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Foods at the heart of Easter celebrations in Scandinavia
Easter in Scandinavia, like many holiday celebrations in this part of the world, is a colorful patchwork of customs, including bits and pieces of a lot of things: Passover, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Easter bunny, cute witches, huge amounts of oranges and the occasional shot of aquavit, all of it combined into what can be described only as an exhilarating and slightly confusing Easter stew. But one thing is clear: Easter in Scandinavia is very much about food.
There isn't a single homogeneous Easter food tradition that spans all of Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Each country has its own take on what to serve, even if lamb roasts and eggs seem to find their way into most of their Easter dinners.
The Norwegians focus on two things during Easter: lambs and oranges. Where the lamb part comes from is pretty much self-explanatory — Jesus is often referred to as agnus dei, or lamb of God. The orange part isn't so readily apparent. But what might sound like a bizarre joke actually isn't.
At Easter, Norwegians stuff themselves with what doesn't even grow in the country — in fact they eat more than three times as many oranges during Easter as they do during the rest of the year, 20 million pieces of fruit in just a couple of days and a couple of million tangerines and clementines on top of that (Norway has just 5 million inhabitants).
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This citrus fruit bonanza is believed to have its origin in the fact that for many years oranges were available in Norway only during late winter, when they had just been harvested in southern Europe. The best ones, the sweetest and juiciest, came right in time for Easter, and quickly became a symbol of the sunny days that were waiting ahead after a long and depressingly dark winter. These days, no self-respecting Norwegian would even dream of not eating a bucket or two of oranges during Easter.
In Denmark and Sweden, instead of oranges, most people turn to a traditional smorgasbord with pickled herring and gravlax, spruced up with a few Easter treats such as lamb roast, eggs and marzipan candies. Everything is accompanied by — what else? — the occasional shot of aquavit.
But though the Swedes eat their smorgasbord as a buffet with many small dishes, the Danes tend to do what they always do — put their food on bread. It is a law of nature that you cannot get Danes to eat a buffet without turning it into a veritable smørrebrød-feast, where every dish is eaten with a specific type of bread and specific trimmings.
It is important to understand that white bread is for salmon and shrimp, dark rye bread for herring and anything with meat — and that mayonnaise and remoulade sauce are not to be used indescriminately. (So if you ever find yourself at a smørrebrød table in Denmark, asking your host what goes with what might be a good idea to avoid eternal culinary shame.)
To understand the history behind Scandinavian Easter celebrations, we need to travel back in time. When the First Nicean Council in AD 325 established when Easter would be celebrated, Scandinavians were oblivious to the Easter of the southern parts of Europe and the Holy Land. During the Roman Empire and early Middle Ages, they were still very much pagans, believing in Valhalla, Asgard and Norse gods Thor, Odin and Freya. Most seasonal "holidays" were linked to the agricultural year — harvest and sowing — and the Christian Easter was nothing the northerners paid much attention to. It did, after all, take Christianity almost 1,000 years to break into Scandinavia.
And when it finally did, the Catholic Church realized that simply eliminating all the pagan customs and replacing them with Catholic ones could be devastating to the progress of Christianity in the region, potentially scaring people back to the gods of the Asgard. So instead it let many of the old traditions live, in one form or another.
Easter was one of those celebrations, where the old custom of welcoming spring was delicately merged with the Christian celebration.
So where do the witches come in? In today's Scandinavia, the tradition is now considered quite sweet, but it has a dark background. During the 17th century witch hunts in Sweden, more than 300 women were persecuted and burned at the stake for supposedly having partaken in the Devil's Feast at Blocksberg — an Easter gathering to feast on delicacies such as frogs, bugs and snakes and dance with Lucifer himself.
The sad destiny of these women has today become a rather innocent Halloween-like part of Swedish Easter celebrations. Youngsters dress up as cute little witches with red cheeks and go door to door asking for candy (before they are, as folklore would have it, off for Blocksberg on their brooms).
Irrespective of traditions and religions, food has been an essential part of Easter celebrations in Scandinavia throughout history as it has been elsewhere. And by making a selection of Easter cakes and breads, you can tour the Scandinavian countries with the help of your kneading muscles and a hot oven.
Start in Norway, with a moist and sweet orange cake topped with preserved orange zest. It's a simple bundt cake with chunks of bittersweet chocolate topped with a light citrus-y icing that makes a great kick start to spring.
On to Sweden for a traditional caraway cross — a classic Easter bread and predecessor to the legendary Swedish Lent bun semla. But while the modern semla is a decadent sweet meal in itself (picture something like a small hamburger bun filled with whipped cream), the caraway cross is more down to earth, with a hint of exotic spices — something delicately between cake and bread.
Finally, serve a dark and powerful Danish rye bread with a smooth Easter egg salad. Because the bread is made primarily with rye flour, it needs extended and repeated risings to develop its texture and flavor. Seen in most lunch boxes across the Lilliputian country every day of the week, it's a must for Easter Sunday.
Oh, and don't forget the aquavit.
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Photo: No rollerblades, skateboard or bicycles allowed.
Some of you might be in the swing of things, riding to work when it's nice out, maybe a few days per week. Maybe every day. Maybe even when the weather just plain sucks. A while back ago, Warren posted about Clif Bar's 2 Mile Challenge on CBB. It's a challenge to use your bike or feet for short trips that don't require a car. I started out just riding to the bus 2-3 days per week. It took me a while for it to even cross my mind to try going to the pharmacy or post office on my bike. Now, I live right at the intersection of two very popular suburban arterial roadways. Within two miles, there are 5 grocery stores, a post office, several banks, scads of restaurants, a bike shop, and almost anything else you could really want. Best Buy, Sam's Club, Petco, Toys R Us, you name it.
So back to tonight's adventure. I'm making taco salad tonight, and we also needed more breakfast stuff. With that, I decided to take The Twelve on a shakedown run and get some more groceries. I haven't ridden it since Bike America tuned it up. Now seems like a good time. 48 degrees outside. Just beautiful!
In the duffel:
- Eggs
- None of your business :P
- Sunday paper
- Black olives
- Family size bag of Tostitos
- Hamburger meat
- Bagels
- Cream Cheese
- Bacon
- Sour cream
- Taco Seasoning
- Brownies
- Deodorant
- Food for our pet rodents
- Limeade
- Cheddar cheese
- Microwave popcorn
I could have easily loaded another 15 pounds of stuff into the duffel.
This is the kind of stuff I love about living about a mile away from a grocery store. I can make surprisingly hefty grocery trips with relative ease. Even if there's a lot of shopping to do, it's close enough that I could make 2 or 3 quick jaunts.
Total miles today: a mere 2.3. :(
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Agnelli + Nelson - El Nino
Nine Inch Nails - A Warm Place :(

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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...cooking dinner for my hubby.
((Tonight I made some pasta with vodka sauce and chicken-simple & quick yet delicious)).
...eating dinner (candlelight) with my hubby.
...Matt Kearney Pandora station.
...Pinterest. Well, I'm always loving Pinterest, but this week I am specifically loving these DIY fabric button earrings. I've made so many to match every outfit!
...Ollie. I fall more in love with this pup everyday.
...reading in bed each night next to Jeff. We've recently started setting aside a half hour each night to read. I'm reading "The Unlikely Disciple"...an amazing and hilarious book!


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Demi Lovato Covers Cosmo + Talks About Her Partying Past
Demi Lovato poses as a sultry blonde in a plunging white jacket on the cover of Cosmopolitan for Latinas' summer issue.
The pop singer, who recently traded in her wavy blonde locks for an edgier look, used her time with Cosmo as an opportunity to speak about some of her well-publicized personal issues.
"I was used to drinking and doing drugs on my birthday," shared Lovato. "I always imagined my 21st being a huge party where I'd get s--t-faced and go crazy. But I realized that there's so much more to life than that. Imagine walking 10 miles a day just to get water for your family? We have so much to be grateful for."
