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Veredas Santiaguinas
A sidewalk mod made by matias93
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This mod couldn't be possible without the impressing work of Rivit and MGB204 (rsc204), creators of GoFSH and the (not yet published) Automated Sidewalk Mod. To make a mod as big as this by hand, as many other creators had done before, is a titanical task that deserves sheer aknowlegdement; I just created a couple of textures and clicked buttons once and then.
This textures are inspired in the 'veredas' or sidewalks that were built around 1980 in Santiago, Chile: they are little concrete tiles with geometrical designs, that form big square shapes using black or red tiles. In the game, I chose to keep an uniform colour, trying to avoid the sudden colour changes that make Maxis' textures so unappealing; instead, only coloured tiles change with wealth level, as the general condition of the sidewalk: ochre tiles with clean and orange-y concrete in high wealth sidewalks, red burgundy squares and grey concrete in mid-wealth textures, and blackish borders with stained concrete in the low-wealth sidewalk.
Thanks to MGB204's scripts, this mod can change all textures that correspond originally to Maxis' white tiles: sidewalks on all streets, roads and avenues (including RHW intersections), crossings with all other networks, pedmalls, plazas and residential, commercial, industrial and services' lots; it is even compatible with the new additions on NAM 34. An important exception are GLR (tramway) tracks, that get sorrounded by the new texture but not completely replaced. Depending on the existence of more advanced scripts, this could change in a newer version.
INSTRUCTIONS: <-- Jump here if you don't like the details
This mod has to be installed MANUALLY. Is not enough to copy and paste everything: you'll end with a cluttered folder and surely your prefered networks will be oddly patched.
- Copy the folder called z___veredasstgo to your Plugins folder (the one that is on My Documents/Documents/). It is preferable that you delete all other sidewalk mods, but the folder is named in a way that will load it the last, overwriting other conflictive textures.
Open the folder you just copied and delete the files you won't use:
a. "Veredas Stgo BASE" chenges most street, road and avenue sidewalks, so you should keep it.
b. "Veredas Stgo sitios y plazas (LOTS)" change the lots' textures, allowing a more uniform result. You should keep it; delete it only if you prefer to use another texture on lots and plazas.
c. "Veredas Stgo NAM" folders will only work if you had installed the Network Addon Mod (very recommended); YOU MUST KEEP ONLY ONE FOLDER. Choose the one that corresponds to the driving side your game uses (LHD: on the left as in the United Kingdom, RHD: on the right as in Europe), and to the roads' lines colour (US: yellow lines as in the United States, EU: white lines as in Europe).
Open the folder you had kept: there you'll find one or two more folders with options:
a. Open the folder called "Rail Options" and delete the files that doesn't match the kind of rail tracks you use: Maxis, PEG or RealRailway (RRW).
There shall to be just two files, with the same ending.
b. Only if you have installed EU white lines with the NAM, open "TuLEP Options" folder and delete all the files that doesn't match to the TuLEP textures you installed with the NAM. Most surely you are using Maxis default ones, but make sure it is that way.
There shall to be just two files, with the same name after the "TuLEP".
- Close the folder "z___veredasstgo". If you use DATpacker or other program that packs your plugins, get sure not to pack this folder, unless you are certain no other mod could overwrite this textures.
This mod replaces textures without using any dependency. You can extract the textures to use it as dependencies for other creations, but they aren't currently in the right format to do so.
This mod cannot be used with any other sidewalk mod, unless you combine it deleting parts of each one; if you know how to do that, you aren't surely reading this instructions.
This mod also don't work with plugins that change some textures that seems non-modified after using. I'm refering particularly to MGB204's Super Light Asphalt AddOns; it changes the GLR textures already modified by this mod, and depending on the loading order, it could result on this mod overwriting MGB's one completely, or his mod changing GLR side textures to ML's Super Light Asphalt, which is lighter and non tiled.
Anyway, is your option to test with this, but you are warned.
This mod has a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial 4.0 International licence, what means you can use all its content directly or creating something derivately, while you give explicit attribution to all previous authors, and while you don't charge for accessing or using this content or a derivate you create of it.
To create the textures, I used a tile texture made by Patrick Hoesly, a dirt texture by dfass12 and a grass one that is on the public domain.
SUPPORT and HELP:
I made a development and support thread on Simtropolis, you can visit it with the following link:
What's New in Version 1.1.1 View Changelog
- Added SCILT support as a separate file (so you can only download that one), thanks again to MGB!
Added a 7z file because of it's absurdly small file size (12% of the discompressed size, 20% of the zip file). You'll need 7-Zip to uncompress it: is a free and open source software.
This one includes the new SCILT file!


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55% of different-sex cohabiters do marry within five years of moving in together. 40% break up within that same time period. About 10% remain in an unmarried relationship for five years or more. - Smock, Pamela. 2000. "Cohabitation in the United States." Annual Review of Sociology.
I am 21 years old, first time mother to a 3-month-old, and have been living with my partner for about two years now. In the beginning of our relationship, we
Out of all of my friends that are in their twenties, I have two who are married to each other and they haven't had children yet. The rest live with their SOs or are single moms living with family. Some of the cohabiting already have children, some are planning on having one in the near future, and the rest aren't even thinking about it.
Nobody talks about marriage. I don't know how I feel about it, because...the security of having a husband is almost the same as having a SO that you fully trust, but without a big bill to divorce, if it ever came to that. Marriage doesn't stop cheating, so that security isn't there.
Cohabiting is almost like marriage, but without the legality, right?
And maybe it's just me, with my insecurity...but it seems like it'd be really scary to have children with different people and still try to make your relations all work and the kids feel deeply connected with both parents even when they may have separate lives. I don't know...tell me your story.
I love him with all my heart and we love our daughter even more. My family has blacklisted us because we're not married. His family is cringing behind the sidelines, hoping things don't get nasty and I go after him for child support. But, is it really a big deal? Marriage or cohabitation? Please share.
I think almost every girl dreams of having a wedding and being a Mrs. Somebody Else, hehe, but....I don't think it's ever going to happen and I kind of just want somebody to tell me that that's okay. XD
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I've tried to type out why marriage is important to me a few times, and I can't seem to get my thoughts together.
It just is.
It was a completely organic process for us, even though we had only known each other for 7 1/2 months when we said our vows. It was the ultimate declaration of our love, we weren't thinking about legalities or any other aspect of marriage at the time, but I'm certainly thankful for those privileges and protections, now that we have children. It was our way of telling the world "Hey, this is us, Shawn and Shannon B, we're in this for the long haul." Not that it mattered at 20 years old, no one took us seriously, and a few family member made bets on how long our marriage would last.
Now that we're a year and a handful of months away from our 10th wedding anniversary, people see that we were and are very serious about our marriage. I think the most important thing for me, though, is the example we're setting for our children, of what a happy and healthy marriage should be. We're teaching them how to love and be loved, how to respect and be respected, how work though conflict, and how to nurture a marriage, knowing that it will only ever be as healthy as the "food" you feed it.
Ultimately, they're going to see us live the vows we took, and I hope our marriage will be the one they model their own after, one day.
