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SHANGHAI, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- E-House (China) Holdings Limited ("E-House") (NYSE: EJ), a leading real estate services company in China, today announced that Leju Holdings Limited ("Leju"), a wholly owned subsidiary of E-House, has submitted a draft registration statement on Form F-1 in compliance with the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a proposed initial public offering of Leju and listing of Leju's American depositary shares representing its ordinary shares on a major stock exchange in the U.S. (the "Proposed IPO"). The Proposed IPO is expected to commence as capital markets conditions permit and is subject to Leju's public filing of the registration statement with the SEC in compliance with the Securities Act, and the SEC declaring such registration statement effective. The proposed number of American depositary shares to be offered and sold in the Proposed IPO has not yet been determined. E-House may sell a portion of Leju's shares it owns, but expects to remain Leju's majority shareholder after the completion of the Proposed IPO.
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COLUMBIA, Md., March 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LB&B Associates Inc., the diversified services company operating in over twenty five states, the District of Columbia, and overseas locations, announces that it has been awarded a task order under the FTSS III contract to provide Contractor Operations and Maintenance Services (COMS) for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Simulator Program.
LB&B Associates Inc. will initially provide these services at the 32nd Street Naval Station on the "Dry Side" of the naval base, and at ASW Base Point Loma, in San Diego, CA.
Relocation of Littoral Combat Ship Simulators Also Included in the Contract
During Fiscal Year 2016, LB&B will be tasked with relocation of the current Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Simulators from both locations to the new Littoral Combat Facility (LCF) at the 32nd Street Naval Station on the "Wet Side" of the naval base.
In addition, LB&B Associates Inc. will also be responsible for maintenance and support of several additional new LCF simulators now being installed by other government contractors. During Fiscal Years 2017-2018, LB&B Associates Inc. will phase in a new LCS COMS facility located at the Mayport, Florida Naval Station Mayport.
This Contract the Third Task Order Awarded LB&B
The LCS COMS contract is the third such task order awarded to LB&B under the FTSS III contract. Previous awards include providing Contractor Instructor Services Pacific (CIS-PAC), serving NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, and NS North Island, San Diego, California; and providing Navigational Seamanship Ship-Handling Training (NSST) Contractor Instructor Services for all US Navy surface ships at nine different locations around the globe.
About LB&B Associates Inc.
LB&B Associates Inc. provides a variety of contractor services for the U.S. Government and for commercial entities, and is separated into five support divisions: Facilities Management, Operations and Maintenance Services; Logistics Support Services; Systems and Technology Services; Base Operations Support Services; and Commercial Support Services.
LB&B Associates Inc., which began in 1992 as a two-person organization, has over 1,300 associates, providing a broad range of services to an equally broad range of clients, including the federal government, state governments, commercial businesses, the military, NATO, hospitals, churches, research centers, and educational facilities.
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WHITHER GOES WRDA? House and Senate lawmakers are still working toward a deal on a long-awaited water resources bill, but several big issues remain unresolved months into the talks, according to three House conferees. One GOP negotiator admitted that the bill hasn't been discussed much lately, but added that he would be getting an update on its progress today from Transportation Committee leaders. Rep. Tim Bishop, the top Democrat on the water panel, said streamlining language and a cut-off date for adding newly approved projects to the bill are both still "unresolved," but added the talks are "still in a very collegial fashion." Much of the speculation on the project deadline has focused on a flood control project in Nevada favored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but Bishop said that's not the only one at issue. "There is not any particular chief's report, there's a couple that are near completion," he said.
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Not sold: Rep. Janice Hahn, another conferee, said she's not totally happy with the what she's heard so far regarding the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Negotiators are looking at a 12-year window for ensuring that that fund's full balance is spent each year, Hahn said, which comes as a disappointment to lawmakers upset at the billions of dollars that have been transferred elsewhere and not spent on port work.
TAXES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE: Everybody wants better infrastructure — how to pay for it is the where the fights break out. A new Reason-Rupe poll shows one out of ten people would send some of their tax dollars to infrastructure if given the chance. That might not sound like a lot, but the 1,000 people polled gave a lot of different answers when asked if they "could designate your tax money to go to specific federal or state government programs." 29 percent said education, 13 percent wanted "help for the poor" and 10 percent answered infrastructure, more than defense or health care. http://bit.ly/1hm9KJY
And some wild MH370 theories: The poll also included a question about the missing Malaysian Airlines jet, and 5 percent answered that "it's linked to supernatural or alien activity." The most popular answers were more, shall we say, down to Earth: 35 percent the plane was brought down by a mechanical failure, 22 percent think it was pilot suicide and 12 percent say it was felled by terrorists. 9 percent think it landed safely and is in hiding and 3 percent say it was shot down by a foreign government.
IT'S FRIDAY AND THE NATS' HOME OPENER. How could the day get any better? Thanks for reading POLITICO's Morning Transportation, your daily tipsheet on trains, planes, automobiles and ports, where on this day in 2003, U.S. military forces seized Saddam International Airport outside of Baghdad. Please be in touch: email@example.com and @AdamKSnider on Twitter.
"Walked her home from school one day and drove her off to work…" http://bit.ly/19EWti8
THE STATE OF OUR UNION STATION: A new report from the DOT inspector general shows some major problems at Union Station, the multimodal hub and tourist magnet that sits a few blocks north of the Capitol. Requested by D.C. Del. (and senior T&I member) Eleanor Holmes Norton, the report cited bad planning amongst the relevant agencies and governments, an out-of-date master plan and a limited stream of money and rising costs for an ongoing major rehabilitation. The watchdog also noted that past agreements have hampered DOT's ability to move the project along. The IG's five recommendations start on page 14 of the report: http://1.usa.gov/1i4KtVr
TRANSIT PARITY, BIKESHARE PROVISION MOVE FORWARD: The Senate Finance Committee has approved a package of tax provisions that includes language boosting the transit pretax benefit to the same level drivers enjoy and letting commuters deduct the cost of a bike-share membership. The base bill would boost the transit perk to $250 a month, retroactive to Jan. 1 and lasting through 2015. And thanks to a Chuck Schumer-Mark Warner amendment that sailed through on a voice vote, the bill lets commuters take a $20 monthly tax deduction on membership fees for bike-share systems that are increasingly popular in cities both big and small. League of American Bicyclists President Andy Clarke said the vote shows a "simple, symbolic, and welcome recognition of this emerging new player in the urban transportation landscape."
OIL TANK CAR RULE COMING 'VERY SOON': PHMSA head Cynthia Quarterman said yesterday that her agency has a draft rule to boost safety standards for the DOT-111 line of rail cars that carry oil and other hazardous materials and hopes to issue it "very soon." Quarterman said the agency's "marching orders are to get this done ASAP, so we are working towards that goal." DOT recently took a swipe at the American Petroleum Institute for not sharing enough data, and railroads have already agreed to some operational changes to bolster safety on trains carrying oil.
MEANWHILE, RFA AND AAR SPAR: Renewable Fuels Association CEO Bob Dinneen laid some major complaints with the U.S. freight rail system in a letter to AAR head Ed Hamberger, drawing a strong rebuke from the railroad group leader. Dinneen said freight railroads were not prepared for the winter, and he wants to ensure that crude oil shipments — which have spiked in recent years — aren't prioritized over renewable fuels like ethanol. Dinneen wrote that "the sheer chaos that is today's rail system" is hurting energy customers and shippers and that "the only change has been abject failure of the rail system to adequately address the needs of all its customers." http://bit.ly/1kvMCwd
** The U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry propels the nation's economy forward by safely and efficiently transporting vast amounts of essential commodities such as agricultural products, coal, and petroleum for domestic use and export across the world. Learn more about this dynamic industry by visiting http://www.americanwaterways.com/.
