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After yet another road loss, a reporter asked Kobe if the offense was under construction. He quipped that,
"We're still working on the blueprints, actually."
Although he was smiling, I'm not convinced that the man was joking.
The Los Angeles Lakers' offense is seriously struggling. In other news, Greece's economy isn't doing so well.
Is this all that surprising? Let's not forget that the team has undergone major changes since last season. Lakers fans need to come to grips with the fact that Adam Morrison has left for Turkey and he ain't coming back. Also, the Phil Jackson regime is gone and they took the triangle offense (and Phil's orthopedic throne) with them. They had a 10 point quarter versus the Magic last week and have scored under 100 points in 17 of their last 19 games. In Portland, the Lakers somehow managed to miss every 3 pointer they attempted, including a woeful 0-5 performance by Steve Blake. Chris Paul is not walking through that door, folks (at least not in a purple and gold uniform) and right now the Lakers seem lost out there.
In the 3 consecutive years where the Lakers made it to the NBA Finals, they had good balance offensively. It was a simple time. They ran the triangle offense using Kobe and Pau as their primary scorers and playmakers. They were the Jordan and Pippen of that team and were used in a very similar manner. Phil rarely took both of them out of the game at the same time. Roles for everybody else on the team were clearly defined and role players did their part. D Fish was there to handle the ball, pass to Kobe or Gasol, and knock down the open shot. His role was simple but not easy. Ron Artest was there to defend the other team's best perimeter scorer. On offense, Phil kept him on a sort leash. He was asked to knock down the open shot and occasionally attack the basket in a clear mismatch situation. Defining Andrew Bynum's role is a bit more difficult. He anchored the defense, clogged the paint, and collected lots of rebounds. It seems as though he was being groomed to be a primary scorer but chronic knee injuries put the kibosh on that.
The Lakers also relied heavily on their bench for scoring. Reigning 6th Man of the Year Lamar Odom was the King of the "Killer B's". Perhaps "Queen B" would be more of an apt analogy but that just sounds weird. Odom was the second unit's primary scorer, playmaker, and ball handler. Shannon Brown was there for alley-oops, put back dunks, and 3-pointers. Sasha Vujacic spaced the floor with his outside shooting. Those 3 players have since left town and while Goldie Loc (Andrew Goudelock) had a nice game the other night, I hardly think that this second unit as it's currently constructed is scaring anybody. Goudelock, Troy Murphy, Devin Ebanks, Jason Kapono, and Darius Morris are all averaging about 3 points or less per game. Al Harrington single handedly gives Denver as much scoring as all of them put together.
What is the "blueprint" for the Lakers' offense? Among the fraternity of NBA coaches, Mike Brown is a well respected figure. As a head coach, he does certain things quite well. Being creative with his offense is not one of them. The way he utilized (or did not utilize) Mo Williams, Antawn Jamison, JJ Hickson, Delonte West, and Shaquille O'Neal in Cleveland seemed strange at times. Some of his decisions regarding substitutions and playing time were downright puzzling. He inherited a Lakers team that has been pretty efficient since Pau Gasol came to town. They currently rank 18th in offensive efficiency.
Let's start with the obvious. This Lakers' offense is still built around 2 players. Are they holding up their end of the bargain? Kobe is still the primary scorer and playmaker on this team. Nowadays the league's leading scorer is doing way more scoring than making plays for others. One could argue that this is in part due to the poor outside shooting from his teammates. Matt Barnes, Derek Fisher, Steve Blake, and Troy Murphy haven't found their shooting touch and no one is ever going to mistake Metta World Peace for Steve Kerr. One could just as easily argue that Kobe has been taking too many bad shots and not looking to pass the ball enough. This season Kobe is shooting more jump shots than ever and generating less assists per game. Pau Gasol has not looked like himself either. He is not establishing himself in the low post as much and, as a result, he is not scoring very efficiently. Lately he has been settling for outside jump shots. The biggest downside to this is that we have seen much less of that great passing from the low post that he was known for. Without Kobe and Gasol consistently setting up their teammates, this offense looks very mediocre.
One bright spot has been that with limited touches Andrew Bynum has shown flashes of dominance. Limited being the operative word. Is it finally time to give Bynum the oppportunity to be a primary scorer? The Lakers took Bynum in the first round and (until recently) resisted every offer to trade him. He is the only Laker aside from Kobe and Bynum that is able to create offense without having to be left open. Could his low post scoring be the answer to the Lakers' offensive woes? Could getting him the ball more help guys like Fisher, Barnes, World Peace, and McRoberts find their mojo? The only way to find out would be to give him the ball a lot more than they have been. Phil Jackson seemed to want Bynum to eventually become the focal point of the offense but it never actually happened. The offense has always run through Kobe and Gasol. Trying to change that now would be perceived as either foolish or incredibly bold.
What should Mike Brown do? He is their head coach and the buck stops with him. Brown knew when he took this job that anything less than a Finals appearance would be viewed as a failure. At 12-9, the Lakers are the 8th seed in the Western Conference and would be out of Playoff contention with another loss or a Spurs win. Mike Brown is a defensive minded coach and fixing this offense will be a difficult task for anybody. Will he have the chutzpah to tell Kobe to stop shooting so much? Can he tell Pau that he will be benched if he keeps settling for jump shots? Will he be willing to take a player out of the game that's not hitting open shots, even if that means replacing them with a worse defender? Much has been made of the lack of practice time due to the lockout. This is especially challenging for teams attempting to learn new systems with new coaches. I imagine that this is a factor but I have doubts that this offense is going to fix itself without being shaken up either through personnel changes or scheme adjustments. Make no mistake. There is plenty of basketball left to be played, plenty of time to make trades, and plenty of opportunities for Mike Brown to prove his doubters wrong. Let us see what "blueprint" Mike Brown is constructing.


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Revenge of the CCOKCs
"How did you like the Grammy's all out assault on the traditional family? As a husband and father, I am proud to announce the release of my new family movie, MERCY RULE. Last night, the lines were drawn thick and dark. Now more than ever, we must work together to create the world we want for our children. I'm hoping that just as Fireproof restored marriages, MERCY RULE will strengthen families."
As you just read, he also just happened to have a movie to sell you.
Well, a group of actors who once co-starred, when children, in tv sitcoms, had something to say about Kirk's hate mongering in 2013. Calling themselves Child Celebrities Opposing Kirk Cameron ~ otherwise known simply as CCOKC ~ they put together a video.
The Hogan Family's Jeremy Licht replied: "As former child stars ourselves, we don't want to be associated with that horseshit!"
Mr. Belvedere's Brice Beckham added, "I'm a CCOKC and, Kirk, you're just a dick."
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Jan 21, 2015 11:14 am
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Fans were rightfully upset after actress Bella Thorne shared a Photoshopped selfie on Instagram, purposely altered to appear like she had gained an excessive amount of weight.
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You're making fun of fat people?" one follower questioned, clearly angered by the photo.
READ MORE: Elle Fanning, Bella Thorne and 5 More Young Starlets in Expensive Outfits
Now, just days later, the 'Shake It Up' star, 17, has posted a photo on the social media, encouraging her fans to stop bullying one another, despite unknowingly poking fun at others herself.
Anti-bullying #meanstinks blue inspired mani don't be a bully😡" she wrote.
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Menu on the wall.
You won't find difficulties in ordering food. ;P
Rock photos on the wall, created a peaceful view.
Tea pot.
Thick Soup Vegetable Pan Mee 浓汤蔬菜板面,the soup has mushroom fragrance without MSG. Nice!
Meliaceae Fried Rice 香椿炒饭,a very tasteful fried rice i ever had at a vegetarian restaurant. Yummy~
Sweet & Sour Pork Rice 咕噜肉饭,since it's a vegan shop, of course the porks are vege. type. However, the pork still remains it's texture and the sauce is superb!
