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Disclaimer: Oddly enough, still not mine.
Author's Note: Boy howdy, that was a long wait! My apologies. Between sports, my business and final preparations for the release of my novel I only had time for sleep (and barely time for that).
This chapter contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 1, 'It Happened "That Night"'.
As always, comments and constructive criticism are always welcome. If you're still with me after that unfortunate hiatus, it's all the more appreciated.
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Previously On:
Poor Maya.
Poor Emily.
Paige started as her phone vibrated, not relishing the idea of explaining to her parents why she had bolted out of the house like a bat out of hell.
She flipped open the mobile, blood draining from her face at the message.
I always liked you better. -A
5 Months Later:
Paige flipped mindlessly through the channels, unwilling to waste her brain power on most of the offerings summer prime time television presented her with. She finally settled on a rerun from Shark Week, attention captured by she the powerful underwater predators who hunted in the ocean. She nudged the popcorn bowl over with her toe, determined to enjoy her final days of gluttony. Next week she would return to her training in earnest and the week after school started, official swim practice would begin.
The salt on her snack made her mouth dry and Paige eyed her water glass, leveling a baleful stare at its emptiness. Grudgingly giving up her comfortable position, she slid the blanket off her shoulders, bare feet touching cool hardwood floor. Picking up her glass, she adjusted her tank top, tight fabric riding up.
She paused as she passed by the door, an unfamiliar sound catching her ear. Eyes closed, she focused past the din of the TV to pick the noise out of the cacophony. There it was again, it sounded like someone coming up the steps. Paige looked at the coffee table, her phone silent and dark. It wasn't her parents, they weren't due back until after twelve and she would have seen the lights as her father pulled in.
Paige approached the door cautiously, hand reaching out to the umbrella stand where she kept her field hockey stick. She pulled it from its place, hands wrapping easily around the familiar weight as she tip toed toward the door. She flattened her back against the heavy wood, leaning over to peak through the curtains of the side window.
Paige didn't know what she expected to find but had she been given a choice, Emily Fields probably wouldn't have even made the list. Tossing the hockey stick back into the bucket, Paige flicked the locks to get the door open, nearly tripping over the threshold in her haste.
"Emily?" Paige stepped outside, bare arms wrapping around her own body to ward off the late night chill. Her excitement at seeing her friend, long missed, was quickly kicked to the backburner when she registered Emily's state. "Em, are you okay?"
It was a stupid question and Paige knew it the moment it left her lips. Emily was sitting on her doorstep at eleven o'clock at night, head in hands. Something was obviously wrong. When had Emily even gotten back to Rosewood? Last Paige heard from the others, she was still building houses in Haiti.
"Paige?" Emily looked up, seeming somehow confused to have found herself on Paige's doorstep.
Paige walked over, bare feet padding quietly against the porch as she approached.
"I'm here, Em." Paige sat on the step beside Emily. The girl leaned over, her shoulder supported by Paige's body as Emily dropped her head against Paige's. It wasn't hard to smell the booze on her, vodka practically oozed from her pores. Paige turned to face her friend, hand moving of its own volition to lightly brush the hair from Emily's face. A quick glance into glazed brown eyes confirmed what Paige already knew, Emily was hammered.
Emily's skin was cool to the touch, evidently she had been wandering for awhile without a jacket on, arms bare.
"You must be freezing, come one, let's get you inside."
It didn't matter that Emily was drunk. Nor that she hadn't heard from the girl directly in months. Emily was her friend and Paige had sworn to them both that she would be whatever the other girl needed. It seemed what Emily needed right now was a babysitter.
Paige stood, taking Emily's hand in hers to pull the drunken girl up. When that proved fruitless, she knelt down, bringing herself face to face with her friend. She fought the urge to wince at the smell of liquor as she looked Emily in the eyes.
"Em, I'm gonna have to get a little closer to get you up, okay?"
Emily nodded agreeably, holding her arms up as Paige closed the distance between them. She wrapped her arms around Emily's waist, feeling Emily lock her arms around her neck, holding tight. Ignoring the instinctive trill of pleasure that ran up her spine at having Emily so close, Paige powered up from the deep squat. Her quads protested the extra weight and she made a mental note to up the ante on her leg routine.
Satisfied that they were moderately stable, Paige released her grip, eyebrow going up questioningly when Emily didn't do the same.
"Uh, we have to get up the stairs," Paige said, clearing her throat as if it could clear the sudden tension between them. Wrestling her emotions back under control, Paige reached back, unlocking Emily's arms from her neck. She slung one arm around Emily's waist, hand in her belt, the other holding tight to the railing as Paige walked them up the steps. Emily clung tightly to her, hand covering Paige's and threading their fingers together as they stumbled across the porch into the house.
Paige kicked the door shut, foregoing the locks in favour of getting Emily to the couch. She would get her friend settled then phone Hastings to figure out what the hell was going on.
"Thanks," Emily murmured as they shuffled across the foyer. She seemed somewhat more alert now that she was on her feet and on the move. She tucked herself tight against Paige's body, sadness evident in dark eyes.
"You're welcome." Paige pressed a kiss to Emily's temple, wanting only to reassure her friend that she wasn't alone. That she would take care of her. Emily turned in the embrace, her hand reaching up to cup Paige's face.
She closed her eyes on instinct, leaning into the gentle touch. She knew she shouldn't enjoy it. That she should step away before she let Emily do something that they would both regret later. It wasn't her that Emily wanted. She was just reaching out for contact, trying to replace what she had lost.
When Emily's lips touched hers, for a fleeting moment, none of that mattered. Logic, reason, it all disappeared. There was only Emily, soft lips pressing against Paige's as gentle hands threaded through her hair, freeing it from its ponytail. Emily pressed up against her, grip growing stronger as she pulled Paige in.
Paige tried to believe it was real. That this was truly what Emily wanted and not some lonely attempt at intimacy. She couldn't do it. Couldn't take advantage of her friend. Emily was vulnerable and hurting and this -as much as Paige wanted it to be truth- was a mistake.
Paige took hold of Emily's wrist, gently pulling the girls hands from her body as she stepped back. Every part of her protested the move, Paige's admittedly weak self control barely holding as she stared into hurt and confused eyes.
