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so long Indy... I don't know if I have ever let on how much trouble I have with Indy. He is a great horse, and while I like to think of myself as a great rider (haha i'm joking... mostly :wink: ) I have realized that I just can not handle him anymore. He is great if you can ride out some bucking, once he gets through it he is fine. I've had him vet-checked, chiro checked, etc. etc. Nothing has come up. Right now, Indy needs someone who can spend a couple of hours a day working him. Not just getting on and riding for an hour. He needs someone who has time to lunge him for half an hour, ride him for an hour, and then cool him ; not someone who tries to fit all that into about two and a half hours. I also get nervous on a bigger horse (16.3/17 hh ) when they start to act up so that does not help matters much. With guidance from friends and family, we have decided that it would be better for me to look for something that is not quite as high maintenance. He is at his temporary new home. I am not going to say anything more about that situation other than the people do not know if they are going to keep him or train him and re-sell him in a couple months. I have been riding a pony lately (yeah, a lot different then my big guy..) and they have offered to trade for him. I am highly considering it because she is great. I am not looking for something that has perfect conformation or is going to take me to the A circuit for showing. I have been riding her on trails and she seems like she is a good match. I have not decided anything, although she has seen the vet and passed with flying colors. However, it looks like she will be coming home with me Labor Day weekend. I don't have any good pictures of her yet, I will get some tomorrow, but I needed to get that off my chest. No one here really understands how hard it is to part with your first horse, your baby. I love him SO much and I hope he doesn't think I don't love him or am deserting him, but he deserves better. He really does. He needs someone who will turn him into a show horse or spend the three hours a day working him. Cookies for anyone who read all of that... |
Good for you Solo. That has to be one of the most difficult decisions to make. The reality is like you said , you don't have the time to devote to what Indy needs. Life is very short, spend it doing what you love with the time you have for it. Kudos to you. Have fun! :wink: BTW, a friend of mine faced a similar situation with a TB she owned. Finally decided to go with a draft cross that could do what she wanted and didn't need to be worked on a line 30 - 45 mins before. She can skip 3-5 days get on and still he's calm and steady ,ready to work. Best decision she said she ever made. Darn emotions can really complicate things eh?! |
Thanks Walkamile... I really appreciate that. It's a whole lot easier to look at the bright side when you have someone else telling you about it. Yeah those darn emotions really can. My goodness, if someone had seen me today and didn't know what happened, they would have thought someone died or something. Your friend sounds like she was really lucky with her decision. I know I'm going to regret it, but I have to think about Indy and not just what I want. I wanted him to be the perfect horse but I'm not ready to take him to that next level, he needs someone that can. I just hope he doesn't forget me... I love him so much. I hope I can still see him in the future. |
Kudos Kudos to ya Solo! A very hard and heart-wrenching choice to make, but, a smart one for sure! I have been there, done it....more than once. I have a hard time letting go as well and I do not mind admitting that I will cry and carry on like a sick calf - for days :) Having a horse you "have time for" makes all the difference in the world - I can promise you that. My first horse - this was back before the flood of course lol - she was sold in less than a year. She was more than I needed at 8 years old and more than I was ready to handle. It hurt, for sure and I have never forgotten her. But, I also moved on to an older gelding who saw me through many years of riding and showing - it all works itself out. I admire the gumption that it takes to make such choices! And, you are within your rights to be sad and to worry and to wonder - its what we "horse people" do. Thats why we love them so much! Chin up and best of luck :) :-) |
Thanks RescueMe... As another day has passed it has been easier and easier. The hardest part though is him being at the place where I work and walking by with my new pony...I feel horrible. He looks at me and it's almost like he's asking Mom why aren't you taking me out? The owner of the place got on him today and said he was fine... Indy must have just been able to tell I was scared of him and taken advantage of it. Or maybe he just wasn't cut out to be ridden in an arena every day. Who knows... Hearing that he was fine today made me have second thoughts about my decision but I also know that the guy who rode him is a lot more experienced and isn't scared when a horse acts up. I really hope they either keep him or sell him to somebody who will take him places with his jumping ability.... Here is a picture of the new pony. I haven't decided what to call her yet. They call her Taco so I was thinking "Taco Belle" and calling her Bella but someone suggested Tinkerbelle.... I just don't know. http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/n...1/Pony1005.jpg http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/n...1/Pony1004.jpg |
She is gorgeous! What a little blonde "bombshell"! :lol: Love the name Belle, very classy and lady like. Have fun getting to know her. And don't beat yourself up over Indy. Sometimes certain horses come to us before we're really ready for them. It's not fair to hang on to them for years until we reach the level they need. That's life. But he will do fine. And Belle has much to give you and you her. One foot in front of the other and it gets easier. Hugs to you! |
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There are few New Yorkers I would rather spend Walpurgis Night with than David Herskovits. When this mischief-loving director beckons us to Goethe's famous nocturnal bacchanal, it's easy to acquiescepartly because Herskovits offers reliably devious fun, creating colorful visual puns and oddball games for his actors. (A sense of humor comes in handy if you're conjuring iconic demons of the night.) But the appeal also lies in the way Herskovitswhen at his bestbrings directness to murky dramatic situations and sturdy intelligence to the thorniest texts.
In tackling Goethe's 18th-century poetic master drama Faust over three years, Herskovits and Target Margin Theater put these talents to a test. Part one, which premiered last year under the title These Very Serious Jokes, covered the knowledge-hungry professor's pact with Mephistopheles. Faust in Love begins with the youthful Faust's glimpsing of the maiden Gretchen, tracing a successful narrative arc through their stormy seduction, soulful torment, and repentance. (Installment three arrives next year, and Classic Stage Company plans to present all sections together in spring 2006.)
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The team included John Romley, a professor at the University of Southern California (USC); Yuri Sanchez, an economist at Precision Health Economics L.L.C., Los Angeles; Dana Goldman, a professor at USC; and John Penrod, an economist at Bristol-Myers.
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Israel's top general says Iran unlikely to make bomb
Israel's military chief said he does not believe Iran will decide to build an atomic bomb and called its leaders "very rational" — comments that clashed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assessment.
Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz's remarks, in an interview published on Wednesday in the left-wing Haaretz newspaper, drew little attention in Israel on its annual remembrance day for fallen soldiers, when political discourse is suspended.
But they will add fuel to an internal debate on the prospects of Iran weaponizing its uranium enrichment program and the wisdom and risks of any Israeli military strike to try to prevent Tehran from becoming a nuclear power.
"Iran is moving step-by-step towards a point where it will be able to decide if it wants to make a nuclear bomb. It has not decided yet whether to go the extra mile," Gantz said.
But, he said, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could opt to produce nuclear weapons should be believe that Iran would not face reprisal.
"In my opinion, he will be making a huge mistake if he does that and I don't think he will want to go the extra mile," Gantz said.
"I think the Iranian leadership is comprised of very rational people. But I agree that such a capability in the hands of Islamic fundamentalists, who at some moments may make different calculations, is a dangerous thing."