AAR's response: The railroad group shot back quickly, saying that the RFA's claim of "sheer chaos" on the rail system is "preposterous and unhelpful." Hamberger said there have been problems in some areas of the country caused by a "confluence of events," but that railroads are "working around the clock to mitigate them." Hamberger concluded his statement by saying AAR's "goal is to restore service to the high levels our customer expect and we deliver."
YOUR WEEKEND ON METRO: The nation's second-busiest subway system is still in its four-week break from track work for the Cherry Blossom season, so there won't be any scheduled station closures or single-tracking this weekend. The Metrorail system opens two hours early — at 5 a.m. — on Sunday for the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run ( http://bit.ly/1gr7ukc). There are four stations within a mile of the starting line: Smithsonian, L'Enfant Plaza, Metro Center and Archives. And if you're riding the rails to any Nats games this weekend, brush up with these tips from WMATA: http://bit.ly/PsxMga
- Indiana state Sen. Glenn Grothman will challenge senior T&I member Tom Petri in the GOP primary. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: http://bit.ly/QKkWLA
- The European Parliament has voted to exempt international airlines from carbon fees that have drawn strong opposition from U.S. officials. Reuters: http://reut.rs/1dRmopJ
- NTSB makes seven recommendations on safety for tractor-trailers. http://1.usa.gov/1i4J6WK
- California High-Speed Rail Authority issues request for bids for the second phase of the HSR project. Request for qualifications: http://bit.ly/1lETxHi
- New York to issue red license plates to emergency response vehicles. Gov. Andrew Cuomo: http://bit.ly/1dSpyJK
- More on DOT's new "U Drive. U Text. U Pay" anti-distracted driving campaign, from the agency: http://1.usa.gov/1eepw9C
- How Boeing is using the cloud to safely store lots of sensitive digital information. Ars Technica: http://bit.ly/1mGK9Ak (h/t Bob King)
- New York MTA worker disciplined for taking part in the "No Pants Subway Ride" on his day off. NBC: http://bit.ly/1mGKtzi
THE COUNTDOWN: MAP-21 expires and DOT funding runs out in 180 days. FAA policy is up in 545 days. The mid-term elections are in 214 days and the 2016 presidential election is in 949 days.
CABOOSE — Eight hours in one picture: This one made the internet rounds the other day, but MT was too busy catching up on all the April Fool's Day jokes. Now that we're done with the fooling for the year, here's a stunning and beautiful image of eight hours of departures at LAX. See the picture and read about how photographer Michael Kelley made it: http://bit.ly/OgFk4C
** AWO members are visiting Capitol Hill this week talking about the importance of the tugboat, towboat and barge industry to the U.S. economy, environment, and quality of life. Vessel operators provide family-wage jobs to tens of thousands of Americans, and nearly 500,000 U.S. jobs are supported by the domestic maritime industry. With better fuel efficiency than rail and trucks, water transportation is the most environmentally friendly way to move the nation's commerce. AWO members work cooperatively with regulatory agencies to ensure the safety of our crews, cargo, vessels, and the waters upon which we operate. AWO members also play a valuable role in protecting the nation's security by serving as extra eyes and ears throughout the U.S. waterways system. Learn more at: http://www.americanwaterways.com/


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Eight breaches in 2013 provided a painful reminder that cybercrime remains prevalent. This year's report once again covers the wide-ranging threat landscape, with data collected and analysed by security experts, while calling out seven areas that deserve special attention.
A study conducted by Verizon RISK Team with cooperation from the Australian Federal Police, Dutch National High Tech Crime Unit, Irish Reporting & Information Security Service, Police Central e-Crime Unit and United States Secret Service. This year our DBIR includes more incidents, derived from more contributors, and represents a broader and more diverse geographical scope. The number of compromised records across these incidents skyrocketed back up to 174 million after reaching an all-time low (or high, depending on your point of view) in last year's report of four million. In fact, 2011 boasts the second-highest data loss total since we started keeping track in 2004. Read this report.


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First Y-Love and Shneur Hasofer, a.k.a. DeScribe, collaborated on "Change" — a rockin' track on the Modular Moods/Shemspeed label. Black, white, left, right, United States, Australia, all put aside to "uplift the mundane" in the name of Hashem.
Faux Hasidim, Real Hasid Unite on Network TV…
…to sing a dreidel song on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien." The real Hasid is Bostoner Hasid/rapper Y-Love. The fellows in the fake beards are Erran Baron Cohen (brother of "Borat" comic Sacha) and his band. The song is from Erran's new album "Songs in the Key of Hanukkah." The motley crew's performance can be viewed here — at the end of the show. (It was, by the way, a very Jew-y episode of "Late Night," with the dreidel song preceded by a fun appearance by perennially popular comic matador Don Rickles.)
Madonna Hearts ShimonMadonna dropped in on Israel's president Shimon Peres this weekend amid her latest celebrity-packed Kabbalah conclave in the holy land.
Y-Net reports that she presented Peres with a copy of the "Book of Splendor" (i.e. the Zohar) with the dedication: "To Shimon Peres, the man I admire and love, Madonna."
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IBPS RRB Office Assistant Numerical Ability for Prelims Exam
The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts tests and drives for recruitment into public sector and regional rural banks for the posts of bank clerks and officers.
On the 9th/10th/16th and the 17th/23rd/24th September, 2017, IBPS will conduct the RRB test for the positions of Officer and Office Assistant. RRBs (Rural Regional Banks) primarily provide banking services to the rural and the semi-urban regions in India. The posts of Officers and Office Assistants in RRBs are highly desired, and every year tens of thousands of aspirants attempt the IBPS RRB exam.
The candidates aspiring for IBPS RRB Officer Scale I and IBPS RRB Office Assistant positions need to appear is year, the IBPS has changed the pattern of RRB tests. Now, there are two components in the RRB test. Check IBPS RRB Office Assistant 2017 Selection procedure
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In this article, we are going to talk about how to obtain maximum scores in the Numerical Ability section of the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims that is going to be conducted in September this year, and less than a week away.
Due to the change in the test pattern, some candidates are a bit anxious about the preparation for the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Prelims test. But do not worry; we will make things very clear in this article.
IBPS RRB Prelims Exam pattern – Office Assistant
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Tips for Preparing for the Numerical Ability Section:
The Numerical Ability Section is one that many aspirants are nervous about. You don't have to be. In fact, one can score high marks in this section, provided you have enough practice. So, it is important to prepare thoroughly with plenty of practice for this section, so that you can score the maximum possible in this section.
The following concepts are commonly covered in the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Exam Prelims:
1.Number System
2. Fractions
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4. Alligations and Mixtures
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- First of all, work on your calculation skills. The faster you can calculate, the more questions you can answer and therefore, higher your chances of scoring more. However, faster problem solving should also be correct problem solving. So, ensure that you practice solving plenty of calculations and problems.
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Professor the Hon Gareth Evans AC QC has been Chancellor of the Australian National University since January 2010, and is President Emeritus of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, the independent global conflict prevention and resolution organization which he led from 2000 to 2009. He previously spent 21 years in Australian politics, thirteen of them as a Cabinet Minister. As Foreign Minister (1988-96) he was best known internationally for his roles in developing the UN peace plan for Cambodia, concluding the Chemical Weapons Convention, and initiating new Asia Pacific regional economic and security architecture.
