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By Elizabeth Field
Elizabeth Field is a freelance writer who wrote her Master's in Gastronomy dissertation on the history of marmalade.
When English explorer Robert Scott ventured to the Antarctic in 1911-12, he carried among his provisions a can of Frank Cooper's Vintage Oxford marmalade. So did Sir Edmund Hillary when he scaled Mt. Everest in 1953. Even the fictional James Bond, the epitome of English suave, has his daily breakfast regimen of a boiled egg, whole-wheat toast with Jersey butter and Frank Cooper's marmalade, with very strong coffee. The Welsh travel writer Jan Morris, who once called grape jelly "the worst of American civilization, worse than the electric chair," accompanies her rambles with her own jar of English marmalade.
At once bitter, sweet, chunky-textured and semi-liquid, orange marmalade is more than a breakfast spread. It embodies a tradition that has lasted some 250 years and which extends to nearly every nation that was colonized by the English, though the tradition bypassed the United States in part because of the scarcity of the main ingredient, bitter oranges, and cultural culinary preferences. Marmalade appears metaphorically in a vast range of English literature and popular culture spanning from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," where Alice grabs an empty jar as she hurtles down the rabbit hole, to the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," where "marmalade skies" evoke a hallucinogenic 1960s acid trip. Marmalade is to Britain as ketchup, and well, grape jelly, are to Americans. A necessity, an identifier and a constant reminder of home, marmalade is part of the British psyche.
Early Marmalade History
Marmalade began more than 2,000 years ago as a solid cooked quince and honey paste similar to today's membrillo, the Spanish quince paste that is typically served with sheep-milk cheeses. Known as melomeli in ancient Greece and melimela in Latin, it was used both as a preserve and a reputed remedy for digestive complaints. The Portuguese took up the product, perhaps via the Arabs, substituting sugar for the honey, around the 10th century. They called it "marmelada," which derives from the Portuguese marmelo, or quince.
The first shipments of marmelada, packed in wooden boxes, arrived in London in 1495. Fabulously expensive and imbued with purported medical and aphrodisiac powers, it was a popular gift among noble families.
Simultaneously, a northern European version of a cooked quince and sugar preserve called alternately chardequince, condoignac, cotignac or quiddony sprung up. Flavored with red wine, honey, cinnamon stick and powdered ginger, it was taken at the end of a medieval feast, along with pears, nuts, sugar-coated aniseed and other sweetmeats whose purpose, harkening back to the ancient Greeks, was to ease an upset stomach.
Versions of quince marmalade became a staple of "banquetting stuffe," the elegant display of sweetmeats and confectionery served at the end of 16th- and 17th-century English feasts. Rolled and twisted into hearts and knots or flattened and then stamped with flowers and tarts, pale and rose-colored quince pastes were as decorative as they were therapeutic. Food historian Ivan Day offers period recipes and photos of these creations on his website.
Scotland's Contributions
In the 18th century, the Scots pioneered the switchover from quince to orange marmalade. Many regions of the country were too cold for quince trees to flourish, and imported Seville (bitter) oranges had been available since the late 15th century. Cooks were now producing a thinner form of marmalade, stored in pots or glasses, achieved through a shorter cooking time. A succession of Scottish cookbook authors including Elizabeth Cleland, Hannah Robertson, Susanna Maciver, J.Caird and Margaret Dods, turned marmalade-making into an art form, introducing the term "chips" for shreds of orange rind, and refining techniques to produce marmalades that ranged from dark and chunky to transparent and golden.
More significant perhaps than the switch from quince to orange marmalade, was the new Scottish pattern of serving marmalade as a breakfast and tea-time food rather than an after-dinner digestive. This coincided with the evolution of the legendary British breakfast, which in its 19th-century heyday could consist of eggs in many guises, bacon, sausage, broiled mutton chops, stewed kidneys and smoked fish with crisp toast and an array of rich breakfast cakes. Orange marmalade, honey and jam were ubiquitous accompaniments.
While the "invention" of orange marmalade in 1797 is sometimes erroneously attributed to Janet Keiller, a Dundee grocer's wife, she was among the first of a series of late 18th- and early 19th-century Scottish grocer's wives who established commercial marmalade factories. Demand for store-bought marmalade had risen, perhaps facilitated by the growing number of women working outside the home.
By the late 19th century, numerous British firms produced marmalades for every preference, ranging from Robertson's fine-cut Golden and Silver Shred to Frank Cooper's coarse-cut "Oxford" marmalade, to Chivers' Olde English, which was marketed as "The Aristocrat of Marmalades." Wilkin of Tiptree, an English fruit conserving company founded in 1885, was producing some 27 different marmalades by the turn of the 20th century, according to the preeminent marmalade scholar, C. Anne Wilson, who authored "The Book of Marmalade."
Marmalade Diaspora
With its long keeping qualities, due to its high sugar content, commercial marmalade proved to be an excellent export. As the British Empire expanded during the 19th century, seafarers brought homemade and commercial marmalades, as well as recipes, to colonies around the globe.
Adapting these recipes to utilize local fruits, West Indian cooks used a preponderance of limes for marmalade. Ex-patriot Britons made "country marmalade" in India from pomelos, the thick-skinned and rather coarse ancestor of the grapefruit. Australians used sweet, bitter and mandarin oranges and lemons, and later, citrons, kumquats and grapefruits. New Zealanders today often combine grapefruits and sweet oranges, while South African cooks utilize a wide assortment of local citrus fruit.
Anglophone Canada inherited a strong Seville orange marmalade tradition from its many English and Scottish immigrants.
One of the only former colonies that didn't adopt the marmalade tradition as enthusiastically was the United States. A combination of factors, including the ready domestic availability of sweet oranges, which precluded the need for importing bitter oranges and development of a distinctly American cuisine, were responsible.
Eighteenth-century British recipes for dessert marmalades had initially traveled to North America, but by the mid-19h century these recipes began to be supplanted by recipes using American ingredients. Americans were making sweeter preserves made with local ingredients such as strawberries, apples, pears, and cherries. It is hard to know if this taste for sweetness developed because of the scarcity of bitter oranges, or because of some innate national physiological taste preferences, a theory that has been argued by some writers.
In The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook (1899)by the popular Boston cook, Fannie Farmer, 18 different breakfast menus do not mention marmalade.
An Enduring Tradition
After a post-World War II decline in consumption, marmalade is now undergoing a comeback in Britain. Many home cooks continue to make their own, often using generations-old recipes. Because Seville oranges are only available for a few weeks in January and February, marmalade-making is a seasonal ritual. The enticing aroma of bubbling brews of oranges and sugar on the stove and the glow of newly filled jars of marmalade signal the coming of brighter days during the short, dark winter days.
The annual World's Original Marmalade Festival held each February at Dalemain Estate, in Penrith, Cumbria, England, is to marmalade lovers as California's Gilroy Garlic Festival is to garlic aficionados. A paean to British marma-lade culture, hundreds of home cooks compete for titles in categories ranging from classic Seville Orange marmalade to the more eccentric Clergy Marmalade, for ministers, priests, rabbis or anyone associated with a religious group.
Making Marmalade at Home
To make classic orange marmalade in the British style, you will need Seville (bitter) oranges. They may be hard to find. (Ask the produce manager at your local specialty food market to order them.) Because it is difficult to find Seville oranges, newcomers might want to start with a fragrant Meyer lemon marmalade. If you use ordinary sweet oranges, be sure to include some lemons to temper their sweetness.
You will need to have on hand a kitchen scale and a jelly or deep-fat-frying thermometer, as well as a large, heavy nonreactive pan. Marmalade-making is all about ratio: an equal weight of fruit, sugar and water produces a clear jelly with a slightly loose "set," and a clear, bright flavor.
To make about four 12-ounce jars, scrub 6 Seville oranges in hot water to remove any wax film. Halve and juice the oranges, reserving the juice. Scrape out each juiced half and reserve all the seeds and pulp. Cut the rind into thin slices or quarter-inch cubes. (Cutting by hand is preferable; if using a food processor be sure not to over-process into a puree.) Turn out the reserved pulp and seeds onto a doubled square of cheesecloth and tie it closed. Using a kitchen scale, weigh the rind with the bundle and add enough water to the juice to bring it to an equal weight. Simmer the rind and the bundle in the liquid in the pan. Cook until the rind is completely tender -- about forty-five minutes to an hour.
