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Civilized conversations about bodily misfortunes.
Mom: You just have to tell me what button to press.
Me: The icon that looks exactly like a camera. Do you remember what cameras used to look like?
Mom: Okay, found it.
Me: What IS this? Why is it so blurry?
Mom: It looks blurry to me even when I'm not looking at it through the camera.
Me: Are you saying that your daughter has a blurry back? I can't even photoshop that!
Mom: But I did such a great job accentuating the contours of your waist. What a figure!
Me: This was supposed to be a surgical wound photo session, not a fashion shoot! Oy vey, I think you need glasses or I need my cat to take these pictures. She already knows how to press ALL the buttons.
Following my surgery, Niall checks in periodically to see how it went, wish me a speedy recovery, and offer a visit if I'm up for it. Nine days later, he texts THIS. Which is half-joking half-serious, I believe. Way to up the ante.
Niall: How's things? Getting better? Need a visitor? Lox? Books? Oral?
Me: Ha ha, oral. If only you knew yesterday was the first time I showered in 9 days.
Niall: Perfect. How about you let me know the next day you plan to shower and I'll come hang out?
Me: Aw, I hate to dash your hopes and dreams. I really enjoyed hanging out with you, felt like we were on the same wavelength, and would make good activity buddies. But I thought the sex was kind of a disaster. Not the stuff of stories or anything just nothing worth repeating.
Me: Which isn't to say I don't want to hang out just that I assume you don't want to hang out if it doesn't involve nudity.
I was sort of tentative about the rejection; didn't want to hurt his feelings. Accordingly, I was sooo relieved when he agreed the sex was terrible. Best-case scenario! Either that or a new low. The same but different.
Niall: Yeah the quick pre Girls watching with parents, pre surgery sex did not go well at all! I assumed we just both knew that and wanted to give it another try based on the aforementioned shared wavelength.
Ohhh, huh. That wasn't what I was expecting. At all. In retrospect, it's exactly what I had asked for: second time, same guy. I wasn't sold yet. But I was willing to entertain the notion. For now, an emphatic phewww. Finally something has gone well. Mutual feelings, of disappointment!
Me: Yeah, the circumstances were not ideal. Glad you aren't offended. I don't know, while I'm not totally opposed to the idea once I'm grossed out I'm sort of grossed out. The part I found most objectionable was the fingering.
Niall: Well I have know idea what you like so please explain!
Good, he's amenable to constructive criticism. The problem: things were so bad I'm not even sure where to start. Shaping someone works only if there is some foundation to build from.
Niall: I'm not used to bad sex, and I feel a pretty decent attraction to you, so I assumed it was a fluke.
Me: I'm very accustomed to bad sex. I expect most of it to go in the discard container.
Wow, I'm brutal.
Niall: Also, let me precede the rest of this conversation with the statement that I don't need to sleep with you to want to hang out with you again.
He's sweet. Good thing at least one of us isn't an arsehole. I give him as detailed and colorful a list of complaints as I've given you, lecherous readers. Keep in mind that throughout this whole conversation I'm on post-surgery narcotics. So if I'm already blaringly blunt, I have no filter whatsoever on them. He apologizes for my troubles even though they aren't any more his fault than mine.
Niall: Wow I'm sorry you had such a bad experience!
Niall: So I think despite our intellectual wavelength we were on a very different sexual one. Bummer!!
Me: No need to apologize it wasn't aggressively bad, like you weren't mean to me.
Me: I've seriously never been fingered like you've fingered me in all my years of slutitude. I did like the position you fingered me from torward the end. The oral was okay but not award worthy. Maybe it would have been if I weren't so distracted by having to protect myself from your fingers.
Niall: Hahahaha I like the openness of this conversation despite its unfortunate topic.
Totally, that's the most important part. Being able to talk about it without getting defensive.
Me: I delight in civilized convos about body misfortune.
No kidding, do I ever! What follows is the most hilarious and cruelest part of my commentary. One more special message to go. And then I'm done and I can go home.
Me: So here is the last open thing I will say before I have to go do other stuff like maybe nap. I hate that your bike tattoo hand is your jerking off hand. The wheels look like swirly eyes and I felt like I had a surrealist nose protruding towards then retreating away from me menacingly. Like some fucked up Pinocchio shit and I just wanted you to unfib or consistently fib to make your nose-peen stop growing then shrinking.
Oh my!
Niall: Usually my left hand is my jerking off hand because my more dexterous right hand is a waste in that application.
Hahaha, that made me laugh ten thousand! Something about the matter-of-factness. The shrewdness. I like a man who can be practical about his penis! Conservative, almost. Reminds me of a guy who claims in his okcup profile that his ordering deodorant and coffee filters online isn't lazy; it's efficient. Totally. Don't work harder; work smarter. Niall ends the conversation by labeling what happened "a rushed struggle void of communication" and reiterating that he is open to whatever: "If you want to share and try what is right I'm down! And if not, that's fine too." Except he adds a bizarre condition to a simple proposition.
Niall: And, in a rare personal request, (I don't like to ask people for things) I'd appreciate you letting me know which direction you'd like to go sooner rather than later so I can tailor subsequent conversation appropriately! 🙂
Niall: Like if you just want to be buds I don't want to continue cute offers to lick your disabled and unshowered vagina. If otherwise, I will!!
I half pondered what he meant by it. And fully passed the fuck out on painkillers for the next six days. Six days later I got back to him to let him know that I intended to respond eventually. And then I grew curious about my vagina, that thing down there between my legs. I wondered how long it would take to revive. Good thing I keep a vagina diary! No seriously. After my series of digestive surgeries, since there was a dearth of information on the internet about what to expect post-surgically, I attempted to fill this struggle void by keeping track of how frequently I was getting off and how (like, with what equipment). Doctors know nothing, and I guess for patients it's either too taboo or depressing a topic to broach. Or else others think of sex less systematically and consciously than I do. The verdict was that after my second digestive surgery—which was purely abdominal and thus did not encroach on reproductive real estate—it took me close to three weeks to start up and another three to be back on pace. For the first few weeks it felt like I was being punched in the stomach every time I orgasmed—but whatevs! Still totally worth it. Except, with spinal surgery I had an additional concern. Orgasms are a spinal reflex. What that meant I was unsure. Seemed scary. Like, are my orgasms gonna ping off the screws in my back like a ball bouncing off targets in a pinball machine? Are my fingers equivalent to action flippers keeping the ball in play? How long can I hold off for, anyway? Two days after my placeholder text, I send Niall a message that contains actual content.
I guess the oblique and rather unsatisfying answer to your request is that I can't even wrap my mind around the concept of sex or anything sexual right now. Though I like the idea of not explicitly sexual physical affection. It has been two and a half weeks since my surgery… Because pain and pain killers and mvmt restrictions and other physical stuff it will just take a while for my body to get back on track so it feels silly to make any kind of commitment or statement of intention in the abstract…
Pertaining to what went wrong btw us, yes, it was rushed and I'm sorry for that. Obvs I wanted some kind of encounter before my surgery and maybe that wasn't fair to you. That said, I am physically attracted to you and enjoyed spending time with you and was planning on eventually sleeping with you anyway… What I think we might disagree on is the following: I tend to think communication as an excuse or explanation is the folly of the intellectually enlightened. Often there are differences in sexual compatibility that can't be fixed through verbally or physically demonstrating preferences and no matter how hard both of you try and how sincerely both of you want it to work, it's just never gonna be super pleasing to both people. I'm not sure we are at that point…
The communication problem, if we are going to refer to it as that, is what you were doing was so far from my preferences and what I've experienced with other men that I didn't know how to express how to fix the situation or if it was even fixable. I'm not unwilling to try to get naked with you again once I'm feeling up to it physically. But perhaps it would help if we set up the expectation that if either of us isn't enjoying it we can just say so and stop so we don't feel obligated to persist in doing something to please the other person when they aren't going to be pleased anyway…
In a way I think [our first encounter] is a textbook example of "pluralistic ignorance." Anyway, if you wanna hang out soon and just watch movies or listen to music and maybe even snuggle let me know. It will prob be a few weeks before I can really leave my apartment and roam the streets.