Professor Evans is one of the thought leaders participating in Ideapod's launch, promoting the "big idea" of International Citizenship. Sign up for the waiting list at www.ideapod.com to share ideas with Professor Evans.
Over your long and distinguished career as Australian foreign minister, head of the International Crisis Group, and initiator, member or chair of a number of international commissions and panels, you have been a leading advocate of the need for effective multilateral action to deal with some of the major challenges to security. Nowhere is this more strikingly illustrated than in your advocacy of nuclear disarmament and the "responsibility to protect". If we begin with the nuclear weapons issue, what is your assessment of the current situation?
Of all the international policy issues with which I have been involved over the last twenty-five years none has tested my optimism more than nuclear disarmament. An issue that in earlier decades mobilized hundreds of thousands of activists around the world, and on which every political leader and senior policymaker had to have some kind of an opinion, now barely resonates at all with policymakers or publics, except for the periodic occasional flurry of anxiety as to what a North Korea or Iran might be up to. Progress on disarmament has been, as a result, glacial.
Part of the reason for this seems to be complacency: the perception that in the post Cold War world nuclear stockpiles are not the threat they may once have been. Another part of the explanation appears to be an ingrained fatalism: the perception that nuclear weapons cannot be uninvented and are therefore always going to be with us. But perhaps the most important part of the explanation is the tenacious perception in many quarters that disarmament is actually undesirable – because nuclear deterrence works.
All these positions can and should be contested. I am enough of an optimist to believe that given sufficient pressure and effective leadership significant movement can occur.
What grounds are there for thinking that progress may be possible in the foreseeable future?
Despite recent lack of progress, we do see a few encouraging signs. The mindset is changing, however slowly. Deterrence realists are on the back foot and policy makers are increasingly on the defensive. The Obama Administration remains intent on persuading Congress to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and in his recent Berlin speech Obama, while avoiding the thorny questions of ballistic missile defense and US conventional superiority, nevertheless undertook to work towards a reduction in US deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to one-third and to seek negotiated cuts with Russia. At the same time greater prominence is being given to the need to make a 'sole purpose' declaration integral to nuclear doctrine. We are also seeing growing peer pressure, for example a number of like minded countries are drawing attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons (an issue that I have taken up with the Australian government and to which they are sympathetically disposed), and a cross-regional grouping of ten countries, initiated by Australia and Japan, has been meeting at foreign minister level – as the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI).
What do you see as key to any progress on the elimination of nuclear weapons?
Progress will to a large extent depend on how effectively we can articulate five crucial messages. These are: that nuclear weapons are morally and environmentally indefensible; that as long as any state retains any nuclear weapons they are bound one day to be used; that as long as any state retains nuclear weapons others will want them, so multiplying the prospects of such use; that nuclear deterrence is at best of highly dubious, and at worst zero, utility in maintaining peace; and that nuclear disarmament is actually achievable.
It is the case that nuclear weapons cannot be uninvented, but they can be outlawed. For this to happen we need to map a credible path to zero. With this in mind, the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND), which I co-chaired, argued in its 2009 report for a 2025 'minimization' target – reducing the world's stockpile by then to around 2,000 weapons (no more than 500 each for the U.S. and Russia, and no more than 1,000 for all the other nuclear-armed states combined). Steps were also advocated to ensure that by then very few of those weapons were actually physically deployed, that none of them were on dangerously high alert launch status, and that in terms of nuclear doctrine, every nuclear-armed state was credibly committed to no-first-use.
Crucial here is the need to capture the imagination of publics around the world to generate bottom-up pressure on governments, and so engage their attention and commitment. Equally important is the power of good ideas, supported by the power of evidence-based argument in putting to the test bad and outmoded ideas. The good ideas here are that a nuclear weapons free world is both overwhelmingly desirable, and achievable. And the bad idea is that nuclear deterrence is a force for peace and stability in the world of today.
Can we now turn to the 'Responsibility to Protect' or R2P as it is widely known. You are rightly credited with playing a key role in developing the concept and in securing its acceptance by the international community. Clearly, a great deal has been achieved in the short period since the release of the report in 2001 by the Canadian-sponsored Commission which you co-chaired. But this new norm in international relations appears to have run into some difficulty with events in Libya and now Syria. Do you agree?
There is no question that Libya represents an important landmark in R2P's development. It is worth recalling that in February 2011 the UN Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1970 which impressed on the Gaddafi regime its responsibility to protect its population. Gaddafi's refusal to comply with that resolution was followed three weeks later with Resolution 1973 (passed by majority vote and no Chinese or Russian veto) which authorized "all necessary measures" by member states to protect civilians under threat of attack. Acting under this authorization, NATO-led forces took immediate military action, and the feared massacres did not eventuate.
But with this success also came what I've described as a mid-life crisis. As time went on, the NATO-led intervention came under fierce attack by the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, china and South Africa – for exceeding its UN mandate and pursuing regime change, which eventually led to the overthrow of Gaddafi in October 2011.
As a result of this disagreement the Security Council has been unable to agree on almost anything in response to the alarming situation in Syria, even on coercive measures that fall short of military force. The Syrian crisis, it is true, is quite different in terms of sectarian internal divisions, anxiety about many of the elements that make up the opposition, Russia's longstanding commitment to the Assad regime and the strength of the Syrian army. But there can be little doubt that recriminations about the implementation of the Libyan mandate have made Security Council consensus on Syria virtually impossible, even in the face now of evidence about regime use of chemical weapons, which takes the horror to a whole new level.
What, then, do you see as the way forward for R2P?
The first thing to say is that R2P as an international norm remains alive and well. Many states are, of course, more comfortable with Pillar One (the responsibility of each state to protect its own population from mass atrocity crimes) and Pillar Two (the responsibility of others to assist it to do so) than they are with Pillar Three which requires the international community to respond in 'timely and decisive' fashion if the state in question is 'manifestly failing' to protect its people. Yet, it is clear from the annual debates in the General Assembly, including in 2011 and 2012 when disaffection over the Libya mandate was at its height, that the norm is not under challenge. As Ban Ki Moon put it in 2011, 'our debates are now about how, not whether, to implement R2P'. For all its divisions over Libya and Syria, the Security Council has continued to use explicit 'R2P' language in its resolutions on Yemen, South Sudan and Mali.
It is equally clear, however, that when it comes to Pillar Three there are important issues to consider. In implementing Resolution 1973, the P3 (US, UK and France) were contemptuously dismissive of the concerns of the international community: they did not appear to treat at all seriously Libyan overtures for a ceasefire, and they must bear some responsibility for the shooting of fleeing soldiers and the killing of Gaddafi.
The upshot is that if an un-vetoed majority vote is ever going to be secured again for tough action in a hard mass atrocity case, the concerns expressed by the BRICS states, which reflect those of many other developing states, have to be taken seriously. The Brazilian proposal offers a way forward. It calls for the R2P concept to be supplemented – not replaced – by a set of principles and procedures that it labels 'responsibility while protecting' (RWP). Specifically, it proposes the adoption of a set of criteria which would need to be fully debated before the Security Council approves any use of military force, and some kind of enhanced monitoring and review process that would enable such mandates to be seriously debated by all Council members during their implementation. Australia, which currently has a seat on the Security Council, might be well placed to initiate debate on this crucial aspect of R2P.


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Clarke County students become teachers every year on the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, with essays and poems about the civil rights leader and the dreams and ideals he stood for.
