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This privacy policy will explain how Places AB (org.no 559213-9694) uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website (joinplaces.co) and our mobile application. Our website and our mobile application together will in this document be referred to as the "Places Platform".
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Places's privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
What data do we collect?
Places collects and stores the following data:
Information you give us
You may give us information about you by making a booking or filling in forms on the Places Platform or by corresponding with us by phone, email or otherwise. Often, this is personal identification information (name, email address, phone number, etc.). This includes information you provide when you:
- Register to use the Places Platform;
- Sign up to receive news;
- Enter a competition, promotion or survey; and
- Participate in social media functions on the Places Platform.
Information we collect from you
We may collect, store and use information about your visits to the Places Platform and about your device through which you access the Places Platform. This includes the following information:
- Technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address, your login information, your browser type and settings, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and geographical location; and
- Information about your visits and use of the Places Platform, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through and from our Site, pages you viewed and searched for, page response times, length of visits to certain pages, referral source/exit pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks and mouse-overs), and website navigation and search terms used.
We may also collect information about you from other sources, such as commercially available sources.
How will we use your data?
Places collects your data so that we can:
- Carry out the services you request from us online on the Places Platform;
- Provide you with information that you request from us;
- Administer the Places Platform including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
- Improve the Places Platform to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer, mobile device or other item of hardware through which you access the Places Platform;
- Keep the Places Platform safe and secure; and
- Contact you for market research purposes.
How do we store your data?
Places securely stores your data on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of the Places Platform, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Places Platform; any transmission is at your own risk.
How long do we keep your information?
We will keep your data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or for as long as we are required by law.
When you have given us consent, Places will send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like. If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date. You have the right at any time to stop Places from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to other members of the Places Group. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact us as given in "How to contact us" above.
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Places would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access – You have the right to request Places for copies of your personal data.
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- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Places transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us as given in "How to contact us" above.
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Changes to our privacy policy
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Noticed an issue there this evening.
The AssettoCorsa server and Stracker are up and running no probs, but it seems as though the Game panel cannot "see" the servers. It thinks they are offline. Not sure when this started, was working ok when I was using it yesterday.
Not in need of an urgent fix, just thought I would let you guys know about the issue.

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Great person to work with. Larissa is helpful and knowledgeable.
Larissa Burk was and is one of the best to work with on home buying. She help me every step of the way made it easy and my home buying experience a dream come true. I would work with her anytime in the future.
We loved working with Larissa! She was always professional and friendly, and we felt like her top priority! She responded to emails and phone calls immediately and found us a great home very quickly. We appreciated having her on our side!
Larissa found a great deal on an investment property for our company. She was very patient with us and ended up getting us a new roof in the deal. Thanks!
Thanks to Larissa, we had an amazing experience purchasing our first home. She was extremely patient, knowledgeable, and reliable. We came to her with a firm deadline to be out of our apartment in 6 months. She was always finding homes that met what both my husband and I were looking for, and we both had completely different criteria. After about 5 months of searching, my husband and I decided to build and send Larissa a text telling her the news. About a week later she sent us an email saying she found a house that met both of our criteria and the house search was back on! She never gave up on us, which is single- handedly the reason we found the perfect house for our family. We cannot express our appreciation enough for Larissa's dedication and passion for the work she does.
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Larissa Burk, agent extraordinaire, "God she is good"! As a buyer I wanted exactly what I wanted. It seemed like she fully understood every detail I was looking for. She set up a few houses for the wife and me to look at and all of them were very close to what I was looking for. Then she took us to see "The House" that would be the one I ended up buying some 28 days later.
If you haven't bought or sold a house in a while or it is your first, you need someone like Larissa Burk by your side helping guide you every step of the way. She also kept me in the loop with how the loan was going and all aspects of the purchase. When things went a little wrong she stepped in, with her expertise, and got everything back on track and all the time making it seem easy. That is the mark of a true professional.
When you meet her you will know you want her on your team!
Mark & Peggy Schultz
Larissa was awesome to work with. She helped us find a home that met both our criteria. Right when we gave up on finding a house, she would send an email with another listing. She's very knowledgeable of the area and isn't scared to advocate for her clients!
08/04/2015 – jennyh287
Larissa Burk is by far the most helpful and professional Real Estate Agent I have ever worked with, and I have worked with a few. Larissa from day one was able to assist in my every need in buying a home. The recent purchase of my home was riddled with unexpected surprises, a fire being the biggest, but Larissa was able to deal with each situation with the finesse of a seasoned Real Estate Agent. Larissa assisted me in finding the most beautiful home I could have ever imagined living in. She is more then a Real Estate Agent she is a friend and advocate who will always be welcomed in my home. Thank you Larissa!
01/22/2016 – kaylizard22
Everything Larissa has promised, she delivered. She treats our low $100k house as if it was a several thousand dollar house. She's so enthusiastic, she's a valued member of our flipping team. She's a pleasure to work with.
01/22/2016 – turnerc73
From the time we contacted Larissa to list the house, she was at our service. She kept us informed, offered advice and was prompt in all communication. In addition to using many forms of marketing and advertising, Larissa held two open house events in four weeks. When the house sold, she guided us through the closing process and made sure it was convenient for us. She is professional, kind, enthusiastic and eager to bring the buyers/sellers to a successful sale.


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Instep Dance Magazine Articles
Reprints of monthly column as first appearing in Instep Dance Magazine.
March 2000
Back Pain - Part 5: Dance Tips for Better Posture
By Rick Allen, DC
"Better health leads to better dancing."
As promised, here are some suggestions for improving dance posture from my instructor, Michelle Uttke.
- Ground yourself - imagine your feet are suction cups sticking to the floor.
- Center yourself over the balls of your feet.
- Stand with good dancing posture:
- Imagine a balloon lifting your head,
- Keep your chin level,
- Torso/chest up - Imagine upper back at T4 pulled up and back (T4 is the fourth thoracic vertebra, located about _ the way down your back, between your shoulder blades.),
- Shoulders down, with shoulder blades back,
- Lift your abdominal wall,
- Put your hip joints forward, and
- Drop your tailbone toward the floor, rather than tucking your tail.
- Remember to push from the standing leg.
- Position the woman's elbows parallel to the floor.
- Position the man's right wrist at the back of the woman's armpit, palm cupping the shoulder blade. The man's right hand should point slightly downward, which will help keep his right elbow up.
- The man's left and woman's right hands interlock at the heel of the hand. In Latin dance, the woman's arm is at a right angle and the man will meet her also at a right angle. In Smooth dance, the arms are more stretched out to the left, forming an obtuse angle.
