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Kink it is-—NOT!
Annoyance Theatre presents:
By Rachel Farmer, Mikala Bierma and Christina Boucher
directed by Rebecca Sohn
Musical directed by Lisa McQueen
through March 6th (more info)
review by Paige Listerud
GREG: I'm a workin' man, sellin' Coke and wearin' a thong . . .
I'm a workin' man, wearin' panties everyday
I'm a workin' man—God bless the USA!
A word of advice to musical comedy creators out there: christen your show with a title like Kink and the pressure is on to deliver. Either deliver the kink–or a piercing commentary on kinkiness—or change the title. By putting "Kink" out front like that, you've set up your audience with expectations of being blown away, metaphorically speaking.
The song "Sex Is Everywhere" kicks off a new musical by Mikala Beirma, Christina Boucher, and Rachel Farmer at Annoyance Theatre, directed by Rebecca Sohn. It's almost as if they are telegraphing their dilemma. With every sexual persuasion just a mouse click away, the ubiquity of sex leaves less power to shock and titillate. The trouble is, that same ubiquity also gives sexual situations within comedy less power to shock or amuse. So where do you get your laughs from now, bitches?
Well, the creators of Kink demonstrate that you can still get them; if you're willing to go deeper. They hit it on the head while exploring the earnest emotions of tomboy Julie Allman (Rachel Farmer), who, in the song "Acceptable Girl," just wants to play high school girls' basketball, not try out stupid dresses for prom. They achieve it through exploring her sister Tammy's lofty, teenage romantic fantasies. The tune "Love Conquers All" dredges up every fucked-up, pop-culture depiction of love that Tammy (Christina Boucher) accepts as absolute truth. If a girl and a vampire . . . or a girl and a werewolf . . . or a guy and a mermaid can find true love, then so can she.
In fact, the character of Tammy Allman is pure comic gold. She hardly suspects what life's really all about but she is ready to take the perilous plunge in "I'm getting ready for my life." Boucher's delivery of Tammy's big number during half time at the homecoming basketball game, "Sweat Pants Dance," shows utter comic commitment. By mid-show, the sound of Tammy's voice alone had me giggling automatically.
But comedy surrounding Mom and Dad falls flat in this ultra-suburban setting. Nancy Allman (Mikala Bierma) and her husband Greg (Rachel Farmer) have desires they've never admitted to each other. Nancy wants to be a dominatrix and Greg loves to cross-dress. But other than the patriotic flourish with which Greg expounds on his love of ladies' undergarments, not much comedy is generated out of their unfulfilled desires. It's as if the creators agree with Tammy and Julie's discussion of their parents, late at night in their bedroom:
JULIE: That's not love. Look at Mom and Dad.
TAMMY: They fell in love at first sight!
JULIE: Yeah, and now their lives are over.
It's clear Bierma, Farmer, and Boucher haven't worked through all the comic ramifications of "Can This Marriage be Saved?" with Nancy and Greg. A longstanding advice feature of Ladies Home Journal, "Can This Marriage be Saved" has obviously been supplanted in the Kink universe by the overwhelming philosophical presence of Oprah and Dr. Phil, an issue address with the song, "Hallelujah, Oprah!"
As it is, the show handles sexual content bombastically and superficially, rather than getting to the center of disconnection between long-married husband and wife. As late night entertainment at Annoyance, one expects the limits on language and sexuality to be pushed and the blow-up dolls to be tossed around. But having crossed that Rubicon, it's pushing the truth on human sexual experience that really makes for outrage.
Rating: ★★
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It's not often that you get to witness a major scientific figure watch his own theatrical indictment.
Oct 24, 2005
Ishani Ganguli
It's not often that you get to witness a major scientific figure watch his own theatrical indictment. But at the 2005 annual Sloan Film Summit presented by the Tribeca Film Institute in New York earlier this month, the attendance of Nobel laureate James Watson provides just that opportunity.
The afternoon opened with a panel discussion on "Good Science in Good Films" in which Watson revealed that he had been "upset" by Jeff Goldblum's depiction of him in the 1987 film
Despite this familiarity with unflattering publicity, Watson didn't seem prepared for the final excerpt in a series of readings from upcoming science-based films of a screenplay entitled
The performance featured director Peter Bogdanovich, and the cross-dressing British comedian Eddie Izzard in the more muted roles of both Maurice Wilkins and Francis Crick. In it, the softly indignant Sayre, voiced by Rosemarie DeWitt, says, "Watson lied about her ... Why did he need to slander a dead woman?" When Sayre goes to Wilkins to find out the truth, he calls Watson "the snoop" who filched Franklin's X-ray diffraction results, without which he and Crick could not have solved the structure. Finally, Crick calls
After the performance, Watson's self-preserving reactions jumped from that of the sore winner ("Well, we figured out the structure") to the misunderstood ("I wrote the book as novel") to the almost apologetic ("I might have been wrong about Rosalind"), as the screenplay's author, David Baxter, stood by with placatory words, assuring Watson that the rest of the screenplay would mitigate his concerns. Despite Watson's assertion that he "didn't know Rosalind well," he proffered a psychiatric diagnosis for her: Asperger syndrome, the autistic spectrum disorder, which he insisted is common among women who are talented at science. "She found it very hard to make new acquaintances," Watson says. "Rosalind was very bad at absorbing social cues."
