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Kemp holds off Eustace, 8-5 Monitor Staff Reports KEMP–Kemp's Yellowjackets opened a 7-0 lead and held on to record an 8-5 District 13-3A baseball victory over the visiting Eustace Bulldogs Tuesday. Following a break, both teams face key district contests at home Friday, April 20, as the Yellowjackets host the Kaufman Lions at 4:30 p.m. and the Bulldogs have a 6:30 p.m. game against the visiting Crandall Pirates.
Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey Kemp Yellowjacket second baseman Dalton Fugitt (8) runs down and tags Eustace Bulldog baserunner Chris Compton to end the top of the third inning during Kemp's 8-5 win over the visiting Bulldogs Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 24, Kemp will host Ferris in a 4:30 p.m. game, with a playoff berth likely riding on the outcome, while Eustace will visit Kaufman for a 6:30 p.m. contest. Friday, April 27, both teams will wind up the regular season, as Eustace hosts Ferris, while Kemp hosts Mabank. At Kemp Tuesday, Lucas Cope went the distance for the Bulldogs, giving up eight hits and eight runs (only one earned), while walking two and notching one strikeout. Mikie Scruggs got the win for the 'Jackets, going six innings before getting into trouble in the seventh. Leif Skierski came on in the seventh to record a save. Scruggs allowed seven hits, four runs (two earned), and issued four walks while notching 11 strikeouts. Skierski allowed three hits and one (earned) run in two-thirds of an inning. Kemp posted three runs in both the first and second innings, taking advantage of three Bulldog errors. The Bulldogs stranded two baserunners in the first inning, as Cope singled and Scruggs walked Ryan Compton, but Mike Cook's fly out ended the inning. In the bottom of the first, 'Jacket leadoff man Bret Kennedy tagged Cope for a solo home run. Cope then hit Skierski, who moved to second on a single by Matt Carr and advanced to third on an error. Dalton Fugitt hit a sacrifice fly to score Skierski, and Carr scored on a passed ball to give the 'Jackets a 3-0 lead. Bulldog Cameron Coffey doubled in the second inning, but failed to tag, and was called out. In the bottom of the second, the 'Jackets took advantage of two Bulldog errors, as Josh Carr (who walked), Cody Kuehn and Tim Fuller (singled home by Nick Sallings) all scored. Kemp made it 7-0 in the third inning when Fugitt nailed a leadoff double and was singled home by Josh Carr. The Bulldogs threatened in the top of the fourth inning, when Cope singled, Scruggs hit Cook and walked Cameron Coffey to load the bases with two out. Scruggs caught Brandon Grayson looking to end the inning. The 'Jackets loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth inning when Cope hit Nick Sallings, Fugitt doubled and Kuehn walked, but Cope got Fuller to ground out to end the inning. Both teams got a little sloppy in the sixth inning, as the Bulldogs committed one error and the 'Jackets committed two. Eustace began to rally in the top of the seventh inning, as Chris Compton singled and Cope followed with an RBI single. Cope took advantage of two Kemp errors to advance to third base, and Ryan Compton walked. Cook cleared the bases with a two-RBI single, and Cameron Coffey singled Cook in. Grayson singled, but Coffey was tagged out trying to steal home.
Keeling sets high jump record at 13-3A meet Monitor Staff Reports EUSTACE–Eustace High School's Zach Keeling set a new school record in winning the high jump during the first day of the District 13-3A track meet Wednesday. Running event finals were scheduled late Thursday, and results were not available by presstime.
Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey Eustace's Zach Keeling sets a new school record and wins the high jump competition with a leap of 6-4 during the first day of the District 13-3A track meet Wednesday at Eustace's Bulldog Stadium.
The top three finishers in each event qualify to participate in the Region II track meet Friday and Saturday, April 27-28 at the Texas A&M University at Commerce's Memorial Stadium. Eustace will host a regional qualifier's meet Friday and Saturday, April 20-21. During field events competition Wednesday, Keeling cleared 6-4 on his third and final attempt to set the school high jump record, but failed in three attempts to clear 6-5. Another Eustace athlete, Chelsea Truitt, also posted outstanding performances Wednesday, as she finished second in both the pole vault and triple jump, and won the long jump. Field events results are listed below. Girls varsity Pole vault – 1. Wade, Crandall (9-6), 2. Truitt, Eustace (9-0), 3. Harris, Kaufman (8-6), 4. Houston, Eustace (8-6), 5. Garrett, Eustace (8-0), 6. Koetting, Ferris (8-0). Discus – 1. Hughey, Kaufman (118-1), 2. Atkins, Crandall (109-6½), 3. Wood, Crandall (106-10), 4. Rouse, Crandall (103-2), 5. Ward, Eustace (101-7), 6. Brewer, Eustace (92-10). Shot put – 1. Hughey, Kaufman (41-8), 2. Atkins, Crandall (35-1½), 3. Bassett, Lovejoy (32-9), 4. Strother, Kaufman (32-3), 5. Wood, Crandall (31-1), 6. Cousins, Crandall (30-8½). High jump – 1. Tyner, Ferris (5-6), 2. Petross, Kaufman (5-2), 3. Butler, Mabank (5-0), 4. Freeman, Eustace (4-10), 5. Walter, Eustace (4-10), 6. Gorka, Kemp (4-10). Long jump – 1. Truitt, Eustace (16-3¼), 2. Lewis, Crandall (16-2), 3. Miller, Mabank (15-7¾), 4. Bailey, Eustace (15-6½), 5. Tarver, Lovejoy (15-6½), 6. Hollywood, Ferris (14-9). Triple jump – 1. Bailey, Eustace (33-7½), 2. Truitt, Eustace (32-10½), 3. Parker, Eustace (32-0½), 4. Gorka, Kemp (31-2), 5. Alldredge, Mabank (31-1½), 6. Haynes, Ferris (31-0). 3200 run – 1. Donovan, Kemp (12:12.0), 2. Durnell, Eustace (12:21.3), 3. DiBari, Eustace (12:25.8), 4. Dillon, Mabank (12:30.0), 5. Ramos, Kaufman (13:00.6), 6. Garrett, Eustace (14:03.0).
Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey Eustace's Chelsea Truitt leaps 32-10½ to take second place in the triple jump. Truitt also took second in the pole vault and won the long jump competition. Girls junior varsity Pole vault – 1. Campbell, Kaufman (7-0), 2. Vrzalik, Kaufman (6-0). Discus – 1. Moore, Kaufman (91-2¾), 2. Choyce, Kaufman (78-3½), 3. Jackson, Ferris (72-1), 4. Ellison, Ferris (65-7½), 5. Bonner, Eustace (62-11½), 6. Rhodes, Eustace (62-3¾). Shot put – 1. Moore, Kaufman (27-11¾), 2. Rhodes, Eustace (26-6½), 3. Zaby, Kaufman (25-9), 4. Choyce, Kaufman (25-7½), 5. Chambers, Crandall (25-6½), 6. Bonner, Eustace (25-4). High jump – 1. McConathy, Eustace (4-8), 2. Davis, Kaufman (4-6), 3. Alexander, Eustace (4-4), 4. York, Eustace (4-4), 5. Vrzalik, Kaufman (4-2). Long jump – 1. Simms, Kaufman (14-8¾), 2. Berry, Ferris (13-9½), 3. Alonzo, Kaufman (13-4¼), 4. Ruiz, Kaufman (13-3), 5. Martin, Eustace (13-1), 6. McManus, Eustace (12-2). Triple jump – 1. McConathy, Eustace (30-7), 2. Davis, Kaufman (29-8), 3. Campbell, Kaufman (29-7½), 4. Alonzo, Kaufman (29-4½), 5. Martin, Eustace (28-5), 6. Guidry, Crandall (28-3). 3200 run – 1. Sandaral, Kaufman (13:46.93), 2. Esquviel, Kaufman (13:49.89), 3. Lopez, Ferris (14:22.69), 4. Herrera, Eustace (14:22.99), 5. Sandall, Eustace (15:00.62), 6. Burkhart, Kaufman (15:44.38).
