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In the previous installment of our reread of The Claw of the Conciliator, we followed Severian (along with his newfound friend, Jonas) into the city of Saltus, where he must perform two executions in his role as carnifex. He had an encounter with the Green Man (who we may meet again, but we won't be seeing him again in this novel). And he received a note from (apparently) Thecla, only to find out it was actually sent by Agia, luring him into a trap—he then escapes from the trap with the help of the Claw of the Conciliator.
And so we pick up the thread with Severian and Jonas, having returned from the cave, deciding to eat and rest. They then engage in an interesting conversation, during which the two get to know each other better. Severian supposes that Jonas must be an outlander—that is, a foreigner from very far away…maybe even from outside Urth, even though humans do not travel among the stars anymore. He poses three questions to Jonas, mostly about the nature of the man-apes, but also if the soldiers stationed nearby were there to resist Abaia. As I had noted before in relation to Severian's strange dream at the inn in The Shadow of the Torturer, the gods of the deep are of great interest to Wolfe's protagonist.
Speaking of water, I thought then (and still do) that Severian's preoccupation with water (along with his two or more near-drownings) has intensely Catholic overtones, because of its connection with baptism. I also seem to recall (though it may seem really obvious by this point) that the image of Severian drowning will occur a few times before the end of the series. The structure of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church come to mind now: even though only the first one, the baptism, requires water (often in a baptismal font, where the priest usually pours water on the forehead of the baby), all of the sacraments require some sort of anointing, in most cases with oil. So there is always some immersion of sorts, in a kind of primeval water or liquid that purifies the subject. I've decided that I will start counting (from the beginning) the number of times the drowning incidents occur as Severian's path unfolds.
Jonas provides answers to his companion's questions and reveals to him (and to us, who are too much used to figures of speech) that Erebus and Abaia are indeed real, not mythological constructs, and that they are indeed giants. As he says:
Their actual size is so great that while they remain on this world they can never leave the water—their own weight would crush them.
Something about this statement is very intriguing: "while they remain on this world," he says. Are Abaia and Erebus outlanders as well? And, if they came from another world, what world it was? With what purpose did they come? Is it important, after all? We can't know for sure just yet.
Jonas and Severian go to sleep, only to be visited by strangers who grasp them and take them away. When Severian asks where are they going, one of the men answers cryptically: "To the wild, the home of free men and lovely women." And he adds: "My master is Vodalus of the Wood."
But now Severian is not so sure if he is happy to hear this: after all, he executed Barnoch, who might have been a soldier of Vodalus, and if that's the case, then Vodalus likely won't be kind to him. In the moment, he reaches an important conclusion:
I saw how little it weighed on the scale of things whether I lived or died, though my life was precious to me.
When he gets there, Vodalus salutes him, saying: "I sent my men to fetch the headsman. I perceive they succeeded."
To which Severian replies:
Sieur, they have brought you the anti-headsman—there was a time when your own would have rolled on fresh-turned soil if it had not been for me.
A point of significance here: if Severian, as carnifex, can considered a personification of death, to be an anti-headsman would put him in a position of bringer of life—just as the New Sun is supposed to be. One could argue that Wolfe has been pointing us in this direction from the very first scene of the series, even though he shows enough death to us to cloud our vision (as a good magician does).
Vodalus then recognizes Severian from their earlier meeting and makes him a proposition: since he once saved Vodalus's life, the renegade will in turn spare Severian's life, as long as he agrees to serves him again in an important task.
In the next chapter, they talk of the past, and the name of this planet is brought up again. As a reader reminded me a while back in the comments, Urth is not just a misspelled word version of "Earth" (though it might be interpreted like this, and I had done so the first time I read the series) but quite another thing, involving (this time I did my homework) the names of the Norns in Norse mythology, even though this particular meaning is not discussed explicitly in the text here). Instead, Vodalus says:
Do you know how your world was renamed, torturer? The dawn-men went to red Verthandi, who was then named War. And because they thought that had an ungracious sound that would keep others from following them, they renamed it, calling it Present. That was a jest in their tongue, for the same word meant Now and The Gift.
(…) Then others—who would have drawn a people to the innermost habitable world for their own reasons- took up the game as well, and called that world Skuld, the World of the Future. Thus our own became Urth, the World of the Past.
A very elegant explanation. Which leaves us with one more question (well…one among many, many): if Earth belongs to the past, will we see Mars (the world of now) or Venus, that, according to Michael Andre-Driussi is Skuld (but I must confess I thought of Mercury, though Wolfe refers to it as the "innermost habitable world," not the innermost world, period.)? I don't know, but I seem to recall that Severian will see something of them when he gets off Earth. But we are not quite there yet.
They talk about how the human race is greatly diminished in power; Vodalus's spiel is compelling and also revolutionary. Maybe he wants to restore Urth back to its ancient power? But, even if that's what he desires to achieve, can he? It is then that Severian feels the urge to confess to Vodalus that he is carrying the Claw. Vodalus has great respect for the artifact, but urges Severian to hide it somewhere, or even to get rid of it if possible. He doesn't want it, because he knows he will be considered a traitor and desecrator if he is found to be in possession of the Claw.
They are then interrupted by a messenger, and Vodalus disappears. Some time later, Severian and Jonas are led to supper.
This, reader, is one of the most horrible scene in the series. For me, it's second only to the apparition of the Alzabo (later in the series). The alzabo is a flesh-eating animal, and when it eats someone, it somehow absorbs the memories and abilities of this person—one could easily say that it devours one's soul, for it suddenly starts to talk as if it were the person it just ate (I still remember that the scene scared me shitless, as much as Harlan Ellison's I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream). I will probably have more to say about this particular bridge when I cross it.
In The Claw of the Conciliator, though, what happens is this: Severian takes part in a feast during which he eats something that seems to be the roasted flesh of Thecla. How her corpse came to be in the possession of Vodalus, he does not know. The motive is clear: Thecla was sister of Thea, companion of Vodalus, and she certainly asked him to fetch her sister's body. Explaining the upcoming ritual, Vodalus says:
So we are joined—you and I. So will we both be joined, a few moments hence, to a fellow mortal who will live again—strongly, for a time—in us, by the effluvia pressed from the sweetbreads of one of the filthiest beasts. So blossoms spring from muck.
