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Minneapolis City Council President Jackie Cherryhomes sat in the stands at Target Center and watched the Minnesota Timberwolves one December evening, more than a month after losing her reelection bid.
As she enjoyed the game, a sense of pride came over her. "It hit me that had I not provided the leadership I had, the Timberwolves might not have been there," Cherryhomes said.
The council president played a pivotal role in the city's decision to buy the Target Center in 1995, a move aimed at keeping the NBA team in Minneapolis. By all accounts, Cherryhomes was a driving force in putting together the complicated, $84.6 million deal.
That project is one of many Cherryhomes played a role in during her 12 years on the council - eight of them as council president.
Cherryhomes represented the Fifth Ward, which includes the Warehouse District downtown and the near North Side, but her impact was far broader. She was behind the biggest and some of the most controversial projects of the past decade.
She pushed the Block E retail-hotel-entertainment complex on Hennepin Avenue, the Nicollet Mall Target store, the rejuvenation of the State and Orpheum theaters and the redevelopment of the near
North Side housing projects.
"I think I brought assertive leadership on behalf of the community that's the Fifth Ward," she said.
More than anybody else at City Hall, Cherryhomes seemed to love being a player. She did the big-time negotiation, then peddled the finished product to her council colleagues.
Throughout it all, Cherryhomes cut a crisp, polished figure around City Hall, usually in blazers and skirts and often wearing her favorite color, red, if only on her manicured nails. She wasn't prone to chitchat and kept a persona that leaned toward icy.
Cherryhomes knows she had a reputation for hardball but said she viewed the deal-making as building consensus for a plan. She wonders aloud whether her style might have been described in less derisive terms if she were a man.
"It's become larger than life in some respects, by people who don't know me," she said. "Maybe it comes because I make decisions. I am not a wimpy sort of person. I don't waste a lot of time. I don't waste a lot of words."
Her squeaker of a loss - by 72 votes - to upstart Natalie Johnson Lee was the shocker of the November election. Rather than sulking, Cherryhomes appears energized by the unexpected turn.
She smiles more now. She's eager for the annual family trip to Hawaii this month. "I feel very relaxed. I'm looking forward to the future with excited anticipation," Cherryhomes said.
And so is her 4-year-old daughter, Emma, who reportedly is thrilled that her 47-year-old mother will no longer be tied up in evening meetings.
Steadfast priorities
Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton, a Cherryhomes ally who also lost in November, credited Cherryhomes with staying focused on her priorities.
"Her roots were in housing and economic development. She wanted more housing and economic development in the Fifth Ward, and there are," she said.
Lobbyist Chuck Neerland calls Cherryhomes a "get-things-done person" but noted that that comes with a reputation for not caring about nuances. "That's the price you pay for being the ramrod, and
it's a good thing she was around, otherwise nothing would have gotten done," he said.
Randall Bradley, city Planning Commission vice president and Fifth Ward resident, said Cherryhomes was in a tough position trying to meet housing and economic development needs.
"I think she fought hard for the whole ward to move to a positive place," he said.
Along the way, Cherryhomes earned the respect of adversaries, including Council Member Lisa McDonald, who often said, "I never underestimate Jackie."
Even as Cherryhomes leaves office, her detractors choose their words carefully. If they speak at all, it's in a mixture of the respect and fear that surrounds Cherryhomes.
Roberta Englund, executive director of the Folwell and Webber-Camden neighborhood associations, said Cherryhomes worked hard, but didn't work well enough with neighborhood groups.
Cherryhomes would be a great elected official if she ran again, but "She would have to resist the temptation to force-feed concepts as opposed to encouraging cooperation," Englund said.
Criticism seems to come with the turf. Former Council President Louis DeMars was credited with shaping downtown when he left office in 1980. But he also was known for an imperious style that led some to call him "King Louie."
Former Council Member Steve Minn, who often sparred with Cherryhomes, calls her smart and savvy. "If she was with you, your project was going to succeed. If she was against you, at best you were going to have a tough time," Minn said.
Minn's criticism was that Cherryhomes often would get only the seven votes she needed - and often from the same members - rather than seek broader consensus on the 13-member council.
But he also called her a fair fighter. "You could count on Jackie working the floor very hard. She would beat you by selling her version of the issue and lining up votes," Minn said.
Longtime allies
A reliable vote for Cherryhomes often came from Council Ways and Means Chairwoman Joan Campbell, who lost a reelection bid in the September primary. Campbell said she, Cherryhomes and the mayor shared a philosophical commitment to government. "It's a vehicle to make people's lives better," Campbell said.
Cherryhomes's reputation took a hit in the summer of 2000 when unflattering details about her 1997 purchase of a freshly renovated two-story colonial on Sheridan Avenue N. came to light.
The arson-gutted house had been rehabbed by Northside Neighborhood Housing Services at a cost of $150,000. Cherryhomes and her husband, F. Clayton Tyler, paid $95,000 for the house. A
$33,675 subsidy from the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) helped bridge the gap.
Michael Norton, then acting city attorney, urged her to publicly declare a conflict of interest because she sits on the NRP board. She didn't do so because she said the advice was never relayed to
In her farewell speech at the City Council meeting, Cherryhomes dabbed away tears for the final 1 1/2 hours and shared a couple of long hugs with the mayor. "We did good things for people and we
left the city a better place for our service," she said in closing her speech.
But in an earlier interview, Cherryhomes admitted the political environment and the one-dimensional view of public figures wore on her. "We have complicated lives and it's not just about the politics of the moment," she said.
She walks away with some regrets for things she would have liked to have seen through, including the redevelopment of W. Broadway and the Near North Side projects site and adding businesses and housing along the Bassett Creek valley.
Cherryhomes remains supportive of the downtown Target store but regrets the way it evolved with the council - being approved in bits and pieces and with a growing price. "It grew like Topsy and
didn't come to us fully formed, like I would have liked it to be," Cherryhomes said.
For now, she's going to take a breather and begin pursuing a master's degree in public or nonprofit administration. She'll announce her work plans in February.
"I'm not looking to work for anybody," she said. "I probably would not be a good employee."
She's ruled out a run for office this year, but nothing beyond that. "I'd love to be governor," Cherryhomes said, but quickly added that she hasn't started taking steps to run.
Regardless of what others may say of her work, Cherryhomes can stand on her front steps, look across the street at Farwell Park and be reminded of her public service by the new playground
"If I didn't do anything, my daughter will remember I built a park," Cherryhomes said.
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There are still a lot of strong stocks, and some stocks breaking out, so let's take a look at some of them.
Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. ACUR, +0.00% which had some big days in November and December, formed a falling wedge over the last seven weeks. The stock popped out of the wedge on Wednesday, running from 1.89 to 2.54, and closing at 2.35, up 48 cents, or 25%, on nearly a million shares traded. That's the biggest volume in about five weeks. Look for a test of the highs at the next level around 2.75-2.77, and then the secondary target at 3.20-3.22.
Dendreon Corp. US:DNDN had a pretty good day on Wednesday. In December, the stock broke above its declining tops line and has been climbing higher in a series of wedges and breakouts. It pulled back sharply in early January but held near support, and then rebounded just as sharply. It pulled back one more time in an orderly retracement in the last couple weeks, only to break out again on Wednesday, up 49 cents to 6.65, or 8%, on 13 million shares. It may very well test the 6.90 zone, and then 7.00-7.05. There is some resistance at 7.20, and an outside chance it may reach that short-term. Target beyond that is 7.75.
First Solar Inc. FSLR, -1.07% also had a good day on Wednesday. It held for three days near support, and then on Wednesday broke above the declining tops line, up 2.11 to 31.13, or 7%, on a solid 6.8 million shares. The rising channel on an intermediate-term basis indicates it's headed toward 40.
Zynga Inc. ZNGA, +0.48% popped 25 cents to 2.99, or 9%, on a whopping 94 million shares on Wednesday. This may be the biggest volume on an up day since its IPO. This stock has dropped from 15 down to 2, based out for a couple months, popped and pulled back, and on Wednesday, it popped and broke out. Look for a test in the next day or two of 3.25-3.40 short-term, which is resistance. If it can get up through there with this kind of volume, it wouldn't be surprising to see this stock get up to 4.25-4.50.
See Harry's video chart analysis on these stocks.