- In Latin, the man and woman's pelvis are squared up evenly. In Smooth, the man and woman are offset slightly, with the man's right hip even with the woman's belly button, allowing them to travel in line of dance without tripping over each other.
- The man keeps his shape like a statue with isometric resistance; the woman actively pushes against him. (Note that dance posture is more upright and exaggerated than everyday posture. You should stand tall everyday, but not be a statue!) The man leads the woman from his bone structure; the woman follows the man from the man's muscle structure.
- The man and woman move through space from the center of mass in the pelvis at the level of the belly button.
Request for my readers
Try positioning yourself as Michelle suggests. Let me know how you are doing. Send or e-mail me some before and after photos. If it is OK with you, I'd like to show the changes in a future issue. I'm willing to show you before and after photos of myself, too!
Beside the articles in this series, other articles directly about posture are:
- December 1999, January 2000, February 2000, March 2000 - Current series on back pain and correcting posture.
- December 1998: Psoas - Hidden Influence on Posture
- September 1997: Better Posture…Better Health…Better Dancing
- June 1996: The Graceful Illusion.
You are invited to watch a half-hour video of good and bad posture on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida by Paul St. John, LMT. It is a real eye-opener. Please call if you would like to watch it at my clinic.
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Senator Reid seems comfortable with clandestine negotiations in order to ensure passage of any type of health reform. This course, aside from being politically dubious and whimsical, is fiscally reckless, and with its passage, will continue to add to the debt that will straddle future generations with a significant amount of fiscal stress.
As with the previous health reform bills, the assumptions and parameters the Congressional Budget Office must use will likely score this new bill as deficit neutral. Yet, the price tag for the overall bill will not changed, and will include massive expansions of Medicare and Medicaid making the long-term fiscal outlook in the US dismal at best.
Now, Congress wants to also raise the debt limit to finance more spending—including any type of health reform. Existing healthcare entitlement spending is already on an unsustainable course, however, and the intergenerational fiscal imbalance will only worsen, where future generations will face substantially higher net lifetime tax rates, permanently lower federal government purchases and transfers, or some combination of the two policy changes.
Ever-rising fiscal imbalance means that future generations will continue to face higher net total payments to the government than current generations. This translates to higher life time tax rates for future generations—estimated in 1999 to be at 71.1 percent. This also means that future generations will pay a disproportionately high level of net total payments to the government. In other words, a newborn in future generations will have to pay permanently higher net total payments (significantly exceeding 100 percent) than a current newborn to restore fiscal balance. Since the debt levels in 2009 are the highest in history—significantly higher than in 1999—and there are no proposed adjustments over the short-run there will be far higher permanent lifetime net tax rates faced by future generations.
In sum, this legislation only pushes restoring fiscal sanity into the future. As the burden of this fiscal strain is continually delayed, though, this permanent strain will be borne by future generations. This is in addition, of course, to the fact that expanding fiscally draining government programs that are in dire need of reform will never be the right solution.


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Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today inaugurated the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission School at Khaso village in presence of MoS Home Kiren Rijiju, Health Parliamentary Secretary Phurpa Tsering and PHED Parliamentary Secretary Kumsi Sidisow.
The foundation stone for the school was laid in February 2008 by former Chief Minister late Dorjee Khandu and was started on 17th May 2011 with enrollment of 49 students from all over Arunachal.
In a simple function organised at school auditorium, the Chief Minister thanked the contribution of late Dorjee Khandu and former Dirang MLA Tsering Gyurmey for bringing Sarada Mission to this remote corner of the state. He also thanked the land donors and appreciated their step as visionary and in the interest of the development of the area.
He lauded the contribution of Sarada Mission School in upliftment of tribal girls who are today well placed in different professions and have become asset to their community.
For school to sustain financially, the Chief Minister announced Rs 5 crore as corpus fund. He also assured to sanction funds for building of transit camp cum administrative building at Guwahati for coordination between Sarada Mission, Khonsa and Dirang. On land for transit camp, the Chief Minister assured to place request with the CM of Assam. On incompletion of various infrastructures works undertaken under NLCPR for the school, Khandu assured to clear all pending document works and payment of state matching share.
In his message to the students, the Chief Minister advised them to come upto expectations of their parents and the society. He also urged them to contribute back for the society.
Rijiju in his speech promised two buses for the school and also assured to take up incomplete infrastructure works under NLCPR for the school.
Earlier the visiting dignitaries inspected the hostel, classrooms, prayer hall, computer room and library. Senior students from the school exhibited their knowledge on working of various modern gadgets through handmade models.


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DAY 2 Tuesday
No alarm clock. A nice way to start the day.
I made coffee and heated a half of blueberry muffin I had bought in advance for just this occasion. I usually don't let myself eat much bread. I savored it. I covered it in butter and waited while it melted into the cake. I will eat the other half tomorrow.
I was drawn to do some work that involved using my lap top. After finishing up I began doing research on blogging. I lost time, as well as, my sense of well being in my search. My reptilian brain was back. This time reminding me I will never sufficiently understand this blogging stuff, I am too old, I don't have the time, drive, focus, whatever it takes to be successful. By the end of the lecture I felt defeated, hopeless and disappointed in myself. I was also very cold. Sometimes this happens when I am working on the computer, I get cold. Maybe the computer is sucking my warmth like a solar panel and feeding my lizard mind.
So I got in a hot tub. In the middle of the day. Go Figure! As my body temp rose so did my hopes and belief in myself. Being kind to myself seemed to contradict to all I believed earlier. What a valuable discovery. Instead of joining my negativity I was kind to myself and melted the monster.
I got out of the tub and took an hour nap (on the couch), then headed off, refreshed, rested and believing in myself, to the coffee shop to do some blogging. You are reading the fruits of my day.


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To fully enjoy your vacation in complete safety, it is important to wear systematically your ski helmet and to adjust it to your head
There's no doubt about it, spring is on its way! It is the perfect time to enjoy the sun and snow which still remains on the slopes.
