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I guess I'll post this one because it was a little different than the norm.
Ya I mean, This chick is a girl I used to work with, but we never got together when we worked. I basically hit her up a few times on FB with little or no response.
Sometimes I would ask her out and she would simply not respond.
So again, this past week I hit her up again. I know some things about her because we did go out for drinks once after work. She likes kinky stuff. So basically the last time I hit her up on FB I was pretty straight up saying the following:
WED Last week.
"Oh. By the way. I was just thinking back to when we were chilling at the W, talking about all the deviant shit we have in common.
I think it's a shame we never had that spanking party, the hot tub night – and this is the last time I'll bring this up, but it's a shame that up until now we haven't got to explore our more deviant sides together..
Either you just like to make provocative posts on Facebook, or you have a lot of sexual aggression built up that you want to release. Maybe a little of both.
Me too. I can't promise anything but I think it would be a damn shame if we never found out, or allowed ourselves the chance to play together."
She finally came back with:
Thurs Last Week
"We do need to have that lunch date.
You are right. It's true that I do have a lot of built up sexual aggression. I do need an outlet for my deviant side.
I think that we should explore what we have in common."
Then I didn't read it till Saturday Night 2am (sun morn) when I sent her back a cool/sexy song and said, "Funny I should be listening to this song when I read read your message."
The song is here:
No Woman does not like Tricky. No Woman. Even if it's their first time hearing it.
"So the next day I hit her up:
So… This week … Let's meet up Tuesday or Wednesday…
There's an event we can talk about going to on Saturday art some dungeon…
Let's do lunch.. Or drinks… Or both"
No response…
Monday I hit her up but late night – like 11:30pm
"just for the record – if we are gonna at least SEE if we are gona explore all that wildness – you actually have to not be shy and say,
"Yes Ronnie . Lets meet up! Where and When!? ;)"
And almost immediately I saw facebook say "seen" at the bottom.
I waited a few minutes. No response…
Then I was like – fuck it!
So I wrote again:
"and then you can add something about me being a super cool guy, or really sexy or whatever.. ;)"
seen again.
No response…
So I waited a couple minutes then again:
"see – like right now… You're being shy. You're soo sweet and timid for a big bad deviant type chick . ;)"
Seen. Nothing…
So I gave it one last go:
She came back with:
"Don't sigh.
Im not being shy at all."
I waited a couple mins and said,
"thats what all the shy girls say lol
then they come up with some complex reason that has nothing to do with being shy ;)"
"I would love to hang out with your sexy ass but this week is bad for me. Im too broke to go out until Friday."
Me: "shhhh"
Her: "I see you have me figured out."
Me: "i didint say bring money
i said lets hang out.
You dont think I can afford a kickass bottle of wine?
or some tobacco for my hookah – wait do you smoke hookah?"
Her: "I do. It sounds like you have a plan.
Wednesday ?"
Me: "Wednesday night
Like 7 –
meet here:
at 7:04 pm"
Her: "That's specific. 7:03 too early ?"
Me: "Nothing ever happens that early
cool people always show up at :04
Her: "good to know"
Me: "ever been to Big Chicks? It's a gay bar but I like it because the staff are friendly
and I get free shit sometimes
Her: "The perks of being cute.
Ive never been."
Me: "Aww… Flattery will get you everywhere…
Anyway… so you could show up and look really sexy and no one would look at you funny
However – I am on my way down to the hot tub… So until then"
SIDENOTE: Notice how I DON'T end the conversation at closing the date time/place. I talk a little more. Then I make it a point to end the convo on a high note – BEFORE she can end it.
She says, "Have fun."
But then yesterday I get a little surprise:
Her: "Hey Mr Hot Tub , doing anything this afternoon . I be free at 4 and would enjoy some company."
And then we make it happen. (if you want the specifics of the rest of the convo just ask – it's nothing too special except when she said 4 I said 6 instead because we don't want to sound TOO available 😉 But you guys know all this shit already.)
I buy the first 2 rounds of drinks. The chat is all small talk and then I just say "fuck it" and shift gears.
Preselection, Preselection, sex, sex, preselection, sex, fantasies, devian side etc.
I do a bit of shock and awe about her boobs, I do kino, I fractionate a bit in and out of the sexual stories saying, "Let's talk about something else." And talk about some other shit.
A few times I do some reverse-kino, Mystery style where I grab her hand and place it on mine. Almost every time she stays for a minute and then lets go.
Mostly she listens.
I can't really tell if she's ready to go or not so after drink round 2 I say, "Let's go smoke my hookah."
She's like "ok" but seems apprehensive. I ignored it and decided to go to the bathroom because I had to piss.
"I'll be right back and then we'll fly," I say.
But when I come out – She had ordered a third round of drinks including shots.
So she wasn't ready… 😦
We drank and shit and I gave her more shit about being shy. We flirted and I know at one point She said something to me, like a compliment, and I was like, "Awwwww you're so sweet!!" and I gave her a hug, and putting my arms around her and BLATENTLY putting my hands on her boobs.
I was making the sarcasm of the bullshit reason to hug her obvious.
She came back by grabbing my crotch real fast.
NOW she was ready to go. That's about how obvious an IOI or an SOI has to be to me sometimes lol.
So we drink up, go to the store, back to my place, start making out after listening to a bit of music, and then done deal.
I feel bad for my roommate, because he wasn't home when we got back, but I know he came in sometime around about the time we were in mid fucking and this girl was LOUD! Imagine walking into a house after doing whatever to the shouting sounds of,
"Ohhhh yaaaa! Ohmygodohmygodohmygod!!! Fuck meeeeeee! Yaaaaaaa!!!! etc etc etc"
After she left I played league of legends.
Oh and after about 3 orgasms for her I cut her off even though she wanted more.
She was doing all sorts of kinky dominant shit to me to. But to solidify the power exchange I simply cut her off saying, "I like when you are in control. But there's always going to be a point where my alpha side comes back. It's just the way it is." SO basically she wanted more AND to stay the night and I told her no and sent her on her way. But not like a dick. I said, "I have a client meeting early tomorrow. But maybe you can spend the night sunday."
As she was leaving I told her to "Text me when you get home"
ALWAYS say this if you want to see a chick again after you fuck her once.
Then today I sent her another "see her again" style followup which was simply, "Had fun last night… :)"
Thats is for now.
Done deal.
Oh one last side note – AFTER all this non responding and making me do the work, Guess what she said when we were fucking?
"I've wanted this for sooooo long!"
Later when I asked her she said she had a crush on me the first time we met.
Chicks are fucking weird. But I love them (and their tits and ass and so on.)
Moral of the story – there is probably a chick out there right now that wants to fuck you and you don't know about it. Get looking!!!
PS – Sex was PHENOMENAL – very much porn style.
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We had a little cocktail party at my place the other night. I am still feeling the effects. However that doesn't stop me from sharing a couple of the cocktails that were on the menu that night.
1 – The Bacon Old Fashioned.
