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Cabana Crazy
Cabana Crazy
My mobile phone rang off and I glanced at the text message. I called my assistant and told her to clear off the rest of my afternoon.
This is not an original story; I guess in most ways this kind never is. It started simply enough. My wife Yvonne and I had met another couple of similar age, temperament, interests, and we all hit it off really well. Jack and Caitlynne like Yvonne and myself (Rob) were young, married, and looking for a good time. We had a lot of fun together and things reached a high point when Jack was offered a great deal on a two-bedroom cabana in The Islands. For the cost of airfare we were there.
Unfortunately Jack hadn't been given or didn't quite get the whole story. The cabana wasn't a two bedroom - it was just two large beds in one large room. It didn't take long for us to move in and work out an arrangement of privacy hours so that each couple could couple in private. For the first five days of our vacation in The Islands the arrangement work perfectly. Yvonne and I screwed our brains out and the lazy grins on Jack and Caitlynne's faces seemed to indicate they were enjoying much of the same.
Until it started raining.
I mean really raining - like some kind of monsoon or something. The staff told us it would probably last a little more then two days and that we should stay indoors to avoid flooding. So we stayed indoors and started drinking - a lot. As we all got drunker it didn't take long for the subject of sex to come up and things quickly got pretty randy and very raunchy. We knew we were really drunk when Jack produced a deck of cards and announced that a strip poker game was beginning - and we all drunkenly agreed.
I think Jack was cheating because it didn't take long for him to have the girls down to their bras and panties. Then I had a streak of bad card and was soon down to my boxers. Then Caitlynne lost her bra and I found myself staring at her perky tits until my wife poked me in the ribs. Then Yvonne lost her bra and I watched Jack drool over her excellent breasts - until he got it in the ribs. Then I lost and off came the boxers.
Now I must say that I'm above average in the endowment department and with the warm tropical weather I knew shrinkage wouldn't be a problem so I ceremoniously doffed my shorts and stood proud. The girls hooted and clapped and Jack covered his eyes. I sat back down and enjoyed watching the girls lose their panties. The scene was so sexually charged that I was already mostly erect and I could smell the girls.
The girls started to chant "Jack…Jack" while I just sat back and watched. I was hard and throbbing at my full 7-3/4 inches. Jack did a caricature of a strip tease pealing off his shirt and pants. His boxers bugled out as he bent over and pulled them quickly down to his ankles and step out. He straightened up and I found myself staring at the biggest cock I'd ever seen in the flesh and it wasn't even hard. I looked over at Yvonne and her mouth was hanging open. She was flat out gaping at Jack's cock. The tension in the room was stultifying. Then he started to get hard.
If I had ever wanted to see a 12-inch cock, well there it was. Jack was hung, no doubt about it. Like I said I always felt fine with my 7+ inches but this unholy flesh pipe was amazing. Hell if I was a woman I'd be checking him out. Well I wasn't but Yvonne was and she did.
Caitlynne broke the silence saying we should all call it a night. I was blown away when Yvonne objected saying it was too early. Looking back I would say that things went a little crazy after that.
I went to the bathroom and when I came out Jack was sitting on their bed with a slice of orange in his mouth and Yvonne was trying to bend over and bite it. Jack's knees were together so that Yvonne had to straddle his legs to get closer. As she got closer Jack was leaning back further and further. Suddenly Yvonne slipped and fell on Jack who fell back on the bed. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Yvonne had fallen on Jack and trapped his cock between them, her thighs were spread wide and her clearly aroused cunt was wet and dripping. Her tits were on his chest and they were both laughing hysterically - I sure wasn't. As Yvonne struggled to sit up I watched as her cunt rolled onto his cock, he wasn't in her per se, but her cunt lips were spread wide over his girth.
I heard Jack say, "Hey Yvonne looks like yours is even bigger then your old mans." I knew that he was referring to his own cock that was jutting out from my wife's thighs. I also knew that he had a clear view of her cunt. What I didn't know was what Yvonne was doing until Jack said, "You keep that up and we'll have a real mess here."
Yvonne insisted she wasn't doing anything. She lifted her hips up and broke contact with Jack's cock. What she did next blew my mind.
Now Yvonne was certainly no prude, we had visited nude beaches and we had heard others making love before but she had never, ever done what she did next. She stood walked over to me grabbed my cock and sat on it! She started to fuck me right in front of Jack and Caitlynne. She may have been fucking me but the show was clearly for their benefit. She worked up and down my cock. I watched entranced as Caitlynne positioned herself over Jack and worked her cunt slowly down onto his huge cock. I felt Yvonne shudder as she watched. After a few minutes of mutual fucking Caitlynne announced she needed to pee. As she stood slowly Jack's cock reappeared hard and wet. It was amazing that it had all been inside her a moment ago - even Yvonne said something to that effect. Caitlynne smiled and said it wasn't really any big deal and that once you got used to it was just another cock.
Yvonne argued that twelve inches was not just another cock. Jack said that she could try it out; he didn't mind. Yvonne demurred until Caitlynne said she could give it test-drive if she wanted - she didn't mind.
Hey was I not in the cabana or something? Yvonne simply stood up and walked over to Jack and Caitlynne's bed. She stroked Jack's cock a couple of times and then proceeded to sit on it.
I watched with growing anger as inch after inch disappeared into my wife's cunt. She bottomed out with about four inches to go. I figured she would stand up and come back to me - I figured wrong. She was determined to get those last inches in - very determined. I was about to yank her off of him when Caitlynne returned and walked right over to me, knelt down and started to blow me. Needless to say my anger was slowly distracted away. When she decided I was good and wet he straddled me and sat on my cock. I was surprised at how tight she felt given that she'd just been riding big boy over there. There were more surprises to come.
As Caitlynne bounced up and down on me she whispered into my ear "I know you're a better lover than him – prove it to me." Ah the competitive instinct, that I could do - so I did. I rolled to the side until she was flat on her back and pulled out of her. She pouted a face at me until I started to kiss my way south and then she smiled.
I kissed and licked her nipples hard. I tongued her belly button until she squirmed and giggled. When I reached her cunt I licked her into frenzy - she got loud fast and the reaction was completely unexpected. As Caitlynne began to moan and writhe I actually heard Yvonne ask, "What the fuck is going on over there." She was serious - my wife, who without even a 'do you mind', had slipped off of my cock and onto another man's was asking me what I was up to? Go figure. My mind was made up; I was going to make this the most memorable fuck that Caitlynne had ever experienced.
I returned to licking Caitlynne's cunt adding a finger or two as the situation dictated. I licked her straight into a huge orgasm I wasn't messing around. She came with a shout and a tremendous shudder. I paused for a moment until she said the magic words; "I need you in me right now." I was no fool so I immediately climbed on and slid right in. She met me thrust for thrust and she was soon on the way to her second orgasm. The only problem I had was that I was right on the edge of my own release. Just as I was about to slow down Caitlynne wrapped her legs around me and did a series of hip lifts that took us both over the top. She screamed, I roared and I emptied my balls into her like I hadn't emptied them in years. We just grinned at each other and laughed like a couple of goofy teenagers.
A grunt and a pained "be careful" caused us to turn to look at the occupants of the other bed. Yvonne was on her back with her knees up by her head and Jack was slowly feeding his huge cock into her. She seemed to be having a mild case of indigestion.
I knew what the problem was, Yvonne was not much of a natural luber-upper. What she needed was a thorough pussy licking to be properly juiced. On her own she just never seemed to get wet enough. I mentioned her need to Jack and he responded by pulling out and looking down at her cunt. "Sorry man, I feed the pussy, I don't eat it. I'll get some lube," He scampered off to the bathroom as I rolled off of Caitlynne and laid on my back. I didn't want to even look at Yvonne.
