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After Ramming Through Obamacare Dems Lose Senior Vote
More bad news for the radical left in Washington.
After they rammed through their socialized plan for rationed health care, the Dems lost the senior vote.
No wonder Obama's releasing SWAT on the grannies.
And, unfortunately for dems, the seniors are far more likely to vote in nonpresidential elections than young voters are.
McClatchy reported:
A George Washington University Battleground Poll in April found that only 36 percent of likely voters who were 65 and older approved of the health care law, which expands and mandates health insurance coverage. That was the lowest approval rating of any voter age group.
For November's congressional elections, the poll found that seniors are far more inclined to vote for Republicans than for Democrats, by 48 percent to 33 percent.
"Other than enthusiasm of our base, it's probably the biggest problem we face," said Celinda Lake, the Democratic pollster partner of the bipartisan poll.
Seniors' view of the health overhaul could change before the elections, of course. Several insurers have announced in recent days that they'll speed up their participation in some consumer-friendly elements of the law. Further, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, on Thursday announced his plans to put politics aside in the interest of making the overhaul work for residents of his state, a move that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius praised.
Seniors are far more likely to vote in nonpresidential elections than young voters are. In the latest Gallup tracking poll, 41 percent of seniors were "very enthusiastic" about voting this year, nearly twice as high as registered voters younger than 30.
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Woodwork and metalwork are disappearing from the curriculum, he said, and the result is a nation of young men who cannot tell one end of a tool kit from another.
"The decline of practical skills, some of them very day-to-day, among a generation of British men is very worrying. They can't put up a shelf, wire a plug, countersink a screw, iron a shirt. They believe it's endearing and cute to be useless, whereas I think it's boring and everyone's getting sick of it," said May, 47.
"I'm middle-aged now, I suppose, but my dad is 74 and he worked in industry. He ran steel and aluminium foundries and with that sort of background he knew how to do stuff. He put the central heating in our house when it didn't have any. I picked up how to build bicycles and use basic tools and at least have a go at these things.
"But there are people my age who can't, and I think there are people the next generation down, people who are now in their 20s, who have never done any of these things. And they didn't do basic woodwork and metalwork at school or needlework at school, so I don't know who does stuff any more."
The television presenter and Daily Telegraph columnist studied those subjects at school in Rotherham, South Yorks, along with engineering and geometric drawing.
He told this week's edition of the Radio Times: "Those things were in the curriculum back then because they were vocational - we lived near Sheffield, where a lot of people worked in manufacturing industries and technical stuff.
"But I've since realised that although I haven't used any of these to make a living, they're useful mind-training, in the same way that there's an argument for algebra... it helps develop a bit of your personal brain that might not otherwise be stimulated."
May also blamed the "culture of being moronic" that grew out of lads' magazines such as Loaded, Nuts and Zoo. At the same time, women have become more accomplished. "I think women are getting a bit bored with blokes being useless. I don't have a worry about women because I keep reading that not only are they better at school, they are now better at parking, better at navigating... we know that women are good at everything."
His latest BBC Two show, Man Lab, aims to teach men more demanding skills, including how to land an aeroplane and defuse a bomb.
He denied that Top Gear had contributed to the moronic culture because "it's really almost a sitcom now... and ultimately we do know what we're talking about".
However, he held up co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson as a prime example of a man lacking practical skills. "He's one of the most hopeless men I've ever met. He bought a pair of binoculars once and I had to attach the next strap for him."
And for anyone who doesn't know how to countersink a screw...
1) Measure the screws as this will determine the size of the countersink drill bit or regular drill bit. The screw length and the pilot hole diameter determines the s countersink size or regular drill bit you will use.
2) Measure if needed and mark on the wood where you want your first screw. Then mark the depth of your pilot hole using masking tape for a regular drill bit, which will prevent drilling the pilot hole too deep.
3) Use the hand drill to screw in the screw. If you use a countersink drill a small beveled indentation has been created and the screw will screw down into this area and be flush with the wood surface or slightly lower. If you used a regular drill bit and made a pilot hole only, you will need to use a little force and screw the screw a few turns to get it to sink in level with the surface.
4) Fill in the small recess where the screw head is below the surface of the wood with wood putty and scrape it off level with the surface. This step can be deleted if you don't care if the screw can be seen.
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Take a look at the world; the times have definitely changed over the years. Obesity has become a huge problem among teenagers as well as adults. With the rise of obesity, there has been several health risk associated with being overweight. These risk are affecting more and more teens every year, better yet, every day.
In order to fully understand the best way to lose weight for teens, there is something you must understand. First teens have unique nutritional needs they need to meet. Neglecting these needs can make teenagers especially vulnerable to weight gain. As a teen the body requires foods that include fiber, iron, calcium as well as many other nutrients to produce energy and burn fat.
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One of the best ways for teens to lose weight is to cut back on the amount of food they eat. They should also eat smaller meals through out the day instead of eating large meals that are heavy on the stomach. Smaller portions of in addition to drinking lots of water will trick the body into thinking its full.
Here are some of best ways for teens to lose weight:
The first thing you want to do is limit or cut out all unproductive activities. If you are spending excessive amounts of time on MySpace or Facebook, you may want to limit the time you spend on these sites. Instead find something more productive to do such as, playing sports with your friends, walking around your neighborhood, or simply doing yard or housework. Just leave the video games and TV alone for a sec and get out and keep it moving. Exercise increases the number of calories you burn resulting in quicker weight loss, in addition to cutting back on calories.
Follow a program that is safe and has been proven to work. With all of the weight loss programs available, it is especially easy for teens to fall prey to dangerous weight loss pills and fad diets. There is no quick fix to losing weight, and many weight loss products can be extremely dangerous if they are not taken according to the directions. Additionally many weight loss pills do not work for long time frames since the body becomes immune to the pills. The weight is also ten times more likely to come back when the pills are not taken anymore. It is better to develop good eating habits and follow a solid weight loss program.


