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Posted Wed 8th of February 2012
swati dreamed of an ideal man.poor stupid girl.....
Swati's Crush-ed
(by Pandorius999)
They say love happens in heaven. maybe, but it's definitely made on earth, and by humans. humans who aren't angels, not by a long shot. But I guess girls at 18 like to think that way. Swati definitely did, and paid the price for it.
But first let me describe her. Imagine a 5'4 girl, weighing a shade under 55kg, slim and by most boys, beautiful. Problem was, she was not very rich, and as is usual for the middle of middle class families, not exactly liberal either.
So she came to college in salwar kameez, a dupatta doing it's best to hide her ample cleavage. Her father dropped her off in a scooter and she went home in an auto owned by her brother in law. Understandably, her love life was confined to Shah Rukh posters hidden in the closet.
Problem was, Swati wanted to be like the rich girls, going around in big cars with boys who seemed always high. She had her admirers, boys of her age and class, but she wanted more. She dreamed of discos, drinks and 'da' life. And that's what ruined her.
In her class was a boy, named Rishi, called Ricky, who came in a bike double the size of the scooter, and made it a point to leer at her when her dad looked his way. But Swati didn't mind, she found him sexy. She wanted him, desperately.
However, leers apart, Rick was never quite interested in her, he had better babes. Tina for one had a bigger butt, and Payal had a rack to die for. Both were his ongoing gf s, and both were blissfully unaware of each other. That is, until Swati found entered the scene
one day, at the end of their second semester, Tina saw Swati talking to Payal, who was in another class, but seemed to hover around her bf too much. Suspecting them of bitching, she moved closer unseen. Soon she could hear their voices.
Payal : You seem to like my bf. but don't go chasing him. i can be a mean bitch.
Swati : your bf? i have no idea. The only boy in class i talk to is rick.....
Payal : you stupid girl. Rick IS my bf. Don't you know anything?
Swati : Oh! I never knew. S...sorry.
Swati was devastated, but behind the two, tina was equally so. She wanted to confront Payal, but bided her time. She stayed back after College, and as she passed the parking lot, she saw rick chatting with payal, his hand openly groping her tit.
Tina couldn't control her any longer. She rushed at the two, and ripped Payal away from Rick. Rick was stunned. Tina was supposed to be in dance class. the two girls looked at each other, and as if by telepathy, slapped him together. Before he could say anything, they were walking away.
Rick knew a lost cause when he saw one. This would wreck his reputation with the girls. He had to know how they found out. It didn't take long, the info coming on a platter.
Swati met him next day, telling him how sorry she was , she didn't know he had a girlfriend. a little grilling Brought out that Tina had eavesdropped. Rick was pissed. He wasn't the type to go without revenge, but on whom?
Somehow, his brain hit upon Swati. If Swati hadn't been talking to Payal, she wouldn't have stayed on, and attracted Tina's attention. Now to plan for revenge.
Swati found Rick unusually responsive to her long winded tales of her favorite shows and shoes. She liked it. So what if he had a bf, he liked her didn't he? She went on talking, unaware of Rick's thoughts.
That day, Rick sat away from Tina and the gang. No doubt, Tina was already ratting on him. So, when he left, he was alone. He decided to put his plan into action.
Hailing Swati as she headed for the gate, he called her aside. Swati was never late, so she wanted it to be quick. pulling her into a shady spot, he wrapped his gym toned arms around her. Swati was surprised. never having been embraced by a man save her dad.
Rick could sense her heart beating fast. She was making no attempt to pull away. Good. He had to admit, she had curves, though they were more hidden than El Dorado. Not for long.
Holding her in position, he slowly dragged the zipper of her salwar down, till her bra clasp and back were clearly visible. The cool march air made her realize her state, but she didn't want to be a prude, not right now. This was her chance to prove she too had s body.
Rick realized further exposure would need her cooperation. so he pulled away, and with a casanova smile,pulled her lips onto his. They were unusually rough for a girl, thought rick, vut what the heck. Better than nothing.
Swati soom found herself in a passionate kiss. She had never kissed, but she found he was a pro, and she simply went along. By now she truly believed that he loved her, why and how didn't matter. As long as she had him.
Rick sucked in the warm saliva of the girl, wondering how this one tasted of paan, the earlier girls had tasted chocolate. Their tongues entwined, hers desperate for his foreplay, as he expertly manipulated hers to their mutual pleasure.
Finally they parted. Swati was getting late, and said so. Rick ignored her, and proceeded to her neck, plundering her with soft kisses which he knew every woman loved. He would begin with a gentle nip on her earlobe, down the side of her neck, and then to the front and back. he felt her tonsils throb as she became excited. from his vantage point he saw her cleavage but resisted the urge to squash them.
Swati didn't want to stop anymore. She was in a different haven, enjoying the warm wet lips on her neck, stroking his hair as he went about her neck. Eventually, she felt safe (or aroused) enough to take his hand and place it on her breast.
