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Fear not remorse, for it is birthed in high expectations.
Dedicated to U.S. state-level civil rights- and economic- initiatives to decriminalize and cease imprisonment for possessing marijuana or other recreational drugs.
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The Dodo, The Crow
In a verdant field surrounding a farm lived a Dodo and a Crow.
One year the farmland was sold. The Dodo and the Crow watched in silence from nearby bushes, while the old farmer glanced about at his past, stared down into his future, then slapped his straw hat against his leg like a horsewhip and walked away.
Soon came a horde of earthmovers crawling with construction workers, who ripped up the crops, trees and wild underbrush -- to build a parking lot and tract homes.
The Dodo ran about in circles. It squawked
Aphorism of the Week -- October 19, 2013
Silence can roar.
Dedicated in admonishment of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Catholic Archdiocese's clerical leadership's suppression of recent allegations of priestly sexual misconduct -- seeking to protect the body of the Church at the expense of its soul.
Parable of the Week
The Small Soul, The Great Soul
Great Sky River flowed above two raven-haired women of a forest tribe, long ago.
One young woman lived her life back turned, instead of face on.
She combed her long, black hair to entice the young men, but cared nothing for what lay beyond the cypress forest, or the far shore of Great Sky River.
Over years spent neither exploring nor questioning, her spirit shrank into a hard little ball and died, long before the death of her body.
But the
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Absolutism is the greatest, yet most destructive, passion on earth. -- via Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete
Dedicated in supplication to the mainstream of the GOP Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, that they consider whether their goal of smaller, more effective U.S. governance will indeed be well-served by their Tea Party wing's distinct goal of defaulting and amputating the U.S. government.
Parable of the Week
The Winner, The Loser
None remembered how they'd crossed an ocean to find their home, this band of contented islanders who fished for their livelihoods.
The king of the islanders grew bored one morning, and decided to hold a race. He invited all comers to contest who could most quickly run all the way round their large island.
One by one or in small groups,
Aphorism of the Week
Don't exist in the past. Don't exist in the future. Exist now.
Dedicated in admonishment of the U.S. House of Representatives' insistence on returning to a past where the Affordable Care Act did not exist -- and, in attempting so, to injure America's economic health and future.
Parable of the Week
The Door, The World
Swooning in adoration of a beautiful girl from his village, a boy abandoned his father's house.
Loitering by the front door of the girl's villa, the boy bowed to her father at the entryway, and, seeing through it the girl smile radiantly at him from an atrium balcony, asked permission of her father to court her.
The girl's father scoffed, replying, "Boy, you have no family, no money, nor even yet hair on your face!"
Then the girl's father stepped out
Aphorism of the Week
Act on impulse and reap regret.
Dedicated to the call to question past assumptions of the role of the U.N. versus the U.S. as the world's policeman, and the predisposition to use military action before exhausting all diplomatic and economic sanctions to enforce government morality.
Parable of the Week
The Sunflower, The Barrenwort
The Sunflower dwelt in a small, tree-lined garden.
It grew tall, sinuous and broad of leaf in the fulsome light of warm days, and seeded many children.
But some fell into shade, and the Sunflower's face turned away as those children withered and died -- from lack of a soupçon of the sun's brilliant tang on their yearning leaves.
The Barrenwort dwelt in the same garden, beneath the dark crook of a tree.
It too grew broad, ruddy red
Aphorism of the Week
Shed new light -- or be a candlemaker.
Dedicated to the charitable fund-raining drive for homeless veterans, Blistering at the Margins, of the Flagstaff Freethinkers and the Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for Arizona, Serah Blain -- who is living on the streets with the homeless vets during the drive. Such dedicated charity by the atheist community will lead those who have wrongly presumed atheists are immoral to question the basis of their own morality.
Parable of the Week
The Negated, The Affirmed
It was her caste, in this ancient land.
But she believed -- believed more than anything in her young life -- that she was the true equal of any who trod the soil of their land carrying the red spot of the highborn.
Slavishly working into the
Aphorism of the Week
Level is the path to the peak of Shambhala.
Dedicated in admonishment of the Egyptian military's and secular leadership's fall into the same trap as the theocratic elected government that preceded its coup: The inability to question the assumption that eliminating human rights can ever be just.
Parable of the Week
The Climber, The Precipice
Pride etched the stony face of a rock climber, who could scale the sheerest cliff or overhang using just her iron fingers and toes, and her iron stomach.
Cliffs from which most men turned away in fright she leapt upon -- her fingers digging into cracks too small to see from below.
Yet one day the climber chanced upon a precipice scoured by the breath of the underworld -- a sheer, volcanic glass wall so vertical and pristine, that
Aphorism of the Week
Hope is not a strategy.
Dedicated to the past EPA heads of GOP Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush -- Bill Ruckelshaus, Lee Thomas, William Reilly and Christine Todd Whitman -- for their support of immediate Presidential Executive Action to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions and support clean-energy industries, to prevent human-caused global warming from becoming "locked in" and endangering Earth's survival; and dedicated in admonishment of the modern GOP's global warming-denialism and consequent heedlessness of their potential commission of Terracide.
Parable of the Week
The Faith Healer, The Town Doctor
A rolling vista had long separated the faith healer from the town doctor.
But then the traveling tent rolled over it.
Aphorism of the Week
To create what will be, you must know what is.
Dedicated in admonishment of U.S. President Obama's deletion of "whistleblower protection" from his public website of campaign promises, and his defining of U.S. journalists receiving whistleblowers' leaks as "criminal co-conspirators"; and of the U.S. military's contention that whistleblower Pfc. Bradley Manning gave "aid to the enemy" by providing WikiLeaks diplomatic communiques on corrupt leaders (whose leaks helped spur the Arab Spring) and "classified" Army videos of U.S. drone airstrikes showing the indiscriminate bombing of hundreds of Iraqi and Afghani civilians (including journalists, women and children). The People are never the Enemy, nor should ever be blinded to the unjust acts of their servant, the government.
Aphorism of the Week
There can be no demagogue in the service of reason.
Dedicated in admonishment of the Dubai, UAE courts' imprisonment of raped women for "having sex outside of marriage" -- revealing the willful unreason of a "justice" system so tainted by theocracy and misogyny that it refuses to accept the reality of physical coercion.
Parable of the Week
The Blindered, The Open-Eyed
Bestriding golden wheat and gnarled olive trees sojourned a man and his pair of mares.
Both horses were spirited, and difficult to break to the chore of pulling his carts to the village market.
One mare, however, allowed him to strap blinders on her great, brown head. The vision only of the road ahead pacified the huge horse, and she would settle down and pull the man's cart all day long and into the


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That Time a German Prince Built an Artificial Volcano
When a 18th century German prince visited Mt. Vesuvius in Naples, he insisted on building a replica of it on his estate back home. 200 years later, a chemistry professor brings it back to life
- By Andrew Curry
- Smithsonian.com, August 30, 2012, Subscribe
The smoke began rising above the farm fields and tidy forests of Woerlitz last Saturday morning, puffs of white and black that signaled something unusual. By sunset, thousands of people had gathered on the shores of an artificial lake, listening avidly to ominous rumbles. Dozens more, tipsy with schnapps and wine, floated in candlelit gondolas on the still water.
They were all here to see Europe's biggest, oldest and—as far as anyone knows—only artificial volcano. Completed in 1794, the Stone Island of Woerlitz is a little-known wonder of the Enlightenment, a provincial prince's attempt to bring a bit of Italian drama and grandeur to the farmers of Germany.
Today it's part of the Garden Realm of Woerlitz, a Unesco World Heritage site about an hour's drive south of Berlin. But just a decade ago, this odd structure was condemned, a decrepit ruin covered over with weeds and crumbling stone. After a five-year restoration project, the "volcano" was safe—but silent after nearly two centuries of neglect.
