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Omnia vincit amor. Love conquers all. This, by far, is one of my favorite quotes and as cheesy as it is, I like to try to live my life by it. A few months ago I would have claimed that I DO live my life by it, but that would be a severe misrepresentation.
Lately I have been catching myself feeling really discouraged over the most trivial of setbacks. As I move along through my day, doubt somehow seems to find me and the visits are becoming more frequent. I become unbearably judgmental of myself to the point where I have picked out every last flaw in all categories of my life- job, education, career goals, relationships and body image. This, of course, drives me nearly insane and I end up diving head first into the nearest bag of something salty, pausing only long enough to find dessert.
My relationship with food has always been a little dysfunctional. The cycle of emotional bingeing followed by periods of starvation has been the norm since about my junior year of high school. It is only now that I am beginning to understand what triggers this behavior. As a 20 something, it's easy to get caught up in the desire to be further along in life- especially if you're a goal setter and as impetuous as I am. Of course, if you let yourself focus on where you want to be and get down on yourself for being far from that, you're going to feel pretty crappy. Empty is a good description of what I feel when I scrutinize how much more I still have to do. In the past I've tried to fill that void with food, and usually food that I KNOW will make me feel worse and that I would never even consider eating otherwise. It's almost like punishment. I eat until I am uncomfortably full and then am tormented with the feeling that I am weak and worthless.
I know, this is pretty serious stuff for a Saturday morning, but I think writing it is the last step before I can finally conquer this thing. I have identified the problem so now it's time to get to work on remedying it.
My yoga teacher says it best by telling us to only work with what we have in front of us and to be careful with the words we feed our minds. Basically- just be good to yourself. Eat well and exercise, sure, but also be kind to and forgiving of yourself. Don't focus on the destination, but instead put your energy into the journey. Practice being present.
So here I am, starting over. I am still anticipating imperfection (I am human after all), but I understand that being present also means being present in your imperfections. Seeing how my flaw one day can change and be my strength another day is a beautiful and inspiring realization. I am going to move through each day with grace and love, and I trust that I will get where I need to go.
Omnia vincit amor.
Do you give trust, no questions asked, or does it have to be earned? I've always been one to give people the benefit of the doubt, and if I do get burned because of it, I'm quick to forgive but not forget. I'm wondering, in light of recent events, if I need to change this aspect of myself. Should I be more frugal about who I allow into my life? And how does one prove he or she is trustworthy? Are there certain tests I need to perform?
It's scary, now, for me to trust the way I used to. I want to be the way I was, open and welcoming to all who come my way, but I find myself questioning things I never would have batted a lash at before. In a new relationship I am wondering if he is being sincere in what he tells me. In my friendships I find myself searching for ulterior motives. It is SO not like me! It is frustrating, to say the least, to be stuck in this world of doubt. I hate being uncertain, but the fear of getting hurt again makes that uncertainty linger. Perhaps time will make these feelings less overwhelming, but my question is: Do I want to ignore them? Have I been living in a dreamland all along and am now coming to reality?
I've always been a huge romantic. Any member of my family will tell you that I love to love, be loved and be IN LOVE. I often love blindly, unconditionally and wholeheartedly- exposing me both to great love and sometimes even greater heartache. The hurt that comes after great love ends is miserable, but I wouldn't ever wish it away. For me, it is a reminder of how powerful love is. In a recent conversation with the ex, hurtful words were exchanged. We didn't necessarily mean them, but I know neither of us left unscathed. Initially, I was angry. Every insecurity I had confessed to him in secret was heaved in my face, and I felt my trust had been betrayed. In turn, I used every resource I had to hurt him back- fueled by rage. Today however, I see that these reactions were not really inspired by hatred. We both care about one another, which makes it easy to let emotions get the better of us and say things we don't really feel. A part of me will always love my ex, and will always want the best for him. I don't regret any of our time together because I know the love we shared was real. A little piece of myself was lost with our ending, but somehow, I have never felt more whole.
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Every morning, I go through the following makeup routine: I wash and moisturize my face. I apply foundation. I dab a special primer under my eyes before applying a layer of undereye concealer. I use an angled brush to fill in my eyebrows. I use another, thinner brush to line the tops of my eyelids. I sweep a neutral-toned powder below my brow line. I use a kabuki brush to add a little bronzer to my cheekbones. I curl my eyelashes and put on a layer of mascara. I dust my entire face with setting powder, then add blush. Finally, I color my mouth with a creamy lip stain.
This is what I do to make myself presentable for the thrilling activity of taking my first-grader to his bus stop.
The crazy thing is, after all those products are on my face ... I don't really look like I have makeup on. I just look slightly more awake and less flu-stricken than I did when I first woke up. At nearly 40 years old, this is the minimum routine I need to feel even halfway decent about myself.
I've never been a head-turning beauty. I don't think I'm wildly ugly or anything, but I've always thought of myself as someone whose attractiveness probably depends more on whether or not you enjoy my personality. For instance, I have a goony, wide-open smile that lights up my face -- but it doesn't necessarily photograph well, if you know what I mean.
So it's not that as I age, I'm losing something that defined me. I was never the prettiest girl, and I'm not the prettiest mom-of-two. But as my face softens and sags, I feel more and more self-conscious about how I look. I occasionally catch sight of my profile in a window reflection and think, My god, that older lady with the droopy jawline, puffy eye-bags, and giant vertical frown-wrinkle ... is that really ME?
If Oprah's magazine is to be believed, 40 is when women really hit their stride. I'm supposed to be strong, confident, sure of who I am, and glowing with an interior beauty that transcends surface imperfections. (Of course, Oprah's magazine also dedicates page after page to antiaging treatments and photos of meticulously-made-up, professionally lit, and heavily-Photoshopped subjects, so.) Instead, I mostly feel awkward and painfully self-aware -- simultaneously the object of everyone's critical attention ... and completely invisible.
This isn't how middle age was supposed to be. I was told that experience would bring me wisdom and peace, dammit, not teenage levels of mirror-cringing and self-doubt.
I guess what I'm ultimately missing these days is a feeling of validity. It's hard, working from home and rarely interacting with adults. Doing the same tasks over and over again without a sense of completion. These things feed into my perception of myself -- they affect how I feel about my value as a person, and how I look to others. In my heart, I know it's not really about solving all my problems with the right wrinkle cream, it's about the fact that I've transitioned into a new stage of life that's caused some internal struggle.
(And by "new stage of life," I guess I don't exactly mean brand new: I wrote about many of these same feelings back in 2011.)
When I spend too much time obsessing over my appearance and feeling that sinking sense of OH IT'S ALL JUST FALLING APART AND IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE, I realize that what I'm really doing is seeing my future in terms of my limitations instead of my potential. It's not about my face, necessarily. It's about feeling the hourglass contents spilling helplessly through my hands.
