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"Writing a book isn't easy," the comedian Michael Showalteradmits in his debut book Mr. Funny Pants. "I knew that if I was going to write a book, I was going to have to read one, too." He's kidding. Or is he? The author, of course, had plenty of comedy-writing experience to fall back on. His résumé includes being a co-writer of the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer, writer-director-star of the very funny romantic comedy The Baxter, and a member of the offbeat sketch-comedy troupe the State, which rose to fame on MTV in the '90s. Today, bring your lunch to Bryant Park, where the Brooklyn-based comic will share his pearls of wisdom with Jenny Slate, the lovely comedian-actress formerly of Saturday Night Live. The event is part of the "Word for Word" outdoor readings.
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Findependence Day is a fictional personal finance story following the lives of a young debt-ridden couple's long journey to financial independence.
Many statistics show that people are sorely lacking in financial education. It is the absence of knowledge on how to budget and save money that contributes to the high number of bankruptcies and the even higher number of people who are living paycheck to paycheck.
To make sure your kids don't suffer this fate, it is a good idea to teach them good money habits from a very young age. This means teaching them, perhaps, the most fundamental lesson of all – how to save.
With pay as you go, you don't sign contracts. You pay for service up front, and then once that service is used up, you make another payment. At our house, we have two prepaid cell phone plans.
Have you ever thought about moving short term savings to Lending Club versus a savings account or CD? Looking at average returns may have you considering it.
Setting up an automatic withdrawal is probably the best financial decision I ever made. Even a small amount sold me on the benefits of automatic transfers.
I like to consider myself thrifty or frugal, but some things aren't worth the trouble. Check out these extreme money saving tips:
We currently have a 12 month emergency fund, but have considered investing a portion of that money. Would you consider investing some of your emergency fund?
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Hirsch, 22, spent his youth playing vulnerable adolescents in such films as "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" and "The Emperor's Club" before going edgy and playing troubled anti-heroes in "Alpha Dog," based on the notorious Jesse James Hollywood case, and the skateboard movie "Lords of Dogtown." Stars in Sean Penn's upcoming directorial effort, "Into the Wild," based on the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer.
River Phoenix. Would love to be Sean Penn.
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Hirsch's films haven't yet connected with audiences, although he's landed the commercial role of a lifetime in the upcoming Wachowski brothers' ("The Matrix" trilogy) PG version of "Speed Racer," based on the 1960s cartoon.
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The rugged Worthington was the runner-up in the race to become the new James Bond, ultimately losing out to Daniel Craig.
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Curriculum OverviewOur objective in the curriculum we offer is to help people accomplish one (or all) of the following goals:
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Introduction to IEM (1 hour)
Leading Collaborative Teams (1 hour)
Communication for Technology Executives (1 hour)
Communication for Technology Professionals
Leading Technology Organizations
Project Leadership
Technology and Innovation
Strategic Planning
Systems Engineering
Operational Decision Making
Financial Concepts for Entrepreneurs
IEM Design Project
IEM 601 Introduction to IEM
This course is an introduction to Information Engineering and Management with a focus on readiness for graduate study. Program requirements and expectations will be presented. Software and collaboration tools will be introduced. Library access and resources will be reviewed and teams will perform learning exercises to demonstrate proficiency with the available tools. (1 hour) Taught Fall.
IEM 602 Leading Collaborative Teams
IEM 603 Communication for Technology Executives
This course will address communication issues unique to organizational executives. Topics will include functioning as the public face of the organization, working with the media, when to seek professional advice, and effective crisis management. (1 hour) Taught Fall.
IEM 610 Communication for Technology Professionals
This course focuses on recognizing, developing, and putting into practice effective communication skills. Lectures provide insights into presentation structure, style, and content. Self-evaluation exercises combined with personal coaching will help clients improve their professional speaking and presentation skills. Taught Fall.
IEM 611 Leading Technology OrganizationsThis course will use case studies, assigned readings, guest lecturers, research projects, and discussion of current issues in technology to develop executive-level behaviors and thought-processes as preparation for starting or leading a technology organization. Taught Spring.
IEM 612 Project Leadership
This course teaches the fundamental concepts of leading projects. The course will consider all aspects of project leadership including the use of standard methodologies. Best practices will be reviewed along with practical insights based on real-world project leadership experience. Taught Summer.
IEM 620 Technical Entrepreneurship
This course is an introduction to entrepreneurship that begins with the development of personal insights and work habits that are fundamental to success within any organization. Taught Fall.
IEM 625 Technology & Innovation
This course examines technological innovation as an element of organizational strategy. Topics include the nature and management of innovation, aligning technical teams with overall organizational strategy, and the role of innovation in launching and sustaining technology ventures. Taught Fall.
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This course focuses on the systems engineering lifecycle and its application to the design of complex systems. Topics include systems thinking, managing complexity, problem definition, solution design, solution implementation, quality assurance, and measuring effectiveness. Taught Spring.
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This course focuses on the critical role of information and analytical methods in optimizing operational decisions. A core set of analytical tools will be presented and discussed. Topics will include decision analysis, optimization, modeling, simulation, and data analysis. Taught Summer.
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WGT provides an online golf experience that allows golf enthusiasts to play the world's most exclusive courses in a web browser.
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Xambala delivers high-throughput, low-latency message stream processing subsystems for financial institutions.
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Yodle provides local businesses with a simple and affordable way to obtain qualified customer leads using online advertising.
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Whaling used to be the focus of west Maui's main town, Lahaina. These days visitors come to watch whales frolic offshore from Papawai Point.
The low-rise harbor at Lahaina retains quite a few whaling-era buildings, but not much remains from the days when Lahaina was the Hawaiian kingdom's royal capital.
Take a stroll past the restaurants and shops lining historic Front Street, and take a seat in Banyan Tree Square at the foot of the country's largest banyan tree, planted in 1873.
