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Hi all!
My name is Domino! Yes that is my birthname! I was born in the Dominican Republic! I speak fluent Spanish and English. My father is Afro-American and my mother is Dominican. We moved from the Dominician Republic when I was 14 and we moved to New York. I miss my country so much and I last visited last summer. I hope to live there again soon. I found this website a couple of days ago by doing a random search. I had to make an account on this site and I will make a post in one of the threads later.
How did my father meet my mother if he is American? My father took a vacation in the Dominican Republic in 1980 and he met my mother there. They have been together ever since! I was born in 1986. It is weird how my parents have been together for 30 years and most of my friends' parents are on their 3 or 4 marriage. It's crazy.
I want to give a female POV about Dominican women and my country. I typically go for black guys because of the way my father treated my mother and I find them extremely attractive. Many of my friends date white men and some of them date Latinos.
Anyone have any questions about me or need advice/tips on the Dominican Republic, feel free to ask!
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Welcome / bienvenidos! We have a forum member here called Jeygonza who is a female from the Dominican Republic.
Also, there are plenty of forum members here who have had very long-lasting and happy marriages with women from abroad, including fschmidt (wife is from Mexico), Grunt (wife is from Ukraine), Think Different (wife is from Italy), and so on.
Thanks for sharing your story!
That is wonderful that another Dominicana is on here!
Thanks for telling me about the successes! I hope will have the same one day!
Hello Domino. I happen to live in NYC as well. Do you like living here? I'm not a particularly big fan of the city and want to move out one day. I'm an Asian American male that wants to live overseas one of these days. I'm planning on teaching English overseas soon and currently in the process of getting my documents ready. Do Dominican women like Asian men? I know I've been attracted to some Dominican girls growing up in the city, but never asked one of them out on a date. Welcome to the forum.
Hi! That's great that you live in NY! Yes and no lol. It's too damn cold and I miss the warmer climates! In my personal opinion, Dominican women don't see skin color. As long as you are a nice guy, you will be a goldmine there! One of my Asian friends has been to DR and the women love him! Where are you going abroad?
Thanks for the warm welcome! Everyone here is so nice!
It's wonderful to know your story of how black American guys can get along so well with Latinas. Do you know anything about Asians with Latinas?
Zboy1 has visited the Dominican Republic and said he got lots of attention from the local dominicanas.
There are also plenty of people with mixed Chinese blood in Perú (over 10%), Panamá, Cuba, and even México. Peruvians of mixed Asian descent number in the millions, and are known locally as "tusán" (from Chinese tusheng 土生, which means "native born"). Here's what they look like - Notice their last names too (they come in 2 parts - father's surname and mother's surname). http://www.missperutusan.com/home/?q=node%2F31
My girlfriend is also Mexican, and she is from the south-central state of Michoacán (I am a young Asian college student in my early 20's). We both feel incredibly compatible and happy with each other (PM me if you want pics). Forum members Colibri and Adria2789 are both mexicanas, and they both say they love Asian guys.
So the women in DR don't see color? I believe you, but can you explain the phenomenon of why it seems like so many Quisqueyas or just Dominicana women in general that live in Washington Heights, Richmond Hill, Inwood, and the Bronx even - act like they don't like "prietos", "morenotos"?
Be straight up. Please. :O)
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I liked your story and I'm glad it worked out for your folks. Yeah my Aunt recently got married to someone from South America. It was nice and she's pretty happy about it. Plus they have this little girl named Ashanti (well who's not so little anymore...) and I hope she gets to learn a lot about her fathers side. He seems very sweet.
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Hey welcome. I was just in Santo Domingo for nearly a month last year and met many people including a very nice girl who I'm in touch with and sometimes posts here (Jeygonza or something like that). I'm white but that seems ok. It's pretty diverse racially except u don[t see many pure whites (like me) or asians (well there is a Chinatown but I was told Chinese tend to keep to themselves and even send their kids to special schools).
Welcome to the forum Domino_Dominguez. Good to hear your story, glad you found our forum.
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Question about 2002 Ford F150 Regular Cab
The abs light and service engine soon light are on. Transmission will only go in R when truck is cold. The shaking thing is worse when I sit in traffic and then have to get back up to over 50. At that time, the RPM goes up, but the most the truck will do is about 40, then something just happens and I can go on to regular speeds. 1999 Ford F 150 Ext cab, v8 , 5.7, 148,000 miles I have also replaced my alternator 3 times in the last 1 1/.2 yrs.
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1999 ford f 150 A/T . The vehicle "chokes " down, (I don't have a manual choke).
FOR abhishek33 nice copy of my idle surge fix, but this is not going to fix this isuue, The 1st thing that has to be done is check the system voltage, engine running at least 13 volts? next run a trouble code test on the engine, any codes? next verify fuel pressure is at least 40 PSI, gun the engine and watch the guage for a drop, it should not drop, it should increase pressure when throttle is goosed, all in all the trans sounds like it is on the way out or a solenoid is failing in the trans, don't guess on this, do the tests I outlined, I am a Ford certified master tech and these are the thing I would do in the shop given your given on the problem.
Posted on Dec 05, 2008
Most likely you have a detached or damaged Vacum line and its causing this issue.
If the ABS light is staying on, it means that you dont have ABS because something is wrong, that is a seperate issue and should be addressed by a mechanic. If you installed the wrong Rotars on the truck then it would also set off the ABS light. You have to get rotars that are for your truck, but with the ABS version.
Yo will know if the Rotars are ABS capable because the rotar will say ABS on the inner ring and it will have notches on the inside of the cap. You could take them to a auto parts place and have them look and tell you if they are.
AS for the the shaking and, this could be a lose or damages vacume line, its usually a smaller line that comes off the PCM valve and travels around, it recirculates the emissions to reburn them, if this comes lose the vehicl can run rough, shake and even stahl. This would also set off your check engine light.
Is it standard or automatic?
If its only going into revers untill it warms up, You may have a damaged Transmission or low fluid and its not engaging. Have mechanic check it out or buy a new truck. Both are expensive.
I would advise you got to walmart, go to the auto section, and buy a Code reader for about $50.
this will save you time and money. You will know whats causing the codes and can take it to a machanic and tell them whats wrong and know there not taking you for a ride.
The code reader has instructions and usually the connector is under the steering column, the are universal fits from about year 95 and up.
Read the codes and find out whats causing your engine light to come on.
Another issue may be that your catalytic converter went bad and its tripping your check engine light. If the Cat goes bad, it can cause all of these symptoms and eventually destroy your transmission.
Get that code reader, its a good investment. Most auto places have them as well, but walmarts is cheaper and simple to use.
Good luck and get back to me if you have any questions.
P.S. please inlude the MAKE, MODEL and Year of the vehicle along with engine sixe if you can.
Posted on Dec 05, 2008
There are so many possibilities here that I'd be crazy to make a wild guess! It could be either fuel, ignition, or a plugged exhaust system, and the only way to sort this out is to have someone with an engine analyzer take a look at it.
If that isn't practical, check the various systems one by one, and hope you run across the problem.
Since the fuel is gravity feed, there is no pump to worry about, so verify that the fuel line valve is all the way open, and that there isn't any restriction in the line by disconnecting the line into the carburetor to see if you get a good strong flow of gas into a separate container held at the same height as the carburetor inlet. If it flows a strong pencil sized stream, your problem isn't lack of fuel.
When you do a cold start, you should be adjusting the mixture toward "rich" to get it to start, but you need lean it out as the engine warms up. You are also pulling the knob to choke it when you crank, right? You need to push the choke knob back in as soon as it begins to stumble. You also may have to lean out the mixture by turning the knob toward lean. I forget which way is lean and which is rich on the knob in the cab (I sold my last Model A in 1951!), you'll have to ask someone who has a model A if you can't figure out which way to go to lean it out.
The spark should be all the way toward ****** to start the engine, then advance it about half way as soon as it starts, and make fine adjustments from there as the engine warms up and as you begin to drive off. More advance gives you more power, up to a point, but beyond that point, more advance will make the engine stumble and kick back, so make sure you are not over advancing it.
