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would you go out with him solely based on his money? Let's makeup a scenario:
You're incredibly beautiful (like victoria secret beautiful) so you pretty much have a bunch of great guys lined up already to be with you. You're more than just looks though and consider yourself the whole package. Basically, you can get just about any guy you want.
The guy is just above average looks wise, meaning you don't think he is ugly or good-looking, basically indifferent. The guy is also very intelligent and a kind person. All in all he is pretty much average except for his money and intelligence.
Would you go out with him solely based on the fact that he was a billionaire? Meaning if he wasn't and just made a decent income you wouldn't consider him.
- Yes, only because he is richVote A
- No, rich or not I wouldn't date himVote B
- Yes, even if he was middle classVote C
- I'm a dude, show me the statistics!Vote D
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There would have to be some reason for me to be drawn to him -- like is he really funny or talented something? Really beautiful people have a lot of choices ... so just being kinda nice and intelligent doesn't set a person out from the crowd. After all -- the way you've worded it, the guy is choosing the girl because she is exceptionally beautiful NOT because she is nice or intelligent.10|10|0
lets just say this, the guy is easy-going, funny, and almost everybody likes being around him. He's a bubbly person.
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Exactly! It always annoys me when people that are very good looking see themselves as this super important person. Big deal, you got lucky and were born that way, something you had no control over at all, whereas the billionaire had to make his fortune. Good looks are also the most common positive attribute there is. No, I'm not ugly haha.
Good looks are very prized, though. We obsessively crave good looking partners, whereas money is more of a decision to desire or not desire. I was going to apologize for turning this into a philosophical discussion, but it seems we're on the same page ;)


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Kevin Durant vanquished the struggling Dallas Mavericks with a buzzer-beating game winner on Thursday night that has the Oklahoma City Thunder leading the pack in the NBA with a 4-0 record in this young season. If you get a chance to bet against OKC running the table, put your life savings on it, but that doesn't mean for one second that Durant and the Thunder don't have some great things in store for their 2012. This very well could be the year that they ascend to the top of a shifting Western Conference, and Durant's Nike Basketball signature series is at an all-time high with unavoidably eye-catching releases like the Nike Zoom KD IV 'Dragon'. This tribute to the water dragon associated with the next spin of the Chinese Zodiac is a perfect match for the Thunder's team colors while striped textures on the strap and tongue remind us how many graphical options are available to this one silhouette. Check them out in greater detail after the jump and stick with Sneaker News for the US release date. via RMK
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You bleed scarlet and gray; you can't leave someone hanging when he screams "O-H!" without replying "I-O!"; and you most certainly know that maize and blue are the ugliest colors in all of college sports. You are a die-hard Ohio State Buckeye fan and you are proud to admit it to anyone and everyone. Show off your school spirit by decorating in true Buckeye style. Creatively display your Ohio State pride---and make fellow Buckeye fans scarlet and gray with envy.
Ohio State Bathroom
Who says that Buckeye spirit can't carry over into the bathroom? Decorate your guest bathroom (or whichever bathroom is closest to where you and your buddies watch the big games) in a manner that would make Woody Hayes proud. If you have a small bathroom, stick to a light color---dark colors tend to make rooms look even smaller than they are---such as white or a shade of gray similar to Ohio State football helmets. Horizontally along the walls, going as far around the bathroom as you can, paint a thick red line inside a white line, bordered by thin black lines, representing the stripe on the football helmets. For added flair, paint little Buckeye sticker replicas (buckeye leaves inside white circles) just like the player's receive for achievements on the field. If you have a tile floor, consider putting down a rug that looks like the Ohio State football field. Hang random Buckeye memorabilia from the walls and do not forget the most important part of an Ohio State-themed bathroom: University of Michigan toilet paper. You surely will get some small satisfaction in flushing down those pesky Wolverines.
Ohio State Recreation Room
A decked-out scarlet and gray rec-room is the key to making your home the place to be on game day. Splurge on scarlet or red-hued couches that recline. Invest in one or two matching reclining chairs, as well, preferably with cup holders in the arms. For those artistically inclined, paint a mural of Ohio Stadium or the Schottenstein Center filled with Buckeye appropriately clad in scarlet and gray. For a simpler effect, paint the walls gray, paint the trim white and hang various Ohio State memorabilia in black frames with scarlet matting. Consistency is the key to achieving an elegant look, so make sure you use similar frames and a consistent color pattern. If your room is large enough, purchase a pool table covered with scarlet felt and hang an Ohio State-themed pool table light above. Adorn the walls with a neon Ohio State clock or neon sign, which will wow your friends and provide a cool scarlet/gray glow during the games.
Ohio State Bedroom
If you know your child is destined to follow in your Ohio State footsteps one day, design his room to reflect the ultimate in Buckeye pride. Paint the walls scarlet with white trim, your child's name in white script similar to the font the Buckeye band uses to form "OHIO" during its famous dotting-the-i routine. White wooden furniture is a perfect accent to the scarlet walls, and either neutral carpet or a gray rug for the floor. Select a Buckeye bedspread, of which there are many to choose from. No child's room would be complete without a stuffed Brutus, the Ohio State mascot. Take your child's love of Brutus one step further by investing in a life-size cardboard cutout of the nutty creature to decorate one corner of the room. Stuffed basketballs and footballs can complete the look. As your child grows, you can begin a collection of autographed helmets, posters and jerseys.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Colleagues and friends ask me all the time, "What do I say to people when I meet them for the first time?"
Behind the question lies the real uncertainty: "What can I say to engage them, so they think I'm interesting to talk to, so that they like me?" Notice all the "I's" in those sentences. That's a big clue.
If you want to be truly interesting to your conversational partners, be interested in them. If you really think about it, the people you consider artful conversationalists are most likely wonderful listeners.
They know how to take their egos out of what is being said, how to be present, and how to be genuinely interested in the other person.
Most of us feel awkward making conversation, because, while we're supposed to be paying attention to the other person, we're actually thinking about what to say next.
