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Women's Health
Cervical Bleeding
I am wondering if stress can cause your cervix to bleed? (Kind of like stress-related nosebleeds perhaps?) Every time (and I mean Every Time!)I get a pap smear, my gyno says my cervix is bleeding and she needs to "clean" some of the blood out to get the smear...she then checks for STD`s, which have come back negative. I have always been very nervous getting pap smears, I can`t tell you why. The only explanation she gives for the cervical bleeding is an STD, which is always tested for and shot down. Now I`ve noticed bleeding after intercourse, twice only, but both times I had been extremely upset or stressed in the preceding few hours...everyone`s body is different, could it be possible that nerves and stress cause bleeding? I have ridiculously regular menstrual cycles and have been on birth control (with the exception of 1 month) for 12 years. I have never been pregnant. Any help would be appreciated, as I have another pap smear next month....
A Pap smear is a test for abnormal cells of the cervix, in which cells from the surface of the cervix are scraped with a brush or spatula to retrieve them for a cytopathologist to look at. Sometimes when the cervix is sensitive or inflamed, or if there are delicate blood vessels very close to the surface, or if the scraping is done aggressively, this scraping can trigger a small amount of bleeding. If this occurs only with an exam and there is no other abnormal bleeding, discharge, odor, or other sign of infection or inflammation, there is usually no cause for concern.
Stress or fear cannot trigger bleeding from the cervix.
Jonathan A Schaffir, MD
Clnical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
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Favorite Company Casserole Recipe
My guests like this casserole even if they don't usually like all the ingredients in it! For instance, people who don't care for broccoli don't mind it in this dish. And I like the way it's so easy to make and serve when company comes. —Suzann Verdun, Lisle, Illinois
- 1 package (6 ounces) wild rice, cooked
- 3 cups frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
- 1-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1 cup cubed cooked ham
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a greased 2-qt. baking dish, layer the first six ingredients in order listed. Combine mayonnaise, mustard, curry and soup. Spread over top. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- 2. Bake, uncovered, 45-60 minutes or until top is light golden brown. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 cup: 405 calories, 32g fat (8g saturated fat), 61mg cholesterol, 872mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 2g fiber), 18g protein.
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"I made this recipe using sour cream rather than mayo for a party. Everyone loved it. It's simple and delicious."
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The North Platte Community College Knights men's basketball team improved to 12-2 and 3-0 in the conference Friday, defeating the Trinidad State Trojans 86-55.
My teammates set some good screens for me to get open, after I hit one they all seemed to be going in, said Montalvo.
At halftime, the Knights led 40-31 before opening up a double digit lead early in the second half behind Montalvos hot shooting.
After a sluggish first four minutes, we put together a decent first half, said Coach Kevin OConnor. After halftime we came out very focused and played well on both ends of the floor. It was one of our more complete halves of the year.
As a team the Knights shot 52% from the field and 10-20 (50%) from the three-point line while holding the Trojans to 39 percent from the field.
The Knights also received double figure scoring from Damon Brown (14 pts, 7 assists, 5 steals), Tim Simmons (12 pts), Reath Jiech (10 pts) and Eric Richardson (10 pts, 6 rebounds). The Trojans were led by Kendall Godley with 18 points.
The Knights return to action Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. as they take on the defending Region IX Champions Otero Rattlers (13-4 overall, 1-2 in Region IX).
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|Old Abilities
Phoenix is a flexible and unique ranged strength hero with a plethora of powerful abilities that inflict heavy damage over time on its opponents at the cost of its own health. It can be played as either a support, initiator or semi-carry. Icarus Dive can serve as either a harassment tool, an initiating maneuver or an escape mechanism, all the while slowing and damaging opponents in its path, while its Fire Spirits burn and cripple the opponent's attack speed, making it a potent anti-carry. Sun Ray projects a powerful beam in front of Phoenix that burns enemies for a percentage of their maximum health while sacrificing some of its own health, and, if it ever sees fit, it can end its current life to turn into a searing Supernova. Surviving this stage of its life cycle allows Phoenix to reemerge in full strength, stunning all nearby opponents and with all cooldowns (except its ultimate) refreshed, ready to inflict havoc on its foes once again.
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|Support / Nuker / Initiator / Escape / Disabler
| Alone across an untouched darkness gleamed the Keeper's first sun, a singular point of conscious light fated to spread warmth into the empty void. Through aeons beyond count this blinding beacon set to coalescing its incalculable energy before bursting forth the cataclysmic flare of supernova. From this inferno raced new beacons, star progeny identical to its parent, who journeyed an unlit ocean and settled in constellatory array. In time, they too would be made to propagate through supernova flame. So would this dazzling cycle of birth and rebirth repeat until all skies hewn of Titan toil deigned to twinkle and shine.
By this ageless crucible the star that mortals would come to call Phoenix collapsed into being, and like its ancestors was thrust into an endless cosmos to find a place among its stellar brethren. Yet curiosity toward that which the dimming elders comfort in the darkness consumed the fledgling, and so over long cycles it inquired and studied. It learned that among worlds both whole and broken would soon stir a nexus of remarkable variety locked in an enduring conflict of cosmic consequence, a plane which would find itself in need of more influence than a dying sun's distant rays could provide. Thus this infant son of suns took terrestrial form, eagerly travelling to shine its warmth upon those who may need it most, and perhaps seize upon its solar destiny.
|Itself (Responses)
Target Point
Enemies / Self
- The health cost (15% of current health) is direct HP Removal.
- Cannot be cast while rooted. However, getting rooted during the dive does not cancel the dive.
- Dives at a speed of 1000, slowing down upon reaching max distance to turn, and then diving back at the same speed starting.
- Icarus Dive has a 2 seconds travel duration. Does not disjoint projectiles, and Phoenix is still vulnerable during the dive.
- Phoenix always dives clockwise, hitting units on the left side of the dive first. Units right in the middle of the arc might not be hit.
- The dive is canceled when Phoenix is stunned, cycloned, hexed, slept or affected by other sources of forced movement. Roots and taunts do not cancel it.
- Phoenix can attack, cast spells and use items while diving (including channeling spells).
- However, Sun Ray is inactive during the dive, making it uncastable.
- During Icarus Dive, Phoenix does not need to turn to cast targeted spells or items.
- Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is applied, resulting in 4 instances.
- Can deal up to 40/120/200/280 damage to a single unit (before reductions).
- Replaces Icarus Dive until the dive stops.
- The cast of Stop Icarus Dive is not registered as a spell cast and thus does not proc any on-cast effects.
- Interrupts Phoenix' channeling spells upon cast.
- The health cost (20% of current health) is direct HP Removal.
- Interrupts Phoenix' channeling spells upon cast.
- The spirits' burn damage does not stack. Hitting the same units multiple times just refreshes the debuff duration.
- Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is applied, resulting in 4 instances.
- Each spirit can deal up to 40/120/200/280 ( 300/380/460/540) damage to a single unit (before reductions).
- Can in total deal up to 160/480/800/1120 ( 1200/1520/1840/2160) damage to a single unit (before reductions).
Target Area
- Replaces Fire Spirits until all spirits are launched.
- The cast of Launch Fire Spirit is not registered as a spell cast and thus does not proc any on-cast effects.
- The launched spirits travel at a speed of 900.
- During Icarus Dive and Sun Ray, the spirits can be fired in any direction without requiring Phoenix to face that direction.
- Fire Spirits provide 175 radius ground vision for 1 second at the targeted area upon impact.
Target Point
Enemies / Allies
- The health cost (6% of current health per second) is direct HP Removal.
- Drains 1.2% of current health in 0.2 second intervals, starting 0.2 seconds after cast, resulting in 30 drain instances in 6 seconds.
- This results in a total health cost of 30.38% of Phoenix' initial current health on cast to sustain the full 6 seconds.
- For better readability, the turn rate during Sun Ray is given as degrees per second, instead of radians per 0.03 seconds.
- 25 degrees per second equal a turn rate of 0.013.
- Has 175 non-lingering ground vision around the Ray for the duration.
- Sun Ray is canceled if Phoenix gets stunned, silenced, cycloned, hexed or slept. Roots and forced movement do not cancel it.
- Duel and Savage Roar do cancel it, while Berserker's Call and Winter's Curse's taunt do not.
- However, while affected by the taunts, Phoenix cannot change directions, Toggle Movement or manually Stop Sun Ray.
- Sun Ray sets Phoenix' movement speed to 0 (has priority over hastes) and disarms Phoenix for its duration, so it cannot move or attack.
