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It's Rugby League State of Origin week. For League fans, the State of Origin Games weeks are the biggest weeks of the season. These matches are tough, cliche-filled mini-dramas where everyone with even a passing interest in the game takes sides, dons a colour, drinks beer and yells a bit, at least here, north of the Tweed.
It's Queensland versus New South Wales, "Mate versus Mate, State versus State", Maroons versus Blues, Cane Toads versus Cockroaches.
In Queensland, businesses are draped in maroon and white bunting, balloons and banners, office workers wear their prized maroon footy jersey to work over their shirt and tie or blouse, and the war cry is "QUEENSLANDER!!" So ubiquitous is the Queensland obsession with State of Origin that people who aren't swept up in maroon fever are mocked, insulted, shunned. Of the 900 or so people that I follow on Twitter, the number to confess their disinterest in the sporting event is in single digits. Brave Susan Hetherington did; she knows the territory all too well.
Many Queenslanders would be amazed to learn that the same level of obsessive state fanaticism just doesn't exist south of the border. Sure, footy fans wear blue to the match, and get together to watch the game, yell at the tellie and share a few beers, but you won't find many offices and shops festooned in blue. In New South Wales, a State of Origin match does not equate to state pride on the line. The morale of the entire state doesn't hinge on the final score.
Queenslanders take a great deal of pleasure in taunting their New South Wales friends and colleagues when the maroons win State of Origin (which they seem to do most of the time). Take a hint from a transplanted southerner: save your breath, the don't care that much.
Queensland parochialism is a force of nature. There's a maroon-hued unity within this state that I've never seen anywhere else, in any colour. When a Queensland sportsman wins anything of note, it's a headline.
There's a line, though, and while I respect the Queensland state pride, that line is crossed far too often, particularly by media. Look at individual sports like tennis, golf, surfing and swimming. Some of these sports have national teams, so when competing at international level, those athletes are representing Australia. They are wearing the Green and Gold. The cry from the stands is not "QUEENSLANDER!", it's "Oi Oi Oi!" Too often, the Queensland media report these victories by describing the victorious athlete as a Queensander.
"But they are Queenslanders!", I hear you argue.
Yes, they are, but when representing Australia, can we introduce them as such, as leave the state affiliation to the second sentence?
I recall during the Beijing Olympics four years ago, pumped up Queensland journalists breathlessly reported Queensland's Olympic medal tally. It wasn't a sidebar, or a feature on the success of Queensland athletes in the Australian team. It was just the way some maroon-hearted reporters presented the medal tally.
Here's a note, up front of the London Olympics. Queensland doesn't compete in the Olympics because Queensland is not a country.
Of course it's appropriate to count up the number of Olympic medals won by Queenslanders if that's the point you're trying to make, as was the case in the Quuensland Parliament after the Games, but surely we can agree that if you're an Olympian representing Australia, your medal is an Aussie victory, first and foremost?
I fully expect to be challenged on this, by Queenslanders, by media, by you: why shouldn't we be proud of our state?
We should be proud, and we are. Still, Queensland state pride often seems over the top, particularly in comparison to...well...everywhere else. The fact that nowhere else does state pride like Queensland does is something else we can be proud of.
But what's behind it? Is it a response to having been mocked for so many years for not being as big or successful or trendy as New South Wales and Victoria? Is it an attempt to reclaim some pride after the Fitzgerald Enquiry painted the Sunshine State as more shonky than shiny? Is this intense maroon frenzy just a group reaction to our own inferiority complex?
I think it is. This is Queensland, constantly having to prove ourselves. It's part of who we are. For those cooler weeks in footy season, Queensland becomes QUEENSLANDER! This is our personality, our image, our colour scheme, our obsession. And for those three games per year, that's okay.
I wonder what Queensland is for the other 49 weeks of the year?
Friday, May 25, 2012
Queensland versus The World
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- NerissaJune 28, 2012 at 8:47 AM
It's only going to get worse. Brisbane City Council has just started to get behind the culture: http://www.brisbanemarketing.com.au/Media/News/2012/7/Show_your_Colours_for_OriginReplyDelete
I was born a Queenslander and remain so. I have no interest in sport. I am saddened on the days I inadvertently wear maroon or a variant of this colour (one that suits me) on a State of Origin day (because I don't know when they are). At least this way I will know when to wear other colours.
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Let's check out some of the coolest and biggest things made out of paper here:
10. Paper Computer Shell
Most laptop covers are made out of paper but the company firm PEGA D&E decided to make one out of paper. No worries about it catching fire from an overheated computer because it's hard paper not the one you use to print out things.
9. Paper Garment
Some people have begun to make paper clothing for two reasons first, just to shake things up a bit and second because it's environmental friendlier. The process used for making these fashion garments involves the use of paper, where the clothes or fabric are placed under paper sheets and a heated press is used to create some of the incredible pleats.
Rather than cutting and sewing the fabric, it is folded into precise and accurate creases based on origami and they look absolutely stunning in geometric shapes and swirls as they are folded.
8. Paper Bridge
Architect Shigeru Ban from France managed to create a temporary bridge made using cardboard close to Avignon. The length of this bridge was estimated to be around 20 meters and was created using around 280 cardboard tubes. Recycled paper and plastic were used to make the steps for this bridge. The Paper Bridge was assembled together with the support of faculty from the Architecture of Montpellier and it was unveiled at a cultural event before the public in 2007.
The Japanese architect-Shigeru Ban is renowned for some of his brilliant applications using cardboard in building many temporary and permanent structures.
7. Paper Pinata
Pinata originated from Mexico and it is usually a container made using cloth, pottery or paper mache and decorated to celebrate any specific event or used in ceremonies. The giant and massive Pinata that resembled Orange M&M was designed as part of an event and measured about 46 foot in height. This Pinata was known to be the world's biggest Pinata and entered the Guinness Book of World Records, during its debut in 2011.
6. Paper Canopy
In 2009, Dream Time Design from Australia managed to create an amazing and cool paper canopy that was designed temporary for an event. The main highlight of this night spot bar was the 10-foot outer shell that was supported by a massive cardboard structure.
5. Paper Airplane
The giant sized largest paper airplane- Arturo Desert Eagle was flown across the Arizona desert. This paper airplane was based on the original design which was created by 12-year-old Arturo Valdenegro who was the winner of the competition held by Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson. A team of engineers used this model to recreate this plane on a larger scale and released in from the helicopter in Arizona. This paper airplane measures 45 feet in length, 26 feet in width and has a wingspan of around 24 feet.
4. Paper Tube School
After the devastating earthquake that struck Central China in Sichuan province a few years ago, thousands of schools were severely damaged. It is believed that it was a result of poor quality construction that the schools resembled like flattened pancakes after the earthquake. The Japanese architect-Shigeru Ban with a team of Japanese and Chinese students created a temporary structure made using recycled cardboard tubes and plywood.
3. Cardboard Tube Furniture
The Fan Tubes concept was inspired from the Italian designers-Paola Argine and Cristina Alzati. The Fantube furniture uses a novel way of using discarded pieces of cardboard pieces to create some amazing pieces of furniture that can be a focal point of any modern home décor. Cardboard tube chairs and table were created by combining plexiglass and wire for this purpose.
2. Paper Pavilion
Architecture students from University of New South Wales created a temporary structure- a pavilion that was made using recycled cardboard tubes, which was a part of a design competition. There were many such temporary structures that were created as part of the event at the Sydney Architecture Festival, For this purpose, they used 2000 tubes from a manufacturing company.
1. Acoustic Art
Swiss artist, Zimoun is renowned for making sound sculptures and sound architecture by combining innovative materials such as cardboard boxes, old furniture, cotton balls, plastic bags. He uses them along with speakers, microphones and DC motors for creating moving cardboard installations. His amazing creation can be seen at Mannheimer Kunstverein gallery in Germany, where he has managed to install 81 boxes in between two levels and used motors to give the spinning and jostling motions.
Zimoun used 20 DC motors along the handrail and as soon as they are activated, the boxes start moving using thin nylon ropes that are connected to every box. He has created many such installations, and in one of them has used 186 motors for creating a vibrating motion.

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It's a parody, it's a reboot -- it's a reboot-parody! It's Must Seed TV! Special Agent Cox Smulder (Devin Franco) wants to prove he was abducted by an alien, but with a skeptic of a partner like Agent Sully (Damon Heart) it's easy to get pulled back to earth. With one unsolved mystery after another, Sully and Smulder find themselves closer to the truth, until they come face to face -- and face to cock… and ass to mouth -- with a close encounter of the probing kind.
