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Netflix: Negativity May Be Airing, But Don't Change The Channel - An Algorithmic PerspectiveI Know First Research • Tue, Oct. 28 • 6 Comments
- Netflix has dropped a dramatic 21%-25%, following its "disappointing" Q3 earnings and Q4 guidance, both of which indicated low subscriber growth.
- Some analysts believe this spells trouble, citing not-so-speedy margin and revenue growth, compelling new competition, rising content costs, slow domestic growth, and unimpressive international results as further problems.
- While critical appraisals are understandable, Netflix continues to demonstrate positives: i.e., historically unexpected milestones and rebounds, global market leadership, strong channel identity, and dedicated production of new, original, niche-specific content.
- Further, Netflix's competitive resilience, diverse projects, net growth, expansion potential, and user-experience commitment, in tandem with present-day U.S. streaming- and cable-market climates, signal noteworthy future prospects, analysts and investors believe.
- I Know First's algorithm predicts a bullish forecast for Netflix in the 1-month and 3-month time frames.
Netflix Looking To 'Bloodlines' To Be Its Next 'House Of Cards'The Entertainment Oracle • Tue, Oct. 28 • 1 Comment
- Netflix has seen great success with original content such as 'House of Cards' and 'Orange Is The New Black,' but has yet to find its next big hit.
- 'Bloodlines' could be the streaming service's next game-changer because of its strong cast and respected showrunners.
- While the company has many big time names attached to future programming, 'Bloodlines' gives it yet another award season contender.
- Netflix is pumping billions of dollars of new content into its pipeline for 2015 and beyond but it will take some time for those investments to pay dividends for investors.
Has Netflix Saturated The U.S. Market?Orange Peel Investments • Mon, Oct. 27 • 9 Comments
- We wrote that Netflix has long-term potential just days before earnings, making it a buying opportunity.
- Netflix reported earnings the next week and the stock was hit 20%.
- Like Mark Cuban, we think it was a good time to buy.
Netflix: Subscriber Retention Issues Flagging The Trouble AheadNitin Gulati • Fri, Oct. 24 • 16 Comments
- Subpar subscriber growth in the domestic market masked the deterioration underway in subscriber retention in international markets.
- If the trend persists for the next two quarters, investors will begin to re-price the international growth opportunity for Netflix.
- Investors pinning their hopes on profitability of the international segment should brace for a wild ride in the future.
Netflix: Mark Cuban Misses The Boat And Why Shares Are Still Unattractive, Expensive And OverratedJustin Giles • Wed, Oct. 22 • 45 Comments
- Mark Cuban buys 50K shares of Netflix.
- Reasons why Netflix most likely won't be acquired.
- Netflix's latest earnings report shows investors why it cannot support its current sky-high valuation.
- Even after the earnings sell-off, shares of Netflix are still expensive and unattractive.
Update: Netflix Q3 2014 EarningsMarshall Hargrave • Mon, Oct. 20 • 2 Comments
- NFLX managed to beat earnings consensus.
- The weakness in subscriber growth wasn't expected.
- We note that we didn't see the weak guidance company but that it offers an enticing buying opportunity.
An Alternative View Of NetflixARK Investment Management • Mon, Oct. 20 • 16 Comments
Netflix, Streaming Video On Demand Will Change TV ForeverAlex Cho • Mon, Oct. 20 • 9 Comments
- Netflix is well positioned as the streaming video on demand model works extremely well in the internet of things.
- However, competition, and the improving scale of competitors may challenge Netflix's ability to raise pricing. As a result, the industry will consolidate around a few applications that can replicate MCVPs.
- Standard multichannel video providers like Comcast, DirecTV and Verizon may focus more on content production and take on a role in which they distribute packages of SVOD applications.
- Given the high rate of penetration of SVOD, and the superior functionality, the business model should change quite considerably over the next five years.
Netflix Is The Billionaires' BetDouglas Ehrman • Mon, Oct. 20 • 9 Comments
- Mark Cuban disclosed that he is upping his Netflix position.
- Carl Icahn remains a major shareholder.
- Netflix looks attractive here for many reasons, including those favors by these billionaires.
If Content Is King, What Kind Of Emperors Are Netflix And Amazon?Joel Ladzinski • Mon, Oct. 20 • 26 Comments
- Content is king but not all kings are equal.
- This part of the series looks at Amazon's and Netflix's content to determine just exactly what kind of kings they are and how their reign will turn out.
- The recent increase in streaming competition will put an even greater premium on content.
- Both are still very expensive.
Is Netflix's Downplaying Of HBO Competition Real Or From Fear?Gary Bourgeault • Sun, Oct. 19 • 15 Comments
- Netflix's streaming model now under siege.
- Slowing subscription sign-ups could be a harbinger of things ahead.
- The company will have to spend more for original content to maintain growth.
Netflix Sinks On Subscriber Growth Decline: Is The Market Saturating?Trefis • Fri, Oct. 17 • 3 Comments
- Even though company revenues were more or less in-line with expectations, domestic streaming subscriber additions fell significantly short of guidance.
- Despite strong international growth potential, the U.S. still accounts for roughly 65% of Netflix's value.
- We find some evidence of subscriber growth moderating and we believe that incremental customer additions will become difficult for Netflix.
Netflix Popular In New Zealand, But Real Test RemainsValueWalk • Fri, Oct. 17 • 4 Comments
Netflix Costs Icahn Millions In MinutesValueWalk • Fri, Oct. 17 • 15 Comments
Ignore The 25% Crash, Netflix's Results Aren't Nearly As Bad As They LookBob Ciura • Fri, Oct. 17 • 14 Comments
- Netflix crashed 25% immediately after reporting quarterly earnings as the company missed subscriber estimates and handed in a weak profit forecast for the fourth quarter.
- The company's profits will suffer because it is aggressively investing in overseas growth. This is painful in the near-term, but is critical to ensuring long-term growth.
- In addition, fears of HBO's stand-alone streaming service are overblown. Netflix and HBO are not competitors, but rather complementary services.
The "New Normal" Equals More Downside For NetflixDavid Trainer • Fri, Oct. 17 • 16 Comments
- Netflix's price hike negatively impacted subscriber growth in the most recent quarter.
- Streaming content obligations continue to balloon as well.
- Despite its 20% drop, NFLX remains significantly overvalued.
Breaking It Down: Netflix's Q3 2014 Earnings CallHunter Straus • Fri, Oct. 17 • 2 Comments
- Netflix reported earnings in-line with consensus expectations.
- The company's guidance for subscriber growth reflects maturation of its market.
- At a P/E of 93, the company's stock still prices in highly optimistic growth expectations.
How Bad Really Was Netflix's Third Quarter?John McKenna • Fri, Oct. 17 • 1 Comment
- NFLX down 26% after hours thanks to dismal earnings report.
- Hits came from low subscriber growth, huge negative cash flow, poor 4Q guidance.
- Soon it may have to compete with HBO, CBS streaming options in marketplace.
Update: Netflix Q3 Earnings And ValuationApus Investments • Fri, Oct. 17 • 1 Comment
- Netflix reported weak Q3 2014 results.
- These results confirm my original opinion that investors should short the stock.
- As outlined in my earlier article, I expect Netflix to continue to fall towards its intrinsic value of ~$240/share or lower.
