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"I need a girlfriend."
Taeyeon looked up from her book as Tiffany sat down beside her, dumping her bag onto the table and letting out a deep sigh.
"I need a girlfriend," Tiffany repeated, giving Taeyeon a look. "I'm sick of being so lonely all the time."
Taeyeon raised an eyebrow and blinked. "Lonely? I think I might be offended, since you spend all of your time with me."
Tiffany sighed again and looked away. "You know that's not what I mean, Taeyeon. I need another kind of intimacy."
Following a brief pause, Taeyeon slipped a bookmark between the pages of her book and carefully laid it on the table beside her empty coffee cup. She crossed her hands over each other and took a moment to consider.
"And you don't mean just physically, do you?" she asked.
"Nope," Tiffany replied nonchalantly. She fiddled with the strap of her handbag. "More than that. Although that is a factor."
Taeyeon nodded. "I see. Well. How do you propose to achieve this goal?"
Tiffany rolled her eyes. "Here we go. Time for geeky, logical Taeyeon. Give me a second, I'll go get some coffee."
Taeyeon watched as Tiffany pushed back her chair and left for the counter. Geeky, logical Taeyeon was the one who always helped Tiffany solve problems. The simple, straightforward, almost scientifically methodical approach made everything clear and plausible. Throughout the years, dilemmas about school, family, career, and relationships had all been put through the Taeyeon thought machine and resolved to within a satisfactory outcome; but truthfully speaking, Taeyeon had no idea what she was doing – in a case like this, especially. Having never been in a relationship, never felt love for anyone but Tiffany, she felt unqualified for this situation. Regardless, she was prepared to fulfil the stereotypical role of the helpful best friend who carried her unrequited secret love.
From the moment they had met during the warm evening many summers ago, Taeyeon had known she would fall in love with Tiffany and would live the rest of her life in that way. Somehow she knew Tiffany would flit between boys and then girls but never fall back onto her silent best friend. She had felt, already, from that first sighting of Tiffany's beauty both external and internal, that she was going to have trouble holding on to gravity for every day of her future.
"Let me guess, we start with Step One, right?" Tiffany returned with her cup and got settled again beside Taeyeon. "A proper description of the actual goal including benefits and time frame."
Taeyeon nodded absently, her eyes drawn to the movement of Tiffany's hands as she ripped open the tiny packet of sugar and stirred it into her coffee. "Right. Step One."
Tiffany took a deep breath. "Well, I need a girlfriend. So the target is a girl, the benefits are love and intimacy and all those other relationship things. I'm not getting any younger so let's say within one month. How's that?"
The way the foam of the coffee brushed against Tiffany's lips as she took a sip was like a meeting between clouds and angels. Taeyeon would cringe at this thought later, but to her Tiffany's lips were nothing short of heavenly and no cheesy words would diminish this feeling. With an effort, she directed her eyes away from Tiffany's face and played with the little teaspoon from her own finished coffee.
"Be more specific about this person. Or would any girl do?"
Tiffany scoffed. "Okay, good point. I'm not that desperate. But I don't really have a particular type either, so how would I be more specific?"
Taeyeon left the spoon alone to one side and carefully folded her napkin into a tiny triangle as she answered softly.
"What is love, Tiffany? How do you know when someone loves you – when someone is in love with you?"
Tiffany bit her bottom lip and frowned slightly. She lifted her coffee to her lips before pausing and lowering it again, deep in thought. Taeyeon unfolded her napkin and started folding it again slowly.
"Why do you always ask such difficult questions?" Tiffany sighed, taking a sip from her coffee and looking dejected.
Taeyeon laughed. "I'm sorry. Well, don't rush yourself for an answer on that one. No matter what people think love is or how to see it, love can always come in some unexpected form from someone you never would have thought."
"So I'm looking for love with no idea what I'm looking for and it could end up being something else entirely? Great."
Taeyeon looked up, and reached over to tuck a strand of Tiffany's hair behind her ear in a familiar motion. Tiffany leaned her head slightly in Taeyeon's direction at the affection, and seemed a little less gloomy.
"Everyone is stumbling through life as blindly as you, Tiffany," she murmured. "Some find love along the way."
Her fingers travelled from behind Tiffany's ear, along her jawline, and stopped at her chin. With the pad of her thumb, she gently wiped away a tiny bit of foam from Tiffany's lip. The actions made Tiffany lick her lips self-consciously and bite the inside of her cheek. Taeyeon removed her hand. She re-organised the things on the table and they sat together in companionable silence for a while.
"So, did you hear about the party tonight?" Taeyeon asked. "You should go. There'll be people there."
Tiffany smiled at Taeyeon's wording. "People. Right. Well, I don't know if I feel up to it anymore."
Taeyeon looked up, frowning. "I didn't get you all depressed now, did I?"
Tiffany didn't answer, though her lips became slightly pouted and she fiddled with her coffee cup. Taeyeon grinned. Never in all her life would she get tired of that cuteness, this she knew for a fact.
"It's not like it's hopeless now. I just meant you should perhaps be looking around with an open mind, without expectations, with more awareness. By no means should you feel obligated to stop looking." Look at me.
Tiffany turned her gaze back to Taeyeon, still looking doubtful. "Really?"
Taeyeon blinked and took a deliberate breath. "Really. Come on, let's get some dinner before we go."
There were indeed people at the party, as she knew there would be, and though she came with book in hand to keep her comfy in her solitary corner, she knew she would be keeping an eye on Tiffany all night – as she had done for so many nights already. As was bound to happen with a social butterfly at her side, she spent the first several minutes smiling at a range of vaguely familiar faces and laughing at the small talk before it was deemed that their arrival at the party was complete.
Taeyeon checked out the people around them intently.
"Well, you should be able to get a good start here," she said to Tiffany. "Have fun."
She turned to leave Tiffany to her socializing, but she was stopped by a hand on her wrist.
"Wait. You're just leaving me to do this alone?"
Taeyeon raised an eyebrow at her. "Um, that's kind of how it is, you know. You're looking for a girlfriend, which makes the total amount of people in that equation exactly 2. No awkward best friend there."
Tiffany bit her bottom lip, and Taeyeon's knees went very weak very fast. She mirrored the action briefly, knowing Tiffany wasn't looking, before taking a silent shaky breath and stabilizing her heart again.
"But, I don't know what to do… I've never tried to, you know, deliberately present myself like this to strangers…" Tiffany's voice drifted away.
Taeyeon considered this for a moment. Tiffany stayed staring at her feet, still holding on to Taeyeon's wrist, and bit her bottom lip again. Without another moment's hesitation, Taeyeon spoke.
"Tiffany. If you're looking for someone to fall in love with you, the advice 'be yourself' has never been more applicable."
The eyes that met hers were blinking in surprise. But in them she saw the familiar sparkle that lit up any darkness, and a smile reached her lips.
"You'll be fine," she murmured. "Come get me when you're ready to go home. Maybe we can get some ice cream somewhere before we sleep. Okay?"
Tiffany beamed and her grip on Taeyeon's wrist tightened considerably for a moment. "Okay. Thanks, Taeyeon, just really… thank you."
"You're welcome," she whispered. So very welcome, to everything that I am.
She saw Tiffany again an hour later, laughing by the beer keg, resting her hand briefly on the arm of a tall, athletic young woman who was clearly utilizing a few choice pick-up lines that Tiffany chose to respond to.
Taeyeon checked the time on her phone, played one of its games for less than a minute, and returned to the pages of her book.
"Tae," came the curling voice a long time later. "Tae, can we get ice cream now?"
Tiffany was drunk, more than just a little, but she was happy. Taeyeon could almost see the slip of paper with its scribbled digits burning a hole in Tiffany's pocket, because the smile on that face was undoubtedly one of excitement, warmth, satisfaction, an afterglow of well-done flirting that made Taeyeon go down a brief slope of disappointment.
"So how'd it go?" she asked, the obligatory enquiry that fell from her lips more than enough times in the past. Zero would have been enough. She became used to it.
