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Morwen, Hurin's wife, sends their son, Turin, to Thingol, who raises him as a foster son. Morwen refuses to leave the house in which she dwelt with Hurin so Thingol sends messengers to check on her and her daughter, Nienor. One day the messengers do not return so Turin departs to search for his mother and battles in the wilderness for three years. When he returns to Thingol's lands, Saeros, who is jealous of Thingol's love for Turin, mocks Turin, and Turin kills him and flees. Thingol pardons Turin and sends Beleg to find him. Turin becomes the captain of a band of outlaws and foreswears war against all...
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I'd approached comic creator Christian Beranek for an article for Bleeding Cool earlier this summer, specifically after I was made aware of reaction to her gender identity, but it was a little on the back burner. Then Larry of Larry's Comics decided to post some seriously dodgy tweets before publicly apologising and it all came into the foreground rather. I wanted to talk about her upcoming work as well as her experiences since coming out about her gender – it's still a rare thing in comics and always attracts attention, good and bad.
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I've worked in the industry for over a decade now in a multitude of capacities: Publisher, editor, consultant, marketing director, even film producer. But ever since I was very young I knew that I wanted to be a comic book writer. I've had the chance to write some stories here and there but I typically I always ended up spending more time on other area of the business.
When I left Los Angeles in 2010 I knew that had to change. I still wanted to take the select consultant gig if I really believed in it, but my focus had to get back to the original goal of writing comics.
Now there was something else I knew when I was very young, although back then I really couldn't define it, and that is the fact I'm transgendered.
So also in 2010, after two failed relationships, one personal and one business, I made a choice to stop trying to gain the approval of others and instead actualize what was really inside me.
Being transgendered is not something you choose. That said, many choose not to transition because the cost is deemed too high: Loss of friends, family, work etc… I myself worried about these things for many years. So instead of honoring my feelings I decided to go full force and try to do my best at anything I could.
I think it caused a lot of people to be turned off by me. I was very aggressive and when things didn't go as planned I would be come resentful and bitter. A lot it was projection and also self-hatred. That being said I felt I did good work. I wish more people had had a chance to have seen it. That lack of attention, accolades and attention caused further frustration.
Thankfully I was able to keep working in comics and eventually landed the deal with Disney. I've already said loads about how that shook out. What I will add is when the biggest entertainment company hires you to develop a superhero universe because they want to compete in the marketplace and they eventually decide to purchase the biggest comic book company in the world with the most well known characters… well, you're the one holding the short stick haha.
Rather than sink into further frustration and depression I decided to make the two changes I mentioned: Focus on my own writing and myself in general.
I had always been fascinated by the Southwest and in particular Santa Fe, New Mexico. I also enjoyed spending a great part of my youth in Europe. So I decided to leave Los Angeles and split time between both places where I felt most at home.
I'm interested to get back out there on the convention circuit and meet with my readers and interact with my industry peers again. I'll be at MegaCon and Phoenix Comicon and will hopefully be able to do C2E2, Dragon*Con and NYCC. It is certainly going to take some adjustment, but I am confident in the inherent goodness of people. So far I am very encouraged at responses online.
Last week I had a twitter exchange with Larry Doherty of Larry's Comics. I am very vocal about digital comics and at times have been very opinionated about the flood of event comics and gimmicks from Marvel and DC. I was following Larry's twitter feed because he always has something to say.
He wrote an apology and I have to give him the benefit of the doubt that he meant it. That being said there has been a groundswell of support. Many comic book professionals spoke up on my behalf and sent me personal notes. It was very encouraging.
We currently raising money and support for Post Apocalyptic Nick on a Kickstarter. It's a 60 page comic I co-wrote with Tony DiGerolamo that features art by the amazing Tom Kurzanski.
As for my other two Kickstarter projects, Unhappy White Girls and Blood and Bones, I'd say we're about 3/4ths of the way done on both of them. They're taken longer than expected but backers can rest assured rewards will be met and in some cases exceeded.
We attempted a Kickstarter for a new edition of Dracula vs King Arthur earlier in the year but I feel we may have asked too much, had a complicated approach and launched it at an inopportune time. We're going to adjust and come back again somewhere down the road.
But some good news about the project is we have a major director on board and a really dedicated producing team. Hopefully we can say more soon. These things take time but I'm really happy with everyone involved.
I'm also working with director/graphic novelist Doug Lefler on a new digital venture called Scrollon. The plan is to have it out in time for Christmas.
I have some other ideas in various stages of development and am working with some really talented people from all over the world.
It's pretty amazing. Life can be good from time to time.
I had questions. So I asked Christian.
Transgender individuals are rather rare, openly at least, in comics. I can think of very few Catherine Jones, Rachel Pollack, Lana Wachowski… are you aware of any others who stay closeted about their identity? How much of this is still an issue?
There is also artist Lindsay C. Walker from Australia who is starting out in the business. She has openly spoken about her status. As for others who remain closeted: Yes. There are several I am aware of who have confided in me. And I am sure there are others who for various reasons have not come out and may never come out.It is still a very big issue but it is becoming less of one as time goes on. The first transsexual the public really heard about of was Christine Jorgensen back in December 1952. Since then many great women have been open and raised awareness. Others live life in what is called "stealth mode" in which they don't tell people of their status. These day to day pioneers just do their best to live normal, productive lives. The challenges they face are handled mainly in terms of survival. Every small victory even at that daily grind level chips away at the very walls of hate that still persist in this country today.
I am well aware there is a long way to go still but thankfully the path is being paved.
At San Diego, I was accosted by a senior comic executive, eager to show me photos of you, in a rather stare-at-the-freak fashion. Is this something you're aware of, being passed around like some kind of figure of fun? How do you deal with that?
I am not aware of any specific incidents. I am quite sure and prepared for the fact that incidents like that have happened and will continue to happen. I will say it shows a lack of maturity on their part. I find when people react in such a manner their fascination speaks to issues within themselves. A fully realized and balanced person is accepting of others and does their best to understand.How I deal with it is to know it exists but look past it. Unless the incident is directed right at me in a violent matter it is not of concern to me. Is it possible my status will cost me work? Perhaps. But I've always been an individualist. What has cost me work in the past is my steadfastness in terms of principles. I tend to fight for the integrity of a business plan or project and when you deal with some of the shady people in comics that can cost you a gig or two.
That being said, I would never throw around my transgendered status to get a job. I want to be hired on the merits of my talent and execution thereof.
I am a pragmatic realist but idealistically I am hopeful people can move beyond the "stare and gawk" phase.
My parents were the only ones I really worried about in terms of opinion of my status. Mothers and fathers, at least the good ones, have hopes and dreams for their children and want them to be happy. I think they worried most about how others would treat me. Thankfully they have come to understand I am much happier these days.
My parents are very intelligent, thoughtful and caring people. My dad is probably the smartest person I've ever known and I've met and worked with loads of brilliant people. My dad also is very driven, sets goals and accomplishes them. I think he sees this as a another goal and that is of self-actualization. My mom is incredibly intuitive and we've had a million great conversations about people and situations. And also about entertainment! She loves great movies, television and books. I gained a lot great traits from the both of them which has allowed me to listen, understand and work with people. It's helped me grow as a person and a writer through time.
