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From the perspective of Suzie Sperring, 54, an English-language teacher from Sydney, Australia
What are we here for?
Learning to unite as one. We find ourselves and live accepting each day as it comes. The older I get, the more I enjoy life and realize what's gone is gone.
Do you believe in the Big Bang theory that the circa-13.7-billion-year-old universe and all that's in it was created by a massive explosion of enormously dense matter at what may have been the beginning of time?
No, and I don't really care how the universe was created; it's just here now. I care about it being destroyed, especially since I became a grandmother.
If there is a God, where is he?
He's up in heaven looking after my father and my son.
Is there a mystery to life?
Life is full of mysteries. You never know what's around the corner, which is what makes life interesting.
Do you think we're alone in the universe?
I don't know and I really don't give a damn. I'm on this planet.
There is a theory that there may be parallel universes with exact copies of us – doppelgangers – doing exactly the same thing as us right now. What do you think about that?
Steven Spielberg phone home.
What do you think happens to people when they die?
They wait for the people they love to return to them. The container dies but their souls live on.
Where is your soul and what is it?
It's the real you; it makes you. It's your personality.
Science says that all matter and energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Therefore, will our energy, in the form of our soul, live on for infinity?
Yes, like I said before, I believe the body or container of the soul is destroyed but the soul will continue on without it.
Do you know your place in the universe?
No, and I don't think anyone really does. Life is a learning process. I'm a mother, a teacher, a friend and a lot of other things. I can't be one thing.
Some people believe that because we are made of the same matter as the universe – carbon, and other elements, like nitrogen – anything we ask it will be attracted to us, popularized recently in the movie The Secret. What's your view?
I've never seen or read it so I really don't have a clue.
Are we being observed?
Yes, spiritually and by everyone around us.
If there is a God, why does he allow such colossal suffering of people on earth, either through war, disease or natural disasters?
I believe in God and I ask myself this question every day. He took my son and my father too early and I have been miserable because of it, but somehow I have the resilience to go on.


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What's trending? Slippers that come to you
Nissan's ProPilot tech will one day be the driving force behind the company's autonomous vehicles, but first, it's all about baby steps. For now, that means using the technology to create self-driving slippers and other objects that stow themselves away when not in use.
The sandals are currently being used at the ProPILOT Park Ryokan, a hotel in Japan, for its guest. Guest are expected to take off their shoes in the lobby and put on the slippers, which can be returned at the touch of a button.

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February 14th is Valentine's Day in the US. If you are fortunate to have a special mate or partner in your life then, this is the time of year, men and women are called to open up their romance valve. For many, this has not been truly activated due to a full and active life where they have the feeling that there is little time to be romantic. For a select few, romance is not something you have to work hard at … it's part of who you are. And you are living a romantic life daily. So, what does that mean?
I once read that r omance is the water that nourishes a relationship – like a plant needs water to survive. I do believe you can survive without romance. Many do. I do believe romance is more like plant food that helps a relationship live a healthier, more vibrant life. However, one person's idea of a romantic evening may differ from another's. There are a variety of directions one can go. This alone can be a big issue in a relationship.
Bottom line, romance is the act of making someone feel special and cared for, even loved and adored. It's giving them your time and undivided attention. You need to demonstrate that you are thrilled to be with your loved one. And timing is critical. It has to be a time when both people can be open and present to the romantic experience. And isn't the purpose of romance is to lead two people towards being affectionate with one another and maybe more?
On the small scale, a romantic gesture is bringing a gift or flowers to your loved one. Hopefully it's something they value and appreciate. Giving a woman perfume when she has allergies just shows you don't know her tastes (and sensitivities) very well. Or giving chocolate to a woman who is focused on losing weight may not get a positive reaction. Knowing your partner's goals and interests can give you clues on the right gifts for him or her.
You don't have to spend a lot of money to make a romantic gesture. A single rose can have more impact sometimes than a bouquet. Nothing says, "I love you" like jewelry! After the champagne is consumed, and the flowers wilt, she still has this symbol of your affection to remember you with and to show off to her friends. You can even make her a CD or a play list of your favorite music that you enjoy together. That would be romantic and lasting!
Romance is a way of being. It&rsq uo;s giving your partner your full attention. So put away your cell phone unless you have children at home and need the cell phone to be accessible for emergencies. It's the way you look at someone with your eyes looking into their eyes deep into their soul to see the person they truly are. Some call this the lover's gaze. This emotional connection is the entrance to having a physical connection – holding hands, embracing, kissing and possibly much more!
It's romantic to share what you appreciate about your partner with that person. Expressing your feelings is very romantic and takes courage. And writing your feelings down in a card is a way to have that something concrete that some people enjoy reading again when you are not with your special person.
Sometimes a small romantic gesture can go over big. I once had a boyfriend who came by with baked cookies for me. I thought that was sweet. A romantic gesture doesn't have to cost a lot of money. It can be as simple as cooking for your loved one a special meal, or even cooking together can be considered romantic if done with the right ambience. And don't forget, for those time starved professionals, bringing in dinner and having soft music and candlelight makes for a peak romantic experience.
Of course taking that someone special to an intimate getaway is considered romantic. Getting a private room with a special view that is away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life makes a statement (unless you are up for a luxurious city experience!). This gives a couple a chance to relax which is very important to setting a romantic mood that would enhance a couple's physical intimacy and enjoyment of each other's company.
I don't recommend the getaway be a total surprise because that can backfire, especially if your partner needs to prepare for being away from home with a pet or if children are part of the equation. I once was put in very uncomfortable situation when surprised with an overnight stay after a party since I did not have a change of clothes or my toiletries for the next day or a way to care for my cat.
So romance comes in all shapes and sizes, simple and grand. It all depends on truly knowing the person on the receiving end and what turns on your love interest. Everyone can be romantic. You just need to put some forethought and creative effort into making your time together a memorable experience.
Intentionally Yours,
Coach Amy
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There are so many things wrong with professional surfing. None of it really matters though, in the face of the one major thing that is so totally wrong: Professional surfing is IMPOSSIBLE to judge fairly. It can't be done! How does one fairly judge things like speed, power, and flow? How does one fairly judge two surfers on two different waves in the same heat? In other sports, certain points are assigned to certain things. In snowboarding, the score doesn't ever depend on the mountain. In skateboarding, the score doesn't ever depend on the ramp. It doesn't because that would be a terrible way to score something. But surfers, with all our reverence for waves, decided that because waves hold perhaps the biggest role in our production, they should also hold the most powerful sway over scores in events.
Let's get back to the title of this piece. Rio sucks, wave-wise. Everyone knows it. I'm sure it's fun for those that live in Brazil, and for surfers who travel there. My wave by my house is probably on par with the ones at Postinho and Grumari. It is fun enough for me, but if a Tour event ever showed up there, people would have a fit. It is not, by any means, one of the best waves in the world. Ever.
But like I've said many times before, though, Rio is kind of a necessary evil if you want to watch pro surfing–there is no where else that gets more feet on the beach and eyes on the webcast than Rio. Want to watch great events at Teahupoo? Well, you'll have to sit through Rio. Brazil's got a larger population that Tahiti, which means more money for advertisements, which means more money to run events in those far-flung places with really, really good waves. But wait! Kelly Slater made a wave smack in the middle of California, remember?
Here's a rumor you might've heard: Dirk Ziff, the billionaire behind the WSL's curtain, actually owns Kelly's wave. How much sense does that make? It makes dollars and sense. Kelly Slater is the most well-known surfer on the planet. People who don't surf know who he is, because he is handsome and has green or blue eyes and was on Baywatch and has dated Pamela Anderson. Clearly and understandably, the World Surf League wants to bring surfing to the masses, just like football and baseball. Not everyone who watches football plays it. You don't have to live near a stadium to watch it. You can just watch it, pick a team, and follow them passionately, buying jerseys and getting shit-faced in parking lots, making the NFL/MLB billions of dollars. Here's a simple fact, though: the way the tour is now, with all of Mother Nature's hissy fits and flat spells, the only people that will ever consistently watch the average pro surfing event are surfers. Small, Rio-like waves hold almost zero interest for someone who can't appreciate what the surfers are actually doing. But Kelly's wave? It's perfect. It's exactly the same every time. A wave funnels through every five-or-so-minutes. There can be certain points for certain tricks. Maybe time bonuses for time spent in the barrel. Judging becomes about the surfing, the surfing is no longer completely dependent on the wave, and most of all, non-surfers watching can finally understand what the fuck in going on, then buy jerseys and place bets and try their hardest to surf in wave pools, leaving the ocean to the rest of us. Webcasts would be easy, there's no need for a waiting period, and good Lord, if it takes some people out of the ocean, let's have it!
