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Jewelia Delarosa isn't too eager to fight her way through another dead-end relationship. Then her eyes find his. By chance. He's like wine, rich and intoxicating. One sip rocks her world, and suddenly, she's drowning in a guy called Indigo. She doesn't know how to handle her overwhelming emotions. His mood swings. The two women who refuse to let him go. The battle is all uphill. Giving up seems the most sensible thing to do, but once she's tasted his love, given herself to him body and soul, living without him is not an option. Until she realizes, leaving him seems the only protection from heartbreak.
About to begin his residency at NYU Medical Center, Indigo's plan is to rescue every child who needs him, even if it sucks the life out of him. He doesn't remember what happiness feels like. His mother haunts him. A wannabe girlfriend stalks him. He doesn't need another woman in his life. Then a stunning gaze captures his, and while fighting to resist, he sinks deeper into something he never thought could be his. Love has never been in the cards for Indigo. But a girl named Jewelia is as necessary as the blood coursing through his veins.
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"Valentine Brilliance!!!!"
For my health reasons & not being able to read for long then yes as I can relax & listen to one of my favorite author. Who can ask for better?!
Something from Sylvia Day. Same sort of epic love story you yourself want from life.
First time and I love her as a narrator. Her voice fits the character perfectly and makes the story come to life.
When I read it I smiled. Listening too it?! Pulls on your heart strings!
I've got the e book copy on my kindle app, only I have it titled head over wheels! I loved it then & I love it even more with a voice. Congrats to January Valentine. Made me feel inspired once more.
"loved this story~~~"
id have to say in the top 5 for sure
no this is the 1st book I have heard with her as a narrator...I did enjoy her performance
i wouldnt say an extreme reaction to the book I did smile alot while listening to it....
This story was all around enjoyable. I very much enjoyed it
"a bumpy ride to happiness"
This is a story that has one person unable to move on from the past while the other is fighting for her future. Jewelia and Indigo are good together, but when things get too intense, Indigo backs off because of his past. I liked Jewelia's determination to have the future she wants, but she waffled a little too much. The journey to the end was very bumpy but worth the time.
This audiobook was a gift, and this is my unsolicited review.
"Worth Fighting for!"
I would consider them to be about the same. I love both versions. The audiobook is more convenient for today's very busy world.
Loverboy by Trista Jaszczak Both books have very strong female main characters. They are fiercely protective, and will fight for what they believe in.
I was torn between Julia and Indigo. Melissa did an amazing job of putting enough personality and emotion into each character so that they were entirely different. I had no problem with knowing who was talking when.
I did. Within minutes of listening to the book, I was laughing. I giggled throughout the book, and even found myself wanting to cry in parts. When the book ended I had tears in my eyes.
I was given this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.
"Pretty Good."
Probably. The narration was really good I enjoyed the smooth flow of the story.
That Jewelia never gave up. She just plows ahead no matter how unresponsive Indigo could be.
I didn't really have one. I enjoyed the whole book. Sometime she seemed a little immature but if you get past the first chapter trust me it is worth it.
No. I didn't have time to listen to in one sitting but if I had I would have..
"New fan"
I loved it.
None..very original
I loved this book and am looking forward to reading more from Victoria..
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After battling a virus I picked up somewhere on my travels last week, it is good to get back in the driver's seat and recollect my thoughts on last week's conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick – Literacy and Learning in the 21st Century – designed for teachers who are heading into the classroom soon in a 1:1 laptop environment. This initiative is province-sponsored and one of the growing numbers of schools who are moving in that direction.
Dave Warlick was the keynote speaker and it was exciting to see him presenting to a group of educators who are going out to the front lines of education very soon. I have heard David speak many times before (via podcast and videos), have had conversations with him on a few occasions, but had not actually ever seen him present live. He is so well-organized and sensitive to time issues! This was his second visit to New Brunswick – he had been quite a catalyst for change for many teachers during his last visit back in March. I was fairly familiar with most of the tools and environments he shows off – but even so I am a very small minority in an audience of teachers. He was very kind to use my blog as an example during one of his presentations. I realized then how difficult it was to find the rss link on my new blog layout….. gotta change that!
Dave was experimenting with chatcasting during his presentations and while only a few of the teachers chimed in, some very good ideas and thoughts were expressed and new conversations started. Dave later adds his own comments to those posted in the chatcast which further continues the conversation. I like this idea and hope he (and others) will continue to explore the use of backchanneling in such lecture-style deliveries – it challenges participants to become active, not passive, participants. We have so much to learn from each other – in this situation, we are all professionals with our own sets of valid experiences and seasoned wisdom. Let's harness the tools we have at our disposal and get them to work for us to share, collaborate and learn from each other.
Vince Jansen also presented on the topic of virtual school environments. I caught only a few minutes of his presentation, but certainly saw most of it morph from a collection of various ideas and concepts to a well laid out set of concept maps of virtual environments for groups and personal learning environments for individuals. We have had many conversations about web 2.0 tools and spaces in the last number of months and it has been astonishing to watch how quickly he has grasped the significance of these tools for the education landscape. He has been working with technology in education for dozens of years and was very ready to make this move to the new transparency and facility of web 2.0.
I made my own presentation about online international collaborative projects (wiki) and have built on some of my previous ideas. Along the way, I included a description of how each of my own three kids uses the Internet – on their own, apart from educational uses. None of my kids would call themselves geeky; they very naturally use the Internet to find new friends, socialize, share their thoughts (and poetry writing!), and collaborate to accomplish goals (online gaming). This is typical of most teenagers today, I am convinced.
Dave Warlick pointed out the need for an appreciation of this new literacy for the 21st century. He even went so far as to say we should redefine literacy and that we should stop integrating technology and start integrating literacy. I agree entirely! I would like to completely avoid the "T" word, as I call it. The laptop (or such tool) should be invisible and ubiquitous. Our students are not asking themselves what technology they are going to use today – they just pick the most convenient method of communicating and socializing with their peers. They also have discovered that they can be producers of content and long for an audience. Facebook's popularity is a perfect example of this.
During the conference, I witnessed a good deal of apprehension about what to do about Facebook. Some expressed interest in getting an account, others felt it should be left to the kids, others wondered how to get students to represent themselves appropriately while they were using such social networking sites. While I don't have much time to maintain my Facebook account, with two daughters using the site, I have decided to be there at least as a presence. I even have a few friends! To me, it points out the pressing need for educators to be using social networking sites in an educational context so that these issues of appropriate representation can come up very naturally.