To check for a plugged exhaust, you need to remove the exhaust pipe right at the exhaust manifold, then start the engine. It will be outrageously loud, but keep it running long enough to determine whether or not this makes the problem go away. (Better warn your neighbors before you do this!)
Take care.
Posted on Dec 05, 2008
Hi Here is the most common cause of surges and stalls, it is the idle speed control air-bypass valve and throttle valve, they get full of gunk over the miles and cause idle issues (stalls) like yours, Get a can of intake cleaner from any local parts store, not carb spray, intake cleaner, it is made by a company called CRC, remove the air intake hose to the engine, hold the idle high so the engine won't stall, then spray the can of cleaner into the intake while keeping the engine running, use at least 1/2 the can, shut down the engine and disconnect the battery for 5 minutes, then restart and complete a number of mixed driving cycles, town, freeway, stop and go etc., after a few days the problem will go away as the system will relearn to the clean intake.
Posted on Dec 05, 2008
before you start your car press and hold the trip reset button turn the key to start your car and keep the button pressed within 10 seconds the clock will show 0000 when this appears each time you press the trip button it will self test differant systems full dash clock sweep all warning lights engine rpm alternator charge engine core temp fuel flow and will list fault codes which can be checked on this site atleast it will save you afew quid/euros dollers on ford checking it for you and you will know what if anything needs doing i hope this helps
try this by taking the MAF sensor off and cleaning it, it was still there... I ended up changing the throttle position sensor and all was well. It cost about 23 bucks..You can try this first.
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The trip began May 12 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where Sanders met with tribal elders and local artists to hear their stories and visit important, local sites. The next stop was the Crow Reservation in Montana to learn about the Battle of Little Big Horn and Crow culture. Soon after, the group traveled to Yellowstone National Park to participate in the park's Wolf and Bear Exploration and Cody, Wyoming for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The trip concluded May 29 in Keystone, South Dakota with stops at Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Sylvan Lake and Badlands National Park. Continue reading


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Fred Wiehe is the author of a short story collection, six novels, and has made numerous contributions to anthologies, magazines, and e-zines. His novel, Aleric: Monster Hunter, was an Amazon Bestseller and he enjoyed a #1 bestseller with his collection of short stories, Holiday Madness: 13 Dark Tales for Halloween, Christmas, & All Occasions. Fred's new Young-Adult supernatural novel, Fright House, was released in 2015. He is now splitting his working hours between a collection of short stories entitled The Collected Nightmares, a feature-length script, The Uglies, and a YA urban fantasy novel, Under the Protection of Witches.
Todd Allen: Fred, thank you for setting some precious time aside to talk with me. It seems that you are one of the busiest writers I know. With all these projects on the go, are you a writer who feels more at home multitasking?
Fred Wiehe: You're welcome, Todd. I appreciate the opportunity to reach more readers, so thank you for that. In answer to your question, yes, I'm very much at home multitasking. I like working on multiple projects at the same time. It seems to free my mind up and keeps my creative juices flowing. When facing a problem with one project—whether it's a plot point, character issues, or simply writer's block—I can turn to another project. This usually not only refocuses me but most times helps me work out the solution to the project that was giving me a problem. The mind is a funny thing. Sometimes, the more I concentrate on something, the harder it is for me to work it out. When I start concentrating on something else then suddenly the solution to the original problem comes to me. I hear from other writers that they would have a difficult time finishing any one project if they worked on too many at one time. I've never seemed to have that problem. I think working on multiple projects actually helps drive me to finish them.
TA: Tell me about your latest release.
FW: Fright House is a good, old fashion ghost story on the surface. However, I believe it goes much deeper, and that the personal journey of the main two characters and how those journeys intersect definitely drives that simple paranormal plot.
First, we have seventeen-year-old Penny Winters. She's always been different. She's seen things, unexplainable things that at thirteen years old land her in a psych ward. There, her parents all but abandon her. Then, after years of therapy, she's supposedly cured and unceremoniously released. But her classmates never accept her or let her forget. They call her a freak, tease her at school, and cyber-bully her on Face Book, Twitter, and in text messages. Even her teachers and her family are afraid of her. So Penny runs away, setting out on her own to make a new life for herself, determined to disappear into society and hide from her past. But being underage and a runaway leaves her with little to no options. Lying about her age and her past, she lands a job at a Halloween attraction called Fright House. But she should've known better; a one-time insane asylum is the last place she should be.
Next, there's the eighteen-year-old ghost hunter Tory Jackson. His personal quest to prove paranormal activity is spurred on by a childhood tragedy, shrouded in the supernatural. His Paranormal Scene Investigations (PSI) team arm themselves with digital video cameras, thermal cameras, EMF detectors, EVP equipment, Geiger counters, ghost boxes, and other high-tech, expensive gadgets in that pursuit of the supernatural. On every job, they hope to find a true haunted locale, but undeniable proof of paranormal activity continues to elude them. When Tory and his team are hired to investigate a sudden rash of supernatural events at Fright House, they hope this will be the job that finally brings them face to face with the spirit world.
It's Penny's arrival that awakens the asylum's long-dormant ghosts. Her sensitive and clairvoyant nature gives Fright House power, enabling it to manipulate the once scary but harmless Halloween attraction into a dangerous place, with a deadly agenda all its own. To survive, Penny has to come to terms with her past and accept what she considers her curse as a gift. Tory too must not let the supernatural tragedy of his past define and control him. Only by trusting one another and working together can these two solve the haunted attraction's horrifying secrets and discover its insidious plan.
TA: What drives you to write in the horror genre?
FW: My own sanity drives me to write horror. Writing horror is better than paying a therapist. I get to work out all my fears, stresses, hatreds, fantasies, and more on the written page. If I didn't write horror, I would probably be in a straightjacket someplace much like Fright House, banging my head against the padded walls.
TA: What scares you? How does it affect your writing?
FW: Dying scares me. Not death itself, but rather the process of dying. Taking those last gasps. Fighting for air. Not being able to breathe. That scares me. I'm also very claustrophobic, and the thought of being buried alive has given me nightmares. I logically understand that these days—with modern embalming techniques—being buried alive is next to impossible. Still, I can't shake the fear. I've always felt that I must have been buried alive in a past life, and I've never gotten over it. When I do take that last breath—in this life—I hope it's above ground and not already six feet under. I actually used this fear as basis for my opening scene in my novel, Aleric: Monster Hunter. The novel opens with Aleric digging himself out of his own grave.
TA: What was it like facing your fear in order to write that scene? Any sweaty palms at the keyboard?
FW: It was probably one of the most difficult scenes I ever had to write. I had major panic attacks doing so. But I believe a writer must put themselves in their characters' place and live the situation with them as it's playing out. That mind set forced me to imagine myself buried alive right alongside Aleric and to experience with him everything that meant. That's what makes writing so therapeutic, though. I believe to some degree I was able to work through this basically unfounded fear. Besides, if I expect my characters to face their fears, it would be hypocritical of me not to face mine.
TA: What was your inspiration for writing this book?
FW: Fright House is based on a screenplay of the same name that I wrote for Elftwin Films. The idea was The Shining-meets-Ghost Hunters. I've always loved to watch shows like Ghost Hunters, Psychic Kids, Most Haunted, and Paranormal State. Besides that, the business of ghost hunting or paranormal investigation has grown exponentially over the past decade or two. I've also always loved visiting Halloween attractions like Fear Factory and the idea of the "safe scares" in a Halloween attraction suddenly coming to life and becoming real excited me to no end. Then I added a great, sympathetic heroine like Penny Winters, a complex hero like Tory Jackson, and a group of very diverse ghost hunters. It's my hope that I ended up with a story that's scary, humorous, and touching all at the same time.
TA: A lot of us horror writers are nudged toward the genre after experiencing some kind of paranormal event. Do you believe in the existence of ghosts?
FW: Yes. I've experienced a couple of paranormal events in my own life. The first one happened when I was in college. My best friend from high school had remarried. His new wife had two little girls, and they had just bought a new house. They invited me to dinner, so of course I went. Being a struggling student, I never turned down a free meal. After dinner, the girls went to bed. Their room was on the second floor. My friends and I went down to the basement to play pool. It was late by the time we finished playing a few games, so they asked me to stay over.