I dont know if that helped you in your situation, you have to do what you feel is right for you and your family.
Living together unwed is no longer taboo. Many people are chosing this over marriage, and there is NOTHING wrong with that!! Some people just dont feel why pay money for a peice of paper that will give us the life we already have? I have been married for 5 1/2 years now. I met my husband through a guy that I was having a "fling" with. My husband didnt like the way his friend was lying to me about how many women he was sleeping with (I thought I was the only one!), so he told me the truth. I stopped my fling with my husbands friend, and started dating my husband. within one month of dating, we were living together, within one month of living together I was pregnant, and three months after delivering the most precious angel we got married. I honestly dont feel any more tied to my husband than before he became my husband, though I can see myself having a meltdown if he wanted a divorce! (and when we werent married I knew i would be sad if he left, but not meltdown". I think the word "divorce" is scarier than "break up" for some odd reason!! But if YOU dont want to get married, then its ok. but dont settle for being the "girlfriend, baby mama" if you want more! :)
I was like you, I never thought it mattered. I was a live in girlfriend for many of my exes. And I was okay with that.
Then I got to be 24 and thought hmmm...I don't like this role anymore. I'm ready to settle down, be a wife, and take care of a household with that title.
So I met this guy. We moved in together after a month of dating (yes, crazy). We started kicking the idea of marriage around after we had been together about five months. He's 33, a bit older than me, and never married. I was getting to the point in my life I wanted a husband. I wanted stability. So, we eloped this November.
I love being married. I love knowing that the love of my life is going to grow old with me, and that we are more than just living together with no commitment. He means everything to me, and it just feels right.
A marriage license won't change your love, it just cements it in concrete. If you don't want to get married, don't. If you do, than do it. Marriage isn't for everyone. But you will most likely get to the point in your life that you are ready to stop just being the girlfriend.
I think its harder for those that aren't married to stay together, because there is no going through a divorce, so there is nothing to really hold you back. With that said, that makes the relationship stronger because there is no barrier to slow you down, there is no snag in the road that way (unless theres kids involved), so really, there is something special about people that don't get married.
When I married, I had lived with my husband for a year, and after we made it official, it really felt no different, and it would be the same either way. I love him very much, married or not, it made no difference.
I can't really put into words why marriage is important, but it just is. When you change your mindframe to: Well it's cheaper to get divorced *IF* it comes to that, you're setting yourself up for disaster. Marriage makes you stronger as a couple, but also strengthens yourself. You're a team. And think about it this way (if we're thinking about the financial aspect), if you're married, it's expensive to get divorced so maybe more thought and work would be involved in breaking up. If it's something you really want, then your SO should be more open to talk about it, and if you guys are really ready for the big leap of marriage, than you'd both feel comfortable bringing it up whenever. By the sound of things, I don't think you're ready right yet anyway.
I'm sorry, but I can't be the one to tell you it's okay. It's just not like that for me, but you wanted my story. Hope that helps a little. Good luck.
As a Christian, I would not be comfortable being intimate or having children with my husband if we were not married. Marriage is important to me because it joins us two individuals into one unified front before God. Marriage is sacred to us.
But marriage means you are together forever, now i know there are certian things that would cause a marriage to end....abuse, unexpected death, death because of health, and some may consider infidelity to be a deal breaker. But some things can be worked through if both parties are willing to work on it. And if those parties arent willing to work and compromise then they need to rethink why thye got married in the first place, marriage is about compromise each party gives and takes equally. Its wrong for someone to judge someone in their marriage/commited relationship because they arent apart of the relationship.
Op if your happy with your relationship and so is your SO then be happy dont let the pressures of marriage get to you, be happy! I think its better to be in a happy relationship then to be in a marriage that you both felt pressured into, so just be happy. But i honestly think more people need to think about marriage long before they pop the question because i think the divorce rate is higher then marriage rate which is very sad.
i am 27 years old i have a 3 year old son i wish i could have waited to a be a married women before i had him but i didnt work that way i want to be married someday & i hope i will
Marriage is important to me. I love being married. I'm not sure how to explain it but it just is.


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M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 2001.
Internship and Residency, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2004.
Chief Residency, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2005.
Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2010.
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On Thursday, December 5, Julien's Auctions will host its inaugural Street Art auction event featuring the sale of Banksy's "Flower Girl" mural. "Flower Girl" originally drew crowds to the unassuming gas station in Hollywood where it was created and has since fueled the "street art" movement. The property exhibition is open to the public at the Julien's Beverly Hills Gallery starting Monday, December 2 through Thursday, December 5.
With the auction taking place in December, and Banksy launching this website… could we potentially see a month-long exhibition on the streets of Los Angeles? Let's hope so.


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PUNE, India, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, a Pakistani national under death sentence in India for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was executed Wednesday, the government said.
In a brief announcement, the Indian Home Ministry said Indian President Pranab Mukherjee had rejected the clemency petition filed by Kasab, 24, on Nov. 5 and that the death sentence "was executed today at 7:30 a.m. at Yerawada Central Prison" in Pune, where he was taken from a jail in nearby Mumbai.
Last month the ministry rejected the clemency request and sent its report to Mukherjee for a final decision on whether to commute Kasab's death penalty.
Kasab was the lone survivor among 10 gunmen involved in the November 2008 attacks at various locations around Mumbai. The assault lasted three days and left 166 people, including foreigners, dead and more than 200 wounded. The other gunmen were killed by security forces during the siege.
Kasab and his partners reportedly chose Mumbai's busiest train terminus for the attack in which more than 50 were killed. The indiscriminate shootings had been caught on closed circuit television.
All 10 gunmen were reported to have reached Mumbai by sea from Karachi, Pakistan.
In upholding Kasab's death sentence, the Indian Supreme Court had said waging war against the country was his primary and foremost offense. The court dismissed his plea that he had been denied a fair trial and ruled that his confession, which he later recanted, was voluntary.
Describing him as a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist, CNN-IBN television, reported Kasab had been informed about his scheduled hanging on Nov. 12 and that Kasab asked that his mother living in Pakistan be informed about it.
The report quoted government officials that Kasab's family had been informed. The report said India also had informed the Pakistan Embassy in New Delhi about the hanging date.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan was quoted as saying Kasab was buried on the premises of the jail where the hanging took place.
NDTV television quoted Indian officials that there had been no claim for the body from Pakistan.
"Kasab has been hanged to death today morning at Pune's jail. He was taken to Pune from Mumbai two days back. Kasab has been buried in Yerawada jail premises itself," Chavan said in the CNN-IBN report.
NDTV said Kasab's hanging was the first in India since 2004.
The execution came two days after India voted against a non-binding U.N. General Assembly draft resolution for abolishing the death penalty. India was one of 39 countries voting against it, while 110 countries voted for it.
Under Indian law, a death sentence can be given under a "rarest of rare" principle involving exceptionally heinous and cold-blooded murder cases.
The Mumbai attacks caused the already tenuous India-Pakistan relations to plunge, but of late both have been trying to mend their ties.
