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The black AM7215/64 2-Way Loudspeaker System with 1 x 15" LF Speaker from JBL is a high-power, lightweight, 2-way, full range loudspeaker. It is comprised of the JBL Differential Drive, dual voice coil and dual magnetic gap 2265H (15") low frequency driver, and 2432H high frequency 1.5" exit, 3" voice-coil compression driver. The large format Progressive Transition (PT) waveguide provides a 60° x 40° coverage. The waveguide is rotatable so the loudspeaker system can be used in either the vertical or horizontal orientation. High-slope passive networks minimize band overlap. Well-controlled off-axis response enhances arrayability.
The enclosure is constructed of multi-ply birch coated in JBL's DuraFlex finish and is heavily braced to maximize low-frequency performance. The trapezoid enclosure is fitted with fifteen M10 threaded attachment points and utilizes a 14-gauge steel grille internally lined with acoustically transparent foam to provide additional driver protection and give a very professional appearance.
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The Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood has married his girlfriend of eight months, a theatre producer 31 years his junior, newspapers said Saturday.
Wood, 65, married 34-year-old Sally Humphreys at London's Dorchester Hotel, in a low-key ceremony Friday attended by best man Rod Stewart, plus Paul McCartney.
"I'm feeling great," The Sun quoted Wood as saying.
Pictures showed Humphreys in a white wedding dress with Wood dressed in a dark suit and tie with pink socks, a packet of cigarettes in his hand.
"It was excellent, so great. Brilliant," he said.
The Daily Mirror quoted Humphreys as saying: "I'm really excited. And for anyone interested, I'm wearing my mum's wedding dress."
In its editorial, The Sun said: "The old rocker may need all his famous energy. At 34, his bride is half his age. Let's hope she shows some sympathy for the old devil."
Wood, who has played with the Stones since 1975 and has publicly battled against drug and alcohol addiction, left his second wife Jo in 2008 for a 21-year-old former cocktail waitress, Ekaterina Ivanova.
His divorce from Jo, his wife for more than 20 years and the mother of two of his children, was finalised last year.
He had previously been married to Krissy Findlay, with whom he had a son, from 1971 to 1978.
Jo Wood's memoirs, due to be released in February, are set to shed light on her life as a Rolling Stone's spouse.
The band are celebrating a half-century in rock and roll this year and have played celebratory concerts in London and New York.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Food, simply, or wine, simply
One weekend day this summer, I was deep within a cold cellar, talking with a fellow wine geek. We were slurping at a 1997 Clape Cornas (wonderfully funky, like an exploding cherry tinged with brettanomyces) and started evoking the visions of food that were beginning to shimmer into solidity in our minds as we tasted it. I was thinking something simple: a grilled piece of meat, or some such.
And then I had to admit that I carry around a little box of index cards in my head – this food goes with that wine; never pair such-and-such with such-and-such – but despite it all, and despite many pairings in the course of my life, I don't usually get much out of it. I'm never awed and pleased at a thunderously good pairing, or disgusted and outraged at something that skews wrong or falls flat. I guess you could say that, in short, things don't flow together, vinously and culinarily, creating a melded whole that works or does not, for me.
Instead of looking at me strangely, my fellow wine geek said there was a much simpler rule: just make sure the two don't fight. Not only jarring pairings, but the complexity angle. His rule, which I found persuasive, is that a complex wine needs a simple food for it to show its many facets; a complex dish needs a simple, well-built wine.
So here's to a tricky culinary act of complication with a frank and pleasant Dolcetto or Chinon, a standby Sauvignon.
And then to sipping at a lovely Jean-Marc Brignot Trousseau with a piece of meat. A gorgeously twisty and leesy Valette Mâcon-Chaîntré VV with some whelks. A bottle of really old moelleux Huet with foie gras. (Huh?)
I wonder what I might have with foie gras, actually.
I mean, it's really a staple.
6 comments:
- Scott Reiner said...
"I'm never awed and pleased at a thunderously good pairing..."
no love for levi's pairing of the la stoppa argeno with the gnocchetti, crab, uni and tomatoes!?!?!?
- September 23, 2009 at 5:00 PM
- the vlm said...
You said that just to piss me off, didn't you.
- September 23, 2009 at 9:03 PM
- Scott Reiner said...
- September 24, 2009 at 4:37 AM
- Heather said...
Thanks for your latest post. You said it all, really..and...simply.
I must say that if you want to know more about simple wine pairings, click on my name for a good site.
I've added you to my blogroll. You're a great writer!
- September 25, 2009 at 10:37 PM
- The Wine Mule said...
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- October 13, 2009 at 5:50 PM
- The Wine Mule said...
"I wonder what I might have with foie gras, actually."
Monbazillac, of course.Château de Theulet, if you can get it.
- October 13, 2009 at 5:58 PM
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Could you please take five minutes today to share your thoughts about GenealogyBank with me? Tuesday morning will find Ol' Myrt here in a meeting with nine GenealogyBank / NewsBank employees, judging by their email addresses. They want to query me about my use of Genealogy Bank.
As an avid genealogist, with some experience and formal training under my belt, I find historical newspaper research immensely useful. Once I have located a person in a specific place using federal and state census records, it's logical to turn to local newspapers (and city directories, not part of GenealogyBank) to find out more about them during the in-between years. It's not just about obituaries or the comments in the social pages. It's about headline news, small-town and regional political commentary, the houses for sale or rent, and advertisements for every day things like clothing and furniture.
Reading old newspapers from an ancestor's time period help me bust out of my 21st century mindset.
Thankfully, GenealogyBank provides many historical newspapers from 1690-2007. I rarely look at GenealogyBanks's historical books and documents from as early as our early days as a new nation, quite simply because I am only now pushing back to my Rev War ancestors in earnest.
The technical problems I have with using the GenealogyBank website are small potatoes compared to the wealth of information I've found about my family. I cried as I discovered information about my maternal great-grandmother, reported in Finding the date of last Thursday and six other challenges last summer. Who knew I had a Forrest Gump ancestor in the making until GenealogyBank's search algorithum pointed me to an article about Lowell Froman in a completely different state than I had anticipated? See: Where's the Shrimp?
Here are my suggestions for GenealogyBank:
- Pages are in .pdf format, so unless a user is savvy enough to use a screen capture program like Snagit, what ends up in his genealogy software or online member tree are a lot of "not so easy to view at a glance" .pdf files.
- Citations - genealogists would prefer better formatting.
- Sorting the book list by keywords would be helpful. It's hard for me to evaluate the GenealogyBank collection with the lengthy old-fashioned titles.
- Limiting searches by clicking on a title in the book list, and permitting searches only in that collection would prove useful. The same is true on the documents list. I have a reference for a specific Senate session, and would like to review that page by page. I can only get there by a name mentioned at this point.
- Update search so that "Lowel" also finds "Lowell" as this is a normal search technique genealogists employ. The existing default search algorithm requires an exact match, too specific in this case.
Now, I am SURE my DearREADERS have their favorite and not so favorite reactions to using this website. Could you please take five minutes today to share your thoughts about GenealogyBank with me? I will be careful to distinguish my reactions to the site from yours in my conversation tomorrow.
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Even if GenealogyBank doesn't change, the site provides a valuable service to family historians from my point of view, and has provided an excellent return on my membership investment.
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A New York Times article dated 20 August 2010 uses analysis released by UNOSAT, UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme. The article, focused on the worsening situation in flood affected Pakistan, reports "Millions have been left homeless by flooding that extends across Pakistan. An analysis by UNITAR/UNOSAT, an Agency of the United Nations, of satellite images taken since the beginning of August shows thousands of square miles of water-covered land along the Indus River".
On the same day The New York Times featured also a map based on UNOSAT data, both in the paper version and on the on-line version of the popular newspaper.
