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Published: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 8:47 a.m.
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The recent warmup in between cold fronts has afforded area anglers options when it comes to targeting certain spots on the water.
Some speckled trout have moved back into area lakes, while others, along with various other species of fish, are still stacked up in area dead-end canals and bayous.
"The fish were in that winter pattern when we were catching them in deeper canals. The fish are still present, but the numbers aren't as good," Bill Lake of Bayou Guide Service said. "A lot of fish are moving back into the lakes because of the warm weather so it's kind of the best of both worlds because you can catch them no matter where you fish."
Lake said trout and redfish are plentiful.
"We are kind of in a funky weather period right now, and they are giving warm weather until Monday or Tuesday of next week," Lake said. "But the fish are biting. I would give it an 8 out of 10 right now. We caught 75 trout by 8:30 (Tuesday). We are seeing a lot shrimp moving. They are small shrimp. There has been a lot of bird action in the lakes."
Lake said morning fog has been a bit of problem in recent days.
Good fishing.
Lake said schools of redfish can be found in area waterways.
"We have seen a lot of schools of redfish showing up on the shores of Lake Mechant," Lake said. "If you want to target redfish, you can do that too right now."
Best spots: Sister Lake, Jug Lake, Lake Decade and Lake Mechant.
Best baits: Swim baits and LSU Bayou Chub Minnows.
Poor fishing.
With many focused on hunting in region, the fishing remains slow.
Best spots: N/A.
Best baits: N/A.
Good fishing.
Anglers are reporting catching redfish and speckled trout in the region.
Best spots: Catfish Lake, sulfur mines in the Bayou Blue area and the canals, cuts and ponds in surrounding marsh during high tide.
Best baits: Cocahoe minnows, Gulp (shrimp flavor) and top-water baits
Average fishing.
With hunting season here and with football season hitting its peak, Buggie Vegas of Bridgeside Marina said there has been a limited amount of people fishing around Grand Isle in recent days.
"They were catching a lot of trout in the back marsh," Vegas said. "Right now we are having beautiful weather. There has been a little rain, but it has been calm. There aren't too many people fishing."
Vegas said the offshore fishing has also been slow.
"We usually have people going out for tuna this time of year," Vegas said. "It has been slow the last few days."
Best spots: Bayou Lafourche near the Leeville Bridge, spots off La. 1, Lake Raccourci and Southwest Canal.
Best baits: Chicken on a Chain, pearl white glow minnows, cocahoe minnows and shrimp.
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ORUD came to the scene, found the valve and turned off the gas, he added.
Battalion Chief Marty Griffith, who was the supervisor on the scene, called the incident "a major leak." He said the supply line is a commercial-fed line, which is larger than the normal residential line.
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In Their Own Words – My Prayer
This "In Their Own Words" is by Karen Weaver. Karen is the mother of three sons, two of which have Asperger Syndrome. To read more visit her blog, "Confessions of an Asperger's Mom."
I am throwing my hands up to this thing called Aspergers today. I don't know what else to do but pray for my children, especially my 15 year-old son Red.
Today I am praying for his mind to be opened to new possibilities.
I am praying for love, acceptance and understanding from his peers.
I am praying for the day when he will find a special friends or group of friends who will be there for him and accept him just as he is. I know they're out there.
I am praying that he will listen and hear when others are trying to help him -that he won't be so locked into his own thought process that he can't let new insights seep through and actually help him to change his life for the better. I realize that I can not do this for him, as much as I want to. He has to do this for himself.
I am praying for guidance to advocate for him, to put the right supports in place for him, to parent him in the most loving and honorable way.
I pray for PATIENCE. I need a large dose of that.
I pray that those who are employed to support him will do their jobs to the best of their ability, that they will not let him fall through the cracks. That they will see the possibilities in him. That they will assist me in teaching him self-responsibility and that they will do so in a loving way.
I pray that he will not give in to depression and self-loathing.
I pray that he will make it through this day, this week, this year having grown, learned and matured. That he will head into his future being everything that he can be.
I pray that he will grow up to be a positive contribution to society -that he will be confident and able to take care of himself and be a responsible adult.
I hope you will pray with me. If you don't believe in prayer -that you will meditate and send positive thoughts our way.
I have a tall order here -and we need all the help we can get.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
January 6, 2011 at 12:15 pm
You have just described my son. I have 7 y/o triplet boys. One was diagnosed with autism at 3 1/2 y/o. I have requested an eval for another one of my sons for aspergers. He sounds so much like your 15 y/o. I pray the same prayers for my son. Thank you for sharing and being so open.
January 6, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Ms. Weaver,
Thank you for taking the time from your busy day to share your excellent prayer with others. To show my APPRECIATION, I am replying so you will know I AM joining you in sending this prayer directly to God in my own prayers.
Bless you for being a strong, faithful, loving mom to your children! They ARE blessed with YOU!!
Diana Johnson
January 6, 2011 at 12:30 pm
I type this comment as I fight back tears. I have just read someone else's words but it's as if I wrote them myself. My prayers for my 10 year old with Asperger's are exactly the same. I want so much to provide the right path for him, but he has to walk down that path himself, which is so difficult for me to do sometimes. Patience, oh I so pray for patience for myself and others. Give these kids a chance, you will see something wonderful and amazing.
February 6, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Hi, this is my first time reading this blog, my aunt refered it to me. I felt just exactly as you do reading this. I'm replying to your blog because I too have a 10 year old son who has no one but me. His father denies he has a disorder, his siblings are embarrassed by "who he is".
I live in a very small town, I pulled my son, and all his siblings with him, out of a private school 3 years ago after he became suicidal. I found out after getting him counseling and questioning some parents and other students, that he was being hit and teased terribly by not just fellow students, but the teachers as well. I did not press charges because my family did not want me to "tarnish" our family name.
He's been through thousands of dollars worth of counseling, and I've come to the conclusion that my son has a disorder, and that's not going to change, and unfortunately counseling my son won't change the way the world treats him.
