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Art Supplies
Blick Stoneware Clay
Excellent for wheel throwing! Cone 5-10 (2185° to 2381°F.) Blick's moist stoneware clay is a ready-to-use, de-aired, homogenous mixture that needs little or no wedging. Its smooth, plastic consistency makes it excellent for throwing as well as modeling, coiling, and slab building. This stoneware clay is ideal for making durable dishes, sculpture, planters, patio vases, and other utility and decorative ware. When fired at the recommended temperature of cone 5 (2185°F or 1196°C) the hard, dense, semi-vitreous ware is buff colored with a shrinkage of 12% and absorption of 1.8%. At cone 10 (2381°F or 1305°C) the very dense, vitreous ware is a soft gray with a shrinkage of 13.2% and absorption of 0%. A 50 lb carton consists of two 25 lb bricks, each in a poly storage bag, so any amount can be used as required and the rest stored for future use.
6-Color Pump Kits
Our 6-color kits are available in gallon and half gallon sizes. Kits contain a lockable pump lid for each bottle, a package of 100 Stancups, and one of each color: Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Black, and White.
Blick Hardwood Manikins
To learn the basics of figure drawing,or just to have "standing around," a manikin is a useful reference tool. The accurately proportioned figures adjust to assume most human positions. Each has its own stand. Both figure and stand are made of unfinished hardwood.
Blick Masterstroke Pure Red Sable Long Handle Brushes
Blick's Masterstroke Pure Red Sable Series brushes are crafted with the highest degree of care, from the tuft of hand-selected sable to the gold-dipped tip of the long, matte black handle. Each brush is filled with highly resilient, pure red sable hair, hand-cupped in a seamless, nickel-plated brass ferrule. And the price is certainly below what you'd expect to pay for this professional quality brush.
Blick Mosaic Studio Venetian Glass Tiles
Starting as a liquid at extremely high temperature, this glass is then poured into tile molds to create the desired shape. It will contain some bubbles due to the pouring method. This material offers the widest range of colors and will give depth and resonance to your image. Venetian Tile is good for use on walls, tables, and decorative objects. It should not be used on floors since it is subject to pointloads. Slightly pyramidal in shape.
Blick White Utility Paper Roll
Practical, all-purpose 40 lb weight paper with a dull surface for banners, murals, signs, posters, even table cover. Does not qualify for free shipping offer.
Class Pack
Contains 12 each of 12 colors, on reusable trays.
8-Color Multicultural Pack
This set includes a pint bottle of each of the following colors: Almond, Bisque, Walnut, Curry, Cinnamon, Burnt Sienna, Brown, and Peach.
5 lb Assortment
Includes five, 1 lb (454 g) packages, each containing of one of our most popular colors,perfect for group and classroom projects.


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Sports Massage Therapist in Lafayette, LA
From weekend warriors to Olympic athletes, sports massage therapy is a beneficial "soft tissue therapy." It is also a great regimen to include into your balanced training arsenal. Whether you suffer from tennis elbow or shin splints, there is a sports massage to cater to your specific area of weakness, since sports massage targets the muscle-tendon junctions you tend to over-use in whichever sport you partake in.
What Does Sports Massage Therapy Treat?
A sports massage therapist can help you prevent or alleviate these specific ailments:
- Reduce muscle stiffness and soreness after exercise
- Fatigue reduction
- Endurance optimization
- Heightened flexibility
- Reduced likelihood of sports injury
- Reduced inflammation
- Stress alleviation
- Range of motion issues
- Posture and coordination
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Back and neck pain
- Sciatica pain
- Chronic pain from soft tissue injuries
- Fibromyalgia
- Improved Tennis Elbow / Golfer's Elbow
- Improved Plantar fasciitis
- Restricted fascia pain
- Posture imbalance pain
- Edema, lymphatic drainage and circulation issues
- A reduction in cortisol levels
- An increase in dopamine and serotonin levels
Which Techniques Do Sports Massage Therapists Use?
Sports massage therapists incorporate many techniques to best help their patients. For example, during a sporting event, a sports therapist may protect their athlete from a sports injury by administering a pre-event massage, an intermediate massage during the athletic event, and a post-event massage warming up the muscles, stretching out the muscles, and ensuring the muscles are spasm-free. They may incorporate the following techniques, depending on the type of ailment they are working on:
- Myofascial release (foam rolling)
- Positional release
- Trigger point therapy
- Rehabilitative stretching procedures
- Relaxation massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Effleurage
- Petrissage (kneading)
Who Is Qualified to Do Sports Massage Therapy?
Sports massage therapists are mandated in many states to be certified by organizations like the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA). Virtually all states require that sports massage therapists be licensed by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Sports massage therapists often gain their associate degree in sports and rehabilitative therapy, sports medicine, or physical therapist assistant. Within their academic studies, they focus on kinesiology, exercise physiology, and rehabilitation procedures. The best sports massage therapists are familiar with pre- and post-sporting event massage techniques, timing of therapy, identification of common sports injuries, and injury response.
You may wish to interview your sports massage therapist to determine if they've been successful in treating the condition you wish to alleviate or cure.
You can request more information about sports massage therapy today by calling (337) 210-7456 or contact Total Care Health & Wellness Medical Center online.
Total Care Health & Wellness Medical Center
Address1101 S College Rd
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Lafayette, LA 70503
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Product of the month: Asda Valentine's chocolates
February is known to be the month of love…mainly due to Valentine's day on the 14th. Whatever your thoughts on the day (marketing gimmick/ just another day/ great day to propose etc.) you cannot get away from the fact that love really is all around…even if it is in the form of cards and various gifts!
One gift that is always sure to get a good response (well for me anyway) is chocolate…. it is totally the way to most girls' hearts!
Asda have a really sweet (excuse the pun) range of chocolates out to give to your loved one…or to just scoff yourself if you are feeling greedy all at prices that will just break a £5 note rather than the bank!
A gorgeous milk and white chocolate heart with fudge and toffee pieces is just £3 whilst some 'Bee mine' chocolates are a steal at £1…go grab some for a last minute deal now 🙂


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Here are two pictures of Rock Cottage, Bollington, (built between 1844 and 1858), on Beeston Mount, Bollington, the first from about 1905, and the second from 2015. The first picture is of the Stewart family, with Joseph Stewart, the head of the family, at the centre, together with his wife Fanny, and their nine children Hedley, William, Robert, Donald, Connie, Doris, Beattie, Gordon and Norman. The second picture is of Linda Bester(nee Stewart) great-grand-daughter of Joseph Stewart, and grand-daughter of Donald Stewart. Donald Stewart and his wife Stella ran the Dog & Partridge inn for a time. Members of the Stewart family lived in Rock Cottage until 1987 (the last being Doris Stewart).
Follow the family tree, start with Joseph Stewart.
In 1871, the census indicates that the Holden family lived there. George Holden was a cotton spinner. He lived with his wife Emme, sister-in-law Annie, daughter Ethel and 2 servants.
In 1881, the census indicates that William Longworth lived there, with wife Betsy, 3 daughters and a son.
In 1891, the census indicates that Joseph Harrison lived there with his wife Karen and a daughter.
By 1901 the Stewart family lived in Rock Cottage.
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Welcome to the official home page of Rosaleen Dhu!
Rosaleen Dhu has been active and performing around the Midwest & Central States since 1998.
As we approach our 20th year anniversary - we're excited and hope continue to bring our 'Yester Year' songs for many more years to come!
Rosaleen Dhu - Bringing Original Works and many other Songs of Humor, Whimsy, and Woe for your enjoyment and entertainment!
Co-Founder, Lead Performer: Lorelei Skye, with many thanks to all the artists and musicians have joined in the fun and shared music over all these years.
Happy Anniversary to all our fans and friends!