"I thought…" Emily started, then stopped. "Don't you still want me?"
"Not like this, Em. You'll thank me in the morning, promise."
She led the girl over to the couch, wrapping her discarded throw around her shoulders. "I'm just going to grab you a glass of water, be right back."
She squeezed Emily's shoulder and headed for the kitchen. She grabbed the largest cup she could find and ran the tap, wondering what to do next. Should she let Emily sleep it off here? It would mean more than one awkward question in the morning. Her mom was cool and her dad had definitely chilled out but she was certain keeping Emily overnight bordered on pushing the boundaries. And Emily's drunken adventure would definitely make it back to Mrs. Fields.
The others would know what to do. She would grab Emily's phone and call Hastings to set up a plan.
"Em, do you want something to eat? How about some coffee?"
There was no answer and Paige sighed. It was closing in on 'above and beyond the call of duty' for the universe to ask her to fish through a passed out Emily's pockets for her phone.
"Em?" She called out again as she walked out of the kitchen, cup in hand. The breeze hit her first, eyes tracking to the open door, her blanket left at the threshold.
"Shit." Leaving the cup on the table, Paige pulled on her sneakers, phone and keys in hand as she closed the door. "Emily?" She looked up and down the street eyebrow quirked at the disappearing act. Emily had been barely standing, how the hell had she ninjaed her way off a deserted street?
"Emily?" Paige paced the length of the block, searching the lawns in case the girl had collapsed somewhere. She dialed Emily's number, hoping she would be able to hear the ring. No such luck.
"Damn it, Emily." She disconnected the call and jogged back to her house, collecting her bike from the garage. She pedaled through the park, scanning for any sign of the other girl. The park was the easiest short cut to Emily's house, if the girl had gone home, chances were she'd come through here.
She produced nothing on the first and second sweep nor when she pedaled past Emily's house. She dialed again, hoping against hope that Emily would pick up or at the very least, show signs of life in her bedroom.
When the second call went straight to voicemail, she clicked it off. Emily probably didn't even know it was her. After the incident with 'A', Paige had blocked her number to outgoing lines. With Emily down south for the summer, she hadn't thought to add her friend to those who could see it.
Paige searched the contacts in her phone, hoping she had somehow gotten hold of Hastings' number or either of the others. She knew it was false hope but she was a few breaths shy of full blown panic. Her next step was to call information requesting the number of all three girls. Unsurprisingly none of them were listed and despite her pleading, Paige couldn't get the operator to cave.
Frustration mounting, she was tempted to simply walk up to Emily's house and knock on her door. Normally a drunken night wouldn't mean much but Paige knew some form of 'A' was still lingering in the shadows and she didn't trust that Emily's disappearing act had been completely under her own power.
"Fuck it." She could swallow this much of her pride if it meant making sure Em was safe. She hopped on her bike, pedaling for all she was worth to Hastings' house. She was relieved to find the main floor lights on, at least there was some kind of good luck tonight. She crept around the back, not wanting to wake the whole house by ringing the doorbell.
The glass pane doors gave her a full view into the living room, relieved to find a somewhat muddy but otherwise healthy Emily wobbling in front of her friends. Paige let out a breath, dropping her hand from the door. Now that she knew Emily was safe, there was no reason to pry further. The other girls would make sure she was taken care of and Paige didn't want to embarrass Emily by showing up half dressed looking like she had just run a marathon. She snuck out of the Hastings' back yard, picking up her bike along the way.
It was quick work to make it back to her house, her dad's car in the driveway. Paige checked her watch. Two in the morning.
"Damn." There wasn't a good way for this to end. She was out past curfew. Paige rolled her bike into the garage, retying her ponytail and walking in the house with as much dignity as she could manage, half dressed in the middle of the night.
Both her parents were up, her father nursing a nightcap as her mother tidied the mess Paige had left in the living room. Neither of them looked particularly worried, they hadn't even gotten around to calling her cell phone yet.
"You know what time your curfew is."
Paige nodded, tucking her hands into her hoodie as she looked at him.
"Care to explain?"
"Emily's back." She thought she heard her father sigh. No matter his progress, he had never quite gotten over his idea that Emily was somehow to blame -despite Paige's protest that it was impossible to catch 'The Gay.'
"Why is it whenever I hear that young lady's name I think of trouble?"
"Nick!" Her mother admonished.
"She just dropped by to say hello, I didn't want her to walk home by herself," Paige said. It was close enough to the truth that she didn't feel bad for telling the lie. That was one thing 'A' had taught her over the last year, there were always shades of truth.
Her father nodded his acceptance of the story, holding out his free hand. Even if he believed her, it didn't mitigate the fact that she had broken curfew without permission. She pulled her purse off the hangar, producing the spare key to her mother's car.
"One week. You could use the extra biking anyway, we've got an important year coming up."
Paige nodded, knowing she had gotten off lightly. She headed for her room, sparing a glance for her mother who mouthed 'talk later' before taking Paige's cup to the kitchen.
Paige slid gratefully into bed, warm sheets a delicious contrast to the cool night air she had been biking through. Sleep, unfortunately, was completely elusive. Now that her mind wasn't frantically trying to think of places to find Emily, it had apparently settled upon the task of dissecting the entire crazy night.
Emily had kissed her. It hadn't been a 'just friends' kiss either. Given Emily's state, Paige wasn't sure how far her friend would have gone if her own common sense hadn't kicked in. The pleasure of the memory, silky lips moving against hers, was balanced out by the shame Paige felt for having let it get so far. Some instinctive part of her had known what Emily was going to do and she had let it happen.
It was wrong.
Emily was still grieving and Paige letting her emotions override her good sense -even for that tiny moment- no doubt jeopardized the friendship they had built. Paige couldn't stand it if her actions caused Emily to pull away any more than she already had.
And how had the others allowed her to get into such a state? Surely Hastings, at least, would have had the sense to cut Emily off well before she had gotten drunk enough to make a pass at Paige.
Paige closed her eyes, focusing herself on the sound of the calm ocean waves that poured out from her stereo. She drifted off, visions of her and Emily on a distant beach lulling her unconsciousness.
