text:
|tv guide tv show fl cable tv listing food nbc ca nj tx court tv dish internet tv cbs dvd digital tv home fox schedule station tv reality show web tv music movie abc online tv global live tv local ny nj
Mark Collier
Mark C. Collier joined the cast of the long-running daytime drama As the World Turns as construction worker Mike Kasnoff on July 2, 2002. Once the object of affection of ultra-competitive sisters Carly Tenney and Rosanna Cabot, Mike unwittingly meets up with - and is undeniably attracted to - their grieving cousin, Molly McKinnon. Originally from Ocala, Florida, Collier moved to Los Angeles four years ago. A graduate of Georgia Southern University, he landed his first role on NBC's Sunset Beach. Since then, his television credits include Beverly Hills, 90210 and Arrest and Trial. In addition, the actor starred in films such as Pissing and Moaning, Everytime the Dogs Bark and Loop. He has appeared in theatrical productions of Lovers and Strangers, Lone Star, Children's Crusade and Six Degrees of Separation. Collier recently moved to New York City. He was born on April 27, 1971, in Ocala,Florida. He is a recent transplant to New York City.
A good day for Mark Collier
AS THE WORLD TURNS' Mark Collier (Mike) put seven wannabe models to the acting test on the UPN reality show AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL. And each scene ended with a steamy kiss.
"Not a bad day," smiles Collier. "It's easy for me to say that, I've been doing this for a while. When I first started, it was very uncomfortable to be rolling around [with someone]. I remember a scene in my acting class where I was in my underwear with this girl and I was very uncomfortable."
So Collier could relate when one model -- Catie -- wasn't into kissing him. "It was pretty funny. She was 18 years old. She was like, 'Yech. I don't want to kiss some guy I don't know.'" Collier was contacted by AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL to do the dramatic, back-from-the-dead scene with the models in front of acting coach Tasha Smith-Arqese. "I would tell them to relax a little bit or try to calm them down, but I couldn't give them any pointers," he notes. "I couldn't tell them anything about acting. I'm no authority to be judging people's acting. I was just there to do the scene. We found out during [the process] that quite a few of them want to be actors. Shandi and April were the best. There's no doubt about that."
While Collier appeared in the episode (which originally aired Feb. 17), he first saw the on-air show with the rest of America. "There was a lot of stuff that was left out, and a lot of stuff they showed that didn't really happen," he reveals. "Some of the girls made a line funny and I laughed at what they said. But they made it look like I was laughing at their acting. I would never embarrass them or embarrass myself by breaking in the scene. But that's the way they made it look. I wish there was a little more of the Camille [scene], because she did change a lot of the lines. It was really funny, actually. And at the end they made it look like I chose [April], which I didn't."
Collier is now interested in the show's outcome. "I'm not a reality show fan," he reveals. "It's weird, but I may end up watching next week now. There was a girl on the show, Shandi, that I really liked. She was cool and down-to-earth. I want her to do well."
Many of Collier's ATWT co-stars tuned in to his reality show debut. "Michael Park (Jack) just walked in the room quoting my lines from [the show]," groans Collier. "Everyone's been making fun of me, but that's okay, I can take it."
Mark Collier Builds a new Mike
Mark Collier had a vision of what was in store for him when he was cast as AS THE WORLD TURNS' construction worker Mike Kasnoff last spring. "I was picturing lots of hard hats and Lucky (Vanous) in the Diet Coke commercials," he groans. "I was like, 'Oh, jeez.'"
Lucky for him, there haven't been many beefcakey shots of Mike, but the character sure has dug himself a hole in his romantic life. He slept with former lover Carly the night before her wedding to Jack, and now she may be pregnant. To complicate matters, his girlfriend, Molly, is Carly's cousin and best friend.
"What an ass," declares Collier. "Mike's a good guy, but he's made some bad decisions." However, falling in love with Molly -- practically at first sight -- wasn't one of them. "Mike feels that Molly is genuine," he notes. "He saw her at a point in time when she was vulnerable, which you don't normally see when you first meet people, and that is what makes you attractive. They bonded there (in New York), so it was a faster start to a relationship. People talk about how fast their relationship went, but they weren't two people who met on the street. A lot of secrets and things came out in the open very quickly, which tends to accelerate relationships. Mike cares for her very much."
And what about the other women in Mike's life? "When you see Mike and Rosanna together you see chemistry, without a doubt," Collier confirms. "Mike doesn't have past feelings for Carly like he does for Rosanna. But nonetheless, there's a bond [between Mike and Carly] because of the child [they lost]. When two people go through that together, there is a deeper connection. I don't think that Mike ever loved Carly, but there was something about her that he was drawn to."
Mike and Carly are now struggling to keep their passionate night together a secret from the ones they love. "I don't think that Mike is sorry about sleeping with Carly," Collier offers. "It was just something that happened. He's more sorry about what the consequences could be -- seeing how much Jack means to Carly and what's going to happen with Molly." If and when their secret comes out, "Oakdale's not a big town," chuckles Collier, "and you're going to have some people who are not going to be very happy about the situation."
The Florida native couldn't be happier about his leading ladies -- two Emmy winners, Lesli Kay and Cady McClain (Molly and Rosanna), and an Emmy nominee, Maura West (Carly). "I'm working with three very strong actresses, and they're all different," he notes. "Lesli and I are friends off the set, and she's helped me get situated -- finding a place to live and helping me out with general questions. It brought us closer. I like Cady a lot, we just don't hang out as friends. Maura's very alive, very vibrant."
Collier, whose previous credits include small roles on BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 and SUNSET BEACH, says he wasn't intimidated to take over a role created by someone else. "I like that there is already a history with Mike," he notes. "There's a foundation for me to work with." He hasn't seen Shawn Christian's take on the role and doesn't plan to. "That was six years ago," he shrugs. "People speak highly of him and that he did good work, but I wanted to make my own choices."
But where there is an established character, there is also a past. "I need flow charts and diagrams to figure out who Mike has had relationships with," he cracks. "Chris (Goutman, ATWT's executive producer) gave me a summary of what had happened with Mike and all the relationships he had. That helped a lot. I couldn't just automatically go, 'OK, I'm going to make up this as our relationship,' because these fans have been watching for a long, long time. If you go on the Internet, you see people talking about 30 years ago! They know everything that happened, word for word, looks that were exchanged."
When asked what he's looking for in a special someone, the currently unattached Collier quips, "You do not have enough room on this tape (laughs)! It's changed a lot. As you get older, you start realizing how important good conversation is -- somebody who can make you laugh, somebody who's strong. I'm very happy with the way my life's going and my career. A lot of times people end up in relationships when things aren't going well and they rely on the other person [to make them happy]. It's never been a big priority for me to have someone there all the time. If it happens, great. If I'm 60 when I get married, that's fine with me, too. I only want to do it one time. So if it takes time, it takes time."
Inside the Bubble With ATWT's Mark Collier
Mark Collier enjoys playing the role of Mike Kasnoff on As The World Turns, a character he says is not perfect, but is a lot of fun to play.
I really enjoy him.. He has flaws, but Mike is a romantic kind of guy," Collier said. "The best part is that he gets to fall in love again and again even though he has made mistakes and bad choices, but that is what I think makes it interesting to watch."
Collier joined As The World Turns in July of 2002. The role of Mike Kasnoff was previously played by Shawn Christian (1994-1997), but for Collier is just walking in and taking over the role.
"I never watched his (Christian's) tapes. I wanted to make Mike my own," Collier said. "When I can aboard there were different writers, so what would be the point. Also the new Mike is more toned down and level headed as opposed to the previous Mike. Mike today is more vulnerable and can be a man's man and not be afraid to show emotion."
Collier reflected in a scene he did with Michael Park (Jack) that he's extremely proud of. When Mike found out the baby wasn't his. "Jack's been down that road, and I think the scene was very touchy for two guys to play." Collier said.
Collier originally screen tested for the role of Paul Ryan, but lost out to Scott Holroyd, but the powers that be remembered him and when it was time to recast the role of Mike he had gotten the role without ever having to audition. As The World Turns is Collier's first contract job.
Collier admits the whole business of acting is a rough business, and there was a time in his life he was tired of the whole process. "I was frustrated. I've auditioned for other work and four soaps and noting," Collier said. "I figured I'd give this a try, and Wella!"
Collier said that he couldn't be happier then he is right now. His contract expires in nine months, and he said that he'd be willing to sit and talk. "If they want me back. I'm willing to act. I'm in this business for one reason and that is to act, so why not?" Collier said. "I also think that soaps are an excellent training ground because of the steady work and the variety you get to do."
Collier hails from Ocala, Florida. He graduated Georgia Southern University with a degree in Accounting, but decided to move to Los Angeles giving the bright light of Hollywood a try. While in LA he studied acting and did odd jobs like waiting tables and working at a gym
Collier landed his first role on NBC's Sunset Beach, and since appeared in Beverly Hills 90210, Arrest and Trial, and had roles in some feature films like Everytime the Dogs Bark, Loop and Pissing and Moaning. He also appeared in several theatrical productions like Six Degrees of Separation, Lovers and Strangers, Lone Star, and Children's Crusade.
Collier became interested in acting after having done some plays. "I just found it interesting and fascinating," Collier said. "I've always thought about business which is why I got an accounting degree, but I just found that it wasn't for me.
Collier enjoys life as a challenge, and said that although he has a boss to answer to, it's not like the business world where one would stand over you. And it gives a chance as a person to be creative and grow.
Soapdom wants to know: Where would you like to see the character of Mike to go?
"You know that is interesting. I've always though about Mike being involved with someone and being the so-called 'super-couple', but that has changed," Collier said. "I enjoy the fact that Mike plays the field, and as an actor I get to explore different facets as well as be able to work with different people."
Collier said that he is so proud to be able to act when the percentage is high for unemployed actors. "I think of this all the time. There is not greater feeling them to be able to do what I love, have fun, and get paid for doing it," Collier said.
Collier's goals are to do primetime and become involved in theater because he said, there is not greater feeling then bringing it out to the audience in the last row.
"I will tell you this... the day that acting becomes boring and I have no more fun, I go off to be a camp counselor," Collier said.
Mark Collier: Work Pays Off
That's what heartthrob actor Mark Collier, who plays Mike Kasnoff on the daytime drama "As The World Turns," tells would-be soap opera stars.
"When you move to L.A. or New York or wherever you move to, work as hard as you can and get into class. Don't go out and party and do stupid things. Just work as hard as you can and it will definitely pay off," Collier said Thursday on The Early Show.
That was day four of The Early Show's "Soap Star Screen Test." The two eventual winners of the week-long star search will get roles on the CBS daytime drama "As The World Turns."
Each day, a star from the soap has been taking part in the live auditions.
Mark Collier conducted screen tests with Northwestern University Freshman Megan Goldkamp and Jon Rowland, a senior at Indiana's Butler University, who is planning go to law school.
Collier says he is enjoying his daytime drama work. "I like it a lot. I'm learning a lot. The writers have a great story for me," Collier said.
The ten participants in this week's screen test have all made brief appearances already on "As The World Turns" when the show went on the road last fall for the "Catch Us If You Can" college tour.
Jon, who played Mitch Pepper on the show, said it is a joke around his frat brothers. "But they, you know, they're my buddies and I'll take it. I'll take it," Jon said.
And when her live screen test was over, Megan said she was surprised she was not nervous and credited Collier for that.
"He was so nice to us," she said.
What helped her out? "Just the fact that he doesn't think highly of himself at all. That just helped out. Not really any particular thing," she said about Collier.
Well if you liked Thursday's auditions, you can vote for Megan and Jon on Friday. Collier said they both did well: "I just felt it was very real. They seemed very natural. I think they both did a great job."
False Advertising Is Not Mark Collier's Thing
Katie (Terri Colombino) spotted the magazine ad in Paris.
So you've seen the advertisement for Street Jeans in Tres Chic magazine — "You know Tres Chic," grins ATWT's Terri Colombino (Katie). "Very chic. It's so funny: On the bottom of the ad it says Paris, London, New York, Chicago ... Oakdale!" Well, it features Oakdale's hottest construction worker, Mike, and you probably caught the photo shoot for it in October. "I would be a horrible model," claims his portrayer, Mark Collier. "Not my thing." Even so, the pictures came out pretty nice, and we've got a behind-the-scenes account from ATWT Makeup Artist Eldo Ray Estes, who made his soap debut along with Hair Stylist and DIGEST's "Hair's The Thing" contributor, Theresa Marra Siliceo. Ironically, although the shoot includes a makeup artist and hair stylist, they didn't get those roles.
"When Theresa and I were at the production meeting, we saw that there was going to be a hair person and a makeup person for Mike's big photo shoot, so sort of as a joke, we said to Chris [Goutman, executive producer], 'Can we do it?' Chris being the great guy that he is, said, 'I would love to have you and Theresa do it, but I can't really take work away from actors.' And we were like, 'Oh, it's no big deal.' We were kind of goofing anyway. So then we sort of forgot about it, but when those scenes came around, Katie from casting said, 'Chris has decided to put the two of you in the scene anyway, as extra help.' So it was really something where Chris didn't forget that we had mentioned it, and he gave us a little treat. We were assisting the photographer, and our names even got put into the script, so it was a hoot! And we went through the whole hair, makeup and wardrobe routine. Although I actually did Theresa's makeup! But we had a really good time — Theresa's been offered a contract," laughs Estes, who actually had an early brush with fame. "I'm in the movie Ghostbusters. I have two lines to Bill Murray, at the end when they finally exorcise the ghosts out of the apartment building on Central Park West. The Ghostbusters are coming out of the building, victorious, and I shake Bill Murray's hand and congratulate him. But you see me, probably about 12 times in the last half-hour of the movie. That was my big 15 minutes."
