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Americans with disabilities are active and contributing members of our society, and they must have the opportunity to develop the skills they need to complete and obtain jobs in the 21st-century workforce. By reducing physical barriers and false perceptions, our country meets our commitment to millions of Americans with disabilities, and benefits from their talents, creativity and hard work. ,
President George W. Bush
October 2004
National Disability Employment Awareness Month Announcement Proclamation
Washington, D.C.
Employers face workforce challenges daily, and the forecast of labor market shortages is not getting any brighter. The 2005 survey report, Cost and Effectiveness of Accommodations in the Workplace: Preliminary Results of a Nationwide Study, conducted by the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), reveals that workforce development and retention of workers at all skill levels are two of the major issues facing small and large businesses today. Moreover, a 2003 Aspen Institute report projects a critical shortage of workers over the next 20 years, particularly in jobs requiring higher education and training. The report confirms what businesses already know-there are too few qualified workers to meet projected needs.
Quick Facts
(Hendricks, Batiste and Hirsh, 2005)
However, there is good news. Employers now can meet their workforce shortages by tapping into non-traditional sources of labor. Imagine finding workers who are self-motivated, have solid critical thinking skills and solve problems every day. Now, imagine that these workers, who have achieved competitive employment, have consistently proven to have nearly 85 percent one-year employment retention rates (U.S. Department of Education, 2003). As an employer, you need to know that people with disabilities are eager and ready to join your workforce.
Filling the Worker Shortage
Greater demand for skilled labor has increased awareness that many employable people are seeking employment who traditionally have not been considered as potential sources of skilled labor. People with disabilities represent the single largest minority group seeking employment in today's market. Both large and small companies have benefited by recruiting people with disabilities for many years. Many leading companies attribute much of their success to employing a diverse workforce that includes people with disabilities.
The 21st-Century Workforce
Companies that are strategic in their recruiting efforts understand that they can no longer meet staffing needs through traditional means. Contacts with rehabilitation agencies, welfare offices and other social programs are designed to assist companies in identifying new sources of qualified workers and an array of workplace supports. For example, companies can benefit financially by recruiting through government and nonprofit sources. Business for Social Responsibility (2001) reported that underutilized workers represent an untapped source of labor, particularly when unemployment is low. In cases where nonprofit training organizations are used, companies can access pre-trained, pre-screened candidates at minimal or no cost. American Airlines, for example, calculated savings of 20 percent in recruiting costs by using nonprofit partners to help in its recruitment efforts. Resources are available to help your business achieve its competitive advantage by supplying a steady pipeline of qualified workers.
Business Incentives
There are compelling reasons to hire people with disabilities.
- People with disabilities possess valuable problem-solving skills because
they are experts in finding creative ways to perform tasks others may take
for granted.
- Employees with disabilities have proved to be dependable, dedicated, hardworking
and productive employees.
- Many businesses report that the experience of working with people with disabilities
increases every employee's morale and productivity.
- After acquiring a disability, employees who return to work after being rehabilitated
help reduce a company's training and hiring costs and lower insurance premiums.
Employers who have return-to-work programs establish a culture that regards
employees as valuable not disposable.
- Employees with disabilities reflect the customer base and can help craft effective marketing strategies to reach this lucrative market for companies that hire them.
People with disabilities make up part of the diverse work force necessary for your business to succeed.
By raising awareness that your company is a disability-friendly business, you will attract job candidates and new customers. A recent study from the University of Massachusetts Boston's Center for Social Development & Education (2006) reports, "overwhelmingly positive attitudes among consumers toward socially responsible companies, and in particular toward those that hire individuals with disabilities. Specifically, 92 percent of consumers surveyed felt more favorable toward companies that hire individuals with disabilities, and 87 percent said they would prefer to give their business to such companies. Among those surveyed, hiring people with disabilities ranked third behind offering health insurance to all employees and protecting the environment as an indicator of a company's commitment to social justice."
Your business has an important partner in the effort to enhance its success through diversity. President George W. Bush pledged to improve employment for people with disabilities in his landmark New Freedom Initiative a comprehensive, innovative plan to promote full participation of people with disabilities in all parts of American society. OSERS has an important role in working to achieve the president's objective by helping your business identify strategies to recruit, hire and retain people with disabilities. By releasing this initiative in his first two weeks of office, President Bush signaled his commitment to improving the quality of life for Americans with disabilities. For more information, visit www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/newfreedom.
To help you prepare to employ people with disabilities, OSERS has designed this employment planning guide.
The most important thing for Starbucks is a relationship. That's what vocational rehabilitation (VR) has built with us. It was anew opportunity for us to bring in individuals with challenges, both physically and cognitively, and we were unsure as to how to proceed. That's where the relationship with VR helped.
-Debra Russell
What This Employment Planning Guide Offers
- Lessons and strategies to help you continue to plan and design a program
for employing people with disabilities:
Lesson One Finding Qualified Workers With Disabilities
Lesson Two Cultivating the Next Generation of Qualified Workers
Lesson Three Learning From Other Businesses
Lesson Four Putting Research Into Practice in the Workplace
- Contact information for programs and resources in your state or locality dedicated to helping you in your effort to recruit and hire people with disabilities.
- Fact sheets and a checklist.
We have budget restraints and bottom lines to talk about ... and when you're in business, it's all about the bottom line. The free services and resources that VR provides to us are valuable to our company in achieving this bottom line."
-Beth Butler

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The latest edition of Our Changing Planet, USGCRP's annual report to Congress, highlights progress in advancing science, informing decisions, conducting assessments, and engaging with diverse audiences. The report also spotlights interagency priority areas, including climate predictions, global change in the Arctic, water extremes, and actionable science.
PostedMay 6, 2015
Oceans, Physical Climate, Observations, Mitigation, Land Use & Land Cover, Coasts, Ecosystems & Biodiversity, Carbon Cycle, Arctic, Agriculture & Food, Energy, Cities & Infrastructure, Indicators, Human Health, Adaptation
A new section of GlobalChange.gov features indicators that visually communicate some of the key aspects and effects of climate change . Users can provide feedback to help shape a broader indicators system that will inform the next National Climate Assessment.


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Miggy blasts first homer for career hit No. 2,000
Slugger's torrid pace through 12 seasons astounds teammates, manager
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera isn't accustomed to home-run droughts, not that two games without a long ball could be considered a drought to any other player.
And yet, before Friday's 10-4 win over Baltimore, he wondered when his first homer of the year would come -- as if it were mid-May and not the first week of April.
Such is life for Cabrera, who slugged a two-run shot in the eighth that also made him the seventh-fastest player in big league history to reach 2,000 hits.
"Eventually, you run out of adjectives to describe how great of a hitter he is, not just in the context of today's game, but in the context of the history of baseball," Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. "I've only been here for a short period of time. I'm already running out of words to describe him."
Cabrera, 30, became the fifth player ever to collect 2,000 hits, 300 homers and 1,200 runs batted in through his first 12 seasons, according to ESPN's Stats and Information Department. He went 4-for-5 on the afternoon, adding three singles to the moonshot off Ryan Webb that landed in the first row of the left-field seats, behind the Tigers' bullpen.
"I'm sitting here taking notes every day," said Rajai Davis, who may have contributed to Cabrera's trepidation over his homerless start to the season by going deep himself in the fourth inning Friday.
Davis, who has never hit more than eight home runs in a season, added, tongue-in-cheek: "If I could just match him toe to toe, it'd be nice."
Cabrera is the ninth player shy of his 31st birthday to reach 2,000 hits. The others to accomplish that feat are Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Mel Ott, Hank Aaron, Joe Medwick, Jimmie Foxx, Robin Yount and Alex Rodriguez.
"You tip your hat to him," Baltimore starter Miguel Gonzalez said. "It's a tough lineup, no matter what."
Tough even when Cabrera is mired in a two-game "slump," the Tigers may be impossible to go up against when he is hitting and the rest of the Detroit lineup is on as it was Friday. The Tigers clubbed 17 hits, more than they racked up on all but six occasions last season.
Rookie third baseman Nick Castellanos, who scored Austin Jackson on a double in the second inning, said he would tell his kids one day about the time he notched his first career RBI on the same day Cabrera collected his 2,000th hit.
"We've got to count on everybody here," Cabrera said. "We know we're not going to win games with one guy."
But if ever a team could do so, it would be with the player to whom two games without a homer felt like an eternity.
"I hope everyone understands how special it is," catcher Alex Avila said.


