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Chef Marcus Samuelsson is an internationally acclaimed chef who has thrilled the food scene with a blend of culture and artistic excellence. Celebrated as one of "The Great Chefs of America", Chef Samuelsson launched his career as a graduate of the Culinary Institute in Gothenburg. At the early age of 24, Chef Samuelsson caught the attention of the culinary world at Aquavit. In December 2010, Chef Samuelsson opened Red Rooster Harlem. The restaurant celebrates the roots of American cuisine in one of New York City's liveliest neighborhoods. While Chef Samuelsson has been honored by the prestigious James Beard Foundation on multiple occasions, he continues to maintain humility to the art of food and his UNICEF endeavors, working towards immunization and curbing malnutrition for children throughout the world.
Ruard Veltman was mentored by McArthur Genius Samuel Mockbee in Auburn University's School of Architecture Rural Studio. He was trained by Bobby McAlpine and worked for McAlpine Tankersley Architecture in Montgomery, Alabama; after completing his apprenticeship with his mentor firm in 2001, he began a partnership firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. By 2005, Veltman formed Ruard Veltman Architecture, based in Charlotte with a remote studio in Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Veltman has cultivated a flair for distinctive traditional design while incorporating modernistic elements. He continues to hone his vision of inspired homes in traditional residential neighborhood settings and pristine natural environments.
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It's only been one day since Imagine Dragons debuted their new single "Believer," but it's already appearing in a commercial. The song showed up in the Nintendo Switch Super Bowl commercial, which will officially debut on February 5th during the Super Bowl.
Related: Imagine Dragons Share Explosive New Track 'Believer'
Nintendo posted the extended cut today (February 1st) showing off its latest gaming system. Players can "switch" between handheld gaming and a full home console, so that their gaming experience has the flexibility and freedom they do. Switch won't arrive until March 3rd, though.
Although the band doesn't appear in the commercial, they're the latest musical name to participate in this year's Super Bowl commercials. Justin Timberlake teased his ad with Bai yesterday while Lady Gaga shared that she'll be appearing in Tiffany's very first Super Bowl commercial.
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Marketing Challenge: At What Price Loyalty?
At What Price Loyalty?
Haven Hotel Group's customer loyalty program had become expensive and unwieldy. Worse, it lacked much differentiation from competitors' programs. Ramona Daly, the company's newly hired director of loyalty marketing, was charged with overhauling the outdated program.
Daly and her team conducted extensive research on what the hotelier's customers liked and didn't like about the program. They created a plan that eliminated some perks but added others, changed how many points customers would accrue for points-earning actions, and updated the required number of points per redemption. Then they ran the numbers to ensure that the program would be cost effective and, well, effective in general at attracting and retaining customers.
After hosting several customer focus groups, Daly and her team made a few minor tweaks to the program and then were set to roll it out. After all, feedback on the program updates was generally positive.
Then the unexpected happened: A few vocal customers who hadn't been involved in the surveys or focus groups took to social media to voice loudly and broadly their extreme displeasure with the new program. The press was all over the kerfuffle.
Daly's boss expected her to be the voice of the company to these disgruntled customers and to the press. She needed to take swift action. Switching back to the old program wasn't an option—and besides, she refused to be bullied by customers who don't know Haven's business or the inner workings of a loyalty program.
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31.0105 Definitions.Cite as [A.S.A.C. § 31.0105]
For purposes of this chapter, the words below shall be defined as follows :
(a) "Administrator" means the contractor license administrator.
(b) "Board" means the contractors licensing board.
(c) "Contractor" means any person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association, or other organization, or any combination of any thereof, who for a fixed sum, price, fee. percentage, or other compensation other than wages, undertakes with another for the construction, alteration, repair, addition to, or improvement of any building, highway, road, excavation, or other structure, project, development, or improvement, other than to personalty, or any part thereof. The term includes anyone who builds more than 1 structure on his own property during any 1 year for the purpose of sale and any subcontractor, but does not include anyone who merely furnished materials or supplies without fabricating the same into or consuming the same in the performance of the work of the contractor as herein defined. The term also includes any person who, by advertising or otherwise, holds himself out as a contractor, but does not include persons regularly engaged as maintenance personnel who do casual, isolated, or incidental repairs.
(d) "General examination" refers to that examination given by the administrator which is required of every applicant for a contractor's license, or a management member, if the applicant is a copartnership, corporation, combination, or other association.
(e) "Person" means an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or any combination thereof. "Corporaton " includes an association, business trust or any organized trust or any organized group of persons.
(f) "Responsible managing employee" (RME) means those employees who take and pass the specific examination dealing with craftmanship and knowledge of building trades. RME's shall be superintendents for the job and shall be responsible for the work done in relation to the type of specific examination taken and passed.
(g) "Responsible managing member" (RMM) means that bona fide member of a copartnership, corporation, combination, or other association, so designated to take the general examination for such copartnership, corporation, combination, or other association, which shall be noted on any license issued.
(h) "Specific examination" means that examination given by the administrator or his designee which tests the applicant or his responsible managing employee regarding a specific building trade or trades, knowledge of construction methods, and knowledge of relevant building codes, laws, and regulations.History: Contractors Lic. Bd. Reg. 1.05. eff 12 Feb 73; and Rule 12-84. eff 25 Dec 84 § 1.


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Dempsey scores again for Fulham in draw with Chelsea.
Dempsey thrives, but Fulham struggles in EPL, Europa League.
Guzan is sharp in first EPL start, Aston Villa's 2-1 win over Bolton.
Dempsey sets American EPL mark with 37th goal; Fulham edges Liverpool 1-0.
With Bocanegra absent, Glasgow Rangers are stunned by Kilmarnock.
Goodson's first goal sends Brøndby past FC Copenhagen.
Dempsey again daunted by American keeper while Fulham falls to Hotspur.
Dempsey strike sparks Fulham victory, ties McBride for EPL goal record.
Howard makes big saves, leads Everton past Fulham in Premier League.
Minor knee surgery turns major; Holden to miss most or all of Premier League season.
Howard, Friedel, Dempsey participate in bitter English rivalries.
Bocanegra, Edu goals power first-place Rangers past Dunfermline 4-0 in Scotland.
Beasley, Onyewu, Buddle and Altidore all excel for their foreign clubs.
Onyewu makes debut with Sporting Lisbon, hopes to rejoin U.S. men soon.
Bradley will be only American in Italy after joining Chievo Verona.
Altidore, Dempsey each score twice to spur teams to victory.
Bocanegra, Bedoya join Edu for U.S. trio on Glasgow Rangers.
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(Wednesday, January 4, 2012) -- United States midfielder Landon Donovan arrived at Everton on a two-month loan from Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy and was immediately thrown into English Premier League action.
He went the distance tonight for host Everton, which fell 2-1 to Bolton Wanderers. Fitness did not seem to be a problem for Donovan, who last played on November 20 when the Galaxy edged the Houston Dynamo 1-0 for the MLS Cup championship. He played hard, though, at times, he was not on the same page with some of his teammates, easily understandable given he had one training session with them.
Extraordinarily, Everton's goal was scored by U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard. In the 63rd minute, his long punt was caught in a brisk wind and took a huge bounce over the head of Bolton keeper Adam Bogdan for a 1-0 lead.
Everton was done in when Howard conceded goals to striker David N'Gog in the 67th minute and defender Gary Cahill 11 minutes later.
Howard had a clean sheet, his third of the season, without making a save Saturday in a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion.
U.S. keeper Marcus Hahnemann did not dress for Everton for either match.
