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Unlike all the paid professionals, I've had a little more time to digest the NBA Draft. Of course, that doesn't mean my analysis is any better. I didn't spend hours investigating all the potential draft picks. I've been a bit busy with a job and kids. I'd look at the usual sites and see the mock drafts.
I had a meeting in Phoenix the night of the draft. So I had to hit the DVR to record the draft for me. So, when I got home I raced through 4 1/2 hours of draft coverage in record time. I got to skip over the over-analysis, particularly of players/teams I was not interested in learning about.
There is one thing I do know. If I were the Cavaliers, I would have picked Derrick Williams instead of Irving. It saddens me to see a guy who played like 3 games get picked #1. Williams has displayed a willingness to develop as a player. He's got more than "upside", but shown an ability to tap that potential. In my opinion he is farther ahead of the other PFs than Irving is ahead of the other PGs. Just my opinion. The Cavs would have avoided unrealistic expectations on an untested PG, and could have gotten at worst the 2nd best PG in the draft to go with the best big man in the draft.
I was a bit surprised by all the of the foreign players taken in the first round. It was part weak college year and part Nowitzski effect. Lots of unpronounceable names. I wouldn't mind if Nikola Vucevic had fallen to the Celtics. He had some time to develop at USC and played against American players. He's been developing his potential. I appreciated the Morris brothers being picked, in order, within 5 minutes of each other. Just one of those interesting personal stories.
I was relatively excited with the Celtics drafted Marshon Brooks, the 'prolific' scorer out of Providence College. That was until the analysts said something about him not playing a lick of defense. Sounded like a wasted pick right then and there. I knew he wouldn't get off the bench if he didn't play defense no matter how many points he can score.
So, I was among the many Celtics' fans who breathed a huge sigh of relief when the trade with New Jersey was announced. This might be part of why New Jersey has stunk for quite some time. First, they wasted a draft pick moving up to get a guy that would have fallen to them a few picks later. Second, he doesn't play defense and you won't win unless you play defense.
The Celtics ended up with the very thin, but wiry strong, JaJuan Johnson. He played 4 seasons at Purdue, improving each year, to become their player with the most career wins. He plays defense, blocks shots, gets rebounds (though I'd prefer if he got more of them), and can score. He's sort of the antithesis of Big Baby- thin, able to jump & block shots. He will be expected to contribute soon if not right away.
It was interesting that Steve Bulpett has changed his mind on the subject of JaJuan. He was fairly unimpressed. But then a trusted scout called him. This guy, who apparently has a very impressive track record, believes that JaJuan can help the Celtics now. He was surprised that he fell to the Celtics, and sees him as a great replacement for Kendrick Perkins (who was not that great of a rebounder either).

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We are a tech-using, tech-absorbing family. Aside from my husband's quick stint with an Android tablet (we still have it, but it rarely gets used), we are all about Apple products.
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Dad is on his iPhone while Miggz is on my iPad. I try not to get him so used to handling the iPad. If I do let him, it's usually when I read him a story (there are some great–and FREE–kid-friendly stories on the iBooks app). A few of our mother-son bonding moments have been over an iBook (though I prefer–and am glad he does too–his traditional board books over the electronic ones).
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Historic trade voyage to return as French beers sail into city
PUBLISHED: 16:45 12 March 2019 | UPDATED: 16:45 12 March 2019
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More than nine centuries ago trade boats sailed up the Wensum with a cargo of precious white Caen stone.
Their haul has stayed in the city ever since, chiselled to form the walls of the city's castle and cathedral.
This year the vovage will be made once more as Rouen-based craft brewers Northmaen are set to sail into Norwich with a boat-load of beer.
It will mark the launch of this year's City of Ale festival and the 60th anniversary of the twinning of the two cities.
The sailing boat will moor up to deliver at the Waterfront, which itself was originally a Truman's brewery bottling factory and maltings before being transformed into a music venue in the 1990s.
David Holliday, of Norfolk Brewhouse, who is helping to coordinate the journey said: "We are thrilled that the brewers at Northmaen have embraced this project and that through the shared love of beer we can cement the strong links between Norwich and Rouen, and indeed the county of Norfolk and Normandy."
The City of Ale launch party will be on May 23 at 5.30pm where beer lovers can sample dozens of ales from local breweries served by members of the local CAMRA branch.
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"This is the first time we've held our launch party at the Waterfront" said Dawn Leeder, City of Ale co-chair.
"It is such a fitting venue with its fabulous river frontage and its location on King Street which is steeped in pub and brewing history."
Golden Star Morris will be dancing along with live bands and street food.
Tickets are on sale at £10 to include three free pints through the UEA box office: tinyurl.com/CoA-Launch-2019
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Twenty-two years after Nigeria's heroics at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics, winning the men's football gold, the coach of the so-called 'Dream Team' Bonfrere Jo has been rewarded with a three-bedroom apartment in Abuja, the country's capital.
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, handed Jo the keys of the apartment at a brief ceremony Abuja in fulfilment of a promise the Federal Government made to the Dutchman after he guided the national U23 team to win the men's football event at the Atlanta '96 Olympics.
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I also ordered a Small Tapered Blending Brush for my crease becuase damn, my eye real estate must be shrinking. I have the hardest time with that area.
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Words from the Arthur: I know I posted the chapter not long ago but in all honestly I felt bad about how I ended it, it was wrong of me to do what I did to Sue, so here is a rewritten ending, that I hope will satisfy not only my readers but my myself.
Enjoy NightFall Sue got dressed quickly and quietly, it didn't take long for her to feel a wet puddle forming in her panties as some of his cum seeped through her lips.
She returned to her bed lying on her side, her back to Bruce and pulled the sheet over her once more, she laid there staring at the wall with a smile that wouldn't go away. "Your back baby, where'd you go?" Bruce asked as he turned over and snuggled into Sue's back. "Had to use the bathroom dear." She said saying the first thing that came to her mind. "What's that musky smell?" Bruce asks, Sue became frozen with the realisation that he must be smelling hers and Charles's sex scents.
"I don't smell anything honey." Sue responds, that is when she felt something sliding between her legs and rubbing against her panty covered pussy. "Oh god no." She thinks to herself thinking that she might have been caught.
"Oh your so wet." He comments as his fingers slide from between her tights, he presents his wet index and middle fingers to her, Sue turns to look at her husband scared and worried. "Baby I can explain." She says. "There's nothing to explain baby." Sue watched in horror as he brought his fingers to his lips, she wanted to scream for him to stop but the words wouldn't come out, he opened his mouth and sucked his fingers hard making sure to get all the juice from them, after a few moments he removed his fingers and says.
"You taste different tonight." If only he knew that it wasn't Sue's juices but his Son's cum that he had just sucked from his fingers. "It must have been something I've drunk." She confessed. "Whatever it is it needs less salt." Bruce responded smiling.
"Yes dear." Sue responded. In his room Charles lay on his bed as a feeling of joy and success filled him, it had never occurred to him before that he might get his Mother pregnant, just earlier today he had discovered Emily's pregnancy and now the realisation that he might have a child to his Mother filled him with pride, here he was only seventeen and already he had one child on the way and possibly another. But fear and worry began to creep into his thoughts, what of his Father, so far as he knew Sue hadn't had sex because of her condition, and the fact of her falling pregnant would raise suspicion.