Paige spent the next day glued to her phone, waiting for Emily to call. She didn't know what she expected from the conversation, mind bouncing between her friend apologizing for her behaviour to lashing out at Paige for taking advantage.
What she didn't expect was total radio silence. Her phone hadn't so much as chirped at her since Pru's early morning message inviting her to the beach.
The later it got, the more anxious Paige became. Was Emily okay? She had seemed fine at Spencer's, drunk off her ass, but fine. Maybe she was angry. Maybe the kiss had been so horrible that Emily wouldn't even talk to her.
Paige worried herself in circles for the better part of the day, her only progress in managing to quite ably give herself a migraine.
Her phone lay on the table, the small piece of technology staring at her as though it's sole purpose for existing were to mock her. Paige picked it up, thumbing through her contacts to Emily's number. A quick text. What could it hurt? She would just make sure the other girl was okay and leave it at that.
Her fingers remained paralyzed over the tiny keyboard, body willing but mind weak. What if she made it worse? What if Emily really was mad and needed time to cool off? Paige tossed the phone to the far side of the couch, throwing a pillow over it for good measure.
She slid down, sprawling across the couch, the sounds of her mother puttering around in the kitchen overhead a welcome familiarity. One day. Emily had been back in Rosewood one day and managed to upend every sense of calm Paige had worked for over the summer.
Paige thought Emily being away from the summer would give her the opportunity to sort herself out. She could get her feelings under control and be there for Emily as a friend when she returned. Paige had planned on being comfortable in that role, her final grudging acceptance that she had blown her shot with Emily. It was a perfectly reasonable plan and Emily had stumbled up her porch steps and dismantled it in a total of ten minutes.
The door at the top of the stairs opened and Paige listened for the footsteps, the lighter step letting her know it was her mother. She watched her approach, tucking her legs into her body to make room as her mom walked over.
"Staring at your phone won't make it ring," her mother greeted her knowing smile drawing a disgruntled laugh from Paige.
"I'm not staring at it, I'm hiding from it." Paige lifted up the pillow to show the hidden device.
Her mom sat down in the offered space, tucking her feet up in a mirror of Paige's position. She offered her arm and Paige sank into her mother's smaller body, letting out a deep sigh as her mother wrapped her arms around her. "Emily still hasn't called." It wasn't a question.
"No. I mean, she's probably busy, she just got back." That bit was at least partially a lie, she had no idea how long Emily had been back in town for. It couldn't have been long, they ran in enough of the same circles that they wouldn't have been able to miss one another for long.
"That doesn't make it any easier for you."
Paige shook her head, leaning against her mom, sucking up the offered comfort. They didn't speak further, they didn't need to, Paige content to watch TV, letting the mindless programs pull her out of her own head. It wasn't until the eleven o'clock news came on that Paige realized she had worried the whole day away.
Her mother thumbed up the volume, always interested in keeping in step with the local news.
"In a shocking development in the DiLaurentis case, an unknown person or persons has exhumed the body of Alison DiLaurentis. Officials say the grave was disturbed sometime last night, the body removed without a trace." The newscaster cut to a clip interview with the lead officer, a Detective Wilden, and Paige fought back the urge to sneer at the familiar man. Five months later and the sight of him still made her skin crawl.
"Is that family ever going to get peace?" Her mother's question was rhetorical and Paige didn't complain when her mother pulled her tighter. She knew Alison's disappearance had shaken Rosewood parents to the core, their sleepy town no longer an untouched haven.
Paige looked at her phone, understanding creeping in. Emily wasn't intentionally avoiding her, in the inevitable shit storm that followed Ali's body disappearing, Paige had likely been low on her list of concerns.
Poor Emily. Paige knew how deep her friend's feelings ran for Alison. Now, after everything else, Maya, Mona, Emily had to deal with this. It was no wonder the girl hadn't contacted her, she was probably holed up with the rest of the foursome, battening down the hatches for the media maelstrom that was to come.
Paige woke for her first day of school, tossing on her bathing suit with practiced ease. She had made a point to keep her early morning routine in place throughout summer, a habit reinforced by the rigorous swim camp she had attended through midsummer. It had been an aggressive clinic with a private coach known for breeding Olympians who had spent four weeks correcting and refining Paige's technique. The six day a week training schedule had left little time for herself, especially given the daily train commute into the city. Still, the opportunity to refine her skills, without Morgan's constant harping, had been a welcome one.
The rigorous schedule had kept her mind off others things, Emily being chief among them. Her last month of school had been so busy preparing for finals that she had little time to think of her friend. But those first few weeks of summer, when there had been nothing but time, Paige found herself stuck on a loop, thoughts occupied by wondering how Emily was doing.
It had been borderline obsessive, her relief only coming when she had bumped into Aria at The Grill, near bullying the tiny brunette into updating her on Emily's status.
Paige shook her head at the memory, forcing herself to focus on the present. The coming year would be challenge enough without taking someone elses problems.
Her breakfast consisted of a quick electrolyte drink before she made her way into the pool, her phone set on the table to act as an alarm. Two hours later, she hauled herself out of the water to get ready for school, shivering in the early morning chill. A quick shower to rinse the chlorine from her body and she was back upstairs.
Her parents were up, her mother offering her a second breakfast and her lunch kit.
"Did you do your pull ups this morning?" Paige asked, looking at her father who was already half way through a cup of coffee.
"I did indeed," he pointed to the chin up bar they had wedged in the door frame of the kitchen, part of their summer fitness challenge to one another. The entire program had been set in place at her mother's behest, out of concern for some medical tests that promised poor health in her father's future if he didn't become more active. Sean was in on it as well, accompanying Paige and her father on their early weekend runs before the three of them attended boxing class. Speaking of her friend. "Sean and I are playing some street hockey after school, I'll try not to be too late for dinner."
"Take an extra protein shake."
Paige held up the barrel of protein mix in her backpack as answer, quickly kissing her parents before heading out to her bike. It was quick work to get to school, Pru already waiting at her locker as she walked up.
"Nice of you to finally show up, sleep in?"
"I've already worked out for two hours and rode over here. What did you do, toss on some makeup?"
