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Welcome, Everyone, to Pine City
<p>[imgbelt img=Street528.jpg]Pine City, Minnesota, has the largest proportion of same sex couples in rural Minnesota. Why? Maybe because everyone is welcome here.</p>
by Nathan Johnson August 29, 2011 August 30, 2011
[imgcontainer right] [img:fair528.jpg] [source]Nathan Johnson[/source] Our fair, which comes once a year. The sunset blesses Pine City every day! [/imgcontainer]
In the last 10 years, Minnesota saw a surge in the number of same-sex households, and the bulk of the growth, 80% of it, took place beyond Minneapolis and St. Paul—in the suburbs, exurbs and the least likely of small, rural towns…
…places like Pine City, which may not be "least likely" after all.
According to the U.S. Census, which recently released its second-ever count of same-sex partners in Minnesota, the Greater Pine City area is home to some of the most concentrated same-sex coupled households of any non-metropolitan areas in the state.
There are 1,786 townships in Minnesota; the "gayest" of them all is Pokegama Township (pop. 2,743), which surrounds the city of Pine City on three sides. White Bear Township (pop. 10,949) is the only township that has more by sheer numbers—just eight more gay households—but Pokegama by far has the highest percentage: 2.1% of all of households, which is more than twice the statewide average.
Across Minnesota, there were 13,718 same-sex couples repoted in the 2010 Census, accounting for about one percent of couples.
[imgcontainer left] [img:Map528.jpg] Pine City is north of the Twins. [/imgcontainer] Pine City itself, within the relatively small municipal limits, has eight such couples, a 14.3% increase from the previous Census; even then, Pine City's proportion of gay households was higher than the state average. The city had as many or more same-sex coupled households as several cities more than twice its size, including St. Joseph (pop. 6,534), Victoria (pop. 7,345), Big Lake (pop. 7,386), Baxter (pop. 7,610), Mahtomedi (pop. 7,676), Crookston (pop. 7,891), Cambridge (pop. 8,111) and Waconia (pop. 10,697), even higher than Hennepin County's Minnetrista (6,384) (Minneapolis is also in Hennepin).
And, Rock Creek, just 1.5 miles down the road, has twice as many same-sex coupled households as Pine City. Yet just 20 miles to the west, in Mora, a community of similar size and distance from the Twin Cities, there were no same sex couples reported.
As far as counties are concerned, only Hennepin, Ramsey, Mahnomen, and Lake of the Woods have higher percentages of same-sex coupled households.
Pine County comes in fifth of all 87 Minnesota counties.
Why Pine City?
The Greater Pine City community has a history of dealing with gay issues, stemming from 1996 when a hometown guy, Wally Lundin, was found in his Minneapolis apartment gagged and bound, left for dead, the victim of a gay hate crime. After many news reports made known the 1983 Pine City High School graduate's death, the community acknowledged, publicly at least, that there were GLBT people living in Pine City.
Before that, in the late 1980's, a few locals were able to get to know Hüsker Dü legend Bob Mould and his partner, who took up residency just south of Pine City in an old farmhouse, in what is considered Rock Creek. It was there he would write the songs to make up his first and best-selling album, "Notebook."
In 2005, Pine City became home to one of the first rural gay pride events in the country, East Central Minnesota Pride. Hundreds of people turned out for the occasion, which continued to be held on an annual basis despite organized protests by some "profamily" groups. (Never mind that nearly half of the same-sex couple households in Pine City and two-thirds of the same-sex couple households in Rock Creek are families, with children.)
[imgcontainer] [img:Pride528.jpg] [source]Nathan Johnson[/source] Pine City started the first Pride events in rural Minnesota. [/imgcontainer]
Another reason for the concentration of gay couples in the Pine City area might be that the city lives up to its motto: "North. Nice and close." People are coming here from the Twin Cities area, primarily, because of the great quality of life. The town is home to a health food store, gyms, a community theater and an arts center—not to mention the recreational aspects of the Snake River and nearby lakes. One can buy anything from hummus to sushi here.
And while Minneapolis has been named the nation's most gay-friendly city, Pine City has evidence of a community that embraces gay residents as well — such as East Central Minnesota Pride.
"It's different than a lot of small towns" said Travis Peterson, who moved to Pine City from Mora immediately after graduating from high school there. "Pine City can offer the lifestyle and the comfort zone. It's a progressive city that's been welcoming, and the word spreads."
Moreover, the population of Pine City is aging, which runs against the assumption (myth?) that older people won't accept gays into their community.
Yes, the Twin Cities is considered the gay mecca between the coasts, and Minneapolis accounts for nearly one in four same-sex couples, towering over the rest of the state in sheer numbers, but its dominance is overflowing to places like Pine City. The Pine City numbers reported by the Census probably undercount the number of same-sex couples who live here.
[imgcontainer] [img:Street528.jpg] [source]Nathan Johnson[/source] Merchants on the town's main street know they have many gay customers. [/imgcontainer]
"You wouldn't believe how many gay people live around here," asserted Rob Morrisette, owner of Rob's Place Salon, downtown Pine City. "I have a lot of local clients who are gay."
Bottom line, as reported recently in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the increase since 2000 in the number of same-sex partners reflects three changes: More gays and lesbians in the area; more choosing to live together; and more of them willing to identify themselves as gay.
True in the Twin Cities. True in Pine City.
Nathan Johnson lives in Pine City, Minnesota, where he is a city planner.
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Documentary films help us to learn insider knowledge and to delve into certain important social issues. They also provide new conversation feed in our daily life. When we see scandal, corruption, evil and injustice on our screens at home, we feel personally involved.
The key figures in the following shocking documentary films have all been revealed in such a way that their reputation and career has never fully recovered. On these occasions, the camera could capture more than the subject had ever intended.
10 Blackfish (2013)
Blackfish revolves around an orca named Tilikum as well as the death of a SeaWorld killer whale trainer named Dawn Brancheau, who was pulled under water by Tilikum , This was not the first violent incident involving Tilikum, who had previously flooded a coach. Fortunately, this coach survived. In 1
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9 Living With Michael Jackson (2003)
Journalist Martin Bashir had an unprecedented access to Michael Jackson's life for his fly-on-the-wall documentary Living with Michael Jackson 2003. The documentary focuses on life at Neverland Ranch, where the singer reveals that disadvantaged children are invited to sleep in his bed while sleeping on the bedroom floor.
Bashir intended to focus on the career of the King of Pop, but instead made a film an uncomfortable site for the musician. In a controversial scene, Jackson was seen holding hands with a 13-year-old boy in front of the camera. Jackson filed an official complaint with the Independent Television Commission, saying he had been "unfairly treated." He said, "Martin Bashir has persuaded me to trust him. [ . . . ] Today I feel more betrayed than perhaps ever before." He added, "Everyone who knows me will know the truth [ . . . ] that I never will Child would hurt. " [2]
In 2019, a new documentary titled Leaving Neverland focused on two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who claimed of Jackson was sexually abused as a child. After its release, many radio stations decided to boycott the hit songs of the singer.
8 Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of the Faith (2015)
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of the Faith is a controversial commentary on the Church of Scientology and its founder, L Ron Hubbard. Director Alex Gibney says the church is attracting money followers and submitting them to physical and mental health issues. Also worth mentioning is the war between the IRS and the Church, which is exempt from any taxes based on religion.