- Phoenix can use items and abilities during Sun Ray (including channeling spells). Casting Icarus Dive during it does not cancel it.
- During Sun Ray, Phoenix does not need to turn to cast targeted spells or items.
- Sun Ray is inactive during Icarus Dive, so it cannot be cast during it.
- Deals damage or heals in 0.2 second intervals starting 0.2 seconds after cast, resulting in up to 30 damage or heal instances per unit.
- Initially, the beam deals 14/20/26/32 + 1.5%/3.25%/5%/6.75% of the affected units' max health as damage per second.
- For each passing 0.2 seconds, the damage increases by 0.467/0.667/0.867/1.067 + 0.05%/0.108%/0.167%/0.225% of their max health.
- In 6 seconds, the damage reaches 28/40/52/64 + 3%/6.5%/10%/13.5% of their max health per second. At this point, the ray stops.
- Initially, the beam heals for 7/10/13/16 + 0.625%/1.25%/1.875%/2.5% of the affected units' max health per second.
- For each passing 0.2 seconds, the heal increases by 0.233/0.333/0.433/0.533 + 0.021%/0.042%/0.063%/0.083% of their max health.
- In 6 seconds, the heal reaches 14/20/26/32 + 1.25%/2.5%/3.75%/5% of their max health per second. At this point, the ray stops.
- Can deal up to 126/180/234/288 + 13.5%/29.25%/45%/60.75% of max health as damage when an enemy is hit for its full duration.
- Can heal up to 63/90/117/144 + 5.625%/11.25%/16.875%/22.5% of max health when an ally is hit by the beam for the full duration.
- This ability is only active while having Sun Ray buff on.
- The toggling of Toggle Movement is not registered as a spell cast and thus does not proc any on-cast effects.
- Interrupts Phoenix' channeling spells upon cast.
- Phoenix drifts towards the direction of the ray with a fixed 250 speed. Slows and movement speed buffs do not affect this.
- Phoenix can move through cliffs and destroys trees in its path.
- Replaces Sun Ray until the ray stops.
- The cast of Stop Sun Ray is not registered as a spell cast and thus does not proc any on-cast effects.
- Interrupts Phoenix' channeling spells upon cast.
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Enemies / Allied Heroes
- Does not refresh the cooldowns of items and ultimates.
- Disjoints projectiles and applies a strong dispel upon cast. Also dispels Fire Spirits.
- Supernova does not kill Phoenix. Instead it is hidden, invulnerable and spell immune for the duration.
- If the sun survives, Phoenix' health and mana are replenished and all other spells are refreshed.
- Since Phoenix does not die, all buffs which cannot be removed by hard dispels still stay.
- Units affected by Supernova (including the caster) cannot act at all, so that actions cannot be ordered or queued up during it.
- However, any auras Phoenix has remain active, including Gem of True Sight and Radiance.
- If the sun gets destroyed and Phoenix has Aegis of the Immortal, it still uses the Aegis and comes back to life.
- The damage is provided by an aura. Its debuff lingers for 0.5 seconds.
- Deals damage in 1 second intervals, starting 1 second after the debuff is applied, resulting in up to 6 possible instances.
- Can deal up to 360/540/720 damage to a single unit (before reductions) when it stays in range for the full duration.
- The sun can be denied once it drops below 50% health. Doing so also denies Phoenix (and the ally inside).
- Destroys trees within a 500 radius around Phoenix upon cast.
- Aghanim's Scepter turns this spell into a single target spell with 500 cast range.
- The cast range is only for selecting a unit within the range. The sun still appears on Phoenix' current location.
- Can only target allied heroes, including illusions and self (double-tapping casts it on self).
- Applies the exact same effects on the ally as it does on Phoenix (disjoint, strong dispel, hide, disable, and fully restores when not destroyed).
- Interrupts channeling spells of the ally, but does not end spell effects with that stay after being cast (e.g. Eclipse).
- Toggled abilities like Rot or Pulse Nova and their auras are not turned off.
- Destroying the Phoenix Sun credits both of the heroes' deaths to its destroyer.
- If the sun gets destroyed and Phoenix has Aegis of the Immortal, the ally is released with its health, mana and cooldowns unaffected.
- If the sun gets destroyed and the ally inside has Reincarnation, it reincarnates while Phoenix dies.
|Hero Talents
|+1s Supernova Stun Duration
|+2 Supernova Hit Count
|+8% Spell Amplification
|+10 Armor
|+150 Gold/Min
|+65 Fire Spirits DPS
|+200 Health
|+20% XP Gain
- Upgrading health increases maximum health capacity and keeps the current health percentage.
- Gold granted from the talent is unreliable gold.
- The armor is added as bonus armor, and therefore does not benefit illusions.
Recommended items[edit]
- Tangoes and a Healing Salve are basic starting game health regeneration items that are much more useful on Phoenix as all of its non-ultimate abilities have health costs.
- Clarity is enough to let Phoenix regain enough mana if it spams Fire Spirits or Sun Ray too much early game.
- Iron Branches give Phoenix much needed stats, as well as be later built into either a Magic Wand or Mekansm.
- Wind Lace should be purchased first for Tranquil Boots, as the other parts of the boots can be purchased from the Side Shop.
- Tranquil Boots should be Phoenix' choice of footwear as its health regeneration help Phoenix refund the health costs of its abilities, especially when channeling Sun Ray. If Tangoes are still available in your inventory, try using them while the Boots are unbroken so that you gain 21.19 HP regeneration per second instead of the usual 14. The high movement speed will also allow Phoenix to visit lanes and/or enter teamfights as soon as possible.
- Urn of Shadows helps restore health after successful skills, or perhaps add even more DPS if Phoenix is aggressive and is successful at it. The mana regeneration may be rather small but still proves useful.
- Helm of Iron Will should be the first item for Veil of Discord to be bought, as Phoenix is still lacking on armor and health regeneration.
- Veil of Discord practically removes the base 25% magic resistance that Heroes have, letting Phoenix' abilities deal their full damage. Its added armor, health regeneration and Intelligence are all also good stats to have on Phoenix.
- Shiva's Guard is the main core item on any Phoenix, as both its aura and active possess attack speed slows that aid in the Phoenix Sun's survivability if used right before Supernova. The additional intelligence gives Phoenix a much larger mana pool, and the armor combined with the passive attack speed slow aura gives it much more survivability against physical damage. Using the active blast during Icarus Dive causes the wave to follow Phoenix, allowing it to apply the slow and additional nuke to multiple enemies in a larger area in a short amount of time, and the attack speed slow still works during Supernova, greatly increasing the odds of success.
- Radiance fits a Phoenix performing the initiator role. Not only does it add more damage to Phoenix' output, but the 17% miss chance might make a difference in having a successful Supernova should the enemy decide to focus it down.
- Aghanim's Scepter is more for a support role Phoenix, turning Supernova into a very powerful "heal". It is more effective on Heroes with long cooldowns on non-ultimate abilities (such as Terrorblade or Invoker) or gets into skirmishes often (such as Sven or Spectre), but saving any ally from certain death should be great enough on its own. Unlike when initiating, Supernova is best preferably used far away from enemy Heroes to increase the chances of having the Sun survive.
- Lotus Orb increases Phoenix' survivability considerably by giving it armor and regeneration, both of which it lacks. Its active lets Phoenix purge off silences and other debuffs off of itself, as well as perhaps deter enemy Heroes from placing targeted abilities on it in the first place.
- Octarine Core lowers Phoenix' slightly lengthy cooldowns by a considerable amount. It also lets Fire Spirits practically have a very short downtime if they were active for their full duration. The spell lifesteal can also help negating the health costs of Phoenix' abilities.
- Pipe of Insight gives health regeneration and magic resistance, giving Phoenix and its team even more survivability in teamfights.
- Mekansm gives armor and health regeneration, all important to Phoenix. However, Mekansm costs actually more than Supernova, and considering Phoenix' low mana pool early on, you may end up being able to use only one of either, not both.
- Guardian Greaves fits the support Phoenix much better as its mana cost-free active allows restoration of health and mana to itself and its allies. The increasing health regen upon reaching low health is great for Phoenix and its constantly dwindling health, as well as remove debuffs from itself.
- Boots of Travel, for the aggressive Phoenix, offsets is poor base movement speed and give it extra mobility to jump from one lane to another to help out and contribute to teamfights.