American Brad Guzan might be making it hard for Aston Villa to decide whether to hand him the starting goalkeeper's role for the second half of the season or go looking for a keeper during this month's transfer window.
On Saturday, Guzan was in net for one of Villa's biggest wins in awhile, a 3-1 stunner over Chelsea. He was only credited with a single save, but he was solid through the 90 minutes while his defense rose to the challenge.
Then, in a negative turn on Monday at Villa Park, Villa came out completely flat and dropped a 2-0 decision to Swansea City 2-0.
Guzan, in his sixth league start, had three saves, but was at fault when his goal kick in the 47th minute went to a Swansea attacker and soon was put away by David Routledge for a 2-0 advantage.
Villa's U.S. defender Eric Lichaj remains sidelined with an injured hip.
American keeper Brad Friedel had a satisfying weekend for Tottenham Hotspur. On Saturday, he made three saves Saturday in a 1-1 road draw at Swansea City. Last night, he needed to make only one save for a 1-0 shutout of West Bromwich Albion.
U.S. midfielder Clint Dempsey went 90 minutes Saturday for Fulham in a 1-1 draw with Norwich City.
On Monday, Dempsey again went the distance at home on a freezing cold night as Fulham used goals in the 85th and 90th minutes for a 2-1 triumph over Arsenal.
The first Fulham goal came less than a minute after Dempsey grazed a goal-post with a hard header.
American defender Zak Whitbread went 90 minutes for Norwich City in the draw with Fulham. On Monday, Whitbread went the distance again in a 2-1 triumph over Queens Park Rangers, who went down a man in the 36th minute.
In the Scottish Premier League, U.S. defender Carlos Bocanegra went the distance for Glasgow Rangers, who rebounded from their critical loss to crosstown Celtic by beating visiting Motherwell 3-0 at Ibrox.
Maurice Edu started and went 76 minutes, while fellow U.S. midfielder Alejandro Bedoya did not dress for Rangers.
Rangers (16-3-3, 51 points) remained in second place, two points behind Celtic (17-3-2), a 3-0 winner over Dunfermline Athletic.
Celtic took over the top spot last Wednesday by edging Rangers 1-0 at Parkhead Stadium with Bocanegra playing 90 minutes and Edu 79. Rangers were denied three times by the woodwork in the game.
In the second-division English League Championship, U.S. striker Robbie Findley, making his first start in almost a month on Saturday for Nottingham Forest, went down in just the sixth minute with a shoulder injury against Cardiff City and had to come out of an eventual 1-0 loss.
Findley's shoulder has ailed him since last January and the injury looked serious. Manager Steve Cotteril says Findley might need surgery after the season, but he should not be out of the lineup long.
"According to the manager, it's a problem he's carried for awhile now," Reds press officer Fraser Nicholson told MLSsoccer.com. "He thinks Robbie will need surgery eventually, but he may be available for our FA Cup match on Saturday. . . Apparently, this shoulder pops out from time to time. Sometimes it pops back in and sometimes it's separated."
U.S. defender Jonathan Spector went 90 minutes for Birmingham City in its 3-0 victory Saturday over Backpool. Two days later, Spector again went the distance for a 1-1 draw with Peterborough United with City tying on a goal in stoppage time.
U.S.-eligible defender Daniel Potts went the distance for West Ham United in its 2-1 loss to Derby County on Saturday. Potts did not dress for Monday's 1-0 win over Coventry City.
American forward Conor Doyle did not dress for Derby County in the victory over West Ham. On Monday, he dressed, but did not play in a 1-0 decision over Hull City.
In the third division English League One, American midfielder Anton Peterlin went the distance for Walsall in a 0-0 draw Saturday with Rochdale. On Monday, Peterlin went 61 minutes in a 2-1 setback to Bury.
Frank Simek, out since the season-opener, could be close to playing for Carlisle United, but did not dress for the last two matches over the holiday weekend. He played in a recent reserve match.
American Mike Grella dressed, but did not play for Brentford in its 3-3 draw with MK Dons on Saturday. Grella did not dress for a 2-0 loss Monday to Charlton Athletic.
On Monday night in Portugal, U.S. central defender Oguchi Onyewu saved Sporting Lisbon from a major embarrassment in the League Cup by scoring a late goal for a 1-1 draw with Liga ZON Sagres foe Rio Ave.
Sporting, playing mostly reserves, found itself down 1-0 against Rio Ave when Onyewu pushed forward into the attack and scored the tying goal. The match was Sporting's first of three in the Cup's initial group stage, in which the winner of the each of the four-team groups advances to the semifinals.
American striker Eddie Johnson appears to be in trouble. He was set to join Puebla of Mexico for the second half of the season, but failed the physical and was denied a contract. According to Mexican media, he arrived for training out of shape and not near match fitness. Johnson has been out of action for eight months after refusing to sign a contract with MLS before the 2011 season.
In France, American forward Charlie Davies, who spent the past season with D.C. of MLS, is resuming training with Sochaux of France.
On loan from Sochaux, Davies had only a so-so 2011 season with United, which declined to exercise a multi-million purchase option for Davies.
Davies will spend the winter break training with Sochaux, which will decide whether to loan him out in Europe, see a transfer or have him remain with the first team.
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After three weeks at Sunset Ridge Middle School, one young girl received a cruel welcome.
A nameless bully placed a Post-it note on her back that read, "Caution: Wide Load." She discovered the note, missed her bus and came to school counselor Julie Scherzinger's office sobbing.
When the West Jordan teen left Scherzinger's office earlier this month, the counselor sent text messages to 24 student ambassadors, told them about the situation and encouraged them to take a stand.
And that's exactly what the student leaders did.
Throughout the evening, students frantically exchanged texts and Facebook posts about the bullying incident. The next day at school, more than 1,000 students stood up against bullying by covering themselves and the school with Post-its that read "Not in our school," "Stop the hate" and "Time to change."
The day's event was an unplanned part of the school's new three-year Falcons Against Bullying (FAB) program, which began in the 2011-2012 school year. Each year has a theme, which educators hope will play a role in the overall goal of reducing bullying on school campuses. Last year educators promoted empathy, this year they are emphasizing respect, and next year students will learn how to celebrate diversity.
The program includes a phone line that students can text to report bullying to the counselor's office a novel approach that school leaders hope will encourage students to report bad behavior by their peers without the pressure of being spotted by their friends talking, in person, about such incidents with a teacher or principal.
"We need to communicate with students the way they communicate, and they all text," Scherzinger said. Last year the office received more than 100 reports of bullying through the text line, she said. School officials investigated the reports and disciplined students if the situation warranted intervention.
But besides calling attention to bad behavior, teachers at the school are also encouraging students to report their peers behaving kindly.
During the second half of the year, students can text the counselor's office to report good behavior. The reward for students if they go out of their way to help a classmate in need? The possibility of being nominated as student ambassadors, who work to promote understanding and inclusion among peers.
So far, the school's initiatives have caught the attention of students, said 14-year-old student ambassador Connor Rickards, one of the students elected by teachers to serve as a student ambassador.
Rickards was horrified when he learned about his classmate who was tagged with the Post-it.
"I couldn't believe that someone would do that to anyone," he said.
But disappointment was replaced by pride when he watched his classmates respond with a protest the next day.
"Everybody in our whole school came together," he said. While he didn't know the bullying victim, he said he and others at the school will continue to stand up for those like her in the future.
"Why not?… I would want someone to do that exact same thing for my sister [if she were bullied]," he said of standing up for the classmate.
