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The BBC has an article about a policy Norway adopted to mandate 40% of their executive boards be female for publicly traded companies. The deadline came on the first of the year, although the original legislation was put into effect 5 years ago. This caused the hiring of almost 1,000 women in intervening 4 years. The Liberty Papers tries to explain why this is a bad thing.
The first thing that I have to contend with in the Liberty Papers article is the somewhat revisionist proclamation that "America lets the market sort this out, and women hold more top-level positions than other industrialized nations." If that were the case, why does America have numerous federal laws such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which protects an individual from discrimination on the basis of sex and an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which enforces those laws? Looking at the EEOC's website, it is clear they do work on thousands of sexual discrimination cases each year. Is the 15% members of the board at Fortune 500 companies a result of purely market forces, or did the EEOC, a strong feminist movement, and a sympathetic judiciary play a role?
Secondly, Norway is now more than double America's Fortune 500 percentage. This is after 5 years the law went into effect, as opposed to over the last 30 in America. I have no delusions that if a similar law is not enacted in the United States, we would still be woefully behind where Norway is at now, 10 years in the future as well.
Third, a publicly listed company is a legal status, not an inalienable right. Free market fundamentalists tend to forget that in a true free market, there is no need for limited liability corporations. The government issues the corporate charter and can set whatever criteria it chooses. It was exactly this legal standing that Norway threatened to attack, and publicly traded companies quickly fell into line. There are notable exceptions where business owners decided to go private or stay private rather than go to the trouble of finding qualified women to fill their board positions. It could be a harsh reality of resource constraints on the business, or just straight bigotry. I wouldn't call it an unintended consequence, but rather a predictable one whenever one tries to change society for the better; there will always be those slow to adapt or unwilling to change.
Third, it is hard to find the economic harm, the prediction free market fundamentalists make when governments embark on these missions of interference. We can look at the economist.com country briefings for the United States and Norway. Norway matches the United States in Real GDP growth, while maintaining a positive current account balance, meaning it is growing in a sustainable fashion, as opposed to United States growth which was financed via foreign investment. To give a magnitude of the disparity between the economic outlook between the two countries, according to the CIA world factbook, Norway is 8th with a current account balance at $55 billion and the United States is last with at $-747 billion.
How bad is that current account balance for the United States? Let's just say if you sum up the other 100 countries that have negative account balances, their total negative account balance is less negative than ours (although we might be counting Cyprus twice, it is a problem in the Factbook) by about $50 billion.
Here is what we know. One, women can make great executives and leaders, Queen Elizabeth being one very notable example. Although, there are more mundane examples in contemporary business. Second, given the percentages in the population versus board membership, there is an obvious gap in female participation. The reason for the gap is multi-layered based on historical bias, attitudes and expectations in the society, lack of social networking for women, etc, at which point Norway has a chicken and egg problem with trying to achieve a more equatable society in terms of gender. In the face of this, they set an aggressive executive goal by simply stipulating what a reasonable end state would be and let businesses take initiative on actually solving the problem. This has a few predictable drawbacks, but unless there are actual structural constraints that remain unaddressed, the majority of problems should work themselves out as more qualified female candidates see the opportunities afforded to them.
Norway did this without ruining their economy. It took a mere 5 year and afforded over 1,000 women an opportunity they might otherwise have had. If Ms. Hoel is to believed, some of the benefits of having a larger pool of potential candidates are already improving the quality of the executive boards. While I would agree it is too early to tell the ultimate success of the project, it is showing promise. There are drawbacks, but there are signs that benefits are outweighing the costs. It is just a matter of if and when the female candidate pool expands and whether the stragglers become a permanent fixture of the economy. I highly suspect the stragglers will disappear and the candidate pool will expand relatively quickly (within the next decade or two).
If I were a woman, this method would certainly seem to beat the "market" approach, as it seems dubious to what extent the "market" has ever played in bringing about economic equality.


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A look at 2012 all-area male bowling selections with first- and second-team and honorable-mention selections.
Tyler James
The sophomore was in contention for bowler of the year honors after winning a district title and leading the area with a 229 average, a 25-pin improvement over last year's mark … James made it to the third round of the state individual double-elimination tournament – rolling a 299 in the process — before suffering back-to-back losses, the first of which came at the hands of player of the year Joey Juhasz … James, a two-time first-teamer, rolled a 300 game Sept. 18 and finished with an area-best series of 783.
Logan Jones
Spruce Creek
Jones came into the season among the area's top returners after averaging 209 last season, and he didn't disappoint. He finished with a 212 average and earned a state berth as an individual by taking fourth in the district … Jones had a high game of 267 and a high series of 701.
Joey Juhasz
The freshman started and ended the season with a bang. He rolled a 299 in his first high school match and then finished second in the state tourney … His only losses in the state individual double-elimination tournament came at the hands of champion William Duen of Orlando Colonial … Juhasz finished second in the area in average (217) and had the fourth-best series (733).
Kevin Shattuck
Pine Ridge
Shattuck quietly put together an outstanding season for the Panthers, finishing tied for second in average at 217, a 38-pin improvement over his 179 average last season … Shattuck's high game was a 268 and his high series was a 722.
J.T. Vail
Vail led a talented Buccaneers team that was a tiebreaker away from elimination but rallied back to capture a district title … He finished with a 212 average, tied for fourth-best in the area, had a 280 high game and rolled a 739 high series, third-best in the area. He just missed qualifying for the round-of-16 individual bracket, finishing 17th in the state.
Patrick Monahan
The Buccaneers coach rode in the shadows of University and Seabreeze during the regular season, but he stormed to the forefront by leading his squad to a district title and state tournament berth.
Mark Darnley, University
Darnley was second on a squad that featured four bowlers with 200 or better averages … He finished with a 209 average, a 259 game and a 693 series.
Justin Gentry, Mainland
The sophomore returns to the second team after rolling a 300 game Sept. 25 and finishing with a 203 average … He had a high series of 709.
Kevin Kinslow, University
Kinslow's 204 average was third on a team with four 200-plus averages … He also finished with a 257 high game and a 676 high series.
Adam Rosenberg, Mainland
The senior stepped to the forefront as part of the Bucs' two-man tiebreaker team that held off Seabreeze and helped them win a district title … He finished with a 208 average, a 249 high game and a 664 high series.
Hunter Schuchman, Seabreeze
Schuchman returns to the second team after just missing first-team honors … He anchored a strong Sandcrabs team and finished with a 210 average, 280 game and 750 series.
DeLand: David LaMondie
Flagler Palm Coast: D'John James
Mainland: Corey Green
Matanzas: Branden Gynizio, Christian Sikes, David Miller
Seabreeze: Matthew Schuchman
Spruce Creek: Chad Hill, Dhilan Patel
University: John Hancock
2012: Joey Juhasz, Seabreeze
2011: James DeMarco, University
2010: Cody McCowin, Mainland
2009: Cody McCowin, Mainland
2008: Jimmy Fanning, Seabreeze and Ronald Pannullo, Flagler Palm Coast
2007: Michael Davis, Seabreeze
2006: Alex Kemp, DeLand
2005: Justin Bohannon, Spruce Creek
2004: Cody Held, DeLand
2003: Cody Held, DeLand
The News-Journal all-area bowling team was selected by Rob Ullery with input from The News-Journal staff and area coaches. The selections were based on averages, with consideration from high games and series and performances in the postseason serving as tiebreakers.

