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"Dude, Mrs. Mitchell is a hottie."
Robin Mitchell froze at the top of the stairs that led down to the basement of her new townhome. Had she heard that right?
"Shh, not so loud, Brandon." That was Paul, the kid who'd lived next door at her old house and had generously offered to help her move. No, not a kid anymore, Robin reminded herself as she thought of his biceps straining his tight graphic tee.
"Anyway," Brandon continued, "you sure she's in her 40s? There's no way. Her legs look too good. I fucking love short shorts like that."
"Yeah, me too," Paul agreed.
Robin glanced down at her outfit. While the brown, pocketed shorts did show off most of her legs and she'd seen the guys looking, she'd never been self-conscious about the choice until now. It was the day of her move. The shorts and her black tank top felt natural. And it wasn't like she was wearing heels.
"Not sure it really matters. She could be nineteen and she'd still be out of our league."
Paul's praise made her light-headed.
"Speak for yourself, Paul, my friend," Brandon boasted.
Robin smiled. It was easy to impress guys like him. When she was younger, she'd had her fair share of Brandons wrapped around her finger. They were fun, but those relationships were as shallow as their personalities. Compliments from guys like Paul were more meaningful. They weren't on a singular mission to get in her pants--and it was always more satisfying when they did.
Robin shook her head and backed off a step. What was she thinking? Satisfying to be with guys like Paul? It wasn't proper.
Downstairs, Brandon went on and Robin couldn't help herself. "Paul, you've been crushing on her forever. She's way up there on a fucking pedestal for you."
That sent a tingle through her body. Paul had a crush on her?
"Come on, man, lay off. It's not like that. And whatever, she's been married for, like, ever.
"And now she's not." Brandon's words had a finality to them that struck at Robin's heart. She wasn't anymore, was she? He'd left her for some tramp, fifteen years younger. Brandon continued, "And Mr. Mitchell is a fucking moron. How can you leave a wife who looks that good? The pussy can't be worth it. No fucking way."
Robin resisted the urge to race down there and hug Brandon. Maybe she'd misjudged the young man.
Paul agreed with his friend. "I don't get it. They always seemed happy. And I always thought how lucky he was. Mrs. Mitchell is so cool."
Robin's body quivered. Brandon's compliments paled next to Paul's. He was always so genuine, and this afternoon was no exception.
"Just look at this entertainment center. Fifty-inch television. Surround sound speakers. A Playstation 3!" Brandon's macho enthusiasm was back. "There's nothing hotter than a chick who likes video games."
The truth was that she'd taken all that stuff because there was no way in hell her ex-husband and that slut were going to enjoy them. She bought it all for him, so she got to walk away with it. Still, it felt good being thought of as the cool chick.
"I like how active she is. She runs every morning in these skin-tight outfits. Best part of my day was seeing her jog away from the house. Even in the middle of winter, she looked good. God, I'm going to miss that."
Paul had been watching her from the window each morning when she took to the streets? The tingling started to gravitate between her thighs.
"Didn't you jerk off to her sunbathing?"
"Oh, God, I shouldn't have told you about that."
Her eyes shot open and she rocked her head forward, her loose golden bangs spilling across her face. Really? she mouthed.
"Paul, I don't blame you. I mean, she must look awesome in a bikini."
"I do?" Robin called as she descended down the stairs. She didn't remember making the decision to interrupt, but the petrified look on their faces was worth it.
Paul and Brandon jumped to their feet, watching in horror as Robin Mitchell's shapely legs appeared at the top of the steps. Long and shimmering, tapering into her brown short-shorts. Brandon licked his lips. Paul felt like he'd been busted for shoplifting Playboys from the bookstore's magazine rack.
They'd been unwinding on the sectional sofa, which was still wrapped in its moving tarp, placed haphazardly amidst the wreckage of Robin's move. It had been a long afternoon of slugging boxes, but they were done.
She masked her nervousness with a coy smile and admired the towering specimens of college-aged men, dressed in cargo shorts and t-shirts. They were both fit, Brandon with his brawny shoulders and Paul with his lean physique. She still had trouble connecting the impressive young man with the beanpole who'd grown up next door, although seeing panic lance through him was helping her remember.
"How long have you been there?" Paul asked.
"Long enough to know that you've had a crush on me." She watched as Paul's face went white, then turned to Brandon. "And you are the first person to call me a 'hottie' in many years."
Brandon recovered before Paul. "I seriously doubt that. You just don't hear it." Their eyes locked. "It's disrespectful."
Robin laughed. "So Paul, you think I look awesome in a bikini?"
What could he do? He wasn't going to lie. "Yeah."
She smiled. Paul liked that.
Brandon broke into their little moment. "So I think we're done moving everything. You know what that means..."
Robin shook her head. "What?"
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a Ziploc bag. "We relax," he said, popping open the bag. He sat back down on the short arm of the sectional sofa and fished out a joint.
"Is that pot?" Robin stared at the hand-rolled cigarette.
Paul's mouth went dry. He would have kicked Brandon if he'd not been so stunned. This wasn't some coed he was offering a smoke. This was the wife-next-door! "Brandon, I don't think this is a good idea..."
Robin hadn't smoked pot since college. She'd gotten the wild times out of her system back then. Or so she'd thought. For whatever reason, Brandon's offer was tempting. Paul's concern only made her feel more reckless. "I could use some relaxing."
Brandon grinned, flashing a chill-out smile at Paul before pulling out his lighter and firing up the spliff. "Do you smoke often, Mrs. Mitchell?" he asked, his voice tight as he held the smoke in his lungs.
"God, no. What would my kids say?" Robin took a seat on the oversized sofa, taking the joint between her pinched fingers. Leaning back, she sucked smoke in, her eyes squinting shut. Her cool demeanor broke in a fit of coughs.
"I think your kids would say you're pretty cool," Brandon replied, smoke curling around his face.
Paul lowered himself next to Robin, staring at her as she hacked away, joint in her hand. He didn't need to smoke to feel encapsulated in a surreal buzz. He studied the woman next to him, wondering if this was really happening. He watched her long ponytail swish and bounce, arching down her back like the neck of a golden swan. She had a long neck of her own, lean and graceful. Kissable.
"Your turn?" she asked, breaking the spell. She held out the smoking bud, but all he could focus on at first was how lean her arm was. He took it from her, his mind still in disbelief.
Robin was having a similar mental freak out, particularly as she watched Paul smoke the joint with practiced ease. The neighbor's kid wasn't so innocent. She met his eyes. Not a kid, either, she reminded herself. The pot loosened her tongue. "I can't believe I'm getting high in the basement with guys half my age."
Brandon started laughing. Then everyone started laughing. That felt good. There hadn't been much of that since her husband left.
"You're not going to tell my mom, are you?" Paul was cracking up before he could finish the question.
Thinking about Paul's parents and some of the fun they'd had when the kids were younger, Robin decided to drop a bomb. "Your mom would probably ask you to share."
It took a moment for that to sink in. Then he blundered out a, "Wait, what?"
Brandon barked out a laugh. "Dude, I knew your parents were cool like that."
Paul barely heard his friend's yammering. His attention was locked on Robin, who looked so pretty smiling like that. "My parents smoke?"