Twenty minutes or so before the rind is done, warm an equal weight of sugar in a baking pan set in the middle rack of a low (275-300°) oven for 15 - 20 minutes. When the rind is cooked, remove the cheesecloth bundle, scraping off any bits of rind, and squeeze it gently over the pot. Add the heated sugar and boil until liquid is golden and thick and the temperature reaches 222° on a candy thermometer, about 30 - 45 minutes. To check whether marmalade is thick enough to set, spoon about 1 tablespoon onto a small plate, transfer to the freezer for 2 minutes, then tilt plate; if the marmalade's surface "wrinkles," it's done. Spoon hot marmalade into 4 hot, sterilized 12-oz. canning jars. Set lids on top and seal. Set jars aside to cool completely, then store in a cool, dark place for at least 1 month before serving. Marmalade will keep, unopened, for up to 1 year.


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What's Trump?
If you play cards, you are probably familiar with the concept of "trump." It is a certain suit or color that has more power than the others. Even if another color is higher in number, if a "trump" is played, it will beat it. Obviously, before playing a round, a key question is: What is Trump? It controls the outcome of each hand, and defines the strategy of the game.
In discussing the Bible, and certain passages, occasionally the phrase, "you must interpret Scripture with Scripture" is brought out. Typically when the claim is made that a skeptic is not reading a verse correctly, or that the verse means something entirely different than what it appears to say on its face.
When the phrase appears, the question that crosses my mind: "Which verse is controlling? What method do we put in place to determine which passage must bend to the other in our interpretation?"
In other words, which verse is Trump?
In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul gives some very explicit direction regarding divorce. He emphasizes that it is not from him, but directly from God Himself. The direction? Don't.
A wife is not to leave her husband. The husband is not to divorce his wife. If the wife leaves, she cannot re-marry. (1 Cor. 7:10-11) Paul goes on to emphasize that even if the spouse is not a believer, divorce is not an option. (vs. 12-14) However, Paul does give an exception to the rule of never re-marrying. If the unbelieving spouse leaves, then the believer is no longer bound. They can re-marry. (vs. 15)
A straightforward position. Never initiate a divorce. If you are divorced, you cannot re-marry, unless your ex-spouse was an unbeliever. Paul stays consistent with this position in Romans 7:2-3 where he uses marriage as an example, and notes that a person is bound to their spouse for as long as the spouse is alive.
Now let's see what Jesus says about divorce. Mark 10: 2-11. In the typical polemic format, the Pharisees challenge Jesus with the question of whether it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife. Jesus concedes that under Mosaic Law, it was allowed, because of the hardness of their hearts. However, Jesus then goes on to say that the more ancient law, the law of the Garden of Eden, was the intent that there would be no divorce.
Sadly, he leaves it a bit gray as to whether Mosaic Law would remain in effect, or whether he was supplanting Mosaic Law with a new law of no divorce. (Jesus would be eventually overturning the food laws.) In my opinion, the latter is the better reading, and I will utilize it to stay as consistent as we can under "scripture interprets scripture."
The disciples question Jesus further, and Jesus indicated that whoever divorces their spouse and marries another, they have committed adultery. Curiously, according to Mark, Jesus talked about a woman divorcing her husband. Something that not technically allowed under Mosaic Law in the First Century Palestine. It is possible, although rare, that a woman could convince her husband to write out a writ of divorce, but it would not be the same as a woman divorcing her husband. Something allowed under Roman Law. Luke, recognizing the faux pas of Mark's unfamiliarity with Jewish custom removes it. Matthew does as well. How is it that the first author of the Gospels did not know that a woman could not directly obtain a divorce?
Progressing forward on our current quest, however, Mark's Jesus has a straightforward position. Never initiate divorce. If you do, you can never remarry. In line with what Paul has said.
(An astute reader may notice that nothing has been stated as to what happens if your spouse divorces you. That question has not been answered, as of yet.)
Luke records Jesus' statement in a somewhat curious manner. Immediately before the story of the rich man and Lazarus, Luke records a two clause statement of Jesus. (Luke 16:18) First, he follows Mark in stating that whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. Fine so far. (We could quibble about whether it is the remarriage that is the problem, and why it is limited to the male only, but giving the benefit of the doubt, we can still align these passages.) Secondly, he adds a new sentiment that whoever marries the woman so divorced ALSO commits adultery.
The answer as to what happens to the person who does not initiate the divorce begins to come into focus. While it is not exactly explicit as to whether she commits adultery, it certainly is clear that the second husband does! It is still a marriage that results in sin.
According to Luke, a man divorces his wife. If he remarries, adultery happens. If she remarries, adultery happens. It would seem that remarriage is barred, regardless of who instigates the divorce.
We begin to wonder what method to use to have scripture interpret scripture. What is trump? Using the situation presented in Luke, assume an unbeliever divorces his believing wife. Sure, if he remarries, he is committing adultery, but he is an unbeliever. We expect unbelievers to sin. He is damned for much more than one more sin on top of many others.
But what about the believing wife? Can she remarry? According to Luke, her remarrying would cause another (the new husband) to sin. This would qualify as making a person stumble. (Rom 14:21) A sin for both. According to Paul, the unbelieving wife is not bound, she is free to re-marry.
Does Paul "trump" Luke, or does Luke "trump" Paul? Which one do we use as the measuring rod to claim the other must fall in line?
It won't get better…
Next we look at Matthew. (Anyone who has ever researched divorce in the Bible is saying, "About time!") Matthew discusses Jesus position on divorce in two spots; I will look at the longer portion first—Matthew 19.
Matthew follows Mark in presenting the story of the Pharisees approaching Jesus and questioning him about divorce. And, in following Mark, Matthew records Jesus as indicating God did not intend divorce from the time of the Garden of Eden, but allowed it under Mosaic Law because of the hardness of their hearts. (Matt. 19:3-8)
And at this point Matthew's Jesus is prepared to give His discourse regarding divorce. First he copies Mark, "Whoever divorces his wife…and marries another commits adultery." He ends with the same additional command as Luke records, "whoever marries the divorced wife commits adultery."
But Matthew adds an additional clause, not found in Mark or Luke or 1 Corinthians. Matthew indicates Jesus said, "Whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality and marries another commits adultery."
The term "sexual immorality" is vague. We know it is not the same as adultery, because the word for adultery is not used here, but is in the next clause. The author obviously knew the word for adultery, but choose to not use it. Unfortunately, this leaves it up to very broad interpretation.
Certainly it would include adultery. But what about masturbation? Viewing pornography? Looking too long at a gorgeous hunk, or bikini-clad babe on the beach? At what level could a person proclaim, "THAT is sexual immorality, and therefore grounds for divorce"? Does any lusting qualify? Matt. 5:27-30.
Whatever it is, Matthew introduces an "out" clause. Now, there may be some argument as to whether this "out" clause is applicable for divorce OR whether divorce is still prohibited, but remarriage is now an option. (That's the fun of the opaque nature of these verses. They can be read a multitude of ways.)
Was Matthew saying Divorce was allowed for sexual immorality, or was Matthew saying Divorce is never allowed, but in the event it unhappily occurs, the person is barred from re-marrying unless there was sexual immorality.
A wife divorcing her husband. Sin. Because he beat her. Remarriage is sin.
A wife divorcing her husband. Sin. Because he beat off. Remarriage is O.K.
And, does the "out" clause apply to both, or just the innocent party? If the husband cheats on his wife, while that was a sin, is he free to divorce her and it would not be? Hmmm…divorce equals one sin…a wild affair and then divorce equals one sin…what to do?