He responds favorably and reasonably.
I totally understand your views on sexual communication and agree that sometimes people just aren't sexually compatible. This can be true even despite good connection in various other areas or strong sexual attraction at first…
I'm also attracted to you physically and intellectually and of course also wanted to sleep with you (else I wouldn't have). I did make the assumption that sex before surgery would be nice for you so went with the little bit of rush because the attraction was already there. It did affect me some during though despite feeling comfortable with you.
Also I don't need any abstract statements and understand you aren't really in a place to…be anywhere besides your apartment 🙂 I just never want to be the annoying person on the wrong page…as I've been the annoyed one plenty of times when I didn't want the type of attention I was getting. All that said, hanging out with a movie or music soon sounds fun to me!
Oh, I get it: he doesn't want to be a sex pest. That's admirable. As if I am competing against myself in an absurdity pageant, I am stupidly relieved when he concurs that he wanted to sleep with me or else he wouldn't have. Not because I doubted his interest. But because it settled a dispute I was having with myself. I had been wondering whether the attempted sex even counted as sex, and was hesitant to think of it as anything more than alleged. Because women are taught not to trust their own accounts. My brain kept doing that dumb heteronormative thing: "Did we, or didn't we?" I mean, does it even matter?
Breaking news.
February 1st
After almost three weeks I thought it would be rushed release. Instead, pure pleasure. The kind you want to last forever and ever, and take pains to prolong to infinity in spite of your body's elastic resistance to permanence. Inside me, it felt a bit stabby at first, my double-headed dildo poking the amorphous area that swelled and radiated red like ET's heart, backing up against the dim dead-end drive of my Frankenpelvis. Until I tilted back, opened wide, and swallowed around it—sliding further and further in with each contraction, gulping it down, glub glub glub, my breath quickening gaspy and gapey in my ear, clicking and popping to my pressure chamber beat. The shower soothing, I got distracted from how fast I was coming, gripping the handle hook hard with my deadbolt pussy, like clamping down on a stress ball or squeezing my mom's conscience while watching me get an injection. So tight and knuckle-white I had to shake it out afterwards, my cramped hand and legs, my taut butt hammocking my pc muscles. Shaking it all about, doing the hokey pokey sitting, only slightly less silly. My nerve-tension twitching and my pussy continuing to chug chug past the finish line, summoning the next dildo to suck dry and swallow whole. Three weeks parched, it was already thirsty for more, ravished in peachy glow and spellbound by possibility. Saying fuck off to disability. Spent and awash, I issued a news flash to myself. Here it is, verbatim.
Breaking news:
Orgasms feel better than heroin!
Let's all take solace in that fact.
Last time I had surgery it literally felt like I was punched in the gut every time I orgasmed for like weeks after. Which proves that people will do anything to orgasm. I mean Genie will do anything to orgasm. I mean it felt great before and after. Just had to bite my tongue—but not literally—during. This time around I was scareder though because it wasn't only about the pain. Orgasms are a spinal reflex and I had spinal surgery. So it's like I hope all the screws are firmly in place while I screw myself!
Seriously, now I feel 500 percent better, not simply because I know everything works (game on!) but because I'm filled with happy chemicals. Today is world happiness day. Namaste. Two weeks and five days is a long time to go. Horny or not, here I come!
Of course, the fallacy being that an orgasm after two weeks and 5 days is not synonymous with an orgasm on average. And I bet heroin is ofttimes superior to the latter, if my week on morphine was any indication. At least drugs fuck you up too bad to remember about sex and the delightful automaticity of guzzling peristalsis, your body filling itself with exactly the sustenance it needs. Post-orgasm, I felt stiff but floaty. Unable to bend, twist, or lift, I levitated on adrenaline and oxytocin—sprawled out and numb, staring into the full-spectrum lamp sun and feeling forever anew. Two months later, the orgasmic bliss sizzled, I feel sunny still. And I'm waiting for a man or woman to give me a gut-crunching, dildo-crushing orgasm that will lace itself through my mind and multiply into gushing gulps that reverberate off the walls. Sex, more sustainable than drugs. Take that, morphine!


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BC-History-April 29,0573
Today in History
By The Associated Press
Today is Sunday, April 29, the 119th day of 2007. There are 246 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On April 29, 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberated the Dachau concentration camp; the same day, Adolf Hitler married Eva Braun and designated Admiral Karl Doenitz president.
On this date:
In 1429, Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans to lead a French victory over the English.
In 1798, Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Creation" was rehearsed in Vienna, Austria, before an invited audience.
In 1861, Maryland's House of Delegates voted against seceding from the Union.
In 1901, Japanese Emperor Hirohito was born in Tokyo.
In 1907, movie director Fred Zinnemann ("From Here to Eternity," "High Noon," "A Man For All Seasons") was born in Vienna, Austria.
In 1916, the Easter Rising in Dublin collapsed as Irish nationalists surrendered to British authorities.
In 1946, 28 former Japanese leaders went on trial in Tokyo as war criminals; seven ended up being sentenced to death.
In 1974, President Richard Nixon announced he was releasing edited transcripts of some secretly made White House tape recordings related to Watergate.
In 1983, Harold Washington was sworn in as the first black mayor of Chicago.
In 1992, deadly rioting erupted in Los Angeles after a jury in Simi Valley, Calif., acquitted four Los Angeles police officers of almost all state charges in the videotaped beating of Rodney King.
Ten years ago: Staff Sgt. Delmar Simpson, a drill instructor at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, was convicted of raping six female trainees. (He was sentenced to 25 years in prison and dishonorably discharged.) A worldwide treaty to ban chemical weapons went into effect. Astronaut Jerry Linenger and cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev went on the first U.S.-Russian space walk. Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Mike Royko died in Chicago at age 64.
Five years ago: A year after the loss of a seat it had held for over 50 years, the United States won election to the U.N. Human Rights Commission.
One year ago: Tens of thousands of protesters marched through lower Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Liberal economist John Kenneth Galbraith died in Cambridge, Mass., at age 97.
Today's Birthdays: Rhythm-and-blues singer Carl Gardner (The Coasters) is 79. Poet Rod McKuen is 74. Actor Keith Baxter is 74. Bluesman Otis Rush is 73. Conductor Zubin Mehta is 71. Country singer Duane Allen (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 64. Singer Tommy James is 60. Movie director Phillip Noyce is 57. Country musician Wayne Secrest (Confederate Railroad) is 57. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is
53. Actress Kate Mulgrew is 52. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis is 50. Actress Michelle Pfeiffer is 49. Actress Eve Plumb is 49. Rock musician Phil King is 47. Country singer Stephanie Bentley is 44. Singer Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips) is 39. Actress Uma Thurman is 37. Tennis player Andre Agassi is 37. Rapper Master P is 37. Country singer James Bonamy is 35. Rock musician Mike Hogan (The Cranberries) is 34. Actor Zane Carney is 22.
Thought for Today: "If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." — Anatole France, French author and critic (1844-1924).

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In Azazel Jacobs's Momma's Man, there's a scene toward the end where the mother of the protagonist, Mikey, gets him to sit on her lap and he looks like an overgrown baby, dwarfing her in size. The image serves as an apt metaphor. He's not a momma's boy, but a grown man – stuck in a state of arrested development. Jacobs's latest film, Terri, which played at last year's Sundance Film Festival, features another social misfit, only this time, he's not a young adult regressing back to high school, but an actual overgrown teenager named Terri (Jacob Wysocki), who wears pajamas to school. Unlike Mikey in Momma's Man, Terri hasn't been smothered to death by a doting mother. In fact, he doesn't have parents – he claims not to know where they are – but lives with his Uncle James (Creed Bratton), who suffers from early Alzheimer's disease. Although the arc of Jacobs's career appears to be heading toward becoming more commercial, beneath the surface of this coming-of-age story, from a script by Patrick deWitt, lies something far more bizarre than first appears.
