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It was one week before high school graduation when I found the note. I didn’t know it then, but by the end of that week, my life would be changed forever.

 

I had been cleaning out my locker, looking through old papers and taking down all the pictures I had taped to the door. Everything seemed to hold memories from the past year, so I was careful not to throw away anything with sentimental value. I found the note on the top shelf of my locker, laying on top of my biology book. It had my name , Marly, printed neatly at the top, and though I didn’t recognize the handwriting, I thought that it was probably from one of my friends. But as I read it, I realized that it couldn't be. It was signed, 'from a secret admirer.' I knew I shouldn't take it seriously, but I couldn't stop my heart from beating fast or my face from turning red.

 

I kept thinking that it was just a prank. But who could've written something so sweet and touching just for a good laugh? I heard laughter from the end of the hall, but when I looked down there I saw that those laughing were paying no attention to me.

 

That evening I kept replaying the words of the note in my head. I reread it so many times during my last hour class, I almost had it memorized.

 

We never spent any time together, it said, but in my mind we did... In my mind we shared so much... from our first kiss to popcorn at the movie theater on our first date. We laughed at inside jokes that no one else got, you taught me how to dance in my backyard. Of course, none of those things really happened... I only imagined them. Outside of my mind we never existed as a couple, you never even knew my true feelings for you. And I'm afraid you never will if I don't tell you now. Please meet me Friday night after the prom, in the park.

 

I spent that entire evening thinking about the note and who could've written it. It wasn't every day I got a note from someone who had been admiring me from afar.

 

The next day at school, I showed the note to my best friend, Christy. We sat down by our lockers, musing over who the mysterious person could be. Every time a boy walked by I contemplated the question: Could it be him? I tried to act like it wasn't important to me. After all, it could just be a cruel joke someone was playing on me and I would look stupid if I made a big deal out of it.

 

By the end of third hour, everyone knew about the note I had received. At noon, a crowd had gathered around my locker. Some wanted to see the note but I was cautious of who I let read it. I guarded it as if it were some great treasure, and to me, it was.

 

"What if its him?" Diane Johansen said, pointing in his direction and laughing. She started doing a dead-on impersonation of Jimmy. I couldn't help but laugh as Diane talked with a stutter and shook, as Jimmy often did. I instantly regretted it. I looked at him. I didn't see love or admiration in his eyes, I saw pain.

 

Throughout the rest of the day I kept thinking about Jimmy. He had lived across the street from me for years, yet I knew so little about him. I remembered my mother telling me to be nice to him when I was younger. She said that he needed a friend. When I asked her why he acted so different, she told me that his mother had done bad things when she was pregnant with him. It wasn't until I was older that I really understood this. I would occasionally wave at him on the street, but not if my friends were with me. I tried to make myself feel better by thinking that I had at least treated him better than others had.

 

Jimmy was pleasantly interesting. Sometimes I could see in his room through his window as I passed by. He was often playing his guitar, or sitting at his desk writing. After I got the note, I wondered if he had been writing things for me. From then on I tried to see Jimmy through the window. It was my only way of looking into his world. I wondered if my admirer had ever done the same.

 

One evening, I got a call from Christy.

 

"I think I know who your admirer is!" she shrieked.

 

My heart pounded. "Who?"

 

"You're not going to believe this, but I think its Russell Moore! At church I overheard him say you were cute! Can you believe it?"

 

There was a long silence.

 

"Well, aren't you excited?" she asked.

 

"I guess," I said.

 

"Who do you want it to be?" she asked.

 

I couldn't think of anyone but Jimmy so I said that I didn't know.

 

Later that evening, I considered writing Jimmy a letter. I thought I could be an 'admirer' myself. He thinks I hate him. He thinks I’m like everyone else. What if I don't get the chance to tell him different? But I decided against it. I guess I wasn't as brave as my secret admirer was. It was strange. I wondered if I was falling in love with him. All of a sudden I wanted to see him, talk to him, hear his voice. I wondered why I felt that way.

U.S. social media giants have been warned by Europe’s consumer rights commissioner that she’s  running out of patience with their failure to comply with the region’s consumer protection standards MPLS VPN

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“I am becoming very impatient,” said commissioner Věra Jourová, speaking at a press briefing today in Brussels. “In our opinion there are in the terms and conditions of these American companies several very unfavorable conditions for the EU consumer. And if they want to make big business using the benefit of operating in the European market they have to be compliant with the EU consumer protection standards and rules sense herakles plus.”

EU regulators have been investigating complaints about unfair terms and conditions pertaining to platforms operated by Facebook, Twitter and Google since last year.

In March the Commission and national consumer protection authorities gave the three tech giants a month to fix the problems they had identified — which included issues such as depriving consumers of their right to take a company to court in their own country; and requiring consumers waive mandatory rights, such as their right to withdraw from an online purchase.

Late yesterday, Reuters reported that regulatory pressure is now being cranked up on the three, after the proposals they have submitted so far have not been considered sufficient to bring them into compliance. The Commission requested amended proposals be submitted by July 20, and implemented by the end of September.

Today, Jourová said the September deadline will be the last chance for the companies to satisfy EU regulators — or face enforcement action from Member States’ consumer protection authorities. This could include fines.

“We received two answers out of three — one company asked for more time for the response,” noted Jourová today. “What we want them to do is to make their terms and conditions to be in full compliance with the high European standards of consumer protection. That’s why we asked them for concrete proposals, we set a deadline, and we will wait for the last answer and we will assess and analyze whether this is sufficient for usHealthCabin shipping time.”

“In case this dialogue does not work we will have to help the national enforcers to launch the co-ordinated action,” she added.

A Facebook spokesperson told us it believes it does already comply with EU law though also recognizes the need to improve its T&Cs to make them easier to understand, adding that it is working to assuage regulators’ concerns.

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    12 oz. spaghetti
    1 large onion, diced
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    1 large carrot
    1 lb. ground turkey
    kosher salt
    Freshly ground black pepper
    1 c. white wine
    1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
    2 tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary
    Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
    Grated Parmesan, for garnish

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    In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook spaghetti according to package directions until al dente. Drain and return to pot.
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    Toss spaghetti with ragu and garnish with parsley and Parmesan.

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    1 loaf challah or brioche bread, cut into 1/2-in.-thick slices (about 1 lb.)
    6 large eggs
    2 c. half-and-half
    2 c. grated Gruyere cheese (about 8 oz.)
    1/4 c. plus 1 tbsp. maple syrup
    1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
    4 slices bacon, chopped

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One of the greatest problems with tech is that there is little room for nostalgia. Aside from Nintendo and potentially Fujifilm, few companies are willing to stick  Business Video Conferencing

with what’s comfortable. And with good reason!

Take Apple, for instance. I may still be butthurt over the fact that my iPhone doesn’t have a proper headphone jack, dismayed each time I lose my dongle, but it’s

hard to ignore that some new features, like Touch ID, haven’t drastically improved both the security and the user experience of the iPhone.

But out with the old and in with the new, right? And it seems that Touch ID might be the next old, new feature to get the axe.

Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported on rumors that Apple is testing facial recognition via a more powerful 3D camera on the iPhone, which would do away with Touch

ID.

A few days ago, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the next iPhone will have an all-display design and use facial recognition, as well travel news.

Before these latest rumors, some have speculated that the Touch ID sensor will lay under the screen.

However, given the latest report out of Bloomberg/KGI, a new Apple patent application has caught our attention.

The patent application describes a method in which a computing device could spot a user through the camera while in sleep mode, using very minimal power, and wake

automatically based on the movement of that user toward the computing device Veda Salon.