text: Long-awaited remix/remaster of this classic Bl'ast! LP. I know there's some controversy out there in internet-land over the extent to which this has been remastered, remixed, or otherwise altered, but I have to say whatever the process, I personally think this is much better than the original. It's in My Blood was never a record that I listened to very much (since Power of Expression is obviously the go-to Bl'ast! record), but I've been listening to this a ton since it came out. So, basically, whatever Dave Grohl / Southern Lord have done has elevated this from an album I thought was just OK to one I think is pretty ragin'. So, it has my personal endorsement if that means anything to you. Southern Lord Records


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Lee, the first player in NCAA Division I history to pass and rush for 275 yards in the same game, won ASN's FCS Player of the Week honors with 51% of 1,393 votes at americansportsnet.com.
James Madison's senior quarterback scored five touchdowns and gained 565 yards of total offense in the Dukes' 48-45 victory against FBS opponent SMU. With 276 yards rushing and 289 yards passing, he shattered his own school record of 478 total yards last season at Villanova. He also broke Warren Marshall's school record of 264 yards rushing against William & Mary in 1986.
And his 17-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver John Miller with 27 seconds remaining gave the Dukes their fifth win ever against an FBS opponent as JMU improved to 4-0 for the first time since 1978.
Lee also was named the STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week and CAA Football's Offensive Player of the Week.
Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon won ASN's FCS Player of the Week.
FCS nominees included William & Mary's Kendell Anderson, Charleston Southern's Mike Holloway and Penn's Justin Watson.
- Anderson, a junior running back, outgained Stony Brook's offense in William & Mary's 21-0 CAA victory against the Seawolves, rushing for a career-high 191 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns. He scored on runs of 28 and 59 yards, a career long, in the ninth-best single-game rushing performance in school history. Stony Brook 167 yards of total offense.
- Holloway, a junior running back, rolled up a career-high 172 yards rushing and three touchdowns in the Buccaneers' 33-20 Big South victory against Citadel. His 73-yard touchdown run with 3:54 remaining clinched CSU's third consecutive victory against the Bulldogs.
- Watson, a sophomore receiver, made five catches for 87 yards, including touchdown receptions of 12 and 33 yards, in the first half of the Quakers' historic 24-13 victory against Villanova. It was Penn's first win against the Wildcats since 1911 and the Quakers' first road win ever against a top-five team. Watson did not play in the second half because of a shoulder injury.
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Above: James Madison's Vad Lee carries for some of his school-record 276 yards rushing against SMU. (Photo courtesy of JMU Athletic Communications)


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Exchange EDI. LLC, an innovation leader in healthcare cash flow management technology and services announced today the latest release of "Direct Quote" an exclusive enhanced version that further automates the process of patient responsibility determination.
Direct Quote is built on the most widely used patient "out-of-pocket" determination system supporting more than 15,000 providers with patient satisfying cost transparency resulting in reductions of patient DOS by more than 50%.
Direct Quote (DQ) greatly simplifies the process of producing a patient "out-of-pocket" cost determination. It increases accuracy and produces faster results. DQ has reduced the process of producing a detailed patient report and providing cost information at the individual CPT code level, down to only five fields of information.
Patti Velasco, Managing Partner of Exchange EDI stated: "DQ" streamlines the "out-of-pocket" cost determination process by customizing procedure "Protocol Templates" for each type of encounter for each practice and/or provider. These Protocol Templates can he used to produce patient cost determinations two or three days before the appointment or at checkout. If needed, a patient cost determination can be re-calculated to either add or remove CPT codes as necessary."
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Jennifer Hudson Taylor is the author of historical and contemporary Christian fiction set in Europe and the Carolinas. Her fiction has won awards in the American Christian Fiction Writers' Genesis Contest. When she isn't writing, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, genealogy, and reading. She resides with her husband and daughter in the Charlotte area of NC.


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Alphabet Soup
For full poem: https://medium.com/@wdibble/alphabet-soup-7f36e99d698e
Image Description: A line of land is visible at the very bottom of the image. The foreground in the left half of photo is dominated by a stylized wind turbine. It appears as a large slender tower with a full circle of turbine blades around the top, forming a nearly complete circle. Fourteen identical wind turbines dot the horizon in the distance behind it, interspersed along the land at the bottom of the photograph. Just to the right of the main turbine are a pair of small birds. The entire foreground is silhouetted. The sky is filled with purple storm clouds that fade to reddish-orange at the horizon. The clouds are blurred with motion across the sky.
But I've Got Unlimited Data
Full Poem Here: https://medium.com/@wdibble/but-ive-got-unlimited-data-bcf8ec01cd3
Image Description: The picture is low to the ground. Train tracks stretch from the bottom to a third of the way up the photo. Yellow bushes line both sides of the tracks. The tracks are rusty and old. A mountain rises from the horizon line to two-thirds of the top of the photo. Evergreen trees dot the landscape and mountain. The sky is bright blue with whispy clouds.
This Moment Burns Us Alive
For full poem and image description: https://medium.com/@wdibble/this-moment-burns-us-alive-7fc1ce08f9d0
The Valley
It's my first day on the new job
I used to teach. Today I'm doing class photos.
Little girls, daughters of the parent volunteers, run in circles around my feet.
I'm smiling but it's a facade.
Yesterday, seventeen people needlessly had their lives uprooted and destroyed.
Today people are telling me it's rude to demand gun control and infringe their rights
Fucking rude.
Today people are telling me it's they're classmates faults for not knowing of the coming hell.
There are too many poems about people being shot but we stand here again.
Every year the reaper thanks the NRA for padding their wallet.
The reaper gets paid a commission of death. They care not that some of the victims haven't known love or niceness, haven't gotten to see their graduation day or get their first job.
The politicians got their wages in private jets and personal gifts. They only pay out in meaningless thoughts and prayers while taking payment from the NRA.
We fund death and ignorance instead of saving lives. Every school shooting is our reward for complacency.
How many souls do we owe to the gun manufacturers? How many souls to the right to take lives at eight hundred fifty feet per second? How many souls to this worship of death machines while our future bleeds out in front of it's locker because we can't bring ourselves to confront the cause?
I go to work scared that something will happen and a shooter will show up.
It doesn't matter if their reason is because this school has a high Latino population or because they're just another angry white man.
