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"Do you see anything you like?"
It's a phrase I've heard on movies. I've read in articles. It's common in The Life, but I never anticipated how I would hear it the first time.
Last night, I did something most people would consider unwise, dangerous, risky, but it came out desperation. Our girls our constantly forced to work on the streets. Night after night, they're put out time and time again in clear sight, yet hidden. And, even when they're placed in a safe, peaceful place, they're sometimes drawn back to the darkness. The fear and terror pull them back, to a place they hate yet feel comfortable in.
So, last night I needed to understand. I needed to see for myself. I needed to know what drove them back to The Life.
My heart pounded and my head was foggy. I knew exactly what to expect and absolutely nothing to expect. As we slowly drove through the stroll, a liquor store came into sight. In front were several young girls, dancing and singing and smiling at the cars driving by. Several cars were parked with men setting, gazing, and slowly taking drags off of…
My anger took over my anxiety and we pulled into a spot nestled between two of those cars. Many people stared at us as we stepped out of the car. As we walked into the store the girls and boys followed us. We went aisle by aisle trying to breathe, trying to acknowledge what we were experiencing. The kids would look at us and smile and discretely follow us around the store.
But once we stepped back outside that's when we heard it. The bell click of the door was loud and clanking and then he was beside us before I knew he was there. His words caused me to take pause, "do you see anything you like?" I was baffled. My mind couldn't comprehend it. He thought we were there to purchase. We were two, normal looking women and he thought we were there to purchase minors. Again, I couldn't breathe. I was caught somewhere between disgust and confusion. It had to be directed at someone else. But then he came and blocked our path. There was no doubt the question was directed at us.
As soon as he learned that wasn't our intention, his demeanor changed. He walked a fine balance between attempting to appease us, while warning us to not come back. He made small talk, trying to be civil and asking prodding questions, but shaking our hands and refusing to let go while staring us in the eye.
Once back in the car I was caught somewhere between barely being able to breathe and being physically sick. I wanted to quit and go home. I wanted to go to bed, cover my head up, and forget everything that happened. But, that sickening experience fueled the anger; the anger and realization that those kids standing on the curb attempting to balance in between their services could have been my kids.
We went to the seedy hotels who swore they would never let minors in their rooms.
We went through parks where "kids" were walking and offering.
We went to the metro where girls quietly stood waiting for their next dates.
And within hours we were exhausted. But the exhaustion was also a reminder. A reminder of what it is we are truly combating. A reminder that regardless of how tired I am, the work has to go on and have purpose.
And, the reminder that these are kids. They sing and dance. They slowly put one foot in front of the other while pretending the curb is a balance beam. And, they smile in the direst of situation, because that innocence is still there hidden deep within them.


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Eos Sleep, formerly the Manhattan Snoring and Sleep Center announces its affiliation with New York City's premier sleep study center, an accredited full-service sleep center specializing in evaluating and diagnosing the wide variety of sleep disorders. REM Sleep combines a state-of-the-art technical sleep testing facility with a modern yet relaxed spa-like setting. Each private room provides the comforts of home. REM Sleep, located on East 62nd Street in New York City, was co-founded by MSSC's founder and co-director, David O. Volpi, M.D., P.C., F.A.C.S.
From wireless internet service and iPod docks to cable television and the finest linens, patients of REM Sleep receive a relaxed stay so they can conveniently return to work or their regular schedule in the morning. While relaxing in their private room, patients are diagnosed by expert sleep specialists in their field.
Whether a patient of MSSC, or a patient of a referring doctor, a patient's experience at the sleep center is comfortable, inviting and an important step to better sleep, health and overall wellness. In addition, REM Sleep offers the Home Sleep Test for patients who qualify for this portable, home diagnosing system for sleep apnea.
During an in-lab sleep study, REM Sleep analyzes symptoms such as snoring and sleep apnea, difficulty falling asleep, waking throughout the night, restless legs, twitching and/or jerking of the limbs. REM Sleep employs the latest technology and scientific breakthroughs to diagnose the wide variety of sleep disorders that can affect patients, including disorders such as:
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Get Involved with People for Parks!
Join Our Board: Board members attend a monthly meeting to evaluate grant proposals, monitor budget, provide general strategic direction for the organization and contribute to event marketing and fundraising efforts. The board is a great space to donate professional talent or develop a new skill and gain leadership experience. Join our Board.
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Arbor Day - Opportunities of 2-3 hours available for individuals and groups of 30+ to help plant and mulch trees in pre-dug holes. Or join the Arbor Day committee to help plan events around the plantings -possibly 10 hour commitment. We also have our Root Beer Run on September 3rd and our Poster Show on September 28th.
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The Park Stewards Program allows community members the opportunity to actively volunteer in the restoration, maintenance and beautification of beloved Minneapolis neighborhood and regional parks. The Park Stewards program is appropriate for groups who are interested in making a long-term commitment to the care of a park space. Most Stewardship groups are active from April through November and work on a weekly basis.
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In a forum thread on the website, WebmasterWorld.com, Roger Montti (aka martinibuster), posted a thread about two revised lists for 2015 of search engine optimization (SEO) factors he believes are more important, and less important, to ranking high on Google.
He is focusing specifically on insight into "on-page" factors—factors relating to those things a designer and editor have control over—not those factors that take place "off the page" (like incoming links).
His list of the most important "on-page" factors for Google:
- User experience metrics (all of them)
- Shorter title tags
- Original content
- Engaging content that provides an answer, teaches, informs, is useful, delights
- Original images
- Quality site design
- Descriptive meta description
He believes the following factors are so unimportant, he calls them deprecated, as in, no longer used by Google are:
- Keywords
- Focus on longtail phrases
- Focus on ranking for specific keyword phrases
- Lean code
According to Barry Swartz of Search Engine Roundtable, an obvious "missing factor" on the list of important list is responsive design. However, he encourages folks to skim the thread for a lively discussion among SEO wonks and wonks-to-be.
(via: Search Engine Roundtable)
(Photo: Rex Hammock via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0)


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The melodic tunes of Once are coming to Omaha! Tickets are now on sale for the Tony Award-winning musical, which will play the Orpheum Theater from May 12 through May 17.
Featuring an ensemble of actors who play their own instruments on stage, Once tells the story of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights, but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance.
The show stars Stuart Ward as Guy, Dani De Waal as Girl, Ray Bokhour as Da, Matt Deangelis as Švec, John Gardner as Eamon, Donna Garner as Baruška, Evan Harrington as Billy, Ryan Link as Emcee, Benjamin Magnuson as Bank Manager, Alex Nee as Andrej, Erica Swindell as Ex-Girlfriend, Kolette Tetlow as Ivanka and Claire Wellin as Réza.
