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Photos and Description of this 2 bedroom holiday apartment in .1st Louvre
2 bedroom apartment with balconies at Chatelet in Arr 1, the heart of Paris
If you want to discover Paris on foot, this is the place to be. Our beautiful architect-designed apartment lies in the very heart of Paris at Chatelet in the first arrondissement. Located on the top floor of an 18th -C listed building on a quiet, leafy street opposite one of the city's most romantic flower markets. A ten minute stroll in any direction takes you to famous landmarks including the Seine, Ile de Cite, Centre Pompidou and the Louvre. A bright and airy 'artist's garret' with stunning views, our apartment has been simply modernised whilst retaining its historic features. The living area has a South facing balcony, an inviting sofa area, well-equipped with books, satellite TV, DVDs and CDs, Wi-Fi. We often stay ourselves and love to gather around our big oak dining table. You will enjoy playing chef in the well equipped kitchen and the view of the twinkling river at night certainly takes the edge off the washing up! The apartment is a home from home for us and we hope for you too.
- Suitability:
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair inaccessible
Guestbook comments from the owner
My wife, her best friend, and I spent 2 weeks in Paris at this apartment in August. The apartment was wonderfully located one block from the Seine, 10 minutes from the Louvre, Ste. Chappelle, and Notre Dame and around the corner from a great boulangerie and three great restaurants. There are nearby metro and RER stops to take you to Versailles, D'Orsay, and other sites. So the location is great!! The apartment itself was really fine. Balconies overlook the street and there is a view of the Seine (albiet limited). The two bedrooms are reasonably sized and the beds large enough for two adults. The bathroom has a very good shower and a washing machine. The living room is large and has a sofa bed that a friend of mine used for three nights, so in theory the apartment could accommodate 5 people though it would be a bit crowded given one bathroom. The kitchen was fine with a fridge, microwave/convection oven, and all you need to cook meals though we usually went out for dinner and tended to relax with afternoon wine/cheese at home. The free wireless was a nice bonus as was the ability to call home to the states for free. The CD player worked fine. The tv didn't work but we didn't bother calling about it since it didn't really matter to us. The apartment is on the sixth floor so the walk up each day is a good work-out but there is a TINY elevator if you have bags, groceries, etc. We carried our bicycles up the 6 fligts since they couldn't fit in the elevator. We had friends over for dinner one nite who were renting another apartment in Paris and they just loved our place!! We would definitely recommend this to anyone who is looking for a clean, well located, and comfortable apartment for a Paris visit and would certainly stay here again when we return.


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The City of Santa Clarita's Community Services division would like to invite parents to a Parent Mixer Forum on Thursday, January 19, 2006 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers. The forum is entitled "Successful Parenting." The event is part of the City's free Pride in Parenting Workshop program, which is designed to offer parents a combination of support, education, resources, and incentives to become more knowledgeable and to be the best parents they can be. A different workshop is held each month of the year. "Successful Parenting" will feature a panel of parenting professionals who will give advice and answer questions on communication, discipline, self-esteem, and more. The panel includes parenting instructors Carri Arquilevich, M.A., MFT, Glenda Bona, M.S., Ed Redd, and Leighton Reynolds, Ph.D. A Spanish-language translation of the workshop will be available upon request.
"We are excited to be able to offer this great opportunity for parents to come out and ask questions of true parenting experts," said Adele MacPherson, Community Services Superintendent for the City. "These workshops are a great resource not only for new parents, but for all those who want to further their parenting skills."
The mixer is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served at 6:30 pm. Please RSVP at 661/255-4965 by Tuesday, January 17, 2006. City Hall is located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard.

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Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga Splits With Longtime Manager Troy Carter
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Unlike Jessie J and Nicki Minaj, who claimed bisexuality then recanted, Lady Gaga has been consistently bi for her whole career. She's never waived on the subject and really, it's not one that famous people should be wishy-washy about, given their sphere of influence on fans and how fans look to our pop stars as a support network.
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While this weekend's all-new 'SNL' installment featuring 'Scandal' star Kerry Washington and musical guest Eminem will prove an episode to watch, its forthcoming lineup is really on fire. Not only has Lady Gaga been confirmed to both host and perform in the subsequent installment, but the week to follow will see 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' star Josh Hutcherson take the stage!
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Lady Gaga has been stepping out in Botticellian style while in London, with her outfits getting weirder and weirder by the day.


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No Surprises On Week's Final Injury ReportPosted by on October 21, 2011 – 1:34 pm
Several players on the Vikings and Packers final injury reports of the week are listed as out or doubful, but ultimately there are no surprises going into Sunday's game.
S Jamarca Sanford (concussion), C John Sullivan (concussion) and CB Antoine Winfield (neck) are doubtful. Sanford and Sullivan have not practiced all week and Winfield has been limited each day. For the Packers, LT Chad Clifton (hamstring/knee), LB Jamari Lattimore (shoulder), DE Mike Neal (knee) and LB Frank Zombo (knee) have all been declared out, while CB Sam Shields (concussion) is listed as doubtful and did not practice all week.
Packers DT Ryan Pickett (concussion) is the only player for either team listed as questionable; he did not practice on Friday.
Everyone else on the injury report for both teams is listed as probable. You can read the entire Vikings injury report by clicking here.
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By Matthias on Oct 21, 2011 | Reply
To be real, we probably are going to lose this game. The Vikings aren't a playoff caliber team anymore, therefor we have to focus on rebuilding starting with our Oline…
@ Frederick Jones who would you pick next year???
Maybe one of these guys??
By Matthias on Oct 21, 2011 | Reply
Well I hope we will see Fusco or Love.
By Matthias on Oct 21, 2011 | Reply
Top offensive linemen of next years draft:
By TheRealDon on Oct 21, 2011 | Reply
Start Mistral Raymond over Johnson…
By Matthias on Oct 21, 2011 | Reply
TheRealDon is right. Start Mistral Raymond over Johnson and Aromashadu over Berrian.
By Matthias on Oct 21, 2011 | Reply
* Aromashodu
By Matthias on Oct 21, 2011 | Reply
It doesn't really matter if Ponder loses or not. Just gain some experience for next season Ponder. That's all I want.
By TheRealDon on Oct 21, 2011 | Reply
I like Aromashodu he has alot of upside to him..last game they started Berrian and when he started off bad they bring Aromashodu in late..No start the man..
By mike on Oct 21, 2011 | Reply
Maybe Mistral isn't getting play time because he's not good because anyone who can't get play time over Johnson is obviously not that good Mistral was ok in college but he never had a true position he wad to small for safety and to slow for corner who knows he might end up good but I think we only drafted him because of his story
By Frederick Jones on Oct 22, 2011 | Reply
We need better OLs, DBs, and WRs to contend for a title next year.
Ted Glover of the Daily Norsemen said the Vikings should have a better secondary than the JETS, if we had DRAFTED the way we should.
Scout is a tough job according to THE DRAFT, written by Wil Mara. They spend a lot of time on the road. They MUST be shrewd judges of almost good enough talent vs good enough talent.
Maybe some of our SCOUTS are burned out. The consultants have been working too long and don't do much of the right thing.
Then again, the guy pulling the trigger makes the decisions on whether we pick a QB, RB, TE, or the areas where we N E E D H E L P.
HOW ANY FOOL COULD NOT DRAFT OLs and DBs last year is beyond me ! ! !
(And our free agent decisions were bad too, although not as glaring as the ones with DBs and OLs)
RIDICULOUS. Any two year old could have done better!!!
By Rogerthevikefan on Oct 22, 2011 | Reply
Chris Cook will miss the game because of being arrested. So Corners should be Griffin, Sherels, Allen, and Burton. While Raymond will be back up safety/corner. In college Raymond played corner because USF needed him to but they knew his best position was and is safety.