Because the reaper doesn't care. They get their pay and we get our heartbreak
Either way we just lose and lose and lose
Don't give me this thoughts and prayers bullshit if you aren't willing to help solve it
Image Description: A rocky mountain valley. A railroad crosses a small steel bridge in the bottom left corner. Most of the plants are either evergreens or scrub-type plants. There's a sliver of a stream or river in the right bottom third. A big rocky mountain comes down to meet a dirt road in the left half of the photo. A blue sky with fluffy clouds takes up the top third.
The World Moved On
Image Description: A railroad switch signal is in the foreground. It is old, rusted, and all the lights are broken. In the background, along the bottom third of the photo, are rocky mountains with evergreen trees on them. The top two thirds of the background is taken up by a sky with white clouds in it.
Can We Learn to Look Up?
Image Description: A night landscape. A pair of railroad tracks runs through a grassy field from the bottom of the image to the horizon, about a third of the way up. There are trees on the right in the foreground, and building lights on the horizon. In the sky, there are faint clouds and stars.
The Cacophony Assaulted Our Senses
Image description: Black and white photograph. A very reflective building with an all-glass exterior rises on the left. A concrete building with tall, vertical black windows rises parallel to that on the right. In between the two is a building made up of rows of windows and concrete. A few street lights and other buildings are visible at the bottom of the photo.
Commercial Goods for Commercial Gods
Image Description: Black and white photo of a city street. the sky has mild clouds, and there are cars stopped at a traffic light, facing away. Tall buildings rise on both sides, reflecting each other in the windows. The road is centered, and goes up and over a hill, out of sight.
The Gods Never Went Away, They Became New Idols
Did We Ever See The Sun?
Partial Reflections Are Still Part of a Whole
Image Description: A black and white photo of a building corner, looking upward at it. The windows are all black, and there is a shadow across part of it.
Sleepy Eyelids in Brick Faces
Will You Walk With Me?
She Spread Her Wings to Dry, Preparing to Roost for the Night
The Corn Wasn't Cradled, But We Went Through the Motions All the Same
Maybe Stairs Aren't So Bad
At the End of the Day, We Have Our Legacies
Have I Seen You Before?
Hold My Hand, I'm Self Destructing
When I Danced, It Was Full of Joy
Remember When We Smiled?
Art is Revolution
Every time an artist makes a statement in support of something, there are people who wish artists would do a number of things. "I wish they'd stick to photography." "I wish they'd stick to singing." "Why cant they just write?" I have some terrible news for you. Art is political. Art is and always has been and always will be the window to an artist's soul. Look at their art to see what they value. Look at their lyrics. You want a window into who they are? Look at what drives them. Who or what is their muse? What inspires them to put the pen to paper, brush to canvas, image to sensor, song to recording? Art is political. Art is revolution. And us artists? We'll keep doing what we want, regardless of the demands we stay out of politics.
High Noon
I found the patterns on the side of the Wells Fargo Center in Denver, Colorado, to be absolutely fascinating. The appearances of the building change rapidly throughout the day.
Old Fall River Road is a scenic and historic route from Horseshoe Park up to the Alpine Visitor Center. It follows one of the park's original roads, with plenty of hikes and waterfalls on the way up. This is one of the earlier streams just above the road's entrance.
Planes and Mountains
Here along the front range, the rising Rockies tower over the flatness of the plains. There are two extremes here, as the planes abruptly become the mountains, and the weather sometimes reflects that. Above all, however, it is timelessly beautiful.
Strange Prairie Flowers
Growing out of the prairies of Kansas, these flowers stand like sentries, waiting for a future time when they are accepted everywhere.
Manhattan, Kansas, April 2017
Taken from the Manhattan letters overlooking part of the city.
Through a Window
As a photographer, one thing I like to do, when I have the opportunity, is to flirt with the lines between foreground and background. In this case, there were small windows along the underground passages at Monticello that allowed a view into the main gardens. One of htem had blooming flowers outside, providing the perfect contrast of light, dark, foreground, background.
Yellow Tulips at Monticello
A Charleston Scene
Alleyways like this are commonplace in Charleston, South Carolina. Nestled between buildings, they might hide entryways, driveways, or even entire garden squares. Some are open to public while others remain locked throughout the day.
Duke Chapel Exterior 01
I have been living in North Carolina for almost all of my life. Even so, I'd never been inside Duke Chapel, or really explored the grounds around it. I am not a religious person. I am an atheist-leaning agnostic. Even so, I had to stop and appreciate the beauty of the building, inside and out. Sadly, I did not have a camera with me that day, and the ISO noise levels on my phone's camera become absolutely useless above 400.
Pike's Peak Cog Railway Departure Platform, Winter 2016
I think I can, I think I can... But the little engine that could... Couldn't. Cog railways are interesting. They exist in places where the rails are too steep for traditional friction rails. Instead, a central toothed rail interacts with a drive cog in the train, which pulls the train up the mountain. In places, the Pike's Peak Cog Railway has a grade of around twenty percent, with a severely tilted horizon line.
Boulder County, Winter 2016
The city and county of Boulder, Colorado, taken from Davidson Mesa.
Moonlight over Lake Phelps
Despite the seemingly daytime quality to the light, this photo was shot by moonlight. A 6 second exposure was needed to help smooth the water yet retain its texture. I also managed to get some of the stars, despite the moon's best attempt to bleach out the stars. This was taken out at the boat ramp.
No Fishermen At Dawn
Morning at Ocean Isle Beach.
Ocean Isle Life
Evening at Ocean Isle Beach.
Into the Void
He looked down the lit walkway. Beyond... Nothing. Night. Endless darkness. It made him introspective, this walkway into the endless nothing. He thought about his friends, his family, those he loved and who loved him. His enemies, those he hated, those who had hated him. He thought about stepping off and falling into eternity, disappearing. With a soft smile, he decided to turn his back, and walk back into the light.
Old Baldy
Old Baldy, located on Bald Head Island, is considered NC's oldest standing lighthouse. It was the second light built on the island, after the first one was washed away by beach erosion. It wil be two centuries old in 2017. Surrounded by a picturesque grove of trees, the lighthouse stands today as a monument to the men and women of the Lifesaving services that preceded the coast guard.
