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Hey, Mark Zuckerberg, when is Facebook going to do something significant for education?
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Mark Zuckerberg's foundation, Startup:Education, claims that it invests in "high quality school models to help all children succeed."
On the surface, this seems very altruistic. What troubles me is that Zuckerberg, while presumably well intentioned, appears to also be frighteningly misguided.
While we can't be sure what Startup:Education's idea of a high quality school is, it's clear from Zuckerberg's donation of $4 million to Panorama, a startup company that administers surveys, that the Facebook creator doesn't understand the real issues in American education. There are plenty of more experienced companies already exploring school climate and bullying — not to diminish these important issues.
How about something more significant?
Since Zuckerberg has a foundation in place, why not contribute something more significant than surveys and $100 million to one school district? Here are three causes that come to mind:
- How about a national program that puts a book in every child's hand? The U.S is a country littered with nonreaders. Quality research says that lack of books is the culprit.
- How about funding a movement to eliminate standardization? Sound unrealistic? Put the power of Facebook behind it, and we'll see about that.
- How about at least one powerful, standalone app for students of all ages? Maybe build a simple platform to facilitate communication between a student and all of her teachers that she could access from her mobile device?
I'm sure there are dozens of other excellent ideas to maximize the power of Facebook and Startup:Education. I hope Mark Zuckerberg will consider these and add a leader to his foundation who is a teacher.
Consider this post my application for that position.
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Once the cardiac team met with Teegan and her family, the doctors realized that this was a case unlike any they had seen before. From before birth she had been diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, and then they realized that she had a little less than half a heart and only one lung. Teegan's doctors and her parents knew she had a long road to recovery, but they were prepared to do whatever it takes to get her there.
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Meet our July Patient of the Month, Teegan. Teegan was born in Minnesota with her twin sister Riley, but right from the start, their lives would take on very different paths. Their parents knew that Teegan would be born with some heart complications, but the extent of her congenital disorder wasn't revealed until the day she was born. They were told that there wasn't much hope, and the best thing to do was go home and enjoy what time they had with Teegan.
Several months passed and Teegan was, against all odds, thriving; not at the rate of her twin, Riley, but nonetheless she was defying the doctors' predictions. It was then that the family reached out to the Heart Program at Nicklaus Children's Hospital. Determined to repair Teegan's heart, the cardiac team used innovative techniques to figure out the best way to treat Teegan's condition. She underwent open heart surgery at Nicklaus Children's, and she'll need more in the future, but after spending many months at the hospital, Teegan was able to do something her family could only dream of: go back home.
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Nicklaus Children's Becomes First Pediatric Facility in Southeast- and Second in the World- To Use GPS-Like Technology During Cardiac Procedures
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In this series of videos, you'll learn how to develop a video game project using Unity 5, with Agile development practices in mind.
In Tier 1, we're going to touch on Unity's programming fundamentals to quickly deliver a prototype. For that, we're going to be developing a 2D space shooter. All the sprites, the sounds and other assets are provided, so that we can focus on programming.
This training is for anyone who wants to learn object oriented programming for video games. It has introduction chapters that people familiar with Unity can skip. All the programming basics are covered, and we touch on all major features of Unity. The training focuses on programming, and uses a 2D game project to keep things simple and stay away from fancy graphics features that already are well documented. Whether you know programming or not, whether you're new to Unity or already have some experience, this training will give you the good practices and help you organise yourself in the chaos of a video game project.
I'm a self-taught developer myself. I work with Unity since 2011, and was very lucky to meet with mentors who taught me a great deal about Object Oriented Programming. That's a lot to learn about when your background is not in engineering, though, I figured that if I could do it, anyone can.
I started to put this training course together a while back for a Master Class held with Unity, and decided to take it way beyond that, as I realised many developers were self-taught programmers, ex artist or designer, looking for that true programming knowledge.
I wanted to emphasise on Agile practices, while this is not an Agile training in itself, because of the huge demand for Agile programmers. Agile Development really is a mindset that you cannot push. From a programmer's perspective, it's mostly about letting go of your desire for completeness and architecture awesomeness, and willing to deliver playable software as early as possible. The responsibility given to programmers brings a lot of stress, with which comes the need to foresee, plan and control development. Then any change in the plan becomes a trouble.
Team confidence is key to Agile Development, and confidence comes with knowledge.
The more you know, the more you trust yourself, and the less you doubt.
The less you fear change, the less complex and overthought you need to make your code, and the sooner you deliver a prototype.
This training aims at empowering programmers with enough knowledge to be confident in their capability to react to design changes and always deliver the most business value in the time they're given.
Now, Agile Development isn't just about prototyping, and we'll also touch on Performances, Scalability and Reusability of the code, which is also key to maintain a project.
I really wanted this training to go beyond the usual academic training course. It does have a good share of theory, but everything is put into practice. Its course is well planned and offers a smooth learning curve, while its delivery is more like a live coding session in which I share what comes to my mind as to why I do things along with tips and tricks.
Introduction and overview of the training course.
A quick overview of main windows of Unity Editor, and key concepts of a Unity Project.
In this video, we'll create a new Unity project, add some Game Objects, import Assets and add Components to use them.
