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Follow al-Gore's example (its really going to be all right!)
Did you see the news that al-Gore purchased a $9M seaside mansion on the California coast? Here is a great opportunity for us to look through the fog of his "watermelon" rhetoric and glimpse the heartfelt perceptions of one of our most brilliant politicians! There is just so much here to dig into.
First lets talk about California real estate. We all "know" that things are bad and likely to get worse. We all "know" that the real estate market is softest at the high end. Yet here is al-Gore plunking down $9M greenbacks on a big California house. Al-Gore has caught the falling knife here. Has he marked THE BOTTOM of the California real estate market for us?
Accept that al-Gore (the wise) is bullish on California real estate at heart!
Next we need to consider the issue of ocean front property. We all have been told that the sea level is going to rise or fall. We all have been told the climate will become more dangerous particularly along the coastlines. Yet here is al-Gore plunking down $9M greenbacks on an ocean side house. Now I must concede that the house is on a bluff so that a rising sea level might not be as great a concern. Still we must reconsider our fear that the coasts will be ravaged.
Accept the stunning implication that al-Gore (the visionary) is a Steady Stater at heart!
Thirdly this doesn't look like a redoubt to me. It is in a nice area where many cannibals are sure to head when THE END comes. How are we to reconcile the need for urgent action to save the world with an apparently positive move to purchase an undefendable luxury estate? He has not purchased an end-of-days fortress but rather a pleasure palace.
Accept that al-Gore (the doomer) must be an optimist at heart!
Lastly consider that this is a purchase in the good old USA. He didn't purchase a hideaway in Peru and decide to be an expat in a non-extradition foreign land.
Accept that al-Gore (the globalist) is a believer in the future of the USA at heart!
In conclusion remember that modern carpetbaggers ride in their jets and their armored limos and tell us to reduce the footprint of our lives. At heart they aren't worried about the planet and maybe neither should you. Don't let them con you into having planet sized worries. Focus on your own worries but try to be more optimistic at heart like al-Gore! This was fun wasn't it?
Thanks ZeroHedge!
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You are totally right, benb. Yet up to this moment in history, all it seems to have earned you is a second green from me and this Mr. Show link.
Although this emotional day seems to be coming to an end, it is far from over. An undercurrent of rage has reached its boiling point, suggesting that even the most benign incident could touch off a full-scale riot.
Looks like your comment and mine are going down in history's "dustbin of complaints" unless we find another way to go about things.
Funny video! Thanks. Jim Carrey (I believe) on Problem, Reaction, Solution.
True. As simple as it is, I just don't believe the general public has the ability to move past P/R/S.
Call it Cognitive Dissonance on a grand scale. I guess that guy really did choose a good userid, as you did, too.
I gotta go so it's time to junk myself and ask this:
Why is this site something other than a place for you to complain about the world and post Katy Perry videos?
No trollling but I must ask - what is going to change based on what you type here? What should we do differently?
Complaining, sharing, or ventilating? We do go back and forth. That video with 20 million views attempts to cover the horror with a thin soothing film of fantasy. Maybe the contributor section could use a really hard hitting thread.
"I had not thought death had undone so many…" T.S.E.
You have to hand it to him. Gore's one hell of a con man.
Thuh earth haz uh FEE-VUR!
Rooms for the message blowjo........er therapists?
I think you need to do a little more homework, regarding Gore's ability to predict the bottom of the market...
Gore bought the property in 2009... according to a May 2010 USA Today Article.....
I hate it when ZH post articles that haven't been even superficially fact checked.... Tyler this really hurts you.....
Great pictures of it on the Real Estalker site dated may 10,2010.
would have pasted the web address but couldn't get that to work tonight..
Gore is an idiot.
What is wrong with buying a house you like when you want it? Bugs is a hater, lol!
There is nothing wrong with people buying a house that they like and can afford.
The issue is the hypocrisy of Gore's personal life style choices and what he "preaches" should be other people's life style choices,,,
IF you are going to talk the talk you had damn well better walk the walk!
y'know, maybe he bought it as a "parting gift" for Tipper. . .
In early June 2010, shortly after purchasing a new home,[29] the Gores announced in an e-mail to friends that after "long and careful consideration," they had made a mutual decision to separate.[1]
Yes, and in case anyone has forgotten, behold the Bio-Solar One, aka B.S. One - Big Al's 100FT earth-friendly houseboat.
Al's one sharp cookie, and an expert on all things green. See:
(P.S...You KNOW that when he leaves a meeting his "power elite" peers snicker and make jokes!)
A tribute to his hipocrisy. Isn't global warming supposed to raise sea levels around the world to dangerous levels? Wouldn't a seaside mansion be exactly where you wouldn't want to be investing? Now that we know that Al doesn't believe the fraud any longer, the question is: just who is left believing this passe ideology?
Unfortunately for me, friends and even family members. I think they're still pissed about that Bush-Gore thingy and do the 'Na-na-na-na' thing when you start asking them to explain away his fraudulent science and behind-the-scenes investment scam. The only 'green' Gore was ever interested in was money, it had nothing to do with saving the planet. The only world he cared about was the one that revolved around him.
I guess we have a pussy Liberal, Al Gore-Loving, POS junker on hand...I'm sorry, I meant an AG Fanboi...
Did you know that all Al's bathrobes are monogrammed AGW ?
yes, i heard
here's an article about this from two years ago [may 2, 2010]
Al Gore increases his carbon footprint, buys house in ritzy Santa Barbara neighborhood
no, it wasn't the bottom in CA real estate...
This is why the chemtrail consipracy is bullshit. 'Cuz if "they" chemtrail over RobotTrader's and slewie's homes, then Al Gore gets it, too. Are they really going to do that to a "NWO globalist"?
Who cares what house the dude buys? It's far more interesting to see how Al Gore gets a massage. LOL
interesting ..in both Madarin and Thai it means the same thing....hand job...check Rosetta Stone if u don't believe..
chemtrails happen globally dude, whether you "believe" in them or not. . . maybe that's why the uber-wealthy string-pullers have numerous residences globally, and spend the majority of their time either in-doors (meetings, summits), or in-flight. . .
Check out the chemtrails around Rick Santorum's house:
sooo many "comments" spring to mind, but I'll leave it at "thanks for that picture" Miss E - worth a thousand words!
They are real for sure. I'm just more inclined to call them contrails until I see evidence otherwise.
"con-trails" eh? ha.
the evidence exists, doesn't take very long to search out, and not a lot of time to read - but one's mind needs to be open to the possiblity of their existence.
particle, wave, etc.