It is not the first time that the New York Times features data and analysis from UNOSAT in articles about natural disasters and humanitarian crises. "Again, we are very pleased that prime media like the New York Times showcase UN excellence. This is additional evidence of our professionalism and accuracy", said Einar Bjorgo, Senior Specialist with UNOSAT.
Satellite derived maps and analyses are entering the day-to-day life of missions as they are increasingly used to visualise situations in remote areas of the world where entire populations live exposed to natural hazards, conflict and famine. UNOSAT has been operating for 10 years to bring out the best of satellite technology and put it at the service of the international community, in particular humanitarian responders.
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Take one post-grad challenging the theory of Father Knows Best paired with a sister who can sell anything to anyone. Throw that familial fire into a ring with the champs of not only the instant coffee domain but the grocery world, and what do you get? A ferocious battle from underdogs full of determination. They might not win the match--in fact, they accept that's nearly impossible. But they know how to survive. And until they're actually pinned, defeat will not be in their vocabulary.
Meet the team members of Ryan Coffee Co., the San Leandro, California, maker of Victorian House Concentrated Coffee: Greg Ryan Jr., 36, president and CEO; sister Heather Ryan-Dubé, 35, head of sales and marketing; and their father Greg Ryan Sr., 64, head of institutional sales and licensing. Sounds ultra-professional for your average family-owned business--but then again, typical family-owned ventures tend to steer clear of markets dominated by Kraft Foods Inc., Procter & Gamble and Nestlé, the largest food company in the world.
A new variation on the age-old mom-and-pop story: In this one, the MBA-awarded son sees potential in the stagnant idea Mom and Pop are sitting on and has to convince them there's a better way. Who knew concentrated coffee could cause such controversy?
The idea had been around since the late 1930s, and even large companies like Coca-Cola had unsuccessfully attempted to market frozen concentrate at the retail level in the 1970s. All Greg Sr. and his wife were trying to do when they invented their own liquid concentrated coffee for personal use was eliminate coffee-maker conflict ignited by "regular or decaf?" and get rid of coffee grounds and filter waste. But after friends began raving about the Ryans' homemade brew, they decided to sell it to local restaurants and hired a sales and plant manager to run the operation from their Northern California ranch.
Fresh out of Southern Methodist University in Dallas and hot on the interview trail, Greg Jr. returned home in 1989 to help run the coffee business. But with a product that perished almost as quickly as it hit the shelves, Greg Jr. didn't see much of a future for Ryan Coffee Co. He expressed his concern to Greg Sr., usually getting a response along the lines of "Oh, don't worry about it--just sell it." Frustrated, he stopped working for the company and decided to get a new job. "I said, `Listen, I think you and Mom are going to lose a lot of money because there's no product here,' " Greg Jr. recalls. About six weeks after he severed business ties with his parents, they announced the inevitable shut-down of the company--the product was still spoiling, and they couldn't figure out how to fix the problem.
Re-enter Greg Jr., who agreed to six months of salary-free experimentation to try to unravel the mysterious spoiling of the concentrated coffee. But this time, there was an amendment to the deal. "I made my parents admit and write down that the coffee company was dead in its present form," says Greg Jr. "[And I also made them agree] that if I got lucky and figured out how to make the product shelf-stable, I would get to control the company." Not too proud to realize their son's way was the only way, they agreed.
Staking Their Claim
After nearly six months of failed trials, Greg Jr.'s final-hour solution to save Victorian House Concentrated Coffee came in the form of a biotech firm recommended by a family friend. The company's "off-the-wall" test using one of its bio-applications would ensure the bottled product stayed out of the refrigerated section of grocery stores, where Kraft General Foods' version had died a quick death, and instead sit atop shelves containing popular freeze-dried instant coffees. For that, the $500 testing fee was a small price to pay.
Patenting the perfectly sterile,additive- and preservative-free liquid concentrate, however, proved to be an exhaustive effort. But without patent protection, any member of the $1 billion U.S. instant coffee industry could make nonrefrigerated concentrated coffee its game.
The Patent Era lasted from 1990 to 1996 and cost the family nearly $40,000. The first four years, says Greg Jr., were not unlike "beating your head against a wall." But Greg Jr., occasionally tagged a pig-headed know-it-all by family members, reminded himself, "Just because the government says no doesn't mean they're right." After a second and third try, the Patent Office finally understood the novelty of their product and approved their patent. Greg Jr.'s fearlessness, whether in asking the most obvious business questions or taking the initiative to switch patent attorneys early on, helped prove naysayers wrong. Ryan Coffee Co. would change an industry that hadn't evolved in 25 years by means even industry giants had failed to discover.
Today, Victorian House is reinvigorating the shelves of more than 800 retailers in California and Western Nevada. "It's like Sesame Street--one of these things does not belong," jokes Greg Jr. about the product's place among Starbucks' whole-bean coffees and other traditional instant coffee products.
Long gone are the days when so-called experts tried to persuade the inexperienced family business proprietors they'd never be able to sell anyone on the product. Early on, a marketing expert even went so far as to proclaim Ryan Coffee's chances of raising money (which it did via private-placement financing in the spring of 1998) as being slim to none. "I was so depressed as I drove back to the office," recalls Greg Jr. of his meeting with the marketing expert. "But I knew deep in my heart this was a great product and a great idea."
Stand And Deliver
Despite being the little guy, Ryan Coffee has managed to emerge unscathed from a challenging industry initiation: Overly competitive representatives, stunned by Victorian House's prime, eye-level shelf space, have attempted everything from moving the company's product into a store's backroom to stealing shelf space. The family employed a food broker who accomplished nothing, and handsomely paid a marketing whiz who failed to land a big account in over 10 months. "We now have a rule that no one is allowed to sell our product without us sitting at the table," says Greg Jr. "We're nervous of anyone who talks a great game--especially when we know we can get it done [ourselves]."
And by working in unison, they have. Thanks to Heather's previously untapped marketing genius and her dedicated demo appearances from 1990 to 1996, Victorian House is fast on its way to becoming a household name.
On occasion, the brand's growing popularity caught the Ryans off guard--like when the Marina Safe-way (the grocery chain's flagship store in San Francisco) account led to a Northern California systemwide account in 1994. Heather says it was Ryan Coffee's defining moment. Greg Jr. remembers the stress. "After leaving the meeting where they told us they wanted to [take the product systemwide] in one to two months, Heather and I looked at each other, walked out and were like, `Oh my God, we can't make that much.' "
They worked around the clock--even slept in their makeshift plant. Then Heather would get up at 4:30 a.m., jump in her Jeep Cherokee, and join the ranks of the huge Budweiser and Coke trucks distributing to their routes. Financial matters weren't any easier. Sales were good, but payments never came soon enough, making it nearly impossible to pay the bills. Says Greg Jr., "We came very close to running out of cash."
But the Ryan Coffee Co. motto is "Yes, we can." Ten years after starting, they're sporting 16 employees and projected sales of $3.4 million this year. A larger conglomerate may acquire and market the heck out of Victorian House someday. But a new facet of the business comprising 30 percent of the company's total revenue--using the concentrate as an ingredient in other foods (Dreyers uses it in its Dreameries Cup O' Joe flavor)--would keep the Ryan Coffee name alive. In all cases, the key to future success is flexibility--a small-business specialty.
And don't forget old-fashioned endurance. "My family was in the ranching business, and we worked a lot of not-so-fun jobs, so we felt prepared to work hard," says Heather. "Even so, it's been more work than we ever guessed." It's good to know hard work can still amount to great things.
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Short note: My photography work appeared on Digital Camera Malaysia Magazine this month (July issue). Go grab a copy to find a shoulder exposed thumbnail photo of myself. :D
I was about to blog about my China trip today but something happened moments ago that prompt to write about the incident before anything else.