Based on the 2006 film, Once features a score by the movie's stars and Academy Award-winning composers for "Falling Slowly," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. The production, which is directed by John Tiffany, premiered at New York Theatre Workshop before opening at Broadway's Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on March 18, 2012. The show won eight Tony Awards, including honors for Tiffany, as well as Enda Walsh for his book for the romantic musical.
Watch the video below to see what theatergoers say about "falling slowly" in love with Once and get your tickets to see the show today!


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When my family moved to Ukraine in 1995, I was too young to fully understand the completely fucked up economic situation. But I could see the effects everywhere: desperate people waiting in line for bread, babushkas begging for change outside every metro station, packs of half-wild dogs running through the streets and fighting.
My parents moved our family of five from the Jersey Shore to the Ukrainian capital for a one-year missionary trip. The combination of extreme culture shock and the chaotic state of affairs that defined this place and time resulted in one of the most formative years of my adolescence. My parents moved to Kyiv full-time in 1999, and we still visit frequently and hold on to a deep connection with the people of Ukraine. Having spent so much time in Eastern Europe, I was excited to finally read Matthew Brzezinski's book Casino Moscow: A Tale of Greed and Adventure on Capitalism's Wildest Frontier. And I was even more excited that a good third of the book dealt with Ukraine.
The book jacket explains that as a "rookie Wall Street Journal reporter," Brzezinski "is instantly plunged into the crazed world of Russian capitalism, where corrupt Moscow bankers and American carpetbaggers preside over the greatest boom and bust in international financial history." Brzezinski — nephew of Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski — doesn't write in the detached economic prose of a WSJ article. He's market savvy and explains complex economic issues, but his writing isn't stuffy or packed with insider lingo. Instead, the book reads more like a travelogue through Russia and Ukraine, as Brzezinski recounts his nights on shitty Russian trains, his vodka-pounding sessions with Russian power brokers, how he bribes officials with cigarettes and bumps into mafia bodyguards armed with automatic guns.
Brzezinski's description of Ukraine in the early 1990s is so poignant that it brought up memories I didn't know I'd forgotten. When he talks about the crackly phone lines in his apartment, it reminded me of calling up friends and having a Ukrainian woman jump into the conversation when the lines got crossed. He describes living in a run-down neighborhood (as most were) near Kyiv's weedy botanical gardens, and although he doesn't give street names, I'm quite sure he lived in the same area as my family, Druzhby Narodiv. During this time, he explains how the old army trucks that delivered milk and pumped it from a rusty spigot into old beer bottles. I laughed aloud as I read him describe how, in Kyiv, "it was a matter of some prestige" to been seen carrying items in a plastic bag. I remember old women carrying their treasured personal belongings in plastic bags with pride, as if toting plastic was a badge of honor. They carried the bags around until the plastic stretched into shreds or disintegrated.
This was a time of fast-paced transition from post-Soviet collapse to "capitalism" and "democracy" — at least that was the idea. As Brzezinski explains, the early and mid-90s in Ukraine and Russia was a time of power-hungry oligarchs, brazen political corruption, mafia domination and economic inflation. While a few powerful locals (mostly ex-Party bosses) and a slew of Western vulture capitalists got filthy rich, the average person saw their society decay as almost every measurable standard of living dropped.
The Ukrainian people amazed me as an adolescent, as they still do today, with their unique blend of steadfastness and compassion, but Kyiv was a scary place in those early days. A man was found dead in our apartment lobby, his body face-down and his throat slit. Other Westerners constantly warned us to stay away from men who drove black Mercedes or BMWs. There was no real functioning Ukrainian media, but we heard all sorts of stories about ego-bloated mafia men beating pedestrians who refused to move out of their way as they drove their cars on the sidewalk. We American kids traded stories about which courtyards and alleyways had been sites of mafia executions. Most of this violence was brutal but targeted, centered around the flourishing organized crime scene. Still, I bought a whole bunch of knives off street vendors and began carrying two switchblades with me everywhere I went, just in case I lost one. I also carried a $20 bill, which was enough to fend off a thug or pay off a cop shaking me down for a bribe, but not enough cash to get too upset about losing.
Brzezinski didn't escape the chaos of post-Soviet Kyiv unscathed. He recalls being hog-tied and robbed by a gangster who used the guise of a pretty woman in distress to gain access to his apartment. Brzezinski had all his shit stolen and was left unconscious but alive. Yet this relatively petty crime belies what Brzezinski sees as the real problem: "The economy was a continuous vicious circle of rip-offs, rooted in the communist premise that property belonged to no one — and was thus up for grabs by everyone." Liberated under the flag of capitalism, only the iron-fisted had the power to grab what could be grabbed. The average citizen was left out in the cold.
Inflation was rampant and seemingly unpredictable, peaking at a mindboggling ten-thousand percent. When living in Kyiv, we Westerners dealt with this by carrying only American dollars and exchanging them for Ukrainian koupons only when we planned to immediately spend the money. Most vendors were more than eager to accept our American cash.
I'll never forget the story of a young Ukrainian couple that became friends of ours. They had saved up their money for years in order to buy a modest car, a Russian-made Lada. The currency crisis eroded their savings, and their money could buy only about a pound of sausages. Families all across the former Soviet Union have similar stories.
A good portion of the book is dedicated to chronicling the rise of several New Russian oligarchs. As the government sold off public enterprises, powerful bankers were able to snatch up real estate, factories, even entire industries. And once they had snatched it all up, they bolstered the weak and corrupt state to protect their new wealth. One Russian oligarch brags to the author about how his companies are responsible for one-twentieth of Russia's total Gross Domestic Product. The only thing comparable in American history, the author wonders, may be John D. Rockefeller, but, "there was a key difference between [the Russian oligarchs] and America's robber barons: Rockefeller built his Standard Oil from nothing, while the oligarchs seized the assets of Soviet Russia. They had not created wealth; they had simply grabbed it."
The author also investigates several prominent crime bosses, trying to find out how they operate within the economic and political structures of their time and place. Reading about the oligarchs and the mafia bosses, it becomes clear that the lines between mafia criminals and legitimate businessmen were illusory. Both existed in the same sectors of society at the same time, even in the same person.
In one of his many reporting trips into the Russian hinterlands, Brzezinski visits the oil fields of far northeastern Russia. Here, newly privatized companies had decided not to pay their workers or their taxes, which cripples local economies. This part of the book was perhaps the most depressing for me to read, as Brzezinski reports on the massive ecological destruction brought on by a combination of human apathy, broken-down equipment and total incompetence.
The author also visits Chernobyl, touring the abandoned facility in a crummy "protective" suit, a radiation detection device in hand. He has some really interesting things to say about Chernobyl as a metaphor for the post-Soviet socioeconomic reality.


