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Today, two important things happened. The first one, as I was listening to an experience, I suddenly put two and two together and realised that I haven't just ended up in East London by accident, there must be a very deep, karmic reason why of all places, I would come to live in Stratford and meet exactly the people I met. I am going to acknowledge my mission in East London and really feel the whole area, and not just my little house in Stratford, as my home.
This means to decide to make a new start and new causes for the future NOW; to refuse to allow the long shadow of the past to cast its darkness over everything [...].


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goodmorning everyone!
as our weeks start yet again with a beautiful, and sunny day, i caught myself reminiscing...
when i was a little girl my mom or dad would always tuck me into bed, and often times would lay down with me while i feel asleep. my mom would scratch my back as i drifted off into dream land but my father, the big strong man that he was would just hold on to me as tight as he could. i would fall asleep literally in a bear hug, and it was always the safest i would ever feel. my father just had a way of protecting me, and a safety in his presence and his voice that i will always miss. today i am cloaked in his love, wearing a sweater i remember him always having, and feeling safe, loved, and... hugged.
happy monday and veterans day, may God bless you as you venture out today.
{outfit details}
sweater: daddy's
shirt: f21
jeans: hudson
heels: zara
sunnies: anthropologie
jewels: kate spade, similar chandeliers here!
watch: kate spade
lips: beso by stila
purse: NYC street vendor

subset: commoncrawl


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A 48-year-old Bethlehem man was injured yesterday morning when a car driven by James A. Bowman, 19, of Columbus, Ohio, struck him in the left leg.
Bowman told police that he was traveling east on 3rd Street in Bethlehem when Dennis White, of 222 W. 3rd St., stepped from between parked cars. Bowman said he "swerved and skidded" but could not avoid hitting White, who rolled over the car's hood onto the street.
White was treated at St. Luke's Hospital for a bruised knee.


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Gentoo Lynux Adams was born on April 1st 2005 into a hoarders home. I rescued him the very moment he was able to leave his mother. I would soon learn he rescued me and would continue to do so in so many ways over many years to come.
I had been wanting a tuxedo cat for a long time and had visited the shelters and vets offices in my search. Sadly I just didn't have a connection with any of the babies I had seen and held until Gentoo. One day my Dad had called me and said he thinks he found the perrrfect baby for me. He said "Amy he has cute little white socks"! Something in my heart just clicked. I had not seen this baby yet but somehow I just knew he would be the one. I went through the work week anxiously waiting for the weekend when I could see this little tuxedo baby. I researched names, and did a lot of day dreaming. So many Tuxedo cats seemed to be named "Domino", Tux, or Oreo. I wanted Gentoo to have his own identity per se.
My husband is in the I.T field and loves Penguins so that seemed to be where my focus was in my name search for a baby I still hadn't seen. To me tuxedo cats often look like penguins. I had a few names in mind by the time the weekend rolled around and Todd and I could make the drive out to Arlington to see this baby. The moment I saw this fuzzy baby I was in love! My dad had picked him up and was snuggling him when we walked in. Todd had a stuffed animal of a penguin that sat next to his computer monitor. Tux was the name of the penguin and was connected to the Lynux computer system. I had learned in my research that the founder of the Lynux system had seen some Gentoo Penguins and that is where the logo for the company was born.
Gentoo was named after the Gentoo Penguins and his middle name ( i know that sounds funny but like a parent of a human child I like to have a middle name to yell to let him know Im really serious) Lynux for Todd's love of the I.T career he had carefully built and the Lynux system he prefers. The picture you see of Gentoo being held by the scruff of his neck was part of the temperament test we were doing. Gentoo was a squishy sweet little lover form the beginning.
Gentoo has been glued to my hip from the day I brought him home. I love every little part of this sweet penguin. I did not know until Gentoo how much you can truly love a fur baby or just how much they could be bonded to you and fill your heart with such complete joy. By the time Gentoo was two we had learned he will do anything to make you happy including parroting one to two syllable words he hears people speak. When we took him in to be fixed we got a call from our veterinarian who informed us that Gentoo was ready to be picked up and was saying "Mama". We told the veterinarian that he had been saying that for a while, however we thought maybe we were just hearing what we wanted to hear. She laughed and said no he in fact is saying "Mama" and we think he is adorable. So yeah Gentoo is a Mama's boy.
Over the next few years Gentoo would teach us a lot. We learned he has a pretty large vocabulary ( he can say Mama, Oh No is what he calls his daddy, Hello, No, well, Wa Wa for water) and he loves to talk and is very vocal. Gentoo loves soft blankets he can make biscuits on, he must have ice cubes in his water bowl, he loves to thief strips of paper and Q-tips, he doesn't like to be held but will trust me for a little while to hold him. Gentoo is afraid of heights and kids and doesn't like his head touched unless you are his Mama or daddy during a cuddle session.
Quite the personality Gentoo has! He is a bit dramatic and yes even a bit overweight, but penguins have to have some extra fluff to them for their "Egg Pouch" to keep their unhatched egg warm haha. This squishy Penguin teddy bear has loved me so unconditionally and helped me get through so much loss I just cannot imagine my life without him. What a blessing it has been to have this sweet guy for the past 11 years. Every night he heard me to bed to cuddle me to sleep and every morning he wakes me with a gentle rub to my cheek with his little sock paws and says Mama! My heart just melts for this boy.
As I write this Gentoo is under my desk a sleep in his bed. He doesn't like to be way from me and I treasure having him as my shadow.
I hope you all are having a good week. Thank you for stopping by. Drop me a comment about your fur baby too. If you would like to see or hear more of Gentoo he has a Facebook page at http://www.Facebook.com/gentoopenguincat


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BENEFITING: American Red Cross
ORGANIZER: Dan
Last year Direct Edge held a 'pink shirt day' fundraiser, we will do the same thing this year and donate money here for the red cross... Dan started this movement so here is what he had to say...
Dan Weingarten wrote -
Hi everyone.
