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You may have heard in the last couple weeks around the water cooler that the NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament is now in full swing. You may also have heard that Warren Buffett offered $1 Billion to anyone who could fill out a perfect bracket.
$1 Billion? Really? All you have to do is fill out an NCAA Tournament bracket?
So, are you going to sign up?
You had me at $1 Billion.
That's how most conversations went. 15 million people signed up for their free chance to win $1 Billion, and why not? They had nothing to lose, right? Sure, the odds were a long shot, but it was worth it for a chance at $1 Billion surely.
Warren Buffett and Quicken Loans Marketing Genius
Let's examine this marketing campaign from a savvy marketers perspective.
Stop for a second and think about how many times you've heard these three names in the last few weeks or months: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, and Quicken Loans. The value in press, brand mentions and brand recognition alone is almost impossible to calculate. All this talk of Buffett and Quicken loans has surely lead to a large increase in search volume.
See that astronomical spike? That's the power of this marketing campaign. For Quicken Loans in particular, their number of leads and sales have probably skyrocketed based solely on the fact that everyone knows their brand name.
Marketers have been talking about brands for a while now. Having a well known brand is the most successful means of succeeding online, and outweighs any gains that can be made from traditional SEO or social media. Brands are more important now than ever, and Quicken and Buffett has capitalized on this in the biggest way possible.
If you signed up for the bracket challenge, you might remember it being extremely easy and quick. What you might not remember is giving Quicken your name and other personal information such as your email, phone number, and answers to questions regarding your housing situation and whether or not you were looking for a mortgage. Seemed innocent at the time right? You just added yourself to Quickens 15 million person long list of leads.
And guess what? They've already sent out a few marketing emails.
So far we have tons of brand recognition, and a very lengthy email list. Sounds like a win in my book for Buffett and Quicken.
But what about the risk associated with running such a challenge? Surely risking $1 Billion would bankrupt them if someone won?
You weren't going to win. Just stop it. You weren't. No one was. In the entire time that ESPN has run the NCAA Bracket Challenge, they've never had a perfect bracket submitted. Ever.
The odds of randomly selecting a 100% correct bracket is 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808. You have a better chance of winning the lottery, getting struck by lightning on your way home from work, or getting crushed by the soda machine on your lunch break, than winning this bracket challenge. It just simply wasn't going to happen. Warren Buffett knew it, and Quicken Loans knew it, why else do you think they offered up such a ludicrous amount of money for a winner?
There was literally next to no risk at all. Buffett and Quicken had such a small margin of risk that the benefits surely outweighed the potential loss of $1 Billion.
There is also the fact that $1 Billion wasn't going to bankrupt either Buffett or Quicken. Buffett has an estimated worth of $58.2 billion, and Quicken CEO Dan Gilbert has an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion. These are very rich individuals with the bankroll to place such a wager.
After the first week of the tournament, there isn't a single person left standing. Not that I (or Buffett or Quicken for that matter) ever had any doubts, but it just goes to show you – if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Did you sign up for the bracket challenge? What were your thoughts on Quicken's marketing efforts?
Brad Knutson
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-What do you mean slave?
-I'm surprised, lil bro, that you are wondering about the word slave and not about the word sexual
-I know what sexual means –I said as I began to prepare coffee-. But do you really want to have sex with your brother?
-I'd love to.
-But I am not gay, Ken.
-I'm surprised again that you say you are not gay but don't get shocked at the fact of having sex with your brother.
-If I were gay, having sex with you could be nice, but I don't feel gay.
-But you have a boner, lil bro.
-I know. Well, I don't fucking care. Maybe it is the fact that my brother is looking horny at my nudity that arouses me. But slave?
-The word slave impresses people but I have had some sexual slaves so far and I still keep two. But nothing painful, Logan. I would be unable to do something painful to you. Slave means that as far as you have a boner, I will tell you what to do and you will do it, but it must also be pleasant for you. I like seeing your boner. And why does incest shock so many people? It is often a rape, but it can be pleasant when we are adults who consent and give each other pleasure. Well, lil bro, we are adults enough, you agree with me or am I forcing you? I want to know, are you voluntarily making coffee half naked?
-I am, Ken. It means nothing to me.
-And we are giving each other pleasure, or else can you explain the boner you have right now?
-Well, Ken, I admit that so far it is pleasant to notice my brother aroused at my nudity. Maybe I have a boner because of that. But I am not gay and I still don't know what being your slave might mean. Coffee is ready.
-Come on, Logan. Try to have a nudist breakfast today and have coffee like that. But I wanna have it first, and you will have it when I finish.
-Ok, Ken.
I was surprised because I had hardly sat and Kenneth started to stroke my cock. I liked the fact that he was touching me and how he touched. So far I could give him a little incest. Then he put my hand on his boxers and asked me please to stroke his crotch. Well, I didn't mind and we were speaking like this all the time he took to drink his coffee. I must admit that as a masochist I liked the fact that he would have his coffee first. All the time I was stroking his crotch and he was stroking my balls and my dick.
-You like girls and only girls, don't you?
-I do like girls and only girls, Ken.
-Have you fucked many times?
-Just twice, bro.
-Not many times. And have you been blown many times?
-Twice too.
-Just two women?
-Just two.
-Not many to be twenty-five.
-I know.