Fried Egg Bee Hoon 蛋香炒米粉,another delicious dish. The bee hoon is well cooked and tasteful~
Complimentary pudding.
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New posts could aid graduation rates
BUNNELL — New technology, new strategies to improve graduation rates and new incentives for a new superintendent will be on the agenda for the Aug. 15 Flagler County School Board meeting.
The board met Tuesday night to finalize its slate for the meeting. Here's a look at a few of the issues that will come up.
Leasing devices
Issue: A lease agreement for 1,310 iPads for students in kindergarten through grade three.
Background: The district currently distributes about 8,500 laptop computers to students in grades seven through 12. About 2,500 students in grades four through six are given iPads to use. Younger children have access to technology, though not at the level of the older students.
Last year, the district had a pilot program allowing teachers to try out one-to-one device usage in the third grade. About six third-grade classes participated.
All student devices are leased rather than purchased, in part because funding from a half-cent sales tax does not produce enough revenue to buy them. Many of the devices were cast-offs, formerly used in the middle and high schools, but they are reaching their "end of life" and will need to be replaced.
Details: The lease agreement being considered would continue to offer third-grade teachers the option of participating at the one-to-one level. For those who choose otherwise, five iPads and five laptops will still be made available to each classroom in "centers."
For kindergarten through grade two, iPads will be available following the "centers" model.
The lease agreement will cost the district $385,140, or $294 per device.
Considerations: Board members Andy Dance and Colleen Conklin expressed a desire to hear from some of the teachers who tried out the one-to-one option last year before committing to the expense of leasing more devices for the younger grades.
Conklin also requested that the long-unsettled issue of whether to make devices available for purchase after graduation finally be decided. Chair Trevor Tucker said the issue will be placed on a future workshop agenda.
Graduation rates
Issue: Approval of two new positions that will help improve graduation rates.
Background: The district has been seeking ways to boost graduation rates and has even set a goal of 100 percent. Toward that end a committee conducted a study to lay the groundwork for effective action.
Details: At the board's next meeting, it will vote on job descriptions for a graduation coach and a Graduation 100 lead support person.
The coach will identify and resolve barriers to graduation for some students, facilitate career choices and planning, and improve graduation rates for all student subgroups. This would include identifying students in earlier grades who might need help before getting to their senior year.
The lead support person would monitor student progress and help students recover credits through instruction and online learning.
According to Flagler Palm Coast High School Assistant Principal Robert Bossardet, about 50 to 60 seniors on the campus are on the line between graduating and not graduating. This is the population the effort is looking to help.
Superintendent James Tager said this was similar to a strategy he saw in his former job as principal of Atlantic High School.
Bonus incentives
Issue: An amendment to Tager's contract providing additional bonus incentives for achieving goals.
Background: Tager began work as the district's new superintendent in June. His contract contains a number of incentives, including a one-time bonus of $2,500 if Flagler Schools becomes an "A" district. Each year that the graduation rate increases by at least 3 percent will result in further bonuses in the same amount.
Details: If the amendment is approved, Tager will receive an additional performance incentive for increasing acceleration by 3 percent for IB, AP, dual enrollment and industry certification rates.


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We have had a great few weeks...
1. Parents & Aunt & Uncle Visit - We had a great time while they were with us. Lots of laughs, lots of great food, did I mention they brought a grill??? Planted a garden?? We are blessed!
3. For Valentines Day Claudy and I took a very needed day away! We had fresh juices, sat by the pool, dinner out and time together!
4. Dark Hair - You may have noticed from the picture above...my hair is darker...the hubby likes it :)
5. Girls Bible Study - A couple of months ago I took the girls pictures. I finally got a small photo printer here...It just prints 4x6's, but I printed them off and gave them to the girls! To say they were excited is an understatement...Here are some pics from the day!!
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Star Carey's on shining
Far from the Madding Crowd
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Thomas Vinterberg's polished adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel features another sharp turn from Carey Mulligan.
Her charming heiress copes well as she is pulled from pillar to post by three would-be-lovers.
Class wars abound and while it falls short of the 1967 version, it's engaging and visually scrumptious throughout.
Pressure (15)
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This claustrophobic submarine-set thriller suffers in comparison to last year's similarly-themed Black Sea.
Danny Huston and Matthew Goode head up a cast that are never anything less than watchable.
But they're saddled with unlikeable characters and a severe lack of truly meaty, taut storylines to chew on.
Monsters: Dark Continent (15)
Set 10 years after the events of the original, Dark Continent moves on from an inventive flipping of Americans trying to cross the Mexican border to a bombastic "war on terror".
Don't go in expecting full-on man versus beast shoot-outs, though; if you thought the titular creatures were secondary in the first film, prepare yourself for even worse here.
This is a war movie, pure and simple, playing out like Battle LA with a little more thought behind the story.
Director Tom Green – making his cinematic bow – does show promise with some inventive visuals.
But it's not enough to save this disappointing, frustrating follow-up that feels like false advertising at its worst.


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The first day's visit of the Panorama staff at the newspaper offices began in a pretty normal fashion but ended with some excitement at the Big Texan.
The agenda included presentations about the exchange program and the Panorama newspaper to our staff, followed by a tour of the newspaper as well as the first training sessions about human resources and the Internet.
Food is always an interesting issue, so we never know what will work.
But Monday's lunch at Abeulo's was a home run. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.
Monday night was a trip to the place most everyone takes their friends and family when they visit Amarillo: the Big Texan. Bobby Lee helped arrange a ride in the limo with horns from the hotel to the restaurant for the group.
And while the food was good and the atmosphere was, as always, very interesting, our Ukranian friends got a special treat.
Right before ordering, two of them spotted a person who they thought was David Duchovny. They raced over to the table and sure enough, there he was eating with his family, including his wife Tea Leoni.
I'm told the Tea has family ties to Amarillo and that she once spent summers here with her grandparents. Maybe you know more details about it.
But Duchovny seemed to be more well known in Ukraine, perhaps because the X Files star has Ukrainian roots. I was told that his grandparents were originally from Ukraine and he even spoke a little Russian - the language of Eastern Ukraine - while taking photos with the group at the Big Texan. Duchovny is apparently a very Ukranian name and he has previously support free elections in the country.
I'm not sure if everyone in the group knew about Duchovny's recent battles with sex addiction, perhaps online pornography - or so the tabloids say. It seems that Duchovny and Leoni are still together and were enjoying family time in Amarillo.
The Ukrainians were able to get their picture taken with him for proof, including Olena in the photo above. Duchovny was extremely nice and accommodating.
I think everyone was surprised that they would travel 7,000 miles and see a star they know in their home country.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Celebrity spotting at the Big Texan
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I've been driving since I was 15. You'd think I'd know what all the switches and buttons on the dash and around the wheel do by this point. Tonight I was driving back home, Jeff in the backseat trying to entertain a very tired baby (by 'entertain' I mean licking cereal puffs and seeing how many he could stick to Ethan's face).
I was about to turn left and flicked on what I thought was my right turn signal. I actually turned on the wipers. I said "Oops!" and laughed at myself and my stupidity, and Jeff asked what was so funny. I wouldn't tell him, because I knew he'd make fun of me.
"Did you run over a dog?" he asked.
"Would I be saying "oops" and laughing if I'd just run over a dog?"
"You're right. Did you run over a cat?"
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So I looked up Williams and I like his work. I particularly like this one:
First Praise
Lady of dusk-wood fastnesses,
Thou art my Lady.
I have known the crisp, splintering leaf-tread with thee on before,
White, slender through green saplings;
I have lain by thee on the brown forest floor
Beside thee, my Lady.
Lady of rivers strewn with stones,
Only thou art my Lady.
Where thousand the freshets are crowded like peasants to a fair;
Clear-skinned, wild from seclusion
They jostle white-armed down the tent-bordered thoroughfare
Praising my Lady.