Matt 5:32 makes this even more confusing. Take the first part, "Whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality—" Stop! Most people would think that the divorce is caused by the wife's sexually immorality at this point. But it continues"—causes her to commit adultery—" Huh? If my wife has an affair, I can divorce her because of sexual immorality. How did I "cause" her to commit adultery by divorcing her? She already did!
The verse continues, "—and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery." Is that an innocent woman? Or a woman who was sexually immoral, which allowed the man to divorce? But his divorcing causes her to commit adultery.
If divorce causes someone to sin, i.e. causes the woman to commit adultery, it is the same stumbling problem as before. Therefore the man cannot divorce. Meaning the rest of the verse is superfluous.
At this point we have Paul who says you can never divorce. And never remarry. The sole exception on the remarriage part is if an unbeliever divorces a believer. Sexual immorality (unusually) is not mentioned as any part of the equation.
Mark and Luke say you can never divorce. And never remarry. There is no exception. Not unbelievers; not sexual deviants.
Matthew says either 1) you can divorce for sexual immorality and remarry or 2) you can never divorce and never remarry, the sole exception on the remarriage part is if there was sexual immorality.
Most people's initial reaction is to declare divorce and remarriage as generally prohibited, but in applying "scripture interprets scripture" state that a few exceptions are carved out by Jesus and Paul to this general rule.
Wait a minute. Why do the exceptions "trump" the rule? What prevents the rule from "trumping" the exceptions?
For example, we could state that at the time of Paul's writing 1 Corinthians, was a unique period in history, in which people were already alive prior to the opportunity of becoming believers. After Pentecost, every person was born, and from the instant of their birth had such a chance.
Because of the state of flux, this was the one time in which a person could become a believer, when their spouse never had an opportunity to become such prior to the marriage. Therefore during this time, and during this limited time only, a person was not bound if the unbeliever left. But from then on, Mark and Luke "trump" Paul.
See the difference, if we say Mark is trump, and not 1 Corinthians? Or we could say that Matthew only applied for the time of Mosaic law, and once Mosaic law was repealed (whenever that was) we revert back to Mark and Luke—no divorce; no remarriage.
It depends on which scripture must bend it its interruption to other scripture.
Further, by simply applying the exceptions of Paul and Matthew to the stated rule in Mark and Luke, we do a disservice to Mark and Luke. Are there other instances in which a flat rule is recorded, but "exceptions" exist that the authors didn't bother to record? And we don't know?
What other exceptions exist that Mark and Luke knew of, yet failed to mention? This would seem to introduce a dangerous methodology indeed, OR reduce some of the credibility of Mark and Luke.
And how does Paul not know of Jesus' sexual immorality exception, and Jesus not know of Paul's unbeliever exception? Again, if they knew and deliberately failed to chronicle it, this would indicate an intention to modify a stated rule. If they didn't know—how much does that support the claim of a cohesive, inspired Scripture?
The author of Ephesians throws another wrench into the mix. S/he states that wives must submit to their husbands in the same way that the church submits to God. (Eph. 5:22-24.) And husbands must love their wives in the same way that Christ loved the church. (Eph. 5:25). Can a husband divorce his wife, even for sexual immorality, and still claim he loves her in the same way the Christ loved the church? If Christ could stop loving the church for something as broad as sexual immorality, He would have stopped loving it long, long ago!
If we are going to interpret scripture with scripture, how can a husband or wife be following the precepts of Eph. 5 and EVER divorce? Even if the other party commits adultery? OR, does Matthew 5 and 19 trump Eph. 5?
'Course, Matthew 5 and 19 would also have to trump Colossians 3:18-19 and 1 Peter 3:1-7.
At some point, in the marriage/divorce discussion, a person will make the pragmatic choice (even unconsciously) to trump one part of scripture over the other. And what do we see? Most times they use the scripture that they desire for their situation to "trump" the one they do not.
Sell all you have for the poor and not worry about where your necessities of life will come from? (Matt. 19:21 & 6:25-34, Mark 12:42-43) Or do we start to hear tales of how we must interpret scripture with scripture, and one should be a good "steward." (1 Cor. 4:2, 1 Pet. 4:10) Not surprisingly, it is the one with the SUV, and stock portfolio that finds "stewardship" trumps giving all one has to the poor.
Do you love your enemies (Matt. 5:43-48 ; Luke 6:27-36) or do you justify deceiving them and calling them names because they are apostates? (2 Cor. 11:13, 2 Peter 2:1) Again, not surprisingly, those that desire to call names and use deceit justify it with scripture interpreting scripture.
To me, the most plausible answer is that these were various books, written by various authors, with various positions on various topics. And, just like we see in the million or so blogs in internetsphere, they come up with different and contradictory doctrine. To attempt to align them with scripture interprets scripture, is like trying to align 10 different blogs written by 10 different people. We expect contradiction in that endeavor, and the Bible is no different.
So… the next time someone says they are using "scripture interprets scripture" to justify ignoring certain verses that seem to preclude what they want to do, my question is this—What method are you using to determine which verses are trump?

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|2011-01-27, 23:23
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Now going back to the episode I don't know what else to say that hasn't already been commented on but one thing is clear I really wish this story was a little longer because based on what Homura said this episode it would appear that this little war has been going on for a long time. It would've been interesting to hear other MG's share their stories and experiences.
I would imagine that how young girls becoming a MG is sort of like how most young people says join a military not because they have to but more so because of idealistic dreams of glory and honor.
|2011-01-27, 23:26
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|2011-01-27, 23:39
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Thats very bring back Mami most likely wouldn't have helped the girls situation at all. I'm sure she will be missed greatly but how many people can really say they are willing to forfeit their life and freedom for a person they barely knew.
|2011-01-27, 23:48
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So, all signs point to Sayaka being the next to die, more than likely. Or, she'll be used to show us how witches are created, if the prevalent idea that witches are magical girls ends up being true. Either way, it's a bleak future for her.
It was kind of funny hearing her crush yell at her. I was thinking the same thing an episode or two back, about how awful it would be to be constantly reminded of something I could never do again. I wonder if we'll get more background to that accident. Her devotion to him screams that the accident was her fault in some way.
Anyways, everything is so coincidental. The problem, of course, is that stories work that way. It's called plot device. So, it's hard to say if we're supposed to have flags being raised at all the coincidence or not. For now, I am thinking we should. These witch events are happening around/to people close to them, and to think just a few days ago, they'd never experienced any! Which begs the question: Is Kyubey playing both sides? At the very least, I don't think for one second he really cares about killing witches. They're just incidental pieces in whatever game he's really involved in, in my opinion.
What was real interesting was his conversation with the new girl at the end of the episode. Especially the part where she asks Kyubey "what the hell is going on, seems like the story has changed". I don't speak Japanese, so I have to take subs at face value, but that line sure makes it seem like something is being planned/played out, and Mami's death was not part of that plan.
The other interesting tidbit from that conversation was that the new girl had absolutely no qualms about telling Kyubey she plans on defeating Sayaka. If we accept that Kyubey couldn't care less about the wellbeing of the magical girls, then this makes sense. Who's going to bet on him warning Sayaka? ;p Furthermore, it helps to affirm speculation that Homura is also contracted to Kyubey; that there is just him bringing torment to little girls everywhere, and that there aren't other little freaky-smile-rabbits bouncing around.
(And lest it hasn't already been pointed out, I think it's obvious Kyubey can be hurt, but not killed-at least by Magical Girls. If Homura had really intended to kill Kyubey, she'd have kept trying, even after he made contact with Madoka. That she stopped, after contact was made, just affirms that her intent had been to keep him busy and away from Madoka. Once contact was made, there was no point anymore.)
Lastly, whether it's the time loop or whatever other similar theory, they were given some ammunition in Homura's clenched fists in her reaction to Madoka telling her she'd never forget her.
Edit: Oh, anyone else wondering if Magical Girls even age? Homura made it sound like she'd seen A LOT of other Magical Girls die, but since they seem to operate as loners, it seems to insinuate she's been at this for a very long time.
|2011-01-27, 23:54
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Plus, the limitations of the wish still weren't shown. Thus, one could easily wish that all witches would be gone forever, thus no one would have to fight and die. As long as that idea is holding over the entire show, it means everything else is a farce. The whole plot can be solved in a minute.
