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Six of the Best — The Ultimate Bad Boy
Hello! Following on my Six of the Best from last Sunday, and part of my Book Gourmet on Thursday, I'm sharing six paragraphs of another free BDSM short story, "Ross: Unpredictable." Ross is the ultimate bad boy. He's got attitude, swagger, and a very well hidden heart. He comes from a rough background and learned early on how to hide behind a tough demeanor.
Warning: adult language ahead.
Here, for Sunday's Six of the Best, are six paragraphs from this free short story:
It was too-fuckin-early-o'clock, but Ross Adler had to get out of bed and get to work on a stakeout. Being a private investigator was nothing like the adventure and glamour of "Magnum, PI" or "Rockford Files." It was about having a telephoto lens to take pictures of cheating husbands and wives, poring over public records trying to find people's former high school sweethearts, and pawing through garbage cans for kiddie porn and damning financial records. He knew the job was going to be a pain-in-the-ass when he decided to go into it, but it happened to be a very lucrative vocation if you were careful which clients you took on, and if you were good at getting results. That didn't make it less of a pain, just more of a self-induced one. He could live with that; his Swiss bank account was proof.
Ross didn't like being led around by anyone or anything. He'd had enough of that when he was in the Marines. There was always some snot-nosed captain who had some unrealistic expectation for his special ops unit. By the time Ross made twenty-five years in SOP and had reached the highest rank he thought he could achieve in the non-commissioned corps, he'd had enough. His recon and infiltration skills had been very useful when he chose to take mercenary work all over the Middle East after leaving the service, so he couldn't knock those long and colorful years in the military.
But, at the same time, he had nightmares still, even after five years out of the military. He'd done some things as a Marine that would make the average person run screaming from the room. They were necessary things and he'd loved it at the time. It was exciting, dangerous and, for some of his fellow unit soldiers, lethal. The nightmares, though, he could happily do without.
Before waking, he often dreamed about the hostages they'd covertly released. Sometimes those people were in very bad shape. They were broken and embarrassingly grateful for being released from hell. The truth was, he didn't give a fuck for the victims. Ross was doing his job and wouldn't allow himself to get emotionally attached to anyone. With attachment, there was a long list of dangers and intelligence compromises. He didn't want to go there.
It was hard, sometimes, though. There'd been one young woman they'd rescued who had been naked and screaming when they'd grabbed her and took her to safety. He'd given her his flak jacket and never got it back. Like it mattered. He scoffed at the idea. The woman, and her hysterical screaming, the way she'd fought them as though they were also her kidnappers, she lingered in his subconscious. There had been the rescue op and that was all. He didn't care what happened to her—didn't want to know, in fact.
There were lots of women, women who didn't mind that he was a one-night-stand-only man. They wanted his dick and he wanted their pussy and that was all there was to it. That was the way it was supposed to be. The only women he chose to be around more often than that were special women. Women who didn't mind that he had to be in charge of their relationship, who were eager to be humbled and kept poised on the edge. They stayed in line because they didn't know how to predict him. He liked it that way.
Ross might rub you the wrong way, but the friction will grab you and that's good. He's an important co-star in my book, Master of Two, which is available on Amazon. But you can get a glimpse of the beginning of his BDSM life, right here in this short story, "Ross: Unpredictable". The story is definitely BDSM and erotic, intended for adults 18+. You've been warned.
After you read it, don't forget to hop around to the other authors' sites. There's always something interesting going on.


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A few months ago we learned that outgoing Freddie CEO Ed Haldeman quit Freddie after just two years of work, pocketing over $4 million primarily to collect over $21 billion in bailout funds from the US government. Now, it is the turn of the other broke GSE: according to a just filed 8K, Fannie Mae CEO Michael Williams is also stepping down without a replacement, so obviously the decision was made in haste and is an indication that nobody at the helm of the two largest mortgageholders want to do anything with what Obama and the Chairsatan have in store for the two behemoths holdings over $6 trillion in mortgages in their books. Incidentally, according to Forbes, Williams made $4.84 million in comp last year. His claim to fame: receiving a total of $60 billion in Treasury bailout cash (net of $17.2 billion in dividend payments) - hard job that one.
On January 6, 2012, Michael J. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fannie Mae (formally, the Federal National Mortgage Association), notified the company that he will step down from his position and the company's Board of Directors when a new President and Chief Executive Officer is appointed.
Mr. Williams has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Fannie Mae since April 2009. He previously served as Fannie Mae's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2005 to April 2009. Mr. Williams also served as Fannie Mae's Executive Vice President for Regulatory Agreements and Restatement from February 2005 to November 2005, as President—Fannie Mae eBusiness from July 2000 to February 2005 and as Senior Vice President—e?commerce from July 1999 to July 2000. Prior to this, Mr. Williams served in various roles in the Single?Family and Corporate Information Systems divisions of Fannie Mae. Mr. Williams joined Fannie Mae in 1991. Mr. Williams has been a Fannie Mae director since April 2009.
And some more on outgoing Mr. Williams compensation, including his thoughts on whether he deserves to be paid more than Obama (no debate there).
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were seized by the Bush administration in late 2008 amid mounting losses from mortgages gone sour and are controlled by a government conservator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
Edward DeMarco, the acting director of FHFA, in 2009 approved compensation packages allowing the top executives at each firm to receive as much as $6 million each in annual compensation.
"What is going on over at Freddie and Fannie and what is the conservator doing to make sure the taxpayers are represented?" Neugebauer asked.
The Texas Republican said business as usual is not acceptable for the so-called government sponsored enterprises because "their business got taxpayers on the hook for a lot of money."
The pair have received more than $130 billion in direct taxpayer aid since being taken over by then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. The Obama administration on Monday said that tally could climb to $169 billion next year before slowing shrinking as losses are paid back to Treasury coffers.
"So what we want to make sure is that they understand, and hopefully we will fire a shot here, of whose interests that they need to be most concerned about. It's not the employees or the executives over at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, it's the American taxpayers," Neugebauer said.
Asked after the hearing why he deserved to paid more than U.S. President Barack Obama, who earns about $400,000 annually, Williams told Reuters his salary is determined by the government.
"My compensation is determined by the board of directors of FHFA and they determine what the appropriate compensation is for the executives of the company," Williams said.
Lawmakers debated with Williams and DeMarco over whether it was "reasonable" for taxpayers to foot more than $24 million in legal bills for former chief executive Franklin Raines and two other former Fannie executives accused of accounting misdeeds.
Asked by Reuters if his own compensation was "reasonable," Williams replied: "I leave it to them (FHFA) to determine what is appropriate compensation."


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We received permission to put a new Disc Golf course at People's Park and across the Creek at an area I call West Hills. Cool!
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Sweet so they came to an accord then. Thats great. Whatever happened with tee's and baskets having to stay 200 feet away from the water/property lines? Throwing from the edges towards the center seems like it would cause way less property damage due to usage. Also would make for some great holes."Honest work is for the downtrodden and the Polish"
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I lived in Spokane off and on for 10 yrs or so. The only area I knew ( but never visited) calld peoples park was the nue beach area. Is this the area you are talking about? It does look like a good area for a course. Have the nudists and other interesting behavior that happens there been pushed out? Or is there another area of Peoples Park that is designated for the course?All I want for Christmas is Sharpies and Rit Dye!!!!
Yes that is the area...
To whom it may concern...
People's Park (through my research) has about 20 to 30 nude or (otherwise) bathers on the north shore of the Spokane River on any given warm day. (I read this) There are also some lewd men who hook-up with other men in that area. This is ((I'm sure) an unspoken reason that the Park Department gave this to us when I met with them in December.
Similarly to Highbridge, we would essentially be the agents of change for that area. In my opinion we would need to proceed with a step by step plan to "re-identify" and "redefine" the area. There will be other sport entities using this area in the near future. I plan to meet with these other users and coordinate the development of the park in conjunction with their plans.
Concerning the limitations of 200ft from the banks. I plan to meet with our Park Dept. contact concerning this and other details in the near future. I hope to sell them on the idea of having tee-pads near the banks and not baskets (for obvious reasons). There are other concerns as well that need clarification... prior to design.
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Your posts are beyond a joke, you clearly like bashing the UK for no apparent reason and seeing as your location is not revealed and also you failed to comply to a request to state what country you are from; this is so you don't have to hear insults about yourself and your country from that poster who, would have been as equally childish had you revealed it. Making up statements about the UK that aren't true have merely made you look foolish and clueless and seeing as you have done this without revealing your own location clearly shows that this is an act of cowardice. I am glad stumason has picked out your posts and pointed out the ignorance behind them.
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That's the UK stating that they will also respond militarily if Iran tries to close the Strait of Hormuz.
The UK government just can't help itself.
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Hands up who's scared of Britain. Oh, that'll be no-one then.