I was walking around KLCC looking for a decent pair of pump shoes to go with this really cute black dress I bought from China. And ended up getting two pairs of Nose high heels, seven Sloggi panties, two Triumph bras, a white and a black dress that were on 50% discount; which cost me a 'little' more than the initial budget of RM50 on a pair of cute black pumps. And I still haven't gotten my flat pumps!
I learned that living in KL costs a lot not because of the living standard, but because the surroundings. I am surrounded by temptation!! Everywhere I go, there's sale!! Whereas in Puchong, the only thing I see when walking out of my condo is a factory and a bowl of pork noodle soup, instead of Rocher chocolates and Starbucks every two blocks away.
When all was done, I decided to walked out of the Concorde KLCC to take the LRT back home (home here means my friend's place till I rent my own room here next year when I settle back in KL, yay baby! I love KL!) since my 'home' is just across the street of one particular LRT station not too far from KLCC. It's gonna be easy.
How wrong was I.
Queues for Ticketing Machines.
Gosh, I totally forgot about the peak hours. Have I spent that long shopping? I thought I was just browsing through Isetan, a book store, met up with a friend for tea, and then a shoe store trying every possible shoe they have there. Wait, that is rather long. Okay.
Thank god I have a lot of coins, else I'll be joining the counter queue which is menace.
The queue curves in a way that 90% of the people u see in this picture are in the queue.
Personally, I think it's nothing as compared to Singapore, HK, Shanghai, and Tokyo. But I certainly did not expect such a crowd. I guess it's a good clear sign that everyone is shouting "Bloody hell! You think petrol cheap is it?!"
Oh, and by the way, you know how Malaysians, like the rest of Asians on this part of the world, do not have the courtesy of letting people out of the train when the LRT pulls in and doors open? I mean, it's common sense really, why do we people push our way into a cramped compartment when we can just easily wait for a 10 seconds so people can come out, hence allowing more space, before we move in, wouldn't that be easier?
Malaysians LRTs have figured a solution for this.
Red banner to scream "Queue up you bloody fool! Don't know how to queue up is it? Come, I draw a line for you, babies!!"
Well, it did work.
What would we do without our genius system. (Please sense the sarcasm)
Anyway, after I squeezed myself into the LRT thinking happily to myself that I was the last person to fit into the compartment whilst the rest waited for their next ride, a guy suddenly shoved right into this tiny void next to me (was there even a void?), pushing everyone further in, including myself.
Once inside, I waited for the door to close (since I was aware that I was THAT close to be 'kiap' by the doors) before settling into a more comfortable standing position. So was the guy behind me (my back was facing him).
He, too, shuffled to a more "comfortable" position, which in my opinion, was a bit too close for comfort. And for a while there, I felt his pants' buckle against my buttcheek. Or I wished it was his buckle!
I tried to take no notice as I was still figuring out whether it was a buckle or something more! Not wanting to accuse the wrong person, you know. So at the next stop, when a girl stepped out of the train, I wiggled my way through to the void she left and stood comfortably once again there.
Guess what?!
That guy moved too! Towards me and continue to stand next to me. Almost immediately I shifted my Roxy Tote Bag to act as a barrier between me and him, and his buckle. For few instances, I saw him glancing down at our barrier (aka my Tote bag) and at my face again and then looked else where. And he repeated the same sequence for the next two stops.
The MOST uncomfortable part, was that his face was just AN inch to mine, any closer his (disgusting) lips are going to plant a landmark on my right cheek. I have to lift my arm up to "pretend" I was holding the metal bar on top for support when in actual fact I was creating barrier (again) between his ungodly face and mine. And also to let him smell my armpits! HMPH! There! Smell, you filthy perv.
At this point, my body was slanting towards one side, squashing the poor petite Malay lady next to me while avoiding the shameless perv who's standing too close to me. Every second passed by, I swear he was breathing down my neck, smelling my hair and about to take a bite on my shoulder. If I have not known better, he could be stripping me naked with his eyes and having an orgasm on the spot. OMG~ *shivers*
"I had enough" shouted my head. "I am going to talk this buddy off really loudly in a cramped train and have everyone stare at him in disgust!!"
Just when I was about to shoot him a very angry stare, he suddenly turned, glided out of the crowd and onto the platform outside. o.O
WTF?! The perv is getting away!
Wait, he left. Hooray!
Damnit, just when I was about to expose his indencency. Darn~!
I also updated my pacmee shoutout in front of him when I was creating the arm barrier and armpit attack.
Nicolekiss: I swear I'm being harrassed here on the LRT. T.T
Totoro515 replied (and I quote): u can either scream now or do the same to him. haha
Such supporting readers I have.
To totoro515,
I would have, but I don't have the equipment to make an erection and prode people's butt.
67 kissed Nicole
Great post, Nicole, great!ReplyDelete
Happy day
What you should do is to get a 12" dildo (Does it even come in that size? Probably.) and do the same to him if you happen to have the misfortune of bumping into him again (or rather him bumping into you, pun intended). Metal ones work best. But knowing perverts, he'll probably enjoy it. *shrugs*ReplyDelete
Have a nice day Nicole!
Great commentary! u really had me in stitches! I was LMAO! U sure it's not one of your over amorous admirers from in here? LOL! And yeah, queuing is not a word in the Msian vocab!
- Anonymous3/7/08 12:32 AM
public transportation harassment. tell me about it. i just posted an entry about that too. and seriously, its damn disturbing.ReplyDelete
i hate it when men PURPOSELY sit next to ladies when there are like a dozen other empty seats available.
and they tend to sit sooooooo close. such pervs.
Ms,nicole how ru?i like your blog and every saturday i read ur blogged out the star news.good luck!nicole.ReplyDelete
poor thing la you.. sometimes when us girls are harrassed.. shouldn't we just tell the person of.. since we already know he's doing it deliberately rather than waiting for confirmation that he is.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/7/08 2:35 AM
Perverts who are hunting boobs, crotch and ass are everywhere on public transport. You are just another poor thing...ReplyDelete
We should not only concern ourselves with these perverts... but also those rude, heartless people who are not willing to give up their seats to the disabled...those rude bastards is as annoying as those perverts.
And... pickpockets...
juz get urself a TnG card, it works at LRT too.. no Q, no hassle.. if ur MyCard 64k is c/w TnG function, just upload some money into it as backup if u'r not a frequent user, as what i'm practising..ReplyDelete
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, YOU HAVE BEEN VOTED AS #1 ORACLE FOR SEPT 08 ABOVE CARMEN SOO AND ALL TOP MODELS.ReplyDelete
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haha,tthis happened to show that u have enuff attractiveness 2 make ppl did that on u,am i right? :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/7/08 9:48 AM
That person must be desperate enought to do that. You don't even have the curve!!!! you are flat chested!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Don;t understand why people like you have space in the star. Guess they run out of talent. your post is childish and you are so full of yourslef. stop posting all those picture.....you really love yourself and think you are a freaking beauty huh?
Frankly i love to see chicks in LRT ... but seriously tell you i am not a pervert... i just imagine, but i won't do it.. hmmm is that pervert ?ReplyDelete
Frankly i love to see chicks in LRT ... but seriously tell you i am not a pervert... i just imagine, but i won't do it.. hmmm is that pervert ?ReplyDelete
Frankly i love to see chicks in LRT ... but seriously tell you i am not a pervert... i just imagine, but i won't do it.. hmmm is that pervert ?ReplyDelete
In KL, it happens to basically every gals, to everyone who visited KL, me, my sisters, my frens. Tats among the thgs I dont like about KL, safety probs, transport sux, and alot of uncivilised taxi driver Grrr! Be extra EXTRA careful in KLReplyDelete
Nicole, yes please be extra careful and alert whenever in the LRT, especially when the train is crowded. sighh i once experienced this kind of thingy b4 and was really pissed off!! i mean, what is he trying to do??1 damn disgusting weii...ReplyDelete
anyway take care!
aiyoh...kesian... it's happening to s o many young women now (shakes head)ReplyDelete
this one's worst .