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Suri Cruise continues to rewrite the book on toddler fashion.
The 3-year-old daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was spotted in Boston last fall wearing high heels, and recently, lipstick. Now, she's toting around another grown-up accessory — an $850 Salvatore Ferragamo "Sofia" handbag, as identified by Us Weekly.
The family was in Jamaica when a photographer spotted Suri's Sofia, which is a miniature version of the same bag Holmes was also carrying, the $1,850 Sofia purse.
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Holmes hasn't spoken out about Suri's pricey accessory, but in the past she defended Suri's footwear, saying, "She, like every little girl — she loves my high heels," and that they are "ballroom dancing shoes for kids."
Kevin Eubanks isn't leaving 'Tonight'
When "The Tonight Show" returns on March 1 with Jay Leno back at the helm, band leader Kevin Eubanks will indeed be there too, according to sources close to Eubanks.
An erroneous report that claimed Eubanks was leaving to pursue new opportunities made the rounds Monday afternoon, and it went so far as to say that onetime Hootie and the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker would take Eubanks' place.
And soon there will be proof of Eubanks' continued pairing with Leno: The two are scheduled to tape a promo for the show on Wednesday, and it will air prior to "The Tonight Show" return in March.
Sienna Miller engaged (again)?
Sienna Miller and Jude Law dramatically parted ways in 2006, a year after it was revealed that Law had an affair with his children's nanny. At the time, the two were engaged, and apparently, even though Miller called off the wedding, she didn't return the ring.
Life & Style is reporting that Miller has been spotted wearing the ring again, and it could mean the two are re-engaged.
"She wore it for fun, probably as jewelry," a friend told the magazine. "But she wore it with close friends, and everyone saw it — there's no denying it."
However, the friend said the couple isn't headed to the altar soon, though it could eventually happen.
"(They) aren't engaged," said the source. "I wouldn't be surprised if she and Jude go all the way. She's very happy."
The stars met on the set of 2004's "Alfie."
Robert Pattinson prefers to hide under tables
"Twilight" heartthrob Robert Pattinson has been outspoken about his discomfort with fame before, but in the new issue of Vogue, he goes into more detail about coping with being recognized.
"I went out a couple of times with Pierce (Brosnan). He's totally recognizable, and he makes no effort to tone it down," Pattinson said. "Some people were glancing over at us in the restaurant, and he just went over and introduced himself. And it does work. It dissipates all the attention."
Pattinson doesn't use that method himself, though. He said to Vogue, "I just crawl under the table."
Courtney Hazlett delivers the Scoop Monday through Friday on msnbc.com. Follow Scoop on Twitter @courtneyatmsnbc.


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By Chelsea Battle
LAWT Contributing Writer
Kevin Hart has grown. However, be forewarned that a physical inspection would be a waste of your time. The actor still stands at a commanding 5'2" tall. Yet an in-depth conversation with the comedian/actor, primed by the cool confines of Beverly Hills' Four Seasons Hotel, reveals that the humble Hart has grown both personally and professionally. Staying true to form in his customary all-black ensemble the budding star is ready to explain it all. From his new movie Let Me Explain, which was released in theaters July 3rd, to his roads-to-riches success story in general, there is a lot more to Hart than meets the eye.
He's hot, ladies and gentlemen and literally lights the stage on fire in his new hilarious comedy, Let Me Explain. During the 70 minute film, geysers of fire randomly fly from the stage as he dishes on everything—his divorce, his clueless friends who unsuccessfully help him cheat on women, his life as an L.A.B. (local ass bitch, a term coined by his friends)—you name it. The movie also validates Hart's international appeal, following him as he tours all over the world performing stand-up comedy before thousands of adoring fans. (proof-positive, actually, that he is definitely not an L.A.B.)
During an interview Hart discusses the movie and his road to becoming a successful multi-millionaire executive producer.
LAWT: Sitcoms and movies like Soul Plane didn't exactly pan out as you had hoped how did those experiences prepare you for today?
Kevin Hart (KH): I'm a firm believer in the idea that everything happens for a reason. And back then I was young. I was 23, 24 years old and I was thrown into a realm of dude I got my own show. I'm an executive producer, I'm writing, oh my God I'm starring in Soul Plane its over. I'm outta here. At the end of the day that stuff didn't work because I probably wasn't prepared for it mentally. I think now I'm dealing with this success so amazingly well because I understand how fast it can go away. I was setup for greatness and when it didn't happen I was left with nothing. No movies, no auditions, and I had to start from the bottom and work my way back up.
LAWT: So in this movie you were called a b*tch and called others a b*tch quite a few times. Did you ever keep count on how often you said it?
KH: I use bitch a lot. I cuss a lot so you can't really count my cuss words because they're not offensive. I can say the most disrespectful sh*t ever and it's all laughs. My friends and I friends call each other bitches everyday. 'Shut up b*tch, you a dumb b*tch kiss my ass b*tch.' I think within our group that's what keeps us grounded. There is no I'm above you guys we don't live like that.
LAWT: So what's it like being the boss and an executive producer?
KH: For me it's intriguing because as "the boss" you're just a guy who knows what you want to do, but you have to hire people that can put you in the position to do it. So the boss is just the guy that's smart enough to hire people that are smarter than him without having an ego. The reason you get people that are smarter than you is because these are people who can paint your vision and make it a reality. My smart move was educating my friends, and making them aware of the business so that they can be involved in my company. [As a result] you are not just friends who are receiving a check but you're actually earning a check. My friends are now in positions where they've made deals and they speak on my behalf with certain endorsements. With Let Me Explain I think I personally put 2.5 million dollars into it. I put them into positions where not only do we know where all my dollars are being spent, my friends are the ones who broke the deal with the garden [Madison Square Garden], my friends are the ones who got another production company to come to discuss how we can maximize our dollar amount for what we wanted to shoot.
LAWT: What are you most proud of at this point in your career?
KH: I think what I'm most proud, is that despite my relationship with my dad, I'm very proud of the way that I balance my personal life and my career. My kids are a priority so I'm proud of the fact that my kids understand what I do, and it's very clear why their dad is working, and what he's working on. At the young age of 8 and 5 their understanding of the business is ridiculous, but it's because I've had them around it since they were young.
LAWT: So are you thinking of putting them in show business?
KH: I don't want my kids anywhere near show business, but when they get to the age where they can make those decisions for themselves then of course I won't hold them back. But I have them around so I know that they know what their father does. You just have different respect when your dad is gone and you can relate to where he's going.
LAWT: What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
KH: The best piece of advice I got was from Chris Rock and it was be your own brand. It may take you along time [to reach stardom] but be Kevin Hart.
LAWT: What have been some of the rockiest points in your career?
KH: After Soul Plane and The Big House that was a rough stint in my career because as a comedian I wasn't known, so I wasn't making money on the road. I was doing colleges here and there but I was probably getting 500 or 600 dollars a college, but it was costing me 300 dollars to fly to a university. I was doing 7 shows for the weekend and I'd walk away with 900 dollars, but after paying for my flight, and the rental car, my 900 would get knocked to 600, so stand up wasn't really giving me a comfortable lifestyle. It was still a struggle so after my TV show got cancelled and Soul Plane flopped, I was stuck just sitting by the phone literally. Conversations with my manager were like 'Well what's going on, well can I get an audition?' 'Did they call back? Did they like me? No they didn't.' I hated the fact that I had no control. But you got to get up off you're a** and figure something else out. Once I said to myself forget this I'm not worried about Hollywood anymore, it was just all about stand up comedy. I went and I slaved the road for about 4 or 5 years and I just did comedy clubs. By year three, two out of my seven shows were selling out. By year four I'm selling out four of the seven shows. Year five I'm selling out all the shows.
LAWT: Do you make all those memes of yourself on Instagram? It seems like every time you look up on Instagram a Kevin Hart meme pops up
KH: All of them, every single last one.


