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Scrabble aficionado Sam Chenoweth explains how he and a fellow master's student achieved the highest-scoring word.
The secret to scoring bingo is to achieve the following: Play exactly seven letters on your scoring move to get a bingo. For me, these were: O,Y, P, B, A, Z & E. Make sure that those seven letters "fill in the gaps" to form a 15-letter word. This means having eight letters already in that row as sub words. For me, these were: XU (vertically), HEN (horizontally), UT (horizontally) and ON (horizontally). Make sure that three of the seven letters played in the final move are on the three triple-word scoring squares, so that the score obtained is multiplied by 27. Two of the seven letters played in the final move are to be on the two available double-letter scoring squares.
Ideally, make these high-scoring letters. For me, these were Z and P. All seven of the letters played in the final move must be placed at the top of a pre-played vertical word, extending that word by one letter. For me, these were: (O)PACIFYING, (Y)ELKS, (P)REINTERVIEWED, (B)RAINWASHING, (A)MELIORATIVE, (Z)ARFS & (E)JACULATING. Figure out the most efficient means possible for connecting from the starting square to all the words that must be pre-played. This must be planned in advance also, since there are only a limited number of letters available for this task.
Great care must be taken in the order that the words are played due to the high degree of "interlocking." Sometimes playing a word (or part of a word) too soon will prevent another word being played. Towards the end of the game, great care must be taken with the play, because tile swapping is not allowed once there are less than seven tiles left in the bag. Using this philosophy, I and James Brett devised a bingo that scored him 1,722 points. After somebody else beat us, we did some research and found out the world record (Sowpods dictionary) bingo, by Dan Stock, was 1,778.
The seven pre-existing vertical words that must be used in order to obtain this score are defined at: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/games/scrabble-faq/general/. All we had to do [to get 1,778] was to devise the connections to allow these words to be played, and go through the somewhat tedious process of playing it. We have since attempted to better this score, but with no success.


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Judge Clark Douglas just has to laugh sometimes. Ain't much else you can do.
Editor's Note
Our reviews of Javier Bardem 3-Film Collection (published December 18th, 2012), No Country For Old Men (published March 17th, 2008), and No Country For Old Men (Blu-Ray) (published March 11th, 2008) are also available.
The Charge
There are no clean getaways.
Opening Statement
Despite winning several Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, No Country for Old Men received a pretty standard DVD and Blu-ray release, offering only the film and three lightweight featurettes. Now the obligatory collector's edition has hit hi-def. Is it worth checking out?
Facts of the Case
Our story begins in a manner somewhat similar to Sam Raimi's A Simple Plan. The setting is West Texas, right above the Mexico border, and the year is 1980. A man named Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin, Milk) is out hunting one day, and comes across a handful of dead bodies and empty vehicles in the middle of a field. Near the scene, Moss finds a suitcase with two million dollars inside. He contemplates things for a moment and decides to take the money home. Within a matter of hours, Moss finds himself being hunted by a vicious killer, and must make a run for it until things cool down. He instructs his wife (Kelly McDonald, Gosford Park) to go stay with her mother, and he hits the road.
The killer's name is Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem, The Sea Inside); he is one of the most terrifying cinematic villains in recent memory. There's a line in Cormac McCarthy's novel that doesn't make it to the movie, but it describes Chigurh quite well. "He doesn't have any enemies. He doesn't allow them." Chigurh is a man who will take down any and every person who gets in his way in the slightest, even innocent bystanders. Every once in a while he will permit the victim the luxury of a coin toss, asking them to call heads or tails for their life. This is first seen in a masterful piece of dialogue between Chigurh and a humble gas station attendant early in the film.
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada) knows what kind of man is after Moss, and determines to try and find Moss before Chigurh does. Sheriff Bell has his own troubles, though…he's not so sure he's up to the task. Bell engages in some very thoughtful conversations as the film progresses, and comments soberly on the state of things in this troubled world of ours. He doesn't understand Chigurh, and isn't sure he wants to. In a world where killers simply kill for the sake of killing, not for sake of anything else in particular, Sheriff Bell feels outdated and outmatched. Is there anything he can do before things take a very nasty turn?
The Evidence
I could write all day about No Country for Old Men. The masterful thriller from Joel and Ethan Coen is one of the best films of the early 21st Century, loaded with rich symbolism and remarkable attention to detail. I've seen the film roughly half a dozen times now, and it never fails to be a gripping and thoroughly fascinating viewing experience. Layers upon layers upon layers of ideas can be found here, and yet the plot is deceptively simple and straightforward enough to be thoroughly appreciated on a first viewing. In many ways, No Country for Old Men is the perfect literary adaptation. It is very faithful to Cormac McCarthy's book, but the Coens did a superb job of determining which passages would work in a different medium and which wouldn't. It's a great film, and you must see it. Beyond that, I won't waste your time providing you with yet another gushing, in-depth analysis of No Country. Let's just answer the question you're all asking: is this double-dip worth checking out?
Before jumping into the supplements, let's check out the transfer. The previous Blu-ray release was blessed with a top-notch transfer and remarkable sound; nothing seems to have changed here. This is such a good-looking film, and it deserves to look amazing in hi-def. Take a look at Roger Deakins' cinematography. The man has been doing stunning work for years, including Coen films like Fargo and O Brother, Where Art Thou? But this is one of his career highlights, as he captures everything from the barren Texas landscapes to lonely hotel rooms with searing precision. The level of detail on this disc is simply amazing. Blacks are deep and rich, flesh tones are spot-on, and the image is generally flawless. The audio is often subtle and low-key, but also very impressive. The soundtrack (featuring very subtle music and sound effects by Carter Burwell) provides an eerie effect by letting the wind blow in the background of many scenes, a simultaneously innocent and menacing presence that suggests the oncoming storm of violence. The use of sound in general in the film is immensely impressive…consider the tension generated by the quiet beeps of a key piece of equipment in the film, or the way you hear the distant telephone rings in the distance as Moss dials the front desk in the hotel. These effects are masterfully mixed to create a very immersive audio experience, and when the occasional blasts of noise come, they pack a powerful punch.
Okay, digging into the extras.
• The Making of No Country for Old Men (24 minutes): A pretty standard EPK-style making-of featurette that offers a quick behind-the-scenes look at the film's production. This featurette, along with "Working with the Coens" and "Diary of a Country Sheriff" were included on the previous release.
• Working with the Coens (8 minutes): The actors and other filmmakers talk about working with the two brothers. Lots of praise and kind words.
• Diary of a Country Sheriff (6 minutes): Tommy Lee Jones talks about playing his character and about his character's relationship with Anton Chigurh.
• Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes (9 minutes): A brand-new featurette offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. This piece was directed by Josh Brolin, and features amusing interviews and footage. For instance, Bardem is asked what he hoped to accomplish by playing the role. "To win an award and get a big f—-ing mansion in Beverly Hills," he quips. A special warning precedes the footage, warning us that it is, "incredibly unauthorized." Funny stuff.
Most of the new stuff can be found under a feature called "Press Timeline," which offers a chronological series of interviews & specials spotlighting No Country for Old Men.
• Lunch with David Poland (26 minutes): Movie City News head honcho David Poland sits down for a chat with Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin. The interview is very casual and jokey, with lots of fun banter mixed into the usual stories about how the guys got involved with the film.
• L.A. WGAW Q&A Panel (24 minutes): The Writers Guild and America, West gets the opportunity to offers questions to The Coen Brothers, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and Kelly McDonald. The questions here are actually quite interesting, and understandably focus heavy on the writing. The Coens are asked about the process of adapting a novel: "Well, one of us sits at the typewriter, while the other one holds the book open so the person typing can see the words." Good stuff.
• Variety Q&A (3 minutes): Film critic Brian Lowry does a very quick 3-minute Q&A session with McDonald, Brolin, and Bardem.
• EW.com Just a Minute (13 minutes): Dave Karger of EW.com sits down for a jolly little conversation with Javier Bardem. Unfortunately, this is a bit clip-heavy, but a decent interview that veers between lightweight fun and genuine insight.