Israel, believed to have the Middle East's only nuclear arsenal, has not ruled out military action against Iran should economic sanctions fail to curb its nuclear program, saying all options were on the table.
Only last week, in a speech during Israel's Holocaust remembrance day, Netanyahu said: "Today, the regime in Iran openly calls and determinedly works for our destruction. And it is feverishly working to develop atomic weapons to achieve that goal."
Tehran denies seeking the bomb, saying it is enriching uranium only for peaceful energy purposes and that its nuclear program is a threat to no one.
Speaking on CNN on Tuesday, Netanyahu said he would not want to bet "the security of the world on Iran's rational behaviour". A "militant Islamic regime", he said, "can put their ideology before their survival".
The portrayal of Iran as irrational – willing to attack Israel with a nuclear weapon even if it means the destruction of the Islamic Republic in retaliatory strikes – could bolster a case for pre-emptive bombing to take out its atomic facilities.
Netanyahu had already been stung at home by his former spymaster, Meir Dagan, who said that such an Israeli strike on Iran would be a "ridiculous" idea.
Shannon Kile, a nuclear proliferation expert at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, said Gantz's description of Iranian leaders as rational was "quite an interesting turnabout".
"Hopefully, it is going to reduce the incentives for any sort of pre-emptive or preventive military action, at least for the time being," Kile said.
The United States has also not ruled out military action as a last resort. But many allies of Washington, and even some senior U.S. officials, fear such an attack could ignite a broader war and only temporarily halt Iran's nuclear advances.
Gantz's assessment appeared to be in step with the view of the top U.S. military officer, General Martin Dempsey. He said in a CNN interview in February he believed Iran was a "rational actor" and it would be premature to take military action against it.
Israeli political sources said at the time that the remarks by Dempsey – who also suggested Israel's armed forces could not deliver lasting damage to Iranian nuclear sites – had angered Netanyahu.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak raised international concern about a possible Israeli strike several months ago when he spoke about time running out for effective Israeli military action against Iranian nuclear sites buried deep underground.
And Netanyahu, while noting that Iran has made no apparent decision to begin constructing a bomb, has voiced impatience with the pace of nuclear talks that began this month between Tehran and six world powers, the first such negotiations in more than a year.
"Either Iran takes its nuclear program to a civilian footing only, or the world, perhaps us too, will have to do something. We're closer to the end of the discussions than the middle," Gantz said.
However, he also said international pressure on Iran "is beginning to bear fruit, both on the diplomatic level and on the economic sanctions level".
Netanyahu said on CNN the sanctions were "certainly taking a bite out of the Iranian economy but so far they haven't rolled back the Iranian program or even stopped it by one iota.
"Unfortunately, that's not achieved by talks in which Iran has one goal, to stall, delay, run out the clock; that's basically what they're doing."
Gantz, a lanky former paratrooper who has served as Israel's military attache in Washington, was asked in the Haaretz interview what impact his view would have on government decision-making on Iran.
"Whatever weight the government decides to ascribe it," he said.
"I say my opinion according to my own professional truth and my strategic analysis. I will say it sharply: I do not forget my professional ethics. The government will decide after it hears the professional echelon and the army will carry out, in a faithful and determined manner, any decision that is made."
Kile said he was surprised Gantz had spoken out, "because normally the Israeli military leadership on the nuclear issue has been quite subdued", with former intelligence officials "coming out and trying to cool … the possible Israeli impetus towards military action".
Gantz took over as chief of staff a year ago but has been less outspoken on strategic issues than his predecessor, Gabi Ashkenazi. He was not the first choice for the job; the preferred candidate, Yoav Gallant, had to bow out because of a property scandal.
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In 1977, then-chief of staff Mordechai Gur famously cautioned the cabinet that Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's offer to visit Jerusalem could be a smokescreen for war preparations. Sadat's trip led to a peace treaty in 1979.
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Safety rules will probably be tightened on crude oil shipments from North Dakota following a string of railway explosions, threatening to damp an energy boom that has boosted the region's economy.
U.S. regulators yesterday issued a safety alert after a train carrying oil crashed and caught fire earlier this week in North Dakota, where surging production has helped lead a renaissance in domestic energy and driven the state's unemployment rate to the nation's lowest.
The type of oil pumped from the shale formations of North Dakota may be more flammable and therefore more dangerous to ship by rail than crude from other areas, the Transportation Department said in the alert. Regulators are considering imposing tougher rules on railcar construction, among other steps, potentially raising the cost of moving the crude to market.
"A couple years ago, we really weren't transporting much oil by train," Brigham McCown, a former administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, said today in a phone interview. "The monumental growth in oil transport by rail means there are opportunities to have things not classified right."
This week's incident, near the town of Casselton, is the fourth major derailment in six months by trains transporting crude. An explosion of a runaway train carrying North Dakota oil in July killed 47 in Quebec. Restrictions on railcars could worsen a shortage of capacity for moving oil to refineries.
Pipelines could be affected as well.
"Regulators have to take heed that anything they do is going to go beyond the rail industry, beyond the tank car industry," Jason Seidl, a rail analyst at Cowen & Co. based in New York, said in an interview.
Record volumes of oil are moving by rail as production from North Dakota and Texas have pushed U.S. output to the most since 1988 and pipeline capacity has failed to keep up. North Dakota in particular relies on the railways to carry its crude East or West and away from the bottlenecks to the Gulf Coast refineries.
If the lighter crude releases gases that could be explosive after a rail crash, it could also lead to an explosion after oil leaks from a pipeline, Carl Weimer, the executive director of the Pipeline Safety Trust, an independent advocate for pipeline-safety rules, said in an interview.
"If it's the same type of oil, it could be the same type of issues with pipelines," Weimer said.
PHMSA, the Transportation Department unit that issued yesterday's alert, said it is also looking at how corrosive shale oil is to railcars, something Weimer said also could affect pipelines.
Three pipeline companies including Enbridge Inc. (ENB) warned regulators that North Dakota oil with too much hydrogen sulfide, which is toxic and flammable, was reaching terminals and putting workers at risk.
In June, Enbridge won an emergency order to reject oil with high hydrogen-sulfide levels from its pipelines after telling the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission it found dangerous levels of the compound at a Berthold, North Dakota, rail terminal. Hydrogen sulfide fumes are an irritant and a chemical asphyxiant that can alter both oxygen use and the central nervous system, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The FERC also approved requests from two other pipeline operators, Tesoro Corp. (TSO) and the closely held True companies, the latter of which operates North Dakota's Belle Fourche and Bridger pipelines, to reject oil with high hydrogen sulfide contents. Tesoro can reject crude with hydrogen sulfide at more than 5 parts per million effective Jan. 1. True companies is allowed to turn away oil with more than 10 parts per million of hydrogen sulfide effective April 1.
FERC this week rejected Trailblazer Pipeline Co.'s request to reduce hydrogen sulfide amounts in its pipeline network.