Of course, it's sort of about my face, which is why I'm unlikely to toss out all my beauty products tomorrow in pursuit of inner happiness. I don't have a pithy, feel-good ending to these musings about aging and confidence and living your very best life. But sometimes -- lots of times -- it helps to talk.
Do you share any of these same feelings? How do you deal?
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I would say you are exceptionally charming: both the outer aesthetics as well as the inner person, as reflected in your blog posts. Beauty is as beauty does, and your approach and sense of humor are wonderful.
If you hadn't have disclosed your age, I would have guessed about 35ish. Your smile is adorable. Just remember on those rough mornings, you dont actually look the way you feel sometimes.
I have all those same feelings, I've just passed 40 and looks like 41 will be left behind in a few months. I have a make up routine that takes longer than ever before too. Lately, I've heard over and over that I look better than ever. I don't believe them! I never buy that, I see me, I see the changes. I appreciate them almost as much as when I get a pimple and I have grey showing. Now that's unfair!
I have no answers. Just the same feelings.
i have been a loyal reader of yours for YEARS and i think you a beautiful!!! What we see of ourselves and what others see is almost always different. I feel the same way and im 26. Dont roll your eyes ladies lol. Most of us have our moments. I feel ya Linda.
Oh my god, if I did that stuff every morning, my son would be sooo late to school, I just grab some jeans and a tshirt and go! We are usually about 10 minutes late to begin with, but I am only 27 with a 4 year old so I don't have to worry about my age yet.

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A greener workplace equals a smaller carbon footprint and is also good for the employees who work there and can save the business money too. From how you get to work, to the choices that you make while putting in your 40 hours, your decisions can have a significant impact on the environment. There are simple ways that you can green your office whether you telecommute or work outside of the home, here are my top 8 ways to get you started.
1. Getting There: How you get to work is a significant portion of your daily carbon footprint. The best options include; telecommuting, walking or biking. Other Eco friendly options include taking public transportation and carpooling. The bottom line is the less time spent driving to work - the less impact on the environment.
2. Printer Perfect: If you don't absolutely need to print a document, then don't. If there is no way around printing, make the best printing choices. When choosing a printer, pick an all-in-one model, one that prints, faxes and scans. These models use up to 50% less energy than having a separate machine for each function. Choose 100% post consumer paper, soy based inks and when possible print on both sides of the paper.
3. Green the Kitchen: If your office has a kitchen, consider bringing your own dishes to use for your meals including a stainless steel water bottle and reusable coffee mug. If your office doesn't have a kitchen space, bring your lunch in a reusable lunchbox. This will keep you from raiding the vending machine or picking up fast food - both of which come in wasteful packaging and are hard on your budget too.
4. Get Reusable: Whenever possible, choose office supplies that are reusable or refillable. This includes: dry erase boards that can be used over and over again for everything from agendas to calendars - to refillable ink and pen cartridges. Refilling an item will always be more Eco friendly than buying a new item each time you need one.
5. Green Clean It: Request that the office be cleaned using only green cleaners to protect the Earth. The business can save money by making their own cleaners or buying green cleaners in bulk. And considering that you are unable to open the windows in most office buildings - using green cleaners keeps the inside air free from toxic cleaning chemicals - which is always better for your health.
6. Make a Recycling Center: If your business doesn't already recycle, consider setting up a recycling center where employees can easily recycle paper, plastics, ink cartridges, bottles, cardboard and cans when necessary.
7. Power Down and Turn Off the Lights: By powering down equipment when it isn't being used, a business can save up to 25% energy. If you also power down all of the equipment at the end of the work day, you can save up to an additional 50% energy. And remember to turn off the lights on your way out the door.
8. Spread the Word: Show your excitement and get others involved with greening your office. The choices that you make as a whole can have a huge impact on the environment. Start talking about the changes that you would like to see and you will be surprised to find that there are many other people out there that care just as much about the environment and their health as you do.
How do you green your office? How have you encouraged others in your office to get involved?
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Ana says:
great ideas
Micaela Rhodes says:
This article is very helpful for people like me who have not yet gone green. It is also helpful to businesses because going green is not only helping the environment but also saving companies money. These tips can also be applied to school and everyday life. I am a college student and I use a lot of paper for printing out assignments and syllabi. The advice given on making better printing decisions is so simple. Imagine if all students were more conscious of their printing we could save a lot of trees. I'll be sure to apply these tips and spread the word.
Rick Rostankowski says:
Alot of good ideas, Im in college and sometimes I wish they would implement these kind of ideas. Over half of my teachers still ask us to print out hundreds of assignments and not only do we waste paper, we waste money. Our college charges us 7 cents per paper and some papers end up being over 5, 10 pages. Also alot of our classrooms still use chalk boards instead of dry erase boards. The only thing I think our university is good at doing is advertising recycling and conserving the enviroment.. They always have competitions to be more enviroment friendly across the campus.
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I agree with Rick, these are excellent ideas. I am also a college student and I have attended a meeting with the staff that organizes the recycling on our campus. They really pull in a lot of materials that can be reused. They are doing a phenomenal job implementing their ideas throughout the campus and getting students involved. I also observe my surroundings everywhere I go, and I noticed that there are a lot of trash cans but hardly ever do I see separate recycling bins everywhere. It would be extremely beneficial to take the time and money out to invest in recycling bins and place them in large facilities where large groups of people congregate and goods are sold. I know Michigan has recycling systems in some of their grocery stores, that idea should be brought throughout the states. Just my opinion.
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How to get the happy habit
A healthy body involves regular exercise and our five-a-day of fruit and vegetables. But how do we "feed" our minds so they are fit and resilient to withstand the pressures of city living?
The Mindful Manifesto by Dr Jonty Heaversedge and Ed Halliwell has the answer, to read a feature on the book in the London Evening Standard go here.Published Wed 1st Sep 2010


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The ICIS physical coal index for Australian coal remains the most under pressure of the three ICIS physical coal indices, as buying interest from Asia remains tepid on the spot market, while Atlantic basin prices rallied as utilities started buying with more gusto.
The South African index continued its rebound from the lows notched recently, but sources thought this was mainly because of producers refusing to drop prices much lower.
The price of 6,000Kcal/kg coal sold on a DES ARA basis was reasonably volatile during September, as a number of factors came into play. Utility buying, particularly by German companies, was one source of upward pressure, with 46 index-qualifying deals reported to ICIS during the month, up from 32 a month earlier.
One major utility that has dominated the sell side of the Europe swaps and physical market for the past five or six months also switched to the buy side, boosting prices further. The switch of sides might have been because of a threatened strike by the railway workers for Colombian freight company Fenoco, with the utility unwilling to get caught short amid a bullish power market and potential disruption to Colombian supply.
