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****Opening Title*****************************************************
*hot guy fades into light,
First his sculpted torso and chiseled abs, followed by his pecs, followed by his bulging biceps then finally his gorgeous face, a face created by Angels comes into view.
"Like the hot guy of our dreams so our the Gays of Our Lives"
Hot guy flexes his muscles
*Title sequence fades out
****Scene 1: Michael's POV****************************************************
"Well, then who was it?" Kayla repeated "Who was it that hugged you?"
"I…..I……..I don't know Kayla, I had a brief flash, but it's gone now. All I remember is someone holding me tightly. I don't even remember what their face looked like."
"Wait, hold up" Kayla added "So you mean to tell me that you remember someone hugging you, yet you have no idea how you got home and absolutely no recollection of the last few hours."
"Yes I just remember someone hugging me and waking up here, upstairs in my bed" I replied
"Damn, it's as if he has short-term memory loss or something" Jake interjected
"Jake don't say that he might have amnesia or something." Kayla added "Amnesia is not something to joke about, this is very serious" she cried
"Kayla calm down, it's certainly not that serious." Eric said as he wrapped his arms around me. "Michael still remembers who we are, so it can't be amnesia"
"Kayla I just want to drop this subject, and talk about something else"
"Babe we don't have to talk about this" Eric said as he kissed me tenderly on the cheek "If you don't want to talk about this anymore we don't have to, maybe you had a blackout or something"
"We can't just drop this" Kayla persisted "Michael you may not remember what happened, but you do remember someone hugging you, we know for certain that it wasn't Eric"
"And you have no idea how you got home or what happened between the hours when you were gone and when we found you here" Kayla continued
"Yeah it is a little strange" Kevin added
"Mike maybe you should go see a psychiatrist." Jake suggested "They might be able to help you remember what happened to you"
"Babe normally I would never agree with Jake" Eric began "But he has a really good point, they could hypnotize you and if you are worried or anything I will be with you holding your hand every step of the way"
"Ok I'll tell my mom right away"
"Tell me what?" my mother called out from behind us
"Oh Mom I have a question" I said turning around to face her "Can you please setup an appointment with a psychiatrist for me"
"Why?" she asked looking at me a little confused
"Well….mom" I began
"Mrs. Chandler we think Michael had a blackout and has no memory of what happened tonight" Kayla interrupted "So we want him to go to a psychiatrist so he can fill in the pieces of his memory that he doesn't remember"
"Baby are you alright?" my mom asked
"Yes Mom" I said "I just don't remember what happened this evening mom, everything is fine"
"Ok I'll schedule one for tomorrow if that's good with you"
"Yes that's perfect"
"Ok I'm going upstairs" my mom said as she walked toward the steps. "Just call me if you need anything"
"Ok Mrs. Chandler!" my friends all said in unison
"One more thing" my mother added "The Christmas tree looks lovely Kayla"
"We helped too" Eric and Jake protested
"Yeah I'm sure you did" my mother chuckled to herself as she walked up the steps to her bedroom
"All you guys did was put it up" Kayla insisted "I was the one who made it look good, if the tree had been left to you guys to decorate it would have looked like shit"
"No it wouldn't!" Eric protested "I know how to decorate a damn tree" Eric laughed
"Don't worry babe" I replied patting Eric on his hard muscular back. "I think you and Jake would be great Christmas tree decorators"
We all laughed
"Babe Kayla may not think I know how to decorate a Christmas tree, but if there's one thing I'm good at its stuffing stockings," Eric said leaning into me as he whispered into my ears "And I'm a pro at stuffing your stockings babe"
When Eric said that it caused me to become aroused as my cock stirred in my pants hardening. My cock throbbed in my pants waiting for a release. Eric and I had not had sex in two days. I was in need of some dick, Eric's dick.
Despite the fact that I failed to remember what had happened this evening my mind was still turning towards sex. As I thought about sex I wondered if Eric was thinking about sex, judging by what he whispered into my ear we must have both been thinking about the same thing. That was of course fucking.
Eric and I looked at each other's eyes. Our eyes met and we communicated non-verbally. We each knew what we wanted and soon without saying a word were soon standing on our feet walking toward the door. I held his hand as he led me to my front door.
"Where do you two think you're going?" Kayla said from behind. We turned to face Kayla still holding hands and nearly halfway to the door.
"Were just going to get some fresh air" Eric replied "We will be back soon"
"Eric and I just wanted to look up at the stars"
"Yeah right" Kayla began not believing a word we had said "You two are going to go have sex, you guys can't fool me, I can see your cocks are hard."
"Ok you caught us" Eric said throwing up his hands. "Well since you already know why we are leaving, can you at least tell us if your car is locked so we don't have to sit on the grass?"
"What?" Kayla began "Now you want to use my car has a fucking sex room" she laughed
"Kayla you owe me" I pleaded "Don't forget I'm going to the psychiatrist like you wanted so that they can help me remember what happened this evening"
"Ok Mike don't give that puppy dog look" Kayla said turning her face away from mine
"Here take these" Kayla said as she threw her keys our way. "And you better not get one drop of cum on my seats"
"Don't worry" Eric said as he caught the keys in his free hand without even having to change his position "Kayla if we get anything on your seats we will clean it up"
"More like lick it up" Jake teased
"Yeah you might be right" Eric smirked as he led me out the door towards Kayla's waiting SUV.
****Scene 2: Michael's POV**************************************************
Once we were safely outside my house, with the door closed, we walked off the porch across the grass. We stopped at Kayla's car, I reached for the door-handle but Eric grabbed me. I turned to see why he hesitated. Before I knew what was happening Eric pulled me into a warm kiss.
I held onto Eric has he wrapped his arms around me. I felt him press his soft pink lips on mine. He forced his tongue into my mouth and soon our tongues swirled around in the other's mouth. Oh how I loved the sweet taste of his mouth, the sweet manly essences of his mouth.
We were more than just kissing, we were full on making out in my front yard. We kissed passionately under the moonlight and all the stars. I ran my fingers through Eric's dirty blond mane of hair as he kissed me.
While we kissed Eric's drew to his favorite spot on my body. This spot was of course my bubble butt. I was packing a nice thick ass under my jeans, and Eric was squeezing my ass like there was no tomorrow. Eric squeezing my ass turned me on, so much that I was soon moaning into his warm mouth.
"Babe" Eric began as he pulled away coming up for air "I love to hear you moan, those sweet sounds our music to my ears"
"Eric I love kissing you, and feeling your big hands squeeze my ass just drives me wild" I began "But are we going to just kiss under the night sky or are we going to fuck?" I said giggling
"Babe I don't care if we fuck or kiss" he said starring into my eyes with those sparkling blue eyes of his that just made me melt "I'd do either one with you forever, but first there's something I have been dying to show you" Eric said as he unlocked Kayla's SUV and we climbed inside
Once were inside the SUV, Eric pulled out his phone. After scrolling through the apps on his phone he reached his gallery. There was certainly a lot of dick pics on his phone some of them mine, most of them his. Finally he found what he was looking for.