Third Quarter Earnings Season Halftime ReportLeigh Drogen • Yesterday, 3:05 PM
Best U.S. Stock Ideas Today: 10/24/14Aviate • Fri, Oct. 24 • 2 Comments
Is NeuLion The Netflix Of Sports? A Deep AnalysisDerek Capo • Fri, Oct. 24 • 17 Comments
EPS Strong; Revenues WeakBespoke Investment Group • Thu, Oct. 23 • 1 Comment
Why The Technology Sector Is Lagging The MarketAndrew Sachais • Tue, Oct. 21
Which Stock Will Be Taken Out And Shot Next?Dana Blankenhorn • Mon, Oct. 20 • 4 Comments
HBO And CBS Set To Cut The CordJohn McKenna • Sat, Oct. 18 • 2 Comments
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- In a compromise proposal that could give both ISPs and net neutrality proponents much to complain about, the FCC plans to lightly regulate consumer broadband services - they'd be classified as a "retail" service - but also tightly regulate connections between sites and ISP networks under common carrier (i.e. Title II) rules originally created for phone networks.
- The back-end rules could go over well with Netflix (NFLX +2.7%), which has reluctantly struck paid peering/interconnection deals with major ISPs to guarantee high streaming speeds. Reed Hastings has been vocally calling for tougher neutrality rules. Cogent's (CCOI +0.8%) shares tumbled after Netflix struck its first paid peering deal (with Comcast).
- The last-mile rules, however, appear to leave the door open for ISPs to charge Internet companies extra for paid priority/fast-lane access, an idea previously floated by FCC chairman Tom Wheeler. Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T recently declared they have no plans to strike fast-lane deals.
- Neutrality proponents question the ability of a hybrid proposal to withstand legal challenges. "The FCC would lose in court a third time," says Stanford law prof. Barbara van Schewick.
Wed, Oct. 29, 1:22 PM
- A bid by Aereo to be defined as a cable provider gained support from the FCC with a new proposal out this week which was described in a blog post written by Chairman Tom Wheeler.
- The agency supports "open access" for consumers to high-speed broadband delivery and the right of over-the-top firms to offer programming owned by pay-TV providers and broadcasters.
- In essence, the FCC thinks the bundled pay-TV model should be broken so that consumers will not be forced to pay for channels they never watch.
- What to watch: Though Aero isn't likely to be the ultimate pay-TV disrupter without the deep pockets to license content, the position of the FCC opens the door for other Internet video players to emerge and chips away at the bundled channels model.
- Related stocks: DISH, DTV, CMCSA, CHTR, CVC, TWC, VZ, T, NFLX.
Mon, Oct. 27, 11:53 AM
- BTIG Research is out with a new research note in which it reports that Verizon is offering FiOS customers a free year of Netflix (NFLX -1.7%) service and a $150 gift card if they sign up for the company's triple play service.
- Further review of the deal by DSLReports.com indicates the offer is limited to New York City customers for only a limited sign-up period.
- What to watch: Though the promotion isn't widespread or lasting, it indicates some capitulation from the pay-TV side on Netflix as a staple.
Fri, Oct. 24, 1:48 PM
- RBC is out with a forecast on which studios will make the most money in 2015 from selling off-network series to SVOD concerns such as Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Amazon Prime (NASDAQ:AMZN), and Hulu.
- CBS Studios (NYSE:CBS) leads the pack at $179M, while Warner Bros. (NYSE:TWX) is expected to bring in $106M and Lion's Gate (NYSE:LGF) about $61M.
- Sony Pictures TV (NYSE:SNE), Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA), and ABC Studios (NYSE:DIS) are pegged to bring in $40M-$43M.
- The overall spend of the top three streamers on older series is expected to rise 31% to $6.8B next year.
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- Moody's calls the decision by CBS (CBS +2.3%) to move forward with a streaming service another step forward in the "transformation" of content delivery.
- The ratings agency thinks the product will be attractive to millennials and cord nevers, but is undermined a bit by not including NFL broadcasts.
- In an interesting pullout, Moody's predicts the service won't have a material impact on subscriber demand for SVOD concerns such as Netflix (NFLX -2.2%), Hulu, and Amazon Prime (NASDAQ:AMZN).
- Moody's also point out that content providers will have the ability to set restrictions on content delivery in order to maximize revenue streams. Disney's (DIS +2.6%) ESPN comes to mind.
Fri, Oct. 17, 11:49 AM
- Mark Cuban on Twitter: "I'm buying NFLX stock. At half of YHOO, 10B<Twitter and small pct of major media companies, Someone will try to buy them."
- Netflix (NFLX -3.8%), which has a current market cap of $20.9B, ticked slightly higher on Cuban's remarks, but continues to sell off for the second day in a row after reporting soft Q3 subscriber adds.
- The outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner has plenty of industry experience: He once sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo for $5.7B, and now controls multiple studios and TV network AXS TV. He was less positive on Netflix back in 2010, predicting (not too accurately) the company would struggle to land deals for high-profile Hollywood content.
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- There's a widespread reset of expectations on Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) after the company delivers subscriber growth below guidance in Q3 and gets a reality check with HBO stepping into the streaming fray.
- Wedbush: Bearish-leaning analyst Michael Pachter take a victory lap over the sell-off, but also stays focused on the disparity between Netflix's net income and free cash flow. There's $448M over 9 quarters that needs to be sorted out, says Pachter.
- RBC: The long-term thesis on the streaming concern is still intact. PT clipped to $550.
- Piper Jaffray: The "priced for perfection" stock sees its price target reduced to $345 by analyst Michael Olson. Estimates on FY14 and FY EPS are chopped lower.
- Goldman Sachs: NFLX is still a Buy as the investment firm stays focused on revenue growth - instead of the subscriber guidance miss.
- Citigroup: The price target on Netflix is lowered to $365 due to a new set of expectations on growth and competition.
- NFLX earnings coverage: top and bottom lines, earnings report highlights, comments on HBO, conference call breakdown.
- NFLX -25.3% premarket to $335.15.
Wed, Oct. 15, 7:22 PM
- "Our per-member viewing and retention in the US are as strong as ever," Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) declared in its Q3 shareholder letter (.pdf), rejecting the view that competition had much to do with its light Q3 subscriber adds. Rather, blame is largely placed on price hikes for new subs.
- Were U.S. penetration rates also a factor? With 37.2M U.S. subs at the end of Q3, Netflix is now used by nearly 1/3 of American households, not counting those getting free access via account-sharing.
- On the earnings Q&A (video), management defended Netflix's aggressive international spending, noting (among other things) the additional scale provided by foreign markets makes it easier to finance big content deals. The company also highlighted Adam Sandler's international appeal, and that of Netflix's original content.
- International markets that launched before 2014 are now "collectively profitable on a contribution basis." However, 2015 margins will be dinged by a higher VAT rate going into effect in January - Netflix expects a 5% European impact on average.
- Q3 U.S. streaming contribution margin was 28.6%, and international margin -8.9%. In Q4, those numbers are expected to drop to 28.4% and -24.5%.
- Other details: 1) Content obligations rose by $1.2B Q/Q to $8.9B. 2) Free cash flow is expected to continue trailing EPS in the coming years due to content spend. 3) The DVD sub base fell by 300K to 6M.
- NFLX -25.8% AH. Q3 results, details.
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- Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) issues a statement on the move by Time Warner to offer HBO as a stand-alone service
- The company spins the move as inevitable and sensible, while predicting both streaming services will prosper as consumers move to Internet TV.