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COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Dominican University Board of Trustees has announced that Peter Cimbolic, Ph.D. will serve as the University's next president. Dr. Cimbolic will assume his presidential duties for a five-year contract beginning on July 1 of this year. He currently serves as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Marywood University in Scranton, PA. He also holds academic rank as a tenured full professor of psychology. Like Ohio Dominican, which was founded in 1911 by the Dominican Sisters of the Congregation of St. Mary of the Springs (now the Dominican Sisters of Peace), Marywood was founded in 1915 by the Congregation of Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. And like Ohio Dominican, it is an independent, comprehensive, Catholic coeducational institution. Marywood serves approximately 3,400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. In making the announcement, Galen Barnes, Chairman of the ODU Board of Trustees, said, "We are pleased that we have attracted Peter Cimbolic to our open president's position. Peter has extensive experience with Catholic institutions of higher learning. We are confident that he will lead us in achieving our Path to Preeminence, the strategic plan the Board of Trustees approved a few years ago. Peter's warmth, extensive knowledge of higher education, academic experience in the classroom, and outstanding leadership abilities will serve ODU well in the years ahead. We are particularly excited that Peter is joining us as Ohio Dominican University prepares to celebrate its Centennial in 2011." In accepting the presidential appointment, Dr. Cimbolic said, "I am honored and humbled by the confidence placed in me by the Board of Trustees to serve as president of Ohio Dominican University. As the University enters into its second century of providing the highest quality education in a student-centered environment, I believe ODU will reach new heights on its Path to Preeminence, continuing to be inspired by its Catholic and Dominican roots. I look forward to being part of the transformative power of ODU as it continues to impact and improve the lives of the students and the community it serves." Since 2008 Dr. Cimbolic has also concurrently served as an Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience for The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton; and from 2003 to 2007, as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and as a tenured Professor of Psychology at Bellarmine University, an independent Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. From 1999 to 2003, he served as Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies for The Catholic University of America. Before that, he served as Director of the Counseling Center at Catholic University for 18 years, and as a tenured professor in the Department of Psychology. Earlier in his career, Dr. Cimbolic served on the faculty and directed counseling centers at the University of North Texas and the University of New Hampshire. He holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Montclair State College; a master's degree in Developmental Psychology from the Teachers College of Columbia University; and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri. Dr.Cimbolic has published extensively including three books, eight book chapters, and 26 articles in psychology and psychiatry research journals. His areas of scholarly interest include sexual abuse, suicide and depression, and psychopharmacology. He is a past member of the Association of American Universities and its Council of Graduate School Deans and the Association of Graduate Schools in Catholic Colleges and Universities. A licensed psychologist, he is also a member of the Council of Health Service Providers of Psychology; the American Psychological Association; the Society of Psychotherapy Research; the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health; and is a charter member of the Northeastern Division of University and College Counseling Center Directors Association. He presently serves on the editorial board of Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, the Journal of Treatment and Prevention and formerly served on the editorial board of the Journal of Counseling Psychology of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Cimbolic is a recipient of the District of Columbia College Personnel Association Lifetime Research Award for his outstanding contribution to knowledge in the profession.
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- It is not known why the Voyager crew did not make any attempts to rescue and free the other prisoners, particularly the Talaxian who offered information and assistance to the captured Voyager crew. They appear to have been simply abandoned, and Voyager continued on their journey home, despite Starfleet's obligation to offer humanitarian aid. This could be explained away by the Prime Directive's non-interference policy even if it meant the prisoners faced death via organ extraction/processing. That said, it is fair to assume that the other prisoners were rescued, even though this exercise does not appear on film. Similar scenarios can be found in season 3's "The Chute" and "Displaced".
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- When two of the Vidiian guards attempt to take the Human Torres to an organ extraction room, they claim they are taking her away for a 'shower and a hot meal'. This may be a reference to Nazi death camps from World War II, where those who were to be murdered were told they were going to have a shower and/or a meal.
- Additionally, when the Vidiian guards come to take Durst, Paris attempts to intercede, stating that he is the senior officer; however, Durst is a full Lieutenant, whereas Paris is a Lieutenant JG. Paris in facts appears to have taken charge despite being junior in rank to Durst. Although this could be explained because Paris a bridge officer and always attends the senior staff meetings.
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Hello to all,
I'm going to apologize in advance for introducing myself by whining about my problems..., but I'm desperate for advice and help.
I am a 30 yr old married female. We have a 4 yr old and have been married 5 years. My problem begins with my lack of love/romance/attraction in my marriage, and my attraction to other men. I have had 3 incidents where I met someone else and felt extreme chemistry. I flirted relentlessly, never acted on the urge to take it any further, and ended up on this emotional roller coaster of extreme guilt and extreme highs from the flirting. The closest I can describe this feeling is an addiction to the thrill of someone new. The day or week after my flirting, I always feel lower and more depressed than ever, because that high I got on someone different was gone and I'm left with the same boring monotone to life.
Now my problem is, how do I deal with these fallout emotions? I can't function and I avoid my husband at all costs.
If anyone here can help me figure out how to cope, I need it badly.
What's your goal in this.....for the marriage, and any outside relationships?
My marriage goals are to stay with my husband, both for my child and because we have a good partnership, and I guess I would like to pursue the objects of my attraction? My husband is not on board with the idea. I've brought it up before but he just shut down on the discussion.
Sounds to me like you have unmet needs, and either your husband isn't interested in meeting them (maybe because he isn't feeling the love from you either?) or he doesn't know how. I've just gone through a few months of something similar, and what changed everything for us was reading "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. Now we both understand how to make each other happy, and we have the flirtatious kind of love for each other that we did in the beginning, and then some. (And also, he's secure enough in my love now that my other relationships are ok with him.) Try treating him like you did when he was the new man in your life!
Married to a monogamous man 15 yrs, mother of 2, dating C 3 yrs, and in a romantic friendship with L more than 20 yrs
I'm assuming your husband has noticed your all cost avoidance of him. What's his reaction? Do you know the reasons behind the avoidance? Guilt, punishment, resentment from some specific fight or his role in general for the downward slide as you see it.
How would your husband characterize the relationship or marriage before you started avoiding him? Would he have thought there was a problem....or a difference.
Are you going to be OK sharing your husband? Most in this stage say sure fine because a) there feeling have shifted for spouse b) spouse has declared mono status and is resistant to it so they can't fathom that relly happening ...but it can and does and c) the thrill and chemicals over ride rational thought sometimes. OR d) all of the above. So I'd take some time and really think about how this might work out ....How this would effect you if roles were reversed. Go way back and read all the different stories ...the good and the bad and get an idea of what you and the spouse face . This is one thing that's really hard to stop once started. You wouldn't be the first spouse that pushed for this and then could handle the shoe being on the other foot. So be very careful things can and do spin out of control real quick.
Good luck D
I'd venture to add that finding a therapist would be an excellent idea...for yourself first to find out what is going on inside, then for the marriage.
Living side by side with someone you try to avoid is a major red flag that there are some issues to be addressed.