Jack was back in a minute or so and slathered on a handful of goo all over his cock. He lined up and began to push into Yvonne again. "SHIT! Slow down! OH FUCK!" She was being stretched beyond her comfort level and I wasn't about to say a word. Jack bottomed out in her and paused while she got used to his size. Evidently he didn't wait long enough and as he began to move again, the noises Yvonne was making were not the ones I associated with her enjoying her self – oh well.
Caitlynne looked at me and asked if I had another round in the chamber. I shrugged and she leaned over and began to suck me up to readiness. It didn't take her long at all. I think a major factor in my rapid recovery was the fact that she took me into her mouth while I was still covered in our juices - Yvonne would have insisted on me clearing up before doing something like this. Caitlynne seemed to enjoy her efforts almost as much as I did. I decided to do something I'd never done before - I went down on Caitlynne's cum-filled cunt.
I never thought I'd eat a cream pie but I didn't mind it at all. Caitlynne absolutely loved it - she was cumming again in minutes. She just kept cumming and cumming and cumming. We seemed to have discovered the source of multiple orgasms for Caitlynne - I went for the crowning glory of orgasm - I reached in with my index finger and hooked it up to rub her G-spot. She made such a racket as she started to cum that Jack stopped fucking my wife and watched in amazement.
Then he started to pound into Yvonne with a determination to beat his wife to the finish. Yvonne was panting right along with them all the while casting glances over at Caitlynne and I. Caitlynne went rigid and silent. Then her legs slammed together trapping my hand and she screamed in release.
I slowly extricated my hand from between her legs. Caitlynne's eyes were fluttering and sweat covered her body. The bed was soaked beneath her bottom. The smile on her face was incredible; another satisfied customer I though to myself.
Jack and Yvonne were changing their position. Yvonne got into her taking it 'doggie style' pose and Jack lubed up again. He worked his cock back into Yvonne who huffed and puffed to accept it. Jack was either tiring or simply taking his time because he was now fucking Yvonne with slow short strokes.
When I turned back to Caitlynne she was holding the tube of lubricant. I didn't understand at first until she mouthed the word 'anal' and then the word 'virgin.' I wondered how she knew until I realized she was talking about herself. Hot damn this incredible woman was offering me her virgin ass for me to fuck. I lubed up and then I did a very unkind thing. Yvonne always travels with a special pillow case - she has this thing about putting her head on strange pillows. I reached past Caitlynne and grabbed the Yvonne's special pillow and stuffed it under Caitlynne's hips. Caitlynne pulled her knees up and apart and I lubed her offered rectum. For the first time in my life I slowly pushed my cock into a woman's ass. I hooked her ankles over my shoulders I reached to finger her clit and cunt but her hand stayed me - she'd cum enough - this one was strictly for me.
On the other bed Jack was straining for the finish and finally got there. A loud grunt and a final thrust - answered by Yvonne's 'ow' - and Jack was done. He pulled his rapidly softening cock out and sat up to watch me fuck his wife in the ass. I thought he might tell us to stop, instead he seemed to get off on watching his wife take me in her ass. Yvonne on the other hand was not as enthusiastic or encouraging about the ongoing activities. I didn't care because in a rush of intense heat - I came. It was a wickedly erotic orgasm, like none I'd ever experienced. It just popped up out of nowhere and rolled on and on. It was easily the longest sustained orgasm I'd ever experienced. I pulled out of Caitlynne slowly until with a slurpy pop of release I was out of her ass. I looked down as a stream of cum began to trickle out of her ass. I removed Yvonne's pillow from beneath her and flopped down be side her. I was done for the night. Caitlynne snuggled next to me she was one satisfied woman. Evidently Jack was also finished, which left Yvonne. Yvonne hadn't come and she was not happy about it. I was falling asleep fast, I figured to hear an earful in the morning.
When morning came I heard the distant pounding of a new swell. The surf would be up and I was determined to enjoy it. I crawled out of bed and got my trunks and surfboard. I leaned down to kiss Yvonne and saw Caitlynne in my bed. The activities of the past 24 hours came rushing back. I looked over to the other bed and saw my wife in the arms of another man - my stomach did a funny kind of flip-flop thing.
Fuck it - I went surfing.
Three hours later, completely surfed out with a huge smile plastered across my face I stored my board and walked into the cabana. It was quiet. During my time in the water I'd had a chance to think about what happened. I was stilled pissed at Yvonne for hopping onto Jack's Tower of Flesh but I had to admit that my romp with Caitlynne had been well worth it.
I was starving so I headed for the kitchen to scarf down some fruit and croissants; I saw Caitlynne sitting on the veranda and joined her.
"Hey what's up Caitlynne? I just had the best surf of my life."
"What's up right now? Probably Jack." The sarcasm in her voice was edged with anger. "Your wife and my husband went 'shopping' about an hour ago. For some strange reason one of them seemed to think that they needed to take the tube of K-Y with them."
I looked at Caitlynne and saw a very beautiful and very pissed off woman. "You know what I want to know?"
Caitlynne looked at me and shook her head, then added a shug.
"I'm wondering how many times we can cum before they get back?"
The answer was eight – five for her, three for me. She was swallowing my third as we heard the Jeep drive up.
Yvonne was frowning and walking kind of funny. Jack was smiling and positively strutting. Caitlynne and I exchanged glances and silent guffaws. I guessed, and Caitlynne would confirm it later, that Jack had indeed fucked Yvonne in the ass. The nine-hour flight home that afternoon was going to be more than a little uncomfortable for my wife.
It turned out to be a fairly quiet flight also. Yvonne didn't say a dozen words to me. Halfway through the flight Caitlynne gave me the high sign and I headed back to the restroom. She whispered in my ear, I smiled and she nodded.
I unzipped and sat in an unoccupied seat. I fished my hard cock out and Caitlynne was immediately sitting on it. It didn't take but three minutes for me to be shooting into her.
It took about two weeks for Yvonne and I to get back to being comfortable with each other. There were some pretty heated arguments, but we're OK now.
As far as Jack and Caitlynne went we didn't spend much time with them after the Islands vacation. Yvonne was happy to find friends in other places. I found that I didn't really miss either Jack or Caitlynne. I didn't miss Jack because, well, I just didn't. I didn't miss Caitlynne because I didn't stop seeing her. We get together when we can.
She was the one who sent me the text message. Unfair to our spouses – yeah, but the sex is unreal.


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Friday, 10 June 2011
Fire at Camden
just a quickie this evening. Heard the news an hour or so ago that Camden Town Brewery has had a fire in site.
Apparently everyone is ok and the worst is a delay in production.
My thoughts are with Jasper and his team at the moment, the sooner they get brewing again, the better!
All the best folks!
5 comments:
- Rabidbarfly said...
Update from Jasper is it's not as bad as it sounds. Apparently the boiling system had an internal fire and turned itself into a bit of a mess. Everyone still upbeat and the show will go on. Craft beer really is HOT right now!
- 10 June 2011 at 21:48
Bad news, they're a fine outfit. Best of luck to them.
- 10 June 2011 at 22:05
- Barm said...
Isn't the boiling system a pretty crucial part of a brewery?
Best wishes to Camden. I had one of their beers tonight and it was rather nice.
- 10 June 2011 at 23:17
- Rabidbarfly said...
Barm - It is, but Jasper's reckoning it's going to be about a weeks break in production.
- 11 June 2011 at 08:12
- Mark said...
Craft beer is HOT!
I was up at the brewery yesterday (I use it as my remote office when I'm working in London!) and they've got a replacement part coming, they've got beer in tank and they're taking the time to go through a thorough clean and inventory. It's an inconvenience rather than the end of the world!
- 11 June 2011 at 09:08

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— To me, this looks like a disaster waiting to happen. You have to be pretty nuts to set yourself on fire for a stunt runway show. It is however a pretty cool photo. The darkness and the fire coming off her bikini clad body make it really dramatic.