It was a video that he clicked on. As we sat in Kayla's car waiting for the video to load, Eric was filled with excitement. He seemed like he was a child and I was his parent and he was showing me this new thing he had learned at school. Maybe one day he would call me daddy in bed, or maybe I would call him daddy. Perhaps we could play school one day too.
Once the video on Eric's phone finally loaded I was surprised to see that the video was of Eric. Turning to him "Eric what is this?"
"Babe just keep watching" Eric said "I made this video especially for you, just keep watching"
My eyes nearly popped out of my head, and my jaw dropped in astonishment when I saw Eric slip his hand into his boxers and pull the nice piece of white meat out for the camera and all the world to see. Eric said into the camera "Hey Mike, this is for you, just want you to know that I'm thinking about you"
"Oh Eric you were thinking about me?" I gasped "You made a video of yourself masturbating, I'll watch it every time I get horny"
"Babe keep watching the video" Eric said, his face lighting up "That's not even the best part, just keep looking" he smiled
"Eric what could be better than watching you jerk that thick cock or yours?"
"You'll see" he grinned
I continued to watch the video. The sight of Eric jerking his big fat ten inch dick turned me on even more. I watched the video intently as Eric stroked his throbbing cock, rubbing his big calloused hands up and down his pink shaft.
I looked with pleasure as Eric jerked his hard cock. Every muscle in his body tensed and flexed as he pulled on his dick. His muscles turned me on, those bulging biceps of his, that ridiculously enormous chest, and that thick cock of his between those massive thighs of his was the cherry on top of the delicious sundae.
Eric's muscles were not the only thing that turned me on, he worked out regularly so his muscles were rippling and his veins popped. Veins were on that thick dick of his, he had veins on his muscles, which looked like they were going to pop out, and he had two delicious looking veins running from his abdomen down to his crotch that I wanted to lick. And don't even get me started about those sexy V-lines of his. Mmmmmm.
I continued to watch the video. Listening to Eric moan in pleasure as he stroked his cock.
"Mike I wish you were here so I could make love to you" Eric said looking right at the camera "My cock misses you and I do too" he said in the video
"Fuck me" Eric cried as he jerked his cock roughly with his hand, wrapping it around his throbbing ten inch cock as he masturbated in what was THE hottest masturbation video I had ever seen.
In the video Eric stood up to remove his underwear, pulling his underwear down his thick meaty legs; when he stood up his huge cock swung between his legs.
"Damn Eric look at that thing?" I swooned
After Eric had removed his underwear in the video completely and was sitting on the bed completely naked he reached around for something and pulled out a bottle of lube. The very same bottle he had used for our first time all those weeks ago.
He squirted some lube on his hands and began jerking his dick. This time he stroked it harder and faster, with such speed that the all too familiar "Fap, Fap, Fap, Fap sound could be heard coming from the video.
"Eric this is too hot"
"Babe just keep looking" Eric replied as he pointed to the phone screen "The best part is coming"
Looking back at the video I saw that Eric's big ass was on full display as he lay there on his bed. He wasn't still he was looking for something under his bed. I didn't know what he was looking for but I really liked the sexy view.
Finally he turned back around pulling out a box. The box had a lock on it, but Eric had the key to it. When he opened the box and pulled out this dildo, saying into the camera "After that very first time, when you fucked me Mike, I realized why you like to get fucked so much, it was so much fun and you are able to relax and enjoy the ride literally" my jaw dropped as I gasped at the contents of the video.
"Eric are you about to…..."
"Babe just watch" Eric began kissing me on the forehead "The best part is nearly here, you have to be quite so you can listen and see it" he grinned as he watched the video of himself jerking off.
It was one of those stand up dildos so Eric didn't have to hold it, he sat it on the bed crouching down as he hovered his ass over the dildo. The temptation began to build up as I watched the video intently, looking with my eyes wide as he lowered his ass onto the dildo.
"Holy shit" Eric cried once the dildo was fully inside his ass and he was sitting down on that monstrous thing. "Damn I know that feeling" I said turning to look at Eric who was beaming with pride.
"Babe it felt so good" he began "But it didn't feel as good as your dick" he winked
Eric and I continued to watch his video. Eric and I watched as he grinded his ass around the dildo. It drove me wild as he bounced up and down the dildo, riding the hell out of that plastic cock.
Eric while he continued to bounce on that dildo looked directly at the camera "Babe just wanted to let you know that I can't wait to bounce on it again" He winked at the camera and continued to ride the dildo harder until he cried out "FUUUUUUUUUK YEESSSSSSSSSSS!!" and shot cum all over his tight abs, and chest. When I saw his own cum hit Eric in his face, I moaned a little.
****Scene 3: Eric's POV********************************************************
"Eric that was the hottest solo video I've ever seen" Michael said as he petted me on the lips.
"Wait babe" I said, pointing at the Phone screen once again "If you liked that you are in for a laugh, just watch"
When I heard my mother's voice and knocking coming from the video I knew that the part where I had almost shit myself was coming.
"Wait is that your mother?" Michael began
"Wait, she isn't going to walk in, is she?" he asked "Damn your mom is always popping up at random times, especially at the worst possible time." Michael said chuckling
"Just watch" I replied "She heard me moaning when I was beating my meat, if I didn't have that lock on the door she would have just walked in"
"Wait she's still knocking on the door?" Michael laughed
When my mom asked if Michael was in the room I nearly froze, my face still covered in cum. While Michael watched the video, he burst out laughing when he heard my mom ask through the door "Michael isn't in there with you by any chance?"
"Did she really just ask if I was in there with you" Michael asked turning to me still laughing and unable to control himself.
"Yeah I was so fucking scared dude" I began "How could I not be? I was laying there naked on my bed covered in cum from head to toe."
Continuing to watch the video that I had made with Michael, I saw myself jump up off my bed and bound across the carpeted floor as I reached for some sweatpants, throwing them on. I reached for the door in the video about to lock it
Michael turned to me, "Eric you still have cum all over your body, please tell me you are going to wipe it off before you open that door" he laughed
"Don't worry babe" I began "Just because I didn't have you there to lick it off it still got off" pointing toward the phone screen just had picked up a discarded pair of underwear using it to wipe the sticky cum off my chest, abs, and of course my face as well.
"Ok that's good" Michael said "Just imagine how awful it would have been if you would have forgotten about the cum and opened the door drenched in cum, your mother would have fucking flipped" he laughed
"Yeah I know right" I said laughing along with him. "But wait, Mike just keep watching it's not over yet"
"There's more?"
"Just look babe"
I watched the video, looking at my mother she peered into my bedroom searching for any signs of Michael. I watched as she looked at me in the video. Even though that had happened several days ago I could still feel her looking right through me as she asked "Eric why are you so sweaty?" She said pointing at the sweat that glistened off my muscular body, my big round sculpted pecs, and my toned abs.
I watched my mother's eyes in the video widen when she said "Never mind" as she turned and closed the door. It was then that I knew for sure that she had realized that I was beating my meat"
"OH MY GOD!" Michael cried, struggling to breathe between laughs "She knew……she fucking knew what you were doing, that's why she ran out of the room."