• Creative Screenwriting Magazine (20 minutes): Jeff Goldsmith, host of the Creative Screening Podcast sits down for a 20-minute audio interview with Joel and Ethan Coen. They chat about their writing process, and claim that they spend most of their "writing time" taking naps. It's fun to listen to these guys baffling their interviewers with their dry yet nonsensical responses.
• NPR's All Things Considered (5 minutes): Michelle Norris of NPR conducts a typically engaging interview with Josh Brolin. It's short, but more revealing than some of the lengthier interviews.
• ABC Popcorn with Peter Travers (15 minutes): The infamously hyperbolic Rolling Stone critic chats with Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Kelly McDonald. A little bit dull in comparison to some of the other stuff here.
• Instore Appearance (40 minutes): A fellow from GQ offers an extended conversation with Brolin and Bardem. The interview is punctuated with lengthy clips from the film. Unfortunately, the audio quality on this is pretty awful, but otherwise it's an engaging interview.
• Charlie Rose (22 minutes): I've never been a huge fan of Charlie Rose in general, but he manages to get some reasonably interesting answers of his subjects. Rose is joined by the Coens, Brolin, and Bardem, and they all seem to take him a little more seriously than they do their other hapless interviewers.
• WNBC Reel Talk with Lyons and Bailes (10 minutes): Another quick interview with Brolin, who seems to be the busiest guy on the No Country interview circuit.
• Channel 4 News (3 minutes): The British news group offers a quick interview with the Coens during the heat of awards season.
• KCRW—The Treatment (28 minutes): Radio host Elvis Mitchell offers us a low-key and informative interview with Joel and and Ethan Coen. Like the Charlie Rose interview, this one mostly stays serious and on-target.
• NPR's Day to Day (6 minutes): Another brief NPR interview, conducted by Alex Cohen. Cohen speaks with Javier Bardem about playing a guiltless murderer.
• Spike Jonze Q&A (60 minutes): The brilliant director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation offers an in-depth interview spotlighting the technical aspects of the film. First up, a discussion of the cinematography in the film with the Coens and cinematographer Roger Deakins. Next, an examination of sound design as the Coens are joined by sound wizard Skip Lievsay and the rest of the sound crew. Finally, production designer Jess Gonchor jumps in for the final segment. This comprehensive interview really stands out as a highlight of the package.
• NPR's All Things Considered (7 minutes): Robert Siegel conducts an interview with producer Scott Rudin, a guy with a real knack for getting involved with strong movies. Nice to hear from him.
• NPR's Weekend Edition (5 minutes): Saturday morning mainstay Scott Simon gives us a brief chat with Joel and Ethan Coen shortly before the film won the Oscar. He asks about their mysterious relationship with the ever-elusive editor "Roderick James."
Finally, the second disc includes a digital copy of the film. While it's somewhat disappointing that the film still hasn't received the comprehensive "three audio commentaries and a four-hour making-of documentary" treatment, pulling together this collection of press interviews was a pretty good idea, as almost every aspect of the film is discussed at some length. It's an impressive package.
Closing Statement
If you only want the film and an awesome transfer, you're fine sticking with the original release. If you're a bonus feature junkie like me, there's more than enough here to make an upgrade worthwhile.
The Verdict
Not guilty.
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A block with a mass of 3.0 kg isresting on a frictionless surface near a frictionless ramp whichmakes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. If the block isgiven a quick shove so that its speed is 4.0 m/s atthe ramp's base,and stops just at the top of the ramp, how long isthe ramp?
A hawk and a quail are moving directly toward each other. The hawkhas mass of 2.0 kg and speed of 50 m/s while the quail has mass 4.0kg and a speed of 25 m/s. The birds collide and stick together (viathe hawk's talons). The kinetic energy lost in the collision isapproximately?
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Former Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Bosnich rates the players in the A-League grand final
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- April 22, 2013
FORMER Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Bosnich rates the players in the A-League grand final:
Mat Ryan (7) The keeper was largely untested but did what he had to do.
Josh Rose (8) Defended solidly and always available as a wide outlet.
Pedj Bojic (8) Solid at the back and helped keep the Wanderers' wide defence busy.
Patrick Zwaanswijk (8) Scored the opener and a calm and experienced operator at the back.
Trent Sainsbury (9) My man of the match. An absolute colossus.
John Hutchinson (8) Largely controlled the midfield and very calm in possession.
Bernie Ibini (8) Caused the Wanderers plenty of angst with his speed and direct running.
Ollie Bozanic (8) Part of a Mariners midfield that really clicked on the day.
Michael McGlinchey (7) Perhaps not as influential as he might have hoped.
Daniel McBreen (8) Won and scored the penalty and proved a great link between midfield and attack.
Mile Sterjovski (8) Battled hard up front and could have ended up with two goals.
Nick Fitzgerald (7) Solid when he came on.
Mitchell Duke (7) Didn't do much wrong.
Ante Covic (7) Not a lot to do on the day. Not at fault for either goal.
Shannon Cole (7) Solid in defence and attack without being outstanding.
Nikolai Topor-Stanley (7) Worked solidly in conjunction with Beauchamp.
Michael Beauchamp (7) Wanderers captain was solid and generally marshalled his defence well.
Jerome Polenz (6) Not a great influence.
Mateo Poljak (6) Very busy in midfield but passing had no real impact.
Aaron Mooy (6) Struggled with injury before the game and it may have affected his subdued performance.
Kwabena Appiah-Kubi (6) Plenty of probing runs on the right side but they came to little.
Mark Bridge (6) Largely unsighted during the match.
Shinji Ono (6) The Wanderers' star was kept very quiet.
Dino Kresinger (6) Usual strong pressuring up front but little danger.
Labinot Haliti (7) Changed things up for the Wanderers when he came on.
Tarek Elrich (6) Not long enough on the park to make an impact.
Rocky Visconte (6) Again, not enough game time to make a difference.
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Devastated Martin Daniels had been performing his own magic show in South America but was dashing home tonight after his dad's brain tumour diagnosis
The Birmingham Mail's Graham Young says the residents of James Turner Street must realise it's not all bad that they've had a Jekyll & Hyde effect on viewers
The 72-year-old had spent a month in hospital before being released, only to suffer further complications
Stars paid tribute at the service in his home village where he died, aged 68, following a two-year battle with cancer
The band, who mixed comedy routines with songs, turned professional after proving a hit on Opportunity Knocks
Sir Tom, who has signed up to rival show The Voice on BBC1, said he had declined "several" offers from the ITV music mogul
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IT may look brighter and shinier than ever... but TV has just turned 75.
IN their heyday, Cannon and Ball commanded the kind of TV ratings that telly bosses only dream about today.
Former comedy double act Little and Large no longer maintain contact, comedian Eddie Large has revealed.
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Sarah Morrison is an American writer and internet personality.[1] She was the Online editor for the now defunct Missbehave magazine as well as a regular columnist and staff writer for its quarterly print publication.[2] She frequently contributes to a variety of other magazines and websites.[3][4][5][6] She resides in Los Angeles, California.
She is a former model, having modeled for a number of businesses and photographers.[7]
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Edward S. Skillin, long-time editor and publisher of Commonweal, died on August 14 of complications resulting from a stroke he had suffered in May. He was ninety-six and had remained active until his illness, reading galleys for the magazine through its June 2000 issues. He is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, the former Jane Edwards, and by five children, three foster children, and nine grandchildren.
For those of us privileged to work with Edward on the Commonweal staff, he will always remain a man of uncommon faith, intelligence, stamina, and kindness. As Peter Steinfels remarked on the occasion of Edward's ninetieth birthday, "there was some secret formula of daily Mass, weekly golf, Benedictine stability, bicycle riding, and commuting on the PATH [train from his home in New Jersey] that enabled him not only to keep the wolf from the door of Commonweal, but to act, in good Franciscan fashion, as though Brother Wolf were just another friend of the family."
Edward Skillin was born in New York City on January 23, 1904, attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College in 1925. The same year he applied for work at The Commonweal, as it was known then, because, he said, "I felt it was the most intelligent expression of Catholicism." But there was no position open at the time, so Edward worked for the publishing firm of Henry Holt for seven...