Another student ambassador, Caitlyn Allgrunn, agreed with Rickards. "We needed to be there for her," she said. "I was amazed that a whole school could [come] together with something so big and support her so much even though we didn't know her."
Efforts at Sunset Ridge Middle School complement other student initiatives in the Jordan School District to end bullying.
Seniors Andrew Johnson and Tate DeHaan at West Jordan High wanted to make a difference, so they wrote and produced their own three-minute video short called "Be You" that coincidentally also features Post-its and bullying.
The video shows a high-schooler being pummeled with Post-its or "labels," but he learns to shake off the labels and creates his own Post-it that reads "Me."
"Regardless of what people think of us," Johnson said, "what we think of ourselves matters so much more."
DeHaan said the video is about the importance of just being yourself, and he was "touched" to hear about what happened at Sunset Ridge Middle School. "[I'm] inspired to know there's a lot of people on the same planet as me who support their fellow students in being not bullied anymore," he said.
Scherzinger said that students at Sunset didn't know who the bullying victim was, but she caught the girl beaming and overwhelmed by student support the day her peers protested the Post-it note. In the end, Scherzinger said, not only did the victim gain help, but also the bully was caught when his friends decided to tell school officials about his actions.
Johnson said he knows that bullying at school won't automatically stop. The only way to eliminate the problem, he said, is to inspire people one by one to join together in the cause, which he and others are committed to promoting.
"We just want people to be inspired enough to make a difference," he said. "Be true to who you are."
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The text message sent school-wide at Sunset Ridge Middle School • "FWD: FWD: Today at school someone stuck a sticky note on another student's back that said CAUTION! WIDE LOAD. This student is a brand new student to SRMS. LET'S TAKE A STAND AGAINST BULLYING! FORWARD THIS MESSAGE to all of your SRMS friends, tell them to stop by the counseling center tomorrow before school and we will hand out sticky notes for you to wear that says TAKE A STAND AGAINST BULLYING. Let's see how many students will take the challenge!"


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LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- British Queen Elizabeth II's four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration in London began wrapping up Tuesday with a church service and procession.
Elizabeth, 86, is the second British monarch -- after her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria -- to reign for at least 60 years.
Wearing a mint-green silk tulle ensemble, the queen participated in a service at St. Paul's Cathedral where trumpeters lined the stone steps and the Archbishop of Canterbury paid tribute to her "lifelong dedication," the BBC said. Prime Minister David Cameron gave a reading at the service.
After the religious ceremony, onlookers outside the church sang the national anthem as the queen headed to a reception at nearby Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London, followed by lunch at Westminster Hall, the BBC said.
She and other senior royals then returned by carriage through cheering crowds to Buckingham Palace ahead of a planned Royal Air Force flypast.
Spotted at Tuesday's events were the queen's son, Prince Charles; his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall; her grandson Prince William and his wife Kate; and her grandson Prince Harry.
The queen's 90-year-old husband Prince Philip missed out on the events after he was hospitalized Monday for a bladder infection.


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By Mike Monroe, Staff Writer
The 150-mile drive from Laredo to the AT&T Center went by in a flash for Mario Dominguez and his 9-year-old son, Mario-Andre, decked out in his LeBron James Miami Heat jersey and LeBron James signature Nike shoes.
The elder Dominguez had paid $3,000 for two third-row seats for Sunday's Spurs-Heat game so his son could see his favorite NBA player up close. The trip was easy.
Learning that James, the three-time Most Valuable Player, was not going to play against the Spurs was more than hard.
"He's heartbroken," the elder Dominguez said as his son buried his head in his father's shoulder and tried to comprehend why he wasn't going to see James in action.
With the Heat having locked up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference on Friday night in New Orleans, Miami coach Eric Spoelstra opted Sunday to sit James, All-Star guard Dwyane Wade and starting point guard Mario Chalmers, all with nagging injuries.
James sat out the fourth quarter of the Heat's easy victory in New Orleans with a tight right hamstring. He scored 36 points in the first three quarters of that game.
The pain in James' hamstring was nothing compared to what the 9-year-old Dominguez felt.
"They get paid to do this," his father said. "They're famous and I understand being careful, but this is very hard."
James plays in front of fans wearing his replica jerseys in every arena in the league, and there were hundreds of those in the AT&T Center on Sunday.
Van Robbins, a 24-year-old from San Antonio, was in his James jersey and wondered if Spoelstra's decision was "revenge" for Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich's having sent Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker and Danny Green home to San Antonio rather than suit them up for a game against the Heat in Miami on Nov. 29.
"I think the shoe is on the other foot," he said, "but it's sort of the same, too. The Spurs were the road team then and the Heat the road team tonight, so Spoelstra's doing the same thing.
"It sucks, but I expected it to happen. Maybe if their win streak was still going on, they would have played their stars."
Hayden Weir, a 17-year-old Churchill High School student, was in the fourth row in his Heat No. 6 jersey and a hand-lettered sign that read, "Come on, LeBron, It's Easter."
"I kind of understand they're kind of mad about losing the (27-game win) streak and all that, but it didn't seem like he was hurt for the Hornets game. He had a really good game there.
"The fact is they have the No. 1 spot now and they're trying to prepare for the playoffs. They know the Spurs are a good team, just like the Spurs knew they were a good team when they rested their stars. But it still kind of sucks."
Popovich had his own reaction to Spoelstra's decision to err on the side of caution with his key players, something he has done on numerous occasions in this and other seasons: Feigned outrage.
"What kind of (stuff) is that?" he said, jumping backwards as if hit with a stun gun. "Are you kidding? What a bunch of rummies. Who would think of something like that? That's below the belt. There's no place for that stuff."
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We'll start at the Duomo, Florence's vast cathedral, and tell you not only how the magnificent dome was created but how this remarkable piece of engineering was one of the cornerstones of the Renaissance. Whether you go inside then or wait until later is up to you. Either way, next we'll wander down the Via Calzaiuoli and talk about how the shops around this modern Florentine street relate to the Renaissance and Florence's history.
We'll show where Florence's smartest cafés are and then take you into the Palazzo Vecchio, and then the Ponte Vecchio, and explain what all those padlocks on its railings are about.
Then, into Oltrarno, and we'll talk about the history of the Palazzo Pitti and its connection with opera as well as explaining what is so vitally important to the history of art about a small fresco in the Brancacci chapel.
We'll then point out to you the best and oldest fragrance shop in Florence and show you the vast and sombre Medici chapel. You'll get a great understanding not only of what is what and where to find it in Florence, but also of the history and significance of this great city.
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Kangaroo spotted in Coburg North
A Kangaroo spotted in Coburg North around 11am this morning has been captured by Wildlife Victoria and taken back to nearby grasslands.
Wildlife Victoria spokeswoman Amy Amato said the kangaroo is likely to have ventured into suburbia from Merri Creek, a waterway which flows through Melbourne's northern suburbs.
"It was a male eastern grey kangaroo, weighing about 35 kg. So he would have been about four or five years old. He was a juvenile, spirited boy who was quite scared," she said.
"He was tranquilised by one of our volunteer rescuers in a person's backyard. He had been very flighty and scared, jumping from backyard to backyard, so we were very worried he would end up on Sydney Road."
The kangaroo was first spotted on Gaffney St, with local residents reporting the unusual sight to Fawkner Police Station.
Wildlife Victoria also had three members of the public report the kangaroo.
"We're seeing an increasing numbers of calls to emergency response services about kangaroos in suburbia. It's quite worrying and we're urging people to call up as soon as possible," Ms Amato said.