Mark Collier's Baltimore bond
Mark Collier (Mike), Chris Beetem (Jordan) and Peyton List (Lucy) will be at Marley Station in Baltimore, MD. SoapCity caught up with Mark to chat about what fans can expect from a face-to-face with the hunky actor, plus how Mark feels about being part of Oakdale's newest Odd Couple.
SoapCityAlina: The people must know, Mark, what can they look forward to in Baltimore?
Mark Collier: Well, I'm going there with Chris Beetem, so they're probably going to think we're idiots.
Chris and I get along very well together, we hang out, so we'll probably be goofing off a lot. It'll be fun, I'm sure we'll be laughing and having a good time. I'm looking forward to going.
SCA: Now that Katie is gone, Mike is part of a new couple: Mike and Henry!
MC: I love working with Trent (Dawson; Henry). To me there is no one better, definitely on our show, with comedic timing. He's really good at drama too, like when he was talking to Mike at the bar on (Terri's) last day, when Katie left, but he's also very good at scenes that are funny. I think it's a great dynamic. Mike is such a straight guy, and Henry is such an over-the-top crazy guy. When you put them together, it can't help but be funny, because their characters are so different. We're shooting some scenes this week that are just hilarious. Sometimes on soap operas, a character can get to be so one way, you really don't see another side of him. But everyone has another side. I think there's a side to Mike that laughs and goofs off, and I think you're finally starting to see it with Henry. You can't help but laugh with Henry. If anyone can make Mike laugh after Katie left, it's Henry!
SCA: Does Mike harbor any hope at all of reuniting with Katie?
MC: He has a very, very small amount of hope. A part of him wishes she were still here, and a part of him is glad she's gone. I don't think he can deal with this back and forth stuff, and being second best to her husband. You know how sometimes you wish for something to just go away, one way or the other. It's hard to deal with the constant ups and downs. You just want something to happen one way or another. But at the same time, Mike definitely really loves Katie, and wishes there were some way to make her see that Simon isn't the life that she wants. Then, he hopes, she'll come back to her family, and we'll have a chance to try it again.
Mark Collier in Colorado
On June 21, Mark Collier (Mike) arrives in Denver, CO to make an exciting announcement about ATWT's upcoming, sizzling hot Summer! If you're in the area, search your local newspapers, magazines, and television stations for Mark's interviews!
If not, check out our exclusive, SoapCity sit-down below, for some hints about future storylines!
SoapCityAlina: So, why Denver for this announcement?
Mark Collier: I've never been to Denver. I asked to go to Denver for this, because I'd never been there.
SCA: Why is now a great time for new or lapsed viewers to watch ATWT?
MC: There are some really good storylines starting right now that I think are going to be really interesting. We've hired some new people, like Sarah Brown (ex-Carly; GH) and Christina Chambers (Molly). People who've been around and are really, really good actors. I think fans will like them and their stories a lot.
SCA: Even though your co-star, Terri Colombino (Katie) is on maternity leave, why should viewers root for Mike and Katie to reunite?
MC: Mike and Katie are two similar personalities. Mike is a guy who sees everything as an opportunity to fix something. He always wants to do the right thing, but a lot of times he does the wrong thing. He has a lot of flaws. But he's always coming from a good place. Katie and Mike are both good people, they both believe in sticking by the person that you love. The small time Mike and Katie had when they were happy together, there was nothing better than that. Nothing more romantic than that, and that's what soaps are all about. Katie and Mike are a very romantic couple. They feel like that first high school or college relationship, where you're just so excited because it's so much fun.
SCA: But the relationship isn't in too great of a place, right now.
MC: Mike didn't believe Katie when she said Pilar was out to get him and had a hidden agenda. Now he's starting to realize that Katie was right about the whole thing, and Mike didn't trust her when he should have trusted her. Katie's feeling is: you should have believed me, and now it's over. So they're not on speaking terms. Mike feels horribly guilty for not believing her. He feels stupid for letting Pilar pull the wool over his eyes, and sad now that he can't be with Katie.
Fan-tabulous Mark Collier
Meeting fans is part of being a daytime star, but some experiences stick out more than others. We asked some AS THE WORLD TURNS actors to tell us about their craziest or most memorable fan encounters.
Mark Collier (Mike, ATWT):
I went to a signing in North Carolina and two girls asked me if I wanted to go to an Aerosmith/Kid Rock concert with them. I wanted to go but I knew I would get in a lot of trouble with these two girls. I had some restraint. As I look back I should have done it, but at the moment I was like, "No, you're going to get in a lot of trouble. You do not need to be going to an Aerosmith/Kid Rock concert and getting drunk with these two girls. You may get arrested at some point."
Mark Collier plays hot Mike Kasnoff
Here is the short story about Mike Kasnoff and his many loves ones.
A few months later in early 1996, Carly discovered that she was pregnant with Mike's baby. Rosanna and Scott broke up, Mike dumped Carly, and Mike and Rosanna quickly reconciled and started dating again. However, Mike made a commitment to be involved in his child's life, but Rosanna was livid that this meant that he would still have Carly in his life. One night when they were all at the Falcon Club, Rosanna and a very pregnant Carly fought on the deck of the Valletta, which ended with Carly falling overboard, leading to the baby being born prematurely, and dying. This was the final straw for Mike, telling Rosanna that their love was dead. Rosanna and Carly both left town soon thereafter.
Close friends with Lily, Mike helped investigate the Umberto/Diego connection in an effort to help bring Damian's "killer" to justice. During the process, he met Pilar Domingo (Diego's sister) and fell for her. When she returned to Spain after Diego was dead and buried, Mike followed her.
In July 2002, while in a seedy NYC bar, Mike came to Molly McKinnon's rescue, and they hit it off. They discovered they had Oakdale in common, and once Molly found out his full name, she quickly left, not wanting to deal with their mutual connection to Carly. He followed her back to Oakdale and wore her down until she was open to the possibility of them becoming a couple. However Rosanna interfered, sending him to Venezuela on a construction gig. Molly and Carly figured it out and informed Mike and he quickly returned. With the possibility of Mike leaving town for work again, Molly made an anonymous donation to fund the Hospital's burn unit and arranged for Mike to the contractor on the job. With Henry's help, Rosanna exposed Molly, and Mike broke it off with her. The night before Carly's wedding, Mike found Carly heartbroken, as Jack had just called off the wedding, and they repeated their mistake from years ago and shared a night of passion. The next day, Jack changed his mind and Mike gave Molly another chance, but Rosanna was on to them and vowed to expose the Mike and Carly. Henry got the security guard at Monte Carlo to ID Mike as the man Carly slept with, but instead of going to Rosanna, Henry went to Carly and blackmailed her for $50,000. Mike took out a loan from Lucinda and gave Carly $50,000 to cover what she embezzled from Monte Carlo. Eventually, Craig lied and told Rosanna that he was the one who slept with Carly the night before her wedding. Carly became pregnant and told Mike the baby was Jack's.
Carly did her best to keep her affair with Mike a secret, but eventually Jack found out. Feeling betrayed by his wife and his friends (for not telling him) and believing that Carly was pregnant with Mike's child, Jack and Molly fell into a sudden passion filled tryst -- though they did not make love. Mike arrived and mistook them for lovers.
After his disastrous relationships with Molly and Carly (their one night stand, and learning that the child she was pregnant with was Jack's not his), Mike found love again with Katie Frasier. In an effort to find out whether he and Katie had a future, Mike helped Katie find Simon. They tracked him down in Australia, and at the end of the adventure Simon was presumed dead in a warehouse explosion. Katie blamed Mike and they broke up. Eventually they got back together after Katie accidentally (while under the influence of prescription drugs) ran over Mike with Margo's car and nursed him back to health.
They got engaged only to have Simon return to Oakdale alive! Kate chose Simon and sent Mike packing. But, Simon decided Katie would be safer with Mike from his would be assassins and left Katie on a foggy pier. Despite the fact that Simon had left town, neither Katie nor Mike were ready to be back together. Not long after, Mike's old flame, Pilar Domingo returned to town. Katie became jealous and was certain that Pilar had ulterior motives. Katie eventually found herself in the mental hospital because of her accusations. Simon returned again and helped get her out. Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that Simon had actually sent Pilar to break up Mike and Katie. Katie finally told Simon their marriage was over for good. He left town and Katie left shortly after, letting everyone (save Margo) think she'd left town to start a new life with SimonIn Katie's absence Mike swore off relationships. But despite his broken heart he's struck up a friendship with Jennifer Munson. She liked the way Mike's butt looked in jeans and that gave her the inspiration for a new line called "Street Jeans." Mike reluctantly agreed to be her signature model.
Get into Mark Collier's pants now!
The National Hemophilia Foundation is raising funds through a CELEBRITY BLUE JEANS FOR JEANS auction.
Through December 9, 2004, Mark Collier and Ricky Paull Goldin, along with other stars from television, film, music, and pop culture have donated their autographed jeans to be auctioned off on E-Bay.
So what are you waiting for? Go to: http://gomembersecommunicator.com/ct/2d2MahK1TpKp/Blue-Jeans and get into those pants!
Mark Collier is a romantic, novel kind of guy
Susan Dansby, a writer for "Guiding Light's" sister soap, "As the World Turns," (CBS) asserts that, "Day to day, soap operas fulfill a romance fans' needs better than any other genre."
Monday through Friday, from ten in the morning until four in the afternoon, the true romantic can flip the dial and lose themselves in ongoing stories ranging from teens stumbling through the pains of first love, to men and women who've suffered repeated and agonizing heartache gingerly taking another chance at happily-ever-after.
"A romance novel is the story of a hero and heroine who are leading separate lives, who find each other and decide to join their lives together," explains Dansby. "A soap opera, on the other hand, is many heroes and heroines engaging in many situations. What I personally prefer on a show is seeing different couples at different stages. You have one couple that's falling in love, you have one couple that's dealing with the challenges of new love, i.e. the: we've declared our love, now what? stage, and then you have a couple that's been in love for a while, but they have challenges like kidnapping or illness that they're dealing with. Because once you've told the story of their love, you've got to do something to keep the story going. You've got to break them up. Would we, as writers, prefer that they live happily ever after? Yes! Is it interesting to watch? No!"
It is, in fact, that stage of what happens after the declaration of love that most differentiates soap operas from a traditional romance novel.
"I don't think a soap opera heroine should be different from a romance-novel heroine," Dansby asserts. "I really love the young, fresh, innocent girls you find in historicals, who have this optimistic look at life that is just so endearing and engaging that the hero, who is usually more pragmatic, just wants to slap her awake and say: "Honey, please! Get real!" But, instead, he keeps falling into her view of life and ends up wanting to protect her view of life. Unfortunately, in daytime, we have very, very few heroines like that. That's because we live in the real world, and we're on television every day. We think the public wouldn't buy someone who lives in 2004 and has that kind of perspective. It's the contemporary romance novel heroines who are more like soap-opera heroines, in that they're usually career women, they usually have more than one thing going on in their lives, and they usually have had some kind of sexual experience. Very few virgins left in daytime." A soap hero, however, has a great deal in common with his romance-novel counterpart.
Mark Collier, who plays Mike Kasnoff on "As the World Turns," describes his alter ego as, "Mike does a lot of things that women say real men don't do, like talk about their feelings, show their feelings, be honest about their feelings, really listen to the other person, really care about that person. Everything that Mike does, he does out of love, not out of selfish need, because he is a romance novel kind of guy."
The toughest part of writing a soap opera versus a romance novel hero, Dansby admits, is that, "If a hero doesn't come on to a soap with a strong point of view at the beginning, he can go a lot of different places. The heroes in romance novels are strong guys. They have passions, they have interests, they have accomplishments. When a woman comes into their lives they either absolutely don't want to love her, or they absolutely do want to love her, it's very clear either way. When you're writing a daily show, though, sometimes the heroes get vague. Today they love her, tomorrow they don't, today they're completely motivated by their job, tomorrow they're more motivated by their home life. It's a challenge because you've got so many other stories going on, that sometimes you're just trying to get this person to serve you in this day. Sometimes this doesn't work to the heroes' benefit in terms of keeping him a character that the audience can always count on to respond in a certain way."
Soaps are also at a disadvantage to romance novels when it comes to revealing a character's innermost thoughts. On the page, an author can dedicate paragraph upon paragraph to revealing what the hero and heroine are truly feeling, despite their seemingly contradictory actions. Soap operas have no such apparatus. Their options are limited to voice-overs, flashbacks, fantasies and, Dansby explains, "Subtext. It takes a lot of skill to rely just on your words or your lack of them, and the actors' skill in playing against the words that you've put on the page to communicate that what he's saying isn't what he's feeling. The tags of a scene are about that subtext a lot of the time. The look on the actor's face has to convey that he's thinking: I just told her to leave me, but my heart is really breaking!"
In the end, despite the marked difference, Dansby reiterates that a romance reader can "get the same fix from a soap opera as from a romance novel. A romance novel, with its focus solely on the relationship, is like drinking espresso; you get your hit right away. Watching a soap is like drinking a cappuccino. You get a little romance here, a little romance there... then all of a sudden, at the climax of the story, because you've spent all this time with the characters, you realize you really do care what happens to them. You can get completely hooked into people's lives and whether or not they're going to fall in love, and then, you even get to see what comes after!"