First they drink each a small dose of what Vodalus tells Severian that is the analeptic alzabo, a kind of elixir that is prepared from a gland at the base of the animal's skull. They also drink from another bottle, which Thea explains contains a compound of herbs that soothe the stomach.
Here, the old ritual of cannibalism is performed almost as it was documented by Hans Staden in the 16th century, among other accounts: if in early Brazilian history, the young German soldier captured by the tribe of the Tupinambás witnessed them eating the flesh of fallen soldiers in order to gain their strength and courage, the tribe of Vodalus eats Thecla's body in order to experience and share her memories. Any reasonable doubt we could have about this process vanishes when Severian starts to remember things that he has not lived:
Yet some part of her is with me still; at times I who remember am not Severian but Thecla, as though my mind were a picture framed behind glass, and Thecla stands before that glass and is reflected in it. Too, ever since that night, when I think of her without thinking also of a particular time and place, the Thecla who rises in my imagination stands before a mirror in a shimmering gown of frost-white that scarcely covers her breasts but falls in ever changing cascades below her waist. I see her poised for a moment there; both hands reach up to touch our face.
Then he tells Jonas that they are going to the House Absolute, where they will be able to meet Dorcas and Jolenta, and he will have to undertake a task for Vodalus—even though he has no intention of performing it.
Things, however, won't happen the way Severian might have wished (does he even know exactly what he wishes, we might ask?). The next day they are riding through a forest when something that at first seems like a great bat "came skimming within a handsbreath of my head." They started galloping madly and this great bat swoops to attack them again, but Severian catches it with a two-handed stroke of Terminus Est:
It was like cutting air, and I thought the thing too light and tough for even that bitter edge. An instant later it parted like a rag; I felt a brief sensation of warmth, as though the door of an oven had been opened, then soundlessly shut.
Severian wants to dismount to examine the fallen creature, but Jonas seems to know better, and urges him to flee. They make their way out of the forest, entering a broken country of steep hills and ragged cedars.
As with the alzabo (in the future of this narrative), Wolfe works amazingly well at describing strange creatures in bits and pieces, little by little—something that Lovecraft also did well, with all the problems of his convoluted, Victorian-like narrative. I didn't remember this particular creature from earlier readings, but this whole scene frightened me. The reason is quite simple: I have a particular aversion to creatures without faces, or whose faces I can't see. And the notules, as Jonas calls them, are so… alien that they can't be compared to anything but bats, and that only because of their color and their apparent mode of flight.
The embattled companions enter a tangled growth, but they keep hearing a dry rustling. Jonas urges Severian to get out or at least keep moving. He also insists that they must find a fire, or a big animal they can kill—otherwise they will surely die. Severian asks Jonas if it's blood the creatures want. "No. Heat," Jonas replies.
Severian rides hard, fighting off the "rags of black," as he calls the creature, and suddenly, someone appears at the distance. Suddenly enlivened by the prospect of approaching help, Severian raises Terminus Est:
(..) I lifted my sword to Heaven then, to the diminished sun with the worm in his heart; and I called, "His life for mine, New Sun, by your anger and my hope!"
This moment feels closer to the spirit of the Arthurian Cycle than Catholic mythos. Intriguingly, in this scene, Severian feels compelled to speak those words without ever having learned them (or so we are led to believe), moved from his heart like a true knight of old. For this is a medieval novel of sorts—more realistic in style and reminiscent of the classic picaresque, as in Lazarillo de Tormes, for instance. In this 1534 Spanish novel, the eponymous protagonist relates his story to the reader in an epistolary fashion, describing for us the Spanish countryside, where he meets many people from different walks of life and learns many things, most of them mundane, but also a few lessons in religion—for the picaresque story is one of morality.
But even though The Book of the New Sun can definitely be seen as related to the picaresque, there are points in the narrative when we glimpse something of the romantic, in the sense of the revisionist view of knighthood that Sir Walter Scott popularized in Ivanhoe. Other possible influences for Gene Wolfe, both as an author and as a Catholic, is Thomas à Kempis' The Imitation of Christ, a devotional book from the 15th Century which begins: "Whoever follows Me will not walk into darkness."
The uhlan (or road patrol) meets this salutation as if it was a war cry, and the blue radiance at the tip of his lance increases as he spurs his horse towards them (the energy weapon being, of course, another reminder that we are in the future).
The creature is now two, and Severian strikes one of the notules again, turning them into three. He tells us he does have a plan, though it's not completely clear what he is trying to accomplish… The uhlan fires a bolt of energy in his direction, but it strikes a tree instead. We never find out if the bolt is aimed at Severian or at the creatures, or if its goal had always been the tree, calculated to generate enough heat to attract the creatures. Unfortunately, the notules seem to prefer human heat instead: They go for the uhlan's face, and he falls off his horse.
They approach the fallen rider and find him dead. Jonas knows how to trap the creatures by putting them inside something watertight. He turns out the uhlan's pockets and finds among his things a brass vasculum (a jar) full of herbs. He empties it and carefully pulls the creatures from the uhlan's nostrils and mouth, trapping them inside the jar. Then Jonas insists they depart, but Severian thinks otherwise. He draws the Claw out of his boot, and lays it on the uhlan's forehead, trying for an instant to will him alive.
Jonas scolds him, telling Severian the man is not quite dead, and that they should run before he gets his lance back. Then Severian turns back to the road to see someone indeed approaching; when he looks again at the uhlan, his eyes are open and he is breathing. When Severian takes the Claw from his forehead and puts it back into his boot, the man sits up and asks who is he. "A friend," he answers.
With the help of Severian, the uhlan gets up, looking very disoriented. Severian explains to the man, whose name is Cornet Mineas, that they are only poor travelers who happened to find him lying down there, for he has no immediate recollection of the past few minutes; he can't even remember where is he now. So Severian doesn't tell the uhlan that the Claw has given his life back. It's an interesting, possibly ambiguous moment, because he is not totally sure that the Claw is responsible for reviving the man, but after the attack of the notules, there was not much to doubt about the man's death. Or was there?
