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Jijona, Alicante, Spain (September 21st, 2015). As part of its expansion for 2016, multisport coaching specialist Triathlon Training Spain will be relocating its training camp base to the Bonalba Hotel in Mutxamel, Alicante, Spain. The 4 Star hotel is
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This has bolstered his usage of analytics, including in his participation in triathlon. That's where Eppard really picked up on the idea of using analytics to track his training. He realized financial concepts of reducing the risk or variance of an
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Julia Roberts isn't the only star who refuses to get plastic surgery, BFFs! Salma Hayek, Kate Winslet and Tina Fey are just a few of Hollywood's biggest advocates of aging gracefully!
If you think Hollywood is totally the Botox capital of the world, think again! There are a ton of celebrities who are actually anti-plastic surgery and happy to show they've gotten older.
Elle's September cover girl Julia Roberts says she's anti-Botox because she wants her children to be able to tell when she's happy or sad – and she isn't alone in the great plastic surgery debate. Salma Hayek also revealed that she'd never get Botox. "I think it's terrible these girls in their late 20s injecting their faces and lips … one told me, 'If I kill my muscles now, I'll never get wrinkles. 'Can you imagine?" she said in InStyle magazine.
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- Rachel Weisz: "Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?"
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Because this is how I feel right now. I thought that by this time, by this age, I got things figured out. Not having a five year plan or a vision of my future is not something I've imagined. But how come I am in this unwanted confusion at the age of 30? Haven't I been through it already some two years ago? What if my ultimate goal is to just have a content life? If I got lucky, to have a blissful one. But what about the other things? I think everything else is just as important. Career, love, and the direction that comes with it. I know I am the one who's stopping myself. But I can't seem to move past that right now. I don't want to attribute being lost with being scared. I probably am both. I wish I could figure things out right now.
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Feel the same way katrina….I always thought that I have my life figured out by this time…
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The former president of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bedel Bokassa, has been formally rehabilitated by presidential decree.
President Francois Bozize published the decree as part of the country's 50th anniversary of independence, returning Bokassa "all his rights".
Bokassa was overthrown in 1979 after 14 years in power and died in 1996.
He was variously accused of being a cannibal and feeding opponents to lions and crocodiles in his personal zoo.
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My blog is also confused. When I first started this blog I'm not sure what I was trying to achieve. My head was all over the place. I had this vague hope that it might help others, probably by learning from my mistakes. But I'm not sure if the real reason was me desperately trying to find a way to fix myself. Maybe it was just an excuse for me to show some of my out of focus photos.
The blog is seriously confused and I apologise for that. It started off wittering on about bereavement, then brought in single parenting. Then it moved into the Aspergers and Dyslexia. Now it's becoming a bit of a pet love in.
Maybe the mess of my blog is a reflection of the true state of play for me . The guide books seem to either cover bereavement or parenting or autism/Aspergers or Dyslexia or ADHD or Depression or Pets. They seem to deal with things in isolation. Unfortunately in my case (and probably in many other cases), many issues are all mixed up and intertwined. You can't consider one in isolation. That's why the various help guides I've acquired are stored away in the loft along with my cookbooks and dog obedience training manuals. Maybe in isolation they might work but in my messy/confused world they seem too simplistic or idealistic.


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1 cup crumbled Feta
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup hot pasta water (I save more just in case it is dry)
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He was enjoying a pint of India Pale Ale at the back of ZuuBar, his favourite drinking establishment. From his vantage point, he had a good view of most of the bar's area, except for a small area to the right of the entrance. From experience, he knew nothing much happened there. He came to this bar often, either after work, or just for a quick one in the evening. He usually drank by himself, enjoying the time-honoured activity of "people watching". He wasn't a loner, not really, but he found making friends difficult. He didn't have anyone particular in his life either, mostly because he could not be bothered. It didn't help that he was a bit lazy and hadn't really looked for Mrs. Right. He wasn't sure there was such a person as Mrs. Right in any case. He enjoyed a bit of fun here and there, but was quite happy to be on his own. He was, after all, a man of habit, of routine and was getting set in his ways.
His drink nearly finished, he pondered getting a refill. As soon as he had decided on going home, his eye caught a glimpse of a very pretty girl coming in through the entrance. He'd never seen her here, which means she wasn't a regular. She was with a woman he vaguely recognised, not a regular, but not a complete stranger either. He noticed they weren't holding hands. "That's a good sign", he thought. He was oft concerned that two women going out together to a bar might mean they'd be an item. He was not bothered by lesbian couples, but if half of the couple looked really attractive, he knew he had no chance to end up with a date.
He waved his now empty glass in the air. His signal caught the bartender's attention. She grinned and nodded at him, then lifted her hand in his direction with three fingers standing up. He knew he'd wait a few minutes for his drink, but was quite happy not to have to leave his spot. The bar staff didn't usually do table service, but they made an exception for a few of the regulars, including him. While waiting for his beer to be delivered, he looked more closely at the women.
By now, they had settled themselves at the bar, and were chatting. The semi-regular was facing the bar, while the woman who had caught his eye was sitting on the stool, with her back leaning against the bar. She wasn't very tall. She wasn't very big either. "Petite" came to mind when he looked at her. She wore a white blouse that looked like Chinese silk. The blouse managed to be both form fitting and bulky at the same time. It clung to her every moves. It was, he thought, a very appealing effect. She also wore a short black leather skirt. It wasn't one of those tasteless leather mini-skirt numbers you see all too often. It came to just above her knees, followed her form, but didn't hug her tightly. She didn't appear to wear nylons. On her feet, she wore MaryJanes. It seemed incongruous to see that style shoes on her feet. It was, in his opinion, more of a school-girl shoe than a grown up's. Yet, it worked well for her.
Her hair was a light auburn colour. She wore it in a short bob that well framed her face. He couldn't tell her eye colour from where he was sitting. He imagined them to be brown. Her nose was slender. Her mouth was full, not overly big, and hadn't stopped smiling since he first saw her. Her hands were also small, fitting the rest of her body. Her nails were long, painted a discreet shade of pink. It was difficult to tell what her breast were like, due to her blouse, but while they didn't appear very large, there was a definite presence there.
