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October 10, 2000
Calvin's Inner Compass
At the beginning of its 10th year on TV, a weekly show produced at Calvin College, has a facelift, a namechange and a new TV home.
The show is now called Inner Compass, a tag that replaced former moniker Calvin Forum after a campus-wide deliberation process. Its new home is WGVU, the PBS affiliate in Grand Rapids, where it will air Saturdays at 5 p.m. And a gorgeous new set has been built for Inner Compass, a Frank Lloyd Wright design by Calvin professor Jim Korf which was built by Calvin's David Leugs and Nathan Blum.
The wholesale overhaul was not part of some mid-life crisis for the show, but came as a result of a new contract between Calvin and WGVU Television. In previous years viewers could only find the show on local cable access. Last year it also aired on PAX-TV, but at 6:30 on Sunday mornings.
This summer Calvin producers Mike VanDenend and Jazmyne Fuentes approached WGVU in hopes of increasing the show's audience via a better timeslot on a more widely distributed signal.
Before approaching WGVU, however, Fuentes approached Calvin for a "special projects grant" to build a new set (knowing that the old set would not be up to PBS standards). Armed with the new set, copies of past shows and the goodwill achieved with WGVU via that station's prior telecasts of the Calvin-Hope men's basketball games, Fuentes and VanDenend were hopeful that their presentation would lead to a partnership.
When the WGVU leadership looked at previous editions of Calvin Forum they were excited by what they saw, including the national caliber of guests coming to Calvin's campus. And the set was a winner too. A deal was struck.
But while the set and the name have changed dramatically what has not changed is the central core of the show's focus. Inner Compass bills itself as "an exploration of how people use faith and ethics to guide them through the critical issues of the day."
Says Fuentes: "Calvin College provides this program as a public service to the community and our constituents. We hope that by exploring how people guide themselves through ethical decisions, we promote a belief in the absolutes of right and wrong, the use of the conscience, and the openness to challenge one another on ethical judgments."
Fuentes is quick to point out that the show is not afraid to tackle diverse issues. The premiere of Inner Compass (which aired on Saturday, October 7) was a discussion of infant and adult baptism.
Among topics yet to be explored this fall are Christian music, capital punishment (featuring Sister Helen Prejean), Harry Potter, vouchers, sibling rivalry, seeker-sensitive churches and living together before marriage.
"We're excited," says Fuentes, "about this opportunity to reach so many more people. WGVU-TV has been a very receptive and supportive partner. And we look forward to exceeding their expectations. Nationally, PBS has such an exquisite offering of programs, except when it comes to evenhanded explorations of religious and ethical issues. We are honored to help fill this need."
Inner Compass next will shoot on Friday, October 13 at 3:15 pm. The show will be on Harry Potter and will include a local teacher, a local librarian and a parent. Media are invited to attend.
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Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
Proposed amendment to FRCP Rule 37 addresses sanctions for failure to preserve ESI
Although now revised, the proposed amendments to Rule 37(e) continue to provide advantages to in-house counsel dealing with e-discovery obligations.
Litigation: Proposed amendments to the FRCP prioritize early and active judicial management
Delay itself undermines the goals of Rule 1. Accordingly, certain proposed changes merely shorten time frames already existing in the Rules.
Litigation: Are the proposed FRCP amendments too little, too much or just right?
Based on a review of the comments, the slate of proposed adopted rules currently on the table will face an uphill battle.
How proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure could change your practice
There are a few ways these changes could impact an in-house attorney. Here are some tips on how to be prepared for the changes if and when they take effect.
Proposed federal rule changes would limit the scope of e-discovery
Recently published proposed federal rules aim to reduce the time and costs of e-discovery, but experts disagree on their likely impact.

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Google and Earthlink's plans to unwire San Francisco have run into some heavy political fog, not a surprise to our readers. The two companies are hoping that by talking to the citizens of the city, they might get a much-needed boost and ward off the opponents who want to pull the plug on their plans.
The two companies will hold the first of 11 planned community meetings in San Francisco starting Tuesday night at the Ocean Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Wednesday night at the Southeast Community Facility Commission.
Based on the tenor of Google's Mountain View community meetings, expect a lively (probably even rowdier) event, with San Francisco residents, local business owners, and some very vocal opponents of the network. (We will be there to bring you an on-the-spot coverage.)
Though it has been in the works for a while, the project is not even close to getting started. Google execs have complained about the slow pace of SF city bureaucracy, and the city recently decided to fund a study looking at some kind of city-owned model.
A publicly owned network would be a major shift for the SF WiFi project. The city had awarded the project to the private partnership of Google and Earthlink earlier this year.
My favorite comment on the possibilities of publicly-backed SF WiFi come from reader Scott who jokes about city bureaucracy at its worst:
Before the paperwork gets signed there could be a requirement that all shopping carts in the possession of homeless individuals be equipped with wi-fi receivers that can only be installed by technicians who are members of a new labor union established just for this purpose.
Okay, that might be harsh, but perhaps a pretty accurate reflection of the quagmire that is San Francisco politics.


