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He had good 4th quarter & OT against Denver. Than he started adding more injuries and than reinjuries . If you think he faking his injuries nobody gets that taped up like mummi. thumbs wrist ankles, all that was left was kick his B@lls and a shotgun to the head to end his misery. Give the guy break. Now if Knickwant to position themselves for trading involing Melo they need him playin well to maximize the trade. as right now it would questionable from nets perspective to trade D-will str8 up for Melo, but if melo bounces back as top3 scorer in the league we ccould land morrow and their 1st as well.
now the question is who go and who stays We all knowing melo and stat can't work together on court. Which would prefer?
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BGEO Group announces market purchase of shares for its Employee Benefit Trust
BGEO Group PLC (BGEO or the Group), the holding company of JSC Bank of Georgia (the Bank), Georgia's leading bank, was notified on Friday, 30 September 2016, by Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited (Sanne), acting as trustee of the Rubicon Executive Equity Compensation Trust (Trust), that Sanne purchased in the market 41,292 BGEO ordinary shares (Shares) at a price of £29.30 (rounded to two decimal points) per Share on the same day (30 September 2016).
The Trust holds the Shares for the purpose of satisfying awards to be awarded to beneficiaries of the Trust. The executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility of the Group are potential beneficiaries under the Trust and are therefore treated as having an interest in such Shares.
Following the above transaction, the Trust held a total of 1,230,034 Shares, representing approximately 3.1% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.
Of the 1,230,034 Shares held by the Trust, 972,751 Shares are allocated to existing awards, both vested and unvested.
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BGEO Group PLC is a UK incorporated holding company of a Georgia-based banking group with an investment arm. Its primary business is the leading Georgian bank JSC Bank of Georgia, which has a market share of 33.5% (based on total assets), 32.1% (based on total loans) and 31.8% (based on client deposits). The banking business offers a broad range of retail banking, corporate banking, investment management and P&C insurance services. As of 30 June 2016, the bank served approximately 2.0 million client accounts through one of the largest distribution networks in Georgia, with 273 branches, the country's largest ATM network, comprising 763 ATMs, 2,681 Express pay (self-service) terminals and a full-service remote banking platform and a modern call center. The investment business primarily consists of the largest healthcare group in Georgia (Georgia Healthcare Group), real estate business (m2) and utility business (Georgia Global Utilities).
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My BS let me in last night. She had a lot to drink and we had sex. She told me she loves me. I said I didn't believe her I told her not to play games. She said she loves me, over and over and over. The connection, the way she kissed me everything is still there. She said she needs time but she also said she'll never admit to any of it after the fact.
I held her I didn't want to let her go. I told her over and over again how much I love her and I will love her forever. I just held her for a couple hours while she slept, kissing her head I couldn't believe what had happened. A glimmer of hope. Something real. Now it comes crashing down...
Then I'm going to leave and I do something stupid her phone is there. I manage to get into her phone and go look to see if she had been texting the OM she was talking to that I mentioned in my last thread. Why? Why? Because I'm broken. I'm selfish. I wanted to know if I should believe what she said to me or not.
Now I just want to make clear we are separated and I moved out over a month ago. I am miserable without her and I have told her as much. She has never wavered from the fact that we're not together and she isn't committed to me. I want to make this clear. I have tremendous issues around this point and coupled with what she told me last night I was selfish. F!!k
Anyway there was a photo sent to her by some other man. But no conversations. Then i find a thread with the OM hes in her contacts as a woman's name. I knew she had been texting/talking with him for a couple years now. She told me last week that she doesn't talk to him now. I don't know if that's true the last of the conversation was last month. It turns out they did meet, I don't know what happened. He asked her if she wanted to get together again, she said "do you? with a shy face".
I don't know wtf is going on. I'm numb. I don't know where I am. I don't know what to believe. I went from euphoria of believing she actually still loves me and there's hope if I f@#king get my shit together to violating her privacy for my own selfish gain only to have my fears realized??
So I asked her wtf it means. She's not in any state to discuss it, I broadsided her because of the intense emotional reaction from seeing this stuff. Ugh what do I do!? What have I done!?
I don't know what to do with this information. I need to fix my shit. She needs to heal. I won't rush her, but how do I not constantly think about other men. Whoever this other guy is sent her a photo of himself this week for fks sake. I don't know how to deal with this.
I've caused this. It's such a f##king waste. I'm so angry at myself. She's terribly hurt from my infidelities and betrayals, she's clearly confused, I've been a selfish ass and now I don't know what to do. I feel like I'm being hit from all sides and just spinning. I'm sorry for the long post...I'm rambling I don't know what to feel. I don't know what to think. I have nowhere to turn but here.
(& I think you're now in what we call the Madhatter's club)
I don't know what it all means. It means she is clearly confused and doesn't know what she wants and only told me she still loves me because she was drunk.
Now she's pissed at me and thinks I came over there with an agenda. I just want to be with her. I came to see her to have a chance to be with the woman I love to try and connect with her. Now she's furious and I've ruined the more meaningful couple hours I've had with her in over 2 years.
I'm just so angry - I'm a stupid, selfish A$$hole.
I want you to know that I never stopped loving my WS, not from day 1 until the day she died.
We also cohabited, but there came a point about 6 months after DD where I stopped being intimate with her. I simply had to protect myself from the pain of it all.
It was very enticing to think about companionship with another woman. It didn't have much to do with sex, although I wanted sex, but it was more about filling up the hole that her affairs left me with.
I couldn't recharge by having intimacy with my own wife because that brought back all that pain.
It was very tempting to confide and spend time with other women because it would have been painless and would have restored my sense of manhood.
I never did this but I recognize how incredibly vulnerable I was and how it would have taken very little effort for another woman to draw me into her bed and into her "web".
It isn't cheating based on her position - She has never said she would work towards anything including reconciliation.
I'm a stupid, selfish A$$hole.
"Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few." Pythagoras
There are two kinds of people in the world.
Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
No I don't feel a need for stop signs - I need all perspectives. I can take the 2x4s I need to work on myself which includes that how I see things can be incredibly flawed.
I recognize how incredibly vulnerable I was and how it would have taken very little effort for another woman to draw me into her bed and into her "web".
tfkeel - you're right. She is vulnerable. I don't know how she feels or what she wants. All I know is I destroyed her and her world and beliefs with my actions and she needs to heal from this. I need to fix myself for my kids and to be someone I am proud to be let alone hopefully someone she could even consider as a safe partner in life again.
I have made sex with me painful for her. I have taken it away and ruined it. She has to go through so much just to even consider being with me. I think about her constantly, although she will never believe it. This is very difficult because I put alot of weight on the connection I have with her sexually. It is a big part of how I feel loved.
Nor has she worked towards divorce.
With all due respect LostTime, until a divorce is happening, it's cheating.
I think standing up for herself and removing me from our home and having a physical separation is definitely a path towards divorce. I have no idea if she has seen a lawyer. She could have papers drawn up and I could be served any day for all I know.
There is zero discussion about the future. She has made it clear her focus is her and her healing.
I know she is a long-time lurker here on SI. I don't know if she posts. I don't have any information on her inner circle and thoughts. I have built these huge walls around her with my actions over the last 20 years. My reality is my fault alone.
I am just so unsure of everything. Granted, clearly she has some feelings towards this OM to continue a relationship of whatever form for over 2 years. She has said she doesn't talk to him anymore which could very well be accurate. No it doesn't mean she won't talk to him again. He is still a contact in her phone and he said something to the effect of he'll wait until she figures out the situation with her 'ex' (Me) So he is obviously waiting for her.
I mean I should be elated - she told me repeatedly she loves me last night and how much she loves me and here I am not knowing what it all means. Instead I'm numb and feel detached. It means I'm a selfish stupid A$$ who threw away something beautiful and meaningful in her love, trust and respect and I need to prove I deserve her back.
Please - I don't want this to be about what she is or isn't doing. I am not here to debate what or how she is perceived. She does not deserve to be judged here- She is an amazingly strong woman to keep on going given what I have dumped on her in our marriage and the last 2 years of separation.
Gently, respectfully, there is no judgement about her. Especially none from me. You are right in that she's an amazing woman. However, just based on the facts that you stated, IMHO she and you have entered the MH club. EA? PA? Doesn't matter. Based on what you said, doesn't sound like either of you were working towards D including being separated. Doesn't sound like there has been any communication about a D. A separation is not an excuse or reason.
And clearly in your writing you are feeling the effects of being an MH. You now have two fronts to fight on and you have explained how you feel about both of them. You want to take the blame because you caused the damage. She's in terrible pain. Maybe due to that pain she has now inflicted pain upon you. Now you feel terrible pain too. The definition of MH is there.
Your fight is now twice as hard. Don't stop continuing to work on you. That's the only part you can control.
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Please - I don't want this to be about what she is or isn't doing.
She has never wavered from the fact that we're not together and she isn't committed to me. I want to make this clear. I have tremendous issues around this point and coupled with what she told me last night I was selfish. F!!k
I don't know wtf is going on. I'm numb. I don't know where I am. I don't know what to believe. I went from euphoria of believing she actually still loves me and there's hope if I f@#king get my shit together to violating her privacy for my own selfish gain only to have my fears realized??
I won't rush her, but how do I not constantly think about other men. Whoever this other guy is sent her a photo of himself this week for fks sake. I don't know how to deal with this.
She has never wavered from the fact that we're not together and she isn't committed to me.
I think LostTime that you need to let go of the outcome, detach from your wife for both your sakes and work on yourself for you.
Wishing you luck.
Based on what you said, doesn't sound like either of you were working towards D including being separated. Doesn't sound like there has been any communication about a D.
I have asked her about D and she said the marriage is dead. Filing for a divorce could happen anytime and she hasn't wanted to spend the money. Her focus isn't on filing papers it's on her healing now.
I have said I want to be with her and love her and am committed to her. I've also continued acting out and negative behaviours for the first half of the separation. I do not want to divorce my beautiful BS. I have given her every reason not to want to work on anything with me and she has made it clear she won't go to MC or discuss anything future oriented. We have a rough visitation agreement in place for my access to see the kids. I have not contacted a lawyer even though my IC is pushing me to. I don't want to fuel any fire.
SlowUptake -
Really, even though your post is all about how her actions are affecting you?
Yes - I know. Another selfish post.
How can I detach from her?? I have to fix my sh!t. After hearing her tell me she loves me last night/early this morning how can I ignore that?!?
If my wife and I separated I would certainly feel free to date unless the separation was done so with the understanding that it would ultimately lead to reconciliation.
The most important thing to me is she told me she loves me for the first time in years. And now I taint that with this bullshit I can't wrap my head around.
There is no negotiation on terms - She said from the get go she is not committed to me, if I am committed to her I will have to deal with it.
JaneDeaux -
Unless the ground rules include the okay to see other people during a separation, it's cheating.
She told me that if she wants to be with someone she will. I cannot change the way I feel and I will not label her.
I am more trying to understand what she feels. And what it all means.
Inviting me over isn't like it was a date. She wanted to get off. I want her constantly and can't have her. I don't believe that her allowing me to come to her was anything more than her wanting to get off and I was the easiest choice. She did tell me she loves me and I do believe it was true feelings. She did say she wanted me.
I don't want to allow anything, but it is not my choice if I want to be committed to her that is my choice and I have to deal with whatever she is or isn't doing. She does not want to commit to anything with me. I didn't commit to her during our marriage and if I am to get another opportunity I am not going to make the mistakes I did in the past - she is worth everything. I don't know if this is to make me feel pain or if she is trying to figure out what she wants. I don't know anything other than what she tells me which is very limited.
I don't know what is true and what isn't I don't know which was is up right now. I am just trying to hold it together until this afternoon.
LostTime is a WS. Period. Please get back to supporting him and leave all the Madhatter talk out of it.
Quit focusing on what hat he's wearing and give the man some support. Please
My tolerance for stupid shit is getting less and less.
There is so much gray in all this.
What stands out to me is that while she invited you over, said she loved you, and had sex with you, she "had a lot to drink". Had she been 100%, stone-cold sober, I seriously doubt any of that would have happened.
So it seems the plan is divorce. Which means you *both* need to put distance between yourself. No more glorified booty calls. That just muddies an already confusing situation. Which is obvious here...
If she wants healing, Yay. If not, you owe it to yourself to work on yourself. Get healthy. With or without her.
Take care.
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - J. Wayne
Christy516 - I want to be a better me. I do not want to be the selfish POS I see in the mirror. I want to be giving and never ever go back to where I was.
I love my wife. She has said today that love doesnt matter. And i'm focusing on what she said not what is important. I realize she never would have said it if she wasn't drunk but I don't want to ignore it. it has been over two years since I felt that from her. I don't want to let it go. It was like I was given a sip from the holy grail and now just have to forget it.
I just keep crying. I hate what I have done to her. I hate the pain, humiliation, devestation, isolation, she feels that she doesn't matter. She doesn't see remorse from me. All of this I have put on her and yet she told me how much she loves me last night. I hate that I have wasted our love, destroyed it into where it is "irrelevant" to her now.
I want to clarify. I don't know if she has seen a lawyer. You're right she doesn't want to work on the M or anything now. I have to work on me, I know I do, I'm not stupid. I have to do fix and find me.
I'm so afraid to let go. I really don't know what to do. I refuse to give up. How can I do that without giving up?
Yes 50 shades of grey. And I have been "50 shades of stupid" as my BS has said.
You make it sound so easy. I don't know what she truly feels or thinks about direction. She has said she's "not going to make decisions for the future and know what she'll want or where she'll be." She said to me "you are free to walk away, that is your choice"
This was today.
There is too much I don't know and don't understand. I damage myself making assumptions and hinder my progress. But I have huge fear of the unknown. I don't know how to let go of that.