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Lahaina is on the west coast of Maui, looking over to the nearby island of Lanai.
Highway 30 runs north to the resorts of Kaanapali.
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Old Lahaina Luau Maui
The Old Lahaina Luau is a must-do for visitors to Hawaii wanting to experience a traditional Hawaiian luau. An evening of traditional cuisine, music, cultural ... Read more
Maui, Hawaii
Duration: 3 hours (approx.)
Maui Sunset Dinner Cruise and Royal Lahaina Luau Combo
No trip to Hawaii is complete without a luau or Maui dinner cruise. With this fantastic package you can do both! Choose one night for your Maui sunset dinner ... Read more
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Duration: 4 hours (approx.)
Maui Sunset Dinner Cruise
Snuggle up with your partner and soak up the best views of the West Maui Mountains on a romantic Maui dinner cruise. After watching the stars come out over ... Read more
Maui, Hawaii
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
The Feast at Lele: A Luxury Maui Luau
Enjoy the quintessential Hawaiian experience with this luau celebration in Maui! This festive, high-end luau takes place right on the beach off the main street ... Read more
Maui, Hawaii
Duration: 3 hours (approx.)
Maui Segway Tour
Explore the West Maui town of Lahaina on a guided Segway tour. As you cruise through town on your own Segway — an electric form of personal transport that ... Read more
Maui, Hawaii
Duration: Varies
Maui Atlantis Submarine Adventure and Royal Lahaina Luau
Here's fun for all the family! This value-added package combines the Atlantis Submarine Adventure with a traditional Hawaiian feast at Royal Lahaina Luau. Read more
Maui, Hawaii
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Iao Valley and Lahaina Historical Tour by Bus
Visit beautiful Iao Valley, the site of the famous battle in 1790 when King Kamehameha conquered Maui, on this historical bus tour. See the Iao Needle, a ... Read more
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Duration: 5 hours (approx.)
Maui Surf School Surfing Lessons
Learn how to ride an ocean wave in the place where it all started at the Maui surf school. With its warm water, consistent waves, beautiful surroundings and ... Read more
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Duration: 2 hours (approx.)
Maui Day Trip: Haleakala, Iao Valley, Old Lahaina from Oahu
Fly from Honolulu to Maui for the day to tour Haleakala crater, the unique Iao Needle, the whaling port of Lahaina and much more! This expertly narrated ... Read more
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The people at Southwest Airlines are counting down the days until they can fly just about anywhere from Dallas Love Field.
The 34-year-old Wright Amendment expires in one year.
The law was designed to protect the then-fledgling DFW Airport. It limited non-stop flights out of Love Field to other cities in Texas and eight nearby states.
But after Oct. 13, 2014, carriers operating out of Love Field will be able to fly non-stop to any destination in the United States.
Love Field has already made some changes in anticipation. For example, the main terminal has undergone a major upgrade making it more passenger friendly and able to accommodate more people.
Southwest Airlines plans to unveil its new flight schedules in the spring.
Industry experts think those additional non-stop flights could increase competition and mean lower airfare.
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One of the original twenty-six Grande Marque Champagne Houses, Ayala's noble history dates back to 1860 when Edmond de Ayala received the magnificent Château as the dowry for his wedding. It was acquired by the Bollinger Family in 2005. Ayala Brut Majeur epitomises the dry, elegant style of the house, offering great balance and poise from the Pinot Noir dominant blend. Across the range the expression of this low and zero dosage philosophy can be seen in wines of elegance and great sophistication. Brut Majeur is a blend of Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. It is a delicate, fresh champagne with red fruits on the finish.
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July 22nd Bus Shop Hop Schedule
There are still spots open, please contact Pat to sign yourself up or bring a friend!We will depart from the Meijer parking lot at 8:45; please be there at 8:30 so that we may begin boarding. Please park at the east end of the lot.9:30 to 11:00 Quilted Cottage in Saginaw; depart at 11:0011:30 to 1:00 lunch on your own in downtown Bay City1:00 to 2:30 Fabric Fair in Bay City; depart at 2:30 for our next stop3:00 to 4:30 Bittersweet in Pinconning; depart at 4:30 for home.5:50 return to Mt. PleasantPlease see the flyer here for how to sign up and contact Pat.. Bus-shop-hop-July
2014 MMQG Mini Quilt Auction and May Meeting
Our Mini Quilt Auction was another success this year! We had some beautifully handcrafted items that were auctioned off to raise a little over $1,000.00 towards our Program/Speaker/Education fund!
June Guild Meeting, June 24, 2014
June Guild meeting will be held on June 24, 2014 at 7pm.. this will be an ice cream social! We will have our show and tell, and silent auction and play some strip poker! Bring your items for the silent auction which will benefit MMQG speaker fund. If you are interested you can get a table to sell some of your own wares for yourself also. Strip poker will be 2 1/2″ WOF strips, we recommend about 10 strips for 10 hands of poker! Look forward to seeing you there!
July 22, 2014 – Hop on the Bus
Shop hop bus trip put together by Pat Methner!
$25.00 for the ride, demonstrations, 15% discounts, refreshments, and lots of fabric selections.
Destinations – Quilted Cottage in Saginaw, Fabric Fair in Bay City (lunch stop), Bittersweet in Pinconning.
Contact Pat by July 1st to sign up, 989-329-7065, e-mail:firstname.lastname@example.com.
Quilt Show Update!
Our Quilt Show made a profit of $1,444.64 for our Program/Speaker/Education fund! We need to give a huge thanks to all the participants of our quilt show for this success especially with the short amount of time and very bad weather to deal with before the quilt show! Thank you ladies for your incredible work!
Board Members for the upcoming 2014-2015 year:
President – Robyn House-Guettler
Vice President – Pat Methner
Treasurer – Leigh Bartholomew
Newsletter – Cathy McCune
Secretary – NEEDED
At Large – Char Ison
At Large – Rose Pavlik
Refreshments chair is in need of a replacement, please contact the board if you are interested in this position.