This all started out because like many of us, I lost power and the thought of shaving in the dark and a 50 degree house seemed so unnecessary given all that was going on. When I returned to work Thursday, many people commented on my facial hair (I think most were surprised I could actually grow facial hair!!!) My comment to all was, "I'm not going to shave until I get power back".
The more I saw the devastation everywhere, the more I got to thinking that this wasn't about me getting power back but about all the hardship and pain being endured throughout the region and the superficial things in life should take a pause while we work to remove the hardships and bring people back to normalcy.
So, I personally pledged to not shave for the month of November (well, was actually going to call it November 23rd , since I have a wedding that weekend and will need to clean up for it, or will expose myself to family hardships :-) )
How can you help?
1. Join me - even if you shaved, stop now and join the crusade to raise awareness and money for those in need. Email me if you're IN.
2. Donate - here is the best spot for that
3. Spread the word - share this with everyone you know - let's show the power of many and make this HUGE, you are all part of the team.
I want to thank you in advance for your efforts. While many of us have endured hardship because of the storm, for most of us it pales in comparison to all that we have seen and heard. I can think of no better time to be thankful for all I have and do what I can to help those who didn't come out as fortunate and need all the help we can give
Godspeed to all as we continue this journey of life.
The Team: $11,376 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
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Office Girls Ch. 03byStoryTeller07©
The four women knelt upon the carpet with heads bowed before the young man, each in turn taking his cock in their mouths in a demonstration of their position of fealty to him. Margaret enjoyed the sexual contact making the most of it so that he had to pull away from her. Katrina's embarrassment became obvious as her cheeks blushed and he watched the flush spread down her neck to her bare breasts. Carol's eyes were shut tight as he pierced her lips using her compliant mouth for just one slow stroke.
June watched her friends abuse with astonishment; it was their submission to this humiliation as much as the audacious act they were being forced to perform that shocked her. She was struggling to gather the words to admonish this stranger who had invaded her home and her body. The words came to mind too late as his deflated member was quickly pushed into her open mouth. When she found herself sucking it like a comforter, consternation reigned in her mind. The feelings of sexual gratification were kindled again overcoming her natural reluctance to submit to this arrogant young man.
As soon as Jason left the house the four friends pulled themselves together, each disappearing upstairs to a room for privacy. June made an effort in the kitchen sink to freshen up. Anger flared inside and subsided just as quickly as she thought about the three of them upstairs. It wasn't their fault. He had seduced her too. Too easily, too completely. Holding on to the edge of the sink she took a moment to wonder at the way he had taken her, taken all of them. It had been unexpected, outrageous, catching them off guard so they just let it happen. She trembled a little at the memory of that powerful orgasm.
In the lounge they readied to leave. Nothing was being said obviously wanting to run away from the sordid episode. "Just wait a moment." June told them. "Sit down. We've got to sort this out. We can't just give in to him. We can't just let him have sex with us whenever he wants. Its blackmail, dirty blackmail, and we must do something to stop him."
"Should we go to the police?" Katrina asked. Margaret and Carol shook their heads.
"That won't work now. We've given in to him and there isn't proof he coerced us. Which is worse, having the photos revealed or continuing with this debasement?"
"Why not just play along with him?" Margaret asked. "Do what he wants until we get the opportunity to destroy the photos, then we'll be free. Don't try to pretend you didn't enjoy it June."
June was taken aback. There hadn't been enough time to work out how she felt about it, except shame. Margaret had a point, which she didn't want to face right then. "What do you think Katrina?" She said, trying to ignore Margaret.
"I don't know what to do about it. I'm sorry June; I tried to get the photos back that first evening. I really did! I shouldn't have given in to him that first time, it gave him such an advantage. He has such a way about him it was difficult, impossible to resist him." She shook her head trying to clear it of the naughty thoughts. She explained what had happened that first evening and the second with both her and Margaret giving in to him.
"Good grief. You let him shave you? Both of you? I must admit he seems to know a lot, too much, for such a young man." She said quietly. This was the closest she was going to come to admitting she had enjoyed that evenings sexual escapade.
"What about me?" Complained Carol. They looked at her seeing the hurt expression creasing her face into almost-tears. She explained how he had brought her here on the pretext Katrina had made the arrangements. "I can't tell Luke, he must never find out, he will kill me. We must keep it a secret." The others nodded silently each with similar reasons for keeping the photos a secret and now there was the added problem of having had sex with him.
"It's not just the photos now. What if I'm pregnant? My husband will know it's not him. I pretend it's my fault but we both know he can't produce children." Carol looked like a young girl sitting there wringing her hands rocking back and forth.
Both Katrina and Margaret spluttered tea over the kitchen table. "Oh! No! I hadn't thought of that. It was only this evening that he actually. Oh! No!" Katrina wailed.
"Calm down!" June demanded.
"It's all right for you. Your past, well you know. I mean." Margaret ground to a halt.
"He didn't fill you up, either of you, did he? Well he did me." June stated. The expression upon her face revealed to her friends a secret thought, a thought that had been pushed away ever since she had felt him coming. At that moment she had wanted him and his sperm so badly she was willing to submit to anything.
"I'm not passed it if that's what you mean." June glared back at Margaret.
Katrina waved her open hand between the two of them. "Listen. Can you get some morning after pills from that friend of yours in the pharmacy?" June nodded. "When that's taken care of we can deal with the photos and blackmail. None of us can afford to let him carry out the threat so we will have to come up with a solution."
"In the mean time we do as he says, yes?" Margaret added with a sly smile upon her face.
"Yes! We must, all of us. He said that. We must all do as he says. Please! My husband mustn't find out." Carol pleaded.
Margaret was forming a quip about being sleeping with a stranger to help her friend out, when June recovered her composure to say. "I could take him on. You three have husbands to consider. I could demand he leaves you alone. Make a deal with him." June leant back from the looks of angry suspicion on the three faces. Even Carol gave her a stern look over the proposal. June dropped the idea wondering at their reaction questioning her motives behind the suggestion to.