The last time I attended San Diego was in 2010 so if the executive in question is saying this incident happened this year they would be highly mistaken. In 2010 I was also still in "boy mode" and had just come off an awful break-up so I doubt I was in the mood to hit on anyone. I do my best to maintain a professional demeanor. I know in the past I was known as a bit of a partier but even then I made sure to keep sexual advances out of intoxicated scenarios.I am fortunate to have a very active romantic life and try to keep that as separate from comics as possible. I am very in touch with my sexuality and only spend time with people who are confident in theirs as well. I don't think drunken comic book convention hang-outs are the best places to find people to share optimal erotic experiences.
I remember having a conversation with the late great Frank Pierson at my office when I worked on the Disney lot. We were waiting for my business partner to get off of a phone call, which was often the case before meetings, so I knew I had time to chat for a bit. We discussed his wonderful film Soldier's Girl which was about the real-life relationship between Calpernia Addams, a transgendered woman, and Barry Winchell. Winchell was killed by his fellow soldiers who couldn't process their own hate. We then talked a bit about his Oscar Award winning screenplay Dog Day Afternoon. In the film Al Pacino's character robs a bank to try and get money for his girlfriend's sex change operation.
Pierson took great care in making sure in both of these films the relationships were portrayed accurately. I knew if I was to ever write about my own experiences I would have to make sure not to sensationalize stories to try and shock readers into reading them.
I am working on a comic called Validation which will discuss my thoughts on transgendered life. I've written a great deal of it already but my artistic budget is tied up currently in other projects and in paying off old debts. I hope to begin production on it sometime next year.
Beyond that I try to write from a humanistic viewpoint. I think if you look at my comic Dealers, which is based largely on a failed relationship I had during the late 90s, you see that none of the characters have one-sided motivations. There is of course the desire to succeed in business and in love, but there is also the need for individualistic self-realization. Sometimes different wants and needs aren't compatible with each other. Does it make it wrong? No. What makes things wrong is when there is a lack of understanding. If through honesty you can reach an accord, even if it means you have to give up some things to do so, then that is attaining a higher level of human existence.
But it isn't easy and that's where much the drama comes from in my work.
Larry has apologised to you, and you accepted but a number of people are still angry. What are your thoughts now?
I accepted Larry's apology because I have to give him the benefit of the doubt that he will learn something from this. I also can't let his words and actions fester inside me. I have to let go and focus on positive things. That being said, he continues to display a very cavalier attitude regarding what happened. So perhaps he has not grown from this yet which is a shame. I can only hope that one day he will find peace within himself to be at peace with others. He has compared his dislike of the Yankees and Jets to explain how he acted. As a Yankees fan this disturbs me…
Oh, and I did sign up to write something for this anti-bullying anthology.
Thanks Christian.
And, again, I will be watching the comments carefully with my ban hammer ready. Because.
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A man claiming to be an Apla military intelligence deputy commander, who called himself Congo Jibril, also said in a telephone call to the South African Press Association (Sapa) on Sunday night that senior members of the government, including F W de Klerk, would be targeted for assassination. Similar, if less specific, noises have been made by a number of Apla officials in phone calls to other South African news organisations.
The government, the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party, international observers based in South Africa and the Christian churches have issued statements harshly critical of Apla. Once the ANC takes power, a senior official said: 'We will find them and lock them up. We will smash them.'
Fringe right-wing extremists - the White Wolves, the Boere Weerstandbeweging (Boer Resistance Movement) - have seized the opportunity to join the fray, warning that the long-promised 'holy war' against 'the Communists' is at last imminent.
The curious thing is that had it not been for two terrorist attacks against whites last week in the Eastern Cape, Mr Jibril's half- hour telephone conversation with a Sapa reporter would have been dismissed, in all probability, as the rantings of a madman.
Speaking from 'somewhere in Johannesburg', Mr Jibril said that whites formed 'part and parcel of the oppressive regime'. This made them 'a legitimate target'.
The leadership of the PAC, the ANC's radical poor relation, has responded with some confusion to Apla's claims that it had opened fire on a golf club Christmas party, killing two white married couples, and had planted a bomb in a crowded restaurant, killing one and injuring 18.
Benny Alexander, the PAC's secretary-general, would not condemn the attacks but at the same time sought to convince a South African television audience on Sunday night that the PAC's national executive knew 'nothing about Apla'. Then he added that the PAC was responsible for Apla's continued existence. And then he said he had never heard of Congo Jibril.
Nor had anybody else. Jakkie Cilliers, a former army commander who now heads the Institute for Defence Politics, noted yesterday that at the height of the insurgency campaign in the Eighties - indeed during the last 30 years - the PAC army had existed only on paper. 'Up to a week or two ago I would have said Apla was a two-bit organisation. And I'm not so sure, even now, that it isn't' Mr Cilliers expressed doubts lingering in many people's minds about the veracity of the Apla commanders' claims and whether, if true, they are in any position to sustain their threatened terror campaign.
The only certainty is that the PAC is in a mess, according to Johannes Rantete, a researcher who has worked extensively on the organisation. 'The PAC leadership is not unlike the ANC's in that it is sober and pragmatic. But their grassroots followers have grown up with the famous slogan, 'One settler, one bullet'. The major dilemma the leadership have is that they can't completely dissociate themselves from the claimed attacks because then they'll lose their followers. The only benefit, I suppose, is that they have got some much-needed publicity.'
The most serious question, Mr Rantete said, was how much support Apla's stand would generate in the townships. 'I think it's a two-edged sword. Some of the radical youth will be applauding, and may be tempted to throw in their lot with them. But I expect most ordinary black South Africans will be appalled.'
The ANC president, Nelson Mandela, says he expects multi- racial elections to end white minority rule will be held by the end of 1993. But ANC officials tried yesterday to play down his remark, saying that organising the country's first election for all races may take until 1994, AP reports.
Mr Mandela said the white government agreed in closed talks with the ANC last week to hold elections by the end of next year.
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Designed by Francisco de Becerra, Puebla's Cathedral is dedicated to Maria Immaculate. The city is the capital of the state of Puebla and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. Due to its history and architectural styles ranging from Renaissance to Mexican Baroque, the city was named a World Heritage Site in 1987.
The lighting concept is respectful of the complexity and the detailing of the Cathedral, enhancing the perception of each element according to their original and specific importance. The intertwining of light and shadow in each level becomes the lighting scene by itself.
The main cupola, the greatest one, is covered with a very special yellow talavera tiling. It stands out in the skyline, as the most significant and majestic element in the city centre. Here, three spotlights (medium aperture) were used. Those G.E. M.H. are now located in both bell towers, in order to achieve a diagonal 120 meters draw for the profile of the cupola itself.
The dome lantern is crowned with the light of three spotlights (8° aperture each), located in the rooftop of the central nave. And its stained glass windows pour full of light provided by six different floodlights located in the inner cornice of the cathedral running from side to side.