"Dude her face was priceless" Mike laughed
"Damn Eric" Michael began "I really liked watching you jerk your cock and when you stuck that dildo up your ass and you were bouncing on that thing…..Your Dick kept flopping around, hitting your abs"
"All I wanted to do was lick that gorgeous cock" he grinned at me, as he made attempts to get at my dick reaching for my Jean zippers.
"Babe you heard what I said" I began "I meant it when I said I couldn't wait to bounce on that big cock of yours." I said slapping his hands away.
"Babe we've watched that video long enough" I said as I slowly began to unbutton Michael's shirt "We have not even used this car for its intended purpose, that purpose is of course you fucking the shit out of me.
Once his shirt was off I licked my way down his gorgeous body. Letting my tongue roll all over inch of his muscular frame until his eyes slid shut and he begged for more. I teased his nipple, nibbling on them as I caressed his body.
With each touch Mike moaned with pleasure. That was before I had even begun to suck his dick, so I knew he would love it when I went to work on that shaft of his.
Within seconds I was attacking Mike's zipper. Once I had unzipped his pants I followed by unlatching the button above, pulling his jeans down until they fell to his feet.
I took Mike's cock in my hands, squeezing it in my hand. I rolled his throbbing cock in my palms as I jerked his cock. As time went on I stroked him harder and faster, causing him to groan and make sweet moaning sounds. Michael's moans of pleasure were like music to my ears.
After a few more seconds of jerking his dick, I realized what I really wanted was to have his dick inside my mouth. At long last my lips wrapped around the tip of Michael's gorgeous nine inch cock. I began a steady rhythm bobbing up and down on his dick, letting him slide deeper and deeper into my mouth inch by delicious inch. I smelt the manly aroma coming from his dick, and it turned me on even more
I felt him jerk back as I sucked him in. His thighs quivered as I sucked the life out of his dick. He tried to thrust hard into my mouth, wanting to throat fuck me, but I withdrew my mouth slowly pulling his precum leaking dick from my mouth.
"Please don't stop," he said. The words sounded like a desperate plea.
I did as he asked and dove back down, head first onto his aching cock. I listened to him as he moaned softly, whispering sweet fucks as he fucked my mouth.
I sucked faster and faster, bobbing up and down on his dick, matching his rhythm as his hips pushed against my face. His dick tasted amazing, salty and manly, the perfect man.
When I glanced up, he had his head thrown back against the car seat, the muscles in his neck and shoulders were popping. Damn he looked sexy.
I teased the tip of Mike's dick, then I devoured the shaft sucking and licking up a storm as I took his manhood deep into my mouth. I bobbed my head up and down like I was bobbing for apples all while he moaned lewdly. I covered his cock with saliva and my warm mouth juices in preparation for him fucking me.
"Ok babe," I said "It's about time I started bouncing"
I climbed up onto Mike's lap. As I reached around and took his cock aiming it at my puckering hole I stared into Michael's devastatingly angelic face. He may have been nineteen but his baby face made him look far younger.
I gradually sat down, allowing his throbbing nine inch cock to slide into my ass. I wasn't dry because I had spit on my hand sending four great globs of spit up my ass muscles using a few fingers to loosen me up while I sucked his dick earlier. For someone who had bottomed less times then there are days in the week I was becoming a pro, his thick dick slid in pretty quick.
"Oh yeah" I growled as I pushed down harder forcing Mike's thick dick deeper and deeper into my ass. "Oh Yeah" I repeated "I really needed this fuck
I began to fuck myself on his meat stick. Starting off slow, I lifted my ass up, before gradually sitting back down on Mike's cock until he was balls deep in my ass.
"Damn babe" Mike groaned in pleasure "The contortions on your beautiful face are so fucking cute" As I bounced up and down on his dick, he lay there moaning softly, watching as I fucked myself on his dick.
We both moaned as I gradually began to speed up, making myself bounce faster and faster onto his dick, causing our skin to slap lewdly together.
I may be a macho masculine looking man, but there's something about having a thick dick inside my ass that turns me. And there is no dick like my boyfriend's. Every thrust into my ass sent a burst of pleasure shooting through my entire body.
The faster I fucked myself on his dick, the more Michael moved his hips. Soon he was meeting each downward thrust my ass made with powerful force. The feeling of Michael's dick exploring the confines of my ass as my ass muscles wrapped around his member squeezing it was a heavenly feeling.
After a few more minutes, Mike grabbed hold of my shoulders and started to really pound me, slamming his throbbing dick into me. He did this with such speed that he actually threw me up in the air. This was no small feat however, I had a good twenty pounds on him, with myself being 170 lbs and him about 150 lbs.
"Yes, yes, yes….OH FUCK YES!" I moaned as my cock fired round after round of hot sticky cum all over our chests, sending a nice helping onto his face.
"Ohhhh fuuucccccck" Michael screamed in pleasure, as he slammed hard into my ass. Next thing I knew he had exploded into my ass. The feeling was heavenly and better than any other feeling.
The feeling of shooting a hot load all over my boyfriend's face, and having him shoot his load deep inside me makes me hard as a rock.
"YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS" I screamed again as Mike drilled his dick into my ass one final time. I felt even more cum rocket into my ass. My throbbing cock kept spewing my cum onto his chest as my cock bounced and slapped against our abs.
"Oh shit" he said, trying to catch his breath "That was a hot fuck. Kayla is going to kill us for getting cum all over her SUV".
We just lay there, his dick still nestled inside my ass cheeks, his cum more or less there too. Breathing heavy I put my hands on his pecs, massaging the big round mounds of muscle.
While I massaged his chest I presented him with a kiss. He didn't even mind that I had been sucking on his cock only an hour before. I covered his beautiful face with soft kisses as we made out
"Fuck dude, that was hot as hell" I murmured. "Dude we just fucked inside Kayla's Car and it was amazing!" I added. I slowly lifted my ass up allowing his softening prick to pop out of his ass.
Without saying a word to him, I got between his knees and began to carefully lick and tenderly lick all the cum that had covered both his dick and crotch. I lovingly licked his crotch clean.
****Scene 4: Kayla's POV*****************************************
Michael and Eric must have only been gone for only about an hour, when Mike's mom came back down the stairs. When she entered the room the living room was dimly lit, with only the light of the Christmas tree and the television lighting the room.
Michael's mother peered around the room, looking around. Even in the dark she noticed that both Eric and Mike were missing. She looked directly at me asking me "Where did my son go? And where is Eric?"
Thinking fast I came up with a story to tell Michael's mom "Hey Mrs. Chandler." I began "Eric and Mike went to my house to get something that I forgot."
Still not believing me, Mike's mom looked out the window and saw what I had hoped she would not notice. The fact that my car was still in the driveway soon became evident, but that was the only logical thing that I could say.
"Ummm, Kayla your car is in the driveway." Mike's mom said frowning a little.
"Oh my bad Mrs. Chandler" I started "They must have just gotten back" I lied
Luckily for the sake of my reputation, Michael and Eric soon walked up to the porch. They knocked on the front door before going inside.
