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In the mood for some free hardware? Well then you're in luck: our awesome community team in conjunction with Toshiba is holding a giveaway for a quartet of the company's SSDs. Altogether we have two 240GB OCZ XS700s – Toshiba's new line of SATA-based USB-C portable drives – along with a pair of literally tiny 240GB OCZ RC100 M.2 SSDs. Toshiba RC100 & XS700 Specifications RC100 240GB XS700 240GB Form Factor Single-sided M.2 2242 B+M key External (USB-C) Controller Toshiba unnamed Toshiba unnamed Interface NVMe 1.2.1 PCIe 3.1 x2 SATA-over-USB 3.1 Gen 2 DRAM None NAND Toshiba 64L BiCS3 3D TLC Sequential Read 1600 MB/s 550 MB/s Sequential Write 1050 MB/s 500 MB/s Warranty 3 years As far as the RC100 goes, our SSD-meister, Billy Tallis, took a look at the new drive earlier this month. The tiny drives are aimed at a small but none the less important...
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Giveaway: OCZ RD400 & VX500 SSDs
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The Toshiba OCZ VX500 (256GB, 512GB, 1024GB) SSD Review
Toshiba's new OCZ VX500 SSD is a replacement for the Vector 180 that adopts a different controller to enable much better power management, support for 15nm MLC NAND and...29 by Billy Tallis on 9/13/2016
Evaluating the Toshiba OCZ RD400 M.2 NVMe SSD on a Skylake NUC
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The Toshiba OCZ RD400 (256GB, 512GB, 1TB) M.2 PCIe SSD Review
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Toshiba Revamps OCZ Brand
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The OCZ Trion 150 SSD Review
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OCZ Releases Trion 150 SSD
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OCZ Announces First SATA Host Managed SSD: Saber 1000 HMS
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OCZ Trion 100 (240GB, 480GB & 960GB) SSD Review: Bringing Toshiba to the Retail
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OCZ Announces Trion 100 TLC SSD & Shows Off an Upcoming NVMe Drive with Toshiba Controller
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Inside OCZ's Factory: How SSDs Are Made
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OCZ Introduces Z-Drive 6000 Enterprise PCIe SSD Series with NVMe Support
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OCZ Releases Intrepid 3700 Enterprise SSD
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The OCZ Vector 180 (240GB, 480GB & 960GB) SSD Review
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OCZ Releases Important Firmware Updates for ARC 100 & Radeon R7 SSDs
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20130505 EDITORIAL: Better jobs needed for economy
EDITORIAL: Better
jobs needed for economy
Last week's GDP data are a wake-up call to the government in terms of the
economic impact of the slowing global recovery and the need to improve its
ability to make growth forecasts. However, the government should understand that
there can be no better way to revitalize the nation's economy than to ensure
people have a high standard of living and decent jobs.
The latest figures from the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and
Statistics (DGBAS) show that Taiwan's GDP growth expanded by 1.54 percent
year-on-year in the January-to-March quarter, as private investment picked up
sufficiently to offset broad-based weaknesses in private consumption,
international trade and government investment. The figure surprised many people,
including the government itself, because the agency had forecast in February
that the economy would grow by 3.26 percent in the first quarter.
For now, the DGBAS is sticking to its full-year growth forecast at 3.59 percent,
but this relatively upbeat forecast — compared with estimates made by some
foreign institutions — signals that the government either lacks a sense of
urgency or is confident in its ability to revive the economy.
Already, the IMF's Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific, released last
week, shows Taiwan's economy is likely to expand by 3 percent this year and 2.8
percent next year, down from the forecasts of 3.9 percent and 3.6 percent
respectively which it made in October last year. In addition, Credit Suisse AG
now expects Taiwan's GDP will increase by 2.7 percent this year, as opposed to
its prior estimate of 3.4 percent, while JPMorgan Chase expects growth of 3.3
percent for Taiwan this year, down from its previous estimate of 4.2 percent
There are signs that private investment — which increased by 10.64 percent
year-on-year in the first quarter and outpaced the government's forecast of 5.63
percent — will continue to grow this year, thanks to the recovery in technology
companies' capital expenditure, as well as government initiatives to attract
investment from foreign investors.
However, the government needs to consider whether poor private consumption
suggests that consumers remain wary about the economic prospects and as a result
are spending less and saving more.
That consumers are becoming more frugal is a result of stagnant wages, because
real wages have still not returned to their level of 18 years ago. Although the
latest job data show the domestic unemployment situation remains stable, the
problem of stagnant wages indicates that the jobs being created are mostly
poorly paid, while both the government and business sectors are becoming
increasingly dependent on part-time and temporary workers, rather than full-time
employees, to fill vacancies.
The government's recent push to set up "free economic pilot zones" shows
policymakers' desire to open up and stimulate economic growth, but this push
could result in a mixed bag for businesses and workers. One issue is that if the
government were to offer businesses substantial investment benefits and tax
incentives without making an effort to create good jobs with decent wages, the
pilot zone plan would benefit only businesses and foreign workers. This would
mean stagnant salary growth and weak consumer spending would continue.
For Taiwan, a solid economic recovery depends on solid growth in domestic
productivity and exports, followed by meaningful improvements in the labor
market. The government must make more concrete efforts to revitalize the
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The National to Enlist Members of Vampire Weekend, The War on Drugs, Bon Iver and Kurt Vile for Grat
Bob Weir with members of The National and Yellowbirds. Photo by Dave Vann
Members of Vampire Weekend, The War on Drugs, Bon Iver, The Walkmen and Kurt Vile & the Violators are expected to participate in The National's upcoming Grateful Dead tribute album. As previously reported, the Ohio-bred, New York-based indie band are working on an all-star, indie-leaning Grateful Dead tribute album in the coming months. The National's twin guitarists Aaron and Bryce Dessner will curate the album, which will benefit Red Hot, an international organization dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture. The National's rhythm section, Bryan and Scott Devendorf, who claim to be the band's bigger Deadheads, will ghost curate the project.
"We've done a lot of work talking to various artists and laying the groundwork," Aaron Dessner tells Relix and Jambands.com. "It is kind of an ambitious project both because of the legacy and the material. We are obsessed enough with the Grateful Dead that it is kind of a monumental idea."
Unlike the Dessners' Red Hot benefit album Dark Was the Night, which featured one or two tracks from a number of artists, the guitarist says this album will hone in on a few all-star ensembles assembled for the project as well as select featured guests. "How do you even skirt the surface of it?," Dessner asks rhetorically. "We are about to dive in in a major way. We listen to the Grateful Dead a lot on tour, mainly because Scott is the DJ on the bus, and he is obsessed."