"They're not aggressive, but he [the kangaroo] would have been scared. It wasn't that big, but to someone who hadn't seen one in the backyard before it would have looked quite large."
If you see any kangaroos or wild animals roaming Melbourne's streets, contact Wildlife Victoria on 1300 094 535.
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I found this girl at my local antique store and I'm not sure if I should purchase it for $50. I'm a new quilter currently using a used Brother XL-3030 that my mom gifted me in college. My Brother doesn't like it when the fabric gets thicker and I'm not able to do a few other projects that require a bit more power either.
It looks like a red eye Singer 66 electric sewing machine in a nice travel case. I looked up the serial number at it said it was made in 1919. It's missing the cord and foot pedal, so I don't know if the motor works. They are asking $50 for it, but I'm not sure if that is worthwhile or not since 1) I don't know if it works and 2) it's missing parts. It looks to be in pretty good condition. Hand cranking the wheel(?) results in a smooth movement of the machine. A nice person a reddit mentioned verifying the hook moves, but I'm not entirely sure what that means.
I have until tomorrow afternoon to make up my mind. I could try to talk them down too, but I'm not really sure what it's worth since I was told Singer 66's are pretty common. What do you think? Thanks!


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There's almost no other way to put it: Here we go again.
Two months ahead of his title defense at Strikeforce's next card – and reportedly its last card – lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez has been sidelined again.
The news comes from Tatame, and UFC/Zuffa President Dana White said on a fan chat with the Montreal Gazette earlier in the day Friday that he believed Melendez was going to be off the January show.
Melendez (21-2 MMA, 11-1 SF) has been in this situation before. He was scheduled to defend his title against Pat Healy (28-16 MMA, 6-1 SF) in September in Sacramento. But when he injured his shoulder, Strikeforce canceled the card altogether when broadcast partner Showtime decided to not air the card without Melendez on it as its headliner.
And not long after that, Strikeforce's follow-up show, scheduled for Nov. 3 in Oklahoma City, also was scrapped when Frank Mir pulled out of a headlining bout with Daniel Cormier and co-main event middleweight champ Luke Rockhold also was sidelined.
The cancellation of back-to-back fight cards left fighters, fans and analysts wondering just what the future was for the promotion – and many speculated that the organization likely would fold, with select fighters being folded into the UFC.
But not long after the cancellation of the Nov. 3 show, Strikeforce and Showtime said a blockbuster card was being planned for January. And recently, details began to emerge of that show, which is scheduled for Jan. 12 in Oklahoma City at Chesapeake Energy Arena, site of the canceled Nov. 3 show.
Melendez again was to headline against Healy, with Rockhold vs. Lorenz Larkin in the co-main event and welterweight champ Nate Marquardt defending his belt for the first time against Tarec Saffiedine. Plus, Cormier is to meet Dion Staring in a heavyweight bout.
TMZ reported earlier this month that the event will be the last for Strikeforce, which would mean Melendez's career with the promotion is over.
Melendez trainer and coach Cesar Gracie told Tatame that the fighter will concentrate on moving over to the UFC.
"I think he never recovered from the shoulder injury and will not be able to fight in January," Gracie said. "He had a doctor's appointment this week and the doctor said that he will not be able to fight. We will focus on his recovery. With the end of (Strikeforce), he should migrate to the UFC."
Strikeforce and UFC officials could not immediately comment on Melendez's status. It is not known if Healy will remain on the card in some fashion. Without a Melendez-Healy headliner, the Rockhold-Larkin or Marquardt-Saffiedine title fights could move into the main event.
For more on "Strikeforce: Champions," stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on the way to Arkansas.
Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on the way to Arkansas.
Great view from the restaurant. Our first ride down here and the roads are twisting and hilly...just right.
Ferry ride from Missouri back to our home base of Kentucky.
Scenic 7 is a well known twisty road in Arkansas. Glad ya'll had a good ride thru the state.
It's on the revisit list. Great riding!
Did a visit to the Ozarks in 2008. We stopped on two seperate occaisions @ the Cliff House to eat at the restaurant, but they were closed both times.
Arkansas has some fantastic roads for the motorcycle enthusiast.
Arkansas has a lot of scenic byways. One that I highly recommend is Arkansas Highway 16. Siloam Springs is on the western end, to Searcy on the eastern end. Other than Fayetteville, mostly rural, mountainous, and totally great riding. Ride it and get back to me and tell how much you enjoyed it. Sweet 16
I did some riding around there recently... researching the area for this year's GS Giant.
There is no end to the gravel roads in this area, and there are also some nice OHV areas that even the heavy bikes can handle....
All the makin's of a right fine GS Gypsy Tour, if'n you ask me.
Go soothingly through the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon.
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The ride that day was one of the best. Traffic was light, great scenery, and the weather was perfect for an early spring day. Good riding on some great roads!
Ahhhh... nice memories. I paused at the bottom of Illinois (the most southern 5 feet), at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Wow. Quite the sight. Was like two moving, massively churning, merging lakes right in front of me. The Mississippi on the right, the Ohio on the left. Intimidating...


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I want to make a new command in Linux(Minix) in C, for printing some info in the screen. The info is located in the file /etc/passwd and other files.
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PUBLISHED: 08:17 28 February 2013 | UPDATED: 08:17 28 February 2013
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The father of a 34-year-old Norwich man who died after being involved in an altercation with a cyclist, said he bore "no ill will" towards the other person.
William Phillips, of Derby Street, was found dead at his home by his mother on Friday, July 20 – two days after he was involved in the altercation, outside the doctors' surgery in Oak Street, off St Crispins Road.
Mr Phillips, who had a rare neurological condition which meant he had an unsteady gait and often appeared to be drunk, fell to the floor and hit his head, at around 8.50am on Wednesday, July 18.
He received initial treatment at the Oak Street surgery and, after vomiting, was then taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, before being released the same day.
Police investigated the circumstances leading to Mr Phillips' death and arrested Luke Howard, then 22, 10 days after the argument – but dismissed the charges in September.
In police interview, Mr Howard, who was not at the inquest, denied pushing Mr Phillips, but accepted they had "come together". The inquest heard that Mr Phillips was walking in the road when Mr Howard cycled towards him.
Mr Howard had to cycle round Mr Phillips and told him to "get on the path", but Mr Phillips swore at him, and Mr Howard stopped and approached him.
Mr Howard said that Mr Phillips put his arms or hands on his chest, but he denied pushing him. Mr Howard handed himself in to police when he heard on the radio that police were looking for a cyclist involved in an altercation.
An eyewitness had previously told the two-day inquest in Norwich that Mr Howard had pushed Mr Phillips "not violently, as if to say 'keep away'," before Mr Phillips seemed to lose his balance and fall.
Norfolk's assistant deputy coroner, David Osborne, recorded a narrative verdict, outlining the circumstances of Mr Phillips' death.
He also said he would write to the hospital calling for all ambulance records and other medical reports a patient arrived with at A&E to be seen by the doctor undertaking the assessment, particularly in connection with a head injury. And for A&E staff to be reminded of the guidelines on observation and the need for further assessments to be made regarding whether CT scans are carried out, which did not happen in this case.
Afterwards, Peter Phillips, William's father, said he bore no ill will towards Luke Howard, and said his son's condition, which sometimes caused him to be verbally agressive, was known to people in the city centre, where people looked out for him, but he was out of his comfort zone in Oak Street.
He added that he had spoken to the hospital's representative at the inquest about two other matters, which were not mentioned by the coroner.
He said: "One was that when William was released from the hospital to go home in a taxi he said he lived with his mother, which he didn't.
