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Mumbai, India
April 17th, 2013
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Compassion, action and impact are connected in millions of ways. Every connection has a story and many of these stories are tales of hardship, struggle and perseverance. Ignited by a deep compassion, individuals who live these stories are often compelled to take actions. In a world that is paradoxically becoming both bigger and smaller, is anything less than complete personal involvement necessary to have a lasting impact? Join us at TEDxASB to hear stories of hope from individuals who have traveled these difficult roads and remain resolute in their drive to a make a difference.
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Shantanu Moitra
Shantanu Moitra is an Indian music director who has composed music for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his score in films Parineeta (2005), Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) and 3 Idiots (2009), and private albums, Mann ke Manjeere and Ab ke Saawan sung by Shubha Mudgal. Shantanu was born in Lucknow; his father came from a Bengali musical family. He was very young when he moved to Delhi. He was the singer of his school band that created history of sorts by hosting the school's first rock show. "What was even better was receiving an award in school for my contribution to music at a time when my school, Springdales, didn't usually give awards for music. When I look back now, I think the award instilled huge confidence in me," he said. He went on to graduate in Economics from Delhi University. Shantanu started his career as a client servicing executive at an ad agency, while music remained a hobby. He started composing music for advertising jingles accidently, when he was asked to compose a jingle at the last minute by the creative head of an agency. The jingle became an instant hit, and he later composed several jingles for several advertising brands. This led to composing music for several hit Indipop albums including Ab ke Saawan, Mann ke Manjeere: an album of women's dreams for Breakthrough, and Sapna Dekha Hai Maine (2003) for Shubha Mudgal. In 2002 Shantanu moved to Mumbai when he started working for Sudhir Mishra's Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, his first signed film, and soon teamed up with lyricist Swanand Kirkire, starting with the song, "Bawara Mann. . ." He gained recognition with his music in Parineeta (2005). His music was critically acclaimed and he won the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent. In 2009, he composed score for his first Bengali film, Antaheen, that received four national awards. His soundtrack for the film 3 Idiots created history by being the most downloaded album ever. Shantanu continues to compose ad jingles, and recently won a Bronze Lion in Cannes in the category of best music for an advertisement. His love still remains traveling, photography, and archiving folk music and travels round the world, giving talks about need to preserve and keep alive folk music in India.
Andrea Johnston
Andrea Johnston comes from a long line of storytellers. Her parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were all artists/musicians and teachers, so it's no wonder she has a passion for stories. After years of telling stories as an elementary school teacher, Johnston wanted to blend her passion for teaching and travel, with her passion for art. She found photojournalism a perfect avenue to do just that. Johnston graduated with a BA in Photojournalism from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California where she was awarded Photojournalist of the Year, 2009. After a short bout of freelancing, her teaching roots were calling to her so she returned to the classroom. She is now happily listening to the stories of her Grade 5 students, encouraging them to find their own voices, and embraces any opportunity to tell her tales of her experience living in India. For more stories and photographs please visit her blog http://halfeleven.wordpress.com
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Bandra Kurla Complex, SF 2 G Block
Bandra East
Mumbai, 400098
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Where you measure up against Olympians
I think the theme of this year's Olympic graphics is how you relate to athletes. In this interactive by the BBC (in Spanish), height and weight of medal winners from the last Olympics in Beijing are plotted against each other. The more red, the more athletes with that weight-height combination, and you can click on a square to see the corresponding athlete(s). The twist is that you can enter your own height and weight to see where you are in the mix.
Combine this with the recent age piece from the Washington Post, and you've got a more complete picture. Why stop there though? I want country, gender, and hair color breakdowns. [Thanks, Ben]
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Hi there,
Thanks for your kind word. We have done about 15 versions of that project for BBC World Service language websites. This article will tell you more about the process. http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/telling-the-user-s-story-how-the-bbc-world-service-is-using-special-interactives-in-olympic-lead-up/s2/a549768/
Dmitry Shishkin
BBC World Service Development Editor

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I Use this website
PDF to Word Online Converter
Grr I trying to fill in an application form and is is in PDF format how do you convert form PDF to word? Google doc did not work.
NewFormz (9th May 2013), speckytecky (24th January 2013)
In Adobe Reader XI there is an option under 'file' called 'Save as Other', from there you should be able to save it into an office format.
You can also open the PDF in Photoshop and just start using text layers over it there, often how I amend text in PDFs as it's much less faff and there's no chance of a conversion process borking the layout.
jumpinjamez (24th January 2013), speckytecky (24th January 2013), Zoom7000 (25th January 2013)
NewFormz (9th May 2013), rhedges (4th February 2013), speckytecky (24th January 2013)
I just use the Foxit typewriter option, lets you overtype on PDFs, very handy.
Openoffice Draw. Generally it opens pdfs directly and you add the text as layers. If not, imagemagick will convert it to jpgs, edit in Openoffice Draw (as one document) and then export it as a pdf, which you then send off.
Some very useful answers here. I'm surprised that so far I'm the only one who has hit the TY button?
Office 2013 will let you do this.
speckytecky (24th January 2013), Zoom7000 (25th January 2013)
I received an E-Mail from Adobe about Acrobat XI today:
... Open and view PDF files, regardless of which operating system you're running.
Use Protected Mode with virtually any PDF document for added security.
Provide feedback with intuitive commenting and review tools.
Fill in, sign, and save PDF forms electronically.
For IT professionals, Adobe Reader XI increases operational efficiency and helps reduce TCO over previous versions of Adobe® Acrobat® by offering these improvements:
Fewer out-of-cycle patches, due to improved application security, including security sandbox enhancements, to help safeguard systems and data.
Free Adobe tools, such as the Customization Wizard and the Enterprise Toolkit for Acrobat and Reader, that speed installer and application configuration.
Support for Microsoft® SCCM/SCUP and Apple® Remote Desktop to streamline deployments and updates.
Adobe Reader XI is free to distribute as long as a current Distribution License Agreement is in effect...
I use PFD Escape. it let you upload and Edit the pdf as you wanted.
not sure you can do that, usually forms already come as pdf that you can write in :/
converting pdf to word is really complicated, ive used one before (think it was Create Word document | PDFtoWord Pro ) but that only converted the text and no images
and it was all a bit jumbled up...
real software costs quite a bit of money, and im not sure anyone is that keen
Annoys me when I get this kind of question from staff. Presumably the intention of the person who created the document was that you can't change it - otherwise they would have saved it in Word or .odf format.
If you're looking for a way to create forms that people can fill in, Google forms seem like a good way forward.