"I have a dream one day every one person will have empathy for one another and will not live careless amongst each other," wrote one dreamer, Clarke Middle School eighth-grader Trey Brown.
"I have a dream that one day all the discouraged people will be the opposite," wrote Brown, whose essay was judged best among those written by about two dozen children in the after-school programs local community centers. "I have a dream that one day all the children will live up to be what they want. ... Also I dream that everyone forgets about the past and thinks about the future."
Judges Kascha Tyree and Isis Men-Nefer also liked what Alps Road fifth-grader Ja'Quavius Grant wrote about his mother.
"My mom tries to follow the great M.L.K. dream," wrote Grant, awarded second place. "My mom sees a lot of potential in us."
Alps Road third-grader Asia Kennedy paid tribute to her teacher in a poem for the contest.
"My teacher is stressed. She helps me the best," she began.
"She taught me about arms, legs and all the rest," Kennedy concluded.
Officials in the Clarke County School District also asked children to write essays about King and his ideals, then featured the best in a video hundreds of people saw at Friday's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast at the University of Georgia.
Naha Mohanty foresaw a time war might end.
"This fighting goes on and on," according to Mohanty's poem. "Its essence is never gone / People, influenced by the acts of the past / Don't give my dreams a glance," wrote Mohanty, a Burney-Harris-Lyons sixth-grader. "But one day, my dream will come true / My dream of world peace will shine through."
Hilsman Middle School eighth-grader Jean Yuh wrote in Korean the characters that represent dream, hope, goal, determination, courage and strength.
"I chose those words because that's what I believe you need to achieve your dreams," she wrote.
Whitehead Road Elementary School third-grader Brandon Thornton wants to be on a S.W.A.T. team when he grows up, to protect people from bad things.
"I will stand for what is right, even when that is hard to do sometimes," he wrote.
Angelina Choi, an eighth-grader at Hilsman Middle School, wrote a poem honoring teacher Chad Paxson, who collapsed and died at the school Nov. 4.
"I just can't stop wondering / Why God took Mr. Paxson away / If tears could be a stairway / And memories a lane / I'd walk right up to Heaven / And bring him home again," Choi wrote.


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Beyond Fingerprints Morphology: Chemical Mapping of Functional Groups
Fingerprints are one the oldest biometrics used in investigations. The fingerprint morphology is considered unique and immutable and it is routinely used to identify an individual from the mark found at the crime scene. The comparison is based solely on the ridges flow and on their discontinuities (i.e. the minutiae), without considering other information possibly embedded in the fingerprint itself. In this paper, the authors used a Fourier Transform InfraRed Micro-Spectroscopy (FT-IRMS) to obtain the morphology and the chemical map of functional groups in fingerprints. The FT-IRMS technique is able to acquire hyper-spectral images of the organic compounds present in the samples under examination. However, both sophisticated processing and user interaction are required to process the spectra and no fully automated procedure is currently available.


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Disclaimer: I own nothing other than the character of Celeste Michaels aka Aaliyah Jayne.
Sorry I am reposting. I accidently left a chunk of a section out.
Chapter 20 – Celeste's Traveling Day/Hotel Room (Wednesday)
The earlier part of Celeste's day didn't fare too well when she found herself having traveling issues with Cameron and Roman. The sight of the couple made her stomach wretch, because she couldn't understand what Roman could see in such a nasty individual as Cameron. From her very core, she just didn't like Cameron. She was mean and just plain no good, not just to Celeste but others too. There was no way Roman could hold any real interest in the harlot.
An eye roll here, a snarl there came from Celeste across the room watching the couple who were clearly into each other. Every time Cameron draped herself over Roman, he always seemed to look at Celeste and give the impression he was amused at her distaste for her rival. At one point Roman leaned over to Cameron and whispered something to her making her blush. Cameron responded by rubbing the inside of his leg, discreetly while she watched Celeste's reactions.
Celeste shook her head and turned her body towards Eve, who was seated next to her. "I'm so tired of having my eyes physically assaulted!"
Pulling the brim of her baseball hat over her eyes, Celeste thoughts turned to Phil. He spent all night at the hospital and somehow managed to see her off before she headed to the airport. Celeste recalled her conversation with him in her hotel room before she and the girls drove to the airport that morning.
"What about you Phil? How are you? That was quite a match you had with Daniel last night and I know you've had little sleep in these last 12 hours or so," Celeste stated, worried Phil wasn't taking care of himself.
"I'm good, I could be better but I'm good. I had that match with Daniel during Smackdown and he sort of put a hurtin' on me. If you tell him that, please know I will deny, it to the very end!" Phil exalted, as he was sure Daniel was in similar shape as he. Phil was very good about giving as well as he got.
"I was scared for you when your head and neck looked like it went into the barrier like a crushed can. That looked like it really could have been a really bad injury." Celeste added, glad his injury wasn't severe like it appeared to be on the monitors when it occurred.
"Am I sensing a bit of, I don't know…concern from you?" Phil egged her on trying to admit some sort of emotion about him first, before he made a step to express how he felt.
"Yes, Phil I do have concern for you. I used to be able to watch your matches without any problems. Now, every time I see the matches become more volatile, I find myself getting nervous for you. I just don't want to see you get hurt," Celeste shared allowing herself to open up to some other feeling than lust for Phil.
Celeste felt emotionally exposed, as Phil didn't offer a response. He appeared to be internalizing the moment, but then spoke, "I worry about you too wrestling with all those guys. Anything can happen in that ring with the smallest amount of neglect."
Celeste released a sigh, happy he shared his feeling. Celeste feeling both could use a reprieve changed the atmosphere by turning their attention back to his hospitalized friend.
"What's the latest regarding Kofi?" she asked Phil who lay on the extra queen size bed observing Celeste packing. The bags under his eyes were dark and deep, signs he didn't get a lot of sleep the previous night at the hospital. Even though Punk was tired and looked scraggly, Celeste still found him attractive. Showing emotions and caring about friends was a good look on him. Celeste seemed hopeful Phil really could be and was a good man.
Rolling onto his back, staring at the ceiling, Phil rubbed his hazel eyes. "He suffered a concussion that affected his short term memory. He couldn't remember anything other than coming down to the ring last night. Everything else was a blackout. Unfortunately, he'll be out for several weeks," Phil relayed, feeling bad his friend had to sit the next few weeks out.
Celeste gasped while clasping her hands over her face. Injuries can always be the kiss of death for a wrestler. Not only do wrestlers have to worry about healing from the injury, it also means time off from work, lost wages, and medical bills.
Celeste went over to him, sitting on the edge of the bed. Phil brought his free hand to rest along her leg and hip. "Phil, Kofi is resilient if nothing else. When he comes back, he's going to fly from all four corners of the top rope! Maybe when he is settled, I could send him some sort of care package. Until then, send him my best and tell him I'm thinking of him." Celeste uttered in a small voice as she imagined the thoughts running through Phil's head. Celeste rubbed her hand over his chest, in a calming fashion.
"I will tell him and I know he'll appreciate you thinking of him," Phil liked she had compassion for others, something his last girlfriend lacked. A smile appeared on his face, as he laughed at his internal thought.
"What so funny?" Celeste tapped him on the chest to gain his attention.
"So…Kofi gets a concussion and gets gifts from you? Man, what do I have to do to get 'gifts' from you? You know I have this nagging knee injury…" his voice trailed off.
Celeste laughed, noticing her text ring tone going off, Celeste retrieved the phone and read her message. Throwing the phone on the opposite bed, she hurried to finish packing. "Not that being with you isn't fun, but I'm ignoring you now. Naomi just texted me, I have to hurry the girls are headed downstairs to load the car."
