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SUNDRIDGE – The Township of Strong is following the lead of the Village of South River and Township of Machar in their decisions to back away from the airport.
Strong recently passed their resolution, which will see them resign from sharing operations of the airport effective September 30, 2013.
"We are now the third of five municipalities to pull out," said Strong Township mayor Chris Ellis.
Ellis said it was very difficult for a group of people inexperienced in airport management to run the airport.
The South River Flying Club had put forward a 25-year plan to manage the airport, which Ellis says Strong council was in favour of. However, she said, the deal went nowhere and is no longer on the table.
"I think it was a win-win situation because you had people who knew about flying that were willing to run it," she said. "The five mayors were meeting from the spring until now and it was just last Friday that the flying club have announced that they no longer have the deal on the table."
Ellis said their council was in favour of the plan and they tried very hard to get it through.
Making the decision to pull the township out was a difficult one, she said.
"We are stressing economic development all the time since this highway bypass thing has been going on for years," she said. "Strong's feeling was this was a perfect economic development opportunity."
She says the delay by the mayors was so long that the club withdrew its proposal, and she doesn't blame them.
"They put the offer on the table in the spring and it took until September or October to get back to them. Not good business," she said.
Township of Joly Mayor Mario Campese said the club was seeking about $35,000 in municipal funds to help them maintain and manage the airport.
He said they were advised by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing that the municipality could not support private enterprise.
"We had to send them a letter letting them know that if they were still interested they would have to change their proposal," said Campese, adding that the request for municipal funds would have to be removed. "They have since submitted a letter saying they are not interested."
Campese agrees that it is hard to get five municipalities to provide answers in a timely manner, and according to Sundridge mayor Elgin Schneider there had to be consensus with all of the municipalities.
The only two municipalities who remain committed to the airport are the Village of Sundridge and the Township of Joly.
Schneider says he is not sure where this is going to leave Sundridge.
"I don't know where it's going to end up," he said.
According to Campese, mayors meetings throughout the past year have been held to try to resolve issues at the airport, predominately the budget that at times has reached $100,000, an amount that exceeded the agreement between the municipalities.
Campese says last year the budget for the airport was between $60,000 and $65,000.
Joly took over the administration of the airport, which is located within its borders, from South River on Jan. 1 of this year.
Campese says South River and Machar, who resolved to back away from the airport almost a year ago, cut their ties in mid-November.
"We're scrambling around," he said. "We were approached at one of the last mayor's meetings to see if Joly would be interested in being the sole owner of it."
He says there are a number of legal aspects that they will have to look into, including the lease agreement with the tenants at the airport.
"We have to find out what the legality is to Joly, because the tenants at the airport have an agreement with five municipalities," said Campese. "If it comes down to one municipality being owner, what are the legal implications to Joly?"
Campese says they are seeking legal advice and will be making a decision based on that.
He says currently the airport is staffed by one person, and is operating seasonally.
"As long as we could generate enough revenue from the airport to maintain the wages of this individual and maybe, if we had to put in extra from municipal funds we would look at it that way," he said.
He says their understanding is that there are businesses who are users interested in coming to the airport, however, because it takes so long to get an answer from five municipalities, they tend to shy away from making deals.
"If there is going to be one municipality owning and operating the airport then these decisions can be made faster," said Campese.
Campese said with fuel sales at the airport, it may be possible to operate with a $35,000 budget.
"We would really have to look at our revenues," he said.
They would have to evaluate the situation annually because they don't want the operations at the expense of the ratepayers, he said.
Schneider said he is also concerned about the commitment to the tenants at the airport.
"There are leases and they've built buildings out there," he said. "I don't know if whether you're in or out, there is some sort of responsibility there until you finally resolve it."
He said they have been unable to locate the original agreement from when the airport was initially handed down to the Village of South River, and in turn the other four municipalities who entered into the agreement with them.
"It has been reported that it is to go back to the federal government if everybody opted out," he said. "But we can't put our hands on that agreement."
Schneider said he doesn't know whether, if left to the Township of Joly, or even left as a joint venture between the two remaining municipalities, the initial agreement would allow them to remain owners of the airport.
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Unilever is one of the largest FMCG companies of the world, represented in 150 countries with over 200,000 employees. In Pakistan, Unilever made its debut in 1948, and today it is one of the most prominent multinationals in the country operating though two affiliated companies viz. Unilever Pakistan and Unilever Pakistan Foods. The two public listed limited companies have 5 wholly owned and 7 third party manufacturing sites across Pakistan and employees around 1,500 people on their payroll and many thousands indirectly.
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Paul Janensch: Before invasion of Iraq 10 years ago, news media let us down
Ten years ago — March 19, 2003, at 9:34 p.m. EST — a military coalition led by the U.S. began the invasion of Iraq.
Most of the U.S. news media had been beating the drum for an invasion.
It was a disgraceful performance by the news media. The hall of shame includes conservative commentators, liberal commentators and even providers of supposedly objective news.
Little attention was paid to foreign policy and military experts who took issue with the pronouncements of the Bush administration. Skeptics doubted Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, which was the primary justification for an invasion, and said sending our troops into Iraq would commit us to a long, bloody and expensive conflict.
They were right.
Yes, Saddam eventually was overthrown. But no weapons of mass destruction were found, and our combat forces were there for eight years and nine months.
Before the United States declared the Iraq War over in December 2011, nearly 4,500 Americans were killed and more than 32,000 were wounded. Several hundred thousand Iraqi combatants, insurgents and civilians were killed or wounded.
The war cost the United States more than $2 trillion. Today Iraq is a mess, with continuing political and religious strife.
On the right, Bill O'Reilly of Fox News said he would bet that "military action will not last more than a week."
On the left, Richard Cohen, columnist for The Washington Post, said Secretary of State Colin Powell was "utterly convincing" when he told the U.N. Security Council that Saddam possessed weapons of mass destruction.
