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The truth according to Shania.
A year after I helped Shania bury her husband (we always referred to him as the ex), Shania and I were married, in a church, no less. Shania's vision had a spiritual aspect that I hadn't anticipated. While I had some trepidation about this facet and the effect it would have on our relationship, my wife, my brilliant, intelligent, and incredibly beautiful wife proceeded to educated me. ...Read On
Added: 30 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
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The vision is revealed.
We decided on a little bistro close to our apartment building. It was kind of dark, cool, and intriguing. The food was excellent. I didn't eat much, though, as I spent most of the meal just looking at the angel across from me. "What's wrong?" she asked. I shook my head. "Not a thing. I just can't get enough of looking at you. You make this dark room bright." "Thank you, I think."...Read On
Added: 29 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 5 |
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Try as I might to argue otherwise, Shania is convinced that I love her.
I stood on the landing, looking at the "C" in brass on the door for a few moments. I hadn't had anywhere near as much bourbon as Shania had, but felt my head swimming. This was not a good situation, I thought. Still, maybe she'd go inside, fall into bed and go to sleep. That way I'd be spared any further emotional havoc this particular day. As I moved away from her door I shook my head to...Read On
Added: 28 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.9 |
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The gorgeous widow leans on the neighbor for support after her loss.
I unlocked the door for her and pushed it open. Shania strode in as if she owned the place. She walked straight to the window, placed her clutch on the sill next to the two glasses left from earlier in the day. Without a word, I grabbed the glasses and carried them to the kitchen. I rinsed them under cold running water, swiped them out with paper towels and grabbed the bottle. I returned...Read On
Added: 27 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.83 |
Words: 2,348 |
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The devastating 27 y/o widow turns to her mature neighbor for moral support.
Shania Taylor was too damned young to be a widow. But, that's what she was. Her husband had been killed in one of those idiot drunk driving accidents. Unfortunately, he'd been the one drunk. Fortunately, he'd lost control and slammed his truck into a tree. He didn't kill anyone else. The impact broke his neck, and left his 27-year-old wife a widow. She looked stunning in black. Her blonde...Read On
Added: 26 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.36 |
Words: 2,392 |
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What if we had one night...
What if we had one night? Would it be enough? What would it be like? I have thought about it over and over. Every scenario has played through my head. Would it be a night of rough hard core fucking? Would it be a night of tender love making? Would it be a night of just holding each other and simply enjoying each other? I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would fall in love with...Read On
Added: 23 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.8 |
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"Hey. How're you doing?" The question was a familiar prelude to our many telephone conversations. "Great now," I smiled into the phone. It was a luxury being able to talk on the phone in the evenings, but he was on a business trip and my husband was at one of his eternal meetings, so we had a bit more freedom than usual. "It's so nice to hear your voice." We never wondered why we...Read On
Added: 22 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 5 |
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Jason wants Giulia to go to a nascar race with him, then they engage in oral sex and fingering.
" I would really love it if you came to Florida with me and my mother for a nascar race," Jason said to me, as we cuddled on his bed. I stared at him with an astonished expression on my face, my eyebrows slightly arching and jaw dropping open a little. He immediately noticed the reaction I gave and said "OK, fine, it was just a suggestion. You don't have to go if you don't want to."...Read On
Added: 20 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.5 |
Words: 1,250 |
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Ari's world was turned upside down when a stranger rescued her- but this stranger was a vampire
Chapter 1- A Dark night The dull hush that had washed over the library since it had almost emptied was peaceful, until a small thud sounded waking Ari instantly. The disturbance had been caused from her head falling against the thick notebook on the desk below. Glancing down at her wrist watch, she rolled her eyes; it was just after 11pm. It was the end of another exhausting day...Read On
Added: 18 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.67 |
Words: 5,120 |
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Lana and Tommy's story
The skies were bright and blue. Very few clouds spread as far as the eye could see. The meadow was a luscious green with rolling hills. It was an incredible view of the little town of Brantwood. She sat under a tree, looking at everything she could take in. She often sat there when things went wrong, or if she needed some time to herself to mull things over. Her name was Lana. A...Read On
Added: 18 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 5 |
Words: 5,071 |
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A dream I had that I wish could come true
So, I had this dream last night, but it wasn't any ordinary dream. It was so hot, it made me wake up to my heart pounding so hard and so loud, I thought it was going to break out of my chest. I was in the woods with a certain "cowboy" (I was even 4 sizes skinnier – an added bonus for me). It starts to rain, so we run into a nearby cabin. At first we were laughing, but then, the awkward...Read On
Added: 17 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 5 |
Words: 671 |
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Reuniting after a long time apart
It's been weeks since we were together. Time has crawled by and my thoughts are still on our last phone conversation. Randy spoke of many things and reminded me to pick him up at the airport. As I stand in the gate terminal waiting for him to arrive, I see him instantly; he has his duffle bag slung over his shoulder and is wearing jeans and a t-shirt. He is scanning the terminal trying...Read On
Added: 16 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.67 |
Words: 1,837 |
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The ending to something incredibly intimate for me.
Young Mrs. Anna Dustin sits in a baby nursery, decorated in pinks, yellows, and whites. She's only twenty seven, but everything is falling in place for her, finally. As Anna stares into the small delicate face of her newborn daughter, she reflects back on her life before little six point nine pound Demi Alice Dustin came along. * As for most teenagers, high school is a rough time, it's...Read On
Added: 12 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
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Was he the kind kind of guy that wanted a naughty princess in need of being spanked?
