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From: Jim Mitchell (AKA The Biker Who Buys Houses)
Let me be frank with you.
- I'm not going to call you "friend" every few minutes.
- I will not show you pictures of me on a yacht with bikini clad babes touting a system to "get rich quick".
- I am not an author or teacher by trade. I make my living investing. Simply put, I Buy Houses!
I am here to tell it like it is, share some insights I've picked up, and how my system has become so reliable, that even when faced with some tough life circumstances beyond my control, I was STILL ABLE TO BUY HOUSES and MAKE MONEY WITH NONE!
There is a lot of B.S. out there when it comes to how to make money investing in real estate. Most of it is written by people who are authors, not real estate investors.
I don't make my living selling books.
I am a full-time real estate investor. I teach, mentor and write about real estate investing on the side.
Rather than teaching you theories about what could work, I will share my own experiences and what I know works and show you how to implement it immediately to start making real money through real estate.
I'm not here to give you a tough sales pitch to buy my course, or guarantee that you will be a millionaire in weeks using my system. What I can tell you is that in my course I have shared my experience, doing tons of these types of deals. I cover some of the smaller details that go unmentioned in most of the other courses I have read and studied personally about investing. I share the things that I have learned "in the street", doing deals, year in, and year out.
I wrote it for people who want to learn from someone who is actually out there making a living doing the things they teach. In my system, you'll get a REAL WORLD perspective – no theory, no hype, no fluff.
It's for both experienced investors and newbies.
Whether you are an experienced investor, seeking some new or different perspective into a system for buying houses, and how it can be applied SEVERAL ways… or a Rank Newbie without a clue, this course and materials will show you how to buy houses and make money.
BUT WAIT! Here is the part I am really excited about. See, I've been around the block a time or two, and stumbled, run, and glided my way to good deal after good deal. I learned one major important point along the way that guides me today:
So, sure, I'll show you, it is EASY to buy house after house. Contrary to what most tell you, getting deals signed is the EASY PART of this business. The REAL REWARD, and the thing that TAKES REAL EFFORT, is getting paid.
I'll show you several ways to EXIT YOUR DEALS SMOOTHLY and GET PAID!
Not just the old tired, "Buy low/no equity subject to/sell with a lease option to create profit" system. Signing deals is, and should be, FUN! However, the REAL FUN is when THE CHECK IS DELIVERED TO YOU!!
How it all started:
A little over a decade ago I was working in Law Enforcement and Corrections in my home state of Illinois. I worked for my local sheriff's office for nearly a decade, living paycheck-to-paycheck, with heavy credit card debts.
My job, while sometimes exciting, was VERY stressful, and frankly, kind of boring most of the time. It never really challenged my mind or provided the lifestyle I felt my family deserved.
I Wanted Something Better For Myself And My Family.
Like many people, I saw one of those late-night infomercials about real estate investing and bought what they were selling. If you've bought any of those yourself, you probably know that they are often missing information and are basically just a sales pitch for something more expensive.
It was really a struggle to figure out how to get started. But I was determined, so after studying real estate investing in multiple courses, books, and online, I completed my first investment transaction in 1998.
With that single transaction I was able to bring in more money than THREE MONTHS worth of my sheriff's office salary.
From that point I was hooked on investing and quit my job to become a full time investor!
That was 13 years ago, and I am happy to report I've been happily unemployed ever since. In fact…
I went from making $46,000 per YEAR to making that as an average PER REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION!
I'll be the first to admit it wasn't easy. It took hard work and persistence, and of course, lots of desire. But I'm proof it can be done.
This kind of income has allowed me to live the life I dreamed of. I relocated to sunny Florida where I live in paradise. Great weather and year round riding!
For relaxation and recreation, I ride my Harley Davidson motorcycle whenever possible. I've often been called "The Biker Who Buys Houses." I do somewhat fit the "biker image" because yes, I live to ride. Investing is just how I pay for it!
I'm not telling you my story to brag. I'm telling you this to show you what's possible with the right knowledge, along with a strong desire for something better.
The economy now is much different than it was back when I started investing. Times are tight for those working jobs. For those who are willing to work for themselves, the timing is right to become wealthy.
This market is the perfect storm for investors with the will and creativity to set themselves up with a secure financial future.
I would like to help others who are either stuck in dead end jobs like I was or those who simply need or want to make their own money.
I did it for myself, and now I'd like to help you!
Over the years, I developed my own system for investing in real estate, based on my experiences. I put it together in an easy-to-follow guide that anyone could follow to duplicate my success. You can imitate the things I did right and avoid the pitfalls I found the hard way.
I am an investor full time and my real estate investing education business is simply something I do as a way to give back to others to help them get out of their 9-5 lifestyle and really start living.
My system will teach you how to buy real estate with…
- No Money Down!
- No Credit Checks!
- No Partners!
- No High Interest Rates or Points!
- Low to No Closing Costs!
- Often Getting PAID to Buy
When it comes to real estate investing, I consider myself a "transaction engineer". I utilize several different methods for acquiring real estate. However, I prefer the method of buying properties subject to the existing financing.
I am very comfortable with this method and feel that the advantages are numerous, for both the investor and the seller. There are more opportunities to make money with investing in real estate when you buy properties using other people's money. That is what buying "subject to the existing financing" is all about.
I have used my methods of investing in numerous markets all over the United States and have students all over the country doing the same thing, successfully.
I do not appear on any late night television infomercials, nor do I conduct or give multi-thousand dollar boot camps. So if you've bought other books on investing and were disappointed because they were lacking details and were just a way to give you a sales pitch for a higher-priced product, you will not get that here.
I am a straight shooter.
No holds-barred is the name of my game and that attitude will be displayed throughout my course. If you do not have a thick skin or are expecting all stars and glitter, then this course is not for you.
If you are looking for a course that is the "Magic Bullet," this is not it (of course, beware of anything that claims to be). I am merely passing along to you my own personal experience and systems that I have developed along the way. I will not sugar coat anything; it is just not my style.
I do not dress in three-piece business suits and have not even owned one for years. I am most often spotted wearing jeans and a biker t-shirt as pictured here. That is my uniform of choice and the dress code in my office and business meetings.
If people will GIVE their houses to someone who looks like me… anyone can do this!
I have managed to create a decent lifestyle with my investing, due in large part to being able to buy property after property, subject to the existing financing.
Financial freedom was my goal when I began and real estate has made that possible. Thanks to investing in real estate through the methods I'll share with you,
I am able to do what I want, when I want.
Personally, I like to ride my Harley whenever I can. I've been happily unemployed for YEARS now, and cannot even fathom working for someone else, all because of the system I'm sharing with you in this material.
Now, I don't know what you like to do with your free time, but I'm sure you can think of something you'd rather do than working at a job you hate day after day.
Whether you're looking to quit your job, pay off debt, have more time with your family, buy yourself some new toys, or take more vacations, investing in real estate using the system I teach can potentially help you do those things if you take it seriously and really commit yourself to it.
Here are a few deals I've done:
Yes, that's $44,018.88 that went directly to me at closing.
That's after paying the mortgage and everything else owed on the house.
This one brought in $30,901.78.
This deal gave me $47,893.14. Not bad.
And here I made $31,269.37.
But it's not all big lump sums at closing…
There are also up front profits, like this one for $10,872.00.
And there's nothing like getting paid in cash. Yes, that's $10,000 in cash.
Get paid multiple times on every deal.
If you want to know how to make FAST CA$H (money now), CA$HFLOW (money every month), and FUTURE PROFITS, using one technique with a few variations to acquire real estate for WELL BELOW VALUE, this is the stuff!
My systems and advice have helped MANY students all over the country to create HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS in PROFITS, using their brains, not their wallet!
"I bought a well known course, as well as other RE books here and there, and even enrolled into one of the "guru's" coaching programs. I was so sure it would work, but I found no deals (at least did not know how to handle the ones I did find) and all that really worked on a routine basis was my paying for those courses every month.
After approximately one year of basically wasting my time searching for deals, I signed up with Jim and he set me straight.
Within a week and a half, I had a deal COME TO ME (instead of me searching to find it).
It never would have happened if I did not get in touch with Jim in the first place. He walked me through the entire process of obtaining this deal from beginning to end. Definitely worth more than what I paid. "
-Richard Lemons, Palm Bay, FL
"I was at a point where I was very discouraged about the entire Real Estate Process. I talked about going into Real Estate for a long time but never did anything. I had purchased a few courses but really didn't know how to go forward.
Then, my life completely changed when I contacted Jim Mitchell.
Jim walked me through the process, step-by-step. He explains things in a complete and simple form that anyone could understand. I never thought I could do it, but Jim told me I could and I believed him.
As a result, and after only 1 month, I now control 2 properties and have the enthusiasm and courage to go out and buy more. I wouldn't have started my Real Estate career if it weren't for Jim.
I highly recommend Jim's program to anyone. It is definitely worth it."
Jamae' Christopher, Frankfort, IL
Are you ready to start making some real money?