Tiffany paused in the consumption of her double-scoop vanilla ice cream cone and pondered, eyes on the table, gaze on the memory of that other girl's face, mouth curving a ghost of the smile. She stayed silent for a while, and then she took a deep breath – it was enough to make Taeyeon close her eyes briefly in anticipation of what was to come, because it was the kind of deep breath that came from a reminiscence of delight.
"It went," Tiffany said, smile growing, "well. It went great, actually. She's great."
Taeyeon nodded, paying attention to her own ice cream for longer than was strictly necessary.
"I got her number," Tiffany supplied unnecessarily, conspiratorially, like a sneaky schoolgirl about to lapse into giggles after kissing a classmate behind the gym. "She seems really cool."
Taeyeon raised her eyebrows, focussing again on her ice cream. "Cool. Hmm."
Tiffany echoed her expression. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Taeyeon shrugged, keeping her eyes directed securely at the table-top between them. "Nothing."
The atmosphere that followed their exchange illustrated that it was anything but nothing. Tiffany cleared her throat so pointedly that it surely held the daggers that would soon be in her eyes.
It wasn't the first time they had that conversation. Though Taeyeon resigned herself to the life of the unnoticed best friend who was tortured and toiled to make their love happy without receiving a wish, there was always this instinct to scoff whenever Tiffany found someone else. Usually it didn't appear until Tiffany was about to get more serious with someone, but it was late and Taeyeon was tired, and she didn't know why she'd suggested ice cream when it was winter, because now she had an ache in her skull.
"It didn't sound like nothing," Tiffany said, right on time, voice frosty. Her ice cream was done.
Taeyeon shrugged again. She finished her ice cream, wiped her hands, stared at the ceiling for a good few moments. "It's nothing."
Tiffany huffed, and crossed her arms across her chest. "It's never nothing, Taeyeon. What is it this time?"
"Nothing," Taeyeon insisted, "It's just…" she trailed off.
Tiffany stared at her. "Yeah? What?"
"Well," Taeyeon said, stretching out the word, gesturing vaguely. "You know."
Tiffany glared. "Don't give me that again. What is it?"
"It's just…" Taeyeon said again. "She's 'cool', right?"
"Yeah, and?"
"Well you know how cool people are," Taeyeon said, trying to push it all out as fast as she could. "The kind of people who end up described as 'cool'… they do tend to be jerks, don't you think?"
Tiffany rolled her eyes. She got up off the couch – with only a slight wobble, a sign of her lessening intoxication – and started pacing over the carpet of their shared apartment.
"So now you're saying she's a jerk," she said, tone slicing through the air, "right after I told you how great I think she is."
Taeyeon shrugged, but Tiffany wasn't intending to let her speak.
"Is this another one of your system theories?" she pressed on, waving her hands, rolling her eyes again. "Another little method you come up with for disapproving of everyone I'm interested in – you know you said you would help me find someone, you know how much I want and need this, you said you would help but then the first thing you do when I find someone is you put them through your little computer head and cough out a little lab result that says cool people are jerks. What if I had said she seems like a sociopathic serial killer, would that have come up with a higher grade, like sociopathic serial killers tend to be puppy-saving firefighter nuns, would that have been good enough to pass through your little frame?!"
Taeyeon blinked. This was new. It wasn't the first time they had talked like this where she implied disapproval of Tiffany's chosen interest, but it was the first time Tiffany flipped out and ranted about it. In the past, she got frustrated, they ignored each other for a couple of hours, sometimes Tiffany said that Taeyeon would be proven wrong, sometimes they just pretended there was no disapproval and eventually the attempted relationship fizzled out.
This didn't fit into the frame Taeyeon had become comfortable in, the template for the process of Tiffany's romantic ventures. So much for solving a problem.
Tiffany threw her hands up in exasperation. "And now you're silent again. You know what Taeyeon, sometimes it's worse to say nothing than to say the wrong thing, and you've just been doing both this whole time."
Taeyeon blinked again, rapidly. "W-what? What whole time? What?"
Tiffany rolled her eyes again, waved her arms with frustration, stamped her feet heavily for a moment, and then she stepped forward, reached out, took hold of Taeyeon by her jaw and pulled her up – and she kissed her.
Taeyeon's brain melted faster than her knees. She struggled to stay up, weak, confused, so incredibly warmed by Tiffany's glorious mouth. Who knew it felt so amazing to kiss Tiffany? It felt amazing to have her right there, pressing against her, holding her up, kissing her with all of her focus, and finally Taeyeon caught up. Her knees locked into position and she closed her eyes.
She was still trying to remember how to breathe when Tiffany pulled away, at which point it all came rushing back, literally, and they both stood with slightly too heavy breathing and stared at each other.
"…What?" said Taeyeon again, baffled.
Tiffany's eyes widened, and then she relaxed into a smile and tucked her arms around Taeyeon's neck to lean on her. "Need a repeat?"
"I- Well, yeah, but also – clarification?" she sounded uncertain.
Tiffany sighed. "I always thought you were smart, Taeyeon. You've been here for me for so long, being somebody I can lean on, helping me out with your calm, level-headed rationalism that cleared up so much confusion and stress. I wouldn't be here without you. And yet, you keep thinking you're not worth as much to me as I think you are. You're not just my best friend, Taeyeon, you haven't been for a long time. I just wanted you to convince yourself of that, build yourself up, believe you can do that thing that you always thought was crazy – reveal your true feelings to me openly and honestly."
Taeyeon gazed at her. "Oh?"
"But I got impatient. You're a bit of an idiot sometimes, aren't you?"
Taeyeon thought about it; all the time she spent constructing her little box of a best friend doomed to unrequited love, and settling into it quite comfortably but for the odd straying of a limb that still wanted to reach higher. And she thought about where she was now, standing in their apartment, with Tiffany right there in front of her – on her – waiting to be kissed.
And she nodded decisively. "Yeah, I'm a bit of an idiot."
Tiffany grinned. "And now you're mine. Right? Do you get that now, that I've been wanting you to let yourself love me?"
Taeyeon smiled. "Yeah, I get it. Maybe you should take over the advisory role, I think your system is much better than mine."
"Oh, and what system is that?"
"The grab and kiss system."
It didn't take long for Tiffany to agree.


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April 6, 2006
The Georgia Tech volleyball team returns to the gym Saturday hosting four schools in all-day scrimmages in O'Keefe Gymnasium and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Playing in the scrimmages are Georgia State, Mississippi, Chattanooga and Alabama.
"Our team is looking forward to our last spring scrimmage this year," said head coach Bond Shymansky. "We have had some great practices this spring and Saturday will be a good way for us to finish on a good note. We are playing against three good teams and should have a chance to play a lot of different lineups since we are playing so many matches."
Because of the number of teams, matches will be played in both O'Keefe Gymnasium and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Georgia Tech is slated to play in O'Keefe Gym at 10 a.m. against Georgia State followed by a meeting with Ole Miss at 11 a.m. Following a lunch break, the Jackets will finish the afternoon against Chattanooga at 2:30 p.m. and then complete the day against Alabama at 3:30 p.m.
The full schedule of the scrimmage is listed below.
Georgia Tech Volleyball Spring Scrimmage O'Keefe Gymnasium Alexander Memorial Coliseum 10 a.m. Georgia Tech vs. Georgia State Alabama vs. Ole Miss 11 a.m. Georgia Tech vs. Ole Miss Alabama vs. Chattanooga 1:30 p.m. Alabama vs. Georgia State Ole Miss vs. Chattanooga 2:30 p.m. Georgia Tech vs. Chattanooga Ole Miss vs. Alabama 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech vs. Alabama Chattanooga vs. Georgia State

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A bouncy castle and face panting is being laid on for younger visitors and the castle's main hall will be open for you to look around.
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These are Derian House children's hospice and Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team, which the event has previously supported, and this year Endometriosis UK, a charity which helps women with that condition, will also benefit.
Visitors are asked to note that there is no parking on site, except for disabled visitors who have arranged this in advance. This year there is parking available reasonably close by, at Eddingbrook on Bacup Road and at Shade School's car park off Rochdale Road. The castle can be reached via Pexwood Road or by the route opposite Morrison's Rochdale Road store and along Dobroyd Road. The park-and-ride scheme run in previous years will not be running this year.