Show and Tell!!!
Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement
Wednesday, May 14th – Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement – Speaker/Author: Suzi Parron will talk about her journey along the quilt trail beginning with the very first barn quilt. Also on tap: hear about other area quilt barn trails, painting demonstration and learn more about the Isabella County Quilt Trail. Time: 1:00 p.m. and will be held at the Isabella County Commission on Aging. Please encourage others to attend. There is no charge for this presentation – Community Education fund is paying for this day!
Xpedition Travel has bus trips members may be interested in.
Xpedition Travel (formerly Hatzler) has a number of quilt related trips scheduled…please send out to the membership.
Details on www.xpeditiontravel.com or www.travelwithkimberly.com
April 22-25 2014. American Quilting Society. Paducah, KY (double 468, triple 428, quad 389)
May 21, 2014. Pieces, Pies and Posies Shop Elkhart, IN (133) per person
July 24. 2014. Quilt Garden Tour on the Heritage Trail. Elkhart, IN (89) per person
August 21 or 23rd. AQS Grand Rapids (65) per person
September 9-13, 2014. AQS Chattanooga (657 single, 449 double)
Not quilt related. But exciting is:
Vera Bradley Outlet Sale. April 10, 2014. (54.00) per person
Elm Creek in Farwell is hiring a Fabric & Craft Sales Employee
Fabric & Craft Sales Employee
Part & Full Time Position. Applicant should possess Fabric and Craft knowledge and experience. Knowledge of Quilting, Sewing, Crocheting, Knitting, and Crafting is helpful. Retail Knowledge is also helpful for day to day work. Daily jobs include, but not limited to; customer service, product upkeep, cleaning/organizing, and sales.
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-Applications Can Be Obtained At Elm Creek Ltd
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Quilts by Ann Kowaleski
Piecing A Life:
Quilts by Ann Kowaleski
January 8 – March 14, 2014
Artist Lecture:
Thursday, January 16th, 3pm at CMU Park Library Auditorium
Gallery Opening to follow lecture in Baber Room
Free and open to the public
Ann Kowaleski is an award-winning quilt artist
whose work has been in many national and international exhibitions. Each of her art quilts tells a unique story.
Ann Kowaleski is a Mid Michigan native.
Art Reach Raw Edge Fabric Landscape Collage Class Taught by Linda Craig
If you are interested in doing some small (probably 8″ X 11″) raw edge landscapes, I will be teaching three classes January 15, 22, 29, 2014 from 9:30-11:30 AM for $50 for all three dates. Each project will cost an additional $5.00 material fee. Perhaps, you will get 1-3 projects done. The classes are held at Art Reach, 111 E. Broadway St., Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858. Register by January 11 by calling 989-773-3689.
Comfort Quilts Zigzag Quilt Bee
By Linda Craig
Comfort Zigzag Quilt Bee
Because we missed the November meeting due to weather complications, please don't forget to save Saturday, March 29, 2014 from 8:30 to 5:00 to learn how to sew a new type of quilt called The Zigzag Quilt. I have a special ruler that I have used to cut most all of the pieces for you. But I'll provide a paper template so that you can make a quilt like this at home too. Since no one could sign up at the meeting, I would appreciate a call if you can attend. Sign-up will also be available at the January meeting. But it would be helpful for me to know if I need to cut more kits.
Please bring your sewing machine, white or cream thread, your sewing supplies, including a rotary cutter, mat, and ruler if you have them. Otherwise, we will have some for everyone to share. Also, please bring a dish to pass as we will have a potluck for our lunch. Stay for the day, or however long you can. If you're available to tie quilts, please let me know too. We had a good number of people last time. I hope to see as many in March. Let's hope the weather cooperates. Linda Craig.


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My sister never watches me drawing, and I never watch my sister drawing. But the funny (and a bit scary) thing is that we BOTH made 'a little witch girl trying to catch a star'! And we both really didn't know that from each other!! 0.O


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I'm gonna have to agree with Barnzey. I play WoW, but I'm pretty sure no one would ever call me a nerd. People who know me and find out I play are shocked, granted, but that doesn't magically reclassify me. And I don't think most of those I play with are nerds. Yeah, I know that one computer programmer and a couple of have-no-life teenagers, but I also know a high-school football star, a trucker, a model (yes the female kind), a singer, an FBI agent, and a grandmother and grandfather who play as well. Most of us haven't played any other computer, console, or handheld game prior to someone bringing us around to WoW.
I understand and play WoW because I've worked at it and the social network of people in it have helped me along, not because I'm a geek who was sitting alone in my basement and jumped right in with my addons in my backpack and my bag of chips in my hand on day one of release. It seems to be a rare game that has managed to provide a little something for everyone. And this is comparatively new to the mainstream, newer than console or handheld games are. So it might be new and different and not understood and not yet accepted, but believe it will be, maybe even more so than other types of gaming, in the future.
I'm pretty sure that it doesn't automatically make you a geek or a nerd or a basement-dwelling creep if you play WoW. In my experience, more often it's a social, creative, or competitive outlet for your average, comparatively normal or even remarkably exceptional person.


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Dejuan Thomas, Former OPSO Deputy Arrested
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Dejuan Thomas, born on 11/26/1972, on Sept. 9, 2011. An internal investigation conducted by the Sheriff's Office and consultation with the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office concluded that Thomas was suspected to be guilty of the following.
Thomas was charged with the following violations: Aggravated Rape, Second Degree Kidnapping and Sexual Malfeasance in Office.
The special operations division of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office immediately opened an investigation of Thomas following a notification by an inmate about inappropriate activity by Thomas. The investigation resulted in Friday's arrest.
Immediately after his arrest, Thomas was terminated by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. He was employed as an OPSO deputy since September 2009.