"Hello son, hello Eric" Mike's mother said as Michael and Eric walked past her and entered the living room.
Eric turned on the light as they walked into the living room. Thank god he did, because I had to make sure they knew exactly what they had to say.
"Kayla said you guys went back to her house to get something for her"
"Yeah" Michael said watching me in the background as shook my head up and down.
"Ok so what did you two get for her?" Mike's mother pressed not believing the story.
Mike didn't know what to say, but Eric pulled out my keys from his pocket "She needed us to get her spare keys!" he said proudly holding up the keys for everyone in the living room to see.
Mike's mother satisfied that all the facts were checked, hugged her son and walked back up the stairs, not before saying "Michael you have an appointment with Dr. Collins at the Harmony Hospital tomorrow at 2:00"
"Thanks mom" Mike yelled back
As soon as I knew that Michael's mom was back all the way upstairs in her bedroom with the door shut I turned to lay into my friends. "A whole fucking hour?! You two were gone for over a fucking hour"
"There better not be a single drop of cum on my seats" I cried
"Don't worry Kayla" Michael began "If there's anything I'll clean your car for you"
"You should for scaring me half to death" I giggled
"Yeah you don't have to worry Kayla" Eric said licking his lips like he had something to eat "I made sure not a drop of cum got anywhere"
"You two make me sick, you both need a room" I said causing everyone to burst into laughter.


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I have an ongoing love-hate relationship with this boy because he won't write properly and would purposely make his answers wrong so he can annoy me. He came home one day with papers screaming red marks and smugly told me he would tell his wowa his tutor sucks. I knew better than to argue with him. The next day, I found him crying because he just learned that instead of 3 days in a week, her wowa wants us to tutor 4 days instead.😂 Talk about major backfire.😏
Most of the time we want to strangle each other, but there are also those rare moments when we would find ourselves doubled up in laughter because of some funny joke or pausing in the middle of studying to do a quick game of tic-tac-toe. When he's not crying and whining, I think I love him and when, I am not nagging and bossing him, I think he loves me too.
Yesterday, before I left him for summer, he gave me 2 paper airplanes and when I was getting inside my car, he told uncharacteristically he does not want to see me again. But then, as I was slowly driving away, I caught him in my rearview mirror with a sad wistful look on his face. And, just when he thought I wasn't looking, just before I made a turn to speed away, I caught him making quick gestures. He was blowing kisses towards my car. Sometimes I really do think he loves me and you know what, just between you and me, I think I love him too. 😌👫
Dear God, thank you for this little boy who stretches my patience and tests my limits. Thank you for the opportunity to teach him, however hard and trying it may seem sometimes. Thank you for giving me the chance to mold him into the kind of boy you want him to be. I believe that out of difficulties grow miracles. Let him be one of my miracles.🙏🏻😌


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Question: Name the coarse grained plutonic rock consisting primarily
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After launching a nationwide search for our January 2014 Cover Guy, we were inundated with dudes with the confidence, looks and bodies you'd expect to see on the cover of the world's best-selling men's magazine. Literally thousands of guys posted their pics, uploaded their vitals and made us high-five each other for having readers who live the brand. In fact, we got such an incredible response to the Cover Guy Competition that we decided to not only celebrate the winner, Casey McDonald, but also finalist Mike van Wyk by giving each a cover. Get acquainted with both, and the other 18 finalists, by clicking through the gallery.
The Cover Guy Top 20
By MH Staff - Posted on 17th December 2013
Men's Health launched a nationwide search for their January 2014 Cover Guy. Meet the finalists.
1 Casey Mcdonald
Age: 23
Weight: 73
Height: 1,76
Body fat: 8%
Job: Student/ Supervisor Clerk
Hometown: Cape Town
Favourite training move?
My favourite has got to be pull ups into hip raises. As someone whose more fitness orientated, core workouts are most important to me because i still indulge in sporting activity. To my knowledge 80% of the energy one exerts from bursting off that line to sprint, to that last rep on leg press comes from your core. So try working it as much as possible and you'll notice an overall strength increase in the other exercises you do.
Top nutritional tips?
Respect your body after exercise by having a nourishing, balanced meal within an hour of finishing working out and drink plenty of fluids. After exercise, your body works hard to rehydrate, to store carbohydrates for tomorrows workout, to repair fatigued muscles and to reduce inflammation to promote optimal recovery from exercise. Focus on unprocessed and colourful foods to make a balanced recovery meal.
What's your best form of cardio?
I found that just playing football is a great form of cardio.
How do you motivate yourself to train?
Normally i use music to psyche myself up and a little mental prep talk as it can be a bit of a mind over matter thing at times. Also seeing others motivated, driven and working hard inspires me to do the same, but overall it boils down to me wanting to see the results and achieving my goals which motivates me the most.
2 Michael van Wyk
Age: 22
Weight: 83 kg
Height: 183 cm
Body fat: 7%
Job title: engineering student
Home town: Somerset West
Favourite training move: Squat. Excellent move for overall body development and fat burning.
Nutritional tips: eat for your body type. Eat frequently throughout the day(small meals every 2-3 hours). Protein is important but so is fat. Eat plenty of avos and legumes. avoid refined sugars and carbs.
Best form of cardio: touch rugby. It's like running but a lot more fun.
Training motivation: everyday is another chance for you to be better than you were yesterday.
3 Damien Schechter
Age: 21
Weight: 82kg
Height: 176cm
Body fat: 5-6% (during comp prep I sit at 4% BF)
Job: Personal Trainer / USN Sales Promoter /Fitness model
Home town: Cape town
Favourite traning move? I would have to say Incline Bench Press. With well practiced form, correct resistance weight, and a 45degree angle, this exercise has helped me achieve, excel and perfect my Chest lifting capablities.
As I am a dedicated fitness competing athlete, I do not want to look flat on stage. I find maxing out on my resistance, at 9 sets of this exercise (3 X light sets, 3 X medium sets, 3 X heavy sets), helps develop a thick and striated chest. Developing a thick and solid looking chest sets the Beach body boys apart from the Physique/aesthetic look which I am looking for and training towards.
Top nutritional tips?
Green Tea and Consisten-C! Living the lifestyle I do which involved eating 6 small balanced meals a day, this generally means I am taking in a lot of carbs, oils, fats and proteins etc. The CLAs in Green Tea have been my wonder nutrient. It causes the body to burn stored fat for energy. I drink between 2 to 3 cups a day with added Dandelion, to help with my skin, liver tonic and arthritis :) it is an all-round lean and healthy-body product that I have found to increase my lean mass whilst reducing body fat. What I mean by consisten-C, is not only to be consistent in eating my small 6 meals a day, but to promote the intake of calcium based foods :) To be strong and have the bone structural support you need for heavy weight lifting etc, a solid Calcium intake is necessary to strengthen the bones.
I consume between 500-800g of low fat bulgarian yoghurt per day, sometimes adding in my Whey isolate USN protein in it, instead of mixing it with water. I do this so that I cut out the water retention.
