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The failed experiment that was Maybach has sent the strategists at Daimler back to the drawing board, and we'll soon see what they come back with: an ultra-luxe version of the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class to slot in between the "standard" model and the upcoming Pullman limousine. But that won't be the end of the story, if a new report from Australia's Motoring is any indication.
Rumor has it that Mercedes-Benz is developing Maybach into a kind of luxury sub-brand in the same way it has with AMG. So while Maybach won't have any exclusive models anymore (or showrooms), it will be applied to existing models to differentiate them from the common Benz.
Following the debut of the S-Class Maybach, word on the street is that Maybach will work up its own version of the GL-Class sport utility to a more luxurious specification, giving Mercedes a quick response to the upcoming Bentley SUV as well as the Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography. After that, a Maybach-ified S-Class Coupe could be in the works, and maybe even a version of the upcoming MLC, Benz's forthcoming BMW X6 rival.
Looking at how AMG has transformed virtually every model in the Mercedes range, it seems that the proverbial sky is the limit when it comes to potential future Maybach models, but we still wouldn't expect the Double-M badge to be applied to lower-end models in the Mercedes lineup.

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Ireland: Picturesque and Romantic
March 17, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
On St. Patrick's Day, nineteenth-century illustrations of the Irish countryside.
These remarkable illustrations are from Ireland: Picturesque and Romantic, an 1838 travelogue by Leitch Ritchie, Esq. But don't be fooled: despite his book's encouraging title and the meticulousness of these drawings, Ritchie was pretty hard on Ireland. His account, stuffy and imperial, presents a portrait of the Irish psyche scarcely more enlightened than a box of Lucky Charms, shot through with a kind of paternalistic shame:
The Irish are not lazy because they are Irish, but because, in the first place, they are only half civilized … their spirit is broken by ages of tyranny. They have crouched so long under the lash that they can hardly stand upright. They are brave from instinct, but cowards from habit; and the peasantry every day of their lives are guilty of as despicable acts of poltroonery, in their intercourse with the quality, as the serfs of the middle ages exhibited in their encounters with the knights.
Not, as you can see, ideal reading for St. Paddy's Day—better to take the pictures and put someone else's words with them. Here, then, is a more fittingly romantic tribute to Ireland: Patrick Kavanagh's "Canal Bank Walk," a sonnet written in 1958. Read More »
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Things We Love: Vallejo, Factory Records, and 'The Lonely Doll'
April 27, 2012 | by The Paris Review
Trilce, by the Peruvian modernist César Vallejo, is a book of poems I've read (the verb is probably too strong) with much enjoyment and little comprehension. Vallejo's Spanish has almost nothing in common with the language I learned at school, but its obscurity is addictive: I keep going back to the poems. So far as we know, Vallejo gave only one interview; it has now been translated, for the first time, into English by Kent Johnson. Vallejo's repartee isn't as baffling as his poems, but it's almost as enjoyable. —Robyn Creswell
The lost César Vallejo interview should be paired with Paul Muldoon's translation of "Piedra negra sobre una Piedra blanca," which is probably the best English version of Vallejo's most famous poem. Muldoon calls it "Testimony":
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Michael Robbins on 'Alien vs. Predator'
March 27, 2012 | by Emily Witt
Reading the poetry of Michael Robbins is kind of like driving around the parkways and frontage roads of America's suburbs. His poems have a Best Buy, a Red Lobster, a Kinko's, a Pizza Hut, and a Guitar Center; they reference the slogans of Christian billboards and the bumper stickers of hippies; they offer the choice between Safeway and Whole Foods and between the corporate classic-rock station, the corporate urban-music station, and All Things Considered. The poems are heavy with concern for the elephants, the whales, and the freedom of Tibet. They have a Rhianna song stuck in their heads.
Among poets, Robbins follows in the footsteps of Frederick Seidel and Paul Muldoon in writing about contemporary life using more traditional poetic forms and rhyme. He also references and sometimes even quotes Philip Larkin, John Berryman, Theodore Roethke, Wordsworth, and others. But Robbins is more playful and less grandiloquent than his sometimes-grim forefathers: after reading his first book, Alien vs. Predator, the two things I kept thinking of were not poetry at all, but rather the short stories of George Saunders and the video art of Ryan Trecartin. As Saunders did with marketing jargon and Trecartin with reality television, Robbins congeals his suburban idyll, transforming its vacant vernacular into unsettling poignancy. And sometimes it's even funny.