text:
Past Dates
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
I am honored to be a judge for this Muslim American Idol!
Join us for a night of fun fun fun and plenty of surprises including 3 special guest judges, our performers and their talents, as well as our special guest band performance! To participate as an artist, contact: email@example.com
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
Every year I sing lead in a Jewish choir for their Yom Kipur celebrations. The song we sing is called Peace Salaam Shalom. The Sholem community is progressive and secular based in Los Angeles.
Monday, September 24th, 2012
(323) 860-7325
A public event called Big Queer Convo in which we invite a small panel of experts to discuss a certain topic in the 200 seat Renberg Theatre at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza in Hollywood.
The Center is hosting a Big Queer Convo on Islam and Homosexuality. DJ Ipek Ipekcioglu from Berlin is confirmed for this event (www.djipek.com)who happens to be both a Lesbian and a Muslim.
I will be participating as a married woman, co-founder of Muslims for Progressive Values and as a musician, and with DJ Ipek to create lively and intriguing conversation on the subject.
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
Salinas, Monterey County, CA
Honoring Women's Rights conference invited progressive Muslim speaker, Ani Zonneveld, is slated to give a talk titled, "I am Sexier Than Brittany Spears" on September 8, 2012 at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, CA.
Ms. Zonneveld is co-founder and president of national grass-roots organization, Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV). In conjunction with MPV, she is co-chief editor of Progressive Muslim Identities-Personal Stories from the U.S. and Canada.
Ms. Zonneveld came out as a singer/songwriter to the Muslim community after 9/11, which inspired her to form the Muslims for Progressive Values. As a mother, it was important for her to create a peaceful statement for her community to address Muslim women's rights in America.
Sunday, August 19th, 2012
Los Angeles, CA 90035
This year Muslims for Progressive Values is organizing its own Eid prayers which will be followed by food and a musical performance of Islamic worship and devotional songs (in English).
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 388-2401
Art exhibition (Meitus Hall) 4 – 7 pm, Free Public viewing Art Lecture:"Venice and the Islamic World" (Stalford Hall) 7:30 – 9:00 pm, entry fee: $15.00
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 388-2401
Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 388-2401
Friday, November 17th, 2006
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
Sunday, April 30th, 2006
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Sunday, April 23rd, 2006
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Saturday, April 8th, 2006
Los Angeles, Ca 90020
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Monday, November 14th, 2005
Paramus, NJ NJ 07652
Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Rutherford, NJ 07070