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LOWER GWYNEDD — It will be remembered as a 35-21 Plymouth Whitemarsh High victory, a victory that propelled the Colonials into sole possession of first place in the Suburban One League's American Conference.
But perhaps even more memorable was the 94-yard PW drive at the end of the first half that turned the contest completely around.
Trailing by a point midway through the second quarter, the Colonials mounted a terrific 94-yard drive that not only gave the visitors the lead, but sparked a Colonials offense that ultimately scored on three successive possessions.
By game's end, PW running back Corey Kelly had rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns, backfield mate Terry Brown ran for 176 more and quarterback Pete Giorgio threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and the Colonials were in first place all by themselves.
"Absoultely," said Colonials head coach Dan Chang, when asked if the 16-play, 94-yard march had the biggest impact on the game. "It was a huge drive for us, and a huge momentum turn. They fumble the ball inside the 10 and we go 95 (actually 94) yards.
"It was a great drive by the kids."
"It was just like our last game (last weekend's come-from-behind overtime win over Cheltenham)," added Brown. "We got in the huddle and talked about coming back, about fighting hard and coming back.
"(Wissahickon) was the team we felt was the biggest threat to us winning a league championship. It was a big game. It was all we talked about this week."
Early on, the two teams played, "Can you top this?"
The Trojans took the opening kickoff and, keyed by Dan Murphy's 33-yard run on the first play from scrimmage, went 53 yards on four plays to take a 7-0 lead, with quarterback Randy Frankenfield bucking in from the 1-yard line just 73 seconds into the contest.
PW responded by scoring exactly one minute later when Kelly capped a four-play, 76-yard drive with a two-yard score. That score was set up back-to-back Brown runs totaling 66 yards.
After the two sides exchanged punts, the Trojans regained the lead when Murphy rambled 22 yards to push the score to 14-7 with 2:03 left in the opening period.
But the Colonials answered once more, going 48 yards on eight plays, with Kelly accounting for the final 11, hitting the end zone with 10:09 left in the half.
The extra-point attempt failed, however, so the Trojans were still the front-runners.
Wissahickon seemed destined to add to its lead when a 53-yard pass play from Frankenfield to Gordon Bentley gave the home team a first down at the Colonials 11.
But three plays later, Colonials lineman Ryan Lunney pounced on a Trojans fumble at the 6-yard line.
PW took over with 6:41 left in the half, then put together its drive of the year. It began with a 9-yard run by Kelly and featured 11 running plays and five passes. The key play was a backside screen that Alton Custus turned into a 26-yard gain to the Trojans 3-yard line.
Kelly scored on the next play, and the Colonials went into the break with a 19-14 lead.
"That's a good, well-coached football team," said Trojans head coach Jeff Cappa about the Colonials. "That drive did deflate us a little, but we didn't quit until the end.
"They did everything we knew they would do, but they executed well and we had some missed assignments."
PW carried the momentum of that drive into the second half, and streaked 71 yards on five plays to add to its lead, with Kelly's 31-yard run and Giorgio's 32-yard TD scamper polishing it off.
After a Trojans three-and-out, PW went back to work and traversed 92 yards on nine plays with a Giorgio to Erik Tucker 13-yard pass putting PW in front, 35-14, with 4:34 remaining in the quarter.
"We made a couple of tweaks offensively," said Chang of an attack that included 13 pass attempts. "We saw some things that we could hurt them with, and our guys executed very well."
Wissahickon, which lost Murphy to injury in the first half, battled back, driving inside the PW 10 on its next drive, only to watch the march end on downs at the Colonials 7.
But late in the quarter, Frankenfield found Bentley three different times on an 85-yard drive, the final time for a 29-yard score with one tick of the clock remaining in the third.
Both sides drove deep into enemy territory in the final quarter, but neither side could produce points.
"We never felt we were out of it," Cappa said. "They got some drives and we held them to a lot of third downs. But to their credit they converted those third downs.
"But our guys fought to the end."
At the end, however, it was PW at the top of the SOL American heap.
And enjoying the view.
"Hey, we're beat up," Brown said. "Everybody's hurting right now. But we wanted this one."


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Maybe if the Vikings throw in a **** ton of Excedrin into the deal, sure.
If I was running an NFL team and this guy was available through trade. I am going right after him. Percy Harvin is one of the most dangerous game breaking receivers in the entire league. He's in a class by himself. The reports are that The Minnesota Vikings are going to unload him and that the asking price is supposedly a 2nd round pick.
This relates to the Jets but any team with a brain would go after Harvin and he's worth a first round pick. I know that the Jets tried to trade up for him a few years back.
The Jets lack play makers and game breakers and that's exactly what Percy Harvin is. The Jets haven't had a player like him in ages. I understand that the Jets have a supposed cap problem but I'd deal for him and make it work. Harvin is dangerous with the ball is in hands and he's a great weapon for any offense and any quarterback(see Christian Ponder). This is a guy to take a risk on and break the bank for.
It's hard for me to believe that he'd only be available for a 2nd round pick. That's a steal and teams should be lining up to get him.
Maybe if the Vikings throw in a **** ton of Excedrin into the deal, sure.
I disagree. Harvin is a great example, in my opinion, of a guy you can't win with because he is so good that you can build an offense around what he can do, but unfortunately he is so often injured that once you have built this offense, he leaves you hanging once he is out with the inevitable injury. Injury-prone players are like an albatross around the neck of a team. You pay a good deal for them, you get little or nothing in return, and worse still, you cling to this idea that they will at some point return to a full season of health and perform at potential, which is far from given. This inhibits progress.
Harvin is a great player but we cannot be giving up draft picks and in my opinion he is not worth a 2, especially from our perspective as a team in a process of rebuilding the roster.
i would give a 2 for him in a heartbeat-he is a game breaker and jets have NONE on offense-a second rounder is nothing for him -jets will NOT get a player as skilled as him with their second round pick-he will end up with pats colts or skins
Harvin would be a huge playmaker for the Jets....he does get injured a lot but for a 2d rder its worth the risk as hes still young. He would instantly be a big time upgrade and someone a DC would have to gameplan for....do it.
Theres some excellent issues in play here.
First off, a deal for Harvin as mentioned (for a draft pick) is exactly what led to us to have few draft picks in the past couple years and have some very expensive veteran players.
You can say "there is no one of harvins skill level in the 2nd round" and you would be 100% correct, but that isnt the way the NFL works. If you trade for Harvin you are also trading for the right to PAY him a big contract. What would a 2nd round pick in the 2013 draft be worth if they made $8 million a year instead of $1.5? Trading a pick for harvin, for a team in the jets situation is not smart team management.
Now the better question would be what about looking to the vikings for a deal for Revis and have harvin included? Now that "contract risk" is taken out of the equation as you are trading on 2014 UFA for another. The Vikings have $9 million attached to antione winfield that comes off the books after 2013, so they could in essence use that money for Revis in 2014 and "lessen the contract blow".
Or, even better for the jets, what about sending Cro straight up for marvin? Again we lose the contract risk as Cro comes off the books, we keep our draft picks, and since we are also in a similar position as the vikings (at WR not CB) holmes will come off the books for 2014 and we can use that money to pay harvin and then be able to hoepfuly still sign revis.
The vikings are a very interesting trade partner, and they can say what they want, but where theres smoke theres fire and harvin and the coach (who they like a lot) do not get along. However trading a draft pick for a 1 year rental who we then have to pay big money to is definitely not the way to go.
I believe his migraine problem has been taken care of. If that's the case, he shouldn't be considered as injury prone as some of you guys are making him out to be.
This last season was the first one where he had to miss significant time, and there were even reports suggesting it was more because of his attitude and not the severity of the injury.
I'd be very much for a play at Harvin, even trading a player, Cro, Kyle Wilson? in any deal...
We cannot trade our 2nd for him this year. Its too high. Plus I would be very happy starting the year with Holmes, Braylon, Hill and Kerly at WR (with possibly Jordan White developing as an option as well). That group would be 10 times better than the crap we had for most of the year (Post Holmes injury and pre-braylon).
I rather build this team through the draft and make some smaller moves to plug the holes left by the likes of Bart Scott/Pace/Thomas/Keller etc..
Hopefully, some of the young guys (demario/Allen/Bush/Billal/White/Coples) take the next step and we hit on a couple of draft picks. If that happens we could be a playoff team (assuming we can find a way to get average QB play--- a big question mark) and if things don't work out at QB/developing kids we didn't mortgage the future in the process and get another high draft pick to build with next year.
Jets have enough of their own headaches.
if the jets acquired a guy like harvin i think he might be one of a short list of players who might be able to help sanchez resurrect his career.
wrs--- harvin holmes edwards kerley hill or add holmes as part of the trade package.
he would add a dimension to the offense that sanchez has never seen here.
when sanchez had edwards holmes and cotchery he did pretty well.
harvin is a route runner and playmaker and battles for the ball.
harvin a special player might bring out the best or better in sanchez.


