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Feel free to contact the ladies at Bella Notte Bridal to discuss your bridal and/or formal wear needs. Bella Notte Bridal has two shops (a bridal shop and a formal wear shop) next door to each other in Fyshwick, Canberra.
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Binge drinking leads to long-term health problems in youthNovember 21st, 2007 - 5:27 pm ICT by admin
Washington , Nov 21(ANI): Adolescents and young adults need to reign in their binge-drinking sessions, for a new study has revealed that they are a lot more susceptible to the ill effects of it.
The research, dealing with lifelong alcohol consumption, has revealed that heavy binge drinking by adolescents and young adults is associated with increased long-term risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic disorders.
Those who start drinking later in life and maintain more moderate drinking patterns can breathe a sigh of relief as the risk is far lower fro them.
The study was led by Dr. Amy Fan, of the Prevention Research Center , and will be published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
It also indicated that the increased risks were independent of the total amount of alcohol consumed over a lifetime, or whether or not people stopped or curtailed drinking as they matured.
"To fully understand the effect of alcohol consumption on health, you need to consider lifetime drinking patterns," said senior co-author of the study Dr. Marcia Russell of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation's Prevention Research Center in Berkeley , Calif. ,
She added: "Early initiation of alcohol drinking and heavy drinking in adolescence and early adulthood seem to be associated with a number of adverse health effects collectively known as the metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome describes a cluster of metabolic risk factors that increase the chances of developing heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. The exact cause of this syndrome is unknown, but genetic factors, too much body fat (especially in the waist area), and lack of exercise increase the risk of developing the condition.
The research was based on data from the Western New York Health Study (WNYHS), conducted between 1996 and 2001. This study retrospectively collected lifestyle information on more than 2,800 people who reported that they were regular drinkers at one point in their lives. The study also collected data on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its individual components, including obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, and high fasting glucose.
Two distinct lifetime drinking trajectories among people who were ever regular drinkers were revealed by WNYHS study. Drinking trajectory refers to the variability in drinking behavior over the span of a person's lifetime.
Early peak lifetime trajectories were characterized by early and heavy drinking followed by a sharp reduction in alcohol intake whereas stable trajectories involved more moderate intakes over a longer period of life. Lifetime drinking patterns included total years of drinking, first and last age of regular drinking, total volume of alcohol consumed, and many other factors.
Early peak drinkers were, on average, 10 years younger than stable drinkers. Despite this age difference, the early peak drinkers still had a modestly higher risk of developing metabolic syndrome.
Russell said, Drinking patterns associated with early peak and stable drinking trajectories were distinctly different.
Early peak drinkers generally began drinking earlier than stable drinkers. They drank fewer years, less frequently, and consumed less volume of alcohol over their lifetimes, but averaged more drinks per drinking day and had higher rates of episodic heavy drinking and intoxication, he added
It was speculated that the reason for the increased risk for metabolic syndrome found in the study may be associated with the adverse health effects of early unhealthy drinking patterns, which were carried over to later life. Also, early peak drinkers may have adopted other lifestyle habits detrimental to cardio-metabolic health. (ANI)
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North West's Adorable Halloween Costume Revealed — See The First Pic
There's something stinky running around the Kardashian-West house! Kim revealed North's super cute Halloween costume on Instagram. Click inside to SEE!
North West, 1, might be celebrating Halloween for the second time — but now that she is walking, she actually gets to go trick-or-treating! On Halloween morning, Kim Kardashian, 34, revealed the tiny tot's super cute costume. What a stinker!
North West's Halloween Costume Revealed By Kim Kardashian
Do you smell that? It sure smells like… a skunk!
That's right, little Nori has picked out the cutest — if not the smelliest — costume she could find: a furry little skunk. (Of course, we don't think North actually smells funky — but real-life skunks sure do!)
Kim revealed the first picture of North in her costume on Instagram, along with this cute caption: "A skunk is on the loose!!!!"
In the picture, which was taken of North from behind, it appears as if she is wearing a black bodysuit — complete with a hood — with a furry white stripe attached from her head to the end of the attached tail!
Making the costume even cuter is the fact that North is running around the house barefoot. Adorable!
North Is Walking Now: Which Means She Can Go Trick-Or-Treating
For her first Halloween, North was only a few months old.
For her second, she's just about one-and-a-half years old, and she's walking!
No word yet on whether or not Kim and her hubby, Kanye West, 36, will take little Nori trick-or-treating around their lavish neighborhood, but hopefully they do. It will be so fun for her to run around as a tiny skunk!
So, is this the ONLY costume North will be wearing for Halloween 2014? Probably not. Don't forget, she IS a tiny fashionista!
Stay tuned for ALL of North's Halloween costumes as the spooky holiday continues!
Tell us, HollywoodLifers — Do YOU think North's skunk costume is cute?
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Column I.
(Enkidu's dream).
"Why, O my friend, do the great gods (now) take counsel together?"
