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Rents will continue to go up in 2014 thanks to high demand for apartments throughout New Jersey.
The average rental unit in the state is expected to cost nearly four percent more this year compared to 2013.
"There has been a significant increase in home building in New Jersey, but the vast majority of the new home construction, close to 60 percent now, is multi-family construction for rentals," said Patrick J. O'Keefe, director of economic research at CohnReznick.
One factor driving up rental demand is millennials who aren't as interested in owning a home. O'Keefe says affordability and job mobility are two reasons why homeownership isn't as attractive for millennials as it was for the generations before them.
Increased costs are also driving up rents. "The building owners do face rising energy costs, maintenance costs, insurance, etc," O'Keefe said.
In the past, it was almost a compulsion to become a homeowner, the foundation of the American dream, especially for baby boomers. But that's not the case now. "That dream has come out of the downturn with a lot of bruises. Buyers, particularly younger buyers, are hesitant because they're not sure that buying a home is going to give them the best living circumstances for their dollar."


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The month saw Venezuela's political, economic and humanitarian crisis worsen amid heightened tensions between the government and opposition, a situation which could lead to state collapse and regional destabilisation. Another major setback in electing a new president in Haiti prompted fears of further civil unrest. In West Africa, deadly violence in central Mali and south-east Nigeria spiked, while a power struggle in Guinea-Bissau led to a dangerous standoff.
The month saw fighting escalate again in Syria and Afghanistan, and erupt in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenian-backed separatists and Azerbaijani forces. In Bangladesh, election violence and killings by extremist groups showed how new heights of government-opposition rivalry and state repression have benefitted violent political party wings and extremist groups alike. Political tensions intensified in Iraq and Macedonia, and security forces severely supressed opposition protests in the Republic of Congo and Gambia.
The month saw violent extremist movements, including the Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda-linked groups, carry out major deadly attacks in Turkey, Pakistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisia and Belgium. In Libya, the arrival of Prime Minister Serraj in Tripoli despite warnings from multiple factions could lead to further destabilisation. Meanwhile in Central Africa, political violence rose in Burundi and could break out in Chad around the 10 April presidential election.
The month saw an intensification of Yemen's war, amid heightened regional rivalries between Saudi Arabia and Iran complicating prospects for peace. Political tensions increased in Haiti, Guinea-Bissau and Moldova, where protests over endemic corruption and a lack of confidence in the government could escalate. In Africa, Boko Haram's deadly attacks increased in northern Cameroon, and Burkina Faso was hit by an unprecedented terror attack.
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Mindfulness Meditation Helps Fibromyalgia Patients
Posted by Brigham and Women's Hospital March 20, 2013
Mindfulness meditation is a state of awareness in which one remains non-judgmental and non-reactive towards one's own thoughts and emotions from moment to moment. Research indicates it may lead to changes in the brain that provide health benefits, particularly for people suffering from fibromyalgia (chronic pain syndrome). These patients live with musculoskeletal pain and fatigue on a daily basis. As a result, they often avoid pain-related threats and dwell on thoughts of pain, making it harder to cope with their illness.
In a study of female fibromyalgia patients who practiced mindfulness meditation, Dr. David Vago, a cognitive neuroscientist in the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), found that after eight weeks of mindfulness meditation training, patients were less likely to avoid pain-related words and were less distracted by such words when performing attention-demanding tasks. In other words, they were more likely to engage with their pain and had fewer tendencies to dwell on such thoughts after completion of the study. While fibromyalgia patients who meditated still sensed their pain, they were able to manage their emotional responses more effectively.
There are a number of theories about how mindfulness meditation may improve your physical and mental health. In a theoretical model recently published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Dr. Vago and co-author Dr. David Silbersweig, Chairman, BWH Department of Psychiatry, suggest that mindful meditation produces a reduction in sustained activity of the sympathetic nervous system, which controls most of the body's readiness for 'fight or flight'. This benefit can lead to a more rapid return of resting heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and muscle relaxation after a physical or emotional stressor. (A number of other mechanisms are also suggested in the paper by Drs. Vago and Silbersweig.)
Some other health benefits of mindfulness meditation include:
- Improved immune system response – results of a study that followed people in Wisconsin throughout an entire winter cold and flu season showed that those who participated in a daily regime of mindfulness meditation had fewer respiratory illnesses and missed fewer days of work than those in the group who were not meditating or exercising more than once a week. The study results also suggested that when individuals who meditated did get sick, they felt sick for a shorter amount of time, and their symptoms were milder.
- Enhanced emotional well-being – Another study used imaging to study the impact of mindful meditation on the brain. The researchers found physical changes in the brain that suggest meditation can improve self-control, mood, and stress response.
To realize health benefits from meditation, experts suggest you should try to meditate every day for 20 to 30 minutes. If fitting an additional 20 to 30 minutes of meditation into your schedule seems difficult, consider trying a form of exercise that combines fitness with meditation. Yoga, for instance, focuses on breathing, movement, and posture to help you relax and control stress. Tai chi is a form of meditation that combines slow, gentle movements and deep breathing. Some people meditate while walking; with this method, you slow down your walk so that you can focus on your steps and the movement of your legs and feet.
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Bruce Wedding
Age: 39
Occupation:Software Engineer
Number of Cruises: 2
Cruise Line: Carnival
Ship: Carnival Celebration
Sailing Date: March 11th, 2002
Itinerary: Western Caribbean
We departed within 15 minutes of the appointed time and were quickly out to sea. On our previous cruise, my youngest was seasick the first morning. This time, we gave him, as well as my wife and I, meclizine HCL. This is the over the counter non-drowsy motion sickness med. As we entered the gulf, there was a definite roll to the ship but we all handled it fine. An acquaintance took this trip in February and they said it was very rough. We had 6-8 foot seas the first day yet I found it smooth sailing.
We stayed in an outside Category 6 room aft on the Empress deck. There were four of us so the room had two beds positioned in an L, a "cot" type bed under a fold down bed on the wall. The upper bed is up and the steward lowers it for you at night. We quickly arranged my wife and my bed together. The room was adequate in size but I'm glad our youngest was small. Two teens would definitely be less roomy. This room had a window, but it does not open. The curtains are thick and will block the sun for an afternoon nap. The TV has about 6 channels and they roll current run movies on 2-3 channels. On this trip, they were showing Shallow Hal, K-Pax and a few others.
The bathroom is small. The shower was adequate and the water was hot and the pressure was excellent. You can not run out of hot water. The toilet is not only small for a big person but there is simply not enough room in there. I like to do a little reading in there :) and you can't sit straight on it and do that because your book would be in the wall. They really need 6 more inches of room. There were adequate towels at all times.
The storage in the room was adequate for all four of us and that includes a couple of jackets and my wife's 8 pairs of shoes :) I read another review that complained of being able to hear the band while trying to sleep on this deck. I never heard music, but I did hear other things. This was probably my biggest complaint. This ship had a definite knock when it was underway. I don't know if this was the engine or prop or what. My brother in law got a tour of the engine room and he said he could pinpoint the noise to one cylinder on one of the engines. He said it was quite obvious down there. This vibration was just enough to make it hard to sleep sometimes. The second problem was a buzzing noise from somewhere. The first night, I woke to it at about 2:00 am and thought it was the ship horn. It stayed on for about 5 minutes and would do this periodically the entire trip. Really irritating. The last problem was a metallic banging we heard about 3-4 times during the trip. I mean it sounded like someone was hitting the ship outside our room with a sledgehammer. I was awakened 2X by these noises. I have no idea what they were because there is nothing outside the ship. This is my worst complaint about the ship. The noises and vibration never allowed any of us to get good rest.
