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President-elect Donald Trump has once again weighed in via Twitter on the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare law better known as Obamacare, in what is shaping up to be the fist major legislative battle of the new congressional session.
"The Democrats, lead by head clown Chuck Schumer, know how bad ObamaCare is and what a mess they are in," Trump said, beginning a series of tweets on Thursday. "Instead of working to fix it, they do the typical political thing and BLAME. The fact is ObamaCare was a lie from the beginning."
The tweets came one day after Republicans and Democrats laid out their respective strategies for dismantling and defending the ACA.
Republicans argue that the law — primarily citing the state-level health-insurance marketplaces — is collapsing on its own and that there needs to be a "stable" transition to replace it.
The GOP advocates a "market-based" approach that would give money to consumers up front to find their own insurance.
Democrats are arguing that the law is working in broad strokes — more people have insurance than ever before and some provisions are popular, including the inability for insurers to deny coverage based on preexisting conditions — and that only small tweaks are needed to provide stability to the exchanges.
Schumer, the Senate minority leader, and other Democrats argue that any change to the law made by Republicans may lead to the loss of coverage for the more than 22 million people who have gained insurance through the ACA, and the party has said any lapses will be the fault of Republican tinkering.
Vice President-elect Mike Pence was on hand to meet with Republicans about an ACA repeal, while President Barack Obama met at the same time with Democrats.
Obama, according to CNN's sources at the Democratic meeting, told lawmakers to call the new plan "Trumpcare" and not to "rescue" Republicans by agreeing to an inadequate replacement plan.
Trump continued his tweetstorm by citing the claim made by Obama and Democrats during the passing of the Affordable Care Act that "if you like your doctor, you can keep them." While this refers mainly to the individual insurance market such as the ACA's marketplaces — which are used by 7% of the American public— a declining number of insurers participating and narrower coverage networks have led to more limited health-provider options.
The president-elect concluded by calling for bipartisan support for a replacement.
"It is time for Republicans & Democrats to get together and come up with a healthcare plan that really works — much less expensive & FAR BETTER!" Trump tweeted.
The Department of Health and Human Services also released its most recent update for Obamacare's 2017 open enrollment on Thursday, showing that 8.8 million had signed up for or renewed a plan through the ACA as of the end of December. That is 200,000 more than the total from the same time in the previous year.


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from Summit, NJ this week! Unless of course, you're one of those lucky ones who has tickets for the 2005 PGA Championships taking place at the Baltusrol Golf Club just a wee bit down the road from here!
The event doesn't start til Thursday but already the area is experiencing heavy traffic and we heard that the Summit Train Station (just a few blocks away) was a zoo this AM. A few friends are asking to park their cars here for the week. Hey, this could be a fund-raiser! It will be interesting to see if our week day Mass population increases this week. The Grand Summit Hotel is about a 1 minute walk down the street and sometimes business men call asking about Mass times and grateful for our early Mass.
If you are a golf fan and actually going to be watching this (yes, Mr. Stallings, we know your eyes will be glued!) keep your eye out for the monastery. In 1993 it wasn't unusual to go for a walk out in the garden and see the Good Year blimp over the monastery for awhile.

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Back to the Postindustrial Future
An Ethnography of Germany's Fastest-Shrinking City
Felix Ringel
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"This complex, provocative volume plunges us into the postindustrial, postsocialist world of Hoyerswerda, Germany's 'fastest shrinking city,' and contemporary debates in anthropology about knowledge, time, affect, and meaning…This work speaks strongly to American Rust Belt cities and other sites of profound change in its methods, theory, and data, and should inspire further dialogues about anthropological knowledge as well the possibilities of urban action" • Choice
"[This book] offers a valuable and timely contribution to urban studies focusing on how urban communities relate to their future under conditions of shrinkage… [and] contributes to the ongoing debate about whether postsocialism is still a concept that has explanatory power in urban studies." • Eurasian Geography and Economics
"For scholars of post-Wende Germany, Ringel offers a refreshing perspective that questions many of the established narratives about the legacy of socialism. A central strength of the book is that it does not rely on simplistic interpretations… Ringel reminds us that the future is open for change and that in studying the past and the present we are also part of its very construction." • German Studies Review
"[Ringel's] book masterfully captures the tension in Hoyerswerda residents' lives as they navigate the interplay between their socialist pasts, their evolving postsocialist presents, and their potential postindustrial futures." • EuropeNow
"Accessible and stimulating… There is little that I know of in our current literature that describes a present-moment European urban community in this ethnographic detail." • Jane Guyer, Johns Hopkins University
How does an urban community come to terms with the loss of its future? The former socialist model city of Hoyerswerda is an extreme case of a declining postindustrial city. Built to serve the GDR coal industry, it lost over half its population to outmigration after German reunification and the coal industry crisis, leading to the large-scale deconstruction of its cityscape. This book tells the story of its inhabitants, now forced to reconsider their futures. Building on recent theoretical work, it advances a new anthropological approach to time, allowing us to investigate the postindustrial era and the futures it has supposedly lost.
Felix Ringel is a COFUND International Research Fellow in the Anthropology Department at Durham University. His work on time, the future, and urban regeneration has been published in leading journals such as The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Critique of Anthropology and Anthropological Theory. He is co-editor of The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology's issue on "Time-tricking: Reconsidering Temporal Agency in Troubled Times."
Subject: General Anthropology Urban Studies
Area: Germany
List of Illustrations
Notes on Translations
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Anthropology and the Future: Notes from a Shrinking Fieldsite
Chapter 1. 'There Can Only Be One Narrative': Postsocialism, Shrinkage and the Politics of Context in Hoyerswerda
Chapter 2. Reasoning about the Past: Temporal Complexity in a City with No Future
Chapter 3. 'Hoyerswerda...?' – '...Once Had a Future!': Temporal Flexibility and the Politics of the Future
Chapter 4. Enforced Futurism/Prescribed Hopes: Affective Politics and Pedagogies of the Future
Chapter 5. Performing the Future: Endurance, Maintenance and Self-Formation in Times of Shrinkage
Conclusion: Coming to Terms with the Future/'Zukunftsbewältigung'
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Constance Briscoe, judge and barrister, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice in connection with the investigation into speeding points passed by Chris Huhne, the former Cabinet Minister, to his wife Vicky Pryce. Jurors were told that Briscoe helped economist Ms Pryce, who was a friend and also her neighbour, to reveal information about Mr Huhne's points-swapping to newspapers after the couple split in 2010.
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EUROFINS FORENSIC SERVICES were asked to compare the statement given to police and the statement provided to Briscoe's questioned document expert and confirm if they were one and the same.
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The EUROFINS FORENSIC SERVICES expert confirmed that in their opinion, the document supplied by the Police was not a copy derived from the document supplied to the defence expert. Indicating that Constance Briscoe had provided a second statement with some differences.


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It was only launched in February and already the excellent Kia Sportage is getting a refresh and two new models.
It's been a popular new car with Kia selling more than 35,000 units since launch and potential buyers have the choice of a new 1.7 litre CRDI engine with a seven-speed automatic gearbox.
Other upgrades include more paint options and a new multimedia system which comes complete with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. There's also 3-D mapping and map updates.
Kia Sportage has two new models
However, the Kia Sportage also has two new models in the shape of the GT Line and KX-5.
The GT Line is already a popular choice in the line-up and the specification has been improved. There's also a better-looking GT Line S which has some exterior styling tweaks and is coupled to the 2.0 litre CRDI six speed automatic gearbox as well as a 1.6 litre T-GDi.
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The Kia Sportage KX-5
There will no longer be a 'First Edition' model which has now been replaced by the Kia Sportage KX-5 and it's something of a range topper which comes complete with electronic parking brake, two tone leather upholstery, wireless phone charging and much more kit than the KX-4.
Kia also says that the new seven speed dual clutch gearbox for this model will also boost fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions.
The carmaker says the improvements will boost the car's popularity and they are hoping that the excellent sales continue into 2017.
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I had had three children and fashion seemed to have moved on during the years of wearing maternity clothes. Most of my wardrobe felt out of date, tatty, ill fitting or worn out. I kept buying things but because I wasn't being strategic, I'd buy the same thing over and over and still feel like I had nothing to wear. Needed a new look urgently.
Lizzie was very relaxed and easy to work with. Although she went through my wardrobe with ruthless efficiency, she was kind not cruel so it didn't feel as exposing as you'd imagine. It was great to have someone helping you let go of those items you're sentimentally hanging onto when they've definitely past their sell by date. She also advised having a few items taken in or repaired to give them a new lease of life, and gave me new confidence in items I wasn't sure still worked. She helped me bring stuff back into use, and get rid of the stuff that was not working.
Lizzie suggested I bought new hangers and can now fit twice as much in my wardrobe and actually SEE what I have. It's been a revelation opening my wardrobe and actually liking what I have. Its great being able to see the different things that go with each other, and know I have literally dozens of outfits I could happily wear. I'm confident I won't need to buy new stuff for quite some time, so I'm seeing this as a GOOD use of my money, rather than an extravagance.
I was nervous about the shopping as I usually find dragging round the shops exhausting and depressing. But with Lizzie it was a breeze, and not even tiring. She went straight to the best trousers, tops etc. because she knows what's out there. There's not a lot of time wasted on faffing and browsing. Also it was a delight to be in a cubicle and have Lizzie bring things in different colours and sizes. She magically picked things that suited me and nearly everything I tried on I loved and bought. Shopping has never been such a pleasure!
It's a revelation to walk out of the door day after day feeling so good! I'd never have the confidence to buy so much in one go, but I can see now that this is exactly how one should shop. You then have a wardrobe that works and will last. So much better than buying 1 top, wearing it to death for 2 months and then having to find something else when it wears out. Lizzie didn't push me into radically different look or style but she's given me enormous confidence when I do need to shop myself that I won't make so many mistakes in the future. I did get some shoes which were outside my comfort zone and they have been a huge success!
The most significant results have been the deep pleasure at feeling good in my clothes everyday. It's amazing how much difference this can make to one's sense of wellbeing and satisfaction with life. Its been a big boost to my confidence as a result, and a lifting of stress from this area which has been a disaster for so long. I love my new clothes and the tidy wardrobe too.