But that idea is "absurd and unfounded," writes Lynne Osman Elkin, who is the film's science advisor and is writing a biography entitled
Watson called the real Sayre "a battleaxe" who was not nearly as attractive as the actress playing her. But in the end, he said, "as far as I know, [there was] no hostility" between himself and Franklin, citing an amicable dinner they shared at Linus Pauling's house shortly before her death. And he conceded that "if Francis had had an hour with her," she would have figured out the structure herself. After all, he said, "the first model we proposed was crappy."

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Carlton Greene made his way up two steep flights of stairs, slowly, with great effort. Forty-five years ago, he took these steps two at a time, sometimes three. But that was then. Now he is 60, and his knees, hips and thighs have seen better days.
When he finally reached the second-floor landing, Greene gazed into the compact old school gym bathed in light. He smiled broadly. What a homecoming. Greene, whose street basketball handle was Moto, had been transported back to his childhood.
This was the Church of the Intercession in Harlem, the place where his dreams had first unfolded. The narrow gym, with its high-arcing ceiling, rekindled those days of possibility. Before he became Moto the playground personality, before the disillusionment, before the disappointment. Before homelessness.
"I haven't been here in decades," he said. "It's surreal, like an out-of-body experience."
Greene grabbed a ball and nailed five straight shots from 15 feet out.
He was 8 years old when he climbed the stairs, badly asthmatic. The program's director and coach, John Black, told him to shoot. "Mr. Black told me when I was wheezing on the side, take the ball every time at halftime and just shoot the ball," Greene said. " 'Just shoot, and I'll tell you when to stop.' "
He added: "My tongue was hanging out the side of my mouth. He told me to sit down for a little, then get back up."
For followers of the New York playground basketball scene, Moto Greene is a respected but somewhat forgotten name. I first learned of Greene a few weeks ago, when a friend told me about his story and his coming book, "Still Got Game," written with Cari Jackson, an ordained minister, a lawyer and the founding director of the Center of Spiritual Light.
This is not a book about heroic feats or how the system cheated him, but rather a tale from the streets, warts and all, written as a playbook for life.
When we spoke on Saturday, Greene said that by the time he arrived at Intercession, he had lost his innocence. He had already become the protector of his mother when his father grew violent. He had also become the object of his father's abuse.
While I argue that basketball has become too much of an addiction for children, Jackson believes that basketball probably saved Greene's life.
"There were incredible opportunities that the sport provided that helped this young boy know that he had some value and purposes that he did not get from his home," she said.
On May 21, 1971, 15 days after his 16 birthday, Greene said, he witnessed the brutal executions of two New York City police officers at the Colonial Park Houses in Harlem.
In his book, Greene recalls the grim details of the murders, which were carried out by the Black Liberation Army. In the organization's view, it was protecting black people from an oppressive police force.
One of the killers had pointed a gun at Greene, who ran away, fully expecting to be shot. He was later questioned by the police and lived in fear that he would be hunted down by the gunmen or their allies.
When I asked Greene what distinguished him from other so-called playground legends, he cited the nightmare he had witnessed. "That kind of altered my life in another direction," he said.
The abuse at home continued, and his relationship with his father deteriorated.
"He needed counseling," Jackson said. "By and large, black folks do not do counseling, especially not in the early 1970s. Counseling would have made a world of difference for him."
There was not much guidance about college, either. The SAT was like a myth — he didn't know he had to take it until the time had passed. He said he found out later that colleges had sent recruitment letters that weren't passed on to him.
Greene's high school basketball coach was replaced by the wrestling coach, who admitted he knew nothing about hoops.
Still, Greene had his shots. He was given an opportunity to go to Barber-Scotia College in Concord, N.C. He left after a few weeks.
Opportunities at other colleges didn't work out, either, and Greene returned to New York.
There was a failed tryout with the Atlanta Hawks and another with the Knicks. That essentially ended his basketball odyssey and began a downward spiral. The sport had been such a part of his identity, and Greene didn't know who he was without it.
In 1992, Greene became homeless. The story is complicated, but an illness led to the loss of a job, leading to the loss of his apartment, and his father refused to allow him back home.
Beginning in 1997, Greene got back on his feet, working for the city's Board of Education and various after-school programs. He coached at Hostos Community College and Bronx Community College. As he says, he rebounded.
Today, Greene works as a doorman at a Bronx apartment building. He has coached, though not in the last three years, and has tried at times to go back to school.
This book is one of his greatest achievements.
As we were leaving the church on Saturday, Julius Edwards walked in. Edwards, a legend in his own right as a coach and now as a referee, did a double take. "Calimoto!" Edwards shouted, combining Greene's first name and nickname. He added, "This is a true great."
They hugged, having not seen each other in more than two decades. "Man, I thought you were dead," Edwards said.
Greene smiled. "I've had my ups and downs, but I'm still here."
