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Department 56 Snow Village Halloween Mickey's Treasure Trove Village Accessory, 2.125"
From the halloween series of snow village from department 56 - frightfully fun and painstakingly detailed. The haunts of this grouping will give you shivers of excitement. Licensed by disney,pirate mickey shows off his trove! Hand-crafted and hand-painted ceramic figurine accessory.
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Wow, this T-shirt costs only $8. Great color. Problem is, your finger could punch a hole through it.
In most Americans' shopping experience, colors change and styles come and go, but there's one constant: low quality and a sweatshop-country label.
Much has been said lately about a flickering comeback in American apparel manufacturing. Walmart vows to raise its meager buying of American-made products by $50 billion over the next 10 years. American clothing names – New Balance and L.L. Bean, for instance – now proudly advertise some of their wares as domestically produced.
Could an industry devastated by cheap imports come back? Americans are allegedly clamoring for more "made in USA" stuff. A poll shows almost half saying they'd pay an extra $5 to $20 for what's now a $50 sweater if the garment were made here.
But some skeptics doubt that consumers will act on these feelings. One is Marvin Greenberg, who spent many painful years in the garment business. As he sees it, consumers willing to pay more for better- and American-made clothes will remain a definite minority. The vast shopping public demands basement-scraping prices on two-for-one deals. Patriotism ends at the cash register. He's seen it happen.
"Back in the '60s, there was a union protest in Fall River [Mass.] about saving jobs, stopping imports," Greenberg recalls. "People carrying signs were wearing imported clothes."
Fall River's nickname is Spindle City, and it was there that Greenberg took over his father's sweater factory. He made products for the Garland label and then ran its manufacturing operations in Fall River, Brockton, Mass., Warrenton, Ga., and Beaufort, S.C. He contracted with small manufacturers throughout the South.
Then imports killed them. "I look around at all the empty factories here, down South," he says. "They're not coming back."
What about the supposedly revived interest in quality?
"My contention is most shoppers don't know quality," Greenberg says. "They know style. They know logos."
Greenberg recounts how he once tried to sell sturdy T-shirts. He looked for and found the finest cotton yarn in Belmont, N.C.
A competitor in New Hampshire was making T-shirts for Ralph Lauren with cheaper yarn but getting more money for them because of the logo. "Same guy makes for Ralph Lauren and J.C. Penney," Greenberg sighs, "and the only difference is the horse."
One suspects that some of these buy-American programs are mainly marketing ploys. You hear Walmart executives declaring their desire to help the struggling blue-collar workers who shop in their stores. But it was Wal-Mart that urged its U.S. suppliers to move their factories to low-wage countries in the first place.
On the other hand, there seems to be a significant and growing market for higher-quality, locally produced goods, even if they cost more. Whole Foods is now a national presence. People will pay more for Apple's products. (Despite its aggressively American image, Apple manufactures most of its gear in low-wage countries. But Apple has started making more here.)
Advanced computers have enabled Americans to produce things with fewer workers. That's an advantage for domestic companies and the employees running their machines – though making apparel remains more labor-intensive than other kinds of manufacturing.
The good news is that companies such as Airtex Design Group in Minneapolis are indeed shifting some operations back to this country. The less-good news is that the industry has been so shrunk that Airtex struggles to find the old cutting and sewing skills that used to be plentiful, even as pay for them has risen.
Sad that the best place these days to find middle-class clothes made in America is on eBay. Things can change, right?
• Froma Harrop is a member of the Providence Journal editorial board.ĀFollow her on Twitter @FromaHarrop. She can be reached at email@example.com.

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Now you can build your own guitar pickups from the ground up: go for the vintage sound or wind it your own way for custom tone! Each of our pickup kits has vintage-style parts and includes an assembly diagram to get you started. Choose Alnico 5 or Alnico 2 magnets: Alnico 2 magnets give a warmer tone and low end response with smooth, singing highs. Many builders use them in the bridge pickups of solidbodies. Alnico 5 produces a brighter tone with a tighter low end and stinging highs. They're great for neck position pickups, to help keep the tone clear without getting muddy. Humbucker Kit includesNickel silver baseplate Unwound plastic bobbins Nickel-plated steel polepiece slugs Nickel-plated polepiece screws Bar magnet (Alnico 2 magnets are marked red on one end to tell them apart from Alnico 5's) Polepiece spacer Shim Bobbin screws Coil lead wires Braided push-back wire 4-conductor hookup wire The assembled pickup fits standard Gibson® P.A.F.-size (1-15/16" spacing) pickup covers and mounting rings.
Good kit By Marco Rosignoli (Liuteria ROX) from Mantova, Italy Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Verified Buyer It's a good kit but there isn't a wider polepiece spacing option and would like the Maple spacer option.
Custom pickups By Liuteria Balladori from Livraga - LO - Italy Saturday, March 02, 2013 Verified Buyer For me a very good kit
Pickups By Pete W. from Toronto Saturday, December 01, 2012 Verified Buyer A very easy to use kit, but would like the option to buy other types of bar magnets , such as an Alnico 3
No wide spacing option By Univox from Bulgaria Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Great kit, but fits neck position mainly. I miss one for the bridge position pickup too.
No wide spacing option By Univox from Bulgaria Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Great kit, but no wider polepiece spacing opiton for bridge position pickups.
Very faithful PAF kit By Twangthang from knoxville, tn Sunday, May 13, 2012 Verified Buyer Just wound, potted and installed one of these. Very impressed with the quality and historical accuracy. Will buy again for sure!!!
Decent Product By Kaden from Australia Monday, January 16, 2012 Verified Buyer I recently bought 2 of these kits, and the quality was great. the slugs DO go into the bobbin, but you need to press them against a solid object with quite a bit of force. there is no need to drill them as someone commented. overall, I would suggest getting this if you are interested. I had no issues with the wiring, and was a great experience. will definately buy these again.
good kit, but not great. By Aaron's Guitars from Winchester, Virginia Monday, December 12, 2011 Verified Buyer I picked up a few of these to put in a flame top LP copy I was making. I had mixed feelings on these. first the good, the quality of the parts were the best, no complains there. it came with instructions that were easy to follow, but a few minor things were left out. now for the bad. this kit did not include a pickup cover, which to me it should have been better disclosed that it was not part of the kit. the hook up wires included should have been longer. I recommend that anyone making these buy your own 28 gauge hook wires to use, because the kit does not come with enough. same story with the 2 and 4 conductor wire. the cost of leaving an additional 2 inches or wire would cost pennies and would make this kit rake much higher for me. also the metal rods do not go into the slug coil and thereÆs no information in the instruction why this is. you will need to drill it out gently to be able to push the slug coils inside the coil. Make the slugs sit flush with the top of the coil (BEVELED SIDE GOING TOWARDS THE BASEPLATE) and add a very small drop of super glue on the underside of the coil to keep them from moving once they are in place and allow proper drying time. also the screws fit a bit too snug on the adjustable bobbin. I had to use an screw from an old gibson humbucker the work out the bobbin first to make sure the new screws werenÆt too tight. Also old gibson bobbins were segmented on the inside of the coil, and these are smooth. I have no idea if this would do anything for tone or not, just sayinà another thing is I wish this kit came with options like gold hardware for example or double cream bobbins, different lengths for the bobbins (just in case someone wanted to put one of these in a strat for example) and more magnet options. according to seth lover most 50's PAF's came with alnico 4 mags, but 2 and 3 were also used, but NEVER 5's. alnico fives were used later in the 60's versions almost exclusively and earlier on the 50Æs P-90Æs. GE was the company that provided gibson with these magnets, but you can find the 50Æs correct magnets pretty easily with a google search. the plastic spacer on these should have stretched the whole space of the baseplate fence in my opinion, even if it's not necessary, it just looks better. The 50Æs PAFÆs didnÆt use a plastic spacer like in this kit, they use a maple wood spacer. I just made my own out of a square shaped dowel I had in my workshop. This will add a wee bit of treble to the pickup. 50Æs PAFÆs also only used plain enamel 42 gauge copper wire, which IÆm sorry to say stew mac does not currently stock. Despite my complaints here, I will order these again, the price is right and like I said before the quality is great.