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Liverpool Message Board
Glad the season is over
Our last two games have seen us regress to performances (I wonder about the accuracy of that word) which are no better than anything we did under Benitez and Hodgson. Today, as last week, we were dire. I lost count of the number of times we gave the ball away, our positioning was dreadful and we missed sitters. Our lack of ball control all over the pitch was woeful and I think Friedel made one save from Meireles the whole game. Meanwhile, virtually every pass whether long or short or even from a hoofed clearance by Villa found a Villa player - often in acres of space - and they passed the ball around us with consumate ease. It was horrible to watch and there is a huge rebuilding job to do this summer. I am not confident we will be any better next season and even the KK magic seems to have disappeared. We can but hope for better in 2011 -12.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Last two games the team looked as they wanted the season over too. Its been only four months since new management came in and I think we were all getting carried away. Plenty of hard work over the summer, a couple of new faces and give the young lads a shout and next season might be good. One thing next season is going to be very tough, manure aresnal will strenthen but mancity will blow everyone out of the park. Cant wait..
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 May 23, 2011 21:15 Flag
Bit harsh I recon. Yes we need some investment in the squad over the summer, and yes the last two results have been disappointing, but just like we should not get carried away when we get one or two good results, we should not get carried away from two bad ones.
Besides, I don't think I saw them in the same light you did, at least in the second half when it seemed to me they upped the tempo in an effort to get a result. In fact I was a bit shocked that you thought Friedal had only made one save, so I took a look at the stats as I was sure we looked a bit better than that around the Villa goal mouth. In fact we had we had 12 shots, 2 on target saved by Frieda, 6 off target, and 4 blocked, of which 2 were on target and blocked inside the 6 yard box. Not bad considering Villa only managed a total of 8 shots.
Disappointing yes, not as good as we've come to expect under KK, yes, but imo the back was broken last week when we lost to Spurs, so to expect much more in what always looked like a meaningless game away from home maybe asking a bit much. But we should be looking forward to a good summer, and much better things to come.
A Yahoo! User May 23, 2011 07:59 Flag
clearly didnt watch the match as we were nowhere near awful just a little stale had several chances (just a meireles one my arse) you were probably just reading the matchcast tbh we were the better side just didnt convert any chances and you seriously need to remember how many first teamers are missing ffs gerrard agger johnson carroll maxi all missing and spearing was injured early on. we have over achieved with the personnel that we have had available and to label the performance hodgson esque is stupid especially considering that roy would have got beaten even with all the players i mention above available.
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Liam, the fact first team players were missing is nothing to do with the way their standins performed yesterday and against Tottenham. Largely the same group of players thrashed Birmingham and Fulham remember? Where I will agree with you is that they overperformed on those occasions but the cohesion was missing in our last two games and that says more about character and consistency and motivation than it does about ability. Our team performance yesterday was inferior to Villa´s and we could have lost 4 - 1 had they not missed clear chances and Friedel not saved Meireles side foot effort.The fact remains, there is a long way to go before we mount a true title challenge but at least we can concentrate on the league next season and aim for a euro qualification for the season beyond.
A Yahoo! User May 23, 2011 01:26 Flag
agreed we hav been awful the last two games the inqust begins now
on the upside kennys in charge and the transfer window opens at 9 pm tonight that is the domestic window the europeon window opens next sunday at 9 pm
so what can we expect from now till the new season starts lots of links with players we don,t want as well as lots of speculation about our players moving on
anyway thank go its over time to move on
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I'm glad it's over in the sense that it's just been such a long and tumultous season with so many highs and lows, unfortunately more lows, but the overall feeling is there was alot of progress made, despite the last two results where I think it was literally a team that peaked and played out of their boots for as long as they could, some better than they actually may be and just simply ran out of gas in the tank..
I think the squad, and based on the last 2 performances not only needs a clear out and pretty decent sized overhaul, needs a re-evaluation even of players who are young/re-signed or on loan too, not just the older overpaid underperforming squaddies..


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Marvel Assembles an Official Title for Third "Avengers" Movie
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When faced with a roster of characters that includes Captain Marvel, She-Hulk, Storm, Scarlet Witch and Black Widow, it may be difficult to settle on just which of Marvel's female characters is the most badass. Luckily, however, there's a handy infographic to help you decide.
Courtesy of the United Kingdom's MorphSuits, which previously tallied the kill counts of Marvel characters, the graphic ranks 20 heroines and antiheroines in the categories of strength, fighting skills and general "badass rating."
Mondo has unveiled a limited-edition Elektra screen print by Craig Drake, which will go on sale Thursday.
The artist is no stranger to Mondo, having created Kill Bill and Star Trek: Voyager prints for the gallery. He's also produced work for Hero Complex Gallery and Bottleneck.
The 24-inch by 36-inch Elektra print is hand-numbered, and limited to just 275 copies. It will be available for purchase online Thursday for $50 at a time announced on the MondoNews Twitter feed. As with most Mondo prints, it will likely sell out quickly.
Art dealer Sal Abbinanti has debuted Bill Sienkiewicz's stunning variant cover for Elektra #1, which arrives in April as part of Marvel's All-New Marvel NOW! initiative. The issue also boasts covers by Michael Del Mundo, Milo Manara, Paolo Rivera and Skottie Young.
Sienkiewicz of course has a long history with the character, having collaborated with her creator Frank Miller on the 1986 Epic Comics miniseries Elektra: Assassin. He also provided covers for a few issues of her 2001-2004 Marvel Knights series, as well as for the 2005 miniseries Elektra: The Hand.
It wasn't that long ago that we showcased Paolo Rivera's amazing Herge-inspired wedding invitation, and now we have some terrific souvenirs from the ceremony of Andie Tong.
The artist, whose work ranges from Spectacular Spider-Man (U.K.) to The Batman Strikes! to the upcoming Zodiac with Stan Lee and Stuart Moore, drew adorable "power couples" from comics and film for cards that were given to his wedding guests. Fans may quibble with Tong pairing Superman with Wonder Woman, rather than Lois Lane, but I imagine the guests were pleased with the favors.
With Tong's permission, we've posted all of the illustrations below.
Typically, I'll spend most of Saturday in panels, but the first one I was interested in wasn't until later in the morning, so I killed time taking in some of the more offbeat exhibitors, like Ben the Bubble Guy, a businessman who hires himself out for birthday parties, corporate events, funerals. Okay, maybe not funerals.
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New releases of TV shows on DVD and online
'Wilfred,' Season One
This FX series is a remake of an Australian show co-created by Jason Gann, who plays Wilfred in both versions. To the world, Wilfred is a pet dog, but to Ryan (Elijah Wood) he's a man in a furry suit with a potpourri of human and animalistic vices—his lifestyle gets the boringly safe Ryan out of a funk. Ed Helms guest stars as an employee at Who Let the Dogs Inn day care. Season two premieres June 28.
'Louie,' Season Two
Louis C.K. took some new risks with this season, including playing around with the show's format. In one episode, divorced single father Louie (Louis C.K.) tries to get Lady Gaga tickets for his older daughter's birthday, tail between his legs, from comedic rival Dane Cook (in real life as on the show, Mr. Cook has been accused of stealing Louis C.K.'s material). He spends most of another episode in Afghanistan on a USO tour with a duckling. Season three premieres June 28 on FX.
Streaming on Hulu
In this British series, part of Hulu's summer project to show original programming and international series never before seen in the U.S., wealthy 18-year-old Laura is about to go to college but ends up pregnant after a dalliance with a younger student at a party. The pair navigate teen parenting and a strange, unexpected relationship. The July 19 debut will be followed weekly by new episodes.
Note: DVDs are released Tuesday.
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A previous version of this article said 'Pramface' would debut June 16.
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Mitt Romney is a tax dodger. That's according to the 950 pages of confidential financial documents about his offshore Cayman Island investments, posted by Gawker last week.
It looks like Romney avoids paying taxes as much as Prince Harry avoids wearing clothes.
