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Now that BMW has revealed the BMW 1-Series Coupe and Convertible and the 1-Series M Coupe , it's only natural that artists everywhere are drawing up their renditions of the M-version convertible. We obviously don't expect the convertible to go on sale anytime before the coupe, but we will bet our annual salary that the vehicle will be produced for the eager market.
The 1-Series M Convertible will be similar to its coupe brother, with the exception of its drop top. Other than that, the convertible will feature the same sporty exterior package along with the same engine. Like with the coupe version, the convertible will be offered in three exterior colors: Alpine White, Black Sapphire Metallic, and Valencia Orange Metallic.
However, before we get the chance to see the convertible version, BMW will unveil the 1-Series M Coupe at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show.
UPDATE 12/21/2010: Check out some new renderings of the future 1-Series Convertible in the gallery provided.
Hit the jump to read more about the future BMW 1-Series M Convertible.
Exterior and Interior
The exterior will be distinguished by three large air intakes with the central one covered by a honeycomb-structured grille, large wheel arches featuring a chrome gill element with the M logo, and exterior mirrors similar to the ones from the M3.
For the interior, BMW will offer high-quality, dark Alcantara spread across the sports seats and a leather M multifunction steering wheel that features the now-ubiquitous M Button for spontaneous activation of the sharpest throttle response and M Dynamic Mode of DSC.
The Engine
Like with the coupe version, the convertible will use the twin-turbocharged, all-aluminum, 3.0-liter inline-6 engine that delivers an impressive 335 HP at 5,900 rpm and 332 lb-ft of torque from 1,500 rpm to 4,500 rpm. The engine is mated to a close ratio 6-speed manual transmission. However, being heavier than the coupe, the convertible will make the 0 to 60 mph sprint in about 5 seconds, but the top speed will still be limited to 155 mph.
When Can I Buy One?
Sales for the coupe version will begin in the summer of 2011, so expect to see a convertible version by the end of 2011 with sales beginning in 2012.


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Student Technology Fee
Western Washington
The Student Technology Fee
the acquisition of technology
to enrich students' academic experience.
Please see these links covering the Student Technology Fee (STF):
Recent Changes
For Step Two of Proposal Process: (February-March 2014)
- 2014 STF Tech Initiatives Proposal Form - NEW!
- 2014 Tech Initiatives Summary Sheet
- STF Proposal Guidelines (reference document, rev 02-21-14)
For Step One of Proposal Process: (through January 2014)
- 2013-14 Project Abstract Form - NEW!
- 2013-14 Proposal Process - For Students - NEW! (12-06-13)
- 2013-14 Proposal Process - NEW! (rev 12-05-13)
STF Increase Effective Academic Year 2013-14; Broadens Range of Technology
During fall quarter 2012, the Associated Students (AS) Board of Directors appointed a committee to consider the amount and uses of a new Student Technology Fee (STF) recommendation to be voted upon by the student body in spring of 2013.
The task force recommended increasing the fee to $35.00 per quarter with the funding dedicated to the following purposes:
- $14.00 for computer lab renewal and replacement
- $6.00 for the Microsoft Student Advantage (a licensing/software package)
- $4.00 for the Student Technology Center
- $4.00 for wireless network renewal and replacement
- $3.00 for the Student Technology Fee proposal fund
- $2.00 for virtual computer labs and U: drive upgrades
- $2.00 for a print quota with 50 prints
Consistent with this recommendation, the AS Board of Directors presented a referendum to the students in spring 2013, with the following results:
- The referendum passed with a 78% majority.
- The new Student Technology Fee is $35.00 per quarter for students with 6 credits or more, and $17.50 per quarter for students with 1 to 5 credits.
- The fee will be effective for five years, and then will be subject to renewal.
Student Technology Fee - Mission
The Student Technology Fee provides Western students with adequate and innovative technology experiences by:
- Broadening/enhancing the quality of the academic experience
- Providing additional student access to technology
- Increasing integration of technology into the curriculum.
Student Technology Fee - History
(in progress - Sep 2013)
- Fall 1995 -
Student Technology Fee (STF) implemented by the Associated Students (AS), Western Washington University, and the Western Foundation. The AS Board established a fee imposed on all full-time, on-campus students.
- May 15, 2002 -
AS Board resolution: Continue STF with a $5 increase, contingent on continued funding support from WWU administration and Western Foundation
- May 6, 2004 -
AS Board resolution: Extend STF of $15 per quarter for one year (fall quarter 2004 through spring quarter 2005)
- Spring 2009 -
A fee increase to $25 per quarter was voted on and approved.
Student Technology Fee - Operational Guidelines
- Student Technology Fee Operational Guidelines 2013-2018 (draft 12-18-13)

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This is a traditional dish and I believe it is specific to the Sunni communities in Beirut.
While living in California, I became friends with a Lebanese man. He and I worked in the same building. His relatives threw a dinner party and invited me. This is the dish I remembered from dozens on that sprawling table.
Crunchy golden pita croutons, meaty pieces of chicken, creamy yogurt sauce, I was smitten! Turns out there are at least a dozen different types of fatte, each with different ingredients, but always following the same principle: golden croutons, and yogurt sauce blanketing the main ingredients.
Prepared ahead, one step at a time, it should be a cinch to put together.
To get a recipe for a spinach fatteh, click here:
- 2 cans of garbanzo beans or 1 1/2 cups of dried beans, soaked in water overnight with a teaspoon of baking soda.
- 1 pound (or less) of ground meat, lamb if possible; (can omit the meat)
- 1 pint of yogurt, strained a bit through a paper towel and a sieve to get it thick and smooth
- 2 Tablespoons of tahini
- 3 or 4 pita breads, cut into croutons with kitchen shears
- olive oil, as needed
- pine nuts, soaked in water for one hour or longer (or almonds, or both)
- Spices: salt, pepper, allspice, seven-spice or a dash of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom.
- 4 cloves of garlic, mashed with a teaspoon of salt in a mortar (use half for the yogurt and the other half for the beans)
- Place the garbanzo beans in a pressure cooker or a pot and cook adding a pint or more of water until the beans are very soft and tender. If you are using cans, drain the cans and pour into the pot with the cans volume of fresh water. Simmer the beans for one hour or until they are very tender (even if they are canned); drop some ice cubes into the pot (optional step) and when the water is cool enough use two wooden spoons to rub them together and release as much of the skins as possible; discard the skins. Season the garbanzos or hummus with a teaspoon of mashed garlic and a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Set aside. You want the mixture to be creamy and chunky and moist.
- Cut the pita bread into squares; place on a cookie sheet with a few tablespoons of oil, mix the croutons and oil well and roast in the oven until browned and crispy. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
- Brown the meat and spice it up with allspice, cinnamon, pepper and seven-spice if available. Drain if needed and set aside.
- Place the drained yogurt in a bowl, add a half-teaspoon of mashed garlic and tahini, mixing well till smooth.
- Drain the pine nuts and fry or roast in the oven till caramel-colored.
Final Assembly:
- In a pyrex dish, place the heated meat then top with the cooked garbanzos and a bit of their sauce; top with pita croutons. Top the croutons with yogurt and sprinkle some pine nuts on top.