Trailblazer, a unit of Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (TEP), said the chemical was dangerous and that reducing the level would be consistent with industry standards. In the order, FERC -- which is responsible for ensuring that gas shipment rates are just and reasonable -- said the company didn't show why the level needed to be reduced.
Stocks of Bakken producers and rail shippers fell on the news. Continental Resources Inc. (CLR), the largest owner of drilling rights in the Bakken formation, fell 4.2 percent to $107.76 yesterday and was down another 0.9 percent at 4:03 p.m. in New York today. Other producers Hess Corp. (HES) and Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL) also declined.
Surging output from North Dakota's portion of the Bakken formation and Texas's Eagle Ford shale formation has helped domestic oil production increase to the highest level since 1988 and is set to propel the U.S. past Saudi Arabia as the world's largest supplier in 2015.
Crude from the Bakken, which is along the northwest section of North Dakota and east of Montana, accounts for more than 10 percent of the nation's oil production, after more than doubling between 2010 and 2012. Drillers use a combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to unlock previously unreachable shale deposits.
Bakken crude tends to be flammable because it contains a large fraction of volatile propane and butane, said Zak Mortensen, business development manager for Inspectorate America Corp., which performs oil quality inspections.
With rail companies linking together dozens of cars carrying oil in one train, the risks in any one accident increase, as one car can ignite the next, Anthony Swift, an attorney working on oil-transport issues at the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, said.
"What has become clear is that crude oil transport, both by pipeline and railcar, presents risks," he said.
Shippers will stomach the additional costs associated with new regulation because the economics of moving cheap crude from the middle of the country to the coast remains favorable, according to John Auers, executive vice president of Turner, Mason & Co., a Dallas-based energy consulting firm.
"They're going to keep railing to the East Coast," Auers said. "They're going to keep moving Bakken to the Pacific Northwest. There's no other option."
Bakken crude for delivery at Clearbrook, Minnesota, has averaged a $5.13-a-barrel discount versus the U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate in the past year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The oil strengthened $4.50 a barrel versus WTI yesterday on speculation that this week's derailment would delay deliveries.
The Bakken and Texas Eagle Ford regions together account for about two-thirds of the nation's monthly oil production growth, according to the Energy Information Administration.
"We're not going to stop producing Bakken," Carl Larry, president of Oil Outlooks & Opinions LLC, said in a telephone interview. "We can't put a damper on the growth of the economy right now."
Railroads also have a large stake in the outcome.
Petroleum products was the fastest-growing category of rail shipments in 2013, the Association of American Railroads said in a report this week. The volume of the shipments rose 31 percent last year while total traffic rose 1.8 percent, said the organization, whose members include BNSF, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) Ltd., CSX Transportation Inc. and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC)
"The railroads obviously want this business. They like the business," Seidl said. "It's going to continue to grow."
So far, it hasn't been hazard free.
"Bakken is presenting its own, new set of risks," Swift said.
Environmentalists worry that hydraulic fracturing, in which water, sand and chemicals are shot underground to break apart rocks, can contaminate aquifers and releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas, or volatile organic compounds that can cause smog. Two pipelines carrying oil sands from Canada ruptured in recent years, including one that sent tarry sludge down the street of a suburban subdivision in Arkansas.
In September, a Tesoro pipeline spewed 20,000 barrels of crude in northwest North Dakota.
The oil carried on the train that crashed in Lac Megantic, Quebec, was improperly labeled as a less volatile liquid with a lower level of hazard, Canada's Transportation Safety Board said in September. The crude was being delivered to Irving Oil's refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, from the Bakken region.
After the Quebec blast, U.S. regulators jumpstarted efforts to require fortified railcars.
The latest inferno will probably accelerate those efforts, said Kevin Book, managing director at ClearView Energy Partners, LLC in Washington. About three-quarters of the oil produced in North Dakota is shipped by rail rather than pipeline.
Railroads, tank car suppliers and tank car owners that have said replacing the most of the DOT-111 tank car fleet is too expensive will have less weight to their arguments as the volume of oil by rail grows, said McCown, who is now an industry consultant.
"Some of the industry opposition to new tank car standards is going to get muted," he said.
Crude carried in tank cars are classified as flammable liquids and then divided into so-called packing groups based on the level of hazard, with PG I being the most hazardous and PG III being the least. The Bakken oil being transported by the train that derailed in Quebec was described as PG III when it should have been PG II, the Canadian safety board said.
In its safety alert yesterday, the U.S. pipeline and hazardous materials regulator said it was "reinforcing the requirement to properly test, characterize, classify, and where appropriate, sufficiently degasify hazardous materials prior to and during transportation."
The regulator in a notice on its website today said it began its "Bakken Blitz" inspections, which it announced in August, in March to see whether oil shipments from that region are properly classified and labeled under U.S. hazardous materials law.
First responders rely on classification information to determine how to respond to an accident or fire.
"Initial laboratory test results indicate that shippers were assigning proper hazardous materials packing groups to the crude oil being shipped," the regulator said today, saying it tested crude at 18 sites in North Dakota and four in Texas.
Oil-by-rail projects have been facing regulatory setbacks at the city and state level since the Quebec disaster. Washington state regulators reversed the approval of two terminals in November that would have allowed companies to unload oil from rail cars at the Port of Grays Harbor and load them onto marine vessels.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO)'s plan to build a rail-offloading complex at the 170,000-barrel-a-day Benicia refinery in Northern California has been put on hold as city regulators study its environmental impacts. The city's planning commission was scheduled to vote on the complex in August and tabled a decision after receiving "voluminous comments" from residents.
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US remained an unstirred focus for Indian pharmaceutical company Lupin as it went on achieving 16 approvals from US FDA and launched 11 products during 2012. Besides building a strong grip in the US, Lupin consolidated its presence in the European market.
Lupin's global formulations business constituted close to 84 percent of overall business with the US being the largest market outside India. Lupin's prime focus markets are US, Europe, India, Japan, South Africa and Philippines and the company was able to achieve 24 percent growth in its international business that constituted 67 percent of the overall business of the company.
Lupin has a direct presence in the UK and has also made inroads into the generics market of Germany through its subsidiary Hormosan Pharma. Getting strong in oral contraceptive market, Lupin launched three oral contraceptives and expects approvals for around 30 more in the next few years.
Acknowledged as a strong name in the Indian pharmaceutical market, Lupin churned 27 percent of the company's revenue grew at CAGR of 20 percent over the last five years. The Indian market was largely driven by cardiovascular, diabetes, CNS, asthma and gastroenterology segments. Building close alliance with multinational giants, Lupin entered into a strategic alliance with Eli Lilly India to promote and distribute Lilly's insulin range of products.
