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I expect to see a much softer personality than her TV persona. I am looking forward to watching her for this very reason. Who is the real Nancy Grace?
I enjoyed their dance last night. I thought Nancy did surprisingly well. Of course, I usually have a soft spot for the bigger gals, since I am one myself :) Tristan is a hottie. Brooke is an idiot, as usual.
The only thing I liked about her routine was the song choice. I love Cee Lo! I wonder if he'd ever consider competing on Dancing With the Stars?
I actually like Nancy Grace - she is ballsy and brash, but usually right-on about many things. Her partner, Tristan, is a super cutie-pie and I love the accent. But then, I've always had a soft spot for Irishmen.
I can't stand her and I hope her stay is very short. She may have that same rabid fan base that Bristol had and that concerns me as to how long she is there. Nancy needs to be knocked down a peg or two. While I do appreciate what she does and she is the only one who focuses on missing children/women I cannot respect a woman who acts so unprofessional on national TV. Especially towards her other lawyer colleagues. If they don't agree with her, she cuts them off, talks over them and if they keep going she has her producers cut their mike. The way she talks to her segment producers is quite rude and bossy too. I hope she has a minor slip on the stairs or something. :kitty
I was able to catch the last part of the elimination show. She come across a bit stand off-ish. When the last 3 couples were left, she kept up the same uptight face. She never congratulated or looked at the first couple announed safe (of the bottom 3), and then she didn't even say goodbye or hugged the couple sent home. For someone whose last name is Grace, she doesn't show it. Nancy is not gracious at all. I don't like her and hope she leaves soon.
I loved Len and CA going at it :lol Normally I hate the fighting at the judges table, but I loved Len saying it was a proper quickstep and CA basically saying she doesn't mind rule breaking (which I think translates to razzamataz). I don't think it was worthy of an 8, but given how screwed up the scoring was tonight, I guess it evens out. Nancy was pretty impressive. I loved how discreet Tom was being at her near-wardrobe malfunction. She needs a better stylist. I didn't mind the dress, except it was too tight on the top. Have I mentioned I love Tristan's accent? And I love him in general.
Thirteen seasons in and you think the camera men would know what they're doing. What was up with the shots of people sitting silently and still in the audience? I have no opinion on Nancy leaving. I think her time is coming, unless she does wind up getting better and better. I wouldn't mind her outlasting a few couples, if only for Tristan. They make a pretty good team. And I didn't realize what a height difference there was. Makes me wonder why Louis wasn't included this season. He could have easily partnered half of the female pros.
ETA: Okay, I stand corrected. I guess the shots of the audience that was just sitting there was because Nancy actually had a wardrobe malfunction. Hopefully they fit her in a better top next week. I would think they'd figure out a solution to that so it wouldn't happen. And I really hope CA's comment about wanting more razz doesn't encourage certain other pros to break the rules even more. I'm waiting for Mark to moonwalk and breakdance during the tango.


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DETROIT (WWJ) – The cast of "Blossom" recently reunited for delightful session reviving memories of Mayim Bialik's first tv family.
They actually looked like they enjoyed the time they spent together growing up in front of a television audience and even tolerate each other now.
Bialik's now part of "Big Bang Theory" and you almost forget she had a long run before Big Bang!
Makes us think of all the shows we grew up with AND wonder … who would you love to hang out with for a night? If you could.

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The rhythms and poetic imagery of the play take on a new life through dance and movement in a delicate balance between formal abstraction and concrete gesture. Choreographing a cast of 11 young performers, Anne Teresa De Keesmaiker has developed a distinctive dance which is richly detailed, colorful and energetic. Playing with notions od seduction, attraction, repulsion, misunderstanding and silliness, this is a bright but gently ironic world.
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Latest data from Nielsen indicates that Google's Android's OS claims the largest share of the U.S. smartphone market with a total of 39%. However, this market share is split between HTC (14%), Motorola (11%), Samsung (8%) and other Android hardware manufacturers (6%).
In contrast, Apple's iOS now commands 28% of the market which is well short of Android's 39%, but what is interesting is that because Apple is the only manufacturer making iOS devices it is the leading smartphone manufacturer in the U.S.Read More


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Bosses: We love them and we hate them. But regardless of your feelings for your Commander-in-Chief, you've got to suck it up and get along with him or her anyway. Personality differences between the Chinese Animal signs can often be key indicators for whether there will be harmony or discord in the workplace.
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Sir, – On Friday, in a short walk up Grafton Street, in Dublin, I saw separate cases of gardaí booking beggars at ATMs. If the gardaí had shown, or showed, such diligence as to our bankers, lawyers, clerics, oil companies, accountants and politicians, there would be fewer poor for them to harass.
The curriculum at Templemore needs an urgent overhaul, as do the criteria we apply to select our guardians of the peace. – Yours, etc,
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iOS device sales could be as high as 80 million for holiday quarter
A sales survey conducted by Canaccord Genuity is today suggesting that Apple's holiday sales may have been as high as 80 million devices.
In a note to investors released today, analyst T. Michael Walkley suggested that the preliminary sales figures were so high because of massive demand for the iPhone 5s and the iPad Air, which he purports sold 54 and 28.8 million devices respectively (up 13% and 8% from last year). More astoundingly, these estimates don't include sales of the iPod touch, which usually makes up around 50% of iPod sales year-round.
Walkley has also suggested that Apple sold around twice as many iPhone 5s devices as it did 5c, so on average, iPhones are selling at around $620.
The figures are a precursor to Apple's earnings call on Jan 27, where the official sales figures will be made public.
Walkley predicts that at the end of Q1 in March, Apple will have sold 42 million iPhones, although this may be higher depending on the success of Apple's deal with China Mobile. He also predicted that Apple would sell 180.4 million units in 2014.
In his note, made available to Apple Insider, Walkley was rather dismissive of Apple's Android competition…
"With each new high-end smartphone introduction featuring a slightly fast processor, slightly better graphics, marginally better camera, slightly thinner form factor, and slightly bigger screen, we walked away from CES essentially unable to distinguish what was new or different about any of the essentially identical looking LTE Android smartphones introduced,"
With that in mind it will be interesting to see just how well Apple performs in the coming year, however for now the pressing excitement is over Apple's holiday sales figures, which we will bring to you at the end of the month!
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Nooners and hugging co-workers...
I have co-workers that are always hugging. 3 female that hug everyone especially. One is male and I have known his wife for 16 years and she is extreamly jealous. One of these women do the full body hug to him and moans when he hugs her. Then you see them all running to each other saying they need their "nooner". Every morning, noon and before the end of the day. My DH also works for the same company and says its so unprofessional. I dont do the hugging thing.. I have no desire to even get involved but they act like I have a plaque because I dont. But the hugging is attempted with almost every man coming through the doors now. I just keep thinking if the wifes knew about it they would be upset. I am not a jealous person but I wouldnt want my husband having "nooners" of any kind with co-workers. I am serious when I say everyday , minimum of 3 times a day.. other days its calling for back rubs. I am just a prude? the only arms I want wrapped around me is my DH or kids.
That's very unprofessional, send an anonymous note to the boss about the behavior.
Especially the baby talk saying I need my huggie or Nooner.
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Holy crap!!! I am 42 I would be embarrassed as hell if I worked there!Quoting tiredmama42:
Unfortunately I am HR. Since the Owners dont think nothing of it then I cant say anything. I did once about one of the girls wrapping her leg around one of the guys while huggin him and they didnt care. These women are all between 40 & 45.. and act like they are in heat.
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That's highly inappropriate. Has anyone talked to HR about this?
Wow... that wouldn't fly with me. It is completely unprofessional.
Its a trucking company. I have been here almost 17 years and it was professional when I started. Just keeps getting worse as the years go on. Im glad its not just me that thinks its tacky and unprofessional. Its usually like working in Romper Room.
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Wow!! What company is this?? Aren't they afraid of a lawsuit or something? Geez..Quoting tiredmama42:
I wish it worked that way. They believe they are all consenting adults.Quoting AnGLInterrupted:
Tell the owners that this is very distracting, highly inappropriate and that this is making everyone else feel very uncomfortable and ask that you be allowed to handle it in a manner than an HR representative would. (Meaning, they knock it off.. or get written up, then terminated).Quoting tiredmama42:
Unfortunately I am HR. Since the Owners dont think nothing of it then I cant say anything. I did once about one of the girls wrapping her leg around one of the guys while huggin him and they didnt care. These women are all between 40 & 45.. and act like they are in heat.
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That's highly inappropriate. Has anyone talked to HR about this?
ETA: The only other thing I can tell you is to quietly look for another job. One where you don't have to put up with that nonsense. Most companies.. HR would quickly shut PDA's like that down.
It's extremely inappropriate, and you're right to be bothered by it. It's one thing to like hugging, it's something else entirely when you're doing it at work, especially when your coworkers' spouses and other non-hugging coworkers are made uncomfortable about it.
I read the replies... is there ANYthing you can do about it whatsoever? Someone higher up than the owners? I don't know... the health department?! Lmao.
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Where the hell do you work?
my sentiments exactly.
you are not being a prude by any means, you are being a grown up w/respect to other males (wives, gfs) and yes, the only arms i wrap around is my SO, kids, family, ... not the male co worker and the women that you are describing sound very disrespectful and immature...i agree w/your dh very unprofessional.....


