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Teacher Education
New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey (NPTNJ) provides an opportunity for people to become teachers who have a BS, BA, or higher degree and who did not complete a traditional teacher preparation program. The program is a collaboration between participating New Jersey community colleges and New Jersey City University (NJCU). This unique partnership provides students the opportunity to earn up to 15 graduate credits toward numerous NJCU graduate degrees in education while fulfilling the alternate route requirements. All community colleges offer the same program with identical curriculum and requirements.
After reading the brief overview, please contact the nearest participating community college by visiting the NPTNJ community college contact page. Please visit www.nptnj.org for additional information. All participating community colleges hold information sessions where the program is explained in detail.
Eligibility Requirements
– BS, BA or higher degree
– Minimum 2.75 GPA
– Certificate of Eligibility (CE)
Obtaining a Certificate of Eligibility (CE)
If you fulfill the first two eligibility requirements above, your next step in to obtain a CE. Before you can apply for a CE you must
1) pass the Praxis II in the subject you plan to teach (www.ets.org) and
2) complete a 24-hour program of study in basic pedagogical skills offered through a New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) approved provider. The New Pathways to Teaching in NJ Introduction to Teaching 24-hour Pre-service Program, offered at most community colleges, is DOE approved. Contact your community college for a schedule.
NPTNJ Academic Content
The complete program consists of 200 hours of coursework focusing on curriculum development and lesson planning, instructional strategies, classroom management, educational technology, parent-teacher interaction, and general preparation of the teacher-candidate for the K-12 educational environment. The program is offered in two stages.
Stage I introduces the participant to the wide range of knowledge and skills needed to teach grades K-12. Fifteen of the 60-hour course is spent observing in an elementary, middle or high school classroom. A teaching job is not required for Stage I enrollment and registrants may continue current employment but must arrange time off to fulfill the 15 hours of observation., Stage I may be offered January, April or June, one or two nights a week, depending on the community college.
Stage II registrants must have completed Stage I and have a K-12 provisional teaching job in a public or approved private school. Stage II is offered September-June at all participating community colleges. Stage II combines classroom teaching and all the attendant obligations of teaching with attending NPTNJ classes and completing academic assignments. Classes usually meet one night a week throughout the provisional teaching year.
Standard Certification
Completion of Stage I and II fulfills the 200-hour DOE academic requirement for standard (permanent) certification for alternate route teachers with the following exception. Teachers who hold an elementary CE (elementary and middle school teachers) are required to complete two additional courses, a 45-hour course in the teaching of literacy and a 45-hour course in the teaching of math, during their provisional year, to attain standard certification.


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ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems (TAAS) is a venue for high quality research contributions addressing foundational, engineering, and technological aspects related to all those complex ICT systems that have to serve - in autonomy and with capabilities of autonomous adaptation - in highly dynamic socio-technico-physical environments.
Many current Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems and infrastructure, such as the Web, Clouds, Grids and Enterprise Datacenters, Peer-to-Peer Systems, Social and Urban Computing Systems, Cooperative Robotic Systems, Distributed Service Systems, and Wireless and Mobile Computing Systems, have the characteristic of being decentralized, pervasive, and composed of a large number of autonomous entities. Often systems deployed on such infrastructure need to run in highly dynamic environments, where physical context, social context, network topologies and workloads are continuously changing. As a consequence, autonomic and adaptive behaviors become necessary aspects of such systems.
TAAS addresses research on autonomous and adaptive systems being undertaken by an increasingly interdisciplinary research community - and provide a common platform under which this work can be published and disseminated. TAAS encourages contributions aimed at supporting the understanding, development, and control of such systems and of their behaviors. Contributions are expected to be based on sound and innovative theoretical models, algorithms, engineering and programming techniques, infrastructures and systems, or technological and application experiences.

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'Hope with Horses'
. . . to offer hope and inspire
the 'dis-engaged' high school student.
~ The Goal is for every student to graduate. And to graduate with hope. ~
While partnering with the unique attributes of the horse, the students are working on skills such as mindfulness, leadership, choices, respect, teamwork and nonverbal communication.
~ Knowing first to re-engage, the dis-engaged must begin by addressing negative perceptions ~
Students in the 6th and 7th week are trained to be sidewalkers and are now able to assist during a therapeutic riding lesson with elementary special education students.
~ When you help others, you start helping yourself. ~
The confidence gained by the students, teaching the horse skills they have learned is truly amazing.
And the last phase is collaborating with their
teachers, taking these new skills and en-gaging
them in their future.
2016 YIPA Award Recipient
Susie Bjorklund received the 2016 Friends of Youth Leadership Award from YIPA's Executive Director, Paul Meunier.
According to Paul, "YIPA members are at the heart of everything we do because we believe that when youth-serving organizations have the resources they need and youth workers have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to do the work well and effectively, the youth we collectively serve will be successful."
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Fillomino (Cipher) by John Bulten
Theme: A Novelty Against the French Defense
Author/Opus: This is the 35th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.
Rules: Standard Fillomino rules. Also, each letter represents a different positive integer.
Answer String: For each cell in the marked rows/columns, enter the area of the polyomino it belongs to. Enter just the last digit for any two-digit number. Start with the 5th row, followed by a comma, followed by the 7th row. (For this puzzle, use the integer values of the area, not the encoded letters.)
Time Standards (highlight to view): Grandmaster = 4:30, Master = 7:15, Expert = 14:30
Note: Follow this link for other classic Fillomino and this link for more variations on Fillomino puzzles. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our easiest Fillomino puzzles to get started on. More Fillomino puzzles can be found in The Art of Puzzles and in Fill o' Fillomino by Grant Fikes.
Nice puzzle. I enjoyed this one a lot! It was tough though – even once I'd figured out the values.
My first Fillomino Cipher, and I really enjoyed it. Nice puzzle.
Being a strong chess player myself, I find this very amusing.


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As I've mentioned in the past, my parents are getting older and are starting to have some fairly significant health problems.
As a result, I've been playing a bigger role in the management of certain aspects of their financial life. Part of this has required semi-regular faxing of documents here or there.
Yeah, I know. Faxing. Seriously? While I have a clunky old fax machine collecting dust in a closet, it's always been a pain in the butt to use. Plus, it takes up valuable counter space. Thus, I've been looking for alternatives.
While there are plenty of internet fax services out there, most require a steep (for my level of use) monthly fee and provide more functionality than I need. No thanks. I'm not running an office here, and I have no need for an incoming fax number.
Finding a fax service
So… I set out to find a good, cheap, outgoing fax service. And after a bit of hunting, I stumbled onto what appears to be the perfect solution for my needs. It's called GreenFax. I have no affiliation with these guys. I'm just a happy customer.
Yes, they're sporting a turn-of-the-century web design, but their service is easy-to-use, functional, reliable, not to mention one of the cheapest I could find.
While they offer multiple levels of service, I signed up for their "Send-Only Service," which costs $0.07 for the first page and $0.05 for each additional page or, for longer transmissions, $0.07/minute. There are no monthly fees for this level of service.
The only downside is that you have to deposit $25 in your account when you first set it up. The cost of your fax activity is then deducted from this balance. However, your deposit is refundable so you can get your money back if you don't like the service.
Alternative options
Given that my alternatives to an online fax service are either:
- cluttering up the counter with a fax machine, or
- paying for postage (financial services rarely accept documents via e-mail),
I consider this to be a steal of a deal. A quick two page fax costs me $0.12 and the longest fax that I've sent (8 pages) came in at just $0.42 — considerably cheaper than postage for that many pages. Sorry, USPS.
Yes, I could buy an all-in-one printer/scanner/copier/fax machine, but I'm happy with my current color laser printer. I also like having the freedom to fax things while on the road. That's not possible with a big, clunky machine.
Sending your first fax
Once you've created an account, simply upload your document, enter the outgoing fax number, and clicking a button. Couldn't be easier. You can include a cover page or create one on the fly by typing text into a box on the website.
The system supports a variety of file types, including: PDF, Word, Excel, text, RTF, HTML, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. Thus, it's quite flexible and you probably won't have to convert your files to send them.
If you're sending a physical document, you can capture it with an actual scanner (I have a Fujitsu ScanSnap document scanner) or use a smartphone app to "scan" with your phone's camera — I use (and love) JotNot Scanner Pro for the iPhone.
Either works, but the smartphone option (coupled with a Dropbox account) makes it particularly portable. As long as I have my phone and laptop, I can send anything just about anything from just about anywhere.