The Dessners also cite Sonic Youth' Lee Ranaldo and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan as big-name indie guitarists with an affinity for the Dead who'd fit on the album. In 2012, Aaron Dessner, The Walkmen's Walter Martin and the Devendorf brothers performed with Bob Weir at benefit show held at the Dead guitarist's TRI Studios. Vampire Weekend's Chris Tomson has also performed with Weir at TRI while The War on Drugs regularly cover "Touch of Grey." As they mention in the September issue of Relix, the Dessners riffed on "Eyes of the World" for eight hours during their first jam session with Bryan Devendorf in middle school."
"There are all kind of corners of the musical world that are deeply influenced by the Dead that one wouldn't expect," Bryce Dessner says. "Lee Ranaldo is a crazy Deadhead. So that was part of the idea but I think it is broader than that now. Jerry Garcia was a total cat."


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The Other 1%?
Fortune posted this 1992 article about the Hells Angels. In general it's a bit of a boring factual account of how the group came to be and how it makes money, but I really liked the fact they used to call them the one-percenters:
What makes the Angels and the lesser outlaws so distinctive among criminal enterprises — and adds to the frustration of law enforcement officials — is that many Americans celebrate them and identify with them. Back in the 1950s, the American Motorcyclist Association, the voice of legitimate riders, pronounced that "only 1%" of all riders were troublemakers. The outlaws gleefully accepted the label, and many still call themselves one-percenters. (The actual percentage is much smaller — counting the hangers-on police call associates, only about 0.2% of the estimated nine million motorcyclists in the U.S.) And plenty of people — including many who have never even sat on a motorcycle — like their style and applaud them for defying convention and authority.
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Ferrari Classiche
Ferrari's history is the history of motor racing. It is the history of the evolution of high-performance road cars marked by experimental and cutting edge technological solutions, as derived from the racing world. In fact, in the past, the racing cars often appeared before the road versions.
Since the company's foundation in 1947, Ferrari models have represented the perfect synthesis of technological research, typical Italian craftsmanship and the continuous desire to achieve new goals.
Ferrari cars are built to last. Indeed, most of the models produced are still in existence and on the roads, thanks to the desire of the owners to keep them in perfect safe working order.
However, a maintenance schedule is necessary to keep them in this peak state. Only highly qualified personnel, fully aware of the secrets of Ferrari engines and the specificities of each individual model, can perform this.
With this in mind, in 2006 the parent company created Ferrari Classiche, a department of excellence that offers owners an exclusive service. Its purpose is to protect the invaluable heritage represented by these cars. This value is not just technical and historical, but also economic, as confirmed by the world's most important auctions.
The Classiche team provides the expertise needed to handle complex restorations, so as to accurately restore every car to its factory state, to its original mechanics and bodywork. Ferrari Classiche also provides the necessary assistance and support for the complex stages of extraordinary maintenance, as well as a set of parameters for the normal road use of these cars.
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Poll: Immigration support grows
Americans are more supportive of immigration than ever, according to a new poll, with a record-low number of people wanting to decrease the flow of immigration.
More people want immigration increased than ever before since 1999, according to the new poll from Gallup, though that number is still below a quarter of respondents.
Of those surveyed, 40 percent wanted to keep immigration steady, 35 percent wanted the flow decreased and 23 percent wanted to see an increase.
( PHOTOS: 20 quotes on immigration reform)
Since Gallup began recording feelings on immigration in 1999, the trend has shown more people wanting to increase or keep steady the number of immigrants coming to the country, with the share of people seeking to decrease it bottoming out at 35 percent in 2012 and this poll.
A record-high number of people also believe immigration is a good thing for the country since Gallup began tracking it in 2001. Seventy-two percent of those surveyed said it's a good thing. The share of people saying it's a bad thing similarly set a record low, with 25 percent.
The phone poll of 4,373 adults was conducted from June 13 to July 5 and has an error margin of plus-minus 2 percentage points.


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Smooth And Slow Buring
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Smoking is for living fast and dying young. We can only dream... *tear*ReplyDelete
I used to love smoking. I wish it was good for you.ReplyDelete
I, of course, agree. Can't get into cigarettes, maybe if I rolled my own (then I could get a cool case at least). But pipes and cigars are awesome.ReplyDelete
Great post. Few things are as satisfying as tobacco pleasure. I would argue that despite being looked down upon by some, there is a roguish charm and display of fierce independence to enjoying a heater.ReplyDelete
My only friend who still smokes defends it as a "gay thing," since he knows the dangers (he's a doctor). Smoking is a complicated part of people's lives.ReplyDelete
Check your usage of *then, prescribe, and their,* in your first two sentences.
Kristihern- Thanks for the proofreading.ReplyDelete
I was just looking back through this post randomly & I just realized that you misspelled 'burning' in the post's title...a good post nonetheless.ReplyDelete


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This article is a reprint of Wise Bread's contribution to OPEN Forum from American Express -- where small business owners can get advice from experts and share tips with each other.
No matter how great a corporate culture you create, no matter how good a role model you are, it's inevitable that situations will arise that require you to mitigate emotional stress within the ranks. Personal conflicts, outside pressures, and job-related stress will eventually become a factor to be dealt with in any workplace setting. How well leaders handle those situations depends on their emotional intelligence.
Managers often make one of two common mistakes when dealing with an emotional situation.
When the manager or group leader tries to downplay or dismiss a worker's emotions, he inevitably creates a bigger problem. Not only does this raise the emotional stakes, but it now creates a situation wherein negative emotions are directed at the manager. Though this is very common and, arguably, a natural form of response from busy managers with plenty on their plates, it's incumbent upon leaders to avoid leaving an employee feeling slighted in this way.
Likewise, ignoring the problem often creates a snowball effect, where resentment and negative emotions continue to grow, making the situation worse as well as causing additional problems as time progresses. It's always better to address emotionally wrought problems earlier rather than later.
There is a three-step formula, however, which comes naturally to some emotionally intelligent leaders. It is one that can easily be employed by any manager to take the edge off an emotional situation. Carefully note, this formula does not attempt to "solve" the problem itself, but is geared toward addressing and neutralizing the emotions so that the problem can then be approached in a more objective and effective manner.
Step One: Acknowledge
More than anything, people want how they are feeling to be acknowledged. It may seem overly simple at first, but a statement such as, "I want you to know, I understand you are feeling very stressed right now," can go miles toward lowering the emotional stakes of a situation. Everyone wants to feel understood, and acknowledgment is not difficult or compromising to do. Further, it doesn't concede agreement with the emotional state, only empathy.
