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Julia. Her descent from Tourist to slave whore.
Fiction, BDSM, Bondage and restriction, Domination/submission, Humiliation, Male/Teen Female, Males / Female, Prostitution, Rape, Reluctance, Young
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Posted Fri 2nd of October 2015
Julia gets mugged and loses everything.
On the coast in Italy July 2013
Julia was bored, a typical American tourist wearing a floral print skirt and a tight red blouse which emphasised her ample D cup breasts she strolled along in the sunshine. One of the horde of foreign tourists thronging this ancient metropolis she had really wanted to spend the summer in California but her mother insisted they took a tour of the Mediterranean instead,
Seven cites in two weeks with the long days filled with short flights and long bus rides and now inn the late afternoon Julia was desperate for some peace and tranquility. She strolled idly towards the headland with its cliff top park and stunning views of the Mediterranean sea and the legendary golden sunset as the sun set behind the far horizon.
The cliff top park came alive each evening at sunset as the sun setting was the cue for an open air party which spontaneously erupted in the park, a large almost triangular grassy open space between the town and the cliff edge, a swathe of grass with plentiful picnic tables and benches with the headland's cliff edges on two sides. A curving row of shop fronts pierced by narrow streets leading through the old town formed the third side of the triangle.
The old town, unchanged for thousands of years, narrow streets with stone sets for pavement, too narrow for cars or trucks so everything was carried on hand carts since even donkey carts were too wide and even two hand carts struggled to pass in places.
Traditional Mediterranean low rise buildings provided the shop fronts, seemingly hundreds of years old all painted white against the glare of the sun and each with gaily painted shutters, and all closed during the heat of the afternoon as they awaited the sunset and the cool of the evening, the time when the old town came alive.
"Don't go anywhere alone," the tour guide advised, "There are pick pockets and worse and when you get away from the main part of the town, the old town is known for drugs and prostitution and the Mafioso is very active so please do not rely on the police and be careful."
Julia ignored the advice if she ever heard it, she just strolled along in the sunshine, past the stunted trees bent into the prevailing wind, towards the obelisk marked which marked the point of the promontory and occasionally stopped to hold the stout handrail along the actual cliff edge.
She saw no drug dealers or prostitutes or even gangsters, and after her stroll in the sunlight as she gripped the cliff edge handrail and gazed at the ocean she didn't even realise she was in danger.
She didn't even realise someone was behind her until she felt the strap of her handbag suddenly snap.
She grabbed at the bag but a teenage boy was already ten yards away running like the wind with her handbag in his left hand and the blade of the knife he held in his right hand flashing in the summer sun.
She opened her mouth to scream but no sound came out, shocked, she grasped the cliff edge handrail and in panic she looked for help.
Two uniformed police standing by the shops in the distance so she gathered her wits together and shakily made her way towards them.
"I was robbed," she explained as she met them.
"Robbed," said the policeman, and launched into a tirade in a language Julia could not understand.
"English, por favor?" Julia tried hopefully.
"You is robbed, what is robbed?" the second policeman asked.
"My money, my phone everything!" Julia explained.
The police conferred.
"You have papers?" the second policeman asked.
"No, they are." Julia explained.
"No?" the first policeman queried and he again patiently explained something in a language Julia could not even begin to comprehend.
"Must have papers," the second policeman explained, "Is law."
"But my bag," Julia protested and the first policeman again began to explain.
A couple approached, he in a smart suit with open neck shirt, she in a black dress reaching to her knee, the woman smiled, "Are you having trouble?" she asked.
"My bag," Julia explained, "Someone stole my bag!"
"Ah, no papers?" the woman agreed, "I am Carla and this is Giorgio, yes, you need papers or ID in the old town, you have no ID?"
"No," said Julia.
Carla smiled, "Lots of girls come here from all over Europe, it is famous so the police crack down," she explained, "Shall I tell him you are with us?"
"Please," said Julia.
Carla spoke to the policemen, they agreed, "I have told them you work for us," she said and she reached in her bag and extracted a dog collar and leash, "Put this around your neck," she suggested.
"What no way," Julia protested.
"Or they will arrest you," Carla explained, "They think you are an unlicensed prostitute who didn't get her money."
"No, he stole my handbag," Julia protested.
"We do this all the time," Carla explained, "We rescue tourists and working girls, look either you play the game, pretend that you are with us and pay our rescue fee, or you will spend at least a night in the cells and maybe get a six month prison sentence."
"No, that can't be," Julia shook visibly with emotion.
"It will be fine," Giorgio explained, "Wear the collar which shows you are ours and we pay the bribe and you pay us back, five hundred dollar fee plus the bribe."
"That's outrageous!" Julia protested.
"It's what we do," Carla explained, "Do you want our help or not?"
"Ok," Julia said reluctantly and she took the collar and tried to fasten it, it was too short.
"Oh, try this," Carla sighed and she pulled a heavy metal slave collar with a chain from her bag
and handed it to Giorgio.
"Look!" Julia protested but Giorgio gently lifted her long blonde hair and pried the springy collar apart to slide it around her neck, but she realised to refuse would probably mean she was arrested so she just let him ease the heavy collar around her neck and fasten it with a padlock .
Carla handed each policeman an American hundred dollar bill and they saluted and walked away smiling.
"They've gone," Julia said, "Can we lose the thing?"
"When you pay us," Carla said, "Until then you are our slave whore."
"What!" Julia protested.
"Look, if you have no ID you have to be collared and chained it is the law," Carla explained,
"The city law, the town law from the days of Julius Caesar. It was for the protection of the slave girls originally but has remained in force."
"Ok," Julia agreed, "Look get me out of here."
"You should have handcuffs," Giorgio explained, "To look authentic."
"Right," Julia agreed, "In your dreams."
"No," he said as he gently took Julia's hands and pushed them behind her back.
She felt the cold steel and heard the click as Carla fastened the hand cuffs around her wrists.
"Look, ok this is weird," Julia protested.
"But we will all get arrested if we are found out," Carla explained, "We will wait until it gets busy and sneak you away."
"Why not now?" Julia asked.
"No, we need darkness," Giorgio explained.
"Let me phone my dad," Julia demanded.
"And where is he?" Carla asked.
"Down town someplace I guess," Julia explained, "We are on vacation, we fly back to JFK on Thursday."
"American? There is no cell phone reception in the old town, and it is probably best not to involve him yet otherwise you could be arrested again." Carla explained.
"Why exactly?" Julia enquired.
"Believe me they don't need a reason, but a rich Americans are expected to pay big bribes," Carla smiled, "But don't worry."
Julia shivered, she felt cold despite the afternoon heat, her thin white skirt and stretchy red top had seemed more than enough when she left the hotel, but now suddenly she had goose bumps.
"Lets sit down and talk," Carla suggested.
"OK," Julia agreed so they went across to a picnic table with a bench and Julia carefully sat down.
"It's odd how traditions persist," Carla explained, "It was in Roman times, you see the slaves were being abducted so for their own protection they brought in the collar and chain."
"Before that the slave girls would be raped and robbed but with the chain their minder had to stand there while they did what they did, and the minder took the money and protected them."
Julia nodded, "But that was a thousand years ago?"
"It's the same today, girls form Romania, Lithuania, Iran, Iraq everywhere come her to make a few dollars," Carla explained," Without laws we would be over run with foreign whores, but this way only the prettiest can trade and that way we keep the prices high."
"I don't understand." Julia protested.
"Soon as the sun touches the sea you can open up for business," Giorgio said helpfully as the sun cast golden rays across the ocean as it slowly descended, "Seven hundred dollars, sixty dollars a John, two evenings, but then there's rent for the collar and room, you better hope you do it in one because otherwise you could be here for a very long time."