By TonyO on Oct 23, 2011 | Reply
Chris Cook is going to end up with a short career because of his inability to embrace the opportunity he has been given. This is what ruins professional sports, overpaid players with no regard for the law or decency. Frazier needs to set an example with Cook. The season is a loss already, bench this loser for the rest of the year. I doubt he will be out until 2:00 a.m. or pointing guns at people with out any loot in his pocket.
By sandiamond on Oct 23, 2011 | Reply
Ponder I luv You Man!!
By mnsoldier on Oct 23, 2011 | Reply
Who is supposed to be updating this website, they have done nothing for the last week, is there just one person and they are on vaction? I am just disappointed in the lack of professionalism of your web tech person, get the site updated so fans can follow whats going on.
By mnsoldier on Oct 23, 2011 | Reply
I am glad ponder is in there and he looked good, we do need O linemen, but we need a secondary more, if our D can stop some people via turnovers that will help, but when the line gets pressure the secondary is making huge mistakes like the wide open jennings play, I wont call out names but he must have been kneeling on a prayer rug because he wasnt playing football.
By mnsoldier on Oct 23, 2011 | Reply
time to think of next year, give gerhardt some time to show his ability and trade him, Cut berrian and make webb a WR, cut Klieny and bring king from the practice squad along with any DB we have there.
By mnsoldier on Oct 23, 2011 | Reply
Cut cook if he is guilty just get rid of bad players, we dont need thug nation happening here.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - Ambitious legislation to stanch the growing number of sexual assaults in the armed forces by overhauling the military justice system faces an uncertain future due to vigorous objections from senior Defense Department leaders and key members of Congress who are concerned the proposed changes go too far.
The bill crafted by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., cleared an important hurdle Tuesday when the Senate Armed Services personnel subcommittee that she chairs approved the measure. But the legislation must get through the full committee and its chairman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., has signaled his intent to offer an alternative that would mute the most aggressive reforms in Gillibrand's bill.
Gillibrand's legislation would remove commanders from the process of deciding whether serious crimes, including sexual misconduct cases, go to trial. That judgment would rest instead with seasoned trial lawyers who have prosecutorial experience and hold the rank of colonel or above. Her bill also would take away a commander's authority to convene a court-martial. That responsibility would be given to new and separate offices outside the victim's chain of command.
But Levin and other lawmakers, echoing fears voiced by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, believe that cutting commanders out of the legal process would undermine their ability to enforce good order and discipline within the ranks.
"Commanders ought to have and use the tools that are the most effective in terms of changing climate and affecting the behavior of people in their units, and that's to have available to them the power to send to a court-martial," Levin said Monday.


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Kosher Bacon
Does anyone know where I can get good kosher bacon that doesn't taste like corned beef? I remember having it when I was young, but haven't been able to find it anywhere.
I live in NY, so that would be preferable.
some Romanian Pastrami's approximates a Bacon flavor with more salt than smoke.
that's why kosher burger places have Pastrami Burgers, to simulate a Bacon Berger.
re: rich in stl
And that would be fine if your mother were in charge of halacha, but since there's no rule forbidding making "bacon" from a kosher cut of meat, I think the OP can continue his/her search.
I did have a beef bacon sandwich at Pardes last week, and it was great, and I'd certainly recommend it, but in truth, it did not taste like the treif bacon I had before I started keeping kosher.
re: rich in stl
There is a saying that for every forbidden food there is something kosher that tastes exactly like it...
re: SoCal Mother
I dunno. I do know I really LOVE crispy Turkey bacon and Pa- stracon is really great too - as long as both are crisp whch I have heard is the best way to enjoy "real' pork based bacon - bit as much as i like them the real stuff is ICKY IMO/ ICKY ICKY ICkY!:(
re: Prettypoodle
So is gribenes and so is chopped liver. But we love them just the same.
re: Prettypoodle
Where do you find kosher turkey bacon? Who makes it?
No. Because it does not exist.
Non-Jews rave about bacon so much that I have tried the kosher versions, talked about this and taste tested some of them with non-Jewish foodie friends.
The problem seems to be that bacon is a combination of a unique flavor of smoky pork and a unique way that when properly cooked it is crunchy yet immediately dissolves on your tongue. (this is because it is almost solid fat, but if you're on this thread you sort of have to set aside the healthy eating idea and go with the Julia Child advice of everything in moderation)
Gribenes is as close as you come to the mouth feel. But it is very close indeed. Goose and duck fat work very well with chicken skin. It is a time consuming process. I trust the Second Avenue Deli because I know and trust the Lebwohl boys. Their gribenes is wonderful. Mine is too, but it is a process and you have to clean grease form the the stovetop afterward.
In some recipes (cassoulet, bean soup) you can substitute top-of-the-line smoked turkey meat.
The lamb and beef bacon (including the ones served at Prime Grill in New York and the Kitchen Table in Mountain View are quite different than pork bacon. The fat in beef and lamb appear not to do what pork and poultry fat do in terms of crisping up to crunchiness and melting on your tongue. It's not the fault of the cow, the sheep or the chef. It's just reality. Some things just don't substitute kosher.
re: AdinaA
you can try sprinkling bacon salt on the gribenes to have both the mouth feel and the flavor.
re: chazzer
How is the bacon salt? And if it is worth purchasing, where does one find it? (I see that it is carried in Stop & Shop supermarkets; but where specifically in the supermarket should I look for it?) And what flavor/s are highly recommended?
re: queenscook
This is the company's website:
All of the flavors are kosher, some are dairy, so you want to watch what application you're using it for. My favorite is the original, followed by applewood and jalapeno. I love sprinkling it on popcorn and it works well in potato dishes, too. I used it recently to jazz up a succotash at a kiddush and it went over very well. I don't make mac n cheese all that often, but I bet it would work well there, too.
IIRC, it's shelved with the other spices, seasonings, and salts, at least at Kroger. Oh, and the Baconnaise got mixed reviews at home but it's dairy so again, limited uses.
re: queenscook
My husband puts either the hickory (pareve) or the original (milchig) flavors on basically everything savory. Our most recent batch was ordered from their website, but in Stop and Shop, I found it with other spices/seasonings.
re: AdinaA
You've never had scrambled eggs and lox? And no, I haven't because the smell of cooking lox really turns me off. But I always saw it as a Jewish parallel (not substitute) to scrambled eggs and bacon. You just saute the lox with a little fat until you get the doneness you like. My dad used to like it, too.
re: rockycat
Sure I've cut bits of lox into an omelet or scrambled eggs, though I haven't sauteed them first. But the poster MRS above appeared to be describing something more stand-alone.
re: AdinaA
It's really the same thing, assuming you saute your lox first, which my father did. Just don't pour the eggs over it, and you've got fried lox. And I was being very circumspect in describing how I feel about the smell of cooked lox. So glad no one in my house eats it now.
re: AdinaA
My father would fry the slices of lox in butter on the stovetop until it was crispy along the edges. It stunk up the house something fierce, but it was so good!
I was at a supermarket last night and saw a package of "Salmon Bacon" with a kof-k. I couldn't really tell what made it different from Lox and didn't feel like buying it, but the instructions on the back involved frying it in oil until the edges are crispy.
Koshermart in Rockville, MD sells lamb bacon. I've never had bacon, but I'm told it has a similar smoky, fatty quality. It's not as thick as the lamb bacon at Tierra Sur in California, but it is delicious.
Been hearing a lot about this - http://www.beefbacon.net/ - but haven't tried it yet. Hopefully it will be for sale in Ontario soon....
re: CarNut
Is it certified kosher? Their website isn't particularly informative.
re: CarNut
looks interesting but I do not see any hechsher -
re: weinstein5
They say "we can supply to Kosher and Halal" but that's about it. So nothing Kosher about it at the moment.
re: ferret
Just emailed them last night. Their reply was "thanks, not yet, however in the near future."
So I will keep checking in. It seems like a great product. Hopefully it'll be one I can use!
