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I was invited to interview for a job on Upwork yesterday wanting a host of articles every day about all manner of things – entertainment, food, retail advertising, etc. I talked to a lady (I guess) on Skype who was offering $22/500-word article or 25 articles a week – a tidy $550 week.
As the conversation on, my "Danger, Will Robinson!" sensor began to flare as there was no mention of a contract, an agreement, even a website connected to the job. I asked the person at the other end where I could find their website or what the company was called and got the response "SEO-Millars". I Googled that and found …. nothing. Now, if you know the Internet even a little bit you know that there's something for every search on it. I just made up the term "unicorn salad dressing" in my head and a ton of stuff came up.
I was now about 99% sure it was a scam and when I sent the empty Google search screenshot, the Skype contact told me they were partnered with Scripted.com and I should search that website for them. Naturally, Scripted has no search tool because it's a business. I grabbed the contact's info, sent it to Scripted's service desk – which sent a nice response about an hour later stating they were working with Upwork on it – and blocked the party from sending me Skype and Upwork offers.
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I figured it would be interesting to see how it would play out. This could be cute, I thought. I scooted off my chair and down onto the floor next to him. Zoë, never one to be left out, joined us, of course. Josh grabbed a pen and said that we would have to make do and spin that instead. Okay.
I'd lost count of how many rounds we played; there were only the three of us. Suffice it to say, though, that there were LOTS of kisses going around. Zoë, ever generous, gives a kiss and a hug whenever it's her turn to kiss. The game ended with both of them somehow on my lap; I had my arms around each one of them and we're all hugging and kissing and giggling.
Such a simple, simple game and it brought smiles and warm fuzzy feelings all around.
Today I am thankful for hugs and kisses from my two kiddies.

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He doesn't tell us who, exactly, is leading this hoodwinky PR campaign, he only tells us that it's out "there." Somewhere. Beneath the pale moonlight. Perhaps in a miniature Leonardo da Vinci print that is, like a set of Russian babushka dolls, nested within a codex that is nested within a softball bat that is nested within one of those phallic pylon-thingies in Chicago's Boystown gayborhood.
Anyway, conspiracy theories aside, his substantive argument is not a new one. It has been made many times before by "marriage defenders" and it goes something along the lines of:
a) Statistics show that same-sex couples (and by "same-sex couples" they mean gay male couples) have higher rates of non-monogamy than do heterosexual married couples.
b) If same-sex couples are allowed to marry, the idea that marriage can be non-monogamous will infect heterosexual married folks.
c) Therefore, same-sex marriage will lead to increased rates of heterosexual non-monogamy in marriage.
Indeed, this is the argumentative path that Walrus takes, albeit in a somewhat roundabout manner. First, he states his conclusion: "[Same-sex] marriage will reduce the expectation that marriage means monogamy." To support this conclusion, he first cites statistics on heterosexual marital infidelity and then cites a New York Times article that discusses a whopping two lesbian non-monogamous couples and a study about gay male relationships in the Bay Area:
"New research at San Francisco State University reveals just how common open relationships are among gay men and lesbians [sic] in the Bay Area. The Gay Couples Study has followed 556 male couples for three years — about 50 percent of those surveyed have sex outside their relationships, with the knowledge and approval of their partners." (emphasis added)
While these statistics show higher rates of non-monogamy among male same-sex relationships, and that will be addressed in a moment, let's first note how both Walrus and The New York Times generalize the results of the study to female same-sex relationships even though this particular study involved only male couples. Not surprisingly, Walrus, busy mansplaining the gay and lesbian sexual experience, failed to pick up on this nuance in his blog post.
This nuance, however, is certainly relevant. For, this argument has been made and rebutted before, by law professors Amy Wax and Dale Carpenter, respectively. Professor Wax argued that same-sex marriage will lead to hetero non-monogamy, to which Carpenter responded:
"Professor Wax's first concern is that gay couples resist sexual monogamy and that allowing them to marry might entice heterosexuals to follow their libertine ways. The force of this concern is blunted at the outset by the fact that two-thirds of legally recognized same-sex couples are lesbians, who are famously monogamous. The contagious-promiscuity argument is really about *guy* marriage, not gay marriage....
More importantly, there's no reason to believe that heterosexual couples model their sexual lives on gay men....Consider the numerical obstacle to such influence. Male couples will be about 1% of all marriages. Some will commit to monogamy; others will be discreet about their non-monogamy. So we're really talking about much less than 1% of marriages. That paltry number will undermine heterosexual morals? Undermine them more than our super-monogamous lesbian role models will reinforce them?"
In light of Professor Carpenter's statements, let's continue reading one of the very articles that Walrus cited to support his conclusion that same-sex marriage will cause non-monogamy. For, it explicitly counters his conclusion and supports Carpenter's argument.
First, the article notes that statistics regarding nonmonogaomy are "fuzzy" because people don't tend to be honest about cheating on spouses:
"...[E]ven the clinical research is fuzzy. A follow-up to the Chicago study showed that people interviewed without family members around had higher rates of infidelity. It stood to reason that many people simply weren't honest when there was a chance a loved one could overhear. Meanwhile, a growing number of swinger societies, Internet liaisons, and prostitution rings of the sort that snared Spitzer seem to provide anecdotal evidence that cheating is on the rise."
Say, I wonder, could it be possible that these hetero swinger societies outnumber the numbers of non-monogamous gay male relationships? Given that heterosexuals vastly outnumber gay relationships, it would be reasonable to conclude yes. Anyone else wonder why Walrus and co. aren't seeking to prohibit non-monogamous heteros from marriage? Why does he remain fixated on same-sex relationships and the idea that it will be gay non-monogamy that destroys marriage rather than the more frequent phenomenon of hetero non-monogamy?
And two, from the article, compared to 40 years ago, more Americans now believe that infidelity is immoral and the vast majority enter marriage with the expectation of their spouse remaining faithful.
"What is known: More Americans today (80 percent) say infidelity is 'always wrong' than in 1970 (70 percent). And a full 99 percent of Americans say they expect their spouse to be faithful."
It isn't clear whether the definition of "faithful" includes those who have their spouse's consent to have sex with another person. However, let's repeat this. Even though same-sex marriage is legal in 5 states, "if the statistics are to be believed," more Americans now value fidelity in marriage than they did 40 years ago, when same-sex marriage was not legal in any state.
Now, I know that gay men tend to be trendy and all, but let's break this down. One of the arguments against same-sex marriage is that it will de-link procreation from marriage and that is bad because men, who are naturally promiscuous, will father a bunch of kids out of wedlock.
So, on the one hand, "marriage defenders" imbue the institution of marriage with the incredible power to tame heterosexual men into being monogamous. Indeed they claim that is one of its important purposes- to make sure fathers stick around to help raise their biological chidren. But on the other hand, "marriage defenders" insist that marriage is a wimpy, fragile thing. So wimpy and fragile, in fact, that it does not have the power to be a monogamous influence on the 1% or so of the marriages that would be gay male. Instead, we are told, the sexual practices of this statistically tiny population would influence Everyone Else into being non-monogamous.
He believes that is something gay (and lesbian?) relationships are capable of and that that is our Top Secret Master Plan?
Gee-whiz, Walrus, if you could take your Oppose Everything Gay Goggles off for a moment, I'd like you to introduce you to Occam's Razor. It's a nice tool that serves as a reminder to be open to the idea that no matter how much one opposes a certain issue, it probably isn't the case that the most convoluted, illogical, and internally inconsistent conspiracy theory will turn out to be correct.
To end here, speaking of lady same-sex relationships, Playful Walrus has this to mansplain:
"I'm sure there are truly monogamous same-sex couples out there (some lesbian couples report the sex going away completely, which I don't consider monogamy, but rathjer [sic] 'non-ogamy')."
What his point here is, is difficult to say. It's not exactly a Startling Revelation that monogamous same-sex couples exist, just as "I'm sure" monogamous hetero couples exist. That they exist is just a statement of fact that does not hinder on Walrus' belief or non-belief about the matter. Uttered by someone who probably has little real-life interaction with same-sex couples which perhaps caused him to generalize a study of gay male non-monogamy onto all same-sex couples without him even realizing it, his statement of the obvious suggests that he holds a non-reality-based view in which monogamous same-sex couples are few and far between.
Yet, how much you wanna bet that he thinks he, rather than actual gay men and lesbians, has a better handle on the objective truth about gay and lesbian monogamy?
Nor is it a Startling Revelation that some lesbian couples stop having sex, just as there are some hetero and gay male couples that stop having sex. What is bizarre is that Walrus presents this parenthetical tidbit of info as though he's in-the-know about something he believes is unique only to lesbian relationships. He's also apparently thought about lesbian sex (or non-sex, as the case may be) enough to invent his own terminology for it.
Do you ever start wondering when, exactly, anti-gays have time to focus on, much less involve themselves in, their own families, relationships, and sex lives?
Yeah. Me too.


