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Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco gave cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha the silent treatment Sunday. But if looks could talk ...
"He never opened his mouth," Asomugha said. "He caught one ball on me; it was a dig. Then he just got up and looked. He just looked. I said, 'Come on, you're a good player, it's going to happen.' "
And that was that, as far as the matchup of Pro Bowlers went. Ochocinco caught four passes for 67 yards, including the one for 15 yards against Asomugha. And no Black Hole leaps, as promised, because he didn't score.
That doesn't mean the eccentric star was totally quiet.
After a game-opening touchdown drive, Ochocinco got on the sideline phone and called the coach's booth upstairs. A defensive coach could be overheard trying to calm Ochocinco down, mentioning a false start penalty against Ochocinco for presnap movement.
"Don't be waving at the cornerback to come to you," the coach said. "Focus on the play. Settle down."
After the game, Ochocinco said he wished he had gotten more balls thrown at him against Asomugha, who nabbed his first interception of the season on a game-ending Hail Mary pass.
"Nnamdi's the best in the game, hands down," Ochocinco said. "He will always be until someone goes at him on a consistent basis.
"It seems no one tries to. Not even us."
Bounce back:Sebastian Janikowski missed one field goal in the first nine games of the season. Sunday, he missed two in a single sequence.
Just before halftime, Janikowski missed wide right on a 57-yard field goal attempt - but the Bengals called timeout just before the snap.
He then overcompensated wide left on the try that counted, failing to match a career long. His game-winning 33-yard field goal more than made up for it.
Rookie star: Janikowski's winner was set up by rookie tight end Brandon Myers, who went from inactive in September to a special-teams regular ever since.
After the Raiders tied the game, Myers charged down the field on kickoff coverage, popped the ball loose from Andre Caldwell, then pounced on the loose ball at the Bengals' 17-yard line with 27 seconds left in the game.
"I was on the backside and was trying to chase him down," Myers said. "I saw he was going to reverse field and kind of had the ball out here to the side a little bit. It all happened so fast.
Briefly: The Raiders went from a season-high 10 penalties last week to a season-low three for 13 yards. ... The Raiders had a positive turnover ratio at home for the first time in nine games. ... Special teams ace Isaiah Ekejiuba left the game with a knee injury described as "pretty serious." ... Outside linebacker Ricky Brown (ankle) was placed on injured reserve. Undrafted rookie linebacker David Nixon was promoted from the practice squad. ... Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia of Vallejo was seen on the sideline before the game.


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The year 2008 was a remarkable period for the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids. It is challenging to even pick just a few standouts: An AIDS orphan in Ugandan exchanges text messages from her cell phone with a dozen teenagers in Teen Second Life; high school students conceive and produce a web-based game about local heroes during Hurricane Katrina; youth produce a seven-minute long animated movie about racism as an obstacle to education around the world; a high school class in Brooklyn uses a virtual world to learn about and create their own simulations about science; hundreds of young people across four virtual worlds watch Kofi Annan receive a major human rights award; incarcerated teens use a virtual world to learn how to create positive change in their real community; youth in Chicago and New York City collaborate online with paleotologists on a fossil dig in Tanzania; nearly 1,500 educators share knowledge and advice on how to use virtual worlds for education.
On Wednesday December 17, Scenarios USA and Global Kids will be hosting the virtual premiere of the three youth-written short films produced by Scenarios on the subject "What's the Real Deal about Masculinity?". Taking place on both the Teen Grid and Main Grid of Second Life, both youth and adult residents will be able to watch excerpts from the three films, listen to a live interview with two of the youth writers, and ask questions about the films.
DATE: December 17, 2008
TIME: 12:30pm PST / 3:30pm EST
LOCATIONS : Machinima Island , Teen Second Life (teleport link)
International Justice Center, Second Life (teleport link)
On Monday November 17, Global Kids invites you to "Real World Impact From the Virtual World" in Second Life. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the USC Network Culture Project and Global Kids invite you to a sneak preview of a new Second Life sim that features MacArthur programs and grantees. The event will be held on November 17, 2008 from 1-5pm PST.
Join us to learn about how groups use virtual spaces like Second Life to build real opportunities -- preserving native peoples' cultures, creating accessible spaces for people with disabilities, helping obese people make healthy life choices and teaching underprivileged youth about paleontology and science.
On Friday, October 24, we had a really neat event at the Global Kids' International Justice Center in Second Life, featuring digital artists / activists Peggy Weil (Ping Rau in SL) and Nonny de la Peña (Nonny Writer). Thirty-some avatars logged in to listen to Nonny and Peggy talk about their innovative art installations in SL that explore themes of due process / Habeas Corpus, immigration, nationalism, and civil liberties.
Can virtual art stimulate real-world political action? Find out on Friday, October 24, as digital media artists Peggy Weil (Ping Rau in SL) and Nonny de la Peña (Nonny Writer) discuss how they are using 3D artwork as a form of political expression and civic engagement. At the Global Kids' Justice Center (click here to teleport ) from 10-11am PST on October 24.
Peggy and Nonny have been involved in a number of ground-breaking digital media projects that explore the intersections of art and politics, from "The Redistricting Game" that Peggy designed to "Unconstitutional" a documentary of civil liberties in America post 9/11 produced by Nonny. They will talk about their latest explorations of political artwork in SL, from the "Gone Gitmo" project to the "Mauerkrankheit/Wallsickness" installation that was an Annenberg Public Good Merit Award winner. Then we will teleport over to their exhibits to get a guided tour from them!
Yesterday, August 13, Mr. John Washburn, convenor of the American NGO Coalition for the ICC, spoke at the International Justice Center in Second Life to an attentive and energetic group of avatars. Mr. Washburn talked about the importance of the International Criminal Court to the United States and his views of what the next US president should do to support this important human rights instrument. Later John took questions from the audience.
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Today I helped organize a pretty successful mixed-reality Global Kids event, featuring Dr. Francis Deng, the UN Special Representative on Genocide, speaking about Darfur and the UN's response to situations like these. The Online Leadership Program of Global Kids, which I'm a part of, is making concerted efforts to coordinate our work more closely with other Global Kids' programs that focus on New York teens. While Second Lifers know about Global Kids as being innovators in virtual world education, our main work is face-to-face with thousands of real world teens in 25 schools in the wider New York City area.
My colleague Shawna and I developed a quick-and-dirty way of taking a program organized by the Global Kids Summer Institute at the Council on Foreign Relations and bring it into Second Life and Teen Second Life.
Press conference in Rome held by the Coalition for an ICC, July 1998. Credit: CICC.
Ten years ago today, the world took a historic step from impunity toward accountability by creating the International Criminal Court. On July 17, 1998 in Rome Italy, 120 governments of the world signed into being the Rome Treaty on the International Criminal Court, "one of the most important advances in international law and human rights since the adoption of the UN Charter in 1948" according to my old boss Bill Pace of the Coalition for the ICC.The International Criminal Court is a permanent human rights tribunal based in the Hague, Netherlands, whose mission is to hold accountable those who commit the worst offenses of justice in the world, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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When does MAGIC Live begin and end?
The opening celebration kicks off on Sunday, August 4, 2019. Registration is open throughout the day so that you can get signed up and settled in.
The convention will end late on the night of Wednesday, August 7. If you do have to take a flight out Wednesday night, we suggest you book it after midnight. Of course, we would encourage you to spend Wednesday night at the hotel to relax and enjoy all the time possible with new and old friends.
Where is the convention being held?
MAGIC Live will be at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. At $48 per night for Sunday through Thursday, this is the lowest room rate of any magic convention.
How much is a registration and what does it include?
A registration to MAGIC Live is $445.
Each registration includes tickets to all performances, access to all sessions, workshops, special events, parties, and our dealer room, as well as giveaway items and complimentary lecture notes. There are no extra-charge events.
Is MAGIC Live more expensive than other magic conventions?
While registration to MAGIC Live is a little higher than other conventions, our hotel room rate is considerably lower ($48 per night plus resort fee and tax). Thus, when you take into account the combined cost of your hotel and registration, MAGIC Live is one of the best bargains of the year!
Is there a spouse or junior registration rate?
Are junior magicians welcome to attend MAGIC Live?
Can I buy a day pass or tickets to the shows?
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When will you be announcing who's booked at MAGIC Live?
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However, on the first day of the MAGIC Live, we will reveal the names of all of our speakers.
If our past conventions are any proof, this seems to work pretty well.
If I register now, will I be able to sit with my friends?
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If your friends have registered before you, they will need to wait until all members of your party have been invited to select their shows and plan your schedule accordingly.
Unfortunately, we are not able to adjust your seating priority to match that of someone that has previously registered.
Keep in mind that all daily Sessions are open seating, so there will be plenty of time to sit with old friends. And you are going to meet the most amazing new friends while sitting in a show.
Do you have assigned seating?
Over the years, we've learned that the problem with assigned seating is that we don't know where you would prefer to sit. Some people don't mind the sides if they can sit in the front, others don't mind the rear if they can be in the center. What is a great seat to one person can be displeasing to another. So…
We have a seating system based on the boarding passes used on Southwest Airlines. Basically, each attendee is assigned to a seating group, determined by their registration date. Group A enters the theater first, then Group B, etc.
Seating group assignments will be made in order of registration, as will first choice of show times for performances.
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Emails asking you to select showtimes and events have all been sent out.
The ticketing site will close at the end of day on July 13th. After that, our staff will assign ticket schedules.
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Your registration deposit and balance is 90% refundable through May 20, 2019. Refunds are not available after May 20, 2019.
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We will have our photographers on site all day Sunday, August 5.
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How big is the dealer room?
Our 17,000 sq. ft. dealer room offers over 50 companies demonstrating the finest, newest, and most exciting magic routines, props, and theatrical accessories available today.
How do I sign up to be a dealer?
For information about the dealers room, please contact us.
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For my Challenge I decided to make a can of Santa Soup. You use a 15 oz can that has a pull top lid. Cut off the lid using a "safe-top" can opener, or you can just use a can of soup. Wrap you design around the can and tape it on. I made the tag with red and green cardstock, running them through the Cuttlebug with the swiss dot folder. Topping it off with ribbon and seasonal stickers.
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Santa's been so busy, he's had no time to eat.
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She took his favorite things, and put them in a pot.
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Create your own version of Santa Soup, following the inspiration from Wanda's tutorial.You can use any graphic or clip art you want. You can even cut something out and use it. Make sure you cuttlebug something. I'm so excited to see what everyone comes up with! Then post your project to LINKZ on Cuttlebug Challenge by August 1st! Remember, the girls with the most posts win!!