- CEO Reed Hastings has a long history of complimenting HBO, but he will be as eager as anyone to get a better view of how the new HBO streaming product will be marketed and priced.
- Shares of NFLX are down 23.4% in AH trading to $344.10 after Q3 results.
Wed, Oct. 15, 4:08 PM
- Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reports its added 3.02M subscribers in Q3 vs. guidance of 3.69M and a recent history of 1.69M (Q2), 4.0M (Q1), 4.07M (Q4 2013), and 2.73M (Q3 2013) over the preceding 4 quarters.
- The company cites higher subscription prices as a factor in its sub guidance miss.
- Total subscribers rose to 53.06M by the end of the period.
- Total contribution margin ended up at 18.0%, down 50 bps Q/Q.
- U.S. contribution margin +500 bps to 28.6%.
- Q4 sub guidance: 4.00M net additions are expected - 1.85M domestic and 2.15M international.
- NFLX shareholder letter (.pdf)
Wed, Oct. 15, 4:06 PM
- Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX): Q3 EPS of $0.96 beats by $0.03.
- Revenue of $1.41B (+27.0% Y/Y) in-line.
- Shares -15.7%.
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- The latest big revelation from Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) at its engaging Investor Meeting presentation is that licensed rights to Friends will go to Netflix (NFLX -2.9%) for streaming in the U.S. and Canada.
- All 10 seasons of the hit show will be available on Netflix beginning on January 1.
- Warner Bros. Television has been raking in network licensing fees on Friends since the last episode aired in 2004.
- Previous: HBO to go stand-alone
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ACT 126 – Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Act
On December 18, 2013, Governor Corbett signed Act 120 of 2013 (SB 34), which made significant changes to the Educator Discipline Act. Those changes, which became effective February 18, 2014, include enhanced mandatory reporting requirements. There have also been significant changes to the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) that greatly impact mandated reporters. As a result of these new laws, PDE suspended the approval of all Act 126 child abuse and reporting trainings previously approved for Act 48 credit until all pertinent Acts were passed. All Acts impacting Act 126 training are now passed. As a result, vendors previously approved by PDE to deliver Act 126 training for Act 48 credit must review the new Acts, revise their presentations based on the information provided in the Acts and resubmit their scripts and other training materials to PDE for re-approval as an Act 126 provider. Once the resubmitted course is reviewed and approved, the provider will again be listed on the site as an approved Act 48 provider for Act 126. A list of all Acts that impact Act 126 training is provided as a reference.
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PFSA and PA AAP has been funded by the Department of Public Welfare to deliver child abuse and reporting trainings at no cost as long as it is face-to-face. PCAR's network of trainers provide one-hour and three-hour trainings upon request as a sliding scale fee at the discretion of the trainer and agency.
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We are currently reviewing a couple of additional training courses that have been submitted by various providers. These courses are mainly online and will charge a fee which is still being determined by the vendors. The department is preparing a Question and Answer section about the Act's requirements which will be posted on the office's webpage.
If you look in the Act itself in Section 1205.6 (a) (4) you will see that if you will be giving professional education (Act 48) credit to your professionals then the trainer must be one approved by PDE and DPW. If you look at the law, if you are not going to give Act 48 credit you may use any other trainer to deliver the training.
Additionally, the School Bus Driver Association are training staff to deliver the training to drivers both new and old. However, this might be centralized to large companies not smaller ones. It is required that they receive training on the Professional Educator Discipline Act.
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The method you use to accomplish the hours is up to your district. Training must address, but not be limited to, the following topics:
We have held a series of meetings with our legal office and DPW to discuss the implementation of the requirements of ACT 126. The following is the guidance that have determined in order to meet the requirements of the Act:
As you can see it has been determined that no single provider has a training course that covers all the requirements of the Act nor can they cover each individual school entity's policies.
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Forrester attended Microsoft's second annual Asia Pacific Analyst Summit in Singapore last week for an update on the company's progress in transforming into a devices and services company. The event highlighted Microsoft's strengths and exposed some obvious challenges, which I've shared below. Forrester clients can access further event-related analysis and implications here.
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Day one was well designed and delivered, with a clear focus on customer and partner case studies and go-to-market strategies based on three core imperatives:
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What is the opportunity for Microsoft partners (or other VARs, SIs, ISVs and technologists) in the emerging cloud computing space? Don't think of cloud as a threat but as an opportunity to ratchet up your value to the business my evangelizing and encouraging their transition to the cloud. How? At the recent Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference I addressed this issue in an Expo Theater presentation. Missed it? Now you haven't:
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#1206 Good as Gold online shop live - saving you a trip to Wellington
Good as Gold has been holding down the quirky streetwear fort in Wellington for quite some time now, specialising in denim, tee shirts, sneakers and off-the-beaten-track designers like Henrik Vibskov and Claude Maus. All very good and well if you're a Wellingtonian, but if you're not, it's kind of like telling someone one of those 'Oh, guess you had to be there,' type stories. And then laughing. Until now. GAG's founder Ruben Bryant has just launched the Good as Gold online store. It's packed with all sorts of good (pun intended) stuff, my favourites being this sweater by Henrik Vibskov, this sweater by Wood Wood and this hat by Brixton. And for the ladies, I liked this Cheap Monday cardigan and this Cheap Monday denim short sleeved shirt. Plus there's a super fresh lookbook (which includes the photo above - holla at your snousers). Did I mention shipping was free? Well it is. Check out the screengrabs below, and then click here to go shopping.
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Ummm good as gold has had an online store for ages...
- April 28, 2010 at 3:43 PM
well mr anonymous.. arent you just super informed. wheres you blog with the news for all of us who didnt know...
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- April 28, 2010 at 5:34 PM
oh oh can I be anonymous too? I think that the best thing about being anonymous is that you can leave silly comments that are absolutely pointless. Bravo Anonymous No.1 ... bravo!
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Lou's a genious- :) like ur work.
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o finally! lived in welly for so long and finally finally they are bringin it to akl.
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may comments never work because i'm special ... but i Good as gold is the best store in Wellington ! x .. did it work ? x Lou
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P.S Isaac thought of you when I saw these trousers! x
- April 28, 2010 at 11:37 PM
I think what the first anonymous commentator was trying to get at was the fact that rather than this article being 'fashion news' it reads more like a press release...
- April 29, 2010 at 11:38 AM
Arghhh!! NO, I think the whole point of this was that in fact the Good as Gold web store has been re-designed - they have been selling online for years, but have recently relaunched the site, and it looks mighty fine guys. Well done!!
