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Middle of the Forehead Fringe
Hair so shiny and fine like spun gold was cut to a playful, yet feminine and stunning haircut. One of the eye catchers is of course the short and straight but filigree thin fringe. It just reaches to the middle of her forehead and is topped by a whirlwind of fine curls that grow in shape and intensity towards the top.
A grounding contrast to all of that flirtatious movement are the cropped and graduated sides and the neck.
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The New Retirement Normal: The Average American Must Work For Two Extra Years After Death
by Tyler Durden
While Italy is bickering over just how inhumane it is to raise the retirement age by 2 years in a 15 year span (which works out to a whopping 48 days per year) and will likely lead to mass riots and bloodshed in Rome before the idea is ultimately scrapped, things in America's own back yard, the country that now that the EFSF is finished will have no choice but to come to Europe's rescue via the IMF, are looking horrendous to quite horrendous. In fact when it comes to retirement, 80 is, we are sad to say, the new 65, at least according to Wells Fargo. And with average life expectancy in the US peaking at 78.1, it means that the typical American will have to work for an additional 2 years after death to pay for not only not having any retirement savings (thank you Bernanke ZIRP and VIX>30 stock market), but to make sure Europeans have theirs. You think we jest? Nope.
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Figure 1:
General workflow for patient sampling, iTRAQ labeling, and protein quantification. All patient samples are depleted and trypsin digested separately. Each sample is then labeled with a different iTRAQ mass tag whereafter the samples are pooled. The pooled samples are fractionated with strong cation exchange and reverse-phase chromatography and analyzed by quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The resulting Mascot peptide fragmentation spectra (upper spectra image) provide the peptide sequence and the low mass end (highlighted in lower spectra) shows the iTRAQ reporter ion region used for quantification.


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Japanese Labels for GE Foods Will Slow Down Ag Biotech in the USA
(Web Editor's note: The grain industry figure of 50% higher costs for
certified non-GE grain is preposterous. Most grain brokers are charging a
3-10% premium for guaranteed GE-free soybeans or corn shippede from the US
to overseas markets.)
Headline: Japan label plan seen affecting U.S. GM crop output
Wire Service: RTw (Reuters World Report)
Date: Mon, Aug 23, 1999
By Aya Takada
TOKYO, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Japan's decision to require labels on
genetically modified (GM) food may slow expansion of GM crop output in the
U.S., its biggest supplier, as Japanese food makers have begun seeking
non-GM crops to avoid labelling, traders say.
U.S. farmers are becoming cautious about increasing acreage planted
with genetically altered soybeans, amid rising demand for non-GM crops from
Europe and Japan, where consumers are concerned about possible health
hazards of GM foods, they said.
"U.S. farmers are pondering whether they should continue to expand
planting of GM soybeans, as they understand they cannot ignore the needs of
food companies in importing countries," said a soybean trader at a major
Japanese trading house.
"I don't expect the ratio of GM soybeans to total soybean planted
acreage in the U.S. to rise significantly from the current level (of around
50 percent for this year) if demand from food processors for non-GM crops
grows further," he said.
Japan imported 2.45 million tonnes of soybeans in the first half of
1999, of which imports from the U.S. accounted for 2.11 tonnes or 86.2
percent. In the same period Japan imported 9.13 million tonnes of corn, of
which imports from the U.S. accounted for 8.82 million tonnes or 96.5
Hironori Kijima, director-general of the Japan Tofu Association,
expects GM labelling will create annual demand for 300,000 tonnes of non-GM
soybeans from Japanese soybean curd makers.
"We want to avoid the GM label as it could hurt the image of our
products. We plan to switch to non-GM soybeans," Kijima said.
"We will be asked by U.S. farmers and distributors to pay high
premiums for non-GM soybeans. But we have no other option than buying from
the U.S., as there are no other comparative suppliers (in terms of quantity
and quality)," he said.
Nippon Flour Mills Co Ltd, Japan's second-largest flour miller, is
considering shifting to non-GM corn in its production of corn grits. A
company spokesman said it was also considering replacing corn starch with
wheat starch in its flour products.
For corn grits production, Nippon Flour buys 30,000 to 36,000 tonnes
of corn per year, mostly from the United States. It also buys 1,500 to
2,000 tonnes of corn starch a year.
Japanese corn snack maker Tohato Inc, which is now completely
dependent on U.S. corn, plans to switch to corn grits made in France in
order to avoid the GM label.
A Tohato spokesman declined to say how much corn the company uses for
corn snack production. But one trader at a Japanese trading house estimates
Tohato needs 200 tonnes of corn a year.
"That amount is a negligible portion of Japan's total imports of U.S.
corn," the trader said. "But the move (to other foreign suppliers) will be
problematic for the U.S. government, which backs U.S. biotechnology
companies' strategy to expand GM crop output."
Traders said it was too early to say the shift to non-GM crops was a
trend within the Japanese food industry.
"Some food makers are beginning to shift to non-GM crops. But others
are cautious about shifting due to uncertainty about willing consumers will
be to pay extra for non-GM foods, if it's unavoidable for them to pass on
increased procurement costs (to consumers) in higher prices," said a grain
trade house official.
Traders estimate purchasing costs for U.S. corn by Japanese end-users
could rise as much as 50 percent if they seek non-GM crops. As for U.S.
soybeans, purchasing costs by Japanese users are expected to rise by about
30 percent.
Under its food safety guidelines, Japan has approved 22 varieties of
GM crops for import and sale, including soybeans, corn, rapeseed, potatoes,
cotton and tomatoes. The government will impose labelling requirements on
these crops and food products that use them from April 2001, to allow
consumers to make an informed choice.
Food products in which DNA or protein resulting from gene alteration
cannot be detected using current technologies, such as vegetable oil, are
exempt from the labelling requirement.


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Billy Idol Rocks Port Chester, New York, With Big Assist From Guitarist Steve Stevens
More than 30 years into his career, Billy Idol remains the true definition of a rock star. The amazingly youthful 57-year-old rocker brought his live show to the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y., last night (May 31) and shared the spotlight with his longtime guitarist, the virtuosic Steve Stevens.
Idol kicked the night off with 'Ready Steady Go' from his pre-solo punk band Generation X, and right from the get-go he proved he's as vital as ever. From there, Idol and the band went right into the classic 'Dancing With Myself,' another Generation X cut which became a massive hit when Idol re-recorded it as a solo artist.
While Idol played a number of fan favorites throughout the night, it wasn't just a greatest-hits set. He and the band worked in a couple of new songs, one titled 'Love and Glory' and another called 'Ghosts in My Guitar,' along with some deeper album cuts like '(Do Not) Stand in the Shadows' and 'Pumping on Steel.'
Over the course of the evening, Idol handed over the stage to Stevens, a legend in his own right, who showed why he's one of the best and most respected rock guitarists on the planet. In addition to stepping to the forefront during select songs, Stevens was given his own solo showcase in the middle of the set, seamlessly working in Flamenco-infused fretwork with Led Zeppelin riffs.
Of course it was the hits that got the biggest reaction, as Idol peppered in classics like 'Eyes Without a Face,' 'Flesh for Fantasy' and 'Sweet Sixteen' into his nearly 2-hour set, which also featured the rock icon autographing fans' vinyl albums mid-song and tossing signed drumsticks and frisbees into the crowd.
The highlight of the night came with a rousing rendition of 'Rebel Yell' that had everyone singing along and pumping their fists. That was followed by the two-song encore of 'White Wedding' and 'Mony Mony.'
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Summertime fun.
Model mom Heidi Klum was photographed with her four kids – Leni, 10, Henry, 8, Johan, 7, and Lou, 4 – in New York City last week. After visiting the Central Park Zoo, the group stopped for a picnic and popsicle treat.
The mom-of-four shared a photo from the fun family outing via Twitter.
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— Heidi Klum (@heidiklum) July 11, 2014
The German beauty, 41, is currently promoting season 13 of her hit TV show, Project Runway.
On Tuesday, Heidi and her cohost Tim Gunn made an appearance on The Today Show in NYC.