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Prime Meridian will focus on developing large projects to cater to the needs of the mass market with integrated townships. Plans are afoot to launch properties in Kalamasserry, Kochi called Pavilion and ultra-luxury sky villas in Edakochi, called Signature.
Formerly known as Meridian Homes, the company recently undertook a re-branding exercise with its new look and logo Prime Meridian. Some of the prime properties developed by Prime Meridian include Imperial Gardens, Bluewaters Villas and Bluewaters Apartments. Prime Meridian is also extending its association with Sachin Tendulkar by roping him as the face of the high decibel multimedia brand campaign.
"We are passing through an exciting growth phase at Prime Meridian and our rebranding exercise has been successful with tremendous acceptance. Having built a niche reputation for ourselves over the last decade, we believe that the time is right to make the growth investments for the next ten years and beyond. The proposed investment of Rs. 2,500 crore will be towards the identified growth markets we wish to expand," said Ravi Shankar, Managing Director, Prime Meridian.
"Over the last few days we have experienced the tremendous value of an association with an iconic legend like Sachin. As a brand, we believe that having Sachin as an integral part of the brand will reiterate the core values of Prime Meridian which include trust and stability. We thank Sachin for agreeing to this independent long- term relationship with Prime Meridian," added Ravi.
Prime Meridian has established itself as a key player in the premium homes market over the last decade having developed projects including Imperial Gardens, Bluewaters Villas, Bluewaters Apartments, The Sovereign and Palm Meadows. The company was established in 2005 with the objective of building high-end quality homes with International Standards and Designs in Kerala. Prime Meridian is a member of CREDAI, Kochi.
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Aaron & I sometimes play this pro/con game where we say a "con" (something negative that has happened), followed by a "pro" (something positive that has happened as a result of the aforementioned con). We haven't played it in a few weeks, so here we go... (this one's for you, Aaron.)
CON: Me forgetting not one, but several, presents at home when packing for our Christmas vacation in Arizona. And also another couple packages not arriving before Christmas like they were supposed to.
PRO!: Getting to have a second Christmas after returning home from Arizona. (See! The pros always outweigh the cons.)
Anyways, like I mentioned in this post, Wyatt slept through all the gift-opening when we were in Arizona for Christmas, but this time we made sure Wyatt was awake & not grumpy at all (...) to open presents together. I took some photos, and I think I could stare at those grumpy-face photos of Wyatt for the rest of my lifetime. I will never get enough of that kid.
Last night we undecorated our Christmas tree & put away all the decorations. (Can you tell from these photos that our tree had definitely seen better days? It was a sad, sorry sight when we got back from Arizona. Poor thing.) As we packed up the ornaments I was already getting excited for Christmas 2014. I know it will be here in a blink of an eye, because that's just how quickly time passes these days.