They hugged and said good night agreeing not to decide anything until after a good nights sleep. Katrina drove the two friends home and reluctantly entered her empty house. On opening the fridge she became aware of a ravenous hunger. With her husband away there was little there, no tasty leftovers. An overwhelming desire for chocolate sped her across the kitchen for the car keys. "Oh! No! Not a craving for chocolate. She relaxed a little knowing pregnancy urges were a long way off. Even if she was pregnant, which she wasn't! She stroked her stomach smiling with the thought of it. Was it worth the risk?
Waddling into the prenatal clinic a nurse asked Katrina her name. "And who is this." The woman was obviously experienced enough not to assume anything. The young man didn't appear to be her husband but you could never tell.
"He's the father. Jason." Katrina purred contentedly, as he helped her down onto the cushioned mat where she would attempt some exercises. Jason turned to help the next woman, swaying a large belly through the door.
"That's OK! I'll see to her." The nurse exclaimed. She was alarmed at seeing this young man about to man handle another of her new intake.
"Its alright, Jason can help me. After all it's his lump too." Margaret grinned.
The nurses' eyes swivelled between the two women in astonishment not knowing what to say. Carol entered the sparsely decorated room and lifted her arms for Jason to wrap her in a grip ready to be lowered to the floor. She sat gently on another blue cushioned mat and looked up at him. "Baby says thank you, Daddy." Carol smiled.
He turned to June and wrapped his arms around her unable to get a grip then dismissed propriety to hold her large swollen breasts, lowering her too onto a mat.
The nurse looked as though her eyes would pop. All four women looked at her expectantly while she pulled herself together. Clearing her throat she said. "There's four more booked in for this session, perhaps we should wait for them." It would at least let her regain some composure. She looked at the young man fussing over the four pregnant women. She thought she had seen it all but this was astonishing, that he should be responsible for all four was just astonishing.
Katrina introduced each of the pregnant women as they entered the room and Jason helped them to a mat. "It's OK these belong to Jason too. This is my neighbour Jessie, and Cousin Aggie, and Aunty Mildred. Oh! Mom!"
Katrina sat up in bed shaking. She looked down at herself half expecting to see a pregnant lump but her tummy was still flat. Her feelings too were flat. The sigh of relief left her lips pouting while she thought about the contentment felt in the dream. On impulse she stuffed a pillow up the baggy tee shirt used as a nightgown and tried to sleep, all the while stroking the stretched shirt. Was it a nightmare or a wish fulfilment dream? Still feeling hungry she got up to feed the microwave with whatever was found open from the fridge. Still half a sleep it took a few moments to realise she still had the pillow tucked up the nightgown. Reluctantly she pulled it free.
Next day was hectic in the office, preparing for an audit, leaving the four women too busy to discuss what they must do to rid themselves of this perverse situation. When a colleague appeared from another department with a baby shower list it caught Katrina and Carol off guard. Katrina watched Carol's eyes wide with desire, her fingers stroking the tiny romper suit comparing the blue and the pink her eyes filing with a misty far away glow. Katrina wondered if she too shared that wistful look.
The colleague patted Carol's stomach and asked her. "Are you going to be next then? I'll start a collection shall I?" She laughed, gathering everything up to stride off on her rounds of the building.
Carol gave Katrina a near-tear simper and hurried out to the bathroom. Katrina knew how she felt and decided to carry the pillow again tonight; it might help.
All four women peered over the computer monitors across the office at each other. The look in their eyes said it all; each had received a message from him with instructions for tonight. They had been summoned.
In the car, on their way to June's house Katrina wondered out loud to her two friends. "He must have access to our office systems to send a message like that. One of us must have left their Id and password on the laptop. I wonder what else is on there?" She murmured.
"It doesn't matter does it?" Margaret asked. "I mean it's the photos we want back. With them in our hands our lives will be our own again. I'm not saying I haven't enjoyed some of it, but I would rather have the choice of what to do. Whose to say what he will do to us next." She commented, turning from the front seat to look at Carol.
Carol grimaced. " I don't want to think about it. Lets just get to June's and try to figure a way out of this. I just hope June has thought of something."
Katrina wondered about Margaret. She seemed to find it all just some wild adventure as though re-living her adolescents. Katrina was feeling sick thinking about what she had done and how she would cope when her husband returned home.
They heard him arrive and quickly put down their drinks listening to the even tap of his leather shoes on the hall tiles. When the door opened they dropped the dressing gowns in unison. "Wonderful. Absolutely ravishing." A small part of each of the women wanted it to be them he was lavishing praise upon yet feeling sullied being naked before this young man. Standing with heads bowed was a sign of their submission though Katrina rationalised they were too embarrassed to look him in the eye. There just hadn't been long enough to mount a revolt or agree to a plan of mutiny.
"Katrina, go and wait for me in the hall. Margaret, wait in the kitchen. Carol, go stand in the corner." June couldn't believe they were being treated like this. Four grown women had stripped themselves naked and were being ordered around like servants. She had had just about enough of this ridiculous situation.
Before June could protest the audacious young man placed a belt around her waist trapping her arms to her sides. "What are you doing?" She complained. He slipped a blindfold around her eyes.
Holding her close he whispered. "You like this don't you." She mouthed a protest in answer at the same time nodding her head betraying more truthful feelings. When she opened her mouth again he popped a gag into her mouth. While she gasped for air trying to get used to this surprise attack s let him lead her across the room with little hesitant steps. Gently pushed over the back of an easy chair she lie there shrinking into a little dark world of her own knowing what was to come. A little whimper escaped her throat as she wondered if perhaps it wasn't the obvious but something horrid, something painful he had planned for her. Was she going to be punished or had she something more frightful to endure.
She felt his fingers playing with her pussy and it was a relief. The irony of this made her chuckle. A stranger had her helpless in her own living room and she was grateful that he was playing with her pussy. At least he wasn't greasing her arse. In such a vulnerable state she needed to encourage him and with relief felt her body responding. He was good; he knew a woman's body surprisingly well. She felt him entering her and frowned, it felt wrong. She heard a hiss and the thing inside her expanded filling her up feeling huge, leaving her whimpering.