Phil shrugged off her deterrence of his flirtation and opted to sleep for a few minutes, "Yeah you go finish packing while I lay here. You know with your attraction to me, resistance is futile…" he laughed citing a Star Trek reference regarding the assimilation of life forms into Borgs. For all of his alleged coolness, she repected Phil for never letting go of the weird kid he once was and for staying true to who he is.
Within 10 minutes, Celeste finished packing and lightly smacked Phil on his face, causing him to quickly grab her hand, "There are other ways to wake someone you know," he yawned.
"I was calling you and you never answered. Or I should say when I called your name, you turned your skinny ass over and ignored me. Given our time restraints my love tap seemed to do the trick." Celeste sarcastically chastised him as he stood up to stretch. Grabbing her lightweight jacket, she threw it on, buttoning and tying the jacket with a quickness.
"That's not a love tap, please allow me to demonstrate," Phil attempted to swat at her backside causing her to laugh as she avoided him. He stood in between her and her luggage physically goading her to try to pass him.
"Stop, I gotta go!" Celeste stamped her feet at her inability to get by him. "Quit playing Phil!" she squawked.
"Ok," Phil chuckled in kind as he grabbed the suitcase's handle.
"Put that down. Phil I've got it," Celeste unclasped his hands around her luggage and began pulling it towards the door, Phil blocked her path at the door and took the handle again gawking at her strangely.
The two stood in the middle of her hotel room arguing about who should carry her luggage. A flustered Celeste snatched the handle from Phil, "I've been carrying my bags all this time without you. You don't need to take my bags since I'm able bodied!" Celeste was in the habit of doing for herself and felt weird about his doing things for her when she could accomplish those tasks herself.
Phil raised an eyebrow, his head tipped to the side observing her curves under her lightweight coat.
"Don't…" Celeste drawled out figuring Phil would make an obvious statement about her curves. Phil smirked; his eyes appeared to be a fiery amber color.
Celeste conceded defeat as Phil wouldn't allow her to pull her own bag. He opened the door and waited for her to exit first. Slinging her carryon bag on her shoulder, she left the hotel room.
"I was just going to tell you, in my presence you don't need to worry about carrying heavy items," Phil playfully treated her bag as if it were too heavy pulling her suitcase, walking side by side down the hallway to the elevator .
"Damn woman! What in Beelzebub do you have in here? Cameron?" he cackled, "struggling" to put her bag down.
The mere mention of Cameron's name seemed to bring much animosity from Celeste. The change in her demeanor hadn't gone unnoticed by Phil. On several occasions, Celeste shared she didn't care for the wayward Diva and provided little other information. He surmised their distaste for one another came about through training with each other or some other run ins from the past.
"Shhh. You'll help me bury the body right?" Celeste giggled, scanning the hallway making sure no one heard their joke, believing they were causing harm to another. She pushed the down arrow key, eagerly waited for the elevator to come to their floor.
"Next stop, a hardware store. Tis a shovel, me lady wants, then a shovel she shall have!" he stated in a hushed tone, pretending he had a cockney English accent. To show her chivalry wasn't dead, Phil bowed at the waist with a look of desire on his face. Grabbing her hand, Phil ran his soft lips over the smooth, milk chocolate colored surface. Phil's amber colored eyes flickered whilst he sought to connect with her dark eyes, placing kisses along the back of her hand. His lips curled into a smirk, noticing her body shudder from his touch.
"Trying to make amends are we Brooks? I think you're going to have to put in some work to smooth these troubled waters," Celeste pouted in a comical manner, her eyes fixed on the ascending floor numbers of the elevator.
"You know I'm good for it. 'Best in the World' extends to many things and isn't exclusive to just wrestling," The elevator dinged and open, causing an unexpected emphasis to Phil's comment.
Leading her inside, he spoke again selecting the main floor as their destination, "My offer stands," Phil wiggled his dark eyebrows, his finger resting on the elevator's alarm.
"Don't you dare! We've already been banned from one place," she hissed removing his finger from the alarm. Snaking his free arm around her curvaceous figure, Celeste embraced him in kind.
"Aw…so what's one more place?" he flirted, Phil's copper eyes ablaze with passion.
Drawing her head closer to her lips, she whispered to Phil, "So says Mr. Straight Edge, always with his sexual connotations."
Celeste called him out referencing an aspect of his straight edge lifestyle. Being a fan of his, she was familiar with Phil's dedication to live a straight edge lifestyle where he didn't drink alcohol, smoke, engage in drug use, or have promiscuous sex. Straight edge was about abstinence from these behaviors. During their time of game play on the travel bus, Celeste revealed she too led a similar lifestyle leading each to understand why their flirting seemed so intense at times. If they couldn't be intimate physically as neither were promiscuous, they next best thing was intimacy through flirtation and PG physicality.
"So how is your straight edge affiliation treating you in regards to me?" she asked, feeling his hold tighten drawing her flush against his solid body.
"Truthfully?" Phil started, Celeste watching him under hooded lids with anticipation that he too was having a difficult time keeping course of abstinence where she was concerned.
"We have many rain checks that we keep writing and stuffing in a mental drawer, but nothing has really happened yet," he sighed, his 6' 2" frame towering over her 5' 10" body. "I know it presents some interesting constraints that I sometimes don't wish to follow," his tongue snaked out to trace the shape of his silver lip ring as he sent a downward gaze her way.
Celeste's attention focused on his thin lips, "Constraints like what?" she asked with a slight smile. Phil's chestnut colored eyes flickered with a hint of mischievousness.
"Like now. I'm resisting the urge to stop this elevator and allow you to have your way with me." Phil spoke in a serious tone.
"Me have my way with you? Sounds oh so intriguing," she whispered faintly against his lips.
"There's only one problem. I'm not that kind of guy and I really don't want to get that type of reputation. People talk you know." Phil smirked, running his fingers through her raven colored tresses.
"Hmm. Reputations are important," she added raising her eyebrow for emphasis.
"Celeste you look at me with such lust in your eyes, but don't get me wrong. I like that you're attracted to me, but I am more than this body that stands before you. I also want you to respect me. I would go so far to say, I want us take things to the next level,...as in us dating and being a couple."
Phil stared at her, in hopes of gauging some type of response regarding agreement. Celeste appeared to have been lost in his reveal of moving onto the next step of a more serious type of intermingling.
This time it was Celeste's turn to leave Phil pondering what was in her head since he put himself out there much like she did previously. The elevator doors opened to several people who wanted to get in.
Sometimes the best moments were when there was nothing but silence. Phil watched Celeste for her reaction, her eyes fixated towards the front of the elevator.
Reaching the main floor, Phil allowed her to exit first and followed behind her. Opening the door leading to the parking lot, he grabbed her hand. "Don't I get an answer?" he waited in an understated manner, trying to not appear anxious.
"Yes," Celeste quietly replied.
"Yes to what?" his voice now having an edge to it, heavily anticipating her response.
"Yes to everything," she smiled causing Phil to embrace her. Celeste's hands cupped his unshaven cheeks as he planted a chaste kiss on her lips, followed by a more desired filled kiss. Their breaths quickened, Phil acted like he was stealing the very breath from her. His scruffy beard tickling her chin.
An older lady bypassed the couple and glared at them with a judgmental eye as she passed by, "You two are in the right place. Get a room!"
Phil started to say something to her when he felt Celeste's soft hands grab his chin, "Don't worry about that old lady. You worry about your old lady standing before you," she grinned mischievously, allowing herself get her fill of Phil and his affections.