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Who suffers from....
I'm not hiding behind the "Anonymous" Avatar for this discussion, although some may choose to do so!
What could possibly be that bad, or embarrassing?
Diabetes can cause complications with your sex life!
Does anyone here suffer from diabetes related sexual complications such as Erectile Dysfunction, Vaginal Dryness, or a simole case of the nerves slightly, somewhat or severe?
Me, myself, I suffer from a slight case of Erectile Dysfunction and I was somewhat disappointed when my doctor denied my request for a precription for any type of E.D. Medication due to the fact that I was currently taking Coumadin for DVT at the time.
But once my blood glucose level stabilized, and the Coumadin medication was no longer needed, sunsets never looked lovelier!
(Not to mention that my prescription for Cialis was also filled, ready for use if necessary)
The look on my doctors face was priceless when I first approached him about my case of E.D. by saying to him, " It ain't working!"
"What isn't working?" he replied, and I simply looked down at my waist and all of the embarrassment went away for good!
So how about you?
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Well, I guesse it depends on how long you have been diabetic, your age ect. As a diabetic of more than 30 years aand way over 40 years old, i was diagnosised as a child. The last two years have been my worsed, it is like it is just not appealing to me anymore. I have started some treatment of all natural things that the doctor gave me and we will see what they do.
juzt had this from WebMD cross my inbox ~ http://www.webmd.com/erectile-dysfunction/fea...
Got me some AndroGel…took care of that…
Helped with the tiredness too…
I had real bad night sweats before the AndroGel…now they are gone too!
You apply it to the upper arms where it would be covered by an undershirt. You wait for it to dry and get dressed.
Hmmmm…I have to Google androgel, I don't know what you guys are talking about…
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I blame my issues on a crazy girlfriend early in life that set the bar too high. You've heard of the crazy/hot scale? It's true!
Hahaha…I've heard of that scale! Lol
Thankfully, no problems in that area, I will litterally cry if that ever happens:
I didn't cry, but boy was I annoyed about it, I actually laughed about it because I knew that I had a few other "weapons" at my disposal, I don't know how I would have taken it if I had a "Macho" personality, I probably would have cried in secret!
I have issues from time to time. My personal care physician gives me a script for Levitra which works great for me. Lasts all weekend, I do not take any sort of daily dosage, just as needed. Not covered by my insurance unfortunately.
My wife understands. And we have sat down and talked about it so she knows my feelings, point of view, and how i'm affected.
Like you my insurance won't pay for anything unless I have diabetic neuropathy. Right now that is one thing I don't have luckily. I don't understand how insurance companies get to play God and make these decisions. (lets add some laughter here) I wonder if they would deny themselves if they went limp? Maybe I should wish this upon them so they can live the life too. Maybe living it will make them a little more compasionate about it. Otherwise I am afraid the money hungry insurance companies will never change their attitude. Sad but true. Good luck to us all.
They will just get a penis pump or penal implant, thereby making them a real ——-!
You can fill in the blanks yourself, just make sure that one of the letters is the one that comes after the letter "J" in the english alphabet!
I can think of several fill in the blanks with a "k" in it and they deserve them all. I just don't understand why something like this when it's an obvious affect of diabetes is just turned away from. Insurance companies don't want to pay for anything anymore. They want you to pay out the nose but then they are allowed to make decisions that affect alll of our lives?
There are quite a few things that my insurance will not pay for pertaining to diabetes care and related items!
The best thing that you can do is this, if there is a medication that you need and you either cannot afford it, or your insurance will not cover it, have your doctor (or you can do it) get in contact with the pharmaceutical company for that medication and see if they will give it to you for a reduced price or free!
You can also contact this organization:
Take care of yourself and be well!
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I am some what embareass about I'm reaching my BIG 5-0 - and I'm having some with my sex-life , with my diabetes being out of whack. But for me it is very difficultefor me and the doctors to deside which one it could be. I am having problems with my diabetes, depression , and menapose. So I was thinking about writing , or posting something about it on here. But I thought it would of been stuipid for me to ask something like that . I love my husband alot . And know that he is beimng very patient with .So I would like any advice as too.
Sue, there is nothing embarrassing about life and the problems that can accompany it, sexual issues are common among diabetics both male and female, although many may not admit it, diabetes can also trigger depression or make it worse, and when it comes to menopause, well what can I possibly say, I'm a man!
Work with your doctors on finding a solution, understanding diabetes, your endocrine system and hormones will help you deal with some of this.
Yep, for fifteen years a no go, not even a limp salute. My new doc would talk about it, the old doc wouldn't. But truthfully, I feel liberated! My wife understands completely, and when some friends of hers suggested self pleasure her reaction was why? Why should I have pleasure, when he can't. A hug means more to each of us, a touch or holding hands. Yes a degree of closeness is gone, but the trust is the same, she won't go somewhere else and I sure won't. She is a wonderful wife and companion!
Personally it hasnt really affected my sex life. The one who I do "have fun" is the cause of either my lack thereof, no enjoyment out it ( and I am vocal on that) in great detail LOL Yet I wont cheat even if things in the marriage or bedroom isnt what I want. I simply adapt and go from there. I do enjoy it dont get me wrong but after the latest chaos in my house 3 nights ago, well I dont think I will be having relations with him ever again and that is my choice.
It already took my all my favorite food! No way I'm letting it take my sex life, too! Hahaha… hell no! I'll be good and manage my diabetes from here on… hahaha…I think that's all new diabetics, such as myself, need to know to follow the rules…
You can still enjoy your favorite foods, you just have to factor them into your meal plans, just consume them moderately.
No problem here! But, this could happen, too?!?!? Now I really, really hate this diabetes! Lol!
Diabetes can be a tough customer!
There is so much that can happen to you when you are diagnosed with diabetes and do not manage it properly, the complications can be endless.
Manage your diabetes and live your life
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And today during that visit..I became ..
(as I often do with anything having to do with Fashion)..
The head & feet gear above.. and most of all the festival paint below..
So I thought I would share..
After all.. Sharing is Caring!
I don't know how many of you are planning on heading out to the modern day Woodstock..that would be Coachella for those of you that are say huh?
But if you do.. the stuff in this post..or a suitable DYI version of..are a must...
If you are going to rock out in the sweltering head in the middle of one of the driest deserts in the world ..you might as well be doing it in an electric blue feather head dress.
Just sayin..
I am still on the fence about heading to Coachella.
A. I am not a concert person
B. I am not a big drunken sweaty crowd person
Kinda makes events like these rough...
But if I do decided to go... I will paint cute little hearts and such all over my person! Why the hec not!
Anyhow.. you can check out all of the stuff HERE
Head Gear and Festival Paint... I "Like"
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text: There's a serious problem on the PGA Tour. Most players and officials want to ignore it. Maybe it will go away quietly. But the problem threatens to destroy the PGA Tour as we know it. The problem is PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem. Speaking with reporters last week at the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, Finchem shot down every scenario for coming up with a drug policy on the PGA Tour. Right now the tour has no drug policy, other than prohibiting the use of illegal drugs. But the tour also has no policy for the use of performance-enhancing drugs like EPO, human growth hormone or beta-blockers. The reason, Finchem said, is because golf is different -- it is above the fray when it comes to the drug scandals that have touched nearly every other professional sport. "The culture of the sport, the history of the sport, it's just as important to a player that he is playing by the rules as it is how good he hits the shot," Finchem said. " ... There is a reliance on the individual to call the rules on himself, and that's what happens." Here's the trouble with that argument: There are no rules to play by when it comes to drugs. Players could juice up in the locker room before a round, and there wouldn't be a rule prohibiting it. The other problem with Finchem's logic is in the idea of a self-policing honor system. Sure, players call penalties on themselves. You know why? Because they have partners and fans watching them. But once they're outside the ropes, who knows what they do? I don't believe there's a prevalent drug problem on the PGA Tour. There's too much competition on the world's toughest, richest golf tour for a drugged-up player to hide his needle marks, acne-riddled back or the size of his growing head. But I do believe at least one player, at one time, has used drugs in an attempt to elevate his performance. You want a reason? I'll give you 78 of them. That's the number of players who made at least $1 million last year. This year, the tour will hand out over $256 million in prize money. That's a lot of incentive for someone to break a rule that doesn't really exist. "It's been rumored for over 20 years, players using outside substances to help their performances," Greg Norman said recently. "If you're playing for $5 million a week, you've got to take advantage of it the best you can." Tiger Woods even took a stand last week and asked for the tour to begin testing for drugs.