I reached Robbins by phone in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. We spoke the day after Rick Santorum's victory in that state's Republican primary.
Where are you working right now?
I'm a visiting poet at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, which is where I'm staying and just waiting until I get out of this city.
You don't like it?
The people are great at the university, my students are great, but Hattiesburg is … it's just like if you opened a university in a Taco Bell, basically. It's just the ugliest place I've ever seen in my life. Read More »
Talking Dirty with Our Fall Issue
September 6, 2011 | by Sadie Stein
It avails not, neither earthquake nor hurricane nor suspended subway service— The Paris Review comes out on time. It's a doozy, if we say so ourselves, and not to be missed. Subscribe now, or renew, and receive a limited-edition Paris Review café au lait cup. You can sip in style while you enjoy a full year of fiction, poetry, and prose.
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Sexual arousal itself is a kind of drug. It has also turned out to be one of the few plots I can actually handle. If I imagine a man and a woman talking, and I know that later on they're going to be taking some of their clothes off, that pulls me merrily along ... The basic boy-meets-girl plot in which they talk a little bit and then they have some kind of slightly bizarre sex—that plot I can do. Other plots are harder.
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So many children—most of them obnoxious-looking. It's a fact: 99 percent of all photographs ever taken have little brats in them. Mugging, leering, pushing one another. Wielding fearsome Betsy Wetsy 147 dolls. Pouting in pajamas on the floor over unsatisfactory Christmas presents. Prancing egotistically. The sort of kids that Wittgenstein, back when he was a mean, half-demented schoolmaster in the Austrian Alps or wherever it was—long before Cambridge and the Tractatus—would have walloped upside the head and thrown in the snow. How is it, indeed, that I have so many of them? More, even, than Joyce Carol Oates has written novels. And not one, needless to say, did I get for free.
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Disconnect the negative battery cable and lay it aside, ensuring that it does not touch metal. Loosen the accessory drive belt tensioners using the appropriate wrench or socket, removing tension from the belts. Lift the belts off the pulleys. Remove the water pump pulley, crankshaft pulley bolt, crankshaft pulley and the timing belt covers using the appropriate sockets.
How to Replace a Hyundai Timing Belt
Hyundai has produced several models over the years, most of which have a different process to replace the timing belt for each year, make and model. Hyundai used a 1.5L 12V engine in the Accent from 1995 to 2000. The 1.5L engine is an interference motor, which means that when the belt stretches past the scope of the tensioner, the valves will most likely hit the pistons and cause extensive engine damage. It takes about three hours to replace the timing belt and no special tools are required.
Things You'll Need
- Set of wrenches
- Set of sockets
- Screwdriver
- Torque wrench
Turn the crankshaft clockwise until the timing mark on the crankshaft lines up. The crankshaft timing mark is a dot on the sprocket that lines up with a dot on the block at the 1 o'clock position. The timing mark on the camshaft sprocket is a dot on the sprocket that lines up with a pointer on the head at just past the 3 o'clock position. If the crankshaft timing mark lines up, but the camshaft timing mark does not line up, turn the crankshaft one more turn, then both will line up.
Loosen the timing belt tensioner pivot bolt and the tensioner bolt. Push the tensioner toward the water pump using a screwdriver as a lever. Tighten the bolt just enough to hold the tensioner out of the way. Lift the timing belt off the sprockets and pulleys. Check that the timing marks are still lined up.
Install the timing belt, working in a counterclockwise direction, starting at the crankshaft sprocket. Route the timing belt over the top of the camshaft sprocket, keeping tension on the belt between the crankshaft and camshaft sprockets. Route the timing belt behind the tensioner. If the timing marks "move" when installing the belt, turn the camshaft sprocket slightly counterclockwise to line the mark up again.
Loosen the tensioner pivot bolt, then the tensioner bolt and allow the tensioner to put tension on the belt. Turn the crankshaft clockwise one turn until the crankshaft timing mark is lined up again. Loosen the tensioner pivot bolt, then the tensioner bolt. Allow the tensioner to put more tension on the belt. Tighten the tensioner bolt to 17 foot-pounds of torque. Tighten the pivot bolt to 17 foot-pounds of torque.
Push on the timing belt halfway between the camshaft sprocket and the crankshaft sprocket on the right side (as you are looking down at the engine) with a force of 11 pounds. The belt should deflect one-half the tensioner bolt-head width. If not, repeat the tensioning process (Step 5).