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Thanks to the Arts of Fashion Foundation's Facebook, I just heard about this fantastic Paris-born and -based designer, Léa Peckre, who won various awards while studying at La Cambre in Brussels. The photos above are from her Fall 2013 collection, being shown as we speak in Paris. I always seem to be drawn to collections that are inspired by nature, and find that ones based on topographical features, such as Léa's, are the most fascinating. I mean, would you be able to create a dress based on the following picture?
What gets me though is that Léa is able to transfer other complex ideas to fabric as well, and in a ridiculously successful fashion. Meaning, this one is not a one-hit wonder. For example, Léa's (first post-graduate collection) Spring 2013 collection , entitled 'Light in the Dark', was inspired by a car driving through the woods in the dark, and the look of the surrounding scenery in the lights/shadows. Do you see it? I know I do. [Update, Feb. 2015: Sorry, photos removed due to request from photographer.] Léa, I'm keeping an eye on you.
Edit: Léa keeps posting new photos of the Fall collection, so I'm adding more below. You're welcome.
(Fall 13 photos by Pascal Montary via Facebook)


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Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park
- 400 W. Sheridan Ave
- Oklahoma City, OK 73102
- (405) 235-3700
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park was founded in 1985 by current Artistic Director Kathryn McGill and the late Jack O'Meara. The past 22 summer seasons have been staged in the City of Edmond, though beginning in 2007 and beyond, it will stage its summer seasons in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City at the Myriad Gardens Water Stage. Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park mounts a summer season consisting of three plays; a winter season of one play, which is traditionally performed at Stage Center in downtown Oklahoma City; a production of A Christmas Carol, at the University of Central Oklahoma; and statewide touring productions and educational outreach year-around.


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Ooooo, pretty!
I like the soft colors in this photo. Yellow on top.
a Beautiful finish
It turned out beautiful, I love the colors and it is so pretty and delicate. The buttons you found for it were perfect too. Congrats on finishing up the Weeds square in your earlier post, that is such a fun piece.
Wow I love this and you did a wonderful job in the stitching and the finishing. It turned out so beautiful.
Turned out beautiful, you did a wonderful job. I love the two sides with the different colors.
(2nd post, lets see if this one makes it)
Absolutely gorgeous! I love your idea of two different buttoms. Each one you chose was perfect for the design.
Daffy - you are sorely testing my resolve to stop adding to my stash until I finish current WIPs. We will ignore the fact that I constantly start new projects from my stash - OK?
The biscornu is fantastically beautiful - and you did a fantastic job getting nice photos of it.
Congrats on a great finish!
So pretty, and such a neat finish. I've not stitched any biscornus because I've not thought my finishing would be up to scratch - but yours is marvellous! Well done!
Beautiful finish, I love the design and your pics came out great. CJ ok;-)
Wowza! That is gorgeous!!!
Super nice finish
I can't tell you how much I love the colors in this project. The bees are adorable, the butterflies even cuter!
Great job --- and your photos look great!
Really lovely! You did a fantastic job!
That is gorgeous!
That is one adorable looking biscornu, a super finish.
It's turned out beautifully and yes taking pics of them is a pain
It looks great
Just gorgeous! Congratulations
Oohh, I love it! What pretty colours.
Congratulations on this beautiful finish!You were so creative in stitching and finishing the biscornu. I love your fabric and the choice of the buttons.
Thank you for the great job!
That is absolutely stunning. Congratulations on a wonderful biscornu.
That is so pretty! Great job on the finishing.
Ohhhhh....so very pretty! You ALWAYS do such lovely work! :)
What a great finish, it's sooo pretty!
How perfectly done--stitched, finished and the clever, beatiful buttons. Plus I think you did a great job photographing it!
Ooohhh so pretty ! Great finishing and photography !
Very pretty stitching and finishing!
That is one gorgeous biscornu.
What a beautiful biscornu! Those buttons suit it perfectly.
I could take pics but I don't think I could make one ... Yours is beautiful: I love the colors !!!
Absolutely beautiful. I'm so glad you enabled and I purchased this pattern. Yours is stunning... both the stitching and finishing. Great pics, too. Congratulations!
Congrats on a gorgeous finish! The colours are lovely :)
How gorgeous that! I know what you mean about taking biscornu photos. One is never enough...always needs several. Your photos, stitching and finishing are perfect.
Your photos, like your biscornu, are beautiful! Wonderful finish.
Hugs ~
One of the prettiest biscornus I've seen! The design is beautiful. The beads make it very elegant, and the buttons you chose are perfect. And, your stitching is lovely!
Very pretty! I know what you mean about getting decent pics of them!
What a wonderful job of stitching and finishing, it is so pretty!
Absolutely beautiful! I love your button choices, so perfect for each side.
It's sooo cute. Great job!
Beautiful finish and your choice of buttons was wonderful.
It turned out very pretty. It is fun to go button shopping isn't it?
It's beautiful.
Nice excuse for stash shopping. Did you go to town or was it just the two buttons you purchased?
It is gorgeous!!! Beautiful stitching!!
What a beautiful biscornu - I really love having the 2 sides different. those butterflies are so gorgeous :)
That is absolutely one of the loveliest biscornus I've seen--just perfect!
I love that word biscornu but, forgive my ignorance, what does it mean? I've never heard it before. Beautiful work, as ever, of course.
From what I understand "biscornu" is a French word meaning quirky or irregular. It was adopted by stitchers as a name for this funny shaped pincushion.
These are also called tuffets.
Wow, what a beautiful biscornu! I like the two different linen colors.
This is gorgeous - fantastic job!
Sooo beautiful!!!
May I just say, WOW!!!!!!
This is gorgeous!!!!!
It turned out lovely!
What a beauty!!! Love every single detail. Good job!
Beautiful work! And what a great idea to photograph it before making up the biscornu. I giggled when I read your comments about the difficulty in photographing those weird little shapes!
I love the two colors on the biscornu. You have done an amazing job. Congrats girl.
What a beautiful finish! Congrats!
Wow, its gorgeous, and the buttons are a perfect match.
If it helps next time I find them easier to photograph if I prop them up slighly at the edge furthest from the camera so they are angled slightly down towards you
My goodness that is a LOVELY piece!!!
Daffy that is really neat. I stand in awe of anyone who can do such beautiful detail. =)
Oh my...oh my...that turned out SO darn pretty!!!! Perfect button...perfect fabric...just perfect..now that your head is swollen (lol)..yes I have tried to take a picture of biscornus and it's impossible! After several attempts and swearing you get what you get...:)
It is gorgeous and the buttons you chose are perfect.
Absolutely gorgeous!
That's a really beautiful finish, Congratulations!
oh is so pretty,and i like all the photos, i like the two tone in the fabric, the yellow and green,look so great.
