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Fabrizio Bianchini, who works as a delivery man for a soap company, faced a tough task on Sept. 6, the day Italy's powerful CGIL union declared a nationwide strike against proposed austerity measures. Public transportation was suspended in major cities and the streets were clogged, complicating his efforts to get his deliveries to their proper destination.
But despite the disruption to his workday, Mr. Bianchini sympathizes with the protesters. His only regret is that he could not take part in the strike.
"I feel insulted and I am really worried about the future," says Bianchini after a long day. "Whoever thought up this economic reform did not realize that average families are already struggling. They probably thought 1 percent extra taxes on food and other goods won't hurt anyone, but that's not true.
"Personally, I am already spending all I earn to support my family," he continues. "How can I find some extra €30 or €50 each month?" (That's the equivalent of $40 to $70.)
The demonstrations that have rocked Italy come amid the conservative government's move to pass a controversial emergency austerity plan to avoid default and reduce the deficit by €54 billion ($70 billion) over three years.
The plan – mostly raising taxes and, to a lesser degree, cutting spending – has been criticized both by the left-wing opposition, which sees it as a way to further hurt the working and middle classes, and by free-market economists, who fear higher taxes will stifle economic growth.
The European Central Bank, which has spent billions to buy Italian bonds to help Italy avoid default, has pressured the country sharply to adopt austerity measures to calm markets. But the steps are not sitting well with many Italian families who, according to a recent study by Stephen Jenkins of the London School of Economics and Andrea Bardolini of Italy's Central Bank, lost 3.3 percent of their disposable income between 2007 and 2009. (In Greece, which has the second-worst rate, families lost 1.3 percent during the same period.)
The widespread resentment against the government is bolstered by the fact that, until recently, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi touted his opposition to high taxation.
During his second term in 2004, he even declared at a press conference that he felt "morally authorized to evade taxes," as they were too high. At the time, the average citizen faced a 42 percent tax rate, one of the highest among developed nations.
But seven years later, during his third term, Mr. Berlusconi is raising taxes to 44.5 percent.
That troubles Bruno Paolillo, a schoolteacher in Rome who took part in the Sept. 6 protest.
"I don't really understand how they can think to boost the economy by raising taxes," he says. "All I foresee is poor people becoming even poorer, and those who already evade taxes keeping doing so. Moreover, you don't need to be an expert to understand this will hurt consumption."
The government counters that it has no choice. With a public debt close to 120 percent of its annual gross domestic product (its total output of goods and services), Italy has been put under pressure both by markets – Standard & Poor's downgraded Italy's credit rating outlook last May – and by the European Central Bank, which agreed to buy Italian bonds, but only on the condition that Italy urgently adopt reforms to balance its budget.
"The question is how to achieve this balance," says Tito Boeri, a professor of economics at Bocconi business school in Milan. "The government could either cut spending or raise taxes, and it chose the latter."
Berlusconi's plan consists of four major points: raising the value-added tax (essentially a sales tax) from 20 percent to 21 percent; hiking income taxes by 3 percent for the wealthy, defined as those who earn more than €300,000 (about $417,000); raising the minimum retirement age for women from 60 to 65; and cutting funding for ministries and other governmental institutions.
But Mr. Boeri says that higher taxes account for more than 70 percent of the budget plan, while lower spending accounts for less than 20 percent. Boeri believes the government should have taken a "more courageous stance" in cutting social security and other forms of welfare rather than raising fiscal pressure.
"They are literally strangling the middle class," he argues.
In the past, the Italian electorate has been more concerned with services than taxation: "I suspect Berlusconi decided to increase tax revenues [rather than cut spending] because he feared upsetting voters," he says.
Yet, as the protests demonstrate, the prime minister still could not dodge social unrest.
For his part, Bianchini puts the blame on out-of-touch politicians. "They don't even know what a grocery store looks like," he grumbles.


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Because of cutbacks brought on by Obamacare, AOL Inc. has said it will make cutbacks to its employees' retirement benefits, offering only one lump-sum matching contribution to its employees' 401(k) plans at the end of the year.
The new policy, outlined in AOL's plan description, means that employees would leave thousands of dollars of matching funds on the table if they leave the company before the end of the calendar year. Employees who aren't with AOL /quotes/zigman/577531/delayed /quotes/nls/aol AOL on Dec. 31 will miss out on matching funds for that calendar year, regardless of their departure date.
AOL Chairman and Chief Executive Tim Armstrong told CNBC Thursday that Obamacare is creating $7.1 million in additional expenses, forcing the company to find ways to trim costs elsewhere.
The Washington Post first reported in its WonkBlog that the company changed its policy, following the example of IBM Corp. /quotes/zigman/230066/delayed /quotes/nls/ibm IBM , which adopted a similar policy in 2012.
Most employers offer to match funds with each paycheck if an employee contributes more than a certain threshold percentage of his or her salary to a 401(k) plan.
But the lump sum means employees will miss out on compounding interest and stock market rallies, like the protracted rally that boosted retirement account balances last year.
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Profile of Alex Trebek
Name at birth: George Alexander Trebek
Alex Trebek has been hosting the TV quiz show Jeopardy! since 1984. The show was a hit in the 1960s and early 1970s with original host Art Fleming; Trebek joined the show as host on its revival in 1984, and has remained the popular face of the show well into the 21st century. (The show's distinctive format has Trebek delivering answers, with contestants required to give their response in the form of a question.) Earlier in his career, Alex Trebek hosted the game shows Wizard of Odds and High Rollers, among others, and was a newscaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). He also has emceed the annual National Geography Bee for students. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000, and in 2006 he received a maple leaf on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.
Alex Trebek married the former Jean Currivan in 1990. They have a son, Matthew, and a daughter, Emily. In February of 2002 the Cincinnati Enquirer quoted Trebek as saying, "I've got a 10-year-old son and an 8-year-old daughter," meaning the kids were born about 1992 and 1994… Trebek was married once before, to Elaine Callei; People magazine reported that they were "divorced in 1981 after a childless seven-year marriage"… Alex Trebek suffered a mild heart attack in December of 2007; he returned to regular Jeopardy! tapings in January of 2008. He suffered another heart attack in June of 2012, but again pledged to return to the show… Alex Trebek earned a philosophy degree from the University of Ottawa… He founded Creston Farms, a thoroughbred horse facility near the town of Templeton, California… Alex Trebek was host of Jeopardy! during the 75 consecutive appearances of supercontestant Ken Jennings.
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Today Ford announced a new partnership with SHFT, an award-winning multi-media platform founded by film producer Peter Glatzer and actor-filmmaker Adrian Grenier. The new venture uses video, art, design and culture to help people make responsible environmental decisions. This morning in New York City, Ford showcased the new Focus BEV and C-Max Hybrid Energi. Grenier and Glatzer were also on hand to help promote the new venture and discuss their views on green living.
With each new model, Ford has attempted to lighten their vehicles' environmental impact. The 2008 Ford Escape was the first model to incorporate 100 percent post-industrial recycled plastic in the car's interior. Since 2009, all Ford interiors are composed of at least 25 percent recycled content and the company has developed over 37 different recycled fabrics for interiors.
The Ford Focus B Electric Vehicle (EV) was on display and will be released next month. The car can get up to 100 miles on a single charge and with a 240 V charging station, a full charge can be obtained in three to four hours, half that of Ford's competitors. In other words, for every hour charged the EV gains about 30 miles. It is expected that each full charge will cost consumers between two to three dollars, much less than a tank of gas.
Drivers can charge their cars at a normal 120 V outlet but that requires about twice as much time as a stronger outlet. As a solution, Ford has teamed up with Best Buy to offer consumers the option to install personal 240 V charging stations. The home unit cost $1,499 with a 30 percent rebate offer, which includes delivery and installation. Another intriguing option are solar panels that power charging. The "Drive Green for Life" option gives consumers the possibility to install panels sized specifically to power the Focus. The panels provide the car with enough energy to get around 12,000 miles a year and cost less than $10,000 after rebate.