UGHH!! EXACTLY why i HATE the lrt! harrassment on top of smelly BO and inconsiderate ass who play their handphone music damn freaking loud. *curse*ReplyDelete
and then comes along ppl who thinks that it's NOTHING to sit on LRT n how they wish they live near an lrt station
wait till they get a taste of this!
Wear one of those pointy boots or sharp heels. 'Accidentally' step on his toes or something, real hard. I am sure that something which is poking you would have shrunk by then. Bwahahahaha!!!ReplyDelete
- Nicole's secret admirer3/7/08 2:43 PM
Time to get a car. And, where are your pictures lately? The one you posted here is too small. Can't see you clearly...oh..I miss me..really really miss you...
- nicole's secret admirer also3/7/08 4:16 PM
Nicole, next time u take train u ask me out also lah.. i will PROTECT u from all these perverts.ReplyDelete
I'm FAT and UGLY and DIRTY sometimes.
Well, I think both the law enforcement and Putra LRT don't think this is a problem.ReplyDelete
We should insist on LRT (putra and maybe star also) to have a female only cabin, or better yet, female only train. Make it 1 in every 4 or 5 trains, base on the gender distribution of the commuter users.
They can implement it only during peak hours on weekdays, something like 7.30-10.30am, and 4.30-7.30pm, and 100% of the time on weekends.
So as long as you are taking the tains at these times, and willing to wait for it, you can expect a female only cabin/train.
kanasai this kind of pervert guys....ccb!ReplyDelete
Haha how u wish u were in Japan with the all women carriage !!!ReplyDelete
This has got nothing to do with the LRT or any public transportations. It's all about the people. "Uncivilized" people do not know how to queue, speak loud in public areas, etc. Harassment not only come from men. Men could be victims also. (like me, sigh)...ReplyDelete
So, i think the best way to handle perv is to SCREAM OUT LOUD immediately, trust your feeling. If you have the pepper spray even BEST. haha
Oh my, Nicole. I'm so sorry about that. I think he knew what you were going to do.ReplyDelete
If you see him again, make sure you do it back to him. :) Hopefully, that pervert will learn.
Be careful Nicole,ReplyDelete
these days, banyak orang jahat.
i like yr post on Cambodia. they should tangkap the perverts and apply what the Cambodians did with the Metal thing to drag their captured male prisoners's penis.
take care
these people are everywhere. its better to not wear too 'little' cloth when you are taking public transport or you are travelling alone. I think that might help a little.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear that but glad that you are okay and he didn't do anything worse.
take care :)
- Claire3/7/08 11:08 PM
Maybe that pervert in the LRT knew who you are and he is the one who always sexual harassed you in your blog here!ReplyDelete
- Spiderman3/7/08 11:15 PM
Show more bra lah!ReplyDelete
See! now get harassed...
Somemore mentioned more Sloggi panties and Triumph bra lah...
U better stop all this to seduce or attract the pervert to harassed again...
- Anonymous3/7/08 11:26 PM
U see, if u were with me, u will be the one moaning with ecstasy! No need to poke poke thru clothes n bag! No need to strip u naked with eyes! We will do it for real!!!ReplyDelete
- Stan3/7/08 11:28 PM
hei nicole, ur are hot and sexy. ur boobs is soft and nice although is little bit small. want to have sex again toinght? waiting for u at the same place same time. I give u 100 this time.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous3/7/08 11:32 PM
lol, u r so hot everytime in ur photo. i want to 'touch' ur boobs too. rm 20 can?ReplyDelete
- steph4/7/08 1:01 AM
thr's alot of sick people around.. (u can see some of them commenting in this blog). just be careful and take care of urself always..ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/7/08 1:30 AM
hey...love ur blog nicole....ReplyDelete
neway its very normal to be harassed in pack local transportation especially in buses n metros(aka fast version of lrt)i experienced this in Moscow's metros and i got really mad so with all my strength i pushed the perv with my arms and move away..pathetic...argh..
be careful and keep on bloggin /it's really interesting and educational too..:)
hullo nicolekiss. happened upon your blog after reading my fresh copy of digital camera mag.ReplyDelete
a tip to females who are commuting, which i've used several times in the past, is to bring a safety pin with you. once they get too close, i usually prick them and just act nonchalant with a charming smile. if they call you on it, call them out publicly on their groin pressing antics. i think these pervs should really be taught a harsher lesson than just quietly taking it the abuse. =) but that's just me. =) safe commuting!
- Marty4/7/08 2:53 AM
Nicole - I understand - and there is no excuse for a male - or female - not controling them selves in public or private. But saying this some times the physical attraction is so strong - what do you do??? Well certainly keep your body parts to your self but to look over how can you stop your desires??ReplyDelete
- yolkie4/7/08 10:12 AM
sometimes i got auntie breathing down my neck instead. it's not buckle that pressed against my butt but some soft thingy pressed against my back.ReplyDelete
In Philippines, The guy and the girls are seperated. The 1st section of the train are for girls and the middle part are for couples, and the last are for guys, :)ReplyDelete
I dont ride LRT but that what i heard from my officemate :)
It happens to me a lot of times in the lrt. There's nothing I can do about it since I take the lrt to work everyday. Besides, whether a woman dressed in revealing outfit or not they still do it. They have x-ray vision.ReplyDelete
- maverick4/7/08 9:47 PM
nicole u should had taken a video of the guy and post it on YouTube la .. see if the guy still dare do it again next time o not :PReplyDelete
- Anonymous5/7/08 12:00 AM
Spiderman, so u mean men got the freedom to harrass us female but we dun hv the freedom to blog and to wear whtever we like? Why r nicole to blame when she is actually the victim on that uncivilised pig?ReplyDelete
- spiderman5/7/08 1:45 AM
I doesn't mean that...ReplyDelete
- Queen5/7/08 1:50 AM
ha ha...seem like nicole finally delected some commend from the pervert alreadyReplyDelete
she should did that long time ago then
- Anonymous5/7/08 10:26 AM
Nicole is Lame.ReplyDelete
These pervs are cowards at heart. They prey on their victims fear and silence & are emboldened by it. Only thing to do is scream your lungs out! If that doesn't do it, aim a kick at u know here! Still brings a chuckle whenever i recount how you erected barriers using your arm & shopping bags from his buckle. U do have a traveller's humour! LOL!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6/7/08 12:24 AM
Nicole should have let the guy insert his penis into her vagina there and then in the LRT and have an orgasm of her own.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6/7/08 7:16 AM
aiya,all this female are the same like xiaxue or dawn yang. not really outstanding, but depend on guys to feed them. go travelling always and spend 'b.f' money only. showing us that we no need to work and always go holiday only. always show clevage lagi. sigh...same same lah...ReplyDelete
- Datin6/7/08 2:57 PM
I think all the air tickets & hotel accommodation must be sponsored by Airasia Marketing Department due to her face & write up showed in The Star. Same thing go to her new Dell laptop, it must be sponsored by Dell Marketing Department due to she can influence people here to take Airaisa rather than MAS, and buy or change to Dell laptop.ReplyDelete
It is something like what the Westin Langkawi did for her as a blogger and press.
