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LET me start with the obvious. We do live in a global economy. But it is important to be clear about what we mean by that. A global economy is characterized not only by the free movement of goods and services but, more important, by the free movement of ideas and of capital. This applies to direct investments and to financial transactions. Though both have been gaining in importance since the end of the Second World War, the globalization of financial markets in particular has accelerated in recent years to the point where movements in exchange rates, interest rates, and stock prices in various countries are intimately interconnected. In this respect the character of the financial markets has changed out of all recognition during the forty years that I have been involved in them. So the global economy should really be thought of as the global capitalist system.
Global integration has brought tremendous benefits: the benefits of the international division of labor, which are so clearly proved by the theory of comparative advantage; dynamic benefits such as economies of scale and the rapid spread of innovations from one country to another, which are less easy to demonstrate by static equilibrium theory; and such equally important noneconomic benefits as the freedom of choice associated with the international movement of goods, capital, and people, and the freedom of thought associated with the international movement of ideas.
But global capitalism is not without its problems, and we need to understand these better if we want the system to survive. By focusing on the problems I'm not trying to belittle the benefits that globalization has brought, as some readers of my previous Atlantic article assumed. The benefits of the present global capitalist system, I believe, can be sustained only by deliberate and persistent efforts to correct and contain the system's deficiencies. That is where I am at loggerheads with laissez-faire ideology, which contends that free markets are self-sustaining and market excesses will correct themselves, provided that governments or regulators don't interfere with the self-correcting mechanism.
Let me group the deficiencies of the global capitalist system under five main headings: the uneven distribution of benefits, the instability of the financial system, the incipient threat of global monopolies and oligopolies, the ambiguous role of the state, and the question of values and social cohesion. The categories are of course somewhat arbitrary, and the various problem areas are interconnected.
1. The benefits of global capitalism are unevenly distributed. Generally speaking, capital is in a much better position than labor, because capital is more mobile. Moreover, financial capital is better situated in the global system than industrial capital; once a plant has been built, moving it is difficult. To be sure, multinational corporations enjoy flexibility in transfer pricing and can exert pressure at the time they make investment decisions, but their flexibility doesn't compare to the freedom of choice enjoyed by international portfolio investors. There is also an advantage in being at the center of the global economy rather than at the periphery. All these factors combine to attract capital to the financial center and account for the ever increasing size and importance of financial markets.
2. Financial markets are inherently unstable, and international financial markets are especially so. International capital movements are notorious for their boom-bust pattern. During a boom capital flows from the center to the periphery, but when confidence is shaken it has a tendency to return to its source. I have seen many ebbs and flows and booms and busts, and though I fully recognize that international capital markets have become much more institutional in character and demonstrate much greater resilience, I cannot believe that the present boom will not be followed by a bust until history proves me wrong.
The risk of a breakdown is greatly increased by the fact that our theoretical understanding of how financial markets operate is fundamentally flawed. Economic theory has been built on the misleading concept of equilibrium. In my view, equilibrium is elusive because market participants are trying to discount a future that is itself shaped by market expectations. For instance, a company whose stock is overvalued can use that to justify the inflated expectations of its shareholders, but only up to a point. This renders the outcome indeterminate, and it is only by accident that the actual course of events corresponds to prevailing expectations. Market participants, if they are rational, will recognize that they are shooting at a moving target rather than discounting a future equilibrium. The theory of rational expectations makes the heroic assumption that market participants as a group are in a position to discount the future accurately. That assumption may yield a hypothetical equilibrium, but it has little relevance to actual market behavior—and neither market operators nor regulators have ever fully accepted the theory, exactly because they are rational people. I am told that economic theory has gone a long way toward recognizing and studying disequilibrium situations. Nevertheless, the laissez-faire idea that markets should be left to their own devices remains very influential. I consider it a dangerous idea. The instability of financial markets can cause serious economic and social dislocations.
The question poses itself: What should be done to preserve the stability of the financial system? This cannot be answered in the abstract, because every situation is different. Financial markets are best understood as a historical process, and history never quite repeats itself. The recent turmoil in Asian markets raises difficult questions about currency pegs, asset bubbles, inadequate banking supervision, and the lack of financial information which cannot be ignored. Markets cannot be left to correct their own mistakes, because they are likely to overreact and to behave in an indiscriminate fashion.
3. Instability is not confined to the financial system, however. The goal of competitors is to prevail, not to preserve competition in the market. The natural tendency for monopolies and oligopolies to arise needs to be constrained by regulations. The process of globalization is too recent for this to have become a serious issue on a global level, but since we are dealing with a historical process, in time it will.
4. But whose job is it to prevent undue concentration of power and to preserve stability in financial markets? This brings me to the role of the state. Since the end of the Second World War the state has played an increasing role in maintaining economic stability, striving to ensure equality of opportunity, and providing a social safety net, particularly in the highly industrialized countries of Europe and North America. But the capacity of the state to look after the welfare of its citizens has been severely impaired by the globalization of the capitalist system, which allows capital to escape taxation much more easily than labor can. Capital will tend to avoid countries where employment is heavily taxed or heavily protected, leading to a rise in unemployment. That is what has happened in continental Europe. I am not defending the antiquated European social-security systems, which are badly in need of reform; but I am expressing concern about the reduction in social provisions both in Europe and in America.
This is a relatively new phenomenon, and it has not yet had its full effect. Until recently the state's share of GNP in the industrialized countries taken as a group was increasing; it had almost doubled since the end of the Second World War. Although the ratio peaked in the 1980s, it has not declined perceptibly. The Thatcher and Reagan governments embarked on a program of reducing the state's role in the economy. What has happened instead is that the taxes on capital have come down while the taxes on labor have kept increasing. As the international economist Dani Rodrik has argued, globalization increases the demands on the state to provide social insurance while reducing its ability to do so. This carries the seeds of social conflict. If social services are cut too far while instability is on the rise, popular resentment could lead to a new wave of protectionism both in the United States and in Europe, especially if (or when) the current boom is followed by a bust of some severity. This could lead to a breakdown in the global capitalist system, just as it did in the 1930s. With the influence of the state declining, there is a greater need for international cooperation. But such cooperation is contrary to the prevailing ideas of laissez-faire on the one hand and nationalism and fundamentalism on the other.
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St. Joseph was born at Cupertino, in the diocese of Nardo in the Kingdom of Naples, in 1603. After spending his childhood and adolescence in simplicity and innocence, he finally joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual. After his ordination to the holy priesthood, he gave himself up entirely to a life of humiliation, mortification, and obedience. He was most devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and promoted devotion to her among all classes ... Continue Reading
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Please st joseph pray for my husband to pass his full licence test tomorrow and that he will be fully focased amen
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Thank you St Cupertino for helping me pass my specialist medical exams. Please continue to help me be steadfast in my faith and may I always praise God through my work.