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Not better yet
But I feel a change
Against my will
(so to speak)
And thank God for that…
Ripping Scales
Not better yet
Not better yet
But I feel a change
Against my will
(so to speak)
And thank God for that…
Does it ever get better?
Does the pain make a way?
Do the dead rise again?
Is anything made right?
I miss the tree by that old house
The one we used to oft pretend
Was a phone booth we could change
Inside of into superman.
But heros just in ink and page
Give us just a little hope
Real life flesh and blood is rare
And we do not believe.
Evil speaks in many tongues
And fire burns from every place
It has touched and left again
That we might see its shadow's face.
In the alleys back in town
And in the mansions countryside
Its breath is whispered in the places
We would never think to hide.
Is there hope against this tide?
This shifting malice in the night
Who will save us from this mist?
That we cannot yet see to fight.
Another morning comes to call
And with it all the many traps
And this is how the way is made
Through the heat and snow.
There is a sound a coffee maker makes,
a drip pot that is,
a sound it makes right as it finishes
I want you to think of that sound.
But if I sin
Do ears go deaf?
And if I fail
Do eyes go blind?
Will I ever see the sun
Or feel the things my mind would find?
The heart and head have lost their way
And cannot see the other here
But it is Christ that heals the blind
And it is Christ that I now fear.
Death and pain have kept me close
All these years of my short life
But death to self is something else
A wholly different kind of strife.
The morning comes on far too fast
And sleep eludes my weary heart
And in the night the demons scream
And I don't know just where to start.
And still a fractured self
That hurts and bleeds and cries
And still is slow to trust
Still afraid to obey
Still afraid of stillness.
Does this story end well?
Do we make it out alive?
Is there hope not just then,
but now?
Is this life worth living at all?
How do you trust this Jesus
This God made man
This one you never saw
And never
felt his skin.


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Listen, I know you might be thinking, "There's no way eggplant anything is any good … unless it's fried." And, for a lot of recipes I've made, that actually may be true. But stick with me here: these eggplant cannellonis courtesy of the Fixate cooking show exclusively found on Beachbody On Demand are DA BOMB! As in, so good and so flavorful and, well, DELICIOUS!
I decided to give these a try one Sunday afternoon when it was cold and rainy and I actually had all of the ingredients on hand to make it. (I mean, who has eggplant laying around?? Apparently ME!) I made the Fixate marinara sauce from scratch, which you can find, below, (but you can use a no-sugar-added tomato sauce if you're not up for making your own). And then I also made these ridiculously good chicken meatballs to go alongside the eggplant cannellonis. And, you guys, this dinner was AH-MAZING! Even better, it reheated the next night even better!!
And in ONE SERVING, you're getting THREE SERVINGS of veggies! No, really, three servings of veggies! It's the most amazing low-carb meal EVER!
Wanna give it a try? The recipe is, below! Let me know what you think!
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Serves 6 (2 rolls each)
- 1 medium eggplant, sliced lengthwise into twelve ¼-inch slices (approx. 1¼ lbs.)
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- ¾ cup chopped onion (approx. 1 medium)
- ¾ cup chopped red bell pepper (approx. 1 medium)
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 8 oz. raw 93% lean ground turkey breast
- 2 cups chopped raw spinach
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh basil
- ½ tsp. sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
- ½ tsp. ground black pepper
- 3 cups FIXATE Marinara (see separate recipe for FIXATE Marinara), divided use
- Preheat oven to broil, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Arrange eggplant slices on prepared baking sheets, lightly coat both sides with spray.
- Broil eggplant, for 3 minutes on each side, or until eggplant begins to soften and brown. Set aside.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350º F.
- Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant.
- Add onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring frequently, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until onion is translucent. Add garlic; cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute. Add turkey; cook, stirring frequently, breaking turkey into small crumbles, for 5 to 6 minutes, or until turkey is no longer pink.
- Place turkey mixture in a large mixing bowl, Add spinach, cheese, basil, salt, and pepper; mix well. Set aside.
- Spread 1½ cups marinara sauce on bottom of 13 x 9-inch casserole pan.
- Place ¼ cup turkey filling on wide end of 1 eggplant slice; roll away from yourself. Place roll, seam-side down, into baking dish. Repeat with remaining slices.
- Top eggplant rolls with remaining 1½ cups marinara sauce. Cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes, or until hot.
- Heat oven to broil. Remove foil; broil an additional 3 to 5 minutes, or until lightly browned on top.
21 Day Fix container breakdown:
3 1/2 green 1/2 red 1 tsp.
- Eggplant slices will slightly resemble lasagna noodles before adding other ingredients.
- Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 to 5 days, or freeze individual portions for up to 3 months.
- For a more traditional Italian flavor, use olive oil spray in place of coconut oil cooking spray
FIXATE Marinara Sauce
- 1 (14.5-oz.) can canned whole peeled tomatoes
- 2 tsp. olive oil
- 1⁄3 cup chopped onion (approx. ½ medium)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp. dry white wine (like pinot grigio)
- ¼ tsp. sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
- 4 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
- Place tomatoes in a medium bowl; crush by hand (or pulse in a food processor or blender) to achieve slightly chunky consistency. Set aside.
- Heat oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion; cook, stirring frequently, for 3 to 5 minutes, or until onion is translucent.
- Add garlic; cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
- Add wine; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until almost all the liquid has evaporated.
- Add tomatoes and salt. Bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat to low; gently boil, stirring occasionally, for 7 to 8 minutes, or until sauce has thickened slightly. Remove from heat.
- Add basil; mix well. Cool to room temperature before serving. Set aside.


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The following press releases have been issued by the Trenton Police Department. They can be reached by voice at (731) 855-1413 for additional comment if needed. The FAX number is (731) 855-0779.
Drug charges lead to Aggravated Child Abuse
Trenton Officers solve several burglaries
Father charges with Aggravated Child Abuse
Trenton Police Catch Downtown Burglar
City of Trenton, Tennessee Web-Sites (City, Teapot, & Police)


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Ah… this article from brings back memories:
Police in Mount Lebanon, Pa., said in December that no illegal acts were involved, but some parents still want to know why the nondenominational Christian Mount Lebanon Young Life club had staged a teenagers' social event during which boys wore adult diapers, bibs and bonnets and sat in girls' laps while being spoon-fed. Said youth minister O.J. Wandrisco, the skits were not "dirty," but "to break down the walls and let (the kids) have fun." A previous skit involved, according to a parent, kids eating chocolate pudding out of diapers. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12-8-07]
Wow… and I found this in News of the Weird . That's quite an acheivement- I've never made it into that publication. I'm so jealous! 🙂 (My gross games page only made it into WORLD Magazine a few years ago… but that's a whole 'nother story!)
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Yesterday we went into the city, the city that we both love so much, and we plunked down at a bar to escape the heat and soak up the sounds. Okay, if I'm going to be truthful – he was escaping the heat, and I was soaking up the sounds. He humors me, and he was particularly humoring me on this day after I had pouted and made a particularly spectacular scene in the parking lot of the sporting goods store while holding back tears of self pity. Apparently, I had been harboring resentment over shopping as opposed to adventuring. I am not particularly fond of shopping; I require adventure. But I have this internal and eternal battle over being The Perfect Wife and feeling satisfied: I want both, but instead I push furiously towards what I think will make me perfect in the eyes of another.
Gross. And impossible. And also really, really stupid. Grossly, impossibly stupid.
So after my little outburst, he drove me in silence to the city, where I wanted to go all along – but I didn't want to push him into doing something he didn't want to do. Yes, I know, I already said it was really, really stupid. The whole ride there I just wanted to cry, but I held back because WHO LIKES A BIG FAT CRY BABY?! Then the city came into view, and I forgot everything else. I forgot my own stupidity, I forgot that painful little sentence that had been on loop in my head, "He's only doing this because I guilted him into it." I forgot that it was hot and he would be miserable and that I was wearing an outfit that made me fidgety and uncomfortable. I forgot the ruined breakfast of toast with jam because WHO PUTS AMERICAN CHEESE IN OMELETS?!
It's difficult to think of anything but the electricity of Nashville, the eclectic crowds, the sound of what it feels like to follow.your.dream. that flows from every open door along Broadway. I love this city. God, I love this city. It erases everything that hurts.
So we tour the Ryman Auditorium, and I feel as though I have gained a thousand new friends as the departed souls surround us, proudly escorting us through The Mother Church of Country Music. But it is so much more than that. This building, this original home of the Grand Ole Opry, is where lifelong wishes came true in beautiful, colorful bursts of melody that united every shade and religion of man, woman and child. This very establishment was the destination point for so many, and when a dreamer's feet hit the floor at the center of that stage and the crowd hushed to hear those first notes, it was magic. If you could bottle that moment, that feeling, that cocktail of terror infused with happiness and the deepest satisfaction, that explosion of THIS IS IT, I'm fairly certain you will have captured all that is good and holy.
We left the Ryman and we didn't speak for a short while. We stopped at The Merchant's for a mid-afternoon dinner, and then we talked. We watched. The restaurant is housed in the former Merchant's Hotel, built in 1892. The waitstaff was friendly and warm, and the drinks were exceptionally cold – albeit unusual – and accompanied by seasoned popcorn that we devoured like starving street urchins, fighting over the kernel crumbs at the bottom of the stainless steel cup. Sweet potato fries, a sweetly barbecued pulled pork sandwich, and cheese grits beneath a pork tenderloin finally satiated our hunger, and then it was ice cream at Mike's down the road to complete our feast.
We headed back to the car, but with an hour and a half left to play according to the parking meter, we reversed course and ventured back to Broadway in search of a cold Yazoo Dos Perros at one of the many, many honky-tonks dotting the road. And then the NovelFodder really kicked in.
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His name, Adam Freeman, doesn't sound French, but he's from Toulouse. "All I ever wanted was a little 20-seat bistro." How often have we heard this sentiment (usually from celebrity chefs with giant egos) and found it pretentious at best, unrealistic at worst? Yet the modest Adam is actually doing it.
Yes, you ask, but is he doing it well? And here we get into the realm of realism, of physical limits, of expectations. No, he's not doing it as well as a "commercial" restaurant, even a neighborhood spot with kitchen big enough for three or four cooks.
You have to take Thomas Street Bistro on its own terms, or leave it alone. It's not Palace Kitchen, it's not Canlis, it's not The Corson Building. Rather, it's the clean, modest front room of a walk-up apartment. The menu is basic: chicken, steak, fish, nothing over $15. For another couple of bucks, Adam throws in soup, salad and dessert.
At that price, you can't expect haute cuisine, or even the sort of fake ambition that comes from a soulless restaurant supply company (think of all those stuffed chicken breasts you've seen on tavern menus; you know they're delivered pre-cooked and flash-frozen). Here, if it says chicken, it's real chicken. The downside is that side dishes do double and triple duty, even if the seasoning isn't exactly right. And, truth be told, I'd have preferred a little less nutmeg in the noodles served with both the chicken and the fish. But the most remarkable thing is that he does it all by himself. No busser, dishwasher, prep cook or server, just Adam. And, for atmosphere, a roomfull of animated guests and a student from Cornish playing the piano
Listening to a classical medley while sipping a Côtes du Rhône, listening to neighborhood regulars in lively conversation with each other from their separate tables, I felt the contentment of being in a friend's living room. No mean accomplishment.
Adam has just returned from his annual vacation. My view: we should welcome him back!
Thomas Street Bistro, 421 E Thomas St., 206-323-0914