For a start I am not your mate and secondly I have recently served in those said forces for 10 years. What are your credentials to back up your opinion? I stand by what I say, the UK has excellent specialist units but their regulars are a shambles. I have already said they are experienced but at the same time they are mollycoddled and do not recieve the required training due to human rights laws in the UK.
Originally posted by LeBombDiggity
The UK throwing it's weight ? With what ?
No aircraft carriers. Naval destroyers costing a billion pounds apiece ... each armed with one big gun. Helicopters which can't fly in the dark, the rain or the wind. Brand new fighter airplanes being chopped up as spares to fix others ... the list is endless.
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EVO Real Estate Group Arranges Four Retail Deals Totaling Over 10,000 Square Feet
EVO Real Estate Group has brokered four retail lease deals in Midtown Manhattan and the East Village, including one that provides an 8,500-square-foot second-floor location for a Sleepy's mattress store at 45 West 34th Street – according to Dana Moskowitz, president of the firm. The transactions total more than 10,000 square feet.
Sleepy's, a privately owned mattress retailer founded in Brooklyn in 1931, will open later this year at its new Midtown location for a 15-year lease term. This will mark the chain's ninth location in Manhattan. Ms. Moskowitz represented landlord 34th Street Commercial Properties in the deal, along with EVO's Richard Price. Sleepy's was represented by Richard Smith of Winick Realty.
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The minute you get your new puppy he will be learning how to act around you and his environment. Puppies are like little sponges and absorb information better than any other time in their life. So, now is the best time to concentrate on socializing, getting them out to meet people, and teaching your puppy manners they will need throughout their life. You will want to get your puppy out and experience as much of the world as possible. Ask your vet what they recommend is safe to do with your puppy before they get all of their vaccinations. After that, the possibilities are endless for where and what you and your puppy can explore.
Look into puppy classes and socialization classes as soon as possible. There are all types of classes and puppy play groups offered in most communities. One resource for finding classes and trainers is The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). The AKC has a couple of great programs that I feel are wonderful for dog owners and their puppies to participate in. The first one, for young puppies is the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program. From there your puppy will be prepared for the AKC® Canine Good Citizen® Program.
The First Few Days
- Settle on a name for you puppy so he can start to learn it.
- Let puppy investigate one room, preferably the one he will be spending most time in, then move on to others when he seems comfortable in that one.
- For the first few nights he will need reassurance about his new home. He will look to you for comfort and guidance. Keep him next to your bed to calm him when he gets scared and to take him out quickly if he has to go.
- Limit visitors till puppy has become used to his new home.
- Puppies are very fun to play with but, when he is sleeping let him sleep. They really need it at this age.
- Establish a routine with eating, going to the bathroom, play, and sleep.
House Training
Designate the area you what your puppy to go to the bathroom. Take him there every time and use a command like, "potty" or "hurry" when he goes. Make sure you praise him when he is finished. Take him in afterwards. Do not encourage play since this will confuse him of the purpose of the activity.
Until your puppy has learned to "go" outside, always keep a close eye on him to prevent or catch accidents. If you catch him in the act, firmly tell him "No" or "Bad" and take him out to his designated area to go the bathroom. Puppies can only connect scolding to what is happening at that moment. If you do not catch him in the act, it is YOUR fault for allowing him to make the mistake. All you can do now is clean up the mess.
Times when your puppy may need to go to the bathroom is when he wakes in the morning or from a nap, after play, after eating or drinking, and just before bedtime.
At night, take water away about an hour or two before bedtime to help puppy hold himself till morning.
If you create train, generally, puppies can safely be left in their create the number of hours equal to their age in months plus one, until their first year.
Support Good Behavior
Puppy's normal behavior is to growl, nip, mouth, and chew. However, these are things we do not want to continue into problem behavior.
Growling– Since dogs cannot talk, they use growling to communicate fear or warning. First, you need to figure out why your puppy is growling. If it is from fear, use a calming voice and gentle touch to settle him down. Help him overcome his fear but, never force him to accept it. At the same time, do not smother him with affection to try and comfort him. Show him that there is nothing to fear, you do not have any reaction to the thing that is causing the his fear. This can sometimes take take repeated confrontation with the fearful thing to overcome the anxiety. If your puppy growls as a warning to keep a toy or food from you, firmly tell him "NO!" and take the object from him. Return it back to him. Then in a minute or so take it again. If he does not growl, praise him enthusiastically. If he growls again, tell him "NO!" and take the object from him and repeat the process until he does not growl. Do not give up. Never let a dog get away with bad behavior.
Nipping or Mouthing– Puppies use their mouths like babies use their hands to touch and investigate their environment. Puppies also play with their litter mates by nipping and biting. So, when they play, they are are using their mouth in a way that comes naturally. When your puppy bites, nips or mouths you, make a loud, high pitch cry or you can tell him "NO!" You want to startle him so he stops. Try to have a toy or bone that he can have after the incident to show him what you would prefer him to bite on. You can also put your palm, flat in front of their nose and wait for them to lick it. When they do, praise them for being pleasant. Whether you have a substitute for him to chew or not, once he has stopped the bad behavior, praise him for his improved behavior. You will find that this can be a long process. Keep up with your corrections and make sure you do not get angry, just be firm.
Chewing- Puppies need to chew. Their teeth are moving and growing which makes them want to chew. Also, chewing is a way for them to clean their teeth. Make sure your puppy has plenty of appropriate toys and bones to chew. If you catch him with something he is not suppose to be chewing, tell him "Leave it!" Take it and redirect him to an acceptable chew toy. Be patient and consistent. You can also take the opportunity to praise him when you find him chewing one of his chew toys or bones. Remember that chewing is something they need to do.
Training Habits for You
Here are just a few simple things that you can get in the habit of doing which will make you a better teacher for your puppy.
- Be firm but gentle
- Be consistent. Everyone in the family needs to use the same words for commands and use the same method and timing for corrections.
- Follow through with every command.
- Never hit your puppy.
- Always reward your puppy when he shows good behavior. You can never over do praise. Additional positive reinforcement like playing with him and his a favorite toy or offering a tasty treat can be rewarding for your puppy and you.
Remember, I am always happy to help if you have questions or have a problem situation that needs attention. Of course, I always get excited when I hear how one of my puppies is doing and how they are growing. Please do not hesitate to contact me, whatever the situation is.


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When news, coincidence, and fantasy collide, they usually do so on the front pages sensationalistic tabloids. But such unions of fiction and reality can have darker consequences, and it's these that Edgar Chías sets out to explore in his restless play On Insomnia and Midnight.
On a series of evenings, an older man (Pietro González) and a much younger woman (Sonia Portugal) dressed as a maid meet to discuss and enact... Well, exactly what is an open question. Sex is a frequent topic - the man is obsessed with it, and the younger woman's own awakening was not exactly ideal. (Short version: It ended up with her being shuttled off to a convent.) Current events is another: There's a fascinating story in the newspaper about a girl whose unrequited infatuation for her teacher led her to a watery grave - the woman can barely stumble through reading the news account, and the man insists its every word is wrong.
But whenever the two are speaking, they're always talking to or about someone else, as if their own pasts have left them so unsuited for intimacy that they can't bear to acknowledge anyone in anything but the most basic of positional terms. (The man goes so far as to live in dusk-dim light - he truly can't bear to face anyone in a natural way.) Director Berioska Ipinza makes the most of Chías's cues, rendering each actor alternately as a Venus flytrap and as its fluttering prey, toying with how close they can become before disaster (or, worse, affection) strikes.
On Insomnia and Midnight, which originated in Mexico City and was performed at London's Royal Court Theater, is undeniably a mood piece, as dependent on its shadowy light plot (provided here by Lucrecia Briceño) as on anything else. But Chías turns an unnecessary amount over to mood, giving the man and woman too little to identify them as people rather than as pawns in a tedious tournament of strip chess. González presents the right basic irascibility and Portugal a competent vision of tarnished innocence, but they need to build fuller portrayals on these foundations.
As the play runs just 80 minutes, they hardly have time, especially as Chías spends so long investigating his characters' proclivities. The climax, so to speak, occurs with the two sitting on a bed discussing the artistic and erotic merits of Internet porn. The scene is probably supposed to be ironic, but it rambles rather than rattles, doing more to cure your own insomnia than explore why tortured souls like these would even bother to get out of bed.
Run Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Have you ever wondered how the most deranged and outwardly antisocial homeless people ended up as they did? Though Will Goldberg never directly addresses this issue in his airily bleak play We Three, its implied presence gives what could otherwise be a dusty domestic drama some much-needed additional punch.