It's a parody, it's a reboot -- it's a reboot-parody! It's Must Seed TV! Lawrence Fillmore (Tomas Brand) is making it work the best he can, but with a talkative twink like Corey (Dakota Payne) under his wing, sometimes the only way to get some peace and quiet is when his mouth is full. But when they come as horny as Corey, you have to fill more than just his mouth -- and luckily Lawrence loves to fuck! Corey might not be his son, but Lawrence is definitely a daddy, and this daddy is always ready to Fill More Guys.
It's a parody, it's a reboot -- it's a reboot-parody! It's Must Seed TV! Your favorite gay BFFs are back on primetime, but their G-rated antics don't compare to the horny hijinx of Will Truvadaman (Billy Santoro) and Ace Gradler (Shawn Reeve)! When Jack (guest star Ken Summers) and Walker (guest star Devin Franco) drop off personal trainer Rosario (Rico Marlon), things go from whacky to wild! You don't need the will or the grace if you've got a Hole & Face!
The contestants of "Breeding Prince Charming" have been whittled down to Marq Daniels, Rico Marlon, Andrey Vic, and Adam Killian. And the only effective way to figure out who wins Brian's ultimate affection is to try everyone out at the same time. Brian Bonds offers his hole to the raw hard cocks of the four remaining contestants, and they all show off their full skills. Brian takes a real hammering, especially at 9:15 when he is double-penetrated by Marq Daniels and Andrey Vic while sucking off Adam Killian and Rico Marlon. In the end, Damon asks Brian if he found what he was looking for… Did he?
Damon Heart has had his eye on the contestant Sergeant Miles since "Breeding Prince Charming" began, despite it being improper for the host involving himself with the contestants. When Sergeant finds himself in an unfavorable situation, Damon cuts his job as host short and offers the muscular stud some support. And that supports turns into Sergeant brandishing his hard cock. Yes, Sergeant is an awesome top and most guys beg for the chance to take it up the butt from him, but sometimes he wants his ass played with too. Damon gives Sergeant that needed attention at 09:10. They soon switch roles, where Sergeant shows off those bareback topping skills he's well known for at 14:05.
Sergeant Miles doesn't know what's going on with his relationship (or lack thereof) with Brian Bonds, the star of "Breeding Prince Charming." He sees the other contestants around him getting a shot to raw-dog the slutty prince, but Sergeant is sitting on the sidelines and his balls are getting fuller and fuller with each passing day. At this point, he doesn't care if he gets any time with Brian or not -- he just wants to nut. He stops by the pool to let off some steam, and there he finds the Latino hunks Rico Marlon and Ken Summers. This gives Sergeant Miles the perfect opportunity to whip out his dick and have some fun with two of his sexy-as-hell cast mates. Rico and Sergeant are both in the mood to fuck a guy in the ass, and Ken Summers is more than happy to take them both on at the same time. If you check out 15:00, you'll see Ken being split in two when Rico and Sergeant double-penetrate him… just listen to the moans!
Brian Bonds stars in the spoof reality competition show "Breeding Prince Charming," and a cast of 11 Lucas Entertainment models are vying to win his attention. Damon Heart is the host of the show, and we're joined by Andrei Vic, Jon Bae, Sean Xavier, Ricky Verez, Ken Summers, Michael Roman, Dylan James, Kim Gromov, Rico Marlon, Marq Daniels, and Bogdan Gromov. Damon sets the guys loose to show off their goods to Brian, but it's Sean Xavier that catches his eye for the first "date." The two guys head over to the bar to get to know each other, but neither one of them keeps up the act for long. Brian Bonds quickly shows off his reason for starring in the show: he wants to be a sub bareback bitch for the hottest guys on the cast. And when Sean Xavier whips out his 10 inches of huge black cock, Brian begins his work to make sure all of Sean's needs are met. But after the raw sucking and fucking is over, was Sean's performance good enough to make the cut?
In the conclusion of Lucas Entertainment's "Barebackula," Jonathan Harder (James Castle) must decide if he's going to flee Castle Bare or if he's going to give in to all of the sexual depravity taking place within. As Jonathan prepares to go, Barebackula (Damon Heart) makes him an offer he can't refuse -- the eternal body and sex of Count Barebackula himself. And with such an offer, Barebackula will prove to Jonathan Harder that cum is life!
Jonathan Harder's time at Castle Bare is taking its toll on him. He finally understands that sex is all the count thinks of… and that cum is all he feeds on. And as Jonathan wears down, so does his inability to resist the temptations Barebackula throws at him. When Barebackula appears in Jonathan's room one night and calls upon the demonic servants Mario Domenech and Alex Kof, Jonathan submits. Their presence compels Jonathan to strip down and give up his beautiful body. There's no sexual act the demons don't seduce Jonathan with. He can't control himself -- and he doesn't want to. All the while, the demons are preparing him for their master.
The dark servants that populate Castle Bare do more than serve the household needs of Count Barebackula. They're permitted to mingle and play with each other, but when the needs of the count call, they must obey. The count may be the ruler of Castle Bare, but when his sexual commands are fulfilled, he calls upon the strength of his minions to control and subjugate him. Damon Heart as Barebackula summons his dark servant Dylan James to fulfill his nightly needs for sex and seed. The count gives over his throat and ass to earn his minion's cum… and to seduce the unwitting British Attorney Jonathan Harder.
The story begins with British attorney Jonathan Harder (James Castle) arriving in the far-off land of Truvadia. He finds himself at Castle Bare, the home of Count Barebackula (Damon Heart), who greets and shows him his ancestral house. Barebackula is an eclectic fellow, and he keeps a harem of quiet and dark-eyed men, all of whom Jonathan finds himself enchanted by. It quickly becomes apparent to him that there's far more going on than everything seems, as he watches two of these men fucking at the command of the count. Jonathan Harder watches on as Alex Kof and Dylan James engage in limitless carnal pleasure. In the scenario Alex shows Dylan how to ride his intimidating nine-inch uncut dick. Dylan, in turn, gets Alex on his back for balls-deep penetration.
The finale of "Assassin" has arrived as Michael Lucas meets with the sexy muscle-stud performer Adam Killian to learn everything he knows about who's trying to kill him. But it's not just information that the assassin is after: it's Adam himself! Adam and Michael embrace each other in slow, soft kisses before he moves up and down Michael's sleek body and hard, 10-inch cock. Michael can't keep his hands off of Adam, either -- he runs his hands along his face and through his hair as Adam licks and sucks Michael's stiff shaft and works his balls with his hands. The scene turns even hotter when Michael slips off Adam's white briefs, flips his ass into the air, and deeply eats out his tight hole. When Adam can't take it anymore, Michael slides his rock and ready dick deep into Adam's ass, slowly and deeply riding him -- making intense eye contact the entire time! Eventually Adam rolls over onto his stomach and buries his face into a pillow with low moans as Michael continues to fuck him with unending momentum. As the climax nears, Adam once again moves onto his back as Michael drills them both toward a passionate cum shot! This is a romantic side of Michael and Adam never before seen. But the action doesn't stop here as the detective enters Adam's apartment and Michael races back to his place to cover his tracks. The fuse is ignited and the suspense burns to an inevitable end in the shocking finale of this edgy porno noir!
In order to conquer jealously and strengthen their relationship, Wagner Vittoria and Diego Lauzen hail Adam Killian for him to join them in a threesome on the rocks and shallow waters of a Costa Rican oasis. The guys make out and take turns sucking cock; their muscled bodies compete against one another to determine just who the hottest really is! It is especially hot to see Diego and Wagner have sex with each other: Diego swallows Wagner's entire erect cock while Adam goes to town on Diego's hole! While Diego is worshipping Wagner's cock Adam pounds him hard from behind. Wagner then gets on his back so Adam can pound him while he sucks his boyfriend's cock. But Wagner wants to see Diego go even further, so Adam and Wagner double-penetrate Diego's meaty ass! The question is this: can he handle it?
Rocco Steele, the gay porn industry's reigning daddy top, stars in a bareback orgy of epic proportions. And who better to open the scene with Rocco than Alejandro Alvarez, a champion cock whore and power bottom who unrepentantly loves sex. Joining Rocco and Alejandro are Drew Sebastian, Dolf Dietrich and the always-studly Pedro Andreas. This five-way begins their breeding party by chowing down on each other's cocks, and judging by how focused Alejandro is, I'd say he's enjoying the task of blowing Rocco. I've made the point in the past that I'm a huge fan of Dolf and Drew, and their bearish presence combined with Rocco and Pedro makes for an incredible first installment… and it's Alejandro who has to withstand the appetites of these three men. He's just one example: around 6:15 Drew bends Alejandro over and fucks him, only to pull out for Dolf to suck on him and lube up a bit with his saliva for more fucking!
