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Tomas Berger is a really handsome, fit guy. He came in for a massage. He strips down to his underwear and lays down, on his front, to await the masseur. Adam Rupert arrives, also in his underwear, and takes the oil and starts work. His hands work all over Tomas' shoulders and back, going all the way down to the top of the ass crack. Straddling Tomas Adam's hand work really well, and soon he is removing Tomas' underwear to reveal his hairy ass. Adam is one horny masseur and pulls his cock out, resting it on that sexy ass crack and moving in a fucking motion as he continues to massage. Then he moves to the side and drips more oil on Tomas, massaging it into that ass and down the legs. He does the feet as well and then goes back, to concentrate on the ass. His hands spread Tomas' cheeks, exposing his hole. Tomas raises his ass in the air, going up onto his knees. Adam takes hold of Tomas cock and wanks it, rubbing his ass crack at the same time. As he wanks Tomas' hard cock Adam plays with that ass, slipping a finger inside. Then he uses a vibrator on that tight hole. He works that hole real nice and then turns Tomas over onto his back. With his legs in the air Tomas' ass is fully exposed and Adam's finger gets to work some more, as his other hand wanks. Tomas takes over his own wanking so that Adam has a hand free to wank himself. Very quickly Adam ready to shoot, and he cums over Filip's thigh. With Adam's finger deep in his ass Filip continues to wank himself until he too creams his cock. What a lovely scene from two great guys.
Alan Lumik is aged 19 and lives in Sedlcany. He is a student who enjoys his friends and watching ice-hockey. He is a very nice looking guy and after his interview he quickly removes his sweater and his jeans. Then Alan lays down on the bed and begins to feel his cock in his boxer shorts. It seems that his cock is hard as he gropes himself. Then a helping hand arrives and begins to oil Alan's body, the hands going all over his chest and then down to his thick thighs. The hands then remove Alan's boxers, releasing his hard cock and showing that wonderful bush of his. The hands run over Alan's rock hard cock, smearing oil over it. Then the cock is wanked a little before Alan's legs are raised in the air, to show his hairy ass crack. The hands rub over the tight hole and play with Alan's balls as well as wanking on his cock. A vibrator appears and slides into Alan's hot, hairy hole as the wanking continues. With the vibrator working its magic in his hole Alan soons shoots a nice, creamy load, with the hands continuing to milk that lovely cock. Then Alan goes off to the shower to wash up, removing all that oil.
Fero Stylak is from Brno and is aged 19. He works as a sales representative and enjoys motorcycles and motocross. What a very handsome guy Fero is and, as we see as he loses his tee-shirt, he has a very nice build too. Opening his jeans we are teased with a glimpse of cock before he turns around to show off his sexy ass. Then the jeans are lowered further, as he turns back around and we see his flaccid cock as it rests on his big balls. Sitting on the bed Fero then removes the jeans, in the process showing off that ass again, this time with his pucker hole on view. Fero's cock looks great as he begins to play with it, and soon it is nice and hard. Standing up he poses with that hard cock, giving us some great views. He finishes a very nice shoot by going back down on the bed and displaying that hot ass some more, with the cheeks beautifully spread to lets us see that hot hole.


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On Sol 55 (Oct. 1, 2012), Curiosity finished observations at the "Bathurst Inlet" rock target it had examined with instruments on the arm. Then the rover completed a drive of about 77 feet (23.5 meters) to arrive near a patch of wind-deposited soil called "Rocknest," which is a potential target for the first scooping activity. This drive brought the total distance driven during the mission to about 0.30 mile (0.48 kilometer).
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Sol 55, in Mars local mean solar time at Gale Crater, ended at 7:46 p.m. Oct. 1, PDT (10:46 p.m. EDT).
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Yeah, I've learned that lesson.
You're a pretty cool guy.
You asked for where my sig is so here it is:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ef=hero_thanks
Yeah, I've been here for more than 10 years(lurking before I made the account in 2008) so I wouldn't leave the site, I still have plenty of interesting stuff to read here, but a lot of the older users have left or become mostly inactive it seems and I doubt its just "life happened" for all of them.
Hey, I saw your post on the chapter thread, I don't want to answer there because I don't want to get into arguments, but that's how I felt in Dressrosa, I stopped reading most chapter threads. I went back to read them weekly in Zou, but there were still weekly complaints and in this arc it's even worse, seems Oda can do anything and people will complain, Oda does what they ask for in previous arcs and they still complain, there is a trend that post Timeskip a few users just hate everything...I'm probably going back to what I did before and stop reading the threads also.
We've actually got it all typeset. The only thing we've got left is redraws, which are being worked on right now.
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Hey Rami, not sure at all what your schedule is like currently, but would you be interested in playing BB5? I am trying to make the competitions less time demanding, if that helps at all.
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On September 28, 1962, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost 3-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals in 10 innings. They thus missed the opportunity to clinch at least a tie for the National League pennant.
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New Hawaii CC Agriculture courses on tap this summerHawaiʻi Community College
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HILO — Hawai'i Community College (Hawai'i CC) is offering a series of new non-credit agriculture classes this summer, including Integrated Pest Management, Sustainable Production Practices and Horticulture Operations.
The classes, located at the Hawai'i CC campus in Hilo and at the college's farm site in Pana'ewa, offer students the chance to learn a variety of agricultural skills at a low cost.
"Depending on the course, you can learn about hydroponics, basic plant and soil science, or pest identification," said Hawai'i CC Agriculture instructor Chris Jacobsen. "With fees for these multi-day courses running at either $59 or $67, it's a great value for what students will be learning,"
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Black Ops II (X360) - 6.21m
Black Ops II (PS3) - 4.61m
Black Ops II (PC) - 401k
Black Ops II 1st week total: 11.22m
Modern Warfare 3 1st week total: 13.36m
Side note: Black Ops: Declassified (PSV) sold 119k in its FW.
I expected Black Ops 2[360] to outsell Halo 4.
Who thought Halo 4 would outsell Black Ops 2 on Xbox?
Halo 4 is at 3.8 million total copies, the PS3 version of Blops 2 outsold it because Halo is for 12 year olds - or at least people who are mentally 12 years old.
Blops also has 12 year olds but it doesn't make up as big a proportion as Halo. You can read the stats.
Plus, there's some serious competition with other big market games like Assassins Creed 3 which sold a hefty 3.5 million copies, twice what Revelations sold.
Black Ops 2 sold less than MW3?!
thats a great sign! 2+million users decided to say NO.
Mind you all, Modern Warfare sold a lot in its first month and sales dwindled more rapidly than Black Ops, they just made more of the sales early on, however it's still totally possible that Black Ops 2 will not dwindle as quickly and sales will decline more gradually than right away, meaning more people can possibly make BO2 even bigger than MW3, it just depends on what the next 2 months look like, because it isn't until February and March that we get Crysis 3, Dead Space 3, and Bioshock Infinite, where some serious competition will arrive.
Thank God.
Finally! Some people realised how crappy this series, it didn't outsell MW3, can't wait for next year, GTA V will break it's records.
Black Ops 1 s#cks thats why Black Ops 2 wont sell well as MW3.
Halo 4 didnt outsell black ops 2.... black ops sold 2 million more
What do you mean? It DID!