Making it work @projectrunway style with the @todayshow gang and @timgunn! pic.twitter.com/uexXP2KZ3T
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The owner of a funeral home that handled services for Whitney Houston says the home had nothing to do with a photograph that surfaced showing the singer's body in an open casket.
Carolyn Whigham of Whigham Funeral Home and two pastors say they do know who took the photo that ran in the National Enquirer.
They aren't identifying the person and say that's up to the Houston family.
Whigham told a newspaper yesterday that her New Jersey funeral home "had no role in this shameful betrayal."
She was responding to what she says are claims that either she or her employees were involved.
The 48-year-old Houston died Feb. 11 in California.
Whigham says she determined the photo was taken Feb. 17, a day before the funeral.


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Dentons' Zeng leads SunPower project with Apple
A team from Dentons, led by Beijing-based partner Sarah Zeng, advised SunPower and its Chinese partners on their recent collaboration with Apple Inc.
The employees' cyber shield
While there are similarities when it comes to protecting consumer and employee information, knowing some key differences can help in-house counsel institute preventive measures and limit damaging litigation if disaster does strike.
China's credit card market: Getting a foot in the open door
Foreign EPS providers are clearly pleased to learn that China may soon be easing its restrictions, and that they may soon have access to one of the world's largest credit card markets. But they will understandably remain skeptical until they are actually ushered inside.
The future of the intellectual property marketplace
Using this kind of data, Malackowski sees a great future for a traded exchange for intellectual property and sees the concept spreading to regions of the world where IP is treated far differently than it is in the United States.
Even as the economy recovers, law departments are still under pressure to do more with less
As the U.S. economy gradually emerges from recession, the legal job market has been slowly but steadily improving. According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal services sector added a modest 6,300 jobs in the past year, consistent with the gradual recovery in other...
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Nissan's CEO Carlos Ghosn announced today that the company will build an all-electric vehicle in China for the Chinese market with its joint venture partner Nissan-Dongfeng.
The plug-in is due by 2015 and will share many components from Nissan's LEAF, but will be an entirely new "Chinese" vehicle selling under the Venucia brand name.
According to Reuters, the announcement in China came as part of the largest Asian automaker in China's plans to invest 50 billion yuan ($7.8 billion) by the end of 2015, as it accelerates its expansion in the world's largest auto market.
"We see a clear need for cars that are affordable, practical, spacious and zero emission. Nissan is clearly the global leader in zero emission mobility, now with more than 10,100 electric Nissan LEAF vehicles already sold worldwide," said Ghosn of the pending EV. "We are fully prepared to follow the Chinese government direction to promote the adoption of zero emission vehicles. We are ready to produce electric cars locally in China under the Venucia brand."
The "Chinese government direction" by the way also happens to include a policy of strongly encouraging established industrial companies to "partner" with Chinese industry as a condition for access to markets.
"Foreign carmakers wishing to build new plants or add capacity in China's burgeoning car market are being told by the government that if they wish to expand, they must develop a low-cost local car brand," wrote the Financial Times earlier this year.
As it is, Nissan-Dongfeng's first Venucia petrol-powered car is slated for 2012, with the EV following a few years after, as mentioned.
According to the Truth About Cars,
others have reported that a pending Chinese EV subsidy policy likely greased the tracks in favor of the deal Ghosn and company cut.
Under rules yet to be finalized, it appears probable that the imported-from-Japan LEAF would not qualify, but a made-in-China Venucia would.
It is believed at this point that as long as the vehicle is "Chinese" that will suffice even if (or especially if) the technology comes from another country.
The pivotal part of the deal is the intellectual property will be owned by the Chinese joint venture.
This is key, considering the fact that, as Ghosn said, the Dongfeng parent company that Nissan is partnered with has "solid relationships with China's central and local governments."
This is a euphemistic way of saying it is owned by the Chinese government.
As many already know, this is a condition of doing business in China. The country with a population of 1.3 billion represents a marketing goldmine and the government is eager to trade access for industrial knowhow. Is it win-win? We will leave that for the pundits to decide.
And in the mean time, if the smile on Ghosn's face and his enthusiastic words are any indicator, it is pretty certain Nissan thinks it is.
All told, Nissan-Dongfeng intends to be selling 2.3 million vehicles per year by 2015, compared to 1.3 million units last year.
"We used to be extremely dependent on one market … The development of the Chinese market for us is making Nissan less dependent on one region, or one country, or one market," Ghosn said. "We have no restriction, no limit; whatever we are ready to do worldwide, we will do it in China."
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This is the first time that I have bothered you with a question .... so please take the time to give me some good information. I have been an avid Mac user for the past 15 years. I have always used a desktop Mac for my Photoshop work in my studio, and a laptop for "on the road." I currently have a Powerbook G4 laptop and a G4 desktop computer. And it's time to replace the G4 desktop computer. I am using some state of the art Quad core desktop Macs at work, so I know how fast they are. My options are a Mac Pro desktop computer with a 23" Apple display, or a 17" MacBook Pro with a 23" screen. The desktop computer would have two 2.8Ghz Quad Core Intel Xeon chips. The laptop would have one 2.5GHz core duo chip.Which configuration would you choose?Email me at [email protected][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=209619\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
If you don't need the portability, you are paying for something you won't use, AND take disadvantages for it.You give the impression that you actually know what you want and have enough knowledge to decide, and just want to hear what others are doing.I'd say the key thing is to have a good display. And, as for me, I'd want a desktop computer as my main workstation.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=210917\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Is portability your *primary* concern? If not, your choice is obvious -- get the Mac Pro. Your current Powerbook G4 should be fine for very basic location work, and you'll have a screaming fast workstation back at the studio for real photo work.The Macbook Pro is a very nice, powerful, fast laptop -- I'm typing on one now -- but it pales in comparison to the Mac Pro for raw power and speed.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=210962\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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Apple doesn't always tell you the _actual_ limit of the machine, just the "supported configurations".For instance, they don't tell you that the "2GB-only" MacBook Core 2 machines can actually have 3GB (just like the official configurations of the last white iMacs and some of the MacBook Pros). See this page for details. My own 2.16 GHz MacBook is running 3GB quite happily.I'm told (but haven't had opportunity to test yet) that the current MacBook Pros will support up to 8GB. The major stumbling block seems to be the astronomical price of 4GB modules. I suspect the next incarnation of the MBP will officially support 8GB, but that's purely guesswork.[{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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Doug Marrone did what he had to do.
Doug Marrone knows he got his head-coaching job in Buffalo in large part due to the success he had in turning around the Syracuse program. And the player who contributed the most to that success was Marrone's quarterback Ryan Nassib. We all know what happened now: Buffalo general manager Buddy Nix and Marrone (and the 33-year-old offensive coordinator he brought from Syracuse, Nathaniel Hackett, to a lesser extent) studied the quarterbacks in this spring's flawed quarterback market, knowing the Bills would likely pick one high in the draft ... and they chose Florida State's E.J. Manuel over Nassib.
Nix has the final personnel say in the traditional general manager/coach relationship in Buffalo. But I'm also told it wouldn't have mattered who had the last call in picking the quarterback in Buffalo: Nix and Marrone both judged Manuel the best quarterback in the crop. Buffalo traded from No. 8 t in the first round to No. 16, picked Manuel at 16, and stashed an extra second-round pick in the process.