The general condition of the ship was "ok." The carpets were well stained and there is a locker room type odor in most of the cabin hallways. The linens were clean and the cabin was also clean. We did have one of the night-lights short out leaving us in the dark for a while. The electricians came that morning and just removed the light. It was never replaced.
The layout of the ship was easy for us to learn. I think first time cruisers would like the ship. I have to admit that I missed the Grand Atrium from the Ecstasy. If you visit Carnival, you will see what I mean.
I found the service on the ship to vary from adequate to excellent. Our cabin steward was friendly sometimes, terse others. We did get the towel animals and mints, but no cookies for the kids. I had a bit of a run-in with him over some towels and it wasn't quite right after that. When you disembark at Cozumel, they give you special beach towels. We wound up carrying my brother in law's towels to our room, giving us 6 and him none. Our cabin guy claimed to pick up only 4 and my brother in law had to pay $22 dollars for one of the "missing" towels. My advice is to leave the towels in the room and "steal" some from the pool. I did this inadvertently and had no trouble getting on or off with them. Just dropped them off when we got back. No big deal.
The rest of the help on the ship was good. Our waiter, all the deck wait staff, and bartenders were great. Our assistant waiter had a memory problem, forgetting coffee orders and such, but nothing terrible.
The food on the ship is excellent. I have absolutely no complaints about the dining. Our waiter allowed us to have whatever we wanted in whatever quantities desired. My brother in law ate two entrees every night :) I did when it was prime rib and lobster. The food upstairs in the Wheelhouse is good also, but I hate the lines and it is usually hard to find a table. I really don't understand why someone would pass up a 5 star meal for the buffet. We ate nearly every breakfast and every dinner at our dining room. If you are a wine drinker, buying a bottle is the way to go. It was $6.50 per glass for Mondavie's Fume Blanc but a bottle was $29. This wine is over $20 in the store so that was pretty good.
We viewed the midnight buffet, but did not eat it. I have a problem with eating food that has been sitting for 2 hours with 1700 people passing by it poking and who knows what else. It is a sight to behold. On our cruise, the viewing opened at 11:15 while the talent show was going on. We bailed on the talent show and had the dining room to ourselves to view it. 15 minutes later, the lines were a block long.
The Pizzeria has some excellent pizza. While they offer some excellent specialty pizzas, you will almost never get one. The guy told me that 80% order pepperoni so 8 of 10 pizzas made are pepperoni. My young son was in heaven. There is also a free ice cream and frogurt machine up there. My oldest ate over 30 ice creams :)
If you have kids, buy ONE drink card for $17 and have them share it. It will pay for itself. Unless you are a sodaholic, do not buy the adult one for $25. You will not get your money's worth. There is tea, coffee, punch and lemonade available at all times for free at the wheelhouse.
As for alcohol, it is expensive. Look for the happy hours in the paper and take advantage of them. I'm a beer drinker and found the bargain to be the large Fosters can. It was 24oz for 5.75 plus the 15% tip. This works out to around $3 a beer when the Coronas are $4 something. If you like fruity drinks get the souvenir cup and use that, though it isn't a great bargain.
There is non-stop entertainment on the ship. We attended every comedy show and Vegas type show. If you want a good seat, you must get there about 45 minutes early for the big shows. Many people will try to save a large booth. Don't put up with it. There is no saving allowed; it is in the paperwork.
We were in Vegas about 2 months ago and saw 4 shows so I had a good base to compare against. There is no comparison. These shows were entertaining enough but they would never make it at a major casino in Vegas. One of the comedians was quite funny, though much of his material seemed to be stolen from Jeff Foxworthy. I saw his family and adult show. Both had me laughing hard. The other did an adult only midnight show and I found him just NOT funny. The talent show was quite good. There were some very talented singers and dancers amongst our passengers.
We enjoyed Endless Summer, the karaoke bar. The guy playing at the Bourbon Street bar was also excellent.
I love to play craps and I did play on the ship. I also observed some of the other games and wasted some money in the slots. The craps table has $5 Minimum $100 Max (I think) and 2X odds. The dealers are professional and friendly. I was paid wrong once and did have to gripe a bit to get my $5 but other than that, it was fun. There is only one craps table but I didn't have trouble getting on. It was not always open, but it seemed they would open it if you asked.
I saw blackjack with $5 and $10 minimums. The $10 table stayed empty. I do not play the other oddball poker and blackjack games so I won't report on them other than to say they stayed busy. The ship has an adequate number of slots from nickels to $1. I don't play very much but I will say that the payout must be horrendous on these ships. I never saw any big winners and I consistently and steadily lost money in them. I put $5 bills in nickel machines and $20 bills in quarter machines and was NEVER up. Not once.
They hold a daily slot tournament and one blackjack tournament. It is $20 to enter either and you are playing for a chance to get in a box of flying money and grab up to $500 with a guaranteed $250. I did not waste my money on either.
Being a Spring Break cruise, there were TONS of kids on this ship. I have to say I expected more problems with them then I encountered. I actually had no problems with noise, rudeness, misbehavior or anything that you normally associate with Spring Break. My 16-year-old quickly made numerous acquaintances and hung out with them the entire cruise, mostly in the disco. He had a great time and met some pretty girls. There are numerous organized activities for the teens and he attended a few, but not all of them.
My 7-year-old attended Camp Carnival and had a good time, though he wasn't in it as much as he was on our previous cruise. We did take advantage of the baby sitting, which is $6 per hour from 10pm to 3am. I must say that the kid program is excellent and it is broken down by age with appropriate activities scheduled for each group. The ladies running it were really nice. We missed the kid's talent show because we didn't read the paper and didn't sign up in time. Read your paper every morning for the scheduled activities.
This was our second trip to Cozumel. I was glad to have a lot of time there this time. The 5-night cruise gives you from around 8:00am till midnight there. My son and I chose the discovery scuba excursion for $78 each. We were taken up to Playa Corona in taxis, paid for by the provider, and had an excellent time. The instruction was good and the scuba was great. Previously we did the snorkel and I would beg anyone considering it to do the scuba. It is worth 2X the money to be able to stay down there and get up close. We went to 30' and stayed under about 35 minutes. I really felt this was the best money spent. It was a bit scary for all of us, but the instructors are quite good, speak English well, and are quite patient.
After the scuba, we chilled on the beach with a Corona before taxiing back to the ship. We got the ladies and youngster and took a taxi back to Playa Corona beach. It was $8. This beach has excellent access to the reef as well as a nice beach bar with tables and such. The Coronas are around $3, which is a bit steep, but the beach is nice. We had some of our own gear and rented snorkel gear for my wife. The entire package was $12. It is $20 on the ship and doesn't include a snorkel vest, so remember that. Also, the underwater cameras are $26 on the ship. You can buy them at the dock for $20 and I got a Kodak instead of the no-name brand on the ship.
