this ass will be easy access. I heard keys jingling in the door. "Boy what are you doing laying on the couch half naked. Put some damn clothes on," said Unc. I just smiled and said, "Take some clothes off." Uncle Paul did not look like he wanted to play along, so I was going to need to be a little more aggressive. I hopped off the couch and jumped on him, wrapping my legs completely around his body. I used one free hand to grope Unc's dick until it was fighting to break through his slacks. Once I saw that Unc's dick was at full attention, I unbuckled his belt and watched his pants drop to the floor. "You called me home to have sex with you Tony?" he yelled. I put my finger to his lips. "Shut up and give me that dick Unc." I commanded. I sucked his dick while his pants were still dangling around his ankles. I gave it all I had to ensure that he would want to do this again. I felt his body tensing up so I stopped sucking and walked him over to the couch. I didn't want him to bust a nut just yet. I greased Unc's dick with Vaseline and did the same with my hole. Slowly, I eased myself down onto his magic stick and began to ride with a nice slow rhythmic movement. I wanted to enjoy every moment, and I needed to keep this up until two o'clock. After about ten minutes, Matt burst through the door with his buddy Jason. I continued to ride as if there was nothing abnormal about this situation. Matt had a look of embarrassment, as well as a look of anger on his face. It was almost as if he couldn't believe that I was enjoying another dick, and his father's on top of that. Uncle Paul looked scared and froze like he had just seen a ghost. He pushed me off of him and ran upstairs to his room. My work was done. Killed two birds with one stone, and got some dick in the process!
I don't know how much time I spent lying on the couch, but next thing I knew, Matt was standing over me shaking my shoulders. "Boy I am about to get it," I thought to myself. "Wake Up. Wake Up," he said. I jumped off the couch like I was possessed to see the time. The cable box read one o'clock. I could not believe that I just dreamed a whole damn revenge sequence in a matter of thirty minutes. I couldn't help but chuckle to myself when I thought about what an evil bitch I was in the dream. Even though I was upset at my uncle and cousin, I wouldn't dare try any shit like that. My plan would include being more submissive and flirty, so that Matt and Unc wouldn't have to look elsewhere to bust a nut. Being awakened from my sleep was a little irritating, but I was so relieved that it was all just a dream. "Come upstairs with me before your mom and pops get home," Matt yelled. I knew what he wanted, and even though I was still a little upset about him and Jason, I couldn't resist his command. I walked upstairs and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and freshen up. When I walked into Matt's room, he was sitting on his bed butt naked with the exception of a pair of black ankle socks. He was playing one of our favorite Xbox games, and his eyes never left the screen. "Bring your ass over here and take care of this big dick while we still have time to ourselves," he commanded. Usually Matt was a more gentle when he spoke to me, but I have to say that I loved this new attitude. I dove right in and starting licking and sucking his balls. They tasted a little sweaty and salty, since he didn't hop in the shower after hooping for the past couple of hours. I continued licking and sucking anyway. There was no way that I was going to let a little sweat stop me from getting what I wanted. His dick was so far down my throat that I could feel his pubic hairs brushing against my nose. "Damn Tony, you deep throat now. You're getting use to this dick I see," he said. The fact that Matt was happy was sending my hormones through the roof. I stopped sucking his dick and got on all fours. Matt still played the game and didn't move. "You don't wanna get in this ass," I asked." He still did not divert his attention away from the Xbox. "Get this nut out while I still play," he said. I just climbed on his dick with my body facing away from him. "Pass me some Vaseline so I can jack off while I'm riding you," I whispered. He said that the jar was empty but told me to hold my hand out. A huge wad of spit dropped from his mouth into my hand. I was a little grossed out for a moment, but used it to lube my dick. It did the trick. My hand was able to glide smoothly up and down my own dick while I moved up and down on Matt's. I felt myself getting ready to cum and apparently Matt could tell. "Damn Tony, you are squeezing the fuck out of my dick. Keep squeezing that dick and bust your nut," he said. Within seconds I shot all over myself and Matt shot inside of me. He didn't shoot as much nut as he usually does, but it was still a large amount. "Go get a rag with some soap and water so you can clean me off," he instructed. I did as I was told and cleaned him up.
He slipped his basketball shorts back on and continued to play the game. "Can I play Xbox with you?" I asked. "Not right now. We can play together a little later," he said without even looking at me. "If I were Jason, you wouldn't have a problem with me playing with you," I said with anger. He stopped the game for a minute and asked what I meant by that. I just told him that I felt like he didn't want to hang out with me anymore. He assured me that wasn't the case. He said that he just was trying to see of all his high school friends before he went back to New York. "Come over here and sit beside me Tony," he said. I walked slowly towards the bed with my head held down. "I love hanging out with you and you know what else I love. But I can't just be in the house with you all day. I have to hang out with my friends or they will be pissed and try to say that I think I'm too good to hang," he explained. I didn't want to get into an argument with Matt, so I just said ok and walked towards the bedroom door. Something stopped me dead in my tracks. I turned around and asked, "Are you and Jason more than friends?" A look of shock came over Matt's face. "I can't believe you just asked me that. We are just homeboys. I've known him since grade school," he said. I stood at the door, mad at myself for asking the question. I apologized for asking the question and told him that I was sorry. "It's cool Tony. You know that I enjoy spending time with you and that you are the only dude I'm fucking. This dick has that ass written all over it," he said. Whatever feelings I felt before were tossed out the window. He knew exactly what to say and I was back in lust/love.
"Do you have a girlfriend in New York?" I asked. Matt explained to me that he was dating a girl who attended the same college. "I met Cindy during my second year at Columbia University. She was a friend of a friend, so we eventually all hung out. We've been dating for about a year, so I guess you can say that things are getting serious between us" he said. "So what does she look like? What is her college major? Does she know about you liking guys?" I asked. Matt's facial expression changed to a more serious look. "First let me start by saying I don't like guys. You are the first and only dude I've ever had sex with and it's going stay like that. She is a pre-med major and is drop dead gorgeous. She is about five feet five inches, one hundred twenty pounds, and has long brown hair," he shared. I jumped in and said that she sounds like a model. Matt just laughed and said, "Would you expect anything different?" His expression then turned serious again as he continued to speak. "Tony, what we do is purely sexual. I'm not gay and you are not gay either. When you get older, you are going to have your own model girlfriend," he said. I just nodded my head and told him that I agreed. As much as I felt like I wanted to be with him and take Cindy's place, I didn't want him to know it. "I know Matt. It is just sex. But don't be fucking any other dudes," I said. Matt laughed and said that I didn't have to worry about that. He kissed me on the forehead and picked up the Xbox controller. I took that as a cue to let me know that he was done with the conversation. I exited the room and headed downstairs to watch television.