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PokerStars.com EPT Campione Day 2: Botand Leads As Bubble Approaches
Day 2 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Campione Main Event has come to an end after six 75-minute levels were completed inside the vast Casino di Campione. At the start of play 325 players took their seats, each with high hopes of becoming an EPT champion, but that dream is over for all but 99 of them.
The dreams of stardom are well and truly alive for Balazs Botand as he is the overnight chip leader having bagged up an impressive 646,000 chips by the time the tournament director called time on proceedings. Botand flew under the proverbial radar for the majority of the day and when his monster stack was brought to our attention we attempted to investigate how he built it.
"Were you involved in many big hands to build your stack?" we asked before adding, "We guess you're running really hot, no?"
"Actually no," came the reply before two of his opponents informed us, almost at the same time, "He's just playing really well!"
"Yeah. I'm playing really well," confirmed the PokerStars hoody-sporting Hungarian.
Mr Botand's stack contains almost 150,000 more chips than his nearest rival, the dangerous Ronny Kaiser. The current EPT Tallin champion has been tearing up the high stakes Pot Limit Omaha cash games on PokerStars over the past few weeks and his terrific form seems to have followed him into the live arena as he ended the day with 506,500 chips. Like Botand, Kaiser was not drawing much attention to himself until he was involved in a massive pot towards the latter stages of the day when his held against and to send two players to the rail and boost his stack past the 500,000 chip barrier. Kaiser is a very talented player and now that he has ample chips he is going to be a real problem for whoever he is seated with on Day 3.
After almost eight full seasons of the EPT and with no double winner it is almost impossible not to mention the possibility of someone becoming the first player to win two EPT main events. Almost without fail, at least one former champion makes a deep run and Campione is no different because there are no fewer than eight players who have lifted that coveted trophy.
Along with the aforementioned Kaiser the following players, in chip count order, will no doubt be referred to as the "potential first double EPT winner" on at least one occasion on Day 3. Keep an eye out for David Vamplew (412,900), Roberto Romanello (331,000), Liv Boeree (300,900), Nicolas Chouity (257,000), Rupert Elder (161,600), Martin Finger (122,400) and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (113,500). Imagine if all eight made it through to the final table!
A special mention has to go to Team PokerStars' Liv Boeree who looked to be down and out within the first couple of levels of play. After a clash with fellow Brit Vamplew, whom she was sat next to all day, she was left with just 8,000 chips with blinds at 500/1,000/100 but she staged an epic comeback and when she sits down tomorrow she will do so armed with almost exactly 100 big blinds! Amazing stuff.
Play resumes at 14:00 CET on Thursday and will continue until only 24 players remain, regardless of how long that takes. This means that by the time play is paused for the final time the money bubble will have burst and we will be one step closer to crowning the EPT Campione champion.
You can follow all of the action over on the Live Reporting pages and we will have a full recap of the action for you shortly after play ends.
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My lil Slut Nena got one of the fattest asses on a white girl. That shit is like heaven hittin it from the back. We was at a local motel one night just havin fun and I got some footage out of it. She took a good 11 inches that night..All doggystyle for her..I kinda miss that big fat ass..
Had this white slut from Vermont come down to NYC to get a real dick down. Her name is Cindy and she took a whole lotta dick on this night. These dudes really wanted that white pussy and they put some work in..She almost gave up, but she was a trooper. After 3 of us fucked her, another dude showed up late and fucked her some more. Lots of extra footage of her takin long dick..Exclusive underground amateurs
This is a classic video from the early 2000's with a slut named Lady X. This is one of her first videos ever and Big Max's 1st video as well. She never had a dick that big and tried her best to accomodate every inch. She even gave him some anal..Not bad for a real amateur..Wait till you see her progression. She learned how to take dick real good, after a few sessions..More of her coming soon
Porsha was a slut from the start. My boy Max called me over to fuck her one day. I didn't have anything to do so I came over. Soon as I got there she was ready and willing waiting for some BBC. She sucked me off real good then as I was fucking her Big Max wanted to join. She gave up all 3 holes and took a sweet load on her face. She was a very good girl that day
This is another classic video featuring sub slut Nadia. She was my sub for a few months and this is one of our dick training sessions. Her pussy was so tight that she literally had to be stretched to take dick. After a good spanking and sucking, she was ready for BBC. we went through a vigorous session and she had a real hard time with the dick..But she did good and took a load on her slut face..Good Girl!!
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Classic footage of Slut Sierra's famous queens gang bang. For more than an hour 5 black bulls use all of her holes . She swallows, takes it up the ass, dp'd and some hard aggressive fucking. All holes were stretched to capacity by the end of the shoot. Classic footage over here..
More classic footage of now retired slut Cyn. She use to be one of my favorite white sluts from back in the day. Shehad a nice ass and always tried to take as much BBC as she can. These dudes showed no mercy fucking this slut. She was torn to pieces by 4 BBC's and she took it like a champ. You dont want to miss out on this classic footage
Introducing Sabrina..A small town girl with a big dick appetite. She loves being submissive to black dick and in this particular video she shows it very well. This is one of many of our motel sessions. She follows directions very well and even takes it up the ass. After a nice aggressive session, she took a hot load in her pussy..What a good slut..Will be seeing alot more of her
Me and Nena use to roll deep and get money together. She was one of the coolest white citches I ever met, not to mention she had a crazy fat ass..lol. This is one of our many underground videos never published. I fucked her at my boys crib out in PA and creampied that pussy up. She only fucks with black dudes, so big dick aint shit to her..More of her coming real soon
I dont know where Hammer found this slut, but he wanted to bring her over. I said fuck it, as long as I can video tape we good. My boy Ray (R.I.P) was there at the time and he was dying laughing the whole time..Anyway she said it was here 1st black dick. Hammer fucked her with no mercy to the point of her tearing. He bust in her mouth and that was it..Very rare footage
Max found this slut on AFF. She never had black dick in her life, so we set up a meeting to see if she was ready. She wanted to disguise herself because we wanted to tape it, and here are the results. She didn't do bad for her 1st time with 2 BBC's. We fucked her good and creampied her white pussy. SHe became one of our regular fuck sluts..
Slut gets picked up on the streets of Manhattan and is in for a big surprise. After a brief conversation, Dirty Herb gets his way. She was expecting all that dick, but she did her best to please him. Her pussy was extra tight, so it took awhile to get all of it in. She was fucked for almost 2 hours while driving around the city. She took a nice load in her pussy to end the night..A must see!!
Lula is a 19 year old BBC slut in training. Met her through a good friend and she was well worth it. Seems like she was trained very well, because she can really deepthroat dick and take it up the ass. This was her audition video to see how she fucks, and yes she fucks very well. Took a good pounding from aggressive BBC and even tasted the cum..We will see alot more of her..Good Girl!!