And at the same time, we are giving ourselves a lot of negative self-talk that might sound like, "I haven't a clue what to say here. She/he must think I'm really stupid."
Imagine that you could focus a movie camera on yourself. You can take this to the bank - when that lens is trained on you, you're bound to be a conversational dud.
On the other hand, turn that camera onto the other person and watch what happens. The gift of your time and attention showered on him or her will make the other person blossom, I guarantee it.
As that person relaxes and opens up, your own self-confidence gets a big boost. It never fails.
Small talk is a safety net. Superficially, it has a bad reputation, yet consider this: those first few moments provide us with valuable information about the other person through their body language, enthusiasm, and choice of words.
Small talk is like a gentle dance on a first date - no commitments yet, only the possibility of a relationship. And in that first gentle dance there are no threatening, invasive gestures or words.
Make no mistake, small talk is crucial, because that's when we determine whether we want to take the relationship further.
It's worth practicing small talk. My dad used to force us to practice at dinner every night. I hated it. Now I am grateful for the experience. Our families are great research laboratories.
Listening, truly listening, is the key that opens doors to the treasures of any relationship. Most of us say much more with what we don't articulate, and a real listener will understand.
Think about it: what do winning sports teams do? They practice. A lot.
A listener hears. When we listen, the gift of our attention bestows value on the person who is speaking. It's a gift. It's the ultimate win-win.
It's so easy to get it backwards, spending all one's time and energy thinking about what we're going to say.
A student once asked noted Harvard scholar Charles Copeland, "Why are there no courses in conversation? Is there anything I can do to learn the art of conversation?"
"Of course there is," answered Copeland, "and if you'll just listen, I'll tell you what it is."
There ensued a long and uncomfortable silence which the student finally interrupted with, "Well, I'm listening." "You see," Copeland said triumphantly, "you're learning already."
Listening takes discipline and practice. Especially listening to one person at a time.
Think about how demeaning it is when, mid-sentence, we see the other person's attention wander, distracted by someone else's voice or presence.
Then there's the challenge of being completely uninterested in what someone is saying. As my mentor Letitia Baldrige put it, "Politeness decrees that you must listen to be kind; intelligence decrees that you must listen to learn."
Here are some ways to get a conversation going: Ask an easy-to-answer question about something in your surroundings, such as, "On the way here, I noticed four different coffee shops at one intersection. That's a lot of caffeine per square foot."
Or, "Isn't this a glorious day? Autumns in this part of the country are just the best. Are you from the area?"
The person might say yes, and then you can ask what he likes most about it.
If the answer is, "No, I'm from Ohio," you can ask "What was it like growing up in the Midwest? What brought you here?"
Once you've gotten a signal that the other person wants to talk, say something like, "What do you like to do when you're not working?"
Above all, be yourself. If you are naturally reserved, don't try to be an extrovert. When you focus on the other person, authentically and genuinely, your personal style will win the day.
(Mary M. Mitchell has written several books on the subject of etiquette, now in 11 languages, most recently "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Modern Manners Fast Track" and "Woofs to the Wise". She is the founder of executive training consultancy The Mitchell Organization (www.themitchellorganization.com). The opinions expressed are her own.)
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The circumstances behind this death are questionable at best. I feel for their family. Here is the link.
mediterranean cruise ship death
The circumstances behind this death are questionable at best. I feel for their family. Here is the link.
mediterranean cruise ship death
One thing that stood out in this story to me was at the end it says he had a history of heart trouble. Did the wife disclose that at any time to the medical staff?
If I thought I was being blown off by the medical staff I'd ask to see the Captain. I wonder if she did that?
It is a sad situation.
I think when people are in a panic state they forget some of the details during the event.
Thing happen in minutes but in a stressed state it seems like hours.
If he was vomiting etc..it would sound like Noro-virus common on ships & maybe they were treating as such.
Having a heart condition then getting sick like that can cause your heart stress.
People on vacation seem to forget & overindulge in rich food & drink more than they would at home.
Not trying to absolve the cruise line but you also have to look at the big picture.
Last year we had 3 medical emergencies on our cruise with 2 deaths resulting
They were transfered ashore 1 died enroute to hospital.
She had kidney disease before the trip which took a turn for the worse
I am surprised that he was not sent to a hospital on shore.
That's a terrible, terrible situation. I don't understand why they didn't seek care in port. I feel relatively sure that they felt it was nothing more than the norovirus. Lyn is right, people on a cruise eat and drink things they shouldn't. A pre-existing heart condition would not have been common knowledge to the medical staff unless his wife told them, which I don't know if she did. I think I would have taken him to a hospital in port, especially if he was turning colors. But if he hadn't been responding to the medication, I would have taken him to a hospital for a second opinion anyway. I am so sorry this happened and pray it won't again. My thoughts and prayers to all involved.

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I would have taken him to a hospital for a second opinion anyway

Looking at the itinerary they certainly had some good hospital options, with stops in Rome, Naples, Seville, Monaco, Marseille, Barcelona, and Lisbon.
The end of the story also stood out to me with all the advice on what to do in preparing for a cruise if you have an existing medical condition. Bring your medical records, dosages for all prescriptions, any drug allergies and have proper travel insurance that will cover evac if needed. It points out that all forms of coverage are not the same. I don't know if any of this would have prevented this tragedy as it does appear that mis-diagnosis by the ship medical team may have contributed. The symptoms mirrored noro-virus which is more common than the long term conditions this man obviously had. Whether the staff knew is not obvious in the story. If they didn't, they should have been informed. The wife certainly knew and should have suspected, as it appears she did, that something far more serious than a virus was possible as his condition deteriorated. I agree that if there were such concerns, seeking medical care at a hospital would have been the prudent thing to do. You never know the reasons why people don't do the thing that in hind sight becomes obvious. Perhaps they thought he'd get better and didn't want to go to the expense and trouble of hospitalization and hotels, flights home, etc. Proper insurance coverage would have relieved the anxiety about the extra cost of medical care, flights, evac if needed or wanted. I don't know if these concerns are the reason for inaction to more pro-actively resolve this but its possible.
