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Walt Disney World Chronicles: Dreamfinder
by Jim Korkis
Disney Historian
Feature Article
This article appeared in the July 23, 2013 Issue #722 of ALL EARS® (ISSN: 1533-0753)
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"With the opening of EPCOT Center next fall, Disney officials hope to launch an entirely new generation of lovable, laughable characters. To that end, they have banned Mickey Mouse from the elaborate new theme park and declared it the domain of new characters," declared the September 28, 1981, edition of the Miami Herald newspaper.
"Dozens of characters will be born on the stages of EPCOT Center, and artists are now striving to develop individual personalities and voices for every one of them. A single character, if he captures the public imagination, could be worth millions to the company."
Only two of those new characters were fully developed and appeared in Epcot: Dreamfinder and Figment.
Ron Schneider, who has written a book of his memories of working in entertainment titled "From Dreamer to Dreamfinder" (Bamboo Press 2012), was the live performer who portrayed the character of Dreamfinder when Epcot opened on October 1, 1982, and continued in that role for about five years. (Actor Steve Taylor, who sometimes filled in for Schneider after the first year, did the part for almost 15 years before the character suddenly disappeared from Epcot.)
"No, I have never had dreams with Figment in them," laughed Schneider when I recently had lunch with him. "I do sometimes have dreams of still being on the job, though. It was exciting researching and creating the relationship between Dreamfinder and Figment."
"I wanted him to be able to move and react separately from what I was doing as Dreamfinder so that he seemed like another person. It got to the point that I could carry on a conversation with a guest while Figment was having an entirely different interaction with someone else at the same time," continued Schneider. "Some people swear that they actually heard him say things, but I didn't do any ventriloquism. I just tried to make him so expressive that people thought he was responding to what they said. Yet, when I meet people today, they sincerely tell me that they remember Figment saying a short word or two like 'yeah.' I thought of the dragon as an extension of my libido so if a pretty girl walked by, he would naturally follow her while I was talking to someone else about something else."
I've known Ron since before I actually met him. Before his Disney career, Ron created a traveling salesman/Professor Harold Hill conman street performer character named Professor Spillikin for a small town crafts area (Spillikin Corners) at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. That quaint and quiet location is now long gone and replaced with roller coasters.
A few years after Ron left that amusement park to work at Disneyland and later Walt Disney World, I literally stepped into his loud plaid pants and did magic and balloon animals as Professor Spillikin and later as other characters I created at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Professor Spillikin was a fake medicine man/salesman very similar to the character of Professor Marvel in the 1939 feature film "The Wizard of Oz". Ironically, the beloved Disney characters Figment and Dreamfinder were actually born in a concept for a planned-but-never-built section of Disneyland to be called "Discovery Bay" that would have featured a Professor Marvel. In that area, according to a press release from October 1976, there was to be Professor Marvel's Gallery of Illusions, "a fascinating visit with the foremost collector of the exotic, weird and whimsical from all over the world," designed by Imagineer Tony Baxter. Entering through a sideshow wagon, guests would find themselves in a Carousel of Progress-style revolving theater, in which an Audio-Animatronics Professor Marvel would display all manner of oddities that he had collected in each of 12 rooms.
"It would be like the movie, 'The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao'," recalled Baxter.
A small model statue of the pudgy, white-bearded and bushy-mustached Marvel was built with a black top hat, gold vest, red tie and monocle. Cradled in his right arm was a small green dragon that Marvel bred as a hobby. At that time, every available resource of The Walt Disney Company was redirected to both the Epcot and the Tokyo Disneyland projects, and the Discovery Bay project was shelved — along with Marvel and his dragon.
As Imagineer Steve Kirk remembered, "I was in my office. We'd all been taken off of every other project except Epcot, so everyone had been reassigned from Disneyland, from Disney World and so forth on to Epcot, and everybody was part of a pavilion. (Imagineer) Tony (Baxter) was in with the Kodak folks as being potential sponsors for some kind of pavilion. He ran into my office in the middle of this meeting and said, 'Can I borrow Marvel and the dragon?' And he grabbed the model and took it in to them to show it to them.
"They said, 'That's great, do we get the dragon, too?' The only issue was that, at the time, the dragon was painted green. Figment was green. And Kodak thought that represented a little too much of a Fuji Film (Kodak's chief competitor, which used the color green prominently on its packaging) connection, so he turned purple as a result of that."
Kodak announced in an in-house magazine advertisement in 1980 that, "a very serious, very advanced engineering project is being built in Florida around these new Disney characters: Dreamkeeper and his pet dragon Figment… It will be only part of a total experience that people will remember all their lives."
One of the early names for the character was indeed "Dreamkeeper." That name came from a character that was developed for The Land pavilion at Epcot known as the "Landkeeper," drawn by Imagineer Sam McKim.
Baxter was working on the early concept for The Land as a series of greenhouses and the Landkeeper would be in an attraction explaining the importance of taking care of the environment. When Baxter shifted over to working on the Imagination pavilion, the idea for the character came along and was eventually dubbed "Dreamfinder."
"Tony told me that the character should be the personification of Walt Disney," recalled Ron. "And that's how I tried to play him… that kind, caring and fun uncle who had wonderful dreams that he loved sharing."
The little purple dragon with horns and tiny wings was named Figment, the physical representation of being "a figment of the Imagination." Figment was like an overactive small child filled with curiosity. He was instantly popular and appeared on all sorts of Disney merchandise. Dreamfinder was his husky human companion and friend with a full red beard, long blue coat, black top hat and broad smile. He was to represent the parental figure, but more in the sense of a modern Santa Claus.
Actor Chuck McCann who provided the voice of the character for the attraction based it on actor Frank Morgan, who portrayed both Professor Marvel and the incredible wizard in MGM's "The Wizard of Oz."
"People react viscerally to that voice when they hear it," said Ron, who re-created that same voice when he interacted with the guests.
During the recording of the original sessions, there was some dispute, and McCann left the project. The Imagineers found a "sound alike" in Ron Schneider, who at the time was an understudy for comedian Wally Boag at the Golden Horseshoe Revue in Disneyland.
After much intensive practice, Schneider recorded the remaining lines for the character in the attraction (like, "Figment and I certainly enjoyed our Journey Into Imagination with you…" and "Step to your right as you exit…") and was hired to be the walk-around Dreamfinder character when Epcot opened.
Disney performer Joe Hudgins (one of the Dapper Dans and the original "Six Bits" character at Hoop De Doo Revue) was the Dreamfinder for the groundbreaking of the Imagination Pavilion, in a makeshift beard and costume. Disney even tried a short-lived early experiment of having him wear a Dreamfinder mask that looked horrible and unnatural.
"Dreamfinder was to remind guests that imagination is a 'happy stage'," stated Baxter in 1982. "Dreamfinder is vacuuming 'sparks of imagination.' He is on his way back to the Dreamport, a storehouse for imagination. As Dreamfinder explains how the imagination process works, he creates the small dragon, Figment, as an example of what he has been describing."
While the walk-around Dreamfinder and Figment were there at the opening of Epcot, their famous ride attraction, Journey Into Imagination, did not officially open at the Imagination Pavilion until March 5, 1983.
