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Abacus folder design
Woman in Business ad
Croys Staff Awards
Croys took their staff to Wellington for a planning day and surprised them with a cocktail awards function to recognise performance in a fun and light-hearted way. Some of the nominees for tonight's awards are: "Scandalous Success" , "Bean there and done that" , "Tricks of the Trade" , "Ps & Qs".
Harmans Referral Card
Referrals from professionals are an important source on new business for Harmans Lawyers. Their innovative referral programme had more potential and was documented in a natty business card for staff to use in networking.
Fair City Finance ad
It was time to update the yellow pages ads we did for Fair City many years ago, which had passed their use by date. These striking ads used white knock out, illustration and a powerful headline to stand out in the cluttered finance pages.
Mutual Credit Finance Investment Campaign
Although 50 years old, MCF had never needed to promote itself but Provincial etc's collapse had dented general confidence. The 50th birthday was a good credibility builder, and a six figure cheque the day after the first ad was testament to the researched copy hitting the spot.
Admiral Finance Yellow Pages
Trialing a series of three different ads with different styles, sizes and headlines enabled this savvy entrepreneur to multiply the results from his yellow pages investment in ensuing years.
South Canterbury Finance television commercials
Having done a lot of work with Canterbury Finance, we were recommended to South Canterbury Finance and created a television campaign to unite the different regional brands across the country. Have a look here and here.


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Sessions posts "Fire Nancy Pelosi" petition
From the National Republican Congressional Committee — the folks who brought you the exhortation to put the first female speaker "in her place" — comes a new "Fire Nancy Pelosi" petition designed to pump up the conservative base.
"[T]his time she's putting our national security at risk," writes NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), on a day when much of the House leadership was planning to vote against a major defense authorization bill because it contains new a bias crimes provision to protect gays and lesbians.
"Once an advocate for a new strategy to ensure American victory in Afghanistan, she is now backpedaling on her stance and actively going against advice from a four-star general. Apparently Gen. Pelosi believes she's better suited to craft our country's military policy," Sessions adds, referring to Pelosi's criticisms of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in the country.
The committee, appealing to a base that disdains the San Francisco Democrat, is firing up a new anti-Pelosi petition site geared at getting 204,996 supporters — to match the 204,996 votes the speaker received in last year's landslide reelection back home.
Obviously, these guys know what they're doing politically. But the tone is getting really personal and Democrats are increasingly willing to accuse the committee of misogyny, while Pelosi dismissed their approach as "sad."
Nonetheless, the NRCC is sticking to its guns, shooting back: "Rather than deflecting from the real issue at hand and refocus on defeating terrorists, Nancy Pelosi would rather make party politics a higher priority than our national security."

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Why meteorologists around the country are all wearing the same dress
Male news anchors have it easy: They just need a few fitted suits, a few dress shirts and ties and they're set. It's not so simple for the female anchors.
Many news stations — especially ones in smaller cities — don't give their news teams a clothing allowance, leaving it up to the women to find appropriate outfits that are stylish, flattering and won't make them look like floating heads when they're in front of the green screens.
More: Dress resembles your lady bits and it's both strange and brilliant
"Many stations even have consultants that come in and tell you colors you should and shouldn't wear," Shelby Hays, a KOCO meteorologist from Oklahoma, told Tech Insider.
So, when one finds an outfit that's all of these things, well, they naturally want to share it with their colleagues. A female meteorologist recently stumbled on such a dress and so many fellow other meteorologists are also buying it — in every color — that Amazon is now backordered in many colors and sizes.
And for good reason: It's only $23!
More: Students create 20-piece couture collection from McDonald's wrappers
"Someone stumbled onto 'the dress' and a few of us ordered it and shared pics of it on air in our [private Facebook] group. Everyone saw how great it looked," Hays told the website. "At $23 we could buy a handful of these dresses for what we normally pay for just one."
Hey, we totally get it!
The dress — a simple color-blocked sheath dress with sleeves — looks great on every woman who wears it, even if they do have to limit how many times they wear it on the job.
More: 9 Statement earrings that make any simple outfit look more fancy
"We can only wear things once every couple of months because it's your whole body (on the air) and people really remember it if (your outfit) is really bold or stands out, so it can be hard to build a wardrobe at a decent price," CBS 2 meteorologist Mary Kay Kleist said.


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How To Choose The Best Callus Removal Gels
Before proceeding we need to understand what callus is and the cause of callus.
Callus is a toughened area of your skin that thickens and hardens due to prolonged irritation.
Such irritation arises from recurrent friction or pressure.
Calluses develop when your skin attempts to protect itself against irritations.
Callus commonly develop in the feet due to walking frequently.
The small toe of your feet is the most affected by callus due to pressure when you wear tight fitting shoes.
The dangers of callus
Calluses are hardly a serious problem.
However, given some circumstances, they risk becoming a concern.
Callus can lead to other skin conditions such as skin ulceration and even skin infection if they happen to crack.
You may require the attention of a podiatrist if your callus thickens to the extent that you cannot manage them at home.
Callus damage the aesthetic beauty of the skin and are not appealing to the eye.
The callus remover gel and how the work
Untreated callus may become painful.
Eliminating calluses is as easy as applying the best callus remover gel.
The callus remover gel is composed of a strong acid of base as the active ingredient.
The active ingredients are quite effective, and they include salicylic acid, dihydroxy propylene, and potassium hydroxide just to mention a few.
The gel's active ingredients easily penetrate into the layers of your callus tissue softening the callus and making them easy to peel off.
The best callus remover gels are quite effective at clearing your callus in few minutes.
You should be cautious and adhere to the time span instructed on the gel packaging.
Most gels should not exceed five minutes on your skin.
Ensure you read all the instructions accompanying the product before applying it.
Select the best products
While callus remover gels are quite effective, not all advertised products deliver what they promise.
It is, therefore, important to do a background search to establish which product suits your investment.
User reviews and testimonials offer valuable information on what product you can rely on and the ones to shun.
User reviews help you avoid frustrations that come with purchasing an ineffective product.
In your attempts to eliminate calluses using gel products, it is essential that you chose high-quality products that have been proven to work effectively.