Good kit, not so good instructions By Kristoffer Eide from Narvik, Norway Saturday, September 17, 2011 Verified Buyer Great kit, and fun to make! Great sounding, and its so easy to buy this since all the parts are here! However, the instructions left me wondering... I tried to follow them, but I think the instructions are not ment for first time builders. It was too difficult to get the finish-end of the coilwire through the hole. I now make my own custom wiring for this, but I still use this kit! Would love to see some extra magnets.
Good kit By NPB_EST.1979 from Detroit, MI Thursday, August 18, 2011 I've made over a half dozen of these now. I've been ordering magnets from All Star Magnetics just to get some variety instead of A5 that come with this kit. So now I have A2,A4, A5, and A8. The only big complaint I have with this kit is that the springs are not long enough. Using these springs in a Gibson Explorer type guitar (with the skinny pu rings makes for a wobbly humbucker. Keep in mind you CAN use Gibson gold or chrome covers on these pickups, but they have to be "neck" (not bridge) spaced. If you buy them, it will say which on the back by the UPC. a magnet option, as well as a gold option would be nice. The real hard part about soldering is how long the wires should be and how to tuck them in. I'm still messing with this and different ideas. Would be cool to see a video on this if anyone if up to it, customer or StewMac themselves!


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Video: Geek Bowl gets celebrity help in Austin, returns to Denver in 2016
It's not like Geeks Who Drink, the Denver-based, bar-style trivia juggernaut that got its start here in 2005, needs much celebrity power: Over the past eight years, it's stretched to more than twenty states, and thousands of people turn out to test their nerdy knowledge each week at hundreds of watering holes. But the tournament's ultimate annual smackdown, the Geek Bowl, got some assistance from a few stars anyway.
Comedian Doug Stanhope, actress Katee Sackhoff, entertainer Andrew W.K., crossword puzzle king Will Shortz, sex columnist Dan Savage, ex-Trekkie Wil Wheaton, NPR personality Peter Sagal and Colorado's own celebrity chef, Hosea Rosenberg, all filmed trivia spots for round seven of Geek Bowl VII, which took place earlier this month at the Austin Music Hall in Texas.
Here's a clip.
The question that focused on Rosenberg, who won season five of Top Chef, was this: "Hosea's winning dish included what French/Cajun condiment that's often served with French fries?" The answer -- as if you didn't already know -- is rémoulade.
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The Geek Bowl got its start in Denver, but moved to Austin this year because the dates didn't work at Dicker's chosen venue here, the Fillmore Auditorium. "This year, Austin made the most sense because it's warmer in the winter, and Austin is a destination city," he explains. "We also have a big presence in Texas, in Dallas/Fort Worth and in Houston. In fact, Texas is a bigger state for us now than Colorado."
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Former Ambassador To Iraq, Afghanistan Ryan Crocker Arrested For Hit And Run, DUI
The 63-year-old allegedly crossed two lanes of traffic, hit a semi and continued to drive on the afternoon of August 14. He was issued a field sobriety test and had a .16 blood alcohol content, which is twice the legal limit. Another test registerd a .152 BAC, according to KXLY. Crocker pleaded not guilty to both the hit and run and DUI charges, which each carry $1,000 bail. His next hearing is scheduled for September.
Crocker stepped down last month as ambassador to Afghanistan because of unspecified health issues. He had worked with the State Department overseas for four decades. He is currently on leave from Texas A&M, where he served as dean and executive professor of the Bush School of Government and Public Service.


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Here's Gary Taubes and dr Peter Attia attempting to debunk food myths on The Stossel Show. A calorie is not a calorie and fat's good for you – for example.
For more on the subject check out my recent video interviews with Taubes and Attia.
Here's Gary Taubes and dr Peter Attia attempting to debunk food myths on The Stossel Show. A calorie is not a calorie and fat's good for you – for example.
For more on the subject check out my recent video interviews with Taubes and Attia.
What should be considered when purchasing a ketone meter?
There are different manufacturers, and you should ask your local medical shop wich test strips they have.. or buy those from an online medical shop.
But I still curius about the rest!
An overall good job. I was disappointed when the video cut off.
I do take issue with John Stossel's description of "My Plate" as "Michelle Obama's My Plate". It's the USDA's My Plate--created with input from special interests in big agriculture, although MO is basing her healthy kids campaign on its guidelines
Everybody following a low carb diet that's ever wondered whether they're in nutritional ketosis or has stalled weight loss needs to know about this CrAzY new INEXPENSIVE, COMBINED! blood Glucose AND blood Ketone test meter kit that includes 10 ketone & 50 glucose strips for ONLY $39.99!!
In his podcasts & blog posts Jimmy Moore has talked about how expensive the refill test strips for his ketone meter are, but ADW's price for a box of 10 ketone test strips is only $23.99 which makes them around $2.40 each, MUCH cheaper than the $5 and $6 dollars each Jimmy says he paid for his. Still more expensive than the glucose strips, but much better and makes it less expensive to check BLOOD ketone levels, or check them twice as often for the same cost as the expensive ketone test strips.
Blood ketone testing is much more accurate than urine testing because ketones not used for energy stay in circulation for only 5 hours and then are excreted thru urine, This is also one more reason why it's IMPOSSIBLE to get fat from eating dietary fats in food. In the absence of carbohydrates, fats are converted into ketones for energy and are NOT stored as body fat.
From Wikipedia: "Acetone is produced by spontaneous decarboxylation of acetoacetate, meaning this ketone body (acetoacetate) will break down in five hours if it is not needed for energy and be removed as waste. This "use it or lose it" factor contributes to much of the weight loss found in ketogenic diets. Acetone cannot be converted back to acetyl-CoA, so it is excreted in the urine, or (as a consequence of its high vapor pressure) is exhaled (in breath through normal breathing). Acetone is responsible for the characteristic "Sweet & fruity" odor of the breath." http://goo.gl/Uw9Qk
So testing urine ketone levels will only reflect the amount of ketones being excreted, which means they were NOT used for energy and are essentially wasted.
Again, thanks for that great tip Zepp.
In this instance Peter Attia talks about losing 40 pounds of weight, yet when I go to his site, seeing what happened, it turns out he went from 195 to 170, or 25 pounds of loss.
Whats up with that?
Just saying, when everyone plays their case to the max, you begin to question all their data and conclusions.
Example, there is a well know low-fat doctor who always tells about his massive stroke at age 18... then tries to tie that into his "bad" diet. To which I am totally unbelieving. No one, age 18 gets a diet related stroke at age, then keeps themselves healthy by their new special diet through age 60+.
I'm not saying he didn't have a stroke, only that it wasn't due to a poor diet at that age.
So, why do these guys, on both sides, choose to exaggerate their own case?
Or have I missed something where Attia shows he actually lost 40 pounds as he indicates on the Stossel video? Perhaps he has lost another 15 pounds and is only 155 now?
He should update his site.
As you know, Dr. Attia has his own blog. You would probably get a better answer to your question re: his weight loss claims by posting it on his blog to him directly.
Just to clarify Attia's weight loss. As a regular reader of his blog, and it says this in the link you posted, when he was at 195lbs, he was carrying 40lbs of excess body fat, this eventually dropped to 13lbs when he reached 175lbs. Since then he's dropped to around 165lbs total (163 at one point), and presumably lost the remaining excess fat. It's perfectly conceivable, by the way, to lose body fat and increase muscle mass for a net weight change of zero, so it's not particularly fair to claim he is exaggerating or embellishing his experiences when you lack all the facts yourself.
Even so, if you lost 38.5lbs, for instance, wouldn't you round it up to 40?
Secondly, you indicate that he had 40 pounds of "excess body fat"... however going back to his own chart, his "total body fat" was only 39 pounds. Thus if he went to zero body fat, which is impossible, he would only have been able to lose 39 pounds.
