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Our Writers and Journalists
We have a team of over 60 men and women on the ground in towns and cities around the world. Our contributors are a mix of passionate locals who love to travel and explore, freelance writers and professional travel journalists. All our contributors are food lovers and are sensitive to style and good taste.
Simon Burrell is Editor-in-Chief and founder of Our Man On The Ground, based in London...READ MORE
AUSTRALIA - Melbourne and Sydney
Travelling between Melbourne, Singapore and San Francisco, Katrina Too is the co-founder of Ediply an education-technology start-up...READ MORE
Amanda Ansell is a Brit who loves to travel and has recently relocated to Sydney...READ MORE
An inveterate traveller, Roger St. Pierre has visited 130 countries and all 50 American States during his 30+ years of globetrotting...READ MORE
Helen Ochyra is a freelance travel writer and editor who rests her itchy feet and battered suitcase in North London between trips to far-flung, exotic places...READ MORE
Caroline Phillips is an award-winning freelance journalist who has contributed to most of the nationals and a variety of magazines and websites... READ MORE
Kerry Christiani is an award-winning freelance travel writer, author and MA-qualified translator...READ MORE
David Harfield is a freelance food and travel journalist who began his career reviewing restaurants and hotels in London...READ MORE
Ashleigh Whitfield is a freelance travel writer, restaurant and bar reviewer, as well as a voice over and radio presenter, based in London...READ MORE
Lauren Jarvis is the former Editorial Director of National Geographic Kids magazine and a freelance editorial consultant and travel writer based in London...READ MORE
Amy Guttman is a London-based journalist. She has reported, produced and written for CBS News, Sir David Frost, Monocle, Spear's... READ MORE
Neil Hennessy-Vass is a widely published globetrotting food and travel writer and photographer...READ MORE
Sarah Riches has eight years' experience as a lifestyle journalist and is the author of the travel guide the London Almanac and the deputy editor of the tourist magazine Where London...READ MORE
Susannah Fields is a London-based professional freelance photographer specialising in high-end images for commercial and hospitality clients as well as writing about the hidden gems of London...READ MORE
A former literary agent, John Oates' career took a sharp turn after he won the Guardian newspaper's Young Travel Writer of the Year award in 2002...READ MORE
Aurelia Bonito is a freelance travel writer and marketing consultant researching all aspects of travel worldwide...READ MORE
Simon Brooke writes about the luxury sector from a consumer and business perspective. In particular, he covers luxury travel...READ MORE
Stuart Forster is a freelance writer and photographer specialising in food and travel related features... READ MORE
Jane Egginton is the author of over 40 travel guide books for publishers such as Michelin, Thomas Cook and Reader's Digest... READ MORE
Melanie Chenoweth is a London based, freelance food writer and photographer. If you can eat it, she'll snap it. Then eat it. Then write about it...READ MORE
Antonia Windsor is a freelance journalist specialising in travel and all the subjects necessary to write about a place...READ MORE
Kiki Deere is a London-based travel writer raised bilingually in London and Turin...READ MORE
Annabelle Hood is an award-winning London-based journalist specialising in writing about luxury health spas, travel and restaurants...READ MORE
Milly Kenny-Ryder is a singer, fashionista, eater, arts enthusiast, writer and blogger, living in London but travelling regularly to write about her most exciting experiences...READ MORE
Gilly Pickup is a London-based journalist, photographer, author, travel and cruise writer who produces editorial content for national and regional newspapers and magazines...READ MORE
Travel writer and photographer Lynn Houghton reports on culture, cuisine and cruise for newspapers, websites and magazines...READ MORE
Lisa Marks is a freelance journalist who travels between London and Los Angeles covering the entertainment business, and sampling as many new foods as possible…READ MORE
Jessica Harris is a UK-based journalist with a background in fashion, beauty and travel journalism... READ MORE
Charlie Whitting is a London based writer who specialises in pubs, bars and restaurants...READ MORE
Lucy McGuire is an award-winning journalist based in London who writes on travel, food and lifestyle for both print and online...READ MORE
Liz Granirer, an American based in London, is a freelance journalist who writes for in-flight magazines and family travel features…READ MORE
Sarah Gibbons is a London-based travel and lifestyle journalist who has been published in a range of digital and print publications...READ MORE
Maria Kuehn is a chef, writer and winner of The Observer Food Monthly Awards 2011 and has her own food and recipe website and blog.
Welsh born and bred Sophie Rae is a London based food and travel writer. She began her culinary adventures recipe testing for popular women's editorials and can now add food stylist and home economist to her ever expanding belt. Her passion for food has inevitably coincided with her eagerness to see the world. She vows never to be too far away from a fully stocked fridge or her passport.
Keith Springer counted Le Caprice, The Ivy, Menage À Trois and Gravetye Manor amongst his clientele...READ MORE
Muireann Bolger is a journalist based in London, Cambridge and Ireland who has travelled extensively to South Asia, mainland Europe and the US. She covers subjects as varied as lifestyle trends, marketing, the arts, psychology, finance, beauty and health. Passionate about all things travel and food related, her favourite pastimes are exploring exciting new places and gastronomic adventures.
Sian Johal is a passionate explorer, well-travelled in Asia and Australia. Whilst she's not planning her next trip across the globe, she keeps up to date with the London restaurant scene.
Hannah Grace Lodge is a Freelance Lifestyle Writer for publications such as USA Today and Ideal Magazine as well as being the External Content Editor at BarChick.com...READ MORE
Emma Westman is a London-based PR and writer who has a penchant for gin based cocktails and Californian wine...READ MORE
Angie Quaglia jetsets around the world for a well-known British airline and is a discerning restaurant frequenter in not only far flung parts of the world but also those hidden away gems closer to home.
Paola Fiocchi Van den Brande is Founder of Passepartout Homes, an online private members club, where members have a choice of luxury vacation rentals from private owners in beautiful locations worldwide. Paola lives in London with her husband and two children, but regularly travels to Belgium and Italy to visit family and friends.
John Harfield has travelled the world armed pretty much with just a pen, a camera and a surfboard....READ MORE
Chelsea Frischknecht is a freelance writer and photographer based in Vienna...READ MORE
Ana Muhar is London Correspondent for Jutarnji List, the biggest daily paper in Croatia...READ MORE
FRANCE - Paris
Pierre Abécassis has lived in the city for over 30 years and adopted it as his home, having lived in Bordeaux and Africa. He runs his own successful creative agency and dines out on a regular basis. Pierre can often be seen whizzing around Paris on his scooter!