India has maintained that the LeT group in Pakistan had masterminded the attacks.


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Lol. Yeah. Must be a slow day at the office. Still, the last sentence I suppose is the most relevant: "Can't we all just get along?".
"Can't we all just get along?".[/QUOTE]
No we can't because we are builders of models and you guys are just pretend modellers ,Still if there's a few beers involved my opinion may vary
SteveW living the dream
...and we all know how chicks dig guys who build their own toys..
Chickens have nothing to do with it maybe a few old ducks but definitely no chicks.
Are "traditional" wooden built-up kits dead? - IMHO, for slope soarers, yep, pretty much dead - there are now more suitable materials for slopers.
ARTFs? - maybe no-one else is old enough to remember the Graupner Cumulus in the early 1970s - fit a couple of servos - go out & fly - even compete & win. In the UK there was also an ARTF sloper at that time.
What is a kit anyway? - maybe in full - "kit of parts" - to be assembled into something. The nature/materials of the parts & how much knowledge/effort to assemble them, and how much effort is needed vs. the cost - well, there's the argument.
You can have my chicks....
Regards Ian
Been thinking about this one a bit lately, as I sit back and consider the lack of time I've been able to devote to simply assembling the beautiful ARF Minivec I've got sitting on my bench...
I dunno, having two small kids, a fulltime job, other interests and commitments, etc., it's no small task to find the time & energy needed to get into the shop to work on toy airplanes. And if I happen to have both time and energy, and it's daytime and there's wind, I'll be going flying, thank you very much! I got into this hobby exclusively due to interest in flying, the building (and later designing) part is just the "necessary evil" required to get the planes in the air.
Building can absolutely be fun and satisfying, but in the competition for the old time/energy combo, it falls (for me) a very distant second behind the actual flying part of the hobby, which IMHO is what the whole "radio control" thing pretty much implies? I mean why put radio gear in it if you're not going to fly it...
And of course studying design and trying to imagine different solutions to various challenges is quite fun, but again, it's all entirely purpose/problem-driven: how can I improve X to make Y better when I'm flying?
I'd be remiss if I didn't also admit that talking about flying - be it with my friends "in real life" or here on RCG - is a *huge* part of my interest and participation in the hobby, as my post count here attests. I used to feel like this was somehow "taking time away" from other aspects of the hobby, but really, participating here is participating in my enjoyment of the hobby, so I don't really consider it separate any more. One might argue I could better spend the time in the shop... maybe, but I've found when I'm not "in the mood" for the shop, but force it to happen, usually nightmares result... better to wait for the right time. Is there something like BUILD-A-GRA?
Another thing to consider is how good some of the ART/RTFs are. Yeah, not all of them - but really, quite many these days. I think the Weasel-Evo is an excellent example. It's a very fast build, very repeatable, and offers excellent performance. If you like that kind of plane, why wouldn't you love having that convenience? I mean, if you enjoy flying and all.
Anyways this is wandering, but I guess in my ideal world, I would like to design things to suit my flying needs, have someone else build them (perfectly of course!) and then let me fly them and give feedback for the next iteration. Yeah me and everyone else, duh!!! Maybe someday
Dieter Mahlein, ShredAir
"lost-cause" ARFer
kits not dead !! have 2 on bench at this time , plus 5 more under bed,, even slowley working on plans build of 2 mtr scalie .,,, things have just mooved on with the times and materials available ,, I even remember the graupner cumulus, my mate had one ,, was the envy of the local slope at the time
dave ( still proud of sons progress building)
You guys had me cracking up with your response to my megapost.
Steve, I couldn't agree with you more. I'm relatively new to the scene but I've appreciated your positive, informative and encouraging contributions throughout RCG. As I previously mentioned in another thread, your design contribution, Dawson's flight/filming skills and Jack's kit building skill provided me with my biggest stoke so far in this hobby and I thank you all for that. I hope to bump elbows on the slope with you guys in the future! Fly on...
Are Kits Dead?
Nope - I could never trust another builder to put my favorite kit or scratch sailplane together because I know there will be something not quite right with it and is probably something I would have taken care of on my bench. If my plane doesn't fly well I want to be the responsible party. If it fly's great then I still want to be the one responsible.
I think my first full kit build was a Gentle Lady. And if I remember correctly, that's the only model I built strictly by the plans, and Goldbergs plans were always thorough and complete. Thereafter I would always take a kit and build it better or modify it to something I saw on the slope that made the plane fly better. From then on I never built another kit by the plans which led me into scratch building which I totally enjoy.
Then my first foamie "kit" Le Fish came along and suddenly im presented with a new building medium – EPP, yuk! Then I find out there are no plans and I say that's cool. Checked it out here on RCG and followed along with a friend building one himself and we are having a ball with them now on the slope. It's a great "kit plane" that I would love to see done in composite construction some day. Oh geez, another one on the build list!
Sometimes kit planes can be a springboard towards an original design you might like to pursue. An old friend of mine who had a successful model distribution business during the 70's-90's told me one day – "Eric, if your going to produce a kit for market, make sure it's all your own, do not copy other designs for they will not sell". Look at Le Fish… Steve was inspired by the French influence in aerobatic models and he was able to put together a most successful design of his own to what we see today. Maybe he's humble about it, I know he's proud, and I thought I would never say this, but that plane is the perfect model for all manner of aerobatics IMO (though I would include another carbon wing rod for the bottom surface) and it's a foamie and it's a kit! Pretty amazing and Steve should go down in history as one of the most inspiring model sailplane minds of all time if he hasn't already. Maybe the LF next evolutionary step is to become an ARF. I know this, if it does I would break down and buy one because I know how great a performer it is and after bouncing it off the deck every weekend having maximum fun who wouldn't buy a Le Fish ARF again and again? Maybe even ShredAir would???
E… Good Lift!
All I did was scratch an itch, man!
The backstory on Le Fish is well documented in the original thread, but I am quite glad it's proven to be such a fun plane for others. All I really wanted was to just take what I loved about flying a Weasel and extend it to a fully aerobatic conventional airframe.
Jerome Bobin of France deserves mention and much credit for inspiration - he was the designer of the MiniToons and is a co-designer of the Wasabi along with François Lorrain and Thierry Platon. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, the MiniToons served as a sort of testbed for the ideas later presented, in composite form, in the Wasabi. Ironically for me the goal was the EPP plane, but anyways, it's all eventually worked out so nicely. It was neat to be involved both with Le Fish and with the introduction of the Wasabi, I feel very lucky to be sure!
And it should be noted, bringing this thread back on track, that the Le Fish arose entirely as a scratchbuild effort. Or maybe we should call it a "scratch-itch" effort So hopefully that can serve as inspiration to others to find the limitations of whatever they are currently flying, think about how they can be improved, and then build them. Who knows, maybe it will turn into a kit or something
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Although Miley's Vogue cover has been called off, it looks like Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour may have already found a new covergirl—Harper Beckham, the adorable 2-year-old daughter of Victoria and David Beckham!
The two fashionistas sat together at Harper's posh Mom's fashion show at New York Fashion Week, where the littlest Beckham managed to do the impossible—get Ms. Wintour to smile!
