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13 Important Kinds of Burger Swag Found on Etsy
There's loving food, and then there is really loving food, and burgers can often fall into the later category. If you go on Etsy and do a quick search for "burgers" a lot of strange, and mostly delightful things pop-up, including detailed jewelry, clothes, cell phone cases, and even bars of soap.
I particularly enjoy the crochet cowl that looks like a burger – definitely strange, but also delicious? Maybe you just have to really love burgers. Is there any kind of food or dish you would proudly wear or carry around?
First Row
1. Burger Earrings - mousemarket
2. Burger Crochet Cowl - Gitanaflipflops
3. Burger Bib - StitchSewing
4. Burger Coasters - stringgle
5. Burger Soap - LoveLeeSoaps
Second Row
6. Burger Necklace - BabyLovesPink
7. Burger Pillow - girlwithapurl
8. Burger Bangles - HustleAndSewShop
9. Burger Cufflinks - Cuffit
10. Burger Coin Case - chiztom
Third Row
11. Burger Onesie - lynleameisner
12. Burger Keychain - chunkymunkyco
13. Burger Phone Case - Blackhawkshop
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Stefan Preuss is an associate with Spowers Architects in Melbourne, Australia and heads sustainable design across the practice. He is also a faculty member and certified assessor with the Green Building Council of Australia and a frequent guest lecturer at Melbourne University on Architecture and Sustainability.
Holding Masters Degrees in Architectural Design from Kassel University, Germany, and in Environmental Design of Buildings from the University of Wales, Cardiff Stefan has been working in the field of sustainable design in the commercial and public sectors since 1997 in Germany, Greece, Switzerland and Australia.
Recent projects include the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Burnley, Victoria (certified 5-Star Green Star Office Design), the multi award winning Williamstown High School, and the Australian Technical College in Sunshine (Winner of the World Architecture News Award 2009 for best education building).

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text: Latest Hellenic Insider Greece Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz says 'NO' to EU plan. It's not about economics, it's about EU power and punishment Economists around the world are sounding off and the verdict is that they are condemning the EU and Troika for its punitive stance and ridiculous proposal that would inevitably result in a deeper downturn. The EU is showing its true colors as a ego driven, power hungry, elite group of rulers. Published 3 years ago on June 30, 2015 By Alex Christoforou 0 Views Share Tweet Joseph E. Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate in economics, is University Professor at Columbia University. His most recent book, co-authored with Bruce Greenwald, is Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, Development, and Social Progress. Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2015. Post originally appeared on The Guardian. The rising crescendo of bickering and acrimony within Europe might seem to outsiders to be the inevitable result of the bitter endgame playing out between Greece and its creditors. In fact, European leaders are finally beginning to reveal the true nature of the ongoing debt dispute, and the answer is not pleasant: it is about power and democracy much more than money and economics. Of course, the economics behind the programme that the "troika" (the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund) foisted on Greece five years ago has been abysmal, resulting in a 25% decline in the country's GDP. I can think of no depression, ever, that has been so deliberate and had such catastrophic consequences: Greece's rate of youth unemployment, for example, now exceeds 60%. It is startling that the troika has refused to accept responsibility for any of this or admit how bad its forecasts and models have been. But what is even more surprising is that Europe's leaders have not even learned. The troika is still demanding that Greece achieve a primary budget surplus (excluding interest payments) of 3.5% of GDP by 2018. Economists around the world have condemned that target as punitive, because aiming for it will inevitably result in a deeper downturn. Indeed, even if Greece's debt is restructured beyond anything imaginable, the country will remain in depression if voters there commit to the troika's target in the snap referendum to be held this weekend. In terms of transforming a large primary deficit into a surplus, few countries have accomplished anything like what the Greeks have achieved in the last five years. And, though the cost in terms of human suffering has been extremely high, the Greek government's recent proposals went a long way toward meeting its creditors' demands. We should be clear: almost none of the huge amount of money loaned to Greece has actually gone there. It has gone to pay out private-sector creditors – including German and French banks. Greece has gotten but a pittance, but it has paid a high price to preserve these countries' banking systems. The IMF and the other "official" creditors do not need the money that is being demanded. Under a business-as-usual scenario, the money received would most likely just be lent out again to Greece. But, again, it's not about the money. It's about using "deadlines" to force Greece to knuckle under, and to accept the unacceptable – not only austerity measures, but other regressive and punitive policies. But why would Europe do this? Why are European Union leaders resisting the referendum and refusing even to extend by a few days the June 30 deadline for Greece's next payment to the IMF? Isn't Europe all about democracy? In January, Greece's citizens voted for a government committed to ending austerity. If the government were simply fulfilling its campaign promises, it would already have rejected the proposal. But it wanted to give Greeks a chance to weigh in on this issue, so critical for their country's future wellbeing. That concern for popular legitimacy is incompatible with the politics of the eurozone, which was never a very democratic project. Most of its members' governments did not seek their people's approval to turn over their monetary sovereignty to the ECB. When Sweden's did, Swedes said no. They understood that unemployment would rise if the country's monetary policy were set by a central bank that focused single-mindedly on inflation (and also that there would be insufficient attention to financial stability). The economy would suffer, because the economic model underlying the eurozone was predicated on power relationships that disadvantaged workers. And, sure enough, what we are seeing now, 16 years after the eurozone institutionalised those relationships, is the antithesis of democracy: many European leaders want to see the end of prime minister Alexis Tsipras' leftist government. After all, it is extremely inconvenient to have in Greece a government that is so opposed to the types of policies that have done so much to increase inequality in so many advanced countries, and that is so committed to curbing the unbridled power of wealth. They seem to believe that they can eventually bring down the Greek government by bullying it into accepting an agreement that contravenes its mandate. It is hard to advise Greeks how to vote on 5 July. Neither alternative – approval or rejection of the troika's terms – will be easy, and both carry huge risks. A yes vote would mean depression almost without end. Perhaps a depleted country – one that has sold off all of its assets, and whose bright young people have emigrated – might finally get debt forgiveness; perhaps, having shrivelled into a middle-income economy, Greece might finally be able to get assistance from the World Bank. All of this might happen in the next decade, or perhaps in the decade after that. By contrast, a no vote would at least open the possibility that Greece, with its strong democratic tradition, might grasp its destiny in its own hands. Greeks might gain the opportunity to shape a future that, though perhaps not as prosperous as the past, is far more hopeful than the unconscionable torture of the present. I know how I would vote. References: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/29/joseph-stiglitz-how-i-would-vote-in-the-greek-referendum Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Related Topics:GreeceGrexitreferendumNobel prizeJoseph E. 