Factors to consider when selecting the best callus remover gel
Ease of use and results
When shopping for callus remover gel, look for products that have clear user instructions accompanying them.
They should be easy to apply and produce quick results.
The appropriateness of the gels varies among individuals.
Check if the product is for general use or it has some limitations on its use.
Some callus remover gels produce results relatively quick.
Others require several applications before they can yield results.
You should decide which is suitable for you.
Callus remover gels vary in prices.
You need to get a product that works for you at an affordable price.
However, do not sacrifice quality for the price.
Safety and comfort
Always go for products that do not harm your skin.
You do not want to eliminate stubborn callus and be left with skin irritations to deal with afterward.
Safety first
If you suffer any circulatory condition or diabetes, you may need to consult your doctor.
The doctor may prohibit you from using callus removal gels if you suffer any of the conditions above.
Callus remover, gels are generally safe and are an effective option particularly to individuals with developed callus and need rapid results.
Stick to instructions on the products for best results.


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First of all, my hair is dead! It won't perm. It feels like paper when it's permed…well, when I perm it. I have damaged my hair to the point where I don't even want to look at it. I have covered it with a quick weave, and just recently I had to perm it cuz it was causing my quick weave to rise!
My hair is a horror story, and I do long to wear my own hair again. My problem is the long waits at the beauty shop, the constant going back and forth, and some beauticians that act as if they are afraid you're going to look better than them if they fix your hair according to your face!
Gone are the days of affordable beauticians. I understand they have to earn a living too, but $60 for a perm is ridiculous! I don't know what to do!
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Sarasota County, Fla., Hospital Gets A Downgrade and Negative Outlook
Related Articles
- Fitch Hits Howard County, Md., With Negative Outlook. Newman, Emily // Bond Buyer;11/12/2003, Vol. 346 Issue 31760, p4
Reports on the credit rating of Howard County, Maryland by Fitch Ratings. Lower-than-expected income tax receipts of the county; Rating of the general obligation bonds of the county.
- Moody's Gives Negative Outlooks to Two More Air Issuers. Shields, Yvette // Bond Buyer;12/4/2001, Vol. 338 Issue 31277, p5
Reports on the downgrade in credit outlooks of Cleveland, Ohio and Orange County, California by Moody's Investors Service Inc. Impact of the terrorist attacks on the airport revenue bonds of the states; Estimation of the total operating expenditures for the airport; Revised outlook provided by...
- Howard Co., Md.: AAA But Negative. // Bond Buyer;2/13/2002, Vol. 339 Issue 31324, p2
Reports on the credit ratings for Howard County, Maryland given by rating agency Standard & Poor's Corp. Basis for the ratings; Financial performance of Howard County.
- Credit check. Murdoch, Guy // Consumers' Research Magazine;Jan1996, Vol. 79 Issue 1, p2
Reports that January is a perfect time for assessing credit reports. Contact information.
- Ridgefield bonds rated `AAA' by S&P. // Fairfield County Business Journal;01/12/98, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p13
Reports on the reasons cited by Standard & Poor's Corp. in its credit rating for Ridgefield, Connecticut.
- Determinants and impact of sovereign credit ratings. Cantor, Richard; Packer, Frank // Economic Policy Review (19320426);Oct96, Vol. 2 Issue 2, p37
Examines the determinants and impact of the sovereign credit ratings. Study on two leading United States agencies, Moody's Investors Service and Standard and Poor's; Definition of sovereign ratings; Determinants of sovereign ratings.
- Tough Barriers Restrict Into Credit Rating Business. Appin, Rick // Bank Loan Report;2/17/2003, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p1
Criticizes the practice of offering higher credit ratings in the U.S. Impact of competition to investors; Disadvantage of short-term benefits to the economy; Failure of ratings agencies to foresee the collapse of a number of companies.
- Editorial. Baker, Carol // Credit Control;1997, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p2
Editorial. Discusses the rise in the number of people in Great Britain who are requesting copies of their credit history. Legal right to examine the contents of personal credit file; Information credit referencing agencies should provide; Sources of credit information.
- National Benevolent Misses Payment And Gets Bumped to DDD by Fitch-. Carvlin, Elizabeth // Bond Buyer;12/3/2003, Vol. 346 Issue 31773, p6
Reports on the downgrade of the debt rating of the National Benevolent Association in the United States. Rating given by Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service.


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By default, Windows Firewall blocks incoming connections from the Internet unless the receiving program is on the exceptions list, but it does nothing to stop outgoing connections. Even if you uncheck or remove the program from the exceptions list, this change only affects incoming traffic, so the program can still access the Internet.
If you're worried what a program might do with that privilege, such as sending error reports, submitting user data or automatically updating itself, you can block it with outbound rules through the firewall's advanced settings. Once a blocking rule has been established, it remains on the list of configured rules, so you can quickly enable or disable it to control the program's access.
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9. To later disable the rule, click the entry in the Inbound or Outbound Rules list and click "Disable Rule" in the lower right panel. If you see "Enable Rule" instead, it means the rule is currently disabled; click "Enable Rule" to make it active again.
10. Repeat the process, but select "Inbound Rules" in Step 2 to also block incoming traffic to the program.


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Monastery of Suso and Yuso
recommendation by limalimon
In 1053 the remains were taken to San Millán Yuso Monastery. King Garcia IV of Navarre sought to bring the ark to Najera.
Suso Monastery founded by St Millán in the fifth century It has elements Visigothic, Mozarabic and pre-Romanesque, dominating the Mozarabic the tenth century According to tradition in the tombs of the cloister were buried seven infants of Lara.
Open from Easter to September 10 to 16 to 13:30 and 18:30. Closed Mondays.


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OEA Attorney Referral Program
During any membership year (from September 1 to August 31), eligible members, spouses, and dependent children are entitled to two, free 30-minute consultation sessions with any of the Association-approved attorneys under the Attorney Referral Program. During the two free sessions, you may discuss any legal matter except income tax preparation. The free consultation allows you to discuss your problems with an attorney to determine whether you need additional legal services. The attorney is not expected to draft or review documents during a consultation. If you ask the attorney to provide additional services, you will be billed at a discounted Program rate.