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|Dew on Iris in Spring (Ronald Tipton photo)
I was going to get Bill to drive me down to BJ's in Millsboro this morning to stock up on spinach artichoke hummus and Panero potato leek soup, but the rain dampened our enthusiasm to ride the roads of southern Delaware this morning. Instead I spent a good deal of time on the phone with Carbonite, my offsite backup solutions for my computer.
Since summer I've suspected Carbonite hasn't been backing up my precious iMac computer files to their offsite facility. I now have over 54,000 photos and many hours of video on my computer that I DON'T want to lose. Yesterday I was on the phone with Kyle from Carbonite. After Kyle explored by hard drive (now stop that) for a couple of hours and reinstalling the Carbonite software, I discovered this morning that I'm back to Square One. Carbonite still isn't backing up my files.
Thus back on the phone again this morning. One thing I will give the Carbonite people, their help line is just about as good as Apples in time of response, friendliness of the support technician and NO FOREIGN ACCENT. The Carbonite folks are up in Maine (it was snowing this morning, rain here). Another hour and a half of examining, probing and exploring my hard drive by "Paul" this time (do I sound like a tramp?) and still no resolution to my problem. In fact my Carbonite backup is going backwards now! When I started out I had 122.06 GB (244,432 files) backed up and 26.12 GB (18.678 files) waiting to be backed up. Now I have 82.59 GB (196,399 files) backed up and 27.51 (36,163 files) waiting to be backed up. Confusing? I'm confused.
So now I'm awaiting for "Tammy" from their Tier Two of support tech help to call me at 2:00 pm (which is my normal nap time) to see what the problem is. I suspect more probing of my hard drive (am I pushing this joke too far?) is in store. This is about 23 minutes away from now so I better wrap this little missive up and prepare myself.
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Prince Albert hoteliers say wildfire evacuees are not posing a strain on their facilities.
That is contrary to what Deanna Valentine with the province's Emergency Social Services told reporters Monday afternoon. In a media call, Valentine said the wildfires "put stress on the health care system [in P.A.] and the hotels which have to increase everything, from laundry, to meals and other services,"
Jamie Mcguin, the chair of Prince Albert's hospitality association, said hotel managers he's spoken to in the city disagree.
"I don't think there's any of our members that are unhappy these folks are here," Mcguin said that instead, evacuees are bringing in revenue by filling up hotels, shopping, eating out, etc.
"It's an unfortunate situation as to why they're here, but it certainly has a positive economic impact while they're here," he said.
Mcguin said normally, this time of year would be slower-paced. The standard occupancy rate is 50 to 55 per cent on average, whereas right now their businesses are 85-90 per cent occupied. He said they're busier than usual, but it's just part of the business.
Mcguin didn't feel there were problems accommodating the evacuees and their families.
"The staff have been busy for sure, but they're coping very well and doing quite well," he said.
There are almost 2,000 evacuees in P.A. As a result, Emergency Social Services also asked evacuees in the city to voluntarily transfer to Saskatoon. But Mcguin said it would create stress and anxiety to move people who were already displaced from their homes.
"When they're worried about their homes and their possessions back home you don't want to have to keep bouncing them around," he said.
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Side Shore 2*
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Sports activities
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No pets allowed
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Side Shore Hotel is rated 2 stars and is placed about 4.4 km from Templo Ecumenico de San Salvador. The hotel was built in 1979 and refurbished in 2002.
The hotel lies within 15 minutes' walk of Sioux City Park. Set within a 20-minute walking distance from San Agustin city center.
Welcoming guests with a sun terrace and an outdoor swimming pool, the hotel is placed next to bars and restaurants.
Side Shore Hotel features 25 guestrooms with climate control, TV, a private terrace, a balcony and a kitchenette.
A healthy breakfast is served daily. The garden restaurant provides delicious meals. Guests can unwind in the Poolside bar with a favourite drink. Serving a wide assortment of dishes, Balcon del Aguila and Rincon Canario are about 250 meters from the property.
The hotel's perfect location offers to get to Gran Canaria airport in 30 minutes by car.
Such facilities as a designated place for smoking, a safety deposit box and parking are available on-site.
Side Shore Hotel pleases guests with bungalows and sun loungers on the beach. The hotel's activities include windsurfing and table tennis.
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UAW Statement
The UAW says it does not condone the actions of the Chrysler workers caught drinking and getting stoned at work. But it does help when the union tells all its members to vote Democrat.
DHS Waste
The Department of Homeland Security has wasted $500 million on two failed programs to detect nuclear material crossing into the U.S. It turns out the high-tech systems do work, but the Obama administration is calling them racist.
Home Health Care Scandal
Hundreds of people with rape, elder abuse and other felony convictions are getting paid by the state of California to care for the sick and elderly... they all work in a place called "the State Legislature."
It's Always Sleazy in Philadelphia
The Philly housing authority chief has been fired for using federal money to pay his legal fees to fight sexual harassment charges. But he is getting a new job as Bill Clinton's personal assistant.
Bad Science
A new report says America's science education is so bad, it threatens our economic future. Luckily, our economic education is worse... so no one here is likely to notice.
September 24th
1890: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy in an edict officially known as "The Buzz Kill Proclaimation."
1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas school district to enforce desegregation, and to investigate Billy Smith's claims that his dog ate his homework.
1962: United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith… and admit that it has a terrible offensive line.


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psst ...
... i`m single.
and WOW does that word look scary right now.
but this is how it really looks:
... but not for too long; i don`t plan on staying broken-hearted for much longer. i`m going to fix myself + make myself happy again!
because not only do i believe in
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A federal judge denied a request Thursday from sponsors of Proposition 8 to issue a preliminary injunction prohibiting the state from requiring further disclosure of donors to the initiative that bans same-sex marriages.
In a decision at a Sacramento district court, U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. ruled against the ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8 committee, which sought to protect the identities of about 1,600 donors who have contributed between $100 and $999 since Oct. 18.
A report including the names of those donors is scheduled to be released Monday on the Secretary of State's Web site.
Yes on 8 Campaign Manager Frank Schubert said that the injunction was an attempt to prevent the "ongoing systemic harassment of donors," and that proponents of the initiative were "also concerned about the impact of the harassment on future campaigns."
The ruling is correct. The question now is, how tolerant will the Gay KK be of those who disagree with them. Recent history is not promising.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526659937118816707.post9015653393627380189..comments2017-12-21T01:14:13.822-05:00Comments on K12 Reformer - Mike Reno: Come to Rochester --- Our A's are Easier!Mike Renohttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526659937118816707.post-55745391202665668542010-01-04T20:52:48.320-05:002010-01-04T20:52:48.320-05:00Lowering the "A" requirement definitely ...Lowering the "A" requirement definitely should not be the answer... in most comparisons, my school has a difficult grading scale because you have to have a 95 percent or higher to get an "A", and we still have a good amount of kids in our AP and honors classes. And the difference is, at least in my opinion, is that kids who take AP or honors classes with a harder grading scale really WANT their A's, and they try hard to earn them. We have good AP scores and such because the kids who take them actually care, and those who don't care aren't accepted in to the class by the teachers who know them. A lower "A" requirement only takes away from the ability of the students who actually care about earning their "A" to learn properly.

Just my opinion.Rachel email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4526659937118816707.post-82610090688566328392009-12-03T16:58:41.359-05:002009-12-03T16:58:41.359-05:00Don't know if this is related or not...but NO ...Don't know if this is related or not...but NO EXTRA CREDIT!!!

That's my pet peeve at ANY grade level.

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New Music: Ty Dolla Sign Ft. Jeezy, Juicy J, Diddy, T.I., French Montana, & A$AP Ferg "Blase (Remix)"
Blase Reloaded.