Neil Kreeger worked for six years as a hotel and restaurant critic and is currently trying to keep up with what's new in the French capital...READ MORE
SPAIN - Barcelona
Esme Fox is a freelance travel writer based in Barcelona and has travelled extensively around South East Asia and South America...READ MORE
An experienced food, travel and lifestyle writer/photographer/radio presenter, Heidi Fuller-love writes and presents British Airways' award winning City Guide series...READ MORE
RUSSIA - Moscow
Based in the mighty Moscow, Tamara Ayoub is a British/Lebanese pastry chef, blogger and designer who is passionate about food, travel, fashion and the arts. When not exploring the city's blossoming gastronomic and cultural scene she can be found writing about her experiences in the wild east and her travels further afield.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - New York
Freelance writer, editor and travel journalist Tyler Wetherall has been published in a range of magazines, websites, newspapers and books…READ MORE
Anastasia Mills Healy is a career travel writer and editor whose work has appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Fodor's, Zagat, Travel Agent, and Luxury Travel Advisor, among others. Whilst New York is her home, New Orleans is her passion. Not only has she travelled to 40 countries on five continents, but she is particularly proud of having visited all 50 U.S. states!
AUSTIN, Texas
Shelley Seale is a freelance journalist and author based out of weird and creative Austin, Texas...READ MORE
CHICAGO, Illinois
Carol Stigger is a Chicago-based writer who specializes in developing nation poverty, microfinance, and travel...READ MORE
LOS ANGELES, California
Jolie Loeb is a Luxury Lifestyle Columnist and writes for several Los Angeles based publications, specialising in travel, fine dining... READ MORE
Julia Nickerson is a screenwriter and former TV development executive who co-founded and ran an LA based Theatre Company...READ MORE
Jenny Pellicer is a Freelance Travel Writer who after living in Norway, London and Mexico has settled down in LA. She is also a freelance writer for various other publications including the LA Times and Natural Child World Magazine. When she isn't typing away she and her husband are busy discovering all that Los Angeles has to offer, travelling and writing her own blog.
Carrie Lyons is an artist, dietitian and avid traveller. All aspects of her diverse work has been influenced by firsthand experience of Italian culture... READ MORE
Chelsea Batten is an itinerant journalist and photographer. She lives on the road, collecting the extraordinary stories that take place under the cover of ordinary life... READ MORE
Bryan Thompson is a workingman's globetrotter with a penchant for poetics; he has made his way through 45 states and countries over the past ten years... READ MORE
SCOTTSDALE and PHOENIX, Arizona
An Arizona native, Kendra Ford has lived in London, Florence, Italy, and Mexico. She began freelance travel writing after graduating from the prestigious University of the Arts, London with a Post-Graduate degree in Journalism. Kendra currently resides in Scottsdale, juggling her jet-setting career as a marketing executive and her passion for travel writing.
INDIA - Mumbai
Pri Shewakramani is a freelance writer based in Mumbai and has written for publications including Condé Nast Traveller and CNN...READ MORE
Judith Baker is a travel writer and editor specializing in the Caribbean and editor of Caribbean World magazine...READ MORE
Stuart Heaver is a freelance journalist based in Hong Kong from where he travels extensively across mainland China and Asia. His features for the South China Morning Post, Fragrant Harbour and a small number of award winning travel and airline publications have ranged from whale shark safaris in the Philippines to Chinese pirates in the Taiwan Straits.
Originally from Nagasaki, Japan, Shiho Ichinose is a London based fashion, fanatical travel writer and translator (Japanese, English and French). She travels to Japan on a regular basis covering the A to Z of art, antiques and fashion.
Liz Tecirli is a passionate freelance travel writer, seeking hidden gems all over the globe and specializing in adventure travel, extreme sports and luxury breaks...READ MORE
Kate Williams has recently set up home in Singapore, having relocated from New York and before that London. A frequent flyer who loves to find those hidden gems, she is looking forward to discovering some of the best hotels, restaurants, beaches and bars in Asia.
Caroline Bishop is a freelance journalist who recently swapped city life in London for outdoor adventures in Switzerland. From her home in Lausanne she writes about travel... READ MORE
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Ben Affleck leaves ladies weak at the knees at The Accountant premiere
Ben Affleck left all the ladies weak at the knees at 'The Accountant' premiere.
The 'Gone Girl' actor looked super dapper in his blue suit, which he paired with a pale blue shirt and burgundy patterned tie.
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About Michael Ricupito
Dr. Michael Ricupito, an orthodontist in California, is extensively experienced in his field. Throughout his years of practice, he has adjusted a variety of malocclusions in both children and adults. He utilizes ceramic and metal braces as well as the Invisalign system to improve the smiles and overall oral health of countless patients. In addition, Dr. Michael Ricupito offers lingual braces, which fit on the backs of individuals' teeth for a completely unnoticeable orthodontic treatment.
Dr. Michael Ricupito earned his bachelor's degree from San Jose State University, where he also played two sports and graduated with honors. Subsequently, he entered the School of Dentistry at the University of the Pacific, which granted him a DDS with honors in 1983. He finished his formal training at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, where he obtained his master of science in oral biology and concentrated his efforts on orthodontics.


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While Canada is being reminded of why we are called "The Great White North" (Winter is my favourite season! 🙂 ), I was faced with a dilemma that led to an epiphany. The dilemma: after a tough workout at the gym, how was I to eat my pre-post-workout snack on my 60min walk home in -40dC weather? The idea of taking off my (double) gloves to hold the core while I searched for a garbage can was unappealing, to say the least. This dilemma led to the epiphany: How to Eat an Apple. Throw away the apple-eating rulebook, and change your life forever!
1) Hold the apple in your hand by the stem (or cradle it in your gloves), so that the "eye" is facing you
2) Bite directly over the "eye"
3) Eat the apple however you like, doing your best not to drop it (applicable for the double glove system). Whenever you take a bite in the centre, make sure you have a good amount of apple flesh. This way you won't notice the core!
4) When you come across seeds, spit them out like watermelon seeds. A fun game is the "distance challenge".
5) Discard the stem (again, with the double glove situation, once I had to eat the stem then spit it out like the seeds. This works too!)
Waste not, want not. And your hands stay roasty toasty! I've been cooking up some amazing dishes this winter, but this discovery is currently my number one. Mind blown. And as an added bonus, when it's -40dC the apple is more like an applecicle. Delicious!


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Join Uli Staiger for an in-depth discussion in this video Inserting and scaling a wasp, part of Digital Painting in Photoshop: Wasp Attack.