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Pouhere Pūtea / Strategic Grants Advisor
Rongo Kirkwood is of Ngāti Mahuta descent, and draws strength from her whanau, hapū and iwi.
She works closely with community and iwi groups that are seeking Trust Waikato funding. Rongo also delivers marae-based funding workshops throughout the Waikato region.
Having completed her degree in te reo Māori and Māori development, Rongo was drawn to work for Trust Waikato, due to the opportunities it presented for "helping make the Waikato a great place to live, work and play".
Rongo is the Chair of the Māori Advisory Committee of Philanthropy New Zealand.
You can contact Rongo for funding information and advice at firstname.lastname@example.com or phone 0800 436 628.


text:
Business Intelligence
HYR Global Source is the leader in implementing reporting, Data Warehouse, and Business Intelligence solutions across a wide-variety of industries. Our experience is both...Read More >
Oracle E-Business
HYR Global Source brings senior subject matter experts adept at implementing, supporting, and maintaining earlier releases of the Oracle E–Business Suite through Releas...Read More >
Today, the entire Oracle suite of products and applications require a strong Middleware application infrastructure foundation to integrate, and maximize efficiency throug...Read More >
Welcome to HYR Global Source.com
HYR Global Source is a professional services company specializing in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Business Intelligence (BI), and Fusion Middleware solutions. Our strength lies in our people – a talented, experienced team of consultants who quickly become an integral part of our customer's teams, providing advocacy and engineering streamlined solutions.
Why HYR Global Source?
- Customer focused organization that prides itself on establishing trusted advisor relationships
- Our professional consultants have amassed years of experience serving clients across Fortune 1000 and small-medium businesses
- Demonstrable expertise via industry white papers, published books, conference presentations and 100% reference-able customer base
- Efficient management & delivery processes allowing competitive pricing
- Proven project methodology incorporating best practices
- On-shore, Near-shore and Offshore resources for project tasks and remote support
- Commercial, Government – Federal/State/Local, Higher Education Customer Base


text:
Free shipping in the USA (lower 48) when your order is over $89 (excluding gift certificates and sales tax, if applicable).
You need to order a minimum of 3 copies. The price will be $5.40 in the shopping cart if you choose that quantity. In Stock. Psalm 23 has proven a never-ending source of comfort and reassurance during times of trouble. This pleasant Patti Drennan setting offers a memorable melody both choir and congregation will be humming for years to come.
� 2019 Music44. All rights reserved.


text:
Woman's Day: Zoom Teeth Whitening Giveaway
Ended: 1/10/2012 23:59 ET(18+)
Enter for a chance to win a Zoom teeth whitening treatment at a participating dentist near you!
PRIZESOne winner will receive a Zoom teeth whitening treatment, a quick, safe and effective in-office, light-activated whitening system by Philips.
NOTESTo enter the sweepstakes without starting a trial subscription to Woman's Day, make sure you select the "click here" option.
Your Comment Here:


text:
Imagine the Universe News - 08 January 2010
Nature's Most Precise Clocks May Make "Galactic GPS" Possible
|08 January 2010
An animation showing a pulsar in a binary
star system. Gas flowing from the star spins the pulsar up to
hundreds of revolutions a second, resulting lighthouse-like beams of radiation. Credit: NASA
Watch Animation: (4 MB QT)
Radio astronomers have uncovered 17 millisecond pulsars in our galaxy by studying otherwise unidentified sources detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The astronomers discovered all these pulsars within a span of less than three months. Locating these hard-to-find objects so rapidly holds the promise of using them as a kind of "galactic GPS" to detect gravitational waves passing near Earth.
A pulsar is the rapidly spinning and highly magnetized core left behind when a massive star explodes. Because only rotation powers their intense gamma-ray, radio and particle emissions, pulsars gradually slow as they age. But the oldest pulsars spin hundreds of times per second -- faster than a kitchen blender. These millisecond pulsars have been spun up and rejuvenated by accreting matter from a companion star.
"Radio astronomers discovered the first millisecond pulsar 28 years ago," said Paul Ray at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington. "Locating them with all-sky radio surveys requires immense time and effort, and we've only found a total of about 60 in the disk of our galaxy since then. Fermi points us to specific targets. It's like having a treasure map."
Click for larger image
|This map of the galaxy shows the locations (in colored cirles) of newly discovered radio pulsars that coincide with previously unidentified Fermi gamma-ray sources. Credit: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration
The sources Fermi detected are not associated with any other known gamma-ray emitting objects. Nor did they show evidence of pulsing behavior. However, pulsars are known to be gamma-ray emitters, and scientists considered it likely that many of Fermi's unidentified sources might turn out to be pulsars.
So Paul Ray and his colleages set out to look at Fermi's unidentified sources at radio wavelengths. Ray organized the Fermi Pulsar Search Consortium and recruited a handful of radio astronomers with expertise in using five of the world's largest radio telescopes -- the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in W.Va., the Parkes Observatory in Australia, the Nancay Radio Telescope in France, the Effelsberg Radio Telescope in Germany and the Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico.
After studying approximately 100 targets, and with a computationally intensive data analysis still under way, the discoveries have started to pour in.
"Other surveys took a decade to find as many of these pulsars as we have," said Ransom, who led one of the discovery groups. "Having Fermi tell us where to look is a huge advantage."
Millisecond pulsars are nature's most precise clocks, with long-term, sub-microsecond stability that rivals human-made atomic clocks. Precise monitoring of timing changes in an all-sky array of millisecond pulsars may allow the first direct detection of gravitational waves -- a long-sought consequence of Einstein's relativity theory.
"The Global Positioning System uses time-delay measurements among satellite clocks to determine where you are on Earth," explained Scott Ransom of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Charlottesville, Va. "Similarly, by monitoring timing changes in a constellation of suitable millisecond pulsars spread all over the sky, we may be able to detect the cumulative background of passing gravitational waves."
In addition, Four of the new objects are "black widow" pulsars, so called because radiation from the recycled pulsar is destroying the companion star that helped spin it up.
"Some of these stars are whittled down to masses equivalent to tens of Jupiters," said Ray. "We've doubled the known number of these systems in the galaxy's disk, and that will help us better understand how they evolve."
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the U.S. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.


text:
I read my Bible and pray less, but I love people in a realer (not a word, but I like it) way. And I love Jesus more. This, at times, is incredibly frustrating.
In high school I had high hopes for 21 year old Anna. She would be praying at least two hours a day and constantly quoting scripture. But, God never works like we plan. In my mind, as my love for God and my knowledge of grace grows, so does time spent with Him. I believe this to be true as a general rule for those with an established faith. However, He has a way of stripping away any source of pride that hinders us from falling on our knees in humble adoration of His accomplishment on the cross.
In Italy I realized that I didn't want God. I wanted what God gave me. I didn't want to walk with Him, know Him, hear from Him, or sit in the silence to hear about a Love that couldn't be earned...a Love that isn't legitimized by any effort on my part. When I failed I wanted Him to be disappointed until I could work back into favor.
I could talk about grace all day long, and I did....but never once did I consider its implications. Never once did I ask myself- do I REJOICE? God's grace was enough for THAT person, of course, but it couldn't be enough for me. I couldn't just offer myself to God, bringing nothing. However, I quickly learned that I have nothing of worth to present to the King- my heart wasn't pure.
He waits. He waits for us to come with nothing, eager to embrace us when no one else is.
May we be brave enough to discover our own depravity and fears; and may we turn to see Him waiting.


