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Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Costa Rica
October 19, 2009
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case. The staff report (use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this pdf file) for the 2009 Article IV Consultation with Costa Rica is also available.
October 19, 2009
On September 23, 2009, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2009 Article IV consultation with Costa Rica.1
The global crisis has hit Costa Rica hard. After experiencing an economic boom with output growth averaging 6.6 percent during 2003–2007, the Costa Rican economy decelerated sharply in 2008 as output growth turned negative in the fourth quarter of 2008 (-1.7 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year) and continued to decline in the first quarter of 2009 (-4.8 percent). A major correction in inventories and a decline in sectors most dependent on external conditions were key factors behind the slowdown. Nonetheless, the decline in output appears to be approaching an end. The index of economic activity rose 1.2 percent on a quarter-on-quarter basis in the second quarter of 2009, as output in key sectors stabilized. At the same time, inflation remained on a firm downward path, falling from 13.9 percent in December 2008 to 5.7 percent in August 2009, its lowest level in over 30 years.
Despite the worsening of economic activity, the banking sector has remained sound. Although the nonperforming loan ratio of banks has risen moderately and profitability declined in the first half of 2009, liquidity and solvency indicators remained adequate. With the slowdown in activity, demand for credit declined, contributing to a leveling of bank lending to the private sector. Nonetheless, bank deposits continued to grow, especially dollar-denominated deposits, allowing banks to repay foreign credit lines and reduce their net external position. In light of the strength of the balance of payments position, the authorities have treated the first purchase (about $500 million) under the SBA as precautionary.2
Fiscal policy has provided significant support to domestic demand. The fiscal deficit of the central government increased to 1.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first half of 2009 as noninterest expenditures rose 14 percent in real terms, despite a significant revenue shortfall. The central government's gross financing requirements, including large amortization payments were met through domestic bond issuances. Fiscal policy is expected to remain expansionary in the second half of 2009. As a result, the central government deficit for the year as a whole is expected to reach 4.1 percent of GDP, compared to a deficit of 0.3 percent of GDP in 2008.
Monetary conditions have tightened somewhat in 2009. Despite the rapid decline in inflation, nominal rates of colon-denominated deposits and government bonds remained largely unchanged, contributing to an increase in real interest rates. In July 2009, the central bank lowered its key policy interest rate by 100 basis points to 9 percent in July 2009. The exchange rate has remained close to the ceiling (most depreciated end) of the currency band so far in 2009, though occasionally traded up to 2 percent below the ceiling. Central bank (BCCR) interventions were generally moderate.
Near term prospects have improved. Although real GDP is estimated to decline by 1.5 percent in 2009, it is projected to increase by 2.3 percent in 2010 as activity recovers. Inflation would continue to drop to reach 5 percent by end-2009, pulled down by economic slack, prudent monetary policy, and the lagged effect of the commodity price adjustment. After a sharp contraction in 2009 to 3.6 percent of GDP, the current account deficit is expected to widen in 2010 to 4.8 percent of GDP, as imports bounce back with the economic recovery. Nonetheless, some downside risks to this outlook remain. Concerns about the sustainability of the incipient global recovery could weigh in on domestic demand and a concomitant loss in domestic confidence could weaken the balance of payments.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors noted that the Costa Rican economy has withstood the impact of the global crisis relatively well. Directors commended the authorities for their strong policy performance focused on preserving stability, protecting the external position, and supporting the nascent recovery. They welcomed the prospects for positive output growth in 2010 and a gradual return to potential growth over the medium term.
While noting that the immediate risks to Costa Rica's economic outlook have moderated with the stabilization of the global financial environment, Directors encouraged the authorities to remain vigilant as confidence could weaken if the incipient recovery falters or the fiscal deficit widens more than expected. They emphasized that timely implementation of structural reforms in the areas of fiscal revenues and the financial sector will be key to maintain the positive growth momentum.
Directors noted that fiscal policy should continue to strike a balance between supporting domestic demand and keeping domestic government borrowing and the public debt in check. Once the recovery takes hold, the fiscal deficit should be brought down to reduce the debt burden and rebuild fiscal space. Achieving this goal, while maintaining higher levels of public investment and social spending, will require a substantial increase in revenues, including by broadening the tax base and strengthening tax administration.
Directors welcomed the recent decline in inflation, which would strengthen monetary policy credibility and facilitate the transition to inflation targeting. Directors encouraged the authorities to move forward with the recapitalization of the central bank, and recommended further steps to improve communications and the coherence of the monetary policy framework, including by clarifying the central bank's role in the debt and foreign exchange markets.
Directors observed that Costa Rica's balance of payments has adjusted rapidly to the deterioration in the external environment. They noted staff's findings that the current level of the real effective exchange rate remains broadly in line with fundamentals. Most Directors found merit in a gradual build up of international reserves over the medium term to further improve resilience to external shocks.
Directors agreed that the banking sector remains sound. While the cyclical downturn of activity has led to a moderate increase in nonperforming loans and a decline in bank profitability, liquidity and solvency indicators remain adequate and banks have reduced their net foreign exposure by repaying external credit lines. Directors welcomed the planned implementation of risk-based supervision and called for strengthened market discipline by modifying legal provisions that limit the dissemination of prudential indicators for individual banks. They encouraged the authorities to continue to monitor financial sector risks closely, and to press ahead with their well-focused reform agenda to strengthen bank supervision, regulation, and the financial sector safety net.
It is expected that the next Article IV consultation with Costa Rica will be held in accordance with the Executive Board decision on the consultation cycle for members with Fund arrangements.
