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Difficulty: 1 Scrambling on low angled terrain of a low technical nature, on snow or rock. Ropes may occasionally be used. Climbers do not need previous experience but do need an ability to move over rough ground. Short steep sections that will require a rope. Basic snow/ice/rock climbing. We recommend that climbers are familiar with ice axe and crampon techniques and/or basic rock climbing techniques although this can often be taught during the trip. Steep terrain that requires moderate level climbing skills on snow/ice/rock. Emphasis on good cramponing skills. Will need experience with rope techniques including rappelling/abseiling and snow camping techniques. Extensive steep terrain. Climber to be capable of following multi pitch climbs and have rope management skills, belay techniques, climbing calls, rappelling/abseiling skills and alpine bivouac and snow camping techniques. Extreme terrain. Climber will have extensive experience on rock or ice and a complete understanding of anchors and protection techniques and a high degree of comfort following longer difficult sections of ice and/or rock in alpine gear with a pack. - 5
Fitness: A A level of fitness sufficient to carry a light pack (10kg/22lb) and be capable of moving for several hours at a stretch with short stops every hour. Training would include regular walking on hills and gym work to develop strength: light running, swimming and biking. Defined as one who exercises regularly although not necessarily to a really high level, capable of carrying a pack weighing 18kg/40lb for several hours. Regular cardiovascular exercise (3-4 times a week gym/bike/stairs) and include pack carrying on rough ground once a week. A high standard of fitness. Capable of climbing with a heavy pack (25kg/55lb) for extended periods in mountain conditions. High level of training specific to climbing that would include heavy pack carrying over rough terrain and other preparation such as regular gym/pool/bike training. Excellent level of fitness from participants who would have an ongoing commitment to training and maintaining fitness specific to climbing. Expect long days in extreme conditions. Preparation would include heavy pack carrying, specific conditioning through rock and/or ice climbing and habitual cardio vascular exercise. - D
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FISHING -- Fishing season opened today in a select group of lakes, mostly in Central Washington. While success rates weren't good everywhere, some lakes -- notably Upper Caliche, Martha, Burke and Quincy Lakes -- were the best in recently years, said Chad Jackson, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fish biologist for the Columbia Basin.
The quality waters -- Lenice, Nunnally, Lenore and Dusty Lakes saw very low effort and poor catch rates early in the day, he said.
Although air temperatures were 28-32 degrees, skies were mostly sunny with mild winds and good to excellent harvest rates in many waters.
The cold weather appeared to be the factor in reducing angler effort 50-70 percent from recent years.
Read on for Jackson's detailed report by water.
UPPER CALICHE LAKE: Upper Caliche Lake was the best "producer" on the opener with harvest rates of 4.3 trout per angler. This rate is up significantly from 2010 (<1 trout per angler). Trout quality was good with sizes ranging from 11.5-13 inches. Fishing should continue to be good over the next couple months.
QUINCY AND BURKE LAKES: Both Quincy and Burke Lakes fished very well, and very similar, on the opener with harvest rates of 3.0 and 2.9 trout per angler, respectively. Yearling trout size was good ranging in size from 12-14 inches. Of interest to anglers, nearly 40% of trout checked in the creel at both lakes were carryovers ranging in size from 16-20 inches. Fishing on both lakes should be good to excellent over the next 2-3 months for yearling and carryover trout. Trout will continue to grow during the spring. Additionally, on March 3rda fishing derby sponsored by Quincy Valley Tourism will be held on Burke Lake where cash and prizes will be awarded for a variety of categories (e.g., largest fish, largest limit, etc.). Angers should check the QVT website for more information.
MARTHA LAKE: Martha Lake was slightly down from last year, but still produced well with a harvest rate of 2.7 trout per angler. Trout quality was good with sizes ranging from 12-14 inches. Fishing should be good the remainder of March.
LENICE AND NUNNALLY LAKES: Fishing was very slow at Lenice Lake due to cold air temperatures (~29°F) and strong winds (15-20mph sustained) out of the west. There were white caps on the lake surface during the entire creel survey. Effort was lower than observed last year with a peak angler count during the creel survey of 14 boats/pontoons with 18 anglers at 10:00AM. Only one fish was observed caught-and-released. Water temperature was 42-43°F. Fishing will likely pick up once the wind dies down. No anglers were observed at Nunnally Lake on the opener.
DUSTY LAKE: Only four anglers were observed fishing Dusty Lake on the opener. One anglers was interviewed and caught rainbow trout from 12-14".
LAKE LENORE: No anglers were observed fishing Lake Lenore on opening day. Currently, the lake is 100% ice free and fishable.
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Jackson's 4th Birthday Party
We had a blast at his party this past weekend. Of course he got way too many presents but he was happy. We got him a Big Wheel which he loved. Jacob like is also. here are some pics from the party.
Here is his cake that DH made him. I still can't believe that he can make such a good cake
Blowing out his candle.
eating cake
Riding his big wheel
Jacob riding Jackson's big wheel..lol
Jacob riding his car
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Aw how fun! I LOVE the cake, that's amazing!! Good job to your DH!
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That cake is awesome and all the pictures are so cute!! Your boys are so handsome. You and DH have some good genetics ^_^
Happy birthday Jackson!! :happybday:
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What an amazing cake! That's really gorgeous!
Happy birthday to your little man!
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Thanks Ladies.
I do think that I'm pretty lucky to have those 2 sweet beautiful little boys.
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Love the pics, they are both so cute! And that cake is awesome!
Happy belated birthday, Jackson!
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Today is actually Jackson's birthday. Four years ago today I was in the hospital giving birth to that sweet little thing. It still brings tears to my eyes when I think about it. We had his birthday party the week before his actual birthday because this Sunday we have to keep the nursery at church and it's just way too hard to try to have a party on Saturday and then keep those crazy kids on Sunday. I'm just too tired to try to do both in one weekend..lol.
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November 8, 2016 - Smooth, rich and solid... well integrated with a little residual tartness and tannins. Alas, final bottle. Enjoyed this very good QPR CA Syrah.