So beautifully stitched and finished. Very prety design
I think this is one of the prettiest biscornus I've ever seen. The colours are so soft and delicate and that flower button really compliments the piece. Thanks for the link to Olenka's Stitches.
Sharon - thank you so much for your lovely post about our shared wedding date! I love you so very much and having the same wedding date is so close to my heart!!! Thank you to all your "stitchy friends" for their sweet posts! I'd like everyone to know that my Aunt Sharon has so much love in her heart, that yes she cried, while she provided me with a very special keepsake... right before my wedding Sharon brought me a true sixpence to put in my shoe! I will treasure this gift forever!!! I love you Sharon, see you soon! Love, Danelle
Very nice. I did that one for my dd's teacher. I ordered some of the crystal butterflies she uses in her own ones from ebay. Very pretty. xx
That is a beautiful biscornu. You did a fantastic job.
That's really pretty. Lovely work.
Hi Sharon! I've just dropped by for a peek at what you're doing. I just love this biscornu you've done! I like how you've got the two different colour fabrics either side, and the thread colours look terrific with it. So well made too. What a delight to see!
Thanks also for visiting my blog and the lovely comments. :)
This is just beautiful and I think the buttons are just perfect...hugs,Linda
WTG on the extremely pretty HD - love it! :0)
wow...gorgeous fabric and beautiful pattern and pretty stitching....
This is so pretty! I might have to make one of those one day if I'm brave :D
How on earth did I miss this gorgeous finish! LOL, I love the 2 colors of fabric together :) I hate being sick!
Oh you've got me itching to stitch one of these now - just loving those colours
Beautiful work! :)
Ce biscornu est tout simplement superbe ! So beautiful!


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I wrote this a couple of years ago - it seems like a good idea to publish it again...
First of all, today is my sister's birthday. Happy Birthday Sis...
However, for one, obvious, reason, this was overshadowed 8 years ago, on "the day the world changed".
From that day on, thousands of lives around the world would never be the same again.
I write this as someone who had no personal or emotional involvement whatsover.
I didn't lose anyone.
I wasn't worrying about anyone.
Nevertheless, as a human, it's not possible to ignore the torment and suffering of those that were.
I can't pretend to understand their feelings. I never will. However, as I have been sitting and watching the numerous television programmes about the events in New York, I silently wonder what it must have been like.
How being trapped in the buildings must have felt;
What were the feelings of those on the ground, watching, helpless;
The police and fire departments all called into action;
No-one being in control of the situation;
Friends and family, watching the drama (because that is what it was) unfolding before them as television pictures were beamed around the world.
I remember exactly where I was when 'it' happened. I can visualise my desk, my laptop, the work I was doing.
I also remember the mutterings that started around lunchtime; quiet talk, which, as the minutes drew on, became louder; colleagues first of all complaining that they had lost internet access.
"The BBC News site has gone down" was a common call.
Of course, the site hadn't gone down, it just couldn't cope with the demand.
I remember also trying the Sky News site, with limited success.
It was limited because, when I navigated to "the story", I lost it - but prior to that, there were images of The World Trade Center buildings, along with the headline.
Not much work was done that afternoon. We were thousands of miles away, across the Atlantic, but nevertheless, we were caught in the drama.
That was the extent of my 'involvement'.
As the years go by, the memories slowly fade, however, whenever we fly, they are renewed as we go through security and controls at the airport. They are there because of the atrocities of 9/11.
My thoughts and best wishes go to anyone and everyone who has lost a loved one; may you find strength in their memory.


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Diana Hambre's body is blazing. For days, this leopardess shifter has spun through a body-searing heat cycle. Alone. Her senses reel when Shawn Barclay, her boss, walks into her reserved room at the Downtown Den, a stud club for shifters. He gives Diana a choice: spend the evening with him, give into his every desire, and she'll find out what it means to quench her heat-crazed thirst—or try her luck with a stranger, one of the club bangers.
Shawn hates when his back is against the wall. One sip of Diana's pheromone-laced scent is enough to force his alpha hand. The tables have turned and it's Diana's back he wants up against a wall or any other surface for that matter.
As the moon rises toward midnight, Shawn and Diana come to understand the difference between sex and bonding. For a night, neither resists their primal instincts, blindly giving into carnal desire. Her wild nature fights being subdued and she risks spontaneously shifting without warning.
Now, bearing Shawn's bite marks, she can't simply walk away from him; not when he has the means to teach her to harness her leopardess nature.
Shawn accepts the challenge of training Diana to control her untamed cravings. While employing every method available in and out of the bedroom, he discovers he's the one on the verge being ensnared.
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She adored the feel of his cock in her mouth and did as he instructed. Diana ran her claws across his flesh.
He followed suit, rasping the tips of his nails over her skin. Shivers broke out from the tiny pain-pleasure scratches over her skin. His muscles quivered around her. His scent filled her mouth and head. She could savor him without fear and, at this moment, had to taste his orgasm. A savage hunger tore into her.
Previously, her mouth had been a safe spot on her body where an alpha's semen couldn't cross her physical barrier. Yet now, her whole body convulsed and shifted, a sign of error in her judgment. This man was different. Her leopardess nature pushed outward. She told herself she must absorb his musky scent and taste if only to recognize his marking in the world beyond this room. He pulled out of her mouth and her leopardess mind quaked in frustration, on the edge of claiming her mate.
"No," she roared. Her pelt rippled and she shook, flexing feline muscles. Spontaneously she'd let go and shifted. The experience was more than exhilarating. On all fours, she crouched next to him on the futon. Her long tail slapped against the wall. Never had shifting felt this powerful. She licked his face, stared at him from behind twitching whiskers, and she flicked her tail, snapping his leg.
"Diana, reel in your leopardess nature. Come back to me." His whispered command eased her nature.
"Now, sweetheart." He rubbed his thumb on the ridge between her eyes, then petted the side of her cheek. She could feel his essence without responding to the content of his words. Deep within her, primitive instinct was a force that drove her, and she responded by purring and rubbing up against him, marking her scent over him.
Shawn's voice lulled her. She calmed instantly. Acquiesced. Her animal and human forms flickered.
The scent she released as leopardess would be near impossible for him to resist. She dropped beside him, blinking, and lowered her lids. For him, she began the process of shifting back. She hissed, and then moaned, curling up next to him.
"I'm sorry," she said, opening her eyes and contemplating him. This was the first time she had shifted in front of an alpha male for over a year. Was Shawn taken back at her lack of control?
Her fur receded, emitting sparks of energy over the length of her skin, tightening and smoothing into her human form. Her claws got caught in the futon. She tugged each curved spike free, then focused and steadied her nature. "I understand if we shift during sex, things will get away from us."