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text: Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Back to releases Friday 03 Feb 2017 npower changes domestic standard energy prices impacting around 50% of customers. First increase since October 2013 Around 50% of customers will NOT see an increase Existing standard customers will be exclusively offered 4 year fixed tariff at 4.8% discount with no exit fee(1) Impact on vulnerable customers delayed until May, PPM customers not affected npower today announced that for the first time since October 2013 it is to increase a typical dual fuel annual energy bill by on average 9.8% or £109. This is made up of an average increase of 4.8% on gas and 15% on electricity (2). The new charges will come into effect on 16th March and will impact approximately 50% (1.4m) of npower's customers. Half (1.4m) will not receive a price increase. This is because npower has a higher percentage of fixed-rate tariff customers than most large suppliers, and because pre-payment customers are not affected. npower is also launching an exclusive four year fixed term tariff for our current standard customers, where the exit fee has been waived in recognition for their loyalty. Today's increase includes a change to npower's standing charge of £55 for electricity, bringing it in-line with the rest of the market. Since npower last raised its prices three years ago, there have been increases in wholesale energy costs and rises in the cost of delivering Government policies, such as smart metering, renewables obligation and the capacity market. This trend is set to continue, with network and policy costs representing an increasing share of domestic electricity bills. To provide certainty around future energy bills, fixed tariffs can provide reassurance for existing and new customers. npower offers a range of fixed products to suit varying customer needs. These range from short and medium term fixed tariffs to the longest fix on the market, which fixes energy prices until 2021, with Super Fix March 2021. Simon Stacey, managing director domestic markets, said: "This is a hugely difficult decision, and we've delayed the date this takes effect until after the coldest months of the year. We've also made sure that our most vulnerable customers won't see any impact until May(3). "npower has some of the most engaged customers of any major supplier - one million of our customers switched to another of our tariffs last year and around half of our customers aren't on a standard variable tariff (SVT). To encourage even more engagement, today we're launching a fixed tariff just for our existing customers who are still on an SVT, that will fix energy prices for the next four years with no exit fees." "npower operates one of the broadest range of support schemes of any supplier, offering the widest and most diverse care programmes for vulnerable customers and those who are struggling with their energy bills. We're already delaying the impact of the increase for vulnerable customers, but anyone who is struggling with their energy bills should contact us straight away to discuss whether they're on the right tariff for their needs, energy saving help and bespoke payment plans." (ENDS) Useful information / Telephone Numbers for customers: npower.com/pricechange npower Energy Efficiency Helpline: 0800 02 22 20 npower Priority Services Team: 0808 172 6999 npower customer services: 0800 073 3000 For further information please contact the npower press office on 0845 070 2807 Notes to Editors Compares npower's Price Fix March 2021 with npower's new Standard electricity and gas charges (effective 16/03/17) on an annual basis. Averaged across the country for a Direct Debit dual fuel customer with a standard single rate meter and typical annual electricity consumption of 3,100 kWh and gas consumption of 12,500kWh. Actual comparison to our Standard charges will vary according to the fuel(s) taken, consumption, meter type and any regional variation in tariff rates. Averaged across all areas and across Receipt of Bill and Monthly Direct Debit payment methods. Based on Ofgem's typical domestic consumption value of 12,500kWhs Gas and 3,100kWhs Electricity for a dual fuel customer. Approximately 80,000 Warm Home discount customers will receive a rebate equivalent to two months of energy use based on Ofgem's Typical Domestic Consumption value of 12,500kWhs Gas and 3,100kWhs Electricity. Share release Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn


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text: bencrush 867 Report post Posted January 3, 2014 http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?showtopic=41532Unlike my previous grip "retirements," I'm still glad I sold 90% of my grip stuff. I had amassed too much of it. I wasn't even using most of it for the final year I was training grip - 2012. There have been several big life changes since I hung up the grippers back in August 2012. I had a life-threatening health "issue" in mid-2013 that (once I was cleared for exercise again) changed my outlook on life, training, and everything I once took for granted. It was this 3-month period when everything was up in the air that I really realized (among other more introspective things) how much I missed going to competitions. Both USAWA and grip comps. It was never about winning. And not only about trying to PR on everything. It's the camaraderie and the challenge of seeing how much you can improve with several months of focused training. A grip contest was really the perfect choice for a comeback contest. I did a USAWA contest in January of 2013. Some of the lifts were heavy-ish (double bodyweight) and I was already showing signs of my later health issues. I am encouraged not to lift heavy anymore. Yes, heavy is relative. But it boils down to not doing stupid stuff like limit one-hand partial deads, 1" vbar lifts, etc. - where the weight being lifted is 150% of bodyweight and higher. I have decided not to train the deadlift and squat (barbell versions, kettlebell versions are fine) for the same reasons. But the majority of grip events are pretty light, relatively speaking, compared to squat, bench, and deadlift training. I still use light kettlebells in my training and have been jogging again. I haven't training steel bending in a very long time, and after the health issues I had, there is absolutely no desire to do that ever again. Bending really used to spike my blood pressure. Especially the way I went about it. Passing out and being "caught" by the tabletop in my garage was a relatively common occurrence when I was training to bend the Red Nail. Sometimes, it's even more interesting to see how much you can improve with very little training. That's where this workout log comes in handy. I am not wasting my time anymore with keeping every single handwritten sheet of paper detailing my countless workouts over the years. This doesn't mean I think tracking my workouts has been useless. It's been very valuable. But keeping the tons of folded-up pieces of paper around the house, in the garage, and in the attic has led my wife to jokingly refer to me as a "hoarder" - like on the TV series. So I'll either throw the paper away after writing it down and then transferring it to this log, or I will just keep track of the training PRs (here in the log) on the way to The Gripday Party contest on April 5th. I didn't have any plans on doing another contest in 2014. I figured I'd do a USAWA contest. Possibly the Grip Champs, which is coming up in February. But for reasons that I won't go into here, I'm skipping that contest. Then I get a Facebook notice of the Gripday Party in Springfield, Missouri - on April 5th, 2014. Once I found out that Josh Dale was going to compete, I knew I had to sign up. It's been way too long since I got to hang out and BS with Josh! I toyed with the idea of not training at all for the contest. That didn't make much sense, of course. But I have so much other stuff going on. Like the other huge life change of 2013... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Chesterfield County, Va., had to win four consecutive elimination games in one day just to qualify for the Pony League World Series, so the players for the East Zone champion are in a familiar and comfortable spot – in the losers' bracket playing elimination games every day.
Chesterfield County won its second elimination game in as many days Monday afternoon when it built an early three-run lead and held off host Washington, 5-2, at Lew Hays Pony Field.
Chesterfield County will play another elimination game today, against either Hilo, Hawaii, or Los Mochis, Mexico, at 3 p.m.
Playing in win-or-go-home scenarios doesn't bother Chesterfield County, and on this day that was a must because Washington played well enough to win. The host team, however, couldn't overcome Chesterfield's three-run second inning and didn't generate a hit until the fifth.
"Nothing bothers these guys," Chesterfield County manager Jack Horner said. "We have a group of kids – seven in all – who have played world series ball before. They were on a team that went to the Mustang series a few years ago. They know what I want from them and they are willing to play until the end. They're hard-nosed kids from good families."
Chesterfield County forged the early 3-0 lead, then saw Washington pull to within 3-2 in the fourth. The East Zone champions tacked on single runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings, and Chesterfield relief pitcher Brad Painter work out of a jam in the sixth to end Washington's final threat.
Chesterfield starting pitcher Patrick Routtsis took a no-hitter into the fifth and struck out six. Painter, who is so solid defensively at shortstop that Horner is somewhat reluctant to use him as a pitcher, threw two shutout innings for a save.
"I felt that was the right move to make at the time," Horner said. "We still have two or three starting pitchers left."
Washington got its first hit of the game in the fifth, when Bobby Proudfit smacked a line-drive single up the middle. An errant pickoff throw moved pinch-runner Brett Shaver to second base, and he scored when Colton Baburich laced a one-out single to left centerfield.
A fielder's choice grounder, Logan DeFillippo's walk and Kyle Steele's perfectly placed groundball over the first-base bag for a single brought home Jared Watson from second base and cut Chesterfield County's lead to 3-2. Steele (5-for-11) won the Voytik Award given annually to Washington's leading hitter in the World Series.
"We couldn't get hits when we needed them," lamented Washington manager Jay Murphy. "We didn't have a hit until the fifth inning, but we were making contact. That's a good team we played, and they made some nice plays defensively."
Ryan Clawson, who capped Chesterfield County's three-run second inning with a two-run double, singled in the bottom of the fifth and scored after a sacrifice bunt, groundout and throwing error to make the score, 4-2.
The East Zone champions made it 5-2 in the sixth as Chandler Riley hit a leadoff double to the fence in right centerfield and scored when Routsis followed with a single.
"When I looked at Washington before the game, I saw a lot of confident faces," Horner said. "I knew they were ready to play. We had to match what they had."
Jared Embert reached on an error and Lane Zook singled to give Washington runners on first and second with no outs in the sixth, but Painter retired the next six batters he faced, including two on strikeouts, to end the game.