Robin shrugged. "They used to. Not sure about now."
"Did you and your ... did you ever do it with them?"
"Nah. Brian was too straight for that--or so I thought, anyway." Her ex's name tasted bitter in her mouth. "I used to smell it in the backyard though. When you were little. Heard them laughing." She shook her head. She lifted the last of the joint to her lips, inhaled and released. "I used to envy how much fun they had together. I used to think, 'Those two know love.' At the time, I told myself Brian and I just expressed it differently. Now, I'm not sure."
She watched as the bud died in her fingers. Paul didn't like how sad she looked. "He is a complete ass," he said. On a whim, he shifted over to her and started rubbing her shoulders.
"Fucking moron," Brandon added.
"Totally," Paul agreed.
"I just don't get it. I've met his new whore--before I knew about them, I mean. She's young and pretty, but so ... tacky. Raccoon eyes, you know? He never told me he liked that look. Is that what you guys like?"
There was a trap if there ever was one. Even stoned, Paul side-stepped it. He ran his massaging hands up her neck, then down her spine. He could feel her muscles under his fingertips, warm and taut, but he was surprised to find no bra strap. "There is no way that's going to last. The secretary cheating with the married man? Not a recipe for a stable relationship."
"Yet he chose her over me. Makes me feel great about myself." She rolled her head to the side, baring her neck. "That feels so good, Paul."
"I bet Paul wouldn't choose anyone over you," Brandon declared, breaking out in a titter.
Robin peeked at Paul. "Yeah right. I know I can't compete. Not with girls half my age." She chewed her lip. "I mean, I can't even remember the last time we had sex--not that I didn't make an effort. I just thought he was tired or overworked or something. Now I learn he's been fucking this girl without a problem. I'm 41, but I never thought of myself as old until he left me."
Paul didn't think of her as old, either. He was surprised to hear her age. He pushed her blonde ponytail over her shoulder and caressed the soft sweep of Robin's neck. It was as supple as any he'd touched and he yearned to touch more of her. Paul's voice caught in his throat before tumbling out, tender and sincere. "You're beautiful."
The trio was quiet, absorbing the emotion of the moment. It wasn't an awkward silence, one that needed to be filled with something forced or silly. Even Brandon knew to hold his tongue. Paul ran his thumb along the groove of her spine. Brandon watched them from the other bend of the sofa.
She felt beautiful. Wanted. It had been years since she'd felt that way with her husband. Robin spoke at last, her voice tiny. "Thank you."
Paul couldn't help himself. He leaned down and kissed Robin's neck. He felt her heart beat beneath the surface of her skin. Felt her shiver.
"Paul..." Robin sighed. It was supposed to be a warning--a "this is too far" plea--but Paul took it as encouragement. The hand on her back swept around her as he pressed his hard torso against her.
She should have pulled away, but it felt too good for that. Instead, she slumped into his embrace, rolling her head back onto his shoulder.
Paul kissed along the ridge of her neck, lingering at the back of her jaw just beneath her ear. He breathed in the fruity aroma of her shampoo and body soap. His hands moved, climbing her midriff and up her torso. She gasped as his touch found her breasts, enveloping them in a gentle squeeze.
"Paul--" she said. The rest was cut off as his lips covered hers, his tongue slicing into her mouth. She resisted for half-a-second before returning the kiss--her first kiss with anyone other than Brian in twenty long years! Her smile tightened their lip lock.
Paul kept wondering when he was going to wake up. Robin had been his fantasy woman for so long she'd become as unattainable as Megan Fox. Yet here they were, making out, her soft tits collected in his hands. He slipped them higher, finding her nipples pushing hard points through the tank top.
Brandon watched them, legs splayed and silly grin plastered across his face. At the moment, he was mellow enough to just observe. He'd been watching Robin all day as she supervised the move, telling them where to put boxes and furniture when it was all he could do not to stare. She had a dancer's body, long and lean with high, perky breasts that Paul was enjoying. He'd envied his friend when Paul told him that he'd seen her in a bikini. Now, as he watched Paul begin to pull up Robin's tight tank top, he knew he'd see a whole lot more. That grin wasn't going away.
Robin didn't pull away when she felt Paul lift her top, but she almost did. Through the buzz of the pot and this young man's kiss, she was aware of what was happening. She was being undressed in a room with two hot and horny guys and they all knew where that was going to lead.
Robin's breasts fit perfectly in Paul's hands. His thumbs went to work on her high-seated nipples, drawing a moan into their kiss. She tried to pull away but he held her their, sitting up on his knees to better angle his kiss down into her. Their mouths clashed harder, tongues tangling with desperation. Paul squeezed her tits, rougher than she usually liked. He twisted her nipples, sending pain and pleasure searing through her. There was need in it. Power. Robin pushed her chest against his grip and her shoulders against his body.
She reached behind her and found Paul hard. She stroked him through his shorts, surveying the full stretch of him. Any lingering impressions she had of the boy-next-door evaporated. Paul wasn't just a man, but he was a healthy young man.
Brandon loved tan-lines and Robin had some nice ones: pale triangles against her warm tan. The midriff he'd been stealing glimpses of all day was flat, her navel unadorned with the piercings that so many girls his age sported. She didn't need it to be sexy. Brandon couldn't simply watch any longer.
Paul broke the kiss and shifted back to her neck. She opened her eyes and found Brandon standing before her. Shirtless and muscled, he was beautiful. His skin was a deep bronze that went well with his dark hair and darker eyes.
Robin reached out and touched his chest gingerly. His skin was hot, his chest hard. She brushed her fingers through the light cropping of hair across his pecs and another tantalizing trail that led into his shorts. She had to force herself to breath.
"Do I live up to your fantasies?" Brandon asked.
"I don't know. Do I?"
Behind her, Paul pulled off his shirt. He felt good as he pressed up against her, skin on skin. Brandon sank down onto one knee and kissed her. He was much more aggressive than Paul--more impatient, more demanding. She met it with her own fervor, sliding the hand that had been on his chest lower.
Brandon pressed in, his touch skidding up the inside of her thigh. With Paul behind her and Brandon before her, their bodies brawny with youth, claustrophobia had never been such a turn-on. And when her left hand found Brandon's cock--when she had one in each fist--the world closed even tighter.
"When Paul told me you were hot, I had no idea." Brandon's words burned through her. "But I'm thinking that this has always been you, deep down. Hasn't it?" His fingers pressed against the apex of her thighs. "And I bet you've fantasized about Paul. Am I right?"
Robin didn't want to admit it, but when Brandon pushed harder against her sex, the truth came out in a hissing "yesss..."
Paul stiffened. He wouldn't have believed it had he not felt her nipples harden between his tweaking fingers and her back arch some more.
Brandon rose, pulling out of her grasp as he unfastened his shorts. Paul could feel her heart beating wildly. He kissed back to her neck. "Did you really?" he asked.
In response, she turned and kissed him. After having Brandon's possessive mouth on hers, it was a nice change to feel the tender slide of his tongue again.
She broke the kiss and there was Brandon's cock, curved and thick, held in the young man's fingers. She didn't think. The time for that was long gone. She simply reacted, reaching out and replacing his hand with her own.