My mind is very open to it. And perhaps you are correct. It's certainly possible that if the NWO is a "culture of death" Al Gore has to suck down the chemtrail fumes just as Bill Clinton drinks his aspartame-laden Diet Coke. I understand the argument that "they gotta get fuked too for serving this system". I'm just not totally on board with that theory.
Are the health issues associated with these things biproducts of man's love of science while failing to appreciate the risk about things he does not understand, or was it intentional? It's quite debatable.
pretty much everything is up for "debate" nowadays, just need to find someone to take the other "side" of each argument.
and I agree that it's not an easy concept to wrap one's mind around, willingly destroying the environment, and the people who depend on it to live - I don't have answers to the "why" beyond accepting that "they" all have beliefs too, and some of them conflict with others. . .
why would Monsanto GMO seeds so that they can patent them and profit, if they eventually are toxic to humans and animals? why would DowChem seek to spray the components of Agent Orange (2, 4-D) on US crops? why are there massive tree die offs in the West? I don't have the answers, but I smell the co-ordinated attack on the natural world, humans included (whether they want to admit they're a part of nature or not). why do they keep funding "research" for "super bugs" that include strains of the last global flu pandemic?
why are they considering nuclear powered drones FFS?
they're insane, and I'm sure they have their reasons/excuses/plans.
they're insane, and I'm sure they have their reasons/excuses/plans.
And they can explain their mad plans in such a way, and with such conviction, that it's you who appears to be the crazy, if you disagree.
US Sec Def. Robert McNamara took great pains to warn modern humanity that "Rationality will not save us". By which he meant that if you have faith that rationality will get us through, well unfortunately it's the aggregate of global rational actions that is in the process of assuredly burying us.
From experience, McNamara developed a terminally bleak view of rationality, as used amd expressed in warfare, and big-power diplomacy, and especially as a tool to defuse great power stand-offs.
Basically he felt that if we don't almost immediately rein-in weapons and especially the handful of people that would use of them, as a rational response in an 'emergency', then they would make a completely rational and reasonable series of decisions that assuredly would shit-can the whole of humanity and all of modern civilisation. He felt that arms control had to be combined with the elimination the special powers of decree of a President, to launch weapons that no one man should ever be permitted the authority to do to humanity.
The nuclear-powered drone is yet another example of the rationalising process.
Totally agree. Great points by you.
And whether you or I choose to look through the lens of: a) the West is dying b/c Monsanto's "seeds of evil" were designed to reduce fertility or b) the West is dying b/c crackas are too smart to fuck without contraception (and BTW Monsato has seeds that are designed not to last more than one year), it's kinda irrelevant...
...scoreboard sez that the population in the West is going down and Monsanto is growing stronger.
Wait - did we go off-topic? I thought this was this an article about Al Gore's house. LOL
Best wishes to you, CA
good choice. . .[edit ^^]. . . here's one for you
best to you too VV.
He moved to California to be closer to Manbearpig.
the wealthy hedge - they always have multiple global properties, I doubt this is Gore's sole residence. who knows the next uninhabitable space globally?
whether for tax dodging purposes, or "citizen" ship issues, or just seasonal flitting about, nothing to see here, tho' I'm sure it's a great place to vent on teh Al G.
(not that there's anything wrong with that, tool that he is, among many in the tool box of post-gov-troughers, feeding)
The Goracle thinks there are some dumb hot blonde masseusses in CA.
Gore is the poster boy for the limousine "liberals".
He creates a larger "carbon footprint" in one year than you or I will create in our entire lifetimes as he "flits about" the planet telling the small people how to live, what to eat, where to live and what to think & say.
Tied at the hip to Goldman Sachs and the failed carbon credit market (a mass ponzi extraction) deserves to be his final middle finger to the gullible & naive sheep he helped shear.
certainly nothing in your post for me to disagree with, sir!
given the stats coming out of So.Cal. with regards Fuku- fallout, one can only wish Gore a "fixed abode."
Al Gore is out to save the world, really he is, really....
I'm sure he really put some blood, sweat and tears into "acquiring" that $9 million.
Hey Gore, FUCK YOU and Bernanke.
he'd need solar panels to cover California for his glutoneous house use.. his last one consumed 13 times the average US households
"Don't do as i do, do as i preech, con, lie and bullshit" Gore has shot himself in the foot so many times it probably keeps a whole Nike factory busy all year ..and another factory just to shoe his equally over-sized carbon footprint
I think you got a down tick because someone may have been disapointed, as I was, with how incomplete your 'FUCK YOU" list was. ;)
"I'm sure he really put some blood, sweat and tears into "acquiring" that $9 million."
Yeah, all he had to do was fire Olbermann. Only room for one conceited jerk per network ;-)
"I'm sure he really put some blood, sweat and tears into "acquiring" that $9 million."
Yeah, all he had to do was fire Olbermann. Only room for one conceited jerk per network ;-)
Someone needs to score Spitzer, the poster boy for arrogant (and stupid) pricks everywhere.
"I'm sure he really put some blood, sweat and tears into "acquiring" that $9 million."
Yeah, all he had to do was fire Olbermann. Only room for one conceited jerk per network ;-)
Someone needs to score Spitzer, the poster boy for arrogant (and stupid) pricks everywhere.
Let the Golden Hoard have him.
Who cares, Calif way over due for an earthquake, so that should take care of old AL.


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Stacking bales of straw and playing in the mud isn't how most people would build a home, but it's getting the job done for a Vista couple.
James and Josiane Petitt are building their house on Kelglen Lane almost completely of natural materials and with the help of friends and strangers.
Josiane Petitt said she first learned about alternative home-building methods while attending college near the Northern California town of Hopland, where she participated in straw-bale workshops at private homes. Now she and her husband are creating a straw-bale home of their own.
Straw-bale home building uses recycled agricultural waste ---- baled straw from harvested grain ---- to form and insulate exterior walls. Plaster made from clay, sand, straw and water is used on both the interior and exterior instead of drywall, siding and paint. The Petitts' home is framed using steel beams.
Rebecca Tasker, a straw-bale building consultant working with the Petitts, said straw's high insulation rating can help reduce energy used for heating and cooling.
"In terms of a building material, it's stellar quality," Tasker said, explaining that straw bale isn't as combustible as typical materials such as wood, and isn't as prone to destructive insects.
But the unconventional building method doesn't come cheap. Josiane Petitt said she expects the total cost of their 1,800-square-foot house ---- including purchasing the quarter-acre lot, paying for $24,000 in street improvements, buying materials and hiring consultants ---- will be about $600,000.
Costs can fluctuate depending on several factors, Tasker said.
"If you have an architect who doesn't know the basic concepts (the cost) can be ridiculous," she said. "If you get someone who knows what they are doing, it can be comparable (to) or less than conventional construction, particularly if you can put in the labor yourself."
