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|The political legacy of the Games
La Stampa - August 5th 2012
We should probably thank Mitt Romney. Until the Republican candidate for Americas presidency came to London and made the mistake of publicly casting doubt on whether the British were really ready for the Olympics, and, even worse, whether we liked the idea of the Games at all, we did seem a bit grumpy and half-hearted at the prospect. But from that point on, it became a huge patriotic festival, a sign of unity in a usually argumentative land.
It is a common reaction: most countries are happy to criticize themselves, but a lot less happier when foreigners do it to them. And it probably wasnt Mitt Romneys doing at all. But at the halfway point in these Games, the point is still striking and more than a little surprising. The event is proving a huge popular success, not just around the world but at home, and it has fueled a rather extraordinary mood of nationalism.
One example is the BBC, which we Brits proudly and patriotically tend to think is the worlds best broadcasting company but also the most internationally minded. Yet on domestic TV at least it is reporting the Games as if there was only one country taking part: Britain. Top billing every day is given to the latest triumphs of Team GB, as it is known. The other 203 countries are barely noticed, however many world records their sportsmen and women break.
This did in part reflect a slow start: it took several days before Team GB won its first gold medal. But it also reflects a big national investment in sport, as in fact in other forms of culture, during the past 10-15 years, by innovative financial means: instead of taxpayers money, which was the old source of sporting support, most has come from the privately run National Lottery and from private sponsorship.
So just as Tate Modern has since its opening in 2000 become the worlds most successful contemporary arts museum on the basis primarily of private donations, Britain has suddenly started to over-perform in the Olympics for the same reason.
We are all a bit nationalist when it comes to sport. But this years nationalism in Britain is is still quite surprising, for three reasons. One is that ours is not a very united country. At rugby and soccer we play as the separate nations of Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland, and in politics the Scots at least are agitating for independence.
The second reason is that British, by which I really mean English, culture tends to celebrate losing, albeit bravely. We expect to lose on penalties to Italy or Germany. We don´t expect to win the Wimbledon tennis. We even expect to do badly at cricket.
But there is a third, and more serious, reason. It is that exactly one year ago, on August 6th, London became engulfed in riots, a wave of arson, looting and violence that quickly spread to other cities. It ended after four or five days. But it led to a huge bout of national soul-searching about the divisions within our society between rich and poor, between the law-abiding and the law-breaking, between the contented and the alienated. No one felt then that Britain was a country at ease with itself, united in its Britishness.
And then came Danny Boyles Opening Ceremony for the Games a week ago. It probably generated more of a shrug of the shoulders in the poorer parts of Tottenham, where last years riots began, just a kilometer or so from the Olympic Park, but certainly not a hostile reaction. In fact, Britons seemed pretty united in their pride about it: we thought it was a bit mad, a bit sentimental, very creative and had a stroke of genius in its inclusion of Queen Elizabeth and her cameo with James Bond.
A nation that can be creative, can be serious, but can still laugh at itself: that is how the British like to see themselves, and the Queens participation encapsulated that perfectly.
The next day, walking around the Olympic venue with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, the Queen was heard to describe her appearance in the ceremony as a bit of a laugh. The man she was talking to will have loved that phrase. For amid the nationalist fervour, the enthusiasm for the whole event, and the general atmosphere of positive thinking even amid recession and great social inequality, there has been one big political beneficiary: Boris Johnson himself.
The London mayor is a strange political creature. He is a member of the Conservative Party, but relishes criticizing his own government. He seems very British and even Eurosceptic, and yet his grandfather was Turkish, his grandmother was Russian, and his father worked as an official in the European Commission in Brussels. He is far keener on immigration than most of his fellow Conservatives.
He sounds, to British ears, as if he is a kind of caricature aristocrat, using language sometimes taken from childrens books of the 1930s, and yet is popular because he still communicates well with the public. They like his jokes, his optimism, his frankness, his sometimes reckless private life.
In fact, in those characteristics he bears more than a slight resemblance to Silvio Berlusconi, a politician of which Mr Johnson once wrote an admiring profile when he was direttore of a right-wing weekly magazine, The Spectator. He lacks, of course, Mr Berlusconis other key strengths of money and media power. But what he is echoing above all is the constant desire to be positive.
As a result, British political commentators have begun a debate about whether Mr Johnson could eventually become prime minister, even defeating the current Conservative Party leader and prime minister, David Cameron, in a party election. The consensus is that he wont, because the British, especially the British who do not live in London, are too cynical and critical of their politicians to elect someone who tells jokes, even brilliant ones.
Personally, I am not so sure. The Olympics have shown how much the British love a spectacle, and love to take part. This year we also celebrated the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeths arrival on our throne, and that was a big, upbeat party too, despite traditionally bad English weather.
In a big, international city like London, the Olympics are unlikely to leave a lasting mark. We will move on to other things, pretty quickly. But in national politics, and the national mood, a mark might be left. We are showing that we like to win, and that currently we like to listen to confident, positive leaders. Boris Johnson is going to be a man to watch.


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Group Discount Does Not Take Individual LTD Policy Outside ERISA's Voluntary Plans Safe Harbor
Gooden v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America and Unum Group Corp., 2016 WL 3059752 (E.D. Tenn. 2016)
When this individual sued after his long-term disability insurance claim was denied, the insurer sought to move the lawsuit from state to federal court by arguing that the policy was part of an ERISA plan. The individual had purchased the policy following meetings with the insurer at his workplace, and his employer collected premiums through payroll deduction and remitted them to the insurer. Because several other employees paid their premiums in this manner, the insurer provided a group discount of approximately 15%. To determine whether the arrangement was subject to ERISA, the court examined the regulatory safe harbor exempting certain voluntary insurance arrangements from ERISA if employees pay the full premium and the employer has minimal involvement—in particular, making no contributions and providing no endorsement.
