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By Audrey Cash
Let me start by quoting the infamous Will Smith who told us he liked "Spanish, Haitian, Indian, Jamaican. Black, White, Cuban and Asian." I feel you Fresh Prince. I really do. I say this to make it very clear that I have no issue with interracial couples. None at all. Date whomever you fall in love with, no matter their race, ethnic background or any other classification that may make you different. I support it. With that said, don't come for me on Twitter saying I have a problem with interracial dating. That is not what this is about. So let's begin…
I would like to propose a question: If you believe art imitates life, do you think your coming out journey would have been different had you seen Black gay, lesbian, trans, and queer couples on network television or in Hollywood, in general? For me, growing up as a television-obsessed '80s baby, I believe I would have been able to accept my queerness much sooner had I seen other identities play out on screen. Of course, we will never know for sure, but could the lack of loving Black LGBT relationships on TV and in Hollywood make us feel unrepresented, and therefore not have an example of what our love could/should look like?
I bring all of this to the forefront to examine how this then crosses over to real life. Where are the public examples of Black love within the LGBTQ community? Wanda Sykes? No. Michael Sam? No. Angel Haze? No. Robin Roberts? No. While I admire the relationships these couples show publicly, I have always wanted to see a Black couple that is out and in the public eye (so not Queen Latifah or Raven Symone) to show how beautiful our love is. I live in Los Angeles and have witnessed firsthand white couples who are celebrated as pillars in the community, but where is the Black love? Well, we found it in writer Kim Crosby and trans activist Tiq Milan.
Saying that my stomach felt butterflies when I saw the Instagram photo on their wedding day last week would be an understatement. Seeing this beautiful brown man and woman officially uniting their queer love through matrimony sent chills down my body. I felt a part of their day as they let their love shine for the world to see. I also saw it as a moment for Black queer love, and I wasn't the only one.
In response to out college basketball star Derrick Gordon's "debut" of his white partner (what sparked a community dialogue about the predominance of high profile interracial pairings), Tiq took to Facebook and addressed everyone that thought it was crucial to see his and Kim's testament that Black queer love does indeed exist:
Black love is revolutionary and I think it's important to embody that and not just talk about it at panels and conferences. It's amazing and sad how many black gay and queer people have reached out to me and my wife just to say that they needed to see black love…to feel loved and desired…that it gives them hope that we can still love each other…glad people support our union…but it's heartbreaking that people need to see it to feel loved around their black gay/queer existence.
Kim posted a video on YouTube showing their pure happiness moments after saying "I do." Acknowledging how quickly and intensely their romance unfolded (as well as naysayers), Kim shared, "Why won't we trust ourselves, like our intuitions and our gut as opposed to any other institution or idea that tell us love cannot exist and be this grand between Black people? We know ourselves and know how capable we are of loving that big."
It is affirming to see a Black couple in the public eye that fully understands the responsibility they have to not only spread awareness, but recognize that we see their love as tangible, in a world where there are so few couples we can look to.
The thing with TV and film is that you usually like a show or movie because you identify with the overall theme or a character. Take the (overused) examples Scandal and Being Mary Jane. While you may not identify with fixing elections or sleeping with married men, seeing Black women as the lead in a drama series is gratifying. Both Kerry Washington and Gabrielle Union are slaying the screen, and I feel so connected to the fact that I can at least watch a brown face dominate these shows. Then, how powerful would it be if their characters were lesbian, bisexual, trans or queer? I certainly know I would get my life every single week.
Why is it that network television has yet to take this leap and will only show queer relationships in interracial unions? In fact, the only Black gay couple on broadcast television was Tariq and Kal from The CW's The L.A. Complex and I'm pretty positive most people haven't heard of it. On cable network HBO, The Wire (which went off air in 2008) featured Black lesbian couple Kima and Cheryl. More recently, Orange Is the New Black's Sophia Burset (played by Laverne Cox) serves as a refreshing relationship depiction on Netflix, where Sophia (a Black transgender character) and her African American wife stay together throughout her transition and gender affirmation surgery. However, currently, the coupled up LGBTQ people of color characters on the small screen (this excludes online streamed content) are all in interracial relationships. Why is that? We've seen the Will-and-Lisas, Sinclair-and-Overtons, and Dwayne-and-Whitleys of the world countless times, but it would be nice to get my truth told.