Assistant manager Dan Ward said the team were encouraging people to get there on foot this time and hoped people would enjoy trying out the range of activities on offer or simple enjoy relaxing in the surroundings.
"We have been doing this every year for about six years and we look forward to people joining us for a great family day out," he said.
The castle was originally a stately built home by John Fielden Jnr, of Todmorden's cotton dynasty family, in the late 19th century.


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San Antonio guard Tony Parker left Saturday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a broken bone in his right hand and could miss six weeks.
Parker broke the fourth metacarpal – the bone between the bottom knuckle and the wrist – near the end of the first half and did not return to the game. The injury apparently occurred during a scramble for the ball.
"I knew it was a scrum," teammate Tim Duncan said. "He said he reached for the ball, and hit the ball or hit a body or a hand or something."
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• Devin Harris scored 31 points and the New Jersey Nets erased an early 16-point deficit to beat the New York Knicks 113-93, improving the NBA's worst record to 7-55.
Brook Lopez finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for New Jersey, which took control in the third quarter.
The Knicks set an NBA record for three-point futility by missing all 18 attempts. Research by STATS, LLC dating to the 1986-87 season found the previous most attempts without a make was 16 by Washington against Boston on Nov. 2, 2007.
The Nets are running out of time to surpass the 9-73 record of the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers that is the worst in NBA history.
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Studies have shown time and again that people who keep food diaries are more likely to lose weight. Before you even start to make changes to your diet, start by writing in a food diary for two weeks. Record everything you ate, the number of calories, and other nutritional information like fat, fiber, and more. Studies have shown time and again that people who keep food diaries are more likely to lose weight. Food diaries are a great tool for figuring out what needs to change about your diet.
2. Take a Hard Look at your Lifestyle and Food Habits.Look through your food diary. What sorts of lifestyle habits, both good and bad, are contributing to your food choices and preferences? Don't have enough time in the morning to eat a big breakfast? Ordering takeout at the end of the day because you're too tired to make dinner? Find simple solutions like, say, waking up a little earlier each morning or doing some prep work over the weekend to prepare for weekday dinners. Often times, lifestyle changes will bring upon diet changes .
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You can still eat many of the foods you love as long as you monitor your portion sizes. Love chocolate? Try to limit yourself to one small piece a day. Cheese fanatic? give yourself a little to enjoy with your meal.
You have to know your limits, however. If one bite of ice cream is never going to be enough, and you secretly eat it on it one spoonful at a time over the course of a night until the whole pint is gone (not that I, ahem, have ever done that, or anything!) then perhaps its best to not keep ice cream in the freezer at all.
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6. Experiment.Is that list of your favorite healthy foods pretty pathetic? Now's the time to experiment! Make a point to try one new ingredient, or one new meal, a week. Go to the farmer's market or grocery store and find a vegetable you've never seen before. Don't just add some steamed broccoli to your usual pasta, but find recipes that incorporate the broccoli and let it shine. If you've written off quinoa because of one lousy experience, go back and try a different recipe. Start keeping a list of your favorite healthy meals.
7. Have Healthy Snacks on Hand.It's 3PM and your starving, but the only food around is stuff that comes out of a vending machine. Don't let this happen ever, ever again! Keep a stash of healthy snacks, like nuts, granola bars and fruits and veggies, close at hand.
8. Treat Yourself.Don't skip that stuffing on Thanksgiving. Don't stick with a fruit salad on your birthday when what you really want is a slice of chocolate cake. Those may be extreme examples of letting yourself "cheat" on your healthy eating every once in a while, but if you let yourself eat the foods you crave every once in a while (perhaps once a month or even once a week) it will be easier to keep from straying the rest of the time.
Or don't. Everyone is different. Perhaps cheating on your diet isn't right for you, because you won't be able to control yourself. As with all of these tips, it's best to know your habits, your body and your mind before you commit to them.


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Now that the weather is changing, so are all of our wardrobes. While we focused on warmer weather clothes for back to school shopping, it's time to pick up jeans, sweaters, and holiday outfits! With two girls and Christmas coming, I was super excited for Schoola to sponsor a post so I could try out a way to get awesome fashion, fantastic savings, and do some good!
Schoola is an online shop which sells preloved clothing for women, kids, and babies. However, a lot of these preloved clothes come brand new with tags! We received a great package from Schoola with some ADORABLE outfits. My older daughter got a really pretty brown sweater from Ann Taylor, and my younger daughter got an entire Gymboree outfit, both of them new with tags. Don't they look awesome ready to head out for a fun fall day?
Here's another great outfit my youngest got (also new with tags!). This will make the perfect Christmas dress!
They even have clothes in plus sizes, accessories (check out the blue scarf my daughter is wearing below) and outwear!
But here's the best part. Not only do you save a lot of money off of retail prices at Schoola, they also give 40% of the proceeds to schools! AND right now, Schoola has partnered with Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai to raise money for the Malala Fund to support girls' education projects around the world. What mom can't get on board with that – especially a mom with two girls??
Here's how you can help! First, request a donation bag like the one my girls are showing you below:
Once you receive your bag, send in preloved women's and kids items, which will be sold and 40% of the proceeds will go to the Malala fund! You can also reach out on social media by tagging three friends with the hastag #PasstheBag and link to schoola.com/malala! This can help everyone get involved and do a LOT of good for this amazing organization. If you don't have a lot of preloved clothes in your home, check out the Malala collection and do some shopping – 40% of the proceeds go to the Malala Fund!
So start by requesting your bag today! You'll be looking good and feeling good in no time!
What are your favorite fall looks? What are your favorite charities to support?
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Schoola.


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Today's spotlight features Chloe from Pomtree.
She is located in Toronto, and her favorite color is Chartreuse. "I am expecting my first child in May of 2011, and have spent the last 2 months with intense sour ball cravings." Chloe's favorite shop on Etsy is Boopsie Daisy "a talented fellow Canadian, I marvel at her creativity, imagination, and professionalism. I love Missy!"
Chloe is running the following sales:
Sets of 20 poms for 60 USD
Free worldwide shipping on sets of 50 poms
*Please note, this sales are in Chloe's original shop MySillyBear
You can learn more about PomTree by following the links below:


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"Even if I'm doing sporting interviews I'm getting asked 'do you have a girlfriend', 'who are you seeing', all that kind of stuff. I mean, I've been dating girls… and I've never really had a serious relationship to talk about. And now I feel ready to talk about my relationships.
Come spring this year my life changed massively when I met someone and they make me feel so happy, so safe and everything just feel great. And that someone…. is a guy. It did take me by surprise a little bit. It was always in the back of my head that something like that could happen. But it wasn't until spring this year that something just clicked and felt right. Like I said, my world just changed right there and then.
Of course I still fancy girls but right now I'm dating a guy and I couldn't be happier.
People are going to have their own opinions and people are going to make a big deal of this. Is it a big deal? I don't think so. People will call me a liar… it's going to be big. But I wanted to say something and I feel like now I'm ready and I wanted to do it. People will think 'what will your dad say?'. He always said to me that as long as you're happy, then I'm happy. And right now I couldn't be happier. and my mum's been so supportive. I can count the number of people told on one hand. All my friends and family that I've told have been so supportive.
I told the rest of my family today - let's just say they had mixed opinions. Lots didn't believe it, lots wanted me to keep it quiet."
Love you even more Tom:) Sekalipun kamu officially bukan gay karena kamu masih suka cewek. Tp LGBT kan kepanjangan Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transexual, jadi yah masih satu tim lah. Skrg yg jadi misteri adalah siapakah pria yang menjadi pacarnya Tom? Seru kali kalau ternyata cowoknya adalah seorang personali One Direction misalnya
Sebagai penutup kita kasih beberapa foto seksi si Tom Daley aja yah:D
|Dan foto terakhir untuk mengingatkan bahwa Tom Daley adalah manusia biasa juga:D


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…if I were a Slytherin!
Guess what! It's time for poorly made collages featuring clothes I would wear if I were a member of a fictional wizarding school! Hell yeah! (oh, that's 5 points from Slytherin for bad language, eek!)