Step Two: Positively Substitute
There is great power in a positive outlook and almost any negative situation can be framed in a positive light. A manager with emotional wisdom may say something like, "I know you are under a lot of stress, and I know a great deal of it is because you are a great employee and want to do the very best job you can." What the manager has done in this example is to mitigate a negative emotion with the positive emotion of personal pride in a job well done. This doesn't alleviate the first emotion, but it breathes a positive perspective into the conversation.
Step Three: Suggest, Re-acknowledge and Appreciate
Not all situations are within the control of the manager. An increased workload that has come down from above may not be able to be removed, for example. What the manager can do is suggest ways he or she might be able to help, re-acknowledge the emotions involved and offer appreciation for the employee. "I cannot promise anything, but I will try to see if there is any way to lighten your load. I understand you are feeling stressed and I want you to know I really appreciate your efforts." By saying this, we have reassured the employee without making binding promises and reinforced a sense of empathy and appreciation.
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A week in WSP's Design Studio and a new Chancery Lane installation
WSP's Design Studio is an initiative by our young engineers who are passionate about design and the built environment. It empowers them to engage with architects and artists of all sizes to create spaces that are at once purposeful and meaningful. Our engineers thrive on challenge, devising innovative solutions that turn complexity into simplicity right from inception.


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Lyrics: Joan Baez
Music: Joan Baez
This was sung by Joan Baez with the Dead on 12 and 31 December 1981. It was written by Joan but never released on an album of hers.
You are fair-haired, oh, your lips are redNotes
You like softball, oh, and the Grateful Dead
Why am I attracted to
The body and the soul of you? (note 1)
You mean trouble, oh, with your Lucifer's eyes
And make me daydream, oh, and fantasize
Running through a field of flames
Playing our forbidden game
Camouflaging all, you pass me in the hall
Leaving me standing naked with my feelings
Did you see me here, swallowing my tears?
Everything that was [solid] now is reeling (note 2)
Ah, but I know you, oh, and you know me, too
You know the closet, oh, that I share with you
There are places we could go
No one would ever, ever know
We could go real time, oh, come sit on my bed (note 3)
We'll share our lifetimes, oh, and the Grateful Dead


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The Zen Studies Podcast
Episodes on Zen Teachings
26 – Work as Spiritual Practice According to Dogen's "Instructions to the Cook" – Part 2
This episode is part 2 of "Work as Spiritual Practice According to Dogen's "Instructions to the Cook." In this episode I take you through five ways to engage your work as spiritual practice, based on Dogen's teaching.read more
25 – Work as Spiritual Practice According to Dogen's "Instructions to the Cook" – Part 1
Zen demands that we engage our everyday activities, particularly work, as spiritual practice. Few writings describe Zen work practice as well as Zen master Dogen's "Tenzokyokun," or "Instructions to the Tenzo" (a tenzo being the head cook in a monastery), so I'll use this short text to frame my presentation. Although the Tenzokyokun describes the work of a specialized role within a Zen monastery, its teachings about taking care, serving others, appreciating everything, and becoming one with your work are relevant to everyone, no matter what their work or life circumstances.read more
8 – It-with-a-Capital-I: The Zen Version of God
Zen Buddhism is a non-theistic religious tradition. However, it's not entirely correct to say that there is no God in Zen. While we don't conceive of, or worship, an omnipotent personification of the Divine, at the heart of our tradition is the teaching that reality itself is luminous, precious, and infused with compassion. We don't ascribe an agenda, personality, or gender to That-Which-Is-Greater, but we long to live in harmony with It, and personally experience intimacy with It. These longings infuse our spiritual practice with meaning.read more


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|This article and Belgium are fictional. Belgium was first featured in an article by Dan Brown so it's not to be taken seriously
|Motto: United through hatred
|Anthem: "Technotronic - Pump up the jam"
|According to the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium: Antwerp(Named Anvers by the French speaking part of Belgium). According to the French-speaking part of Belgium: Namur (named Namen by the Dutch speaking part of Belgium). According to the German-speaking part of Belgium: Vielsalm (non-existant according to the rest of Belgium). According to the people who live in Brussels: Brussels.
|Largest city
|According to the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium: Antwerp (Named Anvers by the French speaking part of Belgium). According to the French-speaking part of Belgium: Liège (named Luik by the Dutch speaking part of Belgium). According to the German-speaking part of Belgium: Eupen (non-existant according to the rest of Belgium). According to the people who live in Brussels: Brussels.
|Official languages
|Dutch with a poor accent, French with a poor accent, German with a poor accent, Arabic with a poor accent, Russian with a poor accent, English with a poor accent
|Jean-Claude Van Damme
|National Heroes
|Nu! (Dutch for "now") Jamais! (French for "never") Zurück nach Deutschland! (German for Back to Germany)
|French fries (the chocolate melts too fast)
|According to Dutch- and German-speaking part, there aren't any Belgians. According to the French-speaking part, there are about 10 million Belgians, of wich approximately 4 million are superior to the other 6 million
"What the"
Belgium, or North-West Korea, is a small state of peculiarity, confusion and mystery between France to the west, the Netherlands or Dutchland or Hollandria or whatever in the east, and Poland in the south. It is very famous for the fact that nobody really knows anything about the country, including the Belgians themselves, with the possible exception of divine beer, chocolate and chocolate cream porn.
Belgium is roughly the size of Belgium, which is the size of Luxemburg to the power of three. The state has the weight of 38 fifteen-year-old white middle class Americans.
Mystery and mythology[edit]
Many people know Belgians for their good chocolate, others know them for their good beer and pr0n but, surprisingly enough, only a handful of people know that they are experts of disguise. Latest CIA's reports show that about 60% of Belgians are able to disguise as Dutch, and the rest of them as French in disguise, respectively using fake big teeth and Poirot mustaches. It's a fact that, in case of high need, the Belgians are even able to transform themselves in Germans by surgically removing half of their brain cells, or in Hollanders by only keeping 1% of their natural brain volume.
Of course, all this is top secret stuff and thus all Belgians will deny this fact. Fortunately for them, they have managed to complicate their whole country so excessively that no outsider will ever take the effort of trying to understand it, nor will anybody be interested in it. As a logic consequence, the Belgians are free to do whatever they want, and "everything" includes nude drunk dancing in public while being armed - which is a cultural habit in Belgium. This mysteriousness allows them to make some ingenious but evil plans in utter secret, for example to abruptly conquer the entire planet by using their advanced cloning and brain surgery skills (which mentioned above). As a matter of facts, Belgian mythology states that the Belgianification of the world must and will once take place. As the godfather of Belgian mythology, Jean-Pierre Van Hamme, stated: we shall conquer the world, we shall capture each and every state, we shall rename them, all of them, as Belgium - finally creating more than fifty Belgiums and complicating things even more, as it should, being Belgian.
