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Helping the nation's airline industry recover from its $8 billion tailspin since 1990 is a top priority for both President-elect Bill Clinton and the new Congress, according to Government and industry officials,
Proposals under study, they say, include tax incentives, regulatory relief, global partnerships and revisions of the bankruptcy laws to bolster the troubled industry.
They also hope to persuade foreign governments to provide greater access to American carriers that seek to increase their lucrative international routes. That issue led to the abandonment this week of a plan by British Airways to invest $750 million for a 44 percent stake in troubled USAir, the nation's fifth-largest carrier.
The deal fell through because the United States and Britain were unable to agree on steps to open their airline industries to greater competition. Its failure was cited by some as an example of how the industry and the Federal Government should have been able to work more successfully.
"There is a sense that many of the international carriers are working in partnership with their respective governments, and that kind of partnership does not exist here in the United States, where our carriers are left to their own devices as they compete globally," said Federico Pena, who is chairman of Mr. Clinton's transition team on transportation and was nominated today to be Secretary of Transportation.Continue reading the main story
In a telephone interview before his nomination was announced, Mr. Pena predicted that under the new Administration, "There's going to be much closer attention on the part of the Federal Government to the U.S. airline industry, to assure the ultimate survival of the industry."
The industry went from a $1.7 billion profit in 1988 to a $4 billion deficit in 1990, and $2 billion deficits in 1991 and 1992, according to the Air Transport Association, which represents the major airlines.
Mr. Pena envisions more of a Government partnership with the airline industry and less of an adversarial relationship. He supports tax incentives "to allow the industry to thrive, something that foreign governments do all the time."
"We're all concerned about the thousands of people who have lost their jobs, and have to make sure that that doesn't continue to be the trend in the future," he said.
Similarly, Representative Norman Y. Mineta, the incoming chairman of the Public Works and Transportation Committee, said that the airline industry would be "a top priority" of his committee, as well as the new Congress.
The California Democrat said that he had already discussed some specific measures with Mr. Clinton, including a reduction in the $3 charge that some localities charge airline passengers. To remain competitive, airlines sometimes elect to pay the fees themselves, at a cost last year of $1.2 billion to the industry.
Patricia Goldman, USAir's senior vice president for corporate relations, cited these "passenger facility charges" as an example of "an enormous number of regulations that have significant costs attached and significantly impact our bottom line."
Most industry experts believe that the airlines have been a primary victim of the faltering economy. "We are very much slaves to the economy," said Jim Landry, president of the Air Transport Association, which represents the major airlines. "A great many of our seats are being filled at below-cost prices. If there is an economic recovery, we'll get a return to a more normal traffic demand."
Mr. Mineta's prescription follows similar lines. "First," he said, "the economy has to be turned around. Then you go to the specific problems -- too many seats chasing too few passengers."
Most experts cite overexpansion as a major cause of the airlines' woes. Last month, only 58.4 percent of airline seats on domestic routes were filled, compared with 62 percent of the seats on international routes.
"I don't know if there's anything to be done until that overexpansion has ended and the economy has recovered," said Alfred E. Kahn, who championed deregulation as chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board during the Carter Administration.
Mr. Kahn believes that international alliances could be the savior of America's airlines. "I'm terribly disappointed by the failure of the British Airways-USAir deal," Mr. Kahn said. "We don't see anything wrong with the British owning banks, insurance companies and hotels. It's good for American consumers to get that capital."
But Mr. Mineta was leery of the 44 percent stake in USAir's equity and 21 percent of the voting stock that British Airways had sought in exchange for the $750 million it had offered the ailing airlines. And Lee Howard, president of Airline Economics, an aviation consulting firm, said that "these deals ought to be structured so that control remains with the American carrier." Tougher Bankruptcy Laws Urged
Many industry experts urged tougher bankruptcy laws. At present, T.W.A., Continental and America West are in Chapter 11. Previously, Pan Am, Eastern and Braniff were in Chapter 11.
John V. Pincavage, a partner at the Transportation Group Ltd., a New York firm that specializes in financing airlines and airplanes, said: "We should not allow airlines to go into Chapter 11 and dissipate creditor assets while they continue to operate and not have to pay their bills. That's what has led to continued overcapacity in the industry. The day a company declares bankruptcy we should padlock the doors and put it out of business. This would help reduce excess capacity and help the remaining airlines, which would get the traffic from the bankrupt airlines."
Mr. Mineta said that under the bankruptcy law, an airline that does not have to pay its creditors sometimes becomes "the tail that wags the dog." He noted that several weeks ago, when one airline (American) announced a fare increase, another airline, in bankruptcy (Continental), decided to cut fares. "They didn't have to pay their creditors," Mr. Mineta said.
Most industry experts agree with Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate, who said, "There's no quick fix; there's no unscrambling the egg." But they disagree with his diagnosis: "They screwed up their own system of deregulation." They also do not like his remedy: "Go back to the old days and make the airlines a public utility." 'Unfair Trade Practice'
Mr. Nader supports creation of new airlines, new airport slots, the ending of abuse of computerized reservation systems and the ending of Frequent Flier programs, which he believes are "an unfair trade practice."
Mr. Howard of Airline Economics also blames the airlines for some of their woes. "The airlines should discipline themselves with regard to fares, and gear them more to stability in the future than short-term cash," he said.
Mr. Landry of the Air Transport Association offered a list of tax incentives intended to promote economic growth, including investment tax credits. He noted that the industry would replace 2,600 older aircraft by the year 2000, at a price of $130 billion. He also urged a modification of the alternative minimum tax law "which has carriers suffering operating losses borrowing money to pay taxes."
Mr. Landry was among several experts who urged overhaul and modernization of the air traffic control system.Continue reading the main story


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Amazon Interview QuestionSoftware Engineer / Developers
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Merging 2 binary trees.
1. Create two sorted arrays by inorder traversing two trees - linear time
2. Merge two sorted arrays - linear time
3. Build BST from sorted array
Last step can be done in linear time by taking root node from the middle of array, and calling taking left and right chilfren recursively from left and right sub-arrays.
So the overall complexity is O(n)
I might be wrong but I think each insert operation takes O(logn) and hence for n elements (n1 + n2) to be inserted in the new BST it takes O(n1+n2)log(n1+n2) ?
O(n) is correct. Think of mergesort, the complexity is O(nlogn) because of the merge operation(which is O(n)). In this case, you are creating a BST using something similar to mergesort but without the merge operation, so compexity is O(n).
@gevorgk : Question says binary tree not BST so inorder traversal will not guarantee you a sorted result...
Question says a very few things about the tree. It doesn't say wether the tree is sorted, wether the resulted tree have to be balanced etc. So assuming taht tree is not BST and the resulting tree shall not be balanced, the solution is just att the root of one tree as child to any leaf of another. I don't think that amazon could ask such a stupid question.
Is this right?
Do inorder traversal of both lists and store result in additional lists which will create 2 lists and then use merge sort to sort them. Time complexity will be O(nlogn).
Forgot to add then do insert operation for each node of the list to recreate the merged tree
Two binary search trees: T1 & T2
- I choose to break and insert T2 in T1.