His examination confirmed his first impression: She was a very attractive woman. She had a youthful, yet mature appearance. He guessed her age to be around 30 years old. His daydreaming was interrupted when the bartender walked in his field of vision with his drink.
He asked the bartender if she knew the two women in question. She explained that Tammy, the girl who caught his eye, used to be a regular, but had moved out of town a couple years ago. The other one was Gloria ("just Glo"). The bartender offered to introduce them, and he agreed, if it was convenient for her. She said she would do it in a little bit.
He drank some of his beer. He ate some peanuts and threw the shells on the ground. Messy business, but everyone did it. Even the bar staff! On his first visits, he had been careful to put the shells on the table, but the bar staff would invariably sweep them to the floor at regular intervals. He had given up on being a tidy peanut eater in this particular drinking establishment.
Half-way through his ale, he saw the bartender finally leading Glo and Tammy to him. He flushed slightly, they were quite a sight. "Hello again Jim", the bartender said, "as promised, I'd like to introduce you to Glo, whom you've likely seen around, and to Tammy, who used to spend even more time here than you do! But you'll have to excuse me, I have to run, people are thirsty." And with that, she left the three newly acquainted customers to their own devices.
"Have a seat", he said, "and forgive me for not getting up. My legs don't work quite as well as they used to". He waved vaguely towards his legs and wheelchair. Both women's eyes followed his hand motion. Tammy's eyes lingered a bit, holding an expression he couldn't decipher. Glo just averted her eyes quickly. They both sat down, but Glo pointed out that she actually couldn't stay long, as she had a date to go to the movies across town.
Jim could catch a small glance up Tammy's skirt because of the way she sat. He didn't want to be too obvious about it, but was quite curious to see a purple pair of underwear that looked rather thick for undies. He was puzzled, yet couldn't figure it out without being overt, and he certainly didn't appreciate people being blatant about his wheels. He'd ask later, if the opportunity presented itself, if he felt he got to know her well enough.
They talked about their "relationship" with the ZuuBar, comparing notes about how long they had been customers, which staff they knew (some of them long gone), which other regulars were common acquaintances. They basically kept the small talk going for a few minutes, warming up to more personal information. Before long, Glo stood up. "It's been fun", she said, "but I must run if I want to make it in time".
"Have fun Glo, don't be a stranger next time you see me", Jim said. Tammy told her friend that she'd ring her on the morrow. Tammy took the last sip of her Long Island Iced Tea, which was served in a rather large preserving jar. She offered to grab him another beer while she was getting herself a new drink, and he agreed, only if he could return the favour at the next round. "Yes, if there's a next round, you'll be welcome to buy me a drink", Tammy said. With that, she smiled, turned on her heels, and went to the bar with a bounce in her steps.
Jim watched her go. He found her very attractive. His pulse actually quickened, and his mind took directions that might leave him disappointed. It wasn't just her body (though that part alone was enough to interest any sensible man, or woman for that matter). Her smile was warm, her eyes were shining, and her laugh infectious. She appeared comfortable with herself, and also comfortable with him.
He couldn't help taking stock. He was in his mid 30's. His hair was short, blond, thick, and unruly. His eyes went from grey in sunlight to blue in darker environment. When measured from his heels to the top of his head, he was 5' 11". But in the chair, he was a full 19" shorter. He was generally thin, no weight problem, though since his injury, his abdomen had developed a bit of a pouch. His upper body was strong and looked it, but it wasn't bulging. He had always been built for stamina more than sheer brute strength. His hands were neither big, nor small, but well muscled. His face was oval, and soft. He hadn't shaved in a few days, but since his beard didn't grow fast, it wasn't too bad. Some people said that his few days' growth looked really dirty. But others said that it made him look really sexy, like that old trend started by the cops on Don Johnson on Miami Vice in the 80's. He wore Levy's 501, black leather shoes, a forest green turtleneck with a light grey shirt over it. He thought of that as "casual clean", good for working from his home office and meeting the occasional well known client.
He was reasonably self-confident, but couldn't help being hesitant when it came time to meet new people. Particularly if they were really attractive women that he would like to take home for a few hours of fun. In the few years he had been using a wheelchair, he had learned that many people had a funny reaction to his wheels. Some even went as far as crossing the street in order to avoid him, as if he was contagious.
His chair made a statement in and of itself. It was a rigid frame affair, with very small front wheels. In fact, the front wheels were roller blade wheels, mounted on a springed fork. The back wheels were bigger than the usual wheelchair wheels, and mounted at an angle. His backrest was as low on his back as his injury. He didn't have push handles, in fact, he abhorred people trying to push him around. He feet rested on a plate straight below his knees. His chair was able to turn on a dime. The majority of people seeing that chair thought it was a "sport's chair", or a "racing chair". In fact, it was just a sporty every day chair. Bit like owning a Porsche to get around town.
Tammy was coming back, holding another "iced tea" in one hand, his beer in the other, and a wicker basket full of peanuts balanced between both hands. She was frowning and obviously concentrating on not dropping anything. The table was only knee-high, and instead of bending down to deposit her loot, she bent at the knees. His eyes had the chance of another quick peek at the mysterious purple underwear. She sat down, and wiggled in her seat a little bit, saying "I ought to go to the loo soon".
He reached for a peanut in the basket. As soon as he started moving, she was reaching into the basket too. Her hand touched his. He felt a shiver run up his arm and down his back. He was electrified. She smiled at him. "Is she actually flirting with me, or was that an accident?", he wondered. He cracked the peanut's shell, ate it. Had a few sips of beer. She had a few sips of her drink.
They were talking about favourite movies, favourite books, favourite music. They didn't have a lot in common in either of those areas, though they did find a few overlaps. He preferred rock, she preferred world music. They both agreed on Supertramp. He liked the big action blockbusters, she preferred the old movies of the French Nouvelle Vague. They both agreed on Tarrantino. He liked murder mysteries, she preferred biographies. They both agreed on Tolkien.
She reached for the peanuts again. Picked a couple, cracked their shell open. She then extended her hand to him with the peanuts, ready to eat. He smiled, reached out. She winked, closed her hand but left it there, in the air. He shrugged. She opened her hand again, and closed it as soon as he reached for it. She laughed. He laughed. He grabbed her wrist, and gently maked her hand open, retrieving what had become the most inaccessible peanuts he'd come across. She gasped a little bit. She smiled. Her eyes focused on him. He ate the peanuts. "More please", he said. She looked up sharply. She didn't say a thing, reached out and shelled a few more peanuts for him.