The film begins with a close-up shot of Terri slumped against bathroom tiles. There's a knock on the door. His head moves, as we hear Uncle James badgering him about cleaning the "tub ring." After the opening title credit, we see the overweight Terri – a huge mound of flabby flesh – soaking in the bathtub. He responds, "I can't clean it because I'm still in here, okay?" Terri's resigned and curt responses show a frustration with having to deal with an uncle who has trouble keeping the basics straight. For this teenager, roles are reversed – he's forced to be the caretaker when he's clearly struggling himself. At school, he's perpetually late and the other kids harass him by discussing sexual acts with girls, much to his annoyance. Terri tries to remain invisible, but his inappropriate attire brings him to the attention of the assistant school principal, Mr. Fitzgerald (John C. Reilly), who delights in keeping track of the weirdos at his school.
Mr. Fitzgerald tells Terri he basically divides the kids into two groups – the good-hearted kids and the bad-hearted ones. When Terri asks which category he falls in, Fitzgerald suggests that he belongs in the good-hearted group, but then makes Terri come to see him every Monday morning. Mr. Fitzgerald is something else – an adult misfit in a position of authority. The most whacked-out student, Chad Markson (Bridger Zadina) – a pint-sized kid with the habit of pulling out his hair – is highly critical of Mr. Fitzgerald: "Half the time I think he wants to hit me; the other half, I'm scared he's gonna kiss me or something." When Chad goes into greater detail, Terri freaks out and abruptly kicks him out of his house.
Terri winds up befriending a female classmate, Heather Miles (Olivia Crocicchia), after she gets fingered by Dirty Zach in home economics class. When Mr. Fitzgerald is about to have her transferred to another school, Terri intervenes and the two teens strike up a friendship. When the ostracized Heather comes over to Terri's house, Chad, uninvited, reenters the picture. This leads to an extended scene where the three of them get high off whiskey and pills. The loosening of inhibitions leads to painful and humiliating revelations that suddenly push the film beyond genre into what feels like uncharted territory. "It was not storyboarded," Jacobs says of the scene in a Time Out Chicago interview. "I was able to get the kids to move around and start working together. I was on uncomfortable ground.… There was only one right thing to do—to [create] an atmosphere that showed realistically what these kids were willing to do." The scene is riveting precisely because we're never sure what might happen next, which is what makes adolescence such a fascinating phase in the process of growing up.
In Terri, all the characters manage to expose unflattering aspects of themselves. For all his goodness, Terri reveals a dark side when he becomes overzealous at catching mice in traps, causing Uncle James to tell him, "I didn't even know you were capable of doing something so ugly." When Terri tells Mr. Fitzgerald about the incident, he responds, "It's blood lust, dude. It's a hard habit to stop once you get started in on it." Terri, however, later becomes angry when he realizes that he's been lumped in with the other "monsters" at school, which causes Fitzgerald to tell him a personal story about growing up, which merely proves to be a part of his motivational shtick.
Mr. Fitzgerald may, in fact, be the most confused person in the entire film. He is shown to be a liar, a guy who pretends to chew kids out for the benefit of his elderly, dying secretary. Fitzgerald is someone with his own marital problems. His interactions, fraternization, and unprofessional comments about the personal lives of his students and staff would most likely get him fired (if anyone happened to be paying attention). It's no surprise when graffiti appears on the side of the school building, announcing "Fitzgerald is a Zombie." At one point during a session with Terri, Fitzgerald puts his head in his hands on the desk and despairingly tells him: "You know sometimes I just think I should leave you kids on your own. The way these other kids treat you, maybe that's preparation for the real world."
Mr. Fitzgerald later confesses to Terri, "Life's a mess, dude. But we're all doing the best we can . . . So if I hurt you or if I lie to you, all I can tell you is 'I'm sorry.' And I will try to do better. Maybe I will do better, or maybe I'll do even worse. I don't know. I screw up all the time. Because that's what people do." Jacobs's tale of adolescence seems to suggest that, despite everything that happens, Terri does find some consolation. Mr. Fitzgerald may be a terrible role model on many levels, but Terri manages to learn from him, along with the other cast of misfits, including poor Chad.
Terri is not a tale of adolescent redemption. It resembles more honest films on the subject like Neal Jimenez and Tim Hunter's River's Edge or Antonio Campos's Afterschool. Jacobs admits that he was more of a hardcore punk rocker in high school, which meant being "cowardly mean." He told an interviewer at SXSW: "So, I don't know, I'm not trying to make amends but it's something that you think about as you get older . . . how you could have been nicer person."


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Discovering Your Global Positioning - #6145
There is a plan. There's a destiny for your life; something so much bigger than just the scattered pieces of the puzzle of your life. God has the top of the box that shows you how to put the pieces together. And Jesus is the only way you can have the God of heaven be your God.
No Retreat, No Defeat - #6098
No matter how intense the battle, no matter how weary the warrior, no matter how overwhelming the odds - do not retreat! With the Word of God in your hand, with your brothers and sisters by your side, with the Lord your God fighting for you, it won't be you who retreats - your enemy is going down!
Brighter Skies Ahead - #6089
Paul says, "we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." Temporary. This too shall pass. And the day on the other side of this night is going to be awesome!
How Good People Miss Heaven - #6058
When your heart has beaten for the last time, there's only one thing that God will be looking for at the gates of eternity: Jesus, His Son, with His arm around you saying, "This one's with Me."
Time is Slipping Away - #6050
The choice is simple. Either we put our trust in Jesus and His death for our sins, or we pay that death penalty ourselves - forever. Jesus came to give us heaven. Once you come to His cross and put your total trust in what He did there for you, death is no longer the end, it's just the beginning! All death can do, then, is take you to heaven if you belong to Jesus Christ.
The Open Door at the Manger - #5989
The people who miss Jesus and miss heaven are the people who think they've got it all together, who are quite religious and quite good and not really in need of the Savior who died on the cross for their sins. But just like He did for those shepherds, whether you were born in church or never been in church in your life, Jesus is throwing open the door to His family and to His heaven and saying, "Come on in. I died and I rose again so you and I can be together forever."
Everything But a Captain - #5971
All these years our life has been a flight that doesn't go anywhere because we're missing our Captain - the God we were made by; the God we were made for. We've been trying to be our own captain, running a life that our Creator was supposed to run. So we're alienated from the only One who knows why we're here, the only One who can make it all make sense.
The Difference is Inches - #5920
You know Jesus died to pay for your sins, that He rose from the dead, that a person needs to turn from their sin and put all their trust in Jesus to be spiritually rescued. You know it, but maybe you've never done it. Every day you wait, your heart gets a little harder and your last day on earth gets a little closer. Please, if you don't know you've consciously given yourself to Jesus, do that today while the Holy Spirit of God is drawing you to do it.
Your Visa and Your Passport - #5916
Why are we so bound up in building this kingdom for ourselves in a place where we're just visiting? We are so entangled with earth-stuff that we neglect the things that will matter forever.
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries, Inc. - Fool For Real - #8240 | Radio Program | A Life That Matters
April Fool's Day has become frustrating for me. I have this mischievous side that loves to leave a trail of "gotcha's" for people. Life is so busy, I just don't have time for it anymore. It's good news for my friends and family. I'm actually not sure any of us have the right to even call someone a fool. Of course, if Jesus does it, that person really is a fool…and He has.