To help keep costs in check, the Petitts have recruited volunteers by hosting several workshops at their home-in-progress so that people interested in the straw-building process can learn how it's done. Tasker's company, Simple Construct, leads the events where attendees get free tips, tricks and lunch and the Petitts get free labor.
Tasker and her business partner, Mike Long, have been helping people build these homes for five years and are members of the California Straw Building Association.
She said the straw-bale community has an established tradition of in-home workshops where people can share their techniques.
There have been five parties at the Petitts' home so far where volunteers have shaped and stacked bales and plastered many of the walls.
"We're meeting a lot of people and making friends with people who have the same interests as us," Josiane Petitt said.
In their east Vista neighborhood, the house will look much like an adobe building, Tasker said.
"The overall look is a hacienda and farmhouse," she said. "The most noticeable difference is that the walls aren't straight, so people who see it will be aware there's something different about it."
The frame of the house was created using wood posts and steel beams.
"There is a little bit of wood framing in the walls to support windows, and conventional wood-framed interior walls will divide the space up," Tasker said.
Straw bales are stacked, and in some cases hacked with a chain saw, to fit into the mold of the house created by the frame. Bales are then covered in about 2 inches of clay plaster on the interior and exterior walls.
Tasker said different colors of clay will be used instead of paint. The roof was made of corrugated aluminum.
Petitt said making an ecologically friendly home was also important to the couple.

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I actually play many FPS games with my touchpad, it's really easy
i dont mind touchpads but i think mice are superior. id use a mouse on my laptop if it didnt mean forgoing gestures, which i cant live without.
also you fags wont know what touchpads are unless youve used one on a macbook. everything else will seem incredibly shitty in comparison.
mice are great for everything that isn't artwork. thank god for tablets.
your welcome
I suggest a ball mouse, not just to be retro, but for legitimate reasons
-As with any mouse, you occasionally get to the edge of your desk or the maximum length of the cord with your mouse; then you have to pick it up and place it back in your reach. But with a slider mouse, when you do that, the mouse gets all crazy and jumps around the screen, no such thing happens with a ball mouse.
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The only downside to a ball mouse is you must use a mouse pad, which isn't much of a problem.
macbook touch pads are so fucking terrible, as are their keyboards. the times i've used dogar's i've found them borderline unusable.
Rayne pushing his apple bullshit on us again
I can vouch that the mac touch pads are pretty awesome for what they are, especially in the functionality and customizable options.
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Get a wireless optical mouse. It's very effective and you don't have to deal with pesky cords (personal preference).
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Just a heads up for three North American stage races coming up in August and September. North America has become a new destination for late summer racing.
Tour of Utah Live Race coverage
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Tour of Utah broadcast partner FOX Sports Network (FSN) will provide a total of 18 hours of national programming this year for the Tour of Utah, including 12 hours of live coverage. All six days of programming will be produced in HD for August 6-11, 2013. Check your listings for local cable channel:
Live Coverage (Note: Times shown are EDT)
Tue, 8/6 – 4 pm - 6 pm
Wed, 8/7 – 4 pm - 6 pm
Thu, 8/8 – 4 pm - 6 pm
Fri, 8/9 – 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Sat, 8/10 – 4 pm – 6 pm
Sun, 8/11 – 4 pm – 6 pm
There is also an application for your PC or mobile device at the above link.
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Cycling News: Watch the USA Pro Challenge live online for free
This ad is from 2012 but I'm assuming they'll have The RadioShack Tour Tracker available for the race again this year.
Tour of Alberta Canada
September 3-8 2013. I'm not finding anything about coverage of this yet in the US but am assuming that Steephill, Cycling News or Cycling Fans might have feeds. Perhaps someone from Canada might have some info for coverage up there.
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• The New Haven Register and the Wallingford Record Journal covered our film. The Record Journal sent a photographer to our first tech rehearsal and a reporter to one of our dinner-production meetings.
• We have our first financial backers including contributions of hundreds of glasses, t-shirts and print costs for merchandise sales.
But we're still far from the homestretch. We begin primary filming in September and will be fundraising as we go. Our writer/director Paul Pender is flying out to Ireland to meet with the Irish Film Board and lay groundwork for the filming we'll be doing outside of Dublin. We're currently competing in the Arthur Guinness Projects competition for funding for "the next chapter of Irish talent and creativity." We'll begin leveraging two of our biggest assets, music and The Old Dublin pub, to raise funds for the production, and we'll be pushing promo videos and images in a variety of styles through social media to appeal to the wider public including the Irish-American and emigrant communities for whom the film should have special meaning.
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Huge stickers showing the outlook of a looted apartment were glued to a number of diverse flats. From a distance these would have caused momentary astonishment. Only in the near distance can the puzzle be solved, and worry turn to relief. Those few seconds of shock make this campaign achieve it's goal of the potential customer considering a way to avoid such grief.
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|U.S. Attorney's Office October 07, 2010
OXFORD, MS—William C. Martin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, and Daniel McMullen, Special Agent-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announce that:
David Donald Dias, 43, of Olive Branch, was sentenced for possession of child pornography yesterday by United States Chief District Judge Michael P. Mills, in Oxford, Mississippi. Judge Mills ordered Dias to serve a term of 97 months in prison. Dias was also sentenced to serve a term of five years of supervised release.
Dias pled guilty in June to a one-count Indictment charging him with violation of Title 18, Sections 2252A(a)(5)(B) and 2256(8)(A), for knowingly possessing a computer containing images of child pornography. He has been in federal custody since his plea and was remanded pending assignment to a facility by the Bureau of Prisons.
Special Agent-in-Charge Daniel McMullen of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Mississippi said, "It is the goal of the FBI to identify, investigate, and assist the United States Attorney in seeing that sexual predators who use the Internet and other online services to sexually exploit children are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
This case was investigated by the FBI in the Southaven office and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner.


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Global Leadership Executive MBA
The Global Leadership Executive MBA (GLEMBA) program at UT Dallas is a 70% online Executive MBA designed for working professionals that need the flexibility of online classes and the synergy of classroom learning.
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- Program degree plan consists of 53 credit hours and offers you the best value per credit hour in the north Texas region.
- Program delivery is facilitated through classroom retreats at the beginning of the first four semesters and online learning to maximize the learning experience during the remainder of each semester. View the GLEMBA Class of 2018 schedule.
- Two class trips, an international retreat and an international study tour.
- An executive coaching component where students work one-on-one with an executive coach to develop their soft skills such as strategic self-awareness, executive presence, social intelligence, political intelligence and social networking. All executive coaches are all ICF-certified.