its much much more worse in japan,they have no respect go woman there,got one case they groped a young students ass during rush hour.ReplyDelete
hi there, came across your blog on the Digital Camera magazine. You should push him away or scolded him. this kind of people is really a disgraced to the society... sigh... anyway, nice blog... =)ReplyDelete
This entry reminds me that I've been harassed in bus when I took bus back home. When I was bout to yell at him, he quickly went down the bus =.="ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8/7/08 1:30 AM
If I see you in the lrt, I would rub my dick against your ass cheeks so hard and cum into your panties.....ReplyDelete
- Dick9/7/08 8:00 PM
I wouldn't rub your ass cheeks, front cheeks is more like itReplyDelete
- Anonymous10/7/08 5:15 AM
Hey you men who comment,...I bet you guys who try to be nice here as as much pervert as that in th LRT....But you guys do it in a different way, the so called "Nice Way".."Nice Soft Spoken"....but the bottom line is that you aspect that Nicole would go out with you right?You guys are as much wanting to get into Nicole's pants too...Men are always men...The ladies will only realise it when its too late...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10/7/08 5:29 AM
Same goes to Nicole, perhaps its just your imagination...You know "lah"...when alot comment you are good in this, that etc...you think that you are so pretty and then try to be proud of yourself...Come on, think about it and look yourself in the mirror...you are just a person whom you think look cute...hope you realise that...Leter, after some men who seen this message, surely defend you one...you see lah...especially those whom never met you and wanting to meet you in person...(so called perasan guys lah)....This one, I believe that you have noticed it "lah"...ReplyDelete
Sorry Nicole for giving you such comments...because this is the fact of a human being whom did not realise who he/she was before he/she became so called "Famous"...
Anonymous Stan said...ReplyDelete
hei nicole, ur are hot and sexy. ur boobs is soft and nice although is little bit small. want to have sex again toinght? waiting for u at the same place same time. I give u 100 this time.
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How come u deleted whatever you deleted but not the one above? You took that seriously maybe?
Anonymous said...ReplyDelete
Hey you men who comment,...I bet you guys who try to be nice here as as much pervert as that in th LRT....But you guys do it in a different way, the so called "Nice Way".."Nice Soft Spoken"....but the bottom line is that you aspect that Nicole would go out with you right?You guys are as much wanting to get into Nicole's pants too...Men are always men...The ladies will only realise it when its too late...
Reminds me of the fox and grapes story!
The petrol price hike is really taking its toll on Malaysians huh? Well it is definitely a change in lifestyle / commuting and I am hoping that this would spark a transformation of the public transport in KL. With the demand, operators should react quickly to improve / expand the infrastructure before everyone goes back to their previous lifestyle.ReplyDelete
Hope for the best! and sorry to hear about your experience in the LRT... one of my friends experienced something worse!
- Anonymous13/7/08 10:53 PM
hi nic, u r obviously not a regular on public transportation... v d regulars have found a solution to that! we carry scissors in our bags... the type that tailors uses... pretty expensive, but good investment ;)ReplyDelete
WE WANT LADY COMPARTMENT ON ALL TRAIN.ReplyDelete
- suggardaddy21/7/08 11:18 PM
Nicole, You are making sexual harrassment cases increasing!! Look at the picture above, how can a guy resist when you are laying on the bed, wearing bra and kissing "strawberry"??? ohhhh yeahhhhhhhhhh.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/9/08 2:04 PM
Hey nicole, i got the same situation as urs. But mine is in monorail. the dame man was tryin to lift up my skirt i swear. i tot my skirt was flipped so i tot to correct it, but to my surprised, i caught a hand. dame shyt dat guy. he stil tryin to do so in the crowded train after i caught him. i try to look at him hopin he sense dat i noe dat it is him. but he pretend notin happened. being the 1st timer of this occurance, i did notin, kena scold by my bf instead. i was alone, duno wat to do. the 2nd time i bump into him, he sengaja come closer. this time wat i did is, i pretend i was typing msg wit sum1, but instead, i was recording him. i got his face in act. not long after dat, he keep his distance from me. XD i can share with u if u wan the video. (wink)ReplyDelete
i was blog hopping and found this blog. next maybe you girls can be vocal or if afraid, talk to the other guys nerby/ next to you. sure perv kena tampar :)ReplyDelete
i was blog hopping and found this blog. next maybe you girls can be vocal or if afraid, talk to the other guys nerby/ next to you. sure perv kena tampar :)ReplyDelete


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News >> Browse Articles >> Officer Down News
'Hell Broke Loose' In Gunfight That Took Deputy's Life
German Township Patrolman Jeremy Blum is wounded in a shootout with a gunman at a trailer park near in Enon, Ohio, on Saturday. Blum was shot in the arm and shoulder and was hospitalized in stable condition.
Associated Press
January 02, 2011
ENON, Ohio — A sheriff's deputy investigating a report of gunfire at a trailer park was shot dead Saturday, and the shooting suspect was killed after a gun battle with police, authorities said. A police officer was wounded.
The slain deputy was married and was the mother of two children, Clark County Sheriff Gene Kelly said. He didn't release the names of the deputy or the suspect killed in the standoff in Enon Beach, about 50 miles west of Columbus.
The deputy was shot as she tried to photograph a footprint in the mobile-home park, which sits near a highway, Kelly said.
"Our deputy never had the opportunity to return fire or take cover," he said at a news conference.
Heavy exchange of gunfire as police try to retrieve body
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Police officers were trying to retrieve the deputy's body when the suspect fired on them from inside a trailer, and a German Township officer was wounded in a large exchange of gunfire, Kelly said. There were "many, many, many" shots fired by the suspect and police, he said.
Enon Beach resident Angelina Inman said she looked out of her trailer to see the deputy lying on the ground. She watched as another officer tried to reach her body.
"He was itching to get her," Inman said. "He kept radioing in, can he please get her, and he was told no because it wasn't secure. You could see that male sheriff crying — he wanted to get her, he wanted to get her bad."
Sheriff calls slain deputy 'just a good person'
It appears that gunfire from Clark County deputies killed the suspect, said Kelly, who has been sheriff for 24 years. He said he had hired the slain deputy and had known her since the police academy. He called her "just a good person, an outstanding deputy," and said she was the first officer he's lost.
"This is the worst day of my entire law enforcement career," Kelly said.
Enon Beach sits near Interstate 70 and acts as a seasonal campground with some summer-only residents and others who live there year-round. A portion of the highway was closed twice for a total of about an hour because the trailer park is so close to the roadway, State Highway Patrol Lt. Gary Lewis said.
Neighbor says gunman had a temper
A girl who lives in the trailer park said she knew the shooting suspect, and she described him as having a temper.
"He was a quiet person, but if you made him mad — he wasn't very pleasant," 15-year-old Chelsea Bagley said.
Her mother's boyfriend, John Burkhardt, said he heard the shots fired in the neighborhood. Police then arrived, Burkhardt said, and for several minutes authorities asked the suspect over a loud speaker to come out and surrender.
"They give him 25 chances to walk out of there," Burkhardt said. "They were begging him to come out, but he wouldn't come out."
Shortly after, Burkhardt said, authorities opened fire on the man's trailer.
"All hell broke loose," he said.


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A groundbreaking study by the UK's leading wildlife organisations has found that 60% of the species in the region are in decline.
Health check for UK wildlife
In the first study of its kind in the UK, scientists from 25 wildlife organisations, including the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, RSPB, Buglife and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, joined forces to undertake a health check of nature in the UK and its Overseas Territories. The final report has revealed startling results, with a large proportion of UK species showing declines over recent decades, and more than one in ten of all the species assessed being at risk of disappearing from the UK altogether.
The 'State of Nature' report will be launched by UK conservation charities at the Natural History Museum in London this evening, with the help of Sir David Attenborough, who highlighted the incredible diversity found on UK shores. "Our islands have a rich diversity of habitats which support some truly amazing plants and animals," he said. "We should all be proud of the beauty we find on our own doorstep; from bluebells carpeting woodland floors and delicately patterned fritillary butterflies, to the graceful basking shark and the majestic golden eagle soaring over the Scottish mountains."