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Was $25 million in American tax dollars allocated for a payoff to stir up religious turmoil and violence in Ukraine? Published 16 hours ago on November 17, 2018 By Jim Jatras Authored by James George Jatras via Strategic Culture: Was $25 million in American tax dollars allocated for a payoff to stir up religious turmoil and violence in Ukraine? Did Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (unsuccessfully) attempt to divert most of it into his own pocket? Last month the worldwide Orthodox Christian communion was plunged into crisis by the decision of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Constantinople to recognize as legitimate schismatic pseudo-bishops anathematized by the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is an autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church. In so doing not only has Patriarch Bartholomew besmirched the global witness of Orthodoxy's two-millennia old Apostolic faith, he has set the stage for religious strife in Ukraine and fratricidal violence – which has already begun. Starting in July, when few were paying attention, this analyst warned about the impending dispute and how it facilitated the anti-Christian moral agenda of certain marginal "Orthodox" voices like "Orthodoxy in Dialogue," Fordham University's "Orthodox Christian Studies Center," and The Wheel. These "self-professed teachers presume to challenge the moral teachings of the faith" (in the words of Fr. John Parker) and "prowl around, wolves in sheep's clothing, forming and shaping false ideas about the reality of our life in Christ." Unsurprisingly such groups have embraced Constantinople's neopapal self-aggrandizement and support for the Ukrainian schismatics. No one – and certainly not this analyst – would accuse Patriarch Bartholomew, most Ukrainian politicians, or even the Ukrainian schismatics of sympathizing with advocacy of such anti-Orthodox values. And yet these advocates know they cannot advance their goals if the conciliar and traditional structure of Orthodoxy remains intact. Thus they welcome efforts by Constantinople to centralize power while throwing the Church into discord, especially the Russian Church, which is vilified in some Western circles precisely because it is a global beacon of traditional Christian moral witness. This aspect points to another reason for Western governments to support Ukrainian autocephaly as a spiritual offensive against Russia and Orthodoxy. The post-Maidan leadership harp on the "European choice" the people of Ukraine supposedly made in 2014, but they soft-pedal the accompanying moral baggage the West demands, symbolized by "gay" marches organized over Christian objections in Orthodox cities like Athens, Belgrade, Bucharest, Kiev, Odessa, Podgorica, Sofia, and Tbilisi. Even under the Trump administration, the US is in lockstep with our European Union friends in pressuring countries liberated from communism to adopt such nihilistic "democratic, European values." Perhaps even more important to its initiators, the row over Ukraine aims to break what they see as the "soft power" of the Russian Federation, of which the Orthodox Church is the spiritual heart and soul. As explained by Valeria Z. Nollan, professor emerita of Russian Studies at Rhodes College: 'The real goal of the quest for autocephaly [i.e., complete self-governing status independent of the Moscow Patriarchate] of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is a de facto coup: a political coup already took place in 2014, poisoning the relations between western Ukraine and Russia, and thus another type of coup – a religious one – similarly seeks to undermine the canonical relationship between the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Moscow.' In furthering these twin objectives (morally, the degrading of Orthodox Christianity; politically, undermining the Russian state as Orthodoxy's powerful traditional protector) it is increasingly clear that the United States government – and specifically the Department of State – has become a hands-on fomenter of conflict. After a short period of appropriately declaring that "any decision on autocephaly is an internal [Orthodox] church matter," the Department within days reversed its position and issued a formal statement (in the name of Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, but clearly drafted by the European bureau) that skirted a direct call for autocephaly but gave the unmistakable impression of such backing. This is exactly how it was reported in the media, for example, "US backs Ukrainian Church bid for autocephaly." Finally, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo weighed in personally with his own endorsement as did the US Reichskommissar for Ukraine, Kurt Volker. The Threat… There soon became reason to believe that the State Department's involvement was not limited to exhortations. As reported by this analyst in October, according to an unconfirmed report originating with the members of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (an autonomous New York-based jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate), in July of this year State Department officials (possibly including Secretary Pompeo personally) warned the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (also based in New York but part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate) that the US government was aware of the misappropriation of a large amount of money, about $10 million, from estimated $37 million raised from believers for the construction of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine in New York. The State Department warning also reportedly noted that federal prosecutors have documentary evidence confirming the withdrawal of these funds abroad on the orders of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. It was suggested that Secretary Pompeo would "close his eyes" to this theft in exchange for movement by the Patriarchate of Constantinople in favor of Ukrainian autocephaly, which helped set Patriarch Bartholomew on his current course. [Further details on the St. Nicholas scandal are available here, but in summary: Only one place of worship of any faith was destroyed in the September 11, 2001, attack in New York and only one building not part of the World Trade Center complex was completely destroyed. That was St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, a small urban parish church established at the end of World War I and dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, who is very popular with Greeks as the patron of sailors. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attack, and following a lengthy legal battle with the Port Authority, which opposed rebuilding the church, in 2011 the Greek Archdiocese launched an extensive campaign to raise funds for a brilliant innovative design by the renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava based on traditional Byzantine forms. Wealthy donors and those of modest means alike enthusiastically contributed millions to the effort. Then – poof! In December 2017, suddenly all construction was halted for lack of funds and remains stalled to this day. Resumption would require having an estimated $2 million on hand. Despite the Archdiocese's calling in a major accounting firm to conduct an audit, there's been no clear answer to what happened to the money. Both the US Attorney and New York state authorities are investigating.] This is where things get back to Ukraine. If the State Department wanted to find the right button to push to spur Patriarch Bartholomew to move on the question of autocephaly, the Greek Archdiocese in the US is it. Let's keep in mind that in his home country, Turkey, Patriarch Bartholomew has virtually no local flock – only a few hundred mostly elderly Greeks left huddled in Istanbul's Phanar district. (Sometimes the Patriarchate is referred to simply as "the Phanar," much as "the Vatican" is shorthand for the Roman Catholic papacy.) Whatever funds the Patriarchate derives from other sources (the Greek government, the Roman Catholic Church, the World Council of Churches), the Phanar's financial lifeline is the ethnic Greek community (including this analyst) in what is still quaintly called the "Diaspora" in places like America, Australia, and New Zealand. And of these, the biggest cash cow is the Greek-Americans. That's why, when Patriarch Bartholomew issued a call in 2016 for what was billed as an Orthodox "Eighth Ecumenical Council" (the first one since the year 787!), the funds largely came from America, to the tune of up to $8 million according to the same confidential source as will be noted below. Intended by some as a modernizing Orthodox "Vatican II," the event was doomed to failure by a boycott organized by Moscow over what the latter saw as Patriarch Bartholomew's adopting papal or even imperial prerogatives – now sadly coming to bear in Ukraine. …and the Payoff On top of the foregoing, it now appears that the State Department's direct hand in this sordid business may not have consisted solely of wielding the "stick" of legal threat: there's reason to believe there was a "carrot" too. It very recently came to the attention of this analyst, via an unsolicited, confidential source in the Greek Archdiocese in New York, that a payment of $25 million in US government money was made to Constantinople to encourage Patriarch Bartholomew to move forward on Ukraine. The source for this confidential report was unaware of earlier media reports that the same figure – $25 million – was paid by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to the Phanar as an incentive for Patriarch Bartholomew to move forward on creating an independent Ukrainian church. Moreover, Poroshenko evidently tried to shortchange the payment: 'Peter [Petro] Poroshenko — the president of Ukraine — was obligated to return $15 million US dollars to the Patriarch of Constantinople, which he had appropriated for himself. 