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In August 2012, a Physician Group—comprising of nearly 20 physicians—reported its HIPAA breach to HHS, which resulted from a laptop bag containing the employee's laptop and a computer server backup being stolen from an employee's car in July 2012. According to the Resolution Agreement between HHS and the Physician Group, the laptop did not contain ePHI, but the portable, unencrypted server backup in the employee's bag did. The backup contained ePHI for 55,000 individuals. To settle this matter, the Physician Group has agreed to pay $750,000.
Although stolen laptops and lack of encryption is nothing new in the world of HIPAA breaches, this situation stands out for a few reasons:
- The Physician Group did not conduct "an accurate and thorough" risk assessment;
- The significance of encryption extends not only to desktop computers and laptops, but also to portable devices, including but not limited to computer server backups; and
- This is a notable fine for a Physician Group of less than 20 physicians.


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Roller coaster enthusiasts who visited Dorney Park yesterday to be among the first to ride the new double-loop Colossus had to content themselves with the amusement park's other attractions while technicians struggled to complete the installation.
"It took them longer to get it finished than they thought it would," said Kathy Knish, a park spokesman. "It's just one of those iffy things."


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The Dodge Viper nameplate has claimed multiple sportscar championships and major event wins – including three consecutive class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998 and 1999 and 2000. But before Dodge began a factory backed racing program for the Viper, privateer teams were campaigning the V10 sportscar.
One of the first people to realize the potential the Viper had was French Motorsport journalist and race team owner Gilles Gaignault, who fielded two privately prepared Viper RT10s at the 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans. Gaignault had the task of converting the roadster into a competitive hardtop racecar in just six months and finished the two 'Rent-A-Car' sponsored entries just in time for the race.
The two vipers were painted orange and yellow, with the yellow example, dubbed 'La Canarie' finishing 19th at Le Mans in the hands of Francois Migault, Denis Morin and Philippe Gache. After the race, the car was slightly altered to race in the now defunct BPR series, competing in China, Brazil, Nogaro and Brands Hatch before being retired in 1996.
Now, Artcurial is auctioning off 'La Canarie' at its upcoming Le Mans Classic sale. The current owner bought the car from a collection in 2003 and has kept it in good working order with the help of the original builder himself, with the engine in good working order and the air jack and other systems fully operational.
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text: SOUTH BEND - Loretta Mitts, 80, died Tuesday in her home of natural causes. Survivors include her husband, Carl; a daughter, Cheryl Pluta of South Bend; a son, Ronald of Mishawaka; and a sister, Genevieve Stephens of South Bend. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Holy Family Catholic Church. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday in Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive.