"The Sheriff's Office maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding deputies engaging in illegal activities," said Sheriff Marlin Gusman. "I understand the duty that our deputies are sworn to uphold, and this office will continue to enforce any illegal acts to the full capacity of the law."
Thomas was arraigned in Orleans Parish Magistrate Court Sept. 10 and is currently being held in protective custody with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office with a $105,000 bond.
Due to privacy concerns and the ongoing investigation into this matter, the Sheriff's Office will not release further information about the inmate involved in this situation or additional details about this case at this time. The Sheriff's Office will continue to work with the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office to pursue these charges.Copyright © 2014, The Morning Call


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Fourth chapter! I hope someone still reads this :)
Frank was never going to leave me alone, and I knew that. I think I just made a very weird fan or something. Ten minutes after I'd gotten the text, and I was drinking my coffee, the phone beeped again.
'Are you sleeping?' Yeah, easy question to answer, if I actually was sleeping. Dumbass.
'You woke me up, I'm drinking coffee.' I wrote, and turned the sound off.
How the hell could he have gotten a new phone so fast? This wasn't going according to plan. He wasn't going to text me already, and I was starting to think that it wasn't so much about the questions anymore, he just wanted to hang out. But what happened to that friend, what's his name…Oliver? Maybe he'd dumped him, smart kid.
Half an hour later I checked my phone again, and I had completely forgotten about that Frank had texted me.
'Oh I'm sorry. Whatcha doin'?'
'Hello, you there?'
'Can we meet again today? I'm at the mall right now, and Oliver is with his other friends.'
'What do you think?'
'I guess you're sleeping again or something…'
OH MY GOD, desperate!
I'm gonna get suffocated by this kid, I swear to God! I shouldn't have saved him in the first place, he would've survived. Too late to think of that now. Dammit.
I knew I had to answer, or I'd find 20 new texts on my phone later, I couldn't do that to future Gerard.
I hated to text, it took me forever to write on my phone, I liked computers much better, so I decided to call him.
He picked it up after 7 signals.
"Finally, I thought you were staring at the phone like a hawk." I told him, joking.
"What? N-no…no I WASN'T!" why does he sound so goddamned nervous?
Frank's POV:
Why, WHY did he have to call me?! I shouldn't have spammed him, why did I spam him?!
I was just so excited to see him again, I didn't know why either, I'd just met him for fucks sake.
I didn't know anything about him, and he didn't seem like the most talkative person ever either.
When he'd call I didn't know what to do with myself, I just stared at it for a long time.
And how the HELL did he know that I'd been staring at my phone?!
"You wanted to see me?" He said, ignoring my unsteady voice.
"Uh…y-yeah…if that's okay?" I wanted to slap myself soo hard right now.
"If I don't, you'll probably spam me again or something. So yeah, I guess it's okay."
"Awesome…I'm at the mall."
"Which mall?" He asked, oh fuck! I had no idea.
"The mall that's closest to Oliver's apartment...?" Oh my God, I'm a fucking idiot.
"You don't know, do you?" He laughed so hard I thought he would faint. He had a gorgeous laugh.
~ ~ ~ ~
Gerard told me that he'd take a shower and then he'd go to the mall, fortunately he knew which mall I meant. I was supposed to meet him in 40 minutes outside of the comic book store.
55 minutes later he showed up, and I was pretty pissed. But when I saw him the anger just disappeared. He looked absolutely fantastic.
His hair was pitch black and almost to his shoulders, though it was kinda wavy after the shower and just a little bit of his fringe was turquoise, though the color was fading away.
"Y-you need to dye your fringe." I couldn't think.
"Yeah, tell me something else I already know." He casually said, looking around himself.
"So what's the big hurry?"
"Uh…have you thought of anything else that was weird that night?" I really didn't know what I was saying.
"Nope, not a thing. I'm really hungry…I think I'll get some fries." He knew that I didn't want to meet him just to ask him questions, I was sure of it. Fuck.
"Okay, I can buy 'em for you if you'd like that…I dragged you out here, right?" I said
"Naah I'll buy 'em. C'mon." He said, and he started to walk real fast away from me. Dammit, I can't walk that fast.
It was getting really crowded in the mall, and it didn't take long 'till I lost Gerard completely. Why did I have to get lost ALL THE TIME?! I totally suck.
I tried to make my way through the crowd, to where I'd last seen Gerard. I wish I was taller and weighed more, but no. I just had to be light as a feather and short.
It felt like someone was starting to drag me away…then I saw Gerard, yes! He saw me too, and he tried to make his way to me, he looked real distressed, what was up with him?
"Frank! Get your ass here right now!" He screamed, everyone must have heard him.
"Geez, give me a fucking minute!" I screamed back, just so that everyone would let me through.
It seemed like the people next to me got pissed, but they let me through at least. When I got to Gerard he grabbed my arm, and my heart missed a beat.
"What are you doing?" I asked him, I was really confused by now, he'd never given me this much attention before, and every time I'd touched him, he'd just pulled away.
"We need to get out of here. NOW." He whispered into my ear, and I blushed.
"W-why, what's so wrong?" I whispered back.
"Just follow me…no, you'll just get lost. I'll push you in front of me." He said, he looked around us and started to push me through the crowd. This was odd.
Just a few seconds later we were outside and Gerard let go of my shoulders, but instead he took a firm grip around my wrist and started to drag me after him.
I had no idea what was going on, but I didn't dare to ask him what was wrong.
When he'd been walking for about 10 minutes, I couldn't hold it back any longer.
"Where are we going?" He could at least tell me that.
"We're going to my place." He said. What? His place? I barely knew him, and he wanted me to just follow him home?
"I don't know you enough to follow you home, dude!" I just had to tell him that.
"I'm not gonna kill you, I swear. Just trust me, please?" That was the first time he'd said 'please' to me.
"Um…okay…" I know it was dumb, but I couldn't help it.
When we got to his place; he shoved me in to the elevator as fast as he could and stared at me, looking really concerned.