Monitor Photo/Kerry Yancey Kemp's Kate Donovan (right) and Eustace's Tanita Durnell duel at the head of the field during the girls varsity 3200 run. Donovan pulled away late to win the race.
Boys varsity Pole vault – 1. Barnes, Crandall (12-6), 2. Eads, Eustace (12-0), 3. Leamon, Crandall (11-0), 4. Erickson, Ferris (11-0), 5. Daniels, Kaufman (10-6), 6. Simmons, Kaufman (9-6). Discus – 1. Brent, Kaufman (125-0½), 2. Burns, Ferris (122-0¾), 3. Lopez, Eustace (118-1¾), 4. Simpson, Kaufman (114-8¾), 5. Lowe, Eustace (111-6¾), 6. Bertrand, Ferris (110-8½). Shot put – 1. Pylant, Kaufman (43-10), 2. Ray, Crandall (42-7), 3. Maple, Eustace (41-2), 4. Burns, Ferris (41-0½), 5. Brewer, Kaufman (38-0), 6. Brent, Kaufman (40-2). High jump – 1. Keeling, Eustace (6-4), 2. Murrell, Kaufman (6-2), 3. Brady, Mabank (6-0), 4. Adkisson, Eustace (5-10), 5. Marsh, Crandall (5-10), 6(tie). Birch, Mabank and Fisher, Mabank (5-8). Long jump – 1. Aaron, Crandall (21-2¼), 2. Brady, Mabank (20-9), 3. Kapp, Kaufman (19-5½), 4. Wells, Kaufman (18-10), 5. Watson, Eustace (18-8¼), 6. Turner, Kaufman (18-6¾). Triple jump – 1. Watson, Eustace (41-4), 2. Burks, Mabank (40-10), 3. Hamilton, Mabank (40-3½), 4. Wells, Kaufman (40-0¼), 5. Kvapil, Crandall (38-10¼), 6. Smith, Mabank (38-10). 3200 run – 1. Altman, Kaufman (10:30), 2. Lee, Eustace (10:55), 3. Bennett, Eustace (10:56.57), 4. Arambula, Eustace (10:56.99), 5. Morena, Ferris (11:19.40), 6. Burkhalter, Mabank (11:23.70). Boys junior varsity Pole vault – 1. Koller, Crandall (10-6), 2. Williams, Kaufman (10-6), 3. Thompson, Crandall (9-6), 4. Thompson, Eustace (9-6), 5. Bennight, Kaufman (9-6), 6. Johnson, Eustace (9-6). Discus – 1. Lopez, Eustace (111-11), 2. Rincon, Kaufman (107-8¼), 3. Shutak, Eustace (103-3¼), 4. Carson, Lovejoy (93-5½), 5. Velasquez, Kaufman (92-8¾), 6. Duncan, Mabank (92-3½). Shot put – 1. Lopez, Eustace (37-6), 2. Shutak, Eustace (36-10½), 3. Perea, Kaufman (36-5½), 4. Duncan, Mabank (36-2½), 5. Roe, Kaufman (35-11½), 6. Martinez, Kaufman (35-11). High jump – 1. Adams, Crandall (5-8), 2. Walker, Kaufman (5-6), 3. Grady, Ferris (5-4), 4. McDaniel, Kaufman (5-4), 5. Mueller, Crandall (5-2), 6. Harvey, Eustace (5-0). Long jump – 1. Downs, Kaufman (17-3), 2. Runnels, Ferris (17-2¾), 3. Conteras, Eustace (16-6½), 4. B.Rumbo, Mabank (16-5), 5. Emmons, Eustace (16-4½), 6. J.Rumbo, Mabank (16-1). Triple jump – 1. McCullar, Crandall (37-2), 2. Robertson, Mabank (37-2), 3. Gomez, Kaufman (36-6), 4. Walker, Kaufman (36-5), 5. Chambers, Kaufman (35-9½), 6. Rambo, Mabank (35-5). 3200 run – 1. Alvarez, Eustace (11:10.60), 2. Calhoun, Eustace (11:45.14), 3. Contreaz, Ferris (11:49.34), 4. Landon, Kaufman (12:01.93), 5. Wood, Crandall (12:18.14), 6. Smith, Eustace (12:29.00).
Mabank tennis teams qualify for Regionals Monitor Staff Reports MABANK–Mabank's boys and girls tennis teams finished second and third, respectively, during the District 13-3A tennis tournament recently. James Sander took second place in the boys singles, qualifying for the Region II tournament. Teammate Blake Witkop finished third, qualifying him as a Regional alternate. Xavier Abrams took fourth place in the boys singles. Brooke Witkop took the girls singles consolation trophy (fifth place), while Shaylee Williams finished sixth in girls singles. The duo of Brittany Blair and Shannon Irvin took fourth place in girls doubles, while the duo of Kelly Hitzfeld and Michael Balderas took fourth place in mixed doubles. Mabank, Kemp teams dominate District 13-3A golf tournament Monitor Staff Reports CRANDALL–Mabank's girls golf team won their third straight district championship, while Kemp won the boys District 13-3A title Tuesday at the Creekview Golf Course in Crandall. Mabank's boys team finished second in the boys standings, and all three teams will advance to the Region II golf tournament at the Tanglewood Resort in Pottsboro Monday and Tuesday, April 23-24. Despite the wet and chilly conditions Tuesday, Kemp's boys improved their score by 29 strokes from the first round, held April 2 at Cedar Creek Country Club. The Yellowjackets shot 352 in the first round, but shot 323 in the second to finish with a tournament total of 675. Chase Traughber led the 'Jackets with a two-day total of 155, leading the district's top six players. Kemp's Dalton Fugitt took third individually with a two-day total of 164, while teammate Ethan Stanley improved 21 strokes from his first-round score to card a tournament total of 171, good for fifth overall. Mabank's boys shot rounds of 357 and 334 (an improvement of 23 strokes) to finish at 691. Former Kemp standout Chris Harper led the Panther boys with a two-day total of 159, good for second overall behind Traughber. Mabank's Taylor Brown finished sixth overall with a tournament score of 172. On the girls' side, Mabank's Macey Thomas took third overall with a two-day score of 198, while Sarah Bivins finished sixth overall at 207. Mabank's Lauren Slaton and Kemp's Katie Hibbs tied for fourth overall with tournament scores of 199. Hibbs will represent Kemp in the girls' Region II tournament at Pottsboro. The top six players qualified for regional play as individuals, while the Kemp and Mabank boys, along with the Mabank and Crandall girls, qualified as teams. Kaufman's Chantry McMahn took the top girls medalist honors with a tournament score of 151, while Crandall's Amanda Genovese was second at 170. Upcoming Games
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Just when you think you've got love right, everything goes wrong. The Found Theatre is presenting a brand-new play by Long Beach writer Todd Cunningham about life, love and spirits. Directed by Virginia DeMoss, The Good Hours features a cast of Found regulars: Mike Brown, Barbara Duncan, Joyce Hackett, Kay Richey and John Sturgeon, as well as original songs by pop recording artists Kerry Getz and Drayfus Grayson.
Inspired by the untimely death of the playwright's fiance a week before their wedding, the play was a way for Cunningham to deal with his grief.
The story takes the audience from the time Todd and Patty meet, through the complications of two adults who were abandoned or betrayed as children, and what those tragedies do to their ability to live and love and, in Patty's case, to raise her own child. It turns the spotlight on the kind of abusive relationships so many people seem to be trapped in.