While doubts linger about where EV drivers will be able to find stations while on the road, Charge Point America has targeted 19 initial markets where public charging stations will be installed. SAE is also developing nationwide charging standards that make ports universal to serve all EVs despite the make or model.
A common fear is that by switching to an electric vehicle, drivers sacrifice quick pick-up ability and engine power; however, the Focus' instant torque gives the car zip and makes it fun to drive. The basic models costs $39,200 with an optional leather interior and two paint colors available at an additional price. It boasts 100 percent recycled Repreve yarn interior, a liquid heated and cooled lithium ion battery, rain sensor wipers, a navigation system and a nine speaker Sony audio system among other features.
If you're not ready to fully commit to an EV or have longer distances to travel, the C-Max Energi may be a good option. Its combined fuel and electric power can get up to 500 miles. The hybrid engine gets over 41 miles per gallon and the electric engine can be powered overnight at a regular 120 V outlet. It is expected that most people will charge their cars overnight providing an additional money saver as "time of use rates" tend to be lower at night. The hybrid electric model is expected to be released in the next 12 months as well as the regular C-Max Hybrid for those not ready to make the leap to an EV of any kind.
The Ford models will continue to be made at their Michigan assembly plant but with the introduction of new technology, the plant will be the first in the world to simultaneously build hybrid, electric, gas and plug-in hybrids. Such options are exactly the green options SHFT hopes to offer consumers. Grenier stated, "For us, it's about a shift in lifestyle and how you look at the world." Together, SHFT and Ford will launch an innovative documentary series that creates content related to sustainability that will be shared across multiple platforms. They hope to inspire responsible purchasing decisions that account for the environment.
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MANHASSET, NY – Peter K. Gregersen, MD, a scientist at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, on Thursday was awarded the prestigious Crafoord Prize for his genetic research in the area of rheumatoid arthritis. The Prize award ceremony was held at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) in the presence of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden – the award was presented to Dr. Gregersen by the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf.
"I am honored to receive this prize and proud of the research it celebrates," said Dr. Gregersen. "Thirty years ago we discovered there is a molecule involved in controlling the immune system and associated with rheumatoid arthritis. More recently it became apparent that this molecule interacts with smoking and leads to an altered immune response present in rheumatoid arthritis – this discovery changed our way of thinking and lead to a better understanding of how the rheumatoid arthritis develops."
The Crafoord Prize is one of the world's pre-eminent scientific prizes, awarded in disciplines that complement those for which the Nobel Prizes are awarded. Dr. Gregersen shares this honor with two collaborators, Lars Klareskog, MD, from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and Robert Winchester, MD, from Columbia University.
"The knowledge acquired by the 2013 Crafoord Laureates opens new possibilities for the prevention and better treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Their focused detective work has resulted in a hypothesis that the disease arises from the interplay between genetic inheritance and environmental influences," the Royal Academy said of Drs. Gregersen, Klareskog and Winchester.
Dr. Gregersen will share a $600,000 award with his two colleagues.
Dr. Gregersen has mounted collaborations across the world in an effort to expand the numbers of genetic specimens used to identify specific disease genes, with an emphasis on autoimmune disorders. The North American Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium, directed by Dr. Gregersen, has identified several major risk genes for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Headquartered in Manhasset, NY, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research is home to international scientific leaders in many areas including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, psychiatric disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, sepsis, human genetics, pulmonary hypertension, leukemia, neuroimmunology, and medicinal chemistry. The Feinstein Institute, part of the North Shore-LIJ Health System, ranks in the top 5th percentile of all National Institutes of Health grants awarded to research centers.
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Coffee with the President draws crowd
The Board of Regents conference room in the Butrovich Building was a buzz of conversations as over 160 staff members gathered for "Coffee with the President" on May 20. Coffee, juice and cookies provided by the president's office fueled the audience for an hour-long discussion and question-and-answer session with UA System President Mark Hamilton.
The opening remarks included a reminder to everyone that UAF has initiated an energy-reduction drive this month because scheduled maintenance at the power plant requires the campus to purchase most of its power fromĀ GVEA, at much higher cost to the university. He encouraged everyone to do all that is possible to reduce energy use, including turning off computers and monitors and unplugging unused electrical devices. The rest of the hour was dedicated to matters important to President Hamilton and ample time for questions.
One of the key points presented was reassurance that a 4.5 percent grid adjustment has been approved for staff at the start of the July 1 fiscal year.Ā Hamilton praised Statewide employees for all their hard work.
The discussion of the UA budget continued with a recap of the cost-saving measures put into place this past year.ĀThis past year, $3 million for Statewide's operating budget was anticipated to come from interest income fromĀ investment earnings. The market collapse meant that money, and more, needed to be made up through cost savings. This was managed through reducing travel expenses by 24 percent,Ā reducing the use of overtime, evaluating vacant positions to see if new hires could be delayed or eliminated,Ā cutting the Statewide marketing campaign,Ā and other steps to reduce current-year costs. Hamilton said he will continue to look for ways to reduce expenses and streamline operations in an all-out effort to avoid job losses.
Hamilton pointed out that the university fared well on the operating budget, with $2 million allotted for program growth, but only $3.2 million for the system's capital budget. The backlog of deferred maintenance continues to build and funding for new constructionĀwas denied. Hamilton said it was "a huge mistake on the part of the state" to forgo investments in maintenance.
The prognosis for next year is uncertain.ĀThere was a state budget shortfall this year because of low oil prices, and the shortfall in upcoming years could be devastating. If these trends continue, it will be very hard to lobby for a 4.5 percent grid increase next year, Hamilton said. There is some hope however; oil prices are beginning to rise and could be back up to sustainable levels next year.
Hamilton saidĀ that he doesn't believe the Alaska gas pipeline will be built any time soon because there's already plenty of natural gas on the market. There's no way of knowing what will happen in the future, however, if a real push for cleaner energy increases demand.ĀIf the price for natural gas jumps, there could be enough incentive to develop Alaska's natural gas resources and that will benefit Alaska's economy and thus the university.Ā "God knows our resources have always managed to save us in the past," Hamilton concluded.
He opened the floor to questions from staff members. Among the topics discussed were program development, health care, the land grant, pension programs, the BOR firearms policy on campuses, union survey calls, program consolidation, the College of Rural and Community Development and the Tanana Valley Campus, student wages, child care, growing vegetables on campus grounds and support for naming Brian Rogers as UAF Chancellor.
When asked pointedly if he would still be leading the institution in five years, the president told the crowd that he'll be here at this time next year.
A miscommunication unfortunately prevented Anchorage employees from joining in via audio. The president has scheduled a new "Anchorage only" coffee on Monday, June 8, in the Bragaw Office Building, Room 102S, from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
The entire presentation, including Hamilton's responses to questions, can be viewed online.


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Australian Masters, Mathew Guyatt the surprising leader after 1st Round November 15 2012
Mathew Guyatt/ Getty Images Mathew Guyatt is the surprising first round leader of the Australian Masters tournament at the conclusion of play on day one. Mathew, from Queensland, upstaged his more fancied rivals to claim the outright lead by two shots from the big names chasing him down, by firing a superb -7 under par, 65. Another Aussie, Adam Scott , Ian Poulter from England and New Zealand's Michael Hendry are the players who are just two shots in arrears of the 57 year-old Mathew on the par 72 Kingston Heath Golf Club lay-out. Naturally t he score board is full of Australians, out of the top forty places there is only one Englishman, Poulter, Graeme McDowell from Northern Ireland, three Kiwi's and a Frenchman, Victor Riu, to interrupt the flow of Aussie flags on the board. Lone Englishman Ian Poulter/Getty Images There are a whole host of players tied in fifth place at -4 under par, which includes the Aussie amateur Jake Higginbottom and Kalem Richardson who is in his first full year as a professional has rarely been near the top of the leaderboard before, but is hoping for better things to come. Kalem said of his start to this tournament; "I set my goals pretty high and my goals are always towards the end of the week now, I know I can start tournaments well. Now it is all about putting four rounds together, I'm ahead of where I thought I would be sitting after the first round and I hope I keep playing well. I've played around here a fair few times, so that was really helpful. The front nine I was just hitting it really well and on the back nine I made some more putts, I'm feeling pretty good about my game." Kalem will have a tough task on his hands if he is to win here, with the likes of Adam Scott and the inform Ian Poulter keen to add another victory to their bulging CV"s.


