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The three girls continue to give our Bunnie a work-out to remember.
"Are you ready, Bunnie?" The amusement in Anne's voice was obvious; she knew me well enough to be certain about my answer. Brenda crawled onto the coffee table from behind me, and her body cast a shadow over me. "Yes, Mistress." Then Brenda's knees were at the sides of my body and her pussy right above my waiting mouth. It was as fleshy as I had imagined, her inner labia sneaking out...Read On
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Professor Devlin recounts his story of a torrid D/s affair with a highly-gifted student
Writing fiction doesn't pay much, and you give up a lot when you try to be a writer. Money, the things other people have, even family—you can pretty much kiss all that goodbye. But there are compensations. Your life's maybe not as wide as most people's, but it's deeper, and sometimes it's more interesting. You're always trying to explain and describe things to yourself, and so you see...Read On
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A surprise visit by the receptionist and bellman
This is a continuation of Clubbing, The Hotel and The Hotel Take 2, by Kayk88. After Jack and Lisa left the room. I take you into the shower, holding you gently and scrub you down, enjoying your beautiful body. I grab a towel and wipe you dry, placing soft kisses as I go. I lift you into my arms and take you into the bed where we cuddle into each other and fall asleep. A knock on...Read On
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Additional instructions for submissive little girls.
By reader request, a new Bedtime Story. Submissive girls who enjoy following these audio instructions will want to begin listening while fully dressed and have a dildo (or something similar) nearby. Your comments and feedback are always...Read On
Added: 31 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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A fantasy about taking control...
Have to admit I need to fuck someone. Not sex or love making, just down right fucking. I need to cum...hard and several times. I need a slut, someone I can use. I thought of you. This is what I'd do to you. I'd call you up and tell you to show up at my place, to knock on my door wearing nothing but panties and high heels. Yeah, my neighbors might see you. But so what? I like showing my...Read On
Added: 29 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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Please read "Clubbing" and "The Hotel" before this one. The knock broke the silence, each of us tensing at the unknown interruption. I look to you, wondering if perhaps you know the source, but you look confused. I look to Lisa, could it be that she knows? But she looks as confused as you do. The knock sounds again, and slowly you ease yourself out from between us. You walk naked to...Read On
Added: 29 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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Cassidy begins to give in the desires she's always had...
"Are you done yet?" Adam shifted impatiently in bed while Cassidy remained behind the closed bathroom door. He was feeling pretty antsy and very horny. What the hell was she doing in there? "One second!" she yelled back. It was well after eleven o'clock, and Adam was starting to lose his patience. She knew how much he hated staying up late on a work night. He worked a very high-pressure...Read On
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Her Rules
Amanda collapses on top of Daniel. Her lungs are gulping in huge amounts of air but it seems she is not getting enough oxygen. She has never cum so hard before and felt so alive! She can feel Daniel breathing heavily beneath her. She knows this is where she belongs. She lifts her head and looks in his eyes. He reaches up, takes her face in his hands and says, "You are my slut and you belong...Read On
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Who is really in control?
I had just arrived in London for a corporate meeting. I am the CEO of an e-commerce company and some time ago I decided to bring all the staff from all our global locations to London for a three day conference. I started the company ten years ago and grew it into a mid-size company with some hundred-odd staff. With subsidiaries on all continents, I travel a lot, which I generally enjoy....Read On
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short story
I have always felt like there was something missing in my life. It was right in front of me, but never close enough to reach, until I met him. Last Friday, my best friend Tanzy and I went out clubbing, when I accidentally bumped into him. When my arm came into contact with his, electric shocks passed through my body. Looking up at the tall, handsome man, his dark midnight eyes held mine....Read On
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Amanda has her dreams come true.
Cal and Amanda dated for a while after college and their sexual adventures kept their interest peaked at a very high level. Cal's friends Lenora and Max wanted to show Amanda a different side of sex. The two couples spent time out, dining and dancing, but never in the bedroom or as Max called it, his playroom. Max and Lenora were into the BDSM lifestyle and wanted Cal and Amanda to join...Read On
Added: 23 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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"You're a fucking asshole!" she screams at me, her voice peppered with venom. I sternly stare at her, wait a moment and calmly reply, "I'm the asshole?" She drops her head and her eyes stare blankly at the floor. Her shoulders slump forward and she nervously fidgets with her fingers. She knows to remain silent and wait for me to finish what I have to say to her. I calmly continue,...Read On
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Savannah was turning into my home. I was learning to love the ambience of this historic and enticing city. It had its modern parts, surrounding the inner core of beauty and tradition. Many of us avoided those areas of the city and stayed where we felt the depth of the history seeping into our hearts. I had become a part of it. I had also become part of my new family. I'm Patricia, or Trish,...Read On
Added: 21 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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These are the tales of my little Arab buttercup. My Aisha, now Annie. Having brought her out of Africa, so to speak, we had settled into American life. Working in Silicon Valley was good work for me. And with my well paid job my buttercup could spend her days writing and learning to be a good American. She loved it here. She also loved me. More than anything in the world. I had rescued her from...Read On
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Sometimes, we don't know what we want until we get it...
I've always considered myself to be a pretty open minded woman. My vast and uninhibited views naturally apply to my sexual interests as well. Anal sex…check. Water sports...of course. Public and risky fucking, sex toys, and the typical "kinky" requests and fetishes were readily and willingly indulged by me. Then I met him. Suddenly, it seemed like my once open mind was closing shut,...Read On
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Anne has invited a few not-so-friends, but Bunnie (or rather her bum) takes a shine to them...
Half an hour later we were settled around the coffee table with Jackie and Brenda lounging comfortably on the couch, Anne on the armchair and myself a little less comfortably on the ottoman, all with cards in our hands and stacks of colored plastic chips in front of us. I was just struggling with myself whether I should fold immediately or wait out the first round to see what the others...Read On
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It's time for exams, a little unplanned show-off, a new acquaintance and some added smoothness.
Exams were, well, exams. Until I sat on the desk and started to write, my hands were clammy and my nerves all over the place. But the moment the tip of my pen touched the sheet for the first time, all that faded away and was replaced by a manic drive to squeeze as many words as I could onto the paper. Time flew by, and before I knew it, it was evening again and once more time to cram and...Read On
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I arrive at the hotel...
The door opens. I can hear it, but the blackness surrounded me. I feel hands on me, guiding me; the spark of electricity tells me it is you. I stop and hear the door close and then hands carefully undress me, leaving me naked in the darkness. I can feel your eyes roaming over me. You pick me up, carrying me over to the bed and then lie me down. Kissing my head, you lift my arms over my...Read On
Added: 15 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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After an enraged Anne had cut their evening short, will the two of them reconcile?
