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ATLANTIC CITY — "That'll be $40."
After a ride of less than a mile in Atlantic City, that's not what a passenger expects to hear from a cabdriver.
Turns out the man behind the wheel was not a taxi driver, despite his place in the row of sedans-for-hire lined up before a casino entrance where three high-heeled young women walked out of the building and, engrossed in conversation, got into the black Town Car. One briefly directed the driver, then resumed the debate over where to go later that evening.
None noticed that the black sedan bore no medallion and had no meter running, at least not until they reached their destination and the driver quoted his rate.
Startled at the price, the group offered $20 and refused to pay more.
The driver relented. Barely midnight on July 4, the city was brimming with locals and tourists, all potential fares, so this one might not have been worth the trouble. He also had no recourse, because operations such as his are illegal under Atlantic City code.
His car did not have a medallion on the outside or meter inside. Both indicate that a vehicle has a license to operate as a taxi in the city, which includes picking up passengers hailing a ride from the roadside. Limousine licenses do not permit that, but limo drivers are doing it anyway. They also are responding to calls for a cab and charging as much as two or three times the maximum taxi rates allowed by the city.
These violations have been ignored. One reason: A city official ordered his inspectors to leave the limos alone, saying he feared lawsuits if he enforced the code.
Reforms have been proposed. City Council has failed to act on them despite calls from the industry and within City Hall.
While taxi business is being poached by limousines, limo owners argue the city is being manipulated by the Yellow Cab Co., the dominant local taxi presence that many say is operating a legal monopoly.
Meanwhile, passengers are left unprotected.
"The customer is oblivious to these little intricacies and distinctions," said Anthony Cox, director of licensing and inspections. "After calling the taxi number, they just know a car showed up. Until they get the fare, and you realize, 'No, I'm not in a cab.' We want to make it clear and distinct right from the door, so people aren't spending more than they're willing."
The practice could hurt city tourism if visitors, who are the most likely to be affected, decide not to return to Atlantic City after feeling cheated, said Vonnie Clark, president of the Greater Atlantic City Concierge Association.
"It could be the smallest thing that keeps a visitor from coming back," she said. "That's right up there with going to a restaurant and having a bad meal. The problem is, with (the questionable limo services), you don't get much of a chance to redeem yourself."
Broken system
Unlicensed taxis have long operated in Atlantic City. But the extent of the practice has grown during the past two years. Yellow Cab Co. owner Paul Rosenberg blames lax enforcement.
"The number of illegal cars out there has expanded," Rosenberg said. "You combine that with what everybody knows is a slumping economy here in Atlantic City, and the drivers are feeling the pressure."
City inspectors employed to regulate the cabs also have felt some pressure. Jack Imfeld, former head of the city's Mercantile Division, sent a memo to his inspectors in December 2008 ordering them to stop issuing summonses against drivers operating limousines as taxis. Any such summonses, the memo stated, would require his permission.
Instead, Imfeld told inspectors to file a "legible report" of their observations and contact information of complainants to him personally. Not only did the citations end, but inspectors never filed any observation reports either, he acknowledged.
Imfeld said his directive was designed to avoid a lawsuit against the city if the practice continued, claiming the inspectors were being overzealous and ticketing limo drivers with little proof of a violation.
"There was no doubt this stuff was going on, but it was very hard to prove it," he said. "I just didn't want the inspectors arbitrarily writing tickets that were going to get thrown out in court."
City Hall employees even complained about calling Mutual Taxi and Limousine for a taxi, only to get an unmetered car and higher fare, Imfeld said.
"We could have easily gone after them, but we need the person to testify," Imfeld said. "That's when we ran into a wall. They didn't want anything to do with that."
Betty Lewis, a clerk in the city's Planning Division, has been taking taxis home from City Hall for years, and just recently encountered her first problem: She called for a taxi and an unmarked sedan arrived instead.
"It just happened the other day," she said.
Cox has encountered his own obstacle as he attempts to bolster regulations on the limousines: City Council. The director presented a lengthy proposal months ago. Provisions in the latest version included restricting limos from picking up a customer with less than five minutes advance notice, denying limo licenses to cars that are more than 10 years old (to ensure their luxury status) and prohibiting limo services from using the word taxi in their advertising.
Some taxi drivers argue the immediate response to calls for a ride is an on-demand service that only taxis can legally provide. Opponents say the act of placing a phone call constitutes prearrangement of a ride, so limos can respond to a call placed by a customer who assumes or is led to believe by advertisements that the company provides taxi services.
Georgina Gonzalez, 44, said taxi drivers have frequently overcharged her to ride between the casinos and her house in Margate. When they hear she's going beyond city limits, they turn off their meter, she said.
"It happens all the time," she said.
Gonzalez asks about the cost first but sometimes feels forced by the late hour or lack of options to pay more, she said.
"When you're at the casinos in the middle of the night, you have to take it," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez said she has paid as much as $35 for a ride that should cost no more than $25. That ceiling is calculated by applying the $13 maximum for rides within Atlantic City, then adding the cost for going the distance traveled beyond city limits based on the rate posted on the side of the cab: $3.80 for the first 10th-mile and 40 cents for each 10th-mile thereafter, as per local ordinance.
No one, however, denies the illegality of unmetered vehicles engaging in impromptu, street-side pickups and charging fees that often exceed the $13 in-town maximum taxi fare and the rates each limo driver or employer must predetermine and file with the city.
Matthew Hale, an associate professor and department chair at Seton Hall University's Center for Public Service, said regulating industries can never be perfect.
"It's like eating soup with a fork," he said. "You're going to get some stuff covered, but there will always be things that slip through the cracks. It's never an easy process setting regulations, and there will always be people there to try to take advantage of the cracks."
Reform resisted
Cox's proposed reforms are backed by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber and the Limousine Association of New Jersey but are criticized by a portion of the local limousine industry.
Mutual Taxi and Limousine owners Greg and Derek Brock contend the 15-minute minimum wait will negate the advantage city limo businesses have over operations based outside the city.
