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Mark W. Everson, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Indianapolis, IN
Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Braley, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to discuss veteran employment issues in the state of Indiana. Providing employment and training services to veterans is among the highest priorities of the Department of Workforce Development in Indiana, where the U.S. Census Bureau has estimated that just below 10 percent of the adult population are veterans, with over half of those between the ages of 18 and 65. My testimony will provide a brief overview of Indiana's economy and employment outlook, and a summary of Indiana's workforce investment system and programs. I will also provide data regarding the characteristics of Indiana's veterans and share a summary of the employment and training programs made available to veterans around the state, and specifically in northeast Indiana.
Indiana Economic Profile
Indiana's labor force is approximately 3.1 million, down from just over 3.2 million in the summer of 2007. The state's unemployment rate peaked in June 2009 at 10.9 percent. Since that time, the unemployment rate has fallen to just below 9.0 percent.
In January 2010, over 271,000 Hoosiers collected unemployment insurance benefits from either state or federal programs. Since that date, the number of Hoosiers collecting benefits has declined to approximately 115,000 at present.
Private sector employment in Indiana is estimated at 2.4 million jobs. Significant sectors include manufacturing (19.0 percent of private employment), along with private education and health services (18.3 percent), trade (17.4 percent), and professional and business services (11.7 percent). The importance of manufacturing to the state's economy is hard to overstate because of historically high wages in the sector. The government sector employs over 400,000 Hoosiers.
Employment projections for the state indicate that employment opportunities in the future will be found in health care, transportation, and professional, scientific and technical areas. Indiana will need to continue to develop a skilled workforce to meet the demands of employers.
Northeast Indiana Economic Profile
DWD defines northeast Indiana (Economic Growth Region 3) as the geographic area including the following counties: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley. It is home to nearly 364,000 workers. The primary employment sectors within northeast Indiana are manufacturing (including the defense industry), private education and health services, professional and business services, trade, and agriculture.
Northeast Indiana's economy has been historically characterized by a relatively large number of high-paying manufacturing jobs. As has been seen in many parts of the United States, northeast Indiana was significantly impacted by the loss of a number of these jobs. However, over the last year, northeast Indiana has seen an uptick in its overall employment outlook. The unemployment rate for the region has decreased by nearly two percentage points to 8.9 percent, and employers have slowly begun to increase employment numbers. Current employment projections for the area indicate that both short and long term employment opportunities will be found in a range of manufacturing-related occupations (due primarily to retirements) and in health care. The area also has potential growth in sectors such as business and financial services, transportation and material moving, and construction occupations. DWD and its WorkOne centers recognize the need to develop a skilled workforce in northeast Indiana that can meet the demands of these growing sectors.
Indiana Veterans
The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing statistical survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The information gathered includes employment status, income, veteran status, education level, and disability information. For 2010, ACS estimates Indiana is home to approximately 469,600 veterans, or nearly 10 percent of its adult population. However, almost 200,000 Indiana veterans are over 65 and generally not in the workforce. Veterans ages 18 to 65 years total approximately 276,600. Veterans between the ages of 18 and 34 total approximately 30,500; between the ages of 35 and 54 total approximately 126,800; and between the ages of 55 and 64 total approximately 119,300. 94.4 percent of Indiana's veterans are male and 5.6 percent are female.
According to ACS, the 2010 unemployment rate among Indiana's veterans was 12.4 percent, compared with the total state unemployment rate of 10.7 percent during the same time period. There are approximately 3,300 veterans collecting benefits at present. Almost 12,000 veterans have collected benefits over the past twelve months.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently conducted a survey that indicated, among other findings, that the unemployment rate of Gulf War II era veterans 18 years or older in the State of Indiana was 23.6 percent. Beyond the overall results of this survey, BLS has not provided any information on the survey's methodology nor the specific data that were collected. DWD believes this figure is overstated. It is our view that unemployment among these veterans is somewhat but not dramatically higher than that of the workforce as a whole.
Additionally, ACS indicates that the education level of Indiana's veterans tends to be higher than that of civilians, with the exception of those that have obtained a bachelor's degree or higher. 18.7 percent of Indiana's veterans have obtained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared with 23.2 percent of the non-veteran population. In addition, according to ACS, in 2010 a smaller percentage of Indiana's veterans (7.4 percent) lived below the poverty level than the non-veteran population (13.8 percent), but a higher percentage of Indiana's veterans had a disability (26.1 percent) than the non-veteran population (14.3 percent).
Indiana Workforce Investment System and Programs
DWD is the state agency that oversees and manages unemployment insurance compensation and federally-funded employment and training programs in Indiana. DWD manages federally-funded Workforce Investment Act, Wagner-Peyser Act, Trade Adjustment Assistance, Adult Education, and Veterans Employment and Training programs. DWD receives 100 percent of the budget for its education and training programs from federal funds made available through the United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration, with the exception of the Adult Education program, for which we receive both state and federal funds.
Like all other states, Indiana is divided into a number of local service areas, which provide federally-funded employment and training services through a network of One-Stops (called WorkOne centers in Indiana). There are twelve local service areas, operating within 11 economic growth regions, and 90 WorkOne centers throughout the regions.
Each of the local service areas is governed by a workforce board, comprised of local business leaders, economic development professionals, labor and education representatives, and other community-based organization leaders. These boards hire staff and service-provider organizations to manage the WorkOne centers and to offer workforce investment services in collaboration with the staff of DWD.
All customers who visit a WorkOne center are offered access to services that assist them in gaining the skills necessary to become reemployed at a self-sufficient level, and will provide the customer with support throughout his or her period of unemployment. Specifically, WorkOne centers provide customers with access to unemployment insurance compensation, case management and career counseling, job search assistance, skill-building workshops, short and long-term training, as well as other supportive services. All enrolled WorkOne customers are placed into one of two tracks: the job-to-job track, where staff provide the customer with reemployment assistance; or the job-to-training-to-job track, where it is determined that the client needs additional training in order to become employed at a self-sufficient level.
DWD also places a high emphasis on making on-the-job training available to eligible, unemployed workers. Through on-the-job training, an unemployed worker is hired by an employer, and provided training on the specific skills needed to successfully perform the job. Since 2009, DWD has invested nearly $6 million in on-the-job training, based on the belief that it is beneficial to both of its primary customers: unemployed individuals and employers. Unemployed individuals are provided with a job and the opportunity to learn new skills and employers are reimbursed for up to 50 percent of the participant's wages over a six month period in order to compensate for training costs.
In addition to the services made available to unemployed customers, WorkOne centers also offer a number of services to local employers, including job matching, job profiling, management of large hiring events, information regarding employment-based tax credits, and on-the-job training funds as just indicated. DWD provides annual funds which support a number of business services staff, who are responsible for connecting with local employers and providing them with no-cost, workforce services.
Indiana Veteran Employment and Training Services
Indiana is committed to providing quality employment services to veterans at its WorkOne centers. Veterans receive priority service, and most of the centers have an on-site veteran specialist who assists with employment needs. DWD currently receives funding to employ sixty-two Veteran Employment and Training staff throughout Indiana. Thirty-four of these positions are Local Veteran Employment Representatives (LVER) and twenty-eight of these positions are Disabled Veteran Outreach Program Specialists (DVOP). All of the LVERs are required to be veterans and DVOPs must be veterans with a service-connected disability.
Services that are provided to eligible veterans at WorkOne centers include:
- Orientation to IndianaCAREERConnect.com, the State's largest jobs-board;
- Assistance looking for a job, developing a resume, and preparing for an interview;
- Direct referral to jobs;
- Referral to other federal, state and local agencies (as appropriate to their self-sufficiency needs);
- Assistance transitioning into civilian employment;
- Training incentives and grants;
- Guidance finding vocational training;
- Post-employment counseling; and
- Occupational skills assessment.
In order to ensure that veterans receive access to skill-building activities and training, DWD has pursued a number of special employment and training grants. Indiana was awarded and is currently managing a special Veterans Workforce Investment Program Grant. This United States Department of Labor grant of $500,000, which was supplemented with $250,000 from DWD, is designed to provide training that results in industry-recognized certifications to veterans with service-connected disabilities, veterans that have significant barriers to employment, and all recently separated veterans. Additionally, for all training programs overseen and managed by DWD, eligible veterans are provided with priority of service. This priority ensures that veterans are provided with first access to skill-building training when funds or available training slots are limited.
Additionally, DWD ensures that veterans are provided with priority of service in its job matching program. Veterans are provided with first access to open positions posted on IndianaCareerConnect.com; the open positions are held for twenty-four hours, allowing only qualified veterans to apply.