-Well, I just want you to remember some facts. I don't want to humiliate you. I simply want to tell you why you have such scarce sexual life. Well, if any moment you feel humiliated and angry at me, you can stop stroking my crotch. Can I tell you?
-I might guess what you are going to say, bro, but I don't care unless you tell me lies. For instance, I know I am not bald. If you called me you bald man, I wouldn't understand you because I know I have always had good hair.
-Of course I won't say things like that. I want to tell you why you are not successful in your sexual life. Well, lil bro, you know that you are generally considered an ugly man.
-I know, Ken. I must go on with my sexual life knowing that –I kept stroking his crotch. I didn't mind my brother telling me I was ugly.
-You could compensate that with interesting conversations, but I know you well enough and I am sure you tell girls about animals, plants or your desire to be a sailor one day.
-Well, I try to be myself even if I bore them with my conversations.
-Good, do you feel humiliated?
-Not so far, Ken. I know all that is true.
-Well, let's go on. You could have a good body or not but now you know you have a pot belly.
-I know. I must do sport more often.
-And if all of this is not enough, your dick is very small and you seem to be a premature ejaculator. Do you always cum so fast when you are with girls?
-Not as fast as I cummed last night, but very fast.
-Well, Logan. All these are your problems but I am glad you keep on stroking my crotch.
-All you have said is true, Ken. Now you know why it is so difficult for me to hook up girls. But I don't mind stroking your crotch and I haven't felt humiliated.
-Good, lil bro. I will tell you some things now. To start with, maybe it is because I have lived with you every day of my life, I find you cute, lil bro. And do you know I discovered I was gay one day looking at you?
-Did you?
-I am a very dirty man. One day you smelled of sweat and you were covered in sweat. I loved that image. Till I was 15 I didn't know I was gay and wasted my time wanking over girls, but not so often.
-And do you like me smelling of sweat?
-I love men when they smell of sweat. That's the reason I don't often have showers. I like keeping the smell of men on me. And you smell a bit today, and you are now absolutely hot. Do you mind me telling you?
-I don't.
-If it was the same to you, I would have you unwashed the whole week.
-Well, Ken, I don't mind not having a shower this week, but you must tell me every day if you like my smell.
-Do you find my smell disgusting? Tell me the truth.
-Well, Ken. I am used to your smell. I don't mind.
-Good. About interesting conversations now. I like them, Logan. I like hearing you talk about animals, plants, sailors and the many things you usually tell me about. And you have something that makes you hotter than any other person. You admit things at once, things which people take years to admit, and you don't get easily shocked. You are not shocked at the fact your brother is stroking your dick and sexually desires you. You were not shocked when I told you I am a very dirty man. We have always been good friends and I think now we can be better friends for you know all my secrets and don't get shocked. You are both intelligent and brave. Some reason there must be for me to wank over you every day.
-Thanks, bro –I said really moved and starting to cry-. I still don't know what slave means but I don't care at all I am having some incest with you. Go on.
-I don't care about pot bellies. I don't like the fact that people may like a man a lot and dislike him if he has a belly. When you are a hot man, you are always hot –at that time, he shoved his fingers in my t-shirt and started to gently stroke my belly-. I could say the same about cocks. Your dick is the hottest dick in the world for me because it is my hot brother's dick. And you know how to use it. So far you have no problem in allowing your brother to see it and touch it.
-I can show you my dick every day.
-And I have been stroking it for ten minutes and you don't cum. You are not a premature ejaculator with me. A pity, lil bro, that you are not gay.
-Ken –I said really crying now-. I thank you so much. I am moved and I see you are very sweet. All of us need to find somebody one day who finds us attractive. I am attractive now for the most unexpected person: my own brother. But not only do I mind this small incest but I want to please you cause you deserve it. I am really moved, bro, thank you. I am not gay and still I want to know what to be your slave would mean but it is true I have a hard on, and now I can say that you have caused me this hard on. You said I am brave. Well I want to show you I am brave. At least I admit I would have no problem any other day to have breakfast without my shorts and stroking your dick.
-Then you could try jacking me off, but closing your eyes. I don't want you to see my cock yet.
-Because I would like you to desire my cock and desire me. But you can close your eyes, grab my cock and jack me off. Will you?
-I will –I said with my eyes already shut. Then I was searching for his cock, found it and started jacking him off. He deserved it and I wanted him to cum. I was surprised I liked jacking off a cock. I had never done so before, except mine.
-Do you like it?
-I do and you deserve me making you cum.
-You have a huge boner. I would like to see your cock having fun. Would you dare jerk yourself off as you jack me off?
-I feel like jacking off. Masturbating you is a new experience. I will.
And I started to wank. It was a good beginning of the day. Jacking somebody off for the first time and wanking at the same time.
-I can see your penis head, Ken. Do you mind?
-Not at all. Go on and stop if you don't like it.
-I won't stop. I will make you cum. I still have some tears running down my face. You are so sweet and I am so moved. And surprised: I could never think I would have a boner jacking my brother off. I must tell you some things.
-Tell me.
-Yesterday night when you were farting in my mouth and asked me to jack off and told me I could think of hot chicks or about my brother's stinking farts, I acknowledge I was thinking of your farts and the taste of your ass. Your farts and the surprise. I think surprises arouse me. They made me cum in two minutes. So I would like to ask you please to fart in my mouth again before I start my coffee.
-It is impossible I could ever find a dude hotter than you, lil bro. Ok, I will fart later.