Even though Kodak signed on late as a sponsor, and the attraction had an innovative and intricate ride system, as well as a plethora of special effects, the show was indeed installed on opening day, but Imagineering could not guarantee that it wouldn't break down, so several more weeks of testing had to be done. For instance, it was intended to be a roller coaster effect going down into the "Tales of Terror" scene, but Imagineering could not get the speed to work consistently so the attempt was abandoned, leaving guests to wonder why the ride vehicle seemed to slowly go down a hill and then back up.
"Guests reacted to us and enjoyed us even though the ride was not open. I definitely don't miss the pain of twisting my arm to work the figure or my thumb going numb at times because I had to squish it in a certain way. I do miss playing with the kids and seeing their faces," stated Schneider.
Around 1988, Dreamfinder and Figment disappeared from Epcot. While Figment has returned to the park, Dreamfinder is still missing somewhere in the land of imagination.
Other features from the Walt Disney World Chronicles series by Jim Korkis can be found in the AllEars® Archives:
Read Ron Schneider's account of his experiences as Dreamfinder in his book, "From Dreamer to Dreamfinder: A Life and Lessons Learned in 40 Years Behind a Name Tag."
It's available in the AllEars.Net Amazon Store HERE.
You can read AllEars.Net's Alice McNutt Miller's review of Schneider's book here:
Disney Historian and regular AllEars® Columnist Jim Korkis has written hundreds of articles about all things Disney for more than three decades. As a former Walt Disney World cast member, his skills and historical knowledge were utilized by Disney Entertainment, Imagineering, Disney Design Group, Yellow Shoes Marketing, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Feature Animation Florida, Disney Institute, WDW Travel Company, Disney Vacation Club and many other departments.
He is the author of two new books, available in both paperback and Kindle versions on Amazon.com:
— "Who's Afraid of the Song of the South"
— "The REVISED Vault of Walt": Paperback Version / Kindle version
Editor's Note: This story/information was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all current rates, information and other details before planning your trip.


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SOUTH Korea's liberal leader Moon Jae-in will take the oath of office as president on Wednesday, tasked with navigating the country out of rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme and the risk of a rift with the United States.
Moon, 64, was expected to announce major cabinet and presidential staff appointments almost immediately to swiftly end a power vacuum left by the removal of his predecessor, Park Geun-hye, in a corruption scandal in March.
Yonhap News Agency reported Moon had already decided on provincial governor Lee Nak-yon as prime minister, although a spokesman for Moon said he was unaware of the report and declined to comment further.
Moon was expected to forgo an elaborate inauguration ceremony.
Final results showed Moon winning decisively, with the highest turnout in 20 years despite drizzly weather in South Korea. Moon won 41.1 percent of the votes compared with 24 percent for conservative candidate Hong Joon-pyo and 21.4 percent for centrist Ahn Cheol-soo.
The National Election Commission confirmed Moon's win at 8.09am on Wednesday (2309 GMT Tuesday), officially starting his presidency.
SEE ALSO: Record turnout expected as South Koreans vote for new president
In his first public act as president, Moon spoke by telephone with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lee Run-in, a PSC spokesman told Reuters.
A separate statement from Moon's Democratic Party said he was briefed on the status of the North Korean military and South Korea's military readiness.
As president, Moon must find a way to coax an increasingly belligerent North Korea to dial back on its nuclear and missile threats while defusing a potential trade conflict with the United States.
Moon's advocacy of engagement with North Korea contrasts with the approach adopted by the United States, South Korea's main ally, which is seeking to step up pressure on Pyongyang through further isolation and sanctions.
The White House nevertheless quickly congratulated Moon, saying it looked forward to working with him to strengthen the longstanding US-South Korea alliance.
Moon's administration also needs to figure out how to ease tensions with China stemming from the deployment of a US anti-missile defence system in South Korea to guard against the threat of a North Korean missile strike.
Challenges include mending a deeply divided electorate and a society badly bruised by the corruption scandal.
"I will make a just, united country," Moon told a crowd gathered just before midnight to see the former human rights lawyer who entered politics to lead a party just five years ago.
"I will be a president who also serves all the people who did not support me," he said.
SEE ALSO: South Korea confirms US will pay for THAAD after Trump uncertainty
Minority in Parliament
Moon faces a divided parliament in which his Democratic Party lacks a majority. To push through major initiatives, including creating 500,000 jobs annually and reforming the country's powerful family-run conglomerates, he will need to forge partnerships with some of the parties and politicians he fought fiercely on his path to the presidency.
Moon's comfortable margin of victory belies a deep ideological and generational divide in the country of 51 million people.
Data from an exit poll conducted by South Korea's top three television networks showed that, while Moon won the majority of votes cast by those under the age of 50, rival Hong found strong support from those in their 60s and 70s, who tend to be more conservative.
The election has been watched closely by allies and neighbours, with North Korea believed to be gearing up for its sixth nuclear test and vowing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Moon is expected to try to engage Pyongyang with dialogue and aid, breaking from his predecessor's hard line policies.
His election could add volatility to relations with Washington, given his questioning of the deployment of the US military's Terminal High Altitude Area Defences (THAAD) anti-missile system, but is not expected to significantly change the alliance, a US official said.
"It remains a concern that the left of centre, left-wing party in South Korea is going to do well," the official told Reuters, asking not to be identified. "But they are going to have to do some coalition building, so I am not sure he's going be able to have an unadulterated anti-alliance, anti-trade stance."
SEE ALSO: Squeezed by global powers, South Koreans seek 'Korea first' in new leader
Analysts say Moon will need to act quickly in naming key security and foreign policy aides and ministers in order to ease geopolitical tensions.
Daniel Russel, Washington's former top diplomat for Asia, told Reuters the differences between Moon and US President Donald Trump would mean inevitable friction, but "don't portend a crisis or failure" for relations.
"The important thing is the degree to which he (Moon) will consult, communicate and collaborate with the United States. Will he be a good alliance partner?" said Russel, diplomat in residence at the Asia Society Policy Institute.
"Do you dial up the pressure until North Korea feels compelled to come to the table? Or do you dial down the pressure and turn on the mood music and light some candles until North Korea gets in the mood to talk?" he said.
Moon pledged during the campaign to turn the presidential Blue House palace into a "rest space for the people" and work in a 19-storey government complex building in Gwanghwamun, in central Seoul.
However, a Moon spokesman told Yon hap on Wednesday he would work in the Blue House for the time being while advisers discussed logistics. – Reuters


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Some websites that have a list of all the countries in the world are InfoPlease.com, State.gov, ProjectVisa.com and NationsOnline.org. There are 196 countries in the world as of November 2015, although some sources differ on whether regions such as Palestine, Pitcairn Island and Taiwan count as official countries.
InfoPlease provides country profiles that include its current ruler and capital. This source stars Palestine and Western Sahara as proposed states. The site lists Taiwan but notes that some countries do not recognize it as a country because China considers Taiwan a breakaway province.
The U.S. Department of State lists countries "and other regions." Clicking on a country shows its flag, links for the U.S. Ambassador to that country and a U.S. bilateral relations fact sheet.
ProjectVisa gives the continent or other region — such as the Caribbean — for each country. Clicking on a country leads to visa information for that country. Some islands, such as Wallis and Futuna Islands, have a listing here that is not on other country lists.