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The severe weather is expected to impact East Mississippi and West Alabama Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning and Alan Gerard of the National Weather Service says 30 to 40 percent of tornado warnings in the state result in a confirmed touchdown. Although many see Tornado warnings as a "Boy Who Cried Wolf" scenario, it's something that needs to be taking with extreme importance each time.
"It's especially important for people to in Mississippi to stay prepared because we can pretty much get tornadoes at any time of the year," said Gerard. "So really people at least need to have that sense of being prepared and aware at all times."
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After a non-compliant vacationApril 20th, 2009 , by Melissa
If I told you some of the things I ate on my vacation, you'd be amazed that somebody as sensitive as myself came back alive. Don't ask, don't tell. Road trips with the kids can be stressful, and this one was no exception, although it did end on a good note. We had some good days at legoland and my confidence in my mothering abilities was re-affirmed when I caught my son by his legs as he accidentally head-dived toward some concrete. He gets hurt a lot, just loses focus and falls or whatever, and I always feel guilty when I don't save him, but this was a pretty amazing save.
In any case, I'm ready to be super 100% compliant now. I would like to see some real progress before the conference. I'm thinking I can lose 10-15 pounds by then with high compliance, although the numbers don't matter as much as how I feel. After 24 hours home I feel pretty good, though I have some detoxing to do and a headache that comes around now and then.
For dinner last night, I made some lemony rice with great northern beans, a side of steamed pattypan squash (which my 6 year old actually liked), rotisserie chicken (a pretty compliant one, just some spices and salt on it), and a salad with apples and frozen pomagranate seeds (those are not so good, nothing like fresh, but on a salad, ok). I didn't have too much rice like I used to.
For breakfast I had cooked quinoa with a bit of glycerine and just a touch of maple syrup, with kumquats sliced on top and some licorice tea. It wasn't quite enough, considering that I went for a 2 hour walk with my son before lunch; I should have had some protein.
For lunch I had a repeat of last night's dinner, veggies and all.
I need to make dinner, which may be another repeat of last night's dinner, but this time with asparagus. I'm craving shredded beef, so I'll thaw out a grassfed flank steak to make tomorrow...maybe with some quinoa tortillas.


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'the personal identification data of users will be stripped from cell phone signals before they are processed by IntelliOne's software.'
I'd just soon opt out for all the tracking programs...I'd like to stay as invisible and anonymous as possible. Please don't get the gov. involved in all this.
Except that the cell providers themesevles could then enter the market themselves and then undercut the service price of the company that developed the software. The phone companies are experts in this type of competition. After all, the phone company won't really be paying itself for the raw data, much like they don't really pay themselves for the wire pair that the use to provide your
The other huge boon to this is for the state. Imagine if you could see traffic trends by the minute covering trends over months. You could quickly identify dangerous traffic areas, distractions, traffic quirks, and all sorts of oddities that could be engineered around to reduce injuries, fatalities, and expenses.
Funny, I thought that is what accident reports were for. It is law to fill them out (for more than X dollars of damages). An accident report includes details. Just having data saying that the
Who needs Soviet-style internal passports when they can not only GPS-track your cell phone, but can also track how fast you are moving.
There's an interesting project called Place Lab [placelab.org] that is building a database of, among other things, cell tower ID to physical location mappings. Their goal is to allow you to "[provide] low-cost, easy-to-use device positioning for location-enhanced computing applications."
Now, they don't have all the data that these guys have, since they just sample the tower that your phone currently happens to be talking to, so you may not be able to get accurate short-term speed readings, but I bet a lot of you could t
Here in Greece, at least, everyone has at least one cellphone.
Cell phones retransmit periodically, and towers keep some level of estimate of where their subscribers are, whether they're talking or not. How do you think you can receive phone calls when tooling down the Interstate at 70MPH? If you don't believe me, put your cell phone next to an amplified speaker some time. Every so often you'll hear a "bipida bipida bipida," or some other pattern, depending on what standard your carrier runs.
When you're stationary, such events are widely spaced. But, when your pho
This shouldn't work on single occupant vehicles, since drivers should have their phones turned off at all times on the road for safety.
But I'm sure it will work anyway because enough drivers will ignore safety concerns and leave their phones turned on to allow good coverage.
Using a phone (hell, talking to the passenger, eating, pretty much anything) diverts your concentration and possibly your hands, and thus represents a danger as far as that goes. In some estimates it's as bad or worse than being drunk. However, I can see no reason having a phone turned on is going to cause this sort of trouble.
Okay... I admit, there's new information here, so it's not exactly a dupe... but still. Observe:
Note that the second and third links were actually duped in the same day.
Called Need4Speed, the test will run from Aug. 7 to 18.
All of the stories you link to talk about how our phones "are going to be" tracked by such systems in the future. This is the first Slashdot mention of a system currently in use.
AirSage President Cy Smith says that the AirSage-VDOT system is now "up-and-running and providing live data,"
In 1999, the Washington Post reported that Virginia and Maryland had partnered with a cell phone carrier to track traffic patterns by monitoring cell phone usage on roadways. The two states tested the technology on a 15-mile stretch of the Beltway, between the Springfield interchange and Route 5.
More than that, all the stories are quite old,
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...and would love some help with various problems. I'll start with some of the simple ones from my homework and if people help me on those, i will ask more
Using the unit circle, find each value.
1. sin 90
2. tan 360
3. cot -180
It's so confusing, I don't get it at all. This is how far i got for #1:
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While I'm waiting for Fallout New Vegas, Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age 2 I have been revisiting some favorites: Uncharted 2, Dragon Age Origins/Awakening and Final Fantasy XIII.
^ I'd recommend you the witcher 2, too
part one is totally underrated RPG
I have too many games to list so I'll stick to some of my favs and what I'm looking forward too. I'm looking forward to Call of Duty Black Ops for the Zombie mode. SSF4 is fun. Chun Li is my girl! Soul Calibur 4 is my best game....no one can stand against the power of the almighty Queen Isabella Valentine! ^_^ lol Um...SSMB is my shit..I love Marth and Ike. I haven't played in awhile though so I probably suck now..same with Tatsunoko Vs Capcom. Waiting for Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 I can't wait to see how kickass they made my boy Neji in this one and my girl Hinata (yeah I'm all about the Byakugan) lol Gears 3 can't come out soon enough :/ Reach is fun so far. And believe me th list goes on so I'll end it here before I make myself out to be a bigger nerd than I already am lol
OH one more...Golden Sun is my shit!^_^ Ok that's all lol
I just heard that in the new assasins creed, you will have a team of assasins to use, AND that you can have 8 player online multiplayer games.... you have a target and you hjave to stop the other guys ( assasinate them) before you get to assasinate the shared mark.
Going to be cool.
Yeah I can't wait for that game to come out...me and my friends are excited....and the next ninja gaiden should be good. And Bioshock Infinite
I am playing on my Wii:
Wario Land: Shake It!
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Metroid Prime Trilogy
And on my DS:
Chrono Trigger DS
Pokemon: HeartGold
In the middle of Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope and White Knight Chronicles, both on PS3. I beat FFXIII some time ago (loved it by the way).
I just bought two new games for my DS.. The first is Knights in the Nightmare--I'm an Atlus fan so I'm thinking it'll be a pretty good little strategy game. The other one is the Megaman Zero Collection. I've heard the Megaman Zero games are really hard, but I've played too many Megaman games to stop now! XD
On an interesting side note--I'm not really an MMO fan at all, but after looking through a recent issue of EGM I'm thinking I might possibly, just possibly, give FFXIV a chance when it comes out.
^^I loved White Knight Chronicles. It's pretty super. However White Knight Chronicles 1 is going to come with White Knight Chronicles 2 so I'm waiting for that one.
I love Mega Man as well, and yes Zero is hard
What do you think of Star Ocean 4?
I'm a big RPG fan. Some of my favorites being the Final Fantasy series, and the Castlevania series. What I'm looking forward to hmm...? I definitely want to play the new Kingdom Hearts game that came out, and I also can't wait for the new Castlevania title for PS3
Uncharted 2 on the PS3, waiting for GT5.