Black Ops II (X360) FW sales: 6.21m
Halo 4 (X360) FW sales: 3.80m
If you mean that in another way (like your prediction was correct), then your not alone in your prediction. There's no sane person who would've thought Halo 4 would sell higher than BO2. CoD's in a different league to any other game (sales-wise)... Halo 4 is still massively successful though - 4.55m in its first 2 weeks worldwide.
Have you played the story? It's one of the best of recent times (With a genuinely well thought out bad guy)
I really thought Halo 4 was going to outsell BO2 just because there seemed to be more marketing for it.
Yeah because that what people want when they buy cod a good story, fml
One of the best of CoD's stories sure but it is far too cliche and nonsensical. I don't see why the tank thing with legs exists. The design choices are so stupid and for a war game you would think they would know more about strategic designs. I wouldn't say it is one of the best of recent times. Dozens of indie games that recently came out are better written and more creative and they cost little and had far less funding.
NYC_Gamer is talking a load of horsesh*t again. What else is new.
I'd just like to point out that he has 6 bubbles... you have two.
So, uh, who's talking a load of horseshit, again?
It's not the number of bubbles you have, it's how you use them. haha :p
On topic. This is an insane number of sales, even for CoD. I didn't pick it up myself. I'm gonna just keep playing Black Ops 1 and Battlefield BC2 (PS3). I did pick up LBP Karting last night though for 25 bucks. Score!! haha
WoW look at those PC Numbers.....401K (I'm sure those numbers are a lot higher when you add in Digital Sales)
But still that's a lot of PC Gamers that are like "this is not better than Planetside 2...why did I buy this"? LMAO....J/k COD has a nice PC community of Gamers!
Lower numbers than MW3.....is Call of Duty losing it's MOJO? Lets see what the numbers look like after Christmas!
lol Master Race realized if they wanted to play a game with four year old graphics they can just reinstall COD4.
The rest have been engorging on PS2, XCOM, BL2 and the new DayZ mods.
I played the planetside 2 beta. It wasn't bad and does some great things, but it's not for me. Hated travelling miles in a ship piloted by a fool. And when it's in the air you kinda have to stay in it.
lol "is Call of Duty losing it's MOJO?"
It still sold 11 million. It may be suffering from "wait til christmas" syndrome or maybe lack of interest, but 11million is still frightening numbers.
YES i was just Joking!
11 million is still "Money in the Bank"!
....Kinda like how people now say "WoW is down to 10 million Gamers from 12m! YEH but it's still 10 million....."Money in the Bank"!
even the PS3 version outsold Halo 4.
LOL @ ApolloTheBoss you think Halo 4 sold better than Black Ops 2?
Looks like Black Ops II is set to join the elite list of best selling PS3 games. The top 3 now being Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 3, and Black Ops, and the 4th soon to be BLOPS2.
You fellow PS3 owners never cease to amaze me with the support you give developers/publishers who give you broken games.
Buy PS3 exclusives!
NeverEnding1989, what I love is how all they talk about is exclusives this and exclusives that, but yet when it comes to actually buying them... ummm..
And Halo 4 outsold mostly every Sony exclusive FPS ever combined in just a month. What's your point?
You never seize to amaze me with your asinine comments you ignoramus!!! FYI, Resistance: Fall of Man sold 4.09 million copies
I think his point was CoD sells so much, even on PS3 it outsold a sales mammoth like Halo.
Your point seems to be you're over-sensitive about (incorrectly) perceived slights against Xbox.
Wow, can't believe people are taking offense to GraveLord's comment.
u think killzone 2 or 3 would had done better against black ops 2 u tell me
Killzone 2: 2.87
Killzone 3: 2.36
Resistance 1: 4.09
Resistance 2: 2.34
Resistance 3: 1.22
Yeah, 4.55 million is DEFINITELY more than 14.14 million.
And us PS3 owners should REALLY buy more exclusives. I mean, dozens of million unit-moving games isn't enough to prove we buy a lot and in variety.
PCFTW!!! Smart gamers!
Go play planetside 2!
4.61M ps3 owners are playing a buggy hand me down port. smh
And this folks is why you complain about innovation. Why the hell would activition care?
Good thing I skipped it and bought PSASBR instead. Same series title, same problems that plague the online aspect of the series... COD
considering planetside 2 is free, i can play both. So far planetside 2 is an awesome idea with so-so execution. the gun play doesnt feel very solid.
Looks like I was right... IF VGChartz is correct...
Shouldn't really be a surprise though. You can't really expect CoD to keep breaking week one records forever. It's going to peak at some point. Doesn't mean that people are losing interest in it though.
How did this become about Halo 4?
Ohh you guys (N4G)
People just don't take in count that between the systems well 4 of u club the wii u there is the digital sale and that well over another M ... So black ops 2 ain't that much behind
Black ops 2 fun. Be advised...its on multiple platforms, while halo 4 is only on 360. So of course black ops 2 (any cod) will sell more. 11 million copies is incredible though. Pretty much any game that reaches 1.5 sales is really good..3-5mil is outstanding...5-9mil is incedible...over that is classic.
Looks like CoD is finally starting to show some franchise fatigue, 2.14m less than MW3 is quite a significant drop. Still a beast though!
BO: Declassified sales are pretty dismal. It's probably a good thing that it's sold so poorly though; judging from the reviews, everyone who buys it will be disappointed :P
Then again those Black Ops Declassified sales are only retail units & doesn't include PSN purchases.
Omg Declassified saved the Vita!!!! Oh wait....
did you actually just change your mind and type oh wait... at the same time and press send? there is a deleat button.
Um this article is about Black Ops 2 so i believe that you are slightly off topic.
Oh stuff it like a turkey on the yester.
If Activision hadn't thrown Declassified together faster than Crackdown 2 was, it would have been huge for the Vita.
And to think Bkack ops 2 had a massive preorder incentive campaign, the first cod to do so. I knew something was up when they started doing that. Activision must've foreseen less anticipation for BO2.
Not really considering there are only what? 2 million Vitas sold? 119K, especially in the first week, is pretty good. Assassins Creed: Liberation sold 100K and Ubisoft said they were very happy with it.
yeah and also remember the numbers psn sales is not included in those report
118,615 units isn't bad at all for a handheld game especially one that has lambasted by critics. Think how much that number will go up after sales of the bundle on black friday same with Liberation which sold 113,997 units and has sold 220,000 total so far
halo launched in november
You trying to say it affected BO2 sales lol?
Modern Warfare better!BO2 multi little better.
I wait MW4 next-gen!
Want even less for the next COD
Maybe then they'll actually put something called "EFFORT" into their work.
Pc makes me laugh consoles is where the money is
If you can tell me exactly what money each platform makes a year I'll take your comment seriously.
Your move, start with the pc gaming industry.
$18 billion
Unlike console gamers, PC gamers obviously don't buy a lot of crap, lol
because most little kids can't build PCs
And the ones that do, pirate 90% of their games.
Was shopping the other day and swung by the the game section.
Wait, what?
CoD is probably the biggest selling game this generation. Each game has hit numbers some developers could only dream of reaching. So why are they so expensive? How about showing some appreciation to your user base and lower the price some?
But they could sell MW4 for a solid £50 and then ask for another £40 in DLC and people would still pay it. I guess people really do hate change.
