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Heart-rending funerals have been held for two six-year-old boys, as America begins to say farewell to the 20 children slain in a school shooting that sparked calls for new gun laws.
The first burials, held under raw, wet skies overnight, were of a pair of boys among those shot in Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut. Later today, the first of the girls, also aged six, is to be laid to rest.
In all, on Friday, the gunman slaughtered 20 children aged between six and seven, six adults working at the school and his own mother, before turning one of his arsenal of high-powered firearms on himself.
The family of one boy, Jack Pinto, gathered at a funeral home in a century-old building in the centre of the Connecticut town. Some 20 children of different ages came, along with about two dozen adults.
Jack Wellman, an eighth-grader who helped coach wrestling at the school, said fellow school wrestlers placed their sports medals in the coffin of Jack, a keen wrestler.
"He was an excellent kid," Wellman said afterwards.
Another participant came out in shock. "I just cannot describe it, it was sad. The message was just comforting," she said. "Our hearts are heavy."
All the schools in this prosperous and picturesque dormitory town were shut until at least Tuesday and the blood-spattered elementary school itself will remain a closed crime scene indefinitely, authorities said.
"Healing is still going on," Newtown police Lieutenant George Sinko said.
In the nearby town of Ridgefield, reports of a suspicious person prompted the brief lockdown and deployment of police Monday at all schools, indicating the jitters in the United States in the wake of the killings.
For Newtown, a quiet suburban community where the 20-year-old killer lived with his well-off mother, the start of funerals was hardly likely to settle the nightmare of what happened last Friday.
But the crime, in which the murderer carried a high-powered, military style rifle and two handguns, may have spurred change in the political landscape regarding rules on weapons ownership.
In an indication of how widely the shock has been felt, the Senate held a moment's silence in Washington.
On Sunday, President Barack Obama joined a vigil in Newtown and pledged to work for an end to mass shootings, which have now become a regular event in the United States -- with half-a-dozen massacres since Obama took office.
"These tragedies must end," Obama said, appearing to commit himself to a push for reform in his second White House term, possibly by urging the restoration of a federal ban on assault weapons like the one used in Newtown.
Earlier, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California promised to introduce a bill to ban assault weapons on the very first day of the next Congress, January 3.
And on Monday, Senator Joe Lieberman called for a broad commission that could bring opponents on the issue together to discuss curbing gun deaths.
Each year, more than 31,000 Americans die from gunshots, most of them self-inflicted, but more than 11,000 in homicides -- five times as many as the death toll for US troops during an entire decade of conflict in Afghanistan.
But with gun ownership protected by the US constitution and firearms deeply ingrained in American culture, attempts to restrict access have long been seen as a vote-losing proposition.
Bit by bit, the full picture of the horror and heroism in the school, where the deranged shooter, Adam Lanza, sprayed bullets into two rooms, was starting to emerge.
The husband of Dawn Hochsprung, the slain school principal, said she had told others around her to hide. Then she "and at least one other teacher went out and actually tried to subdue the killer."
"I don't know where that comes from. Dawn was 5'2," he said.
"Dawn put herself in jeopardy and I have been angry about that, angry -- until just now, when I met two women that she told to go under shelter while she actually confronted the gunman."
One of the teachers, Janet Balmer, told CNN how the moment she heard gunshots she followed the lockdown routine that they'd recently practiced, then tried to act in front of her five-year-old charges as if all was well.
"We sat in the cubby away from the door so no one could see us, read them a story and talked to them," she said.
After agonising minutes, police knocked at the door and told the children to leave -- and "cover their eyes" to avoid being exposed to the gore.
"At five, covering your eyes and walking isn't so easy. I just had them, you know, look towards the wall," Balmer said.
No information about a possible motive, or whether Lanza had any diagnosed mental condition, has emerged. He is believed to have first shot his mother in their house before going to the school.


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Eve was the first Woman (and second human) on the earth. She was created in the Garden of Eden by God to be a companion of Adam. God decided that "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."
"So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man." Genesis 2:21, 22
God then told Adam and Eve that they could have anything in the Garden of Eden that they wanted, but that they could not eat from the Tree of Knowledge or they would surely die.
Fall Into Sin
A serpent told Eve that she would not die if she ate from the tree, but that she would have knowledge of all things. Eve was tempted and so she took a bite of the fruit. She then gave it to Adam, and he ate also. Their eyes were then opened and they knew that they were naked so they went among the trees of the Garden and hid from God. When God asked them why they were hiding and they replied that they were naked, God knew that they had disobeyed Him and eaten from the Tree of Knowledge. He did not kill them but punished them.
To Eve He gave pain in Childbirth and submission to the husband. "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."
To Adam He gave a life of hard work. "By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground,".
God then expelled them from the Garden of Eden to live a life of hardship and pain, only to end when death came. He then sealed the Garden with a Cherubim and a flaming sword.

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As I'm printing out my printable coupons today, I can't help but wonder, why does it print only 3 on a page? Couldn't it squish them together to print 4 per page to save paper, and get rid of the annoying space that currently needs to be cut out in between each coupon? LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE A CHANGE! Even better, please tell me that in the not-so-distant future, we will be able to just scan a single barcode on our phones to access the coupons we have saved, and not have to print them out anymore. LOL!
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Mark Nichols has taken over from Paras Anand on the F&C European growth and income fund.
Nichols replaces Anand who left to become head of pan-European equities at Fidelity Worldwide Investments.
Anand's shock departure was announced in September last year, and marked the end of a four year career at F&C Investments, having joined in 2007.
He managed a number of funds at F&C and was replaced on the European Assets trust by Sam Cosh.
Anand is to manage the UK and continental European equity portfolio management teams at Fidelity and will report to chief investment officer Dominic Rossi.


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Thousands protest Parliament's suspension
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Published Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:45PM EST
Thousands of Canadians used their Saturday to demonstrate against the Conservative government's decision to postpone the winter session of Parliament.
In Ottawa, a crowd estimated in the thousands gathered in front of Parliament to hear speeches from the NDP's Jack Layton and Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.
"I have heard your message, you have said loud and clear: you do not want Parliament to shut down when a prime minister is facing questions that he must answer," said Ignatieff.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper requested that Parliament be prorogued as opposition parties pressed the Conservatives in December on the Afghan prisoner abuse issue.
Ignatieff accused Harper of playing to apathy and cynicism -- a gamble which will harm the Conservatives' political fortunes.
"He had no idea that you would be here today," Ignatieff said, referring to Harper.
Ignatieff stressed that the show of protest was a good sign for Canadian democracy, and that the demonstrations are important, "because you're defending an absolutely fundamental principle of our democracy."
The NDP's Layton said that people need their government to work on their behalf, and to push for climate change legislation and positive economic policies
"I get the impression that you'd like your representatives to work on your behalf starting tomorrow," said Layton.
Harper has said that the pause is needed so his government can revamp its economic policies.
Right across the country, rallies were held.
In Toronto, thousands people gathered at Yonge-Dundas square for a rally in the city's downtown, police said. Some estimates put the crowd at 3,000 while others put the crowd at as high as 7,000.
Many in the crowd clutched placards and chanted slogans, including "the people, united, will never be defeated."
