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Also known as the entire technology press amirite? Ha? In all seriousness though—Maclife asked various bloggers, journalists and tech personalities what their dream Apple products would be, and mocked them all up in detailed renders. Here's what happened:
Veronica Belmont, of Tekzilla/Mahalo/BOL fame/general video on the internet fame, sees Apple finally going ahead with that Courier concept Microsoft keeps dragging their feet on. Or, Apple subsumes Microsoft entirely. What do you know, Belmont?
BoingBoing's/MAKE's Mark Frauenfelder goes as DIY-y as is humanly possible, and projects a future in which Apple is just a bunch of dudes with Arduinos and a pair of pliers. You see, we'll just buy Apple's designs, and your iMake object printer will print them out.
Brian Lam, Man With Hat, just wants his iPhone to get reception in San Francisco, for once. Hence, bunny ears.
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Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Cyclechic's top 10 bikes for Christmas, No.10 - The Raleigh Superbe Roadster
The Raleigh Superbe Roadster - Raleigh are going back to their roots with this beautifully classic bicycle. It only seem to be available in the USA at the mo but hopefully they'll be bring it over to the UK soon. As a big fan of the Raleigh's heritage bikes, it great to see some of their classic style back. And it'd no just for us ladies theres a chaps version too.
Are you dreaming of a bike this Christmas, if so let me know which one?
7 comments:
- Campfire said...
That's such a pretty bike. I'm not thinking of another bike at the moment but wouldn't refuse that one. It reminds me of the Schwinn Cream which I also love.
- 8 December 2010 at 16:30
- Miss Matilda said...
Love this too, Raleigh always have a place in my heart, as my one and only cycle ay 17 was one!!
- 8 December 2010 at 16:34
- Caz said...
Yes it reminded me of the Schwimm cream too, which will be making an appearance in the count down! I have a thing for cream bikes. Any suggestions for the count down Anne Marie? x
- 9 December 2010 at 12:02
- Caz said...
Which Raleigh did you have Matilda? I am in love with the old ladies Raleigh's. Especially the white ones with the flowery frames, white saddle and white basket, divine!
- 9 December 2010 at 12:04
- Melafrique said...
lovely bike.
- 10 December 2010 at 20:15
- Campfire said...
I love the Pashley Provence in a deep burgundy colour Caz! I would have bought one but found my beautiful Gitane at a fraction of the price.
Some more: Velorbis Studine Balloon in cream and any of the Viva Juliette bikes which are so pretty.
- 13 December 2010 at 23:48
- Caz said...
Oh yes, The Viva Juilette is a good call! Thanks Annemarie!
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New Gear, May 2012
Wah pedal
Highlights Dual analog filters (each can be lowpass or bandpass) for organic sound quality • pedal, envelope, LFO, and pitch-tracking control • USB interface for editing and using Wahoo as a MIDI controller • true bypass • pedal position sensor can't wear out
Target Market Those desiring an innovative wah effect that's more flexible than the average pedal
Analysis The pitch-tracking control is arguably Wahoo's most innovative feature, as it allows changing the filter frequency based on parameters such as string bending. Wahoo combines a true analog signal path with digital control.
iOS stereo mic
$79 street price
Highlights Stereo condenser mics for iPhone 4, iPod Touch, or iPad dock connection • mics are adjustable 180 degrees from front to back • built-in A/D converter and mic preamp for low-noise recording • 125dB SPL maximum level • switchable limiter • dockpowered, no additional battery required • USB input allows iPhone/iPad charging from USB
Target Market Field recording, rehearsals
Analysis By avoiding the iPhone/ iPad's internal audio electronics, the iM2 can take advantage of higher-quality A/D conversion and mic preamps to withstand higher SPLs and provide lower-noise recording.
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Receptor VIP
Virtual instrument player
$1,599 minimum advertised price
Highlights Loads virtual instruments/effects in stageworthy 2U rack-mount unit • economical alternative to Receptor 2+ Pro/ Pro Max models • dual-core processor/4GB RAM/1TB drive • stereo ins/outs • "dongle garage" protects dongle for copy-protected instruments • OS 2.0 simplifies navigation • configurable effects
Target Market Performing musicians who need a more rugged host than typical laptops, and studios that need virtual instruments installed in a computer-agnostic environment
Analysis The original Receptor became a favorite of pro touring bands that didn't want to hassle with computers onstage; Receptor VIP offers similar performance at a lower price point.
Phase-correction plug-in
$200 native/$300 TDM
Highlights Designed for phaseshift treatment, phase-alignment and complex phase-manipulation tasks • high-resolution dual waveform displays • phase-shift filters with adjustable frequency and Q • correlation meter shows phase relationship and provides visual confirmation • move waveforms manually, with a delay control, or align them in relation to a sidechain input
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Analysis Phase incoherence can be introduced while tracking, for example due to phase relationship anomalies among multiple mics. InPhase can help identify and correct these problems during the mixing or mastering process.
Passive monitor series
Highlights Reasonably-priced passive speakers with significant sensitivity and power handling • series includes the PRX412M 12" two-way stage monitor/ loudspeaker system, PRX415M 15" two-way stage monitor/ loudspeaker system, PRX425 15" two-way loudspeaker system, and PRX418S 18" subwoofer • 12 M10 suspension points • Neutrik Speakon combination connectors • 18mm birch/poplar multi-laminate hardwood covered with DuraFlex, 16-gauge steel grille
Target Audience Musicians, DJs, houses of worship
Analysis The PRX400 series is essentially a non-self-powered version of the PRX600 series, which reduces price considerably and allows the use of existing power amps and processors.
Lewitt Audio
Tube+FET microphone
Highlights Combines large-diaphragm FET condenser-mic and tube-mic characteristics in one housing • "Crystal" and "Tube" settings can be mixed and merged • separate tube-based and FET-based impedance converters provide independent, dual signal paths • nine different polar patterns (omni, cardioid, figure-8, wide- and super-cardioid, and four additional intermediate patterns) • three levels of attenuation, three switchable low-cut frequencies
Target Market High-end recording and stage applications
Analysis The LCT 940 retains the versatility associated with multiple mics for those who want to invest in a single, high-end tube mic.
CMD controllers
Modular DJ mixer system
Highlights "Mix and match" line includes the CMD MM-1 Mixer Module, CMD DV-1 Digital Vinyl Control Module, LC-1 Live Control Module, CMD PL-1 Platter Control Module, and the CMD DC-1 Drum Control Module • class-compliant USB, no drivers needed • supports software like Ableton Live and Traktor
Target Market DJs, including laptop DJs, who want to go beyond typical mixing/controller setups
Analysis As more DJs expand the standard "platter" setup with software like Live, they often need multiple controllers. The modular approach allows using drum machines, software, and standard DJ-platter controllers as a unified system.
Quantum Leap Solo Violin
Virtual instrument
$99, download only
Highlights Includes five passes of true legatos at sampled intervals— legato soft, legato forte, expressive legato, portamento, and fast legato/ trill/run • round-robin up/down bowing on most articulations • handles very fast playing and live trill playing • all basic articulations, various expressive articulations, vibrato styles, and non-vibrato styles were sampled • uses the latest version of EastWest's cross-platform, 32/64-bit-compatible Play engine
Target Market Film and classical projects
Analysis One of EastWest's specialties is highly realistic orchestral virtual instruments; Solo Violin joins their choirs, pianos, brass, and symphonic instruments.
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Gold's Gym has taken a page out of the Town Sports International playbook by offering JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater a free membership.
Slater, if you haven't heard by now, made headlines this week by exiting through a JetBlue airplane's emergency exit after the plane had landed. Slater had had enough with the passengers on the flight, including one who had inadvertently hit Slater on the head with a bag from an overhead bin.
Gold's offer to Slater is good for a free one-year membership to the Gold's Gym of his choice. The offer, according to Gold's, is "to help alleviate the stress in his life through exercise" and to encourage Americans "to turn to fitness to help relieve their pent-up frustrations."
"Committing to a regular exercise routine is a great first step in giving Steven Slater a channel to begin working off the stress that has clearly come to a head in his life," Belisa Vranich, a clinical psychologist and a Gold's Gym Fitness Institute expert, said in a cleverly worded statement. "From running on the treadmill and hitting the weights to moving to the beat of a group exercise class, exercise is a scientifically proven method to combat the daily stress of life."
Vranich goes on to say that exercise "releases endorphins into your body that will make you feel good and increase your overall sense of well-being while boosting your mood and clearing your head of the everyday burdens that often weigh you down."
Last month, Town Sports International played off the headlines generated by Mel Gibson and his publicized rant by offering him a free membership for August and September. We mentioned the ad campaign in TSI's second quarter report, and here's a story from a Boston TV station.
(It didn't take long for TSI to come up with its own JetBlue/Steven Slater jab. Take a look.)