The only thing standing in your way is the right specialized knowledge, which is just a couple clicks away.
Order my system today and you'll be able to download it instantly and start applying it the same day. You're not just investing in a system, you're investing in your own future.
So I encourage you not to put it off because you and I both know you'll get distracted with other things and forget to come back.
Take action, get results. It's as simple as that.
In my course you will learn:
- The nuts and bolts of how a 'subject to' transaction works
- Exit strategies for the deals you sign (this is how you get paid)
- Small details pulled from my VAST experience of doing HUNDREDS of these deals, to help your deals run smoothly.
- PLENTY of "Seller interaction" examples, to help you overcome the FEAR of talking to sellers and presenting your service!
- How I almost never negotiate for my deals!
- How to get sellers to talk YOU into buying their house (rather than you talking them into it)!
- How to overcome common and not-so-common objections BEFORE they become objections!
- Why due diligence is important, and what information you MUST KNOW before signing on the dotted line!
- Non-conventional exit strategies, to help you MAKE THE LARGEST PROFIT POSSIBLE on EACH AND EVERY DEAL! Learn to sell your subject to deals for BIG CA$H TODAY!… or, create CA$H now, CA$HFLOW/Passive income, and LARGE PAYOUTS LATER!
To help you get off to a great start, I'll even throw in these bonuses:
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- Subject To Quick Start Guide
- Subject To Success audio
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Will They Get A Slap On The Wrist
by Big Dog on Jan 15, 2015 at 12:03 Second Amendment
A lady was fortunate to win one thousand dollars at the Maryland Live Casino. Unfortunately, two other people noticed her good fortune and followed her to her home that was about an hour away.
When she got out of her car one of the two brandished a handgun and took her purse. The couple was arrested four days later by detectives and they are charged with assault, armed robbery and theft.
Given that they committed a crime with a firearm in Maryland they should expect a stiff penalty and some jail time. But, this is Maryland and even though they broke the law they might get a plea bargain for lesser crimes and end up walking only to commit more crimes in the future.
Maryland is easy on criminals but tough on the law abiding. The man who had the gun is Mark West. He has a lengthy criminal history that includes assault, CDS possession with intent to distribute and violation of both probation and peace orders. I don't know his specifics but this history would indicate he would not be allowed to legally own a firearm.
In many of his past cases he was not prosecuted (looks like the charges were dropped) and for those he was prosecuted he received little in the way of punishment.
Maryland would rather keep putting criminals on the street and harass law abiding citizens.
In Maryland the law abiding cannot carry a firearm at all openly (it is alleged that one may carry a long gun but that would be unwise) and concealed carry permits only go to special people. Maryland has decided that certain firearms are not allowed in the state and its citizens may not purchase them.
The laws are designed to keep the law abiding from getting or carrying firearms. Self protection is not a valid reason in the state.
It would appear though, West had no trouble getting a firearm and using it in a crime even though he has a criminal history and probably would not be allowed to have one.
The point has been made many times that gun laws only apply to people who obey the law in the first place.
This story proves that point.
Maryland is a nanny state that infringes upon the rights of its citizens.
I hope this trend reverses starting next Wednesday when a new governor is sworn in.
Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.
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Reason Wafawarova On Thursday
The question of Press freedom is as eminent as is that of media responsibility. Both questions attract very easy answers. Any decent modern society must respect the freedom of the Press, and the right of the public to be informed. Secondly, the responsibility of the journalist, or of any decent person,
is to tell the truth.
The traditional meaning of media has been narrowed immensely with the dawn of the Internet age, and the world now has to put up with the disturbing reality where anyone from any background can proclaim to be a publisher.
Journalism, just like intellectual responsibility, comes with three aspects of the moral imperative.
A journalist has to tell the truth as best as one can, must report on things that matter, and must target the right audience. These are aspects of journalism that come with many complex dimensions, including aesthetic ones.
It is not too easy to abide by the responsibility to try and adhere to the truth.
Apart from the recklessness of lousy journalism where excitable reporters report fiction, lies and gossip as fact, there are more serious constraints to the responsibility to tell the truth.
The truth can be glaringly obvious, yet personally costly for the scribe, particularly for those vulnerably exposed to the fangs of power.
Truth that does not conform to power carries with it dire consequences for the messenger, and if we assume that the Sunday Mail did the due diligence fact-check required before publishing the corruption story that implicated unnamed members of the police force, then we could be looking at a classic case of how power can attack an inconvenient truth.
Bludgeoning of truth tellers is not necessarily a preserve of lesser-developed societies still struggling to understand the novelty of democracy.
The predicament of American Edward Snowden makes an easy case study for one to figure out how dire the cost of truth can become even in established democracies.
In totalitarian states the cost can be fatally severe, and there are numerous examples where truth tellers have either been eliminated or forced into exile. Of course not every dissident exile is a victim of telling the truth — some are victims of their own fabrications. We are not referring to these.
There are impediments that sometimes come with pursuing the truth, especially on matters related to the state. Some rogue elements within the corridors of state power will always create the misimpression that reporting on State corruption is tantamount to undermining authority.
In Zimbabwe the quick fix is to label the reporter a regime change agent serving the interests of foreigners.
In politics one has to be careful with what they do with the truth.
If one decides to document their perception of the truth, the way Elton Mangoma did through his letter to Morgan Tsvangirai in April 2014, the repercussions can be unbearable.
Even without State power at his disposal, Tsvangirai still had enough hoodlums to make Mangoma pay for his views.
He was bashed publicly, and the rest is now history.
Ideally the media must be above these devices and the culture where the powerful are protected from inappropriate facts.
It appears the Zimbabwe Republic Police is determined to even out with journalists that fail to confine themselves to reporting outside the spheres of power.
Instead of simply issuing a Press statement disputing or correcting the report implicating unnamed members within its ranks, or simply demanding a retraction of the story, the police authorities decided to hunt down the reporters.
The idea was not to demand verification of the facts around the story, but to use detention as a coercion tool for the disclosure of the sources to the story. It is called vindictive policing.
Nathaniel Manheru confirms this by narrating his encounter with one rogue senior police officer, whom he says was bragging about arbitrary arrests.
We cannot avoid truth about corruption in the name of protecting the reputation of those in power, or even that of political parties.
In the same vein, we cannot avoid the truth about a dysfunctional opposition led by a failed and tired leadership just because we want to protect the legacy of the struggle for democracy.
Any journalist worthy the name must know the difference between blind loyalty and patriotism, as well as that between contumacious support and principle.
It is fair enough to be an uncompromising adherent to the principle of democracy, but such adherence should never be confused with obstinate defence of failed political leadership.
The second aspect of the moral imperative in media responsibility is determining what matters. What matters in our lives are the fundamental values we share collectively as humans — the quest for justice, peace, happiness, dignity and development.
Noam Chomsky writes; "The responsibility of the writer as a moral agent is to try to bring the truth about matters of human significance to an audience that can do something about them."
The responsibility of a competent journalist must be towards the moral expectation of the targeted audience — the public. We cannot allow those in power to reduce newsrooms to extensions of patronage networks where appeasement is carried out with the intent to impress those in power.
But how many writers are out there today dying to impress those in power?
And how many politicians are out there wantonly obsessed with the misguided belief that media personnel at Zimpapers are their subordinates?
While the unmasking of the opprobrious Baba Jukwa character was of significant interest to a part of the Zimbabwean community, the shoddiness of both the media reports and the manner the police handled the whole saga did not even rise to the level of nonsense. As a result we may never come to know who this insolent rogue was, or is.
In our anger or excitement we celebrated mediocrity, elevated sensationalism to levels of investigative journalism, and we had a number of people wrongly implicated in this scandal of the overrated scoundrel. All but two of the implicated were never charged or prosecuted, and the two who were prosecuted were not convicted. The State's case was simply hollow.
In the polarity of our politics we have often cheered an errant and very irresponsible media, for as long as the roguery is directed at the other side of the political divide.
The media must always come across as a moral agent, not as a monster, and this must define the person and character of every journalist.
When the media willingly or forcibly fronts the cause of powerful elites and politicians, it is morals that take the greatest knock.
Jeffrey Gettleman of the New York Times recently published fabrications from a poof Kenyan website, not because he was just gullible or stupid enough not to detect the apparent emptiness of the story, but because his ulterior motive against the character of President Mugabe takes an overwhelming precedence over reason.
The New York Times is more than aware of the demise of the opposition MDC in Zimbabwe, but it is not an issue the publication would ever preoccupy itself with. There are more pressing issues to cover when it comes to Zimbabwe, like magnifying any damaging fabrications against the man the Western-sponsored MDC has dismally failed to dislodge from power.
In the late 70s Pol Pot committed so many atrocities on his opponents in Cambodia, and so did General Suharto in East Timor. The Western media reported the crimes against humanity as the epitome of evil, and like has happened to President Mugabe; Pol Pot was portrayed as the equivalent of Adolf Hitler.