You can assemble this dish by layering first the croutons, then the meat and garbanzos, then yogurt and pine nuts. Or whichever way you like!
I found that if I soak the garlic cloves in a bowl of water for a minute, it is easier to peel the cloves and the skins don't fly all over the place.
Hummus is the word for garbanzo beans as well as the name of the dip, which is called hummus be-tahini.


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Hyundai i10 hatchback
Hyundai i10 hatchback
Price £8,595 - £11,465
- Very comfortable
- Spacious interior
- Fun to drive
- Interior quality poor in places
- No diesel option
- Overly-sharp brakes
At a glance
- The greenest
- SE Blue Drive 1.0 Manual (4 seat) 5dr £9,910
- The cheapest
- S 1.0 Manual 66PS 5dr £8,595
- The fastest
- Premium 1.2 Manual 87PS 5dr £10,810
- Top of the range
- Premium 1.2 Automatic 87PS 5dr £11,465
"The new Hyundai i10 has what it takes to be the best city car on the market, thanks to stylish looks, a spacious interior and low running costs."
The Hyundai i10 is a model we rate extremely highly, so much so that it took Carbuyer's Car of the Year award in 2014. Nothing shows off the improvements that Hyundai has made to its cars in the past two decades better than the Hyundai i10. Just like the old models, it's competitively priced, but now gets a stylish and well-built cabin.
You get the choice of two petrol engines – both of which are cheap to run, although it's the 1.0-litre engine that is most frugal of all. It would be our pick, not just because of the cheap running cost, but also because of the characterful noise it makes.
Even though the i10 got a four-star rating when it was crash tested by Euro NCAP, unlike the five-star rating of arguably its three biggest rivals, it's only fair to point out that the other cars were tested before more stringent rules were introduced in 2014.
All i10 models get decent levels of equipment, for what is a cheap small car, but the basic S model does without air conditioning. That would tempt us to go for the next model up.
MPG, running costs & CO2
Efficient engine line-up means it's cheap to run and tax
The i10 will appeal to people looking for a frugal city car thanks to its extremely low running costs. The basic 1.0-litre engine returns 60.1 mpg and emits just 108g/km of CO2, so road tax is £20 per year. Go for the Blue Drive model, which gets stop-start technology as standard, and economy improves to 65.7mpg, while road tax is free. Going for the 1.2-litre petrol engine buys you some extra performance, but it's still capable of 57.6mpg and emissions of 114g/km for road tax of £30 per year. We would avoid the automatic gearbox if possible though because it causes higher CO2 emissions and worse fuel economy.
One of the best parts about buying the i10 is the five-year/100,000 mile warranty, which comes as standard with the car and means you're covered for breakdowns. Hyundai will also sell you fixed-price servicing, with plans starting from just £349 for three-year/30,000 mile cover.
Interior & comfort
Comfortable, quiet and relaxing around town
The Hyundai may be small, but it's pretty good for travelling long distances. Suspension that does a good job of soaking up the worst bumps in the road is most deserving of praise in this respect, but the interior is also well insulated from road and wind noise. Having said that, the i10 still doesn't feel at its best at motorway speeds, and the lack of a sixth gear means the engine can get quite loud.
The i10 gets height and reach adjustment for the steering wheel, so getting comfortable behind the wheel should be simple.
Practicality & boot space
Spacious interior, class-leading boot and five doors make it a winner
With a class-leading boot and plenty of passenger space, the Hyundai i10 is roomy for such a small car. Space in the back was always going to be compromised by the car's short length but two adults should fit on short journeys. Where the i10 gets a distinct advantage over rivals such as the Skoda Citigo is in its five-door only body shape, which means getting in the back will be easier than in a three-door rival.
Boot space is also better than you'll get in the Skoda, although only by 1 litre, for a total capacity of 252 litres with the rear seats up, which extends to 1,046 litres with the handy 60:40 split-rear seats folded down.
All i10s get a decent-sized glovebox, cupholders and a USB plug in the dashboard, but only SE models and above get a height adjustable driver's seat.
Reliability & safety
Tried and tested equipment and a lengthy warranty mean the i10 is solid
The Hyundai i10 didn't feature in this year's 2014 Driver Power survey and Hyundai dropped by four places in the manufacturers' rankings, to finish in 18th place out of 33. Despite this result, the company was still praised for its cars' excellent reliability and low running costs.
The i10's engines are also brought over from the old model, so have been extensively tried and tested, and the car gets Hyundai's five-year warranty plus breakdown cover that lasts for the same period.
The new i10 is one of the first cars to be tested under more stringent Euro NCAP rules, which helps to explain why it only got four stars rather than the five achieved by the Skoda Citigo in 2011. The i10 comes with six airbags, electronic stability control, and tyre-pressure warning buzzers.
Engines, drive & performance
Surprisingly fun to drive, with capable engines and a smooth gearbox
Although in real terms no i10 is particularly fast, the model's small dimensions make it feel nippy, particularly when threading through inner-city streets. The smaller engine is of course slower, and does require an element of anticipation when preparing to overtake or when tackling steep inclines. The 1.2-litre car is the better model to go for if it will be used regularly on the motorway.
We would advise against the automatic gearbox, which dents the i10's performance, but the manual box offers smooth changes and makes the i10 more fun to drive. Excellent brakes and light steering complete the i10's impressive city car attributes.
Price, value for money & options
Competitively priced with a generous equipment list
Almost every aspect of the old i10 has been improved in the new car, but it is still great value for money and this is one of the main reasons it won our 2014 Car of the Year award.
The range starts from £8,345 for the entry-level S specification model. It comes with electric windows, central locking, a USB port and six airbags. Go for the SE model, though, and you get useful additions such as air-conditioning, rear electric windows, electric and heated door mirrors, and remote central locking. The top-spec premium model, meanwhile, gets a Bluetooth phone connection and voice recognition controls.
Hyundais still don't hold their value as well as some mainstream manufacturers, such as Volkswagen, but should do better than cars from Peugeot, Vauxhall and Renault.
What the others say
"The third generation Hyundai i10 has what it takes to beat the best in class, with a refined, mature and value-packed package."
"Hyundai has pushed the boat out to ensure that this model is an improvement in every area. It's larger, more stylish, better equipped and has a more 'premium' feel."
"There's been a wholesale change in philosophy for the new Hyundai i10 with the company claiming the new city car is one people will choose to buy rather than feel they have to. In a class that includes the Volkswagen up! and its siblings, that's a bold claim."


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Two students have been detained and are in police custody after a gun was found inside a classroom at Hickman Mills Junior High School.
The gun was discovered about 10 a.m., a spokesman for the Hickman Mills School District told KCTV5. The gun was in possession of a female student, officials said. A second student brought the gun to school, police said.
A third student texted a parent to say a girl in the class had a gun. The parent then contacted the principal who then went to the classroom and retrieved from the class. She locked down the class and used her radio to order officers to the classroom.
The students in police custody were removed from the classroom. The remaining students and staff in the classroom were placed in "lockdown" for a time, said Ebony Walker, district spokeswoman.