Romney isn't alone. He's got about 10 million buddies worldwide, including oil barons, drug kingpins and technology tycoons, who do the same thing. They hide their wealth in offshore tax shelters and create elaborate schemes to get out of paying taxes.
It comes with the territory of being the global 1%. You accumulate untold wealth - not by the sweat of your brow but on the backs of others - and then you employ lawyers, accountants, banks to - as they say - minimize your tax liability; you hire lobbyists and politicians to write favorable tax codes; and you endow think tanks to come up with reasons to justify the cheating of the public coffers.
This global 1% stash anywhere from $21 trillion to $32 trillion (yes that's right TRILLION) in these havens, according to a groundbreaking report by Tax Justice Network.
Twenty-one trillion dollars is the size of the U.S. and Japan's economy put together.
If that's not bad enough, the report estimates an unprecedented concentration of that wealth - $10 trillion - is controlled by only 91,000 individuals. Talk about the global .001%!
The numbers are "conservative," the report's author says. They only measured financial wealth - no real estate, no yachts or private jets.
Romney is part of the global stash-the-cash-offshore crowd, one that calls for austerity - severe government cuts - while they sit on a Mt. Everest of untaxed cash.
The report says if this incredible wealth were taxed it would generate revenues of between $190-$280 billion, enough to turn current debtor countries into creditors.
Imagine what the taxes could do here. Maybe all of America's children could get world-class education and health care, instead of the economic and racial inequality that has run rampant these last 30 years, since Reagan and the Republican Revolution.
As Romney was hiding his assets in the Caymans, the rest of the top 1% in the United States was doing the same thing. They doubled their income from 1980 to 2010.
During that same period, incomes of the bottom 90% in the U.S. dropped almost 5%, according to a study by two economic professors from the Paris School of Economics and the University of California Berkeley, the report noted.
New York Times columnist Charles Blow put the crisis of economic and racial inequality in perspective in his recent column, "Starving the future." Blow cites data from a recent report that "half of U.S. children get no early childhood education, and we have no national strategy to increase enrollment."
• More than a quarter of U.S. children have a chronic health condition, such as obesity or asthma, threatening their capacity to learn.
- More than 22 percent of U.S. children lived in poverty in 2010, up from about 17 percent in 2007.
- More than half of U.S. college students drop out without receiving a degree.
This is while China and other countries are expanding education and health care for their young people, he says.
There's more. In a survey, K-8 teachers report hunger rising among their students.
Blow cites "a teacher in the Midwest as saying, 'The saddest are the children who cry when we get out early for a snow day because they won't get lunch.'"
In America. Outrageous.
What is the GOP, Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan's response? Cut food assistance programs.
Anything but raising taxes, they say. "That's socialistic!"
Instead the 1% take their ill-gotten gains and try to buy elections to install a president and Congress that will continue the pattern of aiding and abetting the "plutonomy."
This is what is at stake in the November elections.
You don't believe me? How about Citigroup?
In his article "Oligarchy in the U.S.A.," Northwestern University political science associate professor Jeffrey Winters quotes a 2005 Citigroup report, which gave some straight talk to its super-wealthy clients.
Calling its clients leaders of a "plutonomy," Citigroup said the heart of a plutonomy is income inequality facilitated by governments willing to give these capitalists favorable tax rates.
But Citigroup warned that such tax regimes are not forever. "[P]ersonal taxation rates could rise - dividends, capital gains and inheritance taxes would hurt the plutonomy."
Winters argues the oligarchy employ every means necessary to keep its treasure from being taxed.
President Barack Obama's minimal attempt to "curtail offshore tax havens in 2009," Winters writes, was met with "outright hostility" from Republicans, "who argued that they would cripple American corporations' ability to compete globally."
It's clear what a Romney administration would do. It would increase the obscene wealth gap, bring more misery to Americans, wreck the economy and threaten democracy.
Anyone who thinks they can sit this election out because "nothing ever changes" is not only irresponsible, but in for a rude awakening.
With Romney, change will happen. But it won't be good.


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I would be estatic if this came true. OK.. perfect would be Eric Berry falling to us but I do not see that happening. Short of that, this would be great:
PICK 1A Joe Haden - elite athlete and potential shut down corner. You simply cant get enough of these types of players
PICK 1B CJ Spiller - the perfect compliment to Gore and will make a huge impact right away in the kicking game. He has certainly changed my mind with his amazing performances. I think he would be too good to pass up for an OT here.
After taking these 2 elite athletes the Niners would have to go OL and OLB the rest of the draft. I do believe we can get an outstanding OLB and OT in rounds 2 and 3. Plus, I think we can address the OL in free agency.
PICK 2 - Jerry Hughes, Brandon Graham, Eric Norwood, Sergio Kindle, Ricky Sapp
PICK 3 - Sam Young, Kyle Calloway, Chris Scott
I think this is realistic and would absolutley add elite type athletes and players in positions of need.
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A Yahoo! User Aug 10, 2007 17:07 Flag
Championship winners 2007/2008
This season will actually be harder than any season i can remember, not becuase there are so many good teams, but becuase the standard has dropped so much that average teams (Colchester, Coventry, Sheff Wed)believe they have a chance at going up. For the record here's my top 6 and why: -
1: Sheff Utd. Have kept core of prem team and have added some excellent signings.
2: Wolves. Did amazing last year with young team which has now matured, have added more goalscoring threat.
West Brom: Have replaced Prem players with Champ players but should have enough to get in top 6.
Southampton: Best team I saw last year, were very unlucky to lose to derby in play-offs. Can they go one better this year?
Leicester: New Owner, New Manager. They will either finish top 6 (My prediction) or will finish bottom 6. My heart says bottom my head says top!!!
Charlton: Have got backbone of prem team, usually bad starters, If they get a flyer they could push top 2. Will more than likely have to settle for top 6.
Don't ask me to put play-offs in order, I don't know!!
As for winners of Play-offs. WEST BROM.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Aug 30, 2007 03:58 Flag
I think lesta have no #$%$ chance in hell now they have sacked one of the best managers they have had since o'neill. Mandaric just wants a #$%$ yes man n allen wont give im that thats y he has sacked him. Mandaric may has well just have a coach and then manage the team himself :@
i think crystal palace, norwich and plymouth will go up.
and i hope leicester go down with watford and sheff utd. Just to prove to mandaric he has made the wrong choice


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The project won the second prize in German National Contest
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We are very happy and proud to be awarded European Quality Label
End oy May
We had our last lesson for the month of May. Some of our Polish fellows waited for answers at the Teenhelpline and we heöped them to solve their problems.
The last Easter articles were posted and we are going to have a little break next week.
Presentations about Easter in Germany
German team prepared a few Power Point presentations to show how they celebrate Easter.
After some extracurricular acitivities and the Easter holidays, we are back at work now finally.
We concentrated on the school problems today and the students had some good advices to give to our Polish fellows.
Some of the students are working on some presentations about the Easter traditions in Germany.


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lol @ drunk people on computers. pathetic.
You know you're a geek when:
You use a Mac or Windows system and forget you can't paste with a simple middle-click.
(this happened to me a couple days ago) You're absent from school (sick) and something weird happens (in this case, all the school's computers shut down (besides the old iMac G3s) and the lights flickered) to the school's tech. And then you come back and everyone thinks you hacked the school.
You enjoy tricking people like this: "Hey do you like to debate about math?" "NO! Why the heck would I like to math debate?" (If you don't get it say it out loud.)
Guilty as charged.Originally Posted by gl0wst1ckn1nja
I don't know if this one has been said, but:
you know u r a geek when u spell "CONQUEROR" as "KONQUEROR"
you know u r a geek if ur girl friend comes to ur house and breaks ur monitor and u r busy crying over the screen rather than attending her.
you know u r a geek when u kiss ur computer everyday saying: "who is a good computer? who is a good computer?" "YOU R" "yes u R"
When you convince your high school Computer Graphics teacher to let you dual boot an iMac with Ubuntu.
Posting code? Use the [code] or [php] tags.