I didn't ask anything yet 'cause I knew that elevators usually had cameras in 'em. Or at least they had that in movies, and I didn't dare to make a mistake right now.
We got out and he looked his apartment door open and he let me in. I looked around from the small hallway and I could see in to all of his rooms. It was a really small apartment. And most of the floors were covered in papers with drawings on 'em.
"Okay, now you've gotta tell me, what is going on?" I said.
"Don't freak out. But I think that someone following you, I saw some dude grabbing your arm and he tried to pull you away, right?"
"You think someone is…following me?" I got startled, why would anyone follow me?


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My Mommy's Nicer Than Your Mommy
I have a friend who is one of those always-kind-never-loses-her-temper sort of moms.
Beth Falkenstein: She's like someone out of a 50s TV show, or a Dick and Jane book ... only she's in color and has a great sense of humor. Her house is within walking distance to her daughter's school, and in the afternoons is frequently overrun with other kids who feel comfortable enough to snack on all the food in her refrigerator, because she's kind of like their mom too, until Real Mom or Carpool Mom picks them up. If someone were to make a movie about her, they would have to get clearance from Disney.
I think I just might be her polar opposite, especially when I ban my kids from watching "The Office" for a month after a bad report card or ground them for losing their new jazz shoes. I've always been a strict believer in rules, emphasis on "strict" and "rules." And patience is not always my strong suit. But, Disney has copyrighted a few of my characteristics as well ... poison apple, anyone?
Of course, I exaggerate. I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm Joan Crawford, it's just that I'm certain everyone else is Donna Reed.
So it was a pleasant surprise a few months ago to learn that "Donna" had forbidden her daughter to attend the very same party I had forbidden my daughter to attend. And for very similar transgressions!
"You mean you're actually punishing her?" I asked, as her daughter sulked on the sofa next to my sulking daughter.
"Yes," "Donna" replied. "What did you think I would do?"
"Bake her brownies and ask her nicely to consider the ramifications of her behavior?" I offered.
"That would be fine, if I believed she could understand words like 'ramification,'" my friend sneered, her voice dripping with a sarcasm aimed at her teenaged daughter that bordered on nasty. The cold stare her daughter turned on her was just frosting on my You-Mean-It's-Not-Just-Me? cake. My heart leaped to see that such expressions of filial resentment actually existed outside of my household.
And just like that, I realized that we all have our moments when Dr. Spock goes out the window and Cruella de Ville flies in. I may lose my temper more often than my friend, but that doesn't mean she never does. It just means I'm not always there to see it, so I should stop comparing my parenting skills to hers.
Now, the fact that she has much better hair than I do is another matter ...
|Beth Falkenstein was a sitcom writer and freelance contributor to "Self," "Redbook," and "YM" magazines before taking a full time job in her kitchen. She loves her new bosses (ages 13 and 10), and is grateful that they approve of inter-office romance, because Beth thinks her co-worker (Jim, age 45) is really hot.
I actually needed to hear this story today being that I've been feeling that way lately. I read a good quote the other day "Don't compair your insides to people's outside's". That quote stuck with me just as this blog will. Thanks for the story and the extra reassurance.
jen, great quote. Love the article, holds true, and it comes at a perfect time (seems as though I've been on "that" mean list lately).
Now that's telling it like it is! The whole mommy jealousy thing is so old hat! Just as you might tell your kids- remind yourself not to feed your insecurities.


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My main question still is, as it has been since I began reading about the Mastery changes is.. What on earth are they going to replace all those 'boring' talents WITH in the trees? Are we going to end up spending 5/5 to get Titan's Grip to reduce penalty as per early betas? I just don't know how they're going to fill out the trees sufficiently without them, unless they're willing to introduce a *lot* more 'fun' abilities to spread our points across.
Other than this query (not quite outright concern yet), I'm pretty danged psyched about the mastery change and stat.
I'm less in love with gaining uncrittability through talent rather than gearing, and some of the other itemisation simplifications, but I'm sure that in practice it won't really alter my level of enjoyment at all, and I'm also quite sure that mastery stat and talent interaction will create a whole new avenue for theory crafters to investigate, so all is not lost there either. :)
I was wondering this myself and just inferred that I had missed something on from Blizzcon.
Blizzard is already, by their own admission, running the risk of homogenizing classes as it is. Can you really offer more fun talents and not be stealing from the other classes?
I hope they are able to pull it off, it would be nice if you had more options for abilities, but not so many that you don't have the GCD's to use them.
@Rossi and the worgen lovers,
I am beginning to think I am only person alive who isn't wetting myself with glee over the worgen. They look cool and all, but as an Alliance only (but never a human) player, I am more excited about the tauren paladin than anything else. Hell, if it weren't for that damn dorf shammy and gnome priest, I might abandon the Alliance completely for the Horde.
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To mark the three-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law on March 23, 2010, the Kaiser Family Foundation has released an issue brief that summarizes tangible benefits and policy changes already "on the ground," even though the date for full implementation of most ACA provisions is January 1, 2014. The issue brief summarizes changes that have already been made in in the areas of private insurance and health exchanges, Medicaid coverage, access to primary and preventive care, Medicare, and beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. Each summary is accompanied by links to other Kaiser resources that provide more detailed information.
In the area of private insurance and exchanges, the ACA provision that permits qualifying young adults to remain on their parents' insurance policy until age 26 reduced the number of uninsured Americans in 2011 by 1.3 million. Currently, 17 states and the District of Columbia are establishing state-based health insurance exchanges, and another seven have agreed to partner with the federal government to run their exchanges. The law prohibited private insurers, effective September 23, 2010, from using coverage exclusions for children with preexisting conditions—a protection that will take effect for adults in 2014.