TV and film are ever-evolving. And one day I know we will have an LGBT couple that speaks more fully to Black and brown girls and bois and our diverse experiences of dealing with love. For now, I acknowledge the queer writers, directors, and producers that are fighting to get our stories told and working to bring more diversity to scripts. You are celebrated. Here's to hoping this leads to more couples that we can proudly look to as the model for Black queer love.
Tiq and Kim, we recognize you as influential figures and will continue to get our lives with your super cute posts and public displays of what our love could (and does) look like.
Deaundra Audrey Cash is a queer-thinking writer who has penned pieces for AccessHollywood.com, OMG! Yahoo, AOL and E! Online. With a bachelor's degree from Spelman College and an M.A. in Journalism from Syracuse University, she likes to push the boundaries on conversations about sexuality, identity, and the best taco food trucks in Los Angeles. She is an obsessive "Game of Thrones" fan who loves to watch movies in her free time. For all "Love and Hip Hop" commentary and cupcake reviews, follow her on Twitter @fallforaudrey.


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Mad Men's Sam Page Welcomes First Child with Wife Cassidy!
Congratulations are in order for actor Sam Page – he is now a dad!
The 39-year-old Mad Men and Gossip Girl alum and his wife Cassidy Boesch have welcomed their first child into the world.
"The newest, best and brightest part of my life hanging out with the chillest and hairiest part. These two are going to learn a lot from each other. Welcome to the world, my son Logan," he captioned the below photo on Instagram.
Sam, who played Christina Hendricks' love interest on Mad Men, got married back in November 2014.

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Clayton Cobler, the Lauderdale County coroner, said the suspected murder-suicide took place at about 7am local time. Mr Cobler said it appears that the man shot the woman in the living room, and then shot one boy in a hallway and another boy and himself in a bedroom. The handgun was found near the man's body. The couple was not married.
"It looked like it was thought-out," Mr Cobler said.
Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie said the boys were aged four and five. He said the man and woman were 26 and 25, respectively.
The man's father, who was also living in the home in the east-central part of the state, found the bodies when he returned from work on Thursday afternoon, Mr Sollie said. The home was decorated for Christmas.
"It's really tearing everybody up around here," Mr Cobler said.
Mr Cobler said two of the victims "died of gunshot wounds," but he said the cause of death could not be officially determined until autopsies were complete.
"All of them were definitely up close," he said.
Mr Sollie also said it appeared one boy was trying to get away. He said he was withholding the victims' names until relatives are notified and did not expect to release them Thursday night.
"This is a tragedy for the families involved in our community during this time of celebration," Mr Sollie said in a telephone interview from the crime scene.
Investigators arrived on the scene about 4:30pm. The home is outside Meridian in the southeastern part of Lauderdale County, which is on the Alabama line.
The father and grandfather had been living in the home for some time, and the mother and children appear to have been living in the home about a week, the sheriff said.
Mr Sollie said he did not know what prompted the shootings, but that authorities are looking at whether the two had past domestic problems.


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In preparation for the 2002 Lacrosse season beginning in April, Philipstown Lacrosse Association for Youth (P.L.A.Y.) has arranged for Indoor Lacrosse Clinics to be held on four evenings in March at the Capuchin Gymnasium on 9D. The evening sessions will be non-contact and will be held 6:30-8:30 pm sharp and there will be complete coaching supervision. The dates are March 1,13,18 and March 26th. Youngsters grade 2-12 must wear sneakers and shorts, and bring some type of ski glove and a Lacrosse stick. The fee for all four sessions is $10.00 per child. For those without a stick, there will be some sticks available to borrow.
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Lord Mayhew: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for allowing me to intervene. Whose responsibility is it to see that they are properly informed? Presumably it is the local unit.