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Gift from Virginia "Ginny" Mancini supports the artistic director position.
Coral Gables (August 02, 2012) —
The Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music at the University of Miami has received a $500,000 pledge from Los Angeles-based music philanthropist Virginia "Ginny" Mancini. This gift, part of Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami, will support the Artistic Director position of the Henry Mancini Institute at the Frost School of Music, currently held by multi-Grammy Award winning film composer and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard.
Now in its fourth season at the Frost School of Music, the Henry Mancini Institute (HMI) brings engaging cross-genre orchestra and chamber music performances to the South Florida community through its HMI Outbound community engagement program. Each year more than 65 Mancini Fellows, who are primarily graduate students, are supported in part by a $500,000 three-year grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and a $500,000 matching gift by University of Miami national trustee and business leader Adrienne Arsht. Individual patrons in the "Moon River Society" also support the HMI mission with additional scholarship funding for Mancini Fellows.
"The mission of the Henry Mancini Institute has always been to provide young musicians with a broader training experience than in traditional settings, so they can thrive and grow in their careers. [Dean of the Frost School of Music] Shelly Berg is the right person at the right time to take the Mancini Institute to a new level, as is our new artistic director, Terence Blanchard. I am very pleased to support their efforts through my charitable contributions. Henry always told aspiring students to go where the action is. Today, the action can be anywhere in the world, or even technology-based. There is a wide palette out there and it pleases me that the Henry Mancini Institute at the Frost School of Music is helping young musicians achieve their aspirations, and at the same time fostering new performance approaches for the future. Our Mancini Fellows are forging new musical paths and I'm happy that the Mancini Institute is taking such a pivotal role in inspiring them," said Mancini.
Ginny Mancini was a vocalist with Mel Torme and the MelTones in the 1950s and toured with big bands of the era. A longtime trustee of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and many other national music organizations, Mancini's lifetime support of the performing arts was honored with the prestigious Frost Legacy Award in 2011 from the Frost School of Music. Her husband, the late Henry Mancini composed music for iconic motion pictures including "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Days of Wine and Roses, The Pink Panther, Peter Gunn, and Victor Victoria. With more than 2,300 film and television credits to his name (ASCAP), Henry Mancini's music is widely recognized and beloved the world over.
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The University of Miami's mission is to educate and nurture students, to create knowledge, and to provide service to our community and beyond. Committed to excellence and proud of the diversity of our University family, we strive to develop future leaders of our nation and the world. www.miami.edu
About the Henry Mancini Institute
The Henry Mancini Institute was founded in 1997 as a Los Angeles-based summer music academy by film and television composer Jack Elliott in honor of his colleague Henry Mancini and their mutual commitment to excellence in both music and education. The Institute's Los Angeles summer music academy provided scholarships, room, and board to more than 800 students over a ten-year period.
In 2007 the Henry Mancini Institute moved to the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, where it serves as a year-round graduate institute with focus on both cross-genre training and community engagement.
The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra is the resident orchestra of the Jazz Roots Series: A Larry Rosen Production at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami Dade County. In November 2011 the HMI Orchestra performed a star-studded Jazz Meets Gershwin concert hosted by Michael Feinstein and featuring Denyce Graves, Terence Blanchard, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mark O'Connor, Monica Mancini, Frost Dean Shelly Berg, and HMI Resident Conductor Scott Flavin.
The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra recently recorded an original composition for orchestra by hip-hop artist and producer Pharrell Williams (release date to be announced). Upcoming performances and recordings include partnering with the sensational vocal group Take 6, as well as a NASA documentary for IMAX Theaters that will feature underscoring by Frost School of Music students under the supervision of HMI Artistic Director Terence Blanchard, Frost Dean Shelly Berg, Frost faculty Gary Lindsay and HMI Coordinator and faculty member Steve Guerra.
The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra was previously featured on an HBO special Unfair and Unbalanced featuring comedian Robert Klein, and the 2011 Grammy-nominated CD An Evening with Dave Grusin.
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By Julie Montanaro
December 5, 6:55pm
A crime fighting spray may be keeping burglars at bay in a few Tallahassee neighborhoods. Early indications are that Smart Water, a specially coded glow in the dark liquid, could be making thieves think twice.
This summer residents in Tallahassee's Holly Hills, Forest Heights and Kentwood Estates became the first in the country to try out Smart Water, and at first blush it seems to be working.
"Looking at the first few months, we've had eight or nine residential burglaries and auto burglaries total in the Holly Hills, Forest Heights area. If you were to look at last year in about that same time period, we would have expected to see 20 to 25," said Greg Frost with the Tallahassee Police Department.
"A year ago, we had some problems," said Mike Kinnison, president of the local homeowners association. "We had a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood and we haven't had that occurring."
While Smart Water may not be entirely responsible for the drop in burglaries in these neighborhoods, both officers and residents have no doubt it's a contributing factor.
"Crime is down and that's a positive sign, so we're just hoping that trend continues," Kinnison said.
The clear, specially coded liquid glows under ultra violet light, and much like a high-tech serial number it can tie stolen goods to a specific crime scene.
Many Tallahassee pawn shops have been outfitted with those ultra violet lights, but right now owners say there's no way to tell the difference between a stolen item and one that has lawfully changed hands.
"I'm somewhat skeptical about it, but a lot of times I'm skeptical of new technology, so we'll see how it works out," said Mark Folmar, owner of Folmar Gun and Pawn.
Tallahassee police say they'll continue to study crime patterns in the neighborhoods using Smart Water and say it will be at least a year before they make any decisions about continuing or expanding or the program.


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JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) CEO Dimon Receives Pay Raise of Over 50%
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JPMorgan Chase (JPM) announced in regulatory documents that it increased the 2010 compensation package for CEO Jamie Dimon by more than 50%. As reported by Zacks, Mr. Dimon's total compensation for 2010 came in at $23 million. That compares to a package totaling $15.2 million in 2009. After adjustments per SEC guidelines that only allow […]
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As part of an ongoing effort to restructure its business operations, Citigroup (C) has put CitiFinancial, its consumer finance unit, up for sale. And according to a report by Bloomberg, there is no shortage of potential buyers. The list of prospective companies is headlined by the Spanish bank – Banco Santander SA (STD). BlackRock […]


