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Geilolia Tree Top Walk, part of Geilolia Summer Park, is one of the largest in Norway, and offers 31 different challenges with varying degrees of difficulty. It includes several zip lines (aerial runways) - one of them is a thrilling 150 metres long.
In addition to the high rope course, the park offers daily activities such as bungee trampoline, canoe and cycle hire, white-water rafting and a children's playground.
Geilo has Hallingskarvet as its backbone and Hardangervidda, Northern Europe's largest mountain plateau, as its nearest neighbour. More than 500 kilometres of marked trails allow you to enjoy nature at close range.
The mountain chairlift takes you rapidly up to the top of Geilolia, from where a panoramic view awaits. This is the perfect starting point for walks towards Hallingskarvet.
Geilo is good for biking, whether you are into extreme biking, off-road biking or just looking for a gentle family tour.
Rallarvegen is one of the most popular and most scenic bicycle rides in Norway. It takes you from the vast mountain plateau of Hardangervidda right down to Flåm and the Aurlandsfjord, or Voss.
The Geilolia chairlift is open every day in summer until 22 August between 11 am and 4 pm, as well as at weekends and during the Norwegian Autumn holiday.
Bicycle rental, marked tracks and trails, maps and guided trips make Geilo a great destination for mountain cycling adventures.
In Geilo, most of the lakes are stocked with trout, but there are also some with Arctic char. The area is home to small idyllic lakes as well as large high mountain lakes. Maps of the various fishing areas can be found at the tourist information.
It is possible to go on two-day trips horse riding in the mountains. Please contact the tourist information for details.
Rafting is possible in Numedalslågen with professional guides committed to safety and service.
Husaraberget near Geilo is a great area for climbing. Here you will find some 80 routes, from grade 4 to 8, with 8 to 90 metres of free fall.
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Hike from the top of Geilolia, join a riding trip, try river rafting in Numedalslågen or go off-road biking - all this is possible in the Geilo area.
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by Alfred Corn
[ poetry - october 07 ]
Not ever used as an adverb over here,
in Britain it subs for "very" or "absurdly"
when topics get the speaker's hackles up.
A marker, too, for sex-based phobias,
the dread that slapped a grisly sobriquet
on Mary once she'd had her subjects staked
to serve as human torches. For not spilling
that same red sealing wax, your oxymoron
Bloodless Revolution gets good marks.
It also helps construct a rude tmesis
spat out by angries who've never heard the term
(see "over-bloody-rated" or "half-bloody-
mad"). And doesn't such bluff, slingshot lingo
find a rough equivalent in "fucking"
when speakers job it in for intensity?
Uncle Sam can hardly frame a sentence
that expletive abstains from. Burning ruins
mark eras when the world is bloody blood-soaked;


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Malakas maglaro si Maclean Sabellina. Poor Man's Arwind Santos nga tawag ko dun. Marami na talented players sa PBA D-league. Nag elevate din laro ng mga locals nung dumating yung mga Fil-Ams.
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read moreMalakas maglaro si Maclean Sabellina. Poor Man's Arwind Santos nga tawag ko dun. Marami na talented players sa PBA D-league. Nag elevate din laro ng mga locals nung dumating yung mga Fil-Ams.
Joey Villar: Ran into Letran assistant coach Kris Reyes and asked him how many years can Kevin Alas play in the NCAA. 2 Years. That's bad news for everyone.
Oh, ayan, malinaw na.
Fajardo, Ramos, Deutchman, Manuel in the draft? it would be a solid one already..
even without the Pinatubo boys and the Nlex duo
That rule only applies for Fil-Foreign players.
Pure Filipino naman si Fajardo eh so pwede na siya.
Last edited by Ahura Mazda; May 22, 2012 at 03:00 PM.
How about Slaughter? I think he doesn't need to play in the D-League anymore...to qualify for PBA rookie draft.
Yup. He needs to play in the DLeague(pero na sure kasi may sinabi si Eala no need na daw maglaro si Junmar sa DL). Kahit 1 game lang ata laruin ng Pure Pinoy pede. Pero pag Fil-For 2 conferences dapat maglaro.
No need for Greg to play, kasi naglaro na siya for Gilas(same situation with Lutz and Lassiter).
Last edited by sammael; May 22, 2012 at 06:51 PM.
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Hodge atop of heap as NLEX dominates D-League
Clifford Hodge continues to improve his stock for this years PBA draft as the NLEX Road Warriors remain unbeaten in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup.
The 24-year old former Hawaii Pacific University player is averaging 16.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks for the 9-0 Road Warriors and is currently making a strong case for MVP against Cebuanna Lhuilliers Vic Manuel and Blackwater Sports Elites Kelly Nabong.
Manuel, the reigning Aspirants Cup MVP, is averaging a league-best 17.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game while Nabong averages 15.1 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists a game.
Cebuana Lhuillier is currently tied with the Big Chill Superchargers for second place with identical 7-2 slates while Blackwater Sports is in fourth place with six wins and three losses.