Now before we put in the first wasp we should organize the Layers panel a little …bit more. This is what we have so far. …Lot of different layers. So it's a good thing to just put them in …one new layer group. Just like this, just by clicking the …Shift key and I organize it in a new group from layers called table. …So now, it's a little bit easier to work with that panel and I can put it back …where it belongs. Okay, so we will just open the next file …we have different wasps numbering from one to six.…
And you can put them in just as you like. There's just one thing you should please …look at it. The first one was zero one. …That's one with a strong perspective, so the head is a lot bigger than the rest of …the body. So this one should be pretty close to the camera. …Don't put this one too far, too small in the background. …You can put it just like it is, or a bit smaller in the foreground because of the perspective. …All other wasps you can just put in as you want, because their perspective is …
- Opening the starting image
- Creating transparency
- Painting a shadow
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Ratings based on 6 Verified Reviews
4.7 Room cleanliness
4.8 Service & staff
4.5 Room comfort
4.7 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Close to momPosted Aug 19, 2017
We went to Hampton to visit my step mother she recommended this hotel we were very pleased with the location the pool and the food My granddaughters enjoyed it
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Verena nice good peoplePosted Aug 25, 2016
Great staff experience and clean place to ce stay at.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Le Claire IA
Nice, pleasant hotel!Posted Apr 21, 2016
Pros: Staff, cleanliness, free breakfast
Cons: Firmer mattress, but that's just my personal preference!
Location: Usual small town. There is a nice coffee shop near by that doubles as a brewery - Rustic Brew. I recommend!
I was not looking forward to a two night stay in a small midwest town - you never know what your are going to get in small town hotels. However, I was very pleasantly surprised with the quality of the hotel. The front desk staff were all pleasant and helpful. They always seemed to have a tray of cookies out for guests. There was a decent breakfast (not a gourmet feast by any standard), but any reasonable person would be able to find some tasty sustenance before they start their day. The bed was reasonably comfortable with numerous pillow choices. The room was clean and tidy. When I returned home, I realized that I had left my phone charger behind. With one quick phone call, the front desk confirmed that they had my charger and agreed to put it into the mail for me! Thanks so much! Good hotel, great staff, great rate - no complaints here!
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Apr 29, 2016 by GM, Hotel Management
I am pleased that we were able to change your ideas regarding small towns and what they have to offer. It is always great to hear that your staff is friendly and helpful. We were just awarded PROPERTY of the YEAR last week which is such an honor, but the greatest honor is hearing compliments from valued guests like you. We hope that when you are in the area again you will stay with us and visit our specialty shops and have a coffee at the Rustic Brew.
for Everyoneby john from eldridge, iowa
Family hotel in a small townPosted Jul 10, 2012
Pros: Always asked if anything else i need
Very Very clean, Pool was in perfect condition, hours for pool open was outstanding till midnight. And morning breakfast was very good and plenty of it also. A-1 rating
for Couplesby A verified traveler from Sheldon, IA
Nice MotelPosted Sep 6, 2011
Very clean, comfortable, nice room, good service.
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Odense, Denmark
Nice hotel in smaller townPosted Aug 13, 2017
Everything was OK, nothing to complain. Good breakfast.


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Mumbai: Actor R. Madhavan says he came up with the idea of making his next Bollywood film "Saala Khadoos" in Tamil too.
A still from 'Saala Khadoos'
"It was my idea to make this film in Tamil as well. Rajkumar Hirani also told me, 'Let's make this film in one language', but I thought this film has the potential and will work in the south as well," Madhavan told IANS.
It is then that the team shot the film simultaneously in both the languages.
"Saala Khadoos", co-produced by Rajkumar Hirani Films and Tricolour Films in association with UTV Motion Pictures, revolves around Madhavan's character, who relentlessly pushes his protege to overcome obstacles and achieve her goals.
The actor says the movie goes beyond boxing.
"All sports-based films have done really well if I go by statistics. But 'Saala Khadoos' is not just a sports film, it's a relationship film," he said.


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Mohanlal starrer upcoming multi-lingual action-thriller, directed by Priyadarshan has been reportedly postponed. The movie, which was about to start rolling from the first week of October, has been postponed to March 2016.
Reportedly, the team decided to postpone the film due to the bad weather condition in its major location, Azerbaijan. The temperature of the location is drastically decreased to minus degrees. It is impossible to shoot there with such a huge team.
The yet to be titled project is planned with a budget of 30 crores. It is expected to be the most expensive movie ever made in Malayalam. Mohanlal will play the role of a man, who travels to Azerbaijan with his wife.
Aparna Gopinath will essay the female lead opposite Mohanlal in the movie. Prathap Pothen and journalist-turned-actor Sasikumar play the other pivotal roles. The project will also star about 21 Russian actors.
The multi-lingual flick will be made in four more languages, which includes Chinese, Russian, Turkish, and Azeri languages. Ilayaraja composes the music. The movie is produced by Jaison Pulikkottil and Rouf Ji Mehdiyev.
It is an ambitious project for Priyadarshan, who tasted huge failures with his last two flicks; Mohanlal starrer Geethanjali and multi-starrer flick Aamayum Muyalum. The title of the new flick is expected to be announced soon.


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Ireland women win Six Nations
Ireland Women recorded a stunning 73-3 victory over Scotland at Broadwood Stadium to win the Six Nations and complete an amazing weekend for Irish rugby.
Ireland needed to beat the Scots by 27 points to secure the title and they had already achieved that target by half time, going in 37-3 in front at the break.
Captain Niamh Briggs got Ireland off to the perfect start with a try inside the opening five minutes, just as Paul O'Connell had done for the men on Saturday.
In total, Ireland ran in eleven tries to end the tournament with a scoring difference of +113, comfortably ahead of France on +69.
Scotland rarely posed a threat to a solid Irish defence which conceded only three tries in the whole tournament.
The result is Ireland's biggest ever victory in international women's rugby.
What a weekend for the men and women in green!


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Alabama National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program: Alabama Administrative Code (Ala. Admin. Code r) 335-6-6-.01 to 335-6-10-.09
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Payment of fees: Ala. Admin. Code r 335-1-6-.07
Inspections: Ala. Admin. Code r 335-6-6-.12(i)
Monitoring: Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-6-6-.12(j)
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General permit renewals: Ala. Admin. Code r 335-6-6-.23
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4
See national section for basic information and federal regulations.
• Rules. Alabama is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)-delegated state with general permitting authority. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management's (ADEM) water quality regulations contain the state's NPDES permit program rules. Alabama's NPDES permit rules follow the federal requirements, except that Alabama has more stringent requirements for permit application information, fees, and site-specific monitoring requirements. See the national section NPDES PERMIT for an overview of the federal wastewater discharge permit requirements.
Also see the state section PRETREATMENT STANDARDS for a discussion of the state indirect discharge (SID) permit requirements.
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I know some people may ask sculptor Sebastian Kucharski why he made a Star Wars AT-ST sculpture that's 8 1/2 feet-tall and weighs over 400 pounds, but we all know the answer—because it's frickin' badass.
Kucharski made this work of art out of recycled metal and machine parts. If you live in Poland and you have $4k, you can actually buy it. You know, for your garden or something.
See more pictures after the break.
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There's actually a perfectly logical explanation for why weight loss seemingly grinds to a halt.
Australia is experiencing its worst flu season on record, but don't let rising temperatures bring your guard down.