'As reported by Izvestia, this occurred after the story about Bartholomew's bribe and a "vanishing" large sum designated for the creation of a Unified Local Orthodox Church in Ukraine surfaced in the mass media. 'As reported, on the eve of Poroshenko's visit in Istanbul, a few wealthy people of Ukraine "chipped in" in order to hasten the process of creating a Unified Local Orthodox Church. About $25 million was collected. They were supposed to go to the award ceremony for Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople for the issuing of a tomos of autocephaly. [A tomos is a small book containing a formal announcement.] However, in the words of people close to the backer, during the visit on April 9, Poroshenko handed over only $10 million. 'As a result, having learned of the deal, Bartholomew cancelled the participation of the delegation of the Phanar – the residence of the Patriarch of Constantinople, in the celebration of the 1030th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia on July 27 in Kiev. '"Such a decision from Bartholomew's side was nothing other than a strong ultimatum to Poroshenko to return the stolen money. Of course, in order to not lose his face in light of the stark revelations of the creation of the tomos of autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Peter Alexeevich [Poroshenko] had to just return those $15 million for the needs of Constantinople," a trusted source explained to reporters. 'For preliminary information, only after receiving the remaining sum, did Bartholomew finally give his consent to sending a delegation of the Phanar to Kiev … ' Now, it's possible that the two identical figures of $25 million refer to two different pots of money (a cool $50 million!) but that seems unlikely. It's more probable the reports refer to the same sum as viewed from the sending side (the State Department, the Greek Archdiocese) and the delivery side (Poroshenko, Constantinople). Lending credibility to the confidential information from New York and pointing to the probability that it refers to the same payment that Poroshenko reportedly sought to raid for himself are the following observations: When Poroshenko generously offered Patriarch Bartholomew $10 million, the latter was aware that the full amount was $25 million and demanded the $15 million Poroshenko had held back. How did the Patriarch know that, unless he was informed via New York of the full sum? If the earlier-reported $25 million was really collected from "a few wealthy people of Ukraine" who "chipped in," given the cutthroat nature of disputes among Ukrainian oligarchs would Poroshenko (an oligarch in his own right) have risked trying to shortchange the payment? Why has not even one such Ukrainian donor been identified? Without going into all the details, the Phanar and the Greek Archdiocese have a long relationship with US administrations of both parties going back at least to the Truman administration, encompassing some decidedly unattractive episodes. In such a history, a mere bribe for a geopolitical shot against Moscow would hardly be a first instance or the worst. As one of this analyst's Greek-American connections puts it: "It's easy to comprehend the Patriarchate bowing to the pressure of State Dept. blackmail… not overly savory, but understandable. However, it's another thing altogether if Kiev truly "purchased" their autocephalous status from an all too willing Patriarchate … which would relegate the Patriarch to 'salesman' status and leave the faithful wondering what else might be offered to the highest bidder the next time it became convenient to hold a Patriarchal 'fire sale' at the Phanar?!" To add insult to injury, you'd think Constantinople at least could pay back some of the $7-8 million wasted on the Crete 2016 debacle to restart the St. Nicholas project in New York. Evidently the Phanar has better things to spend it on, like the demonstrative environmentalism of "the Green Patriarch" and, together with Pope Francis, welcoming Muslim migrants to Europe through Greece. Of course maybe there's no need to worry, as the Ukraine "sale" was consistent with Constantinople's papal ambitions, an uncanonical claim to "universal" status, and misuse of incarnational language and adoption of a breathtakingly arrogant tone that would cause even the most ultramontane proponent of the Rome's supremacy to blush. Finally, it seems that, for the time being at least, Constantinople doesn't intend to create an independent Ukrainian church but rather an autonomous church under its own authority. It's unclear whether or not Poroshenko or the State Department, in such event, would believe they had gotten their money's worth. Perhaps they would. After all, the issue here is less what is appropriate for Ukraine than what strikes at Russia and injures the worldwide Christian witness of the Orthodox Church. To that end, it doesn't matter whether the new illegal body is Constantinopolitan or Kievan, just so long as it isn't a "Moskal church" linked to Russia. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest EU Army: Fact or Fiction? (Video) The Duran – News in Review – Episode 152. Published 17 hours ago on November 17, 2018 By Alex Christoforou The Duran's Alex Christoforou and International Affairs and Security Analyst via Moscow, Mark Sleboda discuss the possibility, and feasibility, of putting together an EU army, as French President Macron is now boasting about. Will an EU Army replace, rival, or fold into NATO? How will the US respond to Europe's military initiative, and how will Russia deal an EU army? Remember to Please Subscribe to The Duran's YouTube Channel. Follow The Duran Audio Podcast on Soundcloud. Via The Strategic Culture Foundation: "Insulting" – that's how US President Donald Trump sharply reacted to the idea of a "real European army" proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron. And it was how Macron rationalized the need for an independent military force for Europe that perhaps most irked the American leader. Speaking on a tour of World War I battlefields in northern France last week, Macron said that Europe needed to defend itself from "China, Russia and even the United States of America". It was a pretty extraordinary choice of words by the French leader. To frame the US among an array of perceived foreign enemy powers was a devastating blow to the concept of a much-vaunted transatlantic alliance. Since the Second World War, ending 1945, the concept of an American-European alliance has been the bedrock of a supposed inviolable, mutual defense pact. That nearly seven-decade alliance is now being questioned more than ever. Macron's call for a European army was further backed up by German Chancellor Angela Merkel who also pointedly said this week that Europe can no longer rely on the US for its defense. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the proposal for Europe to form its own military organization, independent from Washington. No doubt, Moscow views such a development as augmenting a move towards a multipolar international order, which Russia and China, among others, have been advocating in opposition to American ambitions of unipolar dominance. When Trump arrived in Paris last weekend along with dozens of other world leaders, including Putin, to commemorate the centennial anniversary marking the end of World War I, there was a notable frostiness between Macron and the American president. Only a few months ago, Macron and Trump had appeared the best of friends in what some observers referred to as a "bromance". During the Paris events, Macron sought to placate Trump by saying that the European army proposal would have a "complementary" role to the US-led NATO military alliance. However, their relationship further soured when Macron later delivered a speech in which he made a veiled rebuke of Trump's "nationalist" politics. Days later, on returning to Washington, Trump then fired off a fusillade of angry tweets attacking Macron in very personal terms over a range of issues, including "unfair" economic trade and France's alleged ungrateful attitude towards the US liberation of Paris from Nazi Germany during the Second World War. The rift between the US and Europe has been brewing even before Trump's presidency. For years, Washington has been carping that the Europeans need to spend more on military defense, claiming that the US has been shouldering the burden for too long. Trump has taken the griping to a new, higher level. Recall that he has threatened to pull out of NATO because the Europeans were "free