According to a former church spokesman, Nicole Cruiser's former wife, Tom Cruise, was considered a "potential source of unrest" because her father was a psychologist – a profession Scientology resists. The documentary claims that Kidman's phone was intercepted and Cruise had to report daily on his relationship status. Actor John Travolta was also described as a key figure in the brainwashing cult in the stunning exhibition.
Lawrence Wright, who wrote the book that led to the film, said: "[The church] always wanted celebrities who could sell Scientology. [ . . . ] We hold people like Tom Cruise and John Travolta and others responsible for the fact that no change is required within this church. [3]
7 Surviving R. Kelly (2019)
The documentary Surviving R. Kelly sparked such an outcry that the record label RCA, owned by Sony Music is located, all connections to R. Kelly has stopped. After an online petition that received more than 110,000 signatures, the name was removed from their website.
The singer-songwriter, actually Robert Kelly, married singer Aaliyah in 1994 and falsified the records so she was 18 when she was just 15 years old. The short marriage was later canceled. Kelly's former personal assistant revealed: "I had falsified papers when Aaliyah was a minor, it was just a short little ceremony, she did not wear a white dress, he did not wear a tuxedo, just for everyday wear, she looked worried and scared." [4]
According to his former victims and their families, Kelly has abused and manipulated dozens of young women and girls over the years, and his former background vocalist Jovante Cunningham declared, "He has destroyed many people. I can not stress enough that people still suffer from the things that went on 20 years ago. "
6 Making A Murderer (2015)
Former prosecutor Ken Kratz was one of the central figures in the Netflix documentaries Making A Murderer which premiered in December 2015. Kratz followed Steven Avery and Branden Dassey for de s murder of Teresa Halbach in 2005. Dassey was just 16 years old when he was convicted. He had learning difficulties and a below-average IQ.
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In 2014, the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended Kratz for four months, stating, "This was exploitative behavior, harassing behavior and a blatant placement of his personal interests over those of his client, the State of Wisconsin.", Kratz was ordered To pay disciplinary costs – an amount that bankrupted him. [5]
5 The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey (2016)
On December 26, 1996, six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her family home in Boulder, Colorado. Her father found her body eight hours after she was reported missing. The house also found a handwritten ransom calling for $ 118,000 for the safe return of JonBenet.
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Burke Ramsey then sued CBS for 750 million dollars. His lawyers stated, "The allegation that Burke Ramsey killed his sister was based on a compilation of lies, half-truths, information produced, and the intentional omission and avoidance of truthful information about the murder of JonBenet Ramsey." The lawsuit was closed privately and The case of JonBenet Ramsey is still unresolved. [6]
4 Nanook from the North (1922)
Nanook from the North published in 1922 focused on the life of the great Inuit hunter Nanook. The documentary showed Nanook and his family surviving the mighty elements of northern Canada. Director Robert Flaherty stated, "What I want to show is the former majesty and character of these people, as long as this is still possible – before the White man has destroyed not only his character but also the people." [7]
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3 Icarus (2017)
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On a podium at the Sundance Film Festival, banned Olympic champion Lance Armstrong spoke about the extent of corruption in sport. He said: "My situation five years ago, when [my doping use] came out, were the organizations – USADA (Anti-Doping Agency of the United States), WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) [ . . . ] – the declarations [they made] quite strong: "He is the biggest fraud in the history of sport"; "The most sophisticated doping program ever." We do not have to debate whether these statements are true or not. But among all this, there is a system that really does not work so well. [8]
2 The Panama Papers (2018)
In 2018 The Panama Papers has been extensively described as more than 300 Reporters from 80 different countries came together to investigate offshore accounts. More than 11.5 million documents, the so-called "Panama Papers", have been leaked from an anonymous source. For example, the documents listed companies used for illegal purposes, including fraud and tax evasion. Offshore accounts, which were originally exploited by criminal kingpins, are now tax havens for the rich. The financial information of many prominent public figures has been uncovered.
In 2017 there was another leak, the so-called "Paradise Papers". Among the famous names involved in this shocking revelation was vocalist Shakira, who had transferred more than £ 30 million worth of music to an offshore company. Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton avoided paying taxes on his private jet of 16.5 million pounds. Pop star Madonna, who proved to be the main shareholder of a medical supply company in Bermuda; and the Queen of England's estate, which has invested more than £ 10 million in the Cayman Islands and the Bermuda Islands. However, Queen Elizabeth II was not personally involved in the investment. [9]
1 The Staircase (2004, 2013, 2018)
December 9, 2001 The well-known author Michael Peterson spotted his wife Kathleen unconscious at the foot lay the stairs in their villa in Forest Hills, North Carolina. He claimed she had fallen down the stairs after consuming alcohol, but the autopsy report revealed she had suffered severe head injuries consistent with blows from a blunt object. The report states that Kathleen died of blood loss at least 90 minutes after the injury.
Peterson opted for an "Alford plea," which meant he did not plead guilty but plead guilty. In 2012 and 2013, Peterson participated in a follow-up to the documentary series The Staircase (originally aired in France in 2004) to prove his innocence. 2018, The Staircase was released on Netflix along with three new episodes with further updates. However, the documentary triggered a very different reaction than the audience, as the online theories all pointed to the guilt of Peterson.
Director Jean Xavier de-Lestrade admitted, "[A producer] was completely convinced that it was a murder, and Michael Peterson did." Even Lestrade himself is still uncertain and explains, "After 15 years following and after spending weeks, months and years with Michael Peterson and his family, I still can not say I'm convinced of anything." [10]
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Little is known about the early life of Nancy Gardner Prince, except from what she reveals in her 1853 autobiography, A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince. Prince was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Her father, Thomas Gardner, was a seaman from Nantucket who died when Nancy was just three months old. Her mother, the daughter of slaves, married several times. Always on the brink of poverty, the death of Mony Vose, Nancy's stepfather, was an economic disaster and led to her mother's emotional breakdown. Nancy and her six younger siblings picked and sold berries in order to support the family. She then left home to work as a servant for white families.
Nancy Gardner's life changed dramatically when she married Nero Prince in 1824. Prince was a founder of the Prince Hall Freemasons in Boston. They traveled to Russia, where Nero worked as a footman at the court of the czar in St. Petersburg, and Nancy opened a boarding house and made and sold infant clothing. When the Princes returned to the United States, they settled in Boston, where Nancy started a seamstress business and participated in the activities of the bi-racial Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society. In 1840 and 1842 she went to Jamaica as a Christian missionary. Prince often gave public lectures about her travels.
Shirley J. Yee, Black Women Abolitionists: A Study in Activism, 1828-1860 (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1992); Bert James Loewenberg and Ruth Bogin, eds., Black Women in Nineteenth Century American Life (Univ. Park: Penn State Univ. Press, 1978); and Australia Tarver Henderson, "Nancy Gardner Prince" in Darlene Clark Hine, ed., Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia, vol. II (New York: Carlson, 1993): 946-47.