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The 21st July 2012 marked a milestone for the Flying Fifteen International class with the launch of the 4000th boat constructed since the design came off the drawing board of legendary designer Uffa Fox in 1947.
The first NZ 4000 series boat took to the water this weekend at RAYC.
"The Godfather" was built by Ovington in the UK, and fitted by Pinnell and Bax before shipping to Auckland. The boat is one of the first off the 2012 mould and like it's world champion sister ship is an epoxy carbon boat.
Owners Sally Garrett, more recently associated with two-handed sailing (on Expedition Coppelia) and Neil Easton, have sailed in the class since 2006, when Neil decided he wanted to take up sailing. The pair felt the Flying 15 was the only one-design boat that an adult could learn to sail in and quickly be able to race. Six nationals and the 2009 worlds behind them, Sally and Neil decided to upgrade and the 2012 Ovington boat seemed the logical choice with the top five boats at the 2011 World Championship having the same hull shape.
"We had an agreement if we had a top 10 finish at the NZ National Champs we were allowed to buy a new boat (at that stage new to us – second hand). Our last 3 years results have been a 8 – 7 – 6, so while I was busy getting ready to sail Round New Zealand, Neil was busy sorting out a new boat. Allan Bax made it super easy to order the boat, Burnard International provided excellent shipping support" said Sally.


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A customer from Australia asked us if our sex dolls can take rough sex, our answer is YES!
This cumstomer is just divorced, his fantasy is group sex but its hard to find a woman to participate. So he find us and planning on getting some real sex dolls from us to fulfill his deep desire.
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There's no need to be so smug. Ok, maybe I was sneaking around in the dark, and maybe I was looking for the precious diamonds. Fine, you caught me, red-handed. But listen – those diamonds are insured, nobody loses if they go missing. And do you know who gains? The poor little orphans who only have moldy bread to eat. You should see their big, teary eyes. They'd cry, but they are ravaged by cholera and don't have the energy to speak. You want me to name one of them? Uh…never mind that! I can't go back to jail, there's a hit on me! They'll kill me – can't we make a deal? You let me walk out of here, and I'll do something for you. Do you like this catsuit? It really sticks to me like it was painted on, you can see every detail. Would you like me to unzip it? I'll do it, slowly. My breasts are popping out! Does that do anything for you? Why don't you touch them? That's more like it. This zipper goes all the way down, and then all the way in the back, too. Should we see what happens if we open it up? I'll do anything, have your way with me! I'm a delicious, tempting high-quality sex doll for rough sex, with a body so hot and seductive, you won't be able to keep away! I have long legs and a beautiful ass, tight stomach and amazing D-cup breasts that heave and jiggle all over. My skin feels amazingly realistic – so soft and supple, you'll never want to stop touching me! I love kinky bedroom games, and I love to roleplay. Can we switch now? I'll be the sexy police woman, and it's time I interrogated you!
I'm going out – maybe I will go to a gallery and steal the show from whatever pretentious artist is opening, or maybe I will dance all night to Talking Heads songs. Perhaps I will strut up and down the catwalk in a fashion show; I am the definition of haute, after all. Such it is to be me! Exciting, unpredictable, and maybe a little bit full of myself. Maybe I could stay here for a while, and squeeze my unbelievably sexy and voluptuous real sex doll for rough sex body into a succession of ever-sluttier outfits, for your amusement. Who am I kidding, it amuses me too – when you catch a look at my heaving bosoms wiggling around, and your eyes go wide, your face flushes, and your pants tighten – I know I have your full attention. Touch me. You can feel how soft and supple my skin feels, how realistic I seem, just like a real woman. You can't keep your hands off me, my body is so inviting and fleshy. I have a fully articulating metal skeleton inside that lets me assume nearly every position a real woman can – and some of those positions are pretty erotic. Why not try a few out and see how you like them? Looks like I might just stay in tonight – the city can stand to go without me for once.
I'm the Daimyo's consort – a woman who is spoken for, but has no rights. I've been schooled in all 236 of the erotic arts, but cannot ever practice them, because my lord is obsessed with expansion, and only speaks to his military advisors. I'm a premium real sex doll take rough sex, and I was created to please my master. And now that the Daimyo has left to conquer a neighboring region, I have no one to practice my skills on. But I see that you are not one of my lord's men – you are an outsider, beholden to no other. Perhaps you would enjoy my soft and supple flesh? Once you put your hands on me, your resolve will be fully tested. My heaving E-cup breasts jiggle and bounce at the slightest movement, and because I have a fully articulating internal skeleton, I can wrap my arms and legs around you in a passionate embrace. My private spaces are yours to enjoy, and I can suck you in and pleasure you until you release in blind ecstasy. You might be determined to wander, but perhaps I can convince you to stay with me, if just for a while?