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It was sunshine and smiles all the way on Sunday when we headed down to London's Yahoo Wireless Festival.
The SBTV stage was rammed for Fuse ODG's performance – the whole tent erupted when he started playing "Antenna". We spotted some pretty slick Azonto moves going down in the crowd too!
Ahead of his performance Kiss FM's Tinea and Neev caught up with Fuse ODG backstage which was a lot of fun. Watch it here:


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March 24, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – No. 5 Florida State (22-2, 7-2 ACC) erased a four-run deficit scoring two runs in each of the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to post an 8-6 victory over No. 11 Georgia Tech (18-5, 6-3 ACC) Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of the series on Mike Martin Field inside Dick Howser Stadium.
"It was just an outstanding win for this ball club," said head coach Mike Martin. "You just can't say enough about what a great job the bullpen did. Every single pitcher that went out there held the other club in check. They did a great job of keeping them right there for the next six innings; that's exciting for us. It just goes to show you what a great job Mike Bell is doing with our pitchers."
DJ Stewart helped complete the come-from-behind win as his two-run single in the bottom of the eighth broke a 6-6 tie to give the Seminoles their first lead of the afternoon. The freshman designated hitter finished the game 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, two RBI, a walk and a stolen base.
"DJ is beginning to understand each day what it takes to be successful," said Martin. "He had some great at-bats all day long today."
The win marked the second straight series victory for the Seminoles over the Yellow Jackets. FSU has now won 12 of its last 13 ACC series dating back to the start of the 2012 season.
"There are so many good teams in the ACC and certainly they are right up there at the top," added Martin on getting the series victory over Georgia Tech. "We just know that we have to play extremely well in order to be successful and when you fall behind 5-0 in the rubber game, you find out a lot about the ball club. I think our guys showed today that they will fight you for 27 outs."
Seth Miller tied a season-high with three RBI as the senior centerfielder was 2-for-2 with a single and a double, one walk and a sac-fly in the second. Miller's two-out, two-run double in the seventh tied the game at six.
"Seth has been there and he understands the expectations of a center fielder at Florida State," said Martin. "I am very, very proud of him tying the ball game up for us like he did."
"We are a fighting team," added Miller. "All we wanted to do was keep pecking away, getting a run here and getting run there."
Georgia Tech ran out to an early lead on Sunday scoring five runs in the first two innings off FSU starter Peter Miller. The Yellow Jackets strung together three straight hits in the first as only one left the infield. On a check swing single by Daniel Palka, Miller threw wildly over to first plating Sam Dove for the first run of the game. Zane Evans made it 2-0 on his sac-fly to center.
In the second, the Jackets widened their lead to 5-0 on an RBI double by Kyle Wren and a two-run double by Dove ending the afternoon for Miller. The junior right hander would last just 1.1 innings allowing five runs, four earned, on seven hits while striking out two.
Georgia Tech would manage just one more run over the next seven innings as the Seminole bullpen did a fantastic job of keeping the Yellow Jacket bats at bay. Five Florida State pitchers combined to work the final 7.2 innings allowing just one run on four hits as they issued two walks and struck out 10.
"You have got to give credit to our bullpen, they came out and did a heck of a job today," said Seth Miller. "We have a great pen and they showed that today."
Bryant Holtmann relieved Miller with one in the second and got the Seminoles out of further damage recording a groundout and a strikeout. Holtmann finished the afternoon posting career-highs in innings pitched (3.1) and strikeouts (5). The only run and hits he gave up came in the fifth inning when Brandon Thomas doubled down the line in left and scored on a two-out RBI single by A.J. Murray.
"They are a great hitting team," said Holtmann. "When I came in, I knew I just had to hold them there and do the best I could to keep us in the ball game."
"Bryant had a very good outing," added Martin. "His cutter was working as well as I have seen it this year. He was getting in on their outstanding hitters.
"It was just a great job of pitching from Bryant Holtmann, from Gage Smith, from Jameis Winston, from Brandon and Robby; it was just a team win. And a very important win for us."
Jameis Winston threw 1.1 scoreless innings allowing a hit and two strikeouts. Brandon Johnson and Gage Smith both worked 0.2 scoreless innings. Johnson struck out both batters that he faced, while Smith gave up a hit and walked one.
Robby Coles (1-0) worked the final 1.2 innings to seal the deal. The junior right hander retired all five batters that he faced to earn his first collegiate victory.
The Seminoles began their comeback in the second when Jose Brizuela led off the inning with a double to right off Georgia Tech starter Cole Pitts. Brizuela moved to third on a long fly out to right by John Nogowski and scored on Miller's sac-fly to center.
FSU cut the deficit to 5-2 when John Sansone laced a single back up the middle to score Miller, who drew a two-out walk.
After Georgia Tech pushed its lead back to four at 6-2 with a run in the fifth, the Seminoles slowly began to chip away at the lead beginning in the sixth.
Miller and Giovanny Alfonzo reached on a single and walk, respectively off Pitts ending the afternoon for the Georgia Tech starter. Alex Cruz came on and hit Sansone with a pitch to load the bases. The Yellow Jacket reliever responded by getting a groundball off the bat of Josh Delph which looked like an inning ending double play, but the relay throw from Matt Gonzalez short hopped Murray at first base allowing Miller and Alfonzo to score on the play.
Pitts would not factor into the decision on Sunday as the sophomore right hander went 5.1 innings allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits as he walked five and struck out one.
The Seminoles tied the game in the seventh on Miller's two-out, two-run double off the screen in right center. Stephen McGee drew a one out walk and Casey Smit delivered a pinch hit single to center setting up Miller's game-tying hit.
"Cruz is a big off speed guy and he throws a lot of change-ups and breaking balls," said Miller. "I was looking for a pitch to drive. In a 1-1 count, he threw a change-up the pitch before; I thought he might go off speed again and he did and ended up throwing a hanging curveball that I was able to hit off the screen."
Jonathan King (0-1) entered the game for the Yellow Jackets with one out in the eighth and allowed the first three batters he faced to reach. Delph drew a walk followed by a single through the right side off the bat of Marcus Davis. Then with Stewart at the plate, the Yulee, Fla., native came through with a clutch, two-run single on a 1-0 offering from King to give FSU its first lead of the afternoon at 8-6.
"I wasn't trying not to do too much," said Stewart. "I was looking to hit the ball hard and get one run in, thank God the second run came in, but I was just trying to hit the ball hard and score a run."
With the victory, Florida State improved to 19-1 at home in 2013 and a perfect 6-0 on Sunday at home. Dating back to last year, the Seminoles have now won 18 straight games when wearing the gold uniforms.
Florida State will hit the road for its next game against the Florida Gators on Tuesday, March 26 at the Baseball Grounds in Jacksonville, Fla., First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The game will air live on Sun Sports. Fans can listen to the game live on the All-Access player. Locally, fans can listen to the game on 1270 AM. As always, Seminole fans can follow the Noles on twitter @FSU_Baseball and remember to like the Seminoles on Facebook (www.facebook.com/FSUBaseball). Live stats for all three games will be available via gametracker.


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MTV just released the trailer for Oliver Stone's Savages, but since that version is region-locked, I've got your YouTube copy after the jump.
Oliver Stone adapts author Don Winslow's best-selling novel into this all-star ensemble crime drama about a pair of peaceful, Laguna Beach marijuana dealers on who are targeted for extortion by the ruthless Mexican Baja Cartel.
Kick-Ass's Aaron Johnson plays the Buddhist hippie, and Taylor Kitsch his business partner who conveniently trained as a Navy SEAL. Blake Lively plays their mutual love interest, and Salma Hayek and Benicio Del Toro are the bad guys.