Incorrect diagnosis is possible at a hospital as well as on a ship. At least in a hospital you won't be quarantined to your cabin, where care and equipment is possibly a long way from you.
This brings back to mind the infant that was ill and referred to a hospital only to have the ship and staff again criticized for "Kicking a family off a ship". They incurred expenses for passports, flights, medical care and missed the rest of their cruise. The outcome was quite different, the infant is now fine. This gentleman could have benefitted from being "Kicked off the ship" and sent to a hospital for proper care. Either way, the cruise line will be the target of criticism. If they refer you to a hospital, they cost you the rest of your cruise and add'l expenses. If they keep you onboard and something tragic happens, they were lax in their judgement. The outcome seems to dictate how and to what degree they'll come under fire.
Cheers, Neil
You're right Neil. If I remember correctly though, the cruise line helped the family they "kicked off" with some of the expenses. Either way, the cruise line will be blamed. Please all, make sure you have travel insurance and passports!
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May 27, 2010 at 5:17 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Big fan of LogMeIn Free.
May 27, 2010 at 6:11 UTC
the best Remote IT Support software, as far as full featured products (logmein free is nice but lacks features such as file transfer, machine stats, remote access to mobile phones, etc) is bomgar. Very easy to use, check it out www.bomgar.com
May 27, 2010 at 6:33 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Isn't that insanely expensive? What kind of pricing is it? LogMeIn has those features but you have to pay for them. At least with LMI you only pay for them on the specific machines on which you need them.
May 28, 2010 at 12:08 UTC
going off the pricing i got a year ago, i is about 1995$ for the bomgar b100 (5 user max) or 2995 for the B200 (20 user max) they have other machines that go farther up to virtual systems dont have the price for those, each user is roughly 1995$ there after, and the maint agreement is about 400$ a year. Remember this already includes smartphone support. For logmein rescue it is 1188(LMIR) + 768 (smartphone support) = 1956/yr/user, and simply doing the math for just a 2 user arrangment you are already going to a return on invesment by the end of the second year. (Bomgar200 @ 2 years will cost 5390, LMIR will cost 7824) As far as you mention logmein to pay for specific machine you are talking about logmeinpro which for 25 computers after yealy discounts costs 1099/yr so in this case @ 25 computers your return begins at the end of 7 years. One thing to consider though is bomgar is for unlimited jump clients (unattended remote sessions) so obviously with volume comes savings. Second LMIpro or free is considering you "own" the computers you are managing, and bomgar and logmein rescue are is designed for remote support (thats another long explanation between the two but im sure you get it.) I personally use logmein free/pro + logmein central (200$/yr) together with bomgar to manage all of my clients, basically all the remote support goes through bomgar, and for the clients who personally want to access their machines remotely i install logmein free/pro, as logmein central allows me to create users and group security (if an employee leaves i can remove their access to the machine and add someone else in a far easier manner). - I manage about 200 computers between 6 clients, i have used logmein rescue, goto assist, webex, and bomgar, and bomgar has been by far the most cost effective user friendly tool for my job so far...(besides spiceworks!!)
May 28, 2010 at 3:51 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
So Bomgar pricing is based on "per helpdesk user" rather than on endpoints?
May 30, 2010 at 9:27 UTC
exaclty, just like LMI Rescue, the big difference is you own the appliance that does the remote control traffic, instead of leasing the traffic as in LMI.
May 31, 2010 at 12:41 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
We don't use LMI Rescue so for us it's all extra expensive. We are the IT arm of our customers so we have LMI Free installed pretty much ubiquitously - hard to compete with those prices. And honestly, for us, the SaaS model is way better than having to host more equipment. We would do it but SaaS is better for us - we are heavily distributed with techs in six countries so having LMI host the system for us is actually a major attraction. Since the Bomgar is an appliance we would have to host it in a colocation facility and that would up the expense dramatically.
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Sony Xperia SP ReviewSony Xperia SP
One of the Xperia SP features that Sony brags with the most is the 8-megapixel Exmor RS camera with auto-focus and LED flash. The benefits it brings include super-fast launch even from the lock screen and rapid burst shot capturing. Sure enough, our tests show that the smartphone indeed delivers what its maker promises in that respect.
As the case is with other recent Android smartphones by Sony, the camera launches in Superior Auto mode by default. That's a supposedly intelligent feature capable of detecting the scene type and adjusting the camera settings accordingly. Well, we can confirm that the mode works fine in most cases, but we didn't like its unpredictability. For example, HDR mode gets turned on without any warning, while sometimes, two consecutive photos of the exact same scene would have a totally different color temperature. Still, we find it suitable for casual photographers, while those who wish to have more control over the frame are free to switch to Normal mode, or use one of the numerous shooting scenes.
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We've said it before and we'll say it again: The Walkman music player found on Sony's Android smartphones is pretty awesome. Not only does it look great, but it has a broad arsenal of useful features, such as its lock screen controls and home screen widget. In case your audio collection isn't too organized, the app will automatically download any missing album art. On top of all that, you get an equalizer, bass booster, and other sound-enhancing tweaks. The built-in speaker is loud and doesn't crackle even at maximum volume.
If you're among the people who watch a lot of video on their smartphone, then chances are you'll be pleased with the Sony Xperia SP and its video player. The best thing about it is that it handles any popular video file format, including DivX and MKV. The built-in Mobile BRAVIA 2 engine provides a contrast boost, so watching videos on the handset's large screen is even more enjoyable.
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1. flexile (Posts: 78; Member since: 03 Jun 2012)
It was a good review, but, 8/10? ... .__.
I really like this phone, my next phone will either be this, or the Xperia ZL.
3. Captain_Doug (Posts: 1035; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Check out the ZR.http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_x
It's a higher end version of the SP. Same 4.6" screen but iwht a quad core processor, 2GB of ram, 13mp camera and water/dust resistance.