- Find the max & min of T2
- Now run a insert in T1 with range (min, max) and if you are able to reach a leaf node then stick T2 as child of that leaf node
- If you are not able to find such a leaf noe and the search terminates at some internal node (whose value should be greater than 'min' and less than 'max') then
- break T2 into root, left sub-tree, right sub-tree
- insert T2's root in T1
- call recursively for left sub-tree
- call recursively for right sub-tree
Best case running time : O(log n1) + O(log n2)
Worst case - didnt compute
Why not we directly traverse each node of T2 using inorder and insert it in T1 using binary tree creation method?
its simples isnt it?
Here tree is ordinary binary tree and not the binary search tree. So we can attach the second tree to any of the node in which left child or right child is null.
Here assume that we will attach the second tree as a left child in first tree.
tree_node_type * merge_tree(tree_node_type *t1 , tree_node_type *t2)
tree_node_type *temp;
return t2;
return t1;
return t1;
for complete c program see
Assume the trees are BST. We are not told anything else, we dont know how balanced they are. How many nodes there are. To merge them, why not just do an inorder on one tree and insert on the second tree as we go?
Yes the inorder will give you sorted elements but by inserting directly to the second tree, you should get a fairly good result meaning, that we wont affect the second tree as much...
I dont know, I see so many complicated solutions, using extra structures, but I still dont see how those solutions are good if we are not given more information about the trees.
I know the big O is bad for this solution, since you have O(Nx log(N+M)) or something like that. But at the same time we are not using any extra space.... what do you think? I just want to know.

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As I've mentioned, the third leg of my pacific northwest trip landed me in Portland, where I stayed overnight with my parents before traipsing through wine country on our way down to Eugene. It's funny to think that Portland was "the big city" when I was growing up, because it felt incredibly small when I visited. Perhaps it was the lack of tall buildings, or the large amount of space, but it felt like a city built on a postage stamp. Still, despite its diminutive size, Portland is one of the most innovative food capitals of the country. Portland restaurants have been building menus around local, seasonable produce long before Walmart was doing it, and it's minutes away from Oregon wine country, which produces some of the best Pinot noir in the country.
One of the Oregon wines that I see most often on DC menus is from Erath Winery, which is near the town of Dundee, about an hour's drive away from Portland. I was very excited to have the opportunity to go wine tasting there with my parents.
I won't attempt to write about the wine because, while I'm an avid wine drinker, writing about wine is a whole other world that I find incredibly intimidating. I'm horrible at discerning the different flavors in wine – I've never discerned "hints of vanilla" or "coffee aromas" in my wine. To me, I taste "good wine," "better wine," and "not so great wine." I bet if I said the wine at Erath had "hints of oak" or "cherry" notes, someone could dig up an article about that wine that says that it was unoaked and tastes predominately of apples. I'm not even going to try. I liked the Erath wines we tasted that day because the reds were smooth and complex and full of flavor, and the whites were clean and crisp and easy to drink without being too simple, but further than that I won't go.
The tasting experience at Erath was really lovely. The drive from Portland to the winery takes you through the Oregon countryside, and the rolling farmlands framed by mountains in the distance reminded me why Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the country. Erath's tasting room is situated up high in the Dundee hills, and the outside terrace has a wonderful view of the Willamette Valley. My parents are members of the wine club, so we were able to taste everything on their tasting menu free of charge – although for non-wine club members some of their tasting flights had small fees. And the staff was friendly, personable, and knowledgeably about the wines. It was all very Oregon – beautiful scenery, high quality wine, and completely unpretentious.
Please visit if you're in Portland and have a chance to go out wine tasting. If we hadn't been in a hurry to get down to McMinnville and meet my aunt and uncle for lunch, it would have been lovely to sit out on the terrace and have a glass of the wine we just tasted. In fact, I hope to remember the serenity of Erath when I open the bottle I took home and share it with someone in my tiny little studio apartment, very far from the peace of the Oregon countryside.


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Black Twitter is known for creating hashtags that get the whole Internet talking. From serious topics like #BlackLivesMatter and #SayHerName, to more humorous riffs like #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies, Black Twitter's ability to engage in both hilarious and poignant dialog is damn near magical.
But while Black Twitter's social media prowess is the stuff of legend, #WhitesAgainstTrump is the absolute best thing to come out of the Republican presidential debates.
The hashtag was first tweeted on Dec. 9 by Heather Bentley, after Trump's offensive comments about Muslims reached a seriously disturbing crescendo.
#WhitesAgainstTrump hey White America, @realDonaldTrump is our dangerous disgusting problem weirdo. Let's shut him up while there's time
— Heather Bentley (@heatherbviola) December 9, 2015
Though folks had been using the tag over the weekend, #WhitesAgainstTrump really took off during Tuesday night's GOP debate thanks to the efforts of comedian W. Kamau Bell and writer Adam Mansbach.
From noted white guy @adammansbach on @salon about @realdonaldtrump. https://t.co/P2wAaOwdam #WhitesAgainstTrump pic.twitter.com/eJD5noFlk2
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) December 15, 2015
White people, while you're watching & making fun of @realDonaldTrump on here how bout using #WhitesAgainstTrump? https://t.co/6vBazRzGxm
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) December 16, 2015
The responses ranged from comical to serious, but the message was clear: Trump's gotta go.
As a Christian, I must join in with #ChristiansAgainstTrump and as a white person I must join in with #WhitesAgainstTrump. We've seen enough
— Jeff Wetherell (@jeffwetherell) December 16, 2015
#WhitesAgainstTrump cuz I actually respect people of different creeds and ethnicities
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As a white person, I'm horrified at having Trump seem to represent me. He does not. #WhitesAgainstTrump
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August 1, 2008
Appleton Couple Fund Lawrence Scholarships
By Erica Perez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Aug. 1--A gift from the trust of two late Appleton philanthropists will endow a new scholarship fund at Lawrence University for students from low-income families beginning in fall 2009, officials announced today.The $1.125 million gift from the trust of Amond "Ralph" and Marjorie Ballinger establishes an endowment for the Raymond C. Krueger Industrialist Scholarship. The university will pay out awards using the interest on the fund.
Lawrence officials expect to award some $56,000 in Raymond C. Krueger Industrialist Scholarships to multiple students in the 2009-'10 academic year, spokesman Rick Peterson said.
The cost to attend Lawrence is $40,221, including $33,264 in tuition and fees. Some 90% of students receive financial aid, and about 70% get need-based financial aid. The average financial aid package is $25,500.
The Ballingers spent most of their lives in Appleton and supported a number of Fox Valley organizations, including the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Goodwill of North Central Wisconsin and the Appleton Medical Center Foundation. They also were long-time members of First United Methodist Church, where they first met at a singles gathering in 1948.
Marjorie Ballinger was a 1928 graduate of Appleton High School and earned a degree from Bowlby's Business College. She worked for 30 years with Fox River Tractor Company before retiring in 1970. She died last August at the age of 87.
Amond Ballinger, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stout, spent 28 years with the United States Department of Defense, retiring as a quality assurance specialist. He served as a supply officer for the Outagamie Chapter of the American Red Cross for more than 12 years. He passed away at the age of 84 in March.