The insurer argued that the discount was effectively an employer contribution because it would not have been available without the employer facilitating the premium payments. The court declined to draw parallels between the safe harbor and the COBRA rules, under which coverage that would not be available at the same cost absent the employment relationship is considered maintained by an employer. It distinguished other cases where a discount was found to be an employer contribution (see, for example, our Checkpoint article), noting that in many of those cases the employer negotiated the discount, or other factors contributed to the court's finding. The court concluded that the combination of a non-negotiated discount with premium payment through payroll deductions (which is expressly allowed under the safe harbor) does not remove the policy from the safe harbor. With respect to employer endorsement, the court focused on the employee's perspective, asking whether an employee could reasonably conclude that the employer had endorsed the arrangement. The court found no evidence that the employer provided any materials mentioning ERISA or suggesting that it endorsed the policy. While the employer had completed a claim form and engaged in limited correspondence with the insurer (for example, to provide updated salary information and notify the insurer that one individual had left the organization), in the court's view these were minor ministerial tasks that did not show substantial employer involvement. And the employer's limited action in allowing the insurer to publicize the arrangement is expressly permitted under the safe harbor. Because there was no ERISA plan, the case was returned to state court.
EBIA Comment: Cases involving the voluntary plans safe harbor often arise because an insurer wants to avoid state-law claims, which typically carry higher potential damages and penalties than may be available under ERISA. Employers wishing to avoid ERISA's application to voluntary insurance arrangements (along with the associated compliance obligations) should make sure to limit their actions to those permitted under the safe harbor. For more information, see EBIA's ERISA Compliance manual at Sections VII.C ("Detailed Review of Voluntary Plan Safe Harbor") and XXXVI.J.1 ("Where Can ERISA Suits Be Filed?").
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Sir Andrew Dilnot calls for action on social care funding to mend 'broken' care market at first Royal London annual lecture
12 October 2017
Giving the inaugural Royal London annual lecture, Sir Andrew Dilnot will today (Thursday 12th October) call for action to deal with a 'broken' care market. Despite growing need from an ageing population, the number of people receiving residential care has barely increased since the turn of the century, and consumers often have very little choice of suitable care homes with vacancies in their local authority.
Sir Andrew, author of the report which led to the 2014 Care Act, will argue that the risk of facing 'catastrophic' care costs remains the 'last big unpooled risk' that citizens face, and that a mixture of social insurance and new forms of private sector financial services would help to make sure that people are far better protected against this risk. A cap on care costs would help to make private care policies viable for providers, and a growth in the number of people with money to spend on care when they need it would help to stimulate innovation in the care market. Sir Andrew will also say that the growing costs of care cannot be met wholly or mainly by the working age population, and that the retired population should be making a bigger contribution over time.
Sir Andrew Dilnot said:
'Many of us will not need to spend large amounts on care in later life, but for those who do, the costs can be huge. We need to find a way to pool this risk rather than let it be a later life care cost lottery. A cap on care costs removes the catastrophic risk facing us all, and could help to stimulate more provision of private sector financial services. Coupled with a reform to means-tested state support, this could help tackle the 'broken' care market where the supply of residential and domiciliary care all too often does not meet the needs of older people'.
Steve Webb, Director of Policy at Royal London said:
'There is a real risk that the Green Paper on social care will simply pose questions and will postpone politically difficult choices. The 'Dilnot' cap on lifetime care cost is an important part of the answer. It is only fair to make sure that those who are unfortunate enough to face huge long-term care costs in later life do not face an unlimited bill, and a cap would make it more viable for providers to come forward with insurance products. We also need to think creatively about whether care insurance could be integrated into other financial products such as pension drawdown accounts which would help to broaden the group of people who are pooling the risk of facing huge care costs'.
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- Sir Andrew Dilnot is currently Warden of Nuffield College Oxford and led the 'Commission on Funding Care and Support' which reported in 2011 (http://dilnotcommission.dh.gov.uk/ ) and led to the plans for a cap on lifetime social care costs which were included in the 2014 Care Act. Biographical details for Sir Andrew can be found at: https://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/andrew-dilnot/
- The first Royal London annual lecture will be held at 1315 on Thursday 12th October at the Association of British Insurers, One America Square, 17 Crosswall, London EC3N 2LB. If you would like to attend the event, please contact email@example.com for more details. Following Sir Andrew's lecture there will be feedback from industry experts and a time for questions. The independent chair of the event will be Alison Holt, BBC Social Affairs Correspondent.
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Author's Notes: SYuuri, Mollylyn, Tirsh and I agreed to do a Christmas fanfic story exchange this year. We got a neutral party to assign us each a person to write for and we submitted our "wish list" of story items for our writer to choose from. Over achiever me liked something from everyone's list so I went overboard and did a story for each person. Yes, I'm that person. The person whose name I drew was SYuuri so to make her story special, I'm including all of her wish items: snowman, mistletoe, Christmas Carol, All I Want for Christmas, and hot chocolate with marshmallows. After she made a special request of me that had nothing to do with the Christmas fic exchange, I decided to add that as well. So, SYuuri, I hope it meets and exceeds your expectations. Merry Christmas.
Author's note 2: I don't really know anything about military bases and especially not Canadian military bases. Most of my knowledge comes from watching Army Wives. So please forgive any details I might get wrong later in the chapter when the military base comes up. This story takes place between Slow Burn and Broken Peace.
Disclaimer: The show Flashpoint and its characters were created by Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern and belong to them and its respective networks. I am making no money off this story and it is for entertainment purposes only. However, this particular story is my creation and should not be used without my express written permission.