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pnorg46, thank you! Ash already knows he is fabulous this morning, but I'll tell him again anyway!! :D
I absolutely LOVE Ash; What a cat. I do all his puzzles. Thanks for all of them; now pet Ash and tell him he is faublous
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Porsche eyeing 14 year styling cycle for the new 991 generation 91114 years is a really, really long time. CAR Magazine is reporting that is the case as Porsche wants this styling to last 14 years through 2 7 year model cycles. So, two 7 year cycles absolutely make sense as the outgoing Porsche 997 did exactly that from 2005-2012. The difference here being that Porsche expect this same styling proportion to last them 14 years according to CAR and through one generation update. We don't buy what car is selling as after 7 years the exterior better get somewhat of an update or the 911 is going to look very dated.
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I think I might buy one of these(is it really a big sister to the FW), and the one I found doesn't have much information and the seller doesn't know anything about them. Is 150.00 too much to spend?
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Le Royal Monceau Raffles in Paris is a vintage 1928 hotel near the Champs-Élysées that drew the fashion and entertainment elite, from Coco Chanel to Walt Disney.
Two years ago, the interiors were demolished to make way for Philippe Starck's recently unveiled renovation. An arts theme runs from the garden's oversized teapot sculpture and quarterly rotating exhibitions to a screening room patronized by top filmmakers (paging Mr. Scorsese).
Each of the 149 rooms and suites, designed in homage to 1940s and '50s glamour (mirrored dressing rooms), comes with an acoustic guitar for spontaneous serenades. This month, the hotel unveils a new Clarins spa, dispensing custom-blended skincare products.
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Good afternoon, For the second or third time now I have experienced some odd on-screen printing. The previous times I am not exactly certain where/when they occurred but this morning I made a definite note of where and when it occurred! I was writing an email to a friend - using my ISP TalkTalk - when I noticed that the cursor was moving across the screen but was not printing anything until I stopped typing and then it caught up! What was really odd was that I typed what I wanted to, then watched on the screen as the cursor ( fairly ) slowly worked its way through what I had typed ( character-by-character), then when it had got to where I had stopped all the letters appeared in fairly rapid order. I then – whilst continuing to type my email - played around with it and tested it and I got up to more than a line of 90-odd characters but decided not to risk it further. The really odd thing is that on here or in Word there is no problem, apparently, so although it occurred in TalkTalk and I haven't got tremendous help from them in the past for previous queries, so I thought asking in this forum would bring me more sensible answers. So has anyone any idea of what's happening?? PS This is my second attempt at posting! I thought the new site was supposed to have stopped/solved this problem??
The usual causes for this are twofold.
Firstly: a slow Internet connection. This is usually a Contention Issue ~ Too many people on-line at the same time.
Secondly: More Programs open than your RAM can happily handle. Either more RAM or have fewer Programs/Tabs open.
wee eddie,
Many thanks for reply. With regard to your comments, the first about slow internet contention issue is something I think no one can do anything about! With regard to your second point I don't have that many programmes open and am using Windows 7 64 Bit with 4 GB ram so I don't think it can be that. What gets, really gets, me is when it does happen - at least the last time - the cursor moves about one character per second and a half and NOTHING appears on the screen until I stop typing and let it stop moving. Really weird!!! I think I may try TalkTalk to see if they know what this could be!
My opinion is that it could just be your keyboard especially if it is wireless. If it is wireless make sure there is a good "connect" between keyboard and receiver - maybe try a keyboard driver update.
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What AV and Anti Malware Software are you running? Possibly a keylogger?
No it is not a wireless keyboard, There is a post about someone saying how good they thought Logitech were - my reply states the exact opposite because I had one of their wireless keyboards and mouse. Only my opinion, admittedly but I wouldn't touch them again.
wee eddie
I use Avast!, ccleaner, malwarebytes and Superantispyware - although I have only used Superantispyware for the last two weeks on a trial I won't be continuing with it as it keeps asking me to update and then refuses to let me do so because as sole user of my computer I, obviously, don't have administrator rights!
I think that you've covered all the bases there then.
I doubt that it's the Keyboard's Power Supply, so I think you're stuck with a Contention Issue on your Internet Server. More people trying to use it, at the same time, than it was designed to cope with.
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The man accused of molesting a South Bay girl was released from jail late Monday night.
Thomas Garrett, a former Commodore of the Coronado Yacht Club and retired firefighter, pled not guilty on Monday to charges of sexual assault on a minor in a Chula Vista Courthouse.
He posted a $350,000 bond.
Garrett, 71, was arrested on Feb. 3 and charged with forcible lewd act on a victim under 14 years old and one charge for a lewd act on a child. The child he is accused of molesting lives next door to him in Chula Vista.
More than 60 people showed up in support of Garrett on Monday afternoon in the courthouse. They said the charges were outside his character. In the past, he's been involved with local charities.
Later, at his home in Chula Vista, the accuser's mother spoke exclusively to NBC 7 San Diego. She said she's not pleased with the legal situation. She feels as though her family has been put in jail instead since they now have to live next door to the man who they say forced their daughter to place her hands on his genitals.
Since there's no physical evidence to charges such as that one, the court has to rely on what the girl said.
The judge ordered Garrett to stay away from the 9-year-old, but allowed him to stay at his home. Prior to the hearing Monday, the accuser's mother said she filed a restraining order against Garrett, but was denied.
Now, she said, she won't allow her children to play in the front yard.
Garrett's friends say there's nothing to be worried about though.
"I can't believe that the charges are true," said friend Joseph Ascuitto. "I've known [Garrett] for years, and this seems totally inconsistent with the person I know."
Garrett still faces three counts of child molestation and could recieve up to 11 years in prison if convicted.
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Anne Hathaway Leaves the Oscars Behind For London
Anne Hathaway rocked lots of layers on the streets of London today. She landed in the UK yesterday after a few days in NYC, where she visited after catching a flight out of LAX with her boyfriend, Adam Shulman, on Tuesday. Anne's coming off her whirlwind experience emceeing, alongside James Franco, the Oscars last Sunday. She kicked off her fancy evening in a red Valentino but ended the night dancing with someone else's statue in Atelier Versace. Her cohost didn't fare so well in the reviews of the show, and now he's under fire for a recent photo he posted to Twitter. James decorated a picture with an expletive aimed at the Yale Daily News for its article criticizing his performance, and you're split as to whether it was an understandable or immature response.