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Leather Affair
Skirt: Zara leather skirt (similar)
Shoes: JustFab lace-up heels (similar)
Bag: elleme seau bag
Lipstick: Make Up For Ever lipstick in N9
Ring: Mejuri cuff ring
I never thought that I would l wear a mini leather skirt again, but now they're back in style for the Fall and after styling it with a turtleneck, it looks like they have a place in my closet again. This skirt has a grungy vibe which I wouldn't typically go for, but I knew exactly what I wanted to pair with it so I thought that the quilted leather detailing worked. I went for an edgy, feminine-chic look so I put together the outfit with a pair of lace-up heels and my newest bag addition, the elleme Seau shoulder bag. A turtleneck instantly softens up a look and with a pair of girly heels, I can see it totally being an outfit I would wear to Paris Fashion Week — maybe one day, right?
This elleme Seau bag is one of the most unique bags I've seen. It's a mix of a triangle and bucket bag in one and I just love the subtle details in the structure and the clasp closure. It's not a true beige because it has a hint of blush, but it makes it that much more beautiful. This currently has a special corner in my living room and is the bag that I grab for weekend dates.
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Somehow, I missed this in the Cybils finalists. Now that I've seen it...I want it. Although I often see picturebooks I'll read again and again in storytime, there aren't many that are personal keepers, but this one - definitely. The lovely swooshy watercolors, splashy colors, dreamy underwater bits...they're just perfect. And the writing! It's a lovely story of friendship and letting go.
Anyhow, there are probably other reviewers out there who have reviewed this better because they were not feeling all gooey-eyed at the moment, but I hafta go so I can't look for them right now (-:)


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Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, a former security office and school was used under order of Pol Pot on 17th April 1975, and was designated for use of detention, interrogation, inhumane torture and killing after confessions from detainees were recieved and documented.
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Most residents are aware of the difficult financial times the Providence community libraries have been experiencing. Now another issue -- this one having nothing to do with finances --threatens the well-being of three branches: Rochambeau, Fox Point
Most residents are aware of the difficult financial times the Providence community libraries have been experiencing. Now another issue -- this one having nothing to do with finances --threatens the well-being of three branches: Rochambeau, Fox Point, and Smith Hill.
Tom O'Donnell, who has served superbly as the manager of these branches since March 2009, has been summarily fired from his position by Laura Marlane, executive director of Providence Community Library -- the entity that oversees all the branch libraries. Ms. Marlane acted entirely on her own, citing Tom for "insubordination" but refusing to provide further information. As of this writing, she is listed on the PCL Web site as "Acting Director" of the Rochambeau branch.
Tom's performance as the libraries' manager has been stellar. Under his leadership, the libraries' services have expanded in line with their communities' best interests. Not only has Tom seen the big picture and pursued significant, well-chosen goals; he has also been consistently available to assist and inform individuals who seek him out and has been invariably receptive to ideas for expansion and enhancement of the libraries' offerings. Tom's stewardship of the libraries' resources has been impeccable, and his judgment has always been sound.
On Feb. 25, members of the communities involved attended the PCL board meeting to protest Tom's firing. Speakers of all ages testified to Tom's extraordinary commitment, creativity, energy, generosity, kindness, and community awareness.
Asher Schofield, president of the Hope Street Merchants Association, emphasized the countless ways in which Tom has worked diligently at the Rochambeau branch to connect the neighborhood and its businesses with library activities and, in particular, to bring children into the library as patrons. Wil Gregersen, a librarian at the Warwick Public Library, spoke of Tom's remarkable achievements and recounted how Tom's input has contributed to his own professional development.
Other community members supplied examples of Tom's outstanding performance throughout his tenure as well as personal anecdotes illustrating Tom's deep commitment to the branches he managed and their patrons.
Tom O'Donnell's contributions to these branch libraries and their respective neighborhoods are legion, and his removal is entirely arbitrary and unwarranted. His personal and professional commitment to the libraries' work has enhanced thousands of lives and, on his reinstatement, will continue to do so.
I urge readers who care about community libraries in Providence to take a few minutes to make a phone call or write a brief note on his behalf to public officials and/or to the board of Providence Community Library (P.O. Box 9267, Providence RI 02940; http://www.provcomlib.org/contact/contact.php).
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If the tourists in Cusco were wearing anymore alpaca, they would be clomping around on all fours, chewing on grass.
Cusco was once the Inca capital of Peru, until the Spanish arrived and replaced most of it with churches (a familiar tale throughout South America). It's now the country's most popular tourist destination, a baroque hive of travel agents offering treks to nearby famous landmarks like Manchu Pichu and Rainbow Mountain.
Every third shop in Cusco sells supposedly pure alpaca clothing--slippers, socks, scarves, ponchos and fleeces, available in dizzying a variety of shapes and sizes. In practice, most of what's on sale is at least partially synthetic, and nothing marks you out as a tourist more than wearing a giant alpaca fleece, decorated with little alpaca patterns. But it's still impossible to leave the city without buying at least something with an alpaca label on it. Buying alpaca is what you do in Cusco, if you're visiting.
You can even meet some in person. A quick walk around the city will reveal plenty of the animals, working the curb.
The most common touts in Cusco are the Alpaca Ladies.
These are women colourfully dressed in traditional Quechuan garb, who rove Cusco's cobbled streets dragging alpacas (and occasionally small llamas) behind them on leashes. The beasts tolerate this with resolutely wry expressions, as if they are quietly in on some top-secret joke--even as they're hauled before tourist groups to serve as portable photo opportunities.
'You pay what you like,' these Ladies will say, offering travellers the chance to have their picture taken with the animals. This is usually quickly followed by: 'American dollars okay.'
Sometimes, the Alpaca Ladies will carry baby alpacas in their arms (ridiculous creatures which resemble cuddly toys). They'll press these babes onto tourists to hug and hold. If the amount of cash the tourists offer in return is not considered sufficient, the women become insistent on receiving more--if given less than 10 or 20 Soles ($3-$6), they are likely to beg plaintively, or else become aggressively demanding.
It's how they earn their living, after all.
Alpacas, souviners and shopping.
Travelling South America without knowing a word of Spanish is a recipe for comic misunderstanding, so I've stopped in Cusco for a couple of weeks to attend a local language school. Called 'Amauta,' the school is located just beside Plaza de Armas, the city's historic centre. Most of its students are either backpackers hoping to brush up on their holas, or young professionals who think Spanish might be useful in their careers. And naturally, most of them have added at least one alpaca garment to their wardrobe.
One morning, on the way to classes, a fellow student told me a worrying story about the Alpaca Ladies. Apparently, many of these women snatch baby alpacas from their mothers at a young age (much to mother and baby's distress), and keep them in poor conditions, without proper nourishment. It's enough of an issue that some Cusco citizens have begun advocating for the Ladies to be banned.
In a bustling tourist destination it's hardly surprising that some touts would mistreat their charges, but it feels especially unfortunate in Cusco. After all, this is a city that generates a huge amount of money from silly camelids with flippant expressions. Everywhere you look, tourists are dropping serious Soles in shops to take a little alpaca fur home to snuggle with.
Getting up close with alpacas is what you do in Cusco.
But it may be a good idea to think twice, before you have your picture taken with one.
> Cusco has another notable street animal: the dogs. Ownerless mutts patrol the city in packs, wagging their tales and scavenging in garbage, weaving through traffic like fish in water. These dogs seem relatively docile in their attitude, but it's still a bad idea to pet them.
> Peru passed a major law banning animal abuse in 2015, though curiously, this law deems cockfights and bullfights permissible as they are considered part of Peruvian culture.
> I brought alpaca socks and gloves, in case you were wondering.
> You can also eat alpaca in Cusco. It's delicious. It also fills one with guilt, like eating a Dr. Suess character.


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Hi lovelies, I hope that you all had a great weekend! I was actually down in LA to attend O Magazine's O You! event. The theme was "Living Your Best Life" which my mom decided would be the perfect way for me to usher in 25, so she surprised me with tickets and a trip down south! I have so much to tell you guys about it plus an amazing gluten-free restaurant review but that will probably be coming next week!
If you have been around GGG you might have noticed that she got a little makeover. I've been wanting to do a blog makeover for quite some time now but I finally bit the bullet (which for the record is a really weird phrase- I'd rather say I bit the chocolate.) Anyway, I'm really happy with how it turned out and think it is much more clean and readable. If there is anything you would like to see changed, let me know as it is a work in progress!
In honor of my site makeover, I had to share with you this video I found on the Huffington Post devoted to movie makeovers. One of my favorite things about chick flicks is how often they do movie makeovers. The scenes are always fun, girly and I love to see a good transformation! Hope you enjoy the video!
-What's your favorite movie makeover?