The scholarship honors Marjorie Ballinger's father, a 1914 graduate of Lawrence.
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Is my husband deceiving me?(77 Posts)
I am a SAHM. He earns 52k. We have two toddlers. We live in a tiny 2-bed flat with a mouldy bathroom, sink taps that don't work, holes in the floor, a boiler that doesn't work, an oven that doesn't work. We need to get out of this hell hole.
DH has a poor credit record. The flat has no equity. We have no savings.
DH says there is no way we can leave for the foreseeable future.
I am very ignorant on financial matters. He gives me an allowance to spend each month on myself and the kids (I actually like it this way, as I am naive with money and liable to over-spend).
Anyway, is he telling the whole story? Are we stuck in this flat? My friends think this is bizarre on a wage of £52K.
Help Mumsnet mums!
How much is the flat worth? How much are your outgoings? Do you have any savings?
How much is the mortgage? Are you in negative equity or just no equity? How much would it be to rent a better standard of home in your area?
Does he have debts to repay? My DP earns about that much but with child maintenance and his exwifes maintenance taking 2/ of his wages he has very little left and I pay the bulk of our bills and meet our DC financail needs. You would really need to understand the out goings to know the ans not his income
taking 2/3 of his wages
A salary of £52k means he's bring home around £2.8k a month. Unless you have an enormous mortgage that is plenty to live on and allow for savings, repairs etc. You need to start taking some financial responsibility and asking some questions. Why is there no equity in the flat? Has the mortgage been extended and what happened to the money? Where does the money go each month? What debts does he have and how much do they cost you each month?
That is very bizarre. I'd like to know what he is spending that money on. My dh was on similar money when we lived in the Uk, and we were comfortable.
If you don't have a joint account, you'll never know where the money's going, unless you can get hold of some of his bank statements.
I had a similar problem with dh, but that I wanted a joint account to see everything going on, as he seemed to deflect where the money had gone. I found out that he was using the money to buy shares with
I smell bullshit op. Do some detective work.
It depends entirely on how big your mortgage is and how much "allowance" he gives you!
Seriously though, if you have two children you need to start thinking like a grown up. You cannot afford to remain 'naive' and 'ignorant' about financial matters - it really isn't safe . All you need is a calculator, to help you add up. There is no point in complaining to us about your situation as long as you're happy for your DH to have full control over the family finances.
OP you have posted so many times about your awful situation please DO something. You are in such a vulnerable position - tiny children, no job, no career history pre-children, no visibility of your household's finances (there is no way that you should be so short of money and unable to move on a £52k salary, IIRC you are in the NE), an unsupportive husband who is mean with money and horrible to you in front of your DCs, and IIRC you are not named on the deeds of your marital home.
Based on this calculator your DH will be getting just over £3000 a month paid into his bank account. How much of that do you get? Where is all the household paperwork - bills, bank statements etc? If it's in the flat, please take the opportunity when your DH is at work to stick your older child in front of Cbeebies and start going through the files when the younger one is napping. Be careful to cover your tracks. I think you'll find your DH has a secret savings account at the very least.
No idea. Unless he's got massive debts, it does not seem realistic that there's nothing left on an income like that.
How much is the mortgage? How much are the bills - gas, electric, water, phone, etc? Food? fuel?
You need to know how much is going out and where it's going to.
Why don't you know this? Will he not share it with you?
If that's the case - you are very vulnerable, aren't you?
don't infantalise yourself. You are a grown woman and you have children. You have a responsibility to understand about money, about bills and all that. If he is blocking you from having the information you need in order to understand the family's financial situation - that is worrying.
even if he had the credit history from hell, with an income like that he can pay six months rent in advance and any landlord will take you on that. If there are REALLY no savings then he is pissing it away big time.
the 'I am naive about finances' is, to be brutal, pathetic. You are an adult, grow up and find out what the hell is going on.
Flat worth 80K but we're in negative equity (only just).
No substantial debt, just a big over-draft.
Why is there no equity in the flat?
This was a Northern Rock mortgage that was 104% in 2005. The value of the flat if sold today would only pretty much cover the remaining cost of the mortgage.
Where does the money go each month?
Food is the bulk. We live on ready meals, packaged food, bottled water, etc. Food is a huge chunk of our income.
So your allowance doesn't cover food? He's spending his salary on crap but can't afford to fix the oven?
Have you posted many times before, as Holla says?
Why can't you get the broken things fixed and why can't you cook rather than living off ready meals and bottled water?
Why do you live on that stuff? Of course it's your choice but it's really not healthy, is it? And ridiculously expensive.
Have you considered looking at how you spend the money and identifying where it can be cut to allow for other things?
have you ever seen bank statement from his account?
This doesn't add up at all, on a mortgage of £80k, even with little equity the mortgage repayments can't be more than about £500 ish a month?
You need to sit down with your husband like an adult and run through all the household bills, incomings, mortgage, bills, food, what he gives you etc and figure out what's what, and you need to see a copy of his bank statement so you can see where the money is going
£3,000 is a decent amount of money to have coming in each month, an £80k mortage to pay can't be the bulk of your outgoings, how much are you paying out on food each month if you think that's the bulk?
Why can't you get the things fixed that need fixing? The flat being in disrepair won't help it's value and there should be money to fix the things you're saying are broken
Oh, and even if there's no equity in the flat you could still rent it and move somewhere bigger (rented) if you need the space?
So your allowance doesn't cover food? He's spending his salary on crap but can't afford to fix the oven?
No my allowance is for things like clothes, toys, soft play entry, etc.
why can't you cook rather than living off ready meals and bottled water?
Neither of us are any good at cooking. I'm very anal with food (chronic calorie counting - lots of food issues). Aside from the food, we don't live extravagently. Never have a holiday, don't buy expensive clothes, don't go on 'dates'. The food is the only 'luxury' we have really.
have you ever seen bank statement from his account?
He's sending them over now, after a recent argument.
Why can't you get the things fixed that need fixing?
A new boiler is £1,500. We deffo don't have that lying around. We paid a bloke £250 to 'fix' it recently but it's very old and unfixable.
once you have those statements make sure you understand where each of the amount has gone
is there forgotten gym membership somewhere you may scrap or are you paying too much in electricity and other utility bills?
you already have your allowance in cash I guess - so summarize all cash withdrawals, deduct the amount you were given for that month, how big are those withdrawals?
group the rest of outgoings into few groups such as travel/car, mortgage+repayments+insurance, bills
make note of each amount and then once you have each separate you can investigate if there are savings to be made
If you want to stick with him and get control of your life you are going to have to do two things that you've so far avoided. Learn how to understand basic finances and learn how to cook/prepare basic meals. You have obviously got Internet access so this is a huge help.
If you can understand basically your financial circumstances; what's coming in and going out each month you can see where changes that make a real difference can be made even if it's only a tiny bit at a time. It's amazing how tiny bits can add up.
I also say learn to cook as basically you want an out of this situation and an obvious way to save money and enable you to change is staring you in the face. If you are calorie counting freshly prepared food is often better than ready meals it's just less obvious as calories/salt etc isn't printed on a box.