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We were up before the alarm this morning & had time for a nice relaxed breakfast on the hotel's outdoor dining area before meeting our group to head to the ruins of Caracol. We joined 4 others, 2 women and a man and his daughter, along with our guide, Bruce, for the 2 hour drive on a deeply rutted dirt road that only a high centered four wheel drive vehicle could handle. We enjoyed seeing the Caribbean pine forest and Bruce informed us of lots of interesting details about the country we were passing through.
Caracol was a delight, even after seeing it immediately after Tikal. It's a much smaller site in a very remote setting – took 2 hours to drive here, mostly on a deeply rutted dirt road with military escort (for our safety). Bruce spent 17 years working with the Dept. of Archeology here in Belize and the last 5.5 years here at Caracol. What a great source of information – and we had many questions. He has developed quite an eye for little treasures too, finding pieces of ancient mayan obsidian tools four different times on our walk through the jungle – very cool.
We learned that today Belize has 300,000 people, but at the height of the Mayan classical period there were 5 million! Each small residential structure housed 5-6 people and there was no jungle, or very little, too many people. We saw several tombs – without bodies, bones or treasures, and learned that when a person died (not royalty) they were placed in a tomb (which was previously a storage area) under the floor of the house. When the next family member died, the bones of the first were pushed to the side and the new occupant took up residence in the tomb. I didn't ask, but I'm assuming they didn't still store the corn and potatoes there.
We learned lots about the plants around us also – such as, the Ceiba tree – the humongous Guatemalan national tree – that holds up to 2000 gallons of water. Wow. This tree was and is sacred to the Mayans because it symbolized the relationship between the gods, earth and the people.
The ceremonial and market plaza is impressive, but nothing to the main plaza which houses the Caana and three other pyramids around the perimeter. The Caana (sky palace) structure is huge – both in height and width – and when we reached what we thought was the top we found that there is another whole plaza way up there. Talk about being on top of on top of the world! Saying
WOW doesn't begin to describe our reaction when we stood at the top, above the jungle canopy, and could see for hundreds of miles. Unfortunately, our photos can't convey the majesty of the site. Our mouths were hanging open – till a bug flew into mine. Our 2 new friends, Betsy and Andreanna were equally in awe. Troy and I agree that while Tikal's Temple 4 is taller, the view here takes the cake. Maybe it's seeing the enormity of the structures below (Tikal's temples are not as wide), I don't know, but standing at the top of Caracol will be remembered as one of the highlights of our lives.
OK, time for some fun now. Bruce and Mel were sitting at the bottom of the opposing structure clear across the plaza. They could hear us when we faced them from the top of the pyramid and spoke quietly. Betsy soon had Bruce waving, scratching his nose, clapping from about 500 yards away…. Amazing acoustics. We realized that the Mayans must have been able to talk back and forth from pyramid top to the bottom of these great plazas without even raising their voices. Back at the entrance to the ruins we had a delicious lunch and great conversation followed by a trip to 'Rio on Pools' a section of river with fun little pools, waterfalls and more pools. We had planned to swim, but the day wasn't quite warm enough – probably in the mid 70's, cloudy with a light breeze. It was fun wading and jumping from one rock formation to another though. We really enjoyed our group and all talked non-stop the whole way back to the hotel where we continued talking over drinks until after dark.
After dinner and a shower (how did we get so sticky?) it was time for bed – 11:00pm already? That was one fast, fun day.


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Muscle Woman
Fiction, Bi-sexual, Exhibitionism, Male / Females, Oral Sex, Threesome
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Gender: male Age: N/A Location: N/A
Posted Sat 26th of January 2008
Mary didn't deny Amber anything she continued to suck her viciously even as Andy began pound her pussy with increase fervor
Hand on the wheel the top down and the cool country breeze filling his lungs Andy felt free. Blue sky above Andy and his wife Amber were off into the countryside on a cool autumn day. In the trunk of their beige Sebring was a picnic basket full of sandwiches, fruits ranging from apples to strawberries and two glasses to enjoy a bottle of wine at the end of the day.
Andy glanced over at his wife, one hand still on the wheel the other on her slender thigh. She was a beautiful sight. She was dressed in a pale orange dress. She wore no bra to support her breasts. They needed no bra, they stood high and firm. The dress had a wide and deep V neck boldly exposing the supple soft alabaster skin. His eye moved down her body to his hand and her exposed flesh.
The dress normally hung below the knee but the wind had moved it up mid thigh and the sight of her deliciously slender legs sent his heart racing. He licked his lips and moving his hand back to the wheel and his gaze back to the road he swallowed in anticipation at the day before him.
Amber stared out at the scenery, the passing fields and the trees seeking a spot on her side for their picnic. She knew Andy was staring at her. She smiled. She liked knowing he yearned for her body and feeling his hand warm on her leg sent shivers to her core.
The road rose up above them but the Sebring easily took the approaching hill. On the crest the couple's eyes fell on a black Honda on the side of the road and a lone figure next to it thumb out.
Andy was a cautious man not one to pick up strangers but as he neared the person he saw it was a woman. It wasn't late but still Andy wasn't going to just leave a woman on the side of the road. He began to slow.
"What are you doing?" Amber hissed.
"We can't just leave her babe."
Amber knew he was right and said so but men weren't always the dangerous ones.
"Hi," Andy said. "Need a ride?"
The woman was large and if not for her voice and features Andy would have probably doubted she was a woman.
"Yes… yes I do." She said in a soft voice which greatly belied the fact that she had broad shoulders, thick arms and legs had the physique of an Amazon.
She bent and picked up her bag.
Andy's eyes widened at the sight of her firm ass in the blue shorts she wore and her firm breasts and bulging chest behind the black tee shirt. He was sure she wasn't wearing a bra because when she straightened he saw hard nipples pushing against the cotton.
Amber too admired the woman curious at how hard the woman's muscles were.
"This stupid rental broke down. I know there is a town about a few miles up. If you drop me off I'd really appreciate it. Mary's my name."
"Andy and my wife Amber." Andy said.
"Nice to meet you." Amber said.
"Thanks. Do you mind if I toss my pack in the back?"
"No problem." Andy said.
Mary hopped in her bulk filling the backseat.
Amber couldn't help but occasionally glance at this Amazon of a woman. She'd never met a muscle woman before and she couldn't help but stare and wonder about her. Did she have a man? Did she even like men? Maybe she found Amber's soft body arousing. This sent delightful shivers through Amber thinking of such a woman dominating her sexually. She shook her head to chase the thoughts away tussling her shoulder length hair. Still she admired the woman's rippling muscles and her mind went back to thoughts of the woman's hard body again she wondered. Did Mary like to be sucked? How big was her clit?
"You have nice hair?" Mary said.
"Thanks." Amber said smiling her full pink lips parting.
"Where were you headed?" Andy asked glancing in the rear view mirror. She was pretty he realized. Unlike Amber's dark brown hair Mary had light curly blond with dark streaks. Her face was bronze like the rest of her body but not overly so like some women who were more eager to be like a penny than in at least looking good. She had a square jaw and features but in spite of that with baby blue eyes and full pink lips she was pretty.