In 2004, the World Heritage site's management turned to Wolfgang Spyra, an enthusiastic chemistry professor at the Brandenburg Technical University with a side interest in historical pyrotechnics, to bring the volcano back to life. "A volcano that can't explode is a very sad volcano, and I wanted to make it happy again," Spyra says. "We wanted to help the volcano get its identity back."
But first, Spyra—who spent a decade as the head of Berlin's criminology lab and signs his e-mails "the Eruptor"—had to do a little historical detective work to figure out how an artificial volcano had risen out of this decidedly un-volcanic region of Europe in the first place.
The trail led back to Leopold III Friedrich Franz, prince and duke of Anhalt-Dessau, who ruled a small kingdom near the modern-day town of Dessau in the 18th century. Born in 1740, Franz was an unusually enlightened ruler, even for the Age of Enlightenment. In his mid-20s, he went on a grand tour of Europe, a rite of passage for the continent's nobility.
Franz's travels took him to London, Paris, Marseilles, Rome, Venice and Naples, where the 27-year-old princeling was captivated by the smoldering Mount Vesuvius and the recent discovery of the buried Roman town of Pompeii.
"Vesuvius must have really impressed him, because 22 years later he came up with the idea to re-create the Gulf of Naples in flat Germany," says Uwe Quilitzsch, the Woerlitz Garden Realm's staff historian. "He saw himself as obliged to enlighten his subjects, and he saw this as a lesson for people who would never get to Naples."
While preparing for the night's eruption, Spyra and Quilitzsch explain some of the volcano's secrets. Franz had his architects build a brick inner building nearly five stories high and cover it with local boulders. At the top, a hollow cone housed a high-ceilinged chamber with three fireplaces. The building's roof also included an artificial "crater," which could be filled with water.
Nearby, Franz built a Greek-style amphitheater and a small villa to serve as his personal study and flooded the corner of his estate to surround the "Stone Island" with water. Then, according to historical accounts, he invited his friends to watch his personal volcano erupt.
But even though the structure had been carefully reconstructed, Spyra and his team didn't have much to go on when it came to re-creating the event: Only one contemporary image of the volcano's eruption, a painting from 1794, exists. "We needed to figure out if it was a realistic depiction or fantasy," Spyra says.
Spyra wondered if the sole surviving painting of an eruption reflected reality or was a painterly exaggeration. By comparing the size of the volcano in the painting to the size of the real thing, which rises nearly 56 feet above the river that flows past, he could then tell that the smoke in the painting represented a cloud 30 feet high. That, he says, meant the smoke could have been from a natural source—and that the painting was a good guide to what the original "eruption" looked like.
But what kind of wood would they have used? Why was the volcano so far removed from the rest of the prince's property? Why were there three separate fireplaces concealed in a brick-lined chamber under the volcano's peak?
Ironically, the most important clues came from a contemporary critic named Carl August Boettinger, who wrote a lengthy eyewitness report in 1797 ridiculing the spectacle of a volcano plunked down in the middle of the eccentric prince's estate. While making fun of Franz, Boettinger described the "eruption" in detail—from the water released from the concealed "crater" at the top of the volcano to simulate lava to the red lamps that gave the pile of stone an otherworldly glow.
With that to go on, "we started out by researching what the people of the time might have used for fireworks," Spyra says. Gunpowder, pitch and sulfur were readily available to 18th-century pyrotechnicians, most of whom were military men intimately familiar with explosives. Bengal fire—a bright blue or red flame not unlike today's road flares—was also well-known.
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I'm a long time MS Outlook user. If you use Outlook, why would you need ECCO Pro?
Are they somewhat overlapping or downright redundant?
Hope this isn't a dumb question. Thanks!
I'm a long time MS Outlook user. If you use Outlook, why would you need ECCO Pro?
Are they somewhat overlapping or downright redundant?
Hope this isn't a dumb question. Thanks!
I agree -- I like the look of ECCO and it seems users have configured it well for GTD. But my company uses Outlook, and I also like to sync my Outlook calendar with Yahoo so my wife can keep track of where I'll be. Are there ECCO users out there who use both ECCO and Outlook, and how do you handle it? Can you export Outlook to ECCO?
When I first read Getting Things Done a few years ago it seemed to me that Ecco Pro--with it's powerful outlining and list-making features--would be the ideal tool to use to implement David Allen's system. But Ecco Pro--perhaps the most powerful PIM ever produced--was already a software orphan, abandoned by the company Netmanage which had acquired it from Arabesque, and I was reluctant to stake everything on something with such an uncertain future. So I e-mailed David Allen and asked him what he thought of GTD on Ecco Pro. My recollection of his response was that he cautioned against any system that required to much of your "inner Geek" to be fully functioning. Excellent advice, though I don't know if it's necessarily more applicable to the very elegant Ecco Pro than anything else out there. Nevertheless, I now consider Ecco Pro largely irrelevant. I now use Outlook with the GTD add-in. And I also use MindManager, which I find is a better outliner than Ecco Pro and it too can integrate with Outlook. I still have Ecco Pro on my system, with huge outlines of notes for different chapters of a book I was working on when my father passed away, which forced me to set that project aside for another day. But my intention is to eventually update and transfer those notes to MindManager and perhaps OneNote. Now what would really be terrific--and something I've begged both Microsoft and Mindjet for--would be a way to link a sub-topic or branch in MindManager to a specific page in OneNote. But back to GTD on Ecco Pro: I should think it would work great, and is certainly worthy of consideration if you're not already using something else. We have wonderful tools available to us these days. The real key is not so much which specific tool we use, but that we use it intelligently and systematically. You can buy a fancy new piece of exercise equipment, but you still have to pedal!
If you haven't already, I would recommend that you give Ecco Pro one more chance using the template that I developed. It has received alot of positive response from beginners and old timers of Ecco Pro. It can be found at the Ecco Pro group on Yahoo.Originally Posted by smithdoug
I also have just created a GTD template using Ultra Recall. This is another program that has piqued my interest as being a nice solution to follow the GTD principles.
Ecco Pro is superb. I have not found another program that allows me to outline my tasks, while viewing their attributes in columns - which I can edit without opening each task item. In my view, this outline/detailed columns feature is crucial to how I view project planning and management - and seems crucial for GTD implementation.I also have just created a GTD template using Ultra Recall. This is another program that has piqued my interest as being a nice solution to follow the GTD principles.
Today, I am not willing to rely on Ecco Pro to keep up with Redmond's endless SP's, etc. My company is Outlook based.
However, I am impressed with Ultra Recall. It does not, however, offer much for Project/Task management that I can discern. Your template for GTD would be a welcome addition. How can we try it?
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Dance the flip-flop
— March 2012, Washington D.C.
There's a particular process that I'm fascinated by, and I tell people about it all the time, but I realized I'd never actually written about it—so here you go.
Let's start with a definition, and then I'll show you some examples.
the flip-flop (n.) the process of pushing a work of art or craft from the physical world to the digital world and back again—maybe more than once
That's pretty abstract. Here's an example recipe:
- Carve a statue out of stone. PHYSICAL
- Digitize your statue with a 3D scanner. DIGITAL
- Make some edits. Shrink it down. Add wings. STILL DIGITAL
- Print the edited sculpture in plastic with a 3D printer. PHYSICAL AGAIN
It's step three above that is most crucial to the flip-flop, because that's where it becomes clear you aren't aiming for fidelity in these transitions from physical to digital and back. That's where your work gets exposed to a whole new set of tools—really, a whole new physics.