No word yet on whether Gibson or Slater have accepted their stress-reducing free memberships.


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Angie Mock joined FOX 2 as the anchor of FOX 2 News in the Morning from 4:00-5:00 in March 2011. Angie will also contribute throughout the morning newscasts.
She came to St. Louis from KOKH FOX 25 in Oklahoma City, OK where she co-anchored the 4-hour morning show, reported breaking news and conducted daily interviews. While at FOX 25, she was very active in the community by serving as the board media member and spokesperson for Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the ambassador for the "Go Red" for Women campaign and as spokesperson for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Prior to her job in Oklahoma City, Angie was a Sports Anchor/Reporter for KECI-TV (NBC) in Missoula, MT, where she anchored, reported, produced, shot and edited sportscasts on weekends, as well as anchoring a weekly coach's show. Angie has also held news and sports reporting/anchoring jobs in Austin, MN and Lincoln, NE.
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Night Blooming Cereus Stem
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 14, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Night Blooming Cereus Stem
Night Blooming Cereus Stem (Selenicereus grandiflorus) is an exquisite flowering plant which is considered to be nocturnal since it opens in the evening and closes at dawn. It is native to the tropical regions of America. It is described as a creeping shrub with cylindrical stems with prickly spines. Its flowers are very large and emit a vanilla like perfume in the evening hours. The flowers of the Night Blooming Cereus Stem last only for 6 hours and do not bloom again when withered.
The Night Blooming Cereus Stem should be collected in July when the plant is fresh. A tincture from the Night Blooming Cereus Stem is considered to be a homeopathic treatment for many health problems.
History and Origins
The Night Blooming Cereus Stem was introduced in Britain from the West Indies as a garden ornament. It was noted to be used as a tonic treatment for the heart as comparable to the medicating effects of Digitalis. The name Night Blooming Cereus Stem or Selenicereus is derived from the Greek word selene and Cereus which means moon.
Ancient Uses
The Night Blooming Cereus Stem was not considered medicinal when it was first brought to Britain from the West Indies but rather an ornamental plant with no medicinal characteristics whatsoever. Further studies in Naples however suggests that it can be used in the treatment of cardiac disorders and may be even comparable to Digitalis which was then the traditional medication for arrhythmias and chest pain.
Modern Uses
In modern times, the Night Blooming Cereus Stem is still used for angina like symptoms, for infections of the heart's interior lining or endocarditis, for inflammation of the heart walls and for rheumatism as well. Studies have also shown that the Night Blooming Cereus Stem is also useful for bladder inflammation, fatigue, fluid retention, indigestion, kidney congestion and irritable bladder.
A liquid extract of the Night Blooming Cereus Stem may also relieve shortness of breath and tobacco poisoning. Some experts agree that Night Blooming Cereus Stem is also a remedy for emphysema, tinnitus and menstrual problems.
Side Effects
Although the Night Blooming Cereus Stem has a positive effect on the heart and may be used in many heart ailments, its safety is still questionable. Therefore, if you have cardiac problems or suffer arrhythmias or shortness of breath plus experience chest pains when exerting effort, you must consult your doctor for an effective treatment.
If you wish to use Night Blooming Cereus Stem for its medicinal benefits, talk to a health professional regarding the use of this plant. If you are lactating or pregnant, Night Blooming Cereus Stem must not be used for any reason since it may cause fetal abnormalities and decreased blood pressure.
If you are using any cardiac medications, ask your doctor for advice regarding Night Blooming Cereus Stem use. Other side effects may be nausea and vomiting, Burning sensation in mouth, diarrhea and gastro intestinal upset. Night Blooming Cereus Stem may have many medicinal properties but it is still wise to consult your doctor regarding safety and use for your illness.
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10 July 2010
July Wishlist
Most of the things on my wishlist so far this month have been boring things like a new laptop. Well, I guess getting a new laptop isn't that boring, but you know what I mean. Fashion-wise I don't have my eye on too much. I guess it's because it's so hot out right now there's not much to be worn except little sundresses and sandals. Finding silk pieces is still high on my list and I really like these two dresses. The first is the exclusive Alison Lewis for Target dress. I love that the print was inspired by The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The other dress is a Built by Wendy one that I've had my eye on for a while and now I'm super tempted by because it's finally on sale.
Other than that, I'm on the lookout for the perfect fatigue style jacket to throw on over girly dresses to toughen things up a bit. I like this Topshop one but would like to find an already broken in vintage one if it's possible. And I think I fell in love with these Jeffrey Campbell shoes a bit too late as it seems they've all but sold out in smaller sizes. If anybody spies a pair in a size 6 or 7 give me a holler!
9 comments:
- eagle-eye-cherry said...
the sandals are really nice! I would like to have them.
- July 11, 2010
- KristiMcMurry said...
oooo nice things for a wishlist :) I totally understand about having a laptop on a wishlist...the best part is when you get to take it OFF your wishlist!
- July 11, 2010
- Lexie said...
that target dress is so pretty! and 100% silk chiffon makes it worth the price i think.
- July 11, 2010
- Diana said...
I want those JC sandals too! They're adorable but I can't find a 7 anywhere!
Love the polka dots dress too :)
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- July 11, 2010
- kara lynn said...
i am very much liking this wish list. oh so very much!
- July 12, 2010
- MOUSEVOX VINTAGE said...
The Built by Wendy dress certainly looks like a lovely way to beat the heat. Unfortunately for me too, things like 'new lap top' are consuming my wish list as well right now.
- July 12, 2010
- Natasha said...
I have the Jeffrey Campbell sandals! I got them in red suede. They are so comfortable, but I was almost put off by the height...The heel is nearly six inches, and I am 5'10". Meh, I am keeping them anyway. Good luck on the search.
- July 15, 2010
- market publique said...
OMG! I've been wanting that polka dot dress for a long time now, and when it went on sale I just couldn't resist. I got it in the black and gray color wave.
It goes with everything! I'm wearing it all the time bc it's so lightweight, but I an't wait to pair it with colorful tights in the fall!
- July 26, 2010
- Emmie said...
oh the jeffrey campbell sandals are really nice :) they will fit u perfectly .
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The Sony KDL-23B4050's idiosyncratic, stand-free design and gunmetal finish is bound to attract and repel people in equal measure, but it deserves to be judged on what's underneath that exterior.
Part of the innards comprises Sony's famous Bravia processing engine and this suite of subtle tweaks contributes admirably to a generally pleasing performance.
Clear and detailed images
The Freeview performance, for example, is generally quite strong and DVDs get a sensitive and highly watchable treatment.
Blu-rays are also more than adequate, benefiting from the 23in TV's marvellously clear and stable picture. Audio, meanwhile, is excellent, with those low-slung speakers making an impressive noise.


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The only copper cookware that performs flawlessly on all cooktops, including induction, Prima Matera combines the beauty and conductivity of copper with an easy-care stainless-steel interior. This versatile sauteuse allows you to sear, sauté, braise and prepare flavorful pan sauces.
- 90% copper, 10% stainless-steel construction.
- 2mm-thick copper body heats and cools rapidly and evenly.
- Stainless-steel interior and lid offer durability and easy cleaning.
- Seamlessly integrated magnetic bottom ensures induction compatibility.
- Stainless-steel interior offers easy cleaning and durability.
- Elegant oven-to-table design.
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- Tight-fitting stainless-steel lid circulates heat and moisture.
- Riveted handles of cast stainless steel stay cool to the touch.
- 3-qt. sauteuse: 9 1/4" diam., 2 3/4" high; 5 lb. 8 oz. with lid.
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- (adj) (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty; "heaps of succulent black grapes"
- (botany) (of a plant, especially a xerophyte) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water; "the ever-increasing popularity of succulent plants"
Succulent (सक्यलिन्ट / सक्युलन्ट) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi meaning)
- रसीला, रसदार
Succulent Origin
- early 17th century: from Latin succulentus, from succus 'juice'.
Succulent in a sentence (word usage in recent Hindu newspaper editorial)
- Cactus and succulent plant fever has swept Nagaland and gardeners are discovering the joys of growing these spiky plants over flowery ones.
- Arid land yields a bounty of succulent fruits.
- The succulent chicken was so tasty, that it went well with the spiced rice.
- Native to South Africa, jade plants are succulents that retain water in their round, green leaves.
- The acids in the marinade react with the lean muscle fibers in the meat and break them down, resulting in a more succulent piece of meat.
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The calls indicated that most residents who leave the region make short trips to Dar es Salaam on the Tanzanian mainland nearby, where malaria is relatively uncommon. However, they also revealed that a few Zanzibar residents travel back and forth from more distant areas of Tanzania where the risk of getting the disease is much higher — posing the greatest threat to elimination.