Basically I used the concept created by the famous, (or infamous?) New York City bar called PDT (Please Don't Tell). The only difference I would say is that we used Early Times Whiskey. Yaaaaa. Yum! The Bacon we used was a pound that we go from Trader Joe's. The rest of the recipe was the same as the original.
Links for you so you know what they hell I'm rambling about:
Bacon Old Fashioned Article at Nymag.com
2 – The Muddled Basil Martini.
Ya, it was cold but this thing is kinda a nice warming/refreshing cocktail. Again, I substituted the muddled mint for a little a drop or two (depending on how you like it) of Herb Farm Peppermint Spirits.
This was a big hit for sure. I probably drank a bit too much at this little mixer we had but man, it was fun. I like this drink a lot. I also served it last new years at a party I was hosting.
Oh… Links – Well there's one craftily hidden in the picture or you can just click below:


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The design of the new Booker T. Washington High School building will be on display at a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight (Monday, March 19) at New Orleans College Prep, formerly the Sylvanie Williams school, at 3127 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The new high school will be home to New Orleans College Prep, which is currently slated to take over Walter L. Cohen High School as well.
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Here is a fact that the best leaders understand but everyone else wrestles with: Innovation needs to be countercyclical. The best time to create the next big thing is when things are going well, not when you are struggling.
When the economy is booming and their company is crushing it in the marketplace, most leaders tend to reap the benefits. As the saying goes, they make hay while the sun is shining.
But then the rain comes. The economy slows. Or your once reliable products or services become stale. Or there are unexpected new competitors. Or people are buying direct. Or…. You know the list.
As a result, the phone stops ringing and your sales department starts to clamor for things to sell.
Only then does leadership spring into action, assembling the brightest, most creative people to chart a new course, fueled by inspired thinking and new offerings.
But by this point, it is too late. Here's why.
Unfortunately, your company is perfectly engineered to create the outcomes it is creating. In other words, it knows how to do the same thing it did yesterday, juuuuuust a little better today. It also knows how to kill anything that doesn't resemble what you did yesterday.
So under the pressure of slowing sales or waning market relevance, your perfectly engineered machine will tighten its grip on the past. The well-meaning team will focus relentlessly on your core business—their past success formula—thus accelerating your demise because what worked in the past will no longer work in the future. Making a better buggy whip, a faster film camera, a quieter typewriter or even cleaner coal won't keep the stagecoach operators, film processors, typesetters or miners employed.
You need a different plan. And it starts with reinventing your business when your CFO is smiling.
Here are six proven ways to create the next significant source of new growth for your company.
I started this article with the point that innovation is countercyclical. The best time to seek new sources of growth is while your company is crushing it because there will be less fear in the organization to fuel the inertia that naturally comes with change. But assuming that you are not crushing it, let's talk about the second best time to start looking for new sources of growth:
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accomplice.mp3 Alfred Pennyworth:I suppose they're going to lock me up as well, as your accomplice.
Bruce Wayne / Batman:Accomplice? I'm going to tell them whole thing was your idea.
affordtoknow.mp3 Alfred Pennyworth:Know your limits Master Wayne.
Bruce Wayne (Batman):Batman has no limits.
Alfred Pennyworth:Well you do sir.
Bruce Wayne (Batman):Well, can't afford to know them.
Alfred Pennyworth:And what's going to happen day that you find out?
Bruce Wayne (Batman):We all know how much you like to say 'I told you so'.
Alfred Pennyworth:On that day, Master Wayne, even I won't want to. Probably.
allright.mp3 Joker:All right. So, listen. Why don't you give me call when you want to start taking things little more seriously.
balls.mp3 Joker:Let's wind clocks back year. These cops lawyers wouldn't dare cross any you. I mean, what happened? Your balls drop off?
beautiful.mp3 Joker:Well hello beautiful.
betterclass.mp3 Joker:This town deserves better class criminal, I'm going to give it to them.
blademouth.mp3 Joker:Want know how I got these scars? father was drinker fiend. one night he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not one bit. So, me watching, he takes knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me, he says, 'why so serious?' He comes at me with knife. 'Why so serious?!'. He sticks blade mouth. 'Let's put smile that face!' why so serious?
comeon.mp3 Joker:Oh you wanna play? Come on!
cutup.mp3 Joker:Why don't we cut you up into little pieces feed you to your pooches. then we'll see how loyal hungry dog really is!
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Robert P Fisher, MD, PhD
- PROFESSOR | Oncological Sciences
- PROFESSOR | Pharmacological Sciences
Multi-Disciplinary Training AreasCancer Biology [CAB], Pharmacology and Therapeutics Discovery [PTD]
MD, Stanford University
PhD, Stanford University
My laboratory studies control of cell division and regulation of gene expression in eukaryotic cells, with a focus on the roles of protein phosphorylation by cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). CDKs were discovered because of their essential functions at the major transition points of the cell cycle: the commitment to duplicate genetic information by replication of DNA in S phase, and the decision to segregate the duplicated chromosomes to the two daughter cells in mitosis. Subsequently, CDK family members were found to regulate the transcription cycle of RNA polymerase (Pol) II (which transcribes protein-coding genes into mRNA), by phosphorylating the carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD) of Pol II to promote elongation, recruit regulatory proteins to the transcription complex, and coordinate RNA synthesis with co-transcriptional mRNA-processing events such as capping, splicing and polyadenylation.
We take a chemical-genetic approach to dissect the networks of CDKs and their targets involved in cell division and gene expression, both in yeast and mammalian cells. We created human cell lines and yeast strains that express only a mutant version of a particular CDK, which has been engineered to be analog-sensitive (AS)--susceptible to inhibition by bulky purine analogs that do not interfere with the functions of other, wild-type kinases. By modifying a single kinase in a cell, we can precisely determine its functions and targets. By combining mutations in more than one enzyme, we can determine the order of pathways that contain multiple CDKs, and uncover genetic interactions between separate CDK-containing pathways. In human colon cancer cells, we have targeted Cdk7, which has dual functions in cell cycle control and in transcription, to uncover its essential requirements at the entry to both S phase and mitosis, and to reveal its role in Pol II dynamics on actively transcribed genes in vivo. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we made AS versions of three different CDKs that phosphorylate the Pol II CTD with distinct but overlapping specificities; by inhibiting each CDK individually or in combinations, we defined an ordered, two-CDK pathway of phosphorylation that couples elongation with capping of the 5' end of a nascent transcript--a potential quality control mechanism reminiscent of the checkpoints that ensure the integrity and fidelity of genome transmission during mitotic cell division.
In our current work, we continue to expand our map of the CDK network, and to use chemical genetics--switching CDK activity ON and OFF in vivo with small molecules--to test predictions of network function generated by computational modeling. In this way, we hope to reveal new functions and targets of the network, and potentially promising targets for anticancer chemotherapy.
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Schachter MM, Merrick KA, Larochelle S, Hirschi A, Zhang C, Shokat KM, Rubin SM, Fisher RP. A Cdk7-Cdk4 T-loop phosphorylation cascade promotes G1 progression. Molecular cell 2013 Apr; 50(2).
