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The stunning Star Pride maneuvers gracefully past heavenly karst islands, ancient Cham temples, and tranquil monasteries nestled into the bosom of emerald mountains. UNESCO World Heritage Sites crowd the way, overlooking sublime hidden vistas at every bend. Bow to the splendor of India's Gothic Revival masterpieces, sail Cochin's backwaters to quaint villages, watch fishermen in Vietnam's Mekong Delta cast their nets in an ancient tradition. Savor George Town's signature blend of Chinese, Malay, and Nyonya cuisines. Then dive into azure waters from the Watersports Platform of your own private yacht.
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Cars > Tinman5's Garage
About Tinman5's Garage
About me and my passion for cars
I've never really understood "stick and ball" sports. From where I sit, unless it has four wheels and a motor, it doesn't count.
I've been told that even as a very young child, I was nuts about anything automotive. Maybe it's because I was born in Detroit. Maybe it's because my grandfather would put me on his lap as he backed out the car from the garage every time he went to work or that my parents took me on a tour of the assembly line in River Rouge, MI when I was still barely learning to walk and in some way it sparked my imagination.
In any case, my passion for Pontiac muscle is hopelessly a part of my nature and I'm pleased to have the opportunity to share it with you.
Hope you enjoy the garage,
My first car
1967 Buick Special
My dream car
1970 Orbit Orange GTO Judge
Car clubs I'm in
Dallas Area Pontiac Association
Pontiac-Oakland Club International (Lone Star Chapter)
National Firebird and Trans Am Club
- Type of racing: Drag racing
- Driver: Don Prudhomme
- Driving song: "Start me up", Rolling Stones; "Gimme Three Steps", Lynyrd Skynyrd; "Kick start my Heart", Motley Crue; "My Head Is In Mississippi"; ZZ Top
- Car movie: Smokey and the Bandit, American Graffiti, Two Lane Blacktop, McQ
- Car magazine: High Performance Pontiac
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So I've perused the pages of Hand of Corruption a bit ... and it left me wondering what I've always been wondering: how in the name of the Ruinous Powers are you ever going to accomodate Chaos Space Marines in your heretic band??
The players are supposed to enter Imperial Space on a starship, infiltrate Port Maw and interact with its inhabitants, then sneak onto another ship and then onto the Penal World, then into the prison complex ... sneaking, skulking, trickery and deceit.
How are you going to do that when you have these 2.20 meter tall, mutated superwarriors in spikey purple skull-covered armour in your group ??


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Architectural Pottery WS-3 Wooden Stand for Planter/Container
Price: $190.00Overview
Design by La Gardo Tackett.
Made in the U.S.A. by VesseL.
The Architectural Pottery WS-3 Wooden Stand is made from licensed original designs, as an accessory for the S3 and IN3 Planters/Containers. It is made of walnut with an oiled finish.
Embraced by design aficionados, The Architectural Pottery Collection™ was a favorite of prominent mid-century Los Angeles architects such as Richard Neutra and Pierre Koenig and was featured in many of Julius Schulman's famed photographs of Southern California architecture.
Architectural Pottery Planter/Container (shown in image) is sold separately.
Material(s): Walnut
- 21" Dia X 18" H
Designer: La Gardo Tackett
The career of California ceramics designer La Gardo Tackett (1911-1992) had a chance beginning due to an unlikely friendship between an LA graphics designer, Lou Danziger, and a New Jersey meat packer, Max Lawrence, who shared a love of modernism. In 1949 while Tackett was teaching at the California School of Art in Pasadena, Danziger told Lawrence about Tackett and his students making planters and sculptures that looked like "white doughnuts, halved avocados and stacked pyramids".
Lawrence's wife decided to view their work and within months the couple began mass-producing the ceramics and Architectural Pottery was born. When the catalog was released in 1950, architects began ordering the pieces and MoMA selected most of the items for its 1951 Good Design exhibition. La Gardo Tackett became famous for his hourglass-shaped designs.
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VesseL USA Inc. was founded in 1998 to revive stunningly simple planters and other ceramic designs that brought acclaim to the Architectural Pottery Collection, a Los Angeles company founded in 1950 by Max and Rita Lawrence. Prominent mid-century LA architects such as Richard Neutura and Pierre Koenig favored the pottery line for spare, geometrically ordered residential gardens and commercial buildings. Pieces from the Architectural Pottery Collection were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York as early as 1951.
VesseL USA is the sole licensor of the award-winning Architectural Pottery Collection, including hand-crafted planters, containers and garden sculpture. Original designs are commissioned and produced by VesseL USA from designer specifications.
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Delta Down and Dirty Youth Obstacle & Challenge Run is to make its first time debut during Pig Pickin' at Statesman Park.
Vicious valley climbing, tire carrying, dark tunnels, mud crawling, and extreme balance beams are just a few challenges, among many, that youth will face on Saturday.
Adult runs like the Tough Mudder, Warrior Dash, and Spartan Race inspired the event.
The HPER Recreation Leadership Program in Delta State University's College of Education and Human Sciences is hosting the event.
According to race developer and director Todd Davis, this is the only obstacle course of its kind in the state of Mississippi.
"We have kids coming from Tennessee, Arkansas and many other places to participate. As of now, we have 162 kids who are gearing up for this awesome adventure," said Davis.
Youth ages 6 to 14 will be eligible to run the obstacle and challenge course and age will determine the distance each participant will run.
The nearly one mile course will feature 25 challenges and obstacles.
"I want kids to feel a sense of adventure, a bit of struggle, and then the emotional connection to finishing something physical, especially in front of their families, friends, and spectators. It's an awesome moment," said Davis.
The first wave of participants will begin at 11 a.m. Participants will be given approximate race times at registration and will race in waves of 12 to 15 participants at a time.