I was lying on my bed and struggling not to bite my nails. What had been such a wonderful evening, such an exciting journey down the rabbit hole, had suddenly turned sour and into an emotional nightmare. I wanted to sob in desperation, to shout and throw things against the wall, because I was filled with a rage that was targeted at myself. I had let myself get carried away and hurt the one...Read On
Added: 12 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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A night out with friends; a night in with the flogger.
Like most couples, certain patterns begin to emerge. Since our first night together in the cabin, once we've come down from the high of our orgasms and the intensity of our power exchange, we go back to laughing and debating on essentially equal terms. However, on this evening, after he has plugged my ass and trapped his seed inside of me, the energy between us has shifted. As we step into...Read On
Added: 09 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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Daddy adds discipline...
We drove home from the beach with the top down. I told Olivia to take down her top also. She giggled and said, "Oh, Daddy, you're so funny!" I replied, "I'm not trying to be funny, Livie, I'm serious. I want you to ride home topless!" "What? Why," she whined. "Because it would please me and I said so, that's why." "But..." "No buts," I interrupted. "just do it." At that she...Read On
Added: 09 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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This was the beginning. I posted this message on a sex site. It went on from there. "I met her online on another site. She sent me a friend request. I told her she had to have an avatar. I didn't accept friends who couldn't take time to create or find an avatar. She did so. Later that week I started a conversation with her. She indicated that she liked to tease. Within a half hour we were...Read On
Added: 06 Jul 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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What starts as watching a show ends with Anne and Bunnie joining the happenings on the stage.
My bum cheeks were safe for the moment, for all our eyes were riveted to the stage and nobody even dared to whisper. A tall woman in an elegant moss green evening dress which she could have worn to the opera stepped onto the platform. A dress she could almost have worn to the opera, I corrected my impression when I noticed the deep neckline that almost reached to her navel, exposing a good...Read On
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I walk swiftly into the airport and am greeted with a blast of warmth from the central heating. My dress swirls around my thighs, brushing softly against the tops of thigh high stockings, thick black cotton to protect against the cold. My dress is a soft blue, made of heavy material, with a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves. Underneath I am wearing a white corset, that holds my DD's high,...Read On
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A (mostly non-sexual) first chapter, where Sam discovers some interesting secrets about Lucy...
Sam and Lucy had been dating for a couple of months and things were going well. Neither of them had been looking for anything serious, and their relationship had been fairly vanilla to date, but they got on well, shared some genuine affection and had a lot of fun together. It was early summer and Sam was helping Lucy move house. They had packed up most of the other rooms and Lucy's mum would...Read On
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Aja learns a whole lot about her boss
Another Father's day at the office. The second time I believe. I was thinking about all the times I never got to celebrate Father's day and how much it pissed me off when the office pager went off. "Aja, please come to my office!" It was my boss, Mr. Bell. I got up and walked to the office, still thinking of what a disappointment this day was. "Aja, I'm surprised you'd even be here...Read On
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The evening and next day, following on part one.
Saturday Evening She lifts her leg from the water, stroking it gently with her forefingers, feeling the softness of her skin. Before the "play-weekend" started, she made sure she shaved her legs including the tender bits that mattered, she wanted nothing to get in the way of her and her pleasure - and off course her husband. She knows how hot it gets him when he touches her legs and they...Read On
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Being a good boy for twenty years had become rather boring. I had never cheated on my wife. And I think she never even considered cheating on me. I considered it all the time. I was one horny bugger. Always had been. But I had never taken the chance to cross the line. I'm not sure I ever had prospects. Some ladies would flirt with me, but I always assumed it was just that, a bit of...Read On
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Bunnie enters a new world where she gets to play Anne's kinky games in public.
Anne pulled me towards a door at the back of the club that I somehow hadn't noticed earlier. It was big, black and lacking a handle. A woman in her forties, tall and broad shouldered, wearing a leather vest and black jeans, was leaning against the wall next to it. The short, cropped hair together with her outfit just screamed "dyke" at me, and the critical look on her face made her...Read On
Added: 24 Jun 2014 | Category: BDSM |
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Submission isn't easy - but some masters are able to see beyond insubmissiveness.
She didn't know exactly how it happened. It just did. And she knew she had to fight him, hoping to lose, fearing to win. It didn't make sense, but it was absolutely vital to her. He repeated the order he had just given her. She stared back at him; and then, within one quick move and screaming "No", she pulled away from him and made for the door. He caught up on her before she was able...Read On
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On Blogging Bayport, I am running a series of guest blog posts from Alameda civic and community leaders.
In recent years, as an elected official, I struggle to balance the community's 'right to know' (or simple curiosity) against the privacy of individuals or adhering to good faith and fair negotiations with groups or corporations. I have been criticized from both ends of the spectrum. A blogger once told me that I have no right to know why he wanted the public information — he was clearly fishing for something interesting to write. Others have argued that there is no real public 'right to know,' and that all dealings of government should be secret, and any dissemination of information to anyone is considered a "leak."
We pride ourselves in Alameda on the "small town" feel and believe our right to know is paramount. We want to know who is moving into the house next door, how much they paid for their home, what are their remodeling plans, what new business (Target or Orchard Supply) is going into the Alameda Towne Centre, how much money is it going to cost to bring Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to Alameda Point, or why we didn't get contacted when there was a Dodge commercial on the Bay Farm Island Bridge. Sometimes we jump to conclusions with partial facts in order to promote a political agenda. That is where a review of the public records is a good means to determine another party's credibility and veracity.

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About 17:2817:28 was a boy band in the Philippines active during the early 2000s. Though known as a boy band, they considered themselves more of a vocal group. The group had four members: Gian Magdangal, Jonard Yanzon, Chino Alfonso and Wackie Valdes. Read more...
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St. Paul police have identified a man whom police fatally shot on the city's West Side last week.
Guillermo Canas died after the encounter on Wabasha Street near Plato Boulevard on Thursday morning. He was 36 and his city of residence was unknown, the Ramsey County medical examiner's office said.
Police say the man set off "frantic" 911 calls with his aggressive behavior and smashed car windows with a pipe.
One 911 caller said the man was "gonna hurt somebody," according to a transcript released by police.
The officers who confronted Canas feared for their lives when he ignored orders to stop and closed in on them with a rock bigger than a baseball, police said.