Larochelle S, Amat R, Glover-Cutter K, Sansó M, Zhang C, Allen JJ, Shokat KM, Bentley DL, Fisher RP. Cyclin-dependent kinase control of the initiation-to-elongation switch of RNA polymerase II. Nature structural & molecular biology 2012 Nov; 19(11).
Wohlbold L, Merrick KA, De S, Amat R, Kim JH, Larochelle S, Allen JJ, Zhang C, Shokat KM, Petrini JH, Fisher RP. Chemical genetics reveals a specific requirement for Cdk2 activity in the DNA damage response and identifies Nbs1 as a Cdk2 substrate in human cells. PLoS genetics 2012 Aug; 8(8).
St Amour CV, Sansó M, Bösken CA, Lee KM, Larochelle S, Zhang C, Shokat KM, Geyer M, Fisher RP. Separate domains of fission yeast Cdk9 (P-TEFb) are required for capping enzyme recruitment and primed (Ser7-phosphorylated) Rpb1 carboxyl-terminal domain substrate recognition. Molecular and cellular biology 2012 Jul; 32(13).
Sansó M, Lee KM, Viladevall L, Jacques PE, Pagé V, Nagy S, Racine A, St Amour CV, Zhang C, Shokat KM, Schwer B, Robert F, Fisher RP, Tanny JC. A positive feedback loop links opposing functions of P-TEFb/Cdk9 and histone H2B ubiquitylation to regulate transcript elongation in fission yeast. PLoS genetics 2012; 8(8).
Merrick KA, Wohlbold L, Zhang C, Allen JJ, Horiuchi D, Huskey NE, Goga A, Shokat KM, Fisher RP. Switching Cdk2 on or off with small molecules to reveal requirements in human cell proliferation. Molecular cell 2011 Jun; 42(5).
Glover-Cutter K, Larochelle S, Erickson B, Zhang C, Shokat K, Fisher RP, Bentley DL. TFIIH-associated Cdk7 kinase functions in phosphorylation of C-terminal domain Ser7 residues, promoter-proximal pausing, and termination by RNA polymerase II. Molecular and cellular biology 2009 Oct; 29(20).
Viladevall L, St Amour CV, Rosebrock A, Schneider S, Zhang C, Allen JJ, Shokat KM, Schwer B, Leatherwood JK, Fisher RP. TFIIH and P-TEFb coordinate transcription with capping enzyme recruitment at specific genes in fission yeast. Molecular cell 2009 Mar; 33(6).
Merrick KA, Larochelle S, Zhang C, Allen JJ, Shokat KM, Fisher RP. Distinct activation pathways confer cyclin-binding specificity on Cdk1 and Cdk2 in human cells. Molecular cell 2008 Dec; 32(5).
Gamble MJ, Fisher RP. SET and PARP1 remove DEK from chromatin to permit access by the transcription machinery. Nature structural & molecular biology 2007 Jun; 14(6).
Larochelle S, Merrick KA, Terret ME, Wohlbold L, Barboza NM, Zhang C, Shokat KM, Jallepalli PV, Fisher RP. Requirements for Cdk7 in the assembly of Cdk1/cyclin B and activation of Cdk2 revealed by chemical genetics in human cells. Molecular cell 2007 Mar; 25(6).
Pei Y, Du H, Singer J, Stamour C, Granitto S, Shuman S, Fisher RP. Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (Cdk9) of fission yeast is activated by the CDK-activating kinase Csk1, overlaps functionally with the TFIIH-associated kinase Mcs6, and associates with the mRNA cap methyltransferase Pcm1 in vivo. Molecular and cellular biology 2006 Feb; 26(3).
Larochelle S, Batliner J, Gamble MJ, Barboza NM, Kraybill BC, Blethrow JD, Shokat KM, Fisher RP. Dichotomous but stringent substrate selection by the dual-function Cdk7 complex revealed by chemical genetics. Nature structural & molecular biology 2006 Jan; 13(1).
Lee KM, Miklos I, Du H, Watt S, Szilagyi Z, Saiz JE, Madabhushi R, Penkett CJ, Sipiczki M, Bähler J, Fisher RP. Impairment of the TFIIH-associated CDK-activating kinase selectively affects cell cycle-regulated gene expression in fission yeast. Molecular biology of the cell 2005 Jun; 16(6).
Saiz JE, Fisher RP. A CDK-activating kinase network is required in cell cycle control and transcription in fission yeast. Current biology : CB 2002 Jul; 12(13).
Larochelle S, Chen J, Knights R, Pandur J, Morcillo P, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Suter B, Fisher RP. T-loop phosphorylation stabilizes the CDK7-cyclin H-MAT1 complex in vivo and regulates its CTD kinase activity. The EMBO journal 2001 Jul; 20(14).
Garrett S, Barton WA, Knights R, Jin P, Morgan DO, Fisher RP. Reciprocal activation by cyclin-dependent kinases 2 and 7 is directed by substrate specificity determinants outside the T loop. Molecular and cellular biology 2001 Jan; 21(1).
Lee KM, Saiz JE, Barton WA, Fisher RP. Cdc2 activation in fission yeast depends on Mcs6 and Csk1, two partially redundant Cdk-activating kinases (CAKs). Current biology : CB 1999 Apr; 9(8).
Sansó M, Levin RS, Lipp JJ, Wang VY, Greifenberg AK, Quezada EM, Ali A, Ghosh A, Larochelle S, Rana TM, Geyer M, Tong L, Shokat KM, Fisher RP. P-TEFb regulation of transcription termination factor Xrn2 revealed by a chemical genetic screen for Cdk9 substrates. Genes & development 2016 Jan; 30(1).
Kalan S, Amat R, Schachter MM, Kwiatkowski N, Abraham BJ, Liang Y, Zhang T, Olson CM, Larochelle S, Young RA, Gray NS, Fisher RP. Activation of the p53 Transcriptional Program Sensitizes Cancer Cells to Cdk7 Inhibitors. Cell reports 2017 Oct; 21(2).
Parua PK, Booth GT, Sansó M, Benjamin B, Tanny JC, Lis JT, Fisher RP. A Cdk9-PP1 switch regulates the elongation-termination transition of RNA polymerase II. Nature 2018 06; 558(7710).
Booth GT, Parua PK, Sansó M, Fisher RP, Lis JT. Cdk9 regulates a promoter-proximal checkpoint to modulate RNA polymerase II elongation rate in fission yeast. Nature communications 2018 02; 9(1).
Fisher RP. Taking Aim at Glycolysis with CDK8 Inhibitors. Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM 2018 May; 29(5).
Parua PK, Booth GT, Sansó M, Benjamin B, Tanny JC, Lis JT, Fisher RP. A Cdk9-PP1 switch regulates the elongation-termination transition of RNA polymerase II. Nature 2018 06; 558(7710).