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Although Killeen Independent School District officials acknowledged this week the air conditioner in the cafeteria kitchen of Eastern Hills Middle School has been defunct for weeks, school officials are attributing a broken thermometer to recent reports of kitchen temperatures climbing far past 100 degrees.
Steve Murphy, director for school nutrition at KISD, said Tuesday that the air conditioning was reported as broken on Sept. 1 and a necessary replacement piece ordered two days later. The piece has yet to arrive but is expected later this week.
In the meantime, the nutrition director said, the kitchen thermometer has been changed to more accurately reflect temperatures.
"It was reading way over 100 degrees, and we brought in a new one and it was reading 80 or 82 degrees," Murphy said Tuesday. "We took care of that inoperative thermometer and brought them that new one yesterday."
Yet according to a kitchen worker and the family member of another employee, who both wished to remain anonymous, the conditions have been hot to the point of dangerous since a week before the air conditioning part was initially ordered.
"They just have fans," said the employee's family member when interviewed on Monday. "They keep telling them they are waiting for the part, but still, why are you waiting three weeks? People can fall down with heat stroke. Temperatures in a kitchen get pretty hot."
Another cafeteria kitchen employee at the middle school said the eight workers have been sweating heavily through their shifts since school started on Aug. 23.
"Some of us have heart conditions and high blood pressure," said the employee, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity. "It's been like this for a while, since the first day of school, and it's not too healthy."
Asked about the discrepancies on the amount of time the kitchen has been lacking air conditioning, and Murphy reiterated the Sept. 1 date.
"That's not correct," Murphy said, referencing claims the air conditioning was reported defunct in August. "Sept. 1 was when the work order came in from the manager."
Murphy said the only complaints he has heard about hot working conditions in the kitchen came in the aftermath of last week's storm system that temporarily halted the school's entire air conditioning from functioning.
Max Cleaver, executive director of facilities services at KISD, confirmed that the air conditioning part was ordered on Sept. 3 and said everything possible is being done to expedite returning cooler conditions to the kitchen.
"We try to get work orders done as quickly as possible," Cleaver said. "If there is a delay it's generally because there is a part not available locally. But we will fix it as quickly as possible. We're definitely not delaying it. It's obviously really hot in there. I'm not doubting it."
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My favorite white girl is Chelsea Handler who is yours
Riley reid
It's hot watching Riley Reid getting fucked by a big black cock. And fortunately she has been blacked several times on screen.
I agree she's very hoy & tiny
To watch a young white woman getting fucked by a BBC is heaven.
I love it
Pornstar? Tough one, probably Jennifer White
Lucy Pinder is mine...
My wife...
Great ANSWER!! I would also say my wife! She is strong, beautiful and caring. And she has a big sexual appetite which makes her very attractive.
Carlie Sis is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. But that's so far.
There are plenty of wonderful women of any color out there. Tough to make a decision for only one, unless she is someone i know. Right now i would say ... girlfriend. (By the way it happened that she`s white.)
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Semi-automated identification of leopard frogs
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Principal component analysis is used to implement a semi-automatic recognition system to identify recaptured northern leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens). Results of both open set and closed set experiments are given. The presented algorithm is shown to provide accurate identification of 209 individual leopard frogs from a total set of 1386 images.
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So like the reason I called this 'Day 0', was because even though I started the regimen, I kind of switched products a bit. I'm using Proactive Repair Treatment as my BP while I'm waiting for my Acne.org 16oz BP. Best decision of my life. I'm also trying to wait to get the Acne.org moisturizer and jojoba oil, but until then, I'm stuck with Aveeno Daily Moisturizer SPF 15. So until I really get my Regimen set ready, this will be day 0 until then. Ha.
I've had acne ever since I was around twelve, just a few years after I moved to America from Ghana. It was really bad. Each day my face grew worse, and since I hated them so much, I would constantly pick on my skin. In addition to that, having to get over culture shock and bouts of school bullying didn't help either. I still have acne, but now I have decided to do whatever it took to control it. This is seriously like my last stop. If this doesn't work, then at least I'll work with making sure my face is clean. Anyways,
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Mariah Gives to the Homeless
Page Six reports Mariah was given some fur coat as a gift but she doesn't not like to wear fur. She plans to give them to Peta so they can distribute them to the homeless. How generous of Mariah, she could have made a bundle on eBay for those things.
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Fabio Carbone will make a one-off return to the Japanese racing scene at the end of the month, as he drives a Nissan Nismo GT-R at the prestigious Suzuka 1000 kilometre race over 23-24 August.
The 27-year old, who currently drives for newcomers Ultimate Signature in the World Series by Renault, will join his Japanese team's regular line-up of Satoshi Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer, who compete regularly in both the Japanese Super GT and Formula Nippon championships.
Carbone already has plenty of experience on the Japanese sportscar scene, having finished second overall on the series last year. He is also well-acquainted with all the Japanese circuits, thanks to his experience in Nippon and Japanese F3, although he last drove at the Suzuka 1000km in 2006 as part of the Nissan factory team.
The Brazilian, the winner of the most recent WSbR round in Hungary, tested the latest 500-horsepower Nissan in a two-day session at Motegi, and admitted that he was excited about the chance to return to Japan.
"I'm very much looking forward to the opportunity of driving this great car again," Carbone said, "I've got extremely fond memories of racing in Japan and Suzuka is one of my favourite circuits. It's a real drivers' track with some proper corners.
"I've got quite a lot of experience with GT racing and the circuit, so the test was just about re-acquainting myself with the package as a whole. It's always really difficult to predict the outcome of an endurance race, as anything can happen, but I'm very confident that we will be competitive. I'd like to thank NISMO for giving me this great chance and I fully intend to make the most of it."