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"Jumping rope vs running": Which is the best cardio exercise? which is the best fat burning exercise? The never ending battle, and it could be the title of the new colossal "Jumping rope vs running"!!! if you ask to 10 people if they prefer jumping rope or running five of them will prefer jumping rope and the other five will tell you that there's nothing like running! It seems that the answer to that question is subjective so let have a look at the advantages and disadvantages of each on and you decide which is the winner of the "Jumping rope vs running" battle. if you have read my other posts you should now that I don like very much going to the gym. I prefer staying at home when there cold or working out outdoors when the weather is warm. I love running, I love the mountain bike and I really enjoy jumping rope (which i discovered about two months ago). So depending on the period of the year my answer to the question "Jumping rope vs running" could be very different. For me the most effective exercise is the one that you like the most. What a crappy answer, don't you think? but that's the truth! if you like running and you don't like skipping rope then you probably would dedicate more time to a running workout, so you'll burn more fat running. But if running makes you sleepy then, probably, running is not the best exercise for you. Jumping rope vs running: my experience Running is as very natural and instinctive exercise which can give you a lot of pleasure. All you need to run is a good pair of running shoes (very important to avoid accidents) and a street or a treadmill. Personally, I don like treadmills, I find them boring and listening to music to make it more pleasant doesn help because I tend to follow the rhythm of the song and not mine. I prefer going outdoors, running in a park is one of the most peaceful activities, another thing that you would enjoy a lot is running in the beach. But running outdoors in wintertime can be very difficult, and if you don't like to go to the gym, what else can you do? This year I discovered the skipping rope: I found some very good videos in YouTube and I bought a very good speed rope (Nike) at the price of 20$ and I began jumping. I practice almost all the days after coming back from work in my living room: 10 15 minutes is enough. If you have little time and little money the jumping rope is for you! It's a very hight intensity exercise which involves all muscles of the body: some people say that 10 minutes of jump rope equals 20 to 30 minutes of running. Back to the first question: jumping rope vs running, which is the best for cardio and fat loss? Let's show you some numbers. For example, let's take a guy that weights 80 kg, in 15 minutes of jumping rope at 80 jumps per minute he'll burn about 190 KCal, if he does 125 jumps in a minute he could reach 240KCals! 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This article will focus on the commonalities apparent in most start ups and things you may want to think about before starting a home based business of your own. The first thing that comes to mind is the reason you are starting a business or considering starting one. This sound simple, but its not, you see your reason for starting a business will continue to hold supreme importance to the success of the enterprise. The single biggest piece of advice I can give to someone about ready to become an entrepreneur is to know why your doing it. Some of these reasons seem like good reasons to start a business but if one of them is a powerful influence alone, then they are not good reasons to start a business. Many employees start businesses because they feel they could do a better job, deliver a better product or service, or just plain don't like being at work or don't like their boss. While these are frustrating, they are not the best motivators for starting a business. One thing to keep in mind when you do anything is to look at your motivators. If a bad boss is your motivation for starting a business you will find yourself very motivated at first but as you move further away from the bothersome environment it will become less and less motivating. People who are running from something like a bad boss or low pay checks usually become unmotivated and even frustrated a while down the road. So what are some good reasons to start a business? There are thousands of great reasons to start a business. Being and entrepreneur can be great and it should be great. Above all the good reasons I've seen to start a business one has always stood out for me and it defines what being an entrepreneur is all about. This one reason is: In order to create a life by design. A life by design just means you get to decide and you need to decide in the beginning what your life will be like. Business start ups have a way of developing a mind of their own, they need to be told what to do. A great piece of advice on starting a home based business is to spell out the way you want your life to be. Ask yourself questions like: How much money would I like to earn? What kind of people do I want to interact with? Do I really want to interact with people? How much risk am I comfortable with? Will I be able to sell the business one day? What do I most want to accomplish by starting this business? When we create a plan its like creating a map to follow. It is a lot easier following a map with a starting point and an ending point. The starting point is always the easy part, its coming up with a clear picture of the destination that is much more trying and much more important if your going to start a business. Setting goals is another big deal to the success of a home based business start up. If you figure you want to earn ten thousand dollars a month go ahead and think about what that money will mean in your life. Goals are like little stops along the way to achieving our life by design. Its important to break your ultimate goal down into smaller goals so you know what your looking to accomplish this month and this week instead of 5 years down the road. Nike Roshe Run Women Obsidian Volt,Eight more were hospitalized, according to a media release from the Wyoming Highway Patrol.Daniel R. when his Chevy Tahoe crashed into the rear end of a Nissan SUV four miles east of Wamsutter in Sweetwater County, causing the vehicle to go off the roadway and into the median, where it then rolled onto the westbound lanes of the interstate.The occupants of the SUV were family members heading to California for a wedding.Nine people were ejected from the SUV. The driver, Sourisack Sounthonevichith, was not. A 37 year old man from Montgomery, Ill., was the only one believed to have been wearing a seat belt in the van, according to the release.Some of the injured were hospitalized at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, and others were taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins.Miquel Barcenas, 5, was flown by helicopter to Children's Hospital in Denver.After the accident, Rebarchek continued driving westbound. Witnesses to the crash gave a description of his vehicle, the release said.Further investigation found that Rebarchek was wanted on a nationwide felony warrant from the Polk County Sheriff's Department in Florida for fleeing to elude, burglary and criminal mischief, the release said.Rebarchek is also wanted by the Miami Dade Police Department in Florida for Driving under the influence. Passionate views, pointed criticism and critical thinking are welcome. Name calling, crude language and personal abuse are not welcome. 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Nike Roshe Run Women Obsidian Volt Pope Benedict XVI met with Cuba's revolutionary icon Fidel Castro Wednesday, the last day of a trip to bolster the Roman Catholic church's relationship with the Communist government.HAVANA Pope Benedict met with Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro after saying mass in Havana Wednesday, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said.The meeting comes toward the close of the pope's three day visit to the communist run island, during which the pontiff called for greater freedoms and a bigger role for the Roman Catholic Church in Cuban society.Fidel Castro said Tuesday in one of his columns, or "Reflections," published online that he would meet briefly with the pope "with pleasure." Castro is now mostly retired but still occasionally writes columns and meets with visiting leaders.According to the Vatican spokesman, this is the first time since his illness that Castro has gone out to call on a visitor. Heads of state usually come to see him.Castro was dressed in a blazer with what looked like a scarf wrapped around his neck. He was accompanied by his wife and two adult sons.According to the Vatican, the two men had an animated dialogue. They joked about their age, and the pope told Castro: "I'm old, but I still know how to do my job."Castro told the pope he had been following his visit on television and asked about changes in the Catholic liturgy since his days in Jesuit schools, according to Lombardi.In an unusual homily, the pontiff called for free thought, and more freedom for the Catholic Church in Cuba. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. embargo, saying that the task of building a society of broad vision is "worsened when restrictive economic measures, imposed from outside the country, unfairly burden its people."Earlier Wednesday, before his meeting with Castro, the pope urged Cubans to search for "authentic freedom" as he celebrated an open air Mass for some 300,000 people in Havana's Revolution Square.Crowds began gathering during the night to hear the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics speak in the sprawling plaza that Castro, 85, used to fill with big crowds and fiery revolutionary rhetoric in hours long speeches.Surrounded by 10 story high images of Castro's revolutionary comrades Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, the pope read a sermon that continued one of the main themes of his trip that Cuba should build a more open society, based on truth, justice and reconciliation."The truth is a desire of the human person, the search for which always supposes the exercise of authentic freedom," the pontiff said.In an apparent dig at Marxism, the pope also said some "wrongly interpret this search for the truth, leading them to irrationality and fanaticism; they close themselves in 'their truth,' and try to impose it on others."Delicate dance for Pope Benedict in CubaHours before the Mass began, the area was filled with people waving Cuban flags and wearing broad hats and holding umbrellas to shield them from the sun.They wildly welcomed the successor of the much beloved Pope John Paul, who made a historic, groundbreaking trip to Cuba in 1998 and preached from the same square.'Message of love'Benedict, wearing purple vestments, read out a virtual shopping list of rights that the Church still lacked in Cuba as President Raul Castro, Fidel's younger brother, sat in the front row. Both of the Castro brothers were educated by Jesuits, the worldwide Catholic order."To carry out this duty, she [Cuba] must count on basic religious freedom, which consists in her being able to proclaim and to celebrate her faith also in public, bringing to others the message of love, reconciliation and peace which Jesus brought to the world," he said."This is why the Church seeks to give witness by her preaching and teaching, both in catechesis and in schools and universities," he said.The mass was also watched by Miami's Cuban Catholics, including a crowd of about 80 people at the Ermita Caridad Church in Coconut Grove, Fla., NBC 6 Miami reported.Since his arrival in the eastern city of Santiago, the pontiff has spoken of Cuba's need for reconciliation and a more open society, with the Church at its side as a buffer against "trauma" or social upheaval.
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"RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's government slapped Chevron with a $28 million fine on Monday for causing an oil spill off the country's coast, a penalty that could rise as the U.S. company faces a political backlash over the accident."
"While the spill is relatively small and mostly contained, it has highlighted the environmental risks of tapping Brazil's newfound oil wealth at great depths and could add to delays in politically sensitive plans to develop offshore fields.
President Dilma Rousseff met with her environment and energy ministers to discuss the spill on Monday, a day after Chevron admitted full responsibility for the leak of about 2,400 barrels caused by its drilling."
Leila Coimbra and Sabrina Lorenzi report for Reuters November 21, 2011.


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James' passing, 32 points lead Heat to 119-109 OT win over Mavericks
MIAMI -- The pass to an open teammate -- such a simple concept -- can be a controversial thing when you are the consensus best basketball player on the planet.
If his teammate makes the open shot, LeBron James is a genius. If he misses, James is scorned by those who believe the best player should take the big shot every time, even if double-teamed.
Wednesday night, James' pass to Shane Battier with 15 seconds left in regulation worked, helping the Miami Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks, 119-109, in overtime.
What made the play remarkable was that Battier was scoreless at the time, missing all three of his previous three-point tries.
"I channeled my Buddhist teachings from college," Battier said. "I was completely detached. I was so (ticked) from missing shots. Finally, I said: 'I don't care. I'm just going to shoot it.'
"Sometimes, that's what you have to do."
James finished with 32 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. He has scored at least 20 points in all 30 games this season, the most 20-plus-point games by an NBA player to begin the season since George Gervin went 45 games in 1981-82.
Dwyane Wade added 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as the Heat improved to 22-8, the best record in the Eastern Conference. And while the Heat stands just one game over .500 on the road, they are dominant at home (15-2).
The Mavericks (13-20) have lost seven of their past eight games. Guard O.J. Mayo led the Mavs with 30 points and six assists.
Mayo was big down the stretch, scoring 12 of his points after the third quarter. It was his fourth game of the season with 30 or more points.
All-star Dirk Nowitzki played his sixth game of the season -- all of them off the bench -- and scored a season-high 19 points. He missed the first 27 games this season after knee surgery and has yet to return to his previous form, although his performance against Miami was a positive sign.
"Dirk's doing better every game," Mavs Coach Rick Carlisle said. "He's progressing, and that's a promising situation."
Nowitzki hit a 3-pointer with 3:44 left in regulation to give the Mavs a 100-94 lead. But the Heat rallied to take a 103-101 lead on Battier's three-pointer.
"What I liked about that play," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, "is that we were missing so many wide-open threes in the first three quarters, but we still found the trust to hit Shane."
That set up a fall-away jumper in the lane by Nowitzki, which tied the score with three seconds left. When James missed a jumper at the buzzer, overtime was required.
The Heat cruised from there, which left the Mavs 0-6 in OT this season.
"It shouldn't have gone to overtime," Carlisle said. "We were up six with a couple of minutes left, and our inability to keep them out of the lane was our downfall."
Nowitzki said the Mavs need more time to become a cohesive unit.
"The last couple of years, we knew each other so well," Nowitzki said. "We had J-Kidd (Jason Kidd, now with the Knicks), who was one of the smartest out there.
"We blew a couple of (defensive) coverages. LeBron gets to the basket twice. D-Wade gets to the basket once. It was just too easy for them."
Wade made 8 of 9 on the foul line. That's noteworthy because he was coming off a game in which he made just 2 of 10 foul shots against Orlando. It was a rare slump at the line for a career 77 percent shooter.
In that game, Miami also allowed Magic center Nikola Vucevic to grab 29 rebounds, the most ever by a Heat opponent. On Wednesday, the Heat did a better job on the boards, losing the battle by only one, 47-46.
The Heat also made 10 of 26 3-point attempts against the Mavs. For the season, the Heat ranks second in the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage (39.9).
Only nine teams have shot over 40 percent on 3-pointers for an entire season. The record is held by Charlotte, which shot 42.8 percent in 1996-1997.
NOTES: James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December, when he averaged 27.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists. Also Wednesday, he was named the USA Basketball Player of the Year, his first such honor. The award has been around since 1980, and only Michael Jordan and Alonzo Mourning have won it twice. ... Forward Brandan Wright, the Mavs' eighth-leading scorer (8.0 points per game), sat out Wednesday due to a leg injury. ... For the season, the Heat is next to last in the league in rebounds and 22nd in rebound differential (minus-2.2). The last team to be outrebounded in a season and still win an NBA title was the Houston Rockets in 1995. "We've proven we can rebound," Spoelstra said, "but we have to be a group-rebounding team. When one guy takes a mini-vacation, it hurts us." ... Only two Mavericks remain with the team that beat the Heat for the NBA title in 2011 -- 34-year-olds Nowitzki and Shawn Marion. ... Next up for the Heat are home games Friday (Chicago Bulls) and Sunday (Washington Wizards) before Miami starts a six-game road trip. ... The Mavs are off for a couple of days before playing host to New Orleans on Saturday.