The 'Neon Lights' singer is referring to her 21st birthday, celebrated last August in Kenya with the Free the Children charity. She has certainly come a long way from her days of partying and drug abuse.
A good thing, too — Lovato acknowledged she's seen as a role model for her young fans, her own sister included. "When I was younger," she said on the topic, "I needed someone in the spotlight to idolize, who stood for positivity and light and happiness, and wanted to change the world. And because I didn't have that, I realized, I want to do that, if only for my 12-year-old little sister."
Lovato just wrapped up the U.S. dates of her Neon Lights tour, promoting her fourth studio album, 'Demi.' Now in South America for the second leg, the pop star is still working diligently on maintaining her healthy and positive attitude, not just for her fans but also for herself.
When asked about her bi-polar disorder, Lovato admitted, "It's a daily thing. I treat it with medication. Not everybody does that, but for me it works. That's what works for me — medicating, checking in with people, being honest, and being grateful for things."
Lovatics, show your idol some love on the rest of her tour. She certainly deserves it!


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We all know this is Dewight from Real Housewives Atlanta
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As we close out the First Quarter of 2010 it is time to review progress made on the Goals I set at the beginning of the year. So far, I think I am progressing pretty well. There has been measurable progress. Thus I will break down each of the goals that were established in that blog post back in January.
Start a Blog
I think this one is pretty self evident at this point. The blog is started and is active. I have been able to produce good articles throughout these three months. The blog is syndicated at SQLServerCentral.com and people at least look at the articles from time to time. Some even leave comments.
Implement a BI Solution
The solution I planned for this has made progress. I need to spend more time on the project. I have been able to reduce the number of errors that I encountered throughout the processing of the package. Also, as an end result the package performs better and provides more accurate results now. Some of the errors were logic errors and some were actual errors. I have a few more phases to implement including an archival piece, reporting piece, and more data retrieval.
1 Technical Blog Post per Week
As far as averages go, I am well ahead of this goal. I have been able to output at least one technical article per week if going strictly by the calendar without rollforward or rollback of excess articles. This works well with the first goal since the main premise of my blog is to write from a professional perspective on SQL Server.
Attend 2010 Pass Summit
I have not yet attended the summit, and can't do that until November. However, I have registered for the Summit and have every intention of attending this year.
Present Once a Quarter (or 4 times)
In the first quarter I presented twice at the local PASS Users Group. The first was in January and the second was in March.
Write 2 Articles
I am half-way home with this goal. The first article was published by SQLServerCentral in March. It was titled Log Growing Pains. I am working on topics for the next article. I should have at least one more article submitted and published by the end of the year and hope to have more than that.
Run Two Marathons
I am sucking really bad at this one so far. I still have plenty of time to correct and get on track for the year. I will get back on track.
As for the less measurable goals, I think I am doing fine there as well. I was assigned as VP to our PASS Users Group, I am on a subcommittee for Summit 2010, and I am actively involved with the community at SQLServerCentral.com.


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Last night, while sipping champagne with my man, celebrating our anniversary, I was captivated by photos we had taken in Chicago, of the city's glittering lights, from high above. Those views were absolutely magical! There is something so dazzling about being high up above a big city, looking out across the myriad lit-up buildings.
This sparkling sequin gown by Rosa Clara so perfectly echoes the city lights the model is gazing upon.
To live such a glamorous life, to have such a moment, wearing such a dress....
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Man killed in Bantam crash
LITCHFIELD >> A New Milford resident was killed after his vehicle collided with a stone pillar Tuesday night on Bantam Road in the Bantam borough of Litchfield, according to a release by Troop L.
Gregory Gardner, 23, of 510 Candlewood Lake Road, was transported to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and then later to Hartford Hospital and pronounced dead at 2:05 a.m. The accident happened around 11:37 p.m.
Gardner, who was driving eastbound on Route 202 past Trumbull Street in a 2003 Nissan Maxima, "veered into the westbound lane, collided with a stone pillar, lost control and came to a final rest on the lawn at 945 Bantam Road," according to the report by Trooper Alessandro Giannone.
Gardner had to be extricated from his vehicle and transported to the hospital around 12:07 a.m. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to the report.
Bantam and Litchfield firefighters were called to the scene along with Bantam EMS and state police. Firefighters at the scene called for the Life Star medical helicopter, but it was unable to fly because of the weather.
The road was closed in the area of the crash until around 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation.
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Ya'll … be prepared: there is candy around these here parts. Now, I love non-candy Valentine ideas, I do! But I also love candy. True story. Did you see my love potion no. 9 red hot Valentine?! Well, today, I have another adorable and unbelievable easy gift for your Valentine! That may or may not include red, white and pink Valentine candy corn!
This is simply a mason jar filled to the brim with Valentine candy corn (it tastes just like the Halloween colored candy corn) that is topped with a red and white gingham canning lid – the same ones I made a canning jar lid banner with! – and tied with a "corny" little stamped love note!
Come on now, these are cute, right? Cheesy, but cute! These corny little mason jar gifts are the perfect sweet gift to leave on the hubby's car seat, waiting for the kiddos at the table (to eat after dinner naturally) or make them with your little ones at school or church to give to their mommas!


text: NASDAQ:PEP PepsiCo Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding PepsiCo, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $137.97 +4.42 (+3.31 %) (As of 09/28/2020 05:09 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$135.67Now: $137.97▼$138.5850-Day Range$131.00MA: $136.57▼$143.2952-Week Range$101.42Now: $137.97▼$147.20Volume7.48 million shsAverage Volume5.48 million shsMarket Capitalization$191.04 billionP/E Ratio28.21Dividend Yield3.06%Beta0.56 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media PepsiCo, Inc. operates as a food and beverage company worldwide. The company's Frito-Lay North America segment offers branded dips; Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks; and Doritos tortilla, Fritos corn, Lay's potato, Ruffles potato, and Tostitos tortilla chips. Its Quaker Foods North America segment provides cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oat squares, oatmeal, rice cakes, simply granola, and side dishes under the Aunt Jemima, Cap'n crunch, Life, Quaker Chewy, Quaker, and Rice-A-Roni brands. The company's North America Beverages segment offers beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the Aquafina, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Propel, Sierra Mist, and Tropicana brands; and ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices. Its Latin America segment provides snack foods under the Cheetos, Doritos, Emperador, Lay's, Marias Gamesa, Rosquinhas Mabel, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, and Tostitos brands; Quaker-branded cereals and snacks; and beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the 7UP, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi, Pepsi Black, and Toddy. The company's Europe Sub-Saharan Africa segment offers snack food under the Cheetos, Chipita, Doritos, Lay's, Ruffles, and Walkers; Quaker-branded cereals and snacks; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the 7UP, Diet Pepsi, Mirinda, Pepsi, Pepsi Max, and Tropicana; ready-to-drink tea products; and dairy products under the Agusha, Chudo, and Domik v Derevne brands. Its Asia, Middle East and North Africa segment provides snack foods under the Cheetos, Chipsy, Doritos, Kurkure, and Lay's brands; cereals and snacks under the Quaker brand; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the 7UP, Aquafina, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Sting, and Tropicana brands; and ready-to-drink tea products. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingPepsiCo has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $142.87, PepsiCo has a forecasted upside of 3.4% from its current price of $138.21.Amount of Analyst CoveragePepsiCo has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.8 Community Rank Outperform VotesPepsiCo has received 1,050 "outperform" votes. (Add your "outperform" vote.)Underperform VotesPepsiCo has received 848 "underperform" votes. (Add your "underperform" vote.)Community SentimentPepsiCo has received 55.32% "outperform" votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about PepsiCo and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe PEP will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe PEP will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldPepsiCo pays a meaningful dividend of 3.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPepsiCo has been increasing its dividend for 24 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of PepsiCo is 73.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, PepsiCo will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.32% next year. This indicates that PepsiCo will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, PepsiCo insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,591,883.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.13% of the stock of PepsiCo is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions70.16% of the stock of PepsiCo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for PepsiCo are expected to grow by 10.49% in the coming year, from $5.34 to $5.90 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of PepsiCo is 28.