- Renowned world-class faculty who are seasoned business practitioners with strong academic credentials and global expertise.
- Strong alumni networks. The Executive MBA Programs has an alumni network consisting of over 1100 graduates representing nearly 52 countries! The Jindal School of Management (JSOM) has over 30,000 alumni with 18,000 active alumni in the Dallas area.
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The world has never been smaller than it is today as globalization impacts our ability to increase productivity, efficiency, effectiveness and profitability. The Global Leadership Executive MBA (GLEMBA) program develops students' critical thinking for a globalized market for today and tomorrow.
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The Global Leadership Executive MBA curriculum is designed for the functional manager who is looking to accelerate his or her career by gaining a broader international business perspective. The program is 17 months over five semesters, and it begins with a retreat at the beginning of the first four semesters.
Students will begin by learning the foundations of business in the first two semesters. The third semester begins with an international retreat to kick off our global track. Students explore the competitive advantages of several regional markets. The fourth semester will be about entering regionals markets, and the fifth semester focuses on leading and executing in regional markets culminating with the international study tour.
The Global Leadership Executive MBA (GLEMBA) degree is earned by completing the following courses.
Core Courses
- ACCT 6201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
- ACCT 6202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- BPS 6310 Strategic Management
- FIN 6301 Financial Management
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- MECO 6303 Business Economics
- MIS 6302 Information Technology Strategy and Management
- MKT 6301 Marketing Management
- OB 6301 Organizational Behaviour
- OPRE 6301 Quantitative Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Business
- OPRE 6302 Operations Management
Elective Courses
- ENTP 6352 International Business Plan
- FIN 6366 International Financial Management
- IMS 6213 Global Politics in Business
- FIN 6252 Global Mergers and Acquisitions
- IMS 6253 Cross-Cultural Management
- OB 6340 Global Leadership
- IMS 6351 Executive International Study Trip – EMBA
- IMS 6354 Global Marketing
- OB 6152 Executive Coaching
- OPRE 6250 Global Supply Chain Management
Below is a snapshot of the GLEMBA program for the Class of 2018. The numbers in parentheses represent semester credit hours. View the GLEMBA Class of 2018 schedule.
The Naveen Jindal School of Management reserves the right to change any of the above courses, structure or cost of the program at any time, as needed.
The Global Leadership Executive MBA (GLEMBA) program at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) offers you the best value per credit hour in the north Texas region. The 53 credit hour MBA is the most robust in the region. The Global Leadership Executive MBA (GLEMBA) program includes two international trips (exclusive of the international airfare) and a structured executive coaching program in addition to an engaging, relevant and quality educational experience.
The total investment for the Global Leadership Executive MBA program for the August 2016 seating (Class of 2018) is $78,000 and includes:
Tuition is payable in five equal installments of $15,600 before the start of each semester.
Materials include course materials, textbooks, cases and access to web and video conferencing systems. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are served on all class days during retreats. Parking is provided on all class days during retreats.
Note: Students are expected to possess a personal computer with administrator access throughout the duration of the program. Students are expected to have a wireless-enabled laptop computer with a webcam and microphone for course activities and should be able to produce, send, and receive documents that are compatible with Microsoft Office. Students must be able to download course related software such as Tableau.
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Executive Coaching is required in the first four semesters. In your first semester of the Global Leadership Executive MBA program you will be assigned an executive coach. The International Coaching Federation (ICF) certified executive coaches have been selected by Dr. Robert Hicks, director of the Organizational Behavior and Coaching Program at The University of Texas at Dallas.
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International trips include accommodations in a 4 or 5 star hotel with single room and ground transportation on site. Also included is the airfare between cities in country, the welcome reception, farewell dinner, breakfast, lunches, and hotel Wi-Fi.
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Global Leadership Executive MBA students needing financial assistance may apply for long-term student loans. More information is available via the UT Dallas Financial Aid Office or by contacting the Executive Education Financial Services Manager, Paula Baxter at (972) 883 – 4114.
The Global Leadership Executive MBA (GLEMBA) program at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management (JSOM) offers two international trips: the international retreat in the second semester and the international study tour in the final semester.
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The international retreat will be at a university in a location other than the international study tour. While the international study tour emphasizes company visits, the international retreat will emphasize international academics. Students have the opportunity to meet and study with other Executive MBA students. Recent international retreats have been to:
- Class of 2017: TBA
- Class of 2016: SKEMA School of Business in Lille, France
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Th 7-day international study tour provides Global Leadership Executive MBA students the opportunity to meet with business and government executives and educators to better understand the dynamic global business environment and culture of two different cities, often in two separate countries. Recent study tours have been to:
- Class of 2017: TBA
- Class of 2016: Delhi and Bangalore, India
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- Class of GL15: Hong Kong and Beijing, China
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Id like to hear from the females on this because I dont want to continue being unreasonable if thats what Im doing. I would also like any advice from both sides if you have any to offer.
I just started a third weekly ride of about 25 30 miles to get me up over 100 mile/wk mark. This is the 4th week of this. I came home Monday evening and jumped on the bike before she got home from work. I rode from 5:30 7:30. She had called and left a message on the voice mail for me to get the kids from her mothers house but I had already left. It doesnt seem like that big of a deal. My mother-in-law doesnt seem to mind and I usually still get home and get the kids before she get home.
I felt like my wife was picking a fight with me this morning over some menial stuff and then it came out. She thinks my priorities are screwed up and that Im way too passionate about my cycling and nothing else matters. I dont feel thats the case. In fact I came straight home the next day, got the kids and played in the pool with them for 2 hours. She also says I dont help her around the house enough. The only thing I can think of that I try to avoid is laundry, but I will help with that if asked.
I dont want to get started about her and her job because I can go on for days about that but I will say I feel she stays late when she doesnt need to and then works on stuff from home in her spare time. Sometimes my kids will ask her for something and she will tell them to ask me. After I help them I will go see what shes doing and shes doing stuff for work after shes already come home late from work.
So I ask, am I being unreasonable and does anyone have any advice. Im not looking for marital advice. I just want to know if anyone else has this problem and how you deal with it.


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There's a new chairman of the board for Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas.
Thursday at their regular meeting, Steve Cunningham, Sr. Vice President & branch manager, for First Financial Bank was selected. Cunningham is a graduate of Abilene Christian University and has over 38 years of experience in business, public relations, advertising, and management with extensive experience in banking and education.