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Clarence D. Northcutt
1916 - 2016
Practice Areas: Probate Law, Real Estate Law
Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
Member of the International Society of Barristers
Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Oklahoma Bar Association
- Past President
- Member of the Board of Governors 1972-1975
AV Peer Review Rated
Born in Guin, Alabama, July 7, 1916, C. D. Northcutt was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1938. Mr. Northcutt is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: University of Oklahoma (A.B., 1939; LL.B., 1938)
Mr. Northcutt served our country as a Lt. Col., Field Artillery, European Theatre, World War II.
1982 Ponca City Outstanding Citizen
Inducted into The Oklahoma Heritage Hall of Fame 2001
Members of the Firm
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Welcome to Finance Insider, Business Insider's summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours.
Barclays, the 300-year-old British financial institution, is doubling down on investment banking in the US.
"Our narrative needs to be: ' We are a top, fifth-ranked firm in the US' investment banking market — period,'" John Miller, who is head of Barclays' corporate and investment bank in the Americas, recently told Business Insider.
Elsewhere on Wall Street, hedge fund traders from a legendary desk at Goldman Sachs have lost billions of dollars. And the statue of the "Fearless Girl" will stare down the Wall Street bull for another year.
The GOP's Obamacare replacement plan got pulled from a vote in the House on Friday, putting markets on edge. Here's what you need to know:
- How "Trumpcare" went up in flames — and why it should worry the GOP about the future
- Wall Street already knows how to spin Trumpcare's ugly collapse — but it's missing the point
- There's a reason why it's "been decades since significant tax reform has passed"
- Here's the next hill Trump, Ryan and House Republicans could die on
- Here's who has the most to lose if the government starts negotiating drug prices
In markets news, one of Wall Street's favorite Trump trades is rewarding investors that bet against it. Hospital stocks are popping after the demise of "Trumpcare." Wall Street is getting one of its biggest calls of the year all wrong.
In economics, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says AI taking US jobs is "50-100 more years" away — but it's already beginning to happen. And seeing how the highest and lowest-earners spend their money will make you think differently about "rich" vs "poor."
In deal news, Okta priced its IPO and hopes to hit a $2 billion valuation. And Elevate Credit, an online lender that focuses on riskier borrowers, is headed for an initial public offering.
And in tech, the No.1 investment bank advising Snap on its IPO is projecting massive growth for the company. The YouTube advertiser boycott will cost Google $750 million, according to one analyst. And a Bitcoin civil war is threatening to tear the digital currency in two — here's what you need to know
Lastly, take a look inside the exclusive New York gym where Hugh Jackman, Victoria's Secret models and Wall Streeters work out.
Here are the top Wall Street headlines from the past 24 hours.
Saudi Arabia sweetens huge Aramco IPO with tax cut - Saudi Arabia's government has cut the income tax paid by national oil giant Saudi Aramco to smooth the company's initial public offer of shares next year, which is expected to be the world's largest equity sale.
Brexit is already hurting London's reputation as a financial centre - London has seen its standing as a financial center slip as Britain prepares to trigger its departure from the European Union, according to a survey released on Monday, although rival European cities still lag far behind.
Tesla is about to confront dueling best- and worst-case scenarios, and anything could happen - Tesla is preparing for its biggest year ever.
Whole Foods is facing its worst nightmare after an unexpected threat stole millions of customers - Whole Foods is losing millions of customers to what was once an unthinkable threat: Kroger.
This cocktail brought the "original American whiskey" back from the dead - Whiskey is experiencing a huge comeback in America.
The Trump era is ushering in a "more is more" design renaissance in America - The Trump aesthetic is far from subtle.
We got a peek inside a $20 million apartment in the latest skyscraper to dramatically alter Manhattan's skyline - Madison Square Park Tower is changing Manhattan's skyline. The 65-story glass skyscraper is the tallest in its Flatiron District neighborhood, and because of various zoning laws surrounding it, its fantastic views will never be obstructed.


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Ramor Theatre presents
Little Gem Directed by Padraic McIntyre
Love, sex, birth, death and salsa classes. Three generations of Women. One extraordinary year.
Happy-go-lucky Amber, fresh out of school, is high on life, double sambucas and boyfriend Paul. That is until the 'indigestion' starts. Her mother Lorraine attacks a customer at work and now she's seeing a 'head doctor'. She is told to do one nice for herself each week. Time to sign up for salsa classes. Nanny Kay, meanwhile, is finding life on the wrong side of frustrating. Ailing husband Gem doesn't like the neighbours coming in to 'mind' him and she's missing more than just his conversation.
And if all that wasn't bad enough, Little Gem makes his presence felt and life is never the same again.
Staring; Maura McGuinness, Leanne Monaghan, Charlene Cadden.
Admission: €18 & €16
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Canadian telecom market is an amalgamation of large and regional providers. About 90% of Canadians use one of the 3 largest service providers when it comes to the mobile phone. The rest are contented with the regional companies which are also highly in demand. The service quality of telecom sector of Canada is matchless and therefore the revenue generation is also high. As per an estimate, the Canadian Telecom companies will definitely see a rise in business when it comes to a number of subscribers. The telecom sector just like the Canadian economy is booming which means a lot to the people related to such companies. The large telecom providers of Canada are known for exceptional customer services as well as the quality of voice and several other factors.
1. Rogers Wireless
It is the largest telecom company in Canada. With the passage of time, Rogers has made sure that the wireless telecom facilities which it provides to its users are improved. The result is obvious. From revenue generation to anumber of subscribers the company stands tall. The average revenue per user is also increasing which means a sustainable growth. It was founded in 1925 as a small radio station in Toronto. The company was soon acquired by large investors but the name was never changed. Edward Rogers was the one that founded this company. It is currently headquartered in Toronto and serves almost half of the wireless subscribers of Canada.
2. BCE Inc.
Formerly known as Bell Canada this company has made sure that the best and the most advanced services are provided to the Canadians. It is also one of the biggest Canadian companies when it comes to telecom field. The name Bell Canada was changed to BCE in 1988 and since then the company has seen the boom it deserves. With the creation in 1983, the company acquired several small telecom businesses to ensure that they get the reach they require. Though it is second largest Canadian telecom company with respect to anumber of subscribers but 17th largest when it comes to revenue.
3. Telus Corporation
From voice to non-voice services if you're looking for national company in Canada then Telus should be your pick. With 50,000 employees approx. this company is all set to impress you with superior voice quality and high level of customer services. Though it has gotten into many labor disputes in the past the matters are internal and do not affect the service quality which is exceptional. The company has a major stake in telecom market of Canada.
4. Shaw Communications
This company also ensures that the best is provided to the Canadians. The best part of the company is that it relies on postpaid connections which are on rife. Though it has been acquired by Telus but operates under its own brand name. It also means that the main revenue collector of the company is Telus telecom. Founded in 1966 the company like many others acquired many smaller businesses between 80's and 90's. With 15000 employees the company is all set to provide you with exceptional telecom services.


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NRIs hope to build their homes in India on Rupee crash; enquiries jump 20% in a month
The rupee's slide to almost 60 to a dollar is of great concern, but real estate developers are likely to gain from a fresh burst of interest from NRI buyers who now have to pay less dollars. Enquiries from non-resident Indians have jumped 20% in a month, builders say.
"This is a small boost to home sales in the country which have been sagging in recent quarters," says Lalit Kumar Jain, president of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India.
Besides the fresh business, developers also stand to gain from a likely inflow of much-needed cash as NRIs are keen to make payments in advance while the rupee is still weak. "We are witnessing a trend towards 100% down payment due to the current ( forex) scenario," says Girish Shah, Executive Vice-President, marketing & sales, Godrej Properties.
The rupee has fallen by about 25% against the dollar over the last two years and is currently at an all-time low of Rs 59.66.
Some developers in Kerala, which has the one of the largest population of people living in the Middle-East, say they are seeing more demand from NRIs than from locals.
"When the rupee was at 42-45 to a dollar, we had 30-40% demand from NRIs. Now with the rupee touching 60, the demand will be 50-60%," says SN Raghuchandran Nair, Managing Director, SI Property, a Kerala-based real estate company.
And it's not just Kerala. Developers across the country are flooded with renewed interest from abroad.
NRIs accounted for 15% of Mumbai-based Lodha group's sales in FY13, up from 7% two years earlier. "NRIs gain is in direct proportion to the depreciation of the rupee, and this is reflected in the huge interest that we've seen from our NRI customer base," says R Karthik, the firm's chief marketing officer.
Supertech, Unitech, ATS Infrastructure and Amrapali, all based in the National Capital Region, are also seeing a jump in enquiries from NRIs, especially from the Middle-East, Europe, the US and Singapore.
"We've seen a 30-40% increase in enquiries from NRIs in the last one month," says Ajay Chandra, managing director of Unitech.
Seizing the opportunity, Bangalore-based Sobha Developers is hardselling its properties to NRIs. 'Invest in homes now and save Rs 34 lakhs,' screams one promotion on its website. The promised savings are on account of rupee depreciation.
"Over three years, we have seen a 20% increase (year-on-year) in NRIs buying homes," says Jagdish Sharma, managing director of Sobha Developers. NRIs form 25% of the company's customer base.A combination of high-end condos and luxury villas are the most sought after, says Nitesh Shetty, chairman and managing director of Nitesh Estates.
Real estate firms are doing every thing to make the most of this interest. About 90 developers went to the Indian Property Show in Dubai. The three-day exhibition, which concluded recently, generated business of over Rs 600 crore, says Sunil Jaiswal, President and Chief Executive Officer at Sumansa Exhibitions in Dubai, which organised the show.
Tags: Unitech, savings, Rupee, real estate, NRIs, Godrej, forex, dollar, developers, Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India


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There's lots to do to maintain our rural quality of life. Volunteers are always needed.
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The 2012 CPMV Board of Directors are:
CPMV seeks additional participation from members of our community who are concerned about land use and development.
By getting involved you help ensure that our community will be heard and Middletown Valley will be preserved.