Try simple recipes - google is your friend for this.
The motivation to make these changes is that you don't want to live like this and with your partners income and some effort you should be able to take charge of your situation. It probably isn't easy but it's not impossible either.
If you're anal with food, surely ready meals are not a good thing to eat? They are full of crap.
I would rather have a holiday than eat ready meals, and I would rather have a new boiler than a holiday.
I cannot cook either, but there are some foods that are so simple to do.
"Anyway, is he telling the whole story? "
Clearly 'no'. You need to start seeing bank and credit card statements and understanding exactly where the money is going or where it has gone. As someone has said, he's bringing home about £2800/month. If you're not spending extravagantly yourself and you're only servicing a £90k mortgage, he must be spending it somewhere.
So make sure you see all the statements & get access to any online accounts for cards, loans and so on. Overdrafts are a very expensive way to borrow money and servicing debt can soak up a lot of spare cash. If debt is where the money is going, you could consider talking to one of the free debt advisory services such as CAB, CCCS and National Debtline.
I'd also recommend that you make an effort to educate yourself on financial matters.... it's vital. The website www.moneysavingexpert.com has some excellent information and discussion forums
Be careful with the toddlers and raising them on ready meals, won't you? They really aren't very good for them. High salt content, lacking in nutrients, etc.
I am not donning my judgy pants and tutting at you, honestly, but please be aware that constant ready meals are not good for you and certainly not good for your children.
You also need to start sorting yourself out. As said above, find the statements , find the bills, be your own detective.
get the cooker and the taps fixed. You can ring a tradesman during the day and ask for a quote. But for GDS SAKE_ fix that mouldy bathroom as a priority. there is a mould that grows in bathrooms that can be very dangerous to the health of small children.
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Brief History Of Our Reiki School Mentor
Martha Lopez.
Martha was born on the 12th of July 1936 in Central Santa Lucia Oriente, Cuba. Martha was a natural spiritualist and was in touch with the other realms from an early age. At the age of 21, Martha came to the United States and was assimilated into the local Santeria/Palo scene but always remained opened to any and all spiritual paths having found Reiki in 1995.
Martha had found a Reiki teacher at the local library and completed Reiki levels one and two but when she tried to go back and get the Reiki three. The teacher was gone. Martha continued to share her healing abilities with everyone. One day while Martha was doing some gardening at her house an insect bit her on the nose. After only a couple of minutes her nose and face started to swell and redden and her daughter Barbara took her to the emergency room.
Martha was quickly admitted to the hospital and began receiving treatment for what seemed like a bad allergic reaction, however the situation soon changed for the worse when the doctors said it was becoming a life or death situation as this reaction could travel up the nerves and into the brain causing massive damage. Right when Martha learned this she immediately started working Reiki on herself, as she was doing this a Filipino nurse who had just started her shift saw her and asked what she was doing.
When Martha explained, the nurse told her that she herself was a 3rd degree Reiki healer and that when her shift ended at midnight she would come by and give Martha the Reiki 3 attunement which would certainly help with her condition.
At midnight the nurse returned as agreed and proceeded to give Martha her attunement when almost immediately after Martha says that the insect crept out of her skin on the nose were apparently it had imbedded itself and fell on her lap. The swelling and irritation receded gradually during the next couple of hours and she was saved.
Martha and Armando met around 2004 when Martha moved a couple of doors down. One day Martha was looking for her small dog which had taken off down the street and she stopped in front of our house to prey to the Buddha statue we have outside and she found the dog right away after that. Next time Martha saw us at home she came by to thank us for having the statue there and she explained what happened and we've been friends ever since.
Armando received his Reiki 1 attunement from Martha in 2005, Reiki 2 in 2007 and Reiki 3 in 2010. Since then he has been offering energy sessions to the community which work with the foundation of Reiki while at the same time embrace the essence of his own spiritual practice and beliefs thus creating a one of a kind experience for each individual during their healing session. As a healer he works hand in hand with his totem and utilizes handcrafted magical tools along with specific herbs to aide one within their journey. He begins all of his healings with a guided meditation and chakra balancing and encourages future students the freedom of following their own unique approach to any healing modality to create a sacred system that is their own.


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My mom is pretty crafty. She once made an Advent calendar out of matchboxes. Each box was wrapped in pretty paper, and decorated to look like a house, then mounted on a stiff poster with scenery. Each little house could be slid open to reveal a slip of paper with an Advent activity written on it. We visited dogs in the shelter, made paper stars for our windows, and ate Lebkuchen with hot cocoa.
My sister is pretty crafty too. Last year she did her own Advent activities, making pretzels and Christmas cookies and donating to the food pantry. Over Thanksgiving weekend, I combed her brain for ideas.
Because this year...I want to do it too.
I am so excited about Advent this year. Since around the time I graduated high school, it's been difficult to get into the Christmas spirit. There are no children around who believe in Santa, and my December days are usually fraught with the stress of finals. When I was teaching, I put Christmas lights around my whiteboard. The kids loved it. And that's all it took for me. A few souls joining in with my enthusiasm made the season so much brighter. And so Advent begins. This will be my little way of pouring some Christmas spirit into the world, with the hopes that some of it will be returned to me.
Only one rule: no stress. I don't want to ruin the whole thing by making it another check on my to-do list.
So here it is...
- Do a random act of kindness
- Put up the Christmas decorations
- Visit a Christkindlmarkt
- Watch a Christmas movie (this one will happen more than once)
- Snuggle with Maus
- Leave a card for the postman
- Make an orange garland
- Drink eggnog with Lebkuchen
- Mail a few Christmas cards
- Make a seasonal stovetop potpurri
- Make Christmas cookies
- Take some flowers to a friend
- Donate to a food pantry
- Make a crockpot stew
- Clean the apartment
- Visit the Faneuil Hall tree
- Drink some Glühwein with friends
- Start a cozy crochet project
- Make homemade (non-toxic) vapor rub
- Get coffee with a friend
- Buy myself a gift
- Donate to a charity
- Wrap presents
- Meditate
- Call a relative
I might be getting ahead of myself, but I'm already excited for next year too. I just know I'll get more ideas for great activities. Any suggestions are appreciated. ;-)
Until tomorrow, enjoy a few more of my favorite winter scenes...
sources found on my pinterest


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My first visit to a nudist park was with my brother. My brother was nervous for perpaps the first 15 minutes after we had checked in and stripped down alongside his car.
We made friends our first day and were invited to a party in a large RV owned by visitors from Canada. Some 12 or so people attended, all married except my brother and me. Particularly wild but "friendly" party that night. We left around 3 a.m. and went to a trailer we rented on the grounds to sleep until noon the next day.
We went swimming around the lakeside where we met a couple I would guess were then in their late 20s. The four of us took a resort-owned paddle boat onto the lake and to a secluded cove where we got out and sat on the sandy ground beneath pine trees. We exchanged massages as we talked and laughed. My brother and I returned two weekends later and had even a better time. Although we never again encountered that couple we had met on our first day, we continued as friends with some of the people we had met at the party. Often, we were invited to private nudist parties at the homes of two of the couples and, occasionally, I still visit one of the couples at their home to this day.