The flip-flop can start anywhere. Here's another example:
- Write a note about the flip-flop for your website. DIGITAL
- Print it out. PHYSICAL
- Crumple it up. STILL PHYSICAL
- Take a photo and add it to the original note. DIGITAL AGAIN
When you do the flip-flop, you achieve effects that aren't possible when you dwell in only one world, physical or digital. You also achieve effects that are less predictable. Weird things happen on the walls between worlds.
Here's a real example. It's a little more complicated, and it demonstrates that the steps don't all have to be executed by the same person:
- Sculpt eight different vases. PHYSICAL
- Take photos of those vases. DIGITAL
- Find those photos and combine them somehow into a single vase. DIGITAL
- Print that new vase in plaster with a 3D printer. PHYSICAL
- Take photos of that new vase. DIGITAL
- Make an animated GIF! DIGITAL
It is probably the fate of most fruits of the flip-flop, indeed most works of art, in the early 21st century to end up as animated GIFs.
Here's another example with the contributors separated by space and time:
- Build a house. PHYSICAL
- Take a photo of that house when it's old and abandoned. DIGITAL
- Find that photo and use it to make a small model. PHYSICAL
- Take a photo of that model. DIGITAL
Two more!
First, this project from BERG is a nice tight flip-flop. The recipe goes:
- Compose a message and flash it through an iPad. DIGITAL
- Wave that iPad through the air somewhere. PHYSICAL
- Take a long-exposure photo as you do it. DIGITAL
Finally, here's my very favorite example.
It's not as direct as the recipes above, but it absolutely qualifies as the flip-flop, and it's exemplary of the possibility waiting here. Think of each step below as a broad cultural activity, not a specific personal action:
- Move. PHYSICAL
- Record that motion. DIGITAL
- Cut it up. Slow it down. Watch the results. STILL DIGITAL
- Reenact what you've seen. PHYSICAL AGAIN
- Record that motion. Post it on YouTube. OMG
Honestly, I don't think this wave of stuttering slo-mo choreography would be concievable without video. You need to see a human body move this way on a screen before you can imagine moving it that way on the street.
And what's next? What happens when you give the dancer above a motion capture suit and pipe his moves back into a computer? Nonstop flip-flop.
Here's some more choreography, spectacular in the truest sense, that we simply would not be watching if a set of images hadn't bounced back and forth between the physical and digital worlds for a while:
And that, my friends, is how you dance the flip-flop.
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Ten is a fair age for a Linux distribution that doesn't have massive staff resources to back it up. Klaus Knopper looks back with a sense of satisfaction after just having compiled version 6.4. As a tribute to the community, this version includes only free software.
When the Knoppix 6.0 CD hit the repositories in 2009, users had many reactions: "Back to the command line?" "I always said Unix was an operating system for geeks." "Help, my computer's talking to me!" What had happened? Klaus Knopper had simply set the talking Adriane menu for visually impaired users [1] as the default boot menu, which confused the majority of sighted users.
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Abu Serajuddin, Ph.D, joined St. John's University in September 2008 as Professor of Industrial Pharmacy, after working three decades in the pharmaceutical industry, in both scientific and managerial positions. He is internationally recognized for his contribution to pharmaceutical sciences, especially in the area of formulation design and development.After joining the pharmaceutical industry as an Associate Senior Scientist for Revlon Health Care (later part of Aventis through mergers) in 1976, Serajuddin rose to the position of Director/Executive Director and the US Head of Drug Product Development for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. in 1999. Later, from 2003 to 2008, he served as the Executive Director of Science, Technology & Outsourcing for the company with the global responsibility of developing pharmaceutical technologies, managing science and technology (Global Head, Science & Technology Forum), and outsourcing pharmaceutical product development and pharmaceutical analysis (US only).
In the pharmaceutical industry, he formulated and developed numerous products, many with extremely difficult and challenging development issues. Several products that he developed or co-developed attained blockbuster status in the market. In In recognition of his scientific and professional contributions, he was awarded Fellow status in American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), and American Association of Indian Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAiPS). In 2005, he received the Novartis Leading Scientist Award for extraordinary scientific achievement in research and development and, in 2010, he received the AAPS Research Achievement Award in Formulation Design and Development, which is one of the highest awards given by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS).
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Aunt Alyssa
Fiction, Blackmail, Blowjob, Incest, Teen Male / Female
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Posted: 2012-06-06
Aunt Alyssa is taken advantage of by nephew
Aunt Alyssa
About the time I turned 16, my mom's sister, Alyssa and her new husband, Bob, started to visit more often. I guess Alyssa had settled down now that she had the right man. She had always like to party and had tons of boyfriends over the years, but did not settle on anyone until this past year when she married Bob. So now she was doing "family" things again. I always liked her, but her drinking made that difficult at times. Alyssa would keep drinking until it wasn't fun to be around her any more. So, it was good to see her behave like a normal relative for a change.
They arrived at our house Friday afternoon and mom put out a lot of food like it was Thanksgiving. Although they all had a few drinks, Alyssa handled it very well. She was her lovable, charming self and the evil side of Alyssa did not make an appearance.
The following morning, dad and Bob went fishing. Mom had to work, but promised to be home by 3:30. Mom said that I was to stay home with Alyssa until that time. That was fine with me anyway. I liked to look at Alyssa and I now would be able to give her a good look. I have to say she has the biggest tits I have ever seen. They are huge, like pillows, with long nipples that you could see no mater what she wore. I liked getting attention from her. She had an amazing ass. She was not athletic or ripped, or anything like that, but her body was sexy - round in all the right places with great legs. She also had a habit that I liked. When she was drinking (especially as I got older) she'd give me a long kiss on the cheek while holding my face still. Sometimes she'd lean in and press her body against mine as she did this. The older I got, the harder I'd become when she kissed me. To me, this was like having sex.
I had my eye on her all morning since she chose to wear a silk rob around the house. I knew she was naked under it by the way she jiggled, but I couldn't get a peek at her. I had an idea and went to my room and set up my Go-Pro video camera. It is a small digital cam that downloads to your computer. It has two blinking red lights that tell you its on, otherwise it is impossible to tell that it is running. I put some black tape over the lights to hide them. I was thinking about where I could put it to get a little view of my aunt when she walked into my room. She had put on a sun dress and said she wanted to sit on the deck and enjoy the rest of the morning. She asked if I'd bring her a beer since it was rather warm at 11:00 AM already.
Alyssa drank the first one quickly and asked for a second. By noon she had drank 4 beers and was starting to act like it. For her size, five-foot-two and 135 pounds, she could drink a lot, but this was a very good pace. On her fifth beer she started to complain about the heat and I knew that tone. It was the one that everyone runs from. She shit storm was brewing, but I knew how to handle it. I found that if you just do everything she says when she is in this mood, everything is fine. But, if you try to reason with her, start to argue, or tell her something (anything) she becomes the "uber drama queen" or sometimes just a total bitch. It is something else to watch. All attention will go to her. Alyssa will embarrass you, humiliate you, piss you off, frustrate you, and if you try to do anything about it she will break down in tears like a little girl. I do not mean the little girl you feel sorry for and want to comfort - she becomes a manipulative disruptive brat that you secretly want to run away from home. You can not win. So I just go along and she thinks I'm perfect.
As she complained about the heat she began to unbutton the top her dress. She fans her chest trying to cool off, but it is not working, so she unbuttons a few more. I can now see her magnificent cleavage. To get even cooler she reaches to her bra, slides the straps off her shoulders, and let it slip over her breasts. This lets in more air, but also lets my vision in. She noticed me staring and looked concerned at first, but then smiled, crossed her legs and pulled up her skirt. After a couple more beers she told me that she needed to put on something cooler.
Alyssa asked me to find her blue suitcase that was left somewhere last night. I found it in the front entryway and brought it to her. She calls me to come to my room and when I walk in she is standing there in just her bra and panties. The bra is still somewhat off her shoulders and I can see a lot of her full tits.