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I then walked out to Salthill, past what used to be Mulligans,
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Summer 2014, Galway. For the Galwegians out there.
Nice ones.
""I am from Liberia", for probably the two-hundredth time this weekend."
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Good work, especially liked "Ghosts"
Thanks Amanda, Gary, James, Daniel and other Gary ;)
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Some 30 years after "Mrs. Robinson," no one wonders, in cheery Simon-and-Garfunkel tones, "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" Everyone knows that, when his time came, the Yankee Clipper quietly limped down from the pinstriped Olympus of his day, married and divorced a tragic beauty and slipped into a life of old-timers' games, sports dinners and Mr. Coffee.
Somehow, his celebrity didn't drain his dignity. Yet not many other modern heroes--sporting, political or otherwise--have fared so well. We like our heroes flawed, and often flayed. Death becomes them. When they and their reputations aren't being killed outright, they're being whittled and enfeebled by our freakish delight and commerce in petty gossip, character flaws and the urge to know the real story.
Heroes and the idea of heroism haven't only fallen to the antihero and tabloid-caricature status that the artists and organizers of "Heroic Painting," at the Phoenix Art Museum (PAM), suggest. They've become the reamed-out victims and wistful survivors depicted in "Hospice," the photography show that sits just across the museum's Steele Gallery.
The separate organizers of these two very different exhibitions obviously didn't plan this pairing. But one couldn't ask for a better glimpse of the art world's view of moral poles. Here, victims are heroes, tragedy is triumph, suffering is divine, and profit is pain. All of the prominent people turn out to be bullies and worse, and genuine deeds and grandiose poses are interchangeable.
This is particularly true of the 16 works in "Heroic Painting," organized by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, in Winston-Salem. Most of the show's eight artists mimic outmoded styles of history painting. But only in manner and style. The exhibition's wall notes point out that the artists have replaced heroic painting's traditional views from the tower with a "history from below." It's the revenge of the small fries, the downtrodden. Some of the artists take the tongue-in-cheek approach. Others assume the sincerity expected of those attempting to set general or personal history straight. Like the historical paintings they parrot, their works are filled with symbolism.
Bo Bartlett's "Civil War," depicting the imagined aftermath of the Battle of Nashville, features a woman cradling a dying black union soldier in a "Pieta" (Michelangelo) pose. Julie Heffernan assumes a variety of well-known classical and artistic poses. In one painting, she's Astyanax, the doomed son of the Greek hero Hector and his wife Adramache--cherubic innocence in the face of murder. In another, she's Diego Velasquez's Infanta Maria Teresa, yet playing Coriolanus, whose refusal to parade his war wounds before the crowd cost him his hope of becoming a senator. Heffernan has no such reluctance. There she stands with LBJ candor, a bandage covering a scar from a tubal pregnancy--a badge of feminine courage and honor.
Lawrence Gipe adopted the better-living-through-industry aesthetic of the 1930s and 1940s to go after the Nazi war machine--a little late. And Walton Ford dips into a banjo-plucking aesthetic of the 1800s to exorcise the guilt of ancestral slaveholders and beat up poor John James Audubon.
The comedians of the show are Mark Tansey and the Russian team Komar and Melamid (K&M). Tansey essentially is a cartoonist who paints sophisticated and expensive one-liners. In his "The Construction of the Grand Canyon," for instance, shirtsleeved academics are hacking the great void out of the wordy sediment of French-inspired deconstructism. And his "Homage to Frank Lloyd Wright" depicts Wright's Guggenheim Museum as the turret of the Monitor in its Civil War battle--a cultural one here--with the Merrimac. In this case, the blues and grays are artists against architects.
Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid, former Russian dissidents who came to the United States in the early 1980s, paint as a team in mock Soviet Socialist Realism. Their parodies of old Soviet realities play up the potato-skin drabness of the originals. But their realities reflect the darkness and regret brought on by years under the boot. Their symbols are of extinction, but with an ironic affectionate twist. The charming little green Godzilla in "Bolsheviks Returning Home After a Demonstration" reminds us that there's nothing cuter, more lovable than a carnivore who's gone for good--presumably the early Soviet rulers and idea.
This is funny stuff. But it's also extraordinarily nostalgic. The nostalgia extends beyond K&M. All of the paintings in this show have a wistfulness--perhaps a longing for the pre-electronic age, when the "heroic painting" after which many of these works were modeled was more than simply an ironic side show. It was radio, television and the Internet all wrapped into one. It could say something authentic about history. Even if the story it told was a lie, it was a compelling one that made its audience sit up and take notice.
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A similar struggle for authenticity comes through in the "Hospice" photographs. The struggle has less to do with the subject itself than with the shifting purpose and values of documentary photography, which is also losing its place and authority to other media or combinations of media. A joint effort by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and the National Hospice Foundation, the show amounts to an advertisement for hospices' efforts to help people die in comfortable surroundings. The five photographers, whose work was commissioned for this show, took a variety of approaches to the subject, ranging from the intrusive to the tangential.
Jack Radcliffe and Nan Goldin focus their cameras on the faces of the dying. Sally Mann depicted places the patients wished to see one last time. Jim Goldberg followed the decline of his father. And Kathy Vargas made small shrines with her pictures.
Goldberg's account is particularly moving. And there are occasional bright spots among Sally Mann's images. But much of the rest makes you wonder why victimization and human suffering have become such a popular draw. Is it part of a search for transcendent heroes whose rise above misery and tragedy rival the martyrdom of age-old prophets, saints and gods? An effort to find courage in every moment? Or have we simply lost our imagination?
"Heroic Painting" continues through Sunday, July 5; "Hospice" continues through Sunday, July 26, at Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 North Central. For more information, see the Art listing.


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For as long as I can remember, I didn't understand the term 'hopeless romantic.' I thought, why would you want to be hopeless, especially when it comes to love.
I felt like it was the complete opposite of hope. It is was more like, 'desperate romantic,' 'pathetic romantic,' 'sad romantic,' or just plain desperate, pathetic, and sad. Either way, I didn't want any parts of it.
I wanted for so long to be in love. Real love. The kind that makes you smile and think about someone for so long that it is hard to remember what day it is. The kind of love that makes you forget about all you flaws and insecurities. The kind of love that brings you joy that you can't describe so people start to think you're crazy. Somewhat pathetic. Some might even think you're desperate. Love . . .
I finally realized that I too, am a hopeless romantic.
I am so eager, desperate, pathetically sure that love is real. Love exists. Love is possible. Love is powerful. Love . . . I was looking for it for so long and finally realize, I had it within me the whole time. Love – it can change you, sometimes for good sometimes for worse. Love, saying out loud even reminds you of the power it has.
Love, is the most dangerous weapon ever made, but the most beautiful cure the world has ever seen. So I want it. The danger and the beauty. I believe in love. I am, a hopeless romantic.