Nations Online lists as countries some islands that are connected to the Internet, such as Pitcairn Island. It provides a profile for each country.


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Key Stage 4
In years 10-11 students will continue to study a core curriculum that includes English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Core Science, Additional Science, and Religious Studies. All students will take GCSEs in the core curriculum subjects, but in addition, students will have lessons in Physical Education and Citizenship which are non-examinable.
In addition to the core, students will be able to choose four other subjects that help them to tailor their GCSE curriculum towards their individual aspirations, aptitudes and abilities. Within the choices that are available, there will be a strong emphasis on following an academic route of study that includes a Humanities subject (Geography & History) and a Modern Foreign Language (French, German or Spanish) as this will help to put them on a path towards more academic A Levels and securing places at the prestigious Russell Group Universities.
The options choices that are usually available at Key Stage 4 are Art, Business Studies (BTec and GCSE), Catering, Computing (ICT), Dance, Design Technology (Graphics or Product Design), Drama, Food and Nutrition, French, Geography, German, Health and Social Care, History, Interactive Media VCert Award, Media Studies, Music, Photography, Religious Education, Sociology, Spanish, Sports Science (GCSE PE), Triple Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics as an alternative to Core/Additional Science), and Textiles. Options blocks will be arranged to fit the preferences of the highest number of students, however, it must be noted that it is not possible to meet all combinations of options choices.
At Key Stage 4, students continue to study the Citizenship programme once every two weeks on a rotation taught by the Form Tutor or another member of the pastoral team. Increasingly, visiting speakers, outside and in-house performances also contribute to the delivery of the subject. The aims of the Citizenship programme are academic, social and personal and include:
- Careers education, interview skills and work experience
- Finances
- Anti-crime
- First Aid
- Global issues and Human Rights
- Government and Parliament
- Post 16 options
Students continue to be assessed on their flightpath towards achieving an Expected Progress Grade (EPG) which is an aspirational target based on their entry point at the school (Key Stage 2 results). Students will receive an update on their progress seven times during the course of Years 10 and 11. Parents will have the opportunity to discuss progress at the Parents Consultation Evenings which are calendared towards the beginning of the academic year.


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NC governor: Cannot tolerate violence
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says officials cannot tolerate any type of violence following protests in Charlotte. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says officials will not tolerate any type of violence against citizens or destruction of property following a second night of unrest in Charlotte. He made the comments during a news conference on Thursday. McCrory said he talked to President Obama on the phone. The governor declared a state of emergency during Wednesday night's rioting, which saw one man critically wounded by a gunshot. At least eight more civilians and four police officers were injured and 44 people arrested for charges ranging from assault to failure to disperse. Police in Charlotte do not plan for now to release a video showing the fatal shooting of a black man by officers that has sparked two nights of violent protests in North Carolina's largest city, the department's chief said on Thursday. The video will only be shown to the family of Keith Scott, 43, who was shot dead by a black police officer in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said. Many of the protesters dispute the official account of Scott's death. Police contend he was carrying a gun when he approached officers and ignored repeated orders to drop it. His family and a witness say he was holding a book, not a firearm, when he was killed.


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The following is my best attempt to preserve the poetic nature of Hannah's Song in I Samuel 2, by rendering it into English in rhyme, incorporating classic commentaries to elucidate its meaning.
I'm no Shakespeare, but I enjoyed the challenge of this undertaking, and I feel it makes this rendering more interesting and enjoyable to read than a direct translation. The original text is in I Samuel, Ch. 2, v. 1-10:
(1) I feel happy in my heart,
HaShem offered me a new start,
Now I may lift my head high,
HaShem is the reason why.
Penina spoke meanly to me,
For I had no children, you see,
But now I am very happy,
From Penina Hashem saved me,
For I can now open my mouth,
My son I can now speak about,
I am happy that I have a son,
I give thanks to the Holy One.
(2) There is none holy as You, Hashem,
There is no other that is like Him,
Like our God there is no other,
Forming a child inside a mother.
(3) Do not speak so arrogantly,
Penina, my rival, who was mean to me,
Do not allow the wrong kind of words
From your mouth to come out and be heard,
For what's in your heart HaShem does know,
He counts all your deeds and the places you go.
(4) The bow of the mighty HaShem will break,
Giving strength to the stumbling and weak ones who ache.
Those who are hungry, HaShem will sate,
While for the full-bellied, hunger is their fate.
(5) Those who were once full of bread,
Will have to work to eat instead,
While those who worked to feed their hunger,
Will have so much food they'll work no longer.
The one who had no children will give birth to seven sons,
While she with many children will mourn every one.
(6) HaShem takes life and HaShem gives it,
Raising up or lowering into the pit.
(7) HaShem makes people poor or rich,
HaShem lowers and HaShem lifts.
(8) HaShem in whom we trust,
Raises the poor from the dust,
From heaps of trash He will raise them up,
To seat them with the rich to sup,
A seat of honor shall be theirs,
With them His Glory He will share,
For the pillars of the earth belong to HaShem,
And man's dwelling place He lays upon them.
(9) The feet of the pious HaShem will guard,
By no entrapment shall they be marred.
But the wicked in darkness will meet their end,
For a man succeeds not by the strength of his hand.
(10) HaShem will break His foes,
Even if to the heavens they rose,
From heaven upon them He blows,
Casting them down below.
HaShem will bring about justice for all,
He will give His King the strength to stand tall,
Hashem will give strength to the king He has appointed,
Increasing the kingdom of the one He has anointed.


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Bidyut Bikash Goswami
- Victoria, British Columbia
- [email protected]; [email protected]
Date of Birth : 20 November 1982
Permanent Address :
Kailash Nagar
Tezpur - 784001
District : Sonitpur
State : Assam
Statement of Purpose
I am pursuing a career with research as my prime goal. During the last few years in research, I have developed a strong commitment to a research oriented academic career in atmospheric science. I found myself thoroughly enjoying keeping in track of the growing wealth of information on the subject. I would like to continue research in Atmospheric Science and feel that I am intellectually quite capable of handling research activity at a professional level. I have developed the necessary traits of percept and organizational ability to work in a group in a co-operative fashion, which I feel is mandatory in the field of any scientific research.
Simulation and Diagnosis of Indian Summer monsoon variability and its impact on the global climate and vice-versa.
Climate model development (Convective parameterization).
Analysis of CMIP data.
Extreme rainfall analyses.
Post-PhD Research
To quantify the scopes and opportunities of the Stochastic Multicloud Model (SMCM; of Khouider and Majda fame) in simulating the variability of organized convection. NCEP CFSv2 model has been adopted as the reference model in order to achieve this. This is the first time SMCM has been implemented in a climate model.
PhD Research
Study of Indian Summer Monsoon Intraseasonal Oscillation in Multiscale Modelling Framework: The primary objective of my PhD research is to study the simulation of Indian summer monsoon intraseasonal oscillation in superparameterized general circulation model and subsequently to quantify the fidelity of this superparameterization technique (of Prof. Marat Khairoutdinov fame) in simulating Indian summer monsoon intraseasonal oscillation. The NCEP CFSv2 model has been taken as the GCM to be superparameterized.