This was the signal rick needed. pretending to be surprised, he savoured the gentle curve of the gland, cupping it in his hand as he kept up the kissing. His fingers expanded, taking in the entire tit, before clamping down on the gland, drawing a moan from Swati.
Just then, however, they heard a pair of shears at work near where they were. hastily, swati pulled up her zipper and got up. Rick knew the moment was lost, but asked her if she was free in the evening. she blurted yes. he asked her to come to his farmhouse at the edge of town. he'd pick her up from Mission Chowk. She agreed, and he let jer run to the gate, where an agitated father was asking where his daughter could be.
Swati was almost thrashed at home, but was able to persuade her parents to let her go to a friend's place after tuition. Swati was normally punctual, and her parents trusted her.
Swati however had other plans. She eagerly awaited the evening. She chose her sexiest lingerie for him but dressed normally over. At the designated time, a tinted SUV drove up, and she saw him come out. He took her to the car and it drove off.
once inside, she saw that he didn't seem as excited to see her. he simply wrapped his hand around her slim shoulders and sat smoking, listening to rock.
she had expected more excitement. after some time, she could no longer control herslef, and moved closer kissing him. he didn't respond. getting annoyed, she gently pulled his face towards her, and was shocked to see his expression.
Rick had her where he wanted. There was no need to pretend being nice. Disposing of the cig, he grabbed her head and smooched her roughly, taking care to bite her lips. They tasted better with the salty taste of her blood. He rougly shoved his tongue into her face, licking her inner walls as she struggled to adjust.
He loved the way she struggled futilely against him. he kept a firm grip on her head, using her soft hair to hold her in position. his free hand grabbed her mehendi clad hands and pushed them behind her. he then pushed her on her back on the seat trapping her hands underneath her.
so immobilized swati begged him to stop, telling him how she loved him so. he didn't care. raising her dupatta, he grabbed the breasts, squeezing them roughly as she began to cry. rick realized her rack was larger than Payal s and natural too. she was a good catch.
the car had reached the farmhouse. when it stopped, rick opened the door, dragging swati by her hair out of the car. she fell over, and was dragged inside. he threw her onto a sofa, and climbed on top.
this time, he wasn't so caring about her clothes. when he was done, she wouldn't need them anymore. swati saw a blade begin slicing her salwar in half. her pink lace bra became visible. rick ripped it till her navel, parting the cloth to reveal her boobs in full glory.
rick now took out his penis, a 9" pole, which he began rubbing over her breasts, drenching the cloth in pre cum. finally, he raised her bra base and shoved his dick in between her boobs.
It felt like he was in a soft tunnel, her tits pressing into his dick from both sides as they tried to accomodate the extra meat. from her face, he could tell Swati had never seen anything like this, it was totally new for
Rick now grabbed both boobs by the side and pressed them together, seeing them form big mounds at the centre as he felt the tightness grow. moving into a better position, he began to saw in and out of her bra. the baseband rubbed his dick, but hr knew the real pain was swati's.
Swati had never thought boobs could be used this way. she now felt his penis rub between her tender breasts, making them sore soon. She knew he found it sexy, but she definitely didn't find being rubbed by a cock on the chest sexy. But her attention was soon diverted.
Rick could see Swati was getting into the passive survival mode . but he wanted her to cry, not just lie there like in a boring movie. He felt the surface of her tits till he found her nipples, pushing out slightly from the convex surface.
keeping up the motion, he rubbed them till they hard, and then pinched them cruelly. the reaction was gratifying . swati jumped like an electric shock had stung her, and as he kept on repeatedly pinching her nubs, she started crying.
Rick felt his cum starting to build up. The sight of Swatis tears, the feel of her soft tits against his cock and the jerks she gave everytime her nipples got attention pushed him over the edge. pressing her melons like pillows into the centre, he came all over her chest and chin, loving the way the cum seemed to sprout out of her tits. The fun had just begun.
Swati hated the sticky smelly saline that now coated her neck and chin. She felt him pull out, hoping that it'll be the end of his wilder dreams. However, from her flat position she saw his cock move forward, until it occupied the centre of her vision. she felt her lips being parted by sticky salty fingers, and the knob being rubbed all over her lips, until it had exchanged its white liquid for her lipstick.