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Whoever persuaded MGM to make a movie about giant, bloodthirsty bunnies must have been some kind of mad genius. Night of the Lepus features Stuart Whitman (star of such classics as Omega Cop and Demonoid, Messenger of Death) and Janet Leigh (whose career had taken a downturn from Psycho) as a pair of scientists who say things like "I wish I knew what the effects of this serum would be--let's hope it works" as they inject test rabbits with hormones that turn them into slavering, carnivorous giant bunnies. That's the plot; the rest of the movie is scenes of giant bunnies attacking horses, giant bunnies jumping through windows to attack people, giant bunnies running in herds down the freeway...lots and lots of giant bunnies, sometimes with blood smeared across their ferocious jaws as they rear up to attack. The special effects are breathtakingly cheap; the bloody corpses are actors with red syrup splashed over them. But what makes Night of the Lepus even more astonishing is that the dvd features dubbing in French, presumably for European viewers bored with their usual diet of Truffaut and Rohmer. In fact, the movie makes more sense in French (assuming you don't actually speak the language); you can pretend it was created by an inspired Surrealist, and that Janet Leigh says things like "My bicycle has wheels of cheese" or "Beauty kisses my savage earlobe," instead of "Rabbits aren't exactly Roy's bag." Also starring Rory Calhoun (Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force) and DeForest Kelley (Dr. McCoy on the original Star Trek), who wears several colorful turtlenecks. A camp classic. --Bret Fetzer
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Mel Renfro played 13 seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.His first 10 were spent at the Pro Bowl.He returned punts and kickoffs. Oh, did he ever. He once returned two punts for touchdowns in a Pro Bowl.He was lock-down cornerback (after starting out his career at safety).He was a second-round choice in the 1964 draft and the seventh Cowboy to enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame.When Renfro retired, after Super Bowl XII, Adam �Pacman� Jones was still five years, eight months away from being born.(Memo to Pacman: Longtime Cowboys fans have a standard for even the most highly decorated, punt-returning CBs to follow � and it�s way up there.)�I�m kind of opinionated about these things,� said Renfro, now 66, and a limited partner in Hall of Fame Mortgage on Preston Road in Dallas. �In my day, someone�s chances of making the pros were 1-in-10,000. Certainly, that makes it a privilege.�While the Cowboys await NFL commissioner Roger Goodell�s decision on when, or even if, Jones� suspension will be lifted, Renfro expressed a willingness to give Pacman Jones a second chance.�The guys who hurt you most are the me-me-me guys,� Renfro said. �But I think Pacman is a team player. He�s had some off-field issues, but I certainly know he�ll help this team. Everyone deserves a second chance.�But I really hope he maintains a level of integrity off the field.�Old Cowboys are very protective of that blue star on the side of a silver helmet.For those coached by Tom Landry, in particular, it wasn�t enough to be a good player; everyone was expected to be good citizens as well.Renfro was a lot of both.He still calls a stretch of postseason games (through SB V and the �71 Pro Bowl) his absolute career �highlight,� quickly explaining the timing of these four games:�Remember, we�d lost in the playoffs in �66, �67, �68 and �69.�How can anyone forget? Date: Saturday, Dec. 26, 1970Game: NFC Divisional RoundStadium: Cotton BowlScore: Cowboys 5, Lions 0An ominous hush fell on a sellout crowd of 73,167.With 2:18 left in a 5-0 game, Detroit made an effective quarterback change. Bill Munson came off the bench (in place of Greg Landry) and immediately moved the team.The Lions� deepest penetration of the game � Dallas 29 � occurred with 1:11 left on a 30-yard pass from Munson to the speedy Earl McCullough. This came on fourth down.�For longtime Cowboys fans,� wrote the Star-Telegram the next day, �the thought flashed that bitter history might write the cruelest of all chapters.�Because three plays later, on third-and-10, Munson threw deep to McCullough on a down-and-in.�I was expecting them to throw at me,� Renfro told the S-T in its Dec. 27, 1970, editions. �I wanted them to.�Nearly 38 years later, Renfro still sees the ball coming his way.�The pass was overthrown. It bounced off McCullough�s hands � right into mine,� Renfro said. �That was it. Did that ever feel good.�In this game, Craig Morton completed only 4 of 18 passes for 38 yards. Duane Thomas and Walt Garrison combined for 207 yards rushing, and the Cowboys� Doomsday Defense scored a safety when George Andrie spun Greg Landry in the end zone like a top.....allowing Jethro Pugh to clean up with a tackle. Date: Sunday Jan 3, 1971Game: NFC ChampionshipStadium: KezarScore: Cowboys 17, 49ers 10San Francisco QB John Brodie came into this game having thrown only 10 interceptions all season.He was picked off twice � by Lee Roy Jordan and Renfro.�Renfro once more was the flashiest defender, and his was frequently the most difficult job of all � guarding [Gene] Washington deep,� it was written in the next day�s Star-Telegram.Said Renfro: �I can still remember intercepting that pass in the third quarter because it kind of helped seal the game, and � finally � we were into the Super Bowl.�The Cowboys not only ran their winning streak to seven games, but they exorcised some demons along the way. They had missed out on chances to play in SBs I or II with back-to-back losses to Green Bay, and lost twice to Cleveland to end up playing in the so-called �loser bowls� of �68 and �69.But now they were officially hot. They had a defense that was rolling into Super Bowl V � allowing just one touchdown in the last 25 quarters. Date: Sunday Jan. 17, 1971Game: Super Bowl VStadium: Orange BowlScore: Colts 16, Cowboys 13Some losses are harder than others to accept. This was one of those.Perhaps it was best summed up by Bob Lilly�s helmet toss as soon as the game ended.�Lilly yanked off his helmet and sailed it left-handed 50 yards upfield,� wrote the Star-Telegram the next day.And what did Renfro do?�I just sat on the bench and cried,� he said.A Sports Illustrated photographer captured a solitary Renfro, mired in his own misery on the Dallas bench, long after everyone else had left.�I sat there with my helmet buried in my hands,� Renfro recalled. �I didn�t move for four or five minutes.� Date: Sunday Jan. 24, 1971Game: Pro BowlStadium: LA Memorial ColiseumScore: NFC 27, AFC 6This was the first Pro Bowl after the NFL-AFL merger.....and it was especially therapeutic for Renfro.�I went to the Pro Bowl [for a seventh consecutive year � and his first as a cornerback].....but I was so down and dejected,� he recalled. �There was so much pain involved with losing the Super Bowl. We felt the game was stolen from us.�He needed this Pro Bowl.�If I hadn�t had a good game in the Pro Bowl,� Renfro said, �I don�t know how I would�ve dealt with my emotions all off-season. I would�ve been a wreck.�He would play all four quarters and never allow a pass to be completed against him. And the AFC certainly had plenty of chances with Daryle �The Mad Bomber� Lamonica of the Raiders throwing deep nearly every down to either Miami�s Paul Warfield or Oakland�s Warren Wells.�Then, in the fourth quarter, I got a chance to return two punts for touchdowns,� said Renfro. �And the strange thing about it, I was voted Most Valuable Offensive Player as a defensive back.��[An] elusive Mel Renfro,� reported the Jan. 25, 1971, Star-Telegram, �put the game out of sight with electrifying punt returns of 82 and 56 yards.� Renfro told reporters that the first return nearly wasn�t returned at all.�I was going to let the ball roll but it bounced up and I thought I could split the middle,� he said after the game. �Maybe [the coverage team] thought it would roll dead.....[and by then] there was a good hole, lots of blocks and I just had to run.�He had no choice. After all, he was Mel Renfro.....a proud player with extraordinary skills. Back to that memo to Pacman: Now you see, there was a similar guy who played here before you ever talked, walked or even crawled. And he was pretty good.Renfro reiterated that playing pro football is not a birthright. It�s a privilege.Even after he played his best four-game stretch of a Hall of Fame career, Renfro could stop and think how this made �others� feel good.�To me, I represented the Dallas Cowboys,� he said. �I could imagine that people could see what I did at the Pro Bowl and think, �Hey, maybe the Cowboys are coming back.� And, of course, we did.�We won the Super Bowl the next year.�
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First it's the Graham Slam. Then it's off to another British Open.
PGA Tour player Graham DeLaet is about to embark on a second go-round at golf 's majors. First off the tee blocks is the 2014 Open being played July 17-20 at Royal Liverpool in England.