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Today marks the Autumn Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, officially turning from summer into fall. On this day, the number of hours of daylight and darkness are equal because the sun is aligned with the center of the Earth between the north and south of the planet. It marks the change into shorter days and longer nights. And with that comes change, particularly in the northernmost regions. Leaves fall. Birds migrate. Temperatures drop. Similarly, companies experience change and with that comes a slew of change management best practices.
Unlike a significant mark on the calendar, companies also experience change. And while a significant change may be tied to a date on the calendar, as with a new software implementation, how the change is accepted is paramount. That's why entire teams are dedicated to change management. You can have the best idea, software, solution in the world, but if it's not accepted and USED, what good is it?
Companies are undergoing heightened global competitiveness and know they're under the gun to implement the best change management techniques, the finest processes and the choicest solutions. They're looking for transformative answers.
Once you have buy-in to get the answer you're looking for, then comes the challenging part. Getting people to use it. Transformation doesn't always come easy. Successful change management is a process.
Let's face it, there's may be resistance, possibly pushback or blatant rejection. Let's just call-out the elephant in the room. When it comes to change management issues, you could be up against a three-pronged beast:
What we've found is that companies will only reap the rewards of any new technology if the long-term structural transformation is altered, the status quo is disrupted and the change is absorbed and entrenched at the individual level yet keeping in mind the company's business goals and objectives.
As huge proponents of change management principles, DCR is dedicated to not just assisting with change management with our Smart Track Vendor Management System (VMS), by going the extra mile and creating a gamified solution that makes people want to engage with Smart Track. We don't just put together an instruction sheet for users and send it to our customers. We have tackled change management head on by literally INTERNALIZING change management with gamification! You can read about it in our customer success story: "Tackling Change Management" here.
Additionally, we have created a world-class change management program to increase engagement, adoption and inclusion that includes:
Globalization is putting increasing pressure on how we do business to compete. Successful companies need to keep pace with the latest developments and that's going to include change and change management practices.
In the world of contingent workforce management, that includes incorporating a VMS in your management corner. One that takes change management to the next level. Smart Track.
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Senators John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., have introduced the Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, which will switch the current ethanol tax incentive, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, to a variable tax incentive tied to oil prices and make funds saved by that transformation available to expand ethanol fueling infrastructure. This would be done by improving tax policies available now for blender pumps.
The Renewable Fuels Association applauds the introduction of the bill that also will extend current tax incentives for the next generation of ethanol technologies using cellulosic and other feedstocks.
"This is thoughtful, responsible legislation that addresses the need for sound budget policy with progressive and innovative strategies for creating jobs and ending America's addiction to imported oil," RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen said. "The approach stands in stark contrast to others that would seek to end America's efforts to replace imported oil with domestically-produced renewable fuels like ethanol."
A large group of Senators from both sides of the aisle have signed on as sponsors of the bill. Dinneen says America's entire ethanol industry supports the effort. The bill, if passed, would take effect on July 1.
Growth Energy also supports the legislation to reform and reduce the current ethanol policy to save money for consumers at the pump, reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and promote growth of the nation's ethanol industry. Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis says the legislation being proposed is a fiscally-responsible bill that reforms the ethanol tax policy in a way that creates U.S. jobs among other things. He urges Congress to pass the bill that he says ultimately provides both near and long-term solutions to higher gas prices and the unwanted influence of OPEC on the nation's economy.
National Corn Growers Association President Bart Schott says NCGA appreciates the work of the Senators who have crafted the Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act. Schott says this legislation will help provide certainty for the future and strengthen the ethanol industry over the next several years. He says the legislation also will protect thousands of jobs, which is of great importance to rural America. Schott emphasizes the legislation comes at a time when the ethanol industry is trying to reform.


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We provide you with products and solutions that are reliable, flexible and customer-specific. Our modular approach offers you effective fire safety with maximum flexibility. All our products can be combined easily and individually so that a complete solution is achieved with components from one source. Tailored to your individual needs, our fire alarm systems address complex, mid-sized and small applications in every respect. You can be sure of that as a trusted and reliable partner we fully support you with our experience and expertise during every step of your project; whether it be planning, system integration , installation and use, or maintenance and repair.
Our fully integrated fire alarm systems will alert you quickly and efficiently to pinpoint the exact location of trouble and fire conditions – providing the ultimate protection of life and property.
In most cases, inspections of fire and life-safety systems are required by fire code and insurance providers. Ensure that your fire alarm system, extinguishers and suppression systems, and emergency lighting are inspected as per your requirements.


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Towards reliable charge-mobility benchmark measurements for organic semiconductors
In a recently published article we investigated the reproducibility of charge-carrier mobility measurements in semiconducting polymer devices, particularly with respect to industrial material screening applications. In a small interlaboratory study using the space-charge limited current method, it was found that measurements of mobility on the same material could often vary by more than an order of magnitude. Unsurprisingly, it was found that using poor charge injecting electrodes led to larger variations in extracted mobility values, as well as values that clearly underestimated the mobility. More surprisingly, however, we found that there were large variations in measured mobility when identical data were analysed by different scientists. Fortunately, the variations can be reduced by following a defined protocol for data analysis and reporting.
The protocol can be downloaded below, together with a spreadsheet that accelerates the analysis and reporting. As mobility is a function of many parameters, and is strongly affected by the measurement method, we refer to values extracted using this method as mobility benchmarks - values that are indicative of charge-carrier transport under specified conditions and that may be used for materials screening comparisons.
This protocol is designed as a starting point, and we encourage the community to try it, and contribute to future improvements. If there is demand, we will use this site to produce community-developed updates to the protocol.
After trying the protocol, please provide feedback below.
For further information, please contact James Blakesley
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Being A Man
Dave rants about men stepping up and doing what's good for his family.
QUESTION: Dave rants about the last caller, and about stepping up and doing what's good for your family.
ANSWER: A lot of men out here think it's okay to only have fun and forget about the responsibility of taking care of your family. If you're one of those guys, you need to grow up. Stop forcing your wife to make all the decisions and take care of all the problems. It's a team effort between you two - a team effort you're supposed to lead.


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The House of Representatives passed the war spending bill Wednesday by a vote of 218-208. The bill - $124.2 billion in total - contains $3.5 billion for farm disaster aid and Milk Income Loss Compensation funding through September.
President Bush has vowed to veto the bill unless Democrats remove a built-in troop withdrawal plan, and the Administration has made it known that they desire a "clean bill" without farm disaster aid. However, after the President vetoes this measure, some analysts have speculated that he would not veto it a second time over attached farm disaster aid.