In this video, we'll point out the differences in the Editor between a 2D and a 3D project, and will manually switch the project from 3D to 2D.
In this video, we'll set the Build and Player options, and switch the target platform to iOS or Android.
Now that the project is set up, we'll start building our first scene with Sprites.
Let's create some Prefabs for objects that we want to use throughout the project.
In this video, we'll create a Simple Ship Controller, to control the movement of the Space Ship with the keyboard.
Now that we can control the Space Ship with the keyboard, let's add touch controls for touch screen devices.
We're going to handle multi-platform using pre-compiler instructions.
We're going test touch controls using Unity Remote
And we're going to build and test the first build on the device.
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To better visualise the game area, let's develop a Game Area object with Editor Gizmos.
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We'll touch on finding the Main Camera and adjusting the GameArea to its size.
We'll learn on tying components together.
Sometimes, scripts don't execute in the expected order.
We'll learn on changing Script Execution Order, and adjusting the code so that both scripts work.
In this video we'll touch on instantiating asteroids, using a reference prefab object, a rate and a total number.
We're going to do it with the knowledge gathered so far, and then with a more appropriate approach using Coroutines.
As we want to spawn Black Holes at random positions, we're going to add some feature to our Game Area component to get random coordinates within a given area.
To make sure the black holes don't appear to close to the space ship, we're going to find the player using its tag, and then relocate the location if it's too close to it.
We're also going to use some of Unity's visual debug features to check on our vector maths.
We're going to use colliders and rigidbody components to add secondary motion to asteroids and the spaceship, and we'll update the ship controller to take advantage of it.
Now that asteroids use physics, we're going to assign their rigidbodies a random direction and initial velocity when they appear.
We're going to use Unity's Animator State Machines to drive black holes sprite animation as they spawn asteroids.
We now want to make the black hole a prefab itself.
We'll have to use an Accessor to find the Main Game Area.
In this video, we're going to have an overview of common Design Patterns.
We'll handle collisions to apply damage to the spaceship.
We'll use SendMessage to handle components communication.
We're going to use MonoDevelop's Code Templates to quickly add Properties.
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We'll use sprites and set the sprite borders to change their appearance when stretching.
Then we'll change UI elements rendering order.
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We'll make the damage bar change colour as it goes from 0 to 100.
We're going to add breakpoints and attach MonoDevelop to the Editor to debug.
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An admission: I've never played NBA Jam before. In fact, I've never played a basketball game before. I couldn't name a single basketball player except for that Michael Jordan chap, who I only know due to his appearance in Space Jam. In short, I have no interest in the sport in any way, shape or form. There's no way I'd enjoy a remake of NBA Jam.
"Come on, you'll love it!" chirps Neon, interrupting my pessimistic ramblings as he goads me along to the NBA Jam pod at a recent Nintendo event. Furnished with a Wii Remote and Nunchuck, I pushed my preconceptions to one side, if only to humour my enthusiastic deputy editor. Scrolling through a seemingly infinite grid of basketball players, I had no idea how I was going to go about making a decision. In the end, I chose Zach Randolph and Rudy Gay of the Memphis Grizzlies, for no particular reason whatsoever, certainly nothing to do with their not-funny-whatsoever names. With our teams selected, we jumped into a competitive (we could have chose co-op, too) match.
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The controls have been designed to match the simplicity of the streamlined sport. Passing the ball is achieved with a quick tap of the A button, whilst holding down B will pull off some fancy dribbling skills. To shoot, simply yank the Wii-mote into the air, and then flick the controller forward at the peak of its ascent to release. I suppose it's quite similar to throwing a real ball, except, you know, without a real ball. Slam dunks are particularly satisfying, and hammering the Wii-mote down to make your character bomb the ball into the net never gets old. That said, it's not quite as entertaining when the ball is being banged into the net of your own basket, which is exactly what happened for the first five or so minutes of my match.
By the end of the first quarter, a noticeable gap had formed between our scores. Neon was busting out some fairly outrageous backwards slam-dunks, and intercepting my feeble attacks with alarming frequency. It's fair to say I was getting my arse kicked. At some point along the way, though, everything kind of clicked. By the third quarter, I'd hit my stride. I had a better understanding of defensive play, and was converting far more shots than when I started. I was closing the gap. I also had the added bonus of feeling intensely competitive, a trait that rarely surfaces when I play games. Neon, I told myself, was going down.
In the final moments of the last quarter, I'd converted a couple of three pointers, and prevented Neon from scoring in quite some time. Defence played a far greater role in the game than I initially thought. Despite being a simplified take on the sport, there's a very definite strategy to the game. At the end of play, it was 41 - 37, and I found myself shouting something along the lines of "Whoomp, there it is!" in an unexpected burst of excitement. Somewhere during the match, my preconceptions about playing a sports game had been thrown out the window; I'd thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Perhaps you're like me: you have no interest in basketball, or even sports games in general. But perhaps, also like me, you'll shock yourself at how much fun the game has to offer. What makes NBA Jam so exciting is the intensity of it all. At times, it felt more like tennis than basketball. The ball flits back and forth between the two sides of the court very quickly, and points start racking up at an incredibly rapid rate. It's relentlessly exciting, but requires your undivided attention for the duration of the match. Let your guard up for just a second and victory can be snatched from beneath your feet. I can tell Neon will be eager for a rematch when the game is released this autumn, and I'll be more than happy to oblige.