DWD recognizes the barriers that returning veterans face when attempting to access services, locate suitable employment, and reenter the civilian workforce. In order to assist returning veterans in accessing services, DWD has positioned a LVER at Camp Atterbury to assist demobilizing National Guard and Reserve personnel. This LVER provides service members with employment information during their demobilization. In addition, the LVER collects individual employment information, and then provides it to the service member's state employment agency. DWD also continues to support the National Guard Yellow Ribbon Transition Programs around the State and at the two National Guard Air Bases. Although demobilizations have decreased in their frequency and size, DWD remains committed to providing employment services to this program. Since January 2010, several thousand soldiers and airman have received employment information through Camp Atterbury and/or participated in a Yellow Ribbon Program.
Finally, in order to assist veterans with locating suitable employment, DWD has supported and managed several career fairs specifically targeted to veterans. In April 2011, DWD sponsored "Operation Hire a Hoosier Veteran" career fair in Central Indiana. Over 100 employers and vendors participated in this career fair, and several hundred Indiana veterans attended the fair and had the opportunity to network with employers, submit resumes and applications for job openings, interview for positions, and attend skill-building workshops offered by DWD staff.
From July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, over 20,000 veterans were provided with employment and training services in the state of Indiana through WorkOne centers.
Northeast Indiana Veteran Employment and Training Services
Approximately 32,000 veterans, age 18 to 65, live in northeast Indiana, representing nearly 12 percent of Indiana's working-age veterans. This number continues to grow as veterans return from Iraq and Afghanistan. There is a great need to ensure veterans in the region receive job training opportunities that will help them develop the skills required to find civilian employment.
Over the past year, WorkOne offices in northeast Indiana have conducted a comprehensive outreach campaign to veterans and veteran-serving organizations in the region. This campaign has had a singular mission: to increase the number of veterans engaged in workforce services. Activities included outreach efforts at Veteran's Administration locations that provided on-site delivery of a wide range of job-search workshops (resume writing, interview skills, and online job searches); outreach efforts to regional homeless facilities, including the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission; and monthly outreach efforts to regional veteran's organizations (VFW, American Legion, and others) to ensure that the veterans community is prepared to identify and refer veterans in need of assistance to WorkOne Northeast for services.
Additionally, a military career fair was recently held in northeast Indiana that focused on supporting reservists/guardsmen and veterans. At this event, a dozen human resources professionals from regional employers were brought together to share information about available job openings and to offer advice and instruction to veterans in attendance on the best ways to access these opportunities. This event had the full support of the Wing Commander and his staff and will be replicated in other events.
In the past year, WorkOne centers in northeast Indiana provided employment and training services to approximately 3,000 veterans. Significantly, nearly 25 percent of these veterans received training to improve their technical skills, and increase their prospects for gainful employment. Also, during the same time period, veterans served through the WorkOne Northeast centers received approximately 5,000 referrals for potential employment, and were provided with career counseling support by WorkOne staff on approximately 2,000 occasions. The focus of this career counseling has been to help veterans understand and appreciate the transferability of their military skill sets to the civilian labor market.
Northeast Indiana meets or exceeds performance targets established for Veterans Employment and Training programs by the United States Department of Labor. During the current program year, WorkOne centers in northeast Indiana exceeded nearly all of their performance targets. For example, the Consolidate Veteran Entered Employment Rate was 61 percent, which exceeded the target by 11 percent, and the Consolidated Veterans Average Earnings was $30,060 annually.
Challenges Affecting Veteran Employment Opportunities
DWD believes that there are four primary challenges veterans encounter regarding employment opportunities. First, veterans have predominantly been employed in industries among the hardest hit by the economic recession. According to a report issued by the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Chairman's staff on May 2011, post- 9/11 veterans were more likely than non-veterans to have been employed in manufacturing, construction, transportation, and other industries that experienced significant job losses during 2008 and 2009. DWD agrees with this finding. Veterans continue to struggle with securing gainful employment, especially in the manufacturing sector, which is down about 18 percent from its peak employment in 2007. While veterans from the Guard or Reserves receive statutory protection to retain their pre-deployment position upon completion of their deployment, if an employer's workforce has been downsized due to layoffs, the returning veteran may not always find a job upon return.
The second challenge deals with the skills veterans develop while serving in the military and their ability to translate those skills into private sector employment. DWD has found that some of the skills veterans develop do not always directly correlate to certifications and credentials often required for private employment. For example, a veteran may have operated heavy equipment and vehicles during his or her service, but does not hold a commercial drivers license that is often a requirement for operating heavy transportation vehicles in private sector employment. Additionally, DWD has found that many veterans experience difficulty expressing what specific skills they acquired throughout their service, and how those skills transfer to the requirements of private sector job openings. Many veterans are modest about their service, and particularly the skills and aptitudes they developed while serving. Although a veteran may have developed and utilized essential job skills, his or her inability to relate those skills to the requirements of a job opening can lead a hiring manager to not fully appreciate the skills a veteran has to offer.
Third, while a veteran is deployed overseas, a number of facets of his or her home life may have changed. Some of these changes can include the birth of a child, the loss of a family member, or even the dissolution of a marriage. In addition, returning veterans may need to locate a place to live, establish bank accounts, locate transportation, and complete many other daily activities for which they may not have been responsible during their service. These factors often complicate the job search process, which may be given less initial priority by the veteran.
Finally, there is an increasing number of veterans returning with some form of a physical or mental disability. With advances in medical care, fatalities have declined but an increasing percentage of veterans return home with a physical disability potentially limiting future employment opportunities. In addition, there are incidences of mental health issues, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), among the veteran population returning from abroad. In DWD's experience, Indiana's employers have displayed a great willingness to provide employment opportunities to veterans who have served the United States. However, some employers may be somewhat cautious in hiring veterans due to concerns about how PTSD or other mental health issues may affect performance in the workplace.
Mr. Chairman, we at the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, recognize our obligation to veterans and honor their service to our country. We will continue to make every resource available to veterans, ensuring they receive the services needed to best overcome any barriers to employment opportunities they may face.
Thank you for allowing me to appear before you today. I would be pleased to respond to any questions from members of the Subcommittee.


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I have always been extremely close with my younger sister, Kristy. She was a year younger than me but we
both were treated like boys meaning we both caused the same amount of trouble. We took showers
together until we were about 10 and slept in the same hotel bed until I hit puberty. Even though we were
extremely close, we fought a lot and it was usually about silly things but we were still very close together.
My sister did everything I did and followed me friends and me wherever we would go. She was quite the
tomboy; wrestling with us, playing sports, doing gross and disgusting things. The only thing I hated my
sister for was she was taller than me almost 5'6 but before the end of my puberty I was 6'2.
After puberty, she completely changed. Even though she was very close to me she started hanging out with
her own group of friends. Her blonde hair was longer and ended at her mid back but her blue eyes still
sparkled whenever I would challenge her to do anything. She had long slender legs and a huge set of
breasts which go perfectly with her athletic body. She was extremely athletic like me and loves spending
her time at the beach. She has a beautiful tan very similar to mine but she was a shade darker making her
look like a model.
At home we dressed modestly, I usually had my boxers and wife beater which showed my muscular upper
body. She usually dresses in a pair of panties and tight shirts with no bra beneath them. Whenever I would
see her showing off her body at the house, I would wolf-whistle at her and she would tell me to shut up.
She always assumed that I was just teasing her but little did she know how hot she was.
Throughout high-school, I moved from one girl to another never staying with one girl for longer and before
the end of my junior year I dated every single of her friends. She hates it whenever I would flirt with her
friends knowing that they had huge crush on me. I was pretty sexually active and fucked all kinds of girls
but was horny over my sister.
After high-school, my dad decided my future for me and sent me to one of the top business schools in
Europe so I only visited her at summer, I still remember the day when I had to leave; both my mom and my
sister were crying like babies and my dad tried to act all manly.
"Hi Blake…this is mom…hey listen I know you are excited about coming home and spending time with us
but…" She trailed off and I sighed.
"What is it mom?" I asked her
"We won't be home…it will just be your sister…because Aunt Linda had a stroke and your dad and I are
going to visit her…" My mom said. She was clearly upset that she wouldn't be able to spend much time
with me but I was excited as fuck. A whole summer with my sexy little sister!
"It's okay mom…" I tried to act upset as I picked up my luggage. "But why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"We thought you wouldn't agree to come home so…" She trailed off and I laughed.
"Why would I refuse to come home?" I said as I made sure I had my entire luggage and went out the
airport. "Anyways…bye"
I shut my phone and went through the door automatic doors. There were quite a lot of people there and I
tried to find my sister. She was standing there with her friend, Mandy. She had sweatpants and a skintight
white sweater which showed her amazing cleavage. As soon as Kristy saw me, she ran up to me and
threw herself at me.
"Blake!" She said hysterically happy to see me. I hugged her warm body tightly against mine and planted a
big kiss on her lips. I stroked her long silky hair and inhaled the sweet perfume she put on. After a good 5
minutes, she reluctantly let go of me. "You remember Mandy right Blake?"