If there was one guy Mary would really want to meet, it would have to be William. A short profile of him will have to be as follows; Very sexy, blue eyes, his greying hair was neatly trimmed like that of an ex-marine, which suited his athletic build. Mary imagined him to be around six feet tall, with sensual lips. Mary loved men that kept a diary. Reading his diary kept her busy for...Read On
Added: 12 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.29 |
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Robert and Juliana spend a week in Paris and enjoy the city and all of its pleasures.
This is the seventh and final part of "Parisian Surprise", written with Alphamagus. While it can be read on its own, we feel it will be better enjoyed if you read the preceding segments. Robert and Juliana have been having an exceptional time in the City of Light and love. There have been new experiences, like playing the game of submission and dominance, sex in public places as well as...Read On
Added: 12 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.94 |
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Iris wants to say no to this married man...
Iris stretched across her bed, determined to finish the last few words in her journal before she completely passed out from the exhaustion her evil little kindergarten class had put her through earlier that day. Dear Me, I wonder when the next time I might see him will be. He always pops up so randomly when I least expect it, always dark and handsome. Watching him stand in my...Read On
Added: 08 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.85 |
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The decision is made and Gabrielle forges ahead at full throttle.
The message came through Wednesday afternoon. "My Mom's taking the kids to her place Friday night." "You want me to come over?" I typed in. "Duh," she messaged. "Saturday class?" I wrote. "Prof in Seattle for a conference. No class." "That's me. No class." "BS," she texted. "Dinner tonight?" "If you can work it." "Parking lot after work," she sent. "C U there," I responded. I...Read On
Added: 06 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.94 |
Words: 9,213 |
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The MILF at work piques my interest and a relationship develops.
Gabrielle was a doll. She was tall, good-looking, and smart. She was also funny. I had a crush on her within a couple of weeks of our first meeting. When I told her I enjoyed the company of attractive women with a brain, she sort of scoffed. "Brains, huh?" she snickered. "That's right," I asserted. "You can't have much of a conversation with a boob." "I don't think that's what they're...Read On
Added: 05 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.93 |
Words: 2,747 |
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Lynn and Adam share some intimate time at the pool
"I'm going to have to document this, you know," Olivia said. Adam gave her a contrite nod. "Yes, I understand. Absolutement ." "It's paperwork. I hate paperwork." "Sorry 'bout that, Olivia." "Look, half the staff are apparently sick today but at least they had the decency to call in, right? It's called responsibility. And you were actually here . You didn't look sick racing off...Read On
Added: 05 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.5 |
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He was trying to pin her eyes with his, but she wouldn't let him. She didn't want him to see her cry, so she got up off the cheap, wooden chair in front of the bed and went into her bathroom, slamming the door behind her. Her upper thighs were still slick and her body was telling her brain it needed to cum again. But her brain wasn't having it. She turned on the shower and escaped into...Read On
Added: 05 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.86 |
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For the first time in months, Jackie was staying home Sunday night. She needed to be alone. Sipping her beer, she pointed the remote at the television and turned the sound up. Cheers filled her apartment, over scored only by the announcers' halting sentences. Cam had been a great fuck and the addition of his little girlfriend or whatever she was to him was interesting. Dramatic and...Read On
Added: 02 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 5 |
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Two people meet accidentally and although they appear incompatible they are attracted to each other.
The day it all started everything seemed normal to the point of mundanity. As he entered he noted the familiar smell of pot-pourri that seems to cling to all charity shops. He looked around the rails of secondhand clothing dominated as usual by female garments. His eyes searched swiftly and he saw the shelves of books at the back beside CDs and video tapes of discarded movies. Amongst the...Read On
Added: 02 Apr 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.6 |
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It's Lynn's turn to show off her skills to Adam
Lynn took her time watering all of her plants. She paused before a particularly vibrant potted ivy and took up a length of vine in her palm as if to shake the hand of another person. "Can you believe what just happened?" she asked the plant. She smirked to herself. She knew talking to them was healthy for the plants. Maybe they weren't so interested in her sex life, though. "He made me come...Read On
Added: 31 Mar 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.62 |
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Erotic parts of a book I'm writing. I've never written erotica before, please comment!
FYI, Mariska is over the age of consent. Later…to this day I do not know if it was a dream or if it really happened, but it is still vivid in my mind. I roused to some state of consciousness not yet awake, feeling a tiny hand gently caressing the length of my already excited manhood and kisses on my stomach, moving slowly down, caressing the tip with breaths of hot air and tiny, gentle...Read On
Added: 29 Mar 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 5 |
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Karen and I found, after we'd both been dumped by cheating spouses, that we enjoy one another.
They say that roughly fifty-percent of all marriages fail. Well, I've only been married once but my percentage is a hundred. Hardly anything not heard a million times before, she had an affair with her boss and he was leaving his wife and she was going with him. You've heard it before, I'm sure. Well, I suppose there are some good sides to what happened, first, we didn't have children....Read On
Added: 27 Mar 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.89 |
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I came home from work the other day and heard my wife Suzy in the kitchen making dinner. She was also on the phone to her sister. It was on speaker so with that and the kitchen noises she hadn't heard me come in. Something that was said made me stop and listen. I heard Suzy finish a sentence with "…having an affair." "Why do you think that?" said Carrie. "We don't have sex much anymore." ...Read On
Added: 27 Mar 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.67 |
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It's a hot summer's afternoon in Lynn's apartment
Adam arrived at the community center, gliding his bike to the racks. He felt strangely energized today without being quite sure why. There was no cocky smirk on his face or giddy boyish excitement racing through his gut. There was just an unfamiliar confidence. There was a very good chance that the moment he walked through the door, Lynn would explode all over him. He envisioned everything...Read On
Added: 26 Mar 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.67 |
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Sometimes things don't go as planned - thankfully.