Phil held her hand leading her to her rental car. Holding the door as they exited the hotel. Celeste heard Eve call her name, leading them to walk in her direction.
Phil exchanged a few pleasantries with the girls and they sat on the inside of the car to give the couple a bit of time to say goodbye. "Kofi's wife came in late last night, but I thought I would stay a bit longer with her." Celeste tried not to appear sad even though she understood. They stopped to hug one another, Celeste held his head so they could look into each other's eyes.
"You don't have to do this by yourself. I don't mind staying with you." Celeste gazed into his tired, hazel eyes.
She continued on as she allowed her fingers to lightly rap on his chest," Sitting in a hospital is hard work and we could take turns looking after him. I'm sure his wife would appreciate all the help she can get," Celeste hugged him placing her head on his black hoodie covered chest.
"I know, but I'm at a place in my career where management won't be in my ass if I unexpectedly take time off and there are no repercussions for me. Besides, I don't perform again until this Saturday. Go, just the fact that you offered means a great deal to me." Phil gave a lopsided grin and he kissed her gently on the lips whilst he rubbed her shoulder.
Opening the back of the car door, led her to the vehicle to take her seat. Celeste begrudgingly sat down as Phil stood in the car door's entrance.
"I will be in contact sometime today okay?" Phil leaned forward for one last kiss as he cherished those plump lips. To his chagrin, Eve decided to be a time keeper and honked her horn. Phil touched the side of Celeste's face. "You guys have a safe trip and no worries here," Phil said to the trio as he closed the door. He gave a wave as he watched them drive away.
Celeste looked sadly out the window as she waved to Phil and watched his form disappear to nothing as they drove further and further away.
An hour and a half flight, 2 two hour layovers, then a 45 minute flight helped the girls reach their Tampa destination. Not too soon after landing in Tampa, the girls settled into their hotel. Lifting their spirits, theyt decided to celebrate Celeste's new relationship by spending the night having drinks and dinner with Stephen. The Irishman had the ladies laughing and ballyhooing all night long with tales of wrestling in Dublin.
Flipping through her phone, the last text she received was from Phil stating Kofi was doing better and his wife had made it to the hospital. Celeste tried sending a text and calling Phil at the time, but he never replied possibly due to the bad reception in the hosptial. Celeste decided the best decision was to let Phil contact her as any number of things could have been happening where he couldn't contact her.
A few hours after her last text check, she received a text: "I'm taking a private jet, but I'm coming in late tonight. Maybe around midnight or so. Me + you = quality time"
Celeste felt like her spirit was ignited, Phil decided to come out to Tampa and spend a time with her. This would allow them to train and spend time together on Thursday, her day to film NXT. On Friday and Saturday they would be able to travel together for the WWE Live Tour since they were on the same ticket. Celeste was giddy all night in anticipation her man was soon on his way.
It was midnight by the time they returned to the hotel ready for the night to end. Eve and Naomi were a bit tipsy, but all were sleepy and would have no problem getting rest for the night.
Rather than worry, Celeste made an executive decision to take a hot bath and de stress. She hadn't taken the time to digest, Phil was now her man and she his girl. The thought was too surreal, while she contemplated what would happen next for them. Throwing bath salts in the tub with the water running, all she could do was hope all would be okay and this relationship would work out for them both.
Chapter 20 – Celeste's Hotel Room (The midnight hour)
Settling into her bath, her cell rang disturbing her. Hating to play phone tag with other callers, she reached for a towel to ensure her hand was dry before picking answering the phone Glancing at the caller's name, her face lit up to hear from her person of interest.
"What is up Chicago?" She asked hearing Phil chuckle in return
"Nothing much, I just thought I would check and see if you and the girls made it safely to back to your hotel." He asked yawning since it had truly been a long day.
"Yes, we made it back in one piece. It's been quite a day with surprises abound!' she stood up and exited the bath not wanting to drop the phone in the tub.
"I also meant to tell you the girls can come along if you like since we're all going to the same destination," he added trying not to yawn again.
"You would do that for me? Wow! You have a big ass heart there boy…" Celeste started to praise him, happy he was so inclusive of her friends already.
"Big heart, big feet, big…." Phil chuckled.
"Just like that you go from sweet to crass. You were so, close Phil, so, so close to having a touching moment there." She acknowledged his flirtatious banter. "So..." Celeste drawled out curious to find out where he was currently located in relation to that last text.
"Are you here yet? Are you here yet? Are you here yet?" Celeste rushed her words out without allowing Phil to respond.
Phil chuckled, happy she was anxious to see him. "How would it sound if I said I was in the lobby waiting for you?"
"It would sound like you need to check at the front desk because I have a key with my room number reserved for you," she seductively suggested.
"Gimmie 15 minutes, and I'm on the way up!" Phil exclaimed hanging up his cell. Phil happily, but tiredly turned his attention to the hotel attendant who slid a card to him for access to Celeste's room. Unfortunately, for him his body couldn't catch up with his mind and he lazily drug himself to the elevator. On the private flight in, he was able to catch a nap, but his body still lacked energy. Even his beloved Pepsi drink from the flight, failed to give him a much needed energy boost.
Phil boarded the elevator and his eyes burrowed a hole into the button for the 3rd floor. He murmured to himself, finally he was going to see 'his woman.' 'His woman," he loved the sound of that statement, allowing his proud nature to beam within.
Reaching the floor, he managed to walk the floor to locate her room. Sliding the key card into the lock, he turned the doorknob. "Honey, I'm home!" he called out to her.
Closing the door, he took a few steps and called her by name. Further, inside the room he noticed 2 queen size beds. The one on the right, closest to him contained white pillows fluffed at the head of the bed. Examining the second bed, he noticed the white, heavy covers was folded neatly in the caramel colored chair off to the side. The sparkling white sheet lay at the foot of the bed folded, leaving the fitted sheet exposed. The plush pillows adorned the head of the bed crowding around a folded piece of paper.
Phil headed towards the note and put his huge gym bag on the floor. Grabbing the note his eyes glazed over her handwriting. "Phil, don't go anywhere! I will be right back." His eyebrow gently lifted as he noted the smiley face and her signature wondering where that woman could be.
Chapter 20 - Celeste on a mission.
Celeste swiftly exited Eve's room. Eve hung in her doorway, rubbing her eyes the alcohol trying to work its way out of her system, "You just keep that! I can get another one! I don't wanna see you for 7-8 hours from now! Ok? Don't you come back here waking me up!" Eve yelled in a hushed tone.
"Ok, you just get back inside your room and lock it up tight ok? I want to hear those locks," Celeste said in a quieter tone trying not to wake Eve's fellow hotel patrons. Eve looked annoyed at having her slumber disrupted in the first place, friend or not. Rolling her eyes, she closed the door allowing Celeste to hear the locks turning. Satisfied Eve was safe, Celeste headed back to the elevator heading to up to her own room.
"It's a little late to run around here unescorted, don't you think?" she heard a male's deep voice nearby.
Cautiously turning her head to the direction of the disembodied voice, she discovered Roman headed toward her, several steps away.
"It's a little late for you to be running around unescorted as well Roman. What are you doing up so late?" Celeste knew whatever he would say would more than likely be a lie, but she decided to bite.
Analyzing Roman's wardrobe, she noticed a tank and fleece shorts on his muscular frame. Past experience led her to speculate he was now wearing his sleep attire. Another tip off that led her to the conclusion he was in his sleepwear, was the way 'he' laid against his own leg signifying he didn't have any underwear on.