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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CONCERT PRESENTS THE AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH GUEST CLARINETIST CHARLES NEIDICH(More about event)
Hip, refreshing and brilliant, the Australian Chamber Orchestra has been called "a badass classical band" by Time Out New York while The Washington Post hails them for combining "the energy and vibe of a rock band with the ability of a crack classical chamber group." Their instruments alone represent an all-star lineup, including the legendary 1743 Carrodus Guarneri del Gesù violin; the Carrodus made by del Gesù, called one of the four or five of the finest violins in the world; a 1759 Guadagnini; a 1728/9 Strad; and a 1729 Giuseppe Guarneri filius Andreæ cello. But it's the way these virtuosi play their extraordinary instruments that makes them a Dream Team. At Princeton they'll premiere Water by Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.
HAYDN Symphony No. 83 in G Minor ("La Poule")
COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
JONNY GREENWOOD Water (Princeton premiere)
MOZART Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201
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Report summaryThe Northern Lights project is located 100 kilometres to the northeast of Fort McMurray in the Athabasca oil sands region of northeastern Alberta. The Northern Lights acreage is estimated to contain 1.67 billion barrels of bitumen in place. If commercialised, the oil sands will be developed through open-pit mining. The project is operated by Total, following its 2008 acquisition of the previous operator, Synenco. For the purposes of our analysis, we have not included costs or a cash ...
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Gujarat Police Recruitment 2017
Gujarat Police Recruitment 2017 Constable Posts News: Check Gujarat Police Recruitment 2017 online in coming days as this portal is dedicated to give all new alerts on Gujarat Police Board Recruitment 2017 for Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Sub Inspector (SI) and Constable Posts at police.gujarat.gov.in. The broadcast advertisement for Gujarat Police Recruitment is provided at official website i.e. www.police.gujarat.gov.in. More information of Gujarat Police Recruitment 2017 regarding eligibility, pay scale, selection criteria and how to apply etc is mentioned below……………………Gujarat Police Recruitment 2016
Gujarat Police Recruitment 2016 Constable Posts Updates: Recently Gujarat State Police Recruitment Board (GSPRB) has issued job notice for Constable, Warder 17532 Posts. Interested and eligible aspirants have to submit online application form on or before 30.07.2016 as per schedule final by gujarat police board. Further information of Gujarat Police Recruitment 2016 regarding eligibility, pay scale, selection criteria and how to apply etc is mentioned below……………………
Latest News of Gujarat Police Vacancy @ www.police.gujarat.gov.in:
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Age Limit :- 18 to 33 years (01.08.1983 to 30.07.1998)
Educational Qualification :- 12th passed or equivalent from any recognized board.
Computer Knowledge :- Candidates must possess CCC certificate from DOEACC or equivalent.
Application Fees :- Rs. 100/- for general candidates. SC, ST, SEBC, Unreserved Economically Weaker Sections and EX-Serviceman are exempted to pay application fees.
Last date to apply online – 30 July 2016
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Gujarat Police Recruitment 2015 SI, ASI, Constable Jobs Online Application Form www.police.gujarat.gov.in
Wait is over as Gujarat State Police issued recruitment notice for 8450 Posts of Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI), Sub Inspector (SI) and Constable Jobs. Interested candidates have to apply online on or before 13 December 2014 via www.police.gujarat.gov.in. The broadcast advertisement can check from link given here or at www.police.gujarat.gov.in. All candidates are advised to go through instructions before applying online. The complete details of Gujarat Police Recruitment 2014 regarding post, age limit, location, salary, qualification, selection process and application process etc is mentioned below……………………
Details of Gujarat Police Employment:
For the Post of Police Sub Inspector (PSI)
Total Posts - 500
Age Limit- 21-30 years
For the Post of Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI)
Total Posts - 800
Age Limit- 20-30 years
The candidate should have Bachelors degree in any Discipline from a recognized University.
For the Post of Armed Police Constable
Total Posts – 1500
For the Post of Unarmed Police Constable
Total Posts- 5650
Age Limit- 18-28 years
The candidate should be 12th Class (Higher Secondary) or Equivalent from a recognized Board.
Remember Date to Submit Online Application is 13.12.2014 (now closed)
Salary- INR
Location- Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India)
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80% of families in the US did not buy a single book over the past year.
If you look up the proliferating infographics available on the internet today, the picture of reading as a pastime isn't encouraging for authors. Let alone authors of genre fiction. Christian authors of genre fiction? It's no wonder so many of us are looking at our quarterly royalty checks and laughing in a way that makes the people around us a little uncomfortable.
|Is it any wonder, with the statistics,
that bookstores are a dying breed?
It's all just a matter of numbers. Of the 20% of Americans who bought ANY kind of book last year, how many bought fiction? Not the majority. Of those who bought fiction, how many bought fantasy? Of those who bought fantasy, how many tried something that wasn't a George R R Martin book? Of that group, how many of them were looking for fantasy, specifically, from a Christian worldview? (Here's a hint: the overall religious market—fiction and non-fiction—only represents about $2 billion of the $30 billion book sales industry, if my interpretation of Publisher's Weekly's financial reporting is to be trusted.)
Suddenly, I begin to see that my expectation of anything better than meager sales is mostly wishful thinking.
As I've mentioned before, I'm at a bit of a reboot moment with my writing. The Risen Age Archive is in my lap, waiting for me to figure out when, how, even IF I should get it back out to market. The Windrider Saga is on (I hope temporary) hiatus while I make decisions and corrections on Risen Age. (And then it will be Windrider's turn for the scalpel. Or the sledgehammer. Not sure.)
Writing the stories isn't enough for me. Call me pedestrian, but I want to sell books. Enough to make some noticeable difference in my family's bottom line at the end of the quarter. It has become clear to me that if I want to have much of chance of doing this, it's time to cast a wider net than the CBA crowd.
What this doesn't mean for me is that I intend to suddenly "scuff up" my stories for some kind of perceived general market palette. Frankly, while my stories contain a religious system, that system has already proven too loose in its interpretation of real-world Christian theology to get a pass with readers who prefer fiction that exhibits a mirror-image biblical worldview. (Which is fine. To each his own. We live in an age where we can choose what we want to read, and that's awesome.)