Alpha Protocol and Halo Reach on 360. Anxiously awaiting Medal of Honor, CoD Black Ops, Ghost Recon and Fallout New Vegas. And several others.
I didn't know White Knight Chronicles was coming out with White Knight Chronicles 2!!! I would've waited too! And I just bought it a few weeks ago...
Regarding Star Ocean 4, I will say graphics and gameplay are really good. I really love the battle system, it's very exciting and action-filled. The big drawback I have on this game is the story and several of the characters. I hated HATED Lymle. And the main characters name is just soooo cheesy, I mean "Edge Maverick"? What the hell! lol.
I'm playing Dead Rising 2. I would say if you like the first one, you will definitely like this one, it's basically the same thing, but taken up a notch. Crazier weapons, better time management system, seemingly better storyline so far, and hotter main character! Pretty sweet if you ask me!
Btw, XBLive name: crapple j, add me if you want!
Oh and to those Marvel vs Capcom 3 fans!
Who do you hope makes the cut?
I'm really hoping for Zero from MegaMan X
I love fighters and the games am playing at the moment are the following...
Tekken 6, King of Fighters 12, Soul Calibur 4, Dead or Alive 4, and Virtua Fighters 5 Online
The games am looking forward to are King of Fighters 13 "Whenever it comes to the U.S.", Street Fighter X Tekken, Tekken X Street Fighter, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and Mortal Kombat 9
I do agree on Lymle though--at least, her voice. She looked like she should sound chipper and cute, but instead she has this weird deadpan voice. It's creepy.
Edge Maverick, now thats a porn name if I ever heard one!
Is any one else super pumped for Epic Mickey besides me?
^ Never heard of it till now, looks interesting!
I've been hooked on City of Villains since it came out and played City of Heroes before that. Played enough World of Warcraft to get a flying dragon mount and then left WoW behind to return to CoV. Dabbled in Champions - but didn't go far b4 went back to CoV. Also a fan of the Elder Scrolls series. I don't play console.
Finally another City of player I was starting to think I was the only one here.
Beat Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep. Got Terra's story done, Ventus, and Aqua's. I also completed the final episode (Final boss is a pain unless you shield) and got the secret movie "Blank Points". I can't wait til Kingdom Hearts 3D or maybe it will be called "Reconnect". They are really setting the stage for the future.
I'd have to say this was my favorite kh game so far in the series. They got great worlds (no pooh for a world) and it was barely any filler and mostly story progression and character growth. While KH2 was fun too much filler and crappy worlds. And I hated the reaction command. That was too spammish.
I also love the command style and the d-links. Mickey is the best d-link. And my favorite command style is Ventus's wind blade. Like 8 different blades of wind or light. Aqua's ghost style reminds me of Vanitas teleporting thing too.
This game would have done so well if they put it on the PSN. But it did get A LOT of people to buy a PSP.
The next game I am looking forward to getting is Little Big Planet PSP. And eventually Storm 2 and Epic Mickey. Oh and Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Epic in a game name is kinda lame though.
Oldschool Starsiege Tribes for me. And occasionally I go downstairs and play the N64 (think Snowboard Kids, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Winback, M:I, and other shooter/racing games) or Gamecube (007 games, SuperSmashBrosMelee, Tony Hawk games, Enter the Matrix, etc.), or Xbox (not 360), i.e. Halo 1 or 2.
The things I would do to that reploid
^^Honestly, videogames or even cartoon, not matter how realistically created have never done it for me. But hey more power to those that do.
The hottest RE character by far!
All I can say is "DAMN, DAT ASS!"
Seriously... I kept this outfit at all times... it's strangely mesmerizing....
I'm re-playing Dragon Age: Origins now that I have an HD TV and an HDMI cable. It looks like a completely different game! I wish I could have a real-life Alistair. I'm playing the game, being a ho, sleepin' with everybody. Mmhmm.
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This might have some good ideas:http://tomatonation.com/vine/the-vine-august-14-2013/
I'm with the people who say to let the cats figure it out themselves. I currently have 5 cats and have never done an elaborate introduction. Just popped the new cat out of the carrier in the middle of the living room.
When friends had this problem, they put an electronic pet door in the door of one of the bedrooms and made the cat who wouldn't share the litter box wear the collar that unlocked that particular door. It took a bit to train the cat to go through the door (lots of treats were involved), but it finally worked and did solve the problem of keeping out the other cat.I've found that feliway diffusers and spray does help, but it needs to be in areas that the unhappy cat actually uses. I have one who occasionally goes out of the box and have eliminated that by spraying the area where she went with feliway spray, covering it with a laundry basket and then putting a feliway diffuser near where she sleeps most of the day.If there is a specific spot that they like to use to urinate, use nature's miracle and cover it with a laundry basket. The laundry basket allows air to circulate and none of my cats like urinating around it because of the open basket weave on the sides of the basket. Make sure you put it upside down. I also wonder if putting a electronic pet door on a covered cat box might work to keep the other one out? A box something like this:http://www.outofsightlitterbox.com/My spouse built one that was larger for our youngest. One of her cats tops 22 pounds and the commercial ones weren't big enough for him to fit. It is basically a large box with a lid and a ramp plus second level shelf for a litter box.
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I've been thinkin' about my "owl/vampire guy" (this was before I read American Vampire, btw) and I think I might maybe just ditch the whole Owl thing and just make him a full on vampire that has a whole set of powers that are all just part of his "true form", a bat/man-like creature. Ex: one power would be enhanced smelling and his nose would form into a bat-like nose that could be reverted at will, bat wings that would popped out at will, and he could ultimately change all the way into his true form and have his whole power set active at once.
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@Cameron: Looks like Hebrew there.
As I've been unemployed for some time I've started writing more regularly so I thought it'd be cool to share some of the resources that have been helpful for me. First off, there is some general writing help from ehow (cue the boos and hisses) that can be found here. Next, are sample scripts from Nat Gertler, DC's Animal Man (there are a number of example script pages that can be found on the site), and generic script/formatting guide from Dark Horse. I hope these can help out all of us aspiring comic writers. :-)
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Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit.
Thanks for the writing links Queso :) on the other side of things, I'll probably start posting sketches of my ideas because I've recently upgraded to a device that lets bebdo so.
* me do so
@Cameron: No problem and best of luck to you. We look forward to seeing your stuff. If you're ever interested in sending Dark Horse some of your original work the submission guidelines can be found here. Here are Image's guidelines as well, though they're not as well-organized as DH's.
@Cameron: Love the SouthPark reference and The Black Mirror was a good story. Looks like some good additions to your portfolio.
Thanks :)
@Skulldugger: Lol! A guy who carries around a diamond sword should probably also have a safety torch. Is that his assistant down there at the bottom?
Lol yeah, it's Gryphon, his dog (named after the World of Warcraft spelling of griffin). It's based on this video: m.youtube.com/watch


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Submission + - How the web makes a real-life Breaking Bad possible—and legal (medium.com)
gallifreyan99 writes: The real revolution in drugs isn't Silk Road—it's the open web. Thanks to the net, almost anyone with a basic handle on chemistry can design, manufacture and sell their own narcotics, and in most cases the cops are utterly unable to stop them. This piece is kind of crazy: the writer actually creates a new powerful-but-legal stimulant based on a banned substance, and gets a Chinese lab to manufacture it.


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VIDEO: Thunder easily knock off Kobe, Lakers
OKLAHOMA CITY — For a brief moment in the closing seconds of Friday night's first half, everything seemed right with the world.
There was Kevin Durant dribbling up top, protecting the ball as the clock ticked down to 16, 15, 14 … Kobe Bryant rushed up, crouched in a defensive stance, practically mugging the taller Durant. Bryant's arms jabbed at Durant's sides — left, right, then left again — attempting to stab the ball free.