Amory (Mitchell Conway), a smart, affable man in his mid 20s, has some serious afflictions his serious meds can't cure. He doesn't comprehend the need for the clothes, and frequently walks around (indoors and out) wholly or partially naked. Much of the time, Amory is barely aware of the presence of others, let alone where he's sleeping or walking. When he communicates in writing, his sentences are disconnected and incomprehensible, like Mad-Libs gone awry. The affection he shows for his college-bound brother Tommy (Ryan Emmons), his ex-girlfriend Olivia (Julie Congress), and his mother exists on purely an intellectual level.
Suffice it to say, they've all grown tired of supporting him, though they're likewise reluctant to commit him to an institution. What else is there to do? Let him waste away, of course.
Goldberg and his director, Erin Daley, present all this without criticism, instead demonstrating how simple it can be to drive someone to destruction by caring too much. Just enough plot blankets the 60-minute running time, and Amory, Tommy, and Olivia's interactions, which center on the breaking and forging of bonds of all kinds, fill all that time. (Amory's mother, basically a dreamlike figurehead and played by a far-too-young Samantha Hooper-Hammersley, commands too little authority to seem integral.)
A shattering curtain line provides a genuinely stunning setup for a second act neither you nor they will ever see, and cements this as firm-footed theatre that's not afraid to be uncompromising. The acting is rather less certain: Only Conway truly convinces, as someone who feels as betrayed by his shirt and his bedclothes as he does those around him. Emmons's self-concern is too affected, and Olivia's isn't affected enough - you never quite believe either is really willing to reject someone so close to them.
Part of Goldberg's point is that lives do sometimes disintegrate for bad or indeterminate reasons, and that the well-meaning rationality we'd like to ascribe to those caring for someone inflicted with a mental illness is not always deserved. We Three isn't quite detailed enough or richly enough acted to propose or present any real conclusions. But it's compelling enough to force you to reconsider the rules governing games of both the mind and of family and friends whose interest doesn't always extend beyond themselves.
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The Dea last tasted victory on their travels back in October when they beat Chievo 1-0.
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"It's been too long since we last won away from home," he told a Press conference.
"We have to end that run this weekend. Our victory over Napoli is forgotten about. All we're focusing on is this next game.
"Fiorentina are not in crisis – Cagliari and Udinese are difficult teams, so not beating them is no disgrace.
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Now I must print off this whole post for future reference. Thank you everyone. I swear I thought yeast would be the hardest part to understand about making beer but water is slowly beating it....I guess that's what happens when your product is at least 95% water. hopfenundmalz..I want to personally thank you for getting the tune of Eric Johnson's Cliffs of Dover stuck in my head for two days now.....
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Cape Town - A ruling by the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday means that Eugene de Kock, Clive Derby-Lewis and Janus Walus could now apply for parole, Eyewitness News reported a lawyer as saying, on Wednesday. EWN reported that on Tuesday, the court ruled that it was unconstitutional for the correctional services department to abolish a system of credits that allowed prisoners, sentenced to life in jail before 2004, to work towards an early release.Lawyer Julian Knight brought the application on behalf of Cornelius Van Wyk who had been allowed to gain credits to apply for parole.Van Wyk was sentenced in September 2004 to three life sentences for murder committed during his involvement with a right-wing organisation. Knight reportedly said that the ruling means the correctional services regulation pertaining to this has now been struck down.As a result people sentenced to life in jail before 2004 can now apply for parole. Derby-Lewis and Walus have been sentenced to life behind bars for the murder of former SA Communist Party leader Chris Hani. De Kock was the Vlakplaas death squad commander.
But whyyyy
They've got unfinished bussiness!!!! Does Malema ring any bells??
Yes and why didn't Nelson carry out his life sentence for Church Street Bombings in which 19 were killed and 200 injured, and for smuggling land mines in to SA, for attack he planned to kill White civilians.
Our Former President was a good man. Just click link and read.
Good by what standards? Stories about him are deliberately fabricated to create a myth around him, to create an icon/"god-man" If his little plans succeeded, hundreds if not thousands of civilians, mostly women and children would have been killled, but this fact is conveniently ignored or avoided
So if the next murderer gets "life" we all know he will be out in less than 10 years! What a tragedy!
killers should be hanged
Applying is one thing,getting is other thing altogether. Thank goodness!!
Those who gave me a "thumbs down", dont you believe that bombs planted in public places kill women and children, or dont you believe that he dis it? He admitted that he conspired to do so- he just tried to justify it
Good i hope they get out I don't think Hani was innocent of anything he was a communist. Clive i think you are eligible to be president as it seems we have a policy of putting criminals in office here in good ols SA.
So being a communist makes one automatically guilty of whatever rubbish you care to dole out? Don't be ridiculous!
daaivark, shouldn't you be out bowling or at bridge club or something?
Daaivark normally i agree with you but on this one sorry i can't commies are the root to all evil just look at the examples.
all i see on this site is pure racism..guyz can we please grow up..
I don't bowl or play bridge. Too bourgeois, lol. Chess anyone?
Daaivark may be a bit ignorant generally but for once he's right. Communism itself isn't evil, it's the greedy people who inevitably run the system which strangely enough is a lot like SA's democratic system.
daaivark Lol, just kidding good sir. Good reply though.
Hani's killers were paid buy a certain super wealthy ANC cocaine drug dealing bastard. This is common knowledge in ANC circles, Hani was taken out because he had seen that ANC was going to turn into a kleptocracy. Believe it or not Hani would have made a far better prez. than Mandela , Mbekhi and Zuma put together
Daaivark, Communists have the inclination to destroy themselves via their own philosophy.
For the nation to forget, we must let them out... period!!! Hani's family should be open minded about these.
@ Bantu…We have more killers roaming our streets. Killers are equal, but some killers are more equal than the others… Maybe!!!
I'm sure you are a undercover trouble maker Zizo. Your comments are never based on logic or reason. They must rot in jail, together with the "still free" ANC brigade of Selebi, Shaik, Winnie et al. Justice must be fair and equal.
Zizo..Wow, didn't expect that from you.....
Do you agree that all criminals whether it be murder, rape, fraud, corruption, stealing tax payers money and being caught...should be punished and go to jail?
The reason I ask is cause you see nothing wrong with ANC blatant corruption ...?
A family can only find closure if they have been provided with motives and details of the people who were involved. In this case, this people never revealed the truth regarding the murder.
@Hlabirwa, is there any alternative that you can offer since this people are not willing to divulge the truth. My friend a prison is meant for rehab not punishment per se. The real, most dangerous criminals are outside if you ask me!!!
@Hlabirwa, like any of the senseless murders taking place in modern day SA have a motive that could give a victim's family closure, I can just hear it now, in court(assuming it ever gets there) "hauw, meesta judge, I'm sorry for what I did, but I needed that leptops to sell to pay for the cable I used to steal electricity from thet intasection down the road, it was apartheids fault that the boss and meesis came in while I was busy to steal tha stuffs, that's when my gun suddenly went off 5 times and before I could look again they were both dead, but not before I could quickly have a go with the meesis, in front of the boss, because I needed to show them who is actually in charge, now please can you make quick, I have another few some ladies to rape, and I'm still not finished with my cable setup"
Um Goose, Selebi, Winnie and Shaik will never see the the inside of a prison cell.
Unfortunately I think you know as well as I do that justice is NOT fair and equal.
If Clive Derby Lewis is terminally ill, give him medical parole.
Maybe him and Shaik can go for a round of golf tgether...
Love your attitude Johan.
Easier said than done though....
Well as bad as it was to us, i think they have payed their price, let them out comrades justice was serve. Plz we still have lot of criminals looming around they must start with Beki cele and his cronies
Too bad they didn't murder Stompie, they would have been out a long time ago.
Viva! One will be soon the new president. We salute them.
They committed the crime they did/ are still doing the time and rightfully so.
Now I want to see others doing time for their crimes as well.
I want to see it start right at the very top of our corrupt guvmaant
ek sekondeer!!
"Hi Hani ... I'm home!" ;)
OK that's amusing. Thanks Eric. Nice change.
economyfree - can you not see that all these racist comments are due to opression, greed, corruption, nepotism, cronyism and out right racism from the governemt. It's only natural that the people will start resenting everything associated to it. If you really want to fight against racism then I suggest you start with the anc and the rest will all fall into place.
LOL. Eric...Even daaivark is warming to you !
Eric, very funny....for a change!
They can apply for parole... I would not give 2 cents on their chances of success.
Not that I want them or any other murderers out on street, leave them where they are. We just need to add Juju to their residence.
then Malema must also be forgiven-considering that he has not killed any one-just enjoying the fruit of his labour
Johannes, who said forgive? Parole is an international practise for people who have SERVED a certain portion of their term.
Juju must sit, just like they did, and will continue to do.
This is really bad, because that means even farm murderers can apply for parole.
Cry Havoc and Let Loose The Dogs of War.