Experts are united: spit, don't swallow.
A new scientific approach brings hope to a common genetic cause of male infertility.
Science suggests that men who eat healthier are more attractive to women on a primal olfactory level, in case you needed a little motivation.
Already a nutrient powerhouse, a first-of-its-kind study now reveals consuming walnuts activates an area in the brain associated with regulating hunger and cravings.
David Beckham's yoga teacher speaks out about the downside of high intensity training.
Is there a difference in the gender identity development between children adopted by same-sex couples and those adopted by heterosexual couples? No, says a new study.
Science indicates compression wear does improve your workouts — but there's a few important catches.
It's depressing how much time we spend sitting at work — but does "active sitting" make much difference?
New wearable tech could put yoga instructors out of work.
Born just over a month ago at just 2.5kg, baby Alexandra (nicknamed Alex) is already making teeny, tiny waves online.
Her mum, Jen, has been snapping pics of the itty-bitty newborn next to common household items in a series she's dubbed "Wee Baby Versus", or #weebabyvs.


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The founder of First Leaside Group defrauded investors last year when he failed to warn them about concerns raised in a review by accounting firm Grant Thornton, the Ontario Securities Commission alleged Monday.
In addition to founder David Phillips, the regulator has also levelled accusations of fraud against John Wilson, a senior salesperson at First Leaside, an Uxbridge, Ont.-based firm that offered investors limited partnerships and other investment pools primarily focused on real estate holdings.
Both men resigned from the firm earlier this year, and lawyer Alistair Crawley, who has been representing Mr. Phillips, said Monday that "the allegation of fraud is a clear case of over-reaching by OSC staff and we will be seeking early hearing dates to finally determine this matter."
"In our view, there is no evidence of any intent by Messrs. Phillips and Wilson to mislead investors," Mr. Crawley said.
First Leaside filed for bankruptcy protection in February, leaving about 1,200 investors in the lurch, many of them wealthy individuals in the Toronto area.
In its allegations Monday, the OSC said that Mr. Phillips directed and oversaw the sale of almost $19-million in securities while withholding important information.
The information stems from a report that accounting firm Grant Thornton Ltd. delivered on Aug. 19 last year. The report, which was the product of a six-month review of First Leaside Group, said that the future viability of the group depended on its ability to raise new capital and that there was a significant equity deficit.
The OSC alleges that Mr. Phillips supervised a sales effort that saw investors buy about $18.89-million worth of equity and debt offerings from First Leaside between Aug. 22 and Oct. 28, but did not tell those investors, or First Leaside's other salespeople, about the Grant Thornton report. In addition to his oversight role, Mr. Phillips is alleged to have directly sold about $3.45-million worth to investors.
Mr. Wilson is alleged to have sold about $8.95-million directly to investors, and also to have failed to disclose the existence of the report, despite having received a copy.
Mr. Crawley noted that staff at the OSC also received a copy of the report, and did not talk to First Leaside at the time about disclosure. The report was reasonably viewed by management and the directors of First Leaside as not being a material change, he said.
The OSC said the Grant Thornton report came about because in February, 2011, OSC staff urged First Leaside Group to hire an independent accounting firm to conduct a viability study.
Months before that, in the fall of 2010, the OSC says its staff sought accurate, third-party valuations for some of First Leaside's properties and the group hired CB Richard Ellis and Joseph J. Blake and Associates Inc. to carry those out. Their findings raised red flags for the regulator.
A hearing will be held June 25. Among other things, possible penalties being sought include that Mr. Phillips and Mr. Wilson pay a penalty of up to $1-million each and be banned from acting as a director or officer of any issuer or investment fund manager. The regulator has already ordered that Mr. Phillips stop trying to raise new capital from investors in the firm.
Mr. Wilson is one of First Leaside's founding partners and was a long-serving member of its board. In 2002, First Leaside's board asked him to relocate from Atlanta to become president of F.L. Securities Inc., and lead the company's expansion of its real estate securities services, the group's website says.Report Typo/Error
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Yo dog, I heard you like donuts...
The ultimate problem with this new comment system (it blows completely) is that there are no longer replies to most comments, because no one sees most comments.
Today's Big Balls Trophy goes to 'guy in a truck'.
The new comment system is HORRIBLE.


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Ceat Tyres has teamed up with Mumbai Police for a unique initiative. Several breath analyzers have been placed across the city. This will tell individuals the alcohol level in their system and provide them an insight whether they should or should not be driving.
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If there's an in-app purchase for an app, right now all you see on the app's page on the Play Store is that there are some. But you don't see what they are or how much they cost. Soon, you will see the true cost of apps.
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So this article is quite loopy if you ask me.. a poor sweet Icelandic girl is being denied an updated passport because her NAME doesn't pass Iceland naming guidelines.. umm what? Yeah, you read that right. When a baby is born in Iceland, within 6 months of birth that must have their name submitted for approval.. there is a bank of 1,000+ boy and girl names that have been approved and obviously it must fall under one of those.. Yes.. you are still reading something that is REAL!
The girl in the article, her parents are both from France and never went ahead and got her name submitted or obviously approved.. now they are trying to vacation to France and the Icelandic government is putting a halt to it all.. umm yeah.
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I'm in no way desperate for a boyfriend but I would love to meet someone new that could escalate into a possible relationship. I'm hopeless when it comes to dating, it just very rarely happens for me. If I ask to be set up would I appear desperate?
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South Africans cut back on household insurance as recession bites
22% of respondents to a new online poll conducted by ooba, South Africa's leading bond origination company, say they have no household insurance cover, while 14% say they have cut back on coverage in order to pay lower premiums, as last year's recession continues to impact on consumers. Only 3% said they have increased their coverage.
"These numbers are concerning," says Bradd Bendall, Head of Sales ooba. "While it is understandable that people are looking for ways to reduce monthly expenditure, given the recession South Africa has experienced, this is one of the last areas where people should be looking to cut corners.
Bendall says that the recent rate cut should provide some light financial relief for consumers and is an opportune time to review their finances.
"Insurance is one of those payments that people tend to make begrudgingly, but with such a high rate of household burglaries in South Africa it is an essential purchase." Official statistics released last year by SAPS for the 2008/09 financial year revealed that there was a 27.3% increase in household robberies on the previous year.
According to the ooba poll, 19% of respondents say they have spoken to a financial advisor to see whether there is a way of reducing household insurance costs without cutting benefits. Bendall says this figure is quite encouraging and advises people who are struggling financially to follow this route rather than automatically deciding to cancel or reduce cover. Deats says people will be surprised at how much they can reduce their monthly premiums by shopping around and tailoring solutions to best suit their particular needs.
"When times are tough and people are struggling to make ends meet, insurance is often one of the first costs to be cut but one should really think twice before cancelling any existing policies as the consequences if something does happen can be extremely severe for family and dependants."