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"Another Way To Die" Official Music Video
"Another Way To Die" Official Music Video
"Another Way To Die" Official Music Video
"Another Way To Die" Official Music Video
"Another Way To Die" Official Music Video
your song is soo true! im sad
your song is soo true! im sad yall broke up but i understand why..a little... so im not mad but you guys are awesome!
i love this song
i love this song
GREAT VIDEO!!!...good job for
GREAT VIDEO!!!...good job for the disturbed....the video has a full of stories about in our human races.....goddamn it...nice video at all, than any other vids....:D
awesome song and video, the
awesome song and video, the world looked bad
I said it was a good song and
I said it was a good song and video, I just dont agree with the message. If you dont understand what the hell Im saying watch this, then maybe...MAYBE your eyes will open.
As I said this "man made global warming" is a small part of a world conspiracy to control man, and our freedoms. It is not about "saving the planet" its about power over us all.
If you have the time, watch this. Its over 2 hours, but sums up what Im trying to tell you better than anything else I could say.
For those of you who watched the 2 hour clip, and are still in dis-belief, or denial. I ask you, what are these for if its not true? (once there follow any related video)...then DO YOU SEE?
Buen video y buena canción,
Buen video y buena canción, es floja como canción. Pero tiene sentimiento y profundidad con algo que es un futuro claro y cercano.
Como bien dice...otra forma de morir.
"Great Video and Good Song. It's a light song, but it's got a lot of sentiment. This song is probably the descripcion of the nearest and clearest future."
Sorry, mi english is...how can i say this...?. Basic or Limited xD.
Disturbed Come TO SPAIN!!!! ¬¬
QUE VENGAIS A ESPAÑA *Censored* XD
Yeah man i dont know what
Yeah man i dont know what that dudes talking about. this Video and song is absolutely awesome. They prob got the idea because of the incident in the Gulf.
This video/song is
This video/song is AMAZING!!!!!!! The world needs more music like this with these very true & very sad messages!
i love this song good lyrics
i love this song good lyrics and riff
i also like the video ..it shows to me a terrible truth ..if we don start doing something soon ..there aint gunna be a world left
I think the song is very
I think the song is very good, good beat, catchy riffs. It seems produced and structured well. But I dis-agree with the subject matter. It seems like a good way to get a point across, global warming is happening, but man has little to nothing to do with it. To fall into the lies about man made global warming, and ignore all the facts that this was a lie from the begining to help establish a N.W.O. and create another giant burocracy simply to control man, currency, and individual freedom, is sad. The video shows many things that have nothing to do with the truth of global warming, and does nothing but help the uninformed become a victim.
i also agree with what
i also agree with what xevos0621 said to jrm394 don't know how u hate it shows whats going on in the world plus the song does fit the vid i thought i was a good way to put it out there
yeah i like the vid to goes
yeah i like the vid to goes to show how messed up some parts of our world are and how people can change it if they tried
Love the song, should get
Love the song, should get people thinking which I am guessing it is meant to do. Vid was a great take on where we could be headed.
great song and the message
great song and the message behind it is very good fucking Disturbed rocks
Great message.....Disturbed
Great message.....Disturbed Rocks!!!
disturbed keep the song
disturbed keep the song comeing i am one of the 10,00 fist i love this song so much and i hope u keep comeing up with new shit
this song is awesome. It is
this song is awesome. It is exactly where we are heading. They get the message across. Disturbed is the shit!!!!! The song and video gave me goosebumps! Keep the music coming
jrm394 your an idiot this is
jrm394 your an idiot this is a great song it has a great message i love it cant wait for the next album. we need to change our ways or we r srewed.
well, lots of different
well, lots of different comments!!!! but i must say disturbed have put this song across just perfect, u guys keep it up. Cant wait to buy the album on the 31st.....im waiting....
A disturbing glimps of our
A disturbing glimps of our future if we don't curb our excessess.
I agree dlord257, it may be
I agree dlord257, it may be our future if we don't change our ways. Disturbed puts a lot of messages in their music but if anything I think this is one message we can all agree on!
love the new song and vid.
love the new song and vid. and i agree that if that is the future, we are fuckin screwed, and it will be our future if we dont stop fuckin shit up
dud if u love disturbed you
dud if u love disturbed you would enjoy every song they make even if you don't like the song u should always know that if the earth really did look like this in the future then we are all fucking screwed besides i think they did fucking awesome on the vid and song
Are you kidding, this song is
Are you kidding, this song is fricken awesome and the video is great in its semi-realistic depiction of what the world will probably be like if we keep treating the world like we do
i can honestly say that i
i can honestly say that i hate this vid and the song. i dont know why disturbed would release this song and vid to represent their new album because while the riff is catchy the lyrics are weak and the solo is unimpressive. on top of that the video is boring. dont get me wrong i love disturbed but i think this song was a mistake.