The main façade, with its classical symmetry, is framed into its twin bell towers, giving the impression of protection. The composition of this facade continues into three successive fronts, with symbolic, mystic and religious themes. In the lighting project, a very specific light (color, temperature, etc.) belongs to each different theme, also depending on the importance of the elements onto the whole composition.
A series of Light draws from the spotlights located in the fences and poles of the Atrium (are combined to create very specific affects. A PAR GE 38 4200°K lamp is focused right into a stain
glass window; lighting the Cathedral to its inside, while at the same time, achieving the effect of light coming out from the church itself.
While the moon defines the nightsky, a white light pours from the interior, as a recall for everybody of the existence of God. The bell towers are lighted first through draws coming from spotlights located in neighboring buildings; but also through a series of floodlights located each one in every level of the towers. The towers are crowned by 200 meters distant draws by RGB spotlights, programmed to commemorate each important date in the catholic schedule.
Belonging to the visual composition of the Cathedral, the lighting concept of the south front was finally realized through new design poles, each one supporting five different projectors, with a specific aperture each one. In this way, volume, texture and color of the stone are enhanced.


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Putting all kidding and complaining aside I did sell five small pieces toward the end of the day. For which I am very thankful for.
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"With continued outbreaks of the H5N1 virus in poultry and wild birds, further human cases are likely," said Ian Wilson, a Scripps Research professor of molecular biology and head of the laboratory that conducted the recent study. "The potential for the emergence of a human-adapted H5 virus, either by re-assortment or mutation, is a clear threat to public health worldwide."
Of the H5N1 strains isolated to date, the researchers looked at A/Vietnam/1203/2004 (Viet04), one of the most pathogenic H5N1 viruses studied so far. The virus was originally isolated from a 10-year-old Vietnamese boy who died from the infection in 2004. The hemagglutinin (HA) structure from the Viet04 virus was found to be closely related to the 1918 virus HA, which caused some 50 million deaths worldwide.
Using a recently developed microarray technology-hundreds of microscopic assay sites on a single small surface-the study showed that relatively small mutations can result in switching the binding site preference of the avian virus from receptors in the intestinal tract of birds to the respiratory tract of humans. These mutations, the study noted, were already "known in [some human influenza] viruses to increase binding for these receptors."
The study was published on March 16, 2006 by ScienceXpress, the advance online version of the journal Science.
Receptor specificity for the influenza virus is controlled by the glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA) on the virus surface. These viral HAs bind to host cell receptors containing complex glycans-carbohydrates-that in turn contain terminal sialic acids. Avian viruses prefer binding to ?2-3-linked sialic acids on receptors of intestinal epithelial cells, while human viruses are usually specific for the ?2-6 linkage on epithelial cells of the lungs and upper respiratory tract. Such interactions allow the virus membrane to fuse with the membrane of the host cell so that viral genetic material can be transferred to the cell.
The switch from ?2-3 to ?2-6 receptor specificity is a critical step in the adaptation of avian viruses to a human host and appears to be one of the reasons why most avian influenza viruses, including current avian H5 strains, are not easily transmitted from human-to-human following avian-to-human infection. However, the report did suggest that "once a foothold in a new host species is made, the virus HA can optimize its specificity to the new host."
"Our recombinant approach to the structural analysis of the Viet04 virus showed that when we inserted HA mutations that had already been shown to shift receptor preference in H3 HAs to the human respiratory tract, the mutations increased receptor preference of the Viet04 HA towards specific human glycans that could serve as receptors on lung epithelial cells," Wilson said. "The effect of these mutations on the Viet04 HA increases the likelihood of binding to and infection of susceptible epithelial cells."
The study was careful to note that these results reveal only one possible route for virus adaptation. The study concluded that other, as yet "unidentified mutations" could emerge, allowing the avian virus to switch receptor specificity and make the jump to human-to-human transmission.
The glycan microarray technology, which was used to identify the mutations which could enable adaptation of H5N1 into the human population in the laboratory, could also be used to help identify new active virus strains in the field by monitoring changes in the receptor binding preference profile wh ere infection is active, according to according to Jeremy M. Berg, the director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The glycan microarray was developed by The Consortium for Functional Glycomics, an international group led by Scripps Research scientists and supported by the NIGMS.
"This technology allows researchers to assay hundreds of carbohydrate varieties in a single experiment," Berg said. "The glycan microarray offers a detailed picture of viral receptor specificity that can be used to map the evolution of new human pathogenic strains, such as the H5N1 avian influenza, and could prove invaluable in the early identification of emerging viruses that could cause new epidemics."
Other authors of the study include James Stevens of Scripps Research; Ola Blixt of Scripps Research and Glycan Array Synthesis Core-D, Consortium for Functional Glycomics; Terrence M. Tumpey, Influenza Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Jeffery K. Taubenberger, Department of Molecular Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and; James C. Paulson, Scripps Research and Glycan Array Synthesis Core-D, Consortium for Functional Glycomics.


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Brenda rushed up the drive, opening the door, and flinging her bag in the corner as she kicked off her shoes, she was in a rush, her friends were all meeting on MSN for a chat and she didnt want to be late
She stopped in her tracks as she saw her Daddy sat in the room with 2 other men who she hadnt seen before, they were all watching her and she suddenly felt uncomfortable.
'AAhh here is my little princess now, come and say hello to my friends Brenda' he said, his voice brooking no argument and she reluctantly walked into the room, looking at her watch in a hope her Daddy would get the message she was in a rush.
'Say hello Brenda' he prompted and she did so, shuffling and looking at her feet, why were they staring at her like that
'Wow, she will be a beauty, she will keep you on your toes eh?' one of the men laughed and her Daddy laughed too, although he shook his head
'She is a good girl, I dont predict any problems, she is just starting to flourish, turn from a girl to a woman, but I believe she knows her Daddy knows best' Turning to her he asked 'Isnt that so Brenda'
'Yes Daddy' she said looking at her watch again and missing her Daddy's frown. She would be punished for that insolence later.
'Now you are here, you can be our waitress, serve our drinks Brenda' he ordered noting with satifaction the look of resignation with a fleeting glint of ammpyance in her eye'
'Yes Daddy' she said, going into the kitchen to put on the kettle, returning a few minutes later with a tray that she set down on the low coffee table, unaware that as she bent, the tops of her thighs were clearly visible to one man, her budding breasts and cleavage giving the second man an eyeful.
'Now stand in the corner, your hands behind your back, legs slightly open until we need you further' her Daddy ordered dismissing her but not giving her the freedom she so desperately wanted, her friends would wonder where she was, but she did as she was told.
All 3 men watched, seeing the look of anger and rebellion that flitted across her face before she managed to mask it.