Miley's Vogue Cover Not Happening Thanks to Her Racy VMA Performance
Sitting front row and on Dad's lap, Harper wore a topknot and an all-white, pleated dress as she cheered on Mom, who came out wearing a white top with black, cropped pants and stilettoes.
The designer and mom of four snapped pictures from behind the scenes of her show—including a lineup (that featured Harper front and center, of course!), casting sheets, and a sneak peak of her collection.
Daddy's Little Girl: David & Harper and Hollywood's Other Daddy/Daughter Duos!
But the trip to the east coast wasn't all work for this fashionable fam! Vic also shared a picture of their breakfast Monday morning.
The newest New York staple… Cronuts—of course!
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How many fields other than human evolution can cheerfully tolerate the following level of vagueness?
|May 16, 2011
|Posted by O'Leary under Genetics, Intelligent Design
In "Out-of-Africa migration selected novelty-seeking genes" (New Scientist, 06 May 2011), Aria Pearson tells us, "AS HUMANS migrated out of Africa around 50,000 years ago and moved across the planet, evolution may have latched onto a gene linked to risk-taking and adventurousness." Once treated skeptically, the idea "stands up to rigorous analysis," due to minor differences in gene frequencies:
The study suggests that some small portion of the behaviours that characterise populations may be down to genetics, and that cultural actions like mass migration can modify our genes, says Matthews.
Marcus Munafò, a biological psychologist at the University of Bristol, UK, cautions that variations in the DRD4 gene are numerous and complex, making its exact behavioural effects hard to pin down. But he agrees that it is likely that some differences in behaviour have been generated by genetic selection.
If a characteristic is usefully identified as genetic, shouldn't it offer a stronger signal than this? And shouldn't analysis be more rigorous than this?
How much have we learned by talking about these vague possible effects of genes, compared to simply inferring – using no information from genetics at all – that people who, when they face problems, choose to up stakes and set off for parts unknown are by definition more adventurous than most of us?
And if someone who does this turns out to have the wrong alleles, then he isn't wrong, genetics is. Or maybe genetics is right – but this isn't genetics.
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It's a brand new year and millions are making their New Year's Resolutions to lose weight.
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I'm not making a New Year's Resolution to lose weight and I have good reason not to. I've shared why on the newest podcast episode of The JoLynn Braley Show. Listen in using the player below!
What about YOU? Have you joined in with the masses to resolve that you're going to lose weight? Have you ever made a New Year's Resolution in the past to lose weight?
Here's a great question to ask yourself now, if you answered yes to the above questions: What exactly is different for you today?
What exactly has changed at the core of YOU to enable you to stick with your resolution? You see, unless a significant transformation has occurred within you, then unfortunately you stand the greatest chance of flopping out on your New Year's Resolution by at least January 15. Why? Because it's not about the food diet or the resolution, it's about What's On the Inside of YOU that will either make weight loss the very easiest thing for you to do…. or it will rise up and sabotage you again, just like it always does.
I don't share this to be a party pooper but instead to bring light to the fact that you CAN make weight loss very very easy to do, once you get yourself in alignment on the inside. But then you wouldn't need to make a New Year's Resolution to lose weight!
Listen to today's podcast and I'll explain why I personally am not making and New Year's Resolution to lose weight, and I'll also share what you'll need to do to follow through on yours. It's a very timely show and my wish for you is that you make 2015 the year that you achieve struggle-free weight loss. Struggle-free weight loss is the easiest way to lose weight – there's no more self-sabotage, no more food drama, no more holding yourself back! Weight loss becomes very very simple when you do it differently than you've ever done it before.
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Why I'm Not Making A New Year's Resolution to Lose Weight
In this episode of The JoLynn Braley Show I'll share with you why I'm not making a resolution to lose weight for New Year's and what this really means to me. But of course, if you've made a New Year's resolution to lose weight then I suggest that you stick with it and make 2015 YOUR year to shine!
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Library wants its items back
KATHY KUNKEL/TIMES NEWS Property of the Tamaqua Public Library is stamped and marked in a variety of ways, allowing patrons to know at a glance if the material is on loan. More than 300 library items are overdue, some from as long ago as 2005. An Amnesty Week will be held April 11-18, when patrons are encouraged to return these overdue items, free of the usual fines.
It's not a question of "who done it," although a lot of such material is involved. The names of the suspects are known, some very well known. The case of the missing library property centers more around why they "done it," and, more importantly, when will the items be returned.
Like lending libraries the world over, the Tamaqua Public Library offers its patrons the use of thousands of books, books on audio, compact discs, DVDs and more. All you need is a library card. The vast majority of library patrons return their goodies on time, but there are way too many who seem to forget where the items belong. There are also those whose attitude seems to be uncaring that someone else is being deprived of the same enjoyment that comes from reading a good book or watching a good movie.
Well, not returning items to the library is actually a criminal offense in Pennsylvania. Legally, borrowers could be prosecuted, but most libraries, including the one in Tamaqua, prefer not to go that route unless absolutely necessary. Libraries are governed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The theft of library items is a summary offense, but repeat offenders could face felony charges. Anyone convicted would be subject to paying a fine as well as court costs at the summary level. Felony offenders could face jail time. But no one wants to see that happen, especially Tamaqua Librarian Gail Heath.
Libraries have been feeling the same money pinch as most Americans. Library board members would prefer spending the limited funding on books and such, rather than on legal procedures. Patrons with overdue articles must be notified by certified mail or by phone, causing a potential financial hardship to any library whose overdue items number in the hundreds. Librarian Heath also notes, "Sometimes people move without leaving a forwarding address, or their phones have been disconnected, leaving us with few options. One of those options is publishing the names of the violators on our web site or in the newspaper. We feel most of our patrons have simply overlooked returning the items and have no real intention of stealing our property. We would prefer not to embarass them, at this time. All we really want is for those items to be returned so other patrons can enjoy them too."
All library property is clearly marked as such, with stamps on the page edges (visible when the book is closed), or on the flyleaf or inside jacket covers; labels on the spines; even bar codes and memorial plates in some cases. Such markings are hard to miss. All you have to do is look for them.
Currently, more than 300 items are missing from the shelves at the Tamaqua Library instead of being enjoyed repeatedly. Some of the books have been missing since 2005 and library officials would like to get them back. When doing a bit of Spring cleaning, library patrons are asked to be on the lookout for any overdue items.
Anyone who has overdue Tamaqua Public Library owned items may return them, free of fines, during Amnesty Week, April 11-18. This is being held as part of National Library Week. A second Amnesty Week is held every Fall. Library hours are Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, noon to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call (570) 558-4660.


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Like Praxair, Inc. (PX: NYSE), which was profiled in the last post "Praxair's Long Road to Carbon Capture," Air Products is a supplier of industrial gases. Oxygen appears to be a key requirement of carbon capture technology, and both suppliers are actively working to cultivate the market by pushing carbon capture demonstration projects.