Earl Howe: My Lords, the noble Lord is correct. Our plans will be more detailed as the Bill nears its conclusion. We still have a little work to do, but I have outlined the broad intention.
I said that our reserves are held in high regard. From what has been said in this debate, I believe that all of us agree that we are fortunate to have such a body of dedicated men and women. As the noble Lord, Lord Williams, said, they are an important link between the armed forces and the community at a time when an increasing proportion of the community has no direct experience of military life. They stand ready to provide vital support to our regular forces in times of crisis and are eager to do so. That is why this Bill is important. It enables the flexible employment that these committed personnel seek in order to play a full part in our future operations. This is a Bill which meets today's needs and which is welcomed by those it addresses. I commend it to the House.
On Question, Bill read a second time, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Baroness Blatch rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 16th October be approved [17th Report from the Delegated Powers Scrutiny Committee].
The noble Baroness said: My Lords, this is the first order of its kind to be made under the new powers in the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994. It represents a significant improvement in our ability to bring forward speedy legislation to ease the regulatory burdens on industry. In bringing the order before the House, the Government are fulfilling the commitments given during the passage of the Bill to give priority to deregulatory measures to assist the greyhound industry.
The order has been comprehensively examined since it was first laid in draft form before Parliament in April. The scrutiny committees examined the proposals most
Turning to the detailed contents of the order, Articles 1 and 2 provide for the interpretation, territorial extent and commencement arrangements for the order. It will automatically come into force 28 days after it is made. We hope to be able to implement the order early in the new year so as to enable the greyhound industry to derive maximum benefit from the deregulatory changes. The order extends to Scotland, but not to Northern Ireland which has its own controls.
Article 2 will allow the use of permanent betting structures on greyhound tracks. Such use will only be allowed on days when the public are admitted to the track to attend racing. This is to ensure that this concession is not used to undermine the wider requirements of the system for licensing premises used for conducting betting transactions. Similarly, the types of events on which betting may take place via on-track structures is limited to events at other tracks, so as to preserve the viability of the on-course betting market. The restriction on track owners having a financial interest in such permanent structures is also lifted.
The ban on tracks taking bets in advance of the day of the race is removed by Article 4. This will be of benefit to the industry and will facilitate the introduction of inter-track betting which is covered in Article 5.
The order provides for the operation under licence, of inter-track betting schemes--that is the linking of computerised totes so that punters can place their bets into pools on races held at other licensed tracks. The detailed arrangements for the control and licensing of this type of betting by local authorities is set out in Schedule 1 of the order. This is perhaps the most significant measure in the order, enabling the industry to take advantage of technology to create bigger pools for the benefit of punters. Greyhound promoters have banded together to form a company to administer this scheme and will be applying to the Bristol local authority for a licence as soon as these provisions come into force.
The supervisory regime for this form of betting is via the approval by the local authority of a specific scheme drawn up by the inter-track operator. This scheme is required to set out operational details such as the arrangements for the pooling of bets, security of equipment and other related matters. The scheme is also specifically required to meet the criteria of affording reasonable protection to customers placing bets. The licensing authority is empowered to refuse a licence application if the scheme does not provide adequate protection for punters against potential fraud or equipment failure. The criteria for the grant of a licence also include tests of the applicant's fitness and propriety
The schedule also provides for oversight of the operation of the scheme by a local authority-appointed accountant who must consider information supplied by the inter-track operator and who has rights of access and inspection to all relevant records and equipment. The accountant has to report any irregularities or breaches of the scheme to the licensing authority. Provision is made for revocation of an operator's licence if the licensing authority considers that the operator is no longer a fit and proper person to operate the scheme or that he is not capable of ensuring compliance with the terms of the scheme.
The order provides for a five year renewable licence and empowers the local authority to set and recover fees for the grant and continuance of the licence. Article 6 allows track operators to have an interest in bookmaking at their own tracks, but only in respect of events taking place at other venues. Article 7 relaxes certain of the requirements controlling the operation of single track totes. In particular, consumer protection is improved by requiring that the statutory notices giving customer information are displayed in all tote betting areas.