Of course he is not at zero body fat. In fact he states his body fat is now at 9%, or at the very lowest 8%. So he still has about 14 pounds of body fat. Starting with 39 pounds of body fat and now at 14 pounds of body fat, says he only lost 25 pounds of body fat.
Once again, a far cry from a 40 pound loss, no matter how you read it.
When you see a person play fast and loose with the facts, then it calls into question all their claims as potentially being exggerated whenever it fits better with the story or theory they choose to put forth.
Simply put, 40 pounds is not 30 pound nor 25 pounds. No amount of rounding gets you near 40 pounds as stated in the video.
actually i think it is not trivial. if he is inflating the truth, or just outright lying, this is distinctly not trivial.
i personally would log onto Attia's own website if i had a query though, rather than on a different website.
if this was a high carb advocate promoting these figures i cannot help but feel the LCHF crowd would be all over their mathematical errors, we should subject our own side to the same stringent expectations.
From April 18th---
"Let me close with one personal and anecdote. When I began my nutritional journey, for over 18 months I still consumed a modest amount of carbohydrate, probably on the order of what a typical person in Japan would consume. The biggest elimination in my diet was sucrose, HFCS, and "junk" carbohydrates. The results were impressive. I went from being about 200 pounds at 25% body fat to being 177 pounds at 10% body fat while still consuming some carbohydrates (by that point I was down to maybe 100-150 gm per day). However, I was able to get leaner (170 pounds, 7.5% body fat) and further improve my risk profile for disease by going below 50 gm per day (i.e., entering nutritional ketosis). Was this last step of nutritional ketosis necessary? Of course not, but it was a nice way to experience the full spectrum of carbohydrate restriction. Will I ever go back to eating 100-150 gm per day of the "right" carbohydrates at some point? Probably, provided I don't go back to eating sugar and stuffing my face with carbohydrates. It will depend on what I'm optimizing for."
I think that gives a fairer portrayal of his views pertaining to his own physical health.
He is hardly like the Wheat Belly doctor who declares any wheat product to be "poison".
Or trying to take everyone back to prehistoric times, declaring all carbs to be some modern invention that our bodies are not designed for.
150 grams of carbs per day is 750 calories of carbs for a 170 to 175 pound guy.
BTW, his 7.5% body fat at 170 still leaves him with 12.75 lbs of fat.
His chart or his quotes put his high point body fat at 39 to 40 pounds.
Meaning that the maximum amount of "fat" that he has ever lost, at 26.75 to 28.75 pounds.
Not even close to 40 pounds of fat. Nor did his total weight loss ever come to 40 pounds.
More like 20 to 25 pounds down from 195.
I think he has some fairly reasonable views, yet some folks want to read something else into what he is saying. Hopefully the new organization will be willing to accept anything their studies may turn up, even if it contradicts what they believe.
This is getting old, but since you brought it up in the first place - where exactly does he state that he LOST 40lbs in weight?
He states in the link I provided, that in high school (which most people use as their personal barometer of their historically ideal weight) he was 160lbs, and then at one point he ballooned to 200lbs. This categorically accounts for the 40lbs overweight that he anecdotally (and TRUTHFULLY) regales people with. Nowhere in the interview posted above does he claim to have lost 40lbs as you seem fixated on. It would appear it is your credibility that is to be questioned here, not his.
Thanks, what a kick to see those two in the news.
Thank goodness we have him. With 12 lbs. of body-fat or 7.
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My first wife was so straight, she could have come over on the Mayflower. It always amazed me that while we were dating, she was game for anything. The second month of our marriage, she actually bought me a Polaroid camera for the express purpose of shooting nudes of her. But after two kids, things slowed down. Way down. Except on one occasion. I was transferring back to California, so...Read On
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"Come with me to the bathroom." There is urgency in Annie's voice. "I have to get my clothes and dress quickly. Paul, the friend I just talked to on the phone, he should be here in ten minutes or so." Annie glances at me and a smile flitters across her face. "You can remain nude, it'll be better that way." I can remain nude? It's better? Puzzled, I follow Annie to the bathroom and help her...Read On
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Playing nude on the shore of the lake, chatting with boaters
In my first story, "At The Gun Store," you met my very attractive and adventurous wife, who got a large charge out of showing off for strangers when the circumstances were right. One of her favorite places to get naked was on the shore of a local lake, in a cove that only a few locals actually frequented, and that was usually on weekends. On week days, she'd take our large, white German...Read On
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Lady shows off while running a gun store
Awhile back, my new wife and I were asked to run a small gun store in a rural community while the owner was out of town for training for his regular job for nearly a month. The shop was less than three weeks old when we stepped in to help, and there was not a lot of stock in the place. I worked my job, getting off around 3pm, Monday through Friday and meeting her at the shop. She was able to...Read On
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In which I discover the thrills of a special type of exhibitionism
This story is affectionately dedicated to NudeClaire, whose own story "Claire's Nude Hotel Exhibition" inspired it. I was slightly tipsy as I stepped out of the lift on the tenth floor. The official Conference Dinner had dragged on as long as I'd feared, and only copious quantities of alcohol had made the endless parade of speeches endurable. There are only so many times you need to be...Read On
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The end of an awkward evening.
I stood up and started clearing empty bottles and coffee cups while Sarah wandered off to do what she had to. The boys wandered into the lounge room, presumably to sort out sleeping arrangements. I think the evening's passion had been pretty well smothered for all, unfortunately. That was such a shame considering the fire of passion that had been fanned earlier for all of us. Neil came back...Read On
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The games begin again.
Well that was only mildly awkward and before things could get too weird I decided to get some air. I offered to go to the bottle shop for a top up of our drinks. Sarah said she would like to come but first she wanted to get changed out of the clothes she had been wearing all day. I got a list together of what we needed then headed for the car. I was sitting in the car when I received...Read On
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I watched my best friend ejaculate on my wife
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Moving on.
The message was short, to the point and in no way playful; I couldn't help but think things had gone badly. Neil needs to talk about things? How much does he know about Sarah and I? The guilty feelings were really sinking in now and I was nearly sick with the whole uncertainty of it. Then I got all indignant and thought what right do you have to judge what Sarah and I did after what you did? ...Read On
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I am fully nude in the street, sitting on the bench, waiting for my bus.
The cold smooth metal of the bench under my naked ass makes me shiver as I sit. I am fully nude in the street, sitting on that bench, waiting for my bus. I act as natural as possible, legs crossed, reading a book. Passers-by are looking at me. I love that feeling, I feel so aroused under their burning gazes. I can feel my nipples hardening and the moisture seeping between my pussy...Read On
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That awkward morning after feeling.
Breakfast was a very awkward affair the following morning. Sarah was wandering around the kitchen in what appeared to be some form of auto pilot. Clearly she was deep in thought and she probably felt as conflicted as I was. On top of that the boys were all looking very uncomfortable too; not just emotionally either. We were all quite hung over. I decided the best way to deal with that was...Read On
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Young woman, older man, spend a day enjoying her breasts
Inescapably I was sat facing her at the next table, unable to avert my captured gaze. Good fortune had me pass this seaside cafe to see, seated by the window, a tumble of gorgeous hair flowing to astonishing breasts barely contained by a bikini top. Not merely impressive by size but tautness. The owner seemed occupied by the menu but looked up directly at me. The softest of smiles sent...Read On
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Erotic afternoon delight in DC
I was just finishing up a class in Washington, DC. It ended at noon on Friday. Steph came to DC on Thursday afternoon for some much needed R&R for both of us. Our flight out was on Sunday, so we had a little time for ourselves. Thursday night was spent catching up and cuddling because I knew that class time would come early on Friday. As I sat in class on Friday morning, I was picturing...Read On
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I sit in the window, thighs wide opened. They are pushing in the street, trying to get nearer to me.
Annie is kissing me tenderly all over my breasts; what a nice way to wake me! That done, she walks towards the window to open the curtains. Bathed in the morning sun, her naked body is gorgeous On the telephone, I order breakfast from room-service. When a young woman brings it into our room on a trolley, I don't cover my nudity, nor does Annie. The girl blushes a little. I like it. On...Read On
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A couple becomes famous after a leaked video goes viral.