-And later when you told me I could jack off again… I did when I was alone in bed later and of course thinking of my brother's ass and of my brother's farts. So this is the third time I am having an incestuous masturbation.
-You are so hot I almost don't dare tell you my most private issues. Ok, I will, but you don't have to do these things even if you are my slave one day.
-Tell me, Ken.
-I usually have very dirty slaves, who lick my ass, my pits and my feet, but I am dirtier than that. Well, I will tell you. You have the right to have an opinion of me when you know me –I was still jacking him off and whacking-. I like using dude's mouths as toilets.
-What exactly do you do?
-You don't seem to be shocked.
-Well, Ken, you used my mouth last night to fart. And instead of being shocked I have begged you to fart again in my mouth later.
-Well, in addition to farts, I piss there, shit, even puke, spit, blow my nose, all that.
-Ken, I don't know whether I would be able to eat all those things, cause I suppose you would like to do all those things to me if I became your slave.
-You don't have to eat anything if you don't want. You are my brother and I don't want you to feel disgust.
-Well, but I tell you that at least you can fart in my mouth often for I like the smell of your farts. Every morning, if you want, I may come to the kitchen without my shorts and jack you off. I would like to repeat this experience. And I am sure you are also sweet with the dudes you use as toilets and I am certain they like it.
-They do, lil bro. Are you not just a little shocked?
-Not at all, Ken. I am starting to know my brother is a hot respectful sweet man who is also brave, really brave. Now I will have to think if I am able to eat your poop, your puke and so on.
-You don't have to. I could eat yours and enjoy it. Just as I could blow you, or give you my ass to fuck.
-Ken, I don't want to take advantage of the fact that you are gay and are sexually aroused with me. You can do those things or not, if I am able to do them first. Let me assimilate things. So far I know I like jacking you off but I still don't know if I can like gay sensations. But remember this, Ken. If I blow you first you can blow me. If you fuck me first, I can fuck you, or else no fucking. And you won't eat my shit if I don't eat yours before.
-You are very intelligent, bro, though I would love to blow you or eat your shit. Well, you are jacking me off. According to your own rules, can I jack you off?
-Not now, please. But you can because I have jacked you off. Ken, I cannot hold it any longer. May I cum now?
-Cum, lil bro.
I cummed and my cock experienced my first orgasm that day. Then I felt my brother was cumming on my hand.
-I know I have stained your hands. I didn't want you to know when I would cum. Well, lil bro, it is your nephews that you have now on your hands. Would you dare taste them?
I did not answer, took my stained hand to my mouth and licked my nephews. I must admit I liked the taste.
-Hope you cum more nephews on my hand, Ken. I like the taste and I would like you to often cum with me. It might be harder for me to accept I am having gay sex and enjoying it, but it is not difficult to admit we are having some incest. Now, please, bro, before I start my coffee, could you please fart in my mouth? I would lick your ass too.
He stood up, pulled down his briefs and approached his ass to my mouth. It was nothing to me to see his ass last night, but it aroused me now. I started to lick his ass at once, waiting for his farts. I didn't care it was so dirty. I wanted to lick it again and give him some more incestuous pleasure. He had praised me and said I was brave and I had to show him I was brave. I was thinking about this when I could smell his first fart. I asked him for more and he farted three more times.
-Are you happy now, Logan?
-I am, Ken.
-You can start your coffee now. But first I would like to see if you could let my cock in your mouth, just to taste it.
-I can do that, Ken. I close my eyes and search for your cock again –it was hot to be blindly searching for my brother's cock-. Here it is. I have it in my mouth.
-Tell me, is it very dirty?
-I have never had a cock in my mouth, Ken, don't know, but I like the smell and taste.
I was saying this to him when I was surprised noticing Ken had started to pee. I didn't know what to do now.
-Come on, lil bro, what is it to you? Try and drink it. I can tell you drinking piss is a usual fetish and it is thousands of guys who do it. I confess to you that I like drinking piss and I would drink yours next.
Knowing that it was easier to drink his pee. Well, I was not going to puke and I said to myself I would drink his entire stream. It was only a minute. Then he asked what I thought of the taste.
-I don't know, Ken. It is like somebody who has only drunk water all his life and suddenly you give him a beer to drink. He must get used to the flavor. I won't say I enjoyed it but I think I could try more piss. You'd better pee in my mouth more often so I can know.
-Good, hot brother. Now please piss in my mouth.
-I want you to have pleasure and if you want to taste your brother's piss, you will. It will be difficult for me with a hard on but I will try.
And my cock was in his mouth soon.
-I love tasting your cock, Logan, tasting your erection. Come on, lil bro, I want your pee. Give it to me.
It was not easy but finally I started to pee. A longer stream but all my piss was for my brother. I started shyly but seeing he moaned I pissed more secure. When I finally finished, he said.
-Delicious, thanks, Logan. Please keep on pissing in my mouth. I want all your piss today.
-Then I will drink all your piss today, Ken. I don't fucking care. I want to know if I may like also the taste of my brother's piss.
-Then, please sit down and have your coffee. Remember after now every time you have to piss, I want you to simply say: "Ken, open your mouth."
-I will if you do the same that naturally.
And I finally sat down to have my coffee. It was now almost cold but I liked having my coffee that way. But I could not peacefully have that coffee. My brother liked playing new games, but I had a boner and I didn't care. With one of his hands again in my cock, with the other he approached my nose one of his stinking shoes.