He shook his head side to side to expel the evil thoughts from his mind, he only wanted to think on the pleasure and joy that had filled him and his Mother but moments ago, he slide his right hand along his now soft cock still covered in juice, he brought it to his face and took a deep sniff of his palm, he closed his eyes enjoying the incredibly alluring and seductive scent, without thinking he lashed his tongue out and licked his palm with a long slow movement as he collected as much juice on his tongue as possible, he slowly brought it back inside his lips and enjoyed the taste as his hand dropped by his side once more.
He fell asleep with that amazing taste in his mouth and that scent filling his nostrils. "Charles honey time to wake up, you've got school remember." Spoke a soft female voice as he gave out a moan and grunt of defiance. "If you wake up now, I suck your nice hard cock." The voice responded whispering into his ear, with a flash he was awake, Sue was standing there with an evil grin and her hands on her hips. "I knew that would wake you up." She said turning away.
"Hey didn't you say you would suck my cock?" He called after, but she made no reply. "You fucking cock tease." He said to himself with a smile. He got dressed and stumbled into the kitchen rubbing his eyes. "Morning sport." Bruce said as he entered the room.
"Mmm morning Dad." He responded dropping into a chair. "You look tired Charles, didn't you get much sleep last night?" Bruce asked a little concerned. "Some but I had some things to think about." He said as Sue walked into the room, he watched as she walked over to the jug and started to pour boiled water into a mug. "Well if you're like me it would have been a about girls." Bruce responded with a laugh.
"Something like that." Charles answered as Sue turned to look at them, he gave her a smile and she gave him one in return. Charles arrived at school and to his surprise found Emily and Mel talking to one another, they saw him approach which ended whatever conversation they were having.
"Hey Charles." Mel called out. "Ah hey." Emily sheepishly added.
"Hey girls, this is a scene I never thought I would ever see." He said a little too surprised. "Well the truth is that since my friends found out that I was pregnant to you and that it wasn't actually rape, they want nothing to do with me&hellip. Mel has been kind enough to allow me to hang around with you two." Emily said turning with a smile and looking at Mel. "Your welcome here Emily even though it's only because Charles put his bun into your oven." Mel gave out a little laugh, Emily joined in and Charles was still a little confused.
It was around one o'clock and Sue was hanging clothes out on the back line, it was a nice sunny day so Sue had decided to wear a sleeveless tank top with a generous neck line and a pair of denim shorts that just stopped below her crutch. The heat on her more than naked skin made her feel rejuvenated, she finished pegging the last sheet to the line and walked over to a nearby lounge chair, she sat down and continued to enjoy the heat on her skin, slowly small drops of sweat began to form on her body, they would give her a little tickle as they would glide past the small hairs on her body, slowly her skin became moist with these drops when a small gust of wind blew though her, Sue let out a small moan as all the nerves in her body were all stimulated at once.
As the gust passed and the heat returned she felt even more wet, she looked around and unbuttoned her shorts and slide down her zipper, she pushed her right hand into her panties and found her pussy lips wet, she couldn't believe she was had been turned on by sweat and a gust of wind. She pushed her middle finger into her pussy getting it nice and wet and then slowly pulled it out of her panties making sure not to wipe it as it became free, she brought it up to her lips and enjoyed the taste of her juice as she felt her blood racing, she brought her left hand to her left breast and squeezed it hard through the material, she could feel her nipple becoming hard even though she wore a bra.
She removed the finger from her mouth and thrust it back into her panties as her left hand continued its work on her breast, she thrust two fingers inside her now more than open lips as she began to cry and moan.
"Oh god Charles I wish you were here." She cried out loudly as she continued to finger and fondle. She reluctantly removed her finger from her sex and rose from the chair, she looked around making sure no one could see her, as she continued to search she slowly slid her tight shorts over her firm thighs until gravity took over and they fell to her feet, she did the same thing to her panties as she hooked her fingers into the waist bands and allowed them to glide down as well.
She stepped out of her clothes and sat back once more onto the chair, she spread her legs wide allowing the breeze to lap against her pussy, she took her penetrating fingers and placed them once more between her lips, her taste was incredible. She could feel her blood beginning to boil even more as the taste of her sex on her fingers seemed to take her body to places, that only fell short of where Charles could take her.
She removed her now even more wet fingers and glided the nails over her chin, down her throat leaving a trail behind and then down over her right breast, she felt it was unfair for her left breast to be receiving all the attention, she could feel the nipple very hard and very sensitive under her top, she stopped fondling her left breast and placed each palm on the outside of her bosom, she pushed her tits hard together as she felt her fingers brush against her nipples.
Her pussy lips were soaked by the endless drizzle of juice that she was producing, she released her left breast and thrust her hand into her crutch, without a second thought she thrust two fingers deep inside her, she gave out a loud cry of lust and desire. Franticly she finger her once savaged hole, in need for an orgasm but her fingers weren't cutting it, she need something inside her&hellip.
She need someone, her mind continued to go over these thoughts as her fingers continued to thrust and her right hand continued to squeeze and grope, she opened her eyes in search of something she could use as an alternative phalluses.
A hot spark flashed through her mind as she knew where she would find her replacement cock, reluctantly she slide her pants and short back into place and headed back inside. She made her way to the kitchen and made sure Bruce wasn't visible or in ear shot, she opened the fridge and pulled out a thin cucumber, it was half the thickness of Charles's member but maybe a little longer, worry and doubt filled her mind, was she really going to do what she was thinking.
Once again she looked around the fear of getting caught was adding to the mounting pleasure and guilt she was feeling, but she made her decision, she slide her short and panties completely off and kicked them partly along the floor, she laid down and opened her legs wide, she took the vegetable into her right hand and placed the tip just inside her wide open and wanting lips, she barely penetrated her womanhood when she removed it and brought it up to her eager and waiting mouth.
She sucked her juice off the cucumber and as she enjoyed her taste she started to take it deeper and deeper into her mouth, soon she was taking half of the length down her throat, it felt strange as she felt the odd bump on the skin, she moved her left hand down to her sex and started to massage her lips with her index and middle finger, she rubbed it round and around, with each pass she could feel her fingers getting wetter and wetter, every once in a while she would flick her enlarged and sensitive clit with her thumb nail, this caused Sue to swallow more of the cucumber.
Reluctantly she removed the cucumber from her hungry mouth and placed the tip once again at her wanting pussy, she relocated her left hand to her left breast once more as gave out a moan as the vegetable slowly started to penetrate her hole, she squeeze her breast hard and bit her lip as those bumps made contact with her insides adding to the pleasure even more.
She took almost the entire length into her pussy but she left just enough for her hand to occupy, she felt so full, she couldn't believe that she was enjoying sex with a vegetable, maybe she should have tried this sooner.
She gave out a loud cry as she started to pull the cucumber back out, she could feel her juice pouring down over her backdoor more and more as she continued to pull it out.
Soon she could feel the tip almost ready to fall out, she stopped herself and pushed it back in making her give out another loud cry of pleasure, it was incredible second only to Charles, with her left hand she grabbed for the bottom of her top and pulled it up over her breasts and then did the same with her bra freeing them.