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Tony Deangelis: Tony Deangelis: Everybody's Song
Everybody's Song Volumes 1 & 2
TAJ Records
The key word for this CD is passion, and the driving force behind it is drummer Tony Deangelis. He proves himself to be a creative talent with a fierce dedication to self-expression. Together with Ralph Bowen on reeds, Jim Ridl on piano, and Matthew Parrish on bass, Deangelis sustains an ambience of excitement and mutuality that is reminiscent of the iconic John Coltrane quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones during their Impulse years in the early 1960's. At the same time, Deangelis demonstrates his own formidable talent on drums in ways that make plain his ability to push the artistic envelope.
Regarding technique, Deangelis' biography says he "incorporates the rolling triplets of Elvin Jones, the space used by Jon Christensen, and hard-driving time of Tony Williams and Jack DeJohnette. All this is true, but my sense is that on this disc, Deangelis is also striving to expand an evolving direction for jazz percussion. The first major revolution in jazz drumming occurred in the 1930's, with the use of the cymbals rather than the bass drum to sustain the beat and rhythm for the group. (This change accompanied the shift from swing to bebop, although it was initiated before that.)
A later revolution, now in progress, places an emphasis on the musical tonalities of the drums and accessories (chimes and so on), rather than percussive effect. That is, the sounds and timbres take their full place in the musicality, rather than being secondary to the rhythmic propulsions. Elvin Jones took a step in this direction, placing drums as musical instruments alongside the horns. With Jones, the drums didn't just carry the rhythm, they also conveyed a sonority and a feeling. The drummer Ronnie Burrage, heard with Art Farmer some years ago at Sweet Basil in New York, impressed as going in such a direction as well. There are many others coming into this new style of playing.
Deangelis is taking this important and exciting trend to the next level. On this CD, all of the group carry the intense rhythm. This frees up Deangelis to join the group fully as an instrumentalist seeking his own expression at all times, and not only in his solos. He uses the sustained sounds of his cymbals, tom-toms, snares and so on to tell a story and create meaning, the way that the best horn players do. His performance on this album suggests a breakthrough, expanding the range of interpretation of the drummer. Deangelis provides some of the most texturally rich playing you are likely to hear from a percussionist.
From another standpoint, the album offers the equivalent of two nightclub sets (Volumes I and II), each with varied standards and originals, ballads and up-tempo tracks, and weaves them into a fabric of energetic and diverse themes and variations. The energy persists from start to finish, even in the quiet, reflective moments of the ballads. Ralph Bowen's post-Coltrane style sets the stage for this Trane trip atmosphere.
The flavor of the album is exemplified on "Buenos Aires, a Parrish original, which starts out as a laid back, reflective, contemporary ballad, but which, like most of the tracks on this album, increases in intensity and then breaks out into a swinging mode. Bowen approaches Trane's sheets of sounds in his rapid runs and also replicates some of the breathless staccato syncopations and wailing upper register sounds of the later Trane. Ridl's solo emphasizes driving propulsion with interesting rhythmic changes set forth in a systematic way. Deangelis takes a cue from him and comes in with some fireworks of his own. The piece ends with a kind of pounding dinosaur or cro-magnon walk (a drunken tango in Buenos Aires?) by the group en masse.
Deangelis' interpretive drumming is best heard in his own tune, "Takin' Off, which begins with a dark, brooding drum solo, exemplifying his lucid use of the tonalities of the tom-toms and cymbals. Gradually, the solo takes on the ruddy colors of war and conflict, after which the ensemble goes into a straight-ahead up-tempo with Parrish signing in on cue, followed by Bowen on soprano saxophone. Ridl does some excellent comping, and then offers an extended, lively, swing solo, with some head-pounding drumming by Deangelo. Bowen's solo uses interval jumps in the manner of Coltrane's "Giant Steps. The piece then levels off and comes in for a landing with Bowen's recapitulation of the melody.
In contrast with the forceful intensity of the above tracks, the ballads are performed sensitively, fully exploiting the interpretive variations inherent in the melodies. Ridl, one of the most masterful and resilient pianists in the business, makes Bernstein's "Some Other Time entirely his own with repeated choruses that take the tune into shifting moods and laconic images. Bernstein would likely have deeply appreciated Ridl's exploitation of this ethereal song's many possibilities for reflection and recollection.
Michel Legrand's "The Summer Knows is the theme song from the nostalgic film, The Summer of '42. The piece begins with repetitive tight chords by Ridl, followed by Bowen's haunting flute solo. Deangelis pulls out all stops in cymbal work over Bowen's solo, while Ridl's piano work brings out the passion inherent in the film's youthful protagonist's initiation into manhood. Bowen follows up with a joyful flute solo, concluding with a recapitualation of the melody. Like Bernstein, Legrand would probably be very happy with the depth of this group's interpretation of his classic theme. It's such a pleasure to hear ballads played by musicians who apprehend the underlying meanings and imagery suggested by the melodies and the lyrics.
"Little Waltz by Ron Carter, is a finessed blues-en-Paris ballad given a fine interpretation in solos by Bowen, Ridl, Bowen, Parrish and Bowen once more, with a beautiful cadenza backed by Deangelis' cymbals.
From a listener's perspective, we have here an album that provides the full feeling of two jazz sets at a night club, and one that amply suggests how the best musicians can drive and inspire one another through their playing. Matt Balitsaris' tight mixing highlights this ambience. From the drummers' standpoint, we have an example of one of their kind pushing the limits of the musical potential of the instrumentdrummers will find this album a notable source of inspiration and ideas. Congratulations to Tony Deangelis on a powerful production.
Tracks: Volume I: Everybody's Song But My Own (K. Wheeler); Long Ago And Far Away (J. Kern; I. Gershwin); Some Other Time (L. Bernstein; B. Comden; A. Green); Takin' Off (T. Deangelis); Buenos Aires (M. Parrish); Volume II: Six-Nix-Quix-Fix (G. Burton); Little Waltz (R. Carter); The Summer Knows (M. Legrand; A. Bergman, M. Bergman); Hail Caesar (M. Parrish)
Personnel: Tony Deangelis: drums; Matthew Parrish: bass; Jim Ridl: piano; Ralph Bowen: flute, soprano and tenor saxophones.
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Volume I: Everybody
Tony Deangelis, drums; Matthew Parrish, bass; Jim Ridl, piano; Ralph Bowen, flute, soprano and tenor saxophones
Album information
Title: Tony Deangelis: Everybody's Song | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: TAJ Records


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Had either of those woodwork-striking attempts from Freeman and Washington gone in, we'd have been sitting pretty in fifth tonight,looking over the shoulders of Cardiff and Leeds. As it is, we're 10th,at the back of a 6 club jogging pack separated by a single point. (Probably it was a point gained on the night, but no cigar.)
I expect IH will be saying the cup's half-full after tonight's performance. But a half-full cup is still half-empty, if you know what I mean. It could be even better for us right now.
By my calculations, if we extrapolated our points-to games haul so far over 46 games (72 points), and teleported ourselves back into last year's end of season table, we'd have snuck into the play-offs. Do we think this team could do that for real?
Tonight, I'll get off the fence and say I think we could finish anywhere between 5th and 13th. I wear a mangled smile.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas —
Kelsey Bone had 31 points and 10 rebounds Thursday night to help No. 11 Texas A&M beat Florida 78-71 and pull into a tie with Tennessee for the Southeastern Conference lead.
Kristi Bellock scored 13 points and Adrienne Pratcher had 12 points and five assists for the Aggies (20-5, 10-1 SEC), who have won eight in a row. Texas A&M never trailed and held a 39-27 edge on the boards.
Jaterra Bonds had 17 points and eight assists, Lily Svete scored 15 on five 3-pointers, and January Miller finished with 11 points for the Gators (15-10, 4-7).
The only previous meeting between the new conference rivals was in the 1994 NCAA tournament, when the Aggies won 78-76 in a first-round game.


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Fox Skews Poll Question To Drum Up Support For Drilling
Fox's oil man, Eric Bolling appeared on America's Newsroom this morning to push, yet again, for increased domestic drilling. Guest host Rick Folbaum used the opportunity to push a new Fox News poll to back up Bolling's analysis telling him, "you're not alone when you say drill" :
RICK FOLBAUM (guest host): Now I know you. And I know that when it comes to government intervention, you're more of a hands-off kind of guy. But should the government do something to try to get these gas prices under control.
BOLLING: Absolutely, absolutely.
FOLBAUM: Like what?
BOLLING: Drill.
FOLBAUM: Drill.
BOLLING: Yeah, drill. It certainly won't affect a gallon of gasoline tomorrow, but it will affect the world gasoline and world crude oil markets that I'm talking about, right now. I have been over this 100 times, but when George Bush lifted the moratorium on offshore drilling, the prices tumbled. They went from $147 to $33, in six months. It wasn't a long time -- over a course of years, it was 6 months. It was dramatic and not because we got one single barrel out of the ground within that six-month period, it's because the policy was to drill more and that's really the only way we're going to get it. Especially with what's going on in japan. Now we are hearing Ed Markey in Massachusetts and Senator Lieberman and now Chuck Schumer here in New York, saying, hey, maybe we better rethink our nuclear policy. If you do that, that's own going to drive the price of oil straight up because If you're not going to use nukes you're going to use some form of oil, fossil fuel and that's more demand for that.
FOLBAUM: You're not alone when you say drill. Another Fox poll shows that 40% of Americans think that new drilling would be the best way to handle the crisis right now with gas prices on the way up. [Fox News, America's Newsroom, 3/18/11]
However, those poll results Folbaum cites are based on a false premise that more drilling will significantly reduce the price of oil and gasoline -- a premise that even Fox's "very clearly partisan" analyst, Stuart Varney, has dismissed.
This latest Fox poll asked its respondents what they thought would be the "best action for the Obama administration to take on gas prices" and offered the following options to those surveyed:
- Try to bring prices down by increasing domestic drilling
- Try to bring prices down by opening strategic oil reserves
- Allow prices to remain high to encourage alternate fuels and conservation
- Do nothing and let gas prices rise or fall according to the market demands
- Don't know
Unsurprisingly, respondents to Fox's poll supported efforts to lower gas prices with 40% advocating for increased drilling and 27% who supported opening the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Only 16% supported encouraging alternative fuels, which the Fox poll suggested would only occur if gas prices were allowed "to remain high." Likewise, only 10% wanted to "let gas prices rise or fall according to the market demands."
However, despite the repeated claims by the right-wing media, the fact of the matter is that increasing domestic production of oil would have no significant effect on gas prices in the short or long term. In fact, as a scholar from the American Enterprise Institute has argued, "we probably couldn't produce enough to affect the world price of oil."
Newsweek's Ben Adler also points out that oil is a "fungible global commodity" and even if we produced enough petroleum in America to meet our demand, prices at the pump would still be subject to the fluctuations of the international market:
Oil, you see, is a fungible global commodity. The oil that one drills for in Texas powers a car the same way that oil from Kuwait does. So the price that Texans pay for oil is determined by global supply and global demand, not how much oil is drilled on the Gulf Coast.
In a market economy such as ours, opening an area for drilling does not mean that the U.S. government controls its destination. Shell and Chevron will be perfectly happy to sell their oil to China if Chinese drivers are willing to pay more than Americans. The U.S. could produce exactly as much gasoline as it consumes and it would still feel the effects of, say, a decision by Hugo Chávez or Vladimir Putin to stop selling any oil. If global supply drops precipitously, global prices will rise, and unless we plan on nationalizing the oil industry--a move I doubt either Democrats or Republicans will endorse--the fact that we are drilling for more oil near our shores won't protect us from the price shock.
Though Fox refuses to acknowledge it, whether we increase domestic production of oil, encourage alternative energies, or tap into the SPR, gas prices remain primarily influenced by global demand.
In addition, Bolling's claim that President Bush's decision to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling resulted in 2008's low oil prices is just plain false. As Media Matters has noted, numerous energy experts have debunked Bolling's claim, noting that the precipitous drop in gas prices was the result of decreased demand due to the economic downturn. Last week, Joseph M. Dukert of the Center for Strategic and International Studies told Media Matters that this claim was "nonsense" and stated that "it was primarily the recession that drove [the price of oil] back down."
Of course, pushing polling data that misrepresents the issue at hand is nothing new for Fox. When the network isn't creating its own leading questions or misrepresenting polling data to fit its narrative, Fox relies on the notoriously misleading polls conducted by Rasmussen Reports, an organization that has been widely criticized by polling experts.