"It's okay Mark. I bet you get to see plenty of girls in their underwear." Alyssa said. "A handsome young man like you must have a lot of girlfriends."
"I've dated a couple girls, but that's about it." I replied. "And if I do see them they have their cloths on. None of them would look like you do."
"You meant like an old lady?" She asked.
"No, I mean none of them are filled out like you." I said trying to get my thoughts into words.
"Filled out?" Alyssa said. "You mean I look fat compared to those girls?"
"No!" I exclaimed. "That's not what I mean at all."
"So what do you mean?" She asked.
"I just think you have better proportions." I said trying to find the right words."
"Proportions?" She inquired. "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean . . . built like a woman." I said thinking I nailed it.
"So you are back to the 'old lady' thing." Alyssa snapped.
"I don't know how to say it, but I didn't mean 'old lady'." I continued. "I think you look great and you are built better than any girl in school - way better - not even close."
"You like the way I look?" Alyssa asked.
This is the kind of confrontations she is famous for. Drinking seems to trigger this intensity. You have to answer carefully and correctly of she might go "off".
"I think you look great." I said in my best sexy voice. "I think you look like a Playboy Bunny."
"Oh, you like to look at naked women in magazines?" She said and then giggled a bit. "I'm just teasing. I know you boys like those pictures. Thanks for comparing me to that. It is so sweet of you to say that you like the way I'm built."
With that she gave me a big hug and pressed her lips to my cheek again. This time for a long time. I looked down and with her bra straps loose, I could see her tits and nipples. My cock was so hard and I was so horny that I pushed my hips forward and pressed my body against her. She had to feel my erection. I wanted to feel her up, but held back.
"Do you remember when you were little and would sit on my lap and fall asleep?" Alyssa asked me. "You would nuzzle my breasts in your sleep and try to breast feed. I think you were 6 or 7 the last time you did that. I had on a robe that was open at the top once and you actually succeeded. You began sucking on a nipple until I was aroused. I had to pull up my robe and wake you. It was so funny."
I was surprised that I didn't remember that. I was really surprised that she was telling me that a 7 year old sucking her tits aroused her. That is what I mean about just letting her talk when she's been drinking. You learn to smile and nod a lot.
"Now get me another beer and I'll meet you on the deck." Alyssa said.
I did as she said. When she came out she had on a one-piece swimsuit. I had hoped for a tiny bikini. But, the more I looked, the more interesting it was. The top displayed her tits very will and did not restrain those sexy nipples at all. The bottom was very tight and showed a perfect little cleft between her legs. I was so amazed to be looking at her perfectly outlined pussy mound that I forgot myself.
"Can I have that beer now?" Alyssa asked. "I'm sorry to interrupt you."
"Oh, sorry," I said (still looking at her camel toe). "I forgot I was holding it. Is it cold enough for you?"
"MMmmmmm, it will do nicely." She said as she took it from my hand. "You're looking hot."
"What?" I asked.
"OK, I'll speak a little slower. You . . look . . hot." She repeated. "Don't you want to put on something cooler?"
"Oh. Yes, I think I'll do that." I said. Actually it just occurred to me that I left the camera running a couple hours ago when I was setting it up and left it on my dresser. That meant that I could see my aunt naked. What a lucky mistake.
I took off to the bedroom, shut the door and found the camera still running. I decided to add to the video and stripped down in front of the camera. My cock was as hard as it ever had been. I watched myself in the mirror thinking about how big it was getting. It was just then the door opened and there stood my aunt.
"Mark, you really do look hot," She said in a throaty voice. "Did I do that? I should know better to let you see me in my bra and panties."
"Sorry! I didn't know what to do." I confessed.
"You really have grown." She said staring at my cock. "Did looking at me make you horny? Is that really over me?"
"Yes Alyssa." I again confessed. "First it was your bra and panties and then your swimsuit."
"My clunky old conservative swimsuit did that to you?" She asked in a puzzled voice.
"It fits you really well." I said. "You look really good."
"Sounds like you have been frustrated dating those high school girls." She said. "If they were good girlfriends you wouldn't be so horny."
"Really?" I asked. "You think they need to take better care of me?"
"My boyfriends were never horny for long." She said. "I know how to do things that keep men from being so frustrated."
"Really?" I said again. I ran out of words. I just kept repeating myself.
"A man needs a release every day to stay in control." She said. "Sometimes more than once a day."
"Really?" I stammered.
"Yes silly." Alyssa continued. "I know guys like to masturbate and play with their thing. You didn't do that today did you?"
"No, I was too busy since you've been here. That's OK - I like you being here." I said. Finally some words came out.
"Well, we are not too busy now." She said and moved closer to me.
I could have shot my load as she stepped near. I felt her hand wrap around my cock. Immediately pre-cum began to ooze. Then she dropped to her knees, took a long drink of beer, and began sucking my cock. Her free hand pulled down the straps of her swimsuit.
My cock was pulsing and throbbing. I was going to cum, but she squeezed the base of my balls and the sensation eased. With a "pop" sound she took my cock from her mouth and said, "Would you like to cum on my tits?"
When her hand released my balls I shot my load over her face, neck, and finally her tits. Her tongue lapped at the cum on her lips. She seemed very pleased with herself. She then took another sip of beer, set it down, and then pushed her big, pillowy tits around my cock. I began to tit fuck her. My own cum provided the lubrication. Soon I was shooting another white hot rope of sperm into auntie's tits and face. She put her head down and gave me one more quick suck.
"Isn't that better?" She asked licking the cum off of her fingers. "You won't feel so out-of-control now. Mmmmm, you taste good too."
"I really do feel better now." I said trying to control myself.
"So put on you shorts and join me on the deck. Bring me another beer." She said. "I'll be waiting."
"That's the least I can do." I said smiling. She thought that was funny too. I can't imagine how insane she would have been if I didn't let her suck my cock.
I brought her a couple more beers before she feel asleep in the lounge chair. When mom got home she noticed all the empty cans and figured out what happened.
"Why didn't you call me when she started drinking?" Mom asked. "I hope she sleeps it off and wakes up in a good mood."
"Sorry mom." I replied. "She didn't seem drunk and was having fun."
It was then that I remember the Go-Pro camera again. I had to see it. I ran back to my room, locked the door and hooked it up to the computer. I downloaded the video and then brought up the video editing program. I got to watch my aunt suck my cock over and over again. I had so many orgasms masturbating to her video.
One of the best parts of the video happened when she changed into her swimsuit. Auntie checked herself out in the mirror. She stood there naked looking from side to side, turning to view herself from different angles. Then she cupped those big tits, held them up, and squeezed them together. Her nipples are incredible - they stick out like little erections. Looking very hot, she put her hand between her legs and began to rub her mound. She reached for her beer and poured it down her throat as she played with her pussy. I watched her fingers disappear into her cunt a few times before putting on the one-piece swimsuit.
When I finished in my room I wanted to see what Alyssa was up to. Everything seemed fine as she and mom were talking in the kitchen. Alyssa woke up a little groggy, but in a good mood.
As Alyssa and mom talked, mom asked, "What's this?" and pointed to the shiny white residue on her chest.
"Oh, I was drinking a bit too much. I probably spilled something." Alyssa said in a suspicious voice.
Mom now reached out with her hand to brush it away. It was almost completely dried, but there was some gooey liquid. I couldn't believe my mom was wiping my cum off of my aunt's tits. But it made me hard to watch.
I ran out of time and had to meet friends for our Saturday night party. I thought about bringing the video, but decided to leave it alone for now. I said goodbye and told them I'd see them tomorrow morning - "late in the morning".
Sunday we spent together like a family. We had fun outside in the yard doing dorky things like playing horseshoes and badminton. That evening, dad took us all out to eat at a nice restaurant. It was fun. Everyone had a few drinks (except me), told stories, and enjoyed each other's company.