This whole thing started about three months ago. My boyfriend, Nick, and I decided we would make a sex tape. We'd been together for five years and it was always a huge fantasy of his so for our fifth anniversary, I agreed to it. I was not too crazy about the idea but I had laid down some ground rules for him to agree to. The rules were as followed: 1. The video would be recorded to...Read On
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A new day begins and a new life.
I woke up several hours later and several things came to my realisation. The first is that I had a raging hardon and the worst case of blue balls that I could remember since high school. The reason for it, apart from an entire day of intense teasing with no satisfaction, was the next thing I became aware of. At some point during the night I had rolled over and cuddled up to Sarah. She...Read On
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The aftermath.
Sarah walked out to the kitchen and I followed. There were a lot of hushed whispers from the lounge room and rustling of clothing. I walked up behind Sarah as she prepared the coffee. "Are you okay?" She shrugged her shoulders then they began to shake. I wanted to hold her and tell her not to cry but then she turned around and I realised she was laughing. I was shocked at first but then...Read On
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Wife poses with a different model for more explicit erotic photographs.
Chris developed a renewed interest in photography. He went out on weekends into the country side to take some outdoor shots. He particularly gravitated toward older abandoned rural buildings. He contacted Jeff and told him he had a couple of rolls of film he would like to develop. Jeff responded, "Sure that would be ok. Why don't you drop them off and I will have my assistant develop them...Read On
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the story continues
It's been a month since Robert, my wife's lover moved in with us and just over one month since she imposed the sex ban on me. One month since I have seen her gorgeous body, one month since I have seen her in her underwear, one month that the only sexual relief I get is from jerking my self off. She continues to sunbathe in the nude with our next door neighbor every Monday afternoon and...Read On
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Neil gets busted.
I wasn't as sure as she was if I wanted to see what I suspected was going on but curiosity was getting the better of me too. We both stood up and straightened ourselves out then I followed Sarah out of the tub. We walked around the side of the house and down the access path. There was a narrow, upright window that looked in on the lounge room. I could see a strip of light coming from a gap...Read On
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Two couples enjoy nude beach sex
Steph and I had been at our favorite Florida Keys nude beach all day. We were enjoying a couple of days off work. This is our favorite beach because it is a tropical paradise and because it is an uninhibited nude beach where anything is allowed. Public nudity is enjoyed by everyone at this beach and we would often see couples having public sex. It was a late summer afternoon and most people...Read On
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The story continues
Robert spent the rest of the week at our house, moving his clothes and personal stuff over each day, and of course sleeping with and fucking my wife every night. He was still keeping his apartment but moving in with us, this still gave him and my wife a sanctuary to go to when they needed it. From my domain in the guest room I could hear the moans and groans of ecstasy coming from what...Read On
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Claire's Nude flashing and sexual encounter at Hotel
The lobby on the last floor is empty. I know how risky it is, but I need it so much. No bra. I never wear one on these occasions, I love to feel my breast swaying free when walking. No panties either. I love to feel the air between my thighs, on my shaven pussy. I love to know how vulnerable I am. I stand in front of the lobby's huge mirror. No noise, nobody but me: I feel safe to...Read On
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An email to my lover about my horny flight home
Good morning to the only woman to ever own me! I'm somewhere over Iowa right now and thinking of you. I have been flying for over two hours and I'm ready to start executing our plan. I'm sitting in a window seat, next to a very attractive man. He is probably in his early thirties, tall, with broad shoulders, muscular arms and excellent posture that exudes confidence. I bet he was a Marine in...Read On
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The thrilling conclusion, which is really just one great big awesome sex scene.
Beth crossed the street, and entered the door that led up the flight of stairs. As she climbed, she filmed herself with her iphone, unfastening the buttons of her jacket. On the screen, razr242/Jessup was no longer lying on his bed, but sitting straight up at the edge of it. By the time she reached the top, her coat was hanging fully open. 'Let's see him ignore me now,' she thought to...Read On
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Identities are discovered, the stakes are raised
It had been a little over a month since Beth (under the screen name emmahott4u23) had first encountered razr242 on the amateur webcam site. Since then, they'd kept a regular Friday night ritual. Beth, always competitive, had made a game of it. If she was able to get him to cum before she did, she considered it a win for her. If, on the other hand, she came first, then the points went to him....Read On
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An afternoon of sun, fun and sex!
We had been enjoying our uninhibited lifestyle for several years. My girlfriend and I would get away on our days off work whenever we could to someplace where we could be naked and where we might be able to watch others and where we might be watched too. It was something that we both looked forward to and planned for during the week. If we couldn't get away for camping in the Florida Keys...Read On
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Sarah puts on a show
Of course I was going to obey Sarah. I moved back to the other side of the tub and lay back. She was facing me but I'm not sure if her attention was on me or the neighbour she couldn't quite see. She began by pinching her nipples through the material of her bikini top then once they were nice and hard she released them into the night air again. She was slowly running her fingers over...Read On
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An anonymous online encounter
Beth came home to an empty apartment. It was nearly seven o'clock on a Friday night. Her roommates, Jen and Melissa, were out. They probably wouldn't be back until the small hours of the morning, if they came home at all. It was just as likely that they'd spend the night at their boyfriends' places. After such a long day, Beth was actually glad to have the place to herself. She'd been...Read On
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Danny and Sarah hit the spa
I was ready to hit the hit tub. Sarah grabbed a couple of towels and some drinks and put them within reach from the tub. She turned her back to me then with her thumbs in the waistband of her shorts she slowly slid them down her thighs. She took them all the way to the floor, keeping her legs straight the whole time. I couldn't have asked for a better view of her ass in her bikini. She...Read On
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The dress the host model is wearing for elimination is one of the ugliest things I have seen on this show!!
I'm glad Anthony Ryan won, but I'm a little surprised it wasn't Ivy considering AR's was similar to other stuff he has done.
Poor Andre, the judges are so harsh with him.
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The whole judging panel was off! NotHeidi was in some cheap Star Trek rip off dress, Georgina was wearing something apropos of an ice skater, Isaac's leopard print tie was fugly, Teen Blogger was too on the nose hipster doofus, and Charlotte Ronson looked like she just woke up, couldn't find a hair brush and fashioned old lady curtains into an outfit. All of their taste levels are questionable.
I don't get the love for Emilio's dress; it's like something you'd wear to shoplift fourteen turkeys out of the grocery store.
I almost missed out on the end and Andre's elimination because my DVR did the weird thing again where it switched to record Showtime for about 45 seconds, both at the start and at the end. Imagine my surprise when Joan Rivers popped up! Though, she'd make a better guest judge than this latest group.
I think Anthony Ryan's won out over Ivy's because both created dresses that were similar to earlier in the season; however, Ivy's was much MUCH clearer it was an earlier dress in my honest opinion. It was a longer version of her '70s retro dress.
Emilio's was odd, but at least he was inspired by his photo. (Then again, I'm happy as long as he doesn't do another washer bikini).
And I personally liked Joshua's Rainbow Brite outfit, but I am someone who likes those bright bold designs.
What is sad though is you can tell which designers were on Bravo and the ones on Lifetime based on their pacing. The ones on Bravo could take their time and create phenominal designs while the Lifetime ones learned to design on limited time frames.
Even there you can tell the effect - example Bert and Gordana's dresses for Saks Fifth Avenue. Both were weaker designers overall in their seasons but with more time they outshined the winning look on the 10th anniversary challenge.
I can't say as I was in love with any of their outfits...and I don't remember LauraKathleen being such a (bleep) her first season. Maybe my memory is failing me...but I'm really not fond of her this time around.
I thought Emilio's dress looked a big, shapeless bag walking down the runway. I could not believe he was in the top designer group.
Joshua was just lucky that Andre's look was so scattered.
I barely remember Laura Kathleen from her prior season, but she's getting on my last nerve this time around. She's just so rude and condescending that I don't even care if she can design or not. Even her voice is starting to bug me.