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I live in Columbia, but visit my sons in Charleston frequently. Being of Irish descent, I always make a bee-line for Madra Rua. Their service and food are always excellent. Their food and drink are priced right.
I think Rendezvous is a nice place, but if I had to go eat with 60 people, I would have bailed out. Business Travel Fun has posted a review and gave the Vous a Best of BTF Award. You can check it out at
I went to this place the first week of December and thought it was fine. It definitely is more of a bar that serves seafood pub-grub. They had oyster selections from all over the gulf and east coast. I like cold water oysters way better than carolina or gulf oysters and they were good. The seafood gumbo had great flavor, but for me it was too chunky. I would have liked more of a broth with lots of chunks, this was all chunks. Wings were good, beer ice cold. It was noisy but not overly so. The waitress said they had a noise problem when they first opened but showed me the acoustic stuff they installed in the ceiling. So overall I though it was not a restaurant but a pretty good bar, with good oysters, cold beer, and ok food other than that.
What a joke this place is! Call it an oyster house, pay $10 for a "bucket" and get a small bucket inside of a regular bucket. This is oyster season! If you are an oyster house, you better offer something special, different, less expensive, in larger portions or something other than your competition that is right down the road with beautiful views of Shem Creek.
The service was terrible! One server brought us to our table, continued to ignore us for another 10 minutes while waiting on a talbe right next to us! When our actual server finally came to the table she didn't even know what the specials of the day were. While waiting for our drinks, we watched while yet another server circled the room, waiting on tables and delivering food all while chewing on a piece of gum like a cow would chew its cud (mouth open and all). How disgusting!
We went for oysters but only ordered one beer and left. For all of the hype and excitement of an actual oyster house, this restaurant falls well below par.
Well I work there And I do belive that we do all we can to make everyone happy. With a party of 60 you should have been smart enough to let someone know it would have been all seperate bills.
yeah i work there and all i gotta say is dude give us a break we just opened and are still working a few bugs out be a little open minded and a little more patient thank you
Fred, i bet your group of 60 was a huge pain in the arse and probably didn't tip well.
Fred, Just FYI-Typically when you have 6 or more in a party, most restaurants do not have separate checks, and they add a gratuity. This is a standard practice. With 60 people and no reservations, I doubt that you can expect a great experience anywhere, except a buffet. When you say NEVER AGAIN. I'm sure the restaurant is grateful for that as well.
A nightmare! On Sun. we had lunch after church. There were (60 in our party. They couldnt fit us in one booth and gave us one bill to include $ 20 gratuity. When I objected they split bill, one per table, again I nade them give us each a bill. We were never told we couldn,t have seperate bills. They tried to add $20 gratuity to each bill. The manager, scurrying around with other problems never did get back to us...NEVER AGAIN ...Fred
The hubby & I love the shrimp quesadillas at abe's. Big fat shrimp stuffed into 4 quesadillas the size of pizza slices -- they were excellent.
We also really like the seared tuna tacos -- with the tasty sauce they put on 'em with the pasta side.
And the chopped tomato & onion salsa, guacamole, sour cream and lettuce leaves were all fresh & clean -- which counts for a lot in a place that serves raw.
The only thing that could improve is the coffee and that's small stuff.
In responce to Stu, i am not one of the investors. i am an employee of a competeing restaurant accross the street.
From the comments going up ithink that we do not have much to worry about, unless these people get there thing together.
Not happy with paying roughly $70 for two after suggesting the food was not too good .. All I got was shrug of the shoulders from our waitress. She was too busy figuring out her job and what to do besides smiling. Martin Stuart posted above is one of the investors. He should have hired better people before opening up. Agree with other folks about heavy salt, cold soggy fries, burned stuff that was cold. Bad man. We won't go back for food. It's just a bar.
Brew was ice cold .. food was better than nasty and less than tasty -- hot was cold and cold was okay .. nice crowd, 'though they are not a soft spoken bunch .. surely they can do better .. let's give em a chance !
My experience at Abe's Oyster House was they need to make changes in the kitchen. We spent $100 and could not finish half of what was brought. Hot food was cold + flavors were odd, service spotty though perky. Drinks okay + panel screens offered visible viewing. Volume of noise was over the top. Could not make out what my gal was saying even though I sat next to her. We'll stop in once more to see if they got the wrinkles ironed out.
There is something really wrong with posting a review on a buisiness that is less than 10 days old. It takes time to shake out some of the problams and it also takes someone possibly risking their life's savings.
I would urge people to give them a chance to get going before judging them.
Horrible food -- everything way over salted , sliders were burnt along with cheese, fish came to table lukewarm verging on cold, fries were soggy lukewarm .. Only thing ordered that was reasonable was a simple salad - - and that was quite unremarkably plain & over-priced.
Noise was ear splitting because the place has zero ceiling acoustical tiling, no floor coverings nor window trim ..
Place was filled with overweight shrieking girls who either love their drinks .. or .. are being .. um .. constantly tickled ..
Yeah, the beer was cold, but I'd rather be across the street at Wild Wing. Better looking ladies, food is good 'n hot, prices reasonable, enough sports on the TVs, plus the drinks are cold and nooooo ear splitting noise.
Sensory overload (TVs, Radio, blaring music, fat hispanic kids running around) from another new franchised strip-mall staple.
If you like Appleby's, Red Robin, TGIFridays, or Red Lobster... here is another white-trash dining out hotspot for you.
eh its a good place to get drunk and meet people sometimes, other times its full of older fellows looking for college tail. food is what you would expect from a bar, they sometimes have live music, wings are good. If you want to go somewhere with alot of tvs go to Omallys on king street, they have a tv for every booth, a total of 30 tvs i think, id give it a 7 out of 10 for fun food and enviroment
Cheap place to snack at and watch sports broadcasts. The food is not the best around. They usually have a daily special like half off appetizers on Mondays, and fifty cent wings on Tuesdays and Thursday. They show the UFC fights when they're on. Not a place to take a date out on unless he or she just loves mediocre bar food and is a sports fanatic otherwise just stay away. Charleston has other sports bars better than this.