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Posts Tagged 'Sapne'
Weak Radio Signal during entire transmission.
Announcer: Ms. Jyoti Parmar
Time: 6.30AM to 6.45AM
Program: Bhakti Sangeet
Aavo Kanha Hamari Gali – Geeta Dutt & Lata – Monika
Radio Signal became weak after 7.00AM.
Announcer: Ms. Padmini Pareira
Time: 6.30AM to 6.45AM
Tere Mere Sapne – Rafi – Guide
Time: 6.45AM to 7.15AM
Two Religious programs broadcasted today.
Time: 7.30AM to 8.00AM
Program: Purani Filmon Ka Sangeet
Gin Gin Tare Main Haar Gayi Raat Ko – Lata – Jadoo
Tum Na Aaye Ghataa Gum Ki Chhane Lagi – Asha – Baap Re Baap
Kaisa Hota Jo Tu Is Dil Mein Aaya Na Hota – Lata
Weak Radio Signal during entire transmission.
Announcer: Ms. Jyoti Parmar
Time: 6.30AM to 7.00AM
Khayi Hai Re Humne Kasam – Lata – Talash
Khilona Jaan Kar Tum To – Rafi – Khilona
Chale Ja Chale Ja Chale Ja … Jahan Pyar Miley – Suman Kalyanpur
Radio Signal could not be received today during entire morning transmission.
Announcer: Lady Announcer used to present Vakya Geet during evening transmission.
Radio Signal could be received between 7.10AM and 7.40AM. I could listen to the following songs only.
Time: 7.10AM to 7.30AM
Program: Behnon Ki Pasand
Likha Hai Teri Ankhon Mein – Kishore & Lata – Teen Deviyan 1965
Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai – Kishore – Daag
Hey Maine Kasam Li – Kishore & Lata – Tere Mere Sapne
Main Intezar Karoon … Wada Tera Wada – Kishore – Dushman
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas – Kishore – Blackmail
Time: 7.30AM to 7.40M
Program: Purani Filmon Ka Sangeet
Chali Kaun Se Des Gujariya – Asha & Talat – Boot Polish
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Producer(s): MINERVA
Director(s): SOHRAB MODI
Music Director: SHANKER JAIKISHAN
Lyricist: HASRAT JAIPURI
Aaye Bahaar Ban Ke – Rafi
Ye Wada Karo Chand Ke Samne – Mukesh & Lata
Nache Ang Ang Ang Tere Aage – Lata
Mere Sapne Mein Aana Re Sajna – Lata
Antar Mantar Jantar … Maidan Liya Hai Maar – Lata & Usha
Pyare Babul Se Bichchad Ke – Lata & Chorus
Kahan Se Milte Moti – Lata
Chale Sipahi Dhool Udate – Manna Dey
Announcer: Ms. Suhasini (Please correct if I am wrong)
Radio Ceylon today remembered Mukesh on his death anniversary. The transmission was again not available between 7.00AM and 8.00AM. I could listen to the following part of morning transmission only.
Time: 6.30AM to 6.45AM
Program: Film Sangeet – Mukesh
Aji Dekho Zara To Kya … Mausam Badaa Pyaara Hai – Lata – Maya Jaal 1962 – Prem Dhawan – S.N.Tripathi
Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein – Hum Hindustani
Dheere Dheere Bol – Lata – Gora Aur Kaala
Dam Dam Diga Diga – Chhalia 1960
Time: 6.45AM to 7.00AM
Program: Religious Program
Time: 8.00AM to 8.30AM
Program: Film Sangeet
Jis Dil Mein Basaa Thaa Pyar Tera – Saheli
Zindagi Khwaab Hai – Jaagte Raho
Chaand Ko Kya Maloom – Lal Bangla
Tum Jo Hamaare Meet Na Hote – Aashiq 1962
Raat Aur Din Diya Jale – Raat Aur Din
Maine Tere Liye Hi Saat Rang Ke Sapne Chune – Anand
Announcer: Ms. Jyoti Parmar
Time: 6.20AM to 6.45AM
Program: Filmi Bhakti Sangeet
Ishwar Allah Tere Naam Sabko Sanmati De Bhagwan – Beautifully sung by Rafi Saheb
Bada Natkhat Hai Re – Lata – Amar Prem
Swami Narayan Narayan Hari Hari – Lata
Tora Man Darpan Kahlaye – Asha – Kaajal (1965) – Ravi
Jo Tum Todo Piya Main Nahi Todoon Re- Lata
Time: 6.45AM to 7.00AM
Program: Film Sangeet
Popat Hoon Main Pyar Ka – Manna Dey – Raaz
I could listen to the above song and there was a sudden dip in the strength of radio signal. I could only get the radio signal when the following song was being aired.
Time: 7.30AM to 8.00AM
Program: Purani Filmon Ka Sangeet
Hasratein Khamosh Hain – K.L.Sehgal – Tadbir 1945 – Lyrics: Swami Ramanand – Music: Lal Mohammed
Time: 8.00AM to 8.30AM
Program: Film Sangeet
Humsafar Mere Humsafar – Lata & Mukesh – Poornima 1965
Hamne Jo Dekhe Sapne – Mahendra Kapoor & Lata – Parivar
Bekhudi Mein Sanam – Rafi & LAta – Haseena Maan Jayegi
Koi Jab Tumhara Hriday Tod De – Mukesh – Poorab Aur Paschim
Mujhko Is Raat Ki Tanhayi Mein Awaaz Na Do – Mukesh – Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere
Zindagi Ka Safar – Kishore
Announcer: Ms. Jyoti Parmar
I tuned late around 7.45AM and found a very strong radio signal at Delhi, India. It remained good till 8.27AM.
Time: 7.30AM to 8.00AM
Program: Purani Filmon Ka Sangeet
Jhoom Jhoom Rahi Pyar Ki Duniya – Talat & Lata – Hungama – Rajinder Krishan – Chitalkar Ramchandra
Naya Zamana Aaya – Lata
Chupke Chupke … Aaya Aaya Na Koi Samne – Thes 1949 – Lyrics: Kedar Sharma – Snehal Bhatkar
AllaaHu – K.L.Sehgal – Omar Khayyam 1946
Time: 8.00AM to 8.30AM
Program: Missed listening to it by a fraction of second. I was approaching the Radio Set by the time announcement was complete. However it could be Meri Pasand.
Har Khushi Ho Wahan – Lata – Upkar 1968 – KalyanJi AnandJi
Hamne Jo Dekhe Sapne – Mahendra Kapoor & Lata – Parivar
Tumhein Yaad Hoga – Hemant Kumar & Lata – Satta Bazaar
In Pyar Ki Rahon Mein Tera Hi Sahara Hai – Rafi & Asha – Punar Milan 1964
Dewaane Hain Dewaanon Ko Na Ghar Chahiye – Rafi – Zanzeer 1973 – Gulshan Bawra – KalyanJi AnandJi
Sapna Mera Toot Gaya – Asha & PanchamDa – Khel Khel Mein
Wada Kar Le Sajanaa – Lata & Rafi – Haath Ki Safai 1974
Bolo Bolo Ji – Mukesh & Lata – Ghar Ghar Ki Baat 1949 – KalyanJi AnandJi
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Announcer: Ms. Jyoti Parmar
Time: 6.15AM to 6.30AM
Program: Filmi Bhajan
Man Re … Tan Hai Dukh Ka Naam – Rafi
Hari Ka Dhyan Laga Man Mere – Rafi
Time: 6.30AM to 7.00AM
Program: Film Sangeet
Dil Kanton Mein Uljhaya Hai … Ik Dushman Pe Pyar Aaya Hai – Lata
Hey Maine Kasam Li – Kishore & Lata – Tere Mere Sapne
Pyar Ko Chahiye Kya Ek Nazar – Kishore – Ek Nazar
Chehre Se Jara Aanchal – Mukesh & Asha – Ek Baar Muskurado
Kasme Waade Nibhayenge Hum – Kishore & Lata – Kasme Waade
Time: 7.00AM to 7.30AM
Program: Manoranjan – Songs of Listener's Choice – Some songs are old hence could not find A/V file(s).
Thandi Hawayein Lehra Ke Aayen – Lata – Naujawan 1951
Thandi Thandi Hawa Pooche Unka Pataa – Asha – Johny Walker
Kaare Kaare Badra … Jaare Jaare Badra … Meri Atariya Na Shor Macha – Lata – Bhabhi
Time: 7.30AM to 8.00AM
Program: Aap Ki Pasand
Aaja Dil Milayenge Geet Gayenge – Geeta Dutt – ?
Mera Dil Pukare… Chand Se Poochho Sitaron Se Poochho Mujhe Unse Pyar Hai – Hemant & Lata – Daku Ki Ladki 1954
Ja Re … Ja Re Ud JA Re Panchhi – Lata – Maya 1961
Kyon Dil Ki Kali Muskayi … Hare Bhare ___ Lekar Mast Jawaani Aayi – Shamshad & Male Singer – Bhool Bhulayia 1933
Dekh Chand Ki Or – Dekh Gagan Ki Oor – Aag