For its part Air Products is to build a system to concentrate carbon dioxide (CO2) from two steam methane reformer (SMR) hydrogen production plants located in Port Arthur, Texas. The two plants are being retrofitted with using vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) technology to separate CO2 from the gas streams coming out of the SMRs. After capture the CO2 will be concentrated to 97% purity and shipped to the West Hasting oil and gas fields in Texas. The CO2 will be injected in underground formations to help squeeze out so-called "shut in" oil in late-stage oil fields. In January 2013, the DOE announced Air Products had gone fully operational in Port Arthur and declared the project a success.
Air Products estimates that as much as 90% of the CO2 can be removed from the gas stream and apparently in the initial weeks of operation the yield has been as much as 97%. That is an impressive accomplishment, if it can be deployed widely across industrial and power generation sectors. At what cost?
The Port Arthur project had a $430.0 million price tag, for which Air Products received $284.0 million in grant monies from the ARRA. For the trouble, Air Products estimates that approximately 1.0 million metric tons of CO2 will get removed from the atmosphere and an incremental 1.6 million barrels of oil will result from the injection and storage stage. At current West Texas crude prices the oil represents over $150 million in value. Certainly, that justifies an attractive sales price for the CO2 concentrate.
From another angle, the two hydrogen plants in Texas represent less than 5% of hydrogen production capacity for refinery use in the U.S. Thus if Air Products' CO2 capture demonstration remains successful, there may be some chance to recover its investment with technology licenses or sales.
Calculation of that revenue might be akin to putting the cart before the horse. There is nothing new about the vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) technology that Air Products is relying on to tease out the carbon dioxide from the rest of the gas stream. The adsorbents are special solids mixed to attract particular gases and act like a molecular sieve to adsorb the target gas - in this case CO2. This takes place at ambient air temperatures and pressure. After the CO2 is separated, the system "swings" to the vacuum phase where the adsorbents are regenerated. VSA is already used in refineries, chemical plants and water treatment facilities to purify air, and to manufacture oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen.
No matter how well established in applications for ordinary gases, VSA is only just now being proven effective for CO2 separation. If it really works in practice, the VSA technology could overcome one of the many criticisms of carbon capture - prohibitively high cost. Remember the process works at ambient temperature and pressure, which means that less energy is needed to start and run the gas separation step. VSA systems also require less maintenance. Will VSA economy be enough to make economically feasible to layer this added equipment onto the normal costs of running the hydrogen plant?
Air Products reported $9.9 billion in total sales in the last twelve months, providing $1.1 billion in net income. That measured out to $5.59 per share. Those impressive numbers and not some unproven, but politically popular carbon capture project are what drive Air Products shares. The company pays out as much as 46% of net income and over the next year shareholders expect to get $2.56 per share in dividends. Based on the stock price at the time of this post the forward dividend yield was 2.9%. Add that to the average projected growth rate of 9% and shareholders have quite a bit to look forward to in Air Products shares. That said, the stock is trading at 13.8 times earnings expected next year, suggesting the stock is fully priced.
Neither the author of the Small Cap Strategist web log, Crystal Equity Research nor its affiliates have a beneficial interest in the companies mentioned herein.


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It's a little sad and a little strange to watch this final season of "Newlyweds", which arrives on DVD shortly after the stars have broken up - a break-up that came after a wave of press from the couple that everything was going okay. Despite the fact that both Nick and Jessica seemed to visibly get on each other's nerves over the course of the immensely popular MTV series, one could still see that there was affection between the two, at least in the first half.
This final season of the series sees, in terms of what's shown on TV, the relationship chipping away a bit, as the two seem a bit less close and a bit more snippy towards one another (see an early moment in the "Orange Bowl" episode, where Nick is trying to deal with plans and Jessica wholly and completely ignores him mid-sentence.)
In a finale that seemed amusingly far from reality, the two prepare to move out of their house (which, despite Jessica's success, still seems like the house that Nick built, given the work he's done on it over the couple of years, such as the moment in "Orange Bowl", where Nick builds a recording studio in-house as a surprise for Jessica, who doesn't seem very appreciative) and we get the two sitting around, recalling different moments from over the years, which we see in flashback. The other moment that rings false (or at least like "selective reality") is in the "Orange Bowl" episode, where Ashlee Simpson's infamous performance is never shown.
The final season offers some highlights, including an episode where Jessica is told that she's neglected her teeth to the point that she needs a root canal. After the initial appointment, she goes home and eats a cake with frosting. She also goes way over budget after agreeing that she and Nick would also spend $20 on each other in "Valentine's Day Budget." Throughout the show, there have been several instances of fans coming up to Nick and instead of asking him for his autograph, ask, "Where's Jessica?" This happens again in the Halloween episode. There's also "Training Daisy", which has Nick being practically yelled at by the dog trainer. This season, which sees the two on their own for a good chunk of time (with Jessica filming "Dukes of Hazzard"), isn't up to the prior seasons, but it still offers some moments.
32. 3- 1 301 26 Jan 05 Newlyweds Two Year Anniversary
33. 3- 2 302 2 Feb 05 Jess Gets A Root Canal
34. 3- 3 303 9 Feb 05 Training Daisy
35. 3- 4 304 16 Feb 05 The Dukes of Hazzard
36. 3- 5 305 23 Feb 05 New Year's Eve
37. 3- 6 306 2 Mar 05 The Orange Bowl
38. 3- 7 307 9 Mar 05 Boys Weekend in Cabo
39. 3- 8 308 16 Mar 05 Newlyweds Together Again
40. 3- 9 309 23 Mar 05 The Valentine's Day Budget
41. 3-10 310 30 Mar 05 Newlyweds Series Finale
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VIDEO: Newlyweds" is presented by Paramount in 1.33:1 full-frame, the show's original broadcast aspect ratio. The picture quality is generally very good, although some inconsistencies occasionally come up due to the different cameras or lighting. Sharpness and detail are mostly first-rate, as the picture looked as crisp and clear as it did during broadcast on local digital cable.
The only flaw encountered during viewing was some minor shimmering. No compression artifacts were spotted, and some noise at times was likely due to different camera/lighting. No edge enhancement or other concerns were seen. Colors appeared bright, natural and well-saturated, with no problems.
SOUND: "Newlyweds" is presented in 2.0 audio by Paramount. Dialogue seemed crisp and clear, as did background sounds.
EXTRAS: The second disc offers a "behind-the-scenes" featurette that looks at the overall series, as well as the crew members who work on the show. There's also "Good, Bad and the Mess-Ups" featurette and "Newlyweds Moments".
Final Thoughts: Unfortunately for the two, the closing chapter of "Newlyweds" ended up essentially being the final chapter of Nick and Jessica's marriage. The season isn't quite as entertaining as the prior two, as the two are split apart for long periods and, when they are together, there are moments when they seem less close. Paramount's DVD edition provides fine audio/video quality, as well as a nice helping of supplements. Recommended for fans.


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July 19, 2016
Arsenal submit bid for Bolton's Holding
Arsenal have made a bid in region of £2m for Bolton Wanderers defender Rob Holding, reports BBC Radio Manchester.