She said classes went on as normal in the remainder of the building.
The school is at 9010 Old Santa Fe Rd. and eighth- and ninth-graders attend the school. The junior high does have metal detectors and security wands, so officials are working to determine how the gun made it past those security measures.
Some parents took their children out of class when they heard that a gun had been found at the junior high building.
Michelle Dimond said she wasn't taking any chances with her five boys. She said she was told there was no danger, but she had her doubts.
"There's a gun in the school. You can't sit here and say they are not in danger," she said.
One student some students believe the gun was tucked into the boy's boot, and the male student was displaying it to scare students.
The students involved could be suspended or expelled.
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Peace / Team Spirit @ Schubas, Chicago (4/6/13)
While I was in Chicago for work last week, I saw British indie rockers Peace at one of my favorite venues, Schuba's. I was introduced to the band last year with their brilliant summer ballad "California Daze" and they released their debut LP In Love in the UK this year to much hype and acclaim (though, no US release date is scheduled yet weirdly).
The show opened with an energetic set from Brooklyn surf rockers Team Spirit, before Peace blasted through a set that mixed dancey guitar rock a la Arctic Monkeys, Foals with Oasis / Blur-style 90's Brit-rock revival. Both bands put on a great show and seem to be heading on to bigger things, so make sure to check them out if they stop by your town. Listen below:


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Diekman is a mini cook county jail I filed a battery charge on 2 kindergartners that beat my daughter at recess one holding as the other punched her in the face the Principal A .D. did not suspend the children did not expel them, I also found out a 5th grade teacher beat up a child at the school. the children do lewd acts in the bathroom and they say they have more staff watching the children after i complained about 3 lunchroom attendants monitoring the children when there should be teachers. "Hide ya wife Hide ya kids".
I am very glad that my child is done with this school, they have A few good teachers who really cares about the kids. Most of them there are in for the money only they can care less about the kids especially the 4th grade teacher Mrs M I am going to call her and the fifth grade teacher Mrs D I am going to call her and lets not forget the 1st grade teacher Mrs W and they all no who they are. I feel that my child was let down my this schooll and now I am force to find A good school because the district 149 dosen't have any thing to offer but dirksen middle school where you hear all kinds of horor story.
My daughter & I were unhappy with the Pre-K my granddgirl was in 09-2010. I dropped & picked her up most days. Class starts at 12:30 & ends 2;50. Most days doors were locked at 12:30 til a teacher would come 5-10 mins late to open. Even the school bus was left waiting. Dismissal was later than stated .These little 3 & 4yrs olds came out with untied shoes, falling pants, unzipped coats , no hats, no gloves & runny noses in the cold winter..The teachers seemed okay with this.They sent home a monthly homework calendar. The finished work was placed in the child's folder. It was weeks before it was removed. Didn't see Admin staff outside or involved with children, as at other schools.
Services for children with special needs are few and far between. Pre-K Program needs to be expanded throughout the district to provide more teachers and more choices for parents and their children.
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Halloween Ideas: Cheap, Modern & Chic DIY Decorations
Most of the holiday decor we see this time of year is gloriously over the top; all bright orange, guts and gore, and cobwebs-a-plenty. But there is a way to decorate your home which stays true to a more simple aesthetic, while nodding subtly to the season. Read on for some Halloween DIYs that are cheap, modern, and – dare I say it – chic.
- This Boo banner from A Beautiful Mess is a simple DIY that acknowledges the holiday while blending in to your home.
- These fun cross stitch canvases would add a touch of Halloween style on a gallery wall. via Decorhacks.
- Tiny, whitewashed jack-o-lanterns are equally fun and adorable, found via Dwell.
- This DIY spiderweb is quick, simple and cheap, from The Art of Doing Stuff.
- Instead of carving your pumpkin, why not go for a strong, simple statement with paint and typography? via Lil'Luna.
- Sometimes, Halloween decor is as simple as adding black stripes to tall white candles. Beetlejuice-approved decor from Our Fifth House.
- This delicate bat-and-branch mobile from Martha Stewart is equal parts spooky and pretty.
- Speaking of spooky, a wreath covered with rats and spiders might be a bit repulsive for some, but spray-painted in a chic metallic finish, it becomes something else entirely. via Catch my Party.
- From Seventy Nine Ideas, I love the look of this Toilet Monster decal; it would be a great way to dress up a kid's bathroom at this time of the year.
- Finally, as if baby dolls weren't scary enough, why not take the heads, paint them white, and stick a candle in them? Would make for a unique and creepy mantle decoration, from Musings from the Bluebird Patch.
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I'm going to do the bat one tonight!!
First illustration: what is the music on the piano? Both the title (Etudes....what?) and the notes are blurred. Just wondering whether it is spooky music or just a random placement.
I have an almost irrepressible desire to sneak the Toilet Monster into other people's bathrooms....
Love the Toilet Monster!
I love the white pumpkins!
I'm in love with the owl painting though. Any idea where it came from?
It is so very awesome and Mind Blowing decoration .I have love it .
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I'm a little dissapointed AT. While it's great to give credit where you found an idea, how about doing the leg work with a quick google image search, and giving credit for a product?
image #10 is Little Joseph Candle Holder designed by Maxim Velčovský.
I have to say it....Martha Stewart is the Queen of Halloween!
Love the toilet idea - very cute. The pumpkin is an outdoor project that I'd be more likely to try. But, I see that the Halloween tombstones aren't included - here's my DIY tutorial for the outdoor Halloween standby: http://soprettyisasprettydoes.com/2013/10/21/halloween-tombstones-to-diy-for/
Those baby heads are so great! Instead of crafting I opted for wall stickers of spiders. Pretty cute though!


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Can an unlikely alliance of renegade rabbis and right-wing politicians strip the ultra-Orthodox of their power?
This arrangement has long posed a problem to any group seeking to revamp the rabbinate. To enact political reform, one needs political allies. But thanks to this ongoing deal, Israeli politicians have had little incentive to rock the rabbinate boat. Indeed, they gained more by trading away control of the institution in exchange for ultra-Orthodox support on more popularly pressing concerns, like security and economic policy. While Israeli voters might chafe under the strictures of the ultra-Orthodox religious establishment, they weren't about to prioritize that nuisance over, say, the peace process.
Yet over the last few years, Tzohar has managed to overcome this perennial obstacle by applying increasing political pressure to the rabbinate—to the point that behind the scenes, some ultra-Orthodox politicians were willing to barter away one of the chief rabbi posts to Tzohar in exchange for a truce. Better the rabbinate be shared on their terms, went their logic, than wrested away from without.
Tzohar's newfound muscle is a consequence of the organization's political savvy and, more importantly, the rise of a new group of supportive lawmakers who are politically inclined to take on the chief rabbinate. Foremost among them: the members of the hard-right Yisrael Beiteinu.