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As the Johns Hopkins Medicine Year in Review showed us, a year can bring so much promise and change. From detecting early cancers with a blood test to creating 3D printed prosthetic hands for children, these changes will undoubtedly lead to further advacements and innovation.
What will those changes be in 2015? Will there be changes in how the world communicates or travels? Will a new technology reshape education or medicine? Share and discuss how you believe the world will change in the comments below.


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ISU trustees OK $1.2 million for football stadium
NORMAL -- Illinois State University trustees have approved $1.2 million to buy and install a new scoreboard at the school's Hancock Stadium.
The money approved Friday also will pay for an auxiliary scoreboard, sound system and marquee message center at the stadium. The facility is undergoing a $26 million renovation. School officials have said the renovation will be mostly finished in time for the Redbirds' home opener in late September.
The latest funding comes from athletic facility reserves and private contributions to the Normal school. Earlier this month the school asked the city of Normal for $500,000 to help pay for the renovations.
The school's football team has played at the stadium since 1961. The renovation is expanding seating at the stadium from 9,500 to about 13,000 seats.


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11 Tweets That Sum Up Just How Thirsty Everyone Is For MAMAMOO's Moonbyul
Moonbyul is the perfect epitome of what a "girl crush" should be.
Put it in your calendar: MAMAMOO's rapper, vocalist and dancer Moonbyul is making her comeback with her second solo album this February 14, 2020.
Seeing as it's Moonbyul's second solo album, RBW is doing everything it can to release teasers about the rapper's comeback.
Needless to say, MooMoo's everywhere are losing their minds and struggling to function with all the teasers that Moonbyul released.
Just yesterday, February 11, the teaser for Moonbyul's "Eclipse" was released.
And MooMoos have since taken to Twitter to express their thirst for MAMAMOO's deep-voiced, swag-filled rapper.
1. Not everyone likes the hero and that's okay
dark villian moonbyul is hot pic.twitter.com/oHkCUOz8MY
— amélie⁷ is seeing bts! (@PERSONABYUL) February 9, 2020
2. She stans talent — among other things…
There is nothing as hot as #MOONBYUL 's talent. That's it! Nothing! Except her tongue….and her hand…and her whole self. pic.twitter.com/vqgva4mzPx
— Jana- Dark side of the Moon-Moonstar/monstar (@mrsdatebayo) February 10, 2020
3. No such thing as "chill" in her vocabulary: can you blame her?
DO U THINK I WILL CALM DOWN, MOON BYUL-YI? DO U THINK I WILL REST UNTIL YOU TAKE THE WORLD? pic.twitter.com/FFI6gaKzUU
— Jana- Dark side of the Moon-Moonstar/monstar (@mrsdatebayo) February 10, 2020
4. The amount of swag in one video…
DO YOU HEAR THIS SELF WRITTEN MASTERPIECE? HER FLOW? THE EXCELLENCE? MOONBYUL RAPPER OF THE GENERATION (I'm pregnant) pic.twitter.com/PJhwaz96D8
— Ash⑦𝕸ᴏᴏɴʙʏᴜʟ ₂.₁₄.•*° (@ByulsEpiphany) September 12, 2019
5. That escalated quickly
MY PERIOD WAS 24 DAYS LATE AND I AM FCKING PREGNANT. my parents are gonna end me. i'm only 17, high school student and i have no money. i always thought that having a baby would ruin my life but just knowing that moonbyul is the reason i'm pregnant makes me so happy.
— kay⁷🦄 (@THICCMINY00NGI) December 6, 2019
6. Good luck to everyone listening to this
Uhm moonbyul? My ears? Pregnant? Me? Nearing labour for your first child please take responsibilities https://t.co/r2qBlsgBjg
— I Miss Wheein⁷ EGO (@wheeshinin) September 13, 2019
7. Moves that make you say "Woo Hoo"
I AM SUDDENLY PREGNANT GOD BLESS MOONBYUL pic.twitter.com/hFaL3SbE9e
— lynn gray (@SOLARsexual) April 4, 2016
8. Hear that? That's the sound of the charts breaking
ARE Y'ALL SEEING THIS! ARE Y'ALL HEARING HER VOICE?? DANCER MOONBYUL IS COMING FOR US THIS COMEBACK. I KNOW THAT SHE IS GONNA BREAK THE CHARTS WITH THIS COMEBACK NO ONE IS READY FOR THIS OMG- pic.twitter.com/7TRIrZi3n7
— 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙖⁷//𝓐𝓻𝓶𝔂𝓶𝓸𝓸🖤 HOBIUARY (@taejinhwasa) February 8, 2020
9. Hard work is sexy
Barefaced Moonbyul practicing Mirror was HOT hot. pic.twitter.com/CwmDtPV9UB
— Ash⑦𝕸ᴏᴏɴʙʏᴜʟ ₂.₁₄.•*° (@ByulsEpiphany) May 5, 2019
10. Did anyone say oppa?
Wtf.. Who needs bg when you have MOONBYUL. 😱😱😱 https://t.co/d0X6KBq8tL
— HwanLee 🐥 (@HwanLeedo) February 9, 2020
11. How did that happen?
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Age of Innocence
I went to see the new Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, today.
I'm a big HP fan and not afraid to say it. I've read all the books, I rushed out to buy book 5 (The Order of the Phoenix) when it was released, I've seen all the movies.
Something ocurred to me today, during the screening. Actually, re-ocurred would be a better description. Seeing movies with kids.
I've been to a lot of movies, and everyone is usually silent. It's an etiquette we learn very early on I think. Kids haven't yet learnt it though. Which makes going to a movie with large numbers of kids, especially a day one release, great fun.
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"Puffle Party 2015" - August 2015 Flippr Style
- Sunday, August 09, 2015
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Hello Penguins! CarterFitz here. Flippr has released their
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Flippr has new exclusive colors Rainbow, Gold, and Silver, alongside the standard Club Penguin colors.
Flippr's new backgrounds for this month are themed off of island locations.
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Sasquatch and Paige Costumes
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3 years ago, Chris took me to my first Penn State Football game. Afterwards when we were at the Nittany Lion Statue, he surprised me and proposed. Of course I said yes, and the rest is history.
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Broadcaster Summer 2012
Summer 2012, Vol. 89, No. 1
Featured In This Issue
Where gifts, passion and service meet
Recent graduate Amber Konz traveled 8,000 miles to use her gifts in the fight against human trafficking.
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The Daily Sweat: Welcome to the worst day of the year for sports bettors
Well ... what do we do now?
This is the worst day of the year for sports bettors, and it happens every year. Baseball's all-star break is rough. But at least we get Home Run Derby on Monday and then the All-Star Game on Tuesday (that Giancarlo Stanton/Byron Buxton for MVP call went pretty well, eh?).
On Wednesday? It's pretty darn thin, except for a WNBA game that starts at noon Eastern time.
You can search BetMGM and there are some things to bet on. Among the offerings on Wednesday morning for in-game betting: tennis, soccer, table tennis, international basketball, badminton (seriously), cycling, handball and snooker. I honestly couldn't tell you what snooker is. And while you might have a great angle on the Tour de France, I don't. If you're betting today, it's probably on something halfway around the world, with participants you've never heard of, and you are just guessing. But hey, you can live stream some of those sports you've never watched before right on the BetMGM site.
It's pretty much the anti-holiday for sports betting. It's the rare day in which the sporting world, in terms of our familiar, mainstream sports, is almost entirely on hiatus. So here are some things you can do:
• Read a book.
• Reintroduce yourself to the sun, and fresh air.
• Exercise.
• Do some yardwork.
• Talk to your kids.
• Figure out what TikTok is when they don't respond.
• Film a TikTok to get your kids' attention.
You know what? None of that is really going to solve the itch for those of us who enjoy betting on sports most days. Fine, every day. So here's another list of things to do:
• Bet on some NFL futures (Ravens division, Chargers division, Lamar Jackson MVP, Christian McCaffrey comeback player of the year to name a few).