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As President Muhammadu Buhari continues to mark his one-year in office, he has opened up on how shocked he was when former president Goodluck Jonathan made that call to him that prevented the country from chaos and reported war.
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Speaking on Monday at the Presidential Banquet Hall, Aso Villa, Abuja, when he hosted the State House Press Corps to a lunch as part of activities marking this year's democracy day, President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed that he was shocked when former president Goodluck Jonathan called him to concede defeat while votes were still being counted during the 2015 election.
"When he made that famous call at 4:45 pm and said 'Good evening Mr. President, I have called to congratulate you and I concede defeat', I was silent for quite a while because I was surprised and he said 'did you hear me?," the president said.
The president said he was shocked because for someone who was a deputy governor, a governor, a vice president and a president for six years to concede that easily showed Mr. Jonathan's 'great sense of patriotism'.
President Buhari also said another former military head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, advised him to visit Goodluck Jonathan for his 'statesmanship and decision to save the Nigerian state', adding that Jonathan belonged to a party that was at the helms of affairs for 16 years, and for him to still go ahead and concede, 'was definitely not an easy decision'.
The president revealed that during the visit to thank Goodluck Jonathan, General Abdulsalami again advised that in order to smoothen the transition process, he (Buhari) should set up a committee to meet with the outgoing ministers of Jonathan to begin the process of handing over at that level.
"Jonathan sincerely agreed to the suggestion and I got one of the best bureaucrats, in the person of Ahmed Joda, and told him to look round the country and come up with a team for the task.
"However, when Jonathan told his government this is what I have decided, they simply refused and said how can you hand over to Buhari when he has not been sworn in. That was the end of that good intention," Buhari said.
The president said when he assumed office he trimmed down the number of ministries from 42 to 24, while many permanent secretaries were also dropped for one reason or the other, adding that his government was still shocked when it realized that 'those below were still living in the past' which, he said led to the infamous 'budget padding.'
"The budget padding was our nasty experience, for me and many ministers who were not in government. We had to work day and night to correct the ills and I noticed that some of them were actually losing weight," he said.


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Pros: Fun activities and stories for princess fans; Lots of contests
Cons: Expensive
I recently read a suggestion by fellow Epinioner pvreditor to give a magazine subscription as a creative gift idea for a child. Not only is it a gift that keeps on giving, with new issues throughout the year, but it gives kids their own mail with their own name on it. I think this is something my seven and three year old daughters would really enjoy, so I've been looking at various kid magazines with them to see which one to subscribe to for each girl. So far, Disney's Princess Magazine has been enjoyed, but fell out of the running.
What's in each issue
Each issue of Disney's Princess Magazine is 32 pages, not including the cover or full-page insert in the middle to advertise the various kid magazines put out by publisher Redan. Included in those 32 pages are three mediocre stories featuring individual Disney princesses, such as Snow White, Ariel or Sleeping Beauty (Aurora). These stories vary in length from two to four pages and are told in two different formats. For example, the February 2010 issue has two stories told in storyboard format with fifteen panels, and the other story is a two page story about Cinderella written in four columns over a scene illustration from the story.
In between the stories there are a couple of fun craft activities for girls to do at home, such as making a ribbon bouquet with a paper plate (gotta prepare them early for bridal showers) and a sixteen page "workbook" with activities that are supposed to emphasize counting, writing, creativity, reading and cognitive skills. One activity I saw in this section was a type of maze for Ariel, where each seahorse she came upon is color-coded to tell her the direction she needs to go in to get to the end. I liked this one and think it is a great way to sharpen the mechanical side of kids' minds.
There is a princess centerfold in each issue, so girls can plaster their walls with princesses. If one per issue is not enough for your little princess, there is also a glossier "collectible" poster on the back page, usually of a different princess.
Every issue also has a contest to win something, such as princess bubble wands or a set of markers. The other side of the advertising insert I mentioned before is actually the "entry form," in which kids can rank their top three favorite princesses and draw one of them. If they send it in and their picture gets drawn by the editors, they can win a prize and/or their picture or drawing in the magazine.
Should your little princess get Disney's Princess?
For the most part, this is a cute little magazine for young girls. The pages are thick and colorful, and it's filled with Disney princesses, so what's not to like? In my household the problem is that the "intellectual" level of the magazine doesn't gel with my kids' age levels. The activities are great for my first grader, but she's pretty much over the princess thing. Yeah, she likes them, but they don't excite her the way they did when she was four. Now that Redan just started putting out a Tinker Bell magazine, my oldest is all over that one instead. The fairies of Pixie Hollow are a much better interest-level match for first graders in our area.
My middle child is almost four, and while she enjoys Disney princesses when they're on, she hasn't reached that obsession level yet. She likes looking at the magazine, but the only part of the "activity workbook" that isn't over her head is coloring. For her, I prefer Redan's Sparkle World magazine, which combines several girlie character lines (My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake, Puppy in my Pocket, etc.).
At $4.99 a pop, it definitely makes sense to get a subscription instead of buying individual issues of Disney's Princess Magazine. A one-year subscription of ten issues (monthly, with combos for May/June and November/December) costs $3.99 an issue and the two-year price is $2.99 an issue. Personally, I don't think it's worth it to pay $4.99, or even $3.99, for an issue. For the same price, I can get a children's paperback that will hold my kids' interest and stay together better.
If you are fairly confident that your little one will still be loving the princesses for a couple more years or if she has a younger sister who will soon be moving into the princess stage, it would be a good idea to get a two-year subscription, as the $2.99 price is decent for what you get. Otherwise, I recommend getting something a little more versatile.
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I heard stories of how the rescue dogs worked tirelessly with their handlers to find survivors. Will never forget that day. Heroes all!!!
Yes, we honour them all. The heroes that died helping others and the heroes that lived. We will not forget that terrible day.
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Missed this yesterday. Cute. Thanks.
Thanks Barb! I thought you'd like the blue!Thanks Pat! We need cute.
Love it thanks Katie
Just found this now, Katie, and what an adorable puzzle! Glad it was only flakes when you made this puzzle, let's hope it stays light. :-))
Thanks for stopping by gjabrams! I live in Columbus, Ohio. Our snowfall this season is currently 10 inches above normal!
buckeye, you must live in Winnipeg! :)
Thanks gnt and Ank! It's still snowing...but tiny little flakes that will be easy to clean off the walks.
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Back in the closing years of the last century, I was regional director for the Young Democrats of America. A month or so into my term, an e-mail hit the YDA listserv (something I started, one of the few tangible accomplishments I made during my brief brush with leadership in that group) announcing that Oklahoma was leaving their region and joining mine. No one asked me, it just happened.
There was some dispute in their region about appointments to standing committees, and the Oklahomans felt jilted. They left and let it be known that they were going to force me to recind the appointments I had made to open up seats for them. I was a bit tweaked about this whole thing, so I sent an e-mail to Elizabeth Kennedy, a good friend who was Vice President of the YDA.
(Always good to mention Kennedy, she had an Alabama accent that could melt steel. Still makes me a bit wobbly remembering her.)
Kennedy gave me a call and said about the whole silly dust up, "How many Democrats will this elect?"
Good point.
I was reluctant to write about the Seven Against Lopes crack up in the Democratic caucus. For one thing, there are still people who think that my brother somehow directs all that I write on here (and a few who still think he writes this stuff. Just so you all know, Tom is actually illiterate. It's a shame my family has to bear.). The last thing I wanted to do was throw hexane on this little conflagration and have people think he had something to do with it. I've known many of the details about this for a week or so (many of them not from my brother or any other Democrat at all, but from a Republican staffer, oddly enough), but it didn't seem to be prudent to write about it.
Well, now it has made Espresso Pundit and the Star (Gawd, scooped by Greg Patterson and Daniel Scarpinato, too bad my oven is electric). For those of you who don't know the story, several members of the House Democratic caucus (Seven according to Patterson, Scarpinato only has six and doesn't list Dave Bradley) are staging a sort of slow motion coup d'etat against minority leader Phil Lopes. The initial event that allegedly triggered this was dissatisfaction with some committee assignments, and several members chose to bypass Lopes and go to Speaker Jim Weiers. There was also a small blow up over seating arrangements. Always a critical issue, those seating arrangements.
The thing that disturbs me most about this incident is that it seems to be about nothing more than personality. Let's say, for example, that Jack Brown led a rump group of conservative Democrats that tried to upend things. It would tick me off, and I would write about it, but at some level it would make sense. There seems to be no ideological bent here: Lopes's leadership team includes Brown, and he counts among his allies the very liberal Kyrsten Sinema. If you can't fit comfortably between Brown and Sinema, chances are, you ain't a Democrat. The rebels are pretty spread out on the spectrum too. Given this, it is hard to see how this is about policy or ideology.
I don't know what exactly this accomplishes to move the agenda of either the caucus or the rebel members. Patterson supposes over at his blog that the seven members have agreed not to help Lopes if he tries to override the speaker's actions. No one that I have talked to has seen this letter that the seven allegedly signed, and I would hope such a thing is not true. If it is, it seems a high price for the Democratic agenda to pay just so a few folks can snag nice committee assignments.
I can understand making a move like this if it advances an issue that is important to you. For example, one of the people in this group is Linda Lopez. She's had a bill that she's tried to push over the last couple of sessions on right-to-die, an issue that is, understandably, close to her heart. For all of her struggling, the bill has had only one hearing in four tries to get it heard. She is introducing it again this session. Does it get a hearing this time, or was the only demand for the committee assignments? If this issue, very important to her, gets a hearing, than this may have been shrewd on her part. I have my doubts, and in the end, it may not look like they accomplished much with this bargain.
Patterson has a good read over on Espresso Pundit, and it is borne out by conversations that I have had with legislators. He posits that the Heptarchy may have overplayed their hand and if the leadership vote were held today, Phil Lopes would probably be even stronger than he was when he only beat Linda Lopez by a single vote last month. There is also some talk that a few of the members of this group are starting to regret starting this whole bruhaha.
What saddens me is that we Democrats made great gains in this last election and are only a few votes shy of power. The Democrats are in a position to assert themselves, as long as their first impulse isn't to go after each other. This is not a very good way to show the public that we deserve to be in charge.