The 20-year-old is a product of the Bolton youth system and was in the England Under-21 squad that won the Toulon tournament this summer.
Holding won the Bolton player of the year award last season after making his debut at the start of the campaign.
Meanwhile, Wanderers are considering making an offer for former Brighton defender Gordon Greer.


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Amy, Angela Winter, Liz Honey, Victoria Slim, Angelina Crow, Vyona, Tanya, Yasmine Gold, Valentina, David Perry, Mick Blue, Greg Centauro, and Bruno SX
CREDITS: Directed by David Perry
SCENE 1/ "The Blue and The Pink" (Victoria Slim, Angelina Crow and David Perry)
Two teenage girls get a lesson in threesomes courtesy of a languidly horny David. Victoria looks nice in her pink bikini while Angeline looks even more scrumptious with a blue one! We start off with a half-hearted g/g. Their pigtails look cute as they play with them on a leopard skin bed. Then afterwards, they start playing with each other's twats. Angelina looks so luscious. Her sporty physique – wiry, firm and strong – is perfect for these toss-ups. I wouldn't be surprised that our leading man gets his way with her more than Victoria. David has a big cock and it does tend to distract. It juts out like a dead cobra in rigor mortis. His cock is way beyond woody. It's astounding. After some predictable oralizing, David spoons Victoria as Angelina sits on David's face. The sex suddenly rises immediately with a series of cowgirl, cowgirl reverse and a doggy. Victoria starts rimming Angelina for extra lube effect. Then came the side saddle, which looked more like David stabbing his cock into Victoria's privates interchangeably. He then decides to plow his rectum. After a long cowgirl, David finally releases his load on Angelina's pie hole, which she promptly transfers to Victoria's. These girls sure are charitable!
SCENE 2/ "Going Gaga Over Marbled Bathrooms" (Amy and Greg Centauro)
I'm turning gay! As much as Amy and Greg's little sexual interlude was hot, I kept looking at the awe-inspiring bathroom than the performers. It looks so damn decadent. It's all impeccably marbled with great brass handles and faucets. Despite this however, another striking thing about this vignette is Amy who's a fetching mannequin with her cute short brown hair. She looks quite ethereal a beauty. She almost looks out of place with the seediness, most especially with Greg as her partner. She does her cock tease with the usual fondling and ass cheek spreading, but you know she's really not into it. When Greg finally arrives, I feel almost relieved. Unlike past porn I've seen him in, he's now gotten himself closely cropped hair and a beefy build. His manliness only seems to contradict Amy's wispy vibe. The foreplay starts with Amy kneeling down for some Italian sausage. She licks inch by meaty inch. She even rims him as a bonus. He reciprocates with some cunni. He lashes his tongue on her shaved pussy and rims her delicate rosebud. She massages his dick with her feet. Then hunkers down and sucks it like a blow pop. The sexual repertoire includes a hot series of side saddle, cowgirl, reverse cowgirl, ATM, spooning, and mish. He jackhammers his dick up into her throbbing love canal. He eats her foot while he plows her. After a molten hot doggy, Greg shoots his load in her mouth. While I write this, I should mention that the bathrooms look awesome and if I ever have that much money to refurbish my toilet, I will pop this baby again and use it as reference.
SCENE 3/ "Brunettes Have All The Fun" (Yasmine Gold, Valentina and Bruno SX)
Blonde Yasmine Gold and brunette Valentina look like Mary Ann and Ginger in "Gilligan's Island". They're two complete polar opposites who complement each other in comedic ways. Yasmine is like Mary Ann. She has nice creamy white skin and a butt that's as tight and firm as unripened tomatoes. However, she's a shrinking violet when she catches sight of Bruno's dong. Valentina is like Ginger. Luscious in every way with bountiful titties and a curvaceous figure that slopes down to a wonderful roomy butt! She also has a choker with the word "Sex" inlaid on it. Valentina is a go-getter who uses her womanly wiles to get what she wants, and that includes meat injections in her blossom. On a rustic-looking entrance fronting a stairway, Valentina gets naughty fiddling her tits. She's a total harlot! Yasmine holds her own by fumbling for her snatch. But Valentina outdoes the blonde with her feverish finger fucking. They kiss and then move down the stairs where they find hot daddy Bruno. He worships Valentina's foot with his lips and tongue. Yasmine is left alone while the two make out. While Yasmine sucks Bruno's love muscle, Valentina raises her foot so he can eat it. Yasmine gets to eat her foot too, Valentina sits on Bruno's face to savor her pussy before getting a cowgirl, which Yasmine also gets one. You realize a trend here as Valentina goes on a series of cowgirl reverse and spooning. Yasmine follows suit. Both get some P2M, rimming and ATM along the way. While spooning Valentina, her face bunches up like a guppy when she gets fucked. The females' gapes are exposed and face fucking madness soon comes after. After Bruno unbridles his passion on Valentina's mouth, this dirty whore spurts it out into Yasmine's mouth. I only wonder if Mary Anne and Ginger ever did that to the Skipper.
SCENE 4/ "Stabbing Westward" (Angela Winter and Mick Blue)
Brown-haired Angela looks spiffy in polka dot panties and hair set in pig tails. She's in a cozy living room filled with wooden tchotchkes. Angela longingly looks at the camera as she performs her tease. She undresses slowly, dancing to her own rhythm. She grinds her hips. Her supple milky breasts come bursting out. She fondles her clams in her sheer polka dot bikini in the large dining table, as if she's a dish ready to be served. Angela's enjoying herself too much, She amusingly fondles a stuffed squirrel before smoldering Mick Blue arrives and begins handling her goods. He whips out his cock so that she can suck it. Then after a vibrant face fucking, they dance to the rhythm of the doggy style, the side saddle, the cowgirl, another side saddle and then a cowgirl reverse with her riding on his side. He comes on her mouth soon after. Straightforward yet still riveting.
SCENE 5/ "Sugar and Spunk" (Vyona, Tanya and David Perry)
A stick insect of a girl Vyona with her pink fishnet stockings doesn't appeal to me. Thank God, a pink top Tanya is there for more than moral support. Vyona looks barely legal while full figured Tanya is on the cusp of her womanhood, a temptress of earthly delights. She has a nice ass and a tight-looking snatch! Like Valentina and Angelina, the older looking girls shine the brightest when they perform in this movie. Both girls get each other off. A look of strained pleasure is painted on Tanya's face. They make out. It only takes the huge schlong of David Perry to separate these frisky minxes as they turn their attention on his meat. David looks like he just got out of bed. David plays Tanya's snatch and bunghole while she's busy on his cock. Tanya engages him with a cowgirl. After a nasty P2M, David plays Vyona in her bony backdoor. Then she rides the David Express with a cowgirl. Tanya gets the reverse version. She moves her head side to side as she rides him, but David repeats the position with the same partner as before. He later spoons Vyona, stabbing his dick inside her angular ass. All this is happening while Vyona sticks her tongue out to reach Tanya's tits. After another AtoGM, David gets off with penis stabbing fun! Gapes are again displayed and the doggy gets underway. David eventually cums on Tanya whom Vyona licks off from Tanya's lips and breasts.