• Read up on the upcoming college football season, and maybe make some Week 1 bets.
• Plug something fun you're doing at work.
• Hey look, some really cool team-by-team NFL previews with links to all the teams at the bottom!
• Prep for the second half of the MLB season.
• Remind yourself of some important sports betting tenets like bankroll management, and remember this is a fun thing.
• Start looking at Thursday's MLB schedule. We'll be back betting soon enough.
Here's a first look at the ... yeah, there really is not that much.
Wait, you said there's a WNBA game?
Yep. The Chicago Sky play an afternoon game, as part of the league's "Camp Days" promotion to bring kids out to watch. The Sky are a 2.5-point favorite over the Seattle Storm. It's even on NBA TV.
It's a good game too. The Sky are the defending WNBA champs and off to a 19-6 start. Seattle is 17-8. The Sky are 9-1 in their last 10 games. They will be without all-star point guard Courtney Vandersloot, but they've been able to replace her while she's out with a concussion.
So there. It's not totally dry in the sports betting world today.
What's the best bet?
I guess it has to be the Storm as a road underdog against a Sky team without Courtney Vandersloot, doesn't it? We'll get through today together, I promise.


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Advent Week 4 "Awaiting A Savior in Job"
Date: December 23, 2018 Speaker:
The two links below should direct you to files (a listening outline and a manuscript) that accompany the audio message above from our Advent series featuring a book from the OT and its relation to the comings of Christ. This week we surveyed the book of Job.
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Nancy Harrington — Rotary Club of Conroe Guest Presenter, 2009 — Image by Beth Bolack
We were sadden to learn this morning of the death of a Montgomery County leader in providing services for women and families. I am privileged and honored to have known Nancy and worked with her in various community service activities. I first became aware of Nancy's Women's Center leadership when Joy was a hot-line volunteer in the early days of the Montgomery County Women's Center. Click here to learn more about her sudden death.


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Friday, August 28, 2009
Master Gardener
35 comments:
Obviously I try too hard...lol.ReplyDelete
Very pretty!
Becky K.
So beautiful! I love the photos!!!ReplyDelete
So beautiful. Can't imagine this flower being any more gorgeous if you had tended to it. :)ReplyDelete
An amazingly beautiful flower. Have a good week off!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 10:32 AM
I just love Dahlia's. I haven't planted any in several years. I'm considering them for next year though. Pretty pictures!ReplyDelete
It reminds me of rescuing a lost kitten or puppy...you saved this beautiful flower and it became a wonderful photo for so many to enjoy!ReplyDelete
LOL. So I'm not the only one who buys bulbs and never gets them in the ground huh? LOLReplyDelete
Think how much happier that little flower is now - being shared with all of the world instead of face down on a porch. It was meant to be!
Beautiful shots.
Thanks for sharing. Karen - Some Days Are Diamonds
One thing I have learnt about plants over the years- they WANT to grow! These are beautiful xReplyDelete
Gorgeous dahlia shot! Save those tubers for next year.ReplyDelete
Have a good break -- get lots done so you can come back with a clear conscience!
enjoy the week offReplyDelete
Gorgeous! We have to bring our dahlias in for the winter. And my lazy self won't do that. So I get my dahlia fix elsewhere;) Have a nice week!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your week off! The dahlia, and your pictures are beautiful!!!!!!ReplyDelete
That picture is AMAZING. How lucky your were to find it at the right time then have it blossom for you! WOWReplyDelete
Amazzzingly beautiful, have a great week off then get back with more of your inspiring pictures and posts!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Maz has a good point. Flowers want to grow, just give them the chance. I had one pot I put nothing in this year and it has 2 different petunias in it from 2 past years, just growing up a storm.ReplyDelete
I'm not usually a big fan of dahliasReplyDelete
but am always willing to be converted.
This one is so stunning and subtle...and beautifully photographed!
I used to have 2 acres of garden on Long Island but am now
reduced to weeding other people's patches.
All best wishes.
Wow-so pretty.ReplyDelete
Just checking in with everyone and to give an update.
I have a new party starting- Wed Sept 2. So each week I will have the Knock Off Knock Out party on Mondays and the Holiday/Seasonal party on Wed. I hope you come for a visit.
New buttons to grab as well.
Its So Very Cheri
my flowers that i carefully tend to do not look even a tenth as beautiful as the one you totally ignored, i guess it's time i quit talking to mine!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2009 at 10:12 PM
What gorgeous shots! You did a fantastic job.ReplyDelete
Love this post. Your writing catches my spirit. Enjoy your time off. Don't work too hard.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful dahlia with the most stunning colour.ReplyDelete
Absolutely beautiful! Each one looks ethereal ~ such a dreamy color and you've captured the light perfectly. Very, very nice.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos Mary. We'll miss you. Don't forget about us. laurieReplyDelete
Gorgeous photo, so crisp and clear! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
This is a beautiful flower and photo.... I can never do as well with close-ups. (Sounds like something I would do leaving them on the porch for so long!)ReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous!ReplyDelete
m ^..^
How lovely ;--)ReplyDelete
I've never tried to grow Dahlias but after reading your post I just might give them a try. I dropped by this morning for Mosaic Monday but I see you're taking some time off. I should do likewise, but since I've already posted ... I'll leave the link here for others who might happen by as I did with your Monday meme in mind ;--)
Hugs and blessings,
I did the same as Happily Retired Gal - I guess we're all so hooked on your wonderful meme we can't stand to miss a week! Enjoy your time off.ReplyDelete
I "Launched" a friend's new exciting website today, as part of my Monday Mosaic - I guess I'll repost it next Monday so everyone can enjoy her wonderful cakes.
Have a great week off Mary! You deserve it!
Absolutely gorgeous!ReplyDelete
See you next week :)
Your blog is fantastic...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Those are so pretty! Aren't you glad you found them again and planted them!ReplyDelete
I just read your tutorial on how to make a photo mosaic and I gave it a try......would love you to take a look.ReplyDelete
Mary, would you send me the info on how to link and join your Mosaic Mondays?ReplyDelete
Missing you, Mary!ReplyDelete
I find this story incredible. I'm with Becky just trying too hard. What a beautiful result you enjoyed for all your labors. Ha!ReplyDelete


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Author(s)/Editor(s): Freek Lomme
Publisher: Onomatopee
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Year: 2015
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Regional Recap, March 28, 2013
4 People Displaced After Arnold House Fire. Four people were displaced after an overnight fire at an Arnold home. Crews were called to the 900 block of Phillips Road around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. Although smoke was seen coming from the home, firefighters were able to gain control of the blaze in under 30 minutes. Investigators preliminarily believed the fire was electrical in nature, but the exact cause remains under investigation.
Brooklyn Park Man Arrested After Drug Transaction. Anne Arundel County police said they arrested a 48-year-old Brooklyn Park man. Detectives were conducting an undercover operation in Brooklyn Park due to complaints of drug activity around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Police said while in the area of 11th Avenue and Victory Avenue, undercover detectives were approached by a man and bought suspected crack cocaine from him.
25K More Students Expected To Matriculate. A new report predicts 25,000 more students will head to a Maryland college or university by 2022 — and that could spell lots of changes. The yearly report released Wednesday by the University System of Maryland tracks the expected student growth in more than a dozen state schools. While the report represents a projection, much can change in the next decade. Even so, this report is key to help the heads of colleges and universities across the state plan for the future, one that's very much driven by the economy.
Officer Indicted In Trainee Shooting. A Baltimore County grand jury indicted on Wednesday Baltimore City police Officer William S. Kern in a shooting that injured a police recruit trainee, the same day the victim's attorney said he plans to file a lawsuit against the city police department. The Baltimore County State's Attorney said the investigation revealed that Kern fired a shot that critically wounded University of Maryland-Baltimore police recruit trainee Raymond Gray during a training exercise at the Rosewood Center in Owings Mills on Feb. 12.