- Heart of Tarrasque completely negates the health costs of Phoenix' abilities, enabling it to dive deeper into enemy territory and initiate better without risk of dying before using Supernova. However, do remember that upon using Supernova, Heart's health bonuses no longer matter, so be very prudent in deciding which may be better: Using or not using your ultimate.
- Heaven's Halberd can just be the trick for enemy Heroes with quick attack speed, such as Troll Warlord or Clinkz. The additional Strength can also aid in Phoenix' survivability. The disarm also goes through spell immunity, so should the enemy buy Black King Bar to nullify Phoenix, the Halberd could be a very useful item to have.
- Rod of Atos gives health and mana to Phoenix, allowing more ability spam with the increased mana pool, and its active root can help keep enemies in place so they can take the most of your abilities' damage.
- Eul's Scepter of Divinity gives high mana regeneration, allowing Phoenix to spam Fire Spirits and Sun Ray more often. Its active not only purges debuffs, but may also come in handy if Phoenix is silenced during Icarus Dive. Using the active on yourself while Diving and silenced stops Phoenix mid-Dive, preventing Phoenix from circling back to its original location.
- Refresher Orb should only be bought if the player is sure on how to make the most of it. It is best to not use Refresher Orb immediately after Supernova as the ultimate already refreshes Phoenix' other abilities, making Refresher's active rather pointless. Instead, spend the other abilities first, then refresh so you may perhaps have a third Icarus Dive/Fire Spirits/Sun Ray to use and a second Supernova to refresh them.
- Phoenix' name in DotA was Icarus. It was removed during its port to Dota 2 for unspecified reasons.
- An easter egg boss fight versus Phoenix was added to the 6.69 DotA map to hint at its upcoming release in 6.70.


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Three sauces. Honestly, if you don't mind heat go with the hot SuperQ. The burn will stay with you, but the spice combo is wonderful. And its a thick sauce, not a watery one like most hot bbq sauces tend to be.
They give you forks, but get real. Their ribs have to be eaten with your hands. Save the fork/spoon for the two side dishes they offer you (especialy try the potato salad).
Here are the locations for the Everett & Jones restaurants:
BERKELEY-1955 San Pablo Avenue/510/ 548-8261
HAYWARD-296 A Street, , CA – 510/ 581-3222
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OAKLAND-3415 Telegraph Avenue/510/ 601-9377
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They have a website, though its mostly about the company and ordering their sauces by mail.
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A Nurse with a Gun
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Is that pistol small, or does the guy holding it have huge mitts?
Oh, hell! This was a brand new shirt.
holy cow...is that....can it be...wassat a ....surely that's not a ....whoa,does that??
YES IT IS,a MIL SPEC INJECTION GUN!!!!
man,I remember the corpsman telling me not to move in basic,or he'ed shred "my freaking arm off" and it looked..just..like ..that.
and I think they were 45 caliber too!!!
Looks to be a completely hacked up AMT long slide with what appears to be an M14 style flash suppressor.
Totally ghetto.
That is an awesomely ugly gun...


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[Schahrzad Morgan:] Source: LYBIO.net
Hi, this is Schahrzad. So I just had a guy over here today and I'm really upset about it, because he gave me a quickie. He had the most amazing c*ck, it felt really good. He was really passionate. He went down on me really good, I stopped him because we just had a half hour appointment. And then when he came in like – he had a beautiful c*ck, it was curved. Big curve at the tip, it felt so good.
And then he came in like, a minute and he had this huge smile on his face because he was so happy and it pissed me off. Because he felt good and I'm like – I'm so wet, I'm like just getting going and then he f*cking stopped like he totally stopped. Like, it's supposed to be about our mutual pleasure and he came in, he was so happy like can't wait to see you again, I'm thinking. I was thinking I'm not really satisfied like, I didn't feel satisfied, it wasn't until after he left that I got really pissed off, because I felt totally used by this guy.
I don't get paid for s*x, I get paid for my time. And when guys come over here I want to – I create a mutual experience. If they're just going to have a quickie with me, I don't want to see them again. And this is the first time in – since I've been doing this that I had a quickie. In like so long, this guy made all about him. He just wanted to get off. When guys are like that, I don't come across guys like that very often. This is a very successful man and in fact, he's been online dating and his problem is that all these women are falling for him and they start wanting to raise his children.
[Schahrzad Morgan:] Source: LYBIO.net
And I'm wondering, if this is how he shows up for these women what's wrong with the women for putting up a s*x like that. Are women really putting up with this kind of s*x that he's giving, like he's a great man, he has integrity, he's solid. Like, I would have dated this guy except after I f*cked him, I'm like there is no way I'm even going to f*ck him. I'm not even going to pay me for my time, I will never see this guy again.
He was a disappointment in bed. And I'm just curious why all these women are flocking to him just because he's successful and a good man and really in integrity in his life. When he sucks in bed because he c*ms in like a second, I went down on him. And after one stroke we're on a bl*w j*b, he said you better stop, I'm going to c*m. I'm like what, he goes, it's been a while and I'm like I was thinking that's no excuse. Guys, take responsibility for your erections and for your erectile function, if you c*m too fast, you've got to practice on yourself masturbating. Don't come see me or any other woman when you have premature ejaculation, that's just loser status like that is so dissatisfying.
Especially when you have a good c*ck, like if you suck in bed, women are going to be like, thank god this is over. But when you have a good c*ck, and you're passionate like we want it to last and when you don't it's like now you just wasted my time, you got me all turned on and you're going to leave me here all horny and leave me like f*ck you, f*ck you. That's what I want to say to this guy.
So, just because I take men for appointments doesn't mean I will see anyone, I'm choosing who I see, and I expect them to care about me. When they come to see me, they have to care about me and if they don't I will never see them again. So um… and also I want to say to my sister who is like, why don't you have a relationship, I'm so in love, the s*x is so much better in a relationship. Yes it is, so you want me to sit around and twiddle on my finger and f*ck myself with my finger waiting for Mr. Right to come along. F*ck that, I'm not waiting for Mr. Right to come along.
I am taking a stand that I am the authority of my sexual expression. I am the authority of my sexual pleasure, and I am so powerful, I don't require a relationship to have good s*x. But I do require a man who wants a mutual pleasurable experience. And then when they make it all about them or if they're drinkers or are they're unappealing in some way I'm just not interested. So, I just want to put that out there.
And also for all those people who like my ass, there it is, because I don't feel like being prim and proper today. I feel like being you know, what, I'm a sexy woman, I have a right to show it. And all you guys leaving slutty comments on my YouTube videos, I will never respect or take you seriously, you go in the same pile as this guy who f*cked me badly today, 'loser status' like a real men are going to know to talk to me respectfully.
[Schahrzad Morgan:] Source: LYBIO.net
Whether I dressed like this or not, because you can see from my attitude that I don't put up with bullshit and you've got to have 'game' or you don't get me at all. And by the way, I only date guys like once every three months, because most guys are losers, they're not worthy of me dating.
I'm sorry like, people gain weight, when they're in their 40's, they gain weight. I have all these reasons like guys aren't hot enough. They don't know who they are, they gain weight, they're not good in bed. Like, if you're not really rocking – the rocking your own world, you're not going to rock mine. [Laughs] I love that, like 'if you can't rock your own world you're not going to rock mine'. So like you've got to think that you're amazing.
And I love this little outfit like, a guy who read one of my book, I never met him he sent me a $200 gift card over Christmas. And I like it when men buy me things. And provide for me, I like that. So he – and I bought this little outfit, which is so cute, I love it.
This is to woman power and our right to be sexy if we want without anybody shaming us.
[Schahrzad Morgan:] Source: L Y B I O . N E T
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Havana: Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro put a damper on rising hopes for improved US-Cuba relations by saying that apparently conciliatory words from his brother had been misinterpreted.
The 82-year-old Castro also signaled on Tuesday that Cuba may be unwilling to make concessions to end 50 years of hostilities with the U.S. because the Cuban government believes it is not at fault for their troubled relations.
He criticized US President Barack Obama for supporting the United States' 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba, saying he had now "made it his own."
"There's no doubt the president interpreted badly the declaration by Raul," said Castro, referring to a statement by his younger brother, President Raul Castro, on Thursday in which he said Cuba was prepared to discuss "everything" with the United States, including political prisoners and human rights.
The US embargo, put in place three years after Fidel Castro took power in a 1959 revolution, has failed to achieve its goal of toppling the communist government he installed.
Raul Castro's words sent hopes for US-Cuba rapprochement soaring when the Obama administration took them as a sign that Cuba wanted to move toward better relations in response to Obama's earlier decision to grant Cuban Americans the right to travel and send remittances freely to their homeland.