There was no blot on the torture endured by the Timorese people, and this was simply because their tormentor Suharto enjoyed support from Western powers at the time.
The Western hypocrisy and double standards continue to manifest with events in Syria where the evil lies in the loathed Assad leadership.
We have for some time pointed out the hypocrisy of the West, but we must of necessity assess our own internal systems within the scope of the local political landscape, and we must carry out an honest appraisal of where we morally stand.
We have our various media taking sides with political parties across the divide, or unashamedly paying a blind eye to the errors of their favoured side, while exaggerating the shortcomings of those they stand opposed to. Elton Mangoma recently explained how they do it at the MDC-T.
It would take a great deal of blind faith for one to miss the glaring partialities within the Zimbabwean media. It is a scam we can no longer stand as a nation.
The audience is the third part of the moral imperative. Naturally, the audience is chosen on the assumption that it deserves to be told the truth, and that is why the media gets obsessed with the phrase "public interest."
More important than just being told the truth, the public needs to be enlightened in a way that will allow for action on its part — like voting out people causing it distress and suffering.
The whole point behind reporting or commenting on corruption is to enlighten the public so it can do something about it. A good journalist aims to provide his audience a platform for action, hoping the public can through that corrective action relieve itself of its burden, in this case corruption.
As writers we must be responsible opinion makers, not propagandists at the service of irresponsible politicians.
Speaking truth to power is tempting and quite admirable, but when we do that we have an entirely wrong audience. The infantile and self-indulgence of speaking truth to the corrupt politician does not often result in the reforming of the rogues.
Journalism must ensure that those cushioning themselves in the powers of institutional settings are reminded that they are human beings after all. Being a police chief does not place one above the moral radar under which everyone else falls. Rather such an appointment comes with a greater call for one to be an exemplary moral agent.
Any writer worthy the name must be like the good natural teacher who speaks with, and not to his audience. We must view our readers as a community of common concern in which we hope to participate alongside everyone else in constructively building our society.
Our media has no problem applying the moral principle, just that the principle is often selectively applied to official enemies. We have the "treacherous" and "unpatriotic" opposition on the one end and a "red-toothed dictatorship" on the other, just to quote the Zimbabwean media lexicon as applied across the divide.
At one time the EU ambassador to Zimbabwe observed that pro-opposition NGOs had become obsessed with irrational criticism of the ruling ZANU-PF, and he remarked civic groups could as well be "Anti-Governmental Organisations."
We cannot build a society where the media resorts to a warped value system, where the intellect in the newsroom is to serve power interests: to record in despicable terms the terrible shortcomings of designated enemies, and to conceal or prettify the sins of preferred power centres and their politicians.
Journalists are not and must not be commissars and apparatchiks of political parties or their functionaries. They are moral agents guided by moral principle.
It is just sad to see politicking journalists and columnists.
The answers to the question of media responsibility are not exactly flattering to most of us, and to the milieu in which we live and work. However, these answers must be our guide in media practice.
It is hard to imagine anything more dangerous than a politician with the media at his disposal, or an errant journalist with political impunity on his side.
It is bad enough that politicians often lie for a living, and it becomes something of a catastrophe when the politician acquires the privilege to lie through the media.
Zimbabwe we are one and together we will overcome. It is homeland or death!!
· REASON WAFAWAROVA is a political writer based in SYDNEY, Australia.


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I've been a pretty good runner this year. I completed my first and second half marathon and my first full marathon. I'm sure you know that already. I was thinking of what I would like in my stocking and under the tree and I've come up with a few things that would make me very happy.
1. Anything from Oiselle. If you want some options to choose from...
1. Anything from Oiselle. If you want some options to choose from...
|Silver "Wings Out" PR Necklace
|Big Marathon Long Sleeve Tee
|Stripey Long Sleeve Scoop Neck
|Trials Hoodie
2. Mizuno Wave Musha 5 ... okay so these don't come out until after your big day, but maybe you can work some of your Santa magic. Raincheck?
3. Garmin Forerunner 10. Finally, an affordable GPS from Garmin!
4. L.L. Bean Polartec Power Dry Base Layer Pants. Because it's getting cold here quick...I'm sure you understand the need for these.
5. Zensah Calf Sleeves. I'm loving the Tie-dye Violet...though the Neon Green are nice and bright.
6. Maine Running Company gift certificate. This is pretty easy for you and I can use it whenever for whatever!
Of course there is a bunch more, but I don't want to sound greedy. Thanks Santa. Have a Merry Christmas!


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Zombie Cliche Lookout: Mama Bear While today's cliche lookout isn't unique to the zombie genre, it's certainly well represented there. I'm talking, of course, of the incredible heroics a parent can achieve in a horror story when their children's safety is on the line. A normally timid or even cowardly person can step up to… Read more »
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Episode 751: Good Luck!
Zombie Cliche Lookout: No Scrubs I'm going to get a little dark in regards to zombie fans in this write up. Please bear in mind that I'm not making a sweeping statement about all fans of the genre, but rather only a small subset of fan. Okay, that disclaimer out of the way, I have… Read more »
Episode 750: No Time to Stop
Zombie Cliche Lookout: The Strength of Denial No one likes dealing with uncomfortable truths, but one sign of maturity is that person will prefer the ugly truth to the comforting lie, or at least have the ability to cope with those truths. Of course, any crisis is a crucible to test our coping abilities. Many… Read more »
Episode 749: Clear?
Zombie Cliche Lookout: No Clean Getaways When it's time to sneak away from a horde of zombies, things rarely go easily for characters in fiction. After all, if they did, it really wouldn't be much of a story, would it? No matter how careful and deliberate they are about killing or drawing away all the… Read more »
Episode 748: Go Time
Zombie Cliche Lookout: Women and Children First Anyone who has ever dealt with kids before knows that they can get stressed out really easily, and few things would be more stressful than the zombie apocalypse. If your group of survivors has some children in it, then you've got a whole new challenge you need to… Read more »
Episode 720: Specialization
Zombie Cliche Lookout: Expert Opinion They say that everyone is good at something (debatable, but let's go with it), and while the insane level of specialization we now enjoy likely won't work in the zombie apocalypse, you never know who might be able to help you out. Case in point, while Vicky might not be… Read more »
716: No Time for Discussion
Zombie Cliche Lookout: Ending the Discussion Today's cliche isn't going to be directly related to the zombie genre, but it still tends to come up in zombie stories a lot. I'm speaking, of course, of quickly ending, or at least extricating yourself from an argument or discussion. This is a skill many people – myself… Read more »
715: Protecting The Assets
Zombie Cliche Lookout: Children as Props If you're looking for a cheap, easy way to raise the stakes in your drama (zombie or otherwise), there's probably no simpler way than to put a child or two in peril. Most people, even those who don't really like kids, have a natural protective instinct about children. I'm… Read more »


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The persistence of families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has resulted in an impressive report from a bipartisan congressional committee.
... If the Congress shirks its responsibility in responding to the report's recommendations, or if elected officials choose to use the document as partisan fodder, then all the money, time and effort that went into the investigation will have been in vain. We will continue to be open to future attacks as the ducking and wrangling continues in Washington.
Most of the report's recommendations involve reforming the nation's intelligence community. A key proposal calls for creating an office of a national intelligence director to coordinate 15 intelligence agencies that work, far too often, independently of each other. ...
That proposal and others, however, are widely predicted to provoke a turf war. ...
The prevarication, inaction and partisan bickering not only insult the memories of the 9/11 victims but also continue to leave our nation vulnerable. Newspapers nationwide plucked a resounding phrase from the report for their headlines Friday: ''We are not safe.'' It's essential to the security of this country that our leaders act on this report and act soon.
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Interest New Vocaloid Character Mayu Introduced
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The music label Exit Tunes introduced a new Vocaloid character named "Mayu" at its 10th anniversary event in Saitama on Sunday. Exit Tunes has also opened a teaser website for the new Vocaloid character.
Artist Hidari created Mayu's character design. The concept for the new character is a "yandere" (a character who at first seems gentle but is actually mentally unstable and often violent) middle school student. The teaser website currently offers wallpaper downloads for computers and smartphones (pictured at right).
With exception of the original illustration and logo, fans can use Mayu's image and name for derivative works such as goods and merchandise, clothing, food, games, cosplay, and fan works such as dōjinshi for free without needing to receive copyright permission from Exit Tunes.
The music video for Mayu's first song "Kami Uta," composed by DJ UTO, was screened at the 10th anniversary event on Sunday. Additional information about Mayu will be announced at a later date.
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Cloves and citrus are such a perfect winter combo, but cloves can be too overwhelming. We came up with the idea to shake a few cloves with the drink in an effort to rub off the best of their warmth and spice while keeping the source of this aromatic hint unobtrusive and a little mysterious.