A number of other changes are also made. The statutory ceiling on the level of deductions a tote operator may make from bets is removed (but as I have said, the charges must be displayed). New provision is made for the rounding of tote dividends.
A sensible change, which has been commended in this House in earlier debates, is the removal of the requirement that local authority accountants must attend tracks in person when the tote is operated. I am sure the accountants will be pleased to be freed from the burden of having to give up their evenings and Sundays to attend the tracks. This requirement dates back to the early days of totalisators and has been made redundant by the advent of computerised totes. This is exactly the sort of unnecessary burden on industry which the deregulatory power was designed to remove.
The order represents a significant modernisation of the controls on betting at greyhound tracks. It will enable track operators to improve the range of betting opportunities to customers. The industry will be freed of many of the outdated controls and the whole sport will benefit from a freer commercial climate. I commend this order to the House.
Moved, That the draft order laid before the House on 16th October be approved [17th Report from the Delegated Powers Scrutiny Committee].--(Baroness Blatch.)
Lord Newall: My Lords, I am most grateful to my noble friend the Minister for introducing the order. In so doing, I must declare my interest, having been chairman of the British Greyhound Racing Board for over 10 years. It is, of course, a non-profit making organisation representing the industry, and I am very proud to represent it today.
Some think that greyhound racing is still a cloth cap entertainment. However, it now covers all aspects of society, people from all walks of life. There are a large number of solid, lower-paid people but the audience continues upward to a great number of diners sitting at tables behind glass, watching the racing, enjoying excellent dinners and making discreet wagers on the estimated order of dogs passing the winning post. This, of course, is known as betting; and now it will be easier to lose your money if you so wish.
Greyhound tracks are very smart places to be, and a great many charities use the restaurants to make money for their charities. It is definitely family entertainment, especially on Sundays. That is not only true of London. Tracks such as Wimbledon, Walthamstow, Hackney and Wembley, about which people may know, all have excellent facilities. So also do many provincial tracks--a total of 37 in all.
So much for the advertising, my Lords. The order is an important step forward. As my noble friend the Minister said, it is a new measure. However, it is only a first step which I hope will soon lead to horse racing and greyhound racing having the same starting point. The horse racing industry and ourselves agree on many issues. And the racing world as a whole hopes for further easing of restrictions. I took two Private Member's Bills through this House in 1979 and 1984. They became Acts in 1980 and 1985. Their purpose was to ease the strict and unnecessary regulations on greyhound racing.
Over the past 10 years the industry has been most grateful to the Home Office for its co-operation and understanding, although in earlier years it allowed us only small crumbs and titbits as regards what we wanted. Today we have good news. The Chancellor has listened to our pleas and has reduced betting tax by a further 1 per cent. That should bring in a considerable amount of extra money to the industry to pay for improvements in integrity, safety, homing of greyhounds, prize money and the good of the whole industry which has been so strapped for cash for so long. We thank the Chancellor very much.
Today's order will also make an enormous difference to the greyhound industry which is, after all, the second largest spectator sport after football. I offer my congratulations to the Government for their initiative in arranging the new procedure and to the Members of both Houses who made up the deregulation committees. The greyhound industry welcomes the order emphatically, especially as it is the very first one.
Lord Airedale: My Lords, we have heard reference to the "totalisator". If you have a machine which adds up, and do not wish to call it an "adder" for fear that it might be confused with the poisonous snake, you might, I suppose, call it a "totaller". To call it a "totaliser" would be superfluous. To call it a "totalisator" is grotesque.
Lord Graham of Edmonton: My Lords, from these Benches we give a welcome to the proceedings before us. The noble Lord, Lord Newall, indicated the wide
We on this side look upon this first essay into what deregulation means with appreciation. One starts from the basis that the regulations which are being deregulated were at one time seen as necessary. At some stage the Government, prompted by industry or individuals, made regulations because they felt that they were fit and proper at the time. We now have the first essay by Parliament to remove from legislation matters which the Government believe are extraneous or even injurious to the industry. The noble Lord, Lord Newall, has the great respect not only of the industry but also of this House. He stated fairly that the industry would benefit from the order and we, who take an interest in the subject, not only see nothing wrong in it but also a great deal that is right.