He's at a new school now, and they have a "no bullying" policy which is strictly enforced. It doesn't however, change that he's not accepted. He never gets invited to birthday parties, and when we go to our older kids' games, he's chasing people around trying to get them to play with him and nobody will. It tears my heart apart to watch this. I also see the way other parents look at him, and I see them whispering to each other while they watch him. I hate them, I don't want to, but I hate them. I have no friends at that school. I sit alone and talk to noone.
I've been trying for 3 years to find a support group for Aspie kids in my area, there is nothing. I have noone to talk to but my best friend, and although she tries so hard to empathize, her 10 year old is "normal" so she just doesn't get it.
Anyway, I'm sorry this is so long, but I just wanted you to know that I feel good knowing that I'm not alone.
February 7, 2011 at 11:17 pm
Wendy -your story just breaks my heart. It's the reason however that I write my blog. The world need to come to know and understand our children. They should be embraced and respected. Schools should not only "not tolerate" bullying, but they should have programs to support tolerance and acceptance of peers who are different. Please keep reading my blog and others so that you have a support system.
January 6, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Thank you so much for this post. I needed to hear it today. I've been feeling this same way for the past few days with my son transitioning back into school and changing homework schedules around, and he's almost seven. You've written my thoughts.
January 6, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Oh, and I'd like to share your post, if you don't mind.
January 6, 2011 at 1:49 pm
I'll pray for you, me and all the other mother's who are doing their best to help navigate these asperger waters……you are not alone.
January 6, 2011 at 4:05 pm
We will pray with you. Our son was diagnosed with high functioning autism just before Christmas. Great gift, huh? Actually, I guess it was. Knowing the truth in our hearts but not having access to help was incredibly frustrating. So yeah. We pray a lot. These days, more than ever before. It would be our honor to pray for your family and everyone else in this amazing community that we are getting to know.
January 6, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Ashley, sometimes it feels like the hardest thing in the world but there is great comfort in knowledge. As the years go by there will be tears and frustrations but you will get to experience things you never could without autism. One of my signs has mild to moderate autism and I found that to be true as time goes by. If I can help, even if you just need to vent, let me know.
January 7, 2011 at 5:03 am
January 6, 2011 at 10:28 pm
Thank You for sharing. Some days, like today, I don't feel like I can possibly handle it – it is SO not fair my Son has to suffer with this affliction, and the ramifications. Most days, I am just so incredibly proud of my very capable Son.
January 7, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Karen, I joined you in your prayer. My son is 16 and Asperger. He has been blessed with a very suporting school district Arlington in dutchess county NY who recognized the need for a special program since 1st grade. who gave him the help he needed and the suport he needed.he is now in 11 th grade "regular classes" and he has been also blessed with groups of friends who are always helping as he helps them too. i believe that education is the key . because these kids and teachers have been explained what autism and asperger is they are very good with the kids. Hang in there, lots of love.
January 7, 2011 at 1:27 pm
What wonderful words to run across as I struggle with my 19 year old college freshman who didn't have all the supports in place to correctly help him and just failed 2 out of 5 classes. He then receives an email for academic dismissal late yesterday. We now are forced to appeal and have him go through this emotional trauma
January 7, 2011 at 1:44 pm
My prayers sound the same as yours. Most days are so very frustrating and I always feel a sense of being defeated in getting thru to him. But every once in awhile, it may be weeks later, I realize he did listen, he picked up on something I was trying to teach him. His slow process is his own and in his own time all our children with Asperger's will reach their potential with our continued prayers and love that only a Mother can give. It is so wonderful to hear these words and know that there are so many other Moms that go through the same feelings we do every day. None of us are alone, we all share the ups and downs of Asperger's. God Bless to our children and to the parents that raise them.
January 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Thank you for publishing the same prayer I have also had for the last 11 years. I too hate that I cannot keep my 15 year old from digressing into his own head. I too wish for someone out ther to realize the honro it would be to call him friend. I pray for the woman who will appreciate the value of his loving heart and continue to raise him up as a husband and man.
I pray with you!!!
January 7, 2011 at 2:36 pm
WOW, I am speechless. Every prayer you just typed, was like every prayer I have said for both of my chiildren. How autism has bonded us all, complete strangers with the same thoughts and prayers. God bless you and your family and thank you for sharing.
January 7, 2011 at 3:56 pm
I have a 15-yr old son also who sounds very much like your son, and today I too feel so overwhelmed. Thank you for your prayer to encourage me once again.
January 7, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Thank you all so much for reading and joining me in my prayer. Although every child with autism is different, we all share a similar journey. Thank God for Autism Speaks and the supportive community of blogging. It's so wonderful to share thoughts, feelings and experiences with others who know and understand what we are going through. No matter how much reading or therapy we go through, we are always on the quest to make life better for our children who are on the spectrum. Though sharing our experiences we can learn from one another.
Please keep reading my blog and others out there. There is a wealth of information and best of all fellowship.
January 12, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Traci as i read your response to karen's eloquent essay I once again thought there again is someone speaking my thoughts, writing my words who's son has left footprints that my son is stepping in. My son is an only child & in the last yr his friends are even fewer & I am struggling with what to do in just a few yrs he heads off to middle school. because I see the road of which you walk. and though my son is in a great school yet I am presently having a piling on of unmet needs via the public school system & it too may also happen in private I don'tknow but your thoughts pro & con about homeschool & private are my own & yur words have been helpful
January 7, 2011 at 11:01 pm
I stopped to pray for Red & you but before I closed my eyes to pray for you I too felt though (my son is 9)I must have written that prayer. because I certainly have prayed it for us. thank you and the many other moms that repsonded because each & everyone one of you let me know no matter what I may feel from time to time I am not alone. you all give me courage & help to renew my strength.
January 8, 2011 at 12:42 am
Karen, God bless you!
I don't have anything to add that has not been said here, but hopefully I can add some encouragement. As a praying mom, when I read your prayer, I was reminded of so many things for which to be thankful. My son with Asperger's is 23. We still walk this road, but we have come through to the other side of so many of the things you are experiencing now. Take heart. Your prayers are heard and your children will be blessed!