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With the Colorado Rockies headed into the season with a young pitching staff, it stands to reason that Walt Weiss would be craving a veteran pitcher with the ability to get ground ball outs to bolster the staff. Enter pitcher Jon Garland. Garland was with the Seattle Mariners this spring but was not going to make the opening day roster. He boldly requested his unconditional release at that time and the Rockies pounced quickly.
It has to take some guts for a guy to request his release. I mean he didn't pitch last season and didn't pitch much in 2011. You might think the guy would accept a minor league deal and try to work his way upwards but no. Garland must have known that he had performed well enough to be an asset to another team. The Rockies certainly jumped on with both feet. Garland might be their fifth starter but also has the ability to come in from the pen.
Most of his outings have come as a starter so it appears that Weiss would want to lean in that direction with him. He might not be always lights out but he is exactly the kind of pitcher that the Rockies need. He gets a lot of grounders. Also he is veteran enough to have healthy experience but not over the hill enough to be ineffective.
If you look at his numbers you will see as well that he is an innings eater. Several times over the course of his career he has hit the 200 innings mark or close to it. The Rockies apparently were kicking themselves for not grabbing Garland when they could earlier this year. As soon as he was available, they snatched him up and don't appear ready to let go.
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In those times, luckily, I had the opportunity to have a picture with some of Pinoy Big Brother Season 1 housemates who were in the building for some shoot or taping.
I guess, being a staff of a Television network is such an advantage especially on taking a snapshot with the hottest celebrities. For this reason, I made sure to have that sparkling moment.
Now, check out my pictures with some of the celebrities I encountered. In this entry are Uma, Cass and Jason of Pinoy Big Brother Season 1.
First on my list is Uma. What can I say about Uma? Oh well, he has the looks that could launch a thousand ships. In short, he's handsome. In terms of character, he's very quirky and cool to hang out with. I didn't have any specific encounter with him. However, whenever I see him in ABS-CBN, I always see him playing around with other celebrities - both male and female. Plus, his deep voice sometimes contradicts his jolly personality.
I know that Uma still has a career. He hosts a Travel show with Katherine de Castro.
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In terms of looks, her complexion is her advantage. Plus, she has a very Filipina look. Question, where is Cass nowadays?
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Hello, I am not a DBA, so I am hoping to get some assistance here. We have a Linux based Sybase 9 install. My Raid Device it is on is only 55GB. We have purged a great deal of data from our database, but now I need to reclaim the space, just so we know where we are as things grow again. Here are my table files on disk:
./data/CDSACT.DAT: 23G
./data/CDSACT.IDX: 11G
./data/CDSARC.DAT: 3.4G
./data/CDSARC.IDX: 1.6G
./data/CDSRMT.DAT: 1.1G
./data/CDSRMT.IDX: 1.1G
./data/CDSMSC.DAT: 2.0G
./data/CDSMSC.IDX: 1.1G
./data/tiger.db: 369M
./data/tiger.log: 5.3G
./data/TIGER_PRODUCTION.dbs: 257M
./data/TIGER_ACCOUNTING.dbs: 257M
./data/TIGER_SYSTEM.dbs: 258M
./data/TIGER_INDEXES.dbs: 257M
tiger-server:/opt/sybase # df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/md2 6.1G 466M 5.6G 8% /opt
/dev/md4 55G 50G 2.8G 95% /opt/sybase/data
It looks like my log is huge as well. I should probably figure out how to truncate that.
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Jun 2, 2010 at 11:41 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
I forwarded to a Sybase DBA friend. You're going to have a hard time finding Sybase expertise in this community, I'm afraid.
Jun 2, 2010 at 11:57 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
I asked a Sybase expert but one of the issues, apparently, with Sybase is that they make two products: ASE for enterprises and ASA for embedded use. This is Sybase ASA so top Sybase experts don't even know when they are looking at, unfortunately.
Log truncation might work. You can also just pump null into it.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 9/4/2012 (1962 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
TEL AVIV -- A meeting this Friday in Istanbul between the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany and Iran is probably one of the most important international events in decade.
It will determine whether Iran is sincerely ready to compromise on its nuclear plans, or whether it will use the negotiations as a delaying tactic while continuing its plans to become a nuclear power and a regional leader.
Iran was the first to signal its readiness to compromise on this issue. In a televised speech in early February, the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said: "The Iranian nation has never pursued and will never pursue a nuclear weapons program. The Islamic Republic -- logically, religiously and theoretically -- considers the possession of nuclear weapons a grave sin. Iran believes that the proliferation of such weapons is senseless, dangerous and destructive."
The Western reaction was cautious. The West believed this sensational statement was made to ease economic sanctions that were causing great suffering in Iran. The West decided to tighten the sanctions. But in the diplomatic corridors, Khamenei's statement received better attention. It was obvious Iran was signalling a change in its position. The U.S. decided to explore this possibility.
The U.S. used Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's invitation to attend the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee's annual conference to co-ordinate its Iranian position with that of Israel. Beyond the "strong" public statements, Israel and the U.S. reached an agreement: Netanyahu won a clear commitment from U.S. President Barack Obama that should negotiations fail, the U.S. will strike, together with Israel and several European allies at Iran's nuclear facilities. For his part, Netanyahu gave Obama enough rope for negotiations and did not set any time limit for these negotiations.
Now came the time for diplomacy and the "messenger" was Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Obama knew, of course, Iranian-Turkish relations have soured, mostly because of Turkish attitude toward Syria. Iran disliked the fact Erdogan turned his back on Bashar Assad and questioned Erdogan's loyalty and sincerity. But there was no other messenger.
Thus, Obama met with Erdogan in Seoul, South Korea, for two hours. Obama wanted Erdogan to explain to Khamenei that time for a peaceful solution is running out and Iran should take advantage of the window for negotiations.
Erdogan met with Kamenei on March 29. Iran responded favourably to the idea of negotiations. But it had some reservations about the venue. In the past, it was ready to meet in Istanbul. But now, because of Turkish enmity to Syria, it preferred the talks be held in Baghdad.
Days of intense negotiations followed. At the end, it was agreed the meeting of the P5-plus-one will be held in Istanbul. If there is enough progress in the talks, the next meeting will be held in Baghdad.
The road to Istanbul was now wide open. The U.S. and its allies have presented publicly their positions:
The U.S. accepts an Iranian program for low-grade uranium enrichment for non-military purposes.
The U.S. insists on an enhanced and more extensive inspection rights for the International Atomic Energy Agency, including access to previously closed sites.
The removal from Iran of all 20 per cent enriched uranium, possibly to Russia. So far, Iran has produced about 100 kilograms of 20 per cent enriched uranium -- less than is required to produce a single bomb.
The U.S. is also demanding the closure of the nuclear facility at Fordou, deep under a mountain near the holy city of Qom.