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The Street is buzzing with speculation that Google is about to announce something big at its headquarters on Tuesday!
According to Channelweb.com and other Internet reports Google plans to introduce a new smartphone that's being touted as the iPhone killer.
You read that right, iPhone killer -- watch out Apple. (Well, that may be going a little far but you get the idea. There's a fight brewing.)
Called Nexus One, Google's smartphone is said to be incredibly thin and sleek – 'even a little thinner than the iPhone,' writes Engadget.com. They go on to say it's a 'pocketable phone, and feels pretty good in your hand'.
Engadget has a photo of the Nexus One on their site, and claims to have obtained the gadget already. Here are the specs, again according to Engadget.com.
Google's Nexus One Phone Features
Android 2.1 OS
1GHz Snapdragon CPU
3.7", 480 x 800 Display
4 GB Expandable Micro SD Card
5 MegaPixel Camera with LED Flash
Source: Engadget.Com
And what about cost?
The website Gizmodo says the phone will cost about $530 unlocked or $180 with a two-year lock-in with T-Mobile.
Is Google about to dominate the smartphone space? Or is the new gadget a money pit? For insights we turned to Citi analyst Mark Mahaney.


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Fall is a gorgeous time of year to tie the knot. Here are some tips for planning an affordable Fall wedding.
The Venue
Traditional Wedding Venues fill up fast, so book early. While Spring and Summer are popular times of year to get married, Fall wedding are on the rise. For the best deals, book your wedding later in the Fall Season. October and November rates are usually lower than September.
Consider having an outdoor ceremony in a beautiful setting. The changing leaves make a gorgeous backdrop for any ceremony, so choose a place where guests can take in the views. Since nature is doing the decorating, you'll spend less on flowers and accessories for the ceremony. Outdoor venues tend to cost a lot less than traditional venues, and in many public spaces, all you'll need to do is get a permit to use the area. Consider regional parks or lakes, which are known for their changing leaves and breathtaking views.
The Food
Caterers are usually the busiest during summer where people are throwing parties and outdoor events, and the Holidays, when companies are hosting large parties. Take a advantage of the Fall season to get a great rate for your catering. Plan a menu that uses seasonal ingredients that are available during the Fall months. Think of harvest vegetables like pumpkin, butternut squash, root vegetables. Discuss possible ideas with your caterer and they will be sure to plan a Fall menu that fits your taste buds and your budget.
Another tip for saving money on food costs is to have one caterer make the food for the rehearsal and the reception, and also make the wedding cake. You can usually get a better deal since you're grouping your food costs under one bill.
The Flowers
Ask your florist to use in-season flowers that are local to your area. You'll save a load of money on your flowers because these flowers are widely available and cost less when they are in peak season. Here are some flowers that are available for Fall:
Dahlias come in a wide range of colors from warm yellow to hot red. They make a colorful addition to wedding centerpieces and bouqets.
Hydrangeas are still available during Fall and come in colors ranging from pink to blue. Hydrangeas can also be painted using florist's paint to match any color you can dream of.
Chrysanthemums peak season is in the fall. Commonly known as 'mums' these flowers come in a wide range of sizes and colors. They make a great "filler" flower.
Colors & Textures
With so many bright colors occurring in nature this time of year, it makes sense to incorporate traditional "Fall" colors into your wedding. The Color Pallets like chocolate-brown, with teal, navy, Lime-yellows, golds, coral reds, and bright orange are popular. Pull your inspiration from nature and get creative with your decorations.


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Mature and explicit content. Not recommended for readers below 18-years-old. Yup, you've got to be that old to read my story. Consider yourself warned.
I'm Dakota Collins, a tough talking, eye patch wearing, workaholic photography student. Why am I important? Well, maybe because I get to spend an entire month with Vicious, only the sickest indie rock band out there.
You see, I needed a subject for my Spring Showcase introspective in order to graduate. During a chance encounter at a club I'd been sent to cover for the Daily Gossip, our ironically named college paper, the features writer I usually teamed up with introduced me to the band—by accident, I might add. It involved a run in with a scary, bald bodyguard. Anyway, long story short, I signed a contract to take pictures of Vicious.
I should have known their handsome, yet way too serious for his own good bassist, Luka Visraya, wouldn't be able to keep his hands to himself. He's gorgeous and all, but the way he smiles spells trouble with a capital L. I'm in for a long month with him around.
Crazy shit happens and then some. So, if you want the skinny on Vicious and the events revolving around my stay at Lunar Manor, read my story.
Again, refer to the warning above.
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If you do not have enough time to read my review, I can summarize it for you in six words: You. Have. To. Read. This. Book.
Savor is amazing and very addictive. I kid you not when I say it's difficult to suck me in a book completely these days, but this one did just that. It may be the author's awesome writing, or the interesting concept of the book, or the badass heroine, or just simply all of the above.
I find Dakota Collins a badass character. It's the way she sounds in the book. It's very easy to get lost in it. She's very sassy, too, which I liked very much.
I liked the way the author executed this book. I like it that Savor did not focus on just Dakota and Luka's chemistry, but also on the Dakota's project, which is photography. The descriptive way Kate Evangelista wrote the photo shoots and all of Dakota's ideas are very vivid, which made it easy to visualize. It felt like I was the one looking through the camera's lens. It felt like I was looking at the picture itself, not merely reading words describing it.
I also liked the all characters' interaction with each other. Their friendship had a very natural feel to it and it made me think of my own friends.
What dampened my enthusiasm in this book is Luka, the lack of back-stories, and not enough conversations/moments to build the intense chemistry between Dakota and Luka.
Okay, so Luka is your typical rock star who oozes sex appeal. He's hot, he can be intense, and he . . . can be very unreasonably violent, too. There was a time when I really hated him because he came across as childish and deranged. He had his moments, though, and there was also a time when he was really sweet and I can see why the readers would fall in love with him. Still, I think his violent side overshadows the sweet one—or at least for me, anyway.
I understand that Savor is mostly about Dakota's photography project, but there was no back-story to make me know the characters a little more, be it Dakota's or the band's. This is something that raises a red flag for me.
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If you think coffee is only good for getting you moving in the morning, this new study will wake you up. Apparently, it can also provide a jolt nearby home values.
That's according to Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff and Chief Economist Stan Humphries. In their New York Times bestseller, Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate, they crunched the numbers and found that houses located within a quarter mile of a Starbucks location appreciated more quickly than houses overall.
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So the past few days, I've been talking a bit about communion with friends. I posted the following on Facebook:
Ok folks…here's one for the germaphobes. The blood of Christ should not be suspended. #1 there's enough alcohol in there to kill any germs and second of all people should police themselves if they are sick or prone to illness. #2 I find it odd that the liturgical police NUTS are so concerned about people who receive from the cup but are unconcerned about everyone dipping their fingers into the same bowl of holy water. Get a life folks and stop trying to politicize the Eucharist under the guise of health.
At least two people told me that receiving from the cup was gross…to which I replied.
"Um no, it's Christ."