Washington had a 1-2 record in three games, playing solid defense (only three errors) in each.
DeFillippo pitched a complete game against Chesterfield, scattering seven hits. In the three games, Washington pitchers issued only five walks.
"We did better than what a lot of people expected," Murphy said. "Some people thought we wouldn't win a game, and some thought we would get crushed in this one. We kept it close, but just couldn't get a timely hit.
"The World Series is filled with quality teams, and we proved that we deserved to be here."
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Community Foundation plans annual Professional Advisors Conference
The Community Foundation of Collier County will host its seventh annual Professional Advisors Conference from 8-11:45 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Hilton Naples.
The conference is open to all professional advisors working in Collier and Lee counties. Presenters and topics will include:
• Laird Lile, Esq., moderating a panel presentation titled "Estate Planning War Stories: Good Times and Bad." Panelists will include Sandra Diamond of Williamson, Diamond & Caton; Gary Zwick of Walter & Haverfield LLP; and Tae Kelley Bronner, Esq.
• Daniel Capes of Dunwody White & Landon PA, presenting "2010 is Almost Here: Federal Estate and Income Tax Developments."
• Gary Zwick, presenting "The Care and Feeding of FLPs and LLCs."
• Christopher Bray of Willow Street Advisors LLC, discussing "Recent Developments in Charitable Planning."
The Community Foundation of Collier County will submit applications for continuing education credit for attendees in the following professional disciplines: CLE (including ethics and Wills, Trusts and Estates Board Certification), CPA-CPE, CTFA and CFP.
The seventh annual Professional Advisors Conference is a public service of the foundation's Professional Advisors Council. The council's mission is to provide education, resources and experience on charitable planning to promote strategic philanthropy in Collier County. Members of the council commit to support the activities and purposes of the Community Foundation, to keep abreast of changes in laws and conditions affecting planned giving, and to seek opportunities to introduce discussion of such
strategies and techniques to clients and colleagues.
Council members complete a thorough application process that requires sponsorship by an existing council member. The Professional Advisors Council proudly counts the following professionals among its membership: Christopher Bray, Dennis Brown, William Burke, Cynthia Carlson, Kevin Carmichael, Jeffrey Erickson, Gregory Holtz, Kim Ciccarelli Kantor, Andrew Krause, William Lange, Lester La, Laird Lile, Jeanette Lombardi, Brian McAvoy, Lisa Merritt, William Myers, Jerry Nichols, Bradley Rigor, William Slepcevich, Robert Stommel, Sharon Treiser, Ellen Vanderburg, Gail Webster, Jennifer Wisnar, Ed Wollman and Joseph Zaks.
U.S. Trust is a Gold Sponsor and Key Private Bank a Silver Sponsor of this year's conference. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Those who are interested in becoming a sponsor should contact Bill Franz at the Community Foundation, 649-5000 or wfranz@ cfcollier.org.
Registration for conference attendees is $50. Seating is limited. Those who would like to attend the seventh annual Professional Advisors Conference should contact Susan Barton by calling the above number or e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Delayed gratification among preschoolers can predict body mass index (BMI) about 30 years later, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in The Journal of Pediatrics.
Tanya R. Schlam, Ph.D., from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, and colleagues assessed whether preschoolers' performance on a delay of gratification task would predict body mass index 30 years later. A cohort of 4-year-olds completed a classic delay of gratification task in the late 1960s and early 1970s. A subset of 164 participants self-reported their height and weight about 30 years later.
The researchers found that delay of gratification task performance accounted for 4 percent of the variance in BMI (P < 0.01), above the variance accounted for by sex alone. A 0.2-point reduction in BMI in adulthood was predicted by each additional minute that a preschooler delayed gratification.
"As we hypothesized, our data show that delaying gratification longer at age 4 is associated with having a lower BMI approximately 30 years later," the authors write. "Although the effect was not particularly large, the presence of any effect three decades later is noteworthy. In addition, given the severity and intractability of the obesity epidemic, accounting for any of the variance in BMI may have practical implications."
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Finding Baseball in Project Gutenberg
The internet is perfect for a lot of things, but there's nothing that the web is more ideal for than as repositories of information. Baseball-Reference, Wikipedia, Memory-Alpha... this is what the internet is all about. Another fantastic resource that most people don't seem to know about is Project Gutenberg.
Project Gutenberg is an organization much like Wikipedia, whose goal is to create free, electronic copies of any and all books they are legally allowed to (technically, the project looks to "digitize, archive, and distribute cultural works", which, in practice, tends to mean public-domain books). For twenty years, volunteers have read through books like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or A Tale of Two Cities or the Encyclopedia of Needlework and turned them into easy-to-download text files for all to read and save. It really is a fantastic idea, and the project now boasts over 33,000 books that can be downloaded in many different formats (and over 100,000 books through its partners).
Looking through some of the baseball-related books currently at Project Gutenberg, I came across this gem. It's available from the Library of Congress and so isn't too hard to find on the web, but I never would have known about it if it wasn't for PG.
The book is called "Baseball ABC" and is a children's book from 1885. It is filled with wonderful illustrations to go along with the alphabet rhyme. I've reproduced the text of the book below. You can find the full book, including all illustrations (as well as different downloadable formats, including Kindle) here. Reading this book just made my day. From Edward "marking the bound" to "G" standing for "Go!" and not, you know, "Glove", it gives you a great glimpse into what baseball was like 125 years ago. The illustrations are terrific, too, from Muff at third to William and Zeno standing around. I think you'll enjoy looking going through it all.
A stands for ARTHUR, a boy fond of fun,
B stands for BALL, for BAT, and for BASE.
T stands for THIRD-BASE, looked after by James.
And if "Baseball ABC" isn't your thing, you can also use the different search features to find some interesting excerpts you may have never seen before. For example, did you know the word "baseball" appears only once in Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary (hint: it's in the entry for "Monday")? Or how about this famous passage from Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?
...Their practice in the field was the most fantastic thing I ever saw. Being ball-proof, they never skipped out of the way, but stood still and took the result; when a Bessemer was at the bat and a ball hit him, it would bound a hundred and fifty yards sometimes. And when a man was running, and threw himself on his stomach to slide to his base, it was like an iron-clad coming into port. At first I appointed men of no rank to act as umpires, but I had to discontinue that. These people were no easier to please than other nines.
If you enjoy books of any kind, I think you'll enjoy looking through Project Gutenberg. The baseball selection is fair (there's only so many turn-of-the-century Zane Grey books you can read), but it's a terrific resource for much more than that. And if you're looking to search the full text of the books for a hidden gem, you may want to try something like this.
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'Prairie Jam' country music festival makes Winnipeg debut in August
WINNIPEG – The Zac Brown Band will headline a one-day country music festival at Investors Group Field in August.
The Prairie Jam Music Festival will take over the Bombers' home field Aug. 10.
Gates will open at 2 p.m. and performances start at 2:30 p.m. The day-long music festival will feature the three-time Grammy winners the Zac Brown Band, Walk Off the Earth, Thompson Square, Kira Isabella, Beverley Mahood, Small Town Pistols and Trevor Panczak.
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Following a tradition that dates back to the beginning of the last century, thousands of Hasidic pilgrims made their way to this small Ukrainian city lying halfway between Kiev and Odessa, to visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav at Rosh Hashanah.
Uman today looks like a typical post-Sovietera city. The square in the center of town still has a huge statue of Lenin, alongside of which dozens of private entrepreneurs sell produce or consumer products brought over the border from Poland.
On the outskirts of Uman, factories, smokestacks and rows of gray Soviet-style apartment buildings are piled next to old, little cottages.
If it were not for the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav and the thousands of Jews who have come to his grave wearing their best black hats and caftans, there would be nothing to distinguish Uman from the hundreds of other small Ukrainian cities.
Born in 1772, Rabbi Nachman became famous for his teachings and mystical interpretations of Jewish texts.
A great-grandson of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism, Rabbi Nachman emerged as one of the leading figures of the burgeoning Hasidic movement.
Suffering from tuberculosis, Rabbi Nachman moved to Uman to be near the mass grave of the Jews of Uman, who were forced to choose between conversion or death during the Chmielnicki revolt and massacres of 1648-49.