The food blows!!! Atmosphere is ok, but the food is not good.


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Casa de las Estrellas is one of the few, two-story Mediterranean style villas located on the northern end of the beautiful, pristine San Pancho Beach. Casa De Las Estrellas boasts Spanish style wrought iron gates which first open into a sprawling tropical garden, then, hand carved wooden doors lead into a spacious villa. Once inside, one is immediately mesmerized by the breathtaking scene of the beach and ocean.
All bedrooms, and dining/living/kitchen have ocean/beach views. Two master bedrooms are located upstairs; both with king size beds, en-suite bathrooms and private beach/ocean view balconies. The 3rd, twin bedroom and bathroom is located on the ground level along with the kitchen/dining/living great room. This open great room was designed with a soaring interior palapa (palm ceiling) with hanging 'star' mood lighting, hence the name, Casa De Las Estrellas (House of the Stars).
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This was our fifth stay at this lovely home on an incredible stretch of beach. There were two couples in our party and this house works well, providing plenty of privacy. The patio was the gathering place for meals under the palapa as well as sunsets. This is a peaceful location with the beauty of mother nature at its finest. As another reviewer said, you can walk to town and going via the beach is beautiful. Do not miss the San Pancho Mercado (Farmers Market) on Tuesday mornings. It has really come into its own.
My family and I had a wonderful week stay at Casa de las estrellas. The location couldn't be more perfect on the beautiful north end of San Pancho beach, it felt very private with great sunsets every evening. The pool was perfect for a cool dip and playtime for the kids. The house has an open plan spacious feel and suited our family of 7. Every room has an ocean view. The property manager Franco was always available if needed, and was very obliging. Irma the housekeeper was also lovely. It's a nice walk on the beach to town and there is also a great restaurant walking distance. We would choose this location again when we return to San Pancho which is a magical place.
Casa de las Estrellas is a two story home on a beautiful stretch of beach. This is our second stay at this house and it is very comfortable. As a previous reviewer stated, the beds are firm, on cement platforms, which we found comfortable. The outdoor patio on the beach was our regular gathering place for meal time as well as sunset. The kitchen has most all amenities, coffee maker, blender, juicer, etc. One morning we saw a gentleman gathering turtle eggs from the beach. You can walk to town one of several ways from this house, the shortest being via the beach. This is a peaceful place. Falling asleep to the ocean waves cannot be beat. Casa de las Estrellas is open and airy. We will definitely be back.
We rented this house for 17 nights but moved out early. We did not feel we could manage the final 8 days as conditions in the house were taking too great a toll on everyone's vacation and health.
Primarlily, the pervasive stench of sewer gas affected all of us.
Secondly, the house was dirty, had extensive deferred maintenance, shabby linens and mold in the bathrooms. The kitchen was poorly equipped.
Thirdly, the house was represented on the web site as wheelchair accessible but our wheelchair bound man found the house to be extremely challenging.
The house is situated in a beautiful location and San Pancho is a charming town.
If the owners would attend to these issues, the house could be a real winner.
This is a wonderfully laid out house only 5 stairs from the beach. The upstairs bedrooms are large and beautiful with large sliding glass doors and balconies that have unobstructed views of the Pacific. The beds are large and firm (mattress on concrete) but are quite comfortable. All four bathrooms have walk-in showers. The kitchen has adequate utensils, fridge, micro, gas stove and oven. A 5 gal water dispenser provides purified water. Water is cheap at the local store (El Indio). The living area has a large table and chairs as well as a sofa and easy chairs. A large glass door leads to a wonderful raised patio area with a small swimming pool and palapa style seating area. It is a great place for afternoon cocktails and evening sunsets. A separate den has two easy chairs and a hide-a-bed sofa. This room also has a small TV with DVD and tape players. (I would recommend sleeping on the air bed as opposed to the hide-a-bed :) ) The house is in a very secluded area since it is at the north end of the beach. You feel like you are in a world of your own. I would recommend having a rental car for transportation into town since it is a walk of about a mile. The walk is pretty easy on the road or on the wet part of the the beach, but carrying groceries back to the house is a real task. Taxis are available and are pretty cheap but not as convenient as your own car. The garage houses a washer and dryer. That allowed us to pack much lighter this year. Maid service cleaned the house and made and/or changed the beds daily except weekends. Since you are on the beach you must deal with tracking in sand tho. There are great places to eat and drink within easy walking distance. Mar Plata is an upscale restaurant with great food and Costa Azul is a few hundred yards down the beach and offers a great swimming pool, drinks and very good food. (Club sandwich is out of this world!)
San Pancho is a wonderful town with beautiful, friendly people. It feels comfortable and safe. When we return in a couple of years, Casa de las Estrellas will be our first choice for housing. I believe that anyone would love to stay in this house.
We stayed at Casa de las Estrellas over Christmas 2011 and had a fantastic time. The casa is spacious and clean. The local staff was attentive and responded to our needs immediately (of which there were few). The outdoor patio was awesome - table, chairs, lounge chairs, bbq grill, etc. The pool was a little cold in December, but I'm sure is perfect as the weather gets hotter. Every day the polo ponies would come racing down the beach for their afternoon exercise, which was really cool to see.
It's about a 20 minute walk into the Pueblo of San Pancho and unless you can figure out how to call a taxi (which we could not) they are not plentiful. There are no grocery shops in Costa Azul so plan accordingly. It was nice to sort of be away from the Pueblo though, as it was much quieter and we really felt like we were away from it all.
Overall we had a really nice time and are looking forward to going back!
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Not a good place for me to be
cute <aww>
Look! On that isn't a square
Move backwards!
Nice shot.
Nice shot.
When i saw this i was like NO PUPPY NO!!!! But then i read that you helped him and i felt better xD
Great photo. Very inspiring.
Oh my...this is very powerful. Thank you for sharing!
oh i just want to grab him and never let go
here, try blocking this..
here, try blocking this..