I think release them, it will level the white / black psychopaths out.. too many black psychos, need to add some white ones. Kinda like playing chess. For every attack on white interests, the same can be replied at black interests. It's fair game?
This mean the life of people in South Africa is not valued the same- some get parole because they have killed a"nobody" other get to rot in jail because they have killed a" person" of higher standing. What does our constitution says about this type of discrimination? Phatha-Phatha killed a lot of people in Pongolo Area but he is a freeman today.
Gardeners you say? i bet their work is immaculate, and nothing has been stolen from your offices
yes they dont know how computers work
He should have joined the ANC back then, if he did he wouldnt even have gone to jail.
is it
OMG Reading all these comments is saddening and heartbreaking. To read so much hatred, so little resepct for the next person just because they don't look anything like you. And you still produce kids, will raise your kids with the same hatred and prejudice.....God help us all.
Fully agree with you here
But how are you different? I agree with you ,but you are also advocating the hatred. And you are also producing children that will be raised with hatred and prejudice.. Its not one sided. Until we can all, black/white/indian/colored all South Africans put our prejudices aside nothing will change.
Your previous comments about "you whites"……indicates the mindset you are in.
Blaming the whites for blaming the blacks.
Be careful of pointing a finger to quick…it shows more about you
At least there's one section of the community who bother to "raise their kids". There's another huge bunch who just procreate with no responsibilities, which is a huge contributor to the situation they find themselves in.
Yes, and even you that just want to build up get also criticised....
Have a nice day...
yho Jamie, you get three thumbs up for such a comment. I am now convinced this site is full of people with hatred. I hate generalisation and basing facts on things you read on the media. i am sure you dont have friends of the other community you mentioned. which then makes me think, what makes you sure that they dont take care of their kids. i like the content of news24 but i am always saddened when i read the comments that follow. after 17 years we are still as separated as ever. we are just tolerating each other.
any minister who will them parole knows what will happen to her/him....
Oh dear, such a childish comment
muzi fancies himself as a player
This is really bad, because that means even farm murderers can apply for parole.
Will De Kock, Lewis and Walus be joining any political parties for runnup to 2012 elections?
yes.the da
racists belong with racists so they should rather join the anc
It seems that none of you kids have been in a war situation. Now that it is over everybody has an opinion, although they know very little about Eugene or the other two. Let them be. Things happen in pressured times. Just be glad you are not standing in front of them. Communism is evil. Go read Revelation and see what going to happen to that party. Nice big fire. Murderer if they do not repent will join in the fire party. In the meantime grow up people, the white world in SA has changed. Make peace with it. There are very good blacks and dear friends. They have seen the Light and some also the Cross.
It sounds like somebody needs a healthy dose of science in their life. I won't mention any names, cough pikkie cough...
Jip...on this the rest is crap; It seems that none of you kids have been in a war situation. Now that it is over everybody has an opinion, although they know very little about Eugene or the other two. Let them be
I do not agree with what Clive Derby-Lewis and his accomplice did all those years ago.
However, if people such as Shabier Shaik can be out on medical parole (particularly when it seems evident that there is nothing wrong with him), then Derby-Lewis (who is known to have cancer) should be granted the same option.
Scary sometimes, but "what's good for the goose, really is good for the gander as well"
I fully agree if Shaik can be released to play golf, then the same should apply to Derby-Lewis, the only problem is Derby-Lewis is really ill and he is not affiliated to the ANC. Not to mention Winnie who was found guilty and has not spent a day in jail
Clive cannot play golf as he has gangerene in one leg- therfore he must stay in jai...
All persons who receives a life sentence irrespective of race, political orientation, or anything else, should stay in jail untill they are carried out in a coffin. Einde van die storie.
I see a trend of racial hatred..hmmmmm...
...compliments of the anc...
Anyone guilty of murder should be hung, including this lot.
Amazing how when these okes took out a few people of a different colour, they're racists and must rot in jail, like so many have said here, but when there are stories DAILY on News24 about Black on White violence, crime, rape and murder, we whites are told that we are the root cause of the violence, so its a lose lose for us. Cant win in SA. How does a plot to assassinate key members of a political party compare to breaking into a house at 3 in the morning, raping two of the three female occupants and walking off with a laptop and 2 cellphones?
I agree with you.
Good point and then they moan about us having double standards. I for one have had enough. No more walking on egg shells to save someones brittle little cultural inferiority complex. It's time we start calling things the way they are.
@Lab-Rat, couldn't agree more bro, call a spade a spade!!!
Eugene de Kock, Clive Derby-Lewis and Janus Walus I SALUTE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When is the public protector starting to investigate the looting of 200 billion rands by the previuos regime?
Question: Did they murder anyone? Yes! Who did they kill? Doesn't matter. Were they convicted and sentenced in a court of Law? Yes! Were they sentenced to life in prison? Yes? How long is a life sentence? 25 years give or take. How long did they serve so far? Not nearly enough. Should they be let out on parole? NO!!! Let them rot, black, white, yellow, brown I don't give a damn. Murderers and rapists should be left to die in jail.
what if they were following orders?
People always have choices, even if held at gupoint, you have a choice to make, and yes they must follow the initial orders to sit in jail!
will the day they are released be declared a public holiday? or a statue erected perhaps?
3 life sentences...not a chance for parole. They have been nationalised!
There is a fundemental difference between right and wrong. Somne of our citizens are dilluded. Lock that dog away and throw away the key.He has no place in today's society. It's so embarrasing, If I was him I would kill myself.
the law is the law.
give those whites whatever they demand and come back to kill us.every body must apply for parole even my broer.
Set them free. The St James Church Massacre killers were freed years ago and one of them immediately went on a crime spree killing an unarmed white family man in the process. Naturally this story was quickly smothered to prevent Mbeki's name been tarnished more than it already was...
Let them tell the truth or rot in jail
No no no not rot in jail. Papa has got no use for them anymore, he's done his job. Release them so that we can take them out so that they can go and join Eugen Terrible-Blanche in HELL for a glass of Klipdrift met vuue warme kole. BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
De Kock for president, it's time for a volk's leader with ambition and power and De Kock's the ideal man
In your dreams....
Dirk, you really should set the bar higher if you truly consider that an "ideal". Please man, don't ever go "spokesperson" like that again.
Not that I condone ANY criminal activity, but exactly WHY are the ANC cadres such as McBride, Yengeni, Selebi, Malema, Winnie, Zuma, Shaik, etc. not in jail, but these so-called "right-wingers" are not given parole? I think the answer lies in the very reason South Africa is destined to failure - corruption. It's an African thing!
all these people you have mentioned can play golf - not derby lewis hence he still in jail - he will appeal until his leg gets choped off. he can welcome the other right whingers when they get in jail - my favourite one are the braved who tried to escape and got cought by car guards. those oys will spend a long time in jail . What a bunch of moegoes these right whingers - pun intended.
Three words: Watch This Space.
@LBS you really do know little of what is happening in SA. Murderers are doing less than eight years before release. Just reporting to jail halves the sentence these days.
De Kock was following orders. He should be released as he has done his time. If McBride is walking the streets, he deserves to do the same. The other two idiots can sit.
This is why mal lemmer is building a house with a bunker,i hope its big enough for him to keep one or two goats for company
GREAT!!! Now they can join the ANC and become presidents!!!!!


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Rigor Mortis
Hong Kong, 2013, colour, 2.35:1, 101 mins.
Director: Mai Junlong 麦浚龙 [Juno Mak].
Rating: 6/10.
Veteran-heavy apartment horror is poorly written and too often arty for its own sake.
Hong Kong, the present day. Separated from his wife (Lin Huiqian) and alienated from his son (Liu Zechen), has-been film star Qian Xiaohao (Qian Xiaohao), almost penniless, takes a flat in an old housing estate and tries to hang himself from the ceiling fan. The long-unoccupied flat, No. 2442, is haunted by spirits which do battle for his body as he hangs between life and death; at the last moment he's apparently rescued by veteran Daoist vampire-hunter You (Chen You), who runs a nearby foodstall. Other inhabitants of the estate include Yan (Lu Haipeng), the sole security guard, who knows everything about everything; Jiu (Zhong Fa), master of the local temple and a specialist in the dark arts; the devoted old couple of seamstress Mei (Bao Qijing) and her grouchy husband Dong (Wu Yaohan), a retired doctor; and Yang Feng (Hui Yinghong) and her young, white-haired son Xiaobai (He Guangrui). Yang Feng used to live in No. 2442 but after a shocking incident there she's now half-crazed and doesn't dare cross the threshhold. She exists by eating offerings of food to ancestors outside people's front doors. After Dong apparently falls down the stairs and dies, Mei gets Jiu to preserve his body in order to resurrect him in seven days' time. Meanwhile, Jiu also manages to exorcise No. 2442 by trapping the evil spirits of two twin girls (He Kangwen, He Jianwen) in a wardrobe. But as the day of Dong's "resurrection" approaches, and Yang Feng accidentally lets loose the twin evil spirits when searching for Xiaobai one day, everything starts to go horribly wrong.
