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If I were his weak human acquaintance with benefits, I would absolutely get down with experimentation and make our safe word “propaganda.”

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A con man fabricated a broadcasting contract with a major network in order to get me to Russia for the Sochi Olympics.

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It remains to be seen, of course, whether this brand new accord will hold or whether a new outbreak of violence will occur but for Ukrainians, at least, it appears that both Western and Eastern Ukrainians have reason to hope for a peaceful resolution to what has been both a political and cultural crisis.

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I believe what we need is more communication, more information for everyone to discuss and consider. If you are in Ukraine, not even Kiev, then I am interested in hearing your thoughts.

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Ukraine’s truce lasted only a few hours. At this point, several dozen on both sides have been reported killed with well over 300 injured. Fear of civil war among European leaders is on the rise.

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Warning, this is fairly brutal.

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When I woke up this morning and checked the Espreso TV feed the first thing I saw was a Ukrainian Armored Personnel Carrier being set alight by a molotov cocktail. As I type this Wednesday afternoon the sun has gone down in Ukraine and there appears to be relative calm in Independence Square.

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“We will not go anywhere from here,” Klitschko told the crowd, speaking from a stage in the square as fires burned around him, releasing huge plumes of smoke into the night sky. “This is an island of freedom and we will defend it,” he said.

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We are looking at a health problem akin to HIV/AIDS in the early 1980s in the United States: under-reported, shoved under the rug, misunderstood even by many doctors, and something simply hoped by many to go away in the night and trouble them no further.

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This woman is brave and her message is clear. I dare you not to be moved by it.