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Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Program Leader
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Salary
- compensation commensurate with experience
- Posted
- January 25 2019
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- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Discipline
- Physical Sciences, Health Sciences
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- Academia
Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Program Leader
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
The Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Winship) in partnership with Emory School of Medicine invites applications from outstanding candidates for a tenure-eligible faculty position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor, commensurate with experience to lead the Winship Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Program. We seek exceptional individuals with dynamic and innovative cancer research programs and an established leadership record. Candidate should have a specific research focus in cancer genetics, epigenetics, genomics, DNA damage and repair, or bioinformatics. Successful candidates will be expected to maintain an independent cancer-focused federally funded research program and to participate in cancer center activities as a research program leader. This recruiting effort is part of a strategic initiative to recruit an outstanding research program leader to advance the mission and vision of Winship while supporting Winship's NCI Cancer Center Support Grant. Successful candidates will represent the research program at the institutional level and drive multi-disciplinary collaborative research to advance the four specific themes of the research program:
- To understand the mechanisms by which cells recognize, repair, and respond to the DNA damage and how failure of these systems drive genetics or chromosomal instability
- To understand the basic mechanisms by which epigenetics influences the regulation of gene expression and the maintenance of cellular identity, and how defects in these mechanisms contribute to oncogenesis
- To determine how the genetic/epigenetic disruption of key driver genes contributes to the initiation and progression of human cancers
- To exploit the inter-individual variation in genomic/epigenomic signatures to facilitate the molecular classification of tumors, with the goal of developing better diagnostic and predictive tools.
As Georgia's first and only National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winship serves as the coordinating center for a vast array of resources in medical, surgical, radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging, basic and translational research and the subspecialties of cancer care and prevention throughout Emory University. Winship has 460 clinical and research members with academic appointments in over 39 departments across the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health at Emory University. In total, Winship members hold over $85 million in direct research funding. Winship is home to four research programs: Cancer Cell Biology, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics, Cancer Prevention and Control, and Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics. To learn more about the Winship Cancer Institute, visit http://www.winshipcancer.emory.edu
Emory School of Medicine is renowned as a premier research institution, and now ranks 17th among all US medical schools in total NIH research support. The Emory University's many research facilities, graduate and professional schools, main hospital, and undergraduate college campus occupy a 600-acre park-like setting in northeast Atlanta. The close proximity to downtown Atlanta and partner institutions such as the Georgia Institute of Technology, the National Centers for Disease Control, and the American Cancer Society provides unique opportunities for multidisciplinary interactions and a vibrant academic and urban/suburban environment.
Successful candidates will hold a PhD, MD or MD/PhD degree, postdoctoral training and a strong track record of peer-reviewed research publications and extramural funding. It is expected that for candidates will maintain funding from the National Cancer Institute. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter describing their background and experience, curriculum vitae, and a short statement of research direction to:
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'Superman' Ahn Hyun-soo reveals his daughter Jane and life in Russia! [The Return of Superman]# Entertainment 2017.10.20 View : 6442
Short-track speed-skater Ahn Hyun soo (Viktor Ahn) makes a special appearance in 'Superman'!
Ahn Hyun Soo challenges himself to take care of his daughter by himself for 48 hours. Hyun Soo and Jane spend the day alone. They draw pictures, do exercises and go shopping together. He is a kind father and romantic husband. Jane melts her dad's heart with her irresistible charms!
Ah Hyun Soo explains why he decided to appear in 'Superman' saying, "I wanted my wife, who has been taking care of our household for the past 6 years in Russia, to take a break. I also wanted to spend time with just my daughter for the first time to make memories and get closer to her."
The daily life of Ahn Hyun Soo and his family in Moscow, Russia will be revealed on the upcoming episode.
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The 30's were one of the most elegant decades of the past century. Proofs of this may be seen at the exhibition staged until January 20th, 2019 at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London (83 Bermondsey Street). The exhibition "Night and Day: 1930s Fashion and Photographs" will explore about 100 day and evening styles of the decade, reflecting the taste of great tailors of that time such as Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, MadeleineVionnet.
The exhibition is divided into sections and it opens with "Escapism", which alludes to the search for "elsewhere"- a better place- a very common idea of the decade. After the fall of Wall Street in 1929, in fact, people were obsessed with financial worries and they tried to escape from everyday life by finding shelter in Hollywood films or in the search for beauty. The other sections of the exhibition deal with the theme of free time ("Sport and Leisure") or clothing worn by middle class people living in the suburbs ("Suburbia"). The exhibition is completed by a collection of images shot by well-known photographers of the time such as Dorothy Wilding, Paul Tanqueray and Ernest Bachrach.
A whole space is dedicated to the English photographer Cecil Beaton entitled "Cecil Beaton: Thirty from the 1930s – Fashion, Film, Fantasy", which stages 30 of his shots portraying great celebrities of the time including Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Marlene Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, Katharine Hepburn, Salvador Dali and Queen Elizabeth II.
Above: Loretta Young photographed by Cecil Beaton.


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Skype calling with Alexa has started to roll out to customers in Australia, New Zealand, US, UK, India and Canada, according to Amazon and its Alexa media people.
We're told that this new integration provides "a convenient, hands-free way to connect with friends and family around the world by simply using voice -- just in time for the holidays!"
So, how does it work?
"Virtually celebrate the upcoming holidays with long distance relatives, catch up with international friends, and reconnect with loved ones far away by simply saying, "Alexa, call William on Skype" to reach him wherever he uses Skype".
Getting started is easy:
- In the Alexa App or on alexa.amazon.com, go to Menu > Settings > Communication
- Select the link to add a Skype account and a sign-in page will appear in the app
- Sign in with your Skype account information to complete linking your Skype account
There is a note, however - if you want the "the best Skype calling and video experience, update to version 8.34 or later".
Amazon also advises that "Customers can both make and receive hands-free Skype calls on their Echo devices and in Show Mode on Fire Tablets".
Meanwhile, "Skype video calling is supported on the Echo Show and Echo Spot".'
The official Skype blog post has more detail here, and here on the Alexa page on the Skype website, where you'll also find a couple of videos that I can't embed here, but are a click away.


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Description Matt eagerly accepted a movie studio executive's offer to bulk him up for a movie role. What he wasn't expecting, however, were the dramatic changes his special hormone milk would cause.
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Matt was in his manager's office in a meeting with a big studio executive. He had auditioned for the part of a buff, gorgeous superhero for the newest summer blockbuster the studio had cooked up. He had never expected to actually get the part, but sure enough his phone rang a couple days later.
"Now comes the fun part," the studio executive said. He smiled and pulled out a waver and confidentiality agreement for Matt to sign. "You will of course be involved in rigorous training to get your body in shape for the part, including a cutting-edge hormone stimulation treatment. Just to help with recovery time from your workouts."
This all sounded great to Matt. He got to work out and get payed at the same time.