In one way, Slytherin is a fun house to do – nice green plus size clothing is relatively easy to find. In another way, it's a bit of a bugger (another 5 points!), because whilst silver is used sometimes, it's not particularly common, and especially not in styles that fit in with what I was trying to do. I tried to avoid using grey as a substitute, but I couldn't entirely get around it, alas. Also I gave up on subtlety and put in a few snakey bits of jewellery!
1. Diamond Snake Ring – £6594.07
2. Green Rhinestone Heart Clasp Bracelet – £10.00
3. Blackened Brass Swarovski Crystal Snake Necklace – £810.00
4. Skater Skirt in Leather – £85.00
5. Under The Sunflowers Cardigan in Terrace – £21.50
6. Obey Venom Single Ring – £14.70
7. Earn Your Pinstripes Tights – £18.40
8. Grey Diamante Gem Cuff – £6.99
9. Underground Blitz Pewter Winklepicker – £109.00
I have to admit, this is probably the closest to a look that I would wear out and about anyway – quite feminine, but with some badass touches here and there. Because I'm doing Slytherin, I didn't shy away so much from expensive clothes and accessories – I'm not saying Slytherin is FULL of pureblood rich wizards, but if I'm pretending I'm one of them, I'm sure as hell gonna pretend I'm a rich witch.
Man, if only I really had £15204.93 to spend on clothes!


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A Day in the Life of Oblivion (2): Fallen Rock and Killing Field
Continuing in my work for the Fighter's Guild, I accepted a new contract: Find the Bosmer Maglir and find out why he hasn't done the job he was meant to. So off I travelled to Skingrad, to the West Weald Inn. Therein I found Maglir, being a big ol' coward, scared of a few undead! So naturally, I decided to take the quest in his stead.
Maglir had been charged with recovering Brenus Astis' journal from Fallen Rock Cave, a short journey north-west of the city. Clearly, I wanted some better equipment, just to be safe.
So off I set, travelling to Fallen Rock. The journey was short but eventful, as I was interrupted by not one, but four wolves roaming the grassland. Needless to say, I had the last laugh. Before long I was at the cave itself. Gave my armour and weapons a quick repair, and in ventured.
As I set foot into Fallen Rock, the light failed. I opted to put away my steel claymore, and instead wielded the fine steel longsword along with a torch to light my way. Cautiously, I proceeded further, until suddenly, two skeletons ambushed me, one armed with an axe and the other with bow.
Immediately they attacked, giving me little time to decide my strategy. The axeman took a swing, which my longsword parried with ease, though it did stagger me. I fought back with a flurry of quick strikes, each one hampering the skeleton, not giving it any time to counter, all the while trying to keep myself out of the archer's line of sight. The last thing I needed was arrows staggering me while I fought. The first skeleton was handily knocked down for good with a well-timed power attack, whereupon the archer took his chance, and let loose an arrow that found me in the shoulder. The steel armour took the brunt of the hit, allowing me to rush the archer and quickly defeat him.
At last I was able to take stock of my surroundings. The room was sparse, save for a chest containing a few septims. However as I proceeded, the skeletons didn't let up, and some fights pushed me to my limit, Further through the dismal cave I encountered two skeletons once again, but this time both wielded sword and shield. I dodged and countered them, waiting for the few opportunities to present themselves for quick, light hits, until they were finally defeated.
Further and further, lower and lower I traversed the terrain and slew the skeletons, until at last, in the flooded floor of the cave, I found Astis' journal! With the path to the exit now clear, it was easy work climbing back up and out to the welcoming daylight.
After returning to hand in the completed contract, I, as is my custom, restocked on equipment, potions and repairs.
Freelancing, I decided to help out Valus Odiil by protecting his sons, Rallus and Antus, as they defended their farm from being overrun by foul goblins from the nearby countryside. Together, Rallus, Antus and I travelled from Chorrol, past Weynon Priory and onwards to their farm south-east of the city.
As we reached the farm, goblins poured onto the field left, right and centre. As they charged, I took out one goblin with a single swipe of my claymore. Another passed by me, but was quickly taken down by the two brothers. As they fought off a third, stronger goblin, I came up behind the vile creature and, with a powerful strike, swung the sword overhead and took the goblin unawares. Without the foresight to block or dodge the attack, the creature fell.
Wave after wave we fought off the intruders until they were spent, and we were victorious. I was paid handsomely by Valus, along with his personal sword, Chillrend, an enchanted Elven shortsword of blue hue (as opposed to the usual green), and imbued with cold.
A Day in the Life of Oblivion (1): Beginnings and Bandits
(Playing on 50% difficulty/medium, if you will; have mods Knights of the Nine, Shivering Isles, unofficial patch, Francesco's mods (optional files, slower skills 1.5x, 1-20 day length rescale, 10 days respawn time, optional creatures and items, and levelled creatures and items)
I awake in the dungeon of the Imperial City, a trapped Nord noble warrior, imprisoned for a crime I didn't commit. Wait, that's something else…
Regardless, I was found by the emperor and his elite guards, the Blades.
We travelled through the dungeons, attempting to escape. I even encountered some undead folk, but dispatched them handily with axe in hand.
We carried on through the dungeons, and I picked up some heavy armour, much to my relief. When I chose my starsign, I had a choice between the Warrior (+10 to strength and endurance) or the Lord (25% weakness to fire, but an excellent healing spell). I chose the Lord (partially for the spell, as I have appalling magicka, but also because I'm noble).
However, disaster! Jean Luc was assassinated just before I escaped the dungeons! He handed me the amulet of kings, and entrusted me with finding his one living son (illegitimate), voiced by Sean Bean (Boromir). But first things first, I needed some experience and equipment. After finally escaping, I set to work slaughtering bandits and highwaymen. This was easy work, and I soon had enough money to buy myself some decent equipment. Onwards I travelled to the Arena of the Imperial City! I watched Saliith and Branwen training, picking up a cool +5 to my hand to hand skill in the process.
I joined up with the blue team, talking the man in charge, Owyn:
(Aside: here are my lvl 1 stats)
After a few rounds, fighting yellow team idiots to the death, I decided to pack it in for now. I'd earned up a decent amount of gold, and remembering my priorities, travelled to Weynon Priory, just outside Chorrol, to meet Jauffre in my quest to find Boromir. It was a nice walk, if fairly uneventful. There were few dangers on the black road, but it was pleasant enough, and good scenery too.
After much walking, I reached Weynon Priory and spoke to Jauffre, head of the Blades. He told me that Sean Bean was a priest in the city of Kvatch, to the south. So, after stocking up on supplies, I headed south, but not to Kvatch. I was going further…
Travelling south the the Colovian Highlands, I made my way to the port town of Anvil, to sign up to the Fighter's Guild, a group of mercenaries taking on contracts of all kinds. My first job? Defending some damn rats in some Dunmer's basement. I had to find the mountain lions attacking the rats, with the help of the hunter Pinarus Inventius.
After killing a bunch of the lions, I helped out a poor shopkeeper on the waterfront, who was being robbed every night. Lying in wait in the shop during the night, three thieves entered via the front door. Boldly, I drew my longsword and lit my torch, confronting these dastardly villains. After a quick scuffle (I funnelled them onto the stairs, to fight them one at a time), I returned to Norbert, the shopkeeper, to deliver the news.
My work in Anvil was done for the time being, so I set off to Cheydinhal, located in the foothills between the Valus and Jerall Mountains in the east. When there, I was contracted by the Orsimer in charge of this branch of the Guild to deliver weapons to some members in a mine that has become infested with dirty goblins. As quests go, this one was a simple one: deliver weapons, kill goblins.
Though, upon leaving the mine, I realised I had suffered serious injury.
A Day in the Life of Civilization V
I founded the glorious capital of Constantinople for the empire of Byzantium. The city was placed strategically between two mountain tiles and a river, with the rest of the surrounding area covered in forest. In short, it was a defensive fortress. However I quickly needed some resources, so I built another city on the coast and started to build up my resources, which isn't easy when being attack by barbarians every other turn.