January 8, 2011 at 3:21 am
wonderful words.. I have two sons, my oldest with aspergers out there in the world and has had sooo many challenges it sometimes breaks my heart to peices.my younger son,I call my baby, though he's 19 has autism and muscular dystrophy,I feel he has more challenges with the autism. Both my sons cannot understand the world as it really is and they both need so much understanding. I hope there will be enough help for them when I am gone someday, well thanks to you all who care.
January 8, 2011 at 1:24 pm
My prayers have always been for children with autism that God works in them. I have a grandsone that has autisim and it breaks my heart that I don't know how to help him. He has wonderful parents who are patient, loving and give all to him, his name is Jacob and my prayers are always that he can communicate with us and let us know what is happenning with him. I know some people do not believe in miracles, but God still works, we must remember that we need to be patient Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God, He is still in control. God bless all those families that have to go thru this, but with God on our side, who can be against us. Love and blessings.
January 8, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Beautifully put. I'm sending out my prayers to you and your family and our society as a whole. I am not a parent of a person on the spectrum. I am an educator, not a teacher….a learner. I love the work that I do and I am taught each day something new. I am blessed to work in this field and I strive to NEVER let anyone of my students/clients/friends fall through those cracks. Keep up the faith in your son, Red, he is worth it. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.
January 9, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Thank you Joanne,
We need more educators like you. We have been blessed with some great teachers and of course some not so good. My son Blue will be presenting at our school district's teachers training this year. He will talk to them about what teachers can do to help students with autism in the classroom. He did it last year and they loved it! he was in 5th grade at the time. I was so proud of him!
I appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Bless you for the work that you do.
January 9, 2011 at 4:33 am
I will pray for you and Red and your family.
My son with Asperger's is now 13. He is doing well, but for the first time has expressed that he is lonely. I have three younger children, a home full of people, joy, noise, laughter, frustration, tears. Even with all the people around him, he longs for a person his age to connect with. He has friends who are aquaintances at school and at Boy Scouts. He is a great public speaker and makes good eye contact. I am so proud of him. Although he wants close friends, he looks around at his choices and says, I don't want to text or play computer games all day like "they" do. He also doesn't want any part of the silly and sometimes rude humor or neurotypical boys his age. He is lonely. He wants to change the world. He wants to make a difference and do something meaningful and worthwhile. I am so proud of him. I am also worried because he is lonely. I am worried about depression. I once heard that if "our kids" can make it, unscathed through adolescence, they make GREAT adults! They are original thinkers and problem solvers. How boring if everyone was the same! We are all blessed with kids who think differently and come up with things that we might not ever think about! Our world will be a much better place because of "our kids"! My job is to support my son, encourage him, place him in situations that he is likely to have success, gain confidence,… I pray that he will be able to hold a job as an adult. I pray that he can be responsible to follow through with what is expected of him, even if he doesn't want to. I pray that he will someday be able to tie his shoes, straighten his shirt, notice that his hair needs combing. I know he is brilliant and a good student. He gets good grades, but can he find the extra toilet paper in the house? My son doesn't get upset anymore when we drive home a different way. He no longer cries when I comb his hair and he will now walk barefoot on the sand at the beach. He has grown so much. He now uses his words when he is unhappy with something: he no longer hides under the coat rack at school when he is faced with a difficult situation. Our kids can learn how to cope in our society. They will continue to learn what they need to in order to adjust and cope with the demands of our society. We all just need to find whatever support WE need in order to help them. My child would have fallen through the cracks at our public school. At four years old, the "evaluation team" at our local school district commented that my son was the brightest child they had ever tested, but since he did not need speech therapy, they could not pay for the OT that he needed to learn how to write. I have been so frustrated because some of these kids are not really "special needs" kids, they just need a little extra support. But, in our public system, there is no "extra support" for them. Because there was nothing that our public school could offer my son, we kept him in a private Montessori School and he has thrived! A small school setting with a "community" of familiar faces year to year has been wonderful for him. He loves school and that is what is really important! I have considered home-schooling, but I know he really needs the social contact of the world. We are coming to a cross roads soon, a decision for high school. I am very concerned about making a good choice for him. For us, the decision is not just for him, but for our entire family. Small, private schools are far away (lots of commute time) and I have 3 younger children to consider. The local public high schools are large. Probably not a great fit for my son. I have considered home-schooling my son, but I think he needs to be in a more social environment. At this point we are not sure how to proceed.
Anyway, back to the point of your lovely essay. I know there are many parents who can relate to what you are going through and the prayers that you have for your child. I think any of us who have a child with Asperger's can relate to your situation. Thank you for writing a beautiful piece about your hopes, concerns and dreams for your child. We will pray for you and Red. I hope that we can all find the time to pray for each other.
I send you the most heartfelt thoughts of good wishes and prayers for you and Red and your family.
January 9, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Your 13 year old son sounds a lot like my soon to be 12 year-old son. Such a deep thinker, a good student, sees a lot of boys his age as immature and luckily at this point -wants nothing to do with girls (at least as girlfriends). I am so confident that he will grow up and make the world a better place. He thinks totally out of the box and is socially conscious.
Red -is deeply into himself and his own thought process and thinks that everyone else should live in his world instead of him living in the world as it really is. I worry much more about him. He is very good right now at video editing, and is into movie making. I just pray that he can focus and that his executive functioning won't get in the way of his success.
I thank you for reading and for your prayers. I will include you in mine as well.
Karen Weaver
January 9, 2011 at 5:53 am
Thank you for sharing your prayer. I am giving it to my pastor at chuch whose grandson has been recently diagnosed. My asperger son just turned 30 this week. I continue to pray for him. He has grown in many ways and continues. He has a girlfriend and for the time being, he appears really happy. His life is not conventional. I am also a grandparent of two children on the spectrum and work as an SLP with kids on the spectrum. The new stuff out there is amazing. If you have not, go to Social Thinking and read some of Michelle Garcia Winners blogs. She is fab. Happy NY> Marilyn
January 9, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Thank you to all of you who are praying with us and for us. I hope that you will continue to follow our journey. I have days when I am not feeling so benevolent -when I want to run and hide, or scream to the top of my voice. One thing that never changes is that I am their advocate, their mom and their biggest fan!