-Does it disgust you?
-I don't feel aroused, but I am not disgusted either. I can smell your shoe if you want.
-Try to lick inside.
I licked inside for a while. Since it was not disgusting, it could be a slave funny new game and I licked and licked.
-Drink some coffee.
I took two more sips and then I saw him approaching my face with his left stinking sock. He used to wear socks even in May. He rubbed it slowly all over my face. Well, the smell did not make me puke, my brother was having fun and I smelled his sock.
-I wonder if you could have it completely in your mouth and bite it.
-Well, stick it in my mouth.
He did. I had the taste of his stinking sock in my mouth. I didn't puke though I could not talk. It was wet with his sweat but in fact I still had a boner. I bit it playfully as a good doggie and then he took it out.
-It doesn't seem to disgust you.
-It hasn't disgusted me, Ken. I knew you were having fun and I wanted you to have more fun. I don't fucking care.
-I wonder now if you can lick my foot.
-I will.
-Then, finish your coffee, kneel down and lick my foot. But remember you are a masochist. One of the greatest pleasures my slaves have is noticing the pleasure they give the man dominating them. So if you are going to do it, don't do it carelessly. I am sure you can give me a good footjob.
I finished my coffee and knelt down. Ken put his left foot on my nose. I sniffed a little and took out my tongue and started to lick. I wanted to give him a good footjob and the smell would not make me stop. I licked thoroughly his entire foot and then I turned it and licked on the other side. He was moaning. I will try his toes now, I thought, and did so, licking each one of them slowly and fondly. He told me I had done a perfect job and asked.
-Would you like licking my other stinking shoe, my other stinking sock and my right stinking foot?
-I would.
-You can, but for that you must pay a price.
-What is the price?
-You must be stark naked and you must be like that for twenty-four hours. I will look after the cows today.
-I will pay that price.
-Will you allow me to grope everything of you and lick?
-I haven't done so yet, but ok, you can touch whatever you like for I am sure I feel like groping you too.
He then stroked my ears gently, then my forehead, my cheeks, my nose and started to touch my lips and asked.
-Would you let me kiss your mouth?
-I have never kissed a man, but I would and I would rather kiss you first. So, let us kiss.
He kissed my lips and I felt something very strange. I really enjoyed my brother's lips and asked him to keep on kissing. I was merging with that sweet man and our mouths joined in that endless kiss. He then started to move his tongue with my tongue and suggested a long French kiss. I was in no hurry and wanted this first kiss with a man to last and last. I think we were enjoying ourselves for almost five minutes, his moisture mixing with mine, sweetly discovering the pleasure of incestuously kissing.
-Ken, you sweet man, I would be an hour kissing you but I want to take off the clothes I still have on for you to enjoy my nudity.
-You can, Logan –he said stroking my chin and making me on fire.
I took off my sneakers with no socks and he asked me to approach my feet to his nose.
-Ok, bro, here you are.
He sniffed my left foot and praised the smell. He said he wanted to lick my foot then and every day cause it had a wonderful smell.
-Maybe I am not saying the things that might be expected of a slave, but please let me be first for everything. You can lick one for I have licked one of your feet. But only one.
-Ok, lil bro. You are not my slave so far, but I prefer them thus, rebel people. Now slaves are called submissive men, but I want them brave, rebellious, with their own personality.
He licked only my left foot then, but sniffed and gently kissed both. Then I took off my t-shirt and he groped my chest slowly up and down, stroked my nipples and asked me permission to lick them. I said ok and he licked them. I was in heaven. Then I raised my arms and he knew I did not want him so far to lick my armpits, but he sniffed and kissed both. Then I asked him permission and knelt down and taking now his right shoe I started to sniff and lick; then his right sock, which I also had inside my mouth and bit; and then I started to lick his foot, quite convinced that I desired my brother's pleasure and thinking I should do a better footjob now. I took some minutes. I knew very well his smell did not disgust me and I wanted to feel him moaning and I was quite sure I would also lick his feet every day, no matter the smell. The footjob was again careful and long. My saliva went through every pore, every toe, every nail and I liked him moaning.
-Enough, lil bro. Would you like to see me a bit more naked?
-I certainly would.
-You can take my t-shirt off. But wait –seeing I was willing to take it off now-. When you take it off, you can grope my chest, stroke and lick my nipples and then, when I raise my arms you can try to sniff and lick both my armpits.

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Almost 25% of middle-aged women take prescription antidepressants, many of which work by regulating brain chemicals such as serotonin (Zoloft), dopamine (Wellbutrin), and norepinephrine (Cymbalta). Antidepressants appear to be most effective in cases that are severe or long lasting. In a review of 31 studies in the Lancet, 41% of patients taking a placebo relapsed, on average, compared with 18% who continued on antidepressants. "The growing consensus is that psychotherapy should be the first-line treatment for mild to moderate depression, while antidepressants should be reserved for people with more severe or chronic depression," says Charles Bombardier, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the University of Washington School of Medicine. (Take a look at the new movement to treat depression with probiotics.)
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Grand Canyon lodges and RV and tent camping spots inside Grand Canyon National Park usually require reservations a year in advance. If you're fortunate enough to be doing some long-range planning, you'll want to contact Xanterra National Park Lodges to make your reservations for El Tovar Hotel, Bright Angel Lodge, Kachina, Thunderbird, Yavapai or Maswik Lodges, Phantom Ranch or Trailer Village. For campground sites at Mather Campground, located in Grand Canyon Village, contact the National Recreation Reservation Service at www.recreation.gov.