(The remainder of the Column is lost in the Assyrian, but it can be partially supplied from the Hittite Version: 1 " . . . Then came the day . . . [Enkidu] answered Gilgamish: '[Gilgamish, hear the] dream which I [saw] in the night: [Now Enlil], Ea, and the Sun-god of heaven . . . .[the Sun-god (?)] Enlil spake in
return: "[These who the heavenly] Bull have kill'd [and Humbaba have smitten]:. . . which help'd at the cedar . . . [Enlil hath said (?)] 'Enkidu shall die: [but Gilgamish] shall not die.'" Then answer'd Enlil boldly '[O Sun-god], at thy behest did they slay the Heavenly Bull and Humbaba. But now shall Enkidu die.' But Enlil turn'd angrily to the Sun-god: 'What dost thou them as befitting . . .? With his comrade thou settest out daily. '" But Enkidu laid himself down to rest before Gilgamish, and by the dam . . . him the ditch: 'My brother, of (great) worth is my [dream].'" It breaks off after a few mutilated lines more).
(Column II entirely lost. From the Hittite it is clear that Enkidu has dreamt that the gods have taken counsel together, that Enkidu is to die, but Gilgamish remain alive. It would appear from the succeeding material that Enkidu, stricken presumably by fever, attributes all his misfortunes to the hetaera whom he loads with curses. The first part of the next fragment begins "destroy his power, weaken his strength," probably referring to Enkidu. Then says Enkidu, after three broken lines: ". . . . the hetaera . . . . who has brought (?) a curse, 'O hetaera, I will decree (thy) [fate(?)] for thee—thy woes(?)] . . . shall never end for all eternity. [Come], I will curse thee with a bitter curse, . . . with desolation shall its curse come on thee: [may there never be] satisfaction of thy desire' —and then follow the broken ends of six lines and then—"'[May . . .] fall on thy house, may the . . of the street be thy dwelling, [may the shade of the wall be thy] abode, . . . for thy feet, [may scorching heat and thirsty smite thy strength'" The rest of the curse is badly broken, but it is exceeding probable that the following are the fragments which should be assigned here).
(The End of Enkidu's curse on the Hetaera).
30."Of want . . . . since me it is that . . .hath . . . .
And me the fever [hath laid] on my back."
(The Answer of Shamash).
Heard him the Sun-god, and open'd his mouth, and from out of the heavens
(Straightway) he call'd him: "O Enkidu, why dost thou curse the hetaera?
35.She 'twas who made thee eat bread, for divinity proper: (aye), wine (too),
She made thee drink, ('twas) for royalty proper: a generous mantle
Put on thee, (aye), and for comrade did give to thee Gilgamish splendid.
40.Now on a couch of great size will he, (thy) friend (and) thy brother
Gilgamish, grant thee to lie, on a handsome couch will he grant thee
Rest, and to sit on a throne of great ease, a throne at (his) left hand,
So that the princes of Hades 1 may kiss thy feet (in their homage);
He, too, will make (all) the people of Erech lament in thy (honour),
45.Making them mourn thee, (and) damsels (and) heroes constrain to thy service,
[While he himself for thy sake will cause his body to carry
Stains, [(and) will put on] the skin of a lion 2, and range o'er the desert."
Enkidu [(then) giving ear] to the words of the valiant Shamash
Speaking . . . . . . . . . his wrath was appeased.
(One or two lines missing).
Column IV.
(Enkidu, relenting, regrets his curse, and blesses the Hetaera).
" . . . . . . . . . . . may . . . restore to thy place!
[(So, too), may monarchs and princes] and chiefs be with love [for thee] smitten;
[None smite (?)] his breech [in disgust (?); against thee; and for thee may the hero]
Comb out his locks; . . . who would embrace [thee],
5.Let him his girdle unloose . . . and thy [bed] be azure and golden;
May . . . entreat thee kindly (?), . . . . are heap'd his ishshikku
May the gods make thee enter . . . . . . . . . . .
10.[Mayst thou] be left as the mother of seven brides . . ."
(Enkidu, sorrowful at his approaching end, sleeps alone and dreams).
[Enkidu] . . . woe in his belly . . . sleeping alone,
[Came] in the night [to discover] his heaviness unto his comrade:
"[Friend], (O) a dream I have seen in my night-time: the firmament [roaring],
15.Echo'd the earth, and I [by myself was standing(?) . . .
[When perceived I a man (?)], (all) dark was his face, [and] was liken 'd
[Unto] . . .his face, . . . [and] his nails like claws of a lion. 3
20.Me did he overcome . . . climbing up . . . press'd me down,
Upon me . . . my (?) body . . . . . .
(Here follows a gap of perhaps three lines, until what is still presumably the dream is again taken up by the other half of the Column at l. 31 (?) with a description of the Underworld which is being shewn to Enkidu in premonition of his death).
33.. . . . . . . . like birds my hands: (and) he seized (?) me,
Me did he lead to the Dwelling of Darkness, the home of Irkalla, 1
35.Unto the Dwelling from which he who entereth cometh forth never!