"Awesome! Where do I sign?" He eagerly picked the pen up from the desk. The meeting concluded with the sound of pen scratching on paper and a reminder that training started the following morning.
The next morning Matt rolled out of bed, roughly shutting off his alarm clock. As he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, he glanced at his body in his full-length mirror. He'd always had a decent body: athletic, but the kind that could stand to hit the gym a little more. It fit his 5'10" frame pretty well, Matt thought. He always wished he had more body hair, but his cock was more than enough to prove his manliness. Matt closed his eyes and smiled as he felt his 6-inch soft cock swell slightly. Hard, it was 8 thick inches. Matt got dressed, grabbed a granola bar, and headed to training.
After the first few training sessions, Matt was starting to feel good about himself. He could actually see that he had gotten bigger even in this past week. His body felt tighter and his cock was pumped. As he posed in the mirror, his stomach rumbled. Whoa. He didn't feel hungry, but he suddenly had a craving for that drink the trainer gave him before every session. That must be the new hormone stimulation treatment. He hadn't really given it any thought until now, but he longed for the taste. It was only a small bottle, but the milky liquid was like crack to him.
He went to bed, tossing and turning until morning. When his alarm rang, he wasted no time in getting ready and leaving the house to go train. The sessions were all being held at some studio executive's house. It was in the hills and had its own private gym, so it was just Matt and his trainer.
Once he got there, Matt told the trainer, Tyler, that he had to go change. "Take your time man, you got here early today!" Tyler smiled at Matt. Matt thought for a second that Tyler might be into him. That thought quickly passed as he closed the door to the locker room behind him. Matt scanned the locker room. He knew that Tyler got the hormone milk from here, but he didn't know where the source was. He didn't have to look far—no one would need to hide anything in their own gym, right? Matt found a ten-gallon jug beside one of the lockers that appeared to be filled with the same milky orange liquid he craved so much. Matt glanced around to make sure Tyler hadn't crept up on him before picking up the jug and taking a couple gulps. Usually Tyler barely gave Matt half a gulp. Now, he was definitely quenching his thirst…
After taking a couple more swigs for good measure, Matt put the jug down. You could barely tell that any had been taken. He wiped the corners of his mouth and put the jug back, hurrying off to change and go train. His stomach bulged out slightly from the milk that was sloshing around. He didn't want to raise suspicions by being gone so long. But either way, he was sure it wouldn't matter if he was drinking a bit more than his share of the milk. It could only help him recover better, and there was no harm in that.
Matt was feeling sluggish after his workout. His skin was pumped and red hot and his balls ached. Tyler had worked him pretty hard, so he was looking forward to sleeping as soon as he got some food in him. God, he was hungry.
Matt pulled his car into the Taco Bell drive thru and ordered twenty bucks' worth of food. When it finally came, he just parked his car right outside the restaurant and started chowing down. After the food was all inhaled he sat back and patted his stomach. It was so full that it pushed his shirt up slightly so his belly button showed. Matt's hand brushed his slight happy trail. He looked downward suddenly, remembering that he had never had a happy trail. He could see little hairs sprouting from under his waistband moving upwards towards his stomach. At the same time, Matt was shifting uncomfortably in the front seat. His shorts had been short before, but now they looked minuscule with his two thick thighs stuffed inside of them. In fact, Matt's whole body felt thicker. His arms had gained some definition and he was the proud owner of a four pack of abs. The growth wasn't over yet—Matt could feel his pecs swelling with brawn, pushing his nipples outward. His shirt was beginning to strain as it clung to his chest like paint. His new muscles made him look like a football stud, and he loved it. His crotch immediately drew his attention as he felt it stir in his ultra-tight shorts. It usually created a nice bulge at a soft 6 inches, but now it looked like a salami was stuffed inside the stretchy fabric. It was so tight you could almost make out the veins that crisscrossed the shaft.
After this swell of growth Matt raced home, eager to get out of his tight clothes and examine his body. The elastic of his waistband was cutting into his thicker self. He could feel his swollen pecs stretching the shirt fabric tight across his chest.
He crashed onto his bed just as he felt his already thick thighs swelling larger in his shorts. The seams groaned, trying to hold together under the growing brawn. Matt fell asleep in bed to the blissful feeling of growth.
The next morning, sun cascaded through his window and awoke him rudely. As he flipped over to shield his face, his cock flopped out of his underwear and slapped his thigh. It was at least 8 inches soft, accompanied by balls the size of apples. They were churning with cum and aching for release.
He stroked himself, looking at himself in the mirror. His pecs were huge and muscled, pumping up as his arm moved back and forth. The valley between them was hairy and deep. His abs also had a line of manly hair traveling down the middle toward a sexy happy trail. Matt realized that he wanted more. He wanted a bigger cock, bigger muscles. He wanted to be a massive man.
He stuffed his leaking cock in his pants and headed towards his car. He was going to get what he wanted.
He got to the studio executive's house 15 minutes later. To his surprise, no one was home. He snuck into the gym with ease and found the unsecured jug of the "muscle milk."
He was so ravenous for it that he practically tore the cap off, tilting the 10-gallon jug so that it poured right into his mouth. His adam's apple bobbed up and down as he inhaled gulp after gulp of the milky liquid. Finally, after drinking enough to grotesquely distend his muscled stomach, Matt put it down. He felt groggy and full of lust. Suddenly, his clouded mind conjured up an idea. This was a studio executive's house, so why didn't he go up there and have some fun with him?
Picking up the three-quarters-full muscle milk juice, he carried it upstairs to where he assumed the master bedroom was. He walked into a modern looking room with a gas fireplace and fur-covered, king-sized bed. The studio executive was spread eagle on top of it. Matt couldn't believe his luck.
He quickly grabbed belts from the closet and strapped the man to the bedposts. Matt's growth was hitting him, so it was getting hard to concentrate. His pecs swelled with brawn, forcing his nipples to point downwards. His arms swelled to 19 inches and his thighs looked like tree trunks. They only accentuated his 10-inch soft cock. He was becoming super-sized, and Matt loved it.
Concentrating on the studio executive strapped on the bed, Matt grabbed a tube taped on the side of the jug and inserted it into the studio exec's ass. He squirmed slightly but didn't wake up. Matt picked up the jug of muscle milk and poured it into the tube. It gurgled at the bottom for a moment before the ass absorbed it. After pouring in a liberal amount, the changes started quite rapidly. His ass became two brawny globes on thick tree trunk thighs. His pecs begged to be fucked as they packed on more muscle.
The man strapped to the bed started to stir as the changes became more uncomfortable.