See you on Thursday, October 31st, for the Part 3 of The Claw of the Conciliator…
Fabio Fernandes started writing in English experimentally in the '90s, but only began to publish in this language in 2008, reviewing magazines and books for The Fix, edited by the late lamented Eugie Foster. He's also written articles and reviews for a number of sites and magazines, including Fantasy Book Critic, Tor.com, The World SF Blog, Strange Horizons, and SF Signal. He's published short stories in Everyday Weirdness, Kaleidotrope, Perihelion, and the anthologies Steampunk II, The Apex Book of World SF: Vol. 2, Stories for Chip, and POC Destroy Science Fiction. In 2013, Fernandes co-edited with Djibrilal-Ayad the postcolonial original anthology We See a Different Frontier. He's translated several science fiction and fantasy books from English to Brazilian Portuguese, such as Foundation, 2001, Neuromancer, and Ancillary Justice. In 2018, he translated to English the Brazilian anthology Solarpunk (ed. by Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro) for World Weaver Press. Fabio Fernandes is a graduate of Clarion West, class of 2013.


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The sale of sacrificial animals ahead of Eid-ul-Azha is yet to gain momentum due to a low turnout of customers in almost all the 17 cattle markets in the capital.
The traders, however, hope that the markets will be abuzz with customers from today as people will get two public holidays before the Eid holidays that begin from Sunday.
Meanwhile, fear and anxiety over a successful sale of the cattle still grips the traders since they suffered huge loss in last two years.
"I am very anxious as I could not sell any of the 13 bulls I have brought from Natore on Wednesday," said Anowar Bepari at the Postogola cattle market. He incurred a loss of Tk 5 lakh last year.
Although there is a huge supply of sacrificial animals in the capital, most of the buyers complained about the soaring prices. But cattle traders said they had to pay an additional Tk 10,000 to Tk 15,000 to buy a middle-sized bull.
Anisur Rahman, a resident of Gendaria who came to visit a local cattle market at East End Club field, said the prices of cattle were very high compared to the previous year.
Like previous years, the authorities of cattle markets, with the help of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and different banks, have set up CCTV and fake note detecting machines at several points and counters of the markets.
Although the cattle traders did not complain about extortion or hassle from the law enforcers on their way to the capital, they claimed they had to pay additional amount to some brokers of Daulatdia-Paturia and Mawa-Kewrakandi ferry ghats.
"I had to give Tk 2,000 to brokers at Daulatdia ghat to cross the river though the official fee is Tk 1,060," said Sujon Ali, a truck driver who carried bulls from Jhenidah to the Sadeque Hossain Khoka playground by Dholai Khal road yesterday morning.
Even the BIWTA staff at the ticket counter asked him to buy tickets from the brokers, he added.
Mohammad Murad, a truck driver who brought bulls from Faridpur, also complained of giving extra money to some brokers at Mawa and Kewrakandi ghats.
"Apart from the ferry charges, I gave Tk 400 at Kewrakandi and Tk 200 at Mawa ghat on the way to East End Club field," he said.
Shafiqul Islam, manager (commerce) of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) at Daulatdia ferry ghat said they have set up weighbridge at the ferry ghat to measure the weight of goods-laden trucks and that they are taking extra money only for the additional weight the trucks are carrying.
He said they charge Tk 1,060 for a medium size truck which is eligible to carry 20 tonnes while a big size truck which carries 23 tonnes has to give Tk 1,460. However, Tk 120 is charged for each tonne of additional weight, he added.

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O2 News: UrbanVelo showcases O2's 2011 Assortment
May 23, 2011 Adam Ziskin
According to their website, "Urban Velo is a reflection of the cycling culture in current day cities. Our readers are encouraged to contribute their words and art. We pay real American dollars for published submissions—get in touch with your ideas."
Read what they had to say about O2 on the link below!
UrbanVelo.Org Showcases O2 Rainwear!


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I am really excited about an online class that I recently discovered. Its call MATS (Make Art That Sells) and was created by an artist-turned-art-licensing-agent, Lilla Rogers. There are actually 2 classes, one is called MATS Bootcamp and the other is called MATS: Part A and B. I signed up for both even though the MATS Part A and B costs a lot of money (around $1100 U.S.)
The MATS Bootcamp starts February 3rd (I can hardly wait!) and lasts for 6 months. Its basically a class that sends out art assignments that are geared toward helping you get your portfolio ready to send out to art reps. And it also offers an online community of artists, which I really need. I'm sitting here in my apartment all by my lonesome self, working on artwork day after day. I am still looking for a part-time job but the more I stay at home and do art, the more that's all I really want to do.
The MATS Part A and B classes are shorter (only a month each) and are geared toward teaching artist the different types of art that sell (this is all about licensing your artwork of course) and the markets that license art for their various products. The MATS Part A and B classes have industry experts involved and its an opportunity to get your artwork in front of those people.
That's my big dream now, to have my art licensed on products and get royalty checks. To just work from home on artwork and get paid for it. Isn't that every artist's dream? It's been mine for several decades and now I'm actually going to do something about making it a reality. I'll post on how the class is going and post my artwork from the assignments. Yeah, I'm so excited.


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Recently, I was caught up in a vision while spending time with the Lord and I saw myself as a young child, clothed in innocence with adventure in my eyes. I brushed past the thick foliage and came out into the wide open space. Set before me were flames of fire that I had to walk through. It was the only way to keep moving forward so I entered into the pathway of flames. What I thought would actually harm me was really the total opposite. God had called me to walk through fire to be refined and consumed. The flames were blazing as I took each step and when I reached the end of the fiery tunnel path, I emerged as a new person. I looked ahead of me once again and there was a flowing river. I followed along side the path of the water because if I strayed I wouldn't know where to go. The only thing I could see was the soft edges of the rippling flow.
I continued along the path and after quite some time, I reached the far end of the river and Jesus was standing there in a gentle Splendor. He looked at me with such pride. I then looked to the right of Him and there were three crowns. He picked one up, placed it on my head and then handed me a Kingdom key. As soon as I gripped the key in my hand a veil was torn before me and a whole new realm was unveiled.
The past is gone and I'm rewriting and reconfiguring the new says the Lord. You have walked through fire and what you thought was going to kill you was actually meant for my Glory. You have yielded yourself in the darkest of days and now you have found your access to the Light. I am your all consuming fire. I burn what I must to make you who I need you to be. Imperfect vessels made perfect by refinement. You are worth much. Made stronger than before. You are mine.
