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Oscilloscope Laboratories has announced that it has acquired North American rights to Bill and Turner Ross's documentary "Tchoupitoulas," which premiered at SXSW earlier this year.
The directors' follow-up to the acclaimed "45365," Indiewire called the film "visually masterful" in our SXSW review.
The deal was finalized at the recently completed Cannes Film Festival. David Laub and Dan Berger of Oscilloscope negotiated the deal with George Rush on behalf of the filmmakers.
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New York, New York (June 4, 2012)– Oscilloscope Laboratories announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Bill and Turner Ross's acclaimed documentary Tchoupitoulas (pronounced CHOP-IH-TOU-LESS). The film premiered to rave reviews at the South by South Film Festival this past March. It has continued its successful run at festivals throughout the spring, winning awards at HotDocs, The Dallas International Film Festival, and The Ashland Independent Film Festival, among others. It is the first film from the New Orleans based Ross Brothers since their award-winning 2009 documentary 45365. Tchoupitoulas was produced by the Sundance and Cannes award-winning team behind Beasts of the Southern Wild. Oscilloscope will see Tchoupitoulas through further festivals and select theatrical engagements later this year, with a digital release to follow.
Tchoupitoulas is a lyrical documentary that follows three adolescent brothers as they journey through one night in New Orleans, encountering a vibrant kaleidoscope of dancers, musicians, hustlers, and revelers parading through the lamplit streets. The filmmakers fully immerse us into the New Orleans night, passing through many lively and luminous locations and introducing us to the people who make the city their home.
About the acquisition, the Ross Brothers say: "We're terribly excited to be working with Oscilloscope, a creative company with a unique and individual philosophy that is ideal for our film. They're our kind of people, doing our kind of business. We feel very positive about the future of Tchoupitoulas with Oscilloscope!"
David Laub of O-scope commented: "Tchoupitoulas is a beautiful film that is both authentic to its subject and a completely transporting, lyrical cinematic experience. The Ross Brothers are major talents, and we are thrilled to have them and this wonderful movie as part of the O-scope label."
The deal was finalized at the recently completed Cannes Film Festival. David Laub and Dan Berger of Oscilloscope negotiated the deal with George Rush on behalf of the filmmakers. The film is produced by the Ross Brothers along with Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey, and Josh Penn of Court 13.


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AngularJS is a powerful and structural JavaScript framework which is easier to implement in single web applications and allows organizing large, client heavy applications into something manageable.
In the following Photoshop tutorial I will teach you how to create the The Flash Logo in 3D Photoshop Extended. Also you will learn how to create a 3D object from a Path and to apply and modify textures and materials.
Staying on top of the trends is essential, especially for web designers. Understanding what's new helps you keep your clients — and, therefore, your business — ahead of the curve. Check out these 5 trends to learn more.
NoSQL database is the buzzword in the current software industry. NoSQL database is also widely accepted, but it is NOT a replacement for the traditional relational database management system (RDBMS), which stores data in relational tables. So we can simplify this by saying that NoSQL is there to overcome the gaps found in traditional RDBMS.
The following list consists of some of the top password managers available today. These enable you to not only create strong passwords but to also store them in a central place making reviewing, updates and retrieval a cinch. Features, compatible devices and browsers have all been included.
Out of all genres of movies, video games, and television, science fiction is arguably the genre that relies heaviest on concept art, and with good reason – the designs are out of this world! Here are some Photoshop tutorials designed to get those creative juices flowing and imaginations running wild.
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In the last installment we introduced the basic concepts behind the Microsoft Managed Extensibility Framework and built a very simple example, expending a ton of effort for very little return. In this installment, we'll actually utilize the framework to build an application demonstrating pluggable components in use.
Most developers at one time or another have found it necessary to componentize their application to allow new pieces to be "plugged in" without rebuilding the application. While there are existing frameworks which address this area, such as one of the many Dependency Injection frameworks, they tend to be much broader in scope, and therefore more complicated to use.


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Sitting on a cash chest of Rs. 85,000 crore, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) — that has committed an investment of $10 billion (Rs. 63,400 crore) in the US to acquire various shale gas assets — is now looking at investing more money to acquire big coal mines in the US.
"The company is seriously looking at acquiring some coal mines in the US," PMS Prasad, executive director, RIL, who is also on the board of RIL, told HT. "We continue to look at opportunities....at home, there is a huge coal shortage and acquiring coal mines in the US makes a good play...we are looking for the same," he said.
RIL has already invested $6.1 billion (Rs. 38,674 crore) in acquiring shale gas assets in the US and plans to invest another $4 billion (Rs. 25,360 crore) in the next three years.
"The investment of $10 billion is what the company has already committed...we will be investing more money as we continue to look for more acquisition opportunities in the fertiliser, refining, petrochemicals and power space...the only condition is that opportunity has to be good in terms of returns to the company," he added.
Talking about the company's strategy to utilise the shale gas produced out of its assets in the US, Prasad said RIL would rather set up a gas-based fertiliser, petrochemicals or power plant in the US and bring home the end products than first convert the cheap shale gas into costlier LNG and ship the same to India.
RIL's share of natural gas output from its US shale gas operations has reached over 11 million standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) against 14 mmscmd from the KG-D6 fields.


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The True Story Of Bernard Macfadden
LIFE and LOVES of the FATHER of the CONFESSION MAGAZINE
December 1981 | Volume 33, Issue 1
The Graphic pioneered the use of "composographs," staged, composite photographs with the heads of newsmakers pasted onto models' bodies. The Graphic invented this new art form to offer its readers a glimpse of the high point of Leonard Kip Rhinelander's divorce trial. The young millionaire was suing his bride of a month on the grounds that she had concealed from him the fact that she was part Negro; one day in court she reportedly stripped to the waist to prove the falseness of the charge. When the Graphic ran its composograph of the scene, circulation jumped by one hundred thousand. The paper always had a lot of readers—as one observer eulogized, "The only value ever claimed for it was that it educated readers up to a point where they were able to understand the other tabloids"—but it was a flop with advertisers. By the time it folded, in 1932, it had lost Macfadden $11,000,000.
The paper had failed to help Macfadden get his political career off the ground. The three blatant campaign biographies he commissioned in 1929 (one inviting us to "study him as he governs a whole community of employees, that is like a little city") were uniformly blasted by the reviewers. H. L. Mencken wrote: "The authors of these brochures do not spare the goosegrease; poor Macfadden chokes and gurgles in it on every one of their eight-hundred and twenty-five pages. I can recall no more passionate anointing of a living man. … He appears as a hero without a wart, spiritual or temporal, sworn only to save us from the Medical Trust and make us strong enough to lift a piano with our bare hands. …"
The Graphic helped make Jimmy Walker New York's mayor, but he refused to appoint Macfadden Commissioner of Health, pointing out, "Everybody knows you can live to be a hundred by following Macfadden's ideas. But New York wants to live the way I do."