As a Kosher Chef/Caterer who makes 4 different types of kosher Bacon for different applications at work, I can only tell you that your best bet is to smoke it at home yourself. (Sorry, we don't do the retail thing). The cap off of a veal rib roast is probably the closest it comes interms of edible fat and crispiness. I know it's a bit over the top, but going heavy the Apple & Hickory woods during the smoking process imparts that classic flavoring profile that I remember from a past life. If I had to suggest a store bought alternative for someone with less time or capability, I would recommend picking up a Hungarian or Romanian Style smoked turkey pastrami. They are brined, peppered and smoked. It's a dark meat product, and the high fat content discussed above allows for a fantastic pan fried crispiness.
re: gotcholent
Bacon is by definition cured. Smoking is optional.
re: DeisCane
I hate to split hairs here....but if we wanted to get picky about definitions then Bacon is actually cured meat prepared from a PIG.....as this post is dealing with Kosher Bacons, we find ourselves existing totally within the state of oxymoron. But yes, you are otherwise correct, not all bacons must be smoked. With that said, I find that adding the apple & hickory infusion into the beef is very reminiscent of my early memories of bacon (past life:) and make the culinary ruse all the more be believable.
We've even smoked onions and garlic in the same smokers, utilizing those same woods and then confit the garlic cloves and braise down the onions. Add those puppies to anything from mashed potato to fresh aioli for a very bacon-like flavor profile.
re: gotcholent
gotcholent, i don't think i saw a recipe for puppies in the kosher pallette...
but seriously folks, the best part of living in the time that we do is not being bound by the definitions of our culinary ancestors: bacon is what we want it to be, no?
I use Turkey pastrami that I get at my kosher deli. Have them slice it a bit thicker (not paper thin). Fry in a bit of margine since there is no real fat, til desired crispness. I make kosher "BLT's" and use it crumbled in a salad recipe. It gets lots of raves especially from people like myself who used to eat real bacon.
Grow and Behold has just started selling beef bacon. You can read about it here http://growandbeholdblog.wordpress.co... or just skip to here http://www.growandbehold.com/index.ph... to order it.
I want to eat my words about kosher bacon being impossible. See my Aug. 22 comments above.
I am repenting because I ate at pardes last night and I have seen the light. Chef Moshe's lamb bacon is out of this world wonderful.
It has the salty smokiness bacon should, and the fat comes as a solid that crunches when you eat it and instantly melts on your tongue. It is, of course, lamb bacon. So it tastes like lamb, not like pork or imitation pork.
This is not imitation anything. This is real bacon, made from lamb. And it is out-of-this world, melt-in-your mouth wonderful.
re: AdinaA
AdinaA...going tonight for my 30th anniversary (hubby "surprising" me). What do you recommend?
re: DebbyT
The tasting menu. It is an amazing experience. I'll write it up right now.
re: DebbyT
Happy Anniversary DebbyT!!
Trader Joe's in SoCal sells "beef bacon," but I don't know if it's kosher. You could also try hot smoking and then roasting salted turkey or chicken skin.
re: cooking lady
i didnt like jacks facon, and found that really upsetting bc i really love several of their sausages
re: shoelace
Oh gosh, I loved it. Made rumaki!! http://ronniefein.com/post/4398576978...
re: shoelace
I thought it was ok. Cooked it and used it on top of burgers.
Prob wouldn't buy it again, but there was nothing offensive about it. Just didn't feel like it was worth the price
re: cheesecake17
Yes, kind of expensive for sure. But for most things (like frisee aux lardons) you just need a little. An indulgence!
re: cheesecake17
i didnt find it offensive either- just kinda meh- and for $20+ a lb, i expecting more than meh
BUT like i said above- it upset me that i wasnt wow-ed by it, bc i wanted badly to love it
ive been sharing this FLT sandwich- facon lettuce and tomato at gotham burger every couple of weeks, and whatever theyre using, whch they claim they make in house- is ridiculously good- i was hoping for something along those lines
re: shoelace
Have to get myself to Gotham Burger. Heard great things about it.
re: cooking lady
when you get there, share an order of onion rings and an flt- un-real
re: shoelace
You're making me hungry
re: shoelace
I wonder if they'd sell it raw...?
re: cheesecake17
never even occurred to me to ask
ill be there on thursday if the weather insanity slows down, and will update you guys
re: shoelace
Would love to know..
They may look at you like you're insane but a manager or the owner would have the answer
re: skipper
Well, Facon has that flavor and the right amount of fat. There is an upcoming article in The Jewish Week about it (next Thursday). Have a look then -- recipe too. Also this: http://ronniefein.com/post/4917663497...
re: cwdonald
thanks. Will do!
re: weinstein5
Nice to know -- haven't been to Chicago in years, would love to visit again.
re: cooking lady
Milt's is definitely worth the trip - not mention the other sites to see
re: weinstein5
Oh I know how greatChicago is. Been there many times. Went to college in the area!


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Abortion in ignorance: The 'pro-choice' agenda
House Bill 483 was a reasonable, middle-of-the-road effort to ensure that no woman makes this unalterable decision without being fully educated about it. The "pro-choice" left rose up as one to crush it.
The bill would have required that 24 hours before any abortion, the doctor must provide the patient with "medically-accurate information that a reasonable patient would consider material to the decision of whether or not to undergo the abortion, including (1) a description of the proposed abortion method; (2) the immediate and long-term medical risks associated with the proposed abortion method including, but not limited to, the risks of infection, hemorrhage, cervical or uterine perforation, and danger to subsequent pregnancies; and (3) alternatives to the abortion;
"(c) The probable gestational age of the unborn child at the time the abortion is to be performed;
"(d) The probable anatomical and physiological characteristics of the unborn child at the time the abortion is to be performed; and
"(e) The medical risks associated with carrying her child to term."
Opponents denounced the bill as "theological," a deliberate mischaracterization. They absurdly claimed that every woman seeking an abortion already knows everything she needs to know. Does that sound like the argument of people who have women's best interests at heart?
The "pro-choice" left cares nothing for choice. It cares only about the political power it accumulates by being perceived as pro-choice. Offer women options and information that might turn them ever so slightly from the pro-abortion political machine, and watch it tighten its grip.
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Juliet Koss
Institute Director
Juliet Koss, Associate Professor of Art History at Scripps College, specializes in nineteenth- and twentieth-century European art and architecture with an emphasis on German and Soviet modernism. A frequent public lecturer in North America and Europe, she received her BA from Columbia University and her PhD from the Department of Architecture at MIT; she is the author of Modernism after Wagner (University of Minnesota Press, 2010), a critical history of the composer Richard Wagner's concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art, and one of three finalists for the Charles Rufus Morey Book Award, given annually by the College Art Association to an especially distinguished book published the preceding year in the discipline.
Koss's essays (and a poem) have been published in a broad range of scholarly journals, edited volumes, and exhibition catalogs in the United States and Europe. Her scholarship has been supported by fellowships from such organizations as the American Association of University Women, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Mellon Foundation; she has been a Fellow at the Getty Research Institute for the History of Art and the Humanities in Los Angeles (1998-2000), a Visiting Scholar at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal (2008), the Ellen Maria Gorrissen Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin (2009), and a Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow with an affiliation at the Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte at the Humboldt University, Berlin (2002-4 and 2013). She serves on the boards of the Historians of German and Central European Art (HGCEA) and the journal Modernism/modernity.
Koss has been a professor at Scripps since 2000, teaching such courses as "Representing the Metropolis," "European Modernism 1840-1940," "Old New Media," and "Architectural Modernism in Los Angeles" and serving as Chair of the Department of Art History from 2009 to 2014. She has received three Johnson Faculty Achievement Awards at Scripps, one for teaching (2001) and two for research (2006 and 2011). In 2011 she was the Rudolf Arnheim Visiting Professor at the Humboldt University in Berlin, where she taught seminars on the Russian and Soviet Avant-Gardes and on the Bauhaus.