Best form of cardio? Swimming. There is nothing better after an intense shoulder, back or chest workout, then to jump straight into the pool and kick 30-40 laps in their chops! You dont feel yourself sweat, it brings out that 'Magic V', and is a semi-thereputic way of doing cardio!
What motivates you? Having taken gold in Fitness SA and Nabba, as well as landing an epic USN contract this year, I would say is my motivation to keep on training hard and reaching my goals!There are so many people that believe in me and look at me for inspiration and motivation. This I would say is my number 1 reason to keep living a healthy and consistent lifestyle.
4 Lawrence Quba
Age: 32
Weight: 81kg
Height: 1.86
Body fat: 6.3
Job: Group Training Instructor and Master Trainer Virgin Active SA
Home town: Tshwane
Favorite training?
Burpees, because it involves squat,push up and jumps so I get to work on my whole body with one move
Top nutrition tips
Think like a cave man, food is energy for your body. Nothing more nothing less. Eat naturally, focus on things that are naturally produced. Take time, good nutrition is a marathon not a sprint
Whats your best form of cardio?
I love doing cardio kickboxing because we do it a group and so we get to push and encourage each other
How do you motivate yourself to train?
I always strive to be the best in what i'm doing so if i did good yesterday, I will try to be better today so that tomorrow I can be the best.
5 Gilbert Ntobeng
Age: 22
Weight: 80kg
Height: 1.7m
Body fat: 14.8
Job: Scholar and modeling
Home town: Macnethights (Polokwane)
Favourite training move?
Squats. The influence grew from playing rugby. From a young age I have indulged in the sport and the most formidable part about the sport is running, scrumming and tackling which means I would be using my legs more often. Otherwise the benefits that come with squads actually help me build the rest of my body as it helps release testosterone which helps with muscle growth. Without any doubts I'm a squats guy!
Top nutritional tips?
Avoid fast foods and soft drinks. I do not complicate my diet as others would usually do. I consume high carb foods before and after training, protein is always a key to any weight training schedule. What I normally do before training is fuel my body with carbs, BCAA's, protein and a bit of supplemented creatine. That way I lose less carbs in my sessions, and after training I'd fuel up with some carbs, protein, and glutamine.
My diet includes: Oats, Egg whites, eggs, coffee, fruits, peanuts, broccoli, beans, brown rice, chicken, red meat, milk etc.
Supplements include: BCAA, Casein/Whey protein, glutamine and creatine.
What's your best form of cardio?
Cycling, playing soccer and rugby.
How do you motivate yourself to train?
Stepping on the scale and seeing a better number. Progress is vital to me, I always try to grow as much muscle and burn as much fat as possible, and I keep the numbers of my weight in mind with each session. Every week, my challenge is to add at least 1kg of muscle.
6 Niel Van Rooyen
Age: 29
Weight: 76 kg
Height: 1.75 m
Body fat: 7%
Job: Manager at family business
Home town: Newcastle
Favourite training move?
I really enjoy body weight exercises such as pull-ups, chin-ups, push-ups, tricep dips etc. My favourite training move is a superset starting with 20 push-ups, followed by 15 pull-ups and then 30 sit-ups. I then take a 60 second rest and repeat three or four times. It works most of the upper body, gets the blood pumping and makes me feel awesome!
Top nutritional tips?
I follow the guidelines of a high protein diet with low fats and all carbs restricted to the earlier hours of the day. I eat six times a day and have lean protein (chicken, tuna, ostrich or venison) with every meal. I'll have healthy carbs such as whole wheat cereals, brown rice or potatoes with my breakfast, mid-morning snack and lunch, but restrict my dinners to protein and veggies. I also use only fat free dairy products and sugar-free soft drinks. The mistake most people make is thinking that healthy food cannot be enjoyed. I am an absolute food lover and it's very possible to prepare healthy meals that are tasty and enjoyable. Although I am quite strict in my eating habits, it's also important to have a good balance in life. My wife is an excellent baker, so every now and then allow myself to indulge in some of her baking or to enjoy a couple of beers with my mates. The key is to not overdo it!
What's your best form of cardio?
My best forms of cardio are a good 5km run, either on the road or the treadmill, or a hardcore spinning class.
How do you motivate yourself to train?
My motivation comes from my history - I never used to look the way I do today. In high school I was the skinniest kid around, suffered from low self esteem and had no confidence. At varsity too much junk food and alcohol led to me going from the one extreme to the other. At one point I weighed 87kg (which is overweight for my height) and had 24% body fat! I finally joined the gym, worked my butt off, and lost almost 20kg, reverting back to the skinny kid. But at least I had shed all the fat and that's when I started training and eating right to gain and maintain muscle. Where I used to be the guy with no self confidence who was uncomfortable in his own body and intimidated by the guys at the gym - I'm now the guy getting approached at gym by others and being asked for training tips and advice! It's still actually very surreal to me but also a great feeling to be able to motivate and help out other guys. I feel it's important to stay humble and grounded and never get a big head. The idea of never wanting to go back to being the skinny guy, or the chubby guy, is what motivates me to get up at 04:30 every morning and hit the gym! It takes a lot of hard work and dedication, but if your mindset is right, you're halfway there!
7 Sherman Thabang Gay
WEIGHT: 88kg's
HEIGHT: 1.82m
Performing eFitXtreme Big Five (legs, core, chest, shoulders and arms) Primal Movements preferably with elastic resistance bands in a multi-joined single motion execution.
Practice Functional Nutrition: "Is the advanced practice of personalized nutritional assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring with the goal of promoting optimal health and preventing diet and lifestyle related diseases.
Performing eFitXtreme Big Five (legs, core, chest, shoulders and arms) Primal Movements with elastic resistance bands in a multi joint single motion execution as well as performing "high & low" intensity training on the Athletic field doing a combination of high speed and endurance running.
8 Sibusiso James
Age: 21
Weight: 65KG
Height: 169
Body fat:2.85%
Job: Former Gym Receptionist
Favourite training move?
Arnold dumbbell shoulder press.
Top nutritional tips?
One egg a day, on average, doesn't increase risk for heart disease, so make eggs part of your weekly choices. Only the egg yolk contains cholesterol and saturated fat, so have as many egg whites as you want Try plant protein: beans and peas (kidney, pinto, black, or white beans; split peas; chickpeas; hummus), soy products
Aim to make at least half your grains whole grains. Look for the words "100% whole grain" or "100% whole wheat" on the food label. Whole grains provide more nutrients, like fiber, than refined grain. Choose lean or low-fat cuts of meat like round or sirloin and ground beef that is at least 90% lean. Trim or drain fat from meat and remove poultry skin. Don't forget the dairy. Pair your meal with a cup of fat-free or low-fat milk. They provide the same amount of calcium and other essential nutrients as whole milk, but less fat and calories
What's your best form of cardio?
Closing or ending my day with a 45min jog on the beach sands(soft sands which create hard movement)
How do you motivate yourself to train?
By taking two minutes of thinking back on how I started my first gym session, benching only 20KGs max and curling only 6kgs. I now stand up tall and able to bench 90kgs and curl 36kgs.The people who use to laugh at me at the beginning when I stared my transformation of my body, and those same people are inspired by my great body transformation -this keeps me aiming for better
9 Reabetsoe Sesele
Age: 21
Weight: 90
Height: 1.80cm
Body fat: 9%
Job: Sales Associate at Louis Vuitton Home town: Fourways, Johannesburg
Favourite exercise?
