fonewear said: »
Her face isn't that bad but the body...
Her haircut doesn't go well with her face but her body is fine. She's not that ugly anyway.
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Opposite here.
Her haircut doesn't go well with her face but her body is fine. She's not that ugly anyway.
Fenrir.Candlejack said: »
You realize fone is a guy, right?
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Ramyrez said: »
It's hard being a famous girls nowadays.
Fenrir.Candlejack said: »
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Listen to her talk and see if you wouldn't jump off a bridge.
Voice of a generation more like whiny voice of a generation.
Voice of a generation more like whiny voice of a generation.
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Asura.Kingnobody said: »
Isn't that what they did in 2010?
I don't remember, but ISIS is really hurting his popularity with democrats.
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Police mistook a black teenager for a burglar and pepper-sprayed him inside the home of his white foster parents.
It was Monday afternoon when 18-year-old DeShawn Currie came home from school and went up to his room. Unknown to him, a neighbor thought they saw something amiss in a neighborhood of mostly modest brick ranch homes that's had a run of crimes lately. Police were called. A possible burglary in progress.
The three officers dispatched to investigate found the side door ajar and walked in, guns drawn.
Barefoot and dressed in a tank-top and shorts, Currie came downstairs and met them in the dining room.
Not knowing if Currie was a burglar, whether he was armed or who else was in the house, an officer barked orders. Currie tried to explain this was his home. They told him to shut up.
"I did everything that they asked," said Currie, who is about 5-foot-8 and 200-pounds. "I was calm and being compliant with them until something happened."
One of the officers noted the faces of three small white children in the family photos on the mantel. Currie is black.
"Where's your picture if you say you live here?" Stacy Tyler, who made Currie her foster child last December, recounts one of the officers as asking. "He (Currie) snapped. And that's when he got loud and yelling."
Officers raked his face with pepper spray.
"Mr. Currie became very volatile, profane and threatened physical violence toward the police officer," police in this Raleigh suburb said Wednesday in a prepared statement. "In an effort to calm Mr. Currie, the police officer asked him several times to have a seat, which he refused. Mr. Currie became increasingly belligerent and profane and the police officer attempted to restrain Mr. Currie with handcuffs to insure the police officer's and Mr. Currie's safety. Mr. Currie then struck the police officer's left arm knocking the handcuffs to the floor."
That's what led to the pepper spray, police said. No charges were filed against Currie.
"The Fuquay-Varina Police Department does not engage in nor does it condone racial profiling. At no time during this event was race a factor," their statement said.
It was Monday afternoon when 18-year-old DeShawn Currie came home from school and went up to his room. Unknown to him, a neighbor thought they saw something amiss in a neighborhood of mostly modest brick ranch homes that's had a run of crimes lately. Police were called. A possible burglary in progress.
The three officers dispatched to investigate found the side door ajar and walked in, guns drawn.
Barefoot and dressed in a tank-top and shorts, Currie came downstairs and met them in the dining room.
Not knowing if Currie was a burglar, whether he was armed or who else was in the house, an officer barked orders. Currie tried to explain this was his home. They told him to shut up.
"I did everything that they asked," said Currie, who is about 5-foot-8 and 200-pounds. "I was calm and being compliant with them until something happened."
One of the officers noted the faces of three small white children in the family photos on the mantel. Currie is black.
"Where's your picture if you say you live here?" Stacy Tyler, who made Currie her foster child last December, recounts one of the officers as asking. "He (Currie) snapped. And that's when he got loud and yelling."
Officers raked his face with pepper spray.
"Mr. Currie became very volatile, profane and threatened physical violence toward the police officer," police in this Raleigh suburb said Wednesday in a prepared statement. "In an effort to calm Mr. Currie, the police officer asked him several times to have a seat, which he refused. Mr. Currie became increasingly belligerent and profane and the police officer attempted to restrain Mr. Currie with handcuffs to insure the police officer's and Mr. Currie's safety. Mr. Currie then struck the police officer's left arm knocking the handcuffs to the floor."
That's what led to the pepper spray, police said. No charges were filed against Currie.