'She is feisty my friend' said one of the men picking up his cup 'She wont obey you like that for much longer'
Brenda's daddy looked at her before turning to his friend 'She will always obey me' he said quietly 'Whether she lives here or not, whether she goes to uni, whether she gets married, I will click my fingers, issue my orders and she will obey. Let me demonstrate'
Turning towards her he beckoned with his finger 'Brenda, get down on your hands and knees and crawl to your daddy' he ordered and loving the look of humiliation on her face, he watched her do as he asked
'Now I want you to show Daddy's friends what a big girl you really are,stand up and take off your uniform for me Brenda' his voice was low and she knew from experience that if she didn't obey him now, the consequences would be severe, but she looked at him in shock, surely he didnt really want her to strip in front of strangers
He raised an eyebrow, and she struggled to her feet, her legs suddenly shaking and her fingers barely able to undo the buttons on her blouse, she kept glancing at her Daddy, expecting him to stop her, but instead he sat back watching her,
As she looked at the other men, they leant forward, licking their lips and one of them was rubbing at his groin, and she groaned, mortified, her eyes filling with tears, unaware that this made her look even more vulnerable.
Eventually her skirt and blouse were in a heap at her feet and she stood self consciously trying to cover herself
'Come and sit on Daddy's knee' he said patting his lap and she did so, horrified when he unclipped her bra and it slipped from her shoulders, he had no intention of letting anyone else touch her, she was HIS little girl, but his friends comments had irritated him and he wanted them to see what a beautiful arrangement he and Brenda held.
He knew that one of his friends had the same ethics in his family, and the other, his oldest school friend had always believed women should know their place and ruled his wife with a rod of iron.
'Show Daddy's friends how big your titties are getting Brenda' he said, loving how she cupped them and played with them, before burying her head in his neck, shamed making it flame bright red, and he grinned, he loved embarrassing her. he loved the power it made him have over her.
Hugging her close and kissing the top of her head, he rested his hand on her inner thigh, forcing her legs apart, she resisted slightly, his nails digging into her flesh telling her he wasnt happy, and with a sigh she opened them. He stroked up her leg to the very top, just resting his fingers there, before hooking them under her panties and rubbing her mound.
He touched her clit and she jumped, moaning as he pushed his fingers into her pussy. Looking at her he said
'Brenda, you arent wet, arent you having a nice time, dont you like Daddy loving you?'
What did she say to that, she was ashamed, mortified, upset, of course she wasnt wet but she looked at him
'I m just a bit embarrasssed Daddy' she whispered hoping he would understand
He nodded, but continued to push his fingers inside you 'I WANT you wet' he said nipping her tender clit between finger and thumb and sucking hard on her nipples, before lifting his head and ramming his tongue in her mouth, he tasted of cigarettes and coffee and she gipped, struggling to escape and as she squirmed, his cock got harder and his fingers slipped deeper inside her.
Wanking her off in front of his friends as she desperately tried to evade his probing fingers, turned him on and he frigged her hard, his mates both now rubbing their own cocks. He could feel her juices starting to flow, not because she was enjoying it, but because her body was trying to protect itself, and he pulled out, now playing with her over her knickers, pushing the white cotton deep inside her.
Forcing her to stand up he could see the wet patch on her panties and he pointed it out
'See she is a good girl, but a dirty girl, look at that', he touched the wet patch with his finger before holding out his hand, watching Brenda stick out her tongue and lick his hand
He pulled her knickers up further, the material now burying deep in her slit, the only thing she was wearing, and her degradation was complete when he ordered to stay where she was, her hands behind her back, tits out, legs open.
Tears fell from her eyes, but the men ignored her now as they continued with their conversation, although she was aware of her Daddy stroking her arse occassionally. squeezing her cheeks, and she closed her eyes.
What would her next lesson be.
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2013-10-24 12:17:07
HZ7JsE Hey, thanks for the article. Keep writing.
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2013-04-13 13:57:18
This made me wonderfully wet. Dont stop
anonymous reader
2013-04-13 07:53:01
This was one of the most stupidest pieces of crap story I have ever read! I think you need to crawl back into the slimy hell hole you crawled out of and stop writing. No one wants to read stories like this. Daddy's are supposed to protect their children from crap like the dad and his friends in this story. Stop writing period. This is crap at its highest level.
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2013-04-13 07:08:47
I think any idiot can determine the nature of the story from the title, this is a sex site on the internet. If you don't like the material just close the page. Good story so far.
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2013-04-13 01:04:10
Totally hot. You should continue this story. And really, people...with "daddy" in the title, what did you think you were going to be reading? An article from Parenting Magazine? Use your limited brain cells to make some obvious connections with the context clues.
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It's Nothing That You Haven't Seen Before
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Posted Fri 13th of January 2012
My ex-wife invited me to go camping with her and our son.
Fbailey story number 681
It's Nothing That You Haven't Seen Before
We had been divorced for two years when I got a call from Charlotte, that she wanted me to go camping with her and our son. I said no but she always could be persistent. Eventually I gave in just to shut her up.
Charlotte had it in her mind that we were going to backpack into some wilderness and survive off the land for ten days. Yeah, right! That bitch couldn't live without a five star restaurant and a really nice motel when we were married.
So anyway I put in for my two weeks vacation and bought new camping equipment. A week before my trip I was taking walks around my neighborhood carrying my backpack and a big brick that simulated the weight of my pack. I was going to show Charlotte what good shape I was in and what she was missing.
The night before my trip I packed my backpack complete with tent, sleeping bag, and enough freeze-dried food to last me a month. If I could have found some dehydrated beer it would have been perfect. However, I had enough coffee bags to last me a lifetime. I had even read several survival books in the past few weeks. I was all set.
I met them in the airport in Montana where we got a rental car and stopped in a motel for the night. We wanted an early start in the morning. I was going to get my own room but Charlotte insisted that I could stay with them. She said that Billy would rather not sleep with his mother but that I could. Billy took the first bed so from our bed I could see into the bathroom. Charlotte went in to freshen up but she didn't close the door. When I watched her remove her pants and shirt I realized just how nice she looked in her bra and panties.
Charlotte looked at me and smiled and then she said, "It's nothing that you haven't seen before."
Maybe so but it sure stirred up some old feelings.
In the morning I woke up with a hard-on and it was pressing into her ass, my hand was holing onto one of her breasts, and it felt just like old times.
Charlotte turned her head and said, "Move it or loose it. We're not married any more."
After a quick breakfast we drove into Yellowstone National Park. From there we checked in at the Ranger's Station and headed out.
Billy was only ten years old but he seemed to enjoy hiking. Why not, his mother was carrying most of his things for him. I wondered how far she would get. I wanted to see the bitch fail.
The Rangers gave us a map and we followed a few tree markers giving us the compass setting to the next marker.
It took us six hours to get to our own private little lake. It sure took a toll on Charlotte though. Billy was full of energy so she had him go run it off. Then we started to set up camp. I moved off to one side of the clearing to set up my tent. It was a nice simple one that you just kind of toss up in the air and it pops itself open. All I had to do was move it to where I wanted it and poke a few stakes into the ground. I put my sleeping bag in it and zipped it up. Then I watched Charlotte struggle with her tent.
I got tired of watching her and I was sure that she would try to get me to do it for her so I slipped off into the woods looking for firewood. I got lucky and found a big stake of limbs that someone had left behind. I took a few back to the campsite just in time to see Charlotte beating her fists into the ground.
She said, "I can't do it. I'm not super-mom after all."
I had her right where I wanted her. I said, "Suck my cock and I'll put it up for you."
She glared at me and then she snarled, "I'd rather die first."