"That group of the population is the real risk if Zanzibar wants to eliminate malaria," said Andy Tatem, an assistant professor of geography, member of UF's Emerging Pathogens Institute, and lead author of a paper on the research likely to appear in the January issue of the Malaria Journal. "That is the population group that is likely to be continually reintroducing infection."
Malaria is not transmissible from person to person. But if infected elsewhere, travelers can be bitten by mosquitoes once back in Zanzibar — and those mosquitoes could then fly on to bite and infect other Zanzibar residents, forestalling elimination.
Over the past decade, Zanzibar's aggressive campaign against malaria has reduced infections from as much as 40 percent of its 1.2 million people to less than 1 percent, Tatem said. The country is weighing the cost of a campaign to eliminate the disease against the cost of continuing indefinitely with the control measures now in place. Its government commissioned what Tatem described as Africa's first "elimination feasibility study," including the travel research.
Most Zanzibar residents journey to and from mainland Tanzania via four- to six-hour ferry trips, but records of their origin and destinations are poor, Tatem said. Inspired by recent cell phone-based epidemiological research in Europe, he and five colleagues obtained records of three months of calls from customers of the Zanzibar Telephone Company, which covers all of Zanzibar and Tanzania.
The October-December 2008 records, which contained no names or other identifying information, tracked the movements of a 770,369 customers by showing each customer's calls and where the calls originated — or at least the region where the call originated.
So, for example, the researchers could see that a person made calls from Zanzibar's main city of Stone Town Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but on Thursday and Friday from Dar es Salaam.
Most callers never left Zanzibar, which means they posed no threat of reintroducing the Malaria parasite, Tatem said. About 12 percent did leave the islands, but most of those only visited relatively safe Dar es Salaam, and usually for just one or two days at a time.
However, a few hundred residents made trips to regions of western and southern parts of Tanzania, where as many as 40 percent of the residents have the malaria parasite.
The cell records did not reveal any information about the threat from non-residents visiting Zanzibar. Many visitors to the historic center of the spice trade are likely to be tourists who either come from countries where malaria is not a problem or are taking anti-malarial drugs, so pose little threat for malaria importation. However, mainland residents visiting for work may carry infections, so future work will need to assess these risks too, Tatem said.
Tatem said the study gives Zanzibar's government several options should it move forward with elimination. The government could choose to give Zanzibar residents prophylactics against malaria before they travel, or it could screen all residents as they return, both very expensive propositions. Or it could launch a targeted information and/or screening campaign aimed at the high-risk travelers.
Zanzibar will use the study in combination with another study — of the challenges and costs of eliminating the remaining infections within the country — to make its decision.
"Going for elimination can be very expensive, much more expensive than continuing with current sustained control, involving giving people bed nets (to protect against mosquito bites at night), spraying the inside of houses with insecticide and providing anti-malarial drugs," he said. "But in the very long term the savings having no malaria may outweigh those costs."
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Our fitness bootcamps are for women only. It is not a military bootcamp, however, so I would like to avoid any connection to the military or camouflage colors.
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Our fitness bootcamps are a very intense workout. We build strong minds and bodies through teamwork. That's what I would like to capture in the logo. I think I would like the words "Fitness Bootcamps for Women" in the logo along with the name of the business, Her Strength.Â
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ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit against a Burger King franchise for $400,000 to be paid to seven female employees, in addition to significant remedial relief – including extensive training and policy revisions – pursuant to a proposed Consent Decree filed today with the federal court in St. Louis. The young women had worked at a Burger King restaurant in the St. Louis suburb of Peerless Park, Missouri.
The EEOC's lawsuit [No. 4:03CV107 HEA], under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, alleged that in 2000 and 2001, restaurant manager Nathan Kraus subjected the female employees, six of whom were high school students, to repeated groping, vulgar sexual comments, and demands for sex. According to the EEOC, several of the young women complained to assistant managers at the restaurant as well as to a district manager, but no one took action to stop the harassment. None of the female employees had received training on how to make a sexual harassment complaint.
After enduring weeks of abuse by the restaurant manager, the EEOC said, several of the women finally learned how to file internal complaints with the corporate office. Following a brief company investigation, Kraus was allowed to resign and one of the assistant managers, although initially reprimanded, was later promoted to a restaurant manager position.
The EEOC filed the lawsuit against Midamerica Hotels Corporation and Northwest Development Company, both based in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Midamerica and Northwest, which are owned by the same family, together or separately operate approximately 38 Burger King restaurants in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, and Kentucky. The seven women intervened in the EEOC's lawsuit as individual plaintiffs.
Under the Consent Decree, which still must be approved by the court, Midamerica and Northwest have agreed to pay the victims a total of $400,000 in damages and attorneys' fees, and have further agreed not to rehire Kraus. In addition, the companies will conduct extensive sexual harassment training for management personnel, including eight hours of training for several upper-level managers, distribute the revised sexual harassment policy and procedure to all restaurant employees, and more prominently post an 800-number hotline for reporting harassment throughout their restaurants. For the two-year period of the Decree, the companies must report to the EEOC all internal complaints of sexual harassment involving employees at the Peerless Park restaurant. The seven women are represented by private attorneys William Moench and John Appelbaum.
Lynn Bruner, Director of the EEOC's St. Louis District Office, said, "This lawsuit could have been avoided if assistant managers and others had acted to stop the harassment when they first received complaints about the restaurant manager. We are pleased that the companies will compensate these young victims and provide extensive training to their staff on sexual harassment."
Noting that her office has handled numerous teen harassment cases in recent years, Bruner added, "We hope this case serves as an example of why employers must take prompt, effective steps to respond to employee reports of sexual harassment and other forms of unlawful discrimination, especially as it relates to young workers."
Due to an increasing number of teen harassment cases over the past few years, the Commission recently launched an unprecedented national outreach and public education initiative called "Youth@Work." The program is being implemented over the course of the next year at agency field offices nationwide to address issues of discrimination against teenage employees and to increase awareness of their employment rights and responsibilities. Information about the initiative is available on the agency's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/youth/index.html.
EEOC enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Equal Pay Act; Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act which prohibits disability discrimination against employees in the private sector and state and local governments; certain prohibitions in the Rehabilitation Act against discrimination affecting individuals with disabilities in the federal sector; and certain sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Further information about the agency is available online at www.eeoc.gov.


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This is Part 1 of a 2-Part Recommendations Series. Enjoy!
l already said this before, but I'm going to say it again. I love reading romance manga. In a previous romance manga blog posts series, I presented you with my Recommended Romantic Manga With Strong Female Protagonists. Read my lists by clicking the links below:
-10 Recommended Romantic Manga With Strong Female Protagonists (Part 1)
-10 Recommended Romantic Manga With Strong Female Protagonists (Part 2)
-10 Recommended Romantic Manga With Strong Female Protagonists (Part 3)
It's true that I prefer my heroines strong and independent, but this doesn't mean that I don't read other types of romance manga. I also love reading scalding HOT and SEXY romance manga, even when the heroines are females I want to slap. Aiyayayaya! Mmn!
So without further ado, I present you the first 11 hot & sexy romance manga that'll make you want to run outside during winter naked because, guuurrrrl, it is HOT in here!!! Enjoy, sugar. And you're very welcome. 😉
Read: 11 Recommended Hottest & Sexist Romance Manga (Part 2)
11 Recommended Hottest & Sexiest Romance Manga (Part 1):
11. Beauty!! [美(ビューティ)!! / Beauty Research Club]
By Oda Aya (織田綺). When I first read this as a teen, I thought it was a cute story. I still think it's a cute story, but I'm not as impressed by it now as an adult. The main premise is that the heroine, Makoto, has an aversion to beautiful men and she vomits whenever she sees one. It's definitely interesting and hilarious, but in reality, I just can't relate to this "phobia" at all. Because of the art style, the sex doesn't look too steamy. It's more on the cute category than on the "sexy and hot", but it's definitely worth reading.
10. Anata ni Hana o Sasagemashou (あなたに花を捧げましょう)
By Ōmi Tomu (大海とむ). Ōmi-sensei's art style is one of my favourites from the erotic romance manga category. Her characters look gorgeous, and the way she draws naked bodies is just beautiful. This manga is not my favourite story-wise but it's worth reading because the heroine Seri rocks. She's beautiful, sexy, rich and has a strong personality. She also ends up protecting the hero Yuzuki. I like this kind of role reversals. This, however, does not mean that Yuzuki is a pussy. It's just his personality not to reveal his inner self to the public, especially since he has a secret. The sex is, of course, sexy and hot. Not the best of Ōmi-sensei's work, but definitely a must-read.