My brother said during that time that he felt we grew closer after those experiences than we had before, but I felt we had always been close. I just hadn't before seen him naked that much until then. Fun days!
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I really appreciate the efforts made by brother and sister they both helped eachother and gained strength to go naked in public place. All the very best.
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Dude U R so lucky to have someone nude in the house each-and-every day! Wow x 5!!!!!
Ur sister is really a good looking lady. I'd have U both over for Nude Margaurita night
in Tucson, anytime U can make it.
Tommy in TUS
PS: Although that pic of the couple in the water has been on the Internet for years.
Glad U did post a pic of the "real" 2 of U.
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No couldnt do that with our bros /sis
Nude paris love the pic you both look wonderful M&J xxx
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Hats so cool. Well I don't think I could ever do that with my brothers or sisters
some of my cousins possibly
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my first time was at a nude beach. i was by myself. it was a good experiance.
My first nudist exp was at nude beach my sister told me she had gone to. Wow.....luved it from day 1. My sister and I share a condo. My first time nude with my sister happened the day I moved in with her. I was not expecting to see her nude or to live nude. I had no idea my sister was such an avid nudist. After helping me move my things into my room, I went off to buy somethings I needed before settling in. When I returned I found my sister completely naked watching TV. I'd never seen her naked before, not even as a kid growing up. She acted completly normal, as if she was clothed. The only referance she made to her nudity was letting me know she seldom wore clothes while at home and if I was going to share the condo with her I would have to get used to it. She also suggested I should give it a try. Well, I did and the both of us have been living nude at home going on 2 yrs now. Suprisingly we have not had any issues with friends or dates regarding our nudity. Our family, except for my uncle, do not know we live nude.
Very cool young people......You look very relazed with each other.....siblings or not.......great story......hope your keeping the young thoughts alive and staying nude often
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hello, great that you could go naked with your brother, how old were you at the time of first visit.Bob


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I've been running the beta with no problems at all on my nVidia 5700. Was running at a proper resolution.
As am using this just to learn Linux etc, i did a clean install from the new RC client. And i've simply not been able to get the resolution above 640x480 since. I've enabled the hardware driver etc, and i've got X server to try and change the settings, but i cannot find the place where i tell ubuntu what the monitor actually IS.
It used to be there in the Applications drop down, but its gone I was SO hoping to get it all working without having to ask but looks like i've failed
Can anyone help point me in the right direction where i can configure the monitor settings, preferably without having to use text editor and xorg.inf


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The headline in the Jan. 8 Portland Press Herald read: "LePage says 12-year-olds should have work option."
He cites as an example his own early experience starting to work at age 11 and suggests today's Maine children follow his example.
I had comparable childhood experiences. Growing up as I did in Chicago during the post-Great Depression years, I had no choice but to start working part time at the age of 13.
My meager salary of 30 cents per hour went home to my mother to help put food on our table.
I had little time for homework and none for after-school activities.
I vowed that when I married and became a father, my children would have a better life than I did growing up.
I did not want them robbed of their childhood. They did hold part-time jobs as seniors in high school, the difference being that they kept the money they earned, did not neglect their schoolwork and had time for friends.
Considering LePage's own background, I would expect him to have more compassion for the plight of Maine's children and their parents who live in poverty. Instead, he wages a cruel, relentless war against the poor.
It appears our governor has not learned from the hardship of his youth. Not everyone can claim a success story. Those who have failed (the majority through no fault of their own) are in need of a helping hand, not callous rejection.
Twelve-year-old Maine children should not be deprived of their childhood. If only Gov. LePage agreed.
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RIYADH: Inflation in Saudi Arabia is running at acceptable levels, the country's central bank chief said on Sunday, playing down concerns that the economy could be overheating.
Fahad Al-Mubarak, governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), told a news conference inflation was expected to ease next year having edged up to a seven-month high of 4.2 percent year-on-year in January.
Al-Mubarak, a former chairman and managing director of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia, has not met the press inside the Kingdom since being appointed in December 2011, though he did speak in public in Abu Dhabi last year.
"Current inflation is tolerable and if you compare to other emerging markets we are well below," he said. "The expectation for this year and next year — and I will cite the IMF (International Monetary Fund) — is expected to be a bit lower at 4.6 in 2013 and 4.3 in 2014."
SAMA said in January inflationary pressures in the Kingdom should remain stable in the first three months of this year.
The world's top oil exporter has recovered since a 2009 downturn, helped by heavy public spending on welfare and housing construction, driven in part by reaction to unrest elsewhere in the Arab world.
Asked if he was concerned about the high level of bank lending to the private sector, Al-Mubarak said: "Not at all. The bank lending to the private sector is consistent with all the policies that SAMA puts (in place) and monitors."
Bank lending to Saudi Arabia's private sector rose 15.9 percent in January, only slightly slower than a 16.4 percent increase in the previous month, which was the fastest clip since February 2009.
He said the ratio of loans to deposits among the banks was about 75 percent, below the level of 85 percent which SAMA sets as a cap to limit loan growth.
"It is positive that the banks continue to lend to the private sector," he said, adding that the quality of banks' lending portfolios had improved in recent years, resulting in fewer bad loans.
Al-Mubarak also said SAMA's key policy rates — the repo and reverse repo — were appropriate since there were no signs of economic overheating, and their current levels of 2.0 percent and 0.25 percent, respectively, served banks quite well.
"The only (development that would change this interest rate policy) is if it causes overheating to the economy. We don't see it overheating. It is quite normal," he said.
Saudi Arabia pegs its riyal to the dollar, which Al-Mubarak said continued to serve its economy well, repeating the country's long-standing policy position.
Because of the peg, SAMA needs to keep its policy rates near US benchmarks to avoid excessive pressures on its currency link.
SAMA last changed its repo rate in January 2009, cutting it by 50 basis points to temper the impact of the global crisis. It reduced its reverse repo rate by 25 basis points in June 2009.
"As you notice throughout the world they are moving toward the very low interest rate and the objective of that is to continue to support lending to the private sector to participate in growth and create jobs," Al-Mubarak added.
Al-Mubarak declined to provide a forecast for Saudi economic growth, saying SAMA took guidance from IMF predictions of 4.2 percent in 2013 and 3.8 percent in 2014.
Growth of the $ 728 billion Saudi economy, the largest in the Arab world, slowed to 6.8 percent last year from 8.5 percent in 2011, when it was buoyed by a higher oil output to compensate for shortages due to a civil war in Libya.
RIYADH: Inflation in Saudi Arabia is running at acceptable levels, the country's central bank chief said on Sunday, playing down concerns that the economy could be overheating.


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Check it out here circa 1pm. (About 28 mins in.)
PS: You may recall that Shelton's An Englishman in Love in LA was my video of the year.
Updating the world about jazz in the north east and updating the north east about jazz in the world
Frank Zappa: "There was so much acid during the '60s that it was very easy for large numbers of people to think they had seen God as soon as the Beatles went boom, boom, boom, you know?." - (DownBeat May 18, 1978). – (DownBeat May 18, 1978).