DeMoss said Cunningham had approached her and asked if she'd stage it, and she agreed.
"He wrote a draft; I read it and offered advice. He wrote another, and a bunch of the Found regulars met and did a read-through and offered more suggestions for subsequent rewrites," DeMoss said. "This is a collaboration of many longtime Foundlings."
DeMoss said the Found Theatre regulars were drawn to the compelling story and the fact that it is a new play that's never been produced.
"The Found likes to experiment, to gamble, and to produce new work. Most of our material was written by the late Cynthia Galles, the founder of the Found and the person who created magic here for over 30 years," she said. "She liked relevant, edgy material, and so do I, and we are trying to maintain that legacy."
The Good Hours runs Fridays and Saturdays, May 9 through June 7 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $12. For info and reservations, call (562) 433-3363 or visit www.foundtheatre.org. The Found Theatre is located at 599 Long Beach Blvd. in Long Beach.


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I thought there would be a lot of mysteries that focus on Tax Day: April 15, or at least the IRS, but I couldn't remember any specifically. Yes, there are several that deal with Finance, and high finance at that, but what about the average Joe filing his taxes on April 15. Surely it's enough to commit murder.
So I began a search. The first title that popped up was A Little Rebellion: April 15 Surprise by Rodney Sexton published by Writers Club Press (2000) an iUniverse book.. remember them? .. . Not having read it, I thought I'd read the Editorial Review:
After a client's suicide and an unprecedented IRS attack on his tax practice, Certified Public Accountant Karl Mendel plans what he hopes will be the final solution to an income tax system out of control.
Assisted by close friends and professional associates, Mendel uses a personal tragedy and his belief in American freedom to fuel his war on what he refers to as the American KGB. With flying skills honed as a Marine pilot in the Vietnam War Mendel takes to the air in his planned assault on the U.S. income tax system. Help from Beatrice Gimble, a former IRS programmer and current CPA partner of his best friend, Terry Garcia, leads Karl inside the main computer facility run by the IRS. Unaware that he is being watched by powers beyond the IRS, his "forced" dealings with a Russian "mole" leads Karl and his partners into dangers they had not considered and threatens the woman he loves more than life itself.
About the Author: Rod Sexton is a practicing Certified Public Accountant living near Houston, Texas with his wife. While in Vietnam, Sexton was attached to the First Marine Air Wing. After active duty, he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Taxation degrees. A Little Rebellion is his first work of fiction.
Sure sounds like this fits the bill! Anyone read it? Any comments?
Then I remembered David Dodge's Death and Taxes--an oldie but goodie (1941). One of the 'forgotten' books, but one that hits home.
San Francisco tax accountant James "Whit" Whitney is summoned home from a vacation in Santa Cruz to help his partner, George MacLeod, recover a hefty tax refund for a beautiful blonde client named Marian Wolff. When he returns to his office, Whit finds MacLeod dead in the firm's vault, "with a small hole in the bridge of his nose." In order to complete the tax return and uncover the murderer, Whit becomes a reluctant detective and nearly gets himself killed in the process. To prevent Whit's murder, if possible, the SFPD assigns him a bodyguard named Swede Larson. Whit and Swede tangle with ex-bootleggers and Telegraph Hill gangsters in their efforts to unravel the mystery, which climaxes with a shootout in the Mission District and a dramatic car chase across the Bay Bridge. Along the way, Whit resists the advances of Marian Wolff and begins a romance with Kitty MacLeod, George's widow.
Before becoming a novelist, David Dodge worked as a Certified Public Accountant. No wonder his first fictional hero was also a tax man. A notable aspect of the Whitney novels is the volume of information about taxes and finances that Dodge effortlessly weaves into his plots. To read more about David Dodge, go HERE.
A further search for other mysteries uncovered a few other titles maybe a bit further afield but with an IRS theme. Not sure I want the IRS reading my blog, so I decided to take a pass.
Anyone have a favorite crime fiction novel with a Tax Day theme?
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My T-shirt
Fiction, Consensual Sex, Incest, Male/Teen Female, Romance, Virginity
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Posted Wed 21st of March 2012
My daughter needed one of my T-shirts for a meeting that she wanted to attend.
Fbailey story number 711
My T-shirt
Melissa came in holding one of my T-shirts. She said, "I can't wear this thing. I need something longer. Don't you have any longer T-shirts?"
I looked up from my computer and asked, "What are you doing with my T-shirt in the first place?"
Frantic she said, "I need a longer one. Where do you keep them?"
I asked, "First you are going to tell me why you need one."
Reluctantly Melissa said, "I'm joining a club for girls and I need to wear one of my father's T-shirts to the meeting…and only my father's T-shirt."
I laughed and said, "Then wear that one."
She screamed at me, "I can't. My cunt and ass will show. I've already tried it on."
I couldn't help but laugh. I wasn't all that pleased with her language but I could just picture her in a dress that short. It excited me.
I said, "Okay, come with me."
I took Melissa up to my bedroom and opened up my closet. I pushed my suits to the right, I pushed my pants to the right, and then I pushed my dress shirts to the right. There on the far left behind the wall was my T-shirt collection.
When my wife was alive she would pose for pictures in sexy T-shirts and nighties. I pulled a few out for my daughter to look at. The length was exactly what she was looking for. They all had slogans on then such as:
"If you can catch me, you can fuck me."
"Yes, these are real. Ask my husband."
Then there was the one that just says "Baby" with an arrow that points down.
"I suck, I swallow, and I fuck like a bunny."
Melissa asked, "Don't you have any NICE ones?"
I pulled all of my T-shirts out of the corner and took the last one off its hanger. It was a long yellow T-shirt and it had Betty Boop on the front.
Melissa took it, held it up to her body, and said, "I can wear this one."
I asked, "What is this group meeting about?"
She said, "I can't tell you yet. It would be too embarrassing for me. Maybe sometime soon."
I trusted her so we left it at that for the time being. Melissa put on the T-shirt and then she asked me for a ride to the meeting. She knew where she wanted to go so when we arrived she kissed me on the cheek and ran up to the door. I waited until she had gotten safely inside before I took off.
I had been home long enough to open a beer and drink half of it when the phone rang.
A very nice voice said, "You can come and pick Melissa up at nine o'clock. Will that be okay with you?"
I said, "Yes, that will be fine." Then I asked, "What kind of meeting is this anyway?"
The sweet voice on the other end covered the mouthpiece and I heard something muffled in the background. The voice then said, "She doesn't want me to tell you yet. I can tell you that it is a support group with other girls that have gone through or are going through the same thing as Melissa."
I finished my beer and a second one before I headed back to get her. This time I was early and I walked up to the house and rang the doorbell.
A very pretty woman in her late thirties or early forties answered it and said, "You must be Melissa's father. I know the rest of the fathers. Please…come in."
I followed her inside. She was wearing a long white T-shirt. It was quite old and very thin. That shirt was all that she had on. I would have seen a bra or panties right through it. As it was, about all that I had seen was her areolas and the shadow of her ass crack.
She turned around, smiled at me, and said, "This is one of my father's T-shirts. We all wear them to the meetings. By the way I like your Betty Boop T-shirt."
I asked, "Did she tell you about the other ones that I offered her?"
She blushed and said, "Your wife must have been very special to wear them for you. Give your daughter enough time and she will wear them for you too."
I smiled as we entered the large room with seven girls in it. Each girl had on a T-shirt that was too large for her.
The woman said, "Melissa, your father is here to take you home."
Melissa blushed as she went from girl to girl, kissing them on the lips, with tongue. Then she kissed the woman goodbye and held my hand.
I looked at the other six girls and marveled at their beauty. I tried to figure out which one belonged to the woman.