Will my stories smell too much like church to secular readers? I have no idea. They haven't reached that population yet. This broader audience I'm looking for may chew me up and spit me back out on the doorstep of the CBA, for all I know.
What I do know is that I want to keep writing the stories that are rattling around in my imagination, and I want as many people to enjoy them as possible. And that means taking a chance at putting them in front of people who will mock me for my effort and my convictions.
For the sake of the Realm Makers conference, which I intend to keep administrating as long as people want it to happen, I keep looking for that writer who will serve as my connection to the Christians who are writing for the secular market. It's occurring to me—maybe I'm not supposed to find him or her. Maybe I'm supposed to BE that author.
Because sometimes there's no way to know if you belong in a place until you go and try to live there.


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Requiem For the American Dream is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, on the defining characteristic of our time -- the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few. Through interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality -- tracing a half-century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expen...se of the majority -- while also looking back on his own life of activism and political participation. Profoundly personal and thought provoking, Chomsky provides penetrating insight into what may well be the lasting legacy of our time -- the death of the middle class and swan song of functioning democracy. A potent reminder that power ultimately rests in the hands of the governed, Requiem For the American Dream is required viewing for all who maintain hope in a shared stake in the future. DVD includes English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired included.Detailed info »« Brief info
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Seventy-two pollinator habitats were established on Monsanto sites across the U.S. over the past year and the company doubled the number which are certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council.
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MindRider and the Maker's Brain
MindRider is a brain-reading bike helmet developed at the MIT Media Lab that converts a cyclist's EEG levels into an LED display. It also geo-locates the EEG data so that cyclists can review their "Experience Maps" later. Catherine Cramer and Stephen Uzzo of the NY Hall of Science show off the MindReader, and present results recorded from various helmeted Makers during the Faire.


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Ryan: Democrats' FISA Bill Fails to Provide Effective, Long-Term Fix
Wisconsin's First District Congressman Paul Ryan today opposed House Democrats' decision to ignore a bipartisan bill, passed by the Senate on February 12, 2008, updating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The Majority instead opted to push legislation that offers no long-term fix to close the gaps in America's intelligence laws.
The Senate-passed bill, known as the FISA Amendments Act of 2007, received overwhelming bipartisan support and has similar support within the House. The bill offered by House Democrat leadership, is another temporary measure, which again fails to provide retroactive immunity to companies that assisted the U.S. government with intelligence gathering after September 11th, 2001. Telecommunications companies that responded to America's call have not received adequate protection, making them vulnerable to lawsuits for performing a patriotic service to the country.
Although the bill passed the House on March 14, 2008 by a vote of 213 to 197, it is expected that it will meet stiff opposition in the Senate. President Bush has indicated he will veto legislation that does not provide a long-term update to provide American intelligence community the tools and flexibility needed to quickly respond to terrorist threats. Congressman Ryan issued the following statement:
"It has been nearly one month since the House Democrat leadership allowed the Protect America Act to expire, and American security has suffered because of it. Without this badly needed modernization of FISA, America currently operates at a pre-9/11 intelligence capability. In the days after September 11th, telecom companies stepped forward during our nation's time of need, providing much needed assistance to help keep us safe. Those noble acts deserve admiration - not lawsuits."
"It's absolutely clear that if the Senate bill were brought to the House Floor, it would pass with the same spirit of bipartisanship that it received in the Senate. Unfortunately, House Democrat leadership has chosen to push for a bill that doesn't meet the needs of our intelligence efforts. I will continue to press for House consideration of the bipartisan Senate bill and to provide our intelligence community the necessary tools to protect America from radical Islamic jihadists."
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The beginning of feminist existentialism is usually attributed to the publication of the translation of Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex in the U.S. This book incidentally is considered to have started the second wave of feminism. Later on, those feminists who have based their thinking on those philosophers classified as "existentialists" are considered to be "existentialist feminists", one of whom is Mary Daly.
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Baro's younger sister, I (Cha Yoon Ji), might have the most inconvenient stage name ever, but she explained why that stage name was chosen during her recent 'V' live broadcast.
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She started, "I'm very nervous because this is my first broadcast. Firstly, I'll introduce why my name is I. It means that I always want to be the I who is singing, the I who is dancing. Also, it means 'me' and 'eye.' In Chinese, it also means 'love,' which is a nice meaning. It means I want to show you as I am.
"There are also people who ask me wasn't it hard to be a trainee for six years. Whenever I had a hard time as a trainee, I think I tried to stay positive. There were times I was negative, but I think that plummets me deeper. Rather than wondering when I would debut, I tried to make up for the parts I was lacking in, and then one day, I ended up debuting. I believe that because that time [of six years] existed, I am who I am today."


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The Effect of Complementary Medicine (CAM) Treatments on Common Symptoms in Hospitalized Patients
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Last updated: January 13, 2016
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This study evaluates the effects of complementary medicine (CAM) treatments on patient reported outcomes in hospital settings, for hospitalized people. Various CAM modalities such as acupuncture, reflexology, guided imagery and hypnosis are evaluated. The investigators compare outcomes between two groups: Standard of care (treatments that are provided commonly in hospital) versus standard of care AND CAM treatments. Outcomes assessed are both quantitative i.e. scores on Visual Analogue Scale for various symptoms such as pain, nausea, wellbeing, anxiety, and qualitative such as Measure Yourself Concerns And Wellbeing.
|Pain Nausea Anxiety
|Other: CAM treatments
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Patient Reported Outcomes Following Complementary Medicine Treatments in Hospitalized Patients
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Symptomatic relief expressed in Visual Analogue Scales from asymptomatic 0-100 extremely symptomatic [ Time Frame: within 4 hours following treatment ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- correlations between expectations from CAM as measured on a likert scale (0= disbelief and 5- high belief)and primary outcomes [ Time Frame: at baseline evaluation (time 0') ]
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|Study Start Date:
|April 2010
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|January 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
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Symptomatic hospitalized people referred by the medical team to CAM treatments on top of standard of care
Other: CAM treatments
CAM treatments last 10-30 minutes
Standard care only
Symptomatic patients who are referred to CAM treatments but are not interested in such treatments
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Symptomatic patients are referred to CAM treatments by the medical staff of the departments. Patients interested in CAM treatments may receive various CAM treatments such as reflexology, acupuncture, guided imagery and hypnosis, according to patient preference and practitioner availability. Patients are requested to grade the severity of their symptoms on a visual analogue scale (0-100) before treatment and within 3 hours following treatments. Patients who are interested in standard care alone and not interested in CAM treatments grade their symptoms similarly, and serve as a control group. Primary outcomes are symptomatic relief and secondary outcomes are correlations between belief or disbelief in CAM with the primary outcomes.