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The work of a prominent Swiss cultural historian, "Cultures in Conflict" seeks to transform the history of colonialism into cultural history by representing the mental structures or world view of the actors on both sides, explorers and indigenous peoples.
Drawing on the voluminous literature on voyages and colonization roughly from the middle of the 16th through the 19th centuries, Urs Bitterli classifies the types of encounters between Europeans and "others." His system proposes three categories. The first type of encounter is "contact"--what Europeans do when they see natives and what natives do when they first see Europeans. Such a model of mutual ignorance allows both (from the historians' point of view) to make mistakes and arrive at misconceptions.
Bitterli mentions the creation story told by the Cherokee and their neighbors, which grew up in response to cultural conflict: God created men by taking three pieces of dough, molding them into a human shape and baking them in an oven. The first man, incorrigibly impatient, demanded to be removed prematurely, and was consequently undercooked and pale; from him are descended the white men. The second figure, nicely browned, was the ancestor of the Indians. God's delight in this figure made him forget the third, who remained in the oven and burned. This figure was the ancestor of the black men.


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"To be or not to be" must surely be the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the eyes of society to abort a healthy child in a healthy body, or to maintain one in a "dead" body. Obviously, Texas is one of the few states still supporting pro-life. If only others would be as diligent.
Mary Caruso, Telford
Interesting, state Sen. Stewart Greenleaf has introduced legislation to expand smoking bans on private property in private businesses. How about introducing important legislation, something that would fix the disastrous state employee and teacher pension nightmare that lawmakers hoisted upon the taxpayers?
Paul Try, New Britain Township
Thank God the Congress passed only one bill out of the 104 pieces of legislation introduced by our local lawmakers. Can you imagine what our tax bills would be if more had passed?
John M. Frekot, Doylestown


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Description: From the HotPatterns Site, "Super-chic but oh-so-simple T-Shirts are designed for T-Shirt or sweater knits with a little stretch: perfect for mixing prints for a funky look! Relaxed-fit T-Shirts have a very slightly A-line shape, with a scooped neckline. Short-sleeved T-Shirt has center front & back seams; 3/4 sleeved T-Shirt has a bias-cut breast pocket. Both styles feature a bias-cut neckband, deep hems and optional cover-stitch trim."
Sizing: 6-26
Did it look like the drawing? Yes
How were the instructions? Good. This is a super simple pattern to put together. There is one place that needs extra care: the neckband. It requires either a lot of stretching or a lot of easing. See more about that below.
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?I really like the CF seaming of this pattern. It makes it very easy to make fitting adjustments. This pattern is described as an easy (read 'kinda loose') fit. I may tweak that and make it more fitted in my next iteration.
Fabric Used: More stash reduction – YAY! I had bought some black and some white Italian knit a couple of years ago. When I got this pattern I decided that it would make a fun, harlequin-like effect, so I used white for one front piece and one sleeve, and black for the rest. I have enough left over that I may do it again with the opposite. Kind of like that old Star Trek episode with Frank Gorshin playing the guy with black on one side of his face and white on the other. But I digress…
Did you make any changes to the pattern? I did a FBA, but I think I could get away without it. I made this in a size 12, because those measurements match mine pretty well. I think I could actually go down to a size 10, especially if I use a stretchier knit.
Any hints or tips? Yep. My fabric is not a very stretchy knit. It's cotton, and it has about a 20% stretch on the cross grain. Because of this, it doesn't stretch a whole lot on the bias, either. I bring this up because the neck band is cut on the bias. You need to really ease the neckline onto this puppy. I actually emailed Trudy at HotPatterns about it because I was afraid I had screwed something up. She called me back and confirmed that you need to "pull and yank it until you don't think you can any more" to get the stretch and the resulting easing of the garment to the band. I tried that, but because my fabric isn't very stretchy, it wasn't working quite the way I wanted it to. So instead, I decided to use gathering to ease the neckline onto the band.
To do that, I marked the CF and the CB on the band. Then I marked half-way between each, so I ended up with 4 markings. I did the same on the garment. Then I did 4 sets of gathering stitches on the garment, one set between each pair of markings. I then gathered each quarter on to the band, basted, sewed and voila! It worked just fine. If you have a knit that has more lycra in it, you don't need to gather. But I still recommend quartering up your band and garment to evenly space the easing.
There is one minor mistake in the illustrations. The band is cut on the bias, just like a bias strip for home-dec. The illustrations have you fold the band in half, but if you follow their direction, you'll end up with this:
Which isn't correct. Instead, you want to fold the band like you do with continual bias strips and stitch as shown here:
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it? Yes to both. This was really my fitting muslin. I like it enough that I will definitely make it again. I will make the next version with some Coordinating Shadow Dot Jerseys from Gorgeous Fabrics. I do recommend it. I think you will find it easier to make with a stretchier knit, but you can do it with less stretch too.
I could also easily see this morphing into a dress simply by lengthening it. I think that would be very cute!
Conclusion A real winner! Here's a picture of the final version.
Have I mentioned lately how much I hate my camera? I know what I'm going to ask Santa for Christmas: a digital SLR.


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Dear visitor, welcome to the Senso-Care website. We're a Dutch company, specialised in solutions for sensory integration problems (or sensory processing disorder problems). For our foreign customers our Dutch website has a lot of descriptions in English, our Belgium website has some in French as well and if you speak German you can visit our German website. You can always choose your website by clicking the flag in the upper right corner.
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# 77 Callaway C7 GT3 knocks 'em out at the Red Bull Ring
Jules Gounon and Daniel Keilwitz qualified first and ran perfectly to win Saturday's race.
The duo, 8th on Sunday's grid finished 3rd, with Gounon, 22 winning the top award for junior drivers. (Jules has both natural ability and a heap of experience from an early age under the tutelage of his dad Jean Marc Gounon).
Team Callaway drivers now lead the ADAC-GT Masters points standings after 3 races in the books and 4 to go.
For the Callaway Competition team, the winning ingredients were strategy, a potent car and fast lap times both days. Link to SAT race summary: https://www.adac-gt-masters.de/uk/videos/video-highlights-red-bull-ring-rennen-1-594
The # 13 RWT team (gentlemen driver category) of Sven Barth and Maximillian Hacklander finished a remarkable 2nd on Sat for its best ever result. The car was a DNF on Sunday for reasons being researched.
Next race July 15-16 in the Netherlands at the Zandvort circuit by the sea.