"That was not checked up on. In fact, he lived on his own, so he was left to die on his own without any help. And he twice requested absolutely necessary medication, at the surgery and in the ambulance, which would have affected his ability to judge his condition; he would not have had a clue how he felt, without that medication."
Mr Phillips had adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a rare condition similar to multiple sclerosis, and the cause of death was given as an acute subdural hamatoma and head injury suffered between 36 and 48 hours before his death.


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According to the Commerce Department's Census Bureau, 49.7 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, were in poverty in 2012. Furthermore, a Census report released yesterday found that 3.5 percent of our population experienced chronic poverty between 2009 and 2011. During that same period of time, nearly one in three Americans lived in poverty for at least two months.
Since the mid-1960s, the Census Bureau has led federal efforts to measure poverty in the U.S. In 2010, Census developed a supplemental poverty measure to take into account the effect of government programs on poverty not included in the official poverty measure. Census' data help federal, local and private sector entities allocate critical resources in communities nationwide.
In addition to Census' work, Commerce plays several important roles in the administration's efforts to fight poverty. Our Economic Development Administration provides grants that support critical infrastructure for job training and business development in economically distressed and underserved communities. Our Minority Business Development Agency runs a nationwide network of business development centers that work with local minority-owned businesses to help them grow and create jobs.


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DETROIT - Star witness Derrick "Zeke" Miller gave the jury in the Kwame Kilpatrick federal corruption trial plenty to visualize about when he testified to handing the former Detroit mayor a $10,000 kickback in the bathroom stalls of a failed downtown restaurant venture.
It was the third day on the stand for Miller who is a cooperating witness for the government. The former Kilpatrick confidant has pleaded guilty to violation of a federally funded program and tax evasion. His potential prison sentence is up to 10 years but he could get less than that for his cooperation in this case.
Miller wrapped up three days of direct testimony by describing some Detroit business deals he helped broker. He also described the money that filtered his way for his help on those deals.
More: Kwame Kilpatrick trial: Day 51
The first of those deals occurred when Miller introduced Southfield businessman Robert Shumake to Matt Cullen, formerly general manager of economic development and enterprise services for General Motors (GM), who sat on the board of directors of the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy with the witness. At the time, Shumake was interested in putting together a portfolio of real estate assets and there was an opportunity to buy some manufacturing facilities from GM. Shumake also wanted some financing from city pension funds to go towards the purchase of 10 to 13 properties. For his help in facilitating the transactions, Miller received a handsome commission of $568,000 from Shumake. The witness said he pleaded guilty to not disclosing the more than half a million dollars in his tax returns and is currently cooperating with the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) on the subject.
Miller also talked about his dealings with local businessmen Andrew Park, who was sentenced last October to a year in jail for tax evasion, and Dominic Pangborn. The businessmen were looking to expand one of their ventures, Digital 10 Networks, through a $4 million Homeland Security grant which Miller had a hand in securing. Miller also helped Park and Pangborn gain financing from the city pension funds for their Asian Village restaurant venture which was adjacent to the Renaissance Center. For his help on the projects, Park paid Miller $10,000 in 2007. Miller admitted on the stand that he didn't think it was appropriate to take the money.
But he wasn't the only recipient of Park's cash gifts. The witness testified that Kilpatrick asked Miller if he could get him some cash.
"Could you get it from your Asian Village guys?", is how the former mayor put it according to Miller.
The witness said he picked up the cash at Asian Village and thought that Park gave it to him in an envelope of hundred dollar bills. Miller then called Kilpatrick to let him know he had his cash. When Kilpatrick arrived, Miller said the two men went into the restaurant bathroom and he handed the mayor $10,000 in cash.
U.S. Attorney Mark Chutkow asked Miller what Kilpatrick said when he gave him the money.
"'Cool.' Something like that," said Miller.
The defense team finally got a shot at Miller after listening to him testify for more than two days. John Shea, Bernard Kilpatrick's lawyer, was the first defense attorney to question Miller. Shea noted that as a consultant, Bernard had clients who were interested in doing business with the city and state. Shea listed several other consultants who operated similarly: Conrad Mallett, Jim Stapleton, Curtis Hertel and Edna Bell, who like Bernard is a former County Commissioner.
Shea also pointed out that despite his city government connections, Bernard couldn't always get his clients what they wanted. Homeless shelter operator Jon Rutherford never got his waterfront casino and businessman Karl Kado didn't get his Cobo Center contracts renewed. Just like any other consultant, said Shea, Bernard had to take his lumps when his clients' wishes weren't achieved with the city of Detroit.
Jim Thomas, Kwame's lawyer, was next to take a stab at the witness.
Thomas directed Miller to take a look at the articles of incorporation for the Kilpatrick Civic Fund. The original articles from a July 1999 application for tax exempt status clearly stated that "the corporation shall not participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf or against any candidate." However, said Thomas, these articles were restated on July 26th 2001, right around the time that Kilpatrick was first running for Detroit mayor. And the prohibition of getting involved in political activities had clearly been removed in the new articles. So, Thomas elaborated, the Civic Fund could be used for political purposes as long as it was not candidate-specific and thus a payment of $14,000 to polling research company Lake Snell Perry for focus groups on July 30th was wholly appropriate.
"I don't know about that," said Miller.
Interestingly, under questioning from Thomas, Miller revealed that before running for Detroit mayor Kilpatrick had explored being Lieutenant Governor of Michigan.
Thomas also pointed out a seeming contradiction in Miller's testimony. The defense lawyer referred back to an August 29th 2001 newspaper article that exposed Jon Rutherford's homeless shelter donating $50,000 to the Kilpatrick Civic Fund. In his direct testimony, Miller had told the court that he, Kilpatrick and other leadership team members had decided that they should not disclose Civic Fund donors after the story came out. But then Miller seemed to change his mind.
"Wait a minute, now I remember," said Miller.
Miller then agreed with Thomas that the list of donors had been disclosed before the story was actually printed.
Thomas also challenged the witness's state of mind. The defense lawyer emphasized the city's state of disarray when Kilpatrick took office and how Miller as part of the administration was bogged down with everything they had to handle.
"Didn't the stress give you emotional and physical problems?" Thomas asked a perplexed Miller.
"Did you gain weight?" asked Thomas. Miller conceded that he did.
Thomas continued, "And did you lose your hair?"
To which the witness with a visibly full hairline replied, "No."
Court resumes at 9 a.m. Friday.
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I could not fuck my husband after fucking this guy, how do these women do it? I can no longer watch his videos, because the only dick I want is his. I want his dick inside me so badly that I ordered a black dido around the same size of his dick, and that did not work. I want him to thrust his dick into me. I want to feel the heat of his body on me, and his hands on my ass and breast. I want to feel the weight of his body pushing his dick into me. I want him, but nope I have to settle for the weak fuck that is my husband. I hate I ever came to this website. I liked being ignorant about being fucked, and given pleasure. Oh well ignorance is bliss, now I want what I can never have. Yeah, I want a full load of his cum in my mouth too!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't like this guy's style of fucking. He fucks the women only in three different styles: the women lay on their backs; the women on top of him and the women lay on their bellies. Doggy style that is most men's favorite positions fucking women and this male porn star does not fuck the women on their bare backs (doggy style). As a professional porn star, he should not think only about himself and do things that only pleases him, when making movies. He should think about the viewers that are supporting and watching him fucking some men's wives. I would suggest him to improve his style, in the way he fucks those wives. Have them take more positions instead of only three positions.