"What the—" he managed to say before being overcome with a wave of lightheadedness and lust. His cock swelled out from under him. Normally, he had an erect size of 6 inches, but now his cock had to be past the 8-inch mark, hard and throbbing as it crept larger and closer to his hipbone.
Matt started to stroke his cock over the studio exec, watching him pump up steadily. The belts were getting tight around his newly thickened wrists. His whole body looked thicker, Matt noticed. His pecs were two huge slabs of muscle and poked out of his too small shirt. They were covered in short hair that swirled around his nipples and disappeared down his stomach. His crotch looked stuffed with a healthy amount of meat. His balls must have been the size of large eggs with now 9-inch-thick cock.
The studio exec began to really wake up. He began to mumble something Matt couldn't hear at first.
Matt leaned in closer…
"M-mor-more please!"
The studio exec moaned as he finished the sentence, clearly still living in the afterglow of his growth. Not one to ruin someone's day, Matt grabbed the tube and tilted the jug over, watching the potent milk dissipate into the exec's asshole. Just when he thought he should stop, Matt held back. He waited… 5 seconds…. 10 seconds…. the exec said nothing, just laying there moaning. He was still spread eagle on the bed, his brawny ass spread open for all to see with a plastic tube stuffed in it. You could see the sheer amount of thick milk that was flowing down the tube every second.
After a solid couple of minutes, Matt tipped the jug back into place just as changes started taking place. The exec started sweating profusely and strained at his restraints. He moaned loudly as he started rapidly ballooning. Short, dark hairs spread like wildfire across the chest, stomach, and down into his exploding crotch. His growing lats pushed his 23-inch arms out to the side while his waist stayed the same and his pecs swelled impossibly large. Matt jumped backwards as the belts that held the studio exec in place snapped one by one. His wrists had simply gotten too thick. Maybe Matt had overdone it this time…
The man's muscle growth slowed finally after packing on more than 50 pounds of additional muscle, but his cock told another story. Now that he was free from restraints, the man flipped over and exposed his crotch to the full view of Matt. They both stared as the soft cock swelled from 6 thick inches to nearly a foot of soft sausage within a minute or two. His balls grew to the size of melons, causing his package to burst out of his briefs and rest in full display of Matt.
The two recently enhanced men locked eyes.
"Can I?" asked Matt.
"Be my guest," smiled the studio exec.
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The American Historical Review, Volume 112, Number 4: October 2007
Washington, DC: American Historical Association, 2007. Wraps. xv, 993-1328 p. Includes: illustrations, index. 48 pages of advertisements at back. Footnotes. More
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Geneva: C.P.I.I., [197-?]. 1st Eng. Lang? Edition. First? Printing. 21 cm, 125, wraps, color illus., some wear and soiling to covers. More
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New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1968. First Printing. 383, illus., maps, endpaper maps, chronology, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, some soiling to fore-edge, DJ worn. More
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London: Macmillan, 1963. First? Edition. First? Printing. Hardcover. 23 cm, 217 pages. Illus., index, front DJ flap price clipped. Signed by the author. More
Place_Pub: Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1945. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 392, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled, some wear/chips to DJ edges. More
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1932. 248, boards worn and soiled, small tears at top and bottom of spine, ink notation on front endpaper. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Random House, 1936. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. 383, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. Endpapers discolored, Ink notation on front endpaper. Rear board weak and restrengthened with glue. Many pencil notes on rear flyleaf & inside rear cover. This honest book adds to the author's previous account of his years in Washington, though there is new light on his relations with certain American personalities. Its most important contributions concern Bernstorff's ambassadorship at Constantinople during the last part of the war, and his activities in the political life of the German Republic, particularly on behalf of the League and disarmament. This volume should be read by all who wish to understand the tragedy of postwar German democracy. More
New York: Knopf, 1959. Second, Rev. Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 865, illus., usual library markings, boards somewhat soiled and worn, edges soiled. More
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. First Printing. 24 cm, 346, index, DJ worn and soiled, rear DJ crumpled. More
New York: F. L. Searl & Company, 1920. First? Edition. First? Printing. 21 cm, 163, boards somewhat worn and soiled, especially at edges, front board weakened/reglued, black mark on top edge. More
Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1968. 225, illus., footnotes, index, pencil erasure on front endpaper and in index. More
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, c1977. 25 cm, 430, wraps, some pages turned and corners bumped, pencil erasure residue on fr endpaper, a few pencil marks at table of contents. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. First? Printing. 22 cm, 246, usual library markings, boards worn (especially at edges) and soiled, part of DJ cut off and pasted to front endpaper. More
New York: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1935. Wraps. 443-527 p. Map. More
Bennington, VT: Images from the Past, 2001. First Edition. First Printing. 113, illus., chronology, bibliography. Inscribed by the author (James R. Carroll). More


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According to some new reports, it looks like following his divorce Chris Pratt is now dating Olivia Munn. What's more, we have learned that his ex-wife Anna Faris is shipping them hard!
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It turns out that Anna once told Olivia during episode 18 of her podcast Anna Faris is Unqualified that she'd be the perfect partner for Chris.
During the conversation that took place in April of 2016, Olivia shared the perfect picture she'd like to have as a tattoo.
'I'd have…an eagle on my back so when I move my arms it'd look like it was flying,' Munn shared.
'Oh my God. You are my husband's dream woman. My husband loves eagles. I am like 'honey, isn't that a little on the nose?'' Anna revealed.
'Eagles are wonderful,' Olivia stressed, with Anna agreeing they are amazing birds but stating that she prefers penguins.
How bizarre that Anna pretty much predicted Chris and Olivia's romance two years before it came into being! Is she psychic or what?
The two supposedly started going out as a 'convenient rebound,' after spitting from Anna but sources have revealed that what started as no more than a simple fling, turned into something 'very real.'
The insider explained that Chris and Olivia 'have a genuine connection.'
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|Some Bai Festivals
Third Month
This is
one of the most important festivals celebrated in China, and one of the
oldest. For most of the peoples who live in south China, this is the major
yearly festival. For the Bai, it is the most important festival. It is
celebrated every year in the third lunar year, from 15th to 20th. Its
origin goes back to the Nanzhao Kingdom, when according to the legend,
the goddess Guanyin put an end to a demon that ate up people's eyes. It
takes place in the Mount Diancang, west of Dali city, although the whole
region is with festive atmosphere. Everywhere there are dances, theater,
sports, and horse races.