I hope you don't take offense. It is meant in a kind and caring way, not a hostile one.
this is one of my biggest reasons for being poly. Before I came to understand/love the idea of polyamory, I accidentally kissed another girl while in a relationship. I felt inredibly guilty, and the gf flipped. It took her like 6 months to get over, even though the woman kissed me, and after realizing what was happening, I stopped it there.
now, after a while I started to wonder WHY I felt guilty about it. After all, it wasn't to hurt anyone, it was merely a mistake. More importantly, as a baisic human need is interaction, why would I want to deny that?
it took me a while, but I came to understand LOVE IS NOT A ZERO SUM GAME. In other words, love is unlimited. Ask a parent of multiple children which child they love, and watch them squirm.
you would be lying to yourself to say you never are/will be attracted to another person. What makes you or your hubby think that a gold ring is an off switch for attraction for other people?
look, i'm not trying to say you or your hubbie's feeling's are not valid, i'm just trying to put across that poly accepts the idea of multiple attractions, not denies them. We in society for the most part DO NOT really love eachother, if we did, we would not get pissed off and call our partners a "goddamned two-timing harlett" when they admit they have feelings for someone else.
tell your hubby WHY you feel this way, not just that you do.
So, I don't think the problem here is really attractions to other people. I think you are letting these attractions be distractions from what actually needs to be addressed. You say your relationship with your husband lacks love, romance, and attraction. You call it monotonous and you avoid your husband. What is going on? How did you get to such a place? Why aren't you two talking, loving each other, in therapy?
The world opens up... when you do.
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Dear SEC,
While I admire your prudence in ensuring the Main St investor is protected, I feel that this inquiry has already damaged the markets' view of mREIT stocks.
The mREIT industry has a kosher model, with FULL disclosure of risk, and subsequent reward/yield. Even though I am only 46, I have migrated completely to dividend stocks for retirement savings and putting my 3 kids through college. I don't truly trust the stock market nor do I trust our government to do "the right thing" vs. what is best for their political careers (see Debt Ceiling debates)
I read all of the mREIT SEC filings and I listen on quarterly earnings conference calls. I have over $100,000 invested in mREITs and have been punished severely this summer.
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Delicious tea
I was expecting a true sweet tea. This tea was barely sweet. This tea is nothing like Panera's, so if that's what you are expecting then you may be disappointed. I was disappointed at first, until I judged this tea as its own concoction rather than a comparision to another tea. This is delicious tea. I added more stevia and let it cool down and....wow! The flavor is there. I'm amazed that I can get that much flavor from a 3 minute brew time. It's fruity, it's refreshing, it's tart, and I will be taking this to work to cold brew during the day. I'm so pleased that I can use my stevia drops with this without altering the taste.
Sooooooo Good!!
I purchased to make Panera tea at home. This is better. I'm normally sensitive to stevia but I can't taste it in this tea. The other reviews almost scared me off. I'm very happy I tried it. I'll drink this all year cold & hot!
Sooooooo Good!!
I was looking for a green tea similar to a popular chain sandwich shop. This far exceeds that tea. It really doesn't need sweetening. It tastes so fresh. It's just like I made green tea and have a plate of fresh tropical fruit. The flavor woke me up after a sip. I didn't expect that. I'll be drinking this as iced tea as usual and also as hot tea. Thank you Republic of Tea!
Love this tea!
I love this tea, I steep two bags in my water bottle and fill it with ice. Drink it all summer! I wish there was a little stevia in the green black raspberry tea.
Great for Iced tea
I love this tea. I have it as Iced Tea at lunch. I don't have a problem with Stevia.
Wished I would've listened to other reviews. Wished they wouldn't have added stevia to the tea. Horrible after taste!! Really wish I could return. Horrible tea!!!!
No good sweetened
Stevia took away from the flavors and left a slightly bitter aftertaste. May use in cooking or blend with other flavors since I will no longer be drinking this tea by itself.
Contains Stevia
If you are trying this tea for the first time its important to know that it is sweetened with Stevia and the sweetener taste is strong! Plus, I could barely taste the flavor of the green tea or its tropical notes.
Like the tropical flavors
I love the tropical flavors but wish it came without the stevia. I like to add my own sweeteners to my tea or none at all. The stevia leaves an aftertaste to me.
Not too sweet Sweet Tea
I decided to try this tea after reading other reviews about it. I have to agree that this sweet tea is NOT overly sweet but just right. Has nice tropical flavor with a bit of sweet to compliment green tea. Great in summer as iced tea. Also good with a little bit of peach vodka for something with a kick.
Discovered this tea just this year,and it has become my favorite. Makes a wonderful iced tea with some fruit added . I've added a few bags with the Hibscus Sangria Iced Tea to make it slightly sweeter.
Best green tea EVER
This is honestly my fav. green tea- I'm mostly a strong black tea drinker- but in the afternoon I move on to the green teas and this is my new #1 choice.
Awesome Tea
This is a great tea. We brought this tea to make the Panara Bread green tea at home and it is so much better. We mix it with another tea to get the perfect taste.
Awesome Tea
Great tea. My husband always has to put tons of sugar in his tea but this one he drinks with nothing in it. I am so glad because the sugar is bad for him.
Makes a Nice Iced Tea
This is a pretty good tropical green. I still end up adding a little stevia but not a lot is needed. I particularly enjoy this as iced tea.
great tea
great just plain didn't have to add anything
Love this tea!
I am not of fan of traditional sweet tea as it is too sweet and has too much sugar for my liking. This is perfect. Light, refreshing, with a perfect hint of sweetness.
Love it!
Delicious! I bought the bulk size. Great summer flavor!
Sweet! I thought that I would have to add sugar to this tea but I did not. It's simply delicious alone. I'm extremely pleased with my purchase!
Quite Tasty
The details are accurate. The tea is very good, naturally sweet, and caffeine free. With some teas, I get a little light-headed after drinking, but that is not the case with this tea. Also, it is quite tasty hot or iced.
I was recently taken off ALL caffine and thought, "OH NO!!" I have use this brand of tea for some time and new they would have wonderful teas for me to try. I have used there caffine tea before and love it, so thought I would try something new. This has a fantastic taste, light, refreshing, and satisfying.I gave it 5 teapots because it is better than the 5, it is 100 teapots! I no longer miss the caffine!!
Love it!
Delicious! Love it thanks!
Sweet Tea Tropical Green
First time purchasing, hadn't been to Maui in for years! Wanted a taste of the Islands. Yummy
A Balanced Tea
This tea is sweet without being too sweet. The flavor is balanced and each sip is a new discovery.
One of my favorites!
Tastes like you're drinking a tropical fruit but not like a juice.
Sweet Tea Tropical Green Bags
My husband does not like "herbal" teas, but he drinks this as a "green" tea and finds the sweetness just right. I am thrilled! Many thanks to you!!
Wonder and refreshing
Got it as a sample but it was so good I just had to have more! It's very clean and refreshing but mildly sweet.