"All summer maybe, in a little back room, because you won't stay pretty enough for the park for very long." Carla added.
"No you can't be serious!" Julia protested.
"Sure we are," Giorgio suggested, "Now just slip off your panties and we can get started."
"No way help!" Julia cried but no one paid any attention.
"Hush!" Carla said, "Or we'll gag you as well."
"No!" Julia gasped.
Giorgio produced a small but wickedly sharp pen knife, "Hold still," he said as he eased it down the waistband of Julia's skirt and cut easily through the sides and elastic waistband of her panties, first the left and then the right.
Next he cut through her bra straps before undoing the clasp and pulling the bra out from under her top.
"I'll get the rest of the stuff," Carla said, "Give me her shoes."
"No!" Julia protested but Giorgio grabbed Julia's plastic flip flops and handed them to Carla.
"Watch the sea, chill," he suggested.
Julia looked around desperately for a means of escape, there was no one close who looked American, she could not trust the police, it seemed hopeless and then Carla returned.
"Your size?" she queried as she produced some very worn black strap shoes with maybe four or five inch heels, she jammed them on Julia's feet and clicked them in place with a padlock through the ankle strap.
"I can't walk in heels," Julia protested.
"Sure you can," Carla laughed, now a couple of final touches, she said as she took stout leather cuffs from her bag and fastened one around Julia's left ankle fastening three straps and then the right before attaching a short chain between them.
Next Giorgio held Julia's arms while Carla fitted similar cuffs around Juila's wrists instead of the handcuffs, leather cuffs with a connecting chain, and then she put the shiny handcuffs away.
A crowd was gathering, spilling out from the old town and approaching along the cliff path, almost exclusively young men, "It is nearly time," Carla announced, "Look the sun!"
Julia looked, "You see Arab whores could not come out in the sun or they burn brown like negroes so after the fall of Egypt Caesar pronounced no whore should be abroad before sun down."
Someone chanted, "Ten," then someone elase joined, "Nine," "Eight" the cry grew louder."
"One last thing," Giorgio declared, "You must show your tits so the men can see you are aroused," and he pulled Julia's red top down over her breasts.
"Oh god, you are aren't you?" Carla asked, "Aroused?".
Julia nodded sadly.
"What shall the men call you?" Carla asked.
"Julia," Julia replied.
"It suits you," Giorgio replied as he lifted Julia's skirt and placed an exploratory finger on her belly where the soft down of her pubes commenced and moved down towards her clit and beyond.
"No!" Julia moaned yet again but it was hopeless and soon Giorgio's fingers were on the hot moist spot that began to spread as his fingers began to ease within her.
Julia gasped, "Oh god." and the chanting reached One.
A great cheer rose up as quite suddenly all the shutters on the shop fronts opened revealing bright red lights illuminating the near naked women within.
"Seven hundred dollars, time to go to work!" Giorgio whispered as he wormed a third finger into Julia's sopping vagina.
Carla gently squeezed Julia's nipples, and then took a jar from her bag and removed the lid before holding it for Giorgio..
He dipped his thumb into it, and showed Julia, "A special blend of herbs and spices to ward off evil spirits."
"Like KFC?" Juila asked.
"Maybe," Carla laughed, "But I never caught anything when I used it," and Giorgio eased his spice covered thumb deep inside Julia's increasingly moist sex.
The crowd was moving towards her Julia noticed and she became aware of a line of near naked girls approaching, all bare breasted and collared and chained as she was and attended by a minder, "Twelve," Carla explained, "One for each table, but you get the best table, fresh meat fresh today."
"Prime cunt," Giorgio agreed, "We'll see if they will pay a hundred dollars, maybe give a discount later."
"And if I dont make the money?" Julia asked hopelessly.
Carla shrugged, "Maybe someone will buy you, otherwise we take you home and try again tomorrow!"
"Please," Julia pleaded, "Daddy will pay!"
"Si Signor, One hundred dollars American," Giorgio explained.
"Looks dog rough," a tall bronzed young Australian explained, "How's about fifty."
"Seventy five?" Julia suggested as she stared at his broad shoulders and rugged weatherbeaten face.
"Fifty," he repeated.
"Fifty," Giorgio replied, "For a blow job."
"Nah I need a fuck mate, hows about sixty five?" the Australian suggested.
"OK," Giorgio says.
"Great," he agreed, "I reckon its best to fuck al fresco, don't need t change the sheets," he laughed as he handed over the ten dollar bills.
Carla gave him five dollars change, "Open up then doll, lets see the fuck hole," the Australian quipped as he dropped his pants to reveal the biggest penis and testicles Julia had ever seen.
"Oh my god!" she wailed.
"Yeah, satisfaction guaranteed!" he said, "I'm Mike by the way."
"Julia," Julia explained, "Look!" but Giorgio had swung her onto the table top.
"Nah doggy," Mike suggested so Giorgio pulled Julia back to have her bend over the table end.
Giorgio showed Mike how wet she was by thrusting three fingers deep inside her and then Mike's cock was pressing against her soft pink cunt lips.
They spread easily and his cock slowly eased into her slippery and spiced cavern, "She uses that gook stuff right?" he asked as he eased in.
"Naturally, and she has regular health checks," Carla lied.
"Ohhh it's too big!" Julia gasped, "Oh Jesus, its too big! it hurts oh god it hurts."
"Pipe down," Mike hissed, "Its not half in yet," he said and he thrust real hard against her.
"Agggghhh!" she squealed, but he was right inside her now and the pain filled her whole body for a fleeting moment before it dissolved into a warm feeling of pure ecstasy. She was floating on a cloud, looking down at her own body from heaven as waves of illicit pleasure coursed through her whole being.
"Ohhh," she gasped, "Oh that's soooo good."
"Gee that's some randy Sheila," Mike said, "You sure she's a pro and not some amateur?"
"Yes," Carla agreed, "Enjoy!"
"Gee," Mike agreed, "Oh fucking hell I'm cumming!"
Perspiration dripped from Mike's forehead as he let fly within Julia's over filled cunt. Her mind exploded in a series of flashing white lights as his cum forced its way into her furthest most secret parts.
"Gee," Mike said inadequately as he pulled out and pulled his pants up, "That Sheila puts a hell of a squeeze on, I haven't cum that quick since high school!"
"You finished?" a tall Australian asked.
"Sure, cum too bloody quick, Johnno," Mike admitted, "Reckon we should stick to ugly Shielas."
"More like you should lay off the booze!" the second Australian quipped, "How much."
"Charged me sixty five mate," Mike admitted.
"Sixty five?" he asked.
"Sure," Carla agreed, "For a short time!"
"Here you go," he replied, as he handed Carla the cash, "Got a Johnny?"
"If you like," Carla replied and she fished a Durex from the bag, "But the local."
"Better safe than sorry," he said as he pushed down his khaki shorts and slid the rubber over his cock, "You ready Sheila, I'm Bruce by the way!" he laughed and he quickly took up position behind Julia and rammed his cock right into her with a singe thrust.
"Fucking hell she's slippery, like a Haddock!" he gasped, "So squeeze me, do something, I'm like a mop in a bucket here."
Julia twisted round to look at her assailant.
"Oh fuck that's so good," Johnno wailed as she twisted his cock by moving, "Shit Mike I'm cumming already!" he wailed and he shot his load without humping her more than a dozen times.
"Told you mate," Mike laughed, "Stick to the uglies OK," he suggested as Johnno pulled out.
"What's she like mat?" a third Australian asked.
"Like a Ferrari mate, massive rush and its all over," Mike said, "Guess I'd rather have a nice slow fuck with ugly Sheila if I had my time again."