And let me say a little something about the bourbon. I've always been a little freaked out by bourbon, imagining it to be a sickly sweet version of whiskey. I'm not sure where I got that idea, but it was crazy. Here's a more accurate & delicious description of nice bourbon from tastings.com:
"Flavor descriptors such as toffee, pralines, vanilla, and dried fruit to describe the initial rush of flavors in a good, well-aged Bourbon. The charred oak barrels give Bourbon a distinctive spicy oak firmness that is unique to American whiskeys."
The bright little clementines were so simple to cut in half and juice – I used my citrus juicer to make it go even faster. We needed about 2 clementines per drink.
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Clementine, Bourbon, & Clove Cocktail
Combine all ingredients, plus ice, in a shaker. Shake vigorously, the strain into a sugar rimmed martini glass. And don't worry – these would be excellent over ice in a cocktail glass as well.
- 1/4 c. fresh squeezed clementine juice (about 2 clementines)
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9 Sarangani board members convicted of malversation-A A +A
Saturday, February 15, 2014
MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has convicted nine Sarangani provincial officials of malversation of public funds through falsification of public documents and sentenced them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua or imprisonment of 30 to 40 years.
Those found guilty were provincial board members Cornelio Martinez Jr., Eugene Alzate, Lilebeth Canillo-Prospero, Hernando Sibugan, Juanito Purisima, Marlind Marcelo, Redempto Abiso, and Jesus Desedilla as well as Amelia Carmela Zoleta, executive assistant of former Vice Governor Felipe K. Constantino.
In a 33-page ruling, the Sandiganbayan said it found that on April 2, 2002, the province of Sarangani disbursed P475,000 as financial assistance to Sea Angels Aqua Marketing Cooperative (SAAMC) for "bagoong" production.
In a special audit, the Commission on Audit (COA) discovered irregularities and deficiencies in the supporting documents such as lack of accreditation papers, financial statements, corporate profile of SAAMC and financial or work plans to support the project.
The prosecution proved that the project was non-existent and that the intended beneficiary did not receive any amount, instead, the fund was pocketed by the accused.
The Sandiganbayan also ordered all the accused to pay a fine of P475,000 and to jointly and severally indemnify Sarangani province in the amount of P475,000.
The case against Constantino and Pyang L. Singcoy was dismissed in view of their death.
For accused Teodorico Diaz and Maria Deposo Camanay who are still at-large, the case was archived.
The case against co-accused Margie P. Rudes was also archived and to be disposed upon sufficient proof of death. (PNA)
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From Realize the Ghost, their full-length album just out on Tricycle Records.
|Silver Swans are named for a group of super-villains in the Wonder Woman comics. The evil Swans have the ability to create powerful sound waves with their voice. The "swan song" is capable of devastating a small area of land with its destructive force. By creating a low-level humming, the Silver Swan can form a protective shield around herself that can deflect bullets and projectiles.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
IF YOU will search the Internet, there are hundreds of songs dedicated to persons with autism, but have you heard about one album entitled "Mga Awiting Alay sa Autismo"? The songs in the album are written by Ms. Gina Luna Bermudo, a mother and a Board of Trustee of the Autism Society Philippines. No, she is not a professional song writer and she claims she is not even a singer, but because she writes from the heart of a mother, the lyrics of her songs are definitely moving and inspiring for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Popular titles of her songs include "Misteryo" and "Kaya Ko Rin", so now you can just imagine the type of songs she writes that move parents, teachers and advocates to become more passionate about their love and support for persons with ASD.
One song she wrote is entitled "Isang Pangako" which is the theme song of the ASP's campaign against the use of the word "autistic" in a derogatory manner. With Ms. Bermudo's permission, I am sharing the lyrics of the song which is so much in tune with the theme of this year's National Autism Consciousness Week: "Katuparan ng Karapatan ng Pilipinong may Autismo: Isulong mo, Ngayon Na!" The melody of the song is credited to Mr. Toto Sorioso while its music video was created by ASP Cavite Gerard Atienza. The song also has an English version.
"Isang Pangako"
Lyrics ni Gina Luna Bermudo
Isang pangako ang bibitawan ko,
Hindi na ako magbibiro
gamit ang salitang "autismo".
Pangako, tutulong ako
Sa pagtuwid ng di wasto.
Kung dati'y walangkibo
Ngayon kikilos na ako.
Ngayon na! Ngayon na!
Ang bagong umpisa!
Paggalang at respeto
Sa kanila'y ipadama!
Isang pangako ang bibitawan ko
Hinding-hindi na ako magbibiro
Gamit ang salitang "autismo"
Nang huwag silang masaktan.
(Sipol) OoOOoo ...
Lahat tayo'y magtulungan
Mangako't manindigan.
Pagkutya ay tigilan.
Tulong-tulong ipaalam.
Ngayon na! Ngayon na!
Ang bagong umpisa!
Paggalang at respeto
Sa kanila'y ipadama!
Isang pangako ang bibitawan ko.
If only our children with ASD can fully understand the words of "Isang Pangako", I am sure they will feel loved and respected in every way. If I were to think of a response that our children with ASD would like to sing and dedicate to all the parents, relatives, teachers and the community, I choose the song that made me teary-eyed when it was shared by a priest in church one Sunday. The song is entitled "I am a Child of God" and I believe that it contains the exact message for all of us:
"I am a Child of God"
Words: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908-2001
(c) 1957 IRI. Fourth verse (c) 1978 IRI
1. I am a child of God,
And He has sent me here,
Has given me an earthly home
With parents kind and dear.
2. I am a child of God,
And so my needs are great;
Help me to understand his words
Before it grows too late.
3. I am a child of God.
Rich blessings are in store;
If I but learn to do his will,
I'll live with him once more.
4. I am a child of God.
His promises are sure;
Celestial glory shall be mine
If I can but endure.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with him someday.
Music: Mildred Tanner Pettit, 1895-1977. (c) 1957 IRI.
Arr. by Darwin Wolford, b. 1936. Arr. (c) 1989 IRI
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We're all waiting for the new R.Kelly video series and the new D'Angelo album. Let's not kid ourselves; neo-soul and mid-to-late-90s R&B was about as good as it got for white kids who wanted to kick it like they weren't. In the meantime, a whole bunch of dudes their own complexion popped up to fill the void between Voodoo and Miguel. What became passe in the wake of garage rock suddenly became cool again, but most of these guys were too jerky, too earnest, and frankly, not sexy enough to be believable as the guy who sometimes wears a shirt with his own face on it and potentially slept with an underage Aaliyah just because. But then we reach Inc., a sibling duo from the UK who just really get it. Out on 4AD, one of the few record labels on the planet (XL, Matador, Sub Pop excluded) that just don't know how to release anything that isn't stellar, their debut is so smooth it actually has no edges.
Inc. have released a few singles of this album but 'The Place' is the one that really grabs me. It sounds like ice and crystals, all hissing hi-hats and pinging snares that bounce off the cavernous walls of the igloo created by chiming synths. It sort of sounds like a train speeding up and slowing down, with the vocals gliding in and out of the frame in time with these changes. These transitions – the bits where you hear percussion hits everywhere that usually occur at the end of the phrase- are really hip-hop. It's what you'd typically hear at the end of a Drake, Weezy or Yeezy verse, where the ramp up the word flow while the drums lock down behind them. Instead, the multi-tracked vocals of Andrew Aged shine through in a way only contemporary updates of this genre can. It's like they almost release the tension as it's being built, a weird cross-section between funk, soul and chillwave. In other words, it's god damn gorgeous.
In some way, Inc. arew like the cross-Atlantic, less stressed version of Autre Ne Veut, but in others, they're completely different. Their whole album, rather than trying to stun you into submission, is an exercise in mood and an experiment to see how long you can sustain a theme. They succeed primarily because even if you're a cynic like I am, there's no denying that this is such a nice thing to listen to, and that it's the aural equivalent of sex with a beautiful woman who only likes you for your intellect in an infinity pool in Bali. But there's darkness hovering beneath the glassy water with Inc., sometimes apparent, sometimes implied and its what makes them interesting to me. Much of this is supplied by Daniel, the other brother in the equation, who mans the bas and production. Some of those riffs drop, ever so briefly into unnerving minor territory, and you can glimpse what's happening inside the machine. Like a good art house film, Inc. will always keep you guessing.
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Death by chocolate: L.A. Luxury Chocolate Salon
Last weekend, I attended the Los Angeles Luxury Chocolate Salon, a totally insane event filled with all kinds of chocolate products that basically turned the Pasadena Conference Center into a crack house for chocoholics. You think I'm exaggerating? I was hip checked at one point by an overzealous chocolate grabber, pushing me out of contention for a piece of something or other, which at this point, is mostly a blur. But some chocolate stood out more to me than others, so here were my favorites.