Other notable players in the ongoing D-League tournament include Cagayans Junar Arce (12.2 ppg, 11.1 rpg), Erase Plantcentas Allan Mangahas (13.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 4.4 apg), Big Chills Charles Keith Jensen (11.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.4 spg) and RnW Pacific Pipes Raymund Ilagan (9.0 ppg and 7.5 ppg)
mas impressive yung stats ni hodge, all star cast kasi yun team niya na NLEX tapos nakapag register pa siya ng ganyang stats.
gusto ko din yun jensen, parang si sean anthony na masipag din maglaro. same din sila ng taas at pangangatawan.
fil-foreigns needs to played at least 2 conferences sa pba d-league kung gusto nila mag join sa pba.... so far, hodge, ellis at alex mallari nakaka 3 conferences na sila sa pba d-league, si jensen pang 2 conferences na niya ngayon. si jason deutchman nakaka isang conference pa lang yata? therefore hindi pa pala pede mag join si deutchman sa pba?
Last edited by liberated101; May 26, 2012 at 02:57 AM.
halos ganyan naman mga age ng mga pba aspirants pumapasok sa pba. si vic manuel 24 na din, kahit si calvin abueva 24 na din and others.
chris lutz 27 na, marcio lassiter 25 na, mac barracael 27 na, japeth aguilar 25, jv casio 25 going to 26 na this year, kahit nga si dylan ababou mag 26 na this year pero batang bata yung itsura. mga rookie pa lang sa pba yang mga yan.
Yes, and there was a previous rule in the PBA in the past where draft applicants have to be at least 23 years old before joining the league. This was in response to the request of the defunct Basketball Association of the Philippines to make sure that the amateur players would have at least served the national team for around 4-5 years granting that they started suiting up for the country when they were 18 or 19.
As a matter of fact, Vergel Meneses would have been drafted much earlier than 1992 but was disqualified by the PBA from joining because he was deemed underage back then. If I'm not mistaken, he tried to apply in 1990, the same year when Alex Araneta was the top draft pick, Bong Solomon was the 2nd overall pick, Eugene Quilban the 3rd pick overall and eventual ROY, and Jayvee Gayoso rounding up the Top 4 in their batch.
This rule took effect because of sorry state of amateur basketball after Batch 1989 invaded the PBA. Top amateur stars and national players like Benjie Paras, Nelson Asaytono, Bong Alvarez, Dindo Pumaren, Boy Cabahug, Ato Agustin, Joey Guanio, Zaldy Realubit and other topnotch amateurs like Peter Aguilar, Dondi Roque, Ric Ric Marata, Romy Dela Rosa, etc. joined the pros and orphaned the amateur basketball landscape. Our 1989 national team that competed in the SEA Games ultimately lost the gold medal to Malaysia in heart-breaking fashion - the first and only loss of our country in the Southeast Asian setting. Players from this team included Jun Limpot, Noli Locsin, Dodong Postanes, Jun Reyes, etc and coached by Derrick Pumaren and backstopped by Yeng Guiao.
Because of the miserable state of our amateur basketball back then, the PBA agreed to set a minimum age requirement coupled with minimum number of units accomplished in college for each PBA freshman. Hence, the rule was 23 years old on or before the day of the start of the PBA first conference and at least 48 academic units completed in college. The latter became a different problem for people like Marlou Aquino and Kerby Raymundo.
Hence, at 24, Cliff Hodge and the others are at the right age when they join the PBA next season. I remember one of the oldest rookies to ever join the PBA draft (and getting drafted) was Shell's Aris Franco who was 29 years old when recruited by the Turbo Chargers. Raymundo, at 19 years old in 2000, may be one, if not, the youngest player ever to suit up for a PBA team with Red Bull Thunder.
chris jackson i think entered the PBA at the age of 30....
Jay, clarification lang. Did Alaska has the privilege of having the 1&2 pick for the draft having Araneta and Solomon as 1 & 2?
I remember the Marlou Aquino case. This was the reason why Adamson was suspended in the UAAP due to the falsification of records or something like that.
One more thing. When Red Bull joined the PBA and brought with them their amateur players together with Raymundo, and he was still young then at 19 which is the reason why he was relegated again to the amateurs. Why did the PBA allow Raymundo to return to Red Bull after reaching his age requirements and not join the draft?


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Wootalyzer's Pricing Post! - The price of today's woot item is saved here for future reference------------------------------------------------------------10" Queen Size Memory Foam Mattress with Ventilation System & 2 Contour Memory Foam Pillows$299.99 + $5 ShippingCondition: New*DISCLAIMER* Wootalyzer! is in no way affiliated with Woot!, and this post may not always be here!
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same thing for home and sellout woot? what in the world?
Seriously... This is on woot, sellout.woot, and home.woot? I think we killed them on this last wootoff
With woot, it's mattresses all the way down.
feel free to toss an extra mattress or twenty into my Bag of Cuuuuuute!... since you seem to have so many ;)
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Do you need a Queen to sleep in this?
Sellout, Home, and Woot. Man they have a ton of mattresses. Who ordered all of these, and why are they not just being used to make forts? I mean woot has to have at least 500 monkey battles a day, you would think these would be handy defenses against monkey air raids.
derezzedprogram wrote:same thing for home and sellout woot? what in the world?
One's king size; the other queen. I know ... Dot's Poetry Corner, right?
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I am having some weird deja vu right now on woot
Queen here, King on home.woot, Full on sellout.woot, Twin on Moofi. Is it mattress day or something?
DaveInSoCal wrote:Umm... I think this is $50 less on sellout.woot.
The one on sellout if a Full size not a Queen
way to go, turning the high point of my 1 am hour, into "Wakko Talks Faboo!, really?"
