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I am very sorry to hear about this extremely difficult situation you are dealing with. I can only imagine your shock when you found out about this and how this has affected the whole family in different ways as you very clearly described.
I believe that someone would need to look at each one's experience of this individually, what are their perceptions of this and their feelings and thoughts. I imagine that your daughter has been severely traumatized by this and she is doing well at engaging with a therapist. One can only imagine the damage that this past ongoing experience has done to her. She has a long way ahead of her to try and resolve and possible accept some aspects of this. I would assume that she will be torturing herself with guilty feelings of why she did not do anything to stop the abuse when she was a child. This is very common with abused victims and can torment a person. I also assume (but I may be mistaken) that it is possible that you may have guilty thoughts as well about why you were not there for her and why she did not feel comfortable enough to tell you sooner. You said that you both feel like failures in your role. I guess this also makes you feel powerless to handle the situation now as someone who feels a failure does not believe that they can help in any way or succeed in their efforts. This way of thinking seems to put a lot of pressure on you. You also said that you feel that everyone is expecting you to handle the situation. I can only imagine how that makes you feel, the burden and the responsibility to puts on you. Linking this to my previous thought, feeling a failure and at the same time feeling responsible to "resolve" this can only bring an intense conflict in you as you feel helpless, powerless and unable to resolve this crisis since you feel that you are a failure. It sounds like you feel trapped and when people feel trapped cannot often see things clearly and in the right perception.
As far as your eldest son is concerned, I would imagine that he may be feeling also responsible for not being able to protect his younger sister during those incidents. Therefore there is a strong chance that he also feels like a failure as a brother. His anger and bitterness towards his brother is very understandable.
Now going to you son in question, it would be very difficult to imagine how he must be feeling like. There is some possibility that he feels remorse but does not know how to handle with his guilt. However, since he has not made any moves you could not possibly know how he feels. Therefore, this would be a challenge for you as you are not in a position to explain his behavior back then since he has not opened up about it. As much as you may feel disgusted about his actions, you do not know how to feel about him and this creates another conflict for you.
To sum up, I would like to stress that what you need at the moment is to take in all that has happened. You need to explore your feelings about this but also empathize with the others' feelings and understand how this event has affected you each. Your role could be the supportive one towards your daughter and your eldest son, encourage them to talk about how they have been affected, how they feel about this. Obviously your daughter would find this very hard at the beginning. Your wife needs to support you in this as you share the same role in the family. And this is what you would need to give them as a message at the end of all... that you are still a family and that you will work through this. It is going to take time for all of you but you need to stick together and express your feelings to each other, your hurt, your pain, you guilty feelings, your feelings of being a failure and your helplessness. Arrange family gatherings and encourage them to talk about it.
In similar cases, when there is a family crisis, engaging a family therapist in some of your meetings could prove to be very helpful as the therapist could facilitate your discussion and help you communicate productively.
You sound as a very insightful parent with high morals and the ability to understand and empathize with your children. They are lucky to have you and I am sure that if you managed to work on your possible guilt feelings, you would see how important your role would be into keeping the family together. You can not undo things but you and your wife can certainly help your family survive this trauma.
I hope this helps
Please feel free to share any feedback on these thoughts.
All the best
Thank you for your follow up and the offer of a free followup question. I'm not in any position right now to spend any money, so I am not expecting an answer from this comment.
Your initial comments were studied in depth and confirmed what I initially thought would be the best course of action. I have been exposed to grief counseling and have voluntered at a really good online help site for people who have lost beloved pets, which I did about 3 years ago. I recognized that this episode in my family had caused the same feelings in me that the death of my dog had caused. Basically, I was again involved with the stages of grief. After our communication, I reflected on this a lot and have finally come to a decision as to how I need to proceed in fullfilling my duties as a parent. I cannot emphasise enough how badly this episode has hurt both my wife and me. I'm sure you are not going to agree with my thinking on this. I'm not sure I do either, but it is the only solution I can find. We busted our rears providing a decent home for our kids. We made our mistakes I am sure, but all in all, I don't think we could have done better than we did. We are both too old now to have any effect on our adult children. They have to stand on their own two feet and be responsable for their actions, good or bad alike. None of them seem to have any sense of the horror we both felt at this disclosure. My daughter has written me a VERY drama laced denouncement of me as a father that I do not deserve. Now that she has supposedly cleansed her conscience and guilt feelings at our expense she seems happy as a clown and refuses to talk about the incident further despite our pleadings that she get professional counsel. We, despite all attempts to communicate with our bi-polar son, have heard not one thing from him.