My back is my pride and joy. With that said deadlifts take the cup for me. Out of all the power exercises, I find deadlifts to be the best all-rounder to build strength and mass. It also involves more muscles than any other exercise. The upper and lower back, legs, gluteus, traps and arms all come into play during every rep. Not forgetting that feeling of fulfilment when you slam on some heavy weight and still manage to get that bar up and down. Although they get me singing a chorus of curse words, after each set, deadlifts would definitely be my favourite.
Top nutritional tips?
A couple of years ago I would have not been able to give input on nutrition. Thanks to one of my very good friends, Tshenolo Molatedi, who I see as my coach, I have acquired a vast amount of knowledge. It would all depend on what an individual is looking to achieve. Key principles would be to count your calories, always look to hit your macronutrients, and never substitute a solid meal with a protein shake. In terms of supplements, I've always stuck to what my coach and I call the holy trinity of supplements: preworkout, creatine and whey protein. But I would always advise not to rely solely on supplements, which is a trap many fall into when they decide to start training.
What's your best form of cardio?
Nothing better of me than walking on the good old treadmill, at an incline. I actually got this from watching inspirational bodybuilding videos, so I stuck to what works. Just get yourself two episodes of a good series on your phone, plug your earphones in, and walk off those extra calories.
How do you motivate yourself to train?
I've been asked this before and I always mention to people that it's easy to get motivated, the hard part is keeping that motivation. The goals I set myself keep me on the ball. Knowing that I'm working towards either a target weight, being able to push a certain amount of weight or to be number one on stage. This year will be my first year of competing in physique competitions. With that said, nobody ever aims to come second best and so I work on being the best I can be and steady reaching a stage where I can say that I am amongst the best. All of that, motivates me wake up early to prepare my meals for the day and it drives me to give 120% at the gym, every exercise, every set and every rep.
10 Scott Kimble
Age: 26
Weight: 85kg
Height: 6ft
Body fat: 6%
Job: Trainee Accountant
Home town: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Favourite training move?
The the pull up. I believe that you should take it back to basics, training with your own body weight is a great way to start, know your limits and slowly but surely attempt to push them. The pull up builds raw strength and power and is an exercise that is often overlooked or forgotten about in commercial gyms, but is paramount in building upper body and core strength. This is a fundamental exercise in progressing to more challenging ones, such as the muscle up.
Top nutritional tips? Abs start in the kitchen! The first rule I learned with regards to a healthy lifestyle is too much of anything is bad for you, balance and moderation is key. I don't believe in diets as they have a start and end date, eating healthily is a lifestyle choice and should be easily maintained, even as you get older. Don't deprive yourself, because when you give in, it leads to binging that undoes all of the hard work you have done. During the week I eat clean, but on the weekends I allow myself the burger or pizza I've been looking forward to. You should treat eating as an "input/output" system by balancing how much you eat with how much you train, the more you put in, the more you need to work out! I believe that you should be eating food at its most natural and raw state where possible, reducing the amount of processed foods and sugars will help get you to your desired fitness and health goals.
What's your best form of cardio?
I don't really do cardio in the general sense of the word. I like to think of it as doing conditioning, which includes exercises such as hill and beach sprints, push and pull sleds/prowlers and lift weights faster and reduce the amount of rest in between each set you are doing. I personally don't do much "cardio" I find that high intensity training with very short to no rest periods with a combination of great simple body weight exercises such as push ups, pull ups and dips, added into your weight lifting routine build a faster, stronger and leaner body. I do enjoy a casual run and swim on the beach with my fiancé and our two Labradors, nothing beats a bit of fresh air!
How do you motivate yourself to train?
I use training as an escape. An escape from the pressures of life, I plug in my earphones and tune into my workout and for that hour I get to block everything else out - if you can do that, soon it will turn into something you can't live without.Instead of looking outwards to find inspiration, turn inwards to find what drives you on an individual level. Your body is the only one you've got, use it wisely and treat it well. I train because I want to remain healthy and prolong my life to be with the ones I love for as long as I can.
11 Thabo Mokoena
Favorite Training Move Bent Knee Hip Raise. Simply because it engages the muscles that everyone who works out and the lazy folk wants which are the abs. It challenges you to maintain balance and control with every repetition plus you cannot complain about anything but yourself or your laziness since there isn't any equipment involved, there is just you and your body.
Top nutritional tips Hydrate yourself as much as you can. Our bodies rely on water more than any other substance, we lose water through sweat when we workout it is therefore very important to keep the fluid flowing back into the body. Other important reasons include the fact that our muscles also need water to enable them to remain elastic and flexible, so have a water bottle almost everywhere with you.
Best Form of Cardio Good old fashioned jogs.Nothing beats being able to challenge yourself in an open environment.
Motivation to keep training At first I use to train to boost my confidence and build a bigger muscular torso. Now my health, the adrenaline rush and peacefully clear mind I get after a training session keep me motivated but I must say the hunger to improve muscle definition also keeps me going, I want to show that you don't have to be huge to have proper muscles.
12 Frank Spillman
Age: 28
Weight: 90kg
Height: 1,84m
Body fat: 4% at the moment
Job title: Fitness Specialist at Virgin Active, Model at Ice Genetics, Sponsored Athlete and USN Ambassador
Home town: Bloemfontein
Favourite training move? Definitely Olympic Ring Muscle-ups, cause it involves technique, strength, and explosiveness
Top nutritional tips? I believe constant change is key. The body is made to adapt. So for instance, varying your carb intake amounts daily is a good way to optimize the fat-burning effect. And eat regularly. I eat every two to three hours to boost my metabolism, drinking enough water throughout the day.
What's your best form of cardio? If its cold, I run... if its warm, I swim.
How do you motivate yourself to train? I want to achieve so that I can inspire others... this being my goal causes me to stay focused and push myself to the limit. And I like to play something like Tiesto's podcasts loud in my ears.
13 Paul Terblanche
Age:35 years
Body Fat: 8%
Job: Pro MMA fighter and owner of a Fitness centre
Home Town: Moorreesburg
Favourite training move? I do not have favourite training move, but I enjoy exercises like chin-ups, push-ups and walking lunges that train more than 1 muscle group at a time.
Top nutritional tips? My best nutritional tip is: do not eat starch at night, but allow yourself 1 cheat meal a week.
What's your best form of cardio? The best form of cardio is skipping.
How do you motivate yourself to train? It is not difficult to motivate yourself to train if you have a goal. Also, I am addicted to training, so it's easy!
14 Morne Marais
Age: 27
Weight: 93kg
Height: 1.83m
Body Fat: 8.3%
Job: Personal Trainer and Health and Safety Advisor
Home Town: Cape Town
Favourite training move: A burpee into a pushup into a squat jump into a pull-up. A great full body workout that really increases muscle strength and mass, keeping the heart rate up there and makes you break out an awesome sweat.