"It's ludicrous. It doesn't make any sense," Greg Brock said. "It opens the door for other individuals to get business from Atlantic City. If I'm in EHT (Egg Harbor Township), like Avalon Limousine, for them to jump on the (Atlantic City) Expressway to come pick up a fare in 15 minutes, they can do that easily. We're right here on Kentucky Avenue, and it takes us three, four minutes to get to the casino."
The Brock cousins have run Mutual for more than a decade. With 35 vehicles, the 50-year-old operation places a distant second to Yellow Cab in the resort's car service, or livery, industry. Yellow Cab has 92 medallions for its fleet. Yet as the stewards of two well-known companies in an eight-square-mile city, the Brocks and Rosenbergs have faced off repeatedly over the years.
The Rosenbergs accuse the Brocks and their drivers of knowingly breaking the law, which the Brocks deny.
The Brocks say they tell their drivers to follow city ordinances and furnish them with copies of the laws. Part of that compliance includes refraining from taking unscheduled passengers off the street, unless the driver is one of six or seven taxi medallion holders among 65 drivers working for Mutual.
The Brocks do not advertise taxi service in the phone book. But Mutual does send nonmetered vehicles to people who call for immediate service. To them, that phone call means the request is prearranged, not on-demand, as hailing from the sidewalk would be. The proposed ordinance would clarify that. The ordinance has been before City Council, but council members have refused to vote on it without explanation.
Cox, who began working to reform the limo business in May, put a moratorium on limo application and renewal processing as he hashed out and proposed the ordinance, figuring that applying the new rules uniformly would prevent confusion, inconsistency and duplicated efforts. The ordinance remains stalled, and limo licensing fees have gone unpaid since the end of 2009, costing the city $15,000 in licensing revenue.
Councilman Aaron "Sporty" Randolph, who heads the panel's Licenses and Inspections Committee, recently said council members have delayed a vote because they want to go about the changes carefully.
"We're being thorough," he said.
Last week, council members were scheduled to vote on Cox's ordinance, but a flood of public opposition from those in the local limousine industry prompted Randolph to table the ordinance again without explanation.
Yellow Cab's Rosenberg said City Council's inaction is the sign of a broken government. But opponents of Yellow Cab say the Rosenbergs are just unpracticed in not getting what they want.
A Yellow monopoly?
Rosenberg said his family business is "the only really organized taxicab organization in the city" and "by far the largest dispatch service." About the naysayers? "They're jealous," he said.
The Rosenbergs, now in their third generation of operation, have owned Yellow Cab Co. for more than 60 years. It began with the late Paul Rosenberg's purchase of the company in 1950. He left the business to his son, Murray, when he died in 1974. In 2008, Murray Rosenberg retired and made his son, also named Paul, the boss.
The history of the company has allowed Yellow Cab Co. to either own or manage 92 taxi medallions in Atlantic City, more than three times as many as their competitors are legally allowed to possess. Why are the Rosenbergs the exception? Because they've been around longer.
The family owned or managed the medallions before the city changed the laws to limit medallion owners to 25 each as of 2006. The law was designed to prevent a monopoly in the industry, but a grandfather clause keeps Yellow Cab's competitors at bay.
"It ends up protecting them," said Tom Orler, owner of AC American Transportation, a limousine service. "Now, no one else can compete with them."
Cox acknowledged the arrangement is unfair.
"It kind of keeps them as the king of the mountain and prevents others from trying to be king," he said.
Despite that view, Cox has been accused by opponents in the limousine business of being reluctant to try to break up Yellow Cab's power because of his history with the Rosenberg family.
Records show Cox served as vice president of MARC Auto Sales Inc., a used-car dealership based in Atlantic City and owned by the Rosenberg family. He also has engaged in private transactions with Murray Rosenberg, including a $13,000 loan from Murray Rosenberg to Cox and his wife, Angela, in June 2000, a mortgage document shows.
Cox acknowledged his past business relationship with the family but produced documents showing he severed ties with MARC Auto Sales in late February 2008 when he was first appointed director of licenses and inspections, formerly known as neighborhood services. Cox said he resigned to erase the appearance of a conflict and that he has never had any involvement with the family regarding taxis or limousines.
"I never worked for a taxicab or limousine service," he wrote in an e-mail. "I never bought, sold, financed or leased vehicles for taxicab or limousine use. I have had zero business relationship with Murray (and anyone else) regarding taxicabs and limousines."
Asked why he chose to regulate the limousines before examining whether anything should be done about the alleged monopoly of Yellow Cab, Cox said, "There's a lot to be done in this industry. I've got to fight one battle at a time."
On his list: A close look at existing laws and an audit of the medallions and their owners.
Currently, about a dozen parties — families, individuals and small-business partnerships mainly associated with the Rosenbergs — control nearly half of the 250-medallion pool. The remaining 111 are divided among 82 owners, documents from the city division of licensing and inspections show.
Murray Rosenberg has 40 of them. Paul Rosenberg owns 21. The family's attorney, Samuel Krantz, owns three more medallions. The Rosenbergs also manage 31 medallions on behalf of owners who are disconnected from the local industry. In that capacity, they act as an intermediary between drivers and medallion owners leasing out the privilege to operate the taxi in Atlantic City. Yellow Cab does not get money from the lease but does charge for using the company's trademark and dispatch services. Some drivers complain the costs impede their ability to make a living.
Drivers stalled
Taxi driver Zanvwar Bukhari said he and his partner pay about $300 each per week to lease the medallion and the right to operate a taxi during their alternating 12-hour shifts. That amounts to paying $2,400 monthly to the owner of the vehicle, a standard arrangement in the city, Bukhari said.
The owner of their cab does not drive. He also does not own the medallion but leases it for $1,800 a month, in addition to paying dispatch and trademark fees to Yellow Cab, Bukhari said.
Typically, lease, dispatch and trademark fees total about $1,260, Paul Rosenberg said. That estimate, however, comes from the leases he and his father administer directly. Owners of medallions they just manage — and those they do not — could charge more.