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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
D'banj Caught on Camera KISSING
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- sakara20 September, 2011 11:00
what a cheap girl to kiss n public, see weave see nails, see skin color....men nd cheap particles osi odaReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 September, 2011 11:14
u thief dis one from linda blog ladun, confessReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 September, 2011 12:29
linda does not have this on her blog. Get your facts right@anon 3.14amReplyDelete
- Scorpio20 September, 2011 13:11
Linda had it on her blog but took it off because the information is WRONG!!! If you look carefully you'll see that they are talking. The music was obviously too loud. Stop trying to stir trouble!!! Even Linda realised what such accusations could cost her I'm guessing that is why she took it off!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 September, 2011 15:15
If u shld look vry well he was not kissing the lady at allcos u can see the ladies lips, he was only speaking into her earsReplyDelete
I took no one's pic,and that post was after mine.What I see is a kiss, and oh well that's what am reporting. Lol.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 September, 2011 18:02
but why are his lips moving towards the girl's. the music is too loud, but is that the way to their ears. not too sure if it's kissing, but its quite intimate.ReplyDelete
- Kemiismyrealname21 September, 2011 00:16
They are kissing cheeks. It's just the angle the picture was taken that is misleading.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 September, 2011 14:19
cant u guys look very well b4 u conclude? d guy in question is definitely not dbanj.ReplyDelete


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Racing, advocacy, trail work, event volunteerism! Team OVB has been busy the last month+!!
We left you last with the Cactus Cup return and MBAA series race #4 at White Tank, along with a nutrition clinic and Team Trail Build day. In April, the team saw races in Prescott x2, lots of teammates finishing new trail out at Starr Pass and volunteers helping make the AZ State races great!
MBAA #5 at Pioneer Park in Prescott was a 'Punisher'! Team OVB stepped up and came away with several podiums, some racers ventured out of their comfort race zone to compete in other categories and lots of members and their loved ones volunteering as course markers and marshals. It was a perfect weather day and fantastic to be out taking every advantage of it!
Your top 5 Team OVB finishers:
- Intermediate Men (40-49):
- 2nd: James Audia
- Intermediate Men (15-18):
- 1st: Tyler Adams
- Rock Crusher Men:
- 5th: Sean McDonald
- Beginner Men (15-18):
- 4th: Ethan Vibal
- 5th: Isaac Taylor
- Beginner Women (15-18):
- 5th: Emily Taylor
- Junior Boys (11-12):
- 2nd: Aidan McDonald
- 12th: Scott Hector (strong work making big strides and moving up!)
- Junior Girls (9-10):
- 3rd: Taryn Ringler
Coming at the end of the month is Epic Rides' first in their off-road series: The Whisky Off-Road, also in Prescott. Team OVB had several racers compete in both the 30 and 50 proof.
Your Team OVB finishers:
- 30 Proof:
- Tyler Adams (top 10 in Jr)
- James Audia (top 10 in SS)
- Bryce Adams (Jr)
- Kelly Doty (top 10 in SS)
- Doug Streeter
- Elizabeth Jobe
- Jed Benninghoff
- Luke Hopkins (Jr)
- Greg Hopkins
- 50 Proof:
- Cory Foster (SS)
- Cody Martin
Congrats to everyone who competed in April! Pictures can be found for both events and some extra special ones in the random album in our gallery. And thank you to everyone who put in volunteer time!!
Thank you to all who have, and continue to, show up to represent Team OVB in the riding community at town halls and trail builds and to volunteer!! That is how we get more and better trails!
If you have not been able to join the email campaign for more dirt at Naranja Park, there is still time. Please email the town your feedback and opinions at email@example.com. There is also another town hall on May 3 (tomorrow eve) that is accepting discussion during the 'Call to Action' for Naranja Park; as well as, talk on the Big Wash trail head. Having team members there is huge for the council to sit up and take notice of their local mountain bikers! This is how you make the city work for you, by getting involved in what you are passionate to and especially important to engage our youth; teaching them how to help our government provide in the way of life that you want. Anders Noreng led the way with his excellent speech at the last meeting, who will stand up tomorrow?!
Coming up:
Flagstaff Finals! This venue is at the fantastic Ft Valley trail system and is sure to provide lots of fun! Team OVB should have several folks eyeing a series podium and the team is currently sitting in 3rd place for the team competition! We need to get all our MBAA racers out there to compete for the finals to secure that 3rd place podium! Way to go, folks!
There will also be team awards and a small celebration after MBAA's official awards at our campsite! Don't miss it!


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There's a hopped-up scene in "Miles Ahead," controlled yet frenzied, when you get why Don Cheadle decided to go for broke. He's playing Miles Davis (he also directed) and the time is the late 1970s — although it's also the 1960s. Time and space tend to blur in this movie and while the setting is a '70s boxing match, a couple of figures from Miles's past — his wife, his younger self — soon swing in to shake things up. She's running scared and the 1970s Miles is running amok, but the younger Miles, well, there he is, too, playing it cool in the ring. Music is fighting, at least for this pugilist.
Does it matter that stretches of "Miles Ahead" — a gun-rattling, squealing-tire car chase included — came out of the filmmakers' imagination rather than Davis's life? (Mr. Cheadle shares script credit with Steven Baigelman.) Purists may howl, but they'll also miss the pleasure and point of this playfully impressionistic movie. Big-screen biographies tend to come in one flavor: the bittersweet hagiographic. Most are polite exhumations that follow the often great man of history/art/politics arc with the usual highs and lows, witchy and whiny women, and transcendent payoff. "Miles Ahead" has these, including the transcendence; this is, after all, about Miles Davis.
But which Miles, which period, which sound? It's a little of this, a lot of that, with melody, rhythm, harmony. Some of it takes place in the '50s, around the time he met his first wife, Frances Taylor (Emayatzy Corinealdi), and was working with the arranger Gil Evans, with whom Davis cut the record "Miles Ahead." Mostly, the movie gets its funny-strange groove on in '79, when Davis had gone quiet (1975 to early 1980) and didn't play his horn. "I would walk by it and look at it," Davis wrote in his autobiography, "then think about trying to play. But after that I didn't even do that." In the movie, when he eyes his horn it's as if it were a threat or a mirror: You lookin' at me?
The movie's framing device is familiar, but works. In 1979, a journalist, Dave (Ewan McGregor), bangs on Miles's New York brownstone. Dave is a scribbler for Rolling Stone or so he claims, and is here for the story, which is more or less the filmmakers' and our goal, too. Scuffing around in a bathrobe and dark glasses the sizes of hubcaps, Miles has gone hermit, the Prince of Darkness turned the Prince of Silence. His health is bad and one of his hips is shot, and all the street drugs probably aren't helping. (By his own account, Davis was at one point snorting four or five grams of coke a day, while smoking four packs of cigarettes. Forget playing — how could he breathe?)
In narrative terms, Dave the journalist is the streamlined and far more economical version of the reporter in "Citizen Kane" who, after death comes to Charles Foster Kane in his castle, sets the investigation — the biography — in motion. Dave breaches Miles's Xanadu with a foot in the door, a scene that Mr. Cheadle plays for slapstick-spiked comedy. (Dave ends up inside, Miles out, banging to be let in.) Davis is a monumental figure, but Mr. Cheadle isn't working in marble. His approach is human-scaled. He lets you see Miles sweat, shows the vanity — Miles primping his hair — panic, drug-hunger, meanness, but also the sly intelligence, pleasure and genius. Miles is modal, as he tells Dave, a nod to the improvisational scale-based jazz exemplified by his landmark record "Kind of Blue."
Frances turns out to be Miles's Rosebud in this telling. Shortly after Dave wedges himself into Miles's life, they end up at Columbia Records, where Miles — after a showdown with some music types, including one played by a peerless Michael Stuhlbarg — ends up in an elevator lined with mounted records. Seeing Frances on the cover of his album "Some Day My Prince Will Come" sends Miles back in time. There, he is the younger Miles, dressed in sharp suits, on top of the scene and in love with Frances, who melts in and out like a dream as the story shifts between past and present. Mr. Cheadle, making his directorial feature debut, switches times, moods and modes effortlessly.
Things go bad, as does Miles. Mr. Cheadle doesn't judge; instead, he presents Miles as a man of complications and contradictions who, after hanging up the phone with Frances, returns to a bed full of women. Sometimes, it seems that Mr. Cheadle has shaved off too many of the real man's edges, as in a domestic fight in which Miles doesn't throw the first punch. It's a tough, furious scene, but for impact it has nothing on the follow-up, which shows a seemingly contrite Miles putting first a jeweled necklace — and then his arm — around the anguished Frances' neck. It turns out that Mr. Cheadle is somewhat of a pugilist himself, and he has a killer sucker punch.
"Miles Ahead" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying adult guardian or parent) for all that jazz. Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes.