Davis said waves will start roughly every five minutes, allowing participants ample time to reach and attempt each obstacle without interference with overloads.
"The obstacle and challenge run is challenge by choice. If they do not feel comfortable with finishing the challenge, then they do not have to. We will also have medical personnel onsite and two volunteers at the beginning and ends of each obstacle," added Davis.
Each participant will receive a finisher T-shirt, finisher medal and many other goodies.
According to Davis, he and his department have been planning for the event for nine months and it took them about one month to build the obstacle course.
Onsite registration begins at 10 a.m. and is $20 for ages 6-8; $25 for ages 9 to 11; and $30 for ages 12 to 14.
All proceeds from the event will go towards outdoor recreation and opportunities in the Delta.
For more information about the event, to volunteer, or to sponsor an obstacle, contact Davis at 662-846-4570 or email@example.com.


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A number of dedicated leaders have quickly transformed the plot of land on Fifth Avenue where Wiley's house once rested into a large garden space that will be utilized by both the college and local community.
The Wiley family graciously donated the property to the Delta State University Foundation and planting at the DSU Wiley Community Garden is set to take place within a couple weeks.
The spacious plot will feature 16 raised soil beds that measure four feet wide by 15 feet long. In total, there will be about 1,000 square feet in growing space.
A tentative ribbon cutting date is scheduled for April 8 at 11 a.m.
Robert Turner, DSU's director of Facilities Management, is one of the leaders behind the concept.
"I think about the Delta and then I think about gardening — especially since this region is known for farming, agriculture and vegetables," said Turner. "We're very thankful the DSU Foundation was generous enough to let us to put the garden on the property."
Turner, who's background is in architecture, said he needed the support of experienced gardeners to help piece the project together in only about two month's time.
Ryan Betz, who has helped start over 50 local gardens, became another leading facilitator for the new plot.
"It's great to see a bunch of people coming together to make this happen. I'm kind of surprised it hasn't happened before," said Betz, volunteer manager of the Cleveland Farmer's Market, gardens project coordinator for Delta Health Alliance and also Farm to School coordinator for Delta Fresh Foods.
"I'm excited that DSU will help supply local fresh foods," added Betz. "It's important that we establish a larger fresh food scene here and reeducate everyone about the possibilities."
A majority of what is grown will be sold at the farmer's market to increase product availability and help pay for garden maintenance, tools and construction costs.
Betz also helped orchestrate $1,400 in support from the Delta Health Alliance to offset initial building costs and seed purchasing.
The farmer's market also supported the cause with equipment and tool donations and a storage shed to remain on site.
And of course, a good garden takes dedicated hands to care for it. That's where Lacey Fitts comes in, a DSU instructor in science education.
"Everyone has done such a great job pulling the available resources together," said Fitts. "This is something the Delta needs — especially since we struggle here with issues like obesity.
"There will be so much for the community to learn about. It will be a teaching garden."
Fitts is developing lesson plans for her students to help with planting, planning and garden upkeep. The space will literally become an outside classroom.
Local elementary and secondary students will also use the space for science lessons that align with curriculum standards.
Fitts has been using the greenhouse on campus to prep seedlings that will be transplanted to the garden as soon as it's ready.
Those involved with the growing will reap the benefits of all sorts of food — lettuce, spinach, carrots, radishes, mustard greens, kale, broccoli, cilantro and even edible flowers.
"And how could you have a garden on Delta State's campus without okra," added Betz.
Turner said one of the best parts about making the garden a reality has been the communal support pouring in.
He cited the following entities for their donations: The Delta State University Foundation; Cleveland Ace Hardware; Mitchell Signs; D. Carroll Construction, LLC; Delta Health Alliance; DSU Facilities Management — grounds; Mississippi Materials Corporation; and the city of Cleveland.
"We encourage everyone to participate in this group project," said Turner. "Come out and take part in the effort to beautify the property and give back to the community."
Follow construction progress and updates on the garden's Facebook page at "DSU Wiley Community Garden."


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All my arty, intellectual friends subscribe to the Sunday New York Times, but for years I resisted, knowing I'd feel guilty if I ignored that mass of required reading to pursue my usual shiftless Sunday pleasures. Finally I broke down; and though the stack of unread papers has indeed taken over my kitchen, there's one column I never miss: "Vows," which tells the story of how one couple met and married. Every episode has all the elements of riveting drama: the male and female characters, who despite their essential oppositeness, yearn to connect; smoldering passion; and a triumphant progression to a happy ending despite all the obstacles that chance and human perversity can hurl in their way.
Most of the couples in "Vows" meet cute, as the screenwriters say-in yoga class, vying for the same apartment, or on blind dates they'd furiously resisted. But Sarasota couples can also offer lessons in meeting cute, as we learned when we asked some how their stories began.
Sometimes it's fate. Harvey Vengroff (head of collection agency giant, Vengroff Williams & Associates) and his wife, Carol, have been together for 24 years, but it almost didn't happen. At 28, Carol had founded several retail businesses and was ready to meet "a dynamic family man who wasn't dating me for my money." The owner of a shopping center where she leased space knew just the guy; but the prospect canceled three blind dates and then married someone else. Fast forward two years: Carol was sharing an apartment with a friend, who kept raving about their landlord. Carol decided "to see what this landlord was all about" and delivered the rent in person: "He saw me and I saw him, and it hit us." Harvey, who was separated from his wife, asked her to go sailing later that week. That afternoon, the shopping center owner told her, "Harvey just called and asked about you-he's the guy I tried to set you up with!"
Three hours into their sail, Harvey announced, "Why don't we just get married? I've been looking for you my whole life, and I know you're the one." Within a few weeks, they were living together ("If you don't move in with me, I'm going to evict you," he told her) and the rest is romantic history.