text:
- Graduate Degree Programs
- About JCGS
- Graduate Catalog
- Forms
- Applying for Graduation
- JCGS Newsletters
- Graduate Calendar
- Swansea@UCO
- Three Minute Thesis
Useful Links for Future Students
Current Students
About the Graduation Process
Students who are enrolling in their final semester of course work should apply for graduation. Students wishing to apply for graduation can apply for graduation online or pick up an application form from the Graduate College, go to the bursar and pay an application fee and then return the completed form to the Graduate College before the deadline.
Deadlines to apply are:
Spring/Summer - February 15
Fall - September 15
To learn more about the steps to apply, visit our Graduation Information page.
About Tutoring Help
UCO offers free tutoring on campus at Tutoring Central (TC). TC is located in the northeast corner of West Hall. Their operating hours for Fall and Spring semesters are: 9am - 8pm Monday through Thursday and 9am - 1pm on Fridays. TC even offers 24/7 online tutoring. Call 405.974.2487 or visit their website to learn more.
About Time to Degree Completion
Graduate students are given a maximum of six (6) years to complete their degree programs. Graduate credit hours older than six years and up to ten years old are counted as half credit towards fulfilling program requirements. All graduate credit hours taken more than ten years ago will not be counted towards a master's degree program.
About Your Plan of Study
Students must meet with their Graduate Program Advisor to complete a Formal Plan of Study before the end of the first semester of coursework. This Plan of Study must be on file with the Graduate Program Advisor and with the Graduate College no later than the end of the first semester of course work. Course work listed on the Plan of Study must be completed before the student will be awarded the master's degree.
About Non-Continuous Enrollment Status
Students who have not enrolled and completed a graduate course at UCO for a minimum period of one year must apply for readmission as graduate students to the Jackson College of Graduate Studies, must meet the requirements for the program at that time, and must pay a $60 non-refundable application fee.
About Change of Program Requests
Students who wish to change from one graduate program to another must meet all admission requirements for the new degree program, meet with their new graduate program advisor to complete the Graduate Program Change Request form (available online or in the Graduate College office) and submit the request along with a formal plan of study for the new program, to the JCGS. Students must meet all admission requirements for their new programs, including those involving the undergraduate GPAs.
About Intersession Courses, Workshops & Transfer Credit Hours
Students taking Intersession Courses are limited to five (5) credit hours per semester. A maximum of six (6) workshop hours will be counted as graduate credit hours for any master's program. A maximum of nine (9) semester hours of graduate credit can be transferred in from an appropriately accredited university to apply towards a graduate degree program at UCO. These hours may be applied only if they contribute to the program, must be included on the plan of study and must be approved by the Graduate Program Advisor before transfer will be granted. Transfer Request Forms are online or available in the Graduate College office.
About Full-time Status
For Federal aid eligibility purposes, graduate students enrolled in nine (9) or more graduate hours for all semesters are classified as Full-time students. Half-time status is 5-8 graduate hours for all semesters.
About Individual Study or Irregular Enrollment
Graduate credit may be earned through individual study or directed reading. A student is limited to 12 hours of individual study/directed reading with no more than 6 hours in any one discipline. Graduate Irregular Enrollment Forms must be submitted by the end of the third week of the current semester and are available online or by visiting the Graduate College office.
About Thesis Requirements
Once a student's thesis committee has been formed, the student must submit a signed copy of the Graduate Thesis Committee Form to the JCGS. Students can obtain the forms from their program department or online. For more information on Thesis preparation and submission, visit our Thesis Preparation Instructions page.
About the Graduate Catalog
To learn more about any of the subjects above, read the Graduate Catalog which is available in PDF format online. Any students wishing to have a copy of the current Graduate Catalog, can obtain a copy in PDF format online. For earlier versions of the Graduate Catalog, visit our Graduate Catalog Archives page.


text:
94 N. Main Street, Jasper, GA - (706) 253-2457
We Americans are an unhappy people – at least in relation to the greatness, affluence and freedom of this country.
Based on the recently released World Happiness Report for 2018, America ranks 18th in our citizen contentment, out of 159 countries. Not horrible; we broke the top 20 in the rankings compiled for United Nations using Gallup poll data and other factors developed by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. But at least one compiler of the report remarked how surprising it is that a free democracy like America with such a high standard of living isn't in the top 10. In fact, we've not been in the top 10 since the Happiness scale was first published in 2012.
There is disappointment that U.S. citizens aren't happier. It would be like finding out Alabama Crimson Tide fans are only fake cheering during football season.
If the results are to be believed, the Nordic countries must be doing something right as the number one happiest place this year was Finland. In the past few years it was Denmark, Switzerland and Norway at the top spot. Who'd have thought countries that are so cold are so happy?
The happiest nations, a virtual list of Nordic nations plus a few friends (Netherlands, New Zealand, Canada and Australia), may change positions but no country has joined or been knocked out of the top 10 in the past three years.
In the rankings, the U.S. comes right behind Luxembourg and ahead of the UK. We barely beat the United Arab Emirates, France and Mexico.
We significantly beat Russia at their 59th spot and we creamed Bhutan, a country that strives for happiness, but only ranks 97th. China was 86th, but as their economy surges, they have found that money does lead to improvement in happiness rankings over previous years.
No surprise that the poverty and violence filled nations in Africa (Burundi, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Tanzania) are at the bottom.
Income levels, social support, life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity and corruption levels are cited as the keys to a happy nation by compilers of the report.
In the polls, respondents around the globe are asked to imagine a ladder and out of 10 steps are you fist-pumping the sweet life at the top or scared, hungry and crying in the cellar?
The U.S. respondents for the past several years have been somewhere between the 6th and 7th step. In the latest rankings (2015-2017) we were on step 6.88 with Finland on step 7.63 at the top and Burundi only climbing up 2.9 steps.
Impediments to American happiness include obesity/health issues, the opioid crisis and widespread depression, according to Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of The Center for Sustainable Development at The Earth Institute, Columbia University, who supplied supplemental information.
In an interview, Sachs told the New York Times that even though incomes as a whole are rising, the results indicate the average American is under more stress than people in the happier nations.
One observation we'd add: Perhaps Americans don't consider themselves happy because we are jaded by all that we do have. Look around, there is relative safety, the opportunity to succeed in many different fields and a very comfortable way of life for most. You can imagine if some poor fellow from Burundi were to be relocated here with any average job, they might tell pollsters they were on step 11 of the 10 step criteria. A Jasper resident from a poorer nation once told us in an interview he considers his convenience store "paradise."
Our dissatisfaction may also come from the celebrity-worshiping cult in America. Even the most grounded middle-class life looks dull compared to the constant images of beautiful people doing exciting things filling television and social media.
As the aforementioned Ms. Sachs noted, America's problems are not economic ones, they are social ones.


text:
S.K.I.L.L. - Special Force 2 Maps & Mission Lineup Revealed, Differs Slightly from Soldier Front 2
The open beta for free-to-play shooter Soldier Front 2 is in full swing. Gameforge is busy preparing the launch of S.K.I.L.L. - Special Force 2 for Europe and gives an insight into what game modes they have selected for the beta. Interestingly, the MOBA-style Hero Mode is not mentioned, and contrary to Aeria Games' version European gamers can check out the PvE game modes right away.
Gameforge's first online first-person shooter S.K.I.L.L. – Special Force 2 will feature alongside Deathmatches, Team Deathmatches, Survival and Defence, numerous other playing options:
Popular classics: Deathmatches and Team Deathmatches
The classic multi-player modes, Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch enable action-packed multi-player battles. In Deathmatch mode, it's every man for himself as everyone fights each other. Players earn points for firing or assists. The winner is the one who possesses the most points after the time elapses or has already hit the maximum number of points. In Team Deathmatches, points from kills and assists are added to the team's account. The first team to reach the maximum number of points or earn the most points when the time is up wins.
The Survival and Defence modes
In Survival mode, up to four players come together to combat horrifying aliens. The extra-terrestrial brood appears in 30 attack waves which players must withstand. Every defeated alien and each wave mastered earns money which can be invested in equipment and weapons. In Defence mode, the aim is also to fend off invaders from space. In this game mode, up to 4 players in Co-op mode defend their core against several waves of aliens. Depending on the level of difficulty, 15, 20, 25 or 30 attack waves have to be overcome.
Additional multi-player fun: Seizure, Escape and Blasting
In Seizure mode, two teams also face off against each other. The attackers are on a mission to infiltrate the enemy area and obtain secret information before returning to the starting point. The other team defends the information from the invaders. If the information is successfully brought back to the starting point, the infiltrating team wins. If the time elapses or the attacking team are annihilated, the round goes to the defenders. During Escape mode, one team has the task of activating two radio stations and getting to the evacuation area within 30 seconds. The opposing team tries to thwart this plan. In Blasting mode, two teams come to blows. While the attackers attempt to take a bomb to one of two targets, the defenders do everything in their power to hinder it. If the attackers succeed in placing a bomb, it can be defused within a specific time period.
Even more variety: the Party mode
The Party mode includes 4 sub-modes: Manhunt, Glass, Capture and Thunderrun. Manhunt is a Team Deathmatch mode in which the teams alternately take on the roles of the special units and the extra-terrestrial invaders. Glass is also a variant of Team Deathmatch: both teams attempt to destroy glass platforms under their opponents in order to send them plummeting to their deaths. Capture is all about conquering and retaining flag points, while in Thunderrun, the attackers must battle the opposing teams by fighting their way through various defence sectors.
Closed beta of SKILL - Special Force 2 has not started yet. Check the official site and stay tuned for the latest update!


text:
An Affirmation For Patience
Today, I catch moments of impatience and turn them into opportunities to quiet my mind and feelings, and fully engage in co-creation with Spirit. I appreciate the power of divine right timing in my life.
(from May's issue of Science of Mind Magazine)
- The Warm Milk Journal Has moved !
- Expect The Unexpected
- Eating That Elephant One Little Bite At A Time
- Finding Our Voice: Speaking Up For Ourselves
- "Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. Breathe"- Japanese Saying
- Feeling Overwhelmed On Our "Low" Days
- "In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety"-Psalm 4:8
- Setting Ourselves A Deadline: A simple tip for de-stressing and getting better sleep
- The Mew Way:To Nap or Not To Nap? Mew says: "nap!"
- Guess what my daughter just gave me for Mother's Day?
- Journal Writing: the benefits of keeping different kinds of journals
- Looking Forward To A Good Night Sleep Tonight
- May 2010 (38)
- April 2010 (58)
- March 2010 (16)
- February 2010 (11)
- anxiety
- Benefits of Journal Writing
- creative writing
- finances
- Heartwarming Stories
- Humor
- insomnia
- journal writing
- lists
- Love
- Meditations
- Music
- Parenthood
- Physical Exercises
- poetry
- puzzles
- Quotes
- Recipes
- Self-empowerment
- Spirituality
- The Mew Way
- The Warm Milk Journal
- Tips to help insomnia
- Uncategorized
RSSEntries RSS
Comments RSS