After I consumed you by fire, I led you along the path that I set before you. You did not stray even when you saw no end. You had so many opportunities to give up and go exploring on your own into uncharted territory but you did not. Daughter, you walked for years not knowing where you would end up. You have faithfully endured the journey in trust and now it is time to prepare to see My Wonder!
This is the hour in which I will pour out my Wonder and tangible Truth. You see, the revelation of my truth is interwoven into my Wonder. Oh, daughter don't you see? You haven't come this far just to come this far! This is a new beginning. The old has passed away and now a new day is dawning!
I will show you great and mighty things! Don't expect to see what was wondrous in the past for I am forging past miracles with the new. I'm unveiling new realms to those who have earned the keys of endurance and they are about to step into greater glory.
New wonders will emerge out of the depths of my Kingdom. Hidden things will now be seen because there is an entire generation coming after me. An entire generation of those who I have consumed with my refining fire in the secret place.
It is time to see My wonder!
with wonder upon wonder;
There is provision in the wonder
In the Word of God we see many times that the Lord provided in wonderous ways.
One being supernatural multiplication with the five loaves and two fish. In the natural it doesn't seem possible but with Him ALL things are possible! (Matthew 19:26)
There is protection in the wonder
13But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. 14And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Numbers 13:14
The Lord hid the Israelites in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. It was a supernatural protection through wonder.
There is healing in the wonder
The Apostles walked in signs, wonders and miracles that were wondrous!
- 1.a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable.
You see, now is the time to step into greater dimensions of truth that will expand the wineskins to be able to withstand the new wine. Old wineskins cannot hold the new wine. (LUKE 5:38)We must allow ourselves to be consumed by the fire to be made new. Impurities will melt away. Old ways of thinking will be long gone. It is in the secret place where we become fully consumed by the fire in His eyes and made new. Just like the most precious metals. Melted and transformed into a new beauty.
Let the King transform you so that you may be transformed to see His WONDER with clarity!
When you can see the realm in which you really belong that is when you walk in your wondrous destiny.
Gaze upon His face. He will whisper His mysteries. You will become fully alive, fully transformed and fully healed.
The new realm will be torn and unveiled before your eyes. Everything you have went through was for His glory. It was so that you could access the light. It pushed you further into the light. You began to crave the light and become enveloped in His Light. Now you are a carrier of His light.
Long gone are the days of weariness. It's time to unveil his Wonder throughout every space in the atmosphere. His wonderous love will be echoed throughout all the Earth and into time and space.
Greater manifestations in nature, weather, light, angelic activity, visitations, provisions, healings, dreams, and revival wells springing up once again.
This next decade of 2020 to 2030 we will see a greater manifestations of wonders! Even the news stations won't be able to explain. It will be a decade of His Wonders!
Like the Lord said, "You haven't come this far just to come this far!" Now it is time to prepare for a greater outpouring of signs, wonders and miracles that will transform nations! Are you ready?


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David Davinport,
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These are pictures of David Davenport and others filing 14,000 recall signatures asking for an election to decide if Flint Mayor Dayne Walling should be recalled. Davenport also claimed that that the Mayor through his policies is committing genocide. Oh Boy. Davenport had good press by showing he had the petitions si...gned . He lost credibility by the secondary claims. These petitions will be challenged as they should be.
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/07/walling_third_flint_mayor_sinc.html Sphere: Related Content


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photo by Nicole Cussell The evening's headliners had interesting choices in headgear.
To view a full slideshow from this event, click here.
Saturday, I took a day of rest and hibernated rather than try to hit up any day parties. I knew I was going to get sweaty as hell at Get Physical's annual WMC throwdown later that night. Ever since I randomly wandered into this event for the first time, back in 2007 at Studio A, it's become a benchmark WMC event for me. The label pumps out some of the smartest, but still danceable and melodic, tech-house around, attracting a cool crowd that comes ready to dance without any bullshit. This is an event that goes late, and that you don't just stop by: it's an investment, but one with crazy returns in the wee-hours headlining set. This year, it was a four-person tag-team set between the guys of M.A.N.D.Y., Matthew Dear, and Damian Lazarus.
Everything Get Physical does is golden in my book, and that goes as well for every event co-signed by local crew Safe, as this one was. So yes, I started out biased (towards good music an parties), but this year's edition of Get Physical Miami was the best one yet. (Click the link above to view a slideshow of cool photos by Crossfade contributing photog Nicole Cussell; the rest of the crappy photos that follow are mine.)
Reasons why this was my favorite party of all of WMC:
|The hallway into the party.
1. Location. Last year, this party was meant to go on at Charcoal Studios; not sure what happened, but it wound up at Kukaramakara. That was okay, but Charcoal Studios was definitely the best possible choice this year. It's way less trashy than Soho Studios, across the street, can sometimes seem, but has just as ample dancing room. Although that warehouse-laden area of Wynwood can seem a little desolate, it just added to the sense of adventure of getting there. Also, it meant a ton of free street parking, and no other random club zombies to deal with when coming or going. Also, because this wasn't in a "club," per se, the place could stay open, and one could buy alcohol (via a liquor license-sidestepping voucher system), way into the wee hours.
2. Production values. Safe never messes around with sound or production, but this event just about topped anything I've seen from them before. Charcoal Studios is maze-like, and there were a number of fun areas to explore. (This included a VIP, but considering it was separated from the actual good DJs, who the hell would want to hang out in there?) The trailer port-a-potties were nicer than most "real" club bathrooms, and an outdoor chill-out area was Astro-Turfed and landscaped so convincingly, it seemed like an actual natural oasis. Plus, the white bean bags they had laying around were hard to abandon.
|On the way to the chill-out patio.
The main room was a cavernous warehouse, but with everything painted a clean white, it seemed expansive rather than gross. Fog machines kept just the right air of mystery, and these amazing color-changing light rods set a futuristic mood. Most importantly, the sound system was crisp, and reached all the way into the back corners, without, magically, killing one's eardrums.
|That's wall-to-wall Astro Turf.