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UPDATE: DC Comics has released Ivan Reis' variant cover for "Justice League" #6.
Darkseid Rules -- on Jim Lee's just-revealed cover for next week's "Justice League" #6.
While the League's upcoming face-to-face battle with the despotic leader of Apocolypse has been no secret, Lee's cover for the final chapter of his and writer Geoff Johns' first "Justice League" story arc has been kept under wraps until today. And, as Lee told DC's official blog The Source, there's plenty for fans to dissect in the image which features a League who have seemingly been defeated in their first meeting with the tyrannical New God.
"I wanted to create a cover which resonated with what I consider to be the most classic Darkseid story - namely the Great Darkness Saga - so that entailed the Justice League bowing down naturally to the power of Darkseid," Lee told the Source. "Except of course Batman who, despite not having powers, fights with all his strength in defiance."
"Justice League" #6, by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, hits stores February 29.


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Maybe I have a vested interest in this show being good, being an early advocate of its virtues and writing about it every week as I do, but over the course of the last several months, I've slowly begun to consider Bob's Burgers as being amongst the best comedies currently running on television. And judging by the general response to its second-half run, many of you out there seem to agree as well. That might have made for some higher-than-necessary expectations for the season finale, but this week the show delivered in its own way: with a comfortable, lived-in, funny and entirely satisfying episode that spoke to many of Bob's Burgers' greatest strengths and that left me hugely optimistic at the promise it shows for season two.
If I had some minor complaints with the last few episodes stemmed from their wondering from scene to scene without enough balance or focus, pretty much everything worked perfectly in "Torpedo." This week, the family closes the restaurant in order to take in the Great American Pastime, Bob meets his inappropriately same-aged role model, and Gene learns the ins and outs of how to get ahead in mascot racing through ethically dubious means. We had excellent guests both new (Robert Ben Garant as the titular ballplayer, "Torpedo" Jones) and returning (Kevin Kline's delightfully eccentric Mr. Fishoeder), and almost every member of the family gets a funny thread to follow in an otherwise straightforward sitcom plot. And although the form might feel a little uninspired, the performances that pack "Torpedo" with laughs more than make up for it not going for that added twist of absurdity that we so often enjoy in Bob's Burgers.
In lieu of breaking down this episode in specific, let's take a few moments to discuss some of its finer points in relation to the show as a whole in its first season. In "Torpedo," we have perhaps the most pronounced return to the creeping/creepy sexuality of Dan Mintz' Tina since the show's earlier episodes, as Tina works her way into the Wonder Wharff Wonderdogs' dugout as the team's new Ball Girl. The way that Tina's sexuality is handled this week really demonstrates how much Bob's Burgers has grown into itself and its characters in a wholly natural-feeling way. To be totally honest, Tina started off as my least favorite part of this show. My initial impressions pegged her as the series' token source of discomfort humor, a 21st century staple that's rapidly dating our era of comedy in a way that I don't expect to age particularly well. Early in the season, it seemed like Tina's every utterance was intended to border on cringe-inducing for the sake of inducing cringes, less a part of her characterization than the fact that it was the only joke it seemed that Bob's Burgers expected to find in the character.
Yet in recent episodes Tina has matured (no pun intended) into her role a solid part of the family ensemble. While she is still often called upon to toss in a few laconic, way-to-personal asides to heighten the controlled chaos of group dialogue scenes (and, on an aural level, provide a necessary counterpoint to Gene, Louise,and Linda's high-pitched squawking), Tina has also excelled when given a larger role as well. Since the first few episodes, we've come understand more of Tina as the at times put-upon eldest sibling who is also the family's shiest and most thoughtful member.
Bob's Burgers has done its due diligence in treating her confused sexuality as part of a wholly believable family dynamic. After all, she's the only Belcher who's currently experiencing the ego-liquefying psychosexual horror of pubescence, and while that's always been fertile territory for the easy comedy of humiliation, Bob's Burgers treats Tina with the loving sympathy and respect that real life parents would, in all actuality, offer their child. Contrast this with the typical realm of TV sitcoms, where a child character who hit puberty is so often swept under the rug as quickly as possible. Or worse, consider the norms of animated sitcoms: Where a show like Family Guy (whose fetid, putrefied corpse still anchors the Fox Sunday animation lineup) routinely isolates and brutalizes a similar character in Meg, Bob's Burgers never shies away from letting us feel the genuine familial closeness of the Belchers when dealing with Tina. Sure, her behavior is painfully awkward and even a bit mortifying at times, but being a thirteen year-old girl is pretty much the most awkward and mortifying experience a human being can have, isn't it? And being a loving family means not paying too much mind to the more disturbing aspects of sharing a home with a hormone-ravaged teenager. My initial issues with Tina's sexual confusion has since been replaced with Louise's inexplicable violent streak, which the writers have mercifully not overblown to the point of making her the new Stewie Griffin (so far…).
The renewed focus on interactions within the Belcher family in "Torpedo" served the episode well, as it has throughout the season. In fact, "Torpedo" managed to find a tremendous balance between the worldbuilding (TV buzzword!) it's done over the last several weeks and the tight, family oriented stories that have typified season one's best episodes. In fact, while nearly the entirety of "Torpedo" took place in essentially two locations (the restaurant and various spots around the ballpark), we still managed to meet new characters like the hilarious stadium announcing team while expanding on existing role players like Fishoeder, all while doing, ostensibly, a Gene-centric "A" story. This is the kind of comfortable groove that most shows don't achieve thirteen episodes in, and it speaks highly of creator Loren Bouchard and his crew that they're already this assured in what Bob's Burgers is. It didn't reinvent anything about TV comedy, but "Torpedo" was a fine way to close out a mostly terrific first season.
There are far too many things to say about Bob's Burgers' first season as a whole, so I'll wrap up with a few bullet-pointed thoughts/questions:
● So what, exactly, is the name of this town? Their baseball team is the "Wonder Wharf Wonderdogs," so is the franchise named for the amusement park? Is the whole town? Having grown up in Orange County, CA I know that none of us would have been surprised if Anaheim just gave up and renamed itself "Disneyland"… I know we'll probably never find out where this show takes place, exactly, but episodes like "Torpedo" sort of make that feel like a contrivance the show will have to work around more in the long-term more than an idea that will stay funny in and of itself.
● Who is your favorite character? I don't think anybody would argue that Kristen Schaal's Louise was Bob's Burgers' "breakout" role, but I vacillate between loving John Roberts' Linda and her infectious optimism and H. Jon Benjamin's outstanding voice work in the title role as my highlights. The fact that my pick seems to change every week really demonstrates what a tremendous cast this show has put together.
● How does Bob's Burgers rate compared with Bouchard's previous work? As I've mentioned previously, I have seen almost none of Dr. Katz or Home Movies. I quite enjoyed Lucy: Daughter of the Devil, but the pre-premier buzz about Bob's Burgers as a show that was going to basically do an Adult Swim-styled show with a network sensibility seems completely wrong to me at the end of season one. This show feels much more warm and "traditional" (in a good way) than pretty much anything on Cartoon Network's increasingly fractured and usually emotionally-distant lineup. While I enjoy absurdity and irony as much as the next guy, I already feel like I'd prefer a nice, long run of Bob's Burgers seasons on Fox over the same number of fifteen-minute Adult Swim episodes. And I barely watch anything on network TV anymore…
● What was your favorite episode of Bob's Burgers: Season One? It seems like "Art Crawl" was a popular one, but mine was "Sheesh! Cab, Bob?" (Bob drives a cab, Tina has a birthday party and her first kiss). I'd actually put that episode right up there against anything else as not only the best episode of this show, but of any half-hour comedy this season. Do yourself a favor and re-watch that one.
That' it, everybody. Thanks for reading/watching!
Brendan K. O'Grady is a freelance writer, critic, and part-time academic in Austin, Texas.