Top nutritional tips:
Stay away from startch, no carbs after 4pm, steam and grill food no boiling or deep fry, have at least 2 portions of veggies a day, have your 5 to 6 meals a day and drink a lot of water, 3 to 4.5L a day, make sure to have a sufficient dosage of the correct multi- vitamins, eat enough fruit and as far as possible make sure that you at least have 3 meals a day that includes a protein, carb and fat.
Best form of cardio: Hill sprints. It keeps you on the fat burning zone and really helps with muscle toning, prevents you from burning muscle but keeps you fit and healthy at the same time.
What motivates me to train:
By standing up every morning and knowing what a privilege it is to be able to train.
15 Rick Van Zyl
Age: 24
Weight: 85kg's
Height: 1,87m
Body fat: 5%
Job title: Brand and Sales Ambassador at BOS Ice Tea
Home town: Cape Town
Favourite training move? My favourite kind of training is 'super-setting' and 'drop sets' in gym. I love pushing myself by starting on a heavier weight and doing lower reps, and then doing 3 or 4 consecutive sets whilst dropping the weight and increasing reps. This is a great way to get your heart rate up, burn fat and gain lean muscle. The most important factor throughout the sets is to maintain your form and technique throughout.
Top nutritional tips? My top nutritional tips would be to be consistent with your diet and training. A balanced lifestyle of enough sleep, a clean diet and a balance of weight and cardio training is the best way to go. Eating smaller meals (containing a balance of proteins, complex carbs and essential fats) more often throughout the day is a great way to increase your metabolism and burn fat whilst maintaining lean muscle. Drinking 500ml of water as you wake up is another great way to kickstart your metabolism. Drinking water throughout the day is key. When dieting, i focusing on cutting out sugar, salt, dairy and sauces. What's your best form of cardio? My favourite form of cardio is any cardio that is outdoor. Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, so there is nothing better than a run along the promenade or trail runs up Lions Head or Table Mountain. Other great forms of cardio are Boxing and Crossfit.How do you motivate yourself to train? I have always had a passion for training and staying fit. I see it as a lifestyle choice. I played all sports growing up and that demanded a high level of fitness. Motivation is a mind game and i constantly strive to better myself. Don't try be better than others, focus on being a better you. A strong mind with this thought process and philosophy has always helped me strive to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
16 Rudi Witkosky
Age: 23
weight: 90 kg
height: 186cm
Body fat: 10.2%
Job: Auditor and model
Hometown: Cape Town
Favourite training move: Extended reversed ball crunches (ie place you hands on a bench press(any flat platform ) with you legs on an aerobics ball. Extend your legs out and bring them towards you without bending them. I do 3 sets of 12-15 reps each I find that this exercise works your entire core, due to the stability and balance required, but at the same time stimulates your abdominal muscles.
Nutritional tips: Everyone knows to stay clear of carbs and sugars. It is extremely difficult to avoid sugars. Your body craves a little sugar. I would always suggest having a breakfast that contains some( but minimal ) sugars and carbs in order to keep your body regulated for the day. Breakfast examples: natural oats or future life (recommended amounts ). If you skip breakfast, your body craves sugars and carbs and one finds that you could easily over indulge in these foods. NEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME TOO HUNGRY. You need to have an end goal. I stress this point else you will just become depressed.
CARDIO: Interval training ie training on a high heart rate. I love doing short sprints for 1 minute followed with a 1 minute walk. I do this for a total of 20mins. This increase the heart rate tremulously, but at the same allows for resting time. I find it the most effective way to tone up, but at the same time retain lean muscle.
Self Motivation: I set goals for myself. If I miss a training session, I remind myself that it will extra hard work in order to reach those goals. For example my recent goal was to run 5kms in 20min.another example: I should be able to do X amount of squats at X date in X amount of time. My modeling career also requires me to stay in shape.
17 Jody Hauptfleisch
Favourite training move? Squats, reason being they challenge you physically and mentally.
Top nutritional tips? Always pack snacks such as raw unsalted almonds or biltong this way you will not choose an unhealthy option. Hydrate yourself throughout the day. I also say if you don't have temptation in your house you can't eat it!
What's your best form of cardio?
I really enjoy skipping.
How do you motivate yourself to train?
I love training and don't require much motivation but music helps and training with someone who challenges you.
18 Peter Gaiser
Age: 29
Weight: 83kg
Height: 177cm
Body fat: 6%
Job title: Personal trainer and model.
Home town: Cape Town
Favourite training move?
Barbell squats. Barbell squats are the king of compound exercises. No other movement works as much muscle as good old squats. It's a very grueling exercise to perform which means you burning more calories and hitting multiple muscles such as the quads, hamstrings, glutes, calves and core.
Top nutritional tips?
I'm a big believer in keeping a good balance by eating a great variety of healthy foods as well as eating fresh in-processed foods. Including a variety of proteins such as ostrich, lean red meat, chicken, fish and eggs. Clean carbs in the form of oats, brown basmati rice and a good mix of fruits and vegetables. Also get in those essential fats from foods such as nuts, avocado and fish oils. Finally eating by instinct, meaning eat to be satisfied, don't under eat and don't over eat.
What's your best form of cardio? I prefer to do any sort of HIIT cardio. Usually this involves running at different speeds and also sprints as the body never adjusts to HIIT cardio unlike steady state cardio whereby the body easily adapts to it.
How do you motivate yourself to train?
One will never be satisfied with our physiques, which makes training interesting. So for me I like to keep visualizing myself improving after every single workout I do. I think it's important to understand what your weakness are and the. Come up with a plan of how to improve on them.
19 Chris Walsh
Age: 31
Weight: 88 kg
Height: 178 cm
Body fat: 8%
Job title: Personal Trainer
Home town: Cape Town
Favourite training move? Double arm Kettlebell Split Lunge. I know I'm in good physical condition if I'm even doing it and when I am, it challenges everything!
Top nutritional tips? Drink loads of water, keep sugar & dairy low but most important keep some cheat meals in there.
What's your best form of cardio? Trail Running, nothing beats getting out there on the mountain.
How do you motivate yourself to train? I know any life obstacle can be overcome by a mind set achieved in a gym. So no motivation needed, training is installed in my DNA.
20 Francois Adams
Age: 36
Weight: 85
Height: 186
Body fat: 8%
Job: Small Business Owner - Interior Design Company
Home town: Umhlanga Rocks
Favourite training move? Lateral raises because it targets the medial head of the deltoids which widens the deltoid and gives you a good V Taper
Top nutritional tips? Eat a balanced diet comprising of a protein and a good carb at each meal such as sweet potato and chicken. 5 to 6 meals a day and no carbs after 4pm.
What's your best form of cardio? HIIT
How do you motivate yourself to train? I look at my best and then set goals for the next year to improve on the previous year


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Additional Property InformationThis condo listing located at Arenal, Javea boasts three bedrooms, two bathrooms and one partial bathroom. The property is currently offered for $444,500.