How many times have we had sex now? Not more than half a dozen times in the last eight months. Blow jobs and hand jobs in the car don't count. I am talking only about getting completely naked on a bed (or maybe the floor or on a sofa) and having real, good old fashioned sex. The first time was wild. I know you didn't plan it. Sitting on your sofa, and I took my shirt off, and then my...Read On
Added: 19 Mar 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.56 |
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For my wife, my love, our love.
You give me that look that says want, lust and love all in one. I've been drinking a little, just as you like. It keeps me from holding back and the animal hunger breaks the barrier of self-control. We close out our small talk with the friends present and head back to the house. You know what I want and you want it too, holding you around your waist as you walk down the steps and we...Read On
Added: 19 Mar 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
Avg Score: 4.75 |
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An encounter in the shower room
Lynn stretched her arms over her head, pressing her palms flat against the wall tiles of the shower room. Head down, she leaned forward, stretching the tense, aching muscles in her shoulders and back and neck. The hot water sprayed all over her, massaging her, rolling down her skin in steady, streaming rivulets. Eyes closed, she breathed through her mouth trying to expel the toxins in both...Read On
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860 Funny Signs
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Animals Could Get Sick
They take animal health very seriously.
Photo taken by Tracy Bright at The Wild's in the new carnivore section – Fall 2011.
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well what if u didnt like animals but u dont want to be eaten
that's when you throw someone else in. but i don't see how anyone could not like animals.
I eat them
let me get this strait they care more about the animals getting the sniffles than a person getting eaten alive?????????????
that's low
humans are the ones destroying the earth and everything in it. GO ANIMALS!!!!!!!
PETA at it's finest…ish.
At least they're concerned… for the animals at least
The comment about PETA:
Me: "I'm on team Peeta (PETA implied)!"
Friend: "Oh my god, Tris! I'm on team Katniss!"
Me: "No, I meant PETA. People for Eating Tasty Animals!" *trollface*
Friend: "Wtf… we're not friends anymore. All <4 is abandoned!"
"It's we who should be locked up and the animals freed!" –Emo Phillips

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"vigan if i can ..." Top 5 Page for this destination Vigan by ukirsari
Vigan Travel Guide: 469 reviews and 1,388 photos
it's about 10 pm whenever partas deluxe bus is ready to bring me back to pasay
then to manila and finally home again
into reality
emie [vt member edachsund] just left about minutes ago to el juliana hotel
i take my ilocano [vigan] blanket
and my small-baby hitam mp3 player with "isabel" [il divo] whispering my ears
the bus passes through plaza burgos
a sentimental night
white lights around the plaza
from the monument of padre jose burgos to saint paul's metropolitan cathedral and the bell tower
and the alleys with cobblestones, slowly left behind
my tears just falling
i left part of my heart here
lady of the north
a lovely small old city in the northern part of luzon
al fondo el dolor
imperios de ilusion
hoy no tengo nada
si no estas
mi corazon se apaga
si te vas
tu dios se enfadara
no dejes que este amor
muera asi
sufriendo en soledad
vuelve a mi y yo te hare
la gran pasion de amar
de huir
a ese tiempo que vendra
escapando del pasado
tu y yo
siempre enamorados
hoy no tengo nada
si no estas
mi corazon se apage
a donde iras sin mi
yo no sabre vivir
sin ti
a donde iras si mi
yo no sabre vivir
sin ti
si te vas
tu dios se enfadara
no dejes que este amor
muera asi
sufriendo en soledad
tu vuelve a mi y yo te haré
* performed by il divo in their album: ancora *
hard to believe .... took a long journey about 405 km one way or means 810 km round trip of cubao [metro manila] - vigan - pasay [metro manila] just for this "lady from the north" [address by my own, since vigan was so enchanted me :)]. but it's a worth trip.
i feel the time has frozen. and i was so glad to be here in vigan, at least once in the lifetime. i love all her old buildings, ruins and oldies things.
start thinking about vigan since a year ago and everytime i remember about this planning trip i always write down in my diary "vigan if i can". and finally can make it. thanks for deepa and mike who companied to catch partas bus from cubao and also attended vt dinner arranged by aida [asianbelle], support and encouragement words from aida, lili [lmc2626], phoebe [godslove], penn [boljakool], judith [juds], noreen, aimees [moonlighting] and my tiny-skinny-but funny companion travel emie [edachsund] who meet me up in manila.
- In a nutshell:printed version of this travel tips are available in JIP and CHIC magazines, indonesia. released june and december 2006 by ukirsari rr manggalani
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What a great page on Vigan! I visited in 2006 and absolutely fell in love with the place. It's a shame that I think it's highly overlooked by foreigners traveling to the Philippines. Hopefully that will change soon...
Very good page about Vigan and the all Pilipinas. Vigan looks so Hispanic.
nice vigan page, thanks for sharing.. gotta get there soon!
This page is full of good suggestions, reguarding Hong Kong, I have been there many years ago and it looked like a city full of banks and malls:-)
welcome home, cahayu ;) mari bercerita. kamu mengingatkan saya pada 'kakakmu' yang ada di 'puncak'.