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Unlike the Martha White "self-rising" flour, it takes more than one ingredient, or individual, to lift the spirits of communities affected by natural disasters. On a brisk night in Boulder, Hot Rize brought together a closely linked ensemble of local musicians to do just that. Recognized as a bluegrass-haven, Boulder County hosts an array of talented musicians.
Thousands of eager fans packed through the doors of the legendary First Avenue Nightclub on a blistering cold October night to see a semi-rare Minneapolis performance from the one and only Yonder Mountain String Band.
Coming up in January & February 2014, Yonder Mountain String Band heads out on tour in support of their brand new EP, YMSB EP '13 (Frog Pad Records: Oct. 8, 2013), hitting select venues with The Travelin' McCourys in the Deep South, East Coast, and Midwest.
ON October 26th I got the honor of seeing Yonder Mountain String Band for their Halloween party at the House of Blues in Chicago. It was a beautiful night out in the city. The House of Blues is nestled right downtown among all of the stately buildings and bright city lights. The interior of the building is just as impressive as its stately surroundings.
Our final day on the mountain broke with the most gorgeous fall morning – the smell of camp stoves firing up simple breakfasts, the sound of distant birds giddy with the extravagant catch afforded them by the night's rain, and the sweater-weather wake-up nip of a crisp autumn breeze tousling wet grass and sleepy-head hair all seemed like the sweet morning song of mother nature calling us forward and into the bright world to dance our joy into the soft, wet earth.
Saturday was a wonderful day! It started with sunshine, birds and bluegrass and ended with stars, hippies and bluegrass. The day promised to be a great one just because of the fact it was the last day of the festival. The lineup was just as good as the other days, leaving nobody disappointed. I think the only person who was sad about Saturday was the nearly-legally-blind dude I met this morning who lost his glasses. Bummer.
Yesterday's beautiful weather didn't last past noon. It wasn't long before the clouds rolled in and fog began to creep around the campsites. The first beer of the morning was cracked around nine as we made breakfast and waited for more of our friends to arrive. In the meantime, we met a bunch of our neighbors – everyone we're camped next to is really friendly!
It rained. It didn't pour and ruin everything, but it rained. As I was walking through the small amount of mud created by the rain I decided to just be thankful for it. So here I am on Saturday morning…thankful for all the great I get to experience this weekend. (And the morning sun.)
Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Music Festival is the best that Mulberry Mountain has to offer. While Wakarusa pulses to the vibrant beat of youth culture and features many of today's top acts across varying musical genres, Harvest offers an entirely different experience that has a way of twiddling itself into one's heart.
Jeff Austin and his latest project, The Here and Now, will be heading out one more time this year for a few shows in the Northeast in November. This time around Austin will be joined by long-time friend and collaborator Danny Barnes on banjo and guitar along with Johnny Grubb (formerly of Railroad Earth) on upright bass. The shows will feature new songs from Austin as well as some favorites from the Yonder Mountain String Band songbook.
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The family of a Burnley woman who collapsed and died in the street are to take action against the North West Ambulance Service and the Royal Blackburn Hospital.
Relatives of Mrs Jacqueline Stewart claimed there were alleged discrepancies in records showing response times to 999 calls.
An inquest heard yesterday (Tuesday) that Mrs Stewart (53) died in October after collapsing outside her home in Briercliffe Road.
Pathologist Dr Abdul Al-Dawoud said tests revealed traces of food in her larynx and traces of medication that were slightly above therapeutic levels. He gave the cause of death as aspiration of gastric contents.
The family said they and people living nearby made nine 999 calls in the space of a few minutes between 5-45pm and 6pm on October 17th but the first rapid response vehicle did not arrive until around 6-15pm and the ambulance around 10 minutes later.
These times were different from official records presented to the inquest by ambulance service manager Peter Dutton, which showed the RRV receiving a call at 5-48pm and arriving 11 minutes later, with an ambulance arriving at 6-11pm.
After the hearing, Mrs Stewart's daughter, Emma, a staff nurse at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, said the family were concerned over the discrepancies in the timings heard at the inquest.
She said: "I might be a few minutes out in my timing but I made a call at 6-09pm and the RRV had not arrived then." She also questioned why her mother was given CPR at the scene when she believes reports suggested the ambulance crew knew she was dead.
East Lancashire Coroner Mr Richard Taylor said there was no way Mrs Stewart would have known the extra medication she had taken would lead to the loss of her life.
He said the disputed times had not had a bearing on Mrs Stewart's death as she had died within a short time of collapsing.
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Huskies trample No. 2 Tar Heels
Published 12:00 am, Monday, January 19, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Moments before the clash of the women's basketball titans, several members of the second-ranked North Carolina team raised their index fingers into the air.
If the events which transpired on Monday evening are any indication, that might be as close as the Tar Heels get to the top of the women's basketball world.
Led by their new-look backcourt of senior Renee Montgomery and sophomore Lorin Dixon, the visiting and top-ranked Huskies ran past North Carolina 88-58 before 12,772 at the Dean Smith Center Monday night.
Montgomery had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists and Dixon had career highs of 14 points and eight rebounds in her first start of the season.
Dixon, who moved into the starting lineup due to the season-ending knee injury suffered by Caroline Doty in Saturday's win over Syracuse, stepped right into fray.
Shaking off an early traveling violation, Dixon had a stunningly-effective first half. Dixon hit all three of her shots including a fast break layup with 42.5 seconds left in the first half which was set up with a dazzling cross-over dribble. Dixon finished the first half with eight points which was three off her previous career high.
Despite having leading scorer Maya Moore pick up two first-half fouls which forced her to the bench for six minutes in the opening half, UConn raced out to a 16-point lead at halftime.
Montgomery, who shifted over to shooting guard with Dixon's insertion into the lineup, led the way with three 3-pointers and 14 first-half points.
The biggest story of the first half was UConn's dominance in the rebounding department as the Huskies had nearly as many offensive rebounds (13) as Carolina had total rebounds (15) in the opening 20 minutes,
If not for an early offensive show by sophomore Italee Lucas, North Carolina might have been run off the court by UConn. Even with Lucas' 11 first-half points, North Carolina couldn't keep pace with the Huskies.
Maya Moore had five points and Kalana Greene added four as UConn opened the game by scoring 15 of the first 19 points. The early lead allowed UConn to quiet the largest women's basketball crowd in North Carolina's history and allowed the Huskies to relax.
Moore finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, Kalana Greene 15 points and Tina Charles 17 points and 12 rebounds for UConn (18-0).
Lucas had 15 points, Rashanda McCants 13 and Jessica Breland 10 for North Carolina (17-1).
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Scientists studying drinking water contamination at Camp Lejeune were startled when 11 men with breast cancer and ties to the North Carolina base were identified over the last two years.
Six more have been found in one week.
Five additional men with breast cancer and a sixth who had a double mastectomy after doctors found precancerous tumors contacted the St. Petersburg Times last week after reading a story about the 11 men with the rare disease.
"This male breast cancer cluster is a smoking gun," breast cancer survivor Mike Partain said on Friday. "You just can't ignore it. You don't need science to tell you something is wrong. It's common sense. It begs to be studied."
Partain, 41, of Tallahassee, was born at the Marine Corps base and diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. He has worked for two years to find other men with breast cancer who lived at Camp Lejeune.
He found the first nine men before the Times profiled his search in a story on June 28, a story that noted the newspaper had found another man not on Partain's list.
In the days after that story, other male breast cancer survivors called or e-mailed the Times.
Scientists studying what some call the worst public-drinking water contamination in the nation's history said the numbers are unsettling.
"My gut tells me this is unusual and needs to be looked into," said Richard Clapp, a Boston University epidemiologist who has studied Camp Lejeune water. "I'm sure there are still more out there in other states."
Camp Lejeune's drinking water was contaminated for 30 years ending in 1987 with high levels of industrial degreasers called trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE). Clapp said both have been linked to other suspicious male breast cancer clusters elsewhere.
The chemicals were dumped there by the Marine Corps and a private dry-cleaning business, according to investigators.
Congress, which has dubbed ill Marines "poisoned patriots," ordered the Marines last year to notify those who might have been exposed. Some estimates put the number at up to 1 million people.
Many Marines, however, are still unaware.
One who didn't have a clue about the contamination is South Florida resident Jim Morris.
Morris said he was astonished when he was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 at the age of 54. His family had no history of breast cancer. He didn't realize men could get the disease.
Few do.
Male breast cancer is exceedingly rare. Just 1,900 men are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year compared with nearly 200,000 women, the American Cancer Society says.
A man has a 1-in-1,000 lifetime chance of getting the disease.
Men who get it are often over 70, though it is rare even in older males. Of the 17 men identified by Partain and the Times, just three are over 70 — the youngest was Partain at 39 — and many have no family history of breast cancer, male or female, according to interviews.
Morris said his sister lives in Pasco County and saw the Times article about Partain. She immediately called her brother.
"It was almost a relief to find out my cancer actually came from somewhere," said Morris, who has worked as a surveyor. "I'm not just some idiot who got breast cancer for no reason. I never expected to find out. It was going to be one of those lifetime puzzles you never figure out."
Scientists, however, are careful to say that it is extremely difficult to prove a link between pollution and a disease. The Marine Corps declined to comment for this story.
Two federal studies are expected to be completed in coming years that will look at the incidence of all disease among those who lived at Camp Lejeune. The stakes are enormous, with potentially billions of dollars in health claims by more than 1,500 people who say the water made them ill.
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center epidemiologist Devra Davis also is preparing a case report on the breast cancer cluster.
Partain is among those who believe Camp Lejeune's water may have caused a variety of cancers and other ailments. A growing community of Camp Lejeune veterans, including many who say they are ill, have connected on the Web, many at a popular Internet site called tftptf.com.
More than 10,000 Floridians with Lejeune ties have signed up for a health survey, the most from any state except North Carolina.
Joe Moser, 69, of Riverview was diagnosed with breast and thyroid cancer in February 2008. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1957 to 1960. He said he didn't know about water problems at the base and was stunned to read about the breast cancer link.
"This is too weird," Moser said. "All these men with breast cancer? Come on. There's got to be a lot more of us out there. God, so many of the guys I served with were from Trenton or Philadelphia, all over the place. Who knows if they're sick, too."
William R. Levesque can be reached at [email protected] or (813) 269-5306.