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For those who are attending school and making ends meet, here are some helpful tips. There is enough: you can spend time with friends, you can have decent food, and you really can stay on time buying books and paying for school. These tips can help you make all of that work better.
Here are 10 spending and budgeting tips to help you make the most of your resources.
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Patient Registration
At Summit Rehab, we require this form to be filled out by every new patient before they can receive physical therapy treatment. This form gives us all your primary details, physician information, insurance details, and much more. Please fill out the online form or print the form and bring it with you to your first visit.


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Who we are:
The Farmers Market Federation of NY is a membership organization dedicated to developing opportunities for agricultural producers, consumers and communities all across the state. Our programs and services have a multi-faceted goal to:
- Create access to wholesome, locally grown foods for consumers;
- Create rewarding market opportunities for producers; and
- Economic and social opportunities for communities.
What we do:
In keeping with these goals, the Federation has developed and administers a number of programs, including, but not limited to:
- NYS Farmers Market Wireless EBT Program, providing technology and assistance to bring farmers markets into the food stamp program. This creates access to farmers markets for all food stamp recipients in the communities where these markets reside.
- Health Bucks and Fresh Connect incentive coupon redemptions. The Federation partners with the NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene, the NYS Dept. of Agriculture and Markets, the Food Bank of Central NY and the Food Bank of the Southern Tier to provide redemption services to farmers for coupon incentives that are issued by these agencies to their target market communities. The incentive coupons provides additional buying power to low income consumers and increases the likelihood that they will use their food stamp benefits at farmers markets.
- The Federation's Market Development program assists communities to establish new farmers markets with a solid base of research, planning and structure. In addition, the program helps markets that are already operational to better achieve their full potential.
- The Federation has developed a number of guidelines and publications to help farmers markets and farmers be more successful. These include:Educational programs that increase the management skills of market managers and the marketing skills of farmers. These programs include an annual market managers conference, regional workshops and webinars.
- Guide to Developing a Community Farmers Market
- Farmers Managers Training Manual
- Food Safety Guidelines for Direct Marketing Venues
- Farmers Market Guide to Nonprofit Incorporation
The volunteer program makes a difference!
The Federation operates statewide, encompassing farmers markets in every county of New York State. Staffing to administer these programs, as well as to administer the operations and requirements of a nonprofit organization is minimal. We depend on volunteers, their time, enthusiasm and talents to help us to staff and administer the many programs and projects to keep them functioning, growing and making a difference to our farmers markets, our farmers and consumers, as well as the communities that host a farmers market.
If you are interested in helping to support the programs, projects and goals of the Federation, we ask you to contact the Federation office at 315-400-1447 and lend your time and talents to help us reach our goals to build a vibrant farmers market industry in New York State.
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Fathered by God (Book Study Guide - DOWNLOAD)
This FREE downloadable, 145 page companion study guide to the book Fathered by God. It's like the instruction manual you get with a new power tool, or car, or computer. Or better, it's like a set of directions to a secret fishing hole given you by your uncle.
The essence of Fathered by God is that every man needs someone to guide him through the process of masculine initiation, but there are few men who have anyone around to do that for him. So God steps in to take the role of a Father in our lives, and show us the way. This tool is designed to help you walk with your Father through your own journey.
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Innovate Motorsports Releases TC-4 Thermocouple Amplifier
Newest component of the MTS TM (Modular Tuning System) is a cost-effective 4-channel thermocouple amplifier.
Irvine, California, August 16, 2006- Innovate Motorsports today announced the release of the TC-4 thermocouple amplifier. The TC-4 device is 4 channel thermocouple interface device for a MTS Log Chain. The TC-4 may also be used as a stand-alone 4-channel thermocouple amplifier for logging directly into LogWorks.
Each of the four inputs of the TC-4 can be configured by the user for either EGT range (32-1999 deg F, 0-1093 deg C) or for CHT range to measure cylinder head temperatures (32-572 deg F, 0-300 deg C).
The TC-4 ships with LogWorks, Innovate's powerful analysis software. This is the same software used by top engine builders, tuners, and developers, and features dyno-formatted charts, 3D charting, and a flexible math engine for creating custom tuning formulas.
"Despite the fact that wideband tuning has replaced EGT tuning in many circles, there are still instances when measuring EGT is informative" says Klaus Allmendinger, Innovate Motorsports' VP of Engineering. "Also, there are many other key temperature metrics in the engine - things like cylinder head temp, turbo inlet and outlet temp, catalytic converter temp, and more."
"With the popularity of the DL-32, we're having more and more users demand cost-effective expansion options," states Patrick Thompson, Innovate's President, "With the TC-4, users can add multiple temperature channels easily, and with LogWorks they can collaborate with other tuners, even if they are in other towns."
The TC-4 retails for $129 (MSRP). The forums at www.tuneyourengine.com feature insider tips and tricks for the novice and ultimate enthusiast alike.
Based in Southern California, Innovate Motorsports is committed to relentless product development, high manufacturing quality, and excellent technical support. Contact Innovate Motorsports at (949) 502-8400 or visit www.tuneyourengine.com for more information. Dealer inquiries welcome.


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Plus, inventions moms really need and how to insult someone politely.
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A tasting flight of global honeys is a rare and luxurious indulgence. I sit poised to enjoy like a rich, greedy pasha, unscrewing exotic-looking jars full of liquid amber, a fistful of teaspoons at the ready. Sipping as advised from a palate-cleansing glass of water, I dip spoons lightly and taste deeply. As it rolls toward the throat, the honey is mellow, nuanced and splendidly diverse.
Lithuania is smoky. Jordan is spiced with the tang of yellow star thistle. Japan's buckwheat soba honey is nearlyas dark as soy and almost savory. The fat spherical jar of Israeli honey, with a comb suspended in its amber liquid, exudes eucalyptus and sunlight. And what of this light yellow sample, thinner than most, with a haunting hint of mint?
"Lower East Side of Manhattan," offers Andrew Coté, inveterate traveler, beekeeper, collector and curator of this remarkable cache of honeys lining one wall of his kitchen. He tastes the urban honey again. "I'm trying to figure out which weeds grow in lots and alleys there near the rooftop hives to give it that distinctive taste."
Mr. Coté maintains over 200 hives in Fairfield County and Manhattan and bottles his harvests — about 10 tons' worth in a good year — labeled Andrew's Taste-Bud Bursting Local Wildflower Honey. He sells in local farmers' markets, as well as the one in Manhattan's Union Square. "I'd like to put some hives in Brooklyn as well," he says. "Know anybody with a roof or garden there?"
At 37, Mr. Coté seems to have as many passions as a honeybee has assigned tasks in its short, purposeful life. His living room has the poised-for-departure air of a boho bivouac. Mementoes of relentless foreign travel — art, masks, photographs — compete for space with the stuff of biblical constancy: huge plastic buckets of stored honey.Continue reading the main story
But there is clarity at the heart of the exuberant jumble. Mr. Coté sums his many wanderings, professions and avocations with a single phrase: "I'm an educator."
He is prone to crunch his résumé to "high school dropout and vagabond turned Fulbright scholar and professor." This is indeed the case; after leaving Brien McMahon High School here, he traveled from Europe through North Africa and Asia for five years. On his return, he finished high school and college in programs from Ecuador to Japan to Long Island and won a Fulbright scholarship to pursue teaching methodologies.
He is now an assistant professor at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, where he teaches English as a second language for nine months a year, and travels the remaining three for his most recent educational project, a new nonprofit aid program. Bees Without Borders teaches beekeeping techniques in impoverished areas around the world. The group's first fund-raiser in October raised more than $3,800, but thus far, Mr. Coté's work overseas is largely self-funded.
"I earn zero working for Bees Without Borders. It's not a sustainable operation," he says. "Our goals are very modest. We just want to help indigenous beekeepers up their income a bit with better hive practices, and by producing value-added products like candles and soaps."
Keeping bee colonies healthy is also a global concern as these pollinators so critical to world food supplies are increasingly threatened with the still unsolved mystery called colony collapse disorder, which is killing them off.
Mr. Coté gets overseas on his own dime and sleeps on mud floors in beneficiaries' homes. "It's not for everyone," he says. "We're talking winter in Moldova with nothing to eat but root vegetables."
In this early stage, Bees Without Borders has two main crusaders on its front lines: Andrew Coté and his father, Norman, a third-generation beekeeper who taught him the art and science in their backyard hives. Norm, as he is known around town, is also a man of multiple enthusiasms, as his son explains: "Norm, who was also a Norwalk firefighter for 31 years, also took care of Martha Stewart's bees in Westport for 20 years, then taught her how to manage the hives herself at her new place in Bedford."
Father and son have long been boon traveling companions who tramped together along the classic Coast to Coast Walk of England from St. Bees Head to Robin Hood's Bay, more than 190 miles. The roots of their rambling philanthropy came through their travels, "just Norm and me, going to Guatemala, seeing beekeepers and looking at their work," Mr. Coté says.
Diplomatically, they pointed out some areas for improvement: "Some had no good water source for the bees, others weren't placing hives to the best advantage, or were discarding bee byproducts, like wax, which could yield more profit."
Often, circumstances for honeybees and humans are all too grim. In 2005, under the auspices of the United States Agency for International Development, which extends assistance to countries recovering from disasters, Mr. Coté volunteered to go to Iraq, where native species of all kinds have suffered the impact of war. His travels to Basra, Baghdad, Mosul and Kirkuk turned up an alarming statistic you will not see in any government briefings on Iraq.
"Before the 1991 Gulf War, there were an estimated half a million hives in Iraq. After all those oil field fires and smoke, and this current war, there are about 20,000," he says. "Mobility is extremely limited, and beekeepers can't get colonies to the citrus groves where they're needed, or to the lush areas in Kurdistan."
Bees Without Borders is continuing fund-raising efforts — interested donors can host benefit honey tastings or volunteer with administrative tasks to maintain the group's global network of beekeepers. Mr. Coté is preparing for a trip in January to Uganda, a war-torn land of abducted child soldiers and desperate refugees. He does not expect that honeybees have escaped the human crises.
"We may not be able to do much more than lay some ground for the future," he says. "Slowly, well-tended colonies of pollinators can help bring back devastated areas. And honey is always a miracle. It's the one food on earth that does not spoil. It can be eaten, sold, traded for just the tiniest edge to survive."Continue reading the main story