Light of Oak Island
Bald Head Island has been home to two separate lighthouses. Neither is in use now, though. The new sentry over the Cape Fear River is Oak Island. Located near a Coast Guard station, this tri-colored lighthouse is still in service today, It is one of two in-service lighthouses that does not use a black-and-white pattern on the NC coast, opting instead for three different colors of concrete.
Ebb and Flow
Fairy Tale
Just outside of the city, the wizard bought a retreat. He built a castle there on the side of Red Mountain, away from the bustle and noise of the markets and stores. He built it for his wife, so they could live together in solitude. Sadly, she passed away, and in his despair, he abandoned the house to nature. (Fictionalization of the house's true story)
At the Top
Cog railroads are fairly rare. They are built in places where the friction from the rails and wheels will not be enough to keep the train moving. This one is at the top of Pike's Peak in Colorado.
Naval Power
BB-64, also known as the USS Wisconsin, is an Iowa-class battleship. Her keel was laid down in 1941, with her launch taking place two years later. One of the Navy's most powerful WWII battleships, her main guns could fire projectiles weighing over a ton for a distance of twenty miles. She remained relevant through Desert Storm, receiving a chemical warfare and tomahawk missile package in place of several guns and other outdated equipment. Finally, in 2006, she was permanently retired and became a museum ship in Norfolk, Virginia.
Roanoke River Lighthouse
Lighthouses were one of the few ways to safely guide people throughout North Carolina's treacherous waterways. From the lethal shores of the Outer Banks to the Graveyard of the Atlantic, to the freshwater rivers, North Carolian claimed many ships and boats. Roanoke River Light is one such lighthouse. Originally a lightship, several lighthouses were built over the years. The current light was built in 1887, and was moved to a new location in 1955. In 2007 it was moved again to its current location in Edenton, NC.
South Park
The town of South Park is a fictional place... But the valley it exists in is very real. Park County, Colorado, is a surreal valley 10,000 feet above sea level. It looks like somebody just dropped a massive section of the US midwest into the mountains, with snow-capped peaks on all sides.
The Chapel on the Rock
The Saint Catherine of Siena Chapel has a rocky history. One of Boulder County's historic sites, the chapel was almost burned during a massive fire in 2011. Just two short years later, massive rock slides destroyed huge portions of the surrounding terrain. What used to be green land around it is now baren dirt and sand. Even so, this chapel stands strong and tall at the foot of the majestic Rockies.
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Victims of domestic violence usually put a black dot on their palms so they can show that they are in danger.
So, if you ever notice a person with such black dot on the palms, it is very important to call the police and help this person.
The organizers behind this campaign explain that this black dot is put on the hands so the professionals can know that you are a victim of domestic violence and that you need help, but you are not able to ask for it because your abuser is following your every move. Over 6,000 people around the world in just 24 hours, found out about this campaign and it immediately gave help to 6 women. It is very important to spread the campaign and show your support to all victims of domestic violence.
Story From Survivor of Domestic Violence:
"I am a pregnant woman and the father of the baby is very abusive. I've been frightened for a long period of time, and now that I know that my baby will come soon, I'm even more petrified. Yesterday, I was at the hospital to have an examination, and he came with me because he follows my every step and never leaves my side. I lie on the bed and the consultant drew the curtain. I immediately took the pen out of his pocket, take his hand and wrote HELP ME. And I didn't even say a word. This campaign helped me because it gave me the idea and strength how to ask for help. Thanks to the black dot campaign and the consultant, now I am safe somewhere else".
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David Chokachi: Confession of a Teen IdolMatt Richenthal at . Comments
You don't need to wait until January 4 to hear the Confessions of a Teen Idol.
This VH1 reality show/support group, which will be hosted by Scott Baio and will update viewers in a number of former heart throbs, premieres on the date mentioned above.
But OK! caught up with Baywatch star David Chokachi and asked him about the upcoming series:
You almost quit the series in the first episode?
They couldn't disclose everything we would be doing on the show, and when I talked to our producer, Scott Baio, I said to him, "Would you say 'yes' to a movie without reading the script?" I had no idea what they were planning to do to us. But it was a chance to a explore new medium I hadn't worked in, and it wasn't a competition, that was really positive. Still, doing the show was a gamble.
What have you been doing since you left the beach?
I did Witchblade, which was completely different from Baywatch. I was a New York City detective and the role was kind of dark and edgy and changed people's perception of me completely. It's hard to get the Baywatch image out of people's mind, so I'm constantly finding things where I can play against type.
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KEF continued to develop technical expertise throughout the 1970s with the first implementation of computers in loudspeaker design and measurement. This development would lead to world famous designs such as Reference Series Model 105. The 'Total System Design' concept was equally applicable at the entry level with products such as the Celeste III dominating the market for budget loudspeakers.


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Gov. Sam Brownback has formed a Kansas River Development Committee to recommend ways to spur recreational use of the Kansas River and develop tourism and economic growth along the river.
The committee's work will build on the July 2012 designation of the Kansas River as a National Water Trail by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. The river is also called the Kaw.
A tremendous asset for Kansas
"The Kaw is a tremendous asset for Kansas," Brownback noted. "The designation of the river as a National Water Trail brings national attention to our state and will help steer Kansas residents and visitors to the region. We deeply appreciate our partnership with the National Park Service and their help with moving this effort forward."
According to Robin Jennison, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, enabling people to access the river requires the partnership of cities and counties where ramps are located.
"There are 18 river ramps located in 15 communities along the river, and another ramp is nearly completed at Belvue. We would like to add at least two more ramps between Belvue and Topeka," he said. "Without the involvement of local governments, landowners and other stakeholders, these ramps would not have been possible and access to the river would be seriously hampered."~~~PAGE_BREAK_HERE~~~
Current members of the committee are Abby Amick – Economic Development Director for Wabaunsee County; Laura Calwell – Kansas Riverkeeper, Friends of the Kaw; Robert L. Cole – Director, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation;l Beth Fager – Campaign Director, Great Overland Station Museum; Connie Hall – Executive Director, Geary County Convention & Visitors Bureau; Charmion Harris – Owner, Lake Adventures, Milford; Karen Hibbard – Vice President, Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau; Bridgette Jobe – Executive Director, Kansas City Kansas Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.;Eric Laws – President, Kansas Canoe and Kayak Association; Brian Leaders – Landscape Architect, National Park Service; Corey Mohn – Director of Statewide Programs, NetWork Kansas; Shalyn Murphy – Communications and Marketing Director, Visit Topeka; Greg Panichello – Kansas Small Business Development Center, Fort Hays State University; Christina Phelps – Visit Lawrence; Sara R. Ritter – Executive Director, De Soto Chamber of Commerce; Julie Roller – Development Associate, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corp.; Sue Stringer – Kansas Byways and Agritourism manager, KDWPT and Roger Wolfe – Committee Chair, Northeast Kansas Wildlife Supervisor, KDWPT.