6. flexile (Posts: 78; Member since: 03 Jun 2012)
I didn't know about that one, I will have to check it when it's announced. I just hope it is a compact phone, since that's why the ZL seems so appealing to me. I really like the SP since it keeps the transparent bar from my previous Xperia P.
17. Captain_Doug (Posts: 1035; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
I'm not sold on the light bar as it seems to add a bit of size. It looks great though. I'm hoping the image on that page is what the ZR looks like after all. Would love the compact size and upgrade it specs.
42. saket.shrivastava (Posts: 55; Member since: 02 Apr 2012)
and why is there a removable back if battery is not accesible????? why not just put a flap like one s/x/v
15. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4319; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
The ZR does look nice with the screen taking the overall front space, but i don't think it'll come cheap.
This here, the SP, i'm falling in love...i'm really interested with this one. The pros out-weigh the cons. Agreed that the camera isn't the best out there but it gets the job done...for the blurred, over-saturated, washed etc pictures, i have photoshop, so no worries. Besides that, i'm all for this phone...the screen size is just perfect for me.
61. ported (Posts: 2; Member since: 23 Jan 2015)
this phone is complete garbage. The wifi signal drops constantly even when within 5 feet of the wifi router. I would rather cut my own throat than own another of these POS's. Free would be thousands too expensive.
2. mafiaprinc3 (Posts: 575; Member since: 07 May 2012)
would love to get the xperia l,ain't got no money right now. xperia sp is an awesome phone,really like sony's designs
4. istitch (Posts: 181; Member since: 19 Mar 2013)
lumia 720 got 9, and xperia sp gets 8? well done, PA, well done!
5. flexile (Posts: 78; Member since: 03 Jun 2012)
Pretty much this.
7. kobainez (Posts: 442; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
It's PA and im not even surprised lol
16. sorcio46 (Posts: 435; Member since: 27 Jul 2011)
they need to push WP sales...
23. rgxVOiD (Posts: 440; Member since: 30 Aug 2012)
they can do that by having more apps
-Lumia 820 user
25. GTR722 (Posts: 270; Member since: 20 Oct 2012)
They just hate Sony with a passion.
27. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
your post will be deleted soon. LOL
31. Dimitru (Posts: 40; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
even the Xperia ZL also only got 8 -____- that one thumb down is PA !! he doesnt like ur comment haha
8. yudi.nemesis (Posts: 1127; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
Mid range smartphone from Sony with the Quality and performance of High end devices.
But Sony still have the same problem with Camera, just hope Sony can fix that problem soon...
9. CaptainXperia (Posts: 15; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
why phonearena why ????....y do u become a miser when rating SONY phones????
just wanna ask for the last time... and i know how u'll respond...."is it intentional" ???
13. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
How is giving this phone an 8 miserly? This phone is sporting specs and performance of a late-2012 flagship that would've received ~8.5. It's the middle of 2013, of course the score is going to drop a bit.
20. Xenaz (Posts: 144; Member since: 28 Apr 2013)
Go check on the Xperia ZL review by the same reviewer Nick.T.....
It come out with a joke cons for me.
30. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Yeah I read that review, and both the pros and the cons are jokes.
24. rgxVOiD (Posts: 440; Member since: 30 Aug 2012)
Someone doesn't know "optimization"
29. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Someone's posting really vague comments.
10. imparanoic (Posts: 88; Member since: 15 Oct 2012)
and an expensive ( literally same guts as s advance ) s3 mini gets 8.9, talk about super bias
11. lovefist (unregistered)
c'mon PA! 2 points off just for the camera? the pros outweigh the cons, man.
12. Commentator (Posts: 3722; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
And the numbers reflect this. If a 5 is average, then an 8 reflects a phone that is far more pro than con.
53. Sammy141 (Posts: 5; Member since: 26 Aug 2013)
compared to other high end devices,maybe.But compared to other mid-range devices,this whitewashes them so i think it at least deserves a 8.5 or 9
14. spiderpig2894 (Posts: 597; Member since: 10 Jan 2012)
I love the way the SP produces punchy colors but sometimes there are oversaturated ones. Image detail is only visible at zooming a photo but not a big deal. I guess this phone should have at least gets an 8.5-9.
18. Rajan_sharma (Posts: 1; Member since: 01 May 2013)
Phonearena is really a good blog on gadgets.......
Sony Xperia SPOS: Android 4.3 4.1
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|4.6 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) TFT
|8 megapixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, Dual-core, 1700 MHz, Krait processor
|5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 inches
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Additionally, Apple is now introducing the iPhone Upgrade Programme in the UK. This will let you buy an unlocked iPhone 7 today and pay monthly instalments starting from £33. You'll then qualify for an upgrade to the iPhone 8 when it comes out next year, as you roll-on with the plan.
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O2, like its competitors, is offering pre-orders of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, with deliveries planned to arrive by launch day.