When she felt him lubricating her bottom she struggled only to feel the thing inside her wriggle. Every movement was felt as it touched nerve endings she hadn't known existed. On feeling another device gently eased up her anus she exhaled round the gag, sucking and blowing air in fear. He stroked her hair and spoke reassuringly into her ear until she quietened. Feeling the thing expand like the first one she whinnied like a nervous pony.
She was left to her darkness concentrating on the strange feelings, trying carefully not to move, not wanting the sensations to overwhelm her. Her pussy and her bottom were full and the ends were swinging between her legs. She concentrated on keeping still and keeping sane, under control. It wasn't easy when such conflicting feelings were coursing through her body, of sexual tension and fear and above all a need to orgasm. She didn't hear the others being brought back into the room and if she had it would have been some comfort to know they too were blindfolded not seeing her disgraceful condition.
Jason positioned the four women in a line close to each other one behind the other. Taking a tube from between June's legs he eased it into Katrina's prepared bottom. It had been well greased yet she still protested by rising up on tiptoe. It was no good the tube reached and the two women were pulled together. Pressing the nozzle of an aerosol can to a valve in the tube it immediately grew and stiffened. One end was firmly buried up Katrina's arse the other deep in June's pussy. Expanded as they were with compressed air there was no way of pulling them free.
Carol was next inline then Margaret. Margaret had the tube from her bottom attached to the wall. Each of them was coupled together, from bottom to pussy, like a string of carriages and Jason was about to become their engine. To complete the chain Jason moved into position before Katrina with his own pipe ready to couple.
The women were already steamed up moving slightly then stiffening their bodies trying to avoid the slightest movement where each transgression elicited a little whimper of pain and pleasure. The women's perfume was overpowering with sweat and hormones from their excited bodies. Each woman was straining with the dual need to hold on and let go. Holding onto Katrina's hips he slowly eased himself in while she breathed out in a whoosh of air, cooling his chest.
He started a gentle rhythm, which Katrina refused to accept until with a grunt she met his hips with hers, all restraint gone she began to buck her hips. The tightly fitted tube up her arse pulled June's pubis forward, and so too Carol and Margaret. For a few strokes they were all out of step with one another feeling the objects movements in vagina and arse to the maximum. A steady writhing rhythm gave them the appearance of some strange caterpillar getting nowhere faster and more urgently. Jason arrived first coming into Katrina who squealed as though applying air breaks urgently. She shuddered to a halt quivering with excitement the tubes movements extending the feelings with every thrust from June. Each of the women in turn came, June shaking her head from side to side, Carol silent and intense, Margaret still bucking furiously back and forward impaling herself on both phalluses, unintentionally punishing Carol's arse.
The sound of badly leaking air brakes brought them to a halt. The four women stood perfectly still pressed up close sharing the objects presence, trembling on it, living the last vibrations together. They knew better than to sink to their knees, couldn't anyway, unable to escape the terrible thing inside them. He lifted the blindfold and undid the gag on each woman in turn. Releasing June's arms she swayed threatening to tumble to the floor but Jason held her until she recovered. With June leaning against Carol she looked to be squashed against Margaret with her head between the woman's breasts breathing heavily against June's back.
"I need a drink after that. We all need a large glass of water. Off to the kitchen with you." He laughed. "Be careful, move slowly." He said. Each in a world of their own, unable to think for themselves, they obeyed his order shuffling across the room like members of a chain gang. Orgasmic post tremors rippled through their bodies as they made their way to the kitchen. The torture to their bodies was both pleasurable and appallingly embarrassing and it showed on their faces as they shuffled back into the room.
"Please, let us go. Undo us. Please!" Katrina pleaded.
"I might keep you like that all weekend. It will teach you not to misbehave and to do as you are told." He firmly threatened.
"Please sir. We'll do as you say. You don't need to keep us like this. We'll behave. We promise to do what ever you want." Katrina pleaded. She wriggled her bottom in response to a ripple effect starting from Margaret. Jason watched the looks of suppressed pleasure and discomfort cross the four faces. It was amusing to watch so might try this again some time but enough was enough. He didn't just release the tubes he played between their legs until they were lying exhausted upon the carpet. He had been tempted to leave the annul tube in to see the effect of them parading around with tails but let them off this humiliation.
"On your knees slaves." He cajoled them. They were compliant like well-trained dogs with Margaret attempting an imitating of an eager pup seeking his approval by sitting up on her knees making little whining noises. Katrina looked at her friend with a look of contempt. Before she could say anything Jason reprimanded her. "There's no need for that. You're all in this together. Take it, you know what to do." He told Katrina. She turned to face the front as though on parade, arching her back and pulling her shoulders back thrusting out her breasts at him at the same time shuffling her knees apart. The others adjusted themselves, squatting on the floor in a row displaying their naked bodies to him.
Jason was impressed with the size of June's breasts and they still felt firm. Next to her Carol looked so small and cute it was no wonder they had dressed her up as a schoolgirl on their naughty evenings together. There were quit a few photos on the computer which had given him clues on how best to treat each of them. On the end was Margaret always eager and ready for more. A nice figure but it was her vivacity that beamed out from her entire body straining at him to take notice. He looked back at Katrina. Her thin waist made her breasts look large too but knew by their feel they were smaller than June's.


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Rachel Zoe talks about getting back your prebaby body.
This week we have also seen Pink getting her pre-pregnancy figure back so you can check it here.
Her Advice on Getting Your Pre-Baby Body Shape Back:
"You just had a baby, so give yourself a grace period and show off your curves!"
Confessions at Life&Style Mag about her body after putting some weight on after pregnancy:
"I loved my curves! Having a baby is the best exercise you can get because it's a constant workout — I haven't sat down in 16 months!"
The 40 year old star almost lost all her excess weight immediately.
What's her diet?
The stylist of the stars promises she is not following a diet.