DeLaet is no longer a golf major newbie going into such events blindly.
"It will help," DeLaet said Monday in Saskatoon, where he has been visiting friends and family prior to the Graham Slam charity fundraiser event Tuesday and Wednesday at Riverside Country Club.
"Now that I've kind of got my feet wet in the majors, I know what to expect and I also know, going in, that it really is another tournament."
With that in mind, DeLaet hopes to be swinging his clubs with a different mindset when he arrives in England.
"I've put too much pressure on myself, trying maybe a little too hard, instead of letting go and kind of just playing golf, which I do every week," said DeLaet, a 32-year-old native of Weyburn who makes his home in Boise, Idaho, with his wife Ruby.
"That's the plan for the next couple of majors here and finish off strong: to prepare like I would prepare every week. Obviously these tournaments mean more, but I plan to treat them just like any other event."
DeLaet made the cut in the 2013 Open but finished a disappointing 83rd. Since then, he has missed the cut in the PGA Championship, the Masters and, most recently, the 2014 U.S. Open. "That's the whole thing too - it's not going over there (to the Open) to (merely) try and make the cut," stressed DeLaet. "It's going over there and trying to be part of the golf tournament, being in the hunt. That's the same mind-set I have every single week as well.
Graham Slam, a two-day golf fundraiser, is the inaugural event for the Graham and Ruby DeLaet Foundation, with all funds benefiting the Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan.
The first-ever Graham Slam golf tournament features a golf demonstration on the first tee at 8:30 a.m., an exclusive sponsor reception (a few foursomes are still available) on Tuesday evening, a breakfast for golfers beginning at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning prior to the tournament, a special Back Shop Heroes demonstration Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. with autograph session, a post-tournament gourmet BBQ and live auction, and a sendoff for Graham to the British Open.
The tournament gallery is open to the media and public Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
"When I'm playing well, I feel I can win. I'm playing against all the guys who are going to be at the British Open week in and week out. I know I can compete in a regular event, so there should be no difference if I can kind of keep my mind straight."
DeLaet played some links-style golf under "very windy" conditions Monday at Warman's Legends Course, where his dad has a membership.
You can expect the wind to once again be a factor on the Open's traditional linksstyle course.
"That's kind of the thing with links golf," noted De-Laet. "You're going to hit a lot of good shots and get bad breaks and end up in some bad spots. You're going to hit some marginal shots that will actually end up really good.
"It's more of mentally being able to control it than controlling your golf ball. It happens to everyone. Even the guys who win are going to get a lot of bad breaks through the week.
"It's just staying in control."
DeLaet has managed to stay in control of his growing PGA Tour status as Canada's top golfer. He has played in 17 events on the PGA Tour this season. He's made the cut in 13 of them, earning $2,085,787 along the way to put him at No. 26 among the Tour's money leaders.
DeLaet is currently No. 2 on the tour in greens-in-regulation at 71.92 per cent. He ranks No. 4 in total driving and 12th in distance.
He's 27th in the FedExCup standings with 971 points. He is ranked No. 35 in the Official World Golf Rankings, placing him among the top golfers on the planet.
You can see him in Dove soap TV commercials along with his wife. As well, he has lined up major sponsors like ThinkSask.ca, Shaw Communications, Puma, Titleist, Royal Bank of Canada and Oakley.


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If you've been around on the Internet much in the last decade you've probably come across this t-shirt. The sentiment it expresses isn't new, in fact it started to manifest itself in music and literature about 30 years ago. An entire generation has grown up with this now, a feeling that somehow we've been cheated out of a world that could have been.
If you've been annoyed recently by the fact that cool kids are running around dressed like your grandmother you may want to look into the concept of Atemporality. If you've been moaning that nothing new happens in art anymore perhaps The New Aesthetic is something you should be looking into.
With more people running into this meme all the time it's going to be around for a while yet. But for your own sanity, consider letting dead futures lie. Or if you think sanity is overrated, you might want to start asking yourself some new questions…
Where is my global energy-backed p2p currency?Where is my space habitat vacation & cheap sub-orbital flights?Where is my post-agile intelligent democracy?Where is my equitable distribution of the future?


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Like us, you will probably be pleased to hear that there will be no more posts on the village after this one! We have completed the modelling and texturing of all village props and assets – the next stop will be laying them out and lighting the scenes. And where best to get texturing inspiration than from a holiday in Disneyland Paris…!
We have been a little quiet on revealing one of the key locations from the film: the Beastie's cave. While a lot of work has been going into the village and interior locations, we have been quietly working away on the cave and it's surrounding location. This post will cover the whole process that saw the cave go from concept art to final 3D model.
Things are moving fast now – we have almost finished modeling the children – both their bodies and faces. There are still plenty of tweaks and improvements to make, as you will see below with the comments (and problems) from these photos. However, it is not just about making things smooth and slick – it is also about making the shapes and models work well when we come to the rigging.
The downstairs room is ALMOST complete! We have built all of the 3D assets, we have decided on the colours and textures – the final piece of the jigsaw is texturing them. Our fantastic texture artists Boyan and Ilektra have been working overtime to get each object unwrapped, textured and wrapped up again, ready for Jon to position them in the frame for lighting tests.
After a summer hiatus, the Fearsome Beastie team are back at work! We have plenty of new material, artwork and CG items to share with you. The last time we mentioned the children's bedroom, we had been modelling the CG room and prop, as you can see below…
Following on from last week's post, we wanted to show another example of how the storyboard has changed. If you are familiar with the book, you know that Paul just runs off to his Gran's house – there is no additional action or explanation. We don't know why or how Beastie didn't spot Pete; apart from being scared, we don't know what Pete's journey is like. Does he get lost? Is he being pursued? You can see from the initial storyboard below that his journey was pretty quick – almost like he lived over the road. He gets to Gran's house very quick, where we then decided to build the tension a little by having his Gran asleep and taking her time to answer the door.
The storyboard and animatic stages of pre-production are when the story is really decided on – the shots, the camera angles, how to tell the story visually… But it isn't just the story that is locked at this stage – it is also very important in animation to know what each shot requires in terms of 3D models. There is no point in building, texturing and lighting an entire room if we only use one corner of it. We wanted to show how a storyboard can change – below you will see our very first ideas for laying out the scene, followed by our most recent (and locked) storyboard.
In this post we want to show you how not every idea that is pitched at the storyboard stage makes it into the final film – in this case it is the deleted snowball fight opening shot. Below are some shots and thumbnail sketches from this sequence:
The idea was to have a long sequence where we would introduce the children and show them having fun, before they got scared. Apart from the introductory nature, we also wanted to emphsise the big brother/young brother relationship between Clyde and Pete. By showing Clyde as the stronger, older brother, when Pete saves the day later on it would re-inforce the 'young-brother-comes-good' moment.
The wallpapers and colours have been decided on and we can now show our final style frames from the downstairs room of the children's house. Don't forget, the action takes place at night, so the night frame at the bottom is much closer to the atmosphere we will be creating.
The process of building the village, piece by piece, is a time consuming one. After Katie has designed each item (from houses and streets to lamp posts and benches), Jon then builds a 3D model in Autodesk Softimage, as you can see below. However, there is quite a lot of 'back and forth' between Katie and Jon as assets are refined and re-modeled, as you can see from one of Katie's notes about the street below.