She got up, grabbed her bag, and said: "I'll be right back, I need a diaper change". She walked away towards the toilets, leaving him wondering. It may not have been a joke, after all. He did notice that her underwear seemed a little thick, though he had never seen purple diapers before. This could turn out to be a rather interesting meeting if things shaped up the way they were apparently going. She had responded well to his soft order. If she was wearing diapers, she might be on the kinky side. Of course, it could be that she had a medical condition of some sort, but he didn't think Tammy would have been that open announcing it to a near complete stranger. In any case, if she wore nappies because of a medical issue, it didn't phase him. He had to use intermittent catherisation himself since his injury.
It wasn't long before she was back, still with a swing in her step. She sat, announced she felt a whole lot better. "Forgive my nosiness", he said, "but why did you announce you needed a diaper change? Were you serious, or simply jesting? If you *are* wearing diapers, would you mind telling me why? I don't have a problem with it, I'm just really curious." She looked at him, opened her mouth as if about to say something, and stopped. She laid back in her seat. She took a deep breath.
"No, I wasn't joking. I am currently wearing a diaper. I have no idea why I told you I was changing. This is not something I've told my family and friends, and telling a stranger is really unlike me. Perhaps I feel safer because you aren't in my close circle of friends, and other than Glo, who is unflappable, you don't know anyone that knows me. I don't know."
She reached for her nearly finished drink. She looked at him as she drank three long mouthfuls. "You'll think I'm fit for a padded cell", she continued, "but I actually enjoy wearing, and wetting, I must admit, diapers. It is a sensual experience for me. It is also a comforting one. I'm not into scat, I'm not into golden showers. I am not what some call an Adult Baby, and I most certainly am not turned on by kids. I am weird, yes, but who says being weird is such a bad thing? Heck, now that I've admitted my diaper interest to you, I might as well tell you that I happen to have all kind of kinks to boot. I like the smell and feel of leather. I like domination and submission kind of mind play. I like to tie my partners up. But then, I like to be tied up by my partners as well, preferably not at the same time", she added as she winked.
He asked her for a few details. He was pleasantly surprised about all this information. It sounded like they were on the same wavelength in terms of sexual play, unlike their reading, movie and musical taste. He found himself rather aroused by Tammy, particularly at the thought that they shared some kinks. He was about to go get another drink for them both, when she said: "Let's get out of here, find a more private place?"
And so they did. He unlocked his wheels, and made his way around the table, pushed through a couple seats that were too close one to another. She got up and appeared a little unsteady on her feet. "I'm not drunk, but I am a bit tipsy", she explained, "I am, however, rather excited". Jim pointed out that he felt the same way, but that he was definitely past his limit for driving. They waved at the bartender on their way out. By the time they had reached the door, they'd decided to flag a taxi and go back to her hotel room.
As was often the case on a Thursday evening, there were no taxi to be found. One slowed down, and when the driver saw the wheelchair, wound down his window and said that he was on call and couldn't stop to pick them up, and sped away. The air temperature was decidedly cool, almost chilly. Jim looked up at Tammy, who was frowning. When she noticed him looking, she blushed, and explained that with all the iced tea she had drunk, and all the water before that, she was filling her diaper just as fast as it cold absorb liquid. He laughed at her and teased her: "Don't you start making sloshing sounds when you walk!" She turned a deeper shade of pink, but laughed good naturedly.
She took his hand and they sat there a few minutes, looking at traffic, waiting for an empty taxi to show up. They didn't have to say anything, they both knew that they needed to find a place to be private and comfortable soon, as they were both really turned on by the other. She let go of Jim, and said she'd go in and try to get the bartender to ring for a car.
She came back a couple minutes later. He grabbed her and had her sit in his lap. He wrapped his arms around her waist. His mouth was not very far from her breast. He could feel her warm breath on his face. "We shouldn't get carried away just now, the taxi could and *should* be here any moment now". He agreed with Tammy. And sure enough, the taxi turned up moments later.
As he lined himself to get in the backseat, she asked him how she could help. He told her that there wasn't much for her to do, other than take the wheels off and hand them to the driver, who'd put the frame and wheels in the boot. He showed her how to release the wheels by pressing on the axle's centre knob. The driver was impressed that the chair was so light. "The last wheelchair I loaded was really heavy, and you had to fold it by the fabric seat. And it was big, and heavy, and it didn't fit in my car, nope, it didn't fit. This is neat", he said. Tammy got in the car, beside Jim. They pressed one against another. She gave the driver the name and address of her hotel, and with a gruff nod, he put the vehicle in motion.
Jim very much wanted to reach and touch her breast, but he was well aware that the cabbie probably could have seen that in his rear-view mirror. Instead, he bent down and kissed her neck. She shivered, and stopped him. She couldn't take any of this until they could proceed, she said. Just to be contrary, he bit her earlobe. This time, she gasped and shuddered. She whispered to him: "I'm soooooo turned on. I haven't told anyone before about my diapers and how they made me feel. Not in 'real life'. Not to a gorgeous guy who's interested in me. This is very exciting. I have a very wet diaper, and not all of it is due to what I drank this evening. I can't wait for you to touch me". Feeling like being contrary was the right thing to do again, he leaned away from her and announced that if that was the case, she'd have to wait a bit longer.
She laughed. She punched him on the shoulder. They smiled. The cabbie appeared not to be paying attention, listening to the rugby on the radio. Jim squeezed her knee gently.
The sexual tension was high. They arrived at the hotel, and were lucky to discover that Jim could actually get into the lobby. It took Tammy a few tries before she was able to put the wheels back on the chair. She was fumbling and trembling. She mumbled to him, trying to not be heard by the taxi driver. "I can't concentrate on this task, I want to be in bed with you, NOW!". He was in no better shape and nearly landed on the floor on his butt when he attempted the transfer. He caught himself in time, tried again and got it right that time.