Things were going well for a while, I met a couple of nice city states, worked the lands with some trade posts, farms and a massive lot of plantations. Seriously, I could not move for spice. It was then that I encountered the first of the two people (real) I was playing with over LAN, let's call him Jim. Now Jim has an aggressive, tactical mind when it comes to strategy games, and is someone that would take my fledgling empire over in a heartbeat, given the chance. So I had three choices: (1) Call on the second person playing, let's call him John, to come to my aid, (2) build up my own military to counter Jim, or (3) get on Jim's nice side.
Option (1) wasn't an option, as John was on another continent and we had not yet researched the Astronomy tech and had no caravels to take us across the ocean. Option (2) Was a nice idea, but I don't have as strong a military mind as Jim, let alone the resources I knew he had access to. So I was left with plan C. Thankfully, I was surrounded by some strategic positions and plenty of resources. As Jim was midway through a war with the Mongolians he was falling behind on his economy, I proposed an alliance of sorts: In exchange for him not attacking me/protecting me, I gave him a city on the west coast and resources.
The moral of the story? Suck up to the guy with a massive army.


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Batu Bolong Beach is a beautiful white sandy beach stretch from Seminyak with the breathtaking view to the Indian Ocean. This beach is featured by the great wave and there are two surfing spots that give many opportunities for surfer to conquer the wave and enjoy the surfing adventures. This famous beach has been many visited by tourists especially the domestic tourist and surfers to recreation or relax while enjoy the fresh atmosphere flows from the sea. This beach is also blessed bythe panoramic view of sunset that creates the romantic nuance for every visitor. The surfers have appointed that this surfing point as one of the best surfing points in Bali Island hence this place is many visited by the surfers from both foreign and domestic surfers.
Batu Bolong Beach is located in Canggu Village, Kerobokan District, Badung regency, Bali province – Indonensia. This beach is situated among the other famous surfing points like Seminyak Beach, Berawa Beach, Echo Beach and Pererenan Beach those are easily reached from any direction. The location is strategic close to other surfing points and featured by the good access,the complete public facilities and easy access to the places of interest in the island of god. It is only 35 minutes away from Denpasar Airport by driving a car or 5 km from Kuta Beach that is ideal place to visit.
Best Season for Surfing
Batu Bolong Beach is geographically situated in south part of Bali Island and facing direct to theIndian Ocean that the dry season is the best season for surfing activities at this beach. During this season, the wind flows from the southeast to the west that creates the great and powerful wave that is ideally for surfing adventures.


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The Fund for Progress on Race in America Powered by United Way Worldwide
The Fund for Progress on Race in America will make grants for the following charitable purposes within the United States:
- Education and awareness about the causes and effects of racial divisiveness.
- The promotion of social and criminal justice reform for all regardless of race.
- The elimination of race-based bias and discrimination.
- Innovative approaches to address racism, including those with a focus on youth organizing.
What Range of Funding will be Available?
Community Grants in amounts under $20,000 will be awarded to organizations or individuals (through a sponsoring organization) working at the grassroots level. Grants of more than $20,000 will be awarded to tax exempt organizations to empower regional and/or national-scale work.
Who is Eligible to Apply?
The Fund will support individuals and organizations working on making progress on race. Eligible organizations must be exempt from federal income taxes under section 501( c)(3) of the IRC, or eligible to receive charitable contributions as defined under section 170 (a) of the IRC, including faith-based organizations. Individuals would be eligible to receive funds through a sponsoring 501 c3 or 170a organization.
The Fund for Progress on Race in America is powered by United Way Worldwide, A+E's fiscal partner.
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News > Press > Hub New Orleans to Open Doors of Social Venture Workspace This Fall
Hub New Orleans to Open Doors of Social Venture Workspace This Fall
12 Apr 2012
By Molly Oehmichen | April 12, 2012
Thomas Rush, a Minnesota native and Florida State grad moved to New Orleans in 2008. After working with Greater New Orleans, Inc. for two years on green projects and water management strategy, he made the jump to running New Orleans™ first "social venture" workspace: HUB New Orleans. Tom is the Managing Director of HUB New Orleans, joking, "I'm the CEO and janitor of this project."
Tom is far from being the only person involved in the opening of the space. HUB New Orleans is a project of Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans (SENO), who will run their social venture accelerator from the HUB, and Green Coast Enterprises.
Green Coast Enterprises, the company that actually owns the building and is partially financing the project, is a sustainable real estate development company. The facility, boasting an impressive two-stories and 10,000 square feet, is located at the corner of Washington & Broad streets in the Broadmoor neighborhood.
It will feature a variety of private offices, co-working spaces, and, "a shared manufacturing and prototyping space for social innovators." Tom was most excited about the prototyping space that will include a workshop, tools, and pending-funding, a 3D printer. The space will also include conference space, a kitchen, and according to Andrea Chen, Co-Founder and Executive Director of SENO, change in the air.
"SENO is excited for the creative synergy and collaboration that will happen when like-minded people are working together in proximity to solve our city™s most pressing social and environmental challenges. The HUB New Orleans project represents the tremendous growth and continued potential of social entrepreneurship since Hurricane Katrina" noted Andrea.
As a sign of that collaboration, the building is expected to be the centerpiece of a renaissance to the somewhat blighted area, anchoring a one block radius that is in the works to include a Tulane Community Health Center, Laurel Street Bakery, the offices of Green Coast Enterprises, and Global Green.
This map shows locations of similar "sustainable impact" co-working spaces around the globe via the-hub.net.
Although HUB New Orleans is not part of the larger global HUB network of "sustainable impact" co-working spaces, it follows a similar model. Founded in London in 2005, the global Hub network includes over 25 open HUBs spanning from Los Angeles and New York to Stockholm and Dubai. Over 50 new global Hub network spaces are in the works and the parent organization is planning a global member conference to further connect the spaces and members.
The HUB New Orleans has already received letters of intent and arranged agreements with several tenants. The facility is on schedule to open its doors in August 2012. For leasing information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
About Molly Oehmichen: Molly is the current Editor-In-Chief of Silicon Bayou News. Molly's interests include start-up culture, business modeling, and psychology. In addition to editing for SBN, Molly blogs at her personal website and you can dive into the conversation with her directly on twitter or meet with her via Ohours. View author profile.


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Hindi article describes how and why Ramjan is observed on fasting whole day without food and drink piously and EID festival is celebrated all over world.
This Hindi funny story about Iliyas and his grandson. Every one in our life sometime give more attention to something else than our relation.
Stolen Dreams
They are residing here for long time happily and peacefully. Abdul helps Hari to lighten up his house on Deepawali and Hari helps Abdul on preparing sewai on Id.
Dilon Ke Rishte
A Hindi friends story showing that the friendship based upon mutual trust & respect cannot be broken merely by religion hatred.
Eid Mubarak
Ramzan this year was special. His only daughter Ruksar was now grown-up enough, to understand the worldly pleasures, and had demanded for a talking doll


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Dodging the WINSOCK2 Fatal Error
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When you install the Novell Client (Win95/98, versions 3.0 and higher) you may find yourself with a Fatal Error when the Microsoft WINSOCK 2.0 (Windows Sockets) installation program is run. If you're using IPX only, you can just remove WINSOCK2 altogether, and go back to the 1.1 version. However, if you intend to use Native IP Service Location Protocol (SLP) or IP Gateway, you will need to work around this error. Both SLP and the IP Gateway rely on the enhanced abilities of WINSOCK 2.0 and will not function under WINSOCK 1.0.
Customer Support has said that many customers are receiving "Fatal Error" messages when executing WINIPCFG.EXE or PING.EXE. The file that the Novell Client uses to install WINSOCK2 is WS2SETUP.EXE and has a size of 986,400 bytes. The corresponding Microsoft WINSOCK2 file is W95ws2setup.exe and has the exact same size of 986,400 bytes. The Microsoft W95ws2setup.exe is available here.
Getting back to WINSOCK1.1
You may wish to uninstall the Winsock2 and have it replaced by Winsock1.1. Here's what the Microsoft Release Notes have to say about that:
When WS2SETUP.EXE runs for the first time, it copies WS2BAKUP.BAT and the WinSock 1.1 files to %windir%\ws2bakup. Running WS2BAKUP.BAT returns the user to their original WinSock 1.1 configuration. From Windows Explorer, simply double click on "C:\\WS2BAKUP\ws2bakup.bat to uninstall Winsock2.