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This week on Studentcentricity I talked with educator Nancy Flanagan and social-emotional learning specialist Maurice Elias. The topic was redirecting student misbehavior toward positive behavior. This is a practice many teachers are advised to implement, but seldom is there guidance on how to implement it. Nancy and Maurice had some wonderful suggestions, which you can listen to here.
Before the interview, Maurice and I corresponded about social-emotional development in general. He explained some of the rationale for his latest book, The Other Side of the Report Card. He wrote:
We all know that whatever gets measured usually gets attention and focus. Right now, there is no widespread, practical way for all schools to assess children's social-emotional skills and character (SECD). Or is there? If one looks at student report cards, one often will find on "the other side" of the academic grades a set of comments about children's behavior, character, preparation, motivation, and more.
The gifts of individual students include their academic abilities, personality, character, and skills of relating and interacting. We can use SECD in our report cards to frame essential, multiyear conversations among students and teachers, teachers and parents, and parents and students. Some of the most important of these conversations, particularly for parents and guardians who are not as closely attuned to schools' academic rigors, revolve around "the other side of the report card." Our current comment systems too rarely address the behaviors most worth talking about, i.e., those best aligned with our ultimate goal of educating the future citizens of our society.
We know that our students' social-emotional and character development is essential for their success in school and life. Since it matters so much, we should give serious thought to assessing it in ways that are much better aligned with theory, research, and practical utility than are our current report card comment systems.
One of my battle cries, for over three decades, has been that children do not exist only from the neck up. Sadly, we continue to educate them as though they do. The folly of this practice, I believe, is beginning to come to light. I'm extremely grateful to Maurice Elias and for all those like him who continue to promote the education of the whole child.
Note: My interview with Maurice is sponsored by Corwin Press.


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Motion graphic design is a subset of graphic design in that it uses graphic design principles in a filmmaking or video production context (or other temporally evolving visual medium) through the use of animation or filmic techniques. Examples include the kinetic typography and graphics used in film and television opening sequences, and the spinning, three-dimensional station identification logos of some television channels. Although this art form has been around for decades, it has taken quantum leaps forward in recent years in terms of technical sophistication.
The elevation of this art form is largely due to technology improvements. Computer programs for the film and video industry have become vastly more powerful and more available. One of the leading programs used by motion graphic designers is Adobe After Effects, which allows them to create and modify graphics over time. Adobe After Effects is sometimes referred to as "Photoshop for film." A relatively recent product in the market is Apple Inc. Motion, now a part of Final Cut Studio. Adobe Flash is widely used to create motion design for the web.
Modern motion graphics design involves several tools and processes. Software such as Maxon Cinema4D has integrated tools to create motion graphics, such as the native MoGraph plugin, or ICE of Softimage that can also be used for similar purposes. While techniques used are heavily dependent on the designer, trends are also defining which techniques are used and when.
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On June 7, 2017 the UK signed the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (MLI). The UK has not yet deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. Although the MLI will enter into force as per July 1, 2018, like for all other jurisdictions that have not yet deposited their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, the MLI will enter into force in the UK on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of 3 calendar months beginning on the date of the deposit by the UK of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
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One of the greatest moments of any state tournament is the excitement of a first-time participant. Breaking through that first time -- no matter the outcome once there -- is something a program experiences just once. this year, Marshall gets that honor.
"It's unbelievable for our seniors," said coach Dave Coudert after the Tigers beat Hutchinson in overtime in the Section 3A final to advance to the Class 1A tournament.
"I had them as bantams and to watch them grow up as high school players...it's great to see them go out like this," said Coudert, who is in his first year after coaching three years in the bantam program in Marshall.
Coudert is certainly realistic about what awaits the Tigers when they get to St. Paul on Wednesday. After the section championship game, he wanted to just soak in the moment and not worry about tomorrow, for as he said, "knowing what our draw may be, we're just going to sit back on the bus and enjoy it right now."
As its coach predicted, Marshall (14-10-1) pulled second-seeded Breck (24-3-1) in the state quarterfinals at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 6.
-- Tim Kolehmainen
FORWARDS: Up front, Marshall is a senior-laden group with plenty of experience, albeit not one familiar with hockey in March. The line of Quinn Horvath, Beau Mikel and Corey Clark has been anchoring the team's offense all season. They've combined for 48 of the team's 84 goals. Senior Leo Zerr also can bury the puck, while junior Alex Buysse netted the game-winner in overtime of the section championship against Hutchinson.
DEFENSE: The tigers' defensive corps is a stay-at-home group in general, shutting down opposing teams in their own zone and letting the forwards work their offensive magic. Seniors Adam McVey and Austin Leek, junior Brett Haukom and sophomores Levi Hedman and Casper Larsen work the blue line.
GOALTENDING: Throughout the Section 3A playoffs, the Tigers' strength was with junior Mason Campion. He was huge in leading Marshall to an upset over top-seeded Luverne in the semifinals and made 32 saves in the section final. In three section games, he stopped 95.2 percent of the shots he faced -- and will have to do the same for the Tigers at state.
In his first season as head coach at Marshall, Coudert has taken the program where it hasn't been before -- the Class 1A state tournament. Coudert moved up from coaching the town's bantam a program the previous three seasons, so he was familiar with many of the key players on this year's team. He also has coached for the Reebok Minnesota High Performance 15s team and in the Minnesota United AAA program. Coudert moved to Marshall from Omaha, Neb., four years ago.
The Tigers don't get a pass in their first state tournament, as their quarterfinal opponent is powerful Breck. Realistically, it will be tough for the first-time program to beat the Mustangs, but if they do, goalie Mason Campion must have a huge game.
Nickname: Tigers
Conference: Southwest
Section: 3A
2012-13 Record: 14-10-1
State trips: 2013
Coach: Dave Coudert
Assistants: Scott Mellenthin, Aaron Schroeder, Michael Weiss
Home arena: Lyon County Ice Arena, Marshall
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010; 12:28 PM
Remember health care?
President Obama has spent most of the past five weeks dealing with the oil spill disaster in the gulf, financial regulation reform and still-simmering concern about the fate of the economic recovery.
But the White House is determined to take note of the more popular outcomes of its health-care overhaul, in part to remind voters -- as midterm elections approach -- of the reasons that the president pushed so hard to pass it.
On Tuesday, Obama hosted a televised town hall meeting with seniors aimed at highlighting the $250 rebate check they will receive to lessen the impact of the "donut hole" that affects so many of them.
Broadcast live on C-SPAN and available to seniors across the country by phone, the president's discussion also focused on efforts to combat scams that are often aimed at the elderly -- "tough new efforts to protect seniors," Obama described them -- and to remind seniors of the fraud that can sometimes drain their bank accounts.
"We will find you. We will prosecute you. And we will ultimately prevent those crimes from happening ever again," Obama warned would-be perpetrators of fraud against seniors.
For the president, the public relations event is an effort to move past the year of hearings, speeches and protests. But on Capitol Hill, the two parties -- and particularly the Republicans -- are still arguing about health care.
Republican members of Congress talk constantly about repealing the law. They are sharply attacking the nomination by Obama of Donald Berwick to run the nation's Medicare and Medicaid programs, using Berwick's praise of the British health-care system to accuse Obama of favoring European-style health care, an argument the GOP made repeatedly throughout the health-care debate.
And routine studies that are traditionally released to little fanfare about Medicare, Medicaid and other government health-care programs now turn into proxy fights over the health-care law, even if the studies themselves barely mention the new law.
"The administration and congressional Democrats think the debate over health-care reform is in the rear-view mirror, but they couldn't be more wrong," said Rep. Mike Pence (Ind.), the No.3 Republican in the House leadership. "House Republicans will not rest until we repeal Obamacare lock, stock and barrel."
The Democrats in Congress, of course, don't see the health-care debate as over, either. They have brought in White House officials to brief members on how to explain the law to voters and increase its popularity, as well as consulting outsiders such as Drew Weston, a psychologist at Emory University in Atlanta.
"I think it's going to be a regular battle" between the parties, said Rep. John Larson (Conn.), a member of the House Democratic leadership.