Here is the complete press release from the Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas:
On Wednesday, August 21, 2013, the Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas Board held its regular scheduled meeting at the Taylor County Plaza, 400 Oak Street, Abilene, Texas. Steve Cunningham, Sr. Vice-President with First Financial Bank was elected as Chairman. Laura Terhune, Chief Executive Officer of Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce was elected as Vice Chair and Susan Hodges, Administrator LNFA of the Community Care Center of Stamford, will serve as Secretary-Treasurer.
The new Chairman of the Board, Steve Cunningham, received his BBA in Business Administration in May 1975 from Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. He has continued his training and education in estate planning, endowment and fundraising, school management, consumer and commercial lending.
Mr. Cunningham has over 38 years of experience in business development, public relations, marketing, advertising, human resources and general business management with extensive experience in banking and education. Mr. Cunningham began his banking career with First State Bank of Abilene. In 1989, Mr. Cunningham was named President and CEO of Abilene Christian Schools. He directed operations at Abilene Christian Schools, where he successfully eliminated the debt of the facility, increased enrollment by 44% and increased endowment funding. In August of 2004, he became Sr. Vice President and Branch Manager of the Judge Ely Branch of First Financial Bank. Currently, Mr. Cunningham is the Sr. Vice-President & Branch Manager-Downtown Branch of First Financial Bank Abilene. The downtown location is the flagship branch and home of First Financial Bankshares.
Mr. Cunningham's community past commitments have included TSTC-Advisory Community Counsel, Abilene Chamber of Commerce Board and Executive Committee, West Central Texas Council of Governments/Council Finance Board Member, Abilene Christian Schools Board of Trustees, Kiwanis Club Board, and KACU (National Public Radio) Advisory Board. Currently, he serves on the KACU Legacy Board, Global Samaritan Resources Board, Member of Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Financial Aid Committee for Abilene Christian Schools and recently elected as Chairman of Workforce Solutions of WCT Board.
Chairman Cunningham said, "As Board Chair, I believe that our Board needs to know its mission and tap the resources that abound in our region. I was involved in education for a number of years and understand the importance of an educated and prepared workforce."
Questions regarding this press release may be directed to Steve Collins, Business Resource Consultant, Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas Board at 325-795-4304 or by e-mail to email@example.com


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Ocean Governance - Projects
Seamounts project
The IUCN Global and Marine Programme is coordinating a UNDP / GEF-funded mid-size project started in January 2009.The project's objective is to apply an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management for biologically and globally significant and commercially important areas beyond national jurisdiction in the Southern Indian Ocean, focusing on seamounts, with a long-term aim to demonstrate innovative approaches to improving conservation and management of unique biodiversity and ecological resources in the high seas. …
19 Oct 2012 | Project description
Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI)
The Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative is an international partnership advancing the scientific basis for conserving biological diversity in the deep seas and open oceans. It aims to help countries, as well as regional and global organisations, to use and develop data, tools, and methodologies to identify ecologically significant areas with an initial focus on the high seas and deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction. …
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Let's be honest. Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) along with the Android platform and even to a smaller degree, Microsoft's (Nasdaq:MSFT) Windows have innovated the smartphone market in some big ways. Unlike new models of automobiles that come out every year with often slight or underwhelming changes, these companies routinely bless techno geeks with head-turning innovation that not only works well, but is beautiful to look at.
It's because the bar is set so high that any new product that comes to market in the smartphone space has to be a complete head turning, "WOW times 2" experience. Jaws have to drop and customers have to be speechless.
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Enter Research In Motion (Nasdaq:RIMM). On Jan. 30, it held an event to unveil the new BlackBerry 10 phones. Unlike Apple where we would have to read a real-time feed of the goings-on, this unveiling was shown live on financial media and webcasted.
Apparently, Apple not only innovated the smartphone market but also how to introduce products because every tech company wants to use the same approach now. Typically this involves a theatre-like show complete with big multimedia as the backdrop and the company CEO holding the product and talking about how it's the best.
That's exactly what RIMM did. First, the company revealed that it was renaming itself to BlackBerry and giving itself a new ticker symbol BBRY. This, it might be argued, was the biggest head-turning part of the event (other than cutting some random fan's ponytail off). A name (Research in Motion) that meant absolutely nothing to consumers and investors alike will soon be gone.
At this point CEO Thorsten Heins came to the stage with all of the swagger of a high school chess club equipment manager and went through the obligatory thank yous and "we're the best" marketing hype. He then unveiled the two new BlackBerry phones complete with the new BlackBerry 10 operating system.
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In a company release, RIMM said, "Every feature, every gesture, and every detail in BlackBerry 10 is designed to keep you moving." Heins also called the BlackBerry "an entirely new mobile experience."
Let's check out this "entirely new mobile experience." First, RIMM highlighted Skype, Twitter and Angry Birds when it touted the apps integration of the phone. Anybody ever hear of these apps? Other than everyone that is? The BlackBerry 10 platform launched with 70,000 apps but Apple has surpassed 775,000 apps. While it's fair to say that when the iPhone launched, it had zero, are consumers going to buy (literally) that argument? After all that was 2007. This is now.
Next, the new BlackBerry operating system (OS in techie terms) satisfied the big name tech. reviews. CNET called it "pretty good" and ABC called it "actually, pretty good" and "similar to the iPhone."
The OS is gesture-based, meaning that swiping to the left, right, up and down are how you navigate. (Sound familiar?) The OS organizes the apps just like other phones, and has many of the same core apps that smartphone users already know.
SEE: The Real Cost Of Owning A Smartphone
On the surface, the new OS is a giant leap forward but, at least for now, it did nothing but bring the BlackBerry up to 2012 (or maybe 2011) smartphone standards. How many consumers are going to switch from their current phone to a BlackBerry that doesn't do anything new?
Corporate clients might like the new "Balance" feature which allows users to separate their work smartphone from their personal phone without having two separate units. By having two separate profiles, personal use won't comprise corporate security - in theory.
Maybe the phones, rather than the OS will save the company from extinction. Listening to the webcast felt a little awkward. It went something like this: "Here's the new BlackBerry Phones!" Awkward silence, followed by tepid, short-lived applause.
The BlackBerry Z10 complete with a name that feels about as current as the compact disk, comes with a virtual keyboard that some, including ABC News, say is the best virtual keyboard on the market. That's good news but other features including LTE capability and a dual core processor are nothing new.
The Q10 keeps the physical keyboard that so many BlackBerry die-hards love. Props to the company for holding onto something that people have long loved about the phone.
The Bottom Line
BlackBerry faced a task that was almost impossible. It had to unveil something that was clearly, an "entirely new mobile experience." It didn't do that. It has some features that some say are missing on the iPhone and Android platforms but in the smartphone world, achieving "WOW" is hard to do and BlackBerry fell short.