ааааааааа О_____О
The little puppy is so cute. Awesome metaphor to life! But someday it feel we're more like little bugs than puppies.
This almost makes me cry... poor animal. He doesn't know where he's getting into... That's our daily trap...
I'm glad u helped him and gave him sausages
I'm glad u helped him and gave him sausages
Beautiful photo...though I hope the puppy was ok and din't get hurt
Awww , he is so so so cutteee . <3 :3
Awwwwww...soo sweeeeeeeeett!!<3
Ohh, i love this shoot ...
OH NO! he's gonna get squishded!
So cute
Awww, what a great photo!
прямо слезы на глазах...
Я отправила эту фотографию в некоторые группы, если не возражаешь...(и некоторые остальные тоже)
Я отправила эту фотографию в некоторые группы, если не возражаешь...(и некоторые остальные тоже)
So cute and liltle
awwww!!!! that is soooo cute! I just want to cuddle him!
OMG! That's so cute *_*
please tell me u helped the puppy
I helped the puppy and gave him some sousages)) So he wasn't hungry)))
this is a cute picture& great capture! The angle is awesome
Simply breathtaking.
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww i want one
"But at least I'm moving forward...at least I'm moving forward..." (Hoobastank)
too cute!
but what is it? a puppy?
but what is it? a puppy?
awwwwww tht this isss tooo cute!♥♥♥
Ahhhhh!! O_O That is just too cute :_:
Amazingly beautiful cuty!
look at his eyes! so scared but though brave enough to dare
nice catch
this is just so cute! hope there wasn't a train coming!!
Aww cuty be careful !


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Jeff Maier was watching the Indians-Yankees game on television Sunday afternoon when he saw something familiar. A Yankee hit a long fly ball to right field, the right fielder leaped for it at the wall, fans reached out, and the baseball descended through an assortment of arms and bounced off something for a New York home run.
"As soon as that play happened, I said to my fiancée, 'Andrea, come here and take a look at this. I guarantee they'll mention my name in a couple minutes,'" Maier said when I reached him on his cell phone Sunday night. "Sure enough, Paul O'Neill and Michael Kay brought it up."
AP Photo/Kathy Willens
Does this scene from Sunday's game look familiar?
Maier, of course, was at the center of baseball's most famous case of fan interference that did not involve Morganna's cleavage. In Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS between the Yankees and Orioles, Maier reached out and grabbed Derek Jeter's fly ball before right fielder Tony Tarasco could catch it. This was in the days before instant replay in baseball, and umpire Richie Garcia incorrectly ruled the ball a home run. The home run tied the game, the Yankees went on to win it, and Maier became such a New York City hero that he received the keys to the city and appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee."
That was nearly 13 years ago. Maier is 24 now, working for a Boston bank, studying for his master's in business administration and getting married next month. He said Jorge Posada's home run Sunday against Cleveland gave him a flashback to that memorable game. "It was like different characters but the same scene or act, so to speak."
Posada's home run was different in several important ways, though. One, after repeatedly examining the replay, it appears the umpires got the call right. Two, this was a regular-season game, not a playoff game. And three, this was at the new Yankee Stadium, not the old Yankee Stadium, so it couldn't have been a fan interfering with the ball. The seats are so expensive at the new stadium that it was probably a fan's butler.
"I say, Jeeves, would you be a good fellow and catch that horsehide spheroid? I'm afraid I'm terribly busy at the moment applying for another federal bailout to cover my season tickets."
According to the three-dimensional seat selector on the Yankees' Web site, those right-field seats go for $100 apiece -- if you buy them as part of a season-ticket package. According to the seating chart, which has more subtle shades of color than a Monet water lily painting, it appears they go for $125 apiece on a per-game basis.
"A hundred and twenty-five dollars? Oh my God," Maier said. "I guess I won't be sitting out there any time soon."
Now, those prices might seem steep for a ticket in the outfield, but they're actually the biggest bargain in the sport. Not only do you get a front-row seat (albeit a front-row seat more than 300 feet away from home plate) to see the most storied franchise in American sports, but with the way the balls fly out there, you're virtually guaranteed a souvenir home run ball.
The 20 home runs the Yankees and Indians combined for in the new stadium's first four games is too small a sample to know how the park will play -- was it bad pitching, hot lineups or the strong wind current caused by the club's sucking every dollar bill out of the fans' wallets? But if this keeps up, the club should seize the opportunity. A lot of people are saying the team must lower ticket prices to avoid embarrassing empty sections of seats, but I think the Yankees should take the opposite approach to increase revenue.
I can see the ad campaign already:
How much would you pay to catch a home run off the bat of Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez or Mark Teixeira? Really -- how much would be too much? Because that's exactly what we'll charge -- plus a little more, just because it's us -- when you join New York's most exclusive club, the Short-Porch Premium Section at Yankee Stadium!
So much more than a luxury suite, membership in the Short-Porch Section guarantees you a souvenir home run ball* each and every game. Plus, get the ball autographed by the Yankee who hit it!** Impress your Wall Street clients! Wow your friends in the Hamptons! Get your kids to talk to you during visitation weekends! Just bring your glove (and your wallet) and remember to keep your eye on the ball!***
Bids are now open for the Jeffrey Maier Row ($1,000 minimum per seat per game****).
* Home runs are not necessarily hit by a Yankee, particularly if Chien-Ming Wang is pitching. Further, the Yankees guarantee only that a home run will be hit to a fan. The catching of said ball is the sole responsibility of the fan.
** Autographs extra, and price based on popularity of the player and his mood.
*** Official protective hard hats with a Yankees logo are mandatory, and an additional $25 per seat per game.
**** Plus Ticketmaster fees.
And if that approach doesn't work, the Yankees still should raise prices and just sell the seats directly to the only people who can afford them -- the outfielders. That way they can better position themselves for where the fly balls will land.
Jim Caple is a senior writer for ESPN.com.


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So here's the thing. The new "Catholic Seven" basketball alliance? It's not very good. At least not yet.