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Today's Everyday Fashion: Name Your Spice Girl/
Last week I admitted to being a creature of habit - shopping at the same stores, eating the same food. Many of you indicated you were the same way, which was nice because then I felt a little more normal. :-) I also noticed that I favor certain trends though. I love military (today's look), equestrian, preppy and girlie. I'll try anything once, but it's less likely you'll see me in punk, vintage, sporty or glamorous. Of course, these are just labels and the best compliment I think you can get is that you just look like yourself! That said, I would love to hear what your favorite types of style are. Are you military, boho, equestrian, preppy, girlie, punk, vintage, sporty, glamorous or all of the above? Another way to ask this question: which Spice Girl are you? [I always wanted to be Posh.]
Occasion: Work
Inspiration photo: J.Crew
Shirt: Forever 21, $18
Skirt: Banana Republic, $35
Belt: Bakers, $5
Shoes: Aldo, $50
Watch: Michael Kors, family gift
Bracelets: Forever 21, $8
Earrings: c/o Pop of Chic, $12


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Antique Japanese Tsutsugaki Futon with Mirrored Fan and Tassel Motif
This is a large four panel tsutsugaki futonji, bed covering, from the San'in Region of Japan.
Tsutsugaki, literally translated as "tube drawing," is a hand drawn resist dyeing technique where a rice paste is carefully applied by hand through a cone shaped tube to the prepared cloth's surface before dyeing.
In this case, the presence of two shades of indigo indicates that it was created in two sessions. First the image is drawn, then dyed until a satisfying medium indigo color is achieved. Second, details are added with additional rice paste, then dyed several more times until a very deep indigo tone is achieved. Finally, the rice paste resist is removed by washing to reveal the completed image.
Arranged across the entire surface is a bold composition of Japanese folding fans and tassels dancing around a kamon, or family crest, of a sedge hat. Truly a dazzling image.
This futon cover is made of four panels of hand woven cotton. In very good condition, suitable for display, save for a few small holes throughout. The greatest of which about the size of a small coin.
Dimensions: 53.5 x 60in; 136x 154cm
Early 1900s


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An article in the New York Times today touches on whether it's OK or not to draw from real-life relationships for literary material.
Is this even in question? Every writer draws from real-life experience to write fiction, whether consciously or not.
The real question is, how much do you take from real life and how closely do your fictional characters resemble their real-life counterparts. And what are your motives in portraying them? Some people you meet in life are so interesting it would be a crime not to portray them in fiction if you have the chance.
The writers in the Times article say, of course, draw from real life, but be careful and avoid the kids. I think of that admonition when considering Joseph Heller's Something Happened, which, having read his daughter's memoir, certainly seems to mirror the annoyance he felt in middle age having to deal with his (real) children's problems. Philip Roth's I Married a Communist is supposedly a "a barely disguised riposte at Roth's ex-wife, Claire Bloom" for portraying him unsympathetically in her memoir.
I suppose it matters most if the fictional characterization is unflattering or one that makes fun of a real-life person.
What's your opinion? Where do you draw the line on how closely your fictional characters resemble their real-world doppelgangers?
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There's this new place that's opened up downtown, near where I live. Specializes in hotdogs.
Well, I happen to like hotdogs... so, yesterday, I decided to check the joint out.
I go in and I order a hotdog with mustard and cheese. Simple enough, right?
"Grilled or steamed?" the guys asks me.
"Grilled or steamed?"
"Oh. Grilled," I say.
"Cheese sauce or shredded cheese?"
"Uh... shredded cheese?"
"Swiss, Cheddar, or Monterey Blend?"
Now I'm looking for the hidden camera.
"...Cheddar," I reply, my eyes narrowing.
"You said you wanted mustard?"
"What kind?"
"The mustard kind."
"We have Grey Poupon, Brown Spicy..."
"Yellow. Mustard mustard. I want yellow mustard."
The guy looks at me like I'm so pedestrian, and then -- finally -- goes about making my hotdog.
Meanwhile, I'm looking up at the menu boards. There's 3 good-sized boards... lots of items... nothing but hotdogs. I see "Boston Club Dog", "Saturday Night Dog", and the "Frank Sinatra Dog" to name a few. They also have New York Style, Chicago Style, Arizona Style... even Thai Style (what, do they make them out of real dogs?). There's chicken dogs, vegetarian dogs... there's even an Atkin's Dog, for Christ's sake. Served on a stick.
But was there just a plain, simple hotdog option?
It seems that this is a growing trend. It started with coffee, tea, and fruit juice beverages, didn't it? Now it's spreading into food categories. Pizza is another thing that you sometimes have to set aside 15 minutes to order these days. Thin crust? Thick Crust? Stuffed Crust? Double Stuffed Crust? Blackened Cajun Wheat Crust with Lemon? Argh! Leave it alone!
The thing is, I don't want to have to consult an instruction manual before ordering a damn snack. Personally, I don't look at lunch as a means to express my inner self or to convey my hipness to the world. I get hungry, I eat, I move on. Simple.
Besides, all this complicated food ordering cuts into my time for downloading desktop themes and application skins that best reflect me as a person.