Christmas Green…with Envy
"Stay tuned for more sounds of the seasons. Remember there are only ten shopping days left. Have you gotten that special gift for that special person? If not…"
Sam tuned out the rest of the radio announcer's appeal. He didn't need the reminder of how many days were left. He'd wrapped up his shopping weeks ago, both figuratively and literally. Especially that "special gift for that special person" which would not be found no matter how creative she got trying to sneak a peek, not that he'd ever seen her snooping. He glanced over at the beautiful woman who was napping in the seat next to him.
He couldn't blame her for sleeping now. In order for them to get the time off together for this trip, they'd had to switch shifts with different people. She'd worked one of those shifts the night before and from the way she'd described it, it had been a busy night. The fact that she'd managed to stay awake for almost three and a half hours of the five hour drive had surprised him.
He wouldn't admit it to just anyone, and especially not to her, but he loved to watch Jules Callaghan when she slept. There was just something so sweet and innocent about her then that was a stark contrast to that tough, no-nonsense exterior that she projected at work. The only thing that had kept his eyes more on the road than on her peaceful, beautiful face was the fact that it had started to snow about ten minutes after she'd fallen asleep and he needed to keep his eyes on the roads that would soon get slick. He'd driven in worse weather but he was glad they were going to reach their destination before the sun went down.
With a little intake of breath that indicated she was waking up, her eyes fluttered open and she gave a little stretch that reminded him of a cat. "When did it start snowing?"
"A little over an hour ago. We're almost there. Not too late to change our minds." Sam offered. He made it seem like a joke but underneath he was completely serious about turning around and going home before they ever reached their final destination. If it wasn't for the snow, he'd have reached over and taken one of her hands in his to hold as he drove taking comfort from her touch to help him overcome his own increasing discomfort for every mile closer they got. As it was, however, he needed to keep both hands on the wheel no matter how much he longed for the feel of her hand in his.
As if sensing what he needed without him saying anything, she reached her hand out to his left side and lovingly placed the gloved palm of her hand against this cheek, making sure to keep the crook of her arm out of his field of vision. He puckered his lips and kissed the base of her hand. Her voice was still sleep-filled as she responded to his suggestion. "You know we can't do that. Your mom was disappointed that you couldn't get the time off to come up for the actual holiday. When you told her you would make it work so you could visit and attend the Christmas party I could hear her squeal of delight through the phone."
"You weren't even in the same room when I was talking to her." Sam reminded her with a slight eye roll.
"I know," Jules agreed. "That's why I knew she was excited. Heard her clear across the house. Seriously Sam, how bad could it be?"
The noise that came from Sam's lips could only be described as a snort. "Thus says the one who's never spent any time around the General. He can suck the Merry right out of Christmas just by entering a room. Seriously, if there was an award given for the Grinchiest person and it came down to the Grinch and the General, the General would win hands down."
Jules lowered her hand to rest it on the top of Sam's thigh, giving the muscle a slight squeeze. "Now I know you're exaggerating. Natalie showed me some pictures of some of the Christmases the two of you had growing up. The two of you sitting in front of a beautiful Christmas tree…"
"That we weren't allowed to decorate because it had to look perfect if company came by." Sam inserted.
"Surrounded by mountains of brightly wrapped packages." Jules continued as if Sam hadn't interrupted. "That doesn't sound very Grinch-y to me."
He didn't answer her; didn't need to. Though he'd booked them a room at a local hotel for the two nights they would be in Ottawa, he was sure they would be forced to spend the majority of the time in close proximity to the family. She would see soon enough. It wasn't that the General was a bad father. On the contrary, he'd provided the family with everything they could possibly need and most of the things they'd wanted. He just had a tendency of treating his family the way he ran his units. Always had, always would.
Seeing a sign advertising a roadside diner a couple of miles ahead, he risked a momentary glance in her direction before returning his focus to the road. "You hungry? We haven't stopped for anything more than bathroom and gas the whole drive."
Jules glanced out the window at the snow falling in increasing drifts. "You don't want to try to make it before the weather gets worse?" Her stomach took that opportunity to audibly announce its hunger and she blushed. "Yeah, I'm hungry but me and my big-mouthed stomach can wait until we get to the hotel if you don't want to stop now."
He saw the diner that the sign had promised and turned on his blinker before slowing and turning into the parking lot. "You know what I'd rather do but since it seems we're staying, I'm starving as well. My stomach just isn't as vocal about it."
She slapped his thigh as he shot her a cheeky grin. Though there were a few cars already parked in the parking lot, the diner was far from crowded. Still he parked away from the door, leaving the available front spots for someone who came along who might needed the shorter trip to the front door. As soon as he turned off the ignition and the heat cut off, the temperature in the jeep started too cool. He and Jules both unfastened their seat belts and slipped their arms into the bulky coats they had shed in the heated interior of the vehicle.
Sam waited at the end of the vehicle for Jules to join him and wrapped a well padded arm around her waist as they made their way through the falling snow to the door of the diner. A bell dinged signaling their entrance, the sound blending with the holiday music playing in the background. Sam led her to a booth and they sat opposite each other, once more shrugging out of their jackets.
A waitress with frizzy blonde hair greeted them and handed them menus. Despite Jules's presence, the waitress had eyes only for Sam. If he were the menu, it was more than obvious that she wanted to order one of everything. Jules resisted the urge to roll her eyes. She was used to women openly ogling her boyfriend and while she appreciated their good taste at the same time as being annoyed by their brazenness, she didn't let it bother her because somehow Sam never seemed to notice the attention and certainly never returned it. The waitress smacked her gum as she smiled. A smile that seemed as big and as fake as some of her other attributes she seemed proud of. "I don't think you're from around here. I'm pretty sure I would have remembered you."