"Hey, you think this much awesome comes easily?" Pru motioned to herself. Paige rolled her eyes, opening up her locker. "Want to hit The Brew after school?"
"Can't, I... have plans, with Sean," Paige admitted, looking at her friend to gauge her reaction.
"Yeah, sure, no big."
"Seriously, no big deal."
"You dumped him," Paige reminded. Pru spent little time in Rosewood over any given summer and her friend had made the call shortly after finals that she wasn't up to a long distance relationship.
"Yeah, yeah, rub it in, McCullers. C'mon, walk me to class." Pru hooked an arm through Paige's, leading them down the bustling hallway. "Since we're both dateless this Friday, care to take me to the movies?"
"It's only Monday, I have my doubts you'll still be dateless by Friday," Paige said, stopping in front of Pru's classroom.
"True but you're a better plan than some random guy. Crash at my place? C'mon, it's your last weekend before swimming swallows you whole again."
It was true, between swimming and field hockey, she wouldn't be coming up for air until well into the new year. And she had been missing Pru these last couple of months. "All right, it's a date. But I get the good pillow this time."
"You're all the pillow I need." Pru batted her eyelashes dramatically before ducking into her classroom, Paige shaking her head.
Paige's classes came at her full tilt, her teachers wasting no time in dumping chapters and future taste dates in their laps. Knowing that staying ahead would be key in her senior year, Paige already had ample study time carved out into her schedule. She had scouts checking her out from a number of schools and keeping a high grade point average would make her look like a well rounded candidate.
Paige had filled out her early admission packages over the summer, the forms sitting in her father's office, ready to be sent in as soon as they opened. Her job from here on in was to keep her times low and her marks high.
It was late in the afternoon that she finally caught up to Emily, literally bumping into her as she turned the corner to head out of school. Paige's hands shot out, reflexes quick enough that she was able stabilize her friend before her ass hit the tile.
"Wow, you're uh, you're solid," Emily commented, seeming surprised that she had bounced off Paige's body. Paige felt herself blush at the comment, completely irritated with herself that even a few words from Emily could send her into a tailspin. Old habits died hard.
"I've been working out," Paige answered. "Someone's got to keep you in line."
Emily smiled at the lame attempt of a joke though it didn't quite reach her eyes. "I was hoping to run into you, well, not literally of course."
"Uh huh, just trying to get me out of the competition, I know you're still bitter about those two tenths of a second. Nice try, Fields."
"No, I mean, you're not much competition so why bother?"
Paige was pleased that her friend didn't seem to be bearing any ill will toward her, feeling herself relax in Emily's presence.
"Smartass." Paige nudged the girl with her textbook, enjoying the surprisingly easy moment of camaraderie. This had been missing the last go around. Paige had been so anxious to hide herself and then so anxious to prove herself that she had never gotten the opportunity to just be herself.
"I wanted to come see you before school started," Emily said, turning to walk with Paige down the hall. "But then my flight was delayed by almost a week and then getting unpacked..." Emily petered off, shrugging her shoulders helplessly.
"You, uh, wanted to see me?" Paige asked, eyebrow raised in question.
"Yeah, I was going to drop by your place on the weekend but I headed up to Spencer's lakehouse and then with everything with Ali's grave... time just got away from me."
No, that wasn't right. Paige was about to correct her when she looked at Emily, finding no deception in her gaze. How drunk had Emily been that an entire chunk of her Friday night was missing? Her friend had been in bad way, yes, but there was drunk and there was dangerous. A complete blackout? What the hell had Hastings and the others been doing?
Emily looked at her as though Paige was meant to say something and she searched for an anchor point in the conversation. "That's okay, I understand. How was Spencer's lakehouse, did you get to relax a bit at least?"
"Yeah, we drove up Friday evening, went swimming. We were going to stay most of the weekend but with everything with Ali's grave..."
"You drove up Friday evening?" Paige pushed open the door to the locker room, holding it open for Emily as she passed.
"Yeah, it was fun. I've got to get going but I'll see you soon, okay?" Emily didn't meet her eyes as she spoke, continuing on toward the parking lot, Paige falling slowly behind.
Paige tried to work out the logistics, her brain immediately calling bullshit on the story. Emily might not remember being at her house but no way could she be missing an entire afternoon, the foursome hadn't left until well after midnight.
Emily had lied to her.
What the hell was going on?
Paige's phone chirped and she pulled it out, fully expecting a text from Sean about her whereabouts. Her body recognized the inherent fear before her mind fully comprehended what it was seeing, chills trickling down her spine. A photo gradually loaded, and there was no mistake. It was her and Emily in her foyer, kissing. A second beep heralded the return of the threat she feared most.
Welcome back to the gAme. -A

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Mises' democracy–dictatorship equivalence theorem: A critique
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Ludwig von Mises argues that public opinion, not the form of government, is the ultimate determinant of policy. The implication is that, holding public opinion constant, democracies and dictatorships will have the same policies—a result I call Mises' Democracy–Dictatorship Equivalence Theorem. According to Mises, dictators have to comply with public opinion or else they will be overthrown. I argue that he seriously overestimates the power of revolution to discipline dictators. Mises was perceptive to note that, in practice, "dictatorially imposed" policies are often democratically sustainable, but he neglected several mechanisms—all more plausible than the threat of revolution—capable of explaining this fact.
KeywordsDemocracy Dictatorship Public opinion Revolution
JEL codesD72 D74 D70
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Interview with the Gentlemen of York
The coolest new men's fashion group you mightn't have heard of- yet- is set to take over the suit-making world and save children's lives in the process. I recently had the chance to speak with the inspiring founders behind Gentlemen of York to get the 411 on who they are and what they're all about…
So start by telling us how Gentlemen of York was born and what your fashion mission is…
We founded Gentlemen Of York in June 2014. We were three ambitious young entrepreneurs looking to add and inspire a new design of clothing for young professionals to the market. The idea was to combine a strong corporate philosophy while maintaining our social responsibility to give back to people that need it most. We built the company from the ground up with no help from third parties, all in house web, server and design development, allowing us to ensure 100% quality oversight from design conception to production.