Edwards smiled and gave Greene another hug. "Man, it's a great day."
That's the mantra Moto Greene says he has learned to repeat every morning.
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From a different perspective or point of view,
Those who are identified as being Aspergers syndrome may be only those who have not yet been able to over come the problem of having been born in what is to them/us an alien society. It is like being left handed in a right handed society
From an Asperberger perspective they would say numbers of the aliens are greater than ours therefore we must live in their society rather than our own.
I see apsergers as being the equivalent of the children of Abel in contrast to those who are the children of Cain. I would put forward the thesis that aspergers are the descendents who carry the Neanderthal gene in greater proportion than those of Homo Erectus
At the present time I would estimate the asperneanders to be approximately 15-20% of the population. For the good of this planet and our civilization the ideal would be if it were to be around 50/50. To my perspective the ideal civilization would be one based on co-operation logic and problem solving tempered with mercy, understanding and empathy.
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I put forward the following thesis to explain an apparent persistent dichotomy amongst humans. That there may be some elements of the thesis which may be questioned I would contend that the fabric and the pattern of the thesis remain stable.
Neanderthal people were earlier than Cromagnon. They lived and survived through a severe and hostile environment for millennia indeed for a hundred thousand years.
The evidence is that they lived in small family groupings, were co-operative but there is not evidence of large groupings this would be consistent with the Aspergers.
Neanderthal people were bigger, stronger and had a bigger brain capacity than
Erectus indeed greater than that of modern humans. The brain is a heavy consumer of energy and in a harsh ice age environment the survival value had to have been the reasoning ability it provided. I would contend that in a harsh environment compared with a hostile environment logic and logical behaviour had superior survival value to random and irrational behaviour.
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I would define the hostile environment as being that where the anti survival factors are predominantly competing species or elements of the parent species.
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Commons Registration Authority
What we do to maintain the register of common land and village greens.
We are a registration authority under the Commons Registration Act, 1965 and hold registers for both common land and town or village greens, which can be inspected free of charge.
What information is in the registers?
Each area of common land or town or village green listed in the registers has a unique 'unit number'. For example, Port Meadow is register unit No. CL1 (the CL prefix defining the land as common). Wood Green, Witney is register unit No. VG90 (the VG prefix defining the land as town or village green).
Each registration is divided into three sections showing details of:
- land - this includes a description of the land, who registered it and when the registration took place. There are also related plans which show the boundaries of the land
- rights - this includes a description of the rights of common (such as the right to graze 100 sheep), over which area of the common the rights are exercisable, and the name of the person (the 'commoner') who holds those rights
- ownership - this includes details of owners of the land. However, entries in this section of the registers are not held to be conclusive.
What do we do?
As a Commons Registration Authority we are responsible for maintaining the registers of common land and town or village greens in Oxfordshire.
This includes updating the registers when ownership or common rights change, or where rights are apportioned.
We amend the registers when we are notified by the Land Registry of changes in ownership of land and we can amend the registers in some instances to show changes in address. We are also responsible for registering 'new' village greens.
The registers are available for public inspection on Mondays to Fridays (except public holidays) between the hours of 9.30am and 4pm. You can make an appointment contacting the Definitive Map and Commons team. Copies of the registers and plans can be obtained on payment of a fee.
Commons Act 2006: Section 15
In due course the Commons Act 2006 will replace the Commons Registration Act 1965. The Commons Act 2006 received the Royal Assent on 19 July 2006 and tends to be a comprehensive authority's in law relating to common land and village greens. However, please note that the Act is not yet fully in force.
Recent guidance from DEFRA states that the Form CR21 traditionally sent to local registration authorities (usually county councils) for common land enquiries has been revoked for England and Wales as from 1 October 2007 and from that date all enquiries for common land / village green searches must be made through the relevant district council.
The web links for each district council are:
- Cherwell District Council
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Oxford City Council
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Vale of White Horse District Council
The system requires the district council to forward the enquiry on to the Registration Authority either as part of the larger local authority search or for the time being even where a common land / village green enquiry is made on its own. For that purpose a new CON29O form (Enquiries of local authority 2007 edition) now includes a section for common land and town and village greens (Q22) and this replaces the CR21.
National Land Information Service
NLIS is a modernising government initiative providing online searches.
NLIS provides a one-stop-shop via the internet for local land and property services in England and Wales. It is the e-commerce portal for professional conveyancing and allows local authority search requests (i.e. common land and village green searches) to be submitted and responded to online.
We signed up to level 2 of the NLIS service in May 2005, which means you can now submit your search enquiry online through a licensed commercial channel provider. This will be transferred electronically to us saving postal delivery time.


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How to set up Words in the xxx60 HOL library
- Article Type: General
- Product: Aleph
- Product Version: 20
We want to be able to do Word searching of our abc60 HOL records. I know we need to run p_manage_01. Is there anything else we need to do?
The usm60 is not set up for the Word indexes since most sites don't build the Words there.
You will need to populate the tab00.eng and tab11_word files with the indexes you want to build; copy the WORD entries from your xxx01 tab_expand to the xxx60 tab_expand; and. copy your xxx01 tab_word_breaking to xxx60.