With urgency she pinched her right nipple between finger and thumb, it hurt but it felt so good. As she accepted the pain in her breast she increased the speed in which she had been thrusting, the cucumber slid almost effortlessly through her channel. "Oh god Charles I wish this was you." She begged as she increased the speed even more, she could feel her orgasm no far off.
She stopped for a moment and turned over thrusting her ass into the air, the cold floor made her hard nipple feel like they were being tortured but she couldn't get enough of it, she reached between her legs and took the cucumber once again into her grip and started thrusting once more, with her free hand she reached over her hip and to her asshole, it was so soaked in juice that she could easily push her finger inside.
Because of the double penetration she could feel her body of the edge of her orgasm, but that was when her blood ran cold.
"Sue where are you?" She froze stiff realising Bruce was just in the next room, there was no way she could get to her clothes in time to cover herself, she quickly rose from the floor, lowered her top and sat on one of the chairs at the table, that was when she felt the pain.
In that instant she had forgotten the cucumber and now it had been pushed deep inside her, she quickly slid a finger between her lip barley being able to feel the tip of the vegetable. "Here you are?" Bruce said as he entered the room with a smile, she quickly pulled her finger away from her pussy and returned it with her other hand onto the table top.
"Yes here I am." A little bit of pain and discomfort filled her voice. "Are you alright, you look a bit flushed." He commented as he joined her at the table. "I'm f.f.fine." Sue responded, in her mind she was begging for him to leave. "What's that smell?" He asked looking around the room and sniffing at the air. "It's nothing honey." She quickly responded full of horror. Her channel was starting to hurt as her desire began to subside and her juices began to cease and dry.
"I thought you were enjoying the sun today?" Bruce asked. "I was but I came inside for something to drink." She responded. "Than why is there no glass in front of you?" He asked curious. "Oh god I've been caught out." Sue thought to herself, than there was the sound of a knock at the door.
"I wonder who that is?" He said as he rose from the chair and headed for the door, this was her chance, she rose from the chair and reached inside to pull the cucumber back out, but her walls had become too tight and it wouldn't come free, she began to cry as she it started to become too much, but she still had her mind, she knew that she would just have to get it out later, she painfully reached down and collected her shorts and panties, she put them on and head into the lounge room to see who was the door.
"Who is it honey?" She called out. "Just the kids honey, they've come to have lunch at home today." Bruce responded as Sue entered the room, before him stood Charles, Mel and Emily, she smiled but it was only a façade. "Welcome home honey." She said, Charles could see something wrong and said.
"Why don't you wait up in my room, I've just got to talk to Mum." The girls nodded their heads and Charles headed into the kitchen with Sue. "What's wrong Mum?" He asked concerned. "Baby I have a cucumber shoved up my twat and I can't get it out." She responded her voice full of concern.
"Why?" He asked his face stunned. "Does it really matter now?" Sue responded a little angry. "Oh god it hurts." Charles thought for a moment, he looked into the lounge room to see where his Father was, he was chatting with the girls as they headed to his room, with that he returned to Sue and said. "Bend over the table Mum." She did as told and he pulled her shorts and panties down and placed them on the table.
"Spread your legs wide Mum." He ordered once more, she did as told and opened her legs as wide as she could, he knelt down and opened her pussy as wide as he could, he could see the violating vegetable and tried to grasp it with his fingers, but he had no success, there just was not enough room between the cucumber and her wall to fit his fingers in.
"I can't get my fingers in Mum." He said defeated. "Please do something Charles it's really starting to hurt." She begged him, Charles thought for a moment, when he came up with an idea. "Okay Mum this is probably going to hurt but you must keep yourself from screaming." She nodded and he turned and pulled open one of the draws, he pulled a pair of tongs and returned to Sue's opening.
"Here we go." He said and he pushed the tongs into her channel, the metal caught against her sides and she shook as she felt the pain fill such a sensitive place, she held her hands over her mouth to keep her screams from getting out.
Slowly mill by mill the tongs continued to invade her pussy until she felt Charles stop, she felt some movement and than began to feel her channel becoming empty, it only took a moment but finally she was free. She gave out a soft moan as she looked back to see the vegetable between the tongs, she turned over onto her back and brought her right hand to her now dry lips. "Who thought a simple vegetable could case so much trouble." She stated with a smile, Charles smiled in response and began to sniff over the cucumber.
"Mmm your juices have soaked into the skin, it should make for a very tasty meal." He said giving it a lick. "That it would." She rose from the table and placed her clothes back on, she walked over to Charles and gave him a loving passionate kiss of thanks.
"Your welcome Mum." He responded. "You better get up to your room, there's no knowing what could be happening." Sue said bitting her lip as she flirted with Charles. "I think you're the one I should worry about, considering you fucked a vegetable." Charles said back with a small giggle.
"That's only because you weren't here." Sue responded with a matching giggle, slowly she dropped to her knees and began to pull his pants down. "Mum I don't think this is the right time for this." Charles said looking around in case someone should enter the room.
"You wouldn't denie Mummy her pleasures?" She looked up at him with a devious smile and licked the length of his still soft dick. "Oh Mum." Charles cooed as he felt the blood rushing to his cock.
Sue watched as her Son's cock stood at attention before her face, she gave it one more lick from his balls all the way up to his now high tip before taking it into her mouth.
Charles placed one hand onto the back of her head to keep him from falling, Sue had become an expert cock sucker during the time that they had been trying to fix her.
"Oh Mum that feels so good." Sue's head bobbed up and down at alternating speeds, with each thrust down her throat her mouth became more and more wet. Without warning she slammed her mouth all the way down his cock, his legs almost gave way as he could feel Sue's tongue licking his balls. Almost as suddenly as she had done it, she pulled her head all the way off of his cock, all that kept them connected was a long thick strand of saliva that hung for a few moments before breaking.
Sue placed her right hand around Charles's cock and began to steadily jacking him off as she wrapped her lips around it once more, this time being more slower and gentle. "That's it Mum, just like that." Charles commented feeling joy and pleasure filling every being of his body. Sue could taste Charles's precum as it seeped from his tip, that taste had become ambrosia to her almost like an addiction, but she didn't want him to cum in her mouth, reluctantly she pulled her lips from his cock and stood up before him, she still yanked on his sex as her lips pressed against his, their tongues dance with one another before parting once more.
"Oh Charles I need you inside me so much." Sue groaned. "Anything you desire Mother." Charles groaned back. Once again Sue bent over the table and lowered her shorts revealing her more than wet opening, Charles took his hard member and lined it up to her drenched hole.
Slowly he pushed it in knowing that she might still be hurting from the cucumber, however she felt so soft and warm like he was putting his cock into a nice warm fresh roll of bread. "Oh Charles." Sue cooed as he pushed his entire length inside her until his balls was pressing against her mound.
Charles placed his hands onto either side of her shoulders and bent down until his lips were right next to Sue's right ear, he gave out a warm breath that cuddle her earlobe sending shivers down her spine.
"I hope this last forever Mum." Charles said before licking her ear. "So do I my love." Sue responded, she gave out a moan as she felt him pulling his hips back, once he reached his limit he plunged back inside her, with each thrust she gave out moans and groan that got louder and louder, they could easily have been heard but they didn't care, they were showing each other how much they loved and cared for one another in the ultimate show of affection.