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from Muscle & Blood Magazine, Issue II, Spring 2011:
A Visit to the Dream World of M.V. Montgomery's Poetry Collection Strange Conveyances
a book review from Benjamin C. Krause
"The better part of my life is spent in dreams.
Only by chance awakenings do I learn where I have been."
("Pathways," lines 22-23)
The above quotation, from the opening poem in M.V. Montgomery's Strange Conveyances, sets the tone for a collection that constructs a world out of a character's dreams, as Winsor McCay famously did with his early 1900s comic strip Little Nemo (1). Much of Strange Conveyances is spent in a modern-day Slumberland, where the speaker often interacts with people and places from his past. He may find himself staring at a house under a lake, or suddenly dead and wondering what he should do next, or at one point, the newest recruit as a crusader for a new zombie utopia. There is an element of surrealism and even fantasy to many of these dreams, but Montgomery puts every poem over by means of the speaker's matter-of-fact way of speaking.
Like a character from a magical realist novel, Montgomery's speaker never thinks any situation to be bizarre. And like Camus's Mersault, he never has reservations about his present predicament. But though it is interesting to draw these parallels, it would be irresponsible to call Strange Conveyances either absurdist or magical realist. It is a book about dreams, and though it is impossible for me to speak for everyone, my experience tells me that both of the above-mentioned qualities are common attributes of dream-consciousness. In some poems, the speaker reconnects with past selves, both distant and near in age. He also reconnects with people from his past. When he meets these people, he is sometimes the same age/self he was when he knew them, but other times he's his current self. In these poems, Montgomery poses questions relating to the nature of the self, as well as the way dreams treat it, that deserve to be studied in much longer and more critical essays.
There are rare moments of lucidity in the poems, but even they explore subjects that, like dreams, could never be—for example, the speaker wishing to be invited to the wedding of his former brother-in-law, with whom he once had a very close relationship.
In the closing scene of the Coen Brothers' adaptation of No Country for Old Men, Ed Tom Bell states that he "had dreams." His wife replies, "Anything interesting?" His response is that "they always is [sic] to the party concerned." This reflects the conventional wisdom that dreams are only valuable to the person having them. But this moment of dialog added by the Coen Brothers was intentionally ironic, as the two dreams in No Country for Old Men are fundamentally important to the narrative.
A century ago, Winsor McCay enraptured newspaper readers around the world with a comic strip about the dreams of a boy named Nemo. How soon we forget. If Little Nemo is no longer part of our popular folklore, and if Joel and Ethan Coen did not finally euthanize the old cliché of the irrelevance of dreams with the above-mentioned exchange, then we all must read Strange Conveyances, for no greater proof exists in the contemporary literary world of how captivating the dreams of another can be.
Strange Conveyances receives my highest recommendation, and though the decade is very young, it comfortably tops my list of the best poetry collections from January 2010 to present.
1. If "Little Nemo" rings a bell, but you are unfamiliar with the strip, you have probably seen the 1992 animated film adaptation, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, an American and Japanese coproduction. Or, like me, you may have been introduced to Little Nemo through the video game adaptation for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Little Nemo: The Dream Master (1989). Both were superb examples of their medium, and have become classics in their own right, but neither came anywhere near capturing the spirit of McCay's comic strip. However, due to the nature of the strip, it is doubtful that a film or a video game ever could do it justice. The vast difference between the two adaptations, even though they were supposed to be tie-ins (they were released the same year in Japan), is a testament to the strip's open-endedness, and the quality of each final product demonstrates the sincere respect the creators had for McCay's work.