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
Prel. | ||
(Annual percentage change, unless otherwise indicated) | |||
National Income and Prices |
GDP at constant prices |
8.8 | 7.8 | 2.6 |
Implicit deflator |
11.0 | 9.3 | 12.1 |
Consumer prices (end of period) |
9.4 | 10.8 | 13.9 |
External Sector |
Exports of goods (volume, FOB) |
10.6 | 9.2 | -3.4 |
Imports of goods (volume, CIF) |
9.3 | 4.1 | 5.8 |
Terms of trade (deterioration -) |
-3.9 | -3.7 | -4.6 |
Real Effective Exchange Rate (eop; depreciation -) |
0.9 | 2.8 | 5.4 |
Money and Credit |
Base money |
26.9 | 33.0 | 11.9 |
Broad money |
25.3 | 16.3 | 17.3 |
Bank credit to private sector |
28.5 | 38.3 | 31.8 |
Lending interest rate (end of period) |
20.7 | 16.3 | 20.7 |
(In percent of GDP) | |||
Public Finances |
Combined public sector primary balance 1/ |
2.8 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
Combined public sector overall balance 1/ |
-0.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
Combined public sector debt (gross) 1/ |
47.8 | 43.2 | 35.8 |
Of which: External public debt |
13.1 | 10.5 | 9.1 |
Savings and Investment |
Gross domestic investment |
26.4 | 24.6 | 25.8 |
Gross national savings |
21.3 | 18.3 | 16.6 |
External Sector |
Trade balance |
-12.7 | -11.4 | -16.8 |
Current account balance |
-5.1 | -6.3 | -9.2 |
Foreign direct investment |
6.1 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| |
(In millions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated) | |||
Memorandum items |
Change in net international reserves (increase -) |
-1,034 | -839 | 315 |
Net international reserves 2/ |
3,115 | 4,114 | 3,799 |
Gross Domestic Product |
22,528 | 26,269 | 29,664 |
Sources: Central Bank of Costa Rica; Ministry of Finance; and IMF staff projections. 1/ The combined public sector includes the central government , central bank, and other public enterprises and entities, excluding ICE. 2/ Includes valuation adjustments of US$160 million in 2007 for reclassification of capital contribution to FLAR. |
Costa Rica: Selected Economic Indicators
1 Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. A staff team visits the country, collects economic and financial information, and discusses with officials the country's economic developments and policies. On return to headquarters, the staff prepares a report, which forms the basis for discussion by the Executive Board. At the conclusion of the discussion, the Managing Director, as Chairman of the Board, summarizes the views of Executive Directors, and this summary is transmitted to the country's authorities. An explanation of any qualifiers used in summings up can be found here: http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/misc/qualifiers.htm. 2 The 15-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with total access of SDR 492.3 million (about US$740 million) was approved in April 2009. |
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Submission + - Proof mooted for Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (nature.com)
ananyo writes: Encapsulating the strangeness of quantum mechanics is a single mathematical expression. According to every undergraduate physics textbook, the uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to simultaneously know the exact position and momentum of a subatomic particle — the more precisely one knows the particle's position at a given moment, the less precisely one can know the value of its momentum. But the original version of the principle, put forward by physicist Werner Heisenberg in 1927, couches quantum indeterminism in a different way — as a fundamental limit to how well a detector can measure quantum properties. Heisenberg offered no direct proof for this version of his principle. Now researchers say they have such a proof. If they're right, it would put the measurement aspect of the uncertainty principle on solid ground — something that researchers had started to question — but it would also suggest that quantum-encrypted messages can be transmitted securely.


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Teri Lynn Hatcher, born December, 1964, is an American actress, writer, and presenter. And I don't have a clue as to what that last "Job" entails.
Filmography here. An actress back to "The Love Boat" in 1986 and lately in "Desperate Housewives". And seemly everything in between. Frasier, Seinfeld, Spy Kids, MacGyver and Night Court to just name a few.
However to me she will always be Lois Lane from Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. I have the entire set on DVD and have watched it with both my daughters.
I give you Lois Lane Teri Hatcher.
With Superman aka Dean Cain from Lois & Clark
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As for #3.... the AST that the parser builds up will be accessible in some fashion, so the sort of macro transformation you have in mind could work on that, basically working on your parsed code as a series of symbols rather than as a series of characters, which'd make the transformation conceptually simpler. In reply to Re: Re: Re: A Macro System for Perl?
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East Bay Brew Fest 2013Pyramid Alehouse, BerkeleyThursday, February 14, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PST) |
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$25 – Enjoy unlimited samples from the East Bay's best breweries. Event proceeds benefit the Northern CA MS Society.
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Born in the Pacific Northwest, Pyramid Breweries, Inc. began in Kalama, WA as Hart Brewing in 1984 and launched the flagship brand of Pyramid Ales. In 1996, the company was reborn as Pyramid Breweries and currently offers craft beers produced under the Pyramid family of ales and lagers. With breweries in Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, and Berkeley, CA, Pyramid also owns Alehouses at all three locations and an additional Alehouse in Walnut Creek, CA.
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Thread: 2012 Pres. Election.
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05-18-2011, 11:57 PMEveryone has baggage. If not real, the media will dig up dirt out of thin air. This Presidential election is going to be worst mud slinging, racist, lying campaign you have ever seen. Obummer will have a billion dollars to spend. Republicans will not be able to raise that much and will be at a distinct disadvantage. So, they better have a balls to wall candidate that is the polar opposite of the O rather than some mushy me too compromising RINO like McCain.
What Palin brings to the table is that she is an outsider that has actually ran a business, balanced a state budget, and knows more about energy than all of the present candidates combined, and can rally the troops.
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05-19-2011, 02:05 AMI remain convinced that so-called foreign policy experience is an illusion, a canard used to beat opposing candidates over the head when they've run out of ammunition.
Very, very few of our Presidents has ever actually had foreign policy experience, and on the whole it doesn't seem to have served many candidates well.
Ways to get foreign policy experience:
- Be President
- Be Secretary of State
- Be an ambassador to multiple nations in multiple regions of the world
Virtually no one has done #3, only about four people alive have done #2, and everyone who has done #1 and is still alive is disqualified from running, save George H. W. Bush and of course Obama.