Before we went upstairs, I racked the balls and placed the cue ball on the table as if we were going to play again. The stairs to the basement shared a wall with the living room. The sofa was against that wall and that's where I slept. My back was to the room, my feet were facing the corner where the basement stairs met the first floor, and my head was facing the corner that led to the Master bedroom and the second-story stairs where the girls slept.
I woke in the middle of the night, startled by the sound of the balls breaking and scattering across the pool table. Next I heard footsteps on the basement stairs. Being a brave soul, I lay back down and like a little kid pretended to be asleep. I couldn't help myself, however, when the footsteps stopped. I just had to peek. So I lifted my head slightly and peeked through squinted eyes. There, standing at the corner of the room, just at the top of the basement stairs, was an unrecognizable man. His face was blurred out like in those reality cop shows to protect the identity of the perp. I could see the rest of him very clearly, though. Again, with the courage of a small child, I lay my head down and continued to pretend sleep. Nothing can hurt you if you can't see it, right? Maybe I was wrong because moments later I felt someone sit down on the edge of the sofa, right behind me, their back pressed against mine. It was all I could do not to jump up screaming or piss my pants. Somehow, I remained quiet, outwardly calm, and in control of my bladder while still feigning sleep. When I felt this person get up, I (gathered) the courage to sneak another peek, and I saw him turn the corner.
The stairs to the second floor immediately creaked with his footsteps. Then the girls suddenly yelled, "Leave our feet alone. Stop tickling us. Leave us alone." My friends jumped up, me following suit. We all ran upstairs. By the time we got there and turned on the lights, no one was there except the two girls. They were still kicking their feet and screaming. Up until then my friends hadn't mentioned that weird things had been going on since they moved into the house. Let me tell you, I've been much more open to paranormal activity since then. For the most part, I don't believe spirits mean us harm. However, if there are evil people living in this world, doesn't it stand to reason that after death their spirits are just as malevolent?
TA: You have been published many times now. What do you want to achieve next in your writing career?
FW: I've been published multiple times—six novels, a collection of short stories, and numerous short stories in anthologies. I've even had a couple of Amazon bestsellers. My next goal is screenwriting. As I said earlier, Fright House is actually based on a screenplay I wrote for an independent producer. We optioned it to a production company, but it's been stuck in pre-production hell. I've also written a screenplay based on one of my short stories, The Uglies. I actually got to meet director Paul Lynch (Prom Night, 1980). He read my script and emailed me, saying, "I was pleasantly surprised and most impressed. Great characters, story and it kept me reading." That definitely was a boost to my morale.
TA: Suppose your goal comes to fruition, the hard work pays off, and you become Fred Wiehe: professional screenwriter. What becomes of Fred Wiehe: author?
FW: Fred Wiehe: professional screenwriter and Fred Wiehe: author will have to learn to coexist. I don't plan on giving one up for the other. In fact, I hope to be Fred Wiehe: director/producer someday too. It's going to get crowded in there, so we better all get along.
My guest has been Fred Wiehe. Many thanks to him for his openness and for sharing some fascinating thoughts. If you're like me and you want to learn more about Fred and his latest projects, look him up on Facebook or visit his home on the web at FredWiehe.com.


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- STEP 1: Formal Written Agreement:
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- STEP 2: Provide Information to Employees:
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- STEP 3: Set Up Traditional SEP-IRA Accounts:
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- Employees may set up their own SEP-IRA account at a
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- You may also exclude certain individuals.
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Advantage of using Form 5305-SEP:
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A SEP-IRA must be set up as a traditional IRA; it cannot be set up as a Roth IRA.
Roth IRAs: Employer contributions to a SEP-IRA will not affect the amount an individual can contribute to his own Roth IRA.
Where to set up SEP-IRA accounts:
SEP-IRAs can be set up with banks, insurance companies, and other qualified financial institutions.
Contributions are sent to the financial institution where the SEP-IRA is maintained.
You can set up a SEP and make deductible contributions for a particular year as late as the due date of your return (including extensions) for that year.
For example, if you want to set up a SEP for calendar year 2012, you have until April 15, 2013 (including extensions) to establish the SEP and make deductible contributions.
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So, I formatted my HD, installed Win98 on a partition of 15Gb and I left 4,5Gb space for Mandrake v 9.0.
Now, here's the problem; When I boot from the Cd, everything seems fine! But after the first stage install ("...Loading program into memory") and before the second stage, the screen goes blank and it prompts the following message:
"Dynaloader object version 1.04 does not match $Dynaloader: :VERSION 1.03999999889582 at
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/Dynaloader.pm line 105
Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/perl-install/c/stuff.pm line6
Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/perl-install/c/stuff.pm line5
BEGIN failed -- compilation aborted at usr/bin/perl-install/log.pm"
.........(Continues with the same error messages, but changes the last sentence, e.g line6, line7
and then prompts the following:
"install exited abnormally :-(
sending termination signals.........done
sending kill signals.........done
you may now safely reboot your system"
I've tried begin the installation from a floppy disk, but nothing happened!
It was doing the same things over and over again!
I've also tried alt0, alt1, alt2 commands, but nothing happened!
Also a friend of mine gave me his Mandrake Linux v.9.0 Cd's and try install them in my machine,
but.....nothing happens!
Now, I know that I can install v8.2 first and then upgrade to v9.0, but I want a "clean" install.
What I must do, in order to get to the second stage install and continue the installation of Mandrake Linux 9.0?
Thank You!


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Saturday, March 03, 2007
And It Won't Be Long
I met Teresa under the white neon Josephine Tobin sign at Woodlawn Lake. She was soaked, bedraggled, and completely flustered by the monsoon weather. She had her Psy. D. in hand—it, too, was withered by the storm.
I pulled under the Tobin arch, rolled down the window, and offered her a stack of postcards from old, dead Peacock Academy. She took one postcard and waved off the rest.
Holding up the sodden diploma, she said, "They told me, they assured me, that this would be the key to my future."
"Teresita," I said. "Gainful employ, lovely man, lovely daughter—what's not to enjoy? You're not still holding out for the purple Benz?"
She blushed, the exact color of her automotive Grail.
"Okay, okay," I added. "Nothing wrong with a little Janis Joplin at our age."
That our smote mightily. The lady was, verily, still but 7-squared. Oceans of time before the half century. I, truly, was beyond the pale, awash in the purgatory of middle age.
She slipped into the front seat of my dog-eared, dog-haired Honda. Leaned in close and whispered, "You won't tell, will you?"
"Upon the soul of the grandmother of my blue heeler, I am sworn," qouth I. "I am the soul of discretion. Prithee, do tell."
She looked off into the flooded night, then back. A gargantuan secret, no doubt. Clearly, she needed something for strength. I handed her the rest of my Mountain Dew. She waved that off, too.
"He told me to meet him here, at five, under the Tobin."
I nodded.
"The sky was robin's egg blue then. Not a cloud in the sky."
Another clerical nod.
"The sky breaks at six-thirty. I'm Ariel by seven; Flipper, by seven-thirty. Eight, Purefoy rolls up. Long stretch limo, armada of Veuve-Clicquot bottles, when the window rolls down."
"Blinded by gold bronze."
"Exactly. Behind the armada, an apothecary's hutch full of tickets."
"I hear Purefoy is global now. World wide distribution."
Terry nods. "So, I hand him the diploma. He sniffs it. Sniffs it. I know what it's worth, but I also know Purefoy. I know it's worth four Bowie tickets, front and center. Dylan, halfway back, maybe—who wants to be that close to Dylan anyway, with that nasty moustache he's sporting? But again, it's Purefoy. You know you're only going to get fifty cents on the dollar. I figure, at the very least, a tidy six-pack of Bachman-Turner Overdrive tickets. Evan will kill me, but at least he can wear his beret and slum with the groundlings."
"And?" I was eager for the punch line.
"He hands me back the sheepskin, reaches behind without looking, and pulls out a whopping stack of cardboard. Drives off before I can read what he's given me."