I don't care, I'm still free. You can't take the sky from me.
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Classic and custom cars, trucks, and motorcycles will be on display on Mount Curve Avenue, along with food, vendors, local artists and craftspeople, and much more. "The Best of the Best" will be awarded, and the classic rock band "The Answer' will perform.
There will also be an inflatable jumper, coloring, games, and other children's activities. The Sheriff's mounted posse, and mountain rescue team will also have demonstrations.
If you are interested in showing your vehicle or displaying a booth, please contact Deputy Gregory Gabriel at the Altadena Sheriff's Station at 626 296-2107 or at email@example.com. Cost is $25 for pre-registration by April 12, $30 thereafter.


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Do what you say you will do
I've said this before in different ways, but I'm going to say it again.
What I expect from potential submissives, or even submissive men I am just flirting with, is that they do what they say they will do. Every time. Reliably. Without fail.
Hell, I apply that rule to everyone, but with *other* people, I don't really care either way. Do it, don't do it, whatever. No skin off my nose.
With a submissive man who I might be feeling out for more than flirtatious banter, though, it's everything.
It's how I develop trust in them. It's how I feel sweet with them. It's what makes me feel potential. Without it, I lose interest.
If someone says they will do something, or worse, they *offer* to do something of their own volition, and then they forget or don't bother or otherwise don't deliver, they are showing me what value they place on the words they say to me. And they are showing me what their submission is going to look like. I believe that to be true, even if (especially if) it's a small thing and even if they didn't sincerely double-pinkie-promise cross-their-hearts-and-hope-to-die swear to do that thing.
If someone says they will do something, I expect them to do it.
It's so SIMPLE. Truly.
And yet… and yet… my goodness.
So many submissive men I've interacted with struggle with this. I find it truly baffling.
"I'll get you that link tomorrow."
*tomorrow comes…*
"Hey, what happened to that link you were going to send me?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot. I'll send it tomorrow."
I know to a million and one people that's really no big deal. But if I am feeling him out for some potential, it's a big deal for me, even though I don't at all care about the thing. I only care that he said he would do something, and didn't.
If I like him, I will explain that it's important and why, because somehow people have become blasé about doing what they say they will. Because it's no big deal, and 'wow, way to make a mountain out of a molehill, Ferns!'
It's like they are so used to throwing random words out into the void that they no longer MEAN anything.
"Wait, you thought I was actually going to DO that thing I said I would do?! Oh." As if it's some bizarre expectation.
I discussed similar with the sex-voiced Texan in a slightly different context quite early on. He likes older women, but he said they tend not to take him seriously, think he is a game player, a notch taker. I asked him how he 'proved' himself to them. "I always do what I say I will," he said, stating a fact, as if it was obvious.
So far he has batted 100%. I don't ask much of him, but if I do, or if he offers something, he does it. I *know* that shouldn't be a thing, but it really is. I'm learning to trust him in this, which smooths our interactions, makes them sweeter, makes me feel connection, gives me space to do some D/s flirting (which I love).
Last night he was going out with friends, but he offered to do something I asked of him when he got home. The choice of timing was his: I didn't really care when he did it. As it got later in his timezone and it didn't arrive, I had a sinking feeling: Disappointment. When it got past 1am, I didn't bother checking my inbox any more.
I didn't WANT to be disappointed by him. It's an awful feeling. I was already mentally imagining the chat I was going to have with him about it. I wasn't angry or upset. He owes me nothing. But I did want to be clear, in case it wasn't already, that I will lose interest if I can't trust him. And that's what it is: trust.
At 1.23am… *ping*… there it was in my inbox.
I felt… relief, and, oddly, like I wanted to cheer for him. I know that sounds weird, but I was rooting for him: I WANT him to deliver, to succeed, to sit in that sweet spot with me where it feels like we are in this thing (whatever 'this thing' is) together.
I also felt guilty for not trusting him when he has consistently honoured every word he has said so far. That bit is entirely on me and it's unfair. It illustrates to me how much I'm influenced by previous experiences, and how long it takes me to trust someone. My goodness, though, sometimes it's nice when I'm wrong.
Fears of submissive men
Susannah Clary wrote an interesting post about her recent dating experiences where she mused that it's taking many men into their 40s and 50s to discover and accept who they really are.
That led to her asking these questions:
To my readers who identify as submissive or switch men, how did/do you deal with fear and self-acceptance?
How can I help men I encounter to begin that journey of self-acceptance and overcome their fears?
I commented over there, but it was already really long and I had more to say, so I'm bringing it over here.
I don't have any answers (of course I don't!), but I will say that I think a big part of this is generational. That is, it's less that it takes men until they are 40+ to figure out who they are, and more that *the generation of men who are now 40+* didn't have a cultural or social environment in which it was okay to explore alternatives from the traditional gender roles and norms.
Younger men are growing up in a more flexible and open culture where they have some freedom to explore their sexuality, and that makes for a much easier and natural road to 'oh, right, so THIS is who I am' much earlier. Obviously that's not true for everyone everywhere, but as a generalisation, there's a lot more acceptance of alternatives to the traditional 'way it is' now.
Men who are now 40+ never had that, so when they finally feel free to step out of the box (after their divorce and their kids are grown up and any number of vanilla failures), they struggle like hell to undo all those years of conditioning. 40+ years of being IN the 'man' box makes for a hard road because anything outside of it is part of the 'not man' box and they've been hammered with the belief that that's not okay. Ugh.
My experience: some men who have submissive leanings and who struggle with what that means (or what they THINK it means) will simply never get to the point where they accept that about themselves.
I recently talked about emotional fearlessness, and it fits here.
My last was a 40-ish total newbie and he was terrified of admitting that he was not the person he had been to himself (and to girlfriends and friends and family) all of his life. Because it's terrifying. I went there with him because I knew he had the emotional courage to overcome that fear. I could create that safe space for him, but HE had to be the one to jump, and I think that for some (many? most?) who have that fear, that's a step they just can't take.
If I'm a dominant woman on the other side of that struggle, it manifests as flakiness, unreliability, alternate hot and cold feelings, rejection, then neediness, a whole mess of 'aw hell no!'
If I see fear plus emotional courage, I'll still go there. If I see fear plus fear, I'm done. I haven't the patience to deal with it because I know exactly what it's going to look like and it's a fast road to aggravation and heartbreak and while I can sympathise with that struggle, I don't have the appetite to bite off that chunk of ugly.
On being emotionally fearless
I said in my last post:
When I talk about wanting a man who is emotionally fearless, it's because I need him to hammer down those walls and throw himself into the fray over and over and take whatever hits are coming.
And I got a really smart question from the original asker:
"But don't you think its possible that being emotionally fearless maybe difficult for someone not because they are afraid of stepping into the fray but because they don't want to put someone they care about/serve in a situation where they are being 'hammered'."
Yes, absolutely. And boy are there ever nuances in all of this, so my summary is really unclear. I only ever give the readers' digest version or we'd be here forever.
Firstly, I'm making the assumption that I like him and want to be in a relationship with him. I'm also assuming that he knows me and can read me. So none of this is 'random stranger' related.
Secondly, I threw out some words that were, on reflection, completely misleading. "Hammering" is totally the wrong word for describing what it feels like.
With my last, what it felt like was this: He would be so open and vulnerable with me that he created this amazing space into which I could safely step. He would shyly reveal himself, offer small things, or bigger things, reassure me that he wanted it, was ready, was waiting for me. Each time he did that, he was saying "Here's another piece of me" and I could either pick it up and step into that space towards him, or I could hold back because I still had a million walls up. He was the fearless one: I was reluctant and fearful. He was the emotional one, I was (as always) rational and reserved.
If I didn't step up, he didn't withdraw, he didn't sulk, he didn't close down: he licked his wounds and went 'okay then', and he took the hit with grace and sweetness. Then he would shyly try again when he felt ready. And all of this happens in a relationship where he knows I enjoy him and want him. I'm not playing at pretending I don't. But he also knows that there are walls he has to break through and he is willing to keep going there.