"Fair do," said the third Aussie, "I'll give it a miss they hey?"
Julia flopped back onto the table, "You're doing well, a hundred and thirty in fifteen minutes!" Carla chuckled.
"I need a drink," Julia replied, "Gee my puss is on fire."
"So do I," Carla agreed, "But we have a queue, it will have to wait."
"A hundred, senor," Julia confirmed to a waiting Spaniard, "American Dollars, or Euros!"
"Si," he agreed and handed over the cash.
The sunset was spectacular, great spears of golden flame lighting up the ocean as the Spaniard eased his throbbing erection into Julia's fiery pussy.
He thrust briefly and grunted and all too soon Julia felt her insides showered by pints of sticky cum, her whole body shook with frustration, and the waiting men muttered among themselves.
"Make it last more than two minutes and get a refund!" Giorgio taunted, "Roll up Roll up, one hundred dollars."
By now all the tables were occupied and hundreds or maybe thousands of young men wandered around the park looking for sex, the safe unprotected sex that they naively believed the ancient recipe of lubricant provided.
"Two minutes right?" an English lad enquired, "No probs!" and he handed his cash to Carla.
He undid his zipper and pulled out six inches of pink muscle, Carla stifled a giggle, and watched as he fumbled as he tried to guide it into Julia's waiting cunt.
"Fuck she's hot," he admitted.
Julia was desperate now, she needed to cum, she gripped his cock as best she could but he was barely half as far into her as the Australians, "On blimy, this is bloody fantastic, is it two minutes yet?" he asked.
Carla shook her head, "Not yet," it was actually twenty seven seconds."
"Can't hold out much longer, Ohhhhh!" he exclaimed.
He collapsed across Julia's back, "Not quite was it?" he asked.
"No," Carla replied, "Not quite."
"Bollocks," he replied.
"Drink," Julia pleaded
Carla saw the group of men move away, obviously Julia was not providing what they wanted, she spoke to Giorgio.
"Have a word with Marco, maybe a swap?" she suggested.
Giorgio handed Julia's chain to Carla and went to find Marco who he saw some way away.
A slim French boy approached, "Bon nuit!" he said awkwardly.
"Fifty dollars American for you," Carla smiled, "One fifty for big men!"
"Oui!" he agreed and paid Carla with a fifty dollar bill, "Is there somewhere private?"
"And miss the sunset, no, the experience is the experience of lifetime, enjoy!" Carla replied.
The French boy dropped his denim jeans and boxers and his penis hung limp and lifeless.
"Julia, suck him OK," Carla ordered.
"Drink," Julia replied.
"Ok, one moment," Carla replied, she took a bottle of Perrier water from her bag, took a swig and knelt down before the frenchman, "Allow me," she said as she grasped his shaft and kissed it.
It stiffened instantly, she licked it and finally opened her mouth to take the tip between her teeth.
"Ready," Carla laughed, "You see I still have it!"
"Oui!" he agreed and Carla guided his cock into Julia's waiting cunt.
"Ohhhh," he exclaimed, "Is good!"
"So do something with her tits, give her a good time too," Carla suggested.
"Oui, Jean - Jaques, go for it!" his friend said as he walked up beside them.
"Merde! Phillipe, where have you been." he asked.
"Fucking in the brothel bar of course," he laughed, "Nice and warm and private!"
"Ohhhh," Juila gasped as Jean-Jaques twisted her nipples and humped against her, "Thats so good!"
Jean-Jacques suddenly grunted his hips spasmed and he started to shudder as he started to shoot his load, "Ohhh," he cried.
"Oh shit!" Julia cried in frustration as her whole being craved orgasm, oblivious now to the crowd of onlookers surrounding her as he fucked into her.
Giorgio|they returned Jean-Jacques was zippering up his pants as he was leaving.
"She OK?" Marco asked, "Good ride?"
"Oui," he replied simply.
"Francais," Giorio explained, "But what you think."
"Nice ass," Marco said, "Can I try?"
"Sure, hold her down Carla," Giorgio ordered.
Julia was exhausted, she didn't need Julia's hand to hold her, she just lay over the bench with her bottom raised.
"She take it up the ass?" Marco asked.
"Not yet," Giorgio admitted as he watched Marco slip a condom onto his short fat cock and move around behind Julia ready to fuck her.
"Freebie right?" he asked.
"Taster," Carla agreed, "You like her then she's one thousand dollars American."
"OK," Marco agreed as he pushed the tip of his cock past Julia's now slightly swollen cunt lips and into her sopping wet vagina.
"Good, very good," Marco agreed and he slid back out of her again.
"Let us have a drink, I get Sabrina to fill in here, one moment." Marco agreed, he wiped his still rigid cock and forced it back in his pants.
Marco returned before Carla had finished arguing with a couple of young men who were trying to negotiate a discount.
"This is Sabrina, and Franco," Marco explained.
Sabrina was completely naked except for leather wrist, ankle and collar restraints identical to those Julia word, the dying rays of sunlight shone on her ebony skin, "She usually works in the bar, the fresh air will be good!"
Carla helped Julia up, her puss throbbed and her knees buckled as she tried to walk but Giorgio and Carla supported her as they helped her to walk the hundred yards or so to the shops.
The shops were identical low rise Mediterranean style whitewashed against the sun, each narrow frontage had a narrow door and a wide window in which a girl posed provocatively or against which the curtains were drawn as she entertained.
Each shop had one girl, only one girl and one customer was allowed by tradition and local law, and only after sunset until before sunrise.
Julia stared, was this to be her future.
Bars and clubs lined the narrow streets leading to the old town, too narrow even for donkey carts people jostled to move around.
Julia saw a line of uniformed officers blocking the street, hope flared briefly and died as she saw they were preventing unlicensed women passing a line of bollards, which separated the brothel bars from the rest of the street, "You should have read the notices," Carla said, "No unlicensed whores after 5pm."
"It wasn't," she said, "I don't understand the language!"
A young woman peered at them through the window beside the entrance door, she looked bored.
The admission charge was one hundred dollars but the doorman ushered them in on Marco's instruction.
A barman looked on, swarthy, Spanish maybe, medium height and dressed only in rubber shorts and a bow tie he stood grinning from behind the bar.
Several middle aged men sat at tables in the small room.
"Fresh meat," Marco laughed, "Feel it!"
Julia froze as a fat middle aged man lifted her skirt, his fingers touched her sex sending shivers of anticipation and longing coursing through her veins.
"She suck?" his friend asked.
"Fifty," Marco chuckled, "On your knees bitch!" he said.
Julia flared angrily, but Carla reassured her, "He calls all the girls bitch, don't worry," she said.
"But!" Julia pleaded.
"He is a good man, he understands girls," Carla said reassuringly, "We caught almost all his girls didn't we Marco?"
"Yes, you know what I likes," Marco agreed, "Not too fat, nice tits, sexy, you know juice up real fast."
"But!" Julia pleaded, "You can't, not sell me!"
"Oh no, just hire," Carla said, "A week maybe, after that you can decide whether to stay on or not, that's if he likes you."
"Oh god!" Julia exclaimed.
"So show me how you suck cock," Marco demanded as the man paid his fifty dollars.
"No!" Julia protested but Carla pushed her face into the man's crotch.
"Suck!" Carl ordered.
Julia tried to resist but Carla pried her mouth open and the swarthy middle aged man began to fuck her face.
"Is good," he said , "Is very good, she suck, Agghh she bite, she bite," he screamed ad they dragged Julia off him with the chain attached to her collar.
"She no good," Marco explained, "For brothel whore, put her in the cubicle!"
"Ok," Carla agreed, "Why?"
"I want to fuck her tight ass," Marco explained, "Nice virgin asshole."