In hopes of gaining FDR's ear, Macfadden persuaded Eleanor Roosevelt to edit a magazine called Babies, Just Babies , but its flag came down before he could pay a call at the White House.
Macfadden refused to take the hint. In 1935 he announced that the Republican presidential nomination was "an honor no American can afford to refuse" and declared himself a candidate. But the twenties, when a barefoot publisher candidate might have seemed to fit right in, were over; now he was not merely laughed at but actively abused.
In 1941 minority stockholders in Macfadden Publications charged that Macfadden had used company funds to finance his campaigns and forced him to sell all his holdings and step down as president. After a few years he revived Physical Culture —which had been transformed into a conventional women's magazine during his absence and run into the ground—and announced plans for a whole new magazine kingdom, but it never worked out.
Auden wrote of Edward Lear that he "became a land." Bernarr Macfadden became a press release. In the last eighteen years of his life he was featured in Time (which dubbed him "Body Love") or Newsweek eighteen times. He ran for the Senate in Florida. He conducted innumerable fasts and hikes. He offered a prize for the best biographical play about his life. In 1949, at the age of eighty-one, he took up parachuting and thereafter tried to make a jump each year on his birthday. Claiming that his third wife had "humiliated" him by losing her figure, he married a woman of forty-two; she later had the marriage annulled. In 1953 he declared "his acceptance of the nomination of the Honest party for mayor. He pledged a business administration that would make the sales tax unnecessary, eliminate traffic congestion, and obtain double-deck subway cars. … He promised also to purge the city of Communists."
He died in 1955 from an attack of jaundice aggravated by a three-day fast. His estate was worth practically nothing, and he generally was regarded as a forlorn old joke. But a quarter of a century later, white bread is beginning to be crowded off the nation's grocery shelves, and jogging physical culturists have taken over parks and roads. And his confession formula has proved remarkably durable. Today Macfadden Publications, which still puts out most of the confession magazines, sells 2,500,000 of them a year. Of course the situations described in their pages have changed with the times. One recent story concerns a one-armed Vietnam veteran who is seduced and victimized by a pair of lesbian con artists, and another is told by a fellow who discovers on his wedding night that he has married a transsexual. But the same upbeat endings are there, and readers continue to be invited to have their cake and eat it too. There are still no double-decker subway cars.


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Meet Tabitha Furyk she is PGA golfer Jim Furyk's wife. Would you like to know more about her? What did she say when her husband was disqualified from the Barclays for oversleeping? Also, check out Tabitha Furyk's photos and video below.
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So as you know Tabitha Furyk's husband has been into golf ever since he was a little boy, his father was into the sport as well and probably wouldn't be so happy if he heard that his son was out of the Barclays because the alarm clock set on his cell didn't work because it ran out of battery, probably Tabitha wasn't happy about it either, but what do we know about her? Who is Tabitha Furyk?
Sadly there isn't much information about her, besides the info about her marriage to the famous golfer and the fact that she is the proud mother of two gorgeous children. Tabitha's eldest Caleigh Lynn was born in 2002 and two years later in 2004 her son Tanner James was born.
We sure have seen her many times on the golf course, sometimes even in the company of other famous Golf wives and girlfriends. As you can see in the picture below she is with a former golf wife, she also was among The Daily Beast's Golf 18's sexiest WAGS and she sure deserved that title, Tabitha indeed is gorgeous, check her out right here along with her hubby.
Tabitha's incredible good looks also got her a spot on Golf.com's Hottest Women on Tour List. You can see for yourself right here. But she is not just a pretty face, she is an amazing wife, mother and person. Along with the PGA Tour Wives Association (where she has been a member for over 15 years now) she helped raise funds for many charities, plus she works closely with PedsCare since she is also a committee member. This event received the attendance of other famous golfer and their families.
What can you tell us about her? Do you know any other information about her? Check out the Tabitha Furyk's photos and videos below.
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To help Minnesota residents minimize risks and mitigate the hazards of winter, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety — in collaboration with the National Weather Service and other state, federal and non-profit agencies — sponsors "Winter Hazard Awareness Week" each fall to educate, inform, remind and reinforce the behaviors that lead to a warm, safe and enjoyable winter season.
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text: Secretary's. HVT/EK/173. 27th October, 1938. Mr. R.W. Slyfield, National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers, Bethnal Green Public Services Branch, Public Health Department, 15, Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green, London, E.2. Dear Mr. Slyfield, INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE DEPENDANTS AND WOUNDED AID COMMITTEE. I am in receipt of your letter of the 26th instant in regard to the above subject and in the first place I must point out that matters for the consideration of the General Council should be forwarded through the Head Office of an affiliated Union, otherwise overlapping is bound to occur. It would be helpful, therefore if you would kindly follow this procedure in future. I may say, however, that a request has been made by the International Brigade Dependants and Wounded Aid Committee for assistance from the International Solidarity Fund, but before the matter can receive full consideration we have asked that certain information should be supplied to us. I can quite understand that your members have in mind the number of appeals that are being issued, but they will appreciate that the difficulties of the International Solidarity Fund have been further increased by the recent problem of Czechoslovakia. At the present moment the International Solidarity


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Ahh, Christmastime. Is there a better time for a Lust List? It's funny because I publish them, monthly, right at this very spot – yet still receive variations on socks/Lindor/Ferrero Rocher chocolates from my family every year. Italians. I'm grateful, it's cool…*side eye* So let's talk a little about this month's list. First up, Dylan Lex. I've been following her on Instagram for a while now. Her style is actually incredible. She finally released her handmade super-statement necklaces that are the star of her Instagram account, and of course they sold out in, like, 5 seconds flat. As for the whole blue mohair coat situation – it spawned inside of me one day at (where other?) Zara. I saw this one on the rack and was extremely drawn to it. I picked it up to show my friend: "Hey, this is really cool eh!?" Her response: "Ew…no. Granny." Slightly dejected, I decided the cut was probably a little too preppy for me, and that ultimately it maybe would be an impulse purchase. Shortly after, I spotted Vanessa Hong of the Haute Pursuit in a dusty blue Theory number. Ding Ding Ding!!! We have a winner. The sculpted lapel and belted waist added that little touch of masculine-chic that I needed.