What the company did do was impress its current user base, but that likely will not make it a major player in the smartphone market again. It needed to attract new customers. That is not likely to happen and investors sold shares in droves after the announcement because of that.
The biggest news of the day ended up being the name change.
At the time of writing, Tim Parker owned shares of Apple since 2012.


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Unaweep Tabeguache Scenic Road - CO 141
Average Rating - This road has been rated by 7 visitors
State: Colorado
Date Submitted: May 18, 2011
Submitted by: MCR Contributor
Motorcycle Road Length: 131 Miles
Written Directions
Starting in Whitewater about 10 miles south of Grand Junction through Hwy 50, follow CO 141 for 104 miles to Naturita. In Naturita take CO 145 for 36 miles to Placerville.
Breathtaking vistas and a sky so blue that looks surreal in contrast with the red rocks. The traffic seems to be very light. Make you feel you are riding inside a miniature Grand Canyon. There's a section of the road where the turns and the canyon gets very tight with just enough room for the road and the river.
Red rock canyons along the Dolores river. Makes you feel like the road runner in some stretches.
Road Quality
Decent road, almost perfect surface with a few bumpy spots. Lots of high speed sweepers. Visibility can be limited in some areas and narrow shoulders call for extra care. The road crosses through open range country so lookout for cattle on the road.
Roadside Amenities
Nice resort at Gateway which is about a third into the ride. There you can find a nice restaurant and a convenience store with some take out items. The resort also have high end accommodations and even an Auto museum worth visiting. Nothing else for over 60 miles until you reach Naturita. Make sure you have a full tank of gas before you start. Bring extra water, this is high desert country. No cell phone service through most of the route so a breakdown can result in a very long wait for help. Make sure you carry a good roadside emergency kit.
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Reviewed by GJRonK on November 29, 2012
(6 out of 6 members found this review useful.)
|Creator: RonK
|motorcycle_year: 2000
|motorcycle_make: Yamaha
|motorcycle_type: Cruiser
|Comment: This is an amazingly beautiful route. The first 40 miles of road follows a beautiful narrow canyon which tops out and proceeds down a wide glacial valley with ranch land along the sides. There is gas at a spot entering Gateway, but the resort is pretty much closed unless you want to go to the museum. The next 50 miles to Naturita are, as others have described, colorful walls of many shades of red and tan, while the route follows a small river. Be sure to stop at the scenic sites mentioned in signposts along the way--from Sew-em-up Mesa to the overlook of the Hanging Flume. Expect to pass other bikers as it's easily the most colorful route in the state, surely that I've ever been on. I suppose that's why I ride it twenty times each summer!
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Reviewed by COHDrider on February 24, 2012
(5 out of 5 members found this review useful.)
|Creator: COHDrider
|motorcycle_year: 2003
|motorcycle_make: HD
|motorcycle_type: Touring
|Comment: This route is BEAUTIFUL and well worth any detour from your plan to take it in. From Whitewater to Gateway the scenery/rock formations are beautiful and guite different from the formations between Gateway and Naturita(my favorite stretch). It was a remarkable ride on my first visit, enough to repeat the ride a year later and stay at the resort in Gateway. Gas is available in Gateway and Naturita. The resort and auto museum in Gateway are well worth the stop. The museum offers discount admission to military(ret. & active). There are also a couple motorcycles in the museum. This and the Rio Grande headwaters(Rt 149 west of Gunnison to South Fork) ride are my favorite in the state. Another favorite is Durango-Silverton-Ouray-Ridgway-Telluride-Cortez-Durango loop. Another is Rt 92 over the dam(Curecanti National Rec area) at off Rt 50 North to Rt 133 to Carbondale, the part to Crawford reminds me of Alpine medows in Switzerland
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Reviewed by RedWing04 on February 21, 2015
(2 out of 2 members found this review useful.)
|Creator: RedWing04
|motorcycle_year: 2004
|motorcycle_make: Honda
|motorcycle_type: Touring
|Comment: This is one great ride. Very scenic ride through canyon with huge red sandstone (Navajo Sandstone) bluffs that will take your breath away and with views of the Dolores River along side of the road. Stop at the hanging viaduct overlook. Good place for food is the resort restaurant at Gateway. Also take time to tour the car museum at the resort. Resort and museum is owned by the owner of the Discovery Channel. Lots of curves between Gateway and Whitewater. You will like this ride.
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Reviewed by JonB52 on June 26, 2014
(1 out of 1 members found this review useful.)
|Creator: Jonb52
|motorcycle_year: 2006
|motorcycle_make: Kawasaki
|motorcycle_type: Sport-Touring
|Comment: Incredible ride with amazing views. I had to stop a dozen times to take pictures. One of the best roads in the U.S.
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Reviewed by Guest on November 21, 2012
(1 out of 1 members found this review useful.)
|Creator: El Jefe
|motorcycle_year: 2008
|motorcycle_make: GSX-R600
|motorcycle_type: Sport
|Comment: Low traffic, smooth pavement and scenery galore. Listen to your engine scream echoing off the canyon walls. High speed sweepers with good sight lines. There are a few blind crests and cattle grates to be aware off, so don't over ride your abilities. Amenities are few, fill up in Naturita or Grand Junction. Gateway Resort is halfway along the route, check with locals to see if gas is available there (I don't recall)
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Reviewed by ROADWHORE on January 13, 2013
(0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
|Creator: ROADWHORE
|motorcycle_year: 08
|motorcycle_make: Harley Davidson
|motorcycle_type: Touring
|Comment: This is a great road. Part of the route I take on my way to Durango/ Silverton area. Its worth the extra time to make this part of the trip.I take lots of pictures.
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Reviewed by ROADWHORE on January 12, 2013
(0 out of 0 members found this review useful.)
|Creator: ROADWHORE
|motorcycle_year: 08
|motorcycle_make: HD Electra ultra classic
|motorcycle_type: Touring
|Comment: I never pass by this area without taking this side road. Very nice pavement and beautiful area. one of my favorites
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Occasionally, RKG is taken to task by the engines for not towing "the Party Line" with our clients.
The Party Line is essentially:
"Don't get too caught up in measuring ROI in your paid search efforts. There are so many factors that make it impossible to measure accurately, like phone spillover, like channel cannibalization, like retail spillover, like cookie breakage, that you'll grossly underestimate the real value of search. The value to brand building of being in the top 3 spots on high traffic keywords is huge and while the benefits may be hard to trace, they're large. Retailers should just spend more."
To bolster these claims, the engines and some agencies who tow the line with them often cite studies suggesting the massive connection between online research and offline purchasing behavior. The In-Store Marketing Institute has published a study along these lines, and someone has used slides from Forrester on this subject at every conference I've been to in the last year or so -- usually the same slides -- citing something on the order of 6 offline orders driven by online research for every online order placed.