"Of course…" I said. She was the only friend of hers I didn't date. I hugged her tightly and kissed her on the lips somewhat longer than a friendly peck. Mandy was just as gorgeous as Kristy but she had slightly
smaller breasts and brown hair. She blushed as I broke the kiss and winked at her.
"Blake!" Kristy punched me on the arm playfully. I laughed and put my arm around her. It was about 9:30
when we got back from the airport and we had to drop Mandy off at her house. "What do you wannna do?
Let's watch a movie!"
"Sure…" I told her dropping my bag next to the couch and plopping down on the couch.
"Get up lazy asshole and make some popcorn while I go change…" She teased and skipped up the stairs.
I laughed and went to the kitchen and grabbed some beer from the fridge and put the popcorn in the
microwave. I waited for the popcorn and returned to the living room with a large bowl full of popcorn and sat
down. I waited for her to come down stairs and my jaw literally hit the floor when I saw her.
She had a skin tight T-shirt and a pair of small black panties. Her panties formed downward into V under
her belly button and had little red bow directly in the middle. They weren't quite as small as a thong but she
looked sexy regardless. They went up into a thin band at the waste, then back into enough material to
barely cover her gorgeous ass. She bounced across the room while I watched her braless tits stretch the
thin material for all it was worth. I jokingly whistled and she just looked at me and winked.
"What movie do you wanna watch hunk?" She asked me and I shrugged. "Umm…how about inception?"
"Sure…" She got on all fours, since the VCR was beneath the T.V, and began to set up the movie. She was
in a perfect doggie style position. Her ass was angled up into the air, her back was arched, and she was resting on her elbows. Her panties began to creep into her little ass crack, but she slowly reached behind
her and pulled them out. She did it slowly enough that she pulled them from her ass and held them 2
inches from her ass. I was about 6 feet away, but I could easily make out her fuzzy little pussy. I was
tempted to shove my cock into her pussy and fuck her so hard till my dick falls off.
"There we go…" She said and sat down next to me. She rested her head on my arm so I wrapped my arm
around her and pulled her closer into me. She smelled so good and looked so damn beautiful I could feel
my erection growing hard. " I missed you Blake…"
"I missed you too sweetheart…" I said and she looked up at me with her large blue eyes. I leaned down so
our lips were practically touching. I felt her hot breath on my lips and locked my lips with hers. She kissed
softly but passionately and it wasn't long before I got into the kiss. Shit! What the fuck am I doing?" I gently
broke the kiss but she looked disappointed. She wrapped her hand around my waist and pressed her
breast toward my side.
"So how was college or how is college?" She asked me
"It is amazing…European chicks are so hot and they play rugby there…" I told her about my friends and my
daily life "Hey Kristy…even though they are hot…they are sluts only few girls are as beautiful as you"
Her eyes sparkled when I said that and she hugged me tightly. We watched the movie in silence after that
and I gulped down couple of beers. She refused to have any beer and put another movie on after Inception
but I was too tired so I rested my head on top of hers and dozed off.
"Blake?" Kristy said softly but I didn't open my eyes or say anything. "Blake?"
She put her hand on top of my crotch and rubbed my dick through my pants "Blake?" After I didn't say
anything and she assumed that I fell asleep. I was usually a deep sleeper so this probably convinced her
to keep going. I felt her hand unzip my pants and I literally stopped breathing. She slowly pulled my cock
out of the underwear and I felt her hot breath on the head of my cock driving me crazy. I cock instantly
hardened but I still pretended to be asleep and she bought it. My dick was about 7 ½ in and 3 ½ in around.
"Blake?" She called my name out one more time and I decided to react
"Huh? What is it?" I looked at her face and then her hand which was holding my erection. She blushed
deeply and immediately let go of my cock.
"Please don't tell anyone Blake…I am so sorry I don't know why I did that" She said as she stood up. I also
stood up and held her by her shoulders and tried to look angry.
"Kristy how could you? I am your brother…" I said trying to sound upset. She was at the brink of tears so I
pulled her towards me and hugged her tightly. She seemed shocked by it but hugged me tightly as
well. "Let me see your breasts…"
"Huh?" She looked at me confused and a smirk formed at her lips. She pushed me on the couch and then
did a little tease with her shirt and slowly pulled it over her head as she performed a sexy dance. I pulled
my shorts down and stroked my erection. They were two perfectly round, grapefruits sized melons that
stayed perfectly in place. Her nipples were perfect just like I imagined them to be. "Like them?"
"Hell yeah…" I whispered stroking my cock. She glanced at my cock and her eyes grew at the size. She
moved towards me and sat on my cock as she pressed her knees towards my sides. My hands
immediately went to her breasts as I softly massaged them with my hands. She looked at me lustfully and
attacked my lips with hers. She immediately pushed her tongue into my mouth and wrestled with mine. I
moaned in delight as she began rocking her hips rubbing my erection with her soft panties.
We were consumed with lust as our tongues danced in a never-ending battle of dominance. I felt the heat
radiating from her hot cunt and couldn't wait to shove it deep into her pussy. She finally broke the kiss and
gasped. She hurriedly took of my shirt and gazed at my hairless chest. She pressed her body tightly
against mine crushing her breasts as we got back to our kiss. I ran my hands over her smooth thighs and
teased her pussy through her panties.
"Fuck me" She panted and removed her now soaked panties. Just as she was about to throw them behind
her back, I stopped her and took them n my hands. I licked her panties trying to get a hint of how she would
taste. She tasted so delicious; I immediately pushed her on the couch and buried my face in her lovehole.
She gasped and let out a tortured moan.
"Oh my god! Yessss lick my pussy!" She screamed as I sucked on her clit furiously flicking it with the tip of
my tongue. She ran her hands over my hair as she pushed my head further into her honeycomb. I sucked
on her outer lips and sucked them into my mouth as I massaged them with my tongue. She was going
nuts by now buckling her hips towards my face. I spread her puffy pussylips with my fingers and shoved
my tongue deep into her tunnel and explored every inch of her cunt. She gasped as I pushed my thumb
into her asshole and I got just the reaction I was hoping for.
"Ahhhh!Ohhhhhhhh!" She screamed in delight as her juices flooded my face. I swallowed all of her juices
and continued sucking her clit until she pushed me away with her feet. "Oh my god…fuck me now!"
She grabbed my thick cock and lined it up with her sizzling cunt and as soon as my cock came in contact with her warm pussy, shivers shot down my spine. I slowly pushed my cock into her awaiting pussy
savoring the feeling. "Take me to the bedroom…"
I picked her off the couch as she wrapped herself around my body. I grabbed her ass tightly as I climbed
up the stairs and just as I was about to take her to her bedroom she stopped me. "Take me to our
I kissed her roughly as I brought her to our parent's room, she pushed me on the bed. She was absolutely
crazy in bed, fucking my cock so hard, I could feel my hips beginning to bruise. I grabbed her large breasts
and pulled on her long nipples enjoying the expression on her face. She gasped as she began to jackhammer my cock with her pussy. She held on to my chest for support and squeezed her vaginal
muscles tightly as she came down.
"I am cumming!" She screamed in pleasure as her soft asscheeks pressed into my thighs. I pushed my
fingers into her mouth and she immediately sucked them with fervor. She suddenly rolled her eyes behind
her head as she bit down hard on my fingers. The pain shot through my arm but it turned me on incredibly
as her hot juices tried to squeeze past my dick giving me amazing sensations.
"I want to fuck you doggy-style…" I gasped and she immediately obeyed me and got in position. Her lovely
ass hanging in the air and her breasts hanging perfectly in the air. I smacked her ass roughly and
squeezed her breasts rolling her nipples in my hands. She moaned in pleasure and pushed her ass in
front of me. I lined up my cock against her pussy and shoved it roughly into her cunt.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!" She screamed as I held on to her hips and pounded my dick into her tight cunt. I
grabbed her blonde hair and pulled it back so her breasts jutted forward. I used my other hand as I rubbed
her clit furiously giving her amazing sensations. It felt like my dick was melting into her velvety walls and I
moaned as I felt my balls churning. "Oh god oh god I am cumming again!"
I pulled her hair back and kissed her passionately while still fucking her. I milked her breasts as I pounded
her pussy relentlessly. Her pussy convulsed around my cock and I felt her juices flowing past my dick.
"I am going to cum!" I gasped increasing my pace hammering her juicy cunt..
"Don't cum in me…I am not on the pill" She warned me and I immediately pulled out of her pussy and
shoved it into her mouth. She kept looking at me with a big smile on her face while she licked my cock. It
took no time at all for me to cum. She licked my balls, my shaft, my head, then she took then she began to
deep-throat me. She was fantastic, not even one scrape. When I began to cum she pulled my dick out of
her mouth and began jacking me off with my dick pointed upwards. She watched in awe as I came all over
my stomach and chest. When I finished she ran her hand through the cum then took her cum covered
hand and licked it all off. God, you can only imagine how hot she looked. She then proceeded to lick it all off
my leaving me without a drop of mess
Then we both collapsed in bed cuddling in our parents bed. I closed my eyes in pure exhaustion hoping
what just happened wasn't a dream. She rested her head on my chest and smiled.