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.19.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of PepsiCo is 28.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 48.07.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPepsiCo has a PEG Ratio of 4.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPepsiCo has a P/B Ratio of 12.97. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.4Community Rank: 2.8Dividend Strength: 4.2Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.12 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Beverages Sub-IndustrySoft Drinks SectorConsumer Staples Current SymbolNASDAQ:PEP Previous Symbol CUSIP71344810 CIK77476 Webwww.pepsico.com Phone914-253-2000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.05 Current Ratio0.97 Quick Ratio0.79Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio28.21 Forward P/E Ratio25.84 P/E Growth4.53 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$67.16 billion Price / Sales2.84 Cash Flow$7.44 per share Price / Cash Flow18.55 Book Value$10.66 per share Price / Book12.94Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.53 Net Income$7.31 billion Net Margins10.13% Return on Equity54.77% Return on Assets9.15%Miscellaneous Employees267,000 Outstanding Shares1,384,633,000Market Cap$191.04 billion Next Earnings Date10/1/2020 (Confirmed) OptionableOptionable $137.97 +4.42 (+3.31 %) (As of 09/28/2020 05:09 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive PEP News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) Frequently Asked Questions How has PepsiCo's stock been impacted by COVID-19? PepsiCo's stock was trading at $129.75 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PEP shares have increased by 6.3% and is now trading at $137.97. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of PepsiCo? 16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PepsiCo in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 8 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for PepsiCo. When is PepsiCo's next earnings date? PepsiCo is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 1st 2020. View our earnings forecast for PepsiCo. How can I listen to PepsiCo's earnings call? PepsiCo will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 1st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available. How were PepsiCo's earnings last quarter? PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) announced its earnings results on Monday, July, 13th. The company reported $1.32 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $15.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.47 billion. PepsiCo had a return on equity of 54.77% and a net margin of 10.13%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.54 earnings per share. View PepsiCo's earnings history. How often does PepsiCo pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for PepsiCo? PepsiCo declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $1.0225 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $4.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 3rd. View PepsiCo's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for PEP? 16 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for PepsiCo's shares. Their forecasts range from $130.00 to $156.00. On average, they anticipate PepsiCo's stock price to reach $142.87 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for PepsiCo. Are investors shorting PepsiCo? PepsiCo saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,520,000 shares, an increase of 19.9% from the August 31st total of 6,270,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,170,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company's stock are short sold. View PepsiCo's Short Interest. Who are some of PepsiCo's key competitors? Some companies that are related to PepsiCo include LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMUY), Coca-Cola (KO), Diageo (DEO), PERNOD RICARD S/ADR (PDRDY), Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), AMBEV S A/S (ABEV), Constellation Brands (STZ.B), Brown-Forman (BF.B), Constellation Brands (STZ), COCA COLA AMATI/ADR (CCLAY), Crimson Wine Group (CWGL), Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI), Eastside Distilling (EAST), Jones Soda Co. ( USA ) (JSDA) and Long Blockchain (LBCC). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of PepsiCo own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other PepsiCo investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walt Disney (DIS), AbbVie (ABBV), Cisco Systems (CSCO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), Intel (INTC) and Coca-Cola (KO). Who are PepsiCo's key executives? PepsiCo's management team includes the following people: Mr. Ramon Luis Laguarta, Chairman & CEO (Age 55)Mr. Hugh F. Johnston, Vice Chairman, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 57)Mr. Laxman Narasimhan, Global Chief Commercial Officer (Age 51)Mr. Silviu Yeugeniu Popovici, Chief Exec. Officer of Europe Sub-Saharan Africa (Age 51)Ms. Grace Puma, Exec. VP of Global Operations (Age 56) What is PepsiCo's stock symbol? PepsiCo trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PEP." Who are PepsiCo's major shareholders? PepsiCo's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.00%), BlackRock Inc. (7.50%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.36%), FMR LLC (1.11%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.71%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.71%). 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40 of the best free VST/AU plugins in the world today
A taste of freedom
'If something seems too good to be true, it probably is', goes the saying, but when it comes to free VST/AU plugins for your PC or Mac, there really isn't much of a catch.
OK, some of the many freeware instruments, effects and other tools on offer might not be of what you'd call 'commercial quality', but if you restrict yourself to the good stuff, then you'll find that it really is the case that you can legitimately download some truly excellent plugins for nothing.
And that's where we come in. Rather than leaving you to make sense of the ever-growing free music making software marketplace, we've compiled round-ups of some of the best synths, effects, samplers and utilities that you can download today. There are other fine plugins out there, but these are some of our personal favourites.
To find out more, click through the gallery, which serves as a handy gateway to our specific plugin round-ups. So, dive in and get downloading.
12 of the best free VST/AU plugin synths
You'll find a multitude of free plugin synths on the internet, but it's fair to say that their quality can be variable.
Lucky for you, then, that we've cherry-picked some of the very best, and you can find out more about them and where they can be download if you click through to our round-up. We've got virtual analogues, both original and emulative, as well as purely digital offerings that have no precedent in the realm of hardware. Crucially, many of them rival even the most costly commercial offerings.
11 of the best free VST/AU mixing effect plugins
You've loaded your plugins folders with primo free synthesizers and other instruments and maybe even worked out some cool arrangements or tracked some material to your DAW. Imminently, then, you're going to find yourself staring at a mixer.
Getting a great mix is more than just a matter of throwing some faders around and setting levels and pan positions. A creative engineer will need additional tools in the form of equalisers, compressors, reverb, delay and other sweeteners.
Before whipping out that battered credit card or signing in to your PayPal account to splash out on the latest and hottest commercial plugins, though, why not take a look at some quality freebies first?
We've sifted through our collective effects folders and singled out a selection of our favourites for your due consideration.
7 of the best free VST/AU creative effect plugins
There's nothing subtle about the sparkling selection of effects we've assembled here. These plugins aren't meant to enhance, but rather to entrance; to ignite the spark of creativity into a conflagration. They exist to transform, transmogrify and transcend the ordinary. Some shake up your signals - others carry them aloft and away.
We encourage you to give each and every one a go, so click through to our round-up and get downloading.
4 of the best free VST/AU sampler plugins
The sampler was the first real casualty of the plugin revolution, and for obvious reasons: samplers have always been software-powered, even when they came in physical form.
The world of virtual samplers is reigned over by a handful of popular commercial products, but there are a few options on the freeware front. Thanks to SynthEdit and SynthMaker, the internet is peppered with free 32-bit, Windows-only sample-playback efforts, but there are far fewer coded-from-the-ground-up options.
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6 of the best free VST/AU plugin utilities and tools
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Hundreds pack shelter as temperatures drop
Omaha homeless shelters are seeing a huge bump in women and children, right as winter temperatures turn dangerously cold.
An estimated 800 men, women and children were expected to sleep at the Open Door Mission Wednesday night, when the wind chill was predicted to drop below zero.
Jennifer Schejbal knows some might view her one-bedroom apartment as cramped; she sees it differently.
"I'm more grateful than anything I've ever experienced," Schejbal told KETV Newswatch 7's Natalie Glucklich. "There would probably be a tombstone with my name on it if I wasn't [here]."
Schejbal, her 11-year-old son and her 4-month old daughter have called the Open Door Mission's Lydia House home for more than a year.
"I sleep on the couch. It's a hide-a-bed," described Schejbal, which is just fine with her. Before this, Schejbal and her children had nowhere to go.
"You never know what's going to happen," said Schejbal. "It's really scary."
Right now, there are so many people sleeping at the Open Door Mission, volunteers have set up every single reserve mat they have, all 160. People have to sleep on the floor most nights, but say it's better than sleeping on the street.
"We are filled to capacity, and we can sleep about 816," said Cris Morris, with the Open Door Mission. Morris adds that is 37-percent more people than this time last year. She blames the economy and Omaha's recent drop in temperatures.
"We just don't really want anyone sleeping outside," said Morris.