If you shop around you can always get it far cheaper than that :)
I picked up BLOPS2 for £15 (Nuketown included) :)
I don't really wanna buy it, I was just shocked at how CoD games can stay at these prices. Even online it's ridiculous.
In the same place I saw:
Mass Effect 3 - £20
Sleeping Dogs - £20
Max Payne 3 - £20
And you could get these cheaper online.
All came out this year. So why does CoD get a free pass on this and MW3 is £45?
Simply put, Activision are the biggest rip-off merchants of all time. The fact that their fans accept it is really disturbing.
I hope this franchise ends up like guitar hero and they just stop making them.
That's quite a few copies
Since when was VGChartz correct about anything?
Funny how this is actually a really beast game, yet people dont like it. Shows when you gear a game for rewarding teamwork, people freak out.
A very large percentage of people on this site don't like it, but this vocal minority represents a small percentage of people who bought the game and are a fan of the series. Everyone I know that has the game thinks it's the best one in recent years.


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Employees of Houma's Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center were told in a meeting Monday that the charity hospital is in talks to partner with private hospitals to continue operating in the face of ongoing budget cuts.
Employees of Chabert Medical Center were told Monday that the state charity hospital is in talks to partner with private hospitals to continue operating in the face of ongoing budget cuts.
Chabert CEO Rhonda Green said there are ongoing discussions with "more than one entity" at the state level.
The partnership would be part of a long-term plan to sustain operations amid state and Medicaid budget cuts that have triggered expected layoffs and elimination of services.
Green said the meeting was held Monday to inform employees that "we were in talks about a public-private partnership, as are other state hospitals. There were many speculative questions from employees, as expected."
But, she added, a firm deal with a private hospital hasn't been reached.
"The truth is nothing has been decided as of yet," Green said.
After federal Medicaid cuts, the Jindal administration and officials with the LSU hospital system ordered cuts totaling about $152 million among the seven state charity hospitals.
Chabert's share is $14.3 million, which officials said would result in 245 layoffs, about a quarter of its staff, and decimate services to the hospital's mostly poor or uninsured patients. The cuts had been scheduled to take effect Jan. 21.
But the Baton Rouge Advocate newspaper reported today that Frank Opelka, LSU system executive vice president, has put the layoffs at Chabert and most other hospitals on hold while discussions continue with private companies that may take over some or all of their operations.
And local officials have said they, too, are in discussions aimed at finding a solution that might avert layoffs and keep all or parts of Chabert's services up and running.
Rumors have abounded about who may step up to help run Chabert Medical Center.
A local lawmaker said a deal to partner with Chabert may be in the works between Terrebonne General Medical Center in Houma and Ochsner Health System. For years, Ochsner has had a partnership to run St. Anne General, a public hospital in Raceland.
State Rep. Gordon Dove, R-Houma, said as is in the case with all business deals, the hospitals are doing their "due diligence" to investigate the financial aspects of a deal. The goal of any partnership would be for the hospital to retain its state-funded charity mission of helping low-income and uninsured residents obtain necessary and affordable medical care.
Dove said he spoke with Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein about the deal Wednesday morning and the administration official expressed confidence in a possible partnership.
Ochsner officials said there was no information on a possible partnership between Chabert and the private hospital system as of Tuesday. Ochsner has already agreed to work with Chabert to maintain its graduate medical program, in which the private firm sends residents to the Houma hospital for training as doctors.
Phyllis Peoples, President and CEO of Terrebonne General Medical Center, said the hospital has always stepped up to care for the community admit state and federal health care budget cuts.
"As the state has enacted drastic cuts to the charity healthcare system, TGMC has looked for ways to assist," Peoples said. "Many stakeholders are involved in finding a solution that would provide the necessary resources for Chabert Medical Center to continue providing medical care and currently models for that outcome are in the process of being evaluated."
Peoples added the success of these solutions is dependent on "what would be operationally feasible and financially viable for all stakeholders, with the goal of caring for our community being our number one priority."
State Sen. Norby Chabert, R-Houma, said he could not comment on the details of any partnership but said a deal would likely come before the end of the fiscal year on June 30.
Lawmakers and charity hospital officials must create a firm long-term plan to prepare for another possible round of cuts in July after the legislative session. They also must make sure that whatever partnership they build is prepared to withstand challenges coming from the possible implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act.
In the meantime, parish governments have stepped up to help stave off major cuts at Chabert until a long-term partner can be found.
On Monday, The Terrebonne Parish Council approved a $2 million transfer to the hospital. Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph is supporting a $1 million contribution that will go before the Lafourche Parish Council Dec. 11.
The $3 million from the parish governments would render up to triple that amount for Chabert because of federal Medicare matching rates.
In addition to the parish money, the hospital plans to save about $4 million by being more efficient.
The one-time emergency dollars aim to prevent layoffs, bed closures, clinic shutdowns and loss of accreditation for the graduate medical program, which handles the load of 75 percent of the patient care in the hospital.
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Friday, April 06, 2012 - Wank Party 2012 #4, Part 1
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Wank Party 2012 #4 celebrates Easter. It features David Kadera, Roman Ditrich, Rado Viker, Milos Zambo andn Martin Poupa. Celebrations start in earnest in this first part. The scene starts with Milos, Martin and David having a drink together. Roman and Rado arrive, with the Easter sticks to do the traditional spanking of the neighbourhood girls. Since there are no girls about they must spank the other guys instead. David and Milos bend over for a little spanking and then they call in some girls and proceed to spank them before the girls turn the tables on them. Then Roman and Rado are blindfolded and the girls begin to feel their crotches. Without the guys realising it the girls move out of the way and David and Milos take over rubbing the crotches. Rado and Roman are hard and the guys open the pants and pull their cocks out. Still they think it is the girls who are doing it.Milos begins to suck on Roman and David does the same to Rado. As they are being sucked Martin removes their shirts. Then, after losing his eye glasses he bends to kiss Rado, and remove his blindfold. Rado sees that the girls are not there, and that David is sucking him. Roman removes his blindfold too and sees that Milos is sucking him, but it doesn't phase him. Soon Rado and Roman kiss as they are being sucked. Martin pulls his dick out and begins to wank it, then David stands and has Rado suck on his cock. Milos follows suit, with Roman sucking on his throbbing dick. As David is being sucked he leans over and sucks on Martin's cock. I think it he the first time for Martin, and he seems to enjoy it. Rado and Roman certainly love cock and change places, so that Roman sucks on David and Rado on Milos. David loves Martin's dick and gives all his attention to it as Roman moves over the share Milos' cock with Rado. Then Rado stands and both he and Milos feed their dicks to Roman, in turn. David has certainly worked his charm on Martin, who tries his hand at sucking too, for the first time. He sucks and then licks up and down the shaft of David's cock. Then Martin straightens up and kisses David, who works their two cocks together, while Roman, Rado and Milos continue to enjoy each other. We leave things nicely primed for the next part of this Wank Party where the fun continues apace.