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My Health Goal: Optimal Health in Minimal Time.
If you follow my group Build Profits on Facebook or my Business Blog Build Business Profits you know I frequently remind readers as well as live audiences that good health is the most valuable asset we have.
If We Are Not In Good Health, Our Work and Relationships Suffer.
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When Ishani first hit the club circuit, Ishani knew exactly what she didn't like about it. There wasn't nearly enough Hip Hop for her liking, so she immediately embarked on becoming a DJ.
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Chris Cagle Breaks Up Soldier Fight at Ft Drum's Mountainfest [VIDEO]
Tyler Farr did it in Frankfort. Luke Bryan in Tampa. Chris Young in Glens Falls and Tim McGraw in California. Now it's Chris Cagle who's putting his foot down when it comes to fighting at his show. He was saluting the soldiers at Ft. Drum's Mountainfest when he stopped his show to break up a fight.
Cagle pointed out "the gentleman in the green shirt and whoever is pushing back. Bye bye. We're done. You don't act like that." Cagle even called in help to the front of the stage where the fight was taking place. "Excuse me, Mr. MP sir, take him away. Let them come next year and figure out how to act," said Cagle.
Cagle asked, "Are you a civilian or a soldier on the base?" The crowd booed when the answer came: "A soldier." Cheers erupted when Cagle had a better suggestion when he said, "Don't kick him out. Take him over and let him stand by the general for the whole show."
I bet that guy's PT workout the next day was rough!
Despite the lack of respect and stupidity of one soldier, Cagle showed his respect to the men and women in uniform.
Me and the Mountaineers ! Fort Drum! Great night ! #Hoohah pic.twitter.com/bJWJNkQptV
— Chris Cagle (@chriscagle) June 26, 2014
Our Salute to Soldier grand prize winner Mariah and Eric Bernklau caught Cagle calling out the trouble maker on tape. Thankfully the scuffle was not near them and both had a great time.


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Tutorial Tuesday Linky Party - Hope Studios
Here it is, the premier of my weekly Tutorial Tuesday Linky Party! I have been gathering and scheduling some amazing sponsors to provide some great prizes for you over the next few weeks and decided to kick things off myself.
As most of you know, I run Hope Studios, The Shop when I'm not hanging out here with all of you. It's a little business I started back in December of 2007 painting custom Memory Frames. It's my baby and I love her. She keeps me busy and inspired every day.
Now, you can win one of my new designs based on the vintage subway signs featured in the home catalogs, like Pottery Barn, these days. This hand painted Memory Frame measures 16x16 inches and is painted black and ivory and highly distressed and lets us all know that "All You Need Is Love".
How to win? Link up your own Tuesday Tutorial below. What do I consider a tutorial? Anything that teaches us something! A recipe, an apron pattern, how you got your kids to sleep through the night... Just teach me stuff!
* Link up here using my Tutorial Tuesday button
* Include the title of your tutorial in the box to generate interest.
* Link to the actual blog post, not the home page of your blog.
* Visit and click some of the other links, you just might learn something.
What to do if you don't have a tutorial ready this week? Leave a comment sharing your favorite item in Hope Studios, The Shop and you will be in the running for a $20 gift certificate.
Good luck!
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I couldn't get your tutorial tuesday button to work. Not sure if it's just a "me" problem?ReplyDelete
Ditto about the buttonReplyDelete
I am excited about this party it's gonna be fun!!
I'm so glad you are doing this...gotta get my tute ready and I'll be back...oh...and I hope I win:)ReplyDelete
Same here with the button...but I just did the clickable link...this is fun and I'm learning all kinds of cool stuff.ReplyDelete
I fixed the button, somehow an extra quotation mark got in there! Sorry :)ReplyDelete
You are just so talented. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
p.s. don't forget to enter my Peruvian Feather Earring GIVEAWAY at itssimplelove.blogspot.com
You are so creative Jennifer!ReplyDelete
Thank you for hosting, Jennifer! I'll be doing some visiting here at the party later today/tonight when I can get my girls out of my hair. ;)ReplyDelete
I LOVE the frame with the Mark Twain quote on it. I have a four year old who's picture would be perfect for it!ReplyDelete
My self image has really been taking a recent beating.... thusReplyDelete
"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Vatican City, Oct 17 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on will Sunday canonise the parents of 19th-century French saint Therese of Lisieux during a ceremony in Vatican City's St.Peter's Square.
It is for the first time in the history of the Catholic church that a married couple will together be proclaimed as saints.
Louis and Zelie Martin met in 1858 after he had failed to become a monk and she to become a nun. They married the same year and had nine children, the youngest of whom was Therese.
The Martins practiced charity, visiting the sick and elderly and welcoming the occasional vagabond to their table. Zelie, a lace-maker, died of breast-cancer in 1877 aged 45.
Louis, a jeweller who outlived his wife and raised five of their children alone, died in 1894 aged 70 after two major strokes left him an invalid in the final years of his life.
Therese, who became a Discalced Carmelite nun at the age of 15, died of tuberculosis in 1897 at the age of 24.
Pope St. Pius X designated Therese "the greatest saint of modern times".