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Judging a book by its cover, it's no surprise that a band with a name as brazen as Fucked Up is a band that makes hardcore punk music - however, the pre-conceived, cover-judging notion that the only thing to expect from FU is relentless, browbeating sound (the key characteristics of hardcore music) wouldn't necessarily be true. While FU's sound contains the appropriate skeleton of hardcore punk - loud and overdriven guitar chords, energetic drums, and the strong, coarse voice of lead vocalist Damian Abraham - they've always strived to include other elements in their compositions that are outside of the box of conventional hardcore punk. Though doing this always bears a risk of pissing off traditionalist fans of a music genre and can be written off as diluting or deviating too much from the heart of the style of a genre, FU has received critical acclaim throughout their releases for their innovation; and with their latest album, a four-act rock opera composition entitled "David Comes to Life," being just as artistically ambitious as it was lauded, the expanding fanbase of FU was wondering how FU was going to follow up after an album with such grandeur - unfortunately, FU was wondering the exact same thing. With lead vocalist Abraham and lead guitarist Mike Haliechuk acting as dual head-honchos for FU, they were in disputes about what the band's fourth album should be. Abraham wanted to continue down the road of making concept albums, while Haliechuk wanted to step away from elaborate endeavors and make an album that was more conventional. In the end, Haliechuk's preference would come out on top, and the result would be FU's fourth album, "Glass Boys."
The general goal of "Glass Boys" is a substantial contrast to the previous "David Comes to Life": with "David Comes to Life" bearing intricacies both in sound and lyrical aspects, "Glass Boys" is concerned with providing a "meat and potatoes" hardcore punk approach. With more focus being put on the standard instruments rather than adding several elements to greatly expand the soundscape, and opting for a less-refined and more traditional approach to production in hardcore punk, the album is much rougher around the edges than its predecessor, which may be welcomed by some and rejected by others. With the three-pronged guitar force of the band supplying the album with hefty amounts of feedback and some great intertwining guitar lines in songs like "The Art of Patrons," "DET," "The Great Divide" and "Glass Boys," there are some instances where guitar lines become muddy and messy in tracks, such as in "Touch Stone," "Warm Change" and "Led by Hand"; though in these cases, the clear sound from the bass-lines helps amplify its own presence in the clutter of guitar noise. And while for the most part, the gritty guitars and abrasive vocals from Abraham are what lead the sound aspect of the album, FU still manages to balance some tracks with rich melody: such as the harmonious backing vocals juxtaposing Abraham's screaming in "Sun Glass" and "Glass Boys"; the psychedelic-influenced guitar solo in "Warm Change"; and the piano interlude that closes the album in the outro of "Glass Boys."
Lyrics — 7
FU has done interviews prior to the release of "Glass Boys" where they've talked about the path they've traveled as a band, they're "glass-half-full" and "glass-half-empty" perspectives on their success, and an ominous forecast of if and when their band will be no more, with Haliechuk going so far as to say FU should no longer exist. Whether you want to call it unnecessary dramatization or being poignantly self-aware, FU channels their feelings about this in the lyrics of the album. From the recalling of teenage aspirations to be a musician in the first place in the opening track "Echo Boomer" and the changing of positions from being inspired by music to being a musical inspiration in "Touch Stone," to realizing your feelings of dissatisfaction with what you do in "Paper the House" and bargaining with yourself that you've made the right decisions in "The Art of Patrons," the album is filled with statements of personal reflection from Abraham and Haliechuk. On one hand, this theme can be regarded as honest and brave, with the risk of "breaking down the fourth wall" being taken in order to express how the band truly feels; on the other hand, some could view this 40-and-some-odd-minute confessional to be too neurotic and the meta-concept a bit lazy - when your new artistic idea is about how hard it is to come up with a new artistic idea, it's bound to create some mixed feelings.
Overall Impression — 7
With the fundamental idea for "Glass Boys" being an appeal to music that's starker than what FU has made before, the feelings the album generates are very complicated. The band's self-reflection is put front-and-center for the listener to experience, but what is the right way to interpret it? Should FU be as concerned as they are about the results of the previous albums they've recorded when those results have been monumental? How much should "Glass Boys" be lauded for taking a simpler route when we know how capable FU is at pulling off elaborate compositions? Is this attempt to create an album that acts as a foil to the elaborate compositions of "The Chemistry of Common Life" and "David Comes to Life" serve as proper salvation for FU? And most importantly, how happy should everyone be for an album that displays the general unhappiness and uncertainty FU is feeling as a band? Maybe all that FU wants from the listener is to simply rock out to "Glass Boys," but with their existential crisis as a band being the exclusive focus on the album, it's hard to simply rock out to without being affected by the music's pensiveness - and this integral paradox of the album treads a fine line between being profound and ouroboros.


