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CONTINUED… The sensation was almost too much for and I fought back the urge to climax. Taking a deep breath of air into my oxygen starved lungs I slowly pulled back several inches. Then, with a quick push of my hips, I went all the way inside again. There was an explosion in the overheated woman's brain and she suddenly lost all control and screamed, "Fuck me! Fuck me !" I heard the words but didn't register immediately. I felt Savita grasping my back with her hands, her fingernails digging deeply into my skin. She began to pull me over until I was on top of her again, forcing my penis to press to the bottom of her hole. Then her legs flew up and wrapped around my waist.
I took a ragged breath and began to slowly pull out. With the head at the entrance, I paused for a second, hips suspended in air, weight on my hands. I looked down at the beautiful woman. I held the position, staring into her lust-contorted face. Seconds ticked by. "Fuck me… fuck me," she screamed.
With a smile and an animal like grown I pushed back inside, slipping all the way into her until my balls slapped the cheeks of her ass. "Oh God! Oh God! Oh Godddddd!" she moaned incoherently. A moan escaped Savita's lips as her warm fleshy cunt pulsed around the shaft of my penis I paused for a second, catching my breath. Then I pulled out and lifted up on my arms and looked down at Savita's face again. She was staring back at me. Her brown eyes were deep pools of lust and I almost felt as though I could fall into them. I locked my eyes on hers and began to thrust into her, my hips moving up and down forcing my penis all the way into her before pulling almost all the way out. I began a steady rhythm. The room quickly filled with the sloppy sucking sound of mating sex organs. Savita pulled me down until my chest was pressed to her breasts. She held on with her thighs locked around my waist and her arms around my neck. A second later, she began to climax again. Now each thrust seemed to bring on another climax until she was lost in one long orgasm. Within seconds I felt my balls begin to tighten. The friction of Savita's tight hole was taking me rapidly over the top. I pushed as deeply as I could go and froze, sucking in my breath. Then a long moan escaped my lips as my sperm began to squirt into her. My mind went blank as the pleasure of forced abstinence from sex rushed through me.
My sperm blasted against her walls and splattered back to coat the pulsing head as the thick cream filled her hole. After the first several squirts, I began to move again, letting the clenching of her warm hole milk me like a velvet vacuum. Finally when my balls were empty I pushed deeply inside and relaxed onto her body, her heaving chest matching my heavy breathing. I was now hugging her tight, my chest pressing hard into her breasts and her nipples thrusting into my chest. Her legs were around my hips and my penis buried upto my balls into her cunt. Gently I kissed her lips, letting my rock hard penis rest inside her saturated hole. She opened her mouth and sucked my tongue deep into her mouth. We kissed passionately and I sucked her tongue into my mouth. As I sucked her tongue she started tongue fucking my mouth indicating that she wanted more fucking. She was not satiated as yet. A minute or two later I raised up on my arms again. Savita sighed. With a smile I placed my palms onto her breast, squeezed them and began to thrust my still hard penis in and out again. Savita's eyes opened in amazement that I was going to oblige her. "OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH," she gasped. I didn't answer.
Instead I began a slow and steady thrusting of my hips. "You're going to kill me," she hissed. Yet her arms and legs squeezed me tight and she began to show signs of excitement again. I began to move faster. Within seconds, the room was filled again with our moans of pleasure and the sucking sound of our slapping groins. This time the fucking lasted a long, long time, the immediate need for me to cum being satiated. Savita lost track of the number of climaxes as her body writhed on the lounge chair. Her hair was now matted to her head with sweat and her body was dripping. She welcomed my sweat as it merged with hers. Eventually I reached my peak for the second time and I thrust deeply into her and emptied my balls again, filling her hole to overflow. I collapsed onto the still trembling woman as my hard penis finally began to grow soft. Rolling onto our sides, my penis embedded deep in her cunt we kissed each other. We held each other in a tight embrace. Slowly I drifted into slumber land. It was some time before either of us moved. When I woke up I saw that Savita was still hugging me tight and my penis was still in her cunt.
I moved my hips back, my penis slipping from her with a sucking sound, followed by my thick white cum. I moved back and sat heavily on a lounge chair, allowing Savita's legs to slip down and her thighs to rest on mine. My eyes stared down at the exhausted woman. Her eyes were still closed. I could see the redness on her cheeks and neck where my whiskers had rubbed her. When my eyes drifted down to her groin, I gasped; her still swollen and ravaged sex lips were spread wide and my sperm was oozing out from her dark red engorged cunt and trickling down her thighs. The sight of her freshly fucked cunt made my penis to harden. Looking at her sprawled on the couch with her legs spread apart and cum oozing out of her thoroughly fucked cunt gave me an incredulous hard on. Finally Savita opened her eyes. With a look of admiration, she stared at my iron hard erection. She looked up and smiled at me naughtily. Fuck, she wanted more. I turned her over onto her front. Savita moaned thickly, her body still trembling with tension. I leaned over, my lips hot on her skin. She was sweating and strands of hair clung damply to the nape of her neck. My hard penis throbbed against her buttocks. I shoved my hands under her body and cupped her breasts, squeezing them hard. She groaned. Her face was turned on one side. I tongued her ear, sucked her lobe, kissed her deeply.
I pressed my penis into the cleft between her buttocks. She spread her legs, squirming, lifting her buttocks silently inviting me to take her swollen cunt like a dog. I chuckled. Kneeling behind her, I pulled her up onto her knees and forearms. Savita groaned as I caressed her body, fondling her swollen, pendulous breasts, her belly, her hips, her buttocks and thighs. Her knees spread and I pressed my penis between her buttocks to her cunt. She groaned softly when she felt the fierce heat of the cock-head at her cunt-lips; and then, with a loud moan, flexing my buttocks and swinging my hips, I thrust into her smoothly and deeply. Savita gasped sharply as the enormous penis burst into her swollen cunt, surging swiftly deep into her body. Her head snapped up, her mouth jerked open in a wide 'O' and her body lurched forward.
"Ohmaunh AHHHHHHHHH!" she gasped. "Oh ma oh ma oh ma OHHH!" "Yeh … ohfuckyes!" I breathed as her cunt convulsed frantically on my hard, throbbing penis, squeezing it eagerly. Savita's face creased in radiant pleasure. Moaning, she swung her hips gently in circular motion, mashing her cunt-flesh with my cock, spiraling backward onto my penis. "C'mon fuck me fuck me … please … fuck me," she whimpered. Grunting in pleasure, my fingertips in the small of her back, I fucked her steadily and swiftly. My hips swung back and forth in an undulating, curving action so that my penis sawed in and out of her cunt like a piston. Savita moaned and cried out, rocking and jerking under me, her body swinging back and forth, her heavy, swollen breasts bouncing. I grabbed her breasts from behind and cupped her breasts. Savita gasped as my thumb and forefinger mercilessly squeezed her aching, rigid nipples. "Oh yes! Ohh yes! Fuck me! Fuck me I! Fuck me harder..aeeeeeeeeeeeee ………… maaaaaaaa!" she screamed in pleasure of being fucked and the pain she was experiencing in her nipples caused by me squeezing them really hard.
We moved faster and faster and my penis appeared and disappeared between the creamy curves of her buttocks. Her breasts wobbled and swung with my thrust. Her buttocks bounced off my thighs. I gripped her breasts and jerked her back and forth on my cock, dragging her cunt down deeper and deeper, burying my burning penis in her hot, wet cunt-flesh. Her cunt convulsed and cramped in a frenzy of my penis and I groaned. She shoved a hand under her thighs and squeezed my balls eagerly. Gasping in pleasure, I leaned forward over her, my hips pummeling her buttocks, and gripped her pendulous breasts. Savita whimpered in joy and her buttocks writhed erotically under me. She turned her face to me and I kissed her hungrily, thrusting my tongue deep into her mouth. Her breasts were hot and swollen in my hands, the nipples rigid.
I crushed my cock deeper into her cunt. With a shuddering moan, Savita orgasmed, her cunt biting down on my sawing penis. I gasped and grimaced, my muscular body ! corded, sheathed with sweat. Holding her hips, I jerked her body back and forth greedily, yanking her cunt up and down the length of my shaft. Savita moaned thickly, her head hanging between her arms. At last I slowed and sank back on my haunches, my cock still inside her, bringing her body upright on her knees. She knelt in front of me, my cock deep in her cunt, my hands on her swollen breasts. She tilted her face back and looped an arm over my neck. I kissed her, licked her armpit, sucked her breast. She moaned, writhing her buttocks on my lap. "God I love your cock in my vagina," she whimpered. "And I love your cunt on my prick," I smiled, licking her nipple. I squeezed and fondled her swollen breasts. Savita whimpered, writhing in pleasure on my lap, and kissed me hungrily, thrusting her tongue into my mouth.