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They aren't perfect, but hopefully they are getting better and are enjoyable. In either case, they are Celebrity Rookie Cards, my attempt to join the world of virtual card creations.
Kevin Connolly was born on Long Island (NY). His first film major was in Rocky V, but he is probably best known for playing Eric on tv's Entourage. Connolly has stayed true to his roots by being an avid fan of the New York Islanders. He even attended the 2010 NHL draft and announced the Islanders' pick in the first round. He has also dropped the ceremonial first puck at a game. This is where he wore the Islanders jersey that landed him on a Celebrity Rookie Card.
Justin Timberlake has come a long way from his time in 'N Sync. He has developed into a fine actor, while maturing as a singer, too. In The Love Guru, Timberlake plays Jacques Grande, a goaltender with the Los Angeles Kings. He might be sporting a different look, but it's good enough to earn him a Celeb Rookie Card.


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Whereas the General Instruction for the Roman Missal 162 states: "The priest may be assisted in the distribution of Communion by other priests who happen to be present. If such priests are not present and there is a very large number of communicants, the priest may call upon extraordinary ministers to assist him, e.g., duly instituted acolytes or even other faithful who have been deputed for this purpose. In case of necessity, the priest may depute suitable faithful for this single occasion.
And whereas the Instruction "Redemptionis Sacramentum" in paragraph 88 states "Only when there is a necessity may extraordinary ministers assist the Priest celebrant in accordance with the norm of law."
And whereas the same instruction in paragraph 151 states: "Only out of true necessity is there to be recourse to the assistance of extraordinary ministers in the celebration of the Liturgy. Such recourse is not intended for the sake of a fuller participation of the laity but rather, by its very nature, is supplementary and provisional. Furthermore, when recourse is had out of necessity to the functions of extraordinary ministers, special urgent prayers of intercession should be multiplied that the Lord may soon send a Priest for the service of the community and raise up an abundance of vocations to sacred Orders."
And whereas the same document states in paragraph 158: "Indeed, the extraordinary minister of Holy Communion may administer Communion only when the Priest and Deacon are lacking, when the Priest is prevented by weakness or advanced age or some other genuine reason, or when the number of faithful coming to Communion is so great that the very celebration of Mass would be unduly prolonged. This, however, is to be understood in such a way that a brief prolongation, considering the circumstances and culture of the place, is not at all a sufficient reason.
And whereas the Vatican instruction "On Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priest" states in Article 8 § 2: "Extraordinary ministers may distribute Holy Communion at Eucharistic celebrations only when there are no ordained ministers present or when those ordained ministers present at a liturgical celebration are truly unable to distribute Holy Communion. They may also exercise this function at Eucharistic celebrations where there are particularly large numbers of the faithful and which would be excessively prolonged because of an insufficient number of ordained ministers to distribute Holy Communion.
And whereas the same document at the end of Article 8 states: "To avoid creating confusion, certain practices are to be avoided and eliminated where such have emerged in particular Churches: the habitual use of extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion at Mass thus arbitrarily extending the concept of "a great number of the faithful."
And whereas the conclusion of the same document states: "All particular laws, customs and faculties conceded by the Holy See ad experimentum or other ecclesiastical authorities which are contrary to the foregoing norms [On Certain…] are hereby revoked."
And whereas in "Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under Both Kinds in the Dioceses of the United States of America" paragraph 24 states: "In practice, the need to avoid obscuring the role of the priest and the deacon as the ordinary ministers of Holy Communion by an excessive use of extraordinary ministers might in some circumstances constitute a reason either for limiting the distribution of Holy Communion under both species or for using intinction instead of distributing the Precious Blood from the chalice."
And whereas the same norms in paragraph 28 states: "When the size of the congregation or the incapacity of the bishop, priest, or deacon requires it, the celebrant may be assisted by other bishops, priests, or deacons. If such ordinary ministers of Holy Communion are not present, "the priest may call upon extraordinary ministers to assist him, i.e., formally instituted acolytes or even some of the faithful who have been commissioned according to the prescribed rite. In case of necessity, the priest may also commission suitable members of the faithful for the occasion." … When recourse is had to Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, especially in the distribution of Holy Communion under both kinds, their number should not be increased beyond what is required for the orderly and reverent distribution of the Body and Blood of the Lord. In all matters such Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion should follow the guidance of the diocesan bishop [Mindful of the fact that this paragraph draws its authority from GIRM 151 which speaks only of instances where a great number of the faithful are gathered, and it is the competence of the Holy Father alone, and of no bishop or priest, to legislate anything in the liturgy against the norms which the Holy Father has duly set forth].
We put forth the following observations:
Observation 1: The habitual use of extraordinary ministers at Masses in the United States is in fact a violation of the norms set forth in "On certain questions." In most parishes across this country are even scheduled weeks ahead of time.
Observation 2: The majority of these Masses are not attended by "a great number of the faithful" and thus this term is being arbitrarily extended in violation of the norms of the Holy Father set forth in "On Certain Questions…".
Observation 3: In point of fact, aside from being viewed as supplementary and provisional, extraordinary ministers are being utilized in such a way that they believe that their ministry involves a fuller participation in the Eucharistic celebration, in violation of the norms set forth by the Holy Father in "Redemptionis Sacramentum."
Observation 4: The continued unnecessary recourse to the use of extraordinary ministers continues to blur the distinction between the ordained and lay members of the Catholic Church.
And in light of the above observations we submit the following petition:
Petition: Considering the constant violations of the norms set forth above, we humbly ask you to implement the provisions set forth in the Norms for the United states, namely that Holy Communion normally be distributed only by the ordinary minister, under one species [the Host], or by intinction in those parishes and communities where the faithful wish to receive under both species.


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Still working hard at it with 21 Day Fix (almost half way done)....and I know I'll reach this goal soon, even if it takes a couple more rounds of 21 Day Fix, or a few 30 day fitness challenges plus eating healthy and watching my portions!
I knew when I was ready I'd get back on the fit train, and I'm so pumped to keep going. #accountabilitypost #hardworkpaysoff#gettingmybodyback #fitspiration
So my question is, do you also feel like you need to get back on track? Do you need some extra help, motivation and maybe an accountability partner? Leave me a message in the comments below and let's see how I can offer some support!