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White Dragon Warrior Society International Conference 2015
May 6, 2015 in News
Join your fellow dragons as we once again gather in beautiful Orlando, FL, for the 2015 White Dragon Warrior Society International Conference. This is a very special year as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the conference, and the 40th anniversary of the Gong Yuen Chuan Fa family of Pai Lum Tao martial arts. This year's theme is "Once Upon a Time", so be sure to start planning your most elegant silver and black outfit for our annual banquet! We look forward to seeing you!
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Decaffeinated "South" in full swing
Traditionally one of the great sporting fixtures of the year, the South of Ireland Amateur Open got underway at Lahinch today with just one of the recently selected Irish Home International side in the draw.
While there is still a quality field in action, West Waterford's Gary Hurley is the only member of the 11-man Irish Senior squad to make the trip to Co Clare, where he will face Cork's John Hickey in Sunday's second round.
The event, which boasts past champions of the calibre of Paul McGinley, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke, clashes with the English, Welsh and Scottish Close Championships, diluting its importance it terms of the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
It would be a major surprise of anyone from the R&A selection committee makes the trip to the southwest for a tournament that has been undermined in recent years by the highly concentrated fixtures list.
Lahinch appears to be reulctant to move to another date which puts the onus on the GUI and the provincial branches to agree on a new formula that can help maintain the integrity of the oldest of the four provincial championships, which was first contested in 1895.
With the Interprovincial matches decided in favour of Munster already this week, there is little reason for the cream of Irish amateur golf to turn up for the South with the European Individual Amateur Open taking place at Carton House in two weeks followed by the Home Internationals.
As a result, they haven't.
Despite the absence of the bigger names, the athmopshere will be a wonderful as ever and hte title will still be bitterly disputed with Pat Murray of Limerick determined to etch his name on the famous old trophy. The Tipperary native takes on Royal Dublin's Liam Hutchinson in today's second while 2007 runner up Joe Lyons will meet Forrest Little's Eoin Arthurs following his one hole first round win over two-time West of Ireland champion Niall Goulding.
Former winners Robbie Cannon, Simon Ward and John Greene will also be gunning for more silverware alongside the likes of last year's runner up Andrew Hogan. Then there's a whole host of quality players - Dessie Morgan, Niall Gorey, Matt McAlpin, Gary McDermott, Steffan O'Hara, Geoff Lenehan and Stephen Healy, to name but a few, not to mention multiple championship winner Eddie Power.
South of Ireland 2012
At Lahinch Golf Club, Co Clare
Sun 29th July 2012
Second round
Match No/Time Sunday 29th July 2012
1. 7.00 am Simon Ward (Co Louth) v Greg Mungovan (Headfort)
2. 7.09 am Mathew McClean (Balmoral) v Mark Richard (Carton House)
3. 7.18 am Conor Casey (Neshanic Valley) v Steffan O'Hara (Co Sligo)
4. 7.27 am Robert Cannon (Balbriggan) v Colm O'Sullivan (Fota Island)
5. 7.36 am Barry Anderson (Co Sligo/NUIM) v Richard Walsh (Kilkenny)
6. 7.45 am Sean Cannon (Loughrea) v Stephen Dwyer (Lucan)
7. 7.54 am Matthew McAlpin (Royal Portrush) v Paul O'Neill (Shannon)
8. 8.03 am Niall Gorey (Muskerry) v Declan McInerney (Lahinch)
9. 8.12 am Des Morgan (Mullingar) v Daniel Hallissey (Muskerry)
10. 8.21 am Ian Brennan (Greenore) v Declan Loftus (Castlebar)
11. 8.30 am Jonathan Yates (Naas) v Billy McGarry (Birr)
12. 8.39 am Gavin McKenna (Fortwilliam) v David Finn (Mallow)
13. 8.48 am Ciaran Molloy (Ardee) v Kevin O'Leary (Waterford Castle)
14. 8.57 am Eugene Smith (Ardee) v Gerard Dunne (Seapoint)
15. 9.06 am Jamie Sutherland (Galgorm Castle) v Damien Coyne (Tuam)
16. 9.15 am Aaraon Grant (Dundalk) v William Russell (Clandeboye)
17. 9.24 am Conor Glynn (Carton House) v Stephen Loftus (Lahinch)
18. 9.33 am Sean Barry (Muskerry) v Kieran Lynch (Skibbereen)
19. 9.42 am Michael Durcan (Co Sligo) v Evan Long (Thurles)
20. 9.51 am Stuart Grehan (Tullamore) v James P McLaughlin (Portumna)
21. 10.00 am Simon Bryan (Delgany) v Paddy Delaney (Arklow)
22. 10.09 am Gary O'Flaherty (Cork) v Eddie Power (Kilkenny)
23. 10.18 am Michael O'Kelly (Limerick) v David Lally (Mullingar)
24. 10.27 am Andrew Hogan (Newlands) v Adam Doran (Ardee)
25. 10.36 am Aaron Kearney (Castlerock) v Jon Foran (Thurles)
26. 10.45 am Shane Hogan (Nenagh) v Emmet Leahy (Cahir Park)
27. 10.54 am Mark King (Cregmore Park) v Harry Coyne (Carton House)
28. 11.03 am Roy Connelly (Rathsallagh) v Pio O'Leary (Lucan)
29. 11.12 am Paul O'Kane (Moyola Park) v Ronan Maher (Nenagh)
30. 11.21 am Brendan Walton (The Island) v Liam Ashby (Killerig)
31. 11.30 am Kieran Cunnane (Woodstock) v Peter Sheehan (Ballybunion)
32. 11.39 am Pat Murray (Limerick) v Liam Hutchinson (The Royal Dublin)
33. 11.48 am Gary Hurley (West Waterford/NUIM) v John Hickey (Cork)
34. 11.57 am Keith Shannon (Greenore) v Noel Pyne (Ennis)
35. 12.06 pm Shane McGlynn (Carton House) v Quentin Carew (Edenderry)
36. 12.15 pm Barry Daly (Edmondstown) v Michael Horan (Birr)
37. 12.24 pm Richard Bridges (Stackstown) v Eoghan Murphy (Cork)
38. 12.33 pm Sean Ryan (The Royal Dublin) v Jeff Hopkins (Skerries)
39. 12.42 pm Tony Cleary (Dromoland) v Conor O'Rourke (Naas)
40. 12.51 pm Gary McDermott (Co Sligo) v Thomas Griffin (Crews Hill)
41. 13.00 pm Geoff Lenehan (Portmarnock) v Eanna Griffin (Waterford)
42. 13.09 pm Eamonn Haugh (Castletroy) v Ross Kenny (Nass/NUIM)
43. 13.18 pm Gary McGrane (The Royal Dublin) v Edward Stack (Ballybunion)
44. 13.27 pm Colin Fairweather (Knock) v Cian Daly Castletroy)
45. 13.36 pm Gary Collins (Rosslare) v David Byrne (Athenry)
46. 13.45 pm John A Moran (Charleville) v Alan McAuley (Ardee)
47. 13.54 pm Ian O'Rourke (Cork) v Paul McCarthy (Mallow)
48. 14.03 pm Stephen Walsh (Portmarnock) v Ian Lynch (Rosslare)
49. 14.12 pm Gary Walsh (Mt Juliette) v Jack Pierse (Grange)
50. 14.21 pm Shaun O'Connor (Skerries) v Ian Spillane (Mallow)
51. 14.30 pm Cormac Sharvin (Ardglass) v Tony O'Leary (Wexford)
52. 14.39 pm Tiarnan McLarnon (Massereene) v Paul O'Hara (Kilkenny)
53. 14.48 pm Mark Shanahan (Castlemartyr) v Shane Smyth (Co Louth)
54. 14.57 pm Stephen Healy (Claremorris) v Davey Barry (Mahon)
55. 15.06 pm Mark Mullen (Wexford) v David Holland (Castle)
56. 15.15 pm Jack Hume (Rathsallagh) v Bryan Ronan (Co Louth)
57. 15.24 pm Eoin Arthurs (Forrest Little) v Joe Lyons (Birr)
58. 15.33 pm Shaun Carter (Stackstown/NUIM) v Greg Carew (Edenderry)
59. 15.42 pm Stephen Moloney (Castletroy) v Paul Cullen (Royal Tara)
60. 15.51 pm Kieran Kennedy (Thurles) v Lee McMillan (Blessington Lakes)
61. 16.00 pm Ciaran McKenna (Mallow) v Robert Farrell (New Ross)
62. 16.09 pm Rick Weldon (Kileen Castle) v Ross O'Sullivan (Cobh)
63. 16.18 pm Gavin Smyth (Clonmel) v Liam Harnett (Milltown)
64. 16.27 pm John Greene (Portmarnock/NUIM) v Alan Purdy (Ballyclare)
Saturday 28th July
First round
First Quarter
Greg Mungovan (Headfort) bt Padhraic O'Brien (Co Louth) 19th,
Mark Richards (Carton Hse) bt Michael Buggy (Castlecomer) 2H,
Steffan O'Hara (Co Sligo) bt Ian O'Flynn (Cork) 3/2,
Colm O'Sullivan (Fota Island) bt John Kavanagh (Castletroy) 4/3,
Richard Walsh (Kilkenny) bt Eoghan O'Donovan (Craddocktown) 3/2,
Stephen Dwyer (Lucan) bt Darragh O'Sullivan (Strandhill) 2/1,
Paul O'Neill (Shannon) bt Sean Moran (Carton House) 19th,
Declan McInerney (Lahinch) bt Alan O'Regan (Golf Club of Georgia) 6/5,
Daniel Hallissey (Muskerry) bt Graham Nugent (Kilkenny) 1H,
Declan Loftus (Castlebar) bt David Murray (Skerries) 19th,
Billy McGarry (Birr) bt Eoin McGuinness (East Clare) 5/4,
David Finn (Mallow) bt Niall McGlynn (Carton House) 3/2,
Kevin O'Leary (Waterford Castle) bt Stephen Egan (Castle Barna) 19th,
Gerard Dunne (Seapoint) bt John O'Neill (Lee Valley) 6/4
Damien Coyne (Tuam) bt Liam Mulligan (Stackstown) 4/3,
William Russell (Clandeboye) bt Michael Brett (Portmarnock) 2H
Second Quarter
Stephen Loftus (Lahinch) bt Keagan Cummings (Elm Park) 4/3,
Kieran Lynch (Skibbereen) bt Stephen McCarthy (Waterford Castle) 6/5,
Evan Long (Thurles) bt Mark Ryan (Grange) 2/1,
James P McLoughlin (Portumna) bt Seamus Cullen (Slieve Russell) 3/1,
Paddy Delaney (Arklow) bt Tristan O'Rourke (Nenagh) 2/1,
Eddie Power (Kilkenny) bt Gary Shaw (Mullingar) 5/4,
David Lally (Mullingar) bt Jonathan Webster (Castle) 3/2,
Adam Doran (Ardee) bt Ronan Burke (Castle) 6/5,
Jon Foran (Thurles) bt Ronan Purcell (Clonmel) 5/4,
Emmet Leahy (Cahir Park) bt Jamie Rothwell (Curragh) 8/7,
Harry Coyne (Carton House) bt Bryan McSweeney (Woodbrook) 3/1,
Pio O'Leary (Lucan) bt Andrew Kelly (Muskerry) 2/1,
Ronan Maher (Nenagh) bt Ciaran Dunphy (Killeen Castle) 4/2,
Liam Ashby (Killerig) bt Barry Fennelly (The Royal Dublin) 3/2,
Peter Sheehan (Ballybunion) bt Chris Drumm (Rosslare) 2/1,
Liam Hutchinson (The Royal Dubin) bt Alan Meskell (Tipperary) 2/1
Third Quarter
John Hickey (Cork) bt Ryan O'Dwyer (Callen) 2/1,
Noel Pyne (Ennis) bt Bob Loftus (Ennis) 1H,
Quentin Carew (Edenderry) bt Mark Reck (Lucan) 2/1,
Michael Horan (Birr) bt Gregory Harden (Onondaga USA) 4/3,
Eoghan Murphy (Cork) bt Pat Lyons (Cork) 1H,
Jeff Hopkins (Skerries) bt Liam Doran (Ardee) 5/4,
Conor O'Rourke (Naas) bt Eoin O'Connor (Elm Park) 1H,
Thomas Griffin (Crews Hill) bt Thomas Neenan (Lahinch) 3/2,
Eanna Griffin (Waterford) bt Derek Downie (Sutton) 3/2
Ross Kenny (Naas) bt Brian Attridge (Mallow) 1H,
Edward Stack (Ballybunion) bt Barry V Reddan (Co Louth) 19th,
Cian Daly (Castletroy) bt Albert Shanahan (Charleville) 2/1,
David Byrne (Athenry) bt Mark Morrissey (Mt Wolseley) 19th,
Alan McAuley (Ardee) bt John Reynolds (Dungarvan) 2/1,
Paul McCarthy (Mallow) bt Sean O'Connor (Carton House) 1H
Ian Lynch (Rosslare) bt John Waldron (Muskerry) 5/4,
Fourth Quarter
Jack Pierse (Grange) bt Eoin Doohan (Dundalk) 4/3,
Ian Spillane (Mallow) bt Darragh Burke (Nenagh) 6/5,
Tony O'Leary (Wexford) bt Ross McCormack (Naas) 2/1,
Paul O'Hara (Kilkenny) bt Arthur Pierse Jnr (Tipperary) 19th,
Shane Smyth (Co Louth) bt Gary Brett (Ballinrobe) 2H,
Davey Barry (Mahon) bt Darren O'Sullivan (Youghal) 2/1,
Daniel Holland (Castle) bt Thomas Fay (Rush) 2/1,
Bryan Ronan (Co Louth) bt Ed Hickey (Shannon) 5/4,
Joe Lyons (Birr) bt Niall Goulding (Portmarnock) 1H,
Greg Carew (Edenderry) bt Eoin O'Brien (Dun Laoghaire) 4/3,
Paul Cullen (Royal Tara) bt Colum Kenny (Curragh) 5/4,
Lee McMillan (Blessington Lakes Golf Club) bt Mark O'Rourke (Royal Tara) 1H,
Robert Farrell (New Ross) bt Patrick Neville (Athenry) 4/3,
Ross O'Sullivan (Cobh) bt Enda Craddock (Gort) 1h,
Liam Harnett (Miltown) bt Philip Spratt (West Waterford) 21st
Alan Purdy (Ballyclare) bt Cian Geraghty (Laytown & Bettystown) 7/6


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Songwriters Unite has setup a donation page via the Red Cross to raise money for the relief efforts in Haiti.
For donations of $10 or more, you receive a link via e-mail to download a free song, from a selection of artists – including myself.
Of course you don't have to download my tune…lots of other trax to choose from.
Worthy cause!