In addition to free consultations, members may have specific legal work performed in five "core" areas at a 30-percent reduction of participating attorneys' normal fees. The five core areas include real estate, wills and estates, domestic relations, consumer protection and traffic violations. A few legal services, such as help with business dealings, bankruptcy or tax matters, do not qualify for the discounted rate. The discounted rate also does not apply to the defense of criminal violations, other than the traffic violations covered by the Program.
If you are logged into the website, you can click here to download a listing of participating attorneys located throughout the state by county.
Educators Employment Liability Program Questions & Answers
The EEL Program is a professional liability insurance program that is provided by NEA as a benefit of membership and is underwritten by AIG Companies (AIG).
A. Educators Liability Benefit
Payment of the legal costs of defending civil proceedings (other than proceedings concerning Civil Rights) brought against you in the course of your work as an educator, and up to a $1,000,000 national limit* in damages assessed against you as a result of such proceedings. The policy provides up to a $300,000 national limit* worth of defense, settlements or judgments and other supplementary payments for proceedings concerning Civil Rights** as well as a $5,000 sub-limit for defense on Mold related claims. Coverage is subject to a $3,000,000 per occurrence limit regardless of the number of members involved in the occurrence.
B. Attorney Fees for the Defense of Criminal Proceedings**
Reimbursement for attorney fees and other legal costs up to $35,000 is available if you are charged with violating a criminal statute in the course of your employment as an educator and you are exonerated from the charges.
C. Bail Bond
Reimbursement up to $1,000 of bail bond premiums if you must post a bond as the result of an occurrence arising out of your employment as an educator. (The insurance company is not obligated to furnish the bond.)
D. Assault-Related Personal Property Benefit
Payment of up to $500 for damage to your personal property when caused by an assault upon you in the course of your employment. (Vehicles and school property are excluded.)
In your work as an educator you are frequently exposed to situations that may give rise to legal actions which can involve your personal liability. If a student or a student's parents file suit against you, the EEL Program will provide you with insurance protection for the vast majority of cases. The program also reimburses you for damage to your personal property in assault-related incidents.
The EEL Program policy covers claims arising out of your covered acts which occur during the contract period, no matter when the claim is later made. Claims arising out of your covered acts, which occurred prior to September 1, 2007, would be covered by that prior year's "occurrence" policy.
If you are an NEA active, educational support, life, student, substitute or retired member who is employed by an educational unit, you are automatically covered by the EEL Program.
The entire premium for the program is paid by the NEA.
Yes. Certain activities, which NEA members perform, are excluded. The following is a summary of some of the major activities that are excluded from coverage under the EEL Program. For further details, please consult your Certifi cate of Insurance brochure.
Excluded Activities
- Rendering, teaching or supervising medical services. Exceptions to these exclusions: (a) first-aid and regular nursing services rendered by a school nurse, or rendered by a certified health aide under the supervision of a school nurse, (b) physical, occupational or psychological therapy or treatment rendered by an appropriately licensed or certified practitioner, (c) the administration of oral prescription medicine to a student at the express request of his or her supervisor or at the written request of a student's parents, (d) emergency first-aid services when a school nurse or other medically trained person is not readily available, and (e) health care services provided to a student who is designated disabled under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act when expressly required by the employer and approved in writing by a student's parents.
- Operating vehicles. (Note: Driver training instructors are covered while riding as passengers, and vocational education instructors are covered for their activities during school shop classes. In addition, coverage is provided for the loading and unloading of school buses.)
- Selling or distributing products, including food and beverages. (Note: Home economics teachers are covered for their classroom and laboratory teaching activities and for the sale of products prepared in the classroom. Cafeteria workers are covered for their food preparation and distribution activities.)
- Law enforcement activities, except for those of a security guard.
- Using or supervising the use of firearms, except where this activity involves the use of physical restraint in defending yourself or school property.
No. The program provides coverage for educational employment activities on and off school grounds including, for example, school-sponsored athletic events, laboratory experiments, shop training, field trips in the U.S. and abroad, and after school clubs. Educational employment activities are those duties that you perform pursuant to the express or implied terms of your employment for an educational unit.
Yes. Attorney fees and court costs up to the maximum of $35,000 will be reimbursed when the costs are incurred in the defense of a criminal proceeding arising out of your educational employment activities. In most cases, you will be reimbursed only if the proceeding is dismissed or you are exonerated. If, however, the proceeding arises out of an incident involving the administration of corporal punishment, the program will provide reimbursement, regardless of the outcome.
Yes. Defense, settlements** or judgments** and court costs up to a maximum of $300,000 will be provided when incurred in the defense of an action arising out of your educational employment activities and alleging a violation of another person's civil rights.
No. Another NEA-sponsored program, the Kate Frank-DuShane Unified Legal Services Program, provides coverage for these types of cases. For more information, contact your local association UniServ Office or the headquarters of your state association.
Yes. "Excess" is a general insurance term that means insurance benefits become available to you only when other sources of insurance are exhausted. For example, if your school district provides professional liability coverage for you in some of the same areas as does the EEL Program, the EEL Program would not provide benefits until the school district's coverage is exhausted.


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Raytheon (www.raytheon.com)
full-time employee
United States
To be successful in this role you will need: Priority consideration will be given to CURRENT employees on the contract.
Huntsville, Alabama
Raytheon has an exciting opportunity for you to be included in our key personnel as a Software Engineering Manager for our intended proposal on the Range Engineering Technical Services currently under the RTS Contract on Kwajalein.
The mission of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) is to provide a Major Range Test Facility Base (MRTFB) activity on Kwajalein Atoll and Wake Island to support Theater and Strategic Ballistic Missile Intercepts, NASA Space Ops and STRATCOM Space Surveillance. The contract mission includes research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) efforts for on-site and off-site engineering, technical support services, and materials required to operate, maintain, analyze, and modify the RTS instrumentation and related support systems.
This position will be located in Huntsville, Alabama
In this role your responsibilities will be to:
This position is contingent upon contract award and government clearance, if required. This position may ultimately be fulfilled by a Raytheon teammate.
For IMMEDIATE and CONFIDENTIAL consideration, please submit your resume here.
To be successful in this role you will need:
Priority consideration will be given to CURRENT employees on the contract.
Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.


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December 6, 2007
Ulstein inks two more Eastern Echo contracts
Ulstein Design has signed a contract with Eastern Echo for delivery of two more Ulstein SX124 designs and equipment packages.
At the same time, Eastern Echo signed shipbuilding contracts with Dubai Drydocks for the two vessel that concluded and replaced a Letter of Intent announced on September 20.
These are the fifth and sixth seismic vessels ordered by Eastern Echo, all of the X-bowed SX124 type. These latest two vessels will be built at Drydocks World in Dubai. They are scheduled to be delivered in March and May 2009. The first four vessels are currently under construction in Spain and will be delivered in 2008 and 2009.
"We are pleased to sign a new contract with Eastern Echo. The ship owners, the yard and our organization have worked closely to finalize this contract," comments CEO Gunvor Ulstein of the Ulstein Group.
Like the four previous vessels these two vessels will be able to operate world wide, they are equipped for 3D seismic and can have up to twelve streamer winches.
They will have a length of 88.8 m, a breadth of 19 m and accommodations for 69 persons.
The vessels are to be delivered in March and May 2009. The first four vessels are currently under construction in Spain and will be delivered in 2008 and 2009.
Meantime, Eastern Echo is set to absorbed by Schlumberger, which says the acquisition will boost its plans to meet continuing substantial demand for market-leading WesternGeco Q-Marine seismic technology services.
Schlumberger has completed its due diligence review of Eastern Echo and will now complete its voluntary offer on December 11. That will give it control of 95.6 percent of Eastern Echo shares.
Schlumberger intends to compulsorily acquire the remaining Eastern shares in accordance with the Eastern articles of association and to apply for a delisting of the company from Oslo Axess as soon as practically possible following settlement of the offer.


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"Here Comes The Boom" is a curious feature. It looks like nothing more than a studio version of the little-seen bomb "Warrior," but with Kevin James replacing Joel Edgerton in the role of a school teacher who becomes a mixed martial arts fighter to earn some much needed money. That's fine and all, but, again: "Warrior" bombed. (Also, see "Warrior" already. It was one of 2011's best movies.)
Anyway, that's for Sony and its accounting department to worry about. You just have to enjoy watching James get punched in the face and/or fall on his face, something the "Here Comes The Boom" trailer highlights seemingly ad infinitum. But there's also some real depth here: James, perpetually underrated as an empathetic leading man, displays some real salt-of-the-earth-type stuff in this trailer. It almost makes his romance with Salma Hayek -- playing the school nurse you wish was the school nurse when you went to school -- believable.
"Here Comes the Boom" is scheduled to hit theaters on Oct. 12. Watch the trailer above.


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Brooklyn's Chat transcript!
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Finally here is a transcript from Brooklyn's Facebook chat!
What's going on with Brooklyn Decker?
On October 15, we had a live chat with this down-to-earth actress/model, and she let us in on her favorite beauty tips, plus shared some details about what she loves and how she spends her time.
Read all about it right here
On Makeup & Hair
Makeup brands… CoverGirl. Simple drugstore products that are really great and trendy. Dr. Haushka… Benefit… CHAPSTICK! The more simple, the better.
Hair—pigtail braids!!! Make them wet then let them dry and shake them out! Smooth and wavy! My favorite look.
Favorite lotion? Satin Care In-Shower Moisturizer … works with the steam in the shower to make your legs soft!
Favorite perfume … Marc Jacobs Rain … and Bvlgari White Tea.
Skin care… LESS IS MORE! Keep your skin clean and use minimal makeup!
I only use Venus too … they are actually made for a woman's body so you never get cut or get razor burn!
For natural makeup … mascara … lip balm on the eyes and cheeks … and a little bronzer on cheeks so it's really clean and natural… no foundation … no powder.
Favorite hair product….? Hmmm there's a product called NO FRIZZ by Living Proof … it's new technology that has a patent and everything!
On Health & Fitness:
I work out 4-5 days a week, good for body and mind.
Workout playlist … it's NOT APPROPRIATE!!! Haha lots of Lil Wayne … Eminem … Jay-Z … Killers…
Favorite food–CANDY!!!! Oddly enough, really healthy stuff too … broccoli, blueberries, asparagus … and candy.
I prefer OUTDOORS!!!! 100 million trillion percent!!!!
I use SPF 50 … high up there … want to prevent damage!
On Fashion & Style:
My favorite decade for fashion … hmm … late sixties … early seventies. I love the bohemian easy style of the 60s and something was so fun and innovative about the 70s fashion … very big! I loved it!
Favorite shoes … my Vans … I have black Vans with brown leather laces and plaid insides … I love them … my wardrobe person on my movie said to me the other day, "Those are the most unsexy shoes I've ever seen." Ha I think that's why I like them.
My LOVE necklace is by Sydney Evan … she makes AMAZING jewelry and that was a gift from her … it's my favorite jewelry line out there … and that's coming from someone who isn't a jewelry person.
Favorite designer … hmmmmmm. Elizabeth and James … Valentino, Chloe … Stella McCartney … TARGET!!! I love Target.
Jeans on Extreme Home Makeover … William Rast … they are GREAT for the bum!
On Her Career & Modeling:
Best thing about my job … well now I have two jobs … modeling and acting … modeling I love the travel … hate traveling by myself though … and acting—I love everything about it … it's very challenging for me which is so stimulating!
Tell your daughter if she wants to be a model, to look at it as a JOB and not a lifestyle … that's SO important and the advice I try to follow.
I act and model but CANNOT SING … trust me … I did karaoke last weekend … not pretty.
Greatest person I've worked with … I love Heidi Klum … she's very supportive and sweet … also Adam Sandler … he gave me my big first break and I will always be grateful for that.
Tell your girlfriend not to pay for silly classes or anything if she wants to be a model!! Work hard … and trust her instincts!
…the most interesting thing I've done in my career …??? Wow so tough!!! I think this film … shooting on the USS Missouri was moving and historic.
Acting or modeling … interesting … they are both so intertwined nowadays … with actors on covers of mags and doing beauty campaigns … I hope to further my acting career … which can only help on the modeling side.
Random Fun Facts:
My favorite color … blue … there are so many beautiful variations and it relaxes me!