Hi Sari! All i can say to your Vigan pages is WOW! You made me envious for being there first than myself. Nice!
foto n orang yang cantik juga......;-) wah, lage musim apaan disana, @rie ???
time for a tour in the country! there are lots of things to see. regards
Hi Arie, very sentimental journey to Vigan indeed - love the street lamp lights. Glad you enjoyed empanada (it can have beef, chicken filling too but not the ilocano version) and longganiza (your stubby sausages)!
I'd love to visit this part of the country - thanks for the helpful tips and photos. Hi from Boracay. :)
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Despite shipping with a standard VW/Audi flip-out key, the A8 does incorporate a full keyless entry/start system. This means that you should never have to take the key out of your pocket - as you grab the door handle the door will unlock, while each handle also has a button to lock the car. If you're particularly paranoid, you can still lock the car using the key fob, just to be sure.
What is puzzling is that although the A8 has keyless start, via a button mounted in the centre console, it still has an ignition slot and can still be started by turning the key in said slot. Also curious is the fact that the button you press to start the car doesn't also stop the engine, there's a separate button for that. And you have to press the stop button a second time to engage the steering lock. It all seems a little convoluted to me.
There's no traditional handbrake, with Audi instead opting for an electronic parking brake, just like the Renault Laguna Coupe. However, unlike the Renault, the parking brake on the A8 did not engage automatically when the engine was stopped, nor did it disengage when the car was put into drive and the accelerator pedal pressed. Of course a traditional handbrake would do neither of those things either, so it shouldn't be too much of a chore to remember to engage and disengage it manually.
With a car this size parking will be a worry for many owners so it's good to see that Audi has taken this into account. The A8 is equipped with parking sensors front and rear, while there's also a reversing camera mounted just above the rear number plate. As soon as reverse is engaged the music volume drops and the screen displays the view from the reversing camera.
To aid your parking you get both audible and visual cues of obstacles, while there are guidelines superimposed onto the camera view that you're meant to line up with your desired parking place. The default mode is for reversing into a parking bay, but you can also switch to a parallel parking mode. The system does work pretty well, but I've got to say that I still feel more comfortable doing it the old fashioned way using my wing mirrors - the audible warnings are always nice on a car this size though.
Audi has also attempted to address some of the hazards associated with motorway driving by incorporating Side Assist and Lane Assist systems into the A8. The former comprises a cluster of yellow LEDs integrated into the wing mirror housings. These will light up when there's a vehicle either side of you, potentially in your blind spot. If you indicate to change lane they will flash to tell you that there's another car next to you, or travelling at speed in your intended lane. Lane Assist is there to stop you drifting unintentionally into another lane by making the steering wheel vibrate if you cross the white lines.
Of everything I've ready about in TR over the last 5 years this has to come top of my most wanted list. I'd rather have the 4.0 TDI though.
If anyone reading this is actually going to buy this car... can you just give me the 㿏,000 which you'll lose in 1st year depreciation..? and I'll treat you exactly like an audi driver as you go past in a Mondeo. You won't know the difference, I swear. Tell you what, credit crunch.. I'll do you the same deal for 30K, I can't say fairer than that.
we had to install a high gain antenna on the roof, mounted on a pole just to get Freeview reception. Despite this, the A8 managed to pickup Freeview stations flawlessly while sitting in the car park.
Hmmm, guys, maybe you should look for a better antenna and installer if a car can do it better!
@ravmania - I think I'd go for the V10 S8 if had to have an A8. Although in reality it's an RS4 that I'm after.
@Chocoa - As for reception, there is a gargantuan tree directly between the office and the nearest transmitter, so I'm assuming there is better line of sight from the car park. The reception from the Audi's TV tuner was impressive nonetheless.
You don't mention whether it has A2DP? That's my preferred method for playing music in the car - keep it on my phone.
@Robert Elliot - I couldn't find an A2DP option on the A8, but there was so much to wade through that I could have missed it. That said, with so many source options already at your disposal, A2DP may have appeared superfluous.
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Nineteenth-century Amer-ican, earlier than the OED's first citation (Jack London), this sense of a fit of activity derives from our 17th-century slang for as much drink as one can handle, itself a variant upon the earlier sense of load or burden, whose origins are as obscure as that for piercing protruberance (jagged edge - perhaps onamatopoeic).
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
Non-WoW: The US Postal Service
But it's also my own personal soapbox/rant stand/megaphone.
I recently ordered an HDMI cable on Amazon. I know I could've gone to a nearby electronics store or even a superstore (Wal-Mart, for example) to get the cable, but why pay $30.00 now when I can pay $4.00 and wait a week?
Or so I thought. I placed the order on 15 September. The delivery estimate provided by the seller (cmple dot com. I will NOT link that.) was between 20 September and 25 September. Five day delivery window using standard service from the postal service seems reasonable for the price I paid.
It didn't arrive by the 25th. In fact, it didn't arrive on the 26th or 27th, either. Nope, it arrived for delivery on the 28th. Here's the kicker. Instead of the postman (or -woman, I don't know) just dropping it in my mailbox for me to get when I had a moment to check the mail, they left a card telling me it was at the local postal station. Why is that?
This company had mailed out my product with unsufficient postage. Of course, I'll be demanding a reimbursement from the company mentioned previously for the extra amount I had to pay (and should they infuriate me further, I'll bill them for the gas I spent getting to the post office and for the amount of time I spent standing in line. It'll be easier if they just cooperate.)
This is where the Postal Service mentioned in the title comes in. Ohhhhh this is going to be FUN.
I'm in line for five minutes. On a Saturday. Not cool. But fine, whatever. The Post Office is often busy on Saturday. I've made it halfway through the line of people when one of the workers (heh... right) at the desk shouts to the crowd, "Anyone for pickup should go to the blue door and ring the bell."