Don't call it puppy love.SARASOTA photographer Matt McCourtney and his wife, Michele, are the same age-26-but they seemed years apart when they met 14 years ago in class at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Matt was a chubby little kid, and she was a tall, curvaceous girl who ignored him to flirt with their college-age instructors. But a few weeks later, she took a second look when Matt's band stepped onstage at a middle-school talent show. He credits the brown leather pants he'd borrowed from his dad, but she says it was the whole package: "He was handsome and dapper and a rock-and-roll musician!" A week later they met at the 7-11 in Siesta Village, and shared their first kiss on the pier. After attending Bard College together, they were married last winter at Selby Gardens, with their Lab as ring bearer. Now the parents of a brand-new baby girl, the two "are best friends and truly in love," says Matt.
Location, location. Like so many Sarasota stories, the union of Allyn Gallup and Sheila Moore is about art and real estate. Allyn, an art dealer who admits to a saturnine streak, was close to artist Ben Wilson and his wife, Evelyn. After Ben died, Evelyn became friendly with her next-door neighbor, Sheila, an outgoing Frenchwoman who had just moved to Sarasota-in part because of its cultural reputation. Evelyn decided her happy-natured friend was just what the intellectual, introspective Allyn needed, and she planned to introduce them over a New Year's drink. In a holiday funk, he stood them up; but Evelyn brought Sheila to the farmer's market a few weeks later and they stopped in at Allyn's gallery. "I was very interested," says Allyn, who calls Sheila the "most genuine person I know."
The happy ending? Evelyn sold Allyn her house-a modern structure he'd always admired-and soon Sheila moved in from next door as his wife. "She's brought joy into my life," says a beaming Allyn. "I learn something new from her every day."
The classic bar pick-up endures. One night last summer, Richard Dear, owner of Tropical Beach Resort and president of Siesta Key's Quality of Life Association, was waiting in the bar for a table at Bonefish Grill and saw Mary Elizabeth Pendarvis. "You're beautiful," he said, and they bantered for the next half hour. She manages Countrywide's Sarasota branch, where Richard just happened to have a loan in progress. The next day, his loan processor called, and he asked to speak to the manager.
In October, over coconut cake after dinner in South Beach, he proposed; and on New Year's Eve, they were married at the Summerhouse, the Carl Abbott-designed Siesta landmark that was slated for destruction before Richard and others fought to save it. Shortly before that, the couple fell in love with a Siesta Key glass-walled house overlooking the bay; not until their second visit did they learn it had been designed by Abbott and was known as "the residential Summerhouse." They bought it, and have asked Abbott to design a guesthouse in keeping with the Summerhouse tradition.
Go to the party. And closer to home, there's Wendy Jacobs and Greg Carlson. Last May, senior editor Ilene Denton threw a birthday party for Bob Plunket ("Mr. Chatterbox"), and her sister, Wendy, a psychologist, attended. Greg, a library scientist who lived in Daytona Beach, was visiting his sister, style editor Marsha Fottler, and she urged him to go with her. "I was reluctant," he says. "But a little voice said, 'You'd better go.'" A gourmet cook, he brought a batch of his Asian cucumbers along. At the party, he overheard Wendy talking to Bob and Roberta Turoff of the Golden Apple and decided, "Wow-this is a very brilliant woman." Soon they were deep in conversation; and when the birthday cake was cut, they shared a slice, sitting on Ilene's back steps.
Phone and e-mail conversations followed, and in three weeks he was back in town, where "I clinched the deal by making her risotto-my best dish." In August, he gave her an engagement ring on those same back steps; and they're planning to marry-the first time for each-in May, a year from the date they met. "She eats what I cook and better still, she cleans up," he jokes, adding seriously, "This is the happiest I've ever been in my life."


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Ben Huh shows off how much he knows about cats.
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Kingdom Tales
The prophecy has been fulfilled! The day has come when mighty dragons seek new territory to claim as their own! Now, only the most courageous and just of leaders will be able forge a friendship between mankind and dragons. Step into the role of the steadfast and altruistic leader whose quest is to ensure the safety and prosperity of all people and creatures in the kingdom! In Kingdom Tales you will explore the land, gather, produce and trade resources, build and repair subjects' homes and community structures, and work to increase your subjects' level of happiness! Along your journey, you will meet druids, forest fairies, trolls, dragons and other exciting creatures while racing against the clock to complete tasks in this gorgeous and fun time management and strategy game!
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text: Without a doubt, SEMA is the world's largest automotive aftermarket show. It attracts over 2,000 vendors, thousands upon thousands of visitors, and more show cars than you can imagine. For a car guy, it's the closest thing to heaven on earth you'll probably ever find—oh, and it's in Las Vegas, which doesn't suck either. Each year the automotive aftermarket launches their best new products at the show, while it took a bit to sift through the Chinese knock-offs, we ended up finding quite a bit of gear you're going to love. Read More→


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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at Byas Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Reverend Jesse Gresham, and followed by a burial in Drew Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2-6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at Byas Funeral Home in Ruleville.
She is survived by her son, Terry Austin of Drew; daughters, Martha Jean Austin of Drew, Emma L. Austin of Ruleville and Isabella Austin of Drew; brother, Leroy Thomas of Greenville; sisters, Josie Mae Ross of Blaine, MS and Lillie Mae Thompson of El Dorado, Ark.; 13 grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren.


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Robert Clayton Owens, 69, a resident of Ocoee, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in a local hospital.
He was a ham radio operator. He was of the Methodist faith. He attended West Virginia University, receiving both a bachelor's and master's of business administration degrees, and also taught at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He was a retired colonel of the United States Air Force, serving his country for 22 years and was stationed at the Pentagon for eight years.