I don't mean that it's actually possible, but the idea should be brought up. Otherwise, all we've got is false drama from characters who are too stupid to live.
|2011-01-28, 00:06
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Acha-... Blue... RIP, Blue... I'd be surprised if you lived pass the next episode or two...
And when you die, it will convince Madoka to become a mahou shoujo, and then she will kill the Red that killed the Blue.
And then Q-Be will be so "KEIKAKU DOORI" on us.
Speaking of Q-Be, damn, he makes me laugh with his incredibly obvious "I'm the mastermind" aura and look. I think it is supposed to be scary though.
(Then again, that's something that can't be considering the character designs, sadly)
Also, it helped(?) that Green was acting so... But still, if so many killed themselves, I'd think it would make the news though. Clearly, stands out too much. If these witches were making all of these people commit suicide, I'm surprised it hasn't made the news or notes by people.
(Q-Be: Because its an anime!
Me: Heh~)
|2011-01-28, 00:26
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It may already on the news. But people don't know what's the cause like many mysterious/fake UFO news we have seen so far.
|2011-01-28, 00:33
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|2011-01-28, 00:41
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And at the start of the episode Sayaka said she was about to learn the heavy price to pay for miracles,once they know that,wishing Mami back to life just won't be worth the price
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|2011-01-28, 01:39
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@scr, it's possible. But consider, knocking off another magical girl is a net loss on your Soul Gem's brightness. You expend magic, but don't gain a Grief Seed to cleanse your Gem. It wouldn't be surprising if most girls already have a turf and don't consider it worthwhile to off another magical girl to gain her turf.
Two other things I note about this episode.
First, Homura says, "We all fight for our wish." This supports my speculation that the magical girls have to keep fighting to keep their wishes in force.
Second, Hamura admits she's seen too many deaths to count anymore. But I don't hear Madoka refer to Mami by name as GG translated it. So I can't be certain if they mean magical girl deaths. If they do, you have to wonder about the life expentancy of a magical, months? Weeks? Days??
Oh yeah, what's the name of this episode's witch?
|2011-01-28, 02:40
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I'm assuming that soul gems dim on their own (perhaps magic decays or you use it constantly to maintain your wish or something), otherwise it would be a viable strategy to take your wish, hide, and never use magic. If that's the case, having more territory might make you safer, since you don't have to worry as much about not having enough witches to fight. Capturing a weaker girl's territory would be a sort of investment, where you expend magic now to get more chances to get grief seeds in the future.
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|2011-01-28, 04:39
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Reviewed episode here;
Additional thoughts with some speculations:
I think it goes like this;
*Homura does not want to make any more mahou shoujo who will suffer
*Mami was lonely being mahou shoujo, thus she wanted more mahou shoujo who can support her.
Either way, being 'Mahou Shoujo' pretty much means 'throwing everything you had'. At this time, I really wonder what would've been Homura's wish. For instance, she seems to know about Madoka a lot, even though Madoka has never seen her. Homura was being extremely sarcastic about Madoka's 'I will remember you!' claim, which wonders me whether if memory madoka has is actually true. Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure Homura knows either Madoka's past or about future, and her wish might be related to these. Or even maybe...
Now, we can see Sayaka vs Kyoko rivalry forming. This red hair girl has almost same evilness vibe as Kyuube, only difference is that Kyuube is pro of double speak when she is more direct. Something along the line of 'living witches egg next to Kamijou' is not impossible.
Kyuube's just... eh. I'm seeing some pixiv pics with humanoid moe-version kyuube, which disgusts me to extent. I never want to see Kyuube in 'MOE' version. He is too devilish for it.
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A day of music that's been out for a while, including Cassandra Wilson from 2002, Gordon Johnson from 2004, Allen Toussaint from 2008, Lynne Arriale from 2005, and Nicholas Payton from 1996. Didn't forget older music from the likes of Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff, Monk, MIles, Tadd Dameron, and Sonny Stitt. Played both sides of the 45 of the week: Body & Soul/Stompin' At the Savoy, by the Gene Krupa Trio.
I was visited today by singer Katie Gearty and choreographer/director Regina Peluso, who talked about the Jazz Ballet, Go A Lot of Living to Do, at the Southern Theater. We talked about the ballet and played some of the songs that Katie Sings in it. Also spent time playing music from New Orleans, in celebration of Mardis Gras, including tunes by the New Orleans Collective, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, the Dirty Dozen, James Andrews, Astral Project, and Jim Robinson. A couple of songs to remember the recently passed Donald Byrd, and that was the show.
Sheila Carrington, of the Edina A Better Chance Foundation, came by, and we both talked by phone with Delfeayo Marsalis, coming to town to perform at the Dakota for the group's fundraiser. Also played music from Duke Ellington, Cecil Taylor, Chester Thompson, Wes Montgomery, Jay Epstein, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, and a new vocalist from Oakland, Lisa Forkish. 45 of the week: The Chef, by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on Prestige.
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Today's news sees Gearbox president Randy Pitchford suggest easy achievements can boost game sales up to 40,000 units, Sony confirm The Getaway and Eight Days are still in their plans, Naughty Dog detail their plans for Uncharted 2 DLC, and a new trademark surfaces for a potential new Prince of Persia game.
Gearbox president Randy Pitchford recently revealed how he believes simple achievements could boost game sales up to 40,000 units. "The Achievement hunter, who's going to make purchase decisions around the Achievements per minute to ratio - he's probably buying ten to twenty titles a year, or at least playing that many," said Pitchford. "He's playing a lot. So he's a very frequent customer, and you want to be in that pile. That's just business."
The Gearbox president points out a triple-A game selling between 1 and 2.5 million units can affect "tens of thousands" of purchases based on the ease of its achievements. Pitchford claims people in the industry don't give it much thought, announcing "You have designers designing Achievements, and they're the worst." Borderlands is hitting on the 23rd of October, although the list of achievements is already available to no doubt influence your decision to buy the game. [OXM]
Many people thought that when The Getaway and Eight Days was put on hold, it would be the last they would ever see of the games. Well not so, according to Nicolas Doucet, producer and creative director at Sony Computer Entertainment London. He assures us they have not been cancelled, just "put to one side."
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Downloadable content is all the rage with any big release and Uncharted 2 is no exception. Naughty Dog has revealed they plan to extend the life of Uncharted 2 with DLC focusing on multiplayer. Justin Richmond, multiplayer designer of the game, announces he'll be "working on DLC stuff for the next while," confirming "[t]here will be downloadable content" in the Uncharted 2."
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04-04-2013 The UVM-MPA Program: Scholarship in Action
The Jeffords Center works in collaboration with other organizations to sponsor or host symposiums and lectures related to the Center's Signature Themes for the university and community-at-large.
2013 Jeffords Center Sponsored Events
August 15, 2013 - People Helping People: Interprofessional Workforce Development Forum. This day-long Forum brought together professionals from health, human services, and education to identify the common knowledge, skills and values that are necessary to engage and work with families. Governor Madeleine Kunin provided a keynote address. The agenda included a series of interactive group and table top discussions. Families described what shared knowledge is needed to realize an integration of services across the heatlh, human services and education sectors. The day ended with a panel presentation outlining future hopes for dismantling funding barriers that inhibit meeting the needs of families. Materials from the People Helping People Forum will be available on this website soon.
April 23, 2013 - UVM Student Research Conference. The James M. Jeffords Center is a co-sponsor of this annual showcase event for student research and scholarly activity held at the Davis Center. Jeffords Center Fellows and Scholars will be well represented at the conference with both oral presentations or research posters. For a complete listing of student presentation times, visit the SRC webpage http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmsrc/
2012 Jeffords Center Sponsored Events
November 14, 2012 - "Big Oil in the Niger Delta" a panel discussion sponsored by the James M. Jeffords Center's Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security at UVM and Vermont Council for World Affairs. The panel is scheduled for 6:00 PM in the Williams Family Room of the Davis Center at UVM. Olav Ljøsne, Senior Manager of International Operations for Shell Oil; Gregory Gause, Professor of Political Science, UVM; and Benjamin Sovacool, Visiting Associate Professor, Vermont Law School, will provide perspectives on the current situation and future prospects for international relations concerning oil development in Nigeria and the Niger Delta. The discussion is timely because of recent events that are now unfolding concerning claims by Nigerians of pollution in the Delta and the opening of what may become a landmark case against Royal Dutch Shell.