"The Fuquay-Varina Police Department does not engage in nor does it condone racial profiling. At no time during this event was race a factor," their statement said.
That's pretty clever for the officer to notice that the pictures in the house were a bunch of white kids. The rest is pretty sketchy, entering a house without announcing and macing a teenager for being the wrong color, and rightfully pissed off that a couple cops walked into his house and accused him of burglary.
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"The Fuquay-Varina Police Department does not engage in nor does it condone racial profiling. At no time during this event was race a factor," their statement said.
I don't normally agree with the race baiting of the more recent large cases but I'm going to have to call *** on this one.
I'm glad to hear that no charges are being pressed against this guy, but holy ***...
Did I read that right where the foster parent was home? as she recalled something one of the cops said?
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Red Bull GmbH – the makers of the popular energy drinks – settled two class action lawsuits, agreeing the pay $13 million to United States customers.
In the lawsuits, consumers argued that they were misled by the company’s claims about the benefits of drinking Red Bull, with a focus on statements such as “Red Bull gives you wings.”
The court has not decided in favor of the consumers or Red Bull. The settlement was reached due to a number of factors, including the distractions and costs of litigation, according to legal filings.
“Red Bull denies any wrongdoing or liability and while Red Bull believes that its marketing and labeling have always been entirely truthful and accurate, it confirms that all future claims about the functional benefits of its products will be medically and/or scientifically supported,” according to a legal notice announcing the settlement.
Under the terms of the settlement, people who purchased Red Bull products between Jan. 1, 2002 and Oct. 3, 2014 are eligible to receive either a cash payment ($10) or $15 worth of Red Bull products.
Anyone wishing to receive a settlement payment can submit a claim form before March 2, 2015 – but as word spread about the settlement Wednesday, the website was unavailable.
The settlement could be approved in a May court hearing, with payments coming within 150 days of the settlement’s final approval.
In the lawsuits, consumers argued that they were misled by the company’s claims about the benefits of drinking Red Bull, with a focus on statements such as “Red Bull gives you wings.”
The court has not decided in favor of the consumers or Red Bull. The settlement was reached due to a number of factors, including the distractions and costs of litigation, according to legal filings.
“Red Bull denies any wrongdoing or liability and while Red Bull believes that its marketing and labeling have always been entirely truthful and accurate, it confirms that all future claims about the functional benefits of its products will be medically and/or scientifically supported,” according to a legal notice announcing the settlement.
Under the terms of the settlement, people who purchased Red Bull products between Jan. 1, 2002 and Oct. 3, 2014 are eligible to receive either a cash payment ($10) or $15 worth of Red Bull products.
Anyone wishing to receive a settlement payment can submit a claim form before March 2, 2015 – but as word spread about the settlement Wednesday, the website was unavailable.
The settlement could be approved in a May court hearing, with payments coming within 150 days of the settlement’s final approval.
I've bought a few, but as they made me want to vomit it was rare and in moments of desperation back when I worked two jobs and was pulling up to 48-72 hours at a time without sleep.
Jetackuu said: »
I've bought a few, but as they made me want to vomit it was rare and in moments of desperation back when I worked two jobs and was pulling up to 48-72 hours at a time without sleep.
Now you know that people will submit false claims and try to get a free $10.
Probably even fake their identities just to get more free $10.
I see a lot of abuse that will happen.
Probably even fake their identities just to get more free $10.
I see a lot of abuse that will happen.
Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
Jetackuu said: »
I've bought a few, but as they made me want to vomit it was rare and in moments of desperation back when I worked two jobs and was pulling up to 48-72 hours at a time without sleep.
I wonder if I would somehow have to prove it, I can potentially bring up old dc transactions if they're still in a database somewhere but that bank and store don't exist anymore...
Apparently you don't even have to provide proof of purchase.
Purchased a Red Bull since 2002? Here’s how to claim your $10
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The drinkers claimed they were misled by the slogan “Red Bull gives you wings,” stating the company’s advertised benefits of “increased performance,” “improved concentration” and “reaction speed” are false.
Red Bull said they agreed to the settlement to avoid further litigation. However, the company denies any wrongdoing.