Koss is currently writing her second book, Model Soviets, Monumental Snapshots, and the Perfect Future, which explores a broad range of documentary images of architecture to address the visual culture of the Soviet obsession with construction in the 1920 and 30s, with particular attention to Moscow. The book reveals how photographs of models, still and moving images of buildings under scaffolding, and views of completed edifices emblematized the construction of the Soviet state, presenting utopian visions as monumental facts even as the city itself remained chaotically under construction. Photo by Hans Glave
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Amy Emmert has been working with the Humanities Institute since November of 2013. Prior to her position at Scripps, Amy worked as a journalist and journalism educator, having spent her early career in newspapers and 11 years teaching journalism workshops and advising the student-run publications at UCLA. The UCLA Daily Bruin was named the best collegiate newspaper in the nation several times under Amy's advisement, and Amy was the 2012 California Journalism Educator of the Year. Amy remains involved in journalism, in part as president of the California College Media Association, one of two nonprofits she helped found. She is finding the dynamic work at the Humanities Institute to mirror many aspects of her former life in journalism, and uncovers new applications for her background every day. Amy received her bachelor's degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1996.
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at least in my area all 223 556 9mm is long gone outta stock. Even online it's hard to find anything without getting butt raped. And I am not going to use my emergency ammo.
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Vote With Your Laxmi — Buy Prabhupada's Original Books!
November 18th, 2014 | by sudama-das
The original versions of most of Prabhupada's books are now available. We should all purchase them and distribute them!
November 18th, 2014 | by sudama-das
The original versions of most of Prabhupada's books are now available. We should all purchase them and distribute them!
November 16th, 2014 | by hansadutta-dasa
In 1992, BBTI launched a copyright infringement suit against Bhima in Singapore. From the outset he responded, First show proof that you own the copyrights
November 14th, 2014 | by hansadutta-dasa
I suggested reverting back to his Indian Srimad Bhagavatam, "No, whatever Hayagriva has done is perfect I have full faith in him as the editor of my books."
November 12th, 2014 | by gupta-dasa
By sidestepping the issue of lack of authority to make post-disappearance changes to the books of Prabhupada the spiritual myopia has become more evident
September 4th, 2014 | by locanananda-das
This documents Srila Prabhupada's resistance to changes in his Bhagavad-gita once it had been published. It also shows how his editors was often incorrect
July 10th, 2014 | by yajnesh-das-france
It has always been clear for me that Prabhupada's books should never be changed, specially once they were accepted by the author, who read them himself
May 6th, 2014 | by srutakirti-dasa
Prabhupada read his own books with the relish of a pure devotee reading the pastimes of the Lord as if someone else had written them
March 21st, 2014 | by irm
The BBT could not allow Prabhupada to teach Jagannatha Dasa Babaji initiated Bhaktivinoda Thakura, for that would sanction his initiations for generations
March 8th, 2014 | by gupta-dasa
Post-disappearance editorial revisions by conditioned souls to the sacred memorialized realizations of an exalted Acarya are crude, insulting and offensive
January 3rd, 2014 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
You remember our meeting days on Second Avenue, I also remember. Our meeting was Krishna's desire. Apparently it was accidental but it was Krishna's plan
December 25th, 2013 | by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The thoughts and the effects of revolutionary literature are required. Not the grammatical. The so-called rascals, they are concerned with the grammatical
September 10th, 2013 | by Madhudvisa dasa
There is a great threat to Prabhuapda's books. A small group of people within ISKCON are not satisfied with Prabhuapda's books. So they are changing them
August 23rd, 2013 | by Madhudvisa dasa
Jayadvaita and Dravida convinced BBT to print a changed edition of Caitanya-caritamrta. However the BBT has no idea what has been changed in the books!
July 31st, 2013 | by locanananda-das
We challenge BBT to produce a letter from any scholar stating Prabhupada's books are full of mistakes and need to revision for his message to be understood
July 28th, 2013 | by srimad-bhagavatam-dasa
After 1974 many changes were made. Prabhupada wanted the original TLC printed again. That didn't happen and now we have over 1,108 changes in TLC!
July 27th, 2013 | by bhaktisiddhartha-dasanudas
There is no precedent in our sampradaya for posthumous, unapproved changes to an acarya's books.
December 30th, 2011 | by locanananda-das
Srila Prabhupada's original books are full of spiritual potency and do not need to be changed for his words to act upon the hearts of the conditioned souls
December 22nd, 2010 | by Madhudvisa dasa
Regarding the 1977 tapes including the "Rascal Editors" tape, we have had those tapes for twenty years now. We have them transferred to digital files
February 15th, 2009 | by Rupanuga das
The current chief editor wrote; "To my knowledge, Srila Prabhupada never asked us to re-edit the book."
January 19th, 2006 | by kelilalita-devi-dasi
Out of honesty the BBT should note on the title page that these are revised editions. Nowhere on the front or back of the title page is this noted


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By Jo Wilcox on 19th June, in Editor's picks, Food & recipes, Recipes
Meal TypeChicken
Slow-cooking a whole chicken gives tender, juicy results and basting it with this flavoured butter gives it a smoky flavour and golden glow. The little polenta stuffing balls are delicious, especially served with a large dollop of aioli or homemade chicken gravy.
- 1 free-range size 16 chicken
- 40g butter, softened
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1-2 sprigs fresh thyme
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 40g butter
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 2-3 leaves sage, finely sliced
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 cup sweetcorn kernels
- ½ cup polenta, plus 2 tbsp extra for rolling
- 2 eggs, beaten
- Spray oil
- Aioli to serve
- Preheat the oven to 165°C and line a roasting dish with baking paper. Pat chicken dry and tie legs with kitchen string if desired.
- Combine the soft butter, garlic, paprika, thyme and salt, then rub generously all over the chicken. Arrange the chicken in the roasting pan, cover loosely with foil and cook for 1¼ hours (remove the foil for the last 15 minutes), basting occasionally with the flavoured butter until the chicken is golden and the juices run clear when pierced in the thickest part.
- Meanwhile, make the corn and polenta stuffing balls. Heat the butter in a small frying pan and saute the onion and sage leaves for 3-4 minutes until soft.
- In a medium bowl, combine breadcrumbs, sweetcorn and ½ cup polenta, then add cooked onion and eggs, mixing well. Roll into balls, then roll through the extra polenta. Add the polenta balls around the chicken, spray with oil and cook for the last 20 minutes with the chicken.
- Serve the chicken carved with the corn and polenta stuffing and a dollop of aioli.
Take a look at this tasty chicken, bacon and mushroom risotto recipe here.
About Jo Wilcox
New Zealand Woman's Weekly food editor Jo Wilcox serves up tasty and easy to make dishes that your friends and family will love.more of this author


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Cool Sneakers with Alicia Bonterre
Today's class is from Alicia Bonterre, a photographer who makes her home in Trinidad.
This was the assignment:
Running Shoes are one of the staples of sports and fitness… and come in all colors and sizes.
Distance runners, joggers, sprinters, hobbyists and kids all have shoes designed for their specialties.
Our job is to shoot a pair of running shoes… And do it with some flair.
The brief:
We have to see the side of one of the shoes, and we must see the bottom of the shoe. Tread is important in running shoes, and it is darned hard to photograph.
This can be done as a studio shot indoors, or a 'studio' shot outdoors… in a controlled location environment.
Think soft ambient light with direction. Remember that it will take something a bit punchy to show us the tread of the shoe, as well. I would think sun/diffuser/mirror possibly?
You will have to be very aware of the shape of the shoe from the side… and how you decide to show the side and bottom are up to you, but you will most likely have to prop the shoes up with small cards or shims.
This picture was my inspiration and guide. I wanted to see how close to replicating it I could get.
I used two strobes.
I crossed the light so one hits the left side of the shoe to show the texture of the bottom, I used barndoors and a honeycomb grid here to keep it hard and focused, a softbox on the right was aimed in such a way as to skim across the side to show dimension and form. Shot at f11 to be sure all is sharp and in focus. The weight and stick holding the shoe up were later removed in Photoshop and the green background light and swirls added.