In the car I asked Melissa, "Was one of those girls that woman's daughter?"
Melissa said, "No! She is one of us and she runs the meetings. All of us have gone through or are going through the same problem. And before you ask, no it is not drugs, booze, or smoking."
After I had pulled into the driveway and turned the car off Melissa said, "Dad at the meeting tonight all of the girls agreed that in order to accomplish my goal that I needed to try something very embarrassing. They said that I should become more of an exhibitionist. They said that I should just wear my bra and panties around the house unless I was getting ready to go out, that I should wear some of Mom's sexy nighties at night, and that I should sleep nude. Plus, I should not close any door when I am in the room, not even the bathroom."
I asked, "Anything else?"
Melissa thought about it and said, "Yes, I should only wear short skirts from now on and I should not close my legs."
I laughed and said, "So I get to look up your skirt."
Melissa said, "Why not, you are going to see me in my panties anyway."
I then said, "You do know that you are going to tease the hell out of me. Besides, I just might see more than just your panties if I pass the bathroom at the right time."
Melissa blushed and said, "That's the embarrassing part."
I asked, "So when does this all start and do you do everything at once?"
Melissa said, "Well, it started when I left the meeting and it was suggested that I do it in stages but a few of the girls told me to just do it all at once. So I think that is what I am going to do. Can I wear one on Mommy's negligées tonight?"
I said, "Yes, of course."
We went into the house and I watched my beautiful fourteen-year-old daughter go up the stars in front of me. Damn that T-shirt was just the right length to keep me from getting an eye full. I opened up one of her mother's dresser drawers and told her to help herself. Then I went downstairs.
I was drinking my third beer and thinking about how I was not able to get rid of my wife's clothes after her death.
Soon Melissa came down the stairs and stood right in front of me. The short red nightie looked good on her and I couldn't see much…which I was grateful for. At least the matching panties covered her pussy from my view. Otherwise I would have had a hard-on.
An hour later we both headed up to bed. She went into the bathroom and I went into my bedroom. I waited about thirty seconds and then I went into the bathroom to test the water, so to speak.
Melissa was sitting on the toilet, the panties were between her ankles and her knees were spread wide. As soon as she saw me she clamped her knees together then a couple of seconds later she spread them again. I brushed my teeth and watched her in the mirror. She kicked her panties off to one side, wiped her pussy, and then lifted her nightie up over her head. I watched her as she stepped into the shower. I walked to the toilet, pulled my cock out of my pants, and peed. I flushed the toilet and a few moments later she felt a little extra hot water hit her and gave out a slight cry. I told her that I was sorry and walked back to my bedroom.
I left the door open knowing that she would be walking by it when she was done. Besides she said that she would be leaving her bedroom door open too. I undressed and started to get in bed when Melissa came in to say goodnight.
She was naked with a big towel wrapped around her head to dry her hair. She was smiling at me. She was staring at my erection. I looked down and it was magnificent, it stood up tall and proud, and there was just one drop of glistening fluid over the small hole.
She started breathing deeper when I looked up and saw her breasts heaving. I was pleased to see that she had light downy hairs on her pussy.
I said, "You don't seem to be all that embarrassed now."
Melissa smiled and said, "It was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I like being naked and letting you look at me."
I looked down and said, "It looks like parts of me want to do more than just look."
Melissa blushed and said, "You can if you want too."
There was a slight pause and then Melissa added, "That is what the meeting was about. You see Mary Jo started it for other girls that want to sleep with their fathers. Mary Jo and three of the girls have already. Only me and the other three girls haven't."
I smiled again and said, "Do you really want to sleep with me?"
Melissa laughed and said, "Well it sounds funny when you say it. Actually I want you have sex with me, fuck my brains out, do anything to me that you want too and then we can sleep together."
I said, "But honey, you are only thirteen."
Melissa laughed and said, "All of the other girls are younger than me. Even Mary Jo was letting her father fuck her before she was my age."
I asked, "Why do you want to have sex with your own father?"
Melissa looked right into my eyes and said, "I think incest is the best. I know that you love me, that you will always love me no matter what. I can't say that about any other guy. I have seen the way that you look at me. It is the same way that I look at you. I've seen you get hard when I wear sexy clothes. I've seen you naked a few times too. I just never knew how to tell you until tonight. I love you. I want to make love with you. I want to wake up every morning in bed with you and with your cum in my pussy."
I drew her closer to me and then I hugged and kissed her. She slipped her tongue into my mouth.
I asked, "Why did you kiss the other girls like that?"
Melissa laughed and said, "To excite you. Mary Jo said that men liked watching girls make out."
I said, "It worked."
Melissa said, "If I had gone to another meeting you would have seen me fingering their pussies too."
I'd like to see that. You said that three of the girls already sleep with their fathers so I think that you should go next week."
Melissa said, "Okay, besides I need to tell them that their advice worked."
I undressed and picked up my naked teenage daughter in my arms. I kissed her as I felt her skin against my arms. I placed her on my bed and then I ran my tongue up her moist slit. She loved it when I touched her clit with the tip of my tongue. I loved it when I slipped it deep into her pussy and tasted just how good my little girl's cum tasted.
After a few minutes I slipped my cock into her. I was glad that I could last long enough for her to have an orgasm.
Melissa said, "Wow! That was great. Mary Jo said that it would feel good but I never thought that it would feel that good. I felt your fat head enter me and then slide all the way in. I could feel it going in and out and then just before you started to cum you rammed the head of your cock into my uterus. It felt great. I can't wait for you to fuck me again."
I said, "In that case start sucking it."
Melissa smiled and moved down in the bed until she could get her mouth over it. She sucked and sucked causing it to swell up in her mouth. When I couldn't stand it any more I slipped it back into her pussy.
Together we reached the ultimate sensations. I could feel her shimmy beneath me. I pounded into her trying to tap her uterus with my cock. I knew that she would like it. When I lifted her legs up around my waist I got into her just far enough to do the trick. I banged into it giving her another orgasm. During her third one I started filling her pussy with my potent baby making sperm.
That was when I realized that my daughter was not on any form of birth control.
Melissa said, "Oh that felt so good."
I asked, "What are we going to do if you get pregnant?"
Melissa laughed and said, "Oh Dad! I've been on birth control for a month now. Aunt Jane took care of that."
I asked, "Why didn't she ask me or at least tell me about it?"
Melissa said, "Because I asked her not too."
Then I asked, "How did you learn about Mary Jo?"
Melissa blushed and said, "Aunt Jane told me about it. She knows Mary Jo from when they were in those meetings together."
Then Melissa went dead silent and covered her mouth with her hand.
I asked, "So my sister was trying to get her father to fuck her?"
Melissa giggled and said, "She did a lot more than just try."
I smiled and said, "That explains a lot."
I started thinking about Jane running around the house in just one of Dad's old T-shirts. I though something had been going on but being the youngest one I always got sent to bed first. I would have to have a talk with Jane sometime soon.
We made love one more time before we cuddled up and fell asleep.
In the morning she insisted that I fill her pussy up before she went to school. I enjoyed it.
Melissa called Mary Jo from school to give her the good news. Mary Jo called my sister and then Jane called me at work.
Jane said, "Congratulations little brother. Melissa told Mary Jo what happened and that she told you about me and Dad."
That evening Jane came over to fix us dinner. She invited Mary Jo to join us. The four of us wound up in bed together but I only got to fuck my daughter. However, I got to watch Jane and Mary Jo make love. Then the two of them made love to Melissa. The two women told me about their fathers and the sex that they had both enjoyed until their deaths. It was a story of romance and now I could go through something just like it with my daughter.