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text: 16 August 1999 Real Liffe Television - Andrew Billen follows the mixed fortunes of the London Futures Exchange Sign up for our weekly email * "Derek has not been to work either today," said the voice-over glumly, "for it's getting harder and harder to make money in life as the pits close." Five years ago we would have known what this was all about and prepared ourselves for the usual sentimentality engendered in television producers by the scent of coal dust. But "life" is actually "Liffe", the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange, and the pits are the tiny stadia on which futures are frenetically bought and sold by wide boys in multicoloured blazers (bear pits on bad days, I suppose). Richard Parry and John Williams's compulsive documentary series, City Stories (Channel 4 ,Thursdays, straight after Sopranos), thus has the much harder job of finding a tone for the story of the hated traders and brokers of the City of London who are themselves now being rationalised out of existence. As Brian Williamson, the toff i/c of the death of the old Liffe, explained, the old trading floors are like ocean liners in an age when everyone crosses the Atlantic by aeroplane. He stared mock-myopically as the computer screens that would make his colleagues redundant were finessed and wished all survivors good eyesight. When a pit closes, they apparently sing "Rule Britannia". One of the problems for City Stories is that the harder it attempts to rub away at the stereotype of a Square Mile ruled by public school wallies and barrow boys, the more the cliche comes up burnished. They are a weird yet familiar breed, these money men, their idiolect dangerously high on testosterone. "Oh, dreamy, dreamy, that's immense, you're spanking it," they'll say, or "My money clip is struggling to hold it". Their actual chat-up lines, however, are discursive, indicative, perhaps, of too much time spent in male-dominated habitats. "I'm a piece of bread, he's a piece of bread, you're a piece of meat," one lad told a prospective sandwich filling. By this Thursday's third episode, however, I was growing rather fond of "Bomber", "Donkey" and their friends. I found myself wishing the Best of British to Nick Tye, the self-styled feminist about to leave his job as an analyst at the Bankers' Trust and set up a lap-dancing club with his terminal £350,000 bonus. ("The concept," Nick explained a little redundantly, "is sex.") Derek Baker, a local (freelance) Liffe trader whose firm went down thanks to someone else's rogue trading, had become a sympathetic loser: divorced, depressed, off work with an ulcer and allowed to see his son only every other weekend. When "The Spaniard", a boozy dinosaur of a trader, went to the races on his day off, I almost cheered his horse on. Fearful of missing an easy killing, at the race track City Stories intercut the on-course bookies' tic-tac with the almost identical hand signals used on the City trading floor. That these guys are all candidates for Gamblers Anonymous was, however, a point too commonplace to be worth making. A more original case could be extracted that the City attracts overgrown children or else infantilises grown men. "Bomber" (aka Jamie Ellison) is only 22, but even that should have been enough summers for him to have grown out of his James Bond fixation, a mania manifested not only in his £100,000 Aston Martin but a home lined with portraits of the actors who have played him (except, "of course", George Lazenby). "The Spaniard" (aka Nigel Howe) lost £5,000 on the gee-gees but, zipping himself up, declared his surreptitious pee behind the course kitchens "a joy". In a priceless few seconds of CCTV footage, an anonymous trader was spotted mid- tantrum, smashing up his computer and storming from his cubicle. The other inference is that, actually, you don't need all that much in the way of brains to hold down one of these jobs. Trading the future may sound metaphysically complicated but close-up it looks more like a knack or facility, much like learning a language or unicycling. When, this week, "The Spaniard" was accused by his bosses of insider dealing, it had to be explained very slowly to him by a pal that offering to cancel the deal just might be taken as an admission of guilt. And you should have seen them flail when asked to define what a "future" actually was. My wish for City Stories is that from now on it invests more faith in its subjects and lets us know them better, rather than flit about interviewing window-cleaners, refuse collectors and grander mop-up men such as Williamson and the Lord Mayor. 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Part of me felt good to have some alone time, but the other part was hoping that Carter would turn around and come back. I went back upstairs and lay on my bed in an attempt to get some rest. Every time I closed my eyes, though, my mind would replay the earth-shattering kiss that I had just experienced. The thought of Carter's warm lips made me spring a huge boner.
I pulled off my shirt and pants and took my hard-on in my hand. I lightly stroked my cock while my other hand played with my balls. I decided to stop teasing myself and started jerking it in earnest. I stuck my finger in my mouth, getting it thoroughly lubricated, and pressed it against my tight hole, letting out a moan as I felt it slip inside. I developed a rhythm and worked myself into a frenzy of pleasure, fucking myself with 2 fingers and jerking my cock feverishly.
My fingers rubbed my prostate, sending electric shocks throughout my small body. I angled my fingers more, straining to reach my love nut. When my fingers found it, I screamed and began cumming all over my stomach. When the tremors subsided, I got a tissue and cleaned myself off, realizing that a hot shower was in order.
After I was all fresh and clean, I jerked on my favorite jeans and my Princeton sweatshirt. I got that sweatshirt when my mom and I visited there, and it's been my favorite ever since. While I was tying my shoes, I heard my phone vibrate. It was a message from Carter telling me to pack a overnight bag and get my school books, because I was spending the night with him. Just then, I heard the doorbell.
I looked out the window and saw carter waiting on the front steps.
'Whoa, we match,' he said as I met him at the door. He was wearing a pair of faded jeans and a Citadel sweatshirt.
'Oh, God, we do,' I groaned. 'But you look better.'
'That's a matter of opinion,' he said with his crooked smile.
I was deep in thought most of the drive, racking my brain about who I was about to meet, and completely ignoring the breathtaking views of the marshes and the quaint fishing cottages that appeared every now and then. I was jerked out of my reverie when we pulled up to the entrance of his driveway. I let out an audible gasp when I saw the ancient gates. They were filled with worught-iron ducks, turkeys, and oak trees. They were extraordinary! Carter punched in the pass code and we passed slowly down the avenue of Spanish moss-draped live oaks, the gravel crunching under us.
Several ponds sprung up here and there, edged by azaleas and camellias, and cypress trees whose roots' tannic acid turned the water brackish. We drove over a small bridge and the house cam into view.
The house was one of the largest I had ever seen! It was three-storied and flat-roofed, in the Classical revival style. Fourteen tall, dazzling white Corinthian columns extended in a colonnade around the front and two sides, and the shallow steps swept in a graceful curve up to the Italian-tile veranda. The steps were flanked by striking Medici lions, and there was another on the huge door knocker. Tall green-shuttered windows marched symmetrically around the house on the ground floor, reaching from the veranda ceiling to the tiles, and more shuttered windows firdled the second floor.
I counted sixteen windows, eight on the first floor, and eight on the second: the windows went on around the house and were lost in the towering Cape jessamine hedges that shielded the back garden from the driveway. Between the windows on the second floor, hung a white railed balcony.
'Oh, my God,' I choked. This place made my house look like a dump.
'It's home,' he said nonchalantly as he climbed out of the car and helped me out.