Oliver Stone's movies are smug and slick and simplistic to the point that they're basically cartoons, and Wall Street 2 was one of the most hilariously moronic films I've ever seen, even funnier because Stone clearly thought he was being so clever. Think Aaron Sorkin as filtered through Kimbo Slice. That said, sex and drugs are his wheelhouse, since he's basically a pornographer anyway. This should be pretty good, so long as you don't mind all the characters coming straight from the action movie cliché handbook. "Salma Hayek IS… Dora the Expositora!"
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Broadband Breakfast Club Discussion on Education Now Available Online
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2010 - Broadband Census News LLC on Thursday released, for FREE, the full-length video of the Broadband Breakfast Club event on January 12, 2010: "Setting the Table for the National Broadband Plan: Education and Distance Learning." Don't Miss BroadbandBreakfast.com's forthcoming Town Hall Webcast on Tuesday, January 19, 2010: "Net Neutrality, Copyright Protection and the National Broadband Plan." Among the speakers at the webcast include FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. Registration for the live webcast is available for FREE at http://ipbreakfast.eventbrite.com. There is a $45.00 charge to attend the breakfast in person. Keep Reading


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Chevrolet Lumina
Starting in 1988, Chevrolet Lumina became the name used for the brand's racecars on the NASCAR circuit. This confused customers when the consumer vehicles became available.
Chevrolet Lumina Origins
The Chevrolet Lumina was introduced for model year 1990. A four-door, front-wheel drive sedan was available throughout its production cycle; Chevrolet also offered it as a coupe from 1990 to 1994. There is even a Lumina APV (which means All Purpose Vehicle) minivan, which saw production from 1990 to 1996.
The Chevrolet Lumina's final consumer cars were produced for model year 1999 (fleet sales continued until 2001).
About the Chevrolet Lumina
The Chevrolet Lumina served as a replacement for the Chevrolet Celebrity sedan and the Monte Carlo coupe. It was built on the GM W platform; a platform shared by the Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick Century (after 1996), Buick Regal, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and Oldsmobile Intrigue.
Chevrolet discontinued the Lumina coupe in 1996 (when the Monte Carlo was re-introduced). The LTZ model of the Lumina sedan was introduced, offering performance and style enhancements in an effort to compete with other manufacturers' midsize sedans.
The Chevrolet Lumina APV minivan was available in model years 1990 to 1996. Its rustproof composite body panels and futuristic and sporty styling turned heads, commonly referred to as the Dustbuster for its swept-back styling that resembled the hand vac. Although it offered a lower and sleeker silhouette than other minivans, it still seated up to seven passengers. The five rear seats were lightweight and individually removable to increase cargo space.
Two built-in child seats were accessible by pulling a tab, negating the need for a family to install child booster seats in the back seat (and making it simple to reconfigure the seats to give adults a place to sit).
The 1995 Lumina APV included a power sliding door. This is the first minivan to offer this convenience.
The Lumina APV originally housed a 3.1-liter V-6 engine; a 3.8-liter V-6 engine was offered as an option on later models.
In 1994, APV was dropped from the name; this caused some confusion for consumers, as Chevrolet now produced a car and a minivan with the same name.
A commercial van model, called the Chevrolet APV Cargo, was available without rear seats or glass on the side door. The cargo section of the APV was covered by rubber mats in lieu of carpeting. Third-party vendors offered kits to customize the cargo space for optimum usability.
Chevrolet Lumina Features
The 2000 Chevrolet Lumina was a midsize,front-wheel drive sedan equipped with a 3.1-liter, 175 hp V-6 engine and a four-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. In 2000, the sedan was the only body style offered. Standard features included power windows, power steering, power remote side-view mirrors, air-conditioning, cruise control, a tilt steering wheel, manual reclining front seats, halogen headlights, intermittent wipers, ignition disable,an audio system that includes an AM/FM audio system with cassette player, a rear defogger, independent front strut suspension with anti-roll bar, front coil springs, independent rear strut suspension with anti-roll bar, rear coil springs, anda cargo net.
The Chevrolet Lumina seated six with the 60/40-split front seat; five occupants fit if you select the optional cloth, front bucket seats. A driver airbag, passenger airbag, and front disc/rear drum brakes were standard safety features.
Chevrolet Lumina Evolution
Chevrolet introduced the Lumina to the U.S. market in 1990. During this model year, the Euro coupe was available, as were two engine options: a 2.5-liter, four-cylinder or a 3.1-liter V-6 on the Euro model. The Euro is a sportier model, offering two doors and upgraded features.The same year that the Euro coupe was introduced, the Lumina APV minivan also came into being, offering base and CL models.
In 1991, the Euro coupe was updated to include alloy wheels and a Bose audio system. The Z34 trim level offered sport suspension, a louvered hood, and a 3.4-liter V-6 engine. The Lumina APV also added a CD player as an option for this model year.
By 1992, ABS came standard on Euro and Z34 models. The Lumina APV offered an optional 3.8-liter V-6 engine with a four-speed automatic transmission, 15-inch wheels, and power mirrors.
The 1993 models of the Euro and Z34 came standard with a V-6 engine. The Lumina APV no longer had its CL trim, as the LS trim replaced it. A sunroof was also an available option on this model.
In 1994, Chevrolet discontinued the manual transmission, the Lumina minivan lost APV from its name, and the LS trim began to offer traction control. Keyless entry also became a standard feature in 1994.
The 1995 Lumina was redesigned, resulting in a quieter ride. Its interior had ergonomic improvements. A brake/shift interlock could also be found on the Lumina minivan transmission.
In 1996, Chevrolet discontinued the coupe model, replaced by the reintroduction of the Monte Carlo. The LS trim from this model year offered leather upholstery, a larger engine, and four-wheel disc brakes on the sedan.In addition, the Lumina minivan saw its final year of production in 1996, replaced by the Chevrolet Venture for 1997. The model came equipped with a standard 3.4-liter V-6 engine and an electronically controlled automatic transmission.
All 1997 models have running lamps standard, and some offered a power sunroof. The same year, Chevy introduced the LTZ, featuring greater performance and sportier styling.
In 1998, OnStar available became an option. The 1998 LTZ model came equipped with a 200-horsepower V-6 engine and improved suspension and braking systems. Four-wheel ABS was new on the LTZ.
The Lumina sedan was replaced in 2000 by the Chevrolet Impala, although it stayed in Chevy's fleet sales for a few more years.
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Hank Williams Jr. Surprises Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood During 2011 CMA Awards Opening
The 2011 CMA Awards began with one of the best laughs and biggest surprises in recent years when Hank Williams Jr. crept up on Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, who were busy making fun of him and his 'Monday Night Football' scandal. The co-hosts went right after Bocephus, with a spoof of his hit song 'Family Tradition.'
"Hank, why do you drink," Paisley — or Bradcephus, as he called himself — said before Underwood answered with "Before an interview." The chorus went on in that fashion before the pair got to the next verse.
"Stop and think it over / Let me help you get the picture / You can get drunk and start carrying on / But you can't compare the President to Hitler," the duo sang to a crowd that erupted as they watched Williams Jr. walked up on them from center stage.
"It was all Brad's idea," Underwood, whose dress resembled a calla lily, said in a panic. Maybe more shocking than Williams showing up during this specific joke was Williams showing up at all; he's long feuded with the different award establishments in Nashville. The crowd was more than appreciative of his good humor and thanked him with a hardy standing ovation.
Underwood and Paisley picked on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill next. The two brought out the pair's new Barbie dolls and began playing with them before forcing the dolls to make out. Then they wondered if they dolls were anatomically correct.
"There's nothing there," Underwood said with her back to the crowd and a very embarrassed McGraw/Hill. "Poor Faith," Paisley answered. McGraw and Hill took the ribbing as good sport. The rest of the night's entertainers may have a difficult time topping the opening moments.