Tell us about the brains behind the designs…
The designs are intended for people who want that slim style and want the high quality. Essentially European made productions at a great price.
Julian Corredor, our designer on board, began forming designs to meet the specific needs of a smaller gentleman/lady while taking into account that no matter what your size is, he can make you look slim.
Sounds like magic!
We have started off making men's suits custom tailored that can be purchased either online or booking an appointment in person and via webinar/skype. But we won't stop at only suits. We're looking to broaden our collection in the coming years to incorporate what we feel provides people with an exclusive look and great quality. We stand strongly by our quality and workmanship. When you purchase a suit with Gentlemen of York, you're not only buying a custom suit, you're getting our signature design and our promise to make you the best you can look in a suit. We're with our customers from start to finish and want to build a long-term outfitting partnership with each unique client.
There are so many DIY fashion companies popping up online all over the place these days…what makes Gentlemen of York unique?
Our initial focus was to make the online experience simple and easy to use.
When we looked at our competitors' websites we found that the current experience you get will show you a lot of options that let you try and create a combination that might look good but there's a lot of uncertainty involved. It's a good method if you are practicing to be a designer and have an innate fashion sense but still doesn't provide guidance when it comes to making a professional suit look good. With our designer we have put together some of the best combinations to bring out the best in every gentlemen.
Take us step-by-step through the on-line suit ordering process…
We've condensed our buying process to be as simple as possible to ensure ease of use. Our customers' first step would be choosing a style and fabric from our collections page.
Next, they can add custom finishes to the design before adding to the shopping cart.
Upon processing checkout we collect your measurements and send the order to our manufacturer. Our highest quality suits are custom made to order from our partner factory in Europe.
The suit will then be manufactured and delivered right to your door within 3-4 weeks. For our customers' convenience we will also have the ability to book a Skype or in person fitting with our personal tailor.
And what about one-on-one personalized attention? Can users connect directly with a Gentlemen of York designer or client service team member?
In addition to a simple customer experience we've made ordering with Gentlemen Of York more personal. In a world moving towards mobile we've integrated our online help service. At any point in time you can request online assistance directly with us, we will be available 9am-9pm EST to help service anyone who has direct questions about our product, ordering and payment. Anyone can and should feel free to reach out and connect directly with our team of founders as well.
What are your plans for the upcoming year? Will Gentlemen of York be offering any offline services or trade show opportunities where folks can learn more about the brand in a more up close and personal way?
Absolutely. Gentlemen Of York will be fully launching our website May 2015. Right now you can book an appointment and we offer socks, ties, and accessories online. We will start touring our local areas and setting up traveling tailors. Wherever the demand is we will be there! We will also be participating in a number of trade shows and bridal shows towards the end of 2015. Our main focus is to build brand awareness online and establish a strong network of online friends as well as offer some original promotions that you don't normally see in our industry.
As you mentioned, a major corporate philosophy of Gentlemen of York in addition to building a seamless for-profit fashion business is to give back and do your part in aiding humanity. Can you tell us in more detail about your current philanthropic mission?
With our website nearly ready for launch, we're excited to finally sell suits and live up to our social responsibility of donating a percentage of our profits to charity. With every suit purchased we will donate $30 to Keep A Child Alive, an organization we feel is working hard at eliminating the fight against HIV/AIDS. By donating to the KCA we know that our mission doesn't stop at "PROFIT". Our mission helps to better those that were not so lucky to be born in a 1st world country.
That's an admirable and awesome objective. Many for-profit companies and particularly fashion companies promise to donate some profit but not all of them pledge to consistently donate to a partner charity with every purchase. Can you elaborate how you'll continue to further this mission?
Our partnership with KCA started when we launched a Kickstarter campaign trying to raise money to open up our men's fashion line. We've been fortunate enough to have a chance to work with some wonderful people within the KCA organization, always willing to help us succeed so we'd like to give a big shout out to the entire KCA team!
In the coming years we would love to have a steady flow of donations pouring into the KCA to help as many children as we can with their monthly treatments for HIV/AIDS.
In addition to your KCA partnership, can you give us any insight into future Gentlemen of York corporate social responsibility goals?
Our immediate goals are to of course continue our efforts to help the KCA and eventually open up scholarship funding for orphaned teens giving them the chance to attend college and receive a degree!
Our long-term goal, once our brand reaches the global market share, is to open facilities that help underprivileged youths throughout the world, starting in Canada and working our way outward on a global scale. There are too many children and people struggling on a daily basis in our world and it's unfortunately been this way for many years. It takes some dollars to help out and that's what we're here to do. Profit isn't everything and we want to do our part.
Check back soon for more updates and purchasing info from Gentlemen of York.
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Canadians have raised more than $125,000 for earthquake-ravaged Haiti simply by texting donations through their cellphones, Rogers Communications Inc. says.
All at no cost to the donor.
Rogers waived its normal text message fee to ensure 100 per cent of the donations made through its charity of choice, the OnexOne Foundation, went to help Haitians, the company said Monday.
The standard industry fee for a text message is normally 15 cents.
Other companies have taken a similar approach since Rogers announced its plans last Wednesday. However, they were unable to provide immediate updates on the amounts that have been raised.
Visa Canada and MasterCard Canada confirmed they are not charging their usual "interchange" fee on donations to specified charitable organizations.
Interchange fees are paid by the recipient organization, such as the Canadian Red Cross. Normally, the credit card companies would take a fee out of the recipient's pocket.
In commercial transactions, such fees amount to $2 for every $100 a customer spends on a credit card.
Visa Canada announced last Friday it was waiving that fee for donations to Haiti made through Canadian Red Cross, CARE Canada, Save the Children Canada, UNICEF Canada and World Vision.
MasterCard waived fees on donations through CanadaHelps, Canadian Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, Oxfam/Humanitarian Coalition, the Salvation Army, UNICEF Canada and World Vision.
Bell Mobility said it is waiving its text message fees for donations made through the Salvation Army, Plan Canada, the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative and World Vision.


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Our client is one of the biggest international logistics solution company in terms of numbers of service point worldwide and sales revenue. Recently it has also invested much in developing a more Eco-friendly way of transportation and route planning.