Loaded with veterans from the Hong Kong film world, and steeped in the same retro nostalgia as so many of the territory's movies are nowadays, Rigor Mortis 僵尸 is an apartment-block horror that's simply too arty for its own good. First-time feature director Mai Junlong 麦浚龙 [Juno Mak], 29, is a gilded singer-cum-fashionista who recently diversified into acting with Revenge: A Love Story 复仇者之死 (2010) and Let's Go! 保卫战队之出动喇!朋友! (2011), both for director Huang Jingfu 黄精甫 [Wong Ching-po]. He sincerely sees the film as a tribute to the Hong Kong "hopping vampire" horror-comedies of the 1980s – best personified by the Mr. Vampire 僵尸先生 series, produced by Hong Jinbao 洪金宝 [Sammo Hung] – that he grew up watching (see poster, left). En route, however, Mai has stripped out all of their comedy, added in visual effects that owe more to J-horror than local traditions (Shimizu Takashi 清水崇, director of The Grudge 呪怨, 2002, jointly produced) and aimed the movie at a much more up-market audience than the originals ever were. Added to which, the "vampire" angle occupies only a small part of the film.
Looked at – more objectively – as a strand of New Asian Horror, Rigor Mortis is fine on an acting level, scrappy on a script level, and registers so-so on the frightometer. Among the performers, it's a special delight to see Chen You 陈友 [Anthony Chan] – drummer with 1970s band The Wynners 温拿, and director of the classic A Fishy Story 不脱袜的人, 1989 – as a veteran Daoist vampire-hunter who now runs a foodstall; now 60, Chen brings an authority and physical presence that carry much of the film. Fellow veterans Bao Qijing 鲍起静 [Paw Hee-ching] and (briefly) Wu Yaohan 吴耀汉 [Richard Ng] contribute colour as a devoted old couple in the same musty housing block, and onetime action villain Zhong Fa 钟发 ditto, but none of them has Chen's screen heft. Younger veteran Hui Yinghong 惠英红 [Kara Hui], now well settled into horror movies at this stage of her career, largely wanders around looking mad, fraught, or both, while Qian Xiaohao 钱小豪 (from the original Mr. Vampire 僵尸先生, 1985) plays a washed-up actor called Qian Xiaohao and registers almost no presence at all.
Qian's lack of profile in the film – starting as its protagonist-narrator and then being relegated to the sidelines or simply vanishing for big chunks – exemplifies the film's central problem: the script by Weng Ziguang 翁子光 [Philip Yung], Liang Liyan 梁礼彦 [Jill Leung] (Revenge: A Love Story) and Mai has little continuity or sense of organic growth, establishes no clear leading character for the viewer to identify with, and throws in visual effects which have no basis or backgrounding in the story. Though often striking, they're no more than that – visual ideas without any connection or explanation – and thus not as effective as they should be.
That's a shame, as some care has been taken with the effects and they'e generally well executed. The same goes for the widescreen photography by Wu Wenzheng 伍文拯 and art direction by Zhang Yiwen 张伊雯, both stressing musty, subdued colours and autumnal or grey light that create a self-contained world of their own, with exterior Hong Kong hardly seen. Set almost entirely within the apartment block or nearby covered alleys, and heavily peopled with oldies, Rigor is a Hong Kong film, like Gallants 打擂台 (2010) or A Simple Life 桃姐 (2011), that looks back rather than forwards. It's actually more effective in its quieter moments when the cast is allowed to do its own character schtick; as a horror movie, it's untidily assembled and carries a strong whiff of a vanity production.
Mai dedicates the film to the memory of the "hopping vampire" genre's two other best-known actors, Lin Zhengying 林正英 (1952-97) and Xu Guanying 许冠英 [Ricky Hui] (1946-2011). The Chinese title, popularly translated as "hopping vampire", more accurately means "zombie".
Presented by Kudos Films (HK). Produced by Kudos Films (HK).
Script: Weng Ziguang [Philip Yung], Liang Liyan [Jill Leung], Mai Junlong [Juno Mak]. Original story: Mai Junlong [Juno Mak]. Photography: Wu Wenzheng. Editing: David Richardson. Music: Nate Connelly. Art direction: Zhang Yiwen. Costume design: Zheng Xiuxian, Huang Jiayi. Sound: Mai Zhi'an, Ye Junhao. Action: Huang Weiliang [Jack Wong]. Visual effects: Chen Zhidao (Herbgarden).
Cast: Qian Xiaohao (Qian Xiaohao), Hui Yinghong [Kara Hui] (Yang Feng), Bao Qijing [Paw Hee-ching] (Mei), Chen You [Anthony Chan] (You), Lu Haipeng (Yan, security guard), Wu Yaohan [Richard Ng] (Dong), Zhong Fa (Jiu), Lou Nanguang (rice-shop owner), Gao Junwen (Yang Feng's husband), He Guangrui (Xiaobai, Yang Feng's son), He Kangwen, He Jianwen (female twin ghosts), Zeng Bo (fat aunt), Lin Huiqian (Qian Xiaohao's wife), Liu Zechen (Qian Xiaohao's son), Feng Guocheng (You's father), Lu Peiqian (young You), Zhang Yingfu, Yang Yiyi.
Premiere: Venice Film Festival (Venice Days), 4 Sep 2013.
Release: Hong Kong, 24 Oct 2013.
(Review originally published on Film Business Asia, 1 Sep 2013.)


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The quick Posey promotion has prompted me to place a rush order on this series. Some people have expressed interest in seeing certain guys profiled. I currently plan on checking in on Carlos Santana, Pedro Alvarez, Mike Stanton, Chris Carter, Tyler Flowers, and Jeremy Hellickson. If there is a particular player you're interested in seeing profiled, let me know. Keep in mind, the purpose of this mini series is to take a sneak peak at major league ready prospects.
Stephen Strasburg: AA Harrisburg 22 IP, 13 H, 0 HR, 6 BB, 27 K; AAA Syracuse 28.1 IP, 15H, 1HR, 6 BB, 33 K - Like Posey, I have no unique take on the situation. Unlike Posey, there isn't any controversy over what's happening here. Strasburg did have some minor development to do, unfortunately it seems that AA/AAA hitters aren't good enough to help with that. He'll have to learn at the major league level. Jeff Euston at BPro summarized the particular excuses involved as such:
-Strasburg needs to adjust to starting every fifth day, not once a week, as he did at San Diego State.
-He needs work pitching with men on base, though his 0.706 WHIP is not allowing him much experience in that area.
-More generally, Strasburg simply needs development time as a professional. Or, like the Dos Equis guy, maybe he will experience an awkward moment, just to see how it feels.
In addition to the tiny developmental things, the real issue is obviously his service clock. The Nationals didn't figure to be a playoff team, which made avoiding Super 2 status all the more palatable. Don't look now, but the Nats aren't completely dead. They're 25-26, their bullpen has suddenly turned into a solid unit (funny how quickly that can happen), their offense is slightly above average, but the rotation remains a desecration. The revived Livan Hernandez has anchored the unit though Scott Olsen (currently on the DL) has been the best by FIP. John Lannan has not been a major league pitcher and Luis Atilano has been replacement level. Craig Stammen has been decent against non-Phillies lineups but is replaceable. Now the Nationals are in on Roy Oswalt which would give them what they were probably hoping Jason Marquis would be, a solid companion to Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann.
The Nationals are currently trying to squeeze innings out of J.D. Martin and/or Matt Chico as the number five starter, so Strasburg takes that spot when he's activated on June 4th or June 8th or whenever. For the purpose of analysis I'll say that Martin/Chico are replacement level players. THT Forecasts indicates that Strasburg's current Major League Equivalent line is 40 IP with a 1.27 ERA, 19 hits, 8.7 K/9, 2.7 BB/9, and 1.9 WAR. The one hit every two innings part seems unlikely so I'm going to make some mental adjustments and call that 30 hits with a 1.5 WAR. So the Nats have lost out on 1.5 WAR for the privilege of delaying arbitration. Oliver's preseason projection called for 90 IP, a 2.81 ERA, 72 hits, 10.1 K/9, 2.7 BB/9, and 2.6 WAR. That seems a little optimistic to me, but it's probably a decent barometer of what we can expect. Let's call it the sunny projection. The frowny face projection would probably be about 1 WAR over those 90 innings.