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The mermaid, longing for a set of human legs, is in a state of despair because she cannot be with the prince of her desire. A wicked old sea urchin strikes a deal with the mermaid that will give her the opportunity to grow legs in exchange for her voice. Desperate, the mermaid accepts the bargain and is transformed into a human. The only catch is that she has to kiss the prince within three days otherwise she will return to her mermaid form and belong to the wicked old sea urchin as a prisoner.
The mermaid is at a small disadvantage in her human form because she is mute and cannot talk, thus she can't tell the prince it was she who saved his life. The lack of voice also makes it difficult to land a kiss from the prince. Other factors also pose as obstacles to the mermaid. The sea urchin has also turned herself into a human and plans on marrying the prince in order to keep the kiss from happening.
Ariel enlists the help of all her animal and mermaid friends and family to crash the wedding and in the process the shell holding her voice falls from the urchin's grasp and breaks, returning the mermaid's voice. She is able to sing to the prince and show him that it is her that saved his life but unfortunately the sun sets before they kiss and Ariel is returned to her mermaid form and a prisoner of the urchin.
The rest of the story focuses on how Ariel is able to overcome and defeat the sea urchin and how she can marry the prince of her affection.
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12 May 2015
Stagecoach are to launch 18 brand new vehicles in Dundee this month.
The vehicles, which are innovative diesel electric powered hybrid double deck buses, are to operate on the Tayway 73 route from June.
The new buses mark an investment of around £5.3m for public transport in Dundee and Angus and follows a £2.4m spend on luxury coaches for the Coastrider X7 in November 2014.
The vehicles were part funded by Transport Scotland's Green Bus Fund, which supplied £1.4m and aims to support environmental projects and developments in Scotland within the public transport industry.
The electric hybrids, manufactured by Alexander Dennis in Falkirk and Volvo in Sweden, use the latest technology to convert the normally wasted energy used in vehicle braking, into electricity which is then used to assist powering the bus.
Stagecoach East Scotland already have a fleet of 9 similar, single deck hybrids that operate in Perth and expect a 30% reduction in carbon emissions with the new buses.
One of the vehicles is to feature at a launch event in Dundee on Monday 25th May, a public holiday, as Stagecoach host a family friendly event to introduce the buses to the local community.
The company have arranged a bouncy castle, kids' entertainment and free goodies for the event, which will be held in the city square between 10am & 4pm on 25th May.
Andrew Jarvis, Managing Director, Stagecoach East Scotland said: "The launch of any new vehicles is an exciting time for us as we present our new buses to those who will rely on them the most, our customers. I hope to meet as many of them as possible at our launch event as we demonstrate one of the new buses, designed to be a greener alternative to a conventional bus whilst also providing a comfortable and connected journey with our free wifi."
The new buses will enter service after the event on the Tayway 73, which connects Dundee city centre with Ninewells Hospital, Monifieth, Carnoustie and Arbroath. The route will continue to feature conductors on board and remains one of the few in the UK still have these, helping to speed up boarding times and providing improved customer service to passengers.
The route continues to operate every 10 minutes on Mondays to Fridays, every 20 minutes on Saturdays and every 30 minutes on Sundays. Coinciding with the introduction of the new vehicles, a minor timetable change with an extra journey via East Haven will take place on 1st June.
Mr Jarvis continued: "Our huge investment in the last 6 months shows we're not only committed to improving public transport in Dundee and Angus, we're also determined to reduce our overall environmental impact. We continue to be at the forefront of new initiatives that makes travel by bus and coach more comfortable and convenient than ever before."
The new vehicles will feature distinctive branding encouraging the public to 'Go Green' by trying the hybrid buses, and will also feature free wi-fi access on board.
Transport Minister Derek Mackay said: "The Scottish Government is committed to public transport and to our ambitious climate change target of reducing carbon emissions by 42 per cent by 2020. That is why I am delighted to see this fleet of hybrid vehicles come into service.
"The fact the Scottish Green Bus Fund incentivises bus industry investment is a clear indication of the benefits of our continued support for the latest emission reducing technology. This new fleet not only offers more attractive vehicles for passengers, it also encourages greater use of public transport which, in turn, brings health and social benefits."
The current vehicles in use on route 73 will replace a number of older vehicles in the East Scotland fleet, or will be transferred to other areas of the country.
The timetable for the Tayway 73 route is available to download at www.stagecoachbus.com, more information on the service, vehicles and launch is also available online.


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There's no point trying to reply to you in words, You wrote them, you taught them how to have meaning. I can only reply with my eyes that you make glow like The embers of underwater volcanoes Erupting to build new islands on the strength of your words Because when I hear your voice I can re-imagine geography As a shifting map of where we're going and where we've been And I track plate tectonics knowing Your voice will always lead me back to the place where our continents collide Because your words have anchors in my heart And the tethers that stretch from you to me are my proof That no man is an island and instead I stand Like a mountain range at your back, The place where granite stops to lean when it gets tired, The place where no flood from our world's tears, no unstoppable deluge of fears Can drown the olive branch I hold out so you know It's always safe for you to moor here. I want to be the harbour your words sail home to When they're weary from leading expeditions back to truth, To the place where words have meaning.
I don't see you with clay feet; Instead, like continents our bodies are built in layers, Like river beds they run with silt and sand and are forever changing, And when we touch they bend, they clash, they combine And like deltas we carve new channels between us – New rivers running out of me towards the source of your words. What I want to say is I'm here for you But when you're not here my eyes can't strive to send that message to you. When all I have is paper, then all I have are these words and Like I said, There's no point trying to reply to you in words, You wrote them, you taught them how to have meaning, So when I try to send them back to you it's like Ten year olds playing telephone, the words just don't hit home – They run into one another and have a collective crisis of identity And I don't want to do that to your words, I want to stoke them like embers so they dare to become fires I want them to have wings so they can carry you So you can rain down words upon us And write us, and show us how to have meaning again – How to use words and finally mean them So all of our diction is dependent on conviction And our words stand out like lightening rods – not afraid of bolts of brilliance – Because underneath the exit signs from the catacombs of ignorance, Your words hold open the door.
And even when you're silent, When your words don't fill the air between us anymore, My eyes will still say I'm here And my hand will be that harbour where you can anchor and find A moment of stillness on the turbulent sea of words And you can lean on me and in that moment See my eyes say I'm here And if words have left you weary and you need Someone to hold you sometimes, don't fear Because even though I can't reply in words, I'm near and even Without words, you can see what you mean to me And my eyes will say I love you And mean it when my words can't.
I love you like synonyms are like many other things. My heart and this hypozeugma to you I give. I miss you like an overlooked coordinating conjunction. And the mis-spelling of phoux paz. I want you like Amphibrachys want; to step in Iambic. Without you my haiku ends with "Hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies". I love you even though you probably won't find this all that funny, But how else should one express love for a poet?
Firstly I would like to say that it is not a serious poem. I do not believe that poetry has to be serious or even say anything important. See Serengeti for another example of this ethos. That said, poems should be well written and have a solid grounding concept that can be revealed through careful study. This does.
In the presiding poem I was assuming a persona other than my own. In effect it was not me writing the poem. I am not in love with a poet and I would never normally try to get Hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies in a haiku (or indeed any poem). The assumed narrator however would. He (or she but I envisioned a he) is someone who has learned all about poetry – perhaps in an attempt to impress his beloved, but does not know how to write poetry. This is explained in the last line, "But how else should one express love for a poet"
However it is not enough just to write a "bad" poem to make a point. I have put clues in the poem to relate to an observant reader that I took time to carefully craft it.
For example the first part of the line "I want you like Amphibrachys want;" is written in amphibrachys, (one of the most difficult metrical forms) whereas after the semicolon it falls into iambic rhythm. "to step in Iambic."
You can not do this accidentally.