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I retired in May….I still have not gotten my pension. I worked for the tax department on the state campus. They keep saying your check(s) will post but after 4 months of waiting I still have not got my pension to use for retirement. what's up with that!!
Thank G-D for my NYS Pension and for those who've made sure that it is relatively secure and adequately funded. Were it not for my pension, we'd be in severe financial trouble. I also thank G-D that I had the foresight to maintain a sizeable amount of cash for emergencies. Yes, we've made some lifestyle changes and held off major expenditures. Barring some major family catastrophe, we'll get through this tunnel and come out the other end OK.
Yo! I just received my investment statement from Fidelity. I lost $5,000 in Sept. Yes! I am going to change my lifestyle. I am going to fire my financial counselor and hire a manager and cutman. I may need to come out of retirement again. Yo!
CAll NYS Divsion of Retirments and ask them if your retirement case can be assigned a, "HANDLE AS SPECIAL." you know, like the ones that come in that way signed by some big shot. Good Luck.
I am concerned about my retirement savings. Presently I plan to retire in 4 years, but that could change.
We little people are guppies in a shark tank. As big corporations were allowed to dispose of their pension programs in favor of the 401(k) scam, any hope of a good retirement for normal people was over. We're just trying to get along, pay our bills and enjoy our families. We are not financial planners, nor should we have to be. All the people I know who are happy retirees are GE, IBM and NYS pensioners who are unconcerned about how the stock market does every day. God help us all in our elder years.
Conerned? Not really. Once BHO takes over and institutes his socialist system, we'll all be OK. Isn't that correct, Michael Moore?
Concerned about my retirement savings? Not yet!
Concerned about my retirement investments? Not anymore!
What retirement savings?
Live for the moment for you may be dead tomorrow.
By the way, #7, we already have socialism through your heroes—for the rich.
While many want to rank on state workers when times are good because we are "underpaid" and have "crappy jobs", times like these are exactly why people like myself work for the state. Nothing beats a defined benefit pension.
Of course, when times get rough, like now, we end up getting people lashing out at us talking about how "lazy" and "overpaid" we are. Funny how that works.
The worst part about this is that if those in the private sector started organizing into unions again and started demanding pensions again, the issues out there right now would only be a problem for the rich folk. Maybe this will push people into organizing again and returning this country to what it once was when unions were in control and corporations didn't run the government.
Concerned? Hell no! What's there to be concerned over? I've only lost about 46,000 since January in my 401K grrrrrrrrrrrr!
If this mess keeps up, we all might have to work until we're dead… Talk about forced retirement!
I am very concerned but my husband has some internal faith going on that tells me to relax. I suggested that he freeze the payroll deductions and keep the cash until some of this mess is clarified . Of course, the worse case scenario is that the dollar becomes so weakened that it ceases to have value. Yes, we have seen our portfolio rise and fall until I didn't open the last one because of the nausea it would bring. The saving grace at this point is that the husband is a public servant and so at least will have a job throughout the next few years-unless the municipality goes broke! I think I will read up on the Crash of '29 to be ready for the crash of '009.
Good post Concerned Citizen! Of course you are correct.
Hi Folks:
For more than 30 years I've been involved in trying to recruit and hire good people for the State work force. (See concerned citizen # 10, above) When the economy was doing well, we got lackluster candidates but when the private sector was hurting, we reaped the benefits of motivated, highly qualified, first-class employees! Honestly, we did the best when the markets were horrible because the brightest and best recognized that NYS employment as a great opportunity by offering retirement, health care and a decent working environment not located in Bangladesh!
Now that the great Wall Street Boondoggle has crashed and burned, the people who laughed at us "state workers" are sounding a bit jealous. What's the matter? You no longer enjoy life in the fast lane? You no longer enjoy the fast track where high risk means high rewards? Ahhh … gee! Those of us who took the slow and steady lane are all choked with tears for you guys.
Back when I worked for a Fortune 100 company I had no illusions and realized that my job could disappear tomorrow. Many people who needed jobs took the jobs that were offered to them, but all the whiners who are now bewailing their lot and complaining about how poorly fate has treated them should understand that they accepted the Faustian bargain.
To those who chose that option in life — with all its inherent risks and rewards — they are now reaping what they sowed. What's the surprise in that?
Not … no and no.
B Obama is DANGEROUS for America-
Opening retirement plans for withdrawal is similiar to allowing home equity to be used like an ATM machine…DANGEROUS!!!
I hope you live long enough to enjoy your retirement Sparky.
Art, you've only lost it if you sold when the markets down. Other than that it's only on paper… so buy as much as you can now. Did you ever read the disclaimer about playing the market?
If this economic downturn and tax-payer funded "bailout/rescue" does not result in the election of Barack Obama, as U.S. President, then, the world, as many of us may understand it, has ceased to exist.
Unless, the U.S. stock market is not nearly as important, to the U.S. economy, as the electronic mass media has portrayed it.
Right now, the economy seems to be regaining it's traction and getting itself "back on track". But because of the enormous $800+ billion influx of U.S. $-taxpayer. An amount which will, most probably, be fully expended just after election-day, 2008. When an another infusion of tax-payer funded capital will be required. Or so we will be told. Again!
A return to some of the social and economic policies of FDR's New Deal would be welcome. By way of our Social Security and Medicare taxes we are already paying enough to fully fund universal healthcare and to restore Social Security benefit levels to what they were, prior to 1985. Right now "surplus" taxes paid to both Social Security and Medicare are being diverted to pay for all other federal expenditures. To an extent, perhaps, of as much as 25 cents on every federal $-budget.
Where the line should be drawn: Personal income taxes should not rise above 40%. For anyone. American entreprenuers should be able to keep most of their profits or what they are paid.
That U.S. economic conditions may be returning, once again, to the period of the Great Depression, is on the minds of some. The following hyperlinks may better inform.
I know it's only a loss on paper but it still is a downer to see it shrink. 🙁
Number 17, to begin with, there should never have been any taxes on pensions. You work all your life and have paid taxes all your working life until you retire, then, the gov't still has their hands in your pockets. How awful a system is this? I took an early retirement to care for a sick child with a life-threatening disability. The company I worked for allowed me to leave as long as I worked 30yrs or more. I left with 31.5yrs. I am 51 years old and have to abide by the rules and am unable to access my pension without penalty because I am not 59 1/2yrs old. Many times, people who leave early have special circumstances, which should be taken into consideration by the gov't. I think anyone who have worked 30yrs or more should be able to retire no matter what age and receive their pension without penalty. Their should never have been any restrictions on anyones pension. THESE RULES WERE DESIGNED FOR THE GOV'T TO CONTINUE TAXING, TAXING, TAXING. WE live in a corrupt society with a lot of corrupt officials. Making it possible for individuals with hardships to withdraw is the right thing to do. Mr. Obama has the right idea. He has many good ideas. Those of us with HARDSHIPS support his idea. If you had a hardship would you still think of this idea as being DANGEROUS?
Art, I'm feeling your pain, believe it… the ides if you can do it is to keep buying when the market is low, it's cost averaging. Hopefully after the day traders get doen taking profits for awhile, it will correct itself.
doll, I think you should re-read #17, it says take money out of retirement not early retirement. Anyone who gets pi$$ed or on a binge or drugger up or goes to Vegas with Spitzers girlfriend can drain their retirement account, and you think that's a good thing?
Jakester, it's OUR money! How dare you do-gooders and government bureaucrats tell me I'm not prudent with my own money? If the big shots were more prudent with their money, we might have avoided this economic Katrina that your hero McCain is twiddling his thumbs and offering 1929-Hoover-like ideas to deal with.
"do-gooders and government bureaucrats"?
Jakester makes a very good point.
So you may be responsible and only withdraw what you need to get through. But not everyone will be. In other words, there will most likely be many people that withdraw more money that needed to buy things that they don't need.
So, for example, lets say Frivolous Spender blows his entire 401(k) savings in Vegas as Jakester said. First, Frivolous Spender can't retire, and works until he gets to 72 and the doctor takes him out of work due to his failing health. Who pays for him at that point? The taxpayers. In other words, me and you. Do you want to pay for that guys mistakes? Now multiply that by 1 million morons who do the same thing all because they got a break and were able to withdraw money from their 401(k) without penalty. Do you know how much it's going to cost to take care of these people? Would they have withdrew that money and blew their life savings in Vegas if they had to pay the penalty?
The tax law regarding 401(k)s was written with that penalty for a very good reason. Besides the above, if you withdraw that money without penalty, you are basically getting to invest money at a very deep discount in regards to what you pay in income taxes, which robs the countries tax coffers of even more money. And considering the amount of money just spent on the bailout, thats the last thing we need to be doing.
The law allows for early withdrawals, so if you really need it, take it out. But at a penalty rate of 50%, it's quite clear people will only take out what they need, which is what should be done.
And for your information, us "bureaucrats" have to play by the same rules with our pensions. In some respects, they are even more draconian. Try taking a LOAN out from the retirement system, that you have to pay back IN FULL WITH INTEREST, and having to pay taxes on the amount of the loan. Do you pay taxes on the money you borrow from a bank when you get a loan? How about taxes on the money "borrowed" from a bank when you use a credit card? The answer is now, because its a LOAN, and not income. I won't even get into what happens if you withdraw money from your pension early.
The bottom line is, it is your money. You can still spend it any way you please. But since it was invested under the tax shelter of a 401(k) for the purpose of retirement, why should you get all the benefits of having an what basically amounts to a regular investment account at a brokerage without the capital gains tax?
For many that "need" to withdraw money from their 401(k) to survive in these trying times, the "need" arises from them living beyond their means and trying to "keep up with the Joneses" and I feel no sympathy for people who do that. If your household income is $60k a year and you live in a $500k house with an ARM that jumps 200% after 5 years, lease 2 $40k SUV's, own a timeshare in Florida, etc, they you get what you deserve.
Those of you who believe you are so secure because of your NYS Retirement System Pension, don't. I am sure those of us who collection pensions of our own or spouse's pension as a survivors, should not assume everything is okay because Tom says it is. He tells his auditors how to find, what to find and what to unfind. I have aligned with other state workers who have been damaged by Tom at the top, almost as soon as he got into office. Tom keeps putting his smiling face out there, but as you'll notice his hair is turning white. Hmmmmm. I was right about P. David when I said in my opinion he should be indicted. Tom more than likely will be before he even gets a chance to run. OSC is so corrupt there are no words. Look at the OSC webpage that alleges to disclose contracts. Okay. Now where do we go for the people collecting money from New York State without a contract and without being on the payroll. The only way to deal with Tom DiNapoli is through the Federal Government. I am working with other state employees to expose OSC. Tom finds that some election machines have not been properly inspected. He will do anything to get his way. Since he and his cronies were all backing Hillary so strongly, it is surprising. I see now more than ever, Silver and Bruno one in the same. Reps and Dems at least here in New York State are all in bed together. the more I know, the more I know.
Item-#26 (Myra) and all other readers of this blog:
One reason why those, in the N.Y.S. Retirement System, have less to worry about is that New York's Governor, N.Y.S. Senators and Assembly members and their staff/s are all in the same retirement system with you. Although their retirement package is much more generous for them, than for the rank and file civil servant/s. Can you blame them? This serves as a deterrent to their plundering the assets of the N.Y.S. Retirement System. Because they won't be as tempted to steal from the civil service work force retirements when it would mean, also, stealing from their own.
You should be more concerned about Social Security. Why? Because the U.S. President, U.S. Senators and Members of Congress and their staff/s do not participate or pay into Social Security. Nor does any employee of the U.S. Government. Why the I.R.S. has no sympathy with seniors who, since the 1990's, have had to pay income taxes on their Social Security Retirement benefits. If they did participate, all the problems with the Social Security System would have been corrected a long time ago. I'd like to think.
This problem has been aggravated. Starting in 1985, Social Security benefits have been cut and Social Security taxes raised. Increasing the size of the "surplus" of taxes paid into the Social Security System. This annual surplus is, now, more than $800 billion. It pays for the entire annual U.S. Federal Budget every 4 years. This can also be seen as Social Security taxes being misspent to subsidize annual non-Social Security federal expenditures to the extent of $1 for every $4 spent.
Whenever Congress and the White House pretend to "save Social Security", they are simply taking steps to increase the size of the annual "surplus" Social Security revenues. By cutting benefits and raising taxes. All of their so-called "expert" analysts are paid with federal funds (in the form of Federal grants) to come up with the "findings" for which they are looking. So it will seem they are, actually, trying to find a way to "save Social Security" and not trying to mislead "working" Americans, who, for their entire working lives, have paid into Social Security. Takes away the all of the "good feelings" many attach to the words: "Federal Funding". Doesn't it?
Allegedly and currently, the $-amounts the U.S. Government owes the Social Security System now exceeds $30 trillion. Do you think it will ever be repaid? Do you think the U.S. Government ever intends to do so? Now! You might be wondering.
Please click-on the following hyperlink for some additional information.
Thank you.
Pleasant dreams!
Well CC, you brought up an angle that I hadn't considered before. Good points. The "bureaucrats" I was talking about were Federal, not State. I did have to dip into my IRA years ago to deal with an emergency and I paid the tax. As income, not capital gains. Is that right?
I think every senior in high school should have to take a course that explains SS,its something everyone of them will have to pay9with a few exceptions)and most people don't pay attention to it.
Yes, I know all too well that the assembly, senators, and NY big shots get pensions for their public service. That is not the problem. When they show up at the Retirement System, "Handle as special," I do find fault with that. Also when another app comes in or request and it is marked handle as special per Assembly or so and so, that is not right either. NYS is so corrupt there are no words.
My recent FOIL requests have shown that in fact, as Tom DiNapoli is showing his face on t.v. saying well, I caught another attorney who was collecting a pension as a consult, he is at the same time, letting other consultants accumulate service credit. Not even contributing to it. If consultants and sub-contractors could legally collect pensions, than I should get the 15 years of public service added to my other 11 as an independant doing state jobs.
These pensions are handed out as awards for consultants doing what they are told to do. We need OSC to be monitered and more thoroughly investigated by the Federal government. Since the retirment law book includes the social security law, the violations are deliberate. I seriously doubt the social security workers are marking anything as handle as special. They are a difficult agency. I still disagree with the five month waiting period for SSD when a person has paid their entire life and they are diagnosed as terminally ill or prognosis poor. That means pay them now. As far as that goes, even the NYS retirement system did not process my husband's disability retirement until I wrote as his power of attorney that he had two weeks to live. It is ridiculous. The first day of his pension was the day he died.