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I woke up in my bed with Trevor next to me. I went to the bathroom. I wiped myself and cum was still dripping out of me. I drained that puppies man sized sac. I shook inside and was feeling very guilty. Obviously because Trevor is a dog, then I thought I wasn't worthy of human companionship. Like I have to step down to another species to be satisfied sexually.
Then the most terrifying realization was that if I cannot stop this dog from raping me I'd have serious problems. Immediately I got on the phone and called the animal shelter. Trevor was only two years old so it shouldn't be a problem for him to find a new home.
I gathered his ball, rope, and his bone. I put them in a garbage bag. I emptied his water bowl and food, and that is when Trevor knew. He knew what I had planned. I threw the bag in my SUV and grabbed the leash. He started whimpering, I started crying. I tried to explain to him that this wouldn't work. But the more I wanted to remove him from my life the more I realized that I loved him. I cared about this dog very much. Not because we had sex but because that I reared this animal from a pup, he reminded me of Corky, my Grandparents dog. He brought a ray of light into my life that I was missing especially after I broke up with my ex. He was there to sit on the couch with and console me by laying his head in my lap.
I sat on the couch crying; Trevor sensed my mood so he tried to stay close but not to close. I wiped my nose with Kleenex. I needed to clear my head so I went to take a shower. I locked the door and cleansed my body of the dog's scent and jism. I rinsed myself and felt a sore deep within my belly. But it felt good, to good. A part of me continuously humiliated my conscience the other part the eviler side the one that was turned to the light of elated climax was asking when were we going to get fucked like that again. I was very confused. Like there was another person inside of me that wanted to be treated like that, to be fucked like an animal. But I couldn't do that again, could I? My self esteem is damaged enough.
I put on my tight form-fitting panties and a sweatshirt and jogging pants. I went into the kitchen to clear my head.
I was at a crossroad. I had no idea what I should do. What do I say when I get a boyfriend? I stop fucking Trevor? I tell my new boyfriend and hope he understands. I can hear it now, "Honey, I love you, but Trevor has such a great package that I can't say no. But I will not fuck another other guy, just my dog."
I'm not ugly or anything, I mean I would classify myself as average, my ass and tits get looks all the time.
So I decided to have a glass of wine and call one of my girlfriends. Gail is an understanding friend but I doubt she'll understand this but I need to get this off my chest. Actually I think she may think lesser of me. I really don't have a choice I have no one else to talk to I have to do something. And for me I just need to vent about this whole thing.
After I poured Gail and I a glass of wine, I told her. I couldn't look her in the eye.
"Gail, Gail did you hear me?"
Her brow furrowed as if she couldn't believe it. "Really? I mean Trevor is big. But how could he rape you, I mean did he rip your clothes off? I don't understand."
"I know its difficult to understand but I was sleeping." I said then gulped my wine.
"Yeah but couldn't you just, you know push him off, well I guess he does outweigh you by a few pounds. I don't know I'm having a hard time getting this."
"I know you probably think like I'm a…"
"A what sweetheart? Never mind all that. Look maybe if you showed me," she said and held my hands on the kitchen table and looked at me with sullen eyes.
I looked at her for a second, but I really thought she didn't get it.
"I just don't understand, how an animal can do that?"
So I walked her into the bedroom, as she ran her thumb under one of the straps of her top.
I laid there on the bed, okay I had no underwear on," I finally confessed. "It was a bit hot but the breeze was just right."
"Oh so Trevor smelled you, you probably kicked the sheet off because it was hot out right?"
"Yeah that's it."
"Then what happened?" Gail asked sipping her wine, holding the goblet with two hands.
"Well I got wedged in the corner," I pointed where the corner of the bed met the corner of the room.
"Oh really?" she queried with a pointed glare.
"Yes well he uh – he licked me," I said blushing.
"I thought you said he raped you," Gail said putting her hand on her hip.
Can you believe this? I tilted my head and cocked my eye with a hand on my hip and said. "He did me in the bathroom," I said pointing into the adjacent bathroom across the hall. "You don't believe me do you?"
"No, no, I didn't say that, show me," she said walking across the hall wine in hand.
I stood there and pointed where my ecstasy had taken place, I felt flush recalling how deep he went. Trevor walked down the hall and looked at both of us. He spied Gail and started to sniff her cautiously. I was getting a little nervous because Trevor sniffed Gail up her leg then he sneezed, and his four legs languidly traipsed into the front room seemingly not caring who or what she was.
"I bent over to get the towel off the bathtub and he jumped up and landed on my back."
"So he jumped up on your back then what."
"Because he is so damn heavy I fell to the floor besides from being disorientated."
"Disorientated? From what?"
"From um its hard to say,"
"Go ahead, I won't tell."
"He gave me an orgasm in the bedroom. And when he landed on me after I bent over I hit my head on the bathtub."
"Oh my God really?"
"Gail this is hard to explain but he is bigger than I'am and at first I was freaking out but I tried to get away and he just kept coming at me I couldn't get away you have to believe me."
"There, there, it is hard to comprehend but…what was it like?" she asked as we walked down the hall toward the front room.
"Gross at first but then it turned." I couldn't believe those words came out of my mouth. We sat on the couch and Gail looked over at Trevor. He had one leg up and his head in his crotch licking his balls. His cock started to become erect. I looked at Gail she couldn't stop staring. His tongue weaved around the tip every few licks.
"There's something a man cannot do," Gail said with a snort.
"You can say that again." Now Gail is divorced and has boyfriends now and again but she said Mister right hasn't come by yet. But after a few glasses of wine the truth comes out, and she says that she has ADD when it comes to relationships. But what I think is she gets bored quickly or she isn't interested in men.
I could see her heart skip a beat watching Trevor lick his cock. She kept looking over toward my canine studying him stroking his cock with his tongue. Gail approached me and sat next to me. I could tell that she had a look in her eye that was full of naughtiness. Gail placed her wine glass on the end table. She reached out and held my hand and petted it and said.
"Sweetheart we've known each other a long time and we all do things we don't want to or had no idea we liked unless we try them no matter how wrong they may be." She said then Trevor came over and stuck his nose in between Gail' hand and mine. Trevor' wet gum drop nose worked in between our hands and her thigh.
"Trevor," I yelled.
Trevor kept going, he went past Gail's thigh and in between her legs and the cushion of the couch.
"It's okay, my he is strong, and persistent," she said in a standoffish tone with her eyes twitching.
Trevor pulled his snout out from the cushion and sat down near our feet and panted. I looked down at his cock, all pink and popping out of his wirehair. I looked at Gail and she appeared to be mesmerized by my dog as well.
"Does he always do this?"
"Sometimes," I said in a hushed tone. We watched Trevor rooting around his balls then snorted as if bored. I started to stir within my womb and felt my desire resurface like an old habit that I thought I could deal with come back to haunt me.
Then something strange happened. I seen a side of Gail I never knew she had. It was like all this talk made her obsessed, and intent on getting at something. Whatever that was I had no clue but when I looked into her eyes it was like they held the key or answer, they were mesmerizing. She appeared to almost have turned into someone else. This made me nervous. "Tell me did his cock fill you up my dear?" she asked in a stern tone as her nylon-clad foot crept over and touched my painted toes then they began to pet them.
Her foot caught me off guard. Then she inquired with a demeanor that was not going to take an answer that was off key, nearly demanding, "his cock, what did it taste like?"
The way she asked me made me gasp, I felt violated and then for a second with the thought of my lips around his cock and said. "I don't know."
"Hmm we should do something about that, shouldn't we?" Gail asked in an authoritative almost disciplinary tone.
Her foot still petting the length of mine I started to feel weak and tingly. She moved closer to me. "Look at your poor dog, that is all he wants is some attention. He wants to please you. That is all. And for all he provides you how could you not? Lets face it dear this isn't a great neighborhood. Plenty of hard cocks around here that would break in here and rob rape then murder you. This poor animal provides a deterrence for that lewd and vile behavior."
I had a tear in my eye I started to feel ashamed of myself. I felt my judgment slip from me, and that was all I could hear was Gail. Then there were the effects of the wine also aided in loosening my judgment. We drank another glass together. And Gail kept talking about his needs and what I should do for him. Make him happy it is the key to my happiness. As wrong as it may seem the intensity that it provided made it so right. She made sense I felt my inhibitions loosening from her thoughts.
Trevor was on the floor sniffing himself. I became lost in my mind as Gail's words echoed like a lost beacon of reason disarming me further. I watched his long pink tongue run along the vein's of his shaft. I remembered that pink strap of flesh my pussy moistened. "Laurie," Gail said snapping me out of my naughty thoughts. Then she demanded in an authoritative but sultry tone. "Look at me."
My head waned and I looked up, I couldn't tell you what I saw but I knew what I felt and what I heard. I felt tingly and aroused, I felt like I began to swell with lust. Her foot continued to pet mine but it started to move up my jogging pants but still petting.
I looked at Trevor lick his cock one long stroke after another. I wanted to kiss it. I want my tongue to taste his cock. But Gail is here and I can't…. I shouldn't.
Helplessness surrounded me, isolated me. Like I was on some sort of sedative. My self-esteem was being held hostage by my integrity or ego I can't figure it out either way I can't find a way out of this. But there was something I needed, a life raft, an oasis… approval like a little girl that wanted someone to say it will be okay, your good, wholesome. That was bullshit all of it I shattered all of that never to be returned to me because I fucked an animal in some countries they stone woman like me. But Gail she was the one that could give that back to me I entrusted her to give me acceptance. She was the one I wanted to give it to me I needed her to. After all this isn't something a girl calls her mother for. Gail she wasn't family she only knows them from my pictures and social media. And we shared a lot of our deepest darkest moments together. I thought of her as a confidant. And I believed she would help me dig myself out of this, this guilt trip I put myself in. I trusted her with my life basically. She made sense; I could hear it over and over. I still can't get over the fact of what happened, that I did it, and now I fear that I like it, too much. Like a drug, mesmerized, hooked.
"Laurie, listen to me. Shit happens. I don't think any less of you. I want what is best for you." I could hear her say this not only outside but also inside my head. I know that sounds weird but I felt it she made me feel accepted, wanted. In no other way I felt before. Then it happened.
She put her finger under my jaw and guided my head craning it in her direction. She put her hand on my thigh and rubbed her soft petal-like fingers giving me electrical charges all over my body. I wanted to pull away; this wasn't what I wanted, it was odd but right. I wasn't sure what to do. I sighed, or it was more like a purr, I was frozen in place; unable or unwilling to act. I was confused which made me look at her deep brown eyes, and study their color. The brown became distorted and turned into a black then they erupted into a fiery red. The explosion in her eyes turned into a gooseflesh epiphany. My muscles began to loosen like straps on a belt being unbuckled. I melted at her touch it felt like butter being spread all over my smooth skin; she unlocked my inhibition freed me of judgment, and what she would do with me. I wanted to please Gail, I needed her approval to continue.
I would die if I could not. I would do anything. I needed someone at my side to get through this. Her words echoed in my ear. I will make her happy at all costs.
I wasn't sure if my thoughts were mine anymore confusion reigned as to who or what was talking from within me or if I was being told. I knew deep down Gail was a good friend I knew her for ten years and went through some really bad times from money to men and family. We had many a night talking on this couch but this was a first.
I needed her to be here with me. So I convinced myself that it was all or nothing with Gail I hung on to Gail' every word out of control, my mind had surrendered, it was sick of the confusion of going back and forth about what was right and wrong. Right now at my most vulnerable time in my life I needed to listen and do what she wanted. I needed her in my corner.
"Sweetheart, come closer," Gail said in a longing tone using her finger.
I did as she said and brought my head close to hers. She reached out and held my jaw stroking it longingly. I could smell her perfume it was an intoxicatingly sweet aroma. Then she said "Kiss me," initially I was like no way then I don't know… she said something like a magic word and I obeyed. I felt my head being forced but I never resisted and I fucking kissed her, her moist lips aroused mine, I tasted her lip gloss like a strawberry, sweet and full, our tongues intertwined. My mind kicked into over drive.
Its okay it's just this one time like a phase, yeah a phase, like when two post pubescent girls discover a kiss for the first time that's all she wants is attention just go with it. Don't judge… like others would judge you, its not worse or better that what you did, is it? You know what you did and it was wrong. Humor her. She isn't going to hurt you.
She sucked on my bottom lip, she was in control I just sat there like I was watching a movie.