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St. joseph of Cupertino, Im praying for my son to pass his entrance exam in U.P.Pls.be with him and guide him always in his decision..thank you...
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Thank you St Joseph of Cupertino for helping my son in his 1st semester exams for automobile engineering in securing a 1st class be with him in his studies till he obtains his engineering degree. May your name be invoked by all students.
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Thank you St Joseph Cupertino for your aid when I toook my exmine on Saturday, Jnuary 26, 2013. I don't know if I passed yet, but know your presense was felt s we took the test. I will spread your name more once I find out I passed. However, I know the spirit guided me and God was also present and His Will will be done. I will always continue to pry to before a big test and invoke your name to other student to also pray to you before their tests. Bless you forever. Thank you, again for your help And guidance.
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Thank you for letting me do my best on my exams so that I can now get into the course of my dreams, could you also pray that I will be able to attend the assembly at my old school on next Friday, thank you
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My Mother Mary, our Lady of the Holy Rosary and St Joseph of Cupertino, please pray for me and my wife to pass in the Licensure examination for teachers on March 10, 2013. Father God ,through the name of Jesus with the Holy Spirit, grant my request , we need it please. Please strengthen us oh Lord in this kind of situation. But whatever the result , you are always my God, but i know You know Lord how i wish that me and my wife to pass in this examination.. I will try my very best to review , direct me and guide me oh Lord my God. Holy Spirit pour us with knowledge and wisdom direct and guide us in choosing the correct answer. You know whats in my heart Lord, my fears, my needs, my weakness but i always strive to reach you Lord. Please help us, I also pray for my classmate and those who ask help and rely in the power of the Rosary , intercession and prayers. My God, only You will it and it will happen. Thank You So much Lord for all the blessing , for those people You send me; my parents, my wife and son,my brother and sister, my relatives , and my friends. Lord I love you.
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Thank you St. Cupertino for always helping my children in their tests. I want to spread the word. Thank you to you and all the Saints!!!
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Father St. Joseph of Cupertino,
Please be with me and grant me wisdom as I prepare to become a nurse. I pray that I am always safe and careful and humble. I pray for the virtue of Temperance so that I can learn and care and teach free from anxiety. I ask this in Jesus Christ and Mother Mary. Amen.
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ST.JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO thank you I passed today with a wonderful score. I beleive in you and im so grateful. Jesus thank you!!! With all my heart, I'm so grateful and excited. Hard work, prayer and beleiving if you fail time and time again, its a learning process from God.
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O St. Joseph of Cupertino who by your prayer obtained from God to be asked at your examination, the only preposition you knew. Grant that I may like you succeed in the ICND2/CCNA examination.
In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked.
O St. Joseph of Cupertino pray for me
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Our Lady of Good Studies pray for me
Sacred Head of Jesus, Seat of divine wisdom, enlighten me
St. Joseph of Cupertino please stand with me while I test tomorrow. To have strength, retain the knowledge and informaiton from my memory, clamness and success in passing. I pray to you and Jesus please help me succeed and do good. I have failed several times and I help me see your light and help me to pass. Please help me be free from anxiety and fear during the test
With my love from my heart, Amen.
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st joseph of cupertion help me to be more humble
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Thank You St. Joseph of Cupertino for helping me these past I am always thankful of all your help.
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Dear St. Joseph of Cupertino please help to pass my dmv road rules written exams and my driving test. Guide me the right answers and help me with good memories. I fail twice and I am very nervouse and my mind went blank please ease my mind. O St. Joseph of Cupertino pray for me, O Holy Ghost enlighten me, Our lady of good studies pray for me, Sacred Heart of Jesus, seat of Divine Wisdom, enlithen me.
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Dear St. Joseph of Cupertino please help to pass my dmv road rules written exams and my driving test. Guide me the right answers and help me with good memories. I fail twice and I am very nervouse and my mind went blank please ease my mind. O St. Joseph of Cupertino pray for me, O Holy Ghost enlighten me, Our lady of good studies pray for me, Sacred Heart of Jesus, seat of Divine Wisdom, enlithen me.
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Dear Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Please help me with my university exams next week. I am a mature student and could not carry on with higher education when I was young. I am now paralysed with fear and becoming unable to concentrate. I have studied very hard and with your help, I will give of my best in the exams.
Thank you
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St joesph of Cupertino. I ask you to help me in my examination tomorrow, that I will recall and remember of all the fundamental information I have learnt. St joesph of cupertino, I have prayed to you on numerous of times and for my other siblings to, you have always been there for me and I thank you do much for your encouragement. I get very stressed during exams and knowing that you can look at for me is something I do believe. Please help me keep calm focused and within the time agenda, so I can do well on my final year examinations. the first of which is starting tomorrow. Could you please keep in your thoughts my two sisters who have also examinations. I thank you woo much, you have always been there for me. Please help me tomorrow. In return I promise to make you known alike and always shall I pray to you. God bless you always.
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St. Joseph of Cupertino, pray for me that I pass the cbest math this Saturday 1/12/13. I have taken this part of the test several times and I cannot pass it. Please guide me in choosing the right answers and please make the test easy for me so I can move forward in becoming a special education teacher. I will remember you forever.
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O Great St. Joseph of Cupertino who while on earth did obtain from God the grace to be asked at your examination only the questions you knew, obtain for me a like favour in the NYCLEX exam for which I am now preparing. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked.
Through Christ our Lord.
St. Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for me
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Brendon blushed violently, "It wasn't really like that."
Carson scoffed, "So you admitted that you were in love with him?" Brendon looked down, shaking his head. "Then you didn't accomplish what I wanted you to." She stood up, taking out her phone. "Was it good?"
Brendon grinned goofily, "It was amazing."
Carson smiled, "That's good. I'll talk to you later. I have to see Ryan earlier than I thought." She walked out and made sure she was far enough so that Brendon couldn't hear her. "Ryan, you need to meet me at the park. Now." He mumbled excuses, "No, I don't care if you're sore. I know what you and Brendon did last night so get your ass here right now." Muffled swearing and a big "OW" followed. "See you soon."
Carson drove to the park she had been meeting Ryan at for the past month. He was already sitting on a bench looking nervous. Carson slammed the car door harder than necessary and stalked toward him. "You idiot!" She shrieked, hitting him hard on the shoulder.
He looked up at her with pleading eyes, "It's not like we just went home and did nothing."
Carson sighed exasperatedly, "You two are best friends who are in love with each other. I, a very good friend who loves you like brothers, and I set up the perfect plan for you to admit it to each other. You and Brendon agree to said perfect plan and then throw it all out the window and have sex without telling the other that you love him!"
Ryan scratched the back of his neck, "Why don't you just sit down?"
Carson pulled him up, "No, you're going to walk with me." He winced as they walked.
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Carson laughed softly, "Well you should have thought about that before. You see; if you two had admitted that you loved each other, we wouldn't be here. You could've called me and said that you were sore but since you and Brendon messed it all up that's not going to happen. And you're going to walk in pain with me."