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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Oh the Joys of Freewriting!
Yes, it's true, I'm not being melodramatic (although Ruthy would probably differ—hush, woman!).
Usually, when I'm brainstorming a new novel, I am armed with a pen, Post-It notes, and my closet doors:
For this next novel, I sat and stared at those darn closet doors for a couple hours. No ideas. Nada. Just blank doors and a stack of Post-It notes.
One thing I've learned is that each novel I write is different. Sometimes I write it in a different way: less plotting or more plotting. Character charts or no character charts. Plot came first or characters came first. Sometimes, the writing comes easily and sometimes it's like pulling teeth from a fish.
It is true for this next novel, too—I couldn't brainstorm the way I normally brainstorm a book.
So, I fell back on one of the first techniques I learned, freewriting.
I discovered the power of freewriting when I read the book Finding Your Writer's Voice by Thaisa Frank and Dorothy Wall. Many of the exercises included a time of freewriting to get my brain into right-brain creative mode, and to help release inhibitions as I wrote so that I could bring out more of my natural, raw writer's voice.
So, I got on my computer with a fresh file in Word and started just writing ideas for this new book, in any order.
I wrote character quirks and scene ideas. I wrote snippets of dialogue that didn't really make sense, but I didn't stop to scold myself, I just kept going.
Eventually I started focusing more and more on my heroine. I knew the basic story premise—my heroine is going to do the Couch to 5K running training program. Other than that, I had no clue.
So I created her family, spitting out ideas (many of them contradictory). I created her friends and workplace. I created her self-image and faith. I didn't stop to think if any of this congealed, I just threw out ideas as they came to me. Some of them I liked.
Strangely, I didn't come up with many ideas I didn't like. I just kept writing. I think I'd gotten into that mode where the good stuff is coming out of my fingers, so I kept typing.
By the time I was done with ideas, I had a nice file, and surprisingly, most of it was usable.
Now, I still didn't have an external goal, or much of an internal arc, and the hero was almost nonexistent (this is supposed to be a romance, not a women's fiction). But I had something, which was more than I had after two hours staring at my stupid closet doors.
So I guess my point is, when you're stuck on a new story idea, try freewriting! Or maybe some of you already have done that. Share your stories in the comments!
Camy Tang writes romance with a kick of wasabi. Her novel Single Sashimi is out now, and her romantic suspense, Deadly Intent, is out next month. She runs the Story Sensei critique service, is a staff worker for her church youth group, and leads one of the worship teams for Sunday service. On her blog, she gives away Christian novels every week and ponders frivolous things. Sign up for her newsletter YahooGroup for monthly giveaways!
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Hey guys! Since I'm on West Coast time, I might not get to your questions until the afternoon (my time), so just sit tight! I'd love to hear from you all!ReplyDelete
Oh, and in deference to Ruthy, I have baked cinnamon rolls and they are sitting on the sideboard with extra glaze in a bowl on the side. :)
Hi Camy,ReplyDelete
Love your freewriting idea. I'm ready to brainstorm a new story idea and plan to use your suggestions in this post.
I once heard Jennifer Crusie say she writes about 10,000 words and then decides if the plot can be developed into a full-length story. Sounds like your freewriting technique.
Thanks for a great writing tip!
Can't wait to get your Love Inspried Suspense. I know it'll be an exciting read!
Camy, uh ... this sounds like my natural method of writing a book as a pantser ... no thought, no planning, just sit down and let a first line take me away.ReplyDelete
Yeah ... that worked for the first series, but now that that I am on a second series about the same 14 people, well, I'm staring at those walls too from time to time. And I do know "freewriting" works because I learned it in a fiction-writing class and was AMAZED at the stuff I wrote and wanted to keep. Guess I'll try it again and thanks for the suggestion ... because anything is better than a blank wall ... or monitor ... :)
I've never tried this, but it sounds like a great idea. Thanks, Camy.ReplyDelete
This sounds like a super idea! In fact, in the Writer's Portable Therapist, (that I won here! whoot!) it speaks of free writing alot. I am sure it is therapeutic as well as a great jumping off point for future works.ReplyDelete
Hi Camy!ReplyDelete
Why, everytime I visit Seekerville, do I feel so hungry? I'm currently scowling at my lame bowl of Smart Start.
Great post! I love freewriting. It's very freeing. No rules! I definitely want to get that book on finding your voice.
I just read about this awesome exercise from James Scott Bell. Imagine your character is sitting in front of you. And s/he's mad. Start writing in your character's voice... why is s/he mad. I haven't even done it yet and already the ideas are flowing!
Thanks for sharing!
Great advice, Camy.ReplyDelete
I'm planning to plan (how's that for organized) my next book in a couple weeks. We're driving halfway across the country on vacation so I'll have lots of time to stare out the window at passing cornfields and brainstorm to my heart's content. (Well, in between settling sibling squabbles in the backseat.)
Therefore, the current goal is to get the current WIP into shape before we leave. I know I'll want to dive into the new ideas when we return.
Camy you do have a way with writting, I wish I could win one of your books, someday, but until then you just keep on posting those notes. LOLReplyDelete
Good morning, Camy. Thanks for a terrific suggestion to freewrite when the ideas aren't flowing. Just doing something has to be better than staring at a blank screen.ReplyDelete
The cinnamon rolls are yummy. Thanks!
We're suppose to just free associate ideas right?ReplyDelete
Camy says something, I think of something else, has little to do with whatever Camy said but I'm still supposed to share that with you all, right?
So, one thing I do at some point in my WIP is-I write a love scene between my hero and heroine. Very steamy, very passionate.
.........Very un-usable. :)
But this seems to alter my feelings toward the couple and their feelings toward each other in subsequent writing.
Now there's heat between them. I know it, they know it...hopefully the reader will know it too. Their love story starts to really catch fire after I've written that scene, and of course deleted it, or subbed a closed door or an embrace and heated kissing.
But that kind of free writing does help me find their reaction to each other.
And I think it comes through in the book, even with out the love scene on the page.
Hi Camy:ReplyDelete
In advertising we called 'freewriting', 'free association' and use it to break through writer's block. Copywriters face writer's block all the time. Just imagine having to write your 400th recliner ad and the client wants something fresh, exciting, and with lots of selling power.
Here's a tip for starting a book from the advertising world you might find interesting. Write an advertisement for the book that is so powerful you could not avoid buying it. Keep editing the ad to make it as powerful and compelling as possible. When you have the perfect ad, go ahead and write the book the ad describes. Reread the ad often to stimulate the creative juices.
When I was writing a lot of copy, there was a self-help publisher who offered to pay a bonus and royalties to any copywriter who could write a blockbuster ad for any non-existent self-help book. After reading the ad and testing it successfully, in a small target market, the publisher would order the book written by one of his staff writers. Another benefit of this 'ad-first' process is that the advertisement you wrote could almost serve as your synopsis. This process provides a different POV and that often helps the creative process.
BTW, while we are on the topic of 'freewriting' or 'free association' can you tell me why you named the health spa in "Deadly Intent" – "The Joy Luck Spa'? Every time I read these words (and it was often) I had visions of Amy Tan's "Joy Luck Club" ! I could even see the book cover in my mind's eye and this yanked me out of the story. I'm just curious. Great book otherwise.
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I've never heard of free writing before, but it sounds GREAT. I will definitely give it a try!
Thanks for the suggestion.
As a pantser writer myself, I can relate to Julie and the other SOTPs. When I sit down to write, if I just let my mind go and not worry about all the other details of the whats and wheres and whys, if I forget the rules, I can get lost and write several pages.
If I worry to much about the details, mercy, that's when I get a nice brain freeze, but after I've written that first crazy draft, usually with pencil on college ruled paper (my quirk) I can go back and define the details and things better.
I've seen this plotting board in person and was intrigued by it then. It's really neat to have you run us through your plotting process, Camy!ReplyDelete
Great post.
I discovered free writing in my first online writing class. It allowed me to open the door of my mind and leave it open instead of slamming it shut after a sentence or two.ReplyDelete
Camy--You're so right about the value of spilling out scenes and getting the characters firmly in your head before adding logic, especially. Once you fall in love with a story, it's easier to stick through all that research and reworking.ReplyDelete
I do my free writing in my head whenever I close the nursery door to feed my 10-month-old or in the middle of the night when I wake up and the whole house is quiet (doesn't happen in the day). My eyes hurt too much to turn on the laptop, but by morning when everyone's up and I'm on my second cup of black tea, my ideas start to flow from my brain to my fingers.
Mary--I totally do the steamy scenes, too, in my head when I'm working on a convenient marriage plot. Then I think--how can I write the scene so the passion is there but it's honoring to the Lord whenever someone reads it?
Katie--an angry character? Oh, yeah, that's an awesome way to get the creativity flowing. Usually I have to twist the conversation several ways until it fits logically, but imagining the scene over and over certainly isn't a problem when I love the characters. :)
Julie--Here's a hug to you. A Passion Most Pure is keeping me awake at night. Your style of entwining passionate scenes with Biblical lessons is delightful. So many people wouldn't listen to truth any other way. You have a significant ministry, my friend. I know the Lord will drop those 'free-style' pieces in place for the scenes to flow in this next series too.
May the Lord inspire all of us as we brain storm and write for Him!
Camy, I also free write whenever my muse moves me. It's lots of fun and surprizingly productive. It stops me from starting a new wip when I should finish the old one. I usually don't spend more than a day freewriting and I don't feel guilty!ReplyDelete
I got the biggest kick out of the closet door and sticky notes.ReplyDelete
I have to confess ... I doodle to get going. I do scenes of the story and sometimes sketch scenes where I am stuck.
Sometimes that really helps.
Unfortunately, a lot of that goes on when I should be doing something else, like listening to the sermon.
Hi guys,ReplyDelete
Sorry I'm late! I got too busy this afternoon and then had writer's group meeting tonight at my house.
Debby--I'd never heard that about Jennifer Crusie! That sounds like a great idea. Thanks!
Julie--I can't imagine juggling FOURTEEN PEOPLE!!!
Melanie, definitely try it and tell us if it helps or not!
Sherrinda, that's a good point--the freewriting is rather therapeutic for me.
Katie--that's a fantastic exercise! I totally have to try that!
Candee--lots of time to brainstorm! You might even want to consider taking a small voice recorder to blurt out any ideas.
Edna--thanks, you sweetheart!
Janet, freewriting might not work for everybody, but it certainly helped me with this next book. Each book is so different!
Mary! You naughty girl! ;)
Vince--I can see how free association would be helpful with your 400th recliner! I named the spa the Joy Luck spa because of the association with Amy Tan's book, since the spa is owned and operated by a family with Asian ties, and the spa has an Asian theme. I'm sorry if it took you out of the story. My editor actually liked that name.
Sue--definitely try it! It's fun!
Tina, what you describe sounds a lot like other writers I know! I've never been able to write well just from the seat of the pants, so this freewriting thing was really neat for me to do!
Thanks, Cheryl! I know it's kind of similar to when you plotstorm an initial story.
Shaddy--that's great! I didn't know much about freewriting until I'd read that book.
Ayrian--good point! I personally dislike research, so I need to really love my story to suffer through that!
Cara--that's a great idea! A lot of times I'll want to start on a new story. I should just freewrite it instead to "take the edge off"! LOL
Ann--glad you like the closet doors! LOL Doodling sometimes works for me, too...and usually during a sermon! Doh!
Hey Camy, I thought that was you that I got that idea from last year. I don't use post its because they fall off. My current WIP is the first one I have done with the story board. I glued cork to the back of an old door and then wrote out all my ideas on index cards and then stapled them to the door. Later, as I plotted it (my previous WIPs were pantsers I went to the story board. Thanks! CarreReplyDelete
Carrie, that's a great idea!ReplyDelete
What I forgot to mention about my closet doors is that I put shelf liner on them so the Post-Its would stick better. I had to try three different shelf liners before I found one that was tacky and would make the Post-Its stick rather than fall off.
I've also heard of people using index cards on the carpet, Post-Its on a glass window or sliding glass door, and a plain wallpapered wall that was sticky enough for the Post-Its to stick to.