One of the grossed outs informed me that:
Jesus is in my heart NOT in my cup!! Drinking wine is symbolic of the blood of Christ..c'mon Mike! We ALL learned that in Catholic school!!
Well, we obviously did NOT go to the same Catholic School because that's what we call consubstantiation…meaning "with the substance". So the wine is merely a symbol which is what the Protestants believe. They believe it's a type of re-creation, but the bread remains bread and the wine remains wine. Catholics on the other hand believe in TRANS-substantiation. Meaning that the bread and wine look and taste the same but the substance is now changed. The bread and wine are merely "accidents" while the substance becomes the body and blood of Christ. Now no longer bread, the essence of the Eucharistic feast has changed into something "BEYOND the substance" we see.
How I love doing Catechesis on Facebook, but am also amazed at how people spout off their theological beliefs as if what they believe is Catholic dogma and they even have the audacity to try to tell me that I'm wrong, even with my Master's Degree in my back pocket!
But beyond those who are grossed out, I'm also astounded that as a eucharistic minister many people don't say "Amen" when they come up to receive, especially when they receive from the cup. I think people get nervous, especially those who may be returning to the church. They simply forget it. I often prompt them and while I'm not in favor of priests or Eucharistic Ministers refusing people communion for their political beliefs, I am in favor of prompting folks to answer the minister when they say "The Body of Christ". I remember once I stood there host aloft waiting for someone to say "Amen" and they just looked blankly at me. I replied:
"This is the part where you say 'Amen.""
And indeed they had become flustered and just forgot. They even apologized and then I did as well. I'm really not trying to embarrass anyone, or even be a snot. But I do believe that Christ is present in the sacrament and that we should be giving assent to that.
Now that said, I also believe that some of us get way too bent out of shape about the Eucharist. We should be reverent with the Eucharist for sure, but not so pious that we forget about people and the fact that the Eucharist ties us all together in unity.
I think we too often forget that Jesus went to the cross and beyond death and therefore I think Jesus is able to take care of himself. So all the mistakes people make when they come up is not the end of the world. Jesus understands our human frailty and forgetfulness at times. Grace abounds regardless.
This evening I stumbled upon a column by my dear friend, Deacon Greg Kandra. He's calling for a return to the altar rail, which in my opinion is a vast over-reaction. But read for yourself why he feels that way.
But now, after several years of standing on the other side of the ciborium—first as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, now as a deacon—and watching what goes on, I've had about enough.
I've watched a mother receive communion, her toddler in tow, then take it back to the pew and share it with him like a cookie.
At least four or five times a year, I have to stop someone who just takes the host and wanders away with it and ask them to consume it on the spot.
Once or twice a month I encounter the droppers. Many are well-intentioned folks who somewhere, somehow drop the host or it slides out of their hands and Jesus tumbles to the floor.
A couple times a year I get the take-out crowd. They receive the host properly, and then pull out a hanky and ask if they can take another one home to a sick relative.
Beyond that, I'm reminded week after week that people have no uniform way to receive in the hand. There's the reverent "hands-as-throne" approach; there's the "Gimme five," one-hand-extended style; there are the notorious "body snatchers" who reach up and seize the host to pop into their mouths like an after-dinner mint; and there are the vacillating undecideds who approach with hands slightly cupped and lips parted. Where do you want it and how??
After experiencing this too often, in too many places, under a variety of circumstances, I've decided: it's got to stop. Catechesis is fruitless. We've tried. You can show people how it's done; you can instruct them; you can post reminders in the bulletin and give talks from the pulpit. It does no good. Again and again, there is a sizable minority of the faithful who are just clueless—or, worse, indifferent.
I think that's a bit much. I think people can be instructed and I think we can make that time more solemn in many other ways. I love the parishes who stand together after communion until all have received or those that do a nice post-communion hymn standing together as one body in Christ. See, we don't stand together often, there's always some divisiveness that bleeds over into our cluttered and opinionated lives. But here we stand together as one, one body of believers drawn forth by Christ to become who it is that we receive. We challenge one another to stand humbly before God as unworthy people and receive all of God into our bloodstreams.
And now back to the germophobes.
I suspect that all this talk of altar rails and not making the blood of Christ available at mass, comes from an attempt to co-opt the sacrament to a time from before the Second Vatican Council. So I'd like to call for more levity in making those kinds of sweeping judgements and to look for what might be good in receiving communion together in the present form.
And so while the germophobes almost immediately side with those who wish to eliminate the reception of Christ's precious blood, these same people may receive Christ's body on their tongue, a practice that is far more unsanitary (fingers touch tongue, touches next host). And secondly, we don't seem to have any problem dipping our fingers in the same holy water font week in and week out. By the way the CDC agrees with me, TWICE, so I now have medicine and theology on my side. Next up: The World.
My point is that the problems with receiving communion properly is not really as much about those coming forth to receive, but instead it is with us who are ministers of the sacrament. How much care do we take with our roles? Do we stand and receive reverently ourselves, do we try to create a time like no other for Christ? Do we give people ample opportunities for quiet after communion to pray a bit more privately in gratitude for Christ's love for us?
Or do we come forth, like we're carrying any old thing and then expect others to act differently? Do we even seem excited about being a Eucharistic Minister? There's a guy in my parish who is a big time lawyer, but when he goes to the altar to be a Eucharistic Minister, he seems so filled with enthusiasm that it becomes holy. Are we as excited to receive Christ?
Lastly, I'm not sure the altar rail will work. I think people will be more confused. Kneel or stand? Hands out –or tongue? Where do I go again? What's worse is that it seems to emphasize the separation between priest and laity over the unity of the sacrament. We are all joined together in the Eucharist, not just to each other, but to all who have received the eucharist before us, including the disciples! Ritualizing that moment might be worth doing, placing our minds and hearts before God during and after the sacrament. In doing so, we bring ourselves and others to Christ. Be we priests or pot smokers, bishops or bankers, mothers or managers, custodians or CEOs. We are all one body in Christ.
For it is:
"Through him with him and in him, O God Almighty Father,
In the unity of the Holy Spirit, all power and glory are yours
Both now and forever. Amen.
A brief addendum…A faithful reader points out that for those unable to receive because of illness, this shouldn't be read as a judgement against them. Rather, people should be given the choice to receive or not receive the blood of Christ. My own wife doesn't receive normally. So I understand that, but my point is that we need not overreact and eliminate it altogether. Bishop Malone here in Buffalo has asked people to police themselves if they are sick, which I would say is the right idea.


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I have successfully built VXL under MS Visual Studio, and am now trying to build a simple
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cannot open
vcl.lib". What's wrong?
VXL does not support the CMake "Shared Library" feature on MSVC. You have to use static libraries. This is mostly due to MSVC's requirements to have either a complete list of every exportable identifier or a decoration of every identifier in the code. We are too lazy (or appalled at this "feature") to try to fix this. If you absolutely need DLLs you can build your code using Cygwin, which can produce shared libraries in a "normal" manner. Alternatively, if you only want to export a small number of classes or functions, then you can manually list them. See the MSVC tool documentation for further details.