Turn the crankshaft clockwise one turn until both timing marks line up again. Install the rest of the parts in reverse order of removal. When replacing the crankshaft pulley, make sure the locating pin in the crankshaft sprocket is fully engaged in the pulley. Tighten the crankshaft pulley bolt to 115 foot-pounds of torque if you are working on a 1995 or 1996 model, and 107 foot-pounds of torque if you are working on a 1997 through 2000 model.
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Tips & Warnings
- Do not tighten the pivot bolt first, as you could cause the belt to become over-tensioned.
- "Timing Belts, Domestic and Imported Cars, Vans and Light Trucks 1974-2000"; Autodata; 2001
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Open interest in March and June 2013 European Union carbon futures plunged yesterday on risks associated with converting Phase 2 permits into Phase 3.
The open interest in March futures dropped 27 percent to 28.4 million metric tons from a record 36.3 million on Aug. 14, while for June it fell 31 percent to 25.1 million tons, according to data from the ICE Futures Europe exchange in London, the biggest exchange for carbon trading.
Traders may be unwinding positions because of the conversion risks, said Tom Greenwood, an analyst in London for Ideacarbon, which rates emission credits. Trading in both months yesterday surged to records on ICE.
"If you arbitraged the March-June time spread, you could be in trouble because you'll get a Phase 2 EU allowance delivered from the March contract you've bought, but you may not be able to use it for delivery on the June contract you sold," he said today in an e-mailed response to questions. That's prompted traders to close both positions, Greenwood said.
Yesterday, ICE said it would not accept Phase 2 allowances for delivery into futures contracts after April. Factories, power stations and airlines in the system need to hand in allowances to match 2012 emissions by April 30, 2013. The second phase runs for the five years through this year, with Phase 3 extending until 2020.
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After the events of September 11, 2001, Congress created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and directed it to assume the function of passenger prescreening--or the matching of passenger information against terrorist watch lists to identify persons who should undergo additional security scrutiny--for domestic flights, which is currently performed by the air carriers. To do so, TSA is developing Secure Flight. This testimony covers TSA's progress and challenges in (1) developing, managing, and overseeing Secure Flight; (2) coordinating with key stakeholders critical to program operations; (3) addressing key factors that will impact system effectiveness; and (4) minimizing impacts on passenger privacy and protecting passenger rights. This testimony includes information on areas of congressional interest that GAO has previously reported on.
TSA has made some progress in developing and testing the Secure Flight program. However, TSA has not followed a disciplined life cycle approach to manage systems development, or fully defined system requirements. Rather, TSA has followed a rapid development method intended to develop the program quickly. This process has been ad hoc, resulting in project activities being conducted out of sequence, requirements not being fully defined, and documentation containing contradictory information or omissions. Further, while TSA has taken steps to implement an information security management program for protecting information and assets, its efforts are incomplete. Finally, TSA is proceeding to develop Secure Flight without a program management plan containing program schedule and cost estimates. Oversight reviews of the program have also raised questions about program management. Without following a more rigorous and disciplined life cycle process, including defining system requirements, the Secure Flight program is at serious risk of not meeting program goals. Over the past year, TSA has made some progress in managing risks associated with developing Secure Flight, and has recently taken actions that recognize the need to install more rigor and discipline into the development process. TSA has also taken steps to collaborate with Secure Flight stakeholders whose participation is essential to ensuring that passenger and terrorist watch list data are collected and transmitted to support Secure Flight. However, key program stakeholders--including the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Terrorist Screening Center, and air carriers--stated that they need more definitive information about system requirements from TSA to plan for their support of the program. In addition, several activities that will affect Secure Flight's effectiveness are under way, or have not yet been decided. For example, TSA conducted name-matching tests, which compared passenger and terrorist screening database data, to evaluate the ability of the system to function. However, TSA has not yet made key policy decisions which could significantly impact program operations, including what passenger data it will require air carriers to provide and the name-matching technologies it will use. Further, Secure Flight's system development documentation does not fully explain how passenger privacy protections are to be met, and TSA has not issued the privacy notices that describe how it will protect passenger data once Secure Flight becomes operational. As a result, it is not possible to assess how TSA is addressing privacy concerns. TSA is also determining how it will provide for redress, as mandated by Congress, to provide aviation passengers with a process to appeal determinations made by the program and correct erroneous information contained within the prescreening process. However, TSA has not finalized its redress polices.