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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Hireko Golf Showcases new 2013 Dynacraft VLS Adjustable Wedge
(CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.) - Hireko Golf, one of the golf industry's most complete sources for golf clubs, components, clubmaking tools, supplies, and technical knowledge announced the arrival of their new for 2013 Dynacraft VLS Adjustable Wedge. With the versatile Dynacraft VLS Adjustable Wedges, golfers can now fine-tune their wedge play to adjust to the type of ball they prefer and to get the ball to land closer to the hole and toward a lower score.
Changing a golf club wedge's trajectory, spin and the amount of roll once it lands on the green has always been a matter of the proper loft selection. In cases where the loft, ball or shaft selection is not exactly correct, golf wedges can often be adjusted for loft. However that alters the bounce angle and potentially the effectiveness of the wedge in the hands of the golfer. The Dynacraft VLS (Variable Launch and Spin) Adjustable Wedge features two interchangeable inserts: a 3g black anodized aluminum and 17g stainless steel. The 14g or 1/2 ounce disparity in weight alters the center of gravity to produce two unique sets of conditions for the ultimate adjustable golf wedge.
Hireko Golf's Technical Director Jeff Summitt states, "With the heavier insert at the bottom of the head, it produces an adjustable golf wedge with a lower and more forward center of gravity (as shown by the yellow line). The blue line shows the heavier weight at the top of the clubhead producing a slightly higher and more rearward center of gravity. Most golfers understand that a lower center of gravity will create a higher launch angle. However, we found by testing golfers that wasn't always the same case. Surprisingly what changed most was the spin rate by as much as 1000 rpms with the higher CG position creating a low spin rate. This affects many parameters including carry distance, landing angle and ultimately the amount of roll once the ball hits the green not only on full shots but partial shots as well."
The custom assembled Dynacraft VLS Wedges are available in right hand AW, SW and LW. They are available custom assembled online for $39.95 each (also comes with one each 3g black anodized aluminum and one each 17g stainless steel weights) at www.hirekogolf.com.
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Yolo CountyHome Sitemap Contact
Multi-Disciplinary Interview Center (MDIC)
Yolo County's Multi-Disciplinary Interview Center (MDIC)
Serving and Protecting Our Children
Under The Umbrella of The Yolo County District Attorney and The Leadership of The MDIC Oversight Committee
Mission Statement
We will coordinate a multi-agency response to child abuse, which reduces trauma to victims, increases child protection, and aids in the successful prosecution of offenders by providing a child-friendly center where the investigation of child abuse can be expedited and where victims and their families receive effective and immediate support. We are committed to providing quality care for our child victims and their families while striving to protect our community.
What is the MDIC?
The MDIC is a child friendly, safe, and supportive environment where child victims of sexual abuse come for forensic interviews, medical evidentiary examinations, advocacy, assessment, therapy, and support services. The MDIC serves all child victims in Yolo County.
Primary Focus
The MDIC's primary focus is to reduce the additional trauma that child victims often experience when going through the processes necessary to bring their perpetrators to justice. When allegations of child abuse are made, the potential for a child to experience trauma and confusion from the responding systems is extremely high. Repetitive interviews and investigations by multiple agencies create problems for child victims and cases.
The MDIC is a specialized team of highly trained professionals representing a countywide effort to create the least traumatic and most effective system for responding to child abuse in our community. We accomplish this through intensive collaboration between the agencies currently responsible for child abuse cases and through partnerships with local agencies serving children and their families.
The Setting
The MDIC was specially designed with the child victim in mind. All rooms, including interview rooms and the medical exam room, are decorated and equipped to ensure a warm, non-threatening environment. The MDIC has a comfortable family room with a children's play area. During interviews, exams, or counseling appointments, parents can meet with an advocate in the family room while siblings spend time with center staff in the play area.
Child abuse cases rely heavily on the child's statement. How it is collected is critical to successful prosecution. However, investigative interviews can be stressful for children. For these reasons, the MDIC was created to make the investigative process as comfortable as possible for children. The purpose of the interview is to conduct an interview that will gain the most comprehensive information and be acceptable in a court of law while limiting stress and trauma to the victim and family.
Interviews cover multiple agency agendas to avoid children having to experience repetitive interviews and numerous unfamiliar professionals to whom they must relate. Children are interviewed by Child Interview Specialists (CIS) who are experienced and specially trained to conduct forensic interviews that are sensitive to their developmental and emotional needs. Interviews are conducted according to State guidelines that enable the interviewers to be child-focused and neutral.
To help families and children feel more comfortable with the process, parents are encouraged to schedule a tour of the center prior to their child's appointment.
Therapeutic Services
Each family's needs are unique and important. Children seen at the MDIC receive a needs assessment including clinical assessment. Children and families return to the MDIC for ongoing therapy if indicated. MDIC staff strive to address each family's needs through support, referrals, advocacy, and counseling. All MDIC services including interviews, case management, advocacy, and therapy are provided by Spanish-English bilingual staff.
The Team Approach
* Broadens the decision making base for the systems involved with child protection
* Enhances the quality of the interview and investigation consistently providing better information for use in court.
* Provides all team members with a level of professional support that allows them to work effectively with difficult and complex cases.
* Increases the competency level of team members by exposing them to cross-disciplinary learning.
* Provides children and families with support and consistency throughout the case in addition to a more thorough needs assessment.
* Reduces child abuse in the next generation by comprehensively responding to today's victims.
MDIC Partners
The MDIC is a collaborative of community agencies committed to protecting our children. It is through this partnership that Yolo County is able to deliver the best service to our community despite limited public resources. Our partners include:
* Yolo County District Attorney
* Department of Employment & Social Services
* Law Enforcement:
o Davis Police Department
o UC Davis Police Department
o West Sacramento Police Department
o Winters Police Department
o Woodland Police Department
o Yolo County Sheriff
* Department of Alcohol, Drug, & Mental Health
* Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Center
* Victim/Witness Program
* County Counsel
* Health Department
* Probation Department
* UC Davis Children's Hospital-CAARE Center
Referrals to the MDIC are made by Law Enforcement and Child Welfare Services.
MDIC staff can be reached at:
530/ 666-8186
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday


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SignsUS necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 31 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
http://www.SignsUS.com is custom sign and banner company located in South Carolina (USA). We need a fresh, "corporate casual" website design. We are looking forward to finding the right designer as soon as possible because several more inner pages will need to be designed to compliment the home page.
We will be actively monitoring this contest. We will be giving lots of feedback, afterall, it is in our best interest to help guide you to what we want.
We are flexible on payment methods. If you require a method not listed let usknow.
All necessary graphics and mock ups are available in a zip file at http://www.signsus.com/zipfordesigners.zip
This project is primarily for the design. Getting the best overall design is our primary goal.
However, those with coding capabilities are encouraged tolet us know additional costs. Codingmust be tableless CSS with div elements.
Target audience
Small business ownersand professionals is a large part of our business. However, we also serve;
- "Corporate America" - Large Fortune 500 companies
- Schools – Both public & private
- Universities
- Hospitals
- State & Federal Government Agencies
- Military Bases
- Churches
- Charities and other Non-Profit OrganizationsCustomer Service
Although we have interactive, online sign design, pricingand ordering capabilities, our real "secret weapon" is our customer service.
- We provide an exceptional level of Personal Service.
- Instantly accessible through Live Chat, even after normal business hours
- Toll-Free Live Customer Support
- Remote, Live, Real-Time Design Sessions with our Graphic Designer
- Free Quotes
- Fast Turnaround
- Blah, blah, blah JObjective
A clean, highly professional, corporate looking website, but with a warm and friendly feel to it. "Corporate Casual". Need Home page as well as 2 interiorpages.
Use of existing Logo
- You are encouraged to modify and enhance our logo, at your discretion, to go with the look and feel of the rest of the website. Since we are a sign company, I would prefer a look that has a 3-D appearance – Corporate, Classy – Perhaps even the look of glossy metal – not over the top – but distinctive.
Keep in mind that the "US" in our logo stands for United States. Tagline / Slogan forthe header
"Corporate Looks forSmall Businesses"
We have created crude mock-ups of the website.
- The page should be 900 - 1000 pixels in overall width.
- The overall background design should keep the standard widescreen monitor screen resolutions in mind.
- Page will NOT dynamically resize though to fit widescreen monitors
- This should be an original design – not based on a stock template which often have an "artificial look".
- We are NOT looking for a Web 2.0 style because we don't want the website to have an outdated look in 1-2 years.
A "soft touch" of the Web 2.0 design style can be used though. Subtle highlights, gradients, etc, that would support the "Corporate Casual" look and feel of the website are fine.
- The basic, two-column structure of the website should remain the same.
- The column needs to stay on the right hand side of the page
- Please provide design recommendations for this right hand column – You have flexibility to play with the width
- All graphics used for mock ups are placeholders ONLY. DO NOT USE THESE AWFUL GRAPHICS. Please use your own design skills and creativity to get the ideas across.
- Photos of signs on "Aluminum" Page are our photos. These kinds of photos will be supplied by us for use on other interior product pages
- Line length of main text on page should be no longer than 14 words wide using 10 point Verdana. Headlines are 16 point Verdana.- Our company uses our H1 tag to promote key phrases that relate to our site. This is for search engine purposes.
We do have it visible at the top of each page, however we use a smaller font than most people think of a H1 being. We typically choose 8 or 10 pt for the font. We want this to continue. You can see examples at two of our sites
We encourage you to show us how we could use this same technique but incorporate it into the design instead of having it look out of place.The website that has the closest overall quality appearance I'm looking for;
The overall look and quality of our website should be asgood or better.
Website that has a warm, friendly "corporate casual" feel
One of the most professional looking sign websites I've seen. Alittle too "cold" and impersonal to me. Cold colors. It's not warm andfriendly.
http://bestbuysigns.net - Ideally,our website design should "beat" this one for overall look and feel
The biggest sign franchise in the world
Our number 1 onlinecompetitor
- Corporate Look
- Casual, warm, friendly feel
- Clean appearance
- Imaginative
- A design that won't look outdated in a year ortwo
- Right side navigation
- "Overused" Stock Photography of people (we'lluse our own photos as needed)
- left side navigation
- flashy
- cartoons
- flat look for logo
- Don't want it to look like a "shopping cart"


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App makes contesting S.F. parking citations easier
Parking tickets cost drivers money - or time spent begging the Municipal Transportation Agency for lenience.
But a new app released in limited beta in San Francisco last week offers a third option: contesting tickets with a swipe of a finger.
David Hegarty, founder of Fixed, fought so many parking tickets over the years that he crafted his own templates to save time mailing the agency, and eventually wound up lending his expertise to friends. Now he's turning those templates into a business model that he hopes will protect motorists from the city's byzantine parking code.
"People don't think it's fair," he said. "As humans that's one of the most emotive things - the belief that something isn't fair. I think it's right that people have a voice."
Fixed relies on violations that are debatable and parking enforcement officers who make mistakes. The app is relatively simple: Users receive a prompt to take a photo of the ticket and enter the violation code. The app looks up the violation and suggests common mistakes that might get it thrown out by agency administrators. It also prompts motorists to photograph evidence at the scene - properly curbed wheels or faded red paint, for instance - and checks the street grade against a geological survey map.
Then, because you can't quite disrupt the MTA yet, Fixed mails a hard copy of the complaint to the MTA. If it gets dismissed, the makers of the app collect 25 percent of the original fine. If it doesn't get thrown out the first time, Fixed can try again with a second mailing. If the driver doesn't emerge victorious, the whole process is free (except for that ticket, of course).
Almost everyone who gets a ticket feels wronged, and Hegarty acknowledges that some drivers deserve to get cited. But Fixed brags that it is "restoring justice and advocating for our clients," and says its ticket fighters "use every ounce of initiative and ingenuity to help our clients beat their spurious parking tickets."
And it says 50 percent of contested tickets get dismissed.
The crusaders of justice have a pretty good chance of success, though not quite a 1-in-2 shot: According to MTA data, 27 percent of tickets are dismissed on the first appeal, and another 7 percent get tossed on a second appeal.
"It really does feel like gouging," Hegarty said. "If the city's intent is to gouge motorists, then it should be fair for motorists to defend themselves in some way."
Considering that only 5 percent of tickets ever get contested, there's room to grow. But scaling the service might be difficult. While much of the letter-mailing can be automated, some cases are bound to require insight from local parking experts.
The ins and outs of the parking code are nightmarishly complicated - and knowing them well can be a huge advantage, said David LaBua, author of "Finding the Sweet Spot: The Insider's Guide to Parking in San Francisco." But he suspects many people who initially feel indignant about a ticket might change their mind after learning about a rule they weren't aware of before.
"I'd be curious to know how many people ask for help, get the information, then think, 'Well, yeah, I'm guilty,' " he said. "Just from pure experience, most people really feel outraged, but they don't know all the rules."
Hegarty said he's gotten some flak for helping people evade tickets, which bring in $88 million a year in revenue to the city - about 10 percent of the MTA's operating budget.
But citation penalties have shot up so much in recent years and the parking code is so complicated that he feels most parking tickets are innately unfair.
"The more tickets we contest, the smarter we get about which errors are most common, which contest reasons are the most successful," he said. "We want to automate as much ticketing as possible so that it doesn't have to touch a person."
By the numbers
Annual Municipal Transportation Agency citations, fiscal year 2013:
1.5 million issued (approximate).
77,248 are contested by mail.
21,405 of appealed citations are thrown out.
13,085 of those who didn't win their appeal try again with a second appeal by mail or in person.
4,997 of citations appealed in the second round are thrown out.
Source: Paul Rose, SFMTA
Ellen Huet is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @ellenhuet


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In the exciting concluding rounds to the third annual Young Kwon National Online Tournament, new American professional Andy Liu became this year's champion, winning all five rounds. Liu earned professional status at last year's
first AGA professional qualification event, sponsored by TygemGO, which took place just prior to the US Go Congress in North Carolina. Liqun Liu 7D took second in the 2013 YKNOT, winning 4 out of 5. Other band winners include Aaron Ye 5D, Willis Huang 3D, Larry Qu 1K, Matthew Machado 5K, and Yuliang Huang 21K. The tournament took place over the first two weekends in June on KGS. There were a total of about 60 players, some of whom were new AGA members, and for others, this was their very first online tournament. YKNOT3 sponsor Young Kwon was on hand during the rounds to watch the games and comment. TD Karoline Burrall extended thanks to all of the players who participated in the tournament. "Thanks also to our fantastic sponsor Young Kwon," added Burrall, "as well as the team of TDs including Dennis Wheeler, Todd Heidenreich, Jay Tabaniag, and Julie Burrall."
Andy Liu's 5th-round game against Yue Zhang 7D — "Full of fighting and lively viewer commentary!" — is at right.