Freight prices have been a factor too. Chinese demand for iron ore kept freight rates high, and the availability of dry-bulk vessels in the Atlantic market has become tighter, pushing up the cost of transporting coal.
The ICIS DES ARA physical coal index gained 5% to close at $79.089/tonne from a month earlier.
Australian indices fall
The Australian spot market for coal sold on an FOB Newcastle basis remains under pressure. The decline of Chinese domestic coal prices continued for most of the month, pricing international coal out of the Chinese market.
But while rising freight rates globally were bearish for demand, they bumped up prices as coal sold on an FOB Newcastle basis tracked DES ARA prices. Another round of negotiations between Japanese utilities and Australian buyers for an annual supply contract, beginning 1 October, started mid-month. Sources thought this might also be a factor in the gains on Australian prices in the second half of the month.
The final price is usually a few dollars above the FOB Newcastle spot market. The price agreed for July '13-June '14 between Japanese utilities and Australian suppliers settled at $89.95/tonne, down $5.05/tonne from the annual negotiations for April '13-March '14, sources said in late June. Given the bearish path of prices since then, the next deal is expected to be lower again.
The ICIS FOB Newcastle physical index for coal for September '13 was $78.311/tonne, a new low and down from $78.469/tonne in August.
South African activity limited
Finally, 6,000Kcal/kg coal sold from South Africa was under pressure from the weakness in the economies of some of its neighbouring markets, such as India. Coal sold on an FOB RB basis was pressured by weak Chinese domestic coal prices too. The key Chinese Bohai-Rim steam coal index touched five-year lows during the month, and with freight rates where they are, there is little incentive to sail South African coal to China.
But deal activity was limited in South Africa even if the number of index-qualifying deals rose to 14 from 7. Producers are reluctant to drop prices, sources said. And prices tracked the coal sold through DES ARA higher.
The ICIS FOB RB physical coal index for September '13 was $74.613/tonne, up from $73.664/tonne a month earlier. Fionn O'Raghallaigh
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Cameras and Photography spotted in Tokyo, Japan
If you want to change your photographs, you need to change cameras. Changing cameras means that your photographs will change. A really good camera has something I suppose you might describe as its own distinctive aura.
-- Nobuyoshi Araki
I don't think about what camera I should use that much. I just pick up the one that looks nicest on the day
-- William Eggleston
Cameras are wonderful little contraptions.
By making photographs, they are tools with which one can express their personal taste and private sensibilities. At the same time they physically exist as expressions of these same concepts. The relationship one has with their cameras affects their approach to making a picture.
People who shoot film simply do because they choose to, and the Photo Culture of Tokyo is full of film camera users. When I meet them out on the streets I ask to photograph their camera, and usually post it here the same day. All of the photos were shot with a Ricoh GRDII. I trust that this irony is not lost on anyone.
These photos are meant for sharing. By all means, re-blog away. Clicking on the images will present you with a version 1000 pixels wide to further enjoy.
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I'm happy to announce that I will be holding an exhibition of my work shot in my home state of Nebraska at Totem Pole Photo Gallery from Tuesday, October 23rd to Sunday, November 4th. Half of the show will feature twenty 16x20 prints first exhibited at the Nikon Salon in 2005 entitled Nebraska, the Good Life, with another twenty or so 11x14 prints of work shot during my recent trips home over the past few summers.
The Nebraska series was an important step in my development as a photographer. In 2002 I returned to my hometown after a year studying abroad with the particular photographic intensity and curiosity I developed in Japan, intact. Almost a decade later, these Nebraska pictures continue to interest me. Paring them with recent work should make for a good show.
The gallery is open from noon to 7pm, daily. Hope to see you there.
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The 2013-2014 influenza vaccines include those that are trivalent (protects against 3 strains) and quadrivalent (protects against 4 strains). Both types of vaccine contain new strains since the previous season. Because of the new strains and the fact that immunity drops up to 50% 6-12 months after vaccination, influenza vaccine is recommended every year for all those over 6 months of age.
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Be Greatful For Your Garage Door
All garage doors and their components will ultimately fail. It is simply the way things are. In fact, there is even a scientific name for the ultimate failing of all man made things. It is called entropy. Now for you engineers reading this article, you understand that entropy has a more particular meaning, but for our functions simply evoking the word entropy in this setting is enough.
It is helpful to recognize when your garage door is about to fail and what you may do about it. This expertise will assist you to avoid shocks in the future when things just do not work.
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If your door begins making additional noises or vibrates when you open or close it, it might be time to begin searching for the causes.
Another clue is when your garage door waits when it goes up or down. Or, you have to push the opener button more than once to obtain a response from your door.
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If you see that your door does not close all the way, or does not open all the way that would certainly be an indication that there is something going wrong.
If you can resolve these little issues when they initially appear, you can save the inconvenience of not having your door work at all one day.
Replacing parts would be the first thing to attempt, but if the frequency of visits from garage door repair technicians increases, they may begin proposing that you change the whole garage door.
This is a large decision, and one that requires some cautious consideration. If you or your supplier fail to consider all alternatives, you could need to spend the night without a garage door. The possibility to overhaul the garage door might be overwhelming to some individuals, so keep the following concepts in mind.
You have to determine whether it is the right time for you to change the door to your garage.
Several companies are eager to provide this service due to the fact that it is advantageous for them. Carefully determine how old your door is, and count how many times in a month your door triggers an inconvenience for you. If your door is always in need of some sort of repair, then it might be time for you to obtain a new one.
It is a really good idea to get quotes from many different repair supplier. If you currently have chosen a supplier and that provider suggested you get a garage door replacement, it does not suggest you must use that company.
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Neon Trees is an American alternative Pop band who hail from Provo, Utah. They started touring in 2008 and opened for a number of Killers concerts, and ultimately were signed to a contract with Mercury Records. Their first full album Habits was released in 2010 and their first hit single Animal climbed to # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and # 1 on the Alternative Pop Chart.
The four piece band is led by neighbors Tyler Glenn and Chris Allen, who later added Branden Campbell and Elaine Bradley. Recently this past spring they opened some shows for My Chemical Romance on their North American Tour.
Here they are performing the song Your Surrender, live. Your Surrender debuted at # 19 on the Sirius XM Hits 1 Weekend Countdown making it only the 6th time a song has debuted in the top 20.
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The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has published a new National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-32.312-2012, Organic Aquaculture Standards. The document was sponsored by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to provide voluntary requirements for the development of organic seafood products. The standard drew heavily upon the two existing CGSB organic agriculture standards.
The standard describes the principles and management standards of organic aquaculture and provides lists of substances that are permitted for use in organic aquaculture.