Word 2013 can now open and edit PDF files
Theres lots of software out there for something like that, though I would just go with photoshop to edit the pdf
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Voting for the 2013 ROTY is over! Below are rescue stories from 2012. To purchase a calendar click here.
Vote for 2013 ROTY!
- Niemann (74%, 134 Votes)
- Bones (19%, 34 Votes)
- Harley (5%, 10 Votes)
- Charlie (2%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 182
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Hey, I'm Bones. My English ain't so great, but here's my story. I don't got no teeth 'cause I tried to chew my way out of a box, but that don't mean nothin' to me now. Let me explain. You see, I was abandoned and left in a "hunter's box" a few years back. It was all terrible and such, so I tried to chew my way out 'cause I was starvin'. I got lucky and somebody found me and took me to the shelter. I don't remember much from those days, but they tell me I was so skinny you could see all of my bones, which is where I gots my name. Well, the shelter told SE GSP Rescue that if the Rescue didn't take me in, they would put me to sleep 'cause I was in such bad shape. And, I gotta tell ya, sleep sounded good to me at that point. But, the Rescue and my mom jumped all over that and saved my bacon. They put together a big ol' transport to get me out of that shelter and to my foster home (which ended up being my forever home). I was so tired and hungry, I didn't know if I would make it. But Blake and Tiffany took me in, fed me, and gave me a soft bed with a teddy bear, who helped me sleep.
The only thing I really remembers from that time is when Mom dropped a ball in front of me. Holy gosh, even in my bad state, I went after that ball. I love me some ball chasin'! It was that very moment when I decided that I wanted to live – and I wanted to live with these crazy people. Oh, there were still them days when they thought I wouldn't survive – I was full of something called heartworms and intestinal worms, and I was a good 20 pounds underweight. But I knew in my heart that this is where my ol' bones was meant to be. So I kept on truckin' and kept gettin' healthy. Now, I have a pillow to put my head on at night, two squares a day, and a tennis ball whenever I want. I even know how to give and receive love. You just can't imagine how scart I was the first time my family tried lovin' on me. I never seen such! Now, I can't get enough of it, and snugglin' is one of my favorites. Mom and Dad say that I's s'pposed to be adopted out but they loved me too much and couldn't let me go. And I'm happy they didn't. My life is purty fantastic. But sometimes I think my parents is the lucky ones. I mean, they got me out of this whole deal. So, who really came out on top?
Hi I'm Charlie. My rescue journey began before I was even born. My mom was found pregnant and hungry and was taken to the shelter. I was super lucky that we ended up in the shelter we did! The staff took on the huge job of helping mom give birth to us and keeping us quarantined for 10 days until SEGSP Rescue could come get us. I traveled 500 miles with Mom, my brother and 3 sisters to our foster home. We all grew up together with Mom to teach us all about being a dog. Once we were ready, my sister and I traveled another 600 miles to our forever homes in North Carolina. My new home has another GSP in it, a big yard and a pond! I'm a year old now, I'm still growing, still learning and having tons of fun. My new mom says I'm the a luckiest kind of rescue cuz I've been loved all my life.
On May 29th we were contacted by our FL state coordinator, Dorothy Thomson, asking if we had found a dog as she had a rescue that might work. I told her that we had just adopted a SE GSP rescue named Miller from Alabama and that he was perfect and we loved him very much. She was happy to hear that we had found a dog and that the paper work to her just hadn't caught up to her yet. She mentioned that we probably we wouldn't be interested in a dog with three legs anyway and that he would be a lot of work. My response was – so tell me about the three legged dog…….
The dog had been taken in by Polk County Animal Control as a possible hit by car with trauma to both rear legs. GSP rescue was notified the following day and confirmed that they would take the dog. Polk County AC decided that they would not release the dog until after the wait time to see if anyone claimed him. They put him in a holding area without any pain medication (other than a short acting drug at the time he was admitted) and no amount of pleading by GSP rescue would get them to release the dog early for medical attention. Seven days later it was Friday, Memorial Day weekend when Polk County AC allowed him to be released and he was taken immediately by a GSP foster volunteer to a veterinarian. The following Tuesday Dorothy was given the only choice of saving him due to a severe infection in the broken leg – the leg had to be amputated. Then she contacted us. We filled out the necessary paperwork to become a foster home and we picked him up the veterinarian on Saturday, June 2nd. He had a huge seroma on the amputated leg which required many challenging and creative bandage changes and he really had not learned to balance or walk very well. There also was obvious undiagnosed damage to his remaining left hind leg. I probably should mention at this point that Richard is a veterinarian certified in acupuncture and chiropractic and that I am a certified veterinary technician with a specialty in canine rehabilitation. The dog also needed a name – so we called him Niemann after one the Tampa Bay Rays starting pitchers that had just broken his leg when hit by a ball in a game.
The left hind leg was radiographed and thankfully it appeared to not be broken but there was torn ligament damage. We treated him with a Class IV laser, acupuncture, antibiobitcs, pain medication, probiotics and herbal medicine. Because the original veterinarian had amputated the leg at the stifle (knee) Niemann would continuously hit it on the ground when he would get up and down and the leg would just not heal over the bone. We consulted with a local veterinarian boarded in surgery who said that the only option was for Niemann to have a second surgery. That surgery was scheduled for July 23rd. The leg was still so inflamed that Dr. Stanton was unable to neuter him at the time. The remaining rear leg was x-rayed again and Dr. Stanton was certain that there were torn ligaments but no fractures. Niemann recovered very well after this surgery and seemed to be able to walk better and was more active overall He once again was scheduled for surgery to be neutered on August 14th . The surgery and recovery was uneventful. I think that after the other pain that he had suffered this was nothing for him. We were finally able to complete the adoption process.
We have no previous history and are not even certain of his age – we decided to make him 3 years old and made his birthday the day we got him on June 2nd. Niemann is a very happy dog who loves to hang out and explore at our barn. He has never barked but will whine when he wants something. He loves people, trucks and to go bye-bye. He chases lizards on the fence and I caught him last week chasing ducks and he even went swimming in the pond. We love it that he is part of our family


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The Empires
Four races, torn apart by two horrific wars. When all that remained were the smoldering ruins of lost cities and shattered lives a universal truce was declared to end the despair.The four playable empires of Eve have existed in a state of (relative) detente for over a century.