9. Akkan Baby (あっかん ベービー)
By Miyauchi Saya (みやうち沙矢). I'm not fond of this manga's art style because the characters look like kids, but I guess it makes sense because the story focuses on teenage sex, pregnancy and parenthood. At first glance it may be just your typical comedy manga, but underneath the outrageous hilarity, it portrays a serious issue where naiveté results in a life-changing situation where two teens are forced abruptly from their childhood to face very adult challenges. Kudos to Miyauchi-sensei for effectively balancing the comedy and seriousness. The sex scenes are more on the "funny" category than "hot and sexy", but I think the strength is in the story and the message it conveys. Definitely worth reading.
8. Gekka no Kimi (月下の君)
By Shimaki Ako (嶋木あこ). This manga is so funny. The premise is not the most original—reincarnation and punishment for previous life's sins—but it feels refreshing because Gekka no Kimi is basically told from the hero's perspective rather than the typical female perspective. In this way, we steer away from the typical hot and perfect male interest to a male protagonist whose imperfections and insecurities are clear for all the readers to see. The sex is good, I'm telling you, although of course there's a lot of awkwardness and hilarity. Definitely worth reading.
7. Tokyo Crazy Paradise (東京クレイジーパラダイス)
By Nakamura Yoshiki (仲村佳樹). I already featured this on a previous post titled "10 Recommended Romantic Manga With Strong Female Protagonists (Part 1)". Like what I said in that post, I didn't like this manga compared to other fans who keep on recommending this. It was drawn by the same mangaka of Skip Beat!, but the art style looks so different. Makes sense since TCP was first serialized back in 1996. The romance is slow for my taste especially at the beginning, but the sexual tension is definitely delish! If you don't mind the older art style and slow romantic development, then this manga is definitely worth a read. Its main strengths lie in the story which is creative compared to other manga in the same category, and of course, the character of the heroine Tsukasa. She's physically strong. Ya go, girl! And I firmly believe that strong women are the sexiest! Who's with me? Yeah!
6. Love Monster (ラブ・モンスター)
By Miyagi Riko (宮城理子). This manga is surprisingly hot. This is one of the corruptors of my early teens, just to let you know. The art style is more on the moe category, especially for the female characters, but the male characters are hot (oh yeah!). I'm not too fond of the heroine Hiyoko's character because she can be really annoying, and I'm dismayed that she almost always needs rescuing by the gorgeous Kouro and the other hot guys surrounding her. Despite all these, however, it has an interesting premise. It reminds me a little of Black Bird but a little more toned down. Worth a read.
5. Hot Gimmick (ホットギミック)
By Aihara Miki (相原実貴). To be honest, I have a love-hate relationship with this series. I'm aghast at some of the developments in this series. There are so many instances that I wanted to strangle one or more characters, especially the heroine Hatsumi. I hated the abusive element and how it's tolerated, even accepted as the norm in this manga. I think this is my biggest complaint, among many others. Looking past these, however, I still like HG because of the reverse harem element. And for those of you who've been following me for quite some time now, you know I'm a HUGE gyaku harem fan. The art style is so-so and the sex can be hot, but overall it's a manga that I'm not entirely sure whether to hate or love. The story can be an emotional roller coaster. Try reading it, and see for yourself.
4. Black Bird (ブラックバード)
By Sakurakouji Kanoko (桜小路かのこ). Oh my gosh. This manga is HOT~ So hot that you'll feel your ovaries bursting and uterus contracting. The art style is gorgeous and the premise is absorbing. The characters, especially the male ones, are absolutely yummy. Wipes drool. My only complaint is the character of Misao, the heroine. If she were more like Tsukasa (TCP) or even like Seri (Anata ni Hana o Sasagemashou), I would've definitely put Black Bird at the top of this list. Unfortunately, Misao belongs to one of my most hated types of female protagonists in shoujo manga—the weak, crybaby, insecure damsel-in-distress types. But at least she gets better throughout the series, finding more confidence and emotional strength. I just think that Misao feels too typical that she could be easily replaced for another similar character and the story wouldn't change much. Overall, though, this manga is one of the sexiest and hottest. I love it so much that I read it 3 times! I'm already thinking of reading it again.
3. Kaikan Phrase (快感・フレーズ)
By Shinjo Mayu (新條まゆ). Ehehehe~ Now we're talkin'. I'm telling you right here, right now. Kaikan Phrase is HOT and SEXY. Compared to the titles above, this manga feels more realistic and more adult. I've watched the anime adaptation and it's also one of my teenage corruptors. I still have the songs from the anime on my current playlist. I'm still freaking in love with Sakuya—he's so hot and gorgeous! However, like Misao (Black Bird), Aine's character type often gets on my nerves. The drama is superb; it feels like watching a soap opera. And most importantly, the sex is more than steamy—it's scorching HOT!!! The sex is first-rate and the romance can get heart-warming at times. Saying this, however, I'm quite disappointed that Aine doesn't even try taking the lead sexually. She always let Sakuya dominate her…which is hot, don't get me wrong, but girls who just go with the flow all the time can get boring, if you know what I mean. If you feel the itch, I say grab your guy and order him to scratch it like a queen. Don't just wait in a corner, blushing, and hoping for your guy to notice and make the first move. Definitely a must-read.
2. The One (獨領風騷)
Manhua by Nicky Lee. To be honest, I think this series deserves to be #1 on this list because it's just so awesome on the emotional level, but intellectually I think I did the right thing choosing the series below for the top spot. Moving on, The One is a must-read! It's like Skip Beat on crack. It's sexier, more mature, and of course, there's actual sex. The art is gorgeous, by the way, so you get to enjoy the delicious bishies even more. Most importantly, the heroine Cane Lele is spunky but feels pure at the same time. She's a talented model, and I like how she's not submissive to the hero, unlike most of the heroines in this list. There's a good balance of comedy and drama. Overall, The One is a personal favourite and something I'll read again and again. Must-read!
1. Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori (天は赤い河のほとり) / Red River / Anatolia Story
By Shinohara Chie (篠原千絵). I already featured this manga on a previous list "10 Recommended Romantic Manga With Strong Female Protagonists (Part 1)". It's safe to say that this is one my favourite romance manga since I was a kid. The beautiful story is absorbing, making the sex only secondary, but nonetheless still a very important element to the romance between Yuri and Kail. In addition to the impressive political and fantasy plot, I like that the heroine Yuri is a strong character. She doesn't start out strong, but as the story progresses, she becomes more confident, beautiful, and elegant. The art is from the earlier classic shoujo manga designs, so you might be put off at the beginning but I promise you that you'll get past it and just be absorbed with the story. Must-read!
And that's it for Part 1 of this 2-part post series of my Recommended Hottest & Sexiest Romance Manga. As a treat, I won't let you wait long for the 2nd part because I know you're ravenous for more. Tune in this coming Monday and you'll have your next list of the hottest & sexiest romance manga from yours truly. You're welcome. 😉
Anyway, I realized after creating these 2 lists that I still have a lot of manga under this category, so perhaps there's going to be another set of lists coming in the near future. If you beg, I'll think about creating another set of lists. We'll see. (Do-S mode activated)
Alright, sugar? Happy reading! Cheers!
Read: 11 Recommended Hottest & Sexist Romance Manga (Part 2)
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Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have never been close. Some of their advisers concede that the two men don't really like each other. They have openly disagreed on policy issues and political strategy, and the acrimony generated during the 2008 Democratic primaries, when Hillary Clinton ran against Obama for the nomination, has yet to fully dissipate. Nevertheless, a carefully orchestrated reconciliation of sorts has been under way for some time now. The former Democratic President, long spurned by the current one, has been given a prominent speaking spot at the Convention, in Charlotte, the night before the President's speech—a spot usually reserved for the Vice-President. Joe Biden was bumped to the following night, in the slot immediately before Obama.
The reconciliation began in earnest late last summer. Patrick Gaspard, the former White House political director, who has moved to the Democratic National Committee, approached Douglas Band, Clinton's closest political adviser and longtime gatekeeper, with some suggestions about how the former President might help with Obama's 2012 reëlection campaign. Band, who, by reputation, has an acute sense for moments of political advantage, tried to explain that you don't just call up Bill Clinton and tell him to raise money and campaign for you. Band recommended that the two Presidents begin by playing golf. The next day, Obama phoned Clinton and invited him out for a round. Several Clinton associates say that this was the moment they realized that Obama truly wanted to win in 2012. Why else would he spend hours on a golf course being lectured by Clinton?
The Presidential round was played at Andrews Air Force Base on September 24, 2011, and since then Clinton has become a visible and vigorous champion of Obama's reëlection. Clinton agreed to participate in several fund-raisers; he was in a documentary, released on March 15th, attesting to Obama's sound judgment in ordering the raid on Osama bin Laden; and he recently appeared in an Obama campaign ad. "President Obama has a plan to rebuild America from the ground up," Clinton says. "It only works if there is a strong middle class. That's what happened when I was President. We need to keep going with his plan." Behind the scenes, Clinton has been involved in detailed discussions about campaign strategy.