The arch in my brow is question enough. Save me, please save me, from further travail.
"Fifty tickets, like brine swill, he gifts me with fifty tickets."
"1910 Fruitgum Company Reunion Tour?"
"Worse yet. New Christy Minstrels."
"New? Ordovician era would be new. Municipal Auditorium?"
"Krueger Middle School."
"I feel your pain." Rotary Club at the Bun and Barrel was posh, by comparison.
The rain was slowing; more precipitation down Terry's cheeks.
I aimed high. This was, after all, her year. She deserved "Golden Years," not Well, I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover. "San Francisco Steakhouse? Two of their sweet Delmonicos?"
She wiped her face on the sheepskin. "Fifty years, I thought I'd go vegan."
"Oops. There goes White Castle. Big Apple Bagel?"
"The cream cheese is too tempting."
"I hear you." If I were a bagel, I would marry the BA's jalapeño cream cheese. "Rice Dream root beer float?"
Her hand reached across to mine, pretty emerald on the finger that mattered.
"You know the old red carpet at the airport?" she said.
"Remember it well."
"They moved it to Wonderland."
Wonderland Mall had been Crossroads for twenty years, but for those of us in Virgil's waiting room, Wonderland would always be Wonderland.
"No kidding."
Two eyes now matched the shine on that Ozma beryl. My Honda's window was rolling down, and fifty cardboard butterflies fluttered off into Josephine Tobin's night.
"Onion rings before or after?"
"Must I choose?"
Run for the shadows, run for the shadows…


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There are four seasons in a year.They are spring、summer、fall and winter.
I like spring.It is warm.It often rains.I can plant trees and flowers in spring.The spring is green.
Summer is very hot.I can swim in the river.
Fall is a good season.It is nice.I can fly kites in fall.I can eat many apples too.
Winter is cold.I wish I can play snow and make a snowman in Beijing someday.Because it does not snow in Xinxing.
I love all the seasons,because they are nice.


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Behind the Book: An imaginary character interviews a real-live author
So often the author interviews the heroine of their upcoming novel.
Not this time.
Just because I'm imaginary doesn't mean I can't hijack this blog!
Kendall, it's my blog.
True, but Catch a Falling Star opens on my less-than-happy birthday. Have you ever wanted to skip a birthday?
Everybody wants to skip a birthday at some point in their lives.
You're being vague—be specific.
Well, turning 40 didn't bother me, but for some reason, the thought of turning 41 did. And then I ended up "celebrating" that birthday finding out I was pregnant. The mother of three teenagers—and pregnant!
Whoa! How'd you celebrate?
By laying over the side of the bed and holding onto a bucket. Can you say all-day morning sickness?
Couldn't your doctor help you with that?
I'm married to a doctor, Kendall—
I know. That's why I'm a family physician, right?
Why waste real life experience and 24-hour access to my "expert" whenever I had questions?
Is my practice, Rocky Mountain Family Practice, similar to your husband's practice?
My husband is a solo family physician in Colorado, just like you are in Catch a Falling Star. But he doesn't live in a loft above his office. That was a bit of creativity on my part.
I love my loft. And my waveless pool. Thanks for those.
You're welcome. It's fun to spend imaginary money when I write a novel. The overall design of your office reflects my husband's office—and your staff prays before the workday begins, just like my husband's staff does.
Can we talk about why you made me 36 years old? I mean, couldn't I have been a sweet young twenty-something?
If you were twenty-something, Kendall, you'd still be in medical school, which changes the entire plot of Catch a Falling Star. And besides, how believable would it be if you were a 21- or 22-year-old lamenting how life hasn't turned out the way you planned?
Good points.
But, more importantly, I wanted you to be 36 because older women—
Ahem. Women in their 30s and 40s—and older—fall in love. And I wanted to write a romance about one of those women.
Couldn't the romance have been a little less complicated?
Is romance ever not complicated, Kendall?
Not for me.
Was there one thing you wanted readers to learn from Catch a Falling Star?
Did you learn anything?
Lots of things—but the one thing I'll share here is that love is worth the wait. Gosh, that sounds so clichéd. How about the guy who looks all wrong for you just may be Mr. Right? Or it's best to hold onto dreams loosely . . .
You're full of wisdom, aren't you?
Did I learn what you wanted me to learn?
Sometimes I was as surprised by what you learned as you were.
What? I thought you had the story all planned out.
I did. But plans—both in real life and in fiction—change.
They do, indeed. And I'm good with that.
Is there anything you'd like to ask Kendall — or me — as we get "behind the book?" More interviews by imaginary characters & other "Behind the Book" glimpses of Catch a Falling Star to come!1 blogger likes this post!
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April 2, 2013, 5:35 am /
Love this!!
And love THIS: "Women in their 30s and 40s—and older—fall in love. "
Yes, they do!! Thank you for writing a character over 23! Not that there's anything wrong with being 23. But anyone over 23 isn't…23.
Welllllll, hello Pulitzer, just for that comment alone.
April 2, 2013, 6:45 am /
What an interesting interview. Love it! And I love that your heroine is in her 30s. Can't wait to read Catch a Falling Star!
April 2, 2013, 7:14 am /
I love this and where your imagination goes. (What an interesting "nation" to live in.) I'm so glad I pre-ordered (except I still want your autograph) and as of today will start counting the days.
April 2, 2013, 7:59 am /
What creativity. I felt very teased to buy this book. Loved how you got the juices flowing. Keep on this path.
April 2, 2013, 8:07 am /
I love this interview! Not just the good conversation, but, floating just beneath the surface, the work of a writer who truly knows her characters. This is inspiration I can carry with me.
April 2, 2013, 8:45 am /
LOVE the perspective of this! You are so creative!
April 2, 2013, 9:01 am /
So cute! You've wet my taste buds…I'm ready to read it!
April 2, 2013, 3:16 pm /
Absolutely loved this Beth! Lots of fun to read. Looking forward to the book.
I must be so out of touch but I love the photo of Ginnifer with short hair. It seems a perfect match for the feisty and fun character that interviewed you!
April 2, 2013, 3:30 pm /
Awesome! What a fun interview! I will have to picture Kendall as Ginnifer Goodwin now. 🙂
April 2, 2013, 3:34 pm /
Great idea for an interview! I can't wait to read your book–already on pre-order.
April 2, 2013, 3:34 pm /
Oh my. Oh my this is good! Very good.
This book is a must read for me this year.
Thank you for sharing, Beth. How have you been doing? (By the way, I don't know if you saw my tweet?)
April 2, 2013, 5:25 pm /
Just wanted to wave hello! Bless you, Beth! It's been a while…
April 2, 2013, 5:40 pm /
Fun, fun interview! Loved getting to know Kendall a bit here. Can't wait to hold a copy of Catch a Falling Star in my hands!
April 3, 2013, 8:48 am /
You "snuck" in a blog post that I didn't see, and it's a character interview no less! I'm so glad I got to read it today. I am soooo looking forward to getting to know Kendall better. I heard your voice, and loved it. 🙂
May 7, 2013, 6:27 am /
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We have been informed of a new Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), off Ushant, which will enter into force on 1st May 2003, 0000 UTC/GMT. It is designed with two main traffic lanes. There is also a coastal two-way traffic route between La Hague Cape and the Gulf of Biscay that is authorised for coaster sailing only.
The objective of this new traffic scheme is to remove the dangerous maritime crossing points located in the northeast and the south of the current TSS. The shifting offshore of the traffic lanes will increase the maritime authorities' capability of reaction when facing an accident or a hazardous situation at sea.
For a few hours after enforcement, the area including the new and the former TSS will be subject to different navigation streams, with some ships transiting according to the former rules/ lanes, because they have entered the TSS before 1st May, 0000 UTC/GMT, and other vessels sailing according to the new lanes, as the result of entering the TSS after this time.
We have been advised that the French Hydrographical and Oceanographic Service (SHOM) and NAVTEX stations of Nitton (UK) and Corsen (France) will be issuing navigational warnings. Seafarers are advised to keep a close watch on VHF 16 and 13 and to pay close attention to information and warning messages delivered by vessel traffic control systems.