"Funny enough I was headed no where in particular. I just finished a competition back in the city and came out for a drive. Those things take a lot out of you and driving through the countryside calms me but that rental…" She gritted her teeth and smacked her thigh.
Amber jumped at the sound.
"Oh well. I appreciate this lift. Where were you guys headed?"
"Picnicking." Andy said.
"That's so sweet. I hate to side track you guys."
"No problem." Amber said. "We couldn't just leave you."
"I probably would have." Mary said. "I may look big and strong but I'd probably have kept going and called the police."
Amber never thought of that and neither did Andy.
"No big deal." Andy said.
"Oh there's a lovely spot." Amber said.
Andy glanced over. She was right. Not far from the road there were a cluster of large trees leaning over a stream and the grass though high and swaying in the breeze seemed soft enough. He slowed.
"Are you going to remember where it is?" Amber asked.
"I sure hope so."
"Why don't you two stop now?" I think I can walk the rest of the way it's only another few miles.
"No way. Join us." Amber said before she knew what came out.
Andy was shocked as was Amber at her suggestion.
"Nah you guys have a romantic thing planned. Don't wanna be a third wheel."
Amber was stubborn and never backed down and that stubborn streak now got the better of her. She couldn't back track.
"I insist." She said a little weaker. "We have more than enough."
Mary smiled and nodded. "Sure."
The trio piled out the car. Andy retrieved the basket and the wine. Amber grabbed her purse and the blanket and Mary grabbed her bag.
"What do you guys do?" Mary asked as they waded through the grass as it swayed in the breeze.
"He's a tax attorney." Amber said. "We met one day when he came to the courthouse for some docs. He was so rude."
"It was bad day," Andy said in his defense.
Amber brushed playfully against his shoulder.
Mary laughed. "Any kids?"
"Naw but we're always trying." Andy said.
Amber's cheeks flushed red.
Mary laughed. "The trying is always the best part."
Andy laughed as did Amber though she was still somewhat embarrassed at the subtly hints of sexuality.
"What about you?" Andy asked.
"No. No kids. I've been busy touring around down shows trying to win as many competitions." Mary couldn't help but think it was also quiet sometime since she'd practiced having any though she wasn't interested in mothering yet.
"How long have you been a body builder?" He asked as they reached the trees.
"'bout five years now. It's fun but tiring. Seems I'm always on the road with my trainer except the one day I needed her I left her back there." She thumbed her finger towards the way they came and her rental.
Amber spread the blanket and the trio sat down.
Mary's tee shirt rode up once she sat revealing the firm abs beneath. She crossed her legs and muscles and veins bulged.
Amber was quiet impressed with the woman's physique.
Andy too stared wondering in the back of his mind if she had a man and if she did how it felt making love to so much muscle.
"Shall we eat?" Amber asked breaking the silence.
Mary reached into her bag and pulled out a bar. "If you don't mind I'll be having these."
"Oh okay." Amber said as she set the sandwiches out. "We have fruit too."
"Cool I can do that."
Conversation ceased for a few while as they ate but things changed when Amber reaching the container with the fruit touched Mary's hard hand.
Amber pulled back not in repulsion but embarrassment.
"Sorry," Mary said.
"My fault. I don't wanna be feeling you all up now." She laughed nervously.
Mary laughed. "No big deal. I have people touching me all the time wondering if my muscles are real and if their hard or not."
"Can I?" Amber asked curiosity getting the better of her.
Andy couldn't believe what his wife had just asked but then again he was curious too but he wasn't going to say it.
Amber sat up. She was on all fours now and crawled over to the woman.
She wore a pair of string panties and her dress was on her ass but Andy was the only one who could see the view of her plump little ass, her cheeks pale and smooth like the rest of her slim frame.
Amber reached out and touched Mary's thigh. She squeezed impressed with how firm the woman was almost like rock but warm.
"I still have some work to do on it," Mary said, "but I think I'm heading along the right track."
Amber moved her hands to Mary's abs and ran her hands over the woman's wash board stomach. Feeling the ripples under her fingers sent chills through her body. She licked her lips wondering how it would feel to have such muscles rub against her. She froze. Was she really thinking about this woman riding her or Andy with these muscles riding her?
Andy watched his wife. He was becoming aroused. Deep in his trousers his shaft pressed against his zipper. He licked his dry lips and continued to stare. It was like watching a porn movie.
Mary felt a chill passing through her and it wasn't from the breeze. Though she didn't want to tell Amber to stop she didn't know if the woman knew what her touch was actually doing to her.
Amber moved her hands up her sides and bypassed the woman's breasts though she was curious to fondle them. She touched her thick neck and shoulders. She felt her stomach twist and felt a carnal urge rise in her
Andy moved his hand to his crotch and pushed down on his shaft. It was rock hard. He yearned for release. His racing heart pumped more blood to his already engorged shaft. It felt as if it would explode.
Mary felt her body tingle. She should tell this woman to stop but she liked her soft hands on her and if she wanted to touch her and her husband didn't object why would she stop her? Mary glanced at Andy. She could see he was enjoying it. Their eyes met.
Andy was caught red handed.
Mary smiled and took Ambers hand and pressed them against her rock hard breasts.
Amber didn't resist. She squeezed. Most of the woman's chest was rock hard including her nipples.
Mary pulled back and stood.
Amber felt foolish for what she'd just been doing. She'd embarrassed not only herself but Andy and this woman.
Mary peeled her tee shirt off revealing her naked chest. She then wiggled out of her shorts and panties and exposed herself to them and anyone passing before sitting back on the blanket. She spread legs, her feet flat on the soft fabric grass poking through it.
Amber was stunned and like a moth was drawn to her. Forgetting her husband she easily peeled her dress off and crawled towards the woman her breasts dangling as she moved towards her swinging with each movement.
Andy couldn't ask for anything better. He was about to watch his wife go down on another woman he was sure. His eyes were wide with anticipation.
Mary spread her legs wider as Amber moved towards her.
Amber's gaze went from the woman's soft blue eyes to her rock hard abs then to the large clit between her legs. Compared to Amber's pussy which was coated with a thin layer of dark hair Mary's was bald. Her clit was large the hood covering it resembled a small dick. Amber on the other hand had small lips and her labia were hidden behind the sweet folds of her fuzzy mound. She touched Mary's mound.
Mary moaned and closed her eyes. The anticipation had left her weak and wanting. The woman's hands were so soft against her hood but firm as curious Amber pushed down on her with probing fingers brushing against the woman's huge clit the size of a segment on her little finger.
Amber toyed with it and was amused at how Mary shivered each time her fingers moved against it. She leaned down her ass in the air and glanced back. It was the first time she thought of Andy so lost in exploring this woman. Their eyes met. There he was rubbing in shaft through his pant. She licked her lips and with her finger beckoned him over. She then turned her attention back to Mary moving her head down and embracing the woman's mound with her mouth.
Mary pushed her meat up into Amber's mouth.