Out of the corner of my eye I seen Trevor Gail whispered in my ear I felt a tingle in my groin, then she gently kissed my lips and looked into my eyes and that was it, that look, that kiss, that whisper or all the above combined into one happy sexual moment made me want to get on all fours I wanted my belly to feel that sensation once more.
Then she reached under my shirt, I started to pull back but she said, "there, there, my girl I want you to realize your true pleasurable prowess. Or I can go? I will fucking leave you here to yourself." So I stopped, she pulled me near to her from the small of my back. I was numb, I felt like I was in a dream. I had to be, she would never talk to me like that even though it was sexy to me.
"There there, that's a good girl. SSShush, come closer sugar, you taste so good. I want you close to me, that's my girl," Gail said petting my thigh.
"I can't this…this isn't right," I said breaking free from her spell and started to squirm from her hand.
"Shhh my dear, what could be more right about this? It feels good doesn't it?" then she stuck her finger in my mouth and I opened and she toyed with my tongue. With her nail, then she leaned in and said, "That's my girl. You're my girl aren't you slave? My little whore…Your cunt, your ass, these beautiful titties." I faded into that she wouldn't talk to me like that oblivion again.
"Yes," I concluded trailing off like a robot answering a question, and Gail circled my areola with her fingertip my saliva coated them.
I looked away from Gail and at Trevor as he got up. And like in slow motion his penis dangled while his tail wagged. He sauntered to Gail as if sensing something. His cock was near Gail she pulled from my breast and said. "Look at him Laurie he is lonely my dear Laurie, let me watch you. I'm intrigued." Gail said in a soft but excited tone. "Show me." she demanded.
"I, I, I," I stammered.
"You can. I give you permission. It's all right it is just you and your dog," Gail said. "I'm not here, understood." I was watching Trevor as Gail reached in my pants and started to rub my pubic bone through my panties, she used her fingers to part my folds through the fabric and make circles. Then I started to breath heavy, saliva backed up in my mouth, I swallowed but felt it moisten my body.
I eyed Trevor, and his cock was dripping, or so it appeared to me. I could feel my defenses crumble, was it the wine, or what Gail was doing to me? Or saying? That was all I wanted was someone to talk some sense into me and tell me everything will be all right.
"You know what I could leave." She demanded in a now forceful tone that echoed in my head.
"No," I trailed off, in that scared girly voice brought on by stinging rejection.
I tried to hang onto my sense of better judgment but then it evaporated. She said something and I couldn't figure out what, it was like she was speaking in a foreign language. Or it was in her eyes; they were like beams that made me do whatever she wanted. That was when I felt the feeling that I was a puppet. Like some sort of showpiece, I had lost all control. She had used what I told her against me. I couldn't fight it either. She was inside my head and I basically did whatever Gail said; it went past wanting approval for my deeds. Gail was running the show. I was her slave she controlled me from within my head and there was nothing I could do but watch.
Gail took her hand out of my jogging pants, "lick my finger before I go. You're making me sick you cunt." I did as she asked working my tongue along the webbing of her fingers up to there tips tasting my natural lube.
She got up and grabbed her purse. "until you get your priorities straight don't call me bitch. I came over here as a friend to help you and this is how you treat me? Do what I say."
I felt like I was about to lose my friend, my life. I panicked, it felt like I had a leash on and she was pulling me in the direction she wanted. I bowed my head and my lips waned and I looked to the floor like I was a mute or something.
Gail understood, she turned putting a hand on her hip and with an evil eye she looked at me and said, "Show me, and don't make me tell you again, strip." she demanded and her crinkled up face told me to do it now. I wasn't sure if it was her glare or her tone. So I pulled my jogging pants down, then my thong. I stepped out of them, and lifted my tank top up and over. My edge of the shirt caught my tits and made them flop back down onto my rib cage.
"That is more like it…. show me girlfriend…" She set her purse back down and said. "Come here whore." I walked to her with my head down. She liked how she talked to me I could see it in her malicious smile, then she grabbed my hair which in a painfully pleasing way made me hot in my belly and brought my ear to her mouth she licked my lob and with a hot breath and a curt tone said. "This is a new dawning in our relationship my dear. I knew when I first met you that you were my type. So I waited, patiently, besides being intrigued and when I'm curious it's like an itch I will have it scratched. Understand me?" I wasn't sure what it was she muttered something then everything went blank again. She ripped my hair in front of her and said "Get down and heel at my feet bitch!"
So with my head down I obeyed, I lowered myself to the floor. It was like I was watching this from the outside of my body.
"That's a girl how's my dog? How is she? Bark, bark girl." So as commanded, I obeyed, and got on all fours, and barked. I lifted my ass in the air and wagged it then opened my legs. I felt a tongue, it wasn't long but it was expert in the way it ran up and down my slit. Then I seen a flash of fur and Trevor stood right in front of me so I know the tongue on my ass wasn't his, because his red engorged cock dangled in front of my face, while that tongue darted in and out of my crevice. My mind was racing, I heard someone talk. So I licked Trevor, he grew nearer to my face. He stood and put his paws on my ass. His cock and balls were right there in front of me. I could see his veins running all over the long thick shaft, his black ball sac clenching as he flexed his asshole.
I heard her voice again, it praised me and asked me to do something so I took Trevor's thick pink pointed penis into my mouth it tasted like wine, I ran my tongue over the lipstick point. His cock swelled in my mouth, I sucked harder it tasted more like wine, I was focused now I bucked as my breathing grew rapid, my stomach was warm, I felt empty, I needed to feel full like the night before and I arched my back.
Trevor started to howl, I nibbled on the tip, some of his watery cum came out I stuck my tongue on it the grabbed it with one hand and pulled it further down my throat and swallowed. His pre cum leaked down my throat it was a lot like water but then the cock was taken from me. I tried to look behind me but I was reminded of a surprise that was going to happen in front of me so I focused forward. I felt a tap on my butt cheek so I spread my legs wider to where my tits were almost hitting the floor.
I felt the long snapping tongue again; I pushed back onto that gumdrop nose. Trevor' pink strap snapped into my crevice so deep, I heard Gail yell "yes! Get inside her big boy, lick it, bark bitch," she commanded and I obeyed without hesitation pleased to do so.
I felt a hand pull my ass apart and knead my soft engaging cheeks with great care. Now that long tongue stoked my asshole, my tight hole flexed then let go with every warm lash. I wriggled, my spine contorted like a serpent but my ass stayed at the beck and call of that long tongue. I felt the tremor happening, "I'm going to come."
"Not yet," I was ordered, then I felt a sharp slap on my ass then another, "eeek" I squealed in between pants and well timed swats.
The tongue was digging deep into my puckered anus, stroking caressing, slithering up and down my tunnel, pushing my cunt making it jealous. I felt wet inside, my cervix flexed involuntarily with every warm lash Trevor gave me.
I felt warmth on my backside which I had only felt once before. It was prickly with hair. Then something was being wiped on my outer lips, it was pointed and somewhat hard. My labia parted then allowed Trevor back inside, "ahhhh," I sighed as his cock unsheathed inside me, growing in size with every stroke injecting his watery seed inside filling me up.
What the fuck was I doing?
Then it happened.
Trevor pushed harder, my walls opened, accepting his cock while it inflated forcing his way to my womb. My pussy gripped him to where he couldn't move. The rod was throbbing, growing, my walls fought but were opened as he grew slicker; his thrusting jabbed at my spongy flesh. With that combination my pussy couldn't stop him any further. Trevor was off to the races his hips undulated in quick succession, faster than any man could. His front paws pulled me back to him, his back legs positioned then repositioned themselves. One, two, three, one, two, three, over and over, till I said, "HARDER." His knot swelled Trevor jabbed, tearing at my cunt forcing it open making me serve his knotty loin. To my surprise it hurt but when it got further inside me it felt blissful. I squealed in pain and lust I wasn't me any longer I was a slutty bitch. "OOOhhhh AAAAaa" I moaned as shock and pleasure made me push back further. My mouth opened for a second and I gagged from his thrust. I felt his veiny shaft poke deeper tickling nerves that I never had touched. His knot swelled opening me further. I squealed. Trevor sat still now his cock pulsing shooting cum inside me filling me satisfying me.
My mouth was still open, drool rolled out from the cracks of my lips, my head was down my eyes were closed I lifted my head and I felt some warmth by my face. I smelled something in front of me, it was coppery, but with some sweet perfume I smelled earlier.
Trevor started to thrust again with well-timed jabs, he pushed me and with every thrust my nose bumped into some very soft flesh, my nose sank into it and was now wet because of it. I opened my eyes it was a pussy. The pink labia glistened because its hole had a puddle of pussy juice at its gateway. I cold see quite well, then I was commanded by the only voice that mattered at this point said, "lick it." And as Trevor pushed me closer to the ass that lay in front of me, the cheeks expertly adjusted themselves toward my exposed tongue.
My long pointed pink slab slid up and down the already excited pussy lips. I flicked the hard wet clit then circled it in a repeated fashion. Strings of saliva dangled from the hot pink flesh and my tongue.
"Fuck the puppy, that's a good girl. Lick my cunt," those words tickled my eardrums. Now I never was with another woman but I thought if I was this is what I'd want done to me. So I worked my tongue in circles finding the folds- parting them digging at those tender crevices cleaning them of that sweet juice replacing it with my dripping tongue.
There was no hair around the supple soft cunt, I was in frenzy, and I moved up and licked the puckered pungent asshole digging into it curling the tip of my now expert tongue. I tasted the bitterness of her hot hole and shoved the tip of my tongue in a little. Which in turn made me get closer to the hot lips. I could sense that they had gotten wetter because my chin was being coated with her hot lube.
I got in rhythm with Trevor, he pushed in quick succession, I pushed back further, causing Gail to push back on my face, my cheeks were wet, my chin was dripping. Her hand opened her ass cheek for deeper access to her ass. I dug further into her tight asshole. I pulled away and then placed my tongue to the entrance near the flap of skin that divides her asshole from her pussy. I ran it down and just touched her clit and massaged it lightly in small tight circles around the hardness of the little pink node. I flicked it then kissed it, "ohhhh," and she began to come I could see the juice coming out of her onto my face. I kept going then I barked, "WOOF, Woof."
"Ahhh, that's it… ahh," Gail said in between pants as she appeared to vibrate with ecstasy. Then she screamed and worked her clit with her fingers pushing on it, it looked like a jellybean with a swollen white tip almost like a small penis.
Trevor' balls were slapping off my clit and pressing my ass cheeks, pulling my pussy lips then slamming them back into me. my face felt hot I held my breath. I pulled my ass cheek open. Allowing Trevor room to drive deeper into my walls. I let my ass go and reached between my legs and rubbed my lips, sliding my fingers in between his dog cock, spreading my pink lips open. I felt Trevor' hot veiny cock in between my fingers. This made me so hot I dug my face into Gail' ass. Her musk was all over my face now, it dripped down my nose, I started to get excited from her smell. I opened her up further, she moved her knees back to me, I suckled onto one of her lips I pulled it out from her slit, sliding the pink flesh in between my mouth. My tongue scathed the prickles of flesh inside her hole.
Gail started to whimper, her panting was quickened then she screamed "ahh, I'm coming, fuck, ahh," then a flood of creamy liquid splashed on my face. I had to back away it was too much. Gail' fingers kept working her clit. She kept spurting; it rolled down her crack and down her ass and legs. I licked it like a dog, "WOOF!" I bellowed. Trevor blew up inside me, I gagged from the pressure, he still was pumping, I felt his love drool inside me jostling around. His knot still swollen, I flexed my hymen, tenderizing the puppy flesh. I felt more inject into me painting my womb one pointed pulse after another. Trevor jutted forward as did his prick, dumping more into my hot cunt, my lips were very swollen, never was I fucked so thoroughly nor had I ever eaten a pussy. I'm not gay but it was the biggest turn on. Being drenched all over my face then my pussy being filled. A lot of unknowns were explored. Then I came one wave after another, my limbs went numb then another wave came washing my feelings away, needles stabbed at me in a ticklish way. I didn't want it to end as I looked between my legs and watched Trevor finally able to slide out of me. I was breathing heavy and still coming one tremor at a time as his cock deflated, his warm cum ejected from my hole down my lips and onto my clit. Bathing in warm thick strands of canine DNA and human. I watched the drips fall from my clit to my thighs then cascade down to the carpet. I rubbed my groin with my fingers because it ached so good being, still thoroughly spread for what felt like a blissful eternity. Being hammered from behind like never before, with a primed pussy smothering my face. The film of the juices was all over my chin nose and cheeks.
After we all lay there for a few minutes I leaked all of Trevor' cum onto my carpeted apartment front room floor. I felt stunned then shocked not from what I did, but Gail' reaction and my total lose of control. What happened?