Rick laughed as he ran the member all over her face, taking away lipstick eyeshadow and mascara as it moved along. He wished he could give such a facial to every female who wore makeup for men.
having exhausted the attractions of her upper body, he moved south. her remaining clothing was soon gone, and swati made a vain attempt at closing her legs. rick merely placed his cig on a tit, and her struggling ended. so much for female resistance, he thought.
her vagina looked uncared for, the gash almost totally obscured by hair. rick decided to solve it. From chemistry class, he knew of a dilute organic compound that, when applied, had taken away his friend's hair. luckily, he had some for a project.
making the right solution, he hrld up the oily substance to her face. her eyes widened. he then slowly began pouring it around her labia. swati began to rock her body burning from the liquid, which to her seemed acid.
taking a spatula, he slowly spread around the liquid, increasing the burning pain. worse for her, he didn't spare her lips which were soon shiny red. rick allowed the liquid to settle.
in the meantime he used the spatula to smack her tits and vagina, enjoying her pathetic yelps, just like a bitch in heat. her body was soon becoming the colour of her pussy. rick now used the spatula to wipe away the hair, pinching the supple flesh. his dick was hard again.
spreading her cunt lips, he decided to go for it. swati couldn't believe what was happening to her. she was going to be brutally banged by a rapist. she tried desperately to stop him, but the cig dissuaded her.
her legs were now open, her vagina obscenely spread for a man who wasn't married to her. she felt him fingering her snatch, parting her. worse, the intruders made her moisten to reduce the friction.
rick saw juice on his fingers and knew he was getting the effect he desired. once he was satisfied, he began pushing in. he was amused to see her tears. guess she wanted a romantic encounter, he thought, the stupid bitch!
Swati felt her defloration approach. suddenly, she felt a sharp pain, and knew her Hymen was history. he kept pushing in, not caring for such minor obstacles. he went on till he hit a harder obstacle, her cervix. he was in now, time to ride her.
Swati knew he was pulling out, her shocked cunt muscles getting temporary relief. it was brief. this time he pushed in with devastating speed, ripping her muscles apart. and the process repeated, till the rubbing of her clit dulled the pain somewhat.
Rick kept up the pace once he got to it. her tits, still with the bra, came in as handles, as he brutalized her. he loved the way she rocked with every thrust, like he was reaming her into her head. he ripped off the bra, and used her tits as squeezing bags, his fingers making deep marks in the ample flesh. he grabbed her head, and made her look at him. she was made to thank him with each thrust, her legs wrapped comfortably around his waist, comfy for him that is.
he now changed position, sitting down while she rode him. he loved the way her tits bounced, and took to making her hold them up like a whore as she rode him. he began biting her neck, reminding her of the kisses she'd gotten, almost a world apart it seemed. he bit down hard, tasting her blood as he came.
To emphasize her uselessness, he pushed her off like a condom once he was done. getting up, he got a beer and sat down to watch tv, using swati as a footrest. swati just lay there, wondering how she could have been so wrong, what her life would be from now on.
rick got up, and landed a few goid hard kicks till he heard something crack. calling his maid, he asked her to dress her up and throw her out.
Swati returned in time, but her parents were shocked nonetheless. she had gone out in a salwar kameez and came home in a miniskirt. a closer inspection revealed no underwear. and a white liquid oozing from her genitals.
Nobody ever heard of her again. some say she was married off. others say a pregnant girl joined a local red light area soon after. and i heard one guy say that there apoeared in the stable of one farmhouse, a horse which looked remarkably like a woman......
[ all characters in this story are fictitious and this is a work of fantasy. the author takes no responsibility for any similarities. further, the author does not condone rape in real life. this is a story and nothing else. if anyone thinks otherwise, go see a doc]
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The Avalanche have adopted the motto "Why not us?" this season, putting the mantra on shirts, ball caps and even flashing it on the scoreboard. The slogan took root when Roy posed that question when he first came on board. It was taken to heart in October after former Avs defenseman Ray Bourque addressed the team at his restaurant in Boston.
"This motto became pretty big and something we started to believe in," Maxime Talbot said. "So, why not us?"
NOTES: Wild F Charlie Coyle gave the Wild an early 1-0 lead with his second goal of the series. … Colorado will likely be without its leading scorer Matt Duchene (knee) for this series. … MacKinnon tied the NHL record for most points in the opening two playoff games to start an NHL career.
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as a houki fan, I'll give this 10/10
lol..... Charlotte in the beginning is so moe~~ laughed so hard when Chifuyu enters the scene and ruined the mood Burnt pot... Oden.... xD (although I'm bored so much at playdoh scene) and why should Chifuyu-nee blushing????!!!! is it.... really an incest??? the second part.... houki's flag everywhere.... and damn you firework!!! ^^ at least I can see the ending more clearly right now..... little boring but it's okay since we don't see IS for few months... a warming heart episode |
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Ah this episode reminds me why I love Char so much.
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once again, I can't help but completely agree with Naota-boy (nsfw-ish link). I swear, it's like he can read my mind.
despite the wasted potential, a solid 9/10. It was good having this series and its charactersgirls back again, even if for a short time. - especially my Laura! - I now seriously hope s2 is on its way, because... it just doesn't make any sense to have KoreZom s2 already scheduled for spring, and still no news about IS...
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No, I meant the one in episode 12.
1. They first tried to do it in the same place as the anime. 2. Ichika hears the other girls arriving from a distance and brings Houki behind a boulder to hide. 3. Cue kiss attempt. 4. His head hits something, but he doesn't open his eyes and instead tries to lean in again. 5. Head hits again, the he opens his eyes and...