From what I can gather, Strasburg is expected to throw about 150-160 IP on the season so he'll have about 90-100 IP at the major league level this year. With the projections in hand, a range of 1 to 2.5 WAR seems reasonable. Those could be important wins for the Nationals franchise. With Jordan Zimmermann, Jason Marquis, Scott Olsen, and Chien Ming Wang on the DL, the Nationals have an entire rotation on reserve. A couple wins this year out of Strasburg on the way to a respectable rotation next year could mean big things for the Nationals revenue streams and fan expectations.
The good news is that the time for guessing how he'll adjust to the majors is almost over. Soon everyone will get to see just how special Strasburg really is.
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Charlie Herman appears in the following:
Future of the Fed
Friday, July 12, 2013
Hackathons - Who Sponsors Them and Why?
Tuesday, July 09, 2013
The explosion of civic-minded hackathons raises the question of what the organizations funding them are trying to accomplish.
Is Tech the Next Corporate Evildoer?
Friday, July 05, 2013
The odyssey of NSA leaker Edward Snowden has focused more on the where than the what in recent days, so it's easy to forget about what got him in hot water in the first place: Leaking the details of a secret government program that's tracking our digital info with the help of some of the biggest companies in tech.
Most Summer Camps Still Forbid Electronic Devices
Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Peg Smith, CEO of the American Camp Association, sheds some light on when and where campers are allowed to use personal electronic devices.
New Tech City: At Camp, Swimming, Sports and Smartphones
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
One Pennsylvania summer camp is letting tween and teen campers use their smartphones, iPads and other tech gadgets all summer long.
Saturday Coffee Table: Money Talking Weekend Reading
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Money Talking host Charlie Herman and regular contributors Joe Nocera of the New York Times and Rana Foroohar of Time tell us what they're reading this weekend.
CFTC Files Suit Against Former MF Global CEO John Corzine
Friday, June 28, 2013
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday against former MF Global CEO John Corzine over his role in the loss of $1 billion in customer funds when the brokerage firm collapsed in late 2011.
Chef Shortage Has Manhattan Restaurants Starving for Cooks
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
New York has long been the place for chefs who want to make a name for themselves in the culinary world.
New Tech City: Algorithmic Trading For the Masses
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Busking 101: Street and Subway Performers Earning a Living
Friday, June 21, 2013
Just how much money can you make singing in the subway?
Money Talking: The End of the Stimulus?
Friday, June 21, 2013
The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates low and taken other measures to stimulate the economy in recent years, but we've always known the extraordinary measures were not going to last forever.
NSA Surveillance as a Teachable Moment?
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
What can we learn from the NSA's surveillance program? A lot, according to Chris Lawrence, senior director of the Mozilla Mentor Community. He calls the scandal's aftermath "a teachable moment."
New Tech City: NSA Surveillance Backlash
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
In the wake of news that the National Security Agency is collecting vast amounts of digital data about the online activity of U.S. citizens, the federal government has said the program — known as PRISM — is crucial for homeland security. Of course, not everyone agrees.
The Business Relationship Between the U.S. and China
Friday, June 14, 2013
New Tech City: How to Disappear from the Internet
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The specifics of a secret government surveillance program called Prism are still being uncovered, but last week it was revealed that for the past six years, the National Security Agency has been collecting people's emails, photos and videos from companies like Google, Apple and Facebook.
Government Surveillance: How Worried Are You?
Friday, June 07, 2013
So the government's tapping vast amounts of internet data and tracking phone calls. How concerned are you?
The Latest Unemployment Report and What it Reveals About Our Economic Recovery
Friday, June 07, 2013
Money Talking: The Future of Amazon
Friday, June 07, 2013
This week in a courthouse in Manhattan, Apple is defending itself against federal charges that it colluded with the nation's biggest publishers to raise the price of e-books.
Saturday Coffee Table: Money Talking Weekend Reading
Friday, June 07, 2013
Money Talking host Charlie Herman and regular contributor Joe Nocera of the New York Times and Diane Brady of Bloomberg Businessweek tell us what they're reading this weekend.
New Tech City: Tech for Special Needs Kids
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
For many students with special needs in New York City, this school year marks the fist time they joined others in a regular classroom setting. With this integration comes the need for assistive technologies to help level the playing field.


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Flea bite, 20 minutes later
Charlie had got there. The café was when Max kommentteli to be quiet.
Charlie went nearer, and stopped at the door and looked at the corner against the inside.
The hostages were on the floor hands behind your neck. Some of the frightened children cried on the floor.
All except Sasha, were visible. Max was the intense discussion behind the counter.
Would it be Sasha, Charlie thought.
Soon, someone was Charlie's shoulder. Charlie turned to look at. It was Daniel and Alex.
''Do not disturbing me like hell. We almost become goods in your pants.''Charlie was shocked.
''I'm sorry. It was not intended. What is the situation here?''Apologized and asked Daniel.
''See for yourself. I was wondering in this plan.''Answered Charlie.
''Just ashamed of the whole body on behalf of the entire situation for you.''Fretted Alex.
''Well, happens to the witch. If nothing else, to put Max to suffer punishment.''Answered Charlie.
''You got a plan?''Asked by Daniel.
''If you try to mask this device.''Answered Charlie.
''Take the case of a bullet vest on you just in case. And also silenced pistol.''Alex said, and gave Charlie the equipment.
Charlie put on the vest. Gun was a black run with a red dot with a silenced pistol barrel.
''Thank you. It's now or never.''Charlie said, and think about masking items.
Charlie thought for a moment and then came up with.
''This is certainly going through.''Charlie said, and the disguise of a device, to Max's father.
''Certainly goes.''Answered by Daniel with a laugh.
Charlie started to walk inside. Charlie the gun was hidden behind their backs.
Some of the hostages turned to look at Charlie. Flo was very nearly surprised and say something, but Charlie put his finger to display the front of your mouth and keep quiet.
''Dad? What are you doing here? Are not you supposed to be a nursing home? ''My question to the Max with astonishment
Sasha rose to see who was speaking for Max. Sasha, Charlie recognized the fake dress. He suggested that familiar with him.
''My son. I came here because I heard that you're insane. What is it?''Asked Charlie Max's father's voice.
''Everything has gone to hell. She left. His girlfriend left. You got sick. The work is the same shit. ''Everything!''Answered Max angrily shotgun in hand.
''It does not feel to go with this guess. Do you think you gonna be here if you are hurting innocent people?''My question is Charlie.
''I do not think. Father? I've done something really bad.''Max said.
''Tell my son.''Charlie said pretty voice.
''I've been using for many women, and put a second reason.''Answered Max brokenness.
''Why?''My question is Charlie.
''I have a crush on his girlfriend. I tried to frame him guilty that he would be in jail, and I could get to his girlfriend for himself.''Answered Max.
''Glimpse of it?''My question is Charlie and Sasha showed.
''He very well. And besides, he is annoying. Too good for everyone.''Answered Max.
''You do not, you can take the property of another. The same applies to the case of a girlfriend. Besides, he is certainly happy when it has a right and to love him forever. You know it, too. And you have to work takiakin you get along with others. ''Charlie said a little angrily.
Sasha smiled a little secret. He has never been famous saying about Charlie. Charlie was amazed when he saw that Max had hit Sasha. Charlie was a little bit to boil with anger, but tried to remain calm no secrecy.
''Come on THE SUBMIT ANY. I know you not my father. My father never explain to me that kind of shit. ''Max shouted and pointed a shotgun Charlie.
''Now I think to go to the spirit.''Charlie thought.
Max pressed the trigger. Shotgun was a big bang. Sasha went to the middle. He grabbed the shotgun and began to pull it themselves. Max put the fight back. Charlie was bleeding on the floor than from the tap. Shot was just shy of his shoulder badly. Charlie thought that a couple of cents, down, then it would become ill and was holding his shoulder. The pain was terrible. Charlie hid the expression of pain. Outside of Alex alerted reinforcements.
Charlie tore into laughter. Max turned to look at Charlie, and saw the shoulder. The shoulder was revealed to be normal.
''I learned to shoot first when you are going to kill someone.''Charlie said, laughing.
''YOU! NOW I'm gonna kill you! ''Shouted Max, Sasha threw off the front and showed once again Charlie.
Charlie had gone to hide behind the table was a couple of feet behind him.
Charlie breathed heavily and painfully. He took the pistol out and turned off the mask for the device.
''Where are you? COME FORWARD THAT CAN I KILL YOU! ''Max and the shouting began to look for him.
Flo was still crawling over to Charlie. Flo was terrified. Blood was everywhere, and it was a lot.
''Are you okay?''Asked Flo and began to stanch bleeding.
''I am myself. What about yourself. Did she make you anything? Asked Charlie.
''None. Has not been done. Fortunately, the. What are you going to do?''Asked Flo.
''I work before someone dies.''Answered Charlie
Charlie began to crawl forward close to the washing up liquid. Sasha took Charlie.
Sasha told me where Max was. Max had gone to look for Charlie among the goods.