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I'm in a musicaly rutt, what music are you listening to right now?
Any Good Music
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Right now some NZCA/Lines, TNGHT, Metronomy, Hot Chip, Niki and the Dove, MNDR, the Ting Tings, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Body Language, Class Actress, Sr. Sly, among other things. On my blog I post a new music artist every day http://thestray.tumblr.com/tagged/daily%20music%20post if you're interested in that.
@thestray, wow. I have no idea who any of those are. What genres are they?
Oh man, I don't know, haha, I don't really pay attention to genre, I just listen to anything.
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Steve Chiotakis: Well the fact that nothing has come out of the budget talks with only a few days left before that deadline isn't surprising to Fortune magazine's Allan Sloan.
Sloan: They were never going to work together to find budget cuts, and the reason is, there turns out to be no downside from not finding them. At least not any real downsides.
Chiotakis: Not really downsides. So no ramifications at all?
Sloan: Well in theory, in I think 2013, the government is supposed to reduce automatically defense spending by about 10 percent if nothing happens. And something is supposed to happen to social programs, but it's a long time between now and 2013, and you know perfectly well nothing will happen.
Chiotakis: Don't these people, Allan, want to cut the budget and do something to secure the nation's -- I don't know, the credit rating that could be jeopardy, or whatever? Just the nation's credit in general for future generations?
Sloan: I assume that they want to do it, but they want to do it their way. And the Republicans have never seen any interest in government revenues that they like, and the Democrats are more compromising, but in the end, are not going to sit there and cut the living stuff out of programs that they like. It's just not going to happen.
Chiotakis: So you're saying the super committee was doomed from the very beginning?
Sloan: All right, I am proud to say that in August, I wrote a rant that Fortune called "American Idiots," and I called this plan "a deficit-trimming deal so absurb you have to laugh when you think hard about it." So I never thought hard about it, and now I'm laughing.
Chiotakis: Does this mean, Allan, that we'll never have nice things because the Congress -- and dare I say the nation? -- is polarized that no one's ever just going to budge, not even to advance the greater good?
Sloan: Sooner or later, something is going to happen, if there's a crisis. And I hear, there's a rumor, there's some election in 2012 -- have you heard about this?
Chiotakis: I think I have.
Sloan: And I think after that, things will resolve one way or the other. You and I may not like it, but at least it will give us something to talk about on the radio.
Chiotakis: Fortune magazine's Allan Sloan. Allan, thanks.
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AT&T's 4G LTE Network Spotted in New York City, Again
The New York City area is not supposed to have access to AT&T's 4G LTE network until 2012.
However, a Christian Post staffer with the Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket recently connected the LTE network while using his device in downtown Manhattan on Nov. 18.
The incident seemed like a fluke at first; however, on Friday Dec. 2, it happened once again, but this time in Staten Island while boarding the Staten Island Ferry.
AT&T recently hinted to The Christian Post that it is most likely testing the new network in the Big Apple and this is the reason why the staffer's phone has encountered the 4G LTE connections.
Once again, the staffer experienced lighting speeds on the Internet browser with websites loading in mere milliseconds.
He also reconnected with the 4G LTE network just an hour later upon arrival to downtown Manhattan.
Sprint recently hinted to CNet that it was working on its own 4G LTE network attempting to have it ready by sometime in 2012.
AT&T plans to service over 90 percent of the country with 4G LTE over the course of the next year.
Both of these carriers seem to be focused on expanding the network to accommodate the iPhone 5 that is expected to be an LTE device.
Sprint recently began carrying the iPhone 4S and has had a great amount of success with it.
The company likely wants to continue that success by being fully prepared for the next generation model.
AT&T was the original carrier for the iPhone.