In Halifax, hundreds gathered near the province's legislature and shouted slogans against the government. Speakers included Liberal MP Geoff Regan and ex-provincial NDP leader Robert Chisholm.
Some of the demonstrators carried signs that read "Stand Up to Harper." Those signs also had the NDP logo on them.
In Edmonton, about 250 people braved icy temperatures and mixed political activism with humour.
Many of them chanted "Yes to perogies, no to prorogation!"
Others in the crowd were more serious about their participation.
"I came to Canada to escape dictatorship," said Pakistani immigrant Massoud Hasson, 66.
Exceeded expectations
Ottawa rally organizer Jesse Root said the demonstrations exceeded estimates in many cities.
"I think it's no doubt that it was a success today," he told CTV News Channel Saturday afternoon.
"The people who were there were of all ages, all political stripes, all backgrounds," he said.
"The turnout was really representative of the power of this movement and the diversity of the movement."
Root added that since Parliament was prorogued, more than 30 bills have been left in parliamentary purgatory. He also said that the Tories have been forced to change their talking points in order to deflect criticism over the postponement.
"We've seen the Conservatives' excuse change over the last three weeks as we've seen this movement grow."
The protests began with a Facebook group that has now attracted upwards of 210,000 members.
The pause also coincides with next month's Olympics, with some critics complaining that the government is muting criticism as the world comes to Vancouver. Parliament will resume again in early March.
Organizer Jonathan Allen said the protests are a reaction against what many feel is an abuse of power by Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government.
The protests are being billed as non-partisan events, Allen added.
"We've got Conservative supporters working within the groups as well, because they don't like the precedent that is being set, and they don't like the fact that this is the second prorogation in the course of a year."
Parliament was also suspended in December 2008, in response to an opposition plan that aimed to dethrone the Conservatives.
"We bestow upon the government the authority to govern, but we do not bestow upon them the authority to abuse their constitutional privileges," said Allen.
He said protests will also take place in major cities in other countries.
"These are concerned expatriate Canadians that are not happy with the fact that the government has decided to prorogue Parliament for partisan purposes, as opposed to the good of the state."
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text: This WVU team is full of surprises By Dave Hickman February 14, 2013 Story Share MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Bob Huggins sat down late Wednesday night in the media room at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas, looking for all the world like a man who, well, needed to sit down.He did, of course. Need to take a load off, that is.His West Virginia basketball team had just completed yet another of the wild swings it has made routinely this season, this time crashing to earth in the form of a 20-point loss at Baylor to abruptly end what had been the Mountaineers' most promising run of the season, a three-game winning streak in league play.Keep in mind that two-dozen games into this season - and 1,001 games into his career - not much surprises Huggins about the game. He's pretty much seen it all.This team? Well, now that's a different story.This team of his, the one that will be hard-pressed not to become just the third one with a losing record in Huggins' 31-year career, can surprise anyone. So Huggins was asked if, in light of that winning streak and the perceived improvements his team was making, it surprised him to see an 80-60 loss to a Baylor team that is good, but quite frankly nothing special."Yeah,'' he said after giving the question due consideration. "Yeah, it does.''Then, though, there was an even longer pause while Huggins seemed to reconsider. He started to say as much, then stopped short"You know, it does and it ..." Huggins started, not really finishing the thought, but making it fairly obvious that he doesn't know what the hell is going on with this team sometimes. That's the most frustrating thing for Huggins. He knows exactly what problems West Virginia has on the floor, whether it be guarding or shooting or taking care of the ball or whatever else might be the malady of the day. (At Baylor it was all of the above, by the way.)He knows how to fix them, too. Shoot, nothing this team does on the floor is anything new. These guys haven't invented new mistakes. Huggins has fixed them before and he will fix them again.But he might not fix them this year because of far and away the most frustrating aspect of this team. He can easily identify the mistakes and shortcomings, and after three decades he can almost routinely correct them. But he can't correct them with this team because unlike all his others - all of them, mind you, every single one - this collection just refuses to learn and adapt.For instance: "You can't say 'Pass the ball' more than I do in practice every day, and we don't pass the ball,'' Huggins said, shaking his head. "Our most consistent shooter has been Eron Harris and we come down 3-on-1 and throw it to a guy who hasn't made a shot."Why? Why do you do that? I don't know.'' OK, so perhaps on the flip side it was just a bit of a glitch. That's possible, right? Show me a team that hasn't had a meltdown at some point during the season. There are maybe five of them out there."I don't think it's a confidence breaker. It's a bump in the road,'' sophomore guard Jabarie Hinds said. "We got blown out. It's not the end of the world. We've got another game on Saturday. We just have to bounce back.''"It's not easy, but you have to move on to the next day,'' Harris said. "You try to fix the problems, but it's in the past now.''True, but there have been too many of these meltdowns to pretend that this one was an aberration. This is a team that still hasn't beaten anyone in the Big 12 worth a nickel, and everyone that's not (WVU is 5-0 against the three teams below it in the standings and 0-6 against those above).The hope was that beating up on a compacted string of those bottom teams might give the Mountaineers confidence to face the better ones, who make up the rest of the schedule after Saturday's home game with Texas Tech.Going out and losing by 20 can't help that. "I don't think it undid it, but it just lets us know that we have to stay focused,'' Harris said. "We have to move on to the next game.''And what that might bring? Well your guess might be as good as any, including Huggins."I don't know,'' Huggins said. "I don't profess to know.''Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or email@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Parole board seeks report on Lavigne for possible release from prison 3 SBA board OKs canceling Logan's construction management contract 4 Chuck McGill: Barry Switzer takes a special interest in former George Washington star 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken GW still has eyes on swimming sweep Previous Story Former Stonewall, WVU star Easley dead at 55 Next Story


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Scientists have engineered a microchip coated with blood vessel cells to learn more about the conditions under which nanoparticles accumulate in the plaque-filled arteries of patients with atherosclerosis – the underlying cause of myocardial infarction and stroke.
In the research, microchips were coated with a thin layer of endothelial cells, which make up the interior surface of blood vessels. In healthy blood vessels, endothelial cells act as a barrier to keep foreign objects out of the bloodstream. However, at sites prone to atherosclerosis, the endothelial barrier breaks down, allowing things to move in and out of arteries that shouldn't.
In a new study, nanoparticles were able to cross the endothelial cell layer on the microchip under conditions that mimic the permeable layer in atherosclerosis. The results on the microfluidic device correlated well with nanoparticle accumulation in the arteries of an animal model with atherosclerosis, demonstrating the device's capability to help screen nanoparticles and optimize their design.
"It's a simple model – a microchip, not cell culture dish – which means that a simple endothelialized microchip with microelectrodes can show some important predictions of what's happening in a large animal model," said YongTae (Tony) Kim, an assistant professor in bioengineering in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
This work represents a multidisciplinary effort of researchers that are collaborating within the Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The team includes researchers at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam, Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan, the Boston University School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School.
"This is a wonderful example of developing a novel nanotechnology approach to address an important medical problem," says Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT, who is renowned for his work in tissue engineering and drug delivery.
Kim and Langer teamed up with researchers from the Icahn school in New York – Mark Lobatto, co-lead author works in the laboratories of Willem Mulder, an expert in cardiovascular nanomedicine, and Zahi Fayad, the director of Mount Sinai's Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute.