During the night I kept locking eyes up with my aunt. When I'd catch myself, I'd quickly look away, but I quickly would focus back to her. She looked great in the low-cut dress she wore. It was conservative except for that. It showed off her shape and displayed her cleavage attractively, but didn't look trashy. I thought she had good taste.
My mind kept flashing to yesterday and how those big tits looked full of my cum. Those lovely tits were now on display for all to see in the restaurant. I was having a good time, but my hard cock had ideas of other things.
On Monday, mom and dad had to go into work. I was to stay home and assist Bob and Alyssa (as needed). I normally ran with my friends every day in the summer, but I wanted every chance to spend more time with auntie Alyssa.
I got my chance to be alone with her again when Bob said he wanted to take the car in for an oil change. We both declined his invitation to join him. Alyssa asked him to pick up more beer at the store for her.
"What kind would you like?" Bob asked.
"Anything will do," She answered. "It's just beer."
Bob agreed and headed out to the service station a few miles away. He said he'd call on the way back in case we needed anything else.
Alyssa went to the refrigerator and grabbed a beer as soon as he was gone.
"It was noon." I thought to myself.
Alyssa popped the top, walked over to me, and planted one of those long, sexy kisses on my cheek again. It triggered an instant reaction in my pants and one in my mind too (both my cock and brain were horny). My tongue took over and had to speak in spite of me knowing I should shut-up.
"I had a great time yesterday," I said in some sort of low tone trying to sound sexy.
"Sometimes when I drink a little too much I do things I shouldn't do." Alyssa replied.
"Too bad," My horny tongue spoke again. "I wish you would do those things all the time."
"I enjoyed that too," She continued. "But, we can't do that again. It's dangerous. What would people think if they knew what we did?"
There was something about her phrase that snatched a memory out of the archive. I remembered reading a story on the Internet about a guy who blackmails his mother for sex. My over-stimulated mind and hard cock were encouraging me to do the same.
Then it hit me - the video on my computer was perfect blackmail material.
"Alyssa, I have something I want to show you." I said to her.
"I haven't fallen for that line since I was 15." She said with a laugh.
"Come on." I said laughing with her. "I have a video you will want to see."
"Okay, what is it of?" She asked.
"It has you in it." I said. "So you could call it an Alyssa video."
"Me in it?" She asked. "When did that happen? I don't remember being in any video."
"You wouldn't remember since you didn't see the camera." I explained. "I have this sport camera called a Go-Pro that I accidentally left on yesterday and it made it's own movie."
"What's on the video?" She asked in a very curious tone.
"It was on the dresser in my room Saturday when we did our thing." I said in my horny voice.
"You mean you videoed everything we did in your room?" Alyssa asked then downed the rest of her beer. "Will you get me another beer? Now!"
"Sure," I said and went to the frig. "I thought you'd like to see it."
"I think you need to get rid of the video, Mark." She said as she opened the beer. "I don't want anyone to know what happened. Besides, we did that as friends."
"I will just use it to entertain myself. I had a lot of orgasm watching you already." I said.
"Really?" She said in a surprised voice. "You like to watch this 40 year-old woman?"
Apparently it was both flattering and shocking to her. I could see that the beer was taking the edge off of the situation. I thought I'd encourage her to have a few more. I didn't need to do that, she quickly finished the second beer and headed to get another. I was surprised that she didn't tell me to retrieve one for her (as she normally did).
With her beer in-hand she followed me into my room where I displayed the video on my computer screen. It looked really hot in hi-def. Alyssa was stunned to see how clear and detailed the video was.
"You need to get rid of this!" She said. "It looks bad and you don't know who might find it."
"It's fine where it is." I told her. "Besides, I made a few copies and have them stored on a thumb drive. I want to watch this over and over again. I'd like to show my friends."
"Really?" She said. "You want to show your friends a video of you getting a blowjob from your aunt?"
"They don't know who you are." I said. "I will just show them that this hot babe likes to suck my cock. You don't live around here. They won't know who it is in the video - unless I tell them. If you are nice, I won't tell anyone."
"Nice?" She asked. "What do you mean by 'Nice'?"
"I mean 'Nice' like you were on Saturday." I told her. My horniness had totally taken over. "I want you to be 'Nice' any time I ask."
"Don't tell me what to do!" She said. But there was something in her voice. It seemed like bad acting rather that an emotional response to a sexual request. "What exactly do you expect me to do? How 'Nice' do I need to be?"
"I was thinking about how good your body felt Saturday. I was thinking that your lips felt really good on me." I continued. "You can see what you do to me. You are hot in the video. I want you like that."
"Really?" She continued to act in disbelief.
"Yes," I replied. "and not just your lips. I want to see your camel-toe up close. You look good. I want to feel that too."
For a minute we both got caught up watching me shoot semen on her face and tits.
"When do you plan on doing this?" She asked. "We leave for home tomorrow."
"Now is a good time for me." I said. "Lets hurry before Bob gets back."
Alyssa downed her third beer and headed to the refrigerator. With another beer in hand she followed me back into my room.
"Now I want you to be 'nice' again." I said. "Please, take off your cloths."
Alyssa dropped her dress to the floor, popped open the clasp in the front of her bra, and let her massive tits free. I moved forward and kissed her tits. I could see goose bumps form. I licked her stiff nipples and began sucking. A faint gasp was heard as I continued.
"You have to stop." She said in a very unconvincing voice.
"Take off your panties." I replied.
"Uhhhh!" She gasped again and obediently pushed her panties down off of her hips.
I ran my hands down her body and helped push her panties farther down until they dropped to the floor. She was naked now. And, once again, my fully charged Go-Pro camera was recording every moment of this.
I stood in front of her and undressed myself as she watched. Her mild protests were not sincere and I could feel her sexual tension building.
"Do you remember you said that my cock looked good to you?" I asked and she nodded. "Do you remember you said that you liked how I tasted?"
"Yes I do." She replied.
"Yes - you remember or 'Yes' - you like how I taste?"
"Both." She said.
"Well I want to taste you too." I said putting my hand on her pussy.
"Uhhhh," She moaned again.
"Lay on the bed and spread your legs." I instructed.
Alyssa finished her beer and laid back on the bed. Her legs spread easily.
I put my face close to her pussy and took in the aroma. I nuzzled her slit playfully then took a lick with my tongue.
"Ohh Mark." She moaned. "Ohh my."
I continued licking. Her breathing rate increased. I could hear faint sighs and groans. My tongue found her protruding clit and I sucked and licked it as my finger slid inside her.
"Ohh . . . Mark . . . you . . . ahhhh," Alyssa whimpered. "shouldn't . . . oh my!"
I was no expert at pussy. This was the first time I'd put a tongue in a woman. But, her pussy was very wet and I was sure what that meant. No matter what she said, her body was responding to my tongue. It made me want to go on - to do better. I lapped up her juices and fingered her cunt. I could hear her sighs and moans get louder.
Her ass began to squirm when I sucked her clit, alternating with my flickering tongue. Her ass scooted forward, encouraging my efforts. I had two fingers deep in her as I continued my oral assault.
Feeling her climax building, and her cunt surging under my tongue, I pulled away to get some air. My face was drenched as I looked at my wriggling aunt.
"Oh Mark." She said. "Will you do me a favor and keep doing that for auntie? Ohhh, just a little more and auntie is going to be very greatful!"
I didn't need any more than that. I thought I was going to cum. I pushed my head down and buried my tongue inside her.
"Oh that's good Mark!" She moaned pulling on my head down and grinding her pussy into my face.. "Oh my! Uhhh . . . uhhh . . . uhhh!"