Ryan Keberle: "Don't be easy on yourself when it comes to playing with perfect intonation. All other instruments will be playing with close-to-perfect intonation; the same should be expected of trombonists.'" – (DownBeat April 2018)
Dave Donohoe Band - St Augustine's Parish Centre, Larchfield Street, Darlington DL3 7TG. 12:30pm.
Tees Valley Jazzmen - Hardwick Arms Hotel, 1 North End, Sedgefield TS21 2AZ. Tel: 01740 622305. 1:30pm. Free.
Ladies of Midnight Blue - Live Theatre, Broad Chare, Newcastle NE1 3DQ. Tel: 0191 232 1232. 8:00pm. £12.00. (advance). Hannabiell, Yilis & co. Jumpin' Hot Club gig.
Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra -Scarth Memorial Hall, Staindrop, Co Durham DL2 3JL. Tel: 01388 660786. 8:00pm. £9.00., £5.00. child.
Tyne Valley Big Band - TORCH Centre, Corbridge Road, Hexham NE46 1QS. 7:30pm.
Billy Bootleggers All Star Band - Billy Bootleggers, Nelson St, Newcastle NE1 5AN. 9:00pm. Free.


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The upload/insert bar on my post format is missing a couple of icons, one being the youtube upload.
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What happened to my youtube upload icon?
The upload/insert bar on my post format is missing a couple of icons, one being the youtube upload.
You can still insert YouTube videos into your blog. You can do so by clicking on the Add Media icon -> From URL -> Audio, Video, or Other File and inserting the YouTube URL.
Alternatively, you can simply copy and paste the YouTube video URL into your editor to embed the video into one of your posts.
Tried both methods. When I copied the youtube directly onto my post its URL showed up on the preview, not the video. When I copied the youtube using the add media icon, nothing showed up on the post. There's nothing to click on when adding the media to say "insert" or "save changes" after I've pasted the video's URL.
So I'm still without youtube capability it seems.
Can you give us a link to a post or page where it isn't working?
If it's still a draft, just let us know the title.
Still a draft entitled "quality of life...lil' ole' lady from pasadena."
It looks like you inserted the URL as a link.
Just highlight it and click the button that looks like a broken chain to the right of the link of the link button. This will break the link and cause the embed to work correctly.
Will do. Thanks for helping this senior citizen who doesn't always get things right.
You're welcome!
Didn't work. I actually recopied the URL from the youtube and pasted it directly onto the post draft. When I previewed it, there's no video, only the URL.
Before doing that I had done as you said, highlight and click on the broken link. All that did was transform the URL from red to blue.
???...what to do now...
It looks like it was still trapped inside of a link.
I moved it out though and saved it. Feel free to try now.
Amazing how you young'uns can figure these things out. I was never a math whiz...flunked at problem solving. Thank God for techies like you who wend your way through computer minefields literally sprouting flowers from weeds.
hugs again...hugmamma.
You're welcome!
Yeayyy!!! It worked!
huge hugs...you've made me happy...happiness engineer.
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As someone who spent a while on the GAPS diet (you can read all about that here), I know how hard it can be to find paleo or GAPS legal treats that actually taste like something a "normal" person would eat!
Last month I was delighted to receive a package in the mail from Chris Feuille and the WB Kitchen in Colorado. The box contained samples of paleo/GAPS cookies and granola bars. They were a HUGE hit with my family and disappeared almost as soon as the box was opened!
Since I knew y'all would love them too, I asked Chris if we could give away a box of the samples to one of you. He is generously letting me give away TWO sample boxes – so two of you will each be able to sample these delicious cookies and granola bars!
I've asked Chris to share a little about his history with the GAPS diet, as well as why he and his wife started the WB Kitchen.
What caused you to try the GAPS diet?
I tried the GAPS diet because my wife told me to. I had gone to the hospital multiple times and they couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. I eventually found a doctor who practiced functional medicine and he did a lot of tests on my gut and tested my food sensitivities. I started out by just quitting gluten. It helped for a bit and then my symptoms came back (symptoms = bloody stool, severe abdominal pain). Next I went grain free. It made my symptoms disappear but again they came back. I then tried an elimination rotation diet and it was the same thing. So next I tried the GAPS maintenance diet. It helped a lot but my symptoms still came back. It was not until I did the full on GAPS Intro diet that I really found some long-term healing. I still pretty much eat only GAPS friendly food. I have tried reintroducing grains here and there and they just destroy me and it takes weeks for me to feel normal again.
It has been a little over 4 years since I originally went on the GAPS diet. I am still healing as well, but I have come a very long way from where I was. I am now healthier and more active than I have been in my whole life. It took me a while, but I finally realized how important it was and the impact that food had on my well-being. I really made the connection when I related our guts to plants root zone and soil. It is so similar. And I knew if I fed my plants and garden crappy water or poisons it would kill them and they wouldn't thrive. It was while I was reading a book called Teaming with Microbes that I made the connection and it really stuck from there.
Would you recommend GAPS for others who are struggling with health issues?
I recommend GAPS for anyone – even those who feel fine and healthy. You can only benefit from doing the Intro diet. I feel that almost all disease can be healed through diet, along with other healthy lifestyle behaviors (exercise, spirituality, community, etc).
What caused you to start WB Kitchen?
We started WB Kitchen because once we got on the GAPS diet we started making everything we ate – and I mean everything. I was taking cookies and sweet stuff that was GAPS legal to parties and people loved them. They convinced me others would love them too, and that I should try and sell them. We actually started with a line of Honey Simple Syrups and then added in cookies. Eventually we stopped the syrup line because the cookies were really taking off and I couldn't keep up with both. We hope that the syrups may come back some day.
I really have so many ideas. I want to have products on every isle of the supermarket that are GAPS legal. I know that not everyone has the skill, time, or desire to make all of their food. If they had a healthier option they would buy it. All the health food stuff a few years ago was just rebranded crap with 'organic' and 'natural' printed on them. Or gluten free products were just loaded with a bunch of refined and processed ingredients. People might get relief for a while, but their symptoms will come back because they are not really eating anti-inflammatory foods.
Another reason I started this business was to create some change in the food industry and show that you can make high end products with high quality ingredients and people will buy it. You can successfully operate with lower profit margins and still make money and stay in business.
What ingredients do you use in you products?
Ingredients we use in our products are as follows:
- Local Honey – Raw and unfiltered, usually a mix of Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas honey.
- Blanched Almond Flour
- Sea Salt
All below are organic:
- Almond Meal
- Coconut flour
- Shredded coconut
- Almonds
- Walnuts
- Pecans
- Peanuts
- Sunflower seeds
- Raisins
- Apples
- Cocoa Powder
- Cocoa Nibs
- Maple Syrup (only in the Maple Pecan Cookies)
- Cinnamon
- Turmeric
- Curry Powder
- Ginger Powder
- Coconut Milk
- Vanilla Extract
I only use ingredients that I would personally ingest. The honey and almond flour are the only 2 that are not organic. I cannot yet source organic blanched almond meal or honey. The family of the guy I buy my honey from has been in the business for over 100 years. As far as organic blanched almond flour is concerned, the only places I have been able to find it are either in very small quantities or larger quantities (like $250,000 minimums). So it just hasn't worked for us yet. We are moving into a new facility this spring and we are investigating making our own. I get pretty passionate about ingredients because I really want to know what I am eating.