Let's count backwards until we see who has actually had foreign policy experience prior to assuming office:
43: W. Nope
42: Clinton. Nope
41: Bush. Well, he was ambassador to China for a while, and before that he was chief of spooks. Chief of spooks is not foreign policy experience, and ambassador to one nation does not work because foreign policy is not even close to dealing only with one nation or region.
40: Reagan. Nope
39: Carter. Nope
38: Ford. Nope
37: Nixon. Nope
36: Johnson. Nope
35: Kennedy. Nope
34: Ike. While being commander of SHAEF certainly required a certain degree of diplomacy in dealing with the Brits and the Aussies and the Underground French and whatnot, I don't really consider coordinating a military campaign, even a brilliant one that was the largest in the history of the world, to actually be foreign policy experience.
33: Truman. Nope
32: FDR. Closest he came was Assistant SECNAV. Not what I would call foreign policy experience, particularly during a time of active isolationism as a policy of the US.
31: Hoover. NOW we have someone who at least comes close to having some foreign policy experience. Hoover had at least traveled outside of the country well before he was President, something many succeeding Presidents had not done prior to election. He worked for a London-based company, went to Australia, managed migrant flare-ups between Italians and native Australians, and did humanitarian work through negotiating the safe passage of 120K Americans back from Europe as WWI broke out. He actually engaged in "shuttle diplomacy," so he had some "boots on the ground" experience in acting as a federal envoy. And, of course, as a reward for this pre-office experience, he's considered one of, if not the worst President in American history.
30: Coolidge. Nope.
29: Harding. Nope.
28: Wilson. Well, at least he had the benefit of first-generation immigrant parents, but other than that, no, no foreign policy experience.
27: Taft. Well, Taft at last acted as the Secretary of State when he was the Secretary of War under Roosevelt, and actually negotiated a treaty with the Japanese, so here we have the first actual documentable case of someone who actually had foreign policy experience when they were elected President.
So there you have it. You have to go back more than a hundred years to find someone who actually had foreign policy experience when he was elected President. And his only real claim to fame is that he was so fucking fat that the White House had to install a special bathtub for him so that he wouldn't get stuck in it all the time.
And this is why I say that the "foreign policy experience" claim is an empty canard in Presidential elections.Olde-style, states' rights conservative. Ask if this concept confuses you.
I disagree with your assessment of the foreign policy experience (or lack there of) of GHW Bush.
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05-19-2011, 10:36 AMI hope we can all pick our candidates this time without the Chicken Little response toward good candidates. It seems as though the DIMoRAT media machine scares us and steers us away from our candidates and toward Milquetoast McCains. WE and WE alone should back our candidates and stop accepting the DIM's view of who is "electable." Bachmann would be infinitely better than the unelectable community organizer.
Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
C. S. Lewis
Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. (Are you listening Barry)?:mad:
Ayn Rand
Actually, it did. Leftists were arrested and supressed because they couldn't win by democratic means, and resorted to violence. The public routinely rejected them because America was founded on principles that run completely counter to the statist impulse.
Right, we need to be obsessed with a single nineteenth century philosopher who never held a job, ran a business or demonstrated any understanding of capitalism except for his bitter recognition that it didn't work for him. [/QUOTE]
Nope. He didn't toss his toupe into the ring. :D
And Ike. Supreme command of the ETO meant that he was more involved in coalition politics than anyone else in Roosevelt's government. As proof, ask yourself, without Googling, who FDR's Secretary of State was. How many people have even heard of Cordell Hull, much less know anything about him? His sole accomplishment was drafting the UN charter, which is sort of like being Herbert Hoover's chairman of the FED after the Wall Street crash, except that the Depression did less damage than the UN.
And now, for the fun part, the candidate analysis:
Democratic Party
[LIST][*] President Barack Obama of Illinois (Officially Running)
Where do we start? Inept, out of the loop, utterly lacking in management skills, thin-skinned, narcissistic, philosophically hostile to American values and interests, in short, Wei's dream candidate. [*] Pro-life activist Randall Terry of New York (Officially Running) If he's on any state ballot after Super Tuesday, I'll be surprised.
Republican Party
- Tom Miller Career Flight Attendant (Officially Running) Promises a small bag of peanuts in every pot.
- Gary E. Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico (Officially Running) Who? Don't get me wrong, he might be a perfectly good candidate, but he has zero name recognition and has a huge hurdle to beat the better known names. If he doesn't have an extremely large war chest and effective organization, he'll be a footnote after Iowa.
- Fred Karger, political consultant and gay rights activist from California (Officially Running)
- Andy Martin, perennial candidate from Illinois (Officially Running)
- Jimmy McMillan, perennial candidate from New York (Officially Running)
- Ole Savior, perennial candidate from Minnesota (Officially Running)
- Jonathon Sharkey, perennial candidate, wrestler and vampire from Florida (Officially Running) Vampire? Really? I thought that the undead voted Democrat.
- Vern Wuensche, Businessman (Officially Running)
- John Davis, businessman and construction worker from Colorado (Officially Running) These are the electoral roadkill on the path to the White House.
- Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives from Georgia (Officially Running) Already stepped in it by attacking his own party's budget. Plays well in the Beltway, but the base loathes that kind of fratricide.
- Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Texas (Officially Running) Ah, the Republican version of Kucinich. Not a chance.
- Tim Pawlenty, former Governor from Minnesota (Officially Running)Main issue is name recognition. If he can raise the funds, he's got a shot.
- Herman Cain, businessman and radio talk show host from Georgia (Exploring Running) Smoked the other candidates at the first debate. Definitely has momentum. His issue will be campaign discipline and not rising to the bait from the MSM or, if he does rise to it, effectively nailing them. Definitely has the makings of a great campaigner.
- Roy Moore, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court of Alabama (Exploring Running) Single issue candidate. Won't happen.
- Buddy Roemer, former Governor from Louisiana (Exploring Running) This is the guy who beat David Duke for LA governor. His unofficial motto was, "Vote for the crook, not the Nazi."