'I swear to you [I have done] absolutely nothing. I'm nursing, so I think that's part of it. He was all in my tummy, so after a week or so, it was just kind of gone. It's nursing, I think.'
The famous new mum doesn't believe she is 'too thin'.


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Wine e-retailer Wine.com Inc. has about 2,000 web sites that participate in its affiliate program, and those sites comprised 10% to 15% of the wine retailer's 2013 transactions, says Christine Fabi, director of marketing at Wine.com. With estimated 2013 sales of $84 million, Internet Retailer estimates the affiliate program contributed between $8.4 million and $12.6 million to Wine.com's bottom line last year.
Coupon-based affiliates, such as RetailMeNot and CouponCabin, and loyalty program-based affiliates, such as those managed by Cartera Commerce Inc. on behalf of numerous major airlines, drive a lot of those sales, Fabi says. That's why the e-retailer and its two affiliate marketing network managers at online marketing service Rakuten LinkShare have focused the majority of the time invested in affiliates on these top sales drivers.
Fabi has a weekly call with LinkShare staff to produce content for weekly newsletters aimed at these big affiliates; a newsletter might contain information about a featured vintage wine that affiliates could incorporate into their sites or advertising, and news about special offers. It also regularly creates co-branded landing pages and so-called vanity promotional codes for top-performing affiliates.
For example, RetailMeNot users last month could apply coupon code "RMN1CASE" to get shipping on orders with a dozen or more bottles for a penny. Fabi says customized offers often prompt the affiliate to give the offer good placement on its site, which gets Wine.com more attention. The 5% commission Wine.com pays to the affiliate when a consumer completes a sale remains the same.
Keeping a steady and fresh supply of content flowing to affiliates is important, Fabi says. "The more content they have, the better the results," she says. "You have to keep feeding the machine. If you don't, you see the sales go down."
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So maybe a shirtless Vladimir Putin is a safer bet.
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Not bad for 54, I think. (Hell, there are twenty-somethings that don't look that good shirtless.) And I'm not the only one who thinks so. (And, yes, that may be another shameless, albeit belated, ploy for search engine traffic, given the buzz over those photos.
WHEN Vladimir Putin stripped down to the waist for the cameras, his muscled torso made headlines around the world.
And one week on, the ripples are still being felt in Russia, where he has become a sex symbol, the inspiration for men to start pumping iron, and the new darling of the gay lobby.
… Russian gay chatrooms and blogs were particularly intrigued by the photos.
Some claimed that Mr Putin, by stripping to his trained waist, was pleading for more tolerance of homosexuality in Russia – where gays and lesbians are for the most part forced to remain closeted.
One satirical photo circulating on the Internet jokingly compared the fishing and riding adventure with the movie Brokeback Mountain, a love story about gay cowboys.
The 54-year-old leader, who is married with two daughters, has long cultivated an image of machismo.
As if homosexuality and "machismo" are mutually exclusive. And then there's those rumors about where Putin puts it, what gets put in Putin, or both. [Via the archives of Americablog.]
JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN INTERNATIONAL U.S. AFFAIRS EDITOR: …And, then the ultimate question: Why Litvinenko, and why now? There were a lot of people who obviously wanted to kill him. He had a lot of information. You know, back when he was a KGB officer, his specialty was corruption. He was looking into corruption. So, he probably had the goods on a number of people. And I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who would want him dead.
ZAHN: Sure.
DOUGHERTY: So, it's — you know, where do you go?
ZAHN: Well…
DOUGHERTY: There are a lot of people.
ZAHN: … including reports, Nikolas, that would suggest that people wouldn't be surprised if Vladimir Putin wouldn't want him dead, after he went public with allegations that Mr. Putin was having sex with men.
GVOSDEV: Yes. I mean, that's certainly been put forward as — as one of the theories.
Anyway, however hot Vlad ("The Impaler"? No, I couldn't resist) is or isn't, people he doesn't like have a nasty habit of turning up dead, and I got over my attraction to "dangerous" guys a long time ago. Besides, I've also learned the hard way about politicians who sidestep and equivocate on gay issues (when they might be gay themselves).
Russian President Vladimir Putin carefully sidestepped questions Thursday about Moscow's mayor branding gay pride parades as "Satanic".
Putin said he made it a policy not to interfere in local politics, and said he supported all minorities in Russia, but then suggested he supported banning gay events saying sexual minorities were linked to a declining birth rate in Russia.
Over the past decade Russia has seen its population decline by about 700,000 a year. Last year in an effort to curb the decline he signed legislation that gives Russian families about $10,000 for every child they have after the first.


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SEMASS Resource Recovery Facility
The SEMASS Resource Recovery Facility, developed by Energy Answers, provides the communities of Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts with an alternative to landfilling their solid waste and is an integral part of a regional solution which includes well established programs for reduction, recycling, and composting.
The best testimony to the acceptance of the SEMASS resource recovery system is the fact that it was built in one of the most environmentally sensitive areas in the U.S., in a relatively affluent community with significant tourism and agriculture. Later when the expansion application was submitted to the MA DEP, it was approved without any negative comments.
Cape Cod - a sandy peninsula in southeastern Massachusetts that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean - is a vacation paradise. This pristine landscape, interspersed with historic small villages, draws thousands of visitors each year. Cape Cods most famous family, the Kennedys, have long recognized the natural beauty of this region and generations have spent their summers at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port. With a strong desire to preserve the region, President John F. Kennedy signed the legislation which established the Cape Cod National Seashore.
-- Georgia D. Chamberlain,
Former Rochester, Massachusetts Conservation Commissioner and Cranberry Grower
"I worked with SEMASS and Energy Answers staff throughout the development, construction and startup of the base facility. It is refreshing to know that they are sincerely concerned with protecting the environment and working to solve the landfill problem that exists on Cape Cod. . . The area cranberry growers concerns about the facilitys effects on the bogs that surrounds it were addressed from the beginning, and SEMASS has kept its promises about zero process water discharge and clean emissions from the plant."