We climbed the front steps and he opened the heavy front door for me.
'Eugenia?' he called as we stepped into the sunlight hallway.
'In here, dahlin'' I heard a husky voice say.
We traveled down the hall and into the kitchen. There was a tall black woman peeling potatoes over the sink. She turned around, her flowered silk dress twirling, and her eyes lit up when she saw us in the doorway. She looked to be in her mid-forties, with her graying black hair fashionably styled in a chignon at the nape of her neck. Her kind brown eyes sized me up as she walked over to us, wiping her hands on her apron.
'Matt, I'd like you to meet Eugenia. She's looked after me ever since I was a baby,' he said affectionately with a kiss on her cheek.
'And Imma keep looking after you until I die,' she said matter of factly.
'And who is this?' she asked, eyeing me.
'This is Matt, my boyfriend,' he said, blushing.
'It's a pleasure to meet you, Matt. I've heard alot about you.'
'You-you have?' I stammered.
'Of course. Who do you think Carter ran to for advice when you two were on the outs?' she said with a chuckle.
'Oh,' I replied lamely, the color coming to my cheeks.
'Come on and sit down so we can get acquainted,' she ordered.
I told her all about myself, mainly because she told me to, and I got her to tell me some embarassing stories about Carter, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
'I'm gonna keep you two away from each other,' he said as he kissed the top of my head.
Just then, a little girl appeared in the doorway. She looked to be about four or five, with long black ringlets and the greenest eyes I had ever seen. She was a breathtakingly beautiful child. If Boticelli were still alive, he would have painted her.
'Bubba!' she yelled as she dove into Carter's lap, wrapping her little arms around his neck.
'Bubba?' I aksed, puzzled.
'Just a nickname,' he said as he hugged her tightly.
'Who's that?' she whispered, looking at me.
'That is my friend Matt. Go say hello,' he said.
'Hello, Matt,' she said, smiling as she crawled up in my lap and kissed my cheek.
'Hello. What's your name?' I questioned.
'What a beautiful name,' I said.
'Thank you,' she whispered as she climbed off me.
'Alright, baby, go on and play,' Eugenia said sweetly.
'Ok,' Betsy sighed as she turned and ran down the hall, giggling as she knocked over the coat rack.
'She's the Terminator,' Carter laughed.
We sat in silence for a few minutes after that, looking out the French doors at the graceful terraces that led to a gigantic pool.
'Well, boys, I gotta start cooking, so y'all better get,' she said as she pushed into the hallway. 'I'll call you when it's ready.'
'What do we do now?' I asked him.
He thought for a minute. 'I know!' he said brightly, taking my hand and leading me out the door.
'Where are we going?' I asked as he urged me into the passenger's seat.
'You'll see,' he said conspiratorially.
We dorve down a shell-paved trail until we come to a clearing. My breath caught in my throat when I saw where he had taken me. There was a long dock that overlooked the marshes, the steel gray sky giving them a dreamy look.
'I come here all the time,' he said, 'I just wnated you to see it too.'
'It's beautiful,' I breathed.
He grabbed a thick wool blanket out of the trunk and led me to the end of the dock where there was patio furniture scattered around.
'Damn it's cold,' he said as he settled on the chaise lounger, pulling me into his lap.
'We can warm each other up,' I said softly as I cuddled close to him.
'There's the silver lining,' he chuckled as he pulled the balnket over us and wrapped his strong arms tightly arond me.
'I love Eugenia already,' I laughed.
'I knew you would.'
We sat and looked at the softly rippling water for a while until I spoke.
'Did you really talk to her about me?' I asked.
'Yeah. I had to tell someone about us. I needed advice,' he stated.
'Because I was so in love with you. Ever since that first day I drove you home, I couldn't put you out of my mind,' he said softly.
'Really? Then why didn't you tell me?' I asked.
'I didn't know how! I didn't want to scare you away or anything,' he replied.
'You wouldn't have,' I said, ' because I was in love with you too. Ever since you stopped me from falling that day.'
He cupped my face in his hand and pulled my face up to his. His eyes were soft and made me feel warm, despite the cold wind.
'I love you so much,' he whispered as he pressed his lips against mine.
'I love you too,' I said softly when the kiss ended.
We continued to lie there until the cold was too much for us.
'Let's go back to the house,' he said, lifting us up from the chair.
'Ok. I want you to give me a tour of your house, too,' I replied.
'Alright, let's go,' he said gently.
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My name is Ashley Barrientos, I will give you a little about my life. I go to Harlingen High South in the 11th grade. My family comes first, i live with my grandparents, they have raised me since i got out of the hospital. So i call them mom and dad always. My uncle who i call brother since i lived with most of my life moved out and went to college at UTSA and graduated. I have a boyfriend of 2 years named Jose Flores, and we are surprisingly expecting a baby!'m 6 1/2 months and don't know the gender yet but we are happy. My tackk will also be about my life and the little events and memories in it.
March 17, 2014.
It was a Monday i had went to boring school all day then my friend Destiny, which i have for a class asked me to go to the gym with her. I was excited and said yes, since i had no plans for the day. I waited for school to be over and went home and got dressed and my dad dropped me off at Golds Gym where Destiny told me to go. She was waiting patiently outside, when we got in she scanned her card and for me she had a free pass to go in. We went to the Cardio Cinema where you watch movies while working out. It was fun and quiet, i had lost 250 calories on the elliptical which is similar to the treed-meal. We did a few other ones. Around 9pm we left the Golds gym and walked around the mall where we got free cookies at my boyfriends work which is called Great American Cookies. There were good, and my boyfriend gave us more.
March 4, 2014.
The day my boyfriend took me out to eat for our anniversary.
March 4, was my boyfriends and I anniversary, we had met November 4, 2012! I was excited for what he had plan. I woke up for school, my mom made me breakfast and it was the regular routine for school. School had finally finished! I asked him what we were going to do he had told me "It's a surprise!" So he picked me up from school and we took off. We had parked in the parking lot of Olive Garden! I was happy cause it would be my first time there and Ive been wanting to go eat there. We had a great time just talking and being ourselves. And the food especially was great. I love my boyfriend!