Whatever the fees, the vehicle owner puts the remaining money paid to him by his drivers toward insurance, maintenance and, ultimately, profit.
Ideally, drivers save money and progress to owning a car, then a medallion, cutting out middlemen and gaining income and autonomy in the process.
But for now, all of this means that Bukhari, who arrived in Atlantic City from Pakistan 25 years ago, does not start making money each day until he has given several rides at maximum fare: $13 or 2.3 highway miles, according to the fare formula set by law.
Bukhari says it means those fees result in a greater hardship for drivers than the unlicensed cabs do.
"There are particular people, they (have) owned the mercs for years and years," Bukhari said. "The lease should be fixed by the city, not by these people. They're making money, just like ..." He then trailed off, shaking his head.
Bukhari and similarly frustrated drivers could get some relief soon.
Despite the criticism, Cox said he has no intention of backing off his efforts to reform the cab and limo industries.
He insists that medallion ownership is an area he wants to look into and also wants to discuss the possibility of establishing a uniform color for city taxis.
"I don't care what color they are — black, silver, yellow, green — but they should all be one color," he said, noting that a uniform color would make plain limousines acting as taxis.
He also continues to lobby City Council members to at least agree to a vote on the drafted ordinance.
"Just vote it up or down," he said, "but give it a chance to be heard."
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- The majority of licensed limousine companies in Atlantic City provide and, in some cases, advertise taxi services while charging more than the maximum allowable fares.
- The practice has gone unchecked since the former head of the city's Mercantile Division ordered inspectors to stop citing limousines for violating the law by operating as taxis.
- A reform proposal has languished before City Council, which has failed to act.
- Council's delays have cost the city $15,000 in missed licensing revenue since the end of 2009.


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Carbonated soft drinks are going out of style, especially with teens, according to one industry analyst who warns that beverage companies such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola shouldn't bank on a revival anytime soon, Beverage World reported.
Morgan Stanley's Bill Pecoriello predicts carbonated soft drink sales volume in the United States will decline 1.5 percent annually during the next five years -- twice the rate of decline in 2005. The projections are based on a new consumer survey the firm conducted with 1,550 consumers.
Consumers increasingly are giving up regular soft drinks because of the calories and they are not necessarily switching to diet soda, according to Pecoriello's report. Fifty-three percent of people trying to cut back on regular soda say they are switching to bottled water. That's up from 46 percent just a year ago.
"The image of regular colas and diet colas continues to deteriorate at a rapid pace, which we've been tracking for several years," Pecoriello writes.
For beverage companies whose core products are carbonated soft drinks, this is a serious issue. Pecoriello argues that Atlanta-based Coca-Cola is in a particularly tough position, since it doesn't have as successful a noncarbonated portfolio as Pepsi does.
"People are more variety-conscious than ever before and we believe we are well positioned to succeed in a world of changing tastes," said Dave DeCecco, a spokesman for Pepsi, which claims such fast-growing drinks as Gatorade. "We offer a wide range of different beverages for different people for different times of the day."
Coke, which launched a major new advertising campaign for Coke Classic at the start of the year and recently revamped Sprite's look and marketing, isn't throwing in the towel.
"We feel good about our opportunities for generating continued growth in both carbonated soft drinks and non-carbs in the U.S.," said Coke spokesman Ben Deutsch. He noted that sales volume of the company's carbonated drinks in North America was up in the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year.
"We believe we can continue to grow the category by generating excitement with new innovation, such as Coke Zero, Coke Blak, the relaunch of Sprite and our energy drink portfolio, and high-impact marketing efforts," Deutsch said.
Beverage companies must try to strike a balance. Some resources must go to efforts to re-energize core soft drink brands, while there must also be a focus on creating new products to appeal to today's consumer, the Beverage World report said. Major beverage companies have introduced canned coffees, sparkling flavored waters and energy drinks in recent years.
Another major prediction of Pecoriello's report is that today's teens may become "the lost generation" for the carbonated soft drink industry. With childhood obesity at epidemic proportions, parents monitor what their children drink more closely than they used to, and teenagers themselves are increasingly concerned about health.
Teens drink fewer soft drinks than adults, but more noncarbonated drinks, such as sports drinks, bottled tea and energy drinks, according to the report. Energy drinks, such as Red Bull and Monster, which have ample calories and caffeine, are hardly health drinks, but still have caught on with teens and young adults.
As today's teens become adults, they are likely to become more health-conscious, meaning they probably won't increase their relatively low soda consumption, the report said.

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Google Earth and Sesame Street Workshops teamed up to make "Global Grover," an interactive map that takes kids (and adults) on a journey to Sesame Streets across the world.
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New Zealand Breakers coach Andrej Lemanis had high praise for his team's defensive effort as they ended the hoodoo on their NBL first semi-final matches with an 81-64 win over the Sydney Kings.
In front of a subdued crowd of 8400 at Vector Arena on Thursday, the Breakers were rarely out of second gear in attack, shooting at just 44 per cent from the field.
But they played a strong defensive game to keep the Kings to a low 36 per cent field goal shooting percentage and stopped the visitors ever getting in front.
"We disrupted them at times, made them shoot contested shots and we just gave the energy and the desperation and the passion that's required to be good in playoffs," Lemanis said.
"Their shooting percentages weren't great. By the same token, ours weren't outstanding either, but our defence gave us the opportunity to win that basketball game."
The Breakers lost their opening semi-final matches in the past two years on the way to winning the NBL title but are in the position where they can reach the final for the first time without needing a game-three decider.
"I'd certainly much rather be in this position. We're in control now," said Thomas Abercrombie, who topped the Breakers scoring with 15 points.
"But we certainly can't take our foot off at all because we're going over to their place on Monday. They're going to throw everything at it. It's a job half done."
Kings coach Shane Heal was pleased his team matched the Breakers in terms of possession but said the 36 per cent shooting percentage wasn't good enough.