— Eve Online Intro
Amarr Empire
The Amarr Empire used to shine as a beacon to humanity of what it meant to be civilized: To be strong, and to lead by example. Through God's words we spread civilization throughout the stars and it is by our leadership that New Eden achieved its wings.A theocratic empire descended from the Conformists, a splinter sect of the Catholic Church that settled on the planet Athra, now known as Amarr Prime. About 3,000 years ago, after a people called the Udorians arrived in the Amarrian homeland (an island roughly half the size of Ireland), the Amarr, in an attempt to suppress foreign subversive elements, launched the Reclaiming, essentially an effort to Take Over the World. From their oppressive capital city of Dam-Torsad, they conquered and enslaved the Udorian nations and the planet's other peoples, the only ones avoiding their military might (such as the Khanids) being those who allied with them. After they "reclaimed" Athra, they were the first to discover warp gates and faster-than-light travel, which allowed them to keep going beyond the stars and enslave other planets and peoples, such as the Ealurians and the Minmatar. Their expansionism came to a rapid halt, however, in the wake of their crushing defeat by the Jove, as well as the Minmatar's successful overthrow of their slaver masters. Generally well-meaning, though their definition of "doing good" includes a lot of slavery and theocracy.
— 24th Imperial Crusade Recruiter
Caldari State
Standing amidst the flock, we should have feared their glory; instead, we drew hope. This moment is the first time I understood what it meant to be Caldari: Divinity in the flock, delivery in flux, one being, many changes.Strident capitalists with a side of ultranationalism. The Caldari system might not be pretty, but it's brutally efficient, and is one of the few that offers true social mobility. Their homeworld in the Luminaire system was first colonized by a mega corp, though the Eve Gate collapsed before it could finish terraforming the planet, creating a harsh environment for the surviving colonists. Originally part of the Gallente Federation (by virtue of being in the same system as the Gallente), the Caldari seceded 190 years ago when the Gallente tried to take control over their mega corps' interstellar holdings. They won, but they lost their homeworld Caldari Prime in the process, leading to all Caldari being booted off it. This instance of ethnic cleansing fueled two centuries of anti-Gallente hatred among the Caldari... and a couple of years ago, they got their revenge, retaking their homeworld.
— Janto Sitarbe, The Legendary Flock
Gallente Federation
The Federation is not a defined region of space, of planets, of mountains, rivers, or woods. It is a vision.Truth, justice, and apple pie IN SPACE!. They are descended from French colonists originally from the Tau Ceti system, who colonized the second planet in the Luminaire system, the same system that the Caldari were in. The planet of Gallente Prime saw a number of nations and empires come and go, including the maritime city-state of Hueromont and the Garoun Empire that created an artistic golden age for the Gallente people, its former capital of Caille still a marvel comparable to Paris. The Gallente established the interstellar Federation 300 years prior to the start of the game along with three other peoples, the Intaki, the Mannar, and (reluctantly) the Caldari. The last of these seceded from the Federation in the Gallente-Caldari War 190 years ago, their corporatism clashing with the Federation's libertarian, democratic ideals. They're huge fans of liberty and majority rule, even if they struggle with the minority rights part sometimes.
— President of the Federation, Arlette Villers. CE 23154.6.2
Minmatar Republic
The holder stood atop his tower and preached salvation to the baying horde of slaves below. In answer, Korgoth raised his fist and let out a roar of defiance. The throats of a thousand Minmatar joined him, tearing through the air in a wave of pure hatred.A tribal republic. The people on the tropical planet of Matar in the Pator system managed to build a small empire spreading across three star systems before they made their most unfortunate contact with the Amarr Empire. Conquered and enslaved for over seven hundred years, the Minmatar rebelled against their masters about 130 years ago, establishing the republic that exists today. When they're not fighting amongst themselves, they're usually staring daggers at the Amarrians, who still hold a significant portion of their population in slavery.
— Battle of Ariti, "Tales of the Rebellion", Minmatar Archives
Outlaw Factions
Angel Cartel
"The explosive package that the boss told me to deliver to the Senate seems to have gone off in one of our cargo ships. The hold's contents are now drifting in the void, attracting scavengers of all sorts. To finish the mission, I will have to go to the installation in LN-56V and pick up a new device. The Senate's new order must be suppressed."A primarily Minmatar criminal group, the Angel Cartel is tied with the Guristias for being the closest to a "plain" pirate group in the game. Originally just a bunch of allied drug runners and cheap muscle for other pirates, the predecessors to the modern Angel Cartel lucked into some Jovian technology and reversed-engineered it to serve their speedy needs, transforming them into the most wide-spread and powerful cartels in the galaxy. Being Minmatar, the primary targets of their criminal dealings are the Amarr, but their main allegiance is to the almighty ISK, and they will do anything to attain it.
— Angel Ship Log 349584483
Blood Raiders
Bloody Omir ran away, Hiding from the light of day, Made a base out in the night, Far far from the Empire's might, Holders think they all are safe, Protected by the Emp'ror's grace, Silly people, they should know, You shall reap just what you sow, Bloody Omir's coming back, Monsters from the endless black, Wading through a crimson flood, Omir's come to drink your blood.The Sani Sabik are a collection of heretical sects rooted in the Amarrian faith, united by two beliefs: one, that certain people were destined for greatness, with others existing to serve them, and two, that these people could attain immortality by following Sani Sabik practices, one of which was the consumption of blood. Suppressed on Athra due to the threat that their beliefs posed to the Amarr Emperor's power, they rapidly expanded once the Amarr entered space, able to create colonies far away from the inquisitors. One group founded the Takmahl Empire, which reached great heights before collapsing under the weight of its religious practices, while others either reverted to primitivism or turned to piracy. One of the latter was the Blood Raiders, which takes the emphasis on blood to heights unseen by other Sani Sabik sects, engaging in kidnapping and "people farms" in order to have a steady supply of blood for their rituals.
— Amarr Nursery Rhyme
Guristas Pirates
"I can neither confirm nor deny the allegations that... what are we being accused of again, Rabbit?"
"This time? G-g-grand piracy, sixth-degree m-m-multiple-homicide, terrorism and littering, i-i-if I'm reading this right."
"Yeah, that. No comment."
— Jirai "Fatal" Laitanen and Korako "The Rabbit" Kosakami
Sansha's Nation
Do you know what you are, capsuleer? The truth will not comfort you. You are a frightened child running headfirst towards oblivion. And I? I am the only one who tried to stop you. I am the messiah that you turned against. You persecuted me, hunted my children. Vowed to burn my promised land to ash. Now I have returned, and I know you better than you know yourself. I will vanquish your fear, and commute your flesh to dust.A "utopia" created by Mad Scientist Sansha Kuvakei, dependent on zombie-like "True Slaves" for its labor force. The four empires objected to these monstrosities, and in a unique show of solidarity, united against The Nation, reduced it to remnants of its former self and killed Sansha. Or did they?