I just smiled and walked away. I had some fishing supplies with me so I cut a nice pole and started to fish. After an hour I decided that I had enough fish and headed back to our campsite. Billy had helped her set up the tent and she was so tired that she got in. I cleaned the fish and put them over a fire. Billy and I heard Charlotte snore. That brought back memories.
We ate and then Billy turned in. I lay on the grass and looked up at the night sky. It was amazing what you can see without any streetlights to spoil the view. There were so many stars up there to look at that I just dosed off.
I got chilly in the middle of the night and headed for my tent. I could see a light just inside the woods behind Charlotte's tent. She had to pee and she put the flashlight where it shined on her. I noticed Billy peaking out of his tent and watching her too. Lucky boy!
Anyway I was in my sleeping bag when she went back inside.
The next morning I told Billy that I had seen him looking at his mother peeing. He told me that he catches glimpses of her a lot lately.
He said, "She seems distracted and she masturbates a lot. I think she needs sex."
I laughed and offered him a breakfast packet. The water was hot. We were done eating and taking off when Charlotte said, "Wait up, I'll come with you."
I looked at Billy and I walked away. He followed me. We walked around the small lake and just before we reached our camp we heard a splash. Charlotte went for a swim. The water was pretty cold and she practically jumped out of the water. She was naked. As she headed for shore we appeared. She ducked down into the water so that Billy couldn't see her naked.
We laughed at her and then both of us sat down and waited. In a few minutes she was shivering, her lips had turned blue, and she was begging us to turn around and let her get out of the water. I suggested that Billy collect her clothes and take them back to the tent. That way he could see her naked in broad daylight instead of what he had seen the night before.
Charlotte was furious, Billy was excited, and I still wanted my blowjob.
She couldn't stay in that cold water forever and she knew it. Finally she said, "Send him away and I'll give you a blowjob."
I replied, "Well he deserves to see his mother naked. Suppose you walk to my tent and give me one in there?"
She didn't have a choice so she stood up and walked right at us. Billy got a full frontal view of his naked mother with her shaved pussy. I walked ahead of her to my tent and opened the flap for her. She went in and I followed, closing the flap behind me.
Charlotte said, "You son of a bitch. I'll kill you for that."
I said, "Form where I stand you're the bitch and Billy is the son of a bitch. Besides we both watched you pee last night. Yes, he was awake. Your flashlight was aimed perfectly. So it's nothing that we haven't seen before."
I felt sorry for her so I tucked her into my sleeping bag. Then I undressed and got in with her. This time when I pressed my hard cock into her ass and held onto one of her tits she didn't protest. In fact, she liked it.
We cuddled for about a half-hour until she got warm. Then Charlotte said, "Why don't you just fuck me and get it over with?"
I laughed and said, "Because you promised me a blowjob and our son heard it. Now start sucking."
Charlotte said, "But you never cum that way."
I laughed and said, "That's because you can't suck for shit."
So for the next half-hour she sucked on the end of my cock. I finally started to jerk off in her mouth. That did it. I came in her mouth and she swallowed it all. Then in the sweetest way possible she asked me to fuck her. She admitted that she really missed having my cock inside of her.
I knew how to push her buttons so I started to suck on her nipples really hard and rub her clitoris really hard too. I had her squirming around in no time at all. I kept it up until she couldn't take it any longer.
Charlotte shouted out, "Oh God, stick it in me…fuck me like you used too…make my toes curl."
I kept tickling her clit and then I bit down on one of her nipples. She had another orgasm.
Charlotte said, "Fuck…that feels so good…fuck me and I'll be your bitch."
I rubbed her clit harder and then I bit down on her other nipple. She went into consecutive orgasms that time.
Charlotte said, "Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you want. Just fuck me. Please fuck me…now!"
She was having another orgasm during the word, now.
I took pity on her and shoved my cock into her hard, just the way she liked it.
Then I said, "I want you completely naked for the rest of this trip."
Surprisingly she replied, "If you keep fucking whenever I want it, I'll stay naked until we break camp and head back to civilization."
I asked, "What about Billy?"
Charlotte said, "He can look, maybe even touch, but he can't fuck me…he's only ten years old for Christ sake."
I said, "Okay" and then I fucked her just the way she liked it. I rammed into her as if she were being raped. The harder the better! She never did like gentle loving like other women. When I was done with her I told her that it was time to think about lunch.
Charlotte crawled out of my tent, stood up, and walked down to the lake to wash her pussy off. Billy watched her the whole time.
When she waked back up to us Billy asked, "Are you really going to stay naked? You said that I can look, maybe even touch."
Charlotte looked at me and then she looked at Billy and said, "Okay, you can touch me, but ask me first. I don't want you to think that you can get away with it at home either."
Billy asked, "Can I touch you now?"
I smiled as she took in a deep breath, stepped forward, and allowed her son to feel her up. He went right for her tits and her nipples. Then he worked his way down to her bald pussy. I smiled as he found her very sensitive clit and brought her to her knees.
Then Billy said, "I'll stop if you let me feel you up at home too."
Charlotte's eyes glassed over, her hand swung toward him, and Billy felt the sting of that slap from his burning cheek all the way to his feet.
Then his mother said, "You are shut off, young man. No more touching for you. I wouldn't even let you look except I made your father a promise."
She looked at me, grabbed my hand, and dragged me back to my tent. Once inside she giggled and whispered, "That little bastard found my weak spot. I almost let him fuck me."
I replied, "But you didn't. You stopped him."
She said, "Only by the skin of my teeth. Now fuck me and make me forget about his touch."
I fucked her all right. I had been saving it up for the past two years and I was ready for her. Apparently she had been saving herself for the past two years too. I realized right then that she was nude because she wanted to be nude. The bitch had gotten to me. I was falling in love with her again.
True to her word she stayed naked, she asked me for sex three times a day right in front of our son, and she never let him touch her again. That is, other than a hug and a kiss at bedtime. He got the tent and she slept with me.
On the day we were to head back Charlotte asked me to fuck her one last time right there on the beach next to the lake. Billy could see us but she didn't care. Then along the trail on our way back to the rental car she gave me a blowjob. She got on her knees and sucked my cock right in front of Billy.
Then after she swallowed my cum she asked, "Will you marry me again? It'll be different this time, I swear."
I looked over at my son. He was smiling.
I answered, "Yes, if you stay naked in the house and you keep asking me to fuck you, like you have here."
She said, "I will."
That night in the motel she got on her hands and knees on the edge of the bed and let me take her from behind. I thought about sticking it in her ass but I decided that I could do that some other time. Besides Billy was watching.
The End
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@PlayBookDave The transaction being discussed here is when Bango pays you, not when you sell the app. Bango will only pay you when you have minimum of $50 balance with them, the $6 fees would not put you in red.
Ok was haveing mini melt down and did adjust app asking price.
06-08-2013 10:32 AM - edited 06-08-2013 10:41 AM
QuiteSimple wrote:
1) Postpone the bank transfer fee change for several months (PayPal fee change cannot be avoided AFAIK because of the PayPal terms changes). Why postpone this change? Because:
a) the demographics of BB developers is different: before you had to deal with tens of developers making hundreds of dollars, now is the opposite: hundred of developers making tens of dollars monthly.