Now I'm at a blue door with a bell. I ring the bell a total of three times over the course of my ten minute wait. Once at arrival. Once at five minutes. Once more at ten minutes. On the third ring, the door is pulled open by a rather large woman with a lazy eye. Scary. She snatches the pickup card from my hand, glances at it, then looks at me in disbelief. "Why are you over HERE?!" she demands of me. "Because the lady over there said all pickups should come over here."
"No, you got to go over there to pay yo' POSTAGE." Imagine this with all the attitude you can muster in your mind. Remember, she's a big woman. One eye is not looking at me. Got the image?
Let's move on. I go back to the line I started in. It's longer than it was when I first arrived. Ten minutes pass. I'm pretty sure I can feel the blood coagulating in my veins a la The Andromeda Strain. The book, not the movie. Seriously, read the book before watching the movie. It'll wreck every movie you ever watch.
Where was I?
Right, in line, waiting to die.
So, I get to the counter. George Burns is standing there. If you don't know who that is, Google it. Seriously, go now. It'll complete the image I'm trying to paint for you. It wasn't *actually* George Burns, but you get my point.
George Burns asks me why I'm at his counter with a pickup card. Well, George, it's because scary Cyclops over at the Blue Door of Doom told me to come here to pay my postage. "Well, if you knew you had to pay postage, why did you go over there in the first place?" *sigh* I'm not exactly religious, but I almost started praying for serenity at this point. I must not punch government employees. I must not punch government employees. Imustnotpunchgovernmentemployees.
"Look, sir, I just want my package. I have the money to pay the extra postage. I just need the package. Please go find my package." I'll admit, I probably had a little annoyance in my voice at this point. Sue me. My patience is not infinite (anyone who has ever been in a PuG with me can attest to that).
He walks back to the rear of the post office to find my package (remember, this is just an HDMI cable that's already three days late). As he's returning, I can hear him before I see him. What do I hear him saying, you might ask?
"Find my package, find my package, find my package!" in the most mocking tone you can come up with when you're trying not to let the customer hear you.
George Burns comes back to the counter and I said "You know, I could hear you mocking me back there. Those walls aren't soundproof."
His response? "Good."
At this point, I've had it. However, I maintain my self control. Sort of. I maintain it enough to pay for my package, snatch my receipt, and leave the post office without a scene.
This was about an hour ago. Writing it down has helped me to calm down a bit. Perhaps it's just given me something to focus on while the adrenaline rush subsides.
But seriously, and I say this with all sincerity.
F*** the U.S. Postal Service.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Making a Hunter
I've tried this on a few classes. Obviously it's impossible on the melee classes. The ranged spellcasters can pull it off, but they've got to be really careful and pray they don't miss, start from maximum range, and so forth.
Then I decided I'd try a hunter. I've played WoW for five years and have never even created a hunter. Most of the people I've played with at least have a hunter in their lineup. May I just say that the phrase "Easy to play, difficult to master" has been pretty well proven by theorycrafters and players alike? But nobody told me it would be that easy in the first levels.
Keep in mind that while I was leveling this guy, I wasn't really trying to avoid damage. I was playing the hunter just to see what playing a hunter was like. But when I got to level 10 and decided to check my statistics, I was stunned. I'd gotten all the way to choosing a spec taking only about 600 points of damage.
With that in mind, I think I may have to append the Zero-Damage Challenge. If I wasn't trying and got in that low, surely it can be done with an actual ZERO.
Now, obviously you'd want to be attacking everything from maximum range. That's just a given. Know your spells and when to use them. As a hunter, it's rather obvious that a concussive shot will give you a lot more time to kill the mob before it gets to you.
Learn how to make macros. Macros are your friends for all occasions. Even little ones like weaving in /startattack with your main damage spell macros. This ensures that you're auto-attacking as well as using the special abilities. Not a huge deal, as once combat starts, auto-attack should kick in. but it helps to make sure that if you're using an instant-cast ability or spell, it'll get the bonus of the auto-attack as well. If you start learning which of your combat cooldowns are off the GCD, you can weave them into every action you take.
One example is on Hyperious. As a holy pally, he's got a half dozen different cooldowns that can amplify various abilities. They're all useable off the GCD. So, since the main goal is to make sure I'm maximizing my output, I've gotten them all included in the macros for the various spells they can affect.
But I'm getting off topic.
Point is, if I can get a hunter from the starting area to level 10 and take that little damage, surely a more seasoned hunter aficionado can pull off the true zero.
I realize that with Mists of Pandaria out, nobody's going to be taking the challenge any time soon. But still. The challenge stands for any and all who wish to attempt it.
Hunters... Y U SO FUN?!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Starter Account - Pet Battles!
Nope. Because of this.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
MoP First Impressions
So, I'll give you guys my first impressions based on other bloggers' first impressions, and we'll call this First Impressions Squared. Much like making a copy of a copy, this won't be too clear. As such, here's a happy break to shield you guys from the bad. But secretly, you want to click it. You have to know what Crazy Ol' Hyperious is thinking about a game he has not, himself, actually gotten to play. Cliiiiiiiiiicky clicky!
Friday, September 21, 2012
Ten Thousand Views
Thanks to everyone who reads this blog! I never actually thought so many people would want to hear what I have to say, especially when half my posts seem to be incoherent rambling about disconnected topics.
That actually got me thinking about the other blogs I read.
And I thought I'd recommend a few.
The Grumpy Elf is always good for some down and dirty analysis (and he gets pretty in-depth) of whatever the latest topic of discussion is in the WoW Blogosphere. As others have said, Grumpy can talk for a long, long time. Just sayin'...