But what does this shopping behavior mean for marketers? Obviously, for pure plays and catalog firms with few physical stores, not much, but even for brick and mortar chains: how should you adjust your advertising behavior given these data? Our advice is: very carefully.
The problem with the research is it really doesn't answer the questions that matter regarding the influence of online ads, namely:
- What fraction of the offline purchases went to the same company on whose website the research was done? Some fraction of these people likely already know where they're going to buy the product, they're just trying to figure out which model to buy, and any website that has good product comparison functionality will do. It doesn't warm the cockles of my heart to have my advertising dollars and web design helpfully guide people's purchases from my competitor's retail store.
- Of the folks who do buy at one of your retail stores after visiting your website: how did they find the website? Did they simply load the site directly, or search for your site by name? If so, your advertising dollars aren't responsible for those offline orders, the power of your brand drove those orders.
- How many of the folks doing "online research" just used the website to locate the nearest store, or print off a coupon?
- Once you've discounted the extra orders driven by the above, what fraction of the remainder found your site through organic links rather than your paid advertising? No sense crediting advertisements if the "free" listings deserve the credit.
At last summer's Internet Retailer Conference I was impudent enough to get up and ask the speaker from Forrester some of these questions, and was quickly silenced with harrumphs to the effect that the data was: "directionally accurate." As a physics student I learned that vectors have two attributes: direction and magnitude. If you know the direction, but not the magnitude, you don't know much.
We all know that online advertising influences some offline purchasing that is helpful to the advertiser, just as offline advertising drives tremendous amounts of online activity. What we don't know is how much.
There is no question that the puzzle is complicated, with the publishers in each channel claiming credit for the orders driven in the other channels.
We, at RKG, know that the publishers' interest and the advertiser's interests are different, and we line up on the side of our clients. We understand that the total marketing spend in all channels can't exceed a certain fraction of top line revenue in all channels, and that the key is to measure what you can, and test different mixtures carefully to achieve maximum ROI.
As geo-targeting becomes more robust, testing a big push in limited geographies around retail hubs may help gauge the magnitude of that spillover. Testing a collection of geographies with a few weeks "on" a few weeks off, with half toggling opposite to help reduce seasonal effects might give a sense of what that spillover looks like. We know it's there, we believe it's material, but ultimately we believe in testing the water before diving in head first.
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Just when it seemed it couldn't get any worse for Research in Motion (RIM-T), the embattled smartphone maker released a much larger-than-expected loss, announced 5,000 more jobs cuts and delayed the launch of BlackBerry 10, considered by many to be its make-or-break product.
Analysts now say RIM's survival depends on a sale of the company as a whole or parts as the impending launch of the next generation BlackBerry 10 (BB10) will fail to turn the company around and reignite its popularity with consumers and businesses.
Raymond James analyst Stephen Li says the possibility of a RIM comeback is disappearing fast as rivals such as Apple and Samsung deliver new offerings later this year and BB10's launch is not expected until early 2013.
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"We assign zero value to RIM's cash in our sum of parts analysis because RIM's core business is running at an operating loss, and we anticipate RIM's cash balance will decline over the next several quarters," he says. "We also believe future severance payments needed to downsize the business following an acquisition would use the majority of RIM's cash."
Other analysts say that while a takeover offer could help unlock value at the company, management pride may prevent that from going forward. Some insiders have pegged Microsoft as a likely partner or buyer.
"It does make some sense for Microsoft to buy this company, but I don't think RIM wants to become an appendage of Microsoft, I think there is pride here in the BlackBerry operating system -- I don't think they want to become a Windows player," he says. "I just don't see a deal getting done."
Veritas analyst Monga predicts there's a less than 50-percent chance that RIM will survive as a stand alone entity.
On Thursday, the company announced a $192-million loss, or 37 cents per share, for the first-quarter ended June 2. Revenue declined 33 percent to $2.81 billion. It also announced a further 5,000 job cuts -- backtracking from earlier claims made by CEO Heins on BNN that there would be no more layoffs.
Some investors and analysts ultimately think the latest figures are another sign that the company is headed for collapse.
"It's like watching a puppy die. It's terrible," said Matthew Thornton, an analyst at Avian Securities in Boston.
"Wow, what a disaster," said Edward Snyder, managing director of Charter Equity Research in San Francisco, who said RIM was now in "a handset death spiral."
"From a numbers point of view it could hardly be worse and it's going to deteriorate from here," he said.
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Malaysia my worst track in qwaly i just hoped for the best and got 2nd which i was very pleased with.Had a prity good start but moved down to 3rd when betrayer overtook me.Had a better race than expected and finished 2nd.I have read what sh33py has sayed and i know what hes saying but i just followed betrayer and had betrayers slipstream and i was ahead in the braking zone so it was my corner and as the legends Ayrton Senna sayed If you no longer go for a gap that exist then you are no longer a racing driver.There was a huge gap that i went for and it was the right option i felt no contact and didn't know sh33py was on the left of me but luckily i think he backed out so i made the move stick fairly i believe.But sh33py you did overtake me in a few laps time.I hope we have a great race on Monday.
Hi sh33py i have seen the video you put up and can see why your anoyed because i think that lag and connection played around with it to.I would like to draw a line under this and start again at monza where we will fight for the title of gp2 with fpnerves.
Qualli - 1st , happy with my pole lap 1.28. 049 i think so close to breaking into the 27s, think i could of made it on my last run but everyone retired so gave up and pitted to save my tyres.Race - 3rd got a good start and was going well till lap 3 when i lost all grip and betrayer was soon all over the back of me, we had a bit of a moment when he hit me as you can see on his video but he let me go ahead so no damage done, came to the DRS zone and he just flew by me folowed by webcam who dived up the inside i cut back across never moved of the racing line and i had the second corner but he hit me from the side and went ahead of me!!! not much of a bump and no damage to the car but if i bump somone like this i let them back thru, thought he might do but no !!! can i do this ??? i thought if there was contact you have to give the place back like betrayer did the lap before !!, i'm not looking for pens dished out and it probably would not have made a difference to the result, just want to know how much if any contact is alowed on a pass as me and webcam have a few big races comming up in gp2 and i dont want to be giving places back if i dont need to !! anyway i pitted came out behind we swaped about a few times pitted again he passed me in the pit lane because my lollypop man would not let me go !! the last 8 laps or so i was less than a second behind but could not get by and thats how it finished.
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Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbTue, June 5, 2012 - 10:34 AMThis does not seem complicated, I'll try to do the same on my dick
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbTue, June 5, 2012 - 12:38 PMThats the mod, I am looking for since years. Did not dare to do it on my own.