Mr. Ljøsne has spent twenty years working for Shell Oil in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. Professor Gause has written three books and several articles on international relations in the Persian Gulf with particular emphasis on the role of oil in Middle East development. Professor Sovacool, is the founding manager of the Energy Security and Justice Program at the Institute for Energy and the Environment. The Energy and the Environment Program investigates how to provide ethical access to energy services and minimize the injustice of current patterns of energy production and use.
The public is invited to this panel but since space is limited you are urged to call 802-656-3161, or email firstname.lastname@example.com, and leave a message concerning your intention to attend by November 5, 2012.
October 16, 2012 - "How to Save American Elections" Elections in the U.S. are in an unhealthy state. But, what, exactly, is wrong with elections and why? And what can we do to restore to health both elections and the democracy that relies on them?
Jack Gierzynski, professor of political science, and Director of the Jeffords Center's Vermont Legislative Research Service. Professor Gierzynski discussed the diagnosis and prescriptions outlined in his 2011 book, Saving American Elections: A Diagnosis and Prescription for a Healthier Democracy, in a public talk, part of the College of Arts and Science' Full Profesor Lecture Series.
October 3, 2012 - Jeffords Center Fellow, Leslie "Drake" Turner Wins UVM Student Scholars Poster Competition. This event was designed to showcase the excellence of UVM undergraduate, graduate, and medical student work in research, scholarship, creative effort, and innovation across campus. Five winners were selected. Drake's poster titled, "The State of Food Systems Planning, Governance, and Network Connectivity in North America" was selected as the winner in the Social Sciences, Education and Business category. All winners were personally recognized by President E. Thomas Sullivan at the Inauguration Event on October 5th. Congratulations Drake!
September 26 & 27, 2012- UVM Professors Christopher Koliba and Asim Zia Present at the US General Accountability Office
In a series of talks at the United States General Accountability Office, UVM professors Christopher Koliba and Asim Zia from the Community Development & Applied Economics Department, and fellows with the Vermont Complex Systems Center and the James M. Jeffords Policy Research Center, discussed the tools and techniques currently being used to model and evaluate interagency network performance and accountability. Koliba presented a talk titled, Assessing Complex Public Sector Networks: New Developments in Research Design and Methodology. Zia presented a talk titled, Computer Simulation Models of Interagency Networks: Applications to Transportation Infrastructure Planning and Watershed Management. In both presentations research and modeling efforts funded through grants from the National Science Foundation and the James M. Jeffords Policy Research Center were discussed. Their talks were sponsored by the Applied Research and Methods Division of GAO.
Saturday, March 31, 2012 - "The New Feminist Agenda: The Next Revolution for Women, Work and Family; Balancing a Career and Family." A conference hosted by Governor Madeleine Kunin, and sponsored in part by the James M. Jeffords Center. The conference will address several broad themes, via keynote speakers, concurrent panel discussions and a culminating roundtable discussion: how to increase access to quality, affordable childcare; what we can learn from other countries; what government can do to help accommodate the needs of working families; and what the private sector can do. Information and registration is available at http://www.uvm.edu/conferences/thenewfeministagenda/
Wednesday, April 19, 2012 University of Vermont Student Research Conference, 4th Floor Davis Center
Wednesday, April 19, 2012 "U.S. Housing Policy: Debates, Puzzles and Insights" Sandra J. Newman, PhD, Professor of Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University and Director, Center on Housing, Neighborhoods and Communities, at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies. 4:30-6:00 p.m., Frank Livak Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM
2011 Jeffords Center Sponsored Events
October 21-23, 2011 International Conference on Environmental Diplomacy and Security – University of Vermont
Environmental issues are often framed as a source of conflict in terms of resource scarcity. Yet they tend to be relegated as "low politics," in the larger scheme of international relations. This conference aims to consider ways by which environmental issues can be raised to "high politics of war and peace" to ensure ecological, economic and social sustainability. The conference is the inaugural event of a new research and practice center on the emerging discipline of environmental diplomacy and security at the University of Vermont.
The conference is broadly arranged around 5 short symposia, each of which is targeted towards developing a product for research and educational purposes. These "products" can range from edited volumes to new educational web sites to video documentaries. Topics have been chosen based on the relevance of these efforts to mandate of the institute's three thematic areas: a) Borderlands b) Pragmatic Peace and c) Resource Values.
Conference symposia:
A) Polar Diplomacy: Energy, the Environment and Security in the Arctic and Antarctic
B) The Social Ecology of Borders: Environmental Regionalism and Globalization
C) Beyond African "Exceptionalism": Ecological approaches to improving the African Union
D) Bridging Eurasia: Energy Infrastructure, Conservation and Culture
E) Chemical Diplomacy: Negotiating the Global Mercury Treaty
2010 Jeffords Center Sponsored Events
- January 25, 2010 – Gubernatorial Forum. Candidates for Vermont Governor discussed their views on educational policy issues facing Vermonters. The Jeffords Center jointly sponsored this event with the Programs in Educational Leadership from Castleton State College, St. Michael's College, and the University of Vermont.
- March 2, 2010 – "What is the Role of Government? Then and Now" A Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Madeleine M. Kunin's Inauguration as Governor of Vermont. Organized by The Center for Research on Vermont, this day-long symposium included a panel discussion focused on education, the environment, women's issues, and the positive impact government can have when people work collaboratively under strong leadership.
- October 14, 2010 – "Realist Based Evaluation Methods" Dr. Gillian Westhorp, Director of a small consultancy company specializing in realist evaluation and realist synthesis in South Australia, provided an introduction to the principles and practice of realist evaluation. Dr. Westhorp has completed many realist evaluation projects, primarily in education, health and community service settings, as well as several criminal justice related projects.


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World Council Volunteer Advises Belarus CUs on Membership Growth Strategies
November 26, 2013
MINSK, Belarus — Joe Thomas, president and CEO of Fairfax County Federal Credit Union (Va.), visited the Republican Association of Consumer Cooperatives for Mutual Financial Assistance (RACCMFA) of Belarus last week as part of a World Council volunteer assignment to assist with membership growth strategies.
RACCMFA, the Belarus credit union trade association and World Council affiliate member, has focused efforts on achieving growth in members, assets and number of credit unions while operating in an environment with an emerging legislative and regulatory framework for credit unions and overcoming inflationary pressures discouraging investment and savings.
"World Council relies on credit union experts to lend their experience in many countries around the world," said Victor Miguel Corro, World Council vice president of the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions. "There is a tremendous amount of talent and good will in the credit union movement in Belarus. Through collaboration within the international credit union system, volunteers like Joe reach out and make an impact in other countries."
During a five-day conference in Belarus's largest city and capital, Minsk, Thomas presented to a group of Belarusian credit union managers on identification and development of financial products and services, building the credit union brand and organizational and management strategies to achieve membership growth.
"The people I've met are some of the most dedicated and hospitable I've ever come across with a real desire to help their countrymen and women improve their financial and social wellbeing through credit unions," Thomas said. "It feels as if the credit union movement is ready to become a much more critical part of the local economy."
Thomas, accompanied by Alena Kaliada, RACCMFA chair, also met with the National Bank of Belarus to discuss the supervision of the country's 20 credit unions, which were all established within the last 10 years and represent over 3,000 members located primarily in urban areas.
"The visit of Mr. Thomas to Minsk and his conduct of a series of lectures is evidence of the strategic partnership between the Association and the World Council," Kaliada said. "I have no doubt that the knowledge that the participants acquired will let them increase the effectiveness of their organizations and lead them to a higher level."