What's that, Woot? You want to sell a lot of something?
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We bought one of these (for the same price) maybe not quite a year ago. Just rotated it last week, and still have yet to feel any indents or weakness in the foam. I like a firm bed, and this foam is just right between firm and snug (the foam is more giving as it warms up and conforms to your body). My wife doesn't like it as much, she preferred our previous pillow-top, but she's a lightweight at 130 pounds, so maybe this is a bit too firm for her? I needed it for my back, though, and it has helped.
woot has the queen, sellout has the full, home has the king and the twin is on moofi....
Anyone tried one of these from previous woots? Need a new mattress and this is rather tempting.
Woot! upside down is Moofi...whoa
Its says 10 inch could this be right?
These things make my back and neck hurt like crazy. I think they are so soft that nothing gets any support, and I get all contorted all night, and wake up feeling like an abused pretzel.
I'm surprised there's not a twin sized one on Kids Woot.
vonletztekrieger wrote:Its says 10 inch could this be right?
That's what she said. ;-P
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I've had one of these now for almost a year. It got me off the air mattress on the floor, for which I am eternally grateful. However, know that the firmness nearly mimics the floor. People will tell you that it caves in where you sleep over time. This is true - but I've rotated the bed 180 degrees 2 or 3 times so far which has mostly mitigated the caving. Certainly however, overtime the more it caves, the more dense it will become - which has caused me to question many a time whether my back was broke in the morning because of the bed or my job. I'm pretty sure its the bed though. Over the past year, this bed has ravaged my back. But for some reason I keep going back to it each night...
Home is the king, Woot's the queen and Sellout's the kid. Where's the twin? Oh, nevermind. They're triplets. Edit: Oh, moofi. You would be woot's twin.
Thanks for the feedback. Good to hear it sounds like it holds up.
wrfontenot wrote:I wish Woot would start selling items people want. Every other day is a Tablet PC, then vacuum, the crap laptop. How's about something different. What surprises me even more is that people buy 3 of these things.
Well it's not really a fort if you only buy 1.
Woot has sold these several times in the past and I've thought about pulling the trigger every time but haven't. It seems that the quality of these mattresses is somewhat inconsistent. Apparently some will develop a pit in the middle within months that you roll into all the time while others hold up for years. I'm not sure I want to chance it even though I could use a new mattress.
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By the time I met Julia Child, her husband, Paul, was little more than a ghost of a man, so diminished by old age and its attendant diseases that it was impossible to discern the remarkable artist, photographer and poet he once had been. It broke my heart, because the more I knew Julia, the more I wished I had known Paul. "He's responsible for everything I did," she once told me. When I look at Julia's kitchen, it is Paul who comes to mind.
"For us the kitchen is the soul of our house," she told the Smithsonian curators who traveled to her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as her kitchen was being packed up for the National Museum of American History in 2001. She spoke as if her husband were still alive, although by then he had been gone for more than seven years. That reminded me of what it was like to spend time with Julia, how it always seemed as if Paul were in the next room, that he would appear at any minute, pull up a chair and join you at the table.
"If we could just have the kitchen and the bedroom, that would be all we need," she told the curators wistfully, and listening to that I felt a thrill of recognition, for that one sentence tells you everything about the woman who changed the way America cooks. Until she met her future husband, Julia had never given much thought to food (on her own she made do with frozen food). She learned to cook to please Paul, attempting to seduce him with her kitchen prowess; she liked to tell the story of how she had, in her early attempts at cooking, exploded a duck and set the oven on fire.
Much later Julia said she wished she'd started cooking at 14, but that was never in the cards. Girls of her class did not cook—there were servants to do that—and they certainly did not do it professionally. "Middle-class women did not have careers," Julia said."You were to marry and have children and be a nice mother. You didn't go out and do anything."
At 6-foot-2, however, husbands were not easy to find, and after graduation from Smith College, Julia McWilliams ended up in New York, sharing an apartment with two friends, writing ad copy. "I was a Republican until I got to New York and had to live on $18 a week," she said. "It was then that I became a Democrat."
When her mother fell ill, Julia dutifully returned to Republican Pasadena, California, keeping house for her father. She played a great deal of golf and joined the Junior League. For someone with her drive, intelligence and energy, this little life must have been a nightmare, and when the war came along she happily joined the OSS, propelled as much by boredom as by patriotism. By then she was already in spinster territory—the dread 30s. Although she lamented to a friend that she had never been a spy (merely "in charge of all the files"), the posting to Ceylon must have seemed like a ticket to adventure.
But the real adventure began when she met Paul. It changed her life—and, by extension, ours. It was her passion for French food that initially enthralled us, but I have no doubt that if the State Department had posted Paul and his new wife to Rome instead of Paris, she would have taught us spaghetti instead of soufflés. Paul loved highly spiced and garlicky dishes, and she was never one to do things by half measures.
She enrolled in a professional cooking school—the Cordon Bleu—and then started a school of her own. "I have," she said with remarkable prescience in 1952, "finally found a real and satisfying profession which will keep me busy well into the year 2,000." Exhilarated by her new career, she set about writing a book that would "make cooking make sense."