- Mitt Romney, former Governor from Massachusetts (Exploring Running) Good luck explaining why Obamacare sucks but Romneycare doesn't.
- Rick Santorum, former Senator from Pennsylvania (Exploring Running) Did well in the first debate, but lacks executive experience and lost his last election in PA. A candidate who can't deliver his own state isn't exactly a party dream.
- U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Jr. of Utah (Exploring Running) Good luck with that. I'll have the General Tso's chicken and a side of steamed dumplings.
Green Party and/or Socialist Party USA[*]Stewart Alexander, activist (campaign not official) Does anyone beside Wei care?
Libertarian Party[*]R. Lee Wrights, former Libertarian National Committee Vice-Chair (campaign not official) This year, the opportunity to throw away a vote on a third party candidate and possibly reelect Obama rests with the libertarians.
- Robert Burck ("The Naked Cowboy"), a street performer from New York (Officially Running)
- Joe Schriner, a former journalist, author, and perennial candidate from Ohio (Officially Running)
Speculated candidates
None of the following has formally announced, just currently speculated as possibly running.
- Former U.S. Senate nominee Alvin Greene of South Carolina Again, a candidate who cannot deliver his home state is nobody's idea of a dream candidate.
- Liberal and populist commentator Jim Hightower of Texas What? Is he trying to sell more books? Does he really think that people have forgotten his scandals?
- Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota Possible Veep contender, but not likely to run.
- Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John R. Bolton of Maryland More of a policy wonk than a career politician. Highly unlikely to run.
- Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana If he's not running, he's doing a very good impersonation of someone who is. One of the best fiscal records of any governor, but some concerns among the base as to his conservative bonafides.
- Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York Probably the most capable administrator on the list, but his last campaign was so lackluster that it's highly doubtful that he wants the job, or perhaps he saw how badly the GOP was going to do and decided not to commit in what was going to be a very tough year. However, running a bad campaign once does nothing to endear you to the people who contributed and worked it. Longshot.
- Representative Thad McCotter of Michigan Who?
- Former Governor and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin of Alaska If she runs, expect the media to go berserk. If she doesn't, expect the media to nominate her themselves so that they have an excuse for going berserk. She's certainly made many of the right moves to position herself for a run, but it all comes down to how much abuse she's willing to take. Again.
- Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator from South Carolina I think that he just said that he was considering it to piss off Mark Levin. If he does decide to run, it will be as a Democrat.
- Entrepreneur and 2008 Libertarian vice-presidential nominee Wayne Allyn Root of Nevada Who cares. He's running to be the wasted voted.
- Attorney, consumer advocate, and perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader of Connecticut At last, Wei's choice. Probably KS' too.
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And I disagree about his "sole accomplishment." Hull went to great lengths to forestall the Japanese attack on the United States. While he ultimately did not talk the Japanese out of that attack, his efforts provided both valuable intel to the ONI as well as being some excellent diplomacy all around in a very tough situation.Olde-style, states' rights conservative. Ask if this concept confuses you.
The problem is conservatives alone cannot carry an election we need to be able to appeal to center and left leaning independents. Sadly the press will smear who ever we put up - so IMO it's better to put up someone who has no visible baggage train following them already - or at least one that does not have the reputation in the press already of being stupid.
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05-19-2011, 06:45 PMSo you are looking for a mushy middle of the road RINO. I do not want another McCain. Those that want that kind of candidates are the stupid ones. Also, the 2010 election was about throwing out liberals and RINO's and replacing them with Real Tea Party Conservatives.
Like I said, all candidates have baggage. Plus, I do NOT want a candidate that appeals to LEFT leaning independents. The Repub candidate can win the Presidency by holding the states that McCain won plus winning back most of the red states that Obama won. That is the winning strategy.The polls are meaningless when it comes to the electoral college voting. Obama is going to win the West Coast states (CA, OR) and most of those in the northeast (NY,MA,) in a walk. Trying to appease those voters is retarded.
Does twisting what I say give you a hard on or something? When did I say ANYTHING about picking a Rino? I've stated on here repeatedly that I want someone like West or Cain or some other articulate, thoughtful conservative who is not pulling a baggage train behind them. We need someone cut from the Cloth of Reagan not Dan Quail. Get it?
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- Tiger Woods wins AT&T National for third win on PGA Tour in seven starts
- Woods pulls clear of Jack Nicklaus for second place on all-time list
- Woods is eight short of the 82 wins of legendary Sam Snead
- Woods targeting 15th major in British Open at Lytham later this month
Tiger Woods overtook Jack Nicklaus for second place on the all-time PGA Tour list as he claimed the AT&T National at Congressional Sunday.
It was his 74th victory and he needs eight more to draw level with Sam Snead.
The two-shot win over nearest challenger Bo Van Pelt also leaves him in fine fettle heading into the third major of the season at Royal Lytham and St Annes later this month.
Woods is four short of leader Nicklaus on that all-time list but has not won a major since the 2008 U.S. Open after his career stalled through injury and well chronicled problems in his personal life.
In extra preparation for his tilt at a 15th major at Lytham, Woods has added the Greenbrier Classic, which starts Thursday, to his schedule.
The Greenbrier course in West Virginia is closely associated with Snead, who lived in the area and Woods said he was "excited" about the prospect of claiming a fourth win this season to draw nearer to the legendary golfer.
But then he will hone his preparations for Lytham and told gathered reporters after his Congressional win that he faced a testing challenge on the seaside links in northern England.
"I will be practicing some different shots, I will need to hit the ball a bit lower, more flighted," he said.
But after his final round two-under 69 at Congressional for an eight-under 276 total, Woods was in buoyant and defiant mood.
"What an incredible week," he said.
"I remember there was a time, about six months ago, when people were saying I could never win again."
Victories at Bay Hill and Muirfield Village ended that long drought and his game held up well under pressure after a storm-hit AT&T, which had to be played Saturday without spectators because of safety fears.