After this, we went back to the ship and cleaned up for the trip to town. We ate at the Hard Rock. It was loud, crowded and expensive. If you go there, get the nachos. They will feed two easily and are the best deal. DO NOT buy a T-shirt there, buy them on the street for 1/4 the price. We had an Attitube adjustment at Fat Tuesdays (Banana) that was excellent. We purchased T-shirts and other junk on the street. You have to bargain and look around, though they make it hard. As a guide, expect to pay $3 for cheap T's and $8-10 for really nice ones, though at the dock at Calica, just prior to departure, they are really ready to bargain. I got 6 great T's including a Corona with stuff on front and back, 6 for $20. It was the best deal of my trip. Try to get the woman's wraps for $10-15, the chair hammocks for $22, fake Oakleys for $10-12 and the Tommy Hilfiger looking carry bags for $9 for the small and $15 for the large ones.
That evening, we just walked around and had a Margarita at an open-air bar that was on top of a store along the water. It was between Senor Frogs and Hard Rock. I can't recall the name, but it was a lot of fun and the Margarita was excellent and strong. Senor Frogs was wall to wall with drunken college kids so we bailed quickly.
The next day we were at Port Calica. We purchased the XCaret excursion, which was $175 for the family. In a nutshell, I did not get my moneys worth, though it wasn't a total loss. We were taken by air conditioned bus to the park. It is quite large and the problem is that there is not enough time to see it all if you plan to go to Playa Del Carmen also. We visited the museum and snorkeled the underground river. My little one had to get out early because the water was too cold. Do not pay the $10 for the snorkel equipment because you don't need it. There is nothing to see under the water except for two spots. Just get a life jacket and float it. The water is fresh, but brackish. I did not do the other river because we didn't have time. They do have a pretty beach and some neat sights. Be aware that they will give you pesos for change when you buy something, claiming to not have dollars. Read more about it hear: http://www.xcaretcancun.com/ One tip I found out about on the bus, they don't allow sunscreen in the park because of the water. Lather up before you go. I'm not getting skin cancer for a fish.
We taxied directly to Play Del Carmen for $10, asking him to take us to Senor Frogs. I found that most of the prices were cheaper than Cozumel, but not all. This town has the most beautiful beach I've ever seen. We had to go in :) We swam for a while then went to Senor Frogs for beer and nachos. It was open air right on the beach, really nice. After that, it was back to the ship. The merchants set up outside the ship and this was the best place to get bargains. They realize this is the last chance to sell you something and they work hard to do it. Just be ready to walk and they will deal with you.
Here are a few miscellaneous tips and information. Wait to buy Carnival merchandise on the last day. They will have specials and you may save money. Get to the shows early for a good seat. Read the paper every morning so you don't miss out on something. Forget the slot machines, or only play nickel machines for entertainment. The ship photos are very expensive. I have no tips for you but just want to let you know. I spent over $200 on pictures and did not buy them all. The 8x10s are $20, the 6x9s are 2 for $15 and the 5x7s are 2 for $10. Most of the nice ones you want will be 8x10.
My least favorite part is disembarking. They close virtually everything in port, you have to be out of your cabin and you just wait. Even though we were category 6, we were called last so we had to wait about 1.5 hours after breakfast to get off. I read here today, that you can just walk off because they don't check tags. I wish I'd have known that this morning :( The traffic is a real mess. If you have parked there, be sure to go left out the terminal and travel as far down the street as you can. One person gets the car via shuttle and comes back. Expect to spend 30-45 minutes here in traffic.
That is about it. All in all, we had a great time. My only real complaints were the noise and I don't know what to do about that. I didn't have that on the Ecstasy, but we were in a Veranda suite also, which is much higher. I would definitely use Carnival again.
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As promised yesterday, here is the technique of the week!
Give it a try.
This week we will create a "FAUX LINEN" look with a stamped image! To begin, rub a sanding block or sandpaper over a piece of glossy white cardstock, from top to bottom and then side to side. Next, ink a sponge or sponge dauber, and rub the ink over the sanded surface to create the linen look. Finally, stamp your image!
* TIP: You can also stamp a background image on the cardstock before sanding.*
What are some techniques you'd like to see posted? What are some techniques you use?
Let me know and I will post them here in the future.
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Hello all,
I'm lying awake worriying about my EMG at 9am. It's my 4th one and the last two haven't been 'clean' (chronic denervation in all tested muscles, no spontaneous activity), so I'm very nervous. I have been twitching for over a year now, plus experiencing some other symptoms (sore ankle, thumb joint pain, burning tongue etc). I have been wondering what's going on for so long with no answers. I just want a magic cure. Dreading that there might be none. Eek. Horrible anxiety
Anyway, not sure why I'm posting this. I just can't sleep and my feet, legs and back won't bloody stop twitching.
Any words of encouragement and crossed fingers are very welcome
Thanks for reading, sanje x


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New Music: Dami Duro ft. Victoria Kimani & Archapello (Ladies Remix)
This unofficial remix of Dami Duro features song bird Victoria Kimani, Sai Phifer the rapper & Archapello the multi faceted artist all on one track. This is the first time the three have come together to collaborate.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
When I Was A Stupid Kid - Global Cooling
8 comments:
- Marsha said...
You mean I can't cool the outside with air-conditioning? :(
- April 7, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- Ted Blackman said...
Excellent storytelling and perfect pacing! Glad you have time for stories again.
You were very lucky growing up to even have air conditioning, all we had was one giant swamp cooler. It was set up in my upstairs bedroom window. I liked the cool air but all my posters on the wall sagged from the moisture, and everything had to have some kind of paperweight on it to keep from flying away.
- April 7, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- Jeremy Elder said...
LOL, so fun. I grew up in Hawaii so I know what you mean about humidity. But we had no AC. :(
As usual, you communicate so much with these illustrations.
- April 7, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- coNs Oroza said...
XD Absolutely adorable.
- April 8, 2011 at 8:30 PM
- Sadami said...
Hi, Tiffanny,
I love your stories in childhood. Cartoons are so cute. I'm sure we were nothing different from you, when we were young ʚ(ˆ◡ˆ)ɞ.
Cheers, Sadami
- April 9, 2011 at 5:52 AM
- tiffannysketchbook said...
Marsha - I was bummed when I found out too!
Ted - Thanks :) Yeh, I was lucky to have AC. I googled swamp cooler... Sounds like it humidifies the air to cool it??!!
Jeremy - OH, I visited Hawaii once. If only my plan had worked, then Hawaii wouldn't be humid.
Cons - XD Thanks! I like your smiley face. with the X and D. XD
Sadami - Thanks :) Yeah, we were all once Stupid Kids. Kinda sweet huh?
- April 9, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Charles Santoso said...
hahaha great childhood stories (this and the previous ones) :)
- April 10, 2011 at 4:09 AM
lol!! I love your blog, amazing illustration and very entertaining :)
- April 30, 2011 at 7:02 AM


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Goat Duets With Bon Jovi, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift + more! [VIDEO]
So I posted the video earlier this week of Taylor Swift's duet with goats. Now everyone has gotten into it! Here are a few of the good ones.
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Morning all!