About the Kaw
The Kansas River (the Kaw) begins at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers near Junction City and flows 173 miles to Kansas City where it joins the Missouri River.
It is considered to be one of the longest prairie rivers in the world.
Its watershed drains almost the entire northern half of Kansas and parts of Nebraska and Colorado (53,000 square miles).
It was designated as a National Water Trail by U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on July 14, 2012, the second river to be added to the National Water Trail system.
Major cities along the river include Junction City, Manhattan, Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City.
There are 18 access points along the river at 15 communities. A 19th ramp is soon to be completed at Belvue.
River travelers can enjoy canoeing and kayaking, camping on sandbars, fishing, wildlife watching, or they can just take a lazy float trip and soak up the sun and the beautiful scenery.
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So Robert Rodi has apparently never read The Two Towers:
Peter Jackson triumphed with his earlier "Lord of the Rings" trilogy because that immediacy — that urgency — miraculously came through, being only occasionally undercut by modern ironic moments (as in Legolas and Gimli's competition to see who can tally up the most kills in any given battle).
If this is Rodi's best example of a "modern ironic moment" in Jackson's movies, he should reconsider his entire argument. The competition between Gimli and Legolas is part of Tolkien's original story. Jackson expanded on the competition and continued it in the third movie, but the friendly rivalry between the two was an important element in the characters' relationship in the second book of the trilogy. Rodi wants to create the impression that the new adaptation of The Hobbit is infusing the story with too much "modern irony" (which seems to be the wrong word for what he's objecting to), but he clearly isn't familiar enough with Tolkien's own work to recognize which parts of his stories were created by the author and which were added or modified by the screenwriters.


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SUNY Adirondack offers a two-year Physical Education Studies AS degree designed to help students transfer to a four-year college as a Physical Education major.
The program prepares students to be effective communicators and leaders in the athletic teaching and coaching environments as well as introduces students to the basic concepts and career background of Physical Education. This curriculum also meets the SUNY General Education requirements and the SUNY Seamless Transfer Physical Education pathway. This is the first two years of a baccalaureate degree, upon graduation, students in this transfer path program will continue their study in a Bachelor's degree or higher in a four-year college or university.
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- Internships with college athletic teams, professional hockey teams, and Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy settings will also be available
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The Missouri Department of Revenue has partnered with multiple third-party tax agencies as a part of the Free File Alliance to provide free tax filing services. Residents can use 1040Now, Average1040.com, H&R Block, Online Taxes Inc., TaxAct, TaxSlayer, and TurboTax Freedom Edition to file their taxes online for free; however, the Missouri Department of Revenue does not specifically endorse or recommend any of the above services.Learn more about Taxes


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|BOBALNA: Cluj judet (Olpre and Bobâlna t) ( Antăş, Băbdiu, Blidăreşti, Bobâlna, Cremenea, Maia, Oşorhel, Pruni, Răzbuneni, Suarăş and Vâlcelele.)
Bobâlna, Bobîlna. 45°52' N 23°08' E, 175.1 miles NW of Bucureşti .Bobâlna (Olpret) until 1957; Hungarian: Alparét; German: Krautfeld) is a commune composed of eleven villages: Antăş, Băbdiu, Blidăreşti, Bobâlna, Cremenea, Maia, Oşorhel, Pruni, Răzbuneni, Suarăş and Vâlcelele.
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The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1930 Jewish population was 7 families, 38 people. In May 28-June 8, 1944, the Jews were placed in the Dej ghetto and deported to Auschwitz. The Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century. A rabbi was buried here with last known Jewish burial about 1940. The Orthodox Jewish community used this unlandmarked cemetery 1 km. away. The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, it is open to all. A continuous fence and a locking gate surround the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 60x25 meters. Fewer than 20 stones, with 25% to 50% not toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. The sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones have Hebrew inscriptions. Some have portraits on stones. No memorial monuments, known mass graves, structures, or pre-burial house exist. The national Jewish community owns the property used for cemetery only. Properties adjacent to it are agricultural and residential. Private visitors visit the cemetery occasionally or rarely. The cemetery has been vandalized never. At the cemetery, there has been no maintenance. The caretaker is not paid.
Ovidiu Pecican, Professor, historian, E. de Martonne Str. 1, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Tel: 0040-64-405300 completed survey on March 26, 2000 after a visit on March 11. Documentation: Otto Mittelstrass, Historisch-Landeskundlicher Atlas von Siebenburgen. Ortsnamenbuch, Heidelberg, 1992. The General Census of the Population of Romania ?December 29,1930, I-III, Bucharest, 1938 Ernst Wagner, Historisch-statistisches Ortsnamenbuch fur Siebenburgen, Moshe Carmilly- Weinberger, History of the Jews of Transylvania.
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A police force has referred itself to the independent watchdog over an alleged double murder after it emerged its officers left the scene shortly before the killings.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) confirmed it was "assessing" if it should investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Pin Chang, 58, and his 50-year-old wife Quoi, at an address in the early hours of Monday July 7.
A 23-year-old man, a relative of the deceased, was arrested on suspicion of murder following the attack at a semi-detached house in Solihull, West Midlands.
He remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition as a result of injuries sustained at the address.
The IPCC said West Midlands Police's referral "was on a mandatory basis due to prior police contact", after it emerged officers had been at the Changs' home along with paramedics, but later left.
The force said officers were first called to the address in Hermitage Road by West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), arriving at 3.56am.
A spokesman said the officers then left at 4.48am, "after liaison with WMAS".