Bill Gibson spent five years on the streets and many nights with only a cardboard box between himself and the ice.
"It's like being in a deep freeze, trying to keep yourself as warm as you can," said Gibson.
Schejbal remembers that; she's been there. Now, she's somewhere warm and safe.
"We have a warm bed to sleep in," said Schejbal. "I get to see my kids every day which is better than anything. I mean, we could have been in a cardboard box."
The Open Door Mission will be able to sleep nearly 100 more people starting January 1 when it opens a new men's dorm. Still, the Mission needs help by way of donations. They welcome any gloves, blankets and jackets.


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07/10/2013 - TORRANCE, Calif.
Scott Dixon's triumph Sunday at Pocono Raceway was a milestone event for American Honda and its Honda Performance Development racing arm: the 200th Indy car race win for the manufacturer since entering the sport in 1994.
'I'd like to congratulate all of our associates at HPD, who have worked incredibly hard and made personal sacrifices to make the success of our racing programs their top priority,' said Art St. Cyr, President of Honda Performance Development. 'This is a milestone event for HPD and the Honda Indy car racing program. It's also a tribute to American Honda's long-term commitment to the sport of Indy car racing, and our desire to see it grow and prosper.'
'I'd also like to thank Honda R&D for the continued assistance and support throughout our CART and IRL racing programs, and our technical partners at Ilmor for their contributions to our IRL program.'
Honda's Indy car racing debut was inauspicious: an eighth-place run in Surfers Paradise, Australia in March 1994. But the company's North American open-wheel racing heritage began that day, including nine seasons of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) competition; and another 11 to date in the Indy Racing League and INDYCAR. All of them leading to Honda's 200th Indy car win by Dixon Sunday at Pocono Raceway, highlighting a 1-2-3 sweep for Honda and Dixon's Chip Ganassi Racing team.
Honda's first Indy car win, by Andre Ribeiro at New Hampshire International Speedway, didn't come until August 20, 1995 – almost 18 months after that Surfers Paradise debut. It was the first of 65 CART race victories, resulting in four manufacturers' championships between 1996 and 2002, and six consecutive drivers' titles.
'Thinking back to 1995, when we won our first race after two years of testing, development and racing – and knowing the effort and hardship that went into achieving that milestone – it seems incredible that we've already reached our 200th win,' said Steve Eriksen, Vice President of Honda Performance Development (HPD), who was present for both landmark events.
'At the time of that first win, 200 wins would have seemed like a pure fantasy to us, not to mention all the titles, and additional racing programs that have followed.'
Indy car win Number 10 came less than a year later, as Ribeiro posted his third career CART win at Michigan International Speedway. The 25th victory was a thrilling come-from-behind effort by eventual two-time CART champion Alex Zanardi at Cleveland in 1998; while the 50th win, in 2000 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, also marked the arrival of future three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves.
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Honda moved to the Indy Racing League in 2003, and the winning continued. Honda's most successful driver, Dario Franchitti – with 31 wins to date – scored the company's 75th open-wheel race win at The Milwaukee Mile in 2004.
Team Penske's Sam Hornish Jr. posted Honda's landmark 100th Indy car win at Richmond International Raceway in 2006, as Honda embarked on a six-year run as single engine supplier in Indy car competition following consecutive IRL manufacturers' championships in 2004-05. Victory number 150 came at Watkins Glen International Raceway with Justin Wilson, and was additionally significant as the first win for the Dale Coyne Racing team.
Prior to Pocono, Honda's win at Detroit marked another first in Indy car for both driver Simon Pagenaud and his Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports team. It was Honda's 199th Indy car race win, and the 100th with manufacturer competition.
Founded in 1993, HPD is the technical operations center for high-performance Honda racing cars and engines and operates at race circuits around the world from its headquarters in Santa Clarita, California.
The company scored its first of nine consecutive Indianapolis 500 victories in 2004 with Buddy Rice; and became engine supplier to the entire IZOD IndyCar Series in 2006. Honda supplied racing engines to the full, 33-car Indianapolis 500 field every year from 2006-2011, and for a record-six consecutive years, the '500' ran without a single engine failure.
In addition to its efforts in Indy car racing, HPD spearheaded championship-winning efforts in the 2009, 2010 and 2012 American Le Mans Series; 2010 Le Mans Series; and triumphed in the LMP2 category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in both 2010 and 2012. HPD offers a line of race engines for track applications from prototype sports cars to karting; and showcases 'fun-to-drive' products for professional, amateur and entry-level efforts.
Honda 200 Indy Car Wins Fast Stats
338 Races: 164 in CART, 174 in IRL and INDYCAR competition (through Pocono 2013)
200 Race Wins: 65 in CART 1994-2002, 135 in IRL and INDYCAR (through Pocono 2013)
101 wins in competition with other manufacturers
197 Pole Positions: 65 in CART 1994-2002, 132 in IRL and INDYCAR (through Pocono 2013)
112 poles in competition with other manufacturers
6 Manufacturers' Championships in CART (1996, 1998-99, 2001) and the IRL (2004-05) in years with manufacturer competition
14 Drivers' Championships: Jimmy Vasser (1996); Alex Zanardi (1997-98); Juan Pablo Montoya (1999); Gil de Ferran (2000-01); Tony Kanaan (2004); Dan Wheldon (2005); Sam Hornish Jr. (2006); Dario Franchitti (2007, 2009-11); Scott Dixon (2008)
9 Consecutive Indianapolis 500 Wins: Dario Franchitti (2007, 2010, 2012); Dan Wheldon (2005, 2011); Buddy Rice (1994); Sam Hornish Jr. (2006); Scott Dixon (2008); Helio Castroneves (2009)
13 Rookie of the Year winners: Alex Zanardi (1996); Tony Kanaan (1998); Juan Pablo Montoya (1999); Dan Wheldon (2003); Kosuke Matsuura (2004); Danica Patrick (2005); Marco Andretti (2006); Ryan Hunter-Reay (2007); Hideki Mutoh (2008); Raphael Matos (2009); Alex Lloyd (2010); James Hinchcliffe (2011); Simon Pagenaud (2013).
28 Winning Drivers: Dario Franchitti - 31; Scott Dixon - 24; Dan Wheldon and Helio Castroneves - 17; Tony Kanaan and Alex Zanardi - 15; Will Power - 12; Jimmy Vasser - 8; Juan Pablo Montoya and Gil de Ferran - 7; Ryan Briscoe and Paul Tracy - 6; Sam Hornish Jr. - 5; Adrian Fernandez - 4; Ryan Hunter-Reay, Justin Wilson, Andre Ribeiro, Buddy Rice - 3; Mike Conway, Marco Andretti, Michael Andretti and Bryan Herta - 2; Ed Carpenter, Graham Rahal, Simon Pagenaud, Danica Patrick, Takuma Sato and Scott Sharp - 1.
14 Winning Teams: Target Chip Ganassi Racing - 73; Team KOOL Green/Andretti Green Racing/Andretti Autosport - 57; Team Penske - 45; Tasman Motorsports - 5; Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and Fernandez Racing - 4; Dale Coyne Racing - 3; Newman Haas Racing - 2; Sam Schmidt Motorsports, A.J. Foyt Racing, Ed Carpenter Racing, Bryan Herta Autosport, Walker Racing and Jim Hall Racing - 1.
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"I Dream Of Wires (Hardcore Edition)" – 2013 official trailer.
"I Dream of Wires" (IDOW) is an upcoming, independent documentary film about the phenomenal resurgence of the modular synthesizer – exploring the passions, obsessions and dreams of people who have dedicated part of their lives to this esoteric electronic music machine. Written and directed by Robert Fantinatto, with Jason Amm (Ghostly International recording artist Solvent) serving as producer and co-writer, IDOW is set to receive it's festival premiere, May 2013.
Preceding IDOW's official theatrical release, we will be releasing this special, extended cut: "I Dream Of Wires (Hardcore Edition)" (IDOW-HE) will be released independently on BluRay / 2xDVD, and shipped to all IndieGoGo and pre-order customers, June 2013. IDOW-HE is for the hardcore modular synthesizer and electronic music fanatics, and will run approximately 4 hours long (!).