Upstairs Bruce had been talking to Mel and Emily, the two girls sat on the bed while Bruce had been sitting before them on a computer chair, he had been trying to learn all his could about his Son that he had lost time with for all those years in the prison. They had been most forth coming, Emily had even confessed to him about her pregnancy, however as their talk continued on Bruce couldn't help but stare at Mel and Emily more than he should have been, it had been many years since he had, had sex and not being able to have it with Sue had pushed him to the edge.
"Would you excuse me Mr Wesner, but being pregnant tends to cause havoc with your bladder." Emily stated as she rose from the bed and headed into the bathroom.
"So Mel do you have yourself a boy friend?" Bruce asked her. "No I've never had a boyfriend." She responded shyly shifting a little on the spot. "Come now, surely you've had a boyfriend, it's not like you're a virgin." Bruce responded with a small laugh.
"Actually sir&hellip. I am a virgin." Mel stated feeling a little uneasy and nervous, Bruce felt guilty and a little ashamed.
"Oh Mel I didn't mean to make fun of you." He said standing up and sitting next to her on the bed. "It's alright Mr Wesner, I know for me it's something I will never lose." Tears began to stream down her cheeks, Bruce wrapped his arms around her and held her tight.
"Don't be foolish of course you will, you just have to find the right man." She looked up into his eyes and smiled. "I hope I find a kind man just like you Mr Wesner." Bruce smiled back feeling joy rush through his veins.
"Please call me Bruce." He stated. "Okay Bruce." Mel responded. Without a second thought Bruce leaned forward and kissed Mel gently, he felt no resistance as his tongue parted her lips. He leaned against her pushing her onto her back as they continued to kiss, however he could feel his cock raging in his pants, he wanted sex and now with his blood rushing around his body he was going to get it. "Oh Mel I need you so much." Bruce said as he pulled his lips away from her long enough to take a breath before continuing.
"I'm all yours Bruce." Mel responded as their passion over took them again, finally Bruce was able to break free once more and dropped his pants before Mel revealing himself to her, Mel lifted up the skirt she had been wearing and dropped her panties around her ankles and removing one foot.
Bruce shifted her further up onto the bed and than laid on top of her, he lined his cock up with her virgin hole and began kissing her once more, he found what he was looking for and thrust hard into Mel's sex, Mel broke the kiss and let out a scream that filled the house, but Bruce thrust his hand over her mouth stifling it.
"Stop screaming you stupid girl." But Mel would not, Bruce didn't care he was finally getting the fucking he had craved for so long. "Did you hear that?" Sue asked as Charles continued to fuck her on the kitchen table. "Yes… I did." Charles responded with a grunt, he rammed his cock harder and harder into Sue's soaping wet sex.
"We should see what is happening." Sue commented half a moan surrounding her words. "Soon, just not yet." Charles said with a slight beg, he was getting close and cared for nothing more than his orgasm. Back in his room Bruce had removed his hand from Mel's lips who was lying there unmoving and crying. "Please stop Bruce." She had said a dozen times in the last sixty seconds but Bruce had no intention of stopping. "Your going to lay there and enjoy it you stupid little bitch." He said slightly spitting into her face.
In the toilet Emily remained still sitting, she had heard the scream but was in the condition to respond, finally after another ten minutes she could hear Mel screaming once more. "Please Bruce don't cum inside me, I don't want to get pregnant." Mel begged him.
"Your going to take my seed and like it you little whore." Bruce cursed and his thrusts becoming more and more rapid, he was on the tip of his orgasm when he felt his balls ejecting and his cum shooting out of the head of his cock, Mel lay there in shock as she felt the large shots of cum coating her insides. Finally free Emily entered the room shocked by what she saw, Bruce lying there on top of Mel his cock buried deep inside her, she could just make out the cum that was starting to seep from her opening.
Filled with fear for Mel, Emily lunged at Bruce who pushed her away with little to no effort. "Help me." Mel begged almost sounding like a whisper, Emily knew she could do nothing, she needed help.
Back down stairs Charles was closing in on his own orgasm. "Mum I'm going to cum." He screamed. "Do it baby, fill Mummy with your seed and make me with child." Sue begged.
"CHARLES!!!!" Sue and Charles heard the scream as Charles shot his first few shots of cum inside Sue, terror filled them as Charles quickly pulled out and pulled his pants back up running upstairs to his room, there he found Emily standing by the door, he stood there in shock seeing Bruce collapsed on Mel, while she cried rivers of tears, in a rage he grasped his Father by his shoulders tearing him to the floor, Emily ran to Mel's side and took her into her arms.
"Dad what the fuck do you think your doing." Charles yelled his voice filled with anger. "Son I needed it." Charles was in such a rage that he launched into a violent set of kicks, Bruce was helpless on the floor as Charles screamed out. "WHY&hellip. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!!!!" Soon Charles felt himself being pulled back, Sue had entered the room and did the only thing she could do, stop her Son from killing his Father.
"Charles calm down, killing him will only make things worse." Charles took several deep breathes in an effort to appease Sue's wishes.
Sue called the police and Bruce was arrested for the rape. "I'll take Mel home and stay with her for a while." Emily said to Charles. "I'll see you later than." Charles responded, they kissed one another ever so lovingly and gently, Sue and Charles watched as they disappeared down the road.
Later that night Sue and Charles were sitting on the lounge watching some mind numbing movie, Sue was proud with Charles and she notice for the first time that her son had become a man. "Charles." Sue said. "Yes Mum." Charles responded moving so he could look her in the eyes. "That kiss you gave Emily, do you love her?" Sue asked a little concerned. "Honestly Mum, I think I do and it's not just because she's having my baby, but I love you even more." Sue rose from the lounge and walked over to the nearby window staring out into the darkness, Charles rose from the couch and placed his hands on her shoulder.
"Until I saw that kiss, I thought we would be together forever, but now…" She turned and looked at Charles as tears began to fall from her eyes. "&hellip. Charles you helped me… fixed me and for that I'm forever grateful but this has to end here and now, you are my Son and I will love you forever but I can't let you spend all your life and love on me, so from now on we are Mother and Son once more." "But Mum I love you with all my heart." Tears began to fall from Charles's eyes.
"I know you do, but I want you to give all the love that you have given me and give it to Emily and your baby." Sue smiled. "Promise me that you will." "Anything for you Mum&hellip. Anything for you." From that day forward Sue and Charles's incestuous relationship ended, but the love they had for one another never died, they would glace at one another from a far with those love and lust filled eyes, but then never acted on it.
Eight months later Emily gave birth to a beautiful baby girl that they named Mina after Emily's Grandmother. Unfortunately for Sue, she never became pregnant, it was a side effect of her rape, but she never felt sad about it, especially now that she had a beautiful Granddaughter. They lived happily ever after. The End.


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It's warming up and fresh dishes are becoming necessary. Nothing better than a veggie style ceviche with mushroom, where all the flavours mix together into perfection. It is ideal as an accompaniment for a BBQ, starter or as a side dish.