What I find especially distressing is that what one would assume were straight news accounts in print and on television ignored or barely mentioned doubts about an invasion.
The reporting by Judith Miller, then of The New York Times, led readers to believe that Saddam did indeed have weapons of mass destruction. Other journalists followed her lead.
In 2004, the Times published a note by Bill Keller, then the top news executive. He said the newspaper's reporting about the never-found WMDs was "not as rigorous as it should have been."
The Washington Post — which had stood up against the Nixon administration in its Watergate coverage — was no better.
Howard Kurtz, host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and Newsweek's Washington bureau chief, was working for The Post at the time. Recently, he took a look at what the newspaper was publishing in its news columns before the invasion.
"It was not a pretty picture," Kurtz wrote in a piece on cnn.com.
He found more than 140 front-page stories that gave the administration's case for an invasion.
"By contrast, pieces questioning the evidence or rationale for war were frequently buried," Kurtz wrote.
Coverage of the run-up to the invasion by ABC, CBS and NBC was equally rah-rah. Administration figures were often interviewed — skeptics seldom.
An exception to the cheerleading was the reporting by the Washington Bureau of Knight Ridder Newspapers, now McClatchy News- papers.
Its staffers dutifully told their readers what the administration was saying about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq but also interviewed those who remained unconvinced.
"I think we felt that we were fairly lonely," John Walcott, bureau chief, told The Huffington Post online magazine five years ago.
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I use to go to a little antique shop in Brooklyn, in the back they had a big box of old photos, each about a dollar or less. It always amazes me what people will throw away, to me, these represent a family's personal history. I would comb through this seeming bottomless box, looking for whatever grabbed me. One lucky day, I found this image in that box and is has since been among my favorite finds.
The entire print is only about three inches wide and features what appears to be overlapping frames, shot by the same camera. What I find striking is how similar the compositions are, even though all the subjects are different. I scanned this at 1600 dpi, so I was able to see a lot more detail and the second woman's features suggest she is Asian. I love the matching hat styles, each has the hand bag on the arm, the same awkward stance. Especially odd to me is the apparently, unrelated people taking photos next to the women, in almost exactly the same pose and place.
Is it possible, these ladies, took the other's picture? Trading off? Or was someone else behind the lens? The man, looks like he may be in uniform, a solider? My favorite component the young girl to the right, her dress, her hair, her shoes, love, love, love! Then the light leak gives it all a haunting, ghostly feel. I plan to print it out as large as possible and frame it, keeping the scalloped edges, of course.
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A Book in the Family Series When twenty-two-year-old Emilio Sanchez sees handsome Spencer Derdinger walking by his construction site, Emilio makes it his goal to seduce the shy professor. Getting Spencer into bed isnt difficult, but Emilio soon learns that earning the trust of a man deeply hurt will take time and patience. With a prize like brilliant, sweet Spencer on the line, Emilio decides he is strong enough to face the challenge. Spencer is surprised when hes approached by the gorgeous construction worker hes admired from the safety of his office window. Acting spontaneously for the first time in his thirty-eight years, Spencer takes Emilio home. When the casual hookup turns into the potential for love, Spencer realizes that if he wants to build a life with Emilio, hell need to be strong enough to slay his personal demons and learn to trust again.
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AHEM. What are you doing?
Spencer Derdinger jumped away from his office window at the unexpected sound of a voice behind him.
Nothing! he shouted defensively as he turned toward the door to see Maria Lee, his colleague and friend, watching him with a smirk on her face. The wooden blinds clanked loudly against the window, making Spencer flinch.
Maria raised one eyebrow, slowly walked over to the window, placed a perfectly manicured finger on one slat, and pulled it down.
When did you turn into such a cliché? she asked without looking away from the window.
I dont know what you mean. Spencer skittered over to his desk and started stacking the randomly strewn-about papers into equally random piles.
After turning around, walking over to an empty chair, and sitting down with her thin ankles crossed, Maria flipped her hair back over her shoulder and said, Spencer, please dont insult my intelligence by pretending you werent staring out the window and drooling over the men working on the new addition to the math building.
Spencer blushed and started rearranging the papers. Well, technically, the cliché would be construction workers checking out women walking by, not men checking out construction workers from the privacy of their offices. So you see? I wasnt being a cliché.
Fine, Maria said. It was an inverse cliché.
Is that a real thing? Spencer asked, furrowing his brow.
Maria crossed her slender legs, causing her skirt to move up her thigh. I have a doctorate in applied mathematics, not English, same as you. I have no idea whether its real or not. Now quit deflecting and tell me which of those men caught your eye.
Did you wear that outfit to class? Spencer asked as he looked his colleague up and down.
Why, yes, I did. Maria tilted one corner of her mouth up and tugged on the bottom of her tight sweater, causing the V-neck top to dip low enough to show impressive cleavage.
What did you teach this morning? he asked.
Introductory Algebra, she answered with a glint in her eyes.
Spencer didnt bother holding back his laugh. How many football players are in the class?
Oh, I dont know. Maria held her hand up and inspected her long nails. Id say at least half the team.
Spencer snorted. You are evil.
Im strategic, she corrected as she raised her eyes to meet his.
You tortured a bunch of eighteen-year-olds on the off chance that theyll talk about you in front of their coach.
Like I said, Maria drawled. Strategic. And, honey, after the number of times I turned around and stretched, there is no off chance about it. I can guarantee you those boys will talk about me in front of Thom. But thats enough talk about me. Tell me which of the builder babes has you all hot and bothered.
There was no way Spencer would give Maria any more ammunition than she already had, so he said, I have no idea what youre talking about.
Maria crossed her arms over her chest, pushing her breasts up and halfway out the top of her sweater. Dont be coy, Spencer.