I woke up the next morning wondering if what happened last night was a dream. I looked down to see that I was completely naked so I went downstairs following the amazing smell which led me to the kitchen.
There stood Kristy, completely naked and her blonde hair in a ponytail. I took a minute to drink in her
beauty before hugging her tightly from behind.
"Hi Blake…have a goodnights sleep?" She asked me turning around. Before I could respond, she grabbed
my head and kissed me passionately, pushing her tongue deep into my mouth.
"Yeah…amazing night…" I told her caressing her soft asscheeks. She pushed me on the couch and
stroked my cock quickly bringing it to its full size. I moaned as she jacked me off like a pro while licking my
balls. I stroked her beautiful long hair and enjoyed the warm feeling she gave me.
"Oh god…" I moaned as she took my head into her warm and moist mouth. She looked up at me with her
big blue eyes and twirled her tongue around my head before licking the shaft. I loved the way she was
making eye-contact with me and she pushed her tongue into my slit before taking me deep into my mouth
"Just like that baby…" I gasped as my dick hit the back of her throat. She didn't stop and took me deeper
into throat and choked my dick with her throat muscles. She sucked as hard as she could while coming
back up and I almost lost it right then and there.
"Baby I will cum if you keep that up" I warned her as she tickled my balls with small hands. She didn't stop
and sucked on my head furiously. She tickled the underside of my shaft and took me deep in her mouth
once more pressing her face into my stomach. I couldn't take it any longer so I grabbed her head tightly as
I shot load after load of hot cum deep into her throat. I pulled her up and kissed her deeply tasting my own
cum, which I didn't mind.
"You taste good…" She commented but I wasn't looking at her. I was looking at Mandy who watched our
whole encounter standing at the doorway. Kristy followed my gaze and gasped when she saw Mandy.
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2015-03-04 21:15:37
Where is it. Stolen give us proof. I. Haven't found it. Any. Where. Else
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2013-08-20 06:28:14
I had my first and only rare sex start at 11 with own gorgeous sister of 16 in summer vacation. She offered me regularly till her marriage at 23. But, due to my shy nature I ignored the offers mostly.
Actually, I had an attraction and attachment with my another sister 3 years elder than me. But, I never had either any chance or offer from her. Even, I never either tried or dared for a single chance. Now, I think, if, I made any move on the way, I could get a lot of chances so easily. Now, I realize what golden opportunities I missed foolishly! Will I get those days again? I want them at any cost.
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Comfortable, but not for long rides
I agree with the other reviewer: this saddle is super comfy for upright position riding, short rides, and commuting type riding. This saddle is not good for road riding or any long distance serious riding. Too soft, so too much pressure up front.
Good for commuting and shorter rides
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I rode two different butterfly saddles for a while and came to the conclusion after my first 20+ mile ride that the only good use for this saddle is commuting. If you want a women's saddle that works great for city riding and you plan on putting it on a bike that isn't upright, you will likely love this saddle. If you plan on touring with it, I HIGHLY suggest you find a different saddle to use. Heck, shoot me an e-mail and I will personally find you a saddle that keeps your lady parts happy over the long haul. Definitely would not recommend for racing, training, or long bike tours.
What sort of saddles would you recommend for touring? I'm trying to buy a gift for someone who hates her current saddle.


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Winfield Cookie & Candy Walk
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The Winfield Presbyterian Church is having a Cookie & Candy walk on Saturday December 4 from 8:30am to 11:30am at the Winfield Presbyterian Church. Coffee Shop will be open took. Contact Jeanne Binkle at 319-257-3175 if you have any questions.
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The Fletcher School
Commencement 2012 Online
Posted by Kimberly Moniz in Alumni, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Photos, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, School of Engineering, School of Medicine, Social Media, Student Experience, Students, The Fletcher School, Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Web on May 15, 2012
You may be on campus this Sunday for commencement or you may be cheering on your friends and family from afar. Either way, you can get an inside look at the day by following Tufts Commencement 2012 online. We'd love to have you join the conversation, so check out how you can take part:
- Twitter: We'll be live tweeting from @TuftsLive, so follow along from early morning preparation to the procession, the awarding of honorary degrees, and the commencement address. Use the hashtag #Tufts2012 to let us know what you're up to.
- Web: Watch the live streamed ceremony at commencement.tufts.edu, where you will also find the @TuftsLive and #Tufts2012 feeds, so you'll be sure to not miss a thing.
- Instagram: We love photos! If you're on campus, snap some pictures and tag them #Tufts or #Tufts2012. We'll be capturing some shots too, so be sure to check them out (username: TuftsUniversity)
- Facebook: We've been getting ready for commencement, and will have tons more photos to share just after the ceremony ends.
- Foursquare: Check into Tufts University Commencement 2012 on Foursquare, include a shout out about graduation, and you'll earn the Hats Off Badge.
Dean Uvin's Top Ten
Posted by Georgy Cohen in Blogs, Faculty, The Fletcher School on January 27, 2012
Last month, The Fletcher School's Academic Dean Peter Uvin, shared his top ten albums of the year with the Fletcher student community. Featured artists include Radiohead, Bon Iver and AA Bondy.
My (Subversive) Garden Plot
Posted by Georgy Cohen in Active Citizenship, Alumni, Environment, The Fletcher School, Video on January 26, 2012
Roger Doiron, F93, founder of Kitchen Gardeners International, gave a talk at TEDxDirigo in September 2011 entitled "My (subversive) garden plot," explaining "how gardens can re-localize our food and feed our growing population."
Doiron spoke at the Friedman School on Oct 21, 2009. Watch the video.
A Life-Changing Visit
Posted by Veronica Richter in Blogs, International, Student Experience, Students, The Fletcher School on October 24, 2011
Fletcher School masters candidate Kristen Wallerstedt recently visited India and left with "a new perspective on life, society, history, and humanity." As a student of international economics and politics, her first time in South Asia was life changing. She wrote a note about her experiences which was featured in the blog "Critical Twenties," a blog ran by twenty-something Indians who wish to create a forum for discussions about India and its place in the world. In it, she contrasts India with the Western world and discusses culture, politics, the economy, the media, social movements, and the general life lessons she learned on her trip:
Sadh, one of the many Indian gurus, says that in your life, if you don't do what you can't do, there is no problem but if you don't do what you can do, that is a tragedy. Spiritual leadership is prominent here; even the most modern and logical have a guru that they follow. From India, for now, what I learn that I can do is to place a higher value on spirituality, tradition and history, and to continue to develop intellectually and find peace amidst the craziness of the world. India made me realize that in contrast to the pressures I feel in America, for now, I don't want to seek to have an impact on the world, as we are often urged in our American education. Instead, I have realized that I still need the world to have an impact on me.
Be sure to check out the rest of Kristen's musings here.
Meet the Interns
Posted by Veronica Richter in Blogs, Social Media, Staff, Student Experience, Students, The Fletcher School, Video on October 18, 2011
The Fletcher School and Tufts's own LGBT Center have Jumbo love for their interns this fall!
In a series of blog posts, Fletcher School admissions highlights their three interns and welcomes them to the office. One of their Interns, Katie, is a Lebanese Egyptian from Cairo interested in Human Security and NGO & Public Management. She's extremely excited to be here and said,
Despite being far from Egypt, I felt at home at Fletcher right away. Between the exciting stories my fellow Fletcherians tell, and the numerous courses to choose from, I feel like a kid in a candy shop!
The LGBT Center chose to show their love through a video introducing seven undergraduate and graduate interns as well as two graduate staff assistants and the center director, Tom Bourdon. In the video, the entire staff return the love to their home away from home:
Video filmed, edited, and produced by George Murphy, A14.
Two Tufts Teams are Up to the MassChallenge
Posted by Georgy Cohen in Blogs, School of Arts and Sciences, The Fletcher School on October 14, 2011
The 125 teams in the MassChallenge startup competition have been winnowed to 26, and two teams with Tufts ties are among the finalists vying for $1 million in funding.
- Sanergy – winners of the social entrepreneurship competition at this year's $100K Business Plan Competition. Team includes: Gaurav Tiwari, F12, along with Lindsay Stradley, David Auerbach and Ani Vallabhaneni. Sanergy aims to manufacture low-cost, high-quality, water-free toilets to reduce sanitation-related diseases in Kenya's slums. The waste will be collected and converted into biogas and organic fertilizer. Sanergy has already launched the pilot phase of their enterprise.
- Pintley – Founded by Tim Noetzel, A08. Gives personalized beer recommendations.
MassChallenge is part of the White House's Startup America Partnership, a government initiative to promote innovation entrepreneurship. Judges will name between 10 and 20 winners at a ceremony on Oct. 24.