"We averaged 47 per cent against this team in the four-game series so, when you're a long way behind in the percentages like that, it really puts the pressure on," he said.
"We certainly won't get our head down as a result of this game. I've been involved in series where they turn around very quickly."
The teams meet for the second match in the best-of-three series in Sydney on Easter Monday.


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Savannah River Nuclear Solutions received a U.S. patent for a ladder attachment platform designed to improve safety on railcars.
The platform, which connects to the ladder rungs of a railcar, was invented by principal engineer Richard Swygert to provide enhanced safety for switchmen.
Under normal operations, when railcars are pushed or shoved by the locomotive, a switchman is required to ride on the lead car to flag and provide watch for the engineer.
That task requires the switchman to ride on the ladder attached to the side of the railcar with one hand firmly on the ladder, impeding his ability to operate an emergency brake or radio, or provide hand signals.
The switchman platform, which can be attached to the ladder, provides a stable platform on which the switchman can ride in a standing position, allowing the switchman greater stability and
a safer position from which to operate.
The attached handrails allow the switchman to work independently of the ladder and face in any direction.
Swygert serves as the design authority engineer and cognizant technical function for roads, bridges, railroads, dams, parking lots and general grounds at Savannah River Site.
He was asked by the rail crew to design the platform to enhance their work environment during extended time on duty.
Savannah River Site operates more than 30 miles of on-site railroad. That equipment has been designed, developed and successfully used for railroad shipment operations at SRS since 2008.


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"I trust my husband," she said. "That's what the world is about today. People don't trust anybody. And all these young kids, all they think about is sex."
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys, is serving a 30- to 60-year prison term.
Dottie Sandusky said her husband informed her when complaints were made against him about showering with boys in 1998 and 2001.
Those complaints didn't seem to worry him, she said, even though one spawned an investigation. "He didn't think a thing about it," she said.
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-- Destroyer of Worlds, (Book World, March 21)
Also, it seems clear to me from the India/Pakistan situation that countries near Israel would desire nuclear weapons in response to Israel being a nuclear power. This fact seems to be obfuscated in discussions about the spread of nuclear weapons.
However, in terms of security, Israel does not really pose a threat to Iran or other countries that may use Israel's nuclear status as a pretext for their own nuclear ambitions. Think about it: Iran has no territory that Israel wants. Israel has not motive whatsoever to threaten Iran EXCEPT if Iran seeks to acquire weapons that could gravely threaten Israel. Israel's sense of threat in this case is accentuated by Iran's refusal to recognize Israel's existence. This would make an Iranian nuclear weapon, by definition, an existential threat to Israel. If Iran were to remove this possible threat, then what basis at all would Israel have to threaten Iran? I believe that smart Iranians know this, even if they do not say so publicly.
There must have been so many cases of people who lived downwind from the atmospheric tests with no clue of what was happening to them.
Has anyone ever successfully sued the U.S. government for harming them with this lethal dose of radiation?
Another great theme in the book that I did not mention is DeGroot's expose of the sexual, for lack of better word, subtext of much of the arms race and of the scientists and generals' language and thought about nuclear war. There are lots of great quotes about castrating the other guys, or being emasculated. The subject is a Jungian or Freudian dream, I suppose, and DeGroot gives a nice sense of it.
The problem is that nuclear deterrence needs to work 100 percent of the time forever! We've got real potential conflict between the US and China over Taiwan where you can imagine scenarios that bring nuclear deterrence to the center. There are Indo-Pak scenarios. On balance, thus far, the number of worrying cases where nuclear deterrence could fail remains quite small. But the stakes or so hi, and the odds so changed by an increase in number of nuclear actors, that one has to ask if nuclear deterrence is a good crutch to rely on forever. I don't know the answer!


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Authors You Should Try: Alain de Botton
Philosophy isn't every reader's cup of tea, and contemporary philosophy, in particular, can leave even careful, motivated readers feeling a little woozy. Because some people's minds just don't spin this way, I wouldn't normally recommend the works of a nonfiction writer inclined to philosophy to a book group.
Alain de Botton is an exception. The works of this Swiss-born writer, columnist, and television commentator are concise, thoughtful, and entertaining. They are diverse, covering subject including literature, architecture, travel, material culture, and work. If you encourage readers to pick up something by de Botton, everyone in your group should be able to find something of interest. His prose is lucid, employing short, clear sentences and interspersed with marvelous descriptive examples.
De Botton first became known for How Proust Can Change Your Life, a mixture of literary biography and self-help. Taking examples and inspiration from Proust, it addresses topics such as appreciating the current moment, enjoying your love life, how to suffer well, and when to put the books aside. It's funny and articulate like a great late night conversation with friends.
The Art of Travel covers the parts they leave out of the typical guidebook: not where, but how and why we should travel. He discusses the joy of anticipation, the search for beauty, and how appreciation of travel can make our lives back home more enjoyable. In particular, de Botton explores the art of seeing, and how travel makes us better at this important life skill. He has a gift for finding apt historical references to illustrate his points.
The Architecture of Happiness turns to architecture, exploring how good and bad buildings and design make our lives better or worse and what constitutes good architecture. He's not dogmatic about a particular period or style, but instead makes a case for how good architecture changes with the context. He bolsters his arguments with a great selection of photographs from the many examples he employs.
These are just a few of de Botton's titles. Status Anxiety, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, The Consolations of Philosophy, and a novel On Love are also part of his ouevre. His newest book, not due in the U.S. until later this year, is A Week at the Airport, which stems from the time he spent at a terminal desk, appointed as "writer-in-residence" for Heathrow Airport in London. Give a meeting of your group's time to this thoughtful writer. I suspect that the majority of your readers will come away feeling just a little more able to cope with or appreciate aspects of their everyday lives.


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I have just started my 4th attempt to learn some Italian. First time, I wanted to be great. I went to a serious language school with a serious teacher and a room of serious students (many starting their 3rd or 4th language). Next two times? More casual setting, but I let work and a busy schedule derail me. This time, it's back with the "serious" teacher, except that this time when he emailed asking me what my goals were, I told him that I don't even need to speak Italian well. Just enough to help me make small talk and order competently from a menu.