Your xxx60 z52 (util g/2), probably copied from usm60, probably lacks the last-word-number parameter. You need to add it. See KB 16384-39761.
Also, though the ./aleph/tab/file_list.HOL contains entries for the z95, z97, and z98 tables, it lacks entries for the z970 and z980. You will need to place entries like the following in your ./xxx60/file_list:
TAB z970 100K 0K TS1D
IND z970_id 100K 0K TS1X
IND z970_id1 100k 0K TS1X
TAB z980 1M 0K TS3D
IND z980_id 1M 0K TS3X
and then do util a/17/1 for the z970 and z980 to create these tables before running p_manage_01.
KB 16384-47490 is a related record describing a specific set-up of the xxx60 Words.
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Ice Golem Pattern Quest (Unredeemed)
Class: All ClassesIn order to proceed from Penumbra into Inferno, it is necessary to loot an A slightly dented molar from the great ice golem and hand it in to Ergo. This Ice Golem can be spawned as a Pocket Boss at an Incarnator in Penumbra. See AOU's Pocket Boss guide for details in some of the tradeskills involved and the process of spawning one. However, the pattern for an Ice Golem can not be farmed like a regular Pocket Boss, but must instead be quested for. This guide will document the steps necessary to come into the posession of such a pattern by doing a quest for the Unredeemed.
Faction: Neutral, Omni
Level: 160-220
Item Links:
Quicklink (copy this):
Feedback: Feedback-Thread
Faction: Neutral, Omni
Level: 160-220
Item Links:
Quicklink (copy this):
Feedback: Feedback-Thread
Along the questline, the following items will be required:
Since both of these items are not trivial to acquire and the quest chain is on a considerably short timer, it is advisable to collect both of them before starting on the quest chain itself. Cama's heart is a 100% drop off The Redeemed Cama. For the procedure of spawning him, see our very own Vanya Sanctuary Quest. The relevant part of the chain starts with the death of Watcher Cama Hume-Ulma. The Yomi page on the other hand is a random drop off the Adonis catacomb bosses. Those bosses are roughly level 210, so soloing there is not for the faint of heart. This map, courtesy of Spheremap, shows the spawnpoint of the bosses:
Once those two items are safely tucked away in the inventory, it is time to start the quest chain. The first Unredeemed to talk to is the Hypnagogic Ixi-Lum Van. He's the temple's librarian, and can be found in the 100% suppression gas western side room, before its very core.
For the ones among us interested in the reason why you had to take a hold of a Yomi page, feel free to have a quick chat with him. If you're more interested in getting this all done and over with, it's okay to just trade him said page. In return, he will hand you a Book of Insignificant Rituals, and ask you to deliver it to the Prophet Urga Van.
The Prophet isn't far, in fact he's just a short walk south from the room entrance. His gigantic proportions also make him very hard to miss. But before handing the Book to him, it might be advisable to check the other side room. In case a Clan raid force is forming there bent on killing Vanya, it might be a bad idea to spawn him for them... So after a mandatory check, or if you're feeling adventurous, feel free to talk to the Prophet, and tell him you have something for him. You will get prompted to hand him the book. He will immediately send you over into the eastern sideroom in 75% suppression gas, where he has spawned the Unredeemed Vanya, who is eager to find out who called for him. So best not make him wait!
Vanya is a very straight forward creature, so he immediately asks about your business. After reporting to him that you would like to know about the Ice Golem, and that you need to "meet" him for Ergo, he finally asks for the Book of Insignificant Rituals. As soon as he received this, he will despawn and hand out a mission to strike down the Redeemed Cama. This mission is on a 10 hour timer. Since Cama isn't necessarily a soloable creature and his placeholder has a long respawn timer, it is a good thing we already have his beating heart ready! So, the next step is to report our "success" to the Prophet Urga Van. He should be readily waiting for us in the 100% suppression gas room. As we state that we need to see Vanya and that we have a "delivery" for him, he asks to see it first. So, it's time to hand him Cama's Beating Heart! After fumbling around a bit with it, and basically turning it into a bloody mess, he spawns Vanya for us and asks us to deliver what remains of Cama's heart.
So off we go into the 75% gas room again. The chat with Vanya is yet again refreshingly short, as soon as we hand over Cama's slightly battered heart, he hands over the Ice Golem pattern and continues to perform some grisly ritual.
Blueprint must be turned into a Pocket Boss crystal (crystal filled by the Source from an MP + raw novictum you refine) and the result can be used on the Penumbra Incarnators. Just be careful with squishy lowbies and nanoresist noobs, as the Golem can do AOE nukes. 6 Molars will drop from pocket remains.
You finally can head to Penumbra's Ergo, all north of its icy map, and trade the molar. You then should receive the Sanguine Ring corresponding to your profession ... but before using it on Inferno's portal nearby, remember to do your Lava Protection Boots and Skin Galvanizer quest first or you'll burn in a few seconds !