The Government are to be congratulated not only on their first attempt to make the legislation understandable and digestible, but also for the fact that they listened to the pleas and the case made for various amendments. I am glad that the Government did that.
From my limited knowledge of the benefits that will flow from the order, I can see that the inter-track betting aspect will be of great use to those who enjoy the sport. I shall certainly not stand at this Dispatch Box and welcome the liberalising of the betting regime with its encouragement for more people to spend more money on betting. There are good illustrations of problems--for example, the National Lottery--where one needs to be exceedingly careful because a good idea may run away with itself. There are consequences which, to be fair, no one may have foreseen. However, I take the point that the noble Lord, Lord Newall, made that greyhound racing needs to be seen--to use a clumsy phrase--on a level playing field. I had to get that one in! Greyhound racing is entitled to receive the same benefits. I am unaware of what the Chancellor may have done on a wide range of matters, but the proposal about which the noble Lord, Lord Newall, told us must be welcomed by the industry and many other people.
This is the first order to come before the Delegated Powers Scrutiny Committee. It shows how valuable the committee is to the House and to Parliament. I believe that it is to be welcomed. I wonder whether the Minister can help us in regard to the Keeling schedule. I understand that at one stage there was to be a Keeling schedule relating to the 1963 Act, but it does not appear to be in the order as finally presented to us. I may have misunderstood my notes, but I raise the matter and perhaps those who assist the Minister will be able to throw some light on the absence of the Keeling schedule. It was considered that it would be helpful to the legislation, but it does not appear to have been included.
We on these Benches recognise that the industry is satisfied that the Government have acted properly and I believe that the House also should be satisfied. I am sorry that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Simon of Glaisdale, is not here because he is not backward in coming forward and drawing the attention of the House to the value of the Keeling schedule and explaining what it is. I cannot do so and would be grateful if the Minister could help us. Meanwhile, we give a warm welcome to the Government's action.
Baroness Blatch: My Lords, first perhaps I may say how grateful I am for the general welcome to this deregulatory measure. I claim no responsibility for the ugly words contained in my speech: I am attracted by the criticism made by the noble Lord, Lord Airedale, but I cannot apologise for it.
My noble friend Lord Newall enjoys the greatest possible respect from an industry which I believe he represents extremely well in this House. I accept what he said with some pleasure and am glad that we have
The noble Lord, Lord Graham, was worried about encouraging people to bet. The stand which the Government have taken is that the order represents sensible deregulation but, as regards betting, it is very much a matter for people to make their own choice and they should be free to choose.
The noble Lord's point about the Keeling schedule is referred to in paragraph 29 of the report by the Select Committee on the Scrutiny of Delegated Powers. The paragraph states:
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Chris Klein treated his publicist's friends and family to a special screening of the new American Pie film to thank her for her hard work.
Klein is making his comeback in American Reunion, in which all the original characters in the 1999 high school hit get together for a reunion.
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Letter from Africa: Our dreams are valid
In our series of letters from African journalists, broadcaster and media trainer Joseph Warungu reflects on the aftermath of Lupita Nyong'o's historic success at the Oscars.
Although the 2014 Academy Awards ceremony has come and gone, its after-effects are still being felt in Kenya.
The first wave of activity happened soon after Lupita Nyong'o was announced Oscar winner for best actress in a supporting role in 12 Years A Slave.
The media, especially on Twitter, went wild with jubilant Kenyans sending and sharing the news, joy and jokes.
One Kenyan created much laughter by asking: "Which is this Oscar guy that Lupita has won over?"
Yet others began to wonder whether it was now time to seriously analyse what the waters of Lake Victoria - on the shores of Kisumu in Western Kenya - actually contained.
That region of the country and its Luo community have made global history for a second time.
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It was the home of both Barack Obama's father and Lupita Nyong'o's family. Indeed, her father, Anyang Nyong'o is the Senator for Kisumu county and some of Kenya's sharpest minds come from this region.