Highlights include sea views,excellent views,180? panoramic views or more,near beach,near golf course,walking distance to the beach,walking distance to the centre,private garage,garage,communal garden,communal pool,radiators,air conditioning,equipped kitchen,elevator,near to amenities,near to transport,close to international schools,near to horse riding centre.
This property is listed by Margot Duncan of Inmobiliaria Rimontgó headquartered in Spain.


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Forest Oil Corporation announced that the lenders under the Company's revolving credit facility have completed their regularly scheduled semi-annual redetermination of the Company's borrowing base.
As part of the redetermination process, Forest and the lenders agreed to amend the facility to provide for, among other things, an increase in the permitted maximum total debt to EBITDA ratio (leverage ratio) to 5.75 to 1.0 at the end of the calendar quarters of March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014, and September 30, 2014; 5.50 to 1.0 at the end of the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2014; 5.25 to 1.0 at the end of the calendar quarter of March 31, 2015; 5.00 to 1.0 at the end of the calendar quarter of June 30, 2015; 4.75 to 1.0 at the end of the calendar quarter of September 30, 2015; and 4.50 to 1.0 at the end of any calendar quarter ending after September 30, 2015.
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Eye clinic attended was superb. No waiting time as at Walsgrave!
Other clinics attended with a relative also first class.
GP area also excellent as observed by my husband.
We are delighted by the addition of this building.
Please keep up the good work.
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It is now accepted that climate change is a major crisis that can turn catastrophic for the planet if real actions to avert it continue to be avoided. This crisis can only be effectively dealt with by tackling the root causes. The burning of fossil fuels by humans for energy is the primary cause. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution up to 80 percent of atmospheric capacity to absorb carbon emissions has been taken up by industrialised countries. The reality is that at least 80 percent of currently known fossil fuels must be left unburned to avoid catastrophic global warming and to avoid local destruction where fossil fuels are being extracted.
Oilwatch's Call for a De-petroleum-ized Habitat III. This call was made at the end of the General Assembly of Oilwatch International held in Quito, Ecuador. The General Assembly also marked Oilwatch's 20th Anniversary.
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In woks at Bangkok Cuisine, snow peas, carrots, napa cabbage, and mushrooms sizzle in a symphony of familiar sounds and tasty smells. Prepared by a chef with over 25 years of experience in Thai cooking, ingredients indigenous to Southeast Asia mingle in traditional Thai dishes, which also draw on the culinary traditions of the country's neighbors. Boneless duck marinates in red curry with green peppers, tomatoes, and pineapple, and papaya salad evokes Thailand's palm-tree-sprinkled coast. Chefs tailor each dish's spiciness to individual palates, delighting daring diners with thai peppers that can taste mild or hotter than two astronauts making out on the surface of Venus. Fusion dishes include Chinese staples such as sweet 'n' sour sauce.


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Pedal users in 1999 are very sophisticated. Take the old conventions: of in on the right, out on the left, battery connected when input plug is in place, use this pedal before that one for a certain sound, reverse for another, positive ground, negative ground, pedal switching systems... we're living in a 'been there, done that' pedal world. Most every guitarist is familiar with the limitations of putting one fuzz or distortion into another... losing the detail but perhaps gaining that fun "shutdown" effect as one overloads the other, and the "where's my fuzz?" experience of playing a fuzz into a really dirty amp. Limitations. They increase your creativity but hob-gobble your plan.
I designed this new distortion generator, Machine, with some different limitations. Like try playing chords through it. Hmmm. But put it in front of any string of fuzz pedals, and try to make it disappear. Machine is actually a dual frequency-tripler circuit that uses crossover distortion for the first time in any pedal, ever. It generates the distortion of the wave in the sloped part of the cycle, instead of the peaks and valleys like all other distorters and fuzzes. In other words, it distorts when your guitar string is in the middle of vibrating, while it's swinging, not as it's turning around. That's the same place where your speaker cone is sort of coasting, between all the way in and all the way out. Where nothing is happening, this pedal happens. With Machine you can leave your favorite distorting pedals on and still add a new element of energetic grind.
One thing to keep in mind, however, is that this pedal basically sounds horrible. It's primary purpose is to cut through. But like a wild man with a machete, it is not nice.
You'll notice the dynamic response is higher than most pedals. If you put a tremolo pedal set smooth in front of it you'll hear it sweep through it's wild frequency multiplying stages, or if the trem is set for square wave it will jump back and forth between crunchy harmonics. Conversely, you can get ringing harmonic effects using a dynamically freezing pedal in front of it like a compressor. The biggest drawback to this pedal is that of anything in your arsenal, it's the most likely to get you kicked out of the house by your mom, girlfriend, boyfriend, or wife. Or roommate or Dad. Or Grandma. Even your dog. Whine. Keep in mind that this pedal needs to see a sloped wave in order to do it's thing, so an undistorted guitar signal going into it will allow it to generate the strongest harmonics.
Knobs are In, which is drive; Limit, which clips the original waveform off at about the same size as the harmonics (if you want); and Out or Volume, which is output level. If the Limit knob is set to the right, the signal remains unclipped.
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Even if you pre-ordered an item, we must still receive it within 45 days of your order date in order to give you a refund, so please try to only pre-order items you plan to keep. If the pre-ordered item arrives outside of the 45 day window from when you ordered it, you will have 7 days from the arrival date to send it back for store credit (minus original shipping cost) or a replacement.
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New Mayor of Winchester is elected
Press Release: 18/05/2006
First Elected to Winchester City Council in May 1998 as member for the town ward of St Bartholomew, Cllr Nelmes has served on a number of committees including Licensing and Principal Scrutiny and has held the positions of Chair of Best Value and Vice-chair of Standards, Personnel committee and also the Town Forum. She was also a member of the Cabinet, holding the Portfolio for Performance Management and Procurement for two years.
Her early life was spent in Surrey, and after leaving school, worked mainly in insurance and merchant banking.
In 1974 Cllr Nelmes began work for Hampshire County Council where she enjoyed a number of responsibilities carrying out Public Relations for the County Architect and arranging conferences and seminars. Her favourite job was finding sponsors and looking after the major exhibitions of sculptures by Elisabeth Frink and Henry Moore.
After transferring to the Recreation Department she helped to put together a large number of functions in the Country Parks, including a 3-day reunion of those who worked, or were patients, at the Royal Victoria Military Hospital in Netley.
Cllr Nelmes then set up her own PR consultancy and also took a part-time job with the City Council in the Housing Department. She became involved with the trade union and ended up as the Branch Secretary dealing with members' problems, assisting in the formulation of policies for disciplinaries, grievances and redundancy. She was also heavily involved in negotiations for the transfer of the Direct Works services to SERCo.
On retiring from the City Council she stood for election to the Council.
Every year the Mayor of Winchester raises money for his or her chosen charities. This year Cllr Nelmes has chosen Emmaus Hampshire a social enterprise whose aim is to help homeless people help themselves, Naomi House, The Samaritans (Winchester & District Branch), and Winchester Basics Bank.
On her appointment Cllr Nelmes said, "I am very aware of the honour and responsibilities of this position and look forward to meeting many people from all areas of the district and learning much more of the work done by so many volunteers".