Spencer crossed his arms over his significantly less endowed chest and raised his eyebrows. Im not an eighteen-year-old straight boy, Maria. He tilted his chin toward Marias breasts meaningfully. Those dont hypnotize me.
Fine, Maria humphed. Dont tell me which one youre into. Ill figure it out on my own.
Fear trickled up Spencers spine at those words. Maria was sharp, shameless, and stunning. When she set her sights on something, she succeeded every single time. Thom Bramfield, the head coach of the football team, didnt know it yet, but he didnt stand a chance against her advances. Spencer, on the other hand, knew enough to realize he had to protect himself from Marias schemes.
Theres nothing to figure out, he said in a rush. Then he forced himself to take a breath and calm down. Maria would recognize his panic otherwise. And if she smelled blood, shed know she was on the right trail and Spencer would never be able to shake her from her newest mission. All hope would be lost. I mean, fine, I was looking at the men working outside, he conceded. Theyre attractive and muscular, and theres no crime in looking. End of story. Theres nothing to figure out here.
For the first time since shed walked into his office, Marias expression softened. She now looked genuinely concerned rather than calculating. Spencer, since you and Peter broke up, I havent seen you take an interest in any man. And even before then, I have never known your interests to be purely carnal. Youve been looking out that window every day for two weeks. Those men out there are attractive, but not more attractive than lots of guys you can find online wearing less clothing. She leaned forward and took in a deep breath before continuing. Youll need to take a chance sometime, honey. You cant live your life holed up in that little house all alone.
Saying he and Peter broke up made it all sound so civil, like theyd amicably decided to part ways over drinks one day. Which, in a way, was true. Spencer had heard from a friend that Peter had left a bar with another man
after spending most of the night with his tongue down the mans throat.
Wanting to give his boyfriend the benefit of the doubt, Spencer had brought the topic up calmly. Then he spent twenty minutes at a little table in the coffee shop around the corner from his house, mute with shock, mug of cooling liquid between both palms, while Peter cheerfully admitted to sleeping around and then explained the things lacking in their eighteen-month relationship. All of which, according to Peter, sat squarely on Spencers shoulders. Then Peter said they should keep in touch, brushed some crumbs off his pants, got up from his seat, and walked out the door.
Given those details, Spencer would classify the ending of his last relationship as an unequivocal dumping rather than a breakup. But he didnt want to sound pathetic, so he swallowed down that clarification and instead tried to look affronted as he said, My house is just over eighteen hundred square feet. Thats not little for a historic neighborhood.
Fine, Maria said with a roll of her eyes. Ill let this go.
Spencer sighed in relief. Thank you.
For now, she added, boring her dark-eyed gaze into him. Ill let it go for now. But at some point youre going to have to get back on that horse.
Maria meant well, Spencer realized, but she didnt understand. He was thirty-eight, which was considered past his prime on the bar circuit, not that hed ever felt comfortable in bars. At five foot nine and barely shy of one hundred sixty pounds, he was average height and average weight. Add in brown eyes and brown hair, with a little bit of gray around the temples, and Spencer knew he wasnt somebody who turned heads when he walked down the street. And, as his ex had helpfully pointed out, if by some miracle he managed to get a guy to notice him, he was far too dull to keep the guys attention for long.
Ive never ridden a horse, he mumbled, trying once again to deflect.
I havent either, Maria said thoughtfully. Though I have a feeling Thom Bramfield is hung like one, so if all goes as planned, Ill be saying giddyup and bouncing away this weekend.
Oh Lord. Spencer cringed and shook his head. I so did not need that visual.
My girls are completely lost on you, Maria said as she cupped and squeezed her breasts. Then she shrugged and said, Oh, well. Ive got plenty of admirers.
Youre a member of Mensa, Spencer said. You cant say things like that!
Maria took a deep breath and looked at him sympathetically. Sure I can. Theres nothing that says being intelligent precludes being sexy or fun or quirky or anything else. I can excel at statistical theories, make crass jokes, and look fabulous. All at the same time. They are not mutually exclusive. She got up, straightened her skirt, then looked meaningfully at Spencer and said, Nobody can put me in a box except myself. She waltzed over to the door, turned the knob, and looked back over her shoulder. The same is true for you, Spencer, she said, and then she walked out of the room.
EMILIO SANCHEZ saw the blinds on the second floor office of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas math building flick shut and knew the sexy man with chinos in every shade of brown and a lifetime supply of sweater-vests was no longer watching them. He had first seen the professor two weeks earlier, when his brother called him in to take a look at the electrical panel in the building they were adding on to. When hed answered Rauls call that day, he had expected to stop by for a few minutes and figure out the best way to move the existing panel, which was currently located on an exterior wall that would soon become interior. But then hed locked gazes with that man and all his plans changed.
Brown eyes with specks of gold were what he noticed first. Unfortunately, he didnt get a chance to look for long before the man lowered his gaze as a red heat traveled up his neck to his cheeks. Then he scurried into the building.
Shy. The stranger was shy. And Emilio thought it was utterly charming. So hed found a reason to stay on at the construction site, hoping hed be able to meet the intriguing stranger.
Yo, bro, you sure you want to stick around here? Raul asked, diverting Emilios attention from the now empty window. We wont need to start the wiring for another few weeks, and I can get one of the carpenters over to work on the framing.
Sanchez Construction had started out as a family business, and though they were now big enough to require hiring outside the bloodline, his father, mother, sister, and three brothers were still the heartbeat of the company. Being raised on construction sites had made each of them a jack-of-all-trades, but they definitely had individual strong suits. Emilio was the youngest of the bunch at twenty-two, and the only licensed electrician. He figured thatd always be his specialty, even after he took the general contractor exam the following year. But that didnt mean he wasnt a damn fine carpenter as well.
Nah, I dont mind. Emilio pushed the front of his thick black hair back and settled his gaze on his brother. My side work is all dried up right now, and I checked on the other job sites this morning.
