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Print on Demand and ebook publishing have created a whole new model for publishing. Are POD and digital books the answer to an author's prayers, or just an evolutionary step between traditional publishing models and free Internet distribution?
Interview with Joe Wikert
Do you see hardware readers (Kindle, Sony) as critical to increased industry ebook sales in the future, despite rapidly dropping laptop prices and increasing wireless Internet access?
Yes, I think the real momentum in this area is going to be from devices other than backlit-display computers. We've all had access to e-content on our computers for many years now and, despite advances in how that content can be presented, there's little movement in the PC as a delivery platform. The problem comes down to not just portability (do you want to lug your laptop everywhere?) but also long-term readability. I find I can read from my Kindle for hours and hours with no eyestrain or discomfort, just like reading a print book/magazine/newspaper. Reading from a backlit computer screen, however, becomes uncomfortable for me after only about 5 minutes.
I'm a recent convert to PDF e-book publishing without DRM after years of offering more restrictive solutions, and in a couple months have netted sales in 35 countries. What are your own thoughts on DRM, and do you fear that less restrictive solutions could put large trade publishers in the shoes of music publishers?
I see the problems with DRM and I'm not a fan. That's why two of the more recent e-content initiatives from my group at Wiley have been done without DRM (WROX Blox and Chapters on Demand). Although most publishers and authors don't want to see their paid content released in the wild and being freely distributed, we need to focus more on our customers and less on the bad guys. I have yet to see a DRM solution that's truly customer-friendly.
In a post on your own blog last summer, you expressed regrets about publisher websites being divided into catalog or personalities. My own view is what publisher websites lack (especially nonfiction publishers) is useful content, like draft books and original and useful supplementary material. Do you think publishers need to worry about giving too much away, or was your post primarily addressing the specific issue brought up on Booksquare?
My post was mostly a response to the insightful piece on Booksquare. You're absolutely right that we (publishers) need to figure out how to add more and more content to our sites. What's the compelling reason for customers to visit it if we're not offering something more than catalog pages for our books? And no, I don't think publishers should worry about giving too much away. We're too far on the other end of the spectrum, focused on being way too protective and not willing to offer more content as a service to our readers. That's one of the reasons I like the Smashwords model. It lets authors/publishers decide how much of the work is freely accessible, well before a penny is spent. If you want to make 90% of your book freely available Smashwords can accommodate.
You mentioned being impressed by Authonomy which to me looked a lot like an iPublish clone, the Time Warner website for manuscripts that dangled contract opportunities based on community voting and which lasted all of eight months back in 2001. Do you remember the iPublish fiasco and do you see Authonomy as doing something different, or just their timing being better? (I feel sorry for the smart guys who bet against house prices a year too early - they were right and they still lost a bundle).
I have to admit I don't recall iPublish, but I wonder if it was simply ahead of its time. I don't know what the HarperCollins expectations are for Authonomy but I think it's a fantastic idea. First of all, it's a great way to encourage up-and-coming authors to post their content and let others critique it. As a publisher I like that it creates yet another platform where new products are being built and tomorrow's authoring stars might be found. Secondly, I'm a huge advocate of community-based web initiatives. Even if Authonomy never produces a hit title I'll bet countless authors will get loads of valuable feedback (and encouragement) from the experience.
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- Anonymous said...
My experience after researching this and reading blogs is that only about 5% of the US wants to read e-books, but those 5% are die-hard fanatics who blog about it and talk about it to no end, so it appears to be more than it really is. I'm sure the number will grow. But what about piracy? As long as I am only losing 5% of my audience, and as long as printing services are available, I think I'll avoid giving away years of work for free in PDFs which can be emailed around for free. I don't work for free.
And what about the distribution problems of E-books? My books are carried in many health food stores - these stores don't sell e-books.
I think the average 40+ year-old still likes paper and until that generation has died off, there will be a market for paper books.
I wonder if e-books will be one of those things that just doesn't catch on, similar to how Yahoo! first thought its website would be a "web portal" but now search engines are just that - only search engines. Just because there are a few fanatics does not mean the technology will be widely adopted.
If I sound defensive, its because I am. I am not ready to work for free yet.
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- Morris Rosenthal said...
That's several different questions at once, some of which we've gone around on before, but for new readers, here's my short answer:
I started blogging about ebooks again when I started making money with them, again. I plan to blog more about ebooks as I learn more from the current experience. The two highlights of this time around are over $1,000/month in net and customers in 35 countries, at last count.
Nowhere near 5% of the US blogs about ebooks. If 0.5% of Americans has ever mentioned an ebook even a single time in a blog, I'd be shocked. Yet the percentage of my sales that's ebooks is in double digits now.
Piracy I believe I've addressed several times on this blog and direct with you, but here's a thought for starters. If you look at the demographics of who buys your books, I suspect they aren't big into piracy, even if they knew where to look.
Distribution of ebooks doesn't make sense anywhere other than over the Internet, direct from your own website. I know some people have visions of walk-in ebook stores, seems like a really silly idea to me.
Back to the interview, Joe has a very different take on ebooks than I do, he has a very different take on most things, and that's why I thought it would be interesting to try a short interview with him. I think his interest in new reading devices and new ebook distribution channels with the potential for growth is largely based on scalability. Wiley measures their income in hundreds of millions of dollars. I don't think that finding a new labor intensive way to add a thousand or two thousand dollars a month to their bottom line would get them very excited:-)
I try to write about business models and technologies that are useful for an author (especially self publishers) to earn a living. If I can do something that adds $10K a year to my income, or replaces $10K of lost income, that's a big deal. At Wiley, I doubt $10K wouldn't cover toner cartridges for a month.
- Joe Wikert said...
FWIW, I totally agree that the adoption rate of e-books has been pretty darned slow. Maybe only 5% of the market is interested in e-books, but that will change over time.
I've said it before but it's worth repeating here. I don't look at the e-book market as a parallel to the iPod market. I think it's closer to the VCR market. Remember way back in the 1970's when the first VCR's were $1000+? Only schools and the very rich had them. Then the price dropped to $500-$800 and you started to see more popping up in homes. That was at least 2-3 years after the first commercial ones were available though. The platform didn't really take off till the players got to about $250 or so.
I don't think dedicated e-readers will take off till the price gets down to $150, and better yet, $100. The faster the Kindle and Sony prices drop though the faster we'll see the next wave of customers join in the fun.