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UCA is building three residential campuses of the same stature, facility and standards, and the Naryn campus will enrol its first students in September 2016. Undergraduate specialisations in Computer Science, and Communications and Media will be offered in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic. The second campus opening in Khorog, Tajikistan in September 2017 will offer Economics as well as Earth and Environmental Sciences. The third campus, at Tekeli, Kazakhstan is anticipated in 2019 and will offer Engineering Sciences and Business and Management.
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Published: 02-Oct-08 Revised/Updated 11-Oct-08
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Sarah was the newest member of the group and the youngest at 21. She was John's wife of just eighteen months. John raced sports cars for a living, and was one of the messy divorce guys.
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Inevitably, the conversation turned to sex. Well, what else do you expect when you get four attractive young couples together and lubricate them well with adult beverages Chances are that the subjects of religion and politics will give way to sex. Surprisingly, it was Sarah who steered the conversation away from national politics, and she did it by asking us all a brutally simple question.
But let me back up a little. My name is Bob. I'm 30 years old and married to a beautiful woman named Kathy. Life has been pretty good to us. We own a small media company, and some winning investments have set us up on lower easy street. Our core circle of close friends consists of five other middle class couples in their late 20's. Their professions range from a professional race driver to a history professor. Our little group was formed when four of us guys met in college. We all hung out at a local motor sports bar called "The Pit Stop" and we became inseparable during our years on campus. We called ourselves "The Clods."
Over the years since our college days, all of us married - some more than once after messy divorces. We naturally inducted our wives into the group and eventually two other couples joined our ranks. Although we all live in different parts of the country and see each other only a few times a year, we made it a tradition to gather together once a year for a week of fun, food and frivolity. This year it was at my place in central Massachusetts.
Three of the five couples had arrived early that afternoon. The other two were flying into Bradley the next day. After getting the visitors unpacked and settled into their quarters, the eight of us that were present had been sitting around all evening drinking, catching up on the past year's events and engaging in spirited conversation about a variety of subjects. We were gathered in the family room; sitting on free-form sectionals pulled together this way and that to form a rough circle. Candles and mini lights provided the illumination in the room - soft and flattering. Cool jazz was playing softly in the background.
Sarah was the newest member of the group and the youngest at 21. She was John's wife of just eighteen months. John raced sports cars for a living, and was one of the messy divorce guys. Some years after he split from his first wife, he met Sarah during a three-week stint in the hospital, the result of a nasty crash at Road America. Sarah was one of the day shift candy stripers at the time and she took an instant liking to John. She was tall - nearly six feet tall - with a slim body and long, straight auburn hair. She had huge green eyes and full lips - the kinds of lips guys call DSL's, so naturally John took an instant liking right back at her. The crash had left him pretty busted up and although he was more upset about his broken Porsche than his broken body, the fact that he'd missed three races near the end of the season really left him in a sour mood. But Sarah would have none of that. Her bright personality, her sense of humor and her innocence brought him quickly out of his funk. Six months later they were married in the presence of the Clods. This was Sarah's second Gathering.
She had been somewhat reserved all evening and at around ten o'clock she stood up. "I'm going to take a shower and get into something more comfortable. I'll be back in a few minutes"
"That's a great idea," I said. "There're showers in the two other bathrooms and one in the pool house. Why don't we all take a break and freshen up. I explained to everyone that there were fresh towels and terrycloth robes in the closets in the bathrooms.
A half hour later we were back clad in the bathrobes and various other casual attire. Jesse was the last to join us, dressed in a set of sweats. Conspicuously, he took a seat to Sarah's right while his wife, Gloria, was sitting to Sarah's left. The rest of us settled down around freshly made drinks. The conversation turned to politics.
That's when Sarah popped the question. During a lull in the conversation she asked, "Why didn't you guys include me in the fun last year"
Gloria looked quizzically at Sarah. "What do you mean"
"Okay, first I want to tell you that John filled me in on what went on last year." said Sarah.
"We were hoping he would," said Gloria
She took a gulp of her drink. "Last year was my first Gathering. When I met all of you guys, I was just so happy that John had such a great circle of friends and that he wanted me included in the group." I wanted so much to be a part of it and to be included and to be considered a permanent part of the Clods." She placed her hand on Jesse's thigh. "Last year, Jesse especially made me feel welcome. He took the time to fill me in on The Clod's history and dish out some funny and very personal stories about you guys."
Laughing, Gary said, "Thanks Jesse!"
Sarah smiled and unconsciously started stroking Jesse's thigh with her fingertips.
"Well he left a lot out." She pointed to John. "And he didn't tell me the whole truth about The Gathering until a month ago."
John looked a little sheepish. "I just didn't have the balls to tell you. I'm sorry honey. I didn't realize it would bother you that much."
Well to tell you the truth, at first I didn't notice anything," continued Sarah, "but as the week wore on, I caught some of you disappearing for an hour or two in groups. I didn't pay much attention at first, but when it kept happening each day, it finally dawned on me that you were all hiding something. I had no idea what was going on, but it became obvious to me that I was not going to be included. John was no help. When I asked him what was happening, he made some lame excuses.
Gloria leaned over and kissed Sarah on the cheek. "We tried to be discreet, but we weren't discreet enough. I'm really very sorry."
Sarah continued, "Then came Friday night and everybody but John left early in the evening. I asked him what was going on, but he just said that he told you all that he wanted to take me out to dinner that night so you all just decided to go to the movies. But then on Saturday I paid close attention and when again you disappeared in groups, I asked John what was going on. He made some excuse about flea markets and gyms. I didn't believe it for a second." Sarah looked around at all of our faces and said, "If you remember, John and I had to leave two days early so that he could help get his car prepared for an endurance race at Watkins Glen. I remember our goodbyes. Everyone seemed generally sorry that we were leaving with two days left to go in The Gathering. But I just couldn't help but wonder why John and I weren't included in the activities - whatever they were. It bothered me all year and I've thought about it a lot. I figured it had to be either drugs or sex."
I was sitting across from Sarah and I watched her hand slowly stroking Jesse's thigh and almost imperceptibly inching its way higher toward the outline of Jesse's balls. Gloria didn't seem to notice, but I figured since she was sitting to Sarah's left, she couldn't see what was going on.
Sarah paused for a second or two. "Why the secrecy Why didn't you just tell me"
"That was John's idea," said Gloria. "He didn't know how you'd react being a newlywed and all. You'd only been married for six months.
John said, "I mean how do you tell your new bride that you want to fuck five other beautiful women for a week"
Gloria continued, "He was afraid that if he told you before the Gathering, you wouldn't attend, and that you'd be afraid that if he came to the Gathering by himself, you'd simply assume he'd be joining in the fun without you. He decided to sit out the fun last year and tell you what was going on before this year's Gathering. When we saw that you were here this year, we just assumed that John had explained everything. We were all very happy to see you get off the plane this afternoon, especially Jesse. You smote him last year and he kept begging John to tell you what was going on. He was in agony last year looking at you but not being able to touch."
Sarah turned to Jesse. "Thank you Jesse. You made me feel the most welcome last year." She slid her hand up and put her palm on Jesse's thickening hard-on and started stroking his balls with her fingertips. Jesse let out a low moan and started rubbing Sarah's back. "I'll make it up to you this year," Sarah said. "One thing you all should know though. I was a virgin when I married John. He's the only guy I've ever been with."
"Oh you poor thing!" Jesse blurted it out without thinking. Laughter erupted from the crowd.
"She was the last of the teenage virgins and I got her," John said with a chuckle.
Sarah smiled. "So tell me, what am I in for this week"
Gloria spoke up first. "I'll explain."
She looked directly at Sarah. "It all started innocently enough. It happened at the very first Gathering when we were all sitting around on that first Saturday night, much like we are tonight. We had been drinking for hours. Needless to say we were in an adventurous mood, to put it mildly. There were only six of us then. John and Gary weren't married, and we hadn't met Alex and Bill yet. So Kathy and I were the only women in the group."
"Anyway, some time during the evening, Jesse came up with the idea of playing strip poker. John dug up a new deck of Bicycles and we all started playing. It took less than an hour to get us all naked, which was the objective. So there we were, sitting around stark naked, half in the bag and getting hornier by the second. Conversation naturally turned to sex and we all revealed some of our fantasies and bragging about sexual exploits. While we were all getting more and more worked up, Kathy had been sneaking peeks at Jesse's cock. After a while she gave up all pretense and just stared at it. Jesse's very well endowed." She glanced down at Sarah's hand stroking Jesse through his sweat pants and smiled. "As you now well know."
Kathy laughed. "It was the biggest cock I'd ever seen and I couldn't take my eyes off it. There I was, sitting there horny as hell, and fantasizing about my best friend's husband."
Gloria laughed and said, "I noticed Kathy staring and on the spur of the moment I said, 'Hey Jude! Wanna see something swell' I reached down and cupped his balls with one hand and started stroking his dick with the other. Jesse's pretty impressive all soft and squishy, but the transformation from soft to raging hard-on is fascinating."
Gary chuckled and said, "I remember that well. Jesse's cock sprang to life in less than five seconds and Kathy's jaw dropped to the floor." He gave Kathy's shoulder a gentle push. "The look on your face was priceless. Your eyes were wide and you just stared at it with naked lust."
"You're right about that," said Gloria. "I don't know what spurred me to say it. Maybe it was the look on her face, maybe the booze, maybe both. But I said to Kathy, 'Do you want to try it on for size'"
"I remember that moment," said Kathy. I just said, 'Can I You guys don't mind' and I heard Bob say, 'Go for it.'"
Well Jesse did just that. He fucked my brains out with everyone watching. It was so hot. I'd never done it in front of people before and it really turned me on. I just couldn't stop cumming. You should try it, Sarah. Jesse's awesome."
Sarah looked down at Jesse's hard-on. The bulge in his sweats was huge. "I want to see it," she said softly. She looked Jesse straight in the eyes. "Please"
Jesse glanced over at Gloria with a questioning look. She just laughed and said, "Go ahead if you want. Don't let me stop you."
Sarah grabbed his waistband and pulled. With Jesse's help, she managed to work the waistband over his hard-on and pulled his pants off. Jesse's cock was massive - at least nine inches long and as thick as a Red Bull can. Sarah stared at it in awe. She reached over and gripped it. Jesse flexed and Sarah gave out a little cry. "My god, Jesse. This is amazing!" she whispered and started to stroke him.
Jesse reached up and tugged on the collar of Sarah's bathrobe. "You're driving me crazy, lady," he said His breathing was heavy and ragged. "Don't leave me like this."
"Gloria," Sarah asked, "Can I fuck your husband"
"Only if I can watch," she replied.
Sarah stood and let her bathrobe drop to the floor revealing the fact that she had been naked underneath it. "I won't tease you." She turned and faced Jesse and stood there for a few seconds in front of him.
"My God, you're beautiful," he said.
Sarah kneeled over him and lowered herself onto Jesse's cock, guiding it to her wet pussy and she slowly and deliberately impaled herself onto it. "Oh fuck,' said Jesse. "Oh my fucking Christ."
Sarah let out a long moan of pleasure. "Oh my God, Jesse, this is beautiful. I can feel your cock flexing inside me. OH SHIT!" She locked eyes with Jesse. "Fuck me," she whispered. "Please fuck me."
Jesse started to slowly set up a rhythm and Sarah was learning it quickly. Within a minute they were thusting toward each other in perfect sync. Sarah's breathing was quick and shallow and every time Jesse pushed it home, she reacted with a short cry. "Uh! Uh! Uh! Oh God, Jesse. Uh! Uh!"
Gloria got up, strpped off her clothes and kneeled next to them. She cupped Sarah's left tit and kissed her full on the mouth. Sarah moaned and wrapped her arms around Gloria. She pulled her close and rubbed her tits against Gloria's. Sarah was really getting into it at this point. She whispered, "Jesse, make me cum! Please make me cum!"
I was in the ideal position to watch Jesse's cock sliding into Sarah's wet pussy. Her perfect ass framed his cock. Both of them were oblivious to the people watching them. Not so, the other way around, however. I had a hard on just watching them and I opened my robe, and jacked to the sight.
I looked around and saw that the other guys had freed their cocks and were stroking to the action. Gary was sitting next to my wife, Kathy, who was sitting cross-legged next to him. He was stroking himself with his right hand and fingering my wife with his left. Kathy was transfixed, watching the two lovers. She had cupped Gary's balls and was slowly massaging them. All of a sudden Gary untied the sash on my wife's robe and laid her back so her head was in my lap. He stripped quickly and buried his face in her pussy. Kathy immediately started writhing with pleasure. All of the women agreed that Gary was the best at oral sex and that he was the go-to guy when all they wanted was to be licked off.
Sarah and Jesse went on fucking for nearly fifteen minutes. Gary had quickly brought Kathy to an orgasm and was now slowly fucking her. She reached up, pushed my hand aside and took over stroking my cock. The she sucked my balls into her mouth and started doing wondrous things with her tongue.
Rhonda and John had coupled on the other sectional and were now softly talking to each other while gently fucking. John was Rhonda's favorite lover in the Clods because he was incredibly gentle and considerate. Rhonda loved being watched and to talk during sex. John would oblige enthusiastically. He would constantly tell her how beautiful she was and how incredibly good she felt. Rhonda had a habit of keeping her eyes open when she came and looking directly into her lover's eyes. John often said that at the moment she entered into an orgasm, she had the face of an angel. John loved Rhonda; in fact everyone in the Clods, except for Sarah, knew that John and Rhonda loved each other deeply and that during the one week out of the year that was the Gathering the two made up for being apart for a year. Gary was aware that John was in love with his wife, but he also knew that John would never do anything to jeopardize his marriage. But that's another story.
I looked over at Jesse. I could see he was getting close, and he was trying desperately to wait for Sarah to cum. But Gloria had noticed it too. She slid her hand down and started fingering Sarah's very wet and very hot clit, making small circular motions to help conjure up Sarah's orgasm. It worked. Sarah started making soft little whimpering sounds and she kissed Gloria passionately again and again.
Finally, she pulled back and looked Gloria in the face - her eyes wide and glistening, her pupils dilated to the point where no white was showing. She mouthed something she said so softly that I couldn't hear what she said. Then a second later Sarah said almost matter-of-factly, "Oh my God, Gloria, I'm cumming!" Her back arched and her arms went out to her sides. She grabbed onto Gloria's arm for support. "Oh Jesus," she hissed through clenched teeth, and slipped over the edge. She started to spasm. With her head thrown back, her eyes closed and a look of total ecstasy on her face, her body started jerking in silent seizures.
Gloria wrapped her arms around Sarah to keep her from falling backwards. As she felt Sarah's body lock in huge orgasmic waves, she whispered in her ear, "Yes baby, go with it. Make it last."
Jesse watched Sarah slip into her orgasm and felt her clamping on his thrusting cock. That was all it took. He let out a guttural growl. "I can't hold it any more!" Gloria immediately reached down and cupped his balls.
"OH - MY - FUCKING - CHRIST!! " he screamed, and then he emptied himself inside Sarah. Each of his own set of spasms - about a second apart - sent molten sperm deep inside of her. Sarah felt him cumming and cried, "Yes Jesse! Ohmygod Yes! Cum in me!" He was moaning loudly with each seizure, his eyes wide and unseeing. This went on for about ten seconds before he stopped shaking.
Sarah finally went limp, made a little mewling sound, and hugged Gloria. Then Gloria released her and she collapsed into Jesse's arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him long and passionately, moaning softly into his mouth, then pulled back and said, "That was incredible Jesse." She kissed him again and hugged him close. "Stay inside me," she said. "Just hold me like this for awhile."
Gloria smiled and said, "That's a dangerous thing to do with Jesse. He's got a very short reload time."
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Nothing instantly glams up a look quite like falsies, and now you don't have to run to Walgreens every time you need eye-popping lashes. SF-based Lashes in a Box delivers 100 percent individually handmade luxury lashes right to your door. Ten pairs come packaged in each cute little box, so you won't be left wanting or caught off guard on a weeknight out. We sat down with founder Jayne Chen to chat about how she went from Bay Area beginnings to worldwide success with her eye-enhancing product.
How did you get your start in the beauty industry?
I was hired to work with CHANEL Inc. as their Business Manager/Beaute Division in San Francisco, and it all started from there.
What gave you the idea to start Lashes in a Box?
After graduating college at UC Berkeley with a business degree, I was flown to Asia for modeling contracts. Did that for about 5 years. Beginning in Singapore, I continued traveling eastbound to study the indigenous beauty secrets of Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Then I had an "Aha!" moment. I noticed that in every country I visited, false eyelashes were always a part of the beauty process for every makeup artist; it was the finishing touch to completing a look.
Upon my return, I founded Lashes In a Box with the concept of "Your Favorite Eyelashes...times 10!" in a mission to guarantee safe, high quality lashes that are perfectly suited for everyone, especially for the working-traveling makeup artist.
What has been the driving factor for your worldwide fan base?
I believe it's our distinctive and unique packaging that offers 10 pairs of lashes in a box that makes us different from other lash companies.
How has the Bay Area contributed to your success?
The Bay Area is where Lashes in a Box all started. I fell in love with the culture, the people, and the environment the community had to offer me as a young entrepreneur. It was the Bay Area's 'word-of-mouth' advertising that got me to where I am today.
Who are your biggest influencers in beauty?
I was very fortunate to study beauty through extensive world traveling. But, I'd have to say my biggest influencers in beauty are my parents. They have always instilled in me the importance of embracing our own unique beauty, without having to use makeup to 'mask' my imperfections. Then I started to understand that makeup should enhance our features, not hide them.
Mary Sanchez (@makeupregistry) has been in the beauty industry for over 10 years. When she's not writing for 7x7, she's making faces beautiful as a bridal makeup artist.