It was a true statement, but he knew he could find another project in a heartbeat if he let his buddies know he had free time. Since the day he finished high school, Emilio had worked for the family business during the day, which usually started at six in the morning and ended at two in the afternoon, and then taken on small side jobs after hours. At first hed done favors for friends or relatives who needed assistance with home improvements. But over the years, Emilio found he liked the diversity in the workcommercial projects for the family company during the day, fixing residential messes made by weekend warriors gone bad during the eveningplus he appreciated the extra money it put in his pocket.
A couple hours later, Raul said, Hey, hermanito, we already went long today, so were wrapping up now. Its Friday, so were going to head over to Joes Pub for a couple of beers.
Emilio finished shooting a few more nails into the support beam he had put up and then climbed down the ladder. He stepped outside the partially framed space and glanced up at the sexy professors window for what had to be the hundredth time that day. It looked dark. Though he had concentrated on his work, something he learned early in life was important when handling power tools, Emilio had kept watch for the guy hed been hoping to meet but hadnt caught sight of him. That meant Emilio wasnt as observant as he thought
or the guy had left in a different direction. Either way, his plan for the night was thwarted.
Ill skip it tonight, he said with a sigh, unable to keep the disappointment out of his voice. Hed been half-hard a good portion of the day imagining what he could do to the professor once he got him alone. Not being able to realize those fantasies left him frustrated.
You gotta come, Emilio, Bruce Simms, one of their newer employees said as he walked over to where Emilio was packing up his tools.
Bruce was a nice guy and a hard worker, so Emilio found a smile for him as he finished loading up his gear. Thanks, man, but I dont think Ill be very good company tonight. He stood and hefted up his tool chest. Maybe next time, yeah?
No! Bruce practically shouted. Its gotta be tonight.
That was an odd reaction. Emilio raised both eyebrows in surprise and said, Uh, you got something you want to tell me?
No. Yes. Bruce sighed and scratched at his cheek. Fuck, he groaned. Okay, heres the deal. My wifes sister saw you when you dropped me off at the house last week. You know, when my truck was in the shop?
Bruce paused and looked at Emilio meaningfully, so he nodded and said, Yeah?
Well she wants to meet you, so my wife told her Id set it up without it looking like a setup. Shes gonna happen to be at the bar today and then shell see me walk in and come say hello and then Im supposed to introduce you and
. Bruce sighed deeply and scratched his temple, the conversation seemingly making him itchy with discomfort. Fuck, man, you get the idea.
Yeah, he got the idea, which was why he now wanted to go to the bar even less. Making polite conversation with some guys from work seemed like too much right then. Fending off advances from a coworkers sister-in-law was just too much.
Like I said, thanks for the offer, man, but Im not up for it tonight.
He gave Bruce a friendly punch to the shoulder started walking away.
Wait, Emilio, I have a picture of her on my phone. Bruce clasped Emilios shoulder, trying to halt his escape. Dont you at least want to see what she looks like before you say no?
You do understand how weird this is, right? Emilio asked as he turned back around to look at Bruce.
Oh, yeah, I get it. But shes my wifes sister, and if I do this, Ill be getting lucky for weeks. Plus, I think you two will really hit it off. I think shes exactly your type.
How this man thought he knew Emilios type was anybodys guess, but he was dead wrong.
Raul must have heard the last part of the conversation, because he started chuckling. Boy, are you barking up the wrong tree, he said to Bruce.
What do you mean? Bruce asked as he furrowed his brow.
Emilio had come out at age eighteen. Living within a few miles of where he grew up and where his siblings still lived meant secrets never lasted long. He was done with high school and had enough skills to get a job working for any construction company in town if the shit hit the fan worse than he expected with his family. Plus, he had an older cousin who had been out for as long as Emilio could remember.
He had seen his cousin Asher a handful of times at family gatherings, and nobody had ever given the big man a hard time. Of course, harassing a person with Ashers temperament was asking for a permanent limp, but Emilio never even heard people bad-talk him when he went home to California. So he figured his family would probably be fine and coming right out with the information would be better than trying to hide.
The resulting drama was short-lived; once the initial shock wore off, everyone went back to living their lives. After that, Emilio figured he was out. Done and done. But in the four years since, he had realized that hed never really be done, that coming out was an ongoing process.
There was always someone new at work or someone dating one of his relatives or someone showing up at his weekend pickup soccer games, and small talk often included seemingly innocuous questions about his personal life, like whether he was married. Emilio wasnt ashamed of being gay, but sometimes it was exhausting to have to come out yet again, and hed find himself analyzing whether ignoring certain questions or diverting conversations away from certain topics was easier than making the Im gay speech.
Now was one of those times. It had been a long week and he was in no mood for conversation. But with a setup looming and his brother teasing, Emilio had to say something.
He means, Emilio said as he glared at his brother, that Im sure your wifes sister is nice and pretty and all, but shes not my type.
Oh. Bruce seemed to deflate, and then he squinted and got tense once again, seemingly offended by Emilios explanation. Why isnt she your type? She looks a lot like my wife. Are you saying Sue aint pretty?
Well, diversion tactics werent going to help. He might as well come out with the truth, field any annoying questions, and then go home, where he could drink a six-pack in relative peace. Relative because he had three roommates, which meant quiet was a rare indulgence to be savored. On a weekend night, though, he figured his chances were better than average because his roommates would probably be out getting laid or getting drunk or both.
No, Im not saying that at all. Im gay, so no matter how pretty your sister-in-law is, she isnt my type, Emilio said matter-of-factly, hoping that would be the end of the conversation. He wanted to go home and relax after a long, frustrating week.
Bruces initial reaction was to chuckle at what he presumably thought was a joke, but when Emilio kept looking at him seriously and Raul nodded, he seemed to realize Emilio was serious. Oh, Bruce said in surprise. Uh, cool.