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On our itinerary is catching the current production of Dr. Faustus at Shakespeare's Globe. Last night we secured our tickets well in advance. (Good thing too, as those tickets are moving like a bat out of Mephistopheles' front door.) In so doing, we registered a new account at the Globe's website. There I noticed the dropdown list of titles/honorifics you can choose to apply to your name. No big deal, lots of sites have such a list. Yes, they do. Nonetheless, this was their list:
Elizabeth is now, I believe, Countess of Seattle.
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A country's interest, inflation and exchange rates combine to impact the value of its currency in the global marketplace. If a country has consistent low inflation rates, it typically has a higher trading value among other countries. Higher interest rates give countries an advantage when exchanging money among other countries that have similar interest rates. If a country has a substantially low interest rate, exchange rates are decreased.
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Microsoft defends Xbox One pricing, says it offers "thousands of dollars of value"
Microsoft defends pricing of the Xbox One
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Microsoft has taken to the web to defend its $499 price point for the upcoming Xbox One. Many have faulted Microsoft's price point as it is $100 more than the PlayStation 4, which is believed to have more powerful hardware and fewer drawbacks such as always-on DRM requirements.
We're over-delivering value against other choices I think consumers can get. Any modern product these days, you look at it: $499 isn't a ridiculous price point. We're delivering thousands of dollars of value to people, so, I think they're going to love [the console] when they use it.
I'm not fully versed in the economics of the console market, but it's possible that an extra $100 might not be enough to turn away customers. Also an important factor in console choice is what games each console has as exclusives. Microsoft has an uphill battle ahead of them.
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So It's 6 Littoral Combat Ships, Or Not?
Posted: 21 Jan 2012 04:52 PM PST
However after our clarification meeting between Pakatan Rakyat Members of Parliament - Saifuddin Nasution, Dzulkefli Ahmad and myself with the Minister of Defence, Dato' Seri Zahid Hamidi and his officials, we have confirmed that we are not acquiring Littoral Combat Ships.
The Government has been justifying the cost of acquisition of the 6 ships by comparing against the United States LCS programme which cost between RM1.5 billion to RM2.5 billion per ship to claim that we are buying on the cheap at only RM1.5 billion per ship.
The LCS is a specific ship built by the United States (US) Navy and no other countries. The US current has only 2 LCS in service with orders for additional ships still under construction.
According to Naval-Technology.com, the LCS is "a fast, highly manoeuverable, networked surface combat ship, which is a specialised variant of the family of US future surface combat ships... Both [ships] achieve sprint speeds of over 40knots and long-range transit distances of over 3,500 miles."
The Wikipedia entry notes that the LCS are able to "add the capabilities of a small assault transport with a flight deck and hangar large enough to base two SH-60 Seahawk helicopters, the capability to recover and launch small boats from a stern ramp, and enough cargo volume and payload to deliver a small assault force with armoured fighting vehicles to a roll-on/roll-off port facility."
The reputable Defense Industry Daily also confirmed the LCS are "115 – 127 meters in length and 2,800 – 3,100 tons of displacement" and are differentiated from typical frigates by "their shallow water design and employment."
However, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed during our dialogue that the top speed for our SGPVs is only 28 knots and not 40-45 knots of the standard LCS. In addition, our ships will be shorter at 105 meters and does not have the long-range transit reach of 3,500 miles. Earlier announcements by Mindef have also confirmed that the ships will have a 2,500 tons of displacement, carry only an Eurocopter 725 each and does not have the capability to launch and recover small boats.
In fact the announcement by Mindef contractor Boustead Naval Shipyards on Bursa Malaysia last month and our meeting confirmed that we will be acquiring "Gowind Class Corvettes" from scandal-tainted French shipbuilder DCNS. It will certainly be a stretch of any military experts' imagination to equate our purchase of these SPGV Corvettes to the state of the art LCS.
We would like to once again thank Mindef for holding the dialogue with us 2 days ago for this information could not have been confirmed otherwise.
We would now like to call upon Mindef to "call a spade a spade" and stop the attempt to disguise our acquisition with fancy names to justify their substantial cost. The Gowind-class corvettes are not ships to be belittled and are powerful in their own ways which may serve the needs oe Malaysian Navy, but they are not by means the equivalent of LCS as trumpeted by the Minister and Government.
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Hi everyone!
I'm obsessed with the fashion and style that ebbs and flows in the city of Mumbai! I will try to get more and more pictures of people that I see in beautiful saris, kultas, cholis and other Indian clothing, but I also really want to show off our SU Bollywood style. This is a little late but here are photos from our first full day in Mumbai!
Losa Amara Meru
Killing it with a mint green button up shirt, army green cargo pants, black sandals, and of course, sporting our #Newhouse hat!
Verónica Ortiz-Calderón
I'll call this #BollywoodChic. Simple white blouse, black loose fit pants and dull olive green strappy sandals.
Aaron Goldsmith
Classic "boy does Bollywood." Greyish-blue short sleeved button up shirt, plaid shorts, rustic sandals.
Iara Rogers Benchoam
Classic Iara! This flower child is wearing a bright yellow tee, funky green harem pants (that she got the last time she was in India), black sandals and signature SU Orange shades.
Kadisha Phillips
Wearing a long grey maxi dress, black flip flop sandals, and sterling silver hoops.
Nate Carlson
Another #BoyDoesBollywood! Nate rocks a classic purple tee, navy blue cargo shorts, and Mumbai-friendly all-terrain brown sandals.
Sarah Grabman
This girl is always in motion. She also keeps it simple in a white blouse and black skirt, black flip flop sandals and tortoiseshell sunglasses.
Karoline Han
Nice! Graphic tank, white capris, black flip flop sandals.
Wayne Smith
#BoyDoesBollywood 3.0. Navy polo, white roll-up shorts and blue and yellow water sandals.
Erika Douglass
All smiles in a bright blue sundress and strappy brown sandals.
Whitney Marin
Meeeeee! 🙂 Cream half sleeve tee, khaki loose fit pants, and black sandals.
Tyler Limpert
American tourist meets Bollywood! Blue tie-dye graphic tee, khaki cargo shorts and tan Birkenstock sandals. Killin' it!
Mark Bennington
#candid! Our photog professor in the classic maroon button up, navy shorts and black Birkenstocks.
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Star Sightings: Celebrity College Football Fans
Associated Press
October 30, 2010
Hey, is that Matthew McConaughey? Well, if you're at a University of Texas football game the answer is probably yes.
While college football can't compete with the NBA when it comes to celebrity spotting, it has it's share of hangers on and well-known alums who just love to cozy up the coaches, don the school colors and tout their favorite team whenever they can
With that, college football's top-12 famous fans.