— Sansha Kuvakei
The DED has been making some inquiries into our operations in the Erme system. We're making inquires into how much the agents value their families' well-being.A drug syndicate with close ties to Angel Cartel and the Intaki Syndicate. They are the primary enemies in Gallente space.
— Anonymous Serpentis Employee
Other Factions
The JoveA strange group of people who may not quite meet the strictest definition of "human" anymore, the Jove emerged from the collapse of the Eve Gate nearly unscathed, and soon after embraced genetic engineering to "perfect" the human race. However, their genetic experiments produced a debilitating illness, the "Jovian Disease", that drives its victims into a deep depression that ends in suicide. While harmless to non-Jovians, this disease crippled the Jove and their empire. Their highly advanced technology meant that they were still a force to be reckoned with, though, defeating the Amarr in a Curb-Stomp Battle that shattered their illusion of invincibility.Since then, the Jove have retreated off to their own corner of the galaxy, closing all jump gates to their territory, their only contact with the outside world being through the Society of Conscious Thought (known outside Jove space for its elite university system) and their famously advanced spy network. They also gave capsule technology to the other empires.
The SleepersAn enigmatic race whose ruined stations and bizarre structures occupy Wormhole Space. The only contact with them has been through their drones, millennia-old robots that use cunning tactics against those who would trespass around the now-defunct Sleeper stations. Unlike the Jove, it's not even known if the Sleepers are, or were ever, human. Apparently, they were in contact with yet another extinct race known as the Talocan.
The TalocanExtremely little is known about this race. Apparently they were masters of Spatial Manipulation and Hypereuclidian Mathematics (whatever that may mean). What's left of their ships and structures are occasionally found floating around, guarded by the Sleepers and under quarantine for some reason. Rumor has it that some of their ships can still be found in at least a semi-functional state.
"Grious�are the Enheduanni human?"
"Not anymore."Perhaps the most mysterious of the current races, the Enheduanni, also known as "The Order", are a race that have mutated so much as to no longer be considered human. They are bent on manipulating the four great Empires into a devastating war, directing the course of history to suit their own interests. All that is known for certain is that they have a complete understanding of the human brain, and that they are utter masters of genetic manipulation, particle science, and quantum physics, far beyond the understanding of even the Jove. With whom, incidentally, they are at war. All that is known about them comes from a single Jovian, so who knows what the truth may be.
— Discussion with the Jovian, Grious
The Servant Sisters Of EVEA religious organization known primarily for their charitable works. Their religious beliefs center around the EVE Gate, and they believe that God is on the other side of the gate. Recently, they released two exploration-focused faction ships.


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Oh god, I need this for...Battlebabe costume I'm working on.
Cosplay thing of the day: Steampunk pirate cutlass | by
Nah, fuck that. Add a few more skulls...that's some 40k.
Uh, no. It's called a Chainsword.
Wait, wouldn't a steampunk pirate cutlass actually be… a pirate cutlass?


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Georgia Tech (45-13) will open against Mercer (37-22) in its NCAA baseball regional. The game will be on Friday.
Alabama (37-22) will take on Elon (38-22) in the other game. This is the second consecutive year that the Phoenix are in Atlanta for a regional.
The games will be be played Friday through Monday at Russ Chandler Stadium in a double-elimination format.
Mercer defeated Jacksonville to win the Atlanta Sun Conference tournament and clinch its first berth in the regionals. Alabama lost to LSU, 4-3, in the SEC tournament championship game.
The regional is Tech's 24th appearance in the NCAA tournament in the last 26 years and its 26th overall. This marks the eighth time in 11 years that Tech has hosted a regional and out of those, the Jackets advanced five times. Overall, the Jackets are 24-15 in regional play at home.
May 31st, 2010
12:56 pm
first…. for what it's worth.
May 31st, 2010
1:27 pm
Go GT!
I wish the team well and I hope they make a deep run…………………………baseball is a crazy game, you never know who might get hot and win a few big games.
May 31st, 2010
1:41 pm
First is worth nothing. But, saying "First" causes a loss of dignity.
May 31st, 2010
1:48 pm
To all you UGA fans and alum that visit our blog, I wish you louzy team the best of luck next year in baseball. Of course, all the UGA bloggers will post blogs stating they don't care about the NCAA baseball tournament, but that is because the mutts are no where to be found this year. If UGA was in the field, UGA fans would be talking crap, but since they are pathetic in baseball, nobody at UGA cares. This just fits the crappy mold at UGA. Since all of you other sports teams are louzy, you should consider rooting on your lady mutts in the softball tourney. At least you will have something to look forward to until football season starts, then we will here all your BS about the almighty SEC and how good your louzy overated team is this year. After looking at your schedule in football and realizing you only play two superior teams, those being UF and GT and the only ranked teams on your schedule, one must think that someone at UGA is blowing someone in the NCAA's scheduling department. Your schedule is a JOKE! Don't get on here and blog your sorry azzes off when you play the likes of Idaho State, Vandy, Kentucky, Miss State, and the likes. This year is like every other year if your are a Dawg fan. One of two excuses will occur. Either it's a rebuilding year, or next year is your year to win a NC. I got news for ya mutts, GT's schedule is much harder than your louzy teams. Also, it's nice to see that GT did make the NCAA's in baseball, and will host a regional, not to mention we beat your baseball team like 28-6, which will be the football score this year, when the Jackets and Josh Nesbitt run all over you between the hedges. Go get em dawgs. Your losers! THWG!
May 31st, 2010
1:51 pm
Chuck Allison is a hater! Cudos to Chan Gailey's Revenge.
May 31st, 2010
1:52 pm
Good luck to the Bees.
May 31st, 2010
2:06 pm
Go Bears!
May 31st, 2010
2:12 pm
hope we show up in the post season this year….bama will be tough in this regional….
Go Jackets!!
May 31st, 2010
2:37 pm
First, I think it's awesome that the GT Alum spells lousy with a "z".
But beyond that, I will stick with the National Championship UGA has (to Tech's zero National Championships) as well as UGA's 6 College World Series appearances to Tech's 3.
I also think it's awesome that you open up your comments by suggesting that all UGA fans do is talk "crap"… and then proceed to talk crap.
Nice going!
Go Mercer Bears.
May 31st, 2010
3:18 pm
GT grad: I am a UGA fan. Are you that ignorant? You don't seem to remember Georgia's national championship in the 90's and the national championship series they blew vs Fresno State. Has Tech gone that far???? If Tech is a far superior baseball program, then why have they missed the CWS so many times? Get the facts right before you talk smack you moron! Now….I'm cheering Tech on. I hope they do well. I'm not a hater….but it's childish of you to talk smack without knowing the facts. You graduated there? Really?