The researchers hope that their microchip can accelerate the nanomedicine development process by better predicting therapeutic nanoparticles' performance in larger animal models, such as rabbits. Such a complementary in vitro model would save time and money and require fewer animals.
Few nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Kim says. The entire process of developing one nanomedicine platform can take 15 years to go from idea to synthesis to testing in vitro to testing in vivo to approval.
"That's a frustrating process," Kim states. "Often what works in cell culture dishes doesn't work in animal models."
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HARI SREENIVASAN: President Obama announced his nominees today to run two key financial regulatory agencies. He tapped Mary Jo White to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. She's a former federal prosecutor in New York with a long record of prosecuting financial fraud and other white-collar crimes.
MARY JO WHITE, Securities and Exchange Commission: If confirmed by the Senate, I look forward to committing all of my energies to working with my fellow commissioners and the extremely dedicated and talented men and women of the staff of the SEC to fulfill the agency's mission to protect investors, and to ensure the strength, efficiency, and the transparency of our capital markets.
HARI SREENIVASAN: The president renominated Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The former Ohio attorney general has held that position for the last year, but his temporary appointment will expire in December.
RICHARD CORDRAY, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: We understand that our mission is to stand on the side of consumers, our mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters, and see that they're treated fairly.
For more than a year, we have been focused on making consumer finance markets work better for the American people. We approach this work with open minds, open ears, and great determination.
HARI SREENIVASAN: The president initially used a recess appointment to put Cordray in the job to get around Senate Republican opposition.
Senate leaders agreed today on a plan to limit the use of filibusters, at least somewhat. The new limits will reduce how many times filibusters may be used, and restrict the time spent debating bills and nominations. Some Democrats wanted to go much further, saying minority Republicans have abused the filibuster. Republicans said that's because they're frequently blocked from trying to amend bills.
Millions of Americans from the Midwest to New England endured another bitter day of cold temperatures, as an arctic cold wave refused to let go. Hardy skiers in New Hampshire braved subzero wind chills that extended from Upstate New York to northern New England. And several Midwestern states had to shovel out from lake-effect snow. Some of the most severely affected were on Staten Island, N.Y. People who've had no heat since Hurricane Sandy last October spent the night in tents with propane heaters.
Britain, the Netherlands and Germany are warning their citizens to get out of Benghazi, Libya. The alert today cited an imminent threat to Westerners in the city. There were no specifics, and the U.S. Embassy in Libya said it had nothing pointing to threats against Americans. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans died last September when Islamist militants attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
North Korea declared today it will conduct a third nuclear test, defying newly expanded U.N. sanctions. The announcement came two days after the U.N. Security Council condemned the North for a long-range rocket test last month. In response, the North's top governing body, the National Defense Commission, issued this statement on state TV:
MAN: We do not deny that a variety of satellites and long-range rockets will be launched, one after another, and a nuclear test of a higher level, which will be carried out by it in the upcoming all-out action. And a new phase of the anti-U.S. struggle that has lasted century after century will target the U.S., the sworn enemy of the Korean people.
HARI SREENIVASAN: There was no word on when or where the next rocket launch or a nuclear test would take place. In Washington, a White House spokesman said the North Korean statement was — quote — "needlessly provocative."
In Syria, fighting raged around the outskirts of Damascus, as rebels pressed to cut a key road from the capital city to its main airport. Government planes and artillery also blasted rebel positions in a suburb to the southwest. It's near a key military air base and government ministries. Meanwhile, President Bashar al-Assad was seen publicly for the first time in two weeks. State TV showed him attending a religious ceremony honoring the Prophet Mohammed's birthday.
An American who helped plan the deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison. David Headley scouted out the targets for Islamist militants from Pakistan. The assault killed more than 160 people, including six Americans. Headley could have gotten life in prison, but federal prosecutors in Chicago asked for a more lenient sentence, citing his cooperation.
The United Nations opened a special investigation today into drone warfare. It will focus on civilian casualties resulting from strikes aimed at suspected terror cells. Under President Obama, the CIA has stepped up drone attacks, especially in Pakistan. Britain and Israel also use the unmanned aircraft. The U.N. report is due in October.
In economic news, first-time claims for unemployment benefits hit a five-year low last week. If that trend continues, it could signal a better job market. And on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 46 points to close at, 13825. But the Nasdaq fell 23 points to close at, 3130.


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New music review: The Last Ship, Sting (Cherrytree/ Interscope/ A&M Records/ Universal Music Canada)
For his first full album of original material in a decade, Sting cherry-picks from 40 songs about the demise of Newcastle's shipbuilding industry, which he hopes to present as a Broadway musical next year. Most surprisingly, the man whose solo work has so often proved difficult to love seems more than up to the task.
Even out of their narrative context, many of the song-stories resonate easily and the best of them are even poignant. But the robust melodies are the real draw: mixing Celtic instrumentation and show-tune structures, most of them quickly latch onto your memory.
His unrelenting use of a Geordie accent might cause a few eyes to roll, but on the whole, Sting finally seems to have the wind at his back.
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So first, let's get past the most obvious logical inconsistency in the effort by some Athens-Clarke County commissioners to exert influence over the Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Foundation, the primary instrument for attracting new businesses and industries to Athens-Clarke County and for retaining and assisting existing businesses and industries.
In fairness, the county government (read "taxpayers") does provide the foundation with $150,000 annually. Clearly, then, the government should have some influence on the foundation. And, it does, insofar as the mayor and the mayor pro-tem have seats at the table.
However, during the commission's Thursday meeting, some of the commissioners now prodding the foundation for more effective work may have left much of the community wondering about the need for any increased government oversight. No less than three of the commissioners who spoke Thursday took pains to call EDF board members "good people," and, in one case, to express gratitude that "citizens of that caliber" are serving.
Which, of course, begs the question: If the board already comprises a group of good, high-caliber citizens (many, incidentally, with considerable business and corporate experience), why consider potentially inserting additional commissioners into the group?
To put it bluntly: What expertise would any group of commissioners bring to the EDF board table that's not already there? On that point, Commissioner Ed Robinson's comments at Thursday's session should guide the commission's thinking. Robinson suggested, quite correctly, that a board charged with bringing new business and industry into the community ought to be loaded up not with politicians, but with people who've actually started and operated businesses.
On a related note, consider Commissioner Alice Kinman's observation Thursday that having even a few commissioners on the 15-member EDF board wouldn't give the commission -- or at least, those commissioners interested in becoming more directly involved with economic development -- any dominance over EDF activities.
Again, a question is begged: If placing even a few commissioners on the EDF board won't dramatically influence the board's direction, why do it?
To her credit, Kinman suggested Thursday that "by commission representation, I mean the citizens of Athens-Clarke County being represented on that board."
On its face, that seems a reasonable argument, but it's fair to wonder if, in fact, it's possible to represent all citizens of Athens-Clarke County on matters of economic development. For instance, it's possible that a majority of Athens-Clarke residents would welcome news that a major industry (particularly a high-tech, low-impact facility with good-paying jobs) was considering the county as a potential location for a manufacturing facility. There could, however, be those in the community with concerns about potential environmental problems, and those who live near any proposed plant site would have concerns about traffic and other adverse impacts.
Who, then, would be the primary concern of commissioners sitting on the board? Would their copncern be with those who have problems with the potential new industry, or would they take a broader view of its favorable economic impact?