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In 2013 MSAMUN introduced a 3rd Academic Council, not only does this mean the capacity to accommodate more participants it also means exploring another field of academics. MSAMUN currently explores International Relations, Political & Global Economics, and International Law, through its three councils: Security Council, G20 Summit, and the International Criminal Court. MSAMUN has also put forth its charter that serves as guideline for all MSAMUN roles and expectations and required behaviors of all those involved in MSAMUN. In addition to the organization's growth, MSAMUN was represented by its participants in International MUN conferences in different parts of the world. In 2012 MSAMUN sent its first delegation to the first international conference in Harvard USA and it was the first international exposure that gave the delegation an outstanding experience that they communicated to the rest of the students when they came back. In April 2013 a delegation went to their second international conference in Budapest. MSAMUN's delegation competitively represented the Modern Sciences & Arts University and was able to win the Best Delegation Award. Furthermore, three participants also received the Best Delegate award in their respective councils. In 2014 MSAMUN proudly announces its successful participation in 2 of Europe's finest MUN conferences in 2014. In March 2014, MSAMUN had a delegation of 14 students in the Mediterranean MUN (MEDMUN) conference held in Menton, France. The conference had participating students from various universities worldwide including: MIT (USA), University of Nottingham (UK), and London School of Economics. MSAMUN delegation remarkably represented MSA by bringing back home 2 Honorable awards. MSAMUN also notes that one of our students was chosen as a member of the executive board of the MEDMUN conference. In April 2014, MSAMUN had a very strong presence in the Budapest International MUN (BIMUN) with a delegation of 21 students. BIMUN had a total of 400 students on the University Level with 52 universities from Europe. MSA students participated in 6 out of 9 committees on the university level discussing topics ranging from International Peace and Security, World Trade, Nuclear Proliferation and International Law. MSA achieved the Best Delegate award and the Best Delegate for the University Level award. It is worth noting that MSA University is the first university to win the Best Delegate for the University Level award two years in a row.
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MSAMUN was given rebirth in 2011 to provide a platform for undergraduate students to develop their interpersonal, research, and communication skills. Since 2011 MSAMUN has organized four rounds of conferences and preparing for the 5th MSAMUN 2015 Conference. With each conference MSAMUN has witnessed various forms of growth and expansion for MSAMUN as an organization.


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The integration between Bitbar Monitoring and PagerDuty is ideal for incident alerting and allows your responsible DevOps teams to instantly respond to detected problems in your mobile apps. If your team is considering PagerDuty for incident management and resolution, this instruction will guide you how to finish this out-of-the-box integration.
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Pixie Hat
My son wanted a hat that resembled his favourite character Link from the Legend of Zelda games. So I went ahead and thought of this pattern off the top of my head an I am here to share it with you guys!
Materials List
I used bright green wool
a size 5 crochet hook
Finished Size
this was made to fit my boys head, an its fairly long, but you can make it as big or as small as you want
Decrease stitch – insert hook in stitch, yo, pull through, insert hook in next stitch, yo, pull through and yo to attach all the stitches together.
sc = single crochet
The Pattern
This is very simple!
Chain as many chains you need to fit your childs head (I chained 80 – hes 8 yrs old with a large noggin like mine) DO NOT TWIST CHAIN because you'll be working in a continuously.
single crochet around for about 20-22 rounds, you can use a stitch marker to help you count how many rows you have.
start decreasing at this point. sc for 10 stitches, decrease stitch, sc for 10, decrease stiotch and so forth. Do only 1 row of decreasing. If it doesnt match up to the beginning stitch, dont worry cuz your going to do about 10-15 rows after you did the 1 row of decreasing., depending on how long you want it.
Once you reached your 10 or 15 rows, do 1 row of decreasing again, but this time your going to sc for 9, decrease, sc for 9, decrease and so forth. Once you reach the beginning stitch (or around it) sc for 10-15 rows, depending on how long you want it.
Once your done that, do another row of decreasing, sc for 8, decrease, sc for 8, decrease and so forth, then sc for 10-15 rows, depending on how long you want it.
Once your done that, sc for 7, decrease, sc for 7 decrease and so forth. Sc for 10-15 rows
Sc for 6, decrease, sc for 6, decrease and so forth. Sc for 10-15 rows…Do you see the pattern here?!?! hee hee hee
sc for 5, decrease, sc for 5 decrease and so forth, sc for 10-15 rows depending on how long you want the hat…
As long as your decreasing for one row, then crocheting for 10-15 rows in between each row of decreasing, you'll notice that its shaping like a cone!
Once you reach the end of the hat, where you just cant seem to crochet anymore, just keep decreasing until there isnt anymore you can decrease and tie off!
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Lakers players are angry at rookie D'Angelo Russell.
A video of Russell taping a private conversation with Nick Young was recently leaked. In the video, D'Angelo Russell asked Swaggy P, who recently got engaged to Iggy Azalea, about being with other women.
His actions has caused his teammates to lose trust in him and according to a report from ESPN, they are now isolating the rookie and refusing to sit with him at meals.
At a recent breakfast meeting, one source said, no Laker would sit with Russell at his table. The source added that, in another instance, Russell came into the locker room and sat next to guard Lou Williams, who got up and walked away.
"It's bad," one team source told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. "It's about as bad as it can get. There were trust issues already. Now there's no trust."
The video was uploaded to Twitter last week. It shows D'Angelo Russell filming teammate Nick Young while he is watching TV in a hotel room, responding to Russell's questions about women. Nick Young talks about having hooked up with a 19-year-old woman "after the club" during the summer, seemingly admitting to having cheated on his fiancée Iggy Azalea.
NBA star Nick Young Caught on Video Admitting To Cheating On Iggy With A 19-Year-Old Girl After The Club! pic.twitter.com/9ny9tDG0Mb
— Fameolous (@Fameolous) March 24, 2016
No one knows how the video got leaked but the tension it is causing is not only affecting the players personal relationship with Russell but was also a factor behind their 48 point loss to the Jazz on Monday.
Although none of the Lakers are thrilled by this video being leaked, it seems one person appreciated it: Iggy!
hmmm i see D Angelo Russell is trending… I actually liked his film. Thanks bro.
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) March 30, 2016
Is Iggy thanking Russell for the heads up or for ruining her life? Either way, D'Angelo Russell will have a lot of work to do to earn his teammates trust. As for Iggy and Nick Young's relationship, time will tell…