It's a gentle and terrible and wonderful thing, and I feel like what I put into that space is not nearly as valuable as what he does. But when I'm ready and I pick up what he is offering, I know from the way he reacts that this is how our dance works. That if I picked up all the pieces when he offered them, it wouldn't feel the same. I give him an immovable object and he is like an emotional warrior that keeps coming at it, and in some way, he needs to be that emotional warrior. It's strange and lovely and when it works, it works.
A long winded way of saying: If it's right, then no, he won't be afraid of 'hammering' at me. He will know that I need that safe place to be bigger before I will step in, and he will work hard to create it for me.
Happy femdom story – Master Joy's boy
I cannot tell you how delighted I was when I read this story. It was Sunday morning, and I had my coffee in hand when I opened my emails. Moments later I was almost in tears with an idiot-smile on my face as I read this absolutely wonderful happy-making tale *delighted sigh*.
Author: Master Joy's boy
I saw your call for sharing happy and healthy stories. Thank you for all the work that goes into making your site happen.
The realization hit me I can either continue lurking or stop being lazy (Ferns, you think you are lazy… I'm very competitive when it comes to being lazy!) and contribute by holding myself and the relationship I'm in as an example instead of a hidden treasure. So, here goes…
I had a healthy and very happy childhood, with 2 wonderful parents who were together from high school until one died in their mid-80's. I'm well adjusted and by most any measure have a successful career, continue to be a successful parent, and have a very successful marriage. Important note: I did not say perfect. Like everyone, we have challenges. We each wake up in the night – more often than we care to think about – anxious about work, about kids, about the future. I believe anyone who says they don't have anxieties is either in deep denial or heavily medicated.
When I was dating, I could sense I was attracted to women with strong personalities, not wall flowers. Not that there's anything wrong with wall flowers, I just realized gravitated to what I sensed as strong and commanding women. I just didn't know to use the words dominant or submissive.
I met my love, my life, my Master in college 32 years ago. She is friendly, out going and approachable. Our first interactions started simply as friends, part of a larger group of people who spent time together in the common link of school. Her friendliness made it relatively easy for me to get up the nerve to ask her for a date. Looking back today, I realize it was the first intimate relationship step I would take to offer myself up to her as Her boy. To put a little bow on the entire picture, she was the first person with whom I had ever had intercourse. She had some experience. I was clueless. Given our relationship dynamics, that is so fitting, so right.
Our D/s relationship evolved, slowly. We didn't know what we were doing. We simply did what felt right and encouraged each other. Encouraging each other to is at the core of our relationship. It's encouragement to follow who we are, to be each other's primary cheerleader, and to long for each other's happiness. It's also a sense of knowing we each have to pull our weight, to work hard at our relationship and live up to our responsibilities.
We started by playing with ropes in bed (both a bit clueless on what and how). Then came books like the Anne Rice Sleeping Beauty series. Next came a visit, then lots of visits, to a BDSM house that prides themselves on training of masters and slaves. First, it was just the 2 of us visiting the house, learning about protocols (she's really into protocols) and D/s awareness. We attended BDSM seminars to learn a range of topics – some engaging, some boring.
Through encouragement of the people who ran the house, we started attending parties. The best part of attending the parties and the seminars was three-fold. One was the social dynamic of being able to interact in a formalized high(er) protocol dynamic with other people who generally understood what was going on. A second was the pride we both took in our relationship dynamic and being able to be social about it with other people – to share the happiness. A third was learning and evolving from conversations and interactions with others who understood the D/s dynamic – some of it good, some not.
We learned a huge huge huge (my non-writer way to emphasize the point) amount through all of those adventures. She insisted on being called Master, not because she's butch. She not. She's very feminine. She wanted to be called Master because she thought Mistress was too closely associated with some guy who was having a fling on the side.
Along the way, we had kids, nurture them into young adults, dealt with the challenge of raising kids, or aging parents, and of the many challenges that come with daily living. Along the way, we also had disagreements and frustrations with one another. It's important to stress, even when our D/s relationship might have been at it's weakest – it ebbs and flows – we've always been civil to one another. We've always valued one another more than anything in the world and remind each other of that – frequently. And, through that we've known that we complete each other in a complex number of ways. We are not equals.
She is Master. I am her slave. What we are is one.
The brief history of time I just described has happened over 32 years. In the past 10-15 years we've done a deeper dive into our D/s relationship. What's been remarkable is that as the D/s relationship has strengthened, we've found greater harmony, fewer disagreements, and an even stronger connection When decisions need to be made (what days goes by that does not require decisions?), the training has taught us both to discuss it, for her to weigh the merits and for me to understand her decision is her belief in what is best, right, and final. That approach has helped to eliminate a great deal of anxiety for us both.
Each day starts with me whispering my purpose to her – to serve her pleasure. It's about 29 words long. Each night ends with my whispering the same purpose to her. After stating my purpose, I kneel and wait for her simple instructions – to join her, to get her something, or whatever. It's a wonderfully harmoniousness way to live. I feel fortunate to have found a true master to whom I can offer up my slave soul, a master who has accepted that offering and encourages me embrace my purpose fully and completely.
Hoping you found this a worthwhile read,
Master Joy's boy
This post is part of an ongoing project to share happy, positive femdom relationship stories. If you have a story and are willing to share it, please email it to me (ferns AT domme-chronicles DOT com).
Something between us
There is something between us.
He felt it early on, some pull towards me, ghosts of our D/s relationship tugging at something in him.
You still have a hold over me. How? Why?
I hate it.
Is there something about submitting to a person that can never be undone?
He has never submitted to anyone else, so it makes sense that as he has unravelled past hurts and the idea of submission comes tentatively floating back, it would be tied to me. I'm his link to that part of himself. His only one. All of the intense emotions, the impossible intimacy of play, the angst of a boy in love, the vulnerability of his submission, they are all linked to me. I was his first. And his last.
It might be different if he had gone on to have multiple relationships where he was the submissive partner after me. Perhaps it might have diluted those feelings. I don't know if it really works like that.
We have been emailing and chatting, old things, new things, feeling out possibilities.
I feel the pull of him also. It is difficult to tell how much is some kind of D/s muscle-memory and how much is the here and now. I see glimpses of the young submissive he was, now in the body of a mature man. I see him peeking out now and then, shy and curious, and have to fight myself not to crouch down and entice him into the light. To nudge at him to see what's there.
I don't though. I am cautious with him for reasons that are not mine to share.
I am impressed by the man he has become, not least because he is capable of unflinching honesty about himself, and he shares that with me openly. Fearless.
He mentioned that he was pondering sitting at someone's feet, watching TV, collar on. I asked him how that felt to him. He said in his mind, those feet never belonged to anyone but me, that the thought made him feel calm, peaceful, empowered, strong. This melts everything in me.
We have had some long and frank discussions about where we are and what is going on between us.
He cannot imagine submitting to anyone else, ever, not even now. This is an honour I don't take lightly, it makes my head spin, I am made messy by it. And of course when he called me 'Ma'am', I felt my brain scramble with the shocking power of it.
I wonder what it would be like to kiss him, to push him up against a wall by his throat, to growl at him to kneel, to grab a fistful of his hair. But more subtly, I wonder if a gentle hand on his cheek would make him soften and lean in, if he would melt if he was petted, if a nod at an empty water glass would have him smiling happily and moving to fill it. I am curious what we might be like now.
There is something there.
I made him an offer. "Here's the deal with our mutual curiosity: If you ever make your way up here on your world trip, now-me will meet now-you for a drink and we will see how it feels to let the ghosts go."
"Deal," he said.
So we will see.
On not feeling loved
I've written about the things I screwed up in my relationship with my First and touched on how I didn't feel loved.
One of the things that I learnt from that relationship is that submissive behaviours can obscure traits that I would have seen a mile off in a vanilla man, but didn't yet have the experience to see in a submissive. If you overlay 'submission' on a relationship, it can be harder to pinpoint where a feeling of disquiet is coming from (the same is true of dominants of course) because the agreed D/s behaviours can hide what's underneath.