I felt bad for Andre. He really did design some nice things in his season on Bravo, and he's the kind of guy I think it would be fun to work with, if I actually were the sort of person who had the cash and/or reason to have someone design for me. I think he'd take into consideration what the customer wanted, and he has a sense of humor and is relatively easy-going. I'd certainly rather deal with him than Laura Kathleen.
Really, the main thing this all-stars season is doing for me is making me long for the days when PR was on Bravo. It was so much better then.
And I completely hated what notHeidi was wearing. It was hideous--looked like something someone would wear if they were pretending to be Madonna for Halloween. It's hard to take seriously any conversation about what women would really wear when one of the participants is wearing that.
Weird enough - Laura is the new Ivy!
Although, I have seen her few interviews - and the work she does outside this whole PR thing -
and I must add that the whole 'drama-bitch' thing sounds like something they'd cook up in the editing room!
Anyone else feels that this season is quite 'fake'? Every thing seems so scripted - almost cringe-worthy...
I am glad Andre is finally out - I am sorry but I did not like anything he designed!
And he's been lucky enough to be saved twice...:/
He seems nice - But not good!
Ugliest was the brown pant thing. I know they must try new things before they actually get on the show. This looks like a not tried, ugly thing.
Andrae--love him; I think he gets emotional. I get emotional. He really would not hurt a flea. And most of his clothes have been beautiful. His estethic is romance. I think there was just a little confusion here and there.
All the designers are performing.
My favorite--Uli girl
The last word isn't really important in situations when nobody is listening.
I think it was Josh who said that he did not see Andre as a designer but rather a personality. I agree! I was sorry to see him go because he entertains me tremendously. I find him fascinating.
Laura's dress was by far the best, to me. She did a great job on dying the fabric. I loved, loved, loved it.
When Emilo was chosen to stay I thought he would be in the bottom three. That would be a "what were you thinking" if someone wore that on the red carpet. I can hear the comments on Fashion Police now. Kelly would not even approve.
I didn't like Anthony Ryan's winning dress. The white skirt went too high giving his model an odd overall look. It was not flattering.
I prefered some of the safe designers work. Casanova and Uli did a good job. Uli's color choice was not good but the dress was beautiful.
Tavi (16 yr old blogger). I liked her and thought she had most relevant comments. I would like to see her come back again.
Charlotte Ronson. Her hair and make up were terrible. To pull off messy hair you have to dress the part and mess your hair hair more to avoid the I forgot to brush my hair look.
NotHeidi's dress was terrible.
Josh showed a softer side when he was talking to Laura about her not being liked.


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Squidward fakes being sick so he can skip work and relax at home.Squiditis contains examples of:
- Sick Episode: Deals with Spongebob thinking he caught Squidward's "Squid's Disease".
- Spit Take: Squidward does one when he finds out that SpongeBob is sent home because he really is sick.
Demolition Doofus
SpongeBob goes to boating school and then repeatedly crashes into two cars, inflating Mrs. Puff every time he continues to crash into an obstacle. Mrs. Puff then inflates so much, she sends the car airborne. SpongeBob then crashes the car into the lighthouse, injuring Mrs. Puff badly. In the hospital, Doctor Forrest clarifies that Mrs. Puff's inflation sac was popped in the collision and she will not be able to "puff" again. Mrs. Puff has to be tranquilized after leaping on to SpongeBob and man-handling his nose for calling her "Mrs. Pop". SpongeBob then begins to ramble about Mrs. Puff's condition and the doctor tranquilizes him as well. SpongeBob then visits Mrs. Puff with a bouquet of flowers along with the hundreds of other flowers he sent her, which she appears to be allergic to.After forcing her into a wheelchair, he pushes her down the hallway. Doctors are seen sprinting through the hallway with muscular men on the gurneys. SpongeBob stops Dr. Forrest and asked what was going on. He replies the Demolition Derby are about to battle in the hospital room. It appears that they are hitting each other with wheelchairs. Mrs. Puff imagines them smashing into SpongeBob and killing him. Her laughing attracts SpongeBob's attention, and she claims she has a way for him to earn "extra credit". After talking to Captain Lutefisk, she shows him how much damage SpongeBob and do with a boat, though he is just using a steering wheel. Lutefisk says he is perfect for the derby.At the derby, SpongeBob defeats the other competitors effortlessly. This causes Mrs. Puff to be enraged which causes this exchange:- SpongeBob: (Notices all of the drivers surround him) Mrs. Puff! What should I—
Mrs. Puff: Why are you still ALIVE?!?
SpongeBob: "Put it in drive"? Thanks Mrs. Puff, you're the best!
(after a while of futher demolishing by SpongeBob)
Mrs. Puff: ...If you want someone demolished, I guess you have to demolish them yourself.
Demolition Doofus contains examples of:
- Adaptational Villainy
- Darker and Edgier: While still funny in some ways, Mrs. Puff tries to make good on her vow to kill SpongeBob.
- Evil Cripple: Never being able to puff again + wanting Spongebob dead = this.
- Evil Versus Evil: Well, more like Jerkass vs. Jerkass in the case of SpongeBob himself and Mrs. Puff.
- Imagine Spot: Mrs. Puff imagines SpongeBob getting smashed from all sides by thugs in cars and replaced with a gravestone.
- Innocently Insensitive: SpongeBob meant well, but he just made things worse.
- Jerkass Ball: Happens to both SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff themselves. On one hand, Puff tries to murder SpongeBob. On the other hand, SpongeBob also cracks jokes about Mrs. Puff's condition and shows no remorse for injuring her.
- Karma Houdini: Despite being arrested in other episodes, Mrs. Puff doesn't get arrested here, despite her trying to murder SpongeBob.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Both SpongeBob and Mrs. Puff get their due when the Boating School collapses on them.
- Never Say "Die": Mrs. Puff's idea is obviously to murder and kill SpongeBob (as shown in her vision), but she never says such throughout the episode.
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!: As the derby progresses, Mrs. Puff's idea to get SpongeBob murdered by the drivers goes downhill, as his bad driving causes the other drivers to crash instead.
- Nominal Hero: SpongeBob.
- Poor Communication Kills / Lame Rhyme Dodge: "Why are you still..ALIVE!?" "Put it in drive?"
- Status Quo Is God: Mrs. Puff gets her inflation back at the end.
- Temporarily a Villain: Mrs. Puff.
- Throwing Off the Disability: Mrs. Puff, who was thought to never puff again, magically regains her puff.
- Unknown Rival: Throughout the entire episode, SpongeBob literally had no idea Mrs. Puff was trying to kill him.
- Why Won't You Die?: "Why are you still..ALIVE!?" "Put it in drive?"


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Skittles and Lucky Charms must have too much influence on me, because whenever I see a rainbow, I just want to eat it like hard candy. Mmmmm, rainbow Jolly Rancher. But besides my pop cultural conditioning, I think that a rainbow's appeal lies in its very immateriality — rainbows are pure color, ethereal entities composed of some of nature's juiciest hues. That also may be why I love colorful fragrances. They're like little bottled bits of rainbow that you can consume with a spritz. The scent, while less fleeting than a rainbow, changes and eventually fades as well, and there's a rare beauty in that. It's a moment of joy we all need once in a while, so even if there's no naturally occurring atmospheric phenomenon outside your window right now, I put these scents together to brighten your day.
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Portable rotary fiber laser marking system introduced
Lasit USA says its new RotoTab® is the first compact, desktop, rotary-dial table fiber laser marking system. The fully enclosed, Class 1 system comes with a fiber laser; a galvo scan head; a computer; and FlyX® and FlyCad® software that supports both vector and raster engraving of graphics, logos, alphanumerics, bar codes, 2-D data matrix, and serialized numbers on metals. The software includes diagnostic capability for remote troubleshooting.
The rotary system provides a pneumatic index table with two marking positions and a 400-mm plate. According to the company, the fully air-cooled system requires minimal maintenance. It has a low-voltage power source with increased power efficiency up to 50 percent. A compact footprint adds portability. The marking system is semiautomated and designed for harsh industrial environments.