Though you was a pronoun that could be either singular or plural, it was more than obvious the Sam was the only "you" she cared to address. Still Sam was busy looking at the menu and lost in his thoughts and didn't acknowledge her. Jules pasted on her own fake smile. "No, we're just passing through. I think we need a few minutes before we know what we want."
The waitress seemed disappointed but nodded. "Sure, while you are deciding can I get you something to drink? Coffee maybe?"
"Hot chocolate with marshmallows." Jules requested. She could probably use the caffeine boost coffee would give her but there was something about falling snow at Christmas time that brought out the little girl in her that loved curling up by the fireplace with a steaming mug of chocolate and slowly melting white puffs of sticky sweetness. "Sam?"
"The same." He requested, looking over his menu and giving Jules that boyish smile that always made her melt just a little like she was one of those marshmallows in the hot chocolate.
It apparently made the waitress melt a little as well if the little giggle that escaped her lips as she took down the order was any indication. She retreated from the table to get their drinks and Jules looked down at the menu. Like most roadside diners there were choices that ranged from sandwiches to hot plate specials that all claimed to be "homemade." She pursed her lips considering. "What are you thinking?"
"I don't think you really want to know." Sam mumbled.
She gave him a little nudge with the toe of her boot under the table. "I meant on the menu. But you're wrong if you think I wouldn't want to know what you're really thinking about."
He reached across the table and gave her hand a squeeze. He didn't release it. "I think I'm going with a greasy cheeseburger and a pile of equally greasy fries. If I know Mom, and I do know my mom, there will not be a morsel of unhealthy food that passes our lips during her watch. She has a way of even making deserts and party foods less than decadent. We should eat it while we can."
Jules frowned. "She's not going to make me eat brussels sprouts, is she?"
Sam was well aware of Jules's aversion to the "little heads of cabbages that don't taste anything like cabbage." He grinned, loving the way she so innocently - or maybe she only made it look innocent and she really knew exactly what she was doing - pulled him out of his darker thoughts. "Probably. And knowing my mom, she's going to do her damndest to make you like them. And before you say it, Nat and I tried every trick in the book to get out of eating them so she's wise to every trick in the book."
"I could tell her I'm allergic. Break out in hives, throat swells up, breathing stops, that sort of thing." She suggested, chewing on her bottom lip thoughtfully.
Sam shook his head, outright chuckling now. "Won't work. Unless you have it stamped on some medic alert bracelet she won't buy it. She'll tell you the best way to get over an allergy is to desensitize yourself by eating it. She'll promise to give you Benedryl for the hives and ask where your epi pen is in case your throat swells."
Jules winced. "Nice, and here all this time I thought you said it was your father who was the badass of the family."
Sam's thumb lazily rubbed against the side of her hand. "He is. Except, when it comes to meals and who's going to eat what. Mom makes even him cower and send up the white flag. My advice, when she serves Brussels sprouts, cut them in really small bites and throw them to the back of your mouth. You can bypass your taste buds and practically swallow them without chewing."
"I can't tell if you're being serious or seriously pulling my leg. I'm not sure I want to know which." Jules shook her head.
The waitress returned and placed the two steaming mugs in front of them. She then pulled out her order pad. "You make a decision yet?"
Jules gave Sam a nod, letting him order for the both of them. Once the waitress left, Jules picked up her spoon to stir the marshmallows around in the hot chocolate and frowned once more. There were no tell-tale floating white blobs in her drink. She glanced over at Sam's mug which was practically overflowing with marshmallows. What would be next? She'd get a meatless hamburger while Sam got the extra patty?
Sam noticed the issue and pulled her mug to his with his free hand, keeping the other firmly in hers. Using his spoon, he carefully scooped over half of his own marshmallows into her mug before sliding it back to her. She smiled her thanks and stirred the marshmallows into the liquid.
"Can I ask you a question?" Recognizing the upturn corner of his smirk, she glared at him and amended. "Other than that one."
He nodded. She sighed and took a small sip, being careful not to scald her tongue. Briefly she wondered if maybe she should rethink that plan; if she did, she probably wouldn't have to taste any offensive vegetables that might find their way onto her plate over the next couple of days. "What's really bugging you about being here? I've seen you before when you've gone off to visit your family and while it might not be a trip to Disney World, you don't dread it like you have this time. I've been wracking my brain trying to figure it out and the only thing I've come up with that's different about this trip and the others is that I'm here with you." She lowered her gaze, unable to look at him. "Are you worried about introducing me to your parents?"
"Yes." Sam answered honestly. Jules's head dipped even more as she tried to hide the hurt she knew would probably show in her eyes. He saw it anyway in the rest of her body language and gave her hand a little tug, hoping to make her look up. When she didn't, he sighed. "It's not what you are thinking. It's not about you at all."
At that she did look up, her disbelief evident. He continued. "Jules, I'm not ashamed of you or scared for anyone to know we're together. I'm proud to say you're my girlfriend and that I love you. I'm just afraid my parents - my dad especially - will say or do something that will hurt or embarrass you or worse, make you look at me and think that if I came from their genes maybe you'd better rethink this whole relationship."
"I'm dating you, not your parents." Jules reminded him, taking a bigger sip of her hot chocolate.
The waitress returned with their food and pointedly asked Sam if there was anything else he not they needed. Sam shook his head, not interested in anything but reassuring Jules. And although her words were reassuring to him, he didn't think he'd done much to alleviate her concerns. Not getting the reaction she was hoping for or much of a reaction at all, the waitress left with a frown on her face. Once more alone, Jules removed her hand from his so she could dress her burger but she suddenly wasn't interested in the food. With less force than she really felt like using, Jules piled on the lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles but left the onions to the side. She cleared her throat, hoping it wouldn't sound as pitiful as she felt. "So, you're saying your parents won't like me."