Obviously, commissioners should be vitally interested in the EDF -- and they're certainly free to attend EDF meetings and talk with EDF members as they choose.
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TAMPA — Drivers who try to solicit a prostitute or buy drugs from behind the wheel could have to pay $500 to get their cars out of the city's impound lot under an ordinance that Thursday won the initial approval of the City Council.
Nearly a dozen civic leaders from neighborhoods in or near East Tampa, Seminole Heights and Ybor City urged the council to pass the ordinance.
They described finding used syringes in their yards, picking up used condoms and rubber gloves in gutters and seeing streetwalkers dropped off within 10 yards of children waiting at school bus stops.
"We have a serious problem in East Tampa when it comes to prostitution and drugs that are being funneled through that area," said Essie Sims Jr., chairman of the East Tampa Partnership, an association of 15 neighborhood groups. "We want to help clean up our community the best we can."
The city passed a similar law in 1997, championed by then-City Council member and current Mayor Bob Buckhorn.
"I think it was probably the most effective tool we've ever had to deal with street-level prostitution," Buckhorn said this week.
But similar ordinances from around Florida have faced years of legal challenges, with cases from South Florida going to the Florida Supreme Court twice.
Along the way, the city repealed its original ordinance, which still faces a legal challenge of its own, and has since rewritten parts of it to put it on more solid legal ground.
The city currently impounds vehicles when their drivers are arrested for patronizing a hooker, but the cars are released once the owner pays towing and storage costs that are typically less than $150.
Under the new ordinance, the owner also would have to pay $500 to get the car.
Owners who didn't realize a non-owner was going to use the car to pick up a prostitute or buy drugs could get it back without having to pay the $500. After that driver's first arrest, however, owners would lose the ability to claim they didn't know the driver might use the car for those crimes.
Council members approved the ordinance 6-1, with Mary Mulhern voting no. She said she sympathizes with neighborhoods, but the struggling economy means many families have only one car, and an increasing number live out of them.
That makes it a bad time to deprive an entire family the use of a car, unless they have the $500 fee, because of the actions of one member, she said.
"I just don't think we should be punishing individuals who have nothing to do with the crime," she said.
But proponents say the law effectively targets the clients who create the demand for the streetwalkers roaming their neighborhoods.
"We've got to send a message that this is not a victimless crime," Buckhorn said. "The neighbors and the neighborhoods around these areas of high-traffic prostitution are the victims in this."
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Discussion in 'The National Football League' started by Playoffs, Nov 15, 2013.
NFL will look at making QBs safer
Games without good QBs are hardly worth watching. Fine to consider additional options to protect them.
Hmmm. Last week Peyton Manning gets hit and b*tched and moaned about it like a QB, or should I say HE, should be untouchable..........
...........days later the NFL, having heard poor Sweet Polly's cries of distress, is off to the rescue.
An NFL game is hardly worth watching unless there is a good QB? Disagree.
Screw that.. they're protected enough. Injuries are a part of football and since this is the most "injured QB" season in 15 years with all the added protection that they've already been given since then that tells me it's just a anomaly.
And how do you propose that they add additional options to protect them? You already can't hit them high or hit them low.. so now you can't hit them at all? Or can hit them high or low regardless of what posture they're in? If you do that all a QB has to do is jump up and get his legs up in the air or bring his head down.. Then it's welcome to the NBA (Which used to be my favorite sport way back when).. The National Flopball League.
You can add all the rules you want, it's not going to stop people from getting hurt. The only thing that's going to stop that is if you put flags on everybody and as soon as that happens, I'll stop watching. Hell if they keep jacking with the rules at the rate they are I might stop watching.
.. on the road to becoming the Flag Football League.
just the usual primadonnas getting their way.
Stuff evolves over time. Perhaps the reason very mobile QBs are in vogue now is a reaction to QB injuries. Perhaps the days of the immobile pocket QB are over. Let the game evolve naturally, because it can on it's own.
Its not evolving naturally , it evolves every time a big name gets hurt.
Brady , Cushing , Peyton .... all had rules changed in recent years cause they got hurt.
Injuries are a part of the game ... even in basketball , whats suppose to be a non contact sport .... injuries happen.
They have changed the game so much and to the advantage of the offense , it really puts teams without those big name QB's in a bind. Teams use to be able to compensate for a poor passing game with good defense and running the ball well.
Now .... you don't have that option.
Don't like it, stop watching and stop going to the games. Thats the only thing that will do any good.
That wont do any good either .... cause when I give up my tickets , the next guy will pick them up.
That's what might happen when you try to run the ball. In other news, looks like the NFL is fitting league QBs with skirts and dresses.
This hit just changed the outcome of a game...
Was a hit & recovered fumble, but called an illegal "high" hit on the (short)QB.
What other options? Can't hit them low. Can't hit them high. Can't even have your hand barely brush their helmet without a flag and we just saw a crap call against the 49ers. There are no other options.
And plus what games are hardly worth watching? I just watched some McGlowing or whatever beat my Texans. I watched McCown as the backup lead my Bears to victory. Everyone was watching Keenum. In other words, backups hardly made games not worth watching. If teams have issues then it sounds like they need to actually develop their backup quarterback then.
It was the correct call under the existing rules. Fans just keep screwing up the rule as head to head. Blows to the head or neck area by helmet, shoulder or arm are prohibited.
The two potential rule changes they are thinking about are extensions of the low hit rule. One extension would apply it outside the pocket (right now it is only in the pocket) and another would apply it during rushing exchanges (right now it does not apply until the QB assumes a passing posture). I don't see either of those as changing the sport.
NFL is getting lamer by the year...National FLAGFOOTBALL League it is becoming. What's the next rule, defenders will have to count to 5 Mississippi before rushing?
Nfl should instead look to make qb's tougher.
Didn't look like contact to the head or neck to me , his arm went across the chest ... you see the head stay for a fraction of a second then decide its time to follow the rest of his body. Poor call IMO.
Didn't watch that game , was it reviewed or called in that instant ?? That would be a tough call to make in real time. I could see them erring on the side of protecting the QB if it was a real time / not reviewed.
Wish they'd protect defensive players too. I could stand to not see our season ruined for a third straight year via a low hit to Brian Cushing's knee.
I don't see it as even close. The fact that initial contact is across Brees' chest with the lower part of his arm is irrelevant because the arm is after all connected and the upper arm is at his neck and his shoulder pad drives into his head.
Slowmo version.
It was called on the field. It has been reviewed by the league already and confirmed.
The arm is .... right across the shoulder pads.
Does the head contact the shoulder pad .... yeah but as a consequence of the whiplash effect. I'd call it incidental .... but that's with the benefit of slomo. Letter of the rule .... sure , I'd agree with that if it was the call on the field , could also see it going the other way.
I'd expect the league to confirm it .... it would have been a difficult call in real time.
They've made it difficult for defenses .... cant hit the QB high , cant hit him low , cant touch the receiver after 5 yards , cant hit him as he's making the grab unless you are playing the ball , cant blast him after he's made the catch until he becomes a runner (which is discretionary at best).
Its getting to the point where even a great defense cant compensate for the difference in talent at the QB / WR positions.