Organic aquaculture production is based on principles that support healthy practices. These principles aim to increase the quality and the durability of the environment through specific management and production methods. They also focus on ensuring the humane treatment of animals.
The general principles of organic aquaculture production include the following:
Neither this standard nor organic products in accordance with this standard represent specific claims about the health, safety and nutrition of such organic products.
Under a system of organic aquaculture production, aquaculture animals are provided with living conditions and space allowances appropriate to their behavioral requirements, and organically produced feed. These practices strive to minimize stress, promote good health and prevent disease.
Organic practices and this standard cannot assure that organic products are entirely free of residues of substances prohibited by this standard and of other contaminants, since exposure to such compounds from the atmosphere, soil, ground water and other sources may be beyond the control of the operator. The practices permitted by this standard are designed to assure the least possible residues at the lowest possible levels.
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Bwog is a glass-half-full kinda group and always likes to think the students of Columbia have bright and shiny futures jam packed with happy things to look forward to. So, we stumbled into the But tonight to ask tonight's patrons what they're excited about.
Smoker's Plaza
- I'm writing a final paper I'm pretty excited about
- The world chess tournament.. It's in India tonight (who knew!)
Girl: I just got back from an extended Spring break (from London), so I'm excited to be here! Back in NYC!Her Friend: I'm excited for her to be back
- Italian Gelato in January
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The Best Family Portrait In History
So many wonderful questions.
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Baby's First Baby is Strangest Doll Ever
Yo dawg, I heard you like babies so we put a baby in your baby so, wtf is happening?
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Fat Guy Has Baby Doll Growing Out of Him
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Baby Laughs A Lot Makes Sure You Sleep Very Little
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That Nightmare You Had as a Kid About One of Your Toys Coming to Life
You may have a good friend in me, but good luck with that decent night's sleep.
Prince Charming Loves His Horse
Not the fairy tale romance I had in mind.
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Rescue on the river - Sylvester the Cat
Tweety is wanted for questioning
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Barbie skirts are setting unrealistic standards of fashion.
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Sneaky Ken
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Love A.N.Jell forever !!!
Black & White
Tae Kyung: Are you feeling alright?
(Mi Nam, umiling)
Tae Kyung: I guess you're not feeling alright. After all, you did have a fever of 40 degrees. I wouldn't expect you to have your wits about you..
(Mi Nam, feeling sorry)
Tae Kyung: Go Mi Nam, what's this?
Mi Nam: It's a palm.
Tae Kyung: Tch. The right answer is five. Still, I guess you've helt onto your wits. Then, listen carefully with your wits about you to what I have to say. Seeing that even in that state of extreme sickness you were worried about me. I see you have some loyalty and seeing how bore the sickeness and stuck it out. I see you have some will power too.
(Mi Nam, stares at him)
Tae Kyung: I've been trying not to acknowledge you and outright rejecting you but out of this ordeal, I've come to accept you. I'm now on your side Go Mi Nam so, I have a duty to look out for you and I'll take responsibility for what happens with you.
Mi Nam: (feeling sorry) I'm truly sorry. I'll think carefullly too about what o do from now on. And, thank you for saying that.
Tae Kyung: (smiles) From now on, don't do things you'll be sorry for. Discuss what should be done and live thankfully. Ugh. I'm tired. I'm going to get some sleep. (Stare to Mi Nam) Go back to sleep.
(Tae Kyung went out to room)
Mi Nam: This can't be anymore. Before anything else is revealed, before he gets more hurt, Go Mi Nam has to go away.. (Tears falling from her eyes.)
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Buying a Home: Costs & Fees
What government fees are involved in a property transaction?
While government fees can vary from state to state, you are likely to find that four different kinds of fees may apply to your property transaction.
These include stamp duty on the purchase price of your property, stamp duty on the loan amount (also known as mortgage duty), a mortgage registration fee - which is applicable to property purchases as well as refinances - and a transfer fee charged on purchases only.
These fees are usually charged at settlement and the costs are deducted from your loan amount. For more information about the types of fees that may apply in your situation, you should contact your state revenue office.
If I am a first home buyer, what kind of government fees will I need to pay?
First home buyers may qualify for a reduction or exemption from some government fees, such as stamp duty. Conditions usually apply to this type of exemption and these can vary from state to state.
Your state revenue office will be able to provide more information about the different types of government charges and exemptions you may be eligible for as a first home buyer.
Do I need to pay government fees if refinancing?
If you are refinancing your mortgage, government stamp duty may apply. This type of charge, like other government fees, can vary from state to state. These charges may also be affected by changes to the law - some of which are made on an annual basis. You may wish to contact your state revenue office for the most up-to-date information.
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Experiences with Muscle-sparing free TRAM flap?
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On March 22, I will have bilateral mast. with muscle-sparing free TRAM flap. Has anyone else had experience with this procedure? I am 63 and in pretty good shape, though about 30 lbs. over. (Actually, I'm not overweight; I'm undertall! Ha!) Most of the posts I've been reading concern implants or DIEPs. I'd love to hear from msfTRAM women. Thanks.
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I can tell you her scarring goes from one hip to the other. If you send your email I'm sure she would be more than happy to share her experience with you.
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Myself & my neighbor were both BRACA2 positive she opted to have TRAM flap done I opted to go the other route. ...it took her a bit longer to recover thsn I but if you send me your email I will have her contact you to tell you about her experience & what she went through. Thinking&praying for you Lisa
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I can see your point that many of the posts concern implants. Here is a link to the RealSelf Breast Reconstruction Community that "may" answer some of your questions. It will also show you how the community can provide some support and knowledge, although it may not be exactly what you are seeking. Keep us posted as we'd love to hear how things progress for you!
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Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used, 3rd Edition
370 pages
January 2011, Pfeiffer
1 A Consultant by Any Other Name . . .
Some Definitions and Distinctions.
Consulting Skills Preview.
The Promise of Flawless Consultation.
2 Techniques Are Not Enough.
Beyond Content.
The Consultant's Assumptions.
The Consultant's Goals.
Roles Consultants Choose.
Collaboration and the Fear of Holding Hands.
Stating the Client's Involvement––Step by Step.
Checklist # 1. Assessing the Balance of Responsibility.
3 Flawless Consulting.
Being Authentic.
Completing the Requirements of Each Phase.
The Right to Fail.
4 Contracting Overview.
Contracting––The Concept and the Skill.
Contracting Skills.
Elements of a Contract.
Checklist # 2. Analyzing One of Your Contracts.
Ground Rules for Contracting.
5 The Contracting Meeting.
Who Is the Client?
Navigating the Contracting Meeting.
When You Get Stuck.
The Problem with Saying No.
Contracting Checkpoint.
Checklist #3. Planning a Contracting Meeting.