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The system is available with a full range of lasers, including fiber, vanadate, CO2, and green. Spot sizes can be customized for different applications. The smallest spot provides micromachining capability of alphanumerics on parts the size of an eyeglass or a medical implant screw.
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I found this cool : http://maxxuss.hotbox.ru/
hmm so this list is not only for spam but also for pirating
Well, I'm sorry then, I didn't thought that was really pirating… I thouhgt this could be usefull… I won't do it again ;)
When you own OSX and install it on a PC I don't really call that pirating, I call that the right not to have to buy an over rated system.
> hmm so this list is not only for spam but also for pirating
This list is neither for spam or pirating, although it seems to be occasionally full of statements that make mountains out of molehills.
I personally have no problem with someone posting a link to a page that has instructions on how to get OS X up and running on a PC. Is is a little off-topic? Sure. Is it the same thing as posting a link to a bittorrent of a radium-cracked MaxMSP for Windows? Not hardly. At least, no more so than a couple spams slipping into the list (out of thousands of mails sent every month, not to mention the literally thousands per day that *don't* make it) are turning this list into a list "for spam". Of course, those with higher "every-little-thing-aggravates-me" settings may differ.
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Beauty Tuesday: How I Style My Short Hair! (No Heat)
26 March 2013
I've been getting lots of questions about how I style my short hair recently...it's really quite simple, easy and most importantly - quick! It also does not involve any heat which definitely appeals to the lazy side of me as well as being healthier for my hair so it's a win win situation!
Let me preface this by letting you guys know that my hair type is dry and its natural texture is wavy (the shorter the wavier) with a tendency to be frizzy. I wash it twice a week and it rarely gets greasy or oily at all...it really is quite dry! The shampoo & conditioner I use currently is the Aussie Miracle Moist and 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor.
After I get out of the shower I towel dry, brush out my hair using my Tangle Teaser and then apply a pea-sized amount of Phyto 7 Hydrating Day Cream for dry hair. I distribute this through the ends and continue getting ready/applying my makeup.
When I'm finished getting ready I go back in the bathroom, turn my head upside down and scrunch about two pumps of Redken Curvaceous Ringlet Perfectiong Lotion for Classic Curls into my hair. By this stage it's still wet but has air dried a little bit so it's not soaking/dripping wet. This stuff helps to give it a more defined curl rather than a weird frizzy wave, ha ha ha! I then leave my hair to air dry completely.
Whenever I don't use a blow-dryer on my roots it tends to look a bit flat (unless it's been slept on) so I always like to finish off my styling process with a couple of sprays of the Batiste Dry Shampoo Big & Bouncy XXL Volume. This stuff is AMAZING, it gives such volume and doesn't make your hair look grey or white once you really work it in! I love this stuff so much I normally use it on Day 2/3 hair as well just to spruce up my roots a little.
If my ends are looking a little shapeless on Day 2/3 or I just feel like they need some more definition, I will use a pump of Redken Curvaceous Wave Ahead Texturising Mousse and just scrunch it into my hair to give the curls and waves more body. This isn't always necessary, it kind of just depends on how it turns out the next day after washing it!
These two Redken Curvaceous products were sent to me back in October and I haven't had a chance to try them out till now as I think products like these work better on shorter hair! Back then my hair was really long and I feel that these would have only made it look straggly and gross (believe me, I speak from experience! I sported the "wet look" on long locks when I was about 17 - I looked like a witch!). But on a short, layered up style these products have become my best friend. They are both €17.70 and are available from salons nationwide. I think I will definitely repurchase when these are emptied!
And that's my current hair routine at the moment! I'm really happy with how quick and easy this is especially with a 6 month old baby...my hair is normally the last thing on my mind so it helps to be low-maintenance! Let me know if you have any tips on short hair styling products or techniques! I would love to hear them :)
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- Hillary26 March 2013 at 23:01
Anna sounds brilliant to me but I have greasy roots and dry ends . It needs washing everyday. I love the simplicity of your routine and as a mother of 2 I would welcome any suggestions. I will definitely try to find a similar routine. You are an inspiration.
ReplyDelete - Caitriona29 March 2013 at 13:49
Looks great Anna Im going to try this on my hair which is the same lenght and texture. Ive had trouble styling my hair since I cut it so this has been really helpful keep up the good work!
ReplyDelete - Anonymous30 March 2013 at 06:01
You've made me want to cut my hair short too! Im going next week :) keep it up ! Youre an amazing role model for girls like me :) (p.s. im 15)
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The spring lacrosse season is in sight, but there's still one more winter tournament, an event that seems to keep growing every year — Sand Storm.
The Sand Storm Lacrosse Festival takes place this weekend in Palm Desert, featuring close to 90 boys teams in divisions ranging from Grades 3/4 up to Elite. The Sandstorm girls tournament takes place simultaneously, also at the Empire Polo Grounds in Palm Desert, featuring close to 120 more teams acrosse seven age divisions.
Suffice it to say, Southern California lacrosse teams and players will be well represented, although there also are teams from as far away as British Columbia, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah … well, you get the point.
Since there are far too many Southland area clubs represented in both tournaments — and since there's no good way to get a handle on who's who in winter ball — I focused only on the boys' elite lineup, trying to get a handle on who the teams are, what high schools or clubs they represent and be able to provide some sense of what to expect at the event's highest level.
But don't overlook the other boys brackets at all age levels. The list of teams reads like a who's-who of LA-area clubs, including Leverage, Liv Lax, LA All-City, LA Mavericks, Shooterz, Silverfin, Team Panos, Temecula Tomahawks and Valley Kings, in addition to those listed below.
With that in mind, here's a look at the 14 Boys Elite Division entries, courtesy a couple hours with my good friend Mr. Google:
Escena Bracket
AZ Burn Elite: Out of the Phoenix area, the Burn are under the direction of Arizona State coach Chris Malone and his staff. A Starz program, the Burn Elite recently went 2-3 at the Adrenaline Challenge.
Beach Head: Out of the South Bay and under the direction of Lane Jaffe, former Palos Verdes HS coach, interim coach at UC Santa Barbara and assistant at Dominican University.
DH Lions: Made up of players from JSerra Catholic HS in San Juan Capistrano, and coached by former Johns Hopkins star Kyle Harrison, the Lions won the U19 Division at the Palm Desert Lacrosse Classic (PDLC) last November.
Golden Gate Gold: Based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, though it appears there's a heavy East-bay lean, with practices in the Orinda and Lafayette areas.
Hooligan Lacrosse: Based out of Huntington Beach, the club's Facebook profile describes Hooligan as "a traveling club lacrosse team consisting of some of the best high school lacrosse players Orange County & the South Bay has to offer."
Navigators: This is the high-school arm of Landsharks Lacrosse out of Newport Mesa.
Vista Mirage Bracket
Blue Chip NorCal-East Bay 11/12: This appears to be the same team that recently went 3-1 in pool play at the Adrenaline Challenge before falling to the OC Kings in the elimination round while under the direction of Ted Spencer, former Fairfield coach and director of the Blue Chip 225 camp. The roster is made up of players from East Bay high schools such as De La Salle and Monte Vista.
Brady's Bunch Elite: Winners of last year's Sandstorm Elite division, Brady's Bunch features an all-star roster of players from as many as 10 different states and Canada.
Golden Eagles Elite: Made up primarily of players from Santa Margarita Catholic HS and coached by SMHS head coach Brad Reppert.
Kings Lax Blue: Representing the Newport Beach Surf Dawgs, Kings Lax Blue is made up primarily of varsity players from defending CIF Southern Section champion Corona del Mar.
Mission Red: Run by Michael Watson's Lax West organization, the Mission club is based out of the San Diego/Del Mar area, with Cathedral Catholic HS as something of a home base.
Propel Lacrosse Elite: Another San Diego-based team, Propel's Elite program is based out of Poway High School.
Rhino Orangemen: One of the few elite teams to travel from out of state, the Orangemen are the U-18 select roster of Rhino Lacrosse of Portland, Ore., a club founded by former Syracuse star Ryan Powell.