Paul watched Robin lean forward and take Brandon's cock into her mouth, his head dizzy with jealousy. Logically, it wasn't a fair reaction, but Paul's spinning emotions were beyond logic. This was his fantasy. He'd been dreaming about this moment for so many years.


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Title: Want to Go Private?
Author: Sarah Darer Littman
Released: August 01, 2011
Page #: 330
Source: My public library
"When Abby meets Luke online, she can't believe her luck. He's nice. He's funny. He listens to her and he thinks she's pretty. He even gets jealous of other guys, which is adorable. Without Luke, Abby's not sure how she'd make it through her first year of high school. Everyone, including her mom and her best friend, Faith, tells Abby that if she just made more of an effort, she'd be having fun instead of dreading each and every day as if it's a prison sentence. But there's nothing fun about being the lowest link in the social food chain.
Abby knows she's not supposed to chat with random guys online. But Luke isn't random, and he isn't a stranger. Best of all, he loves her. So what if she never goes out with her friends anymore and her grades are slipping? All she needs is Luke. Luke is her secret, and she's his - it's perfect that way. So when Luke suggests that they meet each other in person, Abby agrees. And then she's gone. Missing. Without a trace. And everyone is left to put together the pieces. If they don't, they'll never see Abby again."
"'How can you not be excited?'
Faith, my best friend since second grade, is lying on the edge of the swimming pool watching the ripples as she trails her slim fingers through the water."
You guys, this book was way more than I was bargaining for. I was not anticipating quite the intense story. Just amazing... and heart-wrenching.
Abby is a typical freshman - nervous about starting high school and wondering if her friendships are going to last. When she starts to chat with this guy online, she gets way more than she bargained for. He became her best friend, confidant and love. He was the only person who really understood her and she pulled away from everyone and everything in real life. Then things started to get more physical. Abby then goes missing and everyone has to follow her online trail to find out what happened.
Okay, so I have done some online chatting in my day. Still do, to a much smaller extent. In fact, chatting is how I met my husband. So, when it's all said and done, chatting isn't always a horrible thing. But when it's a 14 year old girl chatting with a 27 year old man... it's definitely not okay. Really, it's fairly disturbing. That was one thing that ran through my head as I read this story. I kept thinking that some of the chats sounded familiar... but I had to remember that I was 23 or so when I had them. I really had to take myself out of this story to keep my disturbed-factor high (it got easier after a certain point - way beyond what my chatting ever was).
I did enjoy that halfway through the book, the perspective totally changes. For most of it, you get Abby's story. How she meets Luke, her feelings, her worries, her growing love... But then, when she goes missing, you start to get into the heads of the people around her: Her bratty little sister, her almost-ex-best friend, the boy she went on a date with... And it's really interesting to get their take on the things you've just read. I just thought that was really well done.
Y'all... this book is heartwrenching. I mean, there are a few times that I wish I was in the room with Abby as she's chatting to just say "Wait, did you see what he asked there? Doesn't that sound suspicious? Come on, girl!" I got to a spot where I really couldn't put this book down. I just had to find out if she was okay. I also found myself becoming very protective of Abby and her decisions. Especially when she is faced with the people in school every day.
There's a lot of discussion about internet safety courses throughout this book. Abby mentions them when she starts chatting with Luke - about how to spot the bad stuff. And again throughout the story from several different people. I really, really hope these courses exist - and that teens are paying attention to them. It could probably save lives (and not in the hokey way that sounds).
Now to the question... do I recommend this book. Yes - hesitantly. Definitely for high schoolers only. There are some things in this book that really, really shouldn't be read by anyone younger... unless, I guess, it's to teach a lesson. But some of the unfortunate stuff isn't wrapped in a lesson yet... so that makes it really difficult. I think if you're a fan of issue-books, this one is definitely for you. It's well written and I really couldn't put it down (it was a less-than-24-hour book for me). So I recommend it in that way, but be aware of the topic. And be ready for it to rip your heart out. Stomp on it. And gingerly replace it. Leaving you with a story you'll never forget.
UPDATE: I just read a few reviews (some of which are linked below) of some parents who read this book. I absolutely cannot imagine having a child this age and reading this book. It would scare the bejesus out of me. I also agree with many of the reviews that it's hard to get this book out of your head. I wish there were more books that were this honest with real issues. Bravo!
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Journal retracts study that claimed that people who used condoms for HIV prevention were smarter than those who don’t.
Nearly eight years after Truvada’s approval for HIV prevention, primary care providers struggle to understand—and prescribe—the pill.
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LG FMRadio SDK allows the creation of applications providing FM radio service on the Android pltform. This chapter describes the LG FM Radio module, which enables third-party application developers to create FM Radio applications using the FM radio service included with the LG Android platform.
LG FMRadio SDK consists of the following components:
- Library: API for developing FM Radio services
- Documentation: LG FMRadio SDK developer guide
- Sample: The sample application and its source code using LG FM Radio APIs
LG FMRadio SDK consists of the following key features:
- Radio ON: turns on the FM Radio.
- Radio OFF: turns off the FM Radio.
- Seek: searches for available frequencies to listen to.
SeekForward: searches for the closest available frequency that comes after the current frequency.
SeekBackward: searches for the closest available frequency that comes before the current frequency. (Searchable frequency range: 87.5–108.0 MHz.)
- Tune: goes to the frequency you specify. This feature enables you to go to a specified frequency regardless of whether the frequency is available to listen to. (Searchable frequency range: 87.5–108.0 MHz.)
- RDS (Radio Data System): displays the broadcasting station name, program type, program text and program Identification code. This information is updated by the broadcasting station. You can control this feature using RdsOn/RdsOff.
- Speaker mode: listen to FM radio through your phone's speaker, instead of using earphones.
- Mute: disables the sound coming from FM radio without turning FM radio off.
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Fox News' Shep Smith: Separate Politics and Ebola
With some GOP politicians calling on Wednesday for the director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to resign for his handling of the Ebola transmissions in the United States, and even more demanding that President Obama ban all travel to and from the west African nations where the disease is widespread, Fox News host Shepard Smith took a moment to try and put the second confirmed transmission of a Dallas healthcare worker in context.
After insisting that viewers "should have no concerns about Ebola" based on what is known about the transmission of the disease, Smith pivoted to politics.
"In the middle of all of this, you have to remember there is politics in the mix," Smith said. "With midterm elections coming, the party in charge needs to appear to be effectively leading. The party out of power needs to show that there's a lack of leadership. So the president has canceled a fundraising trip and is holding meetings and his political opponents are accusing his administration of poor leadership."
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Matthew 25:1-13. In the parable of the ten virgins, Jesus teaches we must be prepared for His immediate return even though it may appear at times there is a delay. In this study, we learn practical ways to "keep the oil replenished" as we wait for the Bridegroom's appearance.
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Luke 12:35-48. Jesus teaches His disciples that life in the kingdom requires that we be ever watchful for the sure return of the Savior.
Feb 13, 2012
Ecclesiastes 3:11. In this exposition of the theme verse for Circle PCA, we discover the simple but profound truth that God has made us, loves us, and has a plan for our lives. This sermon marks the one-year anniversary of our worship as a church plant.