They went in the lobby. As they passed the reception desk, the agent waved at her and said there were packages for her. As they were heading straight for the elevator, Tammy said she'd pick them in the morning. The elevator arrived. An elderly couple was in. The couple signalled to them that they should come in the elevator. As they did, the man said that this was their floor after all. The lift was so small that Jim had to get out again, while Tammy held the door open. They looked at each other and sighed. These delays were frustrating.
Tammy punched the button for the 3 rd floor, where her room was. "I've never done this", she exclaimed, "I've actually never brought anyone 'home' for sex within just a few hours of meeting them. But gosh Jim, I want you! I trust you. And why is this elevator taking *forever*". They reached her floor. They made their way to her room. He had too fight a very thick carpet with a thicker foam pad. It was certainly lush to walk on, and hell to wheel on. Plus the carpet's pile maked his chair towards the left wall, he had to work hard at keeping a straight line.
"Room 307, that's us, finally!"
"Tammy, are you sure?"
She fumbled with the door. She swore at the key lock. She swore at the swipe card. She fumbled some more. He laughed at her. She swore at him. She laughed. She took a deep breath, bent down, kissed him on the nose and tried the door again, more calmly this time. It worked. The door was a bit too narrow, but Jim maked his wheelchair through, scraping the handrims a little bit.
The moment the door closed behind them, he reached and held Tammy by the waist, and kissed her breast through her silk blouse. His head was, after all, at just the right height for that. She was on the side of his wheelchair, he was turned at the waist. With one hand still holding her waist, his mouth on her left breast, he used the other hand to go up her skirt, using his nails gently against the bare skin. She moaned. His hand went all the way up and touched her diaper. It felt rather full, but not quite ready to leak. With the flat of his hand, he gave a slap to her diaper, and maintained pressure. He felt her knees buckle under her, and he had to hold her up by the waist.
"Ohhh Jim, you're driving me nuts. I love what you've just done. But I really should go shower before we go further". He didn't say anything in response, he just pulled her on his lap, and pushed his wheelchair towards the bed. He removed her shirt, threw it over his shoulder. Her blouse had been hiding two full breasts, encased in a silk bra. He caressed her flanks, and could feel more than see the goose bumps on her skin. She kissed his neck, and he told her to stop. She was to just let him do what he wanted with him. The thought of him being in control that way made her moan.
He told her to stand, she did. He told her to turn around, she did. He unzipped her skirt, and pulled it off. He made her sit on the bed and put her feet in his lap, she did. She was watching his every move. Her lips were trembling, her body quivering softly. He unbuckled the left shoe, slowly, touching her ankle, caressing her calf. He pulled the shoe off, and threw it over his shoulder, like her blouse moments earlier. They heard a crash, and the sound of something breaking. They laughed.
He tickled her foot. She jumped nearly 6 feet in the air, and was about to reflexively kick him in the face when he grabbed her ankle. That's when the realized how strong he was. Her foot couldn't go anywhere, he was much stronger than she was. She leaned back on her hands. The feel of his strong hands on her foot increased her desire. His hands were callused, but soft at the same time. He removed her right shoe the same way he had done the left. Sexual tension kept mounting.
He told her to sit up and remove her bra. She reached behind her, and unclasped the strap. He reached and took the bra off her by pulling its centre. There she was, completely naked except for her thick diaper. Her nipples were hard, and erect. Her areolas weren't much darker than her skin.
He enjoyed the sight. He could feel his own desire build up. This was going to be good. He couldn't feel orgasms as he had in the past, before his injury. But if sexual tension build like this, he knew he would have a very enjoyable time, and probably an orgasmic release as well. He was looking forward to it.
"How does it feel to be standing naked and diapered in front of me?", he asked. As she was about to say something, he shushed her, and told her to *show* him how it felt, not tell him. She nodded. She reached her right nipple with her left hand, and gently rolled it under her fingers. She used her right hand to reach in her diaper. She moaned. He told her to continue doing what she was doing, but to turn around and bend down against the bed. As she did that, he positioned himself right behind her, and used both his hands to caress her inner thighs, her back, her flanks. He alternated using the tip of his fingers, the flat of his strong hands, the edge of his nails. He went from a pressure so light that she barely knew if he was touching her, to scratching her hard enough to leave welts on her skin. She didn't care about welts. She loved his touch. She was building waves on waves of pleasure.
When he smacked her hard on her butt with his hand, she cried out. "No, no, nononoyesyesyes YESSSS, pleeease". He kept on spanking her through the diaper, as she was obviously masturbating herself within the diaper. It wasn't long that she shuddered and relaxed on the bed, with a satisfied sigh.
She looked at him. "How did you know to do that? How did you know it's been one of my fantasies?", she asked. He didn't know, but it seemed like the right thing to do. She smiled lacively at him. He smiled back. With a soft tap on her rump, he told her to take the diaper off, have a quick shower and come back to him. "It wouldn't be fair if only *you* had fun tonight", he said, adding that the concept of fun was very lose anyway as he thoroughly enjoyed seeing her enjoy herself so much.
While she was in the shower, he undressed himself. First his shirt, which went the way a shoe and a blouse already did. Then his turtleneck. He transferred to the bed, and leaning back on it, he removed his pants. He had to move and shift his weight from left to right and back again to be able to remove it. His boxers came off with the pants. His jeans got caught on his shoes, which he hadn't removed. He was about to fight with his legs to reach the shoe laces when she came out of the shower, and offered to help him with it.
She kneeled in front of him. He bent down to kiss her tenderly. They stayed in that position for a moment. She untied his shoes, and pulled them off one at a time. She finished removing his pants for him. She noticed he didn't have an erection. "Do you have any feeling in that area? Can you get hard?" He explained that no, he didn't have any feeling in his lower body, from about the belly button down, and that while he sometimes could get hard, he couldn't orgasm in the "traditional" way. He pulled himself back on the bed properly, on top of the cover. She laid down beside him, on her side. Her head was on his chest, her shoulder in his armpit. Her chest against his, and he could feel the pressure of one of her leg wrapped against his legs. This was comfortable, he thought.
She started tracing different patterns on his chest with her finger. Each time she reached one of his nipples, he caught his breath. His nipples were very sensitive. They always had been, but were even more so since his injury. She quickly noticed that he enjoyed her playing with his nipples. "It's good you like it when I touch you there, because I like to touch you there. And I like it when you touch me on my nipples. So we're a good match", she finished as she pinched his right nipple.