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Nvidia And AMD Accused Of Price Hiking
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Apparently Nvidia and ATI are embroiled in an anti-trust suit claiming that they are responsible for manipulating graphics card prices. Read on to find out more...
Gecube to release Dual X1650XT GPU on one graphics card and runs CrossFire
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Apparently, ATI will be releasing a new dual GPU graphics card in a similar fashion to the Nvidia GX2s.
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First ATI R600 Graphics Processor's Photos Published
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Southeast Asia-based media has published photos of what is claimed to be ATI's next-generation R600 graphics processing unit (GPU).
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Crystal Cox, the latest Survivor: Gabon contestant to be sent home, talked with TVGuide.com about her experience on the show and prediction for Sunday's finale, in which she'll be among the judges who votes on a final winner. She won't make a prediction except to say he or she will be a he: Ken Hoang, Matty Whitmore, or Bob Crowley.Why not the barely-seen Susie Smith or the plotting pin-up Jessica "Sugar" Kiper? Sugar fell into Crystal's bad graces by turning on her, bringing an end to the Kenny-completing alliance Matty dubbed "The Evil Three.""You know, she doesn't get my vote," Crystal said in our phone interview Friday.Crystal, a 2004 Olympic gold medalist in track for the 4 X 400m Relay, also talked about what she learned in Gabon and plans to do after the finale. (It airs Sunday at 8 pm/ET on CBS.)TVGuide.com: You're a gold medalist, but on the course on Thursday's episode you looked a little lost.Crystal: Oh my God, yes! I was blindfolded, for one. I tried to visually place it in my mind and obviously I placed it wrong. ... Jeff was like, Crystal, stay on course! Like with any of the challenges, not just the one from last night, they have been very difficult for me. As we know, I didn't play a physical game, I played a social game.TVGuide.com: Did you feel added pressure to win the physical competitions?Crystal: Yes, I did! I did! And the thing was, it was like, Hey, how am I gonna do this? Because you know, folks had such high expectations of me. And I was like, I don't even know how to do this and do that. I think what really got me from day one was running up the hill. It wasn't a typical hill. It was a very steep mountain that was gravelly and I fell. I skidded all the way to the bottom. From that day forward I knew: what have I gotten myself into?TVGuide.com: So if it had been a normal surface there wouldn't have been any contest.Crystal: Exactly. Surfaces that make me run at least 20 mph. ... No question. Regardless of how famished I was and dehydrated, it wouldn't have been any question.TVGuide.com: The show's gotten really complicated to follow. Is it even more complicated when you're in the middle of it?Crystal: I don't think it got too complicated. You just have to know who your alliances are and know who's talking a bunch of BS. And in the end, it's always going to boil down to a numbers game and who wants who gone.TVGuide.com: When Matty dubbed your alliance "The Evil Three," did that get inside your head at all?Crystal: Honestly, I'm just like whatever, because watching how the season has been edited so far it's like, they're gonna edit me as a mean, angry person. Which is fine — if that's what's gonna sell and that's what's gonna make Hollywood love me, I'm all for it.TVGuide.com: So you're planning to act? Crystal: Yeah, hopefully. ... I can't really commit to anything until this whole thing is done with CBS.TVGuide.com: How would you summarize the Survivor: Gabon experience?Crystal: I just enjoyed myself out there and I regretted not voting for Matty the week prior, and I did not know it was going to be a snowball effect like it was. I'm very proud I made it 36 out of 39 days and I think I played a hell of a game.TVGuide.com: Did you learn anything? Crystal: Yeah, I've learned that as much as I've lived in denial, I am an outspoken person. And I've learned to step back and just be a little more conservative now. It was an honor to play the game with 18 personalities.TVGuide.com: Very diplomatic.Crystal: Yeah, I can't say 18 wonderful people, so I'll say 18 personalities.
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The Cycle Lyrics - Zandelle
[intro solo: Durfy]
We're born in this world and we live our lives
For how long we do not know
We do what we can, we can do no more
Cause sooner or later we'll go
When will it end, how much time is left
Will I know when my time is near?
Will there be a tunnel with a light at the end
Or will darkness fill my soul with fear
Oh no, I see it coming
The end is getting closer for us all
There is no use denying
From any height we'll all soon fall
On we go
And on we go
How long
For how long we do not know
Till the end
Until the end
When darkness is our only friend
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Can't take any more, I just want to know
Will I die alone and in pain?