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News organizations are set to benefit from a Google programme aimed at supporting content creation in the digital age.
The programme titled the Google News Initiative is especially vital to videos produced by news organizations for publishing on the information giant's YouTube platform.
The kitty will come in handy in the wake of misinformation on social media platforms globally.
During Kenya's 2017 general elections, campaign propaganda surfaced online in favour of some candidates and heavily critical of others.
Some of the information, it later emerged, was purposely false with the intention of exaggerating the idealness of some candidates while excessively critical of others.
"Over the past 20 years, we've grappled with the tension between the freedom of information the web enables and the need to ensure trust in information. Elevating accurate, quality content, and stemming the flow of misinformation is a challenge that requires collaboration across the news industry, the research community, and digital platforms," said Google News VP Richard Gingras.
The programme by Google is not unlike adjustment in operations by social media platform Facebook.
The company early this year started a move to rein in misinformation by tweaking its newsfeed algorithm to give prominence to content from trusted publishers.
Facebook at the same time deployed its algorithm to highlight and give less prominence to content deemed to be false or misleading in nature.
YouTube's own version of a newsfeed filter is the top news shelf, which features video content from news publishers. This is prominently placed in search results and on the YouTube homepage.
News outlets that partner with Google for the news initiative will benefit on three fronts.
Organizations will be have access to Google's expertise on digital content dissemination to develop new products and improved news experience on YouTube.
Digital news content producers will further have access to funding for innovative publishing tools and techniques.
The funding to innovate will be provided on an application basis and will enable building of key capabilities, train staff on video best practices, enhance production facilities and develop formats optimized for online video.
Finally, Google's news initiative programme will provide support for news publishers with direct links to specialists globally. These specialists will enable GNI partners to apply best practice in formats, audience development and regular operations as well as more complex technical integrations.
"We know there is a lot of work to do, but we're eager to provide a better experience to users who come to YouTube every day to learn more about what is happening in the world," said Neal Mohan, YouTube's Chief Product Officer.


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The MEM industry is committed to the efficient use of resources. Manufacturing processes and products are designed to use resources as efficiently as possible. New technologies offer opportunities that must be seized. At the same time it is important to minimize the risks.
Resource efficiency
Resource efficiency is relevant to production processes as well as during the life of the products. MEM products can also provide the technology for manufacturing consumer and other products with the most efficient use of resources. Swissmem is a member of the advisory board of the Reffnet association, which supports companies in their efforts to use resources efficiently. www.reffnet.ch
Swissmem has participated in a project on rare metals led by Ernst Basler & Partner and co-funded by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). A tool was developed to carry out resource checks on these metals and highlight the options for SMEs. www.metal-risk-check.ch
Nanotechnology could lead to numerous innovations in the future, including in the area of resource efficiency. Developments and applications are already in the pipeline. In view of the opportunities presented by nanomaterials, any unfounded reluctance to use them needs to be kept in proportion.
Of course, new technologies must meet safety requirements for human beings and the environment. The risks of nanomaterials need to be clarified, while at the same time it is important to manufacture or improve protective tools. Prejudice is counterproductive and throws unnecessary obstacles in the way of innovative companies. Where necessary, additional internationally agreed regulations need to be adopted within the existing legislation on chemicals.
Dr. Christine Roth
Manager Environmental Policy
Telephone +41 44 384 48 07
c.roth@swissmem .ch


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|Sighting Report
|Occurred : 6/4/2012 04:19 (Entered as : 06/04/12 04:19)
Reported: 6/22/2012 10:54:18 PM 22:54
Posted: 7/4/2012
Location: Sacramento, CA
Shape: Formation
Duration:1 hour
|I could not hear sound or see them move but I saw the formations by the Lunar Moon.
I went to capture the Lunar Moon on camera. i wanted to capture history as the Solar Eclipse had been ten days before and the Venus transit due the next day. It was cloudy that morning and all I could see was the Lunar Moon without stars, As I began to take photos I saw these other lights in formation beside the moon. I took the camera down to see f I could see them with the naked eye and could not. I have 25 pictures from that night taken in fifteen minute untervals.


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Studying BA (Hons) Game Cultures at LSBU
Students and staff discuss the benefits of studying an undergraduate course in Game Cultures at London South Bank University in this short film
The BA (Hons) Games Culture degree at LSBU is an innovative video game design and development degree. In this video you can hear about the course which includes game design, game art, sound design, gaming history, animation, 2D and 3D software skills and modelling, as well as games events hosted at LSBU with industry professionals.
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I've heard it said that confession is good for the soul, so here I go: I'm a terrible driver. I know the stereotype, that men are supposed to be proud of their directional and driving skills, but really, I'm such a bad driver that my inner compass is overshadowed by the horrific way I take to the highway. I speed. I don't pay attention. I follow too closely. I drive too close to the ditch, and then I swerve over to make sure I don't go off the road. I don't drink-and-drive, but I've been pulled over because I was suspected of drinking and driving -- twice.
If you're asking what this has to do with marriage, just imagine riding to church with me. Or to run errands. Or driving to the grocery store, home from Christmas, or, anywhere.
If you were in my wife's shoes, I can only guess what you'd say. You'd tell me to slow down, pay attention, move there, drive this way, stop, or go. You would refuse to ride with me until I got better. You may even question my care for the family.
Well, my dear and loving wife did all those things. And more. Most of the time we get along swimmingly, but when we would drive somewhere, things got tense. Like I'm-wearing-a-pork-chop-sweater-in-the-lion's-den kind of tense.
[Read the rest of the article at Start Marriage Right.]


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Open Letter, upon UNESCO designations 2015
Dec. 11, 2015 To the literary community:
Today UNESCO's Creative Cities Network announced designations for cities in seven disciplines. We were sorry to learn that Seattle, which had bid for City of Literature status, was not one of them.
We offer enthusiastic congratulations to our fellow US cities who did win designation: Detroit (Design), Tucson (Gastronomy) and Austin (Media Arts). Also, big kudos to the nine cities internationally who won designation as Cities of Literature: Baghdad (Iraq), Barcelona (Spain), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Lviv (Ukraine), Montevideo (Uruguay), Nottingham (UK), Óbidos (Portugal), Tartu (Estonia), Ulyanovsk (Russian Federation).
We deeply thank Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, his staff at the Office of Arts & Culture (particularly Randy Engstrom and Calandra Childers), City Councilmember Nick Licata, Rebecca Brinbury, Barbara Malone and all our stakeholders who were generous with resources, time and input as we developed the 2015 bid. We also want to thank our many supporters nationally, especially State Department staff and Iowa City's City of Literature staff, and our endorsers at the American Library Association, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, and PEN America.
The widespread support in the national and local arts community for this effort is evident as it is inspiring. We are assessing potential support for another bid and how to move forward best to support the literary arts community in Seattle and regionally.
Our non-profit has made progress in galvanizing local literary support for the effort and in establishing connections with literary cities around the world. Among our successes this year is our work with the City of Seattle to establish a Civic Poet program. Claudia Castro Luna, the city's first Civic Poet, serves as an ambassador for Seattle's rich literary landscape and represents the city's diverse cultural community. In addition, our organization collaborated on events with Hugo House and Elliott Bay Bookstore that focused on diverse international voices.
We will be in conversation with our local literary and arts stakeholders to develop a path forward, and will share news when those next steps are clear. If you want to be part of that conversation, please contact us!
On behalf of the The Seattle City of Literature Board of Directors,
Bob Redmond Board President


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If you are one of the more than 5 million South Africans who are deeply in debt, or have no debt and would like to stay debt-free, this is the book for you …
Figures from the National Credit Regulator (NCR) Credit Bureau Monitor show that more than 9.5 million consumers have impaired records, as they have fallen behind on credit repayments. And this figure is bound to increase as many more consumers turn to credit to survive rising food and fuel costs. A bleak picture indeed. But much-needed and timeous help is now at hand with this useful guide to eliminating personal debt. This condensed but highly informative book:
• Will assess the extent of your debt;
• Help you draw up a budget;
• Show you how to stick to your budget; and
• Provide you with options on how to best pay off your debt.
It is essential reading for each and every South African who finds him- or herself trapped in debt, whether you are just starting out, are in mid-career or facing retirement. Because it is possible to live a debt-free life, and live it well!