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"Kinky is using a feather. Perverted is using the whole chicken."
~ Anonymous
Won't You Take Me To… KINKYTOWN?!
(A Series on Kinky Sex by Lucy Rockwell)
Episode 3: SEX WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS (part 1)
Dear Lucy,
My boyfriend has raised the topic of Threesomes. I'm fairly uncomfortable about it, but he's fantastic and I would like to experiment, but I'm nervous. Is it possible to have a threesome as the couple and not damage your relationship?
Yes, it is indeed possible to have threesomes, and still maintain a happy, healthy relationship with your main partner. For some couples, however, this is just not going to happen successfully. Sex with multiple partners is not for everyone, and now take a moment to breathe, and realize that IT'S OK if it's not for you.
But maybe it is for you! And your partner! So you decide to give it a try. If you're going down this road: whoo hoo! Threesomes (and foursomes, and moresomes… for the sake of simplicity, I'm just going to say threesome, but all my advice applies to most multiple-partner sexy situations.) can be super fun and exciting. IF you go about the whole thing properly. Don't even go into the threesome forest if you haven't fully prepared for the journey, know what I'm saying?
RULE 1. Consider the reasons for having a threesome very carefully, no matter which member of the triad you happen to be.
If you brought up the idea of sex with multiple partners to your other half (I will now call you PARTNER A), what is your motivation? If you're looking for excitement, and you want to share your enthusiasm with your partner: GREAT. If you're interested in exploring sex with someone of a different gender/body type/general style from your main squeeze, and your main squeeze is into it too: GREAT. If you're no longer into your main squeeze, and you're looking for a way to cheat while not really cheating: NOT GREAT. Basically any sort of deceit or disregard for the feelings of your main partner while going into this new sexual experience: NOT GREAT.
If your main partner brought up the idea of a threesome to you (making you PARTNER B), you're in a different position. You kinda call the shots, and you decide if it's going to happen. Seriously consider Partner A's reasons for wanting a threesome. If s/he is excited and trustworthy, and you are totally down to try anything to make them happy: GREAT. If you're sensing any sort of weird intent and you feel crazy uncomfortable about the whole idea: NOT GREAT. Here's the thing though: chances are, you're going to feel a little uncomfortable at some point in the threesome process. I don't see this as a reason to call off the whole thing, though. Weigh the pros and cons, and discuss with Partner A deeply and honestly both your feelings, and hers/his. Maybe it's worth trying.
Then there's PARTNER C, the newcomer to the bedroom. If that's you, you're in a very interesting position (well let's hope so, am I right??). If you're interested in hooking up with a couple for the joy of sex: GREAT. If you're secreting angling to get one of them into you emotionally, and you aim to destroy their relationship eventually: NOT GREAT. Don't be evil. You basically have to play by the couple's rules, or you're out. (Not including protection/safety rules, of course. Handle that shit yourself, no matter what.)
Of course, all this stuff so far could be moot, 'cause all three members of the triad are un-relationshipped PARTNER C's. In that case, get on with your bad selves and have fun! Use mad protection, and don't hurt anybody's feelings. Safe words still apply.
(Stayed tuned for the next step of planning your threesome…)
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Mystery Mushroom of China: revealed!
Won't You Take Me To… KINKYTOWN?
(A Series on Kinky Sex by Lucy Rockwell)
Episode 2, part B: Setting the Ground Rules for a Fun, Safe, Kinky Sex Life
Ideas for Rules About BDSM
BDSM is an acronym for several things: bondage & discipline, dominance & submission, sadism & masochism. I'm not going to get too deep into the details of what all these sexual acts entail, but chances are that if you're kinky, you're somehow involved in at least a little bit of BDSM.
Rules for BDSM are particularly important because BDSM can be painful, and can even border on the dangerous. If you're new to BDSM, staarrrttt sssllllooowww. You've got all the time in the world to get all crazy kinky up in there. Don't rush into anything new; discuss it with your partner, and make a game plan. All along the way, stick to the sex rules you make together. The rules can change as the game changes, just be sure to check in with each other about changes often (preferably outside of a sexual situation, wherein y'all's judgement is not impaired by lust).
Consider the following for BDSM rules:
-What will our safe word be? Safe words are necessary for any BDSM play (see my last post about safe words)
-What kind of bondage gear will we use?
-What if the rope/cuffs are too tight? (Hint: COMMUNICATE. I once had my hand go numb for 3 days cause I didn't tell someone about a too tight rope. Dumb.)
-How can I physically get out of a bondage situation if needed? (scissors nearby are helpful)
-How much pain is too much?
-What if my feelings are hurt, even though I know we're playing pretend?
Remember, these are just some general guidelines for the sorts of things you and your partner should discuss for a safe and happy kinky sex life. You may not need to consider all the things I mentioned, or you may need to be much more specific and detailed. It's really all about your own relationships, and what makes you feel good.
Next time on Kinkytown…
Ideas for Rules About Multiple Partners
Won't You Take Me To… KINKYTOWN?
(A Series on Kinky Sex by Lucy Rockwell)
Episode 2: Setting the Ground Rules for a Fun, Safe, Kinky Sex Life
Let's assume that you, the reader, have accepted that you are, to some degree, kinky. If you're not quite sure what that means, that's OK! (I wrote about the definition of kink here). Perhaps you just know that you're ready to venture out of the norm, to add some sprinkles onto your vanilla. In short, it's time to ACT.
Whether you are with a regular, long-term partner, or you're meeting up with strangers at rest stops, or anywhere inbetween, it is imperative to set ground rules for your kinky sex life. First, some rules about rules:
The Universal Rules About Rules About Sex:
If you and your partner are not willing to abide by the above universal rules, it will not be possible to have a truly safe and healthy kinky relationship and lifestyle. Rules are there to protect you and your partner(s), and to make sure that there are possibilities for growth and development of your relationship. And mostly so that you're all having super fun times, without worry!
Now that you've agreed to the Universal Rules, you and your partner get to make your own! I don't know exactly what you're into, so I can't give you everything, but I sure can give you some ideas…
Ideas for Rules About Communication:
If you know anything about me, you know that I'm constantly harping on my sex-loving fans to communicate more. Almost every difficult sexual situation can be improved upon if folks just talk to each other! So, when you and your lovah (here on referred to as "WE") enter Kinkytown, set up some guidelines about good old communicash.
-Decide whether or not we will discuss sexy stuff with each other on the internet, phone, text, IM, etc. Can other people see this stuff? What about photos?
-Can we talk about our sex lives with other people? Friends? Coworkers?
-Can we have dirty/sexy talk with other people? Friends, fuck-buddies, strangers?
In the bedroom…
-When and how can I tell you what sexual things I like?
-How should I respond when you tell me what you like?
-Is every night kinky night? Should we mix it up?
Safe words…
-What is our safe word? (You will use this word during sexy time whenever one partner wants to stop whatever is going on. Don't choose a word like "no" or "stop," because those words might be fun to role play with!)
-When a safe word is used, what happens? (I highly suggest STOPPING all activoty immediately, and discussing what happened. What was too much/ too weird/ too painful? Do not resume play until you've hashed it out comfortably.)
-What if I can't talk because I have a gag in my mouth? (I suggest having at least one had free to ring a bell, or some sort of noisemaker, that you've placed accessibly nearby.)
In public…
-How physical should we get in public?
-What if I'm not into what you're doing in public?
-What if I want to pull you into some dark corner and have my way with you?