Emilio tilted his chin toward Bruce in acknowledgement of his comment and then started walking toward the parking lot again.
Bruce trailed along next to him. So youre sure about that, huh? he asked.
Am I sure Im not romantically attracted to women? Emilio asked sarcastically and then shook his head. Yeah, man, Im sure. Tell your wife she needs to focus on someone else to set up with her sister.
Yeah, okay, Bruce said with a nod. Then, seeming incredibly nervous, he added, Does that mean youre attracted to me?
No way, Emilio answered immediately.
Oh, okay. Good. Bruce sighed, seemingly relieved to hear this information. But after a matter of seconds, he suddenly glared at Emilio, looking offended. Why the fuck not? he asked.
There was no way for Emilio to hold back his laugh. Calm down, man. Its nothing personal.
Bruce looked down at his body and flexed. His build was similar to Emiliosthick muscles, broad shoulders, over six feet in height. Are you saying Im ugly? he demanded.
Great. First he got accused of insulting Bruces wifes appearance, and now it was Bruce directly. Emilio didnt have the energy for this shit. They were getting to the parking lot and his truck was in sight, so he figured the conversation would, mercifully, end soon.
No, man. Im just saying youre not my type, he explained.
Whats your type? Bruce asked disbelievingly.
Oh, for fucks sake, Emilio grumbled as he heaved his toolbox into one of the locking equipment boxes in his truck bed. I cannot believe Im having this conversation with you. Like I said, its not personal. Im into guys who are His words were cut short when he looked up and saw the perfect embodiment of his typethe sexy professor was two rows away from them. Him. Hes my type, Emilio said in a rush. And Im going to go talk to him. See you Monday. And with those words, he hustled toward the professor, hoping to finally have the chance to hear the intriguing mans voice and wondering if itd be as mesmerizing as his eyes.
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Emilio and Spencer is a beautiful story. Love can conquer all. Fears and the past.
You can do better than this Mr.Cardeno... don't rush, IMAGINE, PICTURE and just "let it be TOLD with the Love that comes forth" Always have loved your stories :)
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There they were. My new glasses, sitting on the floor, chewed up by a tough-looking pug who didn't care. Worse, I had a schedule full of meetings the next day and didn't have a spare pair of glasses. The next afternoon, I went to a local one-hour glasses shop in my prescription sunglasses and asked them to have my eyeglass prescription faxed from my optometrist so we could get new glasses started. That's when the fun began.
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Krugman is being purposely obtuse. In fact federal spending rose a mind-numbing 34 percent from 2008 to 2009 (the finals for 2010 are not in, but are estimated to be somewhere near the 2009 level). You'd have to go back to 1952 before observing a higher percentage increase in federal spending in one year, and that was mostly a function of the severe federal spending drops in the years immediately after World War II. Indeed, even between 1932 and 1941, the depths of the Great Depression before preparation for World War II began, Franklin Delano Roosevelt raised federal spending by more than 34 percent only once, in 1934. In that year, federal spending increased by 42 percent in a failed attempt to quash a national unemployment rate of 21.7 percent. In that year, federal spending only amounted to 10.5 percent of gross domestic product. By contrast, with less than half of FDR's unemployment problem, federal spending as a percentage of the economy surged to an estimated 24.4 percent in 2010 (from 21.1 in 2008 last year). Spending for all governmental levels is running at 42.7 percent of GDP in 2010, up from 36.4 percent only two years ago.
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History 2210 Exam 1 Study Guide Elizabeth McCrory Limited Government: This was the idea of government around the turn of the century, the idea that the economy would ?take care of itself.? People were very hesitant to government regulation. Considering most of the rules and regulations that governed were written for a much smaller economy, the government was very unregulated. Free Market: No government intervention in the economy whatsoever. ?Laissez faire? Individualism: Equal opportunity vs. Individualism Constant battle between wanting a free market and constantly being burnt by its ways. Social theory advocating the liberty, rights or independent actions of an individual. ?Becoming white?: Over time, European immigrants meshed in to American culture. People who were born here no longer thought of these immigrants as an inferior race like they thought of blacks and Asians, but as white. Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896: Plessey was a black man on a train headed south and was sitting in a white railcar. He refused to give up his seat claiming that by doing so he would be in violation of the 14th Amendment. The supreme court thought differently and came to the conclusion that it was legal to create ?separate but equal? systems for blacks and whites. Politics at the turn of the 20th Century?were kinda a hot mess. Mainly Democrats vs. Rebublicans Democrats rule the south and urban areas within the north. People who were Democrats were often ethnic laborers and Catholic. Republicans were much more popular within the northern rural areas and consisted of native-born middle class Protestants and African Americans. While Democrats rules the cities, Republicans typically won the presidency. There were some third parties. These consisted of labor parties or progressive reformers. Teddy Roosevelt formed the Bull Moose party to deter votes from William Howard Taft. ?New? immigrants/ ?second wave? immigrants 1st Wave of Immigrants came from Western Europe and account for 2/3rds of total immigrants and came during the 1880s 2nd Wave of Immigrants came from Eastern Europe and came during the turn of the century (1900s) ?New Middle Class? The term middle class is still a new thing at this point. These are people who work jobs as farmers, shopkeepers, doctors. Normally the husband goes to work during the day while the wife stays home and cares for the kids. The presence of the wife at home is what defines a particular family as middle class. Black Middle Class Since white collar jobs were denied to African Americans, they worked blue collar jobs that the middle class was no longer working. The existence of this black middle class was primarily in the north and was defined more by their values than their income. Members of the black middle class prided themselves on their values, being sober and celibate. Skilled Workers Skilled workers were normally of the white, native born variety and usually organized themselves in to craft and trade unions. These skilled workers had more power in the companies as the strength of the union depends on the skill of the worker. Unskilled Workers Vary from sharecroppers