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This page is dedicated to explain the aesthetics and details of the interface overall.
General Interface
The game's menu's interface is composed of 3 basic sections that are common amongst all menus:
- Top interface: 1-Player name; 2-Player level; 3-Player experience in blue and how much is needed to level up; 4-Refuel; 5-Current fuel and max possible; 6-Coins; 7-Selected car; 8-Car star rating; 9-Car battle power
- For version 4 and version 5, the UI has been updated twice thus there may be inaccurate info in older pages in terms of appearance but all functionality is the same
- Side interface: At the right you have a yellow button used to hide this interface and 6 buttons that allow you to navigate to the different menus by this order:
- Home menu
- Garage menu
- Shop menu
- Dealership menu
- Shortcuts (Menu) (see below)
Major Menus
- Home menu: In this menu you can view your tickets, profile, race record and read the change log.
- Garage menu: In this menu you can change your current active car, install new car parts, change car color or sell parts/cars.
- Races menu: In this menu you can choose what kind of race you want to do and view your leaderboard ranking.
- Shop menu: In this menu you can purchase items for gold or in-game currency (gold) using real money.
- Dealership menu: In this menu you can trade an order or gold for a reward that contains items or cars.
Shortcuts (Menu)
Pressing the shortcuts button, the side interface expands revealing 10 button panel, each able to quickly open specific menus of the game:
- Pending gifts (Gift Box)
- Player Profile
- Credits
- Player ID (Help/Support)
- Options (Settings)
- Game announcements (News)Items
- Terms of use
- Items
- Help menu
- Mission list
Races MenuThe races menu is where you'll select one of many different types of races to participate in. The options are as follows:
- Themed events that award special prize tickets (can be redeemed for higher level upgrades in the Dealership), cars (usually specific to the theme of the event), wheel/rim options (when obtained, wheels/rims can be changed via the Customize menu in the Garage), or consumables (nitro canisters, 1/2 gasoline tanks)
- Typically run for 1 week
- Each race typically costs 2x the amount of gasoline, compared to standard races
- Event points are awarded with each win (no points awarded on losses)
- Opponent difficulty increases after each win
- Each race has an "expiration" date/time (race in other races to "restore" the event race to your menu)
- Additional prizes awarded based on your ranking at the end of the event
Challenges come in various forms. The forms are listed below:
- Random Challenges
- These can occur at any given time and are usually matched within your power range. Defeating the opponent awards you with 1 Nitrous Tank
- Friend / Member Offensive Challenges
- These only occur when someone on your team or someone in your friend's list sends you a challenge. The amount of Nitrous Tanks they use is shown by their status:
- Nothing = No Nitrous Tanks Used
- Determined = 1 Nitrous Tank Used
- On Fire = 2 Nitrous Tanks Used
- Possessed = 3 Nitrous Tanks Used
- You are awarded 2 Nitrous Tanks if you beat the challenge.
- These only occur when someone on your team or someone in your friend's list sends you a challenge. The amount of Nitrous Tanks they use is shown by their status:
- Friend / Member Defensive Challenges
- These only occur if someone you sent a challenge to defeats your challenge. You get a chance to win again and you are awarded 1 Nitrous Tank if you do so. The amount of Nitrous Tanks used are determined by the statuses listed above.
Daily races that award Engines, Transmissions, Tires, Nitrous, ECUs, or gold coins depending on the day:
- Engines: Monday
- Transmissions: Tuesday
- Tires: Wednesday
- Nitrous: Thursday
- ECUs: Friday
- Gold Coins: Saturday,Sunday
4 race categories are available
- Green Category: 3 races against opponents with ~390 race spirit
- Awards Size 1 parts for the 1st race, and Size 3 parts for the 3rd race
- Blue Category: 4 races against opponents with ~425 race spirit
- Awards Size 2 parts for the 1st race, and Size 5 parts for the 4th race
- Red Category: 5 races against opponents with ~460 race spirit
- Awards Size 3 parts for the 1st race, and Size 7 parts for the 5th race
- Gold Category: 6 races against opponents with ~570 race spirit
- Awards Size 6 parts for the 1st race, and Size 11 parts (?) for the 6th race
- Note: This category of races costs 2x gasoline to participate
- White Category: 6 races against opponents with ~730 race spirit
- Awards Size 10 parts for the 1st race, and Size 12 parts (?) for the 6th race
- Note: This category of races costs 2x gasoline to participate and a Size 13 rare drops, except Wednesdays drop an Enhancement Kit 04
- Storyline races against opponents in different areas, culminating in a boss battle after completing a series of races
- Complete ~20 races in order to challenge the stage boss
- Clearing a stage (completing all races, and defeating the stage boss) awards a special car order ticket and the stage boss's avatar
- Completing the 4 stage bosses in an area allows you to race in the area boss's race series
- Defeating the area boss unlocks additional race categories, and the next storyline area
- Note: Boss battles (stage and area) cost 2x gasoline to participate
Storyline races also award parts and 1/2 gasoline tanks based on stage progression
- Story Race - allows you to select specific storyline races to compete in (does not allow you to select races beyond your currently available Storyline Event). Special rewards like parts and order tickets cannot be re-obtained by re-racing completed story races.
- Versus Race (Unlocks after beating Afro Hiroshi) - allows you to battle random racers online. CP, RP, and gold coin rewards for defeating racers in your friends list are higher than defeating random races, but you are only able to defeat friends once per day, and the wins accumulated do not get counted towards your win/loss record online. Only racing random racers online will affect your win/loss record.
- Weekly Leaderboard Ranking (Unlocks after beating Afro Hiroshi) - allows you to check your current standing on the weekly leaderboard. Prizes are awarded based on your current class and ranking at the end of the contest.
- Manufacturer Battle (Unlocks after clearing Storyline AREA 1) - race in a series of 100 battles to unlock new wheel/rim options. The series you participate in is based on the manufacturer of your currently active car. Manufacturer battles are available for Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota, and Mitsubishi.
- Drivetrain Battle (Unlocks after clearing Storyline AREA 2) - race in a series of 100 battles to unlock new wheel/rim options. The series you participate in is based on the drivetrain of your currently active car. Drivetrain battles are available for Rear Wheel Drive (FR, MR, RR), Front Wheel Drive (FF), and All Wheel Drive (AWD).