Another cunning plan of the Belgians was it to keep their numerous heavenly beers - and they have hundreds of them - for themselves, allowing the inferior "beer" Heineken to spread over the globe as a cancer. The Belgians would soon become the only ones not contaminated with this Dutch body-and-mind-deteriorating crap, which over some decades would make them the strongest people on earth. Belgianification could commence. Also, old stories, in Belgium believed to be true, tell that they discovered chocolate. Certainly, no-one doubts that the Central-Belgian chocolate mines were discovered by native Belgians. If that's not enough, they want us to believe that they make the best Belgian cheese and indeed, no other country has ever proved itself better at - or has ever come up with the idea of - making Belgian cheese. Again, one good proof of Belgium's refined skills.
In fact, Belgians state that they make the best chocolate and that they invented French fries. However, the nowadays French-speaking and formerly Nothing-speaking community of the nation did invent French and Frenchness - to allow the Dutch-speaking community to start hating it - so, in essence, the previous statement may well be true.
Not only did they invent French fries, tap water, Chocolate, Belgian Cheese, waffles, and on top of that discover they go great together — according to the Belgians, even the saxophone was invented by a Belgian named Adolphe Sax. However, there is a lot of dispute concerning this (un)known Belgian scientist, and all that is historically proven about this brilliant man, is that he is the inventor of the mussel, of the for foreigners too large condom, and of sex (previously spelled sax). Did you know that the design of the first saxophone was originally based on that of the FFTLC (the for foreigners too large condom)? Anyway, half-dead and very irritatingly three-point-nine-quarters-deaf, he now resides in a small village in Spain called Valor, pissing off his neighbours with 49 minute sax solos. (Spaniards are well known to hate saxophone music). Last year he celebrated his 127th birthday.
Having the best chocolate and secretly most divine beers in the world, it is well known that the combination of both produces the factual most famous indigestion in the world. Fortunately, nude drunk vomiting in public while being armed is a very pleasant cultural habit in Belgium.
Chocolates and Kubrick and the influence on their great sex lives[edit]
First of all, Belgians invented chocolate. Chocolate was invented in 1969 by the famous Belgian director, Stanley Kubrick. Since everyone knows Kubrick (also known from the Emanuelle series, Red Shoe Diaries, Sex and the City (this was his early period), and many more) it's unnecessary to say that it contains a great amount of Spanish fly.
This is also the reason why Belgians have such a great sex life, because Belgians eat so much chocolate a day, it often happens that people suddenly take their clothes off in trains, at work, and on the streets, and jump on the person closest to them.
History of Belgium[edit]
It all began a long long time ago in 1972 when the Belgian people rose against the French and Dutch bullies who had used the country as a massive chemical landfill for about 700 years. Into the festering wens of Belgium these insensitive foreigners threw not only their nuclear waste but also their malformed children, their unwanted pets, and their malformed pets and their unwanted children, and whatever Englishmen they could lay hands on.
The Belgians armed themselves with empty matchboxes half-filled with air and, in fierce battle, attacked the French. Advancing over a front of several kilometres based on the brilliant tactics of Alan Alda, they smashed the entire French army, killing or severely frightening 2.3 million "men" even though the Belgians numbered only 672 men and three armoured goats. The fight against the Dutch was rather different, as General Atomium told the Dutch commander that the Polderdyke had broken and his country was under water, and the Dutch army turned smartly about and went home - the Netherlands flood about 17 times each year, this is one of the many reasons why they conquered Germany: to gain the moral high ground.
Due to the foreign invaders' tradition of systematically raping all Belgian women for several centuries, Belgium has become a mixed-race culture with two glorious components: the Walloons, who are the direct descendants of French soldiers; and the Flemish, who are the direct descendants of Dutch soldiers. The Walloons inherited the French idea of a multi-cultural jacobinistic authoritarian society - where all cultures are welcome and tolerated as long as they surrender to the dominant French valeurs and ultimately recognize that they do not exist, and French intellectualism, also known as stupidité. The Flemish, on the other hand, are hyperactive uneducated farmers and bad ass fascists inhibited by the fact they speak the ugliest language on Earth; they also produce more mucus than any other people on Earth.
Inter-group marriage has been severely inhibited by systematic back-stabbing. Dutch-Walloon couples that manage to survive disdain, mischief, reprobation, persecution, murder, slavery and suitless outer space EVA do take traditional husband-wife misunderstandings to a whole new level of bitterness, as they both hurl insults in each other's language while pretending not to understand it.
Over the ages, Belgium constantly got pushed around by France and Germany and happily hosted their wars when the two fell out. After World War One and World War Two, Belgium attempted to host other happy events, including the Eurovision Song Contest, which failed because Belgium has no talent whatsoever.
Belgium got involved in both World Wars in order for some landscaping. Apparently it wasn't fun being flat any more, so they got some Germans to shell the crap out of it, and now it has some quite nice hills. These hills are fun for the children, who like to go sledging in winter. They are also useful for invading armies, who hide behind them. Also, see The Quite Nice Hills of Belgium.
Belgium has four official languages: Belgiumese, French, Dutch and German. Which they all master better than all other people speaking these languages. However Belgians get mightily offended if their language is referred to as Dutch, so they pretend it is really called Flemish instead.
Belgium is also known through-out the galaxy as the most revolting swear word in the whole of the known universe. Unfortunately, there is only one planet in existence that hasn't realized this.
National Stereotyping[edit]
Belgians hate Dutch people, and like to make jokes about them being tight with their money, about the Dutch arrogance and inferiority complex e.g.:
"How do you catch a Dutch man? You slam the toilet seat down while he's drinking."
Dutch people in their turn regard Belgians as stupid, e.g. (to a Belgian):
"How do you confuse a Belgian? 19...."
Needless to say, both Belgians and Dutch hate Germans and French people - as indeed does all the rest of Europe, apart from England, who love France for its believed superior manipulation of the internet to catch horses; horses have been extinct in England since the National Bonfire Success of 1777, and in reality it is in fact Portugal whose horse-catching abilities have been falsely transposed onto the frog-eating untermensch.