and tenant farmers to machine operators and domestic servants. Unskilled workers were normally immigrants and were not nearly as organized as the skilled workers. If they such workers were invivled in a union it would be an industrial union that valued strength in numbers. Family Wage Ideology The family wage ideology is based in the idea that a husband needs no make enough money to keep his wife from working a job outside of the household. The American Federation of Labor saw women in the workplace as the sign of a bad economy. Racial Uplift This was an area of big social contradictions as people wanted reform, but weren?t wiling to reform Jim Crow laws. There were so many segregation practices in both the south and the north that many black leaders were looking for away to rise above them. American Federation of Labor (AFL): The AFL was lead by Samuel Gompers and was focused on organizing skilled workers in a trade. Samuel Gompers: Leader of the AFL, cigar maker. Characteristics of Progressivism: City government, electoral reform, trust-busting, conservation, social justice, women?s rights, racial justice, modernizing rural life, scientific efficiency. White, middle class, born in the US, northern, urban. Motivated by genuine desire to help the poor. Thought that the solution to ?make them more like us? Contradictions within Progressivism: Progressives wanted to reform city governments, but those same progressives were in institutions that were corrupt, like Tammany Hall. While women?s rights was definitely on the Progressive agenda, they were still being denied the right to vote. Racial justice was also on the agenda, but blacks and other ethnicities were still being segregated and discriminated against. Private vs. Public Power: Progressives believe that the functioning of the free market/The American Dream had been corrupted by the hands of private corporations. The only way to make things right again was to balance private power with public power. Justice vs. Order: Interdependence: The notion that you are dependent on what other people are doing. Interventionist: ?Environmentalism?: Progressives wanted to improve the environment through human action and understood that when you improve the environment that people live in, you improve their life. Environmentalists at this time believed that poverty was caused by the environment impoverished people were living in. Evangelical Protestantism Social Gospel: Movement established that urged churches and individuals to apply Christian ethics to social and economic problems. Part of an emerging liberal movement in American religion, emphasized moral and ethical lessons in the Bible, not the literal interpretations. Moral Outrage: Progressives were afraid of the worst possible consequences that the current political/social environment could bring. They did not like what they saw going on in side the worlds of lower AND upper classes. The New Social Sciences: Working to modernize practices of research. Professionalizing. Jane Addams: Founder of the Chicago settlement house, Hull House. Progressive. Helped show the nation that the needs of mothers and children needed to be recognized. Argued that women needed the right to vote in order to be effective. Louis Hine: Photographer for the National Labor Committee that took infamous pictures of children working in factories. These photos were very influential and inspired a sense of moral outrage. Child Labor: Progressives believed that children should be in schools, not factories, so they got made at parents and employers for making them work. Child labor laws were drafted and voted on but were either difficult to pass or were deemed unconstitutional in parts of the country. International Ladies? Garment Workers? Union (Triangle) Headed by Clara Lemlich and supported by women in NY society (Frances Perkins, Anne Morgan and Alva Belmont. Strikes for better wages, hours. Jim Crow Booker T. Washington and the Atlanta Compromise Booker T. Washington worked to form the Tuskegee Institute to educate his peers in the practices of trade. Eventually Washington formed the Atlanta Compromise where he established that there needed to be a mutual respect between the races when it came to segregation and the economy. Ida B. Wells: Real big on anti-lynching as she was known for her research about how the reason for most lynching?s in America were not sufficient. She was also known for the articles she wrote of the topic about how rape was just an excuse for why a lot of black men were hung. She suggested that sex between white women and black men was often consensual. Southern Horrors: Lynching No/limited voting, grandfather clauses. Segregation REALLY BAD ECONOMY. Sharecropping NAACP: Formed in 1910 by white progressives. Lynching: Lynchers were typically working class white people who were struggling in the depressed southern economy. Lynch Law: How angry white people dealt with crimes committed by blacks. Taking the law in to their own hands. W.E.B. DuBois Rejected Washington?s idea of a compromise. Black and white citizenship had to be put on equal levels. Necessary to educate a black elite. Niagara Movement: Advocating for an end to discrimination. ?Talented Tenth?: Leadership class of African Americans created by WEB DuBois. According to DuBois, only one in 10 black men would become leaders in the world and because of this strongly believed that blacks needed a classical education to enhance their standing in the world. Woman Suffrage and Progressivism: As outlined in Triangle, women were very involved in getting their right to vote and were very apparent in the workers strikes around the turn of the century. Women supported the progressive movement, and for those progressives looking to get elected, the votes of women were invaluable. In order for progressive ideals to be put on the ballot, women needed the right to vote. Machine Politics: Around the turn of the century, political machines emerged in order to control the populations and put the powers of government in to the hands of a select few. These machines normally worked to gain the votes of immigrant populations by handing out jobs, benefits and other forms of social services . The most famous of all political machines was NYC?s Tammany Hall. Traits of a political machine: Ward bosses. Make sure that everybody within the ward was a happy camper. Machine would be rewarded in return. Tammany Hall: NYC Democratic political machine that controlled the political culture of both the city and state throughout the first part of the 20th Century. Tammany was controlled by Charlie F. Murphy. Tammany was known for having ward bosses that would work to buy the vote of the immigrants in their part of the city. Many voters depended on bosses for their employment. Al Smith, Robert Wagner. Municipal Reform: Belief that government should serve the public interest. Government needs to become more modern, rational and include trained professionals. Factory Investigating Commission: Commission formed to investigate the Triangle Fire and to improve factory conditions in NYC. Many Tammany men served (Smith, Wagner) as well as Samuel