Stevia ruins it for me
I like the flavors in this tea, but I find that the stevia sweetener in it has a very bitter aftertaste. It's also not sweet enough for me by itself. Adding some sucralose helps, but still doesn't quite kill the bitter. I probably won't drink the rest as a result. Too bad, because I'd love to buy unsweetened tea bags in this flavor. If you don't find stevia to be bitter, and you like green tea and tropical flavors, then you should love this tea.
Gentle, mild, awesome flavor. Not too sweet and I even love its scent. My favorite yet!
I was hesitant to try this tea because I dislike the cloying sweetness of licorice root. I can never get it out of my mouth and it makes everything I eat taste sweet for the rest of the day. However, this tea was mildly sweet without a licorice sweetness, and tart in a very pleasant way. The tea itself was also very pleasant and mild.
Great flavor but way too sweet. Would be awesome without the stevia!
Surprisingly fabulous
I never put any sweetner in my tea and wasn't sure I'd like this one. In fact I had it 2 weeks before I gave it a try. I'm very picky about what I like and this one is just great...not to sweet, but sweet enough, a little bit of tang...alot of AHHHHHH...:)
Not True to quoted taste
I cannot taste the passion fruit, pine apple or guava in this tea at all. I used two tea bags for 2 cups of tea. What can I be doing wrong that I am not tasting the main ingridents that I purshed the tea for?
Not really sweet
I too tried the sample and found that it was not really sweet, but mostly tangy from fruit pieces in the teabag. The sweetness you're tasting is your mouth reacting to and salivating from the tangy/soury flavor from the fruits. I expected it to be actually sweet, not a fake sweet. Beware upon buying this tea. I think it would be good with honey or sugar, but this should not be labeled "Sweet Tea".
Very Enjoyable!
I received this as a sample today and made it right away. It was refreshing, a tad sweeter than I'm used to but I enjoyed it.. Thank you for the sample!
Wonderful flavor
The sample I received today was awesome!! I will be buying this one soon!
Perfect Summer Tea
I received a sample tea bag when the temperature was in the 90s, and it was the most refreshing drink I have ever had. I don't really like the taste of stevia, or so I thought, but this Tea is wonderful. It is just sweet enough, crisp and the lemony color is cooling. I served it over lots of ice in a tall glass. Nirvana!!
This tea has a great flavor, and is just sweet enough- reminds me a little bit of a plantation tea. I definitely recommend this tea, but if you're looking for a southern-style sweet tea, you'll have to add some sugar or agave.
I am not a stevia fan, did not realize it had stevia leaves in the ingredients. Would have prefered no stevia.
This is such a delicious tea ... naturally sweet and no chemical taste from additives. Make a fabulous iced tea. I highly recommend it!
Not the Panera tea, but good!
I'd been searching for the green tea that is served at Panera Bread, and someone suggested that this was very close. Although I did not think it was that close, it was nonetheless a very tasty tea, and was very refreshing served cold.
Not sweet enough
For a sweet tea this was very tart. I am not fond of tart teas so I added quite a bit of stevia to make it palatable.
Simply Scrumptious
I really enjoy this tea. I typically drink it cold and make it by the pitcher. I have been struggling to find a green tea blend that is actually tasty and I found it. I highly recommend this tea.
This blend just takes my breath away. I love the smell and taste, makes me want to drink it all day and I enjoy every cup.
Very refreshing in the summer as a cold tea!
Wonderful Iced Tea
This tea has just the right amount of sweetness without being too much so like 'sweet tea'. Lovely light amber color and gentle fruit overtones. I'm glad I purchased this product.
Great Sweetness without Calories
I always like my tea a bit sweet, but I'm not a fan of artificial sweeteners. So when I started a diet, I was having some difficulties, until I found this! It's refreshing, sweet, and 0 calories - a perfect combination!
Tropical Green Sweet Tea
I've been very happy with all your teas until this one. It didn't really have any taste at all and it actually upset my stomach. Anything with pineapple is always good but this didn't in any resemble that taste. Maybe I got a bad batch? It was featured on the front of your catalog so somebody likes it??
You must try this new tea !
I am very happy to be the 1st to review this wonderful tea. I just brewed a fresh pot to drink while I write. I grow many varieties of Hydrangeas, so I was very surprised to find out that the Korean hydrangea serrata is used for tea. Since I normally prefer loose teas & unsweetened teas I hesitated to try "sweet tea". But since I love Hibiscus Lychee tea, I had to give this one a try. It has a delightful crisp flavor that definitely is not too sweet. Maybe that is the stevia, which I haven't tried yet. I would recommend it to anyone who already likes Raw Green Bush Tea Orange Red Carrot, which also has a nice crisp flavor. They are both equally good hot or cold. I know I'm glad I gave Sweet Tea Tropical Green Tea a try, because it is now added to my favorites list....which is getting longer and longer thanks to RoT many new varieties.
You must try this new tea !
I am very happy to be the 1st to review this wonderful tea. I just brewed a fresh pot to drink while I write. I grow many varieties of Hydrangeas, so I was very surprised to find out that the Korean hydrangea serrata is used for tea. Since I normally prefer loose teas & unsweetened teas I hesitated to try "sweet tea". But since I love Hibiscus Lychee tea, I had to give this one a try. It has a delightful crisp flavor that definitely is not too sweet. Maybe that is the stevia, which I haven't tried yet. I would recommend it to anyone who already likes Raw Green Bush Tea Orange Red Carrot, which also has a nice crisp flavor. They are both equally good hot or cold. I know I'm glad I gave Sweet Tea Tropical Green Tea a try, because it is now added to my favorites list....which is getting longer and longer thanks to RoT many new varieties.


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(en) France, Alternative Libertair AL 11th Congress - Against free trade: productive autonomy (fr) [machine translation]
Date Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:31:34 +0200
Since the global economic crisis began in late 2007, the criticism of free trade is now in vogue in Europe and in France. During the 2012 presidential campaign, there has been, the FN PCF, a revival of the idea of ââ"protectionism". -- If only FN defends protectionism French borders, all government parties - UMP, Modem, PS, PG, PCF, EELV - defend protectionism European borders, using various formulas such as "economic patriotism", the "fair trade" or "de-globalization". ---- This idea is also supported by a number of intellectuals in the social right as Emmanuel Todd, antisocial as Jean-Luc GrÃau, or left as Jacques Sapir, the movement of MPEP and Le Monde Diplomatique . ---- To enable this protectionism is mentioned most often the implementation of social and environmental standards that penalize manufacturing in emerging countries, but also tools like Buy European Act , which the U.S. model would reserve procurement companies occurring in the European territory.
It is also not just a speech, but a fact. Since 2008, protectionist measures are growing around the world, while the process of deregulation of markets, orchestrated by the World Trade Organization since 1994, has stalled.
The return of protectionism in the world
Manipulation of exchange rates, subsidies, non-respect of intellectual property, taxation of social and environmental standards ... the current trend in the world is to protectionist measures.