I REALLY don't understand Men who let this happen. I think they're all secretly gay.
I am secretly bisexual
I absolutely agree with LetMeWatch. I too love to watch attractive white women with well endowed black men who know how fuck. I too have that emotion to stir when I see a white woman with bi-racial children. I have been very blunt with these women after talking to them for a while and I have told them that it is a HUGE turn on for me to watch/share with black bull studs. I think this is becoming something that a lot of white men and women enjoy. I have dated many white women who loved BBC.
well its all a plot, its not real stories. and yea these creeps hat say they want their wife doing it, have no reason to live.
I'm a small dicked white guy but I would love to be the knight's camera man for his videos. I would be more than happy to set up kellie and some of the other frustrated white ladies up with some fulfilling black cock and watch the fun unfold. I had a girl friend who talked about her adventures with black cock and it always gave me a raging hard on. I would have loved to see her with a black monster dick pumping hot black baby seed into her womb. I think if I was married to Kellie or some other fine white girl, I'd let her play on the dark side and even get inseminated with black baby batter. I love the smell of fresh fucked in heat pussy and negro man musk. It'd be heaven to smell them together. The only thing that disappointed me about this vid is I didn't see a wedding ring on her finger but the title says "Hotwife" Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see any white lady taking black cock. But there's something much more exciting about a married woman who's being taken by somebody other than her husband. Especially a well endowed black bull whose skilled in the art of love making. It's so taboo. It's equally exciting seeing young ladies taking black cock too. I always have something stir in me when I see a young lady with a half-n-half baby. You just imagine how that happened and how she's given into her primal lusts. I would love to meet a young lady or legal age teen who hasn't had black cock before and support her during her exploration of her primal passions with black cock. As long as I get to watch, listen, and smell the adventure.
Sweet Sweet Toes!
I would suck his dick and then get a long hard fucking and he would have to come in my pussy. i want to feel his dick throbbing while he busts a nut and then we could fuck again. my pussy is so wet now i'm using a vibrator wishing it was him grinding in my pussy now.
I would suck his dick and then get a long hard fucking and he would have to come in my pussy. i want to feel his dick throbbing while he busts a nut and then we could fuck again. my pussy is so wet now i'm using a vibrator wishing it was him grinding in my pussy now.
she loved it dam
I love his girl's tits. I wouldn't mind fucking her.
God this hot redhead is so glad that I married a black man as love the way he fucks me and us kissing each other all the while he pounds my pussy or my cute sexy tight little white ass and pussy until he cums in me with his wonderful thick huge black cock! God I'm so deeply in love my black husband and his wonderful black cock!
Nice fountain of cum at the end!
I'd love too
You do everything right DFW but the digging. I bet I'm not the only woman who hates fingers inside her stuff. One finger is Ok to see if I'm ready but that 2 or 3 fingered action makes me feel like I'm at the GYN. A* on everything else William. You're a true gentleman and a great Lover.
what is a good video for extreme deepthroat on monster cocks preferable black
has she made any other videos????????????????//
He ain't that good, she had to finger her clit the whole time.
I have been very lucky to have a loving hubsand with a factastic tongue and a black man in my life that fucks the shit out of me and be his toy . All I need is hubbys permission to go and "play"and we go and have a great time . Then I come home and take care of hubby telling him details.. LOL.. I love my life...
i want that cum all over my tits
dfw is very cool headed.he is concentrating more on giving pleasure than on recieving it.otherwise his vitals are as common as average.
What a great vid to j/o too.
How about fucking this white pussy Hotwife Ann
The cameraman or person seems to concentrate more on the black guy (which is a turn off) rather than the women, that's a shame because the girl looks really good.
aber sie lässt sich gut ficken von ihm. ich würde mich auch mal wieder gern vögeln lassen
Ich möchte zusehen, wie er zuerst meine Frau und dann mich fickt
I love it the vagina
love the way she creams
Lee what if the audience does not like the kamasutra that you are saying?
i love for him to breed me
I love for him to fuck me this white woman will never stop fucking black men they are the best
love wanking over Lana anyone know of other porn she has done.have seen the gangbang by young blackguys .
Im next,please fuck my socking cunt........................
Dude knows how to grow that cock around, she seems like a nice fuck.
Let me join!!
i love bbc
God how I just love to date and have all kinds of wild wonderful interracial sex with black men as this 38 year old married brunette white woman is crazy about black men,and love to date and have interracial sex with them! Love whenever a black guy cums in me with his wonderful thick black cock and I cum as well!
that was just playing good sex they are both fine great bods
that's surprisingly hot
Lanas does some great interracial vids. her and the knights hot together
I want to fuck you
This isn't your wife? It's Alyne Millsap from Salina Ks. she was fuckin around on me and her husband what a slut..
I'd fuck Alyne. She is cute for being in her late 40s.
that is creampie cathy.... I think.
She looks like a younger Creampie Cathy.......
What ever happened to lana love?
Wow! I love watching this guy screw another man's wife and all the pleasure he gives them. I want this guy to screw my wife next.
What an awesome fuck! She must be a very happy woman.
Damn. Lana turns me on like wow. I'd love to be utterly seduced by a fine woman like that. I'd melt under slow, tender, succulent lips like those...aw hell...
Lucious princess Lana, she looks and sounds sex
Lanas a beautiful lady with a great body,great scene between her and the knight
je suce sa grosse bite quand il veut
geile Ficksau,ich will jetzt auch so einen zwischen meinen Schenkeln!
i am a asian guy and what this guy did i did to my girlfriend all night long i ran out of condoms i used a pack of 12 and a 3 come on any ladies want to try me???????????????and im not messin! take this aa an offer....... i can last for a long time..give it a try.
I don't know what the fuss is w/ this black guy, for starters his dick is not any bigger than other porn models, second this dude is ugly, I have seen good looking black men as sex models, I think most of these comments are boggus
i would like that big black cock in my ass too .
i want to eat his sperm
Great love scene.
Wow! That looks amazing.....
What a cock he has....wowwwww and she loves to ride it.......I wish my cock was as thick as his, I am jealous
nice dick, nice tits, nice pussy!!
real intim sex i love it
JWoww is so right. And the Knight can have his way with me any ole time!
I think all of you men are missing an important point about what women love the most about this man. It's not that he's black. It has absolutely nothing to do with that. Just because you're black doesn't mean you know how to please a woman. It's his level of skill in bed and the fact that he listens to the woman and takes the advice so he knows what to do to drive her crazy. You can tell that his touch is so gentle, yet he knows how to dominate when the time is right. He speeds up and slows down and teases the woman. He's not just in it for himself. This guy is amazing. And, it's not because of his hard body, or because he's black, or because he has a big dick. He's an absolute master in the bedroom and knows how to work it.
Bryan, I'm in, sounds like a plan! And when he was fucking your wife, mine could pull his cock out every so often and suck your wife's juices off his cock, then when he was fucking my wife your wife could suck my wife's pussy juices off his cock.....HOT!!!
Jaysun- how 'bout getting blk n hrny to fuck both of our wives together. they can team up sucking his massive dick, then we get the girls 69ing each other while blk takes turns fuckin' them. You film, while I jerk off, then we'll trade.
Wow, wanting to give my wife her first BBc experience...blk n hrny, love to see a guy with a build such as yourself really give it to my wife! She is a red-head with pale skin and D cup tits with large pink areolas!! Her friends have all been telling her how good BBC is and I'd love to see her spread her legs apart for some black cock!!!