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Exercise Sea Breeze: Air, Land, Sea and Amphibious Forces head to Black Sea
STUTTGART, Germany – Air, land, sea, and amphibious forces from 17 nations will participate in Exercise Sea Breeze, co-hosted by the U.S. and Ukraine, from July 10-22, 2017 in the Black Sea.
The 17th edition, Sea Breeze 2017 is an annual recurring multinational exercise that will focus on a variety of warfare areas to include maritime interdiction operations, air defense, anti-submarine warfare, damage control tactics, search and rescue, and amphibious warfare.
The exercise is designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, strengthen combined response capabilities, and demonstrate resolve among allied and partner nation forces to ensure stability in the Black Sea region.
This year's participating nations include: Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.
U.S. participation is expected to include the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Hue City (CG 66); the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Carney (DDG 64); a P-8A Poseidon from Maritime Patrol Squadron (VP) 16; elements of Naval Special Warfare Unit 2; the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Maritime Ashore Support Team (MAST); a Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST); Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 8; Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1; Underwater Construction Team 1; and members of the CNE-CNA/C6F staff. In total, approximately 800 U.S. Sailors and Marines are expected to participate.
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Strengths: Manning has everything teams look for in a franchise quarterback, which is why he was the No. 1 overall pick in 2004. He has two Super Bowl titles, one more than his older brother Peyton, and two Super Bowl MVP awards. Manning has looked good in Ben McAdoo's West Coast offense in the Giants' three victories. In those three games, Manning has a 70.1 completion percentage for 734 yards with eight touchdown passes, one interception and a 115.2 passer rating. In the team's three losses, Manning completed 60 percent of his passes for 591 yards with three touchdowns, four interceptions and a 70.9 passer rating.
Weaknesses: Manning will hold the ball too long at times. He has been sacked 13 times this season, including six by the Philadelphia Eagles last week. Manning also can be a turnover machine, taking too many chances with the football. He had 29 turnovers last season, including 27 interceptions. He has five turnovers this season, all interceptions, giving him 176 interceptions for his career. He will miss his favorite receiver, Victor Cruz.
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Last game: He went 13 for 23 for 151 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions in the Giants' 27-0 loss to the Eagles on Sunday night.
Who has to stop him? The Cowboys have allowed two 300-yard passers this season and rank 12th in pass defense. Last week, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson went 14 of 28 for 126 yards with no touchdowns, an interception and a 47.6 passer rating. Starting cornerbacks Brandon Carr and Orlando Scandrick have combined to allow only 28 receptions on 47 targets for 402 yards and a touchdown, according to STATS. Nickelback Sterling Moore has allowed 13 receptions for 201 yards and a touchdown. The three have defensed 16 passes.
Notable: Manning has started 157 consecutive games, plus 11 postseason games. That is the third-longest streak by a quarterback in NFL history behind Brett Favre (297) and Peyton Manning (208). ... Eli Manning's streak of 157 consecutive starts is the longest active by any player at any position. ... Manning is on track to set a career best in completion percentage. He has completed 65.1 percent of his passes this season. He completed 62.9 in 2010, his best for a season. ... In 20 career games against the Cowboys, including the postseason, Manning has an 11-9 record with a 60.5 completion percentage, 5,044 passing yards, 40 touchdowns, 22 interceptions and a 90.5 passer rating.
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If there's one thing Vancouverites can agree upon it's that the rainy season is long and, well, wet.
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Related story: Owasso team competes in Special Olympics Summer Games, sets milestones in competition
Saturday, June 30, couldn't come soon enough for Susan St. John.
St. John, head coach for the Owasso Special Olympics team, and her two daughters, Vanessa St. John and Chelsea Teague, are gearing up for one of the biggest trips of their lives.
The three Owassons have been chosen out of 50 Oklahomans to attend the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle, Washington, held Sunday-Friday, July 1-6.
Team Oklahoma will join thousands of Special Olympics athletes, unified partners and coaches from across the nation, along with tens of thousands of volunteers, family members and fans, for a week of special events and competitions in 14 team and individual sports.
"It's very exciting," said St. John, who will be participating in bocce singles, unified doubles and four-man teams. "It's just an honor to be selected to represent your state at national level; it's an honor to represent Owasso."
St. John currently works as the school psychologist at Owasso High School. Vanessa also teaches special education at OHS and serves as a certified coach for the Special Olympics, and Chelsea works in the child nutrition department at Bailey Elementary and competes as an athlete in the program.
In May, the trio returned from the 49th annual Special Olympics Oklahoma Summer Games in Stillwater, where they brought home 52 medals: 13 in Elementary Track & Field, 12 in Unified Basketball, and 27 in Unified Bocce.
St. John and her daughters, actively involved in the program for several years, have continued to bring one of the largest delegations to the summer games every year, said John Seals, head of delegation and Special Olympics Oklahoma program director.
"Susan's one of the best coaches in the state," Seals said. "They are dedicated, to not only just the sport, but the cause and the whole movement of Special Olympics. They represent our oath."
Send-off parties are scheduled for the team's departure on Saturday at the Tulsa International Airport and Will Rogers Airport.
Team Oklahoma's journey will begin with the Opening Ceremony on Sunday, July 1, by marching in the Parade of Athletes at the University of Washington'sHusky Stadium. The Oklahoma Softball Team has also been selected to lead the flag procession during the inaugural event.
ABC will broadcast the Opening Ceremony live starting at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET. Viewers can follow Team Oklahoma's progress throughout the USA Games by tuning in to ESPN for their daily coverage of events during the week.
When asked what participating in the USA Games means to her, St. John simply replied, "It's just something you can't put into words, it's that big."
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I learned some limitations by breaking a mill or two, but I improved my whistle manufacturing process and shaved a little time off each whistle as well. I'm still not back to where I was before I added the step of doing RTTA graphs of each whistle body (that's three tests for a C, D, Eb set) but it's good to do the testing. I know the whistles are better because of it.
I have been a bit backed up on orders because of the lathe adventure, and that was compounded by a problem or three at the engravers where the logo and key are put on. As the saying goes, "what don't kill you makes you stronger." That applies here as well, as we now have a better process between myself and the engraver, and I am upping my stock levels of finished whistles so the larger dealer orders don't cause a bump in the system. Everything is sorted out now, and I have all whistle orders filled, with whistles on the shelf waiting for you (hint, hint.) There's only two gig bags I still owe people, and that's because they shipped them nearly a month ago but they never arrived here. The company promised me I'll have my replacement order by the start of next week. My fingers are crossed.
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On 30th November, one of the most notable comic writer in Japan, Shigeru MIZUKI has died. After he was injured on 11th, he stayed in hospital and died of multiple organ failure earlier today.
He is known as the comic writer of "Ge Ge Ge no Kitarou", ----- a comic of Yokai, Japanese monsters ----- and also he left many works about the experience of the WW2.
During WW2, he went to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea as a Imperial Japanese soldier. Although the situation was incredibly hard and most of his colleague had died, he survived under the heavy bombing of U.S.
Except for his left arm.
After returning Japan, he tried some businesses but anything was successful.
Just one thing he continued was painting.
He struggled to earn to support his family as a picture-story show writer or a comic writer.
After long poor life, he finally get a serialized work on "Shonem Magazine" ----- one of the most major comic magazines in Japan.
One of the most important part of his work is visualizing ancient monsters (Yokai) or modernizing the image of them.
He was inspired by the stories told by his old maid, NON NON BAA.
Some critique said he implied ironical message to the money-oriented businesses and people in Japan, behind the character in his work. The critique also said he was reminding Japanese the importance of respect for nature.
His works left a great inspiration on Japanese pop culture.
For instance, "Yokai watch" a video game and animation of Yokai-monsters is apparently inspired by Mizuki's Kitarou or Yokai images.
I'm afraid I cannot describe how great his works are anymore because of my poor skills.
I express my best respect and condolences for Shigeru MIZUKI.
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SELFEE abandaned on JR WEST's platforms as of 19 SEP.
A ban on selfie stick
Selfie stick, some kind of extension stick for a smart phone or a camera, has been forbidden in stations of JR west.
Some passengers had been concerning they may be hit by photo-shooters using selfie stick on the platform.
And also, it is concerned to be electric shocked when people use selfie on platform.
In the same reason, rasing up something long --- fishing rod, ski and etc. ---has ben also abandaned.
But bringing them into platform is allowed as far as you keep them from electric wire.
These concerns made JR West take action to ban selfie stick and other equipment which may disrupt their operations.
From now on, if you want to take photo to keep your wonderful memory, please do it out side of the stations and confirm whether you interrupt others traffic.
Thank you.
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Some specific food sold in shops makes us find a season has come.
When Autum is about to come, Samma, Pacific saury should be the parfect example.
Samma, which is described as Autum sword-shaped fish in Kanji-chalacters, is very popular fish in Japan, thanks to its exellent taste, fatty meat and reasonable price.
Now, take a look at the way to cook Pacific saury in my kitchin.
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Done in the "leveling up" fashion of many video games today, the "Quest for the Crystal Helm" has players traveling the underworld and outwitting adversaries (some gnarly demons) for bonus rewards; this isn't as hellish and spiritually challenging as it might sound, as "pick 'em" rounds are all that's required of the player to master. Finding Cerberus among the hidden will award all prizes for the given level. Revealing a "pitfall" ends the bonus round; complete all four levels to reach Zeus's chamber and win the crystal helm, i.e. lots of coins.
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The atmosphere as we know it, isn't as green and luscious as it should be. There are steel monsters that block out the sun, huffing out unsafe smoke, and leaking out poisonous chemical compounds into rivers and streams, cars pumping out dangerous fumes, individuals disposing of waste in a way that isn't safe/correct and all other sorts of sources that ruin the planet. Issue in costs like insurance, repairs, maintenance, and fuel over the life of the automobile. I just had to have all my engine wires replaced in my car from a Rat consuming by way of all of them. My very 1st car was a 1955 Chevy Belair that I saved up for and purchased just before I even got my drivers permit. This view is discussed in the light of the commercialization of news and of prior studies on the influence of technological developments on journalistic labour. I actually enjoyed reading via the old newspaper articles for a glimpse into life from a hundred years ago.
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- Get a dish full of water and show baby how to dip the brush into the water and then the paint.
- Let baby enjoy and create!
- You can also do a crayon drawing first, then paint over the top. The crayon still shows through.
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Sorry to mention the word (which sounds more like a cheap breakfast cereal than a political movement) but we're talking about Brexit. Yes, we know, it's been over two weeks since the referendum and we are STILL talking about it…
…But actually so are you (don't pretend you're not). And so are many other law firms and chambers around the world, which is exactly why we've decided to write this post now.
Not only during and after the referendum, but months before as well, law firms were blogging and posting about the potential consequences of Brexit. And only this morning we saw three chambers (Monkton Chambers, 11KBW and Brick Court) that popped up with Brexit blogs (posting every single day – impressive).
And quite right too. Content marketing, as we know, is the biggest growing area of the marketing sector at the moment and the best possible way to get your content read is to tap into topical debate and current affairs. And let's be honest… as lawyers one of the things you do best is having an opinion on things… and we have one of the biggest changes, generating opinions, in recent history.
This raises the question: how important is copywriting itself, should lawyers be doing it themselves, should they be expected to make time for it, what should they be writing about and what tone should they be writing in?
It sounds easy doesn't it? Write a blog article about 'blah blah' topic and upload to the website. But what firms and chambers need to be doing is writing quality content that people want to read, and which reaches out to their target audience.
It isn't quite so easy, and it doesn't take five minutes. Those who do it regularly will know this. There are some fantastic lawyer blogs out there and plenty of stiff competition.
Sometimes it can pay to have someone writing the copy for you. At the moment, for example, we're working with one of the leading City firms to help them write their annual review… we're working with their partners to write articles on everything from digital changes affecting the real estate sector, through to the changing public sector landscape, innovative business structures and more. They recognised that whilst they might have the legal expertise, sometimes a little professional perspective and a helping hand makes all the difference to get the message across. Here are some reasons why:
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Matilda is the middle "child." She was born around April 2, 2009, and was adopted in August 2009, and is a short hair tortie. According to Matilda's vet records, she and her littermates were found in a drain pipe. Matilda's nicknames are Tilda, Tilt-a-Whirl, and Tilda Beast. Tilt-a-Whirl comes from how she used to endlessly chase her tail when she was a kitten, reminding me of the popular amusement park ride. Tilda Beast comes from her ability to sound like a thousand cats tearing through the house. Matilda (surprisingly) only weighs in around 8 lbs.
Tilda is the biggest lovebug of our cats, and she loves to cuddle. What she forgets is that she is no longer a tiny kitten. Matilda has always loved to sit and sleep on my shoulder. When she sleeps on my shoulder, her hind legs come over halfway down my chest, and I usually have to hold her so she doesn't fall off. She purrs constantly when held, and she doesn't mind being hugged. Matilda has love for sparkle balls and her Star Chaser. She will fight her sisters for treats, although it doesn't show in her physique – Matilda never got past the long and lanky stage. Oh, and Matilda will gladly stand on her hind legs and put her front paws on your legs when you are eating in the hopes that you might find her adorable and give her table scraps. (That only happens in the instance that we are eating unseasoned meat – or bacon. She's been known to steal bacon.)
Matilda is very passive-aggressive with Delilah. If Matilda wants the spot in which Delilah is laying, Matilda simply cleans Delilah until Delilah becomes annoyed and leaves. That doesn't always work; sometimes Delilah will give Matilda a smack or two. Matilda doesn't meow, she squeaks – almost constantly when she wants something.