Carla went towards the entrance door, just to one side was another door which she opened to reveal the buttocks of a young woman with the number 299 tattooed on her left cheek
"Hanna," Carla said softly, "Break time," and she lifted a wooden screen to reveal the naked
woman's top half and the street scene beyond the window.
"Good, I get cramp," the woman replied as she stepped backwards to pass Carla, "I do blow jobs yes?"
"Yes," Marco agreed, "Get the bitch naked."
Julia's skirt came down easily but then had to release her hands to remove her blouse, "One false move and we cut it off, Giorgio cautioned and then Julia was naked.
They manhandled her into the cubicle, ot was as big as a lavatory cubicle but the window was set in a thick wall and there was a stone shelf with half round cups in it where generations of whores had been bent while men had used them.
A convenient hook secured Julia's collar and as Carla eased her tits into the stone cups so she stared out of the tiny window at the people passing by as Carla secured her hands and feet to iron rings and finally brought down the screen against her lower back.
Marco was first up, but after five minutes of trying to force his fat cock up Julia's tight ass he gave up and rammed it brutally into Julia's eager pussy.
"Ohhhh," Julia wailed.
"See, natural born whore," Giorgio exclaimed.
Julia's mind was exploding again, she hallucinated, she thought she saw her dad.
She saw her dad, with a chained naked whore, in the street outside her window trying to do a deal.
"Dad!" she screamed, "In here!"
He looked at her, "Sure honey!" he said, "Why you're the spit if my girl Julia!"
He went inside, "Hey how much for the whore in the window?"
"One hundred dollars American," Giorgio explained, "She is new Mr Marchesso is trying her out him self."
"Right, so how much to fuck you darlin?"he asked Carla.
"One thousand euros and you use a condom," she said looking him straight in the eye.
"How about fifty?" he asked.
"How about you lose fifty pounds and take a bath?" Carla replied.
"Hey, no need to be personal," he replied, "I'll wait."
Marco finished up, and opened the small dark boarded door, "Five hundred maybe?" he suggested.
"Say you finished, I got some serious business with that whore!" Julia's father insisted, "She reminds me of my little Julia!"
Carla smiled, maybe just maybe a big paycheck was waiting.
To be continued?
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Anonymous reader
2014-07-24 14:01:57
Crap story, crap writing, but hey in ain't Shakespeer, and I got off on it
anonymous reader
2013-10-27 19:10:36
Pretty fantastic, would love to her of further "adventures" of Julia xxx
anonymous reader
2013-10-24 01:16:24
horrible story... great idea, but you can't write worth shit...
2013-09-18 03:30:53
really really good storryy...........thnx for riting it.....enjoyed a lot.....xxx
anonymous reader
2013-09-17 21:39:57
Total shit. If this is entertainment to you, then you deserve to die horribly, painfully and slowly. The world will be better off without you.
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A look at why Salei chose Wings over Ducks
While much of the last week has been about the possibility of the Ducks bringing back a longtime star, there was the possibility of another reunion with someone who wore their sweater for many years.
Former Ducks defenseman Ruslan Salei confirmed in an interview with Russian news outlet Salidarnist that he strongly considered signing with his old team until the Detroit Red Wings showed their interest.
Salei, 35, signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings for a $750,000 base salary with the opportunity to earn another $350,000 in bonuses.
George Malik, a contributor to MLive.com, has the translated article here on why Salei chose the Wings over the Ducks even though the defenseman, who played in Anaheim from 1996-2006, has maintained a residence in Orange County and has been working out at Anaheim Ice.
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I was just trying to remember when the Jets last had a great pass rush without blitzing too much. Has it been that long ?
I was just trying to remember when the Jets last had a great pass rush without blitzing too much. Has it been that long ?
last time Abe was healthy
the days when john abraham was here.
I was trying to remember the last time a day went by without one of your Trollish threads??????
Barkevious Mingo in Round 1 please
since John Abraham...
Or the last time we had a good qb, wr, rb, lb etc.
Who was responsible for trading Abraham ? If I remember I think he wanted a lot of money was that the primary reason ?
2009. They didn't really have any pure pass rushers on the team, but at the time Rex's blitzes were causing havoc for the opponents (other than the last drive of the game down by 1 score in a few different games). On the whole that 09 defense absolutely stuffed teams, and at the time most of us probably figured that Rex was so good that that's what our defense was going to be like for years to come. They still haven't come up with a premier pass rusher, but now the difference is that Rex's schemes can't always overcome that deficiency as they did that year.
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This week, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a bill to raise the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017, and Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) signed it into law yesterday.
If implemented nationally, a $10.10 minimum wage would put it in line with where it would be if it had kept up with inflation since the 1960s, although far behind the increases in workers' productivity since then. It would also lift nearly 5 million people out of poverty, close the gender wage gap by 5 percent, and reduce spending on public programs by tens of billions of dollars. There is also real world and academic evidence to suggest that it won't hurt job growth and could benefit the economy.
Given that the November midterm elections (like 2010) are expected to be dominated by Faux-News-watching senior citizens, it really looks like President Obama will be the only president since FDR whose administration did not enact any increase in the federal minimum wage.
America needs a raise!
After-tax profits for American corporations hit another record high last year, rising to $1.68 trillion. American workers have experienced a "lost decade" of wage growth, as their pay stayed flat or declined between 2000 and 2012, despite a 25 percent bump in productivity.
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Working outside the home entails thinking about what I"ll bring for lunch every day. It"s too expensive and definitely not in our budget to order out every day. The challenge is to create some variety in what I have to eat each day. Tuna or ham sandwiches day after day just don"t cut it. Leftovers are great once or twice a week but I prefer not to eat the same thing for lunch as I had for supper the night before.
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Jim Carrey Really Loves Emma Stone. Seriously.
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In this personal-yet-creepy video circling the Internets, legendary funnyman Jim Carrey pours his heart out to sexy starlet Emma Stone with a message of love, honesty, and a few awkward moments. Is he for real or just actin' a fool? Find out for yourself after the jump.
Not totally sure what's going on here, but I assume it's just a crafty new way of promoting a feature film starring Jim Carrey and Emma Stone. Just a guess.
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The students of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto have begun a worldwide Tefillin Bank, distributing free pairs of Tallis & Tefillin to whomever commits himself to put on Tefillin every day, regardless of his financial situation • The Rebbe's idea from 1967 is now mainstream • Read More
Levi Farkash (ben R' Asher) – Buenos Aires, Argentina to Nechama Feldman (bas R' Baruch) – Kfar Chabad, Israel L'Chaim: Tonight (Wed.) at Lubavitch Yeshiva
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ASPEN, Colo. -- David Wise won his third consecutive gold medal in the men's Ski SuperPipe final Friday, the first three-peat in men's Ski SuperPipe since Tanner Hall's streak from 2006 to 2008.
French skier Kevin Rolland got silver, and Aspen local Alex Ferreira took bronze.
"The field was super strong," Wise said. "I can't say enough good things about pipe skiing right now; it was amazing."
Wise led after the first of three runs, taking the top spot with a score of 90, thanks to huge amplitude and big spins like a switch rightside 900 and switch double cork rightside 1260.
Rolland answered with a double cork 1260 mute grab in his second run, bumping into silver-medal position, but fell on the last hit of his third run.
In his third run, Ferreira wowed his local fans by soaring as high as 18 feet above the pipe with a 1080, switch down-the-pipe 720, double cork 1260, double down-the-pipe flatspin 900 and 1080, bumping into third place.
Falls from most of the rest of the field left Wise to take a victory lap. Instead, he stepped it up even more, improving to 92.
"I wasn't completely satisfied with my first run so I wanted to up it, do a little bit better," Wise said.