On Oct. 22, 2010, Yisrael Beiteinu MK David Rotem threatened to dissolve the Chief Rabbinate Council, one of the institution's core governing bodies, if it did not relax its stringent standards for conversion to Judaism. Two weeks later, Rotem spearheaded the passage in the Knesset of a civil unions bill, which for the first time created the possibility for a small subset of Israelis to get married outside the rabbinate's control. At the time, Rotem vowed to fight to extend this law to all Israelis—Jews and non-Jews—who wished to marry without the rabbinate's involvement.
That a prominent lawmaker for Yisrael Beiteinu, with the backing of his party, would spend much of his time sparring with the Israeli chief rabbinate might come as a surprise to some observers. Yisrael Beiteinu, after all, has tended to receive rather one-note treatment in the international media: as a hard-right nationalist party led by the widely loathed Avigdor Lieberman, and opposed to any sort of settlement with the Palestinian leadership.
The merits of this characterization aside, it is in fact a myopic prism through which to understand Israeli politics. In Israel, as in the United States and other democracies, political parties are not elected merely on their foreign policy, but on their domestic agendas. (For example, recent polling shows that 53 percent of Israelis rank socioeconomic issues as their top priority in the country's upcoming elections.) And Yisrael Beiteinu has a very particular domestic agenda that is distinct from its position on the peace process—one that goes a long way toward explaining why its politicians have been attacking the chief rabbinate.
The party's core constituency is Israel's Russian immigrant population—nearly 1 million strong—and its founder, Lieberman, hails from this community, which is often noted for its tough stance on security issues. But no less notable is the fact that some 300,000 members of this demographic are completely disenfranchised by Israel's ultra-Orthodox rabbinate, which refuses to recognize them as Jewish.
On the one hand, the rabbinate demands proof of Jewish ancestry, in the form of witnesses and paperwork, which can be very difficult to procure from the former Soviet Union. On the other, for those who cannot produce such evidence, the rabbinate often refuses to convert them, because the immigrants are avowedly secular and unwilling to accept the obligations of religious law. (And when rabbis with more permissive stances, like Tzohar's Chaim Druckman, converted thousands of these Russian immigrants nonetheless, the ultra-Orthodox Supreme Rabbinical Court in Jerusalem attempted to revoke the conversions.)
The result: hundreds of thousands of Israeli Russians left in perpetual legal limbo, unable to marry other Jews in Israel or be buried in a Jewish cemetery, despite the fact that many put their lives on the line for the Jewish state in the IDF. Lieberman and Yisrael Beiteinu promised their voters to end this state of affairs.
One such effort was the infamous 2010 Rotem conversion bill, which sought to empower more moderate local rabbis to convert those whom the chief rabbinate would not. But because the bill contained ambiguous language that could be interpreted as formally disqualifying Conservative, Reform, and even modern Orthodox conversions from outside Israel—though no experts were certain this was the case—it was vilified in the diaspora and ultimately buried by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lost in the furor, certainly for American Jews (including Tablet's editor-in-chief) was the fact that Rotem's bill was not intended to strengthen the chief rabbinate, but to weaken its hardliners in order to ameliorate the plight of a largely secular population within Israel. (Rotem insists to this day that the bill was never properly apprehended by its critics. "If you ask me, they never understood what is written in this law," he told me.)
MK Faina Kirschenbaum is herself a Russian immigrant, and the secretary general of Yisrael Beiteinu, known for helping Avigdor Lieberman build the party into an electoral juggernaut. She has taken the lead in forcing the ultra-Orthodox rabbinate to either convert disenfranchised immigrants, or cede their authority to those who would. Tzohar has been her party's natural ally. "Tzohar is a wonderful organization which presents the beautiful face of Judaism to those who are seeking an engagement with Judaism during life-cycle events, primarily marriage," she told me. It is "a grassroots answer to increasing skepticism of the Haredi establishment's extremist approach."
So, when the religious affairs minister attempted to circumscribe Tzohar's marriage program, it was Kirschenbaum who put forward Knesset legislation to protect it. "I am proud that the Israeli government through my bill will support such an organization," she said. Notably, like many of Tzohar's supporters, such as opposition leader Tzipi Livni, Kirschenbaum identifies with the organization even as she herself is not particularly religious. "I am not a particularly observant Jew, but am very proud of our traditions and heritage," she told me.
And with the help of these secular politicians, alongside others from mainstream parties like Likud coalition chairman MK Ze'ev Elkin, Tzohar has begun to push the chief rabbinate into a corner. "Safe to say, I think they've taken the gloves off," said Daniel Goldman, chairman of Gesher Israel, a nonprofit organization that works closely with the country's religious and secular groups to promote dialogue and mutual understanding. "Tzohar has stepped up its game from being a sort of nice face of how the rabbinate might look like, to getting into gear politically and talking to senior level politicians on all sides, saying 'we have some leverage here, what are you going to give us in return for that?' "
The next Knesset looks to be even more unfavorable to the entrenched ultra-Orthodox establishment. On Dec. 5, at a forum closed to the press, Likud coalition chairman Elkin said that the next government would likely not contain ultra-Orthodox parties, as their values were "incompatible" with those of Likud-Beiteinu, the joint party formed by Netanyahu and Lieberman for the forthcoming Israeli elections. Days later, Faina Kirschenbaum echoed the sentiment. Meanwhile, polls now put the national religious party Habayit Hayehudi, which supports Tzohar, as the third-largest in the next Knesset, where it is likely to join Netanyahu's government. Another potential member of that coalition that some close observers predict to replace the ultra-Orthodox parties is Yair Lapid's centrist Yesh Atid party—which happens to have Tzohar co-founder Rabbi Shay Piron as the No. 2 candidate on its list.
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Airport security procedures, with their intrusive pat downs and body scans, don't need to be toughened despite the discovery of a new al-Qaeda airline bomb plot using more sophisticated technology than an earlier attempt, U.S. security officials say.
Current U.S. detection methods would likely have spotted the shape of the explosive in the upgraded underwear bomb intercepted by the CIA, said a U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss security precautions. No new security measures are being put in place, the official said.
The CIA, with help from a well-placed informant and foreign intelligence services, conducted a covert operation in Yemen in recent weeks that disrupted a nascent suicide plot and recovered the new bomb, U.S. officials said.
Officials said the bomb has a more refined detonation system than the underwear bomb that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner over Detroit on Dec. 25, 2009.
FBI experts are picking apart that non-metallic device to see if it could have taken down an airplane.
Some passengers, meanwhile, were taking the news of the new bomb in stride.
"The terrorists will always be looking to make a bomb," said Guillaume Viard, a 26-year-old physiotherapist from Nice, France, about to board a flight to Paris at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.
Retirees Nan and Bill Gartner, also at Kennedy Airport, were on their way to vacation in Italy
"We were nervous — for a minute," said Nan Gartner. "But then we thought, we aren't going anywhere near Yemen, so we're OK."
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U.S. officials are trying to reassure the public that security measures are strong, and can frustrate such attacks.
"I think people getting on a plane today should feel confident that their intelligence services are working, day in and day out," John Brennan, the top counterterrorism adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama, said on ABC's Good Morning America.
Just last winter, al-Qaeda's Yemen branch boasted that it had obtained a supply of chemicals used to make bombs. Chemicals can eliminate the need for electrical equipment to detonate explosives.