In the next instant, the dreamy sequence was popped back to reality by the sudden squeal of a referee's whistle. All is not right in Lakerland, and not with Kobe, at least not yet. The foul call ended the superstar joust before Durant could even make a move. Instead he walked to the stripe and made two less-than-pulsating free throws.
"It's a shame they called the foul," Bryant said. "We both kind of wanted that a little bit."
"I knew he was going to do that. I knew he was going to challenge me," said Durant, who had a marvelous night with 31 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals in 31 minutes. "A guy like Kobe, if I don't accept the challenge I'm going to hear about it for a while. So I just wanted to accept it. I wish he didn't foul. I was going to try to go at him there at the end of the quarter. But he's just the ultimate competitor. I'm just so happy he's back out on the court."
He is back. But the new reality for this reluctant point guard and minutes-restricted Kobe is a tough one. A glance at the scoreboard after Durant's two free throws told the truth of where the rolling Thunder rank in the Western Conference hierarchy compared to where Bryant, his surgically repaired Achilles and his band of mostly journeyman teammates stand: Thunder 66, Lakers 51.
Even that momentary sequence was born from that reality. Bryant's lob pass into Pau Gasol was tipped away and stolen. His fifth turnover of the half set up Durant at midcourt for the showdown that wasn't to be.
Bryant would play the first 8:55 of the third quarter of the 122-97 loss that was long gone in the second quarter with Bryant restricted to sitting on the bench. The Lakers' second unit trimmed the Thunder's double-digit lead to six three minutes into the second quarter. OKC's starters returned and the route was on. Coach Mike D'Antoni said even the urge to get Bryant back in there didn't phase him. He's going to play up to 28 minutes max. By the time Bryant checked back in with 5:17 to go in the half, it was an 18-point spread.
"It's tough," Bryant said of watching when he'd typically be playing. "But physically it's not ready for that yet. It's tough, but I can feel it, it's not ready. We just have to hold the fort down in that time and stay within striking distance and go from there."
It won't be easy. The Lakers, a scrappy 10-9 before Bryant's return, are 0-3 since the Staples Center crowd greeted him with an emotional standing ovation last Sunday. The Lakers thought they should have taken Toronto at home before losing to Phoenix on Tuesday. This one was going to be tough no matter what. And when the bad injury news on Steve Blake's elbow came down Thursday, landing him with the Lakers' already sidelined stable of point guards, Steve Nash and Jordan Farmar, just sticking close Friday night would have been considered a success.
Bryant started Friday's impossible mission against the now 18-4 Thunder — 13-1 in their last 14 and 11-0 at home — at point guard because of the run of injuries. Running the offense is about the last thing Bryant needed now as he attempts to balance his comeback from a devastating injury that has broken players his age.
He opened the game trying to get his teammates involved, especially pal Gasol, who continues to be in something of a tit-for-tat verbal sparring match with D'Antoni revolving around the 7-footer's usage in the offense. Bryant pushed the tempo, directed traffic and even once implored his younger teammates to hustle to the bench for a timeout.
He finished with a team-high 13 assists in 23 minutes. He also had seven turnovers, giving him 18 in the three games. Only Jordan Hill among the Lakers starters would finish with fewer shot attempts than Bryant's six. Bryant's four points were the fewest of any Lakers starter. He's now wrapped two single-digit scoring games around Tuesday's 20-point effort.
The last time Bryant scored single digits twice in a three-game span?: April, 1998. His second season. He was 20.
"Once I start playing a little bit more that number [shot attempts] is going to go up, points will go up," Bryant said. "I'm not too concerned about that. The most important thing is our flow and how we play and how we manage the game. My points, I can always put the ball in the hole."
The Lakers will need it soon. They continue on a four-game road trip at Charlotte Saturday night and then face a second back-to-back at Atlanta (Monday) and Memphis (Tuesday), all winnable-type games. Bryant said he'll be ready be to go for his first test playing on consecutive nights.
"I'm moving a lot better, moving a lot better," Bryant said. "I'll get to a point soon where I'll be able to play a little bit more and be out on the court 30 to 35 minutes. Not ready to do that yet."
When asked if he's feeling a sense of urgency — yes, still a couple weeks even before Christmas — to stop the skid and get the record trending upward again in the stiff West, Bryant flashed a confident smile and had the wherewithal to take perhaps a final parting shot at that one-and-done Lakers center who chose to skip town over the summer.
"I'm not worried about it to be honest with you. We've seen worse," Bryant said. "You forget kind of what we had to go through last year. I'm not really too concerned about it. Our heart is in the right place. I saw a lot of positive things tonight. We've just got to put it together for longer stretches. We'll be fine."


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Used to like Pommie Mbangwa alot more when he had dreadlocks
Bowling statistics for the series are:
Philander - 12 wickets @ 23.66
Steyn - 15 wickets @ 29.20
Morkel - 11 wickets @ 34.54
Broad - 11 wickets @ 39.7
Finn - 10 wickets @ 32.2
Anderson - wickets @ 40.66
Unless by ordinary - you mean by his usual standards.
Philander miraculously returns to form back home.
Yeah really he's only had one seriously bad match recently, at Brisbane (where tbf he did look distinctly toothless with Cowan pulling him from a metre outside the crease). Apart from that he's either been tight or ridiculous.
the guy relies heavily on conditions to be in his favour and when he does get them he gets two times as better figures as anyone else.
however when the conditons aren;t in his favour, he appears to be more innocuous than even the likes of I sharma.
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Submission + - Not All Bad Code is Spaghetti Code 2
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "Judah Johns writes that many programmers interchangeably use the term "spaghetti code", with "bad code" and while all spaghetti code is bad code, not all bad code is spaghetti code. Spaghetti code is an especially virulent but specific kind of bad code related to the dreaded (and mostly archaic) goto statement, a simple and powerful control flow mechanism that makes it difficult to reason about code, because if control can bounce about a program, one cannot make guarantees about what state a program is in when it executes a specific piece of code. On the other hand people usually use "bad code" to mean "ugly code", but if it's possible to determine why a piece of code is bad and ugly, and to figure out a plausible fix, it's already better than most spaghetti code. "Spaghetti code is incomprehensible and often unfixable but if you know why you hate a piece of code, it's already above spaghetti code in quality, since the latter is just featureless gibberish." What causes spaghetti code? Goto statements were the leading cause of spaghetti code at one time, but goto has fallen so far out of favor that it's a non-concern. "Now the culprit is something else entirely: the modern bastardization of object-oriented programming," writes Johns adding that inheritance is an especially bad culprit, and so is premature abstraction: using a parameterized generic with only one use case in mind, or adding unnecessary parameters. "I recognize that this claim – that OOP as practiced is spaghetti code – is not a viewpoint without controversy. Nor was it without controversy, at one time, that goto was considered harmful.""


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NEW YORK - The Columbia field hockey team will wrap up the 2012 season on the road this weekend with contests at Harvard on Saturday and Rutgers on Sunday. The Lions (8-7, 3-3) will look to finish above the .500 mark for the sixth straight year and record back-to-back winning Ivy League seasons for the first time in program history.
In addition, Columbia has several players with individual records in sight as they close their collegiate careers. Gabby Kozlowski is still just one goal away from tying Nikki Campbell for the career record. Bridget DeSandis, Katie DeSandis and Paige Simmons are within striking distance of surpassing Christine Buszczak's single-season record of 11 assists. Bridget DeSandis leads the team with 10 helpers, while Katie DeSandis and Simmons each have nine.
Columbia will look to bounce back after a tough, 3-2, overtime loss at Yale last weekend. Creaghan Peters goal with 28 seconds left in regulation set up the extra frame, but the Bulldogs scored seven minutes into the period to come away with the win.
Harvard (3-12, 1-5) has lost its last seven decisions since a Sep. 29 victory at Brown. Sophomores Noel Painter leads the team with four goals and 10 points on the year. Cynthia Tassopoulos is Harvard's primary goalkeeper and has a 2.72 GAA with a .741 save percentage.