Wise, the 2013 FIS World Cup champion, will be the favorite heading into the Sochi Olympics.
Men's Ski SuperPipe Final
Place | Name | Points |
1 | David Wise | 92.00 R |
2 | Kevin Rolland | 88.66 R |
3 | Alex Ferreira | 85.33 R |
4 | Mike Riddle | 84.33 R |
5 | Ben Valentin | 81.00 R |
6 | Lyman Currier | 77.33 R |
7 | Gus Kenworthy | 34.33 R |
8 | Justin Dorey | 19.66 R |
Snowboard Big Air
Canadian rider Max Parrot won his first X Games gold medal in the America's Navy Snowboard Big Air final Friday. He had a backside triple cork 1620 and Cab triple underflip to late 180 in his best two runs for the top combined score.
"It's X Games, it's a big contest, it's my first time at Big Air, and wow, I'm just so happy right now," Parrot said. "I knew what I was going to do, I planned every run and I knew with these runs I would win."
Japanese rider Yuki Kadono gave Parrot a run for it, matching Parrot's best single-run score with a backside triple cork 1620 of his own and a backside triple cork 1440 for the silver medal.
Norwegian rider Ståle Sandbech won bronze, thanks to a backside triple cork 1440 and Cab 1260.
All three medalists will face off again in Sochi when slopestyle makes its Olympic debut.
Parrot said saving himself for the Olympics was far from his mind Friday.
"I don't even realize yet that I'm going to the Olympics," he said. "I'm just focusing contest by contest."
The biggest surprise of the night was that X Games Aspen 2013 Big Air gold medalist Torstein Horgmo missed the cut for finals after falls in the first round. Horgmo has mostly owned Big Air competition in recent years, winning three gold and two silver medals in his seven previous X Games appearances.
Mark McMorris, the Big Air gold medalist from 2012, dropped out of the competition Friday to focus on slopestyle.
"With Sochi fast approaching," McMorris said, "I want to keep my focus on slopestyle here at X Games."
America's Navy Snowboard Big Air Final
Place | Name | Points |
1 | Max Parrot | 93.00 R |
2 | Yuki Kadono | 88.00 R |
3 | Ståle Sandbech | 77.00 R |
4 | Seppe Smits | 77.00 R |
5 | Sven Thorgren | 67.00 R |
6 | Torgeir Bergrem | 64.00 |
Women's Ski SuperPipe
The women's Ski SuperPipe gold on Friday night at X Games Aspen 2014 belonged to American Maddie Bowman, the defending champion.
Canadian skier Roz Groenewoud won silver, and French skier Marie Martinod took bronze.
"X Games is huge, so I think I'm on top of the world right now," Bowman said. "I think the biggest thing was just coming out here and having fun, kind of just focusing on the skiing and having a good time."
All eight of the women's Ski SuperPipe competitors in Friday's final also are headed next month to Sochi, where the first Olympic freeskiing medals will be up for grabs.
Groenewoud, the X Games Aspen 2012 gold medalist, led after the first of three runs Friday, just ahead of Bowman. It was Groenewoud's first contest of the season after knee surgery in December.
Bowman bumped ahead in her second run with a score of 88.66, thanks to tricks like a rightside 900 and switch 720, enough to hold up for the win.
Japan's Ayana Onozuka brought big airs on her way to a fourth-place finish.
"The biggest thing about this group of girls is we're just friends," Bowman said. "We travel together, we ski together all the time, and there's such good camaraderie. I'm so excited to go to Russia with them. We're going to have a great time."
Women's Ski SuperPipe Final
Place | Name | Points |
1 | Maddie Bowman | 88.66 R |
2 | Roz Groenewoud | 85.66 R |
3 | Marie Martinod | 82.33 R |
4 | Ayana Onozuka | 79.66 R |
5 | Brita Sigourney | 77.00 R |
6 | Anais Caradeux | 73.00 R |
7 | Angeli VanLaanen | 70.00 R |
8 | Amy Sheehan | 62.66 R |
Women's Snowboarder X
Lindsey Jacobellis pushed past Eva Samkova and Helene Olafsen to win her eighth gold medal in the Snowboarder X race, setting a record for golds by a woman in X Games history.
"With the last two years, what I've been through, it's like the icing on the cake," said Jacobellis, who has had several knee surgeries and a long recovery process since blowing out her left ACL at X Games Aspen 2012. The race was not contested at X Games Aspen 2013.
Jacobellis is headed to Sochi next month for her third Olympics, where she'll be aiming for her first gold after winning silver in 2006 and finishing fifth in 2010. She said the X Games win gives her the "best confidence I could have going into Sochi."
Jacobellis got a slow start out of the gate but made up for it farther down the course.
"That's always been my hardest thing, to get a good start, and I'm still not the first one out the gate, so I just try to work every feature and match, every landing, as best I can and try to get into a small tuck," she said.
Canadian rider Dominique Maltais, the X Games Aspen 2012 gold medalist, just missed the cut for the final, finishing her semifinal round in third place.
Women's Snowboarder X Final
Place | Name | Time |
1 | Lindsey Jacobellis | 0:52.503 R |
2 | Eva Samkova | 0:52.648 |
3 | Helene Olafsen | 0:53.807 |
4 | Yuka Fujimori | 0:54.199 |
5 | Carle Brenneman | 0:54.467 |
6 | Faye Gulini | 1:06.747 |
Men's Snowboarder X
Nate Holland won his seventh X Games gold medal, beating out fellow American rider Alex Tuttle and German rider Konstantin Schad in the men's Snowboarder X final despite a recent collarbone injury.
"Another X Games gold? I can't believe it," said Holland, 35, an X Games competitor since 2002. "This year's gone up and down for me so much: broken collarbone, Olympic qualifiers, scratched my way to the Olympics. ... It's just been a year of adversity, and I'm just so stoked to overcome that. I'm on the right path now, and it gives me so much confidence for Sochi."
Holland dominated Snowboarder X at X Games from 2006 to '10, claiming the first X Games five-peat, and won again at X Games Aspen 2012.
Men's Snowboarder X Final
Place | Name | Time |
1 | Nate Holland | 0:52.049 R |
2 | Alex Tuttle | 0:52.419 |
3 | Konstantin Schad | 0:52.445 |
4 | Kevin Hill | 0:52.627 |
5 | Cameron Bolton | 0:52.875 |
6 | Stian Sivertzen | 0:53.682 |


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As I look into your eyes
I see all the reasons why
My life's worth a thousand skies
You're the simplest love I've known
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Know you'll never be alone
My baby you
Are the reason I could fly
And 'cause of you
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Baby you
There's no more just getting by
You're the reason I feel so alive.
Though these words I sing are true
They still fail to capture you
As mere words can only do
How do I explain that smile?
And how it turns my world around
Keeping my feet on the ground
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I'l be right there if you call
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Point Park's Hobel named AMC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Oct. 12, 2011
Hobel pictured in a game Sept. 30 at Cupples Stadium. Photo by Barbara Fischer.
PITTSBURGH -- Point Park University freshman midfielder Wendelin Hobel has been named the American Mideast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for games played Oct. 3-9.
Hobel and the Pioneers (8-2-1, 3-1-1 AMC) only played one game in that span, but Hobel came through in a big way to lead Point Park to an important, conference win.
Hobel, a native of Austria, scored two goals, including the game-winner, in a 5-3 victory at Daemen last Saturday. Hobel's two goals were a part of a flurry of scoring that saw the Pioneers put four tallies on the board in the second half.
Hobel's second-career two-goal game gives him four goals and a team-high seven assists on the year. Hobel has 15 points in all. His seven assists rank first in the conference and 16th in the NAIA.