- Morris Rosenthal said...
Did I mention that I wrote a story about ebooks replacing paper back in 1993, and later updated it for Amazon:
First short story I ever finished:-) I'm on the record saying that cheap ebook readers will replace textbooks first (save the poor kids backs) and then move into the general market, but I don't really care about ebook devices. I'm more interested in how authors can earn a living from their writing, and for the time being, I see the best bet as PDF files sold through the author's website.
- Anonymous said...
Morris, I didn't mean to infer that the fanatacal e-book blogger was you. Instead, I am thinking of a few others, namely, a blog which I actually discovered through your site - "Tools of Change in Publishing."
I guess I'll just cut to the point. Yesterday I went on a hike with a friend, a pastor's wife, about 45 years old, educated, avid reader. I asked her about e-books and she looked at me like I was from Mars. Made me realize that we have to be careful of perspective. Right now I think the e-book world is pretty small but if you are inside it, it might be all you can see - you can't see past it. Just a thought.
Regarding profitability, I am sure many publishers could make money with e-books and it is a heck of a break for the environment - in many was (transportation, trees, energy). So from that regard (profitability and environment) it's a good thing.
I think piracy then remains my only concern. And you are right, perhaps my market and audience aren't the type to pirate. I'll give that some thought. I think the scary thing about it is that once you let a few PDFs fly out the door, it's out of your control.
- Anonymous said...
I don't know what to think about e-publications yet but I am aware of a massive surge in sat-nav devices being used in the UK by drivers. Oddly, whilst I first thought this would result in the demise of the printed map or atlas, I suspect both formats will co-exist for quite some time. Same as television not causing the demise of radio etc etc etc. My thinking is that e-books will address a different 'need' from purchasers rather than being the one and only solution.
- Morris Rosenthal said...
I think you're suffering from a real mental block on this one. The people who buy my ebooks are buying a PDF file with information they've decided is worth paying for, based on the large excerpts my website. Many have never have heard of "ebook" before. It's not anymore complicated than that.
The one ebook I published that was widely pirated was published with DRM, some guy hcked the Adobe protection using a sort of screen capture program, quality was lousy. He could have scanned the paper book and gotten better results. Are you going to stay up nights worrying about people scanning your paper books?
- Morris Rosenthal said...
I think you're in the same camp as Joe that to suceed in a big way, ebooks need to be something other than PDF files. I don't agree with that based on my own experiences. I think the reason ebooks haven't sold better for the large trades is they wrap them up in complicated strategies when all people want is a printable PDF available immediately. I've sold around 20 ebooks in five countries since posting the interview with Joe, and I'm a one man shop.
Not to change the subject, but a cousin from the UK once explained to me all the training involved for a London taxi drivers to get their hack license. I don't know if it's still in place, but there's an example of a form of valuable knowledge that loses a great deal of its market value due to a displacement technology: sat-nav. Future generations won't believe that people made a living keeping maps in their heads.


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Linares, 19, pitched for the Cuban National Team 16-and-under squad in competitions in Chinese Taipei in 2009 and Lagos de Moreno, Mexico, in 2010. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound pitcher made a name for himself on the island by starring for Villa Clara in the 16-and-under and 18-and-under divisions in the National Championships in Cuba from 2009-2012.
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:16 pm
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HI All- figured I would chirp in here on this one..... yes, i am a big advocate of longer lines and use 30" lines myself. Some of the new school pro's are using 34 and even 36" lines- I tried the 34's and it was a little much for me- probably what a lot of you feel when jumping from 20 or 22 lines to 26 or 28's!
Back in the days when boards were really long and you had to load up the fin to get moving you could get away with shorter lines. As equipment has improved and evolved, you don't want to load the fin up too much with that straight leg, hiked out position. What we all want is "Mast Foot Pressure" or "MFP" to help guide the board where we want it to go. Finding the balance of leg/foot pressure and use of "MFP" is key. Too short of lines make you stand upright with straight legs. The rig usually comes over to windward too far and makes you an inefficient sailor. Too low of boom and you are not really getting "MFP" as you are pulling away and sometimes even upward on the mast foot.
In a perfect world, our boom height is between shoulder and chin height when standing on the board and right next to the mast. Do this test on the beach to make sure you are in the game. We want to have our rig sailing pretty upright so that the power in the sail can pull us forward and drive us upwind or wherever we want to go. I like the harness to do the majority of the work so using your body weight and crunching in with your core to engage the lines are all key. If your lines are too short, you aren't really able to do this and naturally generate the "MFP" I could go on and on with all reasons why harness line length is so important, but seeing for yourself is necessary. If you ride old gear, might be able to get away with it. If you find your self getting tired arms a lot, chances are you could use your body weight more to do ease the arms.
If you have tried longer lines and feel your butt is hitting the water all the time, that is a sign that you need to adjust your stance and let the rig pull you more upright and take on more of a "number 6" position, butt down, knees bent, core engaged thinking about sheeting in with your hook!
As for the waist vs seat harness this is a pretty big deal- as someone already said, a seat harness makes your hook lower and you should have longer lines than if you had a waist harness. A lot of people might have back issues where the seat harness is better for them so that is a factor even though i am a big fan of the waist harness.
Taking all these things into account, if you are sailing and having a great time out there on your 20" lines and not burning out your arms or your energy in 20 minutes, then great. It must be working for you! If you have been struggling and are wanting to improve your longevity, be more efficient and figure out what could make your windsurfing life more fun you should consider taking a good look at your harness line length!
If you are totally confused and don't know what to do, jump on the plane and come for a visit to Maui-
See you on the water!
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:46 pm
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Thanks to all,
I used to sail with long lines, but then went shorter from some odd reason? Seems like that is what folks were doing a few years back and I have stuck with it. My arms usually don't get too tired, but I have to say after a couple hours they do.
Thing is, I was in Maui last year and had some longer lines the first day and felt like I was having to hang onto the boom too much---but part of this was gusty, marginal wind. I was not feeling comfy. Of course, this begs the question that maybe my stance was not right....and Matt alluded to this.
Finally, do longer lines mess with your jibe completion rate because it biases one to not get up over the board and drive into the jibe as well as shorter harness lines? That would be my thought, but also easily correctable.
...BUT, WAIT, perhaps Matt's comments on the newer boards provides fodder for me to justify upgrading my boards!! Yes!! I sail a 2001 JP wave (76 liter) alot in the Gorge...longer, narrower, but it still rides pretty nice. Hmmm....