After military retirement, he served as vice president of Management Consulting and Research Incorporated. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 81.
He was the son of the late Samuel M. Owens Jr. and Margaret Drury Owens. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Katherine Owens.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon Owens of Ocoee; five children: Robert Owens Jr. of Falmouth, Maine, Stephen M. and Tina Owens of Knoxville, Thomas C. Owens of San Diego, James Johnson of Columbia and Annette and Marty Lowe of Cleveland; 11 grandchildren: Ashlee Owens, Andrew Owens, Kari Owens, Noah Owens, Sasha Owens, Katya Owens, Estella Johnson, Emma Johnson, Elizabeth Cosby, Shelby Lowe and Heather Lowe; one sister, Elizabeth Gagnon of Centerville, Maine; two brothers: Samuel Owens III and Thomas Owens, both of St. Albans, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Seay officiating.
Interment will follow in Benton Memorial Gardens with military honors.
A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Owens family guest book at www.ralphbuckner.com.


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Janet Yellen, who as vice chairwoman of the Federal Reserve Board is number two in command to Ben Bernanke, believes that the central bank should continue to focus its policies on boosting the economy and the job market in particular.
"It will be a long road back to a healthy job market," she said. "It will be years before many workers feel like they have regained the ground lost since 2007."
Yellen is known as an inflation dove, concerned more about the weak job market than the possibility of prices rising rapidly any time soon. Those on the opposite side of the spectrum, known as inflation hawks, criticize the Fed's policies for weakening the dollar and potentially fueling asset bubbles, for example in bonds or farmland.
Related: Federal Reserves hawks vs. doves
Yellen nodded to those critics in her speech, but given the current low inflation rate, she said "it is entirely appropriate" for jobs "to take center stage."
She also cited the unemployment rate of 7.9% and the poverty rate at 15% as signs that both Congress and the Fed need to do more to boost the economy.
"These are not just statistics to me," she said. "We know that long-term unemployment is devastating to workers and their families."
The Fed's recent policies keep interest rates at record lows and entail buying $85 billion a month in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities, in an effort to lower interest rates even further.
The hope is that by making it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow money, they'll spend more on homes, cars and other items.
"I believe that these steps will increase demand, and more demand means more jobs," Yellen said.


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Takamine's Natural series was conceived to give the biggest and widest acoustic sound possible. The Natural ETN20C Jumbo is handcrafted in our pro series facility that has been building precision quality instruments over five decades. Solid cedar tops, solid sapele backs, a thin satin finish and no pick guard – anything that could possibly impede the vibration of the soundboard was purposely left out. The voice is as broad and powerful as the body would suggest and is sonically balanced for strumming chords all the way up the neck. In keeping with the "natural" theme, various woods are used to trim and decorate each model. The rosette is an intricate design using ovangkol and rosewood. The purfling is basswood and fretboard inlays are maple. A pinless bridge makes string changing a breeze. Includes Takamine's Palathetic™ pickup, known in the industry as one of the most accurate and natural sounding acoustic/electric pickups. The CT4B preamp has long been the popular choice among Takamine pro artists, providing warm natural acoustic tone at high sound pressure levels.
Body Shape: | Jumbo Cutaway |
Top: | Solid Cedar |
Back: | Solid Mahogany |
Sides: | Mahogany |
Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
Tuners: | Chrome |
Rosette: | Ovangkol and Rosewood |
Inlays: | Dots |
Finish (Top): | Satin Natural |
Preamp: | CT4B II |
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- Agencies overseeing Plan Bay Area settle lawsuit
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- Marin Voice: A civil conversation about civics
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- Dick Spotswood: Does transit-oriented housing really work?
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- Marin Voice: Time for Marin to get out of ABAG
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- Marin Voice: Plan Bay Area is a product of one-party rule
- Two new lawsuits filed to challenge Plan Bay Area
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- Marin Voice: Plan Bay Area is not one size fits all
- Dick Spotswood: Both sides need to keep housing debate civil
- Plan Bay Area critics find fault with government grant to Marin Grassroots
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- Marin Voice: Silencing the voice of the people
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- Group co-founded by Larkspur lawyer files suit to block Plan Bay Area
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Strawberry residents are up in arms, flaying Civic Center officials for failing to withdraw the community from a controversial housing zone.
At issue is the "priority development area" program pressed by regional government and endorsed by county officials for areas along Highway 101.
The Board of Supervisors, bowing to community furor, zapped the zone in Marinwood and Tamalpais Valley several weeks ago, but is reluctant to follow suit in Strawberry, infuriating residents because officials won't schedule the matter for review. "The Strawberry community did not volunteer for this designation and does not support it," said Staci Simonton of Belvedere Drive, who cited mounting opposition to the zone as reflected at www.savestrawberry.org out of fear it will result in high-density housing.
"There was no stakeholder participation before the designation and now the stakeholders are indeed participating with a resounding opposition," she said.
A packed house is expected at the Strawberry Recreation Center at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, when residents convene to talk about housing plans.
"I am aware of close to 1,000 people in the Strawberry community that want the PDA designation promptly removed," said Riley Hurd III, an attorney for the Strawberry residents. "I am aware of zero that do not."
Supervisor Judy Arnold, who as board president presides over the agenda, says the matter won't be listed for consideration until district Supervisor Kate Sears authorizes the move.
"After consulting with Supervisor Sears, the issue you have requested will not be agendized on the board calendar at this time," Arnold told Simonton in an email. "Supervisor Sears will be scheduling a series of meetings in Strawberry in August."