"I guess I kind of deserved it," Ryan said quietly. "But I'm not going to regret the sex. It was amazing."
Carson grinned, "Brendon said the exact same thing." Ryan smiled goofily. "But I better get home, Pete's probably still sleeping and it's our one month anniversary. And my brother's in town."
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Carson nodded, "That's probably what Pete said too." She waved and walked away, pulling her jacket tighter around her. Pete, as predicted was still sleeping. She smiled and leaned in to kiss him, his arms coming up and snaking around her waist. She pulled away playfully, "I thought you were sleeping."
Pete pulled her down next to him, "You thought wrong." Carson smiled, and traced the outline of his face.
"It's our one month anniversary," She whispered.
He ran his hand along her side, "I know. It seems like so much longer though."
"Hmmm," Carson sighed happily. "I'm hungry. You want to go out and get something?"
Pete shook his head, "I really just want to stay here. In your bed."
Carson scrunched up her nose, "It's probably our bed by now, since you spend so much time in it."
Pete smirked, "That's true." She playfully smacked him. "But really, I'm tired, and I just want to lay here with you." He pulled her closer and she laid her head against his chest.
"Sounds good to me, I'm tired too," Carson yawned. "What do you think of Caden?"
"I like him," Pete ventured. "And he told me some interesting parts of your past."
Carson looked up in shock, "What would that be?"
Pete raised his eyebrows, "That you single handedly raised your five siblings and left Julliard for Kyle." She blushed with shame at the second one, and refused to meet his eyes. "You know you don't have to stay in L.A. You could go back to New York."
Carson's eyes shot up to meet his, with a slightly panicked expression, "I don't want to leave. I'm happy here." She put a hand against his cheek, "I love you. If I wanted to go back to New York I would have made the plans the night I broke up with Kyle. I would've done it before I met you."
Pete relaxed, looking relieved, "So how were Ryan and Brendon?"
Carson groaned, "Don't ask. They're absolutely ridiculous." She buried her head in his shoulder, "Brendon's just blushing constantly and Ryan's walking funny and they both have goofy smiles plastered on their faces. Though they really didn't get anything accomplished!"
"You mean they…" Pete's eyebrows shot up.
"Yup." Carson sighed. "But other than that, they're doing great." Pete laughed, and Carson smiled. "Now let's go to sleep, I'm going to dinner with Caden later."
"Have some catching up to do?" Pete murmured.
"Yeah, I don't know much about my siblings now. As soon as I knew they were in good hands, I left them to it." Carson admitted. Her voice quivered, "Except my little Cassie. She stayed with mom, and I had to leave her labeled as a hopeless case."
"Do all your names start with a C?" Pete asked.
"Uh-huh, Carson, Caden, Catherine, Caitlin, Caleb, and Cassandra. Caden became a doctor, Cath a teacher, Cait's actually a writer for some ABC TV show, Cal's an architect. Cassie just stays at home with mom, she waitresses." Carson couldn't control the tears pooling in her eyes, "She idolized me so much when we were younger. She didn't go to college because I didn't. Our mom poisoned her against me, she was the only one she could manipulate."
Pete wiped away her tears, "Shhh, it's all going to be OK."
Carson pulled away violently, "No, it's not." She shook her head, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
Pete sat up with her, looking alarmed, "What's wrong Car? What is it?"
She looked up, uncontrollable sobs racking her body "I have cancer." She could see his shocked expression, "I'm going to die."
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"We like to tease Stewart because he says his hobbies are, first: working on his semi, and second: working on his hot rod," says Steve Parsons, operations manager for the Tacoma terminal of Interstate Distributor Co.
Enjoying truck maintenance has paid off well for Bob Stewart, who's owned only three trucks in 28 years.
Years before buying the first, Stewart joined the U.S. Job Corps in 1973 and went to driving school. Upon completion, he couldn't find a job, so he went to work for the state of Washington. For 10 years, he worked as an accident reports editor and a motor pool manager, to name a few of his jobs.
In 1984, fed up with state bureaucracy, he bought his first big rig, a 1978 International cabover. Leased to West Coast Trucklines, Stewart soon found that he was good at driving, but he lacked in other areas.
"I'm a great driver, but lousy at business, so I went to driving for companies for a while," Stewart says. "I hauled explosives for Pacific Powder, which involved driving to blast sites and helping powder-monkeys blow up whatever they needed to."
Although the job was a high-paying one, the hauls were seasonal, and Stewart soon switched to hauling for Nalley's Fine Foods. Stewart ran routes all over the West until 1988, when the company went non-union.
The next day, Stewart began driving for Interstate Distributor.
"When you have kids in diapers —you've got to keep a job," Stewart says, and he did, staying employed since the first day he started driving.
Stewart began work as a company driver and became a heavy-haul trainer in 1993. In 1997, Stewart bought his second truck, a 1997 Freightliner Century.
"Back then, I was hauling anything that would sit in a trailer – more or less what I still do," Stewart said, who pulls a dry van.
Besides his month-long hauls, Stewart occasionally runs a sleeper team with his friend and fellow driver Bill Murray.
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Dina and Ali Lohan left Lynwood Jail on Thursday carrying bags of letters and books that Lindsay Lohan's remaining fans have mailed to the incarcerated former actress.
It's great to see Dina making herself useful.
#18. No one called mom. She showed up for the photo op. The bags of junk mail are props.
Again, 'ol Linds sees her family more now that she's in jail than when she's not in jail! Yet she want's 24-hours to see her family before entering rehab! Makes no sense at all, but I'm sure our legal system will let her get away with it.
she is a piece of dog chit! fresh from the dogs ass!
Who the hell needs that much sh*t for 14 days in celeb jail. What a pathetic baby LiLoser is. She probably can't even read. Hopefully she hangs herself in jail.
The OLE HAG mama "dinah" sent that "fan mail" herself!! The OLE HAG mama is upset coz lind-do do aka dumbo doesn't have a pillow, oh boo hoo hoo!!!!! Dumbo shouldn't even have a blanket or 3 squares a day!!!!! Dumbo is gonna get out 'n go into a $25,000/month rehab & get out & it'll be same ole same ole haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
Dina's skin looks like my leather couch.
The mom looks like a nasty old cougar. What is the deal with women being so afriad to look and dress their age? She looks silly with the bleached out hair, too young clothes and old lady arms. Clearly she is too busy chasing youth to care for her kids.
BTW thank God Ali gave up those weird eye brows she sported a few months back.
I think Lindsay needs to get clean and sober then write a tell-all book, truthfully tell it all. No that would be some good reading and she'd make a tonne of $$$. (Uh oh, her parents might sell her out and do it for her/to her....)
well TMZ has finally lowered itself to jealous bitch Perez Hilton status by calling LL a "former actress". unless she has formally retired, she's still an actress, whether anyone likes it or not. out of work plumbers are still plumbers, out of work lawyers are still lawyers, and same goes for any profession, acting or otherwise.