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,Minneapolis – Upscale discounter Target will get a big cash injection of $3.6 billion by selling about half of its credit card receivables to JPMorgan Chase, in the type of deal it was encouraged to explore by activist shareholder William Ackman last summer.
At closing, which the companies said it expected before the end of May, the bank will obtain some 47% of the Target portfolio of credit card receivables; the payout is based on performance of the portfolio during an initial five-year partnered stewardship.
Target evp and cfo Doug Scovanner said the agreement "provides significant liquidity to Target from a single source unrelated to debt capital markets" and "an appropriate sharing of the portfolio benefits and risks between Target and JPMorgan Chase."
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In sitting down to write this blog, it was clear that I could share a number of tips, tricks and techniques to get more traffic and increase sales. But, without first evaluating where you are within your business and social media marketing, these tips would most likely become shinny objects, or worse yet, distractions.
Thus, before you try implementing the traffic and sales techniques I have provided below, take a moment to answer the following questions. Find out where you are in your business and what "next steps" would be best for you.
With each of the following statements choose to either strongly disagree or strongly agree.
Part 1 Traffic –
I easily generate 25+ leads a day. (Strongly agree or strongly disagree)
I am not dependent on one traffic source such as Facebook, because I easily generate leads from several social media platforms.
Prospects love to watch my videos
At least 20% of my Facebook Fans engage with me on my Facebook Fan Page
I feel scattered in my list building efforts.
I'm afraid to purchase a paid ad on Facebook because I worry it won't be cost effective.
Part 1 Sales –
If I were asked to lead a webinar, tomorrow, for 100 salivating prospects, I would feel unsure about how to give an offer that would convert at least 10% of them to paying customers
My business and social media is so well automated that I can leave on my two week vacation and still make the same amount of money from my business as if I never left.
I've created a "sales letter video" that has improved my sales conversion by at least 5%.
Part 2 Traffic –
How did it go for you in part 1 traffic section? Are you easily generating leads from several social media platforms?
If not –
It is time to do a comparative analysis…big words that simply mean it's time for you to look at what you're doing right. Start by looking at the social media platforms that are generating the most leads for you. Why is that? What's different?
Do you spend more time on that platform? Are you better at follow up and engagement there?
Having automated messages sent out to each of your platforms is only the first step. You then need to follow up with engagement.
Engagement takes place in two forms. First, you want to engage with those who have directly responded, shared or re-tweeted your message. Second, (the step most people never reach) you want to engage on OTHER people's pages. This means leaving meaningful comments and shares on other people's posts.
This second step in engagement can bring huge amounts of traffic back to you.
Do Prospects love to watch your videos?
If not –
Now, I realize you may not fully know the answer to this question. Those who did watch your video may have loved it, and just not said anything, right? WRONG!
If a prospect loves your video they are going to share it, and they are going to get their friends to watch it. So while it may not feel good to admit it, if you're videos are NOT getting a ton of views, then your prospects are NOT loving your videos.
How can you get the love?
The number one mistake I see with videos is that they are TOO LONG! Keep your videos under 3 minutes. If you can't explain everything you want to in 3 minutes, then break it up. Instead of giving 3 tips in 1 video, give 1 tip and make 3 videos!
The second biggest mistake is your introduction. You have 3 seconds or less to capture your audiences attention. If you start by introducing yourself, you've lost them.
Instead, ask a question or give a benefit. You need to provide your prospects with a reason to stick around for 3 minutes. Then, once you've hooked them, take 10 seconds to introduce yourself. (Notice I said 10 seconds not 1 minute)
Do you have at least 20% engagement on your fan page?
If not –
If you are not getting the engagement you want on your fan page, aka. 20%, then you need to become more engaged. By this I mean, go out and engage on other fan pages, especially other fan pages in your niche or in complimentary niches.
Find fan pages that do have a lot of engagement and jump into the conversation. Fans there will take notice, check you and your fan page out, and soon bring the conversation to you.
Be Patient. The key to this is patience and persistence. Taking action today and not seeing immediate results doesn't mean failure. Serena Williams didn't become a star tennis player the first time she hit a ball. This is a daily commitment. Get serious!
Part 2 Sales –
How did it go for you in the part 1 sales section? Do you know how to convert at least 10% of prospects at the end of a webinar?
If not –
If you want to increase sales, it is time to look at your products. Does each product answer a single need? How hungry is your audience for that answer? If your product answers more than 3 needs it is too confusing.
Remember, confused minds don't buy. If you're saying too much in one product, break it up into a number of smaller products. Then you can sell them individually or as a clear, packaged bundle.
Likewise, if you only have 1 product, you are doing yourself a disservice. Make sure you have products that reach people a multiple price points. Not everyone is going to start at the lowest end product and work his or her way up.
In fact, the more products you have, the more trustworthy you become and the more likely prospects are to jump to higher products immediately.
Could you go on vacation for 2 weeks and still bring in your same income?
If not –
It is time to come up with a plan. What automated systems do you need to put in place so that you could go on vacation for 2 weeks and still bring in the same level of income you are now?
Even if you don't plan on taking a 2-week vacation (please DON'T let that be you…you are an entrepreneur after all, time freedom is money freedom!), the message still applies.
When you put automated systems in place that could free you up for a 2-week vacation, you can use them right now! This gives you the opportunity to do even bigger things in your business. You could book a speaking gig or write that book you've been meaning to. Give yourself the freedom! You deserve it!
Have you ever created a sales letter video that has improved your sales?
If not –
With so much information on the web and so many people selling similar products, prospects need to know that they can trust YOU! One of the quickest ways to building trust (if you can't meet them face-to-face or over the phone) is through video.
Now, sales letter videos can be longer than 3 minutes. In fact, they sometimes run 25 to 60 minutes. But, if this is your first go, keep it short, simple and to the point! Watch other sales videos and take notes on what you liked and what you didn't like. Decide how you can incorporate them into your own video.
In the meantime, practice, practice, practice.
A great way to do this is by making a weekly video blog. The more comfortable you become in front of the camera, the better!
How did you score in the traffic and sales sections of part 1?
Did you have an "ah-ha" moment?
What changes are you going to make to your business to increase traffic and sales?


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I would like to congratulate Hasbro on one of their best figures to date- Cloud City Capture Chewbacca!
I really love the articulation- I don't take a lot of figures from the packages, only those that look like they are fun to play with. (hint: I buy two of the best figures). I think articulation like this is the key to the future of Star Wars figures.