We advise all Members to inform their ship's masters of the above and advise their crews to keep a close and careful watch when sailing in the Ushant area at this time. Reference should be made to Colreg.2 CIRC 51, issued by the IMO: -
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On paper, Somalia is a unified country that after 21 years of quasi-anarchy is clawing its way out of chaos by forming an internationally backed government. But on the ground, this "recognized government" controls only a thin sliver of land. Most of its citizens live under either unrecognized, de facto independent governments or in fear of the constant churn and turmoil of a decades-long conflict that long ago went beyond a simple civil war.
Despite all the chaos though, for many in Somalia life goes on —because it must. Out of the rubble, many locals are trying to rebuild their nation's economy on their own.
Out of the rubble, many locals are trying to rebuild their nation's economy on their own.
Somaliland is a de facto independent country carved out of Somalia's northern arm that lacks formal banking services or ties to the international financial system. In the past few years, Adam Dirir has managed to open a car wash, an interior decoration firm and a media fixer service (among other ventures that didn't pan out as well). Dirir has a unique perspective on doing business in this rough environment, having fled the country as a child and grown up in Europe (mainly Denmark, with a few stints in the United Kingdom) before deciding to return to help rebuild his nation.
Below, he shares his thoughts on what it takes to do business in a world far from ATMs and bank loans.
I saw a market [in Somaliland] and I thought: Is there anything I can do here? Any way I can make money? Can I bring something new to the table? You see a niche market, and if you have the finance you say, okay let me gamble it.
It's a challenge being in this environment. I left this country 35 years ago. When I was living [in Europe], I was a Western boy and educated in that system. So understanding the society, communicating with the community, was a challenge, even though I speak the language, I was a part of the culture, I have brothers and family that were here.
You can't drink the water. It's not clean. You can't have a hot shower like you're used to where you come from. It's a simple life. That's a challenge. You don't know what you're doing tomorrow. That's a challenge as well. And the timetables—in the West, you work eight-hour shifts. Then you find out that things work differently here. You have to go and socialize with people [when you might be working in the West] to get the markets and to get the people.
You don't have finance companies. Nobody can advise you, to tell you to keep your books this way or do it that way. You have to make the calls. You have to do everything by yourself. Your finance is out of the window. You can't think about it. [But this vagueness has its benefits too.]
You try everything. It gives you the freedom of doing things your way.
When I form a [U.K.-based] business, I have to go to a finance company, or start-up [facilitator]. Then there's a guy who's monitoring me. I remember from my first business venture … everything I wanted to do, I had to ask [someone about it]. I was very nervous. It restricted me.
Here, you gamble. You say: Yes, it works. No, it doesn't. You try everything. It gives you the freedom of doing things your way. No license, no nothing. In that sense I like it.
[But] sometimes you don't want to gamble your money. You want support. You want someone who understands. It goes both ways. But hey, I like it.
The lifestyle you get is the lifestyle they have here. You're free of stress. You wake up in the morning and don't know what your challenge will be. You just say: Hey, let me live my life and see what I can do. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow or what's going to be on my desk.
There're a lot of people who come here and fail at business [though], for two reasons: 1) There's no [support system]. 2) The society doesn't like new things. When I was bringing in [shwarma, a failed venture], it was like: What is this? Nobody could understand [what this food was].
[To work in this environment] you have to forget what you know and get to know new things.
[But] the key factor is patience. To set foot in the system here, in Africa, or anywhere in the developing world, you have to have patience. You won't see profits the first year. You won't see profits in the second year. You can't really analyze and predict it. Maybe to make a profit, it takes eight years. Are you going to wait when you can go to London to [make bank in finance]?


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Hello Amors!
So this was the first year ever attending the Chinese New Year festivities and I am really wondering what took me so long to go! The vibe was so cool random people of all races firing off confetti fireworks, Chinese dragons parading down the colorful streets and the beat of the drums everywhere, such an awesome time! The actual parade falls this Sunday on Feb. 5th at 1:00pm parade route Mott & Canal to Chatham Square, I will sure to be there before the Super Bowl of course. There will be food, music and all the colorful fun and is easy to get to on the 6 train like I did. I wanted to be comfy be cute of course so I wore my Fashion Nova ripped light denim skinny jeans Adidas Boost and Tee shirt wrapped up in my L Train Vintage black fur to stay warm. The sunnies are from Aldo and the choker from Zara. I hope one day you get to experience the fun of a Chinese New Year it really is magical!
On my way to Chinatown on the 6


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DVD Checklist Missing Episodes
{Updated on February 24, 2016}
Let's face it, when it comes to collecting Scooby-Doo on DVD, it is quite confusing. While many seasons have been released as one complete set, many episodes have been spread across various releases over the years, and there still several episodes that have not been released. For us collectors, it is irritating to figure out which episodes are on which release and which episode belongs where. That is why I decided to make this list. It is my hope that this will serve as a guide for those wanting to have as complete a collection as possible. You can follow the links above to see a complete list of DVDs and to see which episodes have not made it to DVD. I will try and keep this post as updated as possible.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
If you just want the original run of episodes, all 25 episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! are on DVD as part of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! The Complete First & Second Seasons. But the set you'll want to get is Scooby-Doo! Where Are You! The Complete Series, which includes the "third" season of Scooby-Doo! Where Are You!{more on this later}. The set also includes a exclusive bonus disc which includes a couple of featurettes. The original run of The Complete Series with the limited edition Mystery Machine packaging is out of print and is going for hundreds of dollars on Ebay and Amazon. But you can get the reissue with cheaper packaging for around $50 or less.
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Warner Bros has released 15 episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies on DVD as Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies. The reason this series does not have a complete set, unfortunately, is due to WB not being able to negotiate royalty agreements with some of the series' guest stars. The Addams Family. Phyllis Diller, Sandy Duncan, Sonny & Cher, Davy Jones, Jerry Reed, Josie and the Pussycats, Jeannie, and Tim Conway episodes have all been omitted from this release. The opening titles have also been edited to remove certain shots of some of the guest stars.
The Scooby-Doo Show
The Scooby-Doo Show is mostly complete on DVD. The first season is available as The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour: The Complete Series. Note that while the Scooby and Dynomutt episodes originally aired as one hour long episode, The DVD includes the syndicated versions, with their own opening and closing credits.
Season 2 is a little more difficult to track down. Only 3 of the 8 season 2 episodes have been released, all spread across different releases. 13 Spooky Tales from Around the World includes The Ozark Witch Switch and Hang in There, Scooby-Doo on 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your Rife. Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats was originally released on Scooby-Doo's Spookiest Tales, but is also included on the recently released Scooby-Doo and the Vampires.
The Curse of Viking Lake, The Chiller Diller Movie Thriller, The Spooky Case of the Grand Prix Race, Creepy Cruise, and The Creepy Heap from the Deep have not seen a DVD release as of March 2014.
Season 3 was released under Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! The Complete Third Season. Six of these episodes originally aired under the Where Are You! Name, but the DVD contains the syndicated Scooby-Doo Show opening and closing credits. Do what I suggested above and buy The Complete Series set, that way you avoid having to buy two different releases.
Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics
The first season of Laff-A-Lympics is available as three separate releases. Volumes 1&2 contain the first eight episodes, while Spooky Games includes the rest of Season 1 along with a brand new special{Spooky Games also includes a couple repeat episodes from the previous releases}. As of March 2014, there has been no word of a Season 2 release.
Scooby and Scrappy-Doo
This is where things start getting confusing. Scrappy-Doo releases have frankly been all over the place. Outside of Scrappy-Doo Season 1, The Richie Rich/Scooby Show and 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, there has been no definitive season release for the Scrappy-Doo era. All sixteen season one episodes of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, however, will be released on April 28th, 2015, which will hopefully lead to more season sets.
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo{Shorts}
A good chunk of the first season of Scrappy-Doo shorts were included on The Richie Rich/Scooby Doo Show: Volume 1 release. Moonlight Madness is included on 13 Spooky Tales Around the World. The following episodes were also included on 13 Spooky Tales: Love of Snack.