Sears, facing the biggest political flap she has encountered in two years on the board, indicated there is no need to hurry. "I'm not precluding doing that but I don't think there is a rush to make this an agenda item," Sears said. "I do believe we would all benefit from more community conversation."
More conversation could calm what she called "needless alarm" that has swept the community. A priority development area does not change local zoning, she noted.
"Similarly, if the PDA were to be removed, the existing zoning and development potential on mixed-use sites in Strawberry and the Golden Gate Baptist Seminary property would not change," she added. In fact, existing single-family neighborhoods in the PDA, or within a half mile of Highway 101, "will remain single-family residential under the county's existing zoning rules," she said. "There is absolutely no plan to rezone traditional single-family neighborhoods to higher density attached housing."
The designation makes the region eligible for more state transportation dollars, since only half of regional funds are available for projects in non-PDA areas. The issue "has particular implications" for Strawberry in light of the need to improve the Tiburon Boulevard "wye" and infrastructure near Strawberry Point School, Sears said.
"Without full access to transportation dollars, it is hard to see how these projects could be pursued," she said.
The bottom line, according to Sears: "It is important that everyone take the time to learn, listen and discuss what's really on the table before believing the nightmare scenarios some are spinning."
Sears, in a flyer distributed Friday, called the agenda issue "the question of the moment" but said there is no deadline for action. Updated county housing policies, including a county affordable housing zone that does not change existing densities, comes up for review Sept. 12.
Hurd called PDAs "a clear policy statement" targeting neighborhoods for concentrated development. And in light of development plans percolating at the Baptist seminary, "the concern is the placement of high-density housing units directly adjacent to the single-family homes, at the end of our residential streets and throughout the commercial and multifamily parcels throughout Strawberry and the open space owned by the seminary," Simonton said.
"Over 500 residents signed the petition to the Board of Supervisors to remove Strawberry from the PDA," and showed up en mass July 9, but only Marinwood and Tam Valley were listed on the agenda, so officials said they could not act on the Strawberry request then, she noted.
"Living room" meetings planned by Sears this month should be no reason for delay, she added. "Any such meetings Sears now wants should have happened before" Strawberry was put in the zone, she said.
"If you want constructive, problem-solving dialogue with constituents who trust you all and trust the process, put us on the agenda now, get us out of the PDA, and then let's all work together," Simonton told Arnold in an email exchange.
Talk about transportation funding is baloney, Simonton added. "Even if that were true, the cost is far too high," she said. Richard Harris of Richardson Drive, who said many support affordable housing but oppose high density "social engineering," agreed that concern about transit funding is misplaced.
"It is neither legally nor politically possible to cut all funding" for Strawberry interchange improvements, he said.
Marc Lieberman of Belvedere Drive, noting supervisors pressed a recent move to run shuttle buses up Belvedere Drive despite wide opposition and a "very reasonable alternative called Tiburon Drive," said it is "obvious what is going on ... they need to show a robust transportation infrastructure to get the PDA done (and) get the money."
Sears, he added, may be vulnerable. "There is a burgeoning faction that wants to start a recall on Sears," he said. "She's that imprevious to reason."
Marty Schneckenberger of Meda Lane said the community has been bombarded with "political babble," and Julie Brown of Ricardo Road said the people's right to know has been trashed.
"It's an egregious lack of process," Brown said of business at the Civic Center. Residents who were not informed about land-use designations involving their neighborhoods show up to protest but no one listens.
"It's incredibly frustrating," Brown said.
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i love hunky men with huge asses anyone got some pics or vids
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I love men with big asses. Not obese men with large flabby asses, but athletes or stocky men, especially guys who just have disproportionately large butts that stick out.
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i love a nice sizable arse (errr sorry "ass") on a guy. not quite a fetish for me but it's definitely a turn-on.
JANUS!! you could've given us some warning about your gallery, some of those pics are fucking disgusting!?!?!
BLULIFE is really HOT.
Like this link. Does my butt qualify?
Almost thought that i´m the only one with this kind of fetish.
I really love big, beefy butts. It´s so nice to grap big, round asses, give a massage or hide the face between the buttocks.
And i really agree with you, it´s about the butt being unproportional to the rest of the body!
Do you know MLM Bears Studio ?? There are a few films with nice riming scenes (e.g. "Bear Assed").
i love a big white hairless ass it always gets me horny seeing one... i mostly like to just grab the big 2 cheeks and lick them (butt cheeks not rim...) damn it gives me the hardest boner... if you think your ass fits that catogary make sure to add me and share lol
I qualify for big asses here is a picture of myself.
I'm spreading them wide....I would like to play Simon says....you be Simon and I will do what you say...
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whether or not I qualify,let me show my conceit.
one of the worst tragedies in life is being forgotten by some one you can never forget!
Love seeing football players pro and college as they show off there asses showing lines of there jockstraps.
I believe the wise sage "Sir Mix-A-Lot " said it best....my anaconda don't want none unless you got buns hon!!!
I love it!!!
Pete Kuzak fits this criteria nicely
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Check out this image from the "Steve Holcomb..." thread in this forum:
I've never really been much of an "ass man", but this picture is wow!
Mmmm, there's nothing better than a nice round bubble but on an older man...
Check out the pic of my ass in my gallery. It's probably not the best angle to show the roundness, but i have a pretty round ass!
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Anyone got any spy clips?
Anyone got any spy clips?
i personally haven't done it yet but i'd love to try it!