Another great thing? It'd be possible to put a wave in every home country of every surfer on tour, making it possible for everyone to have the home field advantage. Or, conversely, put it in Russia or something, giving no one the home field advantage. Kelly's wave is the only way to put pro surfing on a level playing field.
So I say let's start off by kicking Rio off the tour and putting Kelly's wave on it. And while we're at it, let's get rid of Bells, too. I love the history, I would love to surf the wave, but I do not love watching anyone surf on it. As much as I love the excitement of the Oi Rio Pro, it needs to go. For pro surfing to really work, it needs a stadium. Kelly's wave is the future of competitive surfing. Surfing in the ocean is for video clips and us regular folk, not for judges and events. Surfing in a pool is for contests, and only for contests. If Ziff already owns Kelly's wave, you can bet that's what his grand design is… and I hope I'm right.


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"How to Generate a Listing From a Pre-foreclosure"
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There are right roughly as plentiful sources for proceeding info as at hand are for leads for else actor that may impoverishment to trade their conjugal. With Pre-foreclosures however, here are some even higher (specialty) sources of this substance.
"Real Time Data on Foreclosures"
Foreclosure Data Service Providers, approaching RealtyTrac, distribute (sometimes up to the insignificant) tangible juncture information on foreclosures in any singular region. These feature providers are commonly trussed into your local part recorder's business establishment. When a chattels goes into default, a lawful perceive is filed for community screening. These proceeding assemblage work relatives are trussed into your local recorder's place of business so they get this info the miniature it gets published and pass on the background to you.
It gets advanced... They pinch the notes in relation to the geographical area and integrate the homeowner's name, liens on the property, the unbiased marketplace value (estimated), and sometimes even the homeowner's electronic equipment amount.
How correct (current) is this information?
Well, the facts is simply as hot as your area part recorder's department. If they are computerised (most are time) and up-to-date beside inputting the background into their system, you can get substance that is severely latest.
Are proceeding data provision providers the individual source?
No... In a number of counties (especially the ones that are a pocket-sized behind the present) your local header / escrow cast can be a great well for the information. If you have an implanted relationship near one of these companies, ask them if they have their own information range set of connections in spot. They commonly have a support appendage at the region courthouse who helps otherwise tangible holding professionals (YOU) land the facts. They may even bestow you access to their policy. It assured beatniks going to the courthouse (which you could do) and effort the background yourself.
Now that you have the message and cognize who has in recent times entered into evasion on their property, what do you do?
"Some Can Be a Total Waste of Time"
Well, the next tactical manoeuvre for you is to pre-qualify or bring forth interest. Believe me... both of these leads can be a sum surplus of occurrence. Don't get me wrong! I aforementioned some, which translates to a small pct. But those thoroughly few can spend foolishly sufficient of your juncture that it's all right price having a prequalification policy like we've improved in our Foreclosure Mastery(TM) programme.
Do you impoverishment to form your own Pre-foreclosure Prequalification System?
Here's how... I declare that you generate a note or a mailing-card (or a movement of them) that you move to the owner who only just entered this display place of legal proceeding. Here are the ESSENTIAL atmospheric condition for you to include:
You must besides start that the defence you are deviating is your fiduciary sphere of activity to act in their influential interests.
Getting the listing
Once you've gotten in communication next to the controller by post the close tactical manoeuvre is the handset.
"Your Confidence Will Win a Face-to-Face Appointment"
You may have received a telephone call from them quondam they've granted there's a problem, and conversation near you newly may be the answer to finding it. Or you've picked up the telephone and started using any serious car phone scripts (like the ones integrated in Foreclosure Mastery(TM)). I suggest scripts because a householder in this category of sticky situation must get the impression favorable roughly the entity talking to them. How you attain that is the print you describe by having your ducks in a row. Your level of belief will win a face-to-face designation done the phone, and that can be achieved victimisation scripts.
Once you get yourself in foremost of the client, you do it all complete once again. Everything that you've communicated to them in your document(s) or mailing-card(s) has to be revisited. These player are outstandingly motivated. If you consideration that feeling was problematical to evenness when you were in anterior of role player before, a moment ago picture when you circle up the fry on those emotions and your aspirant clients are now in a desperate conditions.
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Once you hit it out of the park structure material possession & credibility, it's example to stop the deal. The honourable report is that the lie down of the index performance will be effortless. In fact, you may not even have to go done your middling fact list screening. If you do resourcefully next to the prototypic fractional of your seminar they feasible won't effort to comprehend how many homes are on the market or why you entail to cost it at $$$. All they attention roughly is that you cognize what you are doing, you keeping going on for portion them, and that you can retrieval their assets by mercantilism their address as like greased lightning as mathematical for the top amount of hard cash.
So, the high-grade beginning of new leads from Foreclosures can be found in Pre-foreclosures, and you now have a representation on how to bring forth a list from them. This new wellspring of commercial could close-fisted other 100 - 600 new, enormously driven (seller) leads that are despairing for your professed assist. And that's solitary for a activity of 100,000 homes. Your flea market could have even much.
Why hasn't this possibleness been made for sale before?
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Right now I'm loving this little chick with her big blue sunbonnet. Easter is NEXT month and I'm still in winter mode. I need to get out more, feel some sunshine...Remember I had a little spin-out on the icy freeway last week? Well, you're going to think I am a maniacal driver, because three days later (Saturday) I was involved in another car accident, here in town. I had just dropped my daughter off at the bowling alley for her league practice and was sitting in the left-hand turn lane, waiting for the light to change.
All of a sudden a car zooms around the corner to go past me driving the other way, but instead of going past me, she rammed right into me, head-on. Whoops. Both cars looked like heck (I think mine is totalled), but nobody was hurt. Thank you, God. Not a fun day.
You know those awful Final Destination movies, where people's time is up, one by one, and they can't prevent what happens? I sorta felt like that! Since the accident on the pass didn't get me, maybe the "fates" were trying again on Saturday! Thankfully, I don't believe in fate, so I figure that's nonsense, but it still creeps me out. Now we are down to one automobile, a huge pickup truck that sucks gas like a thirsty camel. Once again, POOP!!
The only nice thing? I'm on Vicodin for back and neck pain, and Vicodin makes me purr, and tell everyone in my life how much I love them... I LOVE you guys, too! Purrrrrrrrrr........


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I recall being 10 years old, standing on the pitching mound of a little league field and chucking my best fastball to Daniel behind the plate. Swing and a miss! It was good fun. We got dirty, learned teamwork, self-esteem was built, and athletic skills were enhanced all while having fun. Somewhere along the way from recreational to high school sports, athletics became more than just competitive. Winning became dogma. Winning came at any cost.
It was during my senior year that I turned to anorexia and compulsive exercise for a myriad of reasons. The same things that drove me to be a better athlete drove me to my eating disorder: perfectionism, being goal oriented, pushing for control over my body. The cost to me was my mental health, and some years down the road my physical health as well. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres said as much in her autobiography Age is Just a Number, "The worst part of my bulimia was its psychological effects. Sure I had no energy in the water … but the real problem was that I lost my mind." This story is not uncommon, for male or female athletes.
Recent research suggests as many as 30% of high school and college athletes report eating disorder behaviors, and 91% of NCAA coaches believe they have athletes with an eating disorder on their teams. The sports where athletes are under pressure to "make weight" are often the most susceptible such as gymnastics, swimming, track, rowing, body building, and wrestling. Additionally, sports like diving, figure skating, and dance, where body image is a major component, are also likely to be high risk for eating disorder development.