Credit unions throughout Eastern Europe have spread during the past two decades with the help of combined efforts of World Council and the National Association of Cooperative Savings & Credit Unions of Poland. For statistical information on the region, please visit www.woccu.org/intlcusystem.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development platform for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 89,026 credit unions in 117 countries serve 260 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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Nurator wrote:I think I am one the few people how really play monk in Vicious scenarios...
Nurator wrote:and I must say, he is pretty overpowered.
But once you get past that point, pretty much everything from that point on is a cakewalk for Vampires. Simply put, he feels far too weak on earlier levels and too strong later on.
he can be seriously gimped early on due to not being able to regenerate properly
Even if you do beat a single level higher enemy, you're screwed simply because it's not enough to level you up, and leaves you exploring half the dungeon just to get some mana and health back to kill same/lower level enemies.
finding Pactmaker (or even Pactmaker with a Stone Sigil)
The only big issue with him I see is cramped maps which would deny him exploration to heal his bloodcows up, but that can probably be solved with binlor (who also boosts magic resists).
Lujo wrote:Nope, it still works. I used it in Gaan'Telet.
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Friday, November 18, 2011 - Raunchy Sex with Martin and Paul
Newcomer Martin Rusek did his casting and we immediately signed him up for this raunchy duo with Paul Fresh. The scene takes place in a locker room. Paul is in the room when Martin comes in from football practice, and starts to strip off. Paul is looking on and rubbing his crotch. Before Martin has managed to remove all of his football kit Paul grabs him and kisses him. Martin doesn't seem to reciprocate and complains, but Paul persists, handling him roughly, grabbing his groin and slapping him a few times. Then Paul roughly pulls down Martin's shorts, exposing his cock. Martin immediately covers himself with his hands. Paul then grabs a rope and ties Martin's hands behind his back. He pushes Martin to the ground and induces him to suck on his big, fat cock. He shoves that cock in the mouth and fucks Martin's face. Martin's cock is swinging in the breeze as he is induced to suck, and it seems to be growing too. It is rock hard as Paul pushes him to the ground and drops to his knees to suck that cock. He sucks it and manhandles the balls, sucking on them too. Martin seems not to want it, but his cock is telling an entirely differet story, as it throbs in Paul's mouth. Paul really enjoys that cock and is working it hard with his mouth. He also sucks the balls into his mouth as he works on it. He loves those big balls and keeps grabbing them and pulling on them. He gets very rough, his hands yanking on the pulls and roughly wanking the cock. Martin can feel it all and twists as he does so. Paul is ready to go further, and he pulls the shorts from Martin, lifting his legs in the air and exposing his ass. He rams two fingers deep in that tight hole and Martin moans a lot as he fucks them in and out. Then he spanks Martin's ass some as well, before dragging him over to the WC. Paul then pisses into the bowl as Martin watches on. A nice long piss which, from the color, smells strongly. Having finished pissing Paul shoves that cock back into Martin's mouth to get it hard again. Then, once he is hard he takes Martin's head and pushes down into the piss. As Martin kneels with his head in the bowl Paul gets behind him and rams his huge, hard cock deep into his ass. He fucks that ass hard and fast and Martin is feeling every thrust. He fucks real deep and a great close up, from behind, shows how well that cock is filling Martin's hole. Then as he fucks Paul shoves Martin's head back down into the piss. In need of more head Paul moves round and shoves his cock back in Martin's mouth before putting him on the bench and fucking his hole some more. Martin is moaning all the while as that cock pounds his ass, this gives Paul and idea. He pulls one of Martin's socks off and gags his mouth with it, and then goes back to fuck him some more. He lights a cigarette, using Martin as an ashtray as he fucks. Paul then allows Martin to wank himself and shoot a nice load as he is being fucked. Paul then pulls out and moves round to give Martin a very nice facial as he cums. Martin is then made to suck the cock dry before Paul unties his wrist and leaves him alone on the bench. What a great scene this is, both guys really did well and Martin showed us what a great performer he is,
Tomas Vraga is aged 19 and lives in Uherske Hradiste, where he works as a financial consultant. Tomas is a very good looking guy. He is dressed in a toga and has leather thongs on his legs and feet. The video starts by showing his feet and moving up his legs. We see his balls and a big, flaccid cock exposed and his hand beginning to feel them as we move up the body. His hand runs over his legs and body. We soon see Tomas' cock very hard, with his legs spread, so we can also view the ass crack. Tomas pushes his cock towards the camera, the head shining, and then he starts to wank it. As he wanks he is building up some precum, and soon he shows us the cockhead, with the precum oozing out. Tomas seems to relish the attention of the camera and as he wanks his big balls jiggle for us. Tomas then gets onto his knees and pushes his ass back to the camera, so the cheeks are nicely spread. This allows us a great view of his ass crack. He spreads the ass even better, with his hands, giving us a magnificent view of his hole. Then he pushes his cockk back between his legs, so we can see it as well. Tomas then reclines and wanks some more and a toga clad helping hand arrives and drips oil on his body. The helping hand then starts to rub the oil into Tomas' chest. Tomas finds this very amusing, or is tickled by the touch. The hands finally remove Tomas toga completely and then the thongs from his feet, as he massages the oil into his legs. Eventually with all the rubbing the hands eventually rub across Tomas flaccid cock a few times. Tomas finds it very amusing as his tackle is touched by another guy, and the hand then takes the cock and starts to wank it. Then Tomas' legs are lifted and the hands rub all over the ass and into the crack. Tomas is also very amused by this and is laughing a lot as the hands feel all over him. Then the hands leave and Tomas starts to wank himself again, building up to a nice big load of cum that spurts all over him. Then it is off to the shower for Tomas, where he proceeds to take a piss before washing all that oil off his very fine body.
Tomas Hlavacka is 23 years old and lives in Brno. He is such a great looking guy, with a fabulous body. He starts of this video by baring his chest and showing those muscles, and the he does some poses for us too. He really does look great. He sits and starts to rub his crotch, and then some helping hands arrive and start feeling his chest. The hands undo his belt and pull his jeans down some. They immediately start feeling his crotch through his slipys. Then turning him sideways the hands pull the back of the slipys down over his ass, with his cock and balls nicely bunched in front. Then turning him again, so he is front on, the hands return to the crotch, the cock looks swollen in them. Indeed it is, as we see when the hands slowly pull the underwear down and a big hard cock flops out. The hands slowly wank that cock until it is rock hard, while Tomas feels his own chest. The hands really cant get enough of that cock and soon starts sucking on it. Tomas continues to rub his body as the HH sucks on his big fat cock, and licking his nipples too. Then Tomas is turned around so we can see his lovely ass. The hands spread that ass so we see a nice tight hole. It looks very inviting indeed, but the hands move Tomas again, turning him round and wanking him to a wonderful creamy cumshot. Having dropped his load Tomas goes to the shower to clean up. What a great looking guy he is I do hope we can do more with him.
Erik Lasota is 30 years old and he lives in Prague, where he works as a surveyor. He enjoys all sports, particularly cycling and jogging. Erik is a fine looking guy, with a very fit looking body. He does a very good stills shoot here, as he strips down for us. We see that as well as a nice hard cock he also has big, low hanging balls. He also adopts very good poses as he shows us everything. His ass looks very good indeed, as he spreads the cheeks very well so we get to see a nice, tight hole.


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*polishes a goblet and pours herself some of Tiger's Elven wine*
You know i hang out here. SeQuenta and hopefull this place will not Burn Down.
*polishes a goblet and pours herself some of Tiger's Elven wine*
Oh wow, someone's in here... Welcome back... Again... lol (Plops down on a bar stool and hands Vena a goblet) Since your pouring...
Do not forget about me! 'elo Vena and Tiger.
Ok Slo... But your buyin your own round. (Smirk)
(mulls todays events while lifting a mug with Tiger and Vena) Wonder where BloodCelt is? haven't seen him in a while He hasnt posted on his FB since October. hope all is well.