After dropping the first ten meetings against the Crimson, the Lions have won five-straight, dating back to 2006. Last year, Columbia blanked Harvard, 3-0, in both teams 2011 finale. Kozlowski set up the game-winner, a Adriana de Vries tip-in, just 38 seconds in, and Liz Malone scored an insurance goal in the 12th minute.
Rutgers (8-10) has lost four in a row, including a 3-1 decision to Brown on Oct. 26. Lisa Patrone paces the offense with eight goals and three assists for 19 points. Sarah Stuby has started 17 games in net and has a 2.17 GAA with a pair of shutouts.
Liz Malone and Gabby Kozlowski each scored in a 2-1 win against the Scarlet Knights last year. All three goals were potted in the first half, and Rutgers was on the attack for much of the second frame. However, Columbia's back line was up to the task, and Lauren Skudalski and Katie DeSandis came up with a pair of key defensive saves to preserve the victory.
Game-time on Saturday is at noon, while Sunday's contest will start at 2:00 p.m. There will be live video is available for the Harvard game and live stats will be available for both games this weekend.


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In his book Concrete Planet, author Robert Courland discusses why the concrete first used by the Romans is more durable than the concrete used in most present day buildings. Plus, mineralogist Peter Stemmerman tells us about his invention, Celitement and why it is greener than Portland cement.
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During the summer, GatorNation will analyze each of the scholarship players on the Florida roster -- excluding the Gators' 2013 recruiting class -- in our Gator Breakdown series. Starting with No. 1 Quinton Dunbar we will go through the roster numerically, finishing with No. 97 Brad Phillips.
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Horn Field Campus Open House Sept. 5
August 26, 2013
MACOMB, IL -- To showcase what Western Illinois University's Horn Field Campus has to offer to members of the Western, Macomb and surrounding communities, Mindy Pheiffer, HFC program coordinator, and her HFC staff, will host an open house from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 (directions to HFC are listed below).
While Horn Lodge and the buildings on the 92-acre campus provide a private and peaceful setting for retreats, meetings, family reunions and weddings, Pheiffer noted that HFC, most of all, is an outdoor educational facility, which is used for education and research by Western students, faculty, staff, as well as community members. In addition to Horn Lodge, there are trails and plant life to explore, and HFC features a 40-foot climbing and rappelling tower (with rock-like handholds), as well as a high ropes course and a low ropes course.
"We wanted to provide an open invitation to the campus and community to explore the beautiful campus and facilities," Pheiffer explained. "Many of us take for granted how many people in the community have been to Horn Lodge long ago for social events, but many people do not know what we currently offer in regard to leadership and group development through the challenge-course activities, which include the teams course, climbing tower and high ropes course. During the event, we will also be talking about our ongoing educational and development projects."
According to Pheiffer, HFC staff will provide tours of the programming areas, and buildings will be open for viewing. Challenge-course activities will be demonstrated by student facilitator staff members at the open house.
"All ages of individuals and all types of groups — from scout groups to corporate groups to those involved with sports and athletic activities — utilize the challenge course for team-building exercises and leadership and group development outings," she added.
HFC often holds open climbing tower hours on specific dates, as well as the popular annual Corn Maze, which will be held 1-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday afternoon during the time period of Sept. 27-Oct. 27. The popular Haunted Corn Maze is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 31.
Pheiffer noted that use of the HFC facilities is fee based, as well as reservation based. Although she encourages community members to come out for planned and reserved events, HFC is not a drop-in facility.
"The open house will give us a chance to provide campus and community members with an overview of all the educational opportunities, activities and facilities HFC has to offer," Pheiffer said. "HFC is a multipurpose venue, and it is my goal to encourage the use of it in whatever way it will serve group outings."
The Horn Field Campus Sept. 5 open house is open free to the public. For more information, contact Horn Field Campus at (309) 833-5798 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit HFC online at wiu.edu/hfc. For special accommodations, please notify Horn Field Campus staff in advance.
HFC is located south of Macomb on China Road. From South Johnson Street (past Macomb High School), turn right on China Road and follow the road one-quarter of a mile to the Horn Field Campus entrance. Parking is permitted on the HFC lot.
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Yes, Prime Minister
Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's knockabout farce about a hapless prime minster and his machiavellian advisors, adapted from their hit 1980s TV comedy, has been doing the rounds. It kicked off at Chichester in 2010, played twice in the West End, and made two UK tours before landing back in London with a new cast.
It's been widely acclaimed, but I find it difficult to see why. The script is clunky, the jokes so clumsily signposted they might as well come with canned laughter.
The action takes place over a weekend at Chequers (beautifully evoked by designer Simon Higlett's lavish set). The setting is clearly meant to be contemporary – there's a flatscreen TV, BlackBerries make a fleeting appearance, and a reference to 'the coalition' has been crowbarred into the opening scene.
But prime minister Jim Hacker (Robert Daws) and civil servants Sir Humphrey Appleby (Michael Simkins) and Bernard Woolley (Clive Hayward) seem to hail from 30 years ago. They exchange obscure Latin jokes, and Hacker's terms of abuse for his European colleagues (he calls the Irish 'micks' and the Italians 'wops') are eyebrow-raisingly anachronistic.
There are some nice performances – particularly from Michael Simkins – and it's worth pointing out that the rest of the audience seemed to be having a lot more fun than I was. But even the inclusion of a special advisor, Claire Sutton (Emily Bruni) – an addition intended to reflect changing methods of government – couldn't erase my feeling that this clichéd political comedy belongs to another time.
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Let me introduce to you the past couple weeks of my life. Packing lunches, getting a kid to school on time, picking up a kid from school on time, and trying to do it with a 2 1/2-year old little boy (convinced that he's a puppy or monster most of the time) is just an every day challenge. There are experienced people with older school-aged kids to juggle that seem to move fluently in this routine, and you should know that you're admired by us beginners.
My friend abnormally loves school supplies; secretly, I think she sticks crayons up her nose. I should have had her buy ours this year. Eesh. Is there a how-to on making your own pencils on Pinterest? Instead of buying a Kleenex box, a small part of me wanted to glue an old shoe box together, stuff toilet paper in it, and declare it hipster. Don't judge me. This is only our second year with school so the supply list can come as a shock, especially when you have to buy a whole new wardrobe every full moon.
Making cold lunch is incredible too — sandwiches don't exactly grow in my back yard. I make them late in the evening or early that next morning (early enough to put my glasses on upside down). I'm thinking dried out sloppy joe on a whole wheat bun is worth the school lunch fee. Just remind your kid they get chocolate milk. That only works if you don't normally drink chocolate milk in your household, but we don't so it works. Also, it makes me sad, because now I want chocolate milk. The world is unfair.
My daughter likes to learn in school. That right there sends red flags. I thought school was about friends, bologna sandwiches, and recess? About wearing the cool shoes? Sorry, my mom sent me to school with a fanny pack and a neon orange and blue coat, so I think wanting my kid to feel comfortable sticks out in my mind. It's the perm I wanted and got around the fourth grade that really sticks out in my mind. I might not have been eye candy, but I was special. Which is all that matters. (Hugging myself.)
It's great that my daughter loves to learn. Admittedly, I was a little nervous about her starting a new school this year. I tried not to get swayed into the hype of all the excited parents that already had kiddos in there, I'd like to keep an open mind and instead, let my own hype form. My husband and I like to try all options before judging, so we went ahead and checked it out. Their open house event started right before school and instantly won me over.
My husband looks like an Alaskan man, with a little mix of struggling musician. He mildly (menacingly) asked the teacher a lot of questions, while his Bert and Ernie eyebrows danced around with each expression. The teacher was so polite, it didn't bother her at all. Everyone seemed really sweet and happy to talk to us. The various teachers would focus on my daughter to introduce themselves, while I would take my hip to bop her to the side like, "Ignore her. Let's talk ..." and the people would smile and answer my questions. OK, good. The faculty can handle crazy parents really well. That's good news.