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Arsenic is used in pesticides. Would you drink pesticides if they were in your apple juice? Would you smoke cigarettes with pesticides in them?
Cadmium is used in making batteries. What comes to my mind is battery acid.Cancer loves acidity.
Formaldehyde is what they embalm dead bodies with. Yuck…do you want to smoke it?
Lead was once used in Lead paint. It can affect your thinking in large amounts.
Benzene is found in gasoline. I know I don't even like to fill my own gas tank.
Exposure to second hand some causes 3,000 nonsmokers to get lunchcancer and 46,000 deaths from heart disease.
One day I was at the clinic, parking in the parking lot, a child was coughing as both of her parents were smoking in the lot. All I could think of was asthma.
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Millwood Pursues Unit Load Management and Vertical Integration Strategies
Millwood pushes unit load strategy to sell cost savings while saving operational costs itself through vertical integration of its various business units. It can become one of the truly unique pallet and packaging providers in the country through its wide variety of services and expertise.
By Chaille Brindley
Date Posted: 7/1/2012
��������������� Innovation is a key driving force behind the success of Millwood Inc., one of the largest private pallet and packaging companies in the country. Headquartered in Vienna, Ohio, Millwood operates 26 locations employing about 1,300 team members. Millwood is vertically integrated going from the log to finished wood packaging to materials handling systems and packaging logistics services.
��������������� Millwood�s core sales approach is to focus on the message, �Reinventing Unit Load Technology.� This is more than just a tag line; it is a core competency for the company. Millwood has the staff and expertise to offer a wide variety of services with a focus on improving logistics and cutting costs out of the supply chain by maximizing all aspects of the unit load and materials handling technology. By unit load, Millwood is referring to the interaction between the pallet, boxes, packaging, stabilizers and materials handling systems. With a systems-based approach, they all work together to efficiently and safely transport loads around the country.
Where Systems-based Unit Load Design Is a Core Competency
��������������� The idea of Systems-Based Unit Load Design was pioneered by Dr. Mark White at Virginia Tech and was widely employed by Ralph Rupert when he led the Center for Unit Load Design. The core idea is that by analyzing the pallet, product packaging, stabilizers and strapping, and materials handling as a complete system you can identify ways to improve safety, reduce product damage and cut supply chain costs. In many instances, spending a little extra to strengthen the pallet will result in greater overall savings by reducing the amount spent on corrugate and other parts of the unit load.
��������������� Ron Ringness, executive vice president and partner for Millwood, said, �We can supply a customer with new and used pallets, lumber, corrugate, engineered films and packaging systems. We also service their equipment and provide engineering services. We have expertise in all of the components of the unit load.�
��������������� Ringness added, �Along with a diverse line of products and services, we have an experienced staff to service a wide variety of customers and industries across the country.�
��������������� That size and degree of expertise is a key differentiator for Millwood. Ringness said, �We are not a small operation in which one or two individuals wear 10 different hats. We have people who have spent their careers in the packaging and materials handling industry.�
��������������� Millwood employs a sizeable staff of packaging experts, engineers, logistics and materials handling specialists to go way beyond just designing a pallet.
��������������� A new central part of its strategy is using science and real world data to back up its assertions. Millwood plans to launch a new test lab later this summer that will be led by Ralph Rupert, the former director of the Center for Unit Load Design at Virginia Tech. Rupert, who joined Millwood last year as its manager of unit load technology, is a recognized expert on corrugated packaging and pallets who has conducted tests for a wide variety of clients.�
��������������� Millwood will offer testing services based on ASTM test procedures to its own clients as well as other pallet companies. Rupert commented, �This is not just an internal lab. We already have a backlog of potential test programs for the outside world.�
��������������� The Millwood lab will be an ISTA certified facility. It will offer vibration, impact and compression testing for transport packaging. Rupert said, �We will be able to do full unit load, pallet and package testing to verify the solutions that we offer. We�ll put science behind the solution.�
��������������� Ringness said, �The lab will be installed in our innovation center which is home to our technical service personnel.� There, the Millwood team is in the process of re-engineering and rebuilding two automated sorting systems.
��������������� Having bought Liberty Industries in 2005, Millwood may be the only major pallet company in the country that can provide transport packaging products as well as automated materials handling and conveyor systems. Last year, for instance, Millwood purchased NPS, a distributor of engineered stretch and shrink wrap films. This expertise truly gives Millwood a unique perspective when it comes to handling the interaction between the pallet, packaging and materials handling systems.
��������������� Ringness said, �We believe the unit load concept is the future for our industry. As our customers reduce their purchasing staffs, they prefer a single source that can help them reduce their costs. We can be that single source for film, equipment, pallets and other industrial packaging products and equipment.�
��������������� Rupert added, �Purchasing agents regularly call for specialty items and for answers to special problems.�� This includes everything from specialty pallets to unique conveying and materials handling solutions to stretch wrap and box solutions.
��������������� It is difficult for many customers to realize that cutting costs on the pallet can actually increase the total cost of the unit load by a sizeable margin. Pallets, however, are a relatively small cost of the total unit load when you consider the stretch film, stabilizers, corrugated boxes, individual product packaging, dividers and other parts of the total load.
��������������� Joe Pecchia, director of strategic account & technology development for Millwood, said, �By looking at the entire unit, we take it out of just a commodity purchase. We do use a science-based solution before we offer any alternatives to people.� If we can move a board, or alter the configuration of the material or put a different material in there, we can save money.�
��������������� �System-based unit load design may be the future. But that doesn�t mean that every buyer is on board yet. Ringness explained, �You have to go to the highest levels of a corporation, including the supply chain managers and C-level executives at Fortune 500 companies. They are looking to reduce their total cost. And they have the clout to drive that objective through all their plants.�
��������������� Millwood�s expertise and reputation allows it to get access to higher levels in corporate customers that are necessary to drive true unit load changes. The process starts with audits and analysis for new business to identify areas where efficiencies can be improved and costs can be cut.
��������������� Millwood applies this same approach internally. It is known as one of the largest independent depot operators for CHEP. It has its own white-wood manufacturing and recycling facilities.