I know what you mean about straight guys, Brandyboy. I used to be a little shy about taking a dump in a public restroom with other guys there. But, it seems like straight guys don't care. I workout in the evenings after work. Guys will come in to the locker room after a long day, talked to people in the locker room, then go straight to the stalls and take a dump, sometimes even talking to other guys through the stall doors or walls. I don't know about you guys, but I get so turned on listening to a hot married guy pushing out a log while he's talking to his buddy doing the same thing next to him. The only thing hotter is to be in the stall next to him.
does anyone have any clips of videos from spyonguys.com? they are a pay site :-( these are my favorite ones where they are not into scat, but more watching hot guys take a dump and wipe their hot asses. would love to talk to guys about experiences on my pm site. 6'4" 215 lbs and take a wicked dump (high fiber diet also) lol
This site seems to have some pretty decent spy vids.
It doesn't seem like you can download the vids anymore but atleast it's free, lol.
Toiletboiz is a good site but they require you to post your own vids to AND not just look. Another site is MYBrownhanky
you can also go to scatvidz.com but most of them show guys shitting in mouths or on plates, etc., but almost no asswiping. I am more turned on by watching a guy wipe his ass and look at his "evidence", like spyonguys.com has and several of those are on toiletboiz.com I really love this site where I am limited who I can talk to about this. PLEASE anyone send me a PM!!!!
To get on mybrownhanky you first have to sign up for free on another site thats related...i cant think of what it is now but its all free. As far as spy on guys...i have purchased vhs videos in the past from them and still have them, they are good. i havent bought or viewed any clips from their site yet but might if they would update it with some new stuff.
If you create a profile for free on Manscat.com you can then join my.*************** which is one of my favourite websites. There are plenty of vids to suit most tastes and it's easy to avoid the really filthy ones if you don't like them.
Sadly, not everyone agrees with you. So much for declaring it a to-be rule of JUB.
Thank you.I do, however, believe, on a forum like this, that we can all share our views, however diverse, with respect.
PS Level 27 been on your gallery - your a cute guy.
Thanks! You're extremely sweet, babe. *kiss*
Guys, other than watching videos of guys dumping, does anyone else get off being next to a guy in a public restroom while he takes a dump?
yama900, that link doesn't work anymore. What gives?
Yes Jefferson 2103, but I have to see who the guy is and if possible get to see him wipe his ass--hopefully he'll hike his ass up off the seat, wipe, inspect, repeat, repeat. I find that so very hot--I attempt to find restrooms with shiny, reflective tile, but BE CAREFUL, if you can see them, they can see you and there are people WHO FEEL VIOLATED FOR BEING WATCHED. I was punched in the face by someone who caught me!!!
Hey Huntneo, I sent you a PM on the details.
Jgve1952, I agree. It's so f'ing hot to watch another guy wipe his ass. It's so intimate, especially when it's a hot straight guy. Don't know what's hotter: listening to a guy grunt or watching him wipe his ass after a dump.
watching him wipe his ass is the hottest to me. Send me a PM Jefferson, please.
I agree the wiping is hot but its the sound of pissing while sitting before during or after a dump that really gets me off. I have reflective tile at my office and see hot guys go everyday...i have many stories. a hot coworker that goes like clockwork everyday, squatting over the bowl the shit and piss badly at the same time...so hot. its interesting to see how guys wipe differently...some reach from the front between the legs while sitting...others reach around while sitting...others stand and squat a bit to wipe. If you go to toiletboiz you will see a spy video thru the reflective tile that i posted under brandyboy. i always piss and shit at the same time. i was caught one and confronted, that was embarrassing but worth it ...he really had to go badly! anyone got any toilet vids, especially spy vids, PM me!
mybrownhanky is invitation only now so if anyone can pm me with a referral that would be great
I love sitting in the stall next to a guy who is taking a dump and letting out huge farts. Something is so hot about it.
I love seeing and hearing cute guys pushing out brick hard turds. It sucks that they don't make videos like that.
I think people that take a dump in a public restroom, Shaun, would hold it until they could get home if it was a harder "brick" dump. I don't think hot men would intentionally go in public but have no choice, hence explosive and urgent dumps.
He dumps it on a lunch tray
This one is too funny
that was fucking hot sean6344--would have loved to see him wipe his ass. Do you have any to send of guys shitting then wiping their ass? If you want you can send it to my pm--would ever be grateful!!!
Anyone got any video clips of guys sitting or squatting on the toilet shitting and pissing? Spy or not.
scatvidz wow that is some serious scat play. i never thought people could seriously do that !
I think it's great people have different tastes in a wide array of things , but I think this is making sex about ANYTHING and anything about SEX... plus it's so not my style, but good on you guys though.
Loved the video Sean! Wow, really got me hot!!
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It takes him awhile but he pushes it out
i can't stand the smell of excrements or farts and that is a major tturn off. even if he's the sexiest guy in the world - if i walked in on him taking a dump and whiffs of his shit, i'll never fuck him again. but then, to each his own.
...so, in other words, just the knowledge that a guy has to shit (as far as I can remember, a necessary part of survival) is enough to turn you off? Do you imagine, then, that bottoms all have invisible colostomy bags?
You know that's not what he said, right? He said that walking in on the event would be the turn off, not just being aware that it happens.
I'm not that bad about it though. But if I were just getting to know a guy and he let out a nasty fart, or I smelled/heard some of his massive shitting from the bathroom, I would probably be really turned off. And if we were to do something sexual, chances are I'd remember that sound/smell and it would just go downhill from there...
As far as I can tell, the walking in on it being a turn-off and that that unfortunate experience is a continued source of turn-off (i.e., "I'll never fuck him again") is the same thing. I can understand walking in on the act while it is in progress to be a turn-off, fine. But, the guy he walked in on could have showered fourteen times, had five enemas with lavender water, and had a bidet installed in his bathroom, and the poster still wouldn't be able to forgive the experience.