I have tried some of the new 'potato chip' boards (shorter, bit wider), but not enough to make a decision one way or another.....yet.
Luckily, I am going to Maui in a couple weeks so hope to try 4 or 5, weather permitting....seems like a very odd spring weather pattern there so far. Problem is, what I try there, doesn't necessarily translate to Gorge swell....maybe in June it will?
..ok, back to some programming...as in code.
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 3:43 pm
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I am 6' and 190lb. I use 28" and feel good. I have to admit I watch the pros and try to copy their setup - my logic is they must know what they are doing. I also ride with wide footstraps and cut my fin. It works, I learned some freestyle tricks in my late thirties...
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 6:03 pm
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OK now we are talking about line length and boom height. Matt is suggesting you have the boom high on the mast, which means you will need longer lines to accommodate the higher boom. I am fine with that. But what I have trouble with is that it is not arbitrary where you put the boom. To be completely balanced you want the attach point for the harness lines to be dead center over the CE of the sail. That means the boom has to be over the CE. The CE is pretty much fixed although you can move it a bit with outhaul and downhaul. At any rate, I am not sure you can just put the boom at any old height without getting it offset from the CE, and thus causing you the poor sailor, to use arms to make up for the difference.
It seems that to be completely balanced and minimize arms you need to first make sure the boom is set to the right height for your sail's CE, and then get harness lines the right length to comfortably accommodate that height. If you have proper balance of forces there should be no effort on the arms. That is what the engineer side of me says. The sailor side says shut up and listen to the pros.
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:48 pm
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I would think that the sail's CE is not such a small area and that having the boom anywhere in the cut out should work.
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 7:55 pm
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I recently took Matt & Shawna's clinic in March. I'm 5'4", used 16" for several years, then went to 18" lines. I learned in the clinic I had 15 years of bad habits to break & that "all" Gorge windsurfers had harness lines that were too short. (Hmmm... my Gorge friends would disagree)
I used 24"-26" in Maui & had a hard time with them, so Matt said to try 22". I also learned to keep my boom height between chin & shoulder.
I just used my new 22" lines this past weekend in the Gorge & really hung low in my waist harness. A totally different stance than I had ever had before. It's like sitting in a seat with straight arms & weight on my toes, not my heels. It was a huge change but a successful day on the water. I had no problem with the gusts or riding the waves. The harness lines never fell out & I had a blast! BTW Matt uses about 26" & Shawna uses 28". I'm diggin' the 22s.
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 8:44 pm
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I'm with wsmike. At 5'10" to 5'8" (age + broken back), with lines over about 22" I simply can't reach the booms with both hands while sheeted way in (e.g., cranking off the lip) or way out (e.g. Gorge/onshore bottom turn) with longer lines. I'm guessing most of my lines are more like 20", because the 22 inchers sit wide on their booms to effectively shorten them.
"Rigging like the pros" or like
is misleading unless we sail the same way they do. Sailing unharnessed ruined Craig Masonvllle's (Hi Tech founder) back, and it shortens anyone's shred time. Many factors influence line length. For example, sailing hiked out on long lines is more efficient, but not conducive to spontaneous jumps or maneuvering.
I bought line adjustable by knots (where I tie them, not nautical mph) and played with lengths until I found one I prefer. Whenever I try longer or shorter again, I return to about that same length.
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 2:18 am
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Hi There Sea Turtle.....
I use the 30" lines, not 26!!!! Great news you had a successful day on the water with your new line length- and you got it right, drop into the lines so you can let them do the work..... Keep it rolling!
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:58 pm
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Listen to Matt - I couldn't agree with him more!
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 9:06 am
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I just used my new 22" lines this past weekend in the Gorge & really hung low in my waist harness. A totally different stance than I had ever had before. It's like sitting in a seat with straight arms & weight on my toes, not my heels. It was a huge change but a successful day on the water... The harness lines never fell out & I had a blast!
3 Questions:
1. If you hang low in a waist harness like sitting in a seat, how do you keep the harness from riding up on you?
2. If your arms are straight when hooked in, aren't they doing more of the work? It seems like your arms should still be slightly bent with tight lines for the harness to carry the load.
3. Did the longer lines ever hook in accidentally when jibing?
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Sydney: Legendary fast bowler Dennis Lillee feels if James Pattinson can stay fit and stay on the park, he can be the spearhead of the Australia`s pace attack.
"I think the big, tall guy Pattinson... if he can stay fit and stay on the park, then he looks like a bloody good bowler to me," Lillee was quoted as saying in The Australian when asked who he thinks could lead the Australian attack. Lillee recently quit the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai after serving as its director for 25 years.
Pattinson has all the credentials having taken 31 wickets in just seven Tests at an average of 22.10. But his fitness seems to be suspect having been sent back from the West Indies tour. He recently broke down again during the Adelaide Test against South Africa with a side strain which will keep him out of action the entire Australian summer.
"I guess this attack at the moment, you probably can`t say there`s a go-to man," Lillee said.
"I`m not being unfair to them but I just think they`re all around that 135-140 (km/h) mark and there is not a guy there like a (Dale) Steyn who can go up or down a gear. All good attacks have that go-to man."
Just as Lillee was talking, there was a rare huge roar at the WACA Ground in Perth Sunday as Hashim Amla`s big knock came to an end, brillianty caught and bowled, and then in the same over, debutant Dean Elgar was dismissed. Both fell to the man who not long ago was leader of the pack only to forfeit the role by getting erratic, Mitchell Johnson.
Johnson with 196 Test wickets is the leading wicket taker among his contemporaries in the Australian side, having claimed 70 wickets more than the nearest guy, Peter Siddle.
Lillee believes Johnson can be a stock bowler than a strike bowler and he can play a valuable role on the next Ashes tour of England.
"He becomes your first change that does a lot of the hack work, who keeps things tight when he has to and when the conditions are right can bowl well, take a few," Lillee said.
"His job is not to blast them out. When he was trying to blast them out he was muscling the ball and pushing and his action went to pieces. You might have a year or two left but it`s smarter to go into that next phase as soon as you can, I think anyway," he said.
"And he can fill that role. He`s got it under control now and I think he could be a really good bowler for Australia."
Lillee also found fault with Michael Clarke for not having a Plan B to stem the bleeding of runs in the Perth Test.
That said, he never resorted to what Lillee described as Plan B at the WACA Ground, "starving the batsmen" out.