SCENE 6:" (Liz Honey and Mick Blue)
Another brown-haired cutie, Liz Honey looks enthralling with long beaded pig tails and wearing a sleek blue bikini. She looks lovely, strutting her stuff in a nice and cozy rec room, complete with a pool and a practice saddle. Liz hops on the practice saddle and gyrates on it. She's such an expert tease. Once topless, she plays with her tits. Then her concentration goes between her legs as she slowly peels off her thong. She spreads her ass cheeks and we get to see the full view of her rearside mound. A mound that's nice, tight and heavenly. She messes up her mound so more. Self-love can never be hotter than this! Unfortunately, she catches sight of Mick Blue and approaches him. Without missing a beat, this hunk of burning love has his paws all over her and worships her thighs and vag. He then finger fucks her, so hard that her sweet ass jiggles. He administers a backside masturbation. He whips out his dick to introduce a combination fuckfest: doggy, reverse cowgirl, squat doggy, side saddle, mish and a blow pop. He again finger fucks her so he can do another set of doggy, reverse cowgirl, cowgirl and a standing cowgirl. In the end, we have Liz leaking some honey in an anal cream pie.


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Switching From Protease Inhibitor (PI) to Etravirine in HIV-1 Infected Subjects With Viremia Suppression
This study has been completed.
Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
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First Posted: December 18, 2009
Last Update Posted: October 25, 2012
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Echeverría P, Bonjoch A, Puig J, Moltó J, Paredes R, Sirera G, Ornelas A, Pérez-Álvarez N, Clotet B, Negredo E. Randomised study to assess the efficacy and safety of once-daily etravirine-based regimen as a switching strategy in HIV-infected patients receiving a protease inhibitor-containing regimen. Etraswitch study. PLoS One. 2014 Feb 4;9(2):e84676. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084676. eCollection 2014.


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Issue 23: Twin Hype
We revisit our interview from Issue 23, when we chopped it up with Andre 3000 and Big Boi of the legendary hip hop duo, Outkast.
There are certain hopes and dreams in hip hop that have existed for so long that they've grown to mythological levels. Detox sits on top. There's that Jay Electronica album. And then there's the Andre 3000 album that everyone thirsts over but is secretly worried about being disappointed by. Well, that dream may be a near reality. Earlier this week, Andre alluded to an upcoming solo album to BET's Stephen Hill. Billboard has since spoken to a three stacks representative who said there is no official confirmation that an album is dropping in early 2014 or otherwise. If Dre does drop a solo disc, it would be his first since 2003's The Love Below, which went on to win a slew of Grammy's and break all sorts of sales records. We revisit our interview from Issue 23, when he and Big Boi spoke to us about the album, and wonder if Andre has gotten over his disenchantment with the music industry.
Words by Monsieur Sebastian Schavoi Photos by Jonathan Mannion
OutKast be Andre "3000" Benjamin and Antoine "Big Boi" Patton. These two dudes from down South have been around for a Hotlanta minute. They've recorded a slew of of superior hip hop albums. They've been recording superior hip hop albums longer than anyone else in the genre. They've been friends since high school. And although their personal interests differ, they're sill tighter than Starsky and Hutch or Beavis and Butt-head or Ren and Stimpy or N.W.A.'s MC Ren and DJ Yella.
Their new album, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, is a real trip—two separate discs, each man manning his own laser-scanned spinner. I don't think either of these guys are on Friendster, but boy, oh boy, are they friendly. And Frank (like Anne). This reporter will shut up now because none of you'se care about what I have to say. I don't blame you, actually. I mean, you see me on MTV all the time talking shit about Michael Jackson and things. Maybe I should stick to dissing Bubble's dad on the tube. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Andre 3000
What does The Love Below mean?
ANDRE: The Love Below is like, that bubbling feeling under. People always talk about—especially players, pimps, or whatever—they're always talkin' about, "Yeah, I'm cool, I don't need no bitches. I'm straight. We don't love these hoes." But I think, deep down, everybody wants somebody. And no matter what you think, if you're supposed to be in love, it's gonna grow up like a weed, you know? It's just gonna come through the cracks. It's that bubbling under, that passion.
You feeling hip hop these days?
The last thing I listened to that I was pretty excited about was this dude called The Streets. I like his music. And I like that he wasn't really on beat. I thought that was cool. And he was saying some cool stuff.
Okay, um, but outside that it's been…
I mean, you've got your club jams that sound really good in the clubs for the moment…I think that's what it's boiled down to now: club music. I think hip hop is on life preserve. I think the Neptunes are the only group who are at least keeping it alive, really. The beat. Like, I think 80 to 90 percent of the industry owes their whole career to Chad and Pharrell.
I know that you're looking to focus more on acting. Do you think the rapper thing…does it hurt your career?
It hurts. Because I get a lot of roles where people want me to come in, but they want me to play this type of role and, like, they got this new movie coming out called Scary Movie 3. They wanted me to be in it to jump out a van and beat up some aliens or whatever. I'm not saying that that was bad, but I didn't think I wanted to do that first. The image of me, I know, they just think I'm this wild crazy dude. Actually, I'm the opposite; I mean, that's showbiz. Still, I think I've got something else to offer on the screen and stuff.
You checking for any specific actors?
Jeffrey Wright is, like, phenomenal. I respect Mark Wahlberg for making that transition, Morgan Freeman, Robert Duvall.
How about Shelley Duvall?!
I don't know her…um, Denzel, of course. He's the top of the line. He's so believable. Like when I'm watching him act, I'm watching the story. That's what I want to do.
Years ago, you did a song called "Bombs Over Baghdad." What were your thoughts when all this Iraq madness really jumped off?
The song had nothing to do with that…well, it has something to do with it, but it doesn't because the title came from when I was in London watching the news. A newscaster said, "Bombs over Baghdad," and I just thought it was a fresh phrase. I wrote it down; it was about then the United States was over in Baghdad before…kinda like bombing the outskirts [of Iraq]. They were really hitting nothing, I think they were just like warning shots. And so to me, that was the same thing that was going on in hip hop. It was like warning shots—there wasn't nobody really doing nothing real. So that's what "Bombs Over Baghdad" was about. The hook says, "Don't pull that thang out unless you plan to bang," like, don't do it unless you're really gonna do it. Bombs over Baghdad. After the war, people called up saying, "Aw man, y'all some prophets." And it's nah [laughs], not really.
What's the deal with Aquemini Records? Are you active in that? Are you interested in developing new acts?
I'm interested in making opportunities for acts, but the record business is not really what I want to be in. Because with the record company business, you have to be a straight businessman, you know? I have too much of an opinion to have a record company. I'm too, uh, I guess I'm too stubborn to have a record company, because the stuff I don't like may sell—but I can't stand behind it.
Seems like the business you're into most is the business of art and expression.