Gompers and Francis Perkins. Frances Perkins: Head of NY Consumers League Worked in NY State Legislature during Triangle Fire, worked on Factory Commission. Hobnobbed with Tammany. Progressive Internationalism: The idea exchange that occurred between the US, England and Germany. US occupies Cuba, Philippines. Woodrow Wilson IS THE MAN. Theodore Roosevelt: Trust buster. Regulatory government Worried about European powers intervening in Latin America to collect debts, raise hell, etc. 1904: Roosevelt announces that the U.S. was going to be the ?policemen? of the region Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. (No European affairs in sovereign countries) U.S. Has the right to intervene in the affairs of its neighbors. Becomes part of U.S. Foreign Policy Spanish American War Cubans wanted independence from Spain. Americans advocate intervention in the Cuban Independence, Sinking of the Maine Happens. Spain is also in control of the Philippines, so McKinley orders an attack there on the Spanish. Platt Amendment: Restricted Cuba?s autonomy in diplomatic relations with other countries and in internal financial policies. Cuba had to allow for a US Navy port on their land and authorized American intervention at anytime. Basically a US charter in Cuba saying that we can do whatever we want. Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: Chronic wrongdoing would cause the US to exercise a international police power in Latin America if Europeans tried to interfere there. Dollar Diplomacy (Taft): Substituting dollars for bullets. Government action to encourage private American interests in Latin America. Basically planting all sorts of American/European interests in Latin America to promote development and stability and gain profits for US banks. Fourteen Points Points 1-5: Call for open diplomacy, free trade, disarmament. Points 6-13: National Sovereignty. (Poland) Point 14: League of Nations. National Sovereignty: To each country its own. WW1 broke up empires. Treaty of Versailles: Treaty signed at the Paris Peace conference in 1919. Terms included Germany paying all war reparations. League of Nations and the 14 Point brought up by Wilson. Brings about long armistice. Outcome of World War I: In America: The government takes on new powers such as mobilizing an army, mobilizing resources and mobilizing public opinion. In the rest of the world: Empires are broken up, national sovereignty is enforced. Progressives and World War I World War I marked both the peak and the end of progressivism. When war was declared, the idea came about that we can spread this new notion of progressivism if we win the war. We can help shape the peace that matches Wilson?s progressive goals. WWI Effects on Progressivism: Drafting: Provides opportunities to use the military for benevolent social purposes such as clean health, prohibition, etc. The hope is that reforming soldiers means reforming the country. Selective Service: Used for the first time during WWI, government made it seem like an honor to be drafted. Comm on Public Information (Creel Comm.) Sought to manipulate, not inform public opinon by fighting for the minds of men and for the conquest of their convictions. The CPI campaigned war propaganda in to many aspects of American life . Promoted fear, hatred and prejudice in the name of triumphant Americanism. Espionage/Sedition Acts Great Migration Red Scare A Mitchell Palmer Russian Revolution/Bolshevik Revolution Boston Police Strike J. Edgar Hoover Effects of the Red Scare Immigration Acts of 1921/1924 Miss America Pageant, 1921 Norma Smallwood Ideals of Beauty Conspicuous consumption Modernism Consumer culture Advertising parables Home economist ?Spokesservants? flappers Stock market crash Unemployment during Great Depression Racial cast to unemployment Women?s employment during the Great Depression Families during the Great Depression Mexican Repatriation Pro-Imperialism Anti-Imperialism Anti-Imperialists feared that nations with empires would not preserve liberty at home. That pretty much undermines our ideals. Also, we?re annexing non whites, and that could be corrupting. Annexing new territories means military security and is necessary for trade. Progressive occupation. We aren?t occupying them for our own gain. United States needs to be in charge of creating a good world.
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DULUTH, Ga -- It was a murder that never made sense and still doesn't more than a year after it happened. Monique Marlowe, 24, of Duluth, was shot and killed at her job September 21, 2012. Thirteen months later, police are hoping a $50,000 reward will encourage someone with information about the case to come forward.
Marlowe was shot and killed behind the Hertz rental car company on Satellite Boulevard near Gwinnett Place Mall. She was cleaning a rental car when someone approached her and shot her. Before she died, she was able to give police a very vague description of the suspect. "She said it was a black male wearing a light blue shirt and 'I didn't know who he was'," said Gwinnett County Police Corporal Jake Smith.
Thirteen months later, police and her parents, Dan and Maria Marlowe, still don't know who killed her. "Why would someone do that?" Dan Marlowe asked. "It just baffles us."
The rental car company is in a very busy area and the murder happened during the evening rush hour, the busiest time of day. Monique Marlowe's body was found by co-workers partially inside the car she was cleaning.
"She had no enemies, she was not participating in any kind of illegal activity," Cpl. Smith said. "She was purely a victim of whatever happened there and we would very much like to be able to solve this crime."
A motive has been elusive. Her parents say a clue might be her favorite necklace from Disney that she loved to wear. They said they couldn't find it after she was killed. "Possibly the person who did this may have snatched it, just grabbed it," Her father said.
Police said the motive may have been robbery. "She was not wearing it when she was discovered and no one can say whether or not she was wearing it earlier in the day," Cpl. Smith said.
Dan Marlowe said he doesn't think the killer will ever turn himself in because he doesn't care. "He should feel guilty about a beautiful life that's destroyed," he said.
Police believe someone may have heard or saw something they didn't realize was important and they're hoping the sizeable reward of $50,000 will encourage them to come forward.
We're hopeful that maybe that (reward) will attract some attention and maybe we'll get a tip," the victim's father said. "I won't give up. I'll keep trying. I will not give up."
Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).


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Companion forum thread to:La Sportiva Trango S EVO GTX Mountaineering Boot REVIEW
Are the Keen Growlers a viable alternative for a lighter weight, more breathable, warmer, and less costly mountaineering boot? Is either of these boots better suited for snow camping / snow shoeing than WPB trail shoes and neoprene over boots?
Edited by richard295 on 12/26/2006 18:57:59 MST.