Final Shot


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Career breaks and BIG trips
Rail journeys
Body and soul
Short breaks
Volunteer and conservation
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Sri Lanka
Australia, East Coast
Galapagos Islands
Everest Base Camp
Annapurna Circuit
Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian railway
Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights
Petra, Jordan
Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
Cruising the Nile, Egypt
Silk Road
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Ice Hotel
A to Z of Destinations
Australia, NZ and South Pacific
Latin America
Middle East
North America
A to Z of Experiences
Walking and trekking
Diving and snorkelling
Wildlife and safaris
Meet the locals
Frontier and expedition
Travel icons
Cycling and Mountain Biking
Boat trips
Solo travel
Visiting the Poles
Outdoor Activities
Career breaks and BIG trips
Rail journeys
Body and soul
Short breaks
Volunteer and conservation
Family travel
There's just something romantic about travel by train. The rhythmic swaying, the views from the window, the alluring departures boards. Deep down, we are trainspotters all
Of course, some trains are more interesting to spot than others. South America has some great ones: the Devil's Nose is Ecuador's most hair-raising, a series of perilously steep switchbacks through the mountains, while Peru has a ride that goes even higher – the Lima to Huancayo ride boasts a station in excess of 4,780m, and oxygen is piped into the carriages. You can even explore the Amazon by rail: hop on Brazil's Madeira to Mamore line.
In North America most locals prefer cars and planes, which leaves the terrific trains free for travellers. Clear-domed viewing carriages open up views of New Mexican desert, Californian coast and Louisiana bayou, with rail passes making these a great-value ride.
In Europe the train is king – while old-school Orient Express glamour will cost a small fortune, you can still make the iconic trip across the continent to Istanbul on regular services (with stop-offs in Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade) for much less. And countries such as Switzerland are so set up for train travel – including mountain funiculars and scenic rail masterpieces – you wouldn't explore any other way.
Leaving Europe by train can be done on the epic Trans-Siberian Railway, on which it's a six-day trundle to Beijing, China – another country where the railways are the prime way to get around (if you can decipher the signs). There are some classic train trips to take in the rest of Asia too: don't miss India's immense rail network, or the slick services from Bangkok to Singapore.
Australian train trips are all about scale – with the longest stretch of straight track in the world (a section of the epic Perth to Sydney journey), this is the place to be blown away by the wonder of nothing. Just bring a good book, a bottle of Aussie red and watch the world chug by.
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Stowe Farmhouse Rental Photos and Description
3 BR, 2 BA, Sleeps 6
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EASILY ACCESSIBLE, EXTRA-CLEAN 3 bedroom, 2 bath, mid-19th century farmhouse on 2+ hilltop country acres...and maybe a glimpse of our neighborhood DEER that visit regularly! Furnished with antique accents and immaculately maintained. Fully equipped, cook's delight kitchen. Modern, warm, spacious interior has hardwood and ceramic tile floors, plus slate entry 'mudroom.' Wood stove-fireplace + covered porch for summer dining. Perennial gardens, small apple orchard, barn. Dramatic views from our hilltop location minutes from Stowe Village, Alpine and cross-country skiing, and Stowe's famous all-seasons Recreation Path. 5 minutes to Stowe Village. Less than 15 min. to Mt. Mansfield skiing. 40 min. to Lake Champlain and Burlington, VT. Proximity to Boston & Montreal. INTERIOR PHOTOS/slide show-SEE LINK BELOW. Think fallow field, country road and covered bridge, or evergreens drenched in snow -- that's Deer Hollow! NO PETS OR SMOKING PLEASE.
ALLERGIES? Please Note: Pets and smoking are strictly prohibited. All efforts have been made to maintain a reduced-allergen environment.
Any season, Stowe offers excellent facilities to visitors from all over the world. From the highest peak in Vermont (Mount Mansfield) for pristine skiing to a championship 18-hole Golf Course with a view of Mount Mansfield in the distance, you'll be enchanted by Stowe..and you'll be back. DEER HOLLOW AT STOWE offers you rural vistas combined with the comforts of home, and access to all of Stowe's magic within minutes...and maybe a glimpse of the neighborhood *Deer* that visit regularly!! Experience Serendipity: Happy and unexpected discoveries made by accident... or, BY RESERVATION! Interior by ZAN KAYE.
No pets or smoking, please. (Note:Jet Blue flies to Burlington, Vermont.)
COMMENT FROM VISITOR: 'Deer Hollow really did give us the best of everything. Close to Stowe town but also far enough away to feel isolated, a beautiful log fire on wintry nights and in general a place of calm escape. I'll never forget sitting by the fire reading Robert Frost at night, then walking out the next morning through the landscape of his poetry - perfect fields of snow, still roads overhung with branches and an incredible light on the horizon between the distant trees.'
ANOTHER COMMENT: 'We usually try to go somewhere completely different every time for our vacations, but we both agreed we'd be tempted to come back. We've never rented a house that was so spotless or so well equipped, either. Thanks!'
aND ANOTHER: Deer Hollow is spacious & very clean, a house with a personality and at the same time easy to feel at home in and we would like to thank Susan for her hospitality + we did see a DEER!
- Suitability:
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- non smoking only
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About S. Hertzberg, advertiser, has been with CyberRentals/ Homeaway since 1998
When I speak directly to anyone who inquires about DEER HOLLOW AT STOWE, I tell them about the continuous efforts made to provide an extra-clean environment, and an especially comfortable vacation experience. As a recent guest from the UK reported, 'Everything was as Susan described, and spanking clean.' See many INTERIOR PHOTOS at the website slide show. I'll look forward to your visit!
Guestbook comments from the owner
Dear Susan, We had a wonderful vacation. We enjoyed all the comforts and conveniences of your awesome vacation home and neighborhood!….Your kitchen was fabulous to cook in—as we ate all our meals in (or on the porch ;-)
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Thousands of Parachuting Mice Not Nearly As Adorable As It Sounds
Because they were dead.
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Weird story, good video.
"Being an adult baby, I've had a couple reactions, some good, some not so good."
For your consideration.
Things get darker in the suburb to the north.
Relative poverty has driven officials in the bedroom community to the north to do crazy things.
'The Wall Street Journal' gets oddly reflective in a real-estate story.
This is a thing we learned today.
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Please also check out the FREE READS on my website!
Thank you for making Spaghetti Western a bestseller! It's right in the middle at the DSP bestseller lists, and on Amazon top seller lists for Gay Romance all around the world. You are all awesome and I hope you'll contact me and let me know what you thought of the book. (A review on Amazon, DSP site or Goodreads is also very much appreciated!)
If you haven't friended me on Facebook, please do! And make sure to let me know if you ordered Spaghetti Western on or before 9/17 at Dreamspinner so you can get your bonus story. More info here.
My blog tour continues at Smoocher's Voice, Raine O'Tierney's Hat Party and My Fiction Nook, so stop by and see what else is going there!
Happy Eating and Happy Reading,
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A Matter of When – Giveaway
September 15, 2014
I've spent the day chatting about A Matter of When, now let's get to the fun part, shall we? How about a giveaway of an e-book copy?
But first, let's talk about the little things that make life sweeter.
Rocker Henri can afford the finer things in life, but is won over by Sebastian's kindness, highlighted in one simple gesture: a tuna fish sandwich unlike any he's had before, because "anything worth doing is worth doing well."
The sandwich reminds Henri of the when he was younger and his mother used to show affection with food. Sometimes we overlook the simplicity of the love baked into our favorite cookies, or a loved one making us soup when we don't feel well.
Instead of simply entering a comment and telling me you like to enter the contest, why not name one comfort food that brings back good memories? You don't have to, mind you, but I'd love to hear your stories.
Grav. Attraction Launch Party – Contest Anyone?
July 21, 2014
Contest time!
Short and sweet – for your choice of any one of my backlist stories:
Some folks have said that Gravitational Attraction involves "fated mates" which is a mislabeling. More accurately, the romantic match has to do with two people recognizing how compatible they are, right down to the molecular level.
Tell me about a time you just clicked with someone and how you knew you were meant to be together (spouse, lover, friend – doesn't have to be your forever mate.)