My penis throbbed in her slit. Groaning, she arched her head and, leaning forward on her outstretched arms, began to move her body back and forth, sliding her cunt up and down the length of my immense shaft. Her cunt spasmed and convulsed on my penis, squeezing eagerly on its thickness and hard heat. I crushed her breasts and moved her body up and down on my penis. We moved faster, our bodies rocking and jerking with rising urgency, her cunt sliding steeply up and down the length of my immense tumescence. I squeezed her heavy, swollen breasts and rolled them in my palms. Savita moaned and ground her cunt around on my cock. "Fuck me … yes … fuck me I … ohhhh god yes!" "C'mon, take it! Take it Savita, take my cock!" I grunted, swirling my tongue through her ear. Savita trembled and moaned and arched her head. "Ohhh yes! Ohhh god yes! Fuck me! Fuck me I yes … ohhh god yes!" she gasped. She whimpered and moaned as another orgasm rocked her body. Her cunt convulsed on my cock and her hips sank down deeply. Her face jerked upward and she gasped loudly, her back arching stiffly. I crushed her swollen breasts and tugged at her nipples. She shuddered and writhed on my lap. I waited patiently as the orgasm ebbed.A few minutes later, I was on my back and she turned and slid over me and kissed me deeply. Her breasts were hot and heavy on my chest. I caressed her body tenderly. "God, I love fucking you," I murmured, sucking her lip. "That makes two of us," she smiled, her nipples hardening in my hands.
"I want to fuck again." "Crazy whore." "Mm. But lucky." "If you say so." "I do," she murmured and began to snake down my body, kissing my chest, licking and sucking my nipples, going down to take my semi-erect penis between her breasts. She squeezed them in a warm, tight sheath over my cock and I could feel the hardness of her nipples scraping my shaft. Then she slid down and her lips opened and her tongue swirled out. I craned my neck and watched, my lust mounting, as she began sucking my cock again. Savita moaned softly as she bent her head over my lap. Holding my erect cock in one hand, she pumped the shaft eagerly. Her face was tilted to one side and I saw that it was radiant and soft with lust. Her lips parted and her tongue swirled over my cock-head. My penis was tangy and musky, erotic with the combined tastes of her cunt and my jizz. She cradled my cock in an open palm and wound her tongue languorously around my cock-head. I groaned in pleasure. Whimpering and keening softly, Savita took my cock-head in her mouth and began to suck it gently. I gasped at the touch.
I caressed her face and breasts and then, as her sucking grew in ardour and intensity, held her head and rocked it up and down over my lap, pumping my hips under her face. "Oh fuck yes! God yes … c'mon suck it! Suck it! Suck my cock!" I groaned. Savita's head moved rapidly up and down over my lap as she pumped my cock-shaft in her fist. My penis hardened swifly in her mouth and fingers, regaining its awesome proportions. Dipping her head, she scraped her teeth down the underside of my cock-shaft and gently licked and nibbled at my balls. The softness of her face in my crotch, the gentle tickle of her tongue and lips on my testicles was exquisite and delicate. As her tongue moved lower, I spread my legs wider still and, bending my knees, lifted my legs high. My buttocks parted to expose my anus and I groaned thickly as her tongue pressed to my anus. My body bent in half, I quivered in sexual tension. Desperate for release, I whipped about and got to my feet on the bed and jerked her face to my crotch. Kneeling before me, Savita took my cock deep in her mouth and sucked it furiously. Gasping and panting with pleasure, I fucked her face rapidly, pumping my hips back and forth, jerking her head in my hands. I came in seco! nds, and Savita gasped, opening her mouth as the hot jizz spewed down her throat, shaking my cock and spattering her face and breasts with my seed. With a soft moan, I slid to my knees and eased myself onto my back.
Savita followed my body's descent, still sucking and licking my penis sensuously. My erection had not waned and she knew I would fuck her again if she wanted it – and she did. I lay back and she sucked my penis gently and deeply, holding my shaft in one hand, moving it up and down, her head rolling and rocking over my lap. Her silky hair cascaded over one side of her face, framing its loveliness. I moaned in pleasure and moved her head up and down in my hands. Her cock-sucking was exceptional. Her lust mounted and she moved up to straddle my groin with her feet on the hard bed on either side of my lean hips, her knees apart, her thighs spread wide open. She took my cock in her hand, and slowly lowered her hips in a deep squat, impaling herself on my upright lance. She gasped as the hot cock-head seared at the portals of her cunt, then ploughed in swiftly, thrusting deep into her belly. Her taut channel convulsed in excitement, contracting on my cock as it rasped into her flesh. She arched in delight, her mouth snapping open. I grinned at her reaction and flexed my buttocks and thrust my hips up sharply, plunging my cock into her cunt. She cried out as my huge cock drove up into her. Her head flung back, she squeezed her breasts hard in excitement. The sight aroused me. I held her buttocks and dragged her down deeper onto my cock. "Oh god oh god oh god ohhhh uhhh OHHh uhhh OHHH," she moaned. "C'mon, saaliji! Take it! Take my cock! Ohhhhh yes! Take it all, yes!" I cried.
Her shoulders hollowed, her head flung back, her belly sucked inward in tension, squatting deeply over my lap, Savita rode my penis, bucking and bouncing heavily. I held her thighs and jigged her on my cock, moving her up and yanking her down. My own hips jerked and bucked under hers, and my huge cock distended her cunt-lips and went all the way in, glistening and gleaming. It slid out and her cunt rose up my shaft. Then I heaved my hips and her cunt crushed down on my cock, engulfing it. Up and down, up and down she moved, her body jerking frenetically. Her breasts bounced and jiggled and she squeezed them in excitement. Her mouth was open and she cried out loudly in joy. Her face arched back, flopped forward, arched back again as she went faster and faster. The gold chain around her neck slapped on her fair skin. I held her waist and rocked her cunt up and down on my inflamed penis. "OHHH I-I-yes ohhh god yes yes ohhhhh yes ohhh god yes yes ohhh uhh OHHhh uhh OHHhh uhh OH UH OH UH OHH uhh OHH uhh Oh uh Ah uh ah uh ah uh ah uh ah-uh-ahhh uhhh AHHHH!" Savita cried. She was sweating heavily. Her voice was husky, filled with obscenities, and I responded in like fashion.
Savita bucked and bounced furiously up and down on my cock. Her cunt slid up the shaft, then scrunched down. Her belly trembled and quivered as my penis penetrated her innards. She leaned back on an outstretched arm and, with her other hand, opened her cunt-lips wide and let my cock rasp between her fingers into her cunt. She squeezed her breasts in excitement, her head arching back, her face twisted with lust. She hissed in delight as I rocked up hard into her. She toyed with her clitoris. "Yes … there … yes … Oh ma uhhh hanh … uhhhh … yes!" she gasped. Then she leaned back on both hands and, arching her face upward, swung her hips rapidly in tight, excited circles, churning her cunt flesh with my pestle, moaning loudly with excitement.
Her shoulders hunched with deep hollows. Her breasts were hot and swollen. Rivers of lust rippled through her delectable body. Strands of hair clung damply to the nape of her neck as sweat beaded her skin. The gold chain tossed and jumped around her neck. I fondled her turgid breasts, making her whimper and arch her head in ecstasy. Faster and faster she went, rising and falling, crying out and moaning louder and louder. She jerked and bounced on my cock in a frenzy.
Hitting a breathtaking orgasm, her cunt contracting fiercely on my throbbing penis, Savita arched back with a shuddering moan, her cunt grinding down hard onto my up thrust cock. I gasped under her. Somehow, I managed to hold back. She moaned, her cunt impaled deeply on my cock and slowly, lurched forward, her hands on my chest. H! er hips writhed slowly over my. "You know what?" I murmured. "What?" she gasped. "This is … just like … you eating khichdi …" "What?" "You know. Mashing it round and round till the ghee comes out on top?" Savita gasped and laughed, her face creasing. "You're mad!" "Mm. About you." "Thank god."
She lifted her hips gently till just my cock-head was in her cunt. I grinned and squeezed her pendulous breasts, pinching and tweaking her rigid nipples. Her body angled over my, Savita smiled wantonly and swung her hips in a slow, churning arc. At the last minute, she snapped her hips around, tightening her cunt and squeezing her buttocks together. Her cunt contracted on my cock. I grunted, smiled and arched. She moaned as my huge cock mashed her inflamed clitoris and slowly, swung her hips again. Round and round she went, and with each arc, her cunt slid lower on my cock, spiralling downward. "Oh my … oh yes … oh ma … yes!" she gasped. With my cock deep in her cunt, she slapped her buttocks together rapidly, several times, and her cunt squeezed and pressed on my cock. Her face arched, soft and suffused with excitement. I crushed her breasts in my hands, then gripped her hips and arched my hips and drove my cock deep into her cunt. Savita gasped and reared backward.