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Enter to win an eBook copy of Collar Me in Paris! Ends 3/15/2013.
Hello! And thanks so much to the Night Owl team for having me back again so soon. This time I'm celebrating the release of my second Taboo line book from Ellora's Cave. Collar Me in Paris is a BDSM book about a married couple who know how to keep the fire lit in the bedroom.
This book is set against the backdrop of Paris, France. Because what's not romantic about Paris?
I got to visit Paris in the fall of 2011 with my mother. We were there for a big cycling event and decided to make a longer trip out of it to really get to see the sights and really get to experience the city. I always love finding the truly odd things to see whenever I go visit other cities. When I lived in Russia one of my favorite things to go see was the graveyards. They were amazing, beautifully decorated plots, each one more grandiose than the next. So of course I had to look for something interesting in Paris!
It didn't take me long to find the sight to see that wouldn't make it onto everyone else's list.
The l'Ossuaire Municipal.
Or, the catacombs.
What exactly are the catacombs? They're the final resting place of roughly six million Parisians. The old parish cemeteries were a popular final resting place for the residents of Paris, and a big revenue source for the churches. They would let bodies rest for a number of years, exhume them and put them in large, communal cairns. In the 1700's there were just too many bones and problems with diseases. It was decided that the bones could be relocated into the old stone quarries under the city.
In the early 1800's the bones were arranged into patterns, creating a visual masterpiece. An eerie one, but still something quite amazing. There are rooms full of human femurs stacked and formed into the shape of a barrel. Walls of skulls in circular patterns. It sounds very disturbing, and I realize that the catacombs will never be a universal point of interest, but my trip to Paris would not have been as cool without the visit to the underground.
Now, why am I telling you all about this and instead of my book?
Because I actually used my experiences in Paris, my pictures from sightseeing and a little imagination to write this book. The characters, Bianca and Clay, actually visit the catacombs fairly early on in the book. Part of the story involves a family version of The Amazing Race. And what better location to make people experience than underground tunnels full of bones?
It can never be said that Sidney Bristol has had a 'normal' life. She is a recovering roller derby queen, former missionary, and tattoo addict. She grew up in a motor-home on the US highways (with an occasional jaunt into Canada and Mexico), traveling the rodeo circuit with her parents. Sidney has lived abroad in both Russia and Thailand, working with children and teenagers. She now lives in Texas where she splits her time between a job she loves, writing, reading and belly dancing.
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Collar Me in Paris coming February 13th from Ellora's Cave
What begins as Clay's first family vacation with his new wife quickly dives into disaster. He may be the submissive in their relationship, but he's no shy violet. Bianca has taught him the quickest way to turn her on is a challenge, so he's throwing down the gauntlet.
Bianca butts heads with not just her brothers but her husband when the family torturing begins. But the joke is on him. She's ready to put him through the most erotic misery of all. In public, at a night club and all over the city, she'll show him who is Dominant in their relationship until he's screaming for more.
Their relaxing Paris vacation turns into a mad dash through the ancient streets, a competition of wills and a new exploration of what it takes to make their relationship work. From bondage, discipline and very public orgasms to navigating the Métro, family feuds and overcoming the language barrier, they're going to redefine the word fun.
Clay's feet squicked inside his tennis shoes. For all of a second he felt guilty for tracking mud and God only knew what else into the apartment, but someone had thoughtfully laid out newspaper and cardboard. Other, equally filthy shoes were lined up, as well as a few articles of clothing too soiled to wear any farther. He toed his shoes off and left them in the foyer. Bianca slammed the door shut and didn't bother with removing her sneakers. She stomped down the hall to the tune of her family's laughter and ignored their calls.
Today had not gone well.
That was an understatement.
It had been a wreck.
"There you are!"
"Hey, thought you guys would never make it in."
"About time you showed up."
The teasing jibes kept coming as Bianca passed the living room and stormed to their suite.
She was beyond angry.
Angry was a fire ant army out to take a pound of flesh.
Bianca was beyond that. Furious, enraged, those words fit her better, and he didn't think he had it in him to care anymore. He'd changed from the sub he'd been three years ago who had no limits. He had them now, and being used as an emotional punching bag all day was a yard too far.
Clay paced slowly into the fray. The scent of stale water and excrement clung to his clothing. The sense of accomplishment from having completed the day's challenges was dampened by the knowledge the rest of her family had finished in half the time and probably with a lot more cooperation from their spouses.
Kevin glanced up from the TV where the brothers were currently engaged in what appeared to be the latest multiplayer shooter game. "You look like shit."
"Thanks." Unlike his wife, their razing didn't bother him. Who were they to him? Her family. Not his.
"Seriously, what took you guys so long?" Michael didn't divert his attention from the action. He even managed to snag a handful of popcorn and shove it in his mouth without breaking stride.
A random assortment of snack foods littered the coffee table—cheese, crackers, chips, some cookies and even a bottle of wine. The empty plates attested to there being even more to offer at one time.
There was enough there to feed several people. Despite being exhausted, he itched to pack some of the food away.
Jason's voice broke his concentration. "We missed you guys at dinner. Everything okay?" Unlike his brothers, Jason had paused the game and turned toward him. Michael and Kevin grumbled, but took the opportunity to shovel yet more food in their mouths.
"Yeah, took us longer than you guys. Where are the girls?" He glanced at the kitchen, but still no one.
"They went out shopping or to a show or something," Michael replied and restarted the game.
The game ramped up and the three brothers began a flurry of attacking something. He'd never understood the appeal of video games, but he hadn't been exposed to them until he was in high school, and by then other things had taken on more importance. Like finding an after-school job so he could have shoes without holes and jeans that fit.
He shuddered as a chill crept down his spine from the clinging, cold clothing and shook off the nervous tic as well. He'd left those days behind. "How did you guys get into the catacombs so fast? We waited almost two hours."
Kevin snorted. "Oh fuck waiting."
"We don't wait, man. We offer the first people in line fifty bucks and skip the wait." Michael glanced at him. "You didn't seriously wait, did you?"
He grimaced. "Yeah, yeah we did."
"Sucks to be you." Michael laughed and focused on the game.
"Hey, do you want join in? We probably have a spare controller around here somewhere," Jason offered.
"No thanks. I'm going to clean up. Tromping through those sewers was gross."
He left the living room to a chorus of laughter, maybe directed at him or the game, he didn't care.
Bianca had known her brothers would bribe and do whatever it took to win. That was their way and she hadn't told him. He'd waited in line for two fucking hours while she gave him the silent treatment. They could have been strategizing, discussing how they wanted to play, learning the rules. But no. He had no way of playing with a full deck if she didn't confide in him.
They were supposed to be a team.
A fucking team.
He pushed the door to the suite open and slammed it behind him. If she could slam doors, so could he.
Bianca jumped but did not turn around from where she stood at the foot of the bed. This was not the way things were supposed to be between them. Sure, B called the shots and he was comfortable in his role as her husband and submissive. He did not play the role of a carpet to be walked upon.
He ignored the instinct to kneel at the door, to wait for Bianca to present the collar and slip his necklace off. His knees tried to buckle, but he locked them in place. Instead he began removing his jacket and peeling off his shirt.
"I didn't give you permission to undress," Bianca snapped. Waspish behavior was unlike her. Even when she gave him pain she laughed and smiled.
"I don't want your permission." His voice was cold, foreign to his own ears. He wadded up his shirt and tossed it through the bathroom door where it plopped onto the tile.
Bianca turned to face him. She'd stripped down to her navy boyshort panties and matching camisole. The set was old, relatively speaking, but one of his favorites. The material had a silky sheen to it, and the lace was soft to the touch, not rough. Her firm breasts filled out the top and her nipples were visible through the fabric. Goose bumps rose on her flesh, and her damp, shoulder-length hair stuck to her face and hung in clumps.
She was beautiful, but not when her face was drawn and tight. Anger didn't become her. Her makeup was smudged, streaked across her cheeks or completely gone, giving her something of a sad clown look. It ruined the ferocity of her flashing gaze and tight lips.
"What's wrong with you? Is this some twisted plea for punishment? Because I'm not amused."
He fisted his hands. He would never lay a finger on her in anger, but he wanted to do something to work the frustration out. "No, this is about you and your family, and keeping me in the dark."
"What are you talking about?"
"You knew they would pay to cut in line and cheat."
She rolled her eyes. "Yeah. They do. And where do you think that money comes from? My brothers spend months preparing and saving bribe money. We had one night. What are you willing to forgo to pay for this? Club membership? Wine club? Hockey tickets? Because to me, those are a lot more important than cutting in line."
He pitched his voice to match her volume. "Why do you get to make that decision?"
"I thought I was the Dominant here."
He stared at her, not seeing her but everything that was wrong with this situation. The lack of communication, their attitudes and most of all, the missing fun. They laughed and enjoyed themselves.
The years had built a level of intimacy between them, and now it was as if all that work had disappeared. "This, this isn't like us. I don't want this."
Bianca's gaze widened, glistening with sudden tears. Her lower lip trembled though she fought to hide it. Sorrow speared him. He didn't want his wife to cry.
She threw up her hand when he took a step toward her. "What are you saying?"
"Christ, B, I don't want to do this damn race if it's going to fuck with our heads."
She sank down on the edge of the bed, her shoulders slumped, and stared at the ground, or maybe her toes. He could hear her trembling breath, see the tension in the cords of her neck. Clay slid between her and the wardrobe to kneel in front of her and took her hands in his. She stared at the carpet, her face twisted into a painful mask.
Her fingers were cold to the touch. The stench still clung to their hair and skin, disgusting reminders of the failure of a day they'd had.
He pushed to his feet, Bianca's gaze tracking him under the cover of her lashes. She might bust his balls, literally, for this whole fiasco, but he was her husband. He could bend the rules a little.
He scooped her up and settled her slight weight against his chest. The silky material was ice cold, her skin clammy.
She began to wiggle in his grasp. "What are—?"
"Let me take care of you. Please?" Though he spoke in an almost whisper, she stilled.
She didn't respond, but she relaxed in his hold, leaning against his shoulder and curling her hand over his heart, not one protest on her lips.
He breathed a sigh of relief and edged around the bed, careful not to bang her knee on the wardrobe or clock her head against the bedpost. He set her down on the miniscule counter space in the bathroom and turned the shower on.
Bianca watched him, worry lining her brow and pinching her lips. Her green eyes appeared so much larger than normal. She was always so put together, the quintessential modern woman, and he admired her for all of her feminism and femininity.
"Let's get you out of these clothes. They smell." He ran his fingers along the lacy edge of her camisole covering her hips. "May I?"
She lifted her arms in silent permission. The stretchy fabric clung to her skin and had to be peeled off. She shivered and gripped the edge of the counter. She didn't often allow him to undress her. He wished the circumstances were different, that he could enjoy the privilege.
When they'd first played within the confines of the club, he hadn't understood how intimate the process of taking off this woman's garments could be. In those first months she'd never allowed him to so much as remove her shoes.
"Do you remember the first time you gave me permission to undress you?" He studied her face as he lowered to his knees.
Her brows lifted and a crackle of lust zipped between them. Their relationship had still been new, going on barely five months officially when they took that first weekend trip. Before that, he'd been under her protection for close to a year and was elated they were finally at a more intimate place in their relationship. Though they'd checked in at a bed and breakfast, they'd snuck into a nearby hotel pool.
Under the cover of starlight, she'd instructed him to remove every stitch of her clothing.
She sucked in a breath. "Of course."
He slid his hands into her silky panties. When they'd been at the pool, she'd leaned against a low wall.
He'd removed her underwear much like this, caressing her with his palms as he pushed them off. Like that long-ago night, she kept her legs closed and her pussy unavailable. Instead he kissed her knee and rested his chin against her while he knelt on the ground.
"That's when I fell in love with you."
She snorted. "I thought you fell in love with me the first time I locked up your balls?"