Sam looked at her as he poked a fry around the ketchup he'd squirted into his plate. Jules was normally such a self-assured, confident person that it always took him by surprise when any hint of insecurity leaked out. Now, he wished he hadn't said anything. Since he had though, he felt he owed it to her to be honest. Forewarned is forearmed. "My dad won't, mainly because you don't come from a military family. Dad is pretty snobbish about keeping the family line military pure. Plus, he sort of thinks the role of a girlfriend/wife is to be sort of a 'Yes, Sir; whatever you say, Sir' kind of person. And thankfully, we both know that's not who you are."
He left it at that, even though there was more. While he was pretty sure his mother would be her usual gracious and charming self that she demonstrated for all social functions, he knew his mother still carried some ill feelings about the way Jules had ended things before. While he hoped his mother wouldn't say anything that would be upsetting, he couldn't be sure. The truth was, the whole situation, with the annual muckity muck Christmas party mixed in, had too many potential pitfalls for him to be comfortable with it.
Jules hid her frown behind taking a bite of her hamburger. She'd be lying if she said she hadn't had her doubts about attending the party the next evening. Her fears and insecurities had only been fed by her talk with Natalie. She'd called Sam's sister to ask for advice about what to pack for the trip and especially to wear to the party. The way Natalie had described the party had made it seem like the kind of complete social nightmare that Jules usually tried to avoid, the Police Gala only a hundred times worse. Now it seemed like Sam was telling her that it wasn't just the party she had to worry about but the whole trip. Maybe it wasn't too late to change course and spend the next three days elsewhere.
"Relax Jules. You're dating me not my parents, remember? I shouldn't have said anything, but I don't want him to say something that will hurt you."
Jules took another bite of her hamburger and used the time of chewing and swallowing to form her next thoughts. "I guess the General's opinion doesn't matter as long as his son is happy."
Sam reached under the table to give her knee a squeeze. "His son is very happy. Having you by my side tomorrow night is going to be the highlight of my evening. It's not just how my parents are going to treat you that has me worried about the trip. I'd almost have rather worked things so I could have gone for Christmas dinner than this party. All the top brass will be there. People who know all about me and what happened in Kandahar. Maybe by now it'll be old news unlike the last time I went to the party the year after it happened - the last time I went to the party at all. But I'm sure there will be things said by those who won't let me forget the mistakes I've made. Some who think I should have been brought up on disciplinary charges and that that the only reason why I wasn't was because the General pulled strings. Others who think I turned my back on the military by walking away and that that was my biggest mistake. You may hear some not so flattering things about me."
Jules reached out and took his hand in hers once more. "Sam, what happened with Matt was an accident; something you couldn't control. They can't keep blaming you for it. And as for walking away; you did what you had to do for you. You might not be military any more but you are still saving lives and making a difference. If they can't see that, then that's their problem. And if I hear anyone saying anything about what happened, I'm going to tell them just that."
Sam grinned at her, already feeling better about this trip than he had since he first told his mother he would come. "What would I do without you?"
Jules indicated the direction of the counter where their waitress was still watching Sam like a person on a diet might watch the pastry cart in a fancy restaurant. "I think she'd like to give you a few ideas."
Sam shuddered. "I'm not sure I want to know what her ideas involve. Just promise me you won't leave me here alone to go off to the bathroom or something. I'm not sure I'd still be here when you got back; and not by choice may I add."
Jules grinned. "I'll do my best to protect you."
They were just finishing their meal when Sam's cell phone range. Looking at the caller ID, he mouthed the word Mom to Jules before answering. "Hi, Mom… No, we're not far out. Just stopped to get a bite to eat…Yeah, Mom, I know you would have but we've been driving practically all day and we were too hungry to wait….Actually, we'll probably go ahead and check in at the hotel….Yes, Mom, I know there's plenty of room at the house but neither of us wanted to put you to any more trouble. We know you've got the party to get ready for…. Yes, Mom, I know you wouldn't mind. It's just easier this way… We'll be there… I will…Love you too. Bye."
Jules shook her head, having only heard his side of the conversation. "Let me guess, she's still trying to get us to stay at the house on base."
He nodded. "I can't just tell her there's no way in hell I'm not having a planned strategic escape route. But I can't get us out of dinner. She's pretty insistent on that."
Jules popped the last of her French fries into her mouth. Then she looked down to the snow pants and thermal long-sleeve she'd dressed in after getting off work. "Would I be right in thinking that dinner not only means healthy food but dressing up as well?"
Sam nodded. "Not as formal as the party tomorrow night but a bit more than the casual we have on for the drive up."
Jules wiped her hands and mouth with her napkin and nodded. "Then we'd better get to the hotel. If meeting your parents is going to be as challenging as you say, I'm going to need at least a couple more hours of sleep and a really long shower."
If only she'd known.


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"Right now, I can call myself a celebrity and definitely I'm going to be greater than a celebrity. My baby too is going to be great. Look at the circumstance that surrounds his birth, just some days old, he is already all over in the news around the world and everybody is happy to see him or hear about his story. He will surely go beyond where I am now. He has turned me into a kind of celebrity. "
"I was purging all through the night and I had no idea of what labour pain was all about. Actually, I was feeling pressed, I can't call it a labour pain because I was visiting the toilet all through the night till that morning. I just went to the toilet to go and purge when I noticed something just came out of me which I found out was the baby. The baby entered the closet. I was just there shouting, bleeding and people who saw the blood came out to help me alongside the baby.
"I was really scared! I was not expecting a baby. I went to the toilet but seeing a baby was terrifying because I was not expecting him or her to come out yet. It is absolutely not true that I took to my heels when people came to help me. It happened in Moremi Hall toilet and the toilet is a public one where everybody takes their bath, fetch water and clean up. So, some people were around fetching water, having their bath as usual, while I was in the toilet planning to defecate. My friend called the cleaner for help because she was an elderly woman. I was very scared and people around too couldn't help because we are all young female students. The cleaner later helped to carry the baby out and brought it to the Health Center along with me."