Feb 8, 2012
Luke 18:1-8. Prayer is an admission of need; an affirmation of core beliefs; and it reveals an opportunity for God to display His glory. Have you ever been so distressed that you did not know what to do next? In this communion service, we look at the Parable of the Persistent Widow and discover how persistent prayer is a...


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On October 2nd, 2018, at 19.00, a very successful presentation of the European Project ‘’FRUITOP’’ took place in Dubai, at Crowne Plaza Hotel, in Al Diyafah Hall. The event was attended by a large number of people, consisting of representatives from major fresh fruit import companies, distributors, retailers, nutrition experts, journalists who all had the opportunity to learn about the importance of consumption of the European fresh fruits produced in Greece, as well their nutritional value.
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Ted Cruz just became the first primetime speaker of this Republican convention to be booed off the stage.
The Texas senator mentioned Donald Trump's name just once during his Republican convention speech Wednesday -- and it wasn't even an endorsement.
"I want to congratulate Donald Trump on winning the nomination last night," the Texas senator said, addressing the Cleveland gathering on its third evening. "And like each of you, I want to see the principles that our party believes prevail in November."
And then Cruz, whose primary battle with Trump turned increasingly bitter when the billionaire businessman attacked Cruz's wife and his father, pivoted to this: "Conventions are times of excitement. But given the events of the last few weeks, I hope you'll allow me a moment to talk to you about what's really at stake."
The Texas senator went on to mention the horrific shootings of police officers in Dallas, and the other recent incidents of violence across the United States.
Americans now "live in a world where so many others have had their lives destroyed by evil, in places like Orlando and Paris and Nice and Baton Rouge," Cruz said.
And that's why, the senator said, "we're fighting -- not for one particular candidate or one campaign -- but because each of us wants to be able to tell our kids and grandkids...that we did our best for their future, and for our country."
"We deserve leaders who stand for principle," continued Cruz, who agreed to a convention speaking role after a private meeting with Trump in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. "Unite us all behind shared values. Cast aside anger for love. That is the standard we should expect, from everybody."
But despite what sounded like appeal for unification, Cruz never once urged Republicans to rally behind their nominee.
Instead, Cruz -- repeatedly nicknamed "Lyin' Ted" by Trump during the primary race -- uttered the clarion call for the convention's anti-Trump "Free the Delegates" movement, prompting Americans to "vote your conscience."
"To those listening, please, don't stay home in November," he said. "Stand, and speak, and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution. It's love of freedom that has allowed millions to achieve their dreams."
When delegates from New York loudly urged Cruz from the convention floor to "say it" -- referring to endorsing Trump -- the Texas senator only responded: "I appreciate the enthusiasm of the New York delegation."
Cruz then exited to loud booing from the crowd.
Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and Trump surrogate who followed Cruz in the line-up, attempted to defend the Texan's statements to angry delegates on the convention floor.
Gingrich told the crowd: "I think you misunderstood" Cruz's sentiments.
Cruz, according to Gingrich, said Americans should "vote your conscience for anyone who will uphold the constitution." But in this election, there is "only one candidate who will uphold the constitution," naming Donald Trump.
Trump himself didn't seem to mind Cruz's convention speech, calling it "no big deal" that his former opponent had refused to back him, though he pointed out in a tweet late Wednesday that the Texas senator "didn't honor the pledge" of loyalty signed last year by all GOP White House hopefuls.
Cruz's convention stage speech -- a passive-aggressive nearly half-hour long non-endorsement of his party's newly crowned nominee -- wasn't the only tepid cheerleading of the night.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, another former Trump opponent, addressed the Republican gathering in a short video address.
"After a long and spirited primary, the time for fighting each other is over," he said. "It's time to win in November."
Rubio, who is fighting for Senate re-election in Florida, chose to remain in his home state during the convention.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, also a one-time rival of Trump's, told the Republican convention that "we must support Donald Trump and Mike Pence."
But Walker's endorsement of the GOP ticket amounted to little more than a campaign against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
"Hillary Clinton is the ultimate liberal Washington insider. If she were any more on the 'inside,' she'd be in prison," Walker said, to raucous applause. "A vote for anyone other than Donald Trump in November is a vote for Hillary Clinton."
Clinton was quick with a tweet of her own:
Trump, for his part, thanked Walker for his speech Wednesday night in a tweet, mentioning "@ScottWalker" in the social media post.
But not before he used the wrong twitter handle for the Wisconsin governor in an earlier tweet:
"@ScottWalker6" is an anchor for NBC News' New Orleans affiliate television station. The tweet was later deleted from Trump's account.


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Immingham Museum reopens doors to the past
HISTORIC artefacts will soon be available once again for visitors to feast upon – when a museum opens its doors in a new location.
Immingham Museum will officially reopen within the Civic Centre, in Pelham Road, on Thursday, November 1.
The move came after a decision was taken in April 2011, as reported, to close its previous building at the Resource Centre, in Margaret Street.
Curators are now adding the final touches to the exhibitions before reopening to the public.
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The Grimsby Telegraph was invited to a special preview, and we can reveal that visitors will be taken back to the Iron Age and along a journey to the 20th century.
Michael Lloyd, a guide for the museum, is looking forward to welcoming individuals, groups and schools to the new venue.
"The advantage we now have is that the museum is central in the town," he said.
"Before, people did not know we existed, so hopefully a lot more attention will be given and, in turn, more visitors will turn out.
"The museum is well worth a visit. We have various exhibitions on show and there are several activities for children to do.
"I think my favourite part of it all is the timeline we have as I enjoy showing people things from over 60 years ago which are no longer around."
Other items on display in the new museum include the reconstruction of a 1912 chemist and grocery, information about the air sea rescue service, the Pilgrim Fathers, transport which brought workforce into Immingham, historic telephones, Roman pottery and much more.
The museum, over two floors, is now situated at the rear of the Civic Centre. The entrance is off Washdyke Lane, which used to be an empty room.
In 2014, organisers hope to run a special exhibition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
Margaret Foulsham, deputy curator, said: "It has been a great move and we have worked very hard to get exhibitions up and running in such a short amount of time.
"In our previous location we already had plenty of schools visiting but our aim now will be to invite more groups.
"The impressive part about all this is that the majority of items within the museum were found in Immingham.
"I am looking forward to the official opening and people need to watch out for upcoming exhibitions in the future."

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AdventHealth ER at Flamingo Crossings Town Center brings emergency care and an enhanced patient experience serving the Central Florida community, Walt Disney World Guests, and Cast Members. The emergency room, located near the western gateway to Walt Disney World Resort, is staffed by a comprehensive clinical team including board-certified emergency physicians and emergency nurses. The ER’s design is unique in the AdventHealth network, with Key West influenced architecture, advanced team member training, and Disney-inspired touches that enhance the patient experience.
AOA contributed several talents for this project, nearly spanning the whole breadth of the company’s services. We provided Concept Design driven by biophilic research and inspired by sophisticated and emotionally calming color palettes. Our Show Set Design team integrated all of the creative and technical components that greatly influence the patient experience and wellness journey, and our Architecture and Interior Design team performed texture, material, and furniture selections in accordance with both creative intent and medical facility regulations. Our Scenic Design and Production team painted the calming murals throughout the building, totaling more than 700 unique wave forms, and our Technical Direction group seamlessly integrated colorful ambient lighting, playful projections, customized control systems, and monitors displaying exclusive animations designed by Disney Live Entertainment featuring characters and settings from Disney’s Moana and The Little Mermaid and Pixar’s Finding Nemo. We performed Project Management responsibilities throughout the project life cycle, including managing sub-contractors and vendors, overall schedule integration and budget projections and risk management.