As expected, Iran rejected these public conditions, but it agreed for the negotiations to open in Istanbul Friday. Iran also signalled its desire to enlarge the scope of the negotiations to include other political subjects, such as the West's efforts to unseat Assad in Damascus and smuggling of arms by Saudi Arabia and Qatar to the Syrian rebels.
The West, meanwhile, wants to limit the scope of negotiations only to the nuclear issue only with other Middle East issues to come later.
Samuel Segev is the Winnipeg Free
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Kavya Madhavan, the actress who is all set to make a comeback, says that it was Dileep's guidance which helped her in the beginning of her acting career.
The actress shared her memories about Dileep, through a special column in Grihalakshmi magazine. Kavya remarks that she learned how to approach a movie, from Dileep.
At the beginning of her career, Kavya was totally clueless about how to pick the right projects. Whenever she feels confused, the actress used to take advice from Dileep and director Lal Jose.
According to Kavya Madhavan, she was a highly innocent person, who used to believe everyone around her. But the bitter experiences changed her completely.
Now, Kavya is a very reserved person who prefers to be with her family. The actress says that she has only four true friends in her life and maintains a good relationship with them.
In the column, actor Suresh Gopi has asked Kavya to think about a remarriage. Kavya replied to the actor, saying that marriage and family is not in her dreams anymore.
It was rumoured Kavya divorce Nishal, due to her affair with Dileep. Both the actors have strongly denied the reports, stating that they are just good friends.
But the rumours started doing rounds again when Dileep divorced Manju Warrier. Kavya has been blamed for the divorce, even though the actress continues to deny the affair.


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I just met this very hot guy, we kissed at a party and he wants to see me again.. he seems perfect... but 1 year younger :/
Would it be a turn-off for you?
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1 year difference is barely noticeable.
A lot of guys like older women as well, because they are mature and therefore provide more security and support (and experience).
And honestly, women tend to live longer than men in general. So why would it matter if they are older?
I myself would tend to date girls who are within a 4 years older / younger range than me. But then again, when fate happens it happens. I'm not going to deny myself happiness because of a stupid number.00|00|0


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Consistency and Aggregation in Individual Choice Under Uncertainty
It is common in studies of individual choice behavior to report averages of the behavior under consideration. In the social sciences the mean is, indeed, often the quantity of interest, but at times focusing on the mean can be misleading. For example, it is well known in labor economics that failure to account for individual differences may lead to incorrect inference about the nature of hazard functions for unemployment duration. If all workers have constant hazard functions independent of duration, simple aggregation will nonetheless lead to the inference that the hazard function is state-dependent, with the hazard of leaving unemployment declining with duration of unemployment. Similarly, a recent study in psychology has shown that the "learning curve," a monotonically increasing function of response to a stimuli, is better understood as an average representation of individual response functions that are, in fact, more step-function-like. As such, the learning curve as commonly understood is a misleading representation of the behavior of any one individual. These observations motivate us to consider the question of possible aggregation bias in the realm of choice under uncertainty. In particular, Cumulative Prospect Theory posits a weighting function through which probabilities are transformed into decision weights. An inverted S-shaped weighting function is commonly taken to be "the" appropriate weighting function, based on quite a number of experimental studies. This particular version of the weighting function implies, in simple two outcome lotteries, that an individual will tend to overweight small (near 0) probabilities and to underweight large (near 1) probabilities. A natural question to ask, suggested by both the hazard function and the learning curve examples, is whether this weighting function is not, similarly, an artifact of aggregation. Of course, no one believes that every individual's behavior can be accounted for by a single weighting function. Studies have shown that there can be considerable variation in estimated weighting functions across individuals. But no one, to our knowledge, has systematically addresses the question of whether, in fact, one can meaningfully use a single weighting function, even as a rhetorical device, to accurately discuss individual choice behavior. If most individuals indeed do have an inverted S-shaped weighting function, then this representation of choice behavior is not misleading, provided it is clear that one is discussing the behavior of "most," not all, individuals. We focus on the reliability of estimated weighting functions. We study the problem of determining the parameters of the cumulative prospect theory function. Using responses to paired sets of choice questions, it is possible to derive estimates for a two-parameter version of the Cumulative Prospect Theory choice function (using a power function for the value function and Prelec's one parameter version of the weighting function). By analyzing multiple such pairs of choice questions, we are able to also investigate the consistency of these estimates. Our main finding is that there is, in general, considerable variation at the individual level in the choice parameters implied by the responses to the different pairs of choice questions. The modal choice pattern observed is one consistent with expected value maximization, and there is considerably less variation (again, at the individual level) in the parameters implied by those who appear to be maximizing expected value on one pair of choice questions than for those who never choose in this way. But these individuals account for only about one-fifth to one-sixth of subjects. For the rest of the subjects, it is rare that any two pairs of estimates are the same, and often the implied parameters
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- Kiefer, Nicholas M, 1988. "Economic Duration Data and Hazard Functions," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 26(2), pages 646-679, June.
- Tomomi Tanaka & Colin F Camerer & Quang Nguyen, 2006. "Poverty, politics, and preferences: Field Experiments and survey data from Vietnam," Levine's Bibliography 122247000000001099, UCLA Department of Economics.
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It's Friday afternoon and most of us deserve a yummy drink to soothe the nerves and prepare for the weekend. This Tequila Blu Strawberry Cooler is just what you need!
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45ml Tequila Blu
20ml Strawberry puree
10ml Monin Rose Syrup
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- Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well.
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My name is Sean. I'm a city kid, having spent all my life in Sydney,Australia. I don't look like your typical Aussie stereotype. My heritage is predominately European, and you can see that in my dark features. Black thick hair, shaved short on the sides with a bit of length on top. Strong brow, dark brown eyes, prominent jaw line and stubble (I HATE being clean shaven). I'm what you would definitely call "handsome".
I've spent most of my life being a slim guy, my body has just started to tone up how I'd like it. You'll hear more about my body later in this story...but the point is I'm pretty shy. Not the most confident kid in the world.
The same can't be said about my friends, who have organised a game night that I reluctantly agreed to go to. I knew all the guys going were gay, and this put me off because I knew there would be a lot of strong personalities. But my closest friend David insisted I go so here I am.
I knocked on his apartment door and David answered.
"Holy shit, you're actually not that late for once!"
David is a great looking guy. Wearing a singlet and loose gym shorts, you could see his defined arms and legs. His singlet curved into his back, showing off it's muscled definition. He's about the same height as me, 5'10, but he's much stronger than I am. His singlet was quite loose so that at least one nipple was on show at any given time. He had a great body, and he liked to show it off. He's cute as hell as well. With longish blonde hair and a face of an 18 year old, he's always been popular with the guys.