NBA Jam will be available for Wii Autumn 2010. A cut down version of the game will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 as part of the NBA Elite 11 package.


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Bwyuuun... bwyuuun... bwyuuun... Bleep bleep.... bwyuuun...
Well........looks like fate is on Artillery's side right now?!
I love how creepy Soundwave is.
And how innocent Artillery seems to be.
Of course we love our popcorn. It's nummy.
Eh, Popcorn was never really my thing.
For the most part.
Yeah, Artillery's pretty innocent for the daughter of "tear-out-this-guy's-innards-for-shits-and-giggles" Megatron.
He seems rather nonchalant considering one of his most loyal soldiers took one of his ships without his permission.
I guess he can afford to replace it.
Lemme guess, Allcitystate?
As expected of Megatron to have such a reaction........think he'll flip when he finds out Artillery went out?
Comic's not showing up for me...
Yeah, Majhost is being an ass right now.
Maybe there'll be an update tomorrow, but I'm not entirely sure if Majhost will be back yet.
And hey, we're finally back!
Wonder who the senate ship belonged to before Megatron took it. And does Bumblebee expect that senator to be on the ship, or does he know it belongs to the Decepticons now?
Hope the response team ain't too improvised for its own good.
No, it's pretty common knowledge that the Senators are all dead. Megatron-- being Megatron-- made sure to make a public spectacle out of their graphic disembowelment.
I'd support Blades if he wasn't acting like a pissy teenager.
Well, he is making sense
How Mainstream.
Blades has a point as well has HotSpot........and bad move ignoring the call
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See Truman's post on Smart Goals.
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Reviews - Liverpool Lodge3
187 Kensington / 1 Coleridge Street,, Liverpool, L7 2RF
Customer Reviews
Our reviews are from genuine LateRooms.com customers. We verify that the customer has stayed before leaving a review.
74% would recommend it to a friend
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Very convenient for a quick city centre visit
Travelling for a seminar at John Moores University, which is only a mile or so away, was an ideal location for a one night stay.
The room was small but very clean and comfortable, the breakfast was self-service and perfectly adequate, the staff were extremely helpful and understanding of a belated check-in time. The only minor criticism was that the TV had very little reception.
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My room was not cleam and tv didnt not work and the stairs was bad
This hotel is on a very busy road with no parking.
There is a brothel opposite as well as prostitutes literally on the door step late at night. Noise levels were awful, hot and cold taps were very temperamental.
Beds extremely uncomfortable
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Ideal for cheap overnight business stay with no frills
I was in single room 10 which was small and narrow but was clean and warm.
There was a wardrobe, sink, mirror and side-table with a complimentary sweets and crisps. The guy on reception was pleasant and the communal bathroom was cramped but clean also. Its just off a main road but there's plenty of space to park outside for free. Its not the quitest plaxce given its location (lots of shops and restautants about) and the fact that its a converted Victorian building in which some of the rooms are partitions so could hear people walking about upstairs early evening and might have heard noise from adjacent rooms if they were full. All that said for £19 on a major route into liverpool with the City centre under 2 miles away you cant really complain if you're a lone, business traveller prioritising cost over needless frills
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Cheap out of town digs
Bit out of town, but close to McDonalds run by a lovely couple.
My room was small and had bunk beds in it.
Breakfast was self service - but real kelloggs cornflakes and toast. Think someone had been smoking. Great value.
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worst hotel ive ever witnessed in all my life!
i have honestly and sincerely never has the misfortune to have had to experience such a travesty to the hotel trade in all my life, and i have stayed at many, many hotels.
from the moment i arrived at the hotel i felt unsafe, and was actually parked outside for a good 10 minutes in disbelief that it could actually be the place i booked online. when i finally summoned up the courage to attempt to go inside, i was obstructed by the fact the front door was some sort of security door and i had to ring a buzzer and be requisitioned before entering. once i eventually gained entry to the 'hotel' i was greeted by some extremely unprofessional man who ignored us for about 15 minutes while he pattered on to some other bloke about some rather strange issues. once finally attended to he demanded cash of us and told me that he did not accept debit or credit cards. (hardly surprising) then the traveller style man disappeared with the money that was handed over, never to be seen again, leaving us with this foreign lady who only spoke fractured english. we were shown to our room and i felt instantly dirty. it stunk of smoke and resembled a prison cell. with less than 1' between the twin beds and surrounding walls. we could hardly stand in the same room together at the same time. we then went instantly back downstairs to complain and get our money back because the room was minute and there was no on suite or anything. not even enough space to put our luggage. she then struggled to communicate for a while but basically just muttered that there was no way we could have a refund and that we were not entitled to one. so after such a disgusting but brief experience, we promptly left and found a proper hotel for the night. unfortunate that the day had to start with being robbed in broad daylight by these scam artists though.
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Lovely staff, nice reasonably priced hotel
Lady who greeted us was lovely and helpful.