Observatory Global Trade Alert, London, has recorded a steady increase in these measures - total 1200 2008 to early 2012 - in the countries acceding to the WTO. Taxes and customs duties strictly represent only a minority share (16%) [ 1 ]. China, Russia, India and the Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay) are at the forefront of this protectionist movement [ 2 ].
Thus, in 2011, Brazil has decided to tax 30% manufactured vehicles with less than 65% of parts from the Mercosur area. Shortly after, Argentina has banned the sale of smartphones manufactured abroad, forcing manufacturers LG, Samsung and Nokia to locate their assembly on its territory [ 3 ]. End of 2011, the Mercosur is imposing 30% tax on imports. By March 2011, Russia banned the import of certain foodstuffs to support local production in June, she took measures to safeguard its automobile industry. In December 2011, India suspended plans to open the retail sector to foreign multinationals like Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Tesco. In March 2012, the U.S. Senate authorized the Department of Commerce to apply countervailing duties on Chinese imports to punish considered unfair competition, the Chinese government subsidizing massively companies.
The double discourse of capitalist
Powerful countries take when it suits them, liberties with the rules of free trade they gradually imposed on the world. Even say that it is unfortunate whenever they need to make an official statement, as in the G20 in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012!
Poor countries dependent on imperialist domination or direct control, however, are condemned to remain "open markets" for the benefit of Western and Asian multinationals.
This silent return of protectionism worldwide brand he a pause, not assumed, in the process of free trade, or the beginning of a regression of one? It is not for us to say. This will depend on the situation, both protectionism and free trade are two strategies that capitalists handle alternately, according to economic sectors, times interest.
Two fractions of the same bourgeoisie may also disagree about it. "Unfair competition" is always the other. The capitalist type is readily ultraliberal others. It may, on the one hand, vilifying "interventionism" and the other to accept the intervention of the State in its favor. It calls for the removal of trade barriers in the markets it wants to enter, and at the same time that he willingly accepts book captive markets. Should not seek ideological coherence. The only capitalist dogma, it is the private ownership of the means of production and distribution. Everything else is adaptable to circumstances.
The ravages of free trade
Presented as a condition of "development", free trade is the official ideology of large organizations created by rich countries to dominate the world economy, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, G20. Their credo: the removal of barriers and the international division of labor will be prosperity for all. In each country to specialize in the economic sector in which it has the greatest assets, and abandon others.
For fifteen years, the neoliberals have sharpened their rhetoric on this "new international division of labor" formerly the South provided raw materials, and the North manufactures. Today, Western capitalism always assigned to the southern supply raw materials to China and emerging countries to host the polluting factories and West high technology and brainpower. This presentation is the fantasy of a high-tech country, stripped of its factories and its workers. But it is undermined by the reality that the so-called "emerging" are eg producers of intellectual services and high-tech India for IT, China industrial design and electronics.
The big winners of the international division of labor are not the workers from any country whatsoever, but multinationals that control the entire game real consequences of free trade, it is social dumping , fiscal dumping, relocations, mergers, monocultures, mono-industries, the ratio of transit time of goods, increasing pollution, the market for "pollution rights" ... and monstrous profits for the capitalists North, South and emerging countries.
Free trade therefore leads to a triple disaster: a disaster social worker deindustrialization and unemployment in the West forced industrialization and working poverty in developing countries, farmers dispossessed and hungry in the South; ecological disaster: the relocation of production leads lengthening disproportionate economic cycles and the scaling of transport and pollution, with an impact on global climate catastrophe democratic a country deprived of all or part of its productive apparatus loses its economic autonomy, and sees reduced by all the leeway in its political and social. This considerably weakens the revolutionary perspective of socialization of the means of production and a collective choice on consumption patterns.
The two sides of the same coin
In the controversy that pits rising protectionism to free trade, many arguments are invoked in bad faith, which can fool the social movement, forced to choose between two "camps" none of which are his. A as Both are warmongers . If the protectionist policies of imperialist tensions can lead to control a captive market - what were the colonial empires of the past - the did not cancel this dynamic, as shown by the Iraq war. Tomorrow, more than the control of markets, it is the struggle for control of natural resources which can be a factor of geopolitical tensions. A Both his misery mongers . Protectionist policies may lead to higher prices and lower purchasing power of workers and workers in the North and the South. But free trade is organizing it, social dumping rampant, unemployment worker and peasant ruin. Both An organized competition between workers . If free trade is the fierce competition at the global level, protectionism is competition within a limited economic space: the European Union, for example, putting in competition 27 different social legislation. A Both are interclassist . Both try to believe that the proletariat must tighten their belts and agree with employers on behalf of the "national interest" or competitiveness in the global market. Neither one nor the other is anti- statist . They are in a multinational free trade, or monopolies in a protectionist, big companies need the device diplomatic, military and police power of a so-called public to defend their interests. Neither the other are not the "self-sufficiency" . This is exactly what the free traders blame most commonly protectionists while historically, this has never been made, even in the most protectionist phases of capitalism.
Three options to the crisis in the euro area
This false opposition between liberalism and protectionism is found in advanced solutions in response to the crisis in the euro zone in which the German economy occupies a key position.
However, it is easy to see by the dominant role played it, our commentators most often fail to specify the conditions under which exports were boosted by a strong social decline (decline in wages of 4.5% average between 2000 and 2009, insecurity and impoverishment of a large part of the proletariat).
Faced with this, few options are present in perspective: the supporters of free trade, mainly in France represented by the PS, UMP employers and their satellites, we propose to catch up on Germany and organize a "clash of competitiveness" through a renewed austerity: lower wages, lower social rights, breaking utilities, massive public subsidies to employers, etc.. , the most reactionary right, but also a part of the left more open to the sirens of protectionism offer for them to abolish the euro and return to national currencies in order to have other levers that the lowest social and wages to regain competitiveness. However, this would merely change the rules of competition in the capitalist market, contrary to the vision that opposes them countries like Germany to Greece, anti-capitalists should focus on the community of interest between working classes of all countries in the euro area. This is why we can only find ourselves on the goals of regaining lost social rights in Germany and elsewhere, to fight against the decline in the countries of the euro area as a whole, in a logic of international solidarity between workers.
The alternative: productive autonomy
For nearly twenty years, environmental organizations, workers and peasants of the North and the South - Alternative libertarian among them - have fought and are fighting against free trade and deregulation of markets. But now that protectionist rhetoric back in force, it must be clear that it is not under the flag as we continue the fight.
It should nevertheless be heard from workers' threatened by redundancy plans and relocations, and lend an ear to bourgeois politicians when they claim protectionism.
It is therefore crucial that the social movements, to avoid the risk of being led astray by the protectionist rhetoric that is a false choice, clearly state, with their own words, that the alternative to free trade, is the autonomy productive.