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Sheriff Keith Brown is the current sheriff, with over 30
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Telling Children About Divorce
Many parents feel that facing their children, telling them that the world as they know it is about to change, and explaining why this is so, is the most difficult aspect of the divorce. They may well be right. Many parents, due to their anxiety about this step, do a terrible job of telling the children. They don't intend to do a terrible job, but their fears, concerns for the children's ability to understand what is happening, and desire to "spare them the pain" as much... more
Step-Families: When Families Mend
Bray and Kelly report the findings of their extensive research in a new book, Step-Families: Love, Marriage, and Parenting in the First Decade. They explain that they found three main types of step-families. They discovered that step-families have their own Life Cycle, different from "traditional families," and it takes several years for the family as a whole to solidify. The first two years are marked by intense conflict. The next two to three years are marked by relative peace. After... more
Why Do People Divorce?
Estimates from the US Census tell us that almost half of all marriages today end in divorce, and the average marriage lasts almost seven years. This averages to almost one million divorces per year for the last ten years. If you factor in the ending of gay and lesbian relationships (since such couples can't be legally married, they can't be legally divorced and thus don't get counted in these statistics), as well as committed but unmarried heterosexual couples, the numbers grow... more
Divorced Mothers
Much has been written about divorced mothers and their relationships with their children. Mothers, according to many authors, receive primary parenting responsibilities and physical custody of the children far more often than fathers. As a result, much of the research has focused upon mothers and their parenting, adjustment, and lifestyle changes. Sometimes it is easy to see the problems divorced mothers experience as based solely on them, their coping, and their responses. Keep in mind when you... more
Divorced Fathers
Divorced fathers face a heavy maternal preference in the courts. This is based on the "tender years" presumption that younger children need to be in the care of their mothers, and that fathers were not able to provide the same level of care. Although this sexist legal precedent has been removed from the law books, it still dominates judges' minds. Jeffrey Leving, in his book, Father's Rights, indicates that 85% of cases today include the mother being awarded physical custody... more
When Divorce Is Inevitable
McKay and his colleagues wrote The Divorce Book: A Practical and Compassionate Guide. While a little dated, this is an excellent book discussing the steps of divorce, the dangers at each step for the adults involved, and ways to cope. Stages of Divorce Stage One – Separation Shock After partners separate and have time away from each other, they may feel numbed, panicked, or depressed, and may try to deny what has happened. However, research supports that by the time most people reach this... more
Children of Divorce and Adjustment
Effect on Children There's a lot of research out these days on children of divorce after they grow up. However, if you review some of the key research published regarding adjustment of children during and soon after a divorce, you'll find a lot of confusion. Some of it stems from the confusion that occurs between the child's age at the divorce and the child's age when problems develop. A child at age 12 who experienced his parents' divorce at age six is different... more
Consequences of Parental Divorce
Consequences of Parental Divorce and Marital Unhappiness for Adult Well-Being Article by Amato and Booth The Marriage and Divorce of the Children of Divorce Article by Glenn and KramerReview by Richard Niolon These two articles were published in the journal Family Therapy. They provide a nice review of the main ideas about how divorce "spreads" from one generation to the next by reviewing some of the key research published to date. For example: Cox and Cox (1985) found that boys of... more


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I'm extremely new to the PDGA - just got my number yesterday - and have only been playing for a couple of months...What is B-Tier Amateur? I have an Amateur membership and would sign up for the event as a novice, I think.
That sounds fantastic bro! You're one hell of a benefactor to this sport and I know I already appreciate your contributions!On a side but related note, do you have a FB page? Are you going to get those silly little Facebook and Tweet links on your homepage? The only reason I ask is that I would like to support you guys as well as you support the sport...and the only way I can do that is to help promote you and your store. I even mentioned to a Veteran I saw today (I am a Veteran and I work for the VA; I saw he had a DGA sticker on his car) to check out your store if he was down this way.


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Sports Illustrated tried to name the best college athletes of all time, ranging from names like Bennie Oosterbaan and Red Grange to Brittney Griner and Tim Tebow. No surprise that the school with the most NCAA championships made a strong appearance. UCLA led with six selections on the 50-person listing.
Lew Alcindor — Plenty of stats to back him up, but forcing the NCAA to outlaw dunking is still the best evidence of his dominance.
Lisa Fernandez — Four-time All-American, three-time national player of the year, two titles. Career 0.22 ERA, .382 batting average. Currently a UCLA assistant coach.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee — Two-time champion in heptathlon, and Olympic silver medalist while still a student. Four-year basketball starter.
Jackie Robinson — First UCLA athlete since Cap Haralson to letter in four sports: baseball, basketball, football, track. More importantly, broke baseball's color barrier.
Bill Walton — Three-time Naismith Player of the Year. Puts the color in commentary.
Natalie Williams — Four-time All-American in volleyball. Two-time All-American in basketball. First woman to earn both honors in the same year.
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Wilderness Springs Trout Farm
May 7, 2012 by Judy Trull
Now let me tell you something, it continually surprises me how much people, yes and I do really mean me, who have no idea what is happening in their own backyard. So as I drive on Highway 54 heading towards New London, between Northport and New London, you see a sign that says Wilderness Springs and you wonder what it is, and maybe even ask around however it doesn't quite resonate with me, because why would it, I am not a fisherman. Turns out that it is a very cool place, and talk about living a dream. Kathy Foster's Dad, Reverend Wally Lange first began the business back in the 60's with 4 ponds and it has now grown to 30 ponds and hatching over 30,000 trout per year, and even I know that's a lot of trout. Kathy and her husband Mike have worked the business while raising their 4 children and working full time. Imagine how great it is to hear from folks when they come to fish, that they fished there as children and are now coming back with their children and even their grandchildren. They are open for public fishing from May through September 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. They are located at N4923 Lange Drive New London, WI , their phone number is (920) 982-2386. The fishing areas are handicap accessible. A fishing license is not required and there are no limits. Bait and tackle are provided or you can bring your own fly rod, or your favorite fishing pole and your favorite lure, no live bait is allowed. Charges apply to trout caught by weight, cleaning is available and packaged and iced at no charge. There is a picnic area, and even your dog is welcome as long as it's on a leash. The trout are in pure artesian fed ponds. You can check out their website at www.wilderness-springs.com and check out their Facebook page and be sure to click the like button while your their.


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Assistant baseball coach Chris Collins is leaving Lipscomb University at the end of this season to take on a new challenge in his life.
Collins and his family will be moving to Tucson, Ariz., where he will serve as a full-time minister for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at high schools and colleges in the area.
He was first asked to take on the new role in his native Tucson last November.
"I will be what they call a field staff member," Collins said. "I will be facilitating Bible studies and retreats for coaches and huddle groups. I will also be working with the chaplain program with the high schools, the University of Arizona and Pima Community College.
"That will be the essence of what I will be doing. I have 10 years of coaching experience I can share. I will be a pastor to coaches. I will be working mainly with men's sports through discipling and helping them understand what it means to be a mentor and a coach and how they can impact their players in a Christ-like manner."
Chris, and his wife, Sharon, have always trusted in God to guide their futures.
"My wife and I have always been in the frame of mind where we are continually praying and talking and looking at what we are doing and why we are doing it," Collins said. "When we made the decision a few years back to leave Trevecca and come to Lipscomb it was an opportunity we couldn't pass up. We felt like God was in it."
The last couple of years Collins started thinking about the number of nights he was away from Sharon and children, Cason and Kaylyn, due to road games and recruiting trips.
"Being an assistant coach at the Division I level is a grind," Collins said. "You have to make a lot of sacrifices to do your job well.
"I was leaving a 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter at home between 50 and 60 nights a year between recruiting and games. At some point I needed to decide if that was the route I wanted to travel for the rest of my professional career or did I need to reassess my situation. And that's what we did."
So Sharon and Chris once again started to pray and talk about what the future might have in store for them.
"It was not that we were unhappy or that we were in a spot where we weren't being fruitful or that we were not making a difference or an impact or anything like that," Collins said.
Collins played for current Lipscomb baseball coach Jeff Forehand in his senior year at Trevecca Nazarene. He spent time as an assistant coach under Forehand at Trevecca before eventually making the move to Lipscomb.
"It is tough on me because I am not only losing my assistant coach, but I am losing my best friend," Forehand said of their relationship that has been built over the past nine years. "He is taking off and that is really hard because our families are really close.