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Last week, I discussed some principles from Marc MacYoung's book, In the Name of Self Defense. Got your copy yet? You NEED this book! Also, be on the Lookout for Marc's new book with Jenna Meek, What You Don't Know Can Kill You. It will be on Amazon very soon. I push books from experts in their fields like Marc and Jenna because as a society, we are over-entertained and under-informed.
If you think sound bites and slogans that pass for knowledge on the internet and in gun shop bull sessions are going to get you safely through a trial for felony assault or murder you are sadly mistaken. Thinking you know the law of self-defense, without having studied it with the help of a qualified legal professional, will end up tragically in court for you and your family. Otherwise, you are like a man who thinks he can build a bridge just because he has driven over a lot of them.
Take an example from my home state, Alabama. You can get the basic story at: The defendant (named Scott) was a bread truck driver, delivering bread to various stores. He saw a black teenager (sixteen, named Mustafa) walking away from his cab with the defendant's lunchbox. Scott ordered Mustafa to stop or he'd shoot. Mustafa gave Scott a contemptuous look and started to run. Scott fired six "warning shots", several of which struck Mustafa, killing him. Scott was convicted of manslaughter this past Friday and the jury wasn't out long. He will get at least ten years for Manslaughter and a mandatory additional ten for using a firearm. Scott's legal ignorance and outraged attitude just ruined his life, Mustafa's, and anyone whom either is related to or dependent on them.
In contrast, I'm the only lawyer in AL who teaches a course on our state laws of self-defense. Had Scott taken my class, he'd have known to let Mustafa go and call the cops. Instead of spending $50,000 on a losing defense, he'd have spent $175 dollars on my six-hour class and have known WHY he mustn't shoot thieves; especially over a $10.00 lunchbox and a dry sandwich. Scott is going to prison because he didn't know the legal difference between "Theft" and "Robbery". Theft, at law, is defined as "Taking someone else's property with intent to permanently deprive them of it." In almost all states, you CANNOT use deadly force to stop a theft! Robbery, however is "Theft BY FORCE OR THREAT OF FORCE." Did Mustafa come up to Scott with a knife, or even his finger thrusting out his jacket pocket to look like a gun, and say, "Your lunchbox or your life!"? No! Therefore, Mustafa did not commit robbery.
Simply opening the unoccupied truck's door and scooping out the lunchbox is THEFT. BUT, had Mustafa come to the cab as Scott sat there and pulled a knife or gun, or acted like he had a weapon, or even yanked the lunchbox out of Scott's hand, AL law says Scott could have legally used deadly force. Your state's law, of course, may be different.
Now, understanding that the common law definitions of theft and robbery I just gave you are good in every state, had Scott known the difference between Theft and Robbery, would it have kept him out of jail? MAYBE. I say "Maybe" because even had he known the difference between Robbery and Theft, if he did NOT know the legal responses of how MUCH force is allowed by AL in response to either crime, and he exceeded it, he would STILL be up the river for 20 years!
You see, the FACTS always determine the applicable law. That's why you hear us lawyers say, "It depends…." so often. Ever wonder why you never see a one-armed lawyer? Because they can't say, "…but on the OTHER hand….". Merely knowing the difference between these two crimes DOES Not tell you how much force you can legally respond with! The only way to know that is to LEARN your specific state's self-defense statute PLUS any distinctions or exceptions in the amount of force allowed between Theft and Robbery and the various degrees of Robbery in BOTH your statutes AND the case law interpreting those statutes from your state's appellate courts.
For example, most states have at least three degrees of robbery, some have five or six. In 1st or 2d degree in your state, the victim may be allowed to use deadly force. Yet in 3d degree robbery or less your state may FORBID deadly force. The only way to be legally safe is KNOW the "elements" (the specific ingredients/facts) that differentiate the degrees of robbery where deadly force can and cannot be used in your state.
Scott made another mistake by claiming he only fired "warning shots". If you claim self-defense, but your fist or bullet hits and innocent bystander, or a person that you used illegal, unjustified force on, you are criminally AND civilly liable for any damage your "miss" causes. This is one of several reasons that judicious, reasonable, citizens do not fire warning shots. Plus, Scott hit the guy (more than once) that he was supposedly "warning". Folks, when you claim self-defense you are admitting to committing an intentional act. You are not legally (or logically) allowed to say in court that "I did it accidentally, but deliberately." "Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200." … Continued Next Week …


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Special to The Washington Post
One of Washington's pre-eminent mid-century modern neighborhoods is Bethesda's Carderock Springs, which the Post profiled this past Saturday. But if you're dying to see more homes from that era, you're in luck: The region has several other distinctive communities that were built around the same time.
To find out more, I talked to Michael Shapiro, a real estate agent who runs the web site Modern Capital DC, a resource featuring news and listings for mid-century modern homes on the market. His interest in modernism extends into his personal life: the home he owns with his wife came in second place in The Post's 2010 "Mad Men" Look contest .
Shapiro said that Washington has more mid-century modern architecture than casual observers might think. "It's less obvious stuff"—by this he meant that the collection includes basic split levels, ranches, and ramblers—"but there's really quite a bit."
There are certainly some standouts. This region was home to Charles Goodman, one of the modernist movement's better-known architects, and his work is all over. The best example is Hollin Hills, a community located south of Alexandria's Old Town. Begun in the 1940s, the development contains some 450 homes and was viewed as a groundbreaking postwar suburban community.
Goodman also designed Hickory Cluster townhouses , located in the woods above Reston's Lake Anne. That community also contains the lovely Waterview Townhomes, designed by another noted modernist architect, Chloethiel Woodard Smith.
In the District, the largest concentration of mid-century modern buildings is in Southwest, which underwent wholesale "renewal" in the 1950s. Elegant and funky modernist buildings are everywhere. Both Goodman and Smith left their mark here: the former built River Park Cooperative, consists of two high rise buildings joined by several clusters of townhouses; and Smith created Harbour Square apartments and townhomes. Even noted architect I.M. Pei designed some high-rises in the area.
And in Maryland, Goodman built three neighborhoods in eastern Montgomery County that are all on the national register: Rock Creek Woods, Hammond Wood, and a five-house block that lies at the border of Takoma Park and Silver Spring. Prince George's County, meanwhile, really only has one well-known modernist sample, said Shapiro. That's Moyaone Reserve , an almost-rural development located near Accokeek in the southern part of the county.
I've found that once I look for them, I start seeing modernist communities everywhere. But if you know of some I've missed, let us know.
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Amanda Abrams is a freelance writer and one of four judges in The Washington Post's 'Mad Men' Look Contest.


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I'm starting a new blog series called "Stories Behind the Images." I'll share select images from the archives and reveal details from its creation.
This is Alois Schweda, a man I met in the early 1990s when this portrait was made to accompany a feature story I did about him for the Times-Journal newspaper.
His daughter had called me, concerned about his safety, after his home was shot up with bullets by some of his neighbors, presumably as a form of intimidation. You see, the Cartersville community is right on the Alabama/Georgia state line and a popular spot for suspected drug dealers, at least at that time.
Mr. Schweda shared his story of how he was conscripted into the Nazi infantry after his country, Czechoslovakia, was forced to surrender before the war. He reluctantly marched into Poland (invaded on 1 September 1939).
He told harrowing stories of many near-death experiences, including the battle of Stalingrad in 1942, the largest confrontation of World War II, in which they fought the Soviet Union for control of what's now called Volgograd in Southern Russia. Marked by fierce close quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, it was the largest (nearly 2.2 million personnel) and bloodiest (1.8–2 million killed, wounded or captured) battle in the history of warfare.
Can you imagine surviving all of that just to come to America and have to endure thugs shooting up your house because you're an old man they don't want to squeal on their criminality?