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As far as the OVA goes, it was really different from the novel in more ways than one, which is understandable I guess, I'm just glad to have more IS until the inevitable 2nd season, just seeing the OP again after all this time gave me chills, and I like how they used that song for the ED, I wondered what it was for.
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The series would have been better if it had focused on the harem antics from the start. It's a lot more enjoyable when it doesn't try to have a plot. Now, if only Ichika could go choke on a pretzel on something... God, that guy is dense as a brick. His obliviousness infuriates me so much. Definitely one of the worst harem lead ever.
Thank god Char was there. She is wonderful enough to make me overlook everything else. I'll keep watching this show just for her no matter what. It's such a shame the second half was wasted on Houki.
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As a strong Charlotte Shipper, Ichika's super dense skull at the end was a wonderful thing for me, and many Houki fans on other sites over exaggerated this episode, glad I saw it for myself. While this episode shows Houki has the edge, this is far from over. If anything, episode 12 pretty much nailed the Houki choice. But this episode completely knocked that nail out
It really does make you wonder now, what the hell was Ichika thinking when going for that kiss...I'm still banking on boobs in his face....so he went with it lol.
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Location: Earth...hopefully
I actually enjoyed this OVA quite a bit. I like the comedic timing, I like the fact that the characters didn't make me want to shoot something, and I liked how mundane, yet enjoyable it was. Nice little epilogue.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Reminded me of the Rosario episode when all the girls showed up at Tsukune's house as well...
I got my hopes up when they said let's play a game and Naked Twister wasn't suggested. Ah well... Not sure about him being the worst harem lead, but in the sense of being dense he sure is right at the top... |
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Oh soooo pretty!!I love the mountains.
Comment by niteflyrwoman — January 11, 2013 @ 10:48 pm
What a sky tonight! Every star that ever was has showed up tonight. 11º now and still going down.
Comment by montucky — January 11, 2013 @ 11:42 pm
Cold here too but not like what you have. We're hovering around freezing. But I can imagine the sky!
Comment by wordsfromanneli — January 11, 2013 @ 11:50 pm
Yes, I'm wearing a path from out on the driveway to up next to the wood stove!
Comment by montucky — January 11, 2013 @ 11:52 pm
If the whole world could only get a few deep breaths of this cold clear air, feel the breeze and look in the direction we call "up"! It's as though the rest of the universe is holding an open house.
Comment by montucky — January 12, 2013 @ 12:10 am
Baja skies are often like that, only warmer. But Montana skies are probably more refreshing. The stars are so bright on nights like that. We used to look at Orion every night and watch him wander across the sky as the night wore on.
Comment by wordsfromanneli — January 12, 2013 @ 12:21 am
That is so beautiful. I can only imagine what the stars look like – sadly there's far too much light pollution around here. But when we get up into the hills it's awesome. I'm really hoping for some clear nights to come.
Comment by Jo Woolf — January 12, 2013 @ 1:50 am
I know where all of your clouds went-that's all we've seen this week. I've been waiting for one of those nights when it seems like you couldn't fit another star in the sky, but have yet to see one this winter.
Comment by New Hampshire Gardener — January 12, 2013 @ 4:48 am
Beautiful shot Terry,
I recently read that the winter stars appear more brilliant than the summer stars because when we see the summer stars we are looking towards the center of the Milky Way, vs looking towards its edge in the winter. Thus the summer stars are drowned out by the background noise from our galaxy.
I also noted with some dismay that your snow cover is disappearing. I assume that's unusual for Montana in January? We've been having rain here in NH, and will continue to receive it into next week. I still have snow in my yard, but I noticed lots of bare patches along the Interstate on my way home last night. 😦
Comment by jomegat — January 12, 2013 @ 7:04 am
The milky way is very bright here now. Very enjoyable!
The snow in the valley floor melted but has been replaced with a light covering. Not entirely unusual for here. Just a few hundred feet above though there is more and the higher areas have about their normal snow pack for this time of year. One of the closest ski areas has 100 inch base at the top, and we have three more months to add more.
Comment by montucky — January 12, 2013 @ 11:34 pm
Beautiful! A view to sustain one. We're heading into some very cold weather soon.
Comment by Teresa Evangeline — January 12, 2013 @ 8:25 am
I think at this time of year you have colder weather than we do. We are in an area about 50 miles long that is sheltered from the cold air coming down from the north. The Continental Divide often blocks the cold fronts and there are three smaller mountain ranges that shelter us here from the ones that spill over. We did get down to
8º last night. Last year I think we had only a couple of nights below zero.LikeLike
Comment by montucky — January 12, 2013 @ 11:39 pm
Crisp is what I often call those kind of nights. I really love your comment; "It's as though the rest of the universe is holding an open house". What a beautiful way to express the night sky.