Selling Your Services––Good Selling Is Good Contracting.
The Meeting As a Model of How You Work.
Closing the Contracting Meeting.
After the Contracting Meeting.
Checklist # 4. Reviewing the Contracting Meeting.
6 The Agonies of Contracting.
Dealing with Low Motivation.
Ceaselsss Negotiation––The Shifting Tide of Your Role.
Some Other Specific Agonies.
The Virtual World.
7 The Internal Consultant.
Important Differences between Internal and Externam Consultants.
Triangles and Rectangles.
8 Understanding Resistance.
The Faces of Resistance.
What Are Clients Resisting When They Are Resisting Us?
Underlying Concerns.
Sometimes It Is Not Resistance.
The Fear and the Wish.
Ogres and Angels.
. . .And Heroics.
9 Dealing with Resistance.
Three Steps.
Don't Take It Personally.
Good Faith Responses.
Consulting with a Stone.
10 From Diagnosis to Discovery.
It Is Still the Relationship That Counts.
The Call to Action.
The Problem Is Not the Problem.
How the Problem Is Being Managed.
Flawless Discovery. 11 Whole System Discovery.
Third-Party Consulting.
Takng a Whole-System Approach.
Putting Whole-System Discovery to Work.
The Payoff.
12 Discovering Gifts, Capacities and Possibilities.
When All Else Fails.
The Power of Positive Deviance.
The Implications for Consulting.
An Example of What Is Working.
13 Get the Picture.
The Steps in Getting the Picture.
A Word about Bias.
Assessing How the Situation Is Being Managed.
The Discovery Interview.
Levels of Analysis.
Your Experience As Data.
Checklist # 5. Planning a Discovery Meeting.
Checklist # 6. Reviewing the Discovery Meeting.
14 Preparing for Feedback.
A Clear Picture May Be Enough.
Condensing the Data.
Some Do's and Don'ts.
Language in Giving the Picture.
Presenting the Picture . . . As Courtroom Drama.
Support and Confrontation.
15 Managing the Meeting for Action.
How to Present the Picture.
Structuring the Meeting.
The Meeting for Action––Step by Step.
A Recap.
Resistance in the Meeting.
Checklist # 7. Planning a Meeting For Action.
When the Group Is at Odds among Themselves.
Checklist # 8. Reviewing the Meeting.
Modeling the Meeting.
16 Implementation.
Choosing Engagement over Installation.
Deciding Doesn't Get It Done.
The Case Against Installation.
Betting on Engagement.
17 Elements of Engagement.
The Meeting Is the Message.
Eight Ways to Engage.
The Point.
Checklist # 9. Preparing for Implementation.
Checklist # 10. Reviewing an Implementation Event.
18 Consultant As Teacher.
The Story.
Assumptions about Motivating Students.
The Reality.
Taking a Consultant's Stance.
The Trip to Washington, DC.
The Choice in the Matter.
19 The Heart of the Matter.
Choosing Learning over Teaching.
Learning As a Social Adventure.
The Struggle Is the Solution.
The Question Is More Important Than the Answer.
Beyond How.
Insight Resides in Moments of Tension.
Capacities Bear More Fruit Than Deficiencies.
We Are Responsible for One Another's Learning.
Culture Changes in the Moment.
If Change Is So Wonderful, Why Don't You Go First?
The Final Question Is One of Faith.
Suggestions for Further Reading.
About the Author.
About Designed Learning.
Peter Block is an author and consultant whose work is about empowerment, stewardship, chosen accountability, and the reconciliation of community. He is the author of several best-selling books, including the first two editions of Flawless Consulting, Stewardship, Community, and The Empowered Manager. He is a partner in Designed Learning, a training company that offers his personally designed workshops that help to build the skills outlined in his books.


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While kind of on the subject of taking photos out of hotel room windows, this is the sort of weird things that happen when you stick a polariser on your camera and try shooting through the thick, treated glass they use in hot countries. A friend of mine did some reading up on it and the polarised light that is reflected off the water or other windows can potentially show up stresses in the glass of the window you're shooting through, or something like that hehe.
If you're remotely interested these were shot from the Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur.


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One evening, there was a small incident in the ocean. The sun had set and just a moment before, a fish had been very happy and joyous dancing in the sunrays in the infinite vastness of the ocean. She was dancing, she was swimming, there was no sorrow, no pain anywhere. The fish was so natural and innocent. There was not the slightest trace of doubt in her mind. But a moment later she met an atheist fish who disturbed everything.
All the other fish avoided this atheist fish, but this fish was new and she didn't know better. When the atheist fish approached her, she listened to her speaking just out of politeness. The atheist fish said to her, "What are you dancing for? Why are you so happy? Why are you celebrating? It seems that you also are a blind believer, like those other ordinary fish. There is no joy, joy is an illusion! And this ocean that you think that you are in - where you are dancing and swimming, jumping and enjoying in - there is no such thing. Have you ever seen an ocean?"
The young fish became afraid. She had heard of this ocean but she had never seen it. When someone is born in the ocean, when someone grows in the ocean and has never gone out of the ocean, then there is no way to see the ocean. To see, some distance is needed, some separation, a gap is needed. The fish had heard that there is an ocean, but she had never seen it. Her eyes were also created from this ocean, she was surrounded by the ocean. A fish can see the ocean only when there is a distance between the ocean and the fish. There was not even that much distance.
The fish had heard about the ocean. The atheist fish started laughing and said, "Just like men who blindly believe in God, the fishes believe that there is an ocean. But there is no God and there is no ocean. Look, open your eyes and see! You are still young - what makes you so afraid? All around, a great emptiness surrounds us. Nothing is real except death."
The young fish looked all around. Certainly, there was emptiness all around. The sun was about to set. All around there was the blueness of the ocean - it seemed like an empty sky. And in the distance, as far as the eyes could see, the blue ocean was deep in darkness. Everywhere a dark night was falling.
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Poor VH-1. Conceived in a competitive fervor, less because anyone in the audience actually wanted it, more because MTV Networks couldn't let Ted Turner grab their business. No one at the company really wanted it to succeed, under the mistaken impression that there were only so many people interested in video music (a claim backed up by research that was ill conceived, maybe on purpose). Don't lose too much money, please break even, and the job was done.
The MTVN operators worked hard to convince itself that there was a consumer demand for the network. After all, wasn't MTV just a rock radio station on steroids. And didn't a more adult audience reject rock radio for more mellow music. And besides, the record industry was begging MTVN for so many favors that MTV could not fulfill them all and keep its business on track. VH-1 could serve a multitude of useful purposes.
La Bamba from fredseibert on Vimeo.
Fred/Alan was there at it's inception and played a pivotal role for three more makeovers during the next seven years.