I thought he was selfish, but I couldn't quite put my finger on why I thought that when he was really doing everything I asked of him. It was a vague and nebulous discomfort, the feeling that he weighed everything in terms of 'what's in it for me' as if he thought I was always trying to 'get one over' on him (in hindsight, this makes more sense given the betrayal-that-wasn't: I imagine a distrustful hurt boy trying to protect himself from falling apart).
By the time we got together, I'd fallen in love twice in my life, and I had been the target of love more times than that. I knew what it felt like to be loved and I struggled with the fact that what we had, what he claimed, didn't feel like love to me. But nailing down 'why' was near impossible.
And one day, something happened that exemplified and clarified it for me.
I wrote about it here when I described still having my First's sweatshirt. But I wrote it as a little piece of nostalgia without explaining its significance.
My sweatshirt, too big, an unattractive colour really, is one that I grabbed out of my first submissive's 'give away' bag when we were clearing out clothes to take to good will. He probably had it for quite a while before I took it. I plucked it out of the box by the front door.
"I'll have that," I said, putting it on.
He looked at me in it.
"It looks good," he said.
I laughed, twirled.
"It looks *really* good," he said again.
I nodded. "Ahh hmmm…"
He looked at me sheepishly.
"Can I have it back?"
I looked at him, raised an eyebrow.
"What?!" I figured he was joking.
"It looks so good on you, I want it back." He had the grace to look embarrassed.
"You have *got* to be kidding me! You were going to throw this out!"
"Yeah, I know… but it looks so good on you… Now I want it back… please Ma'am?"
*laugh* "Fuck off."
It seems a small thing, but that was the moment that illustrated and brought home to me why I didn't feel loved.
My experience of vanilla men was that they would literally give me the shirt off their back if I asked for it. I knew that if I was to go into their wardrobe and pick out their absolute favourite shirt, they would gladly offer it up to me if they thought it would make me happy. Because they loved me. And they would go above and beyond to show that in a million different ways.
And here I was with a man who claimed to love me, a *submissive* man whose goal was to please me, and he couldn't even bear to give me a shirt that essentially came out of his garbage. OUT OF HIS GARBAGE!
It was a defining moment for me. Perhaps even a relief that I could see tangible evidence of what I had felt in nebulous, indefinable ways, but couldn't put my finger on.
And to be clear: it's not that he didn't love me in his own way, it's that to me that's not what love looks like, and having something concrete to hang that feeling on was a blessed relief.
I love that sweatshirt, more perhaps *because* of the way it came into my hands. I bring it out every winter: slipping into something old and worn that holds my history has a lovely comfortable familiarity to it.
It's been a long time: I've grown, I've learnt things, I've changed. He has too. But the hints of familiarity are there with him also. We are working on getting to know the new people we've become, and our history is a lovely bond, even if we shake our heads at past-us, even if we didn't navigate all that as well as we might have.
Short circuiting
My First: Are you sure the wine and yourself haven't made each other's acquaintance tonight?
Me: Shush!
First: Yes Ma'am
Me: …
First: That's the first thing you've instructed me to do since we moved apart
Me: I was thinking VERY IMPORTANT THINGS! Stop short circuiting me!
First: Sorry Ma'am
Me: Bzzzttttt
Seriously, I can't put a coherent thought together now. Holy fuck.
Apparently some things retain their power.


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A Quote by Pierre Omidyar on wealth, conscious capitalism, and success
My personal wealth is far beyond what any normal human being will ever need in their lifetime for themselves, for their family, for their descendants for generations. You know, a small, small piece of what I have is enough for that. And so the rest of it, I don't want to see it go to waste. So I have a responsibility to make sure it's put to good use. And you know, I feel I'm benefiting from the market success of a great business that has been built by regular, ordinary people who are logging on every day and doing business with one another. And you know, that's something that I have to give back. I have to do it. I have to make sure that that wealth is put to good use.
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"Sorry I haven't moved out yet."
They see me rollin', they lovin'.
Prepare to be amazed, kitties.
She's a pinup queen, a dancing queen, and so much more.
Come out of your cocoon.
Your nose needs to be Gilmored
Calling all comfy space nerds.
Might we suggest opening an Etsy shop instead?
Forget birds. Put a succulent on it.
Mad scientist turned dream weaver.
Most Minion merchandise has been family friendly. Until now.
January 20th is National Cheese Lovers Day -- a blessed holiday designed to honor the greatest food around, and all the lovely people who appreciate it.
"I don't know where all this Bowie stuff is going, but I promise it won't be boring."
Forget "you are what you eat." It's time to wear what you eat.
"Sh*t" has never looked so beautiful.
An Etsy store is selling breast-baring Christmas sweaters for the holidays — complete with pompom pasties.
Forget Netflix 'n chill — it's time for mermaid 'n chill.
Help me, tequila, you're my only hope.
Have your coffee with a splash of demonic hell magic.
Etsy hasn't surrendered to the Amazon machine just yet.
A keychain with a mini DeLorean would look pretty cool hanging off the keys to an actual DeLorean.
The freshest prints fashion has to offer.
Not that you would, like, buy them all or anything.
Ties are so last decade.
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This issue starts out really thick before finding its way to some action. The start of the issue is a retelling of Boosterâs origins from the point of view of one of Doctor Nishtikeitâs underlings. Nishtikeit is the Nazi whose secret lair was destroyed by Booster Gold and General Glory a few issues back. Of course in comic book time, especially a comic that uses time travel as its main thrust, Nishtikeit finds himself in the present â his future â tracking down Booster Gold so he may exact his revenge upon Booster.
Nishtikeitâs obsession with Gold enables the retelling of Boosterâs origin. Giffen and DeMatteis have placed this origin revisitation in the right spot, as Boosterâs past (our future) comes back to haunt him. Giffen and DeMatteis balance Boosterâs trials out nicely by having him battle Hit Point, a lame-o villain out to settle a score against Booster. Overall, the story is a nice synthesis of Boosterâs entire heroic career: lame-o villains, a smidge of time travel, a celebration of his celebrity (he scores free coffee), and some good old-fashioned bad luck.
The story is clear with Olliffe, who is a strong storyteller, but the art loses some âoomphâ without Batista crafting the adventures of Booster. Olliffeâs figures have a slighter build to them, his faces less expressive and less discernible. Olliffe brings a very clear story, but doesnât bring enough razzmatazz for Booster Gold.
This issue, like all of the issues in the Giffen and DeMatteis run, manages to offer up some humor, both in the story and around the story. Sal Cipriano has a little rant near the credit box which provides a chuckle. Throughout the rest of the issue, Booster offers a funny one-liner or two, Skeets provides some relief, and of course the foes Booster faces find ways to elicit a chuckle or two.
All the same, this issue of âBooster Goldâ packs a surprise ending, especially for anyone whoâs read this book at any point following its emergence from â52.â Advance solicits have spoiled whatâs coming up â to a point â but they sure didnât latch on to how weâre getting to whatâs coming up. I, for one, never saw it coming. It makes sense, sure, but I didnât expect it. Where Giffen and DeMatteis take it all from here remains to be seen, but Iâll certainly be there to see it.


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While your pet lives in our home with our family and personal dogs, they will learn things all dogs need to know such as:
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How can I do multi-tasking and inter-process communication in Fortran?
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The main standards to read up on are OpenMP (shared memory multi-threading) and MPI (message passing). Both work well with Fortran (as well as other languages) and you will find a lot of information online.
OpenMP defines a simple way of programming concurrent (parallel) processing in Fortran/C/C++. The process must reside in a same computer (node).
OpenMP 3.0 recent introduces $OMP TASK directive which in principle should allow multitasking the way multithreading is usually done (that is, each thread does its own task). For OpenMP, see this tutorial:
or specs in http://www.openmp.org/
I won't address interprocess communication (IPC) since I am not familiar with this. I believe you can do POSIX function calls if that what you want. If your compiler supports some Fortran 2003 constructs (e.g. gfortran >= 4.4) then you can use the nice C-Fortran interoperability provided by ISO_C_BINDING standard module. Then with proper care you can call posix functions that can provide IPC functionalities. That's my 2c.