West Coast FCA Orange: Based out of San Juan Capistrano, FCA West Coast is part of the larger FCA Lacrosse organization based in Maryland. The FCA West Coast site has little information about current teams, but it appears the team previously has featured players from Orange County schools such as Foothill, JSerra, San Clemente and Tesoro.


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Lawsuit Filed to Block Horse Slaughter
July 2, 2013
In response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to allow horse slaughter facilities to resume operating on U.S. soil, animal protection organizations have filed suit against the agency and asked for an immediate injunction. The Humane Society of the United States, Front Range Equine Rescue, Marin Humane Society, Horses for Life Foundation, Return to Freedom and five private individuals are suing under the National Environmental Protection Act, due to the agency's failure to conduct the necessary environmental review before authorizing horse slaughterhouses to operate.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture granted an inspection permit to a discredited horse slaughter plant operator in New Mexico, bringing the nation closer to its first horse slaughter operation since federal courts and state lawmakers shuttered the last three U.S.-based plants in 2007. The USDA has let it be known that it may also approve horse slaughter plants in Iowa and Missouri in the coming days. Meanwhile, U.S. House and Senate appropriations committees voted in June to halt all funding for horse slaughter in FY 2014, which means that the federal government could spend millions of taxpayer dollars to start up inspections at horse slaughter plants, only to have Congress terminate the process in the coming months.
Jonathan Lovvorn, senior vice president and chief counsel for animal protection litigation at The HSUS, said: "Horse slaughter plants pollute local water bodies with blood and offal, permeate the air with a foul stench, diminish property values and put horses through misery. USDA's decision to visit these horrors on the citizens of New Mexico, Missouri, and Iowa – without even conducting an environmental review first – is irresponsible, and a clear violation of federal law."
Hilary Wood, president of Front Range Equine Rescue, said: "The USDA has failed to consider the basic fact that horses are not raised as a food animal. Horse owners provide their horses with a number of substances dangerous to human health. To blatantly ignore this fact jeopardizes human health as well as the environment surrounding a horse slaughter plant. The negative consequences of horse slaughter will be felt immediately and over the long term if allowed to resume in the U.S. America's horses are not food."
Allondra Stevens, founder of Horses For Life Foundation, said: "The USDA's decision to grant horse slaughter inspections is an outright insult and betrayal to the overwhelming majority of Americans who are against horse slaughter, to the welfare of the animals themselves, and to consumer and environmental safety. With the environmental and food safety risks horse slaughter operations pose, the FSIS is leading the U.S. down a reckless and dangerous path because of the toxic nature of the byproducts of horse slaughter. As a nation of horse lovers, our time and resources will be better spent thinking outside the slaughterbox, working to implement more programs and infrastructures that assist with horse rescue, retention and retirement solutions."
Neda DeMayo, president of Return To Freedom, said: "We join 80 percent of Americans in their opposition to horse slaughter. America is the original home of the horse and has never been a horse eating culture. Horses have been our companions, fought battles with us, worked from sun up to sun down by our side. They have never abandoned us and we will not abandon them now. We will not have their blood on our hands."
Any facility slaughtering thousands of horses will necessarily be processing the blood, organs and remains of animals whose tissues and blood may contain significant amounts of dangerous substances, which are either known to be dangerous, or which have never been tested on humans and therefore present completely unknown dangers. At least six applications for horse slaughter inspections have been filed with the USDA.
The plaintiffs are represented in the case by Schiff Hardin, LLP and attorneys within The HSUS' Animal Protection Litigation section.
- Last month, the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations committees voted to block funding for inspections of horse slaughter plants. President Obama's proposed FY 2014 budget also included a request for Congress to prevent tax dollars from supporting horse slaughter.
- The federal government could potentially spend millions of taxpayer dollars to start up inspections at horse slaughter plants, only to have Congress terminate the process in the coming months.
- The HSUS and FRER also filed petitions with USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to declare horsemeat unfit for human consumption. USDA denied that petition.
- According to a national poll conducted last year, 80 percent of Americans disapprove of horse slaughter.
- "Kill buyers" gather up horses from random sources and profit by selling healthy horses for slaughter that bring the best price per pound for their meat. USDA reports show that approximately 92 percent of American horses going to slaughter are healthy and would otherwise be able to go on to lead productive lives.
- The methods used to kill horses rarely result in quick, painless deaths, as horses often endure repeated blows to render them unconscious and sometimes remain conscious during the slaughtering process. When horse slaughter plants previously operated in the U.S., the USDA documented severe injuries to horses in the slaughter pipeline, including broken bones and eyeballs hanging from a thread of skin.
- The Safeguard American Food Exports Act, H.R. 1094 / S. 541, introduced this year by U.S. Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Reps. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., is a bipartisan measure that would outlaw horse slaughter operations in the U.S., end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad, and protect the public from consuming toxic horsemeat.
Media Contacts:
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FRER – Hilary Wood, 719-481-1490, email@example.com
Marin Humane Society – Cindy Machado, 415-506-6209 firstname.lastname@example.com
Horses for Life Foundation – Allondra Stevens, email@example.com
Return to Freedom – Neda DeMayo, 805-737-9246, firstname.lastname@example.com


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JOHANNESBURG — Former South African President Nelson Mandela's 13-year-old great granddaughter was killed in a car crash on Friday after leaving a concert ahead of the World Cup kick off, the Nelson Mandela Foundation said.
Mandela, 91, is widely credited with helping South Africa win the World Cup bid in 2004 and South Africans have been hoping he might be able to attend the opening match despite his frail health.
Zenani Mandela, killed two days after her birthday, was one of Mandela's nine great-grandchildren. "Zenani Mandela, 13, was travelling in a car returning from the World Cup Kick-Off Concert at Orlando Stadium when the accident occurred," a statement from the Foundation said. "There was only one car involved and no one else was injured."
Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was in the car, the South African Press Association quoted police as saying. Police spokesman Noxolo Kweza said the driver had been arrested and police were investigating a case of culpable homicide. The Mandela Foundation said the family had asked for privacy. Zenani was a grand-daughter of Zindzi Mandela, Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's daughter.
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The life in Germany was also changed through 9/11. People mistrust and discriminate against Muslims because of the fear of being attacked. This isn't good. I would like to keep being open-minded. I don't want to be intimidated, and I would like to keep traveling. For me, the most important thing is that 9/11 should not change us, that we can keep trusting each other, and not see a potential criminal in every person.


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Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
D -- weaker at LB: we lost Ray, Ellerbe, Kruger; added McLain. Yes, we have some young LBs, but largely unproven
weaker at CB: lost C WIlliams; Webb will be back, but exactly when and at what level of performance still UNK; J Smith still a ?
weaker at S: lost both starters; added one (Huff); other spot wide open; again, youth is there, proven performance is not
stronger on D line
O -- weaker at WR with loss of Boldin. As at LB, we have young prospects, but still unproven
weaker at OL: lost Birk, Williams, McKinnie (?); added no one. Depth horrible: no backup C at all (and no proven starter), Harewood & Yah mediocre at best. No backup at T. In fact, do we have any T besides Oher?
I'm sure we'll be OK, but this draft(and FA period after it) is very important
Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
Very insightful. That really adds a lot to the discussion.
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Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
Tell you in early August......too early to say.
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Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
Here's a video many of you probably already saw on NFL Network that discusses this exact forum topic (sorry if it has already been posted).
Makes me feel a little better, I must say. Still, in the interest of being realistic, it's very hard to lose that many players and expect new talent, even if it were equal or better, to gel the way a Super Bowl championship team did.
There's the draft and another round of free agency.
Seems awfully early to declare we are "worse" when the 2013 team is still far off from being decided.WARNING: This post may contain material offensive to those who lack wit, humor, common sense and/or supporting factual or anecdotal evidence. All statements and assertions contained herein may be subject to literary devices not limited to: irony, metaphor, allusion and dripping sarcasm.