However, the force spokesman added: "Police received a second call at 5.17am from a resident of the address. Officers arrived at 5.33am."
The couple were found stabbed to death at the house.
An IPCC spokesman said: "The IPCC received a referral from West Midlands Police on July 7 relating to the deaths of Pin and Quoi Chang earlier that day.
"The referral was on a mandatory basis due to prior police contact.
"The IPCC received further information from West Midlands Police relating to the incident on July 11 and we are currently assessing the level, if any, of IPCC involvement."
Police have previously said they are not seeking anyone else in connection with the killings.
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The new E-class features quite a few cutting-edge driver aid gadgets, such as night vision, blind-spot detection, and adaptive cruise control. We saw these features previously in the Mercedes-Benz S550, but the E-class will also include Attention Assist, a new feature for Mercedes-Benz that keeps you from falling asleep at the wheel.
Attention Assist monitors the car's driver, using 70 parameters to determine if he or she is dozing off. If it detects a drowsy driver, the system sounds a warning tone and lights up a coffee cup icon on the speedometer display. The system relies heavily on monitoring steering-wheel input, as a tired driver will drift, then make sharp corrections.
Volvo launched a similar feature last year in the S80, complete with coffee cup icon. During our testing of that car, we tried our hardest to make it think we were falling asleep.
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USF's Robert Cid continues run through second day of individual tourney
ATHENS, Ga.-- A busy day of tennis was played under beautiful blue skies and a hot sun as the draw held steady in singles and doubles 24 hours after seeing a day of upsets change the complexion of the tournament entirely.
No.2 Marcos Giron, the only remaining top-eight seed in the draw, continued his impressive performance at the championships as he moved past Virginia's Ryan Shane by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to maintain his position at the top of the draw. Robert Cid of South Florida, who on Wednesday eliminated top-seeded Clay Johnson, continued his Cinderella run in the tournament with a victory against Drake's Alen Salibasic 7-6(5), 6-1.
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|Quarters: UCLA ousts Ohio St. for third time in four years
|Quarters: Oklahoma reaches program's first semifinal
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|Round of 16: Ohio St. survives Fla. | UCLA gets by Tenn.
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Another top seed fell in doubles as the No.1 team of Southern California's Ray Sarmiento and Yannick Hanfmann were upset by the North Florida duo of Jack Findal-Hawkins and Norbert Nemcsek. The Osprey team was able to come through with a straight sets 6-4, 6-1 victory. The No.2 Tennessee pair of Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese moved on to become the top seed in the draw.
The Georgia pair of Hernus Pieters and Ben Wagland were the last off the court as they clinched a 7-6(5), 7-6(0) late on Thursday.
The action continues Friday morning at 10 a.m. ET with the Round of 16 singles and doubles competition.


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An eye-catching extra-deep cutaway allows access to the higher frets effortlessly while retaining the beauty of an authentic RG body shape.
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The RG550XH offers the complete flexibility of a H-S-H pickup configuration with a five-way lever switch, enabled by a neck pickup simulator installed within (9V battery operation).
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As a violinist and lead guitarist, it always really annoys me when my creativity has to stop at 24 frets. That's why I purchased this guitar a few weeks ago and I have been impressed with this guitar since. The first things I noticed that were different than an RG or S series, is that the neck is extremely thin. A lot thinner than standard Ibanez's. This neck is super easy to shred on, but it retains it's stability. Ibanez knows how to make great necks, and they did a great job with this one. The cutaway on this guitar is huge, and with good reason. It feels weird at first, but it's nothing that you have to change your technique to work with. The pickups on this guitar are very good. They are stock Ibanez pickups, so change them if you wish, but they provide good versatility. The neck pickup simulator works a lot better than I thought it would. It really does feel like a neck pickup, and it provides a lot of warmth. The bridge is very good as well. The ZR trems are easy to work with compared to the edge III, and I enjoy having it. The only thing on this guitar that I think is very bad is the sparkly candy apple red color. It is the only color option for this guitar, and the sparkle is a lot more present than in the picture. I literally have plans down the road to sand off the finish and change it to something better. Nonetheless, this guitar provides something that only few guitars provide, and it's at a very affordable price. It's very well made, has a great sound, and will surely impress you. Make sure you purchase one before it comes off the market!
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It seems like there's new Supernatural casting news everyday.
Aside from adding the recurring character of Lucifer, The CW hit will welcome Rachel Miner (as Meg Masters) to the show this fall, along with a character named Raphael.
Now, we can also report that the prophet Chuck is definitely returning for season five. Played by Rob Benedict, sources say Chuck comes to the rescue of Sam and Dean at one point.
No word yet on how many episodes the character will appear in.
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The biosphere- that part of Earth's land, water and atmosphere that supports life- is the focus of this GLOBE eTraining program module. Protocols for classifying land cover, performing biometric field studies and measuring green-up and green-down... (View More) are explained. In addition, each protocol module includes interactive digital field and lab experiences along with online assessments. Instructions for uploading observations to the GLOBE database as well as for using the GLOBE visualization system are provided. GLOBE eTraining provides the opportunity for new and experienced GLOBE users to complete science protocol training online. GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide, hands-on, K-12 school-based science education program. (View Less)
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In this problem-based learning activity, students assume roles as senior science advisors for the Louisiana Environmental Agency. Student groups are assigned to the atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere or hydrosphere and investigate the impacts of a... (View More) recent hurricane in each sphere. Step-by-step instructions for use of the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS) guide students through selecting a data set, importing the data into a spreadsheet, creating graphs, and analyzing data plots. The lesson provides detailed procedures, related links and sample graphs, follow-up questions, extensions, and teacher notes. Designed for student use, MY NASA DATA LAS samples micro datasets from large scientific data archives, and provides structured investigations engaging students in exploration of real data to answer real world questions. (View Less)
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The following blog post was written by small-business owner, John Mak. You can learn more about John by checking out his bio at the end of this post. A big thanks to John for sharing his knowledge on online backup solutions!
What do you use to backup and protect your photos? Leave a comment to let us know!