The poem is effectively about breaking the rules of poetry while showing that I am aware of those rules. However I am not just breaking the rules for the sake of it, by breaking the rules I reinforce the characters and the situation in the poem.
The writer is aware that his writing needs the poetic touch. It is as much as a call for assistance as it is for love. (Is that not what all the most enduring relationships consist of?) Taking a step away from a literal interpretation of the situation you can even conceive that the assumed narrator is writing a love poem to poetry itself. Perhaps even the classical anthropomorphic muse of poetry.
On a more intellectual note you could even consider it an oblique criticism of the traditional processes of poetic interpretation and assessment, which I am ironically using to justify the same poem here. The idea that learning about poetry – particularly the names for rhythms and obscure grammatical constructions – with only the purpose of criticising poetry is futile and foolish.
I feel that within 8 lines you genuinely get an idea of the personality writing the poem and the personality of the person it is intended to be read by. And its funny.
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The IssueASLA supports protecting and maintaining funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The LWCF program provides matching grants to states and local governments for the acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation areas and facilities. The program is intended to create and maintain a nationwide legacy of high quality recreation areas and facilities and to stimulate non-federal investments in the protection and maintenance of recreation resources across the United States. Landscape architects are often on the LWCF front lines, designing and planning projects that protect our natural resources, our cultural and historic resources, and stimulate local economies in communities across the country.Background & Analysis The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) was established by Congress in 1964. The Act designated that a portion of receipts from offshore oil and gas leases be placed into a fund annually for state and local conservation, as well as for the protection of our national treasures, including parks, forest and wildlife areas. LWCF has a broad-based coalition of support, including the Trust for Public Land, National Parks and Recreation Association, The Wilderness Society, and the Land Trust Alliance.LWCF is authorized at $900 million annually, a level that has been met only twice ($306 million in FY15) during the program's 50-year history. The program is divided into two distinct funding pots: state grants and federal acquisition funds.The "stateside" of LWCF is distributed to all 50 states, DC and the territories by a formula based on population among other factors. State grant funds can be used for park development and for acquisition of lands and easements. State park directors solicit communities to apply for projects and distribute funds to those worthy projects based on a scoring process. Click HERE for a list of the most recent state-by-state apportionments.On the federal side, LWCF provides for national park, forest and wildlife refuge and Bureau of Land Management area fee and easement acquisitions. Each year, based on project demands from communities as well as input from the federal land management agencies (NPS, USFS, FWS, BLM), the President makes recommendations to Congress regarding funding for specific LWCF projects. During congressional consideration, these projects go through a rigorous Appropriations Committee review process with much input from legislators representing project areas. Given the intense competition among projects, funding is generally only provided for those projects with universal support.LWCF projects significantly contribute to our national economy. The Outdoor Industry Association estimates that hunting, fishing, camping, climbing, hiking, paddling, back country skiing, mountain biking, wildlife viewing, and other activities contribute a total of $646 billion annually to the economy, supporting 6.1 million jobs (1 of every 20 jobs in the U.S.)Current Status
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UPDATE 2-Motor racing-Hamilton grabs pole, Vettel raises Ferrari hopes
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LONDON, March 5 Marussia gave their new Formula One car its track debut at Silverstone on Monday despite it still having to overcome a final crash test hurdle before the opening race of the season in Australia next week.
The Russian-licensed former Virgin Racing team said in a statement that the Cosworth-powered MR01 had been rolled out for the first of two limited-mileage promotional events on demonstration tyres.
The season starts in Melbourne on March 18.
British-based Marussia, whose drivers are experienced German Timo Glock and French rookie Charles Pic, were unable to run the car at the final pre-season test in Barcelona last week after it failed a mandatory 18th and final crash test.
Teams are not allowed to take part in official testing without their cars being signed off by the governing International Automobile Federation but that restriction does not apply to promotional and filming events.
There was no mention of the crash test problem in the statement but the team said separately they were close to resolving it.
"The component in question has actually passed an 'unobserved' crash test but has been performing inconsistently in the observed tests," said the team's technical consultant Pat Symonds.
"The fail has only been marginal but, nonetheless, we need to completely eradicate that margin and as such we are taking the time we have to ensure we have an even more robust solution in place."
Team principal John Booth said it had been "a long and frustrating wait for everyone" to get the car running.
"We can now get back on track - literally - and start working towards the first race of the season in Australia," he added.
"Today is the first of two promotional events, so while the drivers will be able to get a feel for the car, they won't be able to draw any real conclusions until we start running in anger in Melbourne." (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Justin Palmer)


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jhm (159991) 2014-03-10 6:05
Hello Arnie,
Your picture is really a post card of these area.
Everything sharp and clear.
Nice taken out of the height.
You chose a very well angle with depth and perspective.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice week,
Corry (4508) 2014-03-10 20:57
Bonsoir Arnie
Très beau point de vue sur ce village au pied des montagnes verdoyantes. Bonne luminosité qui permet d'apprécier ce beau paysage. Bien fait.
mcmtanyel (29016) 2014-03-12 16:56
Hi Arnie,
An idyllic place, TFS! Your prediction almost came through, we almost had blue skies. Most importantly, we did not have rain today, yey!
dta (82364) 2014-03-16 11:18
Hello Arnie ,
This little harbour seems to be peaceful , between the sea and the green hills .
A beautiful place to discover .
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 31st Oct 2008 20:04 UTC
The OpenBSD team has released OpenBSD 4.4. "As in our previous releases, 4.4 provides significant improvements, including new features, in nearly all areas of the system." Information on how you can obtain OpenBSD can be found on the OpenBSD website.
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As soon as you walk through the door you'll smell the Tennessee red cedar and then you see it- Two Queen sized log beds, complete kitchen and 2-person Jacuzzi with separate bath complete this executive suite.
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This room is designed in remembrance of the original Notaras Lodge building. You'll find many pictures that tell a story – from the first fire in 1980 to the 25th anniversary of Don's Restaurant. This room holds a special place in all our hearts as we hope it will in yours. The room has two queen size beds and a dining area.
This was named for the many cowboys and cowgirls we've known. This room has two beautiful queen size log beds. Chaps, a saddle, bridle, hats and pictures are part of the memorabilia that gives it a definite western atmosphere.
This wonderful room was named for the hunters in our lives. It has a rustic feel like your own private cabin. The large wooden door from the basement of the original Lodge was even worked into the decor. This room has two queen size beds, a beautiful stained glass window, with French doors opening onto a semi-private balcony with a beautiful view of the lake. This room is already a favorite of many of our guests.
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This beautiful room is dedicated to Monte Holmes, a scrap metal man who has a railroad museum in Moses Lake. This room has two floors, a Jacuzzi and a model train at the head of the bed upstairs. Marina shopped at Monte's junkyard during the building and decorating of the Lodge from cistern pumps to nickel-plated faucet-ed lanterns – and she never received a bill! So, with one room left to name, Marina wanted to honor Monte and dedicated the room to Monte Holmes of Moses Lake Iron & Metals.
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Luxury in Logs best describes these rustic log buildings. We offer 15 rooms, each uniquely designed and decorated around a different theme. Each unit has a kitchenette area (microwave, compact refrigerator and bar sink), direct dial phone, cable TV, Wi-Fi. Seven of our rooms also offer in-room Jacuzzi tubs. Each room is individually furnished and appointed including beautiful epoxied tables and vanities with artifacts and memorabilia worked into layers of epoxy making each a separate work of art. With in walking distance to the healing waters of Soap Lake, we offer a unique and unforgettable experience that will keep you coming back for years.