"It means you`ve got to set your field out and scatter them and just stop them to one or two runs an over -- you`ve got to cut the boundaries obviously. And starve those guys out there and hope that they get a bit pissed off. That was always the Plan B we had for Australia and for Western Australia. It`s pretty basic but it did work."
Clarke could have done that if he had Siddle at his disposal but the selectors thought the Victorian pacer needed rest.
Just as well nobody ever tried to "rotate" Lillee out of the Test side.
"You could not have convinced me," said Lillee.


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Many times when we think of video games we traditionally think of gaming consoles, but what if the future of gaming is to be decided by the handheld market?
Console games are great due to the engaging games, stylish graphics, and dedicated hardware, but are we seeing a shift towards the portable gaming console? I think so.
"Mobile gaming is projected to be a large market in the coming years and this has led to its identification as a "hot" VC segment. (The Video Game Industry, Nick Shah pg. 2)" http://www.tuck.dartmouth.e...
Mobile gaming is starting to gain ground due to a few reasons;
1st. The hardware is advancing significantly. This is evident with NGP and the 3DS. The NGP can put out some hefty graphics, at least from what we've seen from screenshots. The 3DS supports native 3D without the use of glasses, a feat not yet possible on larger gaming consoles. And now with the introduction of Tablets people have even more portable gaming sources. A survey done by Google shows that 84% of all Tablet owners use their Tablet for playing games. http://www.guardian.co.uk/t... And as tablet Hardware increases the games on these Tablets will increase. http://www.youtube.com/watc... or http://www.gizmocrunch.com/...
2nd. They're cheaper. This is a biggie for developers. It costs less money to develop and publish a game for a portable console than it costs to develop for a home console. http://www.1up.com/news/3ds... I 3DS game costs around 1.8 million to develop where a Wii game costs 5-7million. http://vgsales.wikia.com/wi... (See attached picture below). Because they are cheaper to develop it means they are cheaper to sell as well. The average price of a PSP game is 30-40 dollars. Somewhere around 20-30 dollars cheaper than a console game.
3rd. They're portable. Portability is key here. I'm a college student. I go to a school that is around 45 minutes away from where I live. My class schedule often has 2-3hour breaks in between classes. So what do I do? I'm not going to drive back to my house play video games for an hour and drive back to school. That would be a waste of gas. Instead I mostly write and rewrite these blogs, or play my PSP. This is where the portable generation really makes it move. Most of us are like me, maybe not the school situation but the not having time to go home. We have long bus rides to work, free time while on break, free time in between classes ext. During these times we can pull out or 3DS or our PSP and play some games. The Portable market is aiming towards us with limited time on our hands. It's much easier to pull out a PSP and play for 10-15 mins than it is to sit in front of a TV and play for 10-15 mins.
These are three reasons why the Gaming industry may become the future of gaming. But what does it need to do to get there?
1. More developers.
It only took how long, six years, for the PSP to get some people who really understood how it worked to make some really good games for it. That can't happen. If the portable generation wants to take over the developers NEED to know how to work with the hardware that is available.
2. Easy online.
The 3DS and the DS have this, kind of (friend codes, *cringe*). The have an easier online than the PSP does. For the life of me I cannot understand why you can't play online games using the PSP's online connection. Instead you have to use the adhoc connection in a PS3. But it's not that simple. In order for adhoc to work your PS3 must be connected with a LAN cable. My house is completely wireless. The only thing connected to a LAN cable is the Router that powers the Wireless. I don't have any more LAN cables and am not going to go buy any. Why must my PS3 be connected by a LAN cable to use adhoc? But more importantly why can't my PSP just connect to the Wi-Fi and play online? The 3DS can do it. This is something that needs to be remedied before the portable generation can succeed.
3. Internal Memory
The DS and the 3DS have a small amount of this allocated for download games but most of the games are still bought in physical media. Let me ask this question. If I can buy an iPod with 80 gigs in it, why can't I buy a PSP like that as well? Before you say "There was the PSP Go." I realize it had 16 gigs, but it lacked the ability to play physical media. The portable generation needs to have both internal memory and physical media.
If the portable developers can do these things with the portable market it could easily surpass the home market. Are you game for the portable market?
Yes you are pretty much right, though it will be less of a hand helds coming to dominance thing and more like home consoles and portable devices merge into one unit. It'll probably be right near the point where they can give it wireless hd out.
I mean with how technology is advancing it'll just be one unit that you can take with you or play at home with a controller.
Really we're almost there alreahy with the pspgo's bluetooth function and ds3. Now imagine a proper version of that with the NGP, now the next step after that's looking like what we're after.
I think we will definitely see a ps4 and the next portable after ngp will be ps5/psp3.
Nintendo is bound to follow a similar route though they will probably be a bit behind as they look like their comfy with their handheld just being a handheld.
Microsoft isn't in portables yet but with the text version of xbox or more likely the one ofter they could lean towards portability. It seems a little late in the game to put out their own handheld device with the imminent (in business years anyway) merging of consoles and portables.
With the NGP heading to market with the ability to bring a true FPS experience to handhelds (2 amalog sticks), things are set to become very interesting.
Yes it is we dont need big home consoles anymore (well in maybe 7-8 years but soon). We will be able to play ps3/360 quality games on a portable to always be with you, when u get home plug it n your tv and its a home console. Thats where the ngp f'd up is no hdmi out. I acually see apple doing this with the next ipad if theyre smart, it can already run console quality games if they make it for just the ipad not for all ios devices and the ipad 2 already has hdmi out so all they need is real games on there. The psp did tv out but is dated badly, once the portables get to 720/1080 i wont care about consoles, that will keep me happy until theres a real huge breakthrough and leap in hardware and software.. My 2 cnts.
It will play a major part in gaming but it will not be more important than pcs, or home video game consoles.
The 3ds has zero amount of 3d. I have played it and there is no 3d at all.


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Ones you never understood, thought was unfunny or annoyed you.
High Register Sean
High Register Sean
High Register Sean
ass napkin
deb the pet skank
Wendy the Retard
Elephant Boy
How can u diss Beet?
He called Artie's show last week- Artie couldn't hang up fast enough on that annoying fucker!
Fred the Elephant Boy (HATE him, never laughed once)
Wendy the Retard
Nicole Bass
Why does Wikipedia say Andrea is no longer a wackpacker?