To receive a $10 cash payment or $15 in Red Bull products, you must submit a claim form or call 877-495-1568 and requesting that it be sent to you by mail.
No proof of purchase is necessary to obtain settlement benefits. There are four ways to submit a filled-out Claim Form:
Red Bull said they agreed to the settlement to avoid further litigation. However, the company denies any wrongdoing.
To receive a $10 cash payment or $15 in Red Bull products, you must submit a claim form or call 877-495-1568 and requesting that it be sent to you by mail.
No proof of purchase is necessary to obtain settlement benefits. There are four ways to submit a filled-out Claim Form:
I wonder what their controls are to prevent fraud.
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Six years after offering hope and change, polls show the American public has fallen out of love with their president — so where did it all go wrong?
Barack Obama romped to the presidency of the United States in 2008 on a tidal wave of ‘hope and change’. Back then, the financial crisis was raging and US troops were still engaged in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, but a fresh-faced Mr Obama brimmed with confidence.
He predicted that future generations would look back on his election and see the moment “when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal … when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth.”
Six years later, Mr Obama is weary and greyed and finds his job approval ratings stuck in the low-40s. This October is the 17th consecutive month in which polls show that a majority of Americans disapprove of his leadership.
With November’s mid-term elections less than a month away, even fellow Democrats won't be seen dead with the man who once transformed their party's fortunes. Apart from some closed-door fundraisers, Mr Obama is all but invisible on the campaign trail.
So where did it all go wrong?
It was the economy, stupid …
Barack Obama romped to the presidency of the United States in 2008 on a tidal wave of ‘hope and change’. Back then, the financial crisis was raging and US troops were still engaged in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, but a fresh-faced Mr Obama brimmed with confidence.
He predicted that future generations would look back on his election and see the moment “when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal … when we ended a war and secured our nation and restored our image as the last, best hope on earth.”
Six years later, Mr Obama is weary and greyed and finds his job approval ratings stuck in the low-40s. This October is the 17th consecutive month in which polls show that a majority of Americans disapprove of his leadership.
With November’s mid-term elections less than a month away, even fellow Democrats won't be seen dead with the man who once transformed their party's fortunes. Apart from some closed-door fundraisers, Mr Obama is all but invisible on the campaign trail.
So where did it all go wrong?
It was the economy, stupid …
Asura.Kingnobody said: »
I wonder what their controls are to prevent fraud.
Probably some more forms to fill out come then. Either way I'm sure it's limited to the settlement amount. First come, first serve.
I realize this is about a week late, but now that 24/50 (sorry guys, D.C isn't a state... (referencing the map from the article)) states accept gay marriage, and it's looking like soon to be a few more with precedent set, it's looking like the gay marriage thing will potentially be out of the political landscape perhaps even by the next Presidential election. It's only a matter of time.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/us/denying-review-justices-clear-way-for-gay-marriage-in-5-states.html?_r=0
I wonder how this will shape the future.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/us/denying-review-justices-clear-way-for-gay-marriage-in-5-states.html?_r=0
I wonder how this will shape the future.
This is just great http://www.standwithsandra.org/splash?splash=1
I'm not sure what her platform is but it probably free birth control and empowering women !
She received a B.S. from Cornell University in Policy Analysis and Management, as well as Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Feminist studies finally someone that speaks to me !
I'm not sure what her platform is but it probably free birth control and empowering women !
She received a B.S. from Cornell University in Policy Analysis and Management, as well as Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Feminist studies finally someone that speaks to me !
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"Sandra has lived and worked in California for years, building coalitions, advocating for legislation, and securing the passage of bills that will change lives for the better. "
man did I pick the wrong major....
I have to work and stuff.
man did I pick the wrong major....
I have to work and stuff.
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She has just as much experience as Hillary. She should skip the Senate and run for President.
probably not related to politics and religion, but as a society what do you think of something like this?
kindergarten teacher quits to make six figures twerking for a living
kindergarten teacher quits to make six figures twerking for a living
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What I make in six seconds would take me four months to make as a teaching assistant
Asura.Kingnobody said: »
Now you know that people will submit false claims and try to get a free $10.
Probably even fake their identities just to get more free $10.