And thanks to her comments, we now have a blue Nairobi. The Kenyan capital has always been known as the green city in the sun, because of its parks and trees. Although with weather patterns running amok, it often feels like the great sun in the city.
But not any more. Thanks to Lupita's comment that the beautiful light blue dress she wore at the Oscars reminded her of Nairobi, we now have Nairobi blue.
Whether this is a new colour, city, dress or state of mind, I can't tell.
What I know for certain is that Lupita's "your dreams are valid" statement in her acceptance speech has become a catch-phrase and a rallying call for Kenyans, especially the youth, to dream big.
You'll now hear young artists and upcoming entrepreneurs saying that they will push themselves to rise to the highest ranks - because their dreams are valid.
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Lupita's victory at the Oscars is a demonstration that the African craft of telling or portraying stories is at the highest global standard.
The fact that she won and faced the world without lightening her dark skin complexion, or extending her short African hair, makes another statement - that an authentic African identity does not have to be negotiable for Africa to be heard loud and clear across the planet.
Proudly African, Lupita even gave the Western world collective heart failure as they struggled to pronounce her second name correctly.
As an ever-optimistic believer that Africa will soon take over the world, I feel the time has come for the continent to dream mega and now use its own voice to narrate the African experience.
Hollywood is one of the biggest factories and exporters of Western culture and the American experience. And Africa is a big importer of the same.
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But the boot is gradually shifting to the other foot with Africa already exporting its sporting talent, its innovations and some of its culture from sources such as the Nigerian Nollywood film industry.
Now we must export our thinking. When the world begins to think what we think and why we think it, our story will move from what author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie describes as the single story, to being understood in its truly complex weave of the African.
For this to happen we have to believe that our dreams are valid and that only we can validate those dreams.
It's also about believing in ourselves as Africans - that we can change the world, even if it's one colour at a time.
Lupita's Nairobi blue certainly seems to have the potential of becoming the new black on the global fashion scene.
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- Actively seeks media ideas and news from many sources at Virginia Western Community College. Participates on college committees and task groups, providing guidance and bringing a marketing perspective to College activities. Participates on the Campus Safety and Security Committee for carrying out public information duties as identified in the college's Crisis Management and Continuity of Operations Plans. Researches a wide variety of learning initiatives, programs, grant awards, new curriculum developments, faculty/student/staff recognition and honors, arts and entertainment events, speakers, authors and other college news and writes appropriate articles for key audiences including general audiences, elected officials, key stakeholders, alumni, students and potential students, faculty and staff, reporters, editors, and higher education audiences.
- Collaborates with the web design/development team in IETS to develop, maintain, revise and update the College's web presence. Coordinate all social media initiatives of the college.
- Represents the college at various community events as assigned. Follows national, state and local news stories and trending topics to effectively place Virginia Western achievements in the context of relevant higher education, economic development, workforce training, public policy and societal issues and thus engage wider interest. Prepares position statements and supporting documents for presentation to national, state and local elected and appointed officials regarding legislative and governmental issues affecting the college.


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As of 2015, the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class interior includes wood, aluminum and nappa leather. Five different wood trim options are available: burl walnut, black poplar, sunburst myrtle, metalized ash and piano-black lacquer. The nappa leather upholstery is top-stitched and hand-finished, with four color choices. Semi-aniline leather is available as an optional extra in a choice of two colors. The steering wheel, dashboard, air vents, speakers and door handles are trimmed in aluminum.Continue Reading
The Mercedes-Maybach S600 is a luxury limousine made by Mercedes Benz. Car and Driver magazine described the S600's interior as "best-in-class." Both front and rear seats are heated and ventilated with automatic temperature control and a massage function. The front seats feature 12-way motorized adjustment, with a memory function to instantly recall up to three different position settings. The cabin materials are certified as allergen-free by the European Center for Allergy Research, and the cabin air purification system is equipped with activated charcoal filters and an ionizer.