If you've checked the side bar occasionally, it is obvious that with ten votes, Steph of the Coexist Cafe and her hilarious F*CK THIS TIARA I WANTED A PONY Caption wins!
I love it. I totally want that picture on a T-Shirt with that caption under it.
Unfortunately, it appears that the picture of what Steph won has disapearred from my computer. Steph has won a gorgeous print of a fairy which I can't really describe, among other things. Man, I wish I had pictures. I'll take another one and update this when I have it. Steph, I'll contact you on Facebook later today!
Hope everyone has a great day!
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Y-Gen At Work
As I start writing this article, it is currently 1:04 AM. Supposedly it is 61 degrees Fahrenheit outside but it doesn't feel that – feels a bit warmer. I am currently working on the job. What job allows me to write? Certainly no journalistic job, that's for sure (I wish it was though, sometimes). I work on my school campus. It is one of the few entities that works during the day and night.
I usually spend this time, and my time commuting to and from here, thinking about life and where I am at – via achievements and goals, emotionally, physically, etc. I wonder how I am personally doing and have I done everything I wanted to do.
The random thought of tonight was on my predecessor. He was a cool guy, to me. I can't say I looked up to him but I did respect him. We had good times kickin' it and I had zero complaints. However, I've heard quite a bit of bad as this year has progressed. The most common complaint is how rude is was to some, if not many, of the groups who volunteer at my work. Read the rest of this entry


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Carter Hawley Hale Stores said Tuesday that it has "reached an understanding" for the sale of Holt Renfrew & Co., its Canadian high-fashion specialty store chain, to a privately held Canadian investment firm.
No price has been set in the sale of the 15-store Holt Renfrew chain to Wittington Investments Ltd., an investment firm for members of the Weston family, well-known retailers in Canada.
Los Angeles-based Carter Hawley bought Holt Renfrew in 1972 for $12 million, a company spokesman said. The Holt Renfrew stores, all of which are in Canada, are comparable in merchandise to Neiman-Marcus, which is also owned by Carter Hawley.
Holt Renfrew is Carter Hawley's only foreign division. The company determined that selling it would allow management to focus on resources within the United States, the spokesman said.


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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Waiting not so patiently . . .
No pink bundle yet! This little girl is showing everyone that she is going to be the boss! I hope she is going to be as laid back in life as she is in making her arrival!
While we all wait, I've been taking pictures of my flowers. Enjoy!
The next post will be from a grandma of a little girl . . .
Posted by Connie ~~ the She at she dreams big! at 8:30 PM
7 comments:
- Jo said...
Beautiful piccies of the flowers! Looking forward to seeing your new grand daughter.....!
- June 16, 2010 at 12:24 PM
- Heather at Blessed Little Nest said...
i love the first one. a succulent, right? it is lovely!
- June 16, 2010 at 9:48 PM
- Daphne Nicole & Lynda Cade said...
Gorgeous flowers... can't wait to see your granddaughter. I'm babysitting my granddaughter today she was 3 months old on June 9, their just precious!!! Blessings~~~Daphne
- June 17, 2010 at 9:46 AM
- My Grama's Soul said...
You go grama!!!! Congrats to you.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.
- June 17, 2010 at 7:38 PM
- BECKY said...
Your photos are beautiful!! And that little package will arrive right on time!
Have a wonderful weekend!
- June 18, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- Marie Lost Bird Studio said...
Beautiful flowers - thanks for sharing.
I also can't wait to see your granddaughter.
Have a great weekend.
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The US team finished 19th at the 2004 ISA World Surfing Games — behind first-place Australia, Brazil, South Africa and even landlocked Swizterland. It was a colossal failure — the end of a long and hard fall from grace for a team that over its history has boasted of multiple championships and legendary members like Tom Curren, Kelly Slater and the Hobgoods. But the disaster this year was not unexpected. All of the US team members had to pay their own way to the non-prizemoney event and the two Bodyboarding members of the team failed to show. As the lone bright spot on the team, former ASP standout Julia Christian put it, "We're so disorganized and I don't even know half of the guys on the team." Christian finished a solid second behind Sofia Mulonovich of Peru in the Open Women's division of the event held in Salinas, Ecuador. But nobody else on the US team was even surfing on the final day.The dismal showing was proof positive that drastic change is needed. That change actually came at the onset of the event during the ISA's biannual meeting. At the meeting, which, by all accounts was long, emotional and draining, the National Governing Body sanction was taken away from its 28-year steward, the USSF, and given to the upstart group called Surfing America by a vote of 14-7. Surfing America is led by former world champ, Peter Townend, and boasts of strong industry support from the trade group SIMA and the recent reunification of the major American amateur groups HASA, NSSA and ESA under the Surfing America banner. This last development was monumental in the history of amateur surfing because it marked the end of a longstanding feud between the rival directors of the NSSA and ESA, Janice Aragon and Kathy Phillips. Most everyone at the World Games agreed that the Surfing America's proposal at the meeting was impressive. Surfing America offered to host the 2005 World Juniors and the 2006 World Games as a show of good faith. They also planned to model themselves after the wildly successful group Surfing Australia and initiate well-funded training programs along with a systematic selection process. Mal Gregson, VP of Surfing Australia, said he is confident that Surfing America is up to the task. "This group can make the US a superpower again in surfing and that's a good thing for everyone," said Gregson.
But not all of the teams did a victory dance after the historic meeting. An NGB sanction has never been removed in this way and some saw it as a dangerous precedent. The final vote was taken on a secret ballot and most countries would not reveal how they voted after it was over. But many of the representatives interviewed for this article expressed some resentment that Surfing America had gotten the ISA involved in taking away the sanction from the USSF. "They should have settled this at home," said Billy Wilmot, the father of Jamaican surfing. "They way it was handled, making us do the dirty work, made me lose my respect for American surfing."Making a difficult situation even more painful is the fact that the President of the USSF, Paul West, was ironically named a VP of the ISA — meaning he'll be working with the people who effectively fired him. West acknowledged that he was disappointed by the loss of the NGB, but almost seemed relieved to no longer be the chief whipping boy for the decline of American team surfing. "I'm not a politician; I'm a surfer, a competitor and a people person," he said. "I've seen Phillips and Aragon fight for twenty years. Let's see if they can actually make this work." But all of the backroom debating could not take away from the overall joyousness of the event itself. The ISA World Games are a welcome throwback to the time when contests were less about big money and more about sportsmanship and fun. None of the competitors won any cash, but that didn't stop surfers like Flavio Padaratz, who lost a close Open Men's final to the white hot Tahitian, Hira Terinotoofa. Padaratz, coming out of recent retirement just for this event, surfed with the same passion as he would in a WCT final and hobbled up the beach after suffering a severe leg cramp on his last wave. The actual competition, though, seemed to take a back seat to the nutty spectacle of the South American event. Legions of Ecuadorian Army soldiers provided the security under a blazing Equatorial sun, making for a scene that was like a cross between the OP Pro and "Black Hawk Down." The fun left-point waves at the site were head-high to solidly overhead all week. Attendance was also strong throughout as was local commercial and governmental support from the small country. A national TV station provided six hours of live coverage per day and the indefagatible contest announcer somehow was able to provide rapid fire commentary to the crowd in four different languages simultaneously. The scene at night along the Malecon in Salinas was even more loco. Thousands of beautiful teenage girls were strutting up and down the waterfront engaging in sexually charged "staring contests" with competitors. It was common to see five or six nubile lovelies gathered around a single competitor, hanging on his every word of broken Spanish.