In the area of Medicaid coverage, more than half the governors have announced support for the Medicaid expansion—27 governors intend to implement it, and another seven are weighing their options. Seventeen governors oppose the expansion. Seven states have used the ACA option to expand Medicaid before 2014, shoring up the very limited base of coverage currently available to low-income adults. Nearly all states are modernizing and streamlining Medicaid enrollment systems, taking advantage of a time-limited 90% federal match rate for systems development. Ten states have adopted the ACA option that provides health homes for persons with chronic conditions or serious mental illness, and another five states plan to implement health homes.
Access to primary care has already been enhanced by the ACA. Primary care providers receive increased Medicare and Medicaid payment rates under the ACA, which from 2011 through 2015 provides for a 10% bonus payment on top of the regular Medicare fee schedule amount for many services. In addition, the ACA's five-year $11 billion investment in the health center program—the Health Center Trust Fund—has increased patient capacity at the centers, which now serve an additional 1.5 million patients. To expand the primary care workforce, the ACA has increased the number of graduate medical education residency programs, including the establishment of 11 "teaching health centers." The ACA has also provided an additional $1.5 billion in funds for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), which provides loan repayment to medical students and others in exchange for service in underserved communities. As a result of the ACA investment and earlier investments by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, the number of NHSC clinicians is at an all-time high—triple the number in 2008.
Preventive benefits with no patient cost-sharing are now required in Medicare and private insurance (except for grandfathered plans). It is estimated that as a result of the ACA, 71 million children and adults with private insurance and 34 million Medicare beneficiaries have received no-cost preventive care. The ACA supports population-based prevention activities through a new Prevention and Public Health Fund, which has already invested more than $1 billion in critical programs aimed at reducing the burden of chronic disease and improving the overall health of communities.
Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in Part D drug plans have been receiving additional help with "doughnut hole" prescription drug costs since 2011, when the ACA required drug manufacturers to offer a 50% discount on drugs during this coverage gap and required Part D plans to provide additional coverage for drugs for patients who reach the gap. The ACA established a new Center on Medicare and Medicaid Innovation charged with reducing costs. The center has already approved more than 250 accountable care organizations (ACOs) in 47 states and territories to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program; these ACOs cover more than four million beneficiaries in traditional Medicare.
For the vulnerable population that is eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid—about 9 million seniors and younger people with significant disabilities—many states have responded to the ACA initiative to develop and test models that align financing for this population. A total of 26 states have approved or pending proposals to test alignment models.
The issue brief, The Affordable Care Act Three Years Post-Enactment, is available on the Kaiser Foundation Web site at www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8429.pdf.
Another newly released Kaiser resource on the ACA is a Webinar, "Translating The Medicaid Expansion Into Increased Coverage: The Role of Application Assistance." In the hour-long Webinar, four experts examine the role of application assistance in ensuring that eligible individuals can navigate the new technology-driven enrollment systems for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the new health insurance exchange marketplaces (www.kff.org/medicaid/webinar_medicaid_expansion.cfm).
Currently, more than 1,100 federally funded community health centers help ensure access to care for low-income individuals in medically underserved communities. As noted, the ACA provides $11 billion over five years to expand the capacity of these centers to prepare for newly covered populations. An 11-page report, Community Health Centers in an Era of Health Reform: An Overview and Key Challenges to Health Center Growth, offers a current snapshot of health centers and discusses developments that are expected to have a significant impact on their future growth (www.kff.org/uninsured/8098.cfm).
Finally, because a key ACA goal is to reduce the number of uninsured Americans and because people of color are at disproportionate risk of being uninsured, ACA's coverage expansions can particularly benefit communities of color and advance efforts to eliminate disparities. An 11-page brief, Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity: The Potential Impact of the Affordable Care Act, gives an overview of health disparities by race and ethnicity and offers insights into the potential impacts of the ACA coverage expansions for people of color (www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/8423.pdf).
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Misha, I had a dream about you this morning. It wasn't much, but I saw you, and you were becoming young again right before my eyes! Your head was so brown! You were lying on a bed, and I was with you, right in front of you. We were in very tight quarters. You were lying back and I was talking to you and you were listening to me, and you were turning your head like you used to do. And you were changing - getting younger. I was so happy and excited and I started crying.
And then I woke up, and cried.
Oh, how I wish we could go back in time. I miss you baby girl.
Things just aren't the same without you and Bowie. I knew this would be the case, but actually living it is different. You were my life. How do I adjust to not having you around after almost 16 years? I'm having a difficult time moving on. I expected Bowie would be here to help me, but the cancer took him so quickly. It doesn't matter that we got extra time with him, it was too fast.
Misha, I'm trying hard to remember you as you were when you were healthy, but so much happened to you in the last 2 years, it really is difficult. Videos help a little, but it's not enough. I hate that age did what it did to you. And I hate how it ended for you. I still feel so much guilt for letting you go that day. I know you weren't done here, even with the pain you felt. But, I didn't realize it until after you were gone. I'm so sorry.
The last 2 and a 1/2 years have been tough, but I'd do it all over again.
Misha was diagnosed with spinal cord compression in June 2009. Tore her left ACL in August 2009. Began having mini strokes in December 2009. In early 2010, she had one mini-stroke after another. We managed them with one, and later 2 different high blood pressure medications. Recurring urinary tract infections began occurring early in 2010 and continued until I finally began pulsed antibiotics (every other day dosing) in December 2010. She suffered from Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome in the last year. Accidents began occurring in the house in the summer of 2010. I just attributed it to her weak spinal nerves. It became clear in early spring 2011 that it was doggie alzheimer's. We tried Anipryl for that, and it worked after a few weeks to bring her out of the fog she was in. It didn't help her bowel incontinence, but cleaning up after her became a normal part of the day.
We almost let her go on May 2nd, but my awesome vet gave us a few options that could keep her with us a little while longer, and they worked. One was the Anipryl, which allowed her personality to come back. I'm grateful for that.