"Hence, no wearisome measures are taken anymore to attain the needed large amount of chemicals for explosives," the group wrote in its online magazine, Inspire.
Working with an informant close to al-Qaeda in Yemen, the CIA caught wind of the bomb plot last month, officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.
The would-be bomber was supposed to buy a plane ticket to the United States and detonate the bomb inside the country, officials said.
CIA swooped in on bomber
Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters Monday night that she had been briefed about an "undetectable" device that was "going to be on a U.S.-bound airliner."
Before the bomber could choose his target or buy his ticket, however, the CIA swooped in and seized the bomb.
The fate of the would-be bomber remains unclear. Representative Peter King, a Republican from New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, told CNN on Tuesday that White House officials told him "He is no longer of concern," a point Brennan echoed on a round of appearances Tuesday on television news shows.
"We're confident that this device and any individual that might have been designed to use it are no longer a threat to the American people," Brennan said.
The plot was a reminder of the ambitions of al-Qaeda in Yemen, the most active and dangerous branch of the terrorist group. While al-Qaeda's core in Pakistan has been weakened over the past decade, instability in Yemen has allowed an offshoot group to thrive and set up training camps there. In some parts of the country, al-Qaeda is even the de facto government.
Though analysis of the device is incomplete, U.S. security officials said they remained confident in the security systems in place.
"These layers include threat and vulnerability analysis, prescreening and screening of passengers, using the best available technology, random searches at airports, federal air marshal coverage and additional security measures both seen and unseen," Department of Homeland Security spokesman Matthew Chandler said.
"The device did not appear to pose a threat to the public air service, but the plot itself indicates that these terrorists keep trying to devise more and more perverse and terrible ways to kill innocent people," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said during a news conference in New Delhi with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna.
It's not clear who built the bomb, but because of its sophistication and its similarity to the Christmas Day bomb, authorities suspected it was the work of master bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri or one of his students. Al-Asiri constructed the first underwear bomb and two others that al-Qaeda built into printer cartridges and shipped to the U.S. on cargo planes in 2010.
Both of those bombs used a powerful industrial explosive. Both were nearly successful.
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But the group has also suffered significant setbacks as the CIA and the U.S. military focus more on Yemen. On Sunday, Fahd al-Quso, a senior al-Qaeda leader, was hit by a missile as he stepped out of his vehicle along with another operative in the southern Shabwa province of Yemen.
Al-Quso, 37, was on the FBI's most wanted list, indicted in the U.S. for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in the harbor of Aden, Yemen, in which 17 American sailors were killed and 39 injured.
Al-Quso was believed to have replaced Anwar al-Awlaki as the group's head of external operations. Al-Awlaki was killed in a U.S. airstrike last year.
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams said before the start of the Australian Open that even with just two warm-up matches under her belt she was ready for Melbourne. More than ready it seems.
The American, with lattice-work strapping snaking up from her injured left ankle to behind her knee, brushed aside Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-0 6-4 in just over an hour to reach the third round Thursday.
Five-times champion Williams was unable to aim for a hat-trick of titles last year due to injury and there were concerns she would not be ready for the season's first grand slam after pulling out of the Brisbane International with her sore ankle.
After shaking off the rust in the first round against Tamira Paszek, Williams was on song from the outset on Thursday, blasting baseline winners past Strycova and racing through the first set in just 22 minutes.
Her Czech opponent won her first service game of the second set, eliciting enthusiastic applause from the crowd, but the Williams response was predictable, the 30-year-old winning her next serve to love and breaking Strycova to go 3-1 up.
Williams had her first wobble while serving for the match at 5-3, giving Strycova a sniff of hope, and the American looked in trouble when a change of direction left her sitting on the sun-baked court grimacing.
But Williams got back to her feet and promptly broke Strycova's serve to seal the set 6-4 and earn her place in the third round.
Williams, who racked up her 500th match win with the victory, said her ankle was still causing her problems, a potential issue for tougher tests ahead.
"It's fine, I just have really wobbly ankles," she said in a televised interview. "I wasn't meant to be a ballerina or anything."
Much has been made of Williams' fight to stay healthy after a catalog of injuries kept her off court for most of last year, but the world number 12 said she felt fine and that her tumble Thursday had not exacerbated her ankle issue.
"It's totally fine, it was my good ankle," she said in the post-match news conference. "There was no extra pain, it was fine. I twisted it but it's all taped up, so the tape really, really helped."
Williams, who will play Dominika Cibulkova or Greta Arn in the next round, thought it was "really, really cool" to have reached 500 wins but had no plans to rest on her laurels.
"The first thing I asked, of course, 'Is there anyone that achieved 1,000?' I guess not. I never will get there either.
"Five hundred is a lot of matches to play, let alone to win, so it's pretty cool."
After Marcos Baghdatis smashed four racquets in a spectacular fit of pique in the third set against Stanislas Wawrinka Wednesday, Williams was asked if that kind of outburst helped or hindered a player.
"I actually used to break a lot of racquets on the court," said Williams, whose own fiery temper saw her tarnish the U.S. Open final against Sam Stosur with a sensational outburst at a chair umpire last September.
"I sometimes break them in practice, just not in a match anymore. I think when you're young it kind of maybe lets out a little frustration. It's just is a way to express yourself.
"I got to a place where I could see how many places I could crack in a racquet. I got five. But it's definitely not the best way to release your anger. I think the older you get, you realize there's more different ways."
Williams was in awe when told Baghdatis has smashed four racquets in a minute.
"I've never done that. That's impressive," she added.
(Editing by John O'Brien)


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Latest neighborhood map patterns itself on village concept
Dorchester's true composition is truly in the eye of the beholder.
That's one take-away from the latest visual representation of neighborhood as created by graphic artist Jennifer Hill. The New Hampshire native, who came to Boston to attend Mass College of Art, now owns her own design and print business based in South Boston's Fort Point neighborhood. Hill, 34, has focused most of her business on generating prints that transform maps of cities, states and countries using hand-drawn patterns.
Two years ago, Hill moved to Pearl Street in Dorchester, which has long had a reputation as an underground artist colony. Since her relocation from Somerville, friends have pressed Hill to use her talents to create a Dorchester-themed print.
On Monday, after a week of research and work, Hill pressed send on the project: The result is a colorful, jigsaw-like representation of Dorchester — carved into floral print patterns based on existing villages and civic association boundaries. The map includes the date of the original town in 1630 and — as she typically does with her work— Hill also included the coordinates for the neighborhood in the lower right-hand corner of the print.
The map— printed using archival pigment on matte paper— is available for sale on her website, jhilldesign.com. She has already taken several orders from neighborhood residents who saw her work via social media. The smallest sized print (5x7) are available for $12. Framed prints are also available for much more.
Hill acknowledges that she had to take a bit more time creating the Dorchester map. The problem is one that will be familiar to regular readers of the Reporter: There "isn't one source for neighborhood boundaries," Hill said. She turned to a pair of books — Anthony Sammarco's Dorchester: A Compendium and Gerald Gamm's Urban Exodus—as reference tools.