In the first big change since launch at the beginning of 1985, we were convinced that VH-1 needed to sharpen its message and its target audience. Stake a claim. Self centered baby boomers that we were, it seemed obvious to us that there was an opportunity to be obvious about it, and that VH-1 was the perfect place for our obviousness.
Noel Frankel had started working with Fred/Alan as a freelance copywriter and art director, and persuaded us to become our full time creative director with two campaigns that had completely opposite affects. The Nick-at-Nite print campaign piggy backed on the twisted, successful strategy we'd used on-air to establish America's first oldies TV network. He conceived these VH-1 ads, and the TV spots that accompanied them, using the high key photography of the famous Art Kane to provide a sophisticated attitude that VH-1 needed to have to attract our audience.
It was a good campaign. Unfortunately, VH-1 refused to support it was a network that had a focused point of view. Viewers continued to reject the channel, and within a year or two we were onward and upward to yet another "re-branding."
Love Me Do from fredseibert on Vimeo.
Copywriter & art director: Noel Frankel
Photographed & directed by Art Kane
Fred/Alan producer: Albie Hecht
Executive producers: Alan Goodman & Fred Seibert
Since the very beginning (August 1981) the MTV packaging and advertising work we'd done used line illustration and animation to establish a clear identity, distinct from the all too common live action music videos or the slick motion graphics on the rest of the television networks. But photography loomed very high on our radar. Fred's sister/Alan's wife, Elena Seibert, is a portrait photographer, and we'd each been to collecting photography at home. Rock photographer Annie Leibovitz had recently been doing advertising campaigns for The Gap and American Express, and Fred was particularly taken by Oliviero Toscani's"real people" campaign for Espirit.
So, 1990 rolled around, nine years we'd been developing and executing MTV's DIY, low-fi style. It was time for a change and a music business trade magazine campaign was just the place; Billboard, Hits, maybe Cashbox. The music industry had begun to take the network for granted, assuming it was just their amazing artists(!) that was responsible for the boom in sales. F/A creative director Noel Frankel directed the first ad with Winger, and then art director took the helm for the rest. A classy, quality, photographic look, black & white, featuring top artists of the day, and lyrics from their top recording.
Unfortunately, in those days right before Nirvana broke, it wasn't the most impressive lot. OK, half of them (Tone Lōc, the B-52's, Living Colour) were respectable. But Paula, Hammer, and least of all, Winger? And I'm not really sure what to say about Faith No More.0 comments Tagged: 1990, Billboard, MTV, advertising, photography, print, trade advertising, Hits,.
See more of our Nick-at-Nite posts here.
Alan Goodman and I invented Nick-at-Nite.
It's funny to see it in print. Ted Turner invented CNN the Cable News Network, Bill Paley created CBS the Columbia Broadcasting Company, John Lack invented MTV Music Television. But, there it is. Two guys most people never heard of invented America's first oldies channel on television.
By mid-1985 Alan and I had developed the branding and vocabulary for MTV and Nickelodeon, and MTV President Bob Pittman had asked Nick General Manager Gerry Laybourne to figure out what to do with the dark hours after Nickelodeon went off the air at 8pm*. Gerry and her team tried to develop original programming for a number of months before giving up and asking us for suggestions. We were ready for them.
A couple of years before PIttman had purchased the rights to 300 episodes of The Donna Reed Show, a black & white series from from 1960s, because they were cheap and he thought they might be useful someday; I'd heard about the acquisition and started hatching up ways to use them. When we became independent producers in 1983 we spent over a year trying to convince ABC to create an "TV oldies" show in their daytime programming block. They eventually passed. "We're a television network. We can't run old, black and white shows!"
So, when Nick came a calling Alan and I had worked out the whole thing in our heads. We could run an entire network with programming that no one else wanted, but was solid enough to get a good rating. Perfect for the audience and perfect for advertisers. Our channel would be the television equivalent of oldies radio, the most successful format in decades. Just like "The Greatest Hits of All Time" we wouldn't try to hide what we were. The networks might have reruns (sad face), but at Nick-at-Nite we'd be RERUNS!!! (happy face!). It would be a blast.
The powers that be at Nickelodeon did not like The Donna Reed Show at all; it was seen as a pre-feminist throwback that set a depressing role model. I'd watched it for weeks at a time in high school during an illness, and figured any show that could hold the attention of a high school boy for weeks had to be, at the very least, entertaining.
We convinced them to give it a try. Look for shows that fit the budget, were good (meaning strong characters and solid stories), package it all up under our guidance, and go for it. No one was sure what we were smoking, but after our last ditch presentation to Pittman, met with smiles and enthusiasm, they agreed to let us at it.
Alan and I were at Nickelodeon everyday for months lining things up (though we were still 'outsiders' we effectively served as the channel's creative directors for the next seven years). Programming chief Debby Beece came up with the name 'Nick-at-Nite;' and she lined up a great debut line-up of Donna Reed, My Three Sons (the black & white years), Mr. Ed, and Route 66. Tom Corey and Scott Nash had already designed the Nickelodeon logo, so we tapped them again. We had a couple of bumps with our Nick promo team, the most important element in our scheme, because a couple of them with hipper-than-thou and thought oldies TV was the dumbest idea in creation. We convinced them by pointing out we didn't think we were doing great art, just "good TV" (eventually one of our cornerstone promises to the audience). Scott Webb, Bob Mittenthal, Jay Newell, and others wholeheartedly committed to our vision and created some of the most memorable packaging a television network had ever seen.
Nick-at-Nite was an instant success. Within months it was the #1 cable network in prime time. It started being referenced in the popular culture, and became shorthand for suddenly retro culture. In competitive research Nick-at-Nite got credit for any old program a viewer liked, no matter where it ran on TV. And, it paved the way for Nick spinning off the 24 hour TV Land (check out Alan's first written "positioning" for NANin 1987, "HELLO OUT THERE FROM TV LAND!").
In many ways, Nick-at-Nite was one of Fred/Alan's most satisfying triumphs. Creating success where most everyone else thought we had nothing. It doesn't get any better.
* Back in the day, satellite transponders were scarce and extremely expensive; Nickelodeon leased their nighttime hours to the ARTS channel. When they got their own 24 hour berth and became A&E the cost was too much for Nick to bear without hope for revenue.0 comments Tagged: Corey McPherson Nash, MTV Networks, NIck-at-Nite, Scott Nash, TV Guide, Tom Corey, advertising, branding, print, trade advertising, NAN,.
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The year is 1988, time for our coming out party, the first kickin' campaign as a full time advertising agency.
Nick-at-Nite had a big problem, and Fred/Alan needed to fix it.