January 13, 2011 at 4:12 pm
I needed this today…Thanks for writing so well!
January 13, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Thank you for your courage. I especially needed this prayer today. Our children are so special. They are little angels that long for affection, loves, honesty, attention, friends.
April 25, 2011 at 3:09 pm
iam thanking God for seeing this site…its so wonderful to see pareents same situation..my Boy Ryan 4 years old has PDDnos..autsim…i want pray with all of you that God keep him close to him !!i pray for my boy so that i can understand him…so that her sister can understand him..its been difficult for my baby gal!!!!iam praying for all the children of autism!in Jesus nme I pray Amen
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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - Johanna Mueller has been named studio coordinator of painting, drawing and printmaking at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Mueller will oversee the painting and printmaking studios. She was an artist-in-residence in printmaking at Anderson Ranch in spring 2011 and taught courses there this summer.
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The employees who work at the Motherloaded Tavern in Breckenridge are close - close enough to be friends, close enough to get married and close enough to rally around each other when it's really needed.
This year, the tavern's annual end-of-the-season bash has a new purpose behind it - to raise money for longtime employee Brandon Doza, who recently suffered a medical emergency and is struggling to pay off hospital bills.
At the age of 19, Doza was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, a serious type of inflammatory bowel disease that can strike anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth on down. While Doza has learned to live with his disease, just several weeks ago his situation suddenly worsened.
"I was at work and went home because I wasn't feeling well," he said.
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Because Crohn's disease is considered a pre-existing condition, it is not covered by most insurance, leaving Doza with a hefty bill to cover the procedure.
Chmurny Cain, owner of the Mother Loaded Tavern and Doza's boss, said that it just felt natural for herself and the other employees to turn the end-of-season bash into a benefit for Doza.
"This is a good way to do an awareness of the disease and give him some money," she said. "Motherloaded closes on Sunday and we're closed until the weekend before Memorial Day, so this is a great way for us, instead of throwing away our food, to have people eat and enjoy it."
Cain said that the benefit's focus is to raise both money for Doza and awareness of the disease.
"This is something that nobody really knows a whole lot about, this is something very new for all of us," she said.
Doza, originally from Grand Rapids, Mich., started work at the Motherloaded Tavern in January of 2007, first as a server and then moving up to bar tender and manager. It was there that he met Michelle, the woman who would eventually become his wife. The two married in August 2011.
"I moved out, the classic story of, 'hey I'm going to move to the mountains after college, ended up staying and finding a girl and the rest is history," he said with a laugh. "Now I'm stuck," he jokes, "(but) I wouldn't change it."
In addition to meeting the girl of his dreams, Doza has made many good friends both at the Motherloaded Tavern and at his other job at Avalanche Sports. Cain also mentioned the way that the local community has rallied around Doza and his cause, donating items to the raffle and food and drink to the party.
"We just love the way that the town gathers around people who are down on their luck," she said. "That's what keeps us here in Summit County, everyone is such a close-knit family."
Doza, also, said he is both surprised and touched by the support he's received.
"There's a lot of us that have worked there for a long time, so it's definitely a tight-knit family. I call it my Colorado family," he said. "It's amazing, like I get choked up just thinking about it. I mean, our friends and family have just been amazing. My mom and dad flew out, I had friends that came out, tons of people that came down and visited in the hospital in Denver. Everything they're doing is amazing."
The benefit will be held Sunday starting at 5 p.m. There will be an all-you-can-eat buffet, raffle, live music and dancing, all for a $25 cover at the door. Those who can't attend the event but are still interested in donating money can contact Chmurny Cain at (970) 453-2572.


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More Belfast people are ditching the car to rely on their own two legs, new figures have revealed. The latest travel survey reveals that the number of people using a car or van to get to work has dropped from 67% in 2003-2005 to 59% in 2007-2009. That contrasts with a small increase in usage from workers in the East of Northern Ireland (up from 81% in 2003-2005 to 84%) and no real change in the West.
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Three more people have been arrested in connection with the murder more than two years ago of farmer Victor Stewart. The 45-year-old's body was discovered at his home on the morning of October 22, 2008 at Creevekeeran Road in Middletown, Armagh. A 50-year-old woman and 22-year-old man were arrested last Thursday by detectives from the PSNI serious crime branch and remain in custody. A 21-year-old man was later arrested and is being questioned about assisting an offender and withholding information. A 23-year-old man was remanded in custody last month on Christmas Eve charged with Mr Stewart's murder.
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Several businesses around the town were targeted in a series of Christmas burglaries. On Christmas Eve, the front door of Ho's takeaway in Sandhills estate, Tullow Road was smashed before the till and its contents were taken. The incident occurred sometime between 12.30am and 5am. On Christmas Day, Revolution store on Tullow Street was hit between midnight and 9am the following morning. The front door of the shop was kicked in and, once again, the cash register was taken.
(Source: The Carlow Nationalist)
While the weather drove most of us indoors, an English angler kept the faith and fished the waters of his beloved Annalee river at Deredis, Butlersbridge, as he has been doing each Christmas for the last 30 years, writes Tom Carron. Michael Affleck from Greater Manchester sat patiently in sub zero temperatures in the days before Christmas, rod in hand and line cast well out into the choppy, ice filled expanse in front of him.
(Source: The Angle Celt)
A total of 43 Clare companies collapsed in 2010 accounting for more than 13% of all insolvencies in Munster. The highest month for insolvencies was September when seven companies were declared insolvent according to a new report. In August, just one company went to the wall according to the report by insolvencyjournal.ie. Nationally, more than 1,500 companies collapsed last year with the highest number of these being based in Dublin.
(Source: The Clare Champion)
Cork people may have experienced close encounters of the third kind last week, with eight reported sightings of UFOs in skies above the city. While there are no reports of aliens in the attic, body snatchers or extra terrestrials that come in peace, witnesses reported seeing yellow and orange lights in the Cork skies from New Year's Eve to Sunday 2 January.