Obama, speaking in a news conference on Sunday at the close of a Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, called President Castro's comments an "advance" and said there were other signals Cuba could send such freeing political prisoners and reducing the fees it charges to change dollars into Cuban money.
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But Fidel Castro cited a speech by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega at the summit in which he recounted telling former US President Jimmy Carter that Washington, not Nicaragua, had to change if it wanted better relations because Nicaragua had never done anything against the United States.
Ortega, Castro wrote, stated the situation "very clearly."
It was the second time Castro had cited the Ortega tale in a post-summit column.
President Castro, who has not spoken publicly since his Thursday comments, also suggested that Cuba send political prisoners to the United States in exchange for five Cuban agents being held in US prisons.
Fidel Castro brushed off the positive U.S. reaction to his offer by saying "nobody should be amazed" by the idea, which Raul Castro had proposed before.
He described it not as a signal from Cuba, but as "a show of courage and confidence in the principles of the revolution."
Castro also dismissed the idea that Cuba charges too much to exchange remittances.
Obama, while saying he wants improved relations with Cuba, maintains support for the embargo, which he wants to use as leverage for change in Cuba.
"He did not invent it, but he made it his own just like 10 other presidents of the United States. You can predict certain failure for him on that road, just as for all his predecessors," Castro said.
Fidel Castro has not been seen in public since falling ill in July 2006, but maintains a powerful voice through prolific column writing. He ruled Cuba for 49 years before ceding power to Raul Castro in February 2008.


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LENKA Davies' head shave has raised more than £2,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Lenka, who lives in Cotford St Luke. decided to shed her locks at a charity event at Vivary Golf Club, Taunton.
Jack Williamson got in on the act by winning an auction to wield the electric razor, raising £100 in the process.
And Aliette Goodman, 13, helped provide the entertainment with a stunning singing performance.
Lenka said: "I want to say a massive thank you for all the support and donations from friends, family and |colleagues for this very worthy cause.
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By Emily Bialkowski
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Minnesota veterans who experienced damages or sustained a loss due to the flooding events over the weekend of June 21 may be eligible for assistance from the Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs.
Applications for reimbursement dollars are available through the Houston County Veterans Services Office.
Some of the items that may qualify are:
• Building materials
• Cleaning supplies
• Food – maximum reimbursement $500 with receipts dated between June 21 through June 28
• Rental costs for generators, water pumps, sump pumps, bobcats, backhoes, chain saws, etc.
• Shelter costs if displaced
• Sheet rock
• Flooring – carpet, wood, hardwood or tile
"Basically, the state department of veterans affairs made temporary grants available," Houston County Veterans Service Officer Rob Gross said.
Because it is a reimbursement program, applicants will need receipts to accompany an application.
In terms of how many veterans may have been affected by storm damage, Gross said, "We really don't have any idea of numbers. We know of many people who had damages, and they said, 'I'll take care of it myself.'"
Roughly $150,000 had been awarded to county veterans when a similar program was offered before.
"It's not a windfall, but it will certainly help out some folks," Gross said.
The deadline to apply for help is Sept. 30, 2013.
Applications and copies of receipts must be dated between June 21, 2013, and Sept. 30, 2013.
To apply, Houston County veterans should contact Houston County Veteran Services at 507-725-5805. Veterans from Fillmore County should call Fillmore County Veteran Services at 507-765-4937. Gross said he encourages veterans to call their respective office so staff can verify an applicant has all the needed materials and documentation.


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orld War II are as crucial to the stories of unflinching heroism as the young men and women of the Greatest Generation who crewed them.
These protagonists — Tibbets' B-29 "Enola Gay," Yeager's P-51 "Glamorous Glennis" and, in this case, Capt. Robert Morgan's famed B-17 "Memphis Belle" — represent a place and time when fear was pushed aside in the name of duty and country.
WWII veterans Anthony Fifer, 88, who grew up in Twinsburg and now lives in Hudson, and Arthur Mills, 93, of Erie, Pa., understand this all too well from their own time in B-17s more than 70 years ago.
As he prepared to take a free flight in "The Belle" recently at Burke Lakefront Airport, in town to offer half-hour rides for a cool $450 per person, Fifer was overcome with emotion.
"This is going to be one big thrill for me," said the U.S. Army veteran who was stationed in the Philippines, 1943-44. "This is really something ... I could cry."
For Mills, a POW for a year in Germany's Stalag Luft 4 after being shot down May 12, 1944, in the B-17 "Princess Pat" (later to become "Princess Patches" in honor of the heavy bomber's final resting place in a German farm field), the flight brought memories of his duties as a top turret gunner — as well as of the German Me-109 fighters that swarmed his bomber like fireflies that spring morning over Daxberg.
"There were just hundreds of them," Mills said. "Of the 28 B-17s on our mission, 14 were shot down. That's 140 men.
"AND I'VE talked to [the German pilots] before, later in life ... I never realized that as we were putting on our flight suits and preparing for our mission, there were young kids in Germany doing the same thing, ready to come up and meet us."
The B-17 appearing at Burke was the star of the 1990 film "Memphis Belle," along with Matthew Modine and Harry Connick Jr. However, it is not the actual "Memphis Belle," which is being restored at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton for static display.
And that's exactly the point for the Oklahoma-based Liberty Foundation, which operates the B-17 in "Belle" livery, one of 13 still airworthy today after nearly 13,000 were produced during the war: To keep its own flying museum aloft so that it can continue to embody the courage and valor of its crew members.
The stories of these veterans and their aircraft are inextricably intertwined, the very reason for the intense emotions shown by Fifer and Mills seven decades later.
For these veterans and others, the B-17 Flying Fortress is itself an old friend to embrace, a ghost come alive to offer a final, protective nod to its human cargo.
To see the bomber's recognizable silhouette against the sky is to witness history come alive. To fly in one in 2014 can be altogether heart-rending.
We owe it to these veterans to tell their stories. We owe it equally to the aircraft to keep them aloft, these ghosts in ageless skies.
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There is, inevitably, Unresolved Sexual Tension between her and Jack, but saving Fat Cow is her main concern. When Jack threatens to blow her out of the water, well, murder is an option. Her creepy sidekicks, the twins (Johan and Henrik Gongsater), are the link to all things interactive, speaking no English, but being hot on the SMS and email.
The voice-over is provided by Robbie McGregor, whose voice is now so recognisably lascivious that it tends to overwhelm things. I would have preferred someone more neutral myself - but, hey, it's a small criticism for a show with such a big heart.
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Five Greatest Web Hosting Disasters of All Time
It was a freezing cold morning at my first Internet Service Provider job. I was the first one to the tiny office, and I plugged in the space heater under my boss's desk.
I went to my folding table, just a few feet away in our one-room office, and began to read email. Suddenly the room erupted in alarms and flashing lights. Everything was down!
My boss arrived to find the office in uproar, and since I had just started and knew almost nothing, I had nothing to do. I watched as he quickly determined the source of the problem: I had plugged the space heater into a power strip which was plugged into a UPS. It had quickly depleted the UPS's battery and turned the unit off, taking down the main servers also plugged into it.
This kind of thing happens all the time at startup ISPs. During my career there, I took down the servers not once, not twice, but three times with my unmitigated boneheadedness. As I was reflecting on this recently, a thought hit me: what was the biggest Web Hosting disaster in history?
In the following pages, I've summarized the Five Greatest Web Hosting Disasters of All Time. Please understand that these numbers are "educated guesses," as companies tend to play their cards pretty close to the vest when it comes to colossal foul-ups. Here's what I was able to track down.
Web Hosting DISASTER #5:
All Hotmail Mailboxes Open to Anyone
WHAT HAPPENED: A group of hackers publicized a security hole present in all Hotmail accounts which allowed them to be accessed by anyone with a web browser using the password "eh". Though the hackers claimed that this was a backdoor situation left as an oversight by Microsoft employees, Microsoft spokespeople denied the claims.
This affected all Hotmail accounts, but apparently didn't cause any great disruption in Microsoft stock trading, which fell only a point.
SOURCE: ZD Net
COST: $55,000 ($.001 average loss per visitor)
REPUTATION DAMAGE: Medium
OTHER FACTORS: Canadians loved the password.