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- Develop and monitor overall HR strategies, systems, tactics and procedures across the organisation.
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- At least 8 years of working experience in Human Resource Management.
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- Sufficient knowledge of HR systems and databases.
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Animal Match Gameplay 1 iOS / Android
Animal Match - Kids Memory Match
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I am dating this guy and it is getting serious, the thing is I have a dark past and the thing that I did and what happen to me was really horrible. It still affects me and everyone around me today. I'm scared and nervous to tell him because he explain to me before what kind of person he hates and the thing is I was that person. So I don't know if I should tell him about my past. It was something I did when I was a teenager and there were other things that happen from it too. I just don't want to mess up the relationship or anything.
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Some things to know before we start. These are the "things" you will be working with, so definitions of WHAT they are is important.
Circulation Module: how we keep "track" of books loaned and returned.
Bibliographic Record: data about a book; when you search for a book in our system online, it uses the data from what's called a MARC Record, also known as a bibliographic record. Basically, its information to identify the book, much like a new driver's license holds information on who you are. Think of a biblographic record as a book's "license".
Holding Record: data about where a book is located; it contains much of the bibliographic information, as well as a barcode, so when we scan it, we can find it! The holding record is what "keeps track" of where an item is. When we check it out, we flag the holding record, and unflag it when the item is returned. Think of the holding record as a GPS tracking device. It let's us know where the book is--whether it be here in the library, or out on the mean streets.
These instructions will aid you in using Beaver's cloud-based catalog and circulation system for books. Remember! You can do any of this work from any laptop with a browser. It's that simple! (I hope...) Do not be afraid to click away. You can't break the system. You will do most work in the Circulation Module, which you must log into. Purging Records from the system is completed in the Cataloging Module. These are the only two aspects of the cataloging system you need to concern yourself with. Let's familiarize you with them, shall we?


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I just graduated high school (yes i know gag says my age is older) anyways I was planning on going to community college for nursing. Thing is, i didn't know i had to be tested into the program and etc.
I didn't do well in high school, not because i'm not capable of doing so. (personal reasons and stuff i dont want to mention) Also, I didn't take the nursing course in high school. So are my chances of getting into the nursing program in the can?
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In this Alternate History WW2 in Europe ends earlier while some actions with Japan are different.
1936 August- In Operation Interceptor British intelligence agents steal plans for a super battleship code named H44 from Germany. 1937 May- British Conservative Party holds elections to elect new Leader and Prime Minister. Unexpectedly Winston Churchill defeats Neville Chamberlain and becomes the New Prime Minster. June- In the midst of ever increasing naval expansion by Germany, Italy, and Japan. Churchill calls for a meeting to discuss amendments to the Washington Naval Treaty. August- Respective heads of states and representatives from the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, China, and Australia meet in Vancouver where they create the Vancouver Naval treaty which removes certain restrictions on size and amounts of naval ships that can be produced.
1938 March- Germany in the Anschluss annexes Austria which becomes part of Germany. April- Mussolini and Hitler meet and discuss a coalition both men disagree on how or when to go to war. Mussolini is reluctant saying he wants to build up his military. The meeting ends in no agreement for a coalition between the two countries. June- President Roosevelt hosts the exiled Emperor Selassie of Ethiopia from the White House Selassie makes a speech calling upon the world to prevent the expansion of Fascism. August- Amid increasing demands by Hitler for the Sudetenland Churchill announces that the previously planned Munich Conference will not be attended by himself. September- Amid last minute calls to visit the conference by Lord Halifax the representative for UK at the conference Churchill makes a visit to the conference. After a heated argument with Hitler he flies back to the UK where he announces on the ground that there will be no agreement to hand the Sudetenland over to Germany. He announces publicly the next day that the Royal Navy has secretly been building a large warship for the last two years to counter German naval expansion which is almost complete and will be launched in 1939. He instructs and tasks Field Marshall Montgomery to organize plans to send troops to the Sudetenland to defend it from Germany. October- Hitler instructs his Generals to organize immediate plans to invade the Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia. The invasion no must be called off after an internal power struggle within the Government pushes back the invasion to 1939.
1939 January- The largest Warship ever built the HMS Trafalgar based on stolen German plans is launched from its shipyard in the Shetland Islands. February- Prime minster Daladier of France announces that Colonel De Gaulle has been promoted to General and will become the commander of the French military, he also announces an expansion of a second Maginot Line which borders Belgium. April- Franco and the Fascists win Spanish Civil War. May- Germany launches an invasion of the Sudetenland but are surprised when they are attacked by British Forces which drive the still relatively small German force back across the border. Hitler is furious and orders generals to plan an invasion for July of Poland. June- Churchill and Daladier announce that they will go to war with Germany if they invade Poland. French tank forces under De Gaulle mobilize on the border with Germany. While the British expeditionary force under the command of Montgomery expands to Poland. HMS Trafalgar the new command ship of Task force A under command of Admiral Mountbatten launches a siege of the North Sea which cuts off most of the Kriegsmarine. July- Hitler launches two offensives an invasion of Poland, and an attack on the Maginot Line. For the first time the defenses of the Maginot line are displayed in combat. It works as the attack fails in a mere matter of hours as they are unable to breach the line or prevent the resulting counter offensive by de Gaulle who sends his forces into Germany. On the Polish Front It appears that Blitzkrieg is working as German forces relatively easily make there way into Poland towards Danzig what they don't realize is that Mountbatten and Montgomery have drawn the Germans into a trap in Danzig. One in the city Task Force A and The Trafalgar begin a bombardment of the city and German forces. The immense firepower of Trafalgar wipes out most of the frontline infantry and motorized units of the invasion force. After this Mountbatten and the expeditionary force come in forcing General Bock and his forces to retreat to a defensive line in Far Western Poland. August- The massive failure of both the invasion of Poland and the attack on the Maginot Line has resulted in not only in a massive loss of equipment and troops. But it has also resulted in a stalemate, and a loss of the Rhineland. On the Western front German forces were only able to stop de Gaulle when he reached the Western banks of the Rhine. While the Eastern Front defensive line is drawn up in the Sudeten Mountains and the Western Odra River in Poland. 