A big going away party is on for this sat. evening,
@ the Lynwood C.F. Rec hall,.......9p.m. - 3a.m.
...all the guards & inmates have loved getting to know Lindsay & have enjoyed her free makeover advice & are sad to see her go...
...So, it's a girls only party,18 & over, close family & guards, inmates & 500 public first come- are invited, admission is $100, & there is a $500 prize for best Lilo' & Samro' lookalikes.......
Samro' will be dj-ing & Lilo' will dance w/all,
lights will be low after 10:00p.m. & music will be romantic & kissing is allowed & partial nudity w/also be allowed & 1a.m. Samro will show a 2 hour film on the life & times of Lilo' & Samro'....called:::::NEXT STOP,SKID ROW:::::::::::::::::::
&& extra cots & bunks will be made available for those who are to partied out to drive, no alcohol allowed on premises,...arrive early, parties are sold out w/in the first hour after doors open,...
lind-do do aka dumbo NEVER was an actress, except 4 that twice ****!! How is that wBitch gonna make $$ 4 her & that OLE HAG mama + that sister that DOES look like Donny Donaduce (YUCK!)&
all the others, go into porno??!! Hope michael & Lisa Bloom do
get allllllllll those doctors (?) that gave this dumbo anything she wanted!!!!!!!! No pillow haaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
well TMZ has finally lowered itself to jealous bitch Perez Hilton status by calling LL a "former actress". unless she has formally retired, she's still an actress, whether anyone likes it or not. out of work plumbers are still plumbers, out of work lawyers are still lawyers, and same goes for any profession, acting or otherwise.
Posted at 9:43 AM on Jul 30, 2010 by girl unimpressed
I took drama in high school & acted in a few plays. I took the class because my sister told me it was an easy "A". I wanted to help my GPA. Well, I was the only person to ever get a "B".
Does that make me a retired actress? And a bad one at that.
You don't need to get paid to be an actress/actor.
So I can call myself an actress because I have never "formally retired".
Who give a crap whether or not LL is being called a "former actress"? She a crappy actress anyway.
I can't believe your biggest problem with this is the fact that LL was called a "former actress".
I'm so tired of everyone saying that Lindsay is in jail because of her parents. I will agree that her parents aren't the geatest but i do believe Lindsay is old enough to understand the difference betweeen right and wrong. She's an adult and fully capable to get herself to court on time and not drink so much or take the pills. She made those choices.
Ali's HOT!
Ali looks anorexic. Dina and Mr Mike are the most retarded parents ever.
Sweet baby Jesus, that Ali is the most WORN OUT teenager I've seen! She looks about 45.


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The headline reads "Less Fry, more Tassie, ABC Senate inquiry hears".
Some former has-been, a Ms. Margaret Reynolds, was moaning that there was too much Stephen Fry on our national broadcaster.
Burn the witch I say! Too much Fry!?? No such thing is possible! I thoroughly enjoy watching the antics on QI, and find it intellectually stimulating and entertaining. Our family really enjoyed Last Chance to See, and I purchased the DVD series.
Stephen Fry enriches our lives with the entertaining and thought provoking presentations, and Australians adore the man and his work.
Let not the banal opinion of one woman tar all antipodeans with the same brush! Carry on Mr. Fry, you are doing a fantastic job, we enjoy your work, and if you were on television here every night of the week, I think our community would be better for it!
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text: Adoration releases new CD Tuesday, May 18 at 1:16 PM Treveccaís public relations groups, Adoration and EverPraise, have released their 2004 compact discs, which are available for sale from the Office of Church Relations. Members of these groups are chosen for their spiritual and social leadership on campus, academic excellence, and musical gifts. Qualification is not limited to music majors. Adoration members for 2004 are Rob Allred of Madison, Alabama; Jennifer Berry, Dothan, Alabama; Amanda Hooks, Tennille, Georgia; Jessica Dykes, Dothan, Alabama; Kendall Turnbough, Pacific, Missouri; and Scottie Mattingly, Cordova, South Carolina. Songs on the album are ìLead Me to the Rockî with ìI Go to the Rock,î ìGod is Goodî with ìI Exalt Thee,î ìI Will Worship You,î ìLook for Me around the Throne,î ìOnly the Blood,î ìGreater is He,î ìIíll Put on a Crown,î and ìThe Cross Said it All.î Information regarding tour schedules and compact discs can be obtained from Gayle Carver in the Office of Church Relations. She can be reached by e-mail or by phone at 615-248-1264.


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The legendary Dakar Rally scarcely needs explanation, as a perennial cross-country, off-road race from Europe to Africa, with exact beginning and finishing points that vary geographically from year to year. Director Nikolaus Geyrhalter's 7915 km embodies one of the premier documentaries inspired by this competition; the titular distance refers to a mileage span within the 2007 Dakar, the 7,915 km (or just over 4,900 miles) from Lisbon to Dakar. Geyrhalter teamed up with his associates to spend a reported sixteen weeks on the route, not during the race but in its aftermath. The resultant cinematic document functions as a sociological portrait of the lands traversed by the race, the homes of long-forgotten cultures, villages, indigenes and ways of life - locales such as the Saharan Republic ande the Moroccan desert. Geyrhalter begins by honing in exclusively on the impact of the race on various locals (their impressions of it, the ways in which their lives were impacted or altered by it, et cetera), though over the course of the film its focus shifts to concentrate more exclusively on the lifestyles and personalities of those encountered, turning the documentary into a transcontinental series of unique sociological portraits. Throughout, a poignant contrast forms between the attitudes victory-seekers who participated in the race, and those Africans living on the margins of society who merely long for a nobler life.
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Some of our favorite tabletop fountains are these hand crafted Made in the USA ceramic tabletop styles. With so many fountains to choose it is sometimes nice to find something that you know will look great in any space and will be unique. One of the many benefits of a water fountain made right here in the US. Sure, you pay a bit more for the hard work and many hours that go into each one but is it worth it? That is for you to decide but we wanted to show you a few of our favorites and explain the process of how each and every one is made. Clay artisan Tim Miller explains his process as this (note, this is a simplified version)
As you can see, even the shortest version is a lot of work! Now, let's look at some of Tim's beautiful ceramic fountains, with over 22 years of experience, you are sure to get quality in every piece!
Mini Bowl Table Fountain has been a best seller. The jug is a real plus, you can almost envision what it sounds like by just looking at it. Perfect for an end table for some soft, soothing sounds as you relax after a long day or on your desk to keep you calm as you work. Many glaze options available.
Gaia Orb Ceramic Tabletop Fountain: A personal favorite, I love the open side on this and the rock pond that follows. Again, available in several different glazes, you are sure to find one that accents or "pops" with your style.