Or will I go on while my friends pass away
I think that would drive me insane
To be born to die is senseless to me
A logic that I cannot see
To know your existence is governed by time
Can drive you to insanity
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Living in this daydream
Wondering when it will end
Now I run away into the night
Can't escape my fears as they fill me with fright
I must accept the truth of how things are
And hope the cycle's end for me is still quite far
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Parties' gridlock
Go, Obama! President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address spoke from the heart and touched the core issues that need to be changed to get this country moving again. Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are to blame for the gridlock and dysfunction of our legislative branch of government.
The Democratic pandering to special interests created a health care bill process that was a nightmare. The self-serving use of the filibuster and lack of leadership (i.e., not offering any new ideas) by Republicans is a disgrace. Both parties should be ashamed of their actions. As President Obama suggests, both parties need to take a good hard look at themselves. The American citizens are becoming very impatient with their inability to get anything done. Compromise is not a bad thing!


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Louisiana Hotels
Live it up or laze away in historic Louisiana
Known for its Cajun spice and Creole culture, Deep South city Louisiana calls to the hearts of travelers everywhere. Whether you want to hear the mastery of jazz musicians in the New Orleans French Quarter or see the riotous parades of Mardi Gras at capital Baton Rouge, Louisiana's cities and parishes are rich with a unique mix of French, English and Caribbean influences. Outside of the cities, the landscape runs from the peaceful pine groves of Kisatchie National Forest to the alligator-dominated mangroves and bayous of Atchafalaya Swamp, for as much or as little adventure as you desire.
Where to stay
Baton Rouge
As Louisiana's capital and a major port off of the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge is a good base for travelers. With blues and street food to rival the Big Easy, politically significant Old Louisiana State Capital and the Louisiana State University boosting the local culture scene, and Baton Rouge Zoo providing animals of the furry, slithery and scaly kind, the famous port offers enough to keep everyone entertained. Most hotels are located off or around I-10 to the south of the Downtown area, although you can find branches of Best Western near the university and some accommodations right on the Mississippi.
New Orleans
Recognized worldwide for sparking the beginnings of jazz, New Orleans leaves all its guests coming back for more. Walk down Bourbon Street, dance at the music clubs on Frenchmen Street, and enjoy beignets while soaking in the rich history of New Orleans. Take in dinner and a show while cruising the Mississippi on a traditional steamboat, imagining what this experience would have been like during Mark Twain's time. As far as staying in town goes, you're best bet is the area north of Canal Street and the French Quarter, which will put you within walking distance of St Louis Cathedral and Louis Armstrong Park. You can get rooms with a river view from just under $80 a night.
Things to see
The cemeteries in Louisiana are famous, especially after their spectacular architecture and air of pathos was featured in the motion picture Interview with the Vampire. As the grave site of the famous voodoo queen Marie Laveau, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is one of the most visited cemeteries in Louisiana, probably also because of its proximity to Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
Tour the swamps of Louisiana
From fireflies fluttering around the banks, to the nose of an alligator peeking through the murky water, exploring swamp land is an experience that no one should miss. Most Louisiana hotels will have flyers that offer discounts to many of the tours available in the area, and from New Orleans' wild Honey Island swamp to Bayou Teche near Breaux Bridge town, you can explore Cajun country in true authentic style.
Magazine Street
Spending an afternoon in and out of New Orleans' antique shops, boutiques and specialty restaurants can give a nice quiet alternative to the bars and nightclubs on Bourbon Street. Take a walk down from the French District to the Garden District, while enjoying the amazing architecture. The merchants set up along this street market to both visitors and locals, meaning their prices aren't too over the top.
Louisiana's Old State Capitol
A beautifully Gothic piece of architecture, the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge truly represents the pride and effort that antebellum estates worked hard to achieve. The interior features stained-glass art throughout, and woodwork on staircases and door frames. The outside has the look of an ancient European castle; don't miss the tour guides' tales of the resident ghost.
Hot temperatures and long days filled with humidity make up the summers in Louisiana. Although it rains quite a bit throughout the entire year, Northern Louisiana gets the most rain during the summer. Southern Louisiana sees a large amount of rainfall during the winter months, which is primarily related to weather patterns in the Gulf of Mexico.
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say a yi yi Lyrics - Ying Yang Twins
Review The Song (1)
She got her hands up on her knees and her bows on her thighs
She got the twerk and thats for certain I can tell that she fly
She got me hype, I wanna bite her right now yi yi
Say I yi yi yi yi.