(Aye), by the road on the passage whereof there can be no returning,
Unto the Dwelling whose tenants are (ever) bereft of the daylight,
Where for their food is the dust, and the mud is their sustenance: bird-like
40.Wear they a garment of feathers: and, sitting (there) in the darkness,
Never the light will they see. On the Gate . . . . when I enter'd
On the house (?) . . . . was humbled the crown,
For . . . those who (wore) crowns, who of old ruled over the country,
. . . . of Anu and Enlil 'twas they set the bakemeats,
45.Set . . . ., cool was the water they served from the skins. When I enter'd
Into (this) House of the Dust, were High Priest and acolyte sitting,
Seer and magician 2, the priest who the Sea of the great gods anointed 3,
(Here) sat Etana 4, Sumuqan; the Queen of the Underworld (also),
Ereshkigal 5, in whose presence doth bow the Recorder of Hades,
[Belit]-seri, and readeth before her; [she lifted] her head (and) beheld me,
. . . and took this . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(The text here breaks off).
36:1 Translation by Friedrich, and Ungnad.
38:1 Or "of the earth."
38:2 Or "dog." Both are possible.
38:3 Is this the harbinger of death who is to carry Enkidu off?
39:1 Presiding deity of the Underworld.
39:2 Text: "were sitting."
39:3 Again "was sitting." The Sea is probably the great laver of the temple.
39:4 The hero of a legend, who was carried up to heaven on an eagle.
39:5 The Queen of Hades whose name has made its way into an ancient Greek charm.


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- 2 tbsp chopped papaya
- 1/4 cup diced avocado
- 1 tbsp chopped red onion
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- Sea salt
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 slice whole-wheat bread
In a bowl, combine chopped papaya, diced avocado, chopped red onion, apple cider vinegar, a pinch of sea salt, and sesame seeds. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil and add egg; cook until white is firm and yolk is set, 3 to 4 minutes. Toast whole-wheat bread and arrange on a plate; top with egg, salsa and another pinch of sea salt.
The Skinny: 318 calories, 20 g fat (4 g saturated), 28 g carbs, 8 g fiber, 8 g protein
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- 1 chicken breast (3 oz)
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup cooked kamut
- 1/2 cup raw shredded brussels sprouts
- 1/2 cup raw shredded beets
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp chopped fresh sage
In a grill pan over medium-high heat, grill chicken breast, seasoned with salt and pepper, until cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. In a bowl, combine cooked kamut, shredded brussels sprouts, and shredded beets. In another bowl, whisk together lemon juice, olive oil, Dijon mustard, honey, 1/4 tsp salt, and chopped fresh sage. Arrange kamut on a plate, top with chicken and drizzle with dressing.
The Skinny: 506 calories, 13 g fat (2 g saturated), 70 g carbs, 11 g fiber, 33 g
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- Half large fennel bulb
- 6 spears asparagus
- 3 1/2 tsp olive oil, divided
- 1 Arctic char fillet (5 oz)
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tsp butter
- 1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger
- 1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic
- 1/4 cup sliced scallions
- 3/4 cup cooked wild rice
Heat oven to 475°. Using a mandoline, thinly slice fennel bulb. On a baking sheet, toss asparagus with 1/2 tsp olive oil and a pinch of salt. Bake until just tender, about 8 minutes. In an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, heat 2 tsp olive oil; add Arctic char fillet, seasoned with salt and pepper, skin-side up. Cook until a crust develops, about 2 minutes. Flip and transfer to oven; cook 5 minutes. In another skillet over medium heat, heat 1 tsp olive oil and butter. Add fennel, finely chopped ginger, finely chopped garlic, sliced scallions, and a pinch of salt; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir into cooked wild rice; serve with fish and asparagus.
The Skinny: 539 calories, 30 g fat (7 g saturated), 34 g carbs, 6 g fiber, 35 g protein
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- 1 young coconut (or 1 cup coconut water and 3 tbsp coconut milk)
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped seeded cucumber
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
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NEW modelling shows as few as 285,000 workers will be affected by the Fair Work Commission's decision to reduce Sunday penalty rates.
It contradicts the Commission's estimates that up to 615,000 workers could impacted by its decision and Labor's claims that almost 700,000 people could be affected.
The Employment Department modelling, published in The Australian, includes people who work just one Sunday a year, undermining claims that up to 685,000 people stood to lose up to $6000 a year.
The data, based on established work pattern studies and current employment statistics, suggests that as few as 25 per cent of the 1.14 million workers in that sector under the award or on individual contracts actually worked Sunday shifts.
And even on the outside assumption Sunday work trends had increased about 50 per cent since 2006, fewer than 460,000 workers would potentially be affected.
It comes as the Fair Work Commission has called for submissions on how the penalty rate decision should be implemented.
The Productivity Commission has said it should be delayed by 12 months.
Meanwhile, Liberal backbencher Eric Abetz is urging the Federal Government to make sure no current worker is worse off after the industrial umpire's decision to cut some penalty rates.
Senator Abetz wants the Fair Work Commission to grandfather wages for existing workers and rule the penalty rate cuts can only apply to new retail, hospitality, and fast food workers.
"The arguments that it is an independent umpire's decision and that Bill Shorten said he would respect the decision but has changed his mind are all interesting and valid debating points, but they are of cold comfort to our fellow Australians who face the prospect of a cut in their existing wages," Senator Abetz writes in Fairfax on Thursday.
Earlier this week, Senator Abetz, a former Coalition employment minister, was named as one of the ringleaders of a push to undermine Malcolm Turnbull and get former Prime Minister Tony Abbott back onto the frontbench.