Comment by anniespickns — January 12, 2013 @ 8:45 am
Nice view. I wonder if some of the more recent snow will finally start building up into something worthy of snowshoes.
Comment by knightofswords — January 12, 2013 @ 11:07 am
What a gorgeous photo!! The mountains are so beautiful.
Comment by alskamom — January 12, 2013 @ 11:45 am
One of the things I love about living where I do is being able to go out on a clear, cold night and look up to marvel at a sky full of stars. 🙂
Comment by Mama's Empty Nest — January 12, 2013 @ 12:51 pm
Beautiful! I bet the stars would be fantastic from where you are, wow. I seldom see them away from city lights. Well, it's not that cold here, of course, but it was down to freezing last night and will be for the next few nights. I covered most of my vulnerable plants but the lantana got frostbit last night. It will come back in the spring, though.
Comment by Candace — January 12, 2013 @ 4:34 pm
Your cold has come to Minnesota … goodbye to warm temps and rain … hello snow and ice. Wouldn't be January without those below zero temps …
Comment by bearyweather — January 12, 2013 @ 6:30 pm
My goodness that is simply wonderful country and a terrific photograph!
Comment by WildBill — January 12, 2013 @ 9:34 pm
Awesome contrast between the mountains and the trees!
Comment by Mary Strong-Spaid — January 12, 2013 @ 11:02 pm
Love your description that the stars are so bright it hurts to look at them.
Comment by Tammy — January 12, 2013 @ 11:24 pm
Brrrrrrr!! Is that Eddy Peak in the distance? And am I seeing the lookout? Or is that my imagination playing tricks on me?
Comment by Kinzel, Charles H. — January 13, 2013 @ 4:20 pm
I remember nights like that, one in particular many years ago. Was really impressed with your miles logged already in 2013. Thanks for keeping us with glimpses of home.
Comment by Ron Mangels — January 13, 2013 @ 9:09 pm
Of course we don't have the cold you do, and we have plenty of light pollution, but winter in Houston is the best time for star-gazing. When the fronts come through, the pollution gets blown out and the humidity drops into the 20-30% range, and everything shimmers and shines. Even the petro-chemical plant lights are pretty. 😉
I didn't realize until I started sailing that the stars can be bright enough to cast shadows. The 60s song got it right – "Good morning, Starshine!"
Comment by shoreacres — January 15, 2013 @ 7:08 am
Yes, part of the clear night sky is low humidity and it is usually very low here. Clear, moonlit nights are great for hiking too when there is snow on the ground: it is nearly as bright as in daylight.
Last night out power was out from about 6 to 10 and it was snowing lightly. I went out for a three mile walk in the dark and enjoyed it thoroughly.
Comment by montucky — January 15, 2013 @ 10:28 am
gorgeous! I remember having my breath taken away as we flew over the Rockies a couple Christmases ago when we flew into Montana
Comment by skouba — January 16, 2013 @ 2:21 pm
Beautiful. Temperatures can change "dramatically": Yesterday 19.4ºF, this morning -23.8ºF here in the town of Mikkeli, Finland.
Comment by Sartenada — January 18, 2013 @ 4:04 am
I have only seen the stars with such clarity on the two occasions in which I spent time on a houseboat at Lake Powell…there were no neighborhood or city lights to obscure the view, simply the blanket of darkness that rules night-time in such places…and the stars were so very bright…another world out there. I love the photo, Terry…we share a heart for such places…wonderful.
Comment by seekraz — January 18, 2013 @ 9:26 am
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Erik Bjornsen claims national title
MIDWAY, Utah — North Central Washington skiers continued to have a successful week at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships at Soldier Hollow, as Winthrop's Erik Bjornsen claimed his first national title in the men's 15K freestyle individual start on Friday.
Bjornsen, 21, joins Leavenworth's Torin Koos as local skiers to claim championships this week — Koos won his eighth national title in the classic sprint Wednesday. Bjornsen's older sister, Sadie, has also fared well, taking second in both Wednesday's classic sprint and Friday's freestyle.


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Mapping the 4-Dimensional Soul Space of Politics
Actually, it began with a crack by Schuon, to the effect that there are really only two kinds of people. Here. Let me find it. It's from a chapter called The Problem of Qualifications, and it goes a little like this:
"If one insists on making a fundamental distinction between men, it should be between the worldly and the spiritual."
To place the statement in context, Schuon was speaking of the charge that esoterism or gnosis is only intended for a kind of intellectual elite, when intelligence as such is not the most important qualification.
Given the staggering amount of intelligent stupidity on our college campi and among the tenured, this should be obvious. As often as not, a certain kind of intelligence forms a barrier to higher worlds. It is a wall, not a window, much less a bridge or door. Not all of our trolls are stupid. I would say that perhaps half are "stuck on smart." In other words, they are condemned to the closed world of vulgar rationalism.