Look at shawty snap make that ass clap
Niggas in the club spendin dubs when its PHAT
Lookin real fine, standin 5'9 high heels on right on time
God damn look at shawty she makin that ass jiggle
I lke the way you wobbedy, wobbedy when it wiggle
Anybody down for my nursery rhyme riddle
Some of these hoes be full creamin in the middle
She shakin ass and gettin paid cause she makin her cheese
She ain't scared to get on the floor to show her tigobitties
If she doin it quite right I might just give her fifty
I be drankin hennesy so i'm damn to tip see
I no them hoes in the club they ain't twerkin fo free
If she dancin like she should she'll make her money
I like them freaky ass hoes twitchin asses fo me
Ahhh shit thats it so im so im spendin my cheese
[Hook 2x]
Gentlemen club let me see ya I yi yi
Blue flame let me see ya I yi yi
Magic City let me see ya I yi yi
Body Tap let me see ya I yi yi
Jazzy T's let me see ya I yi yi
Club Pleasers let me see ya I yi yi
School hoes let me see ya I yi yi
And if you ain't twerkin BITCH BYE YI YI
Shawty let me see you on the flow butt naked
Show stoppin pussy poppin
Damn I like the way you take it
Up & down
Side to side
Round & round
Touch the ground
There you go now you know how gotta make yo cash flow
Put them poles touch them toes let mesee that ass roll
All in the booty club shawty shake it fo a dub
Out of sight so i might stick yo ass a lil somethin
Make that pussy fo a blunt
[Hook 2x]
Hoes shakin ass like a real freak
Tryin to get that muthafuckin ends meat
Don't be tryin to muthafuckin tease me
Cause im bout tipped on that hennesy
But i'll still give you a dub doe
But ya cha gotta shake that ass hoe
Work real hard for tha cash flow
Bring yo ass to tha dance flow
One time for them bitches at the gentleman club
Them bitches shakin ain't no fakin and they came to buy dubs
Them niggas hatin steady waitin so we can't come back
I'm on this track up out this here while she work that cat
Pussy poppin shawty droppin say she gone get blowed
She average everybody for a mid cheese hoe
Fuck them niggas and yo niggas that be hatin that be hatin on the guy
They in the club with them thugs screamin I YI YIIII
[Hook 2x]
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My review | Reviewer: Brytani | 3/13/2007
I love this song, they play it at the club all the time and it is one of my favorties to dance to. Its got the perfect beat!
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Roger Simon: Our fools on the Hill
We used to have a ship of state, and now we have a ship of fools.
To call what happened on Capitol Hill over the past few days Kabuki is to insult Kabuki. What actually happened was more like ancient farce when actors used to come out and hit each other over the head with socks full of cowpies.
Contrary to what you have heard, we did not face up to a financial or economic or budgetary crisis. All Congress and the White House did was slog through another political crisis.
And the way they did it was comical: a 2 a.m. vote in the Senate followed by an 11 p.m. vote in the House. This is drive-by government.
That the White House was going to win was never in doubt. Barack Obama won reelection in November by nearly 5 million votes. According to CBS News, his approval rating is at 57 percent.
The members of Congress, on the other hand, are close to being put in stocks and pelted with vegetables. According to CBS, congressional job approval is at 11 percent. Any lower than that and Congress might as well move to Canada and try there.
One of the reasons our politicians are held in such low regard is that what they do is so divorced from reality.
What was the No. 1 issue of the last election? What did both sides promise the American people? As I recall, it was jobs, jobs and more jobs. But what did the recent fiscal cliff law do about creating more jobs? Nothing.
Some politicians like nothing. Nothing is why they went to Washington. They want to shrink government, in the famous words of Grover Norquist, "down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub."
Why? Because as Mitt Romney said in the campaign, 47 percent of voters "believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it."
(If you haven't heard much from Romney since the election, it's probably because he has been down in the Cayman Islands visiting his money.)
In this view, the government spends far too much on "entitlements" like Medicare. Medicare costs are strangling America, we hear, and according to the Congressional Budget Office, spending for Medicare in 2012 was a very hefty $555 billion.
But Medicare recipients are not exactly rolling in dough. In 2006, the last study my ace research team (Wikipedia) could find, the "average household income of Medicare enrollees was $22,600 compared with a U.S. median income of $48,201."
Yet these people are viewed as greed-heads sucking up precious dollars that could be better spent on . defense contractors!