Let's not forget, having an eating disorder is not a life sentence if caught early and appropriate treatment is received. Sadly, only a third of girls with an eating disorder seek treatment due to shame and stigma, and less than 1 in 10 males will do so. If not caught early and treated aggressively, relapse rates are reported to be about 40%.
Make no mistake, sports and athletics are wonderful opportunities for personal growth and development. But it's crucial to keep perspective in competition. When winning at all costs becomes evident, and the balance between enjoyment and pressure to succeed are lost, it's time to look for those additional signs that an eating disorder may also be present. All the more reason for coaches, trainers, and parents to be educated about eating disorders in males and females and get those athletes into treatment as soon as possible.
By Andrew Walen, LCSW-C, LICSW, CEDS - Founder and CEO at The Body Image Therapy Center. If you would like to get in touch with Andrew please call 877-674-2843 or email email@example.com.


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10 Powerful Twitter Statistics For 2016 That Highlight Its Growing Clout
Twitter has been a powerful microblogging site ever since it was launched and the number of users has gone considerably up. There is plethora of information available about Twitter on internet and we have collected some of the most important statics for you.
Whether you are a marketer with a strong desire to understand this social networking site, a self-confessed data geek, or someone looking for interesting facts to read, these Twitter stats will certainly interest.
Twitter's Role In Breaking News
Twitter's role was realized in breaking news when a US Airways flight crashed on NYC's Hudson River on 15 January 2009. The news broke out after a twitter was posted in Twitter and traditional media followed later.
Twitter Financial Stats
Twitter has over 3,900 employees and the company generated $595m in revenue in first quarter of 2016. In the year 2015, Twitter posted net income of $7 million in Q4. Twitter IPO was priced at $26 per share on November 7, 2013 and the price had fallen to $17.75 by May 17, 2016.
Twitter Users
Twitter has around 310 million active monthly users who use the service every month and as many as 500 million tweets are sent every day. With over 1.3 million accounts, 500 million always logged in users, Twitter becomes the second most popular social site. The first rank holder is Facebook with more than 900 million users logging in every month.
Twitter Accounts Facts
44% of total 1.3 billion accounts were left without ever sending a tweet and just 550 million users tweeted from their account. Of the total social networking users in US, 29.2% are Twitter users. Around 80% account holder use mobile to access the site and Katy Perry has the maximum number of followers at 87 million.
Personalities on Twitter
The personality with maximum number of followers on Twitter is Katy Perry and over 83% of the world's leaders use this microblogging site. 24.6% of journalists have verified accounts on Twitter.
Twitter Usage
Around 500 million Tweets are sent every day that makes 6,000 Tweets sent every second. The tweet with 3.33m RTs is the most retweeted Tweet posted by Ellen DeGeneres on March 3, 2014. 618,725 tweets were sent in one minute during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final.
Most Used Emoji
The use of emojis is not new for any social networking and with 14.5 billion Tweets, Tears of joy became the most Tweeted emoji ever.
Brands on twitter
Twitter has become a great platform for brands to attract consumers and get maximum return through great marketing strategy. As a fact in US alone, 65.8% of US companies with 100+ employees use Twitter for marketing. An astonishing 21% of them buy twitter followers in some form or other to boost their followers count.
Brand-Consumer relationship On Twitter
Most users also use Twitter as a platform to register complaints and get in direct touch with brands. On various occasions, customers have agreed that they received replies to their queries on Twitter while their e-mails and calls went unanswered. As per stats, 58% of top brands have as many as 100,00 followers on Twitter. As for customers, 77% of Twitter users feel satisfied and more positive about a brand when their Tweet has been replied to.
Brands & Tweets
Brands have becomes more active on Twitter considering the growing popularity and number of users. 92% of companies Tweet more than once a day, 42% of the companies Tweet 1-5 times in a single day, and 19% companies Tweet over 6-10 times a day.
Follow @followersbiz for more interesting social media facts today.


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The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, meeting in an Extension Office conference room for a last-minute work session, unanimously approved a $22.7 million fiscal-year 2015-2016 budget Tuesday morning that allows shaving a cent off what had been a 2-cent projected increase in the real estate tax rate.
The overall property tax rate on July 1 thus goes up to 70 cents per $100 of assessed value (that's a $2,100 tax bill on a property worth $300,000); the 70 cents includes the portion of the overall tax rate that County Administrator John McCarthy has said, since he first presented the draft budget in March, unquestionably had to rise by a cent — that being the fire levy, a 5-cent addition to the basic 65-cent rate for the new year.
The increase accounts for cuts made to the fire levy three years ago which caused reimbursements to volunteer fire and rescue departments and county emergency-services costs to exceed budgeted expenses, and to begin paying for upgrades to the emergency communications system that Rappahannock shares with Fauquier and Culpeper counties, McCarthy said.
This has required dipping into the county's general fund, also known as its surplus; McCarthy also reminded the supervisors that "any auditor would tell you that your surplus should be at about 10 percent of your budget." Rappahannock's is at about 4 percent, he said.
The supervisors had postponed approving the budget and tax rates at their regular June meeting early in the month, after Jackson district supervisor Ron Frazier claimed the board had yet to do a "line-by-line" analysis of the budget. After Monday's vote, Frazier said that "any serious analysis of next year's budget" — meaning the 2016-2017 budget — should actually start next month.
But Frazier, and the other board members, voted yes on the budget and tax-rate resolutions — all of which followed a brief discussion started by McCarthy of his suggested further cuts to the budget totalling about $28,000 (the largest chunk of which was a new-this-year $12,000 county contribution to the RappCats organization, which rescues and rehabilitates stray cats).
In May, the board voted to cut about $45,000 from a proposed $100,000 increase in the public school division's budget. All these cuts — combined with McCarthy's suggestion that the board keep both the recently imposed $20 vehicle license tax as well as the 25-cent increase in the personal-property tax rate passed a year ago (ostensibly to allow the county to eliminate the $20 vehicle fee) — would allow shaving the cent off the rate increase.
Stonewall-Hawthorne supervisor Chris Parrish also suggested the county eliminate its three-year-old salary supplement for four of its five constitutional officers — the commonwealth's attorney's salary being already supplemented in rural jurisdictions by state law. After Parrish amended his motion to allow the supplements to continue — but to pay a state-mandated 2-percent salary increase this year from the supplement rather than add it to the salaries — McCarthy estimated those cuts would amount to about $6,000. The board incorporated the cuts into its budget resolution.
Sperryville resident Tom Junk rose after the meeting was adjourned — it was a work session, and there was no public comment from the 10 or so civilians in the conference room — to tell the supervisors: "Doing what you did today, you feel good — but you've done nothing systematically to stem the flow of [county expenses]."
Without the supplement, Rappahannock County's constitutional officers' salaries for fiscal-year 2016 are: treasurer, $79,517; commissioner of the revenue, $79,517; sheriff, $85,500; circuit court clerk, $97,211. The commonwealth's attorney's salary — set by the general assembly some years ago at the same minimum for a jurisdiction with a population of at least 30,000 — is $138,200. The 2016 salary for the county administrator, who is not a constitutional officer but who's responsible for the day-to-day operation of the county's government, is $160,000.


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Jeff Harris is a Toronto based photographer who has documented his life everyday for ten years, one photo at a time. His website www.jeffharris.org was nominated for a Webby Award three years in a row. Harris takes a lot of the photos himself, and recruits friends when necessary. When the opportunity arises, Harris will get a celebrity to snap a photo or two. So far luminaries such as Beck, Gene Simmons, and Al Gore (and many more) have contributed. The series has an amplified poignancy due to Harris' recent life-altering cancer diagnosis. Harris speaks about the challenges involved with a project of this magnitude, turning the camera around on a celebrity, and what happens next.
Chris Bowman: What gave you the idea to start a project like this?
Jeff Harris: In 1998 there was a lot of hype about Y2K and counting down the last days of the 20th century. My grandmother was born in 1900, and I wondered if my grandkids would be impressed that I lived through the year 1999. So I thought I'd make a diary, just take a picture of myself every day because I never quite succeeded with the diary concept. And taking a picture takes five seconds. I just wanted to commemorate every day of the last year of the 20th century. When I was winding down a friend was like "Why don't you do it for another year?" And I said "Are you crazy?" Then I thought, OK. I'll document the first year of 2000. After that it just switched to autopilot and we haven't stopped for ten years now.