For Clinton, Obama's solicitousness is a welcome affirmation of his legacy and, perhaps, an opportunity to boost his wife's Presidential prospects. For Obama, the reconciliation could help him win in November. It's also an ideological turnaround: Obama, who rose to the Oval Office in part by pitching himself as the antidote to Clintonism, is now presenting himself as its heir apparent. It's a shrewd, even Clintonian, tactical maneuver.
The relationship between a sitting President and his living predecessors is rarely easy. According to "The Presidents Club," by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, Lyndon Johnson sometimes drafted the popular former President Dwight D. Eisenhower into his publicity schemes, which frustrated Ike, who complained to aides about being used. After Johnson left office, Richard Nixon cultivated him carefully, even sending weekly national-security briefings to his ranch, in Stonewall, Texas, by government aircraft. It worked; Johnson, who was alienated from his party because of Vietnam, mostly kept quiet during Nixon's 1972 reëlection campaign, against George McGovern. Ronald Reagan treated the recently disgraced Nixon with deference, which helped start Nixon's late-career return to respectability, but the two men eventually fell out over Reagan's Soviet policy. In 1989, George H. W. Bush recruited Jimmy Carter to help with policy toward Panama; that helped revive Carter's reputation, but the relationship soured in 1991, when Carter tried to rally world leaders against Bush's invasion of Iraq. When Carter attempted to offer advice at the start of Clinton's Presidency, Clinton, with the Iraq incident fresh in memory, rebuffed him. Likewise, Obama, early in his term, ignored Clinton's advice, which is said to have left Clinton feeling wounded.
Obama, throughout his career, has faced a challenge in how best to manage his political antecedent. Clinton is fifteen years Obama's senior and was the dominant figure in Democratic politics during the years of his rise. Obama had graduated from Harvard Law School and moved back to Chicago in 1991, the year before Clinton was elected. He made his first mark on Chicago politics during the 1992 campaign, running a voter-registration drive that contributed to Clinton's victory in Illinois—the first time that a Democratic Presidential nominee had won the state since 1964.
Yet Obama came to share an ambivalence toward Clinton's policies that was common on the left. In 1996, Clinton, after vetoing two versions of controversial welfare-reform legislation, which he deemed too harsh, announced that he would sign the slightly modified third version. Obama, who was then practicing law at a firm well connected in progressive circles and lecturing at the University of Chicago, saw Clinton's election-year decision as a sellout. He told one newspaper that he found it "disturbing." Later, as an Illinois state senator, Obama said that he wouldn't have supported Clinton's welfare bill, and he helped pass a state law that restored benefits to legal immigrants, a group that Clinton's policy had made ineligible.
In 2000, Obama's political career was nearly derailed by Clinton. Obama was running against Bobby Rush, the incumbent congressman from the South Side of Chicago, in the Democratic primary. Rush had supported Clinton during his impeachment battle, and although Obama's challenge was a long shot, Clinton helped insure Rush's victory with an appearance in the district just a week before primary day. Obama was so shattered by the defeat that he considered giving up politics. "It's impossible not to feel at some level as if you have been personally repudiated by the entire community," he wrote subsequently, in his 2006 book, "The Audacity of Hope," and that "everywhere you go, the word 'loser' is flashing through people's minds."
By 2004, when Obama ran for the U.S. Senate, he had softened his critique of Clinton and adopted a more centrist position. Clinton's policies, derided by the left as triangulation, had been a necessary "correction" to the liberal excesses of the Democratic Party, Obama told me in April of that year. He was developing a new theme, which helped carry him to the White House, four years later: the obstacle wasn't ideology but blind partisanship. The immediate target of the critique, unveiled during his famous speech at the 2004 Convention, was George W. Bush. But the argument could also be applied to the Clinton years, and it soon was. In a well-known remark in "The Audacity of Hope," Obama dismissed the partisan wars of the Clinton and Bush years as a baby-boomer "psychodrama."
As the 2008 Presidential campaign took shape, Obama emerged as the leader of a new, anti-Clinton wing. His "psychodrama" argument blossomed into a full-scale criticism of the Clinton Presidency. This time, though, the target was another Presidential aspirant, Hillary Clinton, who, Obama argued, was too polarizing to get anything done in Washington.
Obama soon added a harsher note to the argument: that Hillary, perhaps like her finger-wagging husband, was untrustworthy. On November 10, 2007, Obama's advisers, in a private memo before a pivotal speech in Iowa, laid out the strategy. "Clinton," they argued, "can't be trusted or believed when it comes to change," because "she's driven by political calculation, not conviction."
An Obama Presidency, the candidate suggested in 2007 and 2008, would be much bolder than Clinton's. "If we are really serious about winning this election, Democrats, we can't live in fear of losing it," Obama declared in his Iowa speech, echoing the advice of his pollsters and strategists. "This party—the party of Jefferson and Jackson; of Roosevelt and Kennedy—has always made the biggest difference in the lives of the American people when we led, not by polls, but by principle; not by calculation, but by conviction."
The Clinton circle blames Obama's decision to go negative for the subsequent nastiness of the 2008 Democratic primaries. Bill Clinton fumed that the press failed to call out Obama for running on a message of hope and change while attacking Hillary as untrustworthy. In New Hampshire, on January 7th, he made his most famous remarks of the race, calling Obama's record on Iraq "the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen!" He added, "The idea that one of these campaigns is positive and the other is negative, when I know the reverse is true and I have seen it and I have been blistered by it for months, is a little tough to take." Clinton urged Hillary's campaign to fire back, and, when it wouldn't, at least to his satisfaction, he did so on his own.
The result was an internecine war that the two men have struggled to overcome. In South Carolina, Obama's campaign suggested that Clinton's "fairy tale" comment had racial overtones. (It was read as a subtle rejection of the idea that an African-American could become President.) A few days later, in Nevada, Obama compared Bill Clinton unfavorably to Ronald Reagan. "I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that, you know, Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not," he said. No doubt the rhetoric was partly strategic. Every Presidential candidate must distinguish himself from his party's previous President, especially if the predecessor's spouse is an opposing candidate. But Clinton "didn't see it as a tactic," Mark Halperin and John Heilemann write in "Game Change," their account of the 2008 race. "He thought that Obama might actually believe that Reagan's tenure had been superior to his own."
Bill Clinton's attacks hurt Hillary as much as they did Obama. The Times denounced Clinton's fairy-tale comment as a "bizarre and rambling attack" and as exemplifying a campaign that was "perilously close to injecting racial tension" into the conversation. At a press conference in South Carolina the morning after Obama won the state, Bill Clinton seemed to dismiss the victory as a fluke of local demography. "Jesse Jackson won South Carolina in '84 and '88," he said. "Jackson ran a good campaign. And Obama ran a good campaign here." Tim Russert told me that, according to his sources, Bill Clinton, in an effort to secure an endorsement for Hillary from Ted Kennedy, said to Kennedy, "A few years ago, this guy would have been carrying our bags." Clinton's role in the campaign rattled Obama. He told ABC News in an interview that Clinton "has taken his advocacy on behalf of his wife to a level that I think is pretty troubling."
Obama's victory in the primaries was hard for Bill Clinton to absorb. For the remainder of the 2008 election, contact between him and Obama was minimal: a quick phone call on the night Hillary conceded, a private meeting in Harlem, and a joint campaign rally in Florida to excite Democratic voters. In August, on the eve of the Convention, in Denver, Clinton gave an interview to ABC in which he refused to say whether he thought Obama was prepared to be Commander-in-Chief. But he rose to the occasion at the Convention, in remarks prepared without participation from the Obama campaign. "Barack Obama is ready to be President of the United States," he said.
David Axelrod describes the Presidents' relationship as improved. "Would I be truthful if I said to you that we went through a long and difficult campaign in 2007-08 and as soon as it was over the relationship was instantly close?" he said. "I mean, that just defies human nature. But I think it's grown up over time."
Regardless of Bill Clinton's personal feelings about Obama, it didn't take him long to see the advantages of an Obama Presidency. More than anyone, he pushed Hillary to take the job of Secretary of State. "President Clinton was a big supporter of the idea," an intimate of the Clintons told me. "He advocated very strongly for it and arguably was the tie-breaking reason she took the job." For one thing, having his spouse in that position didn't hurt his work at the Clinton Global Initiative. He invites foreign leaders to the initiative's annual meeting, and her prominence in the Administration can be an asset in attracting foreign donors. "Bill Clinton's been able to continue to be the Bill Clinton we know, in large part because of his relationship with the White House and because his wife is the Secretary of State," the Clinton associate continued. "It worked out very well for him. That may be a very cynical way to look at it, but that's a fact. A lot of the stuff he's doing internationally is aided by his level of access."