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In Boston today, President Obama joked that the human race would stop populating if men were the ones who had to get pregnant.
"For the men in the audience in particular, think about that. We wouldn't even go to work if we had to carry around somebody that long," he said, chuckling. "The human race would evaporate. We couldn't even take it."
Obama used his joke to call for a national policy mandating paid maternity leave, noting a study that said one-in-four working moms returned to the workforce just two weeks after giving birth.
He chided Congress for failing to pass any legislation, pointing out that the United States was the only advanced country that didn't guarantee paid maternity leave.
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President Barack Obama said Thursday that officials at the "highest levels" of the Iranian government must be held accountable for a brazen and bizarre plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States on American soil, insisting leaders of the world will believe the U.S. case without dispute once they absorb the details.
U.S. officials, meanwhile, confirmed the Obama administration has had direct contact with Iran over the allegations. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, met with Iranian officials at Iran's mission to the U.N. on Wednesday _ a highly unusual contact for two countries that do not have diplomatic relations.
Obama would not say whether Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, or its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, knew of the alleged plan. Yet he called it part of a pattern of "dangerous and reckless behavior" by the Iranian government and said people within that government were aware of a murder-for-hire plot.
The U.S. considers it an attempted act of terrorism.
"We believe that even if at the highest levels there was not detailed operational knowledge, there has to be accountability with respect to anybody in the Iranian government engaging in this kind of activity," Obama said in a news conference tied to the state visit of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
Iran has vehemently denied anything to do with the alleged plot to kill the Saudi envoy to the United States, Abel Al-Jubeir, at a Washington restaurant.
U.S. officials have described it as a remarkably clumsy but deadly serious operation by Iran's elite foreign action unit, the Quds Force. Two men were charged in New York federal court Tuesday for allegedly trying to hire a purported Mexican drug cartel member to carry out the assassination with a bomb attack.
Obama is seeking a vigorous response from around the world, on top of increased sanctions and pressure against Iran from the United States itself.
U.S. diplomats have given their host governments information about the foiled plot. The U.S. criminal complaint says the Iranian plotters hired a would-be assassin in Mexico who was a paid informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and told U.S. authorities all about their plot.
"We've laid the facts before them," Obama said of world leaders. He said once they analyze them, "there will not be a dispute" over what happened.
That State Department conceded Thursday that the response from foreign governments was initially skeptical.
"When you look at these details, it seems like something out of a movie," said department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
"And that's always the first reaction. That was the first reaction when this effort was briefed to some senior folks in this government," she said. "But as you begin to give more detail on what we knew and when we knew it and how we knew it, it has credibility."
In some cases, countries have asked for additional information. A State Department official said interagency teams would be traveling soon to China, Russia and Turkey to provide brief authorities there further.
Lee raised the subject himself at the news conference with Obama, saying that he was "deeply shocked" and that the Korean people condemn all forms of terrorism.
Obama made the case that Iran is acting outside all norms of international behavior and that, in turn, it finds itself increasingly isolated. He said with that every violation, the United States and its allies will make sure Iran's leaders "pay a price."
In a standard allusion to military intervention, Obama said that he would remove no option of U.S. response but that the focus was on diplomatic pressure.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other U.S. officials say the alleged plot is more evidence that Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, a label Washington has for decades applied to the Iranian government. The officials also say it underscores concerns that despite its denials Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons under cover of a civilian atomic energy program.
In London, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told lawmakers that Britain was working with the U.S., Saudi Arabia and others to agree on a tough international response.
In Vienna, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister accused Tehran of "murder and mayhem" and said his country was working on a "measured response" to the alleged Iranian attempt to assassinate Riyadh's ambassador.
Other European nations also called for action over the alleged plot.
Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has demanded an explanation from Tehran over the alleged plot, the country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"Indications of the involvement of Iranian government agencies cause even greater concern," the ministry said. "The federal government calls upon the Iranian government for a comprehensive explanation of the allegations. Those who took part the attack plans and their backers must be held accountable."
Associated Press writers Matthew Lee and Tom Raum in Washington, David Stringer in London, Angela Charlton in Paris, David Rising in Berlin, Nicole Winfield in Rome and Aya Batrawy in Cairo contributed to this report.


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Autumn in Mexico
Welcome back to Gringado, where we hope to once again enlighten and entertain you with our adventures and observations in Mexico.
We have been back in San Miguel for a whole week, and it is as if we never left.
The sky is still blue as a dagger, the roof dogs greet us from every corner, happy to annoy us once again, and the cobblestones are littered with bougainvillea blossoms.
This year we are taking 'The Big Leap,' and are planning to stay in Mexico indefinitely (yikes!)
So after selling most of our stuff and cramming the rest into a 10X10 storage space, we packed our essentials into several overstuffed worn suitcases. Tubes of paint, canvases, yoga mat, thick soled shoes, and of course a mind boggling amount of beer equipment, which to me could have easily passed for suspicious bomb making supplies. But as usual the customs guy just grinned with amusement. Home made cerveza??? ¡Que bueno! And only then could I breathe easily and take the Mexican air into my lungs- that earthy, smoky, early morning desert air, and realize that we have finally done it.