Ass Stain Ed
Debbie The Pet Shit
How has Medicated Pete not been mentioned yet?
Maybe Reputation.com is working its magic
These or the one's that I zone out on.
2-Debbie the Pet lady (screaming)
3-Medicated Pete
4-John the Stutterer
5-Ass Napkin Ed
Is highe Register even considered a Whack Packer?
Maryanne from Hell
medicated pete
Howard loves them cuz they work for nothing. And cunty needs a her entire body waxed regularly. Her new face lift has left pubes between her tits.
Not according to Wikipedia.
Beth Ostrosky..
Fraud wackpacker, from the "Let's Find New Wackpackers" initiative. Doesn't count. Fuck him.
I hate Jeff the Drunk. Hate. Hate. Hate. Not as much as Asshole Ed, but that guy is a borderline fraud too.
Hillbilly Jack
Although he gets credit for number of appearances or lack thereof.
Benjy Bronk
Mike Gange
I don't think so. His last call to the show was over 4 years ago and it lasted less than a minute.
Except for that fucktard Shuli calling him for a news segment, although to be honest, I don't know when the last time that was.


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Any lover of contemporary art visiting Spain should make a point of seeing the Antoni Tàpies Foundation in Barcelona. This museum has one of the most complete collections by this universal artist, who was always innovative and engaged with his time. Don't think twice –exploring the exhibition rooms is the best way to discover the unique work of a 20th century genius: Antoni Tàpies.
Surprising materials, novel techniques and reflections turned into art: the personal universe of Antoni Tàpies opens up for you in Barcelona, in north-eastern Spain, at the Museum of the Foundation that bears his name. Set in a beautiful Modernist building from the end of the 19th century, Tàpies himself created this institution in 1984, aiming to promote the study and understanding of contemporary art. It is also, however, the ideal place to enjoy and gain an understanding of the work of this great figure of modern painting.
The Antoni Tàpies Foundation offers a programme of activities, conferences and temporary exhibitions, and plays an active role in the dissemination of culture and the latest and avant-garde trends in order to further their understanding. Nevertheless, if this place is outstanding for one thing, it is as the home to the largest collection of Tàpies' artistic creations. The centre has a highly varied collection, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, books and etchings that allow visitors to explore the different aspects of the work of this renowned artist, as well as the techniques and materials used throughout his career.
A living museum
It is well worth seeing the special exhibition that the Foundation presents each season, usually comprising a selection of works from the collection that constitute important examples of the aesthetics and language used by Tàpies.
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10 ways to look and feel 10 years younger
Say goodbye to ageing and hello to a youthful new you
If wrinkles, memory loss and poor posture just aren't topping your 'must-have' list this year, it's time to take action against ageing. Give your health a boost and give ageing the elbow with these top tips to look and feel 10 years younger.
Look and feel younger, tip 1: Get active more often
Not only is exercise essential for good heart health and for keeping off the weight gain that many of us experience as we get older, staying active is also important for good posture and skin. Improving your core strength and your body's flexibility through exercises such as yoga and Pilates can help to improve postural problems and correct spine curvature. Exercise also increases blood flow to the skin, which helps to nourish skin cells.
Look and feel younger, tip 2: Adopt the Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet has long been renowned as one of the healthiest diets in the world and, unlike with many faddy weight loss plans, the reported health benefits are more than just hype. This healthy diet is rich in oily fish; a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, which can help to prevent cardiovascular disease, wrinkles and joint pain and which are beneficial for your brain and eyesight. It is also packed with antioxidant-rich fruit, veg and olive oil, which can help to protect against age-related illnesses and keep your skin wrinkle-free.
Look and feel younger, tip 3: Think positively
If you want to look and feel 10 years younger, adopting a positive mindset can make all the difference. Not only does positive thinking cut stress (which can increase your risk of heart disease and speed up cellular ageing) but a ground-breaking experiment by psychologist Ellen Langer studied the effects of positive thinking and found that when elderly participants were treated as physically capable and encouraged to think of themselves in this way, their bodies actually followed suit. Tests showed that the men showed remarkable improvement in many areas, including dexterity, speed of movement, memory, arthritis and blood pressure, and they even had better hearing and eyesight.
Look and feel younger, tip 4: Pay special attention to problem areas
Certain areas of our bodies – including our eyes, hands and neck – commonly begin to show signs of ageing before others, and these are often also the areas that are most neglected. To stay looking youthful whatever your age, make sure you pay special attention to these areas. Moisturise your neck every time you apply your face cream and apply a separate eye cream to the sensitive under-eye area. To look after your hands, try washing with a gentle hand wash and applying hand lotion after every wash. You can also give your hands an overnight treatment by slathering them with olive oil and putting on some softening gloves before you go to sleep.
Look and feel younger, tip 5: Reduce your sugar intake
Not only will reducing your sugar consumption help to improve your appearance by keeping off any excess pounds, it can also help to reduce one of the most bothersome signs of ageing – wrinkles. When blood sugar levels are high, a process called glycation occurs which damages the collagen in your skin, leading to wrinkles and sagging. This process also makes the skin more vulnerable to other ageing factors such as smoking and UV light.
Look and feel younger, tip 6: Stop smoking
Not only does smoking increase your risk of many serious illnesses, including cancer and heart disease, it is also a major factor behind many common signs of ageing. Smoking can irritate the skin and deprive it of oxygen and nutrients, leading to wrinkles and dull skin. It can also increase risk of many common eye conditions and, according to research by the Erasmus Medical School in Rotterdam, can double your risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease.
Look and feel younger, tip 7: Wear an SPF lotion every day
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Look and feel younger, tip 8: Makeover your makeup bag
If you've been choosing the same makeup products since you were a teenager, it may be time to invest in something new. While vibrant eyeshadows and setting powders may have looked great when you were younger, after a certain age heavy products can actually add on the years. To instantly look younger, make sure your skin is primed with a nourishing moisturiser, then apply a liquid foundation and blusher; steering clear of powder products which can settle into fine lines and wrinkles on the face, exaggerating their appearance. Opt for a sheer, plumping lipgloss and a volumising mascara for a wide awake, youthful look.
Look and feel younger, tip 9: Get more sleep
Most of us lead busy lives, and this can mean that we cut back on our sleep. However, researchers believe that this could actually accelerate the speed with which we age. Researchers from the US Department of Medicine in Chicago found that the hormonal changes resulting from a lack of sleep trigger changes in the body similar to ageing, meaning that ongoing sleep deprivation could exacerbate or speed up the onset of many age-related conditions such as memory loss, obesity and diabetes. To look and feel younger, try to implement a regular bedtime routine and make sure that you are getting enough sleep.