So, again, look at what you're "remember[ing]" as well: the fact that this person does, in fact, need to use the bathroom once in a while. We're not talking about scat play here, just about the necessities of daily life. So, essentially, the fact that you allow the cognizance of normal human physiology, even when not being presently manifested, to interfere with your relationship with the person seems rather absurd. Wouldn't you feel somewhat unjustly slighted if somebody decided he couldn't enjoy sex with you because a few weeks ago he just happened to witness you farting or "smelled/heard some of" YOUR "massive shitting from the bathroom"? (Or are you also one of those marvelous gays with the invisible colostomy bag? Have gay people collectively forgotten that the lower GI tract evolved for the purpose of eliminating wastes, when they now misunderstand that as some kind of a sign of shame or even affront? I'd say next time you're with a guy whom you haven't had any previous knowledge of his GI activities, take a moment to reflect on the fact that even though you haven't seen it or heard it, he's sure as heck doing it nonetheless.)
I wonder, is this a hypothesis in your mind for why so many marriages become increasingly sexless over the years--statistically too great a chance to become aware of one's partner's normal, healthy bodily functions?
Heh, sorry, it wasn't so much you alone, but rather the sort of proverbial straw that broke the camel's back for me in terms of noticing how prissy gay guys so often are, and how unrealistic their cognitive dissonance can be.
that was really hot sean--thanks especially Nico filmt Unger where he wipes his ass--blasted off to that one. Pm me PLEASE. Would love to chat with you.
I've had alot of hot sightings recently at the office. There's so many hot guys and lots of reflective tile
PM me idf you want to exchange stories of spy videos.
It's GOTTA be someone u find sexually attractive! On another thread I'd described how a work colleague & I would have a Thai snack at lunchtime, & then inevitably he'd have to take a dump. Ideally I'd have LOVED to be in the loo with him, my face a couple of inches from his sweet shitter, watching, but mor importantly, SMELLING the hot turd emerge from his delicious shit hole. But this guy, who is 6 ft plus, blond n blue eyed & incredibly handsome (my PERFECT man!) is str8, & wouldn't have it
So I do the next best thing; him knowing I 'lust for his turd', he tells me' If I were u, I wouldn't go into the toilet now!' And guess what? That's EXACTLY what I do, & in the delightful smell created by this blond stud, I have a lovely masturbate!
Not ideal, I know, but 'needs must'! LOVE it, but as I said, the turd (sight, smell etc) HAS to be produced by a sexually attractive individual! For me that would be a blond stud EVERYTIME!
One time, I was with my godbrother shopping in JC penney and had to shit. So I was doing my thing, and heard someone sit in the next stall just us two.
Looked at his shoes then heard him grunt like, "Uhh..." Then it dropped. That fuckin turned me on. I was done, then left. My bro met up with me, then recognized his shoes, and knew it was him in the next stall.
^ lol OMG. awkward?
^Nah. I dint worry 'bout it.
I've been seriously turned on to watching guys shit (and being watched) from a young age and boy scout camp where we had to dump in trenches and we could all see each other doing it.. Since my 20's I got into the habit of going to quiet toilets and peeking over stalls of through peepholes, don't do it so much now, maybe I am more nervous about being caught. My main haunt was a university library near me..top floor, relatively quiet toilet with two urinals and two stalls, with two smallish peepholes between the tolets. I'd either look through the holes or, if there was no one else in the toilet, I'd cautiously peer over the partition, with my head right at the back of the partition so as not to be seen. I never got caught out, was lucky I guess. I always pulled my head back in when they started tearing off paper. Saw some very hot sights, uni lads sitting down, many leaning forward and I could see logs sliding out, others sat straight up and pushed, when they leaned forward, the smell of their fresh shit would come right up and hit me. Once in awhile a lad wold hover his bum over the pan and then I'd see it all, his hole, opening right up and his waste emerging and falling in. Many sat there and studied/revised, a few also had a wank once they had finished shitting, usually bending their cocks down into pan when it when it was time to ejaculate. Lots of post-dump wanking especially if it was exam week and they were stressed. Some students were gay-cruising too, but not many. Most just wanted some wank fun and I provided that. One guy came in and took a shit (in his early 30's) then saw me looking through the hole and asked if I'd liked what I saw. I shyly said I had, and he said he's into shit-watcing too. He asked if I wanted to see his turds, and he let me look over the wall at his nice dump, two firm logs if I remmber. We then has a wank together, sadly he said he was a phD student visiting just for the day. You never know what is going to happen when you show up to do some spying.


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Emily Beazley, left, and Abby Casciato sit with toys they collected at Emily's home in Chicago, IL, on Friday, November 16, 2012. Abby runs a toy drive for Advocate Hope Children's Hospital. Last year, she collected 700 toys. This year's event is Dec. 8. She is partnering with 10-year-old Emily Beazley, who has cancer and is a regular at Hope for chemo treatments. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
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Emily Beazley knows what it's like to be sick. She knows what it's like to lose her hair.
But the 10-year-old Mount Greenwood girl also knows what it's like to be surprised with a new toy.
"It cheers you up," said Emily, who has battled a rare form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma for the past two years.
This Christmas, this tiny veteran of spinals and chemo treatments is helping to cheer up other sick kids.
She is partnering with Abby Casciato, manager of Sean's Rhino Bar, 10330 S. Western Ave., Chicago, for the 4th Annual Toy Drive for Advocate Hope Children's Hospital.
Casciato started the holiday toy drive four years ago, simple because she thought it was a nice thing to do.
That first year, she collected 300 toys. Last year's haul was more than 700.
"Living in this community, there is always someone that everyone is pulling together for, which is why I'm so proud to be a South Sider," Casciato said. "With the toy drive, we all come together and do the same thing but in this case we get to help multiple children and families at once."
Casciato learned of Emily's plight after they met at a block party a couple of summers ago.