1940 January- Hitler who is desperate meets with Mussolini and begs him to enter the war. Mussolini seeing the defense of Germany as a losing fight decides not to assist Germany. March- Chiang Kai-Shek travels to San Francisco where he meets with Roosevelt they decided that in order to counter Japan the US should supply China with equipment to kick the Japanese out of China. June- De Gaulle and his forces break the German line at the Rhine river taking Dusseldorf and Cologne the line is re-established at Bohn. Task Force A, meanwhile, launches a siege of Hamburg. July- The city of Hamburg falls Task Force A successfully sieges and bombards Hamburg. Under ever increasing pressure most of the Luftwaffe is grounded. September- Churchill orders British Intelligence to investigate and find a way to wreak havoc on the German Government. 1941 January- The Nazi Party holds a large rally at its grounds in Nuremberg in an attempt to increase the Morale of the German people. Gathered at the rally are most of the high command of the German government. During a speech by Hitler a large explosion occurs underneath the stage. Hitler and Most of the High Command seated behind him are killed in the explosion . The blast itself was believed to have been done by Communists though it was revealed after the war that it was conducted by British intelligence operatives. February- With the High Command having been devastated by the explosion on February 1st, 1941 Admiral Erich Raeder becomes Führer. May- Italy launches an invasion of Albania succeeding in doing so. While Raeder launches one last offensive in an attempt to take back the Rhine River. The offensive succeeds in retaking Dusseldorf but the city is retaken by France a week later. France launches an offensive which succeeds in taking Frankfurt. June- Italian forces easily overwhelm Portugal in the Azores and set up a naval base on the islands. July- The so called Sudeten line falls and Britain takes Dresden and Leipzig. Raeder and his government flee Berlin to a complex in the Harz Mountains. August- In a coup opponents of the Nazi regime overthrow and arrest Raeder and instill Doctor Goerdeler under the reinstalled title of Chancellor. He instructs Generals to negotiate an armistice with France and Britain. On August 29th, 1941 in Hamburg harbor on the Deck of HMS Trafalgar General Rommel on behalf of the government of Germany signs an armistice/surrender to France and Britain. September- Italy, Spain and Japan after months of secret negotiations agree to an axis alliance. Meanwhile Italy launches an invasion of the Suez Canal and Egypt which succeeds. While Spain annexes Portugal and Andorra. December- In a joint planned attack on the United States on December 7, 1941. Italy from its base in the Azores uses the submarine Leonardo da Vinci armed with a mini sub and Italian naval commandos attacks New York Harbor sinking 15 commercial and military ships and unleashing havoc on New York. The commando operation succeeds in seizing only several piers in New York the seize is broken on the 8th but the damage is done. Meanwhile in the Pacific, the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii devastates the Pacific Fleet. On December 9th President Roosevelt addresses congress asking for a deceleration of war against the axis. on December 10th Congress votes unanimously to declare war.
1942 January- Lend Lease has been a success it has allowed China to retake Manchuria and push the Japanese back into Korea. Meanwhile In Europe France has retaken Andorra and mobilized to land in Basque Spain. Italy has invaded Yugoslavia, Greece, and is now preparing to invade Turkey. February- In the Soviet Union a power struggle has weakened Stalin. Japan Through Korea launches an invasion of Kamchatka and the Aleutian islands. April- France launches an invasion of Spain forcing Franco to retreat to the Canary Islands. Churchill sends Task Force A to face off with the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean. June- Japan and the US battle at Midway the US defeats Japan dealing them a heavy blow. Australia with assistance from US forces retakes Papua New Guinea. Churchill and France decide to assist the US in the Philippines where HMS Vulcan the sister ship of Trafalgar sinks the Yamato during the battle of Manila. September- Elections are held in Germany where Konrad Adenauer is elected Chancellor. Britain and Australia invade and push the Japanese out of Indonesia and Singapore. December- Off the coast of Turkey the Italian Navy led by the Super Littorio class battleship Venice face off against Task Force A and Trafalgar. Trafalgar takes out the Venice but are unable to prevent an invasion of Turkey. Italian forces move in and capture Istanbul. The Italians push towards Ankara but are stopped at a defensive line of British forces 50 miles west of the city.
1943 January- The United States and Canada with Forces led by Generals Bradley, and Simmons take back the Aleutian Islands and assist the Soviets in Taking back Kamchatka. March- Britain and France in conjunction with free Ethiopian forces retake Ethiopia and make their way into Italian held Sudan. April- Chiang Kai-Shek and China have pushed Japan back to the 48th parallel in Korea. May- The Soviets with Stalin having been replaced by General Zukhov agree to enter the war on the Allied side in Europe. June- Italy attempts to invade Switzerland the invasion fails after the army fails to make it through the Alps. Planning for a second Gallipoli campaign begins July- The United States takes the Mariana and Solomon Islands from Japan. In the Atlantic they get revenge on Italy by invading and destroying the Italian Naval forces in the Azores that had been wreaking havoc on US shipping in the Atlantic. September- Operation Torch is launched from Sudan the British and French land forces invade Egypt. While the US navy seizes the Suez Canal. Attempts by British and French forces to invade Italian Libya stop at the Tripoli line where the Italians have dug in. December- British, French and Australian forces take back Malaysia from Japan.