When Max turned to look elsewhere, Charlie stood up. irroitteli gun silencer.
Max heard the one turned to look at Charlie.
''Drop the gun, and your hands up or I'll shoot you.''Shouted Charlie, and showed Max.
''You do not shoot me. You are too kind to others.''Mocked Max and began to raise the shotgun.
Just when Max was aimed at Charlie, heard a bang. Outside, Daniel and Alex heard it. While the second, and was soon followed by another one. Charlie walked toward Max and fired several shots again.
Max swung backwards whenever Charlie, he was shot. Soon, he fell to the floor, grinning.
Charlie came closer, was holding a pistol in one hand and showed Max.
Just then came in relief with assault rifles. Daniel and Alex, too.
They saw the agony on the floor of Max and Charlie, who showed Max.
Charlie dropped the gun down. He was relieved. It was finally over. Sasha ran to him and hugged for a long time for this. The police brought hostages out. Medical men checked the injured.
''Go with the Flo out. I'll be right behind.''Charlie said.
''Do not be a long time. I want to sleep with you.''Answered Sasha and Charlie hugged again.
Sasha went out with Flo. The police confiscated the shotgun away. Medical Men took care of Max's wounds.
''This would be this. I do not need it anymore. I'm going to sleep. See you in the morning.''Charlie said, and gave him a gun.
''Okay. I'll call you in the morning. Do not leave until your shoulder is patched up.''Answered by Alex.
Before Charlie went out, he returned to the Max creates.
''Do not ever, ever, ever fucks me or my family.''Max said Charlie angrily and walked away.
Medicine Man Charlie came close. He began to tie his shoulder and gave painkillers.
Charlie went out. It was a crowd. There was even the victims and their parents.
Charlie walked into strips under the other side of Sasha and Flo her. Soon, they went through the crowd. The crowd patted together with Charlie, shouted cries of encouragement and some whistled.
After a while, Charlie, Sasha and Flo walked home together.


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50 years, 50 films: Breaking the Waves (1996)
We remember the days before Lars Von Trier became "Lars Von Trier".
Think back. When Lars Von Trier's Breaking the Waves was released it did kick up some degree of controversy. It was hard to tell if the picture was an aggressive feminist treatise or a worryingly misogynistic piece of art-house exploitation. Just think of the plot. Emily Watson (then largely unknown) plays a young Hebridean woman who, when her Scandinavian husband is injured in an accident, agrees with his request to sleep with other men and then relate her experiences for his vicarious pleasure. Tricky stuff. But there was little sense, at this stage, that Von Trier was any kind of dodgy prankster. His earlier films had been experimental — notably Europa — but the director's own personality had yet to register in any significant way. Perhaps, he was some sort of sober aesthete like Bergman or Dreyer. The Dogme '95 manifesto had, of course, been issued a year earlier. But few was paying all that much attention. It was only with the release of The Idiots in 1998 that the loveable, infuriating persona came properly together. Thereafter, critics found themselves reviewing both the films and the man. He wouldn't fly. He enjoyed saying awful things. He jived away from any explicit explanation. By the time of Dancer in the Dark — unexpected winner of the Palme d'Or in 2000 — every self-respecting cineaste was expected to have a view on the man.
So, it's amusing to think back and confirm that Breaking the Waves was viewed in something like a vacuum. It remains a deeply puzzling film. Watson's Bess McNeill lives a grim life in a fanatically religious part of the world that seems to view women as betrayers, temptresses and succubi. At first, Bess defies those descriptions: perky, troubled, childlike. Her initial act of defiance is to marry somebody from outside the community: Stellan Skarsgård's mischievous oil-rig worker. Later, she really does seem to live out the communities worst fears. What the heck is going on?
The film cannot even be seen as an unqualified attack on religion. After all, vaguely magical and mystical things do, indeed, come to pass in the picture. The accident occurs after Beth prays for the return of her husband. Is his injury a kind of punishment by God? Are we looking at an ironic supernatural tale in the style of W W Jacobs's The Monkeys Paw? All those things and none of those things.
What we are seeing, of course, is the development of a directorial style that thrives on irritation, subversion and obfuscation. Von Trier revels in such ambiguities. What, in part, makes them bearable is his untouchable (and very original) technical virtuosity. That was still apparent when, following the Dogme dogma, he made do with only the most basic equipment. It is perhaps even more conspicuous in this endlessly re-watchable film. Robby Müller — who shot Wim Wenders early classics — brings a soupy beauty to the northern seascapes. The acting is superb throughout. The selection of (often seriously uncool) 1970s rock music is unsettling in its unexpected accessibility: Deep Purple, Elton John, Procol Harum. Shouldn't such a film use more discordant, screeching voices? Anyway, the picture's mysteries are still worth exploring, not least as pointers towards one of the most extraordinary career in contemporary cinema.
For 1996 we also considered Secrets and Lies, Fargo, L'Appartement, Last Man Standing, Gabbeh and Scream (but not Trainspotting, which I don't much like).


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Father talks about son's academic success, brings him to tears
Rasan Portlock brought his 10-year-old Ryheim to tears during an emotional interview about how proud he is of his son's academic success.
The father and son talked to NBC's chief education correspondent Rehema Ellis about the progress they have seen in the educational system at Devonshire Elementary School in Charlotte, N.C.
Rasan said he sees an improvement in the material Ryheim is taught and explains that the school's expectations from its students have drastically changed over the years.
"I didn't know if they really cared about what they were teaching him or not," he said. "Now you can tell that there's more concern about the children's growth. It's more about learning, it's an experience, it's better. It's about success."
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When talking about his son's qualities, Rasan said his son has always accepted a challenge and does not give up.
The duo also talked about how the family's involvement in teaching Ryheim important lessons at home has encouraged him to dream big.
"He's always had big dreams, from a child he always wanted to be something," Rasan said.
When asked what he wants to be when he grows up, Ryheim said: "I want to be a genetic engineer when I grow up and before that I wanted to be a doctor."
He later adds, "I get these big dreams from like when I read books, when I read books from the library, I go like 'Wow! I want to be this when I grow up."
Read more: http://thegrio.com/2013/06/07/father-talks-about-sons-academic-success-brings-him-to-tears/


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Great Indian IT Marketing Summit 2014, the largest gathering of IT marketing minds from India and all across the world, enters its 2nd edition. The summit, to be held at the Leela Palace, Bangalore on February 11.
Online PR News – 11-February-2014 – Bangalore – Bangalore 10/02/2014: GIMS-IT 2014 is an annual IT marketing event that brings together an exciting mix of marketing prodigies, electrifying speeches from top marketing legends and interactions with the best in class. GIMS 2013 was a roaring success and has set the stage for even bigger things to come by. With a slew of events packed up for the day, this is the most exciting day for IT marketers all year round.
India has a booming IT sector with the biggest names in IT having significant presence here. The sheer strength of the IT professional crowd is a magnet for top IT companies. GIMS is an important part of the calendar for any IT marketing professional not only in India but also the world over. Some of the speakers lined up for the event include Dave Munn, president and CEO of ITSMA; John Lenzen, VP and Global head of marketing for Tata Consultancy Services; and Malcolm Frank, EVP for Cognizant Technology Solutions.
Other prominent speakers who will be interacting with the crowd are Sumit Virmani, Global head of corporate marketing Infosys; Shaun Mitra, Chief Business Officer for UST Global; Narayan Shankar, Associate Director, HCL Technologies; Jessie Paul, CEO Paul Writer; Melissa Womack, Head - Global Corporate Marketing, KPIT Technologies; Vasantha V Kumar, Director, Marketing & Communications, India & South Asia, IBM; Sachin Mulay, GM - Corporate brand and communications, Wipro Technologies; Lisa Halim, Vice President, Demand Center & Digital Marketing, SAP Asia Pacific Japan; and Suresh Thomas, GM of marketing at Strategic Marketing Services. These eminent thought leaders will lead powerful knowledge sharing sessions and will head and moderate exhilarating panel discussions.
Some of the largest technology companies participating this year include global giants such as IBM, HP and SAP. Indian IT behemoths such as Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, and TCS will also make their presence felt at GIMS-IT 2014.
Marketing Excellence in IT Awards – 2014 will be announced at this summit. This award is given to the best of the lot who will be competing in various categories. The awards will be judged by a panel of esteemed dignitaries as follows. Rajiv Mehta, MD, Puma, India, Ravi Vora, Sr. Vice President (Marketing), Flipkart, Meera Harish, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Global and India Biz, Tata Coffee Ltd, Alokedeep Singh, Head of E-Commerce Business, Titan Company Limited, Vivek Jaiswal, Head - Sales and Marketing, Pashmina Builder & Developers Pvt. Ltd, Olivier Legrand, Head of Marketing Solutions, LinkedIn India, and Taru Agarwal, Managing Director, Business Wire India. The event kicks off at the Leela Palace, Bangalore on Feb 11 at 9.30 AM. Register now before it's too late and listen to the men and women who shape the IT marketing field in India as we know it.