They talked softly in that position, sometimes kissing, sometimes joking. Generally just enjoying the other's body. Eventually, their patting became more intense. Their kissing more fierce. She climbed on top of him, straddling him. He reached to her breast with one hand, to her clitoris with the other. She leaned back, thrusting her pelvis forward, throwing her head back, holding herself up on her arms. She squeezed his body with her knees. He inserted a finger in her, while still using his thumb to excite her clitoris. She was very wet. He inserted another finger in her, she gasped. Her hips were moving fast, in syncopated rhythm. Not quite going in circle, not quite moving back and forth.
He could feel her clamp on his fingers, and tremble within. But she sat up, pulled his hand out, leaned on him, and started nibbling on his nipples, and then on his earlobes. She kissed his neck, she kissed his mouth. She bit his lip, she pinched his nipple. She played with him like that for a while and allowed his pleasure to mount. They were both on the verge.
And then they both came. Not together, not exactly, but one after the other. They both relaxed. They fell asleep for a few moments. He maked himself awake, and woke her up too. He had to go to the 'loo. And while he was in there, he told her to diaper herself again, but not to put anything else on. She smiled, and said "Ok".
He came back in the bedroom, and she was already under the blanket. She had turned the corner so he could slip in more easily. He positioned his chair near the bed. He laughed, told her that he had no energy left to do the transfer, and that if he broke a hip falling on the ground, it was her fault. Finally, they were both in bed, under the blanket. "If I smoked, I'd need a cigarette", he said, "as it is, I could use a chocolate chip cookie or three". They laughed.
"Do you know that we don't even know each other's last name", she said. He didn't see a problem with that. He didn't see a problem with not knowing how to contact each other either, other than by going to ZuuBar. They agreed that it made things somewhat exciting. They drifted off to sleep.
In the morning, they weren't feeling awkward, as so often happens with one-night-stands. They dressed, talked about ordering room service, but opted against it. They were both going to be late. They hugged. They promised each other to make a point of bumping into one another again at the bar, and that hopefully it wouldn't be too long before it happened.
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Our friends over at FirstShowing.net have acquired some snapshots of brand new posters for some upcoming movies, spotted at the Cannes Film Festival. These are not new posters released online, but rather a couple released Cannes by small and big studios alike to gain the interest of keen festival goers - as well as to catch the eyes of international distributors.
Of the selection, Screen Rant has just grabbed a couple for your viewing pleasure: They are for Martin Scorsese's upcoming thriller Shutter Island and the remake of A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey. Take a look:
Although this isn't the first look there has been at either of them (we saw the unofficial teaser poster for Shutter Island back in March), it's nice to get a look at officially released versions.
The previous teaser poster for Shutter Island is far more effective than this new one - I'd actually prefer it if Leonardo DiCaprio's face wasn't so intrusively taking up most of the left side. Having complete darkness on the left and just the intriguing orange glow of the lighthouse would have worked brilliantly.
Now I really dig the Christmas Carol posters, particularly the one on the left. Carrey looks great digitally done up as an animated Scrooge - I can't wait to see how he turns out as the classic character.
However, enough about what I think... what about you? Do you like the look of these latest posters and the movies they are advertising?
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Cannot stress this enough: being developer Tim Schafer is the most important thing you can do to ensure the success of your videogame Kickstarter. Being Tim Schafer gives your project the air of quality that simply isn't there for projects run by non-Tim Schafers.
People who have been Tim Schafer have a 100% success rate (see: Double Fine Adventure, Massive Chalice), and have had all their projects funded well beyond the initial goal. Those who pledged seemed to have an implicit trust in projects run by people with the name, physical body, and history of Tim Schafer.
Projects run by those who were not Tim Schafer have a much lower chance of success: according to Kickstarter, the number of projects that fail to meet the initial funding goal have all been run by someone who is not Tim Schafer. While there have been successful endeavors also by a non-Tim Schafer, it is (so far) more or less a coin-toss if you begin a Kickstarter while not being Tim Schafer.
You have to choose your funding goal very carefully it needs to be high enough to actually fund the project to completion, while taking into account the cost of rewards and Kickstarter's fee; but it also must be low enough so that you can be reasonably sure you'll be able to meet your goal.
Also, the person who sets the goal should be Tim Schafer. Tim Schafer should also be the one who made the project and will lead it. That way, regardless of what you set the goal as, you will be funded hundreds of thousands of dollars beyond that, guaranteed.


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Daddy's Got A Gun
Season 3 • Episode 7
A decorated police officer and single father relies on his kind and generous neighbors to help care for his beloved daughter. When she accuses one of them of molesting her, anger boils over, all hell breaks loose... and blood flows in the streets.
42 min||Premiered 05/12/2016


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While April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it is also Child Abuse Prevention Month. Education about consent and healthy communication starts at an early age. Help your children feel safe and secure by talking to them about how to communicate in healthy ways and that their choices about their bodies deserve respect.
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Directed by: Banks Tarver, Ted Bourne, Mary Robertson
Featuring: Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Kellyanne Conway
Produced by: Kevin Vargas
Executive Produced by: Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Scott Boggins
Music by: Paul Brill
Editing by: Alicia Ellis, Benji Kast, Mike Lahaie, Matthew Luhrman
Cinematography by: Oliver Anderson, Andrew Dunn, Cameron Glendenning, Jeremy Gould, Laura Hudock, Thom Stukas, Matt Valentine
Official Selection of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival
Editor's Note: This list of credits undoubtedly elides the contributions of unknown crew members of TRUMPED. CineMalin: Film Commentary and Criticism will update this article to reflect additional contributions as new information about the production comes to light. Thank you for your understanding – SLM.
On a hot streak after last year's tremendously regarded Anthony Weiner documentary, Showtime has managed to turn around another politically-minded feature in record time. TRUMPED: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time finished principal photography, editing, color-correction, sound mixing, and shipping off, all between November 8th, 2016 – when Emmy Award® nominee Donald Trump (The Nanny, Home Alone 2) was elected President of the United States – and January 20, 2017. That weekend held the film's first screening at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where strong relations with the network have historically resulted in several prominent national documentaries having their premieres (including Weiner.) Even more abruptly, the new doc, directed by nonfiction television stalwarts Banks Tarver, Ted Bourne, and Mary Robertson, will air on Showtime this Friday, February 3rd.