Point Park visits Houghon Friday (7 p.m.) and Roberts Wesleyan Saturday (7:30 p.m.).


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Ford ½ Ton TTB to ¾ Ton 8-Lug conversion
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Before we attempted this, there wasn't a whole lot of info out there other than it can be done with Chevy stuff. ½ ton TTB cannot be converted to 8 lug using ford parts, at least not anyway that I'm aware of. This is a quick overview of the parts required to convert a ½ ton TTB setup to an 8 lug ¾ ton setup. After replacing the rear axle with a ford/sterling 10.25 in the '94 Bronco, the front needed to match bolt patterns so we would only need to carry one spare tire. After lots of research and a few calculations as to cost, utilizing as many stock components as possible was best. Sure some may argue that a SAS was a better option, but seeing we already had most of the donor parts laying around for the TTB conversion, it would be way to expensive to SAS it. We already had a dead F-250 heavy duty 4x4 donor laying around, that's where most of the parts came from. F-250 parts truck $500 misc front service parts $200 GM 10 bolt 8 lug axle used $100 Total cost of both axle swaps together was ~$800-900 Here are the parts required: ¾ Ton 8-Lug conversion parts list 1982-1996 Ford Bronco/ F-150 4WD Front Axle Parts Ford ball joints, inner axle shafts, knuckle U joints, drive shaft, and steering knuckles are stock components for a 1994 Ford Bronco without 4WABS. TTB third member is a Dana 50 from a '93 F-250 Heavy Duty 8 lug parts are from a 1988 ¾ ton Chevy Suburban, listed below:
The ford spindle studs need to be replaced with the longer Chevy ones. Brake Parts
This truck was converted back in March and has had about 5K miles put on the current setup so far with no problems reported to date. The only pics I have are of the final result and they kinda suck, I wish I would have taken some during the initial build, but didn't. It's pretty straight forward and could be easily accomplished in a day or two if you have all the parts already. Last edited by fsumotorhead; October 16th, 2013 at 09:31 AM. |
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same idea i used! it works great, easier than anticipated |
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Kick ass post...props for keeping TTB....I want to do this with one of my rangers - put 44 outers on the 35 for better wheel bearing spacing and brakes...I know it can be done, just need the $$ and time
February 14th, 2009, 08:17 PM | #8 |
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do you know exactly what calipers you used?
like jb5 or jb7? I ask cause I got some from autozone, and traded in the old ones as cores, and the hoses don't look like then can even fit up to the calipers |
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ATLANTA (AP) Two police officers pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman during a botched drug raid last fall. A third officer still faces charges in the woman's death.
Officer J.R. Smith told the judge Thursday that he regretted what had happened. "I'm sorry," the 35-year-old said, his voice barely audible. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter, violation of oath, criminal solicitation, making false statements and perjury, which was based on untrue claims in a warrant. ON DEADLINE: Local coverage
Former Officer Gregg Junnier, 40, who retired from the Atlanta police force in January, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, violation of oath, criminal solicitation and making false statements. Both men are expected to face more than 10 years in prison. The charges followed a Nov. 21 "no-knock" drug raid on the home of Kathryn Johnston, 92. An informant had described buying drugs from a dealer there, police said. When the officers burst in without warning, Johnston fired at them, and they fired back, killing her. Fulton County prosecutor Peter Johnson disclosed Thursday that the officers involved in Johnston's death fired 39 shots, striking her five or six times, including a fatal blow to the chest. He said Johnston only fired once through her door and didn't hit any of the officers. That means the officers who were wounded likely were hit by their own colleagues, he said. Junnier and Smith, who is on administrative leave, had been charged in an indictment unsealed earlier Thursday with felony murder, violation of oath by a public officer, criminal solicitation, burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and making false statements. The third officer, Arthur Tesler, also on administrative leave, was charged with violation of oath by a public officer, making false statements and false imprisonment under color of legal process. His attorney, William McKenney, said Tesler expects to go to trial. Tesler, 40, is "very relieved" not to face murder charges, McKenney said, "but we're concerned about the three charges." In Junnier's and Smith's cases, prosecutors asked the judge Thursday to withhold sentencing until after a hearing later Thursday in federal court where both are expected to enter pleas. U.S. Attorney David Nahmias told The Associated Press that the recommended federal sentence for Junnier will be 10 years and one month in prison, and for Smith, 12 years, seven months. The state and federal sentences are expected to run concurrently. Both men could have faced up to life in prison had they been convicted of murder. The deadly drug raid had been set up after narcotics officers said an informant had claimed there was cocaine in the home. When the plainclothes officers burst in without notice, police said Johnston fired at them and they fired back. No cocaine was found. The case raised serious questions about no-knock warrants and whether the officers followed proper procedures. Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington asked the FBI to lead a multi-agency probe into the shootout. He also announced policy changes to require the department to drug-test its nearly 1,800 officers and mandate that top supervisors sign off on narcotics operations and no-knock warrants. To get the warrant, officers told a magistrate judge that an undercover informant had told them Johnston's home had surveillance cameras monitored carefully by a drug dealer named "Sam." After the shooting, a man claiming to be the informant told a television station that he never purchased drugs there, prompting Pennington to admit he was uncertain whether the suspected drug dealer actually existed. The Rev. Markel Hutchins, a civil rights activist who serves as a spokesman for Johnston's family, said the family was satisfied with Thursday's developments. "They have never sought vengeance. They have only sought justice," he said. Hutchins said the family is considering civil action against the police department. "I think what happened today makes it very clear that Ms. Johnston was violated, that her civil rights were violated," he said.
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good morning wfmu! Mon. 5/9/11 6:03am fxo:
goob morn' Mon. 5/9/11 6:07am fxo:
here we (are)/ I (am) Mon. 5/9/11 6:19am annie:
comments first.. .. winamp still sleeping. Mon. 5/9/11 6:23am fxo:
up and at 'em. Mon. 5/9/11 6:30am hamburger:
like-n the lock-n muy muy much Mon. 5/9/11 7:04am pierre:
Bonjour Franck O'Toole,
nice to hear the set, like every week. Mon. 5/9/11 7:07am fxo:
tres cool! and 'burger, as well. Mon. 5/9/11 7:37am postmanpaul:
Hi fxo and all above, some Maurice Chevalier please. Mon. 5/9/11 7:39am fxo:
played only by Harpo Marx. Mon. 5/9/11 7:40am other david:
always nice to fall out of bed to the sounds of MBV :)
morning all Mon. 5/9/11 7:40am postmanpaul:
He's my kind of dj. Mon. 5/9/11 7:48am fxo:
thanks, me three... Mon. 5/9/11 7:48am helsingfred:
great stuff ! Mon. 5/9/11 7:49am hamburger:
sumptin nice to look at whilst listening in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSWYPGj-43U&feature=youtu.be Mon. 5/9/11 7:51am postmanpaul:
You have your moments. Mon. 5/9/11 7:52am pierre:
woooo !
: ) Mon. 5/9/11 7:58am fxo:
ah, Oui! Mon. 5/9/11 8:26am hamburger:
waa - this is awesome Mon. 5/9/11 8:29am Cheri Pi:
Hello good people. Mon. 5/9/11 8:32am pierre:
hi Cheri Pi !