According to his wishes, when he died, Rabbi Nachman was buried amid the 20,000 martyrs of the Haidamak persecutions in the 18th century, which were more limited in scope than the Chmielnicki massacres, but even more terrible in their cruelty.
On his death bed, he promised his followers that he would personally intercede on behalf of anyone who visited him, saying that he would lift them out of hell by their peyos (earlocks).
Since then, his followers have returned to Uman every year on Rosh Hashanah to pray, sing and dance at his grave. He remains the only leader, or rebbe, that the Bratslav Hasidim have ever had.
After the Russian Revolution, the Communist government tried to stop the gatherings by forbidding Jews from Poland to enter the country and by closing in 1937 the last synagogue in the city, turning it into a metalworks factory.
During World War II, Uman and its graveyard became the scene of intensive fighting between the Soviet and German armies.
Returning to the site after the war, the Jews of Uman discovered the cemetery had been devastated and the gravesite had been demolished by a hand grenade.
After the war, the Soviet government announced plans to build housing units on the site.
The sole remaining Bratslav Hasid living in Uman, a convert to Judaism named Reb Daniel, quickly bought the land. The precise site of the grave was found, and Reb Daniel built a house near it.
The wall of the house was placed flush against the grave with a window above it to prevent extensions and insure that nothing else would ever be built over the site, thus protecting the sanctity of the grave.
Before he left for Israel, Reb Daniel sold the house to Yakob, a now-elderly Ukrainian who still lives there today.
Though the site was preserved, the grave remained off limits to Jews.
It was not until 1988 that the Soviet government, then experiencing the first awakenings of perestroika, allowed the first group of 250 Jews to visit the grave.
Since then, the number of Jews visiting the site has grown every year. About 4,000 Jewish pilgrims were expected for this Rosh Hashanah.
Air Ukraine added extra flights on its Kiev-New York route for what is known as "Uman week," and dozens of charters came in from Israel.
Visiting Jews seemingly took over Uman for the week, turning it upside down, but providing an incredible boost to the local economy.
A local organizing committee, which had been here since the beginning of the summer, rented out dozens of apartments in the housing complex that overlooks the grave to accommodate all the visitors.
Local banks set up mobile currency-exchange centers in parked cars near the gravesite, while hundreds of locals were selling souvenirs or trinkets of all sorts to the tourists.
Many local residents were able to make the equivalent of several months' salary during the course of the week.
The main kitchen had over 100 Israelis as well as 20 Ukrainians working there preparing kosher meals. In contrast to past years, most of the food was not flown in from Israel but came from Ukraine.
A shochet, or ritual slaughterer, had been slaughtering meat for a month in advance.
Perhaps most impressively, an entire synagogue — the first to be built in Ukraine since before the Bolshevik Revolution — was put up in just 3 1/2 weeks by a local contracting company working overtime.
In addition, several mikvahs, or ritual baths, were built and were operating during the week.
The pilgrimage to Uman has become such a central event for Bratslav Hasidim that a small international uproar broke out when Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk agreed earlier this year to a request from then-Israeli President Chaim Herzog to transfer the remains of Rabbi Nachman to Israel.
Both the Israeli and Ukrainian presidents, who thought they would be doing the Hasidim a favor, were besieged by protests from the group, which insisted that the remains stay put in Uman.
Chaim Blum, an American living in Israel, has come to Uman for the past two years. "Reb Nachman said to come here to Uman to visit him on Rosh Hashanah, so Jews have always come, no matter what the difficulties. It is often difficult to do but it is important," said Blum.
For Itzhak Goluboy, a smiling, blond, 13-year-old Jewish boy living in Uman, the event takes on another significance.
For a week, instead of being a tiny community of 50 Jews, Uman is transformed into a thriving Jewish city. Said Goluboy: "When I came by the grave and saw so many Jews in Uman, I got very excited."


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I have gotten some 'orders' from a couple co-workers at my office to make them some Valentine's cupcakes for their spouses. I am soo excited! But one of the ladies asked if I would be able to make hers a day early, as she is going to be away from the office when I would be bringing them in...
I am making a scratch chocolate cupcake recipe and I was hoping you could give me your opinion/suggestions. I was going to perhaps just make her 12 cupcakes a day early (because even though I will have made some BC, I know it will last in the fridge) but I was wondering if I would be ok just making hers a day early, and then making the rest the next night...? Or would that be a potential disaster? Would I just be better off making all of the cupcakes, and keeping the extras in an air tight container for a day in my fridge to ice them the following night? Instead of keeping batter in my fridge for a day??
Sorry for me going on and on!
Any help is appreciated!
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Thomas is frustrated with the Giants' 0-6 win-loss record, but wonders why his teammates aren't as fed up.
"I think some are," Thomas told the New York Daily News. "I think some don't care."
Thomas didn't name names, but said teammates aren't taking the mounting losses hard enough.
"Yeah, everybody's different," Thomas said. "Some people can lose a game and go about their day very easily. Others can't sleep that night. I'm one of those guys. I got home at 4:30, probably didn't go to sleep until about 6. I was just laying in bed.
"When you're 0-6 it's everything. It's the coaches. It's the players. It's team harmony. All that effort, —-, that don't matter. We're professionals. That comes naturally. It's the game we're paid for. But right now our jobs are on the line so we better bring the effort. The coaches better coach hard. They better put us in better situations. The players have to make plays. That's how we're looking at it. That's how it's going to be around here."
What does Giants coach Tom Coughlin think about how the players are reacting?
"If they're not, they're not smart enough to figure it out," Coughlin said. "I think the majority of the guys in the room are very much aware and frustrated."
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SOUTH BEACH, Fla. - As the party on South Beach came to an end Monday, the measure of the weekend's success depends on who's doing the measuring.
Police and volunteers, called Goodwill Ambassadors, said the smaller turnout meant fewer problems and fewer arrests.
"Just the way we planned it. Very successful," said Goodwill Ambassador Edward Harris.
Samuel Santibanez, an employee at Budget Rent-A-Car, said out-of-towners kept him busy.
"Business has been good," he said.
But some tourists said the increased police presence drove away crowds and took away some of the fun.
"They're all over the place. Every aisle you turn, every corner, they're there," said visitor Sasha Forges.
Some restaurant owners on Ocean Drive said thinned-out crowds meant less business.
"We were expecting a big crowd. Instead it was extremely quiet," said Paolo Moschini, the manager at Bellini Italian Bistro.
Hotspots for locals, like Oliver's Bistro on West Avenue, were left with empty tables as well.
"We do 450 to 500 people every Sunday when the local people are around. However, yesterday, surprisingly, it was 220 people, which was unusual for us," said manager Hasan Senyurt.
Oliver's remained open and drew a good crowd Monday. But a few restaurants closed down altogether, like Giotto's Pizza on West Avenue and Toni's Sushi Bar on Washington Avenue.
Still, for many people visiting from out of town, no matter the crowd size, the palm trees and the neon haven't lost their luster yet.
"I like the drinks on the beach. You can't do that at home," said Nel Normil, a visitor from Boston.
"Oh yeah, I'm coming back. There's no place like Miami," said Houson native Jonas Porter.
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Love is a rainbow mirrored in the sky
Its free, its beautiful and tells no lies
A gleaming reflection
Upon the still of a pond
The dewy mist on a freshly cut lawn
Love is a sanctuary for our innermost fears
A tiny capsule to hold all of our tears
A symbol of beauty, rare to be found
Its strength and convictions
Knows no bounds
Love is the touch of our first newborn
So soft, so delicate, so easy to adore
An unconditional consenting of souls
An awareness, a spirit, unique to its own
Love soothes and heals though cannot be bought
An eternal commitment so widely sought
Love is a truth and blossoms for few
A necessity of life, a uniting of hearts
A palette so stunning, so beautiful and new
Love is how I feel for you.
Copyright © Lynn Marie | Year Posted 2006
This pledge that l,Ntando, make today serves
as my guideline that I shall follow
happily, ungrudgingly and tirelessly
for the sake of our love life.
Indeed l am well aware of the fact that
the beauty of this pledge does not only lie
in word alone but in action as well.