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IBM: record web sales by phones, tablets this month
iPhone, iPad owners keenest to buy
As many as 15 per cent of web purchases may be made using a mobile device this month - three times the percentage a year ago.
The key caveat is that these are numbers from the States, culled from traffic data taken by IBM from "500 leading US retailers". That said, we'd expect the UK to be not so very far behind, given the similar states of the two nations' economies and levels of mobile device ownership.
The 15 per cent is also a forecast - the last month of hard data IBM has is October, in which mobile traffic accounted for just under 11 per cent of visits to the aforementioned sites, and just under ten per cent of those sites' sales.
Source: IBM Coremetrics
iDevices and Android lead the march. iPhone traffic accounted for just under four per cent of online shop visits, the iPad for over 3.5 per cent, and Android in all its forms - phone and tablet - for less than 3.5 per cent.
Adding those figures and comparing the tally with the total number of website visits to the sites IBM tracked shows that other mobile operating systems and devices barely registered.
Source: IBM Coremetrics
Looking back a year, the iPhone accounted for under two per cent of store visits, Android 1.25 per cent and iPad just under one percentage point.
Overall mobile traffic to the selected retail sites was just over four per cent in October 2010.
This year, shoppers using an iPad will lead to more retail purchases more often per visit than other mobile devices, IBM forecast. This trend is based on October 2011 figures where iPad conversion rates reached 6.8 per cent as compared to the overall mobile device conversion rate of 3.6 per cent. ®
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"We are excited about this class for the early signing period and feel that they will fit in well with our current team," said Hoover.
Hoover and her staff's haul boasts all three players ranked among the top 250 players in the nation, according to prepvolleyball.com. Each of the three players have extensive experience at both the high school and club levels.
Balser is an option on the outside or rightside hitter positions and stands 6-2 and can touch 10-2 with her vertical leap. Balser averaged more than four kills per set for Magnificat High School, where she was a two-time Offensive Player of the Year, and has played varsity for three seasons. She led the team to two Elite Eight appearances in the state tournament, and has international experience with the USA Volleyball A2 Team.
"With Cayley's height and how high she plays above the net, she will give us more size in the outside hitter spot," said Hoover. "She swings high and is a strong blocking presence and has the versatility to help us on the outside or rightside positions."
Balser is also a terrific student as an AP Scholar, earning Academic High Honors in each year of high school, and participating in a French Exchange program. Balser will also get to play across the net from her sister, Brittney, who is a sophomore at Duke. She's also a first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and plans to major in psychology.
Megan Giardina is a 6-0 setter from Pickerington High School North, a suburb of Columbus. A three-year letter-winner, Giardina was a prepvolleyball.com Senior Ace, and was named All-League and All-District in both her junior and senior seasons. Her club team, Mintonette Sports, finished third at Junior Nationals in 2011, where she was named an All-American. She was a second-team All-Ohio choice and selected to play in the Ohio stat all-star match.
"Megan will also give us more size at the setting position," said Hoover. "Being left-handed makes her an offensive threat as well. Megan is an extremely hard worker who is constantly looking to get better. She has been getting extra training outside of her high school and club programs and we are looking forward to getting her on campus and working with her."
Giardina plans to major in secondary education with an emphasis in mathematics.
Leah Perri is a 6-0 middle blocker from a town that sits northeast of Kalamazoo, MI. At Gull Lake High School, Perri amassed huge totals as a six-rotation player. As a senior, Perri averaged 4.90 kills and 3.5 digs per set, while also tallying 112 blocks. She's a two-time first-team All-State performer and a conference MVP in 2011.
"Leah is a very quick and explosive middle who can attack a variety of sets," said Hoover. "She has had some great training and playing experiences and will come into our program at a pretty high level. The teams that she has been a part of in club and high school have been very successful and she is a worker and a competitor, and above all she wants to win."
With her club, Dead Frog/Far Out, she was a Junior National AAU All-American, and selected to numerous national all-tournament teams. Her sister, Elena Perri, is a junior at the University of Georgia, where she has started all 26 matches for the Bulldogs this season and leads the team in blocking.


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Here is an interesting study that did not make screaming yellow journalist headlines like the 'mothers rejoice in the streets, formula helps breastfeeding' one did.
Here is an interesting study that did not make screaming yellow journalist headlines like the 'mothers rejoice in the streets, formula helps breastfeeding' one did.
Thanks Meg, that's really interesting!
Not surprising, right? But interesting!
One of the messages I think we should take from this -- in terms of supporting moms -- is that however much breastmilk a mom can provide for her baby is important. The more the better, but every drop is important. I often get the sense that a lot of moms still think it's either breastfeeding or formula, one or the other, and if they feel like they've failed at breastfeeding then they have to give up and just do formula.The study showed that the exclusively breastfed group had the fastest growth in myelinated white matter of the three groups, with the increase in white matter volume becoming substantial by age 2. The group fed both breastmilk and formula had more growth than the exclusively formula-fed group, but less than the breastmilk-only group.
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Very good point Karen. I am really glad that the study and the article about it differentiated between babies who were fully breastfeeding, "combo feeding" and fully formula feeding. If a lot is good, why is a little not also good?
I also have to say, I am starting to dislike the term "exclusive" when applied to breastfeeding. Maybe I am taking the Wiessinger-ian "watch your language" idea too far, but doesn't "exclusive" imply some kind of private club that only a select few may join?
Hmm, that's an interesting point. What ideas do you have for "exclusive" alternatives?
Thanks for posting that article. Just last night DH was remarking on how smart LO is (haha, I know everyone thinks that about their own kid, but that's our parental right to kvell I suppose!). Today I sent him the article link and told him "clearly it's the breastmilk!" I especially pointed out the benefits of extended nursing, since he was a little surprised to learn recently that I'm not planning to wean soon.
Ha-ha, I just saw a commercial on TV where Gordon Ramsey spit something out when the woman said it had breastmilk in it. Clearly to get ratings! But maybe he should read this article. It may make him smarter! I don't watch his shows, but I'm going to go ahead and assume he could benefit from a brain boost.
Mom to my sweet little "Pooper," born 10/12/11, and "Baby Brother," born 6/23/2014, and married to heavy metal husband. Working more than full-time, making healthy vegetarian meals for family, and trying to keep up with exercise routine.
Maybe there really is not a quick sound bite term that works well. "Babies who consume only breastmilk" Or "Ideally, babies should consume only breastmilk" gets the point across but it's clunky. Plus it does not differentiate between babies who are nursed at the breast and those who are partly or totally fed expressed breastmilk. And that would certainly be an important differentiation in some research and for general clarity. "Babies who nurse at their mother's breast and receive no other foods or liquids" ? Nope. Now we are writing a novel just to describe normalcy.
Maybe exclusive ain't so bad after all.
Ha ha Gordan Ramsey.
It would have made better TV if he thought whatever it was tasted delicious.
Great article! Thanks for sharing!
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When Jeff Strabone of the Cobble Hill Association investigated the claims on Wednesday, November 6, he asked to be admitted.
"I was told I could be seen, but not admitted," he said.
Strabone accused SUNY officials of waiting until mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, who has been strong proponent of LICH, was in Puerto Rico to take their latest steps at closing the hospital.
"SUNY literally waited until the mayor-elect was out of town to do this," Strabone said.
"Despite widespread community outrage, an impeding contempt hearing, and the election of a new mayor who has fought tooth and nail in this struggle, SUNY is still determined to shut down LICH," said Councilman Steve Levin, who along with de Blasio was arrested during a protest of the proposed closure. "They know what they are doing is wrong and will hurt he community."
SUNY is due back in court on November 18 to determine whether it violated a temporary restraining order when they eliminated ambulance service over the summer.
"In September, the hospital voluntarily agreed to partially restore ambulance-receiving status for basic medical cases brought by the FDNY," said a spokesperson for SUNY Downstate. "Because of the continuing absence of the appropriate medical personnel, at no time have we been accepting the most serious medical cases by ambulance.
"Those patients are urged to seek care at other facilities and will continue to be transferred in the interest of their safety and welfare," added the spokesperson.
Following the decision by SUNY on Wednesday night, meetings were held between lawyers for SUNY and attorneys representing residents and labor unions in favor of keeping LICH open, and ambulance service was restored.
While, the hospital is currently operational, SUNY representatives did say changes may occur at LICH based on staffing levels.
"The day-to-day situation at LICH remains fluid and will continue to be until there is clear resolution of the many complicated issues involving the future of the facility," said a spokesperson. "SUNY is making every possible effort to safely maintain current levels of service until such an agreement can be reached."