Celeste chuckled to herself rolling her eyes at his brazen nature, but that was who Roman was. Roman smirked witnessing her realization he was commando. Celeste exhaled knowing there was a story behind him walking around this late at night with not much on.
His dark eyes drifted from 'him' back to Celeste's critical eyes. "Old habits die hard. No pun intended," he slyly smiled confident he was difficult to ignore in the moment. Leaning towards her, she caught a whiff of alcohol wafting from Roman. She knew he and the rest of the fellows went out to eat earlier and must have knocked back a few beers in the process.
Averting her eyes, she seconded his comment, "Old habits indeed," she muttered to herself to get back to Phil and away from this contrived situation. Her slim finger hit the down arrow key for the elevator, multiple times.
"I'm locked out of my room and didn't want to wake Cami. I was going to have Seth or Dean let me bunk with them until the morning," he started to say.
The elevator opened and she hopped on with Roman in tow. "Me and the guys are all on the 3rd floor. I wouldn't want to be accused of stalking you."
"I didn't think that at all," observing him from her peripheral vision. Both stood noiselessly side by side, face forward, the elevator descending.
"Instead of bothering the boys, it would make sense to go to the front desk and get a new key card," she nodded in his direction stating a flaw in his actions.
"I didn't think of that, but really I needed a break from Cami," he stated in a low voice.
To hear him, Celeste turned her attention towards Roman. "A break? Why would you need a break from her? I thought everything was so 'ain't love grand' between you two," she inquired in a slightly snide tone. Celeste felt an 'I told you so,' milling around her inner being.
Cami, she's just," he hesitated catching Celeste's interest, noting she was leaning in to hear his response. "She's quite insatiable and I can't have her wearing me out too much before the show tonight. You know what that used to be like, don't you," he chuckled slyly trying to dredge up jealousy vibes within Celeste.
Celeste stared straight ahead and didn't respond. "Of all the girls to get tangled up with he chooses her? The one who was always trying to break us up like her name was Will E Coyote and we were the Road Runner," she thought to herself.
Celeste remembered when she was with Roman, watching Cameron try to sidle up next to him on numerous occasions. Back in the day, Celeste often felt like carrying a super soaker to spray Cameron down in an attempt to break up all attraction for her then boyfriend. Cameron always struck her as the type of girl to pretend to be your friend only to sleep with your man and willingly be a sidepiece.
When the elevator stopped on the 3rd floor, she immediately stepped out only to have Roman perform the same action.
"Roman, stop following me! Go on and find Seth and Dean like you were doing," she angrily spat. Celeste was annoyed at his remarks and throwing up Cameron in her face.
"No one is following you, least of all me sweetie,' he laughed wickedly. "Like I said before, we are all on the same floor. Plus I guess you forgot, but I gotta woman, remember," Roman argued defensively, staring at her coolly.
"Have a good night!" she turned to walk away from him. Spotting an item, she held in her hand, Roman snatched it from her grip in an effort to get her ire going further.
It used to be one of his favorite pastimes making Celeste upset. A fiery Celeste always meant the makeup sex would be out of this world. She was a passionate woman, but it seemed like her lovemaking was amped to unbelievable levels when anger was involved. This on the spot plan was designed to make her remember she still had feelings for him and the best way to work it out would be through sex, and fingers crossed with him.
"So what do we have here CeCe?" Roman examined the unmarked container trying to identify its contents. Roman first shook the container watching its contents slide to the bottom. Not content with the discovery, he then unscrewed the cap to smell it.
"Are you done with your CSI investigation? It's baby oil," she quietly seethed, watching him recap the container with one hand and rubbing his thick fingers together with the other. Roman's wayward flirtations and smart comments ceased as Celeste could see his inner most thoughts at work.
Stepping up to him, mere inches from his face, her hands seized the baby oil from him. "I'm using it for the purposes I used to use it with, when I was with you. You remember those times right, Ro?" she smirked cocking her eyebrow.
Roman didn't immediately turn her an answer so she headed for her room, feeling she bested him.
"Who are you using that on?" he inquired with a gravely like tone, keeping pace with her down the hallway. "Is it Phil…Randy Orton? Someone else?" his voice became louder as she was surprised at his line of questioning.
Stopping in front of her door, her mouth became slick. "Maybe it's all the above Roman. So what? You have a girl now, or have you forgotten that quickly? The main thing you should know, is I'm using it on my man…all…night…long and I could give a damn about wearing his ass out. Actually come to think of it, no pun intended…he prefers it that way." She slipped into her room closing the door in his face.
Roman narrowed his eyes at the door dismayed with himself that he kept picking at her until he was the one with egg on his face. All this moment proved was he and Cameron needed to figure a way to turn things up and bring it around back to his favor.
Celeste leaned against the door, her heart racing at the incident that just transpired. Roman had her rattled and she didn't have an answer as to why. She was alarmed she allowed Roman to get her goat so easily. She thought her love and desire was long gone for him. She couldn't understand why the mere mention of Cameron would set her emotions so far back.
Peering at the bed, all thoughts regarding Roman were long gone. Taking a few steps forward, she saw an almost naked Phil laying on his front with a towel loosely hanging around his backside. A few beads of water remained on his back and on the back of his legs. His dark, hair appeared to be damp allowing the pillow to absorb some of the drops of water.
Pulling off the lightweight sweatshirt she wore, she revealed a long white t-shirt. Her white boy shorts fit her perfectly, showcasing her long, dark legs in their best light. She slid next to Phil and whispered his name. Phil turned his head to face her and smiled tiredly at her.
Phil appeared worn out and barely looked like he could even muster the strength to string several words together.
"Shh. You don't have to say or do anything. All you need to do is lie here and relax. You've been taking care of others for the past 24 hours. It's your turn now, "Celeste encouraged him in a soft voice as she stroked his hair.
Straddling him above his waist, Celeste leaned forward running her hands through his head, massaging his scalp. He groaned his appreciation of her efforts. Her slim hands trickled down his neck, attempting to knead the soreness out. She moved from the sensitive area and sought a shoulder. Celeste reached for the baby oil and massaged it within her hands, warming the liquid.
Examining the G.I. Joe Cobra logo on his right shoulder, her fingers squeezed the area. The oil allowed her hands to move easily one hand over the other, never breaking contact with his skin. She put more baby oil in her hand and glided over his back kneading his flesh.
Phil moaned in response to some of the spots aching under her touch, but with each groan she in turn became gentle handling those spots. Rubbing his left shoulder, she noted the Pepsi logo was huge, but authentic to the brand. She chuckled internally remembering that tattoo referred to his love for Pepsi soda.
Moving her body to sit right below his backside, she unfolded the towel to show a little of his slightly tanned ass. Celeste applied pressure to his lower back, giving him a bit of relief to the area. After 30 minutes of massaging Phil's back, shoulders, and arms Celeste flipped the towel to cover Phil's nakedness.
"Phil? Turn over," she asked in a calm tone. When she didn't hear him respond she called to him again, and received the same response. Sliding off his body, she kneeled beside to ensure Phil was still breathing. Celeste ran her hand across his cheek while Phil slept soundly. Phil stretched across the bed making her sleeping there an improbability. Heading toward the tail end of the bed, she took the loose sheet and pulled the sheet around his waist.
Kissing him on the cheek, she uttered softly, "Good Night Phil." Celeste eased into the matching queen size bed and fell soundly asleep too.