"Chris has never been one to be on the fence. He knows what the Lord has asked him to do. We are supportive of that, but he is going to be missed."
Forehand must also fill Collins' role on the field where his specialty was working with the Bisons on their hitting skills.
"Chris is such a dynamic personality," Forehand said. "He is a natural leader. He knows the game so well.
"He is a really, really good hitting instructor. Our philosophies have been somewhat similar. We have developed a lot of things together. And with his baseball mind he has challenged me."
Collins has big plans for his ministry and he is confident t hat the Lord will provide what is needed.
"We want to be able to drive all over southern Arizona and to get in front of coaches and athletes," Collins said. "We want to be able to provide materials for coaches and their Bible studies and small group sessions. We want to make sure that everybody in an FCA huddle group has access to a Bible or to materials they may need when they become a Christian."
Collins admits his plans are ambitious, but he thinks that God wants him to take massive action.
"That is one of the things that has been driven home to me since November," Collins said. "The one thing you don't want to do is dream small."
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CNN reports "Former Klansman Elwin Wilson apologizes to the "whole world" for beating Rep. John Lewis long ago." May, 1961, Congressman John Lewis and a group of black college students were attacked by an angry white mob at a Rock Hill, S.C. bus depot. Elwin Wilson, a former member of the KKK and part of that angry white mob, now apologizes to Representative John Lewis.
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Sharons Tale 01.
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Chapter 1, Balmy nights and even balmier events.
Sharon a twenty-eight year old secretary was average build and not so stunning to look at that she would dominate a room upon entering but neither was she distasteful to look at. In fact she would easily pass as twenty one instead of her 28 years. The true story I am about to relate was told to me by Sharon and although names and places have been changed it is as she told me.
She was walking home on a balmy warm summers evening in July of 1990 and because it had been in the middle of a so called heat wave, she was wearing a light flowery dress which clung to her 38 C bust line which did not look out of place on her medium five foot five frame. As it was a Friday and she was not working now until Monday she took a fateful decision to go to her local pub for a drink, unaware as to where this would lead.
She entered the Queens Head public bar and pressed her way through the crowd towards the bar itself; although the bar was not overly full it just seemed everyone was congregating around the bar area. Eventually she pressed her stomach against the wooden bar and tried to attract the barmaids attention, suddenly she felt extra pressure behind her in fact she could have sworn that she felt a stiff prick pressing into the groove of her arse but surely that could not be so.
Eventually she managed to order her drink but the object pressing into her behind had begun to slide as if the person was fucking her from behind. She tried to twist around to see who this person was but no sooner did she manage to twist enough to see the culprit then the pressure was gone and it could have been anyone of three males all making out to attract the barmaids attention.
She decided not to make a scene; so she squeezed passed the crowd and made her way to a vacant table which seemed to be in a deserted area of the pub. Sitting there now she reflected upon what had just happened and found herself daydreaming with her eyes open as she replayed the events in her mind. Only in her mind both she and the male were naked. She found her cunt began to itch not in a bad way but more in an excited happy way. She wanted so much to slide her hand between her legs and attend to her cunts needs but instead she clamped her legs tightly together.
All too soon her drink was gone and she contemplated fighting her way to the bar when all of a sudden a man she did not know placed a full glass of her drink in front of her and simply said with my compliments. Now normally Sharon would have instantly refused the offer of a drink but as this one had been ordered and she assumed paid for it would simply be a waste, so she thanked the guy and took hold of the glass. As she raised the glass she went to say cheers! but the guy had disappeared back into the crowd. This set her mind wandering if it had been this man she had felt at the bar; if it was she was sorry to see him go for he looked kind and sort of semi handsome.
Looking at her watch, she realised that she was going to be late, not for some overly important meet but late to feed her precious cat, Garfield; named after the cartoon cat of that time, he was always fed at 7.00pm sharp and although her cat could not talk she knew by his arrogant actions he would not be pleased. He had a way of ignoring her after being fed late and making her sense his annoyance all night but come next morning if he was fed at 6.30 am as usual he would purr around her feet until she left for work or shopping at the weekend. Sharon now swigged down the drink in one go and walked calmly out of the public house. Immediately the air hit her like an atom bomb she seemed to lose all sense of balance and her head was spinning.
Suddenly she felt strong arms holding her up and a dreamy sounding voice asking if she was alright; she managed to stammer back that she was fine but the voice suddenly asked have you been drinking? and in an indignant manner she snapped back what if I have its a free country! She seemed to remember telling this dreamy voice her home address and then sudden blackness crowded out any further experiences.
Sometime later, she woke, feeling rather thirsty and tried to roll off the bed to get herself a drink but she couldnt move; well thats not strictly true she could twist her torso but her hands seemed fixed in their position and her legs refused to turn over. Suddenly panic set in and she thought for a second she was paralysed but then she looked down to her feet and saw they were fastened to her foot board of her bed; looking now at her left hand she found it too was tied similarly the right hand also was tied to the bed head. Then she sensed rather than saw she was as naked as a jaybird.
She racked her foggy mind about what had happened on the way home last night, she figured it was last night as the sun streamed through the window blind and it was almost dusk when she left work. Then the vivid images of her being felt up from behind by some guys oversized semi hard cock and she vague remembered receiving the free drink for a guy but no matter how hard she tried, she just could not get a clear image in her head of his face.
Now more worrying thoughts began to invade her mind, how had they found her address, she had no papers in her little clutch bag which contained her address. Then like a dark thunder cloud her mind recalled her telling a stranger in the street her home address. Finally fighting back the sheer terror of her situation she began to try to rationalise her circumstances, she remember hearing somewhere where the victims kidnapped like this unless a ransom was demanded, then usually the person is killed with the first four hours of their confinement. Clear this was next morning so she must have survived that four hour syndrome but who could they be demanding a ransom from; all the people she knew were working class with little or no savings or spare cash worthy of being a ransom.
Just then she heard footsteps and fearing causing any further need for them to kill her she closed her eyes and pretended to still be asleep, even in its confused state her mind functioned sufficiently to know that if she saw their face she would have to die rather that identify them to the police. The light shining on her eyelids even though they were closed suddenly went black and instinctively she opened her eyes to see nothing but blackness and suddenly the tightening sensation of a band around her head told her she was now blindfolded.
The same soft voice of the man (A) who brought her the drink suddenly said Ah so you are awake at last! The same voice continued, Dont try to move or you may hurt yourself unnecessarily! Oh and one more thing, it will be in your best interest to do exactly as you are told or I cannot guarantee your safety! it said. Then the deafening silence returned and Sharon found herself imagining all sorts of nasty evil things, but no matter how much she told herself that she was just being silly the long silence caused her grave concern. She managed to cling to the hope that whatever they planned for her it must surely be over quickly.
Sharon jumped at the sound of a new voice, this one was definitely a womans (B) voice and remembering what she had already been told she planned to do exactly as she was told. She even began to hope of an escape without their dreaded intension for her as the female voice said lie still whilst I untie you! She felt the tension on her legs loosen and half hoped that soon her hands would feel the same freedom but this was dashed when the female voice told her to lift her arse up off the bed. Instead of feeling her arms free she felt the sensation of hands being slid down her legs. It was at this point Sharon panicked and tried to kick out but managed only to hit fresh air. However she felt a sudden twinge of pain in her left breast, it was almost like she had been shocked by a Taser except far less voltage. She was reprimanded by the woman (B) and severely warned that another futile attempt and she would really suffer, because what she had just felt was nothing compared to what they could do to her.
A tough sounding male (C) voice, different to the first males voice then told her to open her legs wide, and then she heard the womans voice discussing her pubic hair with the tough sounding man. The man C seemed to be saying use an electric razor to shave her cunt and the woman B seemed to be arguing that such a move would be painful for the woman and could cause bruising of the item lessening its value. Sharons heart sank to the bottom of her boots; they were planning to sell her probably into a life of a sex slave. She wondered how such a thing could happen in England in the 90s.