IDOW-HE is a strictly limited-edition item, available to order exclusively through idreamofwires.org from 2/11 – 5/31, 2013. It's bound to sell out in pre-orders, so don't sleep…
IDOW-HE BluRay / 2xDVD is available to pre-order now:
"Themogene (I Dream Of Wires theme)", from the forthcoming IDOW original soundtrack album by Solvent, is available to listen/download in its entirety via Ghostly International on Soundcloud:
Additional music/sounds featured in this trailer: Container, Jack Dangers (Meat Beat Manifesto), Richard Devine, John Elliott (Spectrum Spools/ex-Emeralds), Gert Jalass (Moon Modular), Richard Lainhart, Solvent, Jon Sonnenberg (Travelogue), Keith Fullerton Whitman.
"Who said that?" (in order of appearance): Brad Garton, Dean Batute, Maggie Payne, Bernie Krause, William Maginnis, Terry Pender, Jack Dangers (Meat Beat Manifesto), Benge (John Foxx and the Maths), Vince Clarke (Erasure), Daniel Miller (Mute Records), David Kronemeyer, Jon Sonnenberg (Travelogue), Carl Craig, James Holden, Richard Devine, Luke Abbott, Tony Rolando (Make Noise), Flood, Trent Reznor (NiN/How To Destroy Angels), Dieter Doepfer, Dominic Butler (Factory Floor), Paul Schreiber (Synthesis Technology/MOTM), David Kronemeyer, Eric Barbour (Metasonix), George Mattson, William Mathewson (WMD), Tony Rolando, Eric Barbour, Daniel Miller, Drew Neumann, John Elliott (Spectrum Spools/ex-Emeralds), Andreas Schneider (SchneidersBuero), Eric Barbour, Scott Jaeger (The Harvestman), Andreas Schneider, Dieter Doepfer, Chris Carter (X-TG/Chris & Cosey), Charlie Clouser, Danjel Van Tijn (Intellijel), John Tejada, Drumcell, Legowelt, Alessandro Cortini (SONOIO/ex-NiN), John Foxx, Deadmau5, James Husted (Synthwerks), Paul Barker (Malekko/ex-Ministry), Container, Cevin Key (Skinny Puppy), Robert A.A. Lowe, Trent Reznor, Gur Milstein (TipTop Audio), Gary Numan.


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ST. LOUIS - Blair Walsh was on his way to the showers Sunday when a member of the Vikings public relations staff stopped by with a list of record-setting accomplishments the rookie kicker had just compiled in a 36-22 victory over the Rams.
The conversation took a while.
Walsh set team records for field goals of at least 50 yards in a game (three) and a season (eight). He also increased his team record for kickoff touchbacks by six to 47 in 14 games. And, oh yeah, with two games left in the season, his eight 50-yarders tied the league single-season record held by NFL all-time scoring leader Morten Andersen (1995) and Lions kicker Jason Hanson (2008).
"I didn't know about the records," Walsh said. "You're so into the game. Just trying to do your best."
Walsh was asked if he had ever made three 50-yarders in one game at any level.
"I've never had two in one game," said the guy who broke the team single-game mark held by Fuad Reveiz (1991) and Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud (1984).
So, best game ever for you, Blair?
"I would say so, yeah," he said.
On a day when everyone was praising Adrian Peterson's season-high 212 yards rushing, Walsh got a little love from his teammates as well. And he deserved it, going 5-for-5 with field goals of 50, 38, 42, 53 and 51 yards and limiting the Rams to only two kickoff returns for an average of 14.5 yards and a long of 19.
"He's been big for us all year," Peterson said. "When he's lining up and it's 50-plus, it's good."
Besides kicking for a playoff contender, Walsh also got to show up fellow rookie Greg Zuerlein, whose strong leg has garnered him the nicknames "Greg the Leg" and "Legatron."
Walsh was the last of three kickers drafted this year. Randy Bullock was taken 161st overall and ended up on Houston's injured reserve before the season. Zuerlein, who went 0-for-1 with a miss from 57 yards on Sunday, was taken 171st overall while Walsh went 175th.
"It's nice to come in here and show what I can do," Walsh said. "He's a good guy and a great kicker. He's going to have a good career in this league."
With a season-high five field goals, Walsh ended a streak of two missed field goals and is 29-for-32 on the season, a 90.6 percent mark that makes him a strong Pro Bowl and even All-Pro candidate. He is also 8-for-8 from 50 yards and beyond. The eight 50-yarders surpassed the team mark set by his predecessor, Ryan Longwell, who was 6-for-6 in 2008. Walsh's 119 points is a Vikings rookie record.
Walsh continually bailed the Vikings out of jams Sunday. He made a 50-yarder when they put together a "drive" of minus-4 yards. He made a 42-yarder as time expired in the first half. His last field goal, from 51 yards, gave the Vikings a 14-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.
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Week 12 winner: Peoria, Ill.
A weird Sunday for Week 12, as Thanksgiving Thursday pulls three pretty good matchups. Neither has a truly dismal slate this week, but Peoria narrowly beats out Orlando, Fla., on the "strength" of its Fox late game.
Places that get screwed tend to fall between two or more NFL markets. Peoria is split among three, though this doesn't translate into split allegiances. While the north-central Illinois city lies 180-200 miles from Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis, Chicago has an extremely large media market and thus a solid claim on Peoria's fandom. NFL schedulers don't care about that, though, so for the CBS game Peoria gets stuck with Bills-Colts, a battle of two mediocre teams that show flashes of brilliance when they're not getting 50 points dropped on their heads. Chicago itself gets the also-flawed but superior Ravens-Chargers game, as CBS reminds us how frustrating the AFC is this year.
Peoria gets the Bears game. They're probably cool with that. Like I said, odd week in "Who's Getting Screwed?"
Last time the Rams and the Cardinals played each other, in Week 5, the teams were a combined 6-2. Since then they're 0-9-1.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country gets to watch 49ers-Saints. This matchup already would have been plenty juicy—the Saints have surged back into contention by winning five of six, scoring 29.5 points per game in that span—but it got a hell of a lot better when the boringly efficient 49ers found themselves with a real quarterback controversy on their hands. Right now it's looking like Colin Kaepernick will get the start against one of the league's worst secondaries.
There might be some Rams fans in Peoria; to these people I apologize. To the rest of you, the fact that you have the Rams game totally blows; my apologies to you as well.


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Warning:This features Celebs as Dominatrixs.It Is fantasy not Reality.If you
can't tell the difference or this Is too much don't read this.
Rating:NC-17(Fdomination,bondage,oral,and of course sex)
Parings:Sofia Coppola/Rachel Bilson,Anna Paquin/EllenPage,
ElizaDushku/Kristen Bell,Jessica Alba/Natalie Portman,
Famke Janssen/Rebecca Romijn,Kate Beckinsale/Keira Knightley,Hilary
Clinton/Natalie Portman,Rose Mcgowan/Sarah Michelle Gellar,Hilary
Clinton/Scarlett Johansson,Christina Aguilera/Jennifer Lopez
The Dominatrix Club Part IV
By Robbins(email@example.com)
Sofia Coppola lays on her bed. She Is nude. She has her legs spread. Rachel
Bilson has her face In between her legs,and Is Into her pussy. She Is licking
away at her cunt. Sofia enjoys It. She thinks to herself Rachel Is very
Eliza Dushku Lays nude on the bed. Jessica Alba Is massaging Eliza's
back.Eliza enjoys the job Jessica Is doing.
Kate Beckinsale lays nude on her bed In her room. She Is laying on her
stomach.Keira Knightley Is massaging Kate's back very sensually. Kate
enjoys the job Keira Is doing.
"Harder" Kate commands.
Keira massages Kate's behind even harder. Kate enjoys this.
"Go down" Kate Commands Keira.