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I have been in the Southern African region almost three weeks now and just returned to Lusaka from a very interesting trip across Eastern Zambia, Malawi and the Tete province in Mozambique. I traveled with my local research partner from the University of Zambia, Mr. Edwin Luwaya. Edwin is currently pursuing a PhD in engineering on charcoal burning, but is also interested in the broader socio-political dynamics around charcoal and therefore joined me on the trip. The purpose, especially in Zambia and Malawi, was to follow several charcoal chains away from or into major cities and do interviews with local charcoal consumers, transporters and producers, as well as with policy and NGO officers dealing with these issues. Charcoal is a huge issue in this part of the world (like in many other parts), as the far majority of people depend on it for cooking and other energy needs. It also has strong social and environmental implications, particularly in relation to tree-cutting and burning for production, with associated effects on soil, water and thus agricultural dynamics. While many studies and interventions have tried to understand and mediate these impacts and dynamics, they seem to have had remarkably little effect, and the same debates continue as they have done for a long time (though the environmental aspects has definitely become more important over the last years). My purpose is not to do an exhaustive study of charcoal chains, but rather to understand how this mode of energy is connected to broader regional energy dynamics, or what I call the 'political economy of energy' in Southern Africa. This is what the interviews focused on, and I think I've been able to get some interesting data. One of the fascinating things is how charcoal is transported, particularly by biker guys who sometimes carry up to 7 or 8 heavy bags of charcoal for miles and miles across sometimes steep hills. But you also see trucks, like the one in the picture that had broken down four days earlier and so the driver was waiting for spare parts to arrive.
From Southern Malawi, we moved into Mozambique's Tete province, in order to get to Tete-city. Here, completely different energy dynamics dominate the discussions, although charcoal is ever-present on the roadside and town markets. Tete is a booming frontier town in regional energy dynamics, as many investors have come in from all over the world to exploit the abundant coal supplies in the province. We were very fortunate to have some people helping us in getting interviews with some of the key players. Fortunate also was that our hotel hosted a meeting to discuss the Environmental Impact Assessment of a large new dam project called Mphanda Nkuwa. This dam is supposed to boost energy generation capacity in Mozambique and is quite controversial due to its environmental and social implications, so it was very interesting to sit in the meeting and talk to some of the key players. After the meeting, we met up with one of the participants who had planned to visit a (coal-induced) resettled community called Cateme, some 50 kms from Tete-city. We tagged along, and experienced a surreal place. Built approximately two years ago, Cateme was a strange mix of neat little houses in straight rows with electricity and street lights, and a strange 'unsettled-ness' and alien feel that you don't normally experience in other rural villages. The inhabitants – some 500 families that first lived in Moatize, the centre of the mining boom – soon told us why this was so: most of them didn't want to be here, and saw little future in the place. It was too far from the markets they used to depend on in Moatize, so they could only sell their ware locally, and many things weren't what they seemed. While the houses looked solid, they were not built on any foundation, while many started showing cracks. Moreover, many people could not afford the expensive electricity, so were still stuck without (and hence cooking on wood – see picture). What topped it all was the sign at the entrance of the village that said 'take care of the environment'. The irony is acute: an international mining company that displaces people in order to bring enormous quantities of CO2 producing coal to the international market telling those same displaced people to take care of the environment! That is a raw deal indeed, and 'raw' is how best Tete can be described in general. Edwin used to work in the mines in the Zambian Copperbelt, and several times mentioned that Tete reminded him strongly of the boom periods there.
The trip made a big impression on both of us, and I don't know yet what to make of it all. One thing is clear: if you are on the 'wrong' side of the socio-economic spectrum, then energy dynamics in the region present you with a raw deal indeed.
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My central argument was that there are several major contradictions in the EU policies on energy and development and their joint nexus and that the vital question for the future of this nexus should be whether the EU will start to openly accept and deal with these contradictions – and the capitalist political economy from which they emanate – or neglect these with the real possibility that they will become more intense and lead to increasingly negative outcomes for people and environments in Europe, developing countries and beyond.