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SAN ANGELO, Texas — Prosecutors Tuesday put on the most shocking evidence yet in the trial of Warren Jeffs, who is charged with sexually assaulting underage girls.
Prosecutors played two audio recordings of Jeffs instructing his 14-year-old "spiritual wife" and several other young women on how to please him sexually, and thus win favor with God.
Jeffs seemed determined to halt the trial, and the judge repeatedly warned him to stop talking and sit down — even threatened to kick him out of his own trial.
Once the jury had headphones and started listening to a recording, Jeffs repeatedly objected, interrupting the recording many times. On the tape, Jeffs' voice drones on for well over two hours, using Biblical language and sometimes speaking in the voice of God, counseling a number of his plural wives to perform what he calls the "ordinance of heavenly comfort."
He promises they will feel the all-consuming fire of heaven, and by giving comfort to their husband, they will be touching God.
The recordings were part of the mountain of documents seized in a law enforcement raid in 2008. On the recording, there are many long minutes in which it's hard to make out exactly what's happening. But it seems to include sounds of fumbling with clothing, sobbing, flushing of toilets.
At one point Jeffs tells the girls or women, "You have to know how to be excited sexually. You have to be able to assist each other."
It all ends with prayers and supposed revelations from God, and Jeffs himself singing a hymn.
Jeffs, 55, is head of the Utah-based Fundamentalist LDS Church, which believes polygamy brings exaltation in heaven. He is accused of sexually assaulting two girls, ages 12 and 15, he took as brides in what his church calls "spiritual marriages."
A forensic analyst testified Monday that Jeffs was the father of the 15-year-old's child. On Tuesday, prosecutors also played a tape of Jeffs talking to the girl when she was 14, after Texas Ranger Nick Hanna testified about documents and electronic files seized during a 2008 police raid at the church's remote compound in West Texas.
Among the materials recovered during the raid was a record of Jeffs' marriage "for time and all eternity" with the 14-year-old in January 2004. An excerpt from hundreds of pages of Jeffs' personal journals said the child was "pure and innocent and willing to obey" and that he summoned her parents and "informed them of their girl belonging to me."
Followers see Jeffs as a prophet who is God's spokesman on earth.
Hanna read from Jeffs' journals, which said he took the 14-year-old the night after their wedding with him and another of his new wives on a car ride for "training." There, he instructed them on their responsibilities as his wives and had the session taped. The recording was transcribed and placed in church records later seized by police.
Lead prosecutor Eric Nichols played the tape for jurors, who followed along using transcripts.
"A good wife is trained for her husband and follows the spirit of peace," Jeffs is heard saying. He also makes reference to "drawing close" or "being close," which is how church members refer to sex. Two female voices say "OK."
In describing the session in his journal later, Jeffs said he told his wives they were "honorable vessels, property of your husband's kingdom and the Kingdom of God on Earth."
Jeffs has represented himself since firing his high-powered attorneys last week.
Later, Nichols played a 58-minute clip of another so-called training session from December 2004, this one involving what he described as 12 "young" ladies, including the one from the first recording.
Jeffs stood up and talked over it, rambling about how a holy trust was being broken. "I am but a mortal man seeking peace," he said. "I am not a threat to anyone. My faith is my only weapon."
Prosecutors have promised to play still another recording — this one of Jeffs having sex with the 12-year-old girl — before resting their case. Nichols told Walther they would do so at the end of a court session that stretched late into Tuesday night.
Before the recordings, Hanna read excerpts of Jeffs' journal where he described the Lord ordering him to visit Eldorado, Texas, about 45 miles south of San Angelo, and the church purchasing 1,700 acres of land outside the town for $1.2 million in 2003.
"This will only be a place of refuge if it is kept sacred and secret," Jeffs wrote, adding that his followers should populate the area and let "a community grow here more in hiding before the neighbors find out."
He told the faithful they could build anything they wanted, thanks to Texas' lax zoning laws, and construction teams working around-the-clock erected more than a dozen buildings, including a sprawling, white-limestone temple.36 comments on this story
Texas authorities raided the compound in April 2008 after receiving a call to an abuse hotline that turned out to be a hoax. More than 400 FLDS children who were placed in protective custody were eventually returned to their families.
But police saw underage girls who were clearly pregnant and found Jeffs' journals and the other documents in a vault at the end of a secret passageway in the temple. Another vault in an annex building provided still more records and files.
Jeffs and 11 other FLDS men were charged with crimes including sexual assault and bigamy. So far, all seven who have been prosecuted have been convicted, receiving prison sentences of between six and 75 years.
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It has also been featured in the non-canon Simpsons Comics, where it was revealed that an Olmec priest named X'T'H'K'K lived in the Head, awaiting the judgment of Xt'Tapalatakettle on mankind. Lisa became envious of his bond with Snowball II, and together with Bart, tricked him into thinking that Xt'Tapalatakettle had judged mankind to be poor. Mr. Burns gave him a plane ticket home in order to hold onto his Oldest Man in Springfield Award. Incidentally, Xt'Tapalatakettle returned just after the priest left, but learnt of donuts, beer and television, leading him to deem mankind worthy.
Also, in an comic story entitled Sideshow Simpsons, Homer attempts to make a rec room in his basement. However, Marge explains to him that the head takes up too much room, and they attempt to sell it, which leads to disastrous results. At the end, Homer, who is convinced their bad luck in selling the head was due to the angry god, decides to make peace with it and keep it. It is also revealed that it has a coffee stain on its nose. Homer kept it in fear that Mr. Burns would drop by.
Behind the Laughter
There is also a story titled "Xt'tapalatakettle's Day" in the comic book Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror 5.
- Episode – "Blood Feud"
- Episode – "Homer Alone"
- Episode – "Two Bad Neighbors"
- Episode – "The Day the Violence Died"
- Episode – "Burns, Baby Burns"
- Episode – "Homer the Great"
- Episode – "When You Dish Upon a Star"
- Episode – "Treehouse of Horror V"
- Episode – "Hurricane Neddy" In the cellar
- Video game – The Simpsons: Hit and Run


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SIHH 2010 IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph and IWC Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere Retrograde
Thanks to some nicely timed leaks to select media (earliest appear on Dec 13, 2009), it is safe to say that the scoop is officially out on 2 new models that IWC will be releasing at the upcoming Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). While I am yet to get my hands on "official" IWC images, I figured I would go ahead and run with what is out there. First, though, hat tip to Alon over at Watch Freaks for bringing the "print media" online! with his nice scan from the latest print copy of EuropaStar earlier today.
IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph stainless stell case (left) and IWC Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere Retrograde (platinum case)
Photo: Page scan from Europastar magazine via watchfreaks.
According to the Europastar magazine article, the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph comes in three variants: steel with silver dial (pictured below), steel with black dial (pictured above) and red gold with slate-colored, sun-pattern dial. All three versions are 45.4mm case size and with a black rubber strap.
As for the IWC Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere Retrograde (pictured above-right), a watch that has been in the IWC collection for many years, the upgrade for 2010 is the retrograde date display and extended power reserve (7 days). It will be limited to 500 pieces in 18k red gold and silver dial and 250 pieces in platinum with ruthenium black dial.
Here's a look at a different variation of the new Yacht Club, from a Tokyo print magazine:
IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph (stainless steel case/silver dial)
Source: Page scan from Tokyo Begin magazine via TZ-UK on 12/13/09. Later noted on James List 12/22/09.
If you are not familiar with the "original" IWC Yacht Club, learn more from my friends at Hodinkee who wrote about this watch back in June 2009 – and I've included a photo from the Hodinkee article below as well:
An early version of the IWC Yacht Club, circa 1970s
Quite a "renovation job" they've given the new version, eh?
Like last year's substantial overhaul of the IWC Aquatimer collection, I must say that at first glance the IWC Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph does not "Wow" me. The Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere Retrograde, however, does look appealing.
Can't wait to see what else is in the bag!


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Gardeners sometimes have the reputation of being at odds with nature, battling pests to ensure a bountiful harvest. Yet there are several ways gardeners and nature can live in harmony, especially when it comes to bees, bats and owls.
Brian Murphy, a wildlife specialist who serves on the boards of the Open Space Foundation, Mt. Diablo Audubon Society and the Gardens at Heather Farm, spoke on ways that we can help those creatures and how we will be rewarded.
Barn owls are native, cavity-nesting birds that grace the Bay Area landscape. Equipped with wings that allow them to glide silently through the night, they find easy prey in the creatures that can make urban life annoying. Putting up an owl box will benefit the gardener as well as the owls.
Native bees
While honey bees — imported from Europe 500 years ago — get most of our attention and do most of the agriculture pollination, native bees do important work, too.
Bats eat thousands of mosquitoes every night, making them a great neighbor for gardeners and homeowners, but they aren't easy to attract to a bat house.
About Our Garden
Free gardening classes are offered 10-11 a.m. on Wednesdays at the garden, Wiget Lane and Shadelands Drive in Walnut Creek. Master Gardeners also are available to answer questions at the Help Desk; plants, seeds and worm compost also are available for sale most weeks.
Next time: "Starting your winter garden" with Master Gardener Janet Miller.