@QuiteSimple: These hundreds of developers making tens of dollars per month can not be handled by a percent based fees structure.
At the current 1.8% fees, to recover $10 in bank transfer charges, the average payment amount across all vendors should be $555. For each vendor who just meets the $50 criteria, you need a vendor with $1050 in sales to balance. However as you said, the number of vendors earning $50 are ten or hundred times more than vendors earning $1000 thus bringing down the average payment size.
Let us assume that there are 1000 developers with an average payout per month of $100. The total payout is $100k and if the bank charges a fixed $10 fees per transfer, bango needs to spend $10000 on wire transfer fees.
If it were to recover this fixed cost as a percentage of the payment, Bango would need to deduct a whopping 10% from all payments as transaction charges.
Clearly if they start charging 10%, there would be a riot and the vendors earning high amounts would switch back to PayPal and the average payment size will drop again and Bango would have to increase the percent again and so on till it reaches 20%.
So in my opinion, the fixed fees for wire payments is the only viable soltion.
To make the fees less painful for developers, Bango should allow them to change the minimum payment threshold so that they can save on the charges. Mobihand allowed this too.
Who cares what fees PayPal (or the banks) are charging to Bango? ALl I want is for Bango to stop charging fees to me. Give me that full 70% that we have agreed upon, and not a cent less.
I'm Richard from Bango. Just wanted to confirm that we've noted down these suggestions/requests as of Friday, and they have been put forward for review over the next week or so. We'll report back our views. Note that any action resulting from these suggestions needs to be agreed at our end, agreed by BlackBerry, then implemented, so there won't be any immediate changes.
If anyone would like an update at any time they can contact me at email@example.com - And our support remains contactable at email@example.com
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I'm Richard from Bango. Note that any action resulting from these suggestions needs to be agreed at our end, agreed by BlackBerry, then implemented, so there won't be any immediate changes.
So presumably BlackBerry agreed when you decided to change towards charging developers $72 per year?
This is Richard from Bango again. I promised to report back on the results of internal discussions on developers concerns expressed here. The main two concerns were about the introduction of the $6 fee, and the lack of flexibility on pay out - So that it might be possible to be paid $50, therefore lose a relatively high percentage of your revenue.
We previously noted that our decision is to pass on the fees we incur - This decision hasn't changed.
In relation to flexibility on pay out level, we have good news. It's generally agreed that this is a good idea. This functionality has been added into an existing development project - though there is no fixed live date at this point. Our support blog post on the subject is here: http://bangoserviceblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/c
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Why is BlackBerry teaming up with this incompetent company.
I received a developer survey today from BB regarding appworld. I suggested they drop Bango or allow me to opt out of carrier billing.


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Well, another tournament match has just ended. Mindy, from Magical Urban Fantasy Reads, put up a great argument for Sophie, enticing me to buy the ebook of Hex Hall, which I'll be reading soon. Thanks for a great match, Mindy!
And...congratulations, Team Katniss, because we have voted our way to another win! I am so grateful for all of your tweets, blog posts, and votes. They're definitely creating an impact. Keep this up, and we'll totally take Katniss all the way! From here on out, the matches get closer and closer together. There are only THREE more rounds to go. We can do this! I know I told you I had plans {BIG plans} for the tournament, and I wasn't lying. They are about to begin:
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03-27-2011, 09:16 AM | #1 (permalink) | |
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Raptors are looking to move Bargnani ? D'Antoni to Toronto ?
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If we can get anything decent for Bargnani it'd be worth it. This team needs a major re structuring and it starts from the top. We cant movei n to the future with him as our best player. The only way he should stay on the team is if we have a Bulls type of overhaul where we get a great defensive coach mixed with some really good defensive players surrounding Bargs like with Boozer so he's not hurting us every game. But at least Boozer rebounds, so even then I dont want to keep Bargs.
And I definately dont want DAntoni. Why cant we just have a traditional team without the gimmicks? I want to see some defence for once(and WINNING would be nice too), that isnt too much to ask after all these terrible years. Dantoni cant adapt to the players/team he has. If he doesnt have perimeter players that play quick, he cant adapt and change the style around the players he has to create a winning environment as shown now with NY. And just in general I'd hate the style his teams play if I was a fan. It's hard just watching guys letting guys score so they can run the other way and jack up stupid 3s. Obviously thats already happening, but like I said, a change in culture is needed and that starts with changing the personnel to become a solid NBA basketball team, not some soft gimmick offensive team with no toughness or defence or coach or GM every year. |
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very interesting to see what kind of return we could get for Il Mago
i bet some GMs are in love with his versatility on offence and believe that the right head coach could get him to hustle, which im sure is true |
03-27-2011, 09:48 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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please no D'Antoni. That would make no sense. They might as well keep Andrea if they are going to get the moustache.
Also - Boozer is just much easier to hide than Andrea. As weak as he might be, particularly with man defense, he is able to fit within a defensive system. We've yet to see that with Andrea unless the matchups are just right and he's really got his head on straight. I could see a team that included Andrea winning enough games off the lesser teams to get an 8th seed easily enough, but that would pretty much be the ceiling unless Bargnani suddenly becomes a consistent performer and a D'Antoni-type offense really took off somehow. That would be lightning in a bottle, and would still have it's own limitations in the long run. |
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I don't know if I believe what "It is said" about Bargnani, but to be blunt, d'Antoni is Italian, so it would give him a leg up.
Don't get me wrong, I don't have a specific problem with that, but Colangelo, Gherhardini, Iavaroni, Triano, Bargnani, Bellinelli, have been run thru here... eh, why not add D'Antoni? Can we get Gallinari? I think that would be everyone. |
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And no, i'm not racist, except against Canadians.....those decadent coffee drinking bastards...but I didn't even know there were that many Italians in the league. It could just be a coincidence, no? We need to mix it up more. It's a big world out there. show your passport at the door. Any Aussies? Chinese? |
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Well, a lot better then a d leaguer as you suggested. The fact is any team that gets him will likely put him at PF and get him to spread the floor with a more dominant center and deal with his 6rpg. If you think they can't get much for him........wow is right. Not saying an all star, but we can get better then what you're suggesting.
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im loving the first part of this article. but wouldnt moving Bargnani and getting dantoni be redundant. youre getting rid of a bad defensive player and bringing in a horrid defensive coach. in a race sense, youre getting rid of an italian and replacing him with another lol
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Nariman GizitdinovKazakhstan's central bank said it needs no intermediaries in managing 3.9 trillion tenge ($21 billion) of retirement savings after assets were transferred into a single state-run pension fund.
The central bank plans to invest 85 percent of its free cash into government debt and securities issued by state-run companies as well as into bank deposits, Chairman Kairat Kelimbetov told reporters today in the country's commercial capital, Almaty.
"We don't need intermediaries in any of these areas," he said. Kazakh pension funds "hadn't worked very well, and didn't live up to the high level of trust."