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Kiaya Campbell was reported missing in the city of Thornton on Wednesday, and her body was found the next day about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) from her father's house. Investigators said her body had signs of severe trauma.
Kiaya was last seen with the 15-year-old son of her father's girlfriend.
Police wouldn't confirm if he was the boy arrested Saturday night. The girlfriend's son had reported that he and the girl had gotten separated during a thunderstorm.
Thornton police spokesman Victor Avila says that because the boy is a juvenile, his name will not be released.
Investigators didn't release other details, including a possible motive.


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114829 Chierchia este un asteroid din centura principală de asteroizi.

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114829 Chierchia este un asteroid din centura principală de asteroizi. A fost descoperit pe  la Campo Imperatore, în cadrul proiectului CINEOS. Asteroidul prezintă o orbită caracterizată de o semiaxă mare de 2,61 ua, o excentricitate de 0,18 și o înclinație de 13,1° în raport cu ecliptica.

Vezi și
 Lista planetelor minore: 114001-115000
 Centura de asteroizi

Referințe

Obiecte astronomice descoperite în 2003
Centura de asteroizi

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For twenty-five years, the true origin of Matt Wagner's Eisner Award-winning anti-hero, Grendel, has remained largely unseen, available exclusively to collectors able to pay high prices for extremely rare, out-of-print issues. Now, for the first time anywhere, Dark Horse collects the original appearance of Grendel! A successful novelist by day, Hunter Rose becomes the unstoppable assassin Grendel by night, the leader of a vast criminal empire opposed by the mysterious wolf Argent. Containing the black-and-white interiors and full-color covers of Primer #2 and Grendel #1-3 originally published by Comico, this handsome hardcover volume is an essential piece of comics history, presenting the earliest work of Matt Wagner, the legendary creator behind such acclaimed projects as Mage, Sandman Mystery Theatre, and Batman: The Monster Men among many others. With new cover art by Wagner, the Grendel Archive Edition is a must-have for Grendel fans and the ultimate starting point for those interested in one of the most influential creator-owned comics of the last quarter century! Reprints the very first black-and-white appearance of Grendel in celebration of the character's 25th anniversary.


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HR REPORT: Do Your Job Titles Reflect Your Brand?
Mark T. Broth, Esq.
We are all somewhat familiar with the concept of "branding." While it can be defined in different ways, branding generally refers to the attempt to generate an emotional response towards a particular product or business. That emotional response is usually the result of some combination of advertising, marketing, customer service and product quality. It is the consistency of those forms of messaging that build the brand identity. McDonald's, Apple, and Harley-Davidson are classic examples of businesses who, through consistency of message, service and quality, have created strong brand identities. Consider the current advertising by Subaru, whose branding seeks to elicit the emotion of adventure, and Corona, which seeks to emote a beach vacation in every bottle. Some companies have renamed themselves in an effort to rebrand their product to create a more positive (or to avoid a negative) identity. For example, Phillip Morris rebranded as Altria because of the negative perception of cigarette manufacturers.
Branding can also be useful within an organization. By changing the name of an operating division, a business can change both its internal and external perception. Consider the different public perception that may exist for a "Complaint Department" and a "Customer Satisfaction Department," which seems more likely to be interested in solving a customer's problems? Now consider the employees working in those departments. Even with essentially the same job description, which seems like the more rewarding job: "Customer Satisfaction Manager" or "Complaint Department Manager"? By branding the job title consistent with the brand of the department and the entire organization, the business can evoke a particular response from its customers, as well as its employees. Other examples include car dealerships, which have rebranded car salespersons as "product specialists" and customers as "guests" in order to bring a different attitude to the car buying experience.
There is no reason that these same strategies cannot work in municipal government. The role of local government is to provide essential services to the community in a safe and efficient manner. But many municipal department and job titles are not branded in a way that furthers these values. Some communities have begun to explore a branding approach by rebranding Public Works Departments as "Community Services Departments" and Welfare Departments as "Human Services" – new titles that are both more user friendly and rewarding for employees. But there are many other opportunities. For example, students relate better to "school resource officers" than to "police officers." Would a community also relate better to "peace officers" and "emergency responders" than to "police officers" and "firefighters"? Consider public schools. Should the head of a school system have the same job title (Superintendent) as the person who runs a correctional facility or waste water treatment facility? If a school district's goal is to provide education, then perhaps the head of that organization should be the "Chief Education Officer." Even without a change in job duties, the change in title could result in positive movement in both external and internal perceptions of the position. (And perhaps the head of a correctional facility should be the "Director of Correctional Services"). Should school principals be "Education Directors"? And by the way, doesn't "Student Facilities Support Staff" suggest a more holistic and positive attitude towards building maintenance than "custodian" or "janitor"?
Public resentment and distrust of local government is a function of a lack of understanding of the crucial services that government employees provide. Updating titles to more clearly reflect the mission and purpose of local government may be a useful first step towards improving the relationships between local governments and the communities that they serve.
Mark Broth is a member of DrummondWoodsum's Labor and Employment Group. His practice focuses on the representation of private and public employers in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. This is not a legal document nor is it intended to serve as legal advice or a legal opinion. Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, P.A. makes no representations that this is a complete or final description or procedure that would ensure legal compliance and does not intend that the reader should rely on it as such. "Copyright 2018 Drummond Woodsum. These materials may not be reproduced without prior written permission."
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Rating: 5/5 1TB SSD upgrade for 15" Macbook Pro March 11, 2018 This upgrade in addition to the memory upgrade really increased the speed of my 15" Macbook Pro. The kit came with all of the tools necessary to perform the upgrade. Great customer service and great instructional videos on the website.
Rating: 5/5 Works as advertised November 23, 2017 A simple installation, and easy to transfer data. An old MacBook Pro now has twice the storage.
Rating: 5/5 Easy-peasy upgrade! November 12, 2017 I upgraded my wife's 2011 MacBook Pro with this SSD. The upgrade went almost flawlessly, thanks to the excellent video tutorial and online articles by MacSales! The only glitch was that somehow I missed the step of formatting the new drive first.
The laptop now runs better than it did when it was new. I had also previously maxed out the RAM by buying through this site.
Rating: 5/5 Worth every penny! June 1, 2017 My MacBook Pro's original 500GB hard drive was all but full and taking forever to boot, especially Parallels, so I decided to upgrade to the 1TB SSD. The drive install was super-simple and took no more than 10 minutes. I followed the instructions on the MacSales.com website, performing a time machine backup (before installing the new drive) and formatting the new drive. Then I just restored the time machine backup. It was estimated to take 8 hours, so I went to bed and let it do its magic. When I got up in the morning, I had a blazing-fast computer with 500GB of free space on the hard drive. Easy as can be.
Rating: 5/5 Enclosure March 13, 2017 I purchased the DIY kit: 2.5" enclosure + 240 GB 6G SSD to replace my MacBook pro 8,1 HHD. Installation of the SSD to my MacBook pro is a breeze no issues. Enclosures is plug and play and the case is seem solid. Thank you.
Rating: 5/5 I like extra capacity hard drive March 10, 2017 I've been wanting to update to a SSD hard drive with a larger capacity for some time now. The cost was reasonable and installing the new SSD in my MacBook Pro was simple and straightforward. If I had a complaint, it would be the lack of information provided regarding transferring data from the old drive to the new one. I realize many of OWC's customers are much more capable with the tech than am I, but I found myself totally stumped. Luckily, my son lives only two hours away and was able to do the data transfer for me.
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The RAM and SSD installs were easy and straightforward by following the install videos available on the OWC site. I also bought the SSD kits that included a USB2 external case for each of the old drives because this was only a few dollars more and I keep them attached to their respective Macs for additional, redundant and portable Time Machine backups.
Each kit also included a few cheapy screw drivers and a handy spudger to aid in the install of the SSDs and RAM.
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Estrúmica () é a maior cidade  no leste da Macedônia do Norte, perto da fronteira com a Bulgária. Cerca de 150.000 pessoas vivem na região do entorno da cidade. A cidade de Estrúmica é a sede do município homónimo. É a cidade natal de Baba Vanga