3. Vibe. The music, the location, the setting, the crowd -- all this added up to a friendly, serious-dancing party that boasted all the best elements of a late-90s rave, but a little more grown-up and without the unfortunate day-glo fashion.
|The main room, before it got crowded.
4. The talent, of course. Every Get Physical party boasts a lineup as eclectic as the music released by the label itself. When I arrived, Lee Curtiss was playing a relatively chilled, slightly disco-inflected set. The next DJ after him was Heidi, who, besides being cute as a button and one of my female DJ heroes (along with Annie Mac), brings a slightly house-ier flavor to her sets.
|Lee Curtiss, early in the evening.
In between that, though, was the real wild card of the evening, a live performance by the French group dOP. It's a bit of a visually mismatched trio, with two skinny guys in scarves and workout clothes manned a bank of synths and other machines while a stockier, slightly hip-hop looking dude wearing a Lei, with glitter smeared over his bald head, "sung," kind of. This consisted mostly of muttering in French, at one point devolving into orgasmic moans, alternating with the very Steve Aoki-style move of pouring Grey Goose into fans' mouths. At least this portion of the evening wasn't boring.
Tiefschwarz got things going deeper, taking the crowd through the 2-3ish slot, but the real pre-headliner highlight was the set from the venerable DJ Hell. He's got his own label, International DJ Gigolos, of course, but his appearance on this bill was a treat. Hell long ago shed all the vaguely electroclash trappings he flirted with earlier in the decade, and has gone back to a techier, more atmospheric sound that's Teutonic but still sexy. His sound was at once relentless but also nuanced and layered, providing a searing lead-up to the main event of the night. Here's the crowd dancing during his set, with appropriately devilish red lighting:
That was, of course, the much-heralded triple tag-team between M.A.N.D.Y., Matthew Dear, and Damian Lazarus (who marked the occasion with a strange feathery-furry gray hat). At this point, the crowd was a bit Zombieland -- lots of sunglasses in here, though it was still dark. Still, it was impossible to be distracted; the headliners, switching off at the decks, managed to lock into a robotic, shamanistic beat that killed all the mental noise. I remember, vaguely, a track that sampled the Who's "Baba O'Riley" creating a weirdly trance-y build-up, and after that, I don't remember much until my body finally gave out, and I wandered back into the early-morning and a hazy trip back to reality.


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A great week of celebration is in store.
Members of Gum Branch Baptist Church are gearing up for their 175/180th church anniversary with a week of revival and homecoming services. Events begin Saturday, Feb. 22, and end March 2. The church is at 8590 Highway 196 W. in Gum Branch.
"The church was formally chartered 175 years ago, but it was 180 years ago when members started meeting in the clearing of trees (brush arbor) to have church," said Vicki Davis, a member of the church's anniversary celebration committee.
Davis said that at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, there will be a gospel concert, with groups such as Doxology, Roman's Road and Tru Gospel Direction. Fellowship will follow the concert.
On Sunday morning, Feb. 23, the revival/homecoming services kick off with the morning service at 10:15. The Rev. Bill Easton, who was raised and called into the ministry at Gum Branch, will be the speaker. The evening service is at 6, with the Rev. Rick Brown, interim pastor, as the speaker.
At 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, there will be a lay-led prayer service followed by a churchwide outreach (canvas the community). At 7 nightly Tuesday-Friday, Feb. 25-28, Dr. Len Turner of the First Baptist Church of Woodstock will conduct revival services. Turner is a well-known evangelist who has preached before the Georgia, Florida and Mississippi legislatures, as well as the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference. He has served as the pastor of churches in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Georgia, to include the Calvary Baptist Church in Savannah. Turner has baptized more than 4,000 individuals and led more than 900 revivals, with more than 15,000 professions of faith.
Tuesday night will have the ladies ministry focus. Wednesday night will feature the youth ministry focus. Thursday night will have the men's ministry focus. There will be a fellowship immediately following the Friday-night service.
A gospel concert featuring Daniel Crews, resident artist of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta, with Dr. Charles Stanley, will be at 6 p.m. March 1. The First Baptist Church choir of Hinesville and Gum Branch Baptist Church choir also will be in concert. Fellowship will follow the concert.
The revival/homecoming will culminate Sunday, March 2, with a brush arbor Sunday-school service, featuring lay speaker Deacon Andy Stewart, at 9 a.m. Dr. Tom Smiley, pastor of Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, Ga., will conduct the homecoming service at 10:15 Sunday morning. Smiley was raised and called into the ministry at Gum Branch Baptist. Dinner will be at noon. There will be no evening service.
The Gum Branch Baptist Church family invites family, friends and the community to join them for this momentous occasion.
For more information, go to www.gumbranch.org or call 876-3630.
A great week of celebration is in store.


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Student disciplined, being charged in school attack on video
ALIQUIPPA (AP) — Police say a 17-year-old Pennsylvania high school student is being charged in juvenile court for an attack on another student that was captured on a third student's cellphone video.
Aliquippa police aren't identifying the suspect because she's being charged in Beaver County juvenile court.
But Aliquippa School District Superintendent David Wytiaz (VEE'-chaz) says discipline has been administered, which he can't discuss due to confidentiality rules.
Aliquippa police Capt. Douglas Edgell says the aggressor is being charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment.
The incident happened Friday.
The alleged victim's parents say they've complained that the suspect has bullied her daughter since she transferred to the school last fall. They went to Pittsburgh TV stations with the video in hopes police and school officials would take action.


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Caylee Anthony Missing:Results Show Body Decomposition In Casey Anthony's Trunk
Decomposition in the trunk!!!
Results are in from the tests of the trunck of Casey Anthony's car. The smell in the trunk of Casey Anthony, mother of missing 3 year old Caylee, is human decomposition. According to sources, initial tests on that foul odor in Casey Anthony's car have come back positive for human decomposition. Sad, but not unexpected.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Much-anticipated results from the University of Tennessee Body Farm reveal that the smell in the trunk of Casey Anthony, mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee, is human decomposition, a law enforcement source said Wednesday.
Air sample tests taken from Anthony's trunk were sent on Aug. 10 by the Orange County Sheriff's Office to be analyzed at the University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Facility, known as the "Body Farm."