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What can you say about the Stikine ? I am not talented enough with words to describe that place, it is simply amazing. Sean Allen, Bryce Shaw and I (Mikkel St.Jean Duncan) set off on a beautiful sunny day on August 29th 2010. Scouting Entrance Falls we happened across some goats halfway up the 400 foot cliff directly opposite us. The guardians of Stikine watched over us as we dropped into the biggest trip any of us had done. We had a scary low level of 240 cms, scary because we didn't know if a big hole would pop up in one of the big un-portagable rapids like the Wall or V-Drive. Day one was lots of big read and run rapids with a good warm up to the the big ones that come near the end of the day and later in the trip. We dropped into what we later guessed was Wicked Wanda without even eddying out. It was a huge ramp into a wave train with a big hole on the right and the biggest rapid I had ever run blind, so much fun. Three Goats had a big hole that we skirted on the left. We ran into a tight spot on upper Pass/Fail. The hole extended all the way to the left wall making the usual line un-runnable but a tough ferry to a micro eddy on the right and we where able to do a quick portage. Three passes on Pass/Fail proper, it seems like this rapid defines a lot of the run, big left to right moves in a lot of the rapids. Wasson's was a punch on the right well away from the hole and my closest call when I got caught in a random compression wave and Sean ran into my boat and knocked me out.
Day two was my favorite, a ton of quality rapids in the deepest most committing part of the gorge. We made quick work of everything we came across, AFP, Garden of the Gods and my personal favorite rapid, The Wall, even though Sean had a bit of a beating in a big hole there. In total we were on the water for just over three hours which gave us tons of time at beach camp which is truly a magical place - the tranquil river, a nice overhang to stay dry under and best of all we had a clear sunny day.
Day three was the most portaging we did. Scissors. The Hole that ate Chicago, which was sorely tempting but with V-Drive right around the corner it could spell disaster if anything where to ever go wrong. Only a small, say 1%, chance of that happening but not worth the risk. Then V-Drive. I had been looking forward to this rapid for the past three years, ever since I'd looked into the Stikine. I was so disappointed when I glanced at the biggest hole we had seen on the river by far and the scariest rapid on the river other than Site Zed. It was a 20 foot ramp into a 10 foot high foam pile. Ugly. Luckily we where able to walk around on the rocks on the left and complete our second scary ferry of the trip right out into Tanzilla slot and the end of the Canyon. Having no first hand knowledge of the river made us go slower but also made it into a bigger adventure. Don't be too afraid to do it without a guide if you have lots of experience exploring new runs and have just enough knowledge of the big rapids. A trip of a lifetime until I get back and do it again, hopefully with a little more water so I can run V-Drive. How many times do you get off a river with over 8'000 cfs and want more water ?
I have some head cam video in the works and will post it in the next couple of weeks.
If you have the skills you have to put this river up there on your to do list, nothing else compares. A couple things if you are thinking about going.
- 1. Watch the weather bulletin. Shortly after we were off the river it rained and went from 220 – 520 cms overnight. We had a clear forecast and only saw a little drizzle on day three.
- 2. Let Jim Reed at Pacific Western Helicopters in Dease Lake know that you are going. He appreciates knowing in advance if anyone is in the canyon and might need a rescue. He is a nice guy and having a good relationship will be handy when people in the future need a helicopter, which will happen.
- 3. Bring a satellite communication device, SPOT or a sat phone, preferably two or more so if the group needs to split up both parties have one. If you do need a rescue it makes it safer and easier for the rescuers. If we continue to disobey the sign at the put in and unnecessarily put other peoples lives in danger it is possible they will stop coming in after kayakers which would be a shame if anyone ever lost their life because of it. We had three, one each attached to ourselves at all times, not left in a boat which might float away. We rented a sat phone in Prince George for $100 for ten days, min charge. CPHP communications or something like that.
- 4.Go scared. If you aren't scared putting on you aren't aware of what you are getting yourself into. It's BIG, not just the rapids, everything. If it all goes well there is very little stress but a problem becomes a big problem quickly.
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GIRARD, Ohio (WKBN) — An investigation is under way after a suspicious fire Monday morning at a home in Girard.
The fire broke out in a back room of the Davis Street home of Debra Hoschar just after 10 a.m. Firefighters said it was a hot one to battle and it was fortunate no one was home at the time.
The fire chief said it's suspicious because of where the fire broke out and the time of day it started, as well as witness statements that suggest someone was seen running away from the home before the fire started.
Hoschar's nephew said they are devastated by the fire since the home has been in their family for years.
"Everything, they said there is nothing in there. The house had a room that nobody was even using. It had pictures, just stuff that was hers that were left from her mom, my great aunt," said David Miller Jr. "Who would want to do this? I mean everybody looks out for one another. They say they have witnesses and I just hope whoever it is they bring justice, you know."
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The BlackBerry is the smartphone which actually makes people unable to disconnect from the world. If you have a BlackBerry, you're basically forever in the Matrix. Most people don't seem to mind. In fact, there is even CrackBerry, which offers an online home for the most extreme BlackBerry users.
From diamond-encrusted mobiles to mimosa mobile phones, check out all of the awesome BlackBerry innovations below.
Implications - Consumers who lead fast-paced lifestyles find smartphones helpful for organizing their daily activities and communicating with others. However, with society full of smartphones, it's easy for individuals to confuse their device with others, as well as feel unique when everyone has similar technological products. Companies who want to cater to this busy demographic should devise methods of personalizing or customizing technological gadgets.
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Important Information about Royalties and T5s
Friday, February 10, 2017
Revenue Canada permits royalty payments to be reported on one of three different lines on a tax return:
Line 104 - Royalties
Royalties are considered payments received as compensation for using or allowing the use of a copyright, patent, trademark, formula, or secret process. They can also include payments in regard to cinematic films, film works, or television tapes.
Royalties may also be income from investments or from a business.
Your income from royalties may be shown in box 17 of a T5 slip.
If your royalties are from a work or invention of yours and there are no associated expenses, report the income on line 104.
If there were associated expenses, the income should be reported on line 135.
Report all other royalties on line 121.
Completing your tax return
Enter on line 104, your royalties from a work or invention with no associated expenses.
Enter on line 135, your royalties that have expenses associated with them.
Enter on line 121, all other royalties.
It appears that Revenue Canada's default is line 121 which is investment income; however, as indicated above this is not the only option.
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Conceived in the sweltering month of June 2003, Catamount began with the union of three modest musicians - Jordan Schultz (guitar, ex-Shooters and Senders), Matt Schneider (guitar, ex-Great Solar Stance), and Ed Nudd (drums, ex-Bargos Steeler), all of whom possessed an extensive hard rock/heavy metal background from having played in several Chicago-area bands since in the mid 1990s. With a collective desire to create something unique, exciting, and unpredictable together, the three began writing and rehearsing at a feverish pace from the get go, mustering up enough original material to begin playing local gigs in less than three months' time. Combining many different elements of metal, indie, and progressive rock, the band quickly (and quite effortlessly) found their musical feet, carving out a style of predominantly instrumental metal (aka - "instrometal") by combining many of their collective influences: Black Sabbath, Cave In, King Crimson, Mastodon, Iron Maiden, Quicksand, Isis, Don Caballero, and The Mars Volta, just to name a few. They began recording their first EP the following spring, recruiting Jeff Wojtysiak (American Draft) to play bass on the record. The month of June 2004 saw the completion and release of "Seven Million Years Too Late," an exciting 4-song, 28 minute journey through a beautifully structured landscape of vast, yet decipherable, instrumental progressive metal. With a tangible product finally in tow, the band continued to book gigs throughout the Chicagoland and surrounding areas promoting the new EP, while slowly gaining new fans (as well as the respect of their peers) with their unique blend of dynamic, yet tongue-in-cheek guitar-driven instro-metal, not to mention their overall tight musicianship and no-nonsense delivery. Along the way, they began to build up an impressive resume, sharing the stage with many talented local and national acts such as Skeleton Key, American Draft, Just A Fire, Shipwreck, Crush Kill Destroy, Archaeology, and Cougars, among many others. By the late summer of 2005, armed with a full batch of songs, the band re-entered the recording studio and began work on their first full-length album of all-original material, with Bryan Bienias (Cougars) graciously lending his bass talents to the album. In June of 2006, "Public Displays of Private Delusions" was released with increasingly steady fanfare. Considerably heavier and more progressive than it's predecessor, "Seven Million Years Too Late," the album not only showcases every possible angle of the band's talent as a unified whole, but also leaves no question that the band's musical feet are firmly planted in their own spaciously comfortable domain. Possessing a solid musical focus and a sheer, underlying level of creativity and intensity, Catamount continue to forge ahead together, creating their own path around the Chicagoland and surrounding midwestern areas winning over fans the old-fashioned way - with quality songs, solid chops, energetic performances, and above all, a noticeable love and appreciation of music as a highly-expressive art form. After all, it's the way music was meant to be played in the first place...
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India grab equestrian bronze
December 08, 2006 20:21 IST
After being declared fourth earlier, India were awarded the bronze medal in the equestrian team event, while Bhagirath Singh missed a podium finish by a whisker at the 15th Asian Games in Doha on Friday.
The original result stated India finishing fourth with 244.90 collective penalty points, behind Qatar (182), Japan (204.10) and Indonesia (230.20).