loading" on American "protection". The irony is that now the French and German leaders are talking about setting up their own military defenses, Trump has blown a fuse. Evidently, the American contention is not about "burden sharing" of defense. If Washington was genuinely aggrieved about supposedly defending Europe at too much of its own expense, then Trump, one would think, would be only too glad to hear that the Europeans were at last making their own military arrangements, and taking the burden off Washington. This gets to the heart of the matter about the real purpose of NATO and presence of tens of thousands of US troops stationed in bases across Europe since 1945. American military presence in Europe is not about "protecting" its supposed allies. It is, and always has been, about projecting American power over Europe. In reality, American troops and bases in Europe are more functioning as an occupying force, keeping the Europeans in line with Washington's strategic objectives of hegemony over the continent. Macron and Merkel's vision of a European army is probably fanciful anyway, without any real prospect of materializing. How such a new defense arrangement would work independently from the 29-member NATO alliance led by the US seems unwieldy and impractical. But the latest tensions between Washington and European leaders over military organization demonstrate the real nature of America's relationship to Europe. It is about domination by Washington over Europe and has little to do with partnership and protection. When Trump and previous US presidents have urged greater military spending by Europe the ulterior agenda is for Europeans to pay more to underpin American military presence, not for Europeans to find their own independent defense arrangement. Tensions in the transatlantic axis seem to be coming to a head, heightened by Trump's nationalistic "America First" policy. Rivalries are sharpening over trade, US sanctions on Iran, Trump's threats against European energy plans with Russia, the Paris Climate Accord, and squabbling over NATO expenditures. There is nothing progressive about Macron or Merkel's call for a European army. It is more to do with France and Germany wanting to assert themselves as great powers and to shake off American tutelage out of frustration with Trump's domineering petulance. Only last week, Macron caused controversy when he praised French military general Philippe Pétain who collaborated with Nazi Germany as leader of Vichy France (1940-44). Macron wants a European army to satisfy his own nationalistic ambitions of revamping French global power. This week, he spent the night onboard a refurbished French aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, from which he gave a media interview saying that being "an ally of America meant not being a vassal". Touché! A progressive challenge from Europe to American power would not involve setting up a new army. Instead it would involve Europeans pushing for the disbandment of NATO as an obsolete organization and for the withdrawal of US-led forces which are dangerously amassing on Russia's border. Nonetheless, the one positive thing to emerge from the transatlantic spat over military defenses is that it illustrates more than ever how European protection is not the real purpose of Washington's relationship to the continent. The purpose is one of using Europe as a platform for projecting America's power, in particular against Russia. The recent announcement by the Trump administration that it is willing to rip up yet another nuclear arms control treaty – the INF following the ABM in 2002 – clearly shows that Washington, ultimately, has recklessly scant concern for Europe's security with regard to a possible future war with Russia. For Washington, despite all the chivalrous rhetoric, Europe is not a partner nor even an ally. It is a vassal. Admittedly, thousands of American troops died while bravely fighting wars in Europe. But they are distinct from the US ruling class. At bottom, Europe is merely a battlefield for American military power, just as it was in two previous world wars. One hundred years after the end of World War I, the same callous calculus for the imperial planners in Washington is at play. European ideas for independent defense is why Washington has reacted so furiously. It's not willing to give up its European front. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Zuckerberg Clings To Power While Sandberg Claims Ignorance After Damaging NYT Report The New York Times reported that Facebook hired GOP PR firm, Defenders, to smear liberal detractors as Soros operatives. Published 17 hours ago on November 17, 2018 By Tyler Durden Facebook executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are battling backlash over an explosive investigation by the New York Times into Facebook's mercenary damage control tactics in the wake of several major scandals. Despite fresh calls from investors for Zuckerberg to step down in his dual role as CEO and chairman and appoint an independent director to oversee the board, the 34-year-old tech titan brushed off the suggestion during a Thursday call with journalists. "A company with Facebook's massive reach and influence requires robust oversight and that can only be achieved through an independent chair who is empowered to provide critical checks on company leadership," said New York City comptroller, Scott Stringer. Zuckerberg disagrees. "I don't think that that specific proposal is the right way to go," said the Facebook CEO when asked if he would consider stepping down, adding that other initiatives had been launched to "get more independence into our systems." The measures include creating an independent body to advise the company on decisions over whether controversial content should remain on the site. Ultimately, he said Facebook is never going to eradicate mistakes. "We're never going to get to the point where there are no errors," he told reporters. "I'm trying to set up the company so that way we have our board, and we report on our financial results and do a call every quarter, but that also we have this independent oversight that is just focused on the community." –Business Insider Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, meanwhile, is claiming ignorance – telling CBS This Morning co-host Norah O'Donnell "we absolutely did not pay anyone to create fake news – that they have assured me was not happening." Wow…Sheryl Sandberg is quick to throw the Facebook communications team under the bus here https://t.co/L6x3ufLHvo pic.twitter.com/X7cHa83Yiq — Tim Stenovec (@timsteno) November 16, 2018 In their Wednesday exposé – the culmination of interviews with over 50 current and former company executives, lawmakers, government officials, lobbyists and congressional staff members,the New York Times reported that Facebook had hired GOP PR firm, Defenders, which smeared liberal detractors as Soros operatives – and worked with a sister company to create negative propaganda about competitors Google and Apple. Mr. Kaplan prevailed on Ms. Sandberg to promote Kevin Martin, a former Federal Communications Commission chairman and fellow Bush administration veteran, to lead the company's American lobbying efforts. Facebook also expanded its work with Definers. On a conservative news site called the NTK Network, dozens of articles blasted Google and Apple for unsavory business practices. One story called Mr. Cook hypocritical for chiding Facebook over privacy, noting that Apple also collects reams of data from users. Another played down the impact of the Russians' use of Facebook. The rash of news coverage was no accident: NTK is an affiliate of Definers, sharing offices and staff with the public relations firm in Arlington, Va. Many NTK Network stories are written by staff members at Definers or America Rising, the company's political opposition-research arm, to attack their clients' enemies. –NYT Meanwhile, Sandberg stressed that Facebook was undertaking new security measures, telling O'Donnell: "Our strategy was to shore up the security on Facebook and make major investments there," and that the company had made significant investments in combatting fake news and foreign influence. "It was not what I was doing nor was it the company's strategy to deflect, to deny or to hire PR firms to do things. That's not the strategy. And I was part of none of that. 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November 21, 2012 21:38 ET
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 21, 2012) - Medusa Mining Limited ("Medusa" or the "Company") (ASX:MML)(LSE:MML), through its Philippines operating company, Philsaga Mining Corporation, advises that infill drilling has recently been completed at the Bananghilig Gold Deposit. A significant number of infill drilling results were included in the previous announcement of 8 August 2012. Drilling since the 8 August 2012 announcement continues to confirm continuity of mineralisation as well as indicating extensions to the mineralisation.