Keira moves down to Kate's butt,and begins to massage It. Kate loves
the job Keira Is doing with her behind.
"That feels so good" Kate says.
It certainly does Keira thinks to herself. She loves touching Kate.
Natalie Portman Is laying on her bed In her room. Her slave Adam Is
massaging her back. Natalie enjoys this.
Rachel continues eating out Sofia's pussy. Sofia's cum explodes onto
Keira undresses before Kate. Kate smiles. Although Keira has small tits they
still aren't bad she Kate thinks.
Natalie lays on the bed as Adam undresses before her. Natalie Smiles.
Kate chains Keira to the ceiling. Keira Is now nude. Kate admires Keira's
body.Kate bring out a riding crop,and begins to strike Keira's ass with It.
Keira screams.Kate Is very aroused now. She continues hitting Keira.
Natalie ties Adam,nude,to the bed.
Natalie takes out a whip,and hits Adam with It.
Kate goes In front of Keira,and slaps her hard. She puts her hands on
Keira's breasts. Kate squeezes Keira's tits.
Sofia wakes up besides Rachel. She touches the still asleep Rachel,and
caresses her face.
Rachel Wakes up. Sofia kisses her. Scarlett Johansson comes In with some
"Leave us,Scarlett" Sofia commands.
Scarlett leaves. Sofia smiles at Rachel.
Sofia feeds Rachel some food.
Sofia Is at a table. Rachel Is sitting on her lap. Eliza Dushku Is also at the
"How Is Jessica performing?" Sofia asks Eliza. "Very well"Eliza replies.
Rachel touches Sofia's hand.
"Mistress,don't you think she should be tested?" Rachel asks.
Eliza doesn't like this.
"Good Idea" Sofia says.
Jessica Alba Is sitting down on a chair. Eliza walks In.
"We have a problem." Eliza tells Jessica.
Rachel lays on the bed. Sofia maussages her back.
Natalie Is whipping Adam. Suddenly she turns around to see Jessica,In full
Dominatrix outfit.Jessica punches Natalie out.
Sofia Is all over Rachel.
Suddenly Jessica comes In with her leather outfit and natalie nude with a
slave collar on. Sofia Is Impressed by Jessica.
Eliza Is sitting down In her room. Jessica comes In.
"How did It go?" Eliza asks. "Good" Jessica replies.
Eliza Smiles.
Sofia Sits on her throne with Rachel on her lap.Sofia Is dressed In full
Dominatrix outfit.Rachel has a collor on with a lease by Sofia's hand.
Kristen Bell,Rebecca Romijn,Sarah Michelle Gellar,and Jennifer Lopez are
standing In front of Sofia.
"You are probationary members.I say rather you become full members
here.My word Is law here."Sofia tells them.
Eliza comes In. She goes up to Kristen.
"Eliza will train you Kristen.If you can survive her and you learn well you
will be a dominatrix"Sofia tell her.
Famke Janssen,In Dominatrix outfit,walks In,and goes over to Rebecca.
"You are mine to prepare,Rebecca" Famke tells Rebecca.
Famke moves up close to Rebecca and touches her face. Famke moves
up close as Is she Is about to kiss Rebecca.Suddenly Famke slaps
Rose Mcgowan,dressed In Domm outfit,walks In.
"Sarah,Rose will train you" Sofia tells Sarah.
Rose smiles.
Christina Aguilera walks In.She looks very desirable In her domm outfit.
"You will train Jennifer"Sofia tells Christina.
Christina smiles. She goes up to Jennifer. She kisses her hard.
Rachel smiles.
Famke Is walking with Rebecca In the hallway. A door opens,and Anna
Paquin looks at Famke with lust In her eyes.
Anna goes back Into the room. Ellen Page Is tied nude to the
bed.Anna picks up a whip,and goes to the bed.
Anna hits Ellen with the whip. Ellen screams.Anna keeps going.
Famke and Rebecca walk Into the room.Famke closes the door.
"Remove your clothes!" Famke orders.
Rebecca begins undressing. Famke smiles.
Eliza walks Into a room with Kristen.Eliza closes the door.
Eliza walks up to Kristen,and rubes her face.
"Your mine for now,Kristen" Eliza says to her.
Eliza kisses her hard.
Christina walks In with Jennifer Into her room.She closes the door,and
then strikes Jennifer.
"You are mine now" Christina says to her.
Christina takes a whip out,and cracks It at her.
"Get undressed,slave!" Christina commands.
Rose walks In with Sarah.Rose closes the door,and then slaps Sarah
"On your knees,Bitch!" Rose Commands
Rose strikes Sarah hard.Sarah gets on her knees.Rose laughs.
Scarlett Johansson Is tied to the bed.Hilary Clinton Spreads Scarlett's
legs,and puts her face Into Scarlett's pussy,and starts licking away at
her cunt.
Anna contunies striking Ellen with the whip.
Rebecca Is now nude before Famke.Famke smiles,and then strikes
Rebecca hard.
Eliza Is tying Kristen to the bed.
Jennifer Is now nude In front of Christina.Christina walks around her like
Jennifer Is her prey.
"Your ass Is now mine"Christina tells her.
Christina kneels down behind Jennifer,and squeezes her ass.
Rose knocks Sarah out.
Sofia sits on her throne with Rachel on her lap. Natalie Is nude on the
floor.Natalie has a slave collar with a lease on.Hilary,dressed In
dominatrix outfit,comes In.
"She Is yours"Sofia says.
Hilary smiles.She grabs Natalie's lease,and drags her out.
"No!"Natalie screams.
Rachel laughs as Hilary drags Natalie out
To Be Continued


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2007 Acura TL
The market for near-luxury cars has changed dramatically in the last several years, and the Acura TL shows us the way in which personalized performance has become more important than restrained luxury.
The front-wheel-drive Acura TL combines dramatic style, a powerful V6 engine, a responsive chassis. Just as important, the TL offers an extensive complement of the latest electronic features, making the driving experience more entertaining and more enjoyable as well as faster and safer. Since its introduction in 2004, the current-generation TL has led Acura toward a bolder, more aggressive identity.
For 2007, the Acura TL receives a useful makeover that features styling changes and upgraded mechanical details, plus more electronic features. Most important, there are now two models, the standard TL and the performance-oriented TL Type-S.
As before, the standard TL features a 258-hp 3.2-liter V6 engine. For 2007, it has been re-tuned to deliver a relaxing balance of comfort, driving enjoyment and practical luxury. Meanwhile, the TL Type-S has a 286-hp 3.5-liter V6, and it's a hard-edged sports sedan, with unique styling and an aggressive personality more in keeping with the TL's original mission statement.
As popular-priced sedans have become quieter, more comfortable, and more spacious, premium near-luxury sedans have changed their focus, and they now emphasize style and driving enjoyment. The Acura TL's evolution over the last decade into a sports sedan reflects this trend. But in keeping with its Honda-bred heritage, the Acura TL is also about being modern and efficient. As a consequence, the lightweight, front-wheel-drive TL is refreshingly different from the heavy, rear-wheel-drive sedans found elsewhere in the near-luxury category.
Model Lineup
The Acura TL is a mid-size, front-wheel-drive, four-door sedan powered by a V6 engine. Two models are available, the TL ($33,624) and the TL Type-S ($38,125), distinguished by engine performance, suspension tuning, and convenience features.
The TL comes with a 258 hp 3.2-liter V6 with a five-speed automatic transmission that has a manual-shifting feature with a console-mounted lever. The TL Type-S features a 286-hp 3.5-liter V6 with a five-speed automatic that has shift paddles on the steering wheel. The S-type R is available with a six-speed manual transmission, and it's matched with a limited-slip differential for improved traction.