After re-calculation, Indonesia's total penalty point was re-estimated at 246.20 and the organisers declared India as the bronze medal winner.
The Indian quartet of Bhagirath Singh, Deep Kumar Ahlawat, Palvinder Singh and Rajesh Pattu in fact could have finished even up but for the poor form of Ahlawat, who had the highest penalty point against his name.
In the individual event, Bhagirath was unlucky to miss the bronze.
Japan's Yoshiaki Oiwa won the individual Gold with just 44.50 penalty points, while Qatar's Abdullah Ali Abdulla Al Ejail (46.70) claimed the Silver with a penalty-free final jumping run, with Husref Jeremiah (57.30) of Malaysia finishing third.
Bhagirath, riding on his horse Guddu, totalled 61.20 after 58.80 penalty points in dressage and 2.40 in cross-country. Though he impressed with a penalty-free jumping run, that was too little and too late and his total saw him just missing a podium finish.
Among his compatriots, Rajesh Pattu (61.80) finished sixth and Deep Kumar Ahlawat (121.90) came 24th after three days of dressage, cross-country and show jumping.
All the riders wore black armbands to mourn the death of South Korean rider Kim Hyung-chil who was crushed under the weight of his horse at the Doha Racing and Equestrian Club on Thursday.
Korea later withdrew from the remainder of the competition.
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Rock and pop soloists run a disproportionate risk of early death, a sombre report announced this week. Orchestral conductors, by happy contrast, are often famous for their longevity. Sir Neville Marriner, 88 years on the clock and looking in excellent shape, is a prime example of the benefits of a life on the podium.
This all-Mendelssohn programme with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, the band he founded in 1958 and with which Marriner will always be synonymous, took a while to find its stride. The Hebrides Overture, with which Marriner opened, was efficiently played, but phrasing was rather foursquare, orchestral balance was elusive, and there was little of the poetic exhilaration that animates the piece.
The music-making became more engaged, and engaging, with the arrival of Melvyn Tan as soloist in Mendelssohn's G minor Piano Concerto, played on a modern Steinway. After a splashy account of the Concerto's breathless start, Tan settled quickly and was fully equal to the demands of the glittering piano part. He shaped the slow movement with winning sympathy. The presto final movement was full of confidence and delightful ideas from Tan, and Marriner's professional direction held everything together well. Tan offered a restrained account of Schubert's Ständchen as an encore.
In the "Italian" Symphony No 4, the hitherto unobtrusive veteran conductor came more into the spotlight. Though the opening allegro received a standard account, the remaining three movements were each very effectively characterised. The relatively brisk swing of the andante pilgrims' procession was particularly striking and very skilfully done – a wake-up call to conductors who make the mistake of imbuing the movement with ponderous significance. The dashing saltarello finale had all the incisive energy and dangerous excitement of a performance by a conductor in their youth.
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Prom NightbyCal Y. Pygia©
"You look lovely," Drake told his date as they walked hand in hand to his Mustang, parked at the curb in front of her house.
Sharon was wearing a frilly lavender prom dress made of silk and satin, lavender heels, and a string of pearls she'd borrowed from her mother. The dress was tight around her ample bosom, and it was tight across the front and rear as well, hugging her curves. She'd pinned the white carnation corsage that Drake had given her to her breast. She carried a tiny lavender silk bag, about the same size as Drake's scrotum. Her hair was swept up in a blonde mountain of tightly coiled tresses, and her blue eyes were accentuated with lavender eye shadow. A touch of blush made her cheeks a soft pink, to match the pale pink lipstick that highlighted her full, sensuous lips. "So I'm passable?" she said coyly.
"You're more than passable; you're beautiful. I can't wait to see you naked."
She pouted. "After all the time and trouble I went to?"
"You look fabulous," he replied, "but you look even better naked."
She chuckled. "Flattery will get you everywhere."
The drive to the high school gym was a short, but romantic one. The night was bright with a full moon, and the black vault of heaven glittered with stars.
Inside, a local band was playing soft, syrupy music. The prom committee had gone all out to decorate the cavernous interior of the gym. Crepe streamers dipped in graceful crescents from the rafters. Helium-filled balloons floated beneath the ceiling and were moored to the bleachers. Totem poles stood on either side of the entrance, and the punch bowl, cups, plates, cutlery, napkins, and refreshments were set on surfboards supported by other, shorter totem poles. The band wore Hawaiian shirts and cut-off jeans. A mural showed surfers braving huge waves as bikini-clad girls waved to them from a golden beach.
"Let's dance," Sharon suggested.
"Now? We just got here. Besides, I'm starving. Let's get some refreshments first."
"Dance now, eat later," Sharon insisted.
Reluctantly, he placed his right hand against the small of her back and held her right hand in his left hand. He moved to the music, Sharon following his lead. He was a good dancer, as was she, and they enjoyed the feel of their hands clasping one another. Sharon closed her eyes, laying her cheek against Drake's strong, broad shoulder. She could smell his cologne and feel the heat of his body. She loved his tall height, his muscular build, and the strength of his body. With him, she felt safe and secure. With him, she felt happy and complete.
As they danced, she thought of their year-long courtship. Seldom had they exchanged angry words. After all, her submissive personality was a perfect fit for his dominant demeanor. She acquiesced to his sexual desires without question or complaint, not only sucking his cock but swallowing the nectar of his warm, salty seed and taking his thick, hard organ up her ass so that he could spill his semen deep inside her bowels. He was like a wild man when it came to sex. He'd made her learn to repress her gag reflex and open her throat so he could fuck her in the mouth, driving his prick back and forth inside her esophagus the same way he drove his prick back and forth inside her rectum when he pounded her in her ass. He didn't make love; he assaulted her - and, she had to admit, she liked it that way. Their fondness for rough sex was one of the shared interests that sealed their love. As far as Sharon was concerned, Drake could hammer her ass anytime or thrust his prick down her throat whenever he wanted. She was up for it as much as he was. As she thought about his long, thick, hard cock jutting from his groin, inches from her face, and the purple glans kissing her lips, before the shaft, entering her mouth, its sleek, rigid length sliding over her tongue and past the inner walls of her cheeks, shoved past her tonsils and into her throat, she felt the familiar, tickling sensation in her loins. Her nipples came erect, and she pressed herself more tightly into Drake, letting him feel her excitement and the warmth of her breath against his neck.
Drake's cock began to stiffen. He frowned. An erection wouldn't be welcome at his high school prom, he thought, imagining the shocked expressions of the girls and the angry glares of their dates, should he exhibit a hard-on at their graduation dance. He couldn't picture anything more mortifying. Fortunately, his anxiety caused his stiffening prick to soften. It went limp again, wilting inside his pants. He breathed a sigh of relief. If girls only knew what guys went through, he thought. A prick had a mind of its own. More than a few times, his own recalcitrant penis had decided to engorge itself with blood at the most inopportune time, causing Drake to hold a notebook over his groin or place a book on his lap to hide the offending erection. At least, this time, his penis had decided not to embarrass him.
The song ended, and Drake escorted Sharon to one of the surfboard tables for punch and hors d'oeuvres. On the way, girls stared at them, horror-stricken looks on their lovely faces. They pointed, wide-eyed and open-mouthed, murmuring to their dates. The boys turned hard looks on Drake and Sharon.
What the hell were they so aghast about? Drake wondered. He knew his erection had subsided. Was he unzipped? No, he remembered distinctly having closed his zipper when he'd dressed this evening. He'd made a point to check. He shrugged, pouring a dipperful of punch into a cup for Sharon. As he turned from the punchbowl to offer her the beverage, his own eyes snapped wide and his mouth gaped. It was true, he didn't have an erection - but his date certainly did!
The prom dress was tight, fore and aft, as it was across the bosom. It emphasized her high, full breasts, her shapely round derriere - and the thick, long, hard erection bulging beneath the taut satin that covered her groin! As a shemale, she never should have worn such a tight-fitting dress, he thought. She looked lovelier than any of the other girls at the prom, even with the prominent bulge in her gown, but the swollen penis proved, beyond a doubt, that she was a shemale.
Drake felt mortified. He blushed furiously, angry at Sharon for wearing such a tight dress to the prom. Then, he laughed. What the hell did he care what the losers at his high school thought of him or his date? He and Sharon were graduating; they could leave this sorry town. They'd planned to go to New York or L. A. Sharon wanted to be a model or an actress, and he'd agreed to be her agent. They had their whole lives head of them, and they'd show these small-minded, small town bigots! Besides, Sharon, even with an erect cock plainly outlined by her tight-fitting prom dress, was the best-looking girl at his high school.
Drake was aware of the music playing faintly in the background.
"I'm sorry," Sharon said, a tear trickling down her sleek, rosy cheek.
He kissed the tear away and smiled at her. "What for?"
She dipped her head toward the offending erection. "This."
"I'm not," he assured her. "I love you - every inch of you."
She smiled. "You do?"
"Inside and out."
He held out her hands to her. "Would you care to dance?"