Drilling highlights include:
Peter Hepburn-Brown, Managing Director of Medusa, commented:
"It is pleasing to see the infill drilling continue to confirm continuity of the mineralisation. The infill drilling has been topographically constrained in some areas in which case further infill drilling to upgrade these areas will be undertaken once permitting progresses and prior to commencement of mining. Based on the continuity demonstrated to date, we are confident that further infill drilling will also be positive."
The Tambis Project, which includes the Bananghilig Gold Deposit, is operated under a Mining Agreement with Philex Gold Philippines Inc. over Mineral Production Sharing Agreement ("MPSA") 344-2010-XIII, which covers an area totaling some 6,262 hectares.
For additional regional geological and mineralisation information, and drilling results, reference can be made to previous announcements released on 10 May 2011, 12 September 2011, 17 January 2012 and 08 August 2012.
The Tambis regional geology (Fig 1), termed the Tambis intrusive-breccia complex, typifies a structurally complex intermediate-sulphidation, epithermal gold, breccia-type system, including disseminated gold overprinting the host Tertiary-age igneous package which had been emplaced into an andesitic volcanic basement. The fertile igneous suite comprises a multi-phase calc-alkaline, high level, sub-volcanic intrusive package cut by extensive bodies of phreatomagmatic diatremes and hydrothermal breccias.
Geological summary
The Bananghilig Deposit currently consists of three zones, each approximately 1 kilometre long and open in all directions, locally termed the Sorex, Garden and Malinao zones. These zones are broadly defined on the basis of the projection in plan of ≥0.5 g/t gold drill hole intersections.
The mineralisation is located partly within the Bananghilig diatreme breccia which measures at least 1,000 metres west to east and still open to the south beneath the younger sediments, and also around the diatreme margins and in the country rocks along structural corridors.
The diatreme breccias contain unsorted fragments of the andesitic basement as well as fragments of the later intrusive rocks predating the diatreme events in a matrix of comminuted rock flour and magmatic crystals. Fragment sizes range from granule-sized to building-sized mega-blocks which have been torn off the walls of the diatreme during the multi-episodal explosive activity. The explosive activity also fractured the mega-blocks and wall rocks, preparing them for subsequent mineralisation deposition.
Drill Results
During the period 1 August to 30 September 2012, 23 diamond drill holes (numbered TDH 248 to TDH 273) have been completed for a total advance of 4,351 metres. Holes TDH 250, TDH 258 and TDH 270 have been drilled outside of the Bananghilig deposit area.
Figure 1 shows the drill holes completed. Assays have now been received for all drill holes completed for this Phase 1 programme.
First pass assaying for gold has been undertaken on all samples submitted to the laboratory. Additional assaying is on-going from selected intervals for base metals, silver and other elements.
The results are summarised in Table 1 where significant intercepts are defined on the following basis:
(i) lower cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t gold, and
(ii) ≥ 5 metres down hole intercept width at ≥ 0.5 g/t gold, or
(iii) ≤ 5 metres down hole intercept width at ≥ 5 gram per metres, and
(iv) maximum of 3 metres of down hole internal dilution at ≤ 0.5 g/t gold
To view Figure 1, please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/mml1121fig1.pdf.
Table 1. Bananghilig surface drill results ≥ 1g/t gold. Results previously not reported are marked †.
Drilling Procedures
Drilling, sampling and analytical methodologies are of internationally acceptable standards. Drilling and analyses are carried out by independent contractors, SBF Philippines Drilling Resources Corp. ("SBF") and Intertek McPhar Mineral Services Inc. ("Intertek") respectively.
Drilling is carried out by SBF using wireline diamond coring techniques, with the core being predominantly HQ triple-tube (HQ3) diameter (OD 61 mm). The holes are initially collared using PQ drillbits (OD 123 mm) to recover PQ3 core (OD 83 mm) until the drill bit encounters competent ground, then the coring bit is reduced to HQ3 for the remainder of the drill hole. If difficult conditions are encountered, then the drill bit is changed to NQ3 (core OD 45 mm) and the hole continued until the planned depth or bad ground conditions prevent further drilling, whichever occurs first. Core recovery is generally better than 95% and is considered to be good.
Drill Core Sampling
Drill core is recovered from the inner tube and handled carefully to preserve the integrity of the drill core. Structural measurements are taken including Rock Quality Determinations ("RQD") and Fracture Densities. The core is then placed in plastic core trays, aligned, photographed and marked up for sampling.
The drill core is then cut in half by diamond core saw and sampled at one metre intervals or at lithological boundaries. The samples are placed in individually labelled plastic sample bags, a sample number ticket included, and then sealed for despatch to Intertek's Sample Preparation laboratory in Surigao City. The integrity of the core samples is supervised at all times by the geologists until despatch to the laboratory where they are accompanied by company personnel until receipt by Intertek.
One Certified Reference Material ("CRM"), one Blank and if possible, one Duplicate is included within each successive group of twenty samples that are submitted to the laboratory. QA/QC monitoring of the drilling program and the laboratory's results is conducted as an ongoing process.
Analytical Procedure
Sample preparation is undertaken by Intertek at their Surigao City laboratory, where each sample is registered, dried at 105°C for 6 to 8 hours and crushed to 95% passing 2 mm by jaw crusher, before a 1kg split is taken for fine pulverising, using a riffle splitter or rotary sample divider. Pulverised sample is nominally pulverised to 95% passing 75μm (200 mesh).