I'm about to start offering my services to white women. I'm about the same dimensions as this guy....I'm 6'3", 210 lbs., nice athletic build, but my skin tone is lighter. I love to fuck for long periods of time, really love to 69 and love using toys. Women with big tits get first dibs!!!
Everything about this man is beautiful!
This guy has an open invitation to screw my wife
Iwould like meet her in person to see if she can fuck that good
LetMeWatch obviously understands the enjoyment that connoisseurs of sex get from the sheer humiliation of us white guys watching a superior black cock penetrate and satisfy a white woman in a way that a small and inferior white dick never can. This vid would have been even better if hubby were sitting submissively on the edge of the bed, watching his hot wife being made love to by that gallant black gentleman. Would really enjoy seeing a vid of this lady being impregnated by DFW's big black cock, and then a follow-up video about 37 weeks later, when she's almost ready to give birth to his mulatto baby, of DFW caressing her huge, pregnant belly and sucking her swollen, milk-filled tits, while he fucks her into ecstasy. Big Black Cock rules!
Great stuff as usual from the Knight, except he didn't creampie this one, despite the fact that she asked him to. How many white ladies has the Knight serviced to date?
this is lana. she looks just like my wife. this is my fantasy come through because she wont fuck black men for me.
This is really a great vid and some of the comments from the ladies says a lot for it.. Some great comments. The photography here is first class! These guys do a great job all around. Would love to see some creampies from them.
i agree. i think his size is ok, not extraordinary. his kiss, touch, all of it is what makes us go crazy wanting him. he doesnt even last but a few minutes if u notice...but he leaves em satisfied!! in another vid he had this wmn SHAKING in anticipation. thats what makes him unforgettable
...it starts with a ~hot kiss...mmmmmm
This guy is a BEAST........ "Are you okay sweetheart?" He knows he's fucking the shit out of these girls..... BIG DICK MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!
this guy is the shit!!! i want some
Que coroa gostosa !
At first I thought they are lovers! What a lovely,gentle,sweet fuck!!! Both of them are wonderful...they are angels!!!
excellent vid, what a body. He knows how to please her
I see this video from a friend of mine, i can't stop watch this untill i find a black BF. My Black is great but this is better
lol thats a shower
If all of you will notice...he does the one thing that makes him a great lover. HE LISTENS! This clip is a great example of a lover listening and paying attention to the desires of the woman. Yes..his cock is big...and yes he is black...but the one thing above all....he listens.
whats this girls whole name, her tits are amazing
that was a very good fuck...want more of it
After watching this video I want a real big black cock deep in my white pussy!
I'm with Kellie on this...only I'm not married. If i could find a nice black cock to thrust into my I'd be soooo happy
I am a young black male who aspires to be just like this dude. Fucking hot white wives and getting paid. Damn that's the life.
Kellie honey, It is ok to fuck lovely black men.honey you will still love your husband but your pussy will love you for shareing her with big black cock
@ !! & Kellie Where can us big black cock mo-fos find yer willin' asses?!?!???!??!?!?!? You'll be leaving him for sure AND QUICK!!! Holla at a chocolate log!
i m sooooo inlove with the knight!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kellie - my sympathies. When you come to the realization that life is short and that you really want to taste the Big Black Snake - give me a call. Best of luck with your husband too.
omfg I love this girl! AND I love that cock! what a beautiful ass on her. Kinda bumed out no cream pie, but thats ok! what a huge load!
slow, pleasant sex
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, December 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
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Changing young lives
Original post made on Jun 26, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, December 28, 2012, 12:00 AM
a resident of Shoreline West
on Jun 26, 2013 at 10:47 am
I find it absolutely despicable that this young lady make such a generalized, stereotypical statement such as "being Hispanic, education is not something that is always prioritized." As a LATINA myself, who worked hard my entire educational career and was supported by my entire family to attend college, I am so offended and saddened that THIS is the type of "success" story that is published. Why does the privileged white community always get credit for "saving" the poor youth of color from themselves and their own destructive behaviors? Even when they themselves don't believe in their own potential (as Leslie didn't), it is the privileged in power that are championed and applauded on a public forum such as this. My parents are both immigrants, I lived in low income housing in Mountain View my entire life with my 4 siblings. We struggled but never once did I or anyone in my LATINO family say "oh education is not really our priority". After our family, education was our ONLY other priority. It was our way out of poverty. Our chance at the "American Dream". Eventually I was accepted to UC Berkeley, graduated and enrolled in a teacher credentialing program and I am now an educator is East San Jose. My ultimate goal as a teacher is to inspire self confidence and a deep love for learning in each of my students, so NO ONE can continue to make claims that Latinos don't care about education.
a resident of Rex Manor
on Jun 26, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Her experience is HER EXPERIENCE...not yours.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jun 27, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Many immigrant communities have faced the same priority (education) and 'claims against us' hurtles. I also was the first in my family to attend college (Berkeley). The Irish in America were also not an entirely welcome group (also Italians, Jews, Catholics, Chinese, etc) The Scots-Irish, from their economic diaspora in No. Ireland (if you know the history of Anglo-Saxon colonialism), were neither welcomed on the Emerald Isle or particularly welcome in America.
So - my grandfather (UK) and grandmothers (Germany) made their way as best they could in the early 20th century. And the families that make it best in the US adopt EDUCATION as a family priority. I'm glad yours did Lolita! I'm glad my truck-driving dad and retail-clerk mom did also. I'm glad the families at Castro School are jumping into this with the Foothill College sponsored family program.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Aug 20, 2013 at 4:17 pm
Exactly GSB!!! I was just upset about the assumption the HER experience/mindset about education applies to all "Hispanics" (a term many of us rather not use). It is really mostly that line that really bothered me. Promoting the culture of poverty ideology by a Latina always irks me. I apologize if I came across as rude. I was angry.
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Thread: 13 LSV Ballast Problem
04-17-2013, 10:03 AM #1Senior Member
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13 LSV Ballast Problem
So we are in full swing with the boating season, and I had some time yesterday to try to get some more break-in hours on the boat. I was going to try to calibrate the ballast timers, but ran into some issues. Lets talk about one of the rear locker bags for just a second. Initially I believe the timers are setup at 4:30 or whatever. So I fill the bag up all the way until the system believes the bag to be 100% full and it automatically shuts off by itself. Then I go look at the bag and its only maybe 60% full, which I was totally expecting. So I go into the menu and turn up the timer to like 7:00 (or whatever). As soon as you turn the timer up the boat now correctly thinks that the bag is only 60%, as shown on the display. So I hit "fill" again untill the boat thinks the bag is full and shuts off the pump automatically. Perfect. Sac is full and display verifies this. Then I go to empty the bag and the boat runs the pump until the display says 0% full, well I go look at the bag and its got maybe 40-50% left in it. Now youre kind of screwed because you cant turn the pumps back on anymore due to the timer thinking the sac is empty. So I go turn the timer up like 13:00 or whatever and now the boat correctly believes the bag still has 40% left in it. So I get the bag mostly empty, but Im sure you can see my problem here, I dont want the timer set on 13:00 because it would just be dumping water out of the bag when I went to go fill again. So I have a couple questions...
1. How would YOU empty the bag? I ended up just letting it drain into the bottom of the boat at letting the bilge pump it out. I didnt have my tsunami pump on the boat at the time but that would have been an option I suppose.
2. I noticed on the calibration menu there being 3 different options for calibrating the pumps. Obvioulsy you can use the menu item where it just allows you to chage the timers, but there are two other calibration menus. One was called "lake calibration" and the other one was called "factory calibration." Of course there isnt any information in the owner's manual on these, but I spent about 5 minutes trying to screw with them while I was stuck on the lake with full ballast and it was absolutely squalling/raining at this point we just had to get off the water. Anyone know anything about these menus?