I don't remember a time when I ever wanted to shoot for mediocre, until now, and it's kind of liberating. My lessons are on Saturdays and Sundays. I wake up at 7 or 8, study, then drive to these private lessons at 10am. He makes us espresso at the start of the class and the empty tazza makes its way around his loft later on: "The cup is on the table. The cup is under the chair. The cup is not on the desk." (That cup, I noted today, gets around.)
After butchering essere and avere verb forms, I grab coffee or a super late breakfast and head home. It's better than racing to a class after work, and because it's private, I can't hide when it's my turn to confuse my le, la, l', il, and los. The whole thing is pretty civilized.
It's kind of crazy to take these lessons. I mean, 3 hours a week won't get me too far, I realize. I may never speak Italian well. But I will settle for speaking Italian badly. Even bad Italian sounds pretty good to me.
If you want to speak Italian badly (or well) and you're in Seattle you can take classes from Marc Mariani HERE.
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4th time's a charm.
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Gawker comment of the week: Sorry, vagina--looks like it's just you and me.
Me: "Hey vagina, we need to talk. Listen, I'm going to have to keep you under lock-and-key for awhile. You see, in the event that some guy slips me a roofie or the guy I'm seeing doesn't understand the meaning of the word 'no', and the 'non-forcible rape' results in pregnancy, I probably won't be able to afford taking care of the microscopic cells that will morph into a womb-dwelling childbeast. I just don't have the time or the money to deal with such things, and since it's clearly my responsibility to not get raped (except when it's 'rape rape'--that's the only time when my non-consent has merit), I'm just going to have to go through extreme preventative measures."
Vagina: *protest*
Me: "Yes, I'm aware that I could choose to pump myself full of hormones to prevent pregnancy, but unfortunately my student health insurance does not cover birth control, so it looks like that's out, as well. Sorry, vagina--looks like it's just you and me."
Context HERE.
If you're pro-choice, there is no better time than now to automate a small (or big) monthly contribution to two great organizations:
NARAL - - these bitches get all up in that legislative and lobbying business on behalf of your little uterus.
Half of U.S. counties have no abortion services at all. A women I knew a while back was a provider, and we were chatting about the state of abortion access, and I said, "It's insane how limited access is. I mean, what do these girls do?" Exasperated, she just shot me a look and said, "They have babies." (MTV/Teen Mom thanks you, 51% of counties with no access to abortion services!)
Anyhoo - - this woman said CAIR is the best organization to help if you actually want to help a girl in the sticks get an abortion if she doesn't have means or access. Yes, that's right... here's how you can help a young woman GET AN ABORTION. I said it.
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You're over it.
Sorry - I was away on business, which meant not only long, focused meetings, but also back-slappy nights of wine and overindulgence with business associates (hard life alert!), so I had no time to check and post comments from the last post.
They are in. Check them out. You guys are over a lot of shit. Feels good to vent, no?
Feel free to continue adding to your list. Here was my favorite (file under "someone had to say it"):
"I would have to say I am so over the current girl on girl crushes going on with the ladies... in the design blog community as a whole. I mean seriously...could they love themselves anymore? Could they love to profess their love for their cuteness? ...watch their self obsessed videos and you will see what I mean. I'm sure they are all perfectly sweet but this is like Domino magazine dipped in the Willy Wonka chocolate river. Except none of them get sucked up the tube. Oh this whole thing gets me just riled up. Make your magazine, be professional, and stop having cupcake parties so you can celebrate your glasses, or skirts, or so called achievements. Oy."
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Seriously Banana Republic?
I understand everyone is now irritatingly chasing the Jenna Lyons dream, but someone has taken a wrong turn here.
Oh, and note to J. Crew... I DON'T FUCKING CARE WHAT JENNA LYONS IS PACKING FOR HER TRIP TO ST. KITTS. I don't care what a 6' 4" freak in sequin leggings is doing. At all. So much creepy girl worship.
While we're on the topic - - let's make a list of things we are over people obsessing about. You go first.
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Labels: When styling goes wrong.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Do you keep the boxes?
Seriously... with, like, malaria and poverty and racism and gun-crazy assholes running around, you'd think I had bigger things to worry about, but here's my concern of the day:
Do you keep your shoe boxes?
I used to work in the shoe business, and my boss - a guy with a sick collection of Prada and the like - was a box-keeper through and through. I am presently a box-keeper, too. I like the glossy feel of the YSL box, opening it to reveal my Tributes (which I can't seem to wear to work because while they look very glam on net-a-porter models, they make me look like a wobbly hooker). I love handling the oragami-like and brilliantly engineered Te Casan boxes (while lamenting the end of that innovative label). And I am grateful for the metal gromment on Kors boxes, which makes it easy to pull those shoes from the stack. But I am about to overhaul my office/closet and am considering ditching all the boxes in favor of just shelving them. But seriously... dust. I mean, let's be honest. As often as a girl wears glitter Loutoutins (read: only for one Christmas party a year, at best) shouldn't I keep them boxed? Putting them out on open shelves seems a little too Mariah Carey, right? A little above my pay grade?
How do you store your shoes, shoe whores?
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"Some people said they did not own televisions."
Late Friday night, a long line wrapped around the Mission Theater. People waiting hoped a space would open up inside, where the first episode of "Portlandia" was about to be shown to a packed house. Some people said they did not own televisions — or that they did not get IFC.
"It's got to be a little elitist, you know," said Tony Robinson, working as the doorman. "That's part of the Portland thing, too."
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!! Of COURSE a bunch of them don't have televisions. Totally brilliant.
There is so much to love about this show (especially as a Portland native), and so much to love in this article, especially the TV line. Oh, Portland. You are so cute.
Portland... where young people go to retire.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
"It felt really suburban to me."