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- Shane Haste defeated Genba Hirayanagi (7:37)
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Flemish Beef & Beer Stew
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Top Review by Paulette
It was the perfect day - cold & rainy - to have a stew and this one was awesome! I halved the recipe, and the only subsitution I made was using regular vegetable cooking oil, which is what I had on hand, instead of sunflower oil. I also threw in some carrots just to have an added vegetable. The meat was very tender, and the gravy rich & thick. I served it with a spinach salad. We had some leftover, and I think I will cook some rice or noodles to compliment the leftovers.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 4 lbs lean stewing beef
- 2 lbs large onions, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1⁄2 cup sunflower oil
- 6 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup chopped parsley
- 2 teaspoons thyme
- ground pepper
- 24 ounces beef broth, kept hot
- 24 ounces beer
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven at 325 F degrees.
- Cut stew meat into rather small pieces and roll lightly into the flour.
- Heat oil, then stir fry meat, a little at a time, until golden.
- Do the same with onion and garlic, adding more oil if needed.
- Place everything in a 6-8 quart deep pan, adding the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Mix.
- Add hot broth and beer.
- Cover and bake for 2 hours.
- Remove pan from the oven, place it on the stove over medium fire, add balance of vinegar and bring sauce to boiling.
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- Me (Blonde)Vote A
- HerVote B
- she's ok but you look betterVote C
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I'll always pick the person that isn't asking the question, therefore I choose her.11|00|0
I Don't love myself if that's what you think, Hence the reason for the question
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Because the guy I am into liked her pic on socialmedia, she is his friend
1. Don't post pictures of people online without their permission. It's weird.
2. Do you think he's shallow enough to choose which woman to go after based solely on attractiveness?
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Well unless one of them happens to be hiding a big dick and some pecs underneath all that then neither. #Ineedcock00|01|1
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She's just curious and feeling insecure.
@clampfan101 still not dedignifying one woman for the sake of another. If she' feeling insecure then there are better, more positive, more healthy and productive ways to address that


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Ontario, Toronto – (The Hosting News) – January 9, 2009 – The launch of Cloud Slam '09, a virtual conference covering technology, business models, industry implementation experiences, regulatory compliance, privacy and security, risk management and scientific research in the world of cloud computing, has issued a call for entries.
Cloud Computing professionals are invited to submit their presentation papers by February 12, 2009 at 6PM EST. The Conference program will reflect the highest level of accomplishments in the global cloud computing community, and will feature an exceptional lineup of speakers covering the following representative topics:
— Transition and migration from corporate environments to the Cloud
— Interoperability between corporate infrastructure and Clouds
— ROI in the Cloud (capital and operational expenditure models)
— Pricing and cost accounting for Cloud offerings
— Best practices, use cases and design patterns
— Regulatory compliance and security
— Scientific research in the Cloud (modeling and simulations, computation fluid dynamics, high performance computing, GPU-based solutions, running MATLAB/Mathematica models in the Cloud, etc.) — Latest data center technologies
— Use of virtualized and non-virtualized (close to metal) technologies in the Cloud
— Overflow from corporate facilities to the Cloud
— Difference between Grid and Cloud (distinctive attributes)
— Storage in the Cloud: the Cloud from an end-user perspective
— Optimal network topologies, specific to Cloud environments
— Quick and secure delivery of applications and services over the Cloud to consumers and businesses
— Applications and challenges for enterprise financial systems
The virtual conference format will be supported by an online community platform in order to facilitate professional networking opportunities among the registered attendees.
The organizing committee includes the following leading experts:
Geoffrey Fox, Professor of Computer Science, University of Indiana; Greg Pfister, Independent Computer Hardware Professional, Distinguished Engineer at STG, IBM; Tim Mather, V.P. and Chief Security Strategist at RSA Conferences; Eliezer Dekel, Senior Technical Staff Member, Manager, Distributed Middleware IBM Research Laboratory in Haifa; Kristi Schultz, STSM – Blue Cloud Ensemble Management, IBM; Gabriel Sallah, HPC and Virtualisation Architect Global markets at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore; John Savageau, CTO, CRG West; Achim Luhn, Director Innovation Projects at Siemens IT Solutions and Services; Khazret Sapenov, CTO, Cloudcor Inc.; Dave Graham, EMC Corporation; Paco Nathan, Adknowledge; Krishna Sankar, Distinguished Engineer at Cisco; Chris Sears, SunGard; Randy Bias, VP Technology Strategy, GoGrid; Chris Marino, CEO, SnapLogic; Andre Merzky, IT Analyst CCT, Louisiana State University; Igor Edelman, VP Engineering at Bank of America; J. Andrew Rogers, VP Geospatial Systems at Neopolitan; Subra Kumaraswamy, Sr. Security Manager at Sun Microsystems; Richard Donaldson, COO at United Layer; Brian Cinque, Data Center Architect at Sun Microsystems; Sassa NF, Technology Advisor; Eric Moore, Technical Consultant, HP Software; Rob Gingell, CTO and EVP Product Development for Cassatt; Daniel Schwartz, CTO, Investment Management and Banking Industry; and Edward Browdy, Information Assurance and Security Professional.
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10: Giant Beltbuckles
Buckles have no purpose other than for looks. And if you want to draw that much attention to your crotch…stop wearing pants. Besides, is this a Twighlight Zone episode and you fell out from the 70's with that look?