He laughed against her skin. "Okay, I fell in love with the Mistress then, but the woman later."
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It can never be said that Sidney Bristol has had a 'normal' life. She is a recovering roller derby queen, former missionary, and tattoo addict. She grew up in a motor-home on the US highways (with an occasional jaunt into Canada and Mexico), traveling the rodeo circuit with her parents. Sidney has lived abroad in both Russia and Thailand, working with children and teenagers. She now lives in Texas where she splits her time between a job she loves, writing, reading and belly dancing.
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Bengals overcome Browns rookies for 34-27 win
CINCINNATI – Brandon Weeden had one of the most prolific games by a Browns rookie quarterback. Trent Richardson topped even Jim Brown for most versatile performance by a Cleveland rookie runner.
What did it get them? Just another loss. No surprise there, not in their intrastate rivalry.
Andy Dalton had another big game against the Browns, tying his career high with three touchdown passes, and Adam "Pacman" Jones ran Cleveland's first punt back 81 yards for another score on Sunday, leading the Cincinnati Bengals to a 34-27 victory in their lopsided rivalry.
Cincinnati (1-1) has won 13 of the last 16 against Cleveland (0-2), an eight-year run of dominance that spans a lot of quarterbacks and running backs but almost always comes out the same.
For the Bengals, it was a reassuring ending to a stressful week. They got blown out in Baltimore 44-13 Monday night, matching the most lopsided loss to open a season in team history. They looked so bad that they were a bit shaken.
"I think everybody was," coach Marvin Lewis said. "It's the opening game and you've been pointing to this game, it's Monday night football ... It has been a very tense week."
Jones relaxed them a bit with his fifth career punt return for a touchdown and his first since 2003 with Tennessee. He celebrated by wrapping himself around the padding on the goal post, holding on tightly for several seconds. It's the way he used to celebrate scores back when his troubled career was getting started.
"It just felt like home," Jones said. "I was back home."
From then on, two young quarterbacks tried to keep up with each other.
Weeden was coming off one of the worst debuts in NFL history, throwing four interceptions in a 17-16 loss to the Eagles that left him with a 5.1 passer rating. He started completing short, quick throws in the second quarter on Sunday and took apart a defense that's reeling.
Weeden went 26 of 37 for 322 yards — the most yards by a Browns rookie quarterback — and two touchdowns. His passer rating was an impressive 114.9, encouraging for a team that's been searching for a quarterback for a long time.
"We're getting there," Weeden said. "The running game definitely takes a lot of pressure off of me. It helps when you run the ball."
Richardson became the first Browns rookie to run for 100 yards and to score on both a run and a pass in the same game, according to STATS LLC. He carried 19 times for 109 yards, the first Browns rookie to top 100 yards since Lee Suggs ran for 187 against Cincinnati in 2003.
"I had a big stat day and it was a much better game for me," said Richardson, who had knee surgery on Aug. 9. "I wouldn't call it a complete game. It's coming along. We did a good job, but I think we can be even better."
It wasn't enough to overcome another impressive game by Dalton, who has been at his best in the intrastate rivalry. In three career games against Cleveland, Dalton has completed 71 percent of his throws for 669 yards with five touchdowns, one interception and a 114 passer rating.
Dalton scrambled and threw a short pass that Andrew Hawkins turned into a 50-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, putting Cincinnati in control. Phil Dawson's field goal cut it to 34-27 with 20 seconds left, but the Bengals recovered the onside kick to seal it.
"It was a tense week but you know, we were able to get it done," said Dalton, who was 24 of 31 for 318 yards with one interception and six sacks. "It's what we had to do."
NOTES: The previous record for a Browns rookie passer was 310 yards by Eric Zeier at Cincinnati on Oct. 29, 1995. ... Cleveland's six sacks was its most since 2009. ... The last time Cleveland had 300 yards passing and 100 rushing was in 2007, when Derek Anderson threw for 328 yards and Jamal Lewis rushed for 216 yards against Cincinnati. ... LB Scott Fujita played for the first time since his three-game bounty suspension was overturned on appeal. CB Joe Haden served the first week of his four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
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It's prom season in the U.S., which means it's also the season for awkward, sweaty, overly-hormonal teenagers to try and impress their peers and find a date for prom.
These days, "Promposals" are the (usually innocent, if not dramatic), ways for teens to get their date's attention and entice them to go with them to prom. But, one Colorado teen's attempt to impress his would-be prom date has officials there calling his declarations of love, graffiti.
The unnamed high school student allegedly spray-painted the word, "Prom...ise?" as well as several other declarations of love on the Colorado National Monument, an offense, officials say, that's punishable by up to six months in prison and a $500 fine.
Unfortunately, there is graffiti in Colorado National Monument. If anyone has any information about seeing anyone doing graffiti in the monument, please contact the visitor center at 970-858-3617 ext. 360. Thank you.
"Promposals" have become increasingly popular for teens who want to ask their date to prom in a creative, or viral type of manner. Some promposals work. Witness Vine star Cole LaBrant's music video he put together to try and get Selena Gomez to go to prom with him (it didn't work). One Miley Cyrus superfan attempted to get his favorite pop star to join him at his prom with an epic video. That one didn't work either, but, Miley was gracious enough to invite her superfan to her show in Arizona where they took 'Prom' photos and shared an on-stage duet.
Officials with the Colorado National Monument are asking for the public's help in locating the star-crossed lover, who is responsible for vandalizing the monument.
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It's one parody you thought you'd never see. Prison inmates dancing to Psy's "Gangnam Style."
Last week in the Philippines, inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center put on a show for visitors. Despite heavy rain, the crew reenacted all the moves showcased in the music video with their own Psy impersonator. On each inmates' back: a big letter P for Psy himself.
From the screams of those in attendance Psy may have just found his new backup dancers and bodyguards. Just in case he gets in any trouble, of course.
Complete with Psy's familiar gallops and a few shoulder shakes and fist pumps, we have to wonder: how long did it take the inmates to learn the choreography?
This isn't the first prison dance number to go viral. In 2007, CPDRC inmates performed to Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Back in March their monthly performance was suspended after a riot almost broke out. On Saturday the governor allowed them to perform once again, this time to Psy.
With nearly 100,000 views inmates of CPDRC are Psy's latest Internet competition.
-Annie Reuter, CBS Local
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Prosecutors presented Tuesday afternoon what they say is another example of gifts the former first couple of Virginia accepted from a businessman who says he sought their help promoting his product.
Former Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams' brother Donnie testified he worked at Bob and Maureen McDonnell's private home about a dozen times in 2012 and 2013.
In one text message exchange between Donnie Williams and Maureen McDonnell, the first lady asked if she needed to provide a credit card for a new spa cover. Donnie Williams replied that his brother was paying for it.
Once the investigation into Jonnie Williams' gifts began, Maureen McDonnell asked for an invoice and paid up, Donnie Williams testified. Before the investigation became public, Maureen McDonnell did not pay him for anything, Donnie Williams said, but she offered to pay for his work several times.
Prosecutors also questioned the Virginia State Police special agent who first questioned the Maureen McDonnell about some of the checks from Jonnie Williams.
On Feb. 15, 2013, Maureen McDonnell was only expecting to answer questions about an embezzling case involving the former chef of the governor's mansion. When Charles Hagan began asking about Jonnie Williams, the first lady told him her husband was longtime friends with Williams, though they'd only met a few years earlier.
"She said the $50,000 check was a personal loan to her," Hagan testified. "Jonnie Williams had provided the money and she had signed a loan agreement and was making periodic payments on the loan."
McDonnell Trial: Dresses, Shoes Purchased By Jonnie Williams Shown
The investigation later showed much of that was untrue.
Maureen McDonnell's lawyers grilled Hagan about failing to tell her what the meeting was really about or that she was under investigation. Asked if he advised her about her right to an attorney, Hagan said, "It wasn't a custodial interview."
Juror Dismissed; Ex-Attorney General Returns to Stand
Day 12 of the corruption trial began with courtroom drama and a delay in proceedings as one of the jurors was dismissed. U.S. District Judge James Spencer met twice in chambers with prosecutors and lawyers for the former governor and his wife for an extended time.
Between the two closed meetings, a somber Bob McDonnell sat at the defense table with his back to his wife and stared at the wall for several minutes.
He looked visibly upset when the conference was over.
McDonnell Trial: Key Exhibits
When Judge James Spencer came onto the bench, he revealed that a juror had been dismissed and would be replaced by one of the three remaining alternates. No reason was given. Another juror had been excused just as they were seated at the start of the trial.
The McDonnells are charged in a 14-count indictment with accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams in exchange for promoting his company's nutritional supplements.
Frmr VA AG Jerry Kilgore back to wrap up testimony: "it's sad for the commonwealth and sad for the families" pic.twitter.com/oAnXHgUTmy — Julie Carey (@JulieCareyNBC) August 12, 2014
When court proceedings got underway Tuesday, former Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore returned to the stand and wrapped up testimony about his time working for Williams.
Kilgore, who left office in 2005, was hired by Williams in 2011 to try to find state money to do research on the dietary supplement, Anatabloc. Kilgore testified he proposed a two pronged plan: getting grant money from the tobacco commission or convincing the governor to add a request for research funds to his state budget proposal.
Through cross-examination, lawyers for both Bob and Maureen McDonnell were able to underscore the fact that Kilgore never succeeded in getting Williams what they'd discussed.
Kilgore testified he never asked for a meeting with Bob McDonnell because University of Virginia researchers were not on board with doing Anatabloc research.
Asked John Brownlee, "Nothing happened, did it?"
"No," Kilgore said.
Brownlee pointed out that if the governor had wanted to act, he could have easily sought research funding in the budget. Defense attorneys also showed it was Kilgore, not McDonnell, who urged Williams to try to get UVA and Virginia Commonwealth University interested in doing Anatabloc research.
"I suggested VCU or UVA," said Kilgore.
But prosecutor Michael Dry brought Kilgore back to a key point in his redirect, asking, "In his conversations, who was [Williams] telling you supported the product?"
Kilgore answered, "The governor and first lady."
It was the second partial day of testimony for Kilgore, who said Monday that Williams repeatedly told him the McDonnells supported his efforts.
Another witness Tuesday was one of the doctors Williams was trying to get interested in doing research. VCU cardiologist Dr. George Vetrovec had agreed to meet with Williams to learn about Anatabloc.
Vetrovec testified, "Mr. Williams said to me, 'How much time do you have?' I said, '30 minutes.' He said, 'Make it 45. The governor's wife makes really good cookies'."
After that, Vetrovec said Williams drove him directly to the governor's mansion.
Inside, there were no cookdies -- but there was a reception for Steven Spielberg, who was filming the movie "Lincoln" in Richmond. Vetrovec said Williams asked Maureen McDonnell to take them to the front of the line, where he met the famed Spielberg.
But under cross examination, Vetrovec said neither of the McDonnells ever talked to him about Anatabloc.
Frmr VA AG Jerry Kilgore back to wrap up testimony: "it's sad for the commonwealth and sad for the families" pic.twitter.com/oAnXHgUTmy — Julie Carey (@JulieCareyNBC) August 12, 2014
So far, the jury has heard from more than 25 prosecution witnesses. Among them is Williams himself, who was granted immunity by the government in exchange for his cooperation. He testified that he spent lavishly on the McDonnells solely to secure their help.
On Friday, a former Star Scientific executive described support from the McDonnells as a helpful "halo effect" at first, but said he didn't know that Williams was giving gifts to the McDonnells until 2013, when the investigation began.
Paul Perito, who served as Star Scientific's board chairman when Williams was CEO, said Williams was "on cloud nine" after the August 2011 luncheon at the governor's mansion on the day Star Scientific launched the supplement Anatabloc.
Even though Bob McDonnell arrived late, Perito said the governor's presence provided "gravitas" for the company.
He had a much different thought in early 2012, when Williams asked him whether Maureen McDonnell could join Star Scientific's board of directors.
"I thought it was the worst idea I ever heard...." Perito said on the stand. "It's a thicket of potential conflict."
Perito said Maureen McDonnell lacked qualifications, and Williams delivered the bad news to her. Prosecutors asked what Williams said about her reaction.
"He said she was really pissed," Perito responded.