Though there's nothing new about Sundance featuring politically-themed nonfiction, TRUMPED is notable for how strongly its escalated visual and editorial polish contrasts with its cohorts at this year's festival. An unusually large array of the films in both the 2017 Documentary Premieres and competition categories applied a fly-on-the-wall, strong-fourth-wall strategy to their investigations of immigration, race, capitalism, and free speech. Not so with Bourne, Tarver, and Robertson's approach, which entwines a series of exclusive interviews with bureaucrats and archival footage collected over the last 18 months of political coverage in the United States. The result is a handsome, grandiloquent psychological nonfiction thriller that benefits from elaborate improvisations by a gifted editorial team: Alicia Ellis, Benji Kast, Mike Lahaie, and Matthew Luhrman.
These four storytellers have engaged with the most public of historical narratives as fantasy, reimagined in their hands as mythic popular memory. Our first image, unexpectedly, is not of a politician, but of a symbolic vehicle: the Hillary Clinton campaign's jet at the end of its usefulness. Like Inside Llewyn Davis or Frank V. Ross's Bloomin Mud Shuffle, this film uses circularity (rather than linearity) to tell a tale of unrelenting, Job-like misfortune. But, in a fit of clever cinema, this plane becomes our tragic protagonist. The editors immediately present questions to the jet, asked and answered in quick succession: why are you here, and why so blue?
Though this movie's essence is in its probing editors' work, the filmmakers also provide surrogate narrators in the form of political correspondents Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, and Mark McKinnon. Best known as three members of the Showtime/Bloomberg punditry program The Circus, these long-time colleagues fill in (often unsuitably) for our basest stereotypes of engaged male journalists. Mark Halperin, who edits Bloomberg Politics, is the dominant figure here, trading light jabs and quick witticisms with Kellyanne Conway, Jeb Bush, and Donald Trump himself. As TRUMPED progresses, Halperin never lets a hair out of place, unflappable in his confident affection for the sometimes degrading exchanges with politicians and fellow journalists. Only as the tenor of the campaign shifts from mutually antagonistic amongst the candidates to potentially earth-shattering does his upper lip begin to sweat.
John Heilemann represents the most easily shaken of us Americans who considered the election results assured in the negative. As a result, Heilemann's interviews with Trump are amongst the most compelling, as the President seems to grow in stature and composure whenever they meet. Whether his ability to control the conversation so easily comes from condescension towards Heilemann's ever-changing glasses selection is debatable, but the editors must have had a hell-of-a-time choosing which frames fit which scenes best. Still, when these two individuals meet, there is a palpable sense of hostility that converts their dialogue into battles of the will. We see Trump hold ineffable eye-contact while Heilemann's eyes dart and his hands swing with loose emphasis; together, these political power players could star in a cerebral Highlander remake.
Among the supporting players, Mark McKinnon handles limited screen time with the gravity of a genius, smiling under his trademark cowboy hat for the entirety of the film. A former consultant on The Newsroom and House of Cards, McKinnon stands in for the soft-spoken, consummate gentle-man, always considering the camera's presence in the directions he walks and in his strut. He is a star of little comparison to Heilemann and Halperin, only matched here by the brief, astonishing moments with Trump's former competitors. Jeb Bush, in particular, allows The Circus in for a moment of real humanity during a stressful radio appearance; and Ted Cruz provides unfettered access for Halperin at a key moment in his flagging campaign. In their unexpected vulnerability, these candidates become like the victims of the serial killer in Zodiac: exposed, naïve, and disbelieving to the end.
As operatic as Hitchcock with a Shyamalanian ending, the film plays on the audience's expectation of terror, extending what McKinnon calls "the earthquake" of revelation to its final possible moments. Please understand that I don't use the Shyamalan reference lazily here. I was reminded of the first time I saw The Sixth Sense, a decade after its release, by which point I was fully aware of both its ending and its many parodies. The genius of Shyamalan's script, though, is that the second viewing is the most essential: only those aware of the infamous twist can appreciate the beauty of Tak Fujimoto's ethereal cinematography, Larry Fulton's isolating production design, and James Newton Howard's lilting melodies. The ending is our way back into the film, not out of it.
So while the films do not resemble one another visually, that same principle of entertainment which guided me into unholy fear in that 2010 viewing operates on a larger scale here. The doc's many directors of photography (the seven credited are Oliver Anderson, Andrew Dunn, Cameron Glendenning, Jeremy Gould, Laura Hudock, Thom Stukas, and Matt Valentine) avoid static or overly curated framing – no Dutch angles, no low-key/high-contrast noir lighting, and no shocking close-ups of a hideous face. Often, they shoot just above Trump's sitting eye-level, flattening the space around him and, perhaps intentionally, minimizing his presence in a crowded room. Only in archival photography of debates (often shot by other DPs than the ones listed above) does the President reign over his competitors. Nor does Paul Brill's humming, electronica-heavy score push into the hyper-tense territory mastered over the last several years by Johann Johannsson (though the presence of the genius Icelandic composer hangs heavy here.) Brill makes his most haunting push at the denouement, when we revisit the all-important Clinton jet before the election itself.
In this way, The Sixth Sense and TRUMPED are more fraternal in nature than identical, but their tonal relationship is unnervingly close. Their strongest similarities are in their assemblies, which hang too often on sharply unpleasant revelations, whether they be in Haley Joel Osment's imagination or in Hillary Clinton's. Far from suffering due to its already announced conclusion, TRUMPED reiterates a truth learned by rewatching The Sixth Sense: that the known can be even more dreadful than the unknown, depending on the consequences.


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Sunday, March 04, 2007
letter to trinity: 20 months
In only four months you are going to be 2 years old already. Even though I am constantly struggling to be in the moment with you as much of the time as I can, I still cannot believe how fast you are growing up. When I wonder if it will always be like this, with the months and years sliding by at breakneck speed while I helplessly try to hang on to each moment with you I seriously have a hard time keeping from crying. Sometimes I win that battle, sometimes I don't. I honestly don't understand how people with their kids growing up around them manage to go through life without completely falling apart all the time. Maybe it gets easier?