The Mini Orb Fountain is our customers favorite this past year and you have to agree, pretty cool looking little fountain! Anything with the word "orb" is always a hit. I just love this fountain in the river stone color that is shown as well as the speckled blue to really be unique. This little tabletop style also makes a great gift that is sure to be unique.
Enjoy shopping these beautiful Made in the USA ceramic fountains and pick your favorite!
Glass waterfalls are gorgeous pieces that add ambiance to the inside or outside of your home (where ever you choose to display it.) While these pieces can be bought, if you're the crafty sort you might consider making one yourself. Making your own glass waterfall can actually save you a bit of money, if you're looking to beautify your home on a budget.
So how exactly do you go about creating your own glass waterfall? It's fairly easy, to be honest.
Wah-lah! You've just built your own glass waterfall. Not only can you adapt the instructions to make your own, unique waterfall, you will save a bunch of money in the process.
Foam furniture might not be the best type of furniture on the market, but it has its place. There are a wide number of reasons why you will need foam furniture and it offers a good option instead of that classy leather couch.
To begin with you can buy foam furniture for your kid's room. It makes no difference what age they are; there will probably be something dropped on the couch at some point. And that's without the beating it will take from jumping and various other assaults. The foam furniture can take the abuse and stand it, without you really worrying what happens.
Another reason to buy foam furniture is for your dad's garage or shed. They'll always need something to sit on and if you have the room, foam loungers are a perfect solution. Despite the tools, dust and other threats, foam furniture can still look as good as ever. And they are also a great price.
Another good use for foam furniture is the basement apartment. You never really know when you'll use it but you just know there needs to be furniture down there. Buying something of this standard gives you the option and you don't need to pay too much. It might not get used much but it makes no difference.
Obviously foam furniture can be used in a lot more places but these are just a few of the obvious destinations. Foam furniture has its place and will always offer a great place to sit without paying high fees.
Wall fountains truly do bring life to places that can grow to be dull. They not only bring a stunning beauty to the area but bring joy to those around. An office is the perfect setting to display a wall fountain. They take up virtually no space, they act as an art piece on any wall and bring the outdoors in with the natural water flow and natural materials.
Some ideas of wall fountain placement in the office are behind a reception area, in the entrance, in a patient room, waiting room or conference room. Any of these places the wall fountain will be the focal point and can offer soothing sounds to an otherwise quiet space as well as instantly decorate the space. Imagine treating patients in a physician setting, dentist chair or massage space and having the soothing water sounds to help your client relax? Or, a welcoming fountain that catches their eye the minute they enter your place of business? Surely something for them to remember and sure to keep them coming back.
Another popular idea is a logo wall fountain. Why not get a beautiful copper and slate wall fountain with your company logo engraved across the entire face of the fountain? Now, not only have you done all of the above but you have also created another way for your customer to remember you! Your new art piece can act as your business sign as well and do your advertising for you! With so many options you will truly find the perfect accent to the office theme and bring a new beautiful piece to the space instantly!
When first installing a new office into a home, people don't always think about the decor or style of the room. They may simply throw a computer, a desk, a couple chairs & some file cabinets into a room and call it a day. Unfortunately, this can produce a negative atmosphere that can actually be counterproductive. Everyone knows how good it feels to be in a creative and unique atmosphere. A good room decor can produce feelings that can overwhelm the senses and encourage productive and creative thoughts!
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A lapsed Wiccan, Indira Simon doesn't believe in magic anymore. But when strange dreams of being sacrificed to an ancient Babylonian god have her waking up with real rope burns on her wrists, she's forced to acknowledge that she may have been too hasty in her rejection of the unknown. Then she meets mysterious and handsome Father Thomas.
"Nothing original here"
A decent narrator and a much better story plot.
Lena Dunkirk is a practicing witch, Ryan McNally a wealthy playboy. Logic says mismatch, yet from the first they share a passion that defies reason, as if they know each other from another place, another time. Then Lena gets pregnant and runs for the safety of home. Months later, when Ryan appears at her door looking to help raise their child, Lena doesn't know whom to trust - particularly now that 'guru to the stars' Bahru has taken an interest in her baby, offering gifts forged of magic.
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Firstly, I hadn't know that this is actually book 2 of the Portal trilogy - book 1 is Mark of the Witch, this is book 2 followed by Blood of the Sorce..Show More »ress (not yet released).I usually like M.S.'s work but I found this book to be so frustrating, it's one of those listens that'll have you pulling your hair out over whilst screaming "can you really be sooo stupid!" - the female character Lena was always thinking "oh I'm sure I saw it.... but I must have just been dreaming it/hallucinating it/imagining it" over and over again. It started off well - woman (whose also a witch) falls in love/accidentally gets pregnant/doesn't want to share news with boyfriend/runs out on him/meets him again 7 months later after a tragedy/he moves in wanting to bond...... then it goes downhill from there.The narration didn't help any and I felt like Lena sounded and acted very young, naive and gullible and this could easily be a YA book - no real romance and definitely no sex. It didn't have the feel of an Adult book and it's made me very unsure of any of Ms Shayne's other books.Worth a credit? In my opinion no, nor the $ if you wanted to buy it and I won't be going back to listen to book 1 nor will I eagerly anticipate book 3's release - so that shows you just how uninterested I am.« Show Less


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- Education is the cheap defence of nations.
- Attributed to Edmund Burke.—Charles Noël Douglas, comp., Forty Thousand Quotations, p. 573 (1921). Reported as unverified in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989).
- Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.
- Benjamin Disraeli, speech, House of Commons, June 15, 1874.—Parliamentary Debates (Commons), 3d series, vol. 219, col. 1618 (1874).
- An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. It's knowing where to go to find out what you need to know; and it's knowing how to use the information you get.
- Attributed to William Feather, reported in August Kerber, Quotable Quotes on Education, p. 17 (1968). Reported as unverified in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989).
- By educating the young generation along the right lines, the People's State will have to see to it that a generation of mankind is formed which will be adequate to this supreme combat that will decide the destinies of the world.
- Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, trans. James Murphy, p. 357 (1939).
- The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government.
- Attributed to Sam Houston by the University of Texas. This quotation appears on the verso of the title-page of all University of Texas publications. Reported as unverified in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989).
- Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to P. S. du Pont de Nemours, April 24, 1816.—The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Paul L. Ford, vol. 10, p. 25 (1899).
This sentence is one of many quotations inscribed on Cox Corridor II, a first floor House corridor, U.S. Capitol.
- I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective of abuses of constitutional power.
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Charles Jarvis, September 28, 1820.—The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Paul L. Ford, vol. 10, p. 161 (1899).
- If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe.
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to Colonel Charles Yancey, January 6, 1816.—The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Paul L. Ford, vol. 10, p. 4 (1899).
- Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sake—but for the nation's sake. Nothing matters more to the future of our country: not military preparedness—for armed might is worthless if we lack the brain power to build a world of peace; not our productive economy—for we cannot sustain growth without trained manpower; not our democratic system of government—for freedom is fragile if citizens are ignorant.
- President Lyndon B. Johnson, special message to the Congress, "Toward Full Educational Opportunity," January 12, 1965. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965, book 1, p. 26.
- I ask that you offer to the political arena, and to the critical problems of our society which are decided therein, the benefit of the talents which society has helped to develop in you. I ask you to decide, as Goethe put it, whether you will be an anvil—or a hammer. The question is whether you are to be a hammer—whether you are to give to the world in which you were reared and educated the broadest possible benefits of that education.
- John F. Kennedy, commencement address, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, June 8, 1958.—Transcript, p. 2.
The Home Book of Quotations, ed. Burton Stevenson, 9th ed., p. 84, no. 8 (1964) gives the quotation from Goethe as follows: "Thou must (in commanding and winning, or serving and losing, suffering or triumphing) be either anvil or hammer," citing his play, Der Gross-Cophta, act II, though it has not been found there.
- If you plan for a year, plant a seed. If for ten years, plant a tree. If for a hundred years, teach the people. When you sow a seed once, you will reap a single harvest. When you teach the people, you will reap a hundred harvests.
- Kuan Chung, Kuan-tzu (Book of Master Kuan).—Kuan tzu chi p'ing, ed. Ling Juheng, vol. 1, p. 12 (1970). Title romanized.
- Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty & dangerous encroachments on the public liberty.
- James Madison, letter to W. T. Barry, August 4, 1822.—The Writings of James Madison, ed. Gaillard Hunt, vol. 9, p. 105 (1910).
These words are inscribed in the Madison Memorial Hall, Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building.
- What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty & Learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual & surest support?
- James Madison, letter to W. T. Barry, August 4, 1822.—The Writings of James Madison, ed. Gaillard Hunt, vol. 9, p. 108 (1910).
These words are inscribed to the right of the main entrance of the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building.
- Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men,—the balance-wheel of the social machinery.
- Horace Mann, twelfth annual report to the Massachusetts State Board of Education, 1848.—Life and Works of Horace Mann, ed. Mrs. Mary Mann, vol. 3, p. 669 (1868).
- I also desire to encourage and foster an appreciation of the advantages which I implicitly believe will result from the union of the English-speaking peoples throughout the world and to encourage in the students from the United States of North America[,] who will benefit from the American Scholarships to be established for the reason above given at the University of Oxford under this my Will[,] an attachment to the country from which they have sprung but without I hope withdrawing them or their sympathies from the land of their adoption or birth.
- Cecil J. Rhodes, The Last Will and Testament of Cecil John Rhodes, ed. W. T. Stead, p. 24–29 (1902). The will was dated July 1, 1899.
- To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
- Attributed to Theodore Roosevelt.—August Kerber, Quotable Quotes of Education, p. 138 (1968). Reported as unverified in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989).
- Education has for its object the formation of character. To curb restive propensities, to awaken dormant sentiments, to strengthen the perceptions, and cultivate the tastes, to encourage this feeling and repress that, so as finally to develop the child into a man of well proportioned and harmonious nature—this is alike the aim of parent and teacher.
- Herbert Spencer, Social Statics, part 2, chapter 17, p. 180 (1851).
- These ceremonies and the National Statuary Hall will teach the youth of the land in succeeding generations as they come and go that the chief end of human effort in a sublunary view should be usefulness to mankind, and that all true fame which should be perpetuated by public pictures, statues, and monuments, is to be acquired only by noble deeds and high achievements and the establishment of a character founded upon the principles of truth, uprightness, and inflexible integrity.
- Alexander H. Stephens, remarks in the House, February 15, 1881, upon Vermont's presentation of a statue of Jacob Collamer to Statuary Hall.—Congressional Record, vol. 11, p. 1611.
- "Via ovicipitum dura est," or, for the benefit of the engineers among you: "The way of the egghead is hard."
- Adlai Stevenson, lecture at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 17, 1954.—Stevenson, Call to Greatness, p. xi (1954).
- In point of substantial merit the law school belongs in the modern university no more than a school of fencing or dancing.
- Thorstein Veblen, The Higher Learning in America, p. 211 (1918).
- In the conditions of modern life the rule is absolute, the race which does not value trained intelligence is doomed. Not all your heroism, not all your social charm, not all your wit, not all your victories on land or at sea, can move back the finger of fate. To-day we maintain ourselves. To-morrow science will have moved forward yet one more step, and there will be no appeal from the judgment which will then be pronounced on the uneducated.
- Alfred North Whitehead, "The Aims of Education—a Plea for Reform," The Organisation of Thought, chapter 1, p. 28 (1917, reprinted 1974).


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I answered this question earlier but Tumblr decided that it didn't want to accept my answer, so let's try it again.
Anyway, Puerto Ricans are disenfranchised and unable to vote in the Presidential election — even the Governor of Puerto Rico. It's actually quite ridiculous, in my opinion, that Puerto Ricans are considered U.S. citizens and their head-of-state is the President of the United States, but Puerto Ricans can't vote for the President. I'm sure someone else has much better arguments about this than I'm about to give but my opinion is that it sucks for Puerto Ricans and is really unfair.
Anyway, the confusion might come from the fact that the political parties do hold Presidential primaries in American territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. So, while Puerto Ricans can't vote for President, they can have a bit of a say in who they want to run for President. In the 2008 Puerto Rican Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton beat Barack Obama and gained 38 delegates. So, at least you have that going for you, right?
As for your Governor and high-ranking officials in Puerto Rico, the confusion there is that they were probably superdelegates and had the ability to pledge their support for a specific Presidential candidate during the nomination process. I'm not sure if that's 100% accurate, but I'm guessing that they would have superdelegate status if there are Puerto Rican delegates up for grabs during the nomination process.


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A community dinner with a free-will offering will be served each week in Christ the King's Great Hall from 5:30-7 p.m., with the worship service focusing on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ immediately following in the sanctuary at 7.
The Ash Wednesday service will feature Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Trinity Presbyterian Church on Sherman Park Boulevard, both of which now share one pastor and worship space, joining with Christ the King and Delafield Presbyterian Church. The other Milwaukee congregations scheduled for the combined Lenten services at Christ the King are: Feb. 20, Ascension Lutheran Church; Feb. 27, Marquette & UW-Milwaukee Campus Ministry; Mar. 6, Reformation Lutheran Church; Mar. 13, Cross Lutheran; and Mar. 20, All Peoples Lutheran Church.
Christ the King Pastor Gary Grindeland said that these shared Lenten services will give members of all congregations involved an opportunity to learn more about each other. In addition, he said that a portion of the offering at the services will be given to the participating other churches and ministries to help support their missions of teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The rest of the offering monies will be donated to Outreach for Hope, a ministry of the Greater Milwaukee Synod, to help those in need, Pastor Grindeland said.
An ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) church, Christ the King has nearly 1,000 parishioners and welcomes new members. Weekly worship is held on Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 8:15 and 10 a.m. For information on Christ the King, call (262) 646-2343 or visit www.ctkdelafield.org.


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Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
General informationOceanological and Hydrobiological Studies is an international journal published by the Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk in Poland. The journal publishes original research articles, short communications, reviews and book reviews. The journal has 4 issues per year and contains papers on all aspects of the marine environment and hydrobiology. All manuscripts are reviewed by editors and independent experts. Based on the referees' recommendations, the Editor will make a decision on whether to accept a contribution. All articles are published in English. The historyThis quarterly, published by the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdansk, has existed continuously since 1971. Initially it was published in Polish as an irregular journal by the National Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, and was entitled 'Studia i Materialy Oceanologiczne'.Since 1991 the journal has been published in English, in collaboration with the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdansk. Many international specialists in Marine Sciences have been invited to participate in the Editorial Board. Since 1996, a new edition of the journal, entitled 'Oceanological Studies', has been published only in English by the same editors. At that time, Prof. Krzysztof Korzeniewski took over as Editor-in-chief, dr Halina Piekarek-Jankowska became the Managing Editor and dr Adam Krezel was appointed the Editorial Secretary.The new edition of the journal publishes original articles that contain aspects of physics, oceanography, marine biology, chemistry and geology, and, in particular, studies concerning the Baltic Sea region. New specialists from throughout Europe (Poland, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, Finland, Lithuania, Estonia) were invited to participate on the Editorial Board. In 1998, The National Library of Poland registered 'Oceanolog, ical Studies' in the ISSN system as number 1505-232X. In 1999, the National Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, in accordance with the resolution from 15 December 1999, resigned from publishing 'Oceanological Studies' and appointed as Editor-in-chief professor Halina Piekarek-Jankowska, Head of the Biology, Geography and Oceanology department, University of Gdansk, and dr Maria Szymelfenig as the Editorial Secretary.On 21 July 1999, the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdansk signed a cooperation contract with the University of Szczecin. In September of 2002 professor Marcin Plinski was appointed as Editor-in-chief. Grzegorz Kozlowski became the Managing Editor and Editorial Secretary. The cooperation contract from 1999 was annulled and the name of the journal was changed to 'Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies'. This modification enlarges the subject area of the journal to include hydrobiological aspects of both fresh and marine waters. Since 2002 the only editor of 'Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies' has been the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdansk.
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My alarm goes off, scaring me out of my dream. I bolt upright, bashing my head on my slanted ceilings. I live in an attic, so, you think I'd be used to it by now. No such luck. I pull the covers back, turning on my bedside lamp. Running a brush through my hair, I head into my bathroom. I flip the light on, not wanting to stumble over my feet. I yawn. No more staying up so late, I promise myself. I brush my teeth quickly, trying to ignore the rumbling in my stomach.
5 minutes later
I walk into the kitchen, coming face to face with my best friend, Cassie. She's hunched over a steaming cup of coffee, mumbling to herself. Her strawberry-blond hair is pulled up into a messy bun on top of her head, a pencil shoved through it. Her eyes are surrounded in black eyeliner, making the dark circles under her eyes a lot more noticeable. "Late night?" I ask her, pouring myself some coffee. She looks up, obviously startled. "Oh Megan… You have no idea! More like no night…" She mumbles, sipping her coffee. I smile. You see, Cassie's a writer, and often goes days without sleeping to work. How, you ask? One word. Coffee. She drinks so much coffee, it's ridiculous. It's also probably the reason she's so short too. She had her first novel published a month or two ago, and it was so popular, she pretty much became a millionaire on the spot. Which is why she came to my house one day, our other bestfriend Jess in tow, and told me she had bought a huge house and wanted us to move in with her. I accepted of course. Who wouldn't? "I had soooo much writers block, I spent half the night reading My Chemical Romance fanfiction…" She says sheepishly. I giggle at her. My Chemical Romance is the three of us's favorite band. "Don't blame you." Jess says, suddenly appearing in the doorway. She rubs her eyes sleepily. Her wavy brown hair is a mess. She pulls out a chair next to Cassie, plopping into it. I smile at both of them. Where would I be without them. "I swear… I'm addicted…" Cassie says sadly, taking a gulp of her coffee. "Slow down on that stuff." Jess warns her, yanking the cup out of her hands. Cassie's eyes widen and she whimpers. "You can't take my coffee away! I need it! I have a deadline approaching and I need to be awake." And with that, she grabs the cup and storms away to her office. "Someone's PMSing." Jess mumbles. I laugh. "She's just so worn out it's not even funny." I say. Jess nods, laying her head on the table. I glance at the clock and start panicking. It's almost twelve and I'm meeting my friend Zach at a restaurant at one. And it takes me a long time to get ready. "Well. I'm going out today… so I'm gonna go get ready." I tell her, pouring my coffee in the sink and sprinting up to my room. I pull out some skinny jeans and a t-shirt from my dresser, heading into the bathroom.
I walk into the restaurant, scanning the area for Zach. I see him in one of the corner booths, hunched down and looking at his phone. I walk over, slipping into the booth across from him. "Hey!" I say brightly. He looks up, his eyes wide. "Oh! Hey… you scared me." He mumbles, sitting up. My heart flutters. God he's hot. "So…" I say desperate to get my mind away from my thoughts. "I have something for you…" Zach says, pulling a folded envelope form his pocket and handing it to me. I smile, taking it from him. "Zach, you didn't have to get anything for me!" I exclaim. He laughs. "Did too. Your 19th birthday was a week ago, and I haven't had a chance to see you." He says. I shake my head smiling. I open the envelope and pull out… concert tickets. My eyes widen when I see who their for. My Chemical Romance. I start screaming, pretty much fangasiming on the spot. People shoot weird looks at me. I ignore them, and look at what else was in it. Two more tickets and… backstage passes. I squeal again. "I thought you, Cassie, and Jess could go." He explains. His eyes glazing over at Cassie's name. He has a HUGE crush on her. I sigh. She doesn't care though. She's in love with one guy only. Mikey Way. She knows she has no chance with him, but she's totally still hung up on him and won't date any other guy. "Dude… Your fucking AWESOME!" I exclaim. He shrugs. "Wanna come back with me? I'm not really hungry…" I ask. He smiles, probably thinking about Cassie. "Yes!" He says, walking out of the door and into my car.