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Gardens of the CaribbeanJill Collett, Patrick Bowe
9 3/4" x 7 1/4" • 199 pages • full color throughoutISBN 9780333688199 • paperback • $20.00 •
A unique and fascinating introduction to the wealth of cultivated gardens open to the public throughout the region. Whether read in the comfort of an armchair or while actually exploring a particular island, this beautifully illustrated work of reference is an ideal guide for the professional horticulturist and keen amateur alike.Written from an historical perspective, the book also gives an up to date description of the indigenous plants peculiar to each island and examines crucial differences in climate and soil. It also details the origins of the Botanical Garden and its importance in the protection of rare species. A wide selection of gardens are featured which provide a real feel for the diversity of plant life in the region as well as shedding new light on the complexity and beauty of the Caribbean as a whole.
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An Afternoon at the Charlotte Knights Stadium
Sunday was one of those days that helped remind me why I love living in Charlotte so much.
Neighbors invited us to go with them to the Charlotte Knights game, the Queen City's minor league baseball game. It was Princess Day at the ballpark and little girls were encouraged to dress up in their best princess dresses to attend the game and run the bases afterwards. I realize we have a boy and that he's a bit young to enjoy his first baseball game (or run the bases), but it still sounded fun.
At least to me it did… To Bryan? Not so much. He claims that he'd rather watch the grass grow than watch baseball. Plus, he whined that it would be too hot. However, I reminded him that he did promise we would go on our weekend Charlotte adventures and that the weather was going to by idyllic.
For the life of me, I can't understand why the man in this relationship hates baseball but the woman loves it. But that's a post for another day…. Maybe I should start a blog of my own? What do you think?
We were off to Charlotte Knights Stadium for our first ballgame of the season!
Because we had the stroller to contend with and our friends had two antsy little girls in princess costumes, we elected to buy standing room only tickets to allow the girls to run and us to stash the stroller somewhere.
Even though Deacon is a bit young to run the bases, we still planned to bring him down there with the rest of the kids after the game so we arrived at the stadium a little after the game started to allow for pre-napping.
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Our friends were already in line with their daughters to take photos with the Disney princesses when we arrived.
While they waited, Mr. Gourmand had to sniff out the perfect craft beer. Surprisingly, the Knights Stadium has an awesome selection of North Carolina craft beer. Some breweries like Foothills Brewing, Old Mecklenburg Brewery, and Natty Greene Brewery even have their own stands. There's also a larger stand selling I think 10 craft beers that had a huge line.
Bryan, however, sniffed out a food cart stashed in a corner with about six pretty rare craft beers (for a ballpark) and no line. He must have a nose for hops as he found the only Wicked Weed Brewing in the stadium.
Follow the rest our Charlotte Adventures!!!
Beers in hand, we headed to the grassy hill in the outfield with our blankets and enjoyed an afternoon of sun and conversation with our friends. Admittedly, the view wasn't the best, but you really can't argue with $9 tickets, sunny skies, and temperatures in the mid-seventies. Check out the photos with Charlotte's amazing skyline in the background!
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Apparently, the game was quite exciting though.
Maybe a little too exciting as the Charlotte Knights lost the lead in the 9th inning but tying it to send the game into extra innings. In the end, they ended up losing in the 12th.
Sadly, we missed the end though as the princesses exploded into diva fits as we were waiting in line to run the bases (guess they were taking that whole princess role seriously…), and Deacon was becoming a little cranky from his teething. Thus, we moved the party to our house for an impromptu cookout.
Who else loves an afternoon at the ballpark?


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A hike out to Castle Rock
Getting to ride horses with my friend Kim
Gig 'em Ags
Katie babysat for an evening so Joe and I could have a date night at the Sand Harbor stage!
Even with the rain, we had a great time playing at Chimney Beach
Cuddles with Aunt Katie
We got to ride horses TWICE as I also had bought a Groupon deal for riding lessons in Gardnerville.
And a coffee date :)
Watching a gorgeous sunset
Thanks for coming out Katie. It was wonderful to have you here and a joy and a blessing to get to share a little piece of life with you. The kids missed you for days to come after you left. Don't be a stranger! :)


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A friend of mine and I were discussing the fracas on the (anti-) Heavenly Mother thread. She asked me how I would answer the dilemma I posed to Nate therein. I answered that the dilemma is not one for me because I teach repentance and faith in God, and this because my target audience is those who don't have the gift of the Holy Ghost, either never having been baptized by fire, or having been so baptized but having let the light go out.
She asked me what I really want, and answered for me.
You want people to have the gift of and speak by the Holy Ghost. You want people to act on principles of righteousness, not pride or anger or shallow reasoning. You want to see the gifts of God manifested in all people. You want egoism to cease and peace to reign.
She said it better than I could at the time, preoccupied with the fracas as I was. That is the Zion I am seeking but keep not finding, neither in person nor online.
With Tim's loving and graceful permission, I have endeavored to teach a few things here and there in the hope of shortening the learning curve of whoever will listen and respond, to bring to pass the preparation of the children of God for the establishment of Zion and the advent of Christ. I have always wanted – hoped – that people would go and search the scriptures and drink deeply of the words of Jesus Christ, specifically those things that he delivered by his own mouth to his disciples and to the people, and do exactly those things continually, laying aside the precepts and traditions of men. In doing the works of Christ, we learn what manner of being he is, and he makes us as he is. I must thank Sfort for giving me the final piece of the puzzle – the role of works in our salvation – which is just that. Yet even without understanding why we do those works we are commanded to perform, we are profited thereby, learning the principles of righteousness, and receiving revelations and commandments not a few as we pray continually.
"Why dost thou offer sacrifices unto the Lord?" Or, why do you do what the Lord said?
"I know not, save the Lord commanded me."
But now I know. This thing is in similitude of the works of God, wherein he giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not. And he bestows his grace – his ability to give good gifts – upon them who delight to serve him and keep his commandments continually.
He who would be greatest shall be the servant of all.
I truly cannot improve upon the teachings of the Lord; I only wish I could persuade all men to abide in him and do his works continually. I wish I knew what I could say to get anyone to want to hear his words and do them, praying always for the fullness of his spirit.
There is deep meaning in this to me. I once was an unbeliever, possessed of the spirit of the devil, and led to do whatever wickedness my heart desired – yet I wanted peace and that desire for peace led me to stop doing the most egregious things. But peace was still never quite mine – until one day I was caught in a benevolent snare woven by God and perceived by the Spirit that the true path to happiness was in the teachings of Jesus, specifically the sermon on the mount / plain. And at that time, for the first time in my life, the light and love of God entered my heart, and I was told there was a God, and that he loved me. And from thence I was enfolded back into the Church, and struggled ineffectively against my many sins according to the teachings thereof for years.
I studied our religion as though it were brand new to me, particularly delighting in Nibley's books – and the same light and love that entered into my heart with the voice of the Spirit telling me there was a God and that he loved me entered into my heart again as I marveled at the King Follett Discourse in The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith and told me that Joseph was a true prophet.
Even so, I could not seem to get free from the sins that did so easily beset me, until finally I started trying to walk in the paths of the Lord as he taught and my temptations kind of just faded away. I cried unto the Lord for the Spirit continually, praying anytime I thought of praying, while observing to do those things the Lord said to do. And my prayers were eventually answered in a manner I would not have beforehand been able to comprehend or even imagine.
And that's the key point – it is literally incomprehensible and unimaginable until it happens to you. I'll give an analogy. When I was a teenager, I believed all love songs were lies. I believed they were taking the vague sentimental warmth I felt for my parents, let's say, and blowing it up through poetic exaggeration beyond all recognition to make themselves seem to be better than me by claiming to experience things which I did not know about nor believe in and could not imagine. And thus it was until I felt love for the first time, and then I understood the songs.
So it was with this answer from heaven.
And that's what I want for each of you if you haven't yet discovered the way. That's why I keep talking about the golden rule, and the teachings of the Savior. I had a blog once called "Cry Mightily," the purpose of which was to convince men to, well, cry mightily unto God to receive the Holy Ghost, as taught throughout the Book of Mormon.
Once you see this teaching, you can't miss it.
All I can do is invite you to come and see – do what I did, and see if you do not receive what I received from God, which cannot be described in words. Pray always for the Holy Ghost, and do the commandments of the Lord that he delivered in his own voice, focusing your mind solely on these things. Yield to no temptation, including fear.
For those in whom the light has gone out, the path back is the way you took to get there in the first place. Do you remember what it was to pray with all the energy of your soul? Do you remember what your works were in those days? Does the memory of those things not haunt you? Are you satisfied where you are? I have been in your shoes.
What more can be said?