For that reason in every season
I shall show steadfast commitment
to the implementation of this pledge
with a great deal of astuteness.
I therefore commit myself to be your
devoted and delivering husband for
all the years l shall live with you
on this earth.
I shall treat you with the love and care
you deserve as my wife.
Indeed l shall treat you with
the distinction and dignity
that is befitting of the queen of my heart.
That body, that bone, that breath
shall be my mine to treasure,
for sure;
a dearness to promote and protect
for dear life…and love!
I shall stand by and with you in all the
situations of our life.
If the situation demands that we sail,
sail we shall together.
If the situation demands that we
climb we shall together.
I know very well what l am getting into:
I am getting into a marriage that is
overflowing with blessings.
This marriage- with our mutual
will stand the test of time.
I know very well what I am getting into:
I am getting into a relationship that
brims over with a transforming power
of love.
This marriage-with our
mutual commitment –
will transform naivety into maturity
troubles into challenges
pretence into practice
pride into progress
bachelorship into companionship.
I pledge to be your steward and partner
for all times.
I shall value the consultations
and decisions that we make as
husband and wife.
As head of the family I shall do nothing
to derail our love train for anything else
least of all for personal and selfish reasons.
Now and forever
I am your lawful and loving husband…
This pledge that l, Nothando, make today serves
as my guideline that I shall follow
happily, ungrudgingly and tirelessly
for the sake of our love life.
Indeed I am well aware of the fact that
the beauty of this pledge does not only
lie in pronouncements but in practice
as well.
For this reason every season
I shall demonstrate untiring love
and loyalty to you;
a love and a loyalty that is a living
embodiment of our marriage vows.
I therefore commit myself to be your
honouring, supportive and loving wife
for all the years l shall live with you.
I shall treat you with the love and care
that you deserve as my husband.
Indeed I shall treat you with
the dignity and nobility that is befitting
of the king of my heart.
On my mind it is always fresh
that I am the flesh of your flesh.
Green or grown
I am the bone of your bone.
I know very well what I am getting into:
I am getting into a relationship that
elevates me into a kingdom of wifehood.
I shall endevour to put my family first
with all the rights, obligations
and privileges that come with wifehood.
I shall endevour to wipe off and ward off
loneliness and lostness from our relationship,
seeking nothing but your companionship;
banking on your stewardship,
sinking together any hardship.
Since you are mine
I shall not do anything else to undermine
our relationship for personal
or egotistical
Now and forever
I am your lawful and loving wife…
Copyright © Ndaba Sibanda | Year Posted 2012
I choose you,because of all the love you give me.
You are my sun when i'm cold.
You are my air when I can't breathe.
You are the one I share my dreams with.
You are the one I can always count on.
Through good times and bad times.
You're the one and only thing that makes me happy when i'm sad.
Hold me tight,like you do your pillow at night.
Why did you take so long to come into my life.
I always hoped and prayed that there would come a day.
When I would find that special love,then you came my way.
To be held by your loving enbrace,that's all i'll ever need.
I do not hunger,I do not fear when you are near.
From that day to now,I finally realized how good life can be.
Because you care,but most of all because you love me.
I pray you understand and know these words I have said to you are true.
Because you are my life and one day i'll make you my wife.
That's why I choose you,To be the one I love,respect and honor.
Copyright © Jeffrey Faulk | Year Posted 2007
Wedding Night in Raqqa
Cyclonic violet vision
Etheral and immortal
She swirls her sand baked torso.
Evoking the initial collision of primordial seed,
Swathed in gossamer purple veils,
Writhing to the stomping and clapping
Of jeweled ankles
And henna stained hands.
The tribes have united for my wedding to their son.
I ,foreign and naive, swoon to the power
Of ancient rhythm and verse,
Ripe, fertile gestures,
Pregnant with throbbing pulses
And scattered beats of flailing arms,
Bleating tongues, spinning robes.
A cacophony of incessant chant rose from the dancing women,
Growning louder, feverish in their pleasure
And the nearness of release.
I join in the dancing.
They swath me in voiles and lead me to the center
I dance, and I succumb to my wedding night in Raqqa.
Copyright © Brenda Atry | Year Posted 2011
Grab hold! You're on the threshold of
A wedding on this day of love!
A splendid life made just for two -
A life for soul mates just like you.
A day for Valentines to say
Forever vows! You're on your way.
But even if joy fills your heart,
From now on, you must do your part. . .
For things of value are not free.
You must be working constantly
At doing all the things you know
Are vital for your love to grow.
Your wedded bliss is up to you.
There's more to it than just "I do."
Grab hold! You're on the threshold of
A splendid life. Fate's brought you love!
Written 9/12/2012 and revised 1/28/2016 for the contest of Mystic Rose
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2012
Love is a secret . . . Keep it
Love is a rose . . . Grow with it
Love is a mystery . . . Unfold it
Love is an adventure . . . Chance it
Love is beauty . . . Pamper it
Love is a song . . . Sing it
Love is a struggle . . . Deal with it
Love is sorrowful . . . Mourn with it
Love is a book . . . Renew it
Love is a fire inside . . . Never let it die
Copyright © Amanda Gough | Year Posted 2007
May your married life be fruitful
and full of color,
And may your life together
be forever entwined,
like ivy on a wall.
Copyright © jacque lee | Year Posted 2007
The day the earth stood still,
bells suspended in the tower,
chimes froze in vacant space,
nullified the hour.
Her veil like spider web,
stiff with Winter frost,
hung upon the mannequin head,
poignant and lost.
His buttonhole carnation,
a bullet wound lapel,
blood red with cautious dying,
in the dresser fell.
And all the best laid plans
unravel seam by seam,
faint echoes in an empty church,
never more to dream.
Copyright © Tony Bush | Year Posted 2005
-to reach out your hand
and capture a star,
-to gaze upon your face
and touch your heart from afar
-to dance with your soul
across the pages of life,
-to taste the vision's of goal
with the look in your eyes
-to share one's laughter
hearing my song of spheres
-to see the lights beckon above
and never blink those painful years
-to dream of the moon
in a bed made of gold,
this circle of life,can never grow old
-to breathe for myself,and breathe for you
from hopes of yesterday and the promise of tomorrow
-to sleep in comfort beneath your wings
in space in time of our love overflowing
-to inhale your spirit ,and feel your heartbeat
the moment of oneness,for this beauty could only wish...
A piece of paradise for you and me
It is meant to be,
My eternity.
Copyright © K.M.S.O. | Year Posted 2006
I do promise to always to true
I do give my heart and soul to you
Together we will always be
And face whatever will be
I take you for better or worse
You fill this need in me for which I thirst
I take you for rich or poor
And each day I only love you more
In sickness and health
For with you I have all my wealth
To love and honor all the days of my life
This I pledge to you this day as I become your wife
Copyright © Louise Riveiro - Mitchell | Year Posted 2007
The simultaneous effect
of two glances
across the last remaining
distance between them
when first they met
when they are apart
Each carrying within
the beat
of the other's heart
Copyright © Gerry Mattia | Year Posted 2009
How can I hear you when you're not here
How can I feel your kiss and whisper in my ear
Your arms enfold me when I'm sad
And stir passions within me I never knew I had
I promise to honor, cherish, and comfort you
I give my heart and spirit now and forever to only you
And here before all united we will be
Loneliness gone forever for you and me
… I Awoke to A Classical, Pearl Ensemble
A String Quartet' Upon My Pillow
Your Bass, Echoed – like an Ocean-Rumble
'… I Love You …' Plucked the Polished Mellow-Cello'
and the Flawless Violins and The Viola – Flow
Rushed to my Wavy Shore – Aglow
Displayed and Spilled, like a Whirlpool- Vibrato …
… Your Cultured Concert, left me … Staccato'
… I Awoke to A Classical, Pearl Ensemble
A String Quartet' Upon My Pillow
and as Each Iridescent Drop, Solo-Sheen-Tumbled
… My Own Heartstrings, did Crescendo... Maestro
Copyright © MoonBee Canady | Year Posted 2009
From this day I give to you
A lifetime to see your dreams all come true
To be your friend, companion and more
To love you till my life is no more
I give you an end to your loneliness
And fill your heart with happiness
Together a lifetime we will see
A love story written just for you and me
You've always been there for me
Right from the start.