The State of Nature report looked at the UK's major taxonomic groups and habitat types, from woodland and farmland to wetlands and coastal areas, in an attempt to formulate an accurate representation of the situation across the UK's four constituent countries. Data on trends in abundance and distribution of 3,148 species were collected, but while this is an impressive feat, it represents just 5% of the estimated 59,000 or more terrestrial and freshwater species in the UK. Yet 60% of these species were found to have declined over the last 50 years, and 31% have declined strongly.
As part of the study, a new Watchlist Indicator was developed, which measures how conservation priority species are faring, based on a set of 155 of the UK's most threatened and vulnerable species for which there is sufficient data. Worryingly, the indicator shows that overall numbers of these species have declined by 77% in the last four decades, with little sign of recovery.
UK Overseas Territories
The report has also embraced and highlighted the wealth of globally important wildlife found in the UK's Overseas Territories, from the Caribbean to the Antarctic. A worrying 90 species from these areas were found to be at high risk of global extinction. The incredible array of species found within these regions, from elephant seals and penguins to parrots and iguanas, includes some 180 endemic plants, 22 endemic birds, 34 endemic reptiles and amphibians, and an impressive 685 endemic terrestrial invertebrates – 16 times the number found in the UK.
Taxonomic groups
When looking at the results of the study by taxonomic group, it becomes clear that some groups are faring far worse than others. Invertebrate groups appear to be struggling the most, with a reported 65% decline in moths.
"This report reveals that the UK's nature is in trouble – overall we are losing wildlife at an alarming rate," said Dr Mark Eaton, a lead author on the report. "These declines are happening across all countries and UK Overseas Territories, habitats and species groups, although it is probably greatest amongst insects, such as our moths, butterflies and beetles. Other once common species like the lesser spotted woodpecker, barbastelle bat and hedgehog are vanishing before our eyes."
Continued pressure, but increasing hope
Pressures on the UK's wildlife, from climate change to pollution and habitat loss, continue to grow. However, with the alarming results of The State of Nature report comes a positive message, with conservationists and wildlife organisations rising to the challenge to protect, reintroduce and translocate species, and to create and restore dwindling habitats where resources allow.
Sir David has described the groundbreaking study as both a stark warning and a sign of hope, saying, "For 60 years I have travelled the world exploring the wonders of nature and sharing that wonder with the public. But as a boy my first inspiration came from discovering the UK's own wildlife. This report shows that our species are in trouble, with many declining at a worrying rate. However, we have in this country a network of passionate conservation groups supported by millions of people who love wildlife. The experts have come together today to highlight the amazing nature we have around us and to ensure that it remains here for generations to come."
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But we're a pretty ruthless bunch here at CNET, so narrowing the list down to just five selections wasn't easy. For this list, I went with my personal picks. That meant leaving out the abysmal ZTE Score M, since I already roasted that thing in my "Top 5 phones to avoid." I also left out products like the HP Pavilion HPE Phoenix h9z and Kodak ESP 3.2 All-in-One Printer, because they were more chronically disappointing than truly awful.
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The seal of the confessional creates a bond of confidentiality stronger than that enjoyed by attorneys and their clients or doctors and their patients. It is an absolute, said Father Lou Vallone, pastor of two parishes in the Diocese of Pittsburgh and an adjunct professor of canon law at Duquesne University.
It's serious enough that, years ago, when Father Vallone was called to testify about a penitent who came to him, he packed a bag with a change of clothes and some books to read, fully expecting to be jailed for contempt of court for refusing to divulge information about the man's demeanor before he entered the confessional.
Father Vallone never actually was called to testify; the man switched his plea to guilty before his trial reached that point. But given his experience, Father Vallone has been closely watching the case of Father Jeff Bayhi and the Diocese of Baton Rouge.
Father Bayhi and his diocese were sued in July 2009 by the parents of a girl who was in Father Bayhi's parish and who says she disclosed an inappropriate sexual relationship with another parishioner in at least three confessions in 2008, when the girl was 14. Her parents claimed the priest failed in his duty as a mandatory reporter of suspected child abuse. The man involved was 64 and a prominent parishioner at Our Lady of the Assumption in Clinton, Louisiana.
According to the lawsuit, the girl — Rebecca Mayeux, now 20 years old — said that Father Bayhi told her to deal with the situation herself and "sweep it under the floor." When Mayeux's parents became aware of the relationship, they reported it to the police, and the man involved was being investigated by the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Department when he died from complications following surgery, according to a ruling issued by the Louisiana Supreme Court in May. That ruling says that the trial court should hold a hearing to find out whether Father Bayhi learned of the abuse only in the context of confession, and whether any information he obtained outside the confessional triggered his duty to report the abuse to authorities. There is also a question of whether the priest could be obligated to testify if Mayeux waives the confidentiality of her confession.
Father Bayhi has refused to discuss what may have been said in any confession, a stance for which he has the strong support of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. "This matter is of serious consequence to all religions, not just the Catholic faith. The statutes involved in this matter address 'sacred communications,' which are confidential and are exempt from mandatory reporting," said the diocese in a statement July 7.
A priest simply cannot refer to what occurred in the confessional ever again, even if it is to prevent a crime or help a victim. What he could do in a case like the one described in the court filings, Father Vallone said, is to encourage the penitent to report the crime outside of the confessional. "The first thing I would say to a girl in that situation is that it is not her sin," Father Vallone said. "She is a victim. And I would use every persuasive means I could think of to get her to tell her parents, tell the police, tell me after I get out of the confessional."
References to meetings between Father Bayhi and the man involved, and between Father Bayhi and Mayeux's parents about the excessive emails exchanged between Mayeux and the man muddy the waters in the Louisiana case. If there was information from those meetings that led Father Bayhi to suspect sexual abuse, then that information would not be covered by the seal of the confessional.
Father Vallone and Father John Beal, a professor of canon law at The Catholic University of America, agree that the seal of the confessional must be upheld, even over civil law, because the stakes are so high. "This is literally for the salvation of your soul," Father Vallone said.
"The only ordinary way for a member of the faithful to be reconciled to God and the Church following a serious sin is through the sacrament of penance, and confession requires people to expose their consciences," Father Beal said.
Priests who violate the seal of the confessional excommunicate themselves, and the decision to reinstate them can only come from the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith in the Holy See. For the most part, civil courts respect the seal. "By and large, every jurisdiction in the United States does have a statute recognizing the confessor-penitent privilege," Father Beal said. "However, in many jurisdictions in this country, the privilege is understood to benefit the penitent only. Therefore, the civil law would obligate the confessor to honor the sacramental seal as long as the penitent has not released it."
That means the penitent could, under the civil law in those jurisdictions, decide to waive confidentiality, and a court could attempt to compel the confessor to testify. It's not easy to say whether canon law allows the penitent to open the seal, as it were, despite the statement from the Diocese of Baton Rouge.
"There is no definitive Church statement about the possibility of a penitent releasing the confessor from the obligation to confidentiality," Father Beal said, adding that a number of canonists, from St. Thomas Aquinas to the authors of a 20th century exegetical commentary on the sacrament from the Opus Dei university in Pamplona, Spain, have at least allowed for the possibility.
However, there are moral issues involved with sharing information from a confession as well as legal issues, including finding a way to be certain the penitent has in no way been coerced into waiving the right to confidentiality, the danger of confusing other members of the faithful about whether information they share in confession could be revealed and causing scandal.
Because of this, there are experts who would agree with the diocese's contention that the penitent cannot open the confessional to view.
"There is a minority opinion that the penitent cannot do so, and that is probably the safer view," Father Beal said.
Michelle Martin writes from Illinois.
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Name: Djon
Gender: Male
Age: 54
I'm a 54-year-old man, who 3 years ago managed to finally come out and live the life I so desperately longed for all my life. My question — is there a biological clock in men like the issues women have to deal with in menopause. During the last years of my marriage there was no sex life other than with myself. Now I'm living a fantastic life, with a great man who I love very much. I know there is more to life than sex but now that I'm finally able to express myself physically with a man my ability to perform is just not working.