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SculpSure®: A Smarter Way to Sculpt™
A 25-Minute Laser Body Contouring Treatment
SculpSure is a non-invasive laser body-contouring system that targets areas like the love handles, abdomen, back, and inner and outer thighs—localized "trouble areas" that, for some people, seem resistant to diet and exercise.
Developed by Cynosure®, the breakthrough 25-minute procedure is the world's first FDA-cleared laser treatment for non-surgical lipolysis.
How It Works
During treatment, non-suction applicators are placed strategically on the treatment area. The applicators use 1060-nm lasers to heat adipose tissue to temperatures between 107º and 116ºF. This damages subcutaneous fat cells without harming the skin.
In the weeks following the SculpSure procedure, the body's lymphatic system gradually eliminates the damaged fat cells.
What to Expect
SculpSure has been shown to safely and effectively eliminate up to 24% of unwanted fat cells, resulting in consistent, natural-looking, and permanent fat loss without surgery or downtime.
Common Questions
Will it hurt?
No. SculpSure's continuous Contact Cooling™ feature keeps the skin safe and enhances patient comfort during treatment. Most patients note an intermittent tingling sensation throughout the procedure.
When will I be able to see results?
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How long will the results last?
The treatment permanently destroys fat cells. A series of treatments is recommended for optimal results.
Is SculpSure® for Me?
You may be a candidate for SculpSure if you have a BMI lower than 30 or are within 30 pounds of your target weight. The treatment has been shown to produce the best results in patients who live an active lifestyle, but have hit a weight-loss plateau and are struggling with specific trouble areas.
Your DermaTouch practitioner will advise you on whether the SculpSure system is right for your needs and treatment goals.
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During your one-on-one consultation, your provider will assess your specific needs and treatment goals and determine if SculpSure is right for you. You can also learn more about the procedure by visiting the Cynosure website.
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Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh has gifted Nigerian self-acclaimed male barbie, Bobrisky a cake ahead of his birthday.
Bobrisky who will be holding his pre-birthday tomorrow took to his IG page to share the photo of the cake and thanked Tonto Dikeh for the wonderful gift.
He wrote:
"@Tonto love ❤ me so much she make dis cake for me. God bless you ma may God provide for u multiple times, u shall never lack. Tonto flew in over 6 people in from Abuja to Lagos just because is my PRE-Birthday tomorrow. Guys be loyal and be truthful to your friends they will always stay glued to u"


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Music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Book by Richard Nelson
Directed by Michael Philip O'Brien
January 11th – 19th, 2020
Playing at Christ Church Neighborhood House
Featuring the music of ABBA members Andersson and Ulvaeus, as well as lyrics by musical theatre icon, Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Aida), this gripping musical was inspired by political and international spectacle of the 1972 World Chess Championship between American Bobby Fischer and Russian Boris Spassky. Set in the 1980's at the height of the Cold War, Chess illustrates how something as trivial as a game of chess can mean so much more when fueled by the threats and propaganda of nations at war.
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Chapter Four
Reno stood quietly against the wall, arms folded across his chest as he watched the doctor examine the girl Cera. Rufus was standing on the opposite side of her bed, his hands linked together in front of him as he observed the proceedings. It had taken less than five minutes for both of them to arrive after Reno had made the initial call to his boss, and those five minutes had been the most awkward passage of time he had ever experienced.
He had expected her to go ballistic after realizing she had no memory, but she had remained unusually calm. Perhaps she was just in shock, but whatever the reason he was grateful for her lack of hysterics. She just sat in the bed, her brow furrowed in concentration and her eyes moving about the room aimlessly, as though she was mentally trying to put together some sort of puzzle. He actually felt a bit sorry for her, because by the time Rufus arrived with the doctor, he could see tears of frustration beginning to form in her soft brown eyes.
The doctor spoke in hushed tones, keeping the conversation quiet enough that he couldn't hear from his place across the room, and Reno cursed the fact that the man's back was facing him. She nervously looked from the doctor to Rufus, her eyes still shining with her unshed tears from earlier, and Reno shifted uneasily in his spot, wishing Rufus would have just ordered him to leave rather than making him stay. But no, his employer had informed him that his job was not done just because she was awake it was only done when he said it was.
"Reno, would you please come here."
Rufus' voice was devoid of emotion, as usual. Reno wondered if it was because he still wasn't fully awake, or if it was merely the calm before the storm that he was known to exhibit from time to time. He'd said please, though, which was rather uncharacteristic of him though Reno suspected he was probably just looking to show the girl that he was nicer than the complete asshole he tended to be. Then again, there was another possibility: Perhaps he was simply being nice to Reno because he needed him to do something less-than-pleasant and didn't want to start an argument in front of their present company.
"Yes, sir?" the Turk replied, pushing off the wall to go stand at the foot of Cera's bed. He absent-mindedly began playing with the blanket folded at her feet, tugging at the fringed edge as he met his employer's gaze.
"Cera here is going to need to have physical therapy twice a day for the next few weeks in order to regain her strength. I want you to be present for all of these sessions."
"Why?" Reno asked with a laugh. "It's not like she can just get up and run off."