I have successfully built VXL, but when I try to write my own program to use it,
I get errors like "
include file not found",
or "
unresolved symbol" , or "
unresolved external symbol".
What's wrong?
Your makefile or IDE settings have not been correctly set up to include VXL .h files, or link against VXL or system libraries. Details can be found in the "Build Systems" appendix of the VXL Book. If you still have problems, show the appendix to a competent local programmer, and ask for their advice.
I'm trying to compile the whole of VXL and I get compiler or linker errors in $VXL_SRC/XXX/YYY mentioning library ZZZ
In many cases the code in question will be trying to use a system provided library ZZZ.
You can tell VXL to not use that library by looking in your CMakeCache.txt file for references to ZZZ
ZZZ_LIBRARY or
ZZZ_INCLUDE_PATH) and setting them to
Alternative you can disable the building of some parts of VXL (e.g. all of YYY) by looking in your
CMakeCache.txt file for references to
BUILD_YYY, and setting them to
No-one has answered my question on vxl-users. It is really important that I get an answer.
Your questions may be very poorly posed, and none of the other members of vxl-users, can answer it. If you still haven't had a reply after a week, please read the vxl-users list policy, and repost your email after taking account of the advice in the policy.


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A week has passed, and a lot of things happening this past few days.
We may have broken-heart, not only in relationships, but also in everyday life.
However, I trust that God will never give me problems that I can't afford, they're just problems that will make me grow stronger.
Such a bible citations that I save in my wallet every day, "But He knows the way that I take, when He tested me, I will come forth as gold." Job 23:10
Okay so this photos were taken weeks ago, when I saw a new-empty boarding house near my campus.
The builders allow me to take some photos inside, and of course I agreed since I kinda boring with the same location photo in every post.
Fyi, here in my country you can't arbitrarily take outfit photos on the roadside due to the high crime and many pickpockets, poor Indonesia *sigh*
owl set tops and skirt - @maythe6
eyes bag - @maythe6
hat - HnM
heels - Forever21


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At Unix time 1408160338 (seconds since 1 Jan 1970 0000 GMT), it will
be 2014-08-16 03:38:58 GMT. In other words, 1408160338 will match the
two-digit year, month, day, hour, and minute in that order. If you're
rounding, it will be one second later.
Exercise for the reader: find when the time match occurs in your time
zone. In mine, it's 1408151918 which is 2014-08-15 19:18:38 MDT (or,
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The Commission has published a report on the effectiveness of 2004's Directive on Intellectual Property Rights. It says that rates of intellectual property infringement in the EU are "alarming". The Directive has had some effect, but that it was not designed to deal with online piracy. Current laws are not strong enough to combat online IP infringement effectively and powers to compel internet service providers (ISPs) and other intermediaries to take more proactive steps should be examined.


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Dr. Colin Campbell was trained at Cornell and MIT in nutrition, biochemistry and toxicology. He spent 10 years on the faculty of Virginia Tech's Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition before returning to the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell where he presently holds his Endowed Chair (now Emeritus). His principal scientific interests, which began with his graduate training in the late 1950's, has been on the effects of nutritional status on long term health, particularly on the causation of cancer. He has conducted original research both in laboratory experiments and in large-scale human studies, and has actively participated in the development of national and international nutrition policy.
Animal Protein & Disease
Author Dr. Colin Campbell talked about his book, The China Study, a comprehensive study of the relationship between nutrition and health in counties around China, as well as his early animal research in which he examined milk protein as a cause for tumor growth. Campbell, who was raised on a dairy farm and fed a traditional animal-based protein diet, said his research conducted in the 1970s... More »Host: Ian Punnett


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Cosmos from Sarkos is a wallpaper of uncommon beauty, with a hazy wash of watery blue or smoky charcoal blasted by a spray of gold-leaf points resembling stars in the night sky. There is no pattern repeat – the shimmering dots seem to cluster or spread out at random – and the texture is similar to a painting.
There's good reason for the variability and tactile nature of the product. Stephanie Dedes Reimers, who founded the company last year, paints and splatters the paper by hand in her Brooklyn studio.
"When you look at something that's done by hand, it has a certain soul that something printed will never have," said Ms. Dedes Reimers. "And no two installations are ever alike."
The made-to-order wallpaper sells for about $120 to $270 per yard; regular screen-printed designer wallpaper can be bought for less than $20 a yard.
At a time when many wallpaper companies are embracing digital printers as a way to create flawless high-resolution patterns, some producers are doing the opposite by painting wallpaper freehand.
Callidus Guild, a Brooklyn company that has created custom wall surfaces in boutiques for brands like Chanel and Tiffany & Company, introduced its latest collection of hand-painted wallpaper at The Future Perfect in Manhattan last month.
Named Meta, it pulls inspiration from such influences as French Art Deco, Japanese lacquer and the artwork of Richard Tuttle. The resulting wallpaper (left), which costs about $300 to $400 a yard, includes patterns made with marble-dust plaster enlivened by geometric flashes of color and embedded strips of mother-of-pearl.
The New York interior designer Kelly Behun, who has recently been using hand-painted wallpaper from Callidus Guild and Kansas City, Mo.-based Porter Teleo in her projects, said, "You have a different emotional connection to something where you see the hand and these little imperfections. It's just like art, and the difference between an original painting and a print of the same thing."
George Venson started the New York wallpaper company Voutsa in 2013 after painting blank rolls of wallpaper with boisterous colors and patterns. His designs (top) include riffs on traditional wallpaper motifs like bamboo and koi in a loose, exuberant style; fields of plump red lips, and trees and vines sprouting human genitalia.
Some Voutsa wallpaper is now printed, but custom designs are still painted by hand.
When customers can afford it, "There's a reason they want it to be done by hand," Mr. Venson said. "They want a one-of-a-kind piece that nobody else has."


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Stay in a magnificent 13th Century Tuscan villa for a unique 7 night/8 day cookery holiday dedicated to the secrets and traditions of Tuscan cookery near Florence; includes a gastronomic program cooking with Italian master chefs, exploring regional delicacies, fine wines and fairytale castles
Stay 7 nights in a beautiful farmhouse at this 'agriturismo' set in the heart of Tuscany between Pisa and Volterra; unleash your creative side during painting lessons in this beautiful setting as well as learning about olive oils and wines and taking an Italian cooking class
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This 7 night Tuscan cookery holiday takes place in a beautiful 'agriturismo' in the heart of Tuscany between Pisa and Volterra; prepare Italian classics using the freshest ingredients from the farm's garden during fun hands-on lessons including pizza making & wine tasting
So much more than you average Italian cookery holiday, this 6 night gastronomic adventure takes you on a journey from farm to table; experience the production process, taste the produce & meet local artisan producers first-hand, not to mention hands-on cookery lessons with your personal chef
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In its journey from becoming a dead fish on the Karachi shore to a national heritage, the 40.1-foot-long whale shark was transferred to the Pakistan Museum of Natural History here on Friday.