Radek Filipec is aged 23 and lives in Skvorec. He is currently unemployed and enjoys football in his spare time. Radek looks very good as he sits on the fitness bench for his interview. Then he begins to rub his body, with his hand slipping into his cut-offs. He seems to be wanking himself in them and then he opens his shirt to reveal a very good torso. Removing his shirt Radek runs his hands all over his sexy chest. Then he opens the cut-offs and pulls out his cock, which is already rock hard. He takes hold of that cock and begins to wank it. As he wanks a helping hand arrives and begins to massage Radek's chest, tweaking his nipples. Then the hands remove Radek's shorts and drips oil over his chest and begins to rub it in. As the hands work on Radek's chest he wanks himself. The hands work down Radek's body and then take hold of his cock and begins to wank it, soon getting it nice and hard. Radek then kneels on the bench, with his ass exposed. The hands rub over that ass, spreading the cheeks to show us the hole. Next a vibrator appears and the hands slip it into Radek's hole. Radek seems to take it quite easily, as it fucks in and out of his hole. Radek then uses his hands to spread his ass and show us his sweet hole. He sits back on the bench and with his legs in the air the vibrator is again pushed into his ass. The hands wank Radek's cock and fuck his ass with the vibrator at the same time. With the hand wanking Radek's cock hard and fast it isn't long before it shoots a nice beg load, squirting all over him. Radek's leg is quivering as the cum shoots out of his cock. He moans from the exquisite feeling of the climax. Radek then goes off to the shower to clean himself up after a very good shoot. I really enjoyed Radek's video, I think he is a great looking guy and gave us a wonderful show. I am hoping we can do much more with him.
Lukas Pribul is from Uhersky Brod and is aged 19. He works as a barman and enjoys sports, kick-boxing and fitness. What a beautiful guy Lukas is. He has a wonderful blush to his cheeks which makes him look even more handsome. He is a very snappy dresser, looking very smart indeed as he starts the shoot. He could easily be a fashion model with such good looks and, as we see when he opens his shirt, a very good body to. He poses with the shirt open, and then draped over his shoulder with his chest fully exposed. His abs look great too and he does more posing before turning around to give a teasing view of his ass. Then he drops his pants and we see his cock too. Soon he is posing with that cock nice and hard, showing off his biceps as well. Using a chair Lukas leans back with his cock standing proud for us before he sits, back to the camera with his ass in full, glorious view. The hole is nicely exposed for our inspection, and what a treat it is too. Lukas is a really beautiful guy who shows us everything in this really excellent shoot. Happily for us all he has been back into the studio for more shoots, so as well as his erotic video, which will appear next week, we will soon have even more of him.
Gregor Pytel is aged 24 and lives in Sakvice. He is a student who likes rugby, sports, fitness and computers. He is a really good looking guy who, as we will see in this video, has a great body too. After his interview Gregor lays back on the bed and begins to feel his body. Lifting his tee-shirt to expose his abs Gregor runs a hand over them. He then slips the hand into his jeans. As he writhes on the bed, with his hand in the jeans we see a nice covering of hair on Gregor's torso. One arm is bend behind his head, with the bicep almost lickable as it is close to his face. Gregor teases us by opening his belt and we think the jeans will be next. But instead he removes his tee-shirt and shows that wonderful chest. We don't have to wait much longer though, as he opens the jeans to reveal a nice hard cock, and some very hairy legs. Gregor smiles as he looks into the camera while rubbing a hand over his chest and then down to his rock hard cock. Then he starts to wank on his cock, standing it up for the camera. It looks great as the swollen cock head shines from getting so hard. Gregor then removes his shoes and jeans, so that he is completely naked and continues his wanking. Those massive, hairy thighs look great as Gregor lifts his legs to expose his ass to us. He wanks his throbbing cock with that ass exposed for us. Then he uses both hands to spread his ass to give us a great view of his hot, hairy hole. Next Gregor stands and bends over and spread his cheeks again. His ass looks beautiful, fully rounded and covered with hair. Having given us a great show of all his attributes Gregor stands and wanks himself again, dumping a lovely creamy load for us. Finally he moves to the shower to clean up to finish a really fabulous shoot.


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Although the Bush Administration conceded on February 7 that the Taliban detainees at Guantánamo Bay deserve to be covered by the Geneva Conventions, the Administration refused to allow them, or any of the 186 detainees at that time (the number now stands at about 300), prisoner-of-war status. One might reasonably expect that the Geneva Conventions and the protocols of international law would offer a promising legal avenue for contesting the US government's detention and treatment of these prisoners, and indeed they provide some useful resources for this purpose. But the 1949 Geneva Convention accord on the treatment of prisoners of war, based on an outmoded notion of war and soaked in bias toward the nation-state, makes it difficult for POWs who do not belong to recognized states with conventional armies to lay claim to protection under international law.
The Administration claims that these prisoners do not merit POW status under the Geneva Conventions, which stipulate that POWs must belong to a "High Contracting Party" and have operated in the service of "regular armed forces" in a conventional war. But the United States, understood as the "Detaining Power" under the conventions, is required to treat these prisoners as POWs until a "competent tribunal" is set up to decide the question. At the same time, the paradoxical fact is that the Geneva Convention accord on POWs, which seeks to protect prisoners of war from hostile governments that may well be unwilling to recognize their rights to fair treatment, also functions as a civilizational discourse that favors prisoners who belong to established nation-states. So while it is important to insist that international law ought to be followed in this case, we also need a critique and expansion of this law. And the law must be changed not only in light of the new character of war but to insure that those engaged in military action on behalf of stateless organizations receive the same protections as those who fight for established states.
On January 22 Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld explained why these prisoners should not be called "prisoners of war," and why he prefers to call them "battlefield detainees" or "unlawful combatants." For the United States, these are not POWs, because this is no ordinary war; it is not primarily a battle between recognizable nation-states or, in the parlance of the Geneva Conventions, "High Contracting Parties." The term they have come up with, "battlefield detainees," designates a place not yet under the law or, indeed, outside the law in a more or less permanent way. It is unclear whether some of these prisoners will ever be tried, and Rumsfeld at the end of February indicated (and recently reaffirmed) that they might be held "indefinitely" without trial. In this context, the hunger strikes in which many prisoners have engaged might be understood as another version of a suicide tactic, practiced by those who stand little chance of achieving the status of legal subjects in an appropriate trial. If they are tried, it is not ruled out that they could be sentenced to death, without any rights of appeal, by a military tribunal. The Geneva Conventions rule out the possibility of a secret military tribunal for POWs and guarantee trials that follow the laws governing civilians or, minimally, the same kinds of courts to which US POWs are subject. But the United States has allowed no legal counsel for these prisoners and no guarantee of a trial that would follow the stipulated rules, and it clearly has no intention of doing so, even though it seems willing in some instances to allow repatriation to nations such as Britain.


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To monitor follicle development in case of infertility in women
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Estradiol is a form of estrogen hormone which plays an important role in the function and development of reproductive organs and in the formation of secondary sex characteristics in females. It regulates the menstrual cycle in women along with progesterone. Other functions of estrogen along with progesterone include the growth of breasts and uterus. Estrogen hormone is also found in men. It plays role in growth and metabolism in both males and females. In men, estradiol is produced in testicles while in pre-menopausal women it is produced in ovaries. In postmenopausal women, estradiol is converted to estrone. Estradiol is present in high levels in non-pregnant and pre-menopausal women. Depending upon the age of the women and her reproductive status the values of estradiol varies. It is considered to be one of the good markers as regards to ovarian function.