Rufus sighed heavily and shook his head before answering the younger man's question. "I simply wish to take precautions, Reno, to be sure she isn't harmed by anyone in any way."
"So you're saying you don't trust the doc here?" Reno asked, pointing to the physician seated to his left. "Pretty bold of you to make that kind of a statement right in front of him, yo."
"Doctor Robins understands my need to see to it that Cera remains protected, even in his presence. He does not object to you being here during her sessions, so I do not see why you feel the need to object for him."
Reno glanced at the doctor, who merely nodded, then turned to the girl. She blinked a few times before looking away from him, but he caught the faintest hint of a smile on her face as she spoke.
"Is it really necessary for him to be present? It's obvious he doesn't want to be here."
"Yes, it is," Rufus insisted, and she nodded almost imperceptibly. Her eyes flickered to Reno's once more, and the Turk thought he saw the faintest glimmer of an apology in those chocolate-colored orbs.
Reno followed Rufus' orders albeit reluctantly, and showed up for every one of Cera's scheduled appointments with Doctor Robins. He would stand by the door, arms crossed over his chest, and watch with complete and utter boredom etched on his face as the doctor assisted her in regaining the use of her legs.
During the first session, the doctor had been kind enough to fill Reno in on why Cera required such therapy. Apparently, she had been in a coma in that research facility for so long that her brain not only scrambled her memory banks, but it also forgot how to walk. He'd called it some fancy medical thing, "a-trophy" or something like that, but Reno had only been half-listening. His mind was on the million other things he'd rather be doing than standing there watching the doc play with the girl's legs.
Then again, Reno was also enjoying watching the man play with her legs. Or, at least, certain parts of him were. The first few days, he had chastised himself for having such thoughts while on the job, but after that he pushed aside his guilt. So far as he was concerned, it was fair compensation for all the action Rufus was forcing him to miss just by being there.
Rude told him on the second day of his newest bullshit assignment that the rest of the Turks were being sent on good, old-fashioned stakeouts. While a stakeout wasn't much more exciting than watching some doctor try to get some chick's legs back into working order, Reno through it was a hell of a lot more interesting. With a stakeout, you had a specific target in mind, something to look forward to, an objective. This… This was just pointless.
"Alright, Cera," the doctor said, bringing Reno's mind back to the room he was standing in. "You seem to be making excellent progress. I would say another week or two and you should be up and around."
The girl smiled at the older man before glancing over to Reno very briefly. He'd noticed she'd been doing that more with each visit. Every time her sessions would come to an end, she would look in his direction, almost as if she was sad to see him going in the wake of the doctor.
"Thank you," she told her physician, nodding slightly. The doctor merely began packing up his equipment, placing each item carefully back in his bag. Reno moved to open the door for the other man, planning to follow him out and head back to his office for a nice nap on top of the pile of paperwork he still hadn't completed from over a month ago.
Her voice was quiet and unsure, and he couldn't stop himself from automatically turning at the sound of his name. It was the first time she had ever said his name, and he wasn't sure if she was going to thank him, too, or tell him she never wanted to see him again, or what. His blue eyes fixed themselves on her face and she looked down at the bed she was seated upon, a slight blush coloring her cheeks.
"Would you mind staying with me a while after the doctor leaves?" she asked, looking up at him briefly before returning her gaze to the floral pattern of the bedclothes, tracing the outline of one of the blossoms with her fingertip. "It gets awfully lonely with no one here, and I'm sure the doctor has other patients he needs to go see."
Reno gave her request some serious thought. Rufus had only specified that he was to be there during her therapy sessions. He hadn't said anything about him being required to stay afterwards. Then again, he didn't say he couldn't stay if he wanted to. That's what it all came down to in his mind: did he want to?
"Sure," he heard himself saying as he moved away from the door to stand at her bedside. "I guess I can keep you company for a while."
The doctor issued his goodbyes to them both, and the redhead watched him leave, wondering what in the hell possessed him to stay. Once the door had closed behind the older man, his gaze returned to Cera. For the first time in weeks, he let himself take in her appearance again. She had a bit more color than before, but she was still rather pale probably her natural complexion. Her long, raven-colored hair was shinier now, more healthy-looking than the dull mass it had been when they first found her, and her brown eyes ad a bit more spark to them. He still saw a sort of lost confusion in those eyes, but for someone with no memory of her past or who she was, she was coping pretty well.
"Thank you for staying," she told him, shifting her position to the edge of the bed and dangling her legs over the side. She was still in one of those hospital-issue beds, so her feet barely touched the floor, and it wasn't until she started lowering her feet until they were flat on the cold tiles that Reno finally realized what she was doing.
"Woah, woah… The doc said you're not supposed to be walking yet," he reminded her as he rushed around to the opposite side of the bed to stand before her, his arms stretched out to catch her in case she fell.
"I'm not going to get any better any faster at this rate," she told him, bracing herself with her arms and struggling slightly to push off the bed and get herself into a standing position. "I figured, if I try to actually walk, it might be beneficial."