In order for the intelligence to become operative on the spiritual plane, several other factors are necessary. Grace is one, and although we obviously cannot create grace, we most certainly can get out of its way. For some this comes naturally -- it is a reflection of their temperament -- while for others, they must work harder at it.
Thus, we are ultimately talking about a moral qualification, "which involves the fundamental virtues," especially humility and charity. Why humility? Because the assimilation of a spiritual truth is a little death to the ego. The ego lives primarily in, and is nurtured by, the world of appearances. In order to pass from appearance to reality, the ego must be left behind.
And why charity? Because up here, truth and love converge, so there is no impulse to cling to knowledge as if it is one's personal possession. Therefore, to be precise, one could think of charity as an effect, not a cause. It's like tapping into a geyser, and then the geyser gives the water away freely. This is what our trolls never understand: I already realize what I say is worthless to you. That's why I'm giving it away.
We're getting a little far afield here. I just wanted to establish this notion that there are two general types of men, the worldly and the spiritual. However, this is not strictly an either-or proposition; rather, this duality exists on a vertical continuum. Let's call this the y-axis.
With this in mind, we need to immediately amend our definition, since there exist "infrahuman" states that are spiritual in the negative sense. As such, the saint would be situated at the top of the y-axis, whereas the common man would be at the zero point. The real evildoers are situated in the minus space below the horizontal axis. More on which later.
Spiritual Man Infrahuman Man
Now, later in the day I was reading The Road to Serfdom, which is all about... well, about the left-wing collectivist road to serfdom. I don't think there's any need to rehearse all of his arguments here, because if you don't already understand them, you probably never will.
At the time Road to Serdom was published, it was still thought that fascism and socialism were somehow opposites rather than two forms of the same underlying assumptions. To place these on the horizontal continuum is pure nonsense -- as if fascism is somehow an extension of the classical liberalism of the free market!
No. The only logical way to understand the horizontal continuum -- and to chart "progress" -- is to place "collectivism" and "individualism" on the x-axis; conveniently, collectivism (and serfdom) is to the left, while individualism (and liberty) is to the right.
And supplemented with our y-axis, we are now in a much better position to understand "political space," which will have at least four main areas, but actually more like six if we take into consideration the nether regions below the x-axis.
Let's begin with the lower left hand side of the graph. This would be both collective and "infraspiritual." This type of collectivism is fueled by unconscious magical tendencies. It is the area of fascism, for above all else, fascism is a political religion.
There is also a healthy kind of socialism in the upper left quadrant. This would be, for example, the corporatism of the Catholic Church. Critically, this type of socialism is freely given, not coerced and backed by the violence of the state. In the lower left quadrant of bad socialism, the person is merely a means to the ends of elites, whereas in the upper left quadrant, the person is an end in himself. No one is forced to do anything.
As Hayek points out, bad socialism is morally self-refuting, because it inevitably arrives at intolerable outcomes that deviate from the original aims. For example, no matter what Obama says, socialized medicine will lead to rationing, to illegals being covered, to lower quality healthcare, to less innovation, etc. One way to test the intellectual honesty of a leftist is to ask what the tradeoff will be in Obamacare. If he says "nothing," then you know he's either a fool or a liar.
Looked at in a certain way, both the x-axis and y-axis are "evolutionary," for, taken together, they chart man's soul development. For example, primitive religion is largely collectivist -- which is appropriate, since man started out as a collective being, and only discovered his individuality quite recently, especially on a mass scale. The upper right quadrant is the area of saints, mystics, seers, and visionaries. In the final analysis, a religion is operative if it is producing these kinds of people.
But what about the lower right quadrant? This would be the unhealthy combination of individualism and worldliness. When people talk about the vacuity of consumer culture, this would be the area to which they are referring. It is a kind of egoic "individualism for individualism's sake," bearing upon no higher meaning. I also think of a Bill Maher or Charles Queeg, who deploy worldly reason toward plainly irrational ends.
Again, as we descend down the y-axis, individualism partakes of unconscious and infrahuman forces, and we end up with the cult of personality and the gallery of "unique monsters" -- the triumph of the personal will as embodied in beasts such as Castro, Mao, Stalin, etc.
This is why I am not offended by the signs depicting Obama as a fascist. That would not be my style, nor do I believe that it is strategically prudent. Nevertheless, such a person probably has an accurate intuition about Obama that he cannot symbolize in any other way. He knows that Obama is a creature of the lower right quadrant, and that he wishes to plunge America into the lower left. How low depends upon a number of other variables.
Let's just say that with Democrat majorities in both the house and senate, they can go as low as they wish, and conservatives alone cannot stop them. Let me be clear: both fascism and socialism result in a tyranny of elites of the lower right over the masses of the lower left. Call them Death Panels if you like. (Or, in Lenin's two word formulation, "Who and Whom.")
Socialism is always authoritarian, and therefore fascist. And fascists always place themselves above -- actually, below -- The Law that enshrines our liberty.