I don't know what else we could have done to prevent this disaster. It was not of our making and we are in no way to blame for their shortcomings. I gave up a career so that I could remain at home with my family and be there for them as children. Giving up that career which would have provided my family with a heavy duty income because it would have required me to be away from home for months at a time with time home limited to a week or so evey three to 6 months. This was un-acceptable to me as I could not justify being away from my family just to make a ton of money. Now, looking back, I wonder how things would have been had I continued on with my career instead of giving it all up for a bunch of ungrateful siblings. I am NOT going to take the blame for what happened to my daughter. What little she has been willing to reveal has some time distortion as to where we were located at the time of the incidents. In short, she indicates that she was between 9 and 11 when this all occurred, but our memories of where whe were at that time would seem to indicate that she was more like 13 to 15. She may well have been an active participant instead of just the victim. She also had grandparents living right next door and had instructions to stay with them on evenings her mother and I both had to work. I asked her why she did not go to her grandparents and got back little more than a shrug of the shoulders for an answer. Now that she has got all this off her chest, she says she feels much better and refuses to talk about it any more with us or anybody else. It is just not adding up chronologically for her mother and me. It is difficult to take what she relates at face value since it does not conform to the time line of the events. I've become unsure as to wheather or not she was, in fact, an active participent in this, or the victim. She has openly told me that these "events have not been a controlling factor in my life 9 (I find that very strange), but when she realised that her son had just turned 9 years old she suddenly remembererd what she was ( supposedly) going through when she was 9 and that she had held this for thirty years and could not hold it in anymore." She had made statements in the past that everybody in the family seemed really quick to respond to her brother's difficulties and not hers. (jealousy?) Yes, he needed a lot of help. He was a very sick person and you help the ones who need it the most without feeling the necessity to equally compensate monitarially the ones who don't need it. That's the only way it makes sense to me. I have come to believe that she was getting even with us for helping her brother more than we supposedly helped her. The truth be known, we have probably helped her more monitarily MORE than we have helped her brother, but she cannot see it that way. The whole thing seems to be coming down to money. Money that we no longer are capable of providing. :Hmmm---strange. I tried my best to be a good father and thought I had done a passable job. I guess that was just pie in the sky, so I wash my hands of the two of them. They never call us to see how we are or pay any attention to us except for the obligatory phone call on birthdays. We are invited for thanksgiving and christmas gatherings. Financially and physicallly, we can no longer host such events. Our oldest son and his wife have taken over in that regard.We took good care of our kids and we don't feel we have to hang our heads in shame for what they turned out to be. Evidently, our daughter and one son think differently. Our oldest has provided a lot of help to the other two financially since we couldn't anymore. I think that may just have come to an end though. He is about as disgusted as I am. Even so, we do not deserve this and as of now, I refuse to accept it. The youngest two can go straight to hell since it would appear that we have no relationship left with them when you get right down to it.
I have realized that there is absolutely nothing I can do temper, solve, rationalize or control this current deliemma we, as parents, are in. Too much time has gone under the bridge. I just cannot deal with it anymore. Yes, I am probably in denial and apparently locked there. So, trying to understand it is a moot point. I quit. I stood on my own two feet and sacrificed willingly to see that they had a good upbringing and a good home to do it in and helped along the way when we could. If they cannot see us in that light there is nothing else I can do about it-----and I'm not going to worry about it in the short time I have left in life. All the family "treasures" that they want left to them when we depart this life are being sold and we are going to travel on the money. They will all recieve just what they deserve. Nothing. They will hopefully learn to stand on their own two feet and be responsable for their own actions. My days of care and concern for their wellfare are over. Their mother and I are not responsable for what happened and refuse to take the blame for their issues. They refused to listen to our advice when they got older and then have the gall to blame us because they screwed up by doing whatever they wanted to do at the time irregardless of the consequences. Now, even that is our fault. Well, it isn't our fault and I refuse to be the scapegoat in all of this. We did not deserve it, and we are not going to participate in the drama. Hopefully someday our daughter will be able to look back and see that this was not our fault and put the blame where it deserves to be-----on herself. The same applies to the middle son. None of the above reflects on our oldest son who has done good things with his life and dotes on his family just as we did with ours. I hope he has learned something from all of this, and I am sure he has. He is a very good man and I am proud of him.
I do thank you for your input and advice, even though I was not able to impliment it. The situation was just too complex and my wife and I do not have the time or money left to spend weeks or years in therapy along with the rest of them to try and make sense of all of this. I don't think we could get them to co-operate in any case.
I told my wife last week that if we sold the house and all of our posessions, bought a mobile home and disappeared, how long did she think it would take for anybody to even realize that we were gone. She finally answered (today) that it would probably be a long, *****, *****e. She has realized that two of our kids are failures, but she and I both agree that we were not at fault in this-----and we refuse to take the blame for it. I'm not mad about it anymore------I'm just disgusted. We are going on in peace with what is left of our lives---- and those who don't like it can go straight to hell.
Now, I only have one free follow up question. What do you think of my solution?
Best Regards, ***** ***** Price


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I have to write a war poem huh?
I mean what do I know of war?
I'm detached from the killing
It's a world away
My only connection is CNN
I've no family in the war
So what to write about?
When I don't feel
When I don't worry the next phone call will tell me a piece of my soul is
never coming home
When I don't have to wonder if the uniform coming to my door is going to tell me my brother is dead
When I don't worry if my family were the victims of a stray bomb from the
people who are "liberating" them
When I've never fought
Never lost
Never thought it would happen to me
I didn't worry my brothers would be drafted
That my mom would be sent away
So what do I have to write about?

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and don't get me started on the purple eye shadow.
Why does Rachel Maddow let them put those hideous false eyelashes on her - - it's HER show.
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Rachel does not wear false eyelashes. She probably uses "Mabelline Long & Thick To Make You Look Beautiful."
And it's not purple eye shadow. It's smokey mauve.
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I never noticed the eye shadow specifically, but the lashes yes, thinking, "This seems to be one area where she sure fems it up!"
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I think she agrees to do it as opposed to wanting them to do it.
This is prime time news, boys!
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Ari Melber is "pretty" enough for the both of them! (yes, I realize he and Rachel are rarely on together.)
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She is a very pretty woman. Why shouldn't she look good on TV?
Her eye makeup needed a bit of emphasis since she is always looking at the camera and talking to her audience.
Looking like Jim Lehrer is not going to make her more intelligent.
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She still has bosses, OP. And hair and make-up is part of the deal when one is on TV.
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R5 -- if *I* notice her makeup, trust me, it's overdone!
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[quote]She is a very pretty woman. Why shouldn't she look good on TV?
rachel doesn't need makeup to look good on tv. she's beautiful just as she is. it's only misogyny and the international cosmetics cartels, run by old white men, that insist that women must hide their true appearance to be attractive.
it's just another way to control women.
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I find it odd that she always wears a tee-shirt or tank top - both with a very low neck so only an inch or half inch show.