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CB: How many photos do you take in a day?
JH: When I started I would take two. Now I take more like four or five, just because I'm not happy with the limitations of having two images to choose from. I shoot it on film. I haven't changed the way I've been doing it since day one. One of the reasons I like shooting on film is because it does limit you. You're not going to take 500 pictures of yourself. You're going to take a couple and choose from there.
CB: All of the images are beautiful, even the ones taken by guest photographers. What sort of direction do you give the photographers?
JH: I try to envision what it will look like from their perspective and make sure to set them up pointing in the right way. I might give them some verbal instruction like "This should be the top and this should be the bottom" and that's when we have friends take the picture. Sometimes I have celebrities take my picture. In that situation you only have about ten or fifteen seconds of interaction and I try to make the scene look unique and original. That it's just the two of us hanging out together and not me and 15 other people trying to get autographs. An example of that was when I went to see Sarah Harmer speak at the Toronto Library and there was probably 200 people in the room. After it was over I went to the bookrack in the library and as she walked by I asked her if she could take my picture. I'm sitting on the floor looking up, searching through a book and it looks like we were just in the library together. But we weren't. There were hundreds of other people there.
CB: How do you gain access to the more famous guest photographers?
JH: It's not that hard to meet celebrities if you want to. If you know they're putting on a concert, you can show up at 4 in the afternoon and chances are you'll see them walk in for sound check. If it's the film festival they're everywhere. It's not that hard, especially in Toronto.
CB: Yeah. Well there's one with you and Gene Simmons in a bathroom mirror and some others with some pretty big name celebrities. And I was asking myself "Who is this guy? What kind of a life does he live?"
JH: The Gene Simmons one happened while a friend was shooting him for a magazine and I went along as the assistant. After the photo shoot was done I asked if he could take my picture. No, I'm not connected to the celebrity world. When you shoot over a ten-year period though, it looks impressive. It probably works out to about one celebrity every two months, so, six celebrities a year. Multiply that by ten, you get 60 celebrities.
CB: Who was your most memorable encounter?
JH: The best one was Al Gore. He came to Toronto to promote his little film "An Inconvenient Truth". It was before the film had come out. I don't think anybody predicted how huge he'd become after that film. But at that point he was the underdog presidential candidate and had been in hiding for six years. He was very approachable and friendly and polite. A funny story about that, is I went to see Werner Herzog introduce some of his films that night at the Bloor Cinema. So I got him to take my picture, but I could only use one photo for the day. It was a showdown between Werner Herzog and Al Gore. But Gore's picture was nicer so I used that one.
CB: There are a few reoccurring images throughout the ten year exercise, dead animals being one. And not just dead, in some cases totally flattened! What is the fascination with them?
JH: It's the marvel of being able to get up that close, especially with a wild animal like a raccoon. You get just get right up there and analyze it and see how beautiful it is, or a pigeon too. Animals you hate from a distance but when you see them up close it's like "Wow that was a living thing." It's also commemorating it. This animal just got killed because of a car and I'm going to remember it. Earlier on, the road kill is kind of gory but later I developed an eye for elegant road kill, like a perfectly black squirrel with a dribble of blood coming out of its mouth, that kind of thing. Very Unique. I won't just shoot any road kill. It's got to be something I haven't seen before.
CB: It's incredible how intimate this exhibit is. You allow the viewer into many different moments of your life but it rarely feels voyeuristic. When getting your photo taken were you always aware of us, the viewer, or was it just another photo for the project?
JH: No. The first few years this project wasn't even online. It was just in photo albums. And the only reason I moved it online was because I felt like the web interface was an easier organizational tool for me. If I wanted to look back on last year's pictures I wouldn't have to haul out the photo albums from the closet, I could just click. Even at that point it was probably another two years before I developed a web audience. So for the first third of the project I never considered that people were looking. All I really care about is making good images so I don't worry too much about how people perceive it or weather I'm opening myself up too much. That's the challenge for myself with this project, to make every day visually interesting or memorable. That's what I'm most concerned about.
CB: Aside from the few repeated images, how do you keep things fresh artistically for ten years?
JH: To be honest even the repetition makes it interesting. Whether it's revisiting something that's already been done, or even when I've had a rough month. I just actually had a rough month of repetition, they're interesting pictures, you can still work with them. It's not like one picture matters, but how it plays out in the context of the larger series. There are a couple of bad images that get buried in the mix, boring images. Then better images come.
I've been in the hospital for a while. The entire month of April I was never allowed to leave the bed so every shot is of me in a hospital bed. Again, there's something pretty amazing about-you know, how do you challenge yourself? Every day I'm stuck in the bed and it's like, "Ugh, fuck. We have to take another photo". But when you see those 30 images of me in a hospital bed, even though some of them suck and some of them I didn't like going through, it was worth the effort because it makes a really interesting body of photos afterwards.
CB: When this project began it meant something to you, how does that change after being diagnosed with cancer?
JH: Part of this project is that I'm looking for a life narrative. Whether you get married or you're going to have kids, something is going to happen. Oddly enough for 9 ½ years not a lot did happen to me. When I got cancer I thought, "Oh, this is that plot line that I knew was around the corner but didn't know what kind of plot line it was going to be". I find it interesting because you know in life, if you do something for ten years events will happen. I have a record of the day before, when I didn't know, and a record of the day I found out, and all the subsequent visits and all the shit that happened to me after that. Now I can't walk, my left leg is paralyzed. I need to learn how to walk again. So all the pictures right now are of me with a walker. And maybe by September I'll learn to walk again and I'll have a record and I can look back. It's therapeutic. It gives me something else to think about.
If I had to tell a newly diagnosed cancer patient anything, I would say started a project that's way super big and super stressful so you'll have something else to focus on other than your illness. It's like exercise. It's like lifting weights. It's visual exercise and psychological exercise. It's challenging me to live a full life.
CB: So the plan is to carry on with the project?
JH: To be honest ten years has always been a logical landmark. I've always thought that I'd exhibit at that point, and then maybe chill out a bit. But this illness has reinvigorated me. It's made me realize that the pictures matter to people and they matter to me. That I should keep going. So yeah, I'm still working away at it.
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This is what I called a long term plan… 10 YEARS!! Documenting his life via photos... seems to be a lot of work therefore I agree on his nomination to a Webby Award. I visited the site to review the quality of the pictures and some are very good.
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I think it's a great idea, I often wish I had a catalogue of my grandparents life and beyond. Things change so much. Good Luck I hope you overcome your problems.
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Heeeey! So yannoe… it's pretty "in" this time of year to feel shitty. Let's be real – that doesn't make me feel any better. But at least we can all commiserate with one another! Most everyone I'm asking feels kinda down, not gonna lie.
Though yesterday wasn't so bad. Breathe. All it takes is a little avoidance. Not necessarily the best coping method but whatever works right? Plus I watched Fringe and 90210! And today I caught up on yesterday and last week's eps of Privileged. Nothing like a *little* bit of mindless TV to help out the soul right?
My absolutely wonderful Teekwidca has been helping me get through these days of depression, too. We have this great friendship chemistry. This December we'll have been friends for 4 years (and we're still close)! Admittedly there was a small bump in the road where I did the usual bullshit "let's NOT be friends" but we get past things pretty easily. Thank goodness! I need someone, that, when pushed away, will push back. -_-; I think that's what I really secretly want. *shrugs*
It also helped talking about some o' my problems with both Elizabeth and Teekwidca. Talking actually helps… who would have thought!
Book I'm reading now: Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata! I really loved Beauty and Sadness by him when I read it in 10th grade. (: I'm determined to accomplish my goal of reading 12 books this year. Thus far I've only read 8, and now I'm on my 9th (I'm not counting Metamorphosis as a novel I read since that's a short story, even though it's in my Now Reading library).
*a few hours later*
Well… this entry was started at about 1pm. It's 6pm now. Attended classes. Went to Starbucks to read. Then to Borders to read. I needed some alone time somewhere beside my apartment (which gets me moar depressed btw) just to clear my head. Unfortunately, it led to more thinking and some pretty emo introspective thought. Total FAIL. -_-; Ahhh *shrugs* I seriously feel like going out for a run or something.