Kazakhstan is forming the unified pension fund by consolidating retirement savings that were under the management of 11 private funds. The state-owned entity, known as the ENPF, last month started to absorb assets from the last pension fund, which was owned by Halyk Bank and controlled more than 30 percent of the market, according to its website.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
True Spring in the Writer's Heart
Late this past August, as I was excitedly working on a much-loved "secret" project, I received a call from my agent and a very welcome offer on a pair of books for my current publisher. The catch? I needed to write them very quickly to make the publication slots that were being held for me. So for the past six or seven months, I've been pedal-to-the-metal writing these two books, the not-so-secret project relegated to the back of the already-quite-crowded closet. (I call it my "future file," and it's jam-packed with half-baked ideas, half-complete proposals, and rejected projects I hope to attack from another angle and give a second chance.)
But I can tell you, the secret project did not go quietly. For months, it's been struggling to flap its way free, as the strongest of ideas often will. Casting itself in my mind as a glittering, gold-feathered (with diamonds for eyes!) bird in the bush, it fluttered at the edges of my consciousness, distracting me from the everyday drudgery (and I'm talking seven days a week here) that tight deadlines can become with its hopeful song, tantalizing me with its possibilities.
Yesterday, I turned in my second manuscript, and after two seasons of hard work, I'd convinced myself that it was time for a few days off to consider which possibility I really wanted to drag out of the closet, but the secret project had no intention of waiting its turn. And with that realization--and the knowledge that I am at last truly free to pursue it--I feel the warmth of the March sunshine, the breath of scented air, the sense of delicious anticipation that only true spring can bring with it.
Still, I remind myself, though there is nothing so exciting as raw potential, hard work must always follow. The trick is, keeping that initial thrill alive throughout the seasons, long enough to set it down in writing and shape it with sound feedback and careful editing. Only then can it bear fruit in the mind of every reader.
So as spring begins, what new projects are on your horizon? And how do you keep that initial thrill alive?
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Good for you, Colleen! I know how much you want to work on that project.
I'm trying to finish up the revisions on my WIP so I can send it to my agent. She hasn't seen a word of it yet so I'm hoping she likes it as much as I do. Although I like the re-writing process when everything sharpens and intensifies, there are days when I wish the story in my head would write itself...really quickly. :-) - 11:14 AM
- Amanda Stevens said...
I'm so curious about this secret project. Give us some hints! ;)
I can't wait to get started on my first YA. I've never written one so I'm not entirely convinced I can do it. But I'm excited to find out. - 11:49 AM
- Colleen Thompson said...
You're a RITA finalist! You can do anything!
Seriously, congratulations on your nomination. I loved, loved, loved THE RESTORER, and very soon will be glomming the heck out of THE KINGDOM! Can't wait! - 11:53 AM
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BRAVE CONDITION: 5+ Core Cost [When Braved] When in Battle: When an opposing Spirit destroys this Brave Spirit based on Battle Point difference, send one of your opponent's Life Cores to his/her Reserve. Afterwards, cancel this Brave Fusion; this Brave will remain active on the Field while the Spirit returns to your hand.
BRAVE CONDITION: 5+ Core Cost [When Braved] When This Spirit Brave Attacks: When you destroy only an opposing Spirit based on Battle Point difference, send two of your opponent's Life Cores to his/her Reserve.
BRAVE CONDITION: Cost 4 or more Spirit. [When Braved] (When This Spirit Brave Attacks) Draw one card from your deck, then destroy an opposing Spirit with 4000BP or less.
Two tremendous powers great enough to split the world in two: the Sun and the Moon. Their great battle has just begun. —A memo from Negotiator Mix—
BRAVE CONDITION: 5+ Core Cost. [When Braved] When This Spirit Brave Attacks: Once per turn, you can refresh this Brave Spirit by discarding the top five cards in your deck. Restrictions: Limit 1 card only
BRAVE CONDITION: 5+ Core Cost [When Braved] When This Spirit Brave Attacks: When determining the outcome of battle, if the opposing blocking Spirit has only 6000BP or less, treat the situation as if this Brave Spirit was never blocked.
BRAVE CONDITION: Cost 5 or more. [When Braved] (During your Attack Step): At the beginning of the step, choose a color. For that turn, when you are blocked by a spirit with the selected color, refresh this spirit.
BRAVE CONDITION: Cost 5 or more. (When this spirit blocks) When you destroy an opponent's spirit by comparing the BP, from any of your opponent's spirits, braves and nexus, choose one and return it to their hand.
BRAVE CONDITION: Cost 5 or more. (When this spirit brave attacks) Move a card from the top of your opponent's deck to their trash. For that battle, your opponent cannot use cards with the same color as the card sent to their trash by this effect.
During Your Main Phase (Lv. 1-2): When one of your Braves is summoned to the Field in "Lv. 1 Spirit Form," add one Core from the Void to your Reserve. During Your End Phase (Lv. 2): Refresh all of your Brave Spirits.
Main Phase: Draw two cards from your deck. Then reveal the next three cards; if any Brave Cards are among them, choose one to add to your hand. Return the other cards to the top of your deck in any order you wish.Flash: Target spirit gains BP+2000 until end of turn.
Flash Timing: For the duration of this turn, one of your Spirits gain +3000BP. You can also send as many Cores from your Field and Reserve to your Trash as you wish in order to further strengthen said Spirit by +1000BP for each discarded Core.
(Flash) Refresh all your exhausted spirits. During this turn, every spirit refreshed by this effect except brave spirits cannot attack.
Flash: Destroy any amount of your opponent's spirits up to a total of 5000BP or, destroy 1 opponent's nexus.
Flash Timing: When a non-Braved Spirit's battle finishes, the Attack Phase in progress ends.
Flash Timing: Destroy all Spirits with 4000BP or less.
Flash Timing: For the duration of this turn, treat all opposing non-Brave-Fused, non-Tribute-Summon Spirits as having 2000BP for all three Battle Levels. This effect cannot be used during the Main Phase.
(Lv. 1-2): Treat this Spirit as a Diamond Spirit as well as a Ruby Spirit.
When Attacks (Lv. 1-2-3): This Spirit gains +2000BP.
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(Lv. 1-2): Treat this Spirit as a Blue Spirit as well as a Red Spirit.
[LV1][LV2][LV3] Rage (When Attacks) Your opponent must block is possible. [LV2][LV3] (When Attacks) If this spirit is blocked, compare the symbols on the blocking spirit to this spirit. For each symbol more on this spirit, send one opposing life to the reserve. [LV3] (When Attacks) When comparing symbols with this spirit's effect, add one red symbol to this spirit for each of your "Astral Deity" and "Galaxian" spirits
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(Lv. 1-2): Treat this Spirit as an Emerald Spirit as well as a Ruby Spirit.
"When Attacks (Lv. 1-2): You may reveal at the top three cards in your deck. If any of these cards are an ""Astral Dragon"" Attribute Spirit or Brave Card, choose one to place in your hand; return the other cards to the bottom of your deck in any order you wish."
[LV1][LV2][LV3] When you summon an "Astral Deity," "Galaxian" or "Astral Soul" spirit from your hand, reveal the top card of your deck.If that card is a spirit or brave card, you can summon it without paying the cost. If it's another card, add it to your hand. [LV2][LV3] When you pay the cost to use a magic effect, after that effect activates, you may use another magic card without paying the cost. This effect can only be used twice per turn.