Old Chinese celebrated also in the third day of the third lunar month the Festival of Xi. "It was the custom of the ancient people to pay homage to the water god and entertain themselves by the water on March the third of the lunar calendar." (1)
Torch Festival
Celebrated in lunar June 24th. It is a festival extended widely in the South of China, especially among the peoples who speak languages related to the Yi. There are a lot of legends about the origin of this festival. Its origin must be very old. They hang auspicious calligraphies, light torches, and at night they leave to the fields to expel the insects, remembering one myth who tells how in the beginning of the history the human beings went to their fields torches to burn the plagues sent by the gods. Though this myth relates the Bai Torch Festival with the Yi one, it can hide the fact of an older astral origin: The symbol of the fire just in the first day of summer.
There are a lot of dances among the Bai. All their festivals the people enjoy themselves singing and dancing. Chinese influence on the Bai is manifested also in their dances. The most popular dance among the Bai is the Lion Dance that was originated in the time of the Kingdom Nanzhao.
Dance of
the Stick and the Flower, or of the Hero's Whip.
It is a
very characteristic dance of the Bai. They hit in a fine bamboo nine nails
to intervals, and in them some coins. When they begin to hit the body
of the bamboo, like a tambourine, the jingle of the coins produces a sound.
(1) Luo Jingguo.- A selection of classical Chinese essays from Guwenguanzhi. Beijing. 2005
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The class action lawsuit and the settlement that followed are, however, perhaps best understood in the context of a long history of underpayment allegations. This was not a one-time event.
Years of cutting corners on wages and hours
Centerplate gets sued regularly by similar plaintiffs with similar facts. A 2011 California labor lawsuit focused, like Raquedan, on meal and rest breaks, overtime and uniforms. Then there was the scandal about tips. Most sports fans who pay $10.50 for a draft beer or $7.50 for a hot dog think that the service charge is included – except maybe it never gets to the hawker gamely hiking the stairs.
At Super Bowl 50, to give another example, Centerplate food service workers complained that they had to arrive hours before clocking in and then had to wait hours after clocking out for company shuttles to take them to distant parking lots. They weren't allowed to park closer and they were not paid for time off-the-clock.
According to a reporter who was there, the anger boiled over: "This is how they treat the 99 percent who gonna serve the 1 percent!" yelled a really tired person.
Those great stadium jobs seem to come with an unhealthy serving of volunteer hours.
But, as a lawsuit, Raquedan tries to do something better. It is not about a specific event or a specific stadium or a specific worker. The lawsuit tries to get hold of a regular practice. Part of the pattern involves cheating workers over hours –lots and lots of small-time cheating of people who are too tired to complain. Part of it involves paying up, but only when caught. Chapter three is about doing it all over again. Wash, rinse, repeat.
So, what should workers do?
Tougher enforcement of California labor law
A 2009 UCLA survey found that almost 30 percent of California workers were paid less than the minimum wage in the previous week, and almost 80 percent of workers who worked more than 40 hours a week were not paid the legally required overtime rate of pay. In any given week, low-wage workers in Los Angeles, alone, lost more than $26.2 million per week as a result of employment and labor law violations.
In 2015, then-governor Jerry Brown signed legislation to prevent companies from evading court orders pertaining to wage theft cases. It also gave the California Labor Commission the power to impose liens on the property of business owners who commit wage theft.
These provisions strengthened enforcement of minimum wage and overtime requirements, as well as rules relating to meal and break times and the requirement that employees be compensated for the cost of acquiring and maintaining a required uniform. It is now also clear that workers must be paid for even small amounts of time spent working off-the-clock.
Protect yourself, then get help
In many situations, however, a worker's first line of defense will be his or her own time records. A worker who believes that he or she has been underpaid under the provisions of California law has a number of different legal choices, including retaining a private attorney. Whatever the legal avenue, an employee with accurate time records has a better chance of success.
Some of this timekeeping may be done electronically. Without making a recommendation, even the U.S. Department of Labor now offers a smartphone timekeeping app. In any event, workers should understand that wage theft is endemic in hourly-paid jobs. It is important to seek assistance as soon as possible.


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ROMANIA: Infrastructure manager CFR SA has awarded a €300m contract to upgrade the 41 km line from the Hungarian border to Curtici and Arad by June 2014.
The EU-backed project includes installation of ETCS Level 2 and renewal of track and electrification equipment to enable passenger trains to run at 160 km/h and freight at 120 km/h.
The contract was awarded to an Alstom-led consortium of Swietelsky, Astaldi, Euroconstruct Trading 98 and Dafora. EU cohesion funds are meeting 85% of the cost of the 15-month project.
Announcing the deal on April 4, Alstom said its €69m share of the work includes renewal of 100 track-km of 25 kV electrification and provision of Atlas 200 signalling and train control including Smartlock computer-based interlocking and an Iconis control centre.
'This is the first signalling project for Alstom in Romania', said Gabriel Stanciu, Alstom's Managing Director & Customer Director for Romania. 'Furthermore, Alstom will deploy the first centralised traffic control system in Romania.' This will be located in Arad, and would eventually manage the route from the Hungarian to Savârsin.
- A consortium of FCC Construccion, Alpine Bau and SC AZVI has been awarded a €208m + VAT contract to modernse the 23 km Sighisoara - Atel route.


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Hi,So I've upped my fruit intake dramatically and have been following rawtill4 for a couple of weeks and I've started to get cystitis.I don't know if it's connected.I have also been upping my cycling…Continue
Hi, the Raw Fruit Festival www.raw-fruit-festival.net will be held from August 28 to Sept 3 in Andalusia, southern Spain, maybe you'd like to join. Early bird discount if registration confirmed before June 1st!
Local organic veggies and fruits, picked ripe, mangoes, bananas, figs, melons, litchis, watermelons.
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To me, aside from candy, Halloween is synonymous with horror movies and haunted houses. I'm a huge scaredy-cat but I love the feeling of anticipation I get when it's dark and the sinister music comes on (peaking through my fingers, obviously). Or better yet, when it's silent and all you can do is wait with baited breath for what's to come…
One of the classic haunted attractions in Ottawa at this time of year is Saunders Farm.
Saunders Farm has been a staple in Ottawa's Halloween scene for 27 years. I've made the trip out to Munster almost every October for the past twelve years to get my scare on. This year, the team at Saunders has hired over 300 employees and upgraded several of their Fright Sites for optimal spook factor. Their Barn of Terror has been turned into a Bug House, and they've added more scares to their haunted hayride, The Coven (this was my personal favourite!) and The Shambles – all part of their Fright Fest attractions.