One major stereotype linked to the Belgians is that their main celebrities are fictional, for example Tintin and Poirot. However, this doesn't concern the Belgians as all Belgians are fictional creatures created by Bill Clinton in aftermath of a failed bet with Rupert Murdoch.
Road Directions[edit]
The main roads are really good, of course the secondary roads are not that good and the rest is not really bad so belgium is good. You'll need to wathc out for wild Lefebres though. These are the ugliest girls in the world, both mentally and physical. You might think they are retarded, which they aren't. They are just plain evil.
Belgium has less power than Daewoo and really doesn't need a leader, however that doesn't discourage Belgium's politicians as one of the few notable facts about Belgian politics is that voting is mandatory. Every person under the age of 5 can receive the death penalty if they refuse to vote. This has recently led to a fabulous 71 percent election victory for the PEL, the Party for Eternal Life. Once the party assumed power in Belgium, they immediately abolished the national superannuation scheme, which explains why Belgium's workforce is currently the oldest in the world.
Also, the king of Belgium is required by popular mandate to be regularly serviced by Asian prostitutes, with a severe spanking from the crown prince being the punishment for non-compliance. The king is well known for his non-compliance.
The current No-Prime Minister of Belgium, Yves -good for nothing- Leterme, is a semi-intelligent monkey, and has the full confidence of king Paola , who gives him bananas three times a day. in reality leterme is actually controlled by an Italian rumpriding dimwit known as Elio Di Rupo, who is known to actually think that the majority of the country is actually interested in extending the French in disguise job content from the French border to the fish in the north sea at the coast, and also for riding on fat bunnies. thanks to both their incompetence there is actually no governing at the moment, they just blabber, whine, and generally just wank about generally claiming stupid stuff.
In the German part of Belgium, there is an upcoming political party called "Vlaams Behang" Flemish Wallpaper, followers of the great Ned Flanders himself. They are against sex, pie, Belgian beers, intelligent statements, gravity and 39 percent of the First Law of Thermodynamics.
FW's most popular politician, Flippo Dewinter: Yöu have been lied toe: Belgium does nöt exist! Send all thöse foreigners back to their öwn cöuntry, I tell yöu! What are they doing in this imaginary place that belongs to us, ONLY TO US! And damn those crazy walloons for not working as hard as we, the Arian eh eh I mean Flemish people do and for stealing only the jobs we don't like, and not all of our jobs and ...(yada yada yada, goes on for hours) (We apologize for his poor knowledge of English grammar.)
The Swedish part of Belgium has its own government, but then again, they're Swedish so who gives a damn. The Italian part has two governments. The Korean part has one. There's a government for Brussels, one for each of the seventy provinces and one for the minorities of each language group in every one of the other regions and provinces. Every one of these governments has a corresponding House of Representatives and Senate. waffles? As a consequence, 2% of all Belgians is a minister and 18% is a member of parliament. 34% works for lower governments and the rest in the state administration. Finally, two Belgians are professional tennis players. Actual work is only done unofficially, and mostly by foreigners. Belgium has 83 Ministers of Internal Affairs and 138 Ministers of Administrative Simplification.
In 2010 the government collapsed because they couldn't agree about a final solution for the only question that matters to Belgians, what is the only real Belgian topping for our waffles? Elections were held and Bart The Weaver(NVA The Confederacy) and Elio Di Rupo(the Union) won them in their own separate fiefs in Belgium. Belgium will form it's next government once of these 2 dies of old age, or more likely someone realises they've been dead for years, corpses staring at each other.
No matter how many Japanese friends you have waving ############ pictures of Manneken Pis they allegedly took in the centre of "Brussels", the utopic capital of Belgium, pay no attention to their claims. It is an international conspiracy and Japan is as involved as anyone else. Belgium seems to be the hideout of dark creatures from the underworld, people like Cliff Blessinski, Poirot and Saddam Hussein (of whom is said he got caught in Belgium). Pay no attention to these ruthless lies and remember: Belgium Does Not Exist!
(Perhaps you were looking for the cube root of Belgium instead?)
Belgium has a population of 700, 300 from Singapore, 300 from North Korea, 50 from Sweden, 49 Belgians, many Moroccans, some Turks, a few Poles, 1.5 Chileans and 1 Punching Midget Counter-Terrorist called Sybil... and a hotplate! If you are wondering why that doesn't add up to 700, there are also -1.5 French people living there. The only three whelks in the world live in Antwerp.
Belgium is also the only country that has North-African Poles. These live in the subway of Brussels, they carry knives and are addicted to mp3's with songs of 50 Cent and other gold-wearing Negroes.
Drug culture in Belgium[edit]
"It's not easy being Belgian."
Throughout its history, Belgium has had an embarrassing drug problem. Belgians will often times resort to drugs to take their minds off the misery of simply being Belgian. You can help! Click here to donate drugs to Belgium.
Belgium is one of the most urbanized regions in the world. This is first of allowing to Urbanus from Anus, the last Belgian pope (Outside link). Outside Belgium, Urbanus is mostly remembered for the Reformations of 1713 and for mooning the Council of Tollembeek. He was also the only pope to be re-elected into the office 3 times. The second reason for the high urbanization of Belgium is that any congregation consisting of more than 7 people is called a City. Belgium therefore also hosts the smallest city in the world, Durbuy, which has four inhabitants Julien, Marie-Claire, grand-mère and the five children. They are also the subjects of a reality show on Belgian television.
In consequence of its population being so dense, Belgium has an extensive public transport network, based around two hubs: Hors Service in the South (near Berlin) and Geen Dienst in the North (rumoured to be near Reykjavik, though nobody really knows). A peculiarity of the system is that, although 90% of buses and around 75% of trams and trains go to one or the other of these destinations, there is no direct service between them; the only option is to walk. This explains why the buses are always empty.
Famous Belgians[edit]
In 2005, the Belgian tourist board gathered all the famous Belgians together for a publicity shot. This is that photograph. The tourist board itself can be observed in the rear of the picture. Waffles, anyone?
The list:
- Hercule Poirot
- René Binamé
- Ivan Saint-Sebastien
- Pedro Von Kussel
- Andre Benoit Du Chateau Nouveau
- Filip "Baskuul-zuiper" Dhondt
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Tintin
- The Smurfs
- Adam Jow
- Rudy Verboven
- Donald Muylle
- Rudi Kenis
- Pedro Poublon
- Jacky Lafon
...And many, many, many more!