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Customer Service: More Important Than Ever/
When I was a teenager, good customer service was never much of a selling point. There were a few reasons behind this philosophy.
1. I was a teen, and therefore accepted the fact that most places were going to treat me like a criminal.
2. I wasn't usually buying anything so valuable that it required special attention or support.
3. If I was at a bank; I didn't pay fees, and never had enough money to worry about.
Basically, my needs were small, as were my expectations.
Now that I'm older, I'm far more careful with every dollar I spend. Spending my paycheque on some new shoes or a car stereo made perfect sense at 16. Thinking about that now makes me want to go back in time and slap myself.
There's also far more companies fighting for my attention. While there were only a handful of stores trying to sell me shoes at 16, there are hundreds who want me to test out their accounting software, Wordpress plugin, or social media app.
Some of these companies think that a loud voice and a blowout sale is all they need to get my money. Thankfully, there are a select few who actually do it the right way.
Recent Example
Simply Accounting: I needed to use this for some client work recently. I've used it in the past, but Quickbooks has been my default for many years. So, I downloaded a trial copy so I could get a sense for what version would be the best choice.
A few days after starting my trial, I received an email and phone call from Mavys at Simply Accounting. Instead of the usual cookie-cutter welcome email, it was very friendly, and pointed me to information very specific to bookkeepers using their products.
Based solely on the quality of the email, I replied back and asked a question. This question was one that I had sent to Intuit and had been disappointed with their response.
The question
I am working with clients in both Canada and the US now. I haven't had a need for a US version of Quickbooks or Simply yet, but it might come up in the future. My Quickbooks Pro Advisor membership gives me copies of the Canadian version, but not the US. I wanted to know if I had access to a US version of the software.
The responses
Intuit: No would have been a bad enough response. What I got was quite a bit more disappointing. First off, no, I don't have access to a US version of the software. Furthermore, I would have to contact someone at Intuit in the US and purchase it separately. I couldn't even get the product from my contact in Canada. Finally, I was told that installing both versions on the same computer causes problems, so they recommended I have 2 computers setup, so that I could run each version on its own computer. Seriously? Who would buy a 2nd computer just to run another accounting app?
Simply Accounting: Mavys, who is officially my favourite person at Simply Accounting had a much better response. When I'm ready to buy my copy, all I need to do is ask, and she will make sure I have both the US and Canadian versions included...at no extra cost. Plus, there are no issues running both apps on the same system.
Now what?
I don't want to give you the wrong impression. One question answered well doesn't mean I'm suddenly dropping Quickbooks. I've been using it for years, and I know all of the keyboard shortcuts.
On the other hand, Simply is now on my radar again. I'm going to buy a slightly more expensive version than I had originally intended, in order to sign up for their equivalent of Intuit's Pro Advisor program. Like anything new, I resist it because of the unfamiliarity. However, there's no guarantee that, once I've become accustomed to it, I won't end up liking it more.
The simple fact is that a phone call and email that took less than 5 minutes has resulted in $400 worth of sales and a blog post.
Now it's your turn
Instead of a stock auto-responder (or nothing at all), why not spend the time to personalize your interactions with your new customers? Take 5 minutes to learn something about them. You can do this by crafting a better contact form (something I need to do), or checking out their website. Then, take that information, and spend another 5 minutes writing a more tailored email, welcoming them to your product/service.
It doesn't seem like much, but with so many people fighting for your customer base, every little gesture helps.
Do you have any good tips? Have you figured out a way to gain customers by adding a personal touch to your interactions? Please share your advice in the comments.


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Sunday 22nd February 2015
I went to Wellcome collection to see the Institute of Sexology show.
This show explores human sexuality and curiosity.
There are artistic, but erotic pictures, photos and objects from all around the world.
You can also observe the study of people's sexual activities in numbers and graphs.


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Into This Dark Night: What's Happening Here
When God shuts the door to the senses in the first portion of the dark night, he's leading you into a purer union with himself — one not dependent upon what you do or how you feel, but spirit to spirit.
He's seeking to give you pure encounter with himself.
John of the Cross identifies two levels of the soul: sense and spirit.
The senses are those faculties that help us understand and experience the world. They're tied to feelings, to experiences, to understanding, to imagination, and to analysis. The saint calls it "the discursive mind." At the level of the senses, we take in information — felt or cognitive — and make sense of it all.
But this is a lower plane of connection to God than that of the spirit. The spirit exists beyond the senses. It is beyond "discursive thought" and even imagination. In the spirit, there are no words or images to translate for us. The spirit simply is, pure being, with God.
We don't know how to live in pure spirit before God, and so God must take us there. This is why the night of the senses happens: so we grow at the level of the spirit in our connection to God.
Here's how John of the Cross describes what's happening in the night of the senses:
"God has transferred goodness and power from the senses to the spirit. Unable to make use of these precious gifts, the senses are left fallow, dessicated, void. While the spirit is feasting, the sensory part of the soul is starving; it grows too weak to act. But the spirit thrives on this banquet, growing stronger and more alert."
Something important is happening here, and it's something our conscious mind cannot understand and our felt experience cannot access.
And that is as it should be.
Tomorrow we'll talk about how to live inside this place — what response helps this process along, and what response hinders its progress.


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MO Ranch Women's Conference – Session I: Tuesday, May 29-Thursday, May 31, 2018, Session II: Friday, June 1-Sunday, June 3, 2018
This year's theme is A Durable Fabric: Frayed but Not Afraid.
Keynote speaker is MaryAnn McKibben Dana. She is author of Sabbath in the Suburbs, a Chalice Press bestseller, and the forthcoming Improvising with God. We are also delighted to announce that PCUSA Co-Moderator Jan Edmiston will be leading a workshop during Session I entitled Being Faithful in an Anxious Church – What's Hopeful in the PCUSA.
For more information and registration information go to: https://www.moranch.org/attend-a-conference/adult-conferences/womens-conference/.


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Now I wouldn't call myself a feminist, but I love reading about successful female CEOs.
I'm especially fascinated by females who have done exceptionally well and are the same age as me or younger!
So the other day when I found myself on the list of top 100 successful females in America, I stumbled upon Alexa von Tobel.
She's 31 and killing it.
She's started multiple extremely successful companies and is now the CEO of a company called LearnVest.
And once I went down that wormhole, there was no turning back.
Unfortunately for me, LearnVest is only available to citizens with American bank accounts. Which I don't have.
So after a little bit of research, I found a similar company in Canada called WealthSimple.
It's a group of very intelligent men and women who have started an online investing program for those of us who need a little help in that department.
I'm the one who deals with all of the finances in our house (my mother-in-law calls me the Banker Girl) and while I have always been interested in investing, I've never had someone around who knows enough about it to guide me.
So I took a leap and signed up for WealthSimple.
Within the first few days I received several personal emails from the CEO and other partners saying thanks for signing up and giving me their phone number if I had any questions.
It's a bit of a leap of faith handing over your banking information to people you don't know but they removed that barrier quickly.
I got an email this morning that said they already have 10,000 Canadians investing in a little over a year since their inception.
While I'm still in the juvenile stages with our investment, I would rather see our money do something more than sit in a low interest TFSA (tax-free savings account) or RRSP (registered retirement savings plan).
I've already spoken on the phone with Dave Nugent, WealthSimple's Portfolio Manager and CCO who wanted a little bit of insight on my investment goals.
The conversation certainly helped me calm my fears about starting my investment relationship with them, plus it's great to feel like you actually matter to a company.
That personal touch really goes a long way.
Plus, WealthSimple's team is built of a bunch of young entrepreneurs who I'm more than happy to back with my business.
If you've always been interested in investing have either been scared by the cost or you are clueless like me, I would definitely recommend them!
(Of course, investing isn't just for Mommies.. it's for everyone and the sooner you start, the better! I have no affiliation with WealthSimple in terms of compensation, I just think they have a really good thing going on!)
What are your investment goals or dreams? What are you saving up for?


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Step-parents have a unique role in the lives of their step-children. In the optimal situation, a step-parent has a close bond with the step-children and provides extra love, guidance, and support to the step-children throughout their lives. Unlike a biological parent, however, step-parents do not have an automatic presumption of any type of parental rights in relation to step-children. Case law from both California courts and the Supreme Court of the United States makes it clear that a parent has the right to make visitation decisions for their children. Accordingly, the default position of the law is that if a person is not a parent, the parent can make the decision to cut the step-parent out of the children's lives.
California law does provide some relief from this default position. First, it should be noted that while a step-parent remains married to and living with a biological parent, there is no real avenue for a step-parent to obtain any sort of court-ordered custody of step-children. This is logical, as the step-parent would presumably already have access to the children during the biological parent's custody time. (The one exception to this rule would be if the step-parent adopts the step-children, discussed in our step-parent adoption blog.) Second, the definition of step-parent is a crucial element in these cases. The step-parent must be or have been legally married to the biological parent. Simply living together or a long-term relationship will not be sufficient to allow a person to avail him or herself of the options under California law.
In order to request the court enter an order for step-parent visitation, the step-parent must file a petition in family court or if there is already a custody dispute ongoing between the biological parents, the step-parent may intervene in the existing case. The step-parent must serve both of the biological parents with notice of the court proceeding, and either or both biological parents may decide to oppose the request. California Family Code 3101 provides that a court will look to the best interest of a child to decide if step-parent visitation is in the child's best interest. The longer and stronger the relationship is between the step-parent and the child, the more likely a court is to grant visitation. The courts will not grant visitation if the visitation would interfere with the rights of a biological parent. This means that if both biological parents are present in the child's life and are fit parents, it can be very difficult for a step-parent to obtain court-ordered visitation.
We have experience in helping our clients with difficult and unique step-parent rights issues. Call us today at 619-800-0384 for a consultation and we can discuss your case and the children in your life.