She began going downhill just after my younger dog was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma on the heart - that was on the 17th of July. Misha began limping badly on her front legs. I don't know why it got worse so quickly. She had been doing that on and off for a few months but it got worse the week of the 18th. By the middle of the following week, she couldn't walk without a severe limp. With her weak back legs, this made walking a real chore for her. We tried laser therapy and acupuncture on Saturday the 30th and there seemed to be a bit of improvement. I was hopeful. But, with her bowel incontinence paired with limited mobility, she began falling in her poop. A lot of things happened that week. She had no strength in her back legs, and her front legs, likely with severe arthritis, probably hurt to walk on. For the last 3 days, I carried her outside to go potty. She didn't want to walk out to the grass and back into the house. In the house, she couldn't walk more than 10 feet without lying down and resting. She began dribbling urine and seemed to have trouble breathing at times - she was panting more often and earlier in the day. I learned it was due to moderate to severe laryngeal paralysis - making her feel she couldn't get enough oxygen.
She was still "with it" at the end, and was interested in what was going on around her, she just couldn't participate as much as she wanted because of her legs. She seemed tired, and I think she was in pain, despite regular use of prednisone, gabapentin, and tramadol.
Misha would have been 16 on November 2nd. She was a stubborn, determined, fearless beagle, who was ready to go on any adventure at any time. We called her our "mountain goat" because she would climb the most impossible boulders, slopes, etc., on our hikes. She got to live in all 4 time zones (we've moved a lot). She was our first dog. She was an "alpha" dog and was so very resilient. She bounced back from everything. We had so much fun with her and learned so much from her. My only regret is that we didn't compete with her in agility trials. She was trained in agility and would have kicked butt. She had the drive.
I'm so glad we picked her out of that litter of pups so many years ago.
But, I'm struggling with the decision I made in letting her go. I feel I could have helped her and kept her with us a little longer. The grief is so overwhelming. I'm feeling so much regret. And I am so sad about how her death occurred at the vet's office. I don't feel her passing was a peaceful one. And that really haunts me.
I loved her so much. She was with me almost half of my life. We did so much together. So many memories. I miss her. I can't believe she's gone.
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Student athletes at Central Lakes College compete on a high level with the best in the nation. CLC has won championships in women's basketball (1996), volleyball (2000, 2001, 2007) and men's golf (2005) and come close in fast-pitch softball (runner-up, 2007).
The 2009 Raider football team captured the first state championship in school history and in 2010 went unbeaten through 10 regular-season games to earn a trip to Arizona for the Valley of the Sun Bowl.
The men's basketball team in 2010-11 set a record for wins (26) and was ranked in the top 10 of Division III in the National Junior College Athletic Association.
CLC student athletes earn not only post-season tributes for their performances with Raiders teams. Dozens earn Academic All-Star honors each season, recognized for their above-average academic standing among competitors in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference.
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The Raiders lost for the first time after 10 straight wins in a hard-fought MCAC championship rematch with Rochester, 34-31, in overtime. The 2010 season continued into December as the team accepted an invitation to the Valley of the Sun Bowl in Phoenix. Representing the best non-scholarship athleticism anywhere, CLC lost another battle, 23-13, to host Glendale Community College, to finish with a 10-2 record.
MCAC All-Academic Team honorees in 2010 were Kaleb Anderson, Robert Howell, Cory Jackson, Samuel Johnson, Roger Strack, Collin Swanson, Ryan Tri, and Dustin Yorek. To qualify they maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better.
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Head Coach Greg Medeck was named Division Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2010 and five players in 2009 were named first-team All-Conference: Karl Hunt, Tyler Erickson, Dennis Taute, Kyle Crozon, and Lawson Starr.
At least 14 Raiders have earned All-American status through the years and gone on to play for Division 1 and Division 2 teams. In the last four years, CLC has produced five All-Americans: Mike Beehler in 2007 and '08, Nate Schoenecker is 2007, Dennis Taute in 2009, and Dominique Corder and Stoney Burns in 2010.
At CLC the yearly goal is a national championship. The Raiders have played in nine national tournaments during Coach Jane Peterson's tenure at Central Lakes College. They have won three NJCAA Division 3 championships (2000, 2001, and 2007).
In their last national tournament appearance in 2009, the Raiders finished fourth after claiming a share of the Northern Division crown against Minnesota College Athletic Conference foes and taking the Regional trophy.
CLC has won the state tournament six times and claimed at least a share of the Northern Division crown 10 times. The Raiders own 9 Region 13B championships.
Fifteen Raiders have earned All-American honors since 1996. Three of those were two-time All-Americans: Katie Bell, Lane tenCate, and Lisa Kurtz. Other All-Americans were Sandy McKenzie, Sheila Gross, Krista Savor, Sara Houle, Becky Poster, Dana Dickinson, Shannon McCarthy, Courtney Stach, Amy Fleishhacker, Jen Kempenich, Krista Meyer, and Erica Feldewerd.
Dozens have received All-Division, All-State, and All-Region honors, and several have attained All-National Tournament, going back as far as 1996. In 2010, Melissa Widman was named to the MCAC second All-State team and All-Division first team, where she was joined by Jenna Terhaar. Melissa was also named to the MCAC Tournament team. Widman and Kaitlyn Roerick were Conference All-Academic honorees in 2010, maintaining 3.0 or better grade-point averages.
CLC's golf teams compete each fall for the right to advance to spring national tournaments dominated by scholarship teams. Despite the disadvantage, the non-scholarship Raiders are not taken lightly when they step onto the golf course.
Surely not since June of 2005. That's when Central Lakes College brought back to Brainerd its first national golf championship from the men's NJCAA Division III finals in Chautauqua, N.Y.
On June 10, 2005 the Raiders rallied from four strokes down on the final day to upset Monroe of Rochester, N.Y., the top-ranked team.
CLC's 1210-stroke total for the meet matched the tournament record for best team score. Theo Frentzos (All-American), Brock Gasow, Kyle Peterson, Jeff Grote, and Travis Wilson made history. Theo's 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole nailed the one-point win.