Although Ty Dolla $ign didn't invent the remix, he adds his own twist to it with two new versions of his lead single. The first features Jeezy, Juicy J, and Diddy. The second adds T.I., French Montana, and A$AP Ferg.


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Something that I have to mention about our vacation in Disney is the Cirque du Soleil.
For me that was the absolute highpoint in what we have done and seen.
The combination of music, acrobats and all the rest made for a night I will never forget.
It had been a very long time since I laughed so hard that tears rolled down my cheeks but when I looked next to me, I saw I wasn't the only one.
Monday, November 5, 2007
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Emoya Private Game Reserve is a Luxury Hotel with a Conference Centre and Spa situated near Bloemfontein. Stay in Emoya's Basotho Village Hotel which offers all the modern day luxuries or stay in our unique Shanty Town (Makhukhu Village) and experience traditional township living.
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Sit back and relax on your verandah and watch a Nyala or a Giraffe sauntering by in this unique, peaceful surroundings. All units have an unique atmosphere with wooden ceilings and traditional cement floors. The Basotho Village offers accommodation for up to 72 guests.
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Experience an unique stay at our Shanty Town (Mkukhu Villlage / Shack Village) where you have to use the famous "long-drop" outside toilet and make your own fire for hot water in the traditional "donkey". This is the first ever shanty town in the world equipped with under-floor heating and wireless internet access.
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Enjoy the 1904 old farmhouse atmosphere in a tranquil garden overlooking a pond where birdlife is abundant. Delicious gourmet meals and drinks to quench your thirst sitting in the garden or inside the old farmhouse with its ironbrick walls and dover oven. Ideal for functions, theme parties and smaller weddings.
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Gabriel Sherman outlines dangers posed by "very controversial" Sinclair deal to buy Tribune Media
Sherman: "There used to be laws in place that prevented the corporate overlords" from "buy[ing] up all the local markets," but "these regulations are being repealed"
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CHRIS HAYES (HOST): A proposed $3.9 billion deal to buy Tribune Media would give Sinclair another 42 stations and the ability to reach 72 percent of U.S. households. Now, that level of dominance of the air waves by a single company is supposed to be outside the bounds of the law. But this spring, President Trump's very pro-business FCC Chairman Ajit Pai invoked a controversial loophole in the law that would allow the deal to go through. And now, despite heated opposition, that deal is widely expected to be approved.
Joining me now, MSNBC media analyst Gabe Sherman, social correspondent for Vanity Fair. So I want to start with just how do people know whether they are watching a Sinclair station? Which is that -- I mean, how do they know?
GABRIEL SHERMAN: The truth is, they don't. I mean, Sinclair owns affiliates all over the country that are affiliated with the big networks, and so if you are watching your local ABC, NBC, or Fox affiliate in a market, you may have no idea that the corporate owner of this network has a political point of view.
Sinclair does not brand its networks, "We are" -- like Fox News would say, "We are a conservative network, we're Fox News," the viewers would know that. Sinclair does not market itself as the owner of these networks.
HAYES: Yeah, and there's also the difference between local affiliates -- I mean, when I grew up in New York, I would think of the network as the association, right? But outside of the major markets, you could be watching ABC in one market that Sinclair owned, and NBC in another, or CBS in another, and they're just owned by Sinclair. Those numbers -- those letters don't really mean anything in terms of the news programming.
SHERMAN: Of course, and that's -- that is really why this is such a sea change, possibly, in the American media landscape where you have an ideologically predisposed company that could push its message behind the curtain of objective news.
I mean, this also -- we should just put it in the context of a generational quest by Republicans to change the media landscape in their favor, going back to 1987 when Ronald Reagan FCC -- Ronald Reagan's FCC repealed the Fairness Doctrine, which allows one point of view, which gave rise to talk radio. We are now seeing the rise, potentially, of right-wing broadcasting in television.
HAYES: Sort of a talk radio-ization of local news.
SHERMAN: Exactly.
HAYES: And how controversial is the approval of the deal itself?
SHERMAN: Well, you talk to people in the media industry, whether or not they are ideologically aligned with Sinclair, and they say this is very controversial. In fact, Rupert Murdoch has now made overtures for Fox to acquire more local stations because they don't want a corporate competitor like Sinclair to be competing with them.
You know, there used to be laws in place that prevented the corporate overlords to buy up all the local markets, because you did not want to have a homogeneous point of view, and now that these regulations are being repealed, there is nothing to say that NBC or Comcast could go and buy up local stations.
Don't be fooled: Sinclair is trying to bring the Fox News model to your local news station
On CNN, David Zurawik explains how local stations owned by Sinclair integrate pro-Trump "propaganda" with local news
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Pro-Trump outlet Sinclair is turning local news into Trump TV. Here's what it looks like.
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It was in a special election in 2009 that GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava lost a seat in the House. Now that the marriage equality is before the state legislature NOM is working hard to scare senators into voting their way. They claim that gay friendly = electoral death. They use Dede as an example as she had voted for marriage equality when it came up in NY state Assembly in 2009.
As with a lot of what NOM says, the truth is at least stretched and perhaps actually broken. There were a lot of reasons why Dede was defeated and most of them were her progressive views that made her a poor fit with the Fundie driven GOP. Then there was her inept campaigning.
Another bit of stretched truth is that there were five GOP members of the Assembly who voted for gay marriage -- and the other four were reelected. And attitudes towards gays have changed a lot since 2009.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg gay a stirring speech yesterday in support of gay marriage, which is currently before the NY state legislature. Thanks, mayor. The link will take you to the text.
Bloomberg's speech is quite welcome because of a shift in the debate on NY. Just a couple weeks ago the support for gay marriage seemed overwhelming, in spite of a few (well, enough) stubborn GOP senators. But NOM has funneled in $1.5 million and the area Catholic Archbishop gave a speech and the support has softened a bit.
It is just under 18 months until the prez. election and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has already made its endorsement. Of course, it is for Obama, and they have some nice things to say about the man. But that has left a lot of people puzzled. Why now? Why so early? What if the GOP candidate is Fred Karger, who is gay? Some respond by saying it proves HRC is simply a tool of the Democratic Party. Others say it implies the entire gay community is in step, which it isn't. More say HRC has given up any bargaining power -- we'll endorse you if you …. And that lets Obama off the hook for making a public declaration in support of gay marriage.
I've written before about how the anti-gay forces in Calif. got their knickers in a twist over confirmation that the judge in the gay marriage case is gay. Timothy Kincaid suggests the real issue behind their noise (and lawsuits) is the belief that straight people should not be subjected to the ruling of a gay judge. The reasoning is simple -- homosexuality, they say, should be illegal, so if someone is doing illegal things he should not be a judge except for others doing the same illegal things.
Fortunately, it is no longer acceptable in polite society to actually say that. Instead we get a bizarre legal filing filled with twisted logic.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Electoral death disputed
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Boys soccer team comes back to advance to the championship
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The boys soccer team is advancing to the Titan Classic championship for the first time, after beating Wichita Southeast 3-2 in overtime.
Southeast lead the entire first half and went into half time with a 2-0 lead.
Senior Zach Wagner scored in the 50th minute to bring the Indians to within one of the Buffalo. Wagner scored soon after to tie the game from a 40 yard free kick.
To win the game in overtime senior Ethan Nunnery assisted sophomore Matt Goodale off a cross from the sideline that Goodale ran through to put in the back of the net.
The Indians improve their record to 3-1 and will play in the championship at 3 p.m. on Sept. 9 against the tournament host Wichita South.