Scooby's Swiss Miss/ET TU, Scoob?/Soggy Bog, Scooby
South Seas Scare/Scooby Gumbo/Alaskin King Coward{Season 1}
Hothouse Scooby/Scooby-Doo 2000/Punk Rock Scooby{Season 2}
Hothouse Scooby/Scooby-Doo 2000/Punk Rock Scooby is the only season two episode available on DVD.
The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Puppy Hour
For the following releases, WB decided to take segments from various episodes and include them as their own separate episodes. So none of these are really complete.
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Thrills and Chills
Snow Job Too Small
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Ruh-Roh Robot
Who's Scooby-Doo
The Disappearing Car Caper
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field of Screams
Maltese Mackerel
Yabba's Rustle Hustle
Basketball Bumblers
Muscle Trouble
Alien Schmalien
Picinic Poppers
Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon
Comic Book Caper{Bonus Episode}
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
The same thing goes for this season. I believe the only complete episode here is Scooby and the Minotaur/Scooby Pinch Hits.
Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon
The Scooby Coupe
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot
The Dinosaur Deception
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field of Screams
Scooby and the Minotaur
Scooby Pinch Hits
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
Episodes of the The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries have slowly been coming out. About nine episodes have been released across the various Spooky Tales sets.
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World
Ghosts of the Ancient Astronauts Parts 1&2
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Thrills and Chills
The Nutcracker Scoob
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your Rife
The Stony Glare Stare
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot
The Hand of Horror
Doom Service
A Code in the Nose
The Bee Team
A Night Louse in the White House
Scooby-Doo! Favorite Frights{Walmart Exclusive}
Scoo-Be Or Not Scoo-Be?
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
All thirteen episodes are available on The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo: The Complete Series.
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
For this series, you can just skip the individual volumes and go for A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: The Complete First Season and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo: The Complete Second, Third, and Fourth Seasons.
What's New Scooby-Doo
While there is no complete series set of What's New Scooby-Doo, you can get all three seasons individually. The three holiday themed episodes have been included as bonus episodes on each of the season sets. Note: While the show was animated at 16×9 widescreen, the DVD releases as well as the original TV airings were cropped to 4×3}.
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo! Get A Clue
Sadly, Get A Clue did not get any more releases past the second volume. So only the first eight episodes have made it to DVD. The Many Faces of Evil{13 Spooky Tales: Love of Snack| and Crusin' For A Brusin'{13 Spooky Tales: Surf's Up Scooby-Doo!} are the only two Season 2 episodes on DVD.. Currently, WB has no plans to continue releasing Get A Clue on DVD.
Note: While the show was animated at 16×9 widescreen, the DVD releases as well as the original TV airings were cropped to 4×3}.
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Both seasons of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated are available in individual season sets.
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
The first half of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! season one was released on February 23, 2016 as Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Spooky Kooky Fun.
Every single Scooby-Doo movie has made it to DVD. Other than the four live action films, a few of the animated titles, such as Legend of the Vampire, Loch Ness Monster, and Samurai Sword, have made it to Blu-ray as well. Every movie Camp Scare to Frankencreepy, along with Scooby-Doo! & KISS: Rock & Roll Mystery and the upcoming LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood, has gotten Blu-ray releases. The original puppet movie "Scooby-Doo Adventures: The Mystery Map" and the recent DTV release "Moon Monster Madness" do not currently have Blu-ray releases planned.
Digital Releases
While many of these episodes have not made it to DVD, they are available digitally. iTunes has the majority of Scrappy-Doo episodes available to purchase. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, What's New Scooby-Doo, and Mystery Incorporated are all available in high definition{What's New Scooby-Doo is also in its original 16×9 aspect ratio}. While SD Adventures: The Mystery Map and Moon Monster Madness only have DVD releases, they are available in HD from various digital outlets.


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Brisbane man gets life sentence for murder
Brisbane man Ricky Wayne Goodchild has been jailed for life for the murder of a man last year.
A Supreme Court jury this afternoon convicted Goodchild, 29, of murdering Crestmead man Jacobus Blom, 45, at Mount Warren Park, south of Brisbane, last year.
Goodchild's trial heard the pair got into a fight at the property Goodchild shared with his partner after a lengthy drinking session.
The court heard after Mr Blom got the upper hand, Goodchild ran him down in his ute and then reversed over Mr Blom, causing severe head and abdominal injuries.
Goodchild also kicked Mr Blom in the ribs as he lay dying on a neighbour's driveway.
Justice Glenn Martin told Goodchild he accepted Goodchild's actions were out of character but his response was criminally disproportionate to being assaulted by Mr Blom.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, crime, brisbane-4000, australia, qld, crestmead-4132, mount-warren-park-4207
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Through drone strikes and raids, President Obama has taken out a host of Malalas.
Regions / North America
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) challenges the illegal and ineffective U.S. policy of going to war against alleged chemical-weapons-possessing countries.
In the face of escalating repression, Honduran indigenous groups are standing against transnational plunder.
In turning its back on big business, the Tea Party Caucus may have taken an important step in freeing itself from the influence of big money.
The U.S. government should transfer Abu Anas al-Libi to the United States for a civilian trial in federal court.
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The destructive battle about Obamacare is not a symptom of democracy itself, but of the American brand.
It's time to relegate the bankrupt counterinsurgency doctrine into the "dustbin of history."


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Members of Parliament have approved the proposed new structure of the Cabinet on Thursday afternoon, adopting an amendment to the Law on Cabinet Structure.
The new Cabinet is to operate with 13 ministries and 16 ministers. They are:
- Prime Minister
- Deputy Prime Minister
- Cabinet Secretariat
- Minister of Nature, Environment and Tourism
- Minister of Foreign Relations
- Minister of Finance
- Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs
- Minister of Labor and Social Protection
- Minister of Defense
- Minister of Construction and Urban Development
- Minister of Education, Culture, Sciences and Sports
- Minister of Roads and Transportation
- Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry
- Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry
- Minister of Energy
- Minister of Health
The new Cabinet will operate with 27 agencies, 10 regulatory agencies and 17 implementation agencies. The MPs also made a decision to dissolve the Takhar Department, and its functions to protect witnesses and victims will be transferred to the Police Department.
|Cabinet Members
|Regulatory agencies within a minister's portfolio
|Implementation agencies within a minister's portfolio
|Prime Minister
|General Intelligence Agency
Information Technology, Post and Telecommunication Authority
National Development Agency
|Authority for State Property Policy and Management
|Deputy Prime Minister
|State Specialized Inspection Agency
National Emergency Management Agency
Agency for Fair Competition and Consumer Protection
Agency for Standardization and Metrology
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|Minister of Nature, Environment and Tourism
|Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring
|Minister of Foreign Relations
|Minister of Finance
|General Authority of Customs
General Authority of Taxation
|Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs
|General Police Department
General Authority for Border Protection
|General Authority of State Registration and Intellectual Property
General Archival Authority
General Executive Agency of Court Decisions
|Minister of Labor and Social Protection
|General Authority of Health and Social Security
General Agency of Labor and Welfare Services
Child and Youth Development Agency
|Minister of Construction and Urban Development
|Authority of Land Management, Geodesy and Cartography
|Minister of Defense
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|Minister of Education, Culture, Sciences and Sports
|Department of Physical Education and Sports
Department of Arts and Culture
|Minister of Roads and Transportation
|Civil Aviation Authority
|Minister of Mining and Heavy Industry
|Authority of Minerals and Petroleum
|Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry
|Department of Veterinary and Animal Breeding
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A/N: This fic is for both people who don't like Valentine's Day or for those who do. I looked up a few fun facts about the holiday and came down with this one-shot for whoever interested in reading. It is also for furubafun24 who gave everyone a challenge to make her love Valentine's Day. So I hope you guys like it!
Disclaimer: Don't own any of the characters of Teen Titans!
Love/Hate Holiday
By: Pixiegirl13
Jinx briskly walked down the sidewalk of Jump City with a small grocery bag in one hand and a Teen Titan communicator in the other. Robin was on the other end, talking to her about how they needed her to stop a robbery a few blocks away at some candy shop. She was new to the superhero business, but the Titans trusted her somewhat nowadays because she helped them a few months back when taking down the Brotherhood of Evil.