Bill Clinton's international diplomacy also has benefitted Obama, although the White House has been careful to control the spotlight. One rough moment occurred in 2009, when Clinton flew to North Korea to negotiate the release of two captive journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling. Ling's sister Lisa had worked closely with Clinton and with the Obama Administration to obtain the women's release. In the sisters' subsequent memoir about the ordeal, "Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home," they expressed surprise that Clinton wouldn't be stepping off the plane with Lee and Ling as they greeted their families in front of reporters; the White House had asked him to remain on board. "We feel strongly about this decision," Lisa was told in a conference call with a White House official. Once the plane was on the ground, however, a State Department aide assured her that Clinton would leave the plane with the former captives, and he did. Obama called Clinton a few minutes afterward and thanked him for the mission. It was the first time the two Presidents had spoken in quite a while, Lisa was told.
Throughout 2008 and 2009, Obama rarely contacted Clinton, a decision that the Clinton circle attributes to Obama's loner personality. A Democrat deeply familiar with the relationship complained that the press has often made it seem that Clinton harbored "lingering resentments" from the primary battle: "It's always sort of implied that it's Clinton's fault." The truth, he added, "is that Obama doesn't really like very many people." He ticked off the names of some of Obama's longtime friends: the Whitakers, the Nesbitts, Valerie Jarrett. "And he likes to talk about sports. But other than that he just doesn't like very many people. Unfortunately, it extends to people who used to have his job."
Aides in both camps continue to air old grievances. Clinton's circle complains that for months the White House ignored a 2009 memo from Clinton about energy policy. When a meeting was arranged, on July 14, 2010, it turned out to be a perfunctory event with business leaders. The Obama side says that requests for help from Clinton always seemed to come with strings attached, and that Clinton sometimes seems intent on upstaging Obama. There was momentary panic at the White House when, in 2011, it was learned that Clinton was soon going to publish a book on policy. Former top Clinton aides who went to work for Obama were left feeling, as one of them put it, like children of divorce.
Still, a turning point came after the 2010 midterm elections. Obama had promised, during his campaign, to build a politics of consensus rather than of partisan conflict, but that approach wasn't working against an increasingly right-wing Republican Party set on his defeat. Pollsters deemed Obama the most polarizing President in history, and he was rejected in 2010, much as Clinton had been in 1994. Meanwhile, the approval ratings for Clinton, who was focussed on international projects, had soared. The balance of power in the relationship began to shift as the Administration saw that enlisting Clinton might solve more than one problem.
In December, Obama negotiated a compromise tax deal with Republicans—a two-year extension of all the Bush-era tax cuts in return for some economic stimulus—that many House Democrats deplored. Liberals complained about the deal, much as Obama had criticized Clinton before 2008. What had happened to boldness? On December 10th, Clinton met alone with Obama in the Oval Office for seventy minutes, one of their longest sessions to date. Afterward, they sauntered into the briefing room, surprising reporters. Clinton gave a forceful defense of the tax deal, which helped quell the liberal uprising.
By early 2011, the White House was turning its attention to reëlection. Jim Messina, the deputy chief of staff, moved to Chicago to manage the campaign, and he took charge of the Clinton account. Messina hadn't worked for Obama during the Democratic primaries in 2008 and had no interest in the old conflicts. "Jim Messina just cares about getting two hundred and seventy electoral votes—period," the knowledgeable Democrat said. "And he knows Bill Clinton helps him along that path. He doesn't care what he said in South Carolina in 2008."
Clinton, Messina told me, is one of the few people who can make the case for Obama among voters who still haven't made up their minds. "They're looking at this through an economic framework, and he's going to be incredibly important to that discussion," Messina said. "He's now effective with almost every demographic. I mean, he's in the sixties now"—meaning that more than sixty per cent of Americans view him favorably. "The current two political figures in America who have those numbers are Bill Clinton and Michelle Obama."
In November, not long after the round of golf, Messina and Axelrod made a pilgrimage to Clinton's Harlem office. Messina brought a PowerPoint slide show and briefed the former President on campaign strategy. At the time, the Obama team was alternating between two arguments about Romney. One presented him as an inveterate flip-flopper, the other as a right-wing ideologue who would return the country to a pre-New Deal dystopia. Clinton advised them to stick with the second argument. It would help with fund-raising, he said; liberal donors would be more motivated to fight a fierce conservative. If they defined Romney as a flip-flopper, undecided voters might think that he could return to his moderate roots once he was in office. "They tried to do this to me, the flip-flopper thing," Clinton said, according to someone in the room. "It just doesn't work." He told the Obama aides that voters never held the flip-flopper attacks against him because they felt that he would simply do what was right.
After Clinton agreed to appear at several fund-raisers, Obama turned him into a leading character in his stump speech. "All we're asking is that we go back to the same tax rates that we paid under Bill Clinton," Obama said in Boone, Iowa, recently, using a line that he repeats in most campaign speeches these days. "And you know what? That was a time when our economy created nearly twenty-three million new jobs, the biggest budget surplus in history, and millionaires did pretty good, too."
Obama had found a way to capitalize on an unusual political development. In an effort to sell deficit reduction, many Republicans have been extolling the former President's legacy. Even Mitt Romney has presented Clinton as a responsible centrist and a champion of welfare reform, unlike Obama. "Almost a generation ago, Bill Clinton announced that the era of big government was over," Romney said earlier this year, trying to magnify divisions between the two Presidents. "President Obama tucked away the Clinton doctrine in his large drawer of discarded ideas, along with transparency and bipartisanship. It's enough to make you wonder if maybe it was a personal beef with the Clintons, but really it runs much deeper."
Former Representative Anthony Weiner, whose wife, Huma Abedin, is a top aide to Hillary Clinton, expressed surprise that the G.O.P. has conceded this ground. "Swing voters volunteer that under Clinton we had a big surplus," he said. "So Clinton provides this perfect signpost in history for Obama. What's fascinating to me is that the Republicans have seen it coming, understand it, and basically stipulate it. It's one of those interesting moments when both sides aren't fighting about whether it's true."
On April 29th of this year, Obama attended the first of the joint fund-raisers, in suburban Virginia, at the home of Clinton's good friend Terry McAuliffe. The event had the feel of a first date. "If it were an indie movie," a former Clinton aide said, "the premise would have been these two guys are set up to go out and all their friends are there trying to see if they hit it off or not." As Obama stood on a stage in the back yard with Clinton and McAuliffe, waiting to be introduced, he looked uneasy, with his arms crossed and his head occasionally down. "You could just tell he felt like 'Wow, I'm in the belly of the Clinton beast—Terry McAuliffe's house!' " the former aide said. "If I had to put a thought bubble above Obama's head while Clinton spoke, it would be 'What's he going to say?' "
Clinton started his remarks with a humorous appreciation of McAuliffe, a fervid Democratic partisan. "I love poor Terry McAuliffe," Clinton said. "He's so laid back and repressed; he just can't express himself. I worry about him. But, I tell you what, if we had a hundred more like him we wouldn't lose as many elections." When it came to Obama, Clinton had some facts to convey. He told the donors that he hoped they would remember them and pass them along to their friends. That it takes ten years to recover from a financial crisis rooted in a housing collapse, and, by that historical standard, Obama was "beating the clock, not behind it." That Obama's stimulus plan had shaved two points off the unemployment rate. That Obama's restructuring of the auto industry had saved one and a half million jobs. That Obama's health-care law will bring consumers and employers $1.3 billion in refunds from insurance companies.
Clinton seemed at home. Obama looked coiled and reticent when he stepped forward. "Let me just say this—and I think Bill will agree with me," he said, near the end of his speech. "There's nothing more humbling, actually, than being President. It's a strange thing. Suddenly, you've got all the pomp and the circumstance and you've got the helicopters and you've got the Air Force One and—and the plane is really nice. It really is. I mean, Bill may not miss being President, but he misses that plane. Let's face it, he does. It's a great plane. And I'll miss it, too." A voice from the audience of donors suddenly interrupted the President: "But not yet!" Obama paused briefly. "But not yet," he replied, with a smile. The crowd cheered and the tension in the yard finally seemed to lift.
On June 7th, Messina went to a meeting in Chicago of the Clinton Global Initiative to make another presentation. Clinton and Messina engaged in a detailed discussion of the politics of swing states. "We talked about each one of them in depth," Messina said. "And he has a history in all of them. It was amazing. He knew counties, he knew media markets. This is a guy who has won two Presidential elections."
There was a price for Clinton's general involvement. At the end of 2011, Hillary Clinton still had a quarter of a million dollars in campaign debt left from 2008. Obama had agreed to retire it, in order to secure her endorsement after the primary contest ended; he had to make good on that promise. Eventually, Matthew Barzun, Obama's national finance chair and a former Ambassador to Sweden, raised the money, but it was a scramble—"a logistical challenge," one Democrat told me—to drum up donors amid the Obama campaign's own efforts to raise money. On July 25th, Obama, who was flying back from New Orleans, called Clinton, in Boston, and asked him to speak during prime time at the Convention, in Charlotte.