Pre-PhD Research (2006-2008)
Study of precipitation extremes in the North-east Indian region: This study tries to reveal the trend and, for the first time, mechanism of the extreme rainfall events over the north-eastern region of India. I collected and analyzed rainfall data for over 30 stations spread across the north-east India.
CMIP5 analysis
Historical simulations of 32 CMIP5 models were analyzed in order to find the systematic bias in the simulated mean rainfall among the pool of models. Inability to adequately simulate the synoptic variability found to be common to majority of the models; especially for the ones with coarser grid resolution.
Project STORM (Severe Thunderstorm Observation and Regional Modeling)
Thesis: Study of Indian Summer Monsoon Intraseasonal Oscillation in Multiscale Modelling Framework (Guide: Dr. P. Mukhopadhyat; Co-Guide: Prof. B.N. Goswami)
Grade-I (Distinction)
Grade-I (Letter Mark in Mathematics)
Grade-I (Letter Mark in Mathematics and Advanced Mathematics)
Blood Donor
Xomidhan Mentorship Program


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The Constellation Mensa.
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Learn how to enable multiple monitor or continuous resolution support in Remote Desktop for Windows Vista.
Multiple monitor support is available in Remote Desktop as long as the monitors are the same resolution and aligned side-by-side.
Enable Multiple Monitor Support in Remote Desktop
- Open the command prompt by clicking the Start button, All Programs, Accessories, and then open Command Prompt.
- Type Mstsc /span and then press Enter on your keyboard.
- Now you can connect to a remote computer using Remote Desktop with multiple monitor support.
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This is so useful! This is great because it allows you to have more windows open without going crazy minimizing or re-sizing the windows. Thanks for the tip!


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The shades include (from right to left): Pink Friday, Did it on 'EM, Fly, Metallic 4 Life, Save Me, and Super Bass Shatter.
What do ya think? I will have to get Pink Friday, not that I have a need for another pink in my collection… but I love the name. I pick most of my nail polish shades based on the name. Anyone else do that?
Do you guys want to meet my new best friend?
It's the MAC 109 brush. I can't believe I waited so long to get this thing because it's amazing. I used it to buff on my foundation, contour with my bronzer, apply blush to my cheeks, and dust a little powder highlighter to my cheekbones. And entire face with ONE BRUSH. I'm in love.
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THANK YOU for helping us build the new playground this APRIL 25-30, 2017
Wallowa County has a new playground – and all because of our community's support.
For more than 2 years the Joseph City Playground Renovation Committee has been working diligently to raise funds and work with the community to design a new playground. April 25th marks the start of the next phase, the build!
More than 4000 volunteer hours were needed to build the 6500 square foot playground.
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- DINNER: provided for all volunteers
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Wonderful as it is, you will not get to the beatific aiguille until you abolish from your alertness the phantoms of black that accept destroyed your account for sex
Be Sporty
Without sacrificing due admiration for your partner, be adventurous and agile, of course, not as admitting you were an amateur on the field. Sex is not a action or a demonstration, yet you charge your adventurous activity and spirit in this ritual of no observances. Eating too abundant just afore sex or demography boundless booze tends to accomplish the arrangement addled and afterwards spirit. You accept to be absolutely acquainted of the absolute joy of the sex periods. You should be able to adore every activity you accept in every inch of your body; you should be able to feel the amore of claret that flows beneath your skin. You can't accept this abounding acquaintance with an over-fed or bashed body. Some humans alcohol to pep up their enthusiasm, they will acquaint you that, to them, sex is a simple automated performance. What a backbreaking decay of resources.
Be Kids Already Again And Accept Fun
Take off those 'I'm Mr. so and so' coats and be yourself. You are adolescent and by every admeasurement youthful. You are a adolescent afraid to be nursed, afraid to be admired tremendously, and afraid to be petted. Central you are an ever-youthful spirit, a never-dying soul. Bethink the amateur of your youth; accompany some of these amateur into your angelic bed just for the two of you, again go on and accept fun. In sex, you die a little if you accept animal and are re-born. This is the borsch of activity and the abstruse of youthfulness. Develop your bold into a angelic romance. In one such game, the brace took the bold of ludo into their angelic bed.
Whoever won accepted his or her accomplice to yield off one account of his or her physique clothing. In this way, they won themselves into a affair of absolute joy. Mimic children, allocution and allocution like children, play like children; be the big accouchement that you are and accord yourselves a little accommodating – all that accommodating that you did not have. Be asinine a little – with flashes of 'its nice, isn't it?' rhetoric.
Relax and Acquaint Your Physique To Do So
This is not a chase and, if even it looks like one, it has no catastrophe so yield your time to accept a big start. You may alpha by accomplishing some yoga contest or beating anniversary added with a balmy acceptable ambrosial oil to amplitude and re-stimulate your bodies. That done, sit down agilely and watch your bodies relax. A advantageous address for alleviation is to do a few animation contest in which you breathe out to the calculation of 4, authority it to the calculation of 2, again breathe out to the calculation of 4. This is accepted as the 4-2-4 breathing. Relax boilerplate the sessions; abnormally if she loses damp or if the macho agency gives up midway. Let go assimilation or casting at such times and blow the added angelic places in you.
Explore aeon together
This is admirable experience. You will absolutely adore it if you do it. Let aeon delay while you adore absolute eternity. The address is as follows. Sit on a chair, attic or the tip of your bed. Let your accomplice sit on you. Wrap your anxiety about anniversary added if possible. Authority anniversary added deeply and breathe in and out calm for some time. Next, yield time to ascertain the aroma of your breathe and adore anniversary others breath. Then, abutting your eyes acclaim and float, in the absolute aroma of anniversary added breath, into eternity. Be in aeon and analyze the indefiniteness of eternity; the academism of your being,
Make It A Admiration Trip
Another aberration of the aloft guideline, but which comes with absurd results, is to accept a adequate sitting or clearing position with your accomplice on you. Wrap your anxiety about anniversary added as afore but this time let his arrect penis be central you – that is, if there is an erection. Let there be no shoving, just sit and feel the affable after-effects of activity that billow through your body. Accept to the attenuate cries and yearnings of your body, apperception and soul; absolute all passions into the connected adoration of the affection and spirit. Don't shove, be still but be consistently acquainted of your bodies and spirit amalgamating into one whole. Thank God for His attendance as adulation and then, if you may, bedrock gently, activity the blow of Mother God in her while she feels that of Father
God in you. Be still for abrupt moments and accord thanks. Ascertain in this, your divinity and absolute capabilities.
Leave The Baggage Of Vampire Passions Behind
Now this is the alone instruction, a specific aphorism that accept to not be taken lightly. Comply with it at all amount and advice accomplish our apple a bigger one.Sex is a artistic activity and annihilation you yield into its acreage is instantly accurate by the ability of creativity. It accept to be a courting so that our apple may be abounding with love. Yield to the angelic bed your vampires of hate, anger, jealousy, hurt, anamnesis of betrayals and acerbity of all sorts and they will anon become substances of absoluteness in your life.