Look and feel younger, tip 10: Take up a hobby
Research suggests that frequent participation in mentally stimulating actives can reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, while separate studies show that the wider the range of relationships a person has, the less cognitive decline they will experience with ageing. To keep your brain young and healthy, try to take up a hobby that will both challenge your brain and ensure that you spend time with a wide range of people. Games such as chess or cards are good sociable activities that are beneficial for the brain, or you could consider doing some voluntary work or joining a book club, writing group, orchestra or language class to stay sociable and engage your brain.
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Although not typically associated with the environment or economical growth in Maryland, the State's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is playing a key role in the state's Smart, Green and Growing initiative. Through our available resources such as inmate work crews, we have engaged with many Maryland communities and other state agencies to foster projects like planting trees, harvesting oysters, cleaning dump sites and much more. Our building practices for offices and correctional facilities under our jurisdiction have also been mindful of the sustainability of Maryland's precious resources and impact on the environment.
GOAL: One Million Trees
Under Secretary Gary D. Maynard, DPSCS has set a goal of planting one million trees throughout Maryland using inmate labor. We began this effort on Arbor Day in April of 2008 and through the end of the year had 38,000 trees in the ground. In 2009, DPSCS along with DNR planted 152,000 seedlings within eight Maryland's State Park locations. In conjunction with the State Highway Administration, DPSCS has also supplied a crew to plant 40,000 trees as part of the Inter County Connector mitigation project. Local communities and parks have also benefited from the trees. Additional trees have been planted as saplings on institution farms to be cared for by resident inmates until they are large enough to be re-planted on public property. Not only will this effort beautify Maryland and provide invaluable environmental benefits for generations to come, it also positively impacts our offender work crews by allowing them the opportunity to learn transferable job skills while reintegrating into society.
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DPSCS worked with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to create 1,000 cages in 2008 that are given to citizens living along the Tred Avon River to use their own piers to help rejuvenate oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay. Inmates at the Eastern Correctional Institution crafted the cages out of materials supplied by DNR. In 2009, Maryland Correctional Enterprises (MCE) took over the construction of these cages to increase the number available to citizens who are willing to partake.
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Our corrections Pre-release system embarked on a recycling project in 2008 that kept several tons of debris out of our landfills. 70,000 bricks from the dilapidated Baltimore Coliseum were collected, cleaned and stored by a work crew to be re-used for projects such as signage around our Department, as well as the State.
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Delaware Today magazine Savor dining review: A review by dining critic Matt Amis of Just Hooked, a restaurant in Fenwick Island owned by Steven Hagen
Totally Hooked: Just Hooked brings a familiar but delicious formula to Fenwick.
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Just Hooked
1500 Coastal Hwy., Fenwick Island, 581-0098
Recommended Dishes
Braised short ribs, crab bisque, chocolate truffle terrine
Starters: $7-$11, entrées: $18-$24
Steve Hagen opened the doors to Off the Hook, his minimalist masterpiece, in June 2010. Blocked into a Bethany Beach strip mall, the restaurant stood out due to its straightforward, almost stark, approach to coastal cuisine. His uber-fresh seafood seemed to soothe and excite diners like an unplugged acoustic concert—stripped down, unembellished and honest.
Hagen's open kitchen plated humble yet meaty fish like tautog, fluke and blues with few embellishments. His dining room, save for a few 8-by-10 prints, was mostly bare and white. What Hagen wasn't doing with his new restaurant became more intriguing. He and his crew knew that it took gentle flavors—a squirt of lemon, a handful of grape tomatoes—to supplement stellar local product.
The idea clicked. Off the Hook knocked Bethany locals on their backfins.
Now, meet the sequel.
Just Hooked, which opened in May, isn't quite "The Godfather: Part II," at least not yet. But like all solid sequels, it exudes equal parts enjoyment and familiarity. Most all of my favorite characters are back, but the recycled lines didn't quite deliver the same impact.
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nici sterling did the best gangbang with these men.taking so much cum from these guys is so great.there were 17 men in this gangbang.all those men and all those big rockhard cocks and oh so much hot creamy cum.so enjoyed every mans cum,you can tell she did by her reaction with every cumshot.i now I would love to have these guys cum all over me.
Does anyone know which movie this clip comes from?
This is art.
even i would get a thrill from eating all the cum off miss sterling,s beautiful face.she is the best.
it was good, but would like to see something different, like if she sucked them off and swallowed all there loads. by now most men know when there cumming and dont need a example.
my wife and i watched miss sterling get covered with hot creamy cum from seventeen hot well hung men.my wife wants seventeen men to jack off and cum all over body.she wants me to eat the cum off her body.i said HELL YES.
my wife and i have watched nici sterling take on these seventeen guys and we watch all seventeen men shoot hot creamy thick cum on from head to toe.my wife want to have this many guys cum on her and i want to eat all the cum off her body
i saw this gangbang seventeen men had thier way with nici in a gangbang and all seventeen men covered her body from the tip of her toes to the top of her head.its so hot watching her take all that cum,i want all those men to just cum right in my mouth.
Music ruins it. I want to hear them!
My sister loves to do this! She calls it her cum bath and she's done it many times. Her biggest one to date was 28 guys!!
nici did once of the best gangbangs ever.there are seventeen men she serviced and they all fucked her in every hole and all seventeen men covered her beautiful face and body with hot thick rich hot cum.i want to be no.18 and eat all that cum.
this is nici sterling and she loves doing gangbangs and she loves eat all the guys cum.she is the best.in this video she was fucked by seventeen men and they covered her body with cum I would love to lick and eat all the cum off her body
Love to have her cum covered body get on top of me and grind her pussy on my cock.
I want to to all these men cover nici's body with cum and then I want to lick up all the guys cum and taste each guys cum,
nici had a gangbang with seventeen men they all took turns shooting cum all over her body.i just have one question for her.may I please have the pleasure of eating all the mens cum off her body.that would be hot
I would love to lick and eat all the guys cum off nici's body.there are seventeen men shooting creamy cum on her.yummy.
every time I watch nici sterling get covered in cum I want to lick all the guys cum off her body.starting with her feet and work my way up to her mouth and freanch kiss her cum covered tongue.that would be so hot and all that cum would taste so yummy.