The light up eyes in C-3PO was an excellent surprise as well. the level of detail in the scult and the paint job just blows me away when I hold it next to the 1995 Chewbacca.
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Having fun and enjoying with family and friends is what all children like to do. Saudi Aramco, as part of its social responsibility program, presented one such opportunity to orphans and children with special needs, belonging to different charity organizations and rehabilitation centers, in which they all came together for a fun-filled night in the Aramco premises at the central park in Al-Rehab complex last weekend.
More than 2,200 people attended the event, which was the last such event in 2012 organized by Saudi Aramco, in cooperation with the Saudi Aramco Affairs Dept.
Children of all ages took part in entertainment activities, which included: Telematch games, fun with cartoon characters, a Kids' Corner, balloon games, traditional Saudi folklore, bazaar, food booths, cultural contests and a health awareness booth set up by the Ministry of Health and Dr. Soliman Faqeeh Hospital.
Dr. Sameer Nasruddin, acting manager of western region, Aramco government affairs, who attended the event took great delight on seeing happy children, their families as well as members of productive families.
He thanked the community services department for organizing such events and advised to keep up the good work.


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I love the gun debates here. They make me laugh. I don't have much of a horse in that race, so I don't say much there, but they do make me laugh.
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New industrial zones will be established to satisfy the increasing demand for land by development projects, the GDN has reported. Two new zones covering up to some 500 hectares will be directed to local and foreign investors, Bahrain's Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro has conveyed.
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Album Reviews:
Down Beat (p.66) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "This beautifully recorded performance exemplifies Hersch's approach. He sustains a reflective mood in relatively conservative as well as adventurous readings of standard and original material."
JazzTimes (p.93) - "It is lush yet measured, luminously poetic yet unsentimental, impulsively inspired yet formally elegant."
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Personnel: Fred Hersch (piano); Fred Hersch.
Recording information: The Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (05/31/2003).
Photographer: Luciana Pampalone.
Pianist Fred Hersch has been turning in top-notch performances as both a sideman and a leader since the late 1970s and early '80s. 2006's IN AMSTERDAM: LIVE AT THE BIMHUI is a Hersch tour de force that has the artist moving through a diverse and challenging repertoire of piano music. Pieces by Thelonious Monk, Hoagy Carmichael, and Antonio Carlos Jobim are featured in the program, but it's Hersch's distinctive approach to the keys--a mixture of traditional jazz, contemporary classical, and experimental sensibilities--that distinguishes this fine recording.
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It's great if you're at that speed so young (and you're not going to hurt yourself). If you can project a tennis ball at 120kph over 22 yards though I'd say you'd be quicker with a cricket ball.
Has your mate actually played against guys who have been measured at that pace though or is he guessing. I think you'd be surprised how quick 120kph is.
I'm not saying it's impossible though by any means. A guy called Paul Spence played in our area and he was very sharp when he was 14 (he was also about 180cm tall). He ended up playing Australian Under 19's I think.


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IMBM awarded NRF NEP grant towards development of a single cell genomics platform.
IMBM has been awarded a National Equipment Program (NEP) grant to the value of R7.6 million towards the purchase of a Becton Dickson FACS Aria III flow cytometer with an automatic cell deposition unit (96-384 well sorting). The combination of flow cytometry and next generation sequencing using the Illumina MiSeq (IMBM NGS sequencing service) will enable single cell genomics studies. This type of technical platform is not currently available in South Africa, making the combination of these two instruments a first for the country. The service will also be open to be used for the usual suite of mammalian cell culture related assays and sorting which can be performed with this cytometer. The service should be up and running towards the middle of 2017, and we look forward to many exciting results from the platform ! Dr. Walter Nevondo, recently appointed as lecturer in IMBM, will be responsible for management of the platform and all inquiries may be directed at him.
IMBM's latest project: OCEAN MEDICINES
"Ocean Medicines is a network of academic, research centres and SMEs across Europe, with proven experience in higher education, training and endowed with state-of-the art scientific and technical expertise and infrastructures.
Our aim is to establish a network of collaboration and knowledge-exchange between industrial and academic partners to further develop lead compounds from marine microorganisms having anticancer or anti-infective effects that have already been identified by the consortium. To achieve this goal a mobility programme will be set up to prepare a new generation of marine biodiscovery scientists that will be trained on how to isolate compounds from bioactive bacteria/microalgae and take these through to semi-industrial scale-up for further development and toxicity testing at the pre-clinical level. The Ocean Medicines programme also considers commercialization, innovation and entrepreneurship activities including how to start a new business and how to favour an industrial career to seconded researchers. We are confident that the establishment of this international research network, with its synergistic effects, will significantly contribute to advance all of the involved labs to the top level in the field of marine drug discovery."
IMBM is proud to announce that its Director, Prof. Marla Trindade, won the Department of Science and Technology's Women in Science award in the 'Distinguished Young Women Scientist – Life Sciences' category, announced at the awards ceremony on 13 August 2015.
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567 Cape Talk interview with Prof. Trindade
Twenty-four women, including Prof. Marla Trindade, from various science-related fields have been announced as finalists in the 2015 South African Women in Science Awards.
The awards, which are organised and hosted by the Department of Science and Technology, reward women scientists and researchers, and profiles them as role models for younger women.
This year's award theme, tagged "Science for a sustainable future", looks at the contribution that has been made by women researchers towards the achievement of some of the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
The finalists range from students to established professors who been nominated in four categories: Distinguished Women Scientists, Distinguished Young Women Scientists, Fellowships (for doctoral and masters students) and the TATA Africa Scholarships for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (doctoral and masters).
The awards ceremony will be held this Thursday, 13th August.
Meet the finalists in the videos below:
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The Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics was established in 2007, and is led by Professor Marla Trindade as the Director. Recognised as one of the leading research units at UWC, IMBM forms part of the Department of Biotechnology. IMBM is committed to being a globally competitive research institute through excellence in research at the highest level.
IMBM is accommodated in the Life Sciences Building, providing state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment. In 2011 we launched the Next Generation Sequencing Facility, designed to provide a regional and national high throughput sequencing service. The platform, managed by Dr. Bronwyn Kirby, boasts 2 sequencers (Roche GS Junior and an Illumina MiSeq), a Lightcycler and Bioanalyser. This platform is the first of its kind in the Western Cape, and aims to make high throughput sequencing accessible and affordable to academic research laboratories.