População
Estrúmica tem uma população de 54.676. [5]

 Macedônios - 50258 / 91,9%
 Turcos - 3754 / 6,8%
 Outros - 1,3%

Economia
Estrúmica é o principal centro agrícola na Macedónia do Norte. Tem muitas fábricas têxteis e de uma rede de comércio desenvolvido.

Turismo
Estrúmica tem muita história. Possui vários monumentos e igrejas. Estes da época medieval e do .

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Kris Kringle crisis: Nationwide Santa shortage impacting Utah
Mitch Allen, the owner of Hire Santa, employs Santas across the globe. He says the Kris Kringle crisis is real.
SALT LAKE CITY — Naughty or nice, Santa may *not* check twice this year.
That's because this holiday season, we could see a Santa shortage.
"We are struggling to find holiday entertainers of all types," Allen said.
People are returning to in-person holiday events this year, and Santa is in high demand.
"There are more people that want Santa at their event than ever before," Allen said.
He says demand is up 120% of pre-pandemic levels.
But some Santas still want to stay at the North Pole, away from large crowds.
"Huge demand, and at the same time we have 10 percent fewer Santas due to COVID issues," Allen said.
Hire Santa already sold out for the first and second weekends in December.
Fifty percent of clients are asking if Santa can be vaccinated.
Edward Keller, who's been donning the Santa suit for nearly 50 years, is returning to the Santa Shack in Sugar House this year. He is vaccinated.
"If it wouldn't have been for the kids, I wouldn't have been doing this now, but I love seeing the kids and they come back every year. This Santa is taken care of with both shots and a booster. I can't take the chance on being sick before Christmas Eve," Keller said.
Five generations of people know and love this Sugar House Santa.
"People love Santa … they love OUR Santa," said Laurie Bray, Santa Shack owner.
"COVID has complicated things. We did everything outside last year. We built this fence so people are six feet away from Santa," said Bray.
It's a trend they're continuing this season.
Allen says to take his advice: If you need Saint Nick at your party this year, give him a call early.
"We're hiring. We need Santas with real beards, real jolly," he said.
The Santa Shack in Sugar House opens the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It's located at 2275 S Highland Drive in Salt Lake City.
It will be open Monday through Friday from 3:30-7:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visitors will text the posted number on arrival and wait in their car.
Digital packages: $25
Photos with your own camera: $10
Prints will be mailed, $20 a sheet, plus $3.00 postage.


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Arbors Wellness and Greenstone Provisions Started Marijuana Sales in Local Dispensaries on December 1, 2019
For the first time, on December 1, 2019, the two exclusive brands of Ann Arbor, Arbors Wellness, and Greenstone Provisions started the sale of marijuana in local dispensaries for recreational users. Many people rushed to these Michigan dispensaries. Out of six retail shops, three stores have a license to sell recreational marijuana.
The Michigan government has permitted that any adult of age 21 or above can acquire 2.5 ounces of marijuana. There will be a 10% excise tax and a 6% sales tax on recreational marijuana.
According to the Marijuana Regulatory Agency of Michigan, licensed retailers can move up to 50% of its past month medical inventory to its recreational inventory. Currently, not all six retail shops have started a marijuana sale to recreational users.
The manager at Arbos Wellness, Al Moroz, said that it was not surprising for him to see many people outside the retail shops and demanding marijuana. People of Michigan wanted to allow recreational cannabis and was expecting from the company to sell it for them. He is delighted to sell marijuana and many people are showing interest in their sales.
Moroz is proud to help those people who wanted marijuana from years by opening the recreational cannabis sale. Many people eagerly waited outside the stores for a long time as this sale is a historic moment for the people of Marijuana.
People were offered free coffee and donuts to support the Arbor Wellness brand. The sales manager for Mary's Medicinals cannabis brand, Melissa Mueller, was distributing donuts to the people.
Moroz takes care of both safety as well as economic benefits in legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. LSA senior was a part of Green Wolverine, Eric TerBush manages cannabis media and according to him, there will not be many changes in the market of marijuana. The prices of marijuana will decline and supply will increase in the future and hence, decreasing the incentives of the black market.
City of Durango Considering Options to Allow Marijuana Lounges
Collinsville Dispensary Permitted to Sell Recreational Pot, Gets License