If you are unable to or do not wish to stay inside the National Park, check out the village of Tusayan, located just 2 miles from the South (Main) Entrance Gate to the South Rim. In Tusayan, you'll find a mix of brand-name and locally-owned hotels and motels, ranging from motel-style accommodations to updated hotel guest rooms. Because of its close proximity to Grand Canyon Village, Tusayan hotels tend to fill up rather early in the season, so make your best effort to plan in advance if you want to stay within a stone's throw of the South Rim.
Williams is located 60 miles south of the Grand Canyon's South Rim and is the home to the famous Grand Canyon Railway. Williams offers limited Grand Canyon hotels and lodging options, which tend to book steadily through the peak season at the South Rim (spring through fall.) Camping is also a popular option for Grand Canyon visitors from May through September as Williams is surrounded by Kaibab National Forest with plenty of opportunities to stay out-of-doors in a commercial campground or at a site within the Williams Ranger District of the National Forest.
At Grand Canyon West
Grand Canyon West, home of the Grand Canyon Skywalk, is in a dramatically remote part of northwestern Arizona. Hualapai Ranch and Cabins (on site, 2 miles from entrance) and the Grand Canyon Ranch Resort (14 miles from the entrance in Meadview) are the only lodging options close to Grand Canyon West, so many visitors wisely opt to stay in Kingman, just 73 miles from the entrance to Grand Canyon West.
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Kingman is the ingress to northwestern Arizona, the central resting stop for travelers journeying east-west along Interstate 40, which spans from Barstow, CA through Kingman and across Arizona. Kingman also sits at the junction of I-40 with I-93 to Las Vegas, so visitors won't be surprised to find familiar budget-friendly hotel chains, motel-style accommodations and a general "highway truck stop" atmosphere focused primarily on convenience and value. Sightseers and Kingman daytrippers won't want to miss Hoover Dam or London Bridge, each just 60 minutes from Kingman by car.
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The West Rim and Grand Canyon Skywalk are most accessible from Las Vegas; that means the hotel and resort opportunities in Las Vegas are as vast as the Grand Canyon itself. From Las Vegas hotels to resorts on The Strip, visiting the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas is truly and experience unlike any other. Many people enjoy taking a Grand Canyon helicopter tour from The Strip or rent a car and leave one of the most spectacular man-made sights for the day and travel and see one of nature's. Unlike Grand Canyon hotel and lodging on the North and South Rims, Las Vegas typically has plenty of rooms available even up until the last minute.
In-Park Lodge, Nearby Accommodations & Camping
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is known for being more remote with more intimate accomodations like the singular resort-style hotel, the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, or the limited amount of small motels that pop up near the surrounding area. You'll find one such accommodation at the Kaibab Lodge, just outside the North Rim entrance, and the Jacob Lake Inn in its namesake village about 44 miles north of the Rim. Most people who explore the North Rim get Backcountry Passes and camp out during the warmer summer months. Like the South Rim, staying close to the North Rim takes advance planning. Because of limited availability and a short summer season, the Lodge and inns typically sell out 12 months ahead.
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Because accommodations at the North Rim are in short supply and high demand, many visitors have better luck booking their overnight lodging within the Grand Circle, a wide swath that encompasses northern Arizona and southern Utah. Look for hotels in cities within about 150 miles, such as Page, AZ; St. George, UT; Kanab, UT; and Hurricane, UT. Doing so allows visitors the bonus of being within short driving distance of both Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park.
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Stay in Flagstaff
Flagstaff offers a tremendous value for your hotel dollar because of it's greater supply of hotel rooms and attractive city amenities. Flagstaff has a small mountain town feel with all the comforts and conveniences of a developed city. Home to Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff also benefits from a vibrant college culture, which includes great coffee shops, lively night life and several outdoor activities. Being about 80 miles away or about a 90-minute drive from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Flagstaff is one of the popular gateways because of its close proximity to the Grand Canyon as well as its range of hotel and lodging options. From quaint bed and breakfasts to familiar hotel brands, Flagstaff offers Grand Canyon hotels and lodging to fit every budget.
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Laughlin hotels are a great choice for West Rim accommodations because this riverside city on the Arizona/Nevada state line is only 2 hours from Grand Canyon West and it offers similar gaming and entertainment to Las Vegas at a fraction of the hotel rates. Visitors won't be surprised to find hotel rates as low as $30 per night, inexpensive dining and entertainment, plus spectacular views of the Colorado River on which you cannot put a price.
Camp. Or book a hotel in Kanab, UT
True budget travelers will want to opt for a campground over a hotel. In an RV or a tent, camping near the North Rim is the most affordable way to spend the night. Choose the North Rim Campground inside the Park, or DeMotte Campground or Jacob Lake Campground just outside in the Kaibab National Forest. Campsites range in amenities and service, and are priced from $6 – $50 per night based on the site and the season.
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SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has operated in Haiti for the past 40 years as one of the country's largest engineering firms, building the Canadian embassy and planning road and water works throughout the country.
Now, the Montreal-based company is taking on a new task: assisting in emergency efforts in the devastated capital city, Port-au-Prince.