Everything you do
Comes straight from the heart.
When I think of you
My heart fills with love.
And this feeling my dear
Is what life is made of.
You've given me passion, love,
And total bliss.
And all it took
Was just one kiss.
I knew from the moment
I first lay eyes on you
That a life without you in it
Would just never do.
I am honored that you chose me
To be your wedded wife,
And by your side I'll stay
For the rest of my life.
I Love You
Copyright © Christi George | Year Posted 2005
From this day I give to you
A lifetime to see your dreams all come true
To be your friend, companion and more
To love you till my life is no more
I give you an end to your loneliness
And fill your heart with happiness
Together a lifetime we will see
A love story written just for you and me
You are where I belong
You are the melody I feel in every song
It seems as if I have been waiting a lifetime for love
Tell me is that what you've been thinking of
In my past relationships I use to rebel
When I see you I know you are my angel
Sent from the brightest of stars
Trust me I know who you are
That was differently heaven sent
So the love I have for you please don't resent
Remember you filled my empty heart
When it was torn apart
You made my life whole
I love you from the depths of my soul
You are the part that completes my day
You are the words that I don't say
You are the only one I adore
I could ask for nothing more
You gave my life that needed spark
When I am lost in the dark
You are my shinning light
Without you in my life it doesn't feel right
When your lips touch mine there is a sweetness I've never known
I know I am where I belong, in your heart now that is home
"The best way to love is to love like you have never been hurt."
Jeffrey L Lee
Copyright © Jeffrey Lee | Year Posted 2010
I opened my eyes and you were there
I cried for the first time, you still were
I looked up at you as I crawled on the floor
So happy you were, running through the door
I stood up on my feet and followed your footsteps
Innocently smiling, you watched as I made my first steps
We both grew older and started the fights
Still we'd play and laugh on hot summer nights
And on dark freezing winter days,
I'd fall asleep in your warm embrace
A real best friend I've found in you
Like a mother's love; so sweet, so true
How lucky I was, life seemed so fair
Smothered with tremendous love and care
You taught me how love can be unconditional
You showed me such love was real, not fictional
You showed me how in two bodies one soul can dwell
And what it meant to be a sister's protective shell
Sharing my life with you has been a great pleasure
Our sisterhood will remain my truly greatest treasure
You've now become a beautiful bride
And I look at you with indescribable pride
I wish you a lifetime full of love and delight
I wish to always see your smile shining so bright
Copyright © Sarah M. | Year Posted 2010
I was just trying to remember the past
trying to remember the good people
and the bad people,
that i came across on my way,
i want you to know
that you are among the good people
that left a good trace in my life,
once again i just want to say thank you
for passing through my life,
is so short but is wonderful
i want you here forever.
Copyright © VICTOR BUN | Year Posted 2012
Your face,
Made a fake smile, (you said)
I love you,
I need you,
I want you just for a while,
You told me,
That I made you smile,
All the things you said to me,
Are just words now,
How can we love,
When you love me for yourself,
(This Aint Love)
Chorus: 2x
What are we doin,
If this love ain't real,
What is this feeling,
That I feel,
I'm broken in emotion,
I'm broken in love, (you said)
I need you,
I want you
You're the only one,
I'm thinkin of, (so tell me)
How can we love,
When there's always someone else,
(This Aint Love)
Chorus 2x
How can we love,
When there's always someone else,
How can we make up,
When you only love me for yourself,
verse #3:
You got me imprisoned,
Inside your heart,
When kissed
I felt, Like we,
Would never be apart,
chorus 2x
Copyright © Anthony Scandrick II | Year Posted 2012
A canopy of future dreams awaits
Two mothers and two fathers
Pray for veiled bride and groom
A Jewish wedding in a Kimo style
Breaking the glass - tradition -
...Immorality - STOP !!!
For Dr Ram's Contest "Wedding is one of the special events in marriage"
Kimo - was invented in Israel.
Copyright © iolanda Scripca | Year Posted 2011
Momma knows her girl ain't crazy,
Still hearing those wedding vows,
It never ceases to amaze me,
What she's going through even now,
While cryingly she goes on...sharing mommas loving hand,
She's cried a month of Sundays,
Felt the slamming door,
Hoping maybe someday,
Love is evermore,
In the rising and setting suns...of having a good man,
She's been tried by the Devil,
Felt the upperhand,
Been so dissheveled,
Trying to understand,
Now her life must go on...without that wedding band,
She's cried a month of Sundays,
For the man she knew before,
Hoping maybe someway,
Love is evermore,
Now her life must go on making new plans.
She's been walked on a bit,
And still has those crying fits,
O-O-O-O-Oh! Lord!
Even I can read her lips,
Now an ex-wife must be strong, trying to understand,
How her life must go on, without that wedding band,
She has mommas loving hand.
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She's been walked on a bit,
And still has those crying fits,
O-O-O-O-Oh! Lord!
Even I can read her lips!
How an ex-wife must be strong, trying to understand,
How her life must go on, without that wedding band,
She has mommas loving hand.
I wrote this when my sister was going through her divorce. I have this one on a CD.
Copyright © Lawrence Ingle | Year Posted 2008
Every moment I can't see your face;
These are the days and nights when I miss you.
I ask that you stay for always,
On sunny days and when it rains too.
If I speak to another pretty dame,
She's not the flame inside that grows.
In my heart you will remain;
This one thing I'd like you to know.
©2013 Honestly JT
For Skat -Love's "Under 10" Poetry Contest
Copyright © Honestly J.T. | Year Posted 2013
Look at you, you have found my heart
With love I stare into your eyes
With passion I devise
I can not part with you or can not stop the things I have started
So I raise my hands to embrace you and you alone
Look I walk by your side and I found my self crying
With your hands so soft with gentleness
With your smile so beautiful with carefulness
I do notice life with you without sighing
So I raise my hands to embrace you and you alone
Without a fear of losing you, you are in my visions
With beautiful roses by your side
I love you more than twelve times
Without doubt I do love you, I care for you and you alone
So do not walk away
Please lets talk about things anyway
With feelings of letting you go is make me ache in the heart
Do not stop believing my passion has fallen apart
So I raise my hands to embrace you and you alone
Look I want us to grow old with each other through years of journeys
With hope of sharing life of fulfillment that gives us memories
With this I hope to give all of my faith and I hope it is not to late
I Look into your eyes with such full life because you have been my life date
So I raise my hands to embrace you and you alone
And you alone
So I raise my hands to embrace you
you alone
Copyright © Reynaldo Mast | Year Posted 2013
As I sip on aged Cognac
swirling in circular sadness,
contained within cup made
of broken stained glass memories,
I witness.
Witnessing Cloud 9's silhouette
surround this glued enigma.
Lionel Ritchie was the rock for this moment's bliss.
"Truly in love,
Emanating across cathedral uncertainty,
breaking its glass.
This was a celebration of priceless Silver.
A currency only earned by the Philanthropists of Love.
Creating justifiable fantasies
with attainable dreams.
It was amor, maintained.
While I sip on Cognac's remnants,
mixed with retina's loneliness,
with smile craving soul-pack solution,
I exhale.
In "Deep Sigh" Symphony: No. 9.
With my ventricle chambers
kissing subconscious on forehead,
in preparation for dream come true.
Because one day,
that will
© Drake J. Eszes
Copyright © Drake Eszes | Year Posted 2011
Sometimes things are up,
And sometimes they are down,
Sometimes black is white,
And sometimes it is brown.
All the rivers flowing,
Back to the sacred sea,
All the monkeys climbing,
Up the very same tree.
You think you know a lot,
Think you know it all,
But the autumn leaves are falling,
At the north wind's lonely call.
The thinking of the meaning,
The reasons lost and gone,
At last the place is ready,
A vacant holy throne.
The emptiness that fill you,
Fills you from inside,
Is the treasure you are holding,
The bridegroom's holy bride.