About Strategic Marketing Services
Strategic Marketing Services, a division of Champions Group was established in the year 1999 in US, and 2003 in India. It was founded with the aim of helping companies do marketing in an organized and innovative manner. Since its inception, Strategic has not only worked towards helping clients achieve their business goals, but also surpassed them through Responsible Marketing. With over 1800 employees spread across India and US; Strategic has catered to over 30% of Fortune 500 companies. For more information, visit their website at http://www.strategicservices.com/
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The man accused of hitting a police officer in the Bronx with an ATV was charged with a slew of offenses late Monday night, including attempted murder, police said.
George Evangelista, 44, was charged with hitting the officer from behind after the officer took a dirt bike into his custody and started to drive it back to the precinct on July 4 in the Hunts Point area of the Bronx.
Evangelista, who was originally identified as George Fabian, was held in lieu of $250,000 bail Tuesday.
Other charges included second-degree assault, and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.
Evangelista is accused of slamming into the uniformed officer from behind, while he was riding the dirt bike, with his blue ATV just before 6:45 p.m. The officer fell of the bike, and sustained lacerations to both arms, as well as trauma to his neck and back.
The officer was taken to Jacobi Medical Center where he was treated and released.
Evangelista's next court appearance is scheduled for July 10.


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Hey there =) I am a fun, energetic, reliable, responsible, trustworthy, loving 19 year old. I recently got married to my husband in April 2011, and moved here with him as he is in the Air Force. I have been a nanny, and have babysat from infants to pre teenagers for 7 years. I am going to school right now for music education as music and kids are a love of mine. I come from a nurturing, Christian family, and feel it's important to carry on the nurturing to the kids I watch.
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LIONS danced and fireworks lit the night sky when Blacktown Council hosted its inaugural Chinese New Year celebration at Nurragingy reserve on Friday.
The free festival was held in the Chang Lai Chinese Garden and included entirely Chinese entertainment, with roving performers and a lion dance.
Visitors ate at Chinese food stalls and were entertained by musicians, magicians, dancers, fruit carvers and tai chi performers.
There were also singers, a fortune-teller and a fireworks display.
The Chang Lai Chinese Garden was built in 2012 to commemorate the Sister City bond between Blacktown City and Liaocheng Municipal Government in China.
The Chang Lai Chinese Garden proudly displays structures inspired by the Ming and Qing dynasties, including a gateway, a seven-arch stone bridge, a light mountain pavilion and a waterfall gazebo.


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Click for dad-blogs!
April 2009
Camera cuts to a black SUV pulling into a driveway of cute little Cape house with a manicured lawn and large, fenced-in backyard. Dad turns off the car and looks nervously at his son strapped into the carseat. The boy looks around, slightly confused, because he's never been here before. Dad gets out of the car, walks around to the side and opens the door to take out his son. They walk up to the door of the house. A cheerful woman answers, smiling brightly, arms outstretched to hug her newest addition to the day care clan.
The boy retreats immediately and hides behind his dad. Peering through his father's legs, he dubiously checks out the woman and his surroundings. He's unsure of what's happening. Dad picks up the boy and gives him a big kiss and a long hug. Then he hands him over to the woman.
The boy cries hysterically and desperately reaches for his dad, who is slowly backing out the door to get to work. Dad tells the boy he loves him and not to worry. As dad walks back to his car he listens to the wails and moans of his baby boy. He turns one last time to see his son, pressed up against the screen door, yelling "Dadadadadada!" in an attempt to get Dad to stay.
August 2009
Camera cuts to a black SUV pulling into the same driveway at a high rate of speed. Dad glances at his child in the backseat who is excitedly screaming to be let out of his car seat, because he can barely contain his unadulterated glee at the thought of another day spent with the cheerful woman with the bright smile. As dad hurriedly walks around to the side of the car, the boy is already straining the car seat straps in an attempt to free himself.
The boy runs as fast as he can up to the door to greet the woman who loves him as if he was her own. He runs full speed at her with wide open arms for his morning hug. Then, without skipping a beat, he demands to be let outside again so he can start his morning routine.
Run on the grass. Sit on the front stoop. Run to the shed. Run up the ramp. Open the shed door. Grab two baseballs and throw them down the ramp. Then run to the fenced in back yard to play.
Dad tries to corral the boy to say goodbye but the boy is long gone. Any attempts to wrangle him up for a hug or a kiss are met with resistance. He screams now, just as before, but now the screams are of annoyance. He is saying "Dadadadada…LET ME GO!" Instead of wailing for me to stay, now he's yelling at me to leave him alone so he can play on his own. And at the end of the day, when I pick him up, he greets me with a look of disappointment because he knows I'm taking him away from non-stop play time.
And even though Dad is happy about having found a wonderful day care for the boy, who has gained independence and confidence because of it, he is somehow saddened at the thought of not being missed. Of not having the little boy want him around. Of not being needed quite as much as before. He knows it is a sign of things to come. Not a bad thing, mind you, just one of a myriad of changes on the horizon.
They grow up so fast.


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The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called "Why P'howa?"
Even though we may have practiced some preliminary practice and received some preliminary teaching, still the delusion hangs on. One of the things that is characteristic of samsaric beings or beings that are caught in the wheel of death and rebirth—that's everyone here—is that samsaric beings tend to kind of fall into a stupor. A stupor. And we fall into a stupor about every, oh, 30 seconds or so. We can be temporarily reminded, and those of you who are practicing Ngöndro, which are actually those very preliminary teachings that we are going to discuss today, will notice that you can practice Ngöndro, meaning that you can read those lines, turning the mind towards Dharma, reading them oh so carefully. What happens here is that repeatedly we are falling into the same stupor. We are just losing it. We just constantly lose it.
If I were to say to you now, O.K., you've finished your preliminary practice and you've accomplished your Ngöndro for today, so now we are going to go into Phowa practice, you have to organize your mind and your thinking and direct yourself so that you understand very clearly why we should practice, how Phowa is suitable for you and why it is necessary to put so much effort into this one particular practice. The student who is not reminded, in the traditional way, how to approach these teachings, even though they have just been practicing their Ngöndro, will literally forget. Or they will have that other wonderful remarkable trait that samsaric beings have which is to be able to literally repeat the text back to the teacher and say, this is why, du du du du du du, dudu dudu dudu, and they give you back exactly what they have just read. But nothing is happening. Those words are somehow coming out the mouth, not going in the brain. They are simply not being internalized, and that is another kind of stupor that we fall into.
Therefore, in order to have the best result from our teaching, from our Phowa retreat this week and in order to keep in tune and in harmony with the way the teachings are traditionally taught, we will cover and re-cover some of the most fundamental traditional teachings in order to prepare ourselves; but we will do this in a condensed form and almost kind of conversationally because I have found that westerners who have the intention of absorbing a practice in order to utilize it in their everyday lives, in order to mesh it into their everyday lives, respond better to being taught conversationally, to being spoken to in a way that they are normally spoken to, not in a strange and archaic way. Then they are able to knit things together much better. So that's the way that we will approach our teaching for today and it will be useful for those of you who are not intending to pursue Phowa.
For those of you who are curious about what Phowa may be, Phowa is actually the science and the how-to, the traditional Buddhist teaching, the Buddhist view, on death and dying. It is literally how to die. The Vajrayana path, which is the path that we are on, is a subsection of the Mahayana path which is one of the many ways in which the Buddha has taught It is considered that our path, the Vajrayana path, is the only way that one achieve liberation within one lifetime. Using any of the Buddhist teachings, one can surely attain liberation, but in Vajrayana one can attain liberation within the course of one lifetime.
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The life of Willie Nelson's guitar.
The guitar—a Martin N-20 classical, serial number 242830—was a gorgeous instrument, with a warm, sweet tone and a pretty "mellow yellow" coloring. The top was made of Sitka spruce, which came from the Pacific Northwest; the back and sides were Brazilian rosewood. The fretboard and bridge were ebony from Africa, and the neck was mahogany from the Amazon basin. The brass tuning pegs came from Germany. All of these components had been gathered in the Martin guitar factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and cut, bent, and glued together, then lacquered, buffed, and polished. If the guitar had been shipped to New York or Chicago, it might have been purchased by a budding flamenco guitarist or a Segovia wannabe. Instead it was sent to a guitarist in Nashville named Shot Jackson, who repaired and sold guitars out of a shop near the Grand Ole Opry. In 1969 it was bought by a struggling country singer, a guy who had a pig farm, a failing marriage, and a crappy record deal.
Willie Nelson had a new guitar.