School starting is a great transition for this stay-at-home mom. I get Kindle time by the bathtub, while my son has bath time. I miss my daughter, but I get a little more breathing room to spend quality time with him. Maybe quality time means he watches some "Sesame Street" while I can play catch-up over the phone with my friends. If that sounds sad, you're on the wrong side of this story.
Here's the thing: When school starts, it starts for us parents just as much as the kiddos. The whole household is involved one way or another. Dads have an opportunity to be involved via homework, activities, or just asking how their kid's day was. Moms have an opportunity to learn how to park better when picking up their kids from school (haha). You may homeschool and enjoy finding autumn treasures in the back yard or enjoy baking up a science experiment in your kitchen. Or maybe you have a kiddo that rides the bus and also has the opportunity to be kind to their classmates and teachers. You might have a brave, new kindergartener or are hugging a pillow while crying softly that your "baby" is now a senior in high school. Whether you're a strong family of two or a crazy family of eight (my in-laws) enjoy this school year! We all have something to learn!
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- Trabzonspor to build a hydroelectric plant in a bid to raise extra revenue
- Turkish club believes $50 million project will help bring in $10 million a year
- Teams across Europe looking at ways to raise extra revenue through sponsors
- Clubs submit accounts for Financial Fair Play for first time in 2013-14 season
Football's new Financial Fair Play rules have got some of the world's biggest clubs worried.
Facing the prospect of being punished with heavy fines and barred from European competition, they are desperate to make sure that generated revenues are equal or greater than expenditure.
Barcelona was one of the first to address balance sheet deficits when it allowed its first shirt sponsorship in 111 years, agreeing a $185 million deal with the Qatar Foundation in late 2010.
More recently European champion Chelsea, bankrolled since 2004 by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, signed a deal with energy giant Gazprom. One Turkish team has even gone down the surreal route of building a hydroelectric plant in a bid to raise revenue.
Inter Milan, owned by Italian oil tycoon Massimo Moratti, is selling a $67 million stake in the club to Chinese investors. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who owns AC Milan, is reportedly seeking investment from his friend at the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, also via Gazprom.
The decision to seek foreign funds is alien to Italian football, where only one club in Serie A has an overseas owner, and illustrates how the need to seek global sponsorship is being used to work around the new UEFA framework.
England's Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City signed a $628 million deal with the emirate's airline Etihad that was described as an "improper transaction" by a Council of Europe Committee.
Welcome to the crazy world of beating FFP.
"Clubs are looking for more revenue-generating partnerships with sponsors in part to ensure compliance with the UEFA FFP regulations," football finance expert Daniel Geey of London firm Field Fisher Waterhouse told CNN.
"The concern for many clubs if they breach the FFP requirements is whether they will be sanctioned through expulsion from UEFA competition.
"Some sanctions for breaching the regulations may not be as harsh, but in order to fill a potential revenue shortfall clubs are looking for ways to beef up their accounts."
Perhaps the most intriguing tale is that of Turkish club Trabzonspor, which has created a novel way of ensuring it does not fall foul of the FFP rules.
Based in the Anatolia region of the country, which is fast becoming Turkey's economic center, the six-time league winner -- whose chairman Sadri Sener is a civil engineer -- is investing in its future.
The Black Sea club will build a hydroelectric plant in a bid to raise revenues after receiving permission from the Turkish government, which is seeking an alternative source of energy after becoming reliant on the natural gas supplied by neighboring Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran.
The plant is expected to cost an estimated $50 million, with annual revenues expected to pull in $10 million a year. The deal could prove a masterstroke as Turkey's energy market is growing by 8% each year.
Trabzonspor, which will play in the second tier UEFA Europa League this season, is also considering plans for a second and smaller plant.
"The club needs a guaranteed source of income, and we have the ideal conditions for hydro power," the Financial Times quoted a Trabzon club official as saying.
The hydro project is just the latest in a line of schemes devised by clubs to work around the FFP which may come under scrutiny from European football's ruling body.
"Many of the more recent deals like Etihad's long-term agreement with Manchester City and Chelsea's arrangements with Gazprom have prompted some to suggest such sponsorship deals are a convenient way to use the facade of a sponsorship deal to boost revenues," Geey said
"Such analysis will ultimately be done through UEFA's Club Financial Control Body. They will have to assess whether such transactions fall under the 'related party transaction' provisions of the FFP regulations and if so, what the fair value of the transaction really is.
"Similarly, UEFA will also have to consider at the appropriate time whether Trabzonspor's innovative plan to build an energy power plant to boost club revenues would actually fall within what would be classed as relevant revenues for FFP calculations.
"Such investigations will only occur come the 2013-14 season when clubs have to submit their accounts for FFP compliance for the first time."
In a UEFA report published last year, it was estimated that about 50% of top European clubs were losing money and 20% were recording sizable deficits.
Under the new rules, owners can only contribute a maximum of $55.5 million for the 2013-14 and 2015 seasons together, and $37 million during the period covering 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18.
Current rules state that should clubs incur losses in excess of $60 million over a three-year period, they will be hit with sanctions as well as exclusion from the Champions League and Europa League.
But while the boardrooms are anxiously preparing for FFP, supporters across the globe may not see much change.
Although spending within the August transfer window is down from $761 million last season to around $392 million so far this year, Premier League supporters will still enjoy a first-class brand.
"People are talking about FFP more in the UK than elsewhere," Paul Rawnsley, director at Deloitte's sports business group, told CNN. "But I don't think the normal fan in the stands will really notice anything too different.
"There won't be any radical changes and all it will do is bring a better balance over time. At the very top end of the game we've seen that football is quite resistant to economic downturn.
"Players are still going to be rewarded well and this idea of FFP is not a new thing."
Rawnsley predicts clubs will adapt to the new framework and that none of the major players will fail to meet the FFP criteria.
"I'd be pretty surprised if some clubs across Europe weren't preparing for the FFP rules to come into place because this concept was approved back in 2009," he said.
"UEFA has already said it will impose sanctions on clubs which don't comply and that could be a financial penalty or even exclusion from a competition."


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Monday, March 14, 2011
Downtown (no finer place for sure)
I can't reveal the details yet, but let's just say it's going to be fucking awesome. Our Victorian tea party last month was such a huge success, we became addicted to event planning.
Our planning took us downtown on Friday afternoon. We had a couple business meetings and we took three tours of possible event spaces. In between, we managed to squeeze in lunch at one of the fanciest restaurants in town and take a tour of our city's fashion museum. It was a very productive day!
We were so sober, we forgot to take our standard closeup photo of ourselves. Haha.
Oh, and to put a smile on your face, I found this little gem:
65 comments:
- Tights Lover said...
Love the photos.
I can't wait to hear more about the epic event! Searching for event spaces? Hmmmm...I wonder what you two could be planning...
- March 14, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Robin said...
That song will be stuck in my head allll dayyyyy.
- March 14, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Couture Carrie said...
Lovely look and pics!
- March 14, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- Vanilla said...
I love the colour of your skirt :)
Love, Vanilla
- March 14, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- Andrés Corella said...
Amazing skirt!..Omg I cant wait to see what you have planned...coming from you it will be great!
The Black Label
- March 14, 2011 at 12:12 PM
- The Shanner of Attention said...
I love the picture of Kerrie in front of the orange door. So brilliant!
- March 14, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- Fashion.MakeUp.LifeStyle said...
I love your pics..and agreed with previous comments that song will be stock in my head!!
- March 14, 2011 at 12:58 PM
- Stephanie said...
I love that skirt!
- March 14, 2011 at 1:07 PM
- Renée said...
Lovely photos !
- March 14, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Vintage Vixen said...
Gorgeous sunny pictures! Downtown is one of my favourite songs ever and one of my kareoke specialities. xxx
- March 14, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- Rachel {Inspiration in Italy} said...