We stayed on New Year's Eve and we're told there was no rush to check out the next day which was a great bonus. We didn't actually make it to breakfast so can't comment on the food but we did appreciate the makeshift minibar in the room, made up of fresh orange, milky ways, biscuits and crisps. Hotel isn't in the nicest area but was less than 10 mins to the city centre in a taxi and took us about 25 mins to walk.
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Liverpool City Break
The Hotel was definitely value for money.
It was ideally situated for all the attractions in Liverpool. There was a warm homely welcome on arrival. I would have no hesitation in staying there again or recommending to friends.
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Good price and clean room
awful area to stay, felt very unsafe walking the street to liverpool football groaund and no match on that day.
will not be in that location again.
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Entry for the JBNP's "Show The Love" a JBNP Valentine's Oneshot Contest
Paring: Jacob/Bella
Rating: M (sex scene)
Disclaimer: I own nothing... I just like to have fun with the characters.
Beta: Thanks to MeraNaamJokerFF for editing! You're the best. :)
Jake sat in his garage in La Push feeling dejected. Bella had left for college in the fall, and even though it was now the middle of winter, it still felt like she had just left. God, he missed her. Embry and Quil seemed to think he should just move on and get over it, but they weren't aware of the changes his and Bella's relationship had begun to go through before she left.
So, he not only missed her, but he was constantly worried she would meet someone new in college. He would be tossed to the side like yesterday's garbage. How could he compare? He was seventeen and still lived in La Push; he barely had any life experience compared to other guys' she was around all the time.
It was almost Valentine's Day, and they always celebrated their annoyance with the holiday together by going out to eat and making fun of all the mushy couples giving each other cow-eyes. Then they would watch a horror movie and gorge themselves on candy hearts.
Jake wasn't sure Bella would be coming home, though. School was keeping her busy. And he wasn't sure he would be able to afford to go to Seattle to visit her. So, he continued to wallow by himself.
Until Rachel came home.
She knocked briskly on his bedroom door one morning. When he told her to come in, she barged into his room, hands on her hips. "Jacob Black, you are a pig," she observed.
He raised his eyebrows at her. "That's what you came in here to tell me?"
She rolled her eyes. "No, I came in here to do you the biggest favor of your life. You are so going to owe me."
He laughed. "Is that so? And what are you going to do for me, Tweedledee?" He couldn't help it; she was his sister and he had to harass her a little bit. Tweedledee was better than Tweedledum anyway, though both Rach and Becca got called that at one point.
She glared at him. "I offer to do you a favor and you call me that stupid nickname?"
He raised his hands in surrender. "Sorry. What is it, Rach?"
She eyed him speculatively for a moment and then said, "You're brooding because Bella can't come home and you can't quite afford to go visit her?"
He sighed. "I'm not brooding," he said, trying to protect his masculinity.
"I'm offering to give you the extra money you need to go out and surprise her. You would be able to stay with her, right?"
Jake's eyes widened as he nodded. "What? You would do that for me?"
Her face softened as she smiled slightly. "It's better than coming home and having to spend time with a mopey brother. Plus, my boyfriend is coming to visit and I want to be able to have use of your room."
Jake tried not to grin. "Ahh, so Dad won't let him stay in your room?"
Rachel gave him the eye.
He jumped up, grabbed her up in a bear hug before she could growl at him, and spun her around. It was an effective distraction. "Put me down, you Neanderthal!" Rachel exclaimed.
He set her down and saw the little grin she was trying to hide. "Just get yourself ready. Dad already knows I'm doing this, so it's fine for you to go."
He practically ran to the bathroom to start gathering his toiletries. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! Even if you had an ulterior motive," he said.
Rachel snickered as she headed toward her room. "Sure sure. I'm mainly doing this for myself, you know."
He smiled to himself, knowing better. His sisters, in particular Rachel, never liked seeing him hurting. As much as they teased each other, he knew they loved him, and he loved them.
Bella finally put her pen down, laying her head on her arms, exhausted. She was thrilled she managed to get herself caught up on all the school work that had been heaped upon her, but now she felt like she could sleep for days.
She missed Jacob, too. It was right before Valentine's Day weekend and she had only just gotten caught up on work, but she still couldn't spare the time – or the cash – to head back to Forks to spend time with him.
She smiled as she drifted in a haze of sleep right in the middle of the library. She and Jake had been growing closer, sharing little kisses here and there, though they were both hesitant to let it go any further because of Bella leaving for school. The night before she left, while they sat in his Rabbit, Jake had given her a bracelet he had woven for her. In the middle of the orange, yellow, and red strands was a small pendant, depicting a hand holding a sun.
He had smiled a little nervously, explaining to her that it was supposed to remind her of him – of how she always referred to him as her sun – and her love of the warmth that came with it. It was then that they shared a real kiss. Bella felt her body come alive at the thought of it.
His lips had been a little clumsy, just like hers, but they had been so warm and soft. The touch of his tongue had woken her senses; she felt so much as if he were lighting her up inside. She could nearly taste the fresh air and sun he brought to her life. His hands had been gentle and firm, holding her against him as if he didn't want to let her go.