She knew Emily was sick and that she spent much of her time getting chemotherapy treatments at Hope.
After last year's toy collection, she invited the little girl to her house to choose a special toy for herself before she and friends transported the donations to Hope.
"There were hundreds of toys and she chose one," Casciato said.
Emily remembered it was a Barbie.
Emily's mom, Nadia Beazley, said her oldest daughter is so excited to help with this year's drive.
Because her cancer is the most aggressive form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Emily, who is in remission right now, will continue to get treatments until July 13, Nadia said.
Protocol demands a 2-year, 3-month treatment, she said.
"We call it her automatic sentence," Nadia said.
It's rough but Nadia says her daughter is a fighter.
"We call her a little rubber bouncing ball, because she just keeps bouncing back," she said.
Through all the treatments, the multiple cases of pneumonia and even the time she spent in critical condition last year, Emily has never complained, Nadia said.
"She's short of breath a lot but that's it," Nadia said.
Nadia said whenever Emily has to endure a difficult treatment, such as receiving her monthly spinal taps, she gets to visit the toy closet.
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So now the little girl who dreams of becoming a pediatric oncology nurse one day so other little kids can tug at her hair and understand that it does grow back, has something fun to focus on.
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It's great that some rimming turns him on so much that he cums
It's great that some rimming turns him on so much that he cums
Rimming is like my favorite thing to watch in porn. I've done it, didn't have a willing participant though.
I've never been rimmed.
An absolutely religious experience. I often wonder if straight couples do it that much.
i myself have never been properly rimmed but i LOVE to rim my bf
i've tried to get him to do it, but he's a weird germaphobe and doesnt like getting close to anyones ass, even mine. Yet he has no problem getting rimmed by me
Does anyone have pics or vids that show close ups of a tongue going all the way into a guy's ass? That gets me so hot.
I really love this video
my motto has always been, "Fuck what you eat."
I greatly enjoy getting rimmed and tongue fucked. I'm just puddy afterwards!.
A variation on one I posted recently.
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"I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight, with a million stars all around."
"I want to sleep with you in the desert tonight, with a million stars all around."
Once you've had one that's black, you'll never go back.
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Rimming is so freakin' hot!!!!
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Thats exactly how I like to do it!
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Love lickin and suckin on a raunchy, sweaty, furry manhole....ridin my face and jerkin til the blow on my chest and I feel their ass spasm on my tongue....woof.
Pic 3 gives a real nice close-up of manpussy.
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As shown in #2, a tongue up your ass puts a nice smile on your face.
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In #3, the guy with his face buried in ass looks like Ashton Kutcher.
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Guys do the darndest things while waiting for a bus.
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"He transitioned that into an extremely successful acting career and even managed to marry a Kennedy. In the meantime, his business acumen turned him into a multi-millionaire, even before he became a highly bankable actor.
Everything was coming up Arnold! But, then he became the Governator and started to turn into a girly man.
Take a look at him now, and he's all soft and kind of puffy. And, like many mortal males, he has a belly.
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It's ok
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It is vital for the economic recovery of the European Union to successfully manage its budget reform and better target its priorities, such as for example enhancing the competitiveness of EU enterprises - especially small businesses, the backbone of our economy - as well as growth and job creation in Europe.
The global accountancy body warns against the risk of unfunded contingency plans to the MFF, and against the alternative approach of setting national annual budgets based on 2013 spending with a two per cent increase for inflation. This would be very complex to implement and would risk endangering legal certainty linked to funding for multi-annual EU projects. In addition, a failure to reach agreement on the MFF may risk progress on other crucial issues such as reinforcing the Economic and Monetary Union.
Petros Fassoulas, head of public affairs and policy-Europe at ACCA stresses: 'The MFF is an important instrument for investment and growth throughout the EU. It offers long-term financing for cross-border projects, something that national budgets are unable to do. Forty-eight per cent of the new seven-year EU budget will go to measures promoting growth and ACCA wants to see as many funds as possible invested to assist SMEs across the EU to take full advantage of the Single Market and create jobs.'
Estimates for 2009 are that the number of people employed was 5.6 million higher as a result of EU cohesion spending from 2000 to 2006. GDP in the EU-25 has been 0.7 per cent higher in 2009 due to EU cohesion policy investments during 2000-2006. This is estimated to rise to four per cent by 2020.
'The EU should continue focusing its spending in areas that can produce such results,' Petros Fassoulas adds.
ACCA nevertheless recognises that the stumbling blocks will not be easy to remove, and that some proposals entailed in the compromise prepared by Mr Van Rompuy would be difficult to put in place, especially given the current pessimistic economic outlook.
More particularly, we do not share the view that the financial transaction tax (FTT) should become the base for a new 'own resource' for the EU budget, despite the fact the idea could have some merits if it was applied at global level. As it is currently designed, ACCA believes that it fails to pass the tests of both the feasibility and the impact on competitiveness.
Chas Roy Chowdhury, head of taxation at ACCA, says: 'The Financial Transaction Tax is also known as the Tobin Tax. The IMF was asked by the G20 in 2009 to consider the FTT but considered it inappropriate as a tax in the modern financial environment. This was the correct decision to take, especially in the light of the experience of Sweden, which implemented a FTT in 1984 and then repealed the tax in 1990 as it suffered a serious exodus of financial institutions.'
Chas Roy-Chowdhury explains: 'We are concerned that implementing such new tax would risk causing job losses and business insolvencies where the tax is implemented, and do not believe that it is the right time to do so when EU citizens and enterprises are already seriously hit by austerity plans. If eleven EU members wish to implement the FTT then they must do so in a way which does not "taint" securities and derivatives which pass through their jurisdiction or are incidental FTT attributable to an associated company in a non-FTT member state.
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