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Mission Statement:
I'm a writer, a scribe, a storyteller. I want to paint brands in fine, surgical strokes—both to foster corporate engagement and to create positive social change.
Recent Accolades:
• Considered by WTTW Chicago Tonight for a guest segment on D&I.
• Completed DePaul University's Master's in communications for public relations and advertising.
• Runner-up in DePaul University graduate student case study competition.
Employment Experience:
The Tie Bar – 2016-2019. Social Media Content Creator.
I designed aesthetic displays and created content for social media. I was even consulted throughout the redesign of the Chicago flagship store, which contributed to finishing last year at 50% above our goal. Using sales presentation, I continued to promote sales, new products, and build brand awareness.
Chicago Center for Literature and Photography – 2014-2016. Senior Editor.
I mastered editing skills in various styles, including APA, MLA and Chicago Style. I handled author engagement and helped in event organization, while editing several books by Chicago authors, including Ben Tanzer's New York Stories, Matt Rowan's Big Venerable, and Joseph Peterson's Twilight of the Idiots.
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises – 2012-2016. Assistant Manager/Technical Writer.
Learning to write in clear, concise language for employee manuals gave efficacy to my craft. Leading a staff between six and 12 employees, I learned to maximize cost and time by organizing events at craft food shows and expos, and I exceeded sales projections by streamlining operations.
Criminal Class Press – 2010-2012. Publicist.
I learned to write APA style and organized events around book releases, including our East Coast Tour (where we performed with the late Tommy Ramone) and a fundraiser with an attendance of 125: Punks Promoting Literacy. Mentions for our four story/poetry/art anthologies appeared in Chicago Tribune, the Redeye, the Reader, ArtSlant, ChicagoNow, and New City.
DePaul University – 2106-2018.
Master's in Arts, Public Relations & Advertising
Awards: Admission Award, Graduate Award
Columbia College Chicago – 2009-2011.
Bachelor's in Arts, Creative Writing
Awards: Diversity Award, Herman Conaway Award, David Rubin Award, Alumni Award, Multi-cultural Affairs Creative Excellence Award.
Creative writing/literature, science fiction/fantasy, traveling, social justice, tech, and hip-hop.
Volunteer Experience:
Reading Under the Influence – 2013-2016. Publicist/Coordinator.
Windy City Story Slam – 2011-2012. Publicist.
Columbia College Chicago: Asian Student Org. – 2009-2010. Magazine editor.


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Workflow analysis helps managers understand the process leading to task completion. An analysis of workflow tells the manager what happens after a project is delegated to a department or work team. The analysis may include a list of which employees complete each task, and when and how the tasks are completed. Organizational structure refers to the company's overall division of labor into departments, as well as the lines of formal authority and the ways work is coordinated among employees.
Relationship Between Organizational Structure and Workflow Analysis
Workflow analysis is a smaller-scale examination of the same dynamics that power the entire organizational structure. In many cases, the goal of workflow analysis is to figure out if any efforts are being duplicated and to learn which tasks can be eliminated. This streamlines the efforts of the workforce. The goal of organizational structuring is also to create an efficient workforce, by establishing work responsibility and allocating the administrative authority to delegate tasks and control employees.
Organizational Structures
Organizational structure can be thought of as having two dimensions, vertical and horizontal. An organization's vertical structure signifies who has the authority to delegate and supervise other employees. Basically, the vertical structure designates executives, bosses, department heads and managers. An organization's horizontal structure divides the workforce into functional departments or teams. Elements of horizontal structure include human resources, marketing and finance.
Division of Labor
A possible division of labor begins with the business owner or top executives creating a strategic goal. The executives delegate tasks related to the goal to various department heads, who divide up the labor into projects to be completed by work teams. Work team managers further divide the project into tasks that can be competed by individual team members. As elements of the project are completed, task goals are reported up the vertical chain of command until the workforce completes the organizational goal.
Workflow Interdependencies
Often, multiple functional teams or members of different departments must work together to complete an organizational goal. This situation, called workflow interdependency, has potential to cause communication issues and disputes because employees may be unfamiliar with each other and may have to share resources. For example, a marketing team and a finance team may need to work together to create an advertising budget. Conflict may arise over the amount of capital designated to the budget. Workflow analysis may be applied to workflow interdependency situations to determine ideal methods of communication and resource allocation.
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- Daniel Hoang: Using Workflow Analysis to Improve Business Processes
- "Management, Sixth Edition"; Luis Gomez-Mejia, et al.; 2006
- "Organizational Behavior, Ninth Edition", John R. Schermerhorn, et al.; 2005
- Pearson Education: What Is Organizational Structure?
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text: Isabel Marant, Étoile's Delicia dress is crafted entirely from linen with a wrapped skirt detail to add feminine charm. The ruffles at the hem and sleeves complement the girly look, while the classic black hue keeps the impression chic. Style yours with ankle boots and a fringed bag for boho attitude.


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Date: December 28th, 2018
Duration: 13:45
Here at BootyLicious, we're generally not the types to go on nature walks. But if the view includes a girl like Hershey Bryant, then we'd have to reconsider. Especially when she's poppin' her phat booty like this. "I love to be outside," she said. "I feel at home when I'm going out on walks and all that." We wouldn't mind making ourselves at home inside her pink cooch, but we don't mind watching her play with it herself. Hershey has such a big sexual appetite that watching her fuck herself with her favorite toy is just as hot as seeing a real cock slip in and out of her. "I have sex about three or four times per week," Hershey said. "Which isn't enough. But that's why I masturbate a couple times a day, too. A girl's got to get off as much as possible." You deserve it, Hershey.
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text: News digest 02.06.16 Subjects: News digest Superbug resistant to 'antibiotic of last resort' found in US 'It basically shows us that the end of the road isn't very far away for antibiotics' The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S. For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development that the top U.S. public health official says could mean "the end of the road" for antibiotics. Factory farms spawn immense suffering, and also immensely dangerous superbugs? America is facing a real crisis in regard to antibiotics resistant infections, and factory farming is one of the main reasons. New Superbug Found in the U.S. Will a new superbug connected to the overuse of antibiotics in Chinese agriculture be the wakeup call Congress needs to pass common sense legislation on antibiotic use in factory farms? 'Nightmare Bacteria' Superbug Found for First Time in U.S A drug-resistant "superbug" that doctors have been dreading has shown up in the U.S. for the first time, researchers reported Thursday. The secret under a Chinese pig farm The dumping of highly-toxic chemicals underneath a Jiangsu pig farm illustrates the breathtaking extent of China's soil pollution crisis, writes Li Xianfeng Colistin Resistance Found in Pig in US ANALYSIS – Scientists in the US have discovered a strain of E.coli resistant to the antibiotic colistin in the intestine of a pig. Doctors' 'Drug of Last Resort' Is Falling Prey to Antibiotic Resistance E. Coli bacteria that is resistant to colistin has now been documented in both a woman and pig living in the United States. Violence on the factory farm : How not to feed the world A new virtual reality film project by Animal Equality shows the public how a factory farm operates. The film focuses on how pigs live out their lives from birth to death – from the perspective of a pig. It is clear that it is not just the pig's final death that is brutal but its whole life


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George Street Playhouse Continues Partnership with Alfa Art Gallery, Now thru 2/24
George Street Playhouse and the Alfa Art Gallery continue their collaboration which began with the start of the New Brunswick Theatre's season. Produced in association with the New Brunswick Cultural Center, the new exhibit will focus on small format and affordable works, and run concurrent with the George Street Playhouse production of Good People, January 29 through February 24. Many of the artists will be available to discuss their works with patrons on Thursday, February 7 at 1pm, prior to the 2pm matinee performance.
The subject matter of each artist's works varies from a focus on objects and figures to abstracted art. Featured artists include: Agop Gemdjian, Alyce Gottesman, Colleen Gahrmann, Dion Hitchings, Francesca Azzara, Hana Aviv, Jo Bradney, Joanie San Chirico, Ken Hamilton, Lea Cattan, Miklos Sipos, Nanci Hersh, Tatiana L. Sougakova, and Alfa Art Gallery founder Vesselin Kourtev.
For further information, contact the George Street Playhouse Box Office, 732-246-7717, or Alfa Art Gallery at 732-296-6720, or visit the organizations websites: www.GSPonline.org or www.AlfaArt.org. George Street Playhouse is located at 9 Livingston Avenue in heart of New Brunswick's dining and entertainment district.
Alfa Art Gallery is a non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and support of emerging and well-established artists. A vital player amongst art organizations since 2008, the gallery has established itself as a part of New Brunswick's cultural hub and recently received an award from New Brunswick City Market for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts and Business Community.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director David Saint, George Street Playhouse has become a nationally recognized theatre, presenting an acclaimed mainstage season while providing an artistic home for established and emerging theatre artists. Founded in 1974, The Playhouse has been well represented by numerous productions both on and off-Broadway - recent productions include the Outer Critics' Circle Best Musical Award-winner The Toxic Avenger, the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Drama League nominated production of The Spitfire Grill and the Broadway hit and Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof by David Auburn, which was developed at GSP during the 1999 Next Stage Series of new plays. George Street Playhouse programming is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by its lead season sponsor Johnson & Johnson. The Star-Ledger is the 2012-13 print media sponsor of George Street Playhouse.