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Box office figures were delayed when major studios decided to hold off reporting the grosses due to last Friday's attack on moviegoers at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. Despite the tragedy, which studios feared would keep audiences away, The Dark Knight Rises grossed $161 million, the largest opening for a non-3D film. Exhibitor Relations box office analyst Jeff Bock said, "I think it's safe to say it [would've made] $15 million-$20 million more if [the shootings] had never happened." The newest Batman movie earned a 4.1 star rating out of 5 from Tribute.ca users. Last weekend's top movie, the animated family flick Ice Age: Continental Drift, came in second this weekend, grossing another $20.2 million and earning a 3.8 star Tribute.ca user rating. The Amazing Spider-Man was pushed to third with $10.7 million and 3.6 stars. The R-rated comedy Ted dropped one spot to fourth, banking $10.2 million and getting 4.3 stars from Tribute.ca users. Rounding out the top five was the animated family film Brave, earning an additional $5.8 million and 3.9 stars. Of note was Magic Mike, which made $4.3 million for a total take of $102 million, marking Channing Tatum's third movie to earn over $100,000 this year.
The Dark Knight Rises breaks box office record
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Dark Knight was amazing. That's not a strong word either. WB needs to pay Christopher Nolan a trillion dollars to at least write movies and then film the ones he sees fit to direct. The guy is a cenematic genius. Also, this movie couldn't be as strong as it was without the amazing actors. When that many Oscar winners or nominees agree to appear in a superhero movie and do such a good job that people cry at the end, then they are doing something right. Next to the Heath Ledger acting, I think everyone steped it up a notch for this film. Michael Caine, at 79yrs young, way to go!
Right there with you C-Dub, I thought it was awesome and that really is a testiment to Nolan, crafting such a brilliant trilogy and fantastic finale.
The haters will go on hating but for those of you who are interested don't go in trying to compare this to The Dark Knight as I think this a different chapter and should be judged on it's own merits.I think I'm not out of line in saying Caine deserves best supporting actor.
Totally agree C-Dub. I was skeptic back when Batman begins came out, I still went and saw it in theaters and I was glad I did. It just kept getting better. TDKR wasn't quite as good as Dark Knight was though but still a great finish to the trilogy. Although Hardy did a great job playing Bane, the character wasn't as colorful as the Joker but still entertaining. We didn't see Batman quite enough but the twist at the end was awesome.


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"Weeds" is Must-See TV
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Showtime's new weekly series, "Weeds," is full of wonderful irony and dark humor. Mary-Louise Parker plays "Nancy" a 40-ish mom of two soons who is recenlty widowed. They live in an upper middle class subdividion in southern California. Nancy begins to sell pot in order to keep the house, the housekeeper and the Land Rover. Kevin Nealon plays Nancy's ditzy CPA who teaches her to launder her ill-gotten profits (he's also a city council member). The cast also includes Elizabeth Perkins as a "perfect" neighbor who is addicted to laxatives and has trouble keeping her snout out of the bottle. I predict this one is a keeper.
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For parents, movie theaters are a money pit
Yesterday on my personal blog , I ranted about the arrogance of movie theater representatives who don't want consumers to have access to DVDs of movies before they've finished their theatrical run.
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With Will needing to eat, the task of dragging in the duffel was left to Einar, who, having been badly needing to get outside since Susan first proposed the idea of performing her series of checks on him, took a quick side-trip by bolting out of the tunnel and into the snowy timber. Storm had eased off some, wind far less ferocious than it had been earlier in the day and snow at times drifting down at an almost leisurely pace, floating to the ground to whiten his hair and cover his tracks, all trace of them soon to be disappearing if he stayed out there long enough, but he didn't need them covered, for he was soon to be headed back in to the cabin, and Liz. No disappearing that day, either for him or his sign. Enjoying a few more slow breaths of the wide, damp, spruce-scented air he turned, followed his snow-blunted tracks back to the cabin, noting along the way another set of tracks, double set, snowshoes and walking sticks where Bud and Susan had started out on their walk, and he couldn't help but wonder where they had gone. Just up into the trees it looked like, and he figured he'd better be getting back inside in a pretty good hurry, so he and Liz could have the place to themselves for a few more minutes, before their guests returned. Speaking of guests, Muninn the raven had been unusually skittish since Bud and Susan's return, not wanting to come anywhere near the cabin or tunnel, but sensing their absence he had sailed down from his treetop perch to join Einar on his walk, flying around him in circles, rasping his joy to the wind and occasionally swooping in to land heavily on a shoulder, leaving Einar in a struggle to keep his balance as the bird chortled mysterious messages into his ear.
Einar made it back to the tunnel just in time; Liz had been about to slide Will into the parka, and go looking for him. She'd known he would go outside, wouldn't be able to help it and though she might have been able to prevent his venturing out in the storm by offering to retrieve the duffel, herself, she had thought better of attempting thus to effectively confine him in the cabin. Had sounded like something that might not end well at all, which left her tremendously relieved when he showed back up on his own after not too long a time. Nearly too long though, from the looks of him as he struggled his burden in through the tunnel, snow-plastered and shivering so that she wondered if he was ever to remain inside long enough to allow himself to get really, thoroughly warm, or if he would go through the remainder of the winter in a half-frozen state that was proving to be such a hindrance to his beginning to regain some of the weight he had lost. Well, no matter. He was alright, at least by his somewhat questionable standards, or soon would be with the aid of a few sips of hot broth and perhaps a seat near the fire, but not too near, and Liz hurried to help him finish pulling the heavy duffel inside so the door could be secured behind it.
"Thing hasn't…got any lighter since the long haul up the hill. Figured it'd be lighter now, without all that snow dragging at it."
"I guess it's so heavy because of all the goodies they stashed in it, and I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty curious to see what that might involve! Let's have a look."
Einar nodded, opened the duffel, warming his hands against a rock at the edge of the stove until his fingers were flexible enough to work the buckles, carefully removing the envelope in its sealed plastic bag and glancing furtively at Liz to make sure she wasn't watching--was not, at the moment, a much-needed diaper change for the little one having temporarily claimed her attention--before stashing it securely above one of the ceiling-beams, sliding, hiding, further concealing with a handful of the shredded bark they used to help start fires. Before he'd finished with the concealment Liz had noticed what he was about, but she quickly looked away again, said nothing. Had she asked him about it Einar probably wouldn't have been able to tell her why he felt such a need to conceal the envelope. His reasoning might have had something to do with a possibly-unreasonable fear that she might wish to take it from him, hide or even destroy its documents in a misguided attempt to prevent his getting lost in their contents as he had done before and no doubt would do again, at some point, and nearly equal in his mind might have been an unspoken dread that she would at some point retrieve the envelope herself and read its contents, all of them, not just the page at which she'd glanced in retrieving the wind-scattered papers from the snowy timber for him, and somehow he just couldn't stand the thought of her doing so.
Liz did not ask, though, did not bring up the matter of his having hidden the packet or let him know that she had seen, let him go on thinking he'd done a quick and effective job of stashing it away. That task of his finished and Liz once more able to focus some of her attention on the project at hand Einar delved once more into the duffel, first removing the zippered soft case which he'd previously inspected--a faded olive green, in contrast to the white of the duffel and chutes--Einar pulled out the FN rifle with its blotches of the thick, chicken-poo green paint that someone in the way-back past had decided was the best way to make the rifles blend in with the Rhodesian bush…had been pretty effective, too, as he remembered…and after briefly looking the weapon over and checking it he shouldered the thing, got himself into a crouch and aimed at the door--not as easy as he would have liked, arms cramping up and trying to tremble at supporting its weight for very long, leaving him shaking his head in disgust at his own current weakness--a posture which he held as a series of soft scrapes and stomps announced the arrival of a human presence in the tunnel.