Her plan for the baby
"I will continue to keep him more handsome, healthier and nurture him to attain greater height in life. But what he will become later in life is not for me to decide but he will definitely become what God wants him to become. I will just try to train him in God's way and I am sure His (God) plan for his life will be realized."
The bean cake she ate deceived her – CSO
According to the institution's Chief Security Officer, Mr. Paul Ogidi, Rotimi thought she had stomach upset instead of labor pains because of the bean cake she took before going to bed.
"She got to campus late at night on Tuesday and it was learnt that she could not immediately get herself something to eat but later resolved to buy beans cake within the campus. After eating the snack, she complained severely of running stomach, urinated and defecated at regular intervals.
"She felt her stomach disorder was caused by the bean cake that she took the previous night – not knowing it was labour pains."
Varsity law does not forbid pregnancy - OAU
Authorities of OAU have blamed the improper use of the social media for the allegation that Oyinlola attempted to flush her baby away.
The Head of Public Relations, Mr. Biodun Olarenwaju, who spoke on behalf of the management, described the incident as a "social media rumour."
He said, "Social media is designed primarily to disseminate information. But in the Nigerian context, many people disseminate rumors The only information that should be seen there should be those persons who have the authority to speak concerning that particular incident.
"The only truth in the social media episode is that a bouncing baby boy was delivered in the toilet of the female hostel in our university. Other tales on the social media were totally incorrect. Students should not encourage rumor mongering because of the image of the person involved. They have to be careful not to make rumor the news."
He explained that it was legal for the student to have delivered the baby in the school, stating that universities are institutions for adults.
"It is not a crime for a student to be pregnant. There is no law or decree that states that a student should be punished, an adult for that matter, for getting pregnant. And there is no law in this university that states that an undergraduate cannot become pregnant," he added.
We forced the door open to rescue Oyinlola, baby – Cleaners
Also, the two cleaners, Mrs. Shipebi Grace and Mrs. Cecilia Ologbenla, in a chat with our correspondents, said there was no evidence to prove that Oyinlola wanted to kill her baby.
The cleaners noted that they had to force the door open when they were called to ensure the safety of Oyinlola and her baby who was crying. According to them, the baby was in the water closet when they entered the toilet.
"She would not have wanted to attempt to kill the baby the way we saw her. She only panicked when we forced the door in. We had to force the door in because of the cry of the baby. In fact, it was one of them that came to call us, but you know some students are impatient. They didn't confirm what happened before they started spreading rumor.


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Fav Movies: Clockwork Orange, Boondock Saints, The Princess Bride, X-men, Harry Potter, Rocky Horror Picture Show
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I'm a bit crazy and when ever I'm doing something to easy, like cleaning or straightening or whatever, my mind is off in fan fic land where fic ideas playout like a movie. Unfortunately watching a scene play out in my mind makes it harder to write a scene playing out in words. I'm trying though other wise all my fic's would be like 'this happens to him then this happens and he feels bad' and that's not very entertaining.
I encourage you all to send me as much constructive criticism as you can. I know I have unique ideas that would be refreshing and interesting I just need to figure out how to write it in a way that won't leave you bored. lol
I am also an avid reader of fanfiction please check out my fav's and at the bottom you will find is a list of my Top Five Absolute Must Reads and, not a summary, but a description of why they made it to the list.
This is just for fun, copy, paste and TRY IT OUT!
Number your 12 fav Naruto characters (In no order) and answer the questions!!
1. Shino
2. Sakura
1) Have you ever read a Six/Eleven fanfic before?
Naruto/Hanabi Don't think so... If he doesn't notice Hinata how do you expect him to notice her sister.
2) Do you think Four is hot? How hot?
Shika!! XD I've seen some shirtless Shika pic's on deviant art that are definatly oggle worthy.
3) What would happen if Twelve got Eight pregnant?
Garra got Genma pregnant?? Umm...How? Unless it was on purpose I think Genma would find some way to abort it and never bottom again.
4) Do you recall any fics about Nine?
Hinata? Lots. I like the one where she kinda snaps after her father is killed by Hyuuga traitors and goes on a killing rampage untill the clan has been 'cleansed'.
5) Would Two and Six make a good couple?
Naruto/Sakura Yeah as long as he keeps a healthy fear of her fists.
6) Five/Nine or Five/Ten?
Neither. Jiraiya/Kankurou or Jiraiya/Hinata? Really? Hinata is to sweet to be subjected to erro-sennin and Kanky would just be like 'WTF! o.O"
7) What would happen if Seven walked in on Two and Twelve having sex?
Ohhh I like this one. Iruka walking in on Sakura and Garra. Sakura would be embarrassed and Garra wouldn't give a damn, maybe glare if it kills Sakura's mood. Iruka would blush, walk out and end up muttering to himself about kids growing up to fast and using public places for private activities.
8) Make up a summary of a Three/Ten Fanfic.
Waking up together naked after a drunken night of mistakes can Temari and Kankurou still look eachother in the eye? And how will their younger less stable brother process this new tension between the family members he's just learned to love?
9) Is there any such thing as a One/Eight fluff?
Don't think so never seen this pairing in my life. Shino/Genma
10) Suggest a title for a Seven/Twelve Hurt/Comfort fic.
Wow another weird one...ummm... Pain and Comfort Unexpected. Iruka/Garra
11) What kind of plot would you use if you wanted Four to de-flower One?