I see a lot of abuse that will happen.
Probably even fake their identities just to get more free $10.
I see a lot of abuse that will happen.
If you've bought one, you've probably bought several.
So it's basically a minor refund.
Hell, it's basically just more name recognition. They can just file it under their advertising money.
Though it does remind me of ~2003 when they were running the "It gives you wings" thing, they had one of the commercials with a guy with an English accent really chewing on the words. Epically so.
And we all thought it sounded like, "It gives you AIDS."
volkom said: »
probably not related to politics and religion, but as a society what do you think of something like this?
kindergarten teacher quits to make six figures twerking for a living
kindergarten teacher quits to make six figures twerking for a living
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What I make in six seconds would take me four months to make as a teaching assistant
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Single women not getting married:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/15/opinion/schwartz-single-women/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
1. A useless husband
If a woman is poor and only meets equally poor or poorer men, she's in a tough spot. It is no secret that many women do not choose to marry if the available partners will make their economic situation worse.
In some of these cases, even if a woman has a child, she may be better off with government help than a nonworking, noninvolved husband.
2. Success changes everything
When a woman is very privileged or highly successful, marriage could come very easily -- or not. Think of the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, who was married eight times. Or Oprah Winfrey, who for personal or professional reasons, is not married.
Moreover, a woman doesn't need a husband who is a high-powered corporate attorney if she is a high-powered corporate attorney. Taking advantage of economic and professional opportunities could be undermined by committing to a partner with an equally ambitious, or different, life agenda. This kind of woman may wake up every day to new and exciting challenges and think, "best to wait."
3. Unwilling to make traditional compromises
A woman who doesn't want to settle for cooking and cleaning and being the primary parent that society prefers. She is not meeting guys who want the kind of woman she is.
4. The marriage penalty tax
Some women are in an income bracket where marriage inflicts economic costs. She would have to pay more taxes if she marries someone who earns approximately what she makes or more.
5. Avoiding cheating men
A few years ago when I was in China, I had a conversation with some very beautiful female Chinese TV personalities about their personal life. I asked them why they were single and if they wanted to get married.
The three women all said they didn't want to marry because "the men of our class will all expect to have mistresses, and it is better not to marry than have to put up with that." I have no idea if this was an exaggeration or not -- but they believed it.
6. Waiting for the "one"
These women wait for the perfect guy, or the guy who they would fall in love with and love them back just as much. If that man doesn't come along, they prefer to go alone. As women get pickier, more factors enter into the marriage equation.
They may find someone who doesn't quite go the distance even after years of dating. They cohabit with someone and it doesn't work out. Singlehood, never intentional, becomes a fact. But they will not marry just to marry as their mothers or grandmothers might have.
In social psychology, there is a classic theory called "exchange theory." It is a bit cold-blooded, but it predicts that a person's actions will be based on trying to find a balance of give and get. Each person's resources -- of all kinds, including money, looks, background -- are traded back and forth for a "good deal." For example, a "good deal" scenario could be a woman who makes an excellent living pairing up with a man who is a writer and is willing to work at home and be the primary child care person.
When women's life choices were highly constrained, they had little negotiating power. They had to marry or were seen as damaged. A few got away with being "free spirits" but usually they were exceptional in wealth or lineage -- and even so, it wasn't easy.
It's different now. While most women still want marriage, they don't want it at just any price. They don't want it if it scuttles their dreams. Marriage is not dead -- not by a long shot. It is still, to most of us, the house we wish to build for our love, our lover and our children.
But women want to craft a life instead of having it pressed upon them. And that means some of us will be single for a long time, and some of us will be single for life.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/15/opinion/schwartz-single-women/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
1. A useless husband
If a woman is poor and only meets equally poor or poorer men, she's in a tough spot. It is no secret that many women do not choose to marry if the available partners will make their economic situation worse.
In some of these cases, even if a woman has a child, she may be better off with government help than a nonworking, noninvolved husband.
2. Success changes everything
When a woman is very privileged or highly successful, marriage could come very easily -- or not. Think of the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, who was married eight times. Or Oprah Winfrey, who for personal or professional reasons, is not married.