At birth the levels of estradiol are high but the levels fall within a few days and become minimal during early childhood. As the puberty approaches the levels of estradiol rise. During the menstrual cycle, its levels vary depending upon which phase of the menstrual cycle is ongoing. During menopause, the levels of estradiol fall as the production by ovaries decreases.
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High levels of Estradiol may indicate:
Puberty before time (precocious puberty) in girls
Ovarian Tumors in females
Tumors of adrenal glands in men and women
Gynecomastia (enlarged breasts) in men
Testicular tumors
Delayed puberty in males
Hyperthyroidism in men and women
Cirrhosis in men and women
Low levels of Estradiol may indicate:
Hypogonadism in females (the abnormal function of ovaries)
Following menopause
Conditions in which female sexual characteristics are underdeveloped like Turner's Syndrome
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I listen to presidential speeches with an ear to the parts about personal finance. In President Barack Obama's second inaugural, he made a few interesting points.
I listen to presidential speeches with an ear to the parts about personal finance. In President Barack Obama's second inaugural, he made a few interesting points.
The first reference came when he said, "For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it."
I immediately wondered: Do we as a nation really understand this?
I don't think so. If we did, I wouldn't receive numerous emails from people criticizing programs that help those who fell into the housing sinkhole. Their complaint? Why should those people get help when I did all the right things financially and I don't qualify for anything? The email writers see irresponsible people who don't deserve help. They don't acknowledge the predatory practices that pushed some borrowers into mortgages they couldn't afford.
Obama went on to say: "We believe that America's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work, when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship."
The middle class is the focus of much of the country's attention, but often at the expense of the poor. If we truly cared about the poor, we would have a federal living wage. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. How can families get decent housing, pay for the necessities (food, utilities, transportation) and save for retirement or their kid's college education, as we constantly admonish them to do, on about $15,000 a year on one paycheck?
On RaiseTheMinimumWage.com, a project of the National Employment Law Project, advocates say the federal standard would be $10.58 an hour if pegged to inflation over the past 40 years. Even at that amount, it would still be tough to make ends meet.
Income inequality is increasingly dividing our country. Many haves think people only need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. They arrogantly believe they have achieved success on their own. And many have-nots often don't help their case when they act financially irresponsibly. And yet even when they do make mistakes, we should have compassion and fight to maintain the social safety nets - Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security - that, as Obama said, "do not sap our initiative. They strengthen us."
Obama still has hope.
"We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else," he said.
I was that little girl. I've known hunger. But I believed that I could succeed. And I did it. But not alone. I had my grandmother. And she had help through the state medical assistance program that she relied on so I could get treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
Rising tides do lift all boats. Maybe soon, we the people will agree.
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"extreme weather", ok, but no indication in what temperature the tester used these.
I still get numb finger tips after 40min in 0C with my ski gloves (even bigger than those) so wonder how these would fare...
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Louis Garneau's Lathi gloves are an extreme design for the worst that winter can hurl at us, the despite their slightly cumbersome appearance are surprising dextrous and, thanks to their two part design, give excellent climate control whatever direction the mercury is hurtling.
In many regards these are idea for commuting/training and mountain biking, stealth black means easy transition to other outdoor activities, albeit compromising nocturnal presence on the open road. However, while moisture trafficking and breathability are markedly better than traditional laminated gloves, it's worth remembering though that while they will easily fend off the worst a British downpour will throw at them, if you do inavertently end up sticking your hand in a muddy puddle, as I did while testing, you will end up with a wet hand - it'll still be warm though.
Laminated backs and extended gauntlet cuffs give the Lathi a distinctly 'batten down the hatches' flavour, continuing internally with beefy 40g Thinsulate layers and separate, removable Lycra glove liners whose palms proliferate with rubberised silicone detailing. Bonding seamlessly with the parent fabrics, this also allows them to be used on their own between the seasons-most obviously near spring or at summer's swansong. Flipping the outer carcass over reveals a distinctly familiar, albeit more densely padded version of the Louis Garneau Wind Eco palm - review on that one coming soon. Common to their less condition specific siblings we have a textured 'fish grip' Amara sections and a larger strip of pronounced mesh running across in a Y formation. Working harmoniously with the other fabrics, this scoops cooling airflow inside, while allowing moisture an easy escape route.
When wearing them I was acutely aware of their greater bulk but this had limited effect upon modulation and feel when braking, or clicking along the cassette. Medium size proved ideal for me and the loose gauntlets make for swift exit and entry; drawing them closed over a jacket or jersey cuffs prevents rain and wind billowing inside regardless how aggressive or relaxed your bike's cockpit. Numbness or tingling brought on by the cols were noticeable by their absence too, whether on some sustained and rather spirited green laning and four hours into a road ride. Clipping along at a steady 17 mph, the outers stop icy crosswinds in their tracks, while the mesh sections breath easily. Sure there's a slight lag noticeable during milder weather but its not long before the fibres do their thing.
Adding water to the equation meets with mixed results. Predictably even when the rain's horizontal, it simply beads harmlessly from the backs while the palms retain their limpet like grip, inspiring confidence when bombing on the big ring. However, extending an arm to prevent a face-plant along some bridle path saw the palms submerged in a somewhat smelly puddle. This in turn resulted in a soggy but mercifully warm glove that took around 40 minutes to dry thoroughly.
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Make and model: Louis Garneau Lathi Gloves
Size tested: Black/Red - M
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
"For skiiers and snowshoers, the Lathi glove has an extended cuff that is adjustable. Fish grip ventilated palm for comfort and performance. Drytex 3M lining with thermo-laminated Lycra glove with fleece is sure to keep you warm and dry for temperatures as low as -31° degrees farenheit (-35 °C". No quibble here, they work well for cyclists too
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
* WindDry upper hand
* Mesh
* Microfiber thumb
* Drytex 3M lining, including a thermo-laminated Lycra glove with fleece
* Fish Grip zone on palm
* Ergo Air concept
* 3M reflective logo
* Pre-shaped
* Hand wash
* Temperature: -20°C/-4°F
Good given the levels of technology employed.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
A real wolf in sheeps' clothing, the Lathi offer remarkable dexterity, comfort and control for such a heavyweight winter glove. However, minimal reflective detailing is a double-edged sword and they're not waterproof in the submersible sense.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Warmth, comfort and excellent dexterity.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Lack of reflective detailing.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Possibly
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 38 Height: 1m 81 Weight: 70 kilos
I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb,
Shaun Audane is a freelance writer/product tester with over twenty-eight years riding experience, the last twelve (120,000 miles) spent putting bikes and kit through their paces for a variety of publications. Previous generations of his family worked at manufacturing's sharp end, thus Shaun can weld, has a sound understanding of frame building practice and a preference for steel or titanium framesets.
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Police: Smoke inhalation killed 7 in Ky. fire
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An engaged couple and five children killed in a weekend house fire in southern Kentucky died from smoke inhalation, investigators said Tuesday as they worked to determine the cause of the blaze.
Trooper Shane Jacobs said those who died in the blaze Saturday in the community of Gray were 27-year-old Jesse Disney; his fiancée, 22-year-old Nina Asher; her three children, 3-year-old William Gray Jr., 2-year-old Camden Gray and 8-month-old Abigail Gray; and family friends who were staying over, 2-year-old Paiten Cox and 2-year-old Brielle Cox.
Investigators were trying to determine the cause of the fire and have said it could take some time before the cause is determined. Jacobs said autopsies were done Monday and that neither arson nor foul play were suspected.