1944 February- Raeder goes on trial in Germany and is sentenced to death. Allied forces launch D-Day or the planned invasion of Japan from Northern Korea across the Sea of Japan into Hokkaido. The line is established after capturing Sapporo from Japan. March- French forces invade Northern Italy. The second Gallipoli Campaign begins. April- The Gallipoli campaign succeeds, British and Turkish forces push the Italians back to Istanbul. Meanwhile The line falls in Libya and the forces of Italy retreat across the Mediterranean. May- The Battle of Istanbul succeeds on May 28th the Allies retake the city. Under fear of capture Mussolini flees Rome for an unknown location. June- After the Capture of Milan and the Invasion of Sicily by British and American forces Italy surrenders to Admiral Mountbatten in Milan on June 15th 1944. VE day is celebrated throughout the world. July- Roosevelt, Churchill, Chiang Kai-Shek, Zukhov, Selassie, and newly elected President de Gaulle meet in Yalta to split up the post war world. The United States administers many of the islands in the Pacific, the UK regains many of its colonies including the new colony of Indonesia and keeps Libya, China administers the Korean peninsula, Ethiopia gets Sudan and Parts of southern Egypt while they are handed administration of the Sinai Peninsula including the Suez Canal though administration of the Canal is run mostly by the UK, While the Soviets get back Kamchatka and keep Yugoslavia Communist, France gets former German territory west of the Rhine. August- Austria becomes independent. November- Calls for surrender go unanswered by Japan and the United States Air Force from a base in Hokkaido drops an atomic weapon on Hiroshima and three days later Nagasaki. On November 22nd, 1944 Japan surrenders on board the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
1945 January- After 7 months Mussolini is nowhere to be seen rumors are that he has fled to Argentina. February- The last Italian administered region of Africa the Congo falls to Ethiopian forces. Subsequently rogue Italian General Grazziani is killed in the fighting an investigation by the Ethiopians finds out that they barely missed arresting Mussolini who had left the Congo two days before. In the Canary Islands Franco is arrested by authorities and taken back to Spain for trial. June- Mussolini is reportedly sighted in Argentina in the city of Bariloche. July- Ethiopian intelligence officials investigation discovers that Mussolini is in Argentina preparing to re-establish himself and his military in Argentina. August- While meeting with an arms dealer at the Opera House in Buenos Aires Mussolini and his guards get in a firefight with Ethiopian and American agents who have come to arrest him. The firefight kills Mussolini's guards and Mussolini himself is rushed out of the Opera House by the agents before the authorities arrive. Mussolini is taken to the United States and put in prison in preparation to be extradited back to Italy where he will stand trial. December- Mussolini is tried in Rome and sentenced to death.
1946 January- Franco's trial ends he is sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed during the Spanish Civil War. Franco dies in prison in 1975. February- Mussolini is executed by firing squad in a prison outside Rome.


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A little while ago, Dallas Morning News transportation writer Michael Lindenberger posted a story on The News' Web site that says, "The North Texas Tollway Authority will bill the city of Dallas $1.54 million for higher-than-expected planning and design costs for the Trinity Parkway toll road." His story says the NTTA is blaming the new design costs on "additional requirements from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and what the agency called 'continuing political challenges."
I've got calls in myself to the NTTA and to Chris Heinbaugh, the mayor's chief of staff. But I also think right about now would be a great time for News managing editor George Rodrigue to revisit his numerous protestations of innocence and journalistic virginity in the matter of the Lindenberger story about toll road costs that was suppressed by The News until the votes had been counted in the recent toll road referendum.
To their credit, I think the NTTA folks have been trying to be as honest as possible about the fact that Dallas is going to get stuck for a hell of a lot more than the $84-million maximum promised during the campaign by Mayor Tom Leppert and city council person Dave Neumann. In fact, the NTTA told Lindenberger about it before the vote, and the paper sat on his story until the day after the vote.
Now we begin to see the truth. And it's not just this sock of money. The hint that the NTTA is trying to give us -- "additional requirements from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and what the agency called 'continuing political challenges'" -- is that this thing is a mess.
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The solace I take is that I know the road will never be built. Guess where those Corps of Engineers requirements are coming from? They are coming from the Corps' knowledge of how dangerous the basic idea is -- you know, building a highway in a floodway.
Remember what Leppert kept saying during the campaign? He told The Bond Buyer on October 30, 2007, "If we take the premise that it's never been done before, think of the opportunities we lose. The reality of it is that the Army Corps of Engineers, TxDOT, and the [North Texas Tollway Authority] have studied this and they say it's safe, it's environmentally sensitive, and economically viable."
Uh, not true. Now both the Corps and the NTTA have said it was not true. Is not true. Won't be true. They have signed off on nothing.
Leppert kept saying he was "comfortable" with the costs. Guess what. He was comfortable with the untruth. So was Neumann. And I guess Rodrigue wasn't feeling any pain either.
Also remember D magazine's promise in its January 2, 2005, issue, in a story titled "A River Runs Through It" (yuk): "The parkway alone, for example, would cost the city just $84 million, though the actual price was estimated to be five times that amount."
And remember what Ron Kirk said in '98, when the original bond issue passed: "This day will go down as one of the greatest in the history of Dallas."
Instead these people will be exposed by history as fools and liars who have wasted the city's destiny. I'm sure glad I won't be one of the voters who helped them do it. --Jim Schutze
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I was wondering what AAA and the FAA look for in a portfolio submission? I am worried that my work isn't strong enough, as I only started taking drawing classes last year & I don't know how to paint. Below is the set of images I intend on sending.
Bill, 2010, Charcoal on paper, 44 x 30 (111.8 cm x 76.2 cm)
Bill and Gina, 2010, Charcoal on paper, 38 x 30 (96.5 cm x 76.2 cm)
Figure Study (after Michelangelo), 2009, Graphite on paper, 8.5 x 11 (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm)
Self-Portrait, 2010, Ballpoint on paper, 8.5 x 11 (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm)
Snow White, 2009, Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 5 x 3 (152.4 cm x 91.4 cm)
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This is Zoe Quinn, a game designer who embedded a NTAG216 chip into her hand then loaded it up with the game Deus Ex. This isn't the first time Quinn has played around with implants. She's already got a silicone-coated magnet on her left ring finger that will actually pick up small metal objects.
"I'm not sure what all the possibilities are," Quinn wrote on her blog. "I can tell you that I'm planning to make a game that integrates it, and I can lock and unlock my phone with it super easy as well as transmit data to other compatible NFC devices like Android phones."
Quinn says she sees body modification as a way to rebel against societal norms:
Body modification has been around since we've had bodies to modify, yet it ends up being somewhat of a controversial topic in very strangely selective ways," Quinn says on her blog. "Very few people will bat an eyelash at a pair of pierced ears, but will turn up their nose at the same jewelry a couple inches away in a lip or an eyebrow. No one will comment if you dye your hair from brown to auburn but go a few more shades and suddenly it's a big deal and people will start asking you what your relationship with your parents is like and tell you you're not fit to work in the lowest paying jobs in the country.
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