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New GCSE marks aim to stamp out 'grade inflation'
Teenagers will find it harder to get top grades in redesigned GCSEs to be introduced in two years' time in a move to stamp out "grade inflation".
Michael Gove told MPs that the most likely grading system for the new qualifications would be based on numbers, ditching the current awards of grades between A* and G.
The numbering system would allow greater distinction, so the current A* grade would be split between grades 1 and 2, the current A grade would be split between 3 and 4, he said.
He did not say how many numbers would be used, but such a model would imply the use of a number scale between 1 and 15.
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|PatsytheArtist wrote:
|Hi CarolineEF,
Meopause doesn't mess with our brains, I am actually astounded as to the number of women that look at me as if I am crazy when I mention the big M.We have been condition to believe the big M is the end of our sexuality and our womanhood that is all.
A lot of females don't want to hear about it. This are the same women that are forever looking for the fountain of youth.
There really isn't much to admire there, other than we had firm skin, good complexions and we were lean. I would not trade today with the dumb inexperience girl I was back when I was wrinkle free and liver spotless. I like me now more then ever wrinkles, affirmities, hot flashes, plumbness and all.


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NBC News reported Wednesday that the Syrian military "has loaded the precursor chemicals for sarin, a deadly nerve gas, into aerial bombs."
Citing US intelligence officials, the report said that officials Assad, who has been fighting to stay in power since March 2011, is prepared to use chemical weapons against his own people. (Ynet)


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Vent it, ladies. Air it out.
DH constantly whining about not feeling good. I get it, we're all sick, suck it up and deal with it.
I guess the worst thing is that I woke up with a tender, swollen eye this morning. Not sure if I just rubbed it the wrong way or what, but it seems to be feeling better.
The call I had yesterday that came to a total of $83,500 on an order after I had told the customer that she had a past due account and would be asked for a down payment before the order was shipped. She wasn't finished ordering, her phone just cut off. Either she was nuts, was planning on reselling the product, or she was just screwing around with me.
The conversation I had with my de facto supervisor at my other place of work this morning, stressing accuracy and getting everything spot on right. I am obsessive compulsive, I understand accuracy. When the position was essentially created as I applied, the training was done on the fly, correections are done on the fly, and they only have things for me to do about 80% of the time, and I am going on four hours' sleep every night....even I will make mistakes on simple things, much as I hate it. I can honestly say that this will not be a long term career position. I like my coworkers, and if it were my only job it would be super easy, but there isn't a lot of structure, and I like structure.
ODD acting out because she doesn't feel good. She has allergy testing in two days, she will miss her daycare fall party, and I have no idea what if anything I will be able to do to make an allergy testing trip a bit more bearable because money is tight.
Now the other team lead is having the same problems with her. So on Friday our boss said that's it. She's gone. It's Tuesday and she's still there. Making mistakes. She is causing an entire internal audit for that team going back 7 months. But she's still there. Instead of just moving on they are taking more from her and giving her the least to do. While shifting the burden of what she is supposed to be doing to my team and another team.
And to top it off... Not only do we get to share her load of things she won't be doing anymore ... I received a new task of crap to provide in my weekly meeting that is completely trivial. And something my boss should just be gathering herself. The work load has now tripled for my team yet there is no incentive for my team members to stay. They watch as this chick gets away with whatever and they are busting their tails. It's hard to be in that position bc I totally get their frustration. But there isn't anything I can do. I dread going in tomorrow because as soon as I see this chicks face ... I might explode.
Can't seem to get a clear direction on a project that just won't go away. I've revamped the thing a couple times and the target keeps changing. in the midst of this, my boss has apparently gone on medical leave (without really informing anyone in the department). We don't know when she will actually be returning to work.
My panic is that we'd originally said we'd make this a deliverable at our huge company trip in February, which means the video needs to be shot, edited, and to the duplicator by Jan 8th. Oh, and there's a workbook that needs to go alongside it that needs to be desktop published, artwork and printed.
I asked hubby to bring in the Halloween decorations from the garage over the weekend and he still never did and now there is no point! My house is a mess and there just isnt enough hours in the day for me to catch up with everything but I am sick and tired of having to do it all!!
work-wise--The Supervisor of the unit has resigned and now everthing is up in the air about who will approve us working overtime and I need to work it because now my house is falling apart!! Ugh!
Main this week is I have two male staff that work with me that are complete slimeballs and they are trying to single me out and make me look bad to take attention off of their wrong doings. So frustrating.
My BIL who seems to have no empathy or even an understanding of the way normal life works and the responsibilities that people may have. Him and a couple of friends bought DH a ticket for last night's hockey game without really saying anything to him. DH woks in the city and usually doesn't get home till about 8 and the game starts at 7 about 20 minutes away from our house. DH has a big case and couldn't really leave early, yet BIL was insisting and just didn't understand why DH couldn't make it. On top of that, they had lost the tickets so each person would have to pay some kind of fee to replace them so they were pretty much double-paying for the tickets.


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Well Being
Fitspo: The New Health 'Inspiration' Is Just Thinspo In Sheep's Clothing
"Thinspo" content—images and articles "inspiring" readers to persist at disordered eating and dieting for the sake of being thin— has slowly been getting pushed off social media sites and shamed for its damaging effect on women's body image and mental health. In its wake, a new brand of body-negative, obsession-spurring "inspiration"—called "fitspo"—has begun cropping up on Facebook, Pinterest, and Tumblr. But with the goals of achieving fitness and health, instead of thinness, it's unclear when fitspo is a great way to stay motivated, or when it's just thinspo in sheep's clothing.
Thinspo content is disturbing in its own right, but fitspo content can be even more bothersome, because on first look, it actually seems inspiring and healthy. Do lots of lunges? Why, yes! Work hard at fitness and health? Replacing the goal of weight loss with goals of strength and health (a la "strong is the new skinny" and "healthy is the new skinny") is a move in the right direction; in fact, it's something we hope all of our readers do. The problem is when you start visualizing these goals…with yet more idealized (and often photoshopped) pictures of women in sports bras and short-shorts.
Even if they are exercising, holding weights, and eating big green salads, photos of "fit" women still fuel an unhealthy obsession with appearance, defeating the purpose of prioritizing health and strength, and perpetuating new myths about how women "should" look if they're healthy and fit.
Of course, we're happy to see images of women with muscles getting some representation in the media. But as Chichi Kix, the trainer and writer behind Fit Villains, wrote on Facebook earlier this week:
Don't get me wrong: I love, LOVE seeing fit girls more and more often. I appreciate muscle. And it IS slightly more refreshing than images of thinner & thinner models. But considering that the majority of fitspo models still represent an unrealistic & unattainable ideal for most women, I don't think it's necessary to pair motivational messages with images of ripped, toned, albeit gorgeous ladies.
Seeing lean, toned women represented in the media isn't the problem; idealizing a single body type is. We've made this argument on Blisstree before, and so have plenty of others. Idealizing Marilyn Monroe over Keira Knightley might seem like a great way to rebel against modern media's ultra-thin norms, but placing any single body type on a pedestal inevitably sets unrealistic expectations for most women.
Here are a few of the deceiving images. On first glance, they may seem like great motivation for your health goals; here's why we think it's better to steer clear of their hidden body negativity:


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Google's tribute to DOMA ruling
Published 11:17 am, Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Google always has a fun way of honoring the past by creating special doodles for famous birthdays, holidays, and moments in history.
Sometimes the doodles offiend a few, like the one for Cesar Chavez just a few months back in April, on Easter Sunday. Cue the angry Facebook messages.
Today, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's DOMA ruling, Google is at it again. You just have to follow one simple step.
If you search "gay" in the search field, the search box becomes festooned with a rainbow banner, a nod to the outpouring of emotions over the ruling on gay marriage this morning.
So far it only happens if you search "gay" or "gay marriage". For instance a search for "Gay Test" won't get you a rainbow banner.
No telling how long it will last in the Google universe for now.


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Monday, April 15, 2013
Grand Opening of Qdoba Mexican Grill in Southern Plaza
Monday, April 15, 2013, 10:30 AM.
Grand Opening of Qdoba Mexican Grill in Southern Plaza.
Qdoba will host a fundraiser today to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation, to celebrate the opening of this new location, the 22nd in Indianapolis. Info: See Web site below or call 855-77-QDOBA.
Location: Southern Plaza, 4200 South East Street, Indianapolis, Marion County.
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Friday, November 6, 1998 Published at 23:47 GMT
World: Asia-Pacific
Seoul gay film fest opens
This year's films have been approved by the authorities
A festival of Korean gay film and video opened in Seoul on Friday featuring more than 80 dramas, documentaries and animated films.
Last year's Seoul Queer Film and Video Festival was aborted after organisers went ahead with plans but without seeking censors' approval and subsequently the festival was branded as illegal.
But this year, says festival executive director Seo Tong-jin, the organisers submitted the films to the authorities in advance.
After negotiations, some were given a classification restricting them to a limited audience - that is film professionals such as journalists and critics.
Altogether though, organisers say there is evidence of an easing of official attitudes towards gay issues.
Conservative society
In South Korea's conservative Confucian society, even the holding of such a fringe cultural event as the '98 Seoul Queer Film and Video Festival marks a modest breakthrough for a homosexual community still struggling to be accepted.
But there are those among South Korea's small activist community who say the films are not relevant to gay Koreans' basic needs at such an early stage in the process of trying to assert their rights.
"The main issues they are addressing are not relevant to the daily lives of gay people in Korea," says Ho Sae Kim, spokesman for the Association of Gay Rights Movements.
As well as foreign films, including Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang's film "The River", culminating in a homosexual encounter between a father and son; the festival includes forums on Korean produced gay and lesbian film.
And perhaps important in a society where gays remain largely invisible - a symposium on homosexual identities and the media.