Aside from the haunted attractions, watch your back for some seedy characters. Some of them are funny, others are just creepy… but I didn't see any of them break character once so I give them major kudos for that.
Food with your fright
Like us, you'll probably be on-site for at least a couple hours. With your adrenaline pumping, I feel like it's natural to work up an appetite so we were so happy that Saunders offers some solid bites. From burgers to Beavertails, Saunders has a wide selection of goodies. Here were some of my personal highlights:
- Poutine is one of their best sellers (obviously). They have four options: original, Pogo, pulled pork and a pickle variety. We thought about picking one and sharing… but ended up giving into temptation and getting one each. The fries are so crispy on the outside – I can see why they were voted as Ottawa's top French fries a few years ago.
- The Tipsy Tombstone Tavern sells alcoholic beverages and the yummiest soups. For those looking to warm up on those cool October nights, make sure you try the chicken pumpkin stew. It's homemade from the owner's own family recipe and just feels like a hug on the inside.
- And, of course, for those of you with a sweet tooth, check out the selection of fudge and candy apples in the farm shop before you leave. They have some really interesting flavours this year like watermelon fudge.
Plan Your Visit
Fright Fest is open to public from September 22 to October 31 (but only 13 days in total). Check out their website for details on their opening hours.
For those of you who aren't quite brave enough to venture onto the grounds at night, Saunders Farm has you covered. During Haunting Season, they offer daytime activities including hedge and corn mazes, live shows, a parade, food booths and more. This makes for a fun-filled day out with family or friends.
You can use the discount code FF8667 to get 10% off your admission to Haunting Season (daytime) or FrightFest (nighttime) when you buy your tickets online. (NOTE: this discount code is valid until October 31st!)
Let me know in the comments what your Halloween traditions are! Are you a fan of haunted houses too?
* This post includes sponsored content from Saunders Farm.


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The images I produce are "mine," there is nothing more insulting for a photographer to find your images attributed to someone else.
So I learned how to do reverse image look up today on google. I pulled one of my favorite posts over the last four years my Foss Lake Sunset photos. I found the screenshot that I posted above on Pinterest. It was my image that was given credit to TravelOK, which I NEVER upload photos to. I was IRRITATED, because this webpage says they use the BEST Oklahoma photographs. This website is managed by a tribe whose financial success and budget surpasses the state of Oklahoma's bottom line. This TRIBE is made of Native people. Native people and Native artists should not be giving images away to a tribe who is immensely successful with their tourism and promotions. This sovereign Nation can afford to pay for it's images. Also the image on pinterest listed the wrong lake because there were five other adults at this camping experience the night I shot these photos. After studying research studies and going through a short crash photo-journalism class I do not like seeing organizations which are backed by adequate funding not being ethical.
Another reason I do not like seeing my images pinned and not redirected back to my own website is that each image has a story behind it. I took my own resources, my own fuel, my own time to take that image. I took my time and effort to post it. I pay all the fees to post my images on my blog to share them with the world. These images are MINE. I want the public to enjoy them, I want you to learn from them. I want you to appreciate them. ALL I ask is to be given credit for them. I don't ask for large fees. I ask that I get credit. Fortunately Pinterest has a place to file copyright infringement complaints which were filed against the tourism webpage that decided to use my images and give them credit to other websites.
This is my time and effort - I'm not a paid employee for a tribe or corporate office! I do this out of my own heart. I went to the Cimarron River outside of Freedom Oklahoma- a few years ago, my Husband drove me to the spot where I took the shot. My kids got out of the car and gathered rocks on the way home from a short family trip. I have my own memories tied to these landscapes, these places. These images are mine.
Unfortunately this falls within the realm of Native Studies. I do not think this is the "Native way" of how to treat artists. I'm proud of the Choctaw Nation, because when they have used my images they work with an art company who contacted me and paid me for each image. I respect the Choctaws. I'm glad I am a Choctaw. This other tribe despite it's economic success is a disappointment in it's unethical online behavior.


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HVT Review & Update 2020
Duncan Reid / Michael Monaghan
Cervical Manipulation is a restricted activity with the HPCA, to be performed only by Physiotherapists, Medical Doctors, Chiropractors and Osteopaths. A second component of the HPCA is the requirement to maintain your competence in these areas. Weekend 9 of the COMT Programme is designed to allow participants to further advance their skills in the area of HVT to the neck but also other spinal and peripheral joints. Whilst there has been revision in the other weekends of these techniques, this weekend allows the participants to peak their knowledge and skills. This weekend can be taken at the conclusion of the other 8 weekends or a standalone for previous Dip MT, PGD and COMT course members.
This one-day course should ideally be done every few years to remain up to date.
NZMPA Member Rate $210* incl GST
Non NZMPA Member $250 incl GST
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College graduates eligible for the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity have little more than two weeks to submit applications to be selected for the 2014 ICLEO Fellowship Summer Institute from June 15-July 25 at Valparaiso University Law School.
ICLEO fellowships are awarded to eligible minority, low-income and first-generation college or limited-English proficiency students who are pursuing a law degree in Indiana. Students who successfully complete the Summer Institute are eligible for an annual stipend of $6,500 to $9,000 for up to three years upon enrolling in an Indiana law school.
The six-week summer institute is an intensive program that immerses participants in first-year law school curriculum and skill courses that simulate the law school experience. The program was established in 1997 at the urging of former Chief Justice Randall Shepard and has since assisted more than 300 people complete law school.
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If music was visual art, HHP would've been a sculpture. There is so much to be said about Jabulani Tsambo and his legendary musical journey. Not only did he redefine South African Hip Hop, he practically gave birth to a whole new genre and a whole new manner of moulding authentic South African music.
The first time our crew met HHP was at the Kalawa Jazmee artist showcase in July at the Universal Music Group South Africa headquarters where he was performing alongside the King Don Father "Spikiri" as he was featured on the new hit single "Moriri wama indian", and man was he on fire!
As we were taking photos and selfies during the intervals, his charismatic sense of humour kept us entertained. His energy and positive vibe pulled us closer and closer toward him as the night went on.
We were later honoured to be one of the few publishing houses to be the last to interview the legend as he was gearing up for his huge come back, and he was indeed as joyful as we were for the exclusive interview. He was definitely in high spirits and ready to conquer the world, his energy levels hit the roof, and his passion for his craft set the room alight. "I'm a huge Kas'lam fan", he stated with a smile.
Over 15 years consistently in the industry, how did you do it?