The defense budget for 2012 was more than $600 billion, which is nearly twice as much as the rest of the planet combined. We outspend China, the next biggest military power in the world, by about 6-to-1.
Maybe this wild spending would not be so bad if it bought us quick and easy victories over ill-armed opponents. But it doesn't. We have poured more than a trillion dollars into the war in Afghanistan over the past 11 years - to say nothing of more than 2,000 precious U.S. lives lost - and we are still fighting there.
Some say this is good for the U.S. economy because it means we have to buy more and more bullets and bombs and drones, but personally I'd rather buy more liver transplants for the 47 percent.
Yet nobody in Washington is talking about serious cuts to the defense budget. On the contrary, they are talking about ways to avoid making serious cuts to the defense budget.
In the meantime, the government borrows more and more money, which means it keeps bumping up against the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling was invented as a way to keep Congress from spending too much, but it doesn't work.
So we keep raising the debt ceiling. We raised it 18 times under Ronald Reagan, four times under Bill Clinton, seven times under George W. Bush and three times, as of August 2011, under Barack Obama.
As Obama points out, the debt ceiling does not allow Congress to spend more money. It merely allows the government to pay the bills Congress has already racked up.
In just a few weeks, we will face another crisis over the debt ceiling. It shouldn't be a crisis, but politics will make it a crisis.
It's a broken system. It's why Americans hate politics.
Late on Jan. 1, President Obama briefly addressed the nation from a nearly empty White House briefing room. "I think, hopefully, in the new year we'll focus on is seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama, a little less brinksmanship, not scare the heck out of folks quite as much," he said.
A little bit less drama? Drama is what government is about these days. Drama is the only thing our elected leaders seem good at.
So you bring the socks. I'll bring the cowpies.
Roger Simon is chief political columnist for Politico.
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Photos and Description of this 4 bedroom holiday apartment in La Ribera El Borne - ApartmentsApart Gotico Charm
Four Bedroom Apartment, Sleeps 8
With an aspect and location to inspire your imagination, this beautifully restored apartment in the historic El Born district is perfect for a Barcelona escape. This is not a conventional apartment; it is a spacious home where many Barcelona residents would like to live. The day area is completely separated from the four double bedrooms.
The medieval stone and exposed beams are combined with soft, primordial hues and eye-catching touches of colour. This apartment has something that is not easy to find in the old district; lots and lots of Mediterranean sun that floods into the apartment and a balcony that extends along the entire façade. It also has something very important in the old part of the city; absolute tranquillity. The apartment also features a completely private open area.
To live in Calle Flassaders, close to Paseo del Born, is to discover the real medieval Barcelona and have an unforgettable experience.
Living room
In the living room there are two sofa beds, glass coffee table, audiovisual equipment, and access to a huge balcony bathed in the Mediterranean sun and with views over medieval Barcelona.
The dining room has a large table with seating for eight diners. There is a free, unlimited WI-FI internet connection. Audiovisual equipment includes TV, music equipment and DVD.
Bedrooms and bathroom
There are four double bedrooms, one of them very large (15m2) with one double and one single bed. The other three bedrooms have double beds, bedside tables and lamps. All the bedrooms have wardrobes.
In the living room, one of the sofas can be used as a single bed.
There is one bathroom with a large shower, toilet, washbasin, bidet and plenty of natural light.
The kitchen is very large and is fully equipped to make any delicious treats you may like to prepare for a special dinner. It has a balcony and outward-facing window, which are bathed by the magnificent Barcelona sun.
The kitchen is fully equipped with cutlery, crockery, cooking utensils, an especially large gas cooker and oven, microwave, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, toaster, coffee maker, blender.
Extras/additional information
This apartment also includes:
Central heating, electric heater in the bathroom, electric fan, A/C in each room, intercom, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, iron, hairdryer, bed linen and towels, TV/CD/DVD, free WI-FI internet connection, telephone line available and baby cot. There is a free baggage minding service if your flight departure is much later than the apartment departure time. Of course, Carlos or Alex will be at your service for any advice or anything else you may need at any time.
About The Owner
We are one of the oldest teams around in the serviced apartments business. We've been doing this almost 15 years and you don't survive that long without doing a few things right.
Your satisfaction is our goal and nothing makes us happier than our guests loving their holidays. Please, please, if something is wrong when you arrive let us know and we will endeavor to fix it right away.