In 2001 CLC's Joe Sauer put himself into the record books as he captured a Division III individual title at the NJCAA tournament, when the Raiders finished third. Sauer is one of 12 All-Americans from the CLC men's golf program. Melanie Wilson is the lone CLC women's golfer to have earned All-American status, finishing 20th in the 2002 national meet.
Over the last decade, the CLC men's golf team has qualified for seven straight national tournaments. In their last team showing at the nationals in New York (2008), the men's team finished fifth following state and regional championships in the fall of 2007. Other team finishes: 2002 – fifth; 2003 – 9th; 2006 – 7th.
In the fall of 2008 and 2009, the CLC women won state and regional titles to advance to the national championship in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Samantha Burr was the 2008 team leader. The 2009 women's team included Tracy Gustafson, Caitie Kavanaugh, Melissa Welshons, and Morgan Morris.
Golfers from 2010 who earned conference Academic Awards were Paul Albrecht, Cody Cederberg, Brittany Gravelle, and Timothy Thorson.
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The men's basketball team at CLC made its only appearance in the NJCAA Division III tournament in 2008, the same year the Raider women advanced to the nationals. Both teams played in New York during the same stretch of time.
The men made it by claiming the regional title four years after getting into the Regional for the first time in 37 years. CLC has made it to the Region 13 championship game three times in the past six seasons.
CLC has had better luck with the state tournament, advancing to that venue 13 times. The first state championship came in 2008. Head Coach Jim Russell has never coached a losing season in 14 years, and his 266 wins make him the winningest men's basketball coach in school history. Coach Russell has groomed two All-Americans during his CLC career – Kody Braddix and CJ Peeters.
In the 2010-11 season, the Raiders ranked near the top of the NJCAA Division III poll and built a 23-game win streak along the way.
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The CLC women's basketball program peaked in 1996 with the school's only national championship in that sport. But 12 years later, the 2008 team that started 1-6 and had two head coaches, surprised everyone by making it back to the Elite Eight. Nobody could have predicted the Raiders would win the Region 13B championship. They were 10-20.
"We did what we needed to do when we needed to do it," said Head Coach Dennis Eastman, who says it's amazing how much interest comes from four-year coaches interested in Raider athletes after watching them play in venues such as the national tournament.
Smarts count, too. Four Raiders, Carlee Davich, Brittany Gravelle, Caitlyn Kavanaugh, and Trisha Wippler, earned 2010 Women's Basketball Academic Awards from the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Central Lakes College softball program rose to national prominence in 2000 when the Raiders placed seventh in the national tournament. They repeated that finish the following year. In 2006, CLC returned to the NJCAA Elite Eight, finishing sixth in the first of four straight appearances.
The Raiders reached their highest point so far in 2007, taking second place. They were fifth in 2008 and seventh in 2009.
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I live in SE Michigan and travel to the greater Windsor area often and was wondering if anyone knows of any decent streams or rivers that are wadeable to fish near there?
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Having lived near there most of my life, I can't think of any trout fishing nearby.
You might look into the Thames River during the walleye spawning run. I've seen aerial photographs where the fish running to that river from Lake Saint Clair look like huge roads from the sky. It might be a good chance to catch walleye in the shallows on a fly.
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Wading Mitchell's bay for small mouth in the spring should be very effective. Their may be some wad-able carp fly fishing around Point Pele. About the closest Trout Fishery is the Grand River near Eloriya (Guelph area). It is an excellent tail-water fishery for natural reproducing Brown Trout. I would suggest you contact www.grindestoneangling.com for further info. Most of your other trout opportunities will be north of the Pinery towards the Bruce Peninsula or Northern MI. The Grand is two hours from Windsor, anything else is three hours or more to my knowledge.
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It might look slightly odd, wrapping a worthy old Royal Enfield in US flat-track clothing, but there's genuine history here. But whether the new Fury credibly delivers that character and history is a different matter...
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the 1959 bullet had 40hp! how, nitrous?
06 January 2011 17:16
That's what you get for 52 years of noise and emission regs. Before long there will be no air-cooled bikes at all so enjoy it while it lasts.
It is pretty hideous though. Shame because a well-done RE flat tracker could be a really nice little bike.
06 January 2011 10:43
it does not look to bad but i would thought they would have got more bhp out of it. plus it be good for some one to ride classic as they still have 33nhp with a full restricted licencse . and if the bike has a kick start it will only work on a 2 in to 1
05 January 2011 09:43
A backward step!
So the 1959 original version put out around 40bhp! and its taken them 52 years to loose 12bhp!!! Is that what they call progress? Whats it going to put out in another 10 years? And it costs over £5500?!!! If anyone buys this, they should be sectioned!!!
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Ive got to say it." Fucking crap".If someone gave me one id weigh it in for scrap.What are they on.How dare they put royal enfield on the tank it should say mickey mouse but i wouldnt even call it that.
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Sam Smith believes a LeBron to the Lakers' scenario makes the most sense for him if he wants a chance to be considered among the greatest winners of all-time.
And, really, everyone wants to play in L.A. The weather is fabulous. You can be a star and have privacy because there are so many other stars. And then when you want to be a star you can because it is a city of stars. And basketball is by far No. 1, the only big city in the U.S. where you can say that. Plus, owner Jerry Buss knows stars sell and has been the most successful at recruiting and paying for stars.
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Fans meeting Eleanor Calder outside Starbucks in LA, March 2012.
"She invited us to come and talk to her while she ate her sandwich and drank her Starbucks drink. We weren't bothering her. She got nervous because about half way into the video, 5 more fans came over that we didn't know so she felt overwhelmed with all the people there. There was no one else filming except for me and yes she was very shy because Louis wasn't there with her. but the reason we were there was because she wanted my friends and I to help her find Urban Outfitters, so no we were not bothering her."