1) James Carville, LSU. The ragin' cajun grew up going to games at Tiger Stadium. His jobs as a political consultant and TV pundit don't allow him to get to as many as he used to, but get him talking football and he sounds no different from any other SEC fan, railing against the BCS and badmouthing the Big Ten.
2) Matthew McConaughey, Texas. Romantic comedies and Longhorns football games are the mostly likely places to spot this native Texan. McConaughey also likes to stop by practice to chat with Mack Brown or break the team huddle. On gamedays in Austin, he and buddy Lance Armstrong often watch from the sideline like a couple of 40-year-old frat boys.
3) Regis Philbin, Notre Dame. The seeming ageless morning show host might love the Fighting Irish more than his co-host, Kelly Ripa. Current Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was on the show earlier this year and Lou Holtz, Tyrone Willingham and Charlie Weis have also been guests.
4) Bill Cosby, Temple. Cosby played football for the Owls back in the early 1960s. For years, the Owls' football team hasn't given Cosby much reason to tout the program. But the recent turnaround under coach Al Golden has given Cos an excuse to break out that old letterman sweater.
5) George H.W. Bush, Texas A&M. The 41st President of the United States now lives in Houston and his presidential library is on the campus of Texas A&M. So he catches a few Aggies games when he's around. Think he has tickets? Or does the Secret Service just call ahead and say, "The President is coming to the game today. And he'd prefer to see a few less interceptions from Coach Sherman's quarterback."
6) Will Ferrell, Southern California. Back in the good ol' days of USC football, you know, 2005, Trojans games were the hot spot on the LA sports scene. Ferrell, the former Saturday Night Live star and USC alum, used to goof around with Pete Carroll's guys at practice and be a regular on the sideline at the Los Angeles Coliseum. These days, starring in "Old School" isn't quite enough to nab a field pass at USC.
7) Larry the Cable Guy, Nebraska. Daniel Lawrence Whitney is a Nebraska native, so of course he's a Cornhuskers fan. He even got to be guest coach on the sideline last year during the Huskers' 300th consecutive sellout. Nebraska won that game 55-0 against Louisiana-Lafayette. "Git'er done" was probably all the pregame pep talk the Huskers needed for that one.
8) Toby Keith, Oklahoma. The country singer was born and went to high school in Oklahoma and played defensive end for a semipro team there before hitting it big in music. He flies the Oklahoma flag on his farm and gets current Sooners coach Bob Stoops and former OU coach Barry Switzer to play his charity golf events.
9) James Gandolfini, Rutgers. Yep, Tony Soprano went to Rutgers. OK, really, the guy who played the conflicted crime boss is a Rutgers alum and New Jersey native. Gandolfini has been an honorary captain for the Scarlet Knights and appeared in character in some of the program's promotional campaigns. If Tony Soprano was recruiting you, how could you say no?
10) Kenny Chesney, Tennessee. The country singer was born in Knoxville and recorded a song called "Touchdown Tennessee," which was an ode to former Vols announcer John Ward. He's pals with former Florida star Tim Tebow, which really hurts his Volunteers fans cred.
11) Ashton Kutcher, Iowa. Born in Cedar Rapids, Kutcher tweeted earlier this season that he thought the Hawkeyes could make a national title run and he and wife, Demi Moore, attended the Iowa-Iowa State game.
12) David Letterman, Ball State. Probably the school's most famous alum, and when the Cardinals do well, as they did in 2008 by putting together an 12-0 regular season, they're sure to get a mention or two on "The Late Show." Unfortunately, that hasn't done much for recruiting. Ball State was 2-10 last year and 2-6 this year.


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CDT to escalate spyware battle
The Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based public advocacy group, is further escalating its fight against spyware and adware. The group on Monday plans to file two complaints with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against multiple spyware and adware purveyors, a source familiar with the CDT's plan said Friday.
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The Tangier Island Target Ships
Target ships near Tangier Island, Virginia
The target ships near Tangier are popular fishing spots. There are 2 ships above water in the area. Both ships have been virtually obliterated from bombing activity. The eastern ship also holds a barge, submerged just below the water level nearby. The obstruction is a hazard and has damaged and even sunk several boats.
The western ship sits in about 15 feet of water. The wreck can hold a variety of fish including trout, rockfish, croaker, sea bass, red drum, cobia and sheepshead. Fishing either wreck is somewhat hazardous as the area is a maze of jagged metal and subsurface obstructions. To make matters worse, live ammunition is on the bottom and anglers have been known to pull bombs up with the anchor.
Some anglers use a special rig in areas like this. An "anchor" is made from a plastic jug filled with water. Boaters motor close and pitch the jug into the wreck or a rockpile. The jug catches in the tangle and can be pulled free later.
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The latest #ScreenshotSaturday is over and a grand total of 16 developers and publishers showed off their latest titles in still images and gifs.
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The past weekend's #screenshotsaturday brought along images from another 17 titles, although most of these are starting to become regular visitors at this point.
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Last weekend saw many developers and publishers attend PAX East. For those of you who were unable to attend, they provided screenshots and gifs for their upcoming titles. We have images from 16 titles for you to peruse.
We had a minor hiatus but last weekend's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco seemed as good an excuse as any to revisit the Twitter tradition of #ScreenshotSaturday.
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Memory Foam - The Ultimate Sleep Therapy. Why Wouldn't It Be the Same For Our Dogs?
Your dog needs their sleep too!
Memory Foam - The Ultimate Sleep Therapy . . . Why Wouldn't it Be the Same for our Dogs?
Memory foam has transformed the way humans sleep. Memory foam is a pressure-relieving material that has revolutionized they way the world sleeps. Why wouldn't memory foam do the same for our pets? Have you considered giving your beloved pet the comfort of memory foam with all it's benefits?
Memory foam is the only material known to man that completely eliminates all pressure points. That is why hospitals and burn units have used memory foam for years -- because our pressure points become bed sores. Eliminating those painful pressure points in our animals are equally as important. Expecially for our older dogs suffering from arthritis, hip dysplasia and joint issues. But don't forget our younger animals -- the comfort and support memory foam gives their joints makes the aging process so much more comfortable. And remember, sadly our pets age much faster than humans.
Memory foam is a sleep-science breakthrough that relieves pressure and creates customized support with perfect spinal alignment EVERY TIME you lie down. When used in an orthopedic dog bed -- memory foam gives the same comfort and alignment.
Clinical studies have proven to help you fall asleep faster. (Source: St Joseph Sleep Study). Further studies have shown memory foam to reduce tossing and turning by 90%! That makes sense since the reason we toss and turn is to find a comfortable sleep position. If the memory foam is automatically adjusting to your exact shape and weight -- you are always comfortable.
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Federal authorities arrested a 19-year-old Jordanian citizen whom they said placed an inactive car bomb today at Fountain Place, a 60-story skyscraper in downtown Dallas.