Underneath the fun and fiesta, however, lurked a darker side to the contest. There were tons of rip-offs and the Mexican team's bus was hijacked by gun toting robbers on the way to the event.But on the final day, Contest Director and ISA President Fernando Aguerre, a seemingly nuclear powerful ball of energy, was nothing less than ecstatic about the way the event turned out. "There is nothing like this contest in the world," said Aguerre. "In every other event the guys go home when they lose, but here they stay and root for their teams." Aguerre was also supremely confident that the decision to give Surfing America the NGB status was the right one. "For the last few years surfing on the US team has meant nothing to Americans," he said. "Now it will mean everything."— Jamie Tierney2004 ISA World Surfing Games
Salinas, Ecuador
Results Men's Surfing
1. Hira Teriinatoofa (Tahiti)
2. Flavio 'Teco' Padaratz (Brazil)
3. Mark Richardson (Australia)
3. Sean Holmes (South Africa)
Women's Surfing
1. Sofia Mulanovich (Peru)
2. Julia Christian (USA)
3. Andrea Lopes (Brazil)
4. Sheridan Shields (Australia)
Longboard Surfing
1. Marcelo Freitas (Brazil)
2. Jason Ribbink (South Africa)
3. Joshua Constable (Australia)
4. Antoine Delpero (France)
Men's Bodyboarding
1. Andrew Lester (Australia)
2. Yeray Martinez (Spain)
3. Alvaro Padron (Spain)
4. Nicolas Capdeville (France)
Women's Bodyboarding
1. Kira Llewellyn (Australia)
2. Neymara Carvalho (Brazil)
3. Marina Taylor (Spain)
4. Claire McGowan (UK)
ISA Trophee
1. Australia
2. Spain
3. South Africa
4. New Zealand
ISA World Champion Nation
1. Australia16 554
2. Brazil14 282
3. South Africa13 257
4. Peru13 160
5. Tahiti11 931
6. Spain11 080
7. France11 060
8. Venezuela 9 {{{760}}}
9. Costa Rica 9 742
10. United Kingdom 9 215
11. Ecuador 9 013
12. Argentina 8 695
13. New Zealand 8 433
14. Mexico 7 748
15. Barbados 6 840
16. Japan 6 630
17. Switzerland 6 185
18. Ireland 5 819
20. Italy 5 066
21. Jamaica 3 840
22. Panama 2 843
23. Sweden 2 598
24. Guatemala 2 256
25. Chile 1 560
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"When people think of cruises, they tend to think of buffet lines," John Suley, the Culinary Director for Celebrity Cruises.
To change that image, Suley and the creative team of Celebrity Cruises is expanding their reach and began with with the 50 Yard Lounge, a Super Bowl charged extravaganza that is bringing more than just a game to foot ball fans. Over the weekend, the menu includes:
- Beer and Cheddar cheese soup with smoked bacon, jalapeño, and pumpernickle crouton
- Smoked sausage chili wtih caramelized onion and aged Cheddar panini
- Spicy shrimp roll with miso, sambal, and masago
- Kobe beef hot dog with a poppy seed bun, togarashi, kewpie mayonnaise, and nori flakes
"We went for a theme with game-day comfort food," confirms Suley. It isn't a concept that Celebrity Cruises is foreign too, as they try to create that experience aboard as well. They work with a number of local ports and docks dealers to have fresh, flavorful food available to the masses.
"If we are on smooth sailing water, with the ambiance and the beauty of our dining experience, you'd have no idea that you were aboard a cruise ship."
Suley helped perfect the process by making consistency key in a very unstable environment, as supplies can be tricky to come by if ports are closed due to ill weather conditions.
"Sometimes ports are closed and things happen. But we have it down to such a science that anyone aboard our chip can meld and mesh with each other to make it happen."
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Parade's Summer Reading Guide
In PARADE's 2012 Summer Reading Guide out this Sunday, Castle star Nathan Fillion graces our cover and reveals why he's hooked on books. Fillion's favorite books are a fitting selection for an actor who has earned serious cult status— just ask his million-plus Twitter followers. "I'm the biggest geek of all," he tells PARADE. "Adventure, fantasy, comic books—I can't get enough." As the son of two highschool English teachers, actor Nathan Fillion, who plays a mystery novelist turned crime solver on ABC's Castle, learned early on that books possess magical qualities. "Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading," Fillion tells PARADE for this Sunday's issue. "Now I read in bed, I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.' "
A sampling of Nathan's favorite reads:
Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence by Michael Capuzzo "I love reading about shark attacks," Fillion says about this real-life story of a Jaws-like rampage on the New Jersey coast in 1916. "A book that can make you afraid? I love it."
The Spenser detective novels by Robert B. Parker "Spenser's supertough, but he's not indestructible. He's got just the right amount of macho. If they remake that TV series [Spenser: For Hire, in which Robert Urich starred in the 1980s], I'd be interested."
See video of Fillion at the shoot and hear more about his series, fans, and summer travel plans. Plus, sample the new Richard Castle Mystery: on the Parade website
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Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Premier League clubs Manchester United and Manchester City are both vying for the services of Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez.
And one of the Manchester clubs is reportedly "close" to an agreement.
The Chilean forward will leave London this month if a "suitable offer arrives" and Arsenal finds a replacement, according to the BBC. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger gave an update on the 29-year-old's status in a news conference Friday.
Wenger confirmed that Sanchez is committed to winning and that the two have had recent conversations about that commitment. The Gunners boss would not say if Manchester United, specifically, was interested in signing the forward. He also said the club is not in a "bidding war."
"A bidding war is always beneficial to the club who can take advantage of it," Wenger told reporters. "We are not in that. I maintain what I've said many times. Normally, he should stay here until the end of the season but we'll see."
Wenger admitted that the club didn't sell Sanchez in the summer because it had no replacement.
Sources told the BBC that Sanchez prefers to go to Manchester City and that there have been conversations between the clubs. Those sources anticipate Arsenal and City could compromise on a deal from about $34.1 million to $41 million. The BBC also reported that United "are believed" to have made contact with Arsenal about Sanchez in September.
Sky Sport reported Friday that United is "close" to an agreement with Sanchez.
Sources told the Guardian that United offered a bid in the region of $34.1 million for the player. City offered Arsenal $27.3 million for Sanchez during the January transfer window, according to the report.
Sanchez made his senior career debut in 2005 with Cobreloa. He played for Udinese from 2006 to 2011, while going on loan to Colo-Colo and River Plate. Sanchez played for FC Barcelona from 2011 to 2014, before moving to Arsenal.
Sanchez has familiarity with City, as he previously played under manager Pep Guardiola at Barcelona.
The BBC reported in September that City and Arsenal reached a conditional agreement for Sanchez, but the deal fell through after Monaco winger Thomas Lemar decided against a move to Arsenal.
The Chilean can leave Arsenal when his contract expires this summer, if the team cannot agree on a deal with another club.