Year-round residents depend on tourism but the economy is also fueled by agriculture and the fishing industry. There are about 1200 acres of cranberry bogs within a 3-mile radius of the SEMASS Resource Recovery Facility. The area is full of fragile watersheds, which are an essential component of this major agricultural region.
During the development of the SEMASS Resource Recovery Facility in southeastern Massachusetts, Energy Answers recognized that waste collection trucks going to and from SEMASS would have a significant impact on the heavy tourist traffic across the bridges connecting Cape Cod to the mainland.
To ensure efficient deliveries of waste from Cape Cod communities, Energy Answers was instrumental in designing and developing two rail transfer stations, one to serve the municipalities in the area of Yarmouth and the other in the vicinity of Falmouth Massachusetts.
Energy Answers' rail transfer operation is another example of the company's commitment to recovering underutilized resources. The rail cars used at the facilities, capable of holding 60 tons of waste, were designed by Energy Answers using surplus box cars which had been taken out of service. In addition, this entire transfer operation has provided daily rail freight service to Cape Cod, helping to sustain economic development and ensuring continued benefits of the short-line railroad in southeastern Massachusetts.


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Absolute Zero
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If absolute zero is the temperature when atoms are almost stopped and temperature is the speed of vibration of the atoms and the speed of light is the absolute speed then absolute temperature must occur when the atoms are vibrating at the speed of light. Is this true, and if it is , what temperature is this , Kelvin.
Marty Foy
Dear Marty,
Indeed, absolute zero is the temperature at which the atoms composing the substance we are considering have no kinetic energy. (This is easiest to think of for gasses, where the molecules of gas can be flying about and bumping into each other at high temperatures. They also are vibrating internally and rotating and generally exercising any degree of freedom they have.) I believe what you are thinking of are the translational degrees of freedom, in which the molecules can move about in three dimensions rather randomly. As we reduce the temperature of the gas, the average speed with which these molecules move is reduced. At absolute zero, we would not expect them to move at all. Any of them. We can get pretty close to absolute zero, zero kelvin, within a tiny fraction of a kelvin, but that's it.
The other end of the energy scale, going toward infinite temperature, is the end where the average speed of the particles increases substantially. It never gets to the speed of light, however. Even colliding galaxies and collapsing black holes can't do that: Particles with mass are forbidden by the law of relativity to go to the speed of light. In that sense there is an absolute speed limit, but the absolute limits of zero temperature and the speed of light are the limits at opposite ends of nature.
I hope this answers your question.
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Our children—grouped by age—wake up in one of four cottages that serve as homes for up to 11 boys. They're gently awoken by a morning counselor who will help them get ready for their day.
Once the children leave their cottages, they are treated to a healthy, nutritious breakfast where they eat as a group. The food served is diverse, and accommodations are made for children with special dietary needs. During breakfast, the staff go over the day's schedule with the children, including activities and special announcements, and help to focus the children for the day ahead.
Children are either sent to McKinley's on-site school, Canyon View, or they are sent to schools in the community. Where the child is sent is based on his educational needs.
Once school is over, the children come back to the Center and discuss with their counselors what their day was like and what they learned. They then get ready for a day of fun, exciting activities.
Children are busy with activities that are customized to help each of them develop essential skills, including: peer community groups, athletics, arts & crafts, nature walks, and time with their therapist to discuss personal and family issues.
Once recreation is over, it's time for a healthy dinner in the dining hall. The children once again eat as a group with children from other cottages, and are given the choice of several hot entrée items, salads, fruit, etc. Like breakfast, the food served is diverse and can be made to accommodate special dietary needs.
Children are given time to have phone conversations with their family to discuss how their day went and what activities they took part in. These interactions are very important to a child's therapy during what can be a very emotional time, and our counselors are available to help children communicate with their families.
After a full day, the children are finally prepped for bed. Here they'll take part in quiet activities like reading, writing in a journal and listening to music on headphones. They'll then sleep two to a room and counselors are available to help out with any difficulty sleeping.


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WASHINGTON — Among their Republican peers at the national convention this week, Pennsylvania GOP delegates will have their bragging rights.
Their former U.S. senator, Rick Santorum, made a hard-fought run for the presidential nomination, emerged a rock star for conservatives and has a coveted prime-time speaking slot.
Their current U.S. senator, Pat Toomey, made his mark as a freshman lawmaker leading the way on debt issues and was selected by his colleagues to serve on a deficit reduction supercommittee.


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I do a lot of school visits and the students always ask how I write and draw every day.
The answer is routine and discipline... and always being ready for inspiration. My day is very regimented. I start each day with a coffee and the newspaper. I make my own cappuccino. (Here's this morning's in my prized Little Nemo mug)
Then I go write until 11, when I grab an apple.
Then I write until lunch. Lunch is spent watching the Food Network (research) or Jon Stewart and Colbert (also research).
Then I'm back upstairs by one, writing or drawing. I don't have word counts. Instead I try to make each day a "volume"business. Just keep going until your back spasms. If my writing is stalled, I draw and vice versa. I don't have a goal for each day, although I can proudly say this approach has had me on deadline for four years now.
Second cup of coffee is at 4. Greet the kids, get after-school snacks served.... then (especially if I'm on deadline) back upstairs until dinner, or prep-time for dinner.
Then it's usually a mix of family time or back upstairs.
Sleep around 11, with the New York Times crossword app. Then fitful slumber with a notebook bedside my pillow to write down the snippets of story ideas or dialogue that come at me at the most inopportune times (read, 4am.)
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Sakura Matsuri
On May 1st & 2nd, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is holding its annual Sakura Matsuri festival. Yes, I just realized the last two words in that sentence are redundant. Anyway, Sakura Matsuri, or Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrates Japanese culture. There will be traditional Japanese music and dance, tea ceremonies, Taiko drumming, and Ikebana, the Japanese art of Flower Arrangement, amongst many events. AnimeNEXT may also have their touring manga library available. There's also a J-Lounge, where you can enjoy music from the land of the rising sun. Picture this event as an anime convention for otaku and non-otaku alike. See ya there!