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Modar Saad came to Belgium in 2015, having fled military service in his war-torn homeland of Syria. He enrolled in the Welcome Student Refugee programme at VUB so he could complete his second master's degree in civil engineering. Since then, he has almost graduated and after a series of interviews he has three job offers to choose from. Once he has finished studying Dutch, he's going to focus on French. And while he misses his family and the chaos of Syria, he feels at home in Belgium. "I want to continue building my life here and show that I can contribute to society."
Written by Ebe Daems. Photos by Brecht Goris.
For the Dutch version of this article, click here.
In 2016, Modar Saad joined the Welcome Student Refugee programme at VUB. Since then, he's almost completed his second master's degree and has begun a career in his sector.
Modar Saad, 32, gets off his bike on a terrace beside Antwerp cathedral. Despite his busy schedule – he works three days a week, his thesis defence is coming up, and he's studying for his final exams – he's made time to talk to us. Modar came to Belgium in September 2015; like many young Syrian men, he'd fled the country to escape dangerous military service. His brother came here three years earlier, and that's how Modar ended up in Antwerp.
Now, not quite three years after he arrived, Modar is about to complete his second master's in civil engineering. "I already had one master's in the same subject when I left Syria," he says. "Once I got to Belgium, I applied to have my Syrian diploma recognised. It took a year before I finally got a positive answer, but by that time I was halfway through my studies here, so I carried on studying."
And he has no regrets about going back to class. "Companies are more likey to take me on if I have a Belgian diploma. Above all, the VUB programme was an introduction to the Belgian construction sector. It allowed me to make contacts in the sector that otherwise might not have taken me on or given me an interview." These contacts helped Modar to find his first job, at Besix, Belgium's largest building company. He did an internship there last summer and got a part-time contract as a result.
"To begin with, I thought the first year of my master's was tough, because I had to go to VUB every day and then study Dutch in the evening at the University of Antwerp," he says. "When I started working at Besix, I really only went home to sleep. Sometimes I would get back to Antwerp at midnight and would have to get up again at 5.30 to go to work or to university."
Since then, Modar has found a new job at a construction company closer to home. Leaving Besix felt like a real test. "I'd got my job there via an internship, but now I had to put myself on the job market. I was scared that I would never get another chance like this. The moment of truth had arrived: was I qualified or not? Eventually I got three job offers and could choose which company I found most attractive. And of course, I looked at what they were offering me!" he says with a laugh.
After Dutch comes French
The main reason Modar changed jobs is so he can practise his Dutch more. While everything at Besix was in French, the language at his new employer is Dutch. "The first day, definitely, it was tiring to only be talking in Dutch, but it's getting better already. It's the only way I will become fluent."
Even though he speaks and understands the language well, Modar is not completely satisfied. "If I'm shocked by something, or at emotional moments, I automatically switch to English, because I know the language better and there are things I am still struggling with in Dutch," he says. "Arabic has just three vowels and you have so many! And I find diphthongs difficult too. The difference between 'zuid' and 'zout'… They're difficult to tell apart. Just like the difference between 'b' and 'p', because Arabic only has a 'b'. Once I'm finished with Dutch, I'm going to study French. As a civil engineer in Belgium, that's how you increase your chances of finding a better job and ensure you can work in both parts of the country."
This all shows how remarkably driven Modar is to really make something of himself in his new homeland. And with good reason: "I want to start building my own life. Two of my Syrian friends began the same studies as me and they have also found work in a construction company. We're trying to show that we can contribute something to Belgium and we're not just here to take money while we laze around on the sofa. We want to change the image that some people have of refugees. Above all, I want to earn some money so I can have my parents come and visit."
While Modar and his brother live here in Antwerp, their parents are still in Syria, in the suburbs of Damascus. "If I want to apply for a visa for them, I have to be able to prove that I can support them during their stay. I haven't seen my parents since 2015. Sometimes it's difficult. We call each other every day."
The beauty of a day without plans
The life that Modar once knew in Syria no longer exists. "In January, it was hell. The regime was battling with resistance groups like Al Nusra in the countryside around Damascus. Luckily my parents live near the centre of the city. At the moment it's relatively peaceful, but nothing is the same as before the war. We've been sent photos of our house in Jobar, where we lived before the way; it's completely destroyed. Despite everything, people try to get on with their lives, but the prices of things have become so high compared to salaries, and the circumstances are difficult. But they find a way to get through it."
Modar misses not just his family, but what he describes as the chaos of life in Syria. "Sometimes it's nice to have a day without any fixed plans with people who aren't organised. In Syria, in the blink of an eye you can decide to go off on a five-day trip. Even with ten other people. It's totally different to in Belgium."
Even so, he feels at home here. "Only the weather and the trains could be better!" he says. Asked if he would like to go back to Syria when it becomes more peaceful, he smiles. "That's the question I have been getting for the past two months at every job interview. My brother has applied for Belgian nationality and has just bought a house in Edegem. In ten days he'll get the keys and I'm going to move in with him. I want to carry on with the career I've begun here. Within a year or two I hope I can also buy a house and apply for nationality. I like it here. I'm happy with the opportunities I have here, and lots of people have helped me. I'm particularly grateful to my social assistant at the OCMW. They have done me a favour and I want to pay them back. And above all, I can't go back to Syria, because I avoided doing my military service. Even if the war ends, I would be arrested as soon as I crossed the border."