True Metal[edit]
Belgium appears to have the highest rate of True Metals in the world (the moon not included), They tend to be highly aggressive and tend to start grunting randomly at people. After a true metal started the second interstellar war with the dwarfs, male species (female species are extremely rare) must be castrated before the age of 6, which doesn't prevent them for having sexual intercourse with caterpillars. They are also the main reason why Friedrich Nietzsche declared that god was dead (and vice versa). Belgians love death metal, black metal or any other metal rock. They think they rock harder than the Norwegians or Argies, which is not true but anyways... the Belgians can't stop watching Full Metal Alchemist, Code Lyoko or some of that Japan-France anime ####.
Belgium is renowned for its many great scientists. Scientific research has shown that there are over two famous scientists in Belgium, the most famous of all being of course Sir Charles France, inventor of Denmark. The other one I forget. Still, science is very important in Belgium, even though it was officially forbidden in 1200 B.C. Thankfully by Sonny Storm. The Academie Française in France recently reclassified the French Walloons from "French" status to "Cro-Magnons", like they are the missing link between Aryans and Negroids.
This is the city where people decide whether or not you will be wearing red or purple underwear next year. It is the capital of the European Union. Brussels is also famous for its large red tape industry.
It is also where the Commission européenne is based or as the locals call it, the Belgian Mafia. 75% of the people are French who wanna stay in Flanders.
Don't forget to stop by the "Atomium" a large metal structure composed of several chrome steel spheres, the central sphere contains the central brain of Belgium a large lorry-sized brain wired up to Belgium's infrastructure, if the brain is damaged the whole country goes out of control and you'll free the enslaved Belgians from their brain master, the NATO headquarters building (MiniPax=World Peace is bad business) and the European parliament politicians do their dirty work like always.
Or most usually called "Principauté de Liège" or "Toxcity", is an independent state within the French part who mainly manufactures drugs, weapons and prostitutes.
The "perron" is the symbol of their freedom and they had the biggest cathedral of Europe (3 times bigger than "Notre-Dame de Paris").. which they destroyed to impulse the French Revolution.
The national day is on the 14th of July (guess how the French frogs chose their national day^^) and wave the French flag, while the Belgian flag makes good wall paper or window covering or other uses (rip up into rolls of toilet paper).
Their national anthems are "lî chant dî wallon" and "valeureux liégeois".
They make the Quebecois look like sissies who can't fight like a man.
The Cities Local symbol most closely resembles a middle finger. The cities board of administrators created this symbol in 1958, as a warning to visitors of the city to fuck off.
Pronounced "An Twerp" like the weaklings they are, it was a favorite place for Nazi SS troops during WWII to pick on the peace-loving Belgians, also the highest number of Juden outside of Poland.
Antverpians are like the Liegeans, but wave Dutch flags and sing Dutch patriotic songs. One problem is the Netherlands is mostly Protestant, while the Flemings are mostly Roman Catholics who sought secession from the Dutch at the first place. That's why they hate themselves.
It has a huge seaport, with earth dikes breaking down and Antwerp needs to find a way to keep the North Sea away...or it's bye-bye to Antwerp.
nothing here, move on to the next section.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Belgium doesn't exist
- B...... the most revolting curse word in the universe
- "The size of Belgium" a strange unit of area size
- A web site dedicated to Belgium as a unit of measurement
|This article was mentioned in Humo (Belgium), further diminishing what little credibility the media had left. You can read all about it here
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|Abkhazia · Belarus · Bulgaria · Bulgovia · Czech Republic · Hungary · Moldova · Poland · Romania · Russia · Slovakia · Ukraine
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Budget to Luxe: 20 Bathroom Vanities
It's hard to find a bathroom vanity that doesn't scream "bathroom vanity". Vanity is one of the Seven Deadly Sins, after all. We are redoing our bathroom and I really want a pedestal sink but it just isn't practical for a bathroom shared by four people. But it's hard to find a vanity that doesn't look cheap and cheesy– or completely space-age (though I do love many of those; they're just not going to work in my particular bathroom).
Shopping retail for bathroom furniture (online and in showrooms) isn't easy. It seems like the same handful of brands are available everywhere. Moreover, I suspect that certain core manufacturers are selling the same product under multiple brands (I swear there are 42 different versions of the Restoration Hardware Hutton vanity!)
When we hire the contractor I imagine he will be able to expand my options, including options available only to the trade. And he will assess the possibility that we simply replace the countertop and hardware on the existing vanity while refinishing the cabinet drawers. And then there are all the custom options, which put together all the different pieces of a vanity, from countertop to faucet. I wonder if having a custom-made vanity through a general contractor would actually be cheaper than buying a ready-made product?
But for now, here are some decent vanities I have found online and in showrooms. Some are very expensive and gorgeous (sigh). Others are quite cheap. Most shown are in white because I think it is the most classic and adaptable color. But many of these models come in different colors and materials so it is worth clicking through the links.
Have you gone through the vanity-shopping process? Did you find one "off-the-rack"? Did you feel the quality was reflected in the price? Or did your contractor create a custom one from various components (countertop, base, sink, hardware)?
1. Legion from Waterworks, $3,315. Available in white, red and other colors. Constructed of mahogany/maple veneer with 5-ply construction of poplar core.
2. Vir Stil by Laura Karar for Kallista, $4,560 (not including top, legs, etc).
3. Barros high gloss vanity from List Vanities, $2,719.
4. Design Element London vanity from List Vanities, $1,296.
5. Take One vanity from Waterfall.
6. Nameeks Set NG3 vanity from Fixture Universe, $2,299.
7. Vigo Ethereal petite vanity from List Vanities, $756.
8. Andesite from Modern Bathroom, $599.
9. Godmorgan vanity from IKEA, $559 (many colors available).
10. Manhattan vanity by Xylem.
11. Vanity from Duravit's X-Large series.
12. Hutton single vanity from Restoration Hardware, $2,195.
13. Parsons vanity from Home Decorators, $208.99
14. Vigo Bianca 23 inch vanity from Home Depot, $731.
15. American Classics standard vanity at Home Depot, $219.
16. Allen + Roth White Windelton vanity from Lowe's, $339.
17. Godmorgan/Odensvik from IKEA, $309.
18. Style Selections vanity from Lowe's, $199.
19. Duravit 2nd Floor series wall-mounted vanity. Many other options available with this series. Home and Stone, $962.
20. Carole Kitchen and Bath Design. http://www.kitchenpeople.com
Sources: As linked above.


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What do you do when the medical response times during peak traffic hours can be upwards of 30 minutes? How about when the established healthcare has no interest in bridging the gap of time it takes between when an incident occurs to and proper medical attention arrives?