Which is how it happened that Bud Kilgore found himself staring right down the bore of that rifle as he crawled in through the tunnel and opened the door, Einar the picture of poise and concentration behind it--scary sight, in itself--and the tracker stopped, eyes wide as he motioned to Susan to go back, get out of there. Kilgore himself did not move, silently assessing the situation as well as he could, prepared, in that split second, to attempt careful negotiation as the fugitive had him dead to rights, nowhere to run, and at the same time he was worried about Liz and the baby and what danger might exist for them with Asmundson in such a state, his eyes flicking across the room in search of them but none of it was to be necessary, no negotiation, no quick action as the gun, at second glance, was clearly empty, safe, and he let out a little sigh of relief. Wasn't entirely sure, though, that Einar, in that moment, realized the gun was empty or recognized the situation for what it was, that he recognized much of anyone just then, the man's face entirely unreadable and Kilgore not at all sure what might become of the two of them should he go ahead and enter that room. Best say something first, and he did, addressing not Einar but Liz as he slowly pushed his snowshoes into the cabin ahead of him.
"Still blowing pretty good out there, but not nearly as much as it was earlier. Boy, something sure smells good in here. Hope you got a little snack ready, 'cause me and Sue, we really worked up an appetite tromping around in that snow out there!"
Einar blinked, glanced up at him, looking somewhat startled by his presence, lowered the rifle and gave him a big, wild grin.
"Now that's better. Didn't give you that thing so you could gut-shoot me with it, Asmundson! What's the idea here? You forget just who it was out there, or is this the way you'd really like to handle company, when they show up in your basin here? I suspect the latter, yeah, that's probably it, and I can't say I blame you one bit. Kinda feel the same way myself, and we'll be out of your hair real soon here."
"No problem with your being here," Einar took a conciliatory tone, not quite realizing the level of consternation he'd just caused on the part of his guests but possessing a vague sense that something wasn't quite right and that he might have been the cause of it. "I was just seeing how the rifle balanced, giving it a try. Real fine piece you brought me. Good to have one in my hands again."
"Oh is that all? Just seeing how it balanced? Huh. Could have fooled me. But you didn't. Not for long, anyway. Come on, how about you put that thing away for now, and we can all have some grub? Plenty of time for looking through the rest of that bag, later."


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Mistress Xena puts christina in his place by simply instructing him to worship his Goddess.
Xena always desires to have Her feet caressed, and cleaned.
Foot cleaning: Making christina lick up & down Mistress Xena's bare feet, sucking Her toes & letting Mistress sit back & relax.
Punk Vulva has earned the privilege to worship Mistress Xena's decadent feet.
Mistress Xena instructs punk vulva to lick the soles of Her feet, sniff Her feet, suck on Her toes,
and being gagged by Her toes. Mistress Xena caught a glimpse of the punk attempting
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"Sniff Sniff Sniff Dahlia!" Sister Xena commands.
Next, Dahlia was instructed to sniff both Sister Xena & Cassie's feet.
4 feet in Dahlia's face. The aroma was intoxicating and arousing for Dahlia.
Dahlia was in foot fetish heaven.
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Sister Xena has invited Her lovely friends over for a little afternoon fun.
Cassie arrives, and Sister Xena has a surprise waiting for Cassie.
"My slavegirl, Dahlia, is right over there.... and she is going to serve the 2 of Us".
Cassie is thrilled!
Dahlia approaches. Sister Xena says, "Get over here, slave!"
Sister Xena instructs Dahlia to get on her hands & her knees.
"Get down there & shine our shoes.........with your tongue".
Dahlia whispers, "Yes, Ma'am".
Dahlia licks both Sister Xena & Cassie's shoes.
Both Sister Xena and Cassie are pleased by how much of a decent job Dahlia is doing.
Sister Xena says, "Very good. Now, remove Our heels & smell Our feet".
Dahlia follows the orders given by Sister Xena & begins sniffing Sister Xena & Cassie's feet.
Sister Xena says, "Smell Our Aroma. Smell Our Feet encased in these lovely Pantyhose. Do it!"
Mistress Xena's foot slut is always ready to serve Her in any possible way.This evening, Her feet need some special TLC.Mistress has Her slave worship Her feet, of course!1. Rub. Rubbing Mistress' feet right is quite important. Deep tissue massages are much preferred.2. Suck. Her foot slut was allowed to such on Her pretty toes. The very last scene: Mistress Xena gagged his hungry mouth with Her 5 little toes.3. Lick. The bottom of Her soles needed cleaning ONLY with the slaves' tongue.4. Sniff. The slave was allowed to sniff Mistress Xena's gorgeous feet.
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Mistress Xena lounges comfortably on the couch in Her dungeon, while a new foot slut (a VIRGIN foot slut) is introduced to the delightful smells of Mistress Xena's feet. he sucks Xena's toes; he licks from the top of Her toes to the bottom of Her heel, without hesitating. he might be a little timid at first, but once he gets his technique down, he is an eager foot-licking slave.
Categories: Foot Worship, Foot Slave Training, Toe Sucking, Femdom, Interracial Domination
Smell My Feet, Lebsian (part 2) - WMV format
Mistress Xena visits lucy, once again.. her lesbian foot-sniffer. Mistress is wearing fine beige nylons, fur and a red dress. Mistress states, "Where is My money! you owe Me money, so I do not tell the whole world that you are a foot-sniffing-lesbian." Lucy gives Mistress the cash, $500 of it, to keep Xena quiet from gossiping. "I must go now", Mistress states.
"Please.. PLEASE do not leave", Lucy states. "I want to smell your stockings", Lucy begs. "It is $200 EXTRA, to smell My stinky foot scent." Mistress states. Lucy leaves the room, to collect more money for Mistress.
Mistress begins to caress Her nylon feet. Then, Lucy enters, and continues to beg to smell Xena's beautiful feet. Lucy removes Xena's shoes, while Xena teases Lucy with Her gorgeous toes. Mistress commands Lucy to SMELL !
"Does My scent make you horny?" Mistress asks. "SMELL MY FEET!" Mistress demands.
Mistress keeps Her feet in Lucy's face, watching Lucy sniff every inch of Mistress' feet.
"Can I touch myself?" Lucy quietly asks. "NO NO NO. your only duty right now is to smell My stinky aroma", Mistress states.
Lucy continues to smell Xena's feet. Pleasing Xena. Making Xena relaxed.
"I want you to rub yourself, lucy. Do NOT cum, just yet", Mistress commands.
Lucy rubs her clit, keeping her clothing on, and sniffing Xena's feet at the same time. "My foot scent is a scent you will NEVER forget", Xena tells lucy.
"It's time for Me to go now. Each time I visit you at the office, I will collect the $700 from you . Once I have the money from you, I will not tell everyone you are a foot-sniffing lesbian!" Mistress tells Lucy.
Categories: Foot Fetish, Blackmail Fantasy, Lesbian, Masturbation Instruction, Stocking Fetish, Femdom
Personal Foot Cleaner - WMV format
Mistress Xena removes Her gym shoes, after Her workout. She rewards Her personal cleaner to sniff Her shoes, Her strong foot scent. Mistress allows the foot slut to clean the bottom of Her feet, only using his tongue. he was rewarded by licking the lint between Her toes. She removes the sock from Her other foot, so he can continue his special duties. Cleaning Her stinky feet.
Categories: Foot Fetish, Pov, Femdom
Mistress Xena wears Her sexy reinforced toe nylons, with Her garter belt. Her naked & masked foot puppy arrives at the dungeon, and Mistress instructed him to worship Her nylon feet. "Smell... Lick. .. That's what you do best", Mistress whispered. Not only did he lick Her feet, but he began licking Her legs, while She wore Her nylons.