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St. Petersburg (Fla.) Northeast three-star defensive tackle Javonta Boyd is off to a great start in his 2007 season. He's playing well on both sides of the ball and doing everything to make his presence felt.
"Our offensive line is real good, we work together and everybody wants to be a team and work together," Boyd, who is ranked as the nation's No. 22 defensive tackle, said. "Nobody has a big head and thinks they're the best.
I play tight end and defensive tackle. I like playing both of them. Tight end I have a chance to go out and catch the ball and at defensive tackle I have a chance of getting a sack or making a play in the backfield."
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Boyd said he's making a huge impact out there, too, and college coaches will surely love what they see from him.
"The way I run to the ball is what they'll love," he said. "I just go down the line, hustling and don't give up on the play until after they blow the whistle."
Unlike Boyd is on the field, off the field he's not in any rush to make a decision.
"I'm wide open," he said. "I've talked lately to Georgia, South Carolina, Clemson and USF. They're just the teams talking to me the most. I'm going to sit down with my coaches, and we'll do it like that, talk about the different schools. The graduation rate, how the football team is and stuff like that will be important. Another thing will be will I play or not? When I'll be able to play and stuff like it."
Boyd said he's got more than 10 offers on the table.
"I plan to go down to five here sometime in the future and then take all of my visits," he said. "I've got offers from Georgia, South Carolina, Rutgers, USF, Cincinnati, Ole Miss, Louisville, and there a couple more offers, but I don't remember.
"The visit are probably going to be real important. I don't really know right now what I'll look for. I'm just thinking about the season. I'll think about that in a few weeks. I'll probably visit at the end of the season and decide after the season."