May 31st, 2010
3:19 pm
What does Hall and Gailey have in common? They both can't coach. Good luck anyway Jackets. Please beat the Bamers. Life here in L.A. (Lower Alabama) has been ruff since January. For example, I had a Bamer tell me the other day at the post office, and I quote, "Ol' Georger Tech didnt do to good last year." I replied, "No, 11 wins and a conference title was tough to take." Go Jackets! THWG!
May 31st, 2010
3:26 pm
And let me add…You wanted to talk smack about UGA's schedule… Jax State??? Miss. ST??? How about comparing Tech's wussy football schedule to UGA's over the last few years! Ok St, Colorado, Arizona St, with LSU, Alabama, Florida, Auburn,etc etc. Tech got beat by a pathetic Iowa team! Tech's offense is easy to beat if teams stick to their defensive schemes. It's been proven (see UGA last year…see LSU.. see Iowa). Now…They'll do good again. I don't care! But you sound so ignorant and you're an embarrassment to all Tech Alum's with your lack of research when talking smack. You're simply an idiot! And it's been a pleasure to make you look like a fool! Best of luck to the rest of you well educated Tech fans.
May 31st, 2010
3:27 pm
GT Alum must not be having a good Memorial Day weekend. The Dawgs had a bad season in baseball. So be it. BTW how did the last football game bewteen the "crickets" and Dawgs" work out.
I would suggest you spend your efforts lobbying your AD not to accept an invitation into the SEC if one is forthcoming. It is doubtful it will come as Clemson appears more appealing.
May 31st, 2010
4:23 pm
Jeff, calm down son. Tech has played Auburn, Miami, VT, Clemson, Notre Dame, West Virginia, FSU and Stanford on there football schedule the past 10 years. To say we have a wussy football schedule is a stretch. It's not we are playing the sisters of the poor. The only team u guys play every year that is worth a crap are the gators. That's it. Tenn and Aub suck,. You got beat by Kentucky in Athens. You really don't have much to brag about either so you do some research before you talk bud. Just sayin
May 31st, 2010
5:28 pm
Yo! Shawney,thanks for reminding us of National Championships were it counts.Thwg.4 to 1 baby!
May 31st, 2010
7:35 pm
Its all about Team Tanis down at Mercer..
May 31st, 2010
8:45 pm
As long as D. Hall is coaching the Tech baseball team will be just like the UGA football team under Richt/Donnan/Golf, lots and lots of talents with no national championships to show for it. Ga. Tech consistently has a top 5 recruiting class and consistently gets knocked out in the regional or super regional. This isn't due to a lack of talent, its simply b/c Danny Hall is not a good coach.
May 31st, 2010
8:56 pm
Good luck, Mercer! Go Bears!!!
May 31st, 2010
9:03 pm
Tech will choke like always. You are just lucky that we are not there to take you out this year.
May 31st, 2010
9:24 pm
"Tech has played Auburn, Miami, VT, Clemson, Notre Dame, West Virginia, FSU and Stanford on there [sic] football schedule the past 10 years."
Also isn't this a story about baseball? And what's the deal with airline food these days, am I right?
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May 31st, 2010
9:31 pm
May 31st, 2010
9:38 pm
To UGAg fans….
Why 'woof' about yourself and talk down ANYONE else, especially GA Tech this year? Let's review ugag accomplishments THIS YEAR for your mens sports, shall we?
1. Sheveport bowl – no division champs, no conference champs, no BCS bowl
2. No NCAA tourney in basketball
3. No CWS regional in baseball
Yet, some of you 'fans' still manage to come to a GA Tech blog and spout crap? Talk about no class! (as if everyone didn't already know that)
Now, let's look at the GA Tech mens sports results for THIS YEAR…..
1. Conference Champ, BCS Bowl
2. NCAA basketball tourney
3. CWS regional host
Wow – certainly even a doggie fan can see the difference here….. then again, considering your average IQ, maybe not.
May 31st, 2010
9:41 pm
@Jeff – Stop your outright lies about Iowa. You know nothing about college football if you think Iowa was a pushover last year. Get a life.
May 31st, 2010
9:56 pm
"28-6, which will be the football score this year, when the Jackets and Josh Nesbitt run all over you between the hedges"
The NATS "defense" couldn't hold my left nut to 6 points. And if you're a GT Grad, I'm a Harvard professor.
And LOL @ Reality bleating about "no class". Why don't you stop endlessly trolling the UGA blogs before you talk about class, you pathetic loser.
May 31st, 2010
10:14 pm
May 31st, 2010
10:17 pm
NEsbitt…..hahahahha……thanks for the laugh KJ the Harvard professor.
GT will finish 5th in the ACC and you are delusional about beating UGA……remember 8 of 9 and you lost what talent you had.
May 31st, 2010
10:31 pm
Ehhhhhhhhh… Go Bears!
June 1st, 2010
5:52 am
If i remember GT lost in ACC tourament again make it..so what again GT will watch someone else go to Omaha this year! And Georgia as won 2 college baseball titles in CWS in Omaha.So Tech should not talk bad smack Mercer will beat Tech n be gone as Fast as u can say…Oops i did it again!


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Deal with conflict wisely. Conflict is inevitable, but it's not the worst thing that could happen. It's better than plateau and decline in your organization. Conflict can be good for your organization by helping you and those you lead look at issues in new ways and think through solutions to problems. Ask God to help you discern the difference between mean-spirited, disruptive conflict and healthy, constructive conflict. Confront people who are simply trying to cause trouble and levy consequences on them, but encourage appropriate debate and disagreement that can lead to making your organization stronger. Take full responsibility for your own part in conflicts. Do everything you can to resolve conflicts and make peace.
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When you purchase our Organic Handmade Soap you are not only gifting your skin with gentle nourishment; you are also giving a gift to another person in need. For every bar of soap purchased we donate a bar to your local women's shelter.
Why Women's Shelters?
We recognize that intimate partner violence is far too common. It is devastating, not only for the person suffering abuse, but also for their children. Your bar-for-bar donation is a personal and tangible way to tell these women and children that someone cares and that they are not alone. It is like a warm hug from afar.
Poppy Soap Co. is a small part of the larger community and we want to support and uplift those in need. We believe that how we choose to spend our dollars makes a statement about what's important to us. We may not be able to single handedly end intimate partner violence, but this simple gift of beautiful handcrafted organic soap offers victims comfort, encouragement, and renewal. Your donations = Beautiful soap for Beautiful women.