9: White Guy Doo-Rags
White guys wear bandanas, that's just how it works. You don't wear turbans do ya? Stop biting other people's styles. C'mon, I mean really, white guys, why can't you do your own thing? Stop with the FUBU's
8: Club Shirts
Designer T-shirts? It's a t-shirt. If Louis Vuitton made flip-flops and ear-muffs would you be wearing those to the club?
7: High Socks w/ Shorts
Please tell me this is just an homage to your grandfather who made his fortune selling tube socks. Ugly calves, huh?
6: Sweater Vest
I can understand this if you were born with no arms because then there would be no need to keep just your torso warm.
5: Extra, extra long shirts
The only plus to wearing extremely long shirts is if you crap your pants, you can either use the extra material for toilet paper or pretend you are making Man-Dresses fashionable.
4: Popped Collar
3: Droopy Britches
You are so fargin cool, too cool for me to hang with ya. Now, get a life and quit being a POSER!
I really, really, really, don't wanna see your CK underwear
2: One-legging It
Where I come from, this means, "You are holding." (Drugs) Don't be surprised if I ask you if you've got anything? Don't be surprised if I bitchslap you cause you look at me stupid.
1: The Guido
Thank you for confirming the fact that you have chest hair. Because I'm sure that's all anyone wanted to know. You are just soo soooo soooooo sexy.


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Ask Anna – Help for a "boring" character
Siouxie writes:
Dear Anna,
I have decided to get back into role playing. It has been about two years since I last role played. I will admit I am a bit rusty, slower to respond then I was, but I have been having a blast. I decided to roll a blood elf hunter. I love the blood elf lore, and feel the most comfortable rping one. (I love rping trolls, but they always end up comedic relief.)
My problem is this: Siouxsie is a complete bore. I didn't want to create a character that is some sort of super hero, super villain, the most beautiful, smartest, ect. I wanted a normal girl, with a normal background. I am afraid though I may have made her too plain.
She is about 5'8, 147 pounds. She is a little round, and a lithe hunter. She loves to change her hair color, just so she can gossip with the goblin hairdressers. Her hair is short and choppy. It looks more like it was cut with a dagger then shears. She has a dark golden complexion, fell green eyes and friendly gap tooth smile.
Her history is, well I think it is mostly normal… (but too long for me to post in its entirety). She spends a lot of her time just watching and listening.
Personality wise she is pretty kindhearted with her own race, naive, a little on the dumb side, though more for lack of education then anything else. She has a sarcastic sense of humor, prefers to be more in the crowd the the center of attention. She is not at all comfortable around the other horde races, she isn't rude, but she isn't friendly to them either. She also loves bubblegum, and has a weak spot for anything sweet. She is a hopeless romantic, but she has learned everything about romance from a few of her mothers old romance novels. She isn't quick to anger, but she will hold a grudge until her last breath.
And that is Siouxsie. I have tried to involve her in some role play, but the most I have gotten with her is some DK wanting to marry her after they spoke for 5 minutes. And a bit of a romantic intrigue with another blood elf. It is very nice, and cute role play and has some nice story potential. I just want more, and want to really make her more dimensional. I guess I just do not know how to do it, I want to involve her with more rp without making her seem to over the top, mary sueish (if she isn't already), or a demon girl who does odd things with her tail. Though I will admit when I watched that RP it did make me laugh.
Can you help me? Advice, criticism, eyerolls anything would be great! Thank you, and take care.
I've opted to post most of your letter, since I think it gives a pretty good idea of how much time and thought you've put into developing Siouxie.
Here's the thing. She doesn't sound boring at all to me. She sounds like a character with some little quirks and flaws, and a healthy start towards a defined personality. It's entirely possible to have a "normal" character that's successful in RP – but it does take a bit of work, and it usually takes having other people around to help her develop a voice.
Her background is not the same as her personality and how she interacts with other people.
However – if the only RP you've found with her is someone wanting to marry her after 5 minutes and someone else wanting to be in a romance with her, you're probably not seeing much of her personality! I think you need to give her a chance, and get her into situations that aren't either awkward ("Why no, I don't want to marry you, I've never seen you before and don't even know your last name") or floofy and sweet and sappy romantic (which is fun RP, but not exactly character illuminating).
As such, I think this is both a question of character and of finding solid RP experiences.
In all likelihood, you'll run into lots of superficial stuff, which is totally fine – even the Riders have a good bit of "superficial" RP time each week, because everyone always being tied up in OMG DRAMA is exhausting.
As you're just getting started, you'll have a lot more "run ins" and a lot less consistent RP with the same people. Use those quick RP run ins to figure out who you might want to have extended RP with, of the not-romantic variety, again – romances are TONS of fun, but friendships, enemies, working relationships, and guilds/organizations are all much better ways to discover character development and personality, unless you're willing to throw a lot of horrible obstacles into the romance, which can also be exhausting. Also, if the only thing connecting two characters is a romance, when the romance fizzles or waxes and wanes and loses the high of "new RP", things will go south pretty fast.
Consistent RP partners and friends will help Siouxie develop her own voice and her own mannerisms beyond what you've created, which is essentially her backstory.
Backstories are great, but they're not what make characters interesting or fun. The interesting and fun part comes out of the interactions you have with others.
Another way to bring out her personality is to throw trouble at her on your own, if you're of the fic-writing persuasion (not all RPers are).
The best way I know of to find out how a character reacts to difficult situations is to just put them in one and see what happens. It can take a bit of "heartless" sort of writing – putting horrible things in your character's path can be hard, especially if you know it's going to cause them some heartache or pain – but it's definitely worth it in the end. You also have to be strong and not let them take the "easy way out" (summoning in a Magic Dragon to take all the trouble away doesn't count as problem solving!).
Don't give up on Siouxie yet. She's got a strong foundation to become a character that you love. Remember that RP happens WITH you, not TO you, and seek out some more consistent opportunities, whether that's in guilds, through your server's "open RP gatherings" (like pub nights and such), or just through running into random people and figuring out who you do and don't want to keep RPing with. You might get frustrated, and you might not find the best opportunities right off the bat, but you can find a good group for her, or just a few other unaffiliated people that can help her find her voice.