Eve and Rich Kessner left the West Village for Park Slope with their daughter, Avi, last March. But after six months, they found themselves looking for a new place to live. "It felt really suburban to me," said Ms. Kessner. "Park Slope has puppets and guitar strumming for kids. In Williamsburg, it is like rock 'n' roll for kids."
You're so special!!! You should live in a more special neighborhood! You should make sure your kids are cool like you! Go on with your bad selves, hipsters!
I don't know why I keep reading this shit in the NYT. It just gives me a major fucking headache.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Quality problems.
I didn't even realize bad coffee was causing problems in Paris. Who knew? Glad the NTY is on it.
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Labels: Close readings of the New York Times with Professor Decorno
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Drucker out at Town & Country
(The new guy.)
Kind of a major bummer because the cover of the current issue is HILARIOUS. It's like, "What your husband really thinks of your plastic surgery," and I think it covers divorce, etc. I saw it and thought, "This is AWESOME. It's like Town & Country as read by people who watch the Real Housewives franchise." (AKA, me.)
Sigh. Bummer. Wonder what he's up to next.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
"We wanted a variety of concepts in fashion that reflects the coffee we prepare," she said.
Note to everyone:
Stop overthinking it.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Book lust.
It's crazy to think people "style" their books, but sometimes the execution is quite clever.
More HERE.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
Next week I will be traveling to my new parish in Teotepeque, El Salvador. I will be a member of the Cleveland Latin American Mission group (CLAM). I am excited, but a little nervous to be honest. Pray for me and know that I am praying for you.
It is my hope that each week I can update this blog and let people know what is going on and how they can get involved. Stay tuned. God bless you.
Fr. Michael Stalla
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Sorry Grace, I'm leaving the parish tomorrow and I'm going to be with my family Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday is my flight. God bless you. I'm planning to come back in November to do a talk for the parish. Stay tuned for more information.ReplyDelete
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We will miss you and the children and I have prayed to the Blessed Mother for your safe travels. Keep us in the loop. The CrisafisReplyDelete
We will miss you! The children and I have prayed to the Blessed Mother for your safe travels. Keep us in the loop. The Crisafis.
Hello Fr. Michael! It's me, Caitlin from HSYM.ReplyDelete
Are you on your plane yet? I'm praying for you to have a safe flight to El Salvador, and I'm sure everyone else is too.
Thank you so much for ordering the Catholic Faith Handbooks for our Youth Ministry. That was very kind of you! I've been looking through mine, and I'm enjoying it a lot.
May God give you courage and peace as you begin to minister in Teotepeque. God Bless you!


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Politics of Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Source: GNA
The Convention People's Party (CPP) moved its Campaign 2012 to the next phase with a national campaign workshop held in Accra for regional leaders and campaign teams at the KAMA Centre.
The workshop discussed the party's strategy, messages and campaign songs with regional chairmen and their teams as well as parliamentary candidates, a statement issued in Accra on Monday by Nii Armah Akomfrah, Director of Communication, said.
In attendance were the Party's presidential candidate Dr. Abu Sakara Foster, National Chairman and Leader Ms Samia Yaba Nkrumah and other leading members of the party.
The statement said, "The CPP maintains the momentum generated with the launch of its 2012 Manifesto, the first party to do so. The launch coincidentally is on the 63rd birthday anniversary of the party which was formed on June 12, 1949, by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah".
The venue for the launch is Agblogboshie, Sikkens; a decision that the party says signals to Ghanaians that its overriding objective as a party is to serve the community.
CPP doctors will treat 500 patients free of charge at Agbogbloshie to launch a community health treatment programme as part of its Campaign 2012.**


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volcker rule
Five U.S. regulatory agencies gave final approval to a rule that will bar U.S. banks from trading with their own money for a profit. Jeffrey Brown examines the Volcker Rule and its implications with views from Dennis Kelleher of Better Markets and Wayne Abernathy of the American Bankers Association. Continue reading


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Hey everyone,
I'm writing to you from my cubicle at Intel's Jones Farm Campus in Oregon. I'm a programmer here this summer and it's extremely hard to write code that is anywhere near useful before 10am so, while my boss isn't looking, I'm writing this blog post.
I'm nearing the end of my 6th week here at Intel and it has been nothing short of awesome. Yes, there are times when I'm a bit overwhelmed with a task in front of me, or too tired after hours of coding to even write a few coherent lines, but there is so much more to working here than I thought possible.
My first two weeks, I worked all day. From 9 until 5 I was working. I had lunch at my desk, and I just sat and coded, but I wanted to branch out. In my 3rd week I decided to start the Intern Think Tank. It was going to be a space where interns could share their ideas and have the other attendees give constructive criticism and brainstorm with them. When you have so many talented marketing strategists, programmers, engineers, and business people in one space, you're sure to come up with some great stuff.
The first meeting was a hit! We had people show up and share awesome ideas and by the next week people were teleconferencing in! It's been continuing to grow and we have our next meeting tomorrow.
Next I took it upon myself to start blogging for Intel for their Stay With It initiative (staywithit.org). It's a site that encourages students to stick with engineering tracks because there are so many opportunities in those fields. I released my first post on June 28th and it reached the executives of Intel! They read it and I even got contacted by a few. It was placed on the Intel employee portal and got 10,000 hits! Now people are passing me in the halls and recognizing me which is an insanely weird experience.
I came to a huge realization while I've been here. Being a contributor to a company or work group or even study group does not mean being the smartest of the bunch. You don't have to be the most experienced or work the fastest. In fact, I'm no where near any of those things here. I'm humbled every day by the projects that go on around me. Giving a meaningful contribution to your experiences means going the extra mile and doing your best, as cliche as that might sound. Once I put my best foot forward in every way I could, everything just kind of fell into place.
I know this wasn't the funniest or most exciting of blog posts, but I promise if you take what I said to heart, you just might find that your first internship or any job in the future can become a bigger experience than just sitting in front of a computer screen.