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March 24, 2014.
The person who i look up too is my older brother. He has helped me through school stuff. When i feel like giving up he tells me encouraging things that will help me keep going in life. He doesn't live me any more because he moved out to go to college but he already graduated and got a life and job. When he found out about my pregnancy he told me not to quit school, which i am not because i am almost through with it. He wants me to succeed in life. A person you look up too should be encouraging you to make good choices not bad, and not only try to be like them but to become better.
April 4, 2014.
It was a school day and i didn't go to school. I had a doctor appointment. I woke up and ate breakfast. I remember i had French Toast my grandma made me. When i was finished i got ready and waited till 1:00 to came around.
My boyfriends mom and my boyfriend to picked me up to take me to my doctors appointment. That day we were going to find out the gender. When we got to the doctors office we waited till i was called in to my room. I was finally called, we were happy! They laid me back and i had a sonogram and heard the heart beat, i am 6 months pregnant. The nurse was looking for my baby's below the waist to see. And she gave us the news it was a Girl! We were so happy. We soon left i got my sono pictures and texted and called everyone, my boyfriends family members and my family members and told them the news they were happy and congratulated us!
April 8,teacher appreciation week!
My favorite teacher is Mrs. McDonald she is my English three teacher. She was also my Creative Writing teacher. Mrs. McDonald is the coolest teacher ever! She has a mind of a teenager, she goofs around and jokes with us but she still gives us work, takes grades serious, and we work everyday, and enforces rules. To me that is perfect no body wants an uptight teacher, with all these ridiculous rules. Her work isn't hard but not easy. She doesn't raise her voice, she has a calm tone and a wonderful personality.
April 16,2014
I plan on finishing high school since i have one more year left. After high school i really haven't thought of it. But i would probably wait a year and take a break since i have a baby and then go into college here in Harlingen at TSTC. I know it's pretty lame, but i wouldn't want to go out of the city, too much hassle since i do not know how to drive but maybe later i will learn. I would go for maybe something like nursing. There will be more opportunities or choices when i get to that point.
May 5, 2014
My mom had woken me up and told me I wasn't going to school because we were going to see my Tia for her birthday in the hospital. She was in the hospital because she had pancreas cancer it was the worse kind of cancer. So we went around 9am. We couldn't see her i didn't know what was going on. Around 10am her daughter ran out yelling and saying " The doctors are trying to bring her back!" it was horrible hearing that. She eventually came back. But i still couldn't see her only immediate family could see her. Around 2pm it happened again but the only thing different was that my Tia's daughter came out and told us that she had passed. It was so sad everyone waiting to see her for her birthday had went into the room she had passed in and we all sang Happy Birthday to her crying, with her laying in front of us. Nobody didn't have a chance to see her and tell her. She was a happy woman and very loving.. I love her so much and miss her!
May 13, 2014
It was finally Tuesday! Every Tuesday if my boyfriend doesn't work we go to the movies it is $5 on Tuesdays. So far we have watched "God's not dead", "Noah's Ark", "Frozen", "Godzilla", " A Haunted House", " Ride Along" and so much more just can't think of them all. But we went to see Godzilla it was a really great movie, it was a sold out showing! But we always get our tickets early during the day. When we had arrived there was no more seat in the top section. We sat at the very bottom, it was alright. But the movie was worth it!
May 19, 2014
My baby moves a lot in my tummy but today she just starded to move ALL the time. Today while she was moving she had just stuck out of my stomach and stayed there. Like a rock and felt like a rock. It hurts most of the time, but it's nice feeling her move. Sometimes i can't take it, and i have to walk around for her to stop or something so i won't feel her. It's a beautiful feeling but sometimes she goes too far! The picture on top shows her coming out, and the bottom is a regular picture of my stomach before.
May 11, 2014
It was Mothers Day! We were having breakfast at my Tia's house that had passed. My family had made Menudo and barbacoa. I wish my Tia was there, she would of appreciate it. The whole family was there, The food was amazing after everyone was done we were all just talking. Later the day Everyone left and came back and had a cook out still celebrating Mothers Day. My family had made different meats and sides. It was so good also. It was a good day.


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AI personally have given up on baking a cake that does not have some sort of dome on top. Instead I line my pans with parchment paper that extends a couple of inches above the sides of the pan, fill the pan about 3/4 full, and bake at 325. It still has a small dome when it comes out of the oven but the parchment paper collar allows the cake to rise above the edges of the pan. I can then use a long bread knife to slice the top off letting the knife rest on the edge of the pad as I cut. I end up with up with a perfectly level cake and scraps that my family loves. HTH!
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Appreciative Inquiry:
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Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has been researched and used successfully in corporations, community organizations, and in some school settings. It has a wonderful track record because the AI process supports positive, long-term change, offering much hope and unleashing new levels of creativity, innovation, and inspiration. The Parent Coaching Institute adapts AI to parent coaching conversations, using its principles (which are in alignment with living systems principles) and its methodology as a basic structure for those conversations. Instead of jumping in to solve the problem directly, AI employs a four-stage process for coach and client to co-create exciting and sustainable solutions:
- Discovery—finding out through well-crafted and careful questions what is presently working in the situation. What is currently giving life to the parents, the children? The family?
- Dream—helping parents articulate a clear vision of what it is they want and to feel the positive emotions and qualities that living in that preferred future with their child would evoke.
- Design—encouraging strategies, ideas, behaviors, parenting practices, reflective exercises, and other applications to help parents design both external and internal activities that would best support fulfillment of their dream.
- Destiny—as a parent's dream emerges into actual lived experience, the role of the coach is to point out the "evidence indicators" that show this is happening, to help the parent gather the qualities and resources to make sure the emerging dream is sustainable, and to acknowledge that deep change has occurred and that the parent is a primary cause of this change.