Qualities of Good Online Backup Solutions
Having an online backup solution is the most important thing for any photographer who is vigilant about protecting his/her images and videos. A good backup service needs to be stable, dependable, easily accessible from anywhere and effortlessly updated.
Professional online backup solutions can offer all the great features mentioned above. They deploy the best possible hardware and software solutions for backups, provided at a price that just about anyone can afford. These facilities are provided to the end user at a fraction of the cost of the actual equipment and software that is needed for such kinds of backup solutions.
Online backup solutions offer photographers many facilities, such as:
- Storing photos that are hundreds of gigabytes in size
- Virtual portfolio that is instantly accessible
- Travelling light without the need for bulky and delicate external drives
- Enjoying professional services at affordable prices
In case you are wondering which online backup service to use; here are several different options for you to choose from.
This is one of the most innovative online backup solutions for any photographer. The Eye-Fi SD card looks and stores data just like a normal SD card that is used in cameras. However, this little card has some nifty features that make it stand far ahead of its peers and makes it an indispensable tool to photographers serious about safeguarding their precious shots.
The Eye-Fi SD card has a built-in Wi-Fi transmitter that allows connection to Wi-Fi hotspots and direct uploading of your photos online. This circumvents the possible issue of data corruption while saving to a computer. It also speeds up and simplifies the process by reducing it to two steps: shoot and upload (rather than having the computer slowing things down in between).
2. SmugMug
SmugMug is an online backup solution that provides a service that any professional or semi-professional photographer craves: unlimited storage. This online backup service lets you upload each and every photo and video that you have and will never restrict the amount of storage space that you can use.
It goes without saying how useful this unlimited storage facility turns out for photographers who have a large collection of photos. Moreover, SmugMug uses the biggest, most reliable of all datacenters to backup pictures and videos. That's right, all of SmugMug's pictures and videos are backed up to Amazon servers that are the reigning standard as far as online backups are concerned.
3. Carbonite
Carbonite is another well-known service that offers unlimited storage to its customers. This is a great feature that is sure to come in handy for a professional photographer with a large collection of pictures. What makes this option so convenient is that thanks to the unlimited space, it is possible to directly upload RAW image files.
As photographers already know, RAW images are the ones that offer maximum clarity and image quality and are consequently very large. The problem of storing these images, while maintaining their original quality, is solved when you consider the unlimited storage that Carbonite offers.
4. CrashPlan
CrashPlan is yet another well-respected online backup solution which offers unlimited storage. Even better, the unlimited storage is provided as part of the most basic plan, which is called the CrashPlan. In addition to the basic plan, there are three other options available: the CrashPlan+, CrashPlan PRO and CrashPlan PROe. All the different plans are designed to suit the diverse requirements of photographers of any caliber, namely casual, semi-professional and professional. Furthermore, CrashPlan is a service that has been used, and commented very positively upon, by respected journalists and even staff at the Wall Street Journal, so you know it's trustworthy and great product.
5. Others
There are also a host of other services, all of which offer great online backup solutions that will be appreciated by photographers who are serious about maintaining and protecting their collection of photos. These services include:
Mozy – Known for having scaled plans that are sure to fit the individual storage needs of photographers.
SugarSync – An extremely well-known online backup solution that can be used to backup data and photographs from virtually any device and also comes as an app for Apple users.
Dropbox – Also a popular service, Dropbox is seen as one of the pioneers of online backup solutions that allow people to access data from anywhere in the world.
BackBlaze – Offers unlimited storage for less than $4 per month!
So Many Options to Choose From
There is no dearth of online backup solutions for professional photographers. You only have to choose from the various options available and decide which is best suited to your personal requirements.
About the Author
John Mak is a web publisher and owner of Simply1Software.com, a website which offers unbiased software reviews and tech advice. With the desire to one day become a professional photographer, John loves to travel and capture photos from everywhere he goes around the world. John protects his photos through external hard drives and online storage services. For more information, visit Simple1Software.com or follow John on Twitter (@simply1software). For additional information on some of the services mentioned above, please feel free to check out John's review of Mozy, as well as his SugarSync review.


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Other sponsors aside Catchyoo are companies like North West Airlines, Hilton, New Balance, Helena Rubinstein, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and some other world-class brands.
It is important for us at LM3, as a leader in our domain, to share what we can share to help our community.
Part of this sponsorship, Catchyoo is used in multiple locations in Japan to raise awareness of Japanese public about the breast cancer.
Charity is not new to LM3 as some of LM3's servers are used by Standford University's program folding@home which simulates the folding of proteins, a simulation necessary to understand Alzheimer, Parkinson, Mad Cow disease (BSE), and other cancer-related syndromes.
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"I'm writing email to say thanks to you for your kind advice and help with Ngoc before. She did the Theory Exam Grade 2 as per our plan and got Distinction. Her score is 93/100. You are such a kind and dedicated teacher. And yes, you are right; the result in her first public music exam gives her a lot of confidence."
- Hoa, Canberra
"Helen has been enjoying the piano lessons. Thank you for making her enjoy it. I didn't expect she would go this far and still enjoy it. She is growing as a learner and still keen to learn more. I am very happy with her progress and thanks to you for making that happen! I am also very impressed with how flexible you are with the lesson times. Thank you for your patience and understanding."
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Francis has been teaching my kids for more than two years. He helped my kids realise their potentials. My kids are now able to play a lot of famous pieces easily. Thanks to the teacher – Francis. Recently, my kids received music award of the year from school and we are really proud of them. Francis made the impossible become possible. I would highly recommend him if you are looking for a piano teacher.
- Rebecca, Greystanes
My family are very happy with the piano lessons offered by Mr. Francis Leung. He is a very kind teacher and works hard as always. He made learning the piano very easy for my son. My son was a complete beginner but recently got an A from his AMEB piano exam. My family are very happy about the result. He is able to demonstrate different piano repertories and play all of them musically. I would recommend Mr. Francis Leung if you are looking for a good piano teacher.
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Combine 3/4 cup mint, the panko or matzo meal and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium bowl. Add the minced garlic, 1 teaspoon rosemary, the red pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix until combined.