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Daddies Little Girlive never had 'father issues' either,some just want a 'father figure' and i want one..lets say...i mean i guess..another one!....lol,i wasnt always into older guys,it used to be 'as long as he's older then me' during that i just seemed to move up the age rank..lol purhaps maybe the time something seemed to 'click' inside me was when i saw the movie 'lolita' im a daddies girl,no issues or anything, just like my childhood,i dont know if that sounds wierd..but i do!..hm..and i know i hated when my parents got divorced...i spent more time with my dad then i did withmy mom when i was little,ont even remeber much at all of my mom really,she had issues,anyways,up untill 4 month ago i was in a relationship with a 50 yr old,i liked im alot,sleeping beside him.staring at his handsome face,like in 'awe' of it,i loved touching it...i loved his wringes..(:.he always tried to hide them tho..lol and made fun of me..anyways..we did alot together.. it lasted three month,ive never felt the way with anyone the way i did with him,still kinda sad but we really had nothing in comman anways, as i found out more so later....ive known other 50 yr olds ive had more in comman with then him..
i dont knwo why pepole think girls that date older have a father issue i see it very normal
And ada12? You sure as heck don't look young, either. Who would call you little girl? A 100 year old? You look like my moms!
According to your picture, you don't look young at all. Maybe that's why you like "older" men because you know you look older. I have seen women in their forties who look younger than you. I would think you were about 48 by your pic. I think maybe you're lying about your age. I have also seen twenty year old with wrinkles, and forty year olds with smooth faces. It's not about age. It's about sex appeal. Besides, by calling other women "wrinkled old bags" you are only talking about your future self, which is really dumb, giving yourself a shelf life, which is looks like it's about to expire anyway. Get a life. Stop being such a cranky old shallow you know what.
43 Year old here open to anything so add me or message me and we can trade email addresses.
I have enjoyed reading all this. I love to tease older men... I love it when they look at me like a little girl, and want me... Issues? so? I would like to have older men to just cyber with me and that's all is that too much to ask for? lol
I just joined this site and this is my first comment. All I can say is that I agree 100 per cent. I do know many boys that are My age but I have been with an older man, 53 for aover two years and it is the best relationship I have had in such a long long time. he is wonderful, understnads me and takes care of all of my needs.
I just joined this site and this is my first comment. All I can say is that I agree 100 per cent. I do know many boys that are My age but I have been with an older man, 53 for aover two years and it is the best relationship I have had in such a long long time. he is wonderful, understnads me and takes care of all of my needs.
Disclaimer: I am a 52-year-old man...