Your summer intern,
P.S. Check out the blog post here: http://staywithit.org/blog-entry/desk-meet-doorway


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Jennifer (Vaughan) Kennedy was a candidate for a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and an intern in Mississippi in the fall of 2004 when a handsome prosthetist attending to her patient caught her eye.
And she caught his.
When he inquired about the new intern, his informant replied, "You know she's an amputee?"
As it turned out the partnering prosthetist, Brad Kennedy, was, too. He soon became her gym partner, friend and kindred connection.
Early on, Brad offered her a "free" pass to work out at his gym. A happy marriage and two daughters later, Jennifer knows that Brad actually paid for that gym pass.
That's appropriate, perhaps, because Jennifer Kennedy '03, '04 DPT certainly did not get a free pass to the happy life she is living. She earned it, instead, with an outlook so positive that SAU Assistant Vice President for Admissions Meg Halligan '89 still remembers her as "an angel sent to St. Ambrose to live up to our mission."
Kennedy graduated high school a valedictorian, talented gymnast and cheerleader. She was bound for SAU on scholarship, with plans to enroll in the DPT program and eager to join the cheerleading team.
During her senior year of high school, however, she developed a blood clot in the main artery behind her right knee. Complications the following summer led to amputation.
She sought prayer, loving support, online education, and physical therapy to endure the darkest time of her life. But it wasn't dark for long. Kennedy reported to St. Ambrose having missed only a semester. And she did indeed lead cheers, sporting a bee-decorated prosthetic leg and a contagious smile. She also earned her DPT degree, of course.
Kevin Farrell, PhD, Kennedy's DPT adviser, said she never considered what she "couldn't do." Instead, she always examined what she had already done, merely as a checklist for the things she hadn't done yet.
At age 13, Kennedy began researching the best colleges to study physical therapy. One physical therapist told her, "Ambrose teaches their students to think better." But by the start of her senior year of high school, she had begun to wonder if she was committing to a career too soon.
In her personal tragedy, Kennedy found her answer. "When I lost my leg," she said, "it was like God flashing a neon sign that therapy is what He wanted me to do; helping others who were experiencing a life-altering experience as I had."
In return, she found a husband and a wonderful life.
MORE LIKE THIS:College of Health and Human Services, Doctor of Physical Therapy, For Alumni, Scene


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Space Plasma Seminar: Electron Density Distribution in the Earth's Plasmasphere: Models and Field-Aligned Measurements
Pavel Ozhogin, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 3:30pm
Wilder 111
It is important to model the Earth's plasmasphere because of its profound role in space weather. The plasmasphere is a medium in which plasma waves propagate and interact with energetic particles. These waves can influence the radiation belts dynamics, which in turn can have significant impact on satellites and humans in space. A newly developed empirical model of the plasma density in the plasmasphere will be presented in this talk, along with several case studies of asymmetrical plasmasphere and two-dimensional density distributions. The developed empirical model is based on more than 700 density profiles along field lines derived from active sounding measurements made by the Radio Plasma Imager (RPI) onboard the IMAGE satellite. The resulting model depends not only on L-shell but also on magnetic latitude and can be applied to specify the electron densities in the plasmasphere between ~2000 km altitude and the plasmapause. The performance of the model is evaluated by comparison to four previously developed empirical plasmaspheric models and a theoretical diffusive equilibrium model. The performance is further tested against the in situ passive IMAGE RPI measurements of the upper hybrid resonance frequency. While the equatorial densities of different models are mostly within the statistical uncertainties, the clear latitudinal dependence of the RPI model presents an improvement over previous models. This electron density model combined with an assumed model of the ion composition can be used to estimate the time for an Alfven wave to propagate from one hemisphere to the other, to determine the plasma frequencies along a field line, and to calculate the ray paths for high frequency waves propagating in the plasmasphere.


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{Froth insect} (Zo["o]l.), the cuckoo spit or frog hopper; -- called also {froth spit}, {froth worm}, and {froth fly}.
{Froth spit}. See {Cuckoo spit}, under Cuckoo. [1913 Webster]
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As the Oakland Raiders try to improve their defensive line play from a year ago, the defensive tackle position will be a key. The Raiders used this offseason to address this area by adding Vance Walker and Pat Sims as well as spending a draft pick on Stacy McGee. It is paramount that this group finds a way to bring consistent play to help the defense as a whole.
The Raiders had numerous issues against the run in 2012 as well as not getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. General manager Reggie McKenzie started off the free agency period by filling a big hole in the middle with Sims. The former third round pick out of Auburn can clog with middle with his 6-2, 310 pound frame. Rookie Doug Martin gashed the Raiders with a franchise record 251 rushing yards, many of which came from runs up the middle. Sims has the size and power combination to alleviate some of those concerns in the middle because he will take on double teams, freeing up the linebackers to roam. Because of his size, Sims will not be a three down linemen. He will rotate in as a run stuffing specialist with some ability to generate a pass rush.
Walker comes to Oakland after playing his first four NFL seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. The former seventh round pick made nine starts last season, accounting for 32 tackles and three sacks. Walker becomes the centerpiece of the Raiders' defensive tackles after the team parted ways with both Tommy Kelly and Richard Seymour this offseason. Walker and Sims have the most starting experience any defensive tackles on the team. The Raiders will be counting on Walker to make an immediate impact starting at training camp July 25th.
One of the leftovers from 2012 at defensive tackle is Christo Bilukidi. He was taken in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft and came on late in the season as a rotational defensive tackle. At 6-5, 315 pounds, Bilukidi is the biggest man the Raiders have at defensive tackle. Despite that size, Bilukidi has some explosiveness as a pass rusher. With progression at training camp, Bilukidi has a chance to start come the season opener.
During the 2013 NFL Draft, the Raiders used a pick on Oklahoma defensive tackle Stacy McGee. McGee made 15 starts combined his sophomore and junior seasons, but only appeared in six games as a senior with zero starts. He has some potential as a top defensive tackle recruit coming out of high school, but off field concerns and suspensions derailed some of his progress in college. He will need to get that under control if he wants a chance to make the final roster. McGee can be a valuable part of the rotation, but will need a strong showing in training camp and a clean sheet off the field to make it work.