Leather upholstery comes as standard equipment on both the TL and the TL Type-S, along with an eight-way, power-adjustable seat for the driver, a four-way power-adjustable seat for the front-seat passenger, dual-zone air-conditioning, power door locks, and a power moonroof are also standard, a 225-watt, eight-speaker sound system with a six-disc CD, DVD-Audio with Acura's own ELS 5.1 surround sound, cassette tape player, and XM satellite-ready AM/FM radio. Additional audio features for 2007 include WMA- and MP3-compatible playback, Dolby Pro Logic II, and automatic, speed-sensitive volume control. In addition, a hands-free, wireless, cellular telephone system employing Bluetooth technology is built right into the TL.
A navigation system comes standard on the Type-S and is optional on the TL ($2500). The navigation system is bundled with 3D Solar Sensing Climate Control, a unique feature of the ventilation system that correlates the position of the sun with the car's direction of travel in order to automatically balance temperature control on either side of the car. High-performance summer tires are optional ($200).
Safety features include dual front airbags, front-seat side-impact airbags (for torso protection), and curtain-type head-protection airbags. Sophisticated electronic sensors help modulate airbag deployment depending on the weight and position of the front-seat passengers. Active safety features include electronic stability control, traction control, antilock brakes, and electronic brake-force distribution. A monitoring system for tire pressure is also standard.
The Acura TL has a dramatic creased-and-folded look, almost as if it had been extruded from some amazing high-tech machine. Designed in the U.S., it has nothing in common with the soporific, soap-like shapes that you might remember from Japanese-brand near-luxury cars of the past. It's signature is a beveled front fascia matched with a wide, impressive stance, and there's an attention-grabbing gutter at the beltline. For all this visual aggression, the TL's bodywork has a surprisingly sleek coefficient of aerodynamic drag at 0.29 Cd.
For 2007, Acura has made the TL slightly more formal than before with a larger grille, a new-style cluster for the high-intensity- discharge headlights, and a new front fascia element that now incorporates the foglights. There's also more chrome trim. New mirrors incorporate turn-signal lights.
The 2007 TL Type-S, meanwhile, looks more aggressive thanks to a unique front fascia, additional bits of aerodynamic trim, four exhaust tips peaking out from the rear bumper, and trim in black chrome.
Overall dimensions lie between the rear-wheel-drive Infiniti G35 and the all-wheel-drive Audi A6. Although it has a wheelbase that's a couple inches shorter than either, the TL offers 97.9 cubic feet of interior passenger volume. It has much the same measurements in front-seat leg- and head- and shoulder-room as its competition from Infiniti and Audi, yet the TL offers more legroom in the back seats.
The TL's 60-degree V6 engines are truly works of art. As you'd expect from Honda-derived engineering, they have a surprising number of features to maximize both power and efficiency. A relatively tall 11:1 compression ratio helps deliver crisp throttle response, while forged connecting rods and a forged crankshaft add strength and durability. The SOHC cylinder head has four valves for each cylinder, and variable valve timing improves torque at low rpm without compromising horsepower at peak rpm. A drive-by-wire throttle control helps deliver both excellent throttle response and good fuel efficiency.
In keeping with its aspirations as a sports sedan, the TL has a sophisticated suspension layout. Unlike most front-wheel-drive cars, its independent front suspension uses wishbone-style, upper- and lower control arms with coil-over gas-charged dampers, furnishing for optimum geometry for wheel control and heightened sensitivity to bumps. The five-link independent rear suspension has special geometry to improve stability under braking, a worthwhile measure in a nose-heavy, front-wheel-drive car like this one.
The standard TL has large, 300-mm front disc brakes with single-piston calipers, while the type-S gets additional stopping power from 310-mm front discs with Brembo-built four-piston calipers. In addition, the S-Type also has special steering hardware to improve on-center feel, increase steering effort at high speed, and damp bumpy road inputs.
Bridgestone 235/45R-17 all-season tries are specified for the standard TL. When the TL is ordered with the optional navigation system upgraded Michelin tires are specified. These Michelin tires are also standard equipment for the TL S-type, while high-performance 235/45R-17 Bridgestone Potenza RE-030 tires are available.
Acura also continues to offer its high-performance A-Spec suspension kit for the TL, which maximizes road performance with special dampers and springs that lower the ride height an inch, big 18-inch wheels with 235/40ZR-18 Yokohama AVS ES100 tires, high-performance brake pads, and a kit of aerodynamic trim pieces.
Interior Features
In keeping with Acura's heritage of functional Japanese efficiency, the TL's interior emphasizes practicality and useful features rather than sumptuous luxury. At the same time, a sure sense of graceful design and the use of impeccable materials make the TL's cabin appealing.
The TL's interior has a clean, spare look, and its open, uncluttered feel makes this a relaxing place to spend your travel time. Leather upholstery is standard, and it meets a high standard of quality, though it's a little firm and cold. The interior of the standard TL mixes leather, aluminum brightwork and wood trim in an effectively sophisticated presentation, while the TL S-type incorporates carbon fiber in place of wood.
Acura puts a lot of emphasis on human-factor engineering, and the TL's interior has a special goodness as a result. The driving position gives you a commanding view, with the extraordinary panoramic visibility that is the hallmark of Honda engineering. The thick rim of the tilt/telescope-adjustable steering wheel fills your hand, while the switch gear is easy to find and simple to understand. Anyone can take the driving position in the TL and feel immediately at home.
An eight-way power-adjustable driver's seat is standard, as is a four-way power-adjustable passenger seat. The configuration of the front seats is inspired by the best high-performance designs, with supportive hip bolsters and an elaborately shaped seat back that supports your back and shoulders without being constrictive, plus new high-damping foam cushions. The rear seat is comfortable, although it's clear that Acura has provided a fairly short seat squab as a means of getting a lengthy measurement of legroom.
The instrument binnacle is protected from glare by a pronounced hood over three instrument pods, and the back-lit LED read-outs against new spun-metal faces are easy to see. The instruments of the standard TL use blue ambient lighting, while those of the S-Type feature red light.
Aside from instrument lighting, the S-Type's interior is detailed with lots of high-performance cues. These include carbon-fiber appearance rim, more prominent and supportive seat bolsters, stainless-steel pedal covers, and color-contrast stitching for the leather upholstery of the steering wheel, seats, and door panels.
The Acura TL's sophisticated ergonomics enable you to take advantage of its equally sophisticated electronic convenience features without confusion. The center stack between the two front seats uses switches, knobs and electronic buttons for the ventilation, audio and navigations systems in a way that prevents a nightmare of electronic confusion.
Topmost in the center stack is the LCD screen that displays the climate control and audio settings as well as the optional navigation system. With the navigation system comes a line of PDA-like buttons and a central, cursor-style controller arrayed beneath the screen. Bracketing the screen are perpendicular rows of large, finger-friendly buttons for setting climate preferences for the dual-zone air-conditioning system. It's also simple to adjust the interior temperature or change the force of the ventilation fan because the climate control can be operated by physical buttons instead of just the touch-screen inputs.
Acura continues to offer the most user-friendly on-board navigation system that we've ever experienced. It's easy to program and it gives clear and accurate descriptions both visibly and audibly. The large LCD display uses attractive, easy-to-understand graphics, and the combination of context-sensitive screen menus and external hard buttons simplifies operation. Still, you have to call up a screen menu to change radio stations. The voice-recognition system can recognize nearly 300 verbal commands, including adjustments to the audio and climate controls, and the DVD-based navigation system offers a selection of more than 7 million points of in
Driving Impressions
The Acura TL is clearly a car for people who like to drive. Its confident, alert composure on the road not only makes driving enjoyable but also makes you a better driver. Compared to most of its rivals, the TL feels lightweight and responsive. The TL's front-wheel-drive configuration provides a dimension of all-weather capability, while effective engineering has made it compatible with a commanding level of horsepower.
It's no surprise that the V6 engine dominates the TL's personality. It has a sharp, mechanical edge to its performance, and it accelerates quickly to its 6250 rpm power peak, more like a small engine than a large one. At the same time, this V6 has enough power at moderate rpm to deliver soothing performance at modest speed. This combination of power on the open road and flexibility in urban traffic is a hallmark of Acura's way of doing things.