How It Works?
1. We receive your nomination (thank you!!!)
2. Our outreach director e-mail's your women's shelter to let them know they have been nominated and requests all the pertinent information like shipping address and contact info.
3. Your women's shelter gets back to us with where to mail your soap donation.
4. Your local women's shelter is then placed on the next quarterly soap donation. We donate every quarter to the shelters on our list based on your purchases.
It is that simple! So now take some time to fill out our nomination form. If you can include your women's shelters e-mail address that would be most helpful.
How Can You Help?
You can help your local women's shelter by filling out the nomination form below. We make our quarterly donations based off of your nominations. Many customers like you have even taken it a step further by contacting their local women's shelter to volunteer their time and money.
Thank you for your purchase and your gift to your local women's shelter.
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Bar for Bar Ambassadors
The Poppy Soap Co. Ambassadors are a group of bloggers who support our commitment to bettering the Earth through sustainable business practices and bettering lives by giving back through our Bar for Bar program. Each of these women brings her own unique voice, experience and perspective to the conversation.
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Vanessa Bell - De Su Mama: Building a Multiracial Legacy
Lyndsay Kirkham - OurFeministPlayschool
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Amy Taylor - WriteHuman
Kate Tietje - Modern Alternative Mama
Jennifer Saleem - Hybrid Rasta Mama
Amy Tan - The TreeSpace Studio
Mariah Belt - sunny side up mama
Jessica Espinoza - Delicious Obsessions
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KerryAnn Foster - Intentionally Domestic
Vanessa Bell
Vanessa is a mom and legacy builder at De Su Mama, where she explores personal identity, family heritage and food traditions. She's a bicultural Latina in an interracial marriage raising two beautiful children.
Lyndsay Kirkham
Lyndsay is a Toronto-based writer, mother and feminist. She has traveled the world, but prefers nothing more than her own quiet house, a cup of tea and a good book.
Bonnie Forkner
Bonnie Christine authors Going Home to Roost - the blog dedicated to everything handmade and anything homegrown. She also works as a surface pattern designer, loves to cook and is mother hen of theRoost Tribe, a community for creatives.
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Amy Taylor is a writer, reader and a pixie dust sneezer. Her work has been featured everywhere from Mashable to WebMD, Huffington Post to Forbes. You'll also still find it proudly displayed on her parents' refrigerator door. In addition to rocking the mic(rosoft Word) as Chief Wordologist and Stoker of the Fire at Brains on Fire, Amy is an avid gardener, an aspiring oenophile and a passionate advocate for pet adoption. Tweet her @NoMeatballs.
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Kate is the voice behind Modern Alternative Mama, a site devoted to empowering families to learn more about natural health, real food, and all things 'alternative living.' MAM is a supportive community for people from all walks of life and our goal is to support people in choosing what is right for them.
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Jennifer, author of Hybrid Rasta Mama, is a former government recruiter turned stay-at-home mama to a precious daughter ("Tiny") brought earthside in early 2009. She is passionate about and writes about conscious parenting, natural living, holistic health/wellness, real foods, and more! Coconut oil and all its wonders is a main feature on her blog as well. Jennifer has also authored three books; Coconut Oil For Your Skin, Cooking With Coconut Oil, and Salve Made Simple. You can find these on her website www.hybridrastamama.com.
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Mariah Belt works with parents to build peace in their homes and deeply connected relationships with their children. She works with children as a Waldorf-inspired handwork and gardening teacher. At home she is crafting a life of rhythm, taking notes along the way. She blogs to keep her sunny-side-up, and dwell on the joy of being a mama to two boys!
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KerryAnn Foster runs Intentionally Domestic, formerly Cooking Traditional Foods. Intentionally Domestic is the home of the longest running real food meal plan on the internet, now in its seventh volume. With two choices of Menu Mailers, multiple eBooks, Print Books and video-based classes, KerryAnn makes real food easy, accessible, affordable and family friendly for everyone. KerryAnn has almost twelve years of real food experience. Her journey to health included multiple miscarriages, celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies and intolerances, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.


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- Raymond Blais
- Cranston, RI
- United States
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Why are we not putting all of our efforts into discovering our universe and our place in it?
Most of us have what we need, so why are we so absorbed with things that lose value quickly and in our mortality which can best be understood with discoveries that have yet to be made.
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Aug 6 2013: You know, if there was a Garden,
earth was it. We blew it.
There is no other place to go or life to live.
This was where we were given, by whatever, as a place to live in peace and comfort.
Everything we needed to live, was free and was and is supposed to be free, not owned,
controlled or kept from anyone who has the same needs as we all do.
We blew it. That is what we have done.
We have had ample time to create it, maintain it and help it grow and share it.
We have had ample time to rid the world of evil. We haven't done it.
We pretty much have refused to do it, to a man, or a woman. We haven't followed any wisdom.
We have only followed lies.
We have had ample time to do all the things people say we will supposedly do
in another place, at another time, in or on another world of some kind,
with what, different people, different life forms,
for different reasons? No. We blew it.
And by given, I don't mean a God or deity of any kind.
This planet is jewel, or was, and we haven't found anything else like it.
So the fact we are or were born here, is the 'given' part.
Aug 6 2013: I don't think we blew it at all. From barbaric apes to where we are now after 20,000 years is pretty good. This would be a good time however to move into a new era away from the personal materialism and towards that of understanding and awareness. I, myself have found this approach to be quit refreshing.
Aug 7 2013: hi random, i suggest we are at risk of blowing it, but its not too late.
weve come along way from biblical dominion and waiting for the second coming.
seems it is up to us to get a better balance.
this realisation, that we can and should do better, and it is up to us individually and collectively is a good start at least.
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Un repaso sobre las políticas de protección social y la distribución del ingreso en Argentina
AbstractThis article describes the main trends in income distribution and poverty in Argentina and discusses their relationship with social protection policies in Argentina and their recent reforms. The aim is to identify paradigms underpinning policy changes that occurred since the last decades of the past century. There was a major expansion in terms of coverage and a departure from the traditional contributory model where access to social protection was limited to workers in the formal sector. This study identifies impacts, although partial, of the programs on welfare indicators, to then discuss their main challenges in terms of accessibility, efficiency and financial sustainability in the future.
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Volume (Year): LVIII (2012)
Issue (Month): (January-December)
Pages: 97-128
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Graduation speeches are usually full of motivational quotes and wisdom.
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The Portlandia star spoke at a high school graduation in—yes, you guessed it—Portland, at the Oregon Episcopal School this past weekend.