The cabin is illuminated by over 300 LED lights, with dimming and color control. The dashboard features two 12.3-inch high-resolution displays for all driver information, with an additional 8-inch head-up display projected onto the windshield. The Swiss watchmaker IWC provides the dashboard clock, which is modelled on the Ingineur sports watch. The audio system is by Burmester and features a total of 24 speakers, powered by a 1,540 watt amplifier; a separate subwoofer in the trunk provides 400 watts of bass extension.Learn more about Car Makes & Models


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The state of play in Brisbane CBD's office market
Brisbane's economy is on the up and up, expected to grow by more than 50 per cent over the next 15 years. It's the engine room of Queensland, a city that's forecasted for great things. However, its commercial real estate market tends to lag behind at times, with results that often don't do justice to the positive growth of the city's economy.
With the help of our expert researchers and the team at Queensland commercial, we've put together a summary of the state of Brisbane's office market. By knowing more, you can make better decisions when it comes to leasing or buying in this market.
Vacancies decrease in non-strata market
Brisbane's strata office market has historically outperformed the broader office market in terms of total vacancies.
Brisbane's strata office market has historically outperformed the broader office market in terms of total vacancies. Since July 2012, strata offices have seen fewer vacancies than the rest of the market, with around half the number throughout both 2015 and 2016. This is most likely due to the prevalence of owner-occupier business in the city, and their preference for strata.
In January 2017, however, our data shows that something is changing in the market. Strata vacancies have increased to around 13 per cent – higher than they've been since at least July 2012. The rest of the market however, has experienced a two year low, with vacancies dropping slightly to around 15 per cent.
Increasing activity from private investors is most likely the reason behind the improvements in the wider office market, while increases in supply may be to blame for increasing strata vacancies. With strata vacancies at a high, this may be the best time for those looking for space to get into the market, as high vacancies usually put bargaining power back into the tenant's hands.
Positive net absorption
The six moths to January 2017 was particularly positive, with an impressive total take up of over 50,000sqm of space.
2016 saw a massive supply of new stock come onto the market, and promisingly we also saw positive net absorption for the first time since January 2013.
With such a large amount of new space coming to the market, this was a rare but welcome surprise.
The six months to January 2017 was particularly positive, with an impressive total take up of over 50,000sqm of space. If this trend can continue and vacancies are kept to reasonable levels, the Brisbane office market will only improve in the long run.
Despite capital value stagnation: 2016 was a record year for sales
An overwhelmingly positive year in sales, should help to improve sentiment around the Brisbane strata market coming into 2017. Last year certainly delivered with final sales figures of $50.6million – nearly double the annual amount we've seen since at least 2006.
These price decreases are the symptoms of high vacancies and a large supply of low quality stock on the market.
These sales were split evenly between retail and office, and showed most impressive growth in the retail sector mainly thanks to one large sale of $22million on Albert Street in the city's centre. It's likely that the low interest rate environment has played its part in bringing about this high turnover, driving owner occupiers to take control of their premises by buying instead of leasing.
A slight decrease in capital values may have also helped drive high sales figures with the average range dropping around 3.5 per cent from 2015 to 2016. It now sits at between $3,100/sqm and $7,200/sqm, the lowest it's been since 2011. These price decreases are the symptoms of high vacancies and a large supply of low quality stock on the market.
Rents stay still over 2016 and early 2017
After the global financial crisis rents dropped dramatically for office space in the Brisbane CBD. There were lows during late 2009 and early 2010 before a sustained period of rent increases which lasted for around two years. Rents began to steadily decrease again in 2012.
This slow decrease has continued for both prime and secondary space for the last four years or so and into 2016 and early 2017, seemingly unaffected by decreasing vacancies in the market.
The current average sits at $650/sqm for prime space, while secondary space sits at roughly $500/sqm. Unfortunately thanks to middling forecasts for white collar employment in the area and new stock coming onto the market, rents are unlikely to increase until the market absorbs excess stock.
While rents are stagnating and capital values are behaving similarly, the Brisbane office market is still showing signs of growth. With the right knowledge and a sound strategy, investors, tenants and owner occupiers can all get the best out of this promising market and avoid the rest.