Geez, I'm definitely very Bri Bear… I hibernate during this time of year. Sleep to let the bad times pass. Sleeeeep is the only answer. *sigh* I haven't even been able to eat much lately either. Lyfe sux. Kbai. I go die nao. ^_^;


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In 2014, the School commenced arrangements to replace the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree programme with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.). This is to keep abreast with global best practices, comply with policies of the Pharmacy Council of Ghana and raise the standard of practice.
GlaxoSmithKline Services Limited (GSK) has provided funding to the tune of One Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (£100,000) to support the development of the Pharm.D programme and ensure its smooth implementation at the University.
With the GSK funding support, the School has organised workshops towards implementation of the programme. A first workshop, held from 13th to 14th March 2018, enabled Faculty of the School to critically review the proposed Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum, and brought on board input from stakeholders to ensure that all course content and descriptions were apt and concise with clear aims, objectives and learning outcomes.
The GSK sponsorship further supported a second workshop from 15th to 16th March 2018, which brought together Faculty, Preceptors and other key stakeholders to provide needed input for the design and implementation of the School's experiential learning.
Experiential learning, comprising Introductory Professional Practice and Advanced Professional Practice Experiences (PPEs), is an essential component of the Doctor of Pharmacy Programme. The PPEs allow pharmacy students to undergo "apprenticeship" in various settings such as hospital pharmacies, community pharmacies, industry, regulatory and academic environments. They give the pharmacy student an early opportunity to have real-time, hands-on experiences under the supervision of Preceptors who are licensed pharmacists and recognized as experts practicing in hospitals, community pharmacies, regulatory agencies and academic institutions to make the SoP Pharm.D. training worthwhile.
The stakeholders' workshops have since helped the School to streamline the PPE pathways, develop and standardize learning outcomes for the various experiential learning, and provide the needed material for compilation of a Manual on Experiential Learning (MEL) to guide both students and preceptors. Plans are underway to organize a third workshop after the policies and guidelines for the experiential learning have been put in place. This is aimed at building capacity of preceptors from the various settings to enable them appreciate the content of the experiential training, their role as trainers, and the expectations of a Preceptors.
The GSK funding supported key officers of SoP to visit the Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, a partner academic institution in the USA in August 2018 to understudy their Pharm.D. Programme and understand its structure and operationalization.
The University has been granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board and the Pharmacy Council and thus, commenced the Pharm.D. Programme in September 2018.
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If only he had her love again. When Marc Anthony planted a kiss on ex-wife Jennifer Lopez at the 17th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday, November 17, the sign of affection may not have been platonic.
The Latin singer is "still in love" with Lopez, 47, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly, and he "is trying to get back together with her." Find out more in the video above, and from details below.
The exes, who split in July 2011 after seven years of marriage, are both recently single. Anthony, 48, separated from his third wife, Venezuelan model Shannon De Lima, earlier this month, and the Shades of Blue actress ended her on-and-off four-year relationship with choreographer Beau "Casper" Smart in August.
Though sources tell Us that Anthony's marriage to De Lima, 28, had long been troubled, the insider says, "As soon as he heard Jennifer split with Casper, he wanted out."
It may be music that's bringing them back together. The parents of 8-year-old twins Max and Emme are currently collaborating on Lopez's untitled Spanish-language album, which Anthony is producing. The duo "have magic when they sing together," says the pal. "That's how they came together last time. There is just this chemistry between them."
That chemistry was evident at the Latin Grammys. The former spouses sang a Spanish duet of "Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta," which will be on their upcoming album. After their performance, the star of the Las Vegas residency All I Have presented Anthony with the Person of the Year award, and as the crowd chanted "beso" — meaning "kiss" in Spanish — they locked lips. In her speech, Lopez said: "Marc is a living legend. He is a magical and pure artist giving away classics that will stay forever. He will always be many things in my life."
If he has his way, Anthony's new role would be as her lover. And though a Lopez source insists the "Ain't Your Mama" singer is "happily single" and has "no plans" to rekindle the romance with her ex-husband, the source concedes, "She did make beautiful music with Marc!"
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Saudi Arabia Beheads 19 in 17 Days
Since August 4, Saudi Arabia has beheaded at least 19 people reports Human Rights Watch. According to local news reports, eight of those executed were convicted of nonviolent offenses. Seven were killed for drug smuggling, one for sorcery. "Any execution is appalling, but executions for crimes such as drug smuggling or sorcery that result in no loss of life are particularly egregious," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director for the organization.


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Pink Paper Daisy or Everlasting Daisy. This is also from our garden, taken the same day I started my blog with this photo. These daisies are very hardy and stay "fresh" when picked for weeks and can be dried to last even longer. One thing I didn't know about them until I grew some, the flowers close up tightly when it rains. This photo was taken on a lovely sunny afternoon, not in today's showery, yet pleasantly cool afternoon.
If it's not bright and sunny today, take some time to remember the days which are.
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Travel is fun, but sometimes being with other people, family or friends, can be taxing. Between the constant faffing and attempts to people-please, the differing opinions and preferences, everyone often ends up moody and nothing gets done. Absolute nightmare.
Although it's comforting to move with the flock, and even be shepherded around by a tour guide or a structured itinerary, travelling alone is something everyone should consider throwing themselves into at least once. But consider yourself warned: it can become addictive.
Initially, it feels weird. After being around companions for so long–your roommates, your family, your dogs–you're all alone in the big wide world with nothing to guide you except your own addled brain. You fret that something will go wrong, hang onto your phone like a lifeline and Skype home every chance you get. The infinite possibilities feel overwhelming, and you want your mum.
After a few weeks of travelling solo, you've changed. You've become more selfish with your time. You've realised that by going it alone, you can plan your budget down to a tee, squeeze in everything you want to see and do, and ditch all the other sights you deem unnecessary. You revel in the level of control and efficiency bestowed upon your wanderings.
Your willingness to compromise continues to dwindle from here onwards. Should you meet and converge paths with a fellow traveller for any period, you may soon become antsy and keen to rid yourself of the hindrance of company. Debates over museum prices, hostel options and which kebab shop to hit up for lunch drain your patience and energy at an unprecedented rate. If anyone interferes with your finely tuned plans, you're gonna get really murdery, really fast.
And just like that, you're a solo-travel addict. This isn't a bad thing: in fact, consider it an investment into your self-confidence and independence. You might come across an unfriendly asshole, but no matter. You should do it anyway, unfriendly assholes exist everywhere. It's your adventure.
It doesn't have to be a year-long sabbatical in the mountains of Nepal. Start small: a day of solo sightseeing, a quick train to a new city, a weekend in an obscure beach town. Even if the experience isn't exactly what you expected, you'll always learn something about yourself and feel a sense of accomplishment for digging deep and going it alone.
We're not saying you should never let go of the wheel while captaining your own ship. Sure, make friends, share your story, get involved, even let people interfere in your plans once in a while. And certainly be open to learning about other people and hanging out with them. But this is your adventure and it might not go on forever–so screw relying on others, waiting around, and paying €20 to get into some crappy museum you didn't care about anyway. When in doubt, just go it alone. You'll thank us later.
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Car parts boom boosts poorest EU state
May 19 - Bulgaria's becoming a hub for car parts makers and attracting much-needed foreign investment. Joanna Partridge reports on the convenient location and cheap labour that's luring companies to the former Communist country.