"Yesterday was a silent day, but I think everyone saved it up for today," said Woods, who had the added pressure of being the tournament host in Maryland.
Van Pelt, who mounted a stiff challenge, is in no doubt that Woods is back to his formidable best.
"I think he's the only guy to win three tournaments on tour this year -- on three different golf courses," Van Pelt said. "And he was leading the US Open after two days. So I'd say that he's playing the best golf in the world right now."
Australia's Adam Scott finished in third place at five-under-par 279.


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Lot 37: A Persian painting. 19th century or earlier
Asian Art - Day 1
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December 7, 2012
Cologne, Germany
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A Persian painting showing two lovers surrounded by musicians and servants under blossoming trees. Ink, colours, silver and gold on paper. Painted "passepartout" painted with ornaments, flowers and scrolls in colours and gold. 19th century or earlier. Framed and glazed.
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Filed under: Human Rights,Inside Burma,International,News,Religion
Myanmar should scrap proposed restrictions on interfaith marriages, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, warning that the "blatant discrimination" threatens religious freedom and women's rights.
Muslims, Christians and men of other minority faiths could face up to a decade in prison for marrying Buddhist women under a law being considered by parliament, according to the New York-based watchdog.
The country formerly known as Burma has been shaken by religious strife as it emerges from decades of military rule, with at least 250 people killed in communal clashes since 2012.
President Thein Sein, a former general turned political reformer, last month asked parliament to consider proposed intermarriage restrictions, after a campaign spearheaded by a hardline monk.
"It is shocking that Burma is considering enshrining blatant discrimination at the heart of Burmese family law," said HRW Asia director Brad Adams.
"This law would strip away from women their right to freely decide whom to marry, and would mark a major reversal for religious freedom and women's rights in Burma," he said in a statement.
In a letter to lawmakers, Thein Sein said the proposed legislation was to give "protection" to Buddhists marrying people of other religions.
Full details of the draft law have not been published.
But HRW said a version it had seen would mean that Buddhist women would only be allowed to marry Buddhist men.
The watchdog said it would also require men to seek permission in writing from a Buddhist bride's parents before marriage, "seriously jeopardising women's autonomous decision making".
Myanmar is thought to be around 89 per cent Buddhist, with Christians and Muslims each making up around four per cent — although experts believe the true proportion of religious minorities could be higher.
Sectarian bloodshed — mostly targeting Muslims — has laid bare deep divides that were largely suppressed under nearly half a century of military rule, which ended in 2011.
Radical monks — once at the forefront of the pro-democracy movement — have led a campaign to shun shops owned by Muslims and only to visit stores run by Buddhists. Some were also involved in the religious unrest.
"In ethnically and culturally diverse Burma, government leaders are playing with fire by even considering proposals that would further divide the country by restricting marriage on religious lines," Adams said.
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has slammed the interfaith marriage proposals as "a violation of women's rights and human rights".
Myanmar has already faced criticism over a "two-child policy" in some areas targeting Rohingya Muslims, considered by the United Nations to be among the world's most persecuted minorities.
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning takes place in Amalur, an all-new game universe inhabited by various races of beings and filled with thousands of years of history. This deep fantasy based world is the brainchild of best-selling Fantasy and Science Fiction author R.A. Salvatore and the combined talents of Todd McFarlane, the creator of the Spawn series, Ken Rolston, the lead designer of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and the team at Big Huge Games. Reckoning bears the hallmarks of each of these visionaries, melding an epic, master-crafted storyline, rich graphics and heart-stopping animations, and compelling open-world exploration. In addition to being the setting for Reckoning, this rich world will also serve as a base for a future trans-media entertainment experience, including books, toys, comics, and a planned MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online RPG) video game yet be announced.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a single player Action RPG that blends a new approach to character development with intuitive, yet challenging real-time combat. Characters enter the game as something of a blank slate after they are resurrected from death by the mysterious "Well of Souls" following a grand in-game conflict. Spurning the rigid character class systems commonly used in RPGs for the development of characters, the game instead focuses on player-shaped "destines" which hinge on the chosen combinations of abilities and equipped items and weapons attached to their character as the game progresses. With no traditional classes these are blended as the play wishes. This along with a large item inventory limit and a robust crafting system for creating new items, allows for a nearly limitless number of possible character paths, or destinies.
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Carnegie church takes over as sponsor of Meals program
May 15, 2014 7:48 AMResidents were stunned at the news that the Lutheran Service Society would end its financial backing April 30 for the Carnegie Meals on Wheels program, which it had supported for decades. But soon afterward, it was announced that the program would continue with a new sponsor and a new name.
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church on Washington Avenue in Carnegie, the program's operating site for more than 30 years, took over May 1 with an expanded service area and a new name, South West Meals on Wheels.
The kitchen at St. John's has remained the hub for the program, which is continuing to provide and deliver lunches and dinners to recipients. The program's name change reflects its larger service area, which now encompasses Beechview, Bridgeville, Carnegie, Cecil, Clinton, Collier, Crafton, Dormont, Green Tree, Heidelberg, Imperial, Ingram, Mt. Lebanon, Oakdale, Robinson, Scott, South Fayette, Upper St. Clair and Westwood.
"We switched over May 1 and there hasn't been one hiccup," said Candy Mageras, who has headed the local Meals on Wheels kitchen since 2010.
With escalating food and gas prices and a declining number of volunteers, Lutheran Service Society was forced to look at how Meals on Wheels functioned, explained Michele Taylor, the society's program manager.
"We had to start looking at different ways for Meals on Wheels to operate," she said.
She said the society board, which did not renew its contract with the Allegheny County Department of Aging, determined "the best way is for local communities to combine."
Leaders at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church were of similar mind.
"We just decided that it's something we're going to take on ourselves now, with the help of the community," the church's pastor, the Rev. Bruce Nordeen, said.