SNC's office there was untouched in last week's earthquake, but only yesterday was the company able to confirm that all 80 of its employees in the country are safe. Workers are now trying to help with immediate needs such as inspecting buildings and identifying water sources.
The company will be donating goods and services to help rebuild water facilities, roads and power supply, said Yves Cadotte, Montreal-based general manager at SNC's transportation, infrastructure and buildings division.
"We could be in a good position to help. ... We have a lot of people who know the environment well in Haiti. So I hope we'd be able to provide support to the relief effort," he said.
Canadian companies including Desjardins Group, Rogers Communications, Canadian National Railway and Tim Hortons have donated more than $4-million to help with emergency relief, with much of the funds going to medical and water purification supplies.
Those who do business in Haiti, though, have a longer-term horizon: rebuilding operations in a ravaged region.
Gildan Activewear Inc. hasn't heard from six of its 44 employees in Haiti, where it has been operating for the past 10 years, and by now the Montreal T-shirt maker is assuming the worst.
One of its contractors' buildings collapsed while in full production, with 1,000 people inside. "It appears there are no survivors," said Laurence Sellyn, executive vice-president of finance and administration.
Gildan is "working hard to direct rescue operations towards our contractor facility," the company said Friday in an internal memo, though "this task is proving to be frustratingly difficult due to the chaos that is reigning in Haiti."
The company has a team in neighbouring Dominican Republic that is trying to get supplies to its workers in Haiti. Longer term, Gildan plans to continue support for its workers - and to help get production facilities running again.
"We are 100-per-cent committed," Mr. Sellyn said.
Other companies are vowing to stay in the country, even as they mourn the deaths of their workers. Michelet Philippe, a Haitian manager for Montreal-based mining company Somine SA, died last Thursday. He was found in the debris of the company's offices, 12 hours after the quake.
"We will let the international help do their work," said president Jacqueline Monfourny. "But after, we will be back and we will, through our activities, help the economic development of the country."
Given the urgent need for food, water, shelter and medical help for quake survivors, it's too early to say how a rebuilding effort will take shape. But the longer-term challenge is an issue on the minds of many members of Canada's business community.
Several Canadian companies will undoubtedly be interested in providing goods and services when the rebuilding effort gets under way, said Ghislain Maltais, a Quebec City-based management consultant and president of the Francophone Business Forum.
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Title: Rewriting Time
Author: Ainu Laire
Rating: T, PG-13
Genre: Action/Adventure, Humor
Summary: Something has gone terribly wrong, and the events at the end of the Third Age are different than how they were meant to be. Old and new friends come together and try to correct the problem before history becomes rewritten permanently. Sequel to 'The Writer's Mind'.
Right. Well, here's the sequel. Updates will come... whenever I remember. I am not an expert on Middle-earth geography, nor travel speeds, but I try to keep to it as much as possible. If you spot a mistake, please inform me!
July 2008: Yes, I got back to this. I finished it and the rest will be posted soon. I started this when I was much younger, so the writing quality may not be what you see in my more recent writings.
When I started this so many years ago, I asked for people in one of my Yahoo groups to volunteer their names, looks, and a little bit of their personality for this story. They all became Brittany's friends. Most of those who helped are grown up now and most have left the fandom, but I feel that now I should acknowledge them. Thank you all for your small input and, of course, your names to help me make the OCs. Naturally as only small parts of their personality are incorporated, a lot of it I made up myself. Special thanks to Lena, an older woman in the fandom who lent me her name and let me change her personality drastically.
Mandy and Brittany are completely my own creation. The OCs not mentioned above are completely my own, names included. And, of course, the canon characters belong to Tolkien.
Chapter One
"Up on your feet, tark!"
Aragorn groaned as he felt a foot connect with his abdomen, and he slowly got to his feet. The orc who had kicked him grew impatient and pulled him up by his hair. Aragorn gave the foul beast a glare, and it merely spat at the man and walked away.
He looked to Legolas, who was also on his feet. The elf did not look good at all. He had a nasty gash on his arm that had just stopped bleeding a few hours ago; however, it was dirty and if it wasn't cleaned it would soon become infected. He also saw that the elf had a slight limp, even though it was unnoticeable to the untrained eye. Of course, if he told him all of his concerns, Legolas would only raise an eyebrow and probably say something akin to: 'You are not looking well yourself.'
'And of course, he would be right,' thought Aragorn with a small sigh. Indeed, his head was still throbbing from the numerous blows that had brought him down in the first place, and his shoulder and chest were burning.
As the two marched south, Aragorn let his mind wander… back to only a day ago. Only a day. It seemed so much longer than a day. Who would have thought that so much can go wrong in one day?
The Fellowship had reached Amon Hen, just as planned. There, they discussed where they would head next… where the Ring would go. He had promised that he would go with Boromir to Minas Tirith, but now that Gandalf was gone, he had become the unexpected leader of the Company; was it not his duty to stay with the Ringbearer?
Then the Ringbearer had requested an hour for himself; of course he granted it, for this decision was a heavy burden for anyone to decide. Well, maybe his permission had saved Frodo's life… he dearly hoped so.
For after Frodo left, Legolas had suddenly tensed. He had barely time to shout a warning when orcs came through the trees, weapons raised. Neither he nor Legolas have any idea how they came unnoticed by anyone; they could only assume that some type of black magic had blocked the Enemy from their senses until it too late.