Eating auntie was good, but I wanted more this time. I pulled away once again, stood up, and told her, "Slide up in the bed and spread your legs."
She was very obedient at this point.
"I want to fuck you." I said out of nowhere. "You want to feel my cock auntie?"
She just laid there and motioned with her fingers to encourage me. I crawled up her body and sucked on her tits again. She moaned in obvious pleasure. My cock found her soaking wet opening and slipped into her.
"Ahhhh . . . Ohhhh!" Alyssa gasped. "You are a big boy!"
I rammed my cock in and fucked her steadily. Her hips pushed up at me - rotating in tight circles. I pumped harder and faster and buried my cock into her cunt. I felt my balls bouncing off her sexy ass.
"Fuck me auntie!" I screamed. "You can suck my cock later."
With every word she responded. She liked me talking to her. The more I said - the more she fucked. The dirtier I spoke - the dirtier she fucked.
"You like fucking your nephew, auntie?" I asked. She moaned loudly. "You like fucking 16 year olds, auntie? Do you? Do you?"
"Yes . . . yes, I like fucking 16 year old boys!" She screamed as she locked her legs around my ass as her body jerked. "Ohh you are making me cum!"
I felt her body convulse under me. I erupted instantly. Her pussy got tighter as she climaxed. My hot cum seemed to trigger her orgasms; one after another.
My orgasm must of released blood to my brain. I could suddenly hear auntie demanding more. I did exactly what she said and rammed my still-hard cock into her again.
"Oh fuck, don't stop Mark!" Alyssa howled. "Fuck me, more, more, fuck me!"
I shot another load of sperm into my auntie. Her pussy was flooded and our juices poured on to the bed.
"Fuck me, Ohhh, fuck me." She screamed. "Fuck my slutty cunt. Fuck me with that big cock Mark. Fuck me baby Fuck your aunt!"
Her juicy cunt milked my hard dick dry. I pulled it out and gazed down at those huge tits. I moved up and put my cock between those giant pillows.
"Fuck auntie's tits Mark." She moaned. "Cum on my tits!"
I slid in and out. The sensations were incredible. I looked at her mouth. She was sucking her fingers. She reached between her legs, got another gooey finger-full of cum, and put it in her mouth again.
"Let me help you." I said. "Put this in your mouth and you can eat all you want."
Her lips closed around my cock. "MMMM . . . MMMMM . . . MMMM," Alyssa moaned as she sucked.
I rolled off and laid next to her, exhausted. She slid down my body and continued to suck my cock until it was fully hard again. She crawled up me, letting her long erect nipples tease my body. She kissed me on the mouth and wiggled her body against mine.
"Do you want to fuck me dog style?" She asked. Then she got on all fours and wiggled her ass at me. "Come on baby. Fuck me again. Make your me cum before your uncle gets back. Please."
Her tits hanging down looked bigger than ever. I was so hard that I got behind her for another look. She gazed over her shoulder at me and smiled. Her ass swaying, her full tits hanging, and the look on her face was too much to resist. I had to fuck auntie again.
It was just then that her cell phone rang. It was Bob. He had finished running errands and would be home very soon.
Alyssa set the cell down, got on her hands and knees, and invited me to mount her from behind. I jumped on her and we fucked wildly until the sound of the car-door slam.
Alyssa and I quickly pulled on our cloths. Moments later we both appeared just as Bob was bringing in the beer in the door.
"It's about time. " Alyssa said. "I've been thinking about beer for some time."
"We had run out." I told Bob. "I think Alyssa got the last one out of the frig."
"I'll fix that." Bob said as he opened the door to the refrigerator.
"Just a second, Alyssa. You have a little something right here." I said as I wiped a dab of cum from the corner of her mouth. I held out the finger and let her suck it clean just as Bob put the beer in the refrigerator.
"Thanks," She said. "I like the way you think."
So, as of today, and maybe for a long time, the best fuck of my life is my 40 year old aunt. I got lucky this time, but just in case, I will always have the videos. I can't wait for their next visit. Her sexual energy will be missed.
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Especially since it's the script for their web analytics platform. Which admittedly is Piwik, but it's still analytics which is literally snooping.
Especially since it's the script for their web analytics platform. Which admittedly is Piwik, but it's still analytics which is literally snooping.
You know, you are probably also a Microsoft shareholder. I'd say practically every retirement/pension fund on earth has Microsoft shares in their portfolio, since they have decent dividends and almost never devalue.
So what does this mean for your original point?
You do realise that if the entire contract is null and void, then you also void the part of the contract that says "Subject to the terms of this end user license agreement, licensor grants you a nonexclusive right to..." which under copyright law means you have no rights to the work at all, right?
That doesn't make the EULA non-binding at all, it makes specific clauses of it non-binding. And considering the final clause is always "if any part of this agreement is held to be unenforceable the remaining parts will continue in force" it just means that the illegal bits are ignored.
It's basically your fast track through customs. Why it can't be added as an endorsement on your passport is a mystery, but... US. So I guess it makes sense when you put it that way.
Yup. I was only addressing the statement that "contracts can't make any arbitrary thing binding" which is a bit less cut and dried when neither party to the contract is a consumer.
Sovereign immunity. You'll probably find the government has not waived immunity for the actions of the patent office, so you could not sue it.
True, but as a general rule you'll find that while there are certain rights that consumers cannot sign away in a contract, the same protections do not apply to B2B contracts.
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Here in NZ we had a phone company do it. They didn't like the attitude a guy gave them calling the customer service number, so they tacked a miscellaneous "Penalty for being an arrogant bastard".
Ouch, that payroll system sounds as disastrous as New Zealand's education payroll system Novopay. (Talent2. Even more incompetent than IBM!)
Or INCIS, the New Zealand police computer system (thanks IBM!)
Wait... why does everyone hire IBM again?
we want to do that...
oh wait no we don't... yes thats what centrelink etc are trying to do is catch fraud...
its not like they leave windows machines administrators full access to classified documents...
Er, that was Work and Income New Zealand, not Centrelink Australia.
I could believe that. And that's not even counting defending the lawsuit from Snapper because they didn't win the tender.
Well, that was Talent2 - an Aussie company. Can we claim that?
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We had a nice big room with a good size bathroom. Quiet area, comfortalbe. Breakfast was great. The coffee was always ready when we arrived into the breakfast room. We walked to town for restaurants and shopping. Pauline was a charming hostess.
We came to Killarney to see the national park. All the bus tours where full or non existent. But we lucked out and were approached by a lovely fellow with his horse and buggy, Michael Joy and his horse Bobby. What a great way to See the park and very informative. We stopped by the Ross Castle and had plenty... More
The Parkfield House is within walking distance from Killarney shops and restaurants. Pauline is a wonderful host with great breakfast and coffee in the morning. The hot water bottle put into the bed upon returning from dinner was a highlight. Overall this was a charming place to stay at an incredibly affordable rate. Parkfield House was a wonderful stop when... More
We stayed with Pauline one night in Oct and had a wonderful time. We let her know that we were going out for the evening and we would be in late and much to our surprise when we returned after midnight our beds were all snuggly and warm due to her placing hot water bottles in them. They really went... More
Stayed here for 1 night to visit the ring of kerry,unfortunately a charity bike ride was going on and the roads were all closed off.Recomended to go to Dingle instead which turned out to be great.Town within walking distance if you fancy a drink .Only moan is that there wasnt any tea making facilities.Both bedroom and bathroom ample size
Parkfield is a great little B&B located within easy walking distance of everything you would want to do in Killarney. The hostess, Pauline, is so helpful, welcoming and warm - and with a great sense of humour to boot. And let's not forget her coffee - who doesn't want an excellent cup of coffee first thing in the morning?? Pauline... More
Pauline is welcoming and very helpful. She arranges tour pickups for her guests, and is a wealth of local info. Breakfasts were very good, and Parkfield House is walking distance to shops and to central Kilarney.