Authorities said that Smadi was under continuous FBI surveillance. Federal agents posed as members of an al-Qa'ida sleeper cell. Smadi, who was in the U.S. illegally, allegedly told them that he came to the country specifically to commit "Jihad for the sake of God."
And indeed he was, as the criminal complaint filed against him makes clear. It appears that Smadi was acting entirely on his own, with only the aid of the FBI informants who were aware of his every act. Regardless, Smadi will now be in no position to network with authentic terrorists (or more serious amateurs at least) as he is likely to spend quite a bit of time in prison.


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(BLOOMINGTON) - Bloomington police arrested 18-year-old Caleb Jeffrey Ikerd of Bedford and 21-year-old Ambrose Daniel Voltz of Connersville on charges of robbery and battery after police were called to a fight at the intersection of East 17 and Washington Streets just after 3 a.m. on Thursday.
According to Bloomington Police Sgt. Joe Crider, the victims told police they were walking home to an IU dormitory when they were accosted by a group of men.
One victim was punched causing him to fall to the ground. The men then took his cell phone and cash from his pockets. The victims were able to give police a description of the men who attacked them and they were arrested a short time later.
Whether there are more suspects or not is unknown at this time, Crider says.
The victims received bruises and scrapes, but neither received further treatment.
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Hunter filled up his reward chart again!
Some of Hunter's work:
Words that start with /l/ and /p/
He wanted to draw the biggest "e" ever!
Day 111:
A chapter book we read together. We really enjoyed it and may try to find the rest of the series.
A good day with our friend Thomas!
Bri bought this book at our local bookstore and read it in two days. She loved it!
Then she finished this Cam Jansen in the same day. We love this series!


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Every Soul Cover and Trailer reveal by LK Collins......
When you lose the one person who grounds your existence, your whole world changes.
In life, it is said that everything happens for a reason. If that's true, how can you explain death? Especially when it happens to someone so young, so beautiful, and so innocent? My name is Bain Adams, and I struggle with these thoughts every day. I've been through hell and back, somehow surviving the unimaginable. My sister took her life six months ago, and now, what's left is a shell of the man I once was, a shadow of the person I used to be. Do I miss that life? Absolutely. But I miss her more, every day. I pray time will ease the pain and help my suffering while I search for the answers…but so far, nothing.
Happiness is something I knew so long ago, and now it's nothing but a faint, distant recollection of the life I once had. My name is Arion LaSalle, and seven months ago my life was shredded to pieces when my fiancé disappeared while deployed. He never came home, burning a hindrance of pain and agony within my soul. For so long, I lived my life believing everything happens for a reason, until now. 'Cause none of it makes any sense. Why Nate? Why only him? Since getting through each breath is a struggle, I put on a fake persona, pretending I'm someone I'm not, living my life recklessly. Because for me, it was all taken far too soon.
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Sunday, October 11, 2015
A woman was fined for a nasty and malicious Yelp review
For some reason, people think they can post anything they feel like saying on the internet. Well, one woman learned (the hard way) that you simply can't do this (according to the judge who fined her).
She felt it was her 'freedom of speech' to attack a business owner whom she didn't like on the website "Yelp". Indeed, Yelp does not seem to have any guidelines posted for its users about what is freedom of speech and what isn't, so I think Yelp should be sued by the business owner as well.
Unfortunately, this is impossible because of a 1998 law that was passed by the US Congress. According to this law, no internet company can be held responsible for postings placed on it. So if I own a website that allows comments by anyone, and someone writes something horrible about another person which is not true or which is meant to harm the person, according to this law the person who posted the statement can be sued but I who own the website can't.
This law was passed during the early stages of the internet and is clearly a bad law. Why? Well, if someone who doesn't like you goes to a site and attacks you, and you write to the site, it will basically simply tell you that they don't care. Congress passed a law which absolves them of responsibility (says they are not responsible for what is on their site) and so they won't remove nasty, false and malicious comments even if it is readily apparent that the statements are false and that any decent company would remove them. You have to sue the person who posted the content.
Their attitude seems to be: "OK, this is horrible, it might destroy an innocent person's life, but we don't have to remove it and so we won't. It's too much trouble for us and we don't want to hire a few more employees to help make sure that innocent people are not hurt." The 1998 law was meant to protect these companies from crazy comments users might make, but the companies have been using the law to justify these harmful comments and the cyber-bullying that goes on on their sites. Why? Money makes the world go around. A responsible company would remove anything harmful and malicious, but the current internet companies simply refuse to do this.
So this woman learned a big lesson and she was lucky. The judge probably should have, in my opinion, fined her more for her attack on the guy.
The article:
for bashing floor refinishing business; for attacking a business that makes older and stained wooden floors look better
a fine - this is a type of punishment in which a person has to pay the other person or the government money
Staten Island - this is one of the 5 boroughs or areas of New York City
the reviews are in - the journalist is joking a little...after a play the actors will wait for reviews by theater critics and when the papers arrive they'll say 'The reviews are in!' In this case the review relates to what the woman from Staten Island wrote about the floor refinishing business
to bash, bashing - to attack, attacking
a judge - someone who is in charge of a courtroom
a con artist - 'con' comes from the word 'confidence' - a con man or con artist is someone who gains your trust or confidence only to try to get money from you illegally. If someone keeps promising something and keeps stealing money based on that promise, he is a con man or con artist.
a scathing review - a very, very nasty, harsh, severe review which is critical or attacks someone
rants - negative, nasty, mean and aggressive comments
crossed the line - she went too far, what she did could no longer be considered freedom of speech
to refinish a floor - usually the floor is sanded with an abrasive or rough material ad then varnished so that it looks new
green chemicals - chemicals that will not hurt the environment
peeling - she meant the surface of the floor was coming up in curls
she was unable to contain her anger in a coherent sentence - she was so angry she wrote in badly broken English; her English didn't really make sense because she was so angry
the guy mat the owner - should be: the guy Matt, the owner,
coherent - meaningful
is a scam - she meant, is a scammer (someone who steals money from people through scams - illegal plans
to rob - to steal from
BULL-----ER - a bullshitter, someone who lies (this is a dirty word)
urging - encouraging
libel - lying about a person to hurt him/her
personal in their invective - she made very personal comments in her attack on the owner
to impugn his integrity - to call his integrity or honesty into question; to make people believe that he has no integrity
her bid - her attempt
I'll fight you tooth and nail - I'll fight against you with everything I have (like an animal, with my teeth and nails)
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Obama restricts immigration of 'legal' highly educated foreigners, but wants to harbor (protect) minimally educated 'illegals'
Sometimes it's been hard to understand why the current president has made various decisions which he has made. There's been little logic and no vision for the past 6 years. Instead of showing leadership, he's been hiding and reacting. At times, internationally, Vladimir Putin has made him look like a boy playing a man's game. Right now in Syria Putin is taking action and all Obama can do is complain like a spoiled child. Even his great accomplishment - Obamacare - is a badly flawed system that many people do not like and which may be eliminated if a Republican becomes president.