The church is trying to raise $8,000 to $10,000 for seed money and to buy a van for picking up food donations and delivering meals. It has received a $5,000 grant from the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches of America, Rev. Nordeen said.
Hot, nutritious meals are cooked and delivered fresh each weekday. Sack lunches are included, and frozen meals are provided for the weekends. Recipients also get a box containing nonperishables such as peanut butter, crackers and bottled water for use during weather emergencies.
Ms. Mageras and one other staff member are the only paid employees.
Volunteers — some of whom have delivered meals for decades — use their own cars and gas for deliveries. The food is donated by Trader Joe's and The Fresh Market, both of which contribute seven days a week, and by Giant Eagle, Costco, Panera Bread, Bedner Farm Market and Portman Farms. Manchester Farms donates and delivers milk.
At the end of the day, any unprepared leftover food is given to food banks or to The Salvation Army.
Carnegie Mayor Jack Kobistek, a Meals on Wheels volunteer, noted that the program's socialization is as meaningful as the food delivery.
"As important as the meal is, so is the point of contact," he said, adding that the delivery people provide access to the outside world for many Meals on Wheels recipients. "Their mission of keeping seniors in their homes and feeding the hungry is something we should all support and embrace."
Ms. Mageras agreed. "We are the only faces some of the people see. We're there to check on them and talk to them."
The beginning of the Meals on Wheels program can be traced back to Great Britain during the blitz of World War II.
In the United States. the first home-delivered meal program began in Philadelphia in 1954. Lutheran Services Society brought the program to Pittsburgh in 1968, when it opened a kitchen at Trinity Lutheran Church on the North Side.
Information: 412-279-5670 or gofundme.com/SouthHillsMealsonWheels.
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Craig If not for the sound of a wrench on metal, nobody would know they were there.
Buried behind more than 100 new bikes and an ever-growing number of bikes under repair, a number currently sitting at more than 50, is Aaron Ruybalid, owner of J&R Cyclery.
Part the sea of spokes and in the far corner sits his wife, Anna, and the couple's son, Titus.
Aaron continues his "wrenching" as he tells of his life in bikes.
"There was no bike store back where I came from," he said "I would always work on them. You know, then you had to fix your own or it won't roll."
Aaron moved to Craig from Olathe in 1987, and eventually, he found his way into the town's lone bike shop.
J&R Cyclery, then owned by Jerry Downing, became Aaron's second home.
"He kind of knew I could out-wrench him, so he called me up and brought me on."
When Downing was looking to get out of the business, his first choice as a successor was Aaron.
"He said 'I'm looking to get out of it, and if you can't buy it, I'm just going to shut it down,"' Aaron said.
So, Aaron bought it.
"We had to jump through quite a few hoops to buy it," he said, laughing.
September will mark the fourth year of business at J&R under Anna and Aaron, and the couple admits to learning a lot.
"We, well he, has a really heavy workload," Anna chipped in from the back. "He's never at home. More bikes come in each day than go out."
The sign on the front door says closed Sunday and Monday, but not really.
Those two days are set aside as "catch up days."
"I'm here all the time," Aaron said. "Including the days we are closed."
Aaron said it doesn't take a college education to fix a bike, unless you want it done right.
He graduated from Barnett Bicycle Institute in Colorado Springs, earning the title of Wheel master.
"There is definitely an art to building wheels," Aaron said. "It's not like fixing brakes or a chain. There is a lot to it."
Aaron has handpicked each new bike J&R sells.
Sure, there are Trek bikes, Haro bikes and Diamondbacks, but it's not the name brand Aaron looks for.
It's the parts.
"I go for the best components," he said. "A bike that is $500 can have the same parts as another that is $300. Here, you get the best bike and parts for your money."
The most common damage to a bike Aaron and Anna see is a bike that has been run over by a car, and girls bikes "that break because their brothers go jumping them off hills."
But, regardless of the extent of the damage, Aaron will take a look at it.
"My passion for bikes is even more now," Aaron said. "Just my priorities have changed."
The couple welcomed a son - Titus - to the family six months ago, putting bike repair at a distant second on their list of priorities.
"If I wasn't doing this," Aaron says as he "wrenches" a little more, "I would be on my own island in the Bahamas, watching my son grow."
Until then, he'll be working inside, so others can have fun outside.


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Xalapa is the capital of Veracruz in Mexico. ContentsUnderstandXalapa is a college town that enjoys some fine colonial architecture as well as a nice climate in the highlands above the hot and humid Veracruz coast. It is a hilly town with a smart population hence it is sometimes considered to be the San Francisco of Mexico. Home to a considerable number of expatriates and foreign exchange students, the town really isn't on the typical backpacker/tourist path through Mexico. Get inBy planeThe Lencero Airport is a very small airport. It is situated outside the city but it is used only for helicopters and very small planes. The closest airport is the Veracruz international airport. It's about 2 hours from Xalapa. By trainThere are no passenger trains in 99% of Mexico since January of 2000. The only important exception is Chihuahua Pacifico betwen Chihuahua and Los Mochis. By carBy busAlmost-hourly buses go from Mexico City to Xalapa in several bus lines (ADO, AU), departing from TAPO station. The trip takes 4 hours aproximately. Mexico is the capitl of the united states of america and the rest of the world Get aroundHilly, densely constructed Xalapa is one of the world's great scooter cities. Rent one and the back areas of the city really open up for exploration. SeeMuseo de Arqueología (Archaeology Museum): a beautifully-designed museum of the cultures of Veracruz. Avenida Xalapa. A worthy rival to the more famous archaeological museum in Mexico City. DoLearnWorkBuyEatBudget
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"[after pulling his car up onto the sidewalk]Is this not a reasonable place to park?"
Johnny Depp
"If you had a friend who was a tightrope walker, and you were walking down a sidewalk, and he fell, that would be completely unacceptable..."