Dato Foland gets a gay bareback orgy for Christmas: While Tanner Bradley is riding Santiago Figueroa's cock, Dato Foland and Nigel Banks not-so-accidently find them in the middle of their heated sexual affair and decide to jump in balls deep. But the situation wouldn't be complete without Donnie Dean and Ivan Gregory. What ensues is something Dato Foland has always wanted for Christmas: a gay bareback sex orgy!
There's not much time before his dinner party and Andy Dick needs a pair of chefs to pull it all together so it doesn't turn into a total disaster. He seeks out the talent of rival cooks Vito Gallo and Rod Daily, who bicker back and forth after being ushered into the kitchen by Andy's wife, Lady Bunny. After Andy and Lady exit and leave the guys to their work, cooking is the last thing on their mind. The only thing that heats up are the men themselves after they strip off their cooking clothes and focus on each other: the guys don't care if they get their jobs done so long as they get each other done! Vito Gallo is on top, Rod Daily is on the bottom, and tune in to see if he can handle the Italian power-top's cock!
The topic on today's show is beauty, and Adam Killian leads the discussion with his guests: Derek Hartley, Epiphany, and D.O. As the discussion heats up Adam continues to pay close attention to D.O., who takes advantage of his attention. They head back to Adam's apartment to get to know each other better, but that only means they want to sleep with each other. And when D.O. takes his clothes off and shows his body, we see a damn close example of perfect masculine beauty. Adam and D.O. suck each other off and flip-fuck like the horny hunks they are. D.O. takes Adam's cock first, and then they swap and D.O. gets to experience exactly how plump Adam's bubble butt is!
Hot Rod and Fabio Stallone are late to the party, but when you look like these two, you're allowed to be as late as you want. They have no idea what's going on inside the house, so instead of rushing inside to join in the gay bareback sex orgy that's ensuing, they instead decide to hang out in the garage for a while. Hot Rod decides to worship Fabio's muscles and suck on the thick piece of uncut meat between the hulk's legs. But for Fabio's size, he's actually a big bottom who loves feeling raw cock inside his ass. Hot Rod's mammoth black dick is the only thing big enough to give Fabio true pleasure, so he takes a ride on the chocolate erection in the garage before joining the birthday party!
Sean Xavier and Duncan Black tried to make it work, but their marriage came to a bitter end and Candis Cayne is their divorce lawyer who sorts out the legal dispute. But there's another way to handle it, and that's in the privacy of a bedroom. Duncan may not love Sean anymore, but he still has strong feelings for Sean's massive black cock, and the deeper it's inside him, the stronger his feelings are! Duncan services Sean's cock one more time before they strip off their clothes and he accepts every single inch of Sean's cock inside his asshole!
Attitude is the defining trait of a King of New York, and Andrew Stark has plenty of it. Let's face it, he's a diva in and out, but photographer Reichen Lehmkuhl isn't in the mood for his nonsense and decides to knock him down a few pegs by using his assistant, Jed Athens, to show him how it's done. The insult turns Andrew on, so he pulls Jed into a private room and shows him all of the presence he has in and out of his clothes. Andrew has a handsome natural body without tattoos, and he is also a dominant top who doesn't take it easy on Jed. They suck each other's cocks before Andrew takes Jed by his ass and slips his dick deep inside. Watch and see if Jed can handle the fucking Andrew gives him.
Michael Musto may be down after being let go from the Village Voice, but he's certainly not out! He's looking for a comeback, and he's going to find it by writing a story about a nightclub that made his career when he was still a budding wordsmith. Hardcore gay porn stars Jimmy Durano and Angelo Marconi have since taken the club over, and their reopening turns into an opportunity for Michael and a huge success for the power couple. They celebrate the next morning from their high-rise apartment bedroom after sipping coffee on the balcony. Though Angelo is a hulking wall of man, he's a submissive lover who yearns for nothing more than feeling his boyfriend deep inside his huge bubble butt. He gets Jimmy's uncut Latin cock nice and hard by massaging the shaft and foreskin with his lips and tongue. Angelo proves his bottoming nature by hopping up and down on Jimmy's cock before rolling over onto his stomach. In his favorite position, Jimmy pounds and jackhammers Angelo without mercy!
There's nothing wrong with being a bit fair-skinned, but Liam Magnuson and Johnny Hazzard cave into the pressure and decide to stop by a tanning salon for some quick color. They stop by the tanning salon run by Patricia Krentcil, aka the "Tan Mom," who pulls Liam Magnuson in for a tanning first. After his session Liam is tanned a bit more than he'd like to be; Johnny gets them the both out of there before more damage is done. Back at home Liam cleans up as much as he can, but Johnny loves him just the way he is. They begin to romantically kiss, and because these are two hot and horny young gay guys, the kissing quickly turns into sex! Liam and Johnny suck each other's hard cocks (Johnny loves taking Liam's stiff rod down his throat nice and slow, and bringing his mouth back around the shaft slowly) before Johnny gets on his hands and knees for Liam's frisky tongue. He gives his bottom boyfriend a good and deep rimming before rolling on a condom and inviting Johnny to take a seat on top. Johnny rides Liam for a while, but his favorite position is from behind. Liam's strong frame towers over Johnny as he pounds his ass deep in the doggy position, and his body is dripping with sweat as he approaches climax!
Latrice "Mother Fucking" Royale from season four of "RuPaul's Drag Race" introduces an acrobatic performance unlike anything seen in the world of hardcore gay porn. The show's main attraction far outweighs the circus performances, however: Christopher Daniels and Dean Monroe appear on stage to prove that sex is always (and always will be) the main attraction! Christopher Daniels, one of Lucas Entertainment's favorite gay blond bombshell porn stars, is paired with the goateed sex-devil Dean Monroe. Both guys have beautiful cocks and love to have their assholes stuffed with dick, so they go at one another with unrestrained veracity under the blue-and-red lights of the live sex show. Christopher is the first to take cock up his ass; he sits down on Dean's hard-on and bounces while playing with his own dick. The porn stars switch positions and Dean gets on his back. Christopher grabs him by the ankles and pumps his hole while staring down into his sex partner's eyes!
Despite being subservient to Jessy Ares, when it comes to sex Paddy O'Brian doesn't take shit from anyone and takes charge of the situation. Jessy rolls down Paddy's underwear and starts sucking the thick cock between the top's furry legs. Jessy works on Paddy long and hard dick before spinning around and getting his ass eaten out. Jessy is usually a strong, dominant top but here Paddy is taking control -- he bottoms for no one! Jessy bends over and thrusts his ass up in the air like a bitch in heat, and Paddy doesn't hesitate to let him know who is in charge as he fucks him deep and long in his ass! Jessy may not have a lot of experiencing bottoming, but after taking a pounding from Paddy O'Brian he won't soon forget the experience!
In order to conquer jealously and strengthen their relationship, Wagner Vittoria and Diego Lauzen hail Adam Killian for him to join them in a threesome on the rocks and shallow waters of a Costa Rican oasis. The guys make out and take turns sucking cock; their muscled bodies compete against one another to determine just who the hottest really is! It is especially hot to see Diego and Wagner have sex with each other: Diego swallows Wagner's entire erect cock while Adam goes to town on Diego's hole! While Diego is worshipping Wagner's cock Adam pounds him hard from behind. Wagner then gets on his back so Adam can pound him while he sucks his boyfriend's cock. But Wagner wants to see Diego go even further, so Adam and Wagner double-penetrate Diego's meaty ass! The question is this: can he handle it?
After some zip-lining, Jessy Ares and Adam Killian find a clearing in the Costa Rican jungle. Adam turns far too chit-chatty for Jesse's liking, so Jessy directs Adam down to his knees and pulls out his uncut cock. Adam would rather suck dick than talk to Jesse, anyway, so he opens up and uses his mouth to sensually pleasure the hot guy. Adam works the shaft, balls, head, and foreskin while also gliding his lips all over Jessy's stomach, chest, armpits, and lips before bringing him to climax!
Both Jesse Santana and Jake Genesis comprise a couple made to have sex on the beach. Jake's body is pure muscle with the perfect down of wiry hair, making it a sight to behold as his swim suit comes down for the sexy Jesse to use his mouth to pleasure the top as the waves roll in around their legs. Both guys have big, floppy, cut cocks and they love taking turns sucking each other, edging closer and closer. The guys move into the shallow water where Jesse gets on his hands and knees and arches his back, perking his ass right up. To meet the hole (it's begging for a slamming) is Jake's hard rod, which is poking perfectly horizontal as he knees down and slides inside his insatiable bottom! Jake takes a few breaks from fucking to eat out Jesse's ass before he gets the bottom on his back and seals the deal!