Web Hosting DISASTER #4:
Microsoft Router Config Screwup
WHAT HAPPENED: In a flourish of corporate finger-pointing, Microsoft blamed its own technicians for an error which caused a major disruption in the software giant's Internet connection for nearly 24 hours. The error in question was apparently a botched router configuration. No report was found to indicate the fate of the technicians involved.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, the error came directly on the heels of their launch of a $200 million advertising campaign to bolster their business software's reputation as compared to companies like Oracle and IBM. The outage affected some of the most popular sites on the Internet at the time, including Microsoft.com and MSN.com.
SOURCE: CNet
COST: $450,000 ($.05 average loss per visitor + cleanup effort + wasted ad campaign)
REPUTATION DAMAGE: Medium
OTHER FACTORS: Bill Gates was on vacation.
Web Hosting DISASTER #3:
Microsoft Forgets to Renew Domain
WHAT HAPPENED: Everyone makes mistakes, but not every mistake causes Hotmail to take a dive. When Microsoft forgot to re-up their registration for "passport.com" in December 1999, Hotmail.com lost its ability to authenticate, locking out 20 million people from 55 million free e-mail accounts. This happened on Christmas Eve, robbing Santa of precious e-mail access to his elves, who all use Hotmail.
Luckily for Microsoft, a Linux user named Michael Chaney paid their bill in an effort to get Hotmail back up. He was eventually reimbursed by the software giant, presented with a $500 check, and some free software. He put the check on eBay, and the funds eventually found their way into the hands of the Sisters of the Road Cafe, an organization which helps the homeless and impoverished in Portland, OR.
SOURCE: DoubleWide
COST: $1,000,000 ($.05 average loss per e-mail address)
REPUTATION DAMAGE: High
OTHER FACTORS: Ruined Christmas.
Web Hosting DISASTER #2:
AOL Down for 19 Hours
WHAT HAPPENED: In August 1996, Steve Case posted a note to AOL's six million subscribers, starting with the words "Wednesday was a bad day for me." Mr. Case went on to blame his bad day on some "high capacity switches within the local area network."
It is unknown why or how these switches brought AOL down, but the time in question was nearly 18 hours and 45 minutes. AOL subscribers were issued a refund for a one-day prorated amount of their monthly fee. This should have come to around $.66 per person ($19.99 divided by 30 days) paid to six million people for a total loss of $3.9 million in reimbursement. A bad day indeed!
COST: $4,000,000 ($.66 average loss per subscriber + cleanup effort)
REPUTATION DAMAGE: Medium
OTHER FACTORS: Millions of grandmothers couldn't pass along chain letters.
Web Hosting DISASTER #1:
AT&T Frame Relay Network Goes Down
WHAT HAPPENED: AT&T, at the time the leading supplier of frame relay networks, turned in one of the most catastrophic ISP whoops-a-daisies of all time when their frame relay network took a dive on April 13th, 1998 and stayed down for nearly 26 hours. This left more than 6,000 customers in the dark, mostly institutions like banks, retailers, and manufacturers.
It seems that some bad code got uploaded to a Cisco switch, which caused a data storm that raged across the entire network and shut down all 145 of the switches connected. The problem switch wasn't at a customer location, but was connected to the network, and managed to take the whole system down.
Based on the enterprise-level client base of AT&T's frame relay network, this screw-up deserves the title of Greatest Hosting Disaster of All Time.
SOURCE: FindArticles.com
COST: $60,000,000 ($10,000 average loss per customer)
REPUTATION DAMAGE: High
OTHER FACTORS: Also ruined a developer's career.


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MBLAQ will be making an appearance on an upcoming episode of SBS's 'Running Man', as all five of the members recently took part in the filming that took place on May 7th.
According to a 'Running Man' representative, the show was led with a slightly different concept. It was a race between many different people, and MBLAQ guest-featured to race as a team.
Viewers already have high expectations for the MBLAQ episode, as the boys will reportedly be offering some big laughs on the show.
Member Lee Joon has recently made himself known as a highly entertaining variety show idol, and he as well as the rest of the members will be leaving a fierce impression on the viewers while displaying their sense of wit.
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1. The original Teen Moms! I totally missed them!
2. Why is Maci blonde? I'm not sure how I feel about that. What do you think?
3. They probably were cuddling at first. Cuddling leads to other things, which leads to having babies, which leads to starring in television shows. I'm just joking, kids. Don't try this at home.
The most exciting news about this: Teen Mom is coming back for a third season, which premieres July 5th, and they're already signed up for a fourth season too! At this point though, they're no longer teens. In fact, they're now about the same age I was when I became a mom. I don't know about you, but I think I mostly miss Ryan. He kind of reminds me of Adam from Teen Mom 2, except that Ryan is actually likeable.
As an additional thought, Teen Mom names are taking over. The most popular baby names of 2010 have been released and Bentley (Maci and Ryan's son) is at spot 101, and Maci is at 232. Sophia (Farrah's daughter) is at number 2, but I'm pretty sure that's been up there for a long time. What name is your favorite?


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Last week, American-based hackers set up a replica Westpac Bank website, www.westpac-bank.com, which linked users through to the authentic site at www.westpac.com.au.
Westpac security said that confidential customer details were never at risk of being obtained by the owners of the nuisance site, who were "cyber-squatting".
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While the terms "ereader", "ebook reader" etc, are still not clearly defined, that definition (the complete wikipedia definition is a little narrow) is what I consider an ereader to be. The iPad clearly does not fit that definition. I'm not trying to be in your face/argumentative. I just have a problem with people calling the iPad (or other tablets) an ereader.
As for as you're concerned, an "ereader" is a dedicated device made for that purpose, and a multifunction device that can be used to do that as well as other things doesn't qualify.
Fair enough, and I agree some precision is required. I just had an exchange elsewhere with someone using ePub to refer to electronic publishing. I squawked for the same reason: ePub is the name for a specific ebook format, and we didn't need the confusion. (I was more concerned because the person making the comment was in publishing, and should have known better. As it happens, she did, and was just using the term as a snappy punch line.)
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What term would you suggest for a device that can display ebooks as well as perform other chores, especially when reading ebooks
the main use it gets? (About 2/3s of the purpose in life of my PDA is is to be a book viewer.)
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This is a family owned and run B and B, around the block from the beach and a well stocked supermarket (read cheese, fruit, salted anchovies, wine, amaro, lemeoncello, pastry, bread, etc)...perfect for anyone with a car wanting a base to go to Taoromina, Messina, Savoca, Etna, Roccalumera, Aci Reale etc . But that's only half of the story...the other half is Salvatore and Alessandra Palazzo, the brother and sister who run this wonderful B and B. Breakfast is a pleasure, Sal's English is superb, his knowledge of the area and Sicily in general is that from an educated attorney turned B and B host, and can I mention he took three hours from his Saturday, drove us up to Savoca, where the Sicilian scenes from Godfather One were filmed, and walked around that town with us on a lovely sunny day, casually strolling the deserted streets of this beautiful hill town..engaging in the most delightful conversation, giving us one of the gifts that are not mentioned in guidebooks...the causal Sicilian stroll and gentle conversation on a beautiful sunny June day.. I can't say enough about Salvatore, you'll experience it yourself and also be charmed by his delightful sister Alessandra. I know the reader of this does not know me from a hole in the wall, but read all the other fine comments on this place...you will not regret it. Finally, one of the great things about this place is you can email Salvatore with a question or concern, and you'll get an informed response . Just a place that put's a smile on your face because of the people you're dealing with....the best.We are an older couple but this place is good for couples of any age. I can't say I did not like anything about this place...the only thing is that you will need a car to stay, but parking free and plentiful, since public transportation would not allow this town to be your base of trips. But with a car, the location is very good getting you easily onto the Autostrada or SS 114. Incidentally, I had read the conflicting good and bad stories about renting a car to drive in Sicily. We arrived in Catania, where we stayed for a few days, great place that city, and rented a car from AVIS located near the harbor, run by another salvatore...completely trustworthy man, classy operation, may not have auto transmission, check ahead, manual is fine except if you're not that experienced in some of the steep hillside villages, do some research, know a little about Italian road signs, etc go for the extra collision insurance for peace of mind, don't skimp money wise in this regard. I would also trust Salvatore's, of this B and B, advice or recommendations on a car rental if you wanted to rent a car from this area..


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The unbeaten run had to end somewhere, as manager Martin Thomas had predicted, but few would have guessed it would be at the hands of a Malvern team who have done little of note since falling back to earth from their Southern League adventures.
In the first half, Lye were denied a strong penalty shout, hit the bar twice, missed two golden opportunities, had a Ricky Anslow goal chalked off for offside and gave Malvern keeper Ian Hill a stern examination in 45 minutes in which the footballing gods – and the officials – smiled on the hosts.