Priapos, please keep us updated and try to take some pictures
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbTue, June 5, 2012 - 10:39 PMOne further point. He's really tried hard to cum by masturbation & he can't. Another guy whose done this can only cum with prostate stimulation (being fucked).
Take care
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbWed, June 6, 2012 - 5:30 AMPaul,
that is exacltly the aim of the procedure.
Maybe someone would regret afterwards, but the permanent result is the thrill in the whole item.
Others report, that beeing able to orgasm would be possible possible with a high amount of work.
Hopefully we will have some reporters here in the next time
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbWed, June 6, 2012 - 9:15 AMI have completely number the entire right side of my cock, especially the right side of my glands. I now would prefer the left side be the same. I currently am unable to cum unless I take some time and focus on it alone. Even then I can stroke it for a long time before I am able. Sex with my wife last a lot longer than it ever has and I hope numbing the other half will make it last even longer.
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbWed, September 12, 2012 - 1:34 PMHornet,
any changes in the nu,mbness since June? Did you manage to numb the left side also?
Would be happy to hear an update.
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbWed, June 13, 2012 - 1:00 PMIt's been over 5 weeks now since I did this procedure, and my entire cock head still has absolutely no feeling in it what-so-ever. I'm being to believe that this is really permanent. Still have not been able to cum since making it numb. Very frustrating.
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbThu, June 28, 2012 - 9:25 AMsince Ken has left tribes, did anybody else do the procedure in the past and is able to report?
I am still wanting to do it, but I am looking for a longer time experience to convince me finally.
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbThu, October 4, 2012 - 6:09 AMhet guy did u ever describe what u done to numb ur cockhead sure would be intrested in doing mine too
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbThu, June 28, 2012 - 12:48 PMCan you post a good file please?
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbSat, June 30, 2012 - 7:29 AMpaul when i click on ur link i get an error screen can u possibly try another or tell me what and how he did this to his penis bignuts2go
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbSat, June 30, 2012 - 11:22 AMSadly, when Ken left, his blog, to which the link went, was also deleted. I don't think I've got a copy.
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbMon, July 16, 2012 - 2:33 PMI have wanted this mod for a long time. I know where the nerve is but would like some help getting it cut. Haven't been able to find a cutter to help me yet. Anybody have any luck with this yet?
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbWed, July 18, 2012 - 4:31 AMUseful BME article
Virtual Penectomy that really works
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I have been a visitor to BME for about two years, I particularly like surgical mods. But I would like to have a total penectomy, the only problem is that I would like to understand just what it would be like without actually doing it.
Therefore the virtual penectomy seemed the way to go. So I tried banding the penis for increasing amounts of time up to 60 minutes, this was only partly successful for about 2 hours. There was always some feeling still present with severe poking or flicking of the glans. There was also some response to the anal sphincter when the glans was squeezed very hard. (The autonomic contraction of the anal sphincter muscle was still present).
I next tried 2% xylocaine injections into the base of the penis on the dorsal and ventral surfaces on both sides. This was satisfactory but wore off within 20 minutes and ejaculation was achieved.
Then I tried 70% ethanol injections into the dorsal nerves on each side of the penis with some very small numbing taking place, but not nearly satisfactory enough.
Then my breakthrough came with the use of a tens machine to find the exact spot or position of the dorsal nerve that I wanted to destroy.
I did this by sitting on one electrode, and holding the bare wire on the metal needle attached to a two mL syringe with about 1mL of 70% ethanol in it. I pushed the needle through the skin on the right side of my penis about 2cm from the midline of the top surface, an just pushed the needle backwards and forwards until I felt the intense stimulation of the dorsal nerve, even the branches came alive.
At this point I had to turn down the tens machine as the stimulation was very intense, when I was sure that I had a bullseye on the dorsal nerve on the right hand side I injected about 0.2mL of the 70% ethanol water solution 70 parts ethanol 30 parts water.
Within seconds the right hand side of the glans was totally numb as desired. I then repeated the procedure on the left hand side, again very successful!
It is very difficult to achieve orgasm and ejaculate, but very tiring trying.
I havn't proceeded to the underside nerves as yet as I still wish to have hard erections, and I believe that this is only possible by stimulating the frenulum.
It has been about two weeks since the procedure and I think that the glans is just becoming slightly sensitive to a hard pinch with the fingernails.
At this point I feel that it may be permanent, and if you wish to try I suggest that rather than treat the base of the penis shaft rather treat the shaft about 3cm back from the glans.
It works well! do not underestimate the difficulty of having an orgasm, you need to be sure! very sure that this is what you want.
I also have a bisected glans which made it easy for me to do each side in turn and to feel the difference as I progressed. The other problem is that after you are turned on by this procedure you may desperately wish to have an orgasm. It is not good if you can't you may even damge your penis in the vigorous attempt, as I did a couple of years ago with extended banding. It was about two weeks before I could orgasm, I even rubbed my penis against brick walls until I had abraded all the surface of the shaft. So if you are doing this neurotomy of the dorsal nerve for kicks I suggest that you cease at once because that the chances are that you will succeed with this method and it is permanent. ( from what I have read the insulating layer around the nerve shaft will eventually repair but this may take from 6 months to 1 year.)
If you wish to try this I suggest that you try the xylocaine method on the dorsal surface of your penis on each side of the shaft at the base of the penis, remember this is not permanent, unless you sever the nerve with the needle tip.
The other thing is that you must not use xylocaine that contains adrenaline as this can cause gangrene of the penis by restricting the blood supply to the little fella.
It feels good to rub a toothbrush over the surface of the glans and not feel a thing, but to have enough nerve ending to still achieve an orgasm even if it does take longer.
I have to rub the base of the shaft and the frenulum at the same time now to achieve and orgasm, and this could be about 20 minutes of firm steady rubbing, whereas before I could do it in about 2 to 3 minutes.
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbFri, September 21, 2012 - 5:27 PMI was very interested in this procedure but after I tried numb cock for a couple week I've decided that a dorsal neurotomy for full numbness of my cock doesn't suit me, instead what I prefer is a little bit of feeling to keep so I can keep hard but anything more than that will take significant effort. Maybe a selective neurotomy or keep banding until i'm at the right level.
Re: Ultimate mod — permanently numbFri, September 21, 2012 - 11:39 PMI understand absolutely. For three years I could not have sex, and was presribed anti-depressants to shut down any attempts at erections. My genitalia were just too damaged by a hospital acquired infection. Thanks to good reconstructive surgery I got my dick working again. This is why I feel strongly that permanent mods should enhance, rather than subtract.