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Norfolk based, Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue (NORLSAR) work throughout Norfolk and lowland Great Britain, the environments can be both urban and rural. NORLSAR assist in response to search and rescue requests from the police, providing specialized search and rescue capabilities to help find missing people. NORLSAR have the capability to assist police during extreme weather conditions, together with partner agencies.
Unlike our more famous Mountain Rescue counterpart NORLSAR will not go into mountainous areas – different search skills are required for highland terrain. NorLSAR are members of the Association of Lowland Search and Rescue (ALSAR) and will assist member teams in Search and Rescue across lowland Britain, when assistance is requested.
NORLSAR uses trained people and dogs to search any terrain found in lowland Britain. We use a wide range of techniques and equipment backed up with the latest missing persons data and methodologies. NORLSAR have always endorsed and encouraged investigation surrounding faster and more efficient search and rescue techniques. Over the years NORLSAR have adopted many of these search techniques and, together with other ALSAR teams in the United Kingdom, continue to advance Search and Rescue efforts within lowland Britain.
Primarily NORLSAR searches as foot teams and all Search Technicians must complete the basic Search Technician training course prior to becoming live members and on the team's callout list. We then encourage members to put any other skills to good use following the completion of their basic course. We offer individuals the opportunity to improve personal skills this can include team leading, navigation, dog handling, mountain biking, water safety and water rescue. NORLSAR are constantly on the lookout for members who can help with non-operational aspects of the organization.
Unfortunately, despite expectations from the public, Search and Rescue within the United Kingdom receives no government funding. If you can help with fundraising, filling in grant applications or seeking sponsorship please contact us. Without people helping us we are unable to help others.
If you'd like a challenge, become a part of NORLSAR and help the police search for missing people. Visit the 'Get involved' page of this website or meet our team members at one of the events we attend throughout the year.


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Join Shahmeen and her guest, Deborah McCrea, to uncover the gift within the wound that leads us to greater truth, freedom and fulfillment.
Depending on our life path and purpose, it's said that we choose a family and set of circumstances to be born into. While we exist as pure energy and consciousness, we're aligned with the truth that humans are "spiritual beings having a material experience." But as gravity calls and we are born into a physical body, we essentially die to the spiritual while being birthed into matter. We begin to center our sense of 'self' in the wound of the unhealed


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Hi everyone!
I have recently acquired a OnePlus 6T, upgrading from my still pretty good Nexus 5. I quickly installed the foo app and realised that the display for the "currently playing" window is all wrong with my 39:18 display (1080x2340). Is there any way to solve this issue besides resizing every button in the window? Thanks.


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Amy Winehouse continued the series of Shockwaves NME Awards shows in London tonight (February 19).
The recent Brit award-winning singer played songs from her current album 'Back To Black' at the Astoria and concluded her set with a cover of The Zutons song 'Valerie'.
During the gig Winehouse also made reference to the incident where she ran off stage at London's G-A-Y club (which takes place at the Astoria) mid-song to be sick in January.
She said: "Last time I was here, I only got through six songs so I pat myself on the back. I thought there'd be a lot of angry homosexuals at the door."
Proceedings tonight kicked off with performances from rock trio The Noisettes and hotly tipped singer songwriter Jack Penate.
She played:
'Just Friends'
'Tears Dry'
'He Can Only Hold Her'
'Love Is Blind'
'Wake Up Alone'
'Back To Black'
'I'm No Good'
'Me And Mr Jones'
'Love Is A Losing Game'


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Do not adjust the settings on your screen. That screenshot is indeed sideways, and it is intentionally so. That's what it looks like when you play first person tetris. Which is why I could only stand to relive this particular childhood memory (oh, how I miss my Gameboy) for a few minutes before I had to either pause the game or pick up the puke bucket.
That said, this rotating retro throwback is a pretty ingenious idea, not to mention well executed. The site is simple, the interface is straightforward and — most importantly — the game is still as fun as it was when I was riding in the back of my mom's Expedition during middle school carpool.
All in all, I have to give this one a great big geek chic chick shoutout. At the end of the day, there's only one word for something so straight-outta-the-90s awesome, so say it with me folks…this site is totally rad.


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Climate Apocalypse talk at Chichester Humanists 15th May 2018
Dr Lynch presented a different way of looking at climate change. Rather than considering the science, he considered how we perceive climate change and what we are prepared to do about it.
He began by considering David Well's article The Uninhabitable Earth, which considers the most extreme scenario and the optimistic view of some climate change scientists that we will find a way to prevent it.
Dr Lynch described the anthropocene period of history in whcih humanity is the dominant force shaping the rest of nature. 1945 is one possible starting point, with the advent of nuclear bomb testing that spread radioactivity around the globe.
He considered the scale and rate of change and its disproportionate effect on undeveloped countries, a kind of environmntal racism, with the biggest culprits being the developed nations.
Rather than seeing climate change as a problem, it should be seen as a symptom of our attachment to things that are self-defeating, with the naive hope that the world will provide because it always has.
Dr Lynch concluded on a pessimistic note: humanity is not willing to change, with the ultimate consequences as described in The Great Leveler by Walter Scheidel: war, revolution, state failure, pandemic, etc.
His talk prompted many questions from an appreciative audience.


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This weekend we'll be downtown at the Providence Public Library for the first ever Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo (RIPExpo). It should be a great time, and events have probably already started by the time you read this; check out some of the amazing programming they have planned! And gaze upon this beautiful poster by Leif Goldberg:
Matthew Lawrence wrote a sweet piece about it in this week's Phoenix, you should all come down and visit!