Beautiful to see her enjoying herself, the cum dripping off of her amazing body is exquisite. I would Every Woman to fulfill their deepest darkest sexual fantasies if they require being covered in cum even better
seventeen fucked nici in this gangbang video and all of them shot their cum all over her body from head to toe.i would love to lick every guys tasty yummy thick cum off her body and eat their cum.
nici sterling is so fucking hot.i want to either have all 17 men cum on me like that or I want to take all the time it takes to lick and eat all the cum off her body.i love eating other guys cum so much.its so tasty,
i want that!!!!
this is so nice.i would love to have that many men cover my face and my body with loads of creamy thick tasty hot jizz.yummy.
i.ve seen this movie.she get gangbanged by 17 well hung men and she get the pleasure of having all the men jackoff and cover her with creamy loads of cum 17 loads of cum.i would love to spend as much time it would take to lick and eat all that cum from her body.
I,ve watched this whole movie.nici services 17 well hung men and she gets covered with cum as you can see in this video.my wife would like to have 17 men fuck her and cum all over her body.i want to watch her take all that cum and I want to clean the cum off her with my tongue.i want to eat all 17 loads of creamy cum.
I,ve said it before I love watching her with all these men,taking all that creamy thick cum all over body.and again I would love to eat all that jizz off her body.
I saw niki sterling do this entire gangbang with 17 men a long time ago I can't remember the name of the number of the gangbang.i do like this video,of course this is the best part.having all these young well built and well hung men cover her with creamy thick rich cum,she so much enjoys have them all cum on her body and right in her fucking mouth.i would love to be there to lick up all those guys cum.i cum on my wife and lick my cum off her,she lover watching me eat my own cum.
I saw this full video.watched nici sterling get fucked by 17 men with big rock hard cocks and they all took turns shoot their creamy thick rich cum all over her body.everytime I watch this I want to lick and eat all that cum off her face and body,i love eating other mens hot fucking cum
my wife and I watch this often.she would love to have this many men cum on her body.there are 17 men shooting hot fucking jizz on her.we have had 8 men over to cum on my wife while I watch.after they cum on her I lick and eat all the cum off my wife.17 cumshots would taste so fucking good.
nici sterling is by far the best there is at sucking,fucking and cum eating.i love watching her get covered with all the cum in this video.10 men cum on her fron head to toe.i would love to have been there when these well hung men shot their thick creamy hot cum on her entire body.i would love to eat every guys cum off her and and kiss her creamy lips.
I love watching nici get covered with all that from all these men.i,ve watch this whole gangbang.there are 17 men that fuck her and cum all over her beautiful body ,her beautiful face and in her beautiful fucking mouth.every time I her with all that cum I want to lick eat and swallow all the cum off her entire body.
she was so hot in this gangbang,i saw the whole video 17 men fucked her so good.then she sucked all these well hung men they all covered her with creamy thick cum s you can see.i'd like to take as long as it takes to lick all that cum off her body.
this was the best gang bang ever.i watch the whole gangbang movie.she got fucked by 17 rock hard cocks.she sucked their cocks and all 17 men covered her with hot creamy jizz.i want to just lick every bit of that jizz off her body and kiss her creamy cum lips.
my wife and I have watched this several times and she want a bunch of men to cover her with cum.i love have men cum on me also,so after they cum on her I will lick all the cum off her body.
there are 17 men cumming all over her.after showing my wife this video.she want to have this many men to cover her with hot creamy sperm.if we do this I get to eat all that creamy thick sperm off her body.
after watching this with my husband,i told him I want to do a gangbang,he was able to get 6 guys to fuck me and cum on my face and in my mouth..my husband wanted to lick up all the cum off my face.he really likes licking a guys cum off my face,
I would love to be there when all these guys cum on nici.then I want to clean up all that hot creamy thick jizz off her entire body and her beautiful face.
I would so much like to have that many men jack off and cover my face with all that creamy thick cum.
Am I the only one who Noticed that the guy standing Up squirted skeet all over the guy On his knees behind her on Accident lmao
Where can i meet someone like her ? she is sexy,she should have talked dirty the whole time,would have been so hot !
must feel special, your all body covered in hot cum
Nice stuff; kinda sounds like Foreplay with Lee Ritenour on guitar. Oh, the porn chick with cum all over her bod is pretty dope too lol
I just want to get down on her and kiss her entire body and eat all that thick creamy gooy sticky fucking cum off her body and pretty face.that would be so fuckinh tasty.
I love watching nice in this video and every time I want to be there to lick her body every inch of her body clean of all that creamy cum.so fucking yummy lick any cum off her.
the boys and I had a footy night and we had a chick who did just that sucked cocks and swallowed cum
my wife and I were on vacation and got high. we picked up 3 dudes and 1 chick. The best sex I ever had was the guys fucking and sucking on my wife. the chick and I fucked and cum together but also sucked a cock together that was fucking my wife. he came so much and enjoyed both of us sucking him. my wife was awesome in sharing the cum with all of us.
i love sucking black cocks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much, said the white dude on the down low,
i never get tired watching nici sterling get all that thick hot cum all over her body and thinking how great it would be to lick all that hot jizz off her.
bob is right.it would be so nice to eat all the cum off her body.buti'd rather just hae those guys stand over me and drop all that creamy hot jizz right in my mouth and swallow every drop.
she is so beautiful. i would really love to LICK ALL THAT HOT FUCKING CUM OFF HER ENTIRE BODY.or better yet have all those those big hard cocks cover me with thier hot creamy cum.i would like most of them to CUM IN MY MOUTH and swallow that hot jizz. yummy,yummy,yummy.
would love to meat you joan
in a billionth of a second, my life changed, it was the most amazing 12 hours, i smoked some coke from a glass pipe that was a cock, the mouth piece was the head, you held it by the balls, omg i handed to my girlfriend, i held on for a minute then booooooom, i looked in the mirror at the foot of stage, i mean bed, and hanging just above my hungy open mouth, was this breath taking, massive throbbing rock hard big thick 10inch black dick, he made me beg for it, the fact i hoped that imaginary fence is awesome, but i will only beg for black cocks is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool !!!!!!!!! i love to watch myself in the mirror going off on my friends cock, tonight i can't find any, so i'm going to cum in my mouth, i love eating my fresh hot thick ooooooooooooooooooooooooooey goooooooooooooooooooooey cum
nici sterling is the best cocksucker and cum eater.i'm the second best,i love sucking big hard cocks and drinking lots of hot creamy cum.
my girl and i did this one time with my softball team,but only on her breasts and belly-hot
Обалдеть! Мне бы так как ей =)
Wish my wife was in for this! Would love to see her covered like that!
i want 18 men to cover my face with hot cum,hot sperm,hot seman and lots of hot thick creamy jizz.
i would give anything to be her.all those big hard cocks to suck off and all that hot creamy cum to taste so yummy.