After the Second Lebanon War, Eli Beer pondered the same questions while living in Israel, and subsequently started United Hatzlah — a motorcycle-based group of emergency first-responders. Doing a TED Talk at TEDMED 2013, Beer speaks about the advantages of two-wheeled first-responders, and the strides his organization has made in bringing stabilizing treatments to injured persons.
The paramedics-on-motorbikes model isn't unique, and can be found in many European metropolitans, though it is a bit of rarity here in the United States. With United Hatzlah averaging a sub-three minute response time, (the group aims for a 90 second response window), we think TED's tagline is appropriate: this is an idea worth sharing.
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What is the purpose of a small parts regulation?
This regulation prevents deaths and injuries to children under three from choking on, inhaling, or swallowing small objects they may "mouth". It bans toys and other articles that are intended for use by children under three and that are or have small parts, or that produce small parts when broken.
Which products must meet this regulation?
The regulation covers products that are intended for use by children under three. These products include a wide range of articles such as toys, dolls, and puzzles, nursery equipment, infant furniture and equipment such as playpens, strollers, and baby bouncers and exercisers. See 16 C.F.R. Part 1501.2 for a more detailed list.
What is a small part?
A small part is any object that fits completely into a specially designed test cylinder 2.25 inches long by 1.25 inches wide that approximates the size of the fully expanded throat of a child under three years old. (See figure). See 16 C.F.R. 1501.4 A small part can be:
- A whole toy or article
- A Separate part of a toy, game, or other article
- A piece of a toy or article that breaks off during testing that simulates use or abuse by children
If a small part fits completely into the cylinder, and the toy or product from which it came is intended for use by children under three, the toy or product is banned because the small part presents a choking hazard.
Small Parts Test Fixture
How can manufacturers determine what toys and other products are "intended for" use by children under 3 years?
- The rule lists general examples of the types of products that are intended for use by children under 3 years old. 16 C.F.R. 1501.2(a)
- The rule uses three factors to determine whether a toy is intended for use by children under three: the manufacturer's stated intent, such as the age stated on a label; the advertising, promotion, and marketing of the product as being intended for use by children of a certain age; and whether the product or toy is commonly recognized as being intended for use by children under 3 years old. See 16 C.F.R. 1501.2(b)
How does a manufacturer decide whether a toy or other product is commonly recognized as being intended for use by children under 3?
- The CPSC publication "Manufacturers' Abbreviated Guide for Age-Labeling Toys: Matching Toy Characteristics to Children's Ages." can help you to match a product's characteristics to the age of the children for whose use it is commonly recognized. To obtain a copy, call 301-504-0800 or visit https://www.cpsc.gov.
- Request an age determination of the product by a lab that tests for compliance with this regulation or by another person or firm with expertise in this area.
Are any toys and products exempt from the small parts regulations?
- Yes. Balloons, books and other articles made of paper, phonograph records, writing materials such as crayons, chalk, pencils and pens, modeling clay and similar products, and finger paints, watercolors and other paint sets are exempt because they cannot be manufactured in a way that would prevent them from breaking into small parts when subjected to use and abuse testing. Children's clothing and accessories such as shoe lace holders and buttons, and grooming, feeding and hygiene products such as diaper pins and clips, barrettes, toothbrushes, drinking glasses, dishes and eating utensils are also exempt because they need to be small to perform their intended purpose. See 16 C.F.R. Part 1501.3&4(b).
- Rattles and pacifiers are subject to their own small parts requirements. See 16 C.F.R. 1510.3 and 1511.5(d).
- A product intended for use by children under three must meet the requirements of the small parts regulation unless the product is one of those items that is specifically exempt from the regulation.
What testing requirements for small parts must toys and products for children under three meet?
These toys and products must not release pieces that fit completely into the small parts cylinder after impact, flexure, torque, tension and compression testing. These tests simulate the forces that toys and products can experience during normal use and abuse by children under 3. If these forces cause parts to break off that fit in the cylinder, those parts present a risk of choking, aspiration or ingestion to children under 3.
16 C.F.R. 1500.51 contains test procedures and forces that simulate use and abuse by children 0-18 months of age. 16 C.F.R. 1500.52 contains test procedures and forces that simulate use and abuse by children 18-36 months of age.
Are there any other requirements intended to protect children under 3 from choking on small parts?
Yes. Toys and games that are or contain small parts as manufactured and that are intended for use by children from 3 to 6 years old must be labeled to warn purchasers not to buy them for children under 3 years old because those children could choke on the small parts. Marbles, small balls, and balloons also require similar warnings. See16 C.F.R. 1500.19
Does CPSC have any other guidelines or regulations that all products for children under three must meet?
Yes. Toys and children's products must not have hazardous sharp points (16 C.F.R. 1500.48) or edges (16 C.F.R 1500.49), have paint or any other similar surface coating that contains more than .009% lead (16 C.F.R. Part 1303), contain other hazardous chemicals (16 C.F.R.1500.3(a)(15)), or exceed flammability limits (16 C.F.R. 1500.44).
Which products and toys for children under three must meet additional regulations?
Pacifiers - 16 C.F.R. 1511
Rattles - 16 C.F.R. 1510
Cribs - 16 C.F.R. 1508, 1509
Infant Pillows, Cushions - 16 C.F.R. 1500.18(a)(16)
Baby Walkers, Bouncers, Jumpers - 16 C.F.R. 1500.18(a)(6)
Electrically Operated Toys - 16 C.F.R. 1505
Dolls, Stuffed Toys and Other Products that may cause lacerations or punctures. - 16 C.F.R. 1500.18(a)(1), (2), (3)
Small Balls - 16 C.F.R. 1500.18(a)(17)
Do any other standards apply to products intended for use by children under three years of age?
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is an organization that coordinates the development of voluntary industry standards that supplement mandatory standards. To obtain a copy of the Standard Consumer Safety Specification on Toy Safety (ASTM F-963) and other voluntary standards that cover specific children's products, contact the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, telephone: (610) 832-9585, Fax (610) 832-9555, or visit http://www.astm.org.
Where can I get additional information?
For more information on the requirements for small toy parts and children's products, contact the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
- Office of Compliance (for specific enforcement inquires): e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com; telephone: (800) 638-2772
- Small Business Ombudsman (for general assistance understanding and complying with CPSC regulations): e-mail: Please use our Contact Form, which is the best way to get a fast response; telephone: (888) 531-9070.
This communication has been prepared for general informational purposes only. This summary document does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice nor does it replace or supersede a manufacturer's obligations to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, standards, or bans enforced by CPSC. This communication has not been reviewed or approved by the Commission, and does not necessarily represent their views. Any views expressed in this communication may be changed or superseded by the Commission.