The original Notaras Lodge two-story building (opened August 1983) was lost in a fire June 5th, 1998. Before its construction, the owner, Marina Romary enjoyed collecting hundreds of pictures and mementos for decorating the Lodge rooms and the epoxied slab tables from local residents, relatives, neighbors and friends. Many of the items on the walls and in the tables were irreplaceable artifacts, primitives and antiques. A lot of the decor from the original Lodge building was salvaged and is being used in the newer rooms.
The design and construction of each Notaras Lodge building and room was accomplished by local trades-men. During the construction of the different buildings, logs were shipped from the Methow Valley and Nespelem in Washington. Many of the ideas for the decor of the rooms were added as the work progressed. You will find different rooms include tooled leather light switch covers, log beds, cistern pump water faucets and many unique touches.
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Jeep shakes on startup!
I just had a new engine installed and everything was fine for about a month and now every morning when I start it up, it shakes for about 10 seconds and then mellows out. I know that the engine was reprogrammed for the install at the shop and everything that was originally on it was put back on. The spark plugs are relatively new but the injectors are original. What could be causing this?
Does it idle really low when first started? That can cause the shaking you are describing.
Just the first thing that came to mind because I had a old plow truck that did the same thing, I never bothered to figure out what caused it to idle low at start up since it was a plow truck and wasnt worth the effort. |
Yes it idles below 1000rpms fro a few seconds but then jumps up to normal. I was reading somewhere about how an EVAP leak from the EVAP Canister can cause a rough idle. I was told that a simple test for this is to use a pair of long-nose pliers to squeeze the main purge line shut while the engine is idling. There should be no change in the idle. If there is, you need to buy a new one. Does anyone know where the main purge line is and where the EVAP Canister is?
I am also getting a code PO456 and I smell a light gas smell coming through the vents when I start it up.
I have the opposite issue. My engine shakes when I turn it off. I thought it was the engine mounts but the mechanic at the Jeep dealer didnt seem to concerned with it.
If you guys get any more information, please share. My Jeep sometimes shakes at startup and always has the P0456 engine code. Runs good though.
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Making these issues visible engaged the community, which quickly resulted in concrete actions to finally resolve the ownership dispute.
Saint Paul, MN (PRWEB) October 27, 2010
Nagios Enterprises is pleased to announce that a long-standing dispute with German company NETWAYS over unauthorized trademark and domain name registration and use has resulted in a victory for Nagios. The dispute stemmed from unauthorized Nagios trademark and domain name registrations and usage by NETWAYS and its managing director -- Julian Hein -- dating back nearly five years.
Ethan Galstad - founder of Nagios - believes that community pressure proved key to Mr. Hein and NETWAYS finally transferring ownership of the trademark domains to Nagios. "Making these issues visible engaged the community, which quickly resulted in concrete actions to finally resolve the ownership dispute."
After years of defending the Nagios trademark against infringement, Galstad understands the importance of protecting the Nagios project and its brand. "We are diligent in protecting the Nagios brand from the dilution and damage that results when commercial entities leverage the Nagios mark for their own benefit without authorization. It is important that we do so for the future of the company, the Nagios project, and the greater Nagios community."
Galstad believes this win offers hope to other Open Source developers that face companies taking liberties with their projects and brand names. "This violation took more than four years and thousands in legal fees before it was finally resolved. My hope is that this can serve as an example to Open Source developers worldwide that they can overcome infringements and protect their brands if they are persistent and engage their respective communities."
More information on the trademark victory and what Galstad believes it means for Nagios and the greater Open Source community can be found in his blog post at: http://go.nagios.com/trademarkwin


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Meanwhile, at the New Mexico nuke crisis...
The wildfire that's burning its way toward the Los Alamos Nuclear Lab in New Mexico is growing rapidly. And the more you look at the nuclear waste that's piled up at that facility, the scarier the fire becomes. Today the federal bomb-makers confirmed what anti-nuke activists have been saying for a few days now -- that there are tens of thousands of drums of nuclear waste sitting out in the open, essentially under a tarp:
Los Alamos lab officials are now confirming that tens of thousands of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are stored in the open, near the site of the fire. KSFR had earlier spoken with two watchdog groups who characterized the number as 30,000....They say the drums are on a paved area with few trees nearby and would be safe even if a fire reached the storage area. Officials have said it is miles from the flames. Watchdog groups put the distance at about three miles.
Beyond the drums, there is a horrible variety of nuclear waste in the ground all over the Los Alamos site. This interactive map of the various makeshift nuclear dump sites on the property makes it pretty clear that there's a lot of loose radioactivity in that neighborhood. If it burns, people downwind will be breathing it.


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Exodus 33:13
33:13 thy way. After the indescribable experience with God on the mountain, followed by the traumatic confrontation with Aaron and the people when he came down, Moses urgently needed some special assurance from God. Accordingly, he begged God to show him both His way and His glory (Exodus 33:18). Note John 1:14; 14:6.


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Malaysia Day weekend
We two have put on weight since the last time we met. Ain't this the best sign of our happiness?
I was actually coming out straight from the gym to meet her at the hotel lobby. Yours truly was in Cotton On active wear. I intended to look more sporty in front of a runner. lina, we talked a lot, but I can remember this remark of you the best for now, "Yan, you tall, why didn't you be a model? .....Sayanglah!..." I take this as the compliment of the day. Thanks for the time to meet up, thanks for helping to deliver the goodies to HHCB, thanks for the lovely "buah tangan" from you and Kathy.
Later towards Sunday evening, we went for an uncle birthday celebration at a cozy Chinese Restaurant. It was an 8 courses dinner.
We, a family of 4 truly enjoyed the dinner and stage performance.
Now, I start to check the calendar and look forwards to the next Public Holiday, Hari Raya Haji, which is on 26 October.


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(1947 quotes found)
"It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell."
"If you can accept losing, you can't win."
Vince Lombardi
"Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat."
Malcolm S. Forbes
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self."
"Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes."
"Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself"
Mahatma Gandhi
"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."
Winston Churchill
"It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle."
Richard M. DeVos
"God of our fathers, who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory, please continue your inspiring guidance in this the greatest of all conflicts. Strengthen my soul so that the weakening instinct of self-preservation, which besets all of us in battle, shall not blind me to my duty to my own manhood, to the glory of my calling, and to my responsibility to my fellow soldiers. Grant to our armed forces that disciplined valor and mutual confidence which insures success in war. Let me not mourn for the men who have died fighting, but rather let me be glad that such heroes have lived. If it be my lot to die, let me do so with courage and honor in a manner which will bring the greatest harm to the enemy, and please, oh Lord, protect and guide those I shall leave behind. Give us the victory, Lord."
General George S. Patton
"The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy."
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
YESvember 05 - The Results Are In
And the winner is?
Bennett, with no regrowth of the tumor in any way, shape or form. There is still, and has always been, that weird malformation in his brain on the right side that no one can explain or offer any rational prognosis about, but it never changes from MRI to MRI.
And since it doesn't, there is never anything that can or really should be done about it.
Always makes me wonder if that funky area, and it is not a spot or a lump, but more of a larger funkiness (hard to explain I would need to get a copy of the discs), is part of the reason his development, while it is there, is so achingly slow. Part of why he can repeat a LOT of words these days, but doesn't quite grok their meaning.
Communication is a tricky thing. And yeah, I am thankful for how far Bennett has come in three years, I really am. But that doesn't mean that even here, in YESvember, I am going to sugar coat his development and say that I don't, as his 'Special Needs Dad', often see how far he needs to go rather than how far he has come.
That's part of the territory. And maybe that's how it should be, because it means we always push that much harder.
Example. I can say to him...'Hi!' and he will also say 'Hi!'. I can say to him 'Bye-Bye!' and he will also say 'Bye-Bye!'. If he wants something that he knows about, like, say, pretzels...I can, with some repetitive coaching, get him to say 'I want Pretzoo pweeze.'