The Qasr Al Hokm Downtown Metro Station, along with the Western Station, will be one of the main focal points of the new Riyadh mobility. The North-South and East-West lines' orientation makes it a central hub within the overall Metro system.
Developed from Snøhetta's original concept, the design consists of a vast public plaza, mosque, monumental entrance, three story parking facility and underground connections to an off-site plaza.
The station itself is made up of a urban scale public concourse area, retail activities and offices, ticketing facilities and access points to the two intersecting metros, the Blue Line spanning from North to South and the Red line spanning from East to West. The building stands as an icon in virtue of its large stainless steel canopy that, besides providing abundant shaded areas, channels daylight into the metro station and characterize the internal architecture.
The station's location in the City's Downtown area offers a historic reference, tying together the long-established urban fabric with the hypermodern metro network. The particular shape and design of the steel cover and cone wall derives from Saudi Arabian architecture and traditions.
The interior is characterized by large spaces and by a sense of breadth and openness, as it receives indirect daylight in all its levels thanks to the cone wall being formed by the cover. Within this cone, which also serves as a unifying element - at the bottom of the station - there's a garden. An unexpected element which provides comfort and wellness to the visitors and underline a direct link with the exterior. This aim is achieved also thanks to the presence of big openings in the slabs at every level.
The structure presents two different scheme: for the plaza level there's a steel-concrete structure, the one on which the roof is posing, while the rest of the station is an underground reinforced concrete structure. Its slabs are realized with hollow-core planks or in full concrete section - these elements collaborate with the ground anchorage system that surrounds the station to ensure the maximum stability of the buildingagainst the external thrust that comes from the ground. In addition, the station is connected to a two-level underground reinforced concrete parking lot.
The project reflects all the sustainability aspects: the Downtown station takes care the environment providing energy, water conservation, daylight harvesting, natural shading and ventilation; and pay attention also to the economical and social aspects, providing an efficient transport way and public spaces for all the citizens.
In addition to the Riyadh Metro Western Station, the Riyadh Metro Downtown Station is due for completion in 2019.


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'Law & Order: SVU' working on Harvey Weinstein-inspired episode
Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles in this 2014 file photo. Credit: Invision / AP
By Frank Lovece Special to Newsday November 23, 2017 5:39 PM
The NBC crime drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" plans to air an episode inspired by the Harvey Weinstein sexual-assault scandal.
"We were actually working on a story about airline pilots and what a boys club that is," executive producer Michael Chernuchin told Entertainment Weekly. "We were beating the story out and said, 'Wow, this is exactly what the actresses go through in Hollywood. It's the same environment.' So we got all of our Harvey stuff out with airline pilots." The episode will air in 2018.
Longtime producer and studio co-founder Weinstein was the subject of exposés by The New York Times and The New Yorker in October, setting off a wave of allegations against entertainment, sports and political figures.
By Frank Lovece Special to Newsday


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A compulsive, mesmerising and wildly imaginative novel in the vein of Pan's Labyrinth and Station Eleven from the award-winning author of The Girl with Glass Feet.
Adrien Thomas has never been much of a hero. But when he realises that no help is coming, he ventures into this unrecognisable world. Alongside green-fingered Hannah and her teenage son Seb, Adrien sets out to find his wife and to discover just how deep the forest goes. Their journey will take them to a place of terrible beauty and violence, to the dark heart of nature and the darkness inside themselves.


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const createModule = (namespace, rawModule, strapi) => {
  _.defaults(rawModule, defaultModule);

  try {
    validateModule(rawModule);
  } catch (e) {
    throw new Error(`strapi-server.js is invalid for '${namespace}'.\n${e.errors.join('\n')}`);
  }

  const called = {};
  return {
    async bootstrap() {
      if (called.bootstrap) {
        throw new Error(`Bootstrap for ${namespace} has already been called`);
      }
      called.bootstrap = true;
      await (rawModule.bootstrap && rawModule.bootstrap({ strapi }));
    },
    async register() {
      if (called.register) {
        throw new Error(`Register for ${namespace} has already been called`);
      }
      called.register = true;
      await (rawModule.register && rawModule.register({ strapi }));
    },
    async destroy() {
      if (called.destroy) {
        throw new Error(`Destroy for ${namespace} has already been called`);
      }
      called.destroy = true;
      await (rawModule.destroy && rawModule.destroy({ strapi }));
    },
    load() {
      strapi.container.get('content-types').add(namespace, rawModule.contentTypes);
      strapi.container.get('services').add(namespace, rawModule.services);
      strapi.container.get('policies').add(namespace, rawModule.policies);
      strapi.container.get('middlewares').add(namespace, rawModule.middlewares);
      strapi.container.get('controllers').add(namespace, rawModule.controllers);
      strapi.container.get('config').set(uidToPath(namespace), rawModule.config);
    },
    get routes() {
      return rawModule.routes;
    },
    config(path, defaultValue) {
      return strapi.container.get('config').get(`${uidToPath(namespace)}.${path}`, defaultValue);
    },
    contentType(ctName) {
      return strapi.container.get('content-types').get(`${namespace}.${ctName}`);
    },
    get contentTypes() {
      const contentTypes = strapi.container.get('content-types').getAll(namespace);
      return removeNamespacedKeys(contentTypes, namespace);
    },
    service(serviceName) {
      return strapi.container.get('services').get(`${namespace}.${serviceName}`);
    },
    get services() {
      const services = strapi.container.get('services').getAll(namespace);
      return removeNamespacedKeys(services, namespace);
    },
    policy(policyName) {
      return strapi.container.get('policies').get(`${namespace}.${policyName}`);
    },
    get policies() {
      const policies = strapi.container.get('policies').getAll(namespace);
      return removeNamespacedKeys(policies, namespace);
    },
    middleware(middlewareName) {
      return strapi.container.get('middlewares').get(`${namespace}.${middlewareName}`);
    },
    get middlewares() {
      const middlewares = strapi.container.get('middlewares').getAll(namespace);
      return removeNamespacedKeys(middlewares, namespace);
    },
    controller(controllerName) {
      return strapi.container.get('controllers').get(`${namespace}.${controllerName}`);
    },
    get controllers() {
      const controllers = strapi.container.get('controllers').getAll(namespace);
      return removeNamespacedKeys(controllers, namespace);
    },
  };
};