��������������� Millwood owns a lumber brokerage company and operates a number of sawmills. �We own R&S Lumber Co., which supplies softwood lumber to our plants, plus the housing sector and other customers. Because we have our own brokerage firm, we deal directly with the sawmills,� said Chip Trebilcock, president and partner of Millwood. �We have scragg mills for processing hardwood cants. We even buy our own timber and manage our own timber crews. Being vertically integrated helps us with our unit load strategy because a lot of our customers will buy lumber for crating and blocking.�
��������������� Known for specialty packaging expertise, Millwood works with vendors, such as Mid Continent Nail, to supply specialized products. Millwood buys its bulk nails from Mid Continent and works with the U.S. nail manufacturer on sourcing specialty nails for customers.
Logistics and National Sales Focus
��������������� Seeing a bright future in logistics, Millwood is in the process of expanding its capabilities and bringing in new logistics talent. This includes backhauls of customer products, delivering film and other packaging products, and managing pools of proprietary packaging. Ringness said, �We are getting more into Third Party Logistics (3PL) in markets where we operate warehouse facilities. We can receive a customer�s product, break the load down into cartons or units, then repack it for distribution back through our customers� networks. Logistics is not just trucking; it is also warehousing, order fulfillment and other 3PL services.�
��������������� A core part of this strategy is the information systems and database technology that Millwood has developed in its PalletView�� customer ordering and management system. This Web-based account management system gives the customer access to data on its orders or the status of closed loop proprietary pools. Lee Evans, senior account manager for Millwood�s national accounts, said, �All the customer has to do is issue credits. It doesn�t have to manage the asset flow, sort or repair packaging.�
��������������� Millwood already has a large national network of its own facilities and strategic partners to help manage the needs of any proprietary packaging program. It has worked with strategic partners to provide guidance and even machinery as needed. For example, a machine designed for one customer uses a brush and vacuum system to clean debris and glass from tearsheets and slipsheets. Ringness said, �We save hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars for a major customer by cleaning and reusing this material that used to go to the landfill.��
��������������� Beyond the basic operations, Millwood�s national sales team, led by Keith Countryman, vice president for national accounts, is accustomed to dealing with major corporations and communicating with the top brass of large companies. This is where its unit load expertise comes into play.
��������������� �We will always be in the 48x40 market because so many of our customers use that size pallet. But as the market becomes more competitive every year, we are emphasizing it less,� said Evans. �With our sales force and expertise, we feel we are better positioned to go after specialized markets.�
��������������� As the quality and availability of cores deteriorates, Millwood is pursuing more remanufactured and combo pallet business. Ringness said, �From our vantage point, the pool of recycled pallets is very tired and a lot of the available pallets are of poor quality. Customers want change. If our industry can�t deliver the quality they are looking for, someone else will.�
��������������� Customers want better quality products, but they still must be cost competitive. Using remanufactured and combo pallets has helped Millwood supply customers despite the changing market dynamics.
��������������� Looking to the future, Millwood executives believe it is uniquely positioned in the marketplace. Ringness stated, �We have the strongest and deepest national account team in the pallet industry. Our pipeline is full of opportunity.�
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Gaudi Named Golf Coach
Posted: December 20, 1999 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
George Mason University has named Linda Gaudi the head men's golf coach. Gaudi succeeds 11-year head coach Steve Loesher, who resigned after the fall season.
Gaudi, a PGA and LPGA professional, has been teaching golf for more than 12 years. Since 1998, she has served as the head coach of McLean High School's golf team, where she led the Highlanders to a school-best 5-2 record in 1998. She also has been working as an assistant golf professional at the Country Club of Fairfax, the home golf course of the Patriots.
A 1981 graduate of Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in business administration, Gaudi has worked in golf clubs throughout Pennsylvania, California, and Virginia. She turned professional in 1984, and placed seventh in the LPGA Teaching Division Sectional Tournament in 1990. She has participated in several golf tours, including the 1991 LPGA Tour, competing in the Phar-Mor Classic. This year she was named the Northeast Section LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Division 1999 Professional of the Year, and is now eligible for the national award.
"Linda brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position," says athletic director Tom O'Connor. "We are confident she will maintain the highly competitive tradition of the George Mason golf program."
Gaudi will guide a young team, including six freshmen, into the 2000 spring season. The Patriots, who have been top-10 district finishers in nine of the last ten years, will compete in five tournaments. They open their spring season at the William & Mary Invitational on March 5.


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Cardiff Bowling Club, is based in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, next door to the National Sports Centre and the SWALEC Glamorgan Cricket ground.
The Club is within easy walking distance of the city centre and its landmark attractions and in particular is only an easy 10 minute walk from the world famous Principality Stadium.
Founded in 1878 the club is one of the oldest and best known bowling clubs in the UK. We have both Gent's and Ladies sections and a full size 6 rink indoor stadium.
The Club operates on a volunteer basis with a main Management Committee, under the Club Chairman. with our Trustees overseeing all business matters.
The Club provides the facilities for outdoor bowls during the summer and is affiliated to the Welsh Bowling Association, the Welsh Private Greens and the Welsh Women's Bowling Association. The club also has an indoor bowls facility which is affiliated to the Welsh Indoor Bowls Association and the Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowls Association. It is housed in a spacious, modern and comfortable clubhouse where facilities include two fully-licensed members bars which are also currentlyrun on a voluntary basis with moderate prices for the beverages on offer.
There is a full sized six-rink outdoor bowling green maintained to high standards, whilst indoor members benefit from a full size six-rink indoor green providing players with what is widely recognised as one of the best indoor playing surfaces in the Principality having been renewed in July 2014.
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It was the sight of a eucalyptus tree, partially stripped of its bark, with deep fingernail gouges in the soft wood beneath, that confirmed we were on the right track. "Gorillas like to eat the sap," said Francois, our guide, encouraging us to try it, too. "They were here not long ago."
We were in Rwanda's densely forested Parc National des Volcans (Volcanoes National Park), home to around half of the world's 350 mountain gorillas, and the thought that they could be around any corner had our adrenaline pumping.
Accompanied by an armed soldier ("in case of buffalo") and a tracker, who used his machete to cut through the undergrowth and clear the bamboo, we ventured further in, until the muffled sound of movement ahead stopped us in our tracks.
There, just a few metres away, an enormous silverback sat calmly chomping on freshly peeled bamboo in the weak morning sunlight- no matter how many times you've seen Gorillas In The Mist, nothing can prepare you for the real thing. This was sheer bulk and muscle - weighing in at about 200kg - but the thick, soft fur made you feel like you'd just stumbled upon an overgrown toy, or perhaps a man in a gorilla costume.