Once it is preserved – a process that will take up to six months and cost Rs2.5 million — the fish will become a national heritage, said the Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) in a press briefing.
An official from the PSF said the body of the fish has been moved to the museum.
PSF Chairman Dr Manzoor Hussain Soomro told The Express Tribune the whale was chemically processed before it was sent to Islamabad.
The preservation will include taxidermy (stuffing or mounting a dead animal's hide for display), which will cost Rs2.5 million. In addition to that, the whale shark's skeleton would separately be treated with chemicals.
The process is being carried out by a team of experts, who say it will keep for the next 500 years. "It will be a while before the whale shark is put on public display, as the entire preservation process could take up to six months," Soomro said.
The fish, he said, was of a rare species and a team of American experts have also shown interest in conducting research on it.
According to the marine fisheries department, the female whale shark is approximately 40.1 feet long and weighs around 15 tons.
The shark, found dead in the shallow waters off the Gadani coast in Balochistan, was four to five months pregnant. The department's director general, Shaukat Hussain, believed the fish might have died of a natural death.
However contamination is a more likely explanation for the death, said Dr Hina Baig from the Institute of Oceanography. She said whale sharks can live up to 100 years and their age can be determined by their backbone.
Hussain said this is the second largest fish to be found in Pakistan. In 1947, a 41.5 feet whale shark was found off Karachi's coast.
According to WWF Marine Biologist Moazam Khan, around 30 whale sharks have been found dead in Pakistani waters in the past seven years. "No one kills them intentionally now."
To be sent back?
Karachi Fish Harbour Authority Managing Director Abdul Ghani Jokhio said that the museum had committed to send the body back to Karachi.
"We had expressed the desire that it should be placed either in Karachi or Hyderabad," he said. "I don't want to turn this into a political issue but this is what we really want."
He said that the Sindh government had given the museum permission on the condition that it would be sent back to the coastal city.
*With additional input from Karachi City Desk
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The World Health Organisation has declared an end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
"With the end of this epidemic, DRC has once again proved to the world that we can control the very deadly Ebola virus if we respond early in a coordinated and efficient way," Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said.
The announcement comes 42 days after the last confirmed Ebola patient in the affected Bas-Uele province tested negative for the disease for the second time.
"Enhanced surveillance in the country will continue, as well as strengthening of preparedness and readiness for Ebola outbreaks," the WHO said.
On 11 May 2017, the WHO was notified by the Ministry of Public Health of the virus among a cluster of undiagnosed illnesses and deaths with haemorrhagic signs in Likati Health Zone.
This was DRC's eighth outbreak of EVD since the discovery of the virus in the country in 1976.
According to WHO, around 600 people who had close contacts with affected individuals were registered and monitored closely for the duration of the outbreak.
Shortly after the WHO announced the end of the outbreak, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, Congo's Minister of Health said, "I urge that we now focus all our efforts on strengthening the health system in Bas- Uele province, which has been stressed by the outbreak. Without strengthening the health system, effective surveillance is not possible."


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Plyometrics Leap Frog Drills
Also referred to as "jump training," plyometrics are an intense form of exercise aimed at enhancing overall athletic performance. Using explosive movements and powerful muscular contractions, plyometrics exercises involve an extensive array of leaping, jumping, hopping and bounding movements. With their low squats and intense jumps, plyometrics leap frog drills are an effective workout for the leg muscles.
Leapfrog Squat
For the leapfrog squat, begin by lowering yourself into a low squatting position. To achieve this position, place your feet wider than hip-width apart, bend your knees and lower your buttocks toward the ground. Continue lowering until your bent knees are as close to a 90-degree angle as possible. Stay in this position as you leap forward twice. Then, leap backwards twice. Try to cover as much ground with each leap as possible. As you leap, keep your head, neck, shoulders and arms relaxed. For this plyometrics drill, the quality of the exercise is more important than the speed or quantity. However, once you feel comfortable with the exercise, make it more intense by increasing your speed or lowering your squat. Do as many leapfrog squats as your legs can handle.
Lateral Leapfrog Squat
The lateral leapfrog squat puts a simple spin on the classic leapfrog squat. Begin in the same deep squat position with your knees bent and buttocks lowered toward the ground. Rather than leaping forward, leap to the left two times. After your second leap, return to your original position by leaping twice to the right. Again, keep your head, neck, shoulders and arms relaxed as you leap. To make the drill more difficult, deepen your squat or increase your speed. As you begin to feel comfortable with the exercise, try leaping three or four times in each direction. Repeat the exercise until your legs can no longer handle the drill.
Leapfrog Jumps
Unlike the leapfrog squat plyometrics drills, the leapfrog jump plyometric drill does not require you to hold the difficult squatting position. Initiate the exercise by bending your knees and lowering your body into a deep squat. Bring your hands to the ground and allow your pelvis and buttocks to hang between your legs; this position should look similar to a frog's stance. Once you are ready, explode off the ground as you leap forward as far as possible. As you land, return immediately to the frog stance. Once ready, leap forward again. Maintaining the correct posture and leaping as far as possible is more important than speed in this plyometrics exercise. Continue leaping until your legs can no longer handle the exercise.
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With all due respect to my fellow liberals and progressives — and with this introduction you know the criticism is about to pour forth — enough ink and pixels have given their all in the effort to analyze, explain, or otherwise explicate the 'problems with the Republican Party' specifically those who've been elected to the House of Representatives. Enough. It doesn't matter all that much.
It doesn't really matter, for example if one adopts the "Neoconfederate" model [Salon] or the "two foundings" explanation [Salon], and we can argue if the 'two foundings' in question were the Continental Congress and the Federal System, or the Early Federal Period and the U.S. Civil War. It's interesting, it's academic, and as amusing and thought provoking as the argument is it's not very useful at the moment.
It doesn't matter too much if the origins of the present dysfunction are religious, social, racial, psychological, pathological, psychiatric, or a combination of all the above. What matters is that something is very fundamentally wrong with the way the people's business in conducted in the Congress of the United States.
Getting To No
As of January 6, 2013 there were 48 members of the Tea Party Caucus, all Republicans. Of the 435 voting members of the House, 234 are Republican, 199 are Democrats. Two independents caucus with the Democrats. 218 votes are needed to pass legislation. If all the members directly affiliated with the Tea Party Caucus refuse to join their other GOP caucus members, the GOP leadership can control only 186 votes.
In short, the ultra-conservatives in the House of Representatives do not have anywhere near the number of votes necessary to enact the agenda of their choosing, but they have more than enough votes to prevent the leadership from enacting legislation cobbled together with Democratic support.
This is the perfect recipe for NO. No action. No real pragmatic politics. No major legislation. No long term solutions. The high wire act in the 113th Congress is more conducive to (1) short term stop gap measures to alleviate large problems, (2) interim short term budget appropriations and resource allocations, and (3) periodic breakdowns.