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WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia reached a breakthrough agreement Wednesday for a historic treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War rivals, the most significant pact in a generation and an important milestone in the decades-long quest to lower the risk of global nuclear war.
After long and trying negotiations, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are to sign the treaty in two weeks in Prague, once final technical details are worked out, officials in Washington and Moscow said. The accord is expected to cut the number of long-range nuclear weapons held by each side to about 1,500, and it raises hopes for further disarmament in the years ahead.
The deal is seen as sealing an increased level of trust and cooperation between the United States and Russia, who possess the vast majority of the world's nuclear arms and have labored under strained relations in recent years.
Obama and Medvedev are expected to seal the deal when they talk by telephone this week, setting the stage for a White House campaign to win Senate ratification. The treaty also must win approval by the Russian Duma, and the two legislative processes are likely to take months.
Though the State Department said the two countries were still working out unspecified final technical details, spokesman Mark Toner said there had been discussions with the Czech government about holding a signing ceremony in Prague — where Obama last April declared his vision of a nuclear-free world.
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Chairman Goodlatte: Mr. Speaker, on May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service admitted to inappropriately targeting conservative groups for "extra scrutiny" in connection with their applications for tax-exempt status. President Obama denounced this behavior as "outrageous" and "unacceptable" and stated that the IRS "as an independent agency requires absolute integrity, and people have to have confidence that they're … applying the laws in a nonpartisan way." He pledged that the Administration would "find out exactly what happened" and would make sure wrongdoers were "held fully accountable."
In testimony before my committee on May 15, 2013, Attorney General Holder testified that DOJ would conduct a "dispassionate" investigation into the IRS's admitted targeting of conservative groups. The Attorney General promised me and the Members of the Judiciary Committee that "this will not be about parties…this will not be about ideological persuasions…[and] anyone who has broken the law will be held accountable."
Unfortunately, that appears to be where the Administration's commitment to pursuing this investigation ended. We have all seen the testimony from conservative groups stating that they had yet to be interviewed by DOJ investigators more than a year after the allegations came to light. Additionally, the Administration has sought to undermine whatever investigation the DOJ was conducting at every opportunity.
Earlier this year, unnamed DOJ officials leaked information to the Wall Street Journal suggesting that the Department does not plan to file criminal charges over the IRS's targeting of conservative groups. When asked who leaked this information to the media and if the Department plans to prosecute the leaker once identified, Attorney General Holder admitted that he has not looked into this leak.
Additionally, on Super Bowl Sunday, President Obama stated that there was "not even a smidgen of corruption" in connection with the IRS targeting.
Finally, as we all know, the Department of Justice appointed Barbara Bosserman, an attorney in the notoriously politicized Civil Rights Division, to head the investigation. Ms. Bosserman has donated more than $6,000 to President Obama's campaigns in 2008 and 2012.
The relevant regulations require the Attorney General to appoint a Special Counsel when he determines three circumstances exist: (1) that criminal investigation of a person or matter is warranted; (2) that investigation or prosecution of that person or matter by a United States Attorney's Office or litigating Division of the Department of Justice would present a conflict of interest for the Department or other extraordinary circumstances; and (3) that under the circumstances, it would be in the public interest to appoint an outside Special Counsel to assume responsibility for the matter.
It should be noted that these regulations require the Attorney General to exercise subjective discretion. However, there should be little doubt to any neutral observer that the requirements for appointing a special counsel have been satisfied.
First, as shown in the Ways and Means Committee's referral letter to DOJ, there are serious allegations that IRS officials, including former Director of Exempt Organizations head Lois Lerner, violated federal law by targeting conservative groups and by releasing confidential tax information to the media. We also know that troubling information continues to come to light about this matter – including that the Department of Justice considered prosecuting conservative nonprofit groups for engaging in political activity that is legal under Federal law.
Second, it is clear that a conflict of interest exists between DOJ investigators and this Administration. As a legal matter, determining whether a conflict of interest exists requires a determination of whether external interests—one's own or those of other clients or third persons—are likely to impact the exercise of independent professional judgment. In addition to Ms. Bosserman's clear conflict of interest, this Administration's statements and actions have repeatedly served to undermine the DOJ investigation and have created an indisputable conflict of interest.
Third, it is equally clear that appointing an outside Special Counsel to investigate this matter would be in the public interest. The American people are very concerned that their government has targeted individual American citizens for harassment solely on the basis of their political beliefs.
The American people deserve to know who ordered the targeting, when the targeting was ordered, and why. For many Americans, the IRS is the primary way they interact with the federal government. To now have the IRS acting as a politicized organization that persecutes citizens for their political beliefs shakes the core of American democracy. Under the circumstances, this Administration cannot credibly investigate this matter. It is time for the Attorney General to appoint an independent, professional Special Counsel to get to the bottom of this.
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disssapointed!!!I have been in love with the scent for a long time and fianlyy gave in to buy a bottle. As much as I loved the smell, it did not stay on! I would hve to be constantly reapplying! — 4 years, 4 months agomonika_gryko | 1 reviews
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Best Chanel parfum ever.This has a modern smell, but it's definitely not limited an age group which I love. Its sophisticated it's sexy without being overpowering. It's quite strong so two sprays is all I need to hold the scent in. You can wear it to work and on those special nights out. I cannot describe the smell, it's not sweet or fruity, I would have to say sophisticated and pampered. The bottle is very expensive 100+ for a 50mil bottle, but do you honestly expect anything less from Chanel? — 7 years, 10 months agoKeytra | 41 reviews
Wear it dailyI am very happy with this perfume. I get compliments often. Definitely puts me in a good mood. — 9 years, 3 months agoerinwtx | 5 reviews
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My favorite scent!Ahh, I LOVE THIS! It smells wonderful, and it's not overpowering. This was on my Christmas list for last year, and I was SO happy to get it. I definitely prefer this over everything I've used, and I always reccomend it to others looking for a new perfume! — 9 years, 9 months agoQTJewels19 | 26 reviews
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so i made another one today and wrote this tute. i dont know how helpful it is i might make another tute for a different style when i make a swimsuit for my sister. so here it is:
1) gather your materials. some dance/swim fabric (usually a nylon/lycra blend), braided elastic that's suitable for swimwear, elastic thread, some newspaper/paper for cutting out a pattern, swimsuit hook, swimsuit padding. i didn't buy any lining fabric so i just used the same fabric as lining too.
2)create your pattern. take a swimsuit or underwear and trace to create a pattern. if you're using a swimsuit you'll probably have to stretch it out to get to the actual fabric size. if working alone, you feet are very useful for holding everything in place to do the tracing.
3) take the front bottom piece and trace it again on paper. on your body, measure from where the waistband begins to under your bust to get an approximate length and then draw out the additional portion in whatever style you want at approximately that length.
4) trace the pattern onto the fabric (i used a highlighter). then cut out adding about 1/2" allowance around the edges.
5) sew the crotch seam together of the outer fabric and lining. i used a straight stitch reinforced w/ zig-zag.
6) take both layers and pin them together so the seam is hidden.
7) the line you traced onto the fabric should still be visible. using zig-zag stitch and slightly pulling as you go, sew elastic just outside of that traced line. trim the excess fabric along the edges.
8) cutout the pieces for the top and repeat steps 6 and 7.