The IMBM team encompasses more than 45 research, administrative and technical staff. The Principal Investigators leading the research activities are Prof. Marla Tuffin and Dr. Bronwyn Kirby. In addition, Dr. Heide Goodman and Mr. Lonnie van Zyl assist in all aspects of Institute management and administration. The group currently supports a large post-graduate contingent comprising 5 Honours students, 12 Masters, 6 PhD, 2 Post-Doctoral researchers, and 7 technical and support staff.
The research interests within the Institute include Environmental and Plant Microbiology, Metagenomics, Applied Genomics, Nanotechnology, Marine Biotechnology, Enzymology and Structural Biology. IMBM researchers employ and develop modern and leading-edge technologies for metagenomic gene discovery and molecular ecology research. We have extensive skill is in the cloning, expression, and recovery of heterologous genes, and the technology and skill to conduct detailed physical and functional characterization of novel enzymes. We have accumulated an extensive collection of microbial isolates (3000+ marine sponge isolates, 300+ thermophilic bacteria, 100 psychrotrophic bacteria, 100 actinomycetes and several extremophilic bacteriophages), metagenomic libraries and environmental DNA preparations. These materials constitute a highly valuable resource for the identification of novel genes, metabolic pathways and secondary metabolites. With the Proteomics and Sequencing facilities within the Department, we are ideally positioned for "omics" research, and are involved in the comparative assessment of microbial growth, gene expression, engineered strains and much more.
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- Designed by co-owners Claire and Lonnie Shepard, the Ladera Ranch restaurant and martini bar serves about 25 styles of martini every night.
- Tipsy Tuesdays means for $20 you can enjoy two martinis and one appetizer.
- Enjoy live entertainment beginning at 8 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Why they're No. 1: "Customers can ask for Tanqueray gin or Grey Goose vodka," Claire Shepard said. "The most common martini, though, is the Triple X shot martini. It's easy to drink, fruity, and popular with the 30s crowd." Infusion also serves sake martinis. Where else can you find a gummy bear martini, or a Pop Rocks martini with the candy on the rim? "I love playing with ingredients," Shepard says. Infusion is open for lunch and dinner and special events.
Claim to fame: Classic martinis: made with gin or vodka. "A lot of our martinis are made with fruit, and that's a chick drink," Shepard says. "But some have fresh herbs, like the Basiltini, or cucumber and lime, or fresh lemon juice, ginger and mint."
Fan favorite: "They are just perfect! From the presentation to the pour. Just superb! And very consistent!" – Denise Frank, Ladera Ranch
Fun fact: Two martinis are named after the owners' favorite charities, CHOC's Tinkerbell Guild – the Tinker Belltini – and Savannah's Organic Ranch, which has a namesake martini featuring Bu-Tay vodka.
– Lois Rothschild
2. Yard House
Brea, Costa Mesa, Irvine and Newport Beach; home office, 800-336-5336
- Martinis with fruit-flavored vodkas have taken off, with customers preferring peach, watermelon, apple and citrus flavors.
- A spin on the traditional cosmopolitan is made with citrus-flavored vodka, Cointreau, triple sec and cranberry juice. It's pink.
Claim to fame: "Martinis have changed over the years," said Dan Imdieke, beverage training and development manager at Yard House restaurants. "They were originally just straight gin or vodka and chilled. But the trend is flavored vodkas, starting with citrus flavors. Now there are all kinds of fruit flavors, like pineapple, mango, and watermelon. Vodka just has the market cornered." The Yard House serves martinis in a traditional 10-ounce glass, shaken and cold, but not on ice. The choices are overwhelming, he says. "We pick a fruit flavor or a combination, and we can even use banana flavored rum," he adds. "The vodka martini has grown in popularity. Both men and women usually go with what our staff recommends. The martini is part of our culture."
Fan Favorite: "Great food, half-off appetizers during early and late happy hours." – Stephen Rashoff, Huntington Beach
Fun fact: The Yard House name comes from a 3-foot-tall glass originally designed in England to hand to stagecoach drivers when travel by horse-drawn coaches was common.
– Lois Rothschild
3. Opah Restaurant and Bar
26851 Aliso Creek Road #C, Aliso Viejo, 949-360-8822
13122 Jamboree Road, Irvine, 714-508-8055.
- Try a watermelon martini with Smirnoff orange vodka and Watermelon Pucker, grenadine and a splash of sweet and sour in a sugar-rimmed glass.
Claim to fame: What stands out at Opah is the variety of martinis, from the Plum Basil with Pearl Plum vodka and triple sec to the Mandarin Cosmo, with Smirnoff orange vodka, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice, and a burnt orange twist. Opah's menu lists 12 specialty martinis. Among the most popular martinis are s the pomegranate, with Smirnoff citrus vodka, fresh pomegranate juice, triple sec and a splash of simple syrup; and the chocolate martini, with Smirnoff vanilla vodka, white cream de cacao and Frangelico in a chocolate-rimmed glass with a chocolate straw. Martinis are always served in a martini glass unless a patron requests a drink on the rocks.
Fan favorite: "The only place I'll drink a martini from." – Justin Spencer, Garden Grove
Fun fact: An opah is a large, colorful fish that lives in temperate waters and in southern oceans. It is a prized trophy for deep-water anglers and increasingly in demand in seafood markets, especially in Hawaii.
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Critic's choice: Palm Terrace
690 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, 949-760-4920
By Paul Hodgins, Booze on a Budget
Here's the famous scene from "Casino Royale," Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, when Her Majesty's best spy orders that legendary drink.
"'A dry martini,' he said. 'One. In a deep champagne goblet.'
'Oui, monsieur.'
'Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?'
'Certainly, monsieur.' The barman seemed pleased with the idea."
Later, Bond names his concoction (he's quite taken with it) after an attractive female agent. Her name? Vesper.
It's not listed on the menu, but at Palm Terrace, the coolly swanky watering hole in Newport's Island Hotel, they serve what's purported to be the perfect Vesper.
I think they've improved slightly on Bond's ingredients. Ask for a gin-and-vodka martini and you'll get half Grey Goose, half Bombay Sapphire with a swish of Noilly Prat vermouth. It all comes gloriously together in a silver shaker and arrives topped with a thick lemon rind, just like Mr. Bond commanded.
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Pregame notes: Youkilis feeling good on a slow day in Toronto
I honestly hope none of you have planned your days around reading through all the Yankees pregame news coming out of Toronto. Typical of Sunday road games, there's just not much going on here today. There was a fairly late report for the team, and the players are now out taking batting practice.