I'll draw a random winner tomorrow and let you know – so please leave an email address to contact you!
Don't know what to pick if you win – come nose around my website and see what appeals to you: Angel Martinez
Because of Jade final post: Wrapping it up and tying it with a bow
May 24, 2014
One more time, the rafflecopter link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/4059d62/. Rafflecopter goes through Monday the 26th.
See Release Party Post #5 for the party-specific contest details (different from the rafflecopter). Entries for this will be accepted until 10:00 PM tonight, then I'll throw names in the had for a winner.
Comments on any post received before 10 PM will be answered, and if they're later than that I'll strill try to answer, promise!
Important: Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can't say it enough. You've all made the day a success, and I hope the rest of your weekend is likewise.
More Important: Keep reading, whatever you read. See you around soon, I hope.
Most Important: "Do anything, but let it produce joy." ― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Wrapped Up in Chains Release Party!
March 14, 2014
Hi! I'm Cindy Sutherland and I'm here with you today celebrating the release of my latest book and first full length novel, Wrapped Up in Chains. I'm so glad to be here, and I'm really excited because I've never done anything like this before. I'm going to be hanging out throughout the day, chatting and answering any questions you might have. I'm actually have the day off because the flu has been running rampant through my house and it's finally my turn. At least it waited until everyone else was over it!
I'm going to be giving away a copy of the ebook version of the novel and you can win by commenting below and answering this question:
Would you rather spend an hour as a sub or as a Dom…no judgements, just for fun! I'll tell you my answer at the end of the day.
I'm going to start by sharing the blurb with you.
Devon West is a professional Dom who runs his own club, doesn't believe in romance, and had never been in a long-term relationship. All this changes when he rescues Chase Mackenzie.
Chase is a runaway who has been kept as a slave since he was sixteen. Now twenty-three, he's still innocent and sweet despite being severely abused and left behind by his Dom.
When Devon finds out that the man who held Chase hostage is the same man who hurt him terribly when he started learning about the sub/Dom lifestyle, he knows he has to keep Chase safe.
Spoiled rich boy and sociopath James Kingston is obsessed with Devon. He's convinced Devon would be his perfect sub and Devon only thinks he's a Dom because he needs proper discipline. Losing Chase to Devon is like rubbing salt in the wound, and he's determined to get them both under thumb. This time, Chase may need to rescue Devon.
You can get Wrapped Up in Chains here. It's also available here in paperback and the first twenty copies of that are autographed by me!
I look forward to spending the day with you all and lets have a little fun! I'd love to answer any questions you might have.
January 9, 2014
Tell me what your favorite cupcake is for a chance to win a copy of Cupcakes! (Recipes are not necessary, but encouraged.)
I'll pull a winner tomorrow after noon so all time zones get a chance to comment.
Sean Michael
Gingerbread Palace Release Day Author Q&A with @emlynley
December 11, 2013
I probably should have posted this a lot sooner!
Since I need to take a break for an evening class for a few hours, here's your chance to ask me any questions about me, my books at Dreamspinner or anything about writing.
A comment here will also get you an entry for my second giveaway. I'll be back later to answer questions.
Since I also did not do a proper self-introduction before, here's a bit about me and my writing.
I'm EM Lynley, and everyone calls me "Em," which is easier to say than "E M," right?
I write only m/m erotic romance, and have been with Dreamspinner since 2009. Most of my work is contemporary, and just about all of it has a mystery/suspense element, since that's my favorite genre to read.
I am trying some new things and expect to be writing some paranormal/fantasy in the future! I recently finished a BDSM mystery/suspense novel for Dreamspinner. I can tell you the research for that was fun!
I am a former economist, so many of my books have a financial element too. Now I'm living near San Francisco, and I've worked in London, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.
Some of my guilty pleasures: 80′s music, the TV show White Collar, and just about anything that has coconut or watermelon in it.
What are some of your guilty pleasures? Got a question you want to ask about or any of my series or characters? If you've read any of my stories, I'd love to know what you thought of them.
Gingerbread Palace: It's all about the firefighters! #gayromance #giveaway @emlynley
December 11, 2013
So, why firemen?
The real question is why not?
I've enjoyed reading stories about firefighters for years (Chris Owen, Damon Suede, Andrew Grey, among others) and I realized there were plenty of great storylines to use between a chef and a firefighter. Once I decided to set the story at Christmas, it was so easy to find just the right story.
Firefighters are well-known in the United States for doing charity work, fundraising, almost anything that helps kids. If my chef is also big on working with a kids' charity, it was the perfect place for them to find their interests overlapping.
I didn't think much about the research before I started writing. I admit I don't know much about firefighters, but I definitely wanted to understand what these men and women think and feel when they are doing their jobs.
A couple of years ago there was a terrible fire here in San Francisco and two firefighters were killed. It may not seem like much, but losing two men the same day greatly affected the entire area—the whole state. A huge funeral was held with 5,000 people in attendance. Friends, family and fellow firefighters spoke about the two men for hours.
What struck me most about the funeral—which was shown on live TV because it was a huge event for the city—was the kind of stories told about the men. Little anecdotes about how they helped people at a fire, or what they said while rescuing someone, or examples of how dedicated they were to their jobs. I realized I had a special glimpse into their world through the eulogies and stories.
When working on Gingerbread Palace, I watched firefighter training videos, read first-hand accounts of fires and injuries, and had a firefighter beta the story. I still don't think I got enough into the mind of Kevin Flint to know how he thinks, but I do feel an even greater sense of respect for the dedication and sacrifice that firefighters make to help keep others safe.
I enjoyed the research and it affected me so much, I intend to write another story with firefighters. It may be more about Kevin and Alex, or another completely different set of characters, but firefighters are in my brain and I want to explore their world in much more detail.
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Do you enjoy firefighter stories in general? What are your favorite books about firefighters?
Did you want to be a firefighter when you were a kid?
Saving Sonny James: the X-excerpt you never expected to see (and the final contest! win book money!)
October 22, 2013
All you have to do is comment in reply to this post, anywhere in this release party, with the words "book money" somewhere in the comment, and you're in the running for $20 on your account at Dreamspinner to spend as you like and Saving Sonny James paperback or ebook.
THE night after Luki talked to Kaholo was the first one in a couple weeks that found him struggling to find sleep. Finally, he allowed his thoughts to drift toward his husband and his fingers to drift toward his restless sex.
Once he started remembering and imagining his tall, dark, lithe lover, he couldn't stop. And once Sonny's beauty entered and filled his aching, sweet, waking dream, his hands wouldn't stop. His neglected penis thickened and leaked and begged, and though Luki couldn't remember the last time he'd masturbated, he got right with the program.
Not content to jerk off quickly in a half somnolent fashion, he sat up and stripped his lower half naked, switched on the small light next to the bed, and spread his legs wide, knees up, so he could see. Smiling at himself and thinking of Sonny, he ran his palm over the wide, glistening head of his cock and gathered a little reservoir of precum, then brought it to his mouth and dragged his tongue through it. He chuckled, then bit his lip. He wasn't sure what he'd expected, but of course his own product, though tasty, wasn't nearly as sweet as Sonny's. Briefly he wondered why he could remember Sonny's flavor so clearly, but he couldn't remember the particulars of any other man he'd tasted—and of course there had been a few.
Knowing the experience wouldn't come close to sex with beautiful Sonny,
Luki decided nevertheless to take it slow, make a feast of the masturbation experience. He handled his hardening testes, running his hands over the silky skin, watching the motion, pretending they were Sonny's long fingers, pretending the balls he cradled in his own hands were Sonny's. It didn't quite work—the differences in anatomy meant Luki really had to work at the imagining, but he persisted, and if it wasn't perfect, it was good. Next, using spit and precum for lube, he let his fingers wander over his perineum and straight into his ass. All other considerations aside, Luki liked getting fucked, had liked it from the very first time. Other considerations meant he craved the top role more than the bottom, but sometimes Sonny….