Little wonder then the Absolutely Do Nothing Congress has passed only 34 "ceremonial" bills and "108" substantive bills so far. [WaPo] However, if governmental gridlock is the desired result then the 113th is doing splendidly.
Getting Nothing Done
One of the problems with polarized politics is that hyperbole replaces reasoned discussion, and all too often things become A CRISIS! There are a couple of ways a crisis can occur. First, and most obviously, there is a situation, unforeseen, which arises from a natural or man-made disaster or catastrophe. Floods, tornadoes, an attack, an unpredictable infrastructure failure might all qualify as a crisis.
The second crisis category is manufactured. There appear to be two forms of manufacturing of late. One manifestation is the "political crisis" in which a problem of long standing has been ignored or left unresolved for enough time to create an overwhelming backlog — the Veterans' Administration issues in regard to wait time for medical services is a classic, as is the number of refugee children who have arrived unattended from Central America — a number that's been increasing since October 2013.
The other form is more ephemeral and depends upon the Crisis, or Scandal du Jour. For example, the Benghazi attack in 2012 has generated 25,000 pages of documents submitted in 13 hearings. That the documents have done nothing but reinforce the initial reporting, and that the hearings have generated nothing but easy copy and headlines, is immaterial. The Congress is 'dealing with the crisis…'
While Congress fritters and frets its way to the end of the 113th session there are some issues which may fall into the first manufactured category — the backlog swamp.
Infrastructure: Residents of Los Angeles were recently reminded that 92 year old water pipes cannot be expected to last forever, and when they fail they have no regard for sacred public spaces — like Pauley Pavilion. Over 170 school buildings and 165 bridges in New York were constructed over a century ago. The average age of the 6,800 water lines in New York is 69 years, and 2/3rds of them are susceptible to internal corrosion and failure. [FutNy] One out of every nine bridges in this country falls in the structurally deficient category, and the average age of a U.S. bridge is 42 years. [2013RC] We have a early 20th century power grid which is supposed to keep us going in the 21st century. Failure to address aviation needs is costing the U.S. economy valuable revenue as a result of congestion and delays. [2013rc]
Civil Rights: The Civil Rights Act, and the provisions safeguarding voting in America are overdue for review. Voter intimidation, suppression, and curtailment are no longer the sole province of the old Confederacy. We continue to put this issue on the back burner at our peril as a democracy.
Public Health and Safety: Heart disease and cancer continue to be the main causes of death in this country, but Alzheimer's is climbing up the tables. An aging population will require more health care services in a wider variety of settings than our current system can address. We kill 34,677 of us every year in traffic accidents, but we continue to defer highway improvements because of budget constraints.
We kill off 26,631 individuals annually in firearm accidents, another 19,766 in firearm related suicides, and yet another 11,101 in firearm homicides. [CDC] Still we wrangle about requiring universal background checks and how we might prevent straw purchases. We can't even seem to agree that stalkers and spousal abusers shouldn't have immediate access to firearms.
Whether it's Alzheimer's or assault rifles, we're still operating with entirely too many Medically Under-served Areas, there are 297 such reports for Nevada, and a search of neighboring California turns up 2,065 records. [HRSA]
Immigration: We have a mess going in this department. It's hard to ignore the fundamentally racist rantings of the Deport'em Now crowd, who never seem to have much to say about the northern border. However, we will need to tune them out, or at least down, if we are going to attract the best and brightest scientific and technical minds we'll need for a 21st century economy. We'll need to figure out how to invite in those who have joined our Armed Forces, willing to die for this country, only to discover later there are voices demanding that they mustn't live here. Something rational needs to be done to meet the needs of children who came here as toddlers and have known no other country, and those who have one native born or naturalized parent and another who is not. Comprehensive immigration policy reform would help. So would adequately funding the judicial, social, and educational components of our immigration policy — security is the easy part — it's the larger, more complicated portions of the problem we're delaying.
Might we add more to this list? — items which if we let them progress on their own long enough we'll find ourselves in a "crisis" situation — climate change, income disparity and inequality, educational funding and curriculum development, and the regulation of capital markets to improve stability.
Our Bottom Line
One of the more egregious practices of failing businesses is the Run To Ruin mentality. Got an aging delivery truck? Never mind, just keep depreciating it without putting any funds in replacement and capital improvement accounts, and when the thing finally gives up the ghost go out and get another loan to cover the cost. Delaying serious proposals for maintaining our national safety, health, economy, and infrastructure is tantamount to adopting the Run to Ruin model on a national scale.
Another highly questionable business practice which will lead directly to bankruptcy court is the Disposable Asset Theory of Management wherein all facets of an enterprise are ultimately disposable, including personnel. Low wages and paltry benefits yielding high employee turnover? No problem, just hire more and cheaper labor. With 3 job seekers for every position available there will always be somebody. Eventually those training and retraining expenses will add up, predictably levels of service will decline… and those adherents of the DAT management style should be looking for a buyer sooner rather than later. Deferring the issues of hiring and retaining well trained and competent public employees is, again, like trying to run the country on the cheap (DAT) and then expressing surprise when "things don't get done."
By far one of the most predictable ways to go out of business is to ignore the changing circumstances and economic atmosphere around a firm. Ever so redundantly speaking — Rule Number One: If you have an increasing share of a declining market you are in very real trouble. Think Kodak.
Let's be optimistic and believe that eventually we will move from dependence on fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources. In old fashioned retail terms this means fossil fuels will be a declining market. So, WHY are we subsidizing an industrial sector which we know to be on the way out? Again, if we take a short-term defensive approach to energy policy we'll be violating Old Rule Number One in ways that will not be helpful in the future — or we can wait for the Crisis in which the oil sector sputters out and takes a chunk of the economy with it.
Avoiding the Run to Ruin, Disposable Asset Theory, and the Ostrich Stance mistakes means we are going to have to stop lurching from crisis to crisis, and start doing some serious public policy planning. We need to stop talking about running government like a business, and start doing precisely that — running it as a long term, asset rich, enterprise with public service as its core.
Instead of the Doctrine Of No, how about functioning based on the belief that Harry Truman was right: "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."


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Goodwin Tax partner Marie-Laure Bruneel and Private Equity partners Paul Cicero and Brian McPeake were named to Private Funds Management 30 Under 40 list, which recognizes the rising stars of the private equity legal world. Selected from more than 120 nominations, Bruneel, Cicero and McPeake were recognized for their career progress, client base and notable work.
Marie-Laure Bruneel specializes in tax matters that arise from the structuring and financing of investments, M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts, restructurings and joint ventures, as well as from the structuring of investment funds.
Paul Cicero represents private equity and public companies in a wide range of corporate transactions, with a focus on growth equity investments, leveraged acquisitions, venture capital investments and debt financings.
Brian McPeake advises clients on a range of domestic and cross-border transactional matters, including acquisitions and divestitures, growth equity investments, joint ventures and general corporate and securities law matters.