In the middle of the night, Phil awoke to discover he fell victim to the 'ugly sleep.' Celeste's massage relaxed him to the point he was lulled into a restful sleep. Now he was semi awake with his attention on his pillow observing the drool pool he created.
Along his outer leg, he felt some sort of damp fabric. Glancing downward, he noticed he was barely covered by the towel he used earlier for his shower. A thin cover was hanging a tad on the bed, but mostly on the floor rendering him nude.
A look to his left, he would find Celeste resting peacefully on top of the covers. His eyes followed the natural curve of her side leading to the round shape of her hip. He appreciated her physical attributes but appreciated her other gifts as well. Phil really felt like he hit the mother lode in his connection with Celeste. It seemed he found a woman he could be physically and emotionally attracted to without any effort.
Phil slid into the bed with her, his fingertips lightly tracing up and down the length of her body. Celeste's eyes fluttered open when she felt a warm breath tickling the back of her neck. Her body shuddered at the unexpected air now caressing her ear. Lightly hanging over her hip, she saw a tattooed hand stating "No Gimmicks Needed" over the surface of Phil's hand. Phil cuddling beside her felt like the most natural thing in the world and thoughts of Roman no longer lingered within her mind. "Thank you," she thought his voice said. "No…thank you," she smiled snuggling her back into his tattooed chest.


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It's true, history repeats itself. Welcome back to the age of prohibition! Only this time, the demon drink government wants to outlaw is the large soda.
New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg wants to outlaw the sale of any sugary fountain drink larger than 16 ounces within city limits. You know what this means. Al Capone will be selling bootleg Big Gulps to underground clubs called "burp-easies".
A pair of eyes will suddenly appear through a slit in the door.
"Free refill."
If this trend ever hit Utah, convenience stores would go out of business.
Seriously, what does it say about a nation when two of the biggest cultural movements would a) make it OK to sell and smoke marijuana and b) make it illegal to sell soda pop?
You get the feeling Mitt Romney wouldn't mind having Donald Trump tell him he's fired, so long as he remembered to send a nice severance check.
Romney was in the awkward position of appearing with Trump last week and accepting his support, just before Trump erupted with nonsense about President Obama's birth certificate. We've all been there — playing nice and hoping for a birthday gift from a crazy uncle with big hair and billions of dollars. Well, maybe not.
Julian Assange learned last week that he can tell secrets about everyone else but he can't keep his own secrets from the long arm of the law.
A British court ruled that Assange, owner of wikileaks.org, should be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of sex crimes. Assange claims whatever he did in Sweden was consensual, and he won't get a fair trial there. Ah yes, Sweden, that repressive country with strict moral codes.1 comment on this story
Travel and Leisure Magazine last week ranked Salt Lake City as the second worst-dressed city in the nation. Judging by what I see when I travel, this means we're one spot away from winning and need to try a little harder.
In an age when you can spend big bucks for designer jeans with readymade holes in them, isn't a worst-dressed poll kind of like a pretty face competition among pug dogs?
I mean, shouldn't you organize a contest around something people actually seem to care about winning, like the most 16-ounce sodas consumed per capita?
Jay Evensen is the associate editor of the Deseret News editorial page. Follow him on Twitter @jayevensen.


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Glenn Kawasaki, PhD, MBA, JD
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Dr. Kawasaki is a Seattle entrepreneur with 35 years in the biotech industry. He was the first scientist at ZymoGenetics as a Ph.D. geneticist, and was also a research fellow at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kawasaki is the inventor of ribosome display and founded Aptein, Inc. for cell-free engineering of proteins and peptides. He is founder and president of Catch Inc., developing diagnostics tests for homocysteine, as well as founder and director of Sound Pharmaceuticals, a hearing loss company with a drug candidate in clinical trials. In 2005, he joined Accium BioSciences and helped progress its new business unit, DirectAMS, in 2011. He has served as CEO and President since 2013.
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Director of AMS Operations
Dr. Giacomo joined DirectAMS in early 2016 to serve as the Director of AMS Operations and oversee the management, maintenance, and improvement of our two AMS instruments. He has been operating and maintaining AMS systems since 2008 and has a number of peer-reviewed publications in the field of AMS. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Davis and has worked on a broad range of projects from imaging atoms on surfaces using scanning tunneling microscopy to galactic cluster observations at the Palomar Observatory.
Dr. Giacomo received brief but comprehensive AMS training at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich before designing a new laboratory and installing the BioMICADAS™ AMS instrument in Davis, California. There he successfully operated and maintained the instrument for eight years. He also created a new radiocarbon processing lab and designed new equipment and procedures for high-throughput AMS analysis of natural carbon samples. He has experience in the preparation and AMS analysis of samples originating from archaeological, forensic, and biofuel projects. Dr. Giacomo brings this experience to DirectAMS to ensure the continued on-time performance, accuracy and scientific integrity for which we are known.
James C. Chatters, Ph.D.
Dr. James Chatters is a recognized expert in the human and environmental prehistory of western North America. A broad-spectrum paleoscientist, he has over 45 years of research experience in archaeology, palynology, and paleontology. His intimate understanding of radiocarbon sample selection, treatment, and interpretation is integral to the services provided by DirectAMS.
Dr. Chatters received his Ph.D in Anthropology from the University of Washington in 1982. His work has been published in Science, American Antiquity, Quaternary Research, World Archaeology, Journal of World Prehistory, Journal of Archaeological Science, Canadian Journal of Archaeology, and elsewhere. His current research focuses on Pleistocene mammals, and the bioarchaeology of America's first peoples, including recent discoveries in the Northwestern US and Mexico. He is best known for his work on Kennewick Man.
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Hailing originally from Chicago, Janet earned her B.A. in Archaeology from George Washington University in D.C. in 2007. Janet later received a Master of Science degree in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology from Cranfield University, the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, in 2014.
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Hailing originally from Nebraska, Alyssa received Bachelors of Science in both Psychology and Animal Science from Iowa State University in 2002. She eventually landed in Washington to earn a Master of Science degree in Experimental Psychology from Central Washington University in 2010. Alyssa conducted research with callitrichid monkeys, chimpanzees and preschool-age humans, before joining the DirectAMS team.
When she's not on the move, Alyssa can be found knitting with a cat in her lap, baking for the next staff birthday celebration or enjoying a fabulous meal at one of the countless Seattle eateries.
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A native of Seattle, Zach earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of Washington in 1997. He has also provided educational support for English language learners in Japan, and served as a data analyst in the tech field.
When Zach isn't surrounded by the whir of the fume hood, he enjoys defending his goal against rival soccer teams in several indoor leagues.
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Ugo Zoppi, Ph.D. (1965-2016)
Director, AMS Laboratory
Dr. Ugo Zoppi, Ph.D. was a renowned expert in the AMS field, with over 18 years of radiocarbon dating expertise. He served as Director of our AMS facility since its inception in 2006, measuring more than 70,000 samples before his untimely death in March 2016. Ugo was an integral part of the small DirectAMS team, and will be greatly missed. He brought an extraordinary professionalism and playfulness to his work here at DirectAMS.
A native of Switzerland, Dr. Zoppi participated in research at three different world-class AMS facilities (Zurich, Tokyo and Sydney). He obtained his Ph.D. in 1993 from the Nuclear Physics and Astronomy Department, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich in the lab of Prof. Dr. W. Wölfli and Dr. M. Suter. His Ph.D. thesis was titled, "Isobar suppression in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry."
When he wasn't in the laboratory, Dr. Zoppi was hiking in the nearby Cascade Mountains, or completing a puzzle game in record time.


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