Advertisers loved the Nick-at-Nite ratings (it was one of the top three primetime cable networks), but the ad sales team was inexperienced and unskilled, and they never knew how to answer the questions from the agencies media groups designed to push the cost of the spots down through the floor.
Primary among them was, "Why should we pay as much for your old black & white as for newer color ones?" Stupid as it sounds —the high ratings meant lots of the same people watching everything else on TV were watching Nick-at-Nite— the sales team thought it was a worthwhile argument.
For the first few years after the creation of Nick-at-Nite, Fred/Alan's primary role was in the day-to-day activities of the network itself. Promotion, branding, programming, acquisitions, we were involved in every aspect of the channel.
Then, in 1988, our collaborations with MTV Networks had evolved so far that they asked us to morph our production/consulting company into their full service advertising agency. Not knowing all that much about advertising other than it seemed to pay a little better than consulting, we agreed.
Enter Noel Frankel.
The first Nick-at-Nite ad comp, on writer/designer Noel Frankel's wall
Noel was an experienced ad man, a print designer and copywriter. Aside from his consummate graphic design and painting skills, Noel brought a sophisticated strategic mind and, maybe more importantly, a twisted, quirky sense of humor. Perfect for Fred/Alan, which needed to start acting like we knew what we were doing. Even though we'd invented the Nick-at-Nite television network (a first —and probably to this day— only time an agency had actually invented a whole TV network), but now we needed to prove we could also invent an ad campaign that would solve their high hurdles with advertisers.
As his first freelance project for us Noel brought in comps for the Mr. Ed's After-shave ("A trace of saddle blanket…bouquet of pasture…"). It captured the voice we'd inpsired, but it wasn't dependent on footage from the episodes. There was a slick, color feel that belied the show's black & whiteness, and when the ad ran in TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, or any of the media trade publications, it would be a blast of fresh air. No network ever had such great fun with its own shows.
Then Noel adapted the campaign for small size, one color ads, and we added copywriter Bill Burnett to his team. If anything, Bill reveled in the weird even more than Noel, and the campaign started taking on some totally surreal tones.
The other agencies took notice. All of a sudden the networks started getting incoming calls looking for media time. The young media buyers were becoming big fans of the network and wanted their clients to be associated with our cool advertising; they started agitating their clients to get on board. Nick-at-Nite had solved their big problem.
Worthless? These worthless ads really put Fred/Alan on the map as an advertising agency with a sense of advertising way different than anyone else in the country.0 comments Tagged: Fred/Alan, MTV Networks, NIck-at-Nite, Noel Frankel, TV Guide, advertising, branding, print, trade advertising, NAN,.


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This is wonderful news for Central Florida.
Legoland Florida is a huge win-win for all of us theme park geeks.
Back me up parents ... Legos ain't cheap!
But I still think that Cypress Gardens was killed more by location than anything else. I just think its plain too far away from Disney/Universal/Sea World on or near I-4
To do well, Legoland needs to draw the locals in.
And (once again) Legoland's model does not require attendance beyond a couple of million guests (about 5,000 a day) in order to succeed.
I have not been to the LL park in CA but I would imagine that it might attract a younger crowd than Busch Gardens or Universal. WDW still has the Magic Kingdom, of course, and so I don't foresee too many young visitors (and their older escorts) being siphoned from there.
I have been to Cypress Gardens within the last five yrs and although they added some "rides" my two sons were completely bored. LL might be just what the area needs, IF they are looking to attract visitors, of course.
There will be an initial increase in employment which is a BIG plus and their business model suggests they only need 5000 visitors per day to do well, but I am willing to bet a bucket of legos that in the end it's not going to work as planned.
WDW and USF offer something for EVERYBODY. Legoland will offer Legos (I know there will be more to it than that,so no sarcastic replies please, but you get what I mean).
I just think the culture of the Orlando area is getting more mature and WDW and USF has both kiddies and adults covered. In my humble opinion what Orlando needs is a kickass gigacoaster park. The biggest exciting news lately were for Manta and Rip Ride Rocket. People want these exciting and cutting edge attractions.
I have nothing against legos. I had tons as a kid learned new and adventurous language when my parents stepped on them in their bare feet (ultimately reducing my inventory of Legos).
I hope they are very sucessful and will def visit the park once.
Additionally, Merlin has loads of cash and experience to make it work. As long as LL-Florida is ran as competently as LL-California, it is a guaranteed success. It'll draw tons of locals and siphon off enough tourists from Orlando to do around 2 million guests, which is plenty enough for it to make a profit.
Also, LL-Florida has little to do with the Lego store in Downtown Disney. LL is part of Merlin while the stores are part of Lego. Two completely different companies (although the family behind Lego does own a minority share in Merlin).


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Reflecting its growth as a brand for luxury and discerning travellers, leading Croatian management company Adriatic Luxury Hotels unveils new add campaign. Conceived and developed in house, a new advertising campaign is inspired by unique beauty of the destination - Dubrovnik, known as the jewel of the Adriatic and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Adriatic Luxury Hotels teamed up with photographer Marko Todorovic Live View Photo Studio to develop the campaign's strategy which follows a complete redesign of ALH's new visual identity and branding structure presented earlier in 2012.
The goal of the new ad campaign is to position Dubrovnik as luxury travel destination while hotels of ALH make the perfect choice of accommodation. That is achieved by communicating through beautiful photographs in a larger format while extending ALH's group-wide promise of a highly personalised, luxury travel experience in the same time provoking today's lifestyle-oriented traveller to explore a hotel or destination's hidden gems. Key elements in campaign include famous spots of Dubrovnik Old Town, unique seaside locations of ALH hotels which overlook the City, like lush gardens of Villa Sheherezade and a private beach of Hotel Excelsior.
Destination specific scenery creates a distinguished setting that is unique to Dubrovnik while interaction of models in a beautiful surrounding is trying to evoke Dubrovnik as a place of unique impressions, one that creates long lasting memories for all of those who visit it and stroll within its walls. The campaign is actually an attractive story about a young couple, two powerful individuals whose unique moments while on holidays in Dubrovnik, almost voyeuristic, is captured by ALH camera.
As a part of the campaign, ALH has also re-designed the website. Vivid and engaging, the new http://www.alh.hr will offer content that extends beyond basic hotel information, as all other corporate accounts on social media channels.
With the launch of new add campaign, Adriatic Luxury Hotels Group has completed its process of rebranding and marks the further promotion on global market, with a strong focus on the value and strength of Dubrovnik brand - the leading destination tourism brand in the luxury segment.
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Now I'm not even straight
It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I'd been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on this earth as though I had a right to be here.