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The high resolution HR824 mk2 Active Studio Reference Monitor sounds as smooth as it looks. The rounded contours of the Zero Edge Baffle minimize diffraction to give you a crystal clear image of your mix. The Optimized Waveguide delivers full, articulate mids, while the rear-firing, mass-loaded passive radiator ensures tight bass extension to 37Hz. Acoustic Space, low-frequency (LF) roll-off and high-frequency (HF) controls let you easily tailor the sound to suit your space and taste. And thanks to remarkably linear frequency response, these audio monitors ensure accurate mix translation. Combine all this with wide, even dispersion, and your studio's sweet spot becomes a full-on sweet zone.
Mackie HR824mk2 8.75" Active High-Resolution Studio Reference Monitor Features:
• High resolution active studio reference monitor
• Ultra-linear frequency response for accurate mix translation
• 8.75" high-precision, low-distortion LF transducer
• 1" titanium dome, ferro fluid-cooled tweeter
• Optimized Waveguide for wide, even sweet zone
• Twin FR Series amps 150W for LF / 100W for HF
• Cast aluminum Zero Edge Baffle minimizes diffraction
• Full internal damping eliminates midrange artifacts
• Onboard passive radiator extends bass response to 35Hz
• Acoustic Space, LF roll-off, and HF controls
• Balanced XLR, TRS, and unbalanced RCA inputs
• OmniMount ready for easy wall/ceiling placement
• THX pm3 certified for surround sound applications
• Perfect for high-definition audio, cinema and gaming systems
The 824 Monitor Just Got Better!
The Mackie HR824mk2 active studio monitors manage to improve on the widely-used originals. New features, such as a solid aluminum Zero Edge baffle and optimized waveguide help to give the HR824mk2 even more accurate, natural sound reproduction. Designed with high-definition audio in mind, this monitor provides exeptional clarity for surround 5.1 and 7.1 applications, and an Acoustic Space Control function allows it to be adapted to any room and still provide maximum accuracy. Low-frequency roll-off and high-frequency shelf functions are also included on the HR824mk2.
Mackie HR824mk2 Active Monitor at a Glance:
• New baffle design
• Acoustic Space Control
• Ample wattage, time correction
New baffle design
The HR824mk2 features a Zero Edge baffle, which is constructed from a solid piece of aluminum. The new baffle design minimizes diffraction and helps provide a clear sonic image, as well as tight bass response. An optimized waveguide disperses sound evenly over a wide field, as well as providing robust mids. These improvements to frequency response and depth of field make the HR monitors sound better than ever.
Acoustic Space Control
An integrated Acoustic Space Control feature makes these monitors ideal for locations (such as video post suites and home/project studios) where available space is limited. This feature gives you full space, half-space, and quarter space settings, which adjusts the bass response when they're away from walls, against walls, or set up in corners. Low frequency roll-off and high frequency shelf functions are also switchable on the back panel.
Ample wattage, time correction
The HR824mk2's 8.75" low-frequency driver receives 150 watts from an onboard FR (Fast Recovery) amplifier. The waveguide-loaded aluminum dome tweeter is powered with 100 watts, and an active crossover helps to eliminate phase anomalies. These monitors also include time-correction circuitry, which allows the highs and lows to reach the listener at the same time.
Mackie HR824mk2 Features:
• 8.75" high-precision, low-distortion LF driver
• 1" titanium dome ferrofluid-cooled tweeter
• Optimized waveguide for wide, even tone
• Twin FR Series amps: 150W LF, 100W HF
• Cast aluminum Zero Edge baffle minimizes diffraction
• Internal damping eliminates midrange artifacts
• Passive radiator provides tight, articulate bass extension down to 45Hz
• Acoustic Space Control, LF roll-off, HF shelf controls
• Balanced XLR, TRS, and unbalanced RCA inputs
• OmniMount for easy wall or ceiling placement
• THX pm3 certified for surround applications
The Mackie HR824mk2 is an incredibly accurate active monitor that sounds great in any room!
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One fan seems to be extremely excited for the Man of Steel sequel and Ben Affleck's debut as the Caped Crusader.
YouTube user solyentbrak1 posted a highly produced mock-trailer to give viewers a taste of what the much-anticipated sequel might look like when it is released in 2015.
This trailer comes on the heels of the massive reaction to Ben Affleck's casting as Batman, which included a Change.org petition calling for Affleck's role to be re-cast to "deliver to the fans what they want."
The director of the two-minute clip said in his description that he had started making the teaser with another actor featured as Batman, but that he is warming to Affleck for the role.
In addition to Affleck, Bryan Cranston is revealed as Lex Luthor and Henry Cavill reprises his role as Clark Kent/Superman.
Most of the trailer is quick clips, including Affleck in previous roles and as the superhero Daredevil, Cranston from Breaking Bad and Cavill in his Superman suit. Pieces from composer Hans Zimmer set the dramatic tone for teaser.
The fan's version is proving to be popular: as of Tuesday afternoon, it has garnered nearly 250,000 views.
Production on the sequel, which has no official title yet, is scheduled to kick off next year and the film is due in theaters July 17, 2015. Zack Snyder is returning to direct the follow-up to his first Superman flick, starring Henry Cavill as the titular superhero, which has made more than $649 million worldwide.


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Beast from the x men. he is the most level-headed, smartest, and biggest of the x-men. i surprised myself with how well this came out.
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Concept Art Writing Prompt: A brain in a jar basks in the warm glow of monitors
Welcome to another installment of the Concept Art Writing Prompt. Each week, we post a piece of unusual artwork, hoping to fire your imagination and get your fingers typing. If today's well-connected brain in a jar inspires you, write a piece of flash fiction and share it in the comments.