Each phase may take one to four coaching sessions within a series of weekly coaching sessions lasting over a period of three to four months. In this way, parents begin to value the process they are involved in and come to understand that in living systems such as families, many changes will occur when they are seeded properly and nurtured over time.
Beginning with the Discovery phase harnesses positive energy to solve the problem and keeps parents focused on what they value about their children. It addresses the subtle, but powerful tendency of humans to make the person the problem and not the situation. For instance, when exhausted by discipline problems with a young child, a mother may be dreading to spend time with her son. She may not want to take him out in public. She may use TV more often to keep him quiet. She begins to see her son as "her problem." By seeking the positive qualities in her son and helping this mom begin to appreciate him in new ways, a PCI trained parent coach can help her get out of the energy-draining mind set. As the coach asks careful questions, affirms her, reframes her concerns to bring forth the good in the situation and in her child, she begins to see her son as the loveable, curious, beautiful child he really is. She becomes more hopeful and energized. She observes her child in his daily activities. She responds differently to him. Now she is ready to address his behavior issues in a pro-active and meaningful way that is much more likely to get the results she desires.
Before coach and parent start discussing strategies to help the child's behavior (we often find that the behavior has changed for the positive at this point because the mother is now responding more authentically to her child's needs), we begin the Dream phase. Here we ask her to picture an ideal day, if her son were acting and doing what she wanted. What would it look like? What would it feel like? Often during the Dream phase a parent may get an unexpected insight. This mother finds that in her ideal day, she would have a few short breaks to have tea and gather herself. She realizes that she isn't giving herself needed breaks, that she is tired all the time, and wants the coach to help her find out ways to do this. In living systems there is usually growth that may surprise and often an element of uncertainty. The parent and the coach can't be sure what issues will begin to come to the surface, but as they work together, usually other situations arise that the parent wants to change in addition to the original challenge that initiated the coaching in the first place.
The Dream phase is critical because we cannot achieve our goals unless we have the image of goals at the forefront of our minds. It is true that "What we pay attention to grows." This is another PCI principle, based on brain research and extremely important when considering the power of the positive image to reshape current and future realities. Indeed, the positive image of the future is a critical component of not only changing family life, but society as well. As parents learn to hold mental models of their preferred future, they also begin to include more and more systems in their positive images—the ideal school, the type of teachers that would support the child's learning, the playmates that would be trusted friends, etc. The dreaming of a preferred future naturally expands to encompass community and cultural ideals.
I believe that the ability to imagine an ideal future is a necessary parenting skill in our current industry-generated culture. We need our own imagination to counter thousands of trivial images wedged into our daily lives by mass media. We can more readily attain what is meaningful to us by imagining our own focused mental models, generated from our true needs and desires, not imposed upon us by an industry. Frankly, if we are unable to hold images of what we want our future to look like, we will give away our dreaming capacities to corporate conglomerates, as well as throw our entire future into their hands.
The final phase of AI, the Destiny phase seeks to support the parents in collecting evidence of the dream emerging and in celebrating the goals accomplished. This is often a phase of jubilant announcements of positive changes and considerable gratitude towards the coach. But the coach knows and reminds the parent that it was the parent, after all, that has made all the achievements. With full participation and willingness, the parent accomplishes much more than initially expected and is filled with energy, joy, and hope at the outcome. The coach has been a catalyst for transformational change by employing powerful positive change strategies, using Appreciative Inquiry as the basic structure. Like "playing jazz," once the basic structure of AI is understood, the coach can adapt it by integrating past knowledge and experiences. Appreciative Inquiry can be a powerful tool in the hands of all professionals who have been educated to support families and who willingly apply and trust its dynamic process.
Copyright © 2011 Gloria DeGaetano, all rights reserved.
About Gloria DeGaetano
Gloria DeGaetano is the founder and CEO of The Parent Coaching Institute, the originator of the parent coaching profession and a speaker and author on issues related to parenting well in a media/digital age.
An acclaimed keynote speaker, Gloria is a sought-after favorite for major national and international conferences because she is a recognized leader in family support, and media/digital literacy who provides very specific and practical tools for parents to successfully navigate the stresses of modern day culture. An innovator in parent education, Ms. DeGaetano often trains parent educators and agency staff on how to best help moms and dads in our digital age which often divides family life, making it even more difficult for healthy parent-child relationships. Her popular trainings are tailored to the specific needs of participants, resulting in positive outcomes for the agencies and the parents they serve.
Ms. DeGaetano, a best-selling author, has written Screen Smarts: A Family Guide to Media Literacy; Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill: A Call to Action Against TV, Movie, and Video Game Violence (with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman), and manuals for parent professionals. Her latest book Parenting Well in a Media Age, has won the 2007 i-Parenting Media Award for excellence. Ms. DeGaetano's books and articles have been translated into Spanish, German, Danish, Romanian, Korean, Chinese, and Turkish. Ms. DeGaetano's ideas and articles have appeared in numerous publications including McCall's American Baby Magazine, The Boston Globe, the American Academy of Pediatrics Newsletter, and Catholic Faith and Family Magazine.
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I wish to create an API integration between our charity bike ride registration form with the Justgiving online charity fundraising site.
I wish to be able to create a fundraising page for each person that enters but I do not have the skills.
Has anybody done this already that could either create the API integration or give me a step by step guide to it.
All money sponsorship money raised by our event will go to Cancer Research UK.
David King
JotForm Support
Hi David,
Unfortunately, we currently do not have an app integration with www.justgiving.com. You may however, use our API to integrate to JustGiving if that is possible, you can check this page for our API documentation: http://api.jotform.com/docs/. I see that JustGiving has an API key available for websites and apps, you can also contact them to see if they can integrate JotForm from their end, here is their developers page: http://pages.justgiving.com/developer
For the meantime, I'll create a feature request for this so that our developers can take a look if they can create an app integration for this website. But please do take note that I'm unable to provide an exact date to when this will be considered or implemented.
Thank you.


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