The blaze shook the rural community of Gray in the foothills of Appalachia near the Daniel Boone National Forest and the Tennessee and Virginia state lines.
At the J&G Market convenience store, just up the road from the home, a large empty bubble-gum bucket bore a sign seeking donations to help offset the funeral costs. And Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home in Corbin planned to donate services to the family of the Cox children.
Funerals are scheduled for Disney and the Cox sisters on Thursday. Arrangements for Asher and the other children were pending Tuesday.
Knox County Magistrate Giulio Cima, who represents the Gray area, said the two visiting children were bathed and fed a hot meal on Friday night.
"There's a lot of things that happen in this world that you can't answer for," Cima said. "This is going to be bad for that family for a long time."
A phone number could not be immediately located for the Cox family.
Cima's brother, Gino, is Jesse Disney's uncle. Gino Cima tried to rescue the adults and children from the fire, but was unsuccessful.
"He's lucky he got in and got out," Giulio Cima said.
The two firefighters who pulled the children from the charred house sat near a tree in the front yard afterward, looking despondent, Giulio Cima said.
"This right here is probably the worst thing that happened in this county in years," Cima said. "But we're going to get through it."
On Monday, charred photos, books, children's art, broken glass and pieces of the collapsed roof littered the lawn outside the house near Disney's relatives. Another of Disney's uncles, Bobby James Disney, picked through the remains after speaking with arson investigators.
"It's heartbreaking, losing those kids like that," Bobby James Disney said. "Those kids are helpless."
The area contains the homes of so many family members that it's nicknamed "Disneyland."
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NEW YORK (AP) — While Major League Baseball teams improved racial diversity in hiring senior administrators, the employment of women is still lagging, according to the annual report by Richard Lapchick's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports at the University of Central Florida.
Racial diversity among senior team administrators improved to 19.9 percent from 17 percent.
"The most notable trends are that a team level there was substantial improvement, and that hasn't been the case over the years," Lapchick said. "It's still significantly behind the major league offices in terms of percentage of people of color, but that we thought that was a really positive trend."
MLB's central offices have 30.8 percent people of color. The sport's overall score of 92.5 points equaled its top mark in 2010, and racial hiring received an A grade for the fifth straight year. Gender hiring remained a C+, with its points increasing from 75.2 to 76.6.
Gender hiring improved from a D to a C among senior team administration, but it remained an F among team vice presidents.
"What baseball tells me, and I'm sure there's probably some truth to it, is that there's such a small turnover at the team level in particular that you can't see a lot of change quickly," Lapchick said.
Lapchick has been conducting his study since 1988. He said changes among players were within yearly fluctuations. African-American players on opening-day rosters dropped to 8.3 percent this year from 8.9 percent last season, and the percentage of Latino players rose from 27.5 to 28.2.
Managers of color remained at five this year, down from 10 as recently as 2010. For coaches, 39.1 percent were people of color in 2012, up from 31.2 in 2011.
GMs increased by one to four, but Lapchick included San Francisco's David Martinez, whose title is general manager retail. There are no women or people of color who are controlling owners or CEOs.
"Major League Baseball has made important strides in instilling overall diversity throughout our industry, and today's findings illustrate the depth of those efforts," Commissioner Bud Selig said. "We recognize, however, that there is more to accomplish and improve upon."
MLB last month instituted an 18-member task force that will study ways to increase diversity in the game, especially among black players.


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DeLAND, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2009) - It was the slimmest of margins, but the ETSU women's basketball team was still able to hang on.
In a classic nip-and-tuck contest, where both teams combined for five ties and nine lead changes, the ETSU Lady Buccaneers pulled off a 53-52 victory over Stetson Saturday night inside the Edmunds Center.
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The victory marked ETSU's fourth straight win and the Lady Bucs improved to 7-6, 5-1 in the A-Sun. ETSU is now over the .500 mark for the first time since the end of the 2007-08 season. The one-point win was ETSU's first by that margin since knocking off Appalachian State 65-64 on Jan. 17, 2004. Stetson dropped its second straight game, and fell to 6-9, 3-2.
In the first half, both teams struggled with its shooting as both clubs combined to go 6-for-33 in the opening eight minutes, and Stetson led 8-6 at the 11:49 mark. Evans scored the first six ETSU points, making two lay-ups and hitting a pair of free throws.
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ETSU was held to only one field goal in the final three and half minutes, and Stetson took a 28-20 advantage into the locker room.
The Lady Bucs were held to a season-low 20 points in the first half and shot a dismal 22.9 percent (8-35). Stetson connected on 12 of its first 34 shot attempts (35.3 percent) and the Hatters held a slight rebounding advantage, 27-25. Neither team was making it rain from three, as the teams combined to go 2-for-18 - including ETSU's 0-for-9 clip. Evans and Conner led their teams with eight points apiece.
ETSU wasted little time cutting its eight-point halftime deficit to one, 31-30, as they roared out of the break on a 10-3 run - forcing Stetson to call a timeout with 16:38 left in the contest.
The Lady Bucs finally took their first lead of the night when Evans laid one in at the 13:38 mark, putting ETSU up 34-33.
From there the game became a see-saw battle, as the teams combined to have the nine lead changes and five ties from the 13:38 minute mark to 3:11 left in the contest, but following Belcher's lay-in at that juncture the Lady Bucs led 50-49 and never trailed from then on. From there, the Lady Bucs rattled off three more points, which in the end, proved to be the difference maker.
Both teams shot poorly with ETSU finishing 32.4 percent (23-71) and Stetson going 32.8 percent (21-64). The Lady Bucs were held without a three-pointer for the second time this season, as they finished 0-for-13. The only highlight on the night for ETSU was its 16 to 8 assist/turnover ratio.
Once again Wiles had a solid second half by scoring 10 of her 14 points in the final 20 minutes.
Stetson was led by Sharnesha Smith's 17 points and
The Lady Bucs wrap up their three-game road swing on Tuesday night, when ETSU heads to
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Berries and alcohol, together in a pie.
Brandy berry pie
I used my almond tart crust for this pie, since I didn't want to roll anything out (really, I'm so lazy) with a few changes. I used 1 c almond meal and 1/2 c rice flour mix instead of 3/4 of each and I added a Tbs of teff. This makes a fairly runny pie because of all the liquid, so maybe don't serve this to guests wearing light colored clothes.
1 recipe almond tart crust (or your favorite, baked until firm to the touch but not brown)
2 1/2 c berries (I used frozen blackberries and strawberries, large ones halved)
2 T cornstarch
1 T vanilla
1/4 c brandy (or alcohol of your choice)
1/3 c sugar
Preheat oven to 350. Toss berries with cornstarch and vanilla, let sit 15 minutes. Combine brandy and sugar in a small saucepan and simmer about 10 minutes. Gently pour half of the brandy mixture over the crust, then spread the berries and their juices evenly over the crust. Pour the rest of the brandy mix over the berries, then bake 25 minutes until berries are soft. Cool pie well before serving. This, like all pies, is delicious with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
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How big is that pie?ReplyDelete
It is hard for me to tell, If I have a different pan I just wanted to make sure I adjust the ingredients.
It looks delicious, I have made your almond crust before and that recipe is a definite keeper.