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High powered divorce lawyer, Victoria Larkin, is known as the ice queen. Tough. Emotionless. What they don't know, is that ten years ago, she lost everything. Including her hope for the future.
Chase Monroe struggles with his own demons. Devastated by guilt and on a mission to correct his past, he uses his skills as a college psychology professor to help others move beyond their grief.
When Victoria is forced to attend grief counselling, she meets Chase, and there is an instant attraction. Chase is determined to help her confront her past and find happiness. Victoria is afraid to relive her pain.
Just as they begin to step forward, tragedy strikes and throws them backwards, and they find themselves, once again, shackled to the past.
Can Chase and Victoria find the path to a happy future together? Or will they forever be wishing for yesterday?
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Clack. Clack. Clack.
The angry clicks of high heels on linoleum thunders through the buzz of voices in the room, alerting me of our newest arrival before she even emerges from the hallway. I check off her name on my list and fold the paper, tucking it into the back pocket of my jeans. Lifting my eyes to the doorway, I await the notorious Victoria Larkin.
I'm not sure what I'm expecting.
Maybe a monster with bright red claws.
Perhaps a manlike woman with bulging muscles and a bowl cut.
What I don't expect is a gorgeous, angry angel.
A blonde, blue-eyed woman, despite it being a casual, Saturday afternoon, fills the doorway with her fierce presence and perfectly styled hair. Whereas everyone else, including me, is wearing jeans and T-shirts, she's overdressed and out of place in her white silky, long-sleeved shirt that's tucked into her crisp, black pants. Her lips are blood red, as if she snacked on the ducks that live on the pond behind the community center before arriving and match her glossy, spiked heels.
Her nostrils flare in resentment as she surveys the room. Disdain paints her features as she makes quick work of eyeing up everyone in the room, clearly judging them before she meets them. I'm sure Bill seems like a dirty old man flirting with sweet Glenda. And Nate, probably appears to be some goofy goon as he guffaws at a joke Claudia tells him.
The way she lifts her nose in the air in a haughty manner has me bristling with irritation. What she doesn't see is Bill, the man that used to cry at every session over the loss of his wife of twenty-three years, is finally beginning to smile and test the dating waters after three years since her death.
What she doesn't see is Nate, a single father of three, who despite his laughter, aches for the loss of his wife Cindy in Afghanistan. He struggles each day to be mom and dad to his little girls.
What she doesn't see is me, a psychology professor that teaches about the five stages of grief, but most days, I'm fighting depression and the self-loathing that threatens to swallow me up.
She may be sexy as hell—rockin' the whole naughty librarian look—but her insolence grates on my nerves. Her holier-than-though attitude leaves a sour taste in my mouth and a desire to defend every single one of my friends to her.
When her sapphire eyes meet mine, relief washes over her features and I sit up to face the woman head on. She ignores the diarrhea promised cookies Glenda offers and stalks over to me. With each step, I admire the way her full tits bounce with the fabric. She may be a bitch, but she's a hot one.
Instead of introducing herself, she sits on the chair beside me and clasps her hands in her lap, lifting her chin high in the air. I watch with interest as she then glances at the time on her expensive watch and huffs.
"Jesus, I swear. People have no respect for other's time. Time is money," she gripes. "When a meeting begins at three, I expect it to begin at three. Not three-oh-five."
I raise a dark brow at her and steal a glance at the clock on the wall that reads one minute till three.
"Bastards," I agree, with a chuckle. "Some of us have shit to do."
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I'm a lover of all things books, a hopeless romantic, and have always had a passion for writing. Between being a sappy romantic, my love of an HEA, my crazy imagination, and ok, let's be real, my dirty mind, I fell easily into writing romance.
I'm a huge baseball fan and yet, a complete girly, girl. I'm an obsessive reader and have a slight (hahaha! Slight? Yeah, right) addiction to signed books.
I'm married to my very own book boyfriend, an alpha male with a sexy, sweet side. He is the best inspiration, my biggest supporter and the love of my life. He is also incredibly patient and understanding about the fact that he has to fight the voices in my head for my attention.
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Adobe has promised to support the soon-to-be-orphaned Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers, but has not said how long it will continue to patch security bugs in the software.
In a blog post Wednesday, Danny Winokur, the Adobe executive in charge of interactive development, said that the company would release one more version of Flash Player for Android and RIM's PlayBook before calling it quits.
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That last version, labeled 11.1, shipped today.
Winokur, however, pledged that Adobe would keep patching some bugs in Flash Player. "We will of course continue to provide critical bug fixes and security updates for existing device configurations," said Winokur.
His mention of "critical bug fixes" may not mean much, as Adobe typically rates all its Flash security updates as "critical" across the board.
Another Adobe manager repeated that promise. "Adobe will continue to ship security updates for Flash Player mobile after the final feature release," said Brad Arkin, the company's senior director of product security and privacy, in a message on Twitter Thursday.
But neither Winokur or Arkin spelled out how long Flash Player 11 security updates will be offered for smartphones and tablets. And on Thursday, Adobe's public relations staff declined to comment on a support timeline.
That struck Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle Security, as odd. "Why would they not tell us?" Storms asked. "That's to the detriment of everybody. If they make a date [for the end of support], that would get users off it sooner and force developers to get off Flash, too."
Storms speculated that Adobe may not have yet decided, or that commitments -- such as to one or more mobile service providers -- may have tied their hands.
Adobe's support policies aren't any help in calculating Flash Player's remaining time because unlike Microsoft, which hews to a time-oriented support lifecycle -- five years for consumer products, ten for enterprise software -- Adobe does not. Instead, the company promises to support only the current major version and the one before that.
However, some times Adobe pulls the trigger early "as a result of changing market conditions and impact to customers," according to its website. Last February, for example, Adobe retired Flash Player 9 even though Flash Player 11 had not shipped, citing the former's five-year run and its paltry 2 percent market share at the time.
Adobe's handling of Shockwave Player may be a better clue: Although Shcokwave Player 11 was introduced in March 2008, Adobe is still pushing patches to users, most recently on Tuesday.
Ironically, Adobe did patch Flash Player Thursday, releasing 11.1 for not only Android but also desktop browsers on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
The update fixed 12 flaws, all considered critical, most of them memory corruption vulnerabilities.
Yesterday's update was the ninth this year for Flash Player, nearly double the number Adobe released in all of 2010.
Users running desktop browsers other than Chrome -- Google also updated its browser, which includes Flash Player, on Thursday -- can download the patched version from Adobe's site.
Android users can obtain Flash Player 11.1 from the Android Market.
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