Caution: When you run WS2BAKUP.BAT from inside Windows 95, you may encounter a sharing violation as some system files may not be restored if the newer version is currently running! If this happens, you will need to re-run WS2BAKUP.BAT in MS-DOS mode. To do this 1 Click Start. 2 Click Shut Down. 3 Select the "Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode" option. 4 Click OK. 5 After reboot, type "C:\\WS2BAKUP\WS2BAKUP" and hit the Enter key. (In MS-DOS mode you will see errors for programs that cannot run outside of Windows, but you should not be concerned, as these programs will have already executed properly if you ran WS2BAKUP.BAT from inside Windows 95 first.) 6 Reboot again and you will be back on WinSock 1.1. Note: If you are reinstalling WS2SETUP over a previous version of Winsock2 greater than beta 2, your prior configuration will NOT be backed up again. Uninstalling will yield your original 1.1 configuration, NOT beta 2 or 2a. DO NOT restore by re-installing TCP/IP from the Network applet in the Control Panel! This action will NOT replace the WinSock DLLs, and does not guarantee you will have the same configuration you had before upgrading to Winsock2."
The Novell Client installation is only calling the WS2SETUP.EXE file provided by Microsoft and will be unable to make fixes/changes to this file. If you are concerned that the Novell Client installation is causing TCP/IP problems, you can prevent the Novell Client installation from installing WINSOCK2.
WARNING: If a workstation is not running the 2.0 version of WINSOCK.DLL, then Native IP, SLP, and IP Gateway services will be inoperable. These services REQUIRE WINSOCK2.
To prevent the Novell Client from installing WINSOCK2, edit the NWSETUP.INI from the Novell Client installation source directory. Comment out the "2=WS2SETUP.EXE, <, 1998" line in the [Client.Run] section. This section should look like the following after commenting out this line:
1=WS2NSINS.EXE /install,>=1998
If you are having problems with WINSOCK2 during the Novell Client installing, you should try separating the WINSOCK2 and Novell Client installations. Just download the W95ws2setup.exe from the above listed URL and install this prior to installing the Novell Client for Windows 95/98. Of course, if you don't need to have Native IP , SLP, or IP Gateway functionality, (those of you installing with the IPX Only option), then you won't need to bother installing WINSOCK2 either prior or during the Novell Client installation.
If you do need the IP functionality, one effective method for distributing WINSOCK2 prior to the client is through a NAL Application. This could be accomplished by either running W95ws2setup.exe or taking a snAppShot. For more information about using snAppShot, see ZENworks Cool Solutions.
Novell Cool Solutions (corporate web communities) are produced by WebWise Solutions. www.webwiseone.com


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4 Things You Do That Are Guaranteed to Piss Off TSA Agents
Get it together — and keep it moving.
The security checkpoint at an airport can serve as your own personal Ninja Warrior-style gauntlet, with shoe removal maneuvers, body scanners, and mile-long lines. But what about the folks on the other side... the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers on duty? If you think you're in a pissy mood, imagine having to screen approximately two million frequently attitude-y passengers daily and over 700 million every year.
"Passengers tell us we're "a waste of tax money and a joke," says a current TSA officer at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, who spoke to us anonymously for this story. Well, that's a fine how-do-you-do! And let's just call that one of the nicer comments.
Despite what some travelers may think, "We're trying to get you through as fast as we can," says the officer, whose job includes screening passengers according to an ever-changing set of procedures. In order to make the screening process less of a headache for you — and for them — listen, be patient, and don't commit these common gaffes that drive TSA agents crazy.
1. Leaving crap in your pockets
The officer we spoke with could not stress this point enough. While most travelers will remove metal objects like keys and coins, they should remove everything from their pockets. According to the TSA, those high-tech Automated Image Technology scanners detect both metallic and non-metallic items. That means even items like tissues, driver's licenses, and passports will raise suspicion and result in a pat-down. Also, "the body scanner is not radioactive," our officer says, adding that many folks hesitate when stepping into the machines, which can cause line back-ups.
2. Fighting over rules they didn't make up
"I understand that it's a bottle of water," our officer says with sympathy, but the maximum limit for liquids is 3.4 ounces and they all must fit in a one quart-size bag. So your water bottle probably fails that test. You can (and should) bring an empty bottle through the checkpoint to fill up after the screening process though.
3. Forgetting (or refusing) to take off your shoes
In December 2001, failed "shoe bomber" Richard Reid hid wires and explosives in his shoes on a flight from Paris to Miami. Because of that, the TSA began randomly searching passengers' shoes. In 2006, the agency issued a mandate stating that all shoes be removed when going through security. If you don't want to show off your socks again, apply for TSA Precheck. If approved, you won't need to remove your shoes, laptop, liquids, belt, or jacket.
4. Packing something utterly out of bounds
According to the agency, TSA officers collected 1,861 firearms in the first six months of this year, about 20 percent more than were collected in the first six months of 2016. When asked, many passengers say they simply forgot they were carrying a gun. Oops. Other "um, really?!" objects include grenades, swords, and a propane canister.
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With a stay at Mercure Goiania Hotel in Goiania (West Sector), you'll be close to Art Museum of Goiania and Areiao Park. This hotel is within close proximity of Rio Vermelho Theater and Almirante Tamandare Square.
Make yourself at home in one of the 177 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Enjoy recreational amenities such as a health club and a sauna. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare, and tour/ticket assistance.
Grab a bite at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Goiania? This hotel features 7876 square feet (732 square meters) of event facilities. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
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Kentucky, constituent state of the United States of America. Rivers define Kentucky's boundaries except on the south, where it shares a border with Tennessee along a nearly straight line of about 425 miles (685 km), and on the southeast, where it shares an irregular, mountainous border with Virginia. Flowing generally northwestward, the Tug and Big Sandy rivers separate Kentucky from West Virginia on the east and northeast. On the north, Kentucky's boundary follows the Ohio River to the Mississippi, meeting the states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois en route. The Mississippi River then demarcates Kentucky's short southwestern border with Missouri. The capital, Frankfort, lies between the two major cities—Louisville, which is on the Ohio River, and Lexington.
Kentucky was long the home of various Native American peoples before the arrival of Daniel Boone and other European frontiersmen in 1769. Its name perhaps derives from an Iroquois word for "prairie." By 1792, when Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state of the union—the first west of the Appalachian Mountains—it had drawn nearly 73,000 settlers. By 1800 this number had grown to roughly 220,000 and included some 40,000 slaves.
Kentucky evokes myriad contrasting images: coal mines, bourbon whiskey (named for Bourbon county, where it was developed), mountaineers, moonshiners (distillers of illegal liquor), white-suited colonels and ladies sipping mint juleps on summertime verandas, horse breeding, and the Kentucky Derby. Kentucky curiously encompasses a mixture of distinct regions and characters. The seemingly endless landscape of white fences, paddocks, tobacco fields, and pastures in the rolling Bluegrass region around Lexington suggests an unhurried and genteel way of life that is more reminiscent of Kentucky's ties with the antebellum South than it is reflective of the state's position in the fast-paced economy of an industrialized country. By contrast, northernmost Kentucky, with its predominantly German heritage, its suburban pattern of development, and its orientation toward metropolitan Cincinnati, Ohio, is a reminder of the state's link to the urban North. Kentucky has always existed in the middle: as a state looking back and ahead, as a crossroads for westward expansion, and as a territory with divided allegiance during the American Civil War (1861–65). Indeed, the Civil War presidents Abraham Lincoln of the Union and Jefferson Davis of the opposing Confederacy both were born in Kentucky. Area 40,408 square miles (104,656 square km). Population (2010) 4,339,367; (2018 est.) 4,468,402.
Kentucky lies within three major physiographic regions of the United States—the Appalachian Highlands (the Appalachian Plateau), the Interior Lowlands, and the Coastal Plain. Within the state, six smaller regions may be identified, based on the underlying rock structure: Mountain, Knobs, Bluegrass, Pennyrile (or Pennyroyal), Western Coalfield, and Purchase.