According to two sources, including one with direct knowledge of the investigation, initial tests on that foul odor in Casey Anthony's car have come back positive for human decomposition. The finding is the first scientific signal that a dead body was in Casey Anthony's car.
Tests Confirm Evidence Of Decomposition In Casey Anthony's Car
From The Orlando Sentinel … Decomposing body was in Casey Anthony's trunk, air-sample tests show.
Air sample tests from Casey Anthony's car show a decomposing human body was inside the trunk, a Sheriff's Office official confirmed Wednesday.
Officials have offered Anthony a partial immunity deal if she admits 3-year-old Caylee Marie died as a result of an accident. If she takes the deal, any information Anthony provides to law-enforcement could not be used against her in prosecution.
To further discuss the case and get updates, go to Scared Monkeys.net: Missing Persons Forum.
Posted August 27, 2008 by Scared Monkeys
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28 Responses to "Caylee Anthony Missing:Results Show Body Decomposition In Casey Anthony's Trunk"
Maggie on
August 27th, 2008 6:04 pm
very sad indeed, but I am not surprised. I believed the cops knew more all along and that is why they were being quiet. Lies, lies, Lies,, refusing to cooperate, blaming someone else for a crime, misleading police. Just like Aruba. Sloots and Kalpoes.
Anyone wanting the truth to come out wouldn't engage in that type of behaviour to start with. Anyone interested in finding a missing person they was last with, so they could clear themselves, wouldn't engage in that type of behaviour ..
I heard them say that Mr. Garrison said they are still looking for Caylee alive,, and the family is disputing the results..
jaco on
August 27th, 2008 6:14 pm
God bless this precious child. I was so afraid of this. I hope Tim and TES can find Caylee. I will never understand how a mother can treat their child this way. Even if it was an accident, she could have done the right thing by her baby.
Where the heck is Nancy Grace when we need her. This woman gets on my last nerve.
A New Girl on
August 27th, 2008 6:16 pm
Ok…Here's a question for the sociopath liar Casey. If you are going to continue to insist the last time you saw your daughter was June 9th when you "dropped her off" at the ficticious sitter's…..then why is there evidence human decomposition in your car? Not Caylee's? OK, then- did you kill someone else?
Why did she need a sitter when she wasn't even working?
CAN YOU SPELL — L-I-A-R? Can you spell M-A-N-S-L-A-U-G-T-E-R? GROSS NEGLIGENCE?? Possibly even Murder?
*** Justice for Caylee Marie Anthony ***
Richard on
August 27th, 2008 6:56 pm
Whatever the truth, let us hope that Texas Equusearch will give the world the answer.
Kayleigh on
August 27th, 2008 7:10 pm
Finally the truth is revealed sadly it is what I think we all really knew to be true cindy grandma is that why you suddenly calmned down because it clicked in and you knew now there is nothing you could do for the beautiful little girl so you wanted to protect your daughter I know my mom would stand by my side she is my biggest supporter but if she believed i was responsible for harming her grandchild she would send me up the river
I think Casey seems to act more and more like you mommy dearest pathological liar from your side hmm? you must be proud how is your son Lee is he also not capable of loving someone other than himself he seems like a kind and caring man must be getting it from daddy's side
Kayleigh on
August 27th, 2008 7:21 pm
Casey I wanted to think maybe it was an accident and you weren't thinking rationally because you were afraid well it is becoming more than obvious you are cold hearted
Caylee you are so precious and beautiful no one deserves whatever it was that happened to you
Cindy i should say i would much rather strangers raising your grandchild and giving her a shot a living than considering her alternative
casey i believe you think caylee got in your way of partying well I guess in the end you won't get out partying feeling up men and women isn't it ironic don't ya think
god bless you Caylee maybe someday the people will know the truth doubtful
May on
August 27th, 2008 8:27 pm
I just want to cry, I don't even know this little girl but i love her, and this is devastating news!!!!
Shame what people…..mothers have come too these days..
Rose on
August 27th, 2008 9:30 pm
I knew this all along but was hoping i was wrong and that Caylee would be found. I could cry and will more than likely at a private time. I think so many of us have prayed for this lovely little girl and if our prayers couldn't save her then i hope at least they bring her home for burial. Know that so many people care for you little Caylee, whereever you are. And we care that you receive justice. Sweet Sleep Little One.
Lisa in Florida where Death Penalty is GREAT on
August 27th, 2008 9:33 pm
I am not surprised that the preliminary evidence came back with "decomposition" from trunk. I am also not surprised that CASEY and GRANDMA are with the Defense Attorneys trying to get a deal. Too late for a deal when you LIED from the beginning to your mom, dad, brother and friends. But you even LIED to yourself. So where did Casey learn to avoid the truth? Where else…from the home she lived in and the friends she hung out with. To say that Casey was the only one that LIED to everyone…Let us not forget the Parents in Denial (Cindy the NURSE and George the FORMER COP). You learn how to LIE from others and it is so obvious that her PARENTS are great LIARS too. "It was Pizza in the trunk", blah blah blah. Oh by the way who really believed the GRAND PARENTS already knew that Caylee to be dead. And that is why the Ads, shirts and Flyers used by the GRAND PARENTS were a way to help find Caylee's dead body!!!???!
Casey is too much like my niece who is just a few years older but still of the belief of not being responsible for anything, come and go and she pleases, lie to everyone to avoid the reality of life, steal because you are too good for a job and expect people to just pay for everything for you because you are a looser with no job and a huge ego. Luckily my niece did NOT have a baby and kill it.
No Plea Agreement for Casey…let her do her time. Do the Crime – Serve the Time (with no expections!)
glad2bAmerican on
August 27th, 2008 9:34 pm
Don't need a body to convict Casey. I am sure DNA will prove the decomposing body is related to Casey.
brie. on
August 28th, 2008 1:05 am
Offer her an immunity deal if she says Caylee died as a result of an accident…how do they know she wasn't murdered…the neighbors have seen a black-eye and bruises on the child…
I don't believe there was an accident…I think Cindy told her to move out but leave Caylee….so she got rid of Caylee, saying I'll show you and then she went on vacation…and then blame Cindy for it…
Disgusted on
August 28th, 2008 5:57 am
What a horrible, wicked, despicable, shameful family. And, Casey is total scum. I hope Florida has the death penalty…
A New Girl on
August 28th, 2008 6:15 am
I agree w/Dana Pretzer's last commentary posted—-no limited immunity for Casey! This was your child for Godsakes! Spill the beans and start talking.