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4 bedroom detached house for saleEast Hamilton
Property Description
Key features
- Well Presented
- Detached House
- Two Reception Rooms
- Utility Room
- Four Bedrooms
- En-suite Shower Room
- Car Standing
- Viewing Recommended
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Leicester Premier Estate Agents are marketing this well presented detached house situated in a sought after location with gas central heating and double glazing. The accommodation comprises entrance hall, cloaks/wc, lounge, dining room/sitting room, fitted kitchen and utility room. To the first floor there are four bedrooms, the master having an en-suite shower room and additional bathroom with three piece suite. There are larger than average gardens to the rear of the property which are mainly laid to lawn, further gardens to the front aspect with driveway providing car standing. Early viewing is highly recommended. Call: 0116 2552828.
Entrance Hall
Stairs, doors to storage cupboard, cloaks/wc, lounge, dining room and kitchen.
Double glazed window to front, fitted with two piece suite comprising, wash hand basin and WC, radiator.
4.29m(14'1'') x 3.81m(12'6'') plus bay
Double glazed bay window to front, gas fire with surround, radiator.
Dining Room/Sitting Room
5.33m(17'6'') x 5.05m(16'7'') max
Double glazed window to rear, double glazed window to front, radiator, laminate flooring, patio door to garden.
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Fitted Kitchen
3.61m(11'10'') x 3.02m(9'11'')
Fitted with a matching range of base and eye level units with worktop space over, sink with mixer tap, space for fridge and dishwasher with fitted electric oven, built-in four ring gas hob with extractor hood over, double glazed window to rear, double glazed window to side, radiator, arch way to:
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Utility Room
Space for fridge/freezer and washing machine, door to side.
Doors to bedrooms, bathroom and airing cupboard.
Bedroom 1
4.37m(14'4'') x 3.91m(12'10'')
Double glazed window to front, double glazed window to side, fitted bedroom suite with a range of wardrobes with overhead storage cupboards, radiator, door to:
En-Suite Shower Room
Fitted with three piece suite comprising shower cubicle, wash hand basin and WC, double glazed window to side, radiator, laminate tiled flooring.
Bedroom 2
3.53m(11'7'') x 3.00m(9'10'')
Double glazed window to rear, radiator, laminate flooring, open to eave storage space.
Bedroom 3
3.18m(10'5'') x 2.95m(9'8'')
Double glazed window to rear, radiator.
Bedroom 4
3.53m(11'7'') x 2.06m(6'9'')
Double glazed window to front, radiator, eave storage space.
Fitted with three piece suite comprising bath, wash hand basin and WC, double glazed window to rear, radiator.
There are larger than average gardens to the rear of the property which are mainly laid to lawn with paved patio, gated access, enclosed by fence. There are further gardens to the front aspect with driveway providing car standing.
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Proceed out of the Leicester City centre along the A47 Humberstone Road which becomes Uppingham Road. At the traffic light junction, bear left onto Scraptoft Lane. At the next traffic light junction, turn left onto Hungarton Boulevard, at the roundabout turn right onto Maidenwell Avenue, turn left onto Celadine Road and left onto Coltsfoot Road.
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ACT Leader Dr Jamie Whyte is pleased to announce Dr Ron Smith as ACT's candidate for Hamilton East. Dr Smith was formerly the Director of Defence and Strategic Studies at the University of Waikato and has written extensively on international affairs, particularly security and nuclear issues.
"ACT is very pleased to have someone of Dr Ron Smith's calibre representing the party in Hamilton East," says Dr Whyte.
"Ron was a member of ACT in the party's early days. He has re-joined because he knows the way to a free and prosperous New Zealand is through ACT's policies - specifically a low flat tax, cutting green tape, getting tough on crime and 'one country, one law.'"
Says Dr Smith, "I am excited to join ACT's campaign and to campaign for the party vote in Hamilton East. There is a crucial political debate going on about the future of New Zealand, and I am proud to be on the side that is promoting freedom, choice and prosperity.
"The only way for Hamiltonians to support this future, and these policies, is to give their party vote to ACT on 20 September."


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And second thing next, I'm kinda looking for something long-ish term stuff. Don't want to concentrate on learning about you if you're planning to vanish magically tomorrow.
Why it's always so difficult to write things like these. Maybe it's because we've been taught not to praise ourselves but when you write something like this, blaming yourself isn't an option either. Hmph.
Sometimes I feel like I have a shell around me as if I were trapped into myself but whenever someone comes close to me in the right way, there isn't any. I might seem like proud, mean or selfish at first but actually I'm soft inside. My face is just not used to being twisted all the time (smile, if you're wondering).
I think relationships are what we make them. If you don't tell what you want, you more often than not don't get what you want.
When I say half marathon, you say let's go. I obviously need the kick of endorphines you get when being pushed against your physical limits and would love to experience it with someone.
You don't think muscle and women don't fit in a same sentence. That being said, you can hopefully carry on an interesting conversation on more topics than one. (Here you get a plus if those topics include but aren't limited to: science, fitness, fashion and style, physiology, life after death, things that cannot be seen or proven and psychology) For some reason I would like to brush up my Swedish and maybe later German, too.
I am reliable, bold, and contemplative.
Btw, I don't wear glasses anymore nowadays as I had my eyes lasered.
- Becoming obsessed by someone or something and then talking and raving about it all the time.
- Remembering irrelevant data.
- Being there for people I care about.
- My calmness and inner balance, even though I don't always feel like I'm balanced, huh.
- My lips even when they don't speak
In general I like food. Actually there isn't much that I don't like when it comes to food. (I happen to be vegan, though. You don't have to be but be prepared to eat my concoctions and pretend to like them.) I've pretty much never liked: anything made of liver (even the smell makes me sick) and orange juice (and most orange flavored things).
Update: My new love is gari. Straight from the package by the forkful. Oh God.


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