Thanks, Debbie!ReplyDelete
Mia- it's a regular tart pan, 11 inches in diameter. (I use this pan- http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90029886) If you're using a deeper dish, like a regular pie plate, you can increase the berries because the dish will be able to accommodate more liquid without spilling over.
Love the pie. It's really similar to the berry pie I made for my boyfriend's family at christmas, which was oh so delicious.ReplyDelete
The trick I used to keep it from being so runny and ruining the crust was lay a layer of melted chocolate over the crust (and letting it dry) before adding the berries. A delicious and effective barrier, I'm *sure* it would go well with brandy, too. I mean, chocolate and alcohol? I see no problems there! :)
You can check it out at: http://glutenfreeincleveland.blogspot.com/2009/01/christmas-dinner-secret-mac-cheese-and.html
hi jill, just letting you know i linked to this recipe today. happy spring!ReplyDelete


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Amy Goodman didn't know if anyone was listening.
It was the morning of September 11, 2001, and the host of the muckraking radio news program Democracy Now! was broadcasting from her studio in a converted firehouse just blocks from the World Trade Center. She was hunched over her microphone, intent on painting an audio portrait of the "horrific scene of explosions and fires," but the truth was she didn't know if anyone could hear her. The phone lines were dead or temporarily blocked, and she had already overshot her slated hourlong broadcast time. More serious, she had recently been banished from her professional home at Pacifica Radio after a hostile internal shake-up, and she was only being aired by twenty or so affiliate stations.
Still, as the neighboring businesses evacuated into the streets, Goodman decided to go on talking. She kept the lines open and the microphones hot, throwing her voice into the radio murk in case any stations chose to pick up the feed. "We are not going to draw any conclusions at this point, just reporting the information of the planes crashing into the World Trade Center buildings, the plane crashing into the Pentagon, a fire at the Pentagon right now," Goodman said in her grainy alto, at the beginning of what would become an eight-hour marathon broadcast that was eventually picked up by KPFA, the one Pacifica station still airing her broadcasts. And then, shortly after 10 am, she announced: "It looks like the south tower of the World Trade Center has collapsed…"
Three and a half years and two wars later, Goodman is still talking into her microphone, reporting on the big and small crises of the day. She is still broadcasting from the firehouse studio, still sending her war-and-peace reports into the media ether, except that these days when the engineer flips the switch on her microphone, she can expect hundreds of thousands of listeners to tune in.
In the years since 9/11, Democracy Now! has shape-shifted from a popular niche radio program broadcast on some twenty-five independent stations to a multimedia institution beamed each day to some 330 community radio and television stations (it has also returned to Pacifica). The skeletal four-person crew has ballooned to twenty-seven full- and part-time staff, including seven radio and TV producers, two outreach organizers and, yes, a professional archivist. And the drafty garret studio has been abandoned for a larger space on the first floor of the firehouse, which will soon be abandoned for yet another, larger firehouse studio. On any given day, the Democracy Now! website logs a solid 50,000 visits. "It's the lifeline for a lot of people," says professor and media critic Robert McChesney. "I think it's probably the most significant progressive news institution that has come around in some time."


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March 10. 2013 8:53PM
NHDOT officials seek input on widening of Route 101 in Bedford
By HARRY KOZLOWSKI
Special to the Union Leader
BEDFORD - One of the worst roads for traffic in Bedford may soon see some relief as state and town officials work on a proposal to widen two miles of Route 101, from Route 114 to Wallace Road.
A public informational meeting is set for Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m., in the town meeting room at the BCTV studios, 10 Meetinghouse Road. The Department of Transportation is seeking input from the public about what they feel are the main trouble spots that should be addressed in the widening project. They are also seeking input from abutters.
Route 101 is a state highway and was placed on the Department of Transportation's 10-year plan for improvements in 2005.
But because of budget shortfalls, the widening of Route 101 was removed from the list. Since then, local business and community leaders fought successfully to make the project a priority again.
After Bedford Town Manager Jessie Levine met with representatives from the state Department of Transportation last week, she said the plan right now is to widen Route 101 by at least two lanes, with a possibility of widening by three lanes, allowing a divided median with turning lanes. Levine said work could begin by 2015 or 2016, depending on funding.
The start date also depends on other factors such as moving utilities and lamp posts, securing rights-of-way and negotiating with abutters.
Another factor is the extension of sewers from Nashua Road to Wallace Road, and that work needs to be done before road widening can begin.
"We want to coordinate that so we install the sewers before highway work begins," said Levine.
Levine also said the town of Bedford will push for aesthetic improvements to the road including sidewalks and landscape work, trying to increase capacity and improve traffic safety issues while improving the look and feel of the town's center.
"Route 101 is such an important business corridor," said Levine. Traffic from Wallace Road and Route 114 is often heavy, affecting residents, businesses and commuters passing through.
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The Greatest Show on Earth returns to Beaumont with Super Circus Heroes
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Ivan Vargas of Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, a real-life superhero. He'll soon soar into Beaumont and wants Southeast Texans to come out to the show to learn how they too can become superheroes and to watch the fearless feats of circus performers who astound and amaze Children of All Ages in the newest Greatest Show on Earth, Super Circus Heroes.
Vargas is a member of Ringling Brothers' Clown Alley and a superhero trainer in the Super Circus Heroes tour. Vargas was not always a clown, and is uniquely qualified to train up and coming superheroes – after all, he and his family have a long history of flying through the air performing awe-inspiring acts.
"My parents did trapeze (the Flying Vargas Trapeze Troupe)," said Vargas, who literally grew up in the circus, a sixth-generation performer on his father's side and a fifth-generation circus performer on his mother's side. "The first time I went up on a trapeze, I was 2 years old. I started off doing trapeze and acrobatics just like my parents. It's my passion. I love acrobatics. My parents (Alex and Lolis Vargas) have worked for Ringling Brothers for 25 years. They have done everything from being trapeze artists, high-wire artists, acrobats. Right now, my father is an elephant handler, and my mother works in the nursery with all the kids, all the future circus performers."
Vargas said that for him, transitioning from acrobatics to clowning was natural. He finds skills he learned while training with his agile family compliment his new line of work.
"Being an acrobat, there's one thing that we all need to know: how to fall," Vargas said, chuckling. "It's not just how to do the trick but how to fall so you can prepare yourself for certain things. When I started off being a clown, I actually had no idea what I was doing. I was very nervous. For the first time in my life, I was actually really nervous to be in front of people, even when I auditioned. The one thing I brought with me was my acrobatic skills and knowing how to fall. Obviously, some clowns, they need to know a lot of slapstick. That's something that almost came second nature to me. Over the years, I have learned other skills and other things that I can apply to clowning, but that is one thing that I keep with me, my ability to do slapstick."
Vargas said the Super Circus Heroes tour gives ticket holders the chance to see what he saw growing up under the big top: real people achieving the incredible.
"One thing the Ringling Brothers does is mesh worlds together," Vargas related. "We like to keep things modern and traditional at the same time. So, when the idea came around for Super Circus Heroes, we realized that was actually an easy fit because some of these people, the acrobats, are real-life superheroes. It's what I saw when I was a kid. I saw my family flying through the air on the trapeze. They were literally like the characters out of the comic books I was reading. They are superheroes in the show, but they are not wearing masks. They're not hiding anything. You can see that they are normal people with extraordinary abilities."