Leaning back with both arms outstretched, her arms on the bed, her head flung back, her shoulders hunched, Savita groaned and swung her hips in tight, excited circles. I flicked her clitoris with my thumb. She gasped and arched her back and squeezed her upthrust breasts in a frenzy of pleasure. "C'mon … c'mon … come on!" she gasped. The orgasm hit her like a thunderclap and she gasped, her cunt convulsing frantically on my penis, her hips grinding round and round, sinking deep, rising, twitching, jerking. Her face contorted in joy and she crushed her breasts savagely, kneading the swollen, turgid mounds. I groaned and pumped my hips rapidly under her, tossing her on my lap. She gasped and cried out, her body tossing and jerking on my groin, her breasts bouncing and jiggling, her gold necklace slapping on her skin.
With a shuddering gasp, I erupted and she moaned and arched as the hot spoot sizzled into her sodden slit. On and on I went, coming in a copious flood. Savita whimpered, her cunt contracting and sucking on my cock, her hips twitching and jerking in spasms of pleasure. With a shuddering moan, her body sank down onto her back between my forked legs, my cock still in her cunt so that her head was between my shins. Whimpering, she caressed her hot, sweating body, cupping and fondling her breasts, her belly, her cunt, fondling her clitoris and my shaft. My chest heaved. I closed my eyes and groaned softly and my hand went down to our interlocked groins. Our fingers met, intertwined. "God, that was fantastic," she murmured. "Thank you." She slid my cock out of her cunt and I turned around and sprawled over her, kissing her gently, fondling her breasts and tonguing her ear. She murmured softly, her face creasing in pleasure and caressed my immense body. Her legs shuffled apart. I moved over her. "Again," she said softly. "One last time." Moaning, I slipped my still hard cock into her cunt. Savita gasped as the huge heat of my erection entered her flesh, pushing and tunneling and plowing in deeper and deeper, making her back camber under me. She wound her legs around my thighs as I started fucking her gently with long, smooth, unhurried thrusts.
They were lying with their heads at the foot of the bed and now, as I moved faster, I rose and clenched the edge of the bed and began swinging my hips in a quickening rhythm, thrusting himself greedily into her cunt. Under me, Savita gasped and moaned, her head rolling from side to side, her body jerking and arching, lurching and snapping back and forth. "Yes!" she gasped ecstatically. "Ohhh yes! Fuck me! Fuck me hard, I! Fuck me like a whore!" I thrust in and out of her, going in harder and deeper and faster till I was moving furiously, my cock plunging and ramming and reaming in and out of her cunt, pistoning thunderously in and out of her flesh, her body rolling up on the small of her back with my thrusts. Her breasts jiggled and bounced with my thrusts, and she squeezed them in a frenzy and I straightened and pressed my palms on them, squeezing and crushing them under my weight as I moved faster and faster still, my hips rocketing back and forth, my buttocks flexing and unflexing furiously. My cock pistoned and plunged in and out of her cunt and I flung my head back and moaned as I felt the heat of her orgasm crash over me, sweeping me along in its relentless flood so that I too exploded yet again, and, burying myself in her cunt with my penis pumping stream after stream of hot jizzm deep into her vagina. After this we both were tired and we sprawled on my double bed and had a nap.
When I awoke, I could feel Savita kissing me. She said "Lets spend the weekend together…we'll do nothing but fuck and sleep and eat". "What about the leak in your kitchen" "Take care of the leak down here" She giggled as she caught my hand and thrust it into her crotch I said " As far as food is concerned this leak needs attention. We'll eat out… but there is something that I am hungry for" as I made my mouth down to her crotch. She laughed out loudly and held my head firmly as she thrust my head into her crotch as she fell on her back onto the bed.
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Opening a joint bank account with your child is a lot like getting a tattoo of your lover's name – you're going to regret it eventually. That sounds harsh, but it's true. Just ask the millions of Americans stuck paying for their children's debt.
It's understandable that as a good parent you want to make sure your kid is given the best start possible into the world of personal finance, but you don't need to put your credit score on the line just to get them a higher-tiered checking account. If you really care about your child's financial future, you'll let them handle their own banking.
Here's why:
- Your child's debt is your debt. If your child gets into a car accident or gets sued for outstanding credit card debt, all of the assets in your joint account are liable to be seized. If the account needs to be plundered to pay off outstanding debts, both of your credit scores will take a sizeable hit. Your credit score will also be dinged whenever they apply for a new credit card or miss a bill payment.
- Your debt is your child's debt. When you agree to be financially liable for your child, your child is also agreeing to be financially liable for you. If you default on your mortgage or get into some other sort of debt, your kid's account could be seized because your name is on it. This only applies to children who are legally recognized as adults, but that will likely be your child's case because…
- Once you open an account together, you're stuck together. In many cases, the only way to get your name off of your child's account is to close out the account and open a new one. Since many joint accounts are grandfathered past new banking fees over the years, many families are reluctant to force their children to open a new one. This can lead to some very serious consequences when your child reaches legal adulthood and starts taking on the risk of debt and liability.
- There are serious consequences when you're older. If you're sailing into your golden years and your child offers to join your bank accounts to help manage your assets, you should always politely decline. By the time you retire, you should have all of your assets shored up in your accounts. If you allow your kids to be joint owners, you're giving them unadulterated access to your savings. If they're sued, you could lose everything. If they're careless with their spending, you could lose everything. Worst of all, if their name is on the account when you pass away, they're entitled to all of your savings by right of survivor-ship.
When it comes to opening a joint bank account with your child, just say no. Even if it seems like a good idea at the time, these decisions always have a way of coming back to haunt you – and in this economy you can't afford the risk. Instead, set your kid up with their own account and teach them how to manage the fees and how to build a good credit rating on their own. You'll both be better off in the end.

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Viktor Bout Pleads Not Guilty To Terrorism Charges Hours After Extradition
Viktor Bout, the alleged Russian arms dealer whose reported escapades inspired the film "Lord of War," pleaded not guilty in a New York court to charges that he agreed to supply Colombian terrorists with weapons with the intent to kill Americans.
The plea came only hours after Bout was extradited from Thailand, after two years of legal wrangling. Bout, a former Soviet air force officer, arrived Tuesday night at Westchester County Airport in New York. Bout runs an air-cargo business that he has said specializes in bringing legitimate cargo into conflict zones, but U.S. authorities labeled him as the world's most notorious arms dealer for using his business to fly weapons across the world. Suspected clients include Liberia's Charles Taylor and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi; Bout's life was the subject of a bestselling book.
"The so-called 'Merchant of Death' is now a federal inmate," said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara at a press conference, referring to a nickname Bout received for his activity over the years. "No one is beyond the reach of the law."
At the press conference, Bharara said Bout was secretly recorded advocating that his weapons be used to kill Americans and that he supported FARC's goals.
He was added to the specially designated nationals list at the Office of Foreign Assets Control in July 2004 for weapons trafficking activity in Liberia, and the indictment says 30 more companies and four individuals linked to him were added in April 2005.
According to the indictment, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents, working undercover with confidential sources posing as agents of the Colombian rebel group FARC, convinced Bout to sell them weapons including 700 to 800 surface-to-air missiles, 5,000 AK-47 firearms, unmanned drones and land mines, for the purpose of killing Americans. The conspiracy with the agents lasted from November 2007 through March 2008, when he was arrested at a hotel in Bangkok.
He was charged with conspiring to kill U.S. nationals, conspiracy to kill American officers and employees, conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles, and conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. If convicted on all four counts, Bout faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, or a minimum of 25 years in prison.
His extradition from Thailand was fought to the end by the Russian government, and it could imperil U.S.-Russian relations. The Russian Foreign Minister called the extradition an "extreme injustice," saying his government will defend him "by any means."
Also at the press conference, Bharara announced the guilty plea of Andrew Smulian, who faced the same four counts as Bout's associate. He agreed to cooperate with the investigation, and faces a maximum of life in prison, or a minimum of 25 years.
"Viktor Bout has been indicted in the United States, but his alleged arms trafficking activity and support of armed conflicts in Africa has been a cause of concern around the world. His extradition is a victory for the rule of law worldwide," said Attorney General Eric Holder in a statement.
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Venice, ItalyMake sure you get to Venice before the city goes under water — seriously. There is a reason the city has served as the backdrop to numerous romantic operas and date flicks, and where else can you take a gondola ride with your ladylove?
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TurkeyEurope meets Asia in the first of our romantic getaways. Thousands of years of history and a rich, diverse cultural background as displayed by breathtaking art and scenic architecture make Turkey a must-see vacation spot. The area has beautiful coasts, amazing landscapes and food that will leave you wanting more.
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ArgentinaWhile any trip to South America promises to be memorable, Argentina is definitely a must. Taste a bit of Europe in lovely Buenos Aires; if you're lucky enough, maybe you'll have a chance to visit Ushuaia — the most southern tip of the continent.