A few updates…
• As expected, Kevin Youkilis is out of the lineup after being pulled from yesterday's game with a tight lower back. "I feel good," he said. Sounds like there's no plan to use him today, but Youkilis said he's available to pinch hit or even play the field if necessary. Joe Girardi didn't completely rule out the idea. "I'll have to see as the day goes on," Girardi said. "I just want to try to clear it up if we can. It's good that he feels a lot better. That's a positive thing for us."
• The priority seems to be having Youkilis available when the Yankees face left-handed starters on Monday and Tuesday. "I'm hoping he'll be available," Girardi said. Against a lefty, this lineup badly needs Youkilis. Without him, the only right-handed hitters would be Vernon Wells, Ben Francisco, Eduardo Nunez, Jayson Nix and one of the catchers.
• Mark Teixeira continues to take dry swings with a light fungo bat. Girardi said he's still on the same rehab schedule, it's just a long process. Girardi also said it's likely Teixeira will come back to New York with the Yankees after the Tampa trip. There was initially a plan to keep him in Tampa to get closer to game action.
• Speaking of Tampa, the Yankees expect to see Curtis Granderson at some point in the next three days. "I'm sure we'll see him, but he'll continue to work out at the minor league facility," Girardi said.
• Girardi on Ivan Nova's previous start: "I thought he had a pretty good sinker. I thought he had a pretty good curveball that day. Those are probably the two main pitches for him, and he needs to continue to do that. And he was able to throw his curveball for strikes. And sometimes, when you're searching for other things – a little bit of command here and there – that helps because that gets you back in the count."
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Congress leader Sheikh Moktar, accused of 'attempt to murder' in the case of sub-inspector Tapas Choudhury's killing, was denied bail on Friday at the Alipur court, even though co-accused Trinamool leader Mohammad Iqbal, who is also accused in the murder of Choudhury, has been granted bail in both cases Iqbal is accused in.
Iqbal was granted bail in the case registered under section 307 of the IPC (attempt to murder) last week, he got bail in the case registered under section 302 of the IPC (murder) on Thursday. The government lawyer did not oppose his bail plea in the court in either of his cases.
However, public prosecutors opposed the bail of Moktar in last week and on Friday, too. While Iqbal's lawyer had leaded for bail on the grounds of his mother's illness, Moktar's lawyers had appealed for bail on the grounds of his father's illness.
Police have filed charge-sheet in the case related to section 302 of IPC but they charge-sheet in the case relating to section 307 of IPC is yet to be submitted.
Special branch sub-inspector Tapas Choudhury was killed in front of Hari Mohah Ghosh college on February 12. While Moktar was arrested from Howrah station area on February 26, Iqbal, Trinamool councillor from ward 134 and the then chairman of borough no 15 of KMC, was arrested from Dehri-on-Sone in Bihar on March 7.
While a section of pro-government lawyers said that granting bail is jurisdiction of the judge and the judge is not bound to listen to the public prosecutor, other lawyers said the role of the public prosecutors were politically motivated.
"The administration is acting in politically motivated way and that is why Iqbal got bail but my cousin could not get bail," Sheikh Javed, Moktar's cousin, said.


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Mercedes-Benz is hard at work on an updated version of the GL sport-utility vehicle, so it comes as no surprise the test drivers decided to take the luxo-ute to its natural habitat–sunny Los Angeles–where we managed to grab a couple of photos of the truck undergoing testing.
From the looks of it, the car will maintain most of the same sheetmetal, but gets some minor tweaks to the front and rear ends, thanks mostly to a new grille and headlights. The car's signature LED running lights look like they'll still sit halfway down the front bumper now.
Instead of radical design changes, the majority of the GL's tweaks should happen under the hood. The GL, you might notice, is among the last of the non-AMG Mercedes' to use naturally aspirated V-8 engines, so now would be the best time to replace them with the brand's new downsized and turbocharged engines.
Expect the GL350 Bluetec to retain its 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 engine and GL550 to lose its old 5.5-liter V-8 in favor of the new corporate 4.6-liter biturbo V-8, which makes 402 horsepower and 443 pound-feet in the ML550.
The fate of the GL450, which currently uses a naturally aspirated 4.6-liter V-8 engine, is less clear, although rumors suggest that it could be dropped in favor of the marque's 3.5-liter, direct injected V-6. In the ML350, the engine makes 302 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque; while it produces less power than the 450's 335 horsepower and 339 pound-feet, it could certainly increase the big SUV's fuel efficiency. As always, the power from any of the three engines will be sent through the brand's 4MATIC all-wheel drive system.
Source: Motor Trend


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Embracing my inner geek
Brian Golden
Okay, I'll admit it, I'm what a certain co-worker of mine (Melissa Stagnaro) calls a total and utter geek. Not in a technical sense so to speak, but certainly in the spirit of the sci-fi, fantasy, video game, Dungeons & Dragons, comic book, superhero kind of geek. And in all honesty, I'm rather proud of my inner geek. It's served me well throughout my 30-plus years.
Therefore, in an effort to, shall I say, rub it in, I've compiled a list of my top ten, all-time favorite "you-know-you're-a-geek-if-you-love-these-movies."
#10 – Krull (1983)
A fantastical tale of swords and sorcery which has captivated me since the age of six. Filled with an abundance of science fiction/fantasy imagery and tried-but-true metaphors such as the damsel in distress, the magical weapon necessary for ultimate victory and the almighty quest for freedom from the hands of a space-traveling alien entity (known only as the Beast). What's truly funny is the fact that I still possess a VHS copy of Krull, recorded by my stepfather probably 25 years ago, which I've, sadly, watched repeatedly over the years. A true geek statement if there ever was one.
#9 – Time Bandits (1981)
Written by Monty Python alumni Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin, this flick had it all in my book. A young hero, accompanied by a gang of thieving little people, portals through time and space, a Supreme Being and a frightening evil villain, known as….Evil (he resides, applicably, in the Fortress of Ultimate Darkness). This movie actually scared me to death as a child and is kind of like twisted version of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure meets Little People, Big World. Truly a geek classic.
#8 – The Neverending Story (1984)
I absolutely loved the premise of this movie. Young book-loving boy, tormented by the other kids, hides out in a dusty old bookstore and "borrows" a fantastic-looking novel. He then proceeds to hide out in the attic of his school for a day and a night, where he eventually discovers he's actually a part of the story itself. My only problem with this film? They should have cast me as the young boy. This was me in all my geekdom as a young child.
#7 – Willow (1988)
Nelwyn, Death Dogs, Daikini, Brownies (the creatures, not the food), Madmartigan, Bavmorda and my personal favorite, the High Aldwin. Need I say any more.