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The internet and social acceptance of LGBT community members is forcing owners of gay bathhouses to get creative — or risk going bankrupt.
"The acceptance of gays has changed the whole world," Dennis Holding, an owner of a Miami-based bathhouse, told Associated Press. "It's taken away the need to sneak into back-alley places."
Los Angeles experienced the sharpest decline of bathhouses recently, with two establishments shuttering this year. The Hollywood Spa closed in April and Flex Spa in Silver Lake closed temporarily for the summer due to permitting issues. Cities from San Antonio to San Diego have also seen bathhouses shut down.
Urban bathhouses — which typically include pools, saunas, and steam rooms — have existed since the early 1900s, initially created as hygienic places for low-income people to bathe and shower. That changed in the middle-20th century, when the bathhouses became a place for gay men to meet up, relax, and explore their sexuality. In the late 1970s, there were almost 200 gay bathhouses in the U.S. — New York's Continental Baths, with performances by Bette Midler, being the most famous. By 1990, though, the number had dwindled to about 90, following years of raid and crackdowns amid the AIDS epidemic. The bathhouses were further decimated in the late '90s, when the Internet facilitated easy hook-ups and bathhouses and bars became less of a necessity for meeting fellow gay men.
"[Now] the younger generation's main fear is that it's some dark, seedy place," T.J. Nibbio, the executive director for the North American Bathhouse Association, said.
Some owners realize that gay bathhouses need to up the ante and provide something that can't be found online. "Bathhouses at some level will go extinct if you don't offer something more than a towel," Todd Saporito, of Flex Spas, told Pink News. "If we don't, we feed the haters and we hand the bigots who remain a vocal minority ammunition with which to attack us."
Bathhouse chain Steamworks recently worked to rebrand themselves by refreshing their logo and website.


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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Clothing Line Elizabeth and James Fall 2009 Images
Elizabeth and James's Fall Chill
It's all about Peter Pan and London life for Elizabeth and James. For Fall, Ashley and Mary-Kate are showcasing their men's line as well as their footwear collection in their imagery. I spy oversize blazers, worn-in stripes, lingerie-like florals, the perfect minimal black pants, and a saucy pair of sculptured shows for the girls. For the boys, we have rugged henleys, vests, and handsome toppers. Over at Off the Rack, we see more of the Liz/James crew and I spy some Victorian black getups and a Fab fuzzy jacket. Feel free to dissect the line yourself, and stay tuned for more Fall musings from Elizabeth and James.
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PTA Highlights!
PTA Association Meetings
Lorne Elementary is a unique school that offers both a K-5 elementary and a 3-5 Math/Science/Technology Magnet. The amazing teaching staff offers the students an academically rigorous and enriching classroom environment. Our nurturing environment allows for positive student/teacher interactions to make sure that Lorne students reach their maximum potential. Every student at Lorne is challenged so that they may be the most successful student possible.
There are many avenues for parents to be involved in their child's educational success; from volunteering in the classroom, to joining our wonderful Lorne PTA and participating in the many PTA sponsored family events throughout the year.
We believe that it is a team effort to educate our children, come join us and watch them grow.
Thank you to all who came to STEM Family Night here at Lorne on May 12th.
There were over 300 people here extending their Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math knowledge!
We appreciate the help from VAAS High School's clubs in making this night a great success!
Lorne Teachers, Staff, and student Alumni: we couldn't have done this without you!
Please see our STEM Day/Night page for pictures of the events.
Lab Links Shortcut
Don't forget to have the kids go to our Lab Links. It's always in our Forms and Other Resources tab.
It's also a great place for students to review skills through our publisher sites and brush up their math skills on Oswego Math in the right hand column. Just a few great links to check out anytime.
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He was supposed to be the prize that everyone wanted to win. Replete with gormless look and dressed in a lumberjack-esque shirt and cap, Warren the 24-year-old "work experience boy" was prepared to do "whatever you want him to". But with youth unemployment hovering near the million mark, and thousands of young people desperate to do anything to get their foot on the employment ladder, Dairy Crest, the company behind the competition to market Frijj bottled milkshakes, has admitted being insensitive and apologised for offering up a "slave for a day" prize.
Warren was won on eight occasions by people around the country who put him to a range of tasks: everything from clearing up dog faeces to washing cars, breaking wood, gardening and painting fences. His eight-hour days as Frijj's intern were filmed and posted on YouTube where they have been viewed by more than 80,000 people. More than 2,800 have been following his experiences on Twitter.
Dairy Crest, which also makes Cathedral cheddar, Clover spread and Country Life butter, said it had received a handful of complaints about using Warren as a prize but stressed that he was a paid actor who was not made to do anything "illegal or immoral" or anything he regarded as "mistreatment".
Abigail Aked, 23, who has campaigned for youth employment rights in the past, said the competition had hit a raw nerve with her.
"Why does a huge brand like Frijj need a generic work experience boy to front their competition? I guess they didn't want to seem to miss out on the free youth labour gravy train that businesses now believe they are entitled to.
"This is just an incredibly puerile attempt to make what appears to be an in-house office joke into a marketing strategy," she said, adding that calling a fully grown man a "boy" was "weird".
In April, Nick Clegg spoke out against the culture of unpaid internships, saying it was damaging social mobility because only the children of the rich could afford to work for free. However the prime minister, David Cameron, said he would be comfortable with offering unpaid experiences to friends and family.
There are estimated to be more than 100,000 interns in the UK at any one time and a good proportion of them are believed to be unpaid or remunerated below the minimum wage. In a recent survey, 17% of managers said they took on unpaid interns to lower business costs.
Dairy Crest said the competition had gone down well with their target market of 15- to 24-year-old males and that they had received 187,000 entries, "far more" than they expected.
The company also apologised for causing offence. "This is a light-hearted, 'tongue in cheek' campaign that is meant to entertain and in no way offend any of our consumers. It was never our intention to make fun of young people looking for work," it said.
"If the promotion has caused any upset, we are very sorry indeed and can only reiterate that there was never, nor is there now, any intention for the Win Warren campaign to cause any offence."
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February 10, 2011, 01:48 PM
I wish I could draw an M1 Garand in AutoCAD. Where would I find blueprints of sufficient detail for me to reproduce one digitally? That would be awesome, and would let me learn more about technical drafting. I currently only do survey and engineering drafting, and nothing says "FUN" like drawing my favorite firearm in AutoCAD!!


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quote:Originally posted by NYNMNot for nothing, but I remember my Italian grandmother used to pronounce "sandwich" as "sangwich." (tho she made delicious ones, even prosaic tuna fish...) Does anyone else have "variations" on the word?
quote:Originally posted by NYNMMy grandma also said "bretzel" for "pretzel" (which probably belongs on the "snacks" posts...) but it was a surprise to me to be in Germany and hear the locals also say "bretzel!". Not for nothing (another Eye-Talian expression I think) but it I really felt good to know I'm not the only one here with the sangwich grandmother!!!
quote:Originally posted by Michael HoffmanI remember a lot of people saying sangwich in New Haven when I was growing up. Of course, that was about 150 years ago.


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Using this recipe sent to me by Allie, I attempted a homemade millet pizza crust with onions and rosemary. Looked good, no?
- 1 cup homemade almond milk
- 1 scoop Jay Robb Chocolate rice protein powder
- 2 handfuls of ice
- 1/2 tsp guar gum
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Andrew Ference mentioned to CSNNE.com following Tuesdays practice at Harvards Bright Hockey Center that the Czech League was a possibility for him if the lockout dragged on.
Well, it looks like the Czech League is a lot more than a possibility for Ference. According to the team website for HC Mountfield Ceske Budejovice in the Czech League, Ference has already agreed to play for his former Czech Extra League team and will be reporting to Europe at some point in October. Ference will join Radek Martinek as a pair of NHL imports playing for the Czech club while the lockout plays out in North America.
Andrew still needs to deal with some personal issues, so he should arrive around Oct. 7, said Ceske Budejovice Peter Sailer with the assistance of Google translator. We are in personal contact. We were very pleasantly surprised with the fact that the Czech Budejovice for it was a clear priority. In the last phone call he just said that he had forgotten a lot of Czech words which he learned at the last lockout, so they will have a tutor.
Ference skated for Ceske Budejovice in 2004-05 when the NHL lost an entire season to labor issues, and the Bruins defenseman played 31 games for HC Ceske Budejovice and finished with 20 points in a productive offensive role for the Czech Republic club.
He explained his reasoning behind moving to Europe to CSNNE.com on Tuesday.
During the last lockout you saw some guys that stayed behind when others went to Europe or played in the AHL. Those guys fell a step behind the other players when the NHL got started again, and they had a really difficult time catching up to the pace, said Ference. Im in the last year of my deal and I cant afford to just sit around and allow the intensity to dial down in my workouts.
Ference has played portions of the last six seasons with the Bruins after he was dealt to Boston from Calgary, and was Bostons alternate captain along with center Chris Kelly last season.
Like fellow NHL players, Ference will have an 'out clause' in his contract that allows him to return to Boston once the CBA is resolved and the NHL begins the 2012-13 regular season.
Report: Ference to play for Czech team
Report: Ference to play for Czech team
Andrew Ference mentioned to CSNNE.com following Tuesdays practice at Harvards Bright Hockey Center that the Czech League was a possibility for him if the lockout dragged on.