We have crossed over to the other side.
Whatever that means.
We will try to keep you posted.
Meanwhile, a prose poem, written after the flight...
Some Personal Items May Have Shifted During Flight
Some personal items may have shifted during flight,
during the time that your wheels left the ground
and you became suspended in a place
between the one you have grown tired of
and the one that you fear but must go towards.
It could be that your heart is not where you left it,
It may be jostled and nudged into a far corner or split open
From the pressure of the flight.
Open the overhead bin carefully, lest the loose ends of your life
find a foothold in someone else's luggage.
Lest you accidentally grab someone else's stories by mistake,
and forever lose your own, which have taken so long to collect.
Some items may have shifted during flight.
Perhaps your personal bits of ephemera
have been tossed and unsettled from unforeseen turbulence
and what you once held dear is only so much fluff in the wind.
You had best check the contents of your luggage
to see if it is lighter or heavier than you remember.
If it is the latter then be sure to toss out a few unnecessary items
so that you will have space for new ones.
If it is the former then lucky you, you may proceed with joy.
Some personal items may have shifted during flight.
Your memories, for instance, or your fear of death.
Worries and concerns may be lost and unfounded.
It could be that your neatly organized opinions
have turned over or smashed into shards of broken glass
Perhaps you open your suitcase to discover
that all that has meaning is in fact invisible,
transparent as a ghost.
Syllables may have been added to your name
And your reflection might be of someone you hardly recognize
In the hollow space where you kept your fear
you may now find fragments of hope,
And perhaps few twinges of excitement,
And one lone crazy red sock.
Some personal items - your agenda, your state of mind,
may be altered beyond recognition
as you find yourself disembarking
on a new land that feels strangely familiar
yet foreboding all at once.
Perhaps the sequence of things seems a little scrambled.
Suddenly there is no longer a forward or a backward,
Only this: A gentle expansion and contraction,
Only this: A gentle expansion and contraction,
the simple tug and pull of muscle and desire,
pulsing to a beat so universal, so primal,
it becomes your own simple heart beating
to a rhythm you recall
from a time before wings.
from a time before wings.
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I get my room and board and $10 a month--and that`s it. He honestly believes that`s all I need--or deserve. (He pays all the bills.) He`s far from poor. In a few years his investments will net him over a quarter of a million dollars, but he acts like we`re headed for the poorhouse.


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You Can't Date A Person's Potential
How many times have you done this? You meet a new guy, things are like, 60% good (which, I understand, happens about as often as Lena Dunham keeps her clothes on in an episode of Girls) and you're 100% committed to making this work.
He's fairly attractive, nothing a daylong shopping trip couldn't fix (you hope). He makes you laugh, sometimes (but you don't really need to laugh ALL the time, do you? I'm sure you could help him with his comedic timing.). He's in between jobs but he's actually really smart and he has a lot of "opportunities in the works" and you just KNOW one of them is going to come through. Once he gets his life together and moves out of his mom's basement, he's going to be the best dad and husband EVER. And even though he's 35 and his idea of weekend fun is a 48-hour World of Warcraft bender, you're sure that once he's settled down, he would drop the games. He has a wife, but they're separated and he really doesn't like her and it's going to end any day now, he swears. But, at least he's not a crack addict, right? (Nothing against crack addicts. You guys rock.)
So, things are going well enough. And if you just put in your time, they're going to get so much better. You just know it.
No. Stop that. Stop it right now.
I may be exaggerating and being a wee dramatic for effect (or I may be hitting all the nails on the head—if so, yikes on bikes, girl. Yikes. On. Bikes.), but this happens on a much subtler level as well.
Anytime you're saying: "He will be great when he just [fill in the blank] and I know he could get there. Some time. Swears." - we have a problem.
Sound familiar?
Listen up: You cannot, should not and will not (if you know what's good for you) date a guy's potential. You're basically—if not exactly—asking someone to change who they are. C'mon, you can't be with that guy! You should be with someone because you love him for who he is. Even the crap you hate about him, you should love-hate it. You know, we're striving for that whole unconditional love thing. You deserve it. He deserves it.
Plus, there's way too much riding on that nonexistent outcome. It's a lot of pressure for the dude, and we all know they don't perform well when put in an emotional vice.
(For the naysayers:) Sure, it's possible that a guy could change (and that Manti Te'o has a real girlfriend), but that doesn't negate the fact that he's just not there right now—and you should seriously note that.
Super-long side story acting as an exemplary anecdote in 3…2…1…
I've had someone be interested in me for my "potential." My potential to shift my fundamental belief system. I know, big stuff and omgsomuchPRESSURE. I told him to kick rocks, that he can't date this girl's infinitely profound potential.
(Ok, ok, it wasn't that clean (he was very, very attractive. Unnervingly so... And now I'm having a moment…). But still, the point was (eventually) made.)