module.exports = { createModule };


english is my 2nd language. I recently started to hear words "window licker" more and more.
What does this expression mean? How did it start (meaning - why these words)?
Edited by s1oan, 20 June 2013 - 02:37 PM.
yeah - could have just googled it I guess. I thought it had something to do with stuff like afk players/bots. Haven't heard it anywhere but WoT.
I have to explain a lot of these to my gf. She speaks perfect English but a lot of the cultural references don't make any sense to her.
(derogatory) ~ sl.: euphemism for a person of mentally challenged status. Etymology: C20 - Derived from the stereotyped behaviour of mentally challenged people, observed to place their open mouths into prolongued contact with the external windows of public or private transport on which they are seated.
It is offensive and wrong to name a person people who is mentally challenged a 'window licker' or a 'retard'.
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Q: how to add variables into neo4j cypher code inside python I am trying to get a function argument into the cypher code in my python function. The function takes 3 arguments and adds a relation ship of given type between the persons  and is as below (the function is based on the example from https://neo4j.com/docs/python-manual/current/get-started/):
def create_and_return_relationship(tx, person1_tid, person2_tid, rel_type):
        query = (
            "MATCH (p1:Person {tid: $person1_tid})"
            "MATCH (p2:Person {tid: $person2_tid})"
            "MERGE (p2)-[r: {REL: $rel_type}]->(p1)"
            "RETURN type(r)"
        )
        result = tx.run(query, person1_tid=person1_tid, person2_tid=person2_tid, rel_type=rel_type)
        try:
            return [{"p1": record["p1"]["name"], "p2": record["p2"]["name"]}
                    for record in result]

How ever when I run the script I get the below syntax error.
neo4j.exceptions.CypherSyntaxError: {code: Neo.ClientError.Statement.SyntaxError} {message: Invalid input '{': expected an identifier (line 1, column 90 (offset: 89))
"MATCH (p1:Person {tid: $person1_tid})MATCH (p2:Person {tid: $person2_tid})MERGE (p2)-[r: {REL: $rel_type}]->(p1)RETURN type(r)"
                                                                                ^}

is it possible to use variables in the relation part of the cypher query?

A: You cannot use variables for relationship type in Neo4j Cypher. You need to either do string concatenation or use apoc to merge dynamic relationship type:
In your example, you would use:
MATCH (p1:Person {tid: $person1_tid})
MATCH (p2:Person {tid: $person2_tid})
CALL apoc.merge.relationship(p1, $rel_type,{}, {},p2, {})
YIELD rel
RETURN rel;

More info in docs:
https://neo4j.com/labs/apoc/4.1/overview/apoc.merge/apoc.merge.relationship/

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A plan and background of the proposed renaming can be inspected at the Shire Office, 1 Steere Street, Bridgetown or available on the Shire's website at www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au. Written submissions on the proposed renaming should be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes, PO Box 271, Bridgetown WA 6255 on or before Thursday 14 September 2017. All queries should be directed to Michelle Donaldson on 9761 1555 or via mdonaldson@bridgetown.wa.gov.au.
The proposal is advertised for public comment and should not be construed that final approval will be granted.
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The Honors Program includes the Seminar and the Senior Capstone Project. The Seminar consists of discussions, readings, and trips to local museums or colleges to attend presentations.
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Along with the Seminar and Capstone Projects, the Honors Program sponsors an outside speaker. These speakers have included a motivational speaker, a Holocaust survivor, an oceanographer, a specialist in perception, and a rainforest researcher. The speakers have all been received well by the school community, and they help expose the entire student body to different areas of academic achievements.
Honors Program applicants are students in grades 10 and 11. The application includes a writing sample, recommendation letters from SSM faculty, and an interview.
SSM offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in each of the academic disciplines. For students seeking to further delve into specific subject areas, the AP approach offers rigorous options.
What kind of classes do AP and Honors students take?
This course is designed to challenge the highly-motivated student who has been successful in prior writing and literature courses; students should already have a mastery of writing conventions and research skills. The course emphasizes independent work, leadership, class participation, creativity, and English academic excellence. Specific focus will be given to critical thinking and reading.
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Students will be required to do extensive reading and critical analyses as well as take tests in the same format as the AP English exams offered each May. Students may earn college credit if they score well on the AP exam issued by The College Board in May.
The AP Biology course is a year-long elective designed to be the equivalent of the college-level introductory biology course. The intent of the course is to expose students to higher-level biological principles, concepts and skills, and allow them the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-life applications. Rather than learning from a micro level outward, students learn from a macro level inward. Students will also learn not by memorization of facts, but through content and concept application via the AP Biology science practices.
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A flacon (from Late Latin , meaning "bottle"; cf. "flagon") is a small, often decorative, bottle. It has an opening seal or stopper and is designed to hold valuable liquids which may deteriorate upon contact with the air. They are widespread in the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the cosmetics industry. They are generally made of glass for perfumes, but can also be made out of plastics for other uses.

Manufacturing techniques
The plastic bottles can be manufactured using different processes depending on the size and the proposed application (i.e. what the content will be, what the surrounding environment will be etc.). A common technique is blow molding. Like any object made by extrusion, it is possible to produce multilayer plastic bottles. This is called coextrusion. The combination of different materials or colours can be used to produce flacons with different properties, such as: impermeability to light, oxygen, recycled inner layer. The glass bottles are manufactured by blow molding.