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At Kids' Church, we place the highest importance on teaching our children directly from the Bible. We believe that all Scripture points to our need to know and love Jesus as our Saviour. To make sure our kids learn this in new and creative ways every Sunday, we use "The Gospel Project" curriculum. Watch the trailer below to learn more!
Small Groups
We recognize that our children need to learn in developmentally appropriate ways. Because of this, your child will always be in a small group with other children their age. If your child is in Preschool-Grade 5, they will also experience a large group time where worship and additional teaching take place with children of varied ages.
Here are some simple steps to follow when you arrive on a Sunday Morning:
- Register your children at one of our computers located at the Kids Desk. Our friendly volunteers will be there to assist you in this.
- Our nursery and toddler rooms are located on the main level, at the end of the hallway from the main entrance. You can leave infants and children up to age 3. A certified volunteer will take your child and help them get settled. Remember to keep your guardian tag, so you can pick up your child at the end of the service. Please leave a diaper bag that is clearly marked with your name, an extra disposable diaper, or a clearly marked bottle (for babies only).
- Preschoolers (Age 3-5) and K-5 children will be dismissed during the service to go to their special teaching time. Age 3-5 room is next to the woman's washrooms on the main level. K-5 classrooms are downstairs (take the coffee shop stairs). Again remember to keep your guardian tag, so you can pick up your child at the end of the service.
"On December 11, 2016, our Deer Park Kids presented a fun & meaningful Christmas musical called "The Best Christmas Present Ever"! Their presentation left an impact on all those who attended. The kids sang beautifully & kept focused throughout! Those who had speaking parts presented their lines clearly so that the meaningful message came through loud & clear! "What Will You Do with Jesus?" Our preschoolers were so cute & adorable as always! A huge THANK YOU to our kids in preschool & Grades 1-6! SENSATIONAL job!!!
Of course it takes a team to help plan, prepare, lead & present the many areas needed for such a presentation. The following people (& more) gave sacrificially of their time & talents:
Parents of our kids
Leadership Team - Crista Snider
Tyra Armeneau
Rebecca Oke
Heather Hankins
(These ladies helped in leading, costumes, set, props, etc.)
Backstage - Brenda Hankins
Some Preschool leaders
Technical Crew - Blair Nielsen (Sound)
Shawn Friesen (Lighting)
Pastor Ryan Tuck (Projection)
Refreshment/Kitchen Coordinators
Charlene Toews
(Baked 300 cupcakes!)
Lori Misener
Jessica Nielsen
Pastoral Team - Pastor Don Tjart
(Now known as Rod Stark!)
Pastor Jon Van Koughnett
All the staff were a continual support & encouragement!
Thank you to the kids & each one who played a part in some way for giving such a wonderful Christmas present to Deer Park & our community! May God richly bless you!"
Sharon Nielsen (Director)


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Human rights group Amnesty International is calling for trials following revelations that Nigeria's Kaduna state government secretly buried the bodies of nearly 350 slain Shi'ite Muslims in a mass grave.
Kaduna state officials told a panel of inquiry Monday that the bodies were buried in the bush after clashes between army troops and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in the town of Zaria in December.
"The horrific revelation by the Kaduna state government that hundreds of Shi'ites were gunned down and dumped in mass graves is an important first step to bringing all those suspected of criminal responsibility for this atrocity to trial," M.K. Ibrahim, the director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said in a statement Tuesday.
"It is now imperative that the mass grave sites are protected in order that a full independent forensic investigation can begin," Ibrahim said.
Kaduna officials said army raids on the Shi'ite group were ordered after the IMN allegedly attempted to kill Nigeria's army chief. The IMN has denied the accusation.
Muhammad Namadi Musa, director-general of the Kaduna State Religious Affairs office, said Monday that he was ordered to travel to Zaria with the Kaduna state police commissioner to "find out the number of corpses and how they would be buried."
"Most corpses were covered with black materials and they included women and children," Musa said at the hearing.
Musa said 156 bodies were counted at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, while 191 were collected from the army base in Zaria.
The Nigerian army, which has been accused of human rights abuses against civilians in the insurgency by Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, denies wrongdoing.
Chief of Army Staff General Tukur Yusuf Buratai said in January that soldiers "acted in accordance to the rule of engagement" and their orders.
Human Rights Watch said "at least 300" people were killed in the Zaria clashes, although no official death toll has been released.
One medic at the Ahmadu Hospital told the French news agency that he counted at least 400 bodies in the morgue on December 12. Local residents said just as many bodies were scattered on the streets.


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Overnight Lasagna
1 pound ground meat
1 pound cottage cheese
1/2 pound shredded mozzarella cheese -- reserve 1/2 cup
1 teaspoon basil
1 32 oz jar spaghetti sauce
8 ounces lasagna noodle
1/2 cup water
Brown meat and add pepper. Mix cheese, egg and basil.
Put about 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 9x13" pan.
Layer lasagna noodles, cheese mixture, meat, and sauce.
Make a second layer, ending with the noodles, sauce and the 1/2 cup
reserved mozzarella. Pour water around the edges of the pan.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Bake at 350 for one hour (for a glass pan).
NOTES: I usually substitute Italian seasoning for the basil, and low fat products for the cheese. Also, I think I use the largest jar of Ragu, which is less than 32 ounces, but it turns out great every time!
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Choosing Your VoIP Phone Service
The VoIP, these are the only four letters but when they are combined, it becomes a meaningful thing for the business people. The Voice over internet protocol phone services are too much common in the market and this phone device is too much helpful and useful for the business people. VoIP is usually stands for voice over internet protocol and it is a communication protocol. That is used for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over internet protocol. It is also called as internet telephony and in this voice over internet protocol the phone service, the voice and voice messaging applications are transferring over the internet than public switched telephone network. There are different subtypes of voice over internet protocol phone systems. The much known subtypes are the traditional PBX phone system and the IP PBX phone system.