This past month has scene a quantum leap in your vocabulary. Before now, you could string 2 or even three words together, mostly at random, and you would often imitate the words you heard coming from the people around you. Now, you are using short sentences, knowing the meaning of the content, and every word or phrase that you hear from us you parrot right back at us. My days of swearing are no longer numbered: They are over, unless I want you cussing like a tank-driver.
You have learned to sing a new song this month. 'Twinkle, Twinkle' sounds better coming from you than I've ever heard it, even if we sing the majority and you fill in the gaps we leave for you. And you are so proud of yourself when we finish singing a song or dancing a dance. You love being validated by us, and truth be told, its one of the highlights of my life too.
I took the opportunity to teach you a few gems this month that your Mom is pretty exasperated about. One of them is how to do a Silly Walk, after we watched an old Monty Python sketch about a guy applying for a permit for his ridiculous walk from The Ministry of Silly Walks. Really funny bit, by the way. In the skit, the applicant gets turned down, but I think yours would get approved right away.
You are getting to be quite the artist as well, pulling your Mom or I (or anyone else handy for that matter) down on the floor to colour with you. Colouring usually means you directing us to colour your favourite Sesame Street pal in between nibbles of red -violet.
We took you to see the indoor exhibit at The Butterfly Conservatory this past month, and as good a time as can be had in 40 degrees C and 100% humidity was had by all. You delighted to see the Butterflies flit about, but I think you might have been more interested in the other animals there, going so far as to point out and name the turtles for us. Watching you giggle as you tried to reach out and touch the butterflies as they flew by us was the highlight of that day.
And in spite of my prediction last month that February would be an exclusively indoor month we did manage to get you outside a few times, when it wasn't so cold. We got more than enough snow to make up for the poor showing that this winter had given Southern Ontario to this point. So even though your Mom and I experienced sore muscles and a strong desire to move to warmer climates from all the shovelling we had to do, we also got to help you build your first snowman. That made it all worth it.
One last thing before I go. In case you didn't know, or I have changed my interests by the time you can understand this, your Daddy is a bit of a comics geek. In particular my favourite superhero has always been Superman (followed closely by Green Lantern, Spiderman, etc, but they're not important to this story). Your Mom got me a pair of Superman PJs for christmas this year and because you are familiar with the character from seeing my Superman comics and movies lying around the house, as well as your favourite Dora episode starring 'Supermap', you were already familiar with the character. So the first time I put on my PJs and walked into the room wearing them, your eyes lit up and you yelled 'SuperDad'. And upon seeing how pleased I was with your new name for me, you decided that it is the thing to say whenever you see me wearing them.
Superdad. What else is there to say?
See you next month,
Love Daddy
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text: Ajwaini Roti Ajwain has such a tantalising aroma and flavour that it can pep up a dish as a standalone spice! You will realise this when you try this mouth-watering Ajwaini Roti. Quick and easy, all it takes it the addition of carom seeds to the flour when making the roti dough, but it makes such a notable difference to the end product. When you cook the rotis with ghee, the aroma that comes out is so luring that you will want to eat it right off the tava.


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Virtual schools: Why do parents choose them and do they help kids learn?
March 27, 2017
Over the past 20 years, virtual public schools have become a popular alternative to traditional bricks-and-mortar schools. School choice advocates promote them as a way for children to complete their coursework online and at their own pace in almost any location, a significant benefit for families in rural areas as well as students who need or want more flexible academic schedules.
Today, dozens of virtual schools operate in the United States, many of which are run by private companies through contracts with local governments. K12 Inc. and Connections Academy are among the nation's largest providers of virtual schools, which also are referred to as cyber schools.
News organizations have published a multitude of reports on the benefits and drawbacks of virtual education for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. While it may be less expensive to educate children in a virtual environment than a physical school, critics question whether the quality of the experience is comparable. For example, are online courses in subjects that require hands-on learning – for example, the performing arts and chemistry — as good as those offered on the campuses of traditional high schools?
Journalists have raised questions about student performance and whether states are giving virtual schools adequate oversight. A 2016 investigative series published by The Mercury News found, among other things, that most California students attending high school through K12 Inc.'s virtual program do not earn a diploma. In addition, children "who spend as little as one minute during a school day logged in to K12's school software may be counted as present in records used to calculate the amount of funding the schools get from the state."
The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) at the University of Colorado Boulder studies virtual schools. In its fourth annual report, "Virtual Schools Report 2016: Directory and Performance Review," NEPC suggests that virtual enrollment continues to grow even though virtual students often do not perform as well as students who go to traditional public schools. On average, about 41 percent of virtual high school students graduate within four years, according to the NEPC report. The national average graduation rate for public school students was 82 percent in 2013-14.
There is limited peer-reviewed research on virtual schools. Much of the research published in academic journals in recent years is quite narrow in focus. Still, it's important for journalists covering the trend to be familiar with the knowledge that does exist in this field. Below, Journalist's Resource has gathered several academic studies that speak to issues such as the characteristics of virtual students and the reasons families choose virtual over traditional schooling. We also provide other helpful resources.
"Student Enrollment Patterns and Achievement in Ohio's Online Charter Schools"
Ahn, June; McEachin, Andrew. Educational Researcher, 2017. DOI: 10.3102/0013189X17692999.
Summary: This study, from researchers at New York University and the RAND Corporation, examines the characteristics and performance of students who attend virtual charter schools in Ohio. The study suggests that in urban and suburban school districts, white students are more likely to enroll in virtual schools than minority students. It finds that virtual students may not be learning at the same rate as students in traditional public schools and charter schools. Also, even though "higher achieving students do better in e-schools than their lower achieving e-school peers, in most cases, they do not perform as well as they would have in traditional public schools."
"Teacher Perceptions of Parent Engagement at a Cyber High School"
Borup, Jered. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2016. DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2016.1146560.