When you think of car part manufacturers, Bulgaria doesn't automatically spring to mind. But the country is moving up a gear and has attracted foreign investment from the likes of the Filipino firm IMI, which runs this electronics-focussed car parts factory. Investors have benefitted from Bulgaria's history of electronics and computer engineering, dating back to Communist times. Eric de Candido is IMI's Bulgaria Managing Director. SOUNDBITE: Eric de Candido, IMI's Bulgaria Managing Director, saying (English): "In the past Bulgaria suffered from corruption image and this might have been one of the factors why the investors did not come to Bulgaria before. I think this image has changed, there are more and more actors in Bulgaria and a company like ours has shown that making business in Bulgaria doesn't represent major risks." IMI's just one of the foreign firms that's invested in the country on the southeastern edge of Europe, which offers cheap labour costs. Dozens of others, from Germany, to Japan and South Africa are driving an auto component manufacturing boom. Bulgarian industry officials say exports in the sector overall have doubled to around 1 billion euros in the past five years, making up almost 5% of the country's exports. That's expected to grow, as firms expand operations or new companies enter the market. It's hoped this could lift the fortunes of the EU's poorest member, which was hit by a property crash in 2009. The Deputy Director of its Foreign Investment Agency says Bulgaria offers good incentives. SOUNDBITE: Kostadin Djatev, Deputy Executive Director of Foreign Investment Agency, saying (English): "The overall tax burden for companies in Bulgaria is one of the lowest in European Union. And on top of that we have the investment promotion act, so companies that get certified with us, they can get even further benefits, like for example the social security reimbursement." A shift in car production from western to eastern Europe has boosted the economies of formerly Communist countries from Slovakia to Romania. Unlike others, Bulgaria doesn't have a long history of car production, so it's failed to attract major car makers, beyond China's Great Wall Motor Co. Analysts say that kind of large investment could still be years away, due to problems such as red tape and poor infrastructure.


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It was a boring Sunday night during my first semester of college. Alone in my room, I was doing everything I could to procrastinate from doing actual work. In one day, I had watched an entire season of "Arrested Development" on Netflix, masturbated approximately 5 times, and eaten every scrap of food in my apartment. I was soooo bored. At this point, I was just aimlessly scrolling through apps on my phone, looking for an interesting one to download. That was when I came across and app that caught my eye, entitled "The Time-Freeze App."
I clicked on it, and the description said this app could stop time, simply by pressing a button. Although I knew the app was fake, my perverted mind ran wild with the possibilities of such a thing. In my boredom, I decided to download it. After the download finished, I opened the App and clicked the big "FREEZE" button that displayed in the middle of the screen. Nothing happened. Like I thought, the App was a fake. I clicked the "UNFREEZE" button, got in bed, watched some more porn, and eventually fell sleep.
The next morning, I'm standing with a bunch of other students outside a classroom waiting for another class to end so we can go in. It's the middle of August and still really hot outside. The air conditioning must not be working, because it's unbelievably hot in this crammed hallway. Everyone looks like they're beginning to sweat through their clothes.
There are some really hot girls in my class, which at least gives me something to look at. Standing a few people in front of me, I see Lindsey Davies. I think she used to play volleyball in high school. She about 5'5, has long dirty blonde hair, and an amazing tanned body. She has huge, DD breasts that seem to always be trying to escape whatever tight outfit she has on. She has a small toned tummy, but a large juicy ass that sways when she walks. She has thick, tanned thighs that go on for miles. Today, She's wearing an ultra tight, sky blue, cotton sundress. I could see her thick bra strap poking through the thin material.
On a normal girl, the dress probably would have been pretty short, and come up several inches above her knees. But on Lindsey, it almost looked obscene. Her ass was so big and thick that her tight dress couldn't lay flat against her thighs like it was supposed to. Instead, it stuck out from her legs by abut 2 to three inches, and barely covered the bottom of her ass cheeks. God, what I wouldn't give to be the piece of floor tile she was standing above right now. I could also clearly see the skimpy strings of her thong protruding through the thin fabric. What a slut. She had to know how visible her little thong panties were in that dress. I fuckin loved it.
I could tell she was feeling the effects of the heat as well. There were small beads of sweat glistening off her sexy exposed thighs, and a small pool of sweat in the small of her back just above her thong line was beginning to seep through the thin cotton. Lindsey was also a pretty big bitch. She was definitively one of the hottest girls in school, and she knew it. I had tried talking to her at a party one time, but she had totally blown me off. As I stared at her luscious ass and tried to picture the skimpy little panties currently wedged up into her ass crack, a hard slap on my shoulder shook me out of my daydream.
"Sup perv?"
It was my best friend Ricky, who was also in this class with me. He's normally late, but I guess it's ok today since the class before us still hasn't left the classroom. And our professor, Ms. Turney, hadn't showed up yet either to bang on the door and let the other professor know that their class was running over.
"Dude. Lindsey Davies is so fucking hot." I said to Ricky quietly. "I want to slide my hand up her sweaty thighs underneath that tight little dress so bad."
"Good luck with that, bro. She'd slap the shit out of you if you got within an inch of her bangin bod."
"Not with my new app" I said jokingly. I showed Ricky the time freeze app I had downloaded the night before.
"Haha. That's pretty funny. I want to download that," he said.
"It doesn't work," I told him.
"Obviously it doesn't really work, dumbass," he said back.
After a moment of searching the app store on his phone, he looked up at me and said, "dude, I can't find it."
I looked at his screen to make sure he had typed the name of the app in correctly, which he had.
"Hmm. That's weird. It was there last night. It must have only been available for a limited time or something."
Before we could continue our conversation further, we heard Ms. Turney's voice coming down the hallway.
"Sorry I'm late class. My car broke down on my way into work, so I had to walk the last mile into school. Oh come on!" Ms. Turney shoved through the crowd of students congregating outside the door and then noticed that the other class still hadn't left the classroom.
She banged on the window of the classroom door to get the other professor's attention, and then angrily pointed at her watch. Realizing his mistake, the other professor told the other class that class was over and they were free to go. We waited until the other students had filed out of the room before we entered the classroom and found our seats.
The heat was even more unbearable inside. Sweat was starting to pour from everyone. Ms. Turney then took her spot at the front of class. That was when I noticed how unbelievably amazing she looked today. Ms. Turney normally looks pretty sexy. She's only 31 years old, and still has a great body. She has dark black hair, and fair skin. Like Lindsey, she has massive DD breasts, but unlike Lindsey, she normally tries pretty hard to look professional and keep them covered.
Her outfit almost always consists of a buttoned down shirt, covered by a dark blazer, and a pencil skirt that ends above her knees. Although she tries to look professional, her large ass does look incredibly sexy in her short business skirts. It's probably just hard to find a skirt that fits someone with such a big ass, but such a small waist.
Today though, Ms. Turney looks out of this world. Because of the heat and her walk to school, she looks like she's covered in sweat. Her hair looks like she just came out of the shower and stray strands of it are sticking to her forehead and cheeks. She didn't even bother with a blazer, and her thin white button down shirt is practically looking see through because of all the sweat and is stuck very tightly against her ample chest.
I can clearly see her white lacy bra though her shirt. One more button than normal has been left undone, which allows me to see a fair amount of cleavage. The buttons look like they are straining to contain her massive breasts from breaking free of their cotton prison. I instantly get an erection in my pants. I wish I could just walk up to Ms. Turney, jerk off in front of her, and cum all over that sexy white bra.
As the lesson goes on, Ms. Turney, tired of standing, decides to sit on the edge of her desk while she lectures. Her legs are crossed in front of her. I'm drooling at the sight of her long legs, thick thighs, and sculpted calves. About every five minutes, she uncrosses her legs for a moment, and then re-crosses them the other way. She does it just fast enough that I am not able to see her sexy panties underneath her skirt. I want to rub my aching cock so badly right now. If she would just hold that pose for a little longer, that moment in between crossing her legs where her legs are uncrossed allowing direct access to her sweaty little panties, I would die a happy man.
My extreme horniness at the sight of Ms. Turney, as well as my extreme boredom with the subject of today's lessons, prompts me to take my phone out of my pocket and place it on my thigh under my desk. I decide to play a stupid little game to help make the time pass. I'm gonna open my time-freeze app, and try to hit the freeze button at the exact moment Ms. Turney's legs are uncrossed. Wouldn't that be awesome. I open the app, and lock my eyes at Ms. Turney's legs, waiting for her to uncross them. Then, at the exact moment she uncrosses them, I click the freeze button, and then everything around me stops........
.....At first, I think that I might have just gotten called on in class and I was too busy daydreaming to notice. It happens to people all the time, and then the whole class stares at them silently to see if they can bullshit some answer to satisfy the teacher. I immediately look around the room and expect to see many pairs of eyes staring right at me. But that's not what I see at all. Everyone seems to be staring ahead at the teacher, or down at their notebooks. Nobody's moving at all.