Moreover, a woman doesn't need a husband who is a high-powered corporate attorney if she is a high-powered corporate attorney. Taking advantage of economic and professional opportunities could be undermined by committing to a partner with an equally ambitious, or different, life agenda. This kind of woman may wake up every day to new and exciting challenges and think, "best to wait."
3. Unwilling to make traditional compromises
A woman who doesn't want to settle for cooking and cleaning and being the primary parent that society prefers. She is not meeting guys who want the kind of woman she is.
4. The marriage penalty tax
Some women are in an income bracket where marriage inflicts economic costs. She would have to pay more taxes if she marries someone who earns approximately what she makes or more.
5. Avoiding cheating men
A few years ago when I was in China, I had a conversation with some very beautiful female Chinese TV personalities about their personal life. I asked them why they were single and if they wanted to get married.
The three women all said they didn't want to marry because "the men of our class will all expect to have mistresses, and it is better not to marry than have to put up with that." I have no idea if this was an exaggeration or not -- but they believed it.
6. Waiting for the "one"
These women wait for the perfect guy, or the guy who they would fall in love with and love them back just as much. If that man doesn't come along, they prefer to go alone. As women get pickier, more factors enter into the marriage equation.
They may find someone who doesn't quite go the distance even after years of dating. They cohabit with someone and it doesn't work out. Singlehood, never intentional, becomes a fact. But they will not marry just to marry as their mothers or grandmothers might have.
In social psychology, there is a classic theory called "exchange theory." It is a bit cold-blooded, but it predicts that a person's actions will be based on trying to find a balance of give and get. Each person's resources -- of all kinds, including money, looks, background -- are traded back and forth for a "good deal." For example, a "good deal" scenario could be a woman who makes an excellent living pairing up with a man who is a writer and is willing to work at home and be the primary child care person.
When women's life choices were highly constrained, they had little negotiating power. They had to marry or were seen as damaged. A few got away with being "free spirits" but usually they were exceptional in wealth or lineage -- and even so, it wasn't easy.
It's different now. While most women still want marriage, they don't want it at just any price. They don't want it if it scuttles their dreams. Marriage is not dead -- not by a long shot. It is still, to most of us, the house we wish to build for our love, our lover and our children.
But women want to craft a life instead of having it pressed upon them. And that means some of us will be single for a long time, and some of us will be single for life.
I thought this was interesting. Pew Research shows that the majority of far left liberals trust to MSNBC for their news
Source
Source
It must be tough to be offended by everything:
http://jezebel.com/walmarts-website-features-a-section-of-fat-girl-costum-1651125569
Retail giant Walmart is reaching out to the plus size market in an ill-advised way this Halloween: by offering online shoppers a section of "Fat Girl Costumes."
This tip comes to us from a reader, who was hunting high and low for a Halloween costume when she turned to Walmart, because sometimes desperation makes us do strange things. That's when she noticed that the retail giant was helpfully directing her towards the section for "fat girl
As of this morning, the Fat Girl section is still up; it features a lot of the same outfits as the Women's Plus Size Adult section, which makes us think some web developer created the section as a "hilarious" joke and then neglected to change it. At least one person has complained about it to Walmart on Twitter, where they got a very polite, very general, only slightly robotic apology:
TLDR: I'm a fat girl ask me how I'm offended.
http://jezebel.com/walmarts-website-features-a-section-of-fat-girl-costum-1651125569
Retail giant Walmart is reaching out to the plus size market in an ill-advised way this Halloween: by offering online shoppers a section of "Fat Girl Costumes."
This tip comes to us from a reader, who was hunting high and low for a Halloween costume when she turned to Walmart, because sometimes desperation makes us do strange things. That's when she noticed that the retail giant was helpfully directing her towards the section for "fat girl
As of this morning, the Fat Girl section is still up; it features a lot of the same outfits as the Women's Plus Size Adult section, which makes us think some web developer created the section as a "hilarious" joke and then neglected to change it. At least one person has complained about it to Walmart on Twitter, where they got a very polite, very general, only slightly robotic apology:
TLDR: I'm a fat girl ask me how I'm offended.
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