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Whether you are storing for a month or a year – how you pack will make things easier the other end. Here are my top 5 packing tips;
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- Make sure you fill every box. A half full box is more likely to collapse and is no good for stacking.
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SINGAPORE: Heaping praise on Japan for its contribution to India's modernisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said, "No nation has contributed so much to India's modernisation and progress as Japan - cars, metros and industrial parks, for example. And, no partner is likely to play as big a role in India's transformation as Japan."
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Terming the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) "the anchor" of India's Act East Policy, Prime Minister Modi said, "We are linked by geography and history, united against many common challenges and bound by many shared aspirations."
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Schalke clinch Barnetta signing
Schalke have completed the signing of Swiss midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta on a three-year deal after his contract with rivals Bayer Leverkusen expired.
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Barnetta, 27, has signed a deal that will keep him at Schalke until the summer of 2015, with the Gelsenkirchen club set to compete in this year's Champions League.
"We are very happy that Tranquillo has decided to join us,'' Schalke general manager Horst Heldt said. "He has enormous qualities and is very flexible, which he has proved for Leverkusen as well as the Switzerland national team.''
Barnetta moved to Leverkusen from St Gallen in 2004, going out on loan before making an impression in the Bayer first-team. However, with no new deal offered, the 59-cap international has found alternative employment for the next campaign.
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The Wallcovering Project
Back to its baroque magnificence. An out-of-range cladding which Glamora has created for the Hotel Michelangelo's broad halls and 179 rooms, blowing up Giovanni Battista Piranesi's pictures and tailoring them for the wall size. There, the great engraver depicts the magnificent and majestic 18th century Rome.
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Is it me, or has everyone gone 'leadership potty' lately? When David Cameron was elected Tory leader he smelled of roses. Then he was dubbed a lightweight with no principles. Now, he is a winner again, riding high in the polls and triumphing in by-elections by capitalising on anger over New Labour's scrapping of the 10p tax rate. This is something he would never have introduced and is therefore not promising to re-instate. Go figure.
Meanwhile, Gordon Brown, during the latter stages of his long struggle to take over the Blair mantle, was depicted as a swarthy Chancellor whose gravitas would sweep the young Conservative pretender aside, reconnect Labour's disenchanted grassroots, and renew the purpose of a government mired in Iraq and spin. Now, it seems, the Prime Minister can do no right. Even the discovery that he privately phones some members of the public when they write to him was dubbed 'cynical opportunism' – though it turns out he's been doing it for years.
Derek Draper, the former government lobbyist who came to attention during Blair's first 'cash for access' row, subsequently re-emerging as a born again psychotherapist, reckons Brown is now trapped in the prism of an irrational media narrative that says he is irrevocably unpopular. 'If he walked down Whitehall handing out red roses he'd be clobbered by the Mail for inciting hay fever, the Sun for putting kids at risk from thorns, and the Guardian for using roses grown at the expense of the water needs of Kenyans.'
What's going on, Draper suggests, is that the PM's lack of tradable charm, combined with an economic downturn that is making people uncertain and desperate, has produced a herd 'it must be the leader' instinct. Many would say Labour's malaise goes far deeper than that. But there's no doubt that the media hunts in packs and that mild hysteria can grip the corridors of Westminster when an established political class senses forces beyond its control.
Government advisers are thinking in two directions. Some fear the next election is already lost, and believe Brown should stop craving popularity and act as he truly believes. Others suggest he can stay the course, because infatuation with Cameron will evaporate as soon as he is looked to for answers rather than questions. Serious coup plotters remain thin on the ground but ready to pounce.
Someone viewing all this from the USA, where Barack Obama has become totemic for 'a new kind of politics', is evangelical social activist Jim Wallis, who flew here recently to talk with politicians and church leaders about 'faith beyond partisanship' in the public square. He still believes Brown can be a figure of hope on the international stage, especially on poverty, the Middle East and climate change. But first the PM has to convince an antagonistic domestic media, and the nation, that he is part of our future rather than an echo of the past.
(c) Simon Barrow is co-director of Ekklesia. He blogs at http://faithinsociety.blogspot.com and his website is at http://www.simonbarrow.net. This article appears in the July edition of the re-launched Third Way magazine, as the 'Westminster Watch' column.


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Julia Ramsey in one of her own PELT creations
A huge congratulations to talented knit wear designer Julia Ramsey on her exhibition at the Textile Arts Center in Brooklyn as well as the official launch of her stunningly luxurious PELT collection.
It was such a sweet moment for me to see friends like Kestrel Jenkins, Ariel Clay, Amanda Coen, Rachel Miller, Amira Marion, Judy Lee, Owyn Ruck, Jessica Marati and the list goes on at the 'Second Edition: Artist in Residence' opening at TAC on Friday evening. It surely made me miss NYC and the momentum that is building towards a genuine appreciation for the role of fiber and handcraft in conscious, local fashion.
Xi Sinsong's wild and woolly fashion photography
What can I say? I feel like a proud Mom of sorts when I see young designers like Julia doing such beautiful sculptural work with raw organic merino roving. Julia's vision allows us to take shelter and refuge in the comfort of fiber as well as the slow production methods that connect us to space, time, and self. I also love the photography by Xi Sinsong for Julia's latest look book. Such a great expression of 'fashioning self and the environment understanding'.
exhibition photos by Abigail Doan / look book by Xi Sinsong


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After weeks of conservative outrage over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of Tea Party groups applying for 501 (c)(4) status, newly released documents obtained by the Associated Press showed that the agency was also targeting progressive groups.
Conservatives and Republican lawmakers charged that the IRS was operating under directions from the White House to target the president's political enemies. But these internal documents show screeners were not only using the term "tea party" to scrutinize applications, but also the keywords "Israel," "Occupy," and "Progressive."
The new acting chief of the IRS, Danny Werfel, told reporters that an internal investigation had uncovered a much broader use of the "Be On The Look Out" (BOLO) lists that flagged certain groups. While these lists contained "inappropriate criteria," a preliminary examination has not found any suggestion of improper screening outside of the office that examines groups seeking tax-exempt status and affirmed that there was no "evidence of intentional wrongdoing by anyone in the IRS or involvement in these matters by anyone outside the IRS."
In order to prevent more inappropriate targeting of both conservative and liberal groups, the IRS is implementing a new fast-track process for applications that have not gotten a response from the IRS within 120 days.
No conservative groups' applications were ultimately denied, but Republicans have still likened the IRS to Al-Qaeda and called for its abolishment. Many lawmakers have seized on the scandal to argue that the IRS be stripped of its power to implement the Affordable Care Act lest the agency deny health care access for conservatives.


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Economic Morality: EQUALITY of advancement opportunity and treatment under law & social memes — EQUITABILITY of economic and social rewards & outcomes. We're responsible for the decisions we make, but we are not responsible for the options given. Thus, we should create that society we would want if we didn't know in advance who we'd be.