"Do you think you can do it?" Robin asked her with interest in his voice. Jinx knew right now he was kind of testing her by letting her do this job for them.
Jinx gave a sigh before answering as kindly as she could, "Sure."
"Thanks," Robin answered. He gave her his usual wry smile before quickly adding, "And say hi to Kid Flash for us."
"What?" she asked with her voice rising in anger. "What makes you think we are going out?" It was obvious the two were, but she was still like a school girl and didn't want it to get out for some reason.
Robin gave her a hint of a smile before saying, "I didn't say you two were going out." He then hung up before flashing her with his wry grin. Jinx growled at the communicator as her eyes glowed a rosy pink. She then smiled to herself because she knew her bad luck powers had done their job with Robin somehow. Maybe his seat fell out from under him or Starfire spilt water on his costume. The thought made her happy for a few seconds till she remembered that she was on their side now. Then she just felt guilty.
The girl kept plodding along the ice covered sidewalk with the harsh, February wind nicking at her face and chilling her to the bone. How could anyone like this month? She thought to herself while seeing a couple on the other side of the street, holding hands and laughing as if they were walking on flowery fields in the spring. The two just made her disgusted even more that day. By mistake those negative thoughts sent bad luck their way.
The girl in the couple suddenly screamed loudly as she tripped on a patch of ice and landed on her butt. Jinx smiled wickedly till she heard both boy and girl laugh with each other. The boy helped the girl up and they smiled lovingly at each other while walking away.
"ARGH!" Jinx yelled in anger. "This holiday sucks! My powers are always useless on these kinds of days! I hate Valentine's Day!"
"Well, I don't, barf shooter," the familiar annoying voice of Gizmo interrupted her outburst. "It's the time of the year when every stupid, pin brained adult in candy shops make better chocolate. It's the best time to steal 'em!"
Jinx looked ahead to see the bald kid coming down the sidewalk towards her on his extended four metal legs. Mammoth was right behind him with two duffle bags full to the brim with the chocolate candies. The others of the team were nowhere to be seen. Jinx thought that maybe their brains were a bit too mature for destroying a candy store only to get some chocolate. But maybe that was giving them too much credit.
"Ew," she said while putting down her grocery bag beside her in the snow bank. "Did you just call me a barf shooter? I am so glad I'm not part of your stupid team anymore!"
Gizmo frowned at her while stopping a few feet away from the pink haired girl, bundled up in a black coat and getting into a fighting stance. Mammoth just looked confused yet happy with a boat load of chocolate already stuffed into his giant mouth.
"You won't be too happy about that choice once we kick the living crud out of you," Gizmo said confidently. He then held up a chocolate covered cheery and asked almost innocently, "Do you want one?"
Jinx looked at him blankly before answering emotionlessly, "You have already poisoned it by touching it." Gizmo grumbled a few incoherent insults under his breath while throwing the stolen candy at the girl. Jinx only stepped to the side casually as it landed lightly in the snow bank. She then smiled wickedly at him with her eyes glowing a brilliant pink while saying, "And that was stolen chocolate you just threw at me. Maybe the jailers to your new cell will be kind enough to give you some when you get there."
"Hey!" came a voice from Jinx's side suddenly. "Is this okay to eat?" Kid Flash asked her while pointing to the chocolate cheery in his hands. Jinx opened her mouth to say no, but she was too late. The red haired boy quickly swallowed the dirty candy and stared at Mammoth and Gizmo, who were by now laughing up a storm.
"That thing had a bomb in it!" Gizmo said between laughs. "I threw it at Jinx but it landed in the snow bank so it didn't explode. Ha! Happy Valentine's Day, stupid!"
Jinx was in panic mode. "You idiots!" she screamed at the two old HIVE members laughing at her. She outstretched her hand toward them and pink hexes flew at them at tremendous speed. The two stopped laughing when they realized she was attacking them. But then nothing happened.
"What was that, barf brain?" Gizmo asked her, confused. He had spoken a little too soon. Seconds later, all the chocolate in Mammoth's bags exploded and sent hot, gooey chocolate onto the two thieves. Mammoth growled in anger at his precious loss while Gizmo glared daggers at the girl.
Jinx simply pointed a finger at the road and the round sewer system top blasted out of the street and toward Gizmo and Mammoth. The two were too busy coming up with the guts to go after Jinx to see the thing coming at them. The thing slammed into Gizmo and made him fall onto Mammoth. Jinx then zapped the sidewalk under the two and made them fall into the sewer system below them. They fell with loud screams of surprise and landed in the shallow water with big splashes.
Both Jinx and Kid Flash looked over the edge of fallen sidewalk and saw Gizmo and Mammoth splashing around in the brown, stinky water and yelling at each other for their stupidity. Kid Flash laughed at them till he looked over to Jinx, who was staring at him with great concern in her cat-like pink eyes.
"We need to get you to the hospital before you do something brainless and blow yourself up!" she said to him while grabbing his wrist and pulling him away from the hole in the sidewalk where the police was surrounding it. She never realized that she had totally forgotten her grocery bag.
"Aw, you sound worried," Kid Flash said with a quirky smile. "But you shouldn't waste all your rent money for your apartment on some hospital bill. We could always just go to Titans Tower. Cyborg would know how to help me."
Jinx stopped in her tracks while thinking it all over. "Fine," she said with a sigh of defeat. "But we are walking the whole way there."
"Um…why?" Kid Flash asked, a look of confusion sweeping over his face. "I do have superpowers, you know? I could run there in less than a second."
Jinx rolled her eyes and said, "Because if you go too fast the bomb inside your stomach might explode from the momentum. You just had to eat off the floor! Some Valentine's Day we're having!"
"How was I to know it had a bomb in it?" Kid Flash asked innocently.
"You just don't eat things off the ground!" Jinx yelled back to him. She wasn't angry about him now having a bomb in his stomach, it was normal for the teen to do stupid things like that. She was angry that he hadn't planned anything for them that night. It was obvious that he loved her. Why didn't he express it more on the main day of love? Now they were going to be stuck in the Tower with five teenage superheroes who weren't too peachy with her just yet. They were getting there, though.
A half an hour later, Jinx was ringing the doorbell to the Tower. No one answered it at first. Jinx growled out of frustration and anger over the matter. Sometimes this team was as bad as her old one. But she knew they were all still kids and needed some fun in their lives. She couldn't blame them for that.
Kid Flash suddenly started to repeatedly press the doorbell with a wicked smile coming to his lips. He glanced over to Jinx to get a laugh from her, but only got a sharp look to make him stop his actions. The door finally slid open to reveal Beast Boy covered in heart shaped posted notes.
"Don't ask," he muttered to both of them as they stared at the changeling with wide eyes. The green teen then perked up while finally realizing who the two were. "Why are you dudes here?"
"Stupid, here, swallowed a bomb," Jinx spoke for Kid Flash standing next to her.
Kid Flash narrowed his eyes when hearing the sharp tone in her voice. He didn't know why she was acting this way even though they were going out. Girls could be so confusing sometimes. "It looked like a chocolate covered cheery to me," he said into Jinx's face with a smug expression. For the whole day he had been trying to please her and finally he had enough of it. He was starting to give up on her for today.
"Hey, like a cheery bomb!" Beast Boy said with a laugh. Jinx and Kid Flash looked at him blankly till he finally got the hint that his lame joke wasn't funny and the situation before them was serious. "Okay, sorry," Beast Boy said with a sigh. "I'm guessing you want one of the others to get it out for you."
"Yeah," both superheroes outdoors said with eyes narrowed.
A few minutes later Kid Flash was sitting on the metal exam table in the Tower's infirmary. Cyborg was on one side of him with Robin on the other. Jinx had vanished as if she didn't care about his health anymore. She preferred pouting on the couch next to Raven, who had decided firmly on wearing all black that day even though Starfire protested strongly against it every second she was able to.
"So how bad is it?" Flash asked the two boys next to him.
"Well, if you don't use your superpowers for a few days and let it come out of your body the right way you'll be fine," Cyborg said with a chuckle. "And don't make any sudden movements."