Sharon was so wrapped up in her own thoughts that she locked out everything else around her that was until a fearful buzzing sound permeated her senses; then she felt little tugs on her pubic hair and the cold steel of the electric clippers. She froze fearing that if she moved she would be cut rather badly in her groin area. After what seemed an eternity; ten minutes actually; the buzzing stopped and suddenly she felt a cold liquid applied to her pubic area, she reasoned it was shaving foam because it was thicker than water but not as pliable as Vaseline (KP Jelly). Then she trembled slightly as she felt the cold steel of the razor at first she feared it may be an open cut throat razor but the strokes now told her it was just a wet razor but still she feared every time it went near her femoral artery for she knew she would bleed to death before help could reach her.
Thankfully the shaving was soon completed and almost as a last surprise for her senses the woman applied aftershave to her freshly shaven cunt, causing Sharon to almost yell out in stinging agony, Sharon swore she would remember that womans laughing, as she exited the room, for the rest of her life.
Sharon suddenly realised too late that her legs had been left untied and she was trying to work her hands loose when the woman returned saying, That was a narrow escape but obviously you are such a slut that you want what is about to happen to you or you would have escaped just now! The woman quickly secured Sharons legs again and for good measure she slapped Sharons cunt very hard causing Sharon to jump and strain against her bindings.
How long she lie there she could not be exactly sure but in order to focus her mind away from what may happen to her she tried to remain calm and count her heart beats now pounding in her brain. She figured that her normal rate was 72 beats per minute and therefore if she divided the number she counted by that amount she could at least have an idea of how long she had been there. Every time she reached 72 she would touch her thumb to one of her fingers on her left hand and every 5 set she would press her right thumb to a finger on her right hand she figured that this way she could literally cover 30 minutes sections.
She tried so very hard to mark time but she forgot one simple thing because of her situation her heart was eating faster than normal. After what seemed like an age; she sensed the presence of someone beside her; not beside her on the bed but in very close proximity to her.
Man (c) spoke to her and ordered her to close her eyes very tight; suddenly the tightness around her head was gone but before she opened her eyes she felt a rubbery cover begin to slide over her head and suddenly panic really set in; she feared that this was a plastic or rubber bag and that she would be suffocated. But just then she felt a weird sensation almost like her head was being squeezed from all directions at once and her lips were being pushed out of the hood. The man adjusted the hood and Sharon found that her mouth was exposed by one hole and her ears by a further two holes but when she opened her eyes she saw nothing but blackness.
Then she heard two female voices; one she recognised as the woman (B) who had shaved her but the other woman sounded much older (Woman (A)). Sharon found that her hearing seemed more acute in the hood and her mouth kept going very dry on her. The second woman under the directions of the first began to apply a silky oil to Sharons skin. Both women seemed to delight in massaging it on to her breasts and frequently took their time pinching and twisting her nipples. Although at first this seemed really painful to Sharon she soon began to feel her cunt begin to twitch and she longed for the women to spend as much attention on her cunt as they seemed to be doing with her tits.
Now the women moved down to where Sharons pubes had been before the shaving and sure enough they pulled her cunt lips apart and exposed her semi erect clit, Sharon felt warm wafts of air flow over her sensitive bud and reasoned pretty accurately that one of the women was blowing her breath over her cunt area. Then Sharon felt the most intense pain she had ever experienced and that was around her clit. What Sharon gratefully could not see was the callipers nipping just behind the head of her clitoris, nor could she see the size and thickness of the needle attached to an empty syringe that woman (A) was guiding to just in front of the callipers. Suddenly Sharon screamed but very little sound came out but in Sharons head the scream seemed to bounce around her brain.
Woman (A) had pushed a hole through the base of Sharons clitoris and was even now as the pain began to subside she was pushing a large thick horseshoe shaped ring through that hole. When the two women had finished they cleaned up the blood from their insertion and then stood back to admire their handy work. The ring did its job preventing the clitoris to hide from sight and they also knew that when Sharon would be walking around in her panties her clit would be constantly excited by the friction from those panties. Both women now took the opportunity to show each other their similar adornments and to be honest in Sharons mind she began to form pictures of the two women based on the sounds she heard around her.
Sharon was not far from extremely accurate as she imagined the two women playing with each-others clits but to be honest she did not care what they did to each other as long as they left her rather sore and battered clit alone. Suddenly the sounds stopped and Sharon sensed they were now focussed on her again. She also heard a little chink and then felt her clitoris go extremely cold; she had heard of the pleasures of using ice cubes on a womans cunt but had never tried it, convinced that it would be painful rather than delightful.
Now however she had no choice; and yet after the initial cold sensation she began to feel sexually excited as the cold contact played around her clit; what she did not know though was that a small electrode was attached to the pieced ring and suddenly woman (B) touched the entrance to her arse with a cold metal probe and instantly Sharon jerked on the bed. An electric current had shot through her anal ring and buzzed at her clitoris which being wet and cold intensified the sensation. The two women laughed and systematically repeated the shocks when they thought Sharon would not be expecting the impending buzz.
Now the women massaged Sharons cunt until it was thick with intense orgasm juices but they did not let her cum; managing as they did to stop her just before falling over the edge into climatic oblivion. It seemed the more Sharon grew frustrated at not being allowed to cum the more the women delighted until the point where sensing that they would not be able to stop her climax this time they switched to fingering her anus. One finger became two until the slighter of the two women had her hand on the verge of slipping into Sharons anal opening; once more they stopped short of give her an orgasm.
By now Sharon was sobbing like an uncontrollable wreck; pleading on deaf ears to be allowed to cum; when into the room came someone clearly in authority as both women instantly fell silent. Still twitching and grunting Sharon was only aware of the sudden silence in the room and she jumped when the almost gravel voice barked out his orders that the women were only supposed to massage Sharons muscles after fitting the ring. For the next ten minutes Sharon had to listen to both women being punished and their cries reaching a fever pitch crescendo. She could only imagine what was causing the rising cries of anguish but her imagination almost proved too vivid as she still simmered on the edge of her desperately needed orgasm.
Eventually Sharon was untied from the bed and having had her hands tied behind her back and then her elbows strapped as close together as was possible she was led slowly by the two women towards her bedroom door. The effect of pulling her elbows back and together forced her to thrust out her 38C breasts and the nipples of the two beauties was already rock hard and pointing out in front.
She was guided some way into the living room before being made to kneel down, then after answering some questions about her name, age and statistics; her eyes suddenly ached from the brightness which flooded in as the eye protection rubber was peeled back. Once her eyes adjusted to the light he mind instinctively told her she now could not be allowed to live and surely soon she had to be killed. Then she became more attuned to the surrounds and activities which were taking place. Her coffee table was then placed in front of her and on it she saw a two page document which in effect stated that everything done or about to be done to her was at her own bequest and therefore no illegal activities had or were going to take part.
At first she refused to sign the document, then she felt herself being held down whilst crocodile clip type nipple clamps were not just put on her nipples, no it was more like snapped on to her right nipple causing her quite a lot of pain. As she saw the other nipple clamp going towards her left unclamped nipple she suddenly found herself agreeing to sign. Where this had come from she could not say because fundamentally she still wanted to resist but it seemed like her subconscious was ready to capitulate. Her hands and elbows were untied and she was given a pen, she tried to fake her signature by making it more of a scrawl but one man suddenly produced a letter which had her normal signature on it and after receiving a slap across her face she resigned the document in her normal handwriting.
No sooner had she done so, the document was snatched away for safe keeping and her hands were bound this time above her head. She thought to herself good now I can bring my arms down to prevent them doing anything else to her body but that was short lived as a wooden frame was pushed into position and her hands were tied to the top of this frame thus suspending her onto her tiptoes.
Nothing else happened to her for about an hour except that as her thighs and calves tired she found herself pulling on her arms and to add injury to insult she had to watch the two men having an orgy in front of her eyes in her own home. Eventually she was released but then held over her own coffee table as first one man climbed in between her legs and almost violently thrust his cock up her cunt; only a few thrusts later he changed angle slightly and began forcing his hard cock up against her anal ring. As he pushed he spoke, Yes my lovely fight to keep me out as it makes my deflowering of your anal hole a better triumph for me.