Interestingly enough, my transformation did happen as hoped (because I was already headed in that direction before he dropped his big request bomb—KEY detail), but on my own time. In this game of life, it's all about timing. The timing wasn't there when it started. Had we gotten together then, it would have been an utter clusterf*ck. It would have derailed both of our personal progress and emotional development, kept us from learning essential life lessons and it would have impeded us from growing into the people we needed to become. At least on my end, because today, let me tell you, I am KILLING it at life right now (read: I'm just really happy to be who and where I am). And I wouldn't have gotten here without him passing up on my potential. Are you getting all of this?
There are no guarantees, and while it's entirely possible that your figuring-it-out fella could morph into the must-have man you're envisioning and trying desperately to manifest, all you have to work with is what and who's in front of you. You met him now, at this very moment, for a very specific reason. There's something you have to learn from this beautiful example of poor (or perfect?) timing. Why would you want to waste your precious time, energy and self on the exhausting task of holding out for what could (or most likely, could never) be? And risk missing the life lesson, no less.
When meeting a new guy, let's shoot for 90% good, shall we?
A raise of hands (i.e. comments): Which of you are holding out for that future perfection (or, more accurately, just that future normalcy?)?


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Moody began his career at the age of 16, working in a local fine dining restaurant whilst, simultaneously, studying for his catering qualifications at Central Sussex College. Just a year later, Moody was appointed as a Commis Chef at Ockenden Manor Hotel where, under the tutelage of Head Chef Steve Crane, the team was awarded a Michelin Star.
In 2005, Moody joined renowned chef Michael Caines in the two Michelin star kitchens of Gidleigh Park, where he remained for almost four years, before moving to The Bath Priory as Sous Chef in 2009. Later that same year, in recognition of his talent and dedication, Moody was promoted to Head Chef.
Three years later, further promotion followed with Moody's appointment as Executive Head Chef at The Bath Priory where he acquired a Michelin Star. Moody will now join Ballyfin, Ireland, bringing with him a wealth of creativity and a new interpretation of the hotel's culinary offerings.
"Becoming Head Chef at Ballyfin is a fantastic opportunity for me and I am eager to join the team. Ballyfin has a wonderful reputation as one of Ireland's finest and most exclusive hotels and I look forward to growing this with the team. I focus on cooking simple dishes that are full of flavour using only the finest ingredients. Ballyfin's two amazing walled gardens and dedicated garden team will be a great help. I can't put into words how wonderful Ballyfin is, with time and hard work, I believe we can create a truly world class dining experience for our guests". Said Sam Moody.
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Yes, I mean it! But only for HER...
Well, not really in a good mood when I'm writing this post. A bit sad and lonely. Haishh!
If you read this, I just want to know why you did this to me? Why you break my heart? Why suddenly you become like this? Why you make your own decision? Why you never think about my feeling? Why you never think about our mission of being together? Why you think our lovely memories and said that you still want to be with me? Why...? Why...? Why...?
My story. I think you guys can guess my situation now. But if you don't know, can asked your friends or Google search. Hahaha!
I did a small mistake during my trip to Beijing, China (NOT WHAT U THINK OKAY!). Well, its all about birthday wish. Not because I forgot the day. Just a bit late to wish her birthday.
Well, I didn't mean it. I wish her birthday 4 days late, but I already wish her 4 days earlier before my departure. But I wanna make some surprise for her. I bet you all will do the same think for your love one. But this time is my bad. I should thing twice before I did that. SUCH A FOOL OF ME!!
She's really a nice girl that I ever meet in this cruel world. She took care of me when I in lost. She did everything for me. She make me happy & laugh a lot. She's very pretty too =) But I always make she cry, mad at her without any reason & anyhow scold her. My bad =( But i LOVE her.
"You guys have same face", "You guys is a cute couple", "You guys like twins". The words that people said to describe how sweet we are as a couple. Honestly, I'm proud. Yes! we really a cute and crazy couple. One more time, I'm proud, proud with this relationship.
But now, it's all over. I don't blame her who made this decision. I respect. I admit it is my fault. I am sorry. But I don't understand why we can do like other couples do. Sit together and discuss, and try to fix a problem between each other.
Hmmm..there's still some space in my heart that i reserved it for you. I hope, I really hope that we can get back together as a cute couple.
Guys if you read this, please help me to tell her that I love her so much. Tell her that I wait for her everyday. Tell her to forgive me, because I will forgive her for what she did. Tell her that she really important in my life.
I think that's all. Can't stop this tears of man.
Last but not least. Dear my love Nadia Yushalini, if you read this, you are everything for me. 3 years I try to catch you. I did all my best for 3 years to make you happy. But if you are not happy with me, please... GIVE ME A CHANCE. I'LL FIX IT ALL.
All i asked for is a chance.... =(


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BRISTOL — As Mount Abraham Union High School senior forward Jackson Counter passed the ball out of the left corner to his junior teammate Dustin Whitcomb, the Eagle fans were just beginning to chant down the final seconds of Tuesday's home game vs. Randolph.
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After 10 lead changes in the previous eight minutes, the score was knotted at 47-47. Counter had scored 10 of his 14 points in those eight minutes, twice giving the Eagles the lead with driving three-point plays.
ADDISON COUNTY — Middlebury edged Otter Valley to highlight recent local high school girls' basketball play, which also included two big wins for Vergennes and a big night for an Eagle junior forward.