Still, Hill acknowledges, her map is not a precise depiction but rather "an artistic representation" of her new hometown.
"I'm really happy that we decided to buy in Dorchester," said Hill. "It's amazing how many people we know are moving here now. It's a great neighborhood," said Hill, who lived in Jamaica Plain for 13 years before decamping to Somerville for one year.
"We spend a lot of time on the bike path and at the beach in Savin Hill, so I picked a bunch of floral patterns for the map. Dorchester has some great communal spaces," said Hill.
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On the one hand, I don't obsess about the number but I can appreciate how my clothes fit, or how I look in the mirror. Considering I'm focusing on building muscle as much as losing weight, the numbers aren't as important.
Buuuuut it's really frustrating to not be able to get a quantitative idea of how much progress I've made. I have a routine doctor's appointment next week and it will be the first time I'll check my weight in almost three months -.-
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I know healthy is a lifestyle and not a sprint to what you want to look like, but I just love bad food much :(
Today on my way to my 8am in the frrreeezzing cold, I caved and bought a croissant au beurre which was fresh outta the oven as I walked into the boulangerie. SO motherfucking worth the extra minutes I'll have to run to work it off.
I just have to remember treats sometimes are fine. It's the first time I've strayed off my healthy diet in over a month so all in all, it's not that bad.


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today was ugly christmas sweater day at my school and my teacher commented on someone sweater about how ugly it was and she wasn't wearing it bc it was ugly christmas sweater day
please, this is very important. this is my 11 year old brother, he feels like he's "fat" and is often crying and excluding himself from every activity you can possibly imagine. recently, he started to harm himself by pulling of chunks of hair and today, while sobbing, he asked me to kill him. I asked his permission to post this picture to prove that he is BEAUTIFUL. please, I beg you to like/reblog this so I can please try to help him believe that he is perfect the way he is and that I'm not the only one who thinks so… please.
He's one of the most beautiful people on this planet and anyone who doesn't agree can fuck off !
i bet being a frog takes a lot of kermitment
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I See You, I Know You (Optional Bias)
My fucking bias… I HATE YOU. You make me so kdajlfkjaflkjaf that I have to break with a random scenario that's separate from the story right now. (Yes, this is NOT part of the holiday special or part of my general scenario plot.) Ugh… How can you do this to me?
Anyway, this scenario is in first person point of view. I don't usually write like this either. I never realized how constricting it is to write scenario-style with all the "you's" and "he's." But this one is more meaningful to me. Hope you enjoy it anyway though!
Rating: M-M+
The neon lights were flashing blinding colors all around, the bass thrumming loudly in the hearts of the hundreds of people grinding on the dance floor.
I sat at the bar counter, perched on a stool sipping away liquor, watching people indulge in their urges. This skin-tight black dress, sleek stilettos, long smooth hair, sparkling silver earrings that accented my body beckon for eager eyes to discover and linger.
And as I peeked my eyes behind me at a sudden sense of a warm gaze, I saw you. I saw your eyes… eyes burning with red hot desire as you scanned my exposed back up and down. Your built body begging to break through that tight white dress shirt of yours, leaning against the wall with a cocktail in one hand, had my mind running wild with all the things that that body could do to mine.
You watched me lick the droplet of liquid off of lips as I watched the way you swirled your glass, eying me as you drained the rest of the alcohol in a rush.
But what was the hurry?
There was no sense of time as we stared into the depths of each other's minds. I could tell you wanted me as much as I desired you, to feel skin rubbing against skin in heat. With those dark eyes of yours seeping with hunger as you took in my curves, you had trouble taking your eyes away from me when your friends interrupted our moment together trying to engage you in conversation. You noted as I turned away, giggling to myself at how distracted you were of me. And as I took another swallow of the chilling alcohol, you took in my body. My smooth exposed thighs, the fullness of my breasts, the hourglass shape of my waist and hips. I could only imagine you biting your lips in desire, wanting to run your hands on every inch of me, to press my flesh against yours as our hearts would pound against each other.
Your friends eventually gave up since they saw that you were quite distracted. And you walked over with the confidence of an alpha, taking your time, eying me the whole walk, and I knew then that my little disguise tonight was well worth the hours of hard work. But with men like you, I know I can afford to play around a bit.
"Can I buy you a drink?" You sat down next to me, leaning an elbow on the counter, your thumb of your other hand hooked casually on the belt ring of your black pants.
I turned my face slightly towards you, allowing no hint that I had seen you earlier despite the obvious eye contact we had made. "Please."
The bartender slid a glass towards me and I raised my glass towards you in thanks.
"May I request the name of the most stunning woman in this whole venue?"
"If you can please me by the end of the night, I'll consider giving it to you."
"And how…" you murmured huskily as you stood up and leaned towards my ears, "do you want me to do that for you?"
"Mm… I'll let you discover this on your own."
"In that case, I won't let any time go to waste. Care to dance?" You offered your hand to me with a glint in your eyes, hinting at much fun to come, and so I took it without a moment's hesitation.
It's funny how fantasies can run through your mind and play out so similarly to how you imagine it all. You finally have your hands on my hips, with my body swaying in front of you, teasing you. You enjoyed the way my hands slid down your chest as the music beat louder around us. I knew it from the way that your jaw clenched tightly; I noticed from the way that you seemed like you had trouble swallowing. Take the activities of the couples around us to influence what we do, you bad man. See them slither their hands along their torsos, the way that their legs overlap with each other, when he pulls her hair from covering her skin to nip at her neck, or the way that their lower bodies pressed each other in circular motions to the beat.
Take me. Do it.
You weren't a bad man as I had thought you were. Careful, restrained… this was you, but the ropes restricting the beast inside you were beginning to come loose and all I wanted to do was to cut them all free so that you could take me the way I knew you wanted to.
I could see the way you looked down into my dress, my cleavage begging for your attention. I know you want to touch me.
But being the respectful man that you were, you spun me around so that my back faced you instead to end the tempting. I wasn't going to let this go; breaking you became my goal after that moment.
I heard you inhale a hiss when I brushed my bottom against your bulge. My intentions were quite corrupted, but your reaction was not enough to satisfy me, so I wrapped my hands around the back of your neck as I continued to rub my body against you. Let me see how long you could last with that.
It didn't take much time before I felt something hard pressing into my lower back. Even if I hadn't felt this, I knew your walls were crumbling down because of the way your hands were stroking all over me, from my hips, to my waist, quickly over my breasts, and straight down towards my thighs. Your hands caressed the inside of my thighs, slowly making their way up as if asking for permission to go further up to my secret place. As much as my womanhood ached to feel you inside of me, we were in the wrong place.
"Not here."
"Come with me." And you took my hand, guiding me through the crowd.
You had my panties off the moment you had me locked in your car. No one was around this area. It was dark, but the city lights below created an intimate backdrop to our heated exchange. Finally, I stroked your exposed chest, running my greedy hands over every muscle, every inch of your smooth skin as we kissed like there was no tomorrow. Your tongue worked wonders as skillfully as your delicious lips, having me gasping for air in no time.