The second part of this that I thought was interesting was calibrating the center hard tank. I initially filled this one on whatever the factory setting was. You cant see the tank so you are kind of relying on waiting for water to come out of the overflow. So when I initially went to fill up the center tank, it gets to 100% or whatever on the display and obviously its not full yet because its not pouring out the side. So I turn the timer up to like 7:00. Well the display gets up to about 88% full and I see the water pouring out. I turn off the pump and drop the timer back down to where the display thinks the bag is 100% full. Wrong. I "empty" the center hard tank until it says 0%. I get back to the house and later find out that with the key OFF you can run the pumps for like 30 seconds at a time. I must have turned the center drain pump on like 5 times. Theres no telling how much water was in that tank but it was a lot.
One thing I really dont like about this boat is that when you are emptying the ballast, it spits the water out the bottom of the boat into the lake. Gone are the days where you can physically see the water coming out of a thru-hull. This really bugs me because now I dont trust the system and theres no way to see how much level is actually in the hard tank. I kind of miss the ski locker and bag that was in my 05 because you could verify. Sorry this was so long, maybe the posts on this thread will help someone else out too. Im taking the boat out again friday, so Id like to have some kind of gameplan to figure out whats going on. I really appreciate the responses in advance.2013 LSV
The guys on here will help with this. This system is far superior to the old one. Once you get her dialed in you will trust it and it will make your life more relaxing.My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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For the 2013 ballast system on the LSV and Mojo, your timers should be set at 6 minutes for the rear bags (650 lbs each) and 4.5 minutes on your front hard tank. It is recommended that your engine be running when filling and emptying your ballast system. The current draw from the pumps are extremely high so with the engine running it allows the pumps to work at their full potential. With the correct timer settings the pumps should empty most of the water from the bags and tank. I always try to "finish off" the ballast by emptying with the boat in a "bow up" position. This allows the water to drain back to the empty/fill port on the bag and tank. Make sure your ballast hoses do not have any kinks in them also.
For the calibrations. These do not need to be experimented with. Dealers are instructed on these two calibration screens. If a new calibration is performed incorrectly, it can definitely throw of the operation of your ballast system.
One other thing, over time you may need to adjust your timers to a larger value. The impellers and pump and wear down over time causing the fill and empty times to be longer.
04-17-2013, 11:56 AM #4Senior Member
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Re: 13 LSV Ballast Problem
Thanks for the post! Yeah definitely engine was running and were doing about 8mph to keep the bow up. No kinks that I could find but I'll look again. And 4.5 and 6 get them about 70% full, so close but not 100%2013 LSV
Thought occurred to me. Is it possible he has damaged impellers from running dry? Never know who was pulling switches while the boat sat around.My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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LewisB this is a similar issue we had because they added the 1100 bags and didn't adjust the timers.
I think your main problem is doing the adjustments while you have water in the bags, tank.
Its best to make the adjustments when the boat says 0%.
you have to remember the timer system is strictly a ON time of the switch, it cant calculate for bad impellers, or air in the system.
I'm not sure if filling while in motion is a good idea for the system. Since its a bottom Feed, if your moving then you would be injecting more turbulence and air in the pickups. The pump will be primed as soon as you drop the boat in the water, unlike the older aerator pumps.
I can agree with you on bottom drain vs the side. What we do is at the end of the day just drain the boat while we put gear away in the water, turn the stereo down real low, you can hear those pumps when they run dry, they make a lot of gargling noises.
I will then run them for a couple seconds on the trailer to make sure its all empty.
Just a couple things i learned so fare.
As for the 100% and 0% if you need to fill at 100% or drain to get the bag to a true 0% you have to keep toggling the switch on and off. We have already had to do this while we get our timers setMalo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
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13 LSV Ballast Problem
I hate those timers - that was a contributing factor for me to order without ballast - that, and that I never used it in my last boat.2013 Outback V
04-17-2013, 02:56 PM #8Malo <--- Means--Evil or Mean One. This explains a lot.
2013 Mojo 2.5 Skylon Tower. Bestia < Beast >
As far as I know, every manufacturer that has bags or tanks (i.e. don't flood a cavity in the hull) uses some sort of timer device whether or not if it's reversible or aerator pumps or a simple & readout or a fancy touchscreen. Chadjitsu on here is the using a flowmeter, which in theory should be better, but I don't know that any wakeboats are doing that OEM.
In regards to the 2012 & 2013 systems, there are a few additional items to note. You should set your timers to how long it takes to typically drain the bag, not fill it. I found that the pumps fill faster than they drain. I believe it just has to do with the design of the reversible pump and impeller design. Mine have always filled faster than they drain. This means the bag will vent a little every time you fill it and spill over the side (which I like - don't have to open the hatch to see if it's full), but it also means it will more than likely get closer to draining completely every time.
Also, in 2012, SC used used a ¾ inch vent and a 1 inch fill line. As you fill your bags to/over capacity, you're pushing more volume in the bag than can be pushed out. I'd suggest that folks swap out to all 1 in lines - fill & vent.
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Phenomenal in 2011, solid in 2012.
That, in a nutshell, is the assessment of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford by general manager Martin Mayhew.
"I thought he had an outstanding, phenomenal season in 2011. If that's what we're expecting every year we have a definite Hall of Famer, first ballot,'' Mayhew said. "After five years he'd be retired and right in the Hall of Fame.
"Last year was an outstanding season, this year was a solid season. He played better in 2011 than he played this year,'' Mayhew added.
And, no, it wasn't his mechanics that held Stafford back in 2012 when he fell 36 yards short of 5,000 passing yards. He passed for 5,038 in 2011 when the Lions won 10 games which is the more telling statistic.
Mayhew said much of the difference was out of Stafford's control. It involved injuries to the receiving corps.
"Calvin (Johnson) had a lot of injuries and missed some practice time and he should have with the things he had going on. Titus (Young) missed a lot of practice time,'' Mayhew said. "There were weeks when those two guys wouldn't practice and we'd have other guys in pretending to be them running all the routes in practice. Then we get in the game and put those two guys in the game. The timing was off.''
That was not all. Nate Burleson broke a leg on Oct. 22 and was out for the season. Rookie wide receiver Ryan Broyles tore his ACL on Dec. 2 and was done. Also Young was sent home for behavioral issues the week of Thanksgiving and didn't play again.
"You were playing with different guys, a different caliber of players out there on the field that he's playing with those last five or six games of the season,'' Mayhew said. "So the injuries had an impact on his game.''
That wasn't all, though.
"I thought we had a little more interior pressure than we had last year,'' Mayhew said. "I think that was a factor with him.''
The general manager is not concerned about Stafford's mechanics, including his tendency to throw sidearm occasionally.
"People talked about his mechanics, sometimes he throws around a guy or he gets pressure inside,'' Mayhew said. "To me a quarterback's mechanics are sort of like a tennis player's serve -- you're always working on that. You don't ever just go 'Hey, I'm done with that.' He's always working on his mechanics and trying to get them better.''
Mayhew and the Lions have not lost any faith in the 24-year-old Stafford despite the 4-12 season.
"He's a phenomenal player, a great teammate. The guy's got tremendous skill level, great arm talent,'' Mayhew said. "He's our guy.''
(Paula Pasche covers the Lions. Follow her on Twitter @PaulaPasche. Read her Lions Lowdown blog at oplions.blogspot.com.)