-Can we invent some secretive signals/ code words to communicate secretly about kinky stuff with each other while we're in public? (Ooh! Fun!)
Tomorrow: Kinkytown continues with…
Ideas for Rules About BDSM
Won't You Take Me To… KINKYTOWN?!
(A New Series on Kinky Sex by Lucy Rockwell)
Issue 1: What Is Kink?
I get questions from readers about kinky sex all the time: Should I like kinky sex? How much kink is too much? How do I tell my partner about my kinks? What the hell IS kink, anyhow?
As an experienced kinkstress myself, I thought I'd do a little series, answering questions and sharing my thoughts. I already have a few good ideas lined up, but if y'all think of anything you're dying to know about kink in any of its variations, send it along. I'm thinking I'll focus on kink for at least a few weeks.
Rather than jump right in to answering specific questions, I'm going to kick off the series with an informative introduction to kink. In my words. This is not to say that everything I write here is one hundered percent true and accurate; it is based on my very own thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Maybe yours are quite different, and that's perfectly OK! But if you want to learn about kink from Lucy Rockwell's perspective, read on…
Kinky sex can be defined as any sort of unconventional sex. That is, anything sexual that is not "normal." Does that tell us anything? Not really. So let's back up and define conventional sex first.
Normal sex is a cultural standard that varies depending on where and when you are living. In the current Western world in which I live, normal/conventional sex usually means penis/vagina intercourse in the missionary position (man on top). Kissing and cuddling are a part of conventional sex, but that's about as far as it goes. Not much in the way of changing up positions, and certainly no kink or fetishism. Conventional sex is often described by the term "vanilla." Much like its namesake, vanilla ice cream, vanilla sex is bland, plain, and nearly flavorless. But, OH, can it be improved with chocolate sauce, let me tell you!
You may be thinking to yourself, "Wait, I totally do different positions with my partner! And sometimes s/he slaps my butt a little bit! And there was that time with the whipped cream!" Well, my dear, you just might be a little bit kinky. Congratulations.
Kink is: what vanilla is not.
Kink is: slapping, biting, choking, roleplay, BDSM, fetishes, tying up, blindfolds.
Kink is: a little pain, the good kind.
Kink is: pretending you are different people, or have different roles than you do in real life.
Kink is: bringing another person into your sex life. Or just pretending to.
Kink is: wearing fun and sexy costumes.
Kink is: getting punished for being bad, and being bad on purpose in order to get punished.
Kink is: watching porn together.
Kink is: getting love juices all over the place.
Kink is: talking dirty in person. On the phone. Online.
That list could go on forever. My point is that pretty much anything sexual can be thought of as kinky. There's a little kink in all of us, just begging to be set free. And when you do, sex just gets better.
P.S. Issue 2 of KINKYTOWN: Setting the Ground Rules for a Fun, Safe, Kinky Sex Life
p.p.s. Get that hot blindfold here.
Blowjobs: Revisited
Dear Lucy, This guy and I have had a thing for a while now and have been hanging out quite a bit lately. While things have been going great, he recently asked me to go down on him.. The thing is it will be my first time going down on anyone and I'm kind of nervous about what to do and not equaling up to his expectations. Do you have any tips that could help me?? I'd really appreciate it! :)
Oh, boy, do I have blowjob tips or what?
In fact, my dear, I have a whole ginormous post about giving fantastic head, entitled LUCY'S GUIDE TO AWESOME BLOWJOBS.
Check it out for such highlights as…
-Is biting good?
-To spit or to swallow?
-All aboard the fast train to orgasm town!
-Commitment: it's not just for relationships.
-Why I spell it "come."
…and so much more!
I'd love to know what you all think, and get some more feedback on favorite BJ techniques. So read the guide, then tell me:
How do you like to give or get head?
I'm Lucy. I live in Chicago and I like to talk about sex. Give me a topic: I'm happy to answer any questions about love, sex, and relationships. Email me at email@example.com Follow @LucyRockwell


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text: Postcard from China July 24, 2000 Issue A Rat in My Soup By Peter Hessler View Issue» A Rat in My Soup The New Yorker, July 24, 2000 P. 38 ABSTRACT: POSTCARD FROM CHINA about restaurants in the Guangdong Province of China which serve rat… Writer visits the Highest Ranking Wild Flavor Restaurant and the New Eight Sceneries Wild Flavor Food City. They were next door to each other, and they had virtually identical bamboo-and-wood decors. Moreover, their owners were both named Zhong—but, then, everybody in Luogang seemed to be named Zhong. …Both the Highest Ranking Wild Flavor Restaurant and the New Eight Sceneries Wild Flavor Food City serve, on average, three thousand rats every Saturday and Sunday, which are the peak dining days…. At the Highest Ranking Wild Flavor Restaurant, Ibegan with a dish called Simmered Mountain Rat with Black Beans. There were plenty of other options on the menu—among them, Mountain Rat Soup, Steamed Mountain Rat, Simmered Mountain Rat, Roasted Mountain Rat, Mountain Rat Curry, and Spicy and Salty Mountain Rat—but the waitress had enthusiastically recommended the Simmered Mountain Rat with Black Beans, which arrived in a clay pot… In fact, it wasn't bad. The meat was lean and white, without a hint of gaminess. Gradually, my squeamishness faded, and I tried to decide what, exactly, the flavor of rat reminded me of. But nothing came to mind. It simply tasted like rat. Next door, writer selects his live rat for the meal, and after eating, is offered another dish by the owner's cousin, the Longfu Soup, because it contains tiger, dragon, and phoenix, "They're represented by other animals—cat for the tiger, snake for the dragon, and chicken for the phoenix. When you mix them together, there are all kinds of health benefits. And they taste good, too." View Article Peter Hessler joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2000. Bio All work & You Might Like Jigsaw Puzzle Strongbox Submissions Goings On App About Us Caption Contest The New Yorker Festival ✕ The New Yorker Strongbox Strongbox is a new way for you to share information, messages, and files with our writers and editors and is designed to provide you with a greater degree of anonymity and security than afforded by conventional e-mail. To help protect your anonymity, Strongbox is only accessible using the Tor network (https://www.torproject.org). When using Strongbox, The New Yorker will not record your I.P. address or information about your browser, computer, or operating system, nor will we embed third-party content or deliver cookies to your browser. You can read our full privacy promise here. The New Yorker Strongbox is powered by SecureDrop. To get to Strongbox and begin using it to contact writers and editors at The New Yorker, just follow these two steps: 1Download and install software to access the Tor Project: https://www.torproject.org. This should only take a few minutes. 2Once you have access to the Tor network, go to Strongbox at http://strngbxhwyuu37a3.onion, where you will find further instructions on how to submit files and messages to The New Yorker. You will be assigned a randomly generated and unique code name as part of the process. If a writer or editor at The New Yorker wants to contact you about the information you have submitted, he or she will leave a message for you in Strongbox. These messages are the only way we will be able to reach you, and this message can only be accessed using your code name. Our privacy promise The New Yorker's Strongbox is designed to let you communicate with our writers and editors with greater anonymity and security than afforded by conventional e-mail. When you visit or use our public Strongbox server at http://strngbxhwyuu37a3.onion, The New Yorker and our parent company, Condé Nast, will not record your I.P. address or information about your browser, computer, or operating system, nor will we embed third-party content or deliver cookies to your browser. Strongbox servers are under the physical control of The New Yorker and Condé Nast. Strongbox is designed to be accessed only through a "hidden service" on the Tor anonymity network, which is set up to conceal both your online and physical location from us and to offer full end-to-end encryption for your communications with us. This provides a higher level of security and anonymity in your communication with us than afforded by standard e-mail or unencrypted Web forms. Strongbox does not provide perfect security. Among other risks, if you share your unique code name, or if your computer is compromised, any activities, including communications through Strongbox, should be considered compromised as well. The system is provided on an "as is" basis, with no warranties or representations, and any use of it is at the user's own risk.