The action-packed Super Circus Heroes show filled with superhuman athleticism, power and pageantry showcases the marvelous to the magnificent.
"The show is really fun this year," Vargas said of Super Circus Heroes. "Once you buy your ticket, which is really only about the price of a movie ticket, you're going to get about three hours of entertainment. We have all new acts from all over the world, but we also have the favorites. We have the elephants, we have the horses, we have the dogs, and of course all the acrobats, so there's a lot to see."
In addition to the other various acts that are part of the Super Circus Heroes program, Vargas and his clowning cohorts will have audiences in stitches. Vargas said he greatly enjoys the All Access Pre-show Super Hero Party beginning one hour prior to the show itself. During the special interactive superhero training camp, the League of Super Circus Heroes teaches participants skills such as juggling, wire walking and dance routines. Participants will also have an opportunity to meet the performers, take pictures and get autographs. Superheroes in training can try on capes and other spectacular costumes and also get an up-close look at a menagerie of exotic animals including camels and elephants.
"All the people can come down to the arena floor and train with us," said Vargas of the pre-show. "I'm there to personally train you to become a superhero. It's really great. It's an hour before every performance. It's free for every ticket holder. They can just come down to the arena floor, and there's tons to do. You can learn to walk on a low-wire, which is the beginning step to a high-wire and is only about 2 feet off the ground. You can also get onto one of the motorcycles that are actually used in the Globe of Steel. You can get a temporary tattoo of the Greatest Show on Earth. You can even try on costumes at the Greatest Show on Earth, not only from this tour but from years before, from when I was a kid and even before that. Performers come out and train how to do a handstand, how to do tai chi with our martial arts experts, the Shaolin Warriors. It's a lot of fun, the pre-show. It's just one part of the whole experience."
Making their first tour with Ringling Brothers, the Shaolin Troupe is made up of young men ages 18 to 21, all recruited by coaches after auditions at various martial arts schools throughout China. Physical exercise is a daily routine in the Shaolin temple; they run, box, play basketball and have weapons practice. Demonstrating the ancient form of qigong (pronounced "chee-gong"), which dates back more than 4,000 years in China, the Shaolin Troupe displays supernatural strength and unbelievable agility. Summoning their inner "qi," the troupe meditates an hour a day to balance their energy so that their minds and bodies can focus on performing the unimaginable.
Vargas said he hopes to see full houses at all showings of Super Circus Heroes. He promises something for everyone.
"There's acts from all over the world," Vargas lauded. "One of my favorite acts is The Lightning Rods. They are three ladies from Russia who are contortionists and hand-balancers and they also do this amazing choreography with this laser. It's a really cool, modern act, and shows how Ringling Brothers stays innovative and stays immersive with the modern world. Also, the high-wire act, the Globe of Steel … I can go on and on. I invite everyone to come check it out."
The Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus presents Super Circus Heroes at Ford Park in Beaumont from June 20-22. The first show begins Friday, June 20, at 7 p.m. There will be two shows Saturday, June 21, one at 1 p.m. and the next at 5 p.m. The final show will be Sunday, June 22, at 1 p.m. Seating is limited, so order your tickets online now at www.ringlingbros.com or www.ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000 to reserve your seats. For group sales information, call (866) 248-8740. Enjoy the show!


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Thursday, 28 March 2013 04:43 PM
A right-to-work law may be on the books in Michigan, which has the nation's seventh-highest percentage of unionized workers. But those considering opting out of paying dues or fees will have to wait months — in some cases, years — to do so.
Michigan, a mainstay of organized labor despite thinning union ranks, is the 24th right-to-work state. Since the law applies to labor contracts that are extended or renewed starting Thursday, many employees will not be affected until their existing collective bargaining agreements end.
"I've got a long way to go until I can exercise my right," said Terry Bowman, 47, who works on the line at a Ford Motor Co. plant in Ypsilanti. Contracts between unions and Detroit automakers are effective until September 2015.
Bowman, who founded a group called Union Conservatives, said he is leaning toward ending his membership in the United Auto Workers — of which he has been a member since 1996 — unless it drops its "political agenda." He said there are many more blue-collar people like him, but they are scared to publicly support right-to-work because of pressure from union leaders after the law won quick approval in December from the GOP-led Legislature and Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.
Though Bowman does not expect a "mass exodus," he said some unions could lose a quarter of their membership.
Peer pressure and tradition may go a long way to keep the larger, more established unions intact. The UAW, for example, has been intertwined in Michigan's culture of manufacturing cars and trucks for 77 years.
Neighboring Indiana enacted a right-to-work law in February 2012. The early results: Union membership declined to 9.1 percent of the workforce last year from 11.3 percent in 2011, according to federal statistics — a loss of 56,000 people. Most of Indiana's unions have not yet seen a big drop-off in membership, but many contracts are still in place from before the law took effect.
The declines may indicate more of a national trend, as membership across the U.S. has shrunk to its lowest levels since at least the 1930s — a paltry 6.6 percent in the private sector. In Michigan, union membership dropped to 16.6 percent from 17.5 percent a year earlier, a decline of 42,000.
"The labor movement has done a lot of great things for our country. It's not about being anti-union in my view. It's about being pro-worker," said Snyder, who contends more companies will consider moving to or expanding in Michigan because of the right-to-work law.
Staunch union members say the law has very little to do with economic development and is more about union-busting for political reasons.
"It's clear to me that right-to-work is not at all for labor," said Steven Strahle, a University of Michigan nurse in Ann Arbor.
He said there is no way he will leave his union, which he has been a part of since 1999. He said he previously worked as a nurse in a non-unionized workplace and worries the law will depress wages and benefits for the working class.
Having a union contract helped his "ability to be an advocate for your patient without any type of retribution, having a voice to provide the quality care that you want to give to your patient every day," said Strahle, 50.
He participated in a small, silent protest at the state Capitol on Thursday, 3 ½ months after thousands of chanting, whistle-blowing demonstrators thronged the building on the day right-to-work received final passage in the Legislature.
Union organizers asked people statewide to wear red to protest the law. Dozens did so at a morning rally outside the Detroit Athletic Club, where Snyder spoke at a "Pancakes & Politics" event.
Toting a "Snyder (equals) Snake" sign, 52-year-old Detroit resident Dwight Jarrett called on the governor to repeal the law.
"If he doesn't do the right thing, we'll make sure he's out in 2014," he said.
Snyder, however, said during the event that right-to-work is "done" and "over with."
The state has hired a right-to-work specialist to help implement the law. Travis Calderwood said his main task right now is answering constant calls from employers, employees and unions. He also mailed 220,000 posters to update businesses, schools and governments on the new law.
Meanwhile, multiple lawsuits have been filed to strike down the law. Legal challenges in neighboring Indiana have been unsuccessful.
The law cannot be overturned directly in a referendum, though unions could decide to back a 2014 ballot measure that effectively overturns it. The law's backers expect that a ballot initiative is coming to coincide with the re-election bids of Snyder and GOP lawmakers next year.
"In all candor, March 28th is just another day leading up to the real showdown that will take place in November 2014," said Scott Hagerstrom, director of the conservative group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan.
"Michigan could be big labor's last stand. If right-to-work can stand in Michigan, it can stand anywhere," he said.
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