In one of the greatest blunders in publishing history, Houghton Mifflin rejected the book as "too formidable." It was an enormous blow. By the time Paul left the diplomatic corps in 1961, she had been working on what would become Mastering the Art of French Cooking for nine years, and the couple moved into their new house in Cambridge with little money and few expectations. "We shall," Julia told a friend, "be living quite modestly. But I figure if I can give 2 cooking lessons a week at about $40 a throw, that will bring in a tidy sum."
To save money, Paul designed the kitchen himself. Mindful that his tall wife had been stooping in their tiny European kitchens (a picture he took in their Paris kitchen shows her stirring a pot almost at the level of her knees), Paul raised the counters. Aware of her passion for order, he figured out the perfect place for every pot and pan and drew its outline on the pegboard; a blind person could cook in this kitchen. "I like things to hang up," Julia said, "so Paul made a diagram of where everything goes. It's nice to have them back where they belong." He moved a used professional Garland stove (purchased for $429) into the kitchen, and arranged Julia's knives on magnetic strips so she could grab one without scrabbling through a drawer. "It's very important that you train yourself with your knives," she said. "Once you've used it and washed it, you put it away."
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This was a really wonderful and touching article. Thank you, Pam
Posted by Pam Leiker on August 15,2012 | 09:23 PM
Julia child's story in Maine is important, too...she was engaged to be married on the coast where her future husband Paul and twin brother were working together building a summer place...Julia helped with felling trees, etc...amazing woman in so many ways...Julia's care of Paul in the aging process is worth a look, as well. I loved Julia's nephew's personal story of her learning to cook in Paris. The family story with Julia's California, Republican background fascinates...Julia definitely became a world leader in her kitchen, Martha in Maine for summer and charleston, sc for winter
Posted by Martha f. Barkley on June 28,2012 | 09:19 AM
You have a grammatical error on page 58 of the article. In the sentence beginning "At 6-foot-2, however, husbands were not easy to find....", the phrase "at 6-foot-2" does not have an antecedent. Indeed, as written, the sentence suggests that it is the husbands who are "6-foot-2". A suggested wording: "For Julia at 6-foot-2, however, husbands were not...."
Posted by robert desiderato on June 21,2012 | 03:34 PM
Ruth, like you I was too late to meet Paul. He had died several years before I met Julia. After having grown up watching her on television with my mother (who always felt Julia would have fit right in with her and my aunts), I felt so privileged to have a slight acquaintance with her. Getting to chat with her on several occasions was wonderful and always amusing.
Posted by Jean at DelightfulRepast.com on June 5,2012 | 03:08 PM
Just the points raised in the book MARRIAGE IS A BUSINESS by Dr. Marilyn Daryawish. The skills needed around the boardroom table are the same as the skills needed around the dining room table -- teamwork, trust, cooperation, financial management, strategic planning, respect.
Posted by Dylann on May 30,2012 | 11:00 AM
Lovely article. Paul Child was nothing short of revolutionary as the author points out "Few men of Paul Child's generation would have been able to enjoy their wife's success as he did." Not so easily found today either!
Posted by Elvira G Aletta on May 27,2012 | 10:32 AM
Julia and Paul Child certainly led an admirable, interesting life. But, why is it that people like Reichl always have to include a gratuitous political slap in an article that should be apolitical? What does the reference to Republicans have to do with anything? Was it to show that, in Reichl's mind anyway, Julia Child was an even more wonderful chef because she professed to be a Democrat? It reminds me of a wine review in the New York Times several years ago wherein the reviewer felt it necessary to opine on his distaste for Dick Cheney. It was intentionally inflammatory and completely out of context. Listen Reichl, one doesn't have to be a liberal to enjoy fine food. And to the editors of the Smithsonian Magazine...your subscribers come from all walks of life and political spectra. Let me know if you have instituted a political litmus test to be a member. If there is, perhaps I need to ask my Congressional Representatives to reconsider whatever taxpayer funds are allocated to the Smithsonian.
Posted by Nick Daffern on May 24,2012 | 01:11 AM
my mom and grandmother taught me to cook but Aunt Julia, as I so often referred to her when someone would praise something I made, taught me to love to cook. She always said that using the freshest, best ingredients was important and if you wouldn't drink a wine you shouldn't cook with it and BUTTER!!! never margarine! I never met her but often wished I had. She had such a huge impact on my life. When I was sad or lonely or in despair I cooked (unfortunately I also ate what I cooked to the tune of 100 extra pounds) with Aunt Julia at my side in spirit telling me in her oh, so unique way that I can do it...and I did.
Posted by Louise Sugar on May 22,2012 | 11:07 AM
I'll be honest, before reading this article I didn't know much about her aside from being the punchline to occasional pop culture jokes. Now, though, I feel like I've got more in common with her. Especially with needing tall counters! I think I'm going to pick up a copy of her book.
Posted by James on May 22,2012 | 09:59 AM
Fantastic article. Julia and Paul were truly amazing. I
Posted by Kevin on May 20,2012 | 10:18 AM
As a child I would watch her on television. This amusing woman my mother and I would chuckle. This is the first time I've come to know about her life. Thanks for the article!
Posted by Scott on May 20,2012 | 09:59 AM
What a lovely article. Thank you for giving me more insight into their lives. Of course, I loved the movie too.