In popular culture
Charles Baudelaire wrote a poem about the flacon, entitled Le Flacon (The Perfume Flask).

See also

Vial
Other words derived from :
Flagon
Flask (disambiguation)

References

Bottles


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Land travelled to Vienna Austria to create this limited edition collection, she focused on the details and facades of the traditional architecture. She then turned her camera to the graffiti walls located across the city to create a collection that references the classic and contemporary Vienna.
The Sublime collection is made from visits to a forest at twilight in Norfolk England and the snow-capped mountains in Switzerland. The collection is inspired by the notion of the artist capturing the sublime in nature.
The prints are a series of monochrome and colour prints of London's much-loved Strawberry Hill House. It was the former home of Horace Walpole, who was a MP, Art collector and one of the first Gothic Novelists. His home was extended and built by masons; it was one of the first Gothic revival residences and has influenced the design of residential architecture. It was also the inspiration for Walpole's Gothic novel; The Castle of Otranto that later inspired writers such as Mary Shelley and Edger Allen Poe.


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"Somebody touched me without my permission on the train today," Katie says as she washes her hands. We're heating dinner after she's gotten home from work.
"Like, you didn't really have to go so slow as your hand 'accidentally' went across my breast," she elaborates sadly.
"Can I give you some positive touch?" I ask, stepping into the middle of the kitchen with my arms out.


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Wanking: the past and future of masturbation
By: Chris White
Perhaps you've noticed a few products around the internet that claim to unleash 'the future of wanking'. I've seen blowjob machines; Fleshlights; Occulus Rift-driven virtual reality experiences; creepily realistic sex dolls; and equally creepy tissue-paper bearing images of women's faces.
To really understand the future of wanking, we should probably first examine its past. Wanking has been going on for a long time. Considering that video of the bored chimpanzee using a frog as a sex-toy, and the fact that bonobos, who share 98% of our DNA, love to masturbate, we can assume it's been going on since before humans existed.
Image via Massimo Brega/The Lighthouse/Vis/Corbis
While masturbation is fun, free and relatively easy to do, it has not always been seen as strictly for sexual pleasure. Across the ancient world there were spiritual and cultural depictions of masturbation, from cave paintings to ancient Egyptian religious rituals.
In Europe, cave paintings from around 40,000 years ago depict almost the entirety of human sexual experience, ranging from oral sex to bestiality, masturbation and voyeurism. In ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, masturbation was seen as a way to increase potency as well as a religious rite.
Many theologies feature ejaculating gods giving birth to the world, from Atum, the first god of ancient Egypt, to the Sumerian belief that the Tigris was created by the ejaculation of the god Enki. Atum's ejaculations also controlled the annual flooding of the Nile, and so the Pharaohs were expected, in their role as God-Kings, to follow suit and ejaculate into the river.
In Meso-America (in the Moche culture), there is an abundance of what archaeologists call "sex pots" – ceramic pots featuring images of various sex acts, often involving sex-slaves with swollen and gaping orifices. The sex pots also feature images of the dead masturbating, and their sperm endows life on their descendants.
The Kama Sutra, an Indian text more than 2000 years old, recommends that you "churn your instrument with a lion's pounce: sit with legs stretched out at right angles to one another, propping yourself up with two hands planted on the ground in between them, and it between your arms", which actually sounds quite difficult.
In ancient Greece masturbation was widely accepted, although in ancient Rome it was seen as something only slaves should do. This didn't stop the Romans writing line after line of poetry about it. We know, for instance, that the Romans, like many teenage boys, preferred to use their left hands to masturbate: "When my worries oppress my body, with my left hand I release my pent-up fluids," reads an ancient graffito from Pompeii.
The word 'masturbate' itself comes from the Latin masturbor, which means to beat with the hand.
While it might seem that the Bible led to the moralists' anti-wanking crusade, it wasn't until the Victorian era that masturbation became actively proscribed. In the 17th century, nannies used to masturbate their restless (male) charges to help them sleep. By the 18th century, however, famous campaigners like Dr John Kellogg (of Cornflakes fame) recommended sewing the foreskin shut to prevent the solitary-vice. Other famous people who set out to stop masturbation include Immanuel Kant (who wrote an entire book about it), Sigmund Freud and Rousseau (who called it 'mental rape'). It was thought that masturbation could cause substance addiction, dimness of vision, insanity, cancer, impotence and even epilepsy.
Interestingly, it's now thought that masturbation can prevent cancer. Scientists have shown that if you ejaculate between 4.6 and 7 times a week you are 36% less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. It's medicinal, which, to me, sounds like the perfect excuse.
While there are cultures without masturbation – for instance, in the Congo basin, the Aka, Ngandu, Lesi and Ituri people all have no words for masturbation, and are reportedly confused by the concept – the activity has had a long and varied history.
So, are intricate devices bought and sold online really the future of masturbation? Perhaps. One thing is for sure: wanking isn't something we're likely to stop, it's just a matter of how, where and why we go about it.
Chris White is a writer, with an interest in history, society and humans in general. Follower him on Twitter @chriswhitewrite
Read Michelle Dicinoski's article on masturbation in issue #3 of Archer Magazine.
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Xosexdoll 2 years ago Reply
Can't agree more
Frank 2 years ago Reply
I am an unabashed proponent of masturbation for all sorts of reasons, not all of them confined to medical and psychological benefits such as cancer prevention and stress relief. Betty Dodson is one of my mentors, having guided women's masturbation for decades now. Her •Sex for One• is a classic. In that book she includes a chapter on masturbation as meditation. That certainly isn't the only way to approach masturbation nor does it mean that one must somehow divorce sheer pleasure from the practice–not at all. ¶ An interesting argument is included in •Whatever Became of Sin?• by Karl Menninger founder of the eponymous clinic. Masturbation is coming into its own not as cheap or substitute sex, but as a valid, enjoyable shame-free form of sex capable of deepening a person's quest for wholeness and centeredness.
T. Szabo 3 years ago Reply
Dr J. Kellogg lived 1852 – 1943, so 19th/20th century, not 18th century as written above.
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