More than 10,000 square miles (26,000 square km) of the easternmost part of Kentucky lie in the Mountain region, where the state reaches its highest point, at Big Black Mountain (4,145 feet [1,263 metres]), on the border with Virginia. The deeply dissected Cumberland Plateau, which lies to the west of the Cumberland Mountains and the Pine Mountain ridge, is a scenic land of narrow valleys, steep pinnacles, and transverse ridges. Natural passages through eastern Kentucky's mountain mazes are sometimes provided by water gaps, such as historic Cumberland Gap, and the picturesque Breaks of Sandy. The great eastern coalfields of Kentucky also lie in the Mountain region.
The Knobs is a long, narrow region shaped like an irregular horseshoe, with both ends touching the Ohio River. It embraces the Bluegrass country on its inner side, and it is bounded by the Mountain area on the east and the Pennyrile on the west. The landscape of the Knobs is dotted with cone-shaped or rounded hills that are remnants of escarpments. Thickets of cane grew on some of the lower ground before European settlement and attracted large herds of buffalo and deer. A portion of Daniel Boone National Forest lies in the eastern Knobs.
The Bluegrass lies at Kentucky's geographic and historical heart. Its 8,000 square miles (21,000 square km) are encircled by the Knobs and the Ohio River. The region was named for the long-stemmed grass (Poa pratensis) that flourishes there. Its terrain is gently undulating, varying in elevation from 800 to 1,000 feet (240 to 300 metres) above sea level.
The Pennyrile, spanning an area of some 12,000 square miles (31,000 square km), adjoins every other region of Kentucky except the Bluegrass. On the north its irregular boundaries are the Western Coalfield, the Ohio River, and the Knobs; on the east it merges with the Mountain region; on the south it is bounded by Tennessee; and to the west it joins the Purchase. Its name derives from the local pronunciation of pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium), a plant of the mint family that is abundant in the area. The Pennyrile encompasses wooded rocky hillsides, small stock farms, cliffs, and an area once known as the Barrens—in reference to a condition caused by the continuous burning off of forest cover by the local population to make grasslands for deer and buffalo. Most notably, it is a region of caves. Abundant waters, both surface and underground, and the limestones deposited during the early Carboniferous Period (more than 300 million years ago) have combined to create the area known as the Land of Ten Thousand Sinks, which includes such famous subterranean passages as Mammoth Cave. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1981, this vast underground cavern includes three rivers and three lakes, and its passageways cover more than 350 miles (560 km) on five distinct levels. The cave's temperature remains constant at about 54 °F (12 °C) throughout the year.
Surrounded by the Pennyrile and the Ohio River, the Western Coalfield covers an area of about 4,680 square miles (12,000 square km). The region contains a number of coal deposits and good agricultural land on its rolling uplands and its bottomlands (lowlands along the waterways). It is a mining and farming area, an extension of the interior coalfields of Illinois and Indiana, cut away by the formation of the Ohio River.
The Purchase, also called Jackson Purchase, encompasses only about 2,570 square miles (6,650 square km) in the extreme western part of the state. It is bounded on the north by the Ohio River, on the east by the impounded Tennessee River, and on the west by the Mississippi River. Its southern border is the westernmost section of the long boundary with Tennessee. A small area (18 square miles [47 square km]) known as the New Madrid Bend is isolated from the rest of the state by a bend in the Mississippi River. Geologically, the Purchase is the northernmost extent of the Gulf Coastal Plain. Its name refers to its purchase in 1818 by virtue of a treaty with the Chickasaw people; Andrew Jackson, later the seventh president of the United States, was one of the signers. The Purchase is the lowest topographic area of Kentucky, but it is not uniformly flat. Wide floodplains are broken by low hills that may have been sandbars in ancient oceans. Bluffs, swamps, and lagoons form part of the terrain. The Mississippi River leaves the state at an elevation of 237 feet (72 metres), Kentucky's lowest point.
An ancient rift in the earth that runs for roughly 200 miles (320 km) along the Mississippi River valley—from Memphis, Tenn., into Missouri and Illinois—borders on Kentucky for much of the distance; it is known as the New Madrid Fault. Most notably, the rift was the site of the tremendous New Madrid earthquakes, a series of earthquakes and aftershocks that began in December 1811 and continued for at least a year. At the time, the three main earthquakes were the most powerful tremors in U.S. history; it is estimated that they registered more than 8.0 on the Richter scale. There were some 1,800 shocks and aftershocks, the strongest of which were felt as far away as Washington, D.C., and New York City. It was reported that the shocks were so strong that the Mississippi River appeared to flow backward for a few hours, as the land beneath buckled and surged upward, and Reelfoot Lake was formed, just across the border, in Tennessee.
In addition to the Mississippi, Ohio, and Big Sandy rivers, which constitute some of Kentucky's boundaries, the state has seven major drainage basins formed by interior streams: the Licking, Kentucky, Salt, Green, Tradewater, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers. Eastern Kentucky is drained by the Big Sandy, Cumberland, Licking, and Kentucky rivers and their tributaries. The Cumberland River descends from the plateau of the same name in the 68-foot (20-metre) Cumberland Falls, which is renowned for the occasional occurrence of a lunar rainbow. It flows southwestward into Tennessee before turning to the north and reentering Kentucky at the eastern edge of the Purchase. The main streams of the Kentucky and Licking rivers rise in the Mountain region and flow northwestward; they then meander across the Bluegrass region before joining the Ohio. The Salt River, flowing westward from the Bluegrass region, drains the northern Pennyrile. The longest stream that lies entirely within the state is the Green River. With a source in the Pennyrile, it stretches generally westward for some 370 miles (600 km), bisects the Western Coalfield, and empties into the Ohio River. In western Kentucky, the western Pennyrile is drained by the Tennessee and the Tradewater rivers, both of which flow northwestward into the Ohio.
The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers both have been dammed to form large reservoirs. In south-central Kentucky a dam on the Cumberland has created Lake Cumberland. It is the state's largest lake, spanning an area of more than 50,000 acres (20,000 hectares). In the southwest the Cumberland has been impounded to form Lake Barkley, which is connected by a canal to Kentucky Lake, which was created by a dam on the Tennessee River.
The soils of Kentucky are as diverse as the life they support. The weathered shale-based soil of the Knobs, for instance, is not rich and is easily eroded, making it better adapted to forest growth than to cultivation. By contrast, much of the Purchase is covered by loessial soils and is one of the most fertile sections of Kentucky. Rich alluvial deposits lie along the rivers, while the rest of the state's soil derives from the long and gradual breakdown and decay of underlying rock, windblown loess in the western part of the state, and small deposits of glacial till near the Ohio River. The phosphate-rich soils of the Bluegrass region are mostly from limestone of the Ordovician Period (roughly 445 to 490 million years ago); they have supported pasturage for some of the world's most famous horse farms. Pennyrile soils, developed primarily from Mississippian (from about 320 to 360 million years ago) limestone, are excellent for general farming, as are the loessial and alluvial soils of the western regions. Eastern Kentucky soils, derived primarily from sandstone, are less fertile.
Kentucky enjoys a temperate climate and generally plentiful rainfall. The state's mean annual temperature is between 55 and 60 °F (13 and 16 °C). However, extremes of temperature exceeding 110 °F (43 °C) and dropping below –30 °F (–34 °C) have been recorded occasionally. In the capital city, average high temperatures in January and February are in the low 40s F (about 6 °C), and average low temperatures are in the low 20s F (about –5 °C); in July and August temperatures usually rise from the low 60s F (about 17 °C) into the mid-80s F (about 30 °C) daily. The yearly growing season lasts about 170 to 210 days, depending on location. Mean annual precipitation is about 45 inches (1,140 mm). Although the fall months (September through November) are often somewhat drier, precipitation is generally well distributed throughout the year. The greatest differences occur between the southern areas, which receive nearly 50 inches (1,300 mm) annually, and the northeast, which may receive only 40 inches (1,000 mm). Thunderstorms are frequent and often cause flooding in eastern Kentucky. Prevailing winds are from the south and southwest, although north and northwest winds often bring the chill of winter.