Why would she wear a tee shirt every single show?
I guess because they are easy to launder.
Never wears a blouse - not ever.
I abhor Diane Sawyer's thick and sometimes crooked very dark black false eyelashes. She would look much better without them every night on the nightly news.
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Rachel addressed the makeup when she started. She said it was argued that showing up in her street garb (T-shirts and thick glasses) would distract from the message she wanted to deliver, so they bought a few plain blazers and she had contacts and makeup applied right before the show.
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Rachel's "naturalness" is her strenght.
But let's face it. Rachel isn't ugly, although she's rather plain. And since she's lesbian, she's not all that interested in glamming it up.
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If she is hosting a show without makeup, it would not look professional.
For women, no matter your position, you must wear makeup in a professional environment.
Even Hillary has to follow this convention. When she ran for president, her hair and makeup was done professionally every day.
Michelle Obama have her hair and makeup done by a pro as well.
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R8, you do realize every single male news anchor and pundit wears make-up too, right?
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I love the false eyelashes on her and miss the pinker cheek and frosted eye shadow from some of the early shows.
I just wish she's inject a little more color and variety into her wardrobe. The dark jacket with exposed decolletage look has gotten a little monotonous.
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Some more successfully than others, R13.
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I think Rachel looks naked without her false eyelashes. They look great on most women on tv.
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I'm afraid the queens and dykes will NEVER agree on this issue!
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Rachel does not wear false eyelashes. Who said she does?
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I think women who wear false eyelashes on TV look dreadful. Especially Diane Sawyer.
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She LOOKS as though she does, R18!
Anyone else not a fan of her jacket with the HUGE fake stitches?
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I love Rachel, but Ed Schultz dresses better than Rachel. Her Plain Jane nondescript jackets and shirts have got to go...or at least not a continual steady diet of the same old, same old thing over and over and over again.
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I have bitched about Rachel's jackets before, R20. She seems to have a couple of new ones lately, let's hope that trend continues. She still has tailoring issues.
I hate the "huge stitches" jacket. Not only is the jacket itself hideous, it is ill-fitting.
She is fabulous in so many ways that I feel churlish for criticizing her on jackets but they do drive me a little batshit.
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False eyelashes are a big key to looking strikingly glamorous. If Kim Kardashian woke up one day and there were no more false eyelashes, she would personally start a sweat shop in Malaysia using the eyelashes of child brides as she bathed in the blood of virgins. Just sayin'.
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How come you didn't put ***BREAKING NEWS*** in your thread title, OP?
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Predicting regulatory decisions is always difficult, but in this case, the Endocyte bears under-estimated the significance European regulators placed on the unmet medical need in platinum resistant ovarian cancer. The pairing of VynFinit with a diagnostic test to select ovarian cancer patients most likely to benefit was also something that helped sway European regulators in a positive direction. Endocyte bears didn't fully appreciate the importance of the diagnostic test.
In terms of the lung cancer data, the bears made a more fundamental mistake under-estimating the transitive properties of mathematics. Going into the data, we knew the vintafolide monotherapy arm was not going to be superior compared to docetaxel monotherapy. I think many read that as the monotherapy being worse, but that was not necessarily the case. We also knew data safety monitors in the trial allowed patients to continue on vintafolide mono therapy, and 80% chose this option. If vintafolide monotherapy was clearly inferior, I doubt patients would have been allowed to stay on treatment, nor would 80% choose to do so. As such, I inferred from these facts that vintafolide monotherapy was essentially equivalent to docetaxel if not very marginally better.


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Bureau Seminar, January 24, 2014
UTIG NSF-sponsored Geoscience Education Research Projects: Opportunities for Ongoing Collaboration.
Link to streaming video: available 01.24.2014 at 8:55am
Katherine Ellins, PhD
Program Manager Institute for Geophysics
The JSG recently hosted a Summit on Future of Undergraduate Education. Sponsored by the NSF, this community meeting brought together more than 200 university and two-year college (2YC) geoscience faculty, deans and department chairs, and K-12 geoscience education researchers from institutions throughout the U.S., as well as representatives from industry and groups underrepresented in the geosciences. A key outcome was the call for greater collaboration between K-12 geoscience education researchers, university/college faculty and researchers in reforming undergraduate curriculum and teaching, developing course assessments and applying lessons learned about attracting minorities to the geosciences. In my talk, I will summarize what we have learned from three recent/current UTIG NSF-sponsored geoscience education projects: (1) Texas Earth and Space Science (TXESS) Revolution, (2) EarthLabs Climate Literacy project, and (3) the Diversity and Innovation for the Geosciences (DIG) TEXAS Instructional Blueprints. I will highlight ways in which BEG researchers have contributed to the success of these efforts and explore opportunities for future collaboration. Finally, I'll introduce the Next Generation Science Standards and share their implications for science education.
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Alex Morgan Picks Up Assist in Return of Former Cal Pole Vaulter Allison StokkeNovember 28, 2012
Alex Morgan amazes once again. Only this time it's in bringing our attention back to former Cal standout pole vaulter, Allison Stokke.
The woman who delights us on the pitch with her precise strikes for the US Women's National Team was hanging out with an old friend recently.
Busted Coverage did what they do best and uncovered a sexy swag moment many of you will be interested to learn more about.
If you don't remember the former Golden Bears track and field star, here are some pictorial refreshers to jog the memory.
As for Stokke's return to the virtual spotlight, it's all thanks to Morgan, who apparently went with her pal to a recent Counting Crows concert.
Cal sports, being a true marvel in both academics and athletics, boasts the international soccer star as an alum.
That's presumably where Morgan and Stokke became pals. Busted Coverage also alerted us all to the Twitter feed (@astokkepv) that gave us these lovely photos of the happy pals.