As always, if any of you (my readers) have other comments or suggestions for Siouxie, please leave them in comments – whether those are character specific suggestions or ways to find quality RP environments. I'm not particularly well versed in Blood Elf lore or RP, so my Horde readers will likely have better suggestions on that front!
Good luck, and may the Loot-Fu be with you!
Note: I'm posting this because I think Siouxie has a common problem – lots of backstory but not a lot of interaction. Only she can actually "un-boring" the character, and her backstory isn't really the way to do it. As such, these are hints that I think can help a lot of roleplayers. If you've got lore-specific or character specific questions, I can try to answer them, but this space isn't generally for "PLZ FIX MY CHARACTER" advice (otherwise I'd totally bore all my readers!).
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okay, so I was having a texting convo with my ex who I see from time to time, we still like each other but who knows if well ever be serious again. he's a very jealous guy, and I have a job I love right now, and I told him I was going to take another job doing promotions for bud light stuff like that. and he just says "yeahhh" and I said ""nice response" and that was it.
honestly his response pissed me off because it was a one word nothing, doesn't give his opinion or anything but clearly I can see he doesn't like it, TOO BAD THOUGH. its not like I'm trying to be a stripper, f***ing christ.
I'm supposed to see him tomorrow but seriously there was no reason for that type of response.
I need someone to support me and what I want to do in life damnit!
So yeah. Do I even bother texting him?!?!?
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why worry ? don't stress too much . If you don't care very much about what will happen between you too ... don't act like you do. keep it casual , forget about " the past "
he clearly didn't want to continue the conversation. don't know why.
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yeah you're right, I shouldn't stress over it. Its just he has never really been supportive of things I want to do in life, that's why I get the way I do. I'm actually a really happy person, sigh
so if he wasn't supportive when you were togheder why do you think he would be now that you broke up :)) ?
Stop seeing / searching in your ex a model, an inspiration , if he isn't one.


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Ryan Mosley, Flaming Gorge Project Leader with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, sent in this report. As always, goof fishing at the Gorge.
Fishing is really good on the reservoir right now, if you like seasonably mild temps, low angler pressure, and big fish!The rainbow fishing has been the hot bite and 2-3lbers are the norm with the occasional 4lber mixed in. All around the reservoir big rainbows can be found near inflows, launch ramps, and along shallow, rocky shorelines and points. Rainbows will actually excavate "redds" in small cobble rock and on calm days can be easily spotted from the boat. Lots of lures will work, but I've had the best success with 1/4 oz marabou jigs in pinks, blacks, and olives. Try tipping with bait like a Berkley trout worm or piece of night crawler, for further enticement. Cast towards shore or a spotted fish and keep a tight line, giving it a couple of jigs every few seconds. Most of the hits come on the fall so watch your line or rod tip. Areas where the water is off-colored and/or wind chopped are more productive for boat-shy fish. If fishing from shore, walk the shoreline looking for rainbows working the shallows. Cast jigs, spoons, or shallow crankbaits. If you prefer to use bait, the marshmallow/worm combo always produces fish. The fishing pier at Dam Point was recently re-opened and offers a great opportunity for those with limited access options. Finally, with the warm days come the insects. I've recently observed cicadas hatching (yes cicidas!), but also flying ants, mayflies, and even hoppers. All of those presentations will work for those wanting to fling some bugs!Kokanee and lake trout are being caught reservoir-wide, but still more variable than rainbow trout. Water temps are climbing to the upper 40s, and while fishing on Friday, I saw 48F in the afternoon. We even spotted some big smallmouth bass in the shallows, but they didn't want to play. It won't be long though!Good luck, Ryan


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Devotional chaplet: rosary for the souls of priests
This rosary is made of burgundy resin grains.
The pastoral cross of Pope John Paul II is bi-coloured (silver and gold). The medal is made of rose-shaped beads in golden metal.
This rosary features the images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the front and of the Holy Family on the back.
- Model: RO018004
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- Materials: metal, resin
- Origin: Italy
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The City of Fairfax has a council/manager form of government. The mayor and six councilmembers are elected every two years on an at-large, non-partisan basis. The current term expires 6/30/2018. The governing body does not have offices in the City Hall, but can be reached through the City Manager's Office at 703.385.7850. The current mayor and councilmembers are listed below.
To find out more about individual members, click on their names.
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Councilmember Michael J. DeMarco
Councilmember Daniel F. Drummond
Councilmember Jeffrey C. Greenfield
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Councilmember Eleanor D. Schmidt
Councilmember Jon R. Stehle, Jr.
Please note: Mr. Drummond will serve as Councilmember until the September 12 Special Election results are certified and the newly elected Councilmember is sworn in.


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Capuano expects two from minicamp to join Isles
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New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano expects there will be at least two prospects joining the club next season. Anders Lee, who scored his first NHL goal with the Islanders last season, and 2013 first-round draft pick Ryan Pulock talk about the help they are receiving during minicamp to fine tune their games. Videojournalist: Patrick McCarthy (July 10, 2013)
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Video: Ice Cube Talks Gangster Rap, Being Indie Artist
Ice Cube recently sat down with Billboard.com to chat about his latest project, "I Am The West," gangster rap, being an independent artist now and the legendary N.W.A.
Video: Ice Cube talks new album, gangster rap, N.W.A.
"NWA, for better or for worse, opened up all of pop art -- not just music, but everybody now feels they can be themselves," Cube said of the group's legacy. "No one has to put on a facade, change who they are to be famous. You can do it how you feel it." Take that, Lady Gaga.
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Bristol Farms to Open Valencia, CA Store in October
The upscale grocer's latest emporium will sport 'shops' with themed props.
Supervalu-owned regional gourmet chain Bristol Farms said yesterday it plans to open a new 35,000 square-foot store in Valencia, Calif. this October.
The retailer this week began construction on the store, once again hiring Palladeo Construct, Glendale, Calif. as the general contractor. This is Palladeo's fifth project with Bristol Farms and the first ground-up construction for the two partners. Previous projects with Bristol Farms included a major remodel of the company's South Pasadena store, a second-use remodel in La Jolla, an open-store remodel in Manhattan Beach, and a second-use remodel in Palm Desert.