After she had left for school, she knew their relationship had progressed. She was in love with Jacob and it was now all she could think about. The times she got to go home, she had spent most of her time with Jacob, kissing him, touching him, wishing they didn't have to be so far from each other. He had come to visit her once at school when Charlie brought Billy and him. She longed for a visit where they could be together, just the two of them.
Bella came to with a start when someone dropped a book nearby. She glanced at her watch. She had been dozing in the library for nearly an hour. Groaning, she stood, gathered her stuff, and headed out across the wide lawns to her small apartment. She shared it with a friend from school who spent most of her time at her boyfriend's place. It was nice; it afforded her a lot of privacy as if she lived alone.
She dug around in the refrigerator, pulled out some leftover hamburger and pasta and made herself some dinner. She barely managed to eat and put the dishes away before she crawled into bed.
The following morning, a banging on her door startled Bella awake. She stumbled to the door, confused, peeking through the peephole. Her eyes widened when she saw who it was.
"Jake!" she cried, flinging the door open and throwing herself into his waiting arms.
He spun her around in his usual style. When he finally deposited her back on her feet, he raised an eyebrow, grinning down as he examined her fully.
"You shouldn't have gone to such trouble," he teased.
Confused, Bella looked down and felt her face flame. She had been so tired she answered the door in her pajamas. They consisted of baggy shorts that nearly reached her knees and a pale yellow tank-top. If that wasn't bad enough, she realized with embarrassment, was that while the tank-top might not exactly be see-through, it was pretty damn close.
She was a bit, um… cold.
Jake was eyeing her avidly and she felt a thrill work its way through her. She could affect him that much? She bit her lip, still flushed from embarrassment, but now also heat and pleasure at his interest in how her body looked.
"I'll go, uh, change," she murmured, feeling the wild urge to giggle.
She hurried into her bedroom, faintly hearing what sounded like, "Don't do it on my account."
She dressed in a pair of jeans and found the emerald-colored top her friends from class insisted she needed when they gave it to her as a gift. It was low-cut, showcasing a small amount of cleavage. It wasn't something she was used to wearing, but she wanted to look nice.
Bella bounded back out into the living room. Jake was grinning at her as he pulled her close. He hugged her again and kissed her. Her knees felt shaky as his tongue touched hers and she wound her arms around his neck. They tasted each other, delighting in the familiarity of each other's embrace.
She finally broke the kiss.
"How did you get out here?" Bella demanded. "I didn't think we were going to get to see each other until my spring break."
She led him into the kitchen and began making eggs and bacon for the both of them.
"Rachel," he proclaimed. "My amazing sister came home to visit and offered to help me cover the rest of the cost to come out here this weekend. I think she mostly did it because her boyfriend was coming to visit her and she needed my room."
Bella laughed. "Whatever the reason, I'm grateful she did it! This is such a fantastic surprise. Now we can pick out a good horror movie, and then go out to eat tonight and make fun of all the couples and come back here and gorge ourselves on candy hearts."
Jake grinned, eyes twinkling. "What about your roommate, though?"
Bella shrugged. "She won't be here. She's going out with her boyfriend tonight and then she said she's staying at his place."
Jake's eyes lit up. "Perfect!"
After breakfast, they headed out and Bella showed him around parts of the campus he hadn't had a chance to see before. They held hands, played Frisbee in the cold, and laughed at everything. They were just thrilled to be together.
"Come on, let's go pick out a movie," Bella said, tugging his hand and leading him to the library. They perused the DVDs and found a zombie horror movie they agreed on.
"Don't you know? Zombies are really sexy," Jake told the couple at the counter. The guy's eyes lit up while his girlfriend narrowed hers. Bella erupted into a fit of laughter when they got outside.
Bella chose a steak restaurant she knew Jake would like, one that boasted some of Seattle's best steaks. At the restaurant, they both ordered their steak with herbed potatoes and a vegetable.
"Check out that couple," Jake murmured, buttering a roll. "Two o'clock."
Bella glanced over and giggled quietly. The girl was being fed a piece of steak by the man with her. "Hmm, major cow-eyes," she added. "I'd say an eight on the one-to-ten scale."
Jake smirked and passed her the basket.
They ate their bread, worked their way through their meal, ordered a dessert to share all while rating everyone on the Jake and Bella Cheese-o-Meter. "That dude is so out on a date with a married woman," Jake proclaimed after careful examination of another couple.
Bella leaned back, hand on her stomach, and pushed the rest of the dessert toward Jake. Her eyes widened at Jake's announcement and examined the couple more carefully. "Why do you say that?"
"He keeps sneaking looks at his watch. He probably has to time everything right. Take her out to eat, get her home and into bed, and then back to her actual home and husband before he suspects anything."
Bella nearly choked on her water. She couldn't keep from blushing while she laughed. Just hearing Jake say get her into bed had all kinds of thoughts running through her mind. After dinner, they walked back to her apartment, picking up their candy along the way. The apartment was empty and quiet when they got back. Jake tossed his duffel bag in her bedroom and they changed into comfortable clothes and curled up on the couch to watch the movie.
Jake handed Bella a candy, she tossed it up in the air for him, and he caught it in his mouth. They kept it up through the movie, and occasionally they would bounce off his nose or forehead, which sent her off into a fit of giggles.