He stared straight at me, a peaceful, dark, penetrating look. As I held his gaze, all fear turned to awe - I was sure he knew what I was thinking. Tilting his head back, revealing a stubbly chin, he stretched, laid on his back, gave his crotch a quick scratch, then rolled on to his side to stare at us some more.
We'd come across the Sabyinyo group, a family of nine gorillas - two adult males, two adult females, four youngsters and a baby - and spent the next mesmerising hour watching them eat, sleep, groom and play. Unfazed by their whispering visitors, they went about their day - the smaller ones lazed in hammock-style nests they'd made in trees or played like children, while the adults looked on. It was all so strikingly human as they examined their fingernails, picked at their teeth, yawned - and even farted loudly.
Currently the best place in the world to see mountain gorillas in their natural habitat - the Democratic Republic of Congo is less safe, while in Uganda the impenetrable forest makes for tough going - they are Rwanda's chief tourist attraction, and strict measures are in place to protect them.
Eight gorilla families living at different levels in the Virunga mountains have been habituated to humans. Tourist groups with a maximum of eight people can only stay for an hour a day, a permit costs a prohibitive £200, and no one with any sign of a cold is allowed to go. Humans are forbidden from getting closer than seven metres - even if the gorillas sometimes have other ideas.
"We want to keep all impact minimal, which is why we have strict rules," said Ernest Ntagozera, the tourist board's tourism manager for protected areas. "But the money from permits is important for conservation and research and helps the local community."
With trackers keeping tabs on the gorillas' whereabouts, a sighting is virtually guaranteed - though the length and difficulty of treks varies greatly. We'd had it easy: walking across farmland of potatoes and sorghum, past small villages with mud huts and waving children, and trekking through the forest for just an hour before spotting our first gorilla.
For those with the inclination, the grave of Dian Fossey - the conservationist who spent 18 years studying the creatures and inspired Gorillas In The Mist - is a two-hour hike, but reaching some of the more remote groups can take all day.
Besides gorillas, it's the sad history of the genocide that Rwanda is best known for. Last year marked the 10th anniversary of a bloodbath which saw almost one million people murdered in 100 days, mostly Tutsis hacked to death by machete.
As we travelled around the country, it was hard to reconcile the warmth of the people with such recent horror. Genocide sites dot the country, while the Kigali Memorial Centre which opened last April provides a heart-wrenching, comprehensive look at the tragedy and its effects.
"We can't ignore it, it's part of our history and we want people to know about it, but it's in the past. We're in the process of healing, moving on, looking to the future," Ntagozera said.
Jails are overflowing with those convicted of war crimes - we passed groups of men dressed in the obligatory pink prison uniform making bricks at the side of the road - but the government is vigorously working towards reconciliation and the country has been peaceful for many years.
"Things are very stable now," he added. "We're one of the safest countries in Africa."
While deep-rooted problems obviously remain, the sense of a country moving on is almost tangible - and tourism plays a big part in the government's master plan. Kigali, much of which was damaged during the conflict, has largely been rebuilt, there are shining new buildings and new roads. Hotels are springing up across the country.
Rwanda's first five-star property, Hotel Intercontinental Kigali, opened in late 2003 offering all possible comforts in the centre of town. Over in the north-east, on the shore of the vast Lake Kivu at Gisenyi, we stayed at the four-star Kivu Sun Hotel, open since last July. With its own stretch of sandy beach, it felt more like a south India outpost than deepest Africa - the water is safe for swimming and it's the perfect place to chill out after exploring the rest of the country. We arrived by boat from the south, attracting a crowd of shyly smiling local children; tourists are still a rare sight here.
For views, newly opened Volcanoes Safari PNV Lodge, at Ruhengeri near Volcanoes National Park, would be hard to beat anywhere in the world. High on a hillside, with a view of lakes Ruhondo and Bulera and with the Virunga volcanoes as a backdrop, accommodation is in 10 simple, rustic bungalows. The drama of the setting increased as the rain came in, turning one side brooding greys, while the other sparkled silver in disparate sunlight.
In a country half the size of Scotland, Rwanda's scenic diversity is stunning. The mountainous, forested west gives way to the fertile terraced farmland, tea plantations, banana groves and rolling hills reminiscent of Tuscany (Rwanda is known as the land of 1,000 hills), before turning into savanna in the east.
We journeyed south-west to Nyungwe forest, a protected national park extending for some 970km sq, home to the largest single tract of montane forest left in east and central Africa. This is true, unadulterated rainforest and as you venture in it has a primal beauty, exhilaratingly remote from the rest of the world. It's incredibly rich in biodiversity, harbouring 86 mammal species (including 13 primates), 280 birds and around 200 varieties of orchid. We spotted a grey-cheeked mangabey monkey swinging in the branches overhead, and caught sight of chimps in the distant tree-tops.
For animal-watching of an entirely different kind, there's Akagera National Park - Rwanda's only game park, a two-hour drive east of Kigali. Though the war and encroachment upon the land by farmers have significantly reduced its size and the number of game, and it doesn't compare to some of the prime reserves in east and southern Africa, there's still plenty to see - and the almost complete absence of tourists makes it doubly worthwhile.
On a two-hour safari, we passed only one other vehicle. What we did see were zebra, baboon, warthog, buffalo, mongoose and antelope of all kinds - from skittish impala to the large dark-brown topi - and we stopped at the edge of one of the huge lakes to watch hippos surface for air. Birdlife here is phenomenal, too; buzzards, kingfishers and egrets were among those we ticked off.
The one lodge within the park, Akagera Game Lodge, reopened last year after rebuilding. More of a hotel than a traditional safari lodge, it has fantastic views, with a pool perched on the edge of the savanna.
Protecting the park from further encroachment - a difficult task when Rwanda's population has doubled in 20 years and continues to soar - along with promoting Rwanda's many attractions beyond the gorillas is high on the government's list of priorities.
Back in Volcanoes National Park, we'd gone in search of the rare, endangered golden monkey, which permit-paying tourists can now visit with guides. Close to the edge of the forest, we chanced upon a 40-strong troupe. Flashes of dark-gold fur darted through the bamboo canopy as the monkeys deftly performed aerial acrobatics on bendy branches. A young mother stared down at us, her skinny baby clinging to her chest, before disappearing into the forest.
Noisy and excitable compared to their less gregarious gorilla cousins, we spent an enchanting half-hour watching their antics. But amazing as it was, that magic first glimpse of a wild mountain gorilla remains my Rwandan "champagne moment". As wildlife experiences go, the thrill of eyeballing a silverback at close range takes some beating.