Amber had sucked on a woman once before in fact more than once on a dare from her sister she'd sucked her off but that was when she was sixteen and since she'd never even considered it but here she was sucking this woman they'd just met. Was it because her clit and clit hood looked like a dick?
Mary shivered again feeling the heat of Amber's mouth enveloping her.
Andy's shorts and boxers were off. He moved behind Amber and positioned himself. Pulling the string of her panty aside he fully exposed her pussy glistening before him a trail of her white juice trickling from the folds. Andy spread her lips revealing the sweet candy pink opening. Her hole contracted and relaxed. He positioned his head on her opening and pushed.
Amber moaned as Andy entered her her mouth still wrapped around Mary's clit.
The vibration of Amber moaning sent waves of pleasure washing over Mary. She bit her lower lip and began grinding her body against Amber's face.
Andy reached under Amber and with one hand he began toying with her slit sliding his hand down and teasing her clit and with the other he squeezing her nipple.
Amber moaned again lost in the triple stimulation of having Andy's seven inch shaft deep in her pussy filling her completely and pressing against her G Spot not to mention his fingers teasing her clit hidden between her hairy mound and finally squeezing her nipples as her breasts bounced in response to his deep slow strokes.
Mary was cumming. She could feel her stomach tighten. The sensations from Amber's stiff tongue and the introduction of two fingers into her dripping pussy was too much for her. She gripped the blanket they were on with her strong arms and in spite of herself cried out as wave after wave sent her rock hard body shuddering violently.
Andy watched as Mary shuddered uncontrollable under his wife's mouth. He pushed harder and deeper gripping his wife's hips as he pushed.
Amber didn't stop licking or sucking in fact just as when she'd sucked her sister so many year ago there were rewards from continual stimulation, the sweet cum that oozed from Mary and the aftershocks that sent the muscle woman whimpering.
Andy could feel his balls tighten. His cum surged into his wife.
Amber felt Andy's pace quicken. She pushed back onto him meeting each thrust with her own arching her back more towards the ground. She gripped Mary's hard thighs her mouth still wrapped around the woman's mound but no longer sucking.
Mary opened her eyes and watched as Amber's breasts bounced to each of Andy thrust. She licked her lips and swallowed her as Amber tightened her grasp on her thighs digging her nails into her hard flesh.
Amber cried out pulling her head away from Mary's pussy her breasts jumping pink nipples hard as Andy slammed his shaft into her one last time.
Andy held her hips as he pushed his dick to the hilt his balls slapping against Amber's ass. He let out a loud sigh to match Amber's as his cum shot into her.
Andy slipped out of Amber after a few minutes. She turned as she always did after he fucked her to suck his shaft. Mary was next to her as she reached for it, Andy now towering above the two women.
Mary hadn't sucked dick for two years. She had an overworked dildo in her bag and when she needed companionship there was her trainer Jenny who though more interested in men didn't mind experimenting with her.
Mary beat Amber to slipping Andy's dick in her mouth. Amber felt a flush of rage at being denied her right but it soon passed when pulling back Mary said, "You taste good."
"Mmmmmm. You did too." Amber said. Amber went back to cleaning Andy's shaft caressing his balls sliding her hand up and down his ass crack as she did.
Mary pulled away and positioned herself behind Amber. She grabbed her ass.
Amber glanced back but before she could protest Mary's mouth and tongue were at work sucking cum from her hole and teasing her clit.
Mary admired the woman's cunt. Even though it had a mat of hair it was neatly trimmed. She lapped at the cum that oozed from Amber and when that was gone slipped her tongue in her hole while with one hand toying with her clit the other circled the rim of her puckered asshole. Amber tasted sweet like but also a little salty. Mary savored the taste.
Andy not known for recovering so quickly was getting hard in Amber's mouth surprising her. Was it from her moaning a result of Mary's stimulation?
For the first time a car passed but didn't slow. It didn't interrupt the trio in the least.
Andy slipped his slick shaft from Amber's mouth and shuffled behind Mary. He watched as Mary hungrily ate his wife's ass and pussy and watched Amber squirm pushing back against the woman eager for more. Andy's admired Mary's ass tight and bronze like the rest of her body. He reached out and touched it. It was hard and smooth. Mary didn't miss a beat in devouring his wife even as he caressed her.
Andy pulled one cheek apart and slipped his resurgent cock into her hole. She was tight tighter than Amber. He wondered if that's because she was tight and fit all over. He pushed in further. Mary pushed back against him.
Amber so entranced by the tongue lashing and fingering she was getting not only in her pussy but her tight ass didn't pay any attention to what her husband was doing and even if she were she didn't care. She was in heaven as the first orgasm from Mary's tongue washed over her.
Andy gripped Mary's hips and began to pump her.
Mary tightened her grip on him.
Andy gasped unable to believe the woman had control of the muscles in her pussy but sure enough she held him fast. Still he stroked her enjoying the glove like grip she had on him.
Mary didn't deny Amber anything she continued to suck her viciously even as Andy began pound her pussy with increased fervor as she got wetter and wetter unable to hold him like a vice inside anymore.
Andy watched as his dick slid out only to bury it again deep into her sculpted ass. Where as Amber's soft meaty white mounds would bounce with each stroke hers was still and hard against him.
Mary was feeling her lower body tighten as it did when Amber sucked her clit and fingered her. This though was a sweeter feeling and even though Andy's dick wasn't the thickest in the world she was lost in the moment. Not having a warm cock in her for about two years was too long and the fact that he was married to the woman she was sucking off was deliciously naughty. She closed her eyes breathing harder and faster panting and moaning until she sucked in a breath and cried out as her body reached a massive climax.
Andy spurted a weak shot of cum in Mary's pussy feeling her tighten around his shaft as if she were trying to squeeze ever last drop of cum out.
She collapsed pulling an also weakened Amber with her to the blanket.
Andy looked at the two women on the blanket.
Amber had rolled over her fuzzy mound glistening. Mary had also turned over her sculpted body glistened from sweat her pussy from her cum and his as it oozed out.
Andy remained on his knees staring at the two women.
Mary glanced at Amber. She'd sensed her anger last time she sucked her husband's dick and even though she'd just been fucked by him she still differed to the wife this time.
Amber said. "I've already tasted your honey Mary. You clean his cock." Amber lay back and watched as the muscle woman cleaned her husbands cock her ass in the air. Amber toyed with her clit as she watched this wondering if in their five years they'd ever had such an intense session. They hadn't and as Andy and Mary came to lay next to her, Andy wrapping his hands around her head and playing with her hair and Mary caressing her soft pubic hair she knew unless they kept in contact with this muscle woman they never would again.
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Hon. Steven Stivers
I want to thank Chairman Runyan for holding this important legislative hearing today on my bipartisan legislation, the Honor Those Who Served Act. The measure before the committee today will make it easier to provide headstones or markers for veterans who currently do not have a headstone and lay in an unmarked grave.