"Ooooh, that was a good murder," Jake proclaimed as the main character swung a machete.
Bella groaned. "That was just gross. And so uncalled for."
"You're uncalled for," Jake groused, his voice teasing.
"Yeah, well… so is your face!"
Jake looked surprised and then started cracking up. "That made no sense."
Bella snickered and leaned back against him.
They settled in again, Jake's arm stretched over her shoulders, as the movie continued. Jake shifted against Bella a little as the love scene played out between the two main characters. Bella was hyper-aware of the sex going on, a little embarrassed, and knew Jake was aware of it as well.
She became aware of Jake's hand over her shoulders, how his hand dangled, and how his fingers very nearly touched her breast. Bella innocently stretched, feeling his hand rest on it. Instead of being surprised, as she thought he would be, he lightly began to brush his fingers over her. Bella's eyes widened as her heart gave an extra thump.
She turned slightly toward him, and he leaned down to kiss her. It was a little more desperate than any of the other kisses they had shared. Bella wanted just that, so she slipped her arms around him. He pulled her on top of him, and she wound her legs around him, eagerly rubbing herself against his body. It was about time things went further in their relationship, wasn't it?
Bella wanted him more than anything. He seemed to be feeling the same way.
Bella gave a little squeak of surprise as Jake stood, his hands cupping her bottom so she would stay put. She caught one last look at the movie as Jake carried her to the bedroom; the zombies were going after the two lovers. She stifled a giggle and instead focused on nibbling Jake's ear.
He pushed her bedroom door open, and Bella's eyes widened as he pinned her up against her door after he closed it. His mouth was hot, his tongue a seductive tool as he tasted her. He caught her tongue between his teeth and Bella whimpered, wiggling against him. Jake gave a small groan at the movement, pressing his body tighter against hers.
His mouth moved from hers, to her jaw, her neck, and then he began kissing along the edge of her neckline. Since it was low-cut, Bella felt his warm lips against her cleavage.
"Jake," she gasped as his hands worked their way up her shirt to begin tugging it up and over her head. "Where did you learn to do this?" His hips rubbed against hers even more as he freed her of her shirt.
"I watch porn."
The simple statement surprised a giggle out of her. He grinned, kissing the smooth swell of her breast. He lifted her again and they tumbled onto the bed. "Are you sure?" he asked her, brushing a lock of her thick hair back.
In response, Bella pulled his head down again. He fumbled a little unhooking her bra, but his hands remained steady as he traced patterns over her skin. Bella closed her eyes, feeling his hair tickle her neck as his lips closed over her nipple. Bella gasped, feeling her back arch up toward him. It was as if there were a direct line of nerves from her nipple straight down to between her thighs.
He leaned back, releasing her nipple with a soft pop, pulling his shirt off. Bella's eyes glazed over as the muscle in his chest rippled with the movement. Her hands reached up to trace over the planes of his chest, sliding them down over his smooth, russet skin and danced her fingers a little nervously over his belt buckle.
The look on his face was encouraging, though, so Bella unbuckled and unbuttoned his jeans, dipping her hand inside to rub her fingers over the bulge there that was rapidly getting harder. Jake gave a small grunt, his hips bucking slightly at her touch. She pushed his jeans down, wrapping her fingers around his length, and after a slight hesitation leaned over to kiss the tip of him.
Bella's cheeks flamed from her spurt of boldness, but Jake hauled her up against him in his excitement. He had the rest of her clothes off in no time flat and was soon hovering over her, lips against hers and tongues intertwined. He was palming and massaging her breasts while the other hand worked down between her thighs.
Bella nearly whimpered with need when he slid his fingers between her folds. "Hmmm…" she hummed, pleasure rippling through her when he inserted one long finger into her.
"So soft, so pretty…" Jake murmured as he worked Bella's body, sliding two fingers in deep and retreating.
Bella felt her legs shake as the beginnings of an orgasm began to ripple through her. She hooked a hand around Jake's neck, pulling him into a deep kiss. She cried out, biting his lower lip, when the pleasure coalesced right where Jake was stroking her little bundle of nerves and came over his fingers.
Jake's breathing was heavy as he pulled his fingers out, licking them clean.
"I want to be inside you, Bells," he whispered, his eyes dark and pinned to hers.
He couldn't believe how intoxicatingly sexy she was; cheeks flushed, body still writhing under him, her dark hair messy and spread out on the pillow. She nodded, her breathing still heavy.
"Yes, now. Jake, I want you. The condoms are in the drawer."
He located them, grinning at her embarrassment. She had been anticipating making love with him the next time they were together. She helped him roll it on, both clumsy in their eagerness. It took a moment for them to come together, for Jake to slide inside, and for Bella to adjust to the pinch of pain and then focus on the pleasure.
Bella wound her fingers with his; Jake pinned them above her head, as their hips met again and again. When his mouth caressed her breasts, moved up to her lips, he whispered against them, "Bells, I'm sorry, but I can't…"
"Don't hold back," she whispered back. She tightened her legs around his waist, arching up to take him in even further, and felt a warm wave of pleasure when Jake gave a small groan as he came.