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Growing Pains: Winter Produce Season Underway
BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck
This year’s winter produce season got off to a soggy start with several
days of rain and high humidity that delayed planting in some areas and
washed out tender seedlings in others.
Other crops suffered damage as well, sometimes causing delays in
getting back in to the fields to prepare the ground for vegetables.
“We kicked off the season with tremendous environmental conditions,”
said Kurt Nolte, executive director of the Yuma County Cooperative
But things are back on track with almost perfect growing conditions, he
said. That can be seen around the Yuma Valley, where freshly planted fields lie under a mist of spayed
irrigation water and plants start to poke their heads out of the soil.
“Last year it seemed like it never would cool down,” Nolte observed. “It was still in the 100s.”
Perhaps this year’s slightly cooler fall is a harbinger of a cooler winter, he said. It’s been projected, he added,
but “we don’t know that will happen.”
What vegetable farmers are really hoping for, though, is a nicer winter in other parts of the country where their
“With the economy perhaps recovering, growers are more optimistic about the season,” Nolte said. “If the
weather cooperates, not just in Yuma but around the country so people are able to get out, it might be a good
Yuma-area farmers produce nearly all the nation’s winter supply of lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower and other
fresh vegetables. It’s a multimillion-dollar industry that stands as a major player in the economy of Yuma
County and the state.
Plants start going into the ground in August and September, and harvesting kicks off in November about in
time for Thanksgiving. The industry employs around 50,000 workers and keeps a number of coolers and
packing plants humming all winter. The season winds down as the spring brings warmer weather back to the
area in March or April.
The industry has evolved over the years, In 1930, there were 10,000 acres of head lettuce grown here for a
yield of about 250 cartons an acre, Nolte said. Today, there’s almost 70,000 acres of lettuce with a yield of 850
to 900 cartons per acre.
“That’s a direct result of greater efficiencies and new varieties,” Nolte said.
And while head lettuce continues to be a barometer of the produce industry, other crops are catching up as
health-conscious consumers increasingly turn to more nutritious and flavorful vegetables.10/9/13 Print Article: Growing pains: Winter produce season underway
Almost as much Romaine lettuce is grown today as head lettuce, Nolte said.
And the advent of the packaged salad mix launched the baby spring mix where upwards of 32 varieties of leafy
vegetables are planted in one 84-inch bed. Planting seeds from that many varieties makes it an expensive
proposition, he said. So farmers may nurture the crop all winter to get multiple cuttings.
He estimated the acreage of spring mix vegetables at 25,000 to 30,000 acres today, about half of that spinach.
As for other vegetables, broccoli continues to lead in acreage, trailed by cauliflower and to an ever larger
extent celery, with minute amounts of kale and swiss chard.
“There appears to be a greater interest in kale,” Nolte noted. It’s now being included in some spring mix salads
and is finding its way into a variety of dishes and even kale chips.
“It’s progressed from garnish on salad bars and into a mainstream vegetable,” he said, adding that it is very
As for what might be new this season, Nolte said he’s just starting to see a reddish-colored spinach. “It was
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The newest Heroes of the Storm event is now live in game. Called "The Fall of King's Crest", players from now through October 15th to take part. A new comic has been released that provides the lore behind the event and the Heroes that have been chosen to "star" in it. In addition, and as part of an ongoing series of videos for the BlizzCon 2018 Virtual Ticket, a new documentary has been released to shine the spotlight on those who create comics for Blizzard.
After the battle for Alterac Pass, the Raven Lord sets his sights on the kingdom of Dragon Shire. Dive behind enemy lines to defeat the Raven Lord’s generals and stage a last-ditch defense of King’s Crest. Complete four Questlines (with four Quests each) to unlock themed rewards. Once all four generals are defeated, choose between two Quests in a final act of resistance against the Raven Lord. Unlock a different Tombstone Mount depending on the final Quest you choose.
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What is the key to financial independence? Well, it’s not the amount of money you have. It’s how you spend your money.
The reason? To create and maintain wealth, you must live below your means and avoid debt. It is well known among millionaires that spending less than you earn opens the door to more opportunities. Your money can be invested, saved or donated to a charity of your choice. In a perfect world you could do all three.
And that’s where Jim Rohn’s best financial advice comes in the ring.
The 70/30 rule
For those who are not familiar, Jim Rohn is an australiabusinessblog.com, author and motivational speaker. As a guideline for spending, saving, investing and donating the 70/30 rule can be used.
Why can this be effective? The biggest hurdle for most people is living on 70% of their after-tax income, including all necessities and luxuries. An additional 30% is allocated for investments, savings and charities.
In short, get your spending under control and commit to a budget is necessary if you live on less than you earn. You can’t save, invest, pay off debt, or give to things you care about if you’re living paycheck to paycheck. Again, living paycheck to paycheck isn’t always the result of insufficient income.
In a study by Willis Towers Watson conducted in 2022, 36% of six-figure earners were living paycheck to paycheck, a rate that has doubled since 2019. In addition to record inflation, a lack of a sound money management strategy may also be contributing to the problem.
Money can be easily spent without a plan when you spend without planning and you don’t get paid until the next month’s income arrives. Even better? Eventually this becomes a habit.
According to Thomas Corley, who spent five years studying the daily habits of more than 350 rich and poor people, self-made millionaires make saving a habit. Saving early will help you accumulate more wealth. During their pre-millionaire years, 94% of the self-made millionaires in my study developed the habit of saving 20% of their income.
Thanks to Jim Rohn’s 70% budget rule, you can break away from the paycheck to paycheck cycle. Furthermore, with this advice you can immediately start saving, investing, paying off debt and donating.
Breaking the 70% budget rule
While this rule may seem pretty simple, let’s break it down even further so you can finally build a budget that works for you. However, to further simplify this rule, it has been changed to the 70/20/10 rule.
In this case, your net salary is divided into three bins based on a certain percentage:
- Most of your income, 70%, goes towards monthly bills and daily expenses.
- 20% goes to savings and investments.
- 10% goes towards debt repayment or donation.
The purpose of this ratio is to invest in your long-term financial well-being and your current lifestyle. In addition, the 70/20/10 rule can be adapted to your specific needs financial situation.
Use 70% of your income for monthly expenses
Whichever variant you use, this part is non-negotiable. This means that we spend no more than 70% of our monthly income on living expenses. But what does that actually mean?
There are two types of living costs:
- Basic needs such as food, rent and utilities.
- Discretionary, such as a new pair of shoes, dining out and entertainment.
The 70% rule is a good guideline for having enough money left over for essentials and discretionary expenses so that we can afford everything we need and want in life. You can use the remaining 30% to save more money and pay back debt, whether it’s credit card debt, overdue utility bills, or other personal debts.
The difference between fixed and variable costs.
Budgeting requires understanding monthly expenses and distinguishing between fixed and variable expenses.