All you need is:
1. 500g of button mushrooms (or a big mushroom basket)
2. One pepper
3. Bunch of Coriander
4. One onion
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5. Fresh Chillies
6. White wine vinegar
7. Olive oil
8. Lemon juice
First you need to dice the onion in small cubes, and do the same with the pepper and chillies (remove the seeds if you don't want it too spicy) before mixing them in a bowl.
Finely slice the mushroom. Then you will have to finely chop the coriander and add it into the mix. When you have all the ingredients together just add the lemon juice, white wine vinegar – very important as this will "cook" the mushroom – and olive oil.
Finally add salt to taste and let it stand for 30 mins and it will be ready to serve with fresh bread or crackers.
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[Lesson 2: Learn & Do! - Directions for Image Creation]
Creating a profile image / picture for use with your Edmodo account.
Remember, for this training, you must create your own image, but students can just use one of Edmodo's preloaded images! To do that, when they get to the browse to image step in the Lesson 2 directions, they'll just click one of Edmodo's images instead of browsing to find their own!
Creating Personal Images - Your Options (in order from easiest to hardest):
(1) Take a picture with your phone and email it to yourself; then log in to your email on the computer and download the picture to an easy place to find, like the Desktop or Pictures folder.
(2) Have someone else take your picture with their phone and repeat the process above. Everyone knows someone with a smart phone!
(3) Locate a picture online of something that reflects your interests, beliefs, educational philosophy and right-click on / "Save Image As" to an easy to find location, like the Desktop or Pictures folder. Make sure the image is not protected! Creative Commons is a great for finding images you can use without breaking copyright law.
(4) Create your own image using one of the many great Web 2.0 tools out there for image creation. Here's a link to my collection but be warned, all these options can be overwhelming! Be sure to return to your Edmodo training!
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Every year, the Bettane+Desseauve wine competition picks out a selection of wines for their excellent 'price/enjoyment ratio'.
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Second Corinthians 8:1-7
In a Wizard Of Id comic, a couple greets a Friar Tuck-type outside the front doors of the Church. The wife says to the Friar, "I apologize for my baby's crying in church…she's teething." The Friar replies, "No problem…but why was your husband crying?" The wife responds, "He's TITHING!"
A missionary was sitting at her second-story window when she was handed a letter from home. As she opened the letter, a crisp, new, ten-dollar bill fell out. She was pleasantly surprised, but as she read the letter her eyes were distracted by the movement of a shabbily dressed stranger down below, leaning against a post in front of the building. She couldn't get him off her mind. Thinking that he might be in greater financial distress than she, she slipped the bill into an envelope on which she quickly penned the words, "Don't despair." She threw it out the window. The stranger below picked it up, read it, looked up, and smiled as he tipped his hat and went his way. The next day she was about to leave the house when a knock came at the door.
She found the same shabbily dressed man smiling as he handed her a roll of bills. When she asked what they were for, he replied: "That's the sixty bucks you won, lady. 'Don't Despair' paid five to one."
Obviously an act of love, an act of service, and act of commitment doesn't always have a five-to-one payoff. Sometimes it is much more. I have never known a person who genuinely committed his or her life to God who was ever sorry. Church membership is like a poker game; you're either in or you're out. If you're in, then ante up.
On one occasion Martin Luther railed against his congregation for being stingy in their giving. From the pulpit he said, "You ungrateful beasts! You are not worthy of the treasures of the Gospel. If you don't improve, I will stop preaching rather than cast pearls before swine."
Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will. There is a part of me that wants to call you the Macedonian churches
John Wesley was preaching his famous sermon on stewardship. The first point was "Make All the Money You Can" and a well-to-do farmer in the church serving as a deacon said, "Amen." The second point was "Save All the Money You Can." "Amen" said the deacon even more emphatically. "And," concluded Wesley, "Give All You Can." The deacon frowned and muttered, "That spoiled the sermon."
As believers in Christ, as part of the Church, you have learned the secret!
Acts 20:35 In everything I did, Paul writes, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: `It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Annually, Americans spend $50 billion on weight-loss products, $26.6 billion on lottery tickets, and give $19.6 billion to churches. When we eat out, most of us expect to tip the waiter or waitress 15-20 percent. When we suggest 10 percent as a minimum church offering, some folks are aghast.
Down in Oklahoma early one Monday morning, the bank called all three churches with the same request: "Could you bring in Sunday's collection right away? We're out of one-dollar bills." The problem with our giving is that we too often give the widow's mite, without the widow's spirit.
During the Middle Ages everyone sought status in their titles. Not only was it an "in" thing to be a baron or a knight or any of the nobility, even farm workers coveted more exalted titles for their work. So, the lowly lad who shoveled out the horses' stalls was called the "Count of the Stable" from which we get "Constable," a name still given to police officers. Even the lowliest job on the estate had its titular reward: the serf who was in charge of the pigs was called "The Sty Warden" or "Steward." Over the years mostly this word is used in conjunction with an appeal to encourage people to share more of their time, talents, and treasure for the work of their church, both at home and beyond the borders of the parish.
Giving has a history in God's word. Giving is as old as Cain and Abel, when Abel gave his best and Cain didn't. It is found in Abraham giving to Melchizedek. It was always 1/10 until the New Testament, then it was all.
Matt 19:21 Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
He is invited to great things who receives small things greatly. Jenny Lind, the great Swedish soprano, disappointed many of her friends because she turned down so many big contracts that would have made her world famous. One day a friend surprised her as she was sitting on a sunny seashore reading the New Testament. The friend, in conversation, rebuked the singer for not seizing her chances. Quickly, Jenny Lind put her hand over her Testament and said, "I found that making vast sums of money was spoiling my taste for this."
Three young swallows were perched on a dead branch that stretched out over a lake. "One adult swallow got alongside the chicks and started shoving them out toward the end of the branch–pushing, pushing, pushing. The end one fell off. Somewhere between the branch and the water four feet below, the wings started working, and the fledgling was off on his own. Then the second one. The third was not to be bullied. At the last possible moment his grip on the branch loosened just enough so that he swung downward, then tightened again, bulldog tenacious. The parent was without sentiment. He pecked at the desperately clinging talons until it was more painful for the poor chick to hang on than risk the insecurities of flying. The grip was released, and the inexperienced wings began pumping. The mature swallow knew what the chick did not–that it would fly–that there was no danger in making it do what it was perfectly designed to do.
"Giving is what we do best. It is the air into which we were born. It is the action that was designed into us before our birth…. Some of us try desperately to hold on to ourselves, to live for ourselves. We don't think we can live generously because we have never tried." "But the sooner we start, the better, for we are going to have to give up our lives finally, and the longer we wait, the less time we have for the soaring and swooping life of grace."


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How Family Voices Influence State Policies: Education
- Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Informed by our work with thousands of Maryland families, MCF staff participate on more than 100 committees and boards at the state and local level. We advocate to improve systems that impact individuals with behavioral health challenges, and work to ensure the needs and perspectives of families are heard. Beginning this month, we'll be sharing profiles on some of the ..
Self-Care: Why Not Give Poetry a Try?