Arsenal faces Bournemouth at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in Premier League action at Dean Court in Bournemouth, England. City faces Liverpool on Sunday, while United battles Stoke City on Monday.
City tops the Premier League table with 20 wins, two draws and no losses.


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Wing Chun
Wing Chun ("Spring Chant" [詠春]) is a type of Kung Fu Wushu (Wu Shu = "Martial Arts") which, reduced to its bare essentials, is based on the concept of know-how over brute strength (think of the iconic scene in the Indiana Jones film, Raiders of the Lost Ark, where Indy, facing a ferocious-looking Goliath type brandishing an over-sized scimitar, whips out a modest but high-tech, relatively speaking, weapon – a pistol – and plugs the brute, end of story, though the Wing Chun fighter does not necessarily have to resort to any weapon other than his bare hands... in addition, of course, to the momentum of the opponent, since the weight and speed of an assailant can be used against him), the key word here being "know-how", which we will elucidate in stages, or by means of more or less concentric circles (arcs?) of meaning, decreasing from large to small, as it were, eventually hopefully encircling the sought-after meaning. You ready? Here goes...
All Chinese martial arts originate from the principle of self-defense; they are not conceived as an offensive tactic, at least not in the initial stages, though after an attacker's onslaught (kicks, punches, etc.) is parried, the martial arts fighter then goes on the offensive, "neutralizing", if possible, the attacker.
It is here where Wing Chun differs from most other martial arts disciplines, combining adroitness and suppleness of movement (and suppleness of musculature) with self-control, well-rehearsed "internal" (wudang [武当]) martial arts and an insight into the superior leverage that can be achieved over the opponent, given one's own assets – size, shape, balance, adroitness, suppleness, momentum, etc. – in relation to the opponent's assets. Additionally, Wing Chun is tenaciously aggressive, but in a clever, probing manner, like the mongoose, Riki-Tiki-Tavi, pitted against the cobra in the Rudyard Kipling short story, The Jungle Book.
Thus, Wing Chun is as much about science as it is about art, though Wing Chun most certainly involves art, which art chiefly lies in being able to make a constant, ever-changing, or 'on one's feet', accurate assessment of one's own strengths at any given point in time (including tactical advantages/ disadvantages – i.e., openings – that reveal themselves) during the "struggle" relative to one's opponents' strengths, which of course means that one is in a better position to exploit one's opponent's openings and to avoid exposing oneself to one's opponent.
Most treatises on Wing Chun go to great lengths to specify what the discipline is not. Which is of course indirectly a statement of what it is. Some of the highlights of what Wing Chun is not about, followed by contrasting statements regarding what it is about, are the following observations, which are related to the core concepts of Wing Chun such as superior balance, suppleness (which fosters striking speed) and general adroitness:
Steroid-like musculature is a minus, while supple, flexible musclature is a plus; a rigid, squat, 'feet solidly planted', elbows akimbo (extended outward from the body) defensive stance is a minus, while a flexible, 'elastic feet', yet firmly rooted (to be explained below), high and narrow (elbows tight in to the body) defensive stance is a plus. The comparison is often to a bamboo plant that grows on the sheer sides of mountains where the wind blows relentlessly, and where the narrow, pliant bamboo is rarely uprooted, whereas strong winds can often easily uproot a monstrously large and rigid oak tree. Of particular concern in Wing Chun is muscle tension in attacking or fending off an attack.
While large, tensed biceps might be an advantage in delivering a very solid punch, this is never the goal in Wing Chun, which is more in the "sting like a bee" spirit of Cassius Clay/ Muhammad Ali than in the "slug it out" spirit of Sonny Liston, the heavyweight boxing champion whose defeat by Cassius Clay made the elegant (and intelligent) boxer who would eventually change his name to Muhammad Ali a household name.
Since the muscles that control the limbs are paired (one for extending, the other for retracting the arm or the leg... though practically all of the muscles of the body are paired, whether in the neck or the lower back, etc.), an overly tight flexion muscle in the arm (i.e., an overly tight bicep) will hinder the rapid extension of the arm via the extension muscle (the tricep), with the result that, for example, a boxer with large, overly tensed biceps will fare poorly against an opponent with smaller, more relaxed biceps, since the latter boxer can parry the slower punches of the "muscle-bound" boxer and can then himself deliver punishing, rapid-fire punches which, over time, take their toll in terms of cumulative damage to the opponent.
But Wing Chun is not boxing, even though punching also belongs to the sport. Yet muscle flexibility plays a major role in Wing Chun in several ways, such as:
- a limber muscle reduces fatigue and thus prolongs stamina,
- a limber muscle in a limb deprives the opponent of a "handle" to latch onto, or a fulcrum, as it were, that might make it possible for one to be thrown, or for one's arms or legs to be trapped, or pinned (if an opponent is "rubbery", it is all but impossible to use that opponent's body against him!),
- a limber muscle in a limb is more deceptive during probing attacks because it does not appear nearly as threatening as a tensed muscle, therefore the opponent can be fooled by what is unfolding, and might well be seriously disadvantaged by the time he realizes what is under way.
It might be helpful at this point to note that Wing Chun was developed by a female who – according to the legend – knew that she would be facing a male opponent (all due respect to female practitioners of Wing Chun notwithstanding, I will refer strictly to my own male gender in the following, but only in order to avoid the constant use of him/ her, his/ her and the like). Therefore this special martial arts discipline is born out of the need to exploit whatever advantages can be derived from a body that is slighter in build than the larger body of a typical male opponent, but naturally, the suppleness and adroitness principle applies generally, regardless of gender, as in the Sonny Liston – Cassius Clay boxing example above. Which brings us to the teacher-and-pupil legend of Ng Mui and Yim Wing Chun, which is interesting even if we might not believe in it, at least not literally...
Fig 1: Michelle Yeoh as Yim Wing Chun in the 1994 Hong Kong Wushu film, Wing Chun
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Delaware Chancery Court Applies M&F Worldwide Six-Factor Test in Private Company Freeze-Out Merger and Grants Motion to Dismiss Claims Against Controlling Stockholders
In a bench ruling in Swomley v. Schlecht, C.A. No. 9355-VCL (Del. Ch. Aug. 27, 2014), the Delaware Chancery Court relied on the six-factor test set out in Kahn v. M&F Worldwide Corp., 88 A.3d 635 (Del. 2014), to dismiss a challenge to a private company freeze-out merger at the pleadings stage. As discussed in our March 25, 2014 update, the Delaware Supreme Court held in M&F Worldwide that a minority stockholder challenge to a controlling stockholder buyout would be reviewed under the business judgment standard, rather than the more rigorous entire fairness standard, in a transaction conditioned from the outset on approval by both a properly empowered special committee of independent directors and an informed, uncoerced majority of the minority vote.
The Swomley decision is notable for two reasons. First, the court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss at the pleadings stage, before any discovery. The M&F Worldwide opinion had implied that cases applying the six-factor test would often survive such a motion. Second, the court applied the M&F Worldwide test, which had previously been applied only to public companies, to a challenged transaction involving a private company.