And now the north wind's blowing,
Blowing down the Way,
And now we sit here waiting,
For the bridegroom's wedding day.
more at http://labyrinthoflies.com
Copyright © ness tillson | Year Posted 2013
In a wintry-like night,
When I go beyond my life
And moments of being motionless,
I lie down beside,
Drinking tea with my wife,
Just to get rid of Idleness!
Copyright © Bassam Aljasem | Year Posted 2005
Your love is
quite sensational –
Your laughter tastes
like spring-time rain
Your tears smell
like sweet lemon flower petals
Your voice looks
Your heart sounds
like exquisite violin and harp concertos
And your eyes!
Your eyes feel
like early autumn sunset's amber-gold lengthening glow
Oh, my love, your love
is entirely, completely,
Copyright © Rev. Rebecca Guile Hudson | Year Posted 2007
I cherish your tenderness brought into my life
My heart sings with the rhythm of your voice
No one is better for the position called "wife"
You're the best qualified, I have no choice
Searching the dictionary for love, is the wrong way to go
I found the definition with you as my source
It said "All's fair in love and war
There is always a puddle on path with a course"
Sleeping is good but this is what dreams are for
Though if our love was a dream, I shall never wake
By seizing the moment with my soul to take
Our hearts shall never need mending,
As long as we're together they should never break
I couldn't ask God for anything more
Till death do us part I ALWAYS ADORE
Copyright © Darian Brown | Year Posted 2011
Schooldays sweethearts, they grew through their teens
Enjoying life together living their young scenes
He knew there would be a day to complete their task
He went down on one knee, he'd a question to ask
My darling Elaine will you please marry me
I want to be with you for all eternity
Their day arrives inside the church he awaits
A silver Rolls Royce arrives at the gates
Out steps a lassie in splendid bridal gown
Sparkling in white with her diamond tiara crown
The music plays as she walks down the aisle
So gorgeous and radiant as we await her smile
She lifts her veil as she faces her husband to be
As we await their vows for the whole church to see
The words we have waited for are beautifully said
I do to each other as now they are wed
The reception awaits and the cutting off the cake
As they share a kiss remembering their first date
Copyright © James Fraser | Year Posted 2010


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Dawson's Creek alum Katie Holmes picked up her daughter Suri on Tuesday (December 11) from her New York City, N.Y. school. The pair were bundled up in their puffy winter coats to keep warm.
Suri munched on a candy cane as she said farewell to her school friends before heading home with her mama.
Sounds like the Kennedy's actress will be sans her daughter over Christmas.
The 6-year old's papa, Rock of Ages star Tom Cruise, told People that he plans to spend the holidays with all three of his kids including his two children – Bella, 20, Connor, 17 – from his first marriage to Nicole Kidman.
"We have got lots of very special things planned [for the holidays]," Cruise shared. "We are all going to be together. I am looking forward to it."


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Honda does the impossible, welds steel and aluminum together
I know that materials science is not the most dynamic and exciting of news sometimes, so let me cut right to the chase.
Being able to combine the strength of steel and the light weight of aluminum means your car will handle better, burn less gas, and generally kick more ass.
Interested? Here's how it works.
The problem has been that while you could spot weld steel and aluminum together with some success, getting a long, continuous weld was impossible. Steel and aluminum have far different melting points: Essentially it was like trying to weld a Peep to a chunk of granite.
Honda licked this engineering challenge by essentially applying pressure instead of heat. That way, the aluminum doesn't melt, and forms a strong bond with the steel. It turned out to be dirt cheap and easy to do, too.
So, how does this make your car better? Well, the subframes in your car are lighter but just as strong, which means, first of all, less gas. Secondly, it lets Honda change the mounting point for the suspension, picking a part of the chassis that's more rigid, increasing the dynamic performance.
In short, when you get a new car, thanks to Honda, it'll make your old one look like an even bigger junker than it already is.
Honda Develops New Welding Technique [Honda Official Site]


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Kenji Johjima is enough of a mystery in the United States that he was two weeks into his free-agent tour before American media outlets began spelling his surname correctly. Somewhere between Fukuoka and Seattle, the "h" in the middle accidentally took a hike.
Now that Johjima is signed, spelled and delivered -- having agreed to terms on a three-year, $16.5 million deal with the Mariners -- here's a mini-primer on baseball's newest Japanese import:
Johjima is 29 years old and comes from the Japanese coastal town of Sasebo, located between Fukuoka and Nagasaki on the map. He's married with two children and is a "country boy" at heart, in the words of agent Alan Nero. After baseball, Johjima's second-favorite pursuit is fishing.


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Inquiry into Savita Halappanavar's Death Already Tainted
A step by step, detailed timeline of the events leading up to Savita Halappanavar's death, presented by her husband and others with her at the time.
Investigations have been launched into the death of Savita Halappanavar, the Indian woman who died in Ireland after having a miscarriage. Already, there are suggestions of tampering, given revelations that hospital records have been edited to delete her multiple requests for an abortion.
Now, her husband has provided his own timeline of events to the Irish Times, and his story is told in heartbreaking detail, especially in the hours prior to Savita's death.
October 27th
On Saturday things worsen and Savita's heart, liver and kidney start to fail. There is talk of putting her on dialysis as she goes into multi-organ failure.
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"The doctor asked me to come into his office and he had a chat with me. He said that he thought I should tell people – her folks and family – that she is very, very ill." He goes to the hospital chapel to pray. At about midnight, a nurse comes to find him. "While we were walking the corridor she took my hand and asked me, 'Are you okay to be next to Savita during her last few minutes? I think we are losing her'.
"I felt everything was just numb. It was the end of the world. Then I walked in and there was a big team around her. They were trying to pump her heart. The minute the doctor saw me, she came and held my hand and said, 'You know what's happening?' I said yes. She said: 'We are losing her. She is dying'."
October 28th
At nine minutes past 1am, Savita dies.
Savita's husband, Praveen, has expressed concern that the inquiry into his wife's death will be mishandled, especially after news broke that the requests for an abortion had been found missing from the hospital reports. He had refused to allow the hospital to use her records in the investigation, saying he had no faith in their inquiry.
The investigation is expected to conclude before Christmas.


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MotoGP 07 is an officially licensed MotoGP title and will feature riders, bikes, teams and tracks from the 2007 season. Players will be able to compete in a full season, create a customised season, or select a one-off race on your own or against a friend.
Although offering a strict racing simulation for those with the required skills, a number of customisable riding aids will make the game accessible to players of all skill levels. AI racers can also be tweaked to offer more or less of a challenge.
The game includes 100 trials, each available at three difficulty settings, offering players the chance to hone their skills. Events include slalom challenges and time trials.
MotoGP 07 is scheduled for release in the autumn and Capcom promises to release more information in the coming months.


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Sugar WaxingQ: Is sugar waxing an efficient hair removal method? How does it work and does it hurt?
A: When done by an experienced operator, sugar waxing, or sugaring is a very effective, natural way of hair removal, giving results that last as much as six to eight weeks.
It has two variations - a gel and a paste formulation. Both are made with natural ingredients like sugar, water and lemon juice, but they are applied and removed in different ways.
The paste applied to the hair in the direction opposite the way the hair grows. Then once it dries it is flicked off in the direction of the hair growth, taking the hairs with it.
The gel is applied like traditional wax, and is applied in the direction the hair grows, then removed in the opposite direction.
The benefits are that an experienced operator can do the process very quickly using the paste, and both the paste and gel are water-soluble so they wash off very easily and cleanly.
The negatives are that the operators who actually use the authentic sugaring formulas are rare. Many so-called "sugaring" techniques are done using a blended formula that uses a wax base is truly no different than traditional waxing.
It is also imperative that the salon follows all sanitary guidelines and safe practices. This means never using the same application stick twice (dipping it into the container after applying on you), always having fresh linen or paper on the working surface, and wearing gloves at all times. For full safety and sanitation guidelines for spas in your area, check with the local Secretary of State's website under licensing.
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Wed 4th Mar 2009 6:00amSurf Smooth's Okaloosa Pier Surf Report
At 6 am there is some 1 ft building wind chop. Not rideable yet. Winds are currently ENE at 10 mph but will become SE 10-15 mph later. Surf will build slightly later today. Look for building waves and warmer temperatures towards the weekend.
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