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A superb opportunity to join an established Independent estate agency who is looking to grow their existing team progressing to potential management, subject to results
Responsible to: Managing Director
Based at: Kingston upon Thames
Job overview: To proactively generate new business, deliver & complete property let's and sales in order to strive to exceed company & personal targets.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
- Registering enquiries from prospective Landlords or Vendors & book in valuations
- Valuing properties to let or for sale as appropriate.
- Advising Landlords of their legal obligations for letting or selling, including Contracts, Right to Rent, Deposits, EPC, safety regulations for gas, electricity fixed and PAT, fire & furnishings etc.
- Selling all company products and services strongly & ethically to Vendors or Landlords, Applicants & their advisors alike.
- Preparing accurate property details in line with mis-description act.
- Keeping the window displays current and up to date, with available properties and offers.
- Ensure all properties have been correctly uploaded onto property sites Rightmove, Zoopla, Prime.
- Ensuring the electronic and paper diaries are kept up to date at all times.
- Answer incoming calls.
- Deal with e-mail enquiries.
- Register applicants for referencing and fully complete applicant paper work and input onto CFP/EA to include match and mail.
- Provide those unfamiliar with the area with information as to location, facilities, transport links, schools, gyms, shopping etc.
- Use Negotiator Planner/diary to forward plan, follow-up, confirm potential clients
- Qualify all applicants to assess their financial status, availability date and requirements prior to arranging or confirming viewings.
- Follow company guidelines for booking and confirming viewings.
- Follow company policy on personal security when in the office or visiting properties - at all times
- Provide applicants with detailed tenancy payment guide for each property
- Generate & conduct viewings in a courteous & agreeable manner to achieve lets
- Negotiating offers with prospective tenants & landlords
- Ensuring the security of property after visits of any company vehicles & property at all times
- Returning keys to the office immediately after property visit for viewings or inspections etc.
- Taking holding fees & receipt through CFP and complete relevant paperwork
- To update CFP with detailed history notes following viewings, feedback & conditions of let etc.
- Follow company guidelines for gaining and giving Vendor, Landlord feedback & keeping Landlord updated on progress throughout. Ensure feedback is given every Monday with property performance report discuss options to improve sales or lettings potential in a professional & courteous manner.
- Ensuring up-to date knowledge of market conditions & competitor activities.
- Ensure Conditions of Let have been followed up and are finalised before tenant moves in.
- Assist Lettings Co-Ordinator with any tenant move in's as required
- Achieving personal & branch targets while maintaining the highest standards of customer care & ethical conduct in all business dealings.
- Introduce new business & build alliances with key locals, employers, developers, committees, clubs within the community through active networking etc.
- Carryout regular canvassing to generate new business, telephone, email, door knock, leaflet and letter drops
- Provide input into weekly office meetings regarding touting and current property progress
- Contributing new marketing ideas and supporting marketing initiatives
- Following administration procedures to avoid delay, mistakes & poor service
- Providing the highest level of service to all customer and colleagues at all times.
- Work Saturdays as per rota (approx. 2 per month).
- Assisting generally with administration in the office as required.


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Image Source: Donna McGee Fine Art.
The year is more than half over. The summer of 2013 will never return.
Emma Powell, Against the Storm. Image Source: The Independent.
Star Trail. Image Source: Kristen Fox.
Ernest Jackson, The Lovers (ca. 1917). Image Source: The Pictorial Arts.
Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914), Twilight Fantasy. Image Source: Illusions Gallery.
Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914), Night. Image Source: Art Magick.
Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945): Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo (1890). Lim Kek-tjiang conducts Evergreen Symphony Orchestra. Video Source: Youtube.


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Chinese OTA Qunar announced on July 7 that the special committee of the company has retained Duff & Phelps as its financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis as its U.S. legal counsel in connection with its review and evaluation of the previously announced non-binding "going private" proposal from Ocean Management.
The company received a preliminary non-binding proposal on June 23, 2016, from Ocean Management Limited, to acquire all outstanding ordinary shares of Qunar not beneficially owned by the significant shareholders.
Through a share swap in January 2016, Baidu, a search market leader in China, holds ordinary shares of Ctrip representing approximately 25% of Ctrip's aggregate voting interest, and Ctrip owns ordinary shares of Qunar representing approximately 45% of Qunar's aggregate voting interest.
eLong, another major travel aggregator, announced on May 30 that the company's board of directors has approved eLong's privatization. Chinese internet giant Tencent is set to be the second largest stakeholder of eLong, while dominant OTA player Ctrip will remain the largest shareholder. (Rewritten by Jerry)
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EVEN the evil spirits thought we were "crazy" to be in Britain's most haunted wood on Halloween, and I was starting to seriously worry for my safety.
I was with TV psychic medium Chris Conway in Sally In The Wood, a forest supposed to be rife with paranormal activity and ghosts just outside Bath.
Locals are so spooked by it they refuse to go down an eerie stretch of road there, where a spirit is said to have caused eight fatal accidents.
At midnight on October 31 we drove down that road and headed to Brown's Folly (armed with thermal gear and a flask of coffee, thanks to tips from ghost-hunting legend Yvette Fielding).
The tower is where a gypsy girl called Sally was apparently left to die in the 18th century, and almost immediately Chris said the spirit of an old woman made herself known to him – and she did not have a pleasant message.
She said we were "crazy" and should leave immediately – I was instantly on edge.
Trying to be brave, we made our way deep into the centre of the wood and the infamous tower.
As we got deeper into the trees, strange things started happening almost instantly. There was no wind, but crunches of branches and sounds of footsteps seemed to circle us at every turn.
Even Chris, a seasoned ghost hunter, admitted to feeling freaked out.
As we made our way towards the tower, I became more and more uneasy as it felt like we were being watched.
Knowing that the daunting structure was the epicentre of paranormal activity in the area didn't do much to settle my mind.
As soon as we went inside, Chris agreed that the energy in the folly was heavily charged and that a man with the name Browne (specifically with an "E") wanted us gone.
Worryingly, he also told Chris that he was "with the witch" – I was so freaked out by this point that I hoped he meant me rather than another, possibly evil, spirit!
Chris then made contact with two children, a brother and sister, who revealed they'd been murdered – the girl had been running away when she was caught and was still distraught.
Could this be the infamous "Sally", said to run in front of cars back on the main road?
Another spirit, who claimed to be called Charles, then came through to Chris – but apparently he was much "jollier" than Mr Browne.
The ghost apparently wanted us to climb to the top of the tower to see how "nice" it was – but one look at the rickety-looking stairwell and I couldn't help but feel he had an ulterior motive.
We agreed we should move on and decided to head into the depths of the woods.
While the climb down was quieter, every time we stopped to comment on something or get our bearings something unexplainable happened inches away from us.
Loud thuds and bangs that came from nowhere, and branches dropping from above in an otherwise windless environment, had me full of the heebie-jeebies - and asking myself what on earth I was doing.
But it was far too early to give up and Chris explained the paranormal peak time would be 2.40am, when the air was at its thinnest - so we had to see it through.
When that mystical time rolled around the whole crew were pretty knackered, but wanted to see what would happen.
After hearing about the murdered children earlier, all of us were intrigued to find out what happened to them – and we soon got a little more information.
Chris said that the little girl, who he described has having "gorgeous black hair", came back through and this time revealed that she had been murdered by her own father and that both she and her brother were still buried somewhere in the woods.
She was running away absolutely terrified at the time she was murdered – and said she would often reveal herself to those visiting the area.
I was left convinced this was the little girl locals have dubbed "Sally" and who has been seen running through the haunted stretch of roads as well as the surrounding woodland.
While I wasn't too scared by the children's spirits, there was definitely a sinister vibe throughout the whole of the woods and I felt very unwelcome and full of dread the whole night.
Whether or not this was my subconscious is up for debate – but it was not a pleasant feeling.
Needless to say, I couldn't wait to leave come morning!
Back at home I researched some of the history of the tower and the woods – and plenty matched up.
Mr Browne was Colonel Wade Browne, the squire of Monkton Farleigh Manor – who had built the tower in 1847 and obviously didn't want us inside his pride and joy.
Charles at the top of the tower matches up with the owner of the estate, Charles Hobhouse, who had his shooting parties meet there and renovated it in 1907.
Witch wise, the tale goes that a woman called Sarah Gibson, baptised at Monkton Farleigh in 1732 and who married a gamekeeper, inhabited a little hut in the nearby woods after becoming widowed.
Sarah's hut was deemed an "awful cave" by local children at the time who also thought Sarah a witch.
Some even claimed that a broomstick rose from the ashes of her cottage when it was burnt down after she died.
And the little girl could have well been Sally, the child said to eternally run up and down the roads towards Brown's Folly - and who many blame for causing dreadful road accidents when she makes herself known to terrified drivers.
For more information on medium Chris Conway, visit: www.chrisconwaymedium.com.


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