The force of his hips thrusting against hers in the throes triggered another spasm deep inside. She whimpered and clung to him, the two of them riding out their ecstasy together.
They lay in a tangled, sweaty heap afterward. Jake's leg was slung over hers, his head resting on her chest, lazily kissing the soft swell of her breasts.
Bella stroked her fingers through his hair. "The zombies ate the brains of the two lovers, by the way."
Jake gave a snort of laughter, and Bella felt the rush of air brush over her nipple.
"Sucks to be them."
Bella snickered, reaching down for her pants on the floor. She wiggled into them, stood up, and felt herself being tugged back down onto the bed by the waistband. Jake sprawled on top of her. "Why are you getting dressed and where do you think you're going?"
She smirked. "I'm hungry."
He nuzzled her neck. "Hmmm… so am I…"
Bella bit her lip as he shifted on top of her. When his stomach growled, she giggled again. "Sounds like you're hungry in other ways, too."
"Okay, ok," Jake sighed. "Let's get something to eat; then it's back to bed."
In the kitchen, Bella dug around for something to eat, only to find Jake staring at her behind when she looked over at him. "So, we're a couple officially now?" she asked him, smiling.
"You know it. I'll be coming to school here after I graduate. You are ordered to wait for me."
Bella leaned cockily against the counter. "Is that so? Well, I suppose I can handle that…"
After they had their midnight snack and were back in bed, Jake stripped her again, and just stared at her.
"Jake, you're giving me the cow-eyes," she said unable to stop from laughing.
"We officially turned into one of those sappy couples," he sighed. "Well, we're still cooler and too good for Valentine's Day because we watch zombies eat humans."
"Mmhmm," Bella murmured. "And now we can eat each other."
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Come and celebrate your special day at Pumpkin! Offered during our Mainstage performances only, this is a party your child will remember for years to come. With a group of 10 or more, you get the group rate of $12 a person to see our theatrical adventure. Your group will have their own special seats to watch the show! All birthday children are brought on stage, where we sing 'Happy Birthday' to them and they receive a special party hat.
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Let's Make a Play! – Creative Play Production
3 session workshop – Each session 2 hours in length
Available for the following age groups:
4-6 year olds, 7-9 year olds or 10-12 year olds
Creative play production will explore all elements of designing and producing an original play. In session one students will create an original one act play by writing a script that includes characters and stage directions. Session two will focus on design of costumes, props, set, and light. Session three will include a design presentation for family and friends. Actors will read the original script and students will describe all the design elements of their production.
Cost: $100 per child* (10 child minimum)
Fun with Improvisation and Comedy
1 session workshop – 2 hours in length
Available for the following age groups:
4-6 year olds, 7-9 year olds, 10-12 year olds, 13-15 year olds or high school students
Students will learn how to take the first fun steps into the realm of improvised play. In this workshop kids will learn how to share a scene, work together and even some basic comedy principles. It will teach kids listening skills, improvisational skills and build self-confidence The perfect place to start for any fledgling comedian or clown.
Cost: $35 per child* (10 child minimum)
Three Little Tales
45-50 minutes total
Geared towards audiences 3 to 8 years of age
Three Little Tales brings to life three of the most beloved children's stories. The audience will love seeing The Three Little Pigs, Goldie Locks and the Three Bears, and the Three Billy Goats Gruff enacted before their eyes in this laughter filled romp. Through humor and a very clever script, The Three Little Tales concentrates on how our choices affect other people and the consequences they have.
Cost: $400* (Back-to-Back Price: $550*)
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Tattoo, mark and birthmark removal-all finished with lasers.
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Health conditions and Diseases.
There are dozens of conditions and disorders having an effect on the hair, skin and nails. You may get in touch with a skin care facility for:.
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If you are looking for a sweet little gift for a new born baby or a birthday, Christmas or 'just because' gift for a little one then look no further than this Long Eared Puppy Baby Towel. Sure to stop the tears when bath time comes to an end when they realise they get to snuggle up in an adorable puppy towel!
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This page has everything you'll need to know about finding and hiring a local Floor fitters. Learn about this trade and how they can help you around the home.
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17th edition electrician of 30 years standing,served apprenticeship with a small local firm,have since worked the length of the UK and abroad, experienced in most fields,industrial,commercial, domestic
Trades serviced: Internal lighting, Electric underfloor heating, External lighting, Access Control / Door Entry
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Roofline is important in directing rain water away from your home. Often poorly maintained fascias, soffits and guttering is the main cause for damp related problems within our homes. Centiam install high quality fascias, soffits and external cladding
Trades serviced: Porch / Canopy, Bespoke furniture, Wooden Decking, Flat roof- installation / repair, Guttering and Rainwater Pipe, Slate & Tiled Roof
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From start to finish this company was diligent and could not have done more. They take all old materials away and the price was very reasonable. Thanks for a good job.
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Mr Smith turned p when he said he would and work was carried out promptly and efficiently. He was careful to explain the work he was doing and although it turned out to be a bigger job than we expected, this was because we were not aware of deterioration in the valley gutters.
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Prestige undertook cementing and some patch repairs to tiles and guttering on my property, very prompt and reasonable price with personable service.