9) now put elastic thread in the bobbin (look up how to shirr if you don't know what to do). fold the elastic/edge over and top stitch over the edges.
10) create the strings by cutting ~1" strips and pulling them until they curl and tying knots at the end. fold the inner edge of the top piece over, encase the string and zig-zag stitch down. (i ran out of fabric here and had to go buy another 2" to make the strings..i used the string from another swimsuit as a place holder) try it on and figure out where the hook should be and sew that on.
11) cut a little hole in the lining of the top and stuff the padding in. **note: i also added boning on the side seams (where the front and back of the top connect) to help the top hold it's shape.
12) sew the sides of the bottom encasing the bottom strings. (sorry don't know how to explain this - just make sure the string can still slide through)
13) try both pieces on and stretch the center piece up until it fits well. attach the bottom piece to the top piece by folding it over and encasing the string and zig-zag stitching it down. (the back hook isn't sewn in yet in this picture because i forgot to buy one but it should be sewn in step 10)
voila! i think i might go back and un-stitch the top and put an o-ring in like w/ the first swimsuit. using just the string seems a bit insecure
here's a rough post it note sketch of how to make the black swimsuit:
going from top left --> bottom left --> top right --> bottom right:
1) a. draw a "triangle" top w/ the curved bottom (there are tuts for this if you look up diy bikini on google). then add a little extra on the sides for a little extra coverage.
b. cut out a strip that's about 3-4" wide.
c. make 4 strings (described in step 10 above)
2) a. after attaching the elastic and top stitching the edges (excluding the bottom curved edge) of the triangles [[steps 6,7,9]], baste along the bottom curved edge. pull one of the strands of thread to gather it and tie the thread in knots at the end to hold the gather in place.
b. fold the strip in half and sew it into a tube w/ straight stitch and reinforze w/ zig zag. then turn the tube inside out. (this piece will now be called the "band")
c. using a zig-zag stitch, top stitch the band over the triangle pieces at the top edge of the band.
3) attach the strings w/ a zig zag stitch. (the tops of the triangles should have a small opening so you can slip the string in between the lining and outer fabric) when you sew the strings to the band, slip the string into the ends of the tubes and then fold over so it's even.
4) attach the bottom piece to the top w/ a zig-zag top stitch. to make sure it was secure i top stitched it to the top of the band and bottom of the band.
hope that made sense! feel free to ask questions if you need clarification!
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Re: my first swimsuits :]
on: July 09, 2009 09:39:54 AM
seeing that my professor canceled class today i'm off to go buy more fabric to sew up another one :] i'll try to post a mini-tut up when i'm done!
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Re: Hand smocked yoke shirt (try saying that one 10 times fast!)
on: July 08, 2009 09:25:07 PM
wow! the top looks great. i love the color and fabric choice! the smocking is amazing! i wish i had enough patience to try it out..i think i need to add "smocked (something)" to my to-sew list and maybe i'll find the patience to actually do it. thanks for the inspiration :]
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Re: my first swimsuits :]
on: July 08, 2009 09:29:00 AM
thanks for all the comments!!
Quote from: doyouloveanapple on July 08, 2009 08:22:03 AM
I love the black one. I've been thinking of making myself a cut out suit this summer... I can never find one that fits my smaller top and curvy bottom at the same time. (trust me fitting one but not the other is not attractive). I've been putting it off because I don't have a serger. Did you use a serger, or just a regular machine. If you did just use your regular machine what stitch did you use?
i just used a regular machine and it was totally doable with just straight stitch and zig zag! there were only 3 or 4 seams and for those i just used a straight stitch and zigzag to reinforce it. then for the edges, to keep them stretchy and secure, i used 1/4" wide elastic and elastic thread. i left about 3/8" allowance along the edges when i cut the pieces out. then on the wrong side of the fabric i sewed elastic down along that allowance w/ a zigzag stitch (slightly pulling as i sewed, of course). then after i folded it over and did two rows of straight topstitching w/ elastic thread in the bobbin (like you would for shirring).
oh and the whole thing was lined. so when i sewed the elastic to the edges there was 2 layers of fabric stacked. hope that helped!! let me know if you need any clarification...
i can make a small tutorial when i sew another one (which will probably be soon) if anyone is interested :]
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my first swimsuits :] ((tute added))
on: July 07, 2009 08:44:02 PM
last week i decided to try sewing a swimsuit and i'm quite happy with the results!! i made another one this week too :] ((sorry for the funky cutout pictures. i felt like posting the actual picture was a little too scandalous
here's the first one i made. i ran out of the navy fabric because i messed up cutting out the pieces but i found the bandeau top in target's clearance section for $3 so i just attached the two
here's the second one
i'm not sure which one i like better. i haven't actually gone swimming in them but i think they should hold up decently! let me know what you think..questions/comments/criticism/advice is welcome :]
**i added a tutorial..it's in reply #19. hope it's helpful!
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Re: I make hats that GLOW.
on: June 09, 2009 04:40:00 PM
wow. these are awesome! and all this secrecy is intriguing!
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Re: a few things i've made.. [[image heavy]]
on: June 09, 2009 01:31:56 PM
Quote from: Ginchen on June 07, 2009 03:08:06 PM
The yellow tulip skirt and the blue skirt at the end are great!! I really like your style
thanks! i usually just wear jeans + tshirts but i'm trying to change up my style a bit. since i'm broke it's cheaper to just make everything. i'm hoping to do a whole wardrobe revamp this summer!
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Re: Help!! Can you help me with this fabric?
on: June 07, 2009 11:51:21 AM
i think a polyester shantung looks similar and is definitely cheaper
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Re: a few things i've made.. [[image heavy]]
on: June 07, 2009 10:47:48 AM
thanks! the cardigan is one of my favorite things i've made. it's incredibly simple to make and the most comfortable thing ever! i wear mine all the time :]
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Former "Downton Abbey" star Theo James heads to CBS primetime on Tuesday with the new drama "Golden Boy."
The series focuses on Theo as Walter William Clark, Jr., who becomes the youngest police commissioner in the history of the New York City.
In the premiere episode, which kicks off tonight at 10 PM ET/PT on CBS, the story is told in two parts – one, as Walter Clark is interviewed after becoming the commissioner, and two – in his younger years, after a bold move as a beat cop lands him a job as a detective, paired with Chi McBride's Detective Don Owen.
WATCH: 'Golden Boy' Stars Chi McBride & Theo James Talk New CBS Series
"Clark is, he's a go-getter, and especially when he gets in [to the ranks of the detectives], he's kind of biting and chomping at the bit and then he gets in there and he sees that he's partnered with Chi's character who is, in his mind, he's an old fogey, he's done. So, he's frustrated," Theo told AccessHollywood.com. "And what's nice is the relationship begins to turn around because Clark realizes – he begins to love the guy and respect the guy and also know that he's got a lot to learn from him."
WATCH: Bonnie Somerville & Kevin Alejandro Discuss 'Golden Boy'
Chi explained that Detective Owen also changes quite quickly too being paired with the ambitious young man.
"When we meet, I'm just trying to make it through the next two years without getting shot," Chi said. "What Clark does, is he basically shakes [Owen] awake because the guy's been a coma [metaphorically] for the last 12 years and he kind of wakes him up and makes him turn that corner toward being the cop that he can be, that he could have been before several things that happened in his personal life and his life on the job."