I love both dogs and cats but currently have one pup and no cat!
I WISH I vacationed … I never vacation, never. But when you are working in tropical places, you really can't complain. I'd rather go home and be mellow on my time off.
My mom was my role model and still is! She's worked her butt off her whole life and always taught me to be independent!
My favorite actress of all time … I love them ALL!!! Currently Natalie Portman, I like what Blake Lively did in The Town … Meryl Streep of course … Charlize Theron … Marion Cotillard.
I went to Alaska for work and it's unlike any place I've ever seen in my life! So natural and beautiful … I was lucky to see it. My favorite place to visit OUTSIDE the U.S. … hmmm … Maldives! It was stunning and where I got my SI cover so it'll always hold a special place in my heart.
What's my favorite thing I've been able to do with my "status" honestly??? Extreme Makeover was incredibly humbling and I loved every minute of that … getting invited to the Super Bowl doesn't hurt either …
I DO sometimes read celeb sites but try to stay away. I like to completely disconnect from work once I leave set. That means no gossip.
Phobia: toads—they terrify me … I would rather hold 10 snakes than be in a small room with a huge toad … barf.
Just Go With It premiere is FEBRUARY 11!!! I'm so EXCITED!
I'm a wretched tennis player … I've maybe lifted a racket four times in my life.
Favorite restaurant in Austin … MOONSHINE and NORTH … beer battered asparagus at Moonshine … and Bruschetta at North.
In Ugly Betty … I am NOT that tall! They put me in giant heels and on a big box so I looked like a giant! Haha. It was hard to balance on that thing.
At my school we didn't have popular groups … we had theatre groups … athletes … partiers … etc…. I fell into the student council group … I was senior class president haha a goody-goody.
Favorite personal athlete— aside from my husband … I'm a big Peyton Manning fan … he's a good guy and quite funny. I know you will get mad at this … but TO is REALLY sweet and I like him as well … a good guy!
I am not a Twitter addict!! I just like to share funny anecdotes that happen to me … sometimes I won't tweet for weeks.
My favorite sport to watch … FOOTBALL!!! I love high school football! My high school team was the NC state champ last year!
My current favorite song that you should ALL DOWNLOAD— is "Home" by the band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros … it's happy and how I'm feeling right at this moment.
Favorite movie of all time… such a tough one! I have so many SO SO many… Closer … Almost Famous … One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
My favorite charity … Special Olympics (my aunt is a Special Olympics athlete) and Andy Roddick Foundation (helping at-risk youth).
I was VERY shocked about the Maxim list and I definitely should not have been in the top 100 … very flattering.
Brooklyn WAS their first name choice … my mom liked Brooke and my dad jokingly suggested my full name … mama loved it and I got it.
Most of my friends are NOT models actually … although I have friends in the biz … only one dear friend of mine is a model … the rest are in North Carolina or Texas … one's in law school … another in marketing … definitely distant from my crazy fashion world.
Haha photographed at coffee shops a lot … yes, because I drink wayyyy too much coffee … I get a small iced latte with an extra shot! Sometimes with flavor if I'm craving something sweet … like caramel… or chai or something.
My dog is 2 and a half!!! I love her so much! I can't imagine how much one must love a child!
Embarrassing wardrobe malfunction … yes many shirts going a flying … pants ripping … falling down in heels… you name it … it's happened to me.
The last book I read …? I started The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo … couldn't finish it!!! So boring in the beginning!!!!!
I read all the Twilight books in two weeks … LOVED them. Not a huge fan of the movies though … they have to fix those vampire eyes!
iPhone … and Mac. I'm an Apple girl. I love my iPad … I use my computer more though!
Hope you had fun reading through Brooklyn's answers. She's so great—we're glad she was able to join our live chat.


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Hallo iedereen, Euhhh!! (sory for my English) My name is ''Anneliese Weiss'' I came from berlin Germany, I live in a small house with my friend ''Kriemhelde gross'', I'm originally from Hegensdorf, a small village in nordrhein – westfalen. It's been 6 years that I'm living alone in berlin, and each year I travel for an adventure.. Here I am now, my second time in Lebanon. I like this country, full of daily adventures. Some friends I've met offered to take me to a real food experience somewhere at bῠrj hamoῠd … anyway I had to meet them at Dora, they taught me how to get there, and here I am waiting FOR the bus #2 at Pasteur road, carrying everything in my back pack. it's awkward how people looked at me as a foreigner. I've been waiting for 15 minutes and the bus just arrived, i entered and it was almost empty. I grabbed a seat and put the bag on my lap.
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A lot has been written and talked about Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli's relationship. But the duo never came in open or reacted to any of the reports about their liaison all this while.
Though a couple of days back, Virat in a way admitted about his affair, Anushka perpetually remained mum over it. However, when we got hold of the actress recently, she said, ''I think it's very exciting for people to see two of us together. May be, it's just a matter of excitement but to us it's our personal life, our relationship and to speak about it in public is like making an entrainment piece out of my life. I am not a reality star who can display personal life out there and encourage people for making comments. There is a lot you endure as an actor willingly because you love your job but this is something I am completely against. I will lead my life openly, because I am not hiding anything. Even if people come and click pictures in hordes, I am not going to get pissed off about it. But yes I'll go blank on this matter now.''
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The chance of live birth increases with the number of eggs used by the patient
The rapid freezing technique of vitrification is set to revolutionise egg donation as a fertility treatment by enabling freeze-storage egg-banking. The cryopreservation of eggs was one of IVF's continuing challenges until the widespread introduction of vitrification; the older slow freezing methods induced the formation of ice crystals, which could cause damage to several structures of the egg.
Thus, as demand for egg donation increases as a treatment for age-related infertility, egg banking with vitrification can theoretically provide a large pool of donor eggs without the present need for collection, fertilisation and transfer in a "fresh" treatment cycle (in which the donor and recipient's cycles are hormonally synchronised).
There is now increasing evidence that egg banking with vitrification is a viable process in egg banking programmes. However, little is known about success rates and how many vitrified eggs a recipient will need to maximise her chance of pregnancy - questions which are now answered in a study reported today at the Annual Meeting of ESHRE in Munich by Dr Ana Cobo of the Valencia Infertility Institute (IVI) in Valencia, Spain, one of the few clinics worldwide to have introduced an egg banking programme for its egg donation and fertility preservation patients.