Wow, lots of food for though here. I can see trouble ahead for you, young lady!..

It is a supreme paradox of American life that a man who has a wife that is roughly equal in age, though she appears young due to genetics, cosmetic surgery, or beauty products, is admired and respected; further, his young-looking wife is also respected for appearing to be younger than she is. However, if a man has a wife/lover/girlfriend who is, in actuality, much younger than he is, then both man and woman are suspect. The man is accused of being an aging Lothario, desperately clinging to tenuous vestiges of youth and the woman is accused of having "daddy issues," of being rapacious, and she might even be thought of as slightly psychotic. Aren't we a beautiful bunch, claiming to love someone for who they are, yet castigating the this very philosophy when the age difference is in the double digits?

Nabokov's "Lolota" was a tremendous story, and one that most people avoid because of the taboo surrounding age differences between Humbert Humbert and the young girl. The real tragedy is two-fold: the loss of childhood and innocence on the girl's part, and the man's Quixotic search for something he lost destroyed many people.

ANYWAY... nerdy girls always get a bad rap from the mainstream, bourgeois way of thinking, probably because they have a decent vocabulary and are independent thinkers. Yes, there are tons of pitfalls for those whose age difference is a big number, but it is for the couple to decide how to traverse the chasms. Truthfully, nerds are the best-equipped people to deal with such issues. This is not an elitist point of view: this is a nerd's point of view. We see things as they are, not as a reflection of national mores and individual faults.

Good story. good observations. Now I'll go take my Geritol and my Centrum 50...
I wanted to get into Age Issues on here myself, but I haven't found the words and exact thoughts on it yet. But I think this society usually wants too many issues and think they are Pretentous with taking morality to a more arrogant level in their lives. Trying to hold us in our own time fr<x>ame limit here on Earth. Now we can't go back in time time. We are always held into a prison of our own time period. Bunch of Crap with the way the world likes to think. And calling things something else like a Father Figure. Is nothing but a bunch of crap made up to make it look worse than it really is. Nobody has to have those ideas about it. Forget about such issues and think of those that are not thought about is only a distraction.


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The darkest and bleakest days of Jonah's life had to be in the stench of the belly of the whale, yet that very place was where God brought him for safety and salvation from the sea. Running from God only goes downward; running to Him brings life!!!
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Nice drawing. Love ur sense of humor.
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Single- or double-kayak and canoe trips set off from Santa Fe Canoe Outpost's launch on the banks of the Santa Fe River before completing a 6-mile round trip or up to a 7-mile down-river trip. Guests are equipped with paddles and life jackets, and children younger than 12 are free.
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With an inventory of canoes and kayaks—as well as a choice launch point on the banks of the Santa Fe River—Santa Fe Canoe Outpost is a starting point for a wide range of aquatic day trips. There are adventures of varying length, from the 7-mile down-river trip to Rum Island to multi-day canoe camping trips to the furthest destination, 39 miles away. Gliding down the river, paddlers may spy some of Florida's famous springs, including the Poe, Devil's Eye, or Lilly, or can peer back at nocturnal wildlife on one of the monthly Full Moon trips. At the conclusion of each outing, a Canoe Outpost team member arrives to safely transport both guests and vessels back to home base.