Background: Transaction Provides Dual Protections
Under M&F Worldwide, a challenged controlling stockholder buyout will be reviewed under the business judgment standard if (and only if) (1) the controlling stockholder conditions the transaction at the outset on the approval of both a special committee and a vote of a majority of the minority stockholders; (2) the special committee is independent; (3) the special committee is empowered to select its own advisors and to definitively say no to the transaction; (4) the special committee exercises its duty of care in negotiating a fair price; (5) the minority stockholder vote is informed; and (6) the minority stockholder vote is uncoerced. The Delaware Supreme Court concluded that a transactional structure meeting this test provided significant protection for minority stockholders, justifying application of the more lenient business judgment standard of review.
Swomley involved a cash-out merger of a privately held company, SynQor, in which the counterparty was a management group that owned approximately 46% of the outstanding stock. From the first SynQor board meeting to consider the transaction, the board resolved that any deal would require both approval of a special committee and a majority of the minority vote of disinterested stockholders, complying with the main prerequisite to application of the M&F Worldwide test. In the bench ruling, the court also noted that the minority stockholders were provided with a robust proxy statement, which was supplemented with additional disclosures after the case was filed. The transaction was approved by the special committee, and it ultimately received a favorable vote from holders of 61% of the minority shares.
Case Dismissed on Pleadings
As we noted in our March 25, 2014 update, the Delaware Supreme Court did not provide defendants with an unqualified win in M&F Worldwide. In a much-discussed admonishment, the court emphasized that "[i]f a plaintiff . . . can plead a reasonably conceivable set of facts showing that any or all of [the six factors] did not exist," its complaint should survive a motion to dismiss and it should be permitted to conduct discovery. This raised concerns that controlling stockholder buyouts employing the dual protections of M&F Worldwide would nevertheless receive greater court scrutiny at the pleadings stage than other cases where the business judgment standard of review applies.
In Swomley, however, Vice Chancellor Laster observed that the whole point of M&F Worldwide was to incentivize controllers to meet the six-part test by holding out the possibility that breach of fiduciary duty claims relating to the transaction could be dismissed at the pleading stage. Accordingly, he granted defendants' motion to dismiss, permitting defendants to avoid the costs of discovery. The court rejected plaintiffs' argument that their complaint should not have to anticipate the defendants' challenge under M&F Worldwide and plead around the six-factor test. Vice Chancellor Laster explained that, under M&F Worldwide, when a controlling stockholder buyout employs the dual protections structure, a plaintiff has the burden to attack the transaction by pleading facts that would undermine the elements of the M&F Worldwide test. In this case, where the transaction protections were described "in a public way suitable for judicial notice, such as board resolutions and proxy statement," the court could dismiss based on the pleadings.
In dismissing the case, the court found that the plaintiffs had failed to plead facts sufficient to call into question any element of the six-factor test, finding that:
- the plaintiffs had not seriously called into question whether the dual protections structure had been properly employed in the transaction;
- the plaintiffs failed to allege any facts that, under a traditional analysis, called into question the independence or disinterestedness of the two-person special committee;
- the plaintiffs did not dispute that the special committee was empowered to "just say no," since the transaction was clearly conditioned on the committee's approval;
- while certain decisions of the committee relating to the negotiation of the deal price may have been debatable, the plaintiffs did not plead sufficient facts to support a breach of the duty of care since the duty is measured by a gross negligence standard (a high bar that essentially requires a showing of recklessness);
- the minority stockholder approval was sufficiently informed through a "public-company-style proxy statement," and the plaintiffs' disclosure allegations were not well pled; and
- the minority stockholders were not coerced because they could have voted the transaction down and returned to the status quo.
M&F Worldwide Applied to Private Company Transaction
Swomley was the first application of M&F Worldwide to a transaction involving a private company. The court dismissed this threshold question quickly, noting that Delaware generally does not distinguish between public companies and private companies. The court did allow that the private company context may be relevant as a factor in such a case but stated that this issue would not prevent application of the six-factor test.
Although Swomley extends the protection of the M&F Worldwide test to freeze-out mergers of private companies, many such companies will not have the governance structure or the resources to comply with the test. In particular:
- there may not be enough independent, disinterested directors to form a special committee;
- the controller may be unwilling to turn the decision over to the committee and a majority of the minority stockholders;
- even if the board can form a properly constituted independent committee, the company may not be able to afford independent advisors for the committee; and
- the company may not have the resources to prepare a public-company-style proxy statement of the type the court relied upon in Swomley.
Nevertheless, the Swomley decision is a good reminder that, although the risks of stockholder litigation in the context of a private company M&A transaction are lower as a practical matter, directors of private companies are generally held to the same standards as directors of public companies.
Bench Ruling Subject to Appeal
In the bench ruling transcript, plaintiffs' counsel stated that he would raise questions regarding the ruling with the Delaware Supreme Court, indicating that plaintiffs will likely appeal the ruling. If the Swomley decision is appealed, the Delaware Supreme Court will have the final say on whether the motion to dismiss was properly granted under the M&F Worldwide six-part test.


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Better Angels: Documentary Screening and Panel
Barnard College, The Diana Center Event Oval, New York
The Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College was established in fall 2009 with an ambitious goal – to create a world renowned center dedicated to the advancement of women leaders. Not just any women leaders, but women who are visionary, bold, courageous, resilient and globally aware; women who embrace diversity and are determined to make the world a better place.
We are building a world where leadership is constantly re-imagined to reflect the needs of women and society and where it is commonplace for women to attain and exercise power.


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dear oh dear
I have no fucking sympathy for those bunch of cocks
"look paul, barry is our our, and scotlands, best player.
he really should be picking the team. oh, and you're not 67 points clear at the top of the league. see ya!"
worse, ian durrant is for the next game!
this makes me happy, hopefully now aberdeen can get a few points clear of them as they languish in disarray.
of course he is
typical loud mouth girly footballers getting their own way.
i hate the scottish prem more than the english!
and noone mention sheffield fucking united!
Up the Blades
alcool is stronger
than anything apparently.
It's a shame as Le Guen is a great coach.
Ian Durrant!
We used to sing songs about Ian Durrant. They weren't nice. I was young and impressionable though. Well, 18 and drunk. And with a fat Celtic flatmate.
there are some fine songs about ian durrant
i must get my friend to send me them
lol at durrant :)
Who's that lying at Pittodrie,
who's that lying on the floor,
It looks like Ian Durrant to me,
Cos Simmie's fucked his knee,
and he won't be playing for Rangers anymore
Barry Ferguson is so over rated.
Couldn't cut it in a decent league, fucked off back to Scotland, and he's hardly setting the world alight now is he? Cunt.
I'm more concerned that
a consortium of 2 dimensional shapes seem to have been in the running for buying a premiership club.
Ho ho. Anyway. Barry Ferguson is shit. Scotish football is effectively mid table Championship football at best, and Le Gen is better of out of it. And I'm bloody half Scottish.
damn keyboard
celtic 1 manchester united 0
Barry Ferguson is like the Scottish Beckham: one of the best players in the world at passing the ball sideways to someone standing next to him....


text: MISHAWAKA - Michael Charles Fain, 58, died Saturday in his home of natural causes. Survivors include a daughter, Angela Fain of Mishawaka; a son, Richard of Mishawaka; his mother, Delores Fain of Granger; two sisters, Kevin Moore of Fishers, Ind., and Cathleen Witucki of Granger; and a brother, Richard of Fishers. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in St. Monica Catholic Church. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today in Hahn Funeral home, where a rosary will be said at 8 p.m., and one hour before services in the church.