#6 – Labyrinth (1986)
I'm a huge fan of pretty much everything Jim Henson had a hand in until his untimely death. This movie still resonates with me and has been a favorite to watch again and again. When a young girl's infant half-brother is kidnapped by the Goblin King (portrayed wonderfully by David Bowie), she's forced to navigate his Labyrinth in order to rescue the child. Amazing puppetry, a wonderful plot and some memorable characters all made this a classic effort in the geek canon. On a side note, the "Fire Gang" (strange creatures with removable limbs) gave me nightmares for years as a child.
#5 – The Dark Crystal (1982)
Another Henson classic and, similar to Willow, how can you dislike any movie that features Gelflings, Garthim, Skeksis, Mystics, Podlings and Crystal Bats. A true geek masterpiece and another movie that I still watch to this day. This one also scared the dickens out of me, although in a totally different way than Time Bandits. I absolutely love the score for this movie, as music was a prevalent part of the actual story.
#4 – Tron (1982)
When Kevin Flynn is transported to a digital world filled with programs, light-cycles, users, flying tanks and the evil Master Control Program, he's forced to fight for his life in this Walt Disney production. Much darker than typical Disney fare, this movie took computer generated imagery to an entirely new level. Protagonist Jeff Bridges will reprise his role as Flynn in an upcoming sequel titled Tron: Legacy. Definitely a priority on my list of things to do.
#3 – Beastmaster (1982)
A gripping tale of the warrior-telepathic Dar, who can communicate with animals. This cult classic was a favorite of mine growing up, yet I can't remember the last time I saw it. Of course the acting was horrible, the special effects mediocre and the ending more than a little contrived. All of this together, however, makes it one of the best geek movies ever made.
#2 – Army of Darkness (1993)
"Klatu, barada, nikto." If you have no idea what I mean by that you should not be reading this blog.
#1 – Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The classic re-telling of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Quite possibly the funniest movie I've ever seen and a favorite of my closest group of friends and I. With characters such as the Knights Who Say Ni (I require a shrubbery), Tim the Enchanter, the Rabbit of Caerbannog (defeated utilizing the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch) and the Three-headed Knight, let's just say you can't go wrong. A true geek masterpiece.
I'm sure many of my fellow geeks have noticed the lack of Star Wars or Star Trek from this particular top ten list, therefore I've decided to include them in the "honorable mention" category. In truth, both franchises are the epitome of geekdom, and I dare not tread on that hallowed ground.


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Greene, Lorenzo Johnston. The Negro in Colonial New England. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Researching African Americans in Connecticut
Here are some resources to help those researching African Americans in Connecticut. Please leave a comment if you have any additional books or resources to add to the list.
Research Guide to African American Resources at the Connecticut State Library
African American Resources at the Connecticut Historical Society
Brown, Barbara W. and James M. Rose, Ph.D. Black Roots in Southeastern Connecticut 1650-1900. New London, CT: New London County Historical Society, 2001.
Caron, Denis R. A Century in Captivity: The Life and Trials of Prince Mortimer, a Connecticut Slave. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire press, 2006.
Cruson, Daniel. The Slaves of Central Fairfield County: The Journey from Slave to Freeman in Nineteenth-Century Connecticut. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2007.
Greene, Lorenzo Johnston. The Negro in Colonial New England. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Greene, Lorenzo Johnston. The Negro in Colonial New England. New York: Atheneum, 1969.
Piersen, William D. Black Yankees: The Development of an Afro-American Subculture in Eighteenth-Century New England. Amherst, MA: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1988.
Rose, James M. and Barbara W. Brown. Tapestry: A Living History of the Black Family in Southeastern Connecticut. New London, CT: New London County Historical Society, 1979.
Smith, Venture and Arna Wendell Bontemps. Five Black Lives: The Autobiographies of Venture Smith, James Mars, William Grimes, the Rev. G. W. Offley, James L. Smith. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1987.
Stone, Frank Andrews. African American Connecticut: The Black Scene in a New England State; Eighteenth to Twenty-First Century. Victoria, BC: Trafford, 2008.
Photo Credit: Title: Unidentified man with beard, half-length portrait, full face. Photo taken by Augustus Washington, a prolific African American photographer in Hartford, CT. Sixth plate daguerreotype taken between 1854 and 1860. Call Number: DAG no. 1013.Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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The Indian and Colonial Research Center in Mystic, CT had a number of African American manuscripts and documents, including a nice book with details of of all of the black soldiers from CT with pensions after the Revolutionary War. I hadn't see those books anywhere else. Wasn't really looking, but noticed them in passing.
They are closed at the moment, and their collections not available due to flood and storm damage from recent years, but I hope they will reopen this spring.Replies- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2013 at 3:01 PM
The Indian and Colonial Research Center is open once more!: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:a.m. to 4 p.m..They now have a dandy Facebook Page that you may now access with lots of good information on what the Center has to offer.
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The Neighbour
True Story, Teen Male / Female, Voyeurism
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Gender: male Age: N/A Location: N/A
Posted Sun 27th of May 2012
A true story of a strange event!
This is a true story of something that happened to me when I was only 13.
It was a warm summers day and I was thankfully home alone. Puberty was beginning to take over and I found myself constantly hard and horny.
As I lay on my bed playing with my cock while thinking about a girl I had seen earlier that day at my local swimming pool. She was older then me, her beautiful body almost fully developed. She was only about 5 foot tall with long black hair and an extremely curvy body. To my horror I had gotten a boner while looking at her and thought it best to quickly leave the pool.
Stroking my cock I found myself beginning to now imagine my neighbour. Another beautiful and curvy woman who stood almost 6 foot tall with short black hair. They best way I can think to describe her is an Amazon from one of the old fifties and sixties films. She was in her early thirties, married with three kids and the inspiration behind many of my wet dreams at the time.
It was about this time that the idea hit me. Every summer my next door neighbours would go stay at the beach for a few weeks and they would give my parents their keys to check their mail and so on. To this day I have no idea what made me think of it but I had a sudden urge to go find where my parents had kept the keys.
It only took about five minutes to find the keys but it took me a good twenty minutes to get up enough courage to go through with my plan. Although I knew my parents would not be home for hours I will still extremely scared of being caught.
Slowly I unlocked my neighbours from door and snuck inside quickly closing and locking the door behind me. Heading first to the laundry I felt my cock begin to swell as I sort out my goal, dirty underwear. The idea had sprung up from a friend I went to school with telling us about when his older sisters best friend had stayed over and left her dirty clothes in the bathroom. He had picked up her dirty knickers, he said, and proceeded to sniff and lick the crotch while jacking off. He told us how nice it tasted and smelled then added that he shot his cum all over them before putting them back. This was my plan.