WATCH: Stella Maeve & Holt McCallany Have A Blast In 'Golden Boy'
The two actually met for the first time as actors in an elevator during the show's pilot stage, but while familiar with Theo's work in 2012's "Underworld: Awakening," Chi admitted he didn't actually get to see the Brit's turn as Pamuk in "Downton Abbey" (the Turkish diplomat who sleeps with Lady Mary, only to die that same night in her bed, causing years of scandal) until after they started filming "Golden Boy."
"I saw 'Downton Abbey,' but I didn't see those until after we started working together," Chi said. "[Theo played] the most infamous character [on 'Downton] and I was like, 'You just did one?'… To hear people talk about it you would think that he'd been in the series since the beginning and that he's still in it now. That's the presence and power of an effective character, and put on to the screen by a very talented individual who's playing him."
"Golden Boy," which also stars Kevin Alejandro ("True Blood," "Southland") and Holt McCallany (FX's "Light's Out"), kicks off tonight at 10 PM ET/PT on CBS.
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If you think you're emotionally intelligent, you're likely overestimating your ability to detect deception in others — at least that's what new Canadian research is claiming.
The study, published in the journal Legal and Criminological Psychology, says that emotional intelligence (EI) — assessed in 116 study participants though a questionnaire — is associated with overconfidence when assessing sincerity in others.
EI refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions. Some researchers claim EI can be learned and developed, others claim it's an inborn characteristic.
Also see: Study says having a plan can help you accomplish one task, but not multiple
The University of British Columbia researchers asked participants to view 20 excerpts of news footage from around the world in which people were pleading for the safe return of a family member. In half of the videos, the people making the pleas were actually responsible for the missing person's disappearance and/or murder.
The participants were then asked to judge whether or not the pleas were honest and to rate their own emotional responses to the footage. The results? Those with higher EI were more sympathetic toward people who turned out to be guilty.
ScienceDaily reports that it wasn't EI in general that affected their ability to discriminate between truths and lies, just a component of it. Individuals who had a higher ability to perceive and express emotion were the worst at identifying the liars.
"Taken together, these findings suggest that features of emotional intelligence, and the decision-making processes they lead to, may have the paradoxical effect of impairing people's ability to detect deceit," says professor Stephen Porter, director of the Centre for the Advancement of Psychological Science and Law at University of British Columbia.
"This finding is important because EI is a well-accepted concept and is used in a variety of domains, including the workplace."
Also see: Are people really more likely to cheat when it rains?
Erin Anderssen of The Globe and Mail shares some tips for identifying a liar:
"Liars speak more slowly, with more 'ums' and 'has,' and often use few hand and arm movements. Deceptive murderers were more likely to express disgust than sadness, if only in brief facial expressions. They used more tentative language, as if suggesting that the victim 'may' not be found, so they don't have to commit to the lie, while genuine family members are more likely to address the victim directly."
Interestingly enough, another study from this year suggests that babies are good at spoting liars. And yet another study from last year shows that people are more likely to lie over the the telephone rather than email or text.
How do you feel about your own ability to detect lying?
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If you think about it, if you're concealing or denying the pregnancy, you really don't have a plan. Sometimes they're denying it to themselvesCheryl Meyer
It's a long pregnancy and I interweave and explore both Eastern and Western opera styles in this operaTan Dun
Without any evidence, the report just asserts that increased access to contraception reduces the numbers of unintended pregnancies and therefore abortions. But that assumption is unwarrantedDeirdre McQuade
What is frequently lost in translation is that our pregnancy rates are anywhere from 40 to 60% higher than other areas of the worldDavid Adamson
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There's a marketing scheme that tells you that pregnancy and child rearing will make you into a moron, that your kids are only happy when you're buying them stuff. It's hard being a parent, but I laugh a lot and smile a lot and really enjoy it. The ratio of laughter to sadness is higher. There's part of me that wants to broadcast that. Parenting only affirmed what I already cared about, and that's goodDar Williams
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We did eight or nine tests. Every day we did one, it got stronger until he had to believe it on her and Peter Andre's pregnancy testJordan
The canvas glow'd beyond ev'n Nature warm, The pregnant quarry teem'd with human form.Oliver Goldsmith
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Now with more Snape down the Whomping Willow! Check out Chapter 10: A Highly Amusing Joke and Chapter 11: Skyfall
Very nice story so far. Well written, well chosen moments and you captured the characters just right. Can't wait for the next chapter :)
Author's Response: Well thank you! Characterization is very important to me, and I'm glad you like the moments I chose to write. I'll do my best not to make you wait too long for an update :)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)
-E. E. Cummings
September 2012: HEY guess what I couldn't wait, and the third installment, "World Enough," is UP NOW under James/Lily. Or just under my name. Or at this link: http://fanfiction.mugglenet.com/viewstory.php?sid=92131. Yay! :D
Been there, done that... I really love your Lily/James stories by the way :)
Quite frankly this one of the best missing moments fan fiction I have ever read, if not the best. Great work!
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing :) Wow. That means a lot so thank you so much :)
I will start by saying congratulations on writing this amazing missing moments fan fiction, it is truly the best one I have ever read. I have loved reading this story so much that I have a bit sad that it is over, but I have loved every part of it (including this ending).
I must say I am a horrible fan fiction reader because I never take the time to review (and when I say never I really mean never). This is however the third time, if i am not mistaken, that I have reviewed this particular story and I think that, to some extent, shows you how much I have loved reading your work.
I am not sure I can put into words everything I love about this story, but I will try. For starters most authors seem to find the first books, when Ron and Hermione's "strange" relationship is not so obvious, unimportant. I for one think it is fantastic that you included every book. Everything you have written could have easily been in the books. Your attention to detail is amazing and you have actually made me see some of the characters in a different light. Even though I didn't review it, chapter 15 Road to Redemption, was probably the chapter that impressed me the most because I, unlike most of the Harry Potter fans, have always had a very Hermionish opinion about Luna (I must confess that I have always wondered why she was sorted into Ravenclaw) and you showed me another side of her that really makes sense, and that makes her a better character.
You have clearly put a lot of work into writing this and I think the best way to say everything I want to say is thank you!
Oh one last think, are you only a Ron/Hermione shipper or can we expect more cannon based fan-fiction from you?
Author's Response: Thank you for reading and reviewing! And thank you so much for the kind words! Haha, don't feel too bad. I used to be the same, but you make up for it with great reviews so that's something. I guess the reason I started with them becoming friends is because that is what their story is - two best friends finding each other. Ah, I'm really happy about that! Luna is one of my favourite characters so I wanted to show her not as the weird one who says funny things, but as a smart and weird person who says funny things. So yeah, to have 'converted' someone makes me very proud. Anyway, thank you so much for the reviews and I am glad you enjoyed this :). R/Hr are my beloved OTP so I'd say about 75-80% of the stuff I write is based on them but I do write other canon based stuff.
The Lavender part was a nice touch. Congrats!
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing! I'm glad you liked a bit of jealous!Hermione.
Harry waits for someone to meet him at Godric's Hollow on Christmas Eve. This is a story about growing up, moving on and remembering your past without taking it with you.