I spent four nights at Parkfield and Pauline,the owner, was very friendly and helpful. She arranged pick-up at the B&B for two day-tours I wished to take. The location is an easy walk from the bus station and into town. The rooms were quiet, clean, and comfortable. There was a variety of options for breakfast, and the food was good.... More
Pauline is just an all around great gal. She has a wealth of information as to what to do in Killarney and was great about getting her guests picked up for tours, etc. at the B&B. Breakfast was very good. Our room was clean and good sized. My sister became ill during our stay and Pauline was at the ready... More
Family of 4--two parents and two adult children--stayed in two rooms for one night. Place was relatively modern and very clean. Pauline made us feel exceptionally welcomed. What's particularly nice are the large bedrooms as well as a very nice size family room to share with other guests. Breakfast was very good. Pauline use to be a hotel manager and... More
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Treated a friend to a birthday dinner here and what a wonderful find! Exceptional food and wine choices and such a beautiful restaurant and delightful ambience. My first time experiencing The Tortoise Club and have added it to my list of favorites.
We go out to a different restaurant nearly every Friday evening. We heard of The Tortoise Club through area newspapers and magazines. May I say that the reports were greatly under-reported. The food and ambiance is the best I have come across. The prices were reasonable. All-in-all, a great experience. Megan, keep it up!!!!!!
This was our second time here. Love the food. Service was ok. Will definitely return.
Bartender gave heavy pours on the scotch. The seafood was very fresh. Coming from Maryland I didn't expect the crab cakes to stack up but I was wrong. The scallops melted in your mouth like butter.
We've been here a bunch of times, now, and it never gets old.
All the ambiance of an old Chicago club but with a vibrant upbeat feel . Friendly, delicious, charming atmosphere. Loved it
Excellent dining, great old school cocktails, and warm, welcoming ambience. Try the steak tartare- rivals some I've had in Paris!
We were a group of 6 and we had a great dinner. We had many different dishes among us and all thought their food was great. Our service was very good. We would definitely return to this restaurant.
My wife and I both agreed that her lobster roll one of the best in recent memory. That means well over 15 years. The pheasant pie and oysters we equally as good. Our waiter, Eric? was splendid. Can hardly wait to come back.
I blindly brought my bosses from New York City here based on the availability to accommodate a group of 7 people and the yelp reviews of the food and experience. The reviews were not lying! The food was absolutely amazing. 5 people in my group got the whitefish and raved about it. Our server, Shawna, mentioned that this was the most popular item on the menu and has become a staple! I think we know why. I personally had the short ribs and they were delicious. What impressed me the most about this place was that we were able to have a conversation and hear one another. We work virtually together so we all eagerly welcome the chance to have a face to face conversation. Keeping in mind it was a Monday night with no live jazz performance.
It was my first time dining at the Tortoise Club. My experience and food far exceeded my wildest expectations. The service was superbly professional and the food was absolutely sublime. I will be back to this restaurant one day soon.
Excellent and attentive service, simply terrific creative and imaginative food, and a vibe that feels like you are walking into a lively dinner party with old (and fun) friends. The jazz nights are great and the bar is fantastic. Always a blast!
We anticipated a wonderful evening, but what we got was an exceptional one. The service was top notch and the food was some of the best I've ever had. This restaurant far exceeded our expectaions!
Tuna Tartare was delicious. Whitefish ok. Side dishes fair.
Great atmosphere - great service - great live music
The food, atmosphere, drinks were all outstanding. Best of all, the prices were moderate, especially for a downtown restaurant. Would recommend this place to anyone.
Client luncheon with good food and nice, quiet atmosphere. Very conversation friendly. Not inexpensive but worth it for the food and the setting.
I was surprised by the quality of the food, Both service and setting were great. Really enjoyed it.
My huband and I just went for the first time this Friday. This what the first restaurant ever where the host actually read my standard/default open table request for a table in the middle of the room - not a corner where one of us has to be looking at a wall. The food was great, everyone liked what they had and nothing was over salted, which is common with dishes like short ribs. Wine list had a good selection and some at a moderate price point. Service was very attentive, but not pushy. Loved that there was a jazz band! Didn't know that before we came. (The only thing none of us loved was the tomatoe /cheese bread, too pungent cheesy, but there were other great bread choices.)
Tortoise Club is a new restaurant and a real find. Located just north of Smith & Willensky on State Street, it is a quiet oasis with great food and service. I have had lunch there twice and both occasions were memorable. Highly recommended for adults who want to talk (not shout over the noise and blare) and enjoy a fine meal.
The items we had were very good. The only negative would be how simple the menu is. There is the idea that one should stick with a limited menu and do it very well as opposed to trying to do too much and not doing any of them right. Choices were few and simple, so I wouldn't call it fit for foodies, but it was a lovely evening with perfectly paced service and the decor was very old school club feeling.
You don't always think 'North of the river' when looking for dinner before the show in the theater district. But Tortoise Club is on a 7 minute walk from Oriental, Chicago, Goodman, Cadillac, and only a couple minutes more to B of A. And, you can actually GET IN, unlike many of the other nearby restaurants where it seems you need to reserve months in advance. Very pleased with ambiance, food and service. Will be back.
Chose this place because of the OpenTable reviews. The ambiance is very much 1940s Supper Club. Leather banquets and paneling. very nicely done. Nightly jazz bands add to the atmosphere. We came for pre-theatre meal and they were very accommodating with speed of service. Our waiter was awesome. Knowledgeable about the menu and the extensive wine list. Really helpful in deciding. What's nice is one of the specialties of the house is a house burger.. so definitely try it. It's inexpensive and has been on the menu forever they say.
Went here with a group of 9 for my birthday. Loved the ambience! Very clubby with the warm wood paneling and leather chairs. It was quiet on a Sunday evening (one of the nights with no live jazz), so not sure what the noise level would be like when thee is music and more patrons. I had the Pheasant Pie...and it was really good! Salads had good flavor and nice presentation. Some of those with me thought the food was just above average, but I would go back. I checked that it could be "romantic" because it was on the quiet side on a Sunday night. I liked the place.
Very nice time...good food and an excellent waiter
We had a group of 10 to celebrate my Mom's Birthday. Everyone was so friendly, the hostess, bartender, wait staff, and the manager. Some people in our party were running late and everybody at the restaurant was very accommodating from the moment we arrived to when we left. The food was outstanding and the service was excellent. I look forward to going back!
Good food, service was prompt and polite (and didn't make me wait long to take my card once the bill was delivered, which is a personal pet peeve). Great spot for business lunches.
My husband and I met for a quick date night meal on a Friday before the nanny went home. 5:15 reservations, we were in and out by 7 and really enjoyed the food and the quiet. The band had started to play in the bar just as we were leaving and it was beginning to look like the party was just getting started, just as we were running home to put our kids to bed. We will go back.
Love the calamari and the tuna appetizers. The butternut squash soup was just okay. My husband had the skuna bay salmon both times, so it must be good. I had the steak frites. The frites are very good, while the filet is decent. The special cocktails are very good; I highly recommend the antique whiskey sour.
You feel like your at an upscale restuarant, and the attention to detail in the menu, service and decor is spot on!
I had a business dinner there this week. The Tortoise Club has been at this location for about a year. I had worked in the area for many years, but now in the West Loop. Last time I was in this area, i think their location was a health club. You would never know it now- it is a comfortable and rather cozy white table cloth restaurant with a fun bar area. The service was outstanding, fun and friendly. Food was excellent. I'll be back!