A fixed expense is an expense that remains the same every month. Some common examples are:
- A mortgage or rent payment
- Utilities — typically variable, but some utilities also offer programs that estimate your average monthly costs so you pay more regularly
- Car payment
- Insurance premiums
- Subscriptions, such as streaming services or magazines
- Membership fees, professional organizations or gyms
- Babysitting — you can add more babysitting nights if needed
Variable expenses, on the other hand, are expenses that change from month to month, such as:
- To go out for dinner
When managing a budget, it is important to consider both types of expenses as they can eat up a large portion of the budget. As such, to become a better money manager, you need to be aware of fixed versus variable expenses on a monthly basis.
You must save 20% of your income
Saving is an essential part of everyone’s budget for monthly living expenses and contingencies. Therefore, you plan to save 20% of your total income in the 70% budget. This is an excellent goal, especially since alone 43% of American adults would use their savings to pay for an unexpected emergency expense.
You can consider the following personal financial priorities:
- emergency fund. In case of emergency, you can draw on your emergency fund. This is usually enough to cover living expenses for three to six months. But start with a smaller amount, such as $1,000.
- Falling funds. These are for larger expenses such as car repairs that may occasionally occur.
- Pension savings. Some of the most common retirement accounts are 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b). Roth IRAs and traditional IRAs are also options.
- College savings plans for your kids through 529 plans
- Start-up capital for a company.
- An investment in stocks and bonds
- Investing in real estatesuch as a real estate investment trust or REIT.
Building your emergency fund should be your top priority if you have little to no money in your savings account for emergencies. As you pay bills, variable costs can arise, so saving is also essential.
The good news is that you can save money for multiple savings purposes at once. For example, the thought of retiring seems far away. However, it is best to start early to take advantage of preparations.
Set aside 10% of your income for debt repayment or charitable giving
You will pay off debt or donate (or both) the remaining 10%. It might be a good idea to:
Pay off debts.
If you have debts, you can include them in this 10% category based on your financial situation. However, you are not limited to spending less than 10% of your income on loan payments. As you may recall, student loans and other debts were included in the 70% expense category.
The minimum required payments for your student loans and other debts should be included in your budget. You can also send extra money to speed up the process of getting out of debt if the minimum payments don’t work.
This last 10% can be calculated in any way you like. It may be more beneficial to focus on paying off your debt rather than giving. It is especially important to pay off debts with a high interest rate quickly if they have a high interest rate.
There are two popular options when tackling your debt:
- Debt snowball method. Whatever the interest rate, you start with the smallest debt.
- Debt avalanche method. Alternatively, you can pay off the debt with the highest interest rate first.
You must remember that your minimum debt payments come from your expense category when you use the 70/20/10 budget. To reduce the debt faster, additional payments are required in the 10% extra category.
Giving to something meaningful to you may be part of your final 10% category. You can give regularly to the same organization each month, or you may want to vary your giving, such as:
- Giving or paying tithes to a religious organization.
- Contributions to charities.
- Donate to your university’s alma mater
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the 70/30 rule?
According to Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker, you should live on 70% of your income and save 30%.
The 70% includes all the necessities and desires you may have – housing, utilities, food and clothing. It also includes small pleasures and even luxuries such as a vacation or dining out.
What about the other 30%? He recommends an even distribution between saving, investing and donating.
2. Why use budget percentages?
Instead of allocating a fixed amount to each of your expenses, focus on percentages when creating your budget. The reason? Based on a budget percentage, you can see how your income is spent on a monthly basis. As a result, it is easier to identify areas where spending may need to be adjusted.
Plus, a percentage-based budget ensures that every dollar you earn has a purpose. If you feel like you’re falling short of your financial goals, this is especially important.
3. What should you do if you exceed the 70% budget rule?
Do you exceed the 70% guideline? Do not panic. Start cutting your expenses as soon as possible.
That is of course easier said than done. But for starters, take a good look at your budget. From there, remove unnecessary costs that are “wants” that you could eliminate on a monthly basis. Think of eating out, buying new clothes and subscriptions to streaming services. Continue to delete until you reach 70%.
If you still can’t fit within 70%, what are your options? Be honest with yourself and take action. The solution can be as drastic as selling your vehicle or moving to a less expensive home.
There are other options, such as asking for a raise or changing lanes. If you want to introduce multiple streams of income, consider starting a side business.
4. What are the benefits of the 70% budget?
Budget rules like 70/20/10 offer some great benefits.
The method is quite easy to follow. By dividing your take-home pay into these three categories, you can spend how you want without worrying about derailing your savings or debt repayment plans.
While this budget has some structure, it is not overly restrictive or strict. Every dollar doesn’t have to be spent in exactly the same way.
In addition, this budgeting style puts your financial future first. Building an emergency fund, investing for retirement, paying off debt and giving back to others will also all be part of your daily routine.
5. What are the disadvantages of the 70% budget?
This budgeting method can be difficult to sustain due to the inability to prioritize personal financial needs and wants over unexpected expenses.
People can use credit cards to buy items they can’t afford when they start out on such a budget. Due to interest payments, this can eventually lead to an overload of debts.
Buying a home or financing college tuition may not be possible with the fixed percentage model of a 70/20/10 budget strategy.
Pension goals and emergency funds can also be affected by a limited number of long-term savings.
Relying on this model too much can have unintended consequences. If not carefully monitored, the constant depletion of savings creates a cycle where you cannot save for retirement or necessities of life.
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Mattapoisett’s Community Garden is, sadly, now homeless – but not for too long, hope the 13 gardeners who have been cultivating garden plots in the soil of private property at the corner of Prospect Street and Pine Island Road for some time.
The community gardeners are wishful that perhaps a Mattapoisett resident with some extra land might graciously have between two-thirds of an acre to an acre of land to lease to continue the community garden activities of avid gardeners who themselves lack the space on their own properties to practice the fulfilling, relaxing, rewarding art of gardening.
Mattapoisett residents Eric and Claudette O’Brien don’t have the space on their postage stamp of a parcel, said Mr. O’Brien, “And I think that’s the case with a lot of people. They just don’t have the land, whether it’s shade or whether it’s simply the space.”
The O’Briens, who visit their garden plot at least once a day to water and tend to the growing bounty, had been enjoying another abundant summer of onions, garlic, kale, broccoli, and squash among other things when the community gardeners received the notice from the landowner that they needed to vacate the property by October 15.
Finding another location for a community garden is essential, says Bob Nichols, who has been gardening at the Pine Island Road site for seven out of the at least 10 years the Community Garden has been there.
Nichols said that historically there has always been some gardening of some sort at the current Community Garden site.
“She (the landowner) feels bad about pulling the plug on this,” said Nichols, “but she has to move on with her life ad I totally understand that.”
A house is now slated for construction at the corner lot.
“I feel bad for the people at the garden,” said Nichols. “I’m probably the only one who has enough room in my back yard…but most of the others, that’s 12 people who don’t have a place to garden next year.”
One thing that is a must for a community garden, says Nichols, is that there has to be a water source or the potential to install one. A community garden would be best if it were centrally located, added Nichols, “But that’s not a must.”