But if Lye could justifiably nurse a sense of grievance at the break, they did not have enough to break down a Malvern side who played a textbook second half, setting up three banks of defenders and throwing bodies on the line when required and ultimately, the league leaders were undone by their inability to field a goalkeeper, an unforgivable sin at any level of the game.
With Jake James ruled out by the badly gashed knee suffered in the win over Shawbury a week earlier, Lye had expected to call on regular back-up Danny Watson, only for the dual registered shot-stopper to be called on by his Midland Alliance masters Chasetown.
Midfielder Ben Jevons – who had come off the bench for the injured James against Shawbury and stopped a penalty – was unable to repeat his Roy of the Rovers heroics and gifted Malvern their 16th minute lead, his attempt to square the ball to right back Stuart Ward picked off by Malvern forward James Lush who gleefully rounded the makeshift keeper before firing home.
By that stage, Lye could already have been ahead after Malvern's Lewis Platt had rashly lunged into Anslow in the area in the second minute and the forward crumpled for what looked like a cast-iron penalty, waved away by the official. When Hill got down to scramble away an Anslow shot from the resulting corner, it set the tone for a frustrating afternoon for the visitors.
Three minutes later Lye's Simon Williams got the better of the hapless Jamie Smith on the edge of the box and squared to the unmarked Anslow who uncharacteristically blazed over from a position from where he has plundered 80-odd goals in the last season-and-a-half.
Undaunted by Jevons' blunder Lye stayed camped in the Malvern half after the opening goal with Hill saving well from Scott Gennard before Damian Whitcombe somehow turned a Matt Johnson corner goalwards from an impossible angle to see it bounce behind off the top of the bar.
Anslow was back to his deadly best in the 36th minute, racing onto what looked like a perfect slide-rule Steve Weaver ball and firing home only for the celebrations to be halted by a late, contentious linesman's flag.
Ben Wilkins bent a delightful free-kick onto the Malvern bar from 25 yards with Hill beaten all ends up and Anslow headed a Weaver cross over from close range before the half ended amid controversy after another Jevons error in the Lye goal, the stand-in coming for, and fumbling, a rare Malvern corner on the line before recovering and racing clear, ball in hand, as the home players protested furiously he had dropped it behind the line.
Home defender Joe Endacott left the pitch fuming about "decisions for the league leaders" and that sense of injustice fired him to a titanic second-half display when he gobbled up Whitcombe's attempts to pull the strings again and again.
Anslow fired horribly over when well placed in the 69th minute from one of the raking Whitcombe passes that found a way through and Lye were denied by a breathtaking last-ditch clearance two minutes later after a Johnson cross beat Hill to reach Anslow two yards out.
Lye started to throw on the subs and Hill was at his best to deny Kevin Nickle who headed a perfect Whitcombe cross too near the Malvern keeper in the 76th minute.
Four minutes on and it was game over as Dave Reynolds claimed the killer second on a rare foray into Lye's half as the visitors started to leave gaps. Jevons looked to have got a touch on the forward's initial effort, brilliantly diverting it onto the bar but the grounded keeper's desperate attempt to push away the rebound could only glove the ball to Reynolds who got the decisive touch as two Lye defenders desperately lunged in. The mass Malvern celebrations told their own story.
There was still time for Stephen Lodge and Nickle to be thwarted by goalline clearances and Lye's day was summed up in the 90th minute when Hill blocked Nickle's powerful effort and Anslow hung in a cross that saw Ben Wilkins glance a header past the Malvern keeper only to come back off the bar.
The invincibles tag redundant, Lye remain top but, with James expected to be out for another two weeks, joint managers Thomas and Darren Goodall will have to raid their contacts book for the visit of Wellington Amateurs.


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Timing has precedent to raise gasoline tax for federal highway improvements
The next Transportation secretary — whether it's Ray LaHood or someone else — will confront a highway system starved for cash and financed by a gasoline tax almost no one wants to raise.
How President Obama and his DOT leader respond may set transportation's course for decades. Besides shoring up highways and transit systems vital to the economy, the president's second term may provide another chance for him to push his vision for high-speed passenger rail, which was stalled by Congress's refusal to keep paying for it.
Talks between the White House and Congress to avoid Dec. 31's so-called fiscal cliff, when some tax cuts expire and automatic spending reductions are set to kick in, won't have transportation as a main focus.
Yet the last two gasoline-tax increases, in 1990 and 1993, only happened because of deficit-reduction deals, said Mort Downey, a former deputy transportation secretary who's a senior adviser at Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc.
"They have a considerable opportunity to make a mark on transportation," Downey said.
Whether LaHood stays as secretary to lead the effort is an open question.
Raising money
Congress and Obama's administration in June reached a two- year deal on roads and transit. Instead of raising the gasoline tax, the largest source of revenue for road, bridge and transit spending, the legislation used $18.8 billion in general taxpayer money, on top of fuel taxes, to keep spending at current levels — about $52 billion a year — through fiscal 2014.
Obama spent part of this year's presidential campaign talking about the need to do "nation-building here at home" after spending years and billions of dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Last year, he proposed a six-year, $556 billion transportation plan.
The president hasn't specified ways to pay for the plan. LaHood killed a 2009 proposal by Minnesota Democrat James Oberstar, then chairman of the House transportation committee, to raise the 18.4 cents-a-gallon federal gasoline tax, which has been the main source for highway, bridge and transit expansions since Ronald Reagan's presidency.
Part of the job entails building public support for any spending increase, said Marcia Hale, president of Building America's Future, a non-profit group founded by former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg News.
The superstorm Sandy focused attention on essential systems, with Bloomberg, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie all speaking about the need to rebuild, Hale said.
Janet Kavinoky of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber has supported raising the gasoline levy despite its aversion to higher taxes in general.
If LaHood leaves, Rendell, the former Pennsylvania governor, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, an advocate for California's high-speed rail project, may be potential replacements, Kavinoky said.


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DENVER - It is with a great sense of loss that the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) announces the retirement of Carol Johnson, director of programs administration, after 22 years of service at the Foundation.
Johnson began her career at NALF in July 1990 as administrative secretary to the executive vice president and directors. Before coming to NALF she served as executive secretary at the National Cattleman Beef Association (NCBA). In 2010 the NALF & NALJA Board of Directors recognized Johnson for her 20 years of service to the Foundation.
Since joining the NALF staff, Johnson's role had grown to include organizing travel of the NALF staff and board of directors, coordinating all events for the Foundation, attending both the NALF Board of Directors meetings and the North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) board meetings, served as liaison for the International Limousin Congress (ILC), was the point of contact for Limi-Boosters, kept the official records for the NALF board and for the annual NALF business meeting, and handled all employee benefits.
"Carol is truly going to be missed," said Mark Anderson, NALF executive director. "She had grown to become a staple to the Foundation having worn many hats over the years. Her hard work and dedication to the Foundation will be greatly missed by not only the staff and board of directors, but also the membership as a whole."
NALJA is an organization that Johnson holds near and dear to her heart having at one point served as the junior activities co-director. Besides attending NALJA board of directors meetings, Johnson was a staple at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress and could always be found in the show office answering questions and ensuring that the show ran smoothly. In 2002 the NALJA board of directors honored Johnson as an honorary member of NALJA.
"Carol has had the best interest of the Limousin breed at heart for the past 22 years," said Bret Begert, NALF board member. "She has handled so many details through the years that has made many of us look good. She will always be apart of the Limousin family and will be missed. I wish her and Al the best in retirement."
Johnson, who has been happily married to her husband, and best friend, Al for 52 years, is the mother of three sons and has four grandchildren. In her down time, she enjoys both domestic and international travel and is looking forward to having the opportunity to do more travel since retirement. Johnson served her last day at NALF on Aug. 14.


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Katherine Shaver, Washington Post: As harried commuters filed aboard a Metro Red Line train at Cleveland Park — jockeying for seats, hoisting bulging tote bags — Denise Keyes gazed straight ahead, took deep breaths and searched for inner peace.
There were no lit candles, no incense, no chanting of "om." But Keyes was meditating.
Finding stillness on a subway during rush hour might sound impossible. But those who practice "mindful commuting" swear it brings tranquility to the daily misery of crowded trains, late buses, honking horns and traffic jams.