Currently laws allow for wiggle room in labeling. Ingredients are being renamed and, if kept under certain percentage, do not have to be disclosed. Our food supply and regulatory agencies have been bought and sold to the highest bidder and they have no interest in your health, only in their profits.
Where can people following the GAPS or paleo lifestyle purchase your treats?
To purchase our products you can go many places. Our website has a list of stores that carry our products. We are from coast to coast but not highly saturated yet. In the Rocky Mountain region we are all over and in every Whole Foods. We are in many of the Natural Grocers, by Vitamin Cottage, in the US. Online you can buy off of Amazon, our webstore, Barefoot Provisions, One Stop Paleo Shop, Wild Mountain Paleo Market, Lucky Vitamin, and Vitacost. We just secured distribution services in the Pacific Northwest, Texas, and the Northeast, so you should start to see a lot more of us in these areas.
We are trying to expand at a slow steady pace. Our goal is to be around for awhile so we are doing our best to grow sustainably. We still do all manufacturing in house, as well as most sales. If you do not see us in your store you can ask a manager to bring us in or reach out to us on our website with store names and locations. We will get someone to call and see if we can make it happen. Sometimes it is more difficult if a distributor does not carry us in the area but we will always give it our best shot!
Want to sample the delicious treats that the WB Kitchen makes? You can order them here, or enter below to win a sample box!
Each box will contain one of each of the products:
- Brownie Cookies
- Coconut Shortbread Cookies
- Cinnamon Raisin Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- Maple Pecan Cookies
- Honey Nut Bar
- Peanut Ginger Bar
- Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bar
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Secret Lives Tours: Pomander Walk and Lotus Garden
SOLD OUT! Thursday September 6th at 2 p.m.
The Secret Lives Tours highlight some of the most original and rarely-seen spaces in New York. The series takes attendees inside unique and spectacular landmarked spaces in the city, both big and small, to learn about their history and preservation.
The small and quaint structures that sit on the block known as Pomander Walk were built in 1921 as place holders for a commercial enterprise that was to be built for the entrepreneur and businessman Thomas Healy. The "Tudor-esque" village was designed by the architectural firm of King and Campbell who were instructed to design a neighborhood that mimicked the scenery used in the Broadway performance of Lewis Parker's, Pomander Walk. The commercial structures that would have demolished Pomander Walk were never constructed and the neighborhood was designated a Landmark in 1982. 'The effect obtained," said an article in the magazine Architecture & Building in 1922, "is as though a portion of the olden times was transported to the heart of the modern world." Architect Dan Allen, whose firm Cutsogeorge Tooman and Allen Architects is responsible for the restoration of the block, will talk about the project. (Attendees will not go inside private residences.)
Two blocks away on West 97th Street, perched 20 feet off the ground on a garage rooftop sits the Lotus Garden. This site was once the home of the Riverside and Riviera movie theatres that were demolished in the 1960's. The lot sat vacant for some time and eventually, the community took over the space, replacing it with what became known as the Broadway Gardens. As real-estate developers contemplated over what to build on the vacant lot, the neighborhood realized that their serene garden would be lost once plans for the site were approved. The community along with several city officials organized a group demanding that Broadway Garden be preserved. The outreach from the community prompted a negotiation between the developers and the residents, leading to the decision to place a garden on the rooftop of the garage which now sits on this site. Lotus Garden is cared for by a number of volunteers and community gardeners who will be guiding us on this special tour.
For more information call 212-614-9107 or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Guangzhou, China [ show map ]
I'm here to meet girls from 30 to 45 years old for friendship, romance, marriage, serious relationship, networking and more.
I'm an English boy living in Guangzhou, south China, having an interesting time teaching English, enjoying the culture and cuisine and seeing what might happen in the future. Who knows? I'm very laid back, enjoy travelling (and travelled a lot , relaxed and open, and always interested in people with the same personality... maybe they're out there?
Looking to meet someone nice who can help me discover the China i haven't found yet.


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P1340 - Camshaft Position Sensor (G40) / Engine Speed Sensor (G28): Incor. Correlation
Ok, mechanically the timing is perfect. The crank pully and block timing marks are aligned and the cam lock easliy fits is in. new chain kit and the slack is tight in the front and loose in back with the tensionor bolt out. the intermediate shaft gear has slight wear. swapped both crank and cam sensers. still no luck.
any ideas?
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Yep, and Brad's like..."How do YOU know what I like?!" hahaOriginally Posted by Truelovealways;4112583;
Yep, and Brad's like..."How do YOU know what I like?!" hahaOriginally Posted by Truelovealways;4112583;
For some reason, I feel like she's going to be the psycho girl. I don't know why though.Originally Posted by Ryvetted;4112585;
Brad looks bored in these pics, who I think is Michelle. Like "I'm just not that into you" look. JMO She's probably F1!Originally Posted by Ryvetted;4112577;
I don't remember anyone mentioning anything about a "tiny" girl. lol Was it RS? She sure is tiny though!!Originally Posted by n4692u;4112582;
haha he does! In the moving video though I thought he looked more invested. lolOriginally Posted by n4692u;4112588;
Saying something like "This is the coolest feeling I've ever had."
Could this be the same girl?
Ryvetted, I think it could be the same girl.
Does this look like it could be Jackie?
Watching the video, Brad speaks on camera saying "this is one of the coolest feelings I think I've ever had" . . . who knows what he is talking about though!Originally Posted by n4692u;4112588;
Wow! I would bet that's Jackie for sure!! Whoo HooOriginally Posted by sanlee;4112608;
So, is that the Cinderella date?
I cant help on the Africa front, Ive been to Tunisia over there and no hills look like that but does anyone think this quite thin blonde is Melissa Screiber? (The 31 year old, you can see pics on RS website)
the hair, ears and figure look very similar.
BIG BROTHER INSTANT CELEBRITY MIX- Just add Fame hungry Idiot.
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Before becoming a college basketball coaching legend, Robert Montgomery Knight was a child growing up in Orrville, Ohio. According to his family, he was born with natural athletic ability even before being introduced to basketball at an early age. With his apparent love and talent for sports, specifically basketball, Knight began a journey that would make him legendary.... [Read Full Bio]
Key plays help coach Knight capture record-breaking win Mr. 880 Knight gets win No. 880 Tech fans keep the faith during historic win Many people share in Knight's 880 victoriesJanuary 1, 2007
Knight goes for win No. 880 in a packed houseDecember 29, 2006
Not to-Knight Fans flock to Knight record watch Basketball stars come out for Knight's shot at history Big-time buzz surrounds Raiders game
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€15m book-rental scheme a 'slap in the face' for schools in greatest need
PARENTS in better-off schools will benefit from state funding for a new book-rental scheme while others in greater need are getting a "slap in the face", according to a teachers' union.