There's no denying it, he's a looker. But we've been friends since highschool so we've never done anything sexually together. Haven't even seen each other naked. I have always been curious though.
"Come in, will just be the four of us tonight I think. A few people bailed last second."
I walked into his lounge room and saw two guys sitting on his couch. I immediately recognized Marcus, who is much closer to David than me. If David is a muscle man, then Marcus is a muscle GOD. He's a personal trainer so he is built to perfection. Light brown hair and boyish features, he has the most adorable cheeky grin. He's wearing a tight black t-shirt that looks like a second skin to his perfectly toned body. He was wearing short board shorts that showed off his muscular thighs.
Marcus and I never really got along. He is incredibly arrogant and cocky, the fact that he's only 19 probably doesn't help. But I will admit, I would give anything to see him naked. Thinking about him makes me hard and I'll often catch myself day dreaming about him in a shower...or in my bed.
"Hey Sean looking good, starting to beef up a bit I see. Quite a long way to go though."
"Thanks Marcus...I think." Marcus just laughed in response. "Well it sounded like a compliment in my head."
I turned to the other guy sitting on the couch, someone I didn't recognize.
"Sean this is Phil. Phil, Sean."
Phil was cute as hell. He also had light brown hair and he facially reminded me of Dave Franco. Only difference is Phil was TALL. He looked at least 6'5. He was wearing a baggy t-shirt and shorts that showed off nice defined arms and legs. But because he was so tall there was a lanky awkwardness about him...something I related to. I was immediately attracted and found myself wondering if he was single...
"Alright!" David shouted. "Drink time! What should we play first?" Marcus chimed in immediately. "Let's play Tekken Tag 2 on the PS3!"
And so the night began. I started out being awkwardly shy (like usual) but as we all began to drink and loosen up I found myself having a good time and joining in on the loud conversations. Marcus was as obnoxious as ever, making crude anal sex jokes pretty much every 30 seconds. David was a gracious host, making sure we always had drinks in our hands (or on Phil's lap at one point thanks to Marcus acting like a tool). Me and Phil talked quite a bit as well. I learned he was 26 and had only been out of the closet for a year and was getting used to the "gay scene". My heart dropped when he told me how he had met Marcus...on grindr for a hookup. But I tried to not let that bother me even though I was extremely jealous (of them both).
We played Playstation, played old board games and even played poker. By midnight we were all heartily drunk and running out of games to play.
"This is getting boring. Let's do something exciting." Marcus said grabbing the deck of cards. "Let's play strip poker!"
"No way!" I shouted, and looked to David and Phil for backup. But I could tell they didn't hate the idea. "don't be a faggot Sean, It will be fun." Marcus was already dealing out cards.
I was torn. There was no way I wanted to be naked in front of these guys. They made me feel way too self conscious. But at the same time, the idea of seeing their naked bodies excited the hell out of me. Plus, I won most of the hands when we were playing regular poker, so I was confident I could beat them again.
"Won't it be weird if we see each other naked?" I asked David. "Honestly, I'm too drunk to care. It will be fun." I could tell David was excited. Phil didn't say anything the entire time. But when he was dealt his cards he picked them up almost a little too eagerly.
"Ok, fine. Deal me in." What have I done?
"Ok, person with the worst hand each round has to take off an item of clothing. To be fair, let's take off all our shoes and socks now." We did, all of us rushing so we could start.
The first hand went perfectly. Marcus lost. He stood up took a step back and peeled his black t-shirt off. His torso is beautiful, his nipples looked hard on his perfect pecs and he has an 8-pack that moved down to a sculpted V. He was completely hairless, probably because he did body building shows.
"It's cold in here!" He laughed as he sat back down.
David and Phil both lost the next hands. One by one they each removed their tops. I've seen David shirtless countless times, but he looked even more toned than usual when he threw his singlet off. Phil had a swimmers build despite being so tall...he had a tuft of chest hair and his nipples were quite small and pink...I immediately imagined my tongue around them. So far so good.
The next hand...shit. I lost. I stood up and removed my t-shirt. My body was slimmer than theirs, but I had definitely made progress lately. My chest is flat, but my stomach has developed a nice 6 pack. And I've finally managed to develop a V shape that frames my black curly treasure trail that leads down my shorts. My nipples were immediately hard and I could tell all three guys noticed as they were staring at me so intently. I awkwardly sat down and tried not to think about it.
The next had was dealt. Fuck sake...I lost again.
"That's two in a row Sean, lose the shorts!" Marcus chimed. David and Phil said nothing, but they looked at me as I got up and slowly unzipped my shorts and pulled them down. I regret my underwear choice.
Tonight, for some reason, I decided to wear the skimpiest pair of light blue Emporio Armani jocks. They were at least a size too small because they were skin tight. You could clearly see the outline of my semi-hard dick, and from where David and Phil were sitting I knew they could see my balls from where the underwear stuck out.
"Fuck, nice jocks Sean! Give us a twirl!" I slowly turned around and and could feel the underwear riding halfway up my ass cheeks. Even before I started to tone up I always had the most perfect little bubble butt. It's probably my favorite part of my body. But it was still embarrassing having Marcus wolf whistle and David and Phil laughing as I spun around. I took a seat without saying a word and Marcus dealt the next hand.
I was starting to freak out. I didn't think I would do so badly. If I lost one more hand I would have to get completely naked in front of these guys. I don't think I could do it. We played the hand.
I lost. I fucking lost.
"WHOOOO!!!" All three guys started cheering and clapping when they realized I lost the hand. I felt sick. There was no way I could get naked in front of these guys. I tried to back out.
"No way, you agreed to play and you lost. Stand up and take them off!" I couldn't believe these words came from Phil. "He's right Sean, fair is fair." said David with a grin. All three guys were against me.
I stood up and took a step back, all guys staring at my crotch intently. I hooked the waistband of my jocks with my thumbs and slowly started to pull down, displaying my trimmed pubic hair and the base of my dick...but I stopped.
"I can't do it guys, please don't make me."
Before I even knew what was happening Marcus jumped up, grabbed my jocks and yanked them down to my ankles, my semi hard dick hanging out freely. I was shocked for a second and just stood there, dick on show. Then I covered my crotch out of modesty.
"Nope, we want to see it. no covering it." And with that Marcus stood behind me and grabbed my arms, forcing them behind my back exposing me once more. I tried to break free but there was no way I could get out of Marcus' iron grip. As I struggled my cock bounced around for Phil and David to see, getting harder and harder until it was at it's full 8 inches and straight as an arrow. David, my best friend for years, was staring right at my hard cock and balls...and I have to admit it turned me on. I could see Phil readjusting his own crotch as he saw me completely naked and exposed against my will by Marcus.
"We've all seen it now, no point covering it." And Marcus let me go. I didn't try to cover it this time. I just stood there a bit out of breath and let all three men stare at my naked body. After what felt like an eternity, I sat back down.