The Daily Frostwolf - Druid Edition, written by the starstruck Navimie, is sort of a WoW Blogger Celebrity News Show, if that makes any sense. I've found that I will pick out new blogs to read from her Navispam posts (which are why I refer to her as starstruck). I'm fairly certain that most bloggers out there who know of Navimie are secretly hoping they'll be picked next for a Navispam. I just commented and demanded a visit.
Blessing of Kings is a great place to go for some paladin discussion and some non-WoW gaming stuff, too. Rohan was also the first person to give me a spot on his blogroll, allowing me an established place to get a little traffic sent my way.
Big Bear Butt is one-of-a-kind in the blogging world. He doesn't seem to conform to any specific style to speak of, instead choosing to write as if he were simply speaking to a good friend. That's what makes his blog a great read. He's funny, witty, and welcoming. And the Cub Reports are a blast to read.
Those are my four favorites, though there are by far many other options out there.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Are Guilds Going Extinct?
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Paladin Theorycrafting
However, I realized long ago that most of my fun actually does involve math. And I'm okay with that.
Well, normally I'd leave the WoW theorycrafting to the professionals. But I noticed something in the new Paladin talents and glyphs. I think I've found a must-have combination, especially for healers.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Should Hyperious Use Twitter?
So, the big question. Should Hyperious, collector of toys and killer of many bad things, champion of the Light and of cookies, defender of the weak and master chef of recipes involving gnomes, *deep breath, Hype, you've got a long way to go* bite the bullet and get on Twitter?
If I did do that, should I go for a handle based on the blog name or my own?
What do I do, fellow bloggers and readers? What do I do?!
Cause seriously, Twitter...
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Graphics Requirements
But the more I look at Cymre's various screenshots and Rioriel's Postcards, the more I realize just how much I'm really missing in my gameplay experience. I mean, if you check those two out (and you really should!), you'll see some incredible detail in the game world. Meanwhile, if you look at my screenshots and videos, you can definitely tell that I don't have an extraordinarily powerful graphics card.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Non-WoW Post
I've spent a little time playing some Texas Hold'Em poker online. I played sporadically over the past few years, but I stopped once the U.S. Legislature passed a bill effectively shutting down online gambling.
I never played more than $5.00 a month, to ensure that it never affected my finances. One thing I've noticed when I compare online poker to an in-person game, is the direct application of the Internet Fuckwad Equation.
See, when you're playing poker with people sitting across the table with you, you have to be reasonable and rational, and being a complete idiot will quickly cost you your chips. It'll also cost you the respect of the other players.
But when you're playing online, especially with play chips, there are no consequences. Even if you go all-in with a stupid hand and lose, it doesn't matter. You can rebuy without any issue or delay.
I see people playing low cards, off suit, in bad position, and they're taking it all the way to the river. And they can't be bluffing because they do it all the time. My favorite brand of idiot rides a deuce-seven offsuit all the way to the river, calling bets on straight- and flush- threats, and somehow catches a pair on the river.
This idiot took the worst possible hand all the way to the end of that hand, and they won. Why? Because the other SIX people who stayed in did so with equally terrible hands.
It actually makes me miss being able to play for money. At least then, even if you didn't have to look someone in the eye as you made your attempt to buy your way out of a risky bluff, you still had to risk real money to do it.
I'm thinking I should give up the play chip games. All they do is remind me how stupid some players can be.
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Sunday, September 2, 2012
Giant Orange Rocks
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Time of Sky & Castles in the Air by Ayane Kawata, translated from the Japanese by Sawako Nakayasu (Litmus Press)
The Book of Things by Aleš Šteger, translated from the Slovenian by Brian Henry (BOA Editions)
The Literary Conference by César Aira, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver (New Directions) (Why This Book Should Win)
The Jokers by Albert Cossery, translated from the French by Anna Moschovakis (New York Review Books) (Why This Book Should Win)
Hocus Bogus by Romain Gary (writing as Émile Ajar), translated from the French by David Bellos (Yale University Press) (Why This Book Should Win)
Agaat by Marlene Van Niekerk, translated from the Afrikaans by Michiel Heyns (Tin House) (Why This Book Should Win)
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Death by Water, Kenzaburo Oe's latest novel to be translated into English, practically begs you to read it as autobiography. Like The Changeling, as well as many other works not yet released in English, Death by Water is narrated in. . .
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15. Cheech and Chong - "Santa Claus and his Old Lady": The classic story of how Santa lived up north and ate brownies in the commune. Classic stoner riffs about the jolly guy, filtered through the bonged-out minds of Tommy and Cheech. God bless any radio station that still plays it during the holidays. Favorite part: Tommy thinks he used to play in a band with Santa, on the Buddha Records label. Take a listen to the background music and layered and panned effects behind Cheech and Chong as they do their business. As a comedy duo and recording artists, Cheech and Chong are woefully underappreciated by many. And I'm cool with that, because I know the truth.
14. The Tractors — "The Santa Claus Boogie": Oklahoma rock and roll boogie from the Tractors, a bunch of guys whose stew of New Orleans piano and Tulsa shuffle created a unique sound in the 1990′s. I love the way the vocals of leader Steve Ripley sound (miked close and in your ear), paired with the group's rough harmonies. Too unique for country radio today, they didn't even really fit in anywhere in their brief run.