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These Quatrain Wedding poems are examples of Quatrain poems about Wedding. These are the best examples of Quatrain Wedding poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
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I've heard the music a smile secretly sings
And the sudden thunder a teardrop brings
No beginning or ending round a golden wedding ring
Together love and time keep on turning
It takes but one breath to keep on living
When your dreams and sorrows become the same thing
Empty eyes open there for the forgiving
Then memories invade, night becomes morning
Like the ring we wear, no beginning or end
We search to see where this journey shall send
Apart we are halfed neither night or day
Where nothing can grow, shall it be that way?
©Donna Jones
Copyright © Donna Jones | Year Posted 2013
No truer words of love are ever spoken
No better way to confess a love so true
No greater way to express a love eternal
Than to say those words, so bonding two…
I Do
For written in the stars, a love so destined
For heaven holds the hearts as one, combined
Born separate, but now joined in love eternal
As the power of two words, so come to mind…
I do
Copyright © Michael Degenhardt | Year Posted 2008
The One
by Rick Rucker
When you have found "The One,"
That person that outshines the Sun,
Then you will understand the fuss,
Your heart convinced with the first buss!
Your lack of focus is normal, don't worry,
Love will guide your heart, don't hurry,
True Love is the force that cures,
Your heart of all the past sutures!
True Love has the power to change,
Your mind, to rearrange
Your whole life,
To take a husband, or a wife.
If all your life, you've lived alone,
Talking to suitors on the phone,
It's so nice to sit together,
Without the phone cord acting as a tether.
Something as simple as holding hands,
Takes on new meaning with wedding bands.
A wedding changes everything,
Makes you feel a Queen, or King!
That this person wants to spend
Their life with you, 'til the end.
What might have started out with lust,
Has ended with a promise: 'til dust!
Marriage won't be only Wedded Bliss,
But if each day starts and ends with a kiss,
Doing this, and other things,
Will mean you don't have to pawn your rings!
If you don't marry, out of fear
Angel's bells you'll never hear.
That gentle tinkling far away,
The one that makes you want to stay.
Imagine your surprise,
When you look into your lover's eyes,
Your Love, your spouse,
The one that shares with you a house.
Being in Love, after decades still,
Each one feeling marriage is a thrill
How long can True Love last?
I'll tell you when a century's passed!
Copyright © Rick Rucker | Year Posted 2010
In French Canada no legend is more tragic than that of Celine,
A beautiful Quebec maiden who, long ago, fell in love with Alain.
He came galloping by on his white horse, a handsome young marine -
They wanted marriage and happily prepared their wedding plan.
They would go to the church in a horse-drawn carriage
They would buy the tidal watermill near their house by the river
Next to Montmorency Falls : a small whitewashed cottage
With garden and daisy flowers; and he would become the miller.
But one day Francois was called to military action in a war terrible-
Every evening, pallid and wan, she searched by the river for her lover in vain.
Her beloved lost his life in battle, and Celine's bridal grief was inconsolable.
"Alain," she called, convinced in her heart that they would meet again.
After a year Celine could stand her painful loss no more - the searching, the calls.
One ashen moonlit night, in her immaculate pearl-blossom wedding gown
She ran to the river, climbed onto the white horses of the misty Montmorency Falls.
And disappeared into mystery, as the swirling ivory-silver waves swept down.
Calling his name, she slipped into the foamflowers. Her snowy bride's dress
Was transformed into the falls' watery cascade, and her long wedding-veil floated away
And became a smaller waterfall nearby, as she swooned in the mist's caress,
Listening to the soft loving words she heard Alain say.
On moonlit evenings the maiden in white is still seen through the misty cloud
Of shimmering water cascading like daisy petals off the falls in their course:
They say that his name can be heard in the surf and spume of the torrent loud
"Alain, my life-love, wait for me on your white horse. . . . ."
This is a well-known legend about the tragic love story of the White Lady of Montmorency
Falls. The waterfalls ( Les Chutes de Montmorency) are located between Quebec City and Ile
d'Orleans, on the St. Lawrence River. These spectacular foamy falls are well worth a
visit. Their height is 50% greater than Niagara; and the nearby ancient city of Quebec is
unique in North America.
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2011
The dancing pardners, dressed in dungarees,
With checkered shirts, and Stetsons, boots and spurs,
Are at a wedding. Joy the bride now asks
The band to play a tune that she prefers.
The fiddle music made 'em tap their toes,
But what she wants just brings the place to life:
The hoe down wedding is the place to be -
And Billy-Bob's so glad that Joy's his wife.
I shake my head and smile at what I see
And hear the whoops and cries, as couples leap;
The fiddlers play so fast I can't resist
But soon become a laughing, sweating heap.
I step upon my pardner's boot clad toes,
And pull her down when I fall to the floor.
I laugh so hard I cannot get my breath,
But she is angry, branding me a bore.
Some stop their dancing just to help me up
And wait there as I stumble to a chair.
The newlyweds wrapped in each other's arms
Dance on as though the rest of us aren't there.
This is their day, hope I haven't spoiled it
Even a little bit, that would be sad.
Most of the guests are crowding to dance floor,
But as for me, I'll rest here for a tad.
Before too long, I have to shout, "Yee-haa!"
I clap my hands and then I stamp my feet.
The youngsters feign fatigue and clear the floor
And, giggling, watch me leap up from my seat...
Written by Jack Horne and Joyce Johnson for Shadow's contest
Copyright © jack horne | Year Posted 2014
No one asked her to dance at their Prom that night
It beggars belief in me, what's wrong with these guys
Her beauty is all I see, personified within my sight
To not even to approach, I'm in total amazed surprise
Moving now to the present, although pasts have lived
Paths of life have drawn us to be amidst of each other
Recent discussions daily, our template to never sieve
It beggars belief to me that others they would rather
Now you have to be me to see to what my eyes declare
Breathe with me to see, within politeness my eyes grace
It beggars belief in me what's wrong with these guys stare
To never to ask her to dance, their Prom, invited place
The night has finally arrived for my ask to come to light
To see her standing there for my eyes to behold
Draped against her tanned a dress that so delights
My heart in pumping joy as our evening starts to unfold
At the edge of our bed she stands, her beauty immaculate
I offer my girl my hand as she smiles we begin to dance
Hands to shoulder to waist, two in movement calculate
Engrossed, absorbed, I'm caught, her scented fragrance
Slowly our hands in roam, listening to 'The Flame' by 'Dare
Eyes in glancing look, anticipating minds in thinking wish
Lobe to necks now met, disheveled clothes reveal bare
Our song now nears it's end, our hands in touching bliss
Buttons open straps in slide, shoulders where fingers walk
Gravity about to be tested, soft cotton just can't resist
Tongues like fencing epee's, when earlier they just talked
Unison hand in hand, engrossed in naked to bare assist
Covers turned lie silken sheets, rose petals sporadic adorn
Two souls in facing look, kisses aplenty caressing touches
Entwined in loving join, hips grinding torsos bourne
Rhythmic writhing palms in palms, lovingly in clutches
Copyright © James Fraser | Year Posted 2015
Please, sir, some meat and bread
I've not had a morsel for a week
It would stop this terrible hunger
My prospects now are terribly bleak
It's said the Earl is tender hearted
And oh so bloody awful rich
If I could have a taste of his
I'd call the thing a Sandwich
I hate to just come a beggin'
But I'm so hungry I am seeing red
Won't you ask the Earl again
Please, sir, some meat and bread.......
For Joe's Sandwich contest...lol
Copyright © Barbara Gorelick | Year Posted 2010
Flurries sway on brocade of her pinkish gown
It's Christmas night, breath rising from fresh lips,
A graceful face looks on as tinsels surround
Bouquet of orchids clutched by fingertips.
She paces a walk down through a chapel aisle,
Rhapsody of carols hums of new life
While he, entranced by rare sight parts a smile
Exchanging oaths so warm, man to bride-wife.
The hallway rouses with cheer and merriment
December groom takes spouse for glides of waltz
And best man toasts, "Jane, don't nag for the rent ;
Sean, always laugh at her old jokes with applause."
After chimes for kisses ring, her back turns
Unfurling bouquet of orchids, mid- air
A catch huddled by one whose fate confirms
Same magic of a wedded bliss; love's flair!
Shadow's Contest:Getting Married at Christmas...
by nette onclaud
Copyright © nette onclaud | Year Posted 2013
The ruche curtains flapping in an evening breeze,
stirring up the sultry air – refreshing: a ruse.
Jacquard woven virginal white material drapes;
wedding dress of yore, ingeniously put to use.
Copyright © Suzette Richards | Year Posted 2013
We went to a Chinese restaurant, but couldn't get a seat
The waiter found us a table, and said we were in for a treat.
A wedding party was booked, he said, we would join them
We decided to say yes, sat down and waited and then…
The waiters rushed out, the bride arrived, resplendent in a gown of white
A creation that was gorgeous, her tattooed shoulders caught the light
No groom was there by her side, just a pageboy and three bridesmaids
The page a little boy of five suddenly on his way he got waylaid…
A tank of fish by the door, amused the bored little boy
Especially when he threw his car in, it was his 'must behave toy.'
The best man arrived; he saw the bride, he whispered in her studded ear
She banged the table with her fist, there was no doubt we all could hear.,,
"The 'bast*** I am sick of him, and you are the one to blame
You should have stopped him getting drunk, god why did I take his name?
Get the kids off the floor, get that car out of the tank of fish?
When their father gets here, get them to bring the Chop Suey wedding dish…"
The groom arrived looking abashed, his tie slung over his shoulder
"Get these bloody kids controlled or they'll not get very much older."
The bride jumped up and raised her dress, not only her garter did we see
She raised her dainty black jack boot, and kicked him in the knee…
"They are your bloody kids you know, and if you don't control them soon
I'm telling you right now- we are not going on our honeymoon."
By this time all of us began to thank, the waiters for finding us a seat
They had not been wrong when they told us, we were in for a wonderful treat...
A True Story
Copyright © Mandy Tams The Golden Girl | Year Posted 2012
Bouquet bride on a smitten horse,
Chocolate doubts and pastel thoughts.
Twister of love wails and hums,
Something wedding this way comes.
Envy ripples from jade reflections,
Last call for last chance objections.
Silenced by their kindred vows,
A shield of trust subdues the crowd.
Safe in a sleek four-wheeled cocoon,
Speedy whoosh travel and floral scent swoon.
Observing with steady, wanting eyes,
Soft, supple breasts and baby-white thighs.
Husband squared and maleness pumping,
Tender beastie rhythm thumping.
Chosen master of my flowing, blooming heart,
Future father giver with a fluid mix to start.
On that night of seven-course passion,
Wanting him more than you can fashion.
Holding her after you explode with release,
On that bed of wedding grease.
Oh, what a marriage we will be,
Running like twins through a mystery.
Memories gaining, curious, diverse,
From a twisted pair of hearts in verse.
Bouquet bride on a smitten horse,
Chocolate doubts and pastel thoughts.
Twister of love wails and hums,
Something wedding this way comes.
Copyright © Tom Arnone | Year Posted 2016
Can't forget that day
We took 7 steps together
Seems like yesterday
Its 7 years, we are together
Can hear the sound of heartbeats
I felt for you that day
Can you hear the sound of my beats?
It remains the same this day
You are my sweetheart
You are like my mother
I love you out of choice
With you, I have no bother
You hold a special place in my life
Words cannot say my love O' Dear
Seven more births by grace of God
Our love shall last forever
5-11-2010 is my 7th Wedding Day
This poem is to my love, my sweetheart
Copyright © Suresh Iyer | Year Posted 2010
Something like a love song
Crossed my mind,
Sang to my soul,
Made my heart fly.
Something like a daydream
Drove me wild
Had me on cloud nine
Free like a child.
Something like a miracle
Hit me hard
Had me jumping and skipping.
I was touching the stars.
Something like a love story
Took my by surprise
Feeling like I won the lotto
Gave me butterflies.
Something like a love song
Played softly to my heart beat
Its all your fault
And I'm swept off my feet.
Copyright © Stephanie Whitley | Year Posted 2010
As rain drops never fails to touch the land
As waves never fails to overcome the sand
As birds never fails to reach highland
I'll never fail to love you till the end
Copyright © Sharon Priya Ramachandran | Year Posted 2012
I never felt a part of things,
Never felt like I belonged,
Never felt like I was wanted,
And I always really longed,
To feel like someone wanted me,
To feel like I fit in,
To be included in the things,
With family and friends.
For reasons that I couldn't know,
I always got pushed back;
Kept quiet and out of their way,
As though somehow I lacked,
Some social graces that perchance,
Might cause some consternation,
If I should come into the room,
And spoil their celibration.
I could have some food, some cake,
Then get out of the way.
Don't mingle with the guests at all,
Sit down if you will stay.
My sister's wedding hurt the most,
That's when I really saw,
I was like a well known guest,
Not part of things at all.
They did not even want me,
In the picture with them all.
I was told to stand aside,
And wait till I was called.
Not part of the wedding party,
I was not allowed,
To be photographed along with them,
In case it might becloud,
My sister's perfect moment,
Immortalized in time,
And I did not fit in with them,
There wasn't room in line;
And so it's been most of my life,
Rejected most by those,
Who should be closest to me,
Even the mate I chose;
So it's no wonder that I built,
A wall for my protection.
When I reached out I got pushed back,
I'm tired of such rejection.
Judy Ball
It's very important to consider the feelings of your children.
What happens to us in our formative years often stays with us forever.
Copyright © Judy Ball | Year Posted 2011
Sun run red across the sky
As the golden ore fadeth in the twilight
The earth was clothed in a cloak of dye
As bright stars ushered in the limelight
The tress then chants a song and thus pray
They swayed their heads gently and whispered
When the morning chased the night away
Their voices whispered and heralded
"Daddy's precious Cinderella
More fairer than Gabriella
Bring in His precious Elite
Draped in cloth none compete
The Elite is Daddy's only delight
She is among many her favorite fruit
Alive with color and full of light
Prepared as a bride in a frock cute
Daddy in the morning issues an invitation
To His Elite and gracious bride
"Yea! Thou art the bridegroom's adoration
His Glory, complement and pride
So worthy my Son to be thy bridegroom
Make haste my Elite, the groom is come already
Bring in my Elite into the groom's refined room
Love the groom and be thou steady".
Copyright © Gideon Foli | Year Posted 2013
Our marriage is now over twenty years long
The friendship remains but the passion seems gone
I watch her sleeping at nights; sometimes she'll gyrate and moan
I wonder if she dreams with her wedding ring on
Is she making love to me or some mystery man
Does she dream of the past or one of our friends
When she's awake all I get is the "I've got a headache now" song
I wonder if she dreams with her wedding ring on
As for me I am still very active below
But my hands, of lately, are the only lovers I know
I can tell by her dreaming the desire is not completely gone
I wonder if she dreams with her wedding ring on
Perhaps it's not her and it really is me
Perhaps I don't satisfy her quite completely
I watch her gyrate for over a half hour long
I wonder if she dreams with her wedding ring on
Should I wake her and take her in this erotic state
It dejects me when she rejects me; it might be a mistake
So I watch, not moving and not playing along
And, I wonder if she dreams with her wedding ring on
Copyright © Joe Flach | Year Posted 2011
We said goodbye two years ago today -
I'll never forget the way I felt that day.
I couldn't breathe when the door closed between us
And your taillights dimmed as you drove away.
I never thought i'd breathe the same again,
As pain took away all my wind -
And i stood there deflated and broken
Refusing to accept the bitter end.
It happened on my best friend's wedding day.
I'll never understand why you did it that way -
I had visions of our wedding as I was standing there
But you ruined that for me and left my heart betrayed.
I never thought i'd get over it, not in a million years.
I cried what seemed a river's worh of tears.
I mourned for you like someone mourns the dead -
It was the realization of all my fears.
But once the salt left my wounds, I realized I was free,
Free from all the emotional torture you gave me.
Free from wondering where you were -
Free from the fragile little girl you made me be.
And I never looked back once you were gone.
I learned how hurt can make you strong,
I learned what a real man should be.
And with that, my old dear lover, so long.
Copyright © Holly Miller | Year Posted 2011
Gat not much to say
But that all will pay
Both hubby and wifey
In the life race that
is pacey.
Dream not again
For the reality is
now a rain
Very cold to the skin
Shredding the
thickest cover to the
Together you are
Forever and ever,
so take a bow!
From us all
And walk with heads
Barakah and Sakinah
I see
Flowing with you in a
Swim and dwell in it
And felicitate forever
with it!
Happy Married life!
A life free from strife!
Copyright © Adesina Idris Dolapo | Year Posted 2012
This is the date we have chosen,
forever, it will stand tall.
For today, time will be frozen,
l locked in our hearts' enthrall.
We will remember this date through our lifetime,
should six years or sixty pass.
For today, you agreed to be mine,
our hopes and dreams in love here joined at last.
This date will pass many a year,
and I will look at you then as I do now.
Time will stand still for an instant when this date appears,
for us today, it begins with our vow.
I will remember this date as you walked down the aisle,
a lovely vision, dressed in white.
You will remember me waiting for you with that big smile,
knowing how I wanted you with all my might.
This is the date we will remember together,
as "Our Day" and only ours.
For the love that has brought us hither,
today, vaults the highest towers.
This is the date we have chosen
to join us, each to the other in love.
May we always live with the joy that caused us to be here,
as we ask God's blessing from above.
So bless us on this date, Oh Lord,
keep us well and give us your wisdom .
As we plight our troths before you today,
for this is the date we have chosen.
Copyright © Daniel Cwiak | Year Posted 2010
You promised on our wedding day
To take me for your wife,
That from that day forward
You'd stay beside me all my life.
Yet when better days were over
And money got a little tight,
You started being horrible
Causing us to fight.
You promised you would care for me
In sickness and in health,
And yet as soon as I got ill
You left me by myself.
You promised to love and cherish me
Till death do us part,
Yet you never meant a word
You've broken my heart.
Promises, promises,
You're dishonourable through and through,
A renege, a traitor
And yet I still love you.
Copyright © Elizabeth Kinch | Year Posted 2017
What started with a gaze,
Transformed to nuptial bliss.
You took my breath away,
Within our first kiss.
Feeling your soft tanned skin,
Brushing next to mine.
Steams the windows of my soul,
Sending shivers up my spine.
Tonight is our night,
We finally are complete.
Our poetic hearts are scribing,
Midnight sonnets with each beat.
You've waited for this moment,
Now I'm finally yours.
I'll love you 'til my soul,
Sets sail for Heaven's shores.
You're the one and only,
Who brings joy to my life.
We are sensual lovers,
Husband and wife.
*Note: Just a poem
Copyright © Raul Moreno | Year Posted 2009
Getting ready for a wedding
It's the hardest thing to do
One minute you're feeling happy
The next, you're all unglued
The wedding cake, the flowers
You're trying to find the best
In all the uproar and excitement
You've forgotten your favorite guest
The tuxes and the dresses
What color will they be
The depression of choosing
But, the decision is up to me
The guest book, announcements and
Finding the right address
To having a nice wedding
You will want God to bless
So, yes, I'm not ready
To have this special day
So, make sure you think of me
Whenever you begin to pray
Copyright © Victoria Scott | Year Posted 2007
There's money___then there's love
Looking back at him __desiring
Brief encounters above
Husband's comments deriding
So handsome fire__home ice
Guilt, shame, remorse____desire
One last glimpse maybe twice
Marriage but children__can't transpire
Inner turmoil__wishing
Should I walk away now
Turn turn around running
We'll say the wedding's vow
Copyright © Sara Kendrick | Year Posted 2010
It feels like I have known you
for my entire life.
I truly started living
when I became your wife.
You've taught me what true love is
by opening your heart.
My love for you is immeasurable.
It's been growing from the start.
I watch you with our children.
The love shown on your face.
You show them all such tenderness
as you guide them into place.
If I could choose the perfect man,
you'd be the only one.
You're dependable, and reliable,
but you're also tons of fun!!
You help to teach our kids what's right
and guide them through this life.
I have to tell you once again...
I love being your wife!
Copyright © Mary Nagy | Year Posted 2005
There ain't no one that will say I make sense
There ain't no reason for me to mask a pretense
There ain't no reason for anyone to hear what I say
Because long before they understand I've taken my away
I live in a big city but feel so small
Bouncing from lovers like rubber ball
So I stand on a soapbox speaking to them all
Waiting for the sky or the skyscrapers to fall
I promise them prognostications that will never come true
While I explain why the dove with an olive branch flew
He left his nest with babies begging to be fed
because God's son and Satan's daughter are wed
I sweat on the concrete trying to teach what I've learned first hand
I was taught that at fancy parties people like me are banned
I also learned that somehow people see through my facade
And ain't no one who's going to forgive me, especially God
© 2011.…~free cee!~
Copyright © jeffry cohan | Year Posted 2011
Your love is like a melody
softly singing to my heart.
Your laugh is like the air I brethe
something I cannot, will not part.
Your heart is like a red balloon
that grows bigger with each breath.
Your life is like eternal time,
neverending, not even by death.
As long as I breathe air and live,
you will always be alive and kind.
Your memory will live with me,
in my heart and in my mind.
You have left, footprints on my soul.
Our memories have scarred me true,
and the absolute truth is,
I cannot, will not, live without you.
Copyright © Melody Simpson | Year Posted 2009
May this sacred bond bring you
all the things marriage should bring.
All the exquisite joys of life
patience, love, and understanding.
The circle of love beings with
the purest and truest friendship.
And transcends into a bond
of long-lasting relationship.
Love blossoms immensely
like flower petals unfurl.
From this moment on you'll both be
standing together facing the world.
Lonely dreams are vast like oceans
searching for direction to go shoreward.
Now you shall never walk alone
from this day forward.
Copyright © Raul Moreno | Year Posted 2008
Yes I've made some bad decisions
Taken a few wrong turns.
I've even lived to regret
Most of the bridges I've burned.
But of all the things I should have done
That I didn't do.
The one that I regret the most
Is not saying, I love you.
Now your in the arms of another.
I guess you'll never know.
All the dreams I had for us
Or how I loved you so.
I'll regret it till my dying day
The things that might have been.
I wish I had the chance to tell you now
What I couldn't tell you then.
As yours standing there, so beautiful
In a stunning gown of white.
The minister just told the crowd
I pronounce you man and wife.
Copyright © Brian Lehnen | Year Posted 2007