The TL comes with a 24-valve, SOHC, 3.2-liter V6, rated at 258 hp at 6200 rpm. A number of key features enhance this engine's all-around performance, and it has a broad torque curve that peaks at 233 pound-feet @ 5000 rpm.
An all-new five-speed automatic transmission for the 2007 TL is derived from that in the RL sedan, and it has a manual-shifting feature with a console-mounted lever. When this transmission is matched with the Type-S, shift paddles are mounted on the steering wheel. The S-type R is also available with a six-speed manual transmission, and it's matched with a limited-slip differential for improved traction.
The addition of the high-performance TL Type-S to the model line has enabled Acura to relax the standard model's chassis calibration significantly with notably softer springs, dampers and suspension bushings.
The standard Acura TL is now more comfortable and easy-going. The five-speed automatic offers a sequential, manual-shift mode for high-performance driving, but it's likely that most drivers will leave it in Drive and forget about the rest. (That's what we do most of the time.) Meanwhile, the standard 235/45WR17 all-season tires furnish a reassuring amount of cornering grip, yet also improve ride quality, as this car tends to transmit a bit more road noise to the interior than we'd prefer.
The new TL Type-S incorporates the 24-valve, SOHC, 3.5-liter V6 already familiar to us in the luxury-oriented Acura RL sedan. Special tuning helps this V6 deliver 286 hp, and it also has special features to improve its torque output to 257 pound-feet @ 5000 rpm.
The 3.5-liter V6 engine of the TL Type-S has only 11 percent more horsepower and 10 percent more torque than the 3.2-liter V6 of the standard TL, so it's no surprise that personality of the two engines is virtually identical. The Type-S fun factor comes from a capable suspension calibration, with significantly less roll and far firmer damping than before, plus dramatically quicker steering response. The short-stroke brake pedal allows you to expertly modulate the large front disc brakes with their four-piston Brembo-calipers. Even on narrow, winding roads, this car rarely loses its composure, and the car feels evenly balanced on all four tires while the suspension rarely bottoms.
Although the Type-S is available with a six-speed manual transmission, this choice makes it more likely that clumsy throttle inputs can upset the car's balance, especially as the TL is distinctly nose heavy, with 61.4 percent of its weight resting on the front tires. The sequential-shift five-speed automatic, featuring shift paddles on the steering wheel, is a far more sensible choice for the Type-S.
If ultimate performance fascinates you, then Acura's optional A-SPEC package is a good choice, as the firmer suspension dampers and big 18-inch tires of the optional kit substantially increase the car's cornering grip. With the chassis dynamics of the front-drive package under control, the six-speed manual transmission becomes a far more reasonable choi
The Acura TL comes in two distinct models to deliver a mix of practicality and driving enjoyment to a broad range of drivers. The standard TL delivers style, safety, electronic convenience features in a package that offers the all-weather, town-and-country capability that most Americans prefer. It's a great car. The Acura TL Type-S, on the other hand, is a real sports sedan, with power, performance, and sophisticated dynamics that enable it to match up against the finest European sedans. At the same time, the TL manages to deliver a measure of practical efficiency that distinguishes it among its competitors, a unique personality that relates well to the things that Americans want from a luxury car.
Michael Jordan contributed to this report from his base in the Los Angeles area.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Acura TL 5-speed automatic ($33,625), with navigation system ($36,125); TL Type-S 5-speed automatic ($38,125), with high-performance tires ($38,325); Type-S 6–speed manual ($38,125), with high-performance tires ($38,325)
|258-hp 3.2-liter 24-valve SOHC V6; 286-hp 3.5-liter 24-valve SOHC V6
|5-speed automatic with SportShift; 6-speed manual (S-Type only)
|Safety equipment (standard):
|dual front airbags; front seat-mounted side-impact airbags; front and rear side curtain airbags; three-point seatbelts at all five seating positions; ABS with Brake Assist and Electronic Brake-force Distribution; Vehicle Stability Assist electronic stability control and traction control; tire pressure monitoring system
|Safety equipment (optional):
|Basic warranty:
|4 years/50,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Marysville, Ohio
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Acura TL 5-speed automatic with navigation system ($36,125)
|Standard equipment:
|dual-zone automatic climate control; eight-way driver and four-way front passenger heated power-adjustable seats; tilt and telescoping steering wheel; remote keyless entry; power windows, central locking and heated, tilt-down outside mirrors; three driver-memory settings; eight-speaker stereo with DVD-Audio, DTS and CD six-disc changer, WMA- and MP3-capable, AM/FM and XM satellite tuner and cassette tape; power glass tilt-and-slide moonroof; carpeted floor mats; HomeLink programmable remote opener system; and hands-free, wireless cellular telephone capability
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|all-season floor mats ($132); wood shift knob ($119); wheel locks ($45); door visors ($199)
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|front-wheel drive
|3.2-liter SOHC 24-valve V6
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|258 @ 6200
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|233 @ 5000
|5-speed automatic
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|20/29 mpg
|107.9 in.
|189.3/72.2/56.7 in.
|Track, f/r:
|62.1/62.0 in.
|Turning circle:
|39.7 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|38.7/55.6/42.8 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|37.2/53.8/34.9 in.
|Cargo volume:
|12.3 cu. ft.
|Towing capacity:
|Suspension, f:
|independent, double wishbone, coil springs, anti-roll bar
|Suspension, r:
|independent, double wishbone, coil springs, anti-roll bar
|Ground clearance:
|5.8 in.
|Curb weigth:
|3636 lbs.
|P235/45WR-17 Michelin all-season
|Brakes, f/r:
|vented disc/disc with ABS, EBD, Brake Assist
|Fuel capacity:
|17 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of January 15, 2007.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 800-382-2238 - www.acura.com
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I recently got the pictures back from Jessica and I've been dying to share them with you. Let me take you back to a blissful day in August…
Some people may worry that it's weird to have a complete stranger in the room with you but Jessica is totally awesome. She wants to make sure you are comfortable with having her there so if there are shots you want or don't want she'll make sure it happens. I am so happy that we have these beautiful pictures and 50 years from now I can look back and remember every special moment of Jane's birthday.
To schedule your own birth story contact Jessica here.
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US [like Canada] Pulls out of [Arab Muslim racist push at] UN's "Durban" conference – European states thinking over boycotting it too
United States Pulls Out of Durban II
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
(IsraelNN.com) The Obama administration announced Friday that it is boycotting the Durban II conference on racism unless there are significant changes to what the State Department called "unsalvageable" anti-Israeli resolutions.
The decision by the State Department pleased Kadima leader and acting Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Knesset Member Silvan Shalom, Livni's predecessor, who said it is "a sign for the entire world." Livni stated that the policy move "must lead the way for more countries that share the same values" to boycott the convention, scheduled for April. Canada already has said it will not participate.
Israel has been concerned by the new American government's change in policy to participate in preliminary committee meetings for the convention, which is to be held in Geneva but bears the name of the South African city where the first meeting was held in 2001. The United States walked out of it because of harsh anti-Israeli resolutions.
The proposed motions for the April meeting single out Israel for its presence in Judea and Samaria and include a Palestinian Authority proposal for "international protection of the Palestinian people throughout the occupied Palestinian territory" effectively claiming that Arabs are victims of alleged Israeli racism and that the U.N. should protect them.
The Durban planning committee, chaired by Libya, also rejected a European Union (EU) condemnation of Holocaust denial.
The State Department announcement came after growing domestic protests of the Obama administration's participation in the planning committee. It would reconsider its boycott if the conference drops its reference to any specific country, which so far names Israel but no other nation, and if it does not affirm the 2001 Durban resolutions that singled out Israel.
"Unfortunately, the document being negotiated has gone from bad to worse," State Department spokesman Robert Wood said. "As a result, the United States will not participate in the forthcoming negotiations on this text, nor will we be able to participate in a conference that is based on this text."
The Anti-Defamation League and the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations praised the American government for backing out of the conference.
European states consider boycotting Durban 2 summit
The 2001 World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban was meant to lay down a blueprint for nations
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