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If you are unfamiliar with Greek, then you may not know what, "ex-nihilo" means. So let's start there. Ex-Nihilo is Greek for, "Out of Nothing". God created this Earth and the rest of the world, ex-nihilo, out of nothing. He spoke life into existence using the words, 'Let there be" in Genesis 1. Could it be that we as humans were created with a "Let there be" spirit within us? Could it be that we were created to create, with what we have, for the sake of the Gospel? Could it be that worship isn't simply limited to the strumming of a guitar or the beat of a drum? We believe so. We firmly believe so. We believe our God is a unique God, therefore our worship ought to be unique as well. The Ex-Nihilo Collective is made up of the most talented, next generation spoken word artists who are passionate about creating transformative Gospel driven spoken word pieces and content to inspire individuals, further the mission of the Gospel all over the world, and cultivate a creative rhythm to the way the world views God, through the use of spoken word artistry. The Ex-Nihilo Collective consists of some of the most talents individuals, having worked alongside well-known ministries and artists all over the U.S. such as, Fresh Life Church, Passion City Church, The Alternative, The Liberty Worship Collective, Ellie Holcomb, Pat Barrett, and many others. The Ex-Nihilo Collective tours all over the United States to serve schools, churches, conferences, and festivals!
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Drifter's Heart
Karen Wiesner
Whiskey Creek, Dec 1 2013
In Fever, Texas, flirtatious thirtyish Maggie May falls in love with forty-something drifter Ryder McCall. However, Ryder panics over his feelings and how great the sex was; he flees for the rodeo circuit breaking Maggie May's heart though she believed he will come back to her one day. Maggie May becomes pregnant but tells no one who the father is; as she knows her dad will force the miscreant into a shotgun wedding and her mother believes the man has to be the best in the county for her Magpie to love him.
Four years later, Maggie May with help from her loving family raise hell-raising Little Tex. Ryder works as foreman at nearby Mackenzie's Ranch (see Wings of Love) while his notable limp is a reminder of the severe near crippling injury caused by a bull. He avoids Maggie May out of fear he will not be able to run away from his heart this time while she runs towards his heart with his son in hand.
The sixth Cowboy Fever contemporary (see Losses and Gains, For Always, Taming April and The Only One) is a wonderful second chance ranch romance. The enjoyable storyline contains strong protagonists with the heroine knowing what she wants and the hero struggling between love and a dysfunctional childhood (due to his rodeo champion father). With the return of stars from the previous entries (see Cowboy Fever Series anthology for a delightful omnibus reprint of the fab five) enhancing the readers visit to Texas ranch country, fans will relish Karen Wiesner's wonderful tale.
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The anthology format is one that doesn't always work, especially for half-hour shows. (Note that here I'm talking about episodes that are themselves anthologies of shorter pieces, not Twilight Zone-esque) anthologies of stand-alone episodes. For instance, at this point when it pops up on The Simpsons it usually signals an indifferent space-filler (or maybe that's just any contemporary Simpsons episode). But Futurama has always made this format something of a special event, usually a season-closer, recognizing in it the potential for unbridled play.
The Futurama anthology episode is usually the equivalent to the old comic book What-If stories, quite literally for the old "Anthology of Interest" episodes. By exploring alternate universes and continuities, one can not only reveal more about the "real" universe of the story but also transgress the usual boundaries of the episodic format. In "Naturama" the writers take particular delight in killing off regular characters and otherwise teasing alterations of the status quo that would never fly in the main series.
"Naturama" imagines the central characters as animals, a fairly hokey premise, but fortunately the various writers do more than cute-dog jokes. Like the previous season finale, "Reanimation" has an ostensible gimmick uniting the three shorts (there it was a change in animation style) but also has a thematic undercurrent cutting through all of the stories. Here all three are about love, in particular the hopeless and frustrating side of love, as well as the collision between personal will and the dictates of nature.
The first segment, "The Salmon", references the well-known but still bizarre mating rituals of the salmon, a natural metaphor for a fatalistic worldview if there ever was one. The story uses the Fry-Leela romance, which has at this point become more of an occasionally-referenced myth than an actual plotline, and exploits all of those mythic associations. Of course, graphing human romance (especially a star-crossed romance involving a love triangle with Zap Branigan) onto animal mating behaviour is specious anthropomorphism, but hey, that's the whole episode.
What's more interesting is the parts of the salmon lifestyle that aren't anthropomorphized. When asked his name, Fry-fish replies "I don't have a name. I'm a salmon." Similarly, the short makes a lot of hay out of the actual sex act, involving the female laying eggs and the male jizzing on them. The almost scatological and definitely bestial specifics of the act contrast with the attempt to overlay a very human romance narrative on it. "The Salmon" constantly undercuts its central premise by pointing out how absurd that premise actually is -- a strange maneuver, but an interesting one.
The second short, an obvious take on Lonesome George featuring the Professor as the eponymous turtle, is more of the cute-animal story one would expect from the overall episode premise. Other than Mom's sourness, the characters here only visually resemble their Futurama incarnations, and the story at large is an uneasy mixture of sentimentality and dark-humour cynicism. It's a perfectly fine seven minutes of television, but other than a few lines about parasites and lifespans it lacks that alienating dynamic that interests me most about this episode.
That dynamic returns in spades in the final segment, which again deals with a strange mating process -- that of the elephant seal. (Incidentally, one has to compliment the Futurama writers for not only being able to dig up these bizarre biological corner cases but using them to create further jokes and not just chuckling at the idea of seal sex). Bender is reincarnated as a "beachmaster", keeper of a massive seal harem, which is a divergence from canon Bender -- who isn't interested in lust any more than any of the other sins -- but one that allows him to retain the characteristics that make him appealing. The Amy/Kif romance is also interpreted into a new form whilst retaining its essence, the beta-male-makes-good storyline. If anything, it becomes more impactful in a setting where the term "beta male" is not a metaphor.
The story itself is filled with strange ambiguities. Amy is treated as genuinely in love with Kif, but gleefully joins in every pile on Bender. Kif heroically challenges Bender to a fight, and is promptly squashed. At the end bender is still content in his throne, although the beta males have secretly impregnated many of the females. There's nothing revolutionary about a story where neither good nor evil wins, but there's usually a message, whereas here there's just unpleasant things happening.
The Phil LaMarr-voiced narrator assures us at the end of the second segment that "nature is horrific, and teaches us nothing". It's comically overstated, but in the end that does seem to be the main take-away from "Naturama". As much as we may wish to ascribe human characters or motivations to animals -- George is lonesome, the salmon long for their home, the beachmaster is slothful and indulgent -- ultimately only a mixture of biology and raw chance rule.
This is not an especially new idea, with the idea of nature as meaningless violence going back at least to Hobbes. The general acceptance of evolution means that it's a fairly widespread idea. What "Naturama" points out is the way in which we attempt to elide this view through narrative, whether it be ascribing human characteristics to our pets or the full-scale anthropomorphism of a Disney movie. It does this by constantly calling attention to the ridiculousness of its own narrative conceit, a surprisingly bold movie for a show as long in the tooth as Futurama.
Of course, it does leave us with one final question: is this realm of random violence and meaningless endings really all that different from the one we humans live in?
Next week: "I got rope, I got duct tape, I got a tazer..."


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the ocean's rolled away again
it's taken all his joie de vivre
the ocean spray falls flat again
it's less intense than spittle
there is no we there's only one
this place this fear this giving
weeping willows
cease for nothing
stake, decapitate and burn.
Monday, February 9, 2009
5 comments:
- Marty said...
Yikes - that is one dramatic ending!
- February 9, 2009 at 5:15 AM
- CathM said...
Athelas. I like the simplicity of this poem. I also enjoy the way you juxtapose interesting and contrasting images together in your poetry.
- February 9, 2009 at 7:38 AM
- Cynthia said...
This poem of yours is so richly
layered, despite her petite form.
There is a sadness, a resignation
to the man in the poem, he seems
to be in limbo, hurting and haunted. I read this poem over
and over, aloud and to myself,
and she digs deeper each time.
- February 9, 2009 at 5:50 PM
i know!1 its so embarrassing because I did cite him as the author of the poem, but he wanted me to include a link to his page and such
how did he find me?!?! i reread it like a million times because i thought it might be a joke or whatevs
- February 10, 2009 at 5:10 PM
- Mama Zen said...