If it sounds too New-Agey or out there for you, consider this: Almost 2 million …
NY Daily News: If you're wondering how to trek to work without losing your mind, Emmy Award-winner and New York City-based meditation teacher David Nichtern offers up a few pointers on curbing commuter stress.
"People think of spiritual practice as a tranquilizer," Nichtern told fitness blog Well+Good NYC on September 3. "But I'm not from the school of 'Let's just chant something.' My school is awareness. The more aware you are, the more likely you're headed to a positive outcome."
So, how to make your commute more mindful? He offers up a few ways to respond to common commute scenarios, as per his interview …
News reporting on meditation is always going to be a mixed bag, with practical and serious articles interspersed with pieces in a more flippant mood. The latter style is perfectly exemplified by an extraordinarily silly column by Denise Malloy of Montana's Bozeman Chronicle. In "Monkeying Around with Meditation" Malloy tells us that five minutes of meditation (done by following instructions from a book) was enough to make her skeptical about the proven health benefits of meditation, as well as its potential to bring about inner peace. To be fair, the writer's tone tends more toward self-mockery than to mockery of meditation itself. But her article made me want to send her a … Read more »
Collectively we're spending longer and longer commuting: The average American takes around 30 minutes to get to work, and in large cities the drive can take much longer. In rural areas commuting can also eat up the miles and hours: I know two Buddhists in New England who each drive 1000 miles (1600km) per week.
It's even worse in Europe; in my native UK the average commuting time is 45 minutes (although that's more likely to be in some form of public transport).
Even without those extremes, commuting makes for a lot of time spent in cars, trains, buses, and even for some people airplanes. It's not always pleasant time either; stop-go traffic is increasingly … Read more »
Hindu.com: We are on the road, driving with the mind wandering to our office, home or elsewhere, but rarely do we drive in complete awareness.
Chennai: A car stops right in the middle of the busy Nageswara Road in front of the CHILDS Trust Hospital. The driver opens the door for the passengers to get off and slowly moves on.
Even before the signal turns green, a Toyota Qualis driver is honking madly at a scooterist in front of him at the Independence Day park roundabout. He wants the scooterist to beat the signal and move on.
On the busy stretch toward Nelson Manickam Road subway, a driver is moving at his own pace, … Read more »
The Guardian, Saturday July 10 2004
When I put my ticket into the barrier at the station what I am sometimes reminded of is one of the most famous collections of Zen koans – the "gateless gate" of Wu-men Huik'ai, the 13th-century Chinese meditation master. We feel that there is a gate that "separates" us from enlightenment, but once we pass through it – should we be lucky enough – we turn around and realise that the gate was never there in the first place. We are already enlightened – we just don't know it.
Commuting has much to offer the spiritual seeker, perhaps because it puts our focus back on to ourselves. Public … Read more »


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Steam Marines puts a group of up to four marines on a steampunk spaceship and throws enemies in your face. Deck levels are procedurally generated, the ship's walls are destructible, and the game is generally unforgiving. There is a heavy focus on unit positioning combined with fog-of-war and line-of-sight, and a score system and New Game Plus lends extra challenge and replayability.
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Steam Marines is currently on alpha sale via Humble Widget and Desura for $4.99 USD for PC/Mac, but there's also a demo on the official site although it's about two months old. I'll be maintaining the demo builds and a new version should be incoming sometime next week to bring the gameplay of the paid/free versions more in line with each other. A lot can change in two months!
Official Site: http://www.SteamMarines.com
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Supplier/retailer meeting kicks off Oct. 24 in Miami.
NEW YORK -- The graying of America has boosted healthcare expenditures to nearly $2 trillion, according to the Department of Health & Human Services. The market for diet, nutrition, personal care and other products that nurture the mind, body and spirit of U.S. consumers is exploding.
Now there's a new venue that offers grocery, c-store, drug and mass retailers the opportunity to meet with key suppliers in these growing product categories and to discuss how to maximize the potential of the health, wellness and self-care movement -- the all-new Health & Wellness Summit '04.
This supplier/retailer meeting starts with a cocktail reception on Oct. 24 and is followed on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26. by an intense day and a half of pre-scheduled, 20-minute, one-on-one appointments between retailers and suppliers of health, beauty care, food and beverages.
Sponsored by Retail Merchandiser in cooperation with Progressive Grocer and Convenience Store News, the Health & Wellness Summit '04 is being held at the Sonesta Coconut Grove Resort in Miami.
Patterned after the successful Dollar Store Summit, an event aimed at extreme value retailers, the Health & Wellness Summit also includes networking lunches and cocktail receptions as well as educational sessions, including a look at a new ACNielsen study on product labeling and a session entitled, "Care & Culture," which looks at the different health and wellness needs of multicultural consumers.
For information about attending the Health & Wellness Summit, please contact: Don Longo, Retail Merchandiser, 770 Broadway, 5th floor, New York, NY 10003-9595. Or e-mail: [email protected].


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Your employer recognises that working parents need flexible pre-school and out-of-school childcare that's suitable and convenient for their circumstances. Childcare Vouchers enable you to choose your own childcare provider and reduce your childcare costs. And they can help you achieve a better balance between your work and home life.
Most employers choose to operate their childcare voucher scheme via 'salary sacrifice'. As long as your cash salary does not go below the National Minimum Wage, you can choose to take Childcare Vouchers up to the value of £2,916 a year as part of your package. If you accept Childcare Vouchers as a portion of your salary (up to £55 per week or £243 a month) you do not have to pay National Insurance Contributions (NIC) or Tax on that amount.
If you choose to have some of your salary paid as either paper or electronic Childcare Vouchers (up to £55 per week or £243 a month), you don't pay tax or NICs on that amount. So your remaining wages are greater after paying for your childcare with vouchers than if you had paid in cash.
Each parent that takes their maximum allowance can save up to £1,196 per year. Exactly how much you save depends on how much tax and National Insurance you pay.
Find out how much you can save using our Savings Calculator.
Although you must be made aware of the scheme and be able to apply, you may not be eligible to participate if you:
If your partner also works for an organisation that runs a Childcare Voucher scheme, your family could make double savings if you both join your employer's childcare vouchers scheme. This is because tax and National Insurance contribution exemption applies to each employee, not the number of dependent children you have.
You can use Childcare Vouchers for children up to the age of 15 (until 1st September following their 15th birthday), or 16 if they are disabled (until 1st September following their 16th birthday).
You can use Childcare Vouchers as full or part payment for a:
To benefit from the Tax and National Insurance exemption your childcare provider must hold either a current registration certificate (with a unique reference number (URN) or an approval certificate with an expiry date and reference number.
Recognised approval organisations include:
Edenred provide a childcare advice line to all parents receiving Childcare Vouchers which can help find childcare in your area. Please see your parent welcome pack for more information.
Yes, vouchers are not specific to any one child.
No, you must have 'parental responsibility' for the child.
Parental responsibility means that you have the same legal rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority as a parent for a child and the child's property.
Electronic vouchers are credited to your personal online Childcare Voucher account. When you join the scheme you will be sent details of how to access this account. You can pay your selected childcare provider through your account (either as an individual payment or set up a standing order) or via the telephone.
Paper vouchers are either posted to your home address or to your employers HR/Payroll department. Simply hand them to your childcare provider as payment.
The type of vouchers you receive will depend on the nature of the scheme your employer operates. Please contact your employer if you are not sure of the voucher type you will be receiving.
No, there is an automated telephone service via which you may access your vouchers.
Please contact your employer to confirm the date on which you will receive your first vouchers. You will receive a parent pack and, in the case of electronic vouchers, membership card in advance of this.
To get a clear idea of how vouchers may affect your tax credits, you should contact your local Working Tax credit office. To calculate how much Childcare Vouchers may affect Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit entitlements, Edenred customers can use our tax credit Estimator. To access this, you will need to obtain a "Scheme ID" from your employer.
Childcare Vouchers do not affect how much your employer pays you.
Being eligible for some state benefits (eg Statutory Sick Pay and Job Seekers Allowance) relies on you paying a minimum level of National Insurance Contributions. The scheme therefore does not permit your income to fall below the NI earnings threshold.
For company contribution pension schemes the policy may vary from organisation to organisation.
If your chosen carer does not already have an Edenred Account Number, they simply need to join Edenred to accept our Childcare Vouchers. They can join quickly and easily online.
Please note, if your Childcare Vouchers have tax and NI exemption applied (i.e. you are making a saving) you must use childcare that is registered or approved. In order to confirm the status of your chosen provider we will ask them to provide a copy of their registration or approval certificate.