In 2009, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a rule change that required 'Next of Kin' (NOK) be notified before a veteran received an initial headstone from the VA. Previously, the VA accepted and processed headstone claims from funeral directors, cemetery officials, county veterans service officers, researchers and other civic organizations.
This new regulatory barrier of obtaining the approval from the NOK to receive a headstone for a deceased veteran is making it more difficult to honor the sacrifice of our veterans.
There are researchers, like those at the Ohio Historical Society, who research archives, death records, military records and genealogical records to determine the identity of Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers buried in unmarked graves. These groups then work to find the NOK. But, sometimes this is not possible when today's headstone applicants are seven generations removed from the Civil War, for example.
I understand the rational of the rule to make sure family members are not left out of the decision-making process for obtaining a headstone, but the current rule is too restrictive and service members – especially Civil War era African American soldiers are left with unmarked graves.
Those who served in the military deserve our full-support, especially those who gave the final measure of devotion to our great nation. Our veterans, regardless of what era they served in, deserve better than unmarked or deteriorated graves.
That is why on May 16, 2013, I introduced H.R. 2018 that would stipulate that if NOK cannot be found then headstone applications may be filed with the VA by: the state veterans service agency, military researchers, local historians, genealogists, or others familiar with research sources or methods needed to prove a veteran's identity.
In his second inaugural speech, President Abraham Lincoln stated, "To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and orphan," affirming the government's obligation to honor those who serve our nation. These words of Lincoln's became the VA's motto in 1959.
Those who gave the final measure in their service to our great nation deserve a final resting place with a headstone worthy of their dedication, commitment and devotion.
Again, I appreciate the Chairman for allowing me to testify today and holding this hearing.


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The man who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in an incident that has reignited the national conversation about race relations told police that the younger man knocked him to the ground and slammed his head into the sidewalk, the Orlando Sentinel just reported.
It's one of the most extensive accounts to date of what's said to be 28-year-old George Zimmerman's version of the events that led to him shooting Martin on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla.
Zimmerman, who patrolled his neighborhood and had frequently contacted police about persons he considered to be suspicious, had been following Martin — an African-American. At one point Zimmerman called police to say the teenager seemed to be acting suspiciously.
The Sentinel says it has been told by police that Zimmerman says he was walking away from Martin when the teenager approached. They exchanged words, Zimmerman says. Martin hit him, Zimmerman told police. Zimmerman says he fell to the ground, Martin got on top of him, and that the teenager then (in the Sentinel's words) "began slamming his head into the sidewalk."
It was then that he shot Martin, Zimmerman says. Much of his account, authorities told the newspaper, "has been corroborated." When police got to the scene, he was bleeding from the nose and had lacerations on the back of his head.
Zimmerman has not been charged with any crime connected to the case. But it will be investigated by a local grand jury and federal authorities are also getting involved.
Originally from Virginia, Zimmerman is the son of a white father and Latina mother. His father has described the younger Zimmerman as a "Spanish-speaking minority." On 911 recordings, Zimmerman speaks English without any noticeable Spanish accent. As we've previously reported, he's been accused of violence in the past.
Martin's family and supporters have accused local police of failing to investigate Zimmerman's claims and allege that the teenager was the victim of racial profiling. The young man's death has led to marches, protests and other shows of support and concern not just in Sanford but in other cities across the nation. President Obama, without commenting on the facts of the case, said Friday that "all of us have some soul searching to figure out how something like this happened" and that the case has touched him in part because "if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."
Also today, a spokesman for Martin's family has told the news media that the teenager was suspended from his high school at the time of his death "for having a baggie that contained marijuana residue in his book bag," The Associated Press reports.


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With the World Cup drawing closer, every match in this series assumes importance. New Zealand were a relieved side after they snapped their losing streak in ODIs. Pakistan looked flat and were unable to sustain momentum following a good show in the Test matches. A washed out match at Queenstown did not help either team in their preparation. The action now shifts to Christchurch, but the weather is not looking too great for that match either.
Pakistan continue to be plagued by off-field problems. With the captain of the World Cup squad not being named, the turmoil and confusion within Pakistan cricket continues to intensify. With the deadline of the tainted trio in the spot-fixing controversy coming closer, the distractions are all set to continue. Ahmed Shehzad has been a good find for Pakistan up the order. His aggressive batting in the T20s and in the second ODI is a welcome sight for a Pakistan team that has struggled to find stability up the order. The middle order is a big worry with none of the batsmen looking in good touch. Younis Khan has not carried his form into the ODI format after a good show in the Tests. Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal and Shahid Afridi were found wanting against swing. Only Misbah-ul-Haq looked solid with an attractive fifty. The batting on this tour has relied largely on Misbah and Pakistan will be counting on his good form in this series as well as for the World Cup.
Pakistan's bowling has not had much opportunity to display their skills. Shoaib Akhtar was carted around to all parts of the ground in the first ODI. Sohail Tanvir looked rusty on his comeback while Abdul Razzaq was ineffective. In the continued absence of Saeed Ajmal, the spin duties have been shared by Afridi and Abdur Rehman. Pakistan will be hoping that all the bowlers strike form before the World Cup. Shoaib Akhtar will be desperate for a turnaround after a miserable T20 and first ODI.
New Zealand will be happy to finally get a taste of victory after a torturous 2010. Tim Southee was the star at Wellington by picking up his maiden five wicket haul. Southee has troubled Pakistan with his immaculate swing bowling and he has been backed up well by Bennett, Oram and Vettori. With the arrival of Allan Donald as the bowling consultant for the Kiwis, NZ will be hoping to turn-around their bowling, which has looked weak. The batting poses fewer worries with Ryder, Guptill and Taylor looking in awesome touch. The middle order has not yet been tested in this series, but NZ have solidity all around. Styris, Franklin and Brendon McCullum have a great reputation at the death and NZ will bank on these three to boost the Kiwis at the death.
This series will have a clear winner thanks to the rain-curtailed match at Queenstown. With the World Cup coming so close, both teams would want to ensure that they win the series and carry a lot of confidence into the mega-event.
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EDITORIAL: It all adds up
It remains to be seen what benefits Surrey's massive new marble-and-glass city hall has brought.
The public seems divided on whether the north-end building is a suitably dignified statement of civic pride, or merely a gaudy monument to the hubris of the Watts administration.
However, the administration gets full marks on its mastery of the new math – if by 'new math' we mean making the sums come out exactly the way they want them.
The $97 million that Surrey borrowed to fund the hall has already run into flak from critics who've suggested some of our tax money would be better spent on policing and decaying infrastructure.
Regardless, that sum – touted as the price of its latest jewel – is far from being the bottom line. The project's eventual price tag will be well nigh $150 million, if you factor in the nearly $2 million in annual interest charges over the 25-year terms of mortgages.
Relax, says Mayor Dianne Watts; the costs will be offset by leasing of Surrey's old city hall. But even if every corner of that aging edifice in mid-Surrey were completely leased tomorrow – and every indication is this is far from likely – the annual income would be sufficient only to service the debt, not reduce it.