Tiziano Fuentes and Diego Lauzen sneak away into the Costa Rican jungle with D.O., and it's Tiziano and Diego who are on the menu! Tiziano is a handsome, lean, and seductive son of a bitch, and he makes it his sole mission to give both D.O. and Diego as much pleasure as possible. Diego bends over and gives D.O. a deep-swallowing blowjob as Tiziano eats out the plump ass that Diego constantly shows off; he certainly makes a meal of it! D.O. wants to know what he's missing out on so everyone switches spots so Diego is sucking Tiziano and getting his ass eaten by D.O.! Diego is the first to fuck Tiziano deep in his hungry ass, and the Latin king doesn't hold back before D.O. rolls on a condom and gets in on the hard-pounding action!
Brice Banyan wants to desperately break into the New York City bartending scene, which is a goldmine for a sexy guy like Brice -- but only if he can first prove he has what it takes. Trenton Ducati takes the kid under his wing, but the abusive bar owner Richie Rich humiliates the kid for making a simple mistake. The kind-hearted Trenton takes Brice into the back of the bar and cleans him up, but both are healthy men sexually attracted to one another, and an act of kindness quickly turns into hardcore sex! Trenton and Brice swap blowjobs before Brice bends over and asks Trenton to fuck him. Trenton does exactly that, taking the kid in different positions until they both shoot their loads!
The topic on today's show is beauty, and Adam Killian leads the discussion with his guests: Derek Hartley, Epiphany, and D.O. As the discussion heats up Adam continues to pay close attention to D.O., who takes advantage of his attention. They head back to Adam's apartment to get to know each other better, but that only means they want to sleep with each other. And when D.O. takes his clothes off and shows his body, we see a damn close example of perfect masculine beauty. Adam and D.O. suck each other off and flip-fuck like the horny hunks they are. D.O. takes Adam's cock first, and then they swap and D.O. gets to experience exactly how plump Adam's bubble butt is!
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Sony will unveil a new version of its handheld game console PlayStation Portable on January 27, as well as a gaming-oriented smartphone in February, Bloomberg reports, citing two people with knowledge of the company's plans.
Rumors of Sony working on a combination of a portable gaming device and a smartphone surfaced early last year, but the details about the device were very scarce, and they still are.
No new details have been revealed about the next generation of PlayStation Portable, except that it will be revealed at a briefing on January 27, which Sony has declined to comment. The PlayStation phone will have a touch screen, and will be presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, held February 14 to 17.
Regardless of the technicalities, it's clear that Sony needs to rethink its portable gaming strategy, as recent numbers show that the iPhone and Nintendo DS are causing Sony's share in the portable gaming market to rapidly shrink.
Sony plans to do exactly that. The company will outline a new strategy to combine its various online services and enable users to share games, movies and music among devices such as handhelds and TVs, Bloomberg's sources claim.
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Brooks changed landscape for coaches
When Indiana named Kelvin Sampson its new basketball coach in the spring of 2006, a Louisville sports columnist labeled it a "Rich Brooks hire."
It was not a compliment.
For the first 3½ years that Brooks labored as Kentucky's football coach, his name was a metaphor in these parts for "terrible coaching hire."
Which is why Brooks must get a deep chuckle at what his name stands for now.
Two-and-a-half years and three bowl wins later, "Rich Brooks" is now the patron saint of struggling coaches, the living admonishment about rendering final judgment on a coach too soon.
In a public speaking engagement in Louisville last year, Rick Pitino made a pitch to U of L fans to show more patience with embattled Cardinals football coach Steve Kragthorpe.
The example Pitino cited?
Rich Brooks at Kentucky.
In Thursday's Lexington Herald-Leader, my colleague John Clay correctly pointed out that second-year Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie deserves more time before anyone makes a lasting judgment of his tenure — and used Brooks as an example.
Has any sports figure in our state ever undergone a more dramatic, positive change in public perception than Brooks? For all of us, sports fans and media alike, the transformation offers lessons.
1. No matter how flawed the search for a coach, it doesn't mean the person hired can't or won't succeed.
When Guy Morriss unexpectedly left Lexington in 2002, with Kentucky football headed toward the full impact of NCAA sanctions, Mitch Barnhart had a rough ride in his first major coaching quest as UK AD.
The search that led to Rich Brooks was a meandering mess, but it turns out that didn't ultimately matter because it did yield a coach who has done a good job.
Moral: In coaching hires, process matters only if it leads to poor competitive performance.
2. Early coaching mistakes can be surmounted.
In his first year as Kentucky coach, Brooks inherited a uniquely talented, 300-pound shotgun passer of a quarterback, Jared Lorenzen, as well as a veteran offensive line and receiving corps.
What he did not inherit was any proven running back.
In spite of that, Brooks and staff tried to install the Kansas State multiple offense.
It would have been hard to find an offense less suited to the talent UK had on its roster. That decision denied a popular senior class (think Lorenzen, Derek Abney et al.) of their best chance to succeed.
Moral: That early miscue did not prove fatal.
After another year of offensive futility in 2004, Barnhart forced a change in offensive coordinators on a reluctant and always-loyal-to-his-staff Brooks.
That switch and the willingness of the new offensive coordinator, Joker Phillips, to tailor his offense to the strengths of the players on his roster set the table for Brooks' subsequent success.
3. In all but rare cases, coaches deserve at least four years.
There are exceptions that justify not giving a new coach that long a term.
Any kind of NCAA trouble or off-the-floor scandal can justify a quick hook. A complete competitive meltdown (a 1-11 football season or a 7-25 basketball year) could merit the same.
Moral: Absent such scenarios, coaches deserve a chance to at least coach one team made up solely of their own recruits.
Of course, there are no guarantees that patience will ultimately pay.
In regard to Louisville, I fret that Kragthorpe, with his yearly changes at coordinator, is doing a better imitation of Bill Curry's ill-fated Kentucky football coaching tenure than that of Brooks.
Here in Lexington, I worry that Gillispie — with his sarcastic public persona and his penchant for, let's say, counter-intuitive, in-game coaching moves — is not a good "fit" for the hyper-scrutinized position of Kentucky basketball coach.
Still, the new meaning of the metaphor "Rich Brooks" reminds us that it can be folly to write off a coach too quickly.
For the old man, that fact must be quite a kick.


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Editing digital photographs or working with other types of image file need not mean working with a large, complicated and expensive editing package. Paint.NET was originally intended to be a replacement for the basic Paint tool which is bundled with Windows, but into a program in its own right. The program has a beautifully clean and uncluttered interface, with tabbed files access making it easy to work with multiple images at the same time. Although the program is comparable with the likes of Paint Shop Pro and even Photoshop, it is not only free of charge but also lightning fast - but system requirements remain low.
With support for layers, a wide range of image formats and image editing plugins, everything you need to get started with image editing can be found here. A selection of filters and special effects are built into Paint.NET, and these can be used to enhance image or to get creative with your artwork. The program includes everything you would expect to find in an image editing package, but there are plenty of surprises when you consider that this is free software. The gradient tool is powerful and easy to use, and unlimited levels of undo make it possible to try out several ideas without worrying about losing the original image.
Paint.NET is the personification of what free software should be. The program is of a very high standard and features and automatic update facility so you can always be sure you are working with the latest version - and with a dedicated team of developers, updates are fairly frequent. The program has a large and active following, and there are a range of helpful hints, tips and tutorials to be found in the Paint.NET forums. This may well be the on.ly image editor you ever need.
Paint.NET 2.5.11 ships with these new features/fixes:
- Fixed: The Gaussian Blur effect was incorrectly calculating alpha values for non-opaque pixels.
- Improved performance of the Sharpen effect by about 25%
- Improved performance of the Median effect by about 30%
- Improved performance of the Fragment effect by about 40%
- Improved performance of the Unfocus effect by about 100%
- Reduced memory usage when many selection manipulation operations are in the history/undo stack
- The built-in updater now supports upgrading to paint.net 4.0 (once it's available)
Few programs are as pleasing to use as Paint.NET - this freeware image editor is simply unrivalled.


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Greetings fellow wargamers! Caleb with White Metal Games here! And today I have a quick tip for you!
Over the holidays GW Released their Agrellan Earth technical paint, a crackle medium paint. Mediums like Crackle, Frost, Pearlized, etc don't have a major place in our hobby and I've never entirely been sure why. My theory is that until the major paint vendors like Privateer Press, GW, Reaper, Vallejo, and others release their own version of these mediums, most of the consumers remain in the dark about them.