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Coordinators talk issues of the day
I learned some things today from Dolphins offensive coordinator Mike Sherman and defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle.
I learned that I'm not the only one wondering why the Dolphins couldn't use their defensive linemen every bit as wisely as the Houston Texans in getting them to tip passes at the line of scrimmage and perhaps cause turnovers as a result.
Turns out the Dolphins did an in-depth look at the Texans and how they cause so many tipped and deflected passes and are now making that a "point of emphasis," according to Coyle.
"We studied all six of the Texans games prior to this weekend's game and made edits on every tipped pass they had and where their alingment was on every pass where they got their hands on the ball," Coyle said. "You can see it's definitely a point of emphasis they do with all their players ... We all emphasize and they seem to reap the rewards more than anyone in the league.
"It's one of those things certainly you want to teach as you approach the QB and get your hands up to be more disruptive. And we've talked about it and its a point of emphasis for us here as we go on through the rest of the season."
I learned that Coyle regards cornerback Sean Smith as his most improved player so far this year.
"Someone asked me the other day who has improved the most overall and one of my first inclination is to say 'Sean Smith,'" Coyle said. "Sean's a talented guy. We knew that coming in. But Sean's play has gotten better throughout the season. He still has things we're constantly talking about that he needs to get better and improve on. As you guys know, the most difficult position to play on the field next to quarterback is cornerback. He's continuing to show growth each and every week. That's been a positive. He started with a lot of ability but wasn't a consistent player. That was the negative as we studied him in the offseason. There was too much up and down and variation in his performance. Now we're getting a more consistent player each and every week that has playmaking ability and at that position that's the key."
I learned from offensive coordinator Sherman that rookie tight end Michael Egnew has problems beyond simply being good enough on offense to be active in a game. The truth is he has to be good enough to contribute on special team and, Sherman said, "he's not there right now."
I asked Sherman if the fact the bye week allowed for extra work, whether players that need that extra work were asked to stay and, well, work. I asked specifically if Egnew and Jabar Gaffney, who is not reall up to snuff on the calls and checks, were told to stick around and get those down so they could get closer to contributing.
The answer was enlightening:
Sherman later said that Gaffney's best practice so far was the last one the team conducted before getting four days off during the bye. So at least progress is being made.
On another matter: The Dolphins brought in a handful of young players, including former University of Miami tight end Chase Ford. Ford spent some time with the Eagles after going undrafted.


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BANGOR, Maine — A transient has been arrested and charged in connection with the robbery of the Walgreens pharmacy at 706 Broadway on Tuesday afternoon.
The pharmacy was robbed at about 2:30 p.m. and Bangor police had a suspect — Kevin Gray, 30 — in custody within a half hour, according to police Sgt. Paul Edwards.
Edwards said Gray has been charged with felony robbery and is being held at the Penobscot County Jail.
Patrol officers, detectives and the K-9 unit from the Bangor Police Department were at the scene shortly after the call came in and a man fitting the robber's description was apprehended at 2:52 p.m. near Falvey Street, Edwards said.
A BDN photographer on the scene said the suspect — a white man about 5 feet, 7 inches tall with a goatee and wearing black cargo pants and a long-sleeved dark gray T-shirt — was seen headed down Husson Avenue and through Bradford Commons.
Gray was spotted running toward an officer who was stationed on Falvey Street. He was apprehended by police and handcuffed.
Gray was carrying a white Walgreens bag with at least two big pill bottles and some other merchandise that resembled candy bars or Slim Jim snacks.


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CHAMPAIGN – We're still a little more than seven hours away from the finals at the IHSA state wrestling tournament, which means there's plenty of time for a refresher on the three Chronicle-area athletes in title bouts.
Stay tuned to kcchronicle.com/preps for much more on Marmion's Johnny Jimenez and George Fisher and Dan Goress of Kaneland later tonight. Until then, here are a few tidbits from the press room at the University of Illinois' Assembly Hall:
Been here before: Marmion junior 120-pounder Johnny Jimenez will compete for his third state title in as many high school seasons later tonight.
"I'm really pumped. I'm excited to wrestle. I love state," Jimenez said. "It's a really awesome moment."
Jimenez (47-2) will face Sandburg's Sebastian Pique (15-2) for the 3A title in a quick return match. Jimenez downed Pique, 10-2, in a Shepard Sectional semifinal last week.
Jimenez, a St. Charles product like Fisher, won 2A titles at 103 in 2011 and 113 last winter. The Cadets jumped to 3A this season.
Goress keeps short memory: Dan Goress, a Kaneland senior 145-pounder who's 41-3 in 2A, has not wrestled his finals opponent before. Goress gets Michael Sepke of Montini (37-9).
However, avenging a loss from earlier this season helped Goress get into position to become the Knights' first state champ since 1993. He edged Kyle Fugiel of Crystal Lake Central, 4-3, in the quarterfinals after a triangular loss this winter.
"Going into the match, I blocked it out of my mind. I had a bad match. He shouldn't have won, and I went out there to beat him," Goress said. "Whether it was 2-1, whether it was 16-1, I was just going to beat him."
Get there Early: Fisher, 46-4 at 132, opposes unbeaten Oak Park-River Forest sophomore Larry Early III (45-0) in what should be among the night's showcase matches.
Last season's title bout loss still fuels Fisher, who was a state champion as a sophomore.
"After last year's performance, I wasn't satisfied with how I wrestled and how I felt and I told myself that it would never happen again," Fisher said. "All the work that I've done in the offseason and in this season, it's really shown that I don't get tired out there. I'm out there, I'm always pushing the pace. I'm doing what I want to do."
– Kevin Druley, email@example.com
While you wait, a state wrestling title bout primer
CHAMPAIGN – We're still a little more than seven hours away from the finals at the IHSA state wrestling tournament, which means there's plenty of time for a refresher on the three Chronicle-area athletes in title bouts.


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So as not to confuse people that haven't seen nUI in action as an addon in its own right I thought I would clarify things somewhat.
nUI is a complete interface that doesn't rely on third party addons to work. K Scott Piel works on the addon personally and can be found almost 24 hrs on the forums it seems answering queries and incorporating changes and features.
My nUI : InfoPanel addons need nUI and the respective addons ( apart from GuildChat that is ) to work correctly. Info Panels add extra functionality to the interface by repositioning addons in a panel in the bottom right of the interface. Other than positioning the addons themselves work as if they were elsewhere except that only one addon in an infopanel can be viewed at a time.
EG. If you need healbot and decursive running at the same time then don't use one of the infopanels.


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Topic: days before the hightech galaxy
What was life like b4 the inventions of space travel, blasters and sabers? were the people of all these planets as dumb as we were? how long ago was it in the star wars galaxy when the habitants were just like us in the medieval days? Ofcoarse there had to be a time with out all their technology and they all wanderd if they were along in the galaxy.