Shikamaru de-flowering Shino. I'm not sure how I'd do this...I know Iv'e read one fic for this pairing but i think it had the relationship pre established at the begining. Ummm... Skika would have to be well known as gay, "Women are too troublesome, I'll sitck with men." And Shino would have to be in desperate need of being delfowered by a man. lol. Like a mission that required it and he needed practice or something; Although I can't think of a mission shino couldn't do with out being de-flowered.
12) Does anyone on your friends list read Three het?
I have a friends list?? I've seen alot of Temari/Shika and I love Marry My Father Please? with Temari/Shino.
13) Does anyone on your friends list write or draw Eleven?
Man I really have to find that friends list thing. Explosive sequal to MMFP? does an awesome portrayal of Hanabiand the author Kaotic313 has links up one her profile of fans who have drawn her from that story.
14) Would anyone on your friends list write Two/Four/Five ?
NO Jirai should only be paired with Tsunade or someone else in his age range. Age gaps don't normally disgust me but how old is he? 60? 70? Shika and Sakura are both out of his age range.
15) What might ten scream at a moment of great passion?
Kanky "Yeah! Whose my Puppet?!"
16) If you wrote a song-fic about Eight, what song would you choose?
Genma - "I'm to sexy for my shirt, to sexy for my shirt, sooo sexyy it hu-urts..."
17) If you wrote a One/Six/Twelve fic, what would the warning be?
Warning Yaoi with extreme Angst and Violence. Shino/Naruto/Garra
18) What might be a good pick-up line for Ten to use on Two?
Kankurou/Sakura "I've been poisoned by love babe, now I need some of your sexy anitdote."
19) How might Eleven describe a relationship between Two and Eight?
Hanabi Describing Sakura/Genma "Pfft.. She's getting played."
20) How emo is Seven?
Iruka? He's well adjusted for a teacher. I'd worry more about an anxiety attack from all those kids then him falling into a depression.
Naruto Must Reads
Marry My Father Please? (complete) and the sequal Explosive (WIP) by Kaotic312 -Hilarious! Mainly it focuses on the Hyugaas but with multiple side pairing of all your favorite characters. Very well written and thought out. I also like that equal attention was given to each paring and there are some rare pairing here you may have never thought of. Has several fans already and the author's profile page has links to Pictures her fans have drawn.
House of Crows by SilverShine (KakaSaku Complete) Very original, this had me sitting on the edge of my seat between updates. Author gives Kakashi a detailed background that few people in konoha are aware of and lots of the unexpected.
Aburame Ichizoku 1 and 2 by Lithe-Fider - Shows the lives of the Aburame clan intamately. Well thought out with lots of well developed Oc's because.. well how many Aburames have we seen besides Shino and Shibi? 1 is about life before the Kyuubi, when Shibi is still single. 2 picks up when Shino is born. Slight warning as this author does explain the glasses question with empty eye sockets. I understand that some people refuse to read because of that explination but if this is unsettling to you I would still recommend you read this. If you can get past that one tiny fact you will find this is a wonderful story and very enlightening to read.
Players by kukaburraaxxii - (WIP InoGenma) Yet again another story that is both well written and original. A slightly insecure Ino attempts to be a player under Genma tutelage. I love the way Genma is portrayed here. It sets the standard in my mind of who and how Genma is.
Dirty Old Men by Crimson-Siyrean- (WIP) Hilarious with the crack pairings. Can't really tell you why I like this one so much with out giving you a bit of the summary so here is a bit of what starts it off and you can try imagining what happens next or read the story and laugh yourself into stitches. Anko gives a one day seduction class to the rookie nine girls plus Tenten. She ends the class with an optional mission to try out their new skills on an unsuspecting male. They have a slumber party and bet each other they can't seduce a jounin and assign each other difficult targets. Ino-Maito Gai, Sakura-Ebisu, Tenten-Kakashi, and Hinata gets off easy with Genma as a target. Bet is won when they receive a kiss on the lips.
Harry Potter Must Reads (Comming soon cause I'm tired...)


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Abraham's Four Surrenders ... dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. ... And on the plains of Sharon I could look up to ... into Sodom he could sell his cattle and sheep and goats ... //christianbookshelf.org/moody/men of the bible/i abrahams four surrenders.htm
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Sheep Gate
Sheep Gate: An Ancient Gate of Jerusalem
Sheep Market
Sheep Market of Jerusalem
Sheep of Backsliders
Sheep of Lost Sinners
Sheep of the Defenselessness of Servants of God (Greek: Diakonoi)
Sheep of the Jews
Sheep of the People of Christ
Sheep of the Righteous
Sheep of the Wicked in Their Death
Sheep of Those Under God's Judgment
Sheep Tending
Sheep were Frequently: Cut off by Disease
Sheep were Frequently: Destroyed by Wild Beasts
Sheep were Frequently: Given As Presents
Sheep were Frequently: Given As Tribute
Sheep were Frequently: Taken in Great Numbers in War
Sheep: (In Patience and Simplicity) of Patience, of Christ
Sheep: (In Proneness to Wander) of Those Who Depart from God
Sheep: (Lost) of the Unregenerate
Sheep: (Separation from the Goats) the Separation of Saints
Sheep: (When Found) Restored Sinners
Sheep: Agile
Sheep: Also: Bozrah
Sheep: Also: Jacob's Management of
Sheep: Also: Kedar
Sheep: Also: Nebaioth
Sheep: Also: Sharon
Sheep: Being Covered With a Fleece
Sheep: Bleating of, Alluded To
Sheep: Clean and Used As Food
Sheep: Constituted a Great Part of Patriarchal Wealth
Sheep: False Prophets Assume the Simple Appearance
Sheep: Feasting at the Time of Shearing
Sheep: Females of, Called Ewes
Sheep: Figurative
Sheep: First Wool of, Given to the Priests
Sheep: Firstlings of, Could not be Dedicated As a Free-Will offering
Sheep: Firstlings of, not to be Redeemed
Sheep: Firstlings of, not to be Shorn