On Dec. 23, the Tiger girls' outlasted host Otter Valley, 48-42, as Payton Buxton tossed in 19 points, including five three-pointers. The Tigers led after one period, 11-9. OV tied the score on a Sophie Markowski hoop, but one of Buxton's threes gave the Tigers the lead for good.
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Vibrant cities, charming market towns and astounding countryside all combine to make the West Midlands county of Staffordshire an ideal destination for conferences, meetings and events.
This landlocked county is an ever changing magical landscape made of national parks, forests, rivers and heathlands including the spectacular Staffordshire Peak District, Cannock Chase and The National Forest, all ideal as the setting for outdoor pursuit teambuilding events and corporate activities.
Combine these natural attributes with quintessentially English market towns, villages and 2 cities and you'll find Staffordshire to be a diverse conference destination that caters for all requirements. Locations such as Cannock, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent and Tamworth provide a good variety of experienced meeting venues well equipped to cater for corporate and private events, conferences and weddings whilst allowing delegates to discover the heritage and crafts for which the area is famed.
Though often overshadowed as a meeting destination by nearby Birmingham, the county of Staffordshire benefits from its proximity to the city as it provides easy access to the area for international conference delegates via Birmingham Airport, with Manchester Airport also being within easy reach, while those travelling within the UK will appreciate the county's central location, convenient motorway access and excellent rail links.
Sporting and academic venues abound in this region providing an extensive selection of meeting and training rooms, conference and banqueting facilities and spaces suitable for large delegate group corporate events. For example, Keele Conference and Events alone offers numerous meeting and exhibition spaces, conference rooms and lecture halls able to accommodate 400 delegates, some set within magnificent historic buildings sure to impress whilst others are contemporary, state-of-the-art venues. Reputable alternatives include Newcastle-under-Lyme College, Wedgwood Memorial College, Staffordshire University and South Staffordshire College. Amongst the many sporting venues available offering comprehensive conference and banqueting facilities are Cannock Chase Park, The Pavilion at Branston Golf & Country Club, Uttoxeter Racecourse, Britannia Stadium, Burton Albion FC, Fenton Manor Sports Complex, SnowDome and Tamworth FC, each catering for large and small delegate groups. Those seeking a more unusual venue will it difficult to choose between Drayton Manor Theme Park and Hotel, which offers unique conference spaces set within 280 acre grounds, Alton Towers Resort and the Stafford Showground, a venue with vast conference and exhibition spaces as well as banqueting suites able to cater for 700 delegates. If in need of a more traditional conference centre environment then venues such as The Premier Suites, Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre and North Staffordshire Conference Centre are ideal offering a choice of conference, meeting and training rooms for all occasions. A number of civic and cultural venues provide multi-purpose meeting spaces suited to corporate events such as the City of Stoke-on-Trent Town Hall, the Regent Theatre & Victoria Hall, Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme Guildhall, Lichfield Garrick and Prince of Wales Theatre, whereas the Trentham Estate and Tutbury Castle provide truly memorable venues for any event. Other historic venues in the region include Middleton Hall whilst of the first class hotels in the county examples include the stately home country house hotel Hoar Cross Hall Spa Resort, an award winning venue set in glorious grounds ideal for corporate retreats, secluded meetings and elegant weddings, the historic North Stafford Hotel with 9 suites able to accommodate 320 delegates, and Mercure Stafford South Hatherton House Hotel which offers exemplary facilities and service for up to 400 delegates. Major hotel groups represented within the county of Staffordshire include Britannia Hotels, Goodnight Inns, Choice Hotels, Hungry Horse, Liquid and Quality Hotels.
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Armie Hammer is planning a major Vespa trip across America.
The Social Network star is desperate to get two months off in his busy schedule so he can hit the highway with his wife and their friends.
Appearing on Tuesday night's (02Jul13) Jimmy Kimmel Live! he explains, "If I get two months where I don't have to do anything, I'm gonna cross the entire country on my Vespa... a group of us.
"We have everything planned. It's myself, it's my buddy Ashton, his brother Tyler, my wife... it's a very eclectic group... We are only allowed to take what we can carry on the Vespas, we're only allowed to sleep indoors if someone invites us to stay in their house... and if something breaks, you have to fix it yourself.
"At one point we had planned to ride through the Apache Indian reservation... and it's a plan that we see about 150 miles all on dirt roads and no gas stations."


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As David Cameron gives a speech blaming immigration for everything from the economic crisis to the destruction of society as we know it, journalist Janine Griffiths asks: has institutional racism died? Or has it simply become more covert? Have we created a new kind of racism, which does not use openly racist language (yet) but instead uses 'code words' and appeals to populistic sentiments in order to rally up resentment against those perceived to be causing problems in modern Britain?
One of the great things about Britain are its core values tolerance, fairness, freedom and equality. People from all over the world visit the UK, seek refuge in our country and contribute to our culture and economy in a way which has enriched it immeasurably over the last few generations. It is little wonder that Britain has gained a reputation for being one of the most welcoming and tolerant countries in Europe.
As a country, the UK has taken great steps forward in addressing the problems of racial inequality and the overt hatred that has existed over the last few decades, with the creation of bodies like the Commission for Racial Equality and the introduction of the Equality Act 2010; the implementation of the Macphearson Report and the creation of the Black Police Officers Association, and more.