And you don't have to take my word for it. It's all in the numbers. In this case, a 12-year study of the schools involved using the only criteria that really matter in college basketball: NCAA tournament revenue units.
Why 12 years? That's two full NCAA revenue distribution cycles of six years apiece. In other words, more than enough time for even the most downtrodden programs to put their best foot forward.
To quantify success (or lack of same) on and off the court, we first ranked the departing Big East basketball schools via a League Partner Index (LPI). We think the formula is both basic and informative. It's 80 percent revenue-based (e.g., schools ranked by NCAA units earned) and 20 percent performance-based (a rolling average of RPI and nonconference schedule strength). We must include the latter, of course, as the ability to first reach and then be seeded in the NCAA tournament is based to a substantial degree on the quality of any team's conference partners.
Ranked best to worst, with the lower a school's LPI the better, here are the Catholic Seven:
Seems like one big, happy family, right? Maybe not. Let's see what happens when we add seven other private, mostly Catholic institutions to the mix:
Suddenly, the big, happy family is showing more than a little vulnerability. Outsiders Xavier and Butler claim two of the three top spots on the list, and four of the bottom five are "Catholic Seven" underachievers.
The bottom line of all this number-crunching, even if tweaked to the advantage of certain schools or groups of schools, is that the so-called Catholic Seven is a long, long, long way from its Big East glory days. Villanova, Marquette and Georgetown can never be good enough to carry their four average-to-below-average (and we're being kind) partners.
As for any proposed expansion, it would need to add real basketball chops to the new league. Otherwise, the product on the floor -- and broadcast rights for same -- won't come close to matching the rhetoric coming from current and prospective members. Even a 10-team league, adding Xavier and whomever else, won't have enough at the top to consistently place half its members in the Big Dance. More upper-end teams with beneficial RPI/SOS histories will be needed to deliver the expected five to seven NCAA bids per season along with the tourney advancement opportunities needed to pile up revenue units quickly.
Me? I'd go 12-14 teams, based on deeper data in the categories above, in an East/West format. Play your own division twice and the other division once (traveling in alternate seasons). It would look something like this:
EAST: Villanova, Georgetown, Saint Joseph's, Richmond*, Seton Hall, Providence, St. John's
WEST: Xavier, Butler, Marquette, Creighton, Dayton, Saint Louis*, DePaul
* not included if a 12-team alignment
Unlike the fractured football confederations, rivalries in these divisions are real and immediate. The markets, like the original Big East, are substantial and basketball-centric. If the thinking expands to public institutions (non-football, presumably), VCU and others make the cut. All that's needed is a name (and for Gonzaga to be 2,000 miles closer).
But you can't have everything. The Big East has proven that once and for all.


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Whether you're in Japan or New Orleans, the food markets in any city will have unique flavors to spice up your travels and kitchen back home. The famous Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo opens around 6 a.m., when you can start filling up on fresh sushi and ramen. For something that'll last a bit longer, stockpile nori, ocha, and other local seasonings. In the Big Easy, stroll through the Crescent City Farmers Market where you'll come across alligator sausage, andouille, wild catfish, and collard greens, as well as kettle corn, pralines, and other Louisiana sweets.
Hit Up Breweries & Wineries
Local liquors, wines, and beers are great to take home – and work nicely as gifts. Wine aficionados and novices alike can appreciate the offerings throughout Mendoza, Argentina, for example. The Vines of Mendoza has a tasting room in the city center that houses more than 100 Argentine wines. Save yourself the extra luggage and have a bottle or box of your favorite shipped directly to your house. If you find yourself in Boston and microbreweries are your bag, go on a tour at Harpoon or Blue Hills, where you'll get a chance to taste before you buy. And if you're in Beantown at the end of May, you might want to get tickets to the American Craft Beer Fest, which features more than 600 domestic micros.
Jam at Music Stops
Patronizing small, passionate local businesses is a must on your travels, and that goes double for music stores – an endangered species if there ever was one. If you're in Amsterdam, swing by Back Beat Records to stock up on vinyl in all soul, funk, jazz, and blues forms. If you find yourself in Austin, stop in at Waterloo Records for everything from vintage (Johnny Cash) to psychedelic (The Black Angels). Be sure to chat up in-the-know clerks; it can be a good way to discover lesser-known musicians and bands from the region.
Discover Craft & Home Havens
For a peek at how locals accessorize their lives, check out funky hardware stores and flea markets or high-end home décor boutiques where you might spy unique artwork, fabrics or textiles native to the region, and other handcrafted goods. If London is calling, make a trip to Of Cabbages and Kings for British books, stationery, bags, jewelry, fine art prints, and other house trimmings. If you're stateside, try The Golden State Store in Venice, California, for housewares and home goods that look and feel so very SoCal.
Note: Don't forget to check out local garage sales, thrift stores, pop-up markets, holiday shows, and independent bookstores for more great finds.


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THE Australian market looks set to open sharply lower following falls on international markets while the dollar fell below 88 cents.
A roundup of trading on major world markets:
NEW YORK - US stocks opened sharply lower ahead of a widely watched policy decision by the US Federal Reserve on continuing to trim stimulus.
Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 138.57 points (0.87 per cent) to 15,789.99 The broadbased S&P 500 fell 13.81 (0.77 per cent) to 1,778.69, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index declined 35.04 (0.85 per cent) to 4,062.93.
The losses came ahead of the conclusion of the Fed's Federal Open Market Committee meeting that is overwhelmingly expected to trim another $US10 billion from the Fed's bond-buying program.
LONDON - European stocks slumped despite rate hikes in Turkey and South Africa as concerns over emerging markets persisted ahead of an expected decision by the US Federal Reserve to cut stimulus. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day down 0.43 per cent at 6,544.28 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 fell 0.75 per cent to 9,336.73 points and the CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.68 per cent to 4,156.98 points.
The euro dipped against the US dollar, as a cut to stimulus would make the dollar a more attractive asset and may push up yields on US treasury bonds.