Aye! *sips her wine glad to be here and wonders about BloodCelt and the others*
Hey Slo, you should get one of these... Where's that lazy Navic at, he needs one too... http://shop.battlemug.com/Battle-Mug-BM001.htm
Miss you all*winks* Hope your taking life to the limits!=)
(Walks in, scaring away a few rats. Sees the place is layered with dust. Sighs.) Really, we need to fire the maid... (Goes behind the bar, looks for a semi clean goblet and fills it with elven wine.)


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DURBAN: Philips Lighting and The Climate Group were praised for their joint solar-driven LED street lighting project in China's Guiyang community at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP17) today.
The joint project was presented as a best practice example of a public-private partnership that enhances people's lives in poor rural communities, while spurring green growth, saving energy and combating climate change.
The project was praised at the high-level UN Momentum for Change event, which was attended by UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, Jacob Zuma, President of South African and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC).
The Guiyang LED lighting project is part of the 1,000 Villages Program, an initiative launched in 2009 by The Climate Group to provide rural communities in China with solar-powered LED street lighting. Philips contributed by donating the first 100 installations in the Guiyang project. Meanwhile, more than 40 rural villages in the areas of Guiyang, Chengdu and Chongqing have also been part of the program.
"This is an example of how The Climate Group's initiatives have a positive impact at on a global scale," said Mark Kenber, CEO, The Climate Group. "The Clean Revolution, the massive upscale of smart technologies and clean energy, can and must benefit all the citizens of the world, from rural communities in China to the inhabitants of every big metropolis. And it will be possible only through belief in innovation and leadership, supported by strong partnerships between governments, leading solution providers and NGOs – as exemplified in this case by Philips," he added.
"Philips is honored and proud to get this recognition for our commitment to provide meaningful, sustainable solutions to help increase the sense of well-being, comfort and safety for some 1.6 billion people around the globe who currently live without electricity," reacted Tommy Leong, President of Philips Lighting Great China. "Thanks to the latest solar and battery developments, we can provide high-quality, reliable and cost-effective off-grid lighting that stimulates economic and social development, while avoiding CO2 emissions and saving energy costs," he further commented.
Changqing Ma, the Executive Vice-Mayor of Guiyang said: "Guiyang is proud to be part of the 1,000 Village Initiative. The program gave us the chance to showcase our commitment and leadership in pursuing green growth and demonstrate how successful public-private partnerships can be. Being recognized as one of the lighthouse projects by the UNFCCC encourages Guiyang to continue its commitment and efforts to form more partnerships with businesses and civil society to address our global common challenges."
Solar driven LED street lighting provides high quality, sustainable off-grid lighting solutions in remote areas without access to the conventional electricity grid. It extends the day after sun set at affordable cost, increasing the level of safety on roads and streets and allowing for more economic and social activity after dusk. The solution is also valuable in the sun-rich cities around the equator that can take advantage of the many hours of sunlight to supplement the capacity of their conventional electricity grid, addressing growing concerns about their ability to meet the steep increase in energy demand.
Philips has recently developed its highly sustainable Solar Gen2 solution that is said to be the world's most efficient and cost effective solar powered street lighting solution per km kilometer of road. The key to the breakthrough lies in the combination of new High Brightness LEDs, along with unique patented optics and an intelligent controller which lies at the heart of the solution. This ensures that the maximum amount of power is transferred from the solar panels to the batteries. It also ensures that the charging and discharging of the battery happens in a smart way so as to maximize battery life, and it can dim the light levels when required based on a self learning intelligence and a history log.
Currently, lighting accounts for 19% of global electricity production, according to the IEA (International Energy Agency). Around two thirds of current lighting is based on older, energy-inefficient technologies developed before 1970. A full switch to the latest energy-efficient LED lighting combined with smart control and management systems could provide very significant energy savings of up to 80% in many applications. Worldwide, the switch to LED could save energy consumption for lighting by 40%. This equates to approximately 130 billion euros per year in running costs and 670 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, which is the equivalent output of about 640 medium sized power plants. In most cases it is a simple switch to make. Over two thirds of the benefit could be achieved in the commercial and industrial world.
More information about the 1,000 Villages Program can be found at TheClimateGroup.org.cn/ and 1000villages.org/
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Throughout the nation, politicians are screaming about the soaring cost of medical care. The jump in prices was the primary argument used to force Obamacare on an unwilling public.
But did you know that the price for one area of medical services has actually fallen over the past 20 years? If you adjust for inflation, these health care costs have dropped by about a third. How is this possible? Because consumers pay for these expenses out of pocket instead of through insurance or expensive government programs.
Since 1992, the price of all medical care has increased an average of 118 percent, with an inflation rate that has increased by 64 percent. But the free-market cosmetic surgery sector only saw prices rise about 30 percent. Once you take inflation into account, that's a big price drop, despite significant innovation and a massive increase in demand.
The reason for this industry's price drop is simple: Competition.
Free-market forces have kept down costs in several ways, according to Devon Herrick at the National Center for Policy Analysis:
Ultimately, the consumer drives the savings. When people are paying their own money for Botox or laser skin resurfacing, they will clip coupons, shop around and bargain until they get the best service at the best price.
This isn't the case with other medical services. When someone else is picking up the tab, there's no incentive for patients to shop for the best rates or for doctors to better market their services.
Competition doesn't only keep prices in check, it also improves quality. Herrick notes that the price of conventional Lasik corrective eye surgery fell by about 25 percent in the past dozen years. But eye surgeons who wanted to market themselves to a higher-end clientele introduced a more advanced IntraLase method. Today IntraLase costs about what conventional Lasik did in 1999.
By hiding the price from consumers, American health care costs have grown out of control. This problem won't be solved by hiding costs even further. The more we can open health care to the free market, the less we'll need to pay.
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Hate to sound totally ignorant about all the workings of the free market system but while I can see how this works great with elective medical care such as a face lift, how do you think it would work with necessary, even emergency care? It's a nightmare to try to get a straight answer on the cost of most medical care/procedures as each hospital or doctor considers their "product " different from others that are offered and so make it nearly impossible to compare apples to apples. How would we comparison shop in an emergency situation for what will be very high cost products even under the best of circumstances? I'm very interested in any alternatives to what we have now as my husband and I are retired but not on Medicare yet and we pay $1600.00 per month for health insurance! My nieces and nephews have no medical insurance at all because the prices even for young people are out of their reach. I'm not a bleeding heart liberal but I feel that anyone who is willing and able to work for a living should be able to afford the basic necessities of life such as food, shelter, and medical care.


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GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities say they have arrested a Swiss winemaker, a spy and two others on charges of hacking the computers of at least two journalists.
The Geneva public prosecutor says winemaker Dominique Giroud and an unnamed federal intelligence officer, along with a professional hacker and a private investigator, were arrested for hacking while allegedly trying to identify the source of media leaks about a criminal investigation into Giroud in Swiss canton (state) Vaud.
The nationalities of the two others weren't provided. A statement Thursday from the prosecutor's office said the arrests arose from a complaint filed by news media organizations, without elaborating for now.
News outlets including broadcaster Radio Television Suisse and Le Temps newspaper reported recently about a probe by Swiss authorities into suspected tax fraud involving Giroud's empire.
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SouFun Holdings Limited Commented on Recent Unusual Market Activity in the Company's Stock
Jan 31, 2013, 01:45 ET
BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SouFun Holdings Limited (NYSE: SFUN, "SouFun"), the leading real estate and home furnishing Internet portal in China, reports that, in view of the unusual market activity in the company's stock, the New York Stock Exchange has contacted the company in accordance with its usual practice. SouFun stated that there is not anything unusually to our knowledge other than the tax rumor about Beijing city property tax which was later denied by the government.
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SouFun operates the leading real estate Internet portal in China in terms of the number of page views and visitors to its websites. SouFun has built a large and active community of users who are attracted by the comprehensive real estate and home furnishing and improvement content available on its portal that forms the foundation of its service offerings. SouFun currently maintains 106 offices to focus on local market needs and its website and database contains real estate related content covering 314 cities in China. For more information about SouFun, please visit http://ir.soufun.com.
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The BSE Sensex rose on Tuesday after the U.S. averted the looming 'fiscal cliff' in a last-minute deal with hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India beginning to gather steam, leading to gains in bank shares.