I pray Tim Miller & Team can find the body and that Casey and others are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
I am so upset that an innocent child once again had no choice! She had no voice!
david r on
August 28th, 2008 6:20 am
The grandma needs to be prosecuted for obstructing the investigation. She knew those pants were evidence, and then she washed them. What a fool, throwing around that "old pizza" story to cover up for the smell. I agree with #5. My parents would never have protected me in such circumstances. Growing up, the scariest part of school discipline was the far more stern discipline I faced at home when the parents found out.
Terri on
August 28th, 2008 8:14 am
This is so bizarre. I can not for the life of me understand what is happening to our society. The suspect is the protected and for what? Why did they ever set bail for her? Why won't she tell the truth? The longer this goes on, the worse of a monster it makes Casey look. And her parents to boot! If I was the mother, I would have B*tch slapped her to the point that she would rather go back to jail than to be with me.
I can't understand why so little value is placed on life nowdays. Casey needs to be sent back to jail and put in the general population where she can get what she deserves. This is perposterous! For what? Because she has "rights"? Who fought for her baby? I just don't understand!
Terri on
August 28th, 2008 8:25 am
And why in the world would anyone in their right mind even think of giving her any kind of immunity if Caylee died in an accident? If this were the case, you are going to reward the mother for throwing her baby away like a piece of trash? Something is not right with this picture. What has justice come to? Where has this little girl been for 2 months? I say cart her back to jail and throw away the key! Never let her see the light of day.
Miss-Underestimated on
August 28th, 2008 9:08 am
How sad it this. Hey Grammy, what are you going to say now? If you were hiding something. I hope your sorry a** goes to jail. People rarely will cover up an accident, but they will cover up a murder. Ask Aruba.
A New Girl on
August 28th, 2008 11:31 am
#15— I know exactly how you feel and exactly what you are saying….same with #14 David R. If we ever, ever would have been nutty or selfish enough to do anything even close to this ….the wrath of facing our own parents and all the discord at home would have been harder than going back to jail.
Why is life not valued? Why are so many parents today such wimps? What? Afraid of the kids calling DSS for proper discipline? This does not mean beating or cruelty, folks. SEND THEM OVER! Bring it! Stop being wussies and learn how to teach children (who grow into dysfunctional young adults) proper morals and values! Please! If I didn't go straight to college, my ass had a full-time job and I was paying rent. Parents need to toughen up! We give our children tons of love, too and just about every little thing their heart desires…but—-to view the Anthony's tolerating this type of selfishness, theft, lying and laziness from Casey—-ARE YOU SERIOUS ????? And, do you know how many loving, wonderful parents would have done ANYTHING to have a beautiful child like that to care for??? What a tragedy….makes so many of us ripping mad!
Casey- rot in hell and remember how much your future roommates enjoy the company of child killers like YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It may have not been murder, but your negligence and all the lying afterwards is a rotten, evil thing. You low-life, heartless bitch. No sympathy for you EVER.
Bounty Hunter Says He's Revoking Bond Posted For Casey Anthony | Scared Monkeys on
August 28th, 2008 5:56 pm
[...] Leonard Padilla is in the process of revoking bond as DNA results from FBI imply Caylee was dead in the trunk of Casey's car. [...]
Ray on
August 29th, 2008 1:04 am
Just what I was thinking. No thinking person will try to cover up an accident.
laura on
August 29th, 2008 6:30 am
As a parent of a 5yr old girl who was killed in
an accident;to say Casey's behavior while supposedly "looking for" her missing child was
wildly inappropriate is an understatement. Any
parent who has lost sight of thier kid for 2 mins. in a mall knows the instant panic and dread
you feel as you rush to find them. At no time can
you even imagine dancing at a club or dating, let
alone 4 new boyfriends! Wether she "thought" Casey was alive or not, she should have been in a
state of grief and depression. I could barely brush my teeth in those first weeks and months
while grieving my daughter, while Casey seems as
if she simply misplaced her car-keys! She continues to lie because her parents are so "invested" in her lies, if they weren't, they
would come to the obvious conclusion we have all known for weeks, thier granddaughter is deceased.
The sooner they do realize this, the sooner they
can get on with greiving and celebrating Caley's
beautiful, but much too short life.
laura on
August 29th, 2008 6:32 am
Please do not use my last name. Thank you, i
enjoy your website.
SM: I have edited out your last name but you need to change it yourself. Next time you post you can do that, just override your full name with only your first name. (klaasend)
lake erie princess on
August 29th, 2008 4:10 pm
I am at wits end over this case. I have followed it from the beginning.
My heart is so heavy for Caylee.
What happiness did she know before her soul
left that wee body ?
Casey chose her fate in June when she did what she did ! SHE SOLD HER SOUL TO THE DEVIL FOR ALL OF ETERNITY !
concerned grandmother on
September 4th, 2008 10:04 pm
With all the evidence against Casey, WHY have they not charged her with the murder of the precious little girl? Every time I hold or look at my grandaughter who is Caylee's age, I cry thinking about little Caylee and I pray she did not suffer! I just hope they can find this beautiful, precious baby and put her to rest!
Connie on
September 7th, 2008 12:04 pm
The only time Casey showed any emotion was after she was arrested the first time. I would like to slap that smug smile off her face. Also, first court appearance…crying…for herself, certainly not because of Caylee. I pray they find Caylee's remains soon so she can have a proper burial. What a MONSTER Casey is!!!
kaye on
October 28th, 2008 10:36 am
i'm still trying to figure out why they did not tear up the concrete that George and Cindy had laid on the 4th of July..surely Casey knew they were going to have it laid..and she told Lee that she felt like Caylee was close to hom..can't get much closer…
Now Defense Quick to Say Caylee is Dead: Casey Anthony Defense Team Says Skeletal Remains Found Are of Missing Caylee Anthony | Scared Monkeys on
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[...] piece of evidence like human decomposition in trunk of the car of Casey Anthony was brushed off. It was ridiculously explained away by Cindy Anthony as a pizza. [...]
kristi on
December 21st, 2008 9:09 pm
Thins is stupid. Accident or not she killed an innocent 3 year-old little girl. You should get life in jail for that if not the death penalty.