By the city's new math, that means we, as taxpayers, will have only spent $97 million for the palatial city digs. By the math ordinary taxpayers use – as we scrimp to pay down our own loans – it means we are still forking over $147.9 million.
Among Watts' most extravagant claims has been that the new hall has been the boost of confidence needed to attract $3 billion in investment in the downtown core, and its subsequent tax dollars. Whichever math you use, this would be a tough statement to quantify. How much of the investment is traceable to the building, and how much would have been coming anyway, given the city's plans for the downtown core?
A $32-million parking facility? Taxpayers' parking fees pay for that. A $9-million civic plaza? The taxpayers' Surrey City Development Corporation will fund that.
Also neglected in the city's sums on the new city hall is $2.5 million it has added for catwalks above the new council chambers.
That late addition, by administration figuring, is sufficient to transform it into a multi-purpose performing arts space. But it remains to be seen whether the space will be used by community groups – who may have a hard time making the math of a presumably high rental work for them – or whether the principal performance will be the grandiose theatrics of civic government.


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Sony is prepping for what might be a big announcement later this evening. Here's a look at some of the tech stocks to watch Wednesday.
New Sony video game console on horizon? Sony shares were up slightly in pre-market trading as the Japanese electronics maker is widely expected to reveal its next video game console.
Its current device, the PlayStation 3, has sold more than 70 million since launching in 2006, trailing the Xbox 360 (76 million) and the Nintendo Wii (95 million). A potential piece of new hardware couldn't come at a better time for the retail video game industry, which has struggled to maintain sales momentum.
Apple shares dip. The stock price is down slightly to $453 off a report that electronics manufacturer Foxconn is freezing recruitment across factories in China.
According to the Financial Times, it's also slowing down production of Apple's iPhone 5, a possible sign that interest in the smartphone is dwindling. This isn't the first time reports of waning interest in iPhone 5 have surfaced. In mid-January, the Wall Street Journal reported Apple cut back on component orders for the iPhone 5 because of weak demand.
Yahoo's makeover. Shares of Yahoo are up after the company unveiled a fresh look. According to a blog post from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, the redesigned Yahoo is meant to be "more intuitive and personal," and introduces a customizable newsfeed and better integration with social networks such as Facebook.


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The first year (PGY1) rotations include general surgery, colorectal surgery and vascular surgery. The second year (PGY2) rotations include seven months of urology and three months in the SICU, as well as continued exposure to general surgery.
During PGY3 year, residents begin a dedicated research experience through which they participate in teaching conferences and have exposure to outpatient urology clinics. The director of Lahey Hospital & Medical Center's Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Chair of the Institute of Urology work together to coordinate residents' research activities, assisting in planning and monitoring the progress of investigative projects. It is expected that an individual's research, will result in a presentation at a major urological forum and completion of a manuscript for publication.
The subsequent three clinical years (PGY4, 5 and 6) are vertically integrated to mandate the assumption of responsibility for patient care. During this time, residents become more conversant with the physiology and pathophysiology underlying urologic disease. During PGY4 and PGY5 years, residents become familiar with endoscopic procedures using video monitoring to facilitate teaching. They also perform major operative procedures and inpatient consultations at North Shore Medical Center and obtain expertise in pediatric urology at Children's Hospital Boston. At Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, the residents perform hospital consultations, highly complex endoscopic procedures, and more routine open urologic surgical procedures. The PGY6 year, as chief resident, is spent at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. Under supervision, the chief resident performs major operative procedures, runs a weekly outpatient clinic and is responsible for organizing teaching conferences.
Education is an integral part of the Lahey Hospital & Medical Center experience. There are at least 50 regularly scheduled conferences a month, sponsored by both the medical and surgical divisions. These include Uroradiology Mortality and Morbidity, Urologic Basic Science, Journal Club, GU Tumor Board, Surgical Grand Rounds, Indications and Campbell's Club.Excellent reading and research resources are available for the resident in the Richard B. Cattell Memorial Library, which has 1,500 textbooks, 180 journal titles and 12,000 bound journal volumes. Additionally, all residents have access to Tufts University including online resources (i.e., PubMed, full textbooks), computer labs, and recreational complexes (i.e., fitness center).


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I hate to start a new thread on this, but I just spent the last hour trying to find the answer with no luck. So I have a scrubbed NTSC version of Super Mario Bros playing through the UBC gx loader. It works great and doesnt cut out, but the saved game only sometimes loads. The first time I played it, I got to the first boss and was able to save it. The second time I went to play, the saved progress was gone. The third time, it was back... Now it is gone again.. I am very confused.. There is a saved game for it on the wii, but it doesnt seem to load it or something.. The settings I have right now are:
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Producer Ashok Pandey announces the sequel to his 2010 satire film that featured the American President
Barely 24 hours since US President Barack Obama won his second term in office by defeating Mitt Romney in a closely fought election battle, B-town producer Ashok Pandey has already announced the sequel to his hilarious 2010 film Phas Gaye Re Obama. In fact, so fascinated is Pandey with the connect Obama has with the audience that even the sequel named Bach Gaye Re Obama will have the American President in it.
A little birdie tells us that the script of the project was ready, but the makers were keen to know the results of the US elections and tweak the climax accordingly. It is also being speculated that some actors from the original film that featured Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Manu Rishi and Amol Gupte will be cast in the sequel too.
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After a one-year hiatus, the AMG version of the G-Class is back on the market. Buyers looking for a combination of serious off road ability, plenty of luxury and ludicrously quick acceleration will appreciate its return. The interior of the G-Class has also been given a refresh for 2013. There is a new steering wheel and a new dashboard, which houses a 7-inch display and Mercedes-Benz' COMAND system. Exterior modifications are minor, including new mirrors and LED daytime running lights.
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Thursday, September 21, 2006
I saw this link (James Mirtle) over at Deadspin, and decided to look up some of those old Roller Hockey games that they used to show on ESPN 2. Well I found this instead....nothing like skinny white High School kids starting a brawl on fake ice. Enjoy!
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Seafood is the perfect choice for your diabetes meal plan. Low fat protein packed with healthy omega-3 fats. Over 150 diabetic seafood recipes!
From freshwater and saltwater fish to crab, shrimp, and clams, The Diabetes Seafood Cookbook delivers over 150 delicious recipes fresh from the sea. Whether you're looking for a perfect appetizer, a delightful dinner, or a satisfying side dish, this is your one-stop shop for fresh, delicious seafood.
Naturally low in fat and packed with protein and healthy omega-3 fats, seafood is a perfect choice for fresh meals that fit well into a diabetes meal plan. Unfortunately, most seafood cookbooks on the market take what's naturally a healthy ingredient and add heavy cream sauces, fatty oils, or fried batters. The results are unhealthy meals packed with fat and cholesterol that could potentially wreck a diabetes self-care plan.
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