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Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
Yes, the gelled during the postseason. But I think all of these assesments of how better/worse the team is compared to a Super Bowl-winning team are misguided. Last year's team got hot at the right time and was legitimately one of the top 4 teams in the AFC. In terms of winning the SB, it's not like they were some dominant team that everyone had in the big game.
Let's keep things in perspective. They were one play away from losing in the divisional round of the playoffs. For that matter, they were also one play away in the San Diego game from potentially losing the division.
There is every reason to think they can be a better team next year because quite frankly, they just weren't all that great during the season despite the SB champion tag.
Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
Based on his experience after SB35 I think Ozzie's strategy for putting the team together is exactly right. This is the only way this team can stay relevant and young, unlike the black/yellow team. This team assembly thing is like hitting a moving target; chemistry, experience, injuries- they are all certainly going to impact this team in the next 5 months. And you know there will be another key guy out with injury for the 1st game.
That being said I feel really good about the team going in to the draft (but really miss having Boldin- that's a mistake), and their history tells me we'll be feeling even better after the draft.And the Beatdown goes on.......
Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
Even the coaching staff has improved. Juan Castillo will be helping with the linemen and Jim Caldwell will be calling plays the entire season.
The defense damn sure got better on paper."Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore
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Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
We might even be better. And we got the draft to look forward to yet. That upgraded d line will go a long way to making the entire defence look better.
Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
D on paper appears stronger overall - more pass rush will make coverage easier in the secondary.
O line needs shoreing up - also needs to be faster and have more stamina to run no huddle.
Re: How much worse are Ravens in 2013?
It's easy to say that the Ravens will be worse than last year only because if the team doesn't win the Super Bowl it will be worse than last year.
That being said, I think the Ravens haven't had a lot of turn over on O so they should be about the same, with the exception of Anquan Boldin. The D has gotten younger and upgraded at the positions of need, but it takes time playing as a unit before the D will gel as a unit.
I think by the end of the season the team will be doing good, but it's going to be ugly in the beginning of the season.


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Nietzsche: 'The Lightning Fire'
The Flame of Eternity: An Interpretation of Nietzsche's Thought
Nietzsche does not belong entirely to philosophers. He was a philosopher-poet concerned not simply with describing and explaining the world as he found it, but with identifying and employing the electrifying arts that make the world appear uncanny and ineffably deep. The current Anglophone literature on his work for the most part maintains an embarrassed silence about this poetic power. But Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler would not have been moved to set to music a novel critique, say, of the neo-Kantian form of epistemic skepticism.
The early intellectual and artistic loves of Nietzsche's life, Arthur Schopenhauer and Richard Wagner, both wielded convoluted metaphysical arguments in support of their transfiguring visions and Nietzsche was aware from the start (as we know from his letters and notebooks) that their philosophical justifications were slightly preposterous. But he allowed himself, like so many nineteenth-century bourgeois Germans, to be moved if not to belief then at least to tears by their religiosity without religion.
Thomas Mann, of course, became the master of describing the almost-epiphany they both inspired. In Buddenbrooks, he famously depicts the soberly industrious, aging Senator Thomas Buddenbrook, who has recently read Schopenhauer, awakening one night with the blissful realization that individual consciousness is a mistake and death will release us back to unity with the blind, unconscious will that is the endlessly creative essence of all that exists. The ecstatic quality of his vision echoes the exuberant fervor with which Nietzsche had embraced the Schopenhauerean worldview and Wagner's adaptation of it in his first published work, The Birth of Tragedy (1872).
But Nietzsche's fervor, like that of Thomas Buddenbrook, was not the kind of psychological state that endures. A couple of years of gradual disenchantment were followed by a lifelong battle between ruthless skepticism and residual admiration for the transfiguring wizardry of Schopenhauer and Wagner. In his early essays, Untimely Meditations (1873–1874), Nietzsche praises Wagner for rejecting all the cheap theatrical tricks employed by composers such as Meyerbeer and instead learning to speak with a "wholly novel psychical magic." In a late work, The Case of Wagner (1888), he derides Wagner for being "a master of hypnotic tricks" who strives for nothing but effect. In his Untimely Meditations, Nietzsche is intoxicated by Wagner's blend of myth, legend, Christianity, and fantastical imagination, telling us that it is rooted in a mastery of all art, all religions, the histories of nations, synthesizing the most valuable essence of them all into a beautifully simplified structure. In The Case of Wagner, he writes that he has come to see this exoticism and obscurity as a meaningless…
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2 forts, some Match me if you cans.
Trip Start
Oct 16, 2005
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Oct 30, 2005
So we decided to walk and bus it to Ft. Scaur. The walk out of the hotel is thru mostly residential areas (and some farming). We cut thru the school yard and out to the main road to catch the bus.
It's not crowded now, since the ships are gone. The people are more friendly, since they are not being overrun by tourists that have to crowd everything into 3 days.
At the end of the road near the school is a small grocery store. If you're "roughing it" and don't want to pay Bermuda restaurant prices, the hot deli has bbq'd half chickens packed and ready to for under $10. We stocked up on water here, along with some snacks.
And just one bus stop down on the left is a Four Star pizza. We got off the bus at Somerset Church ridge. This has a cemetery worth exploring, and since we see the bell tower from our cabana, I want to see if we can get a photo of our cabana from the church. Got a photo, but it's the cabanas at the end.
Then back on the buss and two stops later we are getting off at Ft. Scaur. But on the way up, we spot some large Match me if You Can plants. This is the Bermudians name for the plant. Each leaf is different. You can't match two leaves from the same plant. The colors or patterns don't match. This is also a medicine plant. The old time islanders would soak leaves in Bay Rum (some used water). For sun burns or head aches, put the leaves on what body part needs them, then cover the leaves with a linen cloth, or very light weight cloth. Wait about 45 minutes to an hour. The leaves will have drawn the heat out of the area that was affected. Take off the covering, and you will discover that the leaves have turned to "corn flakes." Same color, and little flakes. Like all things, this plant is one that is being pushed aside with modern times and development of the island. It's quicker to pop an aspirin.
Ft. Scaur sits on the highest hill in Somerset. The views are good here. On a clear day you can see panoramic views of Ely's Harbor and the Great Sound. Britan constructed the fort in the 1800's, along with the numerous forts on the island. I heard once that Bermuda has the largest concentration of forts per square mile than any other country. Ft. Scaur has underground passages, and peep holes to look out from. There is also a unique water collection area for the fort. Use the free telescope to see St. David's Lighthouse and Fort St. Catherine. It's really worth taking a few hours here to explore.
Back down to the bus stop and up to the Royal Dockyards aka King's wharf. This is one of what I consider the 2 primo tourists forts on the island. But when we get here, I'm bummed. The parade grounds is being set up for the "Tattoo" on the 21st. I can't change our flights, cause we have to be in Galveston on the 21st. ($10 to get in per person and well worth it.)
We still tour around the old fort, going to "high ground" first, then the museum. It's amazing how much of history we don't know or remember from school. These exhibits focus on the melding of cultures and nationalities from England to the Caribbean, and prisoners brought over from England to work literally as slave labor. If you think you're a history buff, challenge your knowledge here, you just might be surprised what you don't know.
The battlements area is a great place for photos of the new Snorkel Beach, that sits at the bottom of the fort. We decide it's later than we think after we tour the little shops to find earplugs, then head down to the Rum Cake factory that is a cholesterol patient's worse nightmare. But I can't stop tasting, and buying. This is my daughter's favorite "souvenir."
It's time for dinner, and we grab an outside table without a wait and enjoy the view of empty cruise pier. The bus ride back (if you are in Bermuda more than 2 days - get the bus pass. It's cheap - and better if you upgrade it for a couple bucks to the bus/ferry pass).
We head back to 9 Beaches via the long, scenic route. Ferry to Sandy's Bay, then the bus. This gives me time to work up an appetite for the best chocolate desert I have ever tasted. Our waiter tells me that I am the first to order desert at the bar. I ask him what is wrong with all his other customers? We take a peak at the closed gift shop windows before we head back to the cabana. I want a shirt, but we're either too early or late to get one. Tonight I sleep like a log.