Love to see lots more clips like that, love to see her covered in cum
there are 18 guys shootomg cum on nici sterling.i have this movie.i watch it at least once a week.i myself would love to suck off each of those 18 men and would love to have them shoot thier hot thick creamy sperm,seman,jizz,and cum all over my face and in my mouth.most of them i want in my mouth so i can taste thier nectar.i love it when a guy shoots his cum right in my mouth.yummy,yummy in my tummy.
That is Nici Sterling and the movie is Starbangers8. I have the movie right here.
thats a lot of cum.i'm sure i could lick all that cum off her face.
I think it could be better! You know, like why not have a bunch of guys fucking her underneath and ontop at the same time?
she is nikki sterling and she eats cum from 18 cocks.i remember the movie well.i would eat the cum from 18 guys myself.
beyond hot loe t owatc hmy gf dot his I think shed like it too
Would love to be licking her pussy while the guys cover her with cum. When they finish, I would lick my way up her hot body, then make out with her when I fuck her.
Great quality!!
dont know who the wanna be is Mandy Wellnitz. This is definetly Nici Sterling look up her name this video comes up.
I believe that that is Niki Sterling an old school porn star known for big gang bangs around the time of Jasmin St.Claire I could be wrong but it sure looks like her.
I hope you all enjoyed my video...i sure enjoyed getting bathed in all that hot cum
would love to meat you mandy
i dont get what the obsession is with a bunch of guys covering a girls face. This is way hotter! all those cum sites need to focus more on the tits and tummy.
Two reasons why this is a good video: 1. She's gorgeous. She has a pretty face and a stunning body. 2. She's totally into it. She's very cool about what's going on and is enjoying the fact that all these guys are getting off over her. Two problems with this video: 1. In a number of instances there's too much time in between cumshots. Like most of you, I'm not gay and don't want to watch a bunch of guys stroking themselves. I want to see a beautiful woman getting cummed on. 2. Too many of them are going after her face. Her WHOLE body is wonderful and they should be cumming on her tummy, ass and legs too. Just some wisdom for you porn producers out there.
Thats porn actress Mandy Wellnitz from Winnipeg manitoba
wow... i am in love ,,,,,
This video is so great and I would like so much to clean up that girl with my mouth. It's so sexy to see a nice body glazed with cum.
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Healing memories: atrocity documents given by WCC to Brazilian government
Substantial information on torture and other human rights abuses was entrusted to the Brazilian attorney general at a ceremony in São Paulo on Tuesday 14 June. There was also a call for a national truth commission in Brazil to shed more light on past atrocities during the ceremony.
The files of documents and microfilms, dating to the days of Brazil's military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s, have been stored abroad in the archives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, Switzerland and the Center of Research Libraries (CRL) in Chicago, USA, since plans for a clandestine collection of court records was proposed to the WCC in 1978.
Regional prosecutor Marlon Weichert worked closely with the WCC and CRL in arranging the repatriation of records which include evidence that had gone missing from files held by the Supreme Military Court of Brazil.
The restored court records are soon to be made available for public consultation on an Internet site called "Brasil: Nunca Mais Digital" [Brazil: Never Again-digital]. The name pays tribute to an earlier book detailing state crimes committed in the era of military rule.
Among the 19 speakers in a four-hour ceremony were the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the WCC, and the Rev. Dr Walter Altmann, a leading Brazilian Lutheran and the moderator of the WCC central committee.
In his speech, Tveit expressed gratitude to all those involved in the process of gathering court records – lawyer Eny Moreira, Cardinal Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns, Presbyterian pastor Jaime Wright, and long-time WCC staff member Charles R. Harper and many others.
Harper, WCC coordinator for human rights in Latin America from 1973 to 1992, was represented at the event by his granddaughter Nina who received an enthusiastic ovation on his behalf.
Wadih Damous, a regionalpresident of the Brazilian Lawyers' Order, told the gathering of more than 200 members of the public and media, "We are pursuing the right to see those who committed crimes answer for what they have done. Impunity for torturers of the past sends a clear message to those who commit torture today."
Testimony offered on Tuesday included heart-rending accounts from two current ecumenical officials in Brazil who suffered torture in the 1970s, Eliana Rolemberg of the development agency CESE and Anivaldo Padilha of Koinonia, another ACT Alliance member organization. Both found it "easier to be tortured" physically than to endure their torturers' threats against their families, including small children.
Several speakers called for the establishment of a national truth commission to shed greater light on events of the past, to explore the consequences of brutality and to ensure justice for former victims.
Bishop Julio Murray, president of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI), spoke of his experience as a member of the truth commission in Panama that examined violations during the military rule in that country from 1964 to 1994.
Interviewed after the ceremony, Altmann expressed his feelings as a Brazilian and as an officer of the WCC: "I was profoundly touched by the event as a whole, by the speeches and the strong and painful witness we heard, as well as by the stated commitments that we wish to honour. This is an important mark for the Brazilian people and nation, and I am proud of the role the WCC played and continues to play."
Tveit added that the occasion had exceeded his expectations: "It showed the value of what we keep in our archives, but also that it is essential to work together. In reviewing this history and the reality of what happened, we see more clearly the role of the ecumenical movement in this particular issue, offering support to people and churches and providing a framework for effective action."
WCC's general secretary speech in the public event for the repatriation of the documents.
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Members of the Bronxville Police Department were dispatched to Citibank on Pondfield Road shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, where 29-year-old White Plains resident Estebon Garcia was attempting to cash a fraudulent check.
When officers arrived at the scene, they arrested Garcia at the bank, and further investigation determined that he was also in possession of a fraudulent debit card and fraudulent Connecticut driver's license.
Garcia was arrested by the officers and charged with three felony counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument. He was arraigned in Bronxville Village Court and released on his own recognizance. Garcia is due back in court later this year to answer the charges.
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