While she didn't make the 2012 Summer Olympics, Stokke is still competing on the world stage. As you can see by this tweet from her time in Eindhoven:
Nice job Allison! RT @goldenspikesmgt: @astokkepvfor the win and stadium record today in Eindhoven! 4.00 meters in tricky conditions— Gill Athletics (@GillAthletics) July 16, 2012
It's far too early to say whether the young athlete will make another run at the Olympics in a couple years, or if her Internet fame will reach the heights it did a few years ago.
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Cassie Ventura has had success as a model in becoming the face of such retailers as Abercrombie & Fitch and Target. Unfortunately, her best-known "modeling work" had a little something to do with those topless photos of her that leaked online in May of 2009, finding their way to the likes of a gossip guru known as Perez Hilton. A protegee of Diddy, the singer made her debut in 2006 with her self-titled album. The first single off her follow-up album Eltro Love, entitled "Must Be Love," dropped in April of 2009 and peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100. Her follow up album is set to debut in 2013 and after years of rumors it was finally announced that Diddy and Cassie were officially an item. We love you enough not to Google "Cassie" and "nude pics" on our lunch breaks. Promise.
AppealModeling used to be Cassie Ventura's day job, so obviously she has a leg up on many women when it comes to good looks. Her father is from the Philippines and her mother is African American, and Cassie's rounded features and hazelnut complexion certainly wouldn't look out of place in the South Pacific. And it doesn't hurt that she has a slender, toned body -- the kind bikinis were made for.
Being young, vivacious and beautiful obviously gives Cassie Ventura a great deal of sex appeal. Her original low-budget version of the "Me & U" video featured her picking up a guy at a club and taking him back to her place, and it was all shot from the man's point of view. It was so racey, it had to be replaced by a tamer video involving Cassie dancing instead. That's not to say that the feisty Cassie is a prude, of course; just take a look at her sexy swimsuit spread in Complex magazine.
SuccessCassie Ventura's accomplishments to date are far from modest. For the past few years, she has modeled in ads for Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch and Target. After high school, she made the right connections, got a recording contract, and made the hit single "Me & U." Her first full album Cassie, released in August 2006, adds to her impressive resume.
"Me & U" quickly made her reputation in the club circuit, on radio and on MTV. At the same time, Cassie's modeling has been getting her noticed, even though now she only poses for music-related promos. With a third album on the horizon and her relationship with Diddy officially confirmed, the future looks bright for this rising pop star.
Cassie BiographyCassandra Ventura was born in New London, Connecticut, in 1986. The daughter of an African American mother and a Filipino father, Cassie attended the preparatory Williams School, located on the Connecticut College campus in her hometown. She began modeling when she was 14, and by the time she was 16, Cassie was modeling for local department stores, Delia's fashion catalog, and Seventeen magazine.
At the same time, Cassie was training as a singer and dancer. Encouragement from producer Rockwilder prompted Cassie to take formal voice lessons. Since her school had a performing arts program, Cassie took some modern ballet, although she wanted to take on more urban dance styles like jazz and hip-hop.
For a while, Cassie's performing had to take a backseat to her homework as long as she was in school. When she finished high school in 2004, she didn't want to go to college like the rest of her peers. Instead, Cassie put her heart into moving to New York City so she could make it in the real world.
cassie records "me & u"Cassie returned to modeling to make money while she pursued music and took some classes at the Broadway Dance Center. Her road to stardom started in the club scene, where producer Ryan Leslie began spotting her at clubs and parties in late 2004. He was charmed by Cassie's personality. She was finally introduced to Leslie by Sean "Diddy" Combs' makeup artist, who had worked with Cassie on one of her modeling photo shoots.
Not long afterward, Cassie approached Ryan Leslie to help her record a song that she wanted to give to her mother as a birthday gift. Leslie put together a duet for the two of them to sing, called "Kiss Me." He was so pleased with the result that he played it for record executive Tommy Mottola, who quickly offered Cassie a management deal. Leslie himself soon signed Cassie to his NextSelection label, and wrote and produced Cassie's first single, "Me & U" in 2005.
cassie in complex magazine"Me & U" became a huge hit on the internet, and went on to be a club hit in Germany, where Cassie later traveled on a promo tour. A video for the song was rushed into production, but withdrawn when it was deemed too risque; the controversy caused still more notoriety online, only heightening interest in Cassie. "Me & U" peaked as the No. 3 download on iTunes, and those sales pushed it to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. A less suggestive, "official" video for the song was released in July 2006.
In the meantime, Sean Combs heard "Me & U" in a club, and Ryan Leslie convinced him to partner his Bad Boy Records with Leslie's own NextSelection imprint for the release of Cassie's debut album, Cassie, in August 2006.
Consequently, Cassie's whirlwind of success in the music world has led to added modeling work. She has appeared in a Mario video, modeled for Missy Elliot's Adidas clothing line, has done a swimsuit spread for Complex magazine, and has even graced Target's billboard in Times Square -- quite an accomplishment for a girl who, not long before, came to New York with nothing but a dream and a high school degree.
cassie is named no. 62 in 2008 top 99In 2007, Cassie appeared in Kanye West's video for "Stronger" in addition to appearing in the film Step Up 2 the Streets, for which she recorded the track "Is It You?"
cassie nude picsIn May of 2009, nude pics of Cassie made their way onto the internet (Has Hollywood not garnered any lessons from Paris Hilton and Vanessa Hudgens yet? We're not complaining). Sadly, those pics are probably the most high-profile um, "modeling" job that Cassie's done to date.
Cassie and DiddyAfter supposed years of fooling around in secret, Cassie and Diddy's relationship was finally made public in September 2012, and soon after their engagement was announced. It seems fitting that the man who helped jump-start her career is now getting exclusive rights to this gorgeous popstar.