I love the description of the ocean!
- February 10, 2009 at 6:57 PM
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My extended family.. FYI, I'm not that big.. it's the lens distortion..hehe
Afeef's fav.. uai aju aju..
These guys are awesome! When I grow up, I wanna be like them!
Ajip' Husna
Eli's Hussin
Rizal's Tasnim.. the oldest among the kids..
Kakak Erin..
This was where we stayed.. Villa Dahlia apartment. Not a bad place I should say.. given the price that we paid. We nearly burned this place down during our 'in-house' bbq session. I'm surprised there were no bomba siren screaming coming our way that night.
View from my window.. the fog is just for show.. it's really not that cold..
Rizal.. this was during the all boys' lunch.. on friday noon.. during friday prayer.. shame on you guys! But we were all 'musafirs' .. I'm sure we traveled more than 90 marhalahs that day. And being such a 'mithali' husbands, we were dying inside thinking of the hungry ladies and kids at home waiting for lunch..
Choc strawberry.. made popular by Dato' Siti.. and those are not Dato' Siti's hand, if you are wondering..
Biggest tummy contest.. Eli won by a mere 1 inch.. congrats Eli!
Nite market...
Beetles parade?
Babies parade?
Afeef n Mummy...
Erin n corn..
Mama Erin n pink hat..
lovely!!!!... legs...
Red hot.. juicy strawberries...
Afeef n gang....
Honey seller .. straight from the comb..
Kids these days... stop harassing that poor old lady!!!
the chickent got burned.. but we managed to save the apartment... that's amazing feat in my book... we did good, brothers..! hooyah!
Next stop.. Kota Kinabalu!!!!


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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The Power of a Review
Recently a friend of mine gave my book, Billy's First Dance, a very nice review on Amazon. It wasn't solicited and I didn't ask him to buy or read it. He just did. Quite frankly, when he told me he'd ordered the book, it made me nervous. I worried that he would think I'd made light of a serious topic.
The subject matter paralleled with my friend's life in that his late son had Spina Bifida. Billy, one of the characters in my book, also has this congenital defect of the spine. I created a quirky little story, incorporating a cast of characters around Billy, that portrays life with humor and sarcasm. It touches on coming of age during a more innocent time and it's fiction. My friend liked it. He was also gracious and kind with his review. I'd like to share his words with you...please read what he had to say by either going directly to Amazon and searching my name/books or by clicking here at amazon review.
I shared his thoughts on various social sites and, as a result, sales are picking up again. It's interesting to see how words are capable of making things happen. Many of us spend months, even years, working on and nurturing a manuscript. We release our baby to the world and then wonder what happens to it. We're grateful when it's read and overjoyed when someone likes it. It's "icing on the cake" when we get a positive review. Readers have a lot of power when giving kind feedback and authors appreciate it.
Someone asked me once if I wrote about my life or people I knew. At this point the answer would be no. As for topics, particularly with respect to Billy, my books aren't autobiographical in nature and they aren't biographies. I had a cousin with Spina Bifida who lost his life at an early age. Perhaps that gave me the idea to create such a character. But the stories are just fiction. I guess this made my friend's review that much more heartfelt.
My books, Billy's First Dance and Funny Pages, both for the middle grade and young adult readers, have received positive reviews on various sites such as Goodreads, Buybooksontheweb and Amazon. I do appreciate all of them and would appreciate even more.
Right now, I'm working on a book for "grown-ups" that takes place in the American southwest. It's an ambitious endeavor, involving a great deal of research. When I allow this child to take flight, I want to know what kind of impact he/she is having on anyone taking a look. Feedback and reviews are always welcome.
Posted by Veronica Randolph Batterson at 3:37 PM
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Lately I have felt like God and I have been in this dialogue;
God: "I want so much more for you. Do you trust me?"
me: "God I don't know if I can handle more. You have blessed me more than I could ever imagine. How much more could you want for me? I am dirty and unclean. I don't deserve anything."
God: "But I want more for you..much more. Do you trust me?"
me: (silence)
It's not that I don't trust God – because I do. I have taken huge leaps of faith in life that point to that. I am just humbled by the thought of God doing more in my life. There's always room for God to show me something new or teach me something new.
Have you ever been in this spot?


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Posted in Models by Kate Archdeacon on November 16th, 2009
Source: EcoVoice
From: "Help Save The Cassowary And You Could Win A Holiday To Tropical North Qld", by Mia Lucy
The Best Holiday in the World competition has been set up by the Australian Rainforest Foundation (ARF) to provide funds to purchase a 250km stretch of rainforest Cassowary habitat in far North Queensland to allow safe passage and breeding for the Cassowary. Saving the big bird is a massive undertaking. The ARF's response to this challenge is Operation Big Bird, launched globally in August 2009. The campaign brings together all levels of government, community groups and individuals, scientists, traditional owners, land managers and the corporate sector to work collaboratively towards a common goal.
"The Cassowary is the gardener of the Australian rainforest and its survival is vital for the health of the habitat," says Warren Entsch, ARF Chairman. We refer to it as a keystone species because its existence is critical for the survival, food and shelter of many other plants and animals. These magnificent birds disperse the seeds of more than 200 rainforest plants through their droppings. If the Cassowary disappears, rainforests like the magnificent Daintree will irreversibly changed. Also, keep in mind this bird is of immense cultural significance to the local Indigenous population," he says. The goal is an ambitious Cassowary corridor, linking critical areas of habitat between Cooktown and Cardwell, a distance of more than 400km covering a wide variety of vegetation.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Meaning of Brynne and Nylah
Nylah is an Egyptian name stemming from the Nile River, and means "princess warrior." It also has Celtic origins with the meaning of "cloud."
I love my girls!
Note: per July 24, 2010--This seems to be the most popular page on my blog. Please leave a comment on why you wanted to look up the name "Nylah." According to Statcounter.com, most people are looking up this name on vanallsblog. Are you looking for a baby name? Is it a popular name where you are from? Do you know someone named Nylah? (Where I'm from, virtually no one has heard of it).
7 comments:
- joy said...
My daughters name is nylah and I read that it also means champion.
- December 27, 2009 at 9:10 PM
My name is also Nylah, I've come across meanings such as winner, champion and my favorite of all is succeeds in whatever she does. I love this because when people says my name they are speaking winning words to succeed in what ever this princess warrior want to achieve. I wish nothing less for your daughters.
thanks for the info...
- March 23, 2010 at 6:18 PM
I'm pregnant and love the name Nylah. The father of my unborn daughter is Irish, and I'm Caribbean-American (with Egyptian roots) so the name fits perfectly. On a side note, I also moved from New York to Los Angeles in 2004 which was a stellar year for me. Thus Nylah works in so many ways. I wish your daughters the best!
- August 10, 2011 at 3:51 PM
hi i'm from melbourne australia and i have never heard the name Nylah until yesterday when my brother's daughter who has been born 3 months premmy as of the 25th September 2011. he and his wife have named her Nylah. and i reckon either meaning fits her as she is beautiful strong, very strong willed and a survivor.
- September 25, 2011 at 9:19 PM
- nylahv1103 said...
my name is Nylah andi've also hear these definitions and nylah is also a Pakistani name
- January 8, 2012 at 7:19 AM
melbell said
believe it or not, this name just popped into my head one day....i have decided to name our second girl(even tho we're just into the 1st trimester of our 1st child) that.My husband couldn't agree more.Seeing what it means now.... Nylah it is.
- February 12, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Hi, my goddaughter's name is Nylah. Her mother and I have been friends since we were babies! (Literally!)
I asked if I could name her second child. I found the name online but with a different spelling. I wanted her to have a "y" in her name like me! LOL (My name is Robyn.) Once I researched the meaning, I was positive that this would be her name. She is now a cute, bright 5 year old.
- April 10, 2012 at 5:48 PM