Some people are holding their pencils to their notebooks, but aren't writing anything. Everything is eerily silent. Normally, I don't notice the sounds of people breathing or shuffling in their seats. But I definitely notice the absence of all these sounds now. It's at that point I look straight ahead to Ms. Turney at the front of the class. She's sitting perfectly still on her desk, with her mouth half open as if she was in the middle of a sentence. I look down, and her legs are parted, giving me a clear sight of her sexy white cotton patties.
Holy shit. This cant be really happening. I decide to shout out loud to see if I get a reaction from anyone. Nobody responds. I stand up, and slowly start to walk around the classroom, observing my now frozen classmates. I waive my hands right in front of Ricky's face. He doesn't blink. Then, I come across Lindsey Davies. God she looks so fucking sexy. She's staring down, frozen, at her notebook. It looks like she was doodling before I had apparently frozen time. Standing right up above her, I can see right down her dress and the pink lacy bra that covers her amazing tits. Still nervous, I gently shake her on the shoulder. No reaction. Then, I shake her really hard and yell "LINDSEY!" right into her ear. She doesn't move at all.
Oh my god. It worked. My app really worked. All of a sudden, my perverted mind started running wild with all the possibilities. I look down at Lindsey's massive chest pushing against the fabric of her dress. I slowly begin to cup one of her massive boobs. It feels so good. I can feel the lacy bra that covers her soft squishy breast. She would never let me do anything like this in real life. My cock, which had softened after the initial shock of what happened, was now working its way back to full strength.
I slid down the straps of her dress until Britney was just sitting in class with only a pink lacy bra covering her massive tits. She looked like such a slut. I slid my hand inside her bra and began to play with her hard nipples. Her skin was slick with sweat. Meanwhile, I started rubbing my hard cock over my jeans. I then tilted Lindsey's head back so that her frozen eyes were staring up at me.
Next, I pulled one of her tits out of her bra, leaned over, and starting sucking on her hard nipple, rolling it around in my mouth with my tongue. I then started to kiss and lick my way up her breast, up her sweaty neck, and into her earlobe. I then brought my lips to Lindsey's and opened her mouth with my tongue. It was warm and wet inside her mouth, even though her tongue was frozen still and unmoving. I explored her entire mouth with my tongue. God this was so awesome. I had total control over her. I could do anything I wanted.
The classroom desks were pretty short, so that when someone was sitting in one, their head would come up to about someone's crotch that was standing next to them. My cock was practically busting through my pants, so I unzipped my fly and released my raging hard on. I then lined it up to Lindsey's open mouth, and guided my head inside. Even though she couldn't actually suck my dick, it felt amazing to have my cock inside Lindsey's warm and wet mouth. I grabbed the back of her head, and began thrusting my steel rod in and out of her moth. She was like a rag doll, my own personal fuck toy.
I was looking around the room at the other motionless students and thinking of shooting my load down Lindsey's throat, when my eyes spotted Ms. Turney at the front of the class. She looked so sexy sitting there frozen, with her cute little panties exposed under her tight grey business skirt. Her huge tits looked so sexy in her sweaty, almost see through button down shirt. Who knew if this app was only a one-time thing? I wasn't gonna waste my load on a slut like Lindsey. I knew who I really wanted.
So I put Lindsey's big boob back in its pink lacy bra, and pulled the straps back on her shoulders. I positioned her head back down towards her notebook. Before I headed over to the front of the class where Ms. Turney sat, I had an idea. Lindsey was such a bitch to me in the past. I thought it was time for a little payback. I noticed a hot cup of water on another classmate's desk that had a tea bag in it. I then noticed Ricky's water bottle that had ice cubes in it. My mind went back to my old summer camp days and a prank we used to pull on each other as campers. If you put a sleeping persons hand in hot water, and their other hand in cold water, they would piss themselves!
I grabbed the hot cup of water and the ice-cold water bottle and put them both on Lindsey's desk. I unscrewed the water bottle lid, and then took Lindsey's left hand and put it in the ice-cold water. I took her right hand and put it into the cup of hot water. Then I waited. After about 30 seconds, I started to hear a feint hissing sound. I looked down and to my delight, Lindsey was pissing her panties! It worked! I guess the time freeze didn't stop the body's normal functions. The stream got stronger and soon Lindsey was gushing everywhere.
I got down on my knees and looked under the desk to watch. Lindsey was wearing a tiny little pair of pink cotton panties, thong style. Her thick tan thighs were spread just far enough to give me a good shot. Her little thong was flooded with hot yellow pee. I could tell the back of her dress was also getting completely drenched. The pee was now running off her seat and onto the floor, making a big puddle of piss right underneath her. The smell was strong and intoxicating. When (if) I finally do decide to press the unfreeze bottom and turns things back to normal, the whole class will see that perfect Miss Lindsey has just pissed herself in the middle of class. She's gonna be humiliated.
Aside from the satisfaction I felt by getting back at Lindsey for being such a bitch to me, the scene was also really turning me on. I have always had a pee fetish and specifically a pee panty fetish. It was so hot seeing Lindsey flood her little thong with her hot urine. I had to have a feel. So I slid my hand along Lindsey's perfectly smooth and sweaty thighs, and up her dress onto her panties. I cupped her hot pussy over the soaked cotton of her thong. I pressed into her panties and felt the slit of her tiny little pussy though the fabric. I let my hand become slick with her warm pee.
I brought my pee covered finger to my nose, and inhaled deeply. It smelled so fucking good, a mixture of pee, sweat, and pussy. I stuck my tongue out and licked a droplet of pee off the tip of my finger. It tasted amazing. At that point, I just wanted to jerk my hard cock off and shoot cum all over the floor underneath Lindsey's desk. But I stopped myself. There was a special place I wanted to deposit my hot thick load. So I stood up, and began walking towards Ms. Turney at the front of the class.
To be continued............
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Growing up, we never "celebrated" Halloween. We stayed inside with our lights off. Usually we'd do our own special family thing, and honestly we didn't really feel like we missed much. In fact, early on my parents sat us all down and we watched a documentary on what Halloween was really all about. I can still remember a lot of it and to this day, I am still not a fan of the holiday. At some point in elementary school, my class was asked to write a paragraph about what Halloween meant to us, and while all of the other kids were writing about candy and costumes, I wrote about the history and rituals that Halloween was really about. I remember the teacher looked at me like I was crazy when she read it. Makes me laugh now.
I really think my parents generation has come a long way with religion and while our basic beliefs have never changed, I think that more than strict rules and hostile guidelines, FREEDOM seems to be more evident in the Christian faith now a days.
Not in the sense that lines are blurred but definitely in the sense of acceptance and open arms, and personal conviction.
I don't like the word religion. I don't consider myself or our family to be religious. Instead we live a life in pursuit of God. In pursuit of people, because of a God who loves them. And I don't think that strict rules and hostile guidelines are what will draw them in. I think forgiveness, and love and acceptance is. I don't want religion for myself or my kids. I want relationship.
Fast forward to Halloween this year. I felt my heart was different in how I looked at it. In years past, I would turn my nose up at people who went trick or treating. How dare they call themselves christians and then take their kids trick or treating!
So dumb. So judemental.
Over this last year God has definitely taken me on a journey of freedom. Not just in my own sense of self, and confidence and away from worry of what others think of me, but in the way I look at others too. I feel like God has created us each different and unique in order to fulfill a calling specific to us. And in that same note, He's given us our own convictions, thoughts, ideas, and opinions.
With that revelation, I've really been able to free up a part of my heart that felt like it was my job to convict people, or even change them. It's not. What is my job is to love them.
Whether I think that what they say or do is right...Love them.
Maybe I really don't like what they're doing, or how they live, maybe I don't agree with it...
Love them anyway.
This year, for the first time in my entire life, I did something with my kids that I never have before....we carved a pumpkin. I know its crazy but at nearly 31 years old, I have never carved a pumpkin. I just never did before because that was something that was part of the history and rituals of halloween that as christians we just didn't do.
I have to be honest that I still felt a little weird about it. It's hard to re-program yourself from something you've believed for most of your life. something you thought was "wrong." And I definitely had a moment where I questioned whether it was the right thing. Did I lead my kids down a road that I wouldn't know how to navigate? open a door to questions I wouldn't know how to answer? Where exactly do we draw the line?