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He started off by recognizing practically everybody that could be in the room, and of course didn't want to be rude, so he also addressed the Royal family (just in case they happened to catch this clip).
We also find out that the Saturday Night Live comic only took the job because he would (kind of, but not really) look like he's riding on an eagle.
And since the graduating class was slightly under 80 students, Armisen used this as an opportunity to point out individual students' close calls leading up to graduation, such as using the wrong verb in Spanish or having a book still checked out in the library.
We're sure they were grateful for that little reminder, Fred.
Lastly, even though he very openly admits to not knowing what an electron does, the celeb does give some really great advice.
"No matter what happens, everything turns out great."
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There are many things you should be doing with your Mac. But one is the most important of all: backing up. Any computer can have a hard drive failure, suffer from a user mistake or simply be stolen. Backing up is the most important thing that every Mac user should do.
Hi, this is Gary and welcome to episode number 700 of MacMost Now. On today's episode let me share with you a list of things that I believe all Mac users must do. So I thought a lot about what a list like this would look like, what items should all Mac users do, and I went through various different ideas. What it really came down to, is the number one item was so important, so big that I decided that a list really should have only one item on it. So what is that item? Well it's simply backing up your Mac. It' so easy with time machine to make a backup of you hard drive and keep that back up current. But yet so many Mac users don't do it. And if you don't do it your data is only in one place, it is so easy for you to lose your data through a hard drive failure, through an accidental deletion of a file or having your Mac simply stolen or lost in some disaster. Perhaps a lot of Mac users are making mistake of thinking because their machine was manufactured by Apple that it is better than their PCs, but in fact the hardware's basically the same. Matter of fact, look at this brand new IMac, the specs here, If you look at the bottom right you'll see the model number . That's the model number for the hard drive, the hard drive inside of the new IMac. Now do a quick search for that model number online, and you'll see very easily that that's actually the hard drive manufactured by Segate, a good hard drive manufacturer, but it's the same hard drive that could be found in PC, could be found in the server and even a cable-box and satellite box.
So, if you believe a cheap PC bought at an electronic store can have a hard drive failure you should believe that your Mac can also have a hard drive failure. They manufacture millions of these things and not everyone's perfect. And also even if it doesn't have a failure you can simply make a mistake, throw away a file you didn't mean to or if you have a laptop, and most Mac users do, you can have it stolen from you and all your data's gone. Think of the photos on your hard drive, think of the documents , think of the items from work, the items from home, the list you've created, the emails that you saved, anything else that you got on your hard drive , imagine if that was all just instantly gone.
Now, it isn't a sort of a problem you can solve after the problem occurs, you have to think ahead, you have to start backing up now. You can go the route of having the time capsules set up in your house and having laptops backing up to a wirelessly or if you're on the budget you can simply have an external USB hard drive.
Just a quick search online for external USB hard drives. It comes with all sorts of buying options. You can get them from well known sites, from Amazon you can get 1TB drives for under a hundred dollars. I recommend for best results getting a hard drive that's twice the size of the amount of data you have stored on your hard drive. So if you have about 500GB of stuff on your hard drive get a 1TB drive, if you have a TB stuff get 2 TB drive. Now you need to do is hook up the drive, go to your system preferences and the time machine and turn the time machine on and it'll walk you through setting up the hard drive as the time machine backup and you've got it going. First backup's going to take a while, just let it run over the night and after that leave the drive plugged in, and quietly, silently in the background it will back up all of your files over time and you'll have complete archive of everything kept up to date within the last hour.
It's the type of process you set up and then you can forget about it. And if you have a laptop and you're using external USB drive, just make sure at some point during the day or every couple of days you plug in USB drive and it will automatically recognize your time machine drive and do a backup. This is my one item list of what every Mac user should do. Don't full yourself into thinking it can never happen to you. Don't wait till next week, don't wait till next month, get an external hard drive, start backing up. It's a smart thing to do no matter what brand of computer you use. Till next time, this is Gary for MacMost Now.


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"Yes, the date is going great, Kim! Now let me go. He's almost back from the bathroom." A young woman beamed.
I was watching some sappy romance movie on the television mindlessly, not aware of what was going on.
I wasn't concentrating. I was more focused on my own thoughts in reality.
Where was he? He should've been home about thirty minutes ago.
I was never the type of girl to freak out when her boyfriend came home late. I never had to freak out. Josh was always home whenever he said he would be home. Every single day. No matter what.
He's okay, worrywart. Watch the movie.
I took a deep breath and tried to direct my attention back to the film, attempting to make sense of what was going on.
The same 20-something year old lady was being escorted back home by her date, riding together on a motorcycle.
I felt my body go numb, and a daunting feeling enveloped me.
He couldn't have….?
No crash, no harm, no worries. He's fine. Stop overthinking this.
I also wasn't the type to worry so much about something so trivial. So why this day? Why?
The couple on screen made awkward parting remarks, fighting the urge to kiss each other.
"I, um…. This was a great evening," The man stammered, rubbing his neck shyly.
"Yeah, totally," the girl replied. "So… I guess I'll see you around?"
"Oh, for crying out loud!" I exclaimed, changing the channel. I couldn't deal with the horrible dialogue, especially when I was starting to get in panic mode. This program wasn't a very good distraction.
As soon as I picked up my phone to get ready to call him, I heard the door unlocking, and Josh walked through the door, kicked off his socks and shoes, and dropped his keys on the ground. He walked straight to the kitchen, not even looking in my direction.
"Well, hello to you too," I called out to him, sarcasm apparent in my voice. "I was just about to call you and see where you were."
"Sorry," he murmured, head buried in the fridge. He backed out and slammed the door, and grunted. "Why don't we have anymore beer in this fucking thing?"
"Whoa, what the hell is wrong with you?" I snapped back unintentionally. This bitter attitude in him put me in defense mode.
"What's wrong is the fact that I didn't get cast for the part. That's what's fucking wrong." He spat, crossing his arms and exhaling in an irritated huff. He walked briskly down the hall, into the bedroom.
"Oh, baby…" My mood changed drastically to a sympathetic one, standing up to follow him. "I'm so sorry…"
"This was a serious, solid role!" He bellowed, taking off his shirt, and undoing his belt. "I need more of those! I can't keep doing nothing but all this lighthearted, happy-go-lucky shit!"
I whimpered softly, putting on my best comforting face. I wrapped my arms around his neck, interrupting the process of him changing his clothes, kissing him lightly on the jaw. The second I did, I felt his tension ease up a little. His hard expression softened, and his eyes brightened a little.