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From being pioneers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, to becoming one of the most successful UK rock acts of all time, Saxon have always transcended definitions, trends and eras. From 1979's Saxon album to Destiny in '88, the band enjoyed considerable success both in the UK and further afield. It's no wonder their influence has spread across the globe, and played a crucial role in the way we look at hard rock and heavy metal today. The decade from '79's debut record was vital, not only in establishing Saxon's talent and reputation, but also in laying the foundations for what has followed.
BMG are proud to release this anthology that looks back at the years which built the Saxon legend. Spanning their first nine albums Decade of the Eagle is the very best of the first decade of their astonishing career. This anthology represents the sweep and scope of what Saxon have achieved. They were certainly a core part of the whole NWOBHM movement, perhaps the greatest metal genre of them all, but moved beyond this to become one of the all-time masters of heavy metal. But in doing so, Saxon have also ensured they are now representative of the heart and soul from the NWOBHM time.
They have done this by remaining true to the values which established them in the first place. Driven by a desire to continuously set the highest standards and meet them head on, Saxon's work on those nine studio albums still resonates resoundingly. From "Rainbow Theme," the opening track on that debut, to "Red Alert," the closing song on Destiny, this is timeless stuff. This single 180g LP edition of Decade of the Eagle offers up 10 of their finest cuts released in the interim, music that will continue to inspire metalheads for generations to come, as it has influenced so may up until now.
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I'd like to ask a very simple task of one person from each conference; please pass this on to all your teammates.
Every Monday for the remainder of the road season, I'd like to post a summary of the racing action in each conference, wherein a summary is defined as ONE paragraph briefly describing the past weekend's event with minimal detail (similar to our weekly Development Wrap: http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=6006) and ONE photo. Two reasons I'm asking for just one paragraph:
1. Cross-conference interest: Very few people have the spare time or interest to invest in reading full-on race reports from other conferences. They will read the blogs and reports of their friends and fellow ___CCC racers, but will most likely only skim the reports from other conferences.
2. Ease and Promptness: It typically takes a day or two to get a full article together with photos, etc., but this is something you can spit out on a smartphone on the ride home or on the trainer while you cool down after a crit. At most, just 15 minutes on your computer when you get home and it's done.
What's in it for you?
1. Your byline on usacycling.org (i.e. eternal fame and glory)
2. Some résumé cred
3. The warm and fuzzy feeling you'll get from helping grow collegiate cycling
4. If you don't have a full non-collegiate USA Cycling license yet, we will give you one for free. How 'bout that?
I believe both Velonews and Collegiate Cycling News are still looking for contributors from each of your conferences, as well, so if you end up writing race reports for those organizations, as well, we would link from your paragraph to the full race report on those sites, as well .
If you're interested please reply to me directly. Thanks!


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1001.10 Hiring and Recruitment of Faculty Professional/Administrative, and Support Staff
Section 1000: Campus Policy
Effective: July 1, 1995
Revised: October 2016
Review Date: October 2018
Responsible Party: Director of Human Resources
All MSUN recruitment and hiring activity is directed by a variety of state and federal regulations, HR policies and procedures, and union agreements with classified staff (AFSCME) or faculty (MSUN Federation of Teachers). Although there are some differences in the conduct of the search depending on the type of recruitment, in general the structure is the same:
- Position justification approved.
- Notice of vacancy posted.
- Ads placed.
- Search committee established.
- Applicants screened and interviewed.
- Recommendation made by search committee.
- Candidate hired by hiring authority.
- Search closed.
For more information regarding the recruitment and hiring process, contact the Human Resources Department.