The euro edged down to $US1.3662 from $US1.3667 late on Tuesday in New York.
HONG KONG - Asian markets rose following Wall Street's lead, as tensions over emerging markets eased and ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on its stimulus program.
Tokyo stocks jumped 2.70 per cent, or 403.75 points, to 15,383.91 on Wednesday as the dollar climbed and confidence rose after the central banks of India and Turkey increased interest rates, countering a sell-off in their currencies.
Seoul rose 1.26 per cent, or 24.22 points, to 1,941.15 and Sydney finished 1.04 per cent, or 53.9 points, higher at 5,229.0. Hong Kong added 0.82 per cent, or 180.97 points, to end at 22,141.61 and Shanghai rose 0.56 per cent, or 11.40 points, to 2,049.91.
WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index climbed 34.28 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 4,882.72.


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Am looking for a Chinese teacher (yet again) and will pay about 100 yuan for a 90 minute lesson.
The only catch is (apart from me being a bad student) is that I live in Tongzhou now, so someone who is not based too far away would make sense.
Drop me a line if you think you can help :)
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Normally I try to write applications on the DataWindow or Appeon but every now and then I get a question that makes me sit back and say, "Huh?"
In this case the question concerns the PostOpen event. I've seen that event named different things: ue_post_open, postOpen, post_open, ue_postOpen, etc. It has, as far as I can see, always had post and open in the name of the event. Further, just about every framework that I've ever seen has had that event in the base window.
The question that I was asked was, "Why is that event there?"
The programmer wanted to know why there was code in the post open and why was it not just put at the end of the open event? At first I was really confused by the question. It was like he was asking me why do we have arrays? I just couldn't imagine not knowing the answer.
Then it occurred to me that I learned the answer to that question from a book that was published almost 20 years ago. As far as I can tell there are no new books on PowerBuilder and there are only two print magazines, this one and the ISUG magazine.
That's it.
Further I came to think of the tremendous responsibility that the few PowerBuilder authors share. New PowerBuilder programmers turn to us for information and there aren't that many of us left writing. So that leaves a whole lot of PowerBuilder programmers who get all their training from reading the code of other programmers.
Often those other programmers were consultants who wrote the code ten years ago and worked for consulting firms that no longer exist.
To make a bad situation worse a lot of times those programmers are brave souls that have been recruited from other disciplines. When the company finds that their last PowerBuilder programmer has just quit because he got a much better offer they turn to their existing programming staff and ask who would like to pick up PowerBuilder. They may point out that there are 6 or 10 or, as in the case for one company for which I recently worked, 26 PowerBuilder programs that are all critical to the company. The PowerBuilder programmer would become indispensable to the company.
So suddenly a brave Visual Basic or Java programmer finds PowerBuilder installed on his machine. His boss pats him on his pointy little head and tells him that Google is his friend.
Where would you turn? If you picked up the mantle and offered to learn a language that you knew nothing about, what would you do? You'd turn to Amazon or Google. If you type "best PowerBuilder books" in Google the first mentioned is my Definitive DataWindow which was published 13 years ago and is embarrassingly out of date...and out of print.
Let's go to Amazon, there you will find the latest PowerBuilder book is for version 9. It was published 10 years ago. Since then... nothing.
Why should I be surprised that things that I find fundamental are entirely unknown by the newest PowerBuilder programmers.
Warning: If you are a seasoned PowerBuilder programmer the rest of this article will bore you silly.
There is an open event in a window. This is the event that happens when the window is "opened." Now the word 'open' can be deceptive. A lot of people feel that a window is only opened when it is shown on the screen.
That would be wrong.
The open of a window begins when the open command is issued. That is to say, with a line like:
The problem, the whole reason that a post open event is required goes all the way back to Microsoft Windows 3.0 Old Windows programmers will remember version 3.0 very well. Version 3.0 was almost the death of Microsoft Windows. It was unbearably slow. I am not exaggerating; it was the slowest version of Windows that was ever released.
It was so slow that Windows users were seriously studying what the impact of changing to another - any other - operating system would be.
This time Microsoft listened... and panicked. They did a study to determine what it is that makes the user perceive speed in an application. What could be changed to cause the user to believe that the application is faster with minimal real change to the operating system? It wasn't that Microsoft didn't want to address their problems with speed, they most certainly did, but addressing those problems would take time that Microsoft just didn't have. Microsoft was about to lose a lot of customers and once lost, it would be hard to get them back.
Microsoft learned that the visual perception strongly influenced the user's perception of speed. They learned that if the window POPPED onto the screen, all at once, even if the data wasn't there yet, then the users perceived speed. What killed the user perception was when they pressed a button and nothing happened for four seconds. The user would often punch that button two or three times. So Microsoft created operating system queues.
The graphics queue happened before the application queue. So graphics could be given a higher priority than the application and windows would paint faster. They released version 3.1 which was mostly just the addition of these queues (along with other changes like a floating point emulator in assembly code).
This was great but it broke the relationship of the open event with the code. This meant that you weren't guaranteed that everything would be created in the window until after the open event finishes.
Consider this code:
W_customer.open() event
This code would often result in a "Null object reference" error because dw_1 had not been created by Microsoft when the code ran.
Imagine how we felt when this happened. There was a null object reference in line 1 of the open event, but, but, but... that's dw_1. There it is, right there on the window! How can it be null? It's not dynamic. You put it there.
Okay, we learned that we should not put anything in the open event that referred to anything on the screen. Most of us learned to just not put anything at all in the open event except one line in the ancestor:
W_root.open() event
post event ue_post_open( )
For reasons already stated I imagine I can't rely on you knowing the difference between post event and trigger event or for that matter between postOpen and post open.
Okay, one at a time. Posting an event means that Microsoft Windows will open this window after the rest of the code in this script is executed. Basically it means, "Do this when you get a chance." So if you add that to the open event of your root window then it will call the ue_post_open event after all of the code in all of the descendants of this window is done.