Of our apple is such a accompaniment of deterioration, it is because of the abridgement of acquaintance of this basic information. You accomplish angry anima in your home and diplomacy if this rules is not observed. In the airy world, brand and brand and if the ambience of sex (remember it is your artistic energy) is evil, it will draw abounding of its brand to you. Never yield the vampire affection to the angelic bed. Abounding a man or woman whom has claimed that by accepting sex with a accurate getting their fortunes accept antipodal are not amiss if the bed has been aggregate with these vampire passions. The angry anticipation may accept been in you afore you went to your accomplice or ability accept been in your accomplice at the time of animal congress. The artistic activity of sex creates what you authority in alertness at the time of its celebration.
Make time anniversary time for alert brainwork or austere adoration afore you jump into this new world. Attend to acute tensions, worries, fears or anxieties that are afflictive the mind.
When You Get There
When you get to the angelic bed, yield time to do everything; yield time to blow and accept to the movement of your blow or the blow of your partner. Smell anniversary other. Accomplish eye acquaintance that says to your partner, 'you're in heaven, I'll like to be your friend,' speaking to anniversary added in tones that assume to say to your accomplice 'transcend this physique and win'. Be abashed of nothing; sing or beam if you like accomplishing so. Accept to your senses, to the new music of amusement it sings; feel and ascertain your sense.
Direct your accomplice by eye contact, physique movement or affable sighs and words, to wherever your physique yearns for a blow those sports acclaim or in the address you like most. Leave the accomplished and the approaching and be present in your body. Let the apple wait, the gods are at worship.Leave anxieties behind; do not be afraid for an adjustment or action and absorb no apprehension for orgasm.
Let things just breeze and feel the magic, the electricity that runs through you, chain you. There are consistently new things to ascertain in your accomplice anniversary time – acquisition one anniversary time. You are in a angelic moment, account what you are accomplishing and do not be an actor. There is no one to affect but you yourself. Be present with your accomplice and not in your fantasies. Be alert to the moment of your partner's acme and adore it. Afterwards orgasm, do not leave anniversary added while the airy electricity of adroitness surrounds you; authority anniversary added in love. Lie in a adequate position so that you can authority anniversary added longer, deepening the band of your union.
Make approved time for this admiration of the universe. All your efforts are to ability out to your being, and this is the moment of the centermost accord with your being. Feel the acknowledgment of your affection and spirit with anniversary lovemaking. Aloft all, apperceive that you are creating whatever is in your alertness in the hours of lovemaking.
Let Sex Be God's Absolution To You
When sex I accustomed for what it is – a angelic and all-powerful artistic ability of God in you – it will instantly become a absolution in your life. Sex accurate adulation added than annihilation abroad you can imagine; it gives you the admiration to go on in activity for abundant longer, even appear immortality. Sex, alluringly employed, makes you bigger and better, nurtures and strengthens you. Sex is a adventure into the infinite. It gives you the liberation that comes alone from the abstruse abutment with all activity through the abutment with your partner. Sex is the cutting anniversary of your divinity. Account it now and consistently and acquiesce its activity to breeze out from you to alleviate the apple and adorn it. What can breach a alliance if its sex activity is angelic and perfected?
How Often?
As advised, there accept to be no rules. What is important is that you accomplish time to adore the celebrity of God in your sexuality. Accomplish abiding at such times that you are not abashed and that you accept complete privacy. If necessary, unplug the blast and achieve the children. Usually such accessible times are in the night. If it should be in the night, accomplish abiding that you are not ever tired.
A affable attending at attributes reveals that a woman releases just one egg in a month. In one ejaculation, however, a man releases an boilerplate of fifty actor spermatozoa, abundant to abide a accomplished nation. Attributes does not actualize such a waste; it releases so abounding sperms because the adventure to the angelic egg is an backbreaking assignment and abounding abort on the way. However, not all sex acts are for the purpose of procreation. Sex is for airy coition as well. Attainment of the alcohol of peace, love, bloom and angelic visions could aswell be the purpose of the sex act.
A woman may advisedly ability acme as abounding times possible, but for the man, it is a decay to accrue added than four times in one month. The ideal bearings is to accrue already a month. Bethink that every spermatozoa appear has airy adequacy to anatomy a accomplished animal being. These are close aggregation and they adulation your dearly. Pray afore anniversary sex act, and during acclamation or orgasm, augment your aggregation (the appear sperms or the acme energies) with purpose.
Never decay you sex energy; catechumen them to added artistic energies. A adoration like 'May the adulation of me breeze alternating to absolve this planet with peace, 'said with a concentrated anticipation is actual effective. Your ambition may be any getting or action added than the planet Earth.
Keep Up The Fire in the Passion
Never allay the spirit; activity is romance. The egg in the woman is approved afterwards millions spermatozoa. That is what the woman accept to consistently be. She accept to present herself such that she is consistently blow after. She accept to be alluringly abstruse like the egg she carries; alter herself such that her man does not absolutely apperceive what to apprehend in the next lovemaking. Sometimes she accept to present herself frequently and at added times expensively.
Too abundant of absolute acknowledgment destroys the mystery. Even admitting your man has apparent your dishabille several times, adumbrate yourself sometimes as admitting he has never apparent it before. For the man, apperceive that your woman adulation surprises; acquisition area she may be taken off bouncer and woo her over and over. Acquisition from what faculty your woman receives advice and woo her generally from that faculty organ. For example, a woman receives advice from faculty of audition will adulation you say 'I adulation you' than buy her flowers. If possible, yield cruise abroad from home; the change of area can aroma up the passion.
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February 1, 2002
Wholesaler Faces Battle for Survival
Story Utilities
M. H. Meyerson, a beleaguered wholesaler, received some more bad news in recent weeks from the National Association of Securities Dealers.
In arbitration, the regulator found Meyerson liable for $5 million in damages for the unauthorized transfer of shares in Whitehall Enterprises, a Bulletin Board stock. (By contrast, top wholesaler Knight Securities, was ordered recently to pay $1.5 millon by NASD Regulation, though for decidedly different market violations.) The shares transferred by Meyerson had been left in its custody by the claimant, CVI Group.
Meyerson, which trades about 4,000 Nasdaq SmallCap and over-the-counter issues, denied the charges and appealed the ruling to the Superior Court of New Jersey. It intends to pay no money until the court settles the matter, it said in a statement.
Nevertheless, Meyerson warned its investors that failure to win an appeal or settle with CVI could have "a materially adverse impact on the company." Total assets stood at $15 million at the end of October, down from $36 million in January. During the same nine-month period, the firm lost a whopping $10 million.
That's largely because its trading profits plunged to $11 million from $57 million a year earlier. In December, management blamed the poor results on slack trading volume and said it was trying to raise additional capital from a private placement of preferred stock. It was also pinning its hopes on the possibility of charging a fee for some of its transaction services.
News of the award cut Meyerson's stock price nearly in half to 38 cents. During the heyday of the Internet craze, it had reached $12. CEO Martin Meyerson, 70, took the biggest blow. He owns 28 percent of the company.


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Eight people were arrested at the Sunday, January 31 witness. Participants in the witness were not allowed to gather in the designated protest area, nor anywhere near the base. Nobody intentionally "crossed the line." The protest was dismantled and arrests were made by base security, who acted because the protest was not permitted by base commander, though the base was notified well before the gathering. (What happened to our right of "free speech"?)
The arrested include: Denis Apel, Tensie Hernandez-Apel, Bub Boothe, MacGregor Eddy, Judy Evered, Scott Fina, Mary Becker, and Jorge Manly-Gil.