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Just what the title says. I say within a matter of weeks. Obama isn't one who takes getting egg on his face lightly. Look for Zimmerman to be unpersoned.
Just what the title says. I say within a matter of weeks. Obama isn't one who takes getting egg on his face lightly. Look for Zimmerman to be unpersoned.
No way in heck will they bring charges. Not on a weak case such as this
An offensive move such as bringing charges against those in the federal government who slandered and brought harm on him might be a good course of action before they have a chance to do anything to him.
He won't. Take off the jaded glasses NJ. The jury didn't find him guilty just to forestall riots. A couple hours after the verdict has been made public, there still hasn't been reports of any violence. There will not be any charges on civil rights violations.
I can't believe this bitch on msnbc with the Bette Davis eyes (don't know her name). "Tonight 12 year olds will be crawling in bed with their parents." What the fuck? To listen to a lot of these people they didn't watch the trial or read about it. They are still spouting the same garbage. Still referring to Trayvon as a "little boy" with fucking Skittles.
They said that this isn't over. That Benjamin Crump is going to file a civil suit. I thought he already collected from the HOA. They said, that the evil Zimmerman can be "forced to testify" in the civil suit. Really? How about he just stipulates to all their claims, gets a 12 million dollar judgement against himself, and then runs right down to the bankruptcy court? Ha!
I am so sick of these assholes trying to exploit this case. I want to see Rick Scott, Angela Corey, de la Rionda, the other prosecutor, Al Sharpton and Lawrence O'Donnell all unemployed.
He cant.
FL law prohibits it.
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Federal law supersedes state law, so the feds can file charges, however, they have to be federal charges. DOJ can't file for murder, as the incident didn't occur on federal land, but it can file for violations of civil rights, even if the state has acquitted. Back in the 50's, it's how the feds went after the KKK when they couldn't get local juries to convict. Obviously, I'm not comparing Zimmerman to the KKK, but Holder will probably file charges because (a) he has nothing to lose by doing so and (b) it plays to Obama's base and stirs up the African-American vote for the midterm elections. As for the merits of the case, has Holder ever tried a case on the merits? The NBPP had a summary judgment against them and Holder wouldn't follow up on the case, literally throwing away an easy win. The cases that he has pursued, against reporters and others who have offended the regime, have been pure intimidation, and had nothing to do with the law. The only way to avoid this is for the House of Representatives to draw up an article of impeachment against Holder, which should have been done after he perjured himself. The impeachment would lose in the senate, but it would force the administration to publicly defend Holder's multiple perjuries, his contempt of congress citation and the rest of his misfeasance. The senate Democrats won't vote to convict him, of course, but just getting the articles passed in the house would be damning.
I rather doubt that Holder and the Obama Justice Department will twitch here. It would be so astoundingly politically stupid that there aren't instruments to measure it.
BUT, these fools are hardly above stupidity, as we've all seen. I think that if they are going to try to pursue charges, they'll do it relatively quickly. I think that they'll have a hard time pulling this off since the FBI has already issued an extensive ruling saying that there were no civil rights violations involved here.
If they do, though, I think that they're in for protests that they've never counted on before.


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CPU, DSP Status vs Activity Monitor
Firstly, Shark has been really useful for tracking down what objects are using CPU. My problem now is figuring out why there is such a difference in CPU when comparing the DSP Status window to Activity Monitor.
Here are the idle readings (polys~ muted etc)
DSP Status – 5-6%
Activity Monitor – 35%
Ah OK, so now it's how to reduce the non DSP processing!
There are a few threads on that I think (getting rid of number boxes/ unnecessary objects) Are there any objects I should specifically look out for?
Thanks Vanille,
Is it safe to assume that the CPU with the audio turned off are the non audio processes?
Attached is the readout from Shark with the audio off when the patch is first loaded.
Max/MSP on its own with audio off in Activity Monitor takes about 6% CPU,
The CPU in Activity Monitor with the patch loaded and audio off is roughly 26%
The readout from Shark shows Max at roughly 12% with audio off, leaving 8% somewhere else?!
Is the CPU reduction more of a question of trial and error, or can anyone make sense of the Shark data? Or perhaps both?
Thanks again
Shark might be useful to find the objects which really takes continuous usage of CPU, such as DSP objects.
Hi Emmanuel,
Yes, I've used Shark to tweak the DSP objects, it is indeed great for that. My problem now is making sense of that data, or more likely finding the objects that are causing this idle CPU %
@ Vanille, I think trial and error is indeed the way forward, thanks again
You can't go further than what you did. Basically now you see that you have a bunch of things that are redrawing, and that's taking more CPU than the actual calculation of the patcher. I wouldn't worry too much about the idle processing, although this has been widely improved in Max 5 compared to Max 4, Max will always take some CPU while doing "nothing", the scheduler has to be maintained ready, among other things.
I can always use fewer objects (I have already got rid of quite a few, and can get rid of more) What is redrawing? Is it related to graphics?