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Published by Harlequin Desire on April 4th 2017
Purchase: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo
A mix-and-match mock engagement?
Ballerina Sofia Koslov's career is on the line when she's accosted at the airport by a rich, reckless playboy who thinks she's his mail-order bride! But the playboy's levelheaded brother, Quinn McNeill, solves the media snafu with a switcheroo. He'll pretend to be her legitimate fiance to protect her reputationand to protect his family's business deals from her father's wrath. Sofia's one condition: they'll share the spotlight as a loving couple but won't share a bed. But soon Quinn's gentlemanly ways strike a chord, and Sofia's dying to renege on that condition and have a real fling
The Magnate's Mail-Order Bride is part of The McNeill Magnates series.
….Dropping the box onto the couch cushion, Quinn held the ring in one hand and took her palm in the other. The shock of his warm fingers on her skin caught her off guard.
"I can't wear that." She sat across from him, their knees bumping while his thumb rested in the center of her palm.
Awareness sparked deep inside her, a light, leaping feeling like a perfectly executed cabriolé jump. Her heart beat faster.
A slow smile stretched across Quinn's face, transforming his features from ruggedly handsome to swoon-worthy.
"We agreed on an engagement. Don't you think it makes more sense to use the ring we have than to go shopping for a new one?"
The insinuation that she was being impractical helped her to see past that dazzling smile.
"I never would have guessed your brother would spend a small fortune on a ring for a woman he never met." She edged out of his grip. "I thought he was a romantic, not completely certifiable."
Quinn's smile faded. "I assure you, Cameron is neither." He set the ring on the steamer trunk beside her. "I'll let you decide whether or not to wear it in the morning. And in the meantime, I'd better let you get some rest."
He rose to his feet, leaving a priceless piece of jewelry balanced on last month's Vogue.
"Quinn." She stood to follow him to the door then reached back to grab the ring so she could return it. "Please. I don't feel right keeping this here."
He turned to face her as he reached the door, but made no move to take the glittering ring.
"If you were my bride-to-be, I would spare no expense to show the world you were mine." His blue eyes glowed with a warmth that had her remembering his kiss. Her breath caught in her chest and she wondered what it might be like for him to call her that for real.
"I'm—" At a total loss for words. "That is—" She folded the diamond into her hand, squeezing it tightly so the stones pressed into her soft skin, distracting her from her hypnotic awareness of this man. "If you insist."
"It's a matter of believability, Sofia."
"It's only for one month." She wasn't sure if she said it to remind him or herself.
"We'll work out the details tomorrow." He reached to smooth a strand of hair from her forehead, barely touching her and still sending shimmers of pleasure along her temple and all the way down the back of her neck. "Sleep well."
She didn't even manage to get her voice working before he was out the door again, leaving her alone in a suddenly too empty apartment.
You can follow The McNeill Magnates series on Goodreads.
US giveaway which includes signed print copies of THE MAGNATE'S MARRIAGE MERGER and SECRET BABY SCANDAL, plus notecards, cute sticky notes and Hot Mess hand cream from Posh. For one INTL winner, I'll give digital downloads of both THE MARRIAGE MERGER and SECRET BABY SCANDAL.
We are curious…..
What would make you decide to be a Mail Order Bride?
~~Reviewed by Monique~~
THE MAGNATE'S MAIL-ORDER BRIDE has to be the best contemporary fake engagement story I have ever read!
Sofia Kostov is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, and dancing is her life. Sofia is an American citizen; however her father adheres to the old-fashioned Ukrainian way of doing things, and he wants Sofia to get married instead. The American McNeill brothers are in a similar predicament: in order to get their inheritance, their grandfather insists they must get married the sooner the better, and stay married at least 12 months. Older brother Quinn is definitely not keen on the idea, while Cameron – reckless fool that he is – goes ahead and tries a matchmaking agency. And to put it mildly, Cameron makes a big mess of things, and Quinn steps in to save the day. I will not say anymore of the plot, because it's extremely intricate, and to my utter delight, utterly convincing, which was a huge relief for this cynical sceptic, so trust me on that. I couldn't resist this story because Sofia is a ballerina, and I think I keep torturing myself in trying to find contemporary romances that deal successfully with fake engagements and marriages of convenience, and Joanne Rock has a real winner in THE MAGNATE'S MAIL-ORDER BRIDE! She might also have described my favourite book boyfriend ever!
THE MAGNATE'S MAIL-ORDER BRIDE is simply fabulous! Ms. Rock's prose is simple, crisp, and impeccable to the last comma. There is no instalove, and just a touch of instalust. Quinn is a naturally nice man, charming, practical, and a natural fixer, and he is not a manwhore! Sofia is reserved, somewhat melancholy, and awkward in social situations, while Quinn thrives in them, and he takes care of a very complicated situation in a very logical and honest manner. While there was bound to be complications, the author resolved them very convincingly. I absolutely loved how Quinn and Sofia eventually accepted and realised that they had fallen in love; nothing was contrived, and it actually had me tearing up at how lovely it all was. I also appreciated Joanne Rock's knowledge of the ballet world, as well as the inflections of Ukrainian speech in one particular character. Quinn and Sofia have compelling, and superb backstories, both are so fully fleshed-out, they might as well be real people. Needless to say, THE MAGNATE'S MAIL-ORDER BRIDE is superbly written and all the delicious little details made everything so wonderful. And the sex scenes are tasteful, passionate, and feel realistic. And, dear readers, all this fabulousness is achieved without a single cliché in sight. And that tango? Be still my heart! THE MAGNATE'S MAIL ORDER BRIDE is as perfect a book as you can wish, and I can hardly wait for the next two instalments in this trilogy!
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.