This is a great place for a business lunch. Food is beautiful -- comfort food with an elegant twist and simply beautiful and healthful options. We had plenty of room to dine and talk about confidential business matters without being overheard by adjacent diners. The service was attentive without being intrusive. We felt like honored guests and loved everything about this dining experience, We will be back often.
Always a great choice! Food and atmosphere is wonderful. Service great. Really enjoy this restaurant.
Great Place in the City - Great solid food well prepared and presented - great service and great atmosphere -
The menu is fantastic, it has something for everybody (seafood, steak, etc). The pork chop I had was spectacular although I was intrigued by the pheasant pie on the menu as you don't see that everywhere. The cocktail menu is a classic throwback to late 1960s with whiskey sours, "South sides", old-fashioneds, and an expertly crafted Manhattan. Top it all off with an after-dinner Brandy Alexander. I am already thinking of when I can get back there with a big group for a celebratory dinner or special occasion.
This visit was certainly very good but not as good as our first visit. Could be something about the Club's Anniversary Party or the change in menu. Looking forward to Trip #3!!!
All and all, it was a very warm restaurant experience, and that's a nice thing. The food wasn't astonishing, but it was interesting and delicious. The wine list wasn't long, but it was quite good and featured various price points. The staff was friendly. The atmosphere was cozy. The room had a pleasant buzz. There was decent live jazz in the bar. We'll be back.
Everything about this place was great...except that at 730pm, on a date, you'd expect it to be relatively quiet, but it wasn't. It was very noisy, and I didn't expect all the tables to be so close together that you can heart everyone's conversations. I think whoever said this is a romantic, intimate a spot is misguided. There's a great ambience, a live jazzy band and there food/wine is great, but the romanticism is lacking. I honestly think this place was built as a very intimate spot but somehow over the years it he transformed into a place more suitable for group outings or friends needing to catch up.
Terrific food from a simple menu. Service exceptional-our waiter explained the details of the dishes right down To the spices without us having asked. Beautiful room. Would definitely return
A real class act club environment - solid - not too trendy. Good for business meal, drinks with friends, or even a date. Dark, rich old club style furnishings and "underground" feel lend themselves to a private club atmosphere although its actually open to all. Not too stuffy, very friendly service and good food with something for most everyone on menu.
I was among a group of 10 women who dined at The Tortoise Club for a business dinner on 11/20/13. Our large and (quite) lively group was treated extremely well. Our server (Eric) was excellent and was on top of everything. The braised pork chop (of which at least 5 ladies ordered) was excellent. I highly recommend The Tortoise Club and will definitely be back!
It was a great time had by all. The food and staff were wonderful. Best Whiskey Sour ever in my life. I'm usually not a Whiskey Sour drinker but if they all are made like this one, I'll be a lover of them for life.
We made a reservation for a curved booth but when we got there we were told it wasn't ready. We waited probably an hour. The manager could have comped a round of drinks! Service was great, very friendly.
The food was outstanding! It is noisy, but we didn't mind. Bar is good, bartenders don't look like they are having fun as no one ever smiles, but the drinks were good. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. Enjoy.
Great ambiance here. Food was excellent, as was the service. Try the whitefish!
If you're not looking for Tortoise Club, you might pass it by. It's conveniently located near the river at Kinzie and State. Once inside, the warm woods and classic decor will welcome you. In addition to terrific food and realistic pricing, the staff and service leave nothing to be desired. Tortoise Club is a real find. Don't pass it by.
This restaurant is a complete gem! It has a very private club feel and it reminds me of the Old Mr. Kelly's on Rush Street. I am too young to remember that place but always heard about it. Both dining rooms are quiet and classy. The bar is jumping with the atmosphere and the small band that plays. (At least on the weekends) Definitely has a feeling of New York and it is my "go to restaurant." Fabulous!
Love this little hideaway restaurant, unique menu, great service, great ambiance, and of course having the piano player was the icing on the cake! Ask for Arik great server!
Four ladies had a late dinner after a day of shopping-till-we-dropped at the One of a Kind Show. We were so grateful to be seated in a quiet, comfortable booth. There was live piano music in the bar, which wafted into the dining area - pleasant, not too loud. Wait staff had good knowledge of the menu and great wine pairing suggestion. The food was great if just a touch too salty. Two had the lobster roll, one the short ribs, and one the steak roquefort. Highly recommend the "adult milkshake" as a dessert.
Warm, inviting pretty room, sleek paneling, dimly lit. Lively Scene. Service=Outstanding! Owners work side-by-side w/staff, all are warm, welcoming, helpful & friendly-not stuffy-even though it's an upscale restaurant. Was offered tastes of 2 wines before i made selection (much appreciated), loved basket of parmesan crisps-addicting! Butternut squash risotto app. was to-die-for! (suggest offering as entree, best dish of the night!), onion mushroom tart bit mushy in consistency, decent caesar, delicious short rib, perfect mashed pot,. whitefish had tasty crispy breadcrumb crust yet needed much more buerre blanc+tasted hint of horseradish?-not listed ingredient-would omit that&raisins, liked unique purple pot., recc. more fish & dessert opts.


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Global Exchange hosted a 50 person Rights of Nature & Economics of the Biosphere Summit (October 20-24, 2013) and produced this Summit Reader with new content and updates to previous works.
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The Rights of Nature: The Case for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth
In 2011, Global Exchange released a new book, Rights of Nature: Making a Case for the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth. Co-developed by the Council of Canadians and Fundacion Pachamama, the book gathers the wisdom of indigenous cultures, scientists, activists, lawyers, and small farmers to make a case for how and why humans must work to change our current structures of law to recognize that nature has inherent rights.
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September 12, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw opened the home portion of its season against Taylor and dropped a 3-1 decision. The Trojans won by scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-20. DePauw dropped to 7-3, while Taylor improved to 10-2.
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Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Conservative): I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important and timely debate. He is of course right to say that we must do all we can to protect and preserve the fragile environment of the Antarctic. Does he agree that that does not necessarily equate to doing nothing there? There are those who would ban any form of human activity in a fragile environment of that kind, but properly controlled fishing and exploration for oil and minerals may well be beneficial in some ways to the economy and the environment of the Antarctic.
Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con): I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. The key point is that we need to ensure that, if pollution occurs, the polluter pays. We must also ensure that they go with insurance, rather than worry about it after an accident. That is a critical part of the legislation I have brought forward. It underlines the fact that although we need people down there, they must conduct responsible activity in a responsible way that protects the Antarctic and does not threaten or damage it. I thank him for giving me the opportunity to underline that point.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mark Simmonds): I want to confirm, as this relates to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for North Wiltshire (Mr Gray), that, absolutely without question, the Government agree about the importance of peaceful human activities in support of peace and science. Tourism and fishing are very strictly regulated, and hydrocarbon extraction is prohibited under the Antarctic treaty. Given the fragile environment—a key point made by other hon. Members—we fully support the continuation of this indefinite prohibition.
James Gray MP: It is of course very important that hydrocarbon extraction could be prevented in the Antarctic. However, it does occur in the south Atlantic, and it is terribly important that the strongest possible environmental controls should be applied to oil exploration off the Falklands and down towards Antarctica to prevent oil spills and so on from affecting that continent.
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Seniors Slip Up
24/05/2012 , 11:41 AM by Ashley Walsh
During last week's Saturday Quiz I inadvertently gave the answer to a question in what was widely described as a 'seniors moment'.
If you missed it, I asked Alan from Port Augusta whether he played golf only to then ask a question about Stableford Rules with the answer being golf.
This week a South Australian Seniors Card application form arrived in the mail from 'The Over 60s Group'.
A note with the form read "Please accept on behalf of your loyal listeners this seniors form. After last Saturday's 'slip up' hopefully you will recognise the signs. May you have many more 'slip ups'.
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i would join Ashley on Sat morn's but I keep ### I am over 60 I remember that much
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