The laundry was a bust so I headed to the bathroom. No luck there either she must have done all the washing before they left. I was distraught, my plan in ruins and my cock aching for attention. Then it hit me! Why didn't I think of this earlier. I ran into the master bedroom and straight over to their chest of draws. I opened the top draw and bingo, lingerie.
I began looking through the drawer, play with the bras and knickers as I slowly pulled my pants and jocks down. Hiding in the back of the drawer I found some red and black open crotch knickers and a matching bra. I grabbed out the knickers, wrapped them around my cock and began to slowly masturbate with them. I was so busy jerking myself off thinking of my hot neighbour wearing these that I didn't even hear the front door open.
"What the fuck are you doing!!!!" My neighbour was standing behind me and she looked mad. What could I say there I was with my pants around my ankles with her knickers wrapped around my cock. I was frozen in fear, to scared to move an inch.
"Please don't tell my parents!" I was finally able to speak and all I could think about was how ashamed my parents would be. Alright I was also scared shitless that my dad would kick the shit out of me! My neighbour did not speak, she was just standing there glaring at me, her arms folded under her ample breasts lifting them. It was then that I realized I was still feverishly stroking my cock. I quickly stopped think it would be a very smart move.
"What do you think your doing?" My neighbour asked as I let go of my cock. I thought for a moment on how I could answer this question.
"I said what do you think your doing?" Her voice boomed and fear truly gripped me.
"Start playing with your cock again right now! Unless you want me to tell your parents?"
"What?" I asking thinking there was no way in hell that she had just told me to start masturbating again.
"I said start jerking off again right now! If you make yourself cum I might be inclined to not tell your parents about this. Now do it, use my knickers to make yourself cum!"
I began to slowly rub her knickers up and down my cock, somewhat scared even though I was extremely aroused. Looking at her with her arms folded under her breasts I could not help but stare at her tights as I slowly jerked myself off.
"Well come on then!" she spoke to me now rather then yelling. I was mesmerized, I was jerking myself off in front of this beautiful woman and all I could think about where her large breasts.
"Staring at my tits are you?" She asked me looking me dead in the eyes.
"How about I give you some more motivation then!" With that she reached down and grabbed the bottom of her top with both hands and in one fluent motion pulled it up over her head. The sight of her ample bust clad in a sexy white lace bra instantly had me on the verge of cumming.
I began to stroke myself faster then watching as she rubbed her hands over her boobs driving me wild. I knew I was going to cum soon and tried my best to hold off as long as humanly possible. My breathing became heavy and laboured as I felt the sweat forming on my brow. I began to moan then as I felt my orgasm shooting up from my balls. I began to cum then, shooting so hard that I actually got my neighbour although she was standing a few feet away from me. Again and again I exploded, this time catching it all in her knickers which I still had firmly wrapped around my cock. After two my blasts I was spent and found myself standing there in shock at what had just transpired. I watched as my neighbour scooped the cum off her jeans leg and licked it greedily off her fingers causing me to become instantly hard again.
"I think it is about time you go home now" she said before adding " Just leave my knickers on the drawers" I put down the cum soaked knickers and hurriedly pulled my pants up and made a bee line for the door. I turned around quickly to ask if she was going to tell my parents then thought better of it and just ran.
I spent the next few week in two minds. On the one hand I was waiting for my parents to confront my about what ha happened, on the other I was left so aroused I kept jerking off over the memory. My neighbour never did tell my parents and for the next six months, before they moved never looked me in the eyes or spoke to me again.........
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2012-05-27 16:35:17
Thanks for that. I thought it may be a little short and lacking some action but as I stated it is a true story so I made sure not to embellish it. Thanks again.
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2012-05-27 09:25:22
Excellent story but.... too short. Would have liked to have seen more dominant action from the neighbour not just a quick wank from the boy!
2012-05-27 07:25:01
Hi everyone! If anyone has an input for me on this story please feel free to leave me a comment. I have other stories to post in the future unfortunately I am a bit old fashioned and like to use a pen and paper!! LOL
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Best of Craigslist- DC
Bamboo Mirror, $300
The price on this mirror is a little steep, so we'd probably try to negotiate it. It's great as-is painted glossy white, or would really pop if painted red or gold! Hang it above a console table in your entryway and accessorize with an orchid, and you've got a gorgeous chinoiseire-inspired setup.
Bamboo Chest, $400
This would be perfect as a dresser for a bedroom or even as a chest in a living room. We'd definitely give this guy a coat of glossy paint in white or black, and he'd be good to go!
China Cabinet, $450
We love the chippendale detailing within the glass panes and the classic styling of this china cabinet. A perfect place to feature all your fabulous china and serving pieces! For the ultimate DIY project and to really freshen it up, we'd paint it white and line the inside in beautiful wallpaper or fabric, but you could probably use it as-is once you used a little furniture polish on it.
Ghost Chair by Philipe Starck, $225
We love ghost chairs, and here's a rare chance to get one on sale! Use it at your desk, as an accent chair in the living room, or just about anywhere!
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We love this bamboo bar cart for $35. We'd paint it black or maybe even a fun red and add our favorite vintage silver barware. Perfect for that empty corner of your room!
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We would add these vintage decanters to the bamboo bar cart. $20 for both!
Chest of Drawers
How gorgeous is this art deco chest of drawers? For $50, we could find a place for it in any room!
And the best part- they come in pairs! A set of two starting at just $40. Yes please.
Silver Toast Rack
How pretty would this silver toast rack be on your desk to sort your mail or stationary?! Sterling toast racks can be pretty expensive, so we can settle for silverplate on this one!
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We love this cheerful yellow chair and would use it to liven up an office. The cushion definitely needs a little TLC, but that's an easy fix.
Adding new fabric to the cushion (like something from Victoria Hagan's line for Pierre Frey) is a super-easy project and would transform this into a perfect occasional chair.
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This federal convex mirror is a classic. Use it traditionally in your dining room (to keep an eye on the family silver of course!) or make it the focal point of a salon-style grouping with other art.
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ACA Pub Crawl
Help us share information on the new health insurance marketplace with young people in Austin by participating in a pub crawl! We'll be going from bar to bar sharing information and cocktails with young people to share information and resources.
- When
Saturday, February 15, 2014 8:00-10:00 PM
- Host
- Erica Gammill
- Phone
- 512-202-9260
- Location
The Liberty
1618 E 6th Street
Austin, TX 78702 - Maps