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Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Hockey
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are a women's NCAA hockey team from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are members of the WCHA. The Gophers have been ranked as one of the top two teams for attendance, and have set single-game attendance records for women's hockey. They are two time NCAA Tournament Champions, and have been to the Frozen Four seven times.
The Gophers team colors are maroon and gold. Their home ice is Ridder Arena.


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UMass Lowell research, engagement and seed centers differ from one another in focus and scope, but each contribute in unique ways to expanding knowledge, generating new discoveries and having a positive impact on society.
University Centers encourage interdisciplinary research collaborations on projects that advance technology innovations and promote health and wellbeing.
UMass Lowell Engagement Centers make a significant impact on the community or world either through activities or education.
Seed Centers are areas that have shown particular growth and funding opportunities.


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Smart Pretty and Awkward
Friday, July 24, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
No post today. Get ready for Monday when a new look for Smart Pretty and Awkward is being launched!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
"It is never too late to be happy" -- Jeanette H. Carey
How to be Smarter: Great article from reader Alisa!
How to be Prettier: I have recently switched to brown mascara, instead of black, for my daytime summer look. The color is lighter on a summer day than black.
How to be (less) Awkward: Doing magic tricks for an audience are really only appropriate at your niece's third birthday party or on a street corner for cash. Anywhere else (crowded party, a first date) and you look kind of silly and weird.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen" -- Michael Jordan
How to be Smarter: For most big purchases, see it at the store, try it out, decide on a color---then go home and find it cheaper online and have it delivered.
How to be Prettier: Listen to "Boys Boys Boys" by Lady GaGa to get pumped before going out.
How to be (less) Awkward: Boys that are too intense about dumb life things (friendly game of kickball, board games, out-drinking everyone else) will be too intense about dumb relationship things (being facebook friends with an ex, having a girls night without him, not texting back right away).
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
"Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead" -- Scottish Proverb
How to be Smarter: Lots of facts to make your smarter are available here.
How to be Prettier: In a pinch, the (unused) seat covers in public restrooms can be used as facial blotting tissues.
How to be (less) Awkward: Try not to double dip at a party. If you really need to get more topping on your carrot stick/cracker/nacho and you've already bitten from both ends, break it in half and dip the inside halves in the container.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you" -- Maori Proverb
How to be Smarter: If you need a word defined, go to Google and type in "define: word" and all the definitions of the word on the internet pop up.
How to be Prettier: Purple eyeshadow looks lovely on brown eyes.
How to be (less) Awkward: Try to be passionate without being dramatic.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
"She's not here anymore. She's covered in sequins" -- Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (Lady GaGa)
How to be Smarter: Take comfort in the knowledge that no one is a good dancer--and the few that actually are usually look like huge show-offs on the dance floor. Be grateful you're just a normal dancer and get up there and dance. While smiling.
How to be Prettier: Wear heels for nice legs. Sometimes I wear flip flops to the party, carrying my heels, and then ditch the flip flops in my bag before I go in. If it is a super special occasion, and my clutch won't fit the flip flops, I get really cheap sandals from the dollar store and just toss them before walking into the party.
How to be (less) Awkward: Learn all the lyrics to three standard party songs. Options listed here. Then bust them out casually at a social gathering--this is actually more impressive than one might think.
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2015 BMW 3 Series Black Sapphire Metallic AWD CARFAX One-Owner. Certified. The BMW Gallery's 30 day guarantee offers you the ultimate confidence when you purchase a pre-owned vehicle. If the vehicle that you decide to purchase does not meet your expectations you can exchange it for another pre-owned vehicle from our inventory at our advertised market price. You have 30 days or 1500 miles to decide.
920 Boston Providence Tpke
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Sales: (781) 762-2691
Year: 2015
Make: BMW
Model: 328i xDrive
Price: $24,299
Mileage: 33,302
Engine: 2.0L 4-Cylinder DOHC 16V Turbocharged
Exterior Color: Black Sapphire Metallic
Interior Color: Venetian Beige Dakota Leather
Fuel Type: Gasoline
Stock #: FNS14643B
City MPG: 22
Hwy MPG: 33
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Highlight trim finishers pearl
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