H/Hr friendship with a bit of H/G
If I keep reviewing your work you'll probably start to consider me some kind of stalker but I think this needs to be said: you understand each of J.K. Rowling's characters so well that everything you write just seems to fit in perfectly in the HP world. You understand the flaws and the nuances in every character and you use that, which I think is a gift, to produce these wonderful fanfics. I'm so glad I have had a chance to read them and I look forward to reading your future work :)
Author's Response: Haha, no, it's fine! Tis all very much appreciated. Thank you so much for saying all of that. I truly believe a character's flaws are just as important as their strengths and playing around with them is just as much fun. Haha, I dunno about gift - product of constant re-reading of the books maybe. Anyway, thank you so much for all of the reviews and hopefully my future fics won't disappoint!
Joint winner of Best Post-Hogwarts One-Shot at the 2012 Quicksilver Quill Awards
Harry Potter books are the only ones that can make me laugh and cry. I will never forgive J.K. Rowling for killing Fred (I would have killed Percy but she's the genius so I really can't complain).
I really liked this fanfic and I normally don't read sad stories like this one. If you hadn't put in the giraffe part I would have started crying so thank you for that. It really made me laugh.
On a final note, I think the warnings are a bit exaggerated, especially the "substance abuse" one.
Author's Response: It was just all the more tragic with it being Fred. My money was in Molly personally and afterwards I really didn't know if I was happy that I was wrong or not. Haha, giraffes make everything better. Yeah, I'm always a bit worried about the warnings on here - does it count if it's only mentioned? - so I play it safer rather than sorry. Anyhoo, I'm glad you liked this :)
I've read it twice and I burst out laughing both times. Great work :)
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing! I'm really glad you enjoyed, especially after another reading :)
You are officially one of my favorite fan fiction authors!
Author's Response: Wow, thank you!
Hello, it'm me again. After Seven Simple Years I decided that I would read all of your fanfics, especially those that are about Ron and Hermione. This chapter is a bit too sweet for my taste but I'm guessing everything will go downhill from here. Can't wait to read the rest :)
Author's Response: Hello! Thanks for reading my other stuff! Yeah, this is a bit kind of extremely fluffy, but the rest of it goes downhill, I promise. Well, in happiness, hopefully not in any other way. So yeah, thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the rest!
Hello again! I trust your judgement so I'm assuming that you are going to make this right. Maybe Ron was dreaming the whole time, I don't know, but you can't really break them up!! Also although Ron is the jealous type, I really don't see him actually accusing Hermione of cheating on him...
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing! And thank you for trusting me! I know how much people (don't) love cheating!Hermione. Haha, yeah, Ron hit his head on the way there and everything is a hallucination brought on by concussion The next chapter should clear this up. It is a stretch for Ron to make that accusation, but this has been months of him thinking she prefers spending time with him. I don't think Ron believed it at all, but you know Weasleys and their tempers. Anyway, thank you again for reviewing!
You scared me for a second! But nice ending; can't wait for the next chapter :)
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing! These two arguing can be very scary. Glad you liked the ending though and I hope you enjoy the next chapter :)
The Ron hitting his head on the way there and everything being a hallucination brought on by concussion version was a lot funnier (just kidding) but I really like this version too. For starters Ron (who is never right) is right and Patrick is an pompous delusional idiot who gets hexed (yey!). I really like how you worked around Hermione's thoughts :)
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing! Nah, Concussed!Ron would have been funnier, tbf. One of the ideas that started this story was "What if Ron was right?" actually. And I'm happy that Patrick getting hexed went down well because he did deserve it. Thank you! I hope you like the rest of the story :)
I laughed so hard, I almost fell out of my chair! You should consider moving this to humor fics. And the ending! Neville passed out naked on the kitchen table? Hilarious. I really want to ask what happened but that will probably ruin the whole mysterious side of the story... Keep up the good work! :D
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and reviewing! I was really on the fence as to where to put it to be honest. Yeah, it is definitely one of those where the possibility of it being anything is funnier than anything I could come up with so the mystery will stay. Thanks again for reading!
Hilarious!! Peeves would be proud. Happy April Fools' Day!
Author's Response: Hahaha! Thank you! That really is an amazing compliment. :)
After Seven Simple Years I swore I would stop reviewing your stories because I was sure you would start thinking of me as a stalker but every time you write one of these amazing stories I just can't resist.
As always you capture the characters perfectly. That is what I love most about your stories. The characters almost seem real! You can tell they have flaws, you don't hide them away.
Hermione will always be insecure (I just loved the sentence "A woman with fashionable, yet professional, robes, a haircut she didn't completely hate and a life the buck-toothed, frizzy-haired, socially awkward girl she used to be was scared she would never have"), brainy and a bit uptight (I can imagine the look she gave Ron when he said something about them getting drunk), but she loves her two boys unconditionally and values their friendship above anything else. I have always related with Hermione's character because I am like her in a lot of ways, and I think your Hermione is perfect. In this story you show her more emotional side, but in Morning After, for instance, you show her "crazy" side which I strongly believe in.
And Ron is well, Ron... The part where he thought that he had forgotten their anniversary and then managed to get the date wrong was hilarious and very Ron! He can say the wrong thing most of the times but when it counts he's always there for Hermione (and Harry of course). That's another thing I love in your stories. The relationship between Ron and Hermione is perfect! Not fairytale perfect but you capture their dynamic of love-hate perfectly; they may fight but in the end they love each other and that's what matters. I also think the "not in front of Harry rule" is essential to keep their relationship from overpowering the whole trio's dynamics; it just makes sense.
Last but not least the Harry and Ron acting like 5 year-old's is not only believable but very funny. I really liked the names Ron calls Harry (The Prat Who Lived, Died and Came Back Again Just to Confuse Us All was my favorite) and I think they show a more mature Ron - he's not jealous of Harry like he was when he was younger.
I feel like I've been rambling for quite some time so I should probably stop... One last thing I swear, this was best ending ever!
"How did I end up with you two?" she sighed when they had finished.
"I think it was something about a feather," Harry replied, "Ron's people skills and Professor McGonagall not being sure of what the correct procedure is when dealing with three first years, a mountain troll and a destroyed girls' toilets."
Ron frowned down at Hermione. "I'm still not over you losing us those five house points, you know."
"Yeah," agreed Harry grumpily, "thanks, Hermione."
"Oh, grow up."
Well best ending so far because you tend to outdo yourself... Can't wait for the next story!!
Author's Response: Haha, don't worry about looking like stalker. Go nuts. Although I draw the line at camping out in my front garden. Anyway, thank you so much for the review! Seriously, I'm skipping inside. Anyway, yes, I love writing their flaws because that's what makes them them really. Same with Ron and Hermione. If they were the perfect fairytale couple they would be boring. And, y'know, there's more jokes if everyone says the wrong thing at the wrong time and acts like children. Haha, Hermione has a crazy side, no matter how much she would deny it. It's not until you really think about it that you realise how weird the circumstances of the beginning of their friendship was. And house points are a big deal, although she probably more than made them back. Thank you for saying so! I hope I don't disappoint :)
Hilarious! I laughed so much I actually fell out of my chair!
I've said this many times, but you have this amazing talent - you capture the characters personalities perfectly... JK Rowing would be proud to read your work.
P.S.: "I was... cleaning windows?" Best line ever!!