Summary: This case study focuses on a cyber charter high school in Utah. Teachers are asked to describe the role parents play in monitoring and motivating their children in a virtual learning environment. Teachers "commonly found that parents lacked the knowledge and skills to provide students with the necessary instructional support. This was especially true in math and science courses." In general, parents with homeschooling experience had difficulty giving up control of their children's coursework to virtual teachers while parents whose children had only attended brick-and-mortar schools needed to become more involved.
"Virtual Schools: The Changing Landscape of K-12 Education in the U.S."
Toppin, Ian; Toppin, Sheila M. Education and Information Technologies, 2016. DOI:10.1007/s10639-015-9402-8.
Summary: This paper looks at the challenges and benefits of virtual schools as a growing phenomenon in K-12 education. Among the benefits: Virtual schools cost less to operate than brick-and-mortar schools and students are able to do their work anywhere, any time. Some of the challenges: Inadequate government oversight, high student attrition and a lack of research about best practices.
"Students with Special Health Care Needs in K-12 Virtual Schools"
Fernandez, Heidi; Ferdig, Richard E.; Thompson, Lindsay A.; Schottke, Katherine; Black, Erik W. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 2016. www.jstor.org/stable/jeductechsoci.19.1.67.
Summary: This paper indicates a high number of virtual school students have special health care needs. The most common health issues include asthma, attention deficit disorder, depression and anxiety. The authors performed two separate analyses comparing student performance in virtual schools and traditional schools and got contrasting results.
"Why They Choose and How It Goes: Comparing Special Education and General Education Cyber Student Perceptions"
Beck, Dennis; Egalite, Anna; Maranto, Robert. Computers & Education, 2014. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2014.03.011.
Summary: This case study examines the reasons that special-education students and general-education students and their parents choose cyber charter schooling. The authors focus on a large cyber charter school that serves grades 7 to 12, with a large percentage of special-education students. Special-education students were more likely than general-education students to say they chose cyber schooling to avoid bullying and the commute to school. Parents of special-education students were more likely than parents of general-education students to say they chose cyber schooling because their children experienced behavior problems at their previous schools and their children's special needs were not being met.
Other helpful resources:
- K12 Inc. runs online public schools in more than 30 states. The company's annual report shows its revenue exceeded $872 million in 2016.
- Connections Academy runs online public schools under management contracts from charter schools or school districts in most states.
- Florida Virtual School (FVS), launched in 1997, is the nation's largest and oldest state-funded online school. FVS saves Florida taxpayers about $2,400 per student in public education costs, according to its 2014-15 Legislative Report. All Florida high school students are required to take at least one online course to receive a standard 24-credit diploma.
- EducationNext, a magazine published by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the Harvard Kennedy School, has featured several opinion pieces from scholars on virtual schools. This 2013 piece, written by a fellow at the Brookings Institution's Brown Center on Education Policy, criticizes the findings of the National Education Policy Center.
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Pureed Sweet Potato & Peanut Stew with Chickpeas
The first time I made this soup, I was very silly and added the full amount of lime juice. Have I not learned to only add a little bit of the required citrus, taste, then add more if necessary?! Adding too much citrus can really ruin a soup, and then you have lots of sour soup to eat. So the next time I made it, I added half the amount and extra peanut butter, and it was perfect. And I love that it's a nice thick soup. Try the soup before adding the lime, it's really good like that too.
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Pureed Sweet Potato & Peanut Stew with Chickpeas
Adapted from Eat, Drink & Be Vegan
1 tbsp olive oil
6 cups sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 cups onions, diced
1 cup celery, diced
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cumin seeds
3 1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp paprika
2 cups vegetable stock
3 cups water
5 tbsp grated ginger
3 tbsp natural peanut butter
2 cups cooked chickpeas
2 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice (optional)
In a large pot on medium heat, add oil, sweet potatoes, onion, celery, garlic, salt, cumin seeds, ground coriander, and paprika, and stir to combine. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring once or twice. Add stock, water, and 2 1/2 tbsp ginger. Stir to combine and increase heat to bring mixture to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15-18 minutes or longer, until sweet potatoes have completely softened. Stir in remaining ginger and peanut butter. With a blender, puree soup until it is smooth. Stir in chickpeas, and lime juice (if using).


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Elizabeth Ross, PhD
Dr. Elizabeth Ross has been working at Michael's House since 2011 as a therapist, weekend clinical manager and currently as the clinical manager of the Michael's House Stabilization Center. Dr. Ross has provided individual and group therapy to individuals and families as well as psychological assessments, interpretive summaries, intake assessments and crisis interventions. Her clinical experience includes working with adolescents, families, couples and adults in outpatient and inpatient treatment settings as well as working within diverse populations. Dr. Ross has treated many dually diagnosed individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, severe mental illness and substance related disorders, as well as individuals with strenuous life circumstances. Dr. Ross started her career in 2004 at community mental health clinics as a psychological intern, registered addiction specialist (RAS), chemical dependency counselor and accreditation coordinator.
Dr. Ross completed her BA in psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She then attended the California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles, where she obtained her PhD in clinical psychology with an emphasis in working with individuals, families and children. Her doctoral dissertation focused on exploring self and the perceived stigma of individuals in treatment for substance related disorders. Dr. Ross has particular research interest in perceived social stigma in relation to treatment-seeking behavior. She brings this knowledge to each patient through empathy and nonjudgmental compassionate care.


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If you are like most tourists, when travelling abroad you probably like visiting local shops and markets to get a few souvenirs you can take home.
If that's the case and you are visiting a Spanish-speaking country, or if you are staying there a bit longer and want to be prepared for getting groceries and other goods, it will help to be prepared with a good Spanish shopping vocabulary. Keep reading to find some useful words and phrases for shopping in Spanish.
The first thing that comes to mind when you think of shopping is probably money. Being able to ask how much things cost is essential if you want to make a purchase. You can review the numbers in Spanish here, but you'll also need some new vocabulary to go with them. Let's take a look at some words and phrases to discuss cost in Spanish.
Of course, discussing cost isn't everything. Before you get there, you will need some vocabulary to find what you're looking for.
Sometimes, finding the right store might not be enough. You may need to ask around before you get the exact product you want. The following phrases should help you do just that:
All of this new vocabulary should help you shop around any Spanish-speaking country comfortably, but, whatever you do, never forget the two magic phrases: por favor y gracias (please and thank you). Happy shopping!
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