Quality control procedures include a 1 in 15 re-split after crushing for partial preparation and after pulverising for total preparation. These re-splits are also analysed and included in the analysis report.
Sizing tests are carried out on 1 in 20 assay pulps at 75μm (200 mesh) to monitor the pulverising stage. Four 250 gram splits are obtained, one for sample analyses and the remaining three for storage for future reference.
Standard laboratory procedure is to clean the crusher and pulveriser after every fifth and each sample treatment respectively with barren material and/or bowl wash, to minimise carry-over contamination.
Pulverised samples are analysed by classical fire assay technique on a 50 gram charge with Atomic Absorption Spectrometer ("AAS") finish by Intertek at their Manila Laboratory. All assays over 5 g/t gold and other selected samples are re-assayed using the same technique.
Medusa Mining Limited
Information in this report relating to Exploration Results has been reviewed and is based on information compiled by Mr Geoff Davis, who is a member of The Australian Institute of Geoscientists. Mr Davis is the Non Executive Chairman of Medusa Mining Limited and has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposits under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a "Competent Person" as defined in the 2004 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves". Mr Davis consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears.
This report contains certain forward-looking statements. The words 'anticipate', 'believe', 'expect', 'project', 'forecast', 'estimate', 'likely', 'intend', 'should', 'could', 'may', 'target', 'plan' and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Indications of, and guidance on, future earnings and financial position and performance are also forward-looking statements.
Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of Medusa, and its officers, employees, agents and associates, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
Actual results, performance or outcomes may differ materially from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those assumptions are based.
You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and neither Medusa nor any of its directors, employees, servants or agents assume any obligation to update such information.
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A jury of eight men and four women returned the verdict Tuesday after just three hours of deliberations in a trial that started a month ago in federal court in Chicago. Bloom was convicted of 18 counts of wire fraud and one count of investment adviser fraud.
Sentinel filed for bankruptcy in August 2007, days after telling clients it was freezing their funds because of market volatility. Since then, financiers Bernard L. Madoff and R. Allen Stanford have been charged and sentenced in multimillion- dollar fraud schemes, as has Peregrine Financial Group Inc. founder Russell Wasendorf Sr.
On their first written ballot, the jurors agreed the CEO was guilty on all counts, foreman Richard Yule told reporters before leaving the courthouse.
"We arrived at the same decision," said Yule, a 68-year- old retired educator from suburban Naperville, Illinois. He said the jury determined Bloom was guilty in part because he was the man in charge.
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Bloom and the firm's head trader, Charles Mosley, were indicted in 2012 on charges they cheated at least 70 investors of more than $500 million through Sentinel, a suburban Chicago firm that managed short-term investments for commodity pools, hedge funds, a pension fund and other customers.
Bloom, 49, sat impassively as the jury's verdict was read and left the courthouse accompanied by his lawyers and family without commenting on the outcome. He's free on bond secured by his home and faces as long as 20 years in prison on each wire fraud count. No sentencing date has been set.
His mother, Sybil, seated in the first row of benches near the defense table, sobbed as U.S. District Judge Ronald A. Guzman announced the result on each count. She was heard shrieking after being led from the courtroom by Bloom's father, firm founder Philip Bloom.
"We all felt for her," the foreman said.
Cliff Histed, the lead prosecutor, said it was a "powerful moment."
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"Everybody in the room perceived that she was just now realizing the magnitude of the jury's verdict," he said.
At trial, prosecutors presented evidence they said proved the firm had been using client assets as collateral for loans from Bank of New York Mellon Corp., and using the money to buy assets for an account maintained for the benefit of Sentinel and firm insiders.
Defense attorneys said all those activities had been disclosed to clients.
"Sentinel was a fraud," Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Otlewski said in closing arguments yesterday.
Defense attorney Terence Campbell told the panel his client acted in good faith, that the firm's downfall was a result of market forces beyond its control.
"The government in this case is trying to blame Eric Bloom for the effects of the global financial crisis," Campbell said in his closing argument. He also said any wrongdoing was committed by Mosley.
Mosley pleaded guilty to two counts of investment adviser fraud last year and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. He didn't testify against Bloom. Mosley's attorney, Charles Nesbit, who was present for the verdict, declined to comment afterward.
"Obviously we're very pleased with the outcome," Histed told reporters today.
The case is U.S. v. Bloom, 12-cr-00409, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (Chicago).
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 8th Nov 2012 20:54 UTC, submitted by Elv13
"Theme development is a tedious and difficult task, and for the GTK devs to be so careless in breaking their API at every turn disrespects the many hours people put into making themes for it. [...] I was given to believe that this breakage stems from a Microsoft-like climate of preventing users from customizing their systems, and deliberately breaking the work of others so that your 'brand' is the best. Anytime I hear the word 'brand' being used in Linux, I know something valuable is being poisoned." I find the tone of this one a bit too harsh and overly negative at times, but his point still stands.
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Because because because, GNOME devs also have becauses you know.
Yes, but opinions don't hold equal weight merely because they are equally fervent.
By welcoming GTK+'s rise to popularity as a general toolkit used by many different desktops, the developers also implicitly accepted responsibility to manage GTK+'s development wisely.
As a user, my only responsibilities are to be polite, to avoid acting entitled, to report bugs, and to choose a desktop where the developers views on good UI design are not diametrically opposed to mine.
I have done all of those. I am not a GNOME user and my issue isn't with GNOME. It's with the GNOME devs abusing the power over other desktops (like LXDE) that maintainership of GTK+ grants based on those other desktops' views of their formerly responsible behaviour.