The quasi-friendship between Clinton and Obama resembles the transactional relationship between most living Presidents. People in Clinton's orbit portray his campaign work for Obama as that of a man going through the motions—speeches, photographs, rope lines.
Obama's circle offers a more diplomatic assessment. "Clinton still believes that Obama doesn't take care of his donors as he should," a senior Obama official said, referring to Obama's reluctance to woo his biggest financial supporters. Yet, the official added, "Clinton has a lot of respect for how honest and how supportive the President has been to his wife." Obama's success with health-care reform, which the Clintons failed to achieve, also resonates. "Health care means a lot to all three of those people—Hillary, Bill, and Barack," the official said. "I think historic achievements matter to historic figures like Bill Clinton."
As a Democratic President facing a resurgent conservative movement, Obama doubtless has come to appreciate what he once criticized as Clinton's focus on seemingly minor issues, such as advocating for school uniforms in public schools. Although Obama once scoffed at Clinton for his small-bore initiatives, more recently, according to White House officials, he has come to realize that when a President doesn't control Congress he must find solace in the often limited powers of his office.
With many of Obama's senior political advisers—Axelrod, Messina, Robert Gibbs, Stephanie Cutter, Ben LaBolt—now in Chicago working on his reëlection campaign, the Administration in Washington has taken on the aura of a Clinton alumni association. Obama's chief of staff, Jacob Lew, and his main economic adviser, Gene Sperling, were top Clinton aides. Bruce Reed, formerly Clinton's chief domestic-policy adviser, and Steve Ricchetti, Clinton's deputy chief of staff, now work at the White House, as Biden's chief of staff and counsellor, respectively. The three top Obama Cabinet positions are held by Clinton veterans: Secretary of State Clinton, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. It's only a slight exaggeration to say that the many staffing changes since 2010 have resulted in the Obama camp running the campaign while the Clinton camp runs the government.
Given the political stalemate in Washington and the anemic economy, turning the campaign into a choice between the Bush years and the Clinton years makes strategic sense. And, after constant complaints by Republicans, Obama has finally stopped blaming Bush for the poor economy. Clinton can do that work instead. Embraced by both parties, he is better equipped than Obama to make the case that Bush squandered the good fortune and budget surpluses of the nineteen-nineties and left the current President with multiple crises to clean up.
For Clinton, the politics are more complicated. His associates take it as a given that he would like nothing more than to see his wife become President. Hillary Clinton will step down as Secretary of State after the campaign and begin the process of deciding whether she will run in 2016. By some measures, a defeat for Obama in November would leave Hillary the undisputed leader of her party and propel her toward the Oval Office that much faster. At least one of Clinton's closest advisers seems to be backing that strategy. According to two people with direct knowledge, Douglas Band has said that he will vote for Romney. Band declined to comment.
Now that Obama has turned the campaign into something of a referendum on Clinton's sterling record on the economy, Clinton can hardly complain. That may be part of Obama's strategy, too. Flattered by the attention, Clinton now has an incentive to work hard for Obama, who seems to have learned how to tame the former President. "In many ways, the President has been using Bill Clinton as an economic role model," the senior official said. "I would guess that President Clinton views that as a compliment." ♦


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About EUFEMIA :
"Any questions for me? Then you can always ask me by sending me a really sweet message "
Anchorage, AK
About NILSA :
"Awesome girl seeks Awesome Guy for an Awesome time! And thats a promise!"
Kiana, AK
About KELSI :
"I like to try new things (like acting naughty on the webcam :)))
im v spontaneous and can be fun, but lately everything seems to be to much drama so i want someone who can keep things fresh.
i love travelling,but lately i feel stifled and i need someone who can bring something to the table because sex is great and I really cant life a day without it!"
Eagle River, AK
About JOHNETTE :
"i am a v. Sensual girl……love everything that has to do with sex…and im really into tantric sex
you know the kind that goes on for v long time and combines sex with yoga…. sorta"
Bethel, AK
About DARCIE :
"I am looking for a handyman that I can pay in kind.. I am a young mother and I have a lot of household chores to be done but unfortunately I don't have the means currently. So I am looking for a handyman who does not mind to be paid in kind by me? Please be quick about it cuz I really need someone ASAP x"
Anchorage, AK
About SHARONDA :
"( in case you are feeling the requirement remark on my pic or send me cute/hot/humorous messages, I wouldn't thoughts :)LOL"
Huslia, AK
About DIAN :
"I'm a bigger woman and love to meet new interesting and sexual people"
Pelican, AK
About RENAE :
"My boyfriend and I are interested in having a hot sexual experience…he wants to watch me with someone else…not a woman but a man. he does not want to participate…well he wouldn't mind getting sucked off while I was getting fucked..but anyway "
Koyukuk, AK
About ETTA :
"Hello I am Nanda. How are you doing today?
Don't quite know what to say or do as I am totally new to the whole online dating hype.
As I have a busy job, no time to hit a club or bar or anyhing plus I'm single.
So yeah basically that's the reason why you can find me on this site.."
Shungnak, AK
About CANDRA :
"Young active fun loving girl who enjoys life, enjoys men and enjoys physical stuff. would like to keep my sex life active for years to come. but not interested in comitting myself to some guy. so looking for a friend with benefits situation cause i don't like one night stands an shit xxx"
Nunam Iqua, AK
About JENNIFFER :
"Im a pretty single blonde athletic girl whos a dancer. Im just looking for a single guy to go out with and maybe more.. I prefer a guy who dances himself or is very sportive. I dont want married man or guys who are in a relationship.. if so.. I m not your girl.
Tatitlek, AK
About CHANDA :
"I just wanna have fun "
Saint Michael, AK
About MARGARETE :
"Any want to sneek a peek in my panties?
… ????
Well there you go ;0"
Nome, AK
About MELANI :
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Ketchikan, AK
About MY :
"I occur shy at first and a little quiet maybe..
Untill the ice is broken and we have got to know each other some more. Trust is the key here.
Besides all that I'm a pretty decent girl.. with a great appetite for sex.. Ones the ice is broken
I'm looking for you if you're a little dominant and demanding in the bed room.
Oooh and I'm pretty adventurous and fun loving so no boring guy please ;-D"
Shageluk, AK
About CORRINNE :
"I'm a gamer in the streets and a l33t in the sheets. Come and let me beat your high score in handjobs."
Kaktovik, AK
About MARIANA :
"I'm Perri, a nice girl, I love men who beside sex also know how to treat a woman. Because even though I love good sex I do love romance!"
Levelock, AK
About TAMELA :
"I am looking for some new experiences with men/women of my age(have done the older thing before–just not what I am looking for right now."
You've just gotten out of a serious relationship and now you've decided to try a casual adult dating. Where do you start? Are you rusty? There are a few things that you can keep in mind that will help to ensure that your casual relationship remains safe, fun, and most of all, casual.
1. Always make sure to be honest about wanting to keep the relationship casual. After all, you do not want to mislead your partner into thinking you want more when you're really just looking for casual sex.
2. Remember to never spend the night, because this gives your partner the impression that you want to move beyond a casual relationship into a more serious one.
3. Remember that you are not the only one in a casual relationship. You're looking for a local girl that will have sex with you, and chances are that she is just looking for sex too. You're going to talk to hot, sexy women and she will probably end up talking to sexy men or woman as well. This is a casual sex date.
4. Always take care of yourself. Make sure that, when you meet up, you are clean and ready for sex. With casual adult dating, she will be more likely to refuse sex if you do not look clean and ready to go.
5. Remember that she is a fuck buddy, and that you are looking for hot sex and nothing more. Always, ALWAYS, wear protection.
6. Casual dating lets you try new things. Maybe you've always wanted a threesome, or maybe you have never had sex with a blonde. Maybe, you want to be tied up by a hot MILF. Remember to have fun and be adventurous.


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Armstrong, Saxon Creek, and Mr Toads Wild Ride or whatever else this loop is called, all I can say is that this could well be the best trail the USA has to offer. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!. This trail offers everything any mountain biker dreams of.. and more!.. all bundled into a 18.84 mile loop Trail Stats & Information Nearby City: South Lake Tahoe Length: 18.84 total miles Trail Type: Loop Skill Level: [ What the books say ] Aerobically: strenuous. Technical : … [Read more...]
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Last week while I was talking to our psychologist, she made me realize that sometimes I am making critical parenting decisions based on pity. Whoa. That was a lot to take in. Learning how to be a therapeutic parent does not happen overnight and there are lots of mistakes to be made along the way. But no one likes to have their parenting critiqued. I realized that in so many ways, the things that I let my son get away with because I still feel sorry for him, were helping him perpetuate the roll of the victim that he plays so well.