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The first batch of blood orange sorbet I ever made was based on a recipe posted on Shauna Ahern's blog, www.glutenfreegirl.com. It was an amazing, bright flavor to have kicking around my mouth in cold, wet January. This blood orange sorbet recipe is a bit simpler, but will still be the surprise you're looking for in that mid-winter slump.–Molly Moon Neitzel
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Tartly sweet or sweetly tart? We can't quite discern which best describes this stunning and simple blood orange sorbet. Not that it matters. What does matter, at least to us, is not just the perfectly balanced taste and the vibrant hue, but the utter versatility of this sorbet. Yes, you can simply scoop it into dishes as dessert or spoon it straight from the freezer container as a midnight nosh. But you can also blitz it with vodka in a blender as a naughty way to get your dose of Vitamin C. And you can divvy it among flutes and top it off with Prosecco as an inspired accompaniment to your morning paper and eggs. Now if you'll excuse us, we've some sorbet to tend to….
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- 1/4 cup cold water
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- 2 cups blood orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed (from about 10 blood oranges)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1. To make the blood orange sorbet, combine the water and sugar in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil, whisking to dissolve the sugar. (If you prefer a not-so-sweet sorbet, you may wish to add just 3/4 cup sugar for starters, then taste and go from there.) Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the blood orange juice and lemon juice. Pour the mixture into a shallow pan or bowl and refrigerate until completely chilled, 1 to 2 hours.
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"I believe what makes me different is that I am not a politician," said Carbaugh, a financial adviser with WestPoint Financial, in an email. "I am a middle-class Fort Wayne native that happens to care a lot about the community I grew up in and continue to live in full time."
Carbaugh said he understands regulations because of his experience with helping businesses in his job as a financial adviser. As a Concordia school board member, he also knows how to balance a budget, he said.
But Moses says his years of experience in business and government make him the only qualified candidate for the job.
"My case would be proven successful experience," Moses said in an interview. "I'm prepared to do this job, and I work hard at it."
If reelected, Moses said he would continue working with both Democrats and Republicans to make sure Fort Wayne gets plenty of attention from state lawmakers as they craft the next two-year budget. He pointed to IPFW and Ivy Tech Northeast as important Fort Wayne institutions that depend on state funding.
Carbaugh said highway and education spending would likely have significant impact on northeast Indiana, adding that if possible, he would support the restoration of some funding that has been cut from public schools over the past two years.
But both candidates agreed that state lawmakers must be cautious about using much of the state's projected surplus, as much of the money already will be tied up in tax rebates and underfunded pensions for state workers.
Each candidate also said he would be open to discussions on state preschool funding but would need to study the issue.
Moses also said he hopes to find common ground with Republican lawmakers on social issues – such as abortion and same-sex marriage – which he said will likely come up more often as the dust settles from recent fights over education and labor reforms.
"The hope is that we can work together on social issues," he said, adding that he believes some lawmakers' proposals would life more difficult for women. "If those debates come up, hopefully we can find some agreement."
Carbaugh said he expects the focus to remain on the economy.
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Morning everyone!
While every life is precious, the news from Oklahoma that the death toll is around 24 rather than the 90+ originally reported is encouraging. Apart from the losses that these families have suffered, it is hard to comprehend how these communities are going to rebuild their physical infrastructure and their lives.
Landrunner - hope all continues to be well with you, your family and friends.
Marco - hope DW is recovered today
CVB - as a Bruins fan, I enjoyed the You Tube clip!
Maureen - yes, the hills are good! Maybe I'll make that my mantra......
Trisha - was the cat dressed for the prom too, or just getting into the mood?
Burg - hope you 'enjoyed' your intervals
Mill Street - I don't have first hand experience of the Brighton Marathon nor do I know anyone who has run it. It has become the 2nd most popular marathon here after London, which is very hard to get into. I would suggest logging into the RW UK site, where you can look at most of the UK events at look at participants comments and ratings. Another popular late spring marathon here is Edinburgh, which is coming up. Also the revived Greater Manchester Marathon is another option. I got my BQ at this last year, although the weather can be challenging - last year it was 35 at the start (and not more than 40 at the finish) with driving rain the whole way and 20 mph winds (last 10 miles right into the wind). Ron Hill, who 'started' last year's race, won Boston in 1970 in what he said were identical conditions. This year's had much better conditions mid-high 40s and overcast, and it is fairly flat, so a good choice for PB and/or BQ.
Good hill session last night and a steady, recovery 7 planned for tonight.
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For almost a year, I'd try to get my baby girl, "Pink", to sit in my lap and read books. She'd grab, flail, scream, and do everything in her power to resist. She loved looking at books by herself, but she did not want to be read to. Of course I was in a panic. How could I check off the reading column on the Good Mom Checklist if my baby refused? Well, like all things, she grew out of the phase and now loves to be read to. I've just learned that she has to hold one book while I read another. I'm loving introducing her to my favorites, and discovering the books she loves too. Of course she has her favorites she wants over and over and over and over and over and over. Here they are…
Once Upon a Time
She gets the big ol' rocking chair, I get the ottoman, and we settle in for some fun-loving story time.
A Final Goodnight Book
"I kiss your sweet neck, it's my favorite place…"
This is my favorite bedtime story, and Pink seems to agree. I tickle each of her body parts as I read, she gets to look at pictures of the animals she loves, and we both say goodnight with big smiles on our faces.
Confidence and a Mother's Love
"You can do it, I know you can…"
This sweet story about a little one being nervous to try something new, then elated when she gives it a try, is a lovely way to build confidence in your baby.
Sensory Magic
"Sheep enjoys a grassy lunch in Scotland."