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The Division's Snowdrop Engine: 'Never before has a game reached this level of detail,' claims Ubisoft
"Be prepared to enter the next generation of gaming."
While the PS4 and Xbox One launched last month, I think most of us would agree that the launch lineups for each respective console have been lackluster. So while we've technically entered the "next generation" already, I don't think we've fully experienced next-gen graphics. That could soon change as Ubisoft, over the weekend, showcased its Snowdrop Engine, the next-gen engine used to power Tom Clancy's The Division.
Developed specially "to create the deep and vast universe of Tom Clancy's The Division," the Snowdrop Engine features a dynamic day and night cycle, volumetric lighting, dynamic global illumination, procedural destruction, an advanced particle system, and dynamic material shaders for weather effects. While these are words developers tend to throw around often, Ubisoft claims "never before has a video game reached this level of detail."
And after watching the Snowdrop engine in action, you'll probably agree. The game looks amazing.


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This Math Equation Will Make You Less Fat
From trying fad diets to developing eating disorders to becoming a gym rat, people have basically gone crazy trying to lose weight. And it's true, America is fat. But what if the secret to losing weight wasn't in ditching carbs or hurling or doing interval exercises but rather if it was in math? What? Yes. Math.


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OverviewRight Twin is an enjoyable traditional mixed ice climb with steep sections at the bottom and mid-height but with minimal difficulty overall. The main technical difficulty is at the start of the climb and there are bomber rock belays for the entirity of the climb.
The gully is on Aonach Mor's east face, Coire an Lochain, which due to its sheltered easterly orientation, can often be a serious location for avalanches in the wrong conditins.
Getting There
The easiest approach starts from the ski area which is 7 miles (10km) north of Fort William, off the A82 to Inverness. Catch the Gondola from the car park up the mountain to 650m then take a chair lift to within 315m of the summit. 'Climbers Gondolas' run at 8am with a regular service starting at 9.30. From the top of Aonach Mor either walk down easy gully or abseil off a slow bollard part of the way if there is significant cornice.
Route Description
The route is 120m so can easily be done in three pitches. It is located right of Siamese Buttress.
1. Climb the steep section of ice at the base of the gully. This is the crux of the climb but provides minimal exposure. Set a belay up at the start of the section banked by vertical side walls.
2. Climb the 1.5m wide snow gully to a second steep section of ice. While not as steep as the first section there is more rock exposed making the climb marginally more mixed.
3. The final pitch is straight forword however if hole will need to be broken through the cornice in order to top out.
Essential Gear2 x technical axes
Quickdraws (about 6)
2 x Ice screws essential (better 4)
I didn't use any Rockcentrics on this route
External LinksWest Coast Mountain Guides Avalanche information, climbing conditions and weather forecasts.
Abacus Mountaineering Climbing conditions
The Scottish avalanche information service (SAIS)
Mountain weather information servise (MWIS) weather forecast
Metcheck 7 day weather forecast


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Is Botox safe while breastfeeding?
Botox injections could safely be performed in breast feeding patients. The injections are a local phenomena and usually have very little systemic effect in the vast majority of patients. However, the package insert/ drug information for Botox, while giving the usual "it is not known if Botox is excreted in human milk" does give off a pretty stern warning about its use in pregnancy. Therefore, because of the medical-legal risk most practioners are most likely going to advise you to stop breast feeding before a Botox treatment. Best,
Gary R Culbertson, MD, FACS
Botox Safety and Breastfeeding – I do not recommend doing Botox while breastfeeding. One would run the risk of your baby having some problems if you continued using Botox while breastfeeding.