text:
AFS Cinema
"...Representing a range of ethnicities and backgrounds, the women are all articulate and forthcoming. They voice their individual opinions on a variety of topics: coming out, bisexuality, S&M, the relationship between the feminist and lesbian movements, outing, racism, and more..."
"...The Foxy Merkins, a quirky, lesbian comedy that premiered at the 2013 Sundance NEXT Weekend Festival and was an official selection at Sundance's 2014 fest, makes its way to Austin this Sunday...."
"...(?!) Whatever points this portion of the film has to make are blunted by the static, preachy delivery, and though Lilith attempts to weave these academic remarks into a traditional narrative (wherein a conscientious female vampire breaks from her insensitive male partner and hooks up with our ever-informative lecturer), it persists in an overly intellectual approach that, well, sucks all the life out of vampire mythology and makes these fascinating figures of legend about as compelling as clams. Amy Goldstein's Because the Dawn is much more attuned to the dark appeal of the undead -- the sharing of blood, the promise of immortality, the power, the sex -- and explores it and a lot of the sociological implications of a powerful woman vampire and a lesbian affair in an savvy, tongue-in-cheek narrative..."
"...Directed by: Various. aGLIFF is celebrating its 15th year as the Southwest's biggest and best-known gay and lesbian film festival..."
"...Described as a "radical, communist lesbian," Sherry Wolf is no stranger to branding her messages with secular hellfire and brimstone:..."
"...So, last night I was flipping through channels, and as I hovered on the Bill O'Reilly Show (which I sometimes watch just to get a feel for how those folks on the right think about things) I heard the word "lesbian." So I put my remote down to see what Bill'ums was sayin' about our people...."
"...12:30 Love Story 2:30 Lusty Lesbians 5:00 Straight Boys That Do 7:30 Out of Season 10:00 Queer Animation..."
"...Ask Dennis Poplin, the founder of San Antonio's gay and lesbian film festival, Out at the Movies, to talk about the issues gay and lesbian film festivals face nationwide and right away he says, "homophobia." Directors and programmers of gay and lesbian festivals in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco don't include homophobia anywhere on their lists. Neither do Scott Dinger or Sandra Martinez, the artistic and executive directors, respectively, of the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF), even though last year, aGLIFF's 10th year, a billboard company refused to accept an aGLIFF billboard idea whose tagline stated "Baptist Fundamentalists Welcome," and its printer refused to print what it deemed were racy photos in the aGLIFF program..."
"...Forbidden Love... the movie's title echoes those found on the lurid covers of the lesbian pulp novels popular in the Fifties and SIxties..."
"...Leah DeVun: It comes from this really amazing book called Lesbian Land, which came out in the 1980s – a compilation of writings and interviews about womyn's lands, women's intentional communities, and land dykes. There's a quotation on the back cover – "Our heads in the sky, our feet on the ground, and our hands on each other" – and I just love that..."
"...Austin Gay/Lesbian Film Festival's Eighth Year Super 8 by Alison Macor..."
"...Indeed, the film's dedication to deceased friends and mentors of the director -- cinematographer Néstor Almendros and film scholar Gerald Mast -- pays homage to Balletbó-Coll's introduction to film. After making Harlequin Exterminator and Intrepidíssima, two short films that won numerous awards in gay and lesbian film festivals around the world, Balletbó-Coll based Costa Brava on the story of two women of differing temperaments and their individual struggles to come to terms with their careers and their relationship..."
"...Online Extra: Kat Duff talks about life as a lesbian Austinite in the Seventies (sound, 1:34). [ .AIFF (349K) | .WAV (748K) | Transcript ] Austin Lesbian Activism Project member Desha Melton (left) contributes to the archives.photograph by Jana Birchum..."
"...The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) is celebrating its ninth year in central Texas with an expansion of its influence and focus. Instead of showcasing a preponderance of movies whose plots derive from the turmoil and poignancy attached to coming-out issues, the festival this year features an unprecedented number of films that examine a wider variety of themes and aspects involved in the modern gay lifestyle..."
"...Certainly not an original topic, Go Fish's novelty lies in its milieu. The movie looks at love and match-making from within the lesbian community..."
"...The film is fresh yet familiar, raw but polished, particular yet generic, and wholly original. Pariah tells the story of a black, virginal lesbian, who is a budding writer and still in high school yet is unable to find community, solace, or reflections of self in her family, classmates, or the denizens of the local lesbian bar..."
"...In this day and age, it's quite conceivable that those who do not reinvent history may be doomed to repeat it. If, like Cheryl Dunye, you're an African-American lesbian filmmaker struggling to find antecedents or self-reflections in the history and artifacts of cinema's first century, you'll come up rather empty-handed..."
"...True: Technically, the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is 15 years old; the organization was officially incorporated in 1997. But, as is the case with so much LGBTQ history, there's a history before the history..."
"...One of the most anticipated entries in this year's Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival is a movie called Mango Souffle. It's directed by Mahesh Dattani, it's set in Banglalore, India, it's about two guys in love, and you've probably never heard of it..."
"...Aimée & Jaguar was nominated this year for the Golden Globe's Best Foreign Film, and although it lost to Pedro Almodóvar's All About My Mother, it's easy to see why the film has become something of a cause célèbre (especially in its native Germany, where it's consistently taken home the silver and gold at various festivals). It's an immensely affecting period drama, a love story set in the waning, ruinous final days of the German Reich, with the added kick of having for its protagonists a pair of lesbian lovers from either side of the Nazis' dreadful bloodline..."
"...Starring: James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid, Jenee Gill, Gilbert Luna, Lance May and Alan Boyce. The ordinary struggle of adolescence is bad enough, but if you're a gay or lesbian teenager, life's growing pains ache even more..."
"...Starring: Trisha Todd, Karen Trumbo, Faith Mcdevitt and Caren Graham. Lesbian love story Claire of the Moon wants to become the "Desert Hearts of the Nineties." Its appearance in Austin is its theatrical debut outside of its home town of Portland where it was filmed..."
"...Starring: Claire Keim, Agathe De La Boulaye, Cyril Lecomte, Sandra N'Kake and Ronald Guttman. Leave it to the French to come up with this erotically charged but intellectually shaped contribution to lesbian noir..."
"...Lobbying for the rights of gays and lesbians is not always an easy or pleasant business, but for almost a decade it's the only line of work Dianne Hardy-Garcia has known. As the executive director of the Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of Texas (LGRL) for eight years, Hardy-Garcia has served nearly twice as long as any of her predecessors, and even she's amazed at her own staying power...."
"...And, oh yeah, they're both 17-year-old girls. Randy is an out-of-the-closet dyke who lives with her lesbian aunt and her aunt's lover..."
"...Few people have fought for inclusion with more fervor than Troy Perry, subject of the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival's opening-night feature, Call Me Troy. Founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, Perry performed one of the first same-sex marriages and sued for recognition of such unions..."
"...Cherchez la femme: That's rule No. 1 in detective fiction, n'est-ce pas? So even Down Under, the lesbian private eye Jill Fitzpatrick (Porter) ought to know how to find her "man." But just like those hard-boiled detectives of yore, Jill's a sure sucker for a set of pretty gams..."
"...Our House: A Very Real Film About Kids of Gay and Lesbian Parents should be required viewing for all prospective lesbian and gay parents. Why? Because this poignant documentary will tell you what it's like, from a kid's perspective, to grow up in a gay- or lesbian-headed household..."
"...Starring: Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, John Hallum, Barbara Lasater and Derrick Sanders. In this reprised favorite from last year's Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, young SMU graduate Kelli Herd tells a story that's sure to click with the droves of gay and lesbian Austinites who migrated here from conservative hinterland outposts..."
"...The Council of Bishops did not renounce its position, but instead issued a statement decrying civil rights violations against gays and lesbians. It was only a crumb, and not the loaf Moore had cried out for, but he took it anyway. He knew at the outset he probably wouldn't change anything within the UMC establishments, but that wasn't why he fasted...."
"...Lauran Hoffman adapted her original stage play for this film and served as co-producer. The story stems from the lives and loves of the patrons at a lesbian bar in Los Angeles called Girl Bar..."
"...Alex is obsessed with the mother who left her years before and confused over her attraction to women, especially a teacher who's been encouraging her to write. Does Alex want a mother? A lover? Is she a lesbian? A writer? Or just a punk setting fire to hedges and getting stoned in the railyard? Kokkinos poses these hard questions in abbreviated, harsh scenes, sometimes beautifully shot but with jagged edges, like the shards of a shattered stained glass window..."
"...Starring: Angela Hans Scheirl, Pürrer, Susanna Heilmayr and Margarethe Neumann. Unlike little else that has come before it (except, perhaps, Lizzie Borden's 1983 gem Born in Flames), this 1991, Austrian-made, futuristic, lesbian thriller/romance/science fiction co-direction is in a league of its own..."
"...They stand together as rare screen examples of female transgression -- sexual transgression. The first is "Bondage," a portrait of lesbian S&M proselytizer Carol, who tells of the warm, secure feelings she receives from breast torture..."
"...It's supposed to be an education in the feminine mystique, but it's so badly developed that you never see any believable change in the Steve/Amanda character. A stranded subplot in which Steve/Amanda uses sexual wiles to seduce a wealthy lesbian in order to obtain a lucrative ad account never gels..."
"...In a post-Love, Simon world, it's almost forgettable that the majority of lesbian films from the Nineties and early Aughts ended in tragedy or heartbreak or lesbians – somehow – having more sex with cis men than with women. 2005's Imagine Me & You was one of the only movies in the lesbian canon that let young queer women believe in happy endings..."
"...Unfortunately for Kaiser, ordination may have some complications. While Barclay's Presbyterian faith has welcomed gay and lesbian clergy since 2011, the United Methodist Church allows gay and lesbian ordination only under the condition that the person cannot be a "self-avowed, practicing homosexual." Since she plans to exchange marital vows with Barclay in Maryland in the fall, Kaiser is barred by UMC law...."
"...Revelations abound, confidences are shared, and tempers flare – until, by the climax, Notes on a Scandal seems awfully redolent of one of those Bette Davis/Joan Crawford bitch-fights in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. This film also calls to mind movies such as The Children's Hour, a 1961 film written by Lillian Hellman in which schoolteachers Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn deal with whispered rumors of their alleged lesbian relationship, and Robert Aldrich's garish drama The Killing of Sister George, in which a British soap star fears her character's demise while also romantically pursuing a younger female co-worker (played by Susannah York who, come to think of it, has a lush-lipped, blond-haired resemblance to Blanchett)..."
"...Frustrated with all the lame-duck blind dates with men she's been having, flibberty-gibbet Manhattan copywriter Jessica Stein (Westfeldt) wonders if maybe she's got her fishing rod dipping in the wrong pond. She answers a "Women Seeking Women" ad and stumbles across gallery owner Helen Cooper (Juergensen), who likewise is just "trying out" this whole lesbian thing..."
"...Not anymore. Gay culture boasts its own sitcom (Will & Grace), cult figures (Xena), pop singers (Melissa Etheridge), and film heroes, like the dashing Rupert Everett, who narrates Paragraph 175, only one of the movies screening at the 13th annual Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival that is bound to have a long, prosperous life..."
"...Then the corpses start to accumulate, and we have to watch these nitwits turn amateur sleuth. Is the killer slightly crazy, but ultimately misunderstood Adrien? Or maybe reigning queen of the rich bitch set, Brittany? How about sweet but soused Bobby? Or is it that lipstick lesbian? Does it really matter? Nope..."
"...She's a high school cheerleader who loves the way the short skirts of her squad-mates flounce in the air as the girls jump, and dislikes the clumsy tongue-ramming dished out by her boyfriend during their post-practice makeout sessions in his car. Megan's a lesbian, only she doesn't know it yet..."
"...If, with her second feature film, director Rose Troche was trying to prove her versatility, she has accomplished her mission. Bedrooms and Hallways and its polished focus on twentysomething gay Londoners is worlds removed from her no-budget American lesbian romance Go Fish..."
"...As meltingly delicious as it is to the eyes, and as potent a sugar rush as it delivers to the libido, this endearing romantic confection delivers about as much real nutritive value as a pound of brandy cream truffles. And that's cool with me, at least when Wheeler (Bye Bye Blues) sticks to telling a juicy, disarmingly candid tale of young lust in the lesbian arts community of Vancouver, B.C..."
"...Cheer Up Charlies has long been sacred ground for Austin's queers and misfits. In the Eighties, Sandra Martinez opened Chances, a popular lesbian bar and punk music club, on the same Red River lot...."