In the first test of its kind involving Vandenberg, an ICBM launched from the Marshall Islands was aimed at southern California. The Ground-Based Interceptor launched from VAFB, about 60 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, lifted off at around 3:45 pm, but was not successful in shooting down the target, launched six minutes earlier from the far end of the Ronald Reagan Test Range at Kwajalein Atoll.
First to be cited were MacGregor and Dennis, both of whom have existing "ban-and-bar" notices from previous arrests. They were cited for trespass, though they were in the designated protest area and did not cross onto base property.
Judy Evered, in her 80's, of Goleta, CA was held on the ground by two security guards with one soldier's knee in her back. Her booking was interrupted because she had to be transported to the hospital in an ambulance for a shoulder injury she sustained during arrest. Evered is with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and is a frequent participant in ongoing vigils at Vandenberg. She was later released from the hospital, and unprocessed by authorities.
Jorge Manly-Gil, also from the Guadalupe Catholic Worker, refused to give any
information. He was last known to be held at the Lompoc City Police
holding cell.
The others arrested were given ban-and-bar letters though they were in compliance with base policy.
Posted: February 1st, 2010 under News.
Comments: 2
Comment from Sheila Baker
Time: February 2, 2010, 12:04 am
Looks like the new base MP activity is to beat up on
Not good.
Comment from Sung-Hee Choi
Time: February 2, 2010, 2:31 pm
We, Koreans are with you. All the friends of the global are with you!
We are furious at the news of the arrested and injured who did the most noble thing as a human being! What an injustice!
Power to all of the oppressed!


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pulsarwebworks necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 124 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
The Art Seen Alliance is an artist management and event production company located in Austin, Texas. We have recently come together to produce the 5th annual Art Outside event at Apache Pass, just 45 minutes east of Austin, Texas. We support sustainability and promote creativity.
18-35 years old
artists and creatives
event and festival goers
humans, plants, animals
The Art Seen Alliance is a group of artists in the austin area that have come together to produce events and get art seen.
They have been toting the current logo for a year and have decided to change it because:
1. They think it looks too rigid and sterile.
2. It is similar to another local artist collective, the Pump Project. reference: http://www.pumpproject.org
3. It vaguely communicates the groups message.
For this design project the client would like to see:
1. An icon that reflects "art" or "creativity"
2. An icon that reflects the word "Alliance" found in the company name.
3. An icon that communicates "groups" or "clusters" coming together.
4. An icon that communicates "observation" or "seeing" either by an individual or a group.
5. The words Art Seen Alliance in a bold/semi-bold font that works with the icon.
This logo is for both web and print. It should not be super bubbly but preferably web 2.0 design compatible. It should be also be legible when printed small.
The client is also open to different orientations: Square, horizontal, and vertical.
Please try to avoid cliches like paint brushes, palettes, and eye balls - or if you are going to use a popular element like these please make it unique.
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**To redeem the discount, add an Easter Tag or Easter Card (Lambs or Bunnies) to your card, then enter one of the following codes at checkout :
EasterTags or EasterCards
**It is very important to actually add the tags or cards you want to your order, or I won't know which one you'd like. You will receive a credit for the item you have in your cart.
As the preparations for Easter continues, here is a little roundup of my favorite recipes for Easter Brunch, Lunch and Desserts. Do you have anything that I must make? I'd love to hear about your favorites.
Heirloom Egg Hunt Centerpiece
Spinach & Strawberry Salad with Poppyseed Dressing & Pecans
Lemon Meringue Mousse Tart
Cranberry Scones with an Orange Glaze
Mrs. Ross's Blackberry Cobbler
Bacon, Potato & Chive Skillet Omelet
Homemade Herbed Ricotta Cheese on Garlic Baguette Toasts
Chocolate Glazed Donuts
Cherry Almond Cupcakes
"Homemade" Cinnamon Rolls from Frozen Bread Dough
Banana Pecan Pancakes Recipe
White Cheddar & Chive Strata (you might remember it from a brunch we hosted last fall?)
As I re-posted last week, one of my all time favorite things to do is to make "homemade" cinnamon rolls from frozen bread dough. We had friends over for brunch this week and, in addition to the classic cinnamon rolls, also made Pecan Cinnamon Rolls. With just one extra step, you can create these sticky, pecan glazed cinnamon rolls.


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Hi girls, if you're looking for awesome gift ideas for your bestie's bachelorette party, you must read here. We have handpicked a list of 8 bachelorette party gift ideas that are sweet, naughty and funny. These presents gonna be a big hit in the bachelorette party!
Read on for Naughty Gifts for Besties Bachelorette Party by Vivid's Gift Ideas.
A ceramic mug with colorful painting. Features a girl in pink bikini. She has big boobs, FF Cup, at least! Cup size is big and it looks funny.
2. Coquette Ruffled Rhumba Booty Short
Something with lace is one of the popular gifts for bride to be. This sweet ruffled shorts in black will make her looks amazingly flirty. It is made of soft fabric. Comfortable to wear, fun to watch. Also available in pink, blue, red, white and purple.
3. Dreamgirl Sheer Thigh High Socks
Another lacey item you can get. Cute thigh high socks with lace and bow design. Fit well. Great gift for wedding shower/ lingerie party/ bachelorette party.
4. Black Lingerie Apron by Attitude Aprons
Apron that makes her smile. Design of a woman wearing black lingerie on it. Looks pretty cool and sexy.
5. Great Sex Coupons
Love coupons that create unforgettable moments. The ideas inside are fun and exciting. One of the great naughty item you can get under $10.
Click here for post: Lovely Wedding Gifts for Bride and Groom
6. Seven Til Midnight Victorian Lace Bustier
Another nice piece of attire to make her looks hot and attractive. This bustier looks sweet and classy. With nice lace details and color.
7. Kama Sutra Massage Oils
Set of 5 massage oils. Comes in 5 great scents: Soaring Spirits, Pleasure Garden, Serenity, Healing Blend, and Sweet Almond. Great for sensual massage.
8. Big Mouth Toys Naughty Pigs Salt and Pepper Shaker Set
You can also get kitchenware for the lovebirds. If you want to get something inexpensive, we recommend this 2 adorable pigs salt and pepper shaker set. They look gag and hilarious. Pink piggy set price under 10.
That's the 8 naughty bachelorette party gift ideas for your girlfriend. These will surely make all the girls go crazy when the bride unwrap the gifts. Have fun!
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Our company name is Laptop Ninjas. We want a ninja designed for our laptop repair website.The website services people who need their laptop repaired fast. We, the ninjas, will collect their laptop, take it back to our place, fix it and return it. We are good ninjas, we don't mess around and no problem is too difficult for us. The illustration in couponninja.com is very close to what we want in style. We want the ninja with a laptop and sword in the style of ninjacoupon.com. The rest is up to you!
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March 15, 2017
When preparing for an interview, it's common to spend most of your time focusing on the questions you're likely to be asked, and to think up a couple of decent questions of your own to ask at the end of the interview. While that's understandable, it risks missing the point of the interview process: it's not an exam where a series of correct answers will lead to a "pass" (and a job); it's an opportunity for you and the employer to figure out if you're right for one another.