Nice right? Yeah it is, and I am grateful for it.
I say that with a lot of reservation, because when I do tell people stuff like that and they want to high-five and tell me how great it is I know it is great, and I don't want to focus on what he can't do, but it is important, and I don't know why this is, to stay focused on the fact that his disability is severe and it is profound.
Were I to say to him, when he came back from his weekend last night, 'What did you do this weekend?', his reply would be 'Weekend.' If I said 'Did you have fun seeing Aunt Mandy?', his reply would be 'Mandy.' When he gets hurt and I ask him 'What happened?', his reply is 'Happen.' Or if I say 'Can you show me your boo-boo?', his reply is simply 'Boo-boo.' Though sometimes, to his credit, he has started to SHOW me, but only later.
That isn't REALLY communicating beyond a certain point, do you get my meaning? Does it mean we CAN get there? I don't know what his actual cognitive capabilities are. He always amazes me with the things he shows me he can do. And what does get me though the day is the belief that there is something to strive for, some new plateau to be reached with him.
Otherwise I think I would have stopped trying with him a long time ago.
What the Hell was this post about? Where was it going? I kind of lost my way with it. The main point is that with Bennett there will always be a struggle.
Struggles with teaching him many basic things that come naturally to other kids, struggles with his aggressive behaviors, struggles with the fear and worry that come with the possibility of his tumor or his seizures ever coming back and on and on...but there are also a tremendous amount of things to be thankful for, and as a Dad, as a Special Needs Dad, the key over these last several years has been learning how to find a balance between those two worlds and living in that space without losing my mind (too late!).
I'm far, FAR from saying I have done so successfully. I am still very much a work in progress, not unlike Bennett. The beauty of that is that a lot of these adventures into unknown territory we take together, hand in hand.
And that's nice.
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We've tried some sign language, but doesn't really work as well as actual words do. He can grasp basic words and speech. It is beyond the basics that he just can't go, a cognitive reasoning that could be due to what was removed from his brain, could be due to the damage caused by the unrelenting seizure activity he had for 6-7 months, or could have been there as part of his condition already.
I'll probably never know if it was one or a combo of the above, know what I mean?
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BRIEF-Ford invests C$500 mln for R&D in Canada
* Ford invests c$500 million for research and development in canada; doubles connectivity team and opens new research and engineering centre in ottawa
TransCanada Corp's (TRP.TO) plan to build one of the world's longest oil pipelines has reverberations far beyond Canadian shores.
The planned 2,700 mile pipeline, which will bring crude from Canada's energy capital of Alberta to refineries and ports on the East Coast, has the potential to upturn the dynamics of the North Atlantic oil trade squeezing out some imported crude to North America and revitalizing once-ailing refineries.
The Energy East line could also reinforce North Sea Brent crude as the world's oil benchmark against which giants such as Saudi Arabia price their western-bound exports, analysts say, while opening up the option of more Canadian heavy crude flowing to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The scale of the $12 billion, 1.1-million barrel per day (bpd) pipeline, which will extend part of an old natural gas line, is hard to understate. Were it to start in London, it would stretch all the way to Tehran. In the United States, it could pump crude oil from Beverly Hills to New York City.
And its capacity is greater than the entire oil production of Azerbaijan, could provide 6 percent of daily U.S. oil consumption or, put another way, has the ability to carry 30 percent of Canada's total daily oil production.
"In the short and medium term, this isn't a project focused on exporting heavier Canadian oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast," said Mark Routt, a senior energy consultant at KBC in Houston, who has a number of clients interested in the project.
"The initial stage of this project will be primarily about sending light sweet crude to Canadian refineries."
That could effectively wipe out Canada's need to import crude for its eastern refineries. They now import around 700,000 bpd from North and West Africa and Latin America because Canada's own supplies lie across a vast wilderness in the far West.
Africa and Latin America will have to find a new home for their barrels by 2017 or 2018, if the pipeline is completed on time.
The twinning of the project with a plan to build and operate a new deepwater export port in Saint John, New Brunswick will give oil producers an outlet for the 400,000 bpd or so of leftover, after Canada's eastern refineries consume their share.
"The next stage would be to potentially expand the project to ship light sweet crude to refineries on the U.S. East Coast," Routt said.
Several refineries on the U.S. East Coast have shut down in recent years due to poor economic performance. Access to Canadian sweet crude, cheaper than European and African imports due to transportation costs and the lower U.S. benchmark price, could support the plants that remain.
Canadian oil producers have even further-reaching ambitions for the pipeline, with some looking at the feasibility of exporting barrels to Asia.
TransCanada Chief Executive Russ Girling said oil producers in Alberta were looking to reach markets as far away as India.
John Auers, senior vice president at refinery specialist Turner, Mason & Co in Dallas, said that while it is an ambitious goal, it could one day be possible for Canadian crude to compete with Middle Eastern producers for market share in the Indian subcontinent.
"India has now built up a fairly decent base of heavy crude capacity," said Auers. "(TransCanada) can go all sort of ways."
Sandy Fielden, analyst at consultants RBN Energy in Austin, said the majority of Canada's heavy crude exports from the line would still end up closer to home.
"The obvious competition will be with heavier Mexican and Venezuela crudes into the U.S. Gulf Coast," he said.
European refineries are a less likely destination, Fielden added, as most are geared toward lighter crudes such as Brent.
Another outcome the East Energy line might bring is the reinforcement of Brent crude oil as the world's premier benchmark, analysts said, amid talk the grade is losing relevance and could see a challenge from a rival exchange in Asia, where demand is rising.
"A preponderance of light sweet crude moving East could consolidate Brent's benchmark's status," said Ed Morse, managing director of commodity research at Citi.
"Saudi Arabia and Iran and other Middle East producers feeding into the European market would be increasingly dependent on benchmarks defined in the local Atlantic Basin markets."
Morse said heavier barrels moving on the pipeline could also eventually provide a new "sour" benchmark for the region.
Several analysts said the increased capacity of the Energy East pipeline from an initial proposal of 800,000 bpd reflects uncertainty over Canada's other grand pipeline projects.
TransCanada's own Keystone XL project, which would expand its ability to ship heavy crude to Gulf Coast refineries by 830,000 bpd, is yet to get off the ground after years of waiting for U.S. approval and has become a target for environmental groups.
Proposals for pipelines to the West Coast, which would allow the country to ship oil to the lucrative Asian market, are opposed by Canadian indigenous people, or First Nations.
"Now, there are a lot of moving parts, but if we assume there are ongoing problems with getting approval for Keystone XL and Enbridge's planned pipeline to the West Coast of Canada then you can see why they've expanded this project," Fielden said.
TransCanada said one project does not replace the other and that it has long-term commitments for Keystone XL, which has always been designed to carry heavier crude from the tar sand fields.
North America is adjusting its infrastructure to the landscape that has been emerging in the oil industry in the past five years with the advent of shale oil and gas and the Canadian tar sands. Pipeline companies have spent billions of dollars building new pipes or reversing the direction of old ones.
Turner, Mason's Auers thinks there is always a risk of over-building, but believes the Energy East pipeline is a major stage in North America's adjustment to its energy renaissance.
"We look at North America as a whole. If you export Canadian light crude that provides room for U.S. light crude."
(Reporting by Sabina Zawadzki and David Sheppard in New York; Editing by Tiffany Wu and Leslie Gevirtz)


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Ah summer. A time when I just don't have that much of interest to blog. Sigh.
In the meantime, some of you may remember a certain piratically-inclined dessert and bread making friend of mine who blogged her Cookin' School adventures. Well, she's back to blogging at a blog called Stories That Are True. Only this time she's in New Zealand. It's a long story; I'll let her tell it.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
A blog of interest
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