This Disney Baby book explores different animals, places, and climates, all with great textures for Pink to enjoy while I read.
Try Not to Tear Up
"Now sleep child of mine, while the stars shine above…"
While Pink loves looking at the pictures of animals, I can't help but be overwhelmed by the universal love of a mother for her child.
I Know It by Heart
"No, no, you say. That isn't right. The pigs say 'Oink' all day and night."
Even I don't tire of animal noises when it comes to this sweet, funny poem about the sounds some of Pink's favorite animals make. All of my kids have loved this one — almost as much as I do.
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The private sector life insurer said although the number of policies sold through agency and bancassurance channels are almost same currently, business through the bank route is expected to outstrip that of the agency-based distribution channel in the next two years.
Though our agency channel is growing, the bancassurance channel is growing much faster now, SBI Life Insurance managing director and CEO Atanu Sen told FE.
The insurance company, a joint venture between SBI and BNP Paribas Cardif, had a strong agency model from the beginning and garnered as much as 65% of its retail business from agency channel two year ago. Going forward, if you see in the next two years, it will be the other way around, bancassurance would be 60-65% and agency would be 30-35%, though with a much larger overall base, Sen noted.
According to him, the company is planning to leverage the wide network of the countrys largest lender SBI and its associate banks as selling insurance products through this route is cost effective than the agency model. Today what is happening that the bankassurance channel is gaining traction because SBI and associate banks have nearly 20,000 branches and the potential is huge. We have not been leveraged that to the full extent, he explained.
Agency-based distribution channel for selling products is much costlier for insurance companies due to the cost of training agents as well as infrastructure cost. Moreover, retail agency is much more difficult area to grow because of the attrition of agents.Interestingly, under the new Irda guidelines, an agents commission from the sale of policies will dwindle and they are likely to suffer due to lower commissions from January 1, 2014. Sen said the agents would face a challenge because of this.
SBI Life, however, said it does not foresee any difficulty in doing business in the new regime as it has already got approval for all the products that it wanted to bring in. It has already launched some of the products and would aggressively push other products from January 1.
The company is cutting down its group insurance business to focus more on retail business.
Although the life insurers decision to gradually bring down group business to shed major risks associated with it has already impacted revenue collection, the company said it will go ahead with the plan to boost its bottom line for a healthy growth.
The insurer garnered R622 crore net profit in FY13 and is confident of crossing its profit target of R750 crore for FY14.


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WASHINGTON, DC - Officials from the U.S. Government and the Government of Southern Sudan joined Western Equatoria State authorities and members of the Maridi community to inaugurate the town's first power generation and electricity distribution system. The Maridi community participated during the construction phase of the project by taking part in stakeholder meetings to decide on the type of utility to be built, providing most of the local labor force for construction activities, and utilizing local materials from Maridi.
With a generation capacity of 880 kilowatts, the Maridi plant can serve about 900 customers and already has materials available to initially install 725 service connections. Approximately 21 km of primary and secondary lines have been completed to provide a backbone for future expansion. Potential major consumers of the power include Maridi's local business community and residents, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), small-scale businesses, and traders who operate along the town's main streets and within the market. Other potential customers include schools, medical facilities, and government offices. Electricity in Maridi will enhance security through street lighting, promote economic activity through more flexible hours of trade, and provide convenience to households.
The U.S. Consul General in Juba, Ambassador R. Barrie Walkley, Chief Guest Hon. Anthony Lino Makana, representing H.E Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of Government of Southern Sudan, Governor of Western Equatoria State H.E. Col. Bangasi Bakosoro, and the Government of Southern Sudan Minister for Energy and Mining H.E. Garang Diing Akuong all took part in yesterday's inauguration event.
The Maridi project is implemented by USAID partner, the Louis Berger Group, in partnership with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The project comprises construction of power generation and distribution facilities, customer connections, the establishment of a utility, and the training of utility staff. Training provided in Maridi covered commercial and technical aspects such as meter reading and billing, accounting, linemen skills, and human resource and customer relations, among others.
This is the third electrification project in southern Sudan funded by the American people. The first project, in Yei, was completed in 2008. USAID inaugurated the second electrification project in Kapoeta town in Eastern Equatoria State on February 4, 2011.
USAID funding for the Maridi project, including training and project oversight by USAID implementing partners, will be approximately $3.9 million at completion in September 2011. USAID funding to southern Sudan's energy sector overall since 2005 totals approximately $20 million. The United States is the single largest donor to Sudan, contributing nearly $10 billion in assistance to Sudan and eastern Chad since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005.
For more information on USAID programs in Sudan, please visit www.usaid.gov/sudan.
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Nick Martira
Nick Martira was founded in 1979 and its growth brings the first signs for the great passion: music. He starts his artistic career in 1993 playing in private parties in houses of friends, feeling quickly grow into himself that unique bond that only "those who create music" can feel free. For Nick the music itself becomes a powerful generator of emotions, a great tool that allows humans to smile an d support key events in their lives. The 1997 is an important year as Nick behind the console, through his DJ sets, says that increasingly strong desire to transmit strong emotions towards his young audience, thanks to his music and style differs from the usual, makes it unique, to be appointed by Prince fans. Lover of sound Tribal House and Underground, Nick martyrs during the 1997 exports that style and pace himself, clubs and trendy and cool onenight the local landscape. From Club 73 to VELIERO from MODONOVO to Jimmy'z, passing through the UTB (Art Director) and to arrive at the CABANA VOGUE, his consecration as a deejay music is resident at CLUB 73, all these musical experiences will retain its dj set. In 1997 he became the protagonist of the "Crazy Night", a program on 101 Mhz, which covers trends in fashion and music scene. In 2005, follows the project "HOUSEVOLUTION" a portal where qeb embodies all the initiatives of the group, the production of fashionable and trendy night life of up to become a tangible reality. In 2007 it created the NIMA Label, an independent record label which is on the market through the web portal and the ability to purchase the music artists through the website. From the beginning the young nicks have been many changes that have crossed the musical world, but what for him will not change is the pleasure to interpret consistently their musical style. Currently, Nick and label manager of Nima's Groove.