I don't have this all figured out. I don't have the perfect answers to give. I still don't like Halloween. But I do know that closing doors is not the answer. I know that turning my nose up is not the answer. I know that I want to love people no matter what. I want them to see something different in me and in and our family, and be drawn to it. Not away from it. And I know, above anything else, that that is God's heart for his people here on earth. To draw them unto Him.
What I, as a mother, want most for my children is balance. I truly think there can be so many extremes when it comes to christianity. But I want them to be so rooted in their own relationship with Jesus that when the world throws up some crazy temptation or questions their beliefs, they'll not only turn to Him, but turn others to Him. I want them to live with conviction and I want them to live with love.
I think if we could loosen our grip on what we think is "so right" or "so wrong" and open our eyes and hearts to the world around us...to a world that needs what we have, then God's love would be more greatly shown.
Every year its become a tradition to go to my grandmas house on Halloween. We eat chili, and the kids wear their costumes and get candy. They don't go trick or treating and when the door bell rings, they don't pass out the candy.
But this year, I decided...How silly is that? Why is one thing ok (dressing up), but another isn't (trick or treating.) What was my heart saying about this in not allowing my kids to do those things? Did I think I was better or holier? I sure cringe to think that may have ever been my heart.
I think it is so significant that in both passing out candy and trick or treating, people are opening their doors. For maybe one of the few times of the year, people of all walks and all religions are opening their doors without hesitation. Why, as people who love Jesus and carry His light, would we not open ours too?
What tells a louder story of God's love? Turning out lights and shutting the doors, or opening them and shining His light with our actions and words? I have been asking myself this question.
In the end I think we each have to decide for ourselves where to draw the line. We have to look in our own hearts and discern why we are doing or not doing something. I for one want to live a life of conviction based on my relationship with God. A true, revelation of his love and grace for me. Not condemnation or judgement, or fear of what others will think.
I can't say I've got it all figured out yet, but I know God's began something in my heart that has nothing to do with the hype of Halloween. I want to look past rituals, rules and religion, and I want to see people the way God seems them. And some of those people? Some of them are so lost. I just can't help feeling the burden to share the hope and GRACE of a God who truly loves them.
In the end, that is what truly matters isn't it?


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If you're wondering where exactly Santa is this year – and when you should get those cookies and milk out – the people at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) are here to help. Their website NORADSanta.org will help you find where Santa is on his flight path. The actual tracking starts on December 24 and runs through Christmas Day, but there's plenty of games to play in the meantime and updates to keep up the holiday cheer. (More on Time.com: What We're Looking Forward To In December)
Santa's getting pretty modern as well. The program started as a website in 1998, but this year kids can follow Santa through Facebook, Twitter @noradsanta, YouTube, Flickr, and TroopTube. He'll also be on the radars of Google Maps and Google Earth. Of course, if you're still old fashioned and prefer the good old phone and email methods, people can email and call Santa trackers at 1-877-Hi-NORAD from within the US or (719) 556-5211 overseas or send him a letter at email@example.com. They're open from 4:30 a.m. EST until 5:00am EST. No pen and paper options mentioned sadly.
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AIA Arizona was chartered June 30, 1937 and we are celebrating it's 80th Anniversary!
Please stop in between 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Friday, December 1st, to chat with friends and colleagues and reminisce:
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In this eSeminar we will demonstrate how CST STUDIO SUITE® can be used in the design process of photonic components by presenting two detailed examples.
An SOI ring coupler will be used as an example of the design of a photonic integrated circuit (PIC). We will divide the ring coupler into waveguide blocks and using both 3D electromagnetic simulation and a flexible schematic to speed up the simulation task, increase the flexibility and allow the design of PICs too large for electromagnetic simulation alone. In the second part of this eSeminar, we will present a general approach to obtain dispersion diagrams for photonic crystals with the eigenmode solver. As an example a 2D tridiagonal photonic crystal will be used.
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The land was mostly hill and scrub, interspersed with densely forested ridges of iron bark, and was part of a large tract of land known by the Aborigines as Nillumbik or bad – lands. It was light country with shallow, stony soil and from the Aboriginal perspective, was poor hunting ground.
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The battle of Buxar was fought 0n 22nd Oct 1764 between the forces of the command of the British East India Company and the combined armies of MirQasim, the Nawab of Bengal, the Nawab of Oudh, and the Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II. The battle fought at Buxar, ( in Bihar), located at the bank of the Ganges.
The British troops engaged in the fighting, numbered 7,072 comprising 857 British, and 5,297 Indian Sepoys and 918 Indian Cavalry . The annual stipend of Rs. 450,000 ,or of the native forces were estimated to be around 40,000 lack of co-ordination among the three desperate allies each with a different axe to grind, was responsible for their decisive debacle.Shuja-ud-Daulah, the prime victim, signed the treaty of Allahabad that secured Diwani rights for the company to collect and manage the revenues of almost 100,000,000 acres of real estate which currently form parts of the Indian states of West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, and Jharkhand, Uttarpradesh as well as Bangla Desh.
Shah Alam II became a pensioner with a monthly pension and Mir qasim was replaced.
This was the Battle when the British attained the political power of India.
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Today's singles are facing a sexually saturated and sexually chaotic culture filled with sexual fluidity, multiple partners, gender confusion, social app hook-ups and no boundaries.
One of the greatest threats for the modern church and Christian girls is the distortion of God's purpose of our sexual design with the increase of porn use (among men and women), sexual exploitation on college campuses, cohabitation, and sexual experimentation.
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- 1 bread slice (preferably white toast bread or brioche bread)
- 50 ml skimmed milk
- 1 egg
- 20ml clotted cream
- 2 gr sugar powder
- 1 gr cinnamon powder
- 1 tin of custard
- 20 gr unsalted butter
How to prepare:
Cut a thick slice off the bread. Soak the slice of bread into the milk and egg mix and panfry it into a buttered frying pan, colour on both sides and finish it off with the sugar powder. Mix the clotted cream with the cinnamon. Open the tin of custard. Serve the bread on a plate, sauce the custard around and spoon some off the clotted cream on the bread. You can serve this with fresh fruits.


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In fact I've loved it for as long as I can remember! The green layer-y leafiness just looks so healthy! I would recommend it as a dietary staple to everyone who wants to eat healthy, although I have to admit that it is at its best during the winter months, when it is in season.
However, here is a recipe for a cabbage curry that can be enjoyed through the year. It is, again, a Bengali recipe so it requires the 'paanch phoran' that I use so much in all my cooking. It also uses ginger, tomatoes, and my garam masala, and the result is a mouthwatering mash that can be enjoyed with rice, roti, & even puri/luchi!
Cabbage (one head of medium size) shredded
Potatoes - 3 to 4 of medium size cubed
Tomatoes - 2 medium
Dried red chillies - 3-4
Bay leaves - 2-3
Paanch phoran
Ginger paste - Half tsp
Garam masala powder (This is not the off-the-shelf stuff you buy but is actually a powder of green cardamom, cinnamon, and clove. It helps to take off the overpowering leafy smell of the cabbage.)
Heat oil in a kadhai and add bay leaves, dried red chillies, and paanch phoran. Let it splutter and add the ginger paste, and potatoes, and keep frying. Add tomatoes to this and fry for 3-4 minutes. Add the shredded cabbage and stir. The cabbage will give off water and will keep shrinking in size. You can salt salt to this, but go easy because the cabbage will continue to shrink and you don't want to end up with too much salt in your cabbage curry. Add a little sugar too, for taste.
Cover the kadhai, the cabbage will continue to cook in its own steam. You can uncover once in a while to check how much of the cabbage has boiled, and to ensure that the curry does not dry up and stick to the bottom of the kadhai. Unless it's not a fresh cabbage, you will not need to add more water to this, but if you really want a nice mash, you can add some water to this. Check for salt, and add the garam masala.
Before you take this off the fire, see to it that no water remains and your curry is nice and of a pasty-solid consistency. Remove from heat and serve hot.
Note: You can also add peas to this, it tastes lovely!