Posted by Kathy Casey on May 20,2012 | 08:28 AM
When Julia was in Washington for the installation of her kitchen in the Smithsonian, she went to Sur la Table to sign copies of Mastering. I was a big fan so I took leave from work and stood in line clutching my copy for two hours. They said she would only sign for one and one half hours but the line kept moving and I kept waiting. Finally I made it in the door and was told I was the last they would let in. I listened to the people ahead of me speak about her inspiring them and when it came to me her assistant said. "You should play the lottery today." I treasure my signed copy with the Washington Post article about the exhibit tucked inside. She was one of my heros and has made an impact on me throughout my life. I am a good cook and through the years my husband and I have become a great team sharing life and food. After seeing Julie & Julia I realized that Julia and I shared much more than just cooking.
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Professor Sánchez is the Director of Transnational Matters at the Faculty of Juridical and Social Sciences of Universidad Rafael Landivar in Guatemala City. His primary areas of specialization are Banking Law, Construction Law and Business Associations. He is also a Professor of Law at Universidad del Istmo and an associate with the law firm Rivers y Asociados in Guatemala. Professor Sánchez received his law degree from the Universidad de Deusto in his native Spain and a Masters in Economic and Mercantile Law from Universidad Rafael Landivar. He is a member of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce of Guatemala and is currently writing a series of text books that will cover the entire area of mercantile law. Professor Sánchez has taught Derecho Comercial para Inversionistas Extranjeros as part of the Inter-American program in Guatemala and in Summer 2013 will co-teach the course on Comparative Legal Perspectives in the Americas focusing on current private law issues and foreign investors in Guatemala.


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10:59 a.m. ET -- Heritage Action for America, a conservative political advocacy group, announces it also opposes military action in Syria.
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10:58 a.m. ET -- The Progressive Change Campaign Committee announces it's sending a memo to members of Congress, including those whom the PCCC campaigned for, saying the progressive base overwhelmingly opposes military strikes Syria. According to a survey of its members, 73% of progressive respondents were not in favor of the president's proposal for punitive action, while 18% supported the president's decision.
"You now face a decision that involves life and death. This decision also involves billions of dollars. And it will send a signal to your constituents and the world about our nation's morals and our ability to make strategic, goal-oriented decisions. This historic moment must transcend political party," Adam Green and Stephanie Taylor, the group's co-founders, say in the memo. "Your progressive base stands firmly against military action in Syria."
10:30 a.m. ET - Two new polls on Tuesday indicated that more people oppose rather than favor U.S. military strikes against Syria.
Both surveys were conducted before and after President Obama's Saturday announcement that he would seek Congressional approval.
According to the survey from ABC News/Washington Post, 36% of Americans support military strikes, while 59% oppose. Support for strikes increases to 46% if other countries, such as Great Britain and France, participated.
Separately, a Pew Research Center poll shows that 29% Americans oppose military action, while 48% are against launching strikes.
9:30 a.m. ET -- The Senate Armed Services Committee gets classified briefing on the situation in Syria from Hagel and Dempsey.
9:09 a.m. ET - During a press conference in Sweden, President Obama says he didn't "set a red line--the world set a red line" on chemical weapons being used in Syria.
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H 800.3 068d 2003 c.l Oklahoma Organ Donor Education & Awareness Program . 2003 Annual Report Oklahoma Organ Donor Education and Awareness Program Annual Report for 2003 Introduction The Oklahoma Organ Donor Education and Awareness Program (ODEAP) was created with passage of Senate Bill 1528 in the 2000 Legislative Session, and was designed to help educate Oklahomans about organ, eye and tissue donation. The Senate author of the bill was Penny Williams, of Tulsa, and the House author was Russ Roach, of Tulsa. Currently, almost 84,000 Americans are on the national organ transplant waiting list, and 580 of them are Oklahomans. To help ease the shortage of organs, eyes and tissues for transplantation in Oklahoma, the law established the Oklahoma Organ Donor Education and Awareness Program Fund, a revolving fund administered by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. All monies from the ODEAP fund are budgeted and expended to promote and encourage organ, eye and tissue donor education and awareness in Oklahoma. The monies contributed to the fund are voluntary donations from Oklahomans made at the time they receive a driver's license or state 10 card, complete a title transaction, or purchase a license plate. The law requires that tag agents and Department of Public Safety employees issuing licenses must ask each applicant if they would like to be an organ, eye and tissue donor, and if they would like to donate to the ODEAP revolving fund. Oklahomans are given further opportunity to contribute any amount to the ODEAP fund as a reduction in their state income tax refund, or an overpayment of taxes owed. There are also provisions for deposit into the ODEAP revolving fund any state monies appropriated for implementation of the law, and bequests or grants from individuals, organizations or any other source. To provide guidance for fund expenditures, the law created the ODEAP Advisory Council, consisting of 11 members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The members, by law, represent organ, eye and tissue recovery agencies, organ and tissue recipients, donors or donor family members, transplant centers and other Oklahomans who have been active in donor education and awareness. 