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In Ginger Jamison's erotic romance Liberty, the last thing the heroine Lexy Beecher wants is to see her husband Ryan back from war. The man who had beat her and belittled her and generally made her life miserable since she married him at seventeen is an unwelcome sight, but she knows it's a temporary situation, since she'll be leaving him soon. Yet as she seems him first in the hospital, recovering from an explosion on the battlefield, and later at home, the man before her is a world aware from her abusive husband. This man looks like her Ryan for the most part, but acts like someone else entirely—someone who's kind and cares about her. Despite herself, she begins to have feelings for him, the kind she never had for the earlier incarnation of Ryan.
"Thank you for taking care of me," he said clearly, no hint of rasp, no sound of Texas in his voice.
The ice must have helped, but she barely processed his words because he was staring at her so intently. He was staring at her like he knew the naughty thoughts that had raced through her mind.
"You're welcome," she said dumbly.
She should have looked away but she didn't. She couldn't and it was a mistake because he grabbed her by the waist and kissed her. She didn't even have time to react or maybe she didn't want to react. His kiss was soft at first, just one pair of sweet lips stroking another, but then it changed, it become something more. He cradled her face in his hands in an act so purely sweet it left her breathless as he deepened the kiss. The tip of his tongue came into her mouth and she found herself responding, melting, relenting. His kiss was tender lips and a sweet wet tongue. It made her forget it all, forget that she was kissing a man she had hated for the past ten years.
What the hell am I doing?
Life is almost as confusing for the man everyone calls Ryan. His beautiful wife is afraid of him, offering him sweet kisses but shying away from more. Every time he learns about the reality of their former marriage, he becomes more and more horrified. Was he the one responsible for making Lexy's life a living hell, or was another man? Does he belong in this unfamiliar place, or in some unknown one?
Still, even though Liberty, Texas, and its inhabitants aren't familiar to him, he pushes himself to excel as a bookkeeper at a repair shop, while trying to perform a different kind of repair the relationship that's new to him, but that's on its last legs for Lexy. Jamison plays up the contrast between the instant love that blooms for the former soldier and the slow bond that forms for Lexy, despite her fears and uncertainties. It's taken Lexy a long time to love herself enough to envision a new life, yet she can't simply discount this man, new or simply renewed, who's walked into her life and shown her a new side of herself.
She slid her body along his, bringing those beautiful breasts into contact with his chest. His nipples tightened with her touch. He hissed, involuntarily writhing beneath her so that her sex lined up with his.
She looked up at him wide-eyed, as if she hadn't known that those two parts should come together but then she pushed back against him, her wetness rubbing against his jeans.
Take me out, he wanted to beg. He wanted to slip inside her wet warmth so badly, but he knew it wasn't time. He knew that for now it was his job to put up with this torture for her pleasure.
The two tentatively start to get to know one another through soft touches and tender actions. He can't tell her much about himself since he doesn't remember, so all he has is the ability to show her what's in his heart and try to prove to her he isn't who she thinks he is. Yet the idea that he isn't truly Ryan Beecher poses its own set of problems; if the man lying in her bed isn't her husband, what is he doing in Liberty?
The horror of what Lexy went through as a domestic violence victim is hard to shake at times, for her and for the reader. There's nothing the man sharing her home can do to erase those years, but watching him grapple with the damage that was done to her self-esteem and sense of herself as a woman, while she learns to both figure out and stand up for what she truly wants, is heartwarming. Their kisses are as tender as their lovemaking, the moments of intimacy sweetly interspersed with the drama of each of them figuring out just how much they can trust—and love—something they barely know. Liberty is bittersweet at times, as Lexy struggles to take care of her ailing brother and counteract her all the years she longed to escape, but seeing her blossom and open herself to new possibilities is a delight that made me eager to read the next book in the trilogy, Jericho.
Rachel Kramer Bussel (rachelkramerbussel.com) is a freelance and erotica writer, and editor of over 50 anthologies, including The Big Book of Orgasms: 69 Sexy Stories; Only You: Erotic Romance for Women; Serving Him: Sexy Stories of Submission and others. She tweets @raquelita and blogs at Lusty Lady.


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Hi my lovelies ! Lately, I'm kind of obsessed with distressed jeans, but my dream distressed jeans style are those boyfriend distressed jeans , like the ones in the picture below.
They are a little loosed fit as compared to my skinny jeans obviously. But i don't know if I can rock this kind of jeans though. Since I'm only 5 ft and have short legs. I think this style of jeans is well suited for taller girls. I really like this look though because its very relax,effortless and cool. Oh how i wish I'm a little bit taller .
Now, Olivia Palermo is totally rocking distressed skinny jeans. I love how she did her pairings for different looks. She is the epitome of chic. I totally dig her style right now or even though back then, during
"The City" days, but I wasn't really a big fan of her because she's kind of a snob . But fashion wise, this girl could dressed really good. Well, she got a barbie doll figure and that makes it a lot easier too.
|btw, excuse the stain on my jacket its just baby food
To be honest with you, I wasn't really into distressed jeans before. For me, they weren't chic at all. It looks like that's the only jeans you have that you worn many times until it got ripped lol. I know, i know you can say anything. I'm just saying. Now, the tables are turned because I really love wearing them! I feel like I look cool wearing them hahahah. But since , I'm a mom and on my early 30's I opted to wear something that is less tattered, that way I don't look like I tried too hard to look too cool or am I ? tell me ! Anyway, just have fun wearing what you like to wear.That is what fashion is all about , experimenting and having fun.
|jacket : Ana ( Jcpenney )
jeans: abercrombie similar here
top : Kohls
shoes : boutique 9
bag : Kate Spade (old)
Thank you so much for reading and Have a great day !
Shop distressed jeans :


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Laker girls' hockey shows flashes of offense vs. No. 7 ranked Otters
There were plenty of positive signs in the Detroit Lakes girls' hockey season opener Saturday inside Kent Freeman Arena.
One aspect, which wasn't too positive, was the end result -- a 10-4 loss to section foe Fergus Falls -- but the score can be overshadowed by the improved play of the Lakers, after a 6-20-1 season last year.
The Otters -- who have a good amount of players back off their Class 1A state consolation championship from 2008-09 -- displayed their potent scoring attack by taking a 5-1 lead after the first period.
But the Lakers -- who were not skating with one senior on the ice Saturday -- were able to regroup well in periods two and three, marking up three goals of their own and skating with the talented Otters team.
"We just mishandled the puck at critical times in the first period and Fergus Falls was able to put the puck in the net," said DL head coach Dan Maloney. "But I felt in the second period, our passing was better and we were able to play right with them."
The No. 7 ranked Otters outscored DL 3-2 in the second period, while adding two more tallies in the third to the Lakers' one.
But the Lakers were able to create respectable pressure on Otter goalie Ari Hershner for 29 shots on goal, compared to Fergus Falls' 37 on DL goalie Veronica Roy.
"I was satisfied with the team's effort and they showed our offensive attack is coming around," Maloney said.
Freshman Callie Johnson is off to a hot start for the Lakers after opening the season with a natural hat trick, with three consecutive goals in the second and third periods.
Sophomore Brianna Seebold also shot out of the gates well, connecting up with Johnson on all three of her goals with assists, and finishing the game with a total of four assists.
Freshman Emily Payne scored DL's first goal in the first period to cut an Otter 2-0 lead in half at the 5:19 mark, with Seebold and Johnson aiding on the scoring series.
"Callie and Brin (Seebold) are each coming off a good season last year, and they are capitalizing on their scoring opportunities," Maloney said.
Another young contributor was Roy, who finished with 29 saves. She was able to snuff out several breakaway opportunities by the Otters and looked more confident between the pipes.
"Veronica had some good saves, the first period, we just turned the puck over and left her empty handed," Maloney said.
Fergus Falls got off 12 shots on net in the first period, scoring five, while Roy had 10 saves in each of the second and third periods.
"Veronica has matured into a better goaltender and she has been focusing on getting the puck covered up and minimizing the rebound opportunities," the DL coach added.
Fergus Falls had eight different players score, with forward May Swiontek getting two.
The Lakers' short bench forced Maloney to run just two lines for most of the game.
The Lakers played on the road against Little Falls/Brainerd Tuesday, and will host Alexandria Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Sartell Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
Laker results
Fergus Falls at Detroit Lakes, Saturday, Nov. 14.
Otters 5 3 2 - 10
Lakers 1 2 1 - 4
First period -- 1. FF, L. Underwood (T. Vatnsdahl) 14:48; 2. FF, Swiontek (L. Link) 4:56; 3. DL, E. Payne (C. Johnson, B. Seebold) 5:19; 4. FF, Swiontek (UA) 6:15; 5. J. Swenson (K. Anderson) 8:24; 6. FF, PP S. Miller (Swenson, R. Styve) 11:23.
Second period -- 7. FF, C. Masten (Link) 1:31; 8. DL, C. Johnson (Seebold) 2:00; 9. FF, Link (Johnson) 7:35; 10. DL, C. Johnson (Seebold) 8:29; 11. FF, Johnson (Vatnsdahl) 14:25.
Third period -- 12. FF, A. Magnusson (Underwood, Vatnsdahl) 3:26; 13. DL, C. Johnson (Seebold) 3:41; 14. FF, PP Miller (Magnusson) 15:50.
Saves -- DL (Veronica Roy) 7 10 10 - 27...FF (Ari Hershner) 7 12 6 - 25.