We work harder so you can sleep better
Why The Owner chose La Ribera El Borne
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- provide extra amenities you'll need for a comfortable stay like hair driers and internet
- supply a handbook for you so you can work the equipment in the apartment
- leave you some tips on the area and restaurants
We're sure that you'll love staying with us. We have hundreds of thousands of customers who already love our services. Why not make it one more?


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a fool that bangs to the five. not realizing that 6 is was up. usually wear red and black claim differnt sets like all gangs.identified by burns in the shape of a dogs paw.usuaslly carry razor blades on them like jit's.
"hey i'm a blood blaatttt"
"word...Claatttt!(bang bang) not no mo"
"word...Claatttt!(bang bang) not no mo"
dari bongtokincrip Rabu, 08 November 2006
a slob. The term was adopted by PIRU gangs way back when PIRU first started. They called each other "blood". As PIRU got bigger they cliqued up with other gangs(set gangs) that werent on Piru st., so they called themselves bloods.
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Albert Haynesworth has
Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth skipped all but the first day of the Washington Redskins' offseason program, but that doesn't mean he's been idle for the past few months.
Tripp Smith, Haynesworth's personal trainer, said in a phone interview yesterday that Haynesworth has lost 32 pounds since they began their workout regimen on April 5. He said that Haynesworth is committed to getting in top physical shape--albeit away from Redskins Park--for the start of training camp on July 29.
"I think he's going to open some eyes when he gets to camp," Smith said.
Haynesworth rankled Redskins management, including new coach Mike Shanahan, this spring when he decided not to participate in the team's voluntary
His absence from last month's mandatory two-day minicamp drew the ire of Shanahan and several veteran teammates.
Part of Haynesworth's decision to train away from team headquarters was based on his displeasure with the notion of playing in a 3-4. Another part of it, however, was his familiarity with Smith, who has worked one-on-one with Haynesworth for three straight offseasons.
Smith wouldn't comment on Haynesworth's decision to skip the mandatory minicamp, but he believes that Haynesworth is determined to excel on the football field this season.
"Albert, he's the type of person that doesn't want to disappoint anybody, but he's very business-minded. I think it has motivated him quite a bit, just seeing what his teammates are saying about him and seeing what everybody in the press is saying about him."
Haynesworth declined to comment for this story, sticking to his ongoing decision not to give interviews. A Redskins team spokesman also declined to comment.
Smith detailed the training program that he has put Haynesworth through for the last 14 weeks and plans to continue through July 27.
Smith, the 28-year-old son of Competitive Edge Sports founder Chip Smith, has lived upstairs in Haynesworth's home in Tennessee since the start of April. For more than the last three months, they have trained together four days a week for several hours a day.
When Haynesworth has visited other cities, such as Miami, Smith has accompanied him. Haynesworth and Smith have been apart for only 2 weeks since April, but Haynesworth maintained his routine even then, Smith said.
"He told me, 'I want to go from April all the way through to July, nonstop, and be ready,'" Smith said. "He kind of set the tone for himself to begin with because I think he knew he had a lot of expectations, not only from teammates but from media and the [new] coaches. I don't think he wanted to disappoint anybody as far as his [physical] preparation is concerned."
Haynesworth's training program is similar to the one he used the past two years, with two notable exceptions.
He wants to weigh less than in past years, Smith said, so there has been more cardiovascular work in addition to the position-specific, explosive weight-lifting exercises to which he's accustomed. Haynesworth weighed 362 pounds on April 5 and checked in yesterday afternoon at 330, Smith said. Haynesworth was listed at 350 in the Redskins' 2009 media guide.
Smith also added boxing training to Haynesworth's routine for the first time. Two days a week for 45 minutes, Haynesworth hits a heavy bag or focus mitts.
"If he can have quicker and more powerful hands than the offensive lineman, then he's going to stand a much better chance of shedding blocks, throwing guys off and getting a quicker punch to them," Smith said. "We've been doing a lot of boxing, and I think he really likes it."
Smith believes that Haynesworth's workouts with him are more fruitful than ever because the eight-year veteran has a more refined idea of what exercises can help him.
Their long relationship has helped Smith tailor a program specifically for Haynesworth, Smith said. He believes that the NFL, if not specifically the Redskins, will see positive results.
"I told him, 'If you show up and are playing like an animal, they're going to forget about the fact that you didn't go to a two-day minicamp or whatever happened aside from football,'" Smith said. "We need to make sure we do what we need to do to basically blow people's heads off with what we've accomplished this summer. I think we're well on our way to it."
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