2 Advisory Council The members of the ODEAP Advisory Council* are: Carmen Eppler, Chair P.O. Box 366 Noble, OK 73068 Jeanette King, Vice Chair Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank 3840 North Lincoln Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Linda Belcher, QA Oklahoma Organ Sharing Network 5801 North Broadway, Suite 300 Shelly Brady Koontz 1767 East 31st Street Tulsa, OK 74105 Marcy Calvert 11510 SW 89th Street Mustang, OK 73064 Trish Farmer Hillcrest Transplant Program 1124 South St. Louis Ave. Tulsa, OK 74120 Rodney Ford 7901 NW 84th Oklahoma City, OK 73132 Janice Killgore 8300 Cemetery Road Noble, OK 73068 Robert Turner Oklahoma Organ Sharing Network 5801 North Broadway, Suite 300 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Phil Van Stavern Oklahoma Organ Sharing Network 5801 North Broadway, Suite 300 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 *Note: As of December 2003, one council position was vacant, waiting to be filled by the Governor. 3 Activities and Accomplishments The efforts of the ODEAP Advisory Council as well as the organ, eye and tissue recovery agencies operating in Oklahoma began to bear fruit in 2003. The Oklahoma Organ Sharing Network reported that there had been 91 organ donors in 2003, a 50 percent increase over 2002, as well as 580 tissue donors for the year, a significant increase over 2002. The Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank recovered 312 corneas in 2003, a slight increase from corneas recovered in 2002. In 2003, the ODEAP Advisory Council devoted much of its time, effort and funds to statewide advertising campaigns that promoted the need for organ, eye and tissue donation. Following on the heels of a very successful statewide, multimedia advertising campaign in November-December 2002, the Council committed more than $80,000 to a statewide radio advertising campaign using real donor family members and transplant recipients during the month of April 2003, National Donate Life Month. The Oklahoma Organ Sharing Network followed in August 2003 with a similar radio campaign utilizing its own funds. The Council deepened its commitment to the Thanksgiving Decision Week campaign in 2003, allocating more than $190,000 to the Oklahoma Organ Sharing Network to develop and execute an integrated, multimedia advertising campaign for the entire state. Combined with more than $30,000 from the Oklahoma Organ Sharing Network, the campaign featured television and radio advertising and an 8-page, 4-color newspaper supplement inserted in every Oklahoma daily newspaper, as well as three African-American weeklies, on Thanksgiving Day. The 2003 campaign added two elements to the advertising effort with billboards in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa areas, and movie theater slides in the same cities. The campaign generated tremendous response. Also in 2003, the Council voted to commit at least $10,000 to the completion and distribution of school curriculum kits for Oklahoma's private schools. The kits contain comprehensive, age-appropriate, materials for children in grades K-12. ODEAP Revolving Funds Through their voluntary donations from November 2000 through December 2003, Oklahomans have donated $682,441 to the Organ Donor Education and Awareness Program revolving fund. This includes monies contributed to the fund from donations made at the time they receive a driver's license or state 10 card, complete a title transaction, or purchase a license plate, as well as voluntary donations made on their state income tax check off. (See Attachment A for the ODEAP fund report from February 2001 through December 2003.) 4 The Future The ODEAP Advisory Council remains committed to developing and implementing programs and materials that will reach the greatest number of Oklahomans with the lifesaving message of organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation. With the adoption of legislation creating the LifeShare Donor Registry in the 2003 legislative session, the Advisory Council looks forward to supporting the marketing and use of the registry in Oklahoma. With more than 830,000 licensed Oklahoma drivers having already indicated their wish to be a donor on their driver's licenses, the Council sees the registry not only as an extremely important step in increasing actual donation of organs, eyes and tissues in the state, but an effective tool in increasing the willingness of Oklahomans to become donors as well. In 2004, the ODEAP Advisory Council will develop strategies to encourage Oklahomans to continue to donate to the ODEAP Revolving Fund, through one-dollar donations at the time they get a driver's license or 10 card, and through the state income tax check-off. The Advisory Council will also explore ways to reach Oklahoma's physicians and nurses through the state medical and nursing schools. The ODEAP Advisory Council feels strongly that creation of the Oklahoma Donor Education and Awareness Program and the revolving fund have provided the tools needed to educate more Oklahomans than ever about the need for organ, eye and tissue donation. The Council pledges to continue to allocate the monies voluntarily contributed by Oklahomans in a responsible and effective manner, with the goal of providing all of the organs, eyes and tissues needed for Oklahoma patients in need. ODEAP Fund Report Month Received Deposit For Month February/01 $34,336.17 Nov/Dec 00 March/01 $18,984.24 January/01 April101 $17,665.56 February/01 May/01 $20,175.21 March/01 June/01 $16,874.55 April/01 July/01 $18,439.25 May/01 August/01 $19,974.24 June/01 September/01 $21,904.00 July/01 October/01 $22,564.58 August/01 November/01 $18,983.99 Septem ber/O1 December/01 $21,633.73 October/01 January/02 $16,917.70 November/01 February/02 $16, 190.95 December/01 March/02 $17,435.14 January/02 April/02 $17,550.97 February/02 May/02 $24,734.95 March/02 June/02 $17,202.49 April/02 July/02 $24,892.19 .May/02 August/02 $18,466.09 June/02 September/02 $21,270.30 July/02 October/02 $19,421.82 August/02 November/02 $24,007.25 September/02 December/02 $21,150.96 October/02 January/03 $14,408.38 November/02 February/03 $15,255.65 December/02 March/03 $15,444.50 January/03 April/03 $13,670.93 February/03 May/03 $15,018.30 March/03 June/03 $12,940.04 April/03 July/03 $12,874.45 May/03 August/03 $13,390.99 June/03 September/03 $14,418.11 July/03 October/03 $14,056.02 August/03 November/03 $32,380.29 September/03 December/03 $13,544.69 October/03 January/04 $10,829.36 November/03 February/04 $13,433.31 December/03 Total Deposits: $682,441.35 Disbursements: Administrative Costs: $521,750.30 $ 34,054.02 Total Expenses: $555,804.32 BALANCE Marchj04 $126,637.03 ~..