So let's talk about why the traditional method--they ask, you answer, then you ask your questions at the end--doesn't work very well if you really want the job.
Here are 3 ways to improve how you ask questions in an interview.
1. Don't Ask Questions at the End! Do This Instead.
The structure I outlined above of the normal interview process doesn't give you the chance to find out a lot about what the company is looking for in a "good fit" until the very end of the interview. But, by waiting until the floor is officially yours for questions, you're putting yourself at a disadvantage. Because if you can gain that information up front, you'll be able to use it to shape and inform everything else you say for the rest of the interview.
Say that we flip the standard structure on its head and get at least two important questions in at the very beginning. The answers to just two good questions will speak to why and how you're the ideal candidate for the job.
When I was a hiring manager, a candidate came in with this approach. We started out by asking her questions, and she stopped us and asked, "Would you say that the job is mainly x and y, with a little bit of z? Am I on the right track?" This led to a far better discussion that went off topic from my standard questions.
The candidate didn't hijack the interview but, right from the start, she instead subtly inserted questions about the job. Her answers were in line with what we discussed, and her responses were useful for what we looking for. She was speaking our language and talking about our day-to-day problems specifically.
After this interview, I threw my script out the window, because I realized that the scripted questions that everyone asks don't carry nearly as much weight as we think they do. The goal of the interview isn't to ask the questions in the right order. It's to get a real feel for the person you're speaking to and ideally get into a rich discussion about how working with them would go.
With this new philosophy in mind, it's easier to come up with great answers and follow-up questions, because you're now in line with what the hiring manager is looking for. It bakes it right into your interview strategy.
Try asking these two questions at the beginning of your next interview, and see how you can quickly switch your approach and position yourself for success:
2. Get over the discomfort
Let's be real here: this approach is going against the 'rules' of interviewing. It may feel uncomfortable to boldly ask a question like "Why don't you tell me a bit about the job before we get started?" at the beginning of the interview.
But consider that by using this new approach:
a) You are heightening your chances of success by setting up the interview strategically.
b) You will comes across as more engaged and authentic, because it's harder to sell someone a product if you have no idea what they need or why. It just makes sense to ask up front.
c) Most interviewers likely won't even notice that you're doing anything differently, but rather become engaged in a refreshing conversation, which is better for them and you.
3. What to Say at the End of the Interview Instead
Imagine that you've asked your questions at the beginning, turned the interview into a genuine conversation, but at the end the interviewer still asks the routine: "Do you have any questions for me?"
Now that you've asked most of your questions, you only have one left.
"I feel I have a pretty good understanding of your needs and how I would fit in. I would be excited to work with you. Do you have any reservations or concerns?"
Convincing someone to buy what you're selling is harder when you're unsure what they're looking for than when you know their needs. That is why good salespeople do research and ask lots of questions upfront. Even asking just two questions at the beginning can put you much farther ahead in the game, and set you up for success in a way that most other candidates won't know how to do.
Natalie Fisher is an enthusiastic HR Generalist who loves her job. She's been on over 50 interviews and received 48 job offers. Download her Free Guide: How to Nail an Interview You're Unqualified For.
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More birthday week fun! Mike got me some great presents- books and things that were perfect choices for me. And a bag of Dove dark chocolate. Oh yes.
We got some hot tubbin in.
And a movie! I'd seen Silver Linings Playbook- as previously mentioned on the blogginz. But I knew Mike would really like it, so we saw it again! Let's just say when I really like something, I kind of get obsessive.
We got a chance to play this game I really like too. Oh man, this is going to sound completely nerdy, but it's this Sherlock Holmes mystery game... You read a case, and then do all this research in the "newspaper" and look up people and places in the address book and go interview them by looking up all this stuff in a book. It's suuuuper involved. And takes like two or three hours to play. BUT IT'S SO FUN. I mean, if you're me.
Here we marked a couple places where people drowned in the river.
We gotta take all these notes and everything. I think I'm good enough now to be an actual detective, dudes.
You know I had to have one of my classic birthday bashes too! This year the theme was game shows. I created multiple games of Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune and we mixed in some Lingo and Just Dance too. I did a ton of prep so we'd have an awesome time. That included getting ready for the award ceremony that'd take place at the end of the night.
You know me and my schedules...
All ready to go! Party pix to come!


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Erika Evans blinked. Ray's words, "Yeah, so I'm going to take Sandra to prom instead," floated around her head like an animated wreath. The kind that encircled a character's head in those cartoons her little sister Shelby watched on Saturday mornings.
Un. Be. Liev. Able. She thought to herself as she watched Ray and Sandra walk away from her.
She blinked, hydrating her stinging eyes. How could Ray tell her three days before prom that he didn't want to go with her anymore? Was that even legal? She had the dress. And the shoes!
Both were in the corner of her room, the teal, sparkle-studded dress hung from its fancy padded hanger on a nail where her framed Brittney Spears poster used to hang. Her shoes were posed beneath the skirt. The beautiful fake, yet bejeweled sapphire and diamond earrings she found at the mall were tucked in her jewelry box. Everything was ready. Everything was perfect. Until now.
Ray couldn't back out.
But he did.
And right now, watching Ray's hand tuck into the back pocket of Sandra's jeans, which was a completely illegal move in the halls of the high school, just went to prove it.
Men are jerks, she silently steamed. A burning well of tears pooled at the brim of her lashes.
Erika wiped off the dropped-jaw, dumbstruck look she suddenly realized she was wearing on her face. Other students were making a wide circle around her and staring as if the I've-just-been-dumped brand was cooling on her forehead.
"What's up?" Caden said, oblivious to her new status as a prom-date reject.
She looked up at him, not saying anything, and headed straight for the door. She was pretty sure the ridiculous display Ray and Sandra were putting on at the bottom of the front steps, locking lips like they were playing out some scene in a romance novel, provided enough information to bring her neighbor/friend up to speed on the latest happenings in her life.
Caden didn't say anything as they rode the city bus to their apartment building. He dropped Erika at her family's door with a smile and friendly pat on the back before he went upstairs to his apartment. Ohhhh, it was so embarrassing. Everyone was going to look at her that way tomorrow.
Oh, no, everyone at school would know by tomorrow that she'd been dumped by Ray.
Inside the quiet apartment she went straight for her bed—where else does a girl who's been dumped go? Flat out and face to the pillow, she cried. She didn't stop until her nose ran like a leaky faucet and her eyes puffed into narrow, swollen slits.
Her tablet chimed and she picked it up to connect with her two best friends.
"Ohmigosh, ohmigosh," Yvette said, the moment Erika's tear-stained face appeared on her screen.
"What happened?" Cassandra asked.
"Ray's taking Sandra to the prom." A fresh stream of tears spilled from Erika's eyes.
"Are you serious?" Yvette asked.
"Can he do that?" Cassandra asked, her eyes growing enormously big.
"Of course he can do that," Yvette said, exasperated. "It's just a really jerky thing to do."
"I bet it's cuz you didn't go all the way with him at that party last weekend," Cassandra said.
Seriously, she was bringing that up? Unbelievable.