Many of the people are choosing voice over internet protocol phone services because it is too much cheaper or lower in rates than a landline service. So, you can find local and domestic long-distance voice over internet protocol service packages which including a huge amount of features such as; call waiting, voice mail, auto attendant, call transfer, 3 way calling, caller ID and more. You can also get this service for less than half the cost of other phone services. Voice over internet protocol phone services are tend to offer cheap international long-distance rates and the other thing is that the calls within the network are usually free. For example, the customer of a voice over internet protocol service provider can call the other customer of the same provider without having any charge for the phone call.
For using voice over internet protocol you don't need any special type of phone services. Voice over internet protocol service provider's offer for their customers with telephony adapters and it is just plugs into the customer's cable or DSL modem and translates electronic data from the user's phone to special IP packets that transfer over the internet. If the customer have any existing home phone that it can be plugged into the telephony adapters and can be used for the voice over internet protocol phone calls. There are some of the advantages of voice over internet protocol phone service, you can take your voice over internet protocol phone on the road, hotels or to any location with the help of broadband connection. It will helps you to contact with your employees, friends and family even, if you are out of station and it will also save your money on hotel charges for making the call forwarding.
The quality and reliability of the voice over internet protocol service is to be one of the top issues on your mind when you comparing many companies and trying to find out the best voice over internet protocol phone service. When you may not find a provider that is perfect at all times, but you usually want to choose that service which delivers the best sound quality and provides functional service for most of the time.


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You can buy bitcoins in lots of different ways – there are bitcoin exchanges that allow you to transfer money to them and change them into Bitcoin.
You can purchase your first BTC on Coinbase and trade Bitcoin with leverage on Bitmex.
Or alternatively you can go to a Bitcoin meetup and exchange directly with a person by swiping QR codes on your phone.
You can even trade another crypto currency for bitcoin, such as dogecoin or litecoin, and finally go to your local atm with cold hard cash.
You do need a wallet – and in fact some exchanges act like wallets on your behalf. There are two types of wallet – a third party wallet such as an exchange, for example Coinbase – who also allow you to trade fiat currencies to Bitcoin and do so by scouring all the different exchanges for the best price – or a personal computer wallet that is stored on your hard drive.
Once you have either downloaded wallet software to your computer or registered with a third party provider you are ready to trade. With most exchanges there are laborious and time consuming protection measures that they have to fulfil to comply with government regulation, such as KYC – know your client, or AML – Anti money laundering.
There are also issues with actually transferring fiat money into your account. For example after dealing with compliance some exchanges can take days to receive the transfer – which your bank will charge a fee on as well as potentially refusing to transfer the cash.
However there are a number of inroads and positives as the Bitcoin and Crypto currency space moves forward. Some wallets, such as coinbase and circle, are now accepting debit cards for cash transfers and Apple reversing its ban on mobile Bitcoin wallets.
There are risks with holding currency on third party websites as Governments in general don't guarantee the funds and the insurance market rates are too high for fledgling companies to pay. There have been cases of hackers infiltrating exchanges and running off with the funds – for example at mintpal and mt Gox.
With your personal computer make sure you back up your wallet on a piece of paper and store it safely. If it breaks beyond repair and you haven't done so your wallet and Bitcoins, or whichever crypto currency is stored on it will be lost forever.
You can see our list of Bitcoin and crypto currency exchanges here and depending on your location and local currency choose the best way to buy some Bitcoin. We show you the liquidity of the exchange, the security and its ease of use. This is always a trade off between security functionality and best price but in general the better the security the better the Bitcoin exchange and therefore the more liquidity as more people are prepared to trade their Bitcoin there.
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- n. An escape from punishment.
- n. A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the warp from the cylinder of a loom.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An outlet; a vent.
- n. In power-loom weaving, any one of a variety of devices for feeding or letting off the warp from the beam or yarn-roll of a loom, as required by the winding of the cloth on the cloth-beam.
- n. A festive occasion; a let-off of youthful spirits.
- n. Part of a property which is leased or let off.
- n. A failure to utilize some manifest advantage in a game; for example, in cricket, the failure on the part of a fielder to get the batsman out when he has the opportunity.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. grant exemption or release to
Sorry, no etymologies found.
No try and a huge let-off for England.5 min: Gorgodze pummels his way through a couple of tackles and Georgia thud at the England defence with all the subtlety of a Kasabian chorus.
Rugby World Cup 2011: England v Georgia – live! | John Ashdown
The former peels off to await a pull-back, the latter thunders forwards, the cross hits a defender.56 mins: Incredible let-off for Liverpool!
Manchester City 0 - 1 Liverpool – as it happened | Simon Burnton
Since we are not weapon specific, as long as the let-off is legal in the state, it is acceptable.
They have been woeful tonight.60 min: Another let-off for Arsenal as Robinho outmuscles Gibbs, gets in behind the defender and shoots from a narrow angle when crossing would have been the better option.62 min: Philippe Mexes grabs a handful of Tomas Rosicky's shirt and drags the Arsenal midfielder off the ball, conceding a free-kick about 35 yards from the Milan goal, right of centre.
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Dravid batted cautiously after surviving a let-off on nine when he spooned a catch to Adrian Barath at midwicket, the fielder tumbling sideways to claim he had taken a low catch.
India grind to safety and scent victory chance against West Indies
Fast, quiet, lots of let-off, and I got it fully equipped, w/12 carbon arrows for less than a Mathews/Diamond/Hoyt.
I was thinking about buying a new bow for deer hunting and thought about the Diamond Razor edge it has a draw weight of 30 to 60
The trade-off for all that speed is a long power stroke, a shallow valley, and decreased let-off.
It has a draw weight in between 40 to 50lbs the draw length is extremley adjustable with a range of 14 to 27 inches to grow with you and it has a 70% let-off.
What is the best bow for a non-serious deer hnter, for less then 200 dollars. Do they make one?
"An abject defeat would be too easy a let-off," said a blogger for the newspaper Dawn.