RE the idle processing, I'm not concerned about Max itself, obviously I can't do anything about that. But I presume that less objects = less CPU, so at least I can try and optimise the 'Max' side of the patch?
– don't lose your time to gain 1 % !
@vanille, That's the key point! Don't optimize unless you need to. (I'm less optimistic on the sprintf comment though ;-)
Thanks again guys. The reason I'm conscious of CPU is that I am going to sell the application commercially.
oh yeah sorry I misread your post. sprintf is definitely slower, and that's not his job anyhow ;-)
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Redfin, an Internet-driven, nationwide residential real estate brokerage, announced April 29 that it has opened a brokerage office in Las Vegas.
The company launched its Las Vegas home-search website in 2010, but held off on a brick-and-mortar location. That's partly because Redfin pays its agents salaries whether they have business or not, rather than the commissions based on actual closings that other brokerages offer. So starting up can be pricey — a dicey proposition in a depressed market.
"We really weren't sure if we could build a business in Las Vegas," CEO Glenn Kelman said. "It was one of those places where we were really scared to launch because the market had been so distressed. We have to lay out a significant amount of capital just to make sure our business works."
But after careful analysis, Redfin decided to make the move.
For starters, the company has a strong presence in Southern California, Kelman said, and there are natural synergies between that market and this one.
Plus, Redfin tends to do well in markets where people come from all over the world to buy property, because out-of-state buyers tend to start their property hunt online. And that's central to Redfin's model, which converts Internet property searches into leads for its sales agents.
Executives with Redfin — an anagram of "finder" and "friend" and a reference to an "aggressive sharkfin," according to company founders — said they hope their technology-driven business will take a bite out of the local competition.
Because the company uses the Internet rather than advertising to generate leads and help people find homes, it has less overhead than other brokerages. That allows it to charge a fee to home sellers of 1.5 percent, or half of the market norm of 3 percent.
"We have technology that can make the whole process easier," Kelman said. "You can stand in front of a house, request a home tour from your iPhone, and when you're ready to buy, we can give you a dossier of the listing agent's negotiating history, let you sign documents online and get a digital guide to escrow prices. When you list a house, we can make it easy for you to see how many people are looking at your property online, and drive the best digital campaign to increase those numbers."
Paying agents salaries rather than commissions also helps customer service, Kelman said.
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Ed Smith has joined Redfin as the company's market manager. Smith, who's worked in Las Vegas real estate since 1996 and managed a Keller Williams office before making the move to Redfin, said he plans to hire eight to 10 sales agents, as well as a transaction coordinator and a tour coordinator, by the end of the year. The company has temporary offices inside a brokerage on Maryland Parkway, but is looking to move into permanent space sometime this fall.
Smith said it's a perfect time for consumers to have Redfin in the market.
"Vegas is just now recovering from people being tremendously underwater," he said. "We've had a healing in our market over the last couple of years that has brought a lot of people back into a position where they have some equity. Reduced fees from a seller's perspective means they net more out of the sale of their home. And buyers are still struggling to qualify (for mortgages). Every penny you can save them helps."
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Prudential Americana Group, Realtors made its new name official on April 29. The company is now Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, to reflect its affiliation with the Warren Buffett-led investment group that owns the Prudential network nationwide.
The brokerage — the third-largest in the Prudential system — has 21 offices and nearly 2,000 sales agents in Las Vegas and Phoenix. In Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the company joins an organization with 28,000 agents in 750 offices in 37 states.
"We are proud to join Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, which we consider to be one of the finest developments to come along in real estate," Americana Holdings CEO Mark Stark said in a statement. "The brand carries the name of Berkshire Hathaway, one of the world's most trusted and respected corporations. It's also fresh and exciting — not part of the old guard in real estate — and we're looking forward to an exceptionally bright future as part of it."
■ Burke Construction Group recently wrapped on a medical project in Henderson.
The contractor completed construction of a $4 million expansion of the Seven Hills Behavioral Institute expansion at 3021 Horizon Ridge Parkway. Work included the conversion of a 15,000-square-foot office building into an institutional-occupancy center, as well as renovations to the institute's existing, 26,400-square-foot, 56-bed building.
Stengel Hill Architecture designed the project. Burke project manager Travis Schultz oversaw construction.
Burke built the original project in 2008.
■ Brokers with Voit Real Estate Services closed recently on two big leases.
Kevin Higgins, Garrett Toft and Zac Zaher represented tenant Jimenez Arms LLC in its 64-month lease of 27,412 square feet at 7390 Eastgate Road. Galit Kimerling of MDL Group represented landlord Harsch Investment Properties Nevada LLC in the $745,013 deal.
Higgins, Toft, Zaher and Jennifer Levine also represented landlord The Realty Associates Fund IX LLC in its lease of 6,872 square feet at 6700 Paradise Road to tenant 24-7 Internet LLC. The 64-month deal is worth $265,314.
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