Well personally, I don't have time to wait around for their okay to proceed. I like to test out things for myself. Crackle Medium is very cheap and easy to obtain. I picked up a bottle at Walmart for $5 bucks!
I've been trying to think of uses for Crackle Medium for a while now, and suddenly the other day I got a burst of insight. Veins! Veins on wings (and anywhere else you want veins) no longer have to be a pain. Now, I'm not saying I am the only person that's ever had this idea, but a quick Google search didn't reveal a lot of findings, so I felt like a post dedicated to the technique could be valuable.
Okay, so here's how it works: Firstly, grab a wing. I'm using an old pewter Gargoyle wing below from the Tyranid range, however any leather wing would do. Prime the wing, preferably in a light color like white or grey. I'm using Vallejo light grey primer below.
Next, grab your crackle medium, a color for the veins (I'm using VMA Scarlet Red), and a color to go over the veins for contrast. Since this is a training tutorial, I went with a simple flesh color. This is actually a sample paint from reaper, but it's fleshy enough for my purposes.
Author's Note: I realize veins can be a variety of colors, including blue, purple (for old veins), etc. However, the same technique can in theory be applied to any underlying color. And a clever painter might even blend together a few underlying colors, like blue and red to create some dark purple patches, so that the final effect is more rich and interesting.
Even though this tutorial is brief, we could encourage readers to try crackle medium to achieve other fun effects. Try some of these!
Wood Grain: Black base coat with Brown Overcoat
Marble: Black base coat with off white/bone white top coat
Lightning: White or pale blue base coat with darker blue top coat
White Metal Games, like this interesting Ork Ghost Ark (wtf?) below, be sure to check out our facebook page for all the most recent happenings! And give us a like if you, well, like what you see.
And until then, PUT YOUR MINIS WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS!
If you found this tutorial useful, be sure to check out more of our work on our homepage, or at the very least, like us on facebook! We also have a new podcast called Warcouncil where we share other cool hobby tips! And you can see more tips through our Youtube channel!
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What a weekend of games. UNC and Wake put on a show, Michigan State seems to have hit their stride and looks like a tough team to beat, Louisville held on to get a victory they deserpately needed, and UCLA managed to hold off and talented USC team.
Looking back, I went 6-0 in my team prediction's and was close on most games on the predicted spread – I was off a total of 25 points for all six games. Some of the individual match-ups did not affect the result like I thought they would.
Kansas 62
No. 12 Michigan State 75
Match-ups to watch:
- PG Kansas' Sherron Collins vs. MSU's Kalin Lucas – Collins had 25 points, eight assists, three rebounds and two steals.
- C Kansas' Cole Aldrich vs. MSU's Goran Suton – Cole Aldrich had a monster game with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks.
Winner: MSU by 5 – Off by 8 points.
No. 22 West Virginia 53
No. 15 Marquette 75
Match-ups to watch:
- G WV's Alex Rouff vs. Marguette's Jerel McNeal – McNeal was the difference maker with 26 points, seven rebounds, three steals and one assists
- F WV's De'Sean Butler vs. Marguette's Wesley Matthews – Butler had a good game, but Matthews was a little better statistically. He had 13 points, five rebounds and two assists.
Winner: Marquette by 11 – Off by 1 point.
No. 21 Louisville 61
No. 17 Villanova 60
Match-ups to watch:
- PG Lousville's Edgar Sosa vs. 'Nova's Scottie Reynolds – Reynolds follows-up his 40 point scoring spree with a poor game, but still outplayed Sosa. Reynolds finished 11 points, three assists and two rebounds.
- F Louisville's Samardo Samuels vs. 'Nova's Dante Cunningham – Cunningham has been one of the biggest surprises in the Big East and he played strong for 'Nova with 21 points, five rebounds, two steals and one block.
Winner: Louisville by 4 – Off by 3 points.
No. 3 UNC 89
No. 4 Wake Forrest 92
Match-ups to watch:
- G/F UNC's Danny Green vs. WF's James Johnson or Al-Farouq Aminu – Green was everywhere and he kept UNC in the game with his 22 points, six rebounds, and five steals.
- G UNC's Ty Lawson vs. WF's Jeff Teague – Teague was the player on the floor. He easily outplayed Lawson with 34 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
Winner: Wake by 2 –Off by 1 point.
No. 7 UCLA 64
Match-ups to watch:
- G UCLA's Daren Collison vs. USC's Daniel Hackett – Collison had a another solid game for UCLA. He scored 18 points, dished out 6 assists and pulled down three rebounds.
- G UCLA's Josh Shippvs. USC's Dwight Lewis – Neither had a great game, but Shipp did have 10 points and two rebounds to Lewis' four points – way under his season average of 16.4 – and 3 assists.
Winner: UCLA by 13 – Off by 9 points.
Wisconsin 52
No. 14 Purdue 65
Match-ups to watch:
- F Wisconsin's Marcus Landry vs. Purdue's Robbie Hummel – Hummel came off the bench and scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- G Wisconsin's John Bohannon vs. Purdue's E'Twaun Moore – Even.
Winner: Purdue by 10 –Off by 3 points.


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Egg-cellent: 5 Incredible Egg White Recipes
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A great alternative to sugary banana bread, this oatmeal protein bake can be flavored with a variety of fruits. Even the kids will love it!Published on: Jul 29, 2012
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This tilapia recipe is quick and easy, but also bold and flavorful. You can even try it with chicken or other fish!Published on: Jul 26, 2012
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Boost the nutrient profile of your favorite protein shake with a LiveFit-approved protein spinach cup. Delicious and nutritious!Published on: Jul 25, 2012
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Blakes Townhouse
50 Merrion Road, D4 Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Blakes Townhouse is a luxury Edwardian style boutique hotel in the heart of exclusive Ballsbridge. There is a choice of classic and deluxe rooms in the hotel as well as a number of stunning suites. All rooms are air conditioned, spacious and elegant, some with beautiful four poster beds, spa baths and broadband access (WiFi). This charming property has achieved many awards and accolades. The award winning breakfast famous in Blakes Townhouse is served in the conservatory dining room. The perfect blend of location, service and luxury.
|07:00 - 12:00
WiFi is available free of charge.
Free parkingfacilities.
Near exhibion centre, Near trainstation, Centre, Near airport, Near subway / tramstation, Near shopping centre.
More than 3 days before arrival : no cancellation costs.
Less than 3 days and more than 1 day(s) before arrival: 1 night will be charged.
Less than 1 day(s) before arrival : 2 nights will be charged.
When the reservation has not been used and no cancellation has been made at the hotel: the first 2 nights will be charged.
Children less than 3 year(s) old: free of charge.
Children less than 10 years and more than 3 year(s) old: 20.00 € for each additional bed.
For older children and adults 40.00 € for each additional bed is charged.
Pets are not allowed.
Visa, Diners Club, Maestro, Mastercard, American Express.
Our kitchen prides itself on a fine blend of local and international dishes served in the conservatory dining room overlooking the charming courtyard and gardens. The award winning Full Irish Breakfast is not to be missed. Afternoon teas and fine wines are served in the main drawing rooms and library where guests can relax and choose from a fine selection of Irish and international literature.
Blakes Townhouse enjoys a prime location opposite the Royal Dublin Society exhibition centre (RDS) in the exclusive embassy district in Dublin 4. The DART and Dublin bus services to the city centre are within easy walking distance. Charming Sandymount village with its array of bars and restaurants is a short stroll from the hotel as are the beach and strand. Dublin city centre is a mere 8 minutes away by DART (Dublin's Electric Train). The city's most beloved tourist attractions are found here such as Trinity College, the Book of Kells, Dublin Castle, National Art Gallery, Grafton Street, O'Connell Bridge, the Spire and the National Museum of Ireland. Blakes Townhouse is located 20 minutes from Dublin Airport by car. There is also a luxury coach link available to transport guests to Merrion Road. Just 6 minutes to the O2 arena by car.


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House of Darlings is the fashion brand created by Diana Garcia combining her socially conscious focus with thoughtfully curated looks.
Based around the belief that you can change the world, House of Darlings uses fashion to accomplish that single goal, sharing the mission with her consumer by introducing a meaningful shopping experience for beautiful collections you will love benefiting those in need with every single purchase.
Each limited edition collection supports a charity initiative- The Magnolia Collection helped foster kids in need; The Basic Collection ensured no woman had to go through breast cancer alone; The Open Seas Spring Collection will benefit clean water efforts in Africa.