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Casablanca, MoroccoThere's something about North Africa; maybe it's the desert, maybe it's the fact that Humphrey Bogart starred in a movie named after the spot... Whatever it is, take a journey to Casablanca and we guarantee that you will find numerous ways to warm up on those cold nights.
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Bora Bora, French PolynesiaToping the list of romantic getaways, Bora Bora features a spectacular crystal blue lagoon, white sand beaches and grandiose waterways... what more could you possibly ask for?
time for romanceWe hope these 10 romantic getaways have inspired you in planning your starry-eyed adventure. We guarantee that these places will give you and your special girl an incredible time together that will stay in your minds and in your hearts for a lifetime.
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My Christmas Cactus is About to Bloom
We have lots of blooming christmas cactuses at the nursery, but this little guy has been at the house a few years now and there are 5 buds, the most it's had!
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It's another Boston Music Weekend starting on Friday, May 2, 2014.
On Friday, Doubleshot Boston will be playing at Hajjars, 969 Washington Street, Weymouth (781)340-1870. Doubleshot is one of Boston's best hard rock cover bands. If you like Ozzy or Metallica, you'll love Doubleshot! The band is: Bill Feeny on drums, Bob Coots on bass, Ian Garvey on lead vocals and Peter Kendall on guitar. http://www.doubleshotboston.com
One of Boston's favorite country bands, Walkin the Line will be back at Toby Keith's I Love this Bar and Grill, 275 Patriot Place, Foxboro (508)543-8629 on Friday. This southern country rock band is Ashley Hewitt on lead vocals and fiddle, Kevin White on lead vocals and guitar, Stephen Dionne on lead guitar and vocals, Jordan Alegant on bass and vocals and John Repucci on drums. This band is high energy and an all star line up of musicians. http://www.walkinthelineband.com
JJ'sSports Bar and Grill has a Guns n Roses Tribute Band called GN'R on Friday. JJ's SPort Bar and Grill is located at 380 Southwest Cutoff in Northborough (508)845-8420. It's an all Guns n Roses night!
On Saturday, May 3, 2014, Metal 101 with Marc Lopes will be at City Limits, 326 North Main Street in Randolph (781)986-2489. Metal 101 is a heavy metal hard hitting band. It's 80's metal and all that is metal. The band is Marc Lopes on vocals, Joe Morency on drums, Barry Collins on lead rythym guitar and backing vocals, Dave Souza on lead rythym guitar and Tom Walason on bass and background vocals.
The Brooks Young Band will be performing at the Music for Life Rock and Run at the Wachusett Village Inn, 9 Village Inn Road, Wachusett on Saturday. It's the 4th Annual Rock and Run with a 5K Run and Walk. Go to the website: musicforliferocks.org
Hot Acoustics will be at Firefly's, 350 East Main Street in Marlborough on Saturday. The band is Steve Spector on guitar and vocals, Tim Leavitt on guitar, bass and vocals, Carter Berking on bass and vocals and Ray Elwood on drums and percussion.
The Soul Box Band is at Maggy's Lounge, 609 Washington Street in Quincy on Saturday. The band is George Howard on vocals, Greg Miller on guitar, Matt Smith on keyboards, Rob Megna on drums and Paul Chase on bass. Soul Box draws from funk, reggae, rock and soul classics.
Also on Saturday, The Fat City Band at the Chicken Bone, 358 Waverly Street, Framingham (800)946-4728. If you like that big band sound, then head on over to see The Fat City Band and bring your dancing shoes. It's a six piece New Orleans style R & B band. The band is Paul Redmind on lead vocals, John Litwin on drums, Mark Andersen on guitar, Joe Baglione on five string bass, Shane Wood on keyboards and Tucker Antell on sax. http://www.fatcityband.com
The Juke Joint 5 is back at the Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge (617)354-2685 this Saturday. If you're looking for kick ass electric blues, then this is your band. The band is Gretchan Bostrom on vocals, John Bunszell on bass, Dick "The Poet" Lourie on sax, Silvertone Steve on guitar and Noah Teshu on drums.


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On May 8, 2014, Judge Mary K. Huffman, of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, signed an agreed order of dismissal, ending a civil case that started over a year ago. The lawsuit, filed by Denton "Eddie" Little alleged that Officer Ron Smith of the Trotwood Police Department used excessive force when he shot Little in Drexel on March 25, 2012. Smith, who was on patrol and had just finished a suspicious person call, spotted Little walking near the area of Olive Road and Lorimer Avenue. Smith ordered Little to stop after observing him jay-walking. Little initially refused, the aggressively approached Smith, allegedly making movements that gave Smith the impression that Little was pulling a weapon. Smith shot Little twice in the abdomen. Although seriously wounded, Little survived. It was determined that Little was not armed.
The Montgomery County Grand Jury refused to indict Smith. The City of Trotwood planned to use the testimony of Samuel D. Faulkner, a former instructor at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council, and currently the police chief in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, a small village approximately 30 minutes west of Columbus. Alphonse Gehardstein, the attorney for Little sought to exclude Faulkner's testimony because Faulkner did not have the experience or knowledge to offer an expert opinion in this case.
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O.J. Simpson and two co-defendants pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and robbery charges today.
Simpson arrived at court to occasional shouts of encouragement.
Inside he made his formal plea in a hearing that lasted less than ten minutes.
The football star's not guilty plea was as expected. The 12 counts against him include robbery and kidnapping.
His two co-defendants also pled not guilty. Simpson seemed relaxed, even cheerful, before the hearing got underway .
All along, he has maintained that when he and five buddies went to the Palace Station Hotel and confronted two memorablia dealers in room 1203, he was simply taking back things that were stolen from him
But two of his accomplices testified O.J. told them to bring guns and both have now cut deals with the prosecution.
Yale Galanter is Simpson's attorney.
"These are not good people. They are not credible, and they should not be believed," said Yale Galanter, Simpson attormey.
The case does have questionable cast of characters, among them Simpson's golfing buddy, Walter Alexander, who admitted he offered to slant his testimony for a price.
"I really felt he was set up and I could lean toward that angle rather than telling the exact truth," stated Alexander.
And then there are the victims, memorablia dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley.
After O.J. allegedly robbed them, they called the tabloids before the police.
Judge Jackie Glass set a trial date for April 7, 2008.


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News Conference: Kansas City to be new home for U.S. Soccer training facility
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Sporting KC and Gov. Sam Brownback announced Kansas City, Kan., will be the home to U.S. soccer.
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Dec. 26, 2012
San Diego, Calif. - UCLA head coach Jim Mora met with the media on Wednesday, as the Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl held its annual pre-game press conference at the Omni Hotel in Downtown San Diego.
Holiday Bowl Press Conference | Game Preview
Wednesday's press conference was immediately followed by the U.S. Bank Kickoff Luncheon, located across the street at the San Diego Convention Center. The Luncheon featured a Battle of the Bands, speaking opportunities for both head coaches, and a question and answer session for several players.
UCLA and Baylor will square off at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday at Qualcomm Stadium. Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl officials are expecting a crowd of approximately 55,000. Fans are encouraged to use the San Diego Trolley to the game. For information, visit www.sdmts.com. Fans driving to the game are urged to carpool and arrive early. The parking lot opens at 11 a.m.
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Mays Named Team MVP For Second Straight Season
Three repeat winners highlight list of award winners
Mays Sets Scoring Record As SMU Falls At Minnesota, 77-70
Mustangs' Comeback Bid Falls Short In Second Round of WNIT
Mustangs Top Texas Southern, 84-72, In First Round Of WNIT
SMU Earns First Postseason Victory Since 2000
Mays One Of Three Mustangs To Earn All-Conference Honors
Simpson and Perry also named to All-Conference teams
SMU-UCF Game Scheduled For Tuesday At 10 a.m. - Admission Is Free!
Mustang Seniors Will Be Honored Before Home Finale
2013-14 (Senior): Earned her third straight second-team all-conference award, averaging 13.2 points per game, ninth in The American, and a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game, eighth in the league...Started all 32 games, averaging 29.6 minutes... Became the 21st player to score at least 1,000 points in a career at SMU moving her to 13th all-time with 1,234 career points... Reached double figures in points 27 times this season, including a season-high 23 against Temple (2/1)...Posted at least 10 rebounds in 11 games, including a season-high 15 at UTEP (12/21)...Ended the season with 264 rebounds, fifth on the single season list at SMU...Recorded 874 rebounds throughout her career, sixth all-time on the career list at SMU...Recorded 34 steals on the season, including a season-high five steals against Memphis (1/7)...Recorded 25 assists and 15 blocks...Recorded her 10th double-double of the season against UCF with 10 points and 10 rebounds (3/4)...Became the first player with 10 double-doubles in a season at SMU since Janelle Dodds posted 12 during the 2005-06 season, and is the seventh player in program history to accomplish feat...Shot 49.9 percent from the field, ranking 10th in The American.