Source: (Cork Independent)
A judge has led tributes to a popular Londonderry solicitor who died last week following a long illness. Before the new sitting of Derry Crown Court last week a tribute was paid to Seamus Hegarty. The Recorder of Derry, Judge Piers Grant, and Judge Philip Babington were joined in court number one by local solicitors and Mr Hegarty's three sons for the tribute. Judge Grant said he had been at university with Mr Hegarty and that he had borne his long illness with bravery and fortitude.
(Source: Belfast Telegraph)
A number of well known Donegal salmon fisheries will be re-opened in 2011 as native stocks begin to make a recovery, it has been announced. The Eske in Ballyshannon will re-open as a "harvest" river, while the Owenwee in Teelin, which is also part of the Ballyshannon fishery district, along with Bracky, Glenna, Tullaghobegley, Ray and Glenagannon in Letterkenny fishery district will re-opened as "catch and release" rivers.
(Source: Donegal Democrat)
A cocaine-snorting prison officer who saved his marriage by giving in to blackmail threats and smuggled "unauthorized packages" into Maghaberry jail faces the prospect of being jailed himself this week. Craigavon Crown Court heard that 46-year-old Darrall Scott, a father-of-two from Winona Lodge in Donaghcloney, Co Down, has since been forgiven by his wife for having a six-month affair with a prisoner's wife. Prosecutor Peter Sefton said another inmate discovered the affair and effectively "blackmailed" Scott, a former member of the Royal Navy, into smuggling three packages into the prison over a five-month period up to May 2009.
(Source: Belfast Telegraph)
The new garda (police) speed vans have finally been deployed across the streets of Dublin. The speed vans, which are run by the private company GoSafe, were rolled out in November on a phased basis, with areas outside Dublin covered initially. As of January, the vans are now in operation across the capital. The gardai (police) have hailed the new speed cameras as a success and believe they have contributed to a fall in road deaths.
(Source: The Evening Hearld)


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Upstate's first Sikh Temple now open in Duncan
Published: Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 5:59 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 5:59 p.m.
After meeting for more than 40 years in various rented spaces, the Upstate Sikh Society finally has a place to call home.
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What: Opening celebration for Gurdwara Nanak Darbar (the Upstate's first Sikh Temple)
Where: 111 Harrison Road, Duncan
When: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
For more information: sikhsofupstatesc.com
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A new 3,600 square-foot Sikh Temple is now open in Duncan and will serve as the gathering place for about 45 to 50 worshipers from Greenville and Spartanburg counties.
"We are very excited about having a home," said treasurer Daljit Kalsi, who moved from India to Greenville in the 80s.
According to the Encyclopedia of World Religions, Sikhism was founded in India in the late 15th century by Guru Nanak and is the youngest and least known of the world's monotheistic religious traditions. Though historically associated with the Punjab, a region that connects southern Asia with the Middle East, more than 2 million Sikhs now live and work in North America, Western Europe and many former British colonies. Worldwide, there are more than 18 million Sikhs.
As the following in the Upstate grew, Kalsi said it took time and money to open the area's first Sikh Temple.
"We all (in the society) started raising money the first week of April in 2004," he said. "This has been a whole community effort. Everyone helped out."
In November 2011, construction finally began on the $800,000 temple, which is named Gurdwara Nanak Darbar, after the religion's founder. The society decided to build in Duncan because congregants are divided almost evenly between Greenville and Spartanburg.
"Instead of raising the money to build a temple in both counties, we just built one in the middle," Kalsi said.
The location will be more convenient for congregants previously traveling much greater distances to worship.
According to a news release distributed by the Upstate Sihk Society, the new temple is "a decades old dream for a small, but thriving religious community in the Upstate."
On a recent Friday, the aroma of Indian food drifted through the temple. A group of worshipers with turbans wrapped around their heads sat barefoot on the floor and listened as a female congregant read from the Adi Granth, the canonical scripture of the Sikhs.
The turbans are worn out of respect to God, Kalsi said.
The community is invited learn more about Indian culture and Sikhism on Sunday at an opening celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"The community has been very nice to us," Kalsi said. "We have been really pleased. No problems. We are really excited to be here, and we want to share our excitement with others in the community."
The celebration promises a chance to experience the group's music, culture and religious traditions.
Free Indian food will also be available. But Kalsi warned visitors shouldn't expect to find meat on the table.
"We don't smoke, we don't drink and we don't eat meat," Kalsi said.
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For most cancers, staging is the process of finding out how far the cancer has spread. A stage is usually assigned based on the size of the tumor and how far it has spread. This system generally does not apply to leukemia because leukemia does not usually form a solid mass or tumor.
Also, leukemia affects bone marrow and, in many cases, it has already spread to other organs in the body when it is found. For chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), lab tests focus on giving a clear description of different features of the disease. These features, in turn, help predict the likely outcome for the patient and help to guide treatment decisions.
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In the Rai system there are 5 stages from 0 to IV (0 to 4). Then, doctors divide the Rai stages into 3 risk groups when choosing treatment options:
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- Stages III and IV are called high risk.
Binet staging system
In the Binet staging system, CLL is classified by the number of affected lymphoid tissue groups (neck lymph nodes, groin lymph nodes, underarm lymph nodes, spleen, and liver) and by whether or not the patient has too few red blood cells (anemia) or too few blood platelets (thrombocytopenia). The Binet stages are the letters A (the lowest), B, and C.
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Other factors besides the stage can help predict a patient's outlook. These factors are called prognostic factors. Factors that are linked to shorter survival time are called adverse prognostic factors. Those linked to longer survival are favorable prognostic factors.
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How do you build healthy habits that last a lifetime? Let kids explore new foods, talk about flavors, and even get involved in dinner prep—all in a playful way! This week we'll share some of our favorite ways to play with our food, from pretend-play restaurants with toy-food entrees to real recipes that kids can make themselves (with just a little help from you).
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- Familiarity with a variety of foods, which helps kids feel confident about trying new things
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What Causes Hyperactive-Impulsive ADHD?