The study took as its endpoint "cumulative live birth rate", which Dr Cobo described as a "pragmatic" measure of success and one which most closely reflects the aims and experience of everyday patients.(1) The study analysed the experience of more than 3400 patients using an egg bank for egg donation treatment (and more than 40,000 vitrified oocytes) and found that cumulative live birth rates (CLBR) were high and increased progressively according to the number of eggs used in the treatments, and then reached a plateau.
Thus, CLBR was found to be 39.4% when a total of ten vitrified eggs were used in the treatments, and 75.9% when a total of 20 eggs were used. But this rapid rate of increase slowed when 30 eggs were used, to 88.7%, and thereafter reached a peak with the use of 40 vitrified eggs at 97.3%.
These results, said Dr Cobo, provide the first pragmatic indication of how eggs, their donors and those receiving them as patients might be managed in a freeze-storage egg bank, and the first evidence that the probability of having a baby increases progressively according to the number of oocytes consumed. This increase is rapid until oocyte numbers reach 10-12, and slower from the 20th onwards, reaching a plateau close to 100% when 40 vitrified oocytes have been used.
The findings, she added, also give some indication to those freezing eggs for fertility preservation just how many eggs might be needed from IVF and egg collection to maximise the chance of future delivery.
Dr Cobo explained that since the establishment of the egg banking programme in Valencia more than 50,000 oocytes have been warmed for use in 4907 donation cycles. Last year alone 946 donors vitrified 10,690 oocytes for the egg bank. The mean number of oocytes donated per donation cycle is around 11, which means that around four donation cycles and the use of around 40 oocytes will be necessary for the highest chance of success.
The advantage of freeze-storage, she added, "is that the whole procedure is more efficient", as no synchronisation between donor and recipient is required. "In addition," she said, "there is the possibility of having a greater availability of stored oocytes from donors tested for a genetic condition or rare blood type, and, most importantly, the donation would be safer because of the quarantine period."
Already, Dr Cobo and colleagues in Italy have verified the viability of vitrified oocytes in IVF, showing in a large randomised trial that eggs warmed after vitrification performed just as well in IVF (comparable pregnancy rates) as fresh eggs and embryos. As yet, however, there is little data on using vitrified oocytes for fertility preservation. But, she said, the information currently being gathered in egg banking programmes will be useful as a guide to what to expect from oocyte vitrification in young women who have chosen this option for fertility preservation.
Abstract O-259, Wednesday 2 July 15.00 CET
Cumulative live birth rates (CLBR) according to the number of vitrified oocytes consumed in an ovum donation (OD)/egg-banking program
1. Cumulative live birth rate describes birth rate after several attempts and is usually considered a measure of treatment success most consistent with everyday practice. Studies show that CLBR tends to increase with the first additional treatment cycles but to level off thereafter. Cumulative rates, says Dr Cobo, have been considered lately as a much more accurate measure to evaluate the probability of success, allowing the precise description of the rhythm at which live births are attained.
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Ultimately to me what is failed and flawed in your argument and most of your arguments friend is the issue is not about Orly the issue is about many people do have valid questions in regards to Obama's actual place of birth and ultimately his citizenship and are not happy with what answers have been provided and how.
That has nothing to do with Orly that has everything to do with a Cheif Executive who as another poster pointed out is unwilling to relate the exact hospital or location of their birth even though every other U.S. President has happily done so.
It's nice to debate issues but in reality it is the judiciary that is responsible for upholding the constitution.
Lincoln did not threaten to and then issue a warrant for the arrest of the Cheif Justice of the Supreme Court and dispatch a Union Army General to carry it out for nothing my friend.
The Court very much has the power to rule on all things related to the Constitution but as the Cheif Justice in Lincoln's day found out that is not always a healthy or wise thing to personally do.
Like it or not friend an 11 trillion dollar theft and swindle has been perpetrated upon the American people which is an incredible motive that would compel those criminals who are obviously extremely wealthy to move heaven and earth to get away with this crime.
So far all Obama has done is to aide and abet these criminal institutions.
Surely even you can see how blackmail over one's legitimacy would be a powerful persuader to effect him doing exactly that.
This is not about Orly or me, or even you it's about Obama and the questions he has failed to answer and deliberately so.
Oh my poor highly conditioned and indoctrinated friend.
If only you were able to see the world for what it truly is.
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It's the way it is in this country. Sorry Birthers, you will never ever have a case. I will continuously laugh at you, safe in the knowledge that the constitution exists, even though you don't want it to.
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Did you miss This Post??
info is all there for you to educate yourself
Originally posted by GovtFlu
handing in a certification for 'proof' is like a note that reads: "I promise my birth certificate exists".
But you don't care about the constitution, you don't care about the bill of rights, you don't care about freedom in this country, you just want Obama out. You want to hang a black man because he had the audacity to become the president and you can't stand it.
It's because I'm a moron. I am a complete idiot
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Originally posted by rnaa
The key point you are missing is that it is 100% irrelevant.
How can asking where Obama was born be irrelevant to a discussion about where he was born? I think it's extremely relevant. I think I should turn that around and say you are missing the point that it IS relevant.
Originally posted by Arbitrageur
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So which one was it, Queens or Kapiolani? Or was it neither? The truth doesn't usually smack of contradictions like these. But fabrications often do.
Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
It's important to note that the Judge in this dismissed case yesterday felt he simply did not have Standing or Juridstiction that would ultimately lead to the removal of a sitting President based on a potential ruling on the matter.
He did not say the matter did not have merrit. He said he felt he lacked the Constitutional Authority and Power to provide a remedy if the matter did have merrit.
In other words he simply said...sorry wrong department.
Originally posted by rnaa
As for electronic filing, there was not a lot of video-conferencing going on in 1961 either, yet this document makes direct reference to it in several places. So, but your argument, the document is irrelevant to the situation in 1961.
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Did you miss This Post??
info is all there for you to educate yourself
Thanks for the link. As I said it looked like rnaa was just guessing, and he or she confirmed that it was just a guess, so I wanted to research it before commenting further. Your link was a great help to start my research.