Summer Coffee Hours
Posted by Eugene Buonaccorsi in Alumni, Blogs, The Fletcher School on September 12, 2011
At the beginning of the summer Fletcher Admissions decided to embark on a project setting up coffee meetings between prospective Fletcher students and Alumni of the program. They announced the project on their blog by saying:
Fletcher Admissions likes to experiment, and a new initiative this year is Summer Coffee Hours. (…) If you're in Dar es Salaam, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Ho Chi Minh City, Jerusalem, Montreal, Cairo, Houston, Geneva, or Bangkok, plan to join a student for coffee.
Now, as the summer is coming to a close, they are posting responses from participants. One alumni said:
Yesterday I had the pleasure to meet in Montreal with a small group of potential students from different parts of Canada. We met at Caffè Art Java on Mont-Royal, a hospitable and open place that allowed us to enjoy the beautiful evening weather. Not three years ago, I remember being in their shoes and going through the painful, yet rewarding, process of graduate school applications.
The Andean Collection
Posted by Georgy Cohen in Alumni, Blogs, International, The Fletcher School, Web on August 1, 2011
Amanda Judge, F09, recently launched a jewelry line called The Andean Collection with a good cause to boot. The company website reads
We create to encourage change. Andean Collection was founded to bring sustainable change to impoverished communities in South America. We offer artisans the opportunity to participate in the global market while inspiring our customers with access to the elusive world of the rural Andes.
The project has garnered significant media attention, having been featured on CNN and The Today Show and featured in magazines such as Marie Claire and Good Housekeeping. Their website includes products, videos and a blog about their efforts. They recently gave a sneak preview into their newest line via their blog, saying:
There is great energy here at Andean Collection this morning and we want to share the love. We just got our new lookbook back from the printer and we are stoked about the results! If you have been following us you know that there are a LOT of new items coming out in this next collection, including Lola Hats, Infinity Scarves, geometric shaped necklaces, and some fabulous new tagua bracelets! (Plus a new logo to really round out this change!)
Take a look at all the beautiful jewelry, watch their videos and learn more about the cause at The Andean Collection's website
Professor Bhide on Bank Regulation
Posted by Georgy Cohen in Faculty, The Fletcher School, Web on July 20, 2011
Professor Amar Bhide of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy recently wrote a blog post about bank regulation and the failures of the American banking reforms for Project Syndicate. Project Syndicate is a source for op-ed commentaries from world leaders in every different field.
In the op-ed Professor Bhide writes:
Reversing the robotic gigantism of banking ought to be the top priority for reform. Bankers were once supposed to know every borrower, and to make case-by-case lending decisions. Now, however, banks use models conjured up by faraway financial wizards to mass-produce credit and a range of derivative products.
This is a familiar topic for Bhide. In 2010 he published A Call For Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Recovery.
Islam and Finance
Posted by Georgy Cohen in Faculty, International, Research, The Fletcher School, Video on June 16, 2011
Professor Ibrahim Warde, an adjunct professor of International Business at the Fletcher School, was interviewed by Lisa Murphy of Bloomberg Television last month. Professor Warde, who is the author of the forthcoming book Islam and Economics, discusses Islamic finance and banking principles in the following video clip:


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Hmm... I guess the logical explanation would be that the servers are overloaded, bummer. I was looking forward to using some jailbreak tweaks that I have used since the October update. Looks like most of us will have to wait a little longer
A really good app that is in app store for I think .99 or no warez. It's called photosync. It works really well. I still use it on ios 5 even though I have iCloud to back up pics. It works through wifi and then you can set to go directly to your pics folder on computer. Runs in background so won't even notice. Again, very simple and very useful
I can't install lockinfo, five icon dock, infinidock because of dependencies which I don't understand how to install them since it usually does it on its own & can't seem to find the free music app & Notification Center widgets. Anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks in advance
can i use this corona app if im running 4.3.5 teathered jailbreak
I was having this same issue (also with Modmyi repo) when I used the redsn0w untether jb, so I restored, rejb using the latest release of the redsn0w tether jb (also hoping it fixed my iBooks but it's a no go after installing corona iBooks no longer works), and then installed Corona and at first they didn't load up but after a few times of refreshing Cydia the packages from BigBoss shown up as did the ModMyI upon rejailbreaking with the latest 5.0.1 redsn0w tether jb software. I had no luck jail breaking with the untethered redsn0w software. I tried it 3 times and twice after launching Cydia ALL my apps (phone, mail, safari, EVERYTHING was gone so I had to restore). So IMO jailbreak tethered and then use corona. Now that I'm thinking about it I wonder if it has anything to do with redsn0w having the updated version of Cydia already included and that was causing the issue because it also would not let me install other sources such as winter boarder, zuiljen, iPhone modding, etc...
i think a bug fix for cydia was that it no longer crashes so much, for example before on iOS 5 tethered on my iPhone 4 cydia would crash a lot when you pressed a button on top to go back before waiting for something to load completely. now it seems fixed. thanks saurik
With everyone having problems there are a few things to remember...
1. New untether always = overloaded Cydia repos. This should be common knowledge at this point.
2. The best way to ensure a proper CLEAN Jailbreak has always been to restore your phone & set up as new. I know it's this "huge inconvenience" but I think it would save a LOT of headaches.
3. Saurik tweeted this: https://twitter.com/saurik/status/151831295280947202
Not sure it has anything to do with Cydia purchases. My question is, does redsn0w need updating due to this fix.
Other than that, just remember to read the thread before you post so the same question isn't asked over & over again.
i was on 4.3.3 and updated to the new 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak no problems at all. The repos are having issues from loads of traffic but other than that i say do itI updated the requested packages on my iPhone 4 while it was still on 4.3.3 and now it is constantly rebooting. I saw that there is an untethered jailbreak for 5.0.1 but I would see how it would play out first. I plugged my phone about 2 days ago so it's not a huge loss if I have to force a restore but there are a couple of pictures on it. Can anyone help?


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Cardinals grab a fumble return on a heady play
If this isn't the play of the season, it's certainly the flip of the year -- Arizona Cardinals cornerback Greg Toler rushing to pop the ball back inbounds on a Jason Snelling fumble. Sadly, the Cards couldn't turn this play (and five Matt Ryan picks) into a win, because their own quarterback situation is so awful ... but this was a nice moment for a team in desperate need of them.
John Abraham shows veteran savvy on turnover TD
Cardinals rookie quarterback Ryan Lindley fumbles, and the guy who forced the fumble -- Falcons defensive end John Abraham -- was the only guy on the field together enough to note that Lindley had done so. Everyone else must have been blinded by the Tuck Rule.
Jacoby Jones gets another return touchdown
Jones had a 105-yard return touchdown against the Raiders last Sunday, but he hadn't gone long on a punt return this season to date. That has now changed.
Byron Leftwich gets mobile with 31-yard run
We don't generally think of quarterback Byron Leftwich as fast on the run, but he certainly looked to be speedy enough on this 31-yard scamper for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night.
Julian Edelman goes all the way in great game
Not only did Edelman go for six on this punt return; he also caught a touchdown pass and ran for 47 yards on a separate play. Per ESPN Stats & Info, he's the third person ever to do so in NFL history -- only Freddie Solomon of the 1976 Dolphins and Gale Sayers of the 1965 Bears have scored a return touchdown, a receiving touchdown, and run for over 40 yards on a single carry in a game before.
Aqib Talib makes a splash with pick-six in first Patriots game
Talib's certainly been through his share of problems, which is why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers showed him the door. Bill Belichick, in desperate need of secondary help and no stranger to reclamation projects, gave the talented cornerback a second chance, and this was his reward for doing so -- a pick-six of Andrew Luck in Talib's first game as a Patriot.
Andre Johnson comes through with the game-winner
The Jaguars and Texans went back and forth in a captivating AFC South slugfest, but it was Matt Schaub's overtime touchdown to Andre Johnson that finally captured the day. The Texans became the first team in NFL history to score twice in overtime.
Justin Blackmon blows up for his best rookie performance
Jags first-round pick Justin Blackmon had been a disappointment to date, amassing just 250 receiving yards in Jacksonville's first nine games and showing a worrisome inability to separate from NFL coverage. Blackmon had no such problems against the Texans' usually stout pass defense, catching seven passes for 236 yards and an 81-yard touchdown.
A.J. Green grabs an amazing one-handed touchdown catch
Is A.J. Green of the Cincinnati Bengals the best receiver in the NFL right now? Signs point to yes -- he's caught a touchdown pass in every game but one this season, and this scoring catch against the Kansas City Chiefs was flat-out ridiculous.