Keep in mind the order of execution of events. First PowerBuilder goes to the farthest ancestor and then starts executing down the inheritance tree. If you have w_grandpa, and w_pa inherits from that and w_son inherits from that then the code in w_grandpa.open would execute first, then the code in w_pa, finally the code in w_son.
This means that if we put the post event in the open of w_grandpa, then the ue_post_open would happen after the last open event in the descendants. In our example:
W_grandpa.open->w_pa.open->w_son.open-> w_grandpa.ue_post_open-> w_son.ue_post_open->w_son.post_open
All that we have to do is create a ue_post_open event in our root window. We don't have to put anything in it, just create one. Then we post that event from the open event and we have a place now to put all our initialization code and don't have to worry about whether any object exists or not.
More important the screen will quickly draw or paint, giving the user the perception of speed. If you need to retrieve data and know it will take a short time, then you can set the pointer to an hourglass. I guarantee that your user will feel the window is faster.
I mentioned that most of us learned not to put anything in the open event. There is an exception to that rule. When your window is opened with a parameter then you should access the message object as the first line of code in your window.
Let me give you an example. Suppose that you open a window with a customer_id. You are going to use that customer_id as a parameter to the datawindow dw_1. Here is what you would do.
Long ll_customer_id
Ll_customer_id = dw_detail.getItemNumber(dw_detail.getRow(), "customer_id")
openWithParm(w_customer_detail, ll_customer_id)
Now in the w_customer_detail window you need to set an instance variable. That's because we have just passed a variable to the new window and we are going to get it in the open event but we are going to retrieve the DataWindow in the ue_postOpen event. So let's do this. I will assume that you know how to declare an instance variable. Let's name it il_customer_id. Now let's look at the open event of w_customer_detail.
il_customer_detail = message.longParm
Okay, now in the open event of w_customer_detail we have taken the longParm property of the global message object and put it in an instance variable.
Since we have inherited the w_customer_detail from whatever our base window is, the ue_postOpen event will automatically fire. That means that we don't have to fire off the event. Now I just have to put the code that we need in the window.
Let's Do Some Housekeeping
I think that we've pretty well covered the post open event but in the process of doing that I've brought up a couple of other issues that I'd like to cover just to be complete.
First let's talk about post event as opposed to postEvent.
With the post event command you must know the name of the event that you want to post. You can pass the parameters normally. However, just like calling a function, the event has to exist and the parameters must be correct.
On the other hand the postEvent function takes a string as a parameter and that string is the name of the event. This means that you can store the name of the event in a table. In fact the event doesn't even have to exist. If it doesn't then nothing will happen. There will be no error thrown.
This makes the postEvent perfect for security systems where you can post an event based on a security role. Here is some code that might work for you in a menu event.
Datastore ld_security, ld_events
ld _secutity = create datastore
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Using the postOpen function is very flexible but it is limited in the parameters that can be passed it. If you use the post event command, you can pass any number of parameters that you wish. The caveat is that the event must exist or you will get a compile time error. So the event that you used before for security cannot be done.
All that I just said for the postEvent and post event command applies also to the triggerEvent and trigger event commands.
Finally I'd like to mention the global message object.
This object is global. It can be accessed at any time by any other object. That means that if you access the message object in the postOpen event then another window may have changed your message object properties and this could corrupt what you are expecting.
Don't take this lightly. More than once I've debugged and found this error and believe me it is difficult to find. The problem is that it is not an error with logic or data but a timing error. These can be close to impossible to find.
Please take my word for this, make it a golden rule. If you open a window with a parameter, the first thing you do in the target or opened window is grab that value from the message object and store it.
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There you have it. I've covered in some detail some basic information that might not be so easily learned any more.
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Let's imagine for a second there is a huge, new breakthrough discovery of an ancient artifact that reveals the secret to finding happiness, and a marriage that will last a lifetime.
It's all over the news. Your friends are tweeting about it. Fox News, CNN and even Ellen is doing interviews with everyone involved.
The discovery is an ancient document with clear, uncomplicated instructions on how we should handle sex, written to a culture much like ours today, and spoken by the one who made our bodies and every other BODY around us.
Can you imagine the buzz created with this type of unveiling!?
Good news guys, This ancient document has already been discovered! I have a copy! So do you! In fact this information was so valued and sacred that thousands of people have been persecuted and died to protect these exceptionally necessary and vital words.
This is big stuff….
Are you ready?
What the Bible says about sex:
The Corinthian people were having sex with whoever, whenever, and pretending it was all fun and games (I think this was the ancient version of the bachelor). In their time and day, they even had "temple prostitutes." I'm not even kidding. I can't even imagine going to church back in this day and age.
So this guy named Paul, wrote a letter, inspired by God, to the Corinthian people that was so revolutionary, and so foreign to their culture, they knew it must be true.
I hope you're sitting down for this, here are the words from this ancient document:
"I am allowed to do anything." Yes; but not everything is good for you.
Don't you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should you take your body, which is part of Christ, and join it [sexually to someone you hardly know?]
Don't you know that sex joins two people together? The scripture says quite plainly, "The two will become one body." Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. (1 Corinthians 6: 12-18)
Did this ancient letter actually say that no other sin affects us like sex does? Is the letter telling us there is something more to this sex thing than just recreational play between two consenting adults?
NO WAY! Surely 50 Shades of Grey can't be wrong!
Ok let's forget this Bible mumbo Jumbo and look to Science for a second. Maybe they also have a break through discovery that will say something more current.
What science says about sex:
According to "Sex and the Brain" Psychologist Mark Turrell explains,
"There are three main neurohormones that are released during sex. Dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin. These chemicals work together to give us pleasure and bond us together. Oxytocin in particular, tells the brain, "Once connected, stay connected. Sex bonds us at a relational, physical and chemical level. It is a powerful force"
Gosh, that's weird, it's almost as if God knew the science and emotional bond behind his very creation!
No, no, no, I'm quite sure the writers of Cosmopolitan magazine know more about sex than God. Maybe a PhD in the in area of relationships would know best. Let's see what they have to say.
