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The Two-Way Radio Decision You Didn’t Know You Had

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I'm Not a Skinny Asian Girl

 I was born in Sydney, Australia and remained there till the age of nine. After that, I moved to California, which, up until recently, is where I have called home. My mom is a Chinese woman from Singapore and my dad is a Chinese man from Burma, so I am an easterner raised with the ideals of a westerner. Living so close to Hollywood, I definitely felt the effects of trying to attain a perfect body. At a young age, magazines, TV and movies taught me that thin was beautiful; anything else was disgusting. As a child and a teenager I was pretty lanky, maintaining a lean profile while consuming copious amounts of pizza, potato chips and candy. I never weighed myself, never dieted and never thought about my weight. By age 17, I was 5'6" and 120 lbs. People would always say things like, "You're so skinny! It must be because you're Asian." My biggest body issue back then was my dissatisfaction with my small boobs. After high school, when I was around 20, I gained abou...

Is Advertising Online Gambling Illegal in the State of Washington?

I wished to create a website to advertise Online Gambling to persons living in jurisdictions where Online Gambling isn't illegal. Prior to creating the website, I did some research to find out if advertising Online Gambling via a website located in the U.S. is illegal. In short it appears that it isn't illegal, yet. Its sort of in the Grey-area at this time. instant withdrawal online casino singapore Communication Commission (FCC) is the regulatory body responsible for Internet communications. As a new webmaster with a new Online Gambling website, I find this to be some what of a boon and a bane, which is addressed below. The F.C.C. is of course a Federal agency, thinking in that context I didn't consider the State level. Even though Federal laws and regulations supercede State and Local laws, regulations. How did I come to think about Washington State laws, regulations, when in fact the F.C.C. is in charge of the Internet. Here's what happened! On 7-7-05 I posted in a ...