HHP: Man! I don't know. Honestly it's about always tapping into that self-love, going deep within and finding that thing that makes you who you are. I've realised that's it's all about staying true to yourself, that's how you'll always relate to the masses.
Now you've been a bit quiet, where have you been hiding?
HHP: I just took a break just to revive the love and also get to work on other projects as well, but we're back at it and been working on my 10th album (to be released next year in 2019) I felt like we still needed to stay active and give people that Jabba vibe. With that said we decided to put together an EP with my young brother Hugo Flash all the way from KZN, so right now I'm just trying to put him on and we've recently released an EP titled Feels Good to be back (FGTBB).
So Hugo, word has it that you were the big boss on the EP.
HHP: He is the Kingship!
Hugo: *lol* I wouldn't take the credit for that but creatives think alike and I'm really grateful for having the opportunity to have worked with someone as big as him.
Tell us about your role on the EP
Hugo: Well my role was just making sure that everything was just a good vibe, because I'm all about good vibes and positivity. Every time we were in studio it was never about the pressure of having to release something big instead it was all about having a good time and just seeing where it all takes us, then 5 good songs came out of it.
As a young producer, how was it working with a legend as big as HHP? It must've been some feeling right?
Hugo: The best thing about it is that we relate to each other and that's crazy. At first it was very nostalgic for me I won't lie, it's something I never thought it would happen. I mean I grew up listening to this guy's music with the Tswaka vibes, I used to love that song when I was young and then having to find myself in studio with him I was like "damn is this really me!?"
HHP: What was even more crazy with the whole process was him telling me that they grew up on my music in KwaMashu, I've always had this perception that maybe I wasn't that big over there so it was really great having that feedback from him. So putting together the music was something that was so natural for us, with Hugo being so fresh in the scene and having this amazing sonic sound with everything he does. I wanted to put him in the space where he didn't have to acclimatise himself to the Hip Hop Pantsula sound but him giving himself off.
So How did you guys hook up?
HHP: I met up with Hugo at Kalawa, he was working on one of the singles I did with a brother called Pex Africa on a Gqom track titled Slay Queen and he was working on another version of it. After having a small conversation with him it led me to want to check him out in the studio and get to know how he works and at that time I was still thinking he had already done so much in the industry. So I went over there and I told him that I'm just trying to put out more music and not just sit back, I always want to be creatively active, so he put on the music and it was so generic and everything just kind of flowed. The first track we did was feels good to be back then the next track he was experimenting with that trap sound which is pretty much his forte and after jumping on that and it coming out so smoothly I was like how about we put out a 5 track Ep and it was only then that he had told me that this was going to be his first commercial release and I was like "Yo! Even better" because I've always been about showing out new cats.
Now besides the Ep and the album, what have you been up to?
HHP: I've been doing a lot of collaborations, including some that you might have heard already. I was also working on an audio book with my Mom, we're trying to put together a vernacular story book for children.
With your experience in the industry, what advice would you give a young Artist like Hugo on how to get in and stay in?
HHP: I think it's always important for young artists to be creating their own noise, you need to stay true to what you're doing and just put in the effort to create your own noise. You need to be actively and creatively putting in the input of people that listen to you and add it to what you're already doing then people will just gravitate to you naturally. Just like with Hugo it wasn't a case of him coming through with a demo looking to be put on, I found him in motion already and that naturally took itself to where it's at right now. It's just about staying active to yourself. How would you lay it down Hugo?
Hugo: Yeah,I would say the same. It's pretty much about being original and doing my own thing and just enjoying the vibes by creating the music that I feel is a true representation of myself is what pulled my friend (HHP) towards me and I'm really grateful for him.
HHP: My supreme goal is to see African music grow and I am proud of youngsters such as Wiz kid, Davido, Casper Nyovest, the likes of Khuli Chana, Sjava and Nasty C who have taken our music to the global stage. I wanna leave this earth as a pioneer.


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Even though Kelly Dodd joined Real Housewives of Orange County as a friend of Meghan Edmonds, that friendship seems to be on the rocks these days. Meghan asked Kelly if she had a boyfriend on the side and Kelly fired back by saying that Meghan's husband Jim Edmonds is having an affair.
Other than that, not much has happened between these two, but it's clear shit is about to go down since they are constantly ripping on each other on social media and in interviews.
On a happier note, Kelly wrote in her Bravo blog, "Thanks to Tamra [Judge] helping me reconcile with Shannon [Beador], I am now on reasonably good terms with all the women!! FINALLY! It feels good." That might have been true whenever that episode filmed, but that is definitely not the case these days.
Kelly wrote, "Let's start off with Meghan since she always seems to be digging at me every chance she gets in her blogs and interviews. It is strange to me that Meghan would be so critical of Jimmy, considering that he seems to support her on everything she wants to do and provides her with a pretty amazing lifestyle. I was surprised that she felt compelled to say that Aspen has brought out the 'softer' side of Jimmy."
Kelly continued, "That is, as she explains, when '…he is not being a huge a**hole, he is so sweet' What? I don't understand why she would say such a mean thing. Whenever Michael [Dodd] and I have been around Jimmy, he is always sweet and extremely nice to everyone."
So is this a dig at Meghan or a defense of Jim?
Kelly seemed to have some sympathy for Tamra when she wrote, "I felt like crying when I heard Tamra's mom crying on the phone." But she immediately switched things up when she added, "To me, it seems like Tamra puts a lot of blame on everyone else. Her Dad, her Mom, Vicki [Gunvalson], Simon [Barney]."
Kelly addressed the rumors about Eddie [Judge] being secretly gay (yet again) when she wrote, "I just want to get something clear and out in the open. In discussions with me, I don't believe Vicki ever intended to attack Eddie or Tamra's marriage. I was the one that spewed the rumor in response to Tamra's aggressiveness towards me in Ireland. Vicki never intended for that to happen. Sometimes when I watch Tamra, I think she is using the rumor about Eddie as a reason to hate on Vicki."
Kelly also discussed Tamra and Peggy Sulahian's awkward conversation during the last episode. She wondered, "Why does Tamra have to tense up and take on an aggressive posture just because someone mentions Vicki is a nice way? For Tamra to be happy, does everyone around her have to hate on Vicki all the time?"
Kelly continued, "I think Peggy's intentions were noble. She was coming from a good place when she offered her advice. Peggy said, in essence, stop discussing it, stop digging up the past, get over it, and move on. I agree with Peggy. I know for me, it takes a whole lot more energy to stay angry than to forgive. The negativity eats me up inside. It's just not worth it."
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