Actually I find many of your posts very informative and have starred several of them, including this one with the link I needed.
It's much more helpful to read an informed post, with supporting links, than somebody's guess.


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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. >> It was 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy's attack at Pearl Harbor began.
The Saratoga Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a moment a silence at 7:55 a.m. EST Thursday at the War Memorial in Congress Park, before a member read about the attack's impact in America. A wreath was then placed, which recognized the ships and battle sites from that day 76 years ago.
Heather Mabee explained the history behind Pearl Harbor, detailing the impact the attacks still have.
"More than seven decades after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared Dec. 7, 1941 as 'a date which will live in infamy,' tangible proof of the day's events are still visible at Pearl Harbor," read Mabee. "Machine-gun strafing holes from Imperial Japanese fighter planes still dot the now unused runway at Ford Island and airplane hangars at Hickam Air Force Base. Oil, sometimes called 'black tears' still seeps up from the sunken USS Arizona, beading the surface of the water at the battleship's memorial."
The Saratoga chapter began the memorial tradition in 2016, which marked the 75th anniversary.
"It's really important that we will remember our history. That's a big component of what Daughters of the American Revolution is," said Mabee. "Part of our thing is to remember and preserve our history, and this is part of our history, so remembering and preserving that Pearl Harbor Day actually exists and it actually happened and that the United States had really stayed away from getting into World War II and if it wasn't for Pearl Harbor; we may have not even joined World War II [otherwise,] but Pearl Harbor escalated us into that, and it's really important [to remember]."
About a half a dozen members, including Mayor Joanne Yepsen, paid their respects Thursday morning.
"We lost over 2,000 souls that day," said Mabee. "It's about the amount we lost at 9/11. It's just as important as remembering 9/11 than it is this day."
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A Little Taste of Heaven catering certainly knows how to feed people. Dogs, however..? When sisters Bernie and Libby sign on to cater Trudy the Pug's birthday bash, it isn't just any doggie 'do. Trudy's owner, Annabel Colbert, is one of the richest women in town--and as mascot of the Colbert toy company, Trudy herself is a bona fide celebrity. But when the big day arrives, mere moments after dipping into the wine, Annabel is shrieking she's been poisoned--and falling face first into her soup. After two days in a coma, Annabel is dead. It seems the woman who had everything also had her share of enemies. In fact, Annabel was cheating, blackmailing, or backstabbing most everyone she knew--including Trudy's trainer and kennel owner. With so many suspects, sniffing out the truth is a risky proposition. Bernie and Libby had better close the oven on this case fast--before they get burned. . . qFans of Diane Mott Davidson and Joanne Fluke will enjoy the investigative and culinary antics of the nosey sisters.q aLibrary Journal qEnjoyable and entertaining.q aRomantic Times qDiverting. . .gabby. . .q aPublishers WeeklyA Little Taste of Heaven catering certainly knows how to feed people.
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The courts are interfer ing so much in city administration that "we have one hand tied behind our backs" in trying to preserve vital services while grappling with severe budget deficits, a top city official charges.
Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith said in an interview that he's worried about the city's ability to manage itself during these tough times because of court rulings that can delay action for months and, in some instances, years.
"We're in a very complicated period of time where the mayor and his agents, myself included, have to find ways to protect the public, treat employees fairly and provide the services we need while saving $2 billion," he said.
Only last month, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Alice Schlesinger granted a temporary restraining order blocking the municipal-hospital system from laying off 450 unionized workers, part of a previously announced plan to restructure a system facing a $1 billion deficit.
City lawyers asked Schlesinger to convert the order into a preliminary injunction, which would have forced the municipal union bringing the case, District Council 37, to post a bond. She refused.
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"It's not this case in and of itself that presents financial disaster," Goldsmith said.
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A 19th century square spells Egypt's new liberationFebruary 2nd, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 2 (IANS) It was a Mubarak who designed a new town square in the millenia-old Cairo which has turned into the fountain head of Egypt's unrest that is now sweeping another Mubarak out of power. Tahrir Square, where tens of thousands of protesters have gathered to demand President Hosni Mubarak's ouster, owes its design to Ali Pasha Mubarak - Egypt's public works minister in the 1860s.
Tahrir in Arabic means 'liberation'.
Tahrir Square has been the traditional spot for many major protests, including the 1977 bread riots that took place after the government decided to withdraw subsidies to basic foodstuffs.
Al-Jazeera reported that the area, on which the square is located, has been historically significant to the Egyptian capital since 13th century. However, it took its current shape only in late 19th century.
The square was designed by Ali Pasha Mubarak, Egypt's public works minister in the 1860s.
Ismail Pasha, who was then ruler of Egypt, handed over the task of modelling Cairo after Paris to Ali Pasha.
The square was originally named Maidan Ismailia after the 19th-century ruler Khedive Ismail who commissioned the new downtown district's design.
It was renamed Maidan al-Tahrir in 1954 after the 1952 Egyptian revolution that turned Egypt from a constitutional monarchy into a republic. The 1952 upheaval was led by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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- One year on, Egyptians back at Tahrir Square (Lead) - Jan 25, 2012
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Caitlyn Jenner's latest ESPY confession is completely surprising
Caitlyn Jenner had a huge week with her ESPY Awards honor July 15, but it wasn't the dress or the public's reaction that had her the most nervous.
Instead, Jenner revealed in her new Who Say blog that she was terrified about using the teleprompter to deliver her speech, since she suffered from dyslexia as a young child.
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"That stays with you through your whole life," Jenner explained of her struggle with dyslexia. "That's why all of my speaking engagements through the years have been always off-the-cuff. I'm better off getting up there knowing what I'm going to say and doing it. But at the ESPYs, I really had to stick to the prompter because I only had a certain number of minutes to make it right, to get my point across. I practiced and practiced and practiced and practiced to make sure I'd nail it."
Jenner did reveal that a few key moments in her speech were improvised.
"The piece on my mom was improvised, and so was the little joke I had in the beginning. I had to do that joke. They weren't sure that it was going to work, but I knew that I had to do it for me, just to get out of the mind-set I would be in after that emotional video."