What's been the thing that surprised you most about college? The thing you didn't expect from the experience and the thing that you didn't expect from YOU. xo
Coming out of high school, I could not have forseen how radically different my values would be in three years, and how many transitional phases they would go through. I was a vastly different person then and didn't know how to take care of myself. Like I couldn't run for literally a minute then and now I'm running all over the place for fun even when I should be doing other things, and got up extra early this morning so I could get punched in the face and lead ab exercise class for the boxing team.
I certainly didn't expect how many times I would move between friends, and be better for it. I guess that's part of growing up and realizing self worth and blargh de blargh blargh. I still have to figure out how to do it without being a total asshole though.
But there a lot of things I cared about when I was 17 that I don't care about now and a lot of things I would sacrifice a lot of other things in my life for to retain now that would seem absurd then. Mostly health, I guess. Physical and emotional.
I didn't expect to have such an absurdly good time, either. I came to college without particularly high expectations, and have had such a lovely time, mostly.
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Ferricelli, past these niggas 'bout to feel my wrath I Ain't The Walrus by Danny! (Ft. Paris Artelli)
Marinate it, what I say, it may wow you I Ain't The Walrus by Danny! (Ft. Paris Artelli)
Its "country bumpkin ass" not "country bucking ass".
And its "can't park my ass without causing an accident.
Its not "I'm wearing Yacchi shoes" in Verse 2. Its something like "running errands over in ????". Anybody know what he said?
also sounds like he's getting a bunch of Benzes because…well..he fucking feels like it…
In the Bible, it says to not use God's name in vain, so Bada$$ is callin himself the new god of rap
"21" could refer to a 21 gun salute, which dead heroes receive at their funerals (inside a graveyard).
He licks his lips cause he's been rapping/talking so much. A
Watsky could be referring to free lunch given out to underprivileged kids at public schools, not just a lunch someone bought him.
Couldn't you also say that an alcoholic would leave his cell, pager, and home phone at the bottom? (Like rock bottom of alcoholism


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The Mysterious Marfa Lights
The Marfa lights are visible every clear night between the Marfa and Paisano Pass in Texas. At times they appear colored as they twinkle in the distance. They move about, split apart, melt together, disappear, and reappear. Residents have watched the lights for over a hundred years. The first historical record of them occurred in 1883 when a young cowhand saw flickering lights while he was driving cattle through Paisano Pass. He was told by other settlers that they often saw the lights, but when they investigated they found no ashes or other evidence of a campsite.
World War I observers feared that the lights were intended to guide an invasion. During World War II pilots training at a nearby airfield looked for the source of the elusive lights from the air, again with no success.
Over the years many explanations for the lights have been offered, ranging from an electrostatic discharge, swamp gas, or moonlight shining on veins of mica, to ghosts of conquistadors looking for gold.
The most plausible explanation is that the lights are an unusual phenomenon similar to a mirage, caused by an atmospheric condition produced by the interaction of cold and warm layers of air that bend light so that it is seen from a distance but not up close. In recent years the lights have become a tourist attraction.
The Texas State Highway Department has constructed a roadside parking area nine miles east of Marfa on U.S. Highway 90 for motorists to view the curious phenomenon. The lights have made the little town of Marfa famous. To draw more tourists for the mysterious lights, the city has begun an annual festival to celebrate them.
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There are several good reasons to consider adding silver to your portfolio including:
- Silver's low correlation to other asset reduces risk in a long-term portfolio.
- Silver acts as a store of wealth during times of high inflation and serves as a hedge against declines in the U.S. dollar.
- Unlike gold, silver has many more industrial uses.
Fortunately for investors the advent of silver exchange traded funds, or ETFs, has made it easy to get exposure to the commodity without the hassle of physical delivery, storage, and insurance.
But not all silver ETFs are created equally. Investors need to understand how differences in these funds are structured can drastically affect returns.
Silver ETFs can be broken down into three categories: bullion, futures, and ETNs.
Bullion funds
Bullion funds hold silver directly in a vault.
Because the value of the fund is determined solely by the price of silver, bullion funds are the most accurate at replicating the price of the underlying commodity. However, because of how these funds are structured, they're considered collectibles and gains are taxed at a maximum rate of 28%.
Today, there are three bullion ETFs available:
iShares Silver Trust (NYSEMKT: SLV): This fund is the most popular of all silver ETFs with $7.1 billion in assets under management. Because of the funds enormous size, SLV is the most liquid with the smallest bid-ask spread. This makes the fund an ideal candidate for short-term trading.
ETFS Silver Trust (NYSEMKT: SIVR): This fund provide the same exposure to physical silver as SLV but costs 20 basis points less in annual management fees. For investors with a long-term time horizon this fund is an ideal choice.
The downside - this fund isn't nearly as popular as SLV with only $360 million in assets. Thin trading means this fund has a wider bid-ask spread making it less suitable for frequent trading.
Sprott Physical Buillion Trusts (NYSEMKT: PSLV): Sprott is the newest edition to the silver ETF family. This fund has three key benefits 1) Silver bullion is stored in Canada providing with a degree of geographical diversification 2) Investors with sufficient holdings can redeem their silver bullion and 3) Some investors can qualify for a lower tax rate.
Clearly, the benefits of this fund are attractive to some members in the investment community. Since being released in 2010, the fund has quickly acquired over $1 billion in assets.
Futures funds
Futures funds are a little different. Rather than hold physical silver bullion in a vault, these funds hold futures. Futures are financial contracts that obligate the buyer to purchase an asset, in this case silver, at a predetermined time and price. Futures funds track the price of silver closely, but may deviate due to nuances of the futures market like contango or backwardation.
The benefit of futures ETFs is that they're taxed at a blended rate between short-term and long-term capital gains. This blended rate is typically lower than physical bullion products.
DB Silver Fund (NYSEMKT: DBS): This fund holds front month silver futures contracts . Returns are driven by changes in the price of silver, interest earned on uninvested cash, and roll yield.
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KC & the Sunshine Band 's Harry Wayne Casey , Donovan , Cat Stevens , and The Kinks ' Ray Davies are among the nominees up for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame next year. Led Zeppelin 's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page , Heart 's Ann and Nancy Wilson and John Mellencamp also are in the running in the Performer/Songwriters category, as are Madonna , Cyndi Lauper , country veteran Vince Gill , and Chic 's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards .
In the Non-Performer category, nominees for induction include Graham Gouldman , who co-wrote hits for The Yardbirds , The Hollies and Herman's Hermits before forming the band 10cc ; Motown songwriter/producer William "Mickey" Stevenson ; Mark James , who wrote some of Elvis Presley 's classic tunes; Tony Macaulay , who co-wrote memorable songs for The Foundations and The 5th Dimension ; and the writing teams of Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham , Hugo & Luigi , and Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell .
Eligible members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame have until December 16 to submit their votes for their favorite nominees. The 2014 Awards Gala will take place June 12 at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York City.
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