- Wednesday, October 17, 2018
by MCF Clinical Supervisor Ronnie Biemans, MA, LCPC The vibrant season. Chroma of amber and rust. Nature's masterpiece. – Robyn Noble When we read this 3-line haiku poem on autumn, images of this season emerge in a different but very vivid way. Perhaps your memories of poetry involve school day English classes with required memorization that ..
October is National Bullying Prevention Month
- Monday, October 08, 2018
Bullying can have both short- and long-term effects on everyone involved. While most research on bullying has been about children and adolescents who have been bullied, those who bully others are also negatively impacted. There is even research that shows witnessing bullying can impact us. This National Bullying Prevention Month learn more about the consequences of ..
Accepting Applications: Baltimore City Family Leadership Retreat
- Monday, October 01, 2018
Baltimore City and Baltimore County parents and caregivers of school-age children with mental health challenges are invited to join other caregivers in a free, two-day retreat to empower you to be a stronger advocate for your child The retreat, held November 2 and 3 at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, provides a welcoming space for you to learn how to help your child by: c ..


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Smoked Sausage Scramble
"I came up with this recipe one morning when we had smoked sausage leftover from the day before - and my husband loved it," relates Stephanie Leven of Warsaw, Missouri. The combination of spicy sausage, spinach, eggs, potato and cheese makes a hearty morning meal or a satisfying light supper.
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes2 servings
- 1 medium potato, cubed
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 cup torn fresh spinach
- 1 cup cubed smoked sausage
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 slices American cheese, diced
- In a large skillet, cook potato and onion in oil until potato is tender; add spinach and sausage.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs and water. Pour over sausage mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat, until eggs are completely set. Sprinkle with cheese.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 572 calories, 40g fat (15g saturated fat), 484mg cholesterol, 1161mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 28g protein.
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The whole family really liked this...a great combination of flavors! I used a jalapeno smoked sausage and used shredded cheddar instead of American cheese.
Aug 27, 2012
I needed something different this morning for breakfast and this didn't disappoint! Its so good it doesn't even need cheese which for me is saying a lot. The only things I changed was adding creole seasoning and diced green peppers. I love the spinach it really adds a healthy twist that tastes great. Love it and I know my husband will once he wakes up. Thanks!
Jan 12, 2011
Easy to make and very tasty! My husband called it a keeper within 2 bites and stuffed himself silly afterward!


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Student Exchange Programs
The next recruitment for Erasmus + student exchange program will be held at the ASC between December 2019 and February 2020. Remember that your grade average is one of the criteria in the recruitment.
The main information about Erasmus+ exchange is available at the University of Warsaw International Relations Office webpage: http://bwz.uw.edu.pl/erasmus-kraje-programu
The International Relations Office runs an on-going recruitment for Erasmus+ Internships. More information: http://bwz.uw.edu.pl/dla-studentow-doktorantow-i-absolwentow-praktyki-2019-2020
The International Relations Office recruits for exchange programs, based on bilateral agreements between UW and foreign universities. We will inform you about offers from American universities.
Erasmus for the ASC students
The ASC UW has signed Erasmus + bilateral agreements with numerous European universities.
Erasmus+ Incoming Students
Course registration
- Your name, surname and student number
- Your scholarship program (Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, other)
- The name of the course and the course code
Learning Agreements
Erasmus+ exchange students will need their Learning Agreements signed by the Mobility Coordinator. Please, fill in the Agreement carefully, making sure that the number of the ECTS points in the LA matches the number provided in USOS. Include the component code, available in USOS as "course ID". Moreover, at least one class in your schedule should be run by the American Studies Center. The easiest way to have your LA stamped and signed is to come to the room 102 during my office hours with the printout.
dr Ludmiła Janion
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We all love Whirl and now there is Whirl Ombré!
Scheepjes have released 15 beautiful ombré shades and they still come in a generous 215g/1000m cake.
Made using a super-soft cotton/acrylic blend, Whirl Ombre has that generous twist, making it easy to work with.
* Fibre - 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic
* Made in The Netherlands
* Weight - 215g
* Length - 1000m
* Suggested needle/hook sizes: 3mm to 4mm
Care Instructions
* Warm Machine Wash - No Bleach
* Lay flat to dry - Do Not tumble dry
* Iron on Medium Setting


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By my calculations – and by that I mean my physical counting, and I did lose count a couple of times – I have missed approximately 115 National Days in the last month alone. Upon discovering this, the Type-A Calendar-Keeper inside me became full of self-loathing. Why, on June 1st I missed National Nail Polish Day (never mind that I don't ever wear it myself) as well as National Leave the Office Early Day (although, in my defense, my workplace did not observe this)!
Except, of course, I must remind myself that these supposed "national days" are really just random days someone sometime decided to name something. According to Marketplace (you know, the NPR show?):
…the more extensive resource is the website nationaldaycalendar.com.
"There's a couple ways it can happen," says the site's co-founder, Marlo Anderson. "Of course, a company or an individual can just declare it, and a lot of people do."
Point being, really anyone can make up a national day, and there's no accreditation process or government agency. Though Anderson says they don't approve just any old day that comes across their desk.
"In the last year we've received over 10,000 requests for national days," he says.
Out of the 10,000, he says they typically take about 20 to 25 days each year.
Per that nationaldaycalendar.com, there are now over 1,500 national days. Yes, that is more days than there are in a year. Thus, June 2nd is both National Black Bear Day and National Rotisserie Chicken Day, among other things. And, yes, some of the national days are just as matter of fact as they sound: "On the first Saturday in June, National Black Bear Day recognizes the most commonly found bear in North America." National Old Maid's Day, June 4th, does, in fact, refer to the arguably derogatory term for an elderly single lady, and not the card game I hear exists. However, National Name Your Poison Day, June 8th, is not as much fun as it sounds.
Actually, as the Marketplace article points out, national days really are made for the internet age, with many of nationaldaycalendar.com's "How to Observe" instructions consisting of something like: "Use #UpsyDaisyDay to post on social media." And really, truly celebrating even half of these would be exhausting. To cherry pick a few, there's National Moonshine Day on June 5th, which I'd be willing to bet a certain friend of mine did observe. June 6th, as well as being D-Day, is also National Applesauce Cake Day. (I did make applesauce bread, well, muffins, sometime this month, but they weren't very good, needing more sugar and leaving me with a sneaking suspicion I used a healthy recipe.) National Ballpoint Pen Day, June 10th, I wouldn't have observed anyway, as I explicitly asked for "non-ballpoint pens" for the last office supply order. June 13th, being National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day, is the day I likely should have commemorated that time I splattered an entire giant jar of canned garlic all over my kitchen. June 16th has the rare distinction of having only one honorific, National Fudge Day, and I fully agree that this is a thing worthy of having a day devoted to it. In fact, according to Marketplace:
[nationaldaycalendar.com] focus[es] on iconic items over brands — say, National Coffee Day as opposed to National Starbucks Day (which, as far as we know, hasn't been declared). And they look for things everyone can enjoy or be a part of.
Fudge I can agree with, but June 29th is National Almond Buttercrunch Day, and I have never had one of those in my life. But it turns out I did unintentionally observe National Hike with a Geek Day, June 20th, as I went on a nice little hike that evening with me, myself, and I. Although, looking at the entry, it appears I may have gotten the definitions of "geek" vs. "nerd" mixed up. I can confirm, however, that June 21st, National Day of the Gong, is exactly what it sounds like. At any rate, the following disqualification for most national day requests did make me smile:
The most common request they say no to?