Unroll the "tail" of each lamb chop (the long thin section folded around the chop). Season the lamb with salt, then press the crumb mixture under the tail section; roll up the tail around the filling and secure with kitchen twine. Put the chops on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 to 4 hours.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Remove the lamb chops from the refrigerator 20 minutes before cooking. Make the tomato-mint jam: Toss the tomatoes, whole garlic clove, 1 tablespoon olive oil and the remaining 1 teaspoon rosemary on a rimmed baking sheet. Transfer to the oven and roast until the tomatoes are slightly charred, 15 to 20 minutes; let cool slightly, then transfer to a medium bowl. Add the vinegar and sugar and mash with a fork until somewhat smooth. Stir in the remaining 1/4 cup mint and season with salt.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil; sear the lamb chops until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Using tongs, turn the chops onto their sides and sear until the fat browns, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet; roast in the oven until a thermometer inserted into the center registers 140 degrees F for medium rare, about 10 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes; remove the twine and serve with the tomato-mint jam.
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This is your place to talk about the funny, sad, outrageous things that are happening in your life -- whenever you're ready.
You know how you go to IHOP and there are both tables and booths? The International House of Secrets doesn't tell you this (I've got insider scoop because I'm a loyal customer, Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity, forever!), but the booths are for slimmer people, the tables are for fatter people, and include really wide chairs.
No, really. Check it out next time you're there. Unless you specifically request one or the other, they will look at you, then seat you accordingly.
So, do you want to know where I fall, according to the Pancake Body Police? At 225 lbs, depending on what I'm wearing, I'm sometimes seated at a booth, sometimes at a table. And I'm okay with that. Now.
At one time, though, a booth day would have made me stand up a little straighter and wink at the bus boy, while a table day would have caused me to go home and cry for hours. How did I get to this magical place, where a hostess in nurse's shoes doesn't have the power to decide how my day goes? Plus-Size Porn.
You see, at the ripe old age of 30, pornography came into my life and saved my soul. Or at least my self-esteem.
I spent my 29th year living in Florida and making my living as a phone sex actress. It paid well and taught me much about the darker, grittier side of sex (You're not really "experienced" until you hear a stranger reach climax while describing how he wants to make love to your lifeless body, which he's just strangled).
I did pretty well for a woman who'd never said the word "penis" out loud before her first day in that surprisingly corporate-looking call center, full of bored ladies in headsets.
One day, though, a fellow actress told me it was her last, because she'd found something better. She was going to perform a live sex show on the internet. I looked her up and down, a little too obviously. She explained that it was a fetish site, specializing in plus-size women and suggested I come with her.
I was suspicious, at first. The sexiness I had learned at that job was better heard, not seen. Besides, the people I had met who found fat women arousing were few and far between.
But, when my she told me that it paid half again as much as we were making jacking off people by phone, I was willing to find out what it was all about. Turned out it was pretty legit.
The website, which charged customers in five minute blocks of time, was owned by two men who were partners in both business and life. They rented a large warehouse in a dodgy part of town (where else!) that was divided into six small studios, each equipped with a twin size bed, a professional-looking camera (not unlike those you see being carried by news crews) which included a microphone, and a big monitor.
They explained: My job would be to go into one of the studios, lock the door, and do whatever I felt like. Most girls masturbated, but they never told people how to perform their shows. I would earn bonuses based on how long customers stayed in my room and higher bonuses if they choose to take me private.
Normally, a room would include as many customers as felt like watching, and I would see whatever they were typing on the monitor, making it more interactive. Being taken private meant that one customer had requested me to himself, so I'd pay more attention to him/her.
It was outrageously expensive to take a girl private, and enormously flattering. I was told to always bring my own sheet and any toys or accessories I wanted to use. There was absolutely no sharing of anything, they said, but they didn't have to tell me twice.
The only twin size sheets I owned belonged to my two children, so I did most of my sexing on Buzz Lightyear or Hello Kitty. And toys? I owned exactly one and had never used it.
No matter, most of the requests I got were to stick normal, everyday household items into my vagina. It was as if these people wanted to imagine that this was happening in their own home. Yes, baby, I'm right here on YOUR Toy Story sheets, violating myself with YOUR water bottle.
I also had a lot of customers who wanted me to eat, while masturbating or masturbate with food. I guess tying in with the whole fat girl thing.
Remember the episode of Seinfeld where George tries to figure out how to combine his two great loves: food and sex? Done. One of my most memorable experiences from that time was a man who requested that the next day I bring a jar of peanut butter. I did, and he took me private. He asked me to eat the peanut butter with my hands, then stick the jar inside me.
I panicked. That small jar was the circumference of a baby head and I don't know if you've had one of those come out of there but I can tell you "sexy" is not a description that springs to mind. I tried, I really did, but I just couldn't relax enough to get the JIF into my love canal.
There were also disappointed customers. Apparently, my size, while considered large by many, was too small for quite a few fetish connoisseurs. It felt weird to be, for the first time in my life, ridiculed for not being fat enough.
After six months of zucchini sex, banana sex, hot dog sex, pie sex (you just eat pie with your hands then smear pie all over your body in a sexy manner, NBD), countless marriage proposals, and a myriad of things up my booty, I grew weary.
I was working 3am to 9am and parenting all day while showing my naked body all night began to take its toll. I had a job offer in California, and I took it, leaving porn in the past.
These days, whenever I get down about looking more like the fat-suited Gwyneth Paltrow than the lithe one that Shallow Hal dreams of, I only have to think back to the time when people paid big money to lust after this body, and I stand up just a little straighter, and give the bus boy a wink.


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WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices rose in May for the first time in three months, but the increase was small and inflation over the past year remained tame, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1% last month after dropping 0.4% in April and 0.2% in March. The so-called core inflation figure, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, rose 0.2% in May after a 0.1% rise the previous month.
Over the previous 12 months, prices rose 1.4% on all goods and 1.7% excluding food and energy costs.
Both are below the Federal Reserve's target of 2% annual inflation.
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"Inflation has faded to only a minor irritant," said economist Michael Montgomery of IHS Global Insight. He noted that inflation was running about 2% last year.
Gasoline prices were flat last month after dropping sharply the previous two months, but overall energy costs were up because of a 0.8% increase in electricity prices and a 2.4% rise in natural gas prices, the Labor Department said.