What Therapist say about sex:
"In the counseling office, individuals rarely if ever weep scalding tears about any other sense of loss like they do for a sexual relationship when it ends. There are soul ties that bind two partners together in unseen ways and there is a sense that part of you has been stolen. There is a hole in your soul where the connection was ripped from you." – Dr. Waylon Ward Professional Couselor, author and speaker
"20 years as a counselor has told me nothing has the ability degrade, cheapen, wound. and rob a sense of who you are as does sex outside of its original design." -anonymous therapist
These scientist and counselors make an interesting point….what did that ancient document say again?
The two shall become one
In the very beginning, God said on Adam and Eve's wedding day,
"The two are united into one (Genesis 2:24)."
God who made every cell in our body, God who created hormones, God who crafted the very idea of Dopamine, Serotonin, and Oxytocin. He knew how deeply sex can bond, He also knew the depth to which it would scar if shared with just anyone. So God gave us sex in marriage. True intimacy, true vulnerability, naked, beautiful, cherishing and honoring love as Adam looked at Eve as the only woman in the world. Eve saw Adam as the only man in the world.
This was the original design.
I believe this is still the design today. After a couple is married, the two become one and see each other as the only man or the only woman in the whole world, because, in their eyes, they are.
Consider that your heavenly father knows how to care for you better than the movies and the magazines. Take a moment to fathom that God gave you the gift of your sexuality and wants you to enjoy it, but not with just anyone.
What decisions to you need to make today to guard your eyes and your heart for your future spouse?
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E.H.Carr: A Critical Appraisal
E.H. Carr (1892-1982) was born into security but lived a life of controversy. Attacked for appeasing both Hitler and Stalin, he was not only one of the most productive writers of the Twentieth-century but one of its most provocative as well. In this book - the first ever to deal critically but fairly with Carr's contribution to international relations, Soviet Studies and the study of history - sixteen internationally respected authors grapple with his complex intellectual legacy. For those seriously interested in understanding the life and times of this most English of establishment radicals this is the place to begin.
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A quick post from the iPhone here! I hope you've all been enjoying my fabulous guest posters the past two weeks! I promise to be back to my regular blogging schedule next week. We are currently at my parents house for a big wedding tomorrow.
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Many different medical disorders can cause aching or swelling in your muscles, including bone problems, too much exercise without proper conditioning or too little exercise, says Dr William G. Crook, an allergist in Jackson, Tennessee. 'But still another cause of musculoskeletal discomfort is allergy.'
'Almost all patients with extensive food allergy complain of muscular aching,' says Frederic Speer, a professor of pediatrics at both the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri, and director of the Speer Allergy Clinic in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. 'The most commonly affected muscles are in the neck, upper back and [arms and legs].'
In fact, food allergy is a common but often overlooked explanation for 'growing pains' in children. An allergic youngster may complain that his legs ache even though his posture is good and he doesn't have flat feet,' says Dr Crook.
One of Dr Crook's patients was an eleven-year-old girl with sore neck and shoulder muscles, who also had frequent bouts of wry neck (muscle contractions along the portion of the spine that runs through the neck). Various doctors had incorrectly diagnosed her problem as everything from arthritis to rheumatic fever. Eventually, her muscle aches disappeared completely when she simply eliminated corn from her diet.
Allergy-related muscle aches can also accompany hay fever, eczema, headaches, stomach problems or other forms of allergy. You may not associate your soreness with allergy at all. Yet when allergies are brought under control, the muscle aches may disappear.
For instance, an allergy doctor reports the case of a thirty-four-year-old man who had muscular pain in his neck and shoulders for fifteen years. He also had other symptoms typical of allergy, such as post-nasal drip. Tests showed that he was allergic to several foods. After he stayed away from milk, wheat, fruit, artificial flavorings and condiments for two months, his pain went away completely.
Dust, pollen, chemicals or other airborne allergens can also cause muscle aches. If you always wake up achy in the morning, you could be allergic to mattress dust, in which case using a mattress cover and thoroughly vacuuming the mattress will help. If you feel achy after a night of partying, alcohol or cigarette smoke could be at fault. And if your muscle aches are at their worst during spring, summer and fall, pollen allergy could be to blame.
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A Carriage On The Hill is a phenomenal debut for the Athens, GA singer-songwriter. The former frontman for Rags and current leader of the Tinfoil Stars has created a top-notch record of roots rock full of clever, catchy songs and top notch playing. Recorded with David Barbe at Chase Park Transductions Studios, Carriage shows the master producer's touch with it's mixture of early Beatles' rhythm section anchored by bassist Jon Mills and drummer Jim Allen, Replacements-style rock guitar and Ferrelle's over-the-top warbling vocals. Ferrelle pens straight-ahead rock tunes that boast plenty of country twang, which comes off as both familar and refreshing thanks to his knack for clever wordplay. Like the best singer-songwriters, Ferrelle gets inside a song, cutting to the bone of the matter and exposing truths that affect the listeners. In other words, he may not be singing directly to you, but you can always relate. Matt Thompson, Flagpole Magazine.
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Anna Norton used to be fat. Correction: Anna Norton used to be a fat, nerdy, overeater with low self esteem. When she moves from suburban Ohio to Manhattan at age 23, her life does a total 180. With guidance from her boss, an unlikely Fairy Godmother in the form of a chic caterer and excellent cook, Anna loses all the weight andthough still not quite Kate Mossfinally drops her inferiority complex, brushes the crumbs off her skirt, and enters the world of feeling good, looking good, and...finally having sex.
When Anna meets Ben, the man of her dreams (and of every other person's dreams who isn't blind) she almost can't believe she is dating the Ken Doll. Deep down, she is still the chubby nerd who wrote in a diary called Hello Fatty. But not everything is perfect; her hot boyfriend is a huge flirt, and every leggy blond who crosses his path is a threat to Anna. She just can't escape the feeling that Ben is way out of her league and that everyone thinks she is dating up and he's dating down. It gets so bad, she decides she will do anything to make these women go away.
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