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text: In the heart of Swaledale, 'Blaeberry' is a beautiful, eighteenth century cottage, situated approximately 8 miles due west of Richmond, in the tiny hamlet of Grinton. Located in a National Park the cottage is ideally located for those who enjoy walking amidst stunning scenery in a remote, rural setting. It comfortably sleeps five people.


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Rustic, dotted with willows and cottonwoods and largely untouched, the tiny Leona Valley communities of Lake Hughes and Elizabeth Lake mark a slow and quiet corner of Los Angeles County.
Known jointly as The Lakes, it is a community rich with tales of stagecoach stops, bandit hideaways -- even legendary lake monsters. But a welcome sign sums up residents' greatest pride: "The Lakes: Where Nature Is Your Neighbor."
"That's why we chose to live here," said Allaire Koslo, the community's honorary mayor, whose family has lived in the area for more than 40 years.
And that's why there is panic over the possible sale of part of Elizabeth Lake and adjacent property, the community's centerpiece. If purchased, it could sprout commercial enterprises that some fear would spoil The Lakes' bucolic setting.
It's easy to understand the attraction to a buyer. The property includes 155 acres of open water and wetlands, more than two miles of shoreline and 16 acres of commercial land.
Swimming, fishing, kayaking and bird watching are common at Elizabeth, the largest natural lake in Los Angeles County and the headwaters of the Santa Clara River
The lake's western half belongs to the U.S. Forest Service, which maintains a daytime picnic area and bans high-impact activities, such as hunting, jet skiing and the use of motorized vessels of more than 10 horsepower.
The land on the other side of the lake belongs to Lancaster-based Ridgetop Ranch Properties, which after two decades of ownership has put it on the market for $19.5 million.
Mark Simon, the listing agent, said the land actually has considerable value just as it is: open and mostly unspoiled.
The wetlands, marsh and riparian forest provide habitat for more than 138 wildlife species. It is home to the declining tricolored blackbird, the Southwestern willow flycatcher and other "special status" species such as the Western patch-nosed snake.
For a developer, that's not necessarily bad news. The land could be used as a "mitigation bank," meaning the owner could earn development credits elsewhere by improving or simply restoring the wetlands area. Such credits can even be sold.
But the site for sale is also zoned for resort and recreational uses, such as hunting, fishing, water skiing and jet skiing, Simon said.
"That's the reason there is more of a pressing sense of urgency. That's why we feel so threatened," said Louisa Stephen, an artist and conservationist who lives in the area.
"Development, encroachment . . . that's the No. 1 issue right now," said Jim Walker, president of the Lakes Town Council, an advisory group that represents residents before the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.
It's unclear if there are any would-be buyers, but residents aren't taking any chances.
Last year, the Town Council voted to form the Lakes and Valley Conservancy, with Stephen as its president. The group is seeking nonprofit status and researching ways to raise funds to purchase the lake property itself.
In June, the Board of Supervisors took steps to protect the area, including banning billboards and public streetlights, and requiring lots or parcels to be at least 2 1/2 acres.
The community is now home to about 3,400 mostly middle-income residents. They live in houses ranging from cabins to rambling ranches that sit on roads with names such as Walkatop and Lookabout. There are two places to eat in town -- and three places to drink.
There's the Country Market grocery store, a beauty salon, two churches, a firehouse, a post office and an elementary school.
"I don't want any more commercial anything in town. Nobody does," said Jeanette Marshall, 61, who after 30 years of service retired as the community's postmaster in June. "That's why we live here."
Her husband's family has lived in Lake Hughes since 1885. Bob Marshall's great-grandfather built the family's original dwelling: a lean-to. Two other structures have since been added, creating a seven-bedroom home.
Deer, coyotes and bobcats are among the wildlife that wander the Marshalls' 26 acres of land, which flourishes with fruit trees bearing Bartlett pears, plums, almonds and apples best used for baking.
"Small-town living is a comfortable lifestyle," said Marshall, 66, a general engineering contractor. "You have no secrets."
And no one remains a stranger for long.
"You can never come in here . . . without knowing somebody, or knowing everybody," said Robin Kennard, 57, as he finished a grilled chicken sandwich at the Greenside Grill, a popular dining spot at Lake Elizabeth Golf Course.
It is that sense of community, as well as the beauty, that attracted the native New Zealander to Elizabeth Lake 10 years ago. Here, he found a wife and a slice of America that reminded him of home.
Like many other residents, Kennard volunteers on the community's patrol. There is one resident L.A. County sheriff's deputy in town, so the locals share the responsibility of policing their own.
"We have very little crime, and we want it to stay that way," said Kennard, hinting at a sentiment shared by many here: that more commercial ventures and people could lead to increased crime.
Stephen escaped the hustle and bustle of city life when she moved from Hollywood six years ago. Now she savors the serenity, the quite morning outings on her kayak and the night skies that sparkle with stars.
"It's positively poetic," said Stephen, standing at the lake's edge. "There is something about this place that you just don't experience in many places anymore."
Though there's fun to be had on karaoke night at The Rock Inn (the other restaurant in town), at book readings by local writers or at dinner parties, most all recreational activity leads to the lake -- and to the wildlife with which residents have learned to coexist.
Croaking frogs kept Teri Gordon awake the first time she visited her brother from her San Fernando Valley home.
"It was such a new sound . . . not traffic, not cars, but frogs," recalled Gordon, 44, a real estate agent.
Now, an Elizabeth Lake resident of 20 years, she's lulled to sleep by the amphibians.


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One of the best ways to have success with starting a gluten-free lifestyle is to MENU PLAN! In fact menu planning will help keep you on track with healthy eating in general. Not to mention, it will save you time, stress and money!
Today, I'm sharing 6 Easy Steps that you can implement into your weekly regime. Meal plans help you conquer those overwhelming fears that come with a new way of life. Eating gluten-free doesn't have to be complicated AT ALL!
1. Learn How To Read Labels
If you are new to the gluten-free lifestyle it will be important to know all of the forms gluten comes in. It may seem overwhelming at first, but I promise it does get easier in time. For a list of ingredients to avoid on a gluten-free diet, please refer to this article or this one; The Names & Sources of Gluten. Print those out and keep a copy either on your fridge or in a folder with the rest of your meal planning information.
For a list of ingredients to avoid on a gluten-free diet, please refer to this article or this one; The Names & Sources of Gluten….
Read More at divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com/2014/01/125-gluten-free-slow-cooker-recipes/ © Divine Health
2. Compile A Recipes List
Now it's time to create a list of all of your families favorite recipes. Perhaps you have a base of core go-to recipes that your family loves. The good news is, you don't have to completely change everything overnight, simply find a gluten-free version and replace the old recipe with the new one. Once you've got all your core recipes replaced, you can spend time finding NEW recipes to try. The internet is wonderful for this, as is Pinterest. Don't forget good ole Google too!
Here are a few of my favorite resources for healthy gluten-free recipes.
- Simply Gluten-Free
- My Recipes Page
- Gluten-Free Living Pinterest Board
- 80 Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Recipes
- 125+ Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Recipes
3. Gather Your Resources
Now it's time to gather your resources to help the meal planning process go as smoothly as possible.
First, I like to use a printable meal plan template. I print out 4 at a time and date them at the top for each month. I keep them on my clipfolio (see one here) and at the end of the month I take them off and place them inside to refer to later on. I also keep printed out recipes that I am currently planning on making in the folio. Eventually, I transfer it all to a binder divided into the months of the year. That way when I'm planning the following year, I've got some meal plans ready to use again if choose. Plus, I've got a plethora of tried and true recipes (keep the core recipes in their own section, these are recipes that work year round). Any recipe that gets only a couple thumbs up, gets tossed (keep in mind there are 5 of us to appease). There is also a note pad in my clipfolio that I can use to create a basic shopping list or take notes on.
Several great resources I've used to help me streamline my meal planning are;
- From Your Freezer To Your Family; Slow Cooker Freezer Recipes (eBook)
- The Grain Free Lunch Box (eBook)
- Gluten-Free Menu Mailers (all the work is done for you!)
- Divine Dinners: Gluten-Free, Nourishing, Family-Friendly Meals (eBook)
- Primal Cuisine: Cooking For The Paleo Diet (cookbook – excellent resource on sourcing quality ingredients)
4. Take Inventory
Now you need to take inventory of everything in your kitchen pantry/cupboards, fridge and freezer. Type it all up into a document and print it out to add to your planning 'folio'. Every time you plan your next shopping trip you can add or delete items as necessary. This helps you keep account of everything you have on hand. It saves you from buying things you don't need, and helps you to try to use what you have on hand when you plan your meals. It only takes a few minutes of time each week once you've done your first entire inventory.