“Once we get started we’re pretty self-sustaining,” said Nichols. “As long as there’s water and we don’t have to do a crazy amount of knocking trees down and digging up stumps.”
Nichols said he was hoping to have another place for the garden by the end of this fall because a certain amount of prep work has to be done to ensure success in the spring.
According to Nichols, he approached the Mattapoisett Agricultural Commission back in May, which received Nichols’ proposal to find town-owned land for a community garden with enthusiasm, the commission even proposed two possible sites for the garden, Nichols said. Since then, though, Nichols says hasn’t heard anything back from the Town.
At this point, says Nichols, “We’ll take anything we can get our hands on.”
Anyone willing to offer up land on which the community gardeners can work their green thumbs, contact Bob Nichols at 508-758-8353.
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Some good comes from the Hangover 2 for one Missouri tattoo artist, no one else
The Hollywood Reporter says Warner Bros. has settled Missouri tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill’s lawsuit over the ink appearing on Ed Helm’s face in the sequel. Whitmill claimed that he was the victim of copyright infringement because he had originally created the tattoo design for boxer Mike Tyson, who appears in both films.
Both Warner Bros. and Whitmill are keeping the terms of the settlement
quiet, but given that the film has now made close to $500 million worldwide
at the box office and is the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time, we’re
assuming that Zach Galifianakis personally drove a dump truck filled with
cash to Whitmill’s house.


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BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - In a matter of weeks, the 56th President's Inaugural Ceremony will take place in Washington, DC.
Brunswick Community College will have a live broadcast of President-elect Barack Obama's Swearing-In Ceremony and the Inaugural Address at Odell Williamson Auditorium.
The program will begin at 11:00 a.m. and is free to the public.
"This historical event is of such significance that we want everyone in Brunswick County to share with us in this important moment," said President of Brunswick Community College Dr. Stephen Greiner.
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A month after Michael Cohen testified that President Trump frequently inflated his wealth as a businessman, The Washington Post has obtained financial statements it says are full of obvious exaggerations and misstatements.
The Poston Thursday obtained some "Statements of Financial Condition" Trump provided to lenders and investors as a businessman from 2002 through 2013. Here are some of the key details from the report:
1. In one statement, Trump allegedly claimed he had 55 home lots for sale at his golf club, when in fact he only had 31 lots available. The difference is the equivalent of $72 million in future revenue, the Post says.
2. Trump allegedly described Trump Tower as a "68 story bronze glass structure," even though Trump Tower only has 58 stories.
3. Trump reportedly claimed to own a 2,000-acre vineyard, even though the vineyard in question is only 1,200 acres.
4. Trump reportedly claimed an estate he owned was valued at $261 million, when local assessors actually valued it at about $20 million. He apparently got to this inflated number based on homes he didn't officially have approval to build.
5. Trump intentionally did not include information about two buildings he owns in one statement so that "readers can't get a full picture of how much he owes, and to whom," the Post writes.
6. Trump in on document claimed that his net worth was $8.6 billion because his "brand value" is worth $4 billion. This was not present in previous statements, the Post says.
7. The report raised questions about whether Trump may have committed fraud with these statements, with George Conway, Kellyanne Conway's husband, writing on Twitter, "people go to prison for things like this."
8. One expert told the Post, however, that disclaimers Trump's accountants provided along with statements might put him in the clear, also arguing the records being so obviously ridiculous and incorrect could actually work in Trump's favor. After all, they're so "humorous" that he wondered if anyone could have possibly believed them anyway. Brendan Morrow
The Supreme Court has once again ruled against California in a case concerning religious worship during the coronavirus pandemic.
In a 5-4 decision, mostly along ideological lines, the court ruled late Friday night that California cannot enforce its three-household limit on at-home religious meetings, such as prayer groups and Bible studies in. Conservatives were in the majority, with only Chief Justice John Roberts splitting off and siding with the three liberal justices.
A panel of the 9th Circuit of Appeals had previously upheld the state's restrictions on at-home gatherings since it was a blanket ban that applied to secular and non-secular gatherings, alike. The Supreme Court's minority argued along similar lines; in a dissenting opinion, Justice Elena Kagan wrote that California is not required to "treat at-home religious gatherings the same as hardware stores and hair salons."
But the majority wasn't satisfied with that explanation, suggesting the state was treating secular businesses, like movie theaters and restaurants, more favorably. "The state cannot assume the worst when people go to worship, but assume the best when people go to work," the unsigned majority opinion said. "This is the fifth time the Court has summarily rejected the Ninth Circuit’s analysis of California’s COVID restrictions on religious exercise." Read more at Politico and The Washington Post. Tim O'Donnell
Prince Philip, the late husband of the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II, will be laid to rest next Saturday, Buckingham Palace has announced.
The ceremony, which will take place at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, will reportedly contain many traditional customs associated with the death of a royal family member; however, attendance will be scaled down because of COVID-19 restrictions. The Duke of Edinburgh, who died Friday morning at 99, will not lie in state anywhere accessible to the public so as not to draw oversized crowds, but the funeral will be televised, and eight days of national mourning will precede the event. A Land Rover will carry the duke's coffin from Windsor Castle to St. George's, a nod to the duke's preference for driving himself without a chauffeur, CNN notes.
Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and Prince Philip's grandson, will travel from the United States to the U.K. for the funeral. His wife Meghan Markle, who is pregnant, will remain at their home on the advice of her doctor. Read more at CNN and BBC. Tim O'Donnell
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.) revealed Saturday that he underwent emergency surgery on his left eye a day earlier after a doctor discovered his retina was detaching. The surgery "went well" he said, but it will require a long and likely arduous recovery. "I will be effectively blind for about a month," he explained, adding that a "few more prayers that my vision will get back to normal ... wouldn't hurt." While he recovers, he'll be mostly "off the grid," he said.
It was a "terrifying prognosis" for Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, who was hit by an IED blast during a mission in Afghanistan's Helmand province in 2012. The injury cost him his right eye and badly damaged his left, his vision only returning after several surgeries, The Dallas Morning News notes. Crenshaw said "it was always a possibility that the effects of the damage to my retina would resurface, and it appears that is exactly what has happened."
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) called Crenshaw a "fighter" who "has the support of every one of his colleagues" in Congress. "He's going to win this battle, too," McCarthy wrote on Twitter. Tim O'Donnell
A previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use that was obtained by The Associated Press provides a clearer picture of the government's response to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
The timeline shows "the government's failure to comprehend the scale and intensity of a violent uprising by its own citizens," as well as the fact that former President Donald Trump's disengagement meant Pentagon officials, White House aides, former Vice President Mike Pence, and Congressional leaders were left to manage the situation, AP writes. One of the key aspects appears to be an hours-long attempt to coordinate plans between the military, the D.C. National Guard, and the Capitol Police.
The document reveals a minute-long phone call between Pence and then-acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, in which Pence tells Miller to "clear the Capitol" two hours after the mob initially overwhelmed the Capitol Police and entered the building.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), reportedly grew increasingly frustrated with a slow response after making multiple calls, and at one point reportedly accused "the National Security apparatus knowing that protesters planned to conduct an assault on the Capitol." Read more about the Pentagon's riot timeline at The Associated Press. Tim O'Donnell
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) led the charge in criticizing President Biden's newly-minted 36-person bipartisan commission that's been tasked with studying Supreme Court expansion and term limits for justices, among other judiciary reforms. "This faux-academic study of a nonexistent problem fits squarely within liberals' years-long campaign to politicize the Court, intimidate its members, and subvert its independence," he said in a statement Friday, a few hours after Biden ordered the formation of the commission, which has not been charged with delivering a specific recommendation at the conclusion of its report.