The international Via Campesina peasant said this way since 1996, defining the concept of "food sovereignty": each region must be able to feed itself without placing itself under the control of the multinationals of the agribusiness. So not to export agriculture, GMOs, to land grabbing, monocultures, imperialism, yes local production under the control of farmers and the population. International trade should be confined to so-called exotic. Anything that can be produced locally can not be imported from the other side of the world. The libertarians have accused the concept of "food sovereignty" aggravate hunger in the world and be protectionist. Instead, it was the internationalist cement peasant struggles in the South as in the North.
Due to the triple disaster social, ecological and democratic which leads free trade, we say that social movements in the West, Asia or Africa can now converge in the sense of "autonomy productive" every region of the world. This autonomy is productive in the interest of the people threatened by social dumping and relocations, whether in the West or in Asia, and in the interest of the people that free trade was sentenced to economic dependence, particularly in Africa . Relocation of production is a necessity. This does not mean spooky "autarky", but short circuits of exchange, and limiting long exchanges that can not be produced locally.
Productive autonomy involves reducing production to the needs of the people and to break with productivism. This reduction leads to a second: that of working time. And then a third: that of profits.
This is why the autonomy of each productive region of the world hinders the interests of capitalists. It can only come against them, under the pressure of the people and under the control of Workers.
The fight against free trade and productive autonomy must be part of a broader struggle for socialism against imperialism and ecology. It can match with claims that may be brought by social movements in the North and the South and in emerging countries against the fiscal and social dumping, against export subsidies for production indexed to the needs of populations, to break with the WTO, the abolition of public debt in both North and South.
Relocation of industry claimed by the current protectionist nÃokÃnÃsien are only marginally possible against the logic of the global market. However they are a nationalist discourse as opposed to building solidarity. Relocations we defend is only possible in a movement to break with the market economy and can wear internationalist activism advocating social equality, ecological and democratic global scale.
[ 1 ] The World Economy March 27, 2012.
[ 2 ] "From China to Russia, protectionist measures are growing," Echoes of 8 March 2012.
[ 3 ] The Expansion of March 2012.
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While the catwalk is designed to transport us to a farfetched fantasy world of fashion, it's not always so wearable. As in, not the kind of thing you'd wear into the office or in public. Or ever.
Following a fabulous week of shows we've rounded up 10 of the most outrageous looks from the Spring/Summer 2015 runway. Yes they're completely OTT and we probably won't see them on the high street, but we kind of love them.
1. Sibling
Because nipple pasties are a a little too "out there". The bow works, though.
2. Sophia Webster
Think Amazonian bikini-clad woman in designer heels.
How to put that old lampshade to good use and get serious about sun protection.
4. Christopher Kane
For those shrugging off said nipple pasties, just reveal it all.
5. Ed Marler for Fashion East
Fancy dress costume sorted. And a fall-back option for walking down the aisle?
6. Tom Ford
If you like your look to say "sex on legs".
7. Thomas Tait
Taking the checkerboard trend to extremes.
8. Meadham Kirchhoff
Pool-side chic is out, the Spring/Summer 2015 vibe is pool-side punk.
9. Vivienne Westwood
Not quite work wardrobe appropriate and looks like you've been run over by a bike.
10. Ashish
Sequin and glitter, yes. But would you be cool with having Kim and Kanye West all over your look?
ALL ABOUT FASHION WEEK? Take a flick through this gallery to see more statement style from the catwalk...
WATCH: Catch up on what you missed during London Fashion Week here.


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Do you eat your vegetables?
How often and when do you eat your vegetables? 3 days a week? For dinner? Which ones do you eat most often?
It's the new year and I guess it's one of my resolutions. And I figure easy = more often consumed. So I want to find easy.


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2010 Detroit Auto Show Winners and Losers: Production Cars
It's been a busy media preview at the Detroit auto show with the launch of a number of new production cars, and now it's time to assess the hits and the flops. All the models below will hit showrooms sometime in the next year — although we have to wait longer on the new Focus — and some are vitally important to their respective automakers. Let us know what your favorite new production car was in the comments.
2012 Ford Focus
Mike Hanley: Winner
The new global Focus doesn't go on sale in the U.S. for another year or so, but from what I saw of it at the show, it definitely looks worth the wait. Stylish design, good fuel economy and high-tech features come together in this small car, positioning it to steal market share from the competition; it's already stolen the Detroit auto show.
Joe Wiesenfelder: Winner
Now we're talking. Great-looking car with an interesting interior. This is the reaction Chevy wishes its Cruze had garnered. I can see this going head-to-head with the Civic, Mazda3 and even the Volkswagen Golf.
Kelsey Mays: Winner
Three for three. Everything the other guys said, although the smorgasbord of available features, from a backup camera to a self-parking system, has me concerned that loaded versions could top $30,000. That's not small-car territory anymore. Europeans have paid top dollar — er, euro — for well-equipped compacts for some time, so perhaps this just moves us in that direction.
David Thomas: Winner
Most of the public thinks Ford has big winners with the new Fusion, Mustang and Taurus. But I've found faults with all of them. Not this new Focus. Car shoppers will find it hard to hold up any competitor to the Focus and decide not to go with Ford's new compact.
2011 Honda CR-Z Loser
The CR-Z hybrid's promise of an entertaining driving experience is dampened by its underwhelming gas mileage estimates of 36/38 mpg city/highway with the automatic transmission and 31/37 mpg with the manual. I expected greater efficiency, and I think eco-conscious hybrid shoppers will, too. Plus, its grille looks like a trout's mouth.
JW: Loser
A surprisingly low price or excellent performance could redeem this model, but hybrids must be — above all else — highly efficient. The Prius makes up half of the hybrid market because its mileage is tops, its price is low, and it's functional. Two seats and lower mileage aren't what Honda needs to supplement its already struggling Insight. They'd be better off if it weren't a hybrid.
KM: Loser
The CR-Z's sharp headlights and stylish cockpit make me want to like it, but the numbers just don't add up. Honda let slip during the media frenzy that it will start slightly above the Insight – so perhaps the low $20,000s. Two seats and sub-Insight mileage don't help the CR-Z's case, either.
DT: Loser
I like everything about this car, from the interior to the usable cargo area to the exterior design. I just don't see shoppers paying hybrid money for a car — no matter its performance — that rings in mileage in the 30s. Joe might be right; they could drop in the Fit's engine and have an affordable, sexy runabout with mileage in the 30s.
2011 Lincoln MKX Winner
Lincoln updated its MKX midsize crossover in all the right ways, giving it a classy new grille that brings its look in line with other Lincoln models, a premium cabin with Ford's high-tech MyLincoln Touch interface, and a more powerful V-6 engine. It's what the MKX needed, and anything less would have risked its competitiveness in the luxury segment.
JW: Winner
MyLincoln Touch is getting a lot of attention, but if you put that aside, the restyling and interior upgrades make the MKX itself a winner. I always liked the MKX; maybe the upgrades will make buyers like it more.