Reno stood there, watching her intently as she began shifting her weight to her legs. She began to waver slightly and he moved forward, but she shook her head at him, indicating that she didn't need his help. He held his breath as she finally pulled herself into a full standing position, and winced as her legs suddenly buckled under her and she fell to the floor. He bent down, reaching for her to help her up, but she slapped his hands away.
"Let me do this myself," she requested, and he nodded, taking a step back, his eyes never leaving her.
She struggled to pull herself back up, her hands gripping the bed frame so tightly her arms began to tremble from th exertion, and it reminded him of when he was a boy. His mother had fallen ill when he was eight, and one of the first things she had lost was her ability to walk. She'd been just as stubborn and determined as Cera was, refusing any help he tried to give her. But things were different, now. Back then, he'd only been a kid and he was too small to force her to let him help her. Now he was a man, and while he respected her desire to do this on her own, it was becoming increasingly obvious that she really wasn't ready to be taking this step yet in her recovery.
With a heavy sigh, he bent down, ignoring her protests as he slid one of his arms around her waist and carefully pulled her back to her feet. He held her for a moment to make sure she was steady before he let go, and that moment of closeness opened up all manner of new senses for him. His nose was assaulted with the sweet smell of lilies and rosewood and honey, probably from her shampoo or perhaps some sort of perfume she wore. The feel of her warmth beneath the soft fabric of the long white dress Rufus had given her to wear reminded him of just how long it had been since he had a woman, and her closeness brought about a rather natural reaction in him that he was actually embarrassed of, for once.
As soon as he was sure she wasn't going to fall again, he let go and moved across the room, hoping she hadn't noticed his predicament and wondering when the hell he started caring if a woman could tell he was getting turned on. He reminded himself that this wasn't just some floozy he was picking up in a bar for a wild night. She wasn't someone he could use and then dump the next morning. Getting involved with her like that was more than just stupid it was downright suicidal.
"Thank you," she said quietly, apparently not to proud to show her appreciation for him having helped her, even if it was against her initial wishes.
"Welcome," he muttered, looking everywhere but directly at her. He knew he should stay to make sure she didn't fall again potentially hurting herself in the process but he was desperate to get himself as far away from her as he could in as little time as possible.
"Look, I uh… I gotta go get some paperwork done before Rufus chews my ass out over it," he told her, running a hand back through his messy red hair and turning to her with a sheepish grin. "I've been kinda lax in my duties lately."
She merely nodded, but she couldn't hide the disappointment in her eyes. Despite his desire to leave, Reno found himself feeling guilty for making her be alone again after she had asked him to stay.
"Look," he added with a sigh, "I'm really sorry I can't stay today, but I will tomorrow. I promise."
Even as the words came out of his mouth, he was mentally kicking himself for saying them. He never promised a woman anything… never. And here he was making some stupid promise to spend time with a girl he barely even knew just because he felt sorry for her. He rationalized that he was only doing it because otherwise he would just be sitting in his office bored for the rest of the day, but he couldn't deny the little voice in the back of his head screaming that he was intrigued by her.
"You don't have to," Cera said, shaking her head slightly. "I understand if you're busy."
"Nah, it's no biggie," he replied, kicking himself again.
She smiled at him, nodding, that slight blush returning, and Reno found himself smiling back at her. He quickly pushed back the mental images that were threatening to surface, deciding that he needed to go out and get laid asap in order to get rid of them, and forced himself out the door of her room, sighing deeply once he had closed it behind him. As much as he was apparently fascinated by her, she was a strange girl, and she was making him act and feel far too strange even for his tastes.


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Ebola has now become a campaign issue, at least in Arkansas.
In that state's competitive Senate race, incumbent Democrat Mark Pryor is taking aim at Republican Tom Cotton for his congressional votes on federal funding.
"Tom Cotton voted against preparing America for pandemics for outbreaks like Ebola," the narrator in the Pryor TV ad states.
Adds another voice in the ad: "Congressman Cotton voted to cut billions from our nation's medical disaster and emergency programs."
More: "He was the only Arkansas congressman to vote this way."
This is the first TV ad we've seen this cycle in which a campaign has invoked the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Cotton spokesman David Ray responded to the ad, saying: "Senator Pryor's desperation is comical. In Senator Pryor's world, he doesn't have to take responsibility for rubber-stamping the Obama agenda over 90% of the time, but wants Arkansans to believe Tom Cotton is responsible for everything from Ebola to crabgrass and male-pattern baldness."
Yesterday, a Republican Senate candidate in New Mexico used footage of the ISIS terrorist who killed journalist James Foley in a campaign video.
-- Mark Murray


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Drug testing for cocaine use in the future may replace hair, blood and urine sampling with fingerprint analysis. In the past similar tests have been used by law enforcement, but officials could only determine if a suspect handled cocaine, not if they ingested it. European scientists, however, have now developed a way to instantly tell if someone has consumed the drug. This test will be useful for officials who investigate pushers of the drug and rehab patients who are unable to kick this dangerous addiction.