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Falcon Straight Men, Volume 3 features seven hot, straight studs working their cocks for the camera! Join Brice, Matt, Alec, Stew, Joe, Anthony, and Paul as they strip off their inhibitions along with their clothes and work their cocks for your entertainment.
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Curly-haired Stew hails from Boston. He is 23 years old and loves sex with the ladies. He was just 14 or 15 when he and his first girlfriend started experimenting. He got hooked! Stripping down to his snug boxer-briefs, he displays a hefty package. He sheds his shorts and damn, he is one hot naked man! He's got great pecs, his skin is smooth and flawless, and the manscaping makes his dick look even bigger. He strokes his cock, pulls on his balls, clenches his ass cheeks and jerks off. He's all over the place – on the table, on the couch, sticking his fingers up his hairy asshole, working it harder, working himself into a frenzy. His gasps quicken and he cums – each shot of jism complimented with satisfied sighs as it punctuates the air.
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Cutie-pie Brice is back, sporting a new tattoo, a silver piercing in his eyebrow, and all awash with the excitement of ramming something up his ass. He readies himself by stroking himself until he's hard, then opens the sidetable drawer to pull out a manrammer and some lube. He finds that it's not that bad or uncomfortable yet quickly titillating as he slides the latex pole deep inside his hole while he continues to jack off. Brice makes quick work of it and shoots his load, pleased and smiling like the Cheshire Cat. And that new tattoo? Lyrics from the Dave Matthews Band: "And if I die, before my time, Oh sweet sister of mine, do not regret me if I die." Hey, Brice, no regrets. You kill me, Babe.
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Twenty-year-old Matt comes to us from Cleveland and enjoys hanging out with friends and partying hearty. He's not really into sports because he's not a team player. But he does like to play sports independently. And he likes to play with himself. There is a wholesome quality about Matt which soon becomes apparent and attractive. He has a slim and natural physique – no bells and whistles with this guy, but it's always the quiet ones that burn the longest and most brightly. Seated on a stool, he plays with his cock, stroking his meat with firm and repetitive motions. Then ready to shoot, he stands up – proud and virile – and blasts away.
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Paul is definitely back. It was a lot of fun the last time he was here, and now he's looking forward to showing off some more. This time playing with a pocket pussy. This is gonna be another first for this good-looking stud. He starts by teasing us with a slow strip. After he peels his briefs off, he sits back and spreads his legs high apart showing us his hole. He lubricates himself with his spit and strokes himself to hardness. He's a 2-fisted stroker, putting on quite a show. He grabs the plastic pocket pussy and carefully slips in onto his shaft. It is snug, but Paul gets in. He starts to pump his hips back and forth, his cock sliding to and fro inside the latex sleeve, his dick head popping in and out at the end. He pulls out of the pussy hole and then starts to fuck the asshole, an even tighter fit. He works up quite a sweat, then finally cums. Exhausted and spent, he falls back on the bed, proud of his boy and the toy.
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Anthony comes to Falcon Str8Men from Florida, where he enjoys running swimming, going to the beach, and hanging out with friends – pretty typical stuff. He's kinda shy, but when we coax him to talk about sex, he admits he likes it rough and that he can go on for a long time. Smiling shyly, he promises us he's gonna go on for a long time for us too! Anthony is reminiscent of a 1950's-60's male physique model you'd see in a body building magazine with his short pomaded haircut, slim yet muscled pale body, and a tuft of dark hair encircling his bellybutton. He strips down and starts riding the back of the couch, sliding his naked crotch across the pillows. slapping his ass and jamming his fingers into his hole. He's got his game face on as he continues to jack off, using one fist, then two, stroking and pulling, yanking and squeezing until he finally shoots his juice up across his belly. A timeless performance even if he kept his watch on the entire time.
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Joe is a good-looking man. He possesses a nice muscular build which he proudly shows off. He flexes his big guns, then eager to show us what he's got, he undoes his belt, unbuttons his pants and shucks them off. He pulls his cock out of his white briefs and begins to stroke himself. His body is nicely proportioned, his crotch has been neatly manscaped, and his puckered asshole is unbelievably fuckable. He likes performing and each movement is slow and measured. He rubs his chest and pinches his nipples as he continues to masturbate. Then he shouts to the Lord as he finally cums, annointing his torso with splashes of his manjuice.
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Alec is originally from East Europe; now a resident of the US for three and a half years. This 23-year-old New Yorker has already done a couple of still photo shoots, but this is his first time performing in front of a camera. He exudes the kind of sexual confidence a lot of European men have; not like some of his American counterparts with all their silly hang-ups. Alec doesn't think much of the straight/gay/bisexual labels; has never had a girlfriend only because he doesn't like being attached to anyone. So here he is with his creamy white skin, longish hair, big balls and thick long cock. He has a classic, heroic and romantic air about him, reminiscent of Cellini's sculpture of Perseus slaying Medusa. And this beauty just slays us as he works himself over, exerting energy and ecstasy – his face getting as flushed as his cock; his muscles glistening with sweat; his porcelain skin just burning with passion until he finally shoots his wad.