Now it seems he has made a decision which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. There are many many many highly educated foreigners who were lead to believe that they could enter the USA and gain green cards (the ability to work and live in the USA). Obama has changed his mind. Yet, he doesn't seem to have a problem with the 12 million minimally educated illegal immigrants who are in the country and often using government services for free without paying one penny of taxes.
Within a short time Latinos will be the largest segment of the US population, yet statistically Latinos under-perform every other racial and ethnic group in the country educationally. It seems as if we are going to need highly educated and skilled people from outside our borders.
An article about this issue:
to undo something - to reverse something, to take something that has changed and change it back to its original state
a green card - this is a card which gives the holder of the card the ability to stay and work legally in the USA and to possibly become a citizen some day
an order - something which must be executed, a command
a federal judge - a federal judge works for the US government, not a state or city government. A judge is the person you see in a court room.
to decline - to reject something, to say 'no' to something
permanent residents - people who can legally stay for a long time in the USA without being citizens
initially - at first, at the start, earlier
in the public interest - the judge said it would not benefit the American people if educated foreigners came into the country (we need more uneducated people - because they will stupidly vote for the most corrupt candidates of the Democratic party...don't worry, I hate Republicans too)
to sue - to go to court and try to get money from a person or to go to court to get an order from a judge
revised - changed
class-action status - this means that many people were being represented in this court case
curtailing - limiting
a temporary restraining order - an order by the judge that something has to stop immediately until it can be better looked at
blocking - stopping
backlogs - when work backs up and you fall behind on your work, you get a backlog; when something piles up
streamline - to make it shorter and less than it was
urging them to abide by... - these major companies desperately need qualified workers and are upset that Obama is streamlining this process; to urge is to encourage...to abide by means to obey or follow
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The following piece was submitted to Orlando's Transit Interpretation Project (TrIP). Since I am working from home today and won't get my usual Monday bike commute in, I thought I'd post it here.
Winter Biking Journal Part II
I think it was colder on the ride home than it was on the ride in!
Winter Biking Journal
Two weeks into the new year, my challenge to myself to keep bike commuting despite the cold is going pretty well.
End of Daylight Savings Means Extra Safety for Cyclists
As daylight savings time comes to an end, Southwest Virginia's growing bicycle commuter population should pay special attention to important safety precautions for riding at night.


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The stunning Aussie starlet, who blogs on behalf of Vogue Australia and relishes all things fashion-related such as attending runway shows or slipping into vintage dresses at fancy soirees, is just about living the perfect life. Acclaimed for her role as a werewolf in The Vampire Dairies and now starring in the spin-off series The Originals..Phoebe has it all worked out.
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Well, yes. Or better: YES!
And then there's this:
That's GOP spam I found in my in-box this morning. MY vote didn't have a gotdamned thing to do with the results, coz my guy, Allen Weh, lost to the Democrat incumbent senator Tom Udall by 55-45 percent. OTOH, my county (Roosevelt) is deep, deep red. Note:
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Harrington Welcomes Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Amy Jaworek
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. – Amy Jaworek, M.D., has joined Harrington Physician Services (HPS) 10 N. Main Street, Charlton office as an Infectious Disease specialist.
Dr. Jaworek received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, one of the top three teaching hospitals in the state.
Dr. Jaworek also completed her fellowship at Baystate Medical Center in the Infectious Disease Division. Fellows are trained in clinical infectious diseases, microbiology, clinical research and infection control/hospital epidemiology.
Infectious Disease Medicine is a specialty discipline in which a board certified provider participates in the diagnosis and treatment of different types of conditions, including:
- Pneumonia
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- Soft tissue and bone infections
- Bloodstream infections
- Viral infections, including influenza, meningitis and cancer-related infections
Infectious diseases specialists have extensive training in all kinds of infections, including those caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites.
Dr. Jaworek will also perform inpatient consultations at Harington Hospital in Southbridge, working collaboratively with Harrington's Infection Control Department.
The HPS Charlton medical office building also includes Family Medicine Practitioner Dr. Brenda Geddis-Comrie, Adult Primary Care provider Dr. Syed Ali, as well as Nurse Practitioner Melody Igwe.
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Dogs will be on the agenda of Regina city council Monday night.
Councillors will vote on whether to create a new off-leash dog park in the east industrial area of the city. If approved, it would open this summer. Three more fenced off-leash dog parks are also in the works for the long term. Those are in the planning stage.
The motion will also include the possibility of having a dog swim this summer. An outdoor pool would be selected near the end of summer before the water is drained for pooches to paddle around in. The city said many residents have showed interest in this type of opportunity.
The council meeting begins at 5:30 p.m.


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Alor Strait ( also Alloo Strait ) divides the Solor Archipelago from the Alor Archipelago, in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. It lies mainly between the larger islands of Pantar and Lembata. The strait connects the western part of the Banda Sea in the north to the Savu Sea in the south.
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There's a lot that may get in the way of having a successful home remodeling project, but your choice of contractor is arguably the most significant. A good one isn't always easy to find, which means you might have to commit some resources towards the search. Still, working with the wrong contractor carries a handful of risks, from delays and sub-par work to legal issues. Understanding what to look out for when evaluating your options can however help you separate the wheat from the chaff.
Evaluating a contractor's level of service requires references from their past clients. Getting in touch with these individuals will give you a reliable opinion of the company's expertise, trustworthiness and any other issues you might otherwise overlook. When interviewing different contractors, always ask them to produce referrals from homeowners they've previously worked with. If a company cannot give you at least 3 references, you have no other option besides eliminating them as a choice for your project.
A typical remodeling project involves lots of different tasks, which means your contractor will need reliable sub-contractors if the work is going to proceed smoothly. So don't forget to ask each company to give you their list of usual subcontractors. Talking directly to these individuals, whether it's the electrician or commercial painting company, is the best way to find out how reliable the contractor's network is.
Although you cannot hire a contractor based on their personality alone, it would be wise to take it into consideration nonetheless. Keep in mind that you'll be communicating with each other quite often, and this calls for hiring someone with whom you feel comfortable. So try to see how you'll find a contractor whose personality matches with yours — this will greatly help in making your project a pleasant experience for everyone involved.
Hiring a contractor for the remodeling of your house can be intimidating, especially if it's your first time doing so. In most cases, you will come across as many horror stories as the options you'll be presented with. So put some time and effort into understanding the key traits you need to look for in any potential candidate – you'll be glad you did so when your project turns out to be a fun, trouble-free experience.