I used natural light for this portrait, positioning him with the wall of his kitchen directly behind him and two windows (full of bullet holes) to either side of him. This created a sense of depth and accentuated the wrinkles on his face, which reflect a lifetime of suffering through the most horrific events of the 20th Century.
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A huge thank you to Janssen at Everyday Reading for hosting this quarterly link up!
I only read 11 books in April, May, and June, which, coincidentally, is the exact same number of books I read in the first quarter of this year. The reading stars have not aligned for me to be keeping up with my Goodreads challenge. But never fear, I am still determined to make my goal of reading 52 books this year! Happily, several of the books I've read this quarter were really phenomenal, and have pushed me to get out of my slump and not let my reading fall too far behind.
- The Heir by Kiera Cass: Perfectly adequate. This book was exactly what I thought it would be: entertaining and light and completely without closure.
- 5 to 1 by Holly Bodger: This is a great idea, with not-so-great execution. I mostly feel like this book was a missed opportunity. I wanted a lot more than I was given. I enjoyed reading it, but not enough to widely recommend.
- The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty: A thought-provoking novel about choice and identity and family. A sad and poignant story that will fuel many future conversations. I'd recommend reading it with strawberries and chocolate, just to balance your emotions.
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness: A compelling, powerful, surprisingly short, and inventive story that will probably make you cry for all the right reasons.
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir: A wild and thrilling fantasy adventure, featuring compelling characters living in a violent and dangerous world. This book gets an A+ for its addiction factor. Read it if you need an exciting and absorbing tale.
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas: This Beauty and the Beast retelling is a must for adult fairy tale fans. It has everything: suspense, action, romance, beauty, and magic. I have a feeling this won't be the last time I read this book.
- The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh: A sumptuous and epic love story, rife with tension and suspense and a lot of intrigue that will completely consume you.
- The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger: Not without issues, but still an interesting and mostly entertaining read. Especially if you've ever had an impossible boss before. I'd recommend seeing the film over reading the book, though. Meryl Streep is a fantastically horrible Miranda Priestly.
- What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty: A wonderful and moving and hilarious novel about memory, identity, choice, family, and love. Highly recommended!
- The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski: A superb second installment in the Winner's trilogy. The suspense and tension will prevent you from putting this book down even for a moment, and then when you finish you can join me while I pine for book 3.
- Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard: There was a bit of a slow start, and there are definitely parallels to Red Rising, but on the whole I loved reading this electrifying book. (Excuse the pun.) Recommended to fans of X-men, and/or Pierce Brown.


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Information technology – Security techniques – IT network security – Part 5: Securing communications across networks using virtual private networks.
ISO/IEC 18028-5:2006 provides detailed guidance on the security aspects of the management, operation and use of IT networks, and their interconnections.
ISO18028-5:2006 defines techniques for securing inter-network connections that are established using virtual private networks (VPNs). It is relevant to all personnel who are involved in the detailed planning, design and implementation of VPN security (for example IT network managers, administrators, engineers, and IT network security officers).
The general objectives of ISO18028 are to detail the specific operations and mechanisms needed to implement network security controls in a wider range of network environments, providing a bridge between general IT security management issues and network security technical implementations.
The objective of ISO18028-5:2006 is to provide support service to different organisations, IT network managers, administrators, technicians, and IT security officers in choosing the appropriate virtual private network solution.
ISO18028-5:2006 describes general principals of organisation, structure, framework and usage of a virtual private IT networks (VPN). It discusses functional area, used standards and network protocols, the various different types of VPN, their respective requirements, characteristics, and other aspects.


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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that the presumption against extraterritoriality applies to private party actions under Section 21(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act").1 The Second Circuit's August 14, 2014 decision in Liu v. Siemens AG addressed some of the questions left unanswered in the US Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank.2
Federal statutes are presumed not to have effect outside of the territorial jurisdiction of the United States absent a clearly expressed affirmative intent by Congress.3 In Morrison, the Supreme Court invoked the presumption against extraterritoriality to hold that civil actions for securities fraud under Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act cannot be based on foreign conduct, but rather must concern "transactions in securities listed on domestic exchanges, and domestic transactions in other securities."4 However, because Morrison involved an action under Section 10(b), and was decided prior to the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Court did not consider whether or how the presumption against extraterritoriality would apply to private lawsuits brought to enforce the whistleblower anti-retaliation protections of Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Act (the "Anti-Retaliation Protections").5
In Liu, the Second Circuit focused on whether the presumption against extraterritoriality extends to actions brought to enforce the Anti-Retaliation Protections.6 The plaintiff, Liu Meng-Lin, a Taiwanese citizen and resident, filed suit claiming that his employment with a Chinese subsidiary of the German company Siemens AG was impermissibly terminated after he internally reported that "Siemens employees were indirectly making improper payments to officials in North Korea and China in connection with the sale of medical equipment in those countries," in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA").7 Notably, Liu did not claim to have reported the misconduct to the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") before his termination; nor did he claim that any of the events connected with his termination occurred within the United States or that any persons involved in his termination were located in the United States. The district court dismissed Liu's suit for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6).8
Assuming without deciding that Liu's internal reporting would have qualified him for the Anti-Retaliation Protections, the Second Circuit framed Liu's burden to survive Siemen's motion to dismiss as demonstrating "either (1) that the facts alleged in his complaint state a domestic application of the anti-retaliation provision of the Dodd‐Frank Act or (2) that the anti-retaliation provision is intended to apply extraterritorially."9 The court held that Liu failed to meet either requirement.
More specifically, the Second Circuit concluded, in part, that the facts alleged in Liu's complaint failed to state a claim for the domestic application of the Anti-Retaliation Protections because there was "essentially no contact with the United States regarding either the wrongdoing or the protected activity." In reaching that conclusion, the Second Circuit specifically rejected Liu's argument that Siemen's listing of a class of stock on the New York Stock Exchange subjected it to the US federal securities laws. The court noted that, under Morrison, "where a plaintiff can point only to the fact that a defendant has listed securities on a US exchange, and the complaint alleges no further meaningful relationship between the harm and those domestically listed securities, the listing of securities alone is the sort of 'fleeting' connection that 'cannot overcome the presumption against extraterritoriality.'"10
The Second Circuit further concluded that nothing in the Dodd-Frank Act, or its legislative history, indicates that "Congress intended the antiretaliation provision to regulate the relationships between foreign employers and their foreign employees working outside the United States."11 The court accordingly rejected Liu's argument that Congress's grant of extraterritorial jurisdiction in Section 929P evidenced its intent to extend extraterritorial jurisdiction to the Anti-Retaliation Protections. The court reasoned that Liu's statutory construction, which would confer extraterritorial jurisdiction to the entire Dodd-Frank Act, would also violate "the ordinary canons of statutory interpretation" by rendering Section 929P's explicit grant of extraterritorial jurisdiction redundant.12 Moreover, the court noted that Liu lacked any other basis for jurisdiction under Section 929P, writing that "Liu is not a governmental actor, he has not pled facts of the sort that would confer jurisdiction under § 929P(b), and he cannot argue that the antiretaliation provision qualifies as an antifraud provision" of the Exchange Act.13
Finally, the court rejected Liu's argument that the SEC's regulations implementing Dodd-Frank evidence the extraterritorial application of the Anti-Retaliation Protections. Essentially, Liu argued that the SEC regulations governing the granting of monetary awards (bounties) to whistleblowers contemplate the extraterritorial reach of the bounty provision and thereby provide a basis to apply the Anti-Retaliation Protections extraterritorially. The court strongly suggested, but did not conclude, that the SEC regulations are insufficient to overcome the presumption against extraterritoriality. And, even if SEC regulations could extend the authority to grant monetary awards to non-US persons, the court reasoned that "none of the arguments that the bounty provision is meant to have extraterritorial reach provide any support for Liu's claim that the antiretaliation provision is meant to have extraterritorial reach."14
Liu's importance to future whistleblower anti-retaliation cases is uncertain. While its extraterritorial application holding is consistent with the Supreme Court's decision in Morrison, as well as with other courts that have addressed the same issue, it fails to resolve the lingering ambiguities with respect to whether internal reporting is sufficient to trigger the protections of Section 922 and when reporting of FCPA violations will be found sufficient to trigger the Anti-Retaliation Protections. Liu's most durable legacy may be to reinforce that post-Morrison courts will vigorously apply the presumption against extraterritoriality in all but the most clearly defined circumstances.