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New builds, extensions, kitchens,bathrooms, fitted bedrooms, all interior and exterior work. No job to big or small. All trades available, also architect services available.
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Great service and a neat job done of our kitchen.
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Sole plasterer covering glasgow and surrounding areas. All aspects of plastering covered, artex covered,standard coving. Guaranteed high and tidy standard of work always. No job too large no job too small get plastered covers them all.
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Cyrus and his team did an amazing job of repairing my shower cubicle. They were very tidy, got the job done quickly and left a brilliant finish on it. Very happy with their work and would highly recommend.
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All aspects of timber and real wood work, from flooring bespoke furniture to full conversions. Kit house builds.
Trades serviced: Complete Bathroom Refurbishment, Conservatory, Garage Conversion, House extension, Home improvements, Loft Conversion
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Turned up as arranged. Sized job and priced up next day or so. Very nice, professional guys just bit out on price compared to another quote. Definately wouldnt have an issue having them inthe house. Good luck guys
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We agree to come round at a time that suited the tradesman and myself but was two hours late and the quote was top end of the budget.
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We are a small family business looking to offer you a cost efficient and friendly service for all your electrical and PAT testing requirements.
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Arrived early, very professional - full assessment of the task in hand. Started work immediately and did not stop for 2 and a quarter hours. Very tidy, methodical and fantastic end result.
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Bathroom & kitchen fitting. Flooring including tiling and laminate From removal of old to full installation. Local family run business with over 20 years experience within the industry.
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We invite you to discover who has made Jim Rush Funeral Homes the ultimate provider of creating healing experiences in the community. This section contains the heritage, vision, and the people behind Jim Rush Funeral Home's reputation of quality, sincerity, and trust.
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Robert Half Technology Database Administrator in AUSTIN, Texas
Robert Half Technology is partnering with a desirable company near South Austin to find a SQL Database Administrator. This SQL Database Administrator is responsible for SQL database administration which involves performance tuning and profiling for SQL databases used by their enterprise applications. The ideal SQL Database Administrator will have a good foundation on SSIS, SSRS, and SSAS. If you believe you're a good fit for the role, call 512.477.3389 to speak to a development recruiter.
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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Increased in December
Strong rebound nearly erases November's entire decline
Jan 11, 2016, 10:00 ET from The Conference Board
NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in December. The index now stands at 129.33, up from 128.27 in November. The change represents a 2.6 percent gain in the ETI compared to a year ago.
"The Employment Trends Index rebounded sharply in December, nearly erasing November's entire decline," said Gad Levanon, Managing Director of Macroeconomic and Labor Market Research at The Conference Board. "However, the slowdown in the ETI growth rate in recent months, combined with weak GDP growth in the fourth quarter, suggests that the pace of job growth is likely to slow in the coming months."
December's increase in the ETI was driven by positive contributions from seven of the eight components. In order from the largest positive contributor to the smallest, these were: Number of Temporary Employees, Percentage of Respondents Who Say They Find "Jobs Hard to Get," Real Manufacturing and Trade Sales, Industrial Production, Job Openings, Percentage of Firms With Positions Not Able to Fill Right Now, and Ratio of Involuntarily Part-time to All Part-time Workers.
The Employment Trends Index aggregates eight labor-market indicators, each of which has proven accurate in its own area. Aggregating individual indicators into a composite index filters out "noise" to show underlying trends more clearly.
The eight labor-market indicators aggregated into the Employment Trends Index include:
- Percentage of Respondents Who Say They Find "Jobs Hard to Get" (The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Survey®)
- Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance (U.S. Department of Labor)
- Percentage of Firms With Positions Not Able to Fill Right Now (© National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation)
- Number of Employees Hired by the Temporary-Help Industry (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Ratio of Involuntarily Part-time to All Part-time Workers (BLS)
- Job Openings (BLS)**
- Industrial Production (Federal Reserve Board)*
- Real Manufacturing and Trade Sales (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)**
*Statistical imputation for the recent month
**Statistical imputation for two most recent months
NOTE: This month's release incorporates annual revisions of standardization factors to the Employment Trends Index, which bring it up to date with revisions in the source data. These revisions do not change the cyclical properties of the index. The standardization factors, known as volatility adjustment factors, are done by calculating the standard deviation of the monthly percent change in each component. With this month's update, the period used for calculating the standardization factors begins in November 1973 and ends in December 2014. The standardization factors are then used to construct the index from November 1973 to present. As a result, the revised index, in levels and month-on-month changes, will not be directly comparable to those issued prior to this annual revision. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.conference-board.org/data/eti.cfm
The Conference Board publishes the Employment Trends Index monthly, at 10 a.m. ET on the Monday that follows each Friday release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation report. The technical notes to this series are available on The Conference Board website: http://www.conference-board.org/data/eti.cfm.
The Conference Board is a global, independent business membership and research association working in the public interest. Our mission is unique: To provide the world's leading organizations with the practical knowledge they need to improve their performance and better serve society. The Conference Board is a non-advocacy, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States. www.conference-board.org
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Amazing Grass Berry Flavor Drink Powder, Green SuperFood, 17-Ounce Container
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