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Running From You Ch. 02byMadisonBerlin©
You slowly remove your fingers from me, first three, then two, then one. I breathe in deeply scenting the night air around me. I can taste cool earth, warm blood, and hot sex with each deep intake of oxygen. The night air brushes against my exposed flesh and my skin prickles with the sensation. It makes me feel alive. You stand up, pulling my body with you before leaning back against the tree I had been pinned to moments before. I'm standing on my own now, trembling, staring at, and trying to hold the ground I desperately want to collapse back into. I feel warmth coming from the right side of my neck trailing down my shoulder. I instinctively bring my fingers to the source. It's wet and sore to the touch. I keep pressing the spot, reveling in the pain. I present my fingers in front of my face to see small rivers of blood trickling down them, and collecting on my palm. I am enthralled by the feeling of it traveling slowly toward my wrist, and I stare at the motion memorized. I hear you chuckle low in your throat, and with my hand still raised I bring my eyes up to meet yours. I can see my blood on your lips, my blood. "You bit me," I state matter-of-factly. As if reading my mind, you tilt your head to the side and smile, "I did in fact. I wanted to see you bleed." "Oh," I don't need to know why, so I don't ask. I lower my hand as I remove my gaze from yours to glance down at my exposed breast. I make no attempt to cover myself as I watch the red liquid crawl down to my hard nipple. It's dark outside, but even in the darkness I think I'm bleeding a lot. Not a dangerous amount, but enough to feel light headed. You watch me intently. I feel fear for the first time in hours. With that fear comes the familiar reaction of my body. I'm once again aware of how wet I am. My thighs are slicker than I can ever remember a man making me feel, and I want more.
I take three steps over to the overgrown Redwood you are leaning against. You don't move, just watch. I press my full body against yours; partially because I'm too dizzy to stand, and partially because I want to melt into you. I remember your arms wrapping around me. I remember you inhaling deeply against the wound you inflicted on my neck. I remember your arms slowly tightening around my body; until the cool air became a torturous memory of what I couldn't obtain. I remember begging for mercy through silent tears, and then I can't remember anything else.
I wake up with a start. I feel the heat of a fire burning my eye lashes and the newfound oxygen swirling around my brain. I quickly try to assess my surroundings. I'm no longer outside, but nowhere familiar. It looks like a cabin; complete with oak flooring and animal trophies. It's lifeless, bleak, and completely erotic. I'm on a bed naked. It's not extravagant, but well sized and warm. I adjust my eyes and quickly find you. You're sitting on the edge of the bed with your feet on the floor, fully dressed, watching me. You're always watching. I see my bloody clothing in a small pile next to the fire. I know what you did to get me here, so there is no need to question.
I stare into you and wait for your next move. It doesn't come. The last time I went to you, you robbed me of air. I crawl in your direction regardless. I reach you in a mere moment, patiently waiting to see if you'll hurt me again. You just stare. I hold onto your shoulders, steadying myself as I step off the bed. I'm dizzy and want you desperately. I straddle your thighs and press my lips against yours adamantly. You try to keep composure, but it's a fraction of a second before I can feel your still clothed cock hard against me, and your tongue eagerly greeting mine. I moan loudly into your mouth; while you dig your nails into my spine. I'm grinding my sex against you, soaking the front of your pants; waiting for you to lose control again.
I break the kiss for a brief moment to pull your shirt from your slick body; dragging my nails across your skin as I do so. I can tell I'm drawing blood so I lap at it eagerly. My actions stir something dark in you, and you flip me on my back as hard as you pinned me against that Redwood. I don't stay down for long. I'm pawing at your pants, begging you to remove them. You're caught between taking them off and holding me down like I'm a wild animal.
I cease all movement as your hand connects hard against my right cheek. With eyes closed and face wet with tears, I hear the remainder of your clothing hitting the floor. You press your weight between my thighs and hover over me, licking the tears from my cheeks. I begin to relax as your tongue licks my lips. I instinctively press my breasts firmly against your chest while completely opening my mouth and body to you.
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How to mark invoice as paid when balance is zero but move_lines are partial reconciles ?
I have the following scenario :
Let say a customer has an invoice of 50$. We register a payment of 100$ (maybe for a future invoice next month) and want to do a partial reconcile with the invoice so that the remaining of 50$ gets in the partner receivable balance (we could do another partial reconcile next month).
When the partial rencocile is done, the balance of the invoice is 0$ but it is not marked as paid because the test_paid() method checks that all move_lines have a reconcile_id set. But in this scenario, the move_lines have a partial_reconcile_id set. The invoice would be marked as paid only when we fully reconcile the credit amount of 100$ (the next month), but I would want that it is immediately marked as paid.
Do you know the reason why the invoice is still in the open state ? I thought of overriding the test_paid method to add a check that if balance is zero and all move_lines have a partial_reconcile_id, then it should go to paid state. But then I wondered why it is not working like that by default ? Would you suggest another way of doing this ?
I think some of changes made has affected it.. In standard, when you make a full payment, against an invoice, then it will be set it to paid... but if you make a partial payment, then it will still be in open state...
If you are making a payment through receipts/payments make sure you have selected the right invoice...
I beleive you started wrong way initially. When u have an invoice=50$ and a customer pays 100$, this invoice is and should be fully recondiled as its full amount is paid, another 50$ is an advance payment for future invoices, which means that in Customer Payment Document, when u register this 100$ payment, 50$ invoice will be reconciled and u get difference amount=50$. You should choose the option: "Reconcile the payment balance" and choose the account from accounts list: "Advanced Payments Liability"(Or else u call it). What happens is that u will have the liability of 50$ created to the customer in terms of received advance payment. So the journal Entries will be:
Debit: Bank - 100$. Credit: 1. Account Receivable - 50$ 2. Advance Payment Liability - 50$.
Next time u sell smth to this customer, suppose 60$ so that he has to pay only 10$ more, when u open customer payment document, u will see this 50$ payable in it. U click on reconcile bulean of this 50$ and register the 10$ payment, what happens is: 50$ avance is reconciled and 10$ payment is registered. Journal entries will be as wollows:
Debit: 1. Bank-10$ 2. Advance Payment Liability - 50$. Credit: Account Receivable - 60$.
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Salt the tomato slices to taste, if desired.
Brush one side of each sourdough slice with balsamic vinegar. Layer one balsamic brushed side slice of bread with two slices of mozzarella cheese, tomato slices, basil leaves, then the remaining slices of mozzarella cheese and top with remaining balsamic vinegar brushed side down on remaining slice of bread.
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I'm trying to snatch myself a D2 so would it become the default replacement for the D1?
They would have to run out of FRU Droid 1's first, and even then, there is no guarantee that they would replace with a Droid 2.
Oh, I see. I'm on my freaking 5th CLN Droid right now and it's still giving me problems and VZW won't even offer me some other phone except the ugly Devour... I'm so sick of it, that's why I want the D2.
I'm sure they have a boat load of D1 saved up for when people's phones start to "break" after the D2 is released.