She stepped into his arms; the music swelled.


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I can name a few authors whose work I admire so much that I've read every book they've published and will always buy the newest release as well–assuming that the author is still publishing books. Dani Shapiro, author of five novels and two memoirs, is on that short list. When I heard that Shapiro had a nonfiction book called Still Writing coming this fall, I knew I had to get my hands on it as soon as possible.*
Still Writing will not disappoint readers who've liked Shapiro's novels, memoirs, essays, and her blog. It's part memoir that includes snippets of what was happening in her life while writing some of her books. We get details like where she was living and what some of the writing challenges and personal challenges were along the way. She artfully weaves in enough detail about the lowest moments such as her parents' car accident and her son's illness without delving into too much territory that she covered so thoroughly in her other memoirs, Slow Motion and Devotion. You get enough so that readers new to Shapiro's writing have context for her advice.
Still Writing is not a standard memoir, however, which is why it will also not disappoint fans of books on the craft of writing by the likes of Anne Lamott, Annie Dillard, and Stephen King. Shapiro talks about the realities of living a creative life with the patience and care of a teacher. She warns of the desire for solitude that most artists feel and the reality of remembering necessities of real life (such as being a parent, spouse, friend, and just a conscious member of society). She's honest and realistic about the lure of distraction from the internet (guilty) and from everywhere else when a writer gets stuck. She's honest about expectations from readers and about the business of writing. About writing without any of this other nonsense she says, "There is only one opportunity to write in complete darkness: when you're at the beginning. Use it. Use it well."
Shapiro teaches workshops and retreats around the world, but at this point in my life, attending something like that is not in the cards. I'm grateful that she's poured some of her lessons into this book.
As for me, a writer mostly of essays these days, I especially loved this passage:
"It is the job of the writer to say, look at that. To point. To shine a light. But it isn't that which is already bright and beckoning that needs our attention. We develop our sensitivity– to use John Berger's phrase, our 'ways of seeing'–in order to bear witness to what is. . . "
I highly recommend Still Writing for writers and artists of any kind.
*I was provided with a free egalley of Still Writing by netgalley.com, but the opinions expressed here are my own. It should also be noted that I pre-ordered a hardcopy because I absolutely had to add the book to my Shapiro collection. By the time this review runs I will have my real copy on my nightstand with my highlighter ready to go.


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Reviews for christian's places
Apartment was quite large in a nice area, near to restaurants, cafes and supermarket. Short walk to Subway and Marienplatz.
Facilities were good. Bedding was not great - single doona on a double bed. Apart from that it was a pleasant stay.
Being in a quiet residential area has some great advantages. The local restaurants are geared to servicing the local community and consequently serve good quality food at reasonable prices, unlike the more tourist focused restaurants who don't care if you never return.
Wonderful to see so many young families in the neighbourhood.
A veritable home away from from home with so much space.
Die Lage des Appartements im Münchner Glockenbachviertel ist topp. Die Wohnung war sauber und alles hat prima geklappt. Einziges Manko: Anstatt der in der Anzeige abgebildeten Wohnung im 5. Stock des Hauses haben wir die Wohnung im 2. Stock zugewiesen bekommen, die nicht so hell und modern war wie diejenige im 5. Stock (gemäss den Bildern).
I have only marked down on the facilities as the shower was not fantastic. Some essentials supplied in the kitchen which was very helpful and plenty of little shops around open all hours if required.
The flat is not very homely but has some nice touches, more than adequate if you plan on being out and about taking in all the fabulous local eateries/bakery's/cafe's walking distance of Marienplatz etc..
Felt like a friendly/safe neighbourhood. Would like to stay again!
The "caretaker" was also very pleasant.
Anti on Jahnstrasse was a really great greek restaurant. Simple food, décor and seating, super cheap. Small and intimate, great service and food, fun evening with about 3 metaxa free each at the end of our evening!!!
good location, nice clean place.
Reviews for christian as a host
Christian was friendly and helpful also available if needed. Good instructions were given on location of apartment.
Our hosts were most welcoming with follow ups on our needs a and day or so after moving in. Couldn't be faulted.
Christian ist ein seriöser und unkomplizierter Anbieter. Alles bestens.
Our host's were more than helpful, quick to answer any questions and full of helpful information. They even popped by but we were out and even left us a gift on the doorstep.
great host.


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A Massachusetts company is recalling packages of Rimmer Mojito Cocktail Garnish because of the risk of Salmonella in one of its ingredients.
Although Stirrings LLC's tests of finished product samples were negative for the presence of Salmonella, parsley powder supplied by Van de Vries Spice tested positive for Salmonella.
The recall involves 3.5 oz packages with the best by codes 10/27/08, 10/30/08, 11/23/08, 12/01/08, 12/04/08 and 01/03/09 printed on the side of the tin.
The company said the recall may involve approximately 5,000 cases of product.
"We have removed parsley powder from our Rimmer Cocktail Garnish formula. This ingredient represents less than one half of one percent of the blend and was used primarily as a natural colorant," Chief Executive Officer Paul Nardone said Friday in a release.
The company said testing of 24 samples drawn from the Van de Vries lot of Mojito Rimmer failed to reveal the presence of Salmonella.
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Happy Monday everyone!
I hope you all had a great weekend, and for all of you who raced, I hope you had great races! This week I'm linking up with Erin for Weekend Snapshots.>
My weekend was busy (but really, when is it ever NOT busy?). Friday night Amber had skating lessons and while she was skating my older two went to the pleasure skating on one of the other ice surfaces. (The arena near our house has 5 rinks). After that we went home and had dinner in the living room (a rare treat) while watching our beloved Blue Jays play against the Kansas City Royals. Unfortunately the Jays lost a tough game.
On Saturday Brooke had a 90 minute hockey practice first from 7-8:30 am, then Sierra had a 90 minute practice right afterwards. I drove Sierra to the arena for 8 am, then hung around for a bit (unitl 9:30) socialising with the parents I know. I then took Brooke and Amber home to do a quick tidy of the house and start the laundry. At 10:30 Hubby arrived home with Sierra, then he was right back out of the house to take Amber to a nearby town for her hockey 11:30-12:30. While hubby was out with Amber, Sierra, Brooke and I went Halloween costume shopping with our friends that the girls will be Trick or Treating with. The kids decided on being characters from Super Mario Brothers: Sierra will be Luigi, Brooke will be Bowser, and our friends will be Mario and Yoshi. I also picked up a costume for hubby and myself for the adult Halloween Party later this month. Afterwards the girls played with their friends in their costumes for awhile while I hung out with Juliette. Eventually we had to go home so I could feed the girls lunch. After lunch I ran around the house tidying up and doing more laundry. When Amber got home from her hockey I took her to the Halloween store to get her a costume. She decided to be Toad from Super Mario Brothers so that she could join in the group costume with her sisters and friends. After the costume shopping I dropped her off at home, then headed to the grocery store to pick up some last minute food for my pre-race pasta dinner. I had invited my mom, my friends Laura and Juliette and her kids to join us for dinner. While I was at the grocery store I ran into my friend Julie so I invited her to dinner too. At 4:30 everyone arrived at my place to watch the Blue Jays play the Kansas City Royals and to have a nice pre-race pasta dinner of spaghetti and meat sauce (although I was the only one running on Sunday morning).
I have no idea how to make spaghetti look good in pictures, so trust me, despite the appearance this was delicious!
Kids in their costumes
Unfortunately the Blue Jays blew their lead in the 7th inning and never caught back up. Boo! After the game everyone went home, and my mom took my two youngest daughters to her house for a sleepover because Sierra's hockey game was at 7:15 am the next morning ad I had my half marathon. After everyone left Sierra helped me to sort all of the laundry and I carefully picked out my clothes for the race.
Flat Janice – ready to race!
Sunday morning my alarm woke me up at 5:30 am. I got up and dressed then made myself a breakfast of Burnbrae Farms scrambled eggs, and some toast. At 6:05 am I left to pick up a coffee, my Boston Cream donut and to fill the tank of my van with gas for the drive to the race. As I was leaving hubby and Sierra were stumbling out of bed to go to Sierra's hockey game, so I kissed them goodbye and wished them luck in the hockey games (Hubby was coaching Brooke's game at 12:15). Because I had left so early there was no traffic and I was able to get a good parking spot right by the start/finish line and baggage check. I had almost two hours to kill until the race start!
Race start selfie
I'll save all the race details for my recap post coming later this week. I had a good race with a surprising finish… Stay tuned! After the race I fought all of the traffic home and arrived back around 1:30 pm. I then took a shower, relaxed and stretched, then played Guess Who and other games with the girls until it was time to go to Julie's house for an engagement dinner to congratulate my friend Christine on getting engaged a week ago. Congrats Christine!
Our dinner prepared by Julie was amazing!