Fortran2008 also has coarrays, which allows distributed-memory computing from within the language itself, and
You do concurrency in Fortran in the same way you would do this in any other language: Spawn a pthread, use OpenMP, use MPI, fork() ... whatever suits your need best.
Systems APIs are often in C (cf. POSIX and Windows API), but interacting with C is a fact of life, regardless of which programming language you use.
The "do concurrent" contruct in Fortran 2008 still does not have a lot of compiler support, even in 2015.
MPI can be used for both multitasking and interprocess communication. It is pretty advanced (supports for example network topology). Try "OpenMPI" in google.
It has advantage over OpenMP: you can run your program on several computers at the same time and share memory. Current version of MPI is MPI 2.
Yet another advantage is you can use MPI from Python, in cotrast to C++. Python interpreter is not thread safe:)
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There isn't much video out there that does the Milkymist justice, an unfortunate circumstance because it really is an impressive little machine. In an attempt to remedy this Barry and I recently shot some video with the hopes of mirroring the representation of the Milkymist with it's actual ability. We (actually, I, since I'm the one responsible for the editing) fell well short of this mark. But despite the poor editing (I haven't edited video since the VHS days!) and poor image quality (who knew high-quality video required so many damn GB's?), you'll get to see how non-intimidating the set-up is and how fast this little guy can get a party started.
The drum clips are meant to demonstrate the Milkymist's integration with electronic instruments and external sound, both of which stimulate the visuals when plugged directly into the Milkymist or intercepted via the onboard microphone. And the club shots, well, those are testament to the Milkymist's party credibility. We actually smuggled the Milkymist into that particular party at a warehouse-like venue in San Francisco's Mission District, then set it up guerrilla-style and proceeded to project on the walls and dance floor despite the fact that there was already a house VJ. I was actually surprised how well our slapdash performance compared. During the short 15 minutes we were there the crowd turned away from the DJ and VJ projection on the far wall and towards each other in the middle of the room where we were projecting. The dancing and interaction intensified, and at one point one of the VJ's assistants came over all starry-eyed and intrigued.
I have to say, I was a bit skeptical about the Milkymist until I saw it in action. It has some incredible psychedelic and dynamic capabilities that will only continue to expand. Keep your eyes peeled, kids.
Footage here: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/bonewolf/ and more to come.


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Wall Street investment bank Leerink Partners on Tuesday raised its price target for San Diego's Neurocrine Biosciences (Nasdaq: NBIX) from $18 to $23 per share after last month's release of positive data on its proposed treatment for tardive dyskinesia, a disease characterized by involuntary muscle movements.
Leerink reiterated an "outperform" rating on the stock, which rose more than 3.5 percent by mid-morning in New York to around $16.77 per share.
In a column late last month, Motley Fool health care analyst Sean Williams said Neurocrine "should remain high on investors' watchlists" following the phase 2b study of NBI-98854, its proposed tardive dyskinesia treatment.
Williams said analysts estimate that if the drug is approved for the market, its sales could range between $500 million and $700 million.
"Given that the company is valued at roughly two times these estimates, some investors would perceive Neurocrine to be fully valued here," he said. But he added that since Neurocrine currently has no competition in its niche, he believes that the current estimates may be a little low.
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A judge on Friday sentenced Patrick Dapolito to 55 years in prison for the murder of his wife.
In February, a jury convicted Dapolito of murder for shooting and killing his wife, Kelly Winslow.
The shooting happened two years ago at their home in Limington.
Initially, Dapolito said he accidentally shot his wife after a night of drug use in their home.
He later changed his story, saying Winslow was killed by drug dealers associated with the couple.
Prosecutors called the killing domestic violence, saying Winslow wanted to leave her husband.
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Very good! I made have the recipe and only ended up with 14T of filling, so that's how many empanadas I made. I didn't use the sour cream in the dough and I brushed the tops with soymilk and dusted with sugar. This was easily made and really really good to eat!
Oh wow!!!! These empanadas are just great! They are sooo tasty! The pineapple and coconut go great together and the dough is so flaky and just perfect! YUM!
I thought these would be involve and hard to make, but no, they were so easy and quick. :)
I made half the recipe and ended up with 12 small (3 inch in diameter) empanadas that were gobbled up in no time.
I reduced the sugar quite a bit and the filling was still super sweet and yummy. I had only desiccated coconut on hand, so used that and also left out the glaze. Other than that I stuck to your recipe and loved it.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing such a great recipe with us, Susie!
Made and reviewed for your being VIP during Veggie Swap #39 October 2011.
We loved the combination of pineapple and coconut! One thing is for sure, they didn't last very long at my house and I will be making these again. Made for Count Dracula and his Hot Bites, ZWT 7.
Very easy and sooo good! I sampled the dough and was a little worried that it was too bland but it was perfect with the filling. Will try the suggestion of dipping them in sour cream. I am making them again this weekend. Made for ZWT 4.
This made it into Book #179627. We enjoyed these alot. The coconut/pineapple mixture went well with the crust. We will be making them again, thanks for sharing. As I said, We'de make em again. We dipped them in sour cream, now their even better!
I made these two nights in a row they were DELICIOSO!!! Though I did make it semi-homemade by using pre-made pie crust you find in the refridgerated section of the market. You need to experiment to find the best one, I buy a store brand. I just cut each circle into fourths, filled it with a spoon of filling, being sure to leave enough of the dough on the edge to crimp closed with the tines of a fork. I brushed the tops and edges with condensed milk and put a dash of sugar on the top. I had them in the oven in 10 minutes. I also had to adjust the oven temp to 375 because the tops were burning. Quick and easy desert :)
I was in the middle of making some turnovers and the dough was not coming out, I immed got onto the web and found this recipe. The dough is so flake-like and it just melts in your mouth. I had to throw the other dough away, but thank goodness for this one, it made the turnovers just perfect. thanks, I will try the complete recipe next time
These were such a nice treat! The filling was Sooo to my taste. These were enjoyed this afternoon by myself and two of my grandkids. Since they came to help "Grannyma", I needed to make this a bit easier for them. After making the filling, we made the wrapping by using white bread. I cut the crust off and the kids rolled them to a flat diamond, put filling in and folded top down. I wet the rims with water and the kids pressed the openings with a fork. We then continued with the instructions. When they came out of the oven and cooled a bit, we dusted with powdered sugar. I truly will try them properly the next time, but I felt these were so good that I still had to post this.
These were amazing... and how could they miss with those ingredients. The crust was very flaky and will melt in your mouth. I was a little concerned about rolling them out so thin.. I got exactly 24 so I guess I made them the right size. I put a little too much filling in the first bunch and ended with a couple of extra balls. I had some apricot marmalade so mixed a little coconut with it and it was wonderful also. I decided that next time I'll make several different kinds including walnut and honey. Thanks for a great recipe SusieD


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Olivia Newton-John Marries
Olivia Newton-John, the 1974 CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, married businessman John Easterling during a private ceremony, June 21 in Cuzco, Peru.
Olivia did not announce the wedding ceremonies until Thursday, July 10, on her official website, olivianewton-john.com. It is the second marriage for both. Olivia's new husband is the founder and CEO of Amazon Herb Company, which sells botanical supplements from the rainforest in South America. Olivia, best known as a pop singer, had a string of Top 10 country hits in the early 1970s, including "I Honestly Love You" and "Have You Never Been Mellow," both of which reached No. 1 on the pop charts.
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As the data keeps streaming by, sniffers capture each packet and decode them if needed showing the value of various field in the packet. The content then gets analyzed as per the specifications. The analysis helps in determining if there are unusual packets. This helps in maintaining effective data transmission.
A packet capture can be used in two ways- legitimately and illegitimately. In legitimate use, sniffing identifies the data and transmission errors to ensure an efficient network communication. However, in an illegitimate scenario, a disgruntled employee can use the data to actually 'capture' the company's credit account information. Obviously, this information is not for any saintly purpose. He may use the information to transfer the company money to his own personal accounts!


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