Hi Jennifer! It looks like such an amazing day, and you look gorgeous! Your skirt is beautiful and your smile just radiates.... and the event planning sounds like so much fun!
- March 14, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- F. said...
Lovely photos! ;)
xoxo F.
- March 14, 2011 at 2:35 PM
- Gawgus things... said...
Great photos! XX
- March 14, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- Sherin said...
I want to come so badly to whatever you're planning for the summer! Love the pictures. Planning definitely looks like fun.
- March 14, 2011 at 3:09 PM
- Jennifer said...
awwww boooo I love the trademark close up shots! =) Though these are quite fabulous as well!
Jenn @ Peas & Crayons
- March 14, 2011 at 3:10 PM
- Morgan said...
Love the pics! Now I have that song in my head!! Looks like you guys had a great time!
Meet Virginia Design
- March 14, 2011 at 3:21 PM
- Tanvi said...
I love seeing you guys have fun! :)
from © tanvii.com
- March 14, 2011 at 3:22 PM
- Venus In Virgo said...
This so so funny, while I was reading the post I starting sing down town to myself before is aw the video! About that Gucci Fiat when we strike the lotto we'll both buy one, okay? XOXO
- March 14, 2011 at 3:28 PM
- Nicole✗✗ said...
Great pictures and that video is awesome!! HAHha totally made my day!
You are nearby, that is so awesome!! Yeah it was fun but I didn't last too long. I'm such a lightweight... oh well. : )
Have a great day!!
- March 14, 2011 at 3:43 PM
- David L Macaulay said...
sounds fabulously epic Jennifer - I'll have to book my ticket for the most exciting (err) event in downtown Kansas since the museum of corn opened....
- March 14, 2011 at 3:45 PM
- Giselle said...
Every time I hear Downtown, I think of the show LOST, such a great show.
- March 14, 2011 at 3:46 PM
- Berlin Hair Baby said...
you are beautiful and I love morrissey too! I'm not lying when I say I listened to the The Boy with the Thorn in his Side for the better part of the day on repeat. happy to find you xo BHB
- March 14, 2011 at 3:46 PM
- Sisters and Sisters said...
Beautiful photos!
- March 14, 2011 at 3:48 PM
- Roxy Heart said...
Fun photos!
Thanks for your lovely comment! :)
- March 14, 2011 at 3:48 PM
- Lisa said...
love the photos! congrats can't wait to see pictures from your upcoming event!!!
- March 14, 2011 at 3:59 PM
- Ashley Slater said...
Aw, your comments on my blog were so sweet. YOU NEED TO GO SHOOT A GUN ASAP! You will feel really BA and powerful. Trust me!
I really want to know what your epic plans are!!! You know its not nice to get people excited and then not tell the details! ugh!!
- March 14, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Bella y Cecile said...
lovely picsssssss
soo you're planning an epic event.. hmm it sound great, i can't wait to know more about it! hahaa
- March 14, 2011 at 4:15 PM
- Courtney Erin said...
I can't wait to find out what you're planning!
xoxo ~ Courtney
- March 14, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Josie said...
This sounds like such a fun day! I adore you two.
xo Josie
- March 14, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- Kavery said...
Sounds exciting. And that is a gem of a song.
- March 14, 2011 at 6:36 PM
- btd. said...
You guys always have a great time together. :)
- March 14, 2011 at 6:58 PM
- Marcia B. said...
awesome, i'm excited to see what you ladies have in store!!!
- March 14, 2011 at 7:28 PM
- Louise said...
You guys look great! I love your outfits xx
- March 14, 2011 at 10:09 PM
- Kristy said...
"We were so sober, we forgot to take our standard closeup photo of ourselves. Haha."
This made me bust a gut, so so funny. x
- March 14, 2011 at 10:26 PM
- Olga said...
I love your photos. The color of the skirt is stunning. That red is my favorite color produced in all of nature.
- March 14, 2011 at 10:31 PM
- Cybelle e Fabi said...
I love the skirt!!! Amazing pictures!!!
xoxo Cybelle & Fabi
- March 14, 2011 at 10:34 PM
- Katie said...
Great pics!
- March 14, 2011 at 11:24 PM
- L.Voss said...
I have wanted to do a tea party so bad I think they are a dying trend sadly...
- March 14, 2011 at 11:35 PM
- yiqin; said...
Love the denim jacket.`
- March 15, 2011 at 12:10 AM
- Anya adores said...
Fab photos, and wicked skirt <3<3
Thanks so much for your lovely comment and following me - please follow on google friend connect and I will follow you straight back ;O) Have a lovely day.
A xx
- March 15, 2011 at 1:25 AM
- My Republic of Fashion said...
That sounds like a very good day to me! Fantastic pictures. :)SArahD
- March 15, 2011 at 5:02 AM
- Fashion Cappuccino said...
Sounds like an adventure is in order? I love that previous tea party event photos! Whatever you're planning, I know it's going to be awesome! Thank you for the video, now it's in my head! xoxoxoo
- March 15, 2011 at 5:42 AM
- a woman's right to shoes said...
Great photos! I can't wait to hear what you were planning. The tea party looked like so much fun, I bet you're planning something amazing =)
- March 15, 2011 at 5:59 AM
- Lucie said...
Your skirt is fantabulous!
- March 15, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- Cafe Fashionista said...
You know you're in for a fabulous time whenever you go Downtown in any city it seems. Everything is so full of life! :)
- March 15, 2011 at 8:10 AM
- Phil said...
Great Pics, I love all outfits :)
- March 15, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- Audrey Allure said...
I love your skirt! Haha, that's my mom's favorite song.
- March 15, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Diego R. Wyatt said...
You guys look lovely...Love that skirt by the way! Can't wait to hear more about these adventures.
- March 15, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- Haute World said...
Sounds like you had a fantastic time! Great pics (love the red skirt on you). And now I'm very curious as to what event you guys are planning next!
- March 15, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- Heart Charlie said...
These photos are awesome! It looks like you girls had a wonderful time ;)
- March 15, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- Marie said...
Oooooh I'm so curious about what you're looking for spaces for....fill us in soon!
So What If I Like Pretty Things
- March 15, 2011 at 10:44 AM
- Megan said...
great photos!!! cant wait to read more :-)
- March 15, 2011 at 11:01 AM
- MissNeira said...
Cant wait to hear the plans!
xoxo Miss Neira
- March 15, 2011 at 1:34 PM
- Anna Lea Isabelle said...
Thank you for commenting:)
I like your skirt in the second photo!
- March 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM
- Venus In Virgo said...
Just spreading some love XOXO
- March 15, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- Oh to Be a Muse said...
love this song! sounds like a very fun and productive time well spent.
looking forward to this new epic epicness for the summer!
- March 15, 2011 at 4:40 PM
- PinkOrchids said...
Aww don't you look gorgeous! Thank you for your comment and dropping by my blog! xX
- March 15, 2011 at 4:59 PM
- Ninjagaiden78 said...
Planning parties are so cool.
- March 15, 2011 at 5:24 PM
- pretty things♥ said...
That sounds fabulous :) and I absolutely adore Downtown - it is one of my ultimate favourite songs ♥
- March 15, 2011 at 6:01 PM
- Any Brasil said...
linda saia, amei sua roupa.
- March 15, 2011 at 6:44 PM
- Dirty Girl Gardening said...
great pics... and sounds fun.
- March 15, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Lightning Bug's Butt said...
You're pretty freakin' cool, J-Fab. I always love your photos.
- March 15, 2011 at 11:33 PM
- OceanDreams said...
looks like you had a great time! love your outfit and joy girl!
- March 16, 2011 at 1:12 PM
- Meg said...
Lovely pics!
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- March 18, 2011 at 5:00 AM
- Heather Taylor said...
Sounds like you ladies had a good Friday indeed. Looking forward to hearing what you guys have planned up your sleeves!
- March 20, 2011 at 4:17 PM