"What happens if Sean loses the next hand? He's already naked?" Phil asked. "We'll just make him do something else. Something fun" Marcus said with his trademark cheeky grin. I still wanted to see the other guys naked, and at this point it felt like the worst had happened anyway. So I played the next hand. I was wrong.
For the fourth time in a row, I lost the hand.
"I think we should see Sean's ass, what do you guys think?" Marcus asked. David just nodded with a smile while Phil looked me right in the eye and said "fuck yeah." This boy was getting bolder. I figured they had already seen my dick, so showing them my ass wasn't a big deal. I stood up and turned around so they could see my perfect bubble butt. I grabbed at my cheeks a bit and even gave it a light spank before turning around to sit down again.
"That's it? No way. Get on all fours on the floor with your ass facing us." I was shocked. "There's no way I'm doing that guys." Marcus just grinned. "You know I WILL make you if you don't." I did know this. He had proven that before.
I turned around once more, and got onto all fours on the floor, my ass pointed right in the direction of David, Phil and Marcus. "Arch your back more!" shouted Marcus. "And spread your legs a little bit so we can see your hole." Phil added in.
I did as they asked. I could feel the air on my pink hole so I knew it was visible to the guys. I also knew they could see my balls and hard cock dangling in between my legs. I was humiliated. I was shocked. But most of all...I was turned on. The idea of these three guys being so eager to see the most intimate parts of my body made me rock hard. My inhibitions were lost.
"I want to see his hole more clearly." I looked back to see Marcus walk over and kneel beside me. I felt his hands grab both of my cheeks and pull them apart as far as they could go. "That a better view guys?" I looked back and I could see that both David and Phil had pulled their dicks out and were stroking them slowly. They didn't say anything, but Phil moaned a little after Marcus had made my hole completely exposed. "I want to see as well, Sean, keep your ass apart like this."
I used my hands to keep my ass cheeks pulled apart, but to do so I had to have my head on the ground and could no longer see the guys. I had never been more vulnerable in my life.
"Well we've all got our dicks out now so let's change the rules. The person who WINS the next hand gets to play with Sean's ass." Hearing this excited me and I was eager to hear who won. I listened as they played the next hand.
"Well, I guess I'm the lucky guy then." It was Phil! I stayed in that same position and waited for Phil to approach me. He was right behind me, but he wasn't touching me. I was getting impatient. I started to play with my hole with one of my fingers to encourage him to start. He swatted my finger away. "Don't." That's all he said. "don't". After what felt like an eternity...it happened. I felt his tongue flick at my hole. The sudden impact of his touch made me moan loudly, much to David and Marcus' enjoyment.
"Fuck yeah...FUCK YEAH." Phil's tongue started gently, playing with my balls and taint before swirling around my exposed hole. Before long he grabbed my thighs and was burying his tongue into my ass, forcing it deeper and deeper. I was moaning like crazy. Not just because my wet hole was being stimulated but because I knew I was being watched. By my best friend and a muscle God. Both of them stroking their hard cocks as they watched me submit to the pleasure Phil's tongue was bringing me. And just like that...Phil stopped. He got up, with a smirk on his face, and went back to his seat.
"He taste's amazing."
I was lying on the floor shaking at what had just happened. My ass was still in the air, my hole felt cool as the air met the moisture left by Phil's tongue. I was stunned and silent as the guys started playing the next hand.
"Well seeing as Phil has lubed Sean up, let's make this the last round. Winner gets to fuck him until he cums." Hearing this made my body tingle. I was about to be fucked by one of these sexy guys. I didn't care who it was, I would be happy with any of them. "Fuck YES!." Marcus won the final hand. And the prize was my ass.
"Get on your back, I want to see your face when I fuck you." I did as Marcus commanded. All three guys surrounded me. David to my left, Phil to my right and Marcus between my legs. I got to see them all naked properly for the first time. David's cock curved slightly upwards and looked to be about 7 inches. He had no pubic hair and his full looking balls hung low. Phil's dick was average length, but it was THICK. His black pubic hair was bushy and untamed, something about this turned me on. But it was Marcus' hard cock that excited me the most. It must have been 9 inches at least. He also had no pubic hair, but his dick would look enormous regardless. I knew I was in for a bit of pain.
Marcus slid a condom on as Phil pulled my legs up and started to rim me again. This time he was rough and occasionally spat on my hole. It felt amazing, but he was buttering me up for the main prize. Marcus grabbed my legs and pulled me into him. He positioned the head of his giant cock and pushed it against my slippery hole. "You may want to distract yourself with something, because this is going to hurt."
I knew he wasn't lying. "David", I said, "Sit on my face." David seemed a little stunned for a moment, but he quickly raised one leg over my head and started to lower his perfect ass over face. With one hand I grabbed his hard cock, and with the other I grabbed his thigh and eased his hole onto my mouth. As I felt Marcus' cock enter me, I flicked my tongue over David's hole. I had heard him moan a few times, but from a room next door. To be the one causing my best friend to moan like this excited me so much I barely noticed the pain of Marcus' throbbing dick stretching my hole. Meanwhile Phil's hands were exploring my body, playing with my nipples, stroking my cock.
Before long I could feel Marcus' entire member inside of me and once the pain subsided all I could feel was insane pleasure. He started to thrust and as he did I moaned and my tongue delved deeper into David's smooth hole causing him to shout out in pleasure.
"Get off him David, he's my prize." David climbed back over and I was disappointed at first. But then Marcus grabbed my waist and started to pummel me harder than I have ever been fucked before. "FUCK, FUCK YES! FUCK MEEE!!" I had never felt pleasure so intense in my life as Marcus continued to plow me as Phil and David watched stroking their own hard dicks.
"I'm going to cum!" Phil shouted. He positioned his dick beside my face and I instinctively opened my mouth. Next thing I feel Phil's hot cum all over my face and in my mouth. The taste of his sweet cum made my dick hard as a rock, bouncing back and forth as Marcus continued to fuck me. David lent down and started kissing me. Our tongues deeply exploring each others mouths, both of us tasting Phil's cum that was left on my lips. David began to moan and kiss me harder as I felt him cum over my chest and neck. Next was my turn.
"I'm going to cum, fuck me harder!" I screamed. Without touching my dick, I could feel my orgasm brewing from the mere pleasure of Marcus's dick massaging my prostate, and before I knew it I was cumming everywhere. All over myself and all over Phil and David. Marcus' thrusts intensified and he began to quiver as I felt him cum inside me.
All four of us collapsed on the floor, me completely drenched in three people's cum. We were all naked and covered in sweat. David continued to kiss me gently as the four of us layed there out of breath for a good ten minutes.
After we all recovered and showered (together of course) we left David's apartment.
"Sooo, mind if I crash at yours Sean?" Phil asked.
One thing is for sure...I won Game Night.