The causes of ADHD aren't clear. Scientists say it is due in large part to genes that are passed down from parent to child. But experts aren't sure yet which specific genes make it more likely to get ADHD. A child is more likely to have ADHD if a close family member has it.
Other things that may influence ADHD risk include:
- Cigarette smoking and alcohol use during pregnancy
- Being born premature
- Low birth weight
- Being exposed to lead during early childhood
- Brain injuries
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Stimulant drugs. Despite their name, stimulant drugs don't rev up or excite kids with ADHD. They calm them down. These medications include:
- Dexmethylphenidate (Focalin)
- Dextroamphetamine/amphetamine (Adderall)
- Methylphenidate (Concerta, Quillivant, Ritalin)
They come in different forms, including:
- Pills
- Capsules
- Liquids
- Skin patches
No stimulant has been proven to work better than others. Each child responds differently to these medicines.
Nonstimulant drugs. This type of medication includes atomoxetine (Strattera). Although nonstimulant medicines may not work as well as stimulants, they have fewer side effects.
High blood pressure medicines. These are another choice. These drugs can help control impulsivity and hyperactivity symptoms.
- Clonidine (Catapres, Kapvay)
- Guanfacine (Intuniv, Tenex )
Antidepressants. Drugs that affect mood, including bupropion (Wellbutrin), can sometimes help with ADHD symptoms.
Often, a child will need a combination of medicine and other treatments. You may need to work with your doctor to adjust the medicine as your child's symptoms change.
Parents and pediatricians should watch carefully for side effects from medicine. Common ADHD drug side effects include:
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Slowed growth
- Disrupted sleep
- Irritability
- Tics
- Anxiety


text: During the Halloween season, the onslaught of horror films are as inevitable as Tony Romo throwing an interception, especially with the recent success of "Paranormal Activity." Usually, more horror makes me happy, but it just doesn't seem fitting that a film set at the Grand Canyon during the summer would be the perfect film for the oncoming winter. Even if it does have ridiculous looking CGI wolves, it has some pretty fancy actors and a great setting for a horror story.


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Folk Tales and Fairy Stories in the Arts Library
To make it easier to locate material, the library uses the Dewey Classification system. This groups together subjects using a numbering system. The subject numbers for fairy tales and folklore are :-
398 Dictionaries and Guides
398.21 Analytical / Critical Approaches / Folk stories and fairy tales from other countries
398.22 Arthurian myth and medieval stories
398.6-8 Nursery rhymes and riddles
398.9 Proverbs
The Library has a great range of specialist collections. One that may be of interest is The Parker Collection of Children's Books. The collection has a selection of folk tales and fairy stories, many are illustrated. There are variant editions, simplified versions intended for a younger audience and retellings and reinterpretations by modern authors like Alan Garner, Angela Carter and Jane Yolen.
Other sources of information include
Biography and Information Files Card Index - journals and newspapers articles are indexed for relevant articles.
Illustration Collection - this consists of illustrations obtained from journals and magazines collected together under subject. There is a box containing Dragon illustrations. This collection is no longer added to.
Index to Fairy Tales 1949 - 72 with an update 1973 - 77 this is useful for tracking down individual stories.
Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales - editor Jack Zipes a useful general reference book.
As well as book material the section takes a range of journalscovering a variety of subjects. Unfortunately we do not take any specific journals covering these subjects.
Suggested Websites: Folk Tales and Fairy Stories
We have compiled a number of web-sites pertinent to the subjects covered in Arts, Languages and Literature Section. For reasons of space our choices are very selective. We believe the sites chosen will be useful, reflecting the questions regularly posed by our users.
The list cannot hope to be definitive. We will listen to what people have to say about the chosen sites. We will consider recommendations, and may phase out sites, which are not used or superseded.
Grimm's Fairy Tales based upon a 1914 translation.
Folk and fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. The site includes interactive narrated and animated stories.
Hans Andersen fairy stories. The site includes a biography and links. The stories are interactive and animated.
Fairytale and folklore studies featuring annotated stories. Includes discussions and illustrations.
Online collection of Aesop's Fables includes a total of 656+ Fables
Popular legends and fairy tales. Archival illustrations, lists for further reading.
Guide to resources on the web.
Further Information
Because it is difficult to breakdown subjects into discrete areas there is some overlap with subjects held on other floors of the Central Library.
Information relating to myths, legends, superstition and the supernatural can be found in the Social Sciences Library
The majority of the material held in the Central Library is for use in the Libraryonly. The exceptions are the Central Lending Library, Music Services, Centre for the Child and the Learning Centre.
You can use the online Library Catalogue to help you locate material. Some items published before 1973 or that are in the Collections may not be listed in the online catalogue.
Most of the current material is available for browsing on the shelves in the Arts, Languages and Literature section on Floor 3 of Birmingham Central Library. Older or valuable items are held in a closed access store and can be made available on request.
As some items held in the store are valuable, you may be asked to provide proof of your name and address. To consult certain particularly rare and valuable items you will need to book an appointment.
All our staff are pleased to help you with your enquiry which can be made in person, via telephone,fax, e-mail or letter. It is always advisable to contact us before you make a special journey.
Please note We are not responsible for the content of other organisations' websites.
Arts, Languages and Literature
Children's Literature
Foreign Literature
English Literature


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The ABC's of Aviation: Airbus, Boeing, China
A corporate strategy article by Thunderbird students Brett Davis, Don Dennis, Tras Obsuwan, Kyungwhan Park and Ryan Wegner
How comfortable would you feel if you boarded an aircraft that was entirely developed, manufactured, and assembled in China by a wholly-owned Chinese company? That reality may occur in the near future. With global industry revenue projected to increase to $4 trillion by 2029[i], of which approximately 12% [ii] is expected to occur in the Chinese market, new competitors are quickly strengthening their positions in the historically duopolistic airline industry. Amongst these players is Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), a Chinese state-owned aircraft manufacturing company, which is focused on fiercely competing with industry leaders Boeing and Airbus. COMAC's aspirations are to obtain market share and at the behest of the Chinese government reduce the country's reliance on foreign airline manufacturers.