"(Lv. 1-2-3): All of your ""Lv. 1 Spirit-form"" Braves now have the following characteristics: Fusion Beast/Galaxian Attribute Brave {Core Cost: 5}, Level 1 <1>: 7000BP. (Lv. 2-3): All of your ""Galaxian"" and ""Astral Soul"" Attribute Spirits gain the following effect: ""When This Spirit Attacks: Destroy an opposing non-Braved Spirit with a Core Cost lower than this Spirit."""
[LV1][LV2][LV3] This spirit can be combined with 2 braves. [LV1][LV2][LV3] When your Galaxian or Astral Soul spirit attacks, choose one opposing spirit. You can target attack that spirit. (When Braved) [LV3] (When this Spirit Brave Attacks) For each brave on this spirit, destroy 1 opposing spirit with 10000BP or less.
[LV1][LV2][LV3] (When This Spirit Attacks) You can select a target opposing Spirit in the refreshed position to attack.(When Braved) [LV3] (When This Spirit Brave Attacks) Destroy an opposing Spirit with 9000BP or less.
[LV1][LV2][LV3] (Your Attack Step) All spirit you control with the family "Astral Dragon" can specifically target an opponent's spirit and attack it. (When Braved) [LV3] (When this Spirit Brave Attacks) When this spirit destroys an opponent's spirit by comparing the BP, destroy one nexus, spirit or brave your opponent controls.
[LV1][LV2][LV3] (Each Player's Refresh Step) Only one non-brave spirit can be refreshed. Nexuses cannot be refreshed. [LV2][LV3] All your Astral Deity, Galaxian and Astral Soul spirits get: Armor: Red/Purple/Blue -They can not be affected by spirit, magic and nexus effects of the listed colors. [When Braved] [LV3] (Opponent's Refresh Step) Opposing Brave spirits cannot be refreshed.


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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Roach Posters!
Its too bad the picture I had to work with was only about 1-1/2" square so it didn't expand too well but you get an idea of how cool these posters must have been!
Life at the Strip!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
More Wild Angels Original Photos!
Tony Nancy Solo Seat
I can't believe I didn't know who Tony Nancy was back when I saw the famous seahorse insignia on Scott Craig's "Skaliwag;" but the old Hot Rod magazines brought me up to speed on the late drag race legend and master uphulsterer. Anyway, when I was flipping through a Big Bike Magazine Gabe gave me (thanks Gabe) I saw the seat and had to post it! That seahorse logo inside the diamond and topped off with the crown is simply amazing!
Gliddin' Knuckle
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Details Details Details!!!
Colors Magazine
I've never seen any of these magazines but thought the Panhead on the cover of this issue looked pretty cool.
Here's a great shot of the other side of this very cool panhead as posted by Mike Davis on his blog: http://www.bornlosermc.blogspot.com !
This Colors Magazine ad comes from a 1971 Choppers Magazine (large issue, not the small Roth owned version)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Randy Smith Was Amazing!
A 203 LB Harley? Wow, now that's quite a feat. I dig that "Knucklehead's Rule" t-shirt as well! So very cool. Randy Smith, bike builder extraordinaire and muscle man! (from http://www.randysmith.info)
Mert Lawill at Cow Palace 1966
Check out these awesome shots of Mert from 1966. I am not familiar with the type of Harley he's using here but I like the leather jacket with business slacks and loafers combo, not to mention that Bell Helmet, Star maybe? (These great photos are currently on Ebay!)
Man, would I ever love to find one of these helmets as I'm sure seems more protective than the 3/4 helmets out there and still looks cool!
Crazy Ron Finch Pan
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Old Custom Knuckle
1926 Harley Model A Peashooter Racer
Mooneyes 17th Annual Custom Show Yokohama Japan
The Mooneyes Show in Japan is one of the biggest around, not only for custom cars but custom bikes as well. This year's show proves to be no less with a couple of my personal favorite bikes from Oakland to Santa Ana, CA. Check out the link at:
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
The Undertakers - Night on the Town
Little Chop With a Big Name
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
1960s T-Bird Mild Custom
I was just surfing the internet for pre-unit rigid pictures and came across this bike, a 1952 thunderbird mild custom done up in the mid to late 60s. Check out this old photo and info at the link: http://www.michaelsmotorcycles.com/1952TriumphTbird/index.htm
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Pre-unit with a Supercharger!
Twin Engine Yamaha Drag Bike
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Gnarly Original Race Photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Both of these photos came from a late 60s Men's Magazine article on the Hells Angels.
I had no idea all of these movies were available on Netflix for instant viewing but here are some of the selections (a few of these titles...
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The Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders volleyball team won Tuesday's neutral playoff match against Saint Stephen's Episcopal by a score of 3-1.
Game Details: FHSAA Regional Quarterfinals
This match is a part of the "2011 Florida Girls State Volleyball Playoff Bracket: FHSAA - Class 3A" tournament.
The crowd at Tuesday's non-league bout between the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders (Clearwater, FL) and the visiting St. Stephen's Episcopal Falcons (Bradenton, FL), saw Clearwater Central Catholic's volleyball squad beat St. Stephen's Episcopal by a tally of 3-1.
With the win, Clearwater Central Catholic upgrades its record to 23-7 on the year. The Marauders host Indian Rocks Christian (Largo, FL) to play the Golden Eagles in a non-league bout on Tuesday, November 8. The Golden Eagles go into the bout with a record of 21-8. Indian Rocks Christian won 3-2 in their recent non-league bout against Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota, FL)
The Falcons now own a 19-8 record.
The Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Clearwater Central Catholic by a score of 2-1.
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Research chairs are essential to Memorial's research success. Their work strengthens our institutional research capacity, enhances our teaching and builds on our strong record of engagement and collaboration.
Research chairs at Memorial generally fall within two categories: Canada Research Chairs or sponsored research chairs.
Each chair represents a significant achievement and acknowledges the chair-holder as an expert in their field of study.
Canada Research Chairs
The Canada Research Chair program at Memorial University is overseen by the Office of the Vice-President (Research) and the Office of the Provost and Vice President (Academic), and is pre- and post-award managed by the Institutional Research Programs unit of the Office of CREAIT, CRC and CFI Services.
The awards are administered in the academic units. The university nominates researchers whose work complements the institutional Research Strategy Framework and who are recognized as either a leader or an emerging leader in their field of study. Canada Research Chairs are either Tier 1 (i.e., seven-year term) or Tier 2 (i.e., five-year term).
In the case of the renewal of an existing Canada Research Chair, Memorial's institutional policy on Reallocation, Renewal and Reduction of Canada Research Chairs is followed.
Sponsored Research Chairs
Sponsored research chairs are awarded to outstanding researchers who are conducting research in areas of strategic importance. These chairs may receive financial support from national and provincial funding agencies, as well as industry partners.
The establishment of the position is overseen by the academic unit in which the chair resides. The application process is overseen by Research Grant and Contract Services.


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