I've tried Viagra and such years ago. They used to work in maintaining an erection, it was just by myself, but I always had fun. The headache's and discomforts from the meds bring up the question — do I really want to take this?
But now the med's don't even help, and as for my libido it suffers with my lack of ability. I've been tested for testosterone levels and they say I'm right where I should be at for my age. I've seen two doctors about the issue and when they find out my partner's sex they don't want to deal with it and seem to just pass it off as an age thing.
I'm in fairly decent good shape, I exercise 3 – 4 days a week at the gym, can you send me any advice on a path to take.
A little frustrated: Djon
A little frustrated? Holy cow, darlin', you sound a lot frustrated. I don't blame ya. You finally find what's been missing throughout your whole life only to discover that your plumbing is now givin' out on you. Ain't that a bitch! And before I continue I want to tell you and all the other alternative lifestyle people in my audience, don't settle for a sex-negative physician no matter what. Dion, find yourself a sex-positive doctor that will look beyond your choice of partner and give you the respect you deserve! Damn, I hate shit like that.
You raise an interesting question about the aging process when you ask if men experience something similar to menopause in women. The short answer is — yeah, you betcha! In fact, it even has a name; andropause. I've written and spoken extensively about this very subject. Here's what I want you to do. Look for the CATEGORIES section in the sidebar, look for the category — AGING. There you will find everything I've written and said about Andropause, and Sex and Aging.
You'll find a whole lot more information there than I can put together for you in this posting. However, I can offer you an overview. It's only been recently that the medical industry has started to pay attention to the impact changing hormonal levels have on the male mind and body. Most often andropause is misdiagnosed as depression and treated with an antidepressant. WRONG!
Every man will experience a decrease testosterone, the "male" hormone, as he ages. This decline is gradual, often spanning ten to fifteen years on average. While the gradual decrease of testosterone does not display the profound effects that menopause does, the end results are similar.
And listen, when a physician says that your testosterone level falls within an acceptable range, he/she isn't telling you much. Let's just say you had an elevated level of testosterone all your life, till now. Let's say that you now register on the lower end of "acceptable". That would mean that you've had a significant loss in testosterone. But your doctor wouldn't know that, because he has no baseline for your normal testosterone level to begin with.
There is no doubt that a man's sexual response changes with advancing age and the decrease of testosterone. Sexual urges diminish, erections are harder to come by, they're not as rigid, there's less jizz shot with less oomph. And our refractory period (or interval) between erections is more pronounced too.
Andropausal men might want to consider Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT). Just know that most medical professionals, like yours, Dion, resist testosterone therapy. Some mistakenly link Testosterone Replacement Therapy with prostate cancer. Even though recent evidence shows prostatic disease is estrogen-dependent rather than testosterone-dependent. I encourage you to be fully informed about TRT before you approach your doctor, your new sex positive doctor, because the best medicine is practiced collaboratively — by you and your doctor.
Finally, getting the lead back in your pencil, so to speak, may simply be an issue of taking more time with arousal play. Don't expect to go from zero to 60 in a matter of seconds like you once did. Also, use a cockring. But most of all, fuckin' relax, why don't cha already. Your anxiety is short-circuiting your wood, my friend. And only you can stop that.
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Stay calm. It�s a long season. The Penguins just had a stretch of three games, all losses, in which they failed to score an even-strength goal.
This brought back memories from the spring, when the Penguins� high-powered offense sputtered and conked out in the playoff loss to Boston.
When Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are healthy and the Penguins can�t score 5-on-5, something is wrong. It�s up to the coaching staff to make the necessary strategic corrections.
But there shouldn�t be any doubt that the problems are correctable. Maybe it�s as simple as getting more traffic in front of the net.
The Penguins have long had a tendency to value the pretty play over the gritty one. With their skill level, they always think they�re just one no-look pass from scoring.
But when goals are hard to come by, back to basics almost always works.
Crowd the net and take advantage of deflections and easy rebounds. People call them garbage goals, but there�s no premium for style points. One that glances off a skate counts as much as a breakaway.
The return to the full 82-game schedule requires a perspective adjustment.
The lockout limited last season to 48 games. Points were at a premium. A long losing streak could be devastating. The 82-game schedule is more forgiving. A team can have a bad month and still recover.
All things considered, the Penguins aren�t in bad shape, even with the losing streak. There�s plenty of time to get things right and maximize this team�s considerable talent.
It�s only November.
Bill Mazeroski�s champagne-stained jersey from the 1960 World Series brought $632,500 at auction.
That�s probably close to the amount of money Mazeroski was paid for his 17-year career with the Pirates.
The items he put up for bids sold for about $1.7 million. Good for him. At 77, he�s established a nice trust fund for his sons and grandchildren, and it�s more likely the items sold will now be on public display.
If you spend $632,500 on a shirt, you probably want to show it off.
Some people are upset that Andrew McCutchen was listed as low as fourth on one of the MVP ballots cast from St. Louis. The bigger injustice is that Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was ninth on one of the ballots from Pittsburgh.
As much as everyone likes PNC Park, it was a huge waste of money when Three Rivers Stadium was demolished after 30 years of use.
It was ugly, but it was still functional. The Steelers doomed Three Rivers when they jumped on the stadium-financing bandwagon and insisted on a new venue packed with luxury boxes.
That�s how we got Heinz Field, which is ugly but functional.
Every elected official who�s ever caved in to the stadium shakedown must have been chilled by the news that the Braves will seek a new ballpark, hoping to abandon Turner Field, which opened in 1997.
Three Rivers lasted half as long as Forbes Field did. Has the shelf life of publicly-financed sports palaces grown even shorter?
There are persistent rumors that 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM) will be breaking up one of its most dysfunctional on-air teams soon.
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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger is on the list of "Who to watch in Week 4" in the SEC, but so is the quarterback for the opponent the Tigers will face Saturday.
According to a report by Brian Tynes, the much-maligned Mettenberger has quietly been having a stellar year. Mettenberger has thrown for 797 yards and nine touchdowns with no interceptions and is drawing mentions in the Heisman Trophy discussion.
He is currently 21st in the nation in passing yards and second in the SEC, behind only Johnny Manziel. He's first in the conference and third nationally in passing efficiency with a 205.3 rating and tied for sixth in the country in passing touchdowns.
LSU is 3-0 on the season, but the best team the Tigers have faced is TCU, which is now 1-2 and out of the top 25. LSU faces Auburn in Death Valley on Saturday. It will be the first SEC opponent for LSU.
According to Tynes, Auburn's defense is not the best Mettenberger and LSU's offence will face, but it will be a nice tune-up for Georgia.
On the other side, Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall also has his Tigers at 3-0. They are also 1-0 in the SEC. Marshall has thrown for 585 yards and four touchdowns in three games, but this will be Auburn's first away game of the season.
Against Mississippi State last week, Marshall threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns, but he also had two interceptions. He guided the Tigers on a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter, capped by an 11-yard touchdown pass.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN.
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (Nov. 17, 2011) – A week after opening up its season against Tennessee Tech, the ETSU women's basketball team will finally return to the hardwood when the Lady Bucs take on UAB Friday evening in the consolation round of the Preseason WNIT. Tip is set for 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) inside Burton Coliseum, located on the campus of McNeese State University.
The Lady Bucs suffered an 87-76 setback to the Golden Eagles last Friday night despite sophomore Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) scoring a team-high 22 points. ETSU dug itself a deep hole by falling behind by 23 points early in the second half, but after the Lady Bucs finally found their rhythm, they were able to cut the deficit to seven with less than three minutes to play. However, three consecutive three-pointers by Tennessee Tech's Kellie Cook put the end to any Lady Buccaneer rally as the Golden Eagles hung on for the 11-point victory.