Why Old Testing Methods Don't Work
Testing a suspect's urine is not always practical, as it does not always produce definitive results. Researchers of the drug and rehab officials have suggested that cocaine affects each individual differently without generating clear conclusions while taxpayers end up paying for this expense. May times it requires expert analysts at high costs to make accurate determinations. In terms of urine testing, biological hazards can occur when researchers handle bodily fluids.
As drug testing started to become widespread, particularly among employers in the 1990s, drug users found ways to beat these tests. They would first give themselves preliminary tests after using a detoxification product. While there were four main tests that became common (urine, hair, saliva, blood), urine tests were the most popular due to being the cheapest. Yet, urine tests were the easiest to beat. Users simply would abstain for 48 hours.
Factors that affected cocaine detection included frequency of use, metabolic rate, body mass, physical activity, age and health. Hair tests were the hardest to beat because traces of the drug could be identified in the hair over a 90 day time frame. Drug and rehab experts sometimes were misled with false positive cocaine tests if the subject had ingested certain substances such as coca leaves, coca oil, coca tea or tonic water.
Invasive Issues
Many people, even those who never use illegal narcotics, feel that traditional drug testing methods are invasive and violate a person's right to privacy. Asking for hair, urine and saliva samples can be embarrassing for certain people, especially those wrongly accused of drug abuse. The concept of fingerprint testing is not as invasive as only a minimal area of the fingers are used for testing.
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Electrospray Ionization
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LA WATCHDOG--On Saturday, the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition ("LANCC") passed the following motion demanding that embattled Councilman Jose Huizar resign from the City Council.
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition demands that Councilmember Jose Huizar resign immediately. With the current FBI and IRS investigations and several, prior high profile incidents, including his affair with his Chief of Staff that cost the City $200,000 in legal fees, an after-hours car accident that was settled with $185,000 of City money, and his role in the $72 million pay-to-play Sea Breeze development scandal, he is a distraction and the people of Los Angeles and Council District 14 deserve better. Call to ask for his resignation 213-473-7014.
While the action by LANCC may surprise some City Hall observers, what is mindboggling is the failure of Councilwomen Nury Martinez and Monica Rodriquez to call for #MeToo Huizar to resign because of his multiple affairs with women subordinates in his office.
A week after the FBI raid on Huizar's City Hall office and home, Council President Herb Wesson, to his credit, stripped Huizar of his committee assignments, including as chair of the politically powerful Planning and Land Use Management Committee. But then again, Wesson had no choice if he wanted to preserve what is left of the already tarnished reputation of the City Council.
While some have argued that Huizar is innocent until proven guilty, our public servants must be held to a higher standard.
In the past, many have suspected that Huizar, the chair of the powerful Planning and Land Use Management ("PLUM") Committee, was engaged in pay-to-play schemes given his ability to attract generous campaign contributions, not only from downtown developers in his district, but from developers citywide. This was especially true in his 2015 race against former County Supervisor Gloria Molina in 2015.
This suspicion has been confirmed. On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times ran a 2,200-word article, L.A. councilman's wife was a paid fundraiser. Ex-aides say he assigned them to help, outlining how Huizar and people in his office managed to extract donations for his alma mater, Salesian High School in Boyle Heights, from developers who had business before his committee.
And this may just be the tip of the iceberg of City Hall's pay-to-play scams that are threatening our neighborhoods with high rise buildings, increased density, and even more traffic congestion.
The Huizar scandals must be thoroughly investigated by an independent outside counsel that has no connection to City Hall and not subject to political influence, unlike the undermanned, weak kneed, and politically appointed Ethic Commission. This investigation would involve reviewing and analyzing Huizar's discretionary and officeholders accounts as well as his outside slush funds such as the $1 million community benefits fund financed by the developers of the Fig + Pico hotel, who just so happen to have benefited from $103 million in subsidies from our cash strapped City.
The independent counsel should also delve into all Huizar's campaign contributions by real estate developers and related parties, whether to Huizar or to independent expenditure committees, and connect these donations to any business before the City or the PLUM Committee.
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The independent counsel should also review the $185,000 settlement involving Huizar's late night car accident and whether Huizar should repay the City for this City financed settlement and its legal expenses.
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Many believe that Huizar should do the right thing and resign. Or even better, maybe he should flip and cut a deal with the government and expose the pay-to-play scams and other shenanigans at City Hall.
(Jack Humphreville writes LA Watchdog for CityWatch. He is the President of the DWP Advocacy Committee and is the Budget and DWP representative for the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council. He is a Neighborhood Council Budget Advocate. He can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com.)


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A car charity donation to the LA Food Bank means you're affecting the lives of children, seniors, people with disabilities and all members of families. Since 1973, the non-profit has been striving to bring resources into the community, and the Los Angeles County Regional Food Bank now serves more than 300,000 people a month.
Your vehicle donation to the LA Regional Food Bank furthers that goal!
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Or do you save money by doing your own taxes through Turbo Tax? Luckily their website walks you – and anyone else with vehicle donations – through the auto donation process.
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Perhaps you've never known what it means to have doubts about where you'll get your next meal. But for these millions of our neighbors, which is about 16 percent of L.A. County's residents, they may go to bed without food tonight.
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