:) Mon. 5/9/11 8:32am fxo:
all present & counted for? Mon. 5/9/11 8:34am Cheri Pi:
Present, accounted for, & plugged in. Mon. 5/9/11 8:41am fxo:
counted AND accounted... Mon. 5/9/11 8:43am yair Yona (Tel Aviv, Earth):
What a brilliant track Mon. 5/9/11 8:46am pierre:
did somebody saw the ad for David Lynch 's coffee ? Mon. 5/9/11 8:47am Cheri Pi:
I love that East West Album, It's a real classic. Mon. 5/9/11 8:49am fxo:
I'll have to get back to it, next week (Mary, Mary?) Mon. 5/9/11 8:55am postmanpaul:
In the garden here fxo, spring-cleaning down below in the undergrowth. exemplary show once again. Mon. 5/9/11 8:56am other david:
loved the show Frank, thanks :) Mon. 5/9/11 8:57am fxo:
y'all the best. Have a good week, hear me next week.
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If you are looking for an affordable upgrade, they still beat the hell out of any earpod and cheapo set of 'phones. Plus they work with your portable player/phone giving you enough sound level. Many player software options offer an equaliser that can be used to tame the wayward treble and to even out the bass. In this case the clean and natural midrange may well work its magic well.
These are the phones if you have a rather high quality system with a headphone connection and occasionally want to listen either very loud or loud late, but you do not want to spend money for a real set of headphones. If you can spend a little more, do so and look at another brand too.
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Terra Oculta Hostel
I arrived in Argentina to heavy rain, thankfully by the time my bus pulled into the terminal (11.30pm) it had reduced to a light drizzle. With out to much difficulty I managed to Locate `Hostel Terra Oculta' a lively and fun hostel, equipped with a table tennis table and a bar terrace and extremely friendly staff. (A very social and friendly vibe).
On my first day I was invited to join the majority of the hostel who had purchased tickets for a rugby match for that evening. Argentina v New Zealand. Bizarly you had to purchase your ticket from a pharmacy! It turned out to be a great evening, providing a chance to get to know other travellers and support my temporary local team 'Salta' The atmosphers wasnt electric, no great chants just whistling to put N.Z off during conversions. The game began with after the N.Z Hucca which was awesome. During the first half of the match Salta were all over N.Z looking favorites to win however, second half the all blacks (not the genuine team) came back to steal a one point victory. 23-22.
After the match we adjourned to our hostel bar which lead to our local. Our local happened to by a Simpsons theme bar named 'Barney Gomez'! I Drank and socialised until the closing time of 5.30am when we then stumbled back to our hostel. I was thankful I wasn't on the top bunk as it proved a challenge to get into the bottom bunk and not disturb the rest of the dorm. Following tradition we found the perfect solution to our hangovers an 'Americano completo' scramble egg and ham with toast including a glass of water, a glass of fresh orange and a double shot of coffee! I was now ready to explore Salta!
There is a hill located within walking distance with the option of taking a cable cart (needless to say after a heavy night I opted for the cart) this gave fantastic views of the town, with small waterfalls man made at the top which were really well maintained. The town itself have lovely plazas dotted with orange trees and monuments, alot of care has been taken to keep the town clean and tidy. The street plan is grided with quaint buildings. It was lovely to explore Salta with my new found friends.
My last night in salta a group from the hostel had 'our last supper' before the mass exidos, with everyone moving on to their next destinations. As Salta is in a prime location, close to the Bolivan and Chilean boarder many people at this hostel were at the end of their time in Argentian are heading into their next country. For me, my time in Argentine has only just begun, for my next direction I will be travelling South.
Hostel Terra Oculta: Great vibe, bar terrace good place to socialise and meet up with other travellers.


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Columbia Ravenous Race
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The Columbia Ravenous Lite trail-running shoes offer the best of both worlds. Minimalist design and grippy outsoles provide just the right amount of flexibility and traction out on the trail.
Lightweight and flexible, the Women's Columbia Ravenous Lite Trail Running Shoes will have you floating over the trail in no time. Weighing in at a feather-light 5.1 ounces, these minimalist running shoes are tough enough to take on the changing terrain of trail running and are designed for the serious runner who puts their shoes through frequent wear and tear. >/p> The lightest trail runner Columbia Sportswear makes, the Ravenous Lite shoes give you a barefoot feel and still have Techlite midsoles for some cushion and shock absorption. A nylon rock guard protects your forefoot from sharp debris without weighing down the shoe. Minimal heel-to-toe drop keeps you low to the ground, feeling subtle changes in the single track, helping you react faster and run with less impact on your legs, while the Omni-Grip rubber outsoles grab the ground to keep you on your feet. If you're finished with bulky, heavy running shoes, the Columbia Women's Ravenous Lite Trail Running Shoes will take you back to the basics.
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Butter London Stiletto Stick Hydrating Heel Balm
Do you always have the time for a proper pedicure? Probably not. Butter London's Stiletto Stick Hydrating Heel Balm [3] ($30) helps relieve dry, cracked heels so you can feel more confident about busting out the espadrilles, gladiators, or open-toed platforms.
Tarte Glam Gams Leg Bronzing Stick
If you like the look of a tan but prefer not to compromise the health of your skin, bronzers are the way to go. Tarte's Glam Gams Leg Bronzing Stick [4] ($30) is made with antioxidants, and gives your stems a nice warm glow. Who wears short shorts? You do.
Kiehl's Ultra Moisturizing Eye Stick
Remember when I told you how I burned my eyelids [5] once after neglecting to put sunscreen around my eyes? Yep, that was an unpleasant way to spend Spring Break '99. Perhaps if I had Kiehl's Ultra Moisturizing Eye Stick SPF 30 [6] ($20), a broad-spectrum sunscreen for the delicate eye area, I might have avoided a painful burn that looked like ill-applied orange eyeshadow.
Burt's Bees Bug Bite Relief
Campfires, barbecues, and outdoor picnics are the norm during these hot days of late. And if you live in particularly bug-hungry parts of the country, you've probably gotten a bite (or two or 20) the past few weeks. This Bug Bite Relief [7] ($6) from Burt's Bees contains menthol and camphor to soothe, and lemongrass, lavender, thyme, and orange oils to ease discomfort.
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Has the sun faded your locks? Or perhaps you're just having too much fun during these warmer-weathered months, and your trips to the salon have taken a spot in the back burner. Roux Temporary Haircolor Touch-Up Stick [10] ($6) comes in a variety of shades, and is applied to the hair just like you'd apply lipstick to your lips — right out of the tube.
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BBC high-flyers walked away with £25million in secret payoffs, risking the "public trust" and breaking the corporation's own rules.
The huge amount was split between 150 Beeb managers over the past three years, Parliament's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, revealed yesterday.
It is an average of almost £165,000 each, but some were handed much more.
Former deputy director general Mark Byford was on £474,500. But he walked away with a £949,000 payout, as well as £73,000 for holidays he had not taken.
In nearly a quarter of cases staff got more than they were due, costing licence fee-payers an extra £1million. The NAO said the bumper packages were "poor value" for members of the public.
Anthony Fry, finance chief at governing body the BBC Trust, admitted: "I'm absolutely clear that from a licence fee-payer's perspective, those amounts of money appear to be shocking."
He said the "worrying" payouts were "simply not justified", adding that they were often made without proper authority. It comes just months after the BBC admitted it wasted £100million on a failed IT project it was forced to abandon.
Yesterday's report was ordered after ex-director general George Entwistle got double what he was due when he resigned last year after just 54 days in the job.
His payoff was £475,000, but including pay, legal fees and expenses, he pocketed £800,000 – an incredible £15,000 a day. Former chief operating officer Caroline Thomson left with a £680,400 package – more than twice her £330,000 salary.
A departmental director got £866,300 in severance for 25 years of service and another, who had only been there two years, got £394,500. A controller got £476,700 after 31 years and a project director received £356,200 after 19.
However another former company executive, Roly Keating, repaid his £376,000 payoff, explaining that he "would not wish to benefit from a payment that could not be demonstrated to be fully and appropriately authorised".