Mitch Hedberg
"She hit the ground so hard, she cracked the sidewalk and moved the concrete about four inches,"
Scott Peterson
"We had a plow, a wagon and other old things, ... There were concrete sidewalks everywhere because my grandfather, Martin Luther Carter, would pour them. We had a coal furnace and indoor plumbing."
Barbara Frye
"We are not asking that roads be closed; we are not asking that sidewalks be closed; we are not asking for additional police protection,"
Bill White
"Specifically some of them are going to have a sizeable bill approaching $20,000 to put in the sidewalks."
Bob Jamison
"It's not an easy fix and I still don't think it's an appropriate sidewalk material. If it was, you'd see it everywhere."
Bill Causey
"If we've got 300 people, they'll probably stay on the sidewalk. If we've got 3,000, they're probably going to be in a couple traffic lanes. If we have 10,000, chances are we'll close down some streets."
Capt. Christopher Ball
"The master policy will have liability insurance in it for shared spaces, like sidewalks, gutters and walkways."
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"(My) sidewalk really does need it bad."
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Other BSD and UNIX/UNIX-like Any other flavour of BSD or UNIX that does not have a section of its own. |
View Poll Results: what linux distro do you use and/or like? | |||
Redhat / Centos | 23 | 16.79% | |
Suse | 4 | 2.92% | |
Debian | 28 | 20.44% | |
Slackware | 26 | 18.98% | |
Gentoo | 12 | 8.76% | |
Ubuntu | 23 | 16.79% | |
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@carpetsmoker, well you could try too g4u, http://fehu.org/~feyrer/g4u/
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UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things. |
My system runs Windows XP, Mepis (a Debian based), and Dragonfly BSD.
Primary: Hackintosh 10.6 64bits/Linux from scratch 32bits.
Testbox: (currently) minix 3. |
How many years must this thread drag on? The other forum has a similar one that's been 2 years running.
Linux distros that I use are AntiX & SliTaz.
Linux since 1999, & now an OpenBSD user. |
Used to use Debian and have been a Slackware user until recently.
The former went with systemd, the latter is still one of the few saner Linux distributions out there and is the only Linux distro I would recommend to others. Debian's decision to go with systemd just confirmed my own suspicions that Red Hat have too much influence over the GNU/Linux eco system - and of course Canonical have too much influence over the Debian project itself. Despite developing their own init system, they were quick to also switch to systemd as soon as Debian made the announcement. The wider problem with GNU/Linux is that it's not just about free software and GNU anymore. That seems to have gone out of fashion. Corporations now play a much bigger role. It's interesting that the GPL licenses were supposed to be about freeing software entirely. But instead we've seen corporations simply owning or influencing the people and the projects themselves in order to control and manipulate the GPL software - (if they can't own it and close it off, then they steer it in whichever direction which suits them). systemd is just one example of a corporate backed putsch which is pretty much infesting everything. The BSD licenses. which have been criticised by some for being too permissive, at least allows the big corporations to take what they want and leave the FOSS projects alone (unless they want to throw some money their way or donate some hardware, etc). |
You do not philosophically understand BSD licensing model which came out of academi and internal organization of BSDs at least until 1993. |
Where did you get "85%"?
And what makes you say that based on what I posted? I only said that the BSD licenses were more "permissive" in that they are not copyleft, not as a any kind of criticism, just stating fact. I don't think that you should assume that you know what others understand / or not based on only a few forum posts... |
I saw those statistics based upon Linux kernel git commits couple of years ago. I would be hard pressed to reproduce the source. I was very surprised with the fact that Debian and Canonical contribute very little to Linux kernel. As a matter of full disclosure I will state that when I have to use Linux I use only Red Hat derivatives but I honestly have no horse in Red Hat vs Debian race. My preference is not to use Linux whenever possible to use BSDs instead.
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The standard example of course is systemd. Many people feel the world would be a better place without it... More code does not equal a better system.
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things. Last edited by Carpetsmoker; 30th July 2014 at 08:09 AM. |
Corporations play a big role, but a single entity has never been responsible for more than about 15% of the code, let alone 85%. Quote:
As much as I'd like to blame Canonical for systemd, it's a Red Hat product. Canonical's similar init system was upstart, they have recently announced that they will be abandoning it and also jumping on the systemd bandwagon. |
I intended 'canonical' as in the normal usage of the word, I wasn't referring to the company. I edited my previous post to remove any confusion.
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things. |
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A radical environmental group is trying to block Nevadans from accessing untapped energy potential on their own lands. The Center for Biological Diversity recently lodged a formal complaint against the Bureau of Land Management over an upcoming lease sale in Nevada that would unlock some of the state's valuable energy resources. If history is any guide, the BLM will be happy to oblige.
Bean-counting bureaucrats at the BLM keep more than 81 percent of Nevada's lands under lock and key, restricting development to the sliver not under federal control. For the feds, it's all about power — control the keys, control the kingdom. For the rest of us, limiting investment and development on valuable Western lands deprives Westerners and all Americans of vast economic potential, especially energy production.
The feds should have turned over the keys a long time ago. A recent report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service underscores just how much Western states are missing out on America's energy bonanza. Between 2009 and 2013, oil and natural gas production soared on state and private lands by 61 percent and 33 percent, respectively. Over the same period on federal lands, oil production declined 6 percent, while natural gas output dropped 29 percent.
Regulatory morass explains why it is so much more burdensome for entrepreneurs to do business with the federal government. In 2012, it took 228 days for the BLM to process a permit to drill on federal lands, up from 154 days in 2005 — a 48 percent jump, according to the Institute for Energy Research. By comparison, it took North Dakota just 10 days to process similar permits to drill on state lands. The longer it takes companies to get a permit to drill, the less likely they are to drill. Time is money, after all.
It's not a question of limited resources, but of political preferences. Even as the BLM slow-walks oil and gas permits, it fast-tracks green energy projects. The BLM recently designated more than 50 million acres of public lands in Nevada for solar development. In fact, the agency's "Proposed Solar Energy Zones" set aside 70 percent of Nevada's lands for solar energy projects.