Aragorn had sent the hobbits and Boromir to Frodo, and though all were loath to leave them, they did, realizing that they needed to protect the Ringbearer. Legolas, Gimli, and he had fought the enemy long and hard, and many fell at their feet.
But then Gimli fell. He still did not know if the stout dwarf survived the blow, but his fall proved their downfall.
Legolas had cried in fury and his actions were fast and relentless, yet not precise. His only concern was to get to his friend. Because he was distracted by the dwarf's body, though, an orc managed to sneak upon him and bring him down. Once he was down, it was but a moment before Aragorn had fallen as well.
And now two of the three warriors were the orc's captives. He did not know why Gimli was not with them, or why they were taken in the first place… all he knew is that they were heading south. Towards Mordor.
They kept a slow jog the whole night, as orcs were strongest when the sun was down. The beasts used their whips if either of their captives slowed down. They followed the river and their course never strayed away from it. Soon they would come to Nindalf, a large marshland on the shores of the Anduin. If they were making straight for the Black Gate, then their captors would most likely drive them southeast for a time, between the Nindalf and Dead Marshes. If they continued at this pace, they would reach the Morannon in a few days.
Once dawn came the orcs stopped and both man and elf were relieved, for they were exhausted. Too weary to see to the other's well being, both collapsed and fell to an uneasy sleep.
Mandy sunk down into her bed after a hard day at work. Well, not exactly hard… but tedious. And tedious work makes one very tired.
After coming back into the real world, the Heads had bought a small box company; it was relatively cheap, and the owner was quite anxious to get rid of the dump. They bought it mostly because it had enough storage area to store all of their old stuff, which included all of the computers in the Main Control Room and the Head's Office. Once back in the real world, they had reconnected everything so all of the writers could get their material back that was stored on the computers from the Head's Office and promptly put it up on the internet. The main controls itself helped run the place and keep down costs, so it remained operating.
Mandy turned off her bedside lamp. Even though life in Rivendell had been hectic, she missed it. Working in a box company was not very fun. Indeed, it was quite boring. But as the Heads still paid very well and she had pretty much nowhere else to go, there she stayed and worked.
She soon fell into a deep sleep.
When one falls into a deep sleep, their mind is either completely blank or very vivid. Seeing as Mandy was not the most interesting nor most creative person, she usually did not dream, and if she did, her dreams were not vivid.
Tonight, however, her dream was very vivid; much more vivid than she would prefer.
She dreamt of Aragorn and Legolas. Never before had she dreamt of them; indeed, she rarely thought of them, as it was a couple years ago since the last time she had saw them. But tonight, she dreamed something that one would see in a very angst-filled fan fic.
The two warriors were held captive to a large band of orcs. Legolas looked the same as when she last saw him, naturally; but Aragorn looked slightly older, which probably meant he was at least twenty years older than when she had saw him, seeing how the Dúnedain aged so slowly. They were relentlessly pushed on throughout the night, and in the morning they were so exhausted that they collapsed. Then things started to turn odd.
The scene changed, and Mandy found herself in a large clearing outside a bright pink castle. But not just a bright pink castle, but the bright pink castle that appeared at the edge of Mirkwood way back when. However, it was not Mirkwood that surrounded the clearing, but a different forest; which forest, she did not know. All she knew was that it was somehow much… darker. Even the bright pink looked dark in here. She did not want to be here.
She turned around to the sound of her voice, startled. Yet the person who had called it startled her even more.
He was standing at the edge of the clearing near the dark, spooky trees. When he saw it was her, he came over. "Aye. What are you doing here?"
"Well, this is my dream, so shouldn't I be asking you the same thing?"
"But this is my dream."
Mandy frowned. "Wait… so we are both dreaming the same dream at the exact same time?"
Aragorn frowned, and gave a light shrug. "I am not sure." He looked up at the bright pink castle, and then the dark forest surrounding them. "Where are we?"
"I dunno," she replied with a shrug. "I've never seen this forest before. The castle, though, is from that time in Mirkwood when you and Legolas popped in, remember?"
"Aye, I do not think I could forget that."
She nodded. "So… um… how's life?"
His face turned grim. "Not well."
"Care to elaborate?"
"Legolas and I have been captured by orcs, and we head towards Mordor."
Mandy, to his surprise, grinned. "Aw, don't worry. I mean, you'll get out. You've got plans and all in your future. You'll be saved by someone, I'm sure. Maybe Gandalf or something."
Aragorn's face suddenly became remorse. "Nay, not Gandalf," he said quietly. "Gandalf fell."
Mandy frowned. "Fell? When?"
"In Moria."
"By the Balrog?"
Aragorn looked slightly surprised by her knowledge, but remembered that she knew a lot about Middle-earth and its peoples, including their futures. "Aye, the Balrog."
Mandy's frown deepened. "Where are you and the Fellowship in the Quest? Where were you last?"
"With the Fellowship? On the lawn of Parth Galen."
"Parth Galen…?"
"On the shores of the Anduin, at the foot of Amon Hen."
A sudden wave of recognition passed her face, but then she frowned once more. "Wait, wait. You and Legolas have just been captured by orcs, and you just were at Amon Hen…?"
"Yes." He looked at her troubled face. "Is something wrong?"
"Is Boromir dead?" she asked suddenly.
Aragorn shook his head. "To my knowledge, no. I hope not. When I last saw him, he was alive."
"Please, tell me what happened."