The NAO said nobody had been checking how much was being signed off. It said the payoffs had "been subject to insufficient challenge and oversight". The watchdog's report added: "The BBC has breached its own policies on severance too often without good reason.
"This has resulted in payments that have not served the best interests of licence-fee payers. Weak governance arrangements have led to payments that exceeded contractual entitlements and put public trust at risk. The payments for senior BBC managers have, therefore, provided poor value for money for licence-fee payers."
Yesterday new director general Tony Hall admitted that the BBC had "lost its way on payments in recent years". Mr Hall has already announced moves to cap payments at £150,000 in the future.
Since the recession hit in 2008, severance payments to BBC managers have risen by around £26,000 on average.
The Beeb claimed the staggering cost of laying off hundreds of its managers had saved the licence-fee payer £10million.
It said getting the executives and bosses off the payroll had saved the corporation £35million, making the £25million in golden goodbyes worthwhile.
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The fire broke out around 5am in one of the unoccupied rooms in the B-Wing of the first floor, possibly due to a short-circuit, ministry officials said.
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Lola Ray Biography
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Long before serendipity stage-dived into Lola Ray and a platinum-selling band signed them to their new label, John Balicanta, Brian Spina, and James McIvor were just a bunch of seventh graders hanging out in the O.C. They attended St. Margaret's, a parochial school in the small missionary town of San Juan Capistrano, California. Brian moved from Northern California, John had lived in Saudi Arabia, and James relocated from his native U.K. The three spent too much time loitering at Disneyland, throwing crap at the lunch lady ("mammoth hunting"), and replacing their prohibited piercings with clear fishing line. More than anything else, however, they obsessed over music. Meanwhile, three thousand miles due northeast, in Syracuse, New York, Alex Smolinski, similarly fanatical about music, was taking it out on the drums.
"Brian was the school's bad-ass guitarist," explains John. "On free dress days he'd wear a Slayer T-shirt — I was in awe of him." But when the two finally played, it was Brian, a self-professed Guitar Player subscriber and Joe Satriani devotee, who was impressed with John's guitar shredding. Beyond studying rock's "Hessian masters" (even attending guitar camp), the middle schoolers rocked the day's standard bearers (The Cure, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins), the indie (Failure, Chavez, and Pedro the Lion), and the intense (Fugazi, Pantera, and G'n'R).
Sophomore year the trio formed Lola Corin, a band named for John's grandmother Corin ("lola" is Filipino for grandma). "We were really abrasive," says Brian, "lots of screaming and shouting " Unfortunately, no greater destructive force exists for any high school band than college—and Lola Corin got hit hard: For John it was NYU, Brian chose Vanderbilt and later Cal Arts, and James to Harvey Mudd. During breaks, however, Lola Corin continued playing.
Alex, for his part, went to college in upstate New York but dropped out to pursue his music passion full-time. He toured and recorded with several national acts. "I was having fun, but I wasn't playing the music I wanted," he says. "It wasn't until I recorded with a band called The Churchills that I realized what I wanted in a band."
In 2001, John, a philosophy/audio engineering major, needed an internship. His friend's roommate just happened to be dating Peter Robinson who, in addition to signing Dave Matthews, owned Brooklyn's Dumbo Studios. John began working and meeting artists like Adam Green, Ben Kweller, and Natalie Imbruglia. He also began recording music as Lolo Ray (Grandfather Ray) and invited Peter to one of his gigs. Peter was so awed he offered to manage John and have Jon Kaplan, his Dumbo partner and producer (and former member of the Hatters), record him.
After recording the majority of I Don't Know You, John met Alex and the two immediately clicked. "I met John through a friend at the studio" says Alex. "I heard the songs and knew I'd found the band I was looking for." But unable to find a bassist or guitarist, John flew back to California to see his former band. "We were fans of what John was doing right away," says Brian who was working lights at the infamous Troubador. "Once we heard the music we knew we had to move to East."
Thus Lola Ray (a combination of Lola Corin and Lolo Ray) was born. They first crashed on Peter's floor while rehearsing. Soon they were playing with bands that would come to include the Sounds, Jet, and Flickerstick. The band fully intended to spend the next several years touring, promoting and recording until they found success. No one expected a break to come as soon as it did.
In August of 2003, while John was running errands with Peter Robinson, Benji from Good Charlotte called from a nearby studio looking for an acoustic guitar. "We brought him one," says John. "And I just happened to have a bag of cds with me. I didn't actually think they'd listen to it." The very night Benji called from the road. "He was like, `holy shit, this is the coolest CD we've heard in a long time,'" says John. "`We're so excited, we want to talk to you more about this when we get back.'"
Then, this past September when Good Charlotte were in town for the MTV Video Music Awards, they called again. "Benji was like, `Hey what are you doing?'" says John. "You want to get sushi?'" Though there were industry people at the table, John spent the entire dinner talking to Benji and Joel. " They are both genuinely sincere, good people," he says. "and they knew all the lyrics to my songs, which I couldn't believe. " The next day Lola Ray finds themselves at Good Charlotte's VMA's after-party with Linkin Park, Beyonce, and Kelly Osbourne. "The whole scene was just unbelievable," says Brian.
One listen to I Don't Know You and you'll feel the same way and you'll understand why Benji and Joel signed Lola Ray to their new label DC Flag. From the chant-worthy opener "Plague," to the melodically-addictive (and autobiographical) "Our Brown Friends," to the ferocious urgency of "Automatic Girl," Lola Ray is one of the hottest young bands to bubble up from obscurity since, well, Good Charlotte. And soon you too will be glad to say you do know I Don't Know You.


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One Worker Killed, Eight Injured After Blast at GM Plant
Tim HigginsGeneral Motors Co., which has recalled millions of cars this year to fix faulty parts, said one person died and eight were taken to the hospital after a chemical explosion at a factory near Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Emergency officials received a call at about 1:50 p.m. local time yesterday about a blast at GM's metal-stamping facility in Marion, said Cliff Sessoms, the city's deputy police chief, in a telephone interview. He confirmed the fatality and said eight people were injured.
A "contract team member" died when a "small chemical explosion" occurred, Bill Grotz, a spokesman for GM, said in an e-mailed statement. Four people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and four others were taken to the hospital and ultimately required no treatment, he said.
The Marion Metal Center provides blanks, stampings and sheet-metal assembly for cars, vans, trucks and SUVs to GM assembly plants throughout North America and employs more than 1,600 people, according to the company's website. GM, based in Detroit, said the situation is under control and an investigation into the incident is under way.
"When the explosion occurred, employees were evacuated and fire department and other emergency personnel responded quickly," Grotz said. "Our condolences and deepest sympathies go to our team member's family and colleagues."
Specialty Chemicals
Quaker Chemical Corp., a maker of specialty chemicals based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, said in a separate statement that the worker who died was one of its employees.
"Our heartfelt sympathies, thoughts and prayers are with this employee's family and the other injured workers and their families," Quaker Chemical Chief Executive Officer Michael F. Barry said in the statement. "We will work with GM and government agencies to understand what occurred."
Quaker Chemical provides inventory management and other contract services at the automaker's plant, according to the statement.
GM, which had said it planned to resume work at the plant last evening, said in a late statement yesterday that the third shift was canceled except for maintenance and shipping drivers. The company said it expects first-shift employees to report to work at their normal time today.
GM also said that the workers held at the hospital for observation have been released.
The incident occurred as GM is under scrutiny for taking more than a decade to recall 2.59 million flawed Chevy Cobalts and other small cars linked to at least 13 deaths. The company earlier reported a 1 percent increase in U.S. auto sales for the month of June after analysts had predicted a drop of 6.3 percent.