"Oh, Sonny," he whispered, feeling Sonny's long, straight erection rather than his own two digits. The fingers weren't quite adequate, but they were a passable substitute as long as he doggedly kept his fantasy in mind. He drew his fingers out then slammed them back in, rough, speeding up and finding a rhythm, relishing the burn and—even though it was a bit of a reach—managing to tap his prostate, stimulating the deep pleasure the little gland had to offer.
He could have come to orgasm with just that, but he didn't want to, so he gentled the motion and slowed the rhythm almost to a stop. He reached for his cock with his other hand, stroked it once, twice, but stopped that too and instead pinched first one nipple then the other. He made it hurt, made the nipples red and puckered, hard nubs standing out like markers, which was so pleasurable that again he thought he might come. He stopped, wet his fingers in his mouth, and soothed the same nipples he'd just tortured.
Again he said, "Oh, Sonny," and now he started to stroke, twisting a bit, running his thumb over the slick head. In no time—too soon he thought—he felt his orgasm begin to insist, to rise, to gather force, and then he exploded, groaning out Sonny's name over and over in a tortured, raspy cry.
He felt mildly strange when it was over, laughed at himself a little, even. But after he cleaned up, he slept well, and he dreamed only of his love. It was good.
Saving Sonny James contest #1 (Yeah, it's easy)
October 22, 2013
Quick question: Who is the fab artist responsible for all the wonderful Vasquez and James covers?
Answer can be found here at the Dreamspinner Store.
A comment here with your answer enters you for a signed paperback of Saving Sonny James (or an ebook if you prefer).
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Madrid Center Condo Rental Photos and Description
3 bedroom apartment for 7 people in Madrid with Wifi and A/C
Superbly located, just a few minutes walking to most important attractions in Madrid.
Situated in the heart of the city, the apartment is in The Art Walk because this is probably one of the places with the highest concentration of fine art in the world. Along a stretch of just over one kilometre you can find the Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
The Retiro Park, the Royal Botanic Garden, Cibeles, Neptuno, or monuments such as Puerta de Alcala are all whithin easy walking distance
If you want to enjoy Madrid at night whith its bars, restaurants and theaters you can go walking to Huertas Street, Plaza Santa Ana, La Latina or the bohemian and multicultural Lavapies.
This well-sized three bedroom apartment can comfortably accommodate 7 guests. It is on the first floor of a building built in the early twentieth century and has 2 balconies. The apartment was recently refurbished and it is fully furnished and has everything you may need to feel right at home during your stay. The kitchen is separate and fully equipped. The apartment also has heating, air conditioning, TV and Wifi connection.
The apartment is exceptionally well served by the long-distance train station of Atocha and commuter and subway stations of Atocha, Embajadores and Lavapiés. Also located within 50 meters are the city-bus stops of lines 34, 36, 41, 119, 27, C1 and C2. By car, use the 'Estación de Atocha' exit of the M30 motorway.
Main attractions which can be reach walking from the apartment:
Museums: Museo del Prado, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofía, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Museo Lázaro Galdiano.
Important attractions: Real Jardín Botánico, Palacio Real, Teatro Real, Biblioteca Nacional, Circo Price, Casa Encendida, Caixa Forum Madrid, Ateneo, Casa de América, Casón del Buen Retiro, permanent book fair in 'Cuesta de Moyano' Street, 'El Rastro' open air flea market.
Pubs and Nightlife: Calle Huertas, Plaza Santa Ana, La Latina, Lavapiés area.
- Suitability:
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair inaccessible


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Oceanside House Rental Photos and Description
3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, (Sleeps 2-10) Private beach
Welcome to this wonderful three bedroom, three bathroom beachfront vacation home- a perfect spot for your next beachfront vacation. The townhome sits directly on the sand with no street or sidewalk between the home and the water. It really is true beachfront. You will have your own private beach and private bon fire ring that is yours alone to use and enjoy. You do not share your private beach backyard and fire ring with anyone! Newly updated and decorated in soothing shades of sand and beach tones the entire home is freshly updated. The 3 bathrooms all have new travertine tile floors, new cabinets and granite counter tops. The three bedrooms are freshly updated with hotel linens and we added new hotel quality beds so we can now sleep 10 people in beds. What we still have, is the stunning beachfront location. The newly remodeled kitchen features white cabinets with granite counter tops and a breakfast bar. The home is great for young, families or multiple generations yet its pretty enough for a romantic get away for two! The two living room sliding doors open to the wonderful beachfront patio and the private beach beyond. From your living room you can enjoy whitewater views and the sound of the waves crashing in your backyard. Patio tables and chairs make this beachfront setting perfect for memorable meals at sunset.
There is no beach house closer to the waves than this one! You do not share any of your private beach or fire ring with others. From the street, you go down 9 outside steps to reach your front door and the sand.
This home is fully furnished with all you will need for a week on the beach.
Three baths and three bedrooms make this home the perfect choice for 2 to 12 people wanting to vacation on the beach. Bedroom number one has a King size bed. Bedroom number two has two full size beds. Bedroom number three has two queen size beds. In addition, the living room has a full size murphy bed. This vacation rental is a kid and LDS friendly home. We love family and kids. The kitchen is stocked with all the equipment you need and we have the bathroom and beach towels taken care of too!~We even have sand toys and boogie boards for your kids.
The shaded patio and private beach are furnished with a webber BBQ, outdoor tables and chairs, plus sand chairs to maximize your enjoyment of this beachfront setting. If you want to go from your private beach down to the public beac, all you have to do is go down our six private steps to the public beach and water.
Home: Located on probably the most desired block of South Pacific Street, the 1,000 block, known for for their prime location back yards right on the beach. There is no street or sidewalk between this home and the ocean.
This two story single family beachfront residence was divided into two separate units years ago so the lower beach level could be rented out as a vacation rental. The other part of the home is never rented out, so you will vacation in privacy.
We want you to have a wonderful stay in this beach house and have staff on duty 24/7 to assure your enjoyment. We are available at any time for help or suggestions. We have placed a welcome book inside with fun suggestions.
Beach Weddings. The home is also rented out for beach weddings up to 30 people. Please inquire for rates.
Popular Nearby Places to Eat
101 Cafe
Petit Madeline Bakery
SK's Donuts
Lunch and Dinner CASUAL
Hello Betty-Fish
Bagby's Brew House
Local Tap House
83 degrees
Harney Sushi
Garcia's –Mexican
Pizza Port
Flying Pig
Fishhouse Veracruz
Kings Fishhouse
Joes Crab Shack
Rim Talay (Thai)
Rubys Burgers (on Pier)
Wench and Rodent ( Sushi)
Harney Sushi
Fine Dining
West Steakhouse
West Bistro
Vigilucci's Seafood & Steakhouse
Argyle Steakhouse
BlueFire Grill at La Costa Resort
Privateer Coal Fire Pizza
Pizza port
Carmines Pizza
Knockout Pizza Pizza Port
Sportsbars and Beer
Stone Brewery Tasting Room
Bagby's Brew House
Hello Betty
Breakwater Brewery
Local Tap House
Pizza Port
Take out
Robertos Taco Shop
In and Out Burger
Bull Taco
Sun, fish, swim, surf or collect sand dollars and sea shells from your own backyard! Toast marshmallows while sitting next to your private fire ring. Stroll to the nearby pier for a morning cup of coffee or watch magnificent sunsets by the bonfire. This is the Southern California beachfront vacation rental you have been looking for. All you need to bring is your bathing suit!
Located midway between San Diego and Los Angeles along historic Hwy 101, the City of Oceanside California is the jewel of Southern California beach living and vacationing. With one of the most desirable climates in the nation, Oceanside features 3.5 miles of pristine Pacific coastal beaches and draws surfers, tourists, sightseers, and families from around the globe to its sunny beaches, historic landmarks, and year round surfing competitions.