5. Create a Master Shopping List
Next up, is to make a list of all of the basic food staples your family uses in a given month. Create a Master list of the items you regularly buy each month along with the prices – make it into a computer document for easier editing. Print it out and keep it with your planning 'folio'. This helps me to calculate my budget and also stay in budget. It also helps me as I shop to buy items in bulk to keep the costs down. Another nice thing about the master list is that it streamlines the whole menu planning process. Here is an example of my own Master Shopping List. Once you have this saved on your computer in a document, it's easy to tweak it as necessary.
6. Check Your Family Calendar
My last tip when meal planning is to take a look at your family calendar before you choose your meals. The reason for this is simple. Let's say on Tuesday you have a baseball game in the evening, that night you will need to make something easy for dinner. So perhaps that should be a slow cooker night. Or, you have a meeting on Friday morning and won't have time to make breakfast. Maybe that would be a good morning to put a smoothie on the menu. I know some people do not like to meal plan so concisely for each day, it's still good to know what types of meals you should account for your upcoming week. Say you really wanna try a new gluten-free lasagna recipe, but it takes a lot of prep. It will be critical to know what day you will actually have time to fit that in.
(Download Your Free Printable Meal Plan Template Here)
Last but not least, fill in your menu plan and stick to it. Turn it into a weekly or bi-weekly, or even monthly habit. Once you practice this you'll be able to streamline the process to work for your families needs. This will save so much stress in the long run, I promise. Want more on healthy meal planning principles? <—Click Link!
Just so you can see an example, check out the image below for a gluten-free meal plan.
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It's clear exactly when Danny! will drop his much anticipated new album, Payback. But according to the man himself, it's coming "soon." And to ensure he stays on our collective radar, he just released the visuals for his latest single, "Goodbye Love," which samples Tevin Campbell and comes loaded with spite. Said ill will is directed at a female who played with Danny's heart, though she's not the only one he goes after here. Watch out for the playful jabs at the likes of Yelawolf when you watch the video above.
Interview: Danny!, Jay-Z's New Favorite Rapper, Speaks On Payback


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I just bought a 3 month old budgie yesterday and have set up his cage with 2 tree branch perches of different widths, I have also left in one of the wooden perches that came with the cage. He was using these perches fine yesterday, but for some reason today he seems to just want to stay on the floor of the cage. Is this normal? He has no trouble staying on the perches when coaxed onto them (he just jumps back onto the floor after a while) and he is very alert and active (normal poop, clean vent and feathers not fluffed up, eating normal).
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I enjoy reading and I enjoy the ability of a book to tell me much about the person that I am interacting with. I must admit that I when I undertake my preparatory work on a target I do like to ascertain that they enjoy reading. If it is not high on their list of priorities it is not a deal-breaker of course, but I will not afford them the status of an intimate partner. I may allow them to become an inner circle friend but their lack of a love for books and reading does prevent them from being granted that ultimate status. Naturally, keeping them at a degree of distance does make them try all that harder and thus the fuel flows but I cannot allow them to become an intimate partner. Those positions are reserved for others and all of them must have an interest in books. You see, it is through understanding their favourite books that I am able to gauge more about who they are, what their desires are and what their weaknesses are likely to be. The insight provided by their reading list gives me all manner of information on which to found my planned manipulations. It need not be all of a certain genre, indeed, that is rarely the case. Those that read invariably have a wide-ranging list of favourites and that is all the more appealing. The book is such an attraction as it provides a basis for discussion, debate and comparison. One can spar over the interpretation one might afford to a particular tale or a character that appears within it. The speculation that presents itself over what one character might have done if circumstances had been different, is interesting and fascinating. Of course being able to engage in a topic that my target enjoys allows me to hold forth and have them admire me with their rapt attention.
When I invariably gain access to the residence of my target I like to peruse their bookshelves or even better still their study or library. As I glance across the titles and authors' names I begin to gain a better understanding of who my quarry is and in turn I can shape the manner by which I shall seduce them. They love words in the printed form and I shall give them words, lots of beautiful, enchanting and seductive words that will be poured like honey into their ears. I am always pleased when I see that many of my target's books bear evidence of frequent reading. To my mind, books should not be kept in a pristine condition but they should bear testament to the fact they are merely a conduit for the ideas and stories inside. I like to see dog-eared books, the spine cracked and with well-thumbed pages, annotations next to certain paragraphs and the ringed stain from a mug of tea or coffee. All of this points to my target having a great desire for books and words and this pleases me considerably.
I always enjoy picking up one of their books and holding it with the spine in the palm of my hand. It will invariably open at the sections that contain the more salacious elements for that is where the reader has dallied and kept the book open. It works every time. I balance the spine in my hand and wait a second as the book falls open with the pages huddled together exposing two or three separate sections as ones that have been repeatedly read and where the book has been flattened and held open as the reader has hovered over the paragraphs within. Usually the content is of the sexual kind although not always and may just be a favourite passage. Either way I am given further insight into what stirs my target.
Thus the collection of books of those I engage with is of particular interest to me and moreover I always invite them to tell me of their ten favourite books. They are usually novels but need to necessarily be so. I always ensure they tell me ten, they never fall short and try and squeeze in one or two extra but that is not permitted. It must be ten. Ten books that I commit to memory. Ten books that if I do not know any of them, I ensure I know of them. Ten books by which I gain insight deep into the being of the person who stands unwittingly in my crosshairs. The detailing of this list gives me a gripping and constructive look inside. Now, tell me which books are in your list.


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Time to sell my 2007 KTM Superduke:
I am the second owner of this bike since 2012 @ 9500mi. I use it for commuting (40mi per day, mostly freeway) and weekend ride, Now it has 33457mi.
Bike is in excellent condition. I did all of the services myself - all come with photos and receipts for parts. Oil is changed every 4000mi and all were sent to Blackstone Labs for analysis - best proof for good engine internal condition. Rear tyre has 3000mi on it, front has 6000mi, both are Michelin Pilot Road 4. (For my riding style I can get 10000mi from the rear, and 18000mi from the front.) No crash. Bike has been fallen down on the right side from standstill - the frame slider saved it. Only minor cosmetic damages, and most are replaced (the originals are still available as spare).
I'm looking for $5000. Registration is just renewed and good until July 2018. The bike location is in Union City, CA.
More details below if you are interested:
- Three valve clearance checks has been done. The next one should be done at 39000mi.
- Water pump seal (common problem to KTM 950/990 engines) has been replaced at 13000mi. The problem never comes back after that (as the oil analysis shows).
- Battery replaced at 16000mi in 2014, and is still in excellent condition
- Water pipes replaced at 28000mi with Samco silicone hoses
- Clutch slave cylinder replaced at 30000mi with Oberon unit
- Chain and rear sprocket replaced at 30700mi
- TPS (throttle position sensor) replaced at 31800mi. This new one makes the throttle smoother - I should have replaced it earlier.
- Many other smaller maintenances - all comes with records
Aftermarket and other add on parts:
- Akrapovic Evo slip-on
- R&G sliders (upper/lower/front fork)
- Oil pressure gauge
- Voltage gauge
Following parts are not currently installed but comes with the bike:
- KTM Touring Windscreen
- OEM exhaust
- R&G sliders (rear axle)
- Rizoma bar-end mirror
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Good ol' Billy Shakespeare lamented, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Yeah, Billy Boy, I have to disagree. Names are important, like REALLY important when you're a writer. Even more so, when you're about to name your prodigy in printed form.
Writers will generally agree on some of their most dispised aspects of story crafting:
The synopsis
The blurb
The 25 word tag (or 125 or anything less than the 300+ pages they've already written)
The outline
But coming up with that perfect title? Does it just arrive in a chorus of angelic "ahhhs" surrounded by a soft, beautiful light so blinding in its brillance?
Can't speak for the rest of you out there, but for me–I so wish.
Only once did a title come before I started a book, Shadow's Soul. Not sure why, it just snapped into place. The rest? Yeah, they haven't come quietly.
I'm in the midst of PSY-IV book 2 which follows Tag and Risia. I've known they'd be the second story since the first time Cyn snickered at Tag about his reaction to Risia in HUNTED BY THE PAST, but its title? Well, I think it was touring the rain forests of Borneo.
Titles are important. You don't want it to get lost among all the others. You want it to stand out and lure innocent readers into exploring its pages. You don't want to get confused with another story with the same name. If its part of a series, there's a naming convention to follow so the series is easily recognizable. And you have to ensure it's attraction level stays high without boring-so no long worded titles, you have, what? .3 seconds to snag a reader? If you're title's too long, you've lost them and they're moving to the next book on the shelf.
So many things go into such a small part of your story. It can make a writer cry.