Great article. I've owned a pair of these boots for a couple of years and I love them. No wear issues yet. Tough, light, comfortable, and water proof. This article is spot on, especially in regards to replacing the footbeds. I consider this an absolute must. One footnote: As with most La Sportiva mountaineering boots, they are a little on the narrow side. If you have wide feet they might not be the boots for you.
I just bought thses boots about a month ago for use this winter. I havn't had a chance to use them yet however this article is dead on as far as the description goes. One thing that this article (or anywhere else on the web for that matter) left out was the a description of the fit. Depending on the manufacturer I typically wear a U.S. size 11 and have medium width and low volume foot. I bought these in a 11+ (size 45) as I thought I would need a little extra room for a thick sock. The boots fit although are slight loose. I could definetly go with an 11 (size 44.5) and still have plenty of room even with a thick sock. The toe box has plenty of volume as I can wiggle my toes up and down no problem. The lacing is very adjustable and has no problem taking up the extra volume my foot doesn't need. The first D ring locks the lace in place so once you have your laces adjusted across the top of your foot you can adjust the upper indepdently. Over all very nicely done.To help get a better visual to the shape of the last, I took out the insole of my U.S. size 11 Salomon XA comp 2's and compared it to insole of my Trango's (size 45). They were identical in shape.Richard, I did a small bit of hiking and backpacking last winter wearing my Salomons. They worked great for snowshoeing but walking on the snow in just the shoes left something to be desired. On steeper terrain the were wholly out of place. The extra stiffness of the Trango's allows you kick steps and in general have more stable footing in various snow conditions. The trail runners were just too flexible. I think the Keen Growler's may have the same short comings.
Hi Richard,The Keen Growlers are very different boots. The Trangos are designed for mountaineering in that they're crampon compatible with very stiff soles as well as a stiff last. They are designed for glacier and mixed climbing routes.The Keen boots are very interesting indeed, but for different purposes. While they will accept a very flexible crampon, they won't have the stiffness for work on steep ice, especially when front pointing or using French technique. For snowshoeing and general winter travel, though, they look very good. They're more insulated, use eVENT (more breathable than Gore Tex), and have a softer sole which is better for snowshoeing in all but the most icy conditions.But while I have several pairs of Keens, I've never used the Growler boots so I can't give any info about their field performance. But they could definitely be a viable option if you're doing winter travel without the mountaineering piece.Happy holidays!Doug
I agree with Doug! I've got a couple of snowshoe day trips on my Growlers. They're warm, reasonably light, comfortable, fairly grippy on snow/ice, and more breathable than I expected. They are not remotely, however, any kind of mountaineering boot.If I had one wish, it's that they were an inch taller so that the power strap from the Karhu Karvers that Santa gave me would fit them. :-)Cheers,-Mike
"I used these boots exclusively in training for a Rainier climb..."Doug, if you did climb Rainier, what boots did you use?
Hi Douglas,Sorry if I was unclear- what I meant to say was "I used these boots to climb Rainier and also used them exclusively in all of my training for the climb." What I meant to convey was that they have MANY miles on them on rock, glacier, and over many miles of trails. Thanks!Doug
Hi Doug,Not so much a question about the boots but about the RBH Designs VB socks. How thick are they? Are the comparable to say a smartwool hiking w/medium cushion or trekking? Or is it more like their mountaineering sock. Also if you needed to could you layer another sock over the top for additional warmth with out much difficulty or would that be too bulky?ThanksRoy
Do you think it is possible to push the low temperature range of these boots to -10 degrees "F" if necessary and how?Thanks.
Few people nowadays seem to use supergaiters, but what intrigues me is the possibility of making your own SUL supergaiter. Instead of a rubber rand, you could, perhaps, permanently glue the bottom of the gaiter to the boot, using Cuben sailcloth? Or, Momentum 90? Insulate with a lightweight insulation? "MOUNTAIN TOOLS GLACIER SUPER GAITERS & BUZZARD INSULATED SUPERGAITERS. Our SUPERGAITERS boost the warmth of your feet by trapping a layer of air around the boot upper and prohibiting cold ice, slush or water from ever touching your boot. A sticky, stretchy strong elastic 5.10 Stealth Rubber rand forms a gasket seal - just above the welt - leaving the front and heel of your boot sole exposed for hiking and climbing traction on dirt, snow and rock."
>Cuben sailcloth? I wonder how long they'd last wearing crampons over them (let alone slashing them with crampons). Outdoor Research used to make a supergaiter without the rubber rand (OR X-Gaiter; 17.8 oz with open-cell foam, 21.0 oz with closed-cell foam). They used stretchy cord under the boot to hold the gaiter to the boot, which is probably fine except for hiking. It is made from 1000d Cordura,
Anyone who occasionally slashes one boot with the crampons of the other boot is like the sky diver who occasionally forgets to deploy his or her parachute, in my arrogant opionion (IMAO). More practice is needed walking around on flat snow before heading into the hills.
I've never used supergaiters myself, but the argument that I've heard aginst them is that because they leave the sole of the boot exposed they don't provide as much insulation as you might think because of conductive heatloss through the sole of the boot, especially when wearing crampons, which being metal, are great at sucking the heat out of your feet. It's funny, I almost never have problems with cold feet, and usually I just go with a pair of leather mountaineering boots, thick socks, and gaiters. Once, in New Hampshire, Using this footwear combination,I was trekking around on Mt. Washington and it was unseasonably warm and raining, and so my boots ended up soaked. That night the temp dropped into the single digits and my boots froze solid. Putting them on that morning was really unpleasant, but after walking around for an hour or so, they thawed out, and my feet actually felt really warm. And seriously, everyone who has ever worn crampons (and I don't care if you are Mark Twight or Steve house) has slashed their gaiters once in a while, not that it's a good thing, but it's definitly a universal one.
Edited by joshcgil2 on 02/10/2007 15:16:07 MST.
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