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Finding the perfect gift for the gamer on your holiday list this year won't take any more effort than going to the local video-game outlet, closing your eyes, spinning around and pointing. Chances are, you'll end up with something worth wrapping up. This holiday, the only problem with finding good games remains choosing among the many options. Here are some ideas:
"Mass Effect", Xbox 360, $59.99, M for Mature
If you wanted to create a game that could make George Lucas jealous, this would be it. An interactive space opera with loads of action, this title combines stories and emotion with pitched battles and flashy effects.
"Super Mario Galaxy", Wii, $49.99, E for Everyone
Nintendo doesn't release a new Mario game often. When it does, the quality shines through. This new adventure is no exception. Weird, wonderful and full of unexpected challenges, "Galaxy" offers a universe of fun.
"The Orange Box", Xbox 360 and PS3, $59.99; PC $49.99,
M for Mature
Even if this weren't one of the most entertaining products of the year, it would still be the best value. Bundling five separate games, including reissued "Half-Life" titles, an online team-based combat title called "Team Fortress 2," and the peculiar and cutting-edge "Portal," this is one box that every gamer should have under his or her tree.
"Assassin's Creed", Xbox 360 and PS3, $59.99, M for Mature
In this game's detailed medieval world that feels almost alive, the player takes on the role of a righteous assassin who has so many nooks, crannies and rooftops to explore that looking around can get in the way of taking out the bad guys.
"The Simpsons Game", Xbox 360, $59.99, T for Teen
Maybe the movie didn't live up to the reputation of the television series. The new game, however, provides enough challenge and goofy satire to keep kids and their parents amused for days.
"Beautiful Katamari", Xbox 360, $39.99, E for Everyone
The third game in this idiosyncratic series once again asks players to roll up giant balls of junk in a surreal world. This time around, the title takes advantage of the 360's ample graphic power to pile up more of the same good-natured fun.?
"Skate", Xbox 360 and PS3, $59.99, T for Teen
Skill, rather than button combos, propels your board and your skater across this expansive urban playground. Tony Hawk, watch out.
"Eye of Judgment", PS3, $69.99, T for Teen
Toss collectible cards on the game mat, and the PlayStation 3 will bring creatures to life on the screen. Through the magic of the included camera peripheral, this hybrid card/video game offers the jaded gamer a unique twist.
?"Guitar Hero 3", Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii; $59.99 for game only, bundles $79.99 and up, depending on platform, T for Teen
Pick up the guitar-shaped controller and strum along to the library of rock hits. Everyone has dreamed of becoming a rock star, and "Guitar Hero" remains the closest most of us will ever get.
"Rock Band", Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2, $159.99 and up, depending on platform, T for Teen
When playing the guitar isn't enough to scratch your rock itch, how about adding vocals and drums? "Rock Band" bundles a guitar, a microphone and a drum kit, allowing up to four players to jam or argue, just like a real band.
"Buzz! The Mega Quiz Bundle", PS2, $39.99, E for Everyone
Listen to quiz questions, buzz in with a big red button, and answer those questions for points. This age-old television format makes its way to the gaming console with a simple yet satisfying party game.
"Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor DVD Game",
DVD, $24.95, E for Everyone
Set aside your PlayStation and PC. This game works with nothing more than a DVD player, a remote control and the desire to solve a mystery. Who says video games require a big investment to enjoy an evening of exploration, mystery and excitement?
"Sherlock Holmes: Awakened for PC", PC, $29.99
M for Mature
Take the world's foremost detective and drop him in the horror world of H.P. Lovecraft, and you have the makings of a fascinating literary mash-up. It's up to Holmes to stop interdimensional terror by following the clues.
?"Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga", Xbox 360, PS2 and Wii, $49.99, E for Everyone
Who would have thought the marriage of Legos and "Star Wars" would amount to anything more than a short-term gimmick to sell toys? Be that as it may, the latest installment of this video-game franchise gives fans of toys and science-fiction pulp the chance to relive memorable moments from the films and the toy chest.
"Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games", Wii, $49.99,
E for Everyone
Mario. Sonic. Olympics. Minigames. The combination appeals from the very beginning. And even though it takes a bit of time to get into the various events included on the disc, once you do, the game will get you off the couch and moving around the living room.


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Personally, I was kvelling over her wavy hair, but when I looked a little closer, I noticed her awesome shimmering blue- green eyeliner that was enhanced with a hint of gold in the inner v of her eyes.
Paired with a creamy pink pout and tanned, flushed cheeks, Bar's makeup was aces. Her face was polished, young and fresh looking and that hint of metallic eyeliner gave her a current edge.
Shop Bar's MTV EMAs beauty look below!
Achieving her look is fairly straightforward, and with the help of a little bronzer and the right brushes, I know that all of you beauty junkies can handle this one. However, for details on how to create that perfect finishing touch on her eyes, I'll lend a hand with a few helpful hints. To find out what they are, just read more


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The Blackhouse: Summary and book reviews of The Blackhouse by Peter May
Peter May's tight prose and gorgeously rendered sense of place keeps the reader turning the pages. An accomplished writer of mysteries, at no time does Peter May let up the sense of suspense; this is a masterful work by a masterful writer, likely to hook mystery fans, especially those with an interest in the British Isles. (Reviewed by Lisa Guidarini). Full Review (1292 words). Media Reviews
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