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DUBLIN -- A home builder has offered to give 2.5 square miles of grasslands for a new regional park here -- creating what would be one of the largest single open space acquisitions in the East Bay.
Braddock & Logan Homes Inc. has offered to contribute 1,615 acres to the East Bay Regional Park District to expand a 640-acre regional park in Doolan Canyon on the northeastern flank of fast-growing Dublin.
The park with rolling hills straddling two counties is not yet open to hikers, picnickers and other visitors because it's not big enough and there are no visitor facilities.
"We are very pleased that the park district and Braddock & Logan are working on adding such a large amount of open space in our area," Dublin Mayor Tim Sbranti. "This is about providing balanced growth in our area."
The land donation would enlarge a park that would include Doolan Canyon in Alameda County and part of the Tassajara Valley in Contra Costa County.
Braddock & Logan announced its land offer in mid-December as it received Dublin City Council approval for the 370-home Moller Ranch subdivision east of Tassajara Road in northeast Dublin. The Moller Ranch project is adjacent to the 1,615 acres the developer has offered to give for the park.
Preserving the large area provides recreation and scenery for future Moller Ranch residents and the public at large, a Braddock & Logan representative said.
"The Moller project is uniquely situated such that a substantial amount of open space can be offered to the public in accordance with the plans envisioned by leaders of Dublin," Andy Byde, the Moller Ranch project manager, said in an email.
There are issues to be ironed out, though.
Before the land can be accepted for a park, arrangements must be made on how to pay for maintaining and developing the recreation access, said Bob Doyle, the park district general manager.
"This proposal is a very big deal. It's an exciting opportunity," Doyle said. "But it costs money to open and maintain park land and make it accessible to the public."
Operating the largest regional park system in America with more than 112,000 acres, the two-county park district is straining to find money to open new park areas. Some are kept in land-bank status for years, largely closed to visitor use. In some areas, homeowners in new developments that contribute land to the park district are assessed fees to maintain the new park land.
Talks between the park district and Braddock & Logan on details of a land-transfer deal are going to be held this month, officials said. The proposed land donation would protect environmentally rich habitat for eagles, hawks, the endangered California red-legged frog and the threatened California tiger salamander, conservationists say.
Seth Adams, Save Mount Diablo's land programs manager, said he once observed six golden eagles during a 90-minute visit to the edge of the property.
"This proposal is very promising," Adams said. "But until the contract and agreements are made, nothing is certain."
The Tassajara Valley area in Contra Costa County has had a long history of tensions over where to develop and preserve land. Contra Costa voters in 2006 reaffirmed tight restrictions on development in much of the Tassajara Valley. Open space preservation is becoming a hotter topic in Dublin. Candidates in the last City Council election expressed concerned about the lack of growth boundaries for eastern Dublin.
Contact Denis Cuff at 925-943-8267. Follow him at Twitter.com/deniscuff.


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The Hurricane Deck Lions Club is having its second all you can eat pancake and biscuit and gravy breakfast from 7-11 a.m. Saturday, July 6 at the club in the Laurie area.
Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, or biscuits and gravy, orange juice, coffee or tea. Adult price is $6, children 10 and under eat for $3.
All proceeds are used for Lions Club projects which benefit the community.
The Hurricane Deck Lions Club is located off of Highway 5, about a half-mile down Purvis Rd. (formerly Lake Rd. 5-29) in Laurie.
Bring the family and enjoy.
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True walk-on joined the team after trying out in October, after spending the previous year as a student at A&M - Corpus Christi … played in 14 games and made seven starts … scored 30 points to go along with 13 boards and nine assists on the year … made his Islanders debut at West Virginia (12/17) … played two minutes and tallied an assist at Missouri State (12/19) … had a steal and a rebound in four minutes against Lamar (1/4) … earned first career start and had six points and 24 minutes against McNeese State (1/7) … had a fast-break layup in 16 minutes at UTSA (1/11) … drilled a three after starting at Southeastern Louisiana (1/14) … went 4-for-5 from downtown in scoring a career-high 15 points against UT Arlington (1/18), adding three assists.
VICTORIA COLLEGE: Played as a starter for one year for Jona Anderson and the Pirates' club team … was named the school's Athlete of the Year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters for Sammie Koudelka at Moulton High School in Moulton, Texas … averaged 23 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in his senior season … was named District MVP in both 2008-09 and 2007-08 … earned All-State recognition in his senior campaign after collecting all-region honors as a junior … was named Newcomer of the Year in 2006-07 … helped Moulton to the regional semifinals twice and the regional quarterfinals once … also helped team to a bi-district championship in 2005-06 … also played baseball, tennis and golf in addition to running track at the 1A school … was strong off the court as well, earning distinction as Moulton's salutatorian.
PERSONAL: Kennon Lee Dvorak was born on May 28, 1991, in Yoakum, Texas … son of Carol Dvorak … has a sister, Kenzie … is majoring in kinesiology at the Island University.


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The Metropolitan League brings together classical music enthusiasts throughout the Bay Area to raise support for and awareness of the San Francisco Symphony and its education and outreach programs, which provide music education to more than 75,000 Bay Area children each year.
Members enjoy unique opportunities throughout the year to participate in various programs and special events that enrich their San Francisco Symphony experience.
Meetings are held in the evenings, every second Monday of the month, in the Green Room at Davies Symphony Hall. The short business meetings provide updates on League business and volunteer opportunities throughout the Symphony organization, and often feature a guest artist or speaker from the San Francisco Symphony or other major Bay area arts organizations.
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Book your room at Grand Hotel Bonanno
Get an overview of this hotelModern hotel near Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Close to Tower
Opened in January 2006, this modern three-floor hotel is located in a quiet area just under a kilometre from the Leaning Tower and historic centre of Pisa, and 3 kilometres from Pisa Airport.
Tuscan cooking
Guests can sample traditional Tuscan cooking from the hotel restaurant's daily-changing menu, before relaxing into armchairs with a drink from the American bar. The hotel also features a garden and a terrace, and offers free parking.