"You know, it's my girlfriend of three months and she's changed my life forever, can I have National Heather Day … that's a very very popular thing," Anderson says.
In the end, if you, like Leslie Knope, do go for this sort of national day thing, you should be pleased to know that today, June 26th, is only two national days: National Beautician's Day, and National Chocolate Pudding Day. However, if you are, like me, a fan of Doctor Who, you will be disappointed to know that the "T" in National OOTD Day (June 30th) is actually very important, and the day has nothing to do with the Oods of that TV show, most unfortunately.


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Segment is great. We use it to collate our data. It was very easy to get started, and we've been gradually getting more tools to get data via Segment.
We're currently using Amplitude and Kissmetrics in parallel; we're trying to figure out which works better for our needs.
We're currently using Amplitude and Kissmetrics in parallel; we're trying to figure out which works better for our needs.
We look at weekly and monthly KPI's via Tableau Online and/or Tableau Reader.
Optimizely is handy for A/B testing.
We're looking into Attribution at the moment as a multi-touch attribution tool.
We use Pipedrive! It breaks down the sales pipeline in a visual way, and tells you exactly where a lead or deal is in the sales funnel, and what you need to do to move it forward. There are many uses for Pipedrive outside of traditional sales as well. We use it to manage our media outreach, not just our customers. And when we raised funding, we used it to manage our fundraising pipeline.
Zoom is great for conference calls. We have offices in Estonia and the U.S., and we've found that Zoom is much smoother than Skype or Google Hangouts for conference calls. And for context: there are more than 10 members of Skype alumni on our team, including yours truly.
We're big fans of Slack! We've connected various tools to it, and have channels for everything from Trello to GitHub to our internal KPIs. And of course, we're big fans of the GIPHY integration!
Moz has been really helpful for research purposes. It's great for tracking what we're doing, and for researching competitors.
BuzzSumo is good for content marketing measurement and ideas.
We use WordPress for our blog. We like that it's easy to add widgets, and easy to customize.
We're starting to use Zendesk next week, so I can't speak on it just yet. But it seems to be a solid product.
We use MailChimp for newsletters. The interface is simple, and it keeps getting better and better.
We use Vero for triggered emails, based on user actions and events. We like that we can tailor the emails based on what users have done or haven't done, and the Vero team has been great at listening to, and accommodating, our feedback.
We use Dropbox quite a bit; most of our files are kept, and shared, in Dropbox.
I can only speak on my experiences as a user of BambooHR, not as an administrator, and the user experience is okay.
We use different tools for different openings and locations. For example, we use something different to find a developer in Estonia than we do to find a marketer in the U.S. Our biggest recruiting "channel" is definitely internal recommendations from people already at Pipedrive.
We promote openings on Glassdoor and LinkedIn.
We promote openings on Glassdoor and LinkedIn.
FluidSurveys is great for online questionnaires, internal surveys, or quantitative studies.
We use Delighted to measure Net Promoter Score (NPS).
We use Inline Manual for in-app tours. It's a very nifty tool.
We use Wistia for video hosting.
On the engineering side we use JIRA. It's good at what it does.
The marketing team uses Trello. It is very similar to Pipedrive in that it breaks down your processes into succinct stages that are easy to drag and drop from one stage to the next. Trello is good for lightweight, simpler projects, and we're big fans.
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"Hello, I've finally gotten around to setting up the whole voice post thing and making my first voice post! So this is what I sound like to those of you who have never met me nor spoken to me on the phone. And well, I hope that those of you who were clamoring for my voice are satisfied. I'm not exactly certain what I'm going to be using this function for in the future, but something tells me that it *might not be my voice.* Well, we'll see. So, have a good evening and hope to talk to you, Suit, very soon. Bye."
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NPS buys stake in One Vanderbilt in NYC for $500 mn
The National Pension Service has secured a second-largest shareholder position with a 27-percent stake in a landmark building currently under construction in New York City by investing US$500 million. This is the largest-ever overseas real estate deal for the public pension fund.
Bloomberg reported on January 30 that the Korean pension fund acquired the 27-percent stake in "One Vanderbilt Place," a 57-floor skyscraper on the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue in midtown Manhattan, next to Grand Central Terminal from developer SL Green Realty.
Bloomberg said the 150,000-square-meter building will become a landmark of New York City as visible as the Empire State Building and Rockefeller Center once completed in 2020.
SL Green explained that the building is adjacent to the Waldorf Astoria New York, the United Nations Headquarters, and the Chrysler Building, as well as Grand Central Terminal, with high foot traffic in the area. The developer also said that it won a special partner through the deal. A Wall Street private equity firm official commented, "This is a great opportunity for the National Pension Service to get out of the stigma of being under investigation by the prosecutors."
With the One Vanderbilt deal, the National Pension Service will have a total of five real estate properties in New York City.
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500 g/1 tin/1 bottle Passata di Pomodoro (sieved tomatoes - no additives or extra herbs)
small handful of dried/fresh parsley
pinch of dried red chilies or one smallish red or green chilies
cupped handful of dried onion (if you have it) or a finely diced small onion
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped/diced
500g pasta (of your choice - can be long or short)
olive oil
2 cupped handfuls of salt
enough water to fill a largish pan
Fill pan with water, add 2 generous handfuls of salt and put on the heat. Take a frying pan, and as the water comes to the boil make the sauce.
The sauce is called Arrabiata. Put frying pan on the heat and add a small amount of olive oil. Then add parsley, garlic, onion and chilies. Fry that for around a minute at a good hot heat. Add the sieved tomatoes to the frying pan and maybe a little water on the top…up to you. Leave the sauce to reduce on the top as the pasta cooks. You can add a little seasoning too, if you wish.
When the water is boiling, add your pasta of choice. After 8-10 minutes, check the pasta by getting a fork and tasting it. When the pasta is done, it should not be soft and mushy - so make sure to check occasionally.
When pasta is done, drain the pasta, preferably through a plastic colander. Put the pasta back into the saucepan and poor the sauce over the top. Mix together so that the sauce covers the pasta.


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We at King Forest Homes believe in producing quality log homes to stand the test of time. We listen to our customer's needs and desires and then custom design their and hopefully your dream home. Since we are part of a very large sawmill in New Hampshire, producing 28 million board feet of Eastern White Pine lumber and timbers annually we can control the quality of the logs we put into our homes. We will not cut corners and are proud of using kiln dried Eastern White Pine log timbers in the construction of our homes, giving the strength, character and warmth a log home should have. Our homes are weather tight and energy efficient offering your family a lifetime of warmth and comfort. We also believe that our personal service will make buying your dream home a pleasurable adventure.
Please explore our website which will continue to grow in the coming months. We want you to feel comfortable in contacting us so we can be of service to you in designing, planning and building your log home.