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Climbers just below the top of Skywalker | [ Sizes: Orig | Small | Thumb ] | |||
Climbers just below the top of the Leia finish of Skywalker Couloir. Note that the slope of the couloir sends falling debris to the left (climber's right). The cornice was falling apart this day (18 June 2005). Jasper Peak is in the upper right. More photos here. | Image Data
Image ID: 111479 Hits: 3535 Lat/Lon: 40.02670°N / 105.649°W Object Title: Climbers just below the top of Skywalker Image Type(s): Alpine Climbing, Scenery |


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On the Record for Oct. 6, 2010
On the Record for Oct. 6, 2010
Moffat County's Parker King ties for 44th at state golf tourney
With several improvements, Moffat County High School golfer Parker King was able to trim a few strokes from his score in the second day of play at the 4A state tournament Tuesday. Placing about in the middle of the competition, he was happy with the results.
LEAP to offer benefits beginning Nov. 1
The Moffat County Department of Social Services Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) will be processing applications from Nov. 1 through April 30, 2011. LEAP is designed to help low-income households meet their winter home heating costs, it does not pay the entire cost of home heating. For most households, LEAP benefits will be paid directly to the utility company or fuel supplier.
2-year-old shot by sibling in Dinosaur
Sheriff's office investigating how juvenile came in possession of firearm
Two Moffat County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an alleged shooting in Dinosaur Monday night. Jeremy Ashton, a sheriff's office investigator, said a 2-year-old female was allegedly shot by a 4-year-old sibling in what appears to be an accident.
EPA orders Elam Construction to mitigate damage to Yampa River Wetlands
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a compliance order to Elam Construction, and 4B Land and Livestock for impacts to wetlands at the gravel mine site adjacent to the Yampa River, according to a news release issued by the EPA on Tuesday afternoon. The EPA reports the companies' actions were conducted without a required Clean Water Act permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Company hosting Craig job fair for Yampa Valley airport positions
Kelly Pierce said it is sometimes hard to see the number of unemployed residents come through the Colorado Workforce Center of Craig looking for work on a daily basis. "It is tough because you want to be able to help everybody," said Pierce, a labor and employment specialist with the center. Pierce said most people looking for employment talk to at least 20 or 30 employers before getting a call back or being offered a job.
Craig Fire/Rescue promotes 4 firefighters
Craig Fire/Rescue will celebrate the promotions of four firefighters at 6 p.m. Thursday at the fire station, 419 Yampa Ave. Lt. Troy Hampton and Lt. Steve Lingo will be promoted to captains. Officer candidates Brian Slaight and Doug Willems will be promoted to lieutenants. In an announcement from Craig Fire/Rescue on Tuesday, Chief Bill Johnston stated that he and two battalion chiefs considered seven candidates.
Hayden Doak Walker team beats Chargers, 22-14
Hayden football coach Chris Carson's feelings Tuesday evening at Woodbury Sports Complex were better expressed through one of his players, namely his 11-year-old son, Christian. "We're going to the kids' Super Bowl!" Christian shouted after the final whistle blew.
Moffat County commission takes action at Tuesday meeting
At Tuesday's meeting, the Moffat County Commission: • Approved, 3-0, a transfer of payments of warrants for September totaling $274,163.87. • Approved, 3-0, a conservation trust fund eligibility certificate with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs for 2011.
Datebook for Oct. 6
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Aging Well Program sponsors Wellness Wednesdays for adults ages 50 and older at American Legion Post 62, 1055 Moffat County Road 7. Options include art, writing and exercise classes. Lunch is served at each week's presentation. Call 871-7676. 11:30 a.m. The Moffat County Tourism Association Board meets in the main floor conference room of Moffat County Courthouse, 221 W. Victory Way. Call 824-2335.
Student Council: Thank you for making Homecoming great
Dear editor: The Moffat County High School Student Council would like to thank everyone who helped make the 2010 Homecoming week a success. We would not be able to have Homecoming week without the support of MCHS staff, parents, businesses and community members throughout Moffat County.
Craig Briefs: Bowlers to Veterans fundraiser slated
Absolute Drains will be hosting a fundraiser for the Bowlers to Veterans Link from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Thunder Rolls Bowling Center, 990 Industrial Ave. The cost is $15 per person for three games of bowling. The event also includes a strike competition, 50/50 raffle, free food and prizes.
Annie's Mailbox: Mom mad at daughter's coach
Dear Annie: Last night, my daughter's high school held tryouts for cheerleading. Many girls and their parents were shocked by the actions of the cheer coach, who advanced her own sophomore daughter and six of her daughter's friends to the varsity level, thereby cutting experienced juniors and seniors.
Federal and Colorado medical marijuana timeline
1937: The U.S. Congress passes the Marihuana Tax Act making it illegal to possess or transfer cannabis, except for medical or industrial uses, which were subject to an excise tax.
Medical marijuana debate rages between ardent critics and supporters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not studied marijuana because it is an illegal drug at the federal level. Across the country, the medical marijuana debate rages between ardent critics and supporters.
Many Steamboat employers say there is no need for marijuana-specific policies
Many of Steamboat Springs' larger employers don't have policies related specifically to medical marijuana. Many of them said they've yet to deal with issues related to employees who have been authorized to use marijuana for medicinal purposes.
Growing Pains: Colorado's medical marijuana industry ignites
Colorado scrambles to manage an industry some say is rife with abuse
Kara Rosen is among the more than 100,000 Colorado residents who have become legal users of marijuana since 2009. The 32-year-old Hayden resident and cancer survivor has used medical marijuana every day for about a year. It's the only remedy she's found to treat pain, digestion problems, nausea, loss of appetite and insomnia. Rosen is happy she had that option when confronting her post-cancer pain.
Horoscope for Oct. 6
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — There may be many times when it is OK to experiment a bit with taking some shortcuts or making some new innovations. However, if you see that it's not one of those times, stick to proven methods. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — A loss of respect and acceptance is possible if you are thoughtless or rude when dealing with your pals. Be extra mindful about your social graces when involved in activities with friends.


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Frank Low told me this one Friday night in Times Square. He said he'd been transfixed by "Lavoisier and His Wife" at the Metropolitan Museum that past Wednesday afternoon, and in telling me about it, he had the hesitant manner of someone trying to remember the precise wording of a poem. When his words came, they came complete. He had read the wall label next to the painting and noted that 222 years had passed since it was made. The text read: "Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) and His Wife (Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze, 1758-1836)". The picture was, historically speaking, an intake of breath, a preparation for what was to come. Within a year after David painted it the Bastille was stormed. When it came to revolutions Low himself would rather there were none. He preferred order, lived as he liked, in a world of well-kept invoices and precise appointments, a world in which he never spent beyond his means. The Jean-Georges dinner on Tuesday night had been an unusual extravagance that he hadn't mentioned to his wife. She might have thought it odd, rightly so, given that he hadn't worked in three months.
Low's father had lived through the Chinese revolution and it was a horror which the man had hardly talked about with his American wife or his half-American children. Those were the sixties and seventies in Pennsylvania when Low was growing up. The old man, whose Luo Low had changed to Low in high school – you didn't know that, Low said, but that is a story for another day – the old man had carried a great deal to the grave with him. But that, in any case, was where Low's own distaste for revolutions had come from.
That evening he had another expensive dinner, at the Leopard, on 67th Street. A fennel and orange salad, a filet of branzino, a mixed berry tart with vanilla ice cream. No wine. Without quite intending to he had left the restaurant without paying. As a man grows older his memory goes, not all at once, but like lace, a hole here, another there. While Low was eating the tart he thought he'd settled the bill already. He was in the subway before he realised he hadn't. He told himself he would return the next day and make it right. On the way home that night, before he went to the PATH train, he stopped by a bookshop. As he told the story – Low was untangling this predicament for me amidst the lights and disquiet and cheer of 42nd Street – he was like a politician at a podium saying what politicians say. A tone of voice like someone peering into something but standing back from it.
When he got home that Wednesday night his wife was still at the hospital where she was head nurse. He waited up and read about Lavoisier. When she did not arrive he fell asleep. Thursday morning came with a sky washed clean after heavy overnight rains. On the late morning train from Hoboken he looked like an ordinary commuter in his dark brown suit and striped tie. He wore clean shoes as proud men do but he wasn't looking for work, not yet. His wife knew that. She had begun to take some double shifts. Beyond this nothing had been discussed. When he got to the museum that morning he made his usual $5 donation at the ticket booth and stood in front of "Lavoisier and His Wife" with a clean conscience.
David and Lavoisier. They were men of the world involved in law and science and politics and the making of money. Lavoisier grew rich from tax collection as a member of the Ferme générale. That wealth made his scientific investigations possible. He discovered oxygen and hydrogen. What Low liked in a portrait was its ability to arrest time, the story it told of what passed between the artist and his sitters at a particular moment. In his college days Low had been impressed by a line he read in an art history book: A painting is the deposit of a social relationship. Low thought it rang true. A patron paid money. An artist painted a scene. The resulting image was both the goods delivered and the invoice for those goods.