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If you'd just as soon skip winter's colds and flu this year, you may want to spend more time on your mat. Tias Little, director of Prajna Yoga in California, believes a practice that includes supported and inverted poses, like the ones you'll find on the next two pages, increases circulation of lymph—a clear, watery fluid that moves through the body picking up bacteria and viruses and filtering them out via the lymph nodes.
Unlike blood, which moves as a result of the heart pumping, lymph moves by muscular contractions. Physical exercise is key for keeping lymph flowing. The movement of lymph is also affected by gravity, so anytime your head is below your heart—for example, in Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)—lymph moves into the respiratory organs. When you return to being upright, gravity sends it to your lymph nodes for cleansing.
In each pose, Little advises resting your head on a support to allow your neck, throat and tongue to relax fully, thereby encouraging the lymph to flow freely through the nose and throat. Hold each pose for two to five minutes, breathing deeply from your diaphragm for the entire time.
Don't wait until the first sign of sniffles to attempt this practice—by that point inversions could agitate both body and mind. Instead, use this sequence to build up your immunity and keep common colds at bay.
Before You Begin
Breathe. Take a comfortable seated position, close your eyes, and breathe, focusing on lengthening the duration of both the inhalation and the exhalation over time. Visualise the skin around the throat, jaw and mouth softening.
Salute. Practise 3 to 5 rounds of the Sun Salutation of your choice.
After You Finish
Rest. Take Savasana (Corpse Pose), supporting your head on a folded blanket and releasing the arms and back fully into the floor.
1 Balasana (Child's Pose), supported
Begin by sitting on your feet, with your knees separated and your big toes touching. With your eyes closed, fold your torso forward, letting your forehead rest on the floor or on a support such as a bolster, blanket or block so your head and neck can rest more fully. Place your arms on the floor in front of you, allowing the elbows to bend out to the sides.
2 Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose), supported
From Balasana, press your hands into the floor, tuck your toes under and lift your hips up and back into Adho Mukha Svanasana. Rest your head on a support. Extend through your inner arms while pressing the tops of your thighbones firmly back and away from your face.
3 Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend)
From Adho Mukha Svanasana, walk your feet until they are in line with your hands and come up to standing, maintaining a flat back. Bring your feet about 120cm apart and fold your torso forward, resting your head on the floor or on a support. Place your hands on the floor to the inside of your feet.
4 Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend), supported
From Prasarita Padottanasana, place your hands on your hips and, maintaining a flat back, come up to standing. Bring your feet hip-width apart and on an exhalation, fold forward, resting your head on a support. Clasp the back of your heels with your hands, gently bringing your torso toward your legs.
5 Sirsasana (Headstand)
Editor's note: If you've never attempted Headstand before, do so with the aid of an experienced teacher. Performing the pose incorrectly can put your neck at risk.
Release Uttanasana and come down to your hands and knees. Interlock your fingers and place your outer forearms against the floor. Tuck your chin and place the back of your head in the cup made by your hands. Straighten your legs, coming up onto the crown of your head. Lift your legs overhead to vertical. For additional support, rest your knuckles against the baseboard of the wall and kick up onto the wall. Rest in Balasana after coming down.
6 Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand), supported
Lie on your back with your shoulders on the folded edge of one or more blankets. The shoulders are supported by the blanket, and your head, but not your neck, rests on the ground. Lift your legs to vertical, supporting your midback with your hands and keeping your upper arms and elbows parallel to each other.
7 Halasana (Plow Pose), supported
From Sarvangasana, lower your legs over your head until your tucked toes touch the ground. Interlock your hands behind your back, straighten your arms and powerfully press them into the floor. Engage your quadriceps to press your femur bones up and away from your face. To come out of the pose, separate your hands and slowly roll down out of the pose while maintaining full extension in the arms.
8 Jathara Parivartanasana (Revolved Abdomen Pose)
Lying on your back on the floor, draw your knees into your chest. Keep the left side of your back in contact with the floor, extend both legs straight out toward the right and hold the outer edge of your left foot with either your right hand or a strap. If you experience pain in your lower back, keep your knees bent. With each exhalation, rotate your belly in the direction opposite your legs. Repeat on the left side.
9 Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose), supported
Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Lift your hips and place a block (standing on its tall end) underneath your sacrum. Ground the outer border of your shoulders into the floor and lift the sides of your torso up, keeping your front ribs, sternum, and collarbones broad.
10 Siddhasana (Adept's Pose)
Sit in a comfortable cross-legged position on the edge of one or more folded blankets, making sure that your knees are lower than the top of your pelvis. Rest your hands on your knees with your palms facing down. Elongate the sides of your torso and lift your sternum. Create space under your armpits by imagining you have a small balloon under each arm. Breathe fully, focusing on the inhalation.


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I don't know what's worse with Hasbro exclusives- the $13 "premium" figures or the poorly executed mail-ins (this and the EB set.)
This is a nicer promo than the EB set though. Let's be honest, most of us we're planning on buying a set of VOTC to open.Plus, it's cool that we're getting a carded Georgie vs. a plain white mailer box.
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text: With profound sadness, we mark the passing of Richard Hamann, founder of Hamann Motorsport, the German tuning house that has brought out all manner of super-goosed German cars. Only 53, he succumbed to lung cancer. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends, but the company will comply with his wishes and continue to produce even more powerful versions of already powerful cars, as it has done since 1986. And he has left us with a Guardian. That's the name given to this 550-hp version of a Porsche Cayenne Turbo (that's 50 hp up from stock). It's a familiar formula: Replace the hood with a carbon-fiber unit, install a sport exhaust for better breathing and a spine-tingling sound, beef up the brakes, add a few aero bits, and spruce up the interior. Torque is up from 516 lb-ft to 567.5 and top speed rises from 172 to 186.4 mph. What better way to celebrate Herr Hamann's life?


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