Plant and animal life
Kentucky's climate and distinctive soils combine to create variety in vegetation, animal life, and landscape. The state was part of the hardwood forest region that once covered the country from the Allegheny Mountains to the western prairies. Most of the state was wooded with stands of yellow poplar, oak, chestnut, sycamore, hickory, and walnut. By the close of the 19th century, however, all but a fraction of the virgin forests had been felled, mostly after the American Civil War. Largely because of reforestation initiatives of the 20th century, Kentucky was able to bring its forest cover back up to about 50 percent by the early 21st century. Blanton Forest and Lilley Cornett Woods, both in southeastern Kentucky, are the state's only recognized virgin forests. Trees, shrubs, and plants of many kinds still flourish in all parts of the state and range from the native hardwoods and pines on the eastern slopes to the picturesque bald cypresses in the western river marshes to the maples, cedars, ash, and locust found throughout the state. Rhododendron, laurel, dogwood, redbud, and trillium are prominent among the dozens of types of flowering vegetation that can be found in the Kentucky mountains.
Birds and mammals of Kentucky include those native to the South as well as those more commonly found in the northern United States and Canada. Of the numerous hoofed animals that once roamed Kentucky—including bison, elk, and deer—only deer remain in quantity, although elk have been reintroduced. Wolves and panthers have likewise disappeared. Bears are sometimes seen in eastern Kentucky. Among the many small animals found in the state are rabbits, squirrels, foxes, raccoons, opossums, woodchucks, and—in the numerous caves—bats and rodents.
The northwest corner of Kentucky lies along one of the world's great migratory bird routes. More than 200 species of birds frequent this area, while more than 300 species have been found in the state as a whole. Cardinals (the state bird), robins, bluejays, doves, and sparrows are common. The marshes of the southwestern Kentucky-Tennessee border provide breeding places for such waterfowl as the American egret, great blue heron, and double-crested cormorant. Wild turkeys, a reminder of pioneer days, are increasing in number.
The swift mountain streams, wide rivers, and man-made lakes of Kentucky provide habitats for more than 200 species of fish. The muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), the largest member of the pike family and commonly considered a Great Lakes fish, is found in the Licking, Green, and Barren (a tributary of the Green) rivers. Largemouth and smallmouth bass, catfish, bluegills, and crappies are common.
Population composition
The vast majority of Kentucky's population is of white European ancestry. Most of the early white settlers of the state were of English or Scotch-Irish descent and came from North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The migrations of Daniel Boone—founder of one of the first permanent white settlements in present-day Kentucky—resembled those of many of his countrymen. Born in Pennsylvania, Boone moved as a youth down the Great Appalachian Valley of Virginia into North Carolina, where he lived until he led new settlers through Cumberland Gap to Kentucky. The best agricultural land was in the Bluegrass region, and this was the first area to be settled. The eastern mountains, the poorest agricultural region, were settled last. Despite the dangers of backwoods warfare in the early days, migration into the Bluegrass country continued. In addition to the Cumberland Gap route, the Mississippi River brought French émigrés upriver from New Orleans, particularly to the Louisville area. During the mid-19th century the Ohio River carried many German settlers and other migrants from New England and the Middle Atlantic states; many settled in northern Kentucky and in other areas near the river.
During the first few decades of Kentucky's statehood, there also was a large black population, mostly slaves of African ancestry, though the proportion decreased after the state legislature abolished the importation of slaves for resale in 1833. Just prior to the American Civil War (1861–65), the Underground Railroad flourished in Kentucky to help transport escaped slaves to free soil, and there was considerable black emigration during and after the war. The state continued to lose its black population until the mid-20th century, after which the relative size of the community showed little change. In the early 21st century Kentucky's African American residents were concentrated in the larger urban areas and in the southwest part of the Pennyrile; they accounted for less than one-tenth of the total population.
The most prominent of the various indigenous peoples in the Kentucky area at the time of European settlement were the Cherokee, Shawnee, and Chickasaw. In the early 19th century, however, most of the native populations were removed forcibly to other areas, some via the infamous Trail of Tears to reservations in Oklahoma. By the 21st century, Native Americans constituted just a tiny fraction of the population, and there were no federally recognized tribes or reservation lands in the state.
Kentucky's Hispanic and Asian populations remain small but have grown significantly since the late 20th century. Most of the state's Hispanic residents are of Mexican heritage. Of Kentucky's Asian residents, those of Chinese and Indian descent predominate.
In terms of religious affiliation, Kentucky is primarily Protestant. Baptists are by far the dominant denomination, with Methodists constituting a significant minority. However, Kentucky also has one of the largest populations of Roman Catholics in the South, concentrated mostly in the central and north-central segments of the state.
Settlement patterns
From the beginning, Kentucky has been a strongly rural state of small towns and crossroads. In the early 21st century about half of the state's population remained rural, despite pronounced migration from rural to urban areas in the second half of the 20th century. The three areas that have the largest populations are the cities of Louisville and Lexington and the portion of northern Kentucky that includes Covington and Newport, both situated just opposite Cincinnati on the Ohio River. Together, these three population centres form the points of the so-called "Golden Triangle," an economic region that is home to more than half of Kentucky's people. Notable among Kentucky's smaller cities are Ashland, Bowling Green, Paducah, Owensboro, and Frankfort.
Learn More in these related Britannica articles:
American Civil War: Operations in Kentucky and TennesseeThe Confederates to the east of Missouri had established a unified command under Albert Sidney Johnston, who manned, with only 40,000 men, a long line in Kentucky running from near Cumberland Gap on the east through Bowling Green to Columbus on the…
cave: Geographic distribution of karst terrain…Arch through eastern and central Kentucky and into Tennessee. Karst also occurs in the limestones of Ordovician age (about 430,000,000 to 500,000,000 years old) that lie exposed on the inner Bluegrass structural dome in Kentucky and on the Nashville Dome in Tennessee. In south central Kentucky is the Mammoth Cave…
Appalachian Mountains: Physiography…the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Kentucky, southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, eastern Tennessee, and northern Alabama.…
United States Presidential Election of 2008: May 20…
flag of Kentucky…to the Union in 1792, Kentucky was considered to be on the nation's western frontier, and this was reflected in the symbolism of the state seal. According to the design specifications adopted on June 14, 1962, the seal shows two men embracing; one of the figures is a frontiersman in…
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Sometimes things we want seem impossible. Whether it's to grow you business by 50% or lose those 20 extra pounds, you can't seem to get to where you want to be. Blue Cat had a goal like that – he wanted to meet the most famous of mythological creatures – Bigfoot. He knew lots of people had tried, but no one ever had. But, being the strategist that he is, Blue Cat made a plan…
First, Blue Cat had to engineer a solution that would get him what he wanted. He needed a search of a remote, wooded area – but one that he could get to easily. It would help if Bigfoot had been sighted there before. And he needed a way to lure the big guy into the open. His design – a search of the Pikes Peak National Forest around the Peak. It was fairly remote (you have to pay to get on the road, so that cuts down on the undedicated), easy to get to (Blue Cat lives in Colorado Springs and his scribe owns a big truck), and there have been reports of Bigfoot in that area. And he had a secret weapon to make Bigfoot feel safe to come out, as you'll see later.
Next, he had to put together a team to help him find the elusive, hairy giant. (Blue Cat doesn't move very fast on his own, and he's a little short to be driving by himself.) He did that by making their goals match his vision – they wanted a trip to Pikes Peak, and he wanted to search the mountain forests. He then had to make sure they had the resources they needed – plenty of gas in the truck and plenty of battery in the cell phones (for documentation). And he needed to keep things under control – watching the time so there was plenty of light, and making sure his driver didn't speed on the winding Pikes Peak Highway.
The result – success!
Blue Cat achieved his goal – and made a new friend – because he had a clear vision of what he wanted, expressed it in an audacious goal, and created a plan to make it happen. He also managed the execution of the plan so it would succeed (he saw the truck was low on gas and so he made his driver stop for more) and his design took into account both the environment (finding Bigfoot where he was) and an innovative approach to getting him to overcome his shyness (note the sign by the new friends).
You and I can do the same if we think like strategists and remember to lead, manage, and engineer.
So what "impossible" things do you want to do?
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