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Night, sirens holler
Stupid Hamas, sad and scared
Sleeping with the ex
Night, sirens holler
Stupid Hamas, sad and scared
Sleeping with the ex
My friend B thinks I'm going through my twenties, only I'm doing it in my thirties, which might very well be. I started dating BD when I was 19. Back then, following my mother's example (though it's more than a little superficial to blame it on her) I honestly believed that being in a loving relationship meant making sacrifices. Not little ones. Not agreeing to see a movie you don't really care for, or allowing the toilet seat to stay up without making a scene. I believed that you couldn't get everything you wanted or needed in any relationship, and so, you had to decide what was less important to you and find someone who gave you all the rest. (There was even a time when I thought that this wisdom was something some of my single girlfriends hadn't figured out yet and that this was why they didn't have a boyfriend.)
In theory, this sounds reasonable. I know in my heart that Mr. Right exists only in my heart, that I will never meet a man who is so compatible with me that he knows how to meet my every need without being told what to do, and still be unpredictable at times and sweep me off my feet. But, and this is a big but, I don't think I should be making any sacrifices anymore. Adjustments – yes, sacrifices – no.
Very possibly the word sacrifices means more to me than it does to anyone else, I suppose it's common to say that a mother makes sacrifices for her children for example. I want to redefine the word here, so you can understand what it means to me and why it raises such a strong emotional reaction in me. A sacrifice to me means doing something that strongly contradicts who you are, doing it despite feeling a strong objection to it, despite knowing that it will make you unhappy, and doing it because you believe it will benefit someone else, whose needs are more important than yours.
One might say that my career isn't developing as quickly as it could have, or that I'm not making as much money as I could have if I didn't have a child. But that's not a sacrifice, that's a choice. I would much rather spend time with my son in the afternoon than make more money or advance in my career. Had I decided to be a stay at home mom and not work at all, that would have been a sacrifice, because I love my job, and I love that I have somewhere to go where I can be valued as a professional. It would have been wrong for me to stay at home all day with my son, because it would have been a sacrifice, and he could not have benefited of it.
When I was in a relationship with BD, who had to move abroad for work and I left my job, my family and friends and moved with him, it was my choice, it was not a sacrifice. I was excited about my new adventure. I was ready for a change. But when things got bad there, when I was homesick and depressed and did not get out of bed some days, and felt like my life was worthless, and got a job I didn't like just to get out of the house, that was a sacrifice. And it was a mistake to make it, I should have left BD there and come home.
This is just one example, our relationship was in fact full of sacrifices on my part. Sacrifices which lead, eventually to the death – yes, death – of several important "Me"s. I can't blame BD for it, because he didn't know. I wasn't clear in stating the things that I wanted. Because I believed they were less important than the things that he wanted. Because I believed that making sacrifices made me a better person.
Now that we are apart, the dead "Me"s have begun their resurrection and they are hungry and thirsty and know no boundaries and they are raising havoc. It's so exhausting that I had to sleep for 11 hours last night and I still feel tired.
Over ten years ago I was sitting in a dark theater with my then boyfriend, to be husband, to be father of my child, watching a movie that got under my skin and into my nightmares. The movie was Requiem for a Dream. I sat there paralyzed glued to my seat, feeling trapped, feeling violated. It was only during one of the the last scenes, a smack-you-in-your-face horrible sex scene, that it suddenly dawned on me that I didn't have to watch it. I abruptly got up and left the theater, muttering "I don't have to sit here and watch this".
Later, standing outside the theater, I thought to myself, why on earth did I just sit there, why didn't I just get up and leave? And I told myself, I'm never sitting through something that makes me feel so icky again. But I did. I have sat through many things that made me feel icky since then. Sat, stood, lay down.
Ten days ago was out first counselling session. BD has asked me to go to couple's counseling with him, and I said yes, because it was the right thing to do. But during the entire session I was overwhelmed with a feeling that I didn't belong there. Nothing went the way I wanted or expected it to go. He was five minutes late. I know, it's just five minutes, but I'm sensitive about that. Then at the meeting he just sat there, as he's done throughout our entire life together and let me do the talking. When I said I needed to know why he had left us, he said he was depressed. The therapist pointed out that I would need a better answer than that. Why was he depressed? What happened to him? He couldn't answer. Or he wouldn't. I don't know. The therapist then asked if I was willing to commit myself to the process of working on our relationship, and I said that I was willing to come to one more session at this point.
That evening I broke up with SG, because I couldn't give BD a fair chance if I was in a relationship with another man. Then I spent the week deeply depressed, feeling robbed, like someone had come into my world, which had already fallen apart once this year, which I had put so much effort into reconstructing, and tore it down, again. I was angry at BD for wanting me back. How dare he come back into my life, almost six months after walking away, after leaving me alone with our son? And I was heart broken. I missed SG terribly.
Then, on Tuesday, I took Baby to his grandparents and decided to use the time to clean the apartment, I mean really clean. Throw stuff out, reorganize drawers and so on. It was then that I ran into The Letter. The Letter that I had not yet decided what I wanted to do with. And at that moment, without thinking it over for a single second, I knew exactly what I was going to do with it. I took it to the sink in the bathroom. I lit a match and I burned it. It didn't burn easily. It resisted, even after four or five matches had been lit, but eventually it went into flames, and it was gone forever, and with it was gone the anger I had felt for so many years, not at Y for abusing my trust, not at BD for, well, abusing my trust… But at myself – for having let everything that had happened happen, for not getting up and leaving when I should have, for not shouting when I wasn't heard, for feeling obliged in some perverted way to do things that I didn't want to do. And I made myself a promise: I will never again do anything against my will. I'm not talking about going to the gym when I don't feel like it, I'm talking about doing something that deeply contradicts my wants and needs, I mean listening to everyone except for myself, disregarding my emotions, putting myself on hold.
And as I watched that letter burn I knew that I could not go to couple's counselling with BD anymore.
And I also knew that I was wrong about SG. I shouldn't have let him go. I should have let me love me and I should have let myself love him back.
Strange and unnerving to see yourself suddenly in a different light. I am sitting on the floor in my bedroom, and my runny nose is the result of a combination of an allergic reaction to old dusty notebooks and the tears that are choking me up. I honestly didn't remember. I had told the story about Y many times. But I didn't remember the details. He was a scumbag for leading me on and I was naive for thinking he wanted anything more of me than just my body, but really, that was that. And now, sitting on the floor in my bedroom, surrounded by dozens of notebooks and letters which I've collected over the years, I find this letter, written nearly twelve years ago, and the story seems different than the one I've been telling. It seems worse. Doesn't it? Or maybe I've just not revisited the scene of the crime for so long? Maybe I was exaggerating in the letter. Maybe it wasn't really that bad.
My tragedy is that despite putting on the independent lady charade, I constantly seek affirmation, and I seek it from men. That's what happened when I was nineteen. That's what's happening now. Alone, I just can't be sure that I'm enough: a kind enough person, a good enough mother, a successful enough career woman, pretty enough, smart enough, funny enough – ENOUGH. But seeing as the men in my life tend to disappoint me – and I know there haven't been many, but the few that have had a presence in my life were all enormous disappointments – as long as I need their affirmation for my being enough, I will never attain it, I will always be seeking, forever. And I don't have the energy to seek anymore. I want to stop seeking. I'm exhausted.