text:
Five Main Causes of Neck & Back Pain
The majority of back pain is caused by strains and/or sprains of the back's muscles, ligaments and tendons. Because so many of us lead inactive lives, our muscles become lax and lose their ability to support the spine properly. After time, the ligaments and tendons can also lose their ability to function properly. If you've ever doubted how much pain muscle strain can cause, try holding a very heavy dictionary in your outstretched arm for five minutes! Poor posture over many years, especially for those of us who spend a lot of time sitting, puts enormous strain on the spine. In some cases, a person bends over to pick something up and the sudden exertion sends the muscles into spasm. But just as often, back pain creeps up slowly. You may suffer from backache after strenuous activity. Or in the morning. Or after sitting, or standing in one position for an hour or more. In these cases, poor posture is generally as much to blame as an inactive lifestyle.
In extreme cases, a centrally herniated disc may effect bowel or bladder function. This is a medical emergency, which may require immediate surgery.
The discs between the vertebrae can also be involved in back pain. Two things can happen. Most commonly, the disc's outer casing, called the annulus, weakens. When this happens, the disc bulges, irritating a nearby nerve. Less often, the centre portion of the disc actually bursts, or herniates, through a tear in the annulus and pinches a nearby nerve. This may cause severe leg pain if the herniation occurs in the lower portion of the spine. This is often called sciatica. In fact, patients with herniated discs are far more likely to complain of leg pain than back pain. Most people who suffer from a herniated disc are under the age of 40.
As we age, the discs begin to dry out slightly and become thinner. This natural process is sometimes called disc degeneration. When this occurs, other problems sometimes arise: the space in the vertebrae through which the nerves exit can become narrow, causing the nerves to be irritated. This condition is called spinal stenosis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over the age of 40.
As we age, our facet joints may also become slightly misaligned, especially if our posture has been poor for many years. When this happens, they can eventually become worn. This condition is known as facet joint syndrome.
As the wearing process described above continues, our bodies try to compensate to make our spines more stable once again. For instance, where a disc is attached to the vertebra above and below it, osteophytes - little growths of bone - begin to form. Similarly, osteophytes often appear around the facets joints. When this happens, the condition is called osteoarthritis, which is very different from other, more severe types of arthritis that sometimes leave people crippled. In fact, by the time we reach middle age, most of us have mild osteoarthritis that causes some backache from time to time. Eventually, however, osteophytes make the spine more stable, although less flexible, and the pain tends to subside.


text:
Since 1980, Bristol Electronics has been a leading independent stocking distributor of electronic components. Our clean state of the art 20,000 square foot facility hosts well over 50,000 line items of high quality passive and active components.
We provide off the shelf inventory and same day shipping on over 50,000 line items of the highest quality electronic components. For non-stocked items, we can access our database of over 1,000 worldwide suppliers and provide the product and delivery that you require. Bristol Electronics specializes and takes great pride in our customer satisfaction. Our customers are always the #1 priority.
Our friendly and knowledgeable sales staff will provide the professional support your company relies on. With decades of experience in the electronic component industry, we can assure you the high quality products and customer satisfaction that you deserve. Contact us today, and start a reliable business relationship with one of the most respected names in electronic component distribution.


text:
Amazonite Crystal Healing Bracelet and Earring Set
Amazonite ~Throat Chakra/Heart Chakra
Amazonite connects the heart and the throat center. It helps with speaking your truth but from your heart… Or speaking your heart's truth.
It protects from electromagnetic pollution, such as television and cell phones.
It will also help to filter information passing through your brain and combine it with your intuition.
Amazonite is a calming stone that will help to relax your nerves. This stone helps to balance yin/yang energies. It is a good stone to help you to see both sides of a problem.
Amazonite helps to soothe worries and fears after an emotional trauma. It dispels negative emotions and energies. By opening up the throat chakra it helps to enhance loving communications. This stone is good for people experiencing problems with their bones or muscles, and it helps to soothe the nervous System
We Also Recommend


text:
1 Elizabeth St, 10th Floor, Suite 3
Melbourne VIC 3000
Opposite Flinders Street Station
Vogue Smiles Melbourne : Melbourne Center for Cosmetic and General Dentistry in Melbourne CBD 3000 Home / Smile Makeover Gallery / Cosmetic Dentistry / Before and After 1 / Before and After 2 / Cosmetic Dental Treatment / Smile Makeover / Tooth Teeth Whitening and Dental Bleaching / Porcelain Veneers / "Instant Othodontics" / Tooth teeth Replacement with All Porcelain Ceramic Dental Crowns and Bridges / Dental Bonding and Metal Mercury Free White Fillings / Composite versus Porcelain Inlays and Onlays / Managing Dental Emergency / Scared Of Going to the Dentist- Help for Dental Phobics / Submit your smile wish list / Hours and Contact Details / Sitemap / www.preferreddentalcaremelbourne.com.au / www.melbournecosmeticdentistry.com.au
TRADING TERMS & CONDITIONS | DISCLAIMER: WWW.VOGUESMILES.COM.AU Melbourne City Australia : Dental Clinic in Melbourne : Dr. Zenaidy Castro has posted this website about cosmetic and general dentistry treatments for informational purposes only. We posted an informative and relevant different dental topics but the content within these pages should not be perceived as formal dental advice, nor does the understanding constitute a formal relationship with Dr. Castro. Contact our office to schedule a consultation for formal advice. Please read our Practice terms and conditions in Get to Know us page for more details. We are happy to assist Cosmetic and general dentistry patients in Melbourne CBD City 3000 and Melbourne surrounding areas.


text:
Welcome to the home of Feinschmecker Deli Meats
Over the years, Feinschmecker Deli Meats has built up a formidable reputation as the market leader in its industry, servicing the smallest restaurant to the biggest chain store with equal enthusiasm.
- All recipes and techniques are implemented in the age old European tradition, mimicking beer's 'Reinheidsgebot'.
- Every product is hand-made & taste-profiles are constantly improved whilst striving for consistent quality.
- Unparalleled service levels whether it be to smallest independent outlet or biggest retail chain.
- Celebrated by chefs & also retailers alike as charcuterie market leader in Southern Africa.
- National supply footprint being able to deliver to all 9 provinces.
- Big enough to have commercial capability to supply you, small enough to care about each batch.
- Unique nimble operating capabilities as business is owner run.
- Fully audited HACCP & Export certified manufacturing facility. (see food safety section).
Visit the PRODUCT page for more information.
Feinschmecker Deli Meats
Salami Supplier
Gammon Supplier
German Meats
Deli Meats
Cold Meat Supplier
Cold Meat
Smoked meat
Cured meat
German sausage
Gammon Supplier
German Meats
Deli Meats
Cold Meat Supplier
Cold Meat
Smoked meat
Cured meat
German sausage