Man, sometimes it's hard to sell an expression, but…hey, I just bought a smaller house. I just wanted to simplify, man. Get something I really need. I have a five-bedroom house right now, but it's really just me by myself. I've found a perfect little spot. It's kinda like paradise. I love the way my house looks—the house I'm living in now—but I don't want to be there. It's almost like I hate going home. Sometimes I just rent hotels. I only stay in one room in the house…it's almost like a high school kid's room with all these posters and shit on the wall…I don't even use the other part of the house. I never had the chance to furnish it. There are instruments everywhere. I've been living there four years, but it's ben almost like a huge, big, empty pit-stop; come off the the road, drop off your clothes and, um, that's about it.
Big Boi
You still love rap?
BIG BOI: I love hip hop. I love funk music. Funky ass hip hop. Whatever it is. As long as that shit can strike a nerve like "Ooh!" make you feel that shit. That's what I like.
Your partner feels like hip hop doesn't speak to him anymore. Everyone's saying the same shit. Everybody's gangster.
Well, I mean, I don't listen to everybody. Like, I just went out and bought Eazy-Duz-It [Ruthless, '88] — Eazy-E's first album. I don't listen to everything that's out. There's a lot of stuff that's out right now—true indeed, it ain't inspiring, but it's that handful of motherfuckers that are
funky as hell who are keeping this shit alive. I think Pharrell is doing his shit, funky as hell, Dr. Dre is still doing his damn thing, funky as hell. I don't listen to a lot of new hip hop shit. I listen to a lot of old funk, '70s shit: Aretha Franklin, Isley Brothers. But as far as, like, new records, 50 Cent's got a nice little quality album…
As for us, I just feel like the time is right for our album to drop. I feel like, I don't really worry about how people are gonna take it—as long as I know it's funky and it's true to what I'm doing and we've been doing. One thing that Bootsy Collins once told me will always be with me. He was like, "Let me tell you where we fucked up at: Once you try to start figuring out what you're doing, that's when you start fucking up." So i don't even try to figure it out. I just go in the studio. If that shit is funky and jamming, we're gonna build on it until we're finished. If it makes the album, it makes it. If not, we catalog that shit until the next one.
We're still OutKast. You know, we drop a little science in there every now and then. I mean, it's like, you've gotta feed them the right way. When we give it to 'em, first it's about the beat—the beat gonna catch 'em. And then once you've got the beat, the first ten seconds, man, you've gotta come in on annihilation mode. I'm proud as hell of this record.
Do you think it's your best?
I do. I really do. I think this is the one. I've got the feeling. With this album right here, it's like we've been in the studio together, but it's like he's the commander of his disc and I was the commander of mine. Before it we were co-captains. At first it was kinda hard for me to adapt to calling all the shots. Usually it would be like, "Are we gonna use this, Dre?" Or Dre would be like, "What did you think about this?" This time all the final decisions have landed in my lap…but niggas don't need to get it twisted at all: That man will write one verse and destroy your whole album with one verse. Like for real. And me, as an MC, I know what I'm capable of doing. Every time I write a rap, I try to outdo the last rhyme I did. Every time I write a rap, if I don't feel like it's dope enough, it don't even feel good to me.
Speaking of dope, let's talk about weed. It looks like you've got a well-fed Chia Pet on your desk.
It's Hawaiian…it's right. With this record right here, I smoked pounds to this…every time I listen to it I get to smoking. Feels good. Plus, man, I'm just a smoker. I know it's bad to smoke but I think I probably got another year or so and then I'll just cut that shit out completely.
You think you can do it?
Yeah, for my kids. I want to be around to do 80 years, or 90 years, or better. Now it's like, "Okay, you've got babies…" I'll probably eat the brownies or something. My kids see me smoke, but I don't want them to think that shit is just cool. For me, when I do music, it just frees your mind; you go in the other zone. You can hear everything when you smoke. Your shit just gets sharp. And there's certain shit that ain't there that you can hear. That's how I come up with the sounds for the musicians sometimes, the guys who play instruments. Smoking, chilling, just vibing. I don't even drink like that though; I don't get fucked up drinking. I might get me some Bailey's, some butterscotch schnapps, make me a Buttery Nipple and just lean with it.
A Buttery Nipple?!
A Buttery Nipple is Bailey's and butterscotch schnapps. Buttery Nipple. My uncle put me down to it. Old school drink.


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He was so different at the office than he was at home. In the FBI he was abrupt, careful, annoyed, storming around with his clipped tones and I-don't-care attitude. He was a bully, he barked at them and made decisions and comments that she usually didn't agree with. It usually took all her willpower not to yell at him and hit his arm like she would if they were at home. At the office, she had to leave that to Nicole.
When they were at home, though, he was playful, less arrogant, though he was always cocky, undeniably sure of himself. He thought the most amusing thing in the world was to sneak up behind her and grab her hips where she was the most ticklish. He would leave her, doubled over, gasping for breath, head buried in his shirt, inhaling his soft scent.
Later, they would curl up in bed. He would be soft, warm as their limbs tangled together. Then, they would get up in the morning; get ready for work and leave, twenty minutes apart.
At the office, it could get awkward very quickly. His manner often threw her off, he was so different that often it took all she had to not shout "JOHN!" That was one of the other things. Inside, they were 'John' and 'Jessie'. Outside, he was 'Sir' and 'Pollock'. Outside, she was 'Mastriani', 'Agent', and one of 'The Little Ones'.
There could be no intimate moments between them for hours on end. He would stand close to her, lean over her shoulder; find any little, undetectable way to be close to her. Sometimes it frustrated her. Sometimes she felt like grabbing him by his perfectly placed tie, dragging him into a closet and messing up that annoyingly neat, FBI standard issue suit.
Of course, she had to ball up her fists, push away her personal feelings and focus on the job, because the sooner the job was done, the sooner she could be home with him.
He looked up from his desk and the mountain of paperwork he had there. He'd been going home earlier, and his paperwork had suffered. But it was worth it. Every moment was worth it. He cocked his head to the left as he heard her laugh come running down the hall, as though seeking him out.
He could close his eyes and see her perfectly. Dark red curls, full face, red tinted cheeks and the innocent eyes that completed her porcelain doll look. He could also call up the clouded look that occurred when she was having a vision, the way her eyes lit up when she saw him, the distinct twinkle in her eye as she scoured his body for his only tickle spot. Among these happy expressions, though there was the brief hurt, the softest trace of betrayal when he had to be tough with her at the office.
He hated to do that. He hated to be mean with her, to growl at her like he did Scott or Cortez. He wanted to make her smile, not frown. He made it up to her at home, though. He would give her extra hugs and kisses. He would cook her supper, massage her feet, make love to her in a way that he hoped showed her that he thought she was the most beautiful thing on Earth.
She always responded to his touch, to his gaze. Whether it was with a smile, or a blush, or different physical reaction, she always knew when he was looking. Even at work, she would give him meaningful glances, which would let him know that he'd been caught.
Somehow, she always looked different under the tacky fluorescent lights of the FBI building. For some reason, her lips looked fuller, her skin softer, her eyes more longing when he couldn't touch her. It's what made home all the more special, knowing that she was there, with her smile just for him.
I love Jess/Pollock. I know there are not many other supporters out there, but I adore them as a couple. I don't own Missing.