Your carer's Edenred Account Number is issued to them when they join Edenred, and will begin with a "P". You should contact your carer directly to obtain this.
If your carer is already affiliated with Edenred, but is not sure of their Account Number, they may contact us to obtain this.
Yes. Childcare Vouchers can be used to pay any carer that is affiliated to the Edenred network. Please note, if your Childcare Vouchers have tax and NI exemption applied (i.e. you are making a saving) you must use childcare that is registered or approved.
Yes. You may chose to pay another carer already affiliated with Edenred (i.e. they already have an Edenred Account Number) at any time. New or additional carers that are not already affiliated with Edenred simply need to join the scheme. However, the value of Childcare Vouchers you receive cannot be changed unless it is for a 'life change' event.
If you receive electronic vouchers, we will issue payment to your carer on the next working day after you request payment online or via the phone. If they are paid by bank transfer, you should make your online payment requests at least 4 working days before payment is due.
Your carer will either be paid by cheque or bank transfer, depending on what they selected when they joined the scheme.
No, you simply need their Edenred Account Number.
Take the total amount you pay for childcare in a year, divide by 12 and use this as your monthly amount which you receive in vouchers. You do not have to use Childcare Vouchers in the same month as you receive them.
Your employer sets the value of Childcare Vouchers you receive each month, so you should speak to the relevant person within your own organisation.
Electronic vouchers may be accumulated indefinitely and may be used to pay for childcare at any point in the future. There is an expiry date printed on paper Childcare Vouchers, this is for internal auditing purposes only. Parents can always use their vouchers beyond this date to pay for approved childcare and Edenred will always honour such vouchers.
No, Childcare Vouchers are a non-cash benefit, and may only be used to pay for childcare.
This is something you should speak to your employer about.
On sick leave your salary will continue to be adjusted by the value of your Childcare Vouchers.
If you are off on long-term sickness this could be regarded as a 'life change event'. You can decide to leave the scheme and stop receiving Childcare Vouchers. Once your eligibility to full sick pay ends, you will only be able to continue in the scheme by agreeing to an adjustment of your salary to ensure that your cash pay and childcare vouchers are correctly calculated.
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Zambia is a nation that is located in the Southern Africa and it is also referred to as the Republic of Zambia. It has Angola on its west; Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana on its south; Tanzania on its northeast; and Congo on its north. Lusaka is the capital city of Zambia and it is located on the southeast side of the nation. Most of the people living in the country are residing in Lusaka and the Copperbelt. Zambia is a nation that experiences a tropical climate and it has many mountains and hills. This landlocked nation is considered to be the world's 39th largest country with an area of 752,614 square kilometers.There are about seventy-two ethnic groups in Zambia and most of them can speak in Bantu. About ninety percent of its people are from the nine chief ethnolinguistic groups and these groups are Lozi, Nkoya, Kaonde, Luvale, Lunda, Tumbuka, Tonga, Bemba, and the Nyanja-Chewa. English is the official language of this country and it is used primarily in schools and in conducting business. The local language that is chiefly used in Zambia is Nyanja. Most of the people living in Zambia are followers of Christianity but other religions are also followed by some people.
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The hits keep on coming to the Notre Dame 2014 season with another huge contributor declaring for the 2014 NFL Draft. This time it is tight end Troy Niklas who will forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.
Si.com first reported Niklas had made the decision through his father, Don. Niklas really came on this season for the Irish as a pass catcher and blocker. He made the leap from five receptions as a sophomore to 32 catches for 498 yards and five touchdowns this year. He became a favorite target of quarterback Tommy Rees, especially in the middle of the field. He is a terrific blocking tight end which is one reason he received a second round grade from the NFL Draft Advisory board.
Niklas will be the latest in the Notre Dame factory of tight ends playing in the NFL. Tyler Eifert, John Carlson, Anthony Fasano, and Kyle Rudolph are all Notre Dame products making their way in the league.
The beginning of 2014 has not been kind to the Irish. Niklas joins defensive linemen Stephon Tuitt and Louis Nix as well as running back George Atkinson III as players leaving early for the 2014 NFL Draft. The team has also suspended wide receiver DeVaris Daniels for the spring semester. He has vowed to re-enroll and play next season.Tags: 2014 NFL Draft, NCAA, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Stephon Tuitt, Tommy Rees, Troy Niklas, Tyler Eifert


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- 6 fresh strawberries, quartered
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- 1 bottle Jim Severson's Truly Authentic Caesar Dressing, use as desired
- 1/3 purple onion, sliced
- 1 bag HEB croutons, of choice, use as desired
- Place Spring Mix on plate.
- Drizzle dressing over greens.
- Top salad with strawberries, onions, and croutons.
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A report recommending the establishment of a DP court system and a greater degree of self-government in camps for displaced Jews has just been completed by Capt. Abraham Hyman, legal aide to Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein, advisor on Jewish affairs to U.S. forces in Germany, it was learned here today.
The report, which will be released soon, was prepared on the basis of an intensive study of the legal and disciplinary picture in the DP camps. The DP courts were ordered to cease functioning last week following an Army investigation into one case of malfeasance on the part of a DP judge in the Foehrenwald camp near here.
A special Swiss health commission which recently completed examinations for tuberculosis among DP's in Munich reports that only two and one-half percent of the displaced Jews are now suffering from the disease compared to 12 percent found shortly after the liberation. The fairly good treatment and hospitalization given to present tuberculosis patients, in addition to cures effected of the mild cases found at that time, are credited with responsibility for the reduced incidence of the disease.


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I've lost 50 pounds since last October, so that's a thing that's happening and will continue to happen. Feels nice.
Movies: Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Oldboy, The Fall, Pulp Fiction, Kicking & Screaming(Baumbach, not Will Ferrell), Rushmore, Hero, Blade Runner, Suspiria, Evil Dead, Society. My favorite movies of 2013 were The Hunt, The Act of Killing, and The Great Beauty.
Television: Game of Thrones, Hannibal, Arrow, Fargo, Archer, South Park, Daily Show/Colbert, Louie, Arrested Development, The Office, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Wilfred, Walking Dead, Futurama/Simpsons
Music: Pixies, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Devotchka, Beirut, Sufjan Stevens, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Arcade Fire, Cake, The Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Gogol Bordello. In 2013, I saw over 100 bands live, so, uh, guess I like concerts.
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In the last 90 days, 7 listings have been made available, which means spaces might be leasing quickly. You'll want to be prepared to tour spaces as quick as possible. About 114% of the listings in the Porter County are subleases, so you might be able to sign a shorter term by taking over a previous lease. There aren't many listings below 2,000 square feet on the market, so finding a space for a small business might be tough.
The standard measurement for office space in this area is around 2,000 sqft. Most buildings in this region are around 1 stories. Most buildings in this area were built in 1980 and are Class B.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recently passed the 500-million mark for digital music downloads, and figures out this year suggest another record total in 2010, according to the Official Charts Company (OCC).
Industry leaders said the figure was all the more impressive given the level of online music piracy which has robbed record labels and their artists of billions of dollars in recent years.
"There are nearly 70 legal music services, more than any other country, and consumers continue to embrace the choice, value and innovation on offer," said Geoff Taylor, chief executive of music industry body BPI.
"Five hundred million downloads is an astonishing achievement especially given the ongoing backdrop of widespread illegal downloading the music industry still faces."
OCC data published on Thursday showed that by the end of August this year, 102 million legal downloads had been recorded, suggesting a total in 2010 of around 170 million.
That would be up on 2009's 150 million and 2008's 110 million, although some executives at major labels have expressed concern about the slowing rate of growth in downloads at a time when physical album sales are declining steadily.
The biggest selling single of 2010 so far in Britain is Owl City's "Fireflies" which has sold more than 600,000 copies.
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I used a 8.5 X 11" felt piece. You can also use paper. I sewed all around it to add some character, made some pockets on the inside, and sewed some ribbon to tie it together. I glued an embellishment on the outside cover. Cute and simple! On the inside, I added some cute love coupons in one pocket. You can get other free coupons all over the net. Just look online and you will find! ;) I slipped the custom CD in the other pocket. I simply downloaded several love songs (I made sure to include our wedding song "At Last-by Etta James). I embellished the inside with felt hearts (you can stitch or glue them). I also used some letter stickers on the CD case and viola! My handmade Valentine is finished!
I'm working on a couple more crafts before I head out of town this weekend. I'll be back with more inspo. Hopefully a layout or two. Thanks for stopping by!! I appreciate all your wonderful comments!