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With Apologies to Dr. Seuss!
Born in the City of New York,
Coulter the Vulture was an out of place dork.
The City had Jews. It had Asians. It had Blacks.
The Buildings were tall. There was nothing it lacks.
The Vultures were waiting, like Lemmings indeed.
For a Queen Vulture to lead them. One full of greed.
They were waiting til Coulter a mieskeyt for sure,
Decided they need to be led by a racist bore.
"I'm Coulter," said she, "and I know what's best for all.
And, if you don't listen to me you're in for a great fall.
With Jews, Asians and Blacks the City is cursed,
I look down on you all from my high and mighty perch.
My butt that I sit on is boney for sure.
I need people to trample on and poor to ignore.
I'll bring down a President, and disrupt our nation!
And as Queen of the Neo-Cons, I'll defend my station!"
So Coulter, the Vulture Queen, looked down her nose
And Coulter, The Vulture Queen, spouted her prose.
She said that those who lost spouses to terrorism were harpies
And sycophants like Hannity fell in lock-step with her Lackeys.
She lost much credibility as you can see
However, she'll always have a forum on Fox and WABC.
And the Coulter spoke up. She shouted her bile.
I'll slander the Jews! And John Edwards is vile!
"All Listen!" yelled Coulter. "You better move to the right!
I'm Queen of the Vultures! And I alone have seen the light!
Don't Listen to Clinton! Don't vote for Al Gore,
And Kerry is evil, Bush for emperor could be my Lore!
I'm Coulter the Vulture! Only I know what's best!
For I am the brightest, better than the rest!
And all through the Bushdom, she sat there up high
Claiming once and again, "There's no pollution in the sky!"
Until came 2008, and her ratings were falling.
"What happened?" snapped Coulter.
As she looked down on the people.
And felt that they may no longer be falling for her dribble.
She's slandered the Jews, Muslims and Poor,
who have I got left to finish my score?
She thought about Hillary, Obama and McCain.
And together they all caused her one giant pain.
My influence is dwindling , said the Queen Vulture.
Where's Ron Reagan when you need him,
Bedtime for Bonzo was such great Culture!
"Liberals!" she cursed, and then spouted,
"I'm the Great Coulter, our nation will be blighted!"
"They've made many mistakes, Like giving Women the Vote.
I've conversed with God,
he's wants me to build a large boat.
I'll be Queen of the Ark, we'll leave off the Donkeys.
Instead of two Democrats, we'll take extra Monkeys."
But Ann had now gone a little too far.
The gate to her brains was clearly ajar.
So Ann Coulter is crazy, finally the masses realized!
As they slowly watched her following sink and her cronies capsized!
And now the great Coulter, the right's miserable tool
Is Queen of nobody, she's merely a fool.
And all of the Vultures, must seek a new leader
And hopefully this time, she won't need a new breeder!


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Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. Acquires Shares of NSGold Corporation
ROUYN-NORANDA, Québec, April 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GLOBEX MINING ENTERPRISES INC. (GMX – Toronto Stock Exchange, G1MN – Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Berlin, Munich, Tradegate, Lang & Schwarz Stock Exchanges and GLBXF – OTCQX International) announces, as required under the early warning provisions of Canadian securities regulations, that it has acquired 1,745,408 common shares of NSGold Corporation pursuant to an agreement between Globex and NSGold.
The 1,745,408 common shares were issued by NSGold pursuant to an Amendment dated March 19, 2019 to a Purchase Agreement dated April 14, 2010 between NSGold and Globex, whereby NSGold acquired 100% ownership of the Mooseland Gold Property in Nova Scotia and certain secondary properties from Globex. Pursuant to the Amendment, a gross metal royalty payable by NSGold to Globex on the properties was reduced from 4% to 2% and a share issuance by NSGold to Globex conditional upon commencement of commercial production on any of the properties was eliminated. As consideration for the Amendment, NSGold issued 1,745,408 common shares to Globex (the "Transaction").
Immediately prior to the closing of the Transaction, Globex did not hold any securities of NSGold. Immediately following the closing of the Transaction, Globex holds 1,745,408 common shares of NSGold, representing approximately 11.1% of the issued and outstanding common shares of NSGold.
Globex acquired the shares described in this press release for investment purposes and in accordance with applicable securities laws, Globex may, from time to time and at any time, acquire additional shares and/or other equity, debt or other securities or instruments (collectively, "Securities") of NSGold in the open market or otherwise, and reserves the right to dispose of any or all of its Securities in the open market or otherwise at any time and from time to time, and to engage in similar transactions with respect to the Securities, the whole depending on market conditions, the business and prospects of NSGold and other relevant factors.
A copy of the early warning report filed by Globex in connection with the Transaction is available on SEDAR under NSGold's profile.
This press release was written by Jack Stoch, Geo., President and CEO of Globex in his capacity as a Qualified Person (Q.P.) under NI 43-101.
|We Seek Safe Harbour.
|Foreign Private Issuer 12g3 – 2(b)
|CUSIP Number 379900 50 9
|For further information, contact:
|Jack Stoch, P.Geo., Acc.Dir.
President & CEO
Globex Mining Enterprises Inc.
86, 14th Street
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec Canada J9X 2J1
Tel.: 819.797.5242
Fax: 819.797.1470
Forward Looking Statements: Except for historical information, this news release may contain certain "forward looking statements". These statements may involve a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity and performance to be materially different from the expectations and projections of Globex Mining Enterprises Inc. ("Globex"). No assurance can be given that any events anticipated by the forward-looking information will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits Globex will derive therefrom. A more detailed discussion of the risks is available in the "Annual Information Form" filed by Globex on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
51,285,077 shares issued and outstanding


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When it comes to digital signage and the dimension of audio in the environment, you are bound to see that sound has the ear of many, and important boundaries for others. It would be nice if we could provide a hard and fast rule when it comes to audio enhancements of your dynamic messaging. But we can't. We can, however, give you the retail environment "rules of thumb" and bend your ear a bit on ways to implement this worthy tool.
First, it helps to think of audio as sugar in your content recipe. You may not need it, and if you add too much, it is just too much. And like sugar, it can add a great deal of appeal, and assist in delivery – the way a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down… In the most delightful way!
Second, you can simply destroy your employees as though using some wicked form of torture, if you play the same audio track over and over and have no way to limit the sound to a particular environment. This is a fact. And it leads to manual disengagement, as in, the volume is turned off.
Third, however, is the new research showing that comprehension, attention, and retention are improved with a good music and voiceover track. In fact, a music bed helps to deepen the experience, and depending on your system objectives, it can enhance a brand's style.
And Fourth, audio will often reach a client before they are aware of a screen. What you have then is the power to draw eyes to your digital display that much earlier.
So, how do you compromise between engaging the ears, and saving your employees' sanity? You can and should give serious consideration to a sound cone which hangs over your display, and presents sound waves in a tight dimension around your system. Only when someone is within a few feet of the display can they hear the music. In addition, motion detectors can assure the sound plays only when someone is present.
We like the Cone of Silence offered by Interface Group. The patented design delivers a column of sound directly below the sphere providing crisp clear stereo sound. Outside the column, sound level drops 80% so that adjacent patrons are not bothered by the audio content. In fact, the Library Journal supplement publication Library By Design featured this product for the library system. So if it works for a librarian, it will work great for your clients as well!
The audio component of your presentation gives you a distinct advantage when it comes to edutainment content. Without music, most material falls a bit flat. Test this yourself: play a movie trailer with and without audio. The impact of a good music score can't be taken lightly. But if you have no way to control the audio either by motion or a "cone of silence" then you run the risk of creating a negative where there was a positive impression. In your needs analysis, look at your environment and the factors above.
That's very sound advice 😉