"You'll get other chances, babe." I assured, nuzzling his neck. "I know you will."
"But I wanted this one. This would've been perfect for me." He pulled away from me, frowning even more than before. "I gave my fucking all."
"I know. I'm sorry." I apologized again, this time taking both of his arms in my hands, rubbing his biceps with my thumbs.
"I need a drink," he barked. "I really, really do."
"Or you need something else…" I mused, thinking of a way I can get his mind off of the awful news.
"Really? Like what?" He scoffed. "The part?"
"No," I kissed along the span of his jawline. "You need…an outlet."
I ran my fingers roughly down his back, feeling his muscles contract under my touch. "You know… Take all your frustration out somehow…perhaps on me."
He sensed what I was getting at, and he grabbed my shoulders, holding me at arms' length, looking me square in the eyes. His hazel stare darkened, causing me to suddenly feel weak in the knees.
"Baby, I have a ton of frustration," He warned. "Are you sure you want me to take this route?"
"Yes." I managed to utter, mesmerized by the look he was giving me.
Threatening…in a delicious way.
My heartbeat quickened as he grabbed my waist and toyed with the bottom of my oversized t-shirt.
He smirked in that devastatingly sexy way, and lifted the shirt up and over my head, exposing my black lacy bra.
"My favorite one," he spoke under his breath, palming my breasts through the padded cups. "Perfect."
My nipples hardened, longing to be exposed and stimulated in any way Josh thought appropriate. I moaned softly, pulling him closer to me. He unhooked my bra and let it fall off my shoulders and onto the ground.
Josh admired my chest, then pulled me tight to his recently developed torso. The feel of his sculptured pecs and flat, tight abs made my muscles clench deep in my belly, stirring up intense arousal down at my sex.
"My god," I gasped at him. "You're so…"
He interrupted my train of thought with a deep, erotic kiss, reaching a hand up between us, to one of my naked breasts and groping me, massaging me.
I tilted my head back and closed my eyes, escaping into a moment of bliss. "Babe, your hand feels so good," I praised as his kisses trailed to my neck and his thumb and forefinger fidgeted with my nipple. My nub elongated and hardened further from the skilled twisting and pulling.
"Yeah, well prepare for what's about to…come." his corny double-entendre signaled that he was feeling a little more playful than earlier, thank God.
He let go of my body reluctantly and led me to the bed. I laid on it, legs spread wide, anxiously waiting.
The chill of the sheets made me shiver, and goosebumps rose upon my skin.
"Don't worry," he smiled smugly. "I'll getcha good and warm."
His words were an instant trigger to my muscles down below, which contracted in delight. I grinned at Josh knowingly, more than ready for the way I was going to get fucked tonight.
Josh slid down my sweatpants and panties together, down to my ankles and off of my feet, then proceeded to undress himself fully.
I watched in amazement as his erection was exposed, throbbing appealingly and making me fantasize about how it would feel, sliding in and out of me, fucking me into oblivion…
He swiped his hand between my folds, and I dripped in response, his touch so gratifying that I almost never wanted the feeling to go away. He rubbed my opening in tiny circles with his forefinger, and teasing my clit with his thumb. I gritted my teeth, fighting the urge to grind against his hand.
Let him take his time, I thought. Good things come to those who wait.
"Baby, you're so wet for me," Josh observed, his eyes dark and flickering with desire. He drew his hand away, licking my arousal off of his fingers. "And you taste fucking incredible, too."
He crawled onto the bed with me, and got on his knees, and guided me in front of him.
I knew full well what he wanted, and I was more than glad to oblige. I positioned myself on all fours, facing away from him. I didn't know precisely when he would make his next move until I felt that skin on skin contact in the moment. Although we've done this time and time again, this time was different.
More intriguing.
And, like he foreboded, a whole hell of a lot rougher.
Josh ran his hands down my body, from my ribcage to my ass, stopping to massage my waist along the way…my weak spot. He then skimmed two fingers from the crevice of my rear back down to my labia, and suddenly rammed them into me, pumping in and out swiftly at the perfect angle.
I cried out loud as he fingered me, and I nearly collapsed, trying to adjust to the unexpected penetration. I was contracting against his fingers, and when I started to sense my pleasure ascending to a potential climax, he pulled out abruptly. He stroked my ass, and when just when I was starting to relax and recover a little, I felt it.
"Mmmm, fuck…"
The head of his shaft was already entering between the lips of my aching sex, and before I knew it, he filled me, and we were one.
I bit my lip and let out a raspy groan as Josh plunged rhythmically. My vision went hazy, and with every thrust, heat was rising up within me, and I could feel tiny beads of sweat breaking through.
He picked up the pace, grunting, deep and throaty. He grabbed at my hips and dug his fingers into my skin.
"Josh, oh GOD!" I yelped as he slammed my hips against his fervently, ferociously thrusting, hitting my sweet spot every time.
"Holy fuck, you're tight…" He growled, going even rougher.
I didn't even know if it could get wilder than this, and if it did, I was ready.
Fuck, I was gonna be so sore after this.
I bit my bottom lip hard, clutching onto the pillow right in front of me, perspiration beginning to moisten nearly every square inch of my body. I shifted, spreading my legs a little further, allowing him to fill me even more.
I craved him and his relentless pounding. I craved that erotic sensation.
I was screaming in sheer animalistic satisfaction, his hard cock showing no mercy on me. I felt like I was onboard a roller coaster, tension building as I'm rising up to the peak…
Almost at the peak of the ride, I reached down from under me, shakily rubbing my clitoris, swollen and hard. My pussy was throbbing, and Josh was ruthless. He slurred a slew of profane words as hammered me senseless with his member.
"Baby, I'm close… I'm gonna come…." He panted, trembling behind every jerk of his hips, his manhood swelling even more inside me, stretching me. He banged my hips to him harder and harder, and all of a sudden, the car of the roller coaster sped up to the very peak, tipping over and plummeting down, sending me into pure euphoria and orgasmic bliss.
"Shit, Josh!" I wailed, body going completely numb. It was like I just ran a marathon. I took his last couple of plunges until he went over the edge, exploding inside me, dripping everywhere once he pulled out.
He and I laid side by side, panting for air. I grabbed his face in both of my hands, placing a kiss on his precious lips.
He flashed me a complacent grin, obviously satisfied with himself after what had just taken place.
"Feel better?" I asked, dropping my hands down, my fingertips finding his penis, stroking it lightly.
"Much," he responded, kissing my forehead. "Maybe I just need to have bad days more often."
"Maybe," I joked, giggling as I burrowed my face in his neck. "Maybe."
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