He explained to her how the orcs had snuck up upon the Fellowship, and how they were split up. As he ended his tale, her face was very dark and grim, and she shook her head in denial.
"That's impossible…" she muttered. "It's not supposed to happen like this."
"What is wrong?" demanded Aragorn.
She looked up at him, and he saw that she was very troubled. "Aragorn," she started off uncertainly. "It is not supposed to happen like this. Different things are supposed to occur at Amon Hen, all which play an important part in the history of the War of the Ring, and the aftermath. You and Legolas are not supposed to be captured. The Fellowship is not supposed to be split up like it is. And… where was it you were headed off to?"
"Mordor! That's not supposed to happen, either." She shook her head once more, and then suddenly looked up. "Why were you captured and not killed, anyways?"
Aragorn shook his head. "I know not. I thought the Dark Lord was after the hobbits, as Gollum did reveal to him that the Ring was being carried by a halfling."
"Well," she started, "I can see why Sauron wanted you, being Isildur's heir and everything, but why Legolas? For all he knows, he's just some random elf!"
"I do not know the motives of the Enemy."
"Pity you don't," she muttered under her breath. Speaking up, she said, "Well, motives or no, you and Legolas are not supposed to be captured. Or headed to Mordor, either. But that is all I'm saying on the matter. However, what I want to know is how. How is this happening? And why? Who, or what, is doing this?" She sighed deeply, and looked up at Aragorn. "All I can ask of you, Aragorn, is to survive. Survive for as long as possible, and look out for anything out of the ordinary. Make sure Legolas keeps his eyes open too and his spirit high. We don't want to lose him to grief; no, not right now."
"I shall," he said. "But are you saying that our capture is not supposed to happen; that it happens differently?"
"Yea, assuming Tolkien didn't find some history book on failure in the Third Age and decide to change it for his own needs," she added. "But like I said, look out for anything out of the ordinary, and do not get yourself or the elf killed."
"What about yourself?"
"I'll look at some of the main computers; though we are back in our own world, the computers still work, to a limit. Maybe I can find something." She shrugged nonchalantly, and looked once more at the dark forest and the bright pink castle. "So you have no idea what this forest is, or where it is?"
"Nay; it resembles the darkest parts of Mirkwood a bit, but there is a different feel here, something I have never felt before. I cannot really explain," he said with a light frown, looking once more at their surroundings. "What I wonder, though, is how this castle came to be here, and who lives in it. It certainly does not fit well in this setting."
"You're right," Mandy said, looking up at the castle once more. "Do you think it's safe to go inside?"
"I know not. It does not have an evil feel to it, but… it feels… strange."
"Well, it is bright pink," she pointed out. "It's bound to be strange. But I ask again, is it safe to go inside?"
"I do not know," he finally responded. "I believe the question is will you risk it?"
Mandy thought for a moment, and then slowly shook her head. "I will," she said. "After all, this is just a dream. What's the worst that can happen?"
Aragorn was suddenly drawn away from the clearing by a kick to his chest. "Time to go, tark," muttered the orc in his ear as he pulled him up. "We have a long ways to go."


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January 1, 2012 Bitcoin price = $5.27
January 1, 2013 Bitcoin price = $13.30
January 1, 2014 Bitcoin price = $770.44
January 1, 2015 Bitcoin price = $313.92
January 1, 2016 Bitcoin price = $434.46
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Major efforts to find and eradicate the source of the outbreak, clustered around the Heads of the Valleys corridor, are continuing.
Public Health Wales (PHW) is working closely with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Environmental Health Officers from eight South Wales local authorities.
The rise in the number of cases linked to the current outbreak follows the confirmation of three extra cases on Friday.
There are also four cases of Legionnaires' disease which are possibly linked to the outbreak. All remain under investigation.
Among those four cases are two pensioners who have died within the last week.
One was a 64-year-old woman who died in hospital on Monday. The second was a man, 74, who also died in hospital, on Wednesday.
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On Friday, HSE officials shut down a company's water cooling tower at a site in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil.
The firm immediately cleaned and disinfected the tower and was quickly given the green light to restart work.
PHW officials have stressed that the site of the un-named firm has not been confirmed as being the source of the outbreak.
More than 100 separate workplaces have so far been visited by officials trying to locate the source.
Dr Gwen Lowe, chair of the Outbreak Control Team, said: "Legionnaires' disease cannot be passed from person to person. We therefore investigate places people have been to, where they may have come into contact with a source of infection.
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Downs reports this time that there are some slow signs of improvement from his first trip there but still the poor nation has a long way to go before it goes back to the sort of lifestyle it once knew. There are heavy amounts of rainfall and tents still fill the streets. Yet, with all this anguish, Downs notes that the children still manage to greet you with a smile. Many believe that children are the best indicator of the health of a society and perhaps that is the case here or maybe it just shows the resilience of a people so underestimated in the eyes of the world or maybe that those helping out there have made a difference for a people who refuse to break under the pressure of adversity time and time again.
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I rarely or almost never see blonde girls (with blue eyes eyes, green eyes, etc) with white guys. Almost all blonde chicks I see are with either mixed or hispanic guys.
Meanwhile I see beautiful girls of all races with white guys, so I don't think its necessarily something wrong with white guys.
Hell I think I seen more white guys with black or mixed girls than I seen white guys with blonde girls.
So that makes me believe its just that blonde girls are not into white guys... but why? Why do they prefer mixed and hispanic guys over white guy
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