KM: Winner
Finally, Lincoln has something capable of taking on the ubiquitous Lexus RX 350. I'm not smitten by the MKX's styling, but its new dashboard is something to behold. Ford has proven it's the real deal on the non-luxury front. The MKX is proof that the guys in Dearborn can compete — and possibly win — on the upscale front, too.
DT: Winner
It's all about the interior in the luxury game. Or near luxury as the case may be here. The Lexus RX isn't the most enthralling-looking SUV; it just has a plush interior at the right price. Same can now be said for the MKX, which previously had a cabin that wasn't a big step up from Ford.
2011 Audi A8 Loser
The 2011 A8 is a handsome car — even with its massive grille — but its close resemblance to Audi's outgoing flagship sedan limited its visual impact on the auto show floor. The interior is quite nice, too, but MMI remains something of a chore to use, whereas competing knob-based systems like BMW's iDrive have advanced.
JW: Winner
I didn't get a chance to try out the MMI, which leaves me with the impression that it's a nice-looking car with a gorgeous interior. On the downside, Mike's right. It doesn't stand out versus the previous generation — or the other Audis, which are becoming too similar looking. It was just too lush for me to call a loser.
KM: Winner
In a world where CEOs are downsizing their cars simply to look less ostentatious, I think the new A8 hits an appropriate mark. Both inside and out, it has a restrained elegance. I spent plenty of time poking around the new MMI system, and while it still isn't as intuitive as Mercedes' Comand system, it's a substantive improvement over Audi's current MMI. Short of a touch-screen — which German automakers have largely eschewed — Audi's touch-pad is the easiest way to input navigation addresses.
DT: Winner
I'm not sure what the other guys were looking at. The A8 was a stunner, with that gigantic grille and unbelievable interior. The wood trim alone should send BMW's 7 Series running away in shame. So what I'm saying is, when this comes into the test fleet, I call dibs!
2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Loser
I wasn't a fan of the CTS coupe's styling when it debuted at the LA auto show a little over a month ago, and the addition of a V series model doesn't change that impression. Despite its 556-horsepower supercharged V-8, I think this car got less buzz than the regular CTS coupe did when it was unveiled.
JW: Winner
I don't want to call the CTS-V coupe a loser because I like the V series and the CTS lineup, and I don't find the coupe body style offensive. The V series treatment is sure to catch some showgoers' eyes, but to most it will look like just another CTS coupe. But it does 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds …
KM: Loser
Like the other guys said, the CTS-V coupe is sure to impress on the racetrack, but its controversial styling doesn't do it for me.
DT: Loser
It'll be blistering fast I'm sure, but unlike high-performance Audis, BMWs and Mercedes, I can't stand the treatments Cadillac gives its V series of cars. The grilles are just gaudy. I want a blacked-out or black chrome version of the regular grille and that's it. Otherwise, there is too much flash even for all this power.
2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet Winner
It's cold outside in Detroit, but the E-Class Cabriolet will get you thinking about summer. The soft-top convertible keeps the elegant roofline of the E-Class coupe, and it also looks good with the top down. The E-Class in general is a car best suited for leisurely cruising, which makes a convertible the perfect addition to the lineup.
JW: Winner
The blue E350 Cabriolet looks really good, top up or down, and the new Aircap feature that diminishes wind turbulence in the cabin is a clever innovation. Because convertible buyers are typically more casual drivers, I think they'll find the Cabriolet more satisfying than sport enthusiasts will the E-Class coupe we reviewed.
KM: Winner
Like Mike said, an E-Class convertible fulfills the mission of the current E-Class: driving comfort, pure and simple. Aircap has the makings of a panacea for convertible-hair. If it works as advertised, competitors will need introduce their own versions quick.
DT: Loser
It's a nice convertible and all, but it's not for me. I can see my parents enjoying a drive down A1A in this car, but I see myself falling asleep at the wheel. The new E-Class' styling leaves me flat overall, and the convertible is the least interesting of the lineup.
2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Loser
The fuel economy improvements provided by the Santa Fe's new powertrains are welcome news for consumers, but overall this crossover didn't make a big impact at the show. Only the most ardent Hyundai fans will be able to point out its exterior and interior changes.
JW: Winner
Tough crowd! If you visit the Hyundai display, your attention will go to the aggressively styled new Sonata and Tucson. The reworked Santa Fe is, well, present. But I suspect the tweaked styling, new drivetrains and features will make it a winner in the market.
KM: Loser
Hyundai had a chance to do a lot more with the Santa Fe, not least of which was to give it a nose that matched its siblings'. I'm disappointed to see the automaker didn't. Eliminating the third-row seat could move a few more buyers over to the slow-selling Veracruz, but I continue to question why Hyundai has three crossovers — the Tucson, Santa Fe and Veracruz — in a space where others have two.
DT: Winner
Sure, there were a few nips and tucks done inside and out, but the more efficient engine options will resonate with customers. Other automakers take note: No one opted for the previous Santa Fe's optional third row, so none is offered for 2010. That's a smart move.
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Hernando Cortez
The islet on which Mexico was built was connected with the mainland by three distinct causeways of stone, constructed with incredible labor and skill across the lake, and intersected at intervals by drawbridges, through which canoes might pass and repass with ease. The causeway by which the Spaniards must pass connected the island with the southern bank of the lake, about half way across to which it branched off into two lines, one leading to the city of Cojohuacan, the other meeting the mainland at a point not far from Iztapalapan, where the Spaniards were quartered. This causeway was about eight yards wide, and capable of accommodating ten or twelve horsemen riding abreast. It was divided, as before-mentioned, by several drawbridges; a circumstance which the Spaniards observed with no small alarm, for they saw that, by means of these drawbridges, their communication with the mainland could be completely cut off by the Mexicans.
On the morning of the 8th of November, 1519, the army left Iztapalapan, and advanced along the causeway towards the capital. First went Cortez, with his small body of horse; next came the Spanish foot, amounting to not more than four hundred men; after them came the Indian tamanes, carrying the baggage; and last of all came the Tlascalan warriors, to the number of about five thousand. As they moved along the causeway, the inhabitants of the city crowded in myriads to gaze at them, some finding standing-room on the causeway itself, others skimming along the lakes in canoes, and clambering up the sides of the causeway. A little more than half way across, and at a distance of a mile and a half from the city, the branch of the causeway on which the Spaniards were marching was joined by the other branch; and here the causeway widened for a small space, and a fort or gateway was erected, called the Fort of Xoloc. On arriving at the gateway, the army was met by a long procession of Aztec nobles, richly clad, who came to announce the approach of the emperor himself to welcome the Spaniards to his capital. Accordingly, when the remainder of the causeway had been almost traversed, and the van of the army was near the threshold of the city, a train was seen advancing along the great avenue. 'Amidst a crowd of Indian nobles, preceded by three officers of state bearing golden wands, the Spaniards saw the royal palanquin of Montezuma, blazing with burnished gold. It was borne on the shoulders of nobles, and over it a canopy of gaudy featherwork, powdered with jewels, and fringed with silver, and was supported by four attendants of the same rank. They were barefooted, and walked with a slow measured pace, and with eyes bent on the ground. When the train had come within a convenient distance, it halted; and Montezuma, descending from his litter, came forward, leaning on the arms of the lords of Tezcuco and Iztapalapan - the one his nephew, the other his brother. As the monarch advanced under the canopy, the obsequious attendants strewed the ground with cotton tapestry, that his imperial feet might not be contaminated by the rude soil. His subjects, of high and low degree, who lined the sides of the causeway, bent forward with their eyes fastened on the ground as he passed, and some of the humbler class prostrated themselves before him.'