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Mrs. Vallie Flowers, 81, of Quincy, Florida, died on Friday, May 18, 2012 in Tallahassee, Florida. Services are May 26, 2012 at 1:00 at Thomas Memorial Baptist Church, 1001 Washington Street, Quincy. Burial will be at Sunnyvale Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, May 25, 2012 from 1-7 p.m. Williams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include four sons: Billy Flowers and Harry Flowers of Quincy, FL, Charles Flowers (Mary) and Jerry Flowers of St. Petersburg, FL. Two daughters: Roxanne Threatts of Quincy, FL and Linda Williams (Duan) of Atlanta, GA. Two brothers; Willie Williams and C.W. Williams (Susie) of St. Petersburg, FL. Two sisters; Nancy Bouie and Mae Gussie Williams of Quincy, FL. 17 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild.
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The first dance recital. Missing front teeth. High school graduation. All parenting milestones that Kathy Giusti thought she would never see.
At 37, this New Canaan mom was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an aggressive blood cancer and told she had three years to live. Her daughter, Nicole, was just one and a half.
"I thought, if I could just jumpstart research maybe I would live long enough for her to remember me," says Giusti. Instead of becoming paralyzed with fear, this Harvard MBA created an innovative foundation while making plans for her family, which included the brave choice to give Nicole a sibling.
"I decided that I would have another child, even knowing that my life might not be that long." Now,her kids are teenagers. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation has raised $200,000,000. And Kathy Giusti is 53 and in complete remission.
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd still be here and that we'd be one of the best foundations in the country," says Giusti, who had a stem cell transplant in 2006 with her twin sister, Karen, as the donor. Even though it was a grueling and isolating process, Karen never hesitated to help.
"She saved my life," says Giusti. Also, through the foundation, this former pharmaceutical executive used her knowledge to create solutions for herself and others dealing with this tough cancer.
"We built a community of academic centers and pharmaceutical companies and as a result of the funding and this teamwork we created, we've seen four drugs approved by the FDA," says Giusti.
Working tirelessly for the foundation and going through treatments meant that Giusti wasn't always at Nicole's school functions or her son David's sports games, but she believes they understand.
"I was so lucky to raise two really independent children who over the years have watched me and said, 'You know what? You've taught us so much that one person really can make a difference'."
Giusti always tried to speak honestly with her kids about her illness but she also never wanted to scare them.
"You find out with children that you just answer the questions they have. You don't go beyond that," she says, now glad that she didn't attempt to predict the future that has taken so many unexpected turns. Well-known figures, such as Katie Couric and Norman Schwarzkopf, have joined her cause and she was even named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2011.
Giusti is looking forward to celebrating the MMRF's continued success at an upcoming 5K Race for Research on June 10 in New Canaan, which she will attend with her family.
"Now I look back and think of all the moments that I've seen," she says with emotion, recalling a recent afternoon with Nicole. "I stood there as she opened her college acceptance letter." Giusti has filled her home with photographs, pictures of her hugging Karen, Nicole, David and her husband, Paul. The images exude their love and appreciation for one another. Their smiles convey a sincere, deep gratitude for the unexpected gift of this amazing life that they have been able to live together.
To hear more about Giusti's inspiring story tune into today's Fox CT Morning News. To read more from Fox CT reporter Sarah Cody and freelancer Teresa Pelham, go to http://www.ctnow.com/mommyminute


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The McNair Scholars Program at East Central University is receiving funding for five more years, it was recently announced.
The McNair Scholars Program, located on the ECU campus since 1991, prepares qualified undergraduates for entrance to doctoral degree programs in science and math. The goals of the program are to increase the number of first-generation, low-income and/or underrepresented students in doctoral degree programs, and ultimately, to diversify the faculty in colleges and universities across the country.
R. Alan Marcum (center) receives the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Award from East Central University President John R. Hargrave (left) during "An Evening of Honors and Recognition" banquet. Also pictured is Alan's son, Hunter Marcum. Alan Marcum has served as executive vice president of administration at Devon Energy since 2008 and is one of eight members of the company's executive committee.
Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby (right) receives East Central University's 2013 Distinguished Philanthropist Award on behalf of the Chickasaw Nation from ECU President John R. Hargrave during the recent Evening of Honors and Recognition. The Chickasaw Nation has been a vital partner with ECU, particularly with the current construction of the Chickasaw Business and Conference Center and sponsorship of the new football field turf at Norris Field. Anoatubby has served as Governor of the Chickasaw Nation since 1997 and was lieutenant governor from 1979-97.
Outstanding academic work during the 2013 spring semester has earned listings on the President's Honor Roll and Dean's Honor Roll for students at East Central University.
The President's Honor Roll is reserved for students who earned A's in all their courses for a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The Deans' Honor Roll lists students who have at least a 3.33 grade point average with no grade lower than a C. At least 12 credit hours must be completed successfully during the semester to be included on either honor roll.
East Central University is hosting the Oklahoma Ambassadors Music (OAM) Camp, May 31-June 3, in preparation for the group's European tour, June 5-20.
In an effort to reduce motor vehicle-related deaths and injury, the leading killer of children under 14, Safe Kids Oklahoma, East Central University's Smart Start South Central program and the Pontotoc County Health Department is sponsoring a car seat checkup event on Wednesday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pontotoc County Health Department.
East Central University student Brent Biddy, of Seminole, was chosen to represent ECU at Research Day, held recently at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City. Twenty undergraduate students representing 15 Oklahoma colleges and universities presented competitive scientific research posters to the State Legislature and the public during this annual event sponsored by Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the National Science Foundation.
East Central University senior business major Andrea McKinney won a $5,000 Paulsen Award Scholarship recently at the 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup competition in Oklahoma City.