After an initial searing pain as her anal ring adapted to the girth of his cock she found a sudden period of no feelings what so ever and then despite her own mental resistance she found she began to enjoy being fucked up the arse. She then found herself grunting like a pig as she slammed back against his thrusts. One of the women then spoke, Look the little whore likes bum fucking, I bet she would love double penetration just as much.
The man still fucking Sharon said, Well fucking bitch get down here and stick your chubby little digits into her honey pot and lets see!
The woman eagerly knelt by Sharons left side and slid her fingers slowly down against her stomach and Sharon knew where they were going and was powerless to stop them reaching their intended target, but instead of feeling fear she suddenly felt an upsurge of excitement almost willing the fingers to hurry on to their final destination and now her grunts were more like squeals of absolute pleasure.
Once Sharon felt the fat fingers pressing against her clit and entrance to her cunt she let herself go completely immersed as she was in this sheer love and sensations of pure lust. It took only a few more seconds before she was riding her way through her very best and most intense orgasm, so much so that her cunt began squirting and it was a mixture of piss and cunt juice which covered the womans hand and the legs of the anal fucking male.
Sharon suddenly lost control of her muscles and almost collapsed face first into the coffee table but the other two participants stopped this happening as they were pulling and twisting on her clamped nipples.
No sooner had the eruption happened in her cunt, than she felt the cock in her arse suddenly expand and she felt the hot spurts of his spunk as it coated her anal walls. No sooner had this man exited her anal ring, the woman also pulled out her fingers from Sharons clutching cunt; did the other man now step between Sharons legs and he plugged the still gape anal opening and the other woman began sucking hard on Sharons still exposed clit.
Suddenly Sharon was like a rag doll as her mind exploded into flashes of bright myriad colours and her senses seemed to go into overload. She really did not feel the second guy or the other woman who before she had finished forced her entire hand up Sharons cunt and seemed to be stroking the cock in her arse through the membrane between the two. At some point Sharon had passed out but her body still reacted to its stimulations as it shook almost violently as the second massive orgasm ripped through her body.
When Sharon finally awoke next morning she was on the floor in the living room untied but naked and the smells around her made the room smell like a bordello. She ached all over as she managed to rise and she had just about cleaned herself up from the leaking spunk from her arse and cunt; she breathed a sigh of relief thanking god that she had chosen to be sterilised and therefore could not have got pregnant; when suddenly the phone rang. Hello! she said as she answered the phone. Hello to you too! Came back a familiar voice; suddenly Sharon began trembling as she recalled where she had heard that voice before. The voice continued, I am calling to make sure you are alright after your exertions of last night! She told the voice I must be alright I have answered the call have I not. Just wanted to say if you want a repeat performance anytime I will call from time to time and you can tell me then! the voice offered.
After the call Sharon checked the call back service but the number had not registered so she could not call them back or pass the number on to the police. The police! she found herself saying, After the best action ever why would I want to involve the police, besides the document I signed would go against me! she mused.
AS Sharon related this tale to me she found she could not help but get wet and friends this story is true I say the clit ring and can vouch for how horny it made Sharon and Sharon is always around if I want to fuck her, all I have to do is tell her that she is my slut for the night and she is always willing to be available.


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(CNN) -- Not everyone wishes others well in fulfilling their New Year's resolutions.
Giyen Kim has gone from 190 to 186 pounds in four weeks. A doctor says that's "very reasonable."
On a video that Giyen Kim recently posted on iReport.com about her frustration with trying to lose weight, one user commented, "Who cares how much you have lost you are still a fat a**. Stop eating and go to the gym."
In the past, Kim might have cried and turned to a pint of ice cream for comfort, she reflected. But this time, she hit the gym -- a reaction she views as a revelation.
"I think that when you are doing what you need to be doing, things like that don't matter," she said. See Kim talk about losing weight
Kim, 34, is one of many CNN readers who are using CNN's iReport.com to share frequent updates of progress on their New Year's resolutions. iReport.com: Share your journey to change
Kim started out at 190 pounds on January 1 with the intention of losing about a pound or two a week throughout the year.
Lately she has been cooking more for herself and trying to stay away from foods that have refined carbohydrates. She also tries to eat one vegan meal every day, but still occasionally indulges in bacon, the namesake for her blog Bacon is My Enemy.
She exercises six days a week, mostly cardio, but wants to work on strength training and resistance training. She would also like to take step classes.
So far she's shed four pounds in four weeks, but the pace feels slow compared with her diet regimens in the past, she said. She found that those extreme diet plans were not realistic options in the long run for maintaining a comfortable weight.
Still, Kim maintains a positive outlook on her situation.
"No matter if you get derailed, if you just pick yourself up again and get back on track, it makes a big difference," she said. "If you're in a place of feeling good about yourself, regardless of how your self-image has been in the past, it propels you to go forward."
Dr. Melina Jampolis, a physician nutrition specialist from San Francisco, California, said losing a pound per week is very reasonable. At most, Kim could probably lose an additional half-pound to pound a week, "but any more than that and she would probably be losing water weight and muscle," Jampolis said.
Jampolis recommends that Kim keep a daily journal of what she eats, and review it to see where she might be able to cut 50 to 100 calories, and where there might be hidden calories in her diet. Kim should also make sure she is varying the intensity, duration, and type of workout, Jampolis said.
"As she loses weight and becomes more fit, she is burning fewer calories doing the same thing, so it is critical to change things up," Jampolis said.
But generally Kim's current pace is great -- "At that rate, she will be down another 20 pounds by summer!" Jampolis said.
As far as Kim's professional goals, she has secured an interim position at a non-profit organization, and continues to do video blogs for Momversation.com.
The market for freelance writers is tough, particularly with many newspapers struggling, she said. Still, Kim is optimistic about following her dream to become a writer.
"I'm not optimistic about our economic future as a country, but as far as me and my journey to find happiness, and accomplish some of these goals that I've had -- weight loss and following my writing passion -- absolutely, I'm still really positive about it," she said.
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By Robin Henrikson
The coursework at SPU for my doctoral program has been quite fulfilling. To be perfectly honest, I have learned more than I thought I would and have been challenged to grow in many ways, including improvement in my knowledge about my specialization, growth in my writing skills and in my ability to understand statistics. Perhaps most important has been growth in my self-confidence and in my ability to critically examine new research, initiatives and programs to help advise and support educators in making decisions about programs for their schools.
My area of specialization is in professional development and pre-service teacher preparation. I have been able to design a doctoral program that met my needs with a combination of coursework, independent study and hands-on experiences that will enable me to be prepared to work in a variety of positions within my area of expertise once I have completed the program. One of the main reasons I wanted to pursue my Ph.D was to help support leaders in the improvement of their schools and to support pre-service, novice and experienced teachers so they are competent and prepared to be effective teachers.
This program has been challenging and I have had to learn how to be disciplined. Balancing school, part-time work as a math and professional development specialist as well as a wife and mother of three young children is no simple task, not to mention the more than two hour commute one way just to take classes. However, throughout my time in this program so far, I have had support from different professors, each offering me a different way to grow through their unique teaching styles. I have also built great relationships amongst other doctoral students. The flexibility of taking night, weekend and online classes has allowed me to pursue my degree whereas I would not have been able to without that type of coursework design.
I am happy with my experiences at SPU and once I am finished with my program I will be a stronger person in many ways including academically, emotionally and professionally. I thank God for the support He has given me throughout the past two years.
When I am finished with this program my goals are to pursue a career working at a university where I can continue to support teachers, whether they are at the beginning of their career or a veteran. I feel confident that this program has prepared me to do that.
Robin Henrikson is a student in SPU's Ph.D. in Education program. She earned a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University and a master's degree in Educational Leadership from Seattle Pacific University. She holds Washington state certification in Special Education K-12, General Education K-8, and Building Principal. Robin served as a middle school special education and mathematics classroom teacher before becoming a teacher leader. She currently works as a Professional Development Specialist for the Olympic Educational Service District 114 in Bremerton, WA. She is married and the mother of three children.