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If you are trying to lose weight, you'll probably go on a diet or at least change your eating habits to get the energy balance you need to slim down. But you'll lose weight faster if you combine exercise and diet.

This course will guide you through a program that will help you get leaner, fitter, stronger and more flexible. You'll lose weight more quickly than you would with a diet alone and you'll feel better about the way you look and feel.

Now let's get moving!

In Lesson One, you lay the groundwork for a lifelong habit of healthy exercise. A solid foundation is the key to long term motivation and success. By walking through the simple steps outlined below, you'll ensure that your exercise program is strong enough to withstand the moments when you want to give up. You'll also begin to incorporate easy workouts to burn more calories and start the weight loss process.

Lesson One: How to Set Up an Exercise Program to Lose Weight

In Lesson Two, you begin to exercise at a moderate pace and burn more calories. You will also learn more about what makes some workouts effective and what makes some workouts fail. And as you gradually improve your fitness level, you'll learn how to avoid common workout mistakes that many exercisers make.

Lesson Two: How to Get in Shape to Lose Weight

Lesson Three is about shaping your body - especially those trouble zones. Over the next few weeks you'll learn how to tighten your arms, legs and abs. You'll build muscle and improve your flexibility with specifically designed weight loss workouts that you can do at home. A stronger, more flexible body will help you to maintain a healthy metabolism and it will help you to move more comfortable through your normal daily activities

Lesson Three: Tighten Your Arms, Legs and Abs

By the time you get to Lesson Four, you might start to lose interest. Don't worry, this is normal! I set up this plan to make sure that you stick to it. Almost everyone wants to quit at this stage so I designed this lesson to help you learn how to boost your own motivation. You'll learn how to be your own coach and guide yourself to reach any goal you set.

Lesson Four: The 4 Changes You Need to Make to Get (and Stay!) Motivated

In Lesson Five you begin to reap the rewards of your commitment to the program. When you reach this stage you are stronger and fitter than you were when you began so you finally get to do the workouts that burn more fat. Find out why the specially designed exercise sessions work and how you can incorporate them in to a healthy balanced program.

Lesson Five: The Best Workouts to Lose Fat

It's time for congratulations. You've made it through the program. This is an accomplishment all by itself. So give yourself a pat on the back.

Now what's your next step? Evaluate your program with this check sheet. You'll get clear guidance for how to move forward and keep your new body in top shape. And if you didn't get the full result that you wanted to get, there are tips for moving forward as well.

Next Steps: How to Move Forward


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Available ebook formats: epub mobi pdf lrf pdb txt html
LM. Preston was born and raised in Washington, DC. An avid reader, she loved to create poetry and short-stories as a young girl. With a thirst for knowledge she attended college at Bowie State University, and worked in the IT field as a Techie and Educator for over sixteen years. She started writing science fiction under the encouragement of her husband who was a Sci-Fi buff and her four kids. Her first published novel, Explorer X - Alpha was the beginning of her obsessive desire to write and create stories of young people who overcome unbelievable odds. She loves to write while on the porch watching her kids play or when she is traveling, which is another passion that encouraged her writing.
Review by:
Jennifer Davis
on Aug. 10, 2012 :
Bandits is written for ages 12 and up, it had the adult in me interested and the kid in me excited for the adventure from beginning to end. It is sci-fi genre, which isn't my norm, but I am a sucker for pirates of any type.
Daniel's father Rayne is always leaving messes for him to clean up, but this time, Rayne got himself killed. Daniel and his brother Nickel now on the run from the kings officials and whomever killed their father for an unknown treasure. The only thing they have to guide them is the journals their father left for them. They set out to find this treasure and are accompanied by their cousin Faulk and Daniel's best friends sister Jade. They soon find that this treasure not only got Rayne killed, but may be the end of them and their planet Merwin. There are many obstacles for them to overcome and their time is running out.
The book is filled with adventure, twists, and turns. The characters and storyline are amazing and the descriptive details are out of this world. This authors style is beyond creative. I am a proud owner of an e-copy and print of this book.
(reviewed 7 months after purchase)
Review by:
De Ann Townes, Jr
on July 27, 2012 :
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By: L.M. Preston
Step into a world within the pages of "Author L.M. Preston's" Novel, that is liken unto a futuristic "Pirates of The Caribbean", "Star Wars", and a major splash of "Battlestar Gallactica" ……
Main Character "Daniel" finds himself in a very precarious situation as he now becomes not only responsible for his younger brother "Nickel", but also in the hard place within himself as a result of their father's untimely death, for which he will revenge…..But also a wet behind the ear cousin "Faulk" and a 16yr old girl named "Jade"……..Life for Daniel was always rough, now it is about to become even more adventurous…..
I Love "Author L.M. Preston's" way of detailing each and every character…..The storyline's that she so creatively builds around each character's life and within each chapter…..I really don't think "Pirates of the Caribbean's Jack Sparrow" had anything on Daniel, sonrisa…..
A truly riveting other world space ride that will keep you on your toes, and hurrying to the next page…..
A definite Must Read!!!!
Reviewed By: De Ann "Native" Townes Jr. Author of: "Peer Inside My Soul and See Me"
(reviewed 28 days after purchase)
Review by:
Krystal Larson
on May 22, 2011 :
The first quality of the book that struck me as amazing was the ability of the author to describe the scenes in such descriptive detail. The reader will literally be able to see each scene through the main characters eyes; the scenes will be tactile, the reader will feel as if they are truly in the moment. The main character lives on Zukar, an area where thieves/criminals live. The main character is trained by his father to become a criminal. Quite quickly, his father dies and the main character is left with the need for revenge and a need to know why his father as killed. His best friend, Faulk, accompanies him on his journey to find out the truth. He discovers that his father had stolen a treasure, his father had not shard with the Zukar. The treasure may have the potential to destroy the world. The book is littered with pirates, the characters are exciting to read about and follow. The plot is very interesting, a new twist containing pirates. The scenes are graphic and tangible. This book is great for teens/young adults.
(reviewed 5 days after purchase)
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on May 19, 2011 :
I LOVE THIS BOOK! I have a paperback, but it's looking a little...used. I couldn't resist having one on my computer. This way, it's ALWAYS with me. I can just read a chapter whenever I want. I am a reviewer. I can be really harsh on books, this one gets a five star, that is REALLY serious. Very few books get five stars from me. Take it seriously.
(reviewed 2 days after purchase)
Review by:
Willow Cross
on May 19, 2011 :
I already have this book in paperback, but wanted a copy for my e-reader. This is a wonderful story, with exotic landscapes, and plenty of action for action junkies like me. My 14 year old son and his friends have passed our copy back and forth so much that it's already worn. This is a must read!!! I also recommend reading the other books this author has published. Very well done and quite a nice fantasy trip for the mind!!!!
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You are invited to a presentation and question-and-answer session with two visiting Cuban officials from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, in Room 160, Murray-Herrick Campus Center.
The guests are Roberto Gonzalez, head of the Federation of University Students in Cuba and an organizer of a Caribbean and Latin American Student Conference there next month, and Alejandro Pila, a Washington, D.C.-based diplomat in the Cuba Interests Section in charge of educational exchanges.
Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Joyce Patten in Academic Affairs, (651) 962-6034.