Low's feeling for art came in part from his long years of working with schools and museums, when he had been employed by a company that sold and repaired slide-projectors, work that had often brought him to the Met. This was the life he had lived: 24 years of lamps and lantern slides and solving little technical problems for people. And then one fine day he had woken up to find his line of work obsolete.
In 1794, six years after the portrait and five years after the publication of his Traité Elémentaire de Chimie, Lavoisier was brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal and, shortly afterward: guillotined. David did not sign the death warrant, but he was on the Revolutionary Tribunal, and had signed many others. The presiding judge at the Tribunal that condemned Lavoisier said: The Republic needs neither scientists nor chemists; the course of justice cannot be delayed. The mathematician Lagrange said: It took them only an instant to cut off his head, but France may not produce another such head in a century, and when he read this Low wondered when exactly it was that Louis Pasteur had begun his work, and when Marie Curie had begun hers. "Lavoisier and His Wife" is a scene of domestic theatre, Antoine in black and all diagonals, Marie-Anne vertical, white. She assists him in the preparation of the Traité which will become his immortality. She stands with him for the portrait which will become hers.
A guard came to remind Low that it was five and the museum was closing, and so he walked across the park to the West Side and took the C train down to Columbus Circle. He ascended the elevators and at Per Se he was met by a girl with nice legs who seated him at a window table. The hour was early enough that he needed no reservation. The city had taken on a deeper evening blue and from that height everything looked good. There were voices. Glasses clinked and from somewhere came the satisfied tinkle of a woman's laugh, the most beautiful of all sounds. There were only a few people in the restaurant, each a monarch on whom the waiters attended. Low ordered the prix-fixe nine-course tasting menu and as he put in the order he knew he would not pay for this meal, and would never return to this restaurant, or to any of these restaurants. The small majestic dishes arrived and each was as perfect as a print. He ate senselessly, without pausing, each dish giving way to the next, oysters, caviar, grilled asparagus, roasted cobia, poached lobster, chocolate torte, coconut parfait. The sky became deeper still but not yet black. He finished a second glass of the 1998 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave. And then he got up and walked serenely out of the restaurant, the clink-clink of other diners fading behind him. He entered a taxi, and only when it merged into traffic and was held at a red did his heart begin to thud. For almost an hour afterward he could hear the blood in his ears.
Before he left the house on Friday, he made another reservation. This time it was at Le Bernardin, under the name Francis Luo. His wife had had another late shift and was still asleep when he left the house. I assume she assumes I'm having an affair, he thought. He wore a charcoal-grey Paul Smith suit, single-button jacket, slim trousers, silver-grey tie. With his close-cropped salt and pepper hair, with his St Sebastian's physique and lined-face, Frank Low – Francis Luo – looked good.
Gesturing with his hands, Low described "Lavoisier and His Wife". A man and a woman. A red tablecloth and a large bell jar placed carefully on the floor. The colour red dominates. Marie-Anne was a scientist in her own right and she translated her husband's work into English. At the time of the David portrait she was in the eighth year of her affair with the economist Pierre Samuel Du Pont de Nemours. But Antoine Lavoisier was the man she loved and, after his death, after the death of Robespierre, after the apology from the government, after the restitution of her husband's property, she never let the David portrait out of her sight. She refused Du Pont's persistent offers of marriage. She did briefly marry an American adventurer named Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford. Why had she bothered? They detested each other and within four years it was over. She returned to her solitude.
Lavoisier looks at Marie-Anne. Marie-Anne looks at David and at us. Decades later, Marie-Anne lived in a Paris apartment with just one old servant and the David portrait. Low moved closer to the painting and moved farther away. He sat and he stood. The tourists swarmed endlessly in and out of the room. The guards watched him sceptically. A painting is the deposit of a social relationship.
A nephew of Marie-Anne's, a young banker, wrote an unkind account in his journal of visiting his elderly aunt. This old Turk, he wrote, was all that remained of the beautiful young woman depicted by David. Her aged masculine face amused this otherwise forgotten nephew, as did the way she would suddenly get up and go and stand with her back to the fireplace just like a man and pull up her skirts from behind as high as her garters and warm her enormous calves.
When did we last meet?
In college, I suppose.
Not exactly, he said. It was two years afterward, at Sam McCann's wedding. But I remember well our last meeting in college, the last time we actually had a real conversation. Do you remember?
It was in a darkroom, he said. It was an unusual day. We talked for a long time.
I gave no indication of recollecting the day, and Low went on.
I had taken some photographs of a Drama Department rehearsal. The big end-of-term production, and they'd asked for help with the publicity stills. Who was it? Wasn't it Pinter? It was definitely Pinter. And the play was, well, I can't remember now. I do know that Lucia was in it, and those twins from Zimbabwe. Maybe it was for her sake that I agreed to take the photos.
Lucia. God.
I wonder where she is now. How she's doing.
She was my girlfriend for the first six or seven months after graduation. Did you know? Then she moved to Houston for grad school.
I knew only too well. But that day, in the darkroom, we stood side by side in the gloom. I think of it still. At first we were silent, me working the trays, you on the enlarger, the soft blank room enveloping us. This was in our last term, when we both took that photography class. And as we worked, as Lucia's face emerged from the wet paper like a history rushing to the surface, I suddenly imagined that she was my dad's sister, the one he'd left behind when he fled Hangzhou. I began to tell you about this, about this absent family of my father's, these people I had never met or spoken to, or even seen pictures of. For long moments, as I remember it, I would fall silent, and then I would continue again, the safelight coming on and going off, and me telling you what little my father had told me about these people whose names I barely knew. I remember how my words came in small almost inaudible phrases, as though the image in the tray were a candle that kept going out and that one had to keep relighting. You listened and said little. There was a story about eating together the afternoon before my father stole away at night, on foot and then by train, a last simple meal with his sister and mother before he left them behind for good. I liked that so much, how vivid that second-hand memory seemed as we stood there shoulder to shoulder, my gloved hands plunged into developing solution, finding ourselves at certain moments in an impenetrable darkness, you handing me the paper, and the way we had to keep an eye on the ticking clock on the shelf because of how a darkroom draws one out of ordinary time, and this story that came out of me in fits and starts, a story I'd never even thought to recite out loud to myself. Imagine: two people driving out on a country road as evening approaches, not face to face but side by side. The intermittent conversation between them as they look out on the dark road. A fullness comes into the world at such moments, a glimpse of what it would be like to be understood. That was us that afternoon in the Fine Arts Building. Do you remember?
No, I said. But even as I said this, echoing in my head was her name. Lucia. Lucia.
Low wandered around the museum. He went to the American wing where until recently he had carried his projectors and lamps. The people looked to him like a mob and he was suddenly sad as he stood there in his hand-stitched English shoes. He drifted among the vases in the Department of Asian Art, all the delicate work of years and hands. Then he had one last look at "Lavoisier and His Wife", hurried down the Grand Staircase and out on to Fifth Avenue, and entered a cab. The road was dark. The asphalt looked blacker than usual. It had rained. Le Bernardin, he said. The driver did not know it. West 51st, Low said.
An hour and a half later, Low and I stood under the cold blazing lights of Times Square, smoking, and I asked him what he had eaten. Oysters, he said, the pleasure coming back into his voice, in a row on a ridge of ice, eager to be eaten. Fluke, caviar, octopus, some champagne but not a lot. The guiltless Friday crowd under the coffered ceiling had troubled him. An evergreen arrangement from the ceiling was the only nod to the season. He'd been nervous. I've never been through anything like it, he said. How does that even happen to someone?
For the first time, I heard a tone of shame.
What will you do? I asked.
I'll take the A down to 14th, he said. I'll take the PATH to Hoboken, I'll get into bed with my wife if she's home, I'll go to bed alone if she isn't.
I said nothing. You go through life expecting never to do something mad, expecting never to arrive at some pointless shame through your own fault. You hope never to rely on the people you used to know. Or, worse, to rely on a lucky break.
I'm sorry, Low said. I'll get the money back to you right away. Let's call it $250 even. The money and the six cigarettes.
Then he said: When the fellow grabbed me by the arm as I stepped into the cab and dragged me back into the restaurant, my head went blank. They must have been watching me and they must have watched me leave. It was like coming to the end of a slide carousel, when the last image flicks past and there's a lit screen and the white noise of the projector and someone flips a switch. You've been in this other world and then the light comes roaring into your eyes. There was such a violence in their manner, don't you think? A quiet violence, which is worse than the other kind. There, at least, you know what you've got. But these civilised men, don't think you're with them or that they're with you. But now I have to believe in luck because I was saved from myself at the last possible moment. By you. What are the chances? Not many people would have paid up so quickly for someone else.
I inclined my head to say it was nothing.
The Birthday Party.
The Birthday Party, Low said. That's the name of the Pinter play. But do you think they would have called the police? They would have. It's not the kind of thing I do. They would have called the police, these civilised men.
He seemed to be considering the possibility for the first time.