Way to go:
Getting there: Kuoni (01306747 001, kuoni.co.uk/worldclass) offers itineraries to Rwanda, including a World-Class Rwandan Wildlife tour. Prices for 2005 start at £2,297pp including Kenya Airways flights via Nairobi, private transfers, most meals, two nights at the Intercontinental Kigali, and one night each at Gisakura Guest-house, Kibuye Guesthouse, Kivu Sun and Gorilla Nest Lodge. Gorilla permits are included, with two treks to see them while at Gorilla Nest Lodge, plus treks in Nyungwe ForestReserve and a tour of Kigali.
Further information: rwandatourism.com.
Country code: 00 250.
Flight time Heathrow-Nairobi: 8hrs; Nairobi-Kigali: 20mins
Time difference: +2hrs.
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While the new DDR3 RAM is faster, it only provides a small real usage boost to the netbook, but the DDR3 RAM uses 1.5V, rather than 1.8V making it more energy efficient than the standard DDR2 RAM, and provides a small battery life boost, resulting in 10 hours of run time.
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The Red Sox will need significant moves to strengthen their bullpen. But add righthander Matt Albers to the pitchers who will be competing for a spot on the roster in spring training.
According to a major league source, the Sox were close to completing a deal for Albers last night. Albers, who turns 28 next month, had a 4.52 earned run average over 75 2/3 innings for Baltimore last season.
Albers was one of five players Houston traded to Baltimore before the 2008 season to obtain infielder Miguel Tejada. Albers has a 4.60 ERA and a 1.529 WHIP over three seasons with the Orioles.
Beyond the durability he has shown, Albers has been adept at inducing groundballs and has a fastball that hovers in the low to mid 90s. The Sox believe he can improve on the 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings he averaged last season.
The Sox are focused almost solely on relievers at this point unless something unexpected arises.
The team had interest in free agent catcher Russell Martin before he agreed to terms with the Yankees yesterday.
Barring a trade, the Sox seem prepared to start the season with Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jason Varitek behind the plate.
No deal for Blanton The signing of lefthander Cliff Lee to a five-year, $120 million deal had the Phillies in the mood to clear some payroll Monday night.
One of the calls general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. made was to the Sox to gauge their interest in Joe Blanton, a 30-year-old righthander due to make $17 million over the next two seasons.
The Sox listened, but that was the extent of it. By dawn, a report on Twitter by Sports Illustrated said that the Red Sox "had a deal in place'' with Blanton.
Team sources swiftly denied that the Sox had traded for Blanton and expressed little interest in revisiting that idea.
For now Blanton remains with the Phillies.
Tickets move fast The Sox sold 238,818 tickets over the weekend according to a team press release. Sales for some ticket packages and select games started at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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I have been to the Rug Demo in Ehpysis and for my first time to see how they are made and how beautiful they really are I was glad I saw it.
Did I buy a rug? NO
But I was glad to see the ornate nature and creativity they offered in the rugs.
I think everyone should see this once. Then, duck out as soon as you can on future demo's like this.
Just my opinion.
Frankly we love the rug demonstrations. They almost always include some very interesting things. We have seen the weaving, the pattern design, even the silk being unwound from the cocoons. We have seen antique rugs, ornate tapestries, special headdresses made from rug fabrics, camel hair rugs, silk rugs and many different kinds of designs.
It is a lot of fun to watch the salesmen at work as they drag carpet after carpet out of the pile and spread them out. If you don't plan to buy, try to sit with somebody who does and watch the show!
In Ephesus, we had decided to buy a rug and done our homework so we knew what we wanted and what price we would pay. We came home with a beauty that we love in our living room. Our cruisemate bought a beautiful silk carpet of the tree of life,but she won't put it on the floor! It hangs in her living room.
Whether you are buying or not, the carpet industry is a very old one with long traditions, and well worth visiting.
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Somehow people get all hung up on the fact that the guide gets a commission and somehow think they are being played or cheated. Commissions, in one form or another, are a part of sales worldwide and nothing that the customer should get all uptight about!
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I am disappointed with the allegations leveled by Kay Brown, the communications director of the Alaska Democratic Party, in her Aug. 11 article published by the Anchorage Daily News.
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I served with Kay Brown in the Legislature. She was known to be well-prepared. Her article is not.
Ms. Brown's charges deserve a response. Regarding vote-counting machines, they are, of course, mechanical. Just like a pencil could break when the old paper ballot system was used, a machine could break. The division has procedures on how to protect votes if any machines fail. The machines do not have wireless components that can be avenues for hacking and the federal Elections Assistance Commission isn't about to decertify them.
The state's Accu-Vote optical scan equipment, purchased during Democratic Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer's tenure and used for the first time in 1998, has been proven accurate during four statewide election cycles, several municipal elections, and five recounts. But Kay Brown now calls them capable of "massive misreporting." That's just not true.
Both the optical scan and touch screen units have gone through extensive testing by bi-partisan boards. Earlier this month, the division conducted a fully successful internal mock election.
Kay Brown expresses concern about "transparency" of elections. On April 20, Whitney Brewster and employees of the Division of Elections provided all-day access to the touchscreen machines at the Alaska Capitol. I was there. This demonstration to the House State Affairs Committee was shown statewide on Gavel to Gavel. The division has provided additional demonstrations across the state and has made them available in the elections offices for people to use them. To my knowledge, not once has Kay Brown questioned the division about their integrity until now.
What she is really saying is that she trusted Fran Ulmer with the equipment, but now somehow she doesn't trust me. She must surely recognize that during my term as lieutenant governor this same equipment was used to re-elect her associate Jake Metcalfe, the chairman of the Alaska Democratic Party, to the Anchorage School Board and Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. She's not complaining about those results.
Bi-partisan co-chairmen Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Lloyd Cutler and Robert Michel oversaw the results of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform, convened following the 2000 elections. Bi-partisan support for the Help America Vote Act in 2002 requires all states to deploy electronic voting machines; and legislation I cross-sponsored with former Rep. Joe Green requires the state to purchase machines to enable blind and disabled voters to vote a private ballot.
Kay Brown and the Democrats are suing the state for confidential information. What they are after in their lawsuit is not just an electronic database "containing ... votes." She wants the user IDs, passwords and modem numbers that the division uses. The division has offered the voter data to the Alaska Democratic Party in an Excel format, but that is not what it wants. Think of it this way - they want the map to the museum that shows where all the security devices are, just not the key to the front door. That's why the division and I have resisted their demands.
Kay Brown suggests a number of "reforms." If Ms. Brown is really serious she would not have presented these for the first time just 11 days before an election. As a former legislator, she understands how to revise Alaska statutes. Asking the division to implement new procedures without proper vetting and testing, and contrary to the law, is unrealistic, and causes me to doubt if her suggestions were really offered in good faith.
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