2012-13 (Junior): Named second team All-Conference USA for the second straight season...Played in 31 games with 29 starts...Led the Mustangs and finished ninth in C-USA with 8.1 rebounds per game, and had at least 10 in a game eight times...Averaged 10.7 points per game and had six double-doubles...Scored a season-high 20 points at San Diego State (12/28)...Scored at least 10 in 18 games, including a stretch of six straight double-digit performances...Shot 47.7 percent from the field, 126 of 264, ranking eighth in the league...Scored 19 points with nine rebounds against UTEP (3/3) to help SMU secure the C-USA regular-season championship...Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds and had 13 points at Memphis (2/17)...Had multiple blocks in seven games...Made at least five field goals 12 times, including a career-high tying eight twice, at TCU (11/28) and at San Diego State (12/28)...Matched her career-high with five assists against Texas Southern (11/12).
2011-12 (Sophomore):Named to All-Conference USA Second Team...Named Most Valuable Player by the coaching staff...Third in C-USA in field goal percentage, shooting 52.4 percent (122-of-233)...Led the Mustangs and was in the top-20 in the league, averaging 10.7 points per game...Was ninth in the conference with a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game...Played in 31 games with 16 starts, averaging 26.9 minutes...Had 47 steals and 46 assists...Had nine double-doubles...Scored a career-high 25 points at Tulane (2/5), going 8-fo-13 from the field and 9-of-10 at the free throw line...Had at least 20 points three times, and scored at least 10 in 17 games...Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds against Houston (1/12)...Had at least 10 rebounds 11 times...Was perfect from the field twice, going 5-for-5 against Cal State Fullerton (11/25) and 4-for-4 against TAMU-CC (12/18)...Made a season-high eight field goals three times.
2010-11 (Freshman): Named to the Conference USA All-Freshmen Team...Played in all 30 games with six starts...Averaged 4.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game...Shot 41.2-percent from the field and 71.6-percent from the free throw line...Had 14 steals and 19 assists from the post position.
Game Highlights: vs. No. 23 Texas (12/18) Scored a season-high 17 points... vs. Houston (1/30) Scored 10 points with 10 rebounds for her first double-double... vs. Tulane (1/6) Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds.
Prep: Three-year letterwinner for coach Cathy Self-Morgan...McDonald's All-American Nominee...Named MVP forthe Sandra Meadows Tournament...Voted 08-09 TABC All-State...Named 08-09 TABC All State and All-Region...Earned 7-5A All-District...Honored as TGCA All-State...Accumulated 363 points, 269 rebounds, 71 assists, 22 blocks and 62 steals...Led Duncanville to a district championship...According to maxpreps.com, averaged 11.7 ppg and 8.7 rpg as a senior...Ranked as the No. 44 forward prospect by ESPN.com and received a Scout's Grade of 88.
Personal: Daughter of Jermaine and LaMonithal Harris-Simpson...Has two brothers, Jermaine Simpson II and Jekevion Henson-Simpson...Anticipates majoring in journalism and minoring in psychology while at SMU.


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These reflections are taken from the book "Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day" by Fr. Frank Pavone which is available for purchase at: ProLifeReflectionsForEveryDay.org
"The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God" (Rom.8:16).
Reflection: The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, enables us to understand created realities, their value, and their relationship to the Creator and to our own happiness. We can therefore ask the Holy Spirit to give us an understanding of the value of the human person. The Spirit enables us to cry out, "Abba! Father!" Abortion, on the other hand, sees the human person as a disposable object.
Prayer: How wonderful are your works, O Lord. Through your eternal Spirit, you enable me to understand those works as coming from your hand. I praise you forever! Amen!


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Droid Charge officially available at Verizon tomorrow
Verizon Customers have been anxiously waiting for the release of the Droid Charge, which was supposed to be released on April 28th. The delay was caused by an LTE outage on April 27th and Verizon gave no expected date of return until today.
Verizon has confirmed that the phone will be released tomorrow in stores and tonight online. The Droid Charge is pretty standard with hardware and software running on Android 2.2 via a 1GHz single-core Hummingbird processor. What sets the Droid Charge apart from the rest is the 4G LTE it runs on and the Gorilla Glass screen it has.
The Droid Charge also pre-loaded with the Mobile Hotspot app that allows the user to create a hotspot with blazing fast speeds that up to five other devices can connect to and it is included for free for a limited time. The downfall of the Charge is the standard hardware/software and the expensive price of $300 on a two year new contract. Its upside is the fact that it has LTE, Gorilla Glass, and better battery life than the HTC Thunderbolt. If you can't bear waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Charge is a viable choice despite the expensive price.
Update: You can also get the Droid Charge on Amazon right now for $249.99.


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The third of Hugh Hefner's three main girls, Bridget is also on the Girls Next Door. Known for her outrageous costumes/outfits, and her love for her cat, Gizmo, and dog, Wednesday, Bridget is the girliest of all. She loves horror movies and Halloween.
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Last night's live Impact Wrestling did a 0.95 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,237,000 viewers.
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Last night's live Impact Wrestling did a 0.95 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,237,000 viewers.
TNA can't get a break. Really want to see the ratings climb.
I wonder if they could talk Spike into rerunning Impact later in the night instead of showing 1000 ways to die all night long every night! I know it would be easier for me to watch a rerun of it!
I totally agree. They definitely need to do a rerun. There isn't much on that channel anyway.
To be fair the NBA Finals were on. But now since it's over we will see if it will rise
If anything they should be pretty encouraged by the ratings the past couple of weeks. Having to go up against Games 2&5 of the NBA Finals, their numbers stayed pretty consistent. Now, they just have to fix the age-old problem of getting their name out there.
I've said it before, I'll say it again. TNA lack ambition. They've hit the glass ceiling here and seem satisfied to just stay there. They won't get better ratings until they work out the business side of the wrestling business. It's a shame so many fantastic workers get wasted with poor ratings and get over looked because WWE just released another 47 year old who struggles in the ring.
I guess hogan can bring nick in to join brooke to "Rip Off" sorry i mean help TNA!
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Using his Facebook page, Tony Calvento, one of the most respected journalists in the country, revealed his desire to help the actor-TV host Vhong Navarro in his quest for truth and justice. Vhong is still in the hospital almost a week after a mauling incident happened at The Fort, but based on Chito Rono's revelation on TV Patrol last night, Jan. 31, 2014 (Philippine time), he is now recovering.
The ace movie director also added that Vhong Navarro is still traumatized. Undoubtedly, Chito Rono is helping Vhong to recover and pick up the pieces of his life after the incident. He is like a father to the It's Showtime host. He and Tony Calvento are now searching the truth not only for Vhong but also to all the people who want to know the real truth behind the incident.
Incidentally, Sir Tony, together with Chito Rono and Atty. Dennis Manalo, legal counsel for Vhong Navarro, had a meeting with DILG Sec. Mar Roxas yesterday, based on Sir Tony's Facebook post, the good secretary had promised police protection for the family of Vhong. Sir Tony also added that a big development on Vhong's case will be revealed on Monday.
"On Monday there will be a big development on the Vhong Navarro case. I am withholding this until everything is definite," he said.
Aside from the latest development on Navarro's case, the well-respected journalists also confirmed that Deniece Cornejo is still in a condominium unit, but this time, the controversial TV and print Ad model is in Grass Condominium in North Edsa.
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What Makes Michael White Pucker
The chef is not a fan of all this damn balsamic vinegar.
"I can do without all the different types of balsamic vinegars. There's only one real balsamic, and that takes years to age ... I also can't stand drizzling with balsamic, it's totally annoying. —Michael White, on why you won't find a carafe of balsamic vinegar on any of his restaurant tables. [WSJ]


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It is clear that, in order to give renewed momentum to sustainable development, a new framework for action is needed. The time has come for a different approach that is geared towards the delivery of results and is based on prioritizing an ambitious agenda and building international cooperation around concrete initiatives that are supported by clearly articulated quantitative targets, policies and best practices tools, relevant institutions and adequate financing and mechanisms to monitor and report overall progress.
UNIDO believes that Rio+20 offers a unique opportunity for the launch of firm initiatives underpinned by measurable targets and objectives that will demonstrate renewed commitment to concrete action aimed at achieving tangible progress in the next two decades. There is an opportunity for the world to be well on its way to a fundamental transformation of its energy and industrial systems by 2030, allowing developing countries ? many of them growing rapidly and at large scale ? to leapfrog conventional options and move directly to cleaner energy alternatives and greener industrial processes and products, which will enhance economic and social development.
UNIDO?s key contribution to Rio+20 is built around two major themes, which are Sustainable Energy for All and Green Industry.