"Guys!! Come into the kitchen! I have awesome news!" I shout into the huge house, Zach tagging along behind me. I walk into the kitchen and sit on one of the stools. Jess walks in, dragging Cassie behind her. Literally. "I was writing! And I was at a good spot!" She shouts, jumping around like a crazed monkey on crack. She's obviously hyper from all that coffee. Jess sighs, shaking her head. She waves at Zach, and plops on the floor. Zach doesn't see, just continues to stare at Cassie. Cassie notices and waves hi, a tiny bit creeped out. "But trust me. It's so worth it." I taunt, waving the envelope in her face. "If that's another check from my editor, I don't give a fuck." She says dismissively, walking out of the kitchen. "It has to do with Mikey!" I shout. She's instantly sitting next to me, her eyes wide. "WELL?" She squeals, bouncing up and down. "Zach got us tickets and backstage passes to one of their concerts." I say calmly. Jess screams, giving Zach a huge hug. Cassie's eyes widen, and suddenly she passes out, thumping onto the floor. I laugh so hard, tears stream down my cheeks. She doesn't stay like that for long, in fact, within five minutes, she running around screaming and crying at the same time. "I GET TO MEET MIKEY WAY!!! HOLY FUCKING GEE!!! MIKEY WAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!" She screams. Suddenly, she runs straight into a wall, passing out again. I shake my head. She's such a ditz.
"Ohmygeeohmygeeohmygeeohmygee." Cassie says excitedly, bouncing up and down on her bed. I sigh, and finish my make-up. "Straighten your hair!" She squeals. I roll my eyes. Looking in the mirror, I gaze at my newly dyed hair. I dyed layer underneath all of my black hair red. It looks pretty awesome, if I may say so myself. "Can we go now?" Cassie asks, pretty much shoving me downstairs. "Yes!" I say. She screams, running outside and into the car, where Jess is waiting. I grab my black converse, slipping them on. I straighten my MCR shirt, and head outside, getting in the car. Cassie is sitting in the passenger seat, her eyes wide with excitement. Her perfectly straight hair is tucked behind her ears, and her eyes are surrounded with black eyeliner. Her nose is covered in freckles. She's wearing super tight black skinny jeans and a teal, low-cut t-shirt. She has on her favorite diamond heart necklace on. Jess is sitting in the back seat, her and make-up pretty much the same. She has on shorts and a green shirt on, wearing a bohemian style necklace. I feel very… plain compared to them. Their shoes are the only things that aren't very fancy. Converse. "Okay. You guys ready to go?" I ask, bracing myself for what comes next. "YES!" Cassie screams. I laugh, getting into the car.
After the concert, the three of us stand in line, waiting for our turn to meet the band. We're last in line. "Oh.My.Gee." Cassie mutters. "That…. Was AMAZING!!" She squeals, waving her arms around in the air. She had waaaaaay to much coffee this morning. The line moves. Cassie gasp. "I get to meet Mikey. Oh my fucking Gee." She mutters, looking like she's on the verge of passing out. We chatter for a few more minutes, until a security guard ushers us into a room. I gasp when I see the whole band sitting there talking. "Wow. Hi!" I say excitedly. "Hey! What's you guy's names?" Gerard asks, getting up and coming over to us. "I'm Megan. That's Cassie, and that's Jessica." I say, pointing to the girls beside me. The rest of the guys walk over to us. Frank smiles widely at me. "Hi…" Mikey says to Cassie. She screams, and passes out. "What the…?" Mikey mutters, catching her. "She's uh… a little over excited…" I explain. Mikey laughs, scooping her up and carrying her to a couch. He sits her down, and presses a cold water bottle against her forehead. I glance at Jess, who is standing there, talking to Ray. Her cheeks are flushed, and she's laughing. The security guard starts to tell Gerard that we need to leave, but he shakes his head. "Nah, they can hang out with us for a bit." He waves the guard away. "So… how old are you guys?" Frank asks motioning for us to sit down. "Were all 19 except for Cassie. She's 18." I say, sitting next to Frank. He smiles. "Cool. So tell me about yourself." He asks. I open my mouth to talk, but I stop, being cut off my a fangirly squeal. It's Cassie of course. "You're… Mikey Way. Oh my god. Mikey Way is touching my cheek." She mumbles. Sure enough, Mikey's hand is resting on her cheek. "Uh… sorry?" He says shyly. "D-Don't be sorry…" Cassie stutters nervously. I laugh. They're so meant to be. We all spend the rest of the day talking and getting to know each other. "So…" Frank says, when we're about to head home. "Wanna meet up sometime soon?" He asks. I smile, writing my number on him hand with a random pen. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Mikey pressing Cassie against a wall, kissing her gently. Jess is giving Ray her number too. "Mikey must really like your friend…" Frank says, looking at them. I laugh. "She's pretty much obsessed with him…" I say. He turns to me. "Hey, but I don't blame him. She's pretty cute…" He says, smiling. My heart sinks. "But not near as cute as you." He says, kissing me softly. My knees wobble, and I swear I'm going to pass out. I really have to thank Zach for those tickets.
The End.(: I hope you liked it!! And if you didn't... sorry /: TO the other people that are waiting for there stories... I may not do anymore tonight... Sorry.
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Here's the thing, who is asking those questions? The mainstream media! That's who. They are complaining about bringing a guy into the team that is going to generate questions, and then going ahead and asking those very questions. Does that make sense? If the media would stop going to his locker every day, guess what? The world would accept the fact that Tim Tebow is the backup quarterback. But yet, that doesn't happen.
Throughout the months, the stories continued. Everyone remember the Gary Myers story from a few weeks ago? He named "unnamed sources" that told him that Tim Tebow would request a trade at the end of the season if his role didn't increase. Tebow vehemently denied the report, but it was out there. Instead of reporting on what was actually going on with the team, they stir it up. This is when the mainstream media crosses the line from reporting the news, to making the news. They stir up controversy with the Jets, when they were the very ones to blame the Jets for bringing in a controversial player. That's how they stir it up, with this "pot caling the kettle black" scenario. They don't like the controversy, yet they create it.
Then, we open, or download, the NY Daily News this morning. Many people read the Daily News for the New York Jets coverage. So, what are they talking about today?
There are a lot of things to talk about these days with the Jets. Jeremy Kerley is an emerging star wide receiver. Despite what Rex Ryan says, he is filling in the number one status. His chemsitry with Mark Sanchez is growing leaps and bounds eveyr week. What a time for a story about that! But no. How about Quinton Coples and Demario Davis? It is no coincidence that the defense has improved with the emergence of these two players. Does the Daily News feel it's time to write about that? Nope. How about Dustin Keller and his return? How great did Mark Sanchez and Dustin Keller look together last week? Write about that? Nope.
So what did the Daily News decide to write then? An exclusive interview with Tim Tebow, dropping hints that his role could change, and that the Jets talk too much. With all due respect to Manish Mehta, are you kidding me? Would you like the list of more influential New York Jets so far in 2012 than Tim Tebow? I'll give you a hint, it's a very long list. There is no point in a Tim Tebow featured, "exclusive" interview, talking about his role, unless you are trying to stir things up.
That is what the mainstream media does with the New York Jets. They stir things up. They are at it again, and it is frustrating.