"Which means you're going to stay here till it's gone," Robin said as seriously as he could. He was having a hard time not laughing at the teen. "We don't need any more mistakes like the last one."
"That means new friend Jinx and Kid Flash will be able to stay with us tonight!" Starfire said while flying into the room suddenly. "Or do you and your Valentine have the plans for somewhere else?" she asked Kid Flash with a giant smile on her face. That whole day she hadn't touched a foot on the ground because of her happiness of the love holiday. She had decorated pretty much the whole Tower in hearts and flowers while humming songs.
At this question, for once Kid Flash looked angry. "No," he said coldly while walking out of the room. "We don't have anything planned. I'm going out to the city for a few hours. I'll be back tonight, though."
"Be careful," Robin said with a nod. He then looked to Cyborg with some concern on his face. Cyborg only shrugged. He had no idea what was bothering the other teen. When Robin looked ahead he gasped loudly as red, heart shaped confetti was blown into his face.
"I love Valentine's Day!" Starfire giggled into Robin's face. She blushed when seeing his surprised expression, which only made the leader turn slightly pink. He didn't want to admit it that, with Star's bright attitude, he was beginning to like the holiday as well.
Too bad the two girls downstairs were having the exact opposite ideas. Raven was reading some dark book with her black hood up to keep her face in shadows, while Jinx sat by her side with her arms crossed and a sour look planted on her face. They both kept stealing glances at each other silently while keeping thoughts to themselves. Both Goth girls knew what was on the other's mind.
"So what happened to Kid Flash?" Raven finally asked her emotionlessly, like always.
"He swallowed a bomb," Jinx answered while staring ahead with eyes still narrowed. "Could this day get any worse?"
"I feel this way every Single Awareness Day (Valentine's Day, she means)," Raven said casually while returning her eyes to her book.
"He didn't even plan a simple date for us!" Jinx said randomly. "I'm sick of him being so ADD all the time! Does he even know that it's Valentine's Day?"
"He's a boy," Raven said calmly. "Take Beast Boy for example," she said while pointing to the green teen playing the PS2 cross-legged on the floor in front of them. "He would have never known this was Single Awareness Day if Starfire hadn't smothered him with heart posted notes. All guys are like that. As soon as you get that concept in your head, the sooner you can get on with your life."
The two stared at Beast Boy, who had no idea that they were even talking about him. He only stared blankly at the monitor, some drool hanging at the corner of his mouth. Jinx and Raven looked at each other till Jinx muttered, "Yeah, this day sucks."
A few hours later the bomb swallowing boy was back from his search in the city. "Where's Jinx?" Kid Flash asked Raven once he got through the door to the Tower. It was around ten at night, and most the Titans were asleep by now. Raven was still on the couch reading her book, enjoying the quiet stillness of the Tower at late hours.
Raven closed her eyes and felt the presence of each person in the house till she found Jinx. She then opened them and said while pointing upwards, "On the roof."
The teen quickly went to the roof. He hesitated at the door, though. Kid Flash finally got rid of whatever nerves that were tormenting him lately. He silently pushed the door open and saw Jinx sitting on the edge of the Tower with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. Kid Flash walked up next to her then sat down and dangled his feet over the edge.
"Um…hi," he said lamely to her.
"Yeah, that's the best greeting I've gotten this day," Jinx said bitterly while still staring ahead.
"What do you want me to say?" he asked her desperately. "Yo? Hola? Sup? Good day?"
"Why are you here?" she snapped at him with a hard glare that sliced into him.
For once, Kid Flash was at a loss of words as he scratched the back of his neck. Her strange eyes bored into him intensely as if daring the young boy to even speak. "My bad," he finally said weakly. "That came out all wrong. Can we start over?"
"Sure, since this is all just a game to you," Jinx said while looking straight ahead again. The boy winced at the harsh statement.
There was silence till Flash said, "You know, the right term for today is really Saint Valentine's Day?"
Jinx rolled her eyes before saying, "So you do know what today is!"
Kid Flash paused before continuing. "Well, one legend of who Saint Valentine is starts out in the third century of Rome. It was under the rule of Emperor Claudius the second. Well, he thought that all young men were better off without woman and that they were better fighters that way. So the dude declared that no young men could marry a woman till they were out of the army. But Saint Valentine thought it was injustice and married people in secrete anyways. Um…then he was killed when being found out."
"Why are you telling me this crap?" Jinx asked him, flabbergasted with the boy's actions.
"Well, the Emperor thought guys could fight better without woman," Kid Flash said quickly to back himself up. "But Valentine didn't think that it was right and I agree with the man. I know for sure that I fight better with a girl loving me. Don't you see? The girl I'm talking about is you! I need you!"
Jinx made a little gasp as she stared at him silently for a few seconds. He then slowly pulled something out from behind him, and she watched him quietly. Suddenly she was presented with one perfect, red rose. When they had first met, this had always been his love symbol to her. Right now it meant even more to her.
The rose must have been why he had been gone for so long. He must have searched everywhere in this city for one because he couldn't just use his powers to run somewhere for it. He had been out for hours and she thought he was just being selfish and not wanting to see her because of her attitude earlier. Now she felt awful yet happy at the same time.
"It's beautiful," she finally whispered.
"Yeah, but they are a pain to carry because of the thorns," Kid Flash said to her with a small smile flickering on his lips. "Just like every relationship. We might have a few bumps here and there just like the thorns, but all around it can be a relationship that is beautiful…"
"…Just like a rose," she finished for him. They both smiled at each other silently for a few seconds. The two love birds then stared up at the wonderful display of stars as Jinx leaned her head on Kid Flash's shoulder while smelling her rose. They were together once again and she felt complete with him by her side, as did he with her.
All the way down in the main room of the Tower, the huge computer screen showed them cuddling up with each other for Raven to see clearly. She examined the two closely till her expression softened a bit. The Goth girl finally let herself express a little smile as she realized that whether you loved Valentine's Day or hated Single Awareness Day, surprises and special things still happened. Maybe February the 14th wasn't so bad after all.
A/N: So how was it? Usually I don't do the whole romance thing, but this was a challenge and I wanted to test my skills somehow. Attempting a fic with romance is something I call a challenge because I don't think I have any skill in it whatsoever. If it sucked, it was because this is only my second one-shot and second try at doing a romance fic. But please give me a review! Thanks!
Here you go, Furubafun! I hope this fic makes you like Valentine's Day a little bit better now. I tried my best on this challenge and I hope you liked it. I enjoyed the challenge!


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I just watched the new movie Before I Wake. In this movie, a little boy's dreams can come to life. So can his [deadly] nightmares. He dreams of butterflies and he has a nightmare of a creature that can devour people in real life. Depending on your current dreams and nightmares, would you want this to happen to you?
I wouldn't. I used to get a lot of nightmares as a child. Sometimes they come back, and it is always something trying to kill me. A tractor driving on it's own, a demon possessing my dad, my childhood home coming to life and trapping me inside... That isn't something I'd want to live.
- Yes! I don't have nightmares, so I would love this.Vote A
- Yes, even though I do get nightmares and people might die because of it.Vote B
- No, I'd rather not take that risk.Vote C
- No, that's scary and weird.Vote D
Most Helpful Guy
For me I'd probably be dead. I had lots of dreams of dying when younger.
For example, when I was 4 years old, I had recurring dreams a lot where I was in this wasteland and everyone was dead around me while guys wearing masks with firearms would be scouring the place. It was always cold and rainy and dark and smoky with lots of little fires everywhere.
And I'd try to hide. One time I found a bath tub turned upside down and hid under it and thought I was safe, but then it started getting really hot inside. The guys outside used their flame throwers and I tried to lift the tub only for the flames to shoot inside and had to close it. Then it was getting hotter and hotter and I tried to lift it again but it burned my hands and I couldn't get out and my skin was starting to burn everywhere while I couldn't breathe anymore. Then I died.11|00|0
Most Helpful Girl
Nope, never.
My nightmares are scary
and the nice dreams only nice while I am dreaming. When I wake up, I think to myself, "What the heck was that? "
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