13. Chuck Berry/Brian Setzer: "Run Rudolph Run": We're going with two versions of "Run Rudolph Run" at the #13 spot. Brian Setzer's take on the tune (a song that has been covered by many others, notably Dave Edmunds and a bit more sloppily by Keith Richards) is pretty true to the orginal, adding Setzer's growl — both with guitar and vocals — to modernize the classic. Chuck Berry is the father of the sound. So we have both here. Just a freakin' great blast of rock and roll everytime I hear it, from either artist. Ain't nothing polished about it — or at least there needn't be. Just turn it up.
12. Beach Boys - "Little Saint Nick": An early hyper-produced-yet-simple rock tune — almost 40 years old — and still great today because of the uniqueness of the Beach Boy vocals, unmatched and never duplicated all these years later. Ripped the melody from "Little Duece Coupe" but added the great repeated harmony refrain "…Run Run Reindeer" to the tune. It's a nugget of 60′s pre-Beatles rock preserved forever. The Beach Boys were huge in America, and splintered because of death, family fights and Mike Love's cheesiness.
11. John Mellencamp - "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus": In 1987, Mellencamp was at the height of his musical trajectory. His Lonesome Jubilee album synthesized rock, country, folk and old-timey instruments into a peculiar (though wildly accessible) piece of art. The shows that supported the record display one of the best bands I have ever seen live, and I've seen hundreds, both great and crappy. I saw John first in '85 at Detroit's Cobo Hall during the Scarecrow tour and it was a taste of the power his band had - a combination of 60′s Mitch Ryder rock and roll, Kinks-via-America blue collar lyrical poetry and really loud guitars and drums. Two years later, in '87, that same band was even more nuanced without losing its power or its garage rock backbone, while adding a fiddle and accordian to the mix with the Lonesome Jubilee album. When I found myself deep in the lawn outdoors at Pine Knob Music Theater (again, Detroit) for the second leg of that '87 tour, the intensity, James Brown-like polish and the momentum of a bunch of radio singles made it one of the best five shows I have seen in my life. The "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" video was recorded during that tour, before one of the shows. An Indiana punk grown up just enough to build himself one of the great, underrated holiday classics.
10. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - "Merry Christmas Baby": Overshadowed by his cover of "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", Bruce and the E Street Band grab a hold of this song with a nod to their Jersey shore R&B roots. Bruce infuses the song with some of the same stop, starts and musical breakdowns that work so well in songs like "Spirit in the Night" and "Out in the Street". Great Roy Bittan piano. This version performed by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band was recorded live at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on December, 1980.
9. Buck Owens — "Santa Looked a Lot like Daddy": That's right people: Buck freakin' Owens. The dude was more than just Hee Haw. Ever hear of the Bakersfield sound? Country rock before there was country rock. There are hundreds of covers of the tune, but the good ones rarely stray from the signature sound Buck laid down back in 1965. Respect the Buck.
7. Elvis Presley — "Blue Christmas": Is this ranking too high? Too low? King fans will want to dismiss me completely because this song isn't closer to the top of the countdown. And I have friends who think Elvis is waaaaay overrated, and will call this pandering. Me? It's right where it should be; one of the best Xmas tunes done by a singular voice in rock and roll history. To judge Elvis on anything is to forsake the mythology of the past 30+ years, and instead just listen to him sing. His Sun Studio recording sessions built rock music's road to becoming a cultural mainstream artform. He went on to record a lot of crap that has skewed unfavorably his earlier, groundbreaking output. One of the things I love about this entry is the video is from the '68 Comeback Special, and we hear the King playing guitar and into the song. When he was serious, there were few better. Iconic song, and should be on any playlist at Christmas.
6. Frank Sinatra - "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear": I don't think of Sinatra as the anti-rock and roll. He seems more like the embodiment of the way you are supposed to bull straight ahead, do what you want, take no prisoners and stay up all night in Vegas, drinking whiskey and smoking cigs. And his best work was taking a piece of music, and raising it to a higher musically emotional place. We don't necessarily needs guitars and drums to do that (though it's what I prefer). Frank does it right with this one, (taken from his 1957 A Jolly Christmas with Frank Sinatra album), a tune that sounds best played between 10pm Christmas Eve and 5am Christmas Day. After dark and before sunrise. Beautiful.
5. Robert Earl Keen - "Merry Christmas From the Family": He's worshiped in Texas, loved by fans of country rock throughout the world, and completely unknown to anyone else, though this song might the one exception. It is a brilliant four-minute piece of refreshingly politically-uncorrect truth; the story of a Christmas full of family, alcohol and multiple runs to the Quik Pak store.
4. John Lennon — "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)": Of all of the songs in the big countdown, does this song polarize listeners more than any other? A bit political, though you could argue (successfully, I would add) that it's more humanistic than simply about politics. Or maybe the time has passed for Lennon to still have enemies, even in his music. The subversive Lennon does tweak with the use of "Xmas" in the title, but that's pretty tame for today's standards now, right? The whole thing feels brilliant to me, and they used Phil Spector — the iconic Christmas record man himself — as producer. He partially atones for his "Let It Be" knob jerking with a great sound on this one. In this age of "brand awareness" and staying true to an idea and self, Lennon and Yoko Ono certainly nailed it here, in idea and execution.
3. Bobby Helms — "Jingle Bell Rock": Here's a song that's been heard by you and me so many times that we are numb to it. But when it does come on the radio or is part of a movie soundtrack, it elicits a magical Pavlov's Dog response; the song means it's Christmas in America. Helms was born in Bloomington, Indiana and lived in Martinsville until he died in 1997. A country singer who tasted a little success with one other top 10 hit, but had a bunch of songs that never quite cracked the Top 40 country charts. Yet this little ditty was a also a top 10 pop hit in 1957 and has been rereleased at least six times since then, charting all but once. Though a bit of musical cheese (so are a lot of holiday tunes — no deductions here), Filled with sleigh bells ringing, there's an immediacy in the vocals, and it is an original tune written by a Hoosier. Next time you hear it, really listen: it's a damn good pop song.