But I'm awake now, he said, more to himself than to me.
© Teju Cole 2012
This article has been changed since publication to reflect the fact that the C train down to Columbus would depart from the West Side.
About the author
Teju Cole is the author of Open City, a widely-praised novel that tells the story of a young Nigerian-German psychiatrist in New York City five years after 9/11. Published in 2011, it has won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the New York City Book Award for Fiction, and the Rosenthal Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Cole has also written a novella published in Nigeria, Every Day is for the Thief (2007), and is working on a nonfiction narrative of contemporary Lagos. Born in the US to Nigerian parents in 1975, he was raised in Nigeria and lives in Brooklyn. He is Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.


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Paint The Plane: Alaska Airlines Jet To Wear Hawaiian Student's Colorful Design
Tags: Alaska Airlines, Boeing 737-800, Hawaii, special schemes
• Gallery: See All 13 Paint The Plane Contest Winners
Nee beat out over 2,700 entries from fellow Hawaiian students in kindergarten through 12th grade who were asked, "What does 'Spirit of the Islands' mean to you?"
According to Alaska, Nee's design "displays a voyaging canoe depicting how Polynesians first arrived in the Hawaiian Islands, a bright yellow hibiscus (the state flower), the Hawaiian Island chain and the phrase 'Spirit of the Islands.'"
Nee's winning entry will appear on one of Alaska's Boeing 737-800 jets later this year, and he also gets a $5,000 scholarship and a trip for four to any Alaska Airlines destination. Nee says that destination will be be New York, where the Hawaii native hopes to see snow for the first time.
The second and third place contestants, Izabela Hamilton (12th grade) and Sophia Cleek (6th grade) also scored prizes in the form of $1,000 scholarships and Alaska Airlines trips.
Alaska's judging committee—comprised of Hawaii artists, educators and other local community members—also chose 10 entrants for honorable mention, each of whom will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
"We're thrilled with Aaron's beautiful design depicting some of the most iconic features of the Aloha State and look forward to sharing his plane across our route network," said Mark Bocchi, Alaska Airlines' managing director of sales and community marketing. "We were awestruck by the creativity of all the designs that were submitted. We applaud Izabela and Sophia for their stunning artwork as well as the 10 honorable mentions whose designs stood out as the best from their grade level."


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Big Kangaroo is the high point upon Kangaroo Ridge, which is a three-mile long N/S ridge, located E of the Liberty Bell group and SW of the Wine Spires & Silver Star Mountain. Kangaroo Ridge provides an interesting variety of summits and climbing opportunities but unlike it's more famous neighbors to the W and to the NE is visited less often. With Hwy 20 below and visible from many of the summits (on the ridge) the sense of solitude is imperfect but because of the lack of competing climbing parties for routes in the area you can still achieve a sense of adventure and can perhaps experience something akin that which the pioneering climbers, of the area, experienced themselves.The view east from Liberty Bell on October 5, 2001: 1 -- Snagtooth Ridge; 1B -- Big Snagtooth; 2n -- "Joey" (Pt. 8183 at north end of Kangaroo Ridge); 2B -- Big Kangaroo (just to the N of BK is Mushroom Tower); 3n -- North Gardner Mountain; 3s -- (South) Gardner Mountain; 4 -- "Lamont Mountain" (Pk 8082); 5 -- Half Moon; 6 -- Wallaby Peak; 7 -- Abernathy Peak; 8 -- Kangaroo Temple; A -- Head of Early Winters Creek. Photo provided by Klenke.
Fred Beckey states (in his "Cascade Alpine Guide - Rainy Pass") that through his diligent search of Forest Service and other records he was unable to find the origins of such colorful names as Kangaroo Ridge, Silver Star and Liberty Bell but that the name was mentioned on Forest Service maps as early as 1926. Eric has mentioned that "Somebody saw this long ridge with fairly evenly-spaced peaks on it and remarked that they were like the hops of a kangaroo." Whatever the origin of the name, it does add some color to this interesting ridge of peaks and peaklets.
Kangaroo Ridge from the E. Starting from the right (N); Mushroom Tower & Big Kangaroo, Melted Tower, Half Moon (photo center) Wallaby Peak, Little Finger & the pointed "tooth" of Kangaroo Temple on the left. Photo by rfbolton taken from North Gardner Mountain.
Getting There
The preferred approach involves driving WA State route 20 (the North Cascades Hwy), either from the East or the West, to approximate Milepost 163. There is a large pullout at the Hairpin turn, directly below and E of the SEWS, this is the parking area.Follow cairns and paths through the brush, staying W of and above Early Winters Creek, heading S towards Kangaroo Pass (3 miles distant). At about one mile from the car you will see a small clearing by the Creek and you might notice some old wreckage from a small airplane. In approx. 2 miles (from the car) a larger meadow is reached and if you look up and to the NE a prominent gully descends from the ridge-crest just S of the summit. Following this gully to a high Y (taking the left fork) leads you to the start of the climb. Note: This approach avoids some nasty bushwacking late in the season. In early season (as described by Fred on the "Route" page) you can climb directly from the Hairpin turn on Hwy 20 to just N of Big Kangaroo, see West Route.
Red Tape & Recreation Info
Kangaroo Pass (S of Big Kangaroo) is on the N border of the Lake Chelan / Sawtooth Wilderness area. Check with the Okanogon National Forest for rules and regulations pertaining to parking, camping and wilderness travel here: Okanogon National Forest.When To Climb
The North Cascades Highway is seasonally closed usually from late November till early April. The Talus fields, on the approach, are real leg breakers if there is not enough snow cover so either do the climb early in the spring or wait until July. September when the Larches change color and the days are still warm make for very pleasant climbing.Camping
Because of the short approach and also the fragile nature of the upper Early Winters Creek meadows and Kangaroo Pass, camping is not recommended in these areas. Forest Service campgrounds are close by and only a short drive East on Hwy 20. Check the recreation link for the Okanogon National Forest (above) for location, availability and fees.If planning on climbs on the E side of Kangaroo Ridge camping and or bivouacing can be done in the upper, barren (almost lunar-like) basin E of Big Kangaroo. This could be combined with a traverse over to Snagtooth Ridge and a climb of Big Snagtooth. The easiest approach to the upper Cedar Creek Basin is to hike in as per the Half Moon N ridge approach and cross over Kangaroo Ridge at a low point on the ridge N of Half Moon and S of Big Kangaroo.
Mountain Conditions
Check wih NOAA, for current weather conditions.Check with NWAC.US here or here (text) for avalanche conditions.
There is a webcam shot of Goat Peak, here, 9 miles to the NE of Big Kangaroo, updated every two hours, provided by Sun Mountain Lodge and MVSTA. Kangaroo Ridge is also a popular XC Ski area in the winter, though the drive is long.


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Art collectors headed to La Jolla's Madison Gallery for the debut of Between the Lines, featuring the work of artists Jeff Kahn and Matt Devine. The latter has become a darling of the art world for his bold modern sculptures and heavy-duty furniture (Tom Ford is a fan). On this evening, guests sipped fine wine and nibbled on goodies courtesy of the Culinary Culture Team. Meanwhile, S.D.'s in-demand crooners, The Midnight Pine, made for a bluesy, vibrant backdrop. Next up? In June, the gallery hosts Orange County artist James Verbicky, who most recently was chosen by Neiman Marcus for its spring catalog. Collector alert: red-hot! –Photos by Tim Hardy/shotbyhardy.com
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- District attorney's office: Hernandez is charged with assault and battery tied to fight
- He allegedly punched a fellow inmate in February
- The ex-football star is in jail on a murder charge for Odin Lloyd's death
Aaron Hernandez -- already accused of first-degree murder -- was indicted Thursday on charges stemming from a jailhouse fight, a district attorney's office in Massachusetts said.
A grand jury in Bristol County on Thursday afternoon indicted Hernandez, 24, on charges of assault and battery tied to the February 25 altercation, according to a statement from that county's district attorney's office.
The former New England Patriots standout tight end also was indicted Thursday for threats to do bodily harm in connection with a November incident in which he allegedly threatened someone who worked at the jail.
Hernandez will be arraigned on these new indictments at a date yet to be set by the court, said the statement.
An attorney for Hernandez did not immediately respond Thursday to a CNN message. Attorneys have not responded to questions about the alleged February 25 fight involving an unidentified inmate.
Neither man was seriously injured in that altercation.
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson earlier told CNN that jail officials would look at how the two inmates came into contact, because "no more than one inmate is supposed to be out at a time" in the unit in which Hernandez is housed.
Hernandez is behind bars on a murder charge, to which he's pleaded not guilty.
Authorities have said that Hernandez and two other men picked up Odin Lloyd from his Boston apartment in a rental car shortly before Lloyd was found shot to death on June 17.
Surveillance cameras then captured the rental car leaving the crime scene and Hernandez carrying a gun as he returned to his home minutes later, according to authorities.