You had the nerve to bite my lip as I stripped you, and traced your lips down my neck, sucking on me, leaving red marks all over my skin, claiming me. Your hands finally lost all inhibition when you indulged yourself by tugging my dress down, revealing my breasts, and taking one into your mouth and the other in your hand. I had to grip onto the car handle from above to keep myself from exploding from the way that your tongue and hands worked on me.
You only left this area to lift the bottom of my dress up to expose my womanhood to you, and rubbed your hand down into me, sinking your finger into me as your tongue plunged into my mouth.
"You're already so wet."
Wasn't it enough to see me squirming in pleasure at feeling you inside of me? You weren't pleased until you plunged another finger inside, searching for that sweet spot within me. Your fingers teased the warm wall inside of me, until I suddenly grabbed your hair. You knew you had found it. You didn't seem like a sadistic type to me when we first met eyes, but when you continued to rub me there, my body writhed higher above the back car seat. The windows of the car were fogging up due to my heavy panting and the heat that radiated off of our bodies.
What gave you such a heartless idea to replace your fingers with your tongue and lips? How could you grip my thighs as you sunk your tongue into me the way that you did even when I was gasping for you to stop? It was my body that gave it away. My hands gripped your hair, urging your lips and tongue to move more. My hips bucked against your aggression, pushing you deeper into me, begging for more.
"Don't stop."
You hummed and the vibrations left me panting for relief. My body was readying for release and you knew it. Your mouth left me and your fingers plunged into me again, rubbing me one last time before I came onto your skilled hand. Without hesitation, your wet fingers went to your lips, your tongue licking yourself clean as you stared at me breathing heavily against the car seat with my legs parted.
You hardly gave me a chance to rest before devouring my lips. This wasn't over. You wanted more. You had succeeded in pleasing me, but now you wanted something in return.
"Let me take you." You sucked on my breasts again to tease my body ready for the real action. "I want to feel you writhing in pleasure underneath me as I pump my length in and out of you. I want to hear you scream for me. I want you to be mine and only mine tonight."
You freed yourself from your top and I helped you unbuckle your belt and unzip your zipper, pulling your pants and Calvin Klein briefs down past your bottom, squeezing your flesh teasingly.
Oh, how my body had to stretch to let you fill me completely. So full, so satisfying, it was painful as it was something I wasn't used to. You felt it too; I needed a second to allow our bodies to fit into each other. My arms wrapped tightly around you, my fingers digging into your toned back. You slowly rocked me back in forth with your pelvis and I gasped every time you did because of how damn good it felt to feel you inside of me.
No sooner did you have me screaming, gripping that car handle even tighter as you slammed in and out of me. I didn't even need to tell you to move faster or harder. You just knew. Somehow, you just knew every pleasure point on my body, and knew every single way to work me til I was panting and completely wet. You even knew that it would feel better to lift my leg onto your shoulder to hit that special place inside of me again. I knew then, that without a doubt, you were a cruel lover that would drive your woman insane at your burning touch. You knew that the sound of your moan against my lips would drive me over the edge quicker. Your speed and force increased until you released inside of me, and I followed soon after.
You collapsed on top of me, breathing heavily. I let myself slide onto my back on the car seat, pulling your tired body with me so that we could lay together in rest. Your hands found their way up to my breasts, massaging me still. Your fingers brushed my hair off of my face, and your lips pressed onto mine. You pulled me into an tight embrace, pressing our naked skin against each other, letting me feel our hearts beating together in unison.
And as you breathed lightly against my forehead, you said to me,"Tell me your name because I want to be able to moan it loudly into your mouth when we make passionate love with each other again like this. Just like this. We're meant to be together."


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Showered, wearing her favourite lingerie with tasteful black-diamond patterned tights, Sharon stroked her wardrobe to select the most appropriate interview-outfit with ex-boyfriend & potential new-boss Stephen; reflecting on events she wondered why she refused marriage-proposal with that really-nice bloke who still carried-a-torch for her so many years later. Pondering, Sharon resolved to wear a tasteful skirt-&-top with heels without giving-away her past-relationship to Stephens' receptionist.
Limiting accessories to her watch, necklace, engagement-&-wedding rings Sharon was confident she would be considered just-another-20-something looking for an unadvertised-job. Pleased she was not exploiting an unfair-advantage against other 'girls' also looking for work, Sharon sat at her dressing-table, applied make-up, lippy... before dressing. Swinging her body side-to-side in front of her full-length mirror the mini-skirt flowed, top fitted nicely, making the best of her figure.
Introducing herself at the appointed-time receptionist-secretary Elizabeth asked Sharon to take-a-seat & offered a coffee. Too nervous & wary of staining her teeth Sharon politely declined. Within minutes Sharon was shown through to Stephens' office where she shook-hands & took her seat as Elizabeth closed the door behind her, returning to reception.
Alone, formalities dropped, Sharon poured-out her heart reciting how her perfect-life had fallen-apart & she really needed this job. Stephen had employed Sharon before she resigned ahead of her marriage & knew she would be an asset; offering her the coffee-shop manager position on the spot. Composing herself, they waited for Elizabeth to print-off & return with the contract. Sharon could barely contain herself; independence was minutes-away.
Husband Bob was remanded in custody, social-security administrators were dragging-their-feet, welfare payments were not forthcoming leaving Sharon totally-reliant on her credit-cards. The police had seized the cash found in her garage, with minimal-savings her hands began to perspire.
Realising Sharon was nervous-&-uncomfortable Stephen asked 'Do you need a cash-advance to help before you start your new-job'. 'I can offer you a months-salary in advance, re-payable over say, 4-months'. 'Yes please, my credit-card payment is due next-week' replied Sharon.
Stephen spoke with Elizabeth over the intercom 'Please bring UK£1,000 from the safe & the receipt-book with Sharons-contract'. Turning to Sharon Stephen stated 'It's nice to have you working in my coffee-shop business again'. Sharon smiled 'I appreciate your faith-&-understanding'.
Elizabeth entered the office, Stephen & Sharon signed paper-work; shaking-hands Sharon left with the cash & her copy of the contract.


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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > Love Knows No Age
Best Damn Idea - NOV 250 Reviews
Trouble at Mike's house, Ray has to find Christa
Mike cringed when he heard his father's tone. Shit, here we go, he thought. He knew his old man was gonna go ape shit when he heard about the restraining order that had been delivered to the house earlier. So far his mother hadn't said a word other than that they would discuss it when his father got home. Slowly he walked into his Dad's study. He saw that his mom was already seated by the desk.
"What the hell is the meaning of this?"
Mike took a seat by his mom. "I don't know, Dad. Really I don't."
"This says that you have physically and mentally abused Kelly Knight."
"It's all a lie. I've told you what happened. Her sister must have talked her into doing this. I've never hurt Kelly." He lowered his head putting on one of his best performances. "I still care about her so much." Beside him, his mom but her hand on his arm.
"Look I had to pull quite a few strings to get you back into school. Now because of this, you are out again. Do you have any idea how something like this can effect your chances in college. Even with all my pull, do you really think my old fraternity will admit you?"
"Dad, it's not my fault. I didn't do anything wrong." He looked at his mom so she could see the upset look on his face.