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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
24 cloudy with showers...
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Marvelously brooding skies, Grace!ReplyDelete
We're getting some of that system hitting the northeast- twenty centimeters of snow for us, which is something we can easily handle here, but the storm is wrecking havoc with flights.
Beautiful clicks.ReplyDelete
I love taking drives when the sky looks like that! My good friend Dave (Julie's husband) is in Washington DC this week. He arrived on Sunday to a bright sunny day (he texted photos) and last night he got snowed in. Crazy weather back east.ReplyDelete
Beautiful clouds. I could use some of that cool weather here too instead of the balmy 80s (high 20sC). I miss snow!ReplyDelete
24C ... yes, a little different to what parts of the USA are currently experiencing.ReplyDelete
As for me, well today I enjoyed a lovely Spring walk in my part of the UK.
Enjoy the rest of the week
All the best Jan
Such a beautiful sky! I can't wait for 24 degrees again!ReplyDelete
I am sure food and coffee vans will be appearing in the outback soon.ReplyDelete
...only lucky, I'l trade my overcast, snowy 9C day with you. Do we have a deal?ReplyDelete
In some places if you see "brooding" skies like those you run for the cellar, or any other low spot for it could be bringing a tornado or two. Kind of like those dark politicians we know so well. And they destroy all the good stuff!ReplyDelete
Oh yes, much relief for you, cooler but oh those skies look like a good storm is brewing! Stay safe.ReplyDelete
Fine looking cloudy skies. The first coffee of the day is always a joy. Enjoy your fall. We are looking forward to spring.ReplyDelete
Great sky shots and a mobile espresso bar sounds great to me.ReplyDelete
Dramatic skies Grace! We were well on our way into spring here in north Florida until this week. Tonight the temperatures are dipping below freezing causing many people to scramble around trying to protect their plants.ReplyDelete
Those sure are some moody and threatening skies. Very nice photos Grace. I've tried to like espresso, but just can't do it.ReplyDelete
Awww, I´d sure love to be there now, Grace! Great shots, too.ReplyDelete
12C, cloudy here, push-bike in position...
You have the cooler weather and now we have the belated hot stuff on my peninsula. It has gone 8:30pm, and still the temperature is 30 degrees centigrade. Yesterday was similar. Love your moody skies. Quite dramatic.ReplyDelete
Wait! Those people are still running in shorts. But I guess that's why they've stopped for a cuppa, huh?ReplyDelete
Those skies we see here very often, but now your sun has come to us. The world upside down!ReplyDelete
Marvelous skies and a pop of colour at end!ReplyDelete
I do prefer this cooler weather, but with the sun shining it's much better!ReplyDelete
I love these dramatic skies, Grace, but only on photos... :)ReplyDelete
A nice spot for coffee!ReplyDelete
We're supposedly heading into spring--but after weeks of unseasonably warm, sunny days, it now snows just about every morning. The snow almost immediately melts, but....ReplyDelete
We have wind chills of -21˚C here but got only a bit of the snow that hit the east coast of the US and Canada.ReplyDelete
Complain as much as your like! We all have our weather preferences and sunshine is high on my list.ReplyDelete