But McConnell most likely need not fear, write Ian Millhiser in Vox and Jonathan Turley in The Hill. Their reasons differ significantly, but the conclusions are the same — the commission looks like it'll be a dud.
That's not to say the members aren't impressive. Both Millhiser and Turley admit it features an all-star lineup of legal scholars, but the former notes that none of the leading academic proponents of Supreme Court reform were named to the commission. "In choosing the members of this commission, the White House appears to have prioritized bipartisanship and star power within the legal academy over choosing people who have actually spent a meaningful amount of time advocating for Supreme Court reforms," Millhiser writes. Subsequently, he argues, members of the Federalist Society praised the makeup of the commission, signaling that they're not threatened by it.
Turley, the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University, wasn't sold on the bipartisan angle; he believes the commission is "far from balanced," with a handful of its members falling under the right-of-center umbrella. In the end, though, "few moderates or conservatives would put much weight in such a stacked commission," Turley writes. "Rather, it could be an effort to defuse the left while sentencing the court packing scheme to death-by-commission — a favorite lethal practice in Washington." Read more at Vox and The Hill.Tim O'Donnell
China's antitrust regulator doled out a record 18.2 billion yuan fine to e-commerce giant Alibaba on Saturday for abusing its market dominance. The figure is equivalent to $2.8 billion and 4 percent of the company's domestic annual sales. Additionally, Alibaba will have to revamp its operations and submit a "self-examination compliance report" within three years, per The Wall Street Journal.
Considering the penalty far surpasses Qualcomm's previous record $975 million fine in terms of raw money (relatively that was a bigger hit) it seems like a real blow to Alibaba, especially since its founder Jack Ma remains under heavy government scrutiny after criticizing Beijing's regulatory restrictions. But it may actually be a weight off the company's shoulders, at least for now.
"China's record fine on Alibaba may lift the regulatory uncertainty that has weighed on the company since the start of an anti-monopoly probe in late December," Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Vey Sern-Ling and Tiffany Tam said. They described the fine as a small price to pay for some clarity.
The fine alone shouldn't be too much to worry about for Alibaba, suggested Jeffrey Towson, a former professor at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management. "That is serious money, but it's not going to hinder their development," he told the Journal.
In a statement, Alibaba said it "accepts the penalty with sincerity and will ensure its compliance with determination."
That said, Bloombergcalled the Alibaba investigation "one of the opening salvos in a campaign seemingly designed to curb the power of China's internet leaders and their billionaire founders" like Ma, so there may be more to come. Read more at The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Tim O'Donnell
Dr. Andrew Baker, the medical examiner who performed George Floyd's autopsy, testified in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial on Friday, telling jurors that the primary cause of Floyd's death was the restraint of his body and pressure on his neck.
Chauvin's defense attorneys have repeatedly argued that Floyd's underlying health issues and drug use were to blame for his death while Chauvin was arresting him in May 2020, reports The New York Times. Baker testified that while Floyd's heart disease and drug use were "contributing conditions," compression of his neck was the primary cause of death.
Baker said medical examiners are allowed to classify the manner of death as "undetermined" if circumstances are unclear, but in this case, he classified Floyd's death as "homicide." Read more at The New York Times. The Week Staff

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If Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray does nothing else for the rest of his tenure, he will be remembered with great fondness for his foresight, forbearance, and courage—-at least by LL.
For he has discarded the most unhelpful, useless, and frankly embarassing piece of governmental cyber-real estate around: The D.C. Council Web site.
Perhaps LL is speaking too soon—-the old Web site still still up today. Enjoy one of the few remaining patches of ’90s cyberchic while you still can. (Come on, ? I mean, the
But reporters and staffers were give a preview of the new site at the council press conference on Monday. Only a few pages were shown, and reporters didn’t get a chance to click around on the new site, but boy, it sure looks like an improvement (click to enlarge):
On Monday, Council Secretary Cynthia Brock-Smith, told reporters LL last Thursday that the new site would be ready “in the next few weeks.” Why has it taken so long to get rid of such a universally despised piece of crap? The council maintains its own tech staff and tech budget and is separate from the rest of city government in that respect. So while the Office of the Chief Technology Officer has been pretty good about rolling out site updates and new technologies on dc.gov sites, the council hasn’t been included.
Now whatever gets launched in the coming days will only be the first phase. It won’t include a planned overhaul of the council’s legislative database system, LIMS. Improving that much maligned system is still months away. But Gray is also talking about expanding the scope to the database to the beginnings of the council in 1974 by scanning old paper documents into the system. Right now, LIMS only goes back to Council Period 13, which began in 1999.
What’s the biggest necessity? LL, for one, would like to see dynamic agendas for council and committee meetings, with links to legislation in the council database. He’d also like to see those, along with the weekly council calendars, archived and cross-referenced to the video provided on the Office of Cable Television Web site.


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While the announcement definitely gets one excited over the possibilities, it would have been nice to play the real deal on the show floor. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible since developers claim they forgot the playable build next to their mail this morning. Or so they claim. Regardless, they did remember to bring a snazzy new trailer to the show. And really, that's the next best thing. The trailer did a good job of emphasizing the extra work put in to make the game fit nicely alongside its next-generation brethren.
It lasted a good three minutes and gave a pretty good indication as to what developers have in mind. Fans will notice familiar faces and boss characters, such as the enormous bloodthirsty worms and white ninjas. Some of the bigger characters, such as the femme fatale, Rachel, also make an appearance. In the trailer she fights a crimson dragon with a giant sickle. She wins, of course, and the dragon just slumps to the floor after losing gallons of green blood. New characters show up as well, such as a Riddler look-a-like in a green suit and boller hat. He's clearly a boss character since he spends his entire time in the trailer trying to kill Ryu, the game's protagonist.
Fans will also notice new sequences. One of them has Ryu battling enemies atop the surface of a lake. Each looks very impressive and does a fine job of distancing itself from the original Xbox version of the game. Gameplay details remain scarce though it's clear Ryu can use two blades simultaneously. Also, even old bosses will change slightly to give old-time fans something new to look forward to.
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So you just bought a shiny new Chromecast 2.0 for $35. Now what? Google is trying to help folks do more with their purchase with the new Chromecast App. The idea is to help you discover new content so that you have more to cast than just your desktop and YouTube videos. Under "What's On," you can see what's trending on the Play Store, YouTube and apps you may have on your Android device, like Netflix or Showtime. If you're looking for a specific show, say, The X-Files, you can use the search feature to find out which of your streaming apps have it.
Another interesting feature called Fast Play pre-caches shows before you even hit "play." The idea is that if you're watching an episode of a show, you can preload the next one if you get in the mood for a binge session. You won't have to wait for the new app, as it's coming today along with the release of the Chromecast 2.0 hardware.
Get all the news from today's Google event right here.