Further accentuating its character as a thriving beach community, Oceanside is home to the longest all wood pier on the west coast, the Oceanside Harbor and Marina offers a variety of water-sports like jet-skiing, deep sea fishing, scuba diving, boat rentals, and whale watching excursions and the California Surf Museum. You also might enjoy the historic Mission at San Luis Rey and Heritage Park, and the weekly farmer's market. Not too far away is Legoland, Sea World, San Diego Zoo and all the shopping and golf you can imagine. Disneyland and the sights of Hollywood are an easy drive.
The setting and home make this property the beachfront vacation home you have been searching for!
Keywords: Oceanside Beach vacation rental, Beach vacation rental , LDS, shore house, beach vacation rental, beachfront rental, California beach rental, San Diego beach rental, Oceanside rental
- Suitability:
- Events Allowed
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair inaccessible
Guestbook comments from the owner
We wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed our stay at the beach last week. We all had fun time and appreciate all you did to help make our stay a fun time. The pack and play and the stroller worked well and got a lot of use. The home was very comfortable and the beach area was a great treat. We did get to enjoy the dolphins and sunsets regularly.
Thanks again!
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Supporting Ashe vs Draven/Sona
So my last game went... badly.
I also came to realize, that while I'm generally pretty good with her, I don't know how to counter Sona.
My last game was me (Taric) and Ashe vs Sona and Draven (both had been picked before we picked). I can play most supports, but I almost never play with Ashe (who was going to pick Draven until the other team did), and when I have, it's gone badly.
I'm not sure things would've gone better anyway (he was pretty bad at CSing, though he did pick up some kills later), but as I would like to improve myself, I seek advice. I've lost hard as Sona vs a Taric before, but in this game they walked all over us. Is there a better champ to counter these two?
Also, they were both extremely aggressive. Actively harrassing and abusing their mana because Sona grabbed Clarity.
Janna has good disengage and you can shield a lot of the poke, but she has a really high skillcap and is not that easy to learn. She also has a lot less lane presence, but she's great for creating farm lanes, which are all Ashe really wants. That said, ultimately, your options are going to be limited vs. a strong lane like that if your ADC is just not very good. If you can get to mid game without feeding too badly, you can focus on saving whoever on your team is doing all the damage, but getting there is quite a feat at times.
Still, if you want to save a feeder carry, nobody has as much peel as Janna. You just have to get really good at shielding harass and saving that tornado to save your ADC. That's easier said than done, of course, because Sona's going to poke you down low and Draven has some really nasty damage. The flask cost increase really hurt, even though heal is viable now and I generally run it on Janna.
Good supports against Sona imo are ones that can be aggressive and keep her from poking either by winning the trade or going all in. Taric's a good pick, Leona, Blitz, and Zyra also work. Part of the problem is that you had an Ashe lane, and she can't really compete trading with almost any Draven lane. You probably should have opted for more of a babysitting protective support like Janna, Nami, Nunu, or even Fiddlesticks, who I think works very well against Draven lanes.
But if Sona was the real problem, as Taric it's kind of up to your carry to follow up on you stunning her and killing or (more likely with an Ashe lane) just winning the trade.
So I need to start getting better with Lulu and Janna I guess. Back to the normals...
Thanks for the advice!
as a general rule of thumb i don't like tarics supporting ashes.
ashe is not an aggressive carry (you're going to what, hawkshot them to death?) and all she wants to do until at least level 11 is to sit back and farm. the best option for most ashes is to freeze lane right outside their tower and farm there. your Q isn't going to do much until at least level 3, and your ad is the lowest among all the ad carries.
against an aggressive lane like that, you want to poke from a safe distance (ashe's range outpokes draven, although i can't say the same for sona) so you want someone that can give you tons of sustain (soraka) or is able to disengage on the fly (janna and lulu) since ashe doesnt have escapes. another key thing you should realise is that draven sona does not have a proper disengage. call for a jungle gank at 6 and make sure ashe hits that arrow, you've pretty much got a guranteed kill.
I main Ashe, and have had plenty of Sona supports. As others have said, I like nothing more than to farm away for a little while. Volley does a great job wave clearing, allowing us to stay close to our tower without loss of CS. The most dangerous thing, given how squish both Ashe and Sona are, is misunderstanding each other and stumbling into a kill attempt. In general, the most effective strategy is just farm until Ashe gets her arrow, then coordinate with the jungler for ganks. With Sona heals, jungler focus, and Ashe CC, you will get kills.
If you don't have very good communication with the Ashe, the best you can do is not encourage her to do anything before her teens.
i think you misread it somewhere. the OP is playing taric, and sona is on the opposing team.
That was just that game. I honestly appreciate any info into Ashe, as well as which supports are good with her.
As leona and my GF is ashe, i pretty much win every trade. but we are on skype coordinating.
grab, leona stun, ashe stun, grab, leona stun. over.
pre-6 though is a pain in the ***
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Which reseller is doing the offer? I can't seem to find any mention of it on the Sun website.
Currently looking at getting rid of an end of year surplus by taking Sun up on their "buy one get one free" server off, and half price SAN offer to both update our server hardware and to virtualise as many of our physical servers as possible.
The hardware we're looking at using is 4 x Sun Fire X4150 servers and a Sun 7110 SAN. The software we're currently looking at using Citrix XenServer Enterprise (or XenServer Essentials Enterprise when they eventually release it) for the HA, live motion, and workload balancing features that it would give us.
Each of the servers and the SAN comes with 4 x gigabit ethernet ports (lights out management is a separate port), but after talking to Dell they seem to recommend at least 6 and preferably 8 network ports per server when using iSCSI + virtualisation. For anyone that is using an iSCSI SAN and virtualised servers how many physical network ports do you have, and how have you set them up? Is the Dell recommendation correct, or is it overkill compared to the 4-ports that I already have?
Which reseller is doing the offer? I can't seem to find any mention of it on the Sun website.
Sounds like Matching Grant. More info here.
Resellers wise, I know Cutter do matching grant as we had a quote before Christmas, but not sure about anyone else.
http://uk.sun.com/specials/grantprog...ER_02MAR09.pdf. We're looking at getting our stuff from the Cutter Project, and Andy has been amazing at answering all the questions I can throw at him!
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@Soulfish: Sounds like a similar setup to mine. I currently have 2x Sun X4440 servers (16 cores in each and 32GB RAM) and I have these connected to a EMC AX100 SAN using fibre.
I've just bought a 7110 to attacg instead of the EMC kit (to get a bit more speed). My fibre HBAs are 2Gbit so I was planning on dedicating two NICs on each box to the iSCSI side of things and then using the remaining two NICs for network traffic.
I am currently using Citrix XenServer Enterprise with two NICs bonded for the virtual machines. With 6 servers on each host, the hosts have not broken a sweat and even during backups, the network usage is negligable.
At the end of the day, NICs are cheap so I can add more as I see the need.
We are also looking at going with "The Cutter Project", We went to a demo a few weeks ago now and could not fault it.. we just have the battle of convincing the Senior Miss Managment Team
Its good to be hearing positive comments...
Ric_ how are you backing up your 7110?
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Why so expensive????
keep seeing blade 450X helis and wondering what makes them so damn expensive!!?? Any other to replace it?
They appear reasonably well priced to me but it depends on what you compare them with.
I guess you have to bear in mind that the following is included in the cost but will be lacking in cheaper brands and especially in clones:
If you are looking for cheaper RTF alternatives for helis the choice is limited. HobbyKing do a RTF 450 clone heli but be prepared to address quality issues if you go that route.
If one considers Align, Tarot and SAB as the standard........the Blade would fit right in that gang at a little less cost.....RTF...!
Another consideration, stepping up to the E 450 is not really for the casual heli guy who demands instant gratification.........it's the class where many of the "serious" guys (who generally have spent previous hours programming their TX's, practiced on a good SIM, and either are moving up or laterally from smaller E CCP helis or gas/nitro)......since the mechanical aspects can be just as much of a challenge (if not more) than actually learning to fly......experience with one without the other can be a recipe for hours of frustrations.
Just a thought.....;)
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