ETSU, who finished 15th in the country last season in free throw shooting, managed to shoot 87.5 percent (28-32) from the charity stripe in the season opener. Mitchell netted a career-high 12 free throws, while Tosha Austin (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Tarita Gordon (Wichita, Kan.), Shawn Randall (Orlando, Fla.), and Gwen Washington (Manassas, Va.) combined to go 14-for-14 at the free throw line against Tennessee Tech. The Lady Bucs enter Friday's game as the top free throw shooting team in the A-Sun with their 87.5 clip.
Like the Lady Bucs, UAB is coming off a loss in its Preseason WNIT opener as Chattanooga handed the Blazers a 65-59 loss last Friday night inside Chattanooga's McKenzie Arena. The Blazers led for more than 12 minutes in the second half, but with 2:27 left in the game Chattanooga took the lead and never looked back. Junior guard Amber Jones finished with 16 points, six assists, five rebounds, and four steals, while sophomore forward Karisma Chapman also scored 16 points in the losing effort.
UAB is coming off its first 20-win campaign since the 2000-01 season after winning the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational with a 20-15 record. The Blazers, who were selected sixth in the Conference USA Preseason Poll, return nine letterwinners and five players who saw significant minutes in 2010-11.
The Lady Bucs and Blazers have met six times in program history with the series being knotted at three games apiece. The last time ETSU played UAB was on Dec. 17, 1995, and the Lady Bucs defeated the Blazers, 84-80, in the South Florida Holiday Classic in Tampa.
The winner of the ETSU/UAB game will take on the winner of McNeese State/Manhattan, while the losing teams will also face each other on Saturday afternoon. Game times for Saturday are set for 1 p.m. (Eastern) and 3 p.m.; however, McNeese State will automatically be placed in the 1 o'clock game.
McNeese State, the reigning Southland Conference champion, lost to UCLA 67-59 last week in Los Angeles, while Manhattan – who posted a school-record 24 wins a year ago – fell to Hartford, 64-45.
Fans unable to make the trip to Lake Charles can watch both Lady Buccaneer games online through mcneesesports.com, while live stats will also be provided courtesy of the McNeese State media relations department. Fans can also get all the updates on Twitter @ETSUAthletics.
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Release Label: Coldharbour Recordings
Release Code: CLHR092
Release Date: April 26th 2010
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You can bluff when you're losing, but never rewind." A perfect fit to Markus Schulz's Las Vegas '10 compilation, as mystery and darkness unfold in the prog-trancy 'Meant to be Free'. A thick production from the hands of Russian sound-rider Anton Firtich, flirting with the lush vocals of Victoria Mazze. A strong track that deserves to be played out loud only.
Remixes hail from Russia with fellow-producer Cramp on the job, turning 'Meant to be Free' into an anthem of progressive depth, and Slovakian 'Vegas' producer Robert Burian, intensifying the big room and distortive prog sound on this beauty.
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Billy and Victoria are out for dinner. She's already eating for two. They discuss how another baby will bring them closer. She gushes about babies and how much she wants her kid to have a sibling. They joke about naming the kid Victor. He worries that the fertility treatments might fail. She says that's okay. Across the room, Katherine is with Cane. She admits she thinks she has Alzheimer's. He thinks she should speak to a doctor. She tells him about her memory problems. She's horrified that she will soon forget the people she loves. He says she might just have Lyme disease. She insists she doesn't have another tic. He prods her to see a doctor.
E-Z Bake.
Katherine seeks help, Chelsea tells Adam her news and Nick's plans are interrupted.
Cane takes Katherine to the hospital. She says she will call him when she's finished and sends him away. Katherine tries giving herself a pep talk but can't remember the president's name. Down the hall, Chloe drops by to see Chelsea. They discuss the coma case's will. Chelsea assumes that Victor is off counting his billions rather than holding vigil for his son. She turns to complaining about Sharon and then beats herself up for how she treated Adam. "What if he dies never knowing that I love him… never knowing that he's going to be a father?" she worries. Chloe urges her to try telling him now. Chelsea heads into Adam's room alone and tells him he's going to be a dad. Meanwhile, Billy and Victoria arrive at the hospital and he starts pacing as they wait for their appointment. Then they discuss baby names until they bump into Chloe. She starts taunting Victoria about Adam. Billy tells her he'd like to spend more time with Delia. Victoria wanders down the hall and manages to eavesdrop on Chelsea talking to Adam about being pregnant. Her jaw drops.
Dylan is drinking at Bar U. The lady bartender wonders who he is drinking to forget. Some dude starts coming on to her. Dylan tells him to back off. "You gonna make me?" says the dude. Dylan advises him to back off so the guy teases him about being a loser. Dylan pounds him.
At the office, Lily tries talking business with Tyler. He fills her in about the trial. His father has cost him his mother and sister. The misery led him to graffiti. He blames Avery for turning his sister against him. Lily's not sure he hates his father as much as he claims. She thinks he can't let go of his hate. Ty thinks she's wrong. She pushes him to admit that his dad loves him. Lily asks what his real name is. It's Davis Rogan. When she gives him a hug, Cane walks in and flips out.
Avery gets home and finds that Nick has prepared a romantic dinner for her. They chat about Adam and toast to getting into a new routine. When she slips away to change, he takes out a ring. Later, all of her favorite dishes are delivered. At the end, he pulls out an E-Z Bake oven cake. She's impressed. He's about to ask her something when the bartender calls her to say that Dylan has been arrested.
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Denise Richards has a curious distinction in the world of 007, but it's one she'd rather live without.
The 36-year-old actress was named the Worst Bond Girl Ever by fans, reports the UK's Daily Mail from an unscientific poll.
Richards played nuclear physicist Christmas Jones (you call her Dr. Jones!), a scientist with a penchant for midriff-baring tanktops and short shorts, in 1999's "The World is Not Enough" opposite Pierce Brosnan playing the British super spy.
One fan commented, "Even Q didn't have a gadget to escape from that disaster."
The second most-hated Bond girl was former "Charlie's Angels"/"That '70s Show" actress Tanya Roberts who played geologist Stacey Sutton in 1985's "A View to a Kill."
The original Bond girl Ursula Andress was named the best for playing Honey Ryder in "Dr. No." Her emergence from the water is an iconic scene. Second in line for praise is ex-"Avengers" star Honor Blackman, who played the colorfully named Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger."
Blackman was noted for "introducing fans to the series' first real woman -- a gorgeous dame who can fly a plane and kick butt as well as coo and woo."
The full lists of Worst and Best Bond Girls follow:
1. Denise Richards as Dr Christmas Jones in "The World Is Not Enough"
2. Tanya Roberts as Stacey Sutton in "A View To A Kill"
3. Corrine Clery as Corinne Dufour in "Moonraker"
4. Maryam D'Abo as Kara Milovy in "The Living Daylights"
5. Karin Dor as Helga Brandt in "You Only Live Twice"
6. Britt Ekland as Mary Goodnight in "The Man With the Golden Gun"
7. Carey Lowell as Pam Bouvier in "License to Kill"
8. Lois Chiles as Holly Goodhead in "Moonraker"
9. Lynn-Holly Johnson as Lili Bahl in "For Your Eyes Only"
10. Maud Adams as Octopussy in, you guessed it, "Octopussy"
1. Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in "Dr. No"
2. Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger"
3. Diana Rigg as Tracey Divicenzo in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
4. Eva Green as Vesper Lynd in "Casino Royale"
5. Barbara Bach as Anya Amasova in "The Spy Who Loved Me"
6. Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp in "Goldeneye"
7. Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin in "Tommorrow Never Dies"
8. Lotte Enya as Rosa Klebb in "From Russia With Love"
9. Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in "Diamonds Are Forever"
10. Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock in "For Your Eyes Only"