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Ever wonder how the universe was created? How does gravity work? From the smallest sub-atomic particles to the scope of the universe, my theory explains how it all works together. (unverified. not approved by any science community.)
How the Universe was created. Let me start by saying it is not my intention to discredit our current theories about atomic structure nor anything else we might discuss in this article. Our current theories have taught us much about our universe and the world we live in. But where the laws of physics turns into theoretical physics, we are inaccurate.
Lets start with the He atom. I start with He because in my theory, there are no neutrons. only protons. and the electron is more of a field than a particle. I call it an eletrodome. but for all intense purposes, it does the same thing. So what they call 1 electron, is actually the value of 1 electron. I will explain the electrodome later.
Currently, the proton is made up of 2 up quarks. and 1 down quark. and a neutron is made up of 2 down quarks and 1 up quark because "like particles repel each other" and all that mumbo jumbo. just for now lets forget about all that. lets start from scratch. simplicity.
The universe is made up of 2 things. pos & neg energy. those 2 things make up the whole universe just like you can write your DNA with 1's & 0's or program your computer. well the universe is programed with 1's & 0's. pos's & neg's. Now, where did the pos & neg come from? Here's where it gets tricky because we expect it to be complicated. but remember simplicity.
Lets go back to a time before the beginning of time. before the universe was created. before the "BIG BANG" happened. what was there? well it all started with nothing. complete nothingness. its hard to imagine but its less than empty space. atoms can not exist. nothing can exist. well something came from this nothing because we exist. so lets go back to where it all started. were gonna call this nothingness singularity because its the only thing existing. Now they call the center of a Black Hole singularity. Its when there is so much gravity exerting pressure on it that it collapses the atoms squeezing out the electron and packing the protons together in 1 solid mass. Singularity. something this singularity does is spit out positrons spontaneously created by the pressure or something like that. but these positrons are annihilated as soon as they come in contact with an electron.
What if its not spitting out positrons? what if its spitting out electrons? hold that thought. Lets go back to my theorey. we dont have a universe yet. we just have singularity spitting out electrons, with no space or universe to exist in, they create thier own. Since in my universe, "unlike particles repel each other" the electron particles being created, clump together and begin to grow. now if it sounds like someones imagination is running away with them. remember our current theorey. the universe was once the size of a marble, then in a split second it expanded to the size it is today with all the stars and galaxies in it. never could swallow that.
back to my theory. we now have our 2 energies. singularity and the electron clump that keeps growing. we will call the singularity pos and the electron clump neg.
Once that clump of neg energy gets to big, much much bigger than our observable universe which is (diameter 26 billion light yrs). it reaches a criticle stage . it can no longer hold back the pos energy surrounding it and the event horizon collapses and the neg energy implodes allowing pos energy to come rushing in. Thus we have the "Big Bang". Only the universe is not exploding, its imploding. but since our observable universe may only be a drop in the bucket compared to the actual universe, expanding inward seems like were expanding outward to us. now the pos energy being forced into the neg energy does not react well and it is disburst into tiny quark size particles. Quarks by themselves act spiraticly out of control in the bath of neg energy. but 3 quarks together have the power to push away the neg energy forming a shell around it. My electrodome. A H atom. A H atom is comfortable in the bath of neg energy, Some call the neg energy, Ether. Now when 4 H atoms fuse together to form a He atom. the 4 protons dont become 2 protons and 2 neutrons, its 1 bigger proton, lithium has a bigger proton, and so on. the rest as they say is physics.
So what makes my theory any better than the current. lets keep going. Gravity, can anyone tell me how it works? We'll pick up where we left off. We now have a giant bath of neg energy we call ether full of tiny pos energy particles, quarks that formed H atoms. through out the galaxy there are giant gas clouds we call nebulae. these nebulae are like star factories. inside the nebula the gases are swirling about. when you have that much gas mixing around. you get solar system size tornadoes forming. when that much gas squishes together it has the same effect as the H atom and it pushes the ether out of the way and forms a shell around it. the heavier atoms (solids) push the lighter atoms (gases) out of the way and clump together at the center, surrounded by all the gas (kind of like suds in the sink), People being solid stay stuck to the solid mass while all the gases flow around us, were being pushed down not pulled down. Anyway, an object as big as the sun puts alot of back pressure on the surrounding ether causing a ripple effect as wide spread as the solar system trapping planets in the ripples keeping them in orbit. the same kind of ripple causes the different sizes in the shells around the atoms depending on its size. Ripples can be as small as the shells around an atom or as big as a galaxy, these are the different wave lengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. OK, that might be a stretch. but its something to think about. Theory by Michael Hozjan.


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An ode to the family IT guy
Summary: Familiar with fixing technology for family members over the holiday? You're not alone. McSweeney's presents an epic, narrative ode to you: the tech-conquering hero.
ZDNet readers know what it's like to be the family IT guy.
The holidays are only a month behind us, but chances are someone recently asked you how to transfer a file between devices, "hook" something "up," or otherwise troubleshoot a gadget gone haywire. As the consumerization -- and connection -- of technology progresses ever forward, there are more things each year that you, dear tech-savvy family member, must fix.
Enjoy the slice of pumpkin pie; that's all you're getting, pal.
The humor magazine McSweeney's recently published an ode -- nay, an epic -- to the family IT guy. And it is funny.
An excerpt:
The warrior darted out back over the mountains of National Geographic magazines and made haste to the Compaq Presario. He woke up Windows XP from sleep mode and deftly defeated twelve notifications to update Norton AntiVirus. With a resounding click he opened Internet Explorer 6 and gazed deep into its depths, past the Yahoo toolbar, the MSN toolbar, the Ask.com toolbar, and the AOL toolbar. And then did he see, at long last, that The Google did load.
You can read the full piece here. It's a good way to start the work week.
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Man gets 17 years to life for killing ex-girlfriend
Original post made on Nov 4, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, November 1, 2012, 3:21 PM
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Nov 5, 2012 at 11:21 am
bru is a registered user.
murdered someone and ran away for 17 years, and only gets 17 years?????
way too lenient in my opinion.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Nov 5, 2012 at 6:51 pm
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it is never enough for taking a life, especially in an exacerbated situation such as killing the woman in front of her toddler daughter!
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Request #2 — helivesdownthestreet wants to see photographs of dogs. I think that's a great choice. Here, check out some dogs who look less than thrilled — a little embarrassed, actually — by their owners and the outfits they've been put in. Enjoy!
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The Most Insanest Crazy-Ass Dinosaur Fights You'll See Today! by Niroot Puttapipat
It's become quite an epidemic in today's media that dinosaur street fights are not oftentimes portrayed accurately. These drawings may not be precisely how they happened back in the Triassic, but they're much more badass. Which has to count for something. Checks out more of Niroot's work at his deviantart. And in case you object to so much dino on dino violence, here's a T-Rex playing with children:
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