As part of its mandate and thematic priorities, UNIDO is contributing to the preparatory process and will support the implementation of the Rio+20 outcomes with a particular focus on tangible actions and initiatives enabling the global transition to green economy through greening industrialization and building green industries in developing countries and economies in transition.
UNIDO believes that the Rio+20 Conference should take stock of the positive developments as well as the implementation gaps over the past two decades, and initiate the adoption of sustainable development goals incorporating concrete targets and milestones that will lay strong foundations for the post-2015 development agenda. These goals should be based on a new development paradigm that integrates the three pillars of sustainability ? economic, environmental and social ? and provides a framework for achieving inclusive, resource-efficient economic growth.
In this framework, UNIDO is committed to ensure that the three objectives (energy access, energy efficiency and renewable energy) that support the goal of the universal access to energy by 2030 are fully reflected in the proceedings and the outcomes of the Conference.
Sustainable development cannot be achieved without sustainable industrial development. The contemporary industrial history is full of examples of the transformation of poor, inward-looking economies to higher levels economic development and growth through industrialization. Industrialization is the vehicle for widespread structural change, job creation and income generation, and therefore the means to improve the quality of life of ordinary people and combat poverty. However, in the past the economic miracles of industrialization have been achieved mostly using the traditional growth method, which is highly resource-intensive. This model of growth is no longer sustainable.
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bought agnc
Still waiting for 70? LOL....
going to 74
Up over 80 again yesterday. I finished accumulating BDX last year and will look at it every month or so for the next 10 years.
bring some xanex....you'll need it.
Why? The stock is breaking out. Read the charts. Ater earningd back to 85
i did read the charts. stock has reached resistance level. back to 70....then i buy again.


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I've been on a major pumpkin kick lately. It seems I just can't get enough of pumpkin. And since it's pumpkin season, it seems to be the one vegetable on everyone's mind (or is it a fruit?).
Pumpkin is jam-packed with vitamins, nutrients and anti-oxidants. Not to mention it's low in calories. Sounds like a perfect veggie to add to just about anything!
This is a perfect Fall muffin. When I first created it, Bartlett pears were at their peak. If you can't get your hands on some local pears, try apples or zucchini.
Gluten-Free and Vegan Pumpkin Streusel Muffins
Now that Callum is in school, I've been using quinoa flour instead of almond flour. If you don't need to worry about your baking being nut-free, feel free to try almond flour in this recipe.
1 tbsp ground chia + 1 tsp mixed with ½ cup water
¾ cup cane sugar or coconut sugar (I use coconut sugar)
1/3 cup + 3 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
1 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree (I use Farmer's Market pumpkin puree).
½ cup grated pear (apple or zucchini works too)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
½ cup melted coconut oil
1 cup sorghum flour
1/3 cup tapioca flour or arrowroot flour
2/3 cup quinoa flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp sea salt
Streusel topping
¼ cup sorghum flour
¼ cup quinoa flour
4 tbsp cane sugar or coconut sugar (I used coconut)
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tbsp ground chia
3 tbsp melted coconut oil
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pan or lightly grease.
In a large bowl, combine the ground chia with the water and let sit for a couple of minutes. Stir in coconut sugar and mix well. Add applesauce, pumpkin puree, grated pear, vanilla, and melted coconut oil (I melt my coconut oil in the oven while it's preheating). Mix well.
In a smaller bowl, combine the sorghum flour, tapioca flour, quinoa flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and sea salt. Stir to combine thoroughly.
Add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until combined (now would be a good time to add walnuts or pecans if you like nuts in your muffins).
Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups (I used a 1/3 measuring cup).
To make the streusel: combine the flours, sugar, cinnamon, and ground chia in a small bowl. Stir in the melted coconut oil until well combined and sprinkle topping over muffins.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes and then remove from pan to a wire cooling rack. Store in an air-tight container.
Yield: 12 muffins
Other Yummy Pumpkin Recipes
Have one of these muffins with a homemade Pumpkin Spiced Latte.
Have you tried my Pumpkin Pie Smoothie yet?
If you really need some warming up, try Alta's Vegetarian Bean and Pumpkin Chili.
Did you know pureed pumpkin is a great egg replacer? Simply use ¼ cup of pumpkin puree for each egg. Add a little water if you want to thin it out a bit.
This recipe is linked to:
Allergy Friendly Friday
Diet, Dessert, N Dogs' Wellness Weekend
Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays


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Autobacs bringing 14 cars, Speed Racer replica to Tokyo Auto Salon
During our recent trip across the Pacific to cover the Tokyo Auto Show, we got word that our flight out of Narita was going to be delayed for 23 hours. The first thing that jumped into our jet-lagged minds was how much trouble it would be to catch a ride to the nearest city so we could revel in the JDM parts bonanza that is Super Autobacs. Think Kragen/Pep Boys/AutoZone, but with 20-times more new and used parts that don't completely suck. We never made it, but Autobacs presence at the Tokyo Auto Salon might make up for it when it hosts 14 different vehicles on its show stand, including a replica of the Mach 5 from Speed Racer and the SuperGT winning GT500 ARTA NSX. We're hoping that photos from the Autobacs booth are forthcoming, and when we get them, they'll be uploaded post haste.
[Source: GT Channel]
[Source: GT Channel]


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> Home Equity
It took only nine seconds on a sticky afternoon in August 2003 to plunge 50 million people in Ontario and the north-eastern
United States into darkness. When the entire electrical grid collapsed, lights stopped shining, air conditioners stopped whirring and televisions
and radios fell silent, marking the start of the biggest blackout in North American history.
Few were prepared for hours of pioneer-like conditions, despite warnings of limited power supplies and risks of California-style
rolling brown-outs. But inconvenient as these few days were, it was nothing compared to the weeks of freezing darkness experienced by millions
caught in the St. Lawrence and Ottawa valleys during the ice storm of 1998. Thirty deaths were blamed on the storm.
While these two scenarios may be extremes, they're a good reminder of why it's important to establish a backup power system
before the lights go out. The risks are considerable -- a flooded basement if your sump stops pumping, a fridge full of spoiled food or a house
so cold that you have to evacuate.
Whether you're considering a backup power system for a house in the city, country or even a cottage, you first need to consider
what you want to operate during a power outage.
"When it comes to what you're doing with a generator, it comes to two choices," says Floris van Ooyen, manager sales and design
for Enviroharvest Inc. in Parry Sound, Ont. "Are you powering a couple of select circuits -- a fridge, freezer, some lights -- or are you powering
the whole house?"
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"The Little Couple" mother, Jen Arnold, announced on Dec. 6, 2013, that she is undergoing treatment for a rare form of cancer. This news comes just weeks after the couple brought home their second adopted child.
In a statement Dr. Jen Arnold says, "I have recently been diagnosed with a rare type of cancer and am currently undergoing treatment, including surgery and chemotherapy. While there is never a good time to get news like this, getting it just as we are building our new family is tough in many ways, but being surrounded by the love of my husband and our two beautiful children is actually in many ways giving me the strength to fight it even stronger."
Her husband Bill Klein tweeted, "My darling wife released today that she is currently battling a form of cancer. Prayers are welcome, hugs are not due to her weakened state."
Jen Arnold and Bill Klein decided to adopt after struggling with fertility issues. The couple's adopted son and daughter both have skeletal dysplasia. Will is 3 years old from China and Zoey is 2 from India. Both children were adopted this past year.
"The Little Couple" airs Tuesdays on TLC. Jen Arnold's battle with cancer will be followed on the show.
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- 'Little Couple' Jen and Bill officially adopt daughter Zoey from India
- 'The X Factor' USA: Alex & Sierra reach #1 on iTunes with 'Say Something'
- 'Survivor: Blood vs. Water' star Tina Wesson's only son died in a car accident
- Crystal Bowersox from 'American Idol' is 'Coming Out For Christmas' as bisexual
- Kelly Clarkson Blackstock is pregnant with her first child weeks after wedding


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Fortunately, plenty of options exist to keep you and your child connected, and they don't have to empty your bank account. These include:
International Cell Phone Usage
If your child has Cingular or T-Mobile cell phone service, then his or her cell phone will already work overseas, in most countries. Call your provider to make sure it works in the specific country to which your child is headed, and while you have them on the phone, make sure the phone is set up for international usage. You can either pay a slight fee (between $1 and 2) per minute used, or upgrade your service to have a slightly higher monthly fee ($5-10 more per month) that allows for free international roaming.
If your child uses Verizon, Sprint, Boost or some other service, he or she will need to rent a phone. When renting a phone, make sure it is GSM, which is the international signal, and be prepared for expensive fees: with weekly charges between $29 and $59 per week, and with per-minute charges of $1.50 to $5, depending on where the country is. A more cost-effective way to use a phone is to buy a GSM phone and a prepaid SIM card. SIM cards determine your cell phone number and other services like voicemail, and can be purchased in advance with a certain number of minutes.