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Of course, there was a lot to fret over the night of the ESPYs, including Jenner's outfit by Donatella Versace. But Jenner said that while "getting glamorous for the ESPYs was a big process to go through," it was also "amazing and so much fun."
"I wanted to feel good. I wanted to feel pretty. I wanted to be myself," Jenner explained.
And we say check, check and check!
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I do hope that you don't plan on letting it sit in Inferno's hands only, I fear it would be too long before anyone else could touch it.
I'm not really a fan of the thin spikes & tails, I think they look a bit too fragile and easily-shot-off, therefore out of place on military vessel - excepting that they could be comms gear of some sort. They do add nicely to the feel of an organic-y ship (going off your drawing here, p3d doesn't work on my current PC), they make me feel like they need to move/sway when the ship's flying through space
Lastly, I like the name too, joy, love, motherhood, and bombs in your face for coming after my kids!
This looks fairly nice. I do think the middle section would look better in relation with the rest if it was flipped upside down. Atm, the location of engines plus the shape of the cockpit makes it look a bit imbalanced.
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While at least 12 queer teens succumbed to hostile schoolground violence (HSV)-induced bullycide (bullying that leads to suicide) in the final four months of 2010, the anti-queer HSV-motivated bullycides rolled right into 2011.
A year ago this week, in mid-January 2011, after suffering HSV that included (but wasn't limited to) a broken jaw and cyber-attacks on a Facebook page created specifically to ridicule him in part based on his perceived sexual orientation, 14-year-old Kameron Jacobsen succumbed to bullycide.
I couldn't imagine what it would be like for a parent to live through the death of a child for any reason. I also couldn't imagine how a parent or sibling could live through the bullycide of their family member and then see other kids celebrating or mocking the death of the parent's or sibling's family member, at school, with the school refusing to meaningfully intervene to stop it.
Dan Savage wants us to think that somehow, someway, "it gets better." While I value Savage's intentions, laud his efforts, and adore his irreverence, I'm calling B.S. on the "It Gets Better" propaganda. Jamey Rodemeyer was proof enough of that to me, as last year, after he made an "It Gets Better" video, he ultimately succumbed to the torment of HSV by killing himself. It didn't get better. And as we unfortunately just learned, this week it didn't get better for EricJames Borges, who took his own life only a month after filming his video for the "It Gets Better" campaign.
While it sometimes does get better for queer adults, many queer or queer-perceived youth simply can never envision making it to adulthood, no matter who stars in the video.
And now, beyond more deaths of queer teens, we're sadly also seeing how it doesn't get better for the surviving families of these kids' bullycides.
Resiliently attempting to honor Kameron Jacobsen's memory following his bullycide last January by trying to help make "it get better" for bullycidal kids, Kameron's dad, Kevin Jacobsen, devoted the past year to fight against the HSV that can lead to bullycide. In the last year alone, Kevin helped create the Kindness Above Malice Foundation (KAM), an organization with a simple and noble goal: "Teach kids to be kind."
Even assuming kids are inherently kind and instead are socialized into their discriminatory and ignorant conduct, what a great and understandable message, right? How could you not praise Kevin Jacobsen for his efforts to create KAM following the heartbreaking bullycide of his son?
But whether because of the daily battle he faced to ease bullying and HSV for other kids or the arrival of the one-year anniversary of his son's bullycide or any other conceivable reason or combination of reasons that we don't know about that may have existed, earlier this week Kameron's dad, Kevin Jacobsen -- an advocate for kids to just be kind to each other -- took his own life.
So let me say this:
First, whether you're a queer or straight teen, if you're violently tormented for not living up to the gender-conforming behavior that peers, teachers, parents, or others want, please understand that so many people care about your well-being.
Second, if you're a K-12 student being treated unfairly for your real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, contact the ACLU, and email every teacher, administrator, principal, school board member, and superintendent (even anonymously) so that a permanent written record exists of your having put the school on notice of the violence occurring at their school. If you feel suicidal, please get in touch with the amazing people at the Trevor Project. If your parents kick you out of the house, then seek out a welcoming shelter that will help; do your best to not involve yourself with alcohol, drug use, or the sex trade, as so many homeless queer teens have regrettably done in their attempts to survive parental and peer rejection. You may not believe it now, but your life and health are precious. There are numerous people whom you probably don't even realize view your existence as a blessing, and many of us are fighting every day to make this world a better place for you.
Third, if you're the parent of a child of whatever real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, please embrace your child's development, and support who that child is as an individual. Please recognize that enforcing a socialized, collectivist mindset of what teens "should" or "should not" be, if they're not harming anyone else, can lead to scarring psychological damage.
Fourth, if you're the parent of a kid who has succumbed to suicide, and particularly bullycide, please find resources for counseling and companionship from understanding and empathic people and organizations.
Fifth, if you're like 20-year-old Kiersten Jacobsen, someone who has lost a brother to bullycide and, subsequently, a parent to suicide, please know that despite the unimaginable pain and numbness you are feeling, you have peoples' thoughts and prayers for peace and comfort. Stay strong; we're rooting for your success in life.
I'll digress slightly before concluding with a message for the bullies.
Several months ago, I was honored that the University of Maryland's School of Law flew me cross country to speak at the school's Symposium regarding anti-GLBT youth bullying, organized by talented third-year law student Brooke Irving. The panelists and attendees articulated numerous stakeholder perspectives to engage a common nexus to help ease this problem and those affected by it. I had the opportunity there to publicly discuss and debate strategies with ACLU attorney James Gilliam, who represented Seth Walsh's mom following Seth's publicized bullycide. As I generally stated in a prior column, what I've seen in laws, court decisions, and analyses of how schools evade laws demonstrates that anti-bullying laws don't work. And don't think that the bullies don't know that.
But not so fast.
If you're a teen physically and psychologically tormenting your peers because they're somehow perceived as different, please understand that projecting your emotional problems onto others has unimaginable consequences rippling across this nation. And know that you're the target of my work, and recognize that I and many others are pushing every boundary to strategically create legal frameworks that will exploit unthinkable penalties for you so as to deter your antisocial behavior and make life a little better and more peaceful for all bullycidal teens -- regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity -- their families, and our society.


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