Children in orphanages and those living on the street, learn quickly to get attention by any means possible. When we go out in public, Miles is a master at working a room. I know that he does this because he feels insecure. But when we are in our home, where all his needs are met, there is no need for him to use any means necessary to get our attention. We will give it freely. Many times Miles will go hours and hours where he says, "Watch mommy!" while he does ridiculous things to monopolize my time and attention. I didn't realize that me praising and saying "Great!" every single time was feeding into the manipulation. I could hear the dialogue in my head saying, "Poor little guy. He went so long with no one paying attention to him! I'll do whatever it takes to make sure that he knows he has my attention." In doing this, I have been reiterating the fact to him that he has to perform to have my attention. I have been telling him "great job" for continually playing the role of the victim. I have succeeded in teaching him that love, praise and attention are based on this performance that he does rather than just being.
I am so thankful that I had someone point that out to me. So many times when we find ourselves in uncharted waters, we just do the best we can and hope that it helps our children. This week, I did my best to ignore the performances, and praise like crazy when I saw Miles playing nicely with his siblings, or when he was doing a good job entertaining himself. I am trying my best to teach him that we will meet his needs without the shenanigans. We want him to learn that he can just be himself, let down his guard and stop orchestrating a production to have his needs met. So far this has royally ticked him off. He's upped the performances to a new level and a new volume, but I am trying like crazy to hold my ground. I know that in the long run, this is for his benefit, but holy smokes! It is hard to ignore a cute little munchkin who is trying so hard to put on the performance of a lifetime. The kid definitely has a future on Broadway.
What has ticked him off more than anything, is the way that we are now trying to deal with food. I know that the psychological effects of suffering from starvation will stick with him for years to come. But what I didn't realize is that by allowing him to dictate everything surrounding meals, allowing him to hoard food, and allowing him to spit food when he is full but can't stop eating, was not helping him! Again, I felt sorry for him and the years of starvation that he endured. In a weird way, I felt like I needed to let him get away with things to "make up" for the years where he had no control over when he got to eat. SO wrong. We'd sit at the table and I'd fume while watching Miles stuff himself, then subsequently start spitting out his food because there was no where for it to go, but he still wanted to eat. I'd get furious, but tell myself that what Miles was doing was probably a natural reaction to years of hunger. Duh- he needed to be taught and feeling sorry for him was not teaching him the proper ways to deal with food. The psychologist asked what I would do if our other children started spitting out their food at the table. I said without hesitation that I would take their plates away so that they would know they were finished eating and that spitting was unacceptable. Bingo! Miles needs to know that, too. He doesn't get a pass for bad behavior at the dinner table all because 10 months ago he was hungry. Is he hungry now? NO! Does he need to learn the proper way to eat and learn what boundaries there are surrounding food? YES! So the next day, when the crazy food behaviors and the spitting started, I took Miles' plate away. If he knew the "f" word, he probably would have dropped that bomb. He was that mad. We did that for the next 4 days. He got mad each time, but for the last couple of days- lo and behold- there has been no spitting!
I am learning that when parenting a child who suffers from the issues that Miles suffers from, I can't look at him as that tiny orphan, full of fear and bone thin, that was placed in my arms that day. He is no longer an orphan. He has a family and love. He has enough food. He has more attention that he can deal with. He has more people who love him that he can handle. There is no reason for me to feel sorry for him. I was carrying so much guilt that I didn't get to him sooner, that I couldn't have protected him from those first years when he didn't have a family. I was letting that guilt dictate how I looked at my son. My job is to help him thrive, not continue to act like the victim. Don't get me wrong. All that he's been through is completely taken into account in the way that we understand Miles. But I am beginning to look at the way that I need to help him through a better lens. It is a learning process. None of us is born knowing how to parent a child with issues. It is trial and error, mistakes and triumphs, prayer and understanding,
Yep- this little cutie is worth every bit.
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text: Tonight I pray that you realize that Jesus wants you to be ALL HIS!!! That your security rests in Him alone. Not in other people, not in circumstances but to be ALL IN for Jesus Christ!! I pray that when you begin to feel distant from Him that you just whisper His name in loving trust. Jesus Help Me! By whispering His name you are restoring your awareness of His Presence in your life. I pray that you realize there is danger in misplaced dependence on other people to make you feel good and wanted. This can border on idol worship when the place that belongs to the Lord is given over to someone else. People are not perfect and they are unpredictable. They can lead you into destruction and this is not pleasing to the Lord. It will hinder your walk with Jesus when you allow someone else takes His place in your heart! I pray that you rejoice in HIM always in all circumstances and realize that every good and perfect gift comes from Him. Even when that gift comes to you by way of human hands. I pray that you get a mighty hunger for the Word of God so that you will fall in love with Jesus and realize that anything or anyone that gets in the way of your walk with HIM needs to go. I pray that you become the mighty child of God that He intended for you to be!!! Walk In The LIGHT of HIS Great love!!! In Jesus name I pray, Amen and Amen…. I love you all!!! God bless you!!!♥♥♥


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|Assistant Coach
|(916) 278-7925
|6th Season
|Previous College:
|Pacific, '10
Jason Borchin completed his sixth season on Sacramento State's coaching staff in 2014, and fifth as a full-time assistant.
Borchin, who played for the Hornets in 2006 and 2007, also served as co-head coach of the Hornets' sand volleyball squad which boasts four wins over Cal during its first three years as a program. Prior to his appointment to full-time assistant in 2010, Borchin served one year on the Hornets' staff as a volunteer assistant in 2007.
During his five seasons as a full-time assistant coach, the Hornets have had at least three Big Sky all-academic selections each year and a combined 23 over that span. Of the squad's 15 returning student-athletes in 2015, 12 currently have overall grade point averages of 3.0 or better.
Impressively, of the 15 student-athletes that have expired their eligibility during Borchin's tenure as assistant coach, all 15 have graduated.
Over the last few years, Borchin has been part of a coaching staff that has seen the Hornets play well both offensively and defensively. For instance, in 2013, Sacramento State's hitting percentage tied for the program's second best mark in 17 years and all six starters hit better than .210. Prior to that, the 2011 and 2012 squads both finished 13th in the nation in blocks while the 2011 team was the only program in the country to rank among the nation's top 35 squads in both digs per set (9th) and blocks per set (13th).
Also during that 2011 season, Sacramento State went 17-15 overall, including a 10-6 record and third place finish in the conference. The Hornets ranked among the top half of all Div. I teams in the final RPI report, and three Hornets received all-conference accolades. The team concluded the year by winning 12 of its final 18 matches, including a six-match winning streak from Sept. 24-Oct. 8, the longest since the 2007 season.
During his first season on the staff in 2010, the Hornets played without projected starters at setter and middle hitter all season. In addition, the roster averaged just 19 years of age and the team started four underclassmen in nearly every match. Despite the injuries, youth and relative inexperience, Sacramento State placed three players on the all-conference team, won 15 matches, and completed the season with a 10-3 record at home.
A graduate of Oakmont High School and a native of Roseville, Borchin has 10 years of coaching experience, including numerous stops at the intercollegiate, high school and club levels. That includes his time as a volunteer assistant with the Hornet women's team in 2007, when the squad went 29-8 while reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament and winning both the Big Sky Conference's regular season and tournament titles.
Borchin has coached club volleyball each of the last 10 years. In fact, he was the head coach for the Northern California Volleyball Club (NCVC) Girls 18s team that placed fifth at the 2013 Junior Nationals in Dallas, Texas. At the 2012 Junior Nationals in Ohio, he coached the NCVC Girls 17s team to an 18th place finish. His club head coaching experience began in 2005-06 with the High Impact Girls 14s team.
As a player at Sacramento State, Borchin earned first team all-league honors and was the named the Hornets' team MVP during his first season in 2006, and was a second team all-league selection in 2007.
He then transferred to Pacific where he played in 86 matches over three seasons (2008-10). He was among the team's top five players in kills every season, and finished his career with totals of 611 kills, 423 digs, 142 blocks and 59 aces.
Borchin graduated from Pacific in May of 2010 with a degree in sports sciences.


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Commissioner John Odom: No need to sing the blues in Jefferson County
Jefferson County Commissioner John Odom couldn't have picked a better Monday Night Football game to debut his campaign ad: The Broncos beat the Chargers in a record-breaking game.
Odom plays a mean harmonica as he touts the county's solid credit rating in the spot, which is running on ESPN, Fox News, HGTV and other cable outlets. Accompanying him on guitar is Keith Barnhart, who teaches music at the University of Denver.
Odom, a Republican, faces Democrat Casey Tighe.