So institutional racism is now basically dead. Right?
Wrong. As the recent appointment of the first BNP mayor in Lancashire shows, we still have a long way to go.
Many supporters of the BNP argue that the party is no longer racist. Some mainstream media outlets even describe the BNP as an 'anti-immigration' party.
But you only have to glance at the BNP's own 2001 general election manifesto to see that they want "native Britons" (who they claim can only be white) to be given priority in the job market, housing, and elsewhere. "Non-whites" would instantly become second class citizens in Britain. Under a BNP government any black person who commits a crime would also be thrown out of the country, even those who were born here. Mixed race relationships would be outlawed.
Nick Griffin, leader of the BNP party who once joked that black people 'walked like monkeys', claims that the party is no longer racist and is inclusive of minority groups.
An example of their new, non-racist agenda? The BNP dropped its policy of compulsory repatriation and replaced it with a voluntary scheme. And even then, they themselves claim that a BNP-led government would consider forcible repatriation if not enough "non-whites" took up its offer
So it cannot be stressed enough that the BNP is exhibiting the same old bone-chilling hatred delivered with a smile. Luckily, most people know the BNP are racist. Perhaps we should be more worried about this: they aren't the only ones. The first comments that tend to crop up after any news story about a non-white person being on the receiving end of physical abuse or institutional racism is often to highlight 'reverse racism' (as if a black person assaulting a white person makes up for a white person assaulting a black person), or to drag the topic back to people's 'concerns about immigration.'
Yes, I can understand why people have concerns about immigration. I can't, however, understand why concerns about jobs and housing shortages (which is what 'concerns about immigration' usually boil down to) are relevant to discussions about racism, or why an argument about who 'started it' is relevant when talking about individual cases. Why should these things even be relevant to specific instances of racism at all?
One quick glance at most of the right-wing newspapers such as the Daily Mail, Daily Express or Daily Telegraph will tell you that there are no shortage of negative stories about Muslims, particularly if you can stomach the comments below the line. Being Muslim is the new 'Black' today. The amount of stereotyping, misrepresentation and general vitriol directed against Islam and those who live by it is truly shocking.
Take the constant, repeated, often unquestioned insinuations (in this country but even more so in the United States) that terrorism is to be equated with, and somehow unique to Islam. Terror tactics are confined to a tiny minority of fanatical Muslims but it is not confined to Muslims only. The IRA being just one other example. The KKK, Westboro Baptist Church, and the Crusades being others. And, quite frankly, some would argue, George W Bush being a fifth.
I've actually heard it said that all Muslims must secretly support terrorist atrocities. Take it from me, I'm friends with a lot of Muslims. They don't like being equated with murders anymore than you or I would.
And this brings us back to immigration. As a country, the UK has the most draconian immigration laws out of all the EU countries. Less than 3 per cent of the world's migrants live in Britain. Most tend to be professionals and managers – and this has been the case for three decades. Immigrants are more likely than those born in Britain to be graduates.
Even refugees, often thought of as a burden, are more highly skilled than the population of Britain on average. The vast majority of asylum seekers and refugees from African and Asian countries choose to reside in foreign countries on those continents anyway.
Clearly, immigrants are not the burden they are made out to be in David Cameron's speech. However, they do make nice scapegoats, particularly when there is widespread discontent and instability over jobs and the economy. If that anger can instead be turned to immigrants instead of politicians and bankers, then the mainstream media will capitalise on that and continue to highlight the minority of cases where immigrants or asylum seekers do commit crimes and fail to get deported.
Whenever I hear a politician speak out in defence of far-right sentiments in a futile bid to steal away voters of far-right parties all I hear is double-talk, double-think, acrobatics, and semantics. The word 'immigrants', is often used as a code word for 'minorities'. Crimes committed by the minority of people in those minority groups thus receive more attention, creating a volatile situation where racist groups like the BNP and EDL gain more headway.
Complaining about 'political correctness' is another way people seem to have adopted a 'code-word' for expressing racist sentiment. We as a nation are 'tip-toeing' around minorities. Stories in the press often appear for example, of councils taking such actions like, banning Christmas lights as it may offend Muslims, who don't celebrate Christmas. Now I don't know of any Muslim that has ever been offended at the idea of someone celebrating Christmas. But if the council has taken it upon itself to appease terrorists or fanatics without consulting anybody, then the moderate Muslim majority can hardly be blamed for that can they? I'm also more than a little curious to know why such a draconian action allegedly taken by some council's in the UK would only be associated with Muslims for example, and not atheists who presumably don't celebrate Christmas either.
But usually the argument escalates into how ridiculous it is when someone gets fired over using the 'n' word or reprimanded after telling an Asian bus driver to go home. The bottom line is some people want the right to be offensive: as long as they are not the ones being offended, of course: these advocates of minorities just shutting up and putting up never seems to extent to them when a decent member of society fails to appreciate their racism, or complains about it. As long as we have these kind of double standards in the UK, then the popularity of extremist groups from any racial background will only continue to grow, leading to greater instability and disharmony for everyone.