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TAMPA — Donna Delgado just wasn't healing properly after dental surgery.
There was too much bleeding, too much pain. Her head hurt. She was dizzy. She had nosebleeds and sinus infections.
And with good reason, according to her lawsuit: The surgeon left an inch-long piece of steel in the wound.
Lodged in Delgado's right maxillary sinus, the drill bit burr made the 35-year-old woman miserable for nearly a year as she held down a job and cared for her children, her lawyer said.
She wound up in a hospital, where the medical staff detected the foreign object. She was referred to another hospital for surgery.
"The poor thing," said the lawyer, Anthony Martino. "You don't know how horrible it's been for her."
Reached by phone, the oral surgeon, Ralph Eichstaedt, would not discuss Delgado's treatment or the lawsuit.
"I don't think I have any comment at this time," he said. Nor was there any immediate comment from Dental Health Group, also named in the suit.
Delgado, who declined to be interviewed, first visited the dental office at 1060 W Busch Blvd. in August 2008, according to the suit.
Eichstaedt, who has since stopped practicing there, recommended pulling two decayed teeth, the suit said. Delgado returned two weeks later for the procedure.
Eichstaedt used the burr to separate the teeth and make the extraction easier, Martino said. Somewhere along the line, the burr became detached and lost.
A simple X-ray during a followup visit would have detected the metal piece, Martino said.
Instead, he alleges, Delgado was sent away repeatedly.
A nurse for an insurance company, Delgado had premium dental coverage, he said.
It didn't matter.
"She was discharged, and they said, 'Get over it,' " he said. "When she went back to complain, they kept saying, 'This is normal,' and 'Stop complaining.' "
According to the lawsuit, which asks for unspecified damages and a jury trial, Delgado was experiencing dizziness and numbness on her right side, where the burr was.
Concerned about the numbness, she was taken for emergency treatment at St. Joseph's Hospital on July 13, 2009.
Not knowing about the burr, doctors performed a magnetic scan that caused the object to move inside her head, Martino said.
"She was in excruciating pain," he said, adding that the shifting of the burr could have killed her.
Doctors debated whether it would be safe to remove the object, but Dr. Dennis Agliano, an ear-nose-and-throat specialist, said it must come out.
He removed it on Aug. 27.
Delgado still has not fully recovered from the effects of the incident, which could include nickel poisoning, Martino said.
Times staff writer Erin Sullivan contributed to this report. Marlene Sokol can be reached at (813) 909-4602 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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As it appears Jamal Crawford may end up n NYC, the Pacers r expected to reach out to Memphis about OJ Mayo again.
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MikeWellsNBA Mike Wells
As it appears Jamal Crawford may end up n NYC, the Pacers r expected to reach out to Memphis about OJ Mayo again.
In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!
Hold the Mayo.
I'd live with it, but I'm surprised we still have interest now that we have George Hill and the continued development of Lance Stephenson.
My guess is it will be a redo of the the deal at the deadline that fell through. Josh (S&T) to Memphis for Mayo.
In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!
We may actually see a Mayo for McRoberts swap, thanks only to Marc Gasol's price tag (and drafting Selby). Otherwise, no way Memphis does this.
wow we would be deep at the 1,2 and 3
Wasn't it reported that it is only a matter of time before George Hill is the starting point guard? If so then this makes more sense IMO.
Not a big fan of Mayo, but for the right price (S&T of Josh), why not?
I think Mayo is an undersized 2 though, just like Hill.
Nice inside info we have here....
MikeWellsNBA Mike Wells
The 2 teams could possibly do a sign n trade. The Grizzlies have too many guards and they're interested in free agent Josh McRoberts.
Maybe this is why the Pacers didn't want to sign Josh. They wanted to see if Memphis still had interest in him and would be willing to do a sign-and-trade for Mayo.
Oh god, not again.
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"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
I think I said this may happen 3 days ago lol. I think Wells just steals his info from other reporters lol. I prefer OJ to Jamal Crawford so please let this happen.(but really I almost prefer anyone to Jamal)
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Not a huge Mayo fan, but adding West and Mayo would make for an interesting season as long as the price is right.
I'm hoping this deal goes down. Mayo would nicely fill the role you were hoping Crawford would at a discounted price. If its a home run we have the inside track to resign him, if he's a bust you can easily let him walk because you would have almost nothing invested.
I would rather have Mayo than Crawford. S&T with McRoberts would mean Josh will get 5-6 million as well. Without looking I believe Mayo makes 5.4 this year off the top of my head.
I would like Mayo because he can fit for the future plans and I don't like West because he doesn't fit those plans.
Mayo is better than Crawford. Better all around.
Considering that I've assumed McRoberts would just walk, getting OJ Mayo out of it would be great.
Mayo was pretty decent in the playoffs. Like Granger, he can be good/very good defensively when motivated.
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
Great news! We've stuck Out with our first, second, and third options!
Does the NBA have a version of Moneyball?
By the way I would like to know what would be Mcbob's motivation to help the Pacers?
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
We might want to figure out where Josh wants to go first....
Agreed. I think Hill's a better player though.
I don't know what kind of contract Josh will get, but it can be less than Mayo's in a s&t because we are under the cap. That way we can offer Memphis a little cap relief to sign Gasol. Provided Josh agrees to sign for less than what Mayo makes.