New events have been occurring in my life recently, every day is new, every day is a struggle, but also an achievement. A crazy storm is raging outside, and people are staying in, even my therapy session has been postponed due to blocked roads. And with no one to talk to about all this shit that's been surfacing, I had to talk to myself tonight. And that's what I did, gave myself my own little therapy session.
A few weeks ago I made out with a boy I didn't know at a club. I was drunk and angry at BD and I had made up my mind that this was it. I was going to kiss a boy. It was like insurance. I was going to be the first one of us to have something going on with someone else. It might not have been the healthiest reason to have done it, but it was necessary and I have no regrets.
At the club, dancing with the girls, I was showing lots of cleavage and radiating a need for a man. I know it, because I normally do not get looked at so intensely, and there I was, the center of attention, or so it seemed. I knew exactly what I was getting myself into when I left my friends and went to dance alone, in the middle of the crowd. Within seconds, literally, there were hands on my shoulders, but it was not the guy I wanted, so I turned around and saw the one I had my drunken eye on. Tall, very tall, a goatee. He put his arms around my waist as we started to dance together, but I had no patience for this BS, I knew exactly what I wanted. A kiss. So I pulled him to me.
It was a long, wet, kiss. He tasted faintly of cigarettes but I didn't care. He was a good kisser, deep, intense, nibbling my bottom lip, his hands on my waist, then my back, then in my hair. I broke free of him when I felt that I was starting to overthink it. Then it dawned on me, what I had done, and I was laughing nervously. Just to shut myself up I kissed him again. But it wasn't that great the second time around, I was too tense. So I smiled at him, and left, fumbling through the crowd, back to my friends. I said goodbye, I'm really tired, I grabbed my stuff and took a taxi home, and didn't dare to breathe until I was indoors and the door was locked behind me.
At home, I sat on the bed thinking. You're a married woman! I told myself. You should be ashamed. But I wasn't ashamed at all. I was proud. I was strong. I was a go-getter. I apparently did not look like the mother of a baby under 1 year old. Nobody gave a fuck, apparently, that I was still carrying some pregnancy weight.
And now, here I am, sitting on the floor in my bedroom. It used to be our bedroom, and now it's just mine. And a letter from so long ago is unnerving, it's making me feel like deep inside I'm still that girl, who's afraid to disappoint or let anybody down, a girl who just wants the cool kids to like her, who's in love with a bastard and willing to put her wants and needs on hold for just a bit of attention.
Is that where I still stand today? No. I know it isn't. And maybe this is why I needed this to happen. To show myself, that 19-year-old me is different from 31-year-old me. SHE had said no. But not loudly enough. Not assertively enough. SHE was not heard. SHE went with it, despite not wanting it. I said yes. Loudly. Clearly. Assertively. On my own terms. I got what I wanted. I got out when I'd had enough.
We grow up. We change. Apparently the breakup has not erased these thirteen years of growth and self-improvement, for some reason I was sure that it would. But 31-year-old me, thank god, is still here. And 19-year-old me is in the past, where she belongs.
May 13th, 2001
I have no doubt that you are undeserving of this letter, but you are also undeserving of my thoughts, and for over a year now, I am unable to shake the memory of all that has happened between us. So I am writing this letter for myself, rather than for you, so that I can put things behind me and move on.
I don't think you can possibly comprehend what you've put me through. And it's killing me. Not that it happened, but the fact that you have probably not even given it a second thought, that you haven't owned up to what you've done. In fact, I'm pretty sure I'd feel much better if you would just admit that you're a disgusting son of a bitch. I'm not expecting you to apologize, you wouldn't. But it seems to me that you walked out of this saga with a clear conscience, which is just wrong.
So I'm going to tell you my side of the story, the way that I remember it. Just so that I can feel that you've had the opportunity to see it through my eyes. I need you to know what it was like for me, even if you still do not regret it.
I'm sure you know that I was in love with you for a long time. There were times when I understood it to be a love between close friends, but there were also times when I knew that it was more than that. In 12th grade when you were with F, and told me stories about your relationship, I was jealous, but at the same time I was relieved to know that you were hers and not mine, because I would never have allowed you to treat me the way you treated her, or at least so I thought.
I was attracted to your mind, which stupidly I thought was enough to build a relationship on. You were sharp and witty and we shared the same opinions and cynical humor. I didn't have many people I could speak to in my life during high school, so I was drawn to you, because we seemed to see eye to eye. Today I realize what a big joke high school is, and that the world is full of interesting, intelligent, funny human beings that are also not assholes, and that you don't have to get hung up on an asshole, just because he can name-drop. But I guess that's what growing up is about.
We were so close, for three years. Do you remember those long hours on the phone at night, until my dad yelled at me to hang up? And those afternoons we spent at your house or mine, or sitting on swings at the playground chatting, or passing endless notes in class?
Then high school was over, and we were about to start a new chapter in our lives. And I was basically over you. Maybe not entirely, but on my way there. And I felt that friendship was enough for us, that I didn't want anything more. But then, that night, when we went to that movie, and sat afterword for an hour chatting about it in your car, I was just about to leave when you kissed me. Out of the blue. And I couldn't say no, because I was curious, and because I had wanted to kiss you so many times before.
But Y, I didn't want anything more to happen.
As we were kissing, my mind was racing. We were already friends, which meant you liked me. But now you were kissing me, which meant you were also attracted to me. This was going to go somewhere. So when you wanted to come upstairs, I said yes. Because I wasn't really sure how to say no to you. And I thought, if only we went upstairs, than maybe you'd want to be with me, the same way that for a long time I had wanted to be with you.
You probably don't remember the part where I said no. We were on my bed. I told you my mom would catch us, and you told me she wouldn't. You were lying on top of me, feeling me up, and I was uncomfortable, but silent. But when you undid the button of my jeans I said no. I'm pretty sure I said it more than once, but once at least. And I moved your hand away. But you didn't really listen. And I was too inexperienced and lacking confidence to be assertive. So I just went with it, closing my eyes and just waiting for it all to end.
"Where is this going?" You asked me after. And I said: "I don't know." Because I didn't, and also because it was the answer you wanted to hear. Since we had a history, you knew that sex was not something I took lightly. So I imagined that night must have meant something, because surely you didn't think I was the type of girl who was just looking for a "good time".
We went to visit A up north the following day, and I was nervous as hell. I spent an hour picking out my clothes and applying make up. It was an easygoing morning, and you had gotten me a gift, which I thought was sweet, but I was still all tensed up, and on the way back home, in the car, I told you that I loved you. I'm afraid I am always going to remember what you said. You said: "We can't be together. Listen, you're just another friend to me. In fact, the only advantage you have which my other friends don't is that you've known me for a long time."
How is it possible then, that after all this, we still ended up in my bed that day? I feel ashamed that it happened, but you should be more ashamed than me. My so called friend. I can't believe I spent all of 10th and 11th grade listening to you cry about how sorry your life was and how you couldn't get the girl you liked to notice you, reading your stupid short stories, and telling you how great you were.
After that second time, I felt like crap. I wanted it to be over. I called you to talk. I wanted to tell you that maybe we could go back to being friends because this arrangement wasn't working for me. You answered the phone but said you couldn't talk. And I never heard from you again. You didn't answer my phone calls. You just cut me out.
I remember that while we were in my bed, you asked me not to tell anoyone about us. Do you know that for a long time I didn't? I kept it a secret. I felt like a slut. I was ashamed that I had let something like this happen to me.
And now, looking back, I think you're disgusting. I don't know if I can ever forgive you, but I'm hoping that with this letter I can at least stop thinking about you, maybe let go of my anger a little. I don't expect you to apologize, but at least now you know how you made me feel, and now that you do, I'm going to try to put you behind me.