Cortez and the Mexican emperor now stood before each other. When Cortez was told that the great Montezuma approached, he dismounted from his horse, and advanced towards him with much respect. Montezuma bade him welcome, and Cortez replied with a suitable compliment. After some ceremonies, and the exchange of presents, Montezuma and his courtiers withdrew, the Spaniards following. Advancing into the city, wondering at all they saw - the long streets, the houses which, in the line along which they passed, belonged mostly to the noble and wealthy Mexicans, built of red stone, and surmounted with parapets or battlements; the canals which here and there intersected the streets, crossed by bridges; and the large open squares which occurred at intervals - the Spaniards were conducted to their quarters, situated in an immense square in the centre of the city, adjoining the temple of the great Mexican war-god. Montezuma was waiting to receive them; and the Spaniards were surprised and delighted with the princely generosity with which he supplied their wants.
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Capitals Re-assign Dmitry Orlov to Hersheyby Staff Writer / Washington Capitals
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have re-assigned defenseman Dmitry Orlov to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.
Orlov, 22, has earned eight points (two goals, six assists) in five games with Hershey this season. The Novokuznetsk, Russia, native tallied an AHL career-high four points (one goal, three assists) on Oct. 19 in the Bears' 4-0 win over the St. John's IceCaps. Orlov has registered 43 points (11 goals, 32 assists) and 44 penalty minutes in 70 career AHL games.
The 5'11", 211-pound defenseman has appeared in 65 regular-season games for the Capitals, registering 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) and 18 penalty minutes. Orlov was drafted by Washington in the second round, 55th overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.


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China Considers Building A Dam To Protect Russia
(RFE/RL) 8 December 2005 -- A report in a Chinese government-run newspaper says China is considering building a river dam to reduce the impact of a toxic chemical spill that is heading toward Russia.
The "China Daily" report said the dam could be built on a waterway linking the Heilong river and the Wusuli river, which merge to form the Amur near the Russian Siberian city of Khabarovsk.
The report cited an unidentified Chinese water resources department source. No official confirmation was available.
China has promised to work closely with Russia to minimize the impact of the spill of 100 tons of carcinogenic benzene compounds. The toxic slick was caused by a 13 November explosion at a chemical plant in northeast China.
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You'd be forgiven for forgetting
But in the regular season, Polk was little more than a bystander. He played seven games on special teams without accruing one snap on offense. The only time Polk touched the ball during his rookie season was on an end-of-half squib kick, after which he took a knee. Then, a toe injury kept Polk out of the rest of the regular season and landed him on injured reserve. It wasn't exactly the most sparkling debut season, especially in contrast with fellow rookie
Now, with a new coach, a new offense and a clean bill of health, Polk has one major goal for his second season.
"Play," Polk said following Friday's Organized Team Activity. "I don't want to sit down any more. I didn't come to this league to be a cheerleader so I just have to take care of my body. I just want to play."
Polk has indeed remade his body throughout his first offseason as a professional. Working tirelessly in the weight room and with new eating habits, Polk has lost 15 pounds and now comes in at a svelte 5-11, 215.
"I wanted to lose (weight) before (head coach Chip Kelly was hired) because I would see myself on film and be like, 'Man, I don't look too good,' especially with those tight-fitting jerseys. I have to shed a few pounds," Polk said. "I was working out but I was definitely on that diet where whatever you could find, eat. But now, (I'm) definitely (eating) more vegetables. I have a meal plan with the strength coaches, working hard, the shakes, just taking care of my body, taking care of my vitamins and doing what's necessary."
Polk's new frame and stamina will no doubt serve him well in Kelly's offense. In an offense that is likely to feature the running backs, Polk is among a crowded group in the backfield.
"It's very exciting to have an offense that features the running back, being that we run this high pace, we're going to have to rotate in guys because we can run like six plays in less than a minute," Polk said. "Especially with this high-paced offense, you have to make people miss, run in space, running, catching. You have to have your wind. It was the best thing. It really fit the scheme. Be lighter, be faster, get your wind up."
Polk, though, was not exactly known as a make-you-miss runner in college. It's important, he says, that while he's a bit lighter, he stays true to the pounding running style that has worked so well for him in the past.
"I didn't lose muscle, I lost fat. I'm still as strong as I was, if not stronger. Just adding that speed element and agility to my game, it more helps than hurts," Polk said. "The most important thing about being a running back is stay true to your identity. Whether you're a ground-and-pound guy or a real shifty guy, you can't try to run like someone else because doing what you do is what got you here and doing what you do is what's going to keep you here."
Polk added that the new running scheme requires one very specific trait of its backs – decisiveness.
"We try to get the defense running one way and try to hit it another way," Polk said. "The first hole you see, you have to hit it and get it. No second guessing, no tip-toeing. If you know you're making a mistake, make it 100 miles-an-hour. It's real great being part of a running scheme like this."
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Simonson urged Congress not to let construction funding for highways, transit and airports lapse.
"Congress and the White House need to make these programs a priority, along with long-term funding for drinking water, wastewater and waterways," he said.
The group also noted that homebuilding increased from levels last year.
Simonson said the homebuyer tax credit had a profound effect on his industry. New, single-family home construction in May soared 31 percent from levels a year earlier while new multi-family construction, like condos or rental housing, tumbled 57 percent.
"The first-time homebuyer tax credit that expired at the end of April boosted demand for single-family and lessened demand for multi-family," he said. "Those distortions have now ended, although Congress voted to extend the closing deadline until Sept. 30 for families that have signed contracts by April 30."


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The new Q Poll shows most NYC voters really like the job their mayor, Mike Bloomberg, is doing (72-20), but don't belive the hype when it comes to all this "Mike for president" talk.
Fifty-eight percent said they think it's unlikely Bloomberg will run in 2008. Even if he does chose to take the plunge as an independent, 56 percent said they're unlikely to vote for him.Â
Meanwhile, 44 percent said Bloomberg would make a "great" or "good" president. As for his fellow New York White House wannabes:
Gov. George Pataki: 19 percent "great" or "good," 37 percent "so-so," and 41 percent "bad."
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY: 67, 17, 13.
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani: 41, 24, 33.