Last weekend Erika snuck away to a party. She lied to her parents, telling them she was going to the mall with Yvette and Cassandra. Which she did, and left from there in a taxi to get to the party at a house on the west side. Ray was there and took her upstairs to a room, where he'd tried to you know…, but she wouldn't let him, and then she had to leave to get back to the mall in time to be picked up by her dad. It had been a bad night but not a disaster. She thought Ray was okay with everything, but now that she thought about it, Sandra was at the party too. Is that when the other girl made a move on Ray? After she left? Ugh…so much drama.
"Well that's really going to suck not to have you there." Yvette's face turned sour.
Yeah, her friends were still going, but she wouldn't be there. Why was this happening to her?
"What are you going to do with that dress?" Cassandra gasped.
"I don't know." Erika looked at the dress hanging in the corner. She'd been so looking forward to getting dressed up and having a fun night on Saturday, but that was gone. Ruined.
The front door opened and closed, and then her bedroom door did too. Shelby walked in dropping her backpack on her bed and came over to Erika. She smiled and waved at Erika's friends on the screen.
"Hi Shelby," Yvette and Cassandra said in tandem. They thought Shelby was the cutest thing to walk the earth and loved it when she said hi to them. But neither of them had little sisters, so they didn't know how annoying it really was to share a room with someone so much smaller and who was always getting into your clothes and make-up.
"Hi," Shelby said back and then turned to look at Erika. Her little sister scrunched up her nose. "What's wrong with your face?" she asked.
"Nothing. Go away," Erika said, swinging a pillow at her little sister. Shelby ducked and ran out of the room.
"I gotta go," Cassandra said. "Mark's coming over and then I have to get my nails done for Saturday." She dangled her fingers in front of her of the camera.
"Me too," said Yvette. "Sorry you can't go anymore." Yvette made a pouty face. "Maybe next year."
Erika didn't care about next year. She cared about this year. She turned off her tablet and pushed her face back into her pillow. She must have fallen asleep because the next thing she knew her mom was there with the phone.
"It's Caden," she said. "He'd like to talk to you."
Erika rubbed her eyes and shook her head. She wasn't up to talking to anyone right now.
"Caden, can I have her call you back?" her mother said into the phone. "Okay, bye."
Erika rolled to her back, making room for her mother to sit down beside her, and stared up at the ceiling.
"I think he's kind of worried about you." her mother said as she sat down.
Tears spontaneously started to flow again.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
Erika shook her head.
"Caden said Ray was with another girl after school today."
Erika didn't say anything.
"Are you still going to the prom together?"
Erika shook her head and heard her mother's grateful sigh. Unbelievable. Her parents were probably thrilled. They never liked Ray in the first place.
"Well, there are other fish in the sea," her mother said and patted her arm. "You'll see."
Really? Her mother was comparing her heartbreak to a catch and release expedition. She so didn't get it. Erika rolled away from her.
"Do you want some dinner?"
Erika shook her head as her mother stood up.
"Tomorrow's a new day," she heard her mother say before she left her room.
Tomorrow. Erika didn't want tomorrow to come.
But of course it did. Erika stepped out of her family's minivan into the spring sun and squinted her still puffy eyes. She faced the door and breathed deeply, preparing herself for all the pitiful looks, the stares, and the pointing that she would surely have to face as she walked the halls to her first class.
Erika stuck to the brick walls and edged around the groups of kids congregating before the first bell. Nobody looked at her as she slipped into the library, thinking it would be a safe place to hide until the bell rang. She headed for the back corner where the maps and atlases sat on the shelves. Nobody ever went back there. She leaned into the books and took a deep breath.
"How you doing?"
Erika spun around. It was Caden. Had he followed her? "I'm okay," she said. "Sorry I didn't call you back last night."
"That's okay," he said, dipping his hands into the pockets of his shorts.
The first bell rang, but neither of them moved. Why was he looking at her like that? All sweet and stuff?
"So, I know you really wanted to go to prom and all, but I was wondering if you'd like to go to a charity ball with me on Saturday instead. My mom got me two tickets. That way you can still get all dressed up and there will be a live band for dancing." He smiled, softening the nervous edges around his mouth. "She said the governor is scheduled to make a surprise appearance." He held a finger to his lips, letting her know this was top secret information. Caden's mom was an event planner at Perfect Daze and always going to fancy parties that she planned in the city.
Caden dug an envelope holding two tickets out of his backpack. "I talked to your mom and dad about it last night. They said it was all right with them if you wanted to go. So, what d'you say? Will you do me the honor of being my date on Saturday night?"
Erika didn't know why she hadn't been clued into how sweet Caden was until now. That lopsided grin she'd known since she was three suddenly made her heart thump and her cheeks blush. He was always such a good friend and she couldn't believe she took him for granted up until now.
"I'd love to," she said. Saturday night couldn't get here fast enough. She had a feeling she was in for an unbelievably good time with the most unbelievable guy she'd ever known.
Meg writes clean contemporary
romance novels, featuring strong female characters. As a mom to two young
girls, Meg is passionate about creating stories centered around female
empowerment. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest where she still lives today
with her husband, daughters, and crazy pets. She splits her time between
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and children to bed.
Meg writes clean contemporary
romance novels, featuring strong female characters. As a mom to two young
girls, Meg is passionate about creating stories centered around female
empowerment. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest where she still lives today
with her husband, daughters, and crazy pets. She splits her time between
homeschooling her girls and writing in the hours after she has put her husband
and children to bed.
See what's new and free from Meg at www.meggraybooks.com


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This morning we met with Eyal, the renovations supervisor. We learned that tomorrow we the electricity board will be connected, and that following that it will a take a week to test all the systems, repair minor issues, and then declare the lab ready for work. We already started to setup the steps needed to move all the equipment to the new lab, and set a date for end of the move.
Later in the morning, we learned that some of our neighboring labs were upset due to the planned disruption in electricity (to connect our board the next level of electricity boards has to be turned off). Turns out that a two-week long experiment will be ruined if the electricity will be cut. We learned to our surprise that although the move was coordinated it was done with a two day warning and that the affected labs didn't hear about it until one day ahead.
Consequently, the planned connection was delayed. The electricity contractor was booked in advanced, and so the next date that he could do it is in two weeks (June 8th). And so, due to poor coordination between the relevant parties, the project is delayed by a bit more than two weeks.


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|What happy dogs look like
Okay, I wanna tell you about quite an urgent matter today. It's regarding the Yulin festival 2015.
During this festival held annually in Yulin, southern China, pets are robbed and snatched from their families and homes and dragged by a rope attached to a car, kept in tiny cages, boiled alive, tortured and beaten very badly. Each year over 10,000 dogs are killed this way! As a dog owner and dedicated animal lover this thought is just absolutely disturbing for me, not even to mention about how mad this makes me!
Fortunately there is now a way for us to help stop this lunacy by signing a petition - so if you wanna help just click HERE and all you need to do it fill in a field with your first and last name, email and address. That's it! And with this tiny step you might be saving the lives of thousands of innocent animals!
In addition to that the hashtag #stopyulin2015 is drawing a lot of attention on social media right now, so if you could just post any photo under the hashtag #stopyulin2015 you're already helping!
For those of you that are brave enough, here's a report by vice about the annual festival and it's horrors..
Please don't just skip this post since this is something really close to a matter of heart to me and many other people out there and any help will be appreciated!
Oh, and just btw. being a vegetarian I do not support any form of eating meat from animals, just because I think it's cruel.