Fitness wise, last week was pretty good. Monday and Tuesday I took off as rest days, Wednesday I did BodyPump at GoodLife Fitness, Thursday I ran 8k with speedy Becky, then Friday I set out to run 5k with Juliette and Becky, but only ran 3k and walked 2k home because I was just physically and mentally exhausted from life/work/parenting etc. Saturday I "rested" (although you can see from my busy Saturday that a rest day is not all that restful), then Sunday I ran the half marathon. This week my fitness plan is to recover!
My recovery plan:
Monday: 30 min walk at lunch
Tuesday: DailyBurn Yoga at home
Wednesday: DailyBurn Yoga at home
Thursday: 8k run with Juliette and Becky
Friday: Lunch strength workout at GoodLife Fitness (maybe CX Works?) + 5k run while the girls skate
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: 60 minute cycle + Strength circuit at home
This week instead of a strength move, I'm sharing with you a combo strength/stretch that's great for runners. With so many of us doing fall races it's important for us to stay strong and to maintain our range of motion.
One of my favorite benefits of downward facing dog is the stretch in the back of your body, mainly in the hamstrings and the calves (posterior chain). Even if you're very stiff and tight, you can keep your knees bent and you will still feel the stretch in your hamstrings and calves. With this move you'll also gain strength in your legs while you lengthen them. Engage your quadriceps actively to open the hamstrings. Imagine your heels lengthening to the floor as you lift your hips towards the ceiling. This move also strengthens your arms and shoulders and engages your core.
Have a great week everyone, what's on your fitness plan for this week?
Did you race this weekend? How did you do?
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Really Hard Trivia Contest Question #20: Science
Author: Nick
Category: Money
Topics: contests
Previous Really Hard Trivia Question:
In 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle denounced which TV sitcom character for being an unwed mother?
Correct Answer:
Murphy Brown. I still remember how they included the remarks in the series; on her TV show, Murphy Brown supposedly had a thousand potatoes dumped on Vice President Quayle's lawn. They don't make TV like this anymore, do they?
The current standings:
Arthur 29 (+4)
Jessica 27 (+1)
Amberlynn 16
ricemutt 14
Jono 3
luna 2
Mike 2
Luka 1
Rickie Beth 1
Tasha 1 (+1)
The rules in a nutshell:
- One question every hour for 24 hours.
- One (1) point to the first guess (correct or not). Three (3) points to the first correct guess. One (1) point to subsequent correct guesses before question closes.
- One guess per person per question, but you can guess once at every question!
- When next question is posted, previous one closes and score is tallied to that point.
- Score the most points to win!
In case you're just joining us, here are the full rules of the contest. Remember, first place gets a $50 eGift Certificate and second place gets a $25 eGift Certificate.
Really Hard Trivia Question #20:
What is the only animal that can see light of wavelength between 100 and 300 nanometers and also between 1,000 and 100,000 nanometers?


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Of course, it's early days and I've already gone faster on the iPhone version (not whileextreme speedrunning, sadly) so there is definitely room for plenty of improvement.
Above: It's possible to get under 40 seconds on iPhone, and most likely PS3 too as the level is identical
It's always been a trait of a Sonic game's first act that it can be completed in under 30 seconds. Surely that can'tbe the case here... can it?
Let me know how you get on in the comments.
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Dissemination of Nazi propaganda in New Jersey is prohibited in a bill passed by the Assembly today and sponsored by John J. Rafferty.
Dissemination of propaganda against any race, color or religion is prohibited. Fines of $200 to $5,000 or ninety days to three years in jail, or both, are the penalties for violating the law.


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Homeopathic For Toe Nail Fungus
Toenail fungus is nothing but discoloration and disfiguration of the toe nail due to the infection caused by fungus. These infections are very common in aged person, main reason being the weakened immune system due to senility. Let us discuss about homeopathic for toenail fungus.
Etiology of toe nails fungus
Swimmers, sweepers and people who are employed for washing the dishes are more prone to this toenail fungus as they are constantly come in to contact with the water. Toe nail fungus is also noticed in patients who are suffering from AIDS, cancer, diabetes and any other circulatory disorders.
Now days more are more people have started wearing footwear's made up of plastic rexin etc. These synthetic materials do not absorb the sweat from the foot thus favoring the multiplication of the fungus resulting in toe nail fungus.
The common risk factors for toe nail fungus
There are so many risk factors that are connected with toenail fungus infection. If the person tries to keep himself away from this risk factor then, the possibility of incidence can be minimized.
The risk factors are injury from hanging or in-grown nail, standing on wet place or constantly in touch with the water, using tight fitting footwear's or foot wears made up of synthetic material, diseases of skin such as eczema, herpes, psoriasis etc, other diseases like malignancy, high blood sugar, immune deficiency diseases, steroids usage and prolonged chemotherapy usage.
Homeopathic treatment
The main aspect of the homeopathic treatment is that it doesn't believe in external treatment i.e. tropical application of medicine. Homeopathic approach always believes in permanent cure by removing the root cause of the infection once for all, by internal treatment. This way the homeopathic treatment wards off any side effects and reoccurrence of the infection.
The person who attempts homeopathic treatment must have little patience as the medicine will take some time to start the action, but once the action is started, it will stop only after removing the cause completely. In the homeopathic procedure, the duration is longer than the other procedure [duration for the complete cure of toe nail fungus will be 5-6 months].
This is because the treatment should not be stopped till the toe nail gets back the normal texture, color and health. The main advantage of homeopathic treatment is it raises the immune level of the body, there by not giving chance for the reoccurrence and there are zero side effects of the treatment.
It is highly appreciated if the person takes the opinion of the best homeopathic doctor before taking up homeopathic approach for toenail fungus. The medicines that are used commonly in homeopathic treatment are acid nit, acid flour, alumina, causticum, graphites, sulphur, acid chrysarobinum, mezereum etc.
Homeopathy – treating the ailments using natural products.
Etiology- the cause of the ailment.
Tags: holistic, homeopathic, homeopathic remedies, natural cures, remedies


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Heavy rains have inundated several areas in Junagadh Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Jamangar districts and authorities have shifted thousands of people to safer places and are providing them with temporary food and shelter, they said.
A MIG chopper from the Jamnagar air force base was dashed to a remote village in Jamnagar district this morning to rescue eight people who were stranded in deep flood waters since Tuesday night after a local check dam over flowed, Air Force officials said.
Normal life was thrown out of gear in Ahmedabad due to heavy rains and waterlogging in almost all localities.
Fire brigades of all municipal corporations have begun using boats for rescue operations in order to shift people living in low lying areas to safer places.
Seven persons across the state were killed since Tuesday due to various rain related incidents, officials said.
199 talukas of Gujarat have received heavy showers in the past 24 hours and all check dams in these places were flowing above the danger mark.
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David Storey
David Storey
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
About David Storey
Threadneedle Prize finalist David Storey is a British figurative painter. His psychologically charged paintings are about memory, with half-remembered people and places emerging from complex layers of texture and colour. David is represented in the UK by Panter and Hall, London. Watch video at: https://vimeo.com/180398433
1996 Slade School of Art, Summer School
1973 - 76 Middlesex University, BA honours degree, art & design
1972 - 73 Hornsey Art College, Foundation Course
1967 - 72 St. Bees School, Cumbria
2016 Became part of the Red Herring Artists' Cooperative
2012 Finalist Threadneedle Prize Mall Galleries, London
2012 Finalist, The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition
2011 Appeared on the BBC2 arts programme 'Show Me the Monet'
Selected Shows:
2016 AAF, London
2016 Featured as Inside the Studio artist at Saatchi Art
2016 'A Cast of Characters', Cameron Contemporary, Brighton
2016 'Festival' exhibition, Cameron Contemporary, Brighton
2016 'Art Without Boundries' exhibition, Leyden Gallery, London
2016 Invited to judge the Travers Smith Art Prize
2016 AAF, New York
2016 Chosen by Saatchi Art as their 'Artist of the Day'
2015 AAF, London
2015 Solo Show, Panter and Hall, London
2015 Saatchi Art Exhibition, 'Curated by Rebecca Wilson'
2014 The AAF Show, Hamburg
2014 Art Southampton, New York
2014 Solo Exhibition, Thomas and Paul, London
2014 The AAF Show, Battersea
2013 The AAF Show, Hamburg
2013 'Prelude' at The Thomas and Paul Gallery, London
2013 Affordable Art Fair, London
2013 Finalist, Saatchi Art 'Showdown'
2012 Threadneedle Prize Mall Galleries, London
2012 Finalist, The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition
2012 Saatchi Art exhibition '100 CURATORS 100 DAYS'
2011 Cultivate, Vyner Street Gallery
2011 Fern Felix, Glasgow
2011 ArtBeat Festival, Woburn
2010 The Coningsby Gallery, London
2008 Lautieri Moores Open, The Gallery in Cork Street
2004 Encounters, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
2002 Sussex Open, Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
1999 Icons of Pop, National Portrait Gallery, London
Work owned by private collectors in several countries around the world including: France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Australia, the UK and the USA.
2011 BBC2 arts programme 'Show Me the Monet'