GSM cell phone usage rates are usually around 25 cents per minute, and all incoming calls are free. Your student can add airtime to the phone by purchasing an airtime voucher. GSM cell phones with SIM cards are prepaid, so there are no bills or contract fees to pay.
Depending on the length of time your child will be abroad, you might want him or her to purchase or rent a phone from the destination country. He or she will certainly want to communicate with friends met while abroad, and a mobile phone for cost-effective local communication in addition to periodic calls home might be a worthwhile option.
International Phone Cards
Getting your student an international phone card is beneficial because you do not have to be concerned with the bad reception or lack of signal inherent in many cell phones. The cards can be recharged and can be purchased in the United States or abroad. In some cases, they can actually cost less when bought abroad.
Many payphones these days do not accept cash. Instead, the phone cards can be swiped at the pay phone to make a call. And the cards can be used at regular landlines as well.
Additionally, your current long distance provider may be able to give you discounted rates for international calls. A monthly fee will apply, and your phone company can send your student an international calling card with a special access number. However, you will be billed the usual United States long distance rates.
ISIConnect Cards
The ISIConnect card is a prepaid, rechargeable phone card offered by the International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC). ISTC also provides the International Student Identity Card (ISIC) which is used by 4.5 million students each year. Students studying abroad can get a card and save up to 70 percent on calls in more than 150 countries. It can be recharged over the Internet or by phone, and the voicemail it provides costs family and friends nothing to leave a message for the student.
The ISIConnect card features faxmail, auto-login, speed dial and 24/7 multilingual customer service. Students can also listen to their e-mail and access their account history. Receipts for use are sent to the student via e-mail.
The ISTC also offers a mobile phone option for international calls that allows the student to use their local mobile carrier and cell phone. Students can save 30 percent in 200 countries, but you would be wise to check out the roaming charges before choosing this option for communication. ISTC mobile phones can be recharged on the Internet or by phone, and the auto-login featureso your student has no need to remember an account number or PIN.
Other features include text messaging, and students can control the mobile settings as well as receive free travel alerts.
Satellite Phones
Satellite phones are a more expensive option for students studying abroad, but are vital if your student will be in a less modern country, as they offer full service anywhere in the world, with no need for a cell phone tower. It can cost between $350 and $1,000 to buy a satellite phone, and you will be required to pay a $50 activation fee as well as a potential monthly access charge of $30 to $40. Voicemail typically costs about $35 per month, but can be free for rentals.
Outgoing calls on a satellite phone range from 99 cents to $1.50 per minute of use. You may opt to buy a satellite phone, or you can rent one from a company such as Telestial, Inc. (www.telestial.com). Rental costs can range from $200 to $400 per month, depending upon the carrier and quality of the phone. When you rent a satellite phone, outgoing calls cost between $1.39 and $1.75 per minute, while incoming calls are free. Length of stay may play a huge factor in which option is more cost effective. Renting may be more appropriate for short study terms while those planning to stay longer may choose to buy.
Internet Usage Abroad
The most cost-effective way to communicate with your student overseas is to use the Internet. While not as personal by far, Internet use can be a great supplement to you and your student between phone calls. Your child can e-mail you and share news as well as pictures, or can maintain a blog that is open to all friends and family, and allows you all to interact with one another.
Skype (http://www.skype.com) is another option. You can download a program that turns your computer into a phone. You simply speak into a microphone and your voice comes out via another computer's speakers. You will have to pay $10 to download the international version of the program, but once you have it, you and your student can talk as much as you want, for free.
Staying in touch while your student is studying abroad is important to your comfort level as well as your child's. You will worry less when you know that you have established ways to communicate with your child and keep up with his or her exciting adventures overseas.


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Steering through a Sea of Change
Speech by President Ma Ying-jeou
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Video Conference with
Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
Stanford University
April 16, 2013
I. Opening Remarks
Professor (Condoleezza) Rice, Professor (Larry) Diamond, Professor (Francis) Fukuyama, Admiral (Gary) Roughead, distinguished guests, faculty members and students of Stanford University, ladies and gentlemen: Good evening!
It's your evening now, but it's our morning here in Taipei. Before I start, I want to pay my deep condolences to the victims of the explosion that happened at the Boston Marathon on Monday. My prayers and thoughts are with their family members. In the meantime, I also strongly condemn the violence on behalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Let's start.
It is a great pleasure to address my friends at Stanford University this evening. Stanford University has long been a distinguished center of learning. Under the guidance of Professor Diamond, the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, through the Journal of Democracy, has made incomparable contributions to the study of democracy. Since Taiwan represents a shining example of how democracy can take root in the Chinese-speaking world, it is only fitting to join you today for this videoconference.
II. Changes in East Asia
Since I took office as President of the Republic of China in 2008, the geopolitical situation in East Asia has undergone tremendous change. Five years ago, there were two flash points: the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait. Today, the Korean Peninsula is at an unprecedented level of tension: North Korea has conducted a third nuclear test explosion, and in the aftermath of the resulting UN sanctions continues its saber rattling, even claiming that it has abrogated the 1953 Armistice Agreement that ended Korean War fighting 60 years ago. In contrast, tensions in the Taiwan Strait have been greatly reduced, and relations between Taiwan and mainland China continue to advance toward peace and prosperity.
This does not necessarily mean, however, that only one potential source of instability remains in East Asia. Geopolitical competition in both the East China Sea and the South China Sea is growing more intense even as the drive toward regional economic integration continues. In addition, three of the major players in East Asia―mainland China, South Korea and Japan―have changed leadership in the last eight months, while here in Taiwan, I was elected to a second term of office early last year.
Thus, amidst the uncertainty resulting from such changes, the Republic of China on Taiwan remains firmly committed to fostering peace and stability, and is a strong proponent of the liberal values cherished by democracies worldwide. It is against this backdrop that I would like to discuss how my administration has steered Taiwan through this sea of change.
III. How Cross-Strait Rapprochement Was Achieved
I decided to seek rapprochement with mainland China long before I took office in 2008. To ensure peace in the Taiwan Strait after some sixty tumultuous years, my administration had to meet both the challenges of establishing mutual trust between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and of rebuilding Taiwan's strength so that peace could be guaranteed.
From the start, the "1992 Consensus" (九二共識) was a critical anchoring point for Taiwan and mainland China to find common ground on the otherwise intractable issue of "one China." The consensus, reached between the two sides in 1992, established a common understanding of "one China with respective interpretations" (一個中國,各自表述). With this understanding as the foundation, my administration designed a number of modus operandi that broadly defined how Taiwan would pursue peace and prosperity with mainland China. These included iteration of the "Three No's"―"No Unification, No Independence, and No Use of Force"―under the framework of the Republic of China Constitution (在中華民國憲法架構下,維持不統、不獨、不武的現狀). This formulation, grounded de jure in the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China, sets clear parameters for how both parties can work to move the relationship forward in a positive direction without misunderstandings or hidden agendas, so as to build mutual trust and achieve mutual benefit for the people on either side of the Taiwan Strait.
"Beating swords into ploughshares" requires pragmatism and the wisdom to remain focused on what can be accomplished in spite of past differences. So we then called for "mutual non-recognition of sovereignty, mutual non-denial of governing authority" (主權互不承認,治權互不否認) allowing both sides to pursue substantive exchanges without being derailed by disagreements over sovereignty issues.
We also spelled out clearly to the other side, as well as to the Taiwan public, how we intended to proceed with the cross-strait dialogue. The priority of issues for the two sides to address would be "pressing matters before less pressing ones, easy matters before difficult ones, and economic matters before political ones" (先急後緩、先易後難、先經後政). My administration firmly believed in setting a clear agenda from the start, to prevent the cross-strait dialogue being bogged down by intractable issues when we could see that agreement might be found on many others. The goal is to build mutual trust which is fundamental for long-term progress in developing a peaceful cross-strait relationship. I firmly believe that this "building-blocks" approach is the only way to achieve lasting peace in the Taiwan Strait.
The result of this is 18 agreements concluded between Taiwan and mainland China over the past five years, covering such issues as direct flights, tourism, economic cooperation, intellectual property rights, nuclear safety, and mutual judicial assistance. Let me just give you an example of how things stand now. Five years ago, there were no scheduled flights between Taiwan and the mainland. Now there are 616 scheduled flights per week. Five years ago, 274,000 mainland people visited Taiwan. In 2012, there were 2.5 million people. When the SARS epidemic first broke out in 2003, mainland China completely ignored Taiwan's needs and concerns. But when the H7N9 avian flu struck recently, public health experts from both sides began working together to check its spread.