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Mr Justice Francis recently gave judgment in O'Dwyer v O'Dwyer [2019] EWHC 1838 (Fam), an appeal against an order made by HHJ O'Dwyer at the Central Family Court following a Final Hearing in financial remedies proceedings held in July and November 2017. The husband appealed HHJ O'Dwyer's order that he pay periodical payments to the wife of £150,000 p.a., a decision which had been made on the basis that the parties should share the husband's income stream and so, the husband contended, was contrary to the decision of the Court of Appeal in Waggott v Waggott [2018] 2 FLR 406. The Court of Appeal had not given judgment in Waggott at the time that the present case was determined, and so it had not been available to the judge at first instance.
The husband ('H') and wife ('W') married in 1988, before separating in 2016. They had four adult children together. W was an American citizen, and had returned to live in the US following separation.
For many years, H ran a business as a McDonald's franchise. At Final Hearing, the parties agreed that the net value of the business (after CGT, capital expenditure to improve the appearance of the restaurants, etc.) was £2.409m. Both parties accepted that despite H owning 90% of the business, due to the length of the marriage and both parties making full contributions, this was a sharing case. At first instance, the judge accepted the schedule of assets and liabilities put forward by W, and ordered that each party should leave the marriage with 50% of the capital, totalling £2,932,739. Accordingly, H paid W a lump sum of just under £3m. Neither party sought to disturb the capital distribution on appeal.
In determining the level of periodical payments that W would receive, HHJ O'Dwyer referred principally to the sharing principle. He noted in his judgement that the business had produced (and would continue to produce) an income of c.£1m annually, and asked himself 'why after divorce should only [H] continue to live well upon it when clearly it is the product of matrimonial endeavour?' Later, he went on to describe the future business income as 'matrimonial property', and stated that in his treatment of the businesses, he would consider 'not only the capital value at this point but also the income that they will produce over the coming years.'
H appealed against the periodical payments order, arguing that following the decision in Waggott, the sharing of an income stream is unprincipled and that payments should be ordered only to meet needs (or in rare cases, compensation.) The Court of Appeal had been clear and unequivocal in their decision that an earning capacity was not a matrimonial asset that could be subject to a sharing claim. Francis J accepted that it was now settled law that an earning capacity was not a matrimonial asset available for sharing and periodical payments must be calculated on the basis of need, although he conceded that the judge would still be left with a significant margin of discretion as to how generously the concept of need would be interpreted.
W argued that her case could be distinguished from Waggott on a number of grounds: the length of the marriage (12 years in Waggott, 30 years in the present case), the fact that the income is paid from a family partnership built up over the marriage, and that the court was concerned with fixed term profits from a family partnership being prepared for sale as opposed to an earning capacity. Francis J rejected these arguments. He held that the length of the marriage was irrelevant, that the law was very clear that 'the sharing of an income for sharing's sake in the circumstances of the instant case' was impermissible, and that while it would have been possible for the court to order that W be paid a balancing payment in the event that the business sold for substantially more than the agreed value, or even to adjourn the lump sum claims, the judge had correctly concluded that it was desirable to resolve the case now.
W's counsel had made reference in his skeleton argument to the fact that W would suffer a relationship-generated disadvantage if H's income was not shared. Francis J rejected this, on the basis that W had never claimed that the compensation principle applied, and the judge at first instance had not considered this possibility either. He further held the ages of the parties to be irrelevant, and rejected W's attempt to rely on the fact that in Waggott, the wife had received a share of the husband's bonuses. This was appropriate in Waggott because the bonuses were referable to work done during the marriage, albeit not paid out until after the marriage had ended, and so were a clear example of matrimonial property. In the present case, the circumstances were more akin to bonuses earned after the breakdown of the marriage, and would only fall to be shared if need or compensation required them to be.
W argued that in Waggott, the first instance judge had failed to give proper weight to the clean break principle, which could not be said of HHJ O'Dwyer's approach (he had imposed a 5-year term with a s28 (1)(A) bar.) Francis J rejected this however, stating that 'I cannot read into the judgment in Waggott that even a short period of sharing of income can be justified other than by reference to the doctrines of need and compensation.'
Above all, Francis J noted that HHJ O'Dwyer had made a finding of fact that there was insufficient evidence to support the contention that the business value would increase significantly once the capital improvements to improve the appearance of the restaurants had been carried out. W had not sought to challenge this finding of fact, but a successful challenge of it seemed to be fundamental to many of the defences that she was attempting to raise.
HHJ O'Dwyer had erred when he stated that by applying the sharing principle to H's future income, 'this approach also leads to a true determination of the reasonable needs of the wife,' with Francis J finding such a statement to be 'incomprehensible.' The task of the judge is to assess the reasonable needs of the parties and then determine whether the capital provision is sufficient. Only if the answer to this question was no should the court go on to consider periodical payments. The judge would have a broad discretion as to how to assess the parties' needs, and to what extent the parties should be expected to amortise their capital to meet said needs.
H's appeal on the grounds that HHJ O'Dwyer had applied the wrong test when determining periodical payments to W was successful. It then fell to Francis J to consider what would be appropriate periodical payments. As an earning capacity could not be subject to the sharing principle, the 'inevitable and direct consequence' was that W would have to begin living off her capital provision immediately, whether or not on an amortised basis, while H would not.
As to the level of periodical payments, Francis J noted that while HHJ O'Dwyer had arrived at the figure of £150,000 p.a. on the basis of sharing, he had also sought to justify this sum by reference to W's needs. Francis J held that while the judge was entitled to be generous in his interpretation of W's needs, he was not entitled to simply take a round number with no arithmetical justification or consideration of factors such as W's needs, the income that her capital would generate, and amortisation. Francis J sounded a cautionary note for judges, commenting on the crucial importance of setting out how a particular figure had been reached: 'parties who conduct these cases up and down the land, often without the benefit of legal advice, need to know how judges alight upon a particular figure for periodical payments. Otherwise, discretion gives way to a risk of disorder or even chaos with people not knowing how or whether to settle.'
The parties had accepted that of her capital provision, W would be left with c.£1.732m after she had purchased a property and a new car, and allowing for currency fluctuation and other expenses. Francis J applied the Duxbury formula to calculate that this would generate c.£52,000 p.a. for W (after she had paid tax in the US, where she was living.) Were W to begin amortising her capital immediately, she would have £100,000 p.a. in round terms, but the question of whether or not a spouse should be expected to amortise their capital would depend entirely on the unique facts of each case. In the present case, given that H continued to enjoy such a large income, and that this was a long marriage in which both parties had made full contributions, Francis J concluded that it would be fair to order that W did not have to amortise her capital for a period of time – in this case, during H's continued employment.
Francis J was highly critical that there was no forensic analysis of W's budget in the first instance judgment, despite significant cross-examination on this point. He was clear that there is a judicial obligation to analyse the budgets that the parties put forward, and this was inexplicably lacking from the first instance judgment. H argued that W had presented a number of different budgets, with W's alleged monthly expenditure increasing from £10,000 to £15,000 between Form E and Final Hearing. H proposed that £75,000 p.a. was a reasonable and generous budget for W going forward, but Francis J instead substituted a budget of £120,000, which was the figure given in the Form E, and which appeared to be well-reasoned and thought through. As Francis J held W's net return on capital is £52,000 p.a., there was a shortfall of £68,000 p.a. which should be met by periodical payments, substituting the original order's periodical payments of £150,000 p.a.