Plans for Bristol Farms in Valencia include individual "shops" with full facades and themed props, including a fresh juice and smoothie counter, a fresh sushi department with sushi prepared daily onsite, a coffee bar, and an eat-in café. The wine area, with its four walls, wine racks and roof trellis, will be designed to resemble a specialty wine boutique.
Palladeo Create, the company's fixture and décor fabrication and installation division, is fabricating and installing the interior décor. DLEnglish Design Studio, Long Beach, Calif., designed the store's interior.
Bristol Farms operates 15 stores throughout Southern California, each of which is uniquely designed and extremely service-oriented.


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I suppose I could blame my three-week posting hiatus on the holiday madness, but it wouldn't be exactly true. Certainly my bake-a-thon and Santa errands and cross-country travel figured into the busyness scale somewhat; however, since I'm going for total honesty on this here blog (bloghesty? seriously, how many more mutant words can we get out of the blog trope?) I'm going to try to explain why I've been avoiding it.
Shortly after my last post, my husband was offered a job. At a solid company, in an industry he'd been wanting to move to, with a decent salary and enough seniority and benefits and challenge to warrant the rather hideous commute. So yay! Salvation! We wouldn't lose our house or health insurance after all, the kids could stay in school, we'd actually have a Christmas, it was a genuine Miracle on Shriek House Street.
But after a few days of having my O! Elation! face on, it started to crack. I felt… blue. Left behind. Non-involved, non-contributory, non-grata. As we tried to find deals on new work clothes for him, and crammed in as much daddy-kids time as possible (since aforementioned hideous commute will essentially preclude his seeing them during the week), and drank wine every night because suddenly we felt so flush and celebratory… inside, my mood fizzled into grim self-pity.
And I'm embarrassed to say, it was all tied up in stupid value-of-work stuff, things that shouldn't matter now because I made my choice to be a SAHM/WAHM and still think it was the right one for our family at the time. But this year I was ready for returning to work outside the home, and I have been sending out resumes since last spring with no results, and then he went and landed a job in less than three months. He was recruited. And his earning power is triple mine. Ow.
I tell myself it's the gaps in my resume (that's the SAHM part) and the career change a few years back. I don't have senior experience in either field now. The job market is flooded with qualified people. Employers are scaling back. It's the economy, stupid. It's not me.
But that's just nervous patter. It covers the real inner monologue, the one that goes: You totally suck. The only people giving you work are your contacts from before. It's just mercy work. And you spend more time stressing and fussing over it than it pays. You're barely putting a dent in the daycare and tuition bills you're supposedly covering. Your husband can't rely on you. He doesn't respect you. Your kids think you care more about the computer than them. Your real writer friends are laughing behind your back.
And so on. I know we're supposed to ignore our inner critics, or turn them off or transform them into unicorn syrup to serve over our glittering pancakes of greatness…. but I just can't. There's no off button. I think maybe it will shut up if I just find work, so I keep sending pitches and resumes into the ether, working on existing little projects, guiltily stealing an hour here and there to write bits of my novel, tweeting gamely about the daily travails of motherhood in a desperate effort to keep myself amused and engaged. Above water.
But really, it all feels like… you know that scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey, near the end, where Dave Bowman just drifts off into space, and you see him getting smaller and smaller and smaller before the immensity of dark, empty space? Yeah. It feels like that.
The less I work, the less valued I feel. The more time I spend on domestic duties, the more I resent them. The more time I spend with my kids, the more I value that time with them, yet feel it slipping steadily away. This is not an equation that balances out.
And now that I've vented plenty of steam and made it through this post (it only took three days of false starts) I realize, today on the eve of the New Year, I don't want to end this year in a whining, navel-gazing grumblifesto. I don't want that mindset to become a habit. So, um… hang on, I need to think how to extricate myself…
Ok. I'm going to let this be my bloggy version of a colon cleanse: a bunch of toxic crap that had to come out. But it doesn't earn me a free pass to keep making more. No.
Tomorrow, New Year's Day, I will start fresh, with less vitriol and more fiber. My resolution is to to try to let it all go: the self-directed hatred, the self-doubt, the judgement, the expectations, the resentment, the bitterness. My resolution is to try to find value in who I am now, not who I was or who I could be. I may need some reminders or flax seeds or something. But my resolution is to try. My best and my hardest. For me.
Ok, 2010. I'm ready. Engage.


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The Disinherited(1992)
(Book 59 in the Star Trek : The Original Series series)
A novel by Peter David
Dispatched to investigate attacks on peaceful Federation planets by a mysterious alien fleet, Kirk and his crew find the planets completely devastated. As the Enterprise prepares to launch its counterattack, Spock makes a discovery that could have deadly consequences for the Federation and the Enterprise.
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CBS News Correspondent Elizabeth Kaledin reports on a new milestone in research on the West Nile virus. A new mother in southeastern Michigan received blood transfusions after giving birth on September 2 and started feeling sick shortly afterwards.
Lyle Petersen of the Centers for Disease Control says, "After we discovered she had West Nile virus infection we looked at her breast milk and found evidence of the West Nile virus genetic material in that breast milk."
Health officials, however, are quick to caution the presence of virus in breast milk is not proof it can be transmitted to the infant, and no cases of transmission by breast milk have been reported.
The baby in Michigan is being tested.
The Centers for Disease Control is suggesting that nursing mothers in heavily mosquito-infested areas contact their doctors if they develop a fever. But pediatric infectious disease specialists like Dr. Robert Baum, of the University of Chicago Children's Hospital, says this chapter in the West Nile mystery is not cause for alarm.
According to Baum, "Young breast feeding mothers have not been a major component of the disease burden to date."
Still, this latest development is another reminder that West Nile Virus is a new phenomenon and health officials are on a steep learning curve.
As presence of the virus continues to be found in donated blood and organs, the FDA told a Senate subcommittee earlier this week that plans to start testing blood for the virus are the highest priority.
Dr. Jesse Goodman of the FDA says, "An optimistic version would be to have this available for next summer for the next major mosquito season."
In the meantime, health officials stress that the benefits of breastfeeding far outweigh any risks of giving a baby West Nile. Both the mother and baby in the Michigan case are fine.