The benchmark Sensex rose 0.79 per cent, or 154.10 points, to end at 19,580.81 after earlier hitting its highest level intraday since April 27, 2011.
The broader NSE Nifty rose 0.77 per cent, or 45.75 points, to end at 5,950.85.
Analysts say with the New Year Day holidays, U.S. Congress still has time to draw up legislation and backdate it to avoid the harsh fiscal measures including tax hikes and spending cuts, which many fear could cripple the world economy in 2013.
While Indian stocks are expected to remain firm in January tracking expectations of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India, negative local fundamentals, namely twin deficits and sticky inflation, may limit the outperformance in the near term.
"While the macro environment both domestically and globally does not inspire much confidence, at the micro level things are looking good," said Atul Kumar, Senior Fund Manager at Quantum Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd.
The fiscal deficit is likely to exceed the target set by the government due to higher subsidy burden, which can also turn into a constraint for the RBI to cut rates, added Kumar.
Option traders see the probability of the 50-stock index Nifty inching closer to 6,200 levels in the January derivative series which ends on January 31.
Banking stocks including ICICI Bank rose on expectations of a cut in interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India in January.
ICICI Bank ended up 1.8 per cent, while State Bank of India ended 1.7 per cent higher.
Shares in Indian steel companies including Tata Steel gained on expectations of better realisations as China plans to scrap a 40 per cent export duty on metallurgical coke, a steelmaking raw material, from Tuesday.
Tata Steel gained 2.3 per cent while Jindal Steel and Power ended 3 per cent higher.
Shares in Glenmark Pharmaceuticals gained 1.9 per cent after U.S. health regulators approved Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd's drug to treat diarrhoea in HIV/AIDS patients on qantiretroviral therapy, a combination of medicines used to treat HIV infection.
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd rose 2.14 per cent after it said in a statement that it has got final approvals from U.S. FDA for Rizatriptan Benzoate tablets and the product is ready for launch.
However, among stocks that fell, oil marketing companies fell on fading hopes of a hike in diesel price any time soon, dealers said.
Indian Oil Corp. fell 1.2 per cent while Hindustan Petroleum Corporation ended 0.4 per cent lower.
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Hey fellows! I'll be extending a work trip for a few days and intend to visit Paris for the first time. And, as a kite addicted, I'd love to kitesurf in France. If it is close to Paris, it would be better, but as far as I could notice, any spot would require plane or train to get to.
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The Chicago Fire enjoyed a productive day in its first action of the preseason against an MLS opponent as the Men in Red won and tied against the New York Red Bulls in a doubleheader at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Marco Pappa tallied his second goal of the preseason to erase Red Bull midfielder Joel Lindpere's first half strike as Carlos de los Cobos' first choice side drew 1-1 with its Eastern Conference foe. Trialing striker Orr Barouch impressed in the morning fixture, scoring four goals in 90 minutes up top for the Fire in a 4-2 victory to kickoff the day.
The Red Bulls took the lead in the 18th minute when Lindpere collected the ball outside of the box and fired a low driven shot past Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson and into the right corner of the net.
Trailing 1-0, the Fire pulled level just eight minutes into the second half. Patrick Nyarko dribbled to the endline and sent an angled cross to a wide-open Marco Pappa, who effectively took a touch and buried the ball into the back of the net from six yards out. Pappa scored his second goal in as many games during the club's preseason camp in the Sunshine State.
The Fire had an opportunity to sweep the New York side on the day when Nyarko was fouled in the area by Red Bull defender Rafa Marquez. Pappa stepped to the spot to give the Fire the lead, however, Red Bull 'keeper Bouna Condoul guessed correctly and stymied the Guatemalan's effort.
In game one, a Fire lineup made mostly of trialists, used three first half goals from Barouch and one more at the end of the match to pace the side past Red Bull 4-2. Barouch tallied on a 2nd minute penalty kick, finished a low cross from Yoximar in the 30th, before chesting down another centering pass from tryout winner Pari Pantazopoulos in the 42nd and ended the scoring with a feed from Jason Herrick in the 90th minute.
Red Bull equalized shortly after Barouch's first goal with a free kick from midfielder John Rooney in the 9th minute while rookie Corey Hertzog pulled things within one from the penalty spot in the 68th minute
The team will wrap up their time in Florida when they take on Seattle Sounders FC at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL on Saturday, February 26 at 1:00 PM CT. The match is FREE and open to the public.
Game One Summary:
Chicago Fire: Jon Conway; Kwame Watson-Siriboe (Michael Muniz 69'), Mike Videira (Shane Clarke 68'), Pari Pantazopoulos; Marko Maric, Yoximar (Corben Bone 62'), Martin Rivas, Nabil Taider, Davis Paul; Jason Herrick (Kwame Obeng Darko 46', Jason Herrick 82'), Orr Barrouch
New York Red Bulls: Jimmy Maurer (Alex Horwath 46'); Stephen Keel, Carlos Mendes (Sacir Hot 46'), Tyler Lassiter, Teddy Schneider (Conor Chinn 81'); Corey Hertzog, Matt Kassel (Irving Garcia 46'), John Rooney, Austin da Luz; Salou Ibrahim, Conor Chinn (Marcos Paulio 46')
Scoring Summary:
CHI – Orr Barouch (penalty kick) 2'
NY – John Rooney (free kick) 9'
CHI – Orr Barouch (Yoximar) 30'
CHI – Orr Barouch (Pari Pantazopoulos) 42'
NY – Corey Hertzog (penalty kick) 68'
CHI – Orr Barouch (Jason Herrick, Davis Paul) 90'
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Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson; Jalil Anibaba, Josip Mikulic, Cory Gibbs, Gonzalo Segares (Michael Muniz 84'); Patrick Nyarko, Baggio Husidic, Logan Pause, Daniel Paladini (Marco Pappa 46'); Gabriel Ferrari (Mike Videira 71'), Gaston Puerari (Bratislav Ristic 59')
New York Red Bulls: Greg Sutton (Bouna Condoul 46'); Roy Miller (Danleigh Borman 46'), Tim Ream, Rafael Marquez, Teemu Tainio (Chris Albright 46'); Tony Tchani, Joel Lindpere, Mehdi Ballouchy, Jan Gunnar Solli; Juan Agudelo, Thierry Henry (Dane Richards 59')
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NY – Joel Lindpere (unassisted) 18'
CHI – Marco Pappa (Patrick Nyarko) 53'
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STANFORD, Calif. - The 22nd-ranked Santa Clara University men's soccer squad suffered its first shutout of the season Sunday afternoon at Maloney Field, falling to No. 1 Stanford by a score of 3-0.
The first half time of possession and pace of play was dominated by the Broncos (4-3-0) who put constant pressure on the Cardinal (9-1-0) whose defense stepped up big. After getting off two shots in the first half, of which one forced Stanford's netminder Robby Fulton to make a save, the Broncos came out a little flat in the second stanza.
The Cardinal began putting more pressure on Santa Clara as the second half progressed. They eventually broke through in the 58th minute when Darren Fernandez had a ball slip across the field, through the defense to his awaiting feet where he hammered home the game's first goal of passes from Matt Janusz and James Twellman.
Santa Clara goalkeeper Steve Cronin was again tested just two minutes later when Roger Levesque fired a shot from 15 yards out that Cronin deflected, but the ball his the crossbar and ricocheted off Cronin's back an into the goal for a 2-0 Stanford lead.
The Cardinal scored their final goal of the match in the 68th minute when Twellman took a centering pass from Levesque and slid it past Cronin for the 3-0 lead.
Santa Clara did not give up however, continuing to put pressure on the Stanford defense over the final 22 minutes, the Broncos ended up outshooting the Cardinal by a 9-7 margin, having one shot bounce of the crossbar and two more sail just high during that span.
The Broncos return to play next weekend at the USF/Diadora Classic where they will take on Brown University on Friday evening and Harvard University Sunday afternoon. The meeting between Santa Clara and its two Ivy League opponents will both be the first time the two schools have met in men's soccer.