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If you want to know how far it is to the front door of a neighbor's house, you can pace it off by foot, or to be more precise you can use a tape measure.
Even if you couldn't leave your own yard, though, you could still get a good measurement by using geometry. You'd note the direction to the door from a particular spot in your yard, then move a few feet to either side and plot the direction again. From the angle between those two directions, you can calculate the distance to the other house.
That's not very efficient for measuring the distance to a neighboring house. But it's the best method for measuring the distances to neighboring stars.
Consider Denebola, the star at the "tail" of Leo. It's in good view on March nights, springing high across the sky.
The best measurement of Denebola's distance came from a European spacecraft in orbit. It measured the direction to Denebola at six-month intervals, when Earth was on opposite sides of the Sun. From the angle between those two directions, astronomers calculated the star's distance: just 35.9 light-years -- practically next door on the astronomical distance scale.
The measurement is accurate to within two-tenths of a light-year, which is quite a small margin of error. But when you consider the vastness of a light-year, it means the error could be more than a trillion miles. So measuring distances to the stars is a tricky business -- even for our closest neighbors.
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I picked up a travel tube of Colgate "sensitive" toothpaste recently and unscrewed the cap. But there was a plastic, notched seal blocking the opening that puzzled me.
I twisted it. I pulled, pushed and picked at it with my nails, then with a steak knife — and finally I gnawed at it with my teeth. I even called in my teenage son, but it seemed hermetically sealed.
We studied it as closely as safecrackers and finally cracked the vault. The very top of the toothpaste cap had a small slot that fit perfectly onto the notched seal on the tube — then turned like a wrench to open it.
It was child's play for a mechanical engineer. But why was it so difficult, and who were they trying to protect from getting in? Is there an epidemic of children suffering from toothpaste overdose?
It's just one of an endless number of tiny design hassles, designed to drive me crazy.
For instance:
In fruit stores, I find opening those flimsy plastic vegetable bags a tough task for someone like me with 10 thumbs. It's tricky to separate the slippery two sides of the bag, which you must rub gently between your fingers.
I usually face the wall so I won't be seen fumbling by others who aren't "bag-challenged." Making it worse are fruit store employees who love to flick every bag open dramatically — with a snap of their wrist — like magicians.
They'll bag every apple and blueberry individually, then twirl the bags in somersaults to seal them — just to remind you you can't. Why don't they give courses — Bag-Opening 101?
Public bathrooms in movies are the headquarters for baffling designs. Take those electronic-eye faucets, which work only when you move.
Often I walk up to the sink and wait — but nothing happens. So I wave my hands in the air, then under the faucets, then over the faucet, then in circles like I'm running an exercise class. If someone arrived from 15 years ago and saw me waving, they'd think I was insane — because these gadgets didn't exist back then.
"Officer — help! There's a lunatic conducting a symphony in the bathroom!"
After one recent movie, I was waving my hands wildly at the faucets when a man slipped up to me like I was a child and pointed under the sink — at a foot pedal.
Many newfangled hand dryers do have a hand on them that indicates where to wave, but you'll see people conducting orchestras anyway — because half the machines are broken. A friend puts each hand under two different dryers, and eventually one works.
Finally there are those big industrial rolls of toilet paper obviously designed by accountants — because the paper is delicately perforated so exactly one flimsy tissue snaps off. You have to keep turning the giant industrial roll around — and snapping off more single tissues — till you've sworn never to use that bathroom again, which is just what the accountants wanted.
Hotel rooms are also design hell. Every last hotel air-conditioner/heater on earth is different, to make sure you can't figure them out. There's usually a remote control hidden somewhere under the bed, but even if you find it, the battery is dead.
Instead, you have to fiddle with the machine itself, which is high up on the wall, so you need to stand on a chair to reach it. But then it has countless buttons with pictures of fans, thermometers and snowflakes that would have confused Steve Jobs.
All this is entirely so you have to call the concierge and tip him $3, since he's the only person who knows how it works — and he's also the one who hid the remote and took out the batteries.
There are countless other tiny design hassles devised every day, like those new Post-it notes with sticky stuff alternating on different parts of the paper — but you don't know where. Or packing tape where the seam is so invisible you need tweezers and a magnifying glass to lift the tape up — in tiny shreds.
Finally, there's one of life's oldest design mysteries. I've spent a lot of my life kneeling down to re-tie my shoelaces, which unravel no matter how tightly I pull them, because they're made of springy material that's designed to untie itself (unless you make a kid's double-knot).
Worst are sneakers that have tiny plastic eyelets so you can't get a slightly shredded lace back in unless you lick and twirl it (yech) — or use scotch tape.
You'd think some genius could build a better shoelace — though I'm told there's a secret second method sailors have to tie their shoes. So if you know it, please come by and show me.
My new book of revised Gazette columns, He Who Laughs, Lasts, launches Nov. 30 at Atwater Library, 5:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please join me.