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Many experiments will revolve around gathering timing information, typically how long it takes a subject to respond to particular stimuli; Experimentor makes this very easy.
Similar to rectangles, circles, text, images, a timer object must be created before it can be used. However, unlike other types of objects you do not need to first define a type of timer; instead it can simply be created because the Timer type is always pre-defined for you. For example the following defines a new timer object and stores it in the stimuliTimer variable:
define stimuliTimer = create Timer
Timer actions
There are two basic actions that can be performed with a timer: starting it and stopping it.
Starting a timer
To start a timer simply use the start keyword and then the name of your timer:
start stimuliTimer
Note: Starting a stopped timer resets the timer back to zero.
Stopping a timer
Similarly, to stop a timer you simply use the stop keyword followed by the name of the timer you wish to stop:
stop stimuliTimer
Stopping a timer also returns the final duration of the timer in milliseconds, so you can do either of the following to determine how long your timer was started:
define durationInMs = stop stimuliTimer
or if you have previously defined the "durationInMs" variable, you would simply use:
durationInMs = stop stimuliTimer
Elapsed timer duration
You can also find out the duration of the timer by using the "milliseconds" timer variable:
define durationInMs = stimuliTimer.milliseconds
This allows you to determine the elapsed time without stopping the timer, or after the time has been stopped.
Timer example
The following example demonstrates how to display a circle on the screen and then print how long it takes the subject to click on that circle:
define type of circle stimuliType
radius = 40%
x = 50%
y = 50%
colour = #FF00FF
end circle
define stimuli = create stimuliType
define stimuliTimer = create Timer
define trial timedClickTrial
define phase showCirclePhase
// Show the circle and wait 20 seconds for the subject to click on it.
// Time how long it took the subject to click on the circle
// When they click on the circle stop the timer, print how long it took and then end the phase
when stimuli.ClickCount changes
stop stimuliTimer
print("It took the subject " + stimuliTimer.milliseconds + "ms to click on the circle")
goto phase endPhase
end when
// Show the stimuli circle and then immediately start the timer
stimuli.IsVisible = true
start stimuliTimer
// Give the users only 20 seconds to actually click on the timer
stop stimuliTimer
goto phase endPhase
end phase
define phase endPhase
// Empty phase
end phase
end trial
wait for 2sec // Give the subject time to get ready
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Spring Fair 2016
On Saturday 23rd April 2016 Bolingbroke Academy's Parent Council organised a fantastic Spring Fair to raise money for various projects throughout the school.
The event was a true success and it was wonderful to see so many familiar faces enjoying the food and games.
Thank you again to all the parents and carers, pupils and staff who gave up their time to help. It really was a brilliant day and we are already forward to next year.
Please see Courageous Hound 14 for more details.


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The Cardinals already have enough distractions with McGwire on the bench - is he the scapegoat for steriods while others just play on without punishment?
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ESPN's Buster Olney reported a possible discussion in the Phillies organization for the trading of Ryan Howard for Albert Puljols. "That's a lie…," is what Phillies GM Ruben Amaro has responded with early when asked for a comment of this story.
Every so often, leaks appear in various sources about trade stories, but much like the Phillies story about acquiring a couple Japanese relievers from last month, this story lacks any serious credence. This story was printed in a St. Louis newspaper in the sports section, but no one is saying that it has any truth to it.
If anyone is the Phillies organization discussed this it could have been the hot dog vendor and the pretzel salesman who work there, but I don't think there has been any talk about this at all at the level that would be making such decisions to trade Howard. Time will tell if this was just a writer trying to make something up out of nothing or whether or not there was someone in the know in the Phil's organization that actually heard the talks.
Howard may be from the St. Louis area, but there's nothing saying that the Phillies would like to see him play there. Howard also has two more seasons on his contract with a nice $19 million this year, and $20 million next year from the Phillies to keep him here.


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How can you miss such a good time for you to show the elegant and sexy temperament? When people mentions alluring and feminine looking, we are more likely to think about laces, light chiffon materials, hollow-out patterns and see-through patterns of course. They can all show you the sexy and attractive appearance. However, what are your opinions about them? In the followings, I am willing to share my feeling about these sexy essential with you!
As for hollow-out pattern, in the same time of showing you the sexy appearance, they add more traitorous and cool feeling for you. No matter what is your favor, simple black and white, cool metal decorations or even dresses in bright colors, there is no doubt that hollow-out elements will be your best choice for sexy and alluring impression. On the contrary, if you want to show the elegant appearance by hollow-t pattern, they can even satisfy your need. Hollow out sheer sleeve T-shirts with overall floral printed pattern and see-through chiffon material can not only show your sexy and alluring temperament, but also show your elegant and feminine looking.
As for see-through design, they can give you different good visual effect according to different pattern. I deem that gradational see-through pattern can give you a sexy feeling that is partial hidden and partial shown visually. This kind of sexy wearing are generally made by chiffon and gauze material in order to have a contrast with the under material. They will surely show you an elegant and gentle impression that makes your heart moved. In addition to that, sectional see-through patterns are the fashion elements that you can't miss in every season. To show different sexy part and good body proportion will not make you to be looked over exposed. In this charming and sexy summer time, they will be your best choice certainly.