text:
Street trading consent
Information on street trading consent requirements and illegal / unlicensed street trading
Street trading consent is required for any trading in a street which is not on the prohibited list below.
Consent to trade is required for street trading activities such as hot food vehicles, ice cream vans and flower stalls. Food business may be subject to inspection and permission to site a mobile stall will be required from the highways department and from the landowner.
Annual Consent - £112.50
Daily Consent - £16.00
Prohibited streets
Street trading is not permitted in any street which has been designated as a 'prohibited street'. The prohibited streets within Boston town centre are as follows:
- Bridge Foot
- Bridge Street
- Church Close
- Church Lane
- Church precinct
- Church Street
- Dolphin Lane
- Emery Lane
- Fountain Lane
- High Street
- Lawrence Lane
- Main Ridge West
- Market Place
- Mitre Lane
- New Street
- Park Gate
- Pen Street
- Petticoat Lane
- Pump Square
- Red Lion Street
- Red Lion Square
- St. George's Road
- Shodfriars Lane
- Sibsey Lane
- Silver Street
- South Square
- South Street
- Spain Lane
- Stanbow Lane
- Strait Bargate
- Tawney Street
- Threadneedle Street
- Town bridge
- West Street
- Wide Bargate
- Witham Place
- Wormgate
If you would like to report any incidents or suspected incidents of unlicensed trading, please call 01205 314235 or complete this form.
For any licensing enquiries please contact us using the details on the left. A member of the licensing team will normally be available at the Municipal Buildings on weekdays 9am - noon and 2pm - 5pm (4.30pm on Fridays). We may be available at other times by prior appointment.
Privacy Notice
We are required by law to protect your privacy and inform you how your information may be used.The Licensing team collect your personal information to process and manage your Consent Application.
Some of your information may be made available on a publicly available register and provided on our website as required by relevant legislation.
The information provided by you may also be used for legitimate reasons by other departments of Boston Borough Council and other lawful agencies.
These reasons may include but are not limited to: prevention of crime, detection of fraud and public safety
In some cases information relating to your applications may be requested under the Freedom of Information Act, this council will review these requests to consider if it is lawful to comply.
The Council takes your privacy seriously. The Council is the Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998.
If you want to know more about the information we have about you, or the way we use your information please contact the Council


text:
Millions are out of work, yet what impact does job loss truly have? One loses a job and if able, finds another- Simple. My friends, this is not the case anymore. Now those who would have had no trouble finding employment only a few short years ago are mailing off hundreds of resumes- all to no avail. The jobs have dried up. The job market in America is now drier than the Sahara.
If you go to Unemployedworkers.org , you can read the stories of Americans caught in the cycle of unemployment. You can read for yourself what tolls these people's recent job losses are taking on their personal lives. These people are in desperate straights, yet all we hear from our current Administration is how glorious this economic recovery has become!
It does not trouble me to say that this recovery is a jobless farce! Sure, Wall Street may be gaining momentum, but the job markets are not. Corporate America seems only concerned with the power they yield to outsource American jobs. While we hear of terms used by the those in the current Administration and Greenspan such as "competitive job markets" and "sustained growth", these terms mean nothing when people are going without food to eat and a roof over their heads. Those who are turning a blind eye fail to realize that the jobless in America are in the worst kind of mire and sinking deeper in it as each jobless day passes.
After observing the blindness of those in power in the United States, one must raise the hard questions to those in power. Do they realize the extent of the problem? Do they know but are openly unconcerned? Honestly I feel as though they could care less.
Looking after their own profit is number one to these people.
Big tax cuts for the wealthiest of Americans is now more important than keeping the jobless Americans out of homeless shelters. It's not right, nor is it Godly.
God speaks to us through his word over and over again about the poor.
Remember what Jesus said? "To those in that day I shall say, When you've done it to the least of these, my brethren, you've done it unto me".
So let's take a look at how our own Government, those in charge of our rules and laws, are caring for the poor, and those who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
1. The rapid outsourcing of American jobs overseas.
In order for big business and corporations to pay less wages to their workers, they are now moving entire factories overseas where workers there will do the jobs for a fraction of what American workers got before.
Friends, those in our current administration could do something about this outsourcing if they had a mind to. Those in power cater to those who lobby them for what is in their own best interests. Make no mistake, Who controls the House, Senate and Congress?
2. Tax cuts for the Wealthy
Our President says this strategy will help "boost our economy". What it all boils down to (our president points out) is that the (wealthiest of Americans) will have more of their money to invest, and that these investments will result in creating more small businesses, big businesses, etc. So just what are they investing in? See number 1 above because I can assure you that the majority of big business is only catering to their own interests! Sure, they are rich enough to keep these jobs here in the States, but the way they see it, (from their greedy point of view) why not make MORE PROFIT at the expense of the American worker!
It doesn't help boost the job market here, it doesn't help create jobs here!
3. The latest unemployment benefits extension
Yes, I watched this myself. A Republican Senator of Oklahoma attempted to oppose the extensions to those receiving unemployment benefits. But Senator Ted Kennedy of Mass debated in favor of giving the extensions.
I heard Kennedy say that this money was money that the workers had paid in and they were entitled to it ( I agree) but the Republican Senator from Oklahoma responded no. His reasoning?
But of course, "The economy is growing and there is no need".
The Rich and Their Disregard for the needs of others
The financial miseries coming upon many we can read about in the scriptures:
In James 5, chapters 1-6 we read of a judgment decreed upon greedy rich men.
1. Go to now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3. Your gold and silver is cankered, and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. you have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4. Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of saboath.
5. Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6. Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he does not resist you.
What to do?
What will it take before laws are passed to stop this insanity and blatant disregard for the rights of workers in America? It seems as if those who are in charge of passing laws and regulations here in America are not going to change things unless they experience the hardship of unemployment themselves. The very hardships they are helping to further heap on the backs of American citizens.
Workers rights have never been so completely stripped away.
I will always say that prayer is the single most important thing you can do. Pray that the Lord would give justice to those who are in need and find themselves at the mercy of a very dry job market.
Compassion is so rare in these days we live in. It is a very sad thing to wake up one day and find that you have no job. You have a family to support, medical bills, food is scarce and you don't know where to turn.
There is one thing I can tell you for sure, and this comes from experience. Know your source in these last days. Who is your source?
God should be your number one source. It is he who can take care of you when men have utterly failed you.
When they care less about you, he cares more about you. He sees the struggles and turmoil, worries of all of those who have lost their jobs and have no place to turn and are wondering if they will have a place to lay their head by the end of the day.
I would advise all of you to pay attention to what your State Reps are up to. Even if you are not given to observing political goings on, try to catch C-Span debates occasionally.
Find out what your elected Reps stand for. Are they standing up for and passing laws for the people or for political agendas that serve their party?
And please, keep praying for everyone. Ask God to forgive this Nation of it's disregard for the poor, greed and pride.


text:
Peugeot 4008
Welcome to lacuocapasticciona.com at this time you might be opening a put up titled Peugeot 4008. For those of you who're at present looking for references automobiles that might be launched in 2017 or 2018 you'll be able to look at this website. Peugeot 4008 is one of the automobiles to be launched in the next year among the many many varieties and varieties of various manufacturers of automobiles that can promote the brand new merchandise with the many benefits of each. if you wish to purchase a brand new automotive like this Peugeot 4008 perhaps it's good to think about several things earlier than deciding to purchase it. Many individuals dream of buying a brand new automotive, partly as a result of they assume, generally wrongly, that it is going to be utterly reliable and they'll never have an actual problems with it. Whilst a brand new automotive typically is very reliable and can have a manufacturer's guarantee for a interval of years, some people do have problems with new automobiles, although thankfully it's quite uncommon. Other people will purchase a brand new automotive merely for the thrill of having the latest model, and due to that sure feel that a new automotive has, that used automobiles merely lack..
New Peugeot 4008 regarding Peugeot 4008
If somebody is intent on shopping for a brand new automotive, then one of the things that they actually should keep in mind is actually when to purchase it, i.e. at what time of year. This in some methods goes towards the grain of someone wanting to purchase a brand new automotive and the entire sense of impulse shopping for that goes with it. If somebody is prepared to bide their time, they will typically get a brand new automotive at a significantly higher worth than they might do at one other time of year. There are various reasons for this, but perhaps the obvious one is that each one producers and automotive gross sales have an annual cycle when new automobiles are launched. It is part of the momentum of any manufacturing base, and the automotive/auto industry is commonly at the forefront. Releasing a brand new model with new options and new toys, as part of it, is a vital part of producing interest and keenness in the model and hopefully producing gross sales. It follows closely that when a brand new model is launched, the value of what was the model beforehand immediately loses a whole lot of its enchantment.There's a lot to be mentioned for people to use this as an opportunity to purchase their new automotive, i.e. what's now the previous model, as quickly as the brand new model is launched. As quickly as the brand new model comes out, the dealership can have a listing or stock of the previous model that they will be eager or desperate do away with. Anybody who understands the mechanics or funds of buying a brand new automotive will recognize that a buyer has considerable leverage at this level. There is also one other actually good reason for doing this. When any manufacturer introduces a brand new model there is an obvious sense of pleasure, but there can be teething problems that may take a while to iron out. That is most clearly seen in the software industry, where it's typically a very good concept to wait a year or two earlier than shopping for a brand new pc or upgrading to a brand new operating system simply because it takes a bit of time to deal with any problems or bugs there may be. This applies also very a lot to the automotive/auto industry where it may take a sure period of time for a model to stabilise and develop into embedded in the producers portfolio of autos. It is usually price being conscious that if a dealership has stock that they need to get rid at any given time they will provide significant savings by varied inducements, loyalty presents and incentives to purchase. These may or may not run at the side of a brand new model being produced, but they may also have sure specific instances of year when they need to liberate their stock. These instances of year are normally opportunities for nice savings. Once an individual has determined what sort of automotive they wish to purchase it's price researching what instances of year a manufacturer or dealership is more likely to provide theses savings and then be willing to wait until such a time in the calendar to buy the automobile.
Peugeot 4008 have the latest designs and ideas like a futuristic automotive that should prioritize consolation and passenger security in driving wherever, anytime. Peugeot 4008 hopefully some photos that we show can provide an image of the automotive based on your comfort.