"John, it's obvious the girl is lying." Mike's mom Holly said. "I think you should call Sam and ask him how we can handle this."
"I've already put a call into our lawyer, Holly. Did you really think I wouldn't have thought of that?" His tone was condescending.
John came around the desk. "I need to know the truth, Mike. Did you hurt this girl like this papers allege?'
Mike swallowed his fear. Shit, his old man could scare the crap out of him sometimes. "I didn't hurt her," he said in a low voice. For good measure he looked at his mom. "You gotta believe me. I thought Kelly and I were really happy until this happened. The night I let her drive home cause I was sick it was because I trusted her so much." he forced his voice to waver, "I thought she really cared about me."
"Hon, I told you I didn't think she was right for you. Just look at the family she comes from. Her mom lives with that singer she isn't married to. Her sister who is still in high school is married to another musician." Holly shook her head, "Just not the right kind of people."
"But Mom" Mike said pouring it on. "Kelly was always so nice to me."
"Of course she was Mike. You are the star quarterback. You are popular. Why wouldn't she want you as her boyfriend?"
Mike lowered his head, "I guess you're right. Some of the guys tried to warn me about her but I wouldn't listen."
"Warn you about her?" Holly was interested, "What did they say?"
The wheels in Mike's mind were turning, "Just stuff" he muttered.
"What kind of stuff, Michael?" This time his father asked.
"Some of the guys said she had come on to them before I asked her out, stuff like that." He frowned.
"So the girl is easy, is that what you're saying?"
"Dad, don't say that about her." Mike was really enjoying this.
John walked back around his desk and sat down. He pulled out a cigar and lit it. "We need to get this mess straightened out pronto."
"The sooner the better." Holly said looking over at her son and smiling.
Mike gave her a weak smile, "I just want this straightened out. I need to get back in school. This is my senior year and I don't want to miss out on anything."
"You won't" his father said. He picked up his phone. "I'll make some calls and see what can be done."
Mike nodded, "Thanks, Dad." He smiled at his mom, "Thanks, Mom."
Inwardly he was laughing. This was one of his finest performances.
Ray came off the stage and immediately noticed that Christa wasn't in her usual spot. Why the hell was she so mad at him? He knew she had taken his comment, about having girlfriends along on tours. all wrong. Still she shouldn't have gotten that upset about it. He spotted Worm.
"Dude, where's Christa?" He asked him.
"She took off right after you guys went back on for the Revenge set."
Ray handed him his guitar not wanting to waste time looking for the guitar tech. "I've got to find her." He explained quickly.
"Yeah, she seemed pretty upset."
A quick glance around the back stage lounge confirmed his fears, she wasn't here.
Mikey and Frank walked into the lounge and saw Ray. "What's wrong?" Frank asked noting the look on Ray's face.
"Christa isn't here."
"Where did she go?" Mikey asked confused, "She was here earlier."
"Shit, I said something stupid when we were watching the video of that fucking group. I said that the band members don't interact with each other cause of all the fucking drama going on cause of their girlfriends."
"Okay, so I still don't understand." Mikey said grabbing a bottle of water.
"She took it the wrong way. Like I thought that having her along was causing trouble."
"She hasn't caused any trouble." Frank said, "Well except you've been late a couple of times but that's no big deal."
"Gerard made it a big deal." Ray reminded him.
Mikey stuck up for his brother, "He never blamed Christa."
Frank looked over at him, "Well he kinda implied it."
"Shit, I've got to get back to the hotel." Ray told them.
"Gerard already left with Bob. Come on we'll take the other van. Soon the three of them were on the way back to the hotel. Ray confided in them.
"Look, I think Christa feels sort of like she's in the way. I don't think you guys have warmed up to her like I had hoped."
"Ray, I like Christa but be honest since this leg of the tour started you've pretty much kept her to yourself. Fuck, we don't see much of either one of you." Frank told him.
This bit of information surprised Ray. He had never realized that he had indeed kept Christa to himself and in essence away from the guys. "I've just liked having her with me so much."
"Yeah, we know but come on dude the two of you need to come up for air some time." Frank joked.
"Hey, look tomorrow why don't well all hang together when we get to Portland instead of just you and Christa taking off on your own." Mikey suggested. "Stop hiding the woman from us."
They had arrived at the hotel. Ray told them before getting out of the van, "Now I just gotta make sure she don't try to go home cause I got a bad feeling that's what she's planning."
"Just tie her up." Frank laughed.
Mikey shook his head, "Fuck, don't tell him to do that or we'll never see him again."
Ray was out of breath we he reached their hotel door. He saw that Christa was packing her stuff when he walked in. "Babe, why did you take off before the concert ended?"
Christa kept putting her things in her bag without looking up. "I had a headache and figured I'd get an early start on getting this ready for the morning."
Walking over to the bed, Ray looked down into her bag. He had never seen Christa pack so neatly and he hated it. "Christa we need to talk."
"I'm going home tomorrow, Ray. It was sweet of you to bring me along but it wasn't right."
"That's a load of shit." He picked up her duffle and dumped out its contents. Christa stared at him.
'What the hell was that all about?"
"It was too neat. Not at all like the Christa I love."
She turned away. "Ray, it's not like this is goodbye. I'll be at home waiting for you."
"No, you won't. You won't be at home. You will be with me." He grabbed her arm and spun her around. "I can't be without you."
Christa blinked. "Ray, calm down."
"Calm down? Are you crazy woman? You are threatening to leave me alone and you think I'm acting crazy?" He pulled her to him and kissed her deeply.
She finally pulled away, "Look I know I've caused some problems. I don't ever want to cause trouble between you and the other guys."
"You haven't caused any problems."
"Do you remember how mad Gerard was when we were late?"
"Fuck, Gerard." Ray ground out. "None of us said anything when Monica came along on tour. We didn't say anything cause we knew how important it was to him to have her along. Well it's important to me to have you with me. The guys understand that. Besides Frank and Mikey pointed out part of the problem is that I've been keeping you all to myself. We haven't spent much time with the guys."
"That's really what they said?" Christa asked hopefully.
"Yeah, Babe. That's what they said. Tomorrow we're gonna hang with the guys" He hugged her tightly, "Guess I gotta share you."
Christa kissed his neck "Love you"
Ray started laughing. Christa pulled back slightly, "What?"
"Oh I was just thinking about what else Frank said"
Christa gave him a confused look, "What did Frank say?"
Ray gave her a sexy smile, "When I told him I was afraid you were gonna leave he said I should just tie you up."
"Really?" Christa said smiling.
Ray pulled her towards the bed stopping briefly to pick up a scarf that had fallen out of her bag. "Best damn idea the man has ever had."


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The 2nd Annual Dragon Boat Race will be held April 26 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Lake Charles Civic Center Seawall.
Twenty-five teams are set to compete in this year's race. Each team of 20 will paddle 41-foot long vessels to the beat of a team drummer. KPLC will have a team participating in the event.
There will be food and beverage vendors present, as well as karaoke, music and a health fair.
The CHRISTUS St. Patrick Foundation is hosting the event, which will benefit the Children's Miracle Network.
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