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has come under renewed fire after rolling out details of a €15m measure to allow all primary schools to set up a book rental scheme, with a view to cutting costs for parents.
The money is set aside for the estimated 20pc of schools that don't have a rental scheme, and they will get at least €100 per pupil over the next three years to establish one.
That is on top of the standard book grant paid to all primary schools, which currently stands at €21 or €11 a year per pupil, depending on whether the school is in a disadvantaged area.
Mr Quinn is criticised for excluding the 80pc of schools that took the initiative to set up their own scheme, many of them fundraising to do so.
The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) believes schools in better-off areas are less likely to have a rental scheme because of lack of demand from parents who are in a stronger financial position, and these schools now stand to benefit.
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She said the policy was a slap in the face to parents and teachers in these schools where schemes had been established at great cost and effort.
Children's charity Barnardos welcomed the measure as a step in the right direction.
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Fianna Fail education spokesperson Charlie McConalogue called on the Government to reconsider its decision, which, he said, discriminated against schools that made sacrifices to start their own schemes.
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We sit at the table in the morning together. Dad at the head with mum to his right. James on his right hand side. I sit next to my beloved mother on dad's left, while Albus sits next to James. We're all a little antsy as we eat our toast and eggs. This is the day I'll be getting my first Hogwarts letter! I'm so excited I think I might frame it.
When we were cleaning up, our owl, Fredrich, came. His goldish-brown feathers looked magnificent in the sun. I took that as a good omen. Dad took the letters and crossing my fingers, he gave one to James. Then Albus. I felt my breathing stop as he looked at me with nohing in his hands. "There must be a mistake," he said quietly.
I felt tears wet my eyes. James and Albus stopped their talking and looked at me. Dad said, "I'll visit McGonagall, she'll know what to do. Or I could write her. Maybe it was just a mix-up with the owls and-"
"Stop it!" I yelled, tears falling into my empty hands. I opened my mouth once more, but nothing came out. I ran up the stairs and to my small room. I threw my body onto my bed. My chest began hurting. Not just because of the hurt of not getting a letter, but because I was crying so hard.
I'm a... a squib? How could that be?
A few hours pass before I hear a knock on my door. I ignore it and kept on braiding my favorite doll's hair. The door creaks open. I glance towards it and see flashing red hair.
She sits down next to me and rubs my back. I sit up and stiffen when I see her face.
Mum's been crying. I haven't seen her cry since... Since. I don't even know. "Your father and I have talked," she says. "We've decided on sending you to a Muggle school. We know it'll take a while to get you caught up, but we're willing to get you a tutor." I look at her dumbfounded. "I know that this isn't what you were expecting. It'll be a big change for all of us. There's a nice school in town."
I turn away from her and she takes her hand away. "We're going to Diagon Alley tomorrow, if you're interested in coming," Mum says as she leaves. My throat dries up again, but no tears fall this time.
"No, no, and no!" yells Mr. Peters, my tutor. "A comma comes before: and, but, or or. You keep doing it wrong." He takes my pencil and erases what I just wrote.
"Can't we just switch to something else for a little bit?" I ask calmly. His face turns even more red with frustration.
"No. If we switch then you'll never get this!" He slams his fist down on the table. I jump back and he puts the pencil back on top of my notebook. With pencil in hand and tears wiped away, I try it again: I would love to take you to the dance, but my cat is ill.
"That's better," he half shouts. A few hours of pain and hate later, Mr. Peters finally leaves.
"That man is crazy," mum says to dad.
He laughs and says, "Maybe that young blonde bird would have been better."
"Or that dashing male with those bright eyes." Mum giggles as dad pulls her towards him. I make a barfing noise before leaving.
For three long years, I met with Mr. Peters. I lived through the yelling and screaming. All the frustration and even tears. He would even make me have fake conversations with the cat. Or he would make me describe a math equation to a stuffed doll, as though I was teaching it. I guess I did learn a lot with him. I couldn't have gotten through it all with out my mum or Aunt Hermie.
They were both there for me at all times.
Once every week I went out with mum and Aunt Hermie. Hermione became like a second mom to me. Occasionally my other aunt, Angie, would come. When I would visit with Hermione, she would tell me about public school. How different it would be. She said that the one I'll be going to still has a dress code. It's not like Hogwarts' though. I don't wear robes or a tie.
I dreaded the days when James and Albus would come home from Hogwarts. The Christmas and Summer holidays were the worst. They would regale us with stories about sneaking around Hogwarts. In secret James would talk to my older cousins about the more advanced spells he could perform. Maybe, I was jealous and angry. Who wouldn't be? I mean, James doesn't even respect his magical gift. It's a privilege and that's something he'll never understand.
But then, on my fourteenth birthday, I realized that that year would be the year I started high school. I was very scared and nervous. I'd be all alone at that school. My brothers wouldn't be there to keep bullies away. No cousins to hang with if I don't make friends.
All. Alone.
That was the birthday when I fully understood. Understood that my magic wasn't going to start at a random time. I really wasn't a witch. I guess all this time I kept waiting for my letter to come. I would read from James' old books and pray that this would somehow trigger it.
I truly understood.
My parents threw a party that day. They thought of it as a Oh-we're-losing-our-last-baby. They should have lost me three years ago. I didn't say that, of course. When all our family crowded the living room of our house, I snuck away. I slowly made my exit up the stairs and to my room. I didn't want to talk to Rose or Hugo. They'd only want to talk about their adventures at Hogwarts. They could be there because my birthday is during Christmas break.
I make it to my room unseen and sit on the edge of my bed. A feeling of lonliness eased its way into my body when I looked at the stack of Muggle school books on my desk. My breathing becomes short as I again, start to cry. God, I think to my self. I'm such a cry baby. I laugh a small laugh and smile. I wipe away my tears.
A knock breaks the silence. I look up at the door. Rose and Hugo are making their way into my room. "Are you okay?" asks Rose.
"We noticed you left and came to find you," Hugo adds.
I nod. "I'm fine." I stand up and go to the mirror hanging in my room.
"Ohmygod. have you been crying?" asks Rose.
I fake a smile. "No. Why would I?" I use the edge of my shirt to wipe away the dried tears and small amount of mascara I had on.
"Is it because of the party?" Rose questions. "Do you not want all this attention?"
"It's fine, Rose. I just had some-something in my eye. Probably just an eyelash or dust." I smile to show her I'm fine.
"Oh okay," she looks at the floor as she says this.
"Everybody's waiting for you. They want you to blow out the candles," Hugo says, oblivious.
I nod and follow them.
That summer I spent as much time as I could away from my cousins. I read Muggle magazines and tried to conform to how they lived. I even got a Library card and read some books. I actually did like some of them. I don't know how these people live without magic. I guess I'll know soon, because school is starting soon.
AN: Just another short chapter talking about Lily's thoughts on attending that dreaded Muggle school. The next time I update this, I'll have the warnings and ratings changed, because Lily will be at high school. There will be cussing and maybe some boyfriend stuff coming up. So yeah. Please. Pretty please with a cherry on top with chocolate syrup review. :3 Fanks ya.
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