Plasma TVs and free WiFi
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Grand Hotel BonannoVia Carlo Francesco Gabba, 17 Pisa PI 56122
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk are on hand to offer advice on local sightseeing opportunities and book tours of the Leaning Tower of Pisa or excursions to Tirrenia beach. Sightseers may enjoy an excursion to the nearby Natural Park of San Rossore where visitors can soak up the sights and scents of the coastal stretch along the provinces of Pisa and Lucca, including wetlands, woodlands and dunes.
This Pisa hotel has a garden and terrace where guests can enjoy a beverage in deep armchairs. Guests enjoy a welcome drink upon arrival. Along with a buffet breakfast in the morning, the hotel's restaurant offers a menu of Tuscan specialties; the bar serves a range of drinks.
Guests visiting on business can stay connected via complimentary wireless Internet access, which is available throughout the hotel, and make use of the hotel's meeting facilities.
Guests arriving by car will find free parking facilities at the back of the hotel. The property also offers an airport shuttle (surcharge and (available on request).
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space
- Express check-in
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 82
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-out
- Babysitting or childcare
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Television in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 3
- Wedding services
- Free WiFi
- Free self parking
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Free breakfast
- Garden
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Babysitting or childcare
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Room service (limited hours)
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- In-room safe
- Plasma TV
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Guests of the Grand Hotel Bonanno enjoy a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning, served from from 7 AM to 9:30 AM.
Restaurant Il Palmizio - Bright airy restaurant with marble floors, serving a daily-changing a la carte menu of local Tuscan fare accompanied by a wide range of Italian wines. Open for breakfast buffet and dinner. Dinner is usually served from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM.
Bar/lounge - Open from 7 AM to 11 PM.
Room service is available on request for a surcharge.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2:30 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 10 per pet, per night
- Up to 8 kg
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night, up to 5 nights
Optional extras
- Pet fee: EUR 10 per pet, per night
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 10 per night
Hotel Name
- Grand Bonanno
- Grand Bonanno Hotel
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We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. One child 2 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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Lucy is a cut above all other London escorts with her long legs and brunette hair which blows in the wind as she walks. A lot of the escorts in London on her team envy her, and are always try to copy her style and everything she does. Taking a closer look at Lucious Lucy, we will soon discover that she is perfect from head to toe.
She has the gift of the perfect ass. It is not too big or too small, it is just one of those asses that all escorts would like to have. Men say that they like to grab hold of it and let it overflow in their hands. Lucy is the perfect ride which ever way you would like to look at. When she clenches her lovely bottom, a perfect dimple forms in each cheek and for most guys this is just the perfect finishing touch.
Lucy sports a perfectly natural 34D bust with two of the most suckable nipples ever seen. No enhancement required at all, this bust is just perfect from start to finish. She loves showing off her bust, and will often greet you at the door tempting you in with her cleavage. Yes, you will find it difficult to get your eyes of those two 34D, and you may find it difficult to get your hands off them. Of course Lucy has a nipple fetish and is likely to ask that you use both your hands and lips.
Unlike other London escorts she is not too strict. Lucy loves to play, and when you come to her boudoir, you will be invited to play games. The games may just surprise you a bit. There is something for everyone in these games, and Lucy will quickly figure out which game you like the most. One of her favorite games is dress up, and she loves dressing up as a sexy French courtesan of days gone past. An antique silk neglige is Lucy's favorite, and she loves to pretend that you are her French king and she is your mistress. It goes without saying that the perfect French mistress does everything to please her king.
Lucy is not only good with her hands. She loves using her feet and toes as well, so you might be in store for some unusual massages. Most escorts in London do provide a massage service but Lucy's service is somewhat unique. She does not hesitate to use her entire body as a massage tool, and you may find yourself rubbed and squeezed in ways you wouldn't have thought possible.
Now, the question is, Lucy is ready for you – are you ready for the most exquisite London escort?
Sex in High Places
I am going to be honest. I have a thing about having sex in high places. My London escort friends think I am totally crazy but I really get turned on by heights. When I worked as part of a team of London escorts, I always use to tell them about my height fetish. The escorts in London agency I worked with knew that I was always trying to get my boyfriends to fuck me in high places.
To most people, and to my escorts friends, this seems like a really weird fetish. I don't know how it came about but I would really go out of my way to date someone who also liked having sex in high places. Fortunately, most London escorts are quite normal and don't go home and ask their partners to have sex with them in strange places. One of my best friends who worked as part of my London escorts group, thinks this is a really weird obsession and I should see a shrink about it.
So, where are my favorite high places to have sex?
I have a real thing about balconies, and I just love everything about them. When I was single I lived in a flat and I spent lots of time out on my balcony. I had my own little garden, and it didn't matter to me that it was on the 7th floor. As far as I was concerned, the high the better.
It was difficult enough to find a guy to have sex with me in high places, and it was even more difficult to find a guy to have sex with me on my balcony. I did not have a bed on my balcony but I did have a table or it was up against the wall. My dream position would have been being fucked from behind whilst leaning over the railings but I could never find anyone to agree to that. However, I did have a sex friend who liked my balcony.
He used to work for an international telecoms company in Basingstoke but used to come up to London a lot during the week. His name was Andy, and he was my sex friend from Hampshire. Andy was a Scorpio, the sexiest sign in the zodiac, and we used to fuck our hearts all around my place.
One night, I managed to talk Andy into having me on the table on my balcony. We had just come in from an evening out, and we were hot and ready to trot. For some reason, I took charge of Andy and more or less forced him to fuck on the table on the balcony. Oh my God, did I come or what!? It was the most incredible orgasm and since that day we had sex almost every time I saw Andy.
Of course, balconies are not the only place that turns me on. I also have a thing for roof terraces, lifts but my big dream would be to do it on the London eye. I am not normally into public places but the London eye with its amazing views would just be a dream location for me.
Okay, it is a bit of odd fetish but just one of those things that my husband has to live with I am afraid. Such as shame he is scared of heights… Now where is Andy's phone number…


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