I'm not sure what other writers do in this situation but I will sit down and try to juggle one word descriptors about the main story concepts like I'm trying to crack a safe. I make lists of possibly titles, let it stew, go out and see how many hits each combination will pull up in bookstores. That list will grow, get abused and battered, and simmer for weeks. Then, for no apparent reason whatsoever, the title will finally step forward (probably because the others, tired of being punished for its reticence have pushed it forward). And, viola, I have a title.
I've been down this road many times, so PSY-IV book 2's title has been simmering for months…like before I sent HUNTED BY THE PAST off for edits. And just recently it finally clicked–the key concepts of the story, the naming convention for the series, into a title. And because I've survived another bout with titling, I give you the second installment of the PSY-IV Teams: Touched By Fate.


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. . . and since I am too busy for a real post, I'll just slap a test sheet from it up here, with the usual bad quality due to Blogger's persistent problems.
I hope to post something of substance soon.
(I took the header picture of a Common Loon resting on a pond in Utah on its way north in June of 2015. It was in transition from winter to summer plumage.)
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I'm going to tear down my GitLab instance and just host my programming things on GitHub. It comes down to the ready-made community, the well-worn functionality (everything will always just work), and the ease of not having to host a complex web app.
Less soul searching went into this decision than usual, and I know I'm making the wrong decision. It's wrong on its face, to me, but I make wrong decisions like this all the time. I'm still using Twitter, for example, even knowing my content is monetized on my behalf. I think the only thing that's changed is my drained wherewithal to fight back quotidian evils.
If you find my blog where before you found my GitLab site, now you know why. I haven't moved absolutely everything, so let me know if something's missing you'd like to look at.


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Wyndham Branson at the Meadows was awarded highest honors
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 12, 2017) – RCI, the global leader in vacation, announced the latest winners of the RCI® Green Awards program.
These awards recognize the most environmentally-conscious resorts within the company's exchange network. The application process includes an audit of green practices in areas including energy and water conservation, waste management and community outreach. The evaluation process, winner selection and verification system was completed by third-party eco-certification expert GreenCircle Certified, LLC.
"Hospitality properties have great potential – and great responsibility – to reduce the impact their operations have on the environment," said Brian Bruno, vice president of content and brand marketing for RCI and head of the brand's sustainability program. "Many of our affiliated properties are doing fantastic work in areas of sustainability and are leaving positive marks on their communities, and the recipients of the RCI Green Awards are exceptional examples. As a brand that takes sustainability practices seriously in our own operations, RCI is proud to work with affiliates that have a similar guiding philosophy."
Wyndham Branson at the Meadows in Missouri earned the Platinum RCI Green Award for its multi-faceted approach to sustainability. Some of the highlights of the green efforts at this property are a comprehensive recycling program that includes recycling coffee grounds and filters, a robust community outreach program including many volunteer hours by staff at local environmental clean ups and the donation of home goods.
The Gold RCI Green Award recognized Wyndham Royal Sea Cliff on The Big Island of Hawaii. This property recruits guests to get involved with an effective guest recycling program that provides detailed instruction signs, recycling bags and recycling bins in each room. This property also sources all of its landscaping from vegetation native to Hawaii.
The Silver RCI Green Award went to the Wyndham Vacation Resorts Great Smokies Lodge in Sevierville, Tennessee. This property extends its green efforts to the surrounding community with multiple environmental cause events, including a monthly Adopt-A-Road event, a biannual roads and rivers cleanup day, and its Green Team's implementation of a butterfly garden at the Eugene Huskey Environmental Center.
The RCI Green Awards are open to all RCI affiliates in North America, and the application process does not involve a fee. RCI also offers a Green Resource Center on its affiliate website for developers looking to expand their sustainability efforts. The application process for next year's RCI Green Awards will begin in October.
About RCI RCI is the worldwide leader in vacation exchange with over 4,300 affiliated resorts in nearly 110 countries. RCI pioneered the concept of vacation exchange in 1974, offering members increased flexibility and versatility with their vacation ownership experience. Today, through the RCI Weeks® program, the week-for-week exchange system, and the RCI Points® program, the industry's first global points-based exchange system, RCI provides flexible vacation options to its 3.8 million RCI subscribing members each year. RCI's luxury exchange program, The Registry Collection® program, is the world's largest program of its kind with approximately 200 affiliated properties either accessible for exchange or under development on six continents. RCI is part of Wyndham Destination Network and the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands (NYSE: WYN). For additional information, visit our media center. RCI can also be found on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
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The Washington Post editorial board opposes the confirmation of Alberto Gonzales as U.S. Attorney General. The Post's editors supported the confirmation of John Ashcroft, as well as our military action in Iraq, so their opposition to Gonzales should be taken seriously. Unfortunately, however, that opposition is based on at three fallacies.
First, as the invaluable Kenneth Anderson points out, the Post errs in claiming that we violated the Geneva Conventions by not bringing the individuals we rounded up in Afghanistan before a tribunal. While Anderson disagrees with the decision not to use a tribunal, he makes it clear that this decision did not violate the Conventions.
Second, the Post attacks Gonzales for ignoring the advice of professionals such as Colin Powell who advised him that present interrogation techniques were effective, and that going beyond these techniques would invite retaliation against U.S. troops. But if those who (unlike Powell) were actually in charge of the interrogations had believed that preexisting techniques were effective, the issue of whether it is lawful to employ additional techniques would never have come up. Like so many liberals, the Post's editors want to assume away any tension between the need for effective interrogation and the desire not to use harsh techniques. The Bush administration does not have that luxury. As to the need to weigh concerns about retribution, this is a pure policy decision and thus not the kind of issue the White House counsel would normally help decide. The Post presents no evidence that Gonzales helped decide it.
Finally, the Post relies on the fact that courts, including the Supreme Court, have rejected some of the legal positions advocated by the administration with respect to the rights of detainees (correctly so in at least one instance, I believe). Here, the Post again misunderstands the role of legal advocates. If Gonzales were not a government lawyer, the fact that any court, even the Supreme one, rejected a legal position he advocated obviously would have no bearing on his fitness. In my view, government lawyers stand in a somewhat different position. Unlike many such lawyers with and against whom I have practiced, I believe the government should never advance a position unless its lawyers consider it well-taken, as opposed to merely non-frivolous. But the fact that the Supreme Court ultimately rejects an argument does not mean that its advocates did not reasonably consider the position well-taken. If government lawyers were to be deemed unqualified for advancement because the Supreme Court, a highly politicized body itself, has rejected their arguments, government lawyers would have no incentive ever to take a controversial position. Moreover, in the case of a phenomenon like the war on terrorism, which creates uncharted waters, it is difficult to see how any advocate could take only positions that the courts are highly likely to uphold.
Ultimately, the Post wants an Attorney General who thinks that terrorists and terror suspects have more rights than the administration believes they do. But, whatever general mandate President Bush may or may not have, there's no doubt that the public strongly supports his approach to tracking down and dealing with terrorists. Absent better arguments than the Post is able to present, the Gonzales nomination should not be rejected based on his role in providing legal advice in support of that approach.
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Paseo Santa Fe Streetscape Improvements
The area, known as Paseo Santa Fe, encompasses the S. Santa Fe Avenue corridor between Vista Village Drive and Civic Center Drive. The City's vision is to fill the area with retail/shops/restaurants topped with living spaces to revitalize the downtown area. Construction is being done in three phases.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Bank of America has agreed to a $35 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging it gouged thousands of trust accountholders and then shortchanged them on their refunds.
The settlement announced Friday ends six years of jousting over whether Bank of America should be penalized for alleged financial wrongdoing involving trust accounts held by Security Pacific National Bank.
Bank of America, now based in Charlotte, N.C., bought Security Pacific in 1992 and inherited its liabilities.
San Rafael attorney Robert W. Mills, who represented Bank of Americas customers, said the $35 million was believed to be the largest payment ever made to settle allegations of trust account improprieties.
This will send a signal to other banks that if they mess with trust fees, they will face major exposure, he said.
Bank of America spokeswoman Shirley Norton said the bank decided to settle the case to limit its liability and eliminate a time-consuming legal distraction.
The bank did not acknowledge any wrongdoing in the settlement.
About 6,500 trust account beneficiaries, including many children and charities, are expected to divvy up between $20 million and $25 million after legal fees and other costs, said Derek Howard, an Oakland attorney for the accountholders.
The settlement wont close the books on the case, which began in 1994 shortly after Bank of America refunded $42 million in trust account fees and simple interest.
Accountholders sued, saying they should have been paid compounded interest; if that argument eventually wins in court, they could get as much as $40 million more.
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