2. Phil Spector — A Christmas Gift For You album/"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)":— Darlene Love: We put Spector and Love together here, because we can. The album A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector, released in 1963 (on November 22, the day Kennedy was shot) is echo-filled, kitchen sink-added, girl group-heavy music from Spector, and one of his genius moments. The Darlene Love-led "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" from that record earns its highlighted spot here in part through the inclusion by David Letterman on his Christmas show each year. She still can belt it out, The whole records is a thrilling homage to the greatness that was girl groups — filtered through Spector — in the 1960′s. A marvelous album.
1. Bruce Springsteen — "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town": Though the version of this song you hear each Christmas was recorded in 1975 (at C.W. Post College), Bruce and the E Street Band have not strayed from that arrangement in a live setting in nearly 35 years — and for good reason. To paraphrase David Allen Coe, it's the perfect rock and roll Christmas song. From Roy Bittan's opening piano notes to his closing "Jingle Bells" fade, the song is rockingly magical; Clarence as Santa with his "Ho ho ho's" and his bellowed "You better be good for goodness sake" lines are fun; and it has one of the great breakdowns and build ups - a repeated "Santa Claus is comin' to town" refrain morphing into a band explosion and the Boss' "whoa-oh-oh" shouted over the music. As I write these words, it all sounds too clinical, as if a music critic needed to dissect the meaning and importance of the song, like a premature musical autopsy. It's silly, really. This is a great version because the music and words and crowd make it that way. One of the few live tunes to be a Christmas classic and maybe that is part of the magic. Springsteen has no contender for his crown of greatest live performer, and what he did that night in 1975 at a small college on Long Island was alive, joyous and full of east coast energy. In 100 years, Santa Claus will still be around and this song will still be played. It is a great song, sits atop the list and makes me feel alive every time I hear it.


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|3 Cup (48 tbs)
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
|2 Clove (10 gm), minced
|Instant polenta
|1 Cup (16 tbs) (Uncooked)
|Chunky tomato sauce
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Freshly grated parmesan cheese
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Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
Add polenta in a slow, steady stream; stir constantly.
Reduce heat; cook over medium-low heat 10 minutes or until mixture pulls away from sides of pan, stirring constantly.
Press polenta evenly into individual gratin dishes.
Top with Chunky Tomato Sauce; sprinkle with cheese.
Garnish with oregano, if desired.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 772 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16 g25.2%
Saturated Fat 6 g29.8%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 26.4 mg8.8%
Sodium 1428.7 mg59.5%
Total Carbohydrates 133 g44.3%
Dietary Fiber 13 g52.1%
Sugars 10.7 g
Protein 26 g52.5%
Vitamin A 23.2% Vitamin C 19.3%
Calcium 39.8% Iron 36.4%
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Highly recommend a fishing trip with Waypoint! Very welcoming, knowledgable, great sense of humor, caught mackerel and cod...had a delicious taste of the sea while on board! Great outing for families! Super kid friendly crew!
We had a great time with Ken and Lois.They are very friendly knowledgable and fun.We went fishing for mackerel and cod.Lois fried up some mackerel on board and was very good.We got to take home mackerel and cod and met some nice people from Ontario.Will definitely go again.Thanks so much for a great time.
We've been on a lot of boat tours because we love the ocean, and this outing ranks with the best of them.
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Same game, but its meant for EU players and Age of Wushu is meant for NA players.
Their site is way more organized with information though. I pull most of my Clans information from there.
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Can I get more info on this game. I go to their site I just see the different schools. I know rimmersman has been saying stuff that's piqued my interest.
Hi.. Well you can go to YouTube or check out some vids we have posted in this forum. Also you might want to go to the European site called Age Of Wulin which is the same game but the European version. I'm on my phone so linking is just text instead of the actual link, YouTube Age Of Wulin this month.


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From Abirami Audio Recording Pvt. Ltd.,: A wonderful Nursery Rhymes app for your kids with songs, music, animations and sing-along. A fantastic app for kids featuring five popular Nursery Rhymes. This app ensure your kids to learn lyrics. The app is very easy to use and enjoy at the same time. They will spend a lot of time with these songs.List of Songs are:1. Engal Veetil2. Yaanai 3. Kuruvi4. Mayilai 5.Kookupaaru
What's new in this version:
-Minor Bugs Fixed.-Compatibility to Iphone6 & Iphone6Plus.
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Compile ggivnc in XCode 4 for iPad
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Project Budget$30 - $250 USD
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Deliverable for this project is a git repository containing an XCode 4.6 project which can be used to compile and run a rudimentary ggivnc port to iOS 6 on the iPad 3 or newer. The resulting program can use a server/port which is hardcoded in the AppDelegate. A user interface requirement is that it should display the remote host's screen, including changes on the remote host's screen in realtime. The app should also let the user move the remote host's mouse cursor with a single-touch gesture. Resulting app should support all Remote Frame Buffer (RFB) protocols and encryption protocols and algorithms supported by the current ggivnc app.
Applicants should explain what is going wrong in the shell transcript in [url removed, login to view] and list and name the prerequisites for compiling ggivnc.
(ggivnc is MIT licensed, so is available for this project.)
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