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Social Events Platform DoubleDutch Raises $10 Million
Rapidly growing mobile events application platform DoubleDutch raised $10 million in Series C funding TechCrunch learned, in an oversubscribed round led in large part by Byron Deeter of Bessemer Venture Partners, who will now join the company's board. Previous investors from DoubleDutch's A and B rounds, Floodgate Fund, Bullpen Capital and others also participated.
The funding comes at a time when DoubleDutch has moved to singularly focus on developing its mobile event technology, while abandoning its other products including a fairly popular mobile CRM application known as Hive. When speaking with CEO Lawrence Coburn this morning about the funding, he characterized the decision to shutter Hive as one of the toughest he's ever had to make – especially considering that previous rounds were raised based on Hive's promise and potential. Ultimately, however, Coburn said it was the right thing to do.
via TechCrunch.


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LONDON—The former top media adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron was charged with perjury Wednesday, after denying in court any knowledge of widespread phone hacking by reporters at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.
The charges against Andy Coulson, a former editor of the tabloid weekly, damage Cameron because they call into question his judgment in employing a man so closely linked to the paper which was under suspicion of obtaining stories by illegal means.
Scottish police detained Coulson at his home in London early on Wednesday and drove him to Glasgow for hours of questioning before charging him.
Prosecutors said Coulson's arrest followed his appearance before the High Court in Glasgow in 2010 over a News of the World story published when he was editor.
Coulson, Cameron's communications director from 2007 to January 2011, told the court he had no knowledge of illegal activities by reporters while he was the paper's editor. He was arrested last July by police investigating phone hacking and bribery at the News of the World.
"This simply reinforces the questions that are hanging over the prime minister about his judgment in appointing Andy Coulson in the first place," said Ivor Gaber, professor of political journalism at City University in London.
"We now know that lots of people warned Cameron that this might not be an appropriate move," he added.
Coulson is the second ex-editor of the News of the World to be charged with a crime this month, embarrassing Cameron. Rebekah Brooks, a personal friend of the prime minister who became a senior Murdoch executive, was charged on May 15 with interfering with the police investigation into the hacking scandal.
A current spokesman for Cameron and a lawyer for Coulson declined to comment.
Coulson resigned as News of the World editor when his royal correspondent and a private investigator were jailed for hacking into phones in 2007. He denied any knowledge of the practice but said he took ultimate responsibility for the crime.
Months later he went to work for Cameron, first in opposition and then in government, helping to craft Cameron's media strategy.
But when police reopened the probe into phone hacking, he was forced to stand down as it became clear that the practice had been widespread at the paper under his leadership, although he maintained he knew nothing about such activities.
Coulson was called to the Scottish court in 2010 to answer questions about a front-page News of the World story about a Scottish socialist politician, Tommy Sheridan, who the paper accused of visiting a swingers' club.
"I don't accept there was a culture of phone hacking at the News of the World," Coulson told the court when questioned about the story.
Sheridan won a defamation action against the paper in 2006 but was found guilty of perjury in the 2010 trial and jailed for three years.


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I saw this story go by on Facebook (my news source) the other day: apparently Snoop Dogg was detained at the airport because he was carrying $422,000 in American cash. I have just, so many questions about the logistics of this situation. Let's talk about them now.
1. Where, exactly, did Snoop Dogg's staff obtain $422,000? It seems like that's going to require multiple visits to several (if not many) local bank branches. Also, won't they freeze your account if you try to make too many withdrawals? So there's that. Just….so much paperwork.
2. Doesn't Snoop Dogg realize that $422,000 in case is such a waste? Even in a regular savings account (which is also dumb), that many could be accruing interest at least. Hello! Snoop Dogg! Have you never heard about the magic of compounding?
3. Um…….Snoop Dogg. Friend. Homey. Even I am going to tell you that carrying that much money makes you look like you're doing something shady. I'M SORRY.
4. Snoop Dogg. You're in Italy. Why do you need $422,000 in American cash? There is nowhere for you to spend this.
Side note: Oh, it's from European concerts? THEN WHY IS IT IN AMERICAN CURRENCY? I am hoping he didn't exchange the Euros at the airport, because can you imagine the fees? Again, SUCH A WASTE.
5. Snoop Dogg had $422,000 in cash, but he doesn't think to hire a private jet? This makes no sense to me.
6. Couldn't you just use a credit card to get, like, whatever you want? Why does he need that much cash???
7. Isn't that much cash SO HEAVY? Again, logistically speaking, this just seems like a pain.
8. I don't know why I have so many objections to this concept. It seems heavy and wasteful, and therefore is absurd to me.