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Emirates Australian Open, Marcus Fraser Leads with a Hole in One December 07 2012
Marcus Fraser / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Aussie Marcus Fraser leads the Emirates Australian Open at the conclusion of the second round at The Lakes golf course in Sydney, with another -3 under par, 69 round, and a tournament total of -6 under par. Marcus, who played in the mornings calm conditions has a one shot advantage over John Senden and Brendan Jones. Marcus aced the par 3 fifteenth hole to cap off a remarkable seven weeks playing golf in seven different countries. Next week he will travel to Malaysia to see if he can win the Asian Tour money title. Marcus spoke of his ace, and his grueling schedule; " To have one go in like that, it turned the round and the tournament around from where I was. I've been playing so much I feel like I'm going with the flow a little bit, playing week-in, week-out you're going through the same routine every day and it feels like another golf tournament. At the same time it is the Aussie Open. Definitely it's the pick of the bunch of the eight weeks for me." Take a look at the late season schedule of Marcus, starting September in Malaysia, then China WGC-HSBC Champions, the Barclays Singapore Open, the UBS Hong Kong Open, the European Tour's DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, then a failed attempt to secure a 2013 PGA Tour card in California last week, and back to Malaysia next week. John Senden played in the windy afternoon conditions and could only manage a +1 over par round, falling back to -5 under par for the tournament and tied in second place with Brendan Jones, who carded a -1 under par second round, for his -5 under par total. On his own in fourth place is another Aussie, Nick Cullen, he had a second round of -2 under par and a total of -4 under for the tournament. World number four, Justin Rose started well, with four birdies on the front nine to move into the lead at -7 under par, but unusually fell behind with four bogeys in six holes in the windy afternoon conditions, leaving him with a +1 over par 73, tied in fifth position at -3 under par. Adam Scott managed a -1 under par second round and is five shots off the pace. Story of the day was made by 63 year-old Tom Watson, who fired in a second round -4 under par 68, to make the cut by one shot after his terrible start to the tournament sinking to a first round total of 78. Tom expressed his desire to succeed; " I hate missing cuts, I really do, that means you've failed." Tom"s playing partner, Greg Chalmers also just made the cut by one shot, and was not happy with his performance in the easier morning conditions; " Three par fives on the back nine and I bogeyed two of them. That's not going to work if you want to have a good score out here. I guess I'm going to get to play on the weekend so I get to go out and shoot a low score, but certainly I'm probably going to start a long way back." It certainly looks like the winner of this tournament will be the player who can master the windier afternoon conditions for the next two days.


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RIVERSIDE, CA - Cal State Fullerton junior Stacey Fox scored her fourth of the year in the 37th minute to bring visiting Cal State Fullerton even, but the Titans could not find the go-ahead strike Sunday night as they battled to a 1-1 draw with host UC Riverside in front of 527 fans at the UCR Soccer Stadium.
Fullerton (7-8-3 overall, 1-4-1 in the Big West Conference), in its school-record 10th overtime match of the season, finished with a season-high 33 shots against the Highlanders (7-8-2, 2-3-1), just three nights after being held to a season-low eight shots in a 1-0 loss to Cal State Northridge.
The Titans, who moved to 3-4-3 in overtime this season, surpassed their previous season-high of 30 shots set against Columbia on Sept. 11 and marked only the 12th time in school history that a Fullerton squad has finished with 30-or-more shots in a match. The 33 shots rank tied for fifth on the all-time list, just seven shy of the school record of 41 set against Wyoming on Sept. 28, 2001.
Riverside, which finished with 17 shots, but put only two of them on frame, scored on the first shot of the match in the third minute as Shelley Brumbaugh put home a cross from teammate Celina Valencia for her first of the season and a 1-0 Highlanders lead. It was only the fifth first-half goal allowed by the Titans this season out of 20 overall scores against them.
Fullerton then unleashed a barrage of shots on the UCR net, taking 10 shots over the next 33 minutes of game time before Fox came through with the equalizer. Jennifer Smith started the play with a pass to Summer Chavez, who crossed it to Fox close in from the right corner. The junior then put it away from seven yards out to make it 1-1.
For Fox, the goal moved her into a tie for second in the category with teammate Nikki McCants and was the 12th of her career -- just one score shy of moving her into the top 10 in school history.
Chavez had a chance deflect off the crossbar in the 12th minute and Ann Marie Tangorra, who finished with a match-high eight shots (tied for sixth in a single match in school history) on the night, had one saved off the line by a Highlander defender in the 31st minute prior to Fox's goal.
Sara Slaughter, the Highlander goalkeeper, was busy in net all night, finishing with 11 saves and turning away numerous Titan chances as Fullerton put 13 shots on frame against UCR. Of the 17 Titans who saw the field Sunday night, 11 took at least one shot, helping their side to a 14-10 advantage in shots in the first half, a 13-7 lead in the second half, and all six shots in the two overtime periods combined.
In contrast, sophomore Lindsey Maricic was forced to make just one save on the night in net for Fullerton while facing 17 shots, five of those by the Highlanders' Deborah Musa.
Cal State Fullerton closes out the 2011 regular season at home next weekend as the Titans host Pacific on Friday night (Oct. 28) at 7 p.m. before welcoming UC Davis on Sunday (Oct. 30) at 2 p.m.


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In our newest 'Home of the Week' we move from a celebrity getaway in Kailua-Kona, to a remarkable custom built home on the slopes of Aspen, Colorado.
With today being Christmas Eve, it's only right that we swap our swim trunks for some skis and snowboards by admiring a $29.9 million jewel in one of the world's premier cold weather destinations. Located on one of the most private lots within the affluent Eagle Pines area, this over 12,000 square foot estate is the perfect high-end vacation home.
The home deviates from the traditional log-cabin aesthetic that permeates the Aspen area; instead opting for a more modern and bold look that is reminiscent of the famed Frank Lloyd Wright's work. In all this property features 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms set on over 5 acres of secluded serenity.
The nearly priceless location atop the slopes of Aspen afford this home seriously breathtaking views of the city and the surrounding snowcapped mountains. Enjoy those views from the jacuzzi, massive patio or from the geothermal heated interior that offers up equally captivating vistas.
Click here if you'd like to see more of this gorgeous home listed by Carrie Wells with Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Real Estate.
From our home to your home, we wish you all a very happy holiday!
The post Home of the Week: A Remarkable Winter Getaway appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue Matter.
Via: Coldwell Banker Blog


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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - Rado and Jan - FULL CONTACT
Rado and Jan - FULL CONTACT
Jan Sadecky and Rado Viker are two great guys who we paired for a duo. It starts off with Rado leading Jan into the room and then lighting some candles as Jan gropes himself. Candles lit Rado then moves to Jan and the kissing begins. Rado lowers himself and begins to unfasten Jan's shorts. Pulling the shorts down he sees Jan's big cock, already semi-hard. He quickly begins to suck on that big cock, taking it deep in his mouth. Jan's cock quickly becomes rock hard under the touch of Rado's hot mouth. Rado's tongue works hard, flicking at the rock hard cock as the sucking keeps Jan so hard. Then Jan drops to his knees and opens Rado pants too, releasing his cock which is already fully erect. His begins to suck on Rado's cock. His expert mouth really does a great job on that dick and soon Rado wants more. He stands Jan up and turns him round, bending him over and sliding his throbbing cock deep into his ass. Moaning as he fucks Rado really gives it to Jan. Jan's cock stays hard as his ass gets fucked nice and deep. He pushes his hard cock back between his legs. Rado is so turned on his climbs up and fucks Jan even deeper, with his balls in glorious view as he does it. They change position, with Jan sitting his ass down on Rado's big cock and riding it as hard as he can. Then Rado takes over, thrusting his cock up and into that ass hard and fast. Next it is Rado's turn and Jan's huge, hard cock stretches his ass, fucking it real good. Rado really takes that cock well, the whole length sliding easily into his eager hole. Finally it is time to cum and Rado kneels over Jan shooting a massive load into his mouth and over his chest. Jan sucks on the sticky cock, cleaning all the cum off it as he wanks himself. Rado then hovers his face over Jan's cock and catches the cum full in his face, with the cumming dropping from it. He also takes Jan's cock in his mouth as a final act before kissing him to end a wonderful scene.