Sheep: Flesh of, Extensively Used As Food
Sheep: Flocks of Attended by Members of the Family
Sheep: Flocks of Attended by Servants
Sheep: Flocks of Conducted to the Richest Pastures
Sheep: Flocks of Fed in the Valleys
Sheep: Flocks of Fed on the Mountains
Sheep: Flocks of Fled from Strangers
Sheep: Flocks of Followed the Shepherd
Sheep: Flocks of Frequently Covered the Pastures
Sheep: Flocks of Guarded by Dogs
Sheep: Flocks of Kept in Folds or Cotes
Sheep: Flocks of Made to Rest at Noon
Sheep: Flocks of Watered Every Day
Sheep: Innocent
Sheep: Males of Called Rams
Sheep: Milk of, Used As Food
Sheep: Milk of, Used for Food
Sheep: Offered in Sacrifice by Abel
Sheep: Offered in Sacrifice by Abraham
Sheep: Offered in Sacrifice by Noah
Sheep: Offered in Sacrifice from the Earliest Age
Sheep: Offered in Sacrifice Under the Law
Sheep: Parable of the Lost
Sheep: Places Celebrated For: Bashan
Sheep: Places Celebrated For: Bozrah
Sheep: Places Celebrated For: Kedar
Sheep: Places Celebrated For: Nebaioth
Sheep: Remarkably Prolific
Sheep: Sagacious
Sheep: Shearing of
Sheep: Skins of, Made Into a Covering for the Tabernacle
Sheep: Skins of, Worn As Clothing by the Poor
Sheep: The First Fleece of, Belonged to the Priests and the Levites
Sheep: The Land of Bashan Adapted to the Raising of
Sheep: Time of Shearing, a Time of Rejoicing
Sheep: Tithe of, Given to the Levites
Sheep: Tribute (Taxes) Paid In
Sheep: Under Man's Care from the Earliest Age
Sheep: Washed and Shorn Every Year
Sheep: Wool of, Made Into Clothing
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For the last year or so many of us on the right have wondered about the possibility that the DNC (and Hillary campaign team) emails weren't actually "hacked" but that they were leaked from the inside.
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Conspiracy theorists have listed various possible leakers, including former DNC staffer Seth Rich or Debbie Wasserman Schutlz' IT guy, the now infamous Imran Awan.
However, these theories are always laughed at as "conspiratorial" and then we are told that "of course" the Russians "hacked" the emails, because the "intelligence" community told us so.
Has the intelligence community ever provided a single shred of evidence that the DNC was hacked? NO.
Did the intelligence community get to examine the supposedly hacked DNC servers? NO.
Has any media outlet been able to dig up any evidence that the DNC was hacked? NO.
So then, why are we being told that we must simply believe that the DNC was hacked?
One left-wing magazine is tired of being told that they must believe that the DNC was hacked, even though no evidence has ever been offered. The Nation took it upon themselves to actually investigate the possibility that the DNC emails were leaked and not hacked, and what they found leads them to believe that there is a good possibility that the DNC was never hacked at all.
Patrick Lawrence of The Nation writes that he interviewed numerous "forensic experts and intelligence analysts" who have concluded that the DNC couldn't have been hacked.
Lawrence first cites the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) writing a letter to President Obama back in July 2016 asking for evidence from the National Security Agency (NSA) that Russia was behind the DNC hacking; Obama gave a press conference the following day where he stated that it was "not conclusive" that Russia was behind it.
VIPS' main argument had been a lack of evidence to corroborate the Russia hacking claims.
Lawrence then cites researchers from www.disobedientmedia.com who examined the metadata of Guccifer 2.0's documents – the hacker who claims to have been behind the DNC email hack – and found that Guccifer couldn't have obtained the documents through a hack.
Lawrence also writes that the "evidence" offered of a hack, is flimsy at best and more reasonably unlikely:
By any balanced reckoning, the official case purporting to assign a systematic hacking effort to Russia, the events of mid-June and July 5 last year being the foundation of this case, is shabby to the point taxpayers should ask for their money back.
The Intelligence Community Assessment, the supposedly definitive report featuring the "high confidence" dodge, was greeted as farcically flimsy when issued January 6. Ray McGovern calls it a disgrace to the intelligence profession. It is spotlessly free of evidence, front to back, pertaining to any events in which Russia is implicated. James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, admitted in May that "hand-picked" analysts from three agencies (not the 17 previously reported) drafted the ICA. There is a way to understand "hand-picked" that is less obvious than meets the eye: The report was sequestered from rigorous agency-wide reviews. This is the way these people have spoken to us for the past year.
Behind the ICA lie other indefensible realities.
The FBI has never examined the DNC's computer servers—an omission that is beyond preposterous. It has instead relied on the reports produced by Crowdstrike, a firm that drips with conflicting interests well beyond the fact that it is in the DNC's employ. Dmitri Alperovitch, its co-founder and chief technology officer, is on the record as vigorously anti-Russian. He is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, which suffers the same prejudice. Problems such as this are many.
"We continue to stand by our report," CrowdStrike said, upon seeing the VIPS blueprint of the investigation. CrowdStrike argues that by July 5 all malware had been removed from the DNC's computers. But the presence or absence of malware by that time is entirely immaterial, because the event of July 5 is proven to have been a leak and not a hack. Given that malware has nothing to do with leaks, CrowdStrike's logic appears to be circular.
Do yourself a favor and read the entire report at The Nation.
This story isn't over and until the government provides the public with PROOF that the DNC was hacked, it seems much more likely that the emails from the DNC and the Clinton campaign were leaked and not at all hacked by "the Russians."


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