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I heard the shower running upstairs, and the muted music of Elizabeth's sweet voice singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." I briefly enjoyed the mental image of her belting out those high notes into the detachable nozzle, oblivious to the spray of hot water cascading down her beautiful breasts. Water droplets clinging to her wine-dark nipples… My attention shifted back to the beautiful...Read On
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A private pool party with five very voluptuous friends
Turned out my last thought had proven correct: Stephanie kept our little dalliance a secret from everyone, even her BFF, Elizabeth. Was it shame? Or was she just concerned about upsetting the apple cart? In any case, much as I wanted us to, Steph and I didn't have the lust-filled reunion I had hoped for after I got out of the hospital. It drove me nuts. We had been so completely...Read On
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Syl fantasizes the remembrance of her emerging bi-sensuality.
This story is prompted by my answer to a Lush Stories Forum question: Q: What is making you happy right now? A: Remembering my first girl-love, and Fantasizing what might have been, If only we had not both been so timid. Hi, I'm Syl. Back during the summer before my junior year in high school, I had just turned sixteen and gotten my driver's license. I had no car of my own,...Read On
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A nerd befriends the 5 hottest girls in school
I turned eighteen a month into my senior year of high school. Skinny, shy, good at math; I was last pick for the basketball team and last pick for the opposite sex. But by Christmas, I had gone from being terrified of girls to living the cliché as the official "sexually non-threatening platonic guy friend" of the five hottest chicks in school. As nice as it was to have popular friends...Read On
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Mit chooses Lucky to be her Valentine.
It had been several months since I had spent time with my daughter Tiffany's best friend, Mitali. The memory of giving that sweet thing her first orgasm while the tip of my tongue lapped up her pussy's juices and showing her how to give a good blowjob was still fresh in my mind. Unfortunately, lately she always seemed busy. I only saw her briefly whenever she came to visit Tif, or they...Read On
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An extremely shy teen comes to her friend's father to get her sexual questions answered.
I am Lucky Smith. With a name like Smith, my mother must have figured I needed a first name that was a little different. Since my father was nowhere to be found, she wanted to give me a bit of an edge over the crowd. It must have worked. Except for my selection of a wife, I have become quite successful in life. Mother also instilled in me a frugal nature. If I wanted something...Read On
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First love teaches me about lovemaking versus sex
My first real time with a woman I met Madeline when I was in college at the end of a painfully shy part of my life. She was the tallest woman I had gone out with at 5'9", long brown hair and brown eyes with a twinkle. She had this smoldering look that melted me and a slender body with champagne glass breasts and eraser head nipples. When we first went out I was so nervous I was almost...Read On
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A friend's little sister visits her brother at university and in one night graduates cum lotta
Tori had just given me an incredible blow job and I couldn't wait to get her home to my place. We both gladly would have left the party right away, but we had to wait for Annie and Steph to leave before we could go. Tori was supposed to be staying at their place and we had to wait for them to leave, to make sure her brother Dan wouldn't find out that she was with me. I don't think Tori cared...Read On
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The day was picture perfect. I had decided to go for a walk in the park. I wanted to just walk and let my mind relax. As I was headed down the path I saw you. You were coming straight toward me. At first I couldn't believe it was you. After dating for those two years, our break-up had hit me hard. I still thought about you more often than I would admit to anyone, even myself. When any of...Read On
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A young man has his first anonymous encounter with another man.
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After her day on the beach with David, Ellie returned home and ran straight to her room, locking her door. She plopped down on her bed, her head ruminating over what had taken place earlier. "I just used my own sexuality to seduce a man...a much older man," Ellie thought. Ellie was suddenly overcome with a confusing combination of mild guilt paired with a buzz of newly-found...Read On
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Henry helps a depressed teen come out of her shell.
Henry's life had settled down considerably after popping their cherries and initiating sixteen-year-olds, Candy and Tasha, into the world of sex. Even with the little blue pills, those two teenagers along with Tasha's mother, Helen, had nearly worn out his fifty-year-old ass. Helen had become Henry's girlfriend and a frequent visitor. Henry and Helen enjoyed maintaining the fantasy of her...Read On
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Candy brings her friend Tasha to Henry for sexual training.
About two o'clock one Saturday afternoon, Henry heard a soft knock on his door. His sixteen-year-old neighbor, Candy, was at the door. Just last week, he had initiated Candy into the world of sex. Candy had been an avid student. Looking out his front window, Henry saw Candy had a friend with her. As he opened his front door, Candy cheerfully asked, "Hi, Henry! Can we come in?" "Of...Read On
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The neighbor's teenaged daughter asks an older man to introduce her to sex.
Henry had a lot of spare time on his hands. His wife of thirty years had passed away a couple of years ago. The insurance settlement had left him well off, but lonely. He was in his early fifties and balding, but he had maintained a reasonably fit body with just a bit of a belly bulge. His dogs had become his family. His favorite pastimes were watching TV and the girls across the street....Read On
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Exploring yourself is so much easier when you have a good tutor…
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Travelers forced to stop by a storm find a night of thrills together.
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"Things That Hang on the Door"
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I loathe sensational meteorologists who stoke public fear to incite panic at the sight of a single raindrop or snowflake. But after last year's October storm, I became less skeptical.
So when Hurricane Sandy had New England in her crosshairs about 10 days ago (like my sensational tone?), I vowed to help my clients get ready.
No, I didn't buy batteries or water for my clients. But I did advise my "end-of-the-month" closings to be ready for delays and extra costs.
The "super storm" indeed brought some disruption to scheduled closings. General scheduling issues, power outages and closed registries of deeds caused delays. Last year, I closed a sale at Barnes & Noble because it had a generator that kept the lights on and provided Internet access.
Here is a real kick in the pants, though. Buyers who have completed their appraisal and await closing may be forced to pay for a re-inspection by their lender. This practice is common with major weather events. Certain lenders may require a re-inspection for closings occurring in affected areas, in order to ensure the house was not blown away. The cost may run about $100 and may delay a closing for a couple (more) days.
Buyers performing their final inspections during storms may also wish to check on the house as late as possible. Once they take title to the home, they accept the condition (leaks and all).
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NEW YORK — With Broadway increasingly relying on stars, glitz and noise — often timed to hit just weeks before the Tony Awards deadline — the nominations for this year's prizes took a different path.
The most-nominated show when the 40-member committee announced its choices Tuesday was a less star-driven production, a musical that relied on traditional Broadway genre elements and opened back in November--"A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder." which received 10 nominations, including best musical. The most-nominated revival of a play, meanwhile, was the durable mainstay "The Glass Menagerie" with seven nominations, including best revival of a play--and which began its run all the way back in September and closed in February.
Splashy shows that opened in the pre-deadline stretch run, including "Cabaret," "Bullets Over Broadway" and "Rocky"? They were shut out of nearly every major category.
The selections point to a subtle truth: Even though productions have gotten bigger, stars brighter and marketing campaigns louder, the Tonys are just as likely to prefer the tried-and true. The main challenger to "Gentleman's Guide" — and only other show to land both best musical and lead-acting nominations — is the Carole King biography "Beautiful," a sweet, traditional musical starring the young Broadway workhorse Jessie Mueller
"This is not a big, glitzy show. This is a traditional and warm show," said "Beautiful" producer Paul Blake. "There is a positivity and humor to it that just makes people happy."
He added that he deliberately chose to open in January so "Beautiful" could build word-of-mouth "before all the spring juggernauts came in."
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"Beautiful" also will compete against the Cotton Club-era revue "After Midnight" — each received seven nominations amid this year's love-for-many vibe — as well as Disney's "Aladdin" for best musical, the Tonys' top prize. (Nominators pointedly did not make use of an optional fifth slot despite a rule change meant to allow for an expansion.)
The Tonys, presented by the Broadway League and American Theatre Wing, are voted on by about 870 theater professionals. The 2014 prizes will be handed out at Radio City Music Hall on June 8 in a ceremony hosted by Hugh Jackman and broadcast on CBS.
An off-Broadway hit making its Broadway debut — but a revival in the Tonys' eyes — "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's rock musical about a transgender East German singer, was probably the highest-profile production to land a cache of nominations. It picked up eight, including best revival of a musical and lead actor in a musical for Neil Patrick Harris.
But Harris was one of the exceptions among the glitterati.
Hollywood megastar Denzel Washington, tipped as a near-certain nominee for his well reviewed turn as Walter Lee Younger in Kenny Leon's "A Raisin in the Sun" revival," was shut out of the lead actor in a play category. (Acting spots instead went to longer shots Samuel Barnett of "Twelfth Night" and Chris O'Dowd of "Of Mice and Men," who joined pre-announcement favorites Mark Rylance of "Richard III," Bryan Cranston of "All the Way" and Tony Shalhoub of "Act One.")
Washington's lesser-known costars, on the other hand, picked up three nominations. LaTanya Richardson Jackson was shortlisted for lead actress in a play while Sophie Okonedo and Anika Noni Rose were nominated in the featured actress category, serving as a kind of metaphor for the Tonys' preference, at least in many instances this year, for blue-collar actors over Hollywood émigrés.
Play nominees were similarly low key. There were no surprises in the four revival nominees, as Martin McDonagh's "The Cripple of Inishmaan" joined "Raisin," "Menagerie" and "Twelfth Night."
And the four new play nominees — James Lapine's adaptation of Moss Hart's "Act One," Robert Schenkkan's "All the Way," Harvey Fierstein's" Casa Valentina" and Terrence McNally's "Mothers and Sons" — were joined not by downtown upstart Will Eno for his edgy, starry Broadway debut, "The Realistic Joneses," but the more traditional "Outside Mullingar," a quaint Irish countryside romance by John Patrick Shanley.
The Tonys of course don't always mind the big spectacle — last year's dominant force was "Kinky Boots" — but this year is hardly an anomaly, either. The big winner in 2012, for instance, was the intimate, out-of-nowhere "Once."
"Gentleman's Guide" is a similarly unexpected contender, having begun on the Hartford Stage and continued to the Old Globe in San Diego last season, in so doing missing the kind of pre-opening heat accompanying many of the larger-scale productions. The tale of murder and inheritance, which will look to capitalize on the Tonys attention at the box office, now has a good shot in many categories (they include direction of a musical for Darko Tresnjak and lead actor in a musical for both Jefferson Mays and Bryce Pinkham). But it will have its work cut out for it in the best musical category as it competes against shows that may be more front-of-mind for voters.
On Tuesday, Tresnjak noted "Gentleman's" modest roots with writers Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak.
"It's our first Broadway show, so we're a pretty humble bunch," said Tresnjak, the Southland theater veteran and former artistic director of the Old Globe's Shakespeare Festival, of the trio. "Part of [the] success of the show was that we had a three-stage process," he said, nodding to the earlier runs, adding that Freedman and Lutvak have been toiling on the show for 10 years.
Perhaps the most intriguing acting race, meanwhile, comes in lead actress in a musical, where Broadway's full range of talent is on display.
The slight favorite might be "Beautiful's" strongly reviewed Mueller — who has appeared in four shows since coming to Broadway just a little more than three years ago — but she will compete against a number of stage giants. There's the six-time nominee Sutton Foster ("Violet"), three-time nominee Idina Menzel ("If/Then") and five-time nominee Kelli O'Hara ("The Bridges of Madison County"), along with upstart Mary Bridget Davies from "A Night With Janis Joplin," who has notched a leading actress Tony nomination in her first Broadway appearance.
Things are equally imposing on the leading actress in a play side, as Audra McDonald goes for a record sixth Tony win for her turn as Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill." Standing in her way will be veterans Tyne Daly ("Mothers and Sons"), Estelle Parsons ("The Velocity of Autumn") and Cherry Jones ("The Glass Menagerie) along with Richardson Jackson.
But for all these Broadway names, Tuesday's announcements were sometimes as notable for the names they left out. "Cabaret" landed just two nominations, as voters displayed resistance to the revival of a show with many of the same elements as one that opened in 1998.
Meanwhile, the pre-opening contenders "Bullets and "Rocky" — derived from the hit Woody Allen and John Avildsen movies — landed six and four nominations, respectively, but most were in smaller categories. (Allen received a book nomination for his adaptation, and Andy Karl landed a lead actor in a musical spot for his title role in the boxing drama.) That could put "Rocky" and "Bullets" in dire commercial straits.
They wouldn't be alone. The little-seen elder drama "Velocity of Autumn," with weak reviews and even weaker sales, announced Tuesday it would close Sunday — despite, in this year's spreading-it-around spirit, a Tony nomination for Parsons.
Times staff writer David Ng contributed to this report.


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