... more about Rado and Jan - FULL CONTACT further in this newsletter
Our Coming Soon Set Preview
Two great models come together for a duo, Kamil Jezek and Dalibor Janek. Kneeling on the bed they get right to making out, kissing each other. Kamil then lays down on the bed with Dalibor over him to kiss some more. Dalibor is rubbing Kamil's cock in his underwear as he kisses. Then he pulls Kamil's hard cock out of the underwear and sucks on it. Kamil enjoys that hot mouth on his cock and sucking his balls too. Then the guys change position for Kamil to get a taste of Dalibor's cock. He pulls that cock out of the underwear and starts to suck. But only for a short time as Dalibor wants more of Kamil's cock. He sucks on that throbbing cock and then Kamils starts to fuck his face. Kamils moves and presents is hot ass to Kamil who quickly starts to finger it, with two fingers. He opens that ass real good and is soon ready for more. His solid meat slides into Dalibor's waiting ass and starts to fuck him. The cock goes in all the way for some nice deep fucking. Dalibor then moves into missionary position and Kamil continues with the fucking. Dalibor really takes it well, his hole eager to get as much as it can. Soon Kamil is past the point of no return and quickly moves up to shoot his load all over Dalibor's face. Dalibor sucks on that spent cock to clean it off and then wanks himself to a mighty fine cum shot, his creamy jizz all over his stomach. What a fine video from two very hot guys.
Hello to everyone. As Bill mentioned, in Friday's newsletter, he has a hospital appointment today so is unable to be with us. He will, however, be back home this evening, so will pick up the reins for the next newsletter. Meanwhile this is Geoff substituting for today.
Rado Viker and Jan Sadecky treat us to a really great duo to start things off today. That is followed by Fanda Dukes in a massage, Ulrich Kasper in a very erotic video and Anton Vavro in sessions stills.
Our castings today look good too, Richard Rubal, Petr Kluk, Mirek Sisaty and Oskarek Blecha. All four look very impressive to me but, based on his sterling work in some recent duos I will opt for Petr Kluk as my pick for today.
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Peggy Hsieh, Ph.D.
The Genome Dynamics Section focuses on a highly conserved DNA repair pathway, DNA mismatch repair. Mismatch repair targets base pair mismatches that arise through DNA replication errors, homologous recombination, and DNA damage. Inactivation of mismatch repair results in a large increase in the rate of spontaneous mutation and is associated with both sporadic and hereditary cancers. The Hsieh group utilizes biochemical, structural, and cell biological approaches to study mechanistic questions concerning mismatch excision repair and the cellular response to DNA damage.
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Letter to the Editor:
President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Older Americans Act into law 45 years ago on July 14, 1965. Because of this Act, older Iowans have more access to community-based services and are able to stay safely in their homes longer. The programs created by this Act pay for critical nutrition services, elder rights programs (including the long-term care ombudsman program), outreach, elder abuse prevention, and other supportive services.
It's no secret that Iowa's population is getting older. Nearly 15% of our population is over the age of 65. It is projected that by 2030 nearly one in every four Iowans will be over the age of 65. Now more than ever, Iowans need to address the unique needs of its aging population. That leadership comes from the Department on Aging, working with the strong network of providers and advocates that have dedicated their lives to improving home and community-based services to older Iowans.
It has been suggested the Department on Aging is too small and too under-resourced, and the state (and older Iowans) would be better served if the Department were merged into a larger agency like the Department of Human Services.
We certainly agree that more resources should be dedicated to preserving services to older Iowans and the focus of our funding should be on helping people age safely in their own homes and communities, avoiding more costly institutional services. By allowing individuals to age in place in their own home they continue to pay real estate taxes, purchase items locally, utilize their funds to employ individuals providing services in their homes, keep their funds in local financial institutions, and continue to support their local communities. A good investment in Iowa's economy!
We are not opposed to discussions around reorganization of state government; on the contrary, we think it is necessary as our service providers are already spread too thin. Now is the time to build on the successful network of service delivery already in place, strengthen the Department on Aging and its programming, and start to examine an enhanced role for the Department, one that advocates for all Iowans with long-term care needs, including those with disabilities. In fact, the National Association of State Units on Aging (the membership organization for the Iowa Department on Aging) just changed its name to the National Association of State Units on Aging and Disability.
Many states have looked at the needs of individuals with long-term care needs, and found they could create more efficient delivery systems by creating an integrated Department that addresses the needs of all persons with long-term care needs. If Iowa really wants to look at creating more efficient services, it should look at expanding the role of the Department on Aging to advocate and serve Iowans with long-term care needs.
Donna K. Harvey
Executive Director, Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging
2101 Kimball Avenue, Suite 320
Waterloo, IA 50704


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Right now Carl Monday is snapping down the protective visor on his riot helmet, scrambling into the back of the WKYC Action News van and yelling "Let's roll!" Yes, the big Masturbate-A-Thon is tomorrow,* which, if you live in Europe, still leaves you plenty of time to get to Drop Studios in London for the 2 p.m. tip-off. We'd just like to remind all prospective tossers, however, that this is not a free-for-all. There are rules, as listed on the official 2006 Masturbate-A-Thon site:
• 1. No touching other participants.
• 2. NO FAKING ORGASMS! Do not waste our time. If you have an orgasm we are happy for you, but this is not our goal.
• 3. No Drugs or Alcohol, and No Smoking.
• 4. DO NOT Exchange Sex Toys.
By the way, for those too shy to discuss this event in public, we would recommend a trip to the Euphemism Generator. Our favorite so far: "Bludgeoning the witness."
Registration, Official Rules [Masturbate-A-Thon 2006]
Only A Matter Of Time Before This Becomes An Olympic Sport, You Know [Deadspin]
More Tossers On TV [Guardian Unlimited]
Euphemism Generator [Walking Dead.net]
* = Sorry, no "Every day is a Masturbate-a-thon for me" jokes are being accepted at this time.