Over the next three years, the two sides are expected to complete negotiations on trade in services and trade in goods under the 2010 Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). Both sides will also greatly expand the level of educational and cultural exchanges. For example, the number of students from mainland China studying in Taiwan, which currently is 17,000 a year, is expected to rise, and there will be more cross-strait cultural cooperation. Each side also intends to set up offices in major cities on the other side to take better care of the 7 million people and over 160 billion US dollars' worth of goods and services that moved across the Taiwan Strait last year alone. As a result, cross-strait relations are now the most stable and peaceful that they have been in over 60 years.
IV. Taiwan's Enhanced International Presence
As cross-strait relations continue to develop peacefully, Taiwan is gaining an enhanced international presence. The clear parameters articulated by my administration as we began resumption of the cross-strait dialogue counter any mistaken attempt to link Taiwan's greater international participation to an agenda of "two Chinas," "one China, one Taiwan," or "Taiwan Independence." Taiwan today strives to conduct itself as a responsible stakeholder, that is, as a facilitator of peace, a provider of humanitarian aid, a promoter of cultural exchanges, a creator of new technology and business opportunity, and the standard bearer of Chinese culture.
The international community has seen recently how Taiwan deports itself as a responsible stakeholder and facilitator of peace. Last August, my administration proposed an East China Sea Peace Initiative urging that negotiation take precedence over confrontation regarding the sovereignty dispute over the Diaoyutai Islets. The following November, Taipei and Tokyo began negotiations on an East China Sea fishery agreement. Sixteen rounds of such talks had been held since 1996 but no agreement was ever reached. This time, both sides decided to jointly conserve and manage fishery resources in the Agreement Area of the East China Sea without changing their respective territorial and maritime claims regarding the Diaoyutai Islets. A fishery agreement was thus signed six days ago which safeguards the security of fishing boats from both sides in the Agreement Area, which is twice the size of Taiwan. This agreement marks a historic milestone in the development of Taiwan-Japan relations, and sets a good example of how the concerned parties can find ways to settle their dispute and preserve peace and stability in the region at the same time.
Our efforts over the past five years to enhance Taiwan's participation in the international community have also resulted in concrete progress. The Republic of China has kept intact its diplomatic relations with its 23 allies, and has enhanced its substantive relations with other countries. For instance, we signed an investment agreement with Japan in 2011, and are working to sign economic cooperation agreements with Singapore and New Zealand, respectively, in the near future. Meanwhile, our health minister has attended the World Health Assembly (WHA) of the WHO as an official observer since 2009, the same year as Taiwan acceded to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) of the WTO. For five years in a row, former Vice President Lien Chan (連戰) at my request has attended as "leader's representative" at the Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. On March 19 this year I led an official delegation to attend the investiture of Pope Francis, the first time for a Republic of China president to meet with a pope in the last 71 years, ever since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1942. Taiwan's enhanced international presence attests to a virtuous cycle of improved cross-strait relations that encourages greater international support for allowing Taiwan further opportunities to play its role as a responsible stakeholder. This in turn further enhances regional peace and stability, which is in the best interest of the international community.
V. Taiwan-US Ties: Security, Economic, and Cultural
My administration is fully aware that strength is fundamental to achieving peace. When I took office five years ago, my administration worked promptly to restore high-level trust between Taipei and Washington. As former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Taiwan is an important security and economic partner of the United States. We deeply appreciate the relationship we have with the United States, including US arms sales to Taiwan. Only with a sufficient self-defense capability can Taiwan confidently engage in a dialogue with mainland China. The stability engendered by America's enhanced presence in the Western Pacific will certainly help.
The United States is Taiwan's third largest trading partner but remains the most important source of our technology. However large a trading partner mainland China is to Taiwan, the United States has always been an important trade and investment partner to Taiwan. The ICT (information and communication technology) industries are Taiwan's most important export sector and they are the largest recipient of U.S. investment. We definitely want to deepen our economic ties with the United States. After successfully resolving the beef import issue last year, the Republic of China resumed trade negotiations with the U.S. under the 1994 Taiwan-US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Obviously, Taiwan needs to accelerate its pace of trade liberalization. For the good of its economic prosperity and national security, Taiwan cannot afford to be left out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
Culturally, American values and its high academic standards have attracted Chinese students since Yung Wing (容閎) became the first Chinese student to study in the U.S. back in 1847. Generations of Chinese students who studied in the United States have brought American values back to their homeland, making tremendous contributions to China's modernization, including the 1911 revolution. Today, the United States still remains the most sought-after academic destination for Taiwan students.
Taiwan is grateful to the United States for letting Taiwan join the Visa Waiver Program beginning in November last year. The Republic of China is the 37th nation in the world to secure that status, and the only one that does not have formal diplomatic relations with the United States. The more than 400,000 Taiwan visitors to the U.S. each year not only take in American culture and natural scenery, they also shop very seriously in the United States and thus help reduce the U.S. trade deficit with Taiwan. In a word, relations between the Republic of China and the United States have continued to thrive and grow since the end of formal diplomatic ties in 1979.
Nevertheless, Taiwan still faces many challenges, with only limited resources at its disposal. In formulating Taiwan's national security strategy, my administration has steered Taiwan toward a tripartite national security framework. The first part involves institutionalization of the rapprochement with mainland China so that neither side would ever contemplate resorting to non-peaceful means to settle their differences. The second part involves making Taiwan a model world citizen by upholding the principles of a liberal democracy, championing free trade and providing foreign aid to the international community. The third part involves strengthening national defense capability. This national security strategy is formulated to facilitate peaceful and positive development of cross-strait ties while remaining grounded in a pragmatic realization of the challenges we face. In other words, Taiwan and the United States share the same values and interests in preserving regional peace and stability.
VI. Taiwan's Ultimate Value: A Beacon of Democracy
States in a security partnership frequently fear being entrapped or abandoned by their partners. In the past, some in the United States have expressed concern that as mainland China rises, Taiwan might someday entrap the United States in an unnecessary conflict with mainland China. Others fear that Taiwan is tilting toward mainland China, thus "abandoning" the United States. Both arguments imply that the United States should reduce support for Taiwan. But neither view is warranted. My administration's pursuit of rapprochement with mainland China has clearly helped preserve and enhance peace in the Taiwan Strait. My administration's adherence to the Constitution of the Republic of China legally rules out any possibility of a reckless change in the status quo.
Taiwan has so much in common with the United States, from our love of democracy, to respect for human rights and the rule of law, to support for free trade, and even to an intense passion for basketball and baseball! We are also crazy about Jeremy Lin (林書豪) and Chien-Ming Wang (王建民). Taiwan cherishes its longstanding friendship with the United States and will always cherish the values and culture that the Chinese people have developed over five thousand years. Preserving the Republic of China has immense importance that goes far beyond the borders of Taiwan. For the first time in Chinese history, we in Taiwan have proved that democracy can thrive in a Chinese society. It presents a shining ray of hope to the 1.3 billion Chinese people on the mainland. I know how much this means to the government and people of the United States, just as it does to my administration and the people of Taiwan.
Ladies and gentlemen, my administration will steer this democracy through the sea of change in East Asia. We will endeavor to strengthen peace and prosperity in the Taiwan Strait; and, in the meantime, we will strive for an enhanced international presence for Taiwan that allows it to play its role as a responsible stakeholder in the international community. I feel nothing but confidence about the future of the Republic of China!
Thank you.
President Ma's Closing Remarks Following Q&A:
Dear friends and colleagues, since 2008 there have been peace and prosperity in the Taiwan Strait. We have seen more trade and investment, and movement of people and information, across the Taiwan Strait. We have seen an increasing number of mainland tourists, students, and professionals coming to Taiwan by direct flights. We certainly hope that they can bring home some new understanding, new appreciation, and new perspectives on what we have achieved here. On the other hand, it is also good for Taiwan people traveling to the mainland to understand more about their development. There is some cooperation—indeed a lot more—in the fields of education, culture and sports, criminal justice, and public health. We would like to see all these have some positive impacts on the peace and prosperity in the strait.
Harking back to events that happened in the past two decades in the Taiwan Strait and in the triangular relationship among Taipei, Washington, and Beijing, we may say we have finally found an equilibrium point where every party involved can be in a winning situation. This equilibrium point was possible because all parties recognized that negotiation serves as a much more efficient way than confrontation to bridge the gaps between and among them. Yet, by no means is this equilibrium point a certainty. We have to nurture it by being perceptive to others' vital interests, by sending the right signals, by being careful with the political rhetoric and gestures we make, and most importantly, by being credible.
Still, this is not enough. Taiwan has to meet a number of challenges on the domestic front to keep pace with the dynamic equilibrium in the strait and in East Asia. These challenges are daunting, but not insurmountable. Distinguished faculty members, ladies and gentlemen, as the president of the Republic of China, I will continue to steer Taiwan toward peace and prosperity. Our work is not done.
Thank you very much.