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Deason, the Smalls and other Django Reinhart fans from across the country, Canada and Europe all make the annual pilgrimage to this small seaside village, located on Whidbey Island about an hour north of Seattle. Now in its fourteenth season, DjangoFest Northwest is the premier showcase of gypsy jazz music in North America and one of the genre's top festivals in the world, ranking among Festival Django Reinhardt in Samois-sur-Seine, France-where the revered musician lived-along with others held in Holland, Germany, Sweden and New York.
During the 1930s and 40s, Django Reinhardt and fellow musicians created gypsy jazz in the cafés of Paris. Also known as gypsy swing, gitan swing and hot club, this unique musical style blends Eastern European melodies, Parisian Musette, Spanish Flamenco and American Swing. The genre has experienced a renaissance of late, and devotees-known as "Djangophiles"-migrate to Langley to hear some of its biggest names.
This year, DjangoFest's stellar lineup includes Stochelo Rosenberg of Holland's renowned Rosenberg Trio and his brother, Mozes, who will be joined by Romanian violinist Florin Niculescu. Belgian phenom Tcha Limberger returns for his third year, this time with his trio, while guitarist Gonzalo Bergara and his quartet bring their sweet sounds up from Argentina. They and fifteen other musical acts are set to play eight concerts over the five-day event. The musicians also will take part in seventeen guitar and fiddle workshops, which provide attendees an opportunity to interact with the artists on a more intimate level.
"One of my favorite things about DjangoFest is hearing all of these different languages around the center," says WICA Executive Director Stacie Burgua. "French, Dutch, Spanish ... Although the musicians don't speak the same tongue, as soon as they start playing, they understand each other perfectly."
Meeting musicians from around the world is one of the reasons that, in addition to sponsoring the festival, Spencer Cubage volunteers to escort the performers around town. "My wife and I attended our first DjangoFest in 2004," he says, "and ended up giving one of the musicians a ride to the airport. We've remained good friends, and I've gotten to know a number of others over the years through Nick [Lehr, DjangoFest's brainchild and artistic director]." The couple makes the annual trek from their Texas farm not only to hear these musicians play, but also because of where the festival is held. "Langley is a wonderful place to have [the festival]," states Cubage. "I believe the reason a lot of people return year after year has to do with the whole environment."
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MONTEREY- Highland County officials declared a state of emergency at noon Tuesday (yesterday) in response an extended power outage with no end in sight. Superstorm Sandy's high winds knocked out power to an estimated 90 percent of the county. Except for the sheriff's department, all county offices were closed for as long as the outage lasts.
Sheriff Tim Duff said Mon Power indicated service to Highland would be restored by Thursday night.
"No power and extreme temperatures are the main reasons," emergency services coordinator Harley Gardner said.
"Our elderly population needs care, and at times like these we reach out. It's a matter of having the capability to deal with it." Sheriff Tim Duff said. He said gasoline was on sale at Rexrode's Country Store and Mountain Oasis. No gas was being pumped in Monterey.
Meeting in the county sheriff's office while declaring the disaster were Gardner, Sheriff Tim Duff, county administrator Roberta Lambert and supervisors chair David Blanchard. They issued an initial situation report to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. "Not knowing when the power is coming back on is the situation," Blanchard said.
The county set up heating and comfort stations in the Monterey Firehouse, McDowell Firehouse and Bolar Ruritan.
Duff notified Highland Social Services and VPAS of the emergency. VPAS director Kathryn Coit and local council chair Sharon Hevener were preparing to check on seniors by telephone Sunday afternoon from the sheriff's office.
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative, which serves the county's central and western portions, reported 1,414 Highland members without power Tuesday. Mike Aulgur, SVEC manager of external affairs, said that supplier FirstEnergy gave no indication when service might be restored. He said SVEC was working through its wholesale power provider "to exert some pressure" on FirstEnergy.
With "heavy snows now subsiding, comprehensive damage assessments are continuing." FirstEnergy said in a statement Tuesday evening. "These assessments are a critical component in the ability to dispatch repair crews and determine estimated restoration times." The statement went on to say that "helicopter patrols will be used in West Virginia when flying conditions improve." FirstEnergy subsidiary Mon Power owns the line that extends from West Virginia and feeds power to Highland.
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Hi people,
When I was asked to write some words for the KEEN-blog, I was a little daunted…
First because I don't consider myself a writer, and putting into words what kind of
challenge we got ourselves into is really confronting.
Because who in their right mind is willing to walk 100 kilometer within 30 hours?!?
Clearly…at the moment I said yes to this event I was a mentally unstable.
It is one thing to know it in your own head but quite another thing to see it in writing.
Secondly I couldn't stop thinking about the reaction of most people when I told them
that I have joined the KEEN-team to participate in the Oxfam Novib Trailwalker,
which was as follows: their eyes began to bulge out, a startled expression moved
over their faces and they began to stutter.
What they were trying to say was: "Why would you take on such a massive undertaking?"
But it sounded like: Huh?
I must admit, this reaction was the same as my own primal instinct when I heard of it.
But then I thought this challenge is really something what belongs on my Bucket-list.
Live your life to the fullest or die trying…sadly enough it is truer then what I was hoping for
…hahaha. It will cost me blood (hopefully not so much), sweat (undoubtedly a lot!!!)
and tears (drama is my middle name).
And another reason is that the sentiment of the Oxfam Novib Trailwalker really fits
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By entering the Oxfam Novib Trailwalker we will create opportunities and possibilities for
children to go to school, where they learn and create a better future for themselves and
therefore the community. Even though it is for a serious cause the KEEN-team will find
enough play-time on the route towards the Oxfam Novib Trailwalker, if the children are at school they can play and develop growth together. And I know it sounds corny…but as long as we care enough, they can start to care for themselves and their environment.
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