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A clean recording of a typical metal 'hammer-on' guitar riff.
very soft because the guitar technique hammer-on is done literally by
"hammering" down the string with a left hand finger, often performed in
conjunction with a note first plucked by the right hand on the same
I'm still working on mastering this technique.
Did you just learn to hammer? Was there some artistic assertion that I missed?
it's bad tapping, no hammer-on
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Silly newbie
So silly me grabbed a random shampoo yesterday in my shower to do my last sulfate shampooing....realized today that shampoo has dimethicone...sooooo gonna re-do my last sulfate shampoo tomorrow. Silly newbie!
:eek: We've all had our little "oops" moments!
haha...and the extra funny part....out of the 5 shampoos I could have chosen....it was the ONLY one with a silicone! Oh well, I shampooed with another one last night and I'm back on track :)
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Throwing baseballs through the release window
Morgan Freeman's new film, 10 Items Or Less, is the latest to be made available over the internet just days after it debuts in theaters. Unsurprisingly it's a smaller studio, ThinkFilm, that purchased the theatrical distribution rights when others wouldn't touch it because of the plan for net release. This is how movements start, with small players taking chances and then bigger players testing the waters. Next summer could be huge in terms of coming around on the broken release window pattern. Just wait and see.
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League of Conservation Voters
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is an American political advocacy organization that assists political candidates who it believes support a pro-environment agenda. LCV states that it "advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates."[2] The organization pursues its goals through voter education, voter mobilization, and direct contributions to political candidates. LCV includes 30 state affiliates.
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LCV was founded in 1969 by environmentalist David Brower. The group's president is Gene Karpinski. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. [3]
The organization's main activities include tracking voting records, endorsing or opposing candidates for political office, and financially contributing to political campaigns.
The organization financially supports political candidates, most of whom are members of the Democratic Party.[4] According to the Center for Responsive Politics, LCV was the top-spending, non-disclosing liberal group in the 2012 election cycle, investing about $11 million in political advertisements.[5] LCV spent a total of $36 million in 2012.[6]
LCV tracks the voting records of members of Congress on environmental issues in its National Environmental Scorecard. The group's scorecard typically awards considerably higher grades to Democratic lawmakers than to Republican legislators.[7]
LCV annually names a "Dirty Dozen," a list of politicians whom the group aims to defeat because of their voting records on conservation issues.[1] The original "Dirty Dozen" list was developed in partnership with Environmental Action in 1970.[8]
LCV strongly opposed many of President George W. Bush's environmental policies.[9]
Green Tech Action Fund and the Advocacy Fund are among LCV's donors.[4]
In 2014, LCV and the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund launched LeadingGreen, a joint initiative to address climate change. In 2015, LeadingGreen was added to the Democracy Alliance's funding portfolio.[10]
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- ^ a b c d "League of Conservation Voters". FactCheck.org. Annenberg Center for Public Policy. February 13, 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b "About Us". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Sabato, Larry; Ernst, Howard (2009). Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections. Infobase Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 9781438109947.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Reity (October 3, 2012). "Nonprofit profile: League of Conservation Voters Inc.". Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "League of Conservation Voters". OpenSecrets.org. Center for Responsive Politics. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Beckel, Michael (November 22, 2013). "League of Conservation Voters becoming 'dark money' heavyweight". Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Jackson, Tom (March 4, 2015). "Environmental scorecard released for Ohio lawmakers". Sandusky Register. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Alligood, Arlene (October 29, 1970). "Two big political issues of Election '70". St. Petersburg Times. Congressional Quarterly. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Pegg, J.R. "League of Conservation Voters Slams Bush Record". Environment News Service. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ Vogel, Kenneth; Restuccia, Andrew (April 13, 2015). "Tom Steyer stars as liberal donors gather". Politico. Retrieved 20 April 2015.


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MEDIA JOURNAL: For Fall TV Broadcast Season, It's A Seller's Market
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SELLER'S MARKET: With the fall TV viewing season about to go into full swing, WSJ looks at the increasing difficulty broadcasters face in launching hit shows as they compete with cable and digital outlets for the best scripts, directors and actors. One broadcast executive noted that previously unknown actors can now jockey multiple offers for different shows, as the result of a breadth of new content media companies are supplying to traditional and digital TV outlets. The frenzy has led some in the industry to reconsider if it makes sense for broadcasters to still launch a slew of new shows all at once each Fall — a tradition that creates artificially high demand for show pilots and talent for just a few weeks.


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New information prompts delay in Iowa City murder trial
Judge says there won't be a mistrial after new evidence discovered; replay live coverage
Two of the prosecution's key witnesses in its first-degree murder case against Justin Marshall apparently came forward with new information over the weekend, prompting a delay in the proceedings.
The 16 jurors hearing the case were sent home around 10 a.m. Monday without explanation. Johnson County Judge Sean McPartland said only that "matters" arose requiring a full day's work. Tuesday morning, attorneys returned ready to proceed with the trial.
McPartland explained the delay was prompted by new information about a "conversation overheard" by James Brown and Rhonda Bluitt, who lived next to that apartment where Marshall was staying with his co-defendant Charles Thompson at the time of the shooting on Oct. 8, 2009.
"The issues that we're addressing this morning arise as a result of the matters addressed in (Johnson County Attorney Janet) Lyness' email on Sunday evening," McPartland said.
The judge said Marshall and his defense team wanted the chance to take depositions from Bluitt, Brown and Thompson based on the new information. That is what attorneys spend Monday doing, according to McPartland.
"Following the depositions late yesterday, the state indicated that it wished to proceed with the testimony of Ms. Bluitt and Mr. Brown and also to elicit the testimony about the conversation they allegedly overheard," McPartland said.
The defense, however, objected to allowing those statements at trial. Defense attorney Thomas Gaul argued they should not be allowed because his defense theory is that the only people willing to testify against Marshall are those who have something to gain.
"The only people who are saying that Mr. Marshall incriminated himself are people who have a reason to fabricate, namely, prisoners who are looking for a better plea deal and time off their sentence," Gaul said.
He reminded the judge that he included that theory in his opening statements to jurors last week. But, he said Brown and Bluitt have no reason to lie.
"It looks to the jury as if I was trying to deceive them in my voir dire and in openings and in our whole theory," Gaul said. "I believe this will cause the jury to discredit anything we do from now on."
Still, McPartland ruled to allow prosecutors to question Brown and Bluitt about the new information because the state did not intentionally withhold the information. McPartland said the defense was given a chance to investigate the new information, and he said the new information "clearly would be relevant, probative and admissible in connection with the issues here."
McPartland said defense attorneys can question the information on cross-examination, bringing up details about the late disclosure of the information and the "conflicting testimony by Mr. Thompson, which is expected also to be elicited by the state."
Brown testified on Tuesday about how he heard a loud "pop" in the hallway at the time of the shooting and then heard Marshall in the hallway asking to be let into the neighboring apartment.
Testimony is expected to wrap up on Thursday.
According to police, John Versypt was a landlord for units in the Broadway Condominium complex in south Iowa City, and he was checking on his properties when he was shot in the head during an attempted robbery on Oct. 8, 2009.
Thompson, 20, was the first to be arrested, followed by Marshall, 22, and then Courtney White, 25. Originally, they all were charged with first-degree murder. But Thompson's trial, the first of the three, ended in a mistrial when prosecutors inadvertently presented evidence that was inadmissible.Following the trial, Thompson agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for his promise to testify against Marshall. He has not yet taken the stand in Marshall's trial and remains in custody until he does.
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Your kids will love this rainbow- themed bouncer with ball pit and curved slide.
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The Lucky Rainbow Bouncer and Ball Pit is great fun for the little ones. It is the perfect play date for any kids, this Bouncer stands inflated 13.6' x 10.2' x 6.4' overall. It has a 72" x 72" bounce area, and a 4' long curved slide that stands 30" tall. The adjacent ball pit has an inflated bottom to protect from falls and measures 72" x 24" inside the netting. A starter pack of 50 PVC play balls is included. The capacity is made for up to 3 kids at a time at a maximum of 100 lbs. each.
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