1 Liu v. Siemens AG, No. 13-4385-CV, 2014 WL 3953672, at *1 (2d Cir. Aug. 14, 2014), aff'g, 978 F.Supp.2d 325 (S.D.N.Y. 2013).
2 The Second Circuit also declined to address whether Section 806 of the Sarbanes‐Oxley Act requires or protects disclosures of FCPA violations.
3 Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd., 561 U.S. 247, 257-59 (2010).
4 Id. at 267.
5 Pub. L. No. 111-203 § 922, 124 Stat. 1376, 1841-49 (2010) (the "Dodd-Frank Act") (codified in relevant part at Exch. Act § 21F(h)(1); 15 U.S.C. § 78u‐6(h)(1)).
6 See Asadi v. G.E. Energy (USA), LLC,No. 4:12‐345, 2012 WL 2522599 (S.D. Tex. June 28, 2012), aff'd on other grounds, 720 F.3d 620 (5th Cir. 2013).
7 Liu at *1.
8 Liu v. Siemens AG, 978 F.Supp.2d 325, 326 (S.D.N.Y. 2013), aff'd, No. 13-4385-CV, 2014 WL 3953672 (2d Cir. Aug. 14, 2014).
9 Liu at *3.
10 Liu at *4.
11 Id.
12 Liu at *5.
13 Id.
14 Liu at *7 (emphasis in original).
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Renaissance Development to Build First Qualitative TEC in Surgut
May 18, 2011, 13:11 (PX Newswire)
Renaissance Development and Jones Lang LaSalle announce the start of realization of the new trade center project in Surgut.
The grand opening of TEC Aura in Novosibirsk by Renaissance Development in April has once again demonstrated that professional developers are able to create a unique product, featuring a novelty and uniqueness to consumers and based on a balance of interests between developers and tenants.
The new project of Renaissance Development is located in Surgut on the intersection of the main highways of the city, connecting Surgut to Nefteyugansk and other towns of the region. This arrangement allows the mall to intercept the main flow of residents from the nearby towns and increases the potential coverage of the project by almost a factor of 2 to 700 thousand inhabitants. Also there are plans of a massive residential development in the vicinity. The total area of the two-level complex is 100,000 sq.m., of which 65,000sq.m. is intended for rental. Jones Lang LaSalle is appointed as the exclusive agent for marketing and leasing.
The company Jones Lang LaSalle noted that the leading retail operators demonstrate interest in the complex. In particular, their willingness to take the place of the anchor tenants of the complex confirmed by: O'KEY food hypermarket with an area of 11,500 square meters, home appliances and electronics Media Markt - 5000 sq.m., Group of Companies Inditex. In addition, the Project is hosted sporting goods store, an area of 1,500 sq.m., and store goods for children, about 1 500 sq.m. Entertainment component will be represented by a multiplex cinema - 4 000 sq.m., bowling and entertainment centre - 2 000 sq.m. Parking Complex provides 2,500 parking spaces.
As noted by Sergei Kotov, senior consultant at Jones Lang LaSalle: «Renaissance Development Company experience is the best guarantor of the success of their new project. This is also confirmed by the high interest in the project from tenants already in the current phase of work. "
Elkhan Kerimli, Managing Director of Renaissance Development, added: "We believe that by creating our shopping centres, we will forever change the trade area of the city and change the representation of the inhabitants of the modern shopping malls. We are confident that this can only be achieved by building mutually beneficial relationships with our partners based on mutual respect. The validity and effectiveness of this approach has proven "Aura" project in Novosibirsk, Russia, and that these principles we follow in implementing the project in the city of Surgut.
The opening of a shopping centre in Surgut, scheduled for IV quarter of 2012.
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Renaissance is one of the leading general contractors and commercial real estate development groups in Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Libya, and is expanding into Turkmenistan and the Gulf countries. During its 15 years of operations, Renaissance has completed more than 420 projects valued at over $5.0 billion. Currently, the group has over 15,000 employees working at 32 different locations. Engineering News Record ranked Renaissance 3rd in "Retail", 18th in "General Building" and 85th "Top International Contractor" in the world in December 2009.
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Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) is a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate. The firm offers integrated services delivered by expert teams worldwide to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying or investing in real estate. With 2010 global revenue of $2.9 billion, Jones Lang LaSalle serves clients in 60 countries from 750 locations worldwide, including 180 corporate offices. The firm is an industry leader in property and corporate facility management services, with a portfolio of approximately 158 million square meters worldwide. LaSalle Investment Management, the company's investment management business, is one of the world's largest and most diverse in real estate with approximately $41 billion of assets under management.
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Cold outside air plus dry indoor air plus wind is the season's winning combo that explains why your skin, hair and nails are drier than usual. If you want to glow with head to toe health and radiance it's a no-brainer. You need to up your hydration game!
- Drink 8-12 glasses of water per day. You can stick to the lower end if you're sedentary and the higher end if you exercise.
- Eat water-based foods like soups, fruits and vegetables.
- Use a humidifier to add more moisture to the air.
- Add in some extra moisturizing treatments to your beauty regimen.
Kopari Coconut Melt ($36) is the ultimate multi-tasker. Made from 100% organic coconut oil you can use it to hydrate and nourish your hair, scalp, skin and nails. Slick it on your lips for a nourishing and protective lip balm. Slather it on your face to remove your makeup. Let it penetrate your hair as a deep conditioning hair mask. Rub it into your body as a moisturizing balm. Massage into your cuticles as a treatment. This melt is safe for all skin and hair types and is even gentle enough to use on babies.
Londontown Lakur ($16 each) will help keep your fingernails and toenails healthy and strong. It's infused with the brand's proprietary Florium Complex, a healing combo including Coconut Oil, Lavender Oil and Evening Primrose Oil to hydrate, as well as Cucumber, Chamomile, Biotin and Vitamins A & E for added strength. Available in almost every shade under the sun.
Honest Beauty Beyond Hydrated Shampoo ($20) is formulated with antioxidants and coconut juice for added essential vitamins, proteins and amino acids to keep your hear healthy, hydrated and gorgeous. For best results, wash with tepid to warm water (never hot!) to prevent dry scalp and hair. You'll also want to use the brand's Beyond Hydrated Conditioner ($20) which also contains coconut juice as well as sweet almond oil to soften and add shine.
Farmacy Honey Potion Renewing Antioxidant Hydration Mask ($56) counteracts dry skin, fine lines and wrinkles and a dull, dehydrated complexion. To use, simply apply a thick layer of the mask to your face and massage it in for up to two minutes. The mask will warm and turn into a white cream. Leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes before rinsing with tepid water to reveal softer, smoother, glowing skin. The mask is made up of honey, ginger root extract, B vitamins, propolis, cichoric acid and more for a more moist, supple, younger-looking complexion.
Sephora Collection Almond Foot Mask ($5) is a pair of disposable sock masks soaked in almond extract and hyaluronic acid. Gently wash and dry your feet before slipping the mask-socks on. Then peel away the paper films off the tabs and secure around your ankles. Leave socks on for 20 minutes before removing them. Finish by massaging any excess product into skin.
NOTE: Londontown Lakur was sent for review. All others were tested in store. Opinions are my own.Â