Like the BLM, environmental activists support using public lands to boost green energy, but not for oil and gas development. The Sierra Club urges the BLM to allow "no new fracking on federal lands." Meanwhile, the Natural Resources Defense Council has called on the BLM to "maximize energy efficiency and renewable energy development" as "solutions to limiting harmful fracking activities" on federal lands.
Oil and gas production is declining on federal lands amid the largest energy boom in U.S. history. Thanks to technological advancements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, America has become the world's largest combined oil and gas producer, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia. But this boom is occurring only on lands not controlled by federal bureaucrats.
The truth is that the BLM and radical environmentalists have prevented Western states from reaping enormous economic benefits. A recent study from professor Timothy Considine found that seven Western states — Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Nevada and Idaho — would have gained between $9.5 billion and $26 billion in annual gross regional product, between $2.4 billion and $5.1 billion in annual tax revenue, and between 67,000 and 208,000 regional jobs. That is, if it weren't for the de facto moratorium on domestic energy production.
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text: Rome - Mario Balotelli's agent says Manchester City contacted him to apologise for their perceived criticism of the controversial striker.It was widely reported in Britain at the weekend that Balotelli had been warned he must set a better example with his behaviour on and off the pitch."I think that it's important to make a good example," City's chief football operations officer Brian Marwood was quoted as saying by several English newspapers on Sunday."I think - and we all know who we are talking about - that you will get people within the system who do not show the right values and the right behaviour."But according to Balotelli's agent, Mino Raiola, Marwood said his comments had been misinterpreted.Raiola told Italy's Radio 24 on Wednesday: "Brian Marwood telephoned me and asked me to excuse him for these comments which were badly interpreted by the English press and Mario understands the situation, no problem."Raiola added: "In England, journalists often twist things like that and their newspapers are only good for cleaning windscreens."The Italian press did not escape Raiola's wrath either, the agent talking about "the highs and lows of the Italian press, sporting or not, towards Mario Balotelli. There is no balanced viewpoints... with him (Balotelli) everything is news."Balotelli has been involved in a number of high-profile and often bizarre incidents since joining City from Inter Milan in 2010.The 22-year-old has been involved in bust-ups with team-mates, threw a dart at a City youth team player and set off a firework in his own bathroom.Earlier this month, Balotelli angered City manager Roberto Mancini by walking straight down the tunnel rather than staying to support his team-mates after being substituted.But he was praised by the Italian media for his performance in Tuesday's 3-1 World Cup qualifier win against Denmark when he set up a goal, got on the scoresheet, and helped out in defence.


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Hey there Beintalon from one Leo to another.¿
Yes I know, it is a Leo thing, but these lovely people here are so forgiving, they have put up with my cents and more for a long time now. he he
Have to say if you are going to give us your two cents worth in this manner, then I think we need to rob a bank to make sure you are all cashed up.¿ LOL ¿ Nicely put, good to have you here and sharing your views, keep them coming.
Nicely put, good to have you here and sharing your views, keep them coming.
Have to say if you are going to give us your two cents worth in this manner, then I think we need to rob a bank to make sure you are all cashed up.¿ LOL
I understand what you are saying but it doesn't explain the perception that fluffy women are the best in bed.¿ Why do you think that is??
Beintalon ... where have you been hiding?!¿ I'm still LOL over 'I can slip through floor board cracks' defenition of beauty ... Thanks! :D
I agree, it's about heart and soul.¿ But isn't our heart and soul, in a way, shaped because of our body, because of our perception of ourselves,¿and how other people see and judge¿us.¿ Isn't it shaped by the rejections of our appearance.¿ I think it influences the building of personality and attitude...
It does become a question of size, because size shapes who we are inside and outside.¿
Ladies we've found a man that can write, express complex thoughts and talk about emotions.¿ Quick, grab him and tie him up so he won't escape... hehehehehe
You are right it's not a question of size, but attitude.¿ I also believe that fluffy women (as you say and I kind of like it) because they are judge on appearance tend to be more open when someone doesn't.¿ Finding someone who won't judge you because he likes you the way you look is¿like finding a spot where you feel safe to express everything within.
I also believe that because we are not usually men's first choice, it makes us more enthousiastic when we do.¿ Kind of like putting in practice things we've fantasized about and as we don't know how long it will last, we get the most out of it.¿
Finally, again because of our appearance, we spend more time being nice, intelligent, developping our personality more then taking care of our cellulite.¿ What's the point in trying to fix a lost cause. hehehehehe
Keep on writing dear!!
Bill.¿ We weren't talking about mature women, even though I get your point... we were talking about the fact that some men say larger women are the best in bed.¿ Reality or urban legend or are they just trying to get in the pants of larger women. LOL
well,to me there is nothing more erotic than a mature woman[or,mature for her age] who is confident in her sexuality,knows what she wants,isnt afraid to pursue it and communicate her desires .
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Watch Gippi – the face of Karan Johar's forthcoming production – going absolutely berserk in this fun party number
Gippi is desperate! The chubby school-goer from Dharma Productions' latest venture – directed by Sonam Nair – wants to be a sexy swan and even wants a boyfriend or two by her side. In the latest song Pehn di takki she coaxes a school dude into attending a common friend's party. " I don't like my friend but her parties are cool," confesses Gippi to the boy she seems to have a huge crush on.
Everything goes according to the plan. But the moment the party begins the wild streak in our innocent Gippi gets unleashed. Don't believe us? Watch this fun song to see Riya Vij aka Gippi dancing like a drunkard. Composed by Vishal-Shekhar and sung by Vishal himself, the Punjabi lyrics add that unique fun flavour to it. Take a look at this foot tapping track and tell if you are shocked to see Gippi letting her hair down without giving a damn to the world. The movie will hit the screens across India on May 2013.
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