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When you're in love with Waffle House and in love, there's only one thing to do: feature the chain on your wedding day, of course.
Couple takes engagement photos at a CostcoMay 18, 201600:34
When Scott and Katherine (Santa Cruz) Sheely met on the dating app, Bumble, in December 2015, it was difficult to know what to expect. On their first date in Atlanta, the couple discovered they each were already involved in a romantic relationship ... with Waffle House.
"When he told me he was in love with Waffle House, I knew he was the guy for me," Katherine told TODAY Food.
The Sheelys grew up going to the popular breakfast chain in their Mississippi and South Carolina hometowns and especially adore the All Star Special. During their first encounter, they bonded over the dish's bountiful options and how they get their eggs the same way: scrambled with cheese. They prefer their hash browns "chunked," which means it's served with ham, and Scott adds cheese. Restaurant customers can order the fried potatoes "covered, smothered, chunked, diced, peppered, capped, topped or country."
They also enjoy making their platters into sandwiches and have competitions to see who does it best (the last contest was Wednesday).
So, when the Sheelys began planning their wedding and Katherine saw a Waffle House food truck around town, naturally, they had to book it for the big day. Before tying the knot on June 9, the Sheelys sent out save-the-dates that foreshadowed what kind of food would be served.
"I told our photographer (Genya O'Neall of VUE Photography) that I trusted her judgment, but my only stipulation was that we had to have some engagement photos at Waffle House," Katherine told TODAY Food. "I think she was a little taken aback."
Still, the photos came out as sweet as the Sheelys' love for each other.
On their wedding day, the Sheelys arranged for the Waffle House food truck to arrive at the end of the night, when their guests would be ready for a late night munch after being on the dance floor. The band called it quits and announced that Waffle House was waiting. The newlyweds popped into a vintage Rolls Royce and rolled up to the food truck window.
And they lived happily "waffle" after.


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Since Caitlyn Jenner debuted her bustier-clad body and voluminous, mid-length hair back in April, she has stepped out in equally feminine ensembles, including miniskirts and lace wrap dresses.
But the road from Bruce to Caitlyn has required more than just a few new frocks and even the surgeries. The hair and makeup (or Glam Squad, as referred to by the rest of Jenner's brood) is a key component in creating a natural look, something celebrity hair designer Andre Davis knows all about.
In addition to his celeb clients Olivia Palermo, Garcelle Beauvais and Rosario Dawson, whom he coifs on set and at the Julien Farel Salon in New York City, Davis has been creating hairstyles and wigs for transgender women who are looking for a full and feminine mane.
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Davis says that since Jenner went public as Caitlyn, he has seen a significant uptick in transgender women seeking his services.
"I've seen more trans clients since Caitlyn Jenner," says Davis. "It's a sensitive thing, but I think more people are embracing it. When they see friends with great hair they make the leap, and [I want] to make anyone and everyone look fabulous."
From soft layers to putting hair on a healthy growth program, Davis demystifies the process for getting the most natural-looking feminine hair possible.
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How did you gain a following of transgender clients?
I did a trans wedding four years ago, and the maid of honor was a transgender woman who was so pretty. I wanted to know everything — all of her secrets and techniques. I also worked with a trans client who was a singer and did her hair and wigs for her photo shoots. There weren't as many trans women coming into the salon or coming to get their hair done four years ago. Since Caitlyn Jenner, I've gained about 10 new clients.
What are some of the biggest hair challenges for someone transitioning from male to female?
A lot don't have the Glam Squad, so they do it themselves and not all know what looks good on them. They've been [living as] men their whole life. Some trans women trying to do it themselves come to me and their hair is in bad shape. It's broken or over-processed.
What do you recommend for getting full, healthy and feminine hair?
My advice is to put your hair on a program. Most people don't trim it and it gets scraggly and broken. Focus on healthy hair and trim it every two months so it doesn't have any split ends. If you trim and shape it, the hair will grow faster and more beautifully. You can also get clip-in extensions until reaching the desired length. Some of my clients use Viviscal. It's the only thing I've ever seen that makes the hair longer and thicker.
A lot of trans women have long hair, but then it's never enough. We do extensions to make hair fuller or more feminine. Some have baldness, so then I design the wig.
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Are more trans women wearing wigs in order to get their desired look?
Wigs are so popular now because they're a bumped-up version of their normal hair. But you can't have wigs looking like Dolly Parton. They have to look very natural. That's what I do; I make them believable. It's about streamlining them — the clothes, the makeup and hair all need to go together so she can go to the supermarket with jeans and a T-shirt. The hair needs to be soft and feminine. A custom wig made of 100 percent natural human hair takes about five to six weeks to construct. The hair color has to be spot-on, and I also match the texture of the wig exactly to the woman's hair, whether that's dry, coarse or curly.
What type of haircuts do you give in order to soften and feminize the face?
It's all about making things softer. I do a lot of framing [of the face] and give a more textured look. I don't usually do anything severe or straight. I bring more glamour and something soft but sexy. I push them to be more confident and sexy. It's not that they're not owning it; they may just not know how to execute the look they're going for. Some come in and have no clue, and they want to trust that I know what looks best for them. It's huge to me and I feel very blessed. Working with [trans women] brings a whole other level of gratification to my job.
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Fresh Fig Gelato
My friend Brandi has a wonderful garden. I'm not sure who maintains it – be it elves, gnomes, obsessive compulsive hobos – I have no idea. But it is pristine, weed-free and full of produce…and there is no way two working adults can maintain a garden in this fashion. She also has a couple of glorious fig trees, of which pounds and pounds of the sweet fruits can be found.
I wait until she's gone and then I go steal them.
Yes, I do fear the hobos, but the figs are worth it. Soft and slightly fuzzy, deep in color on the outside and slick and seedy deliciousness inside. My latest fruit theft resulted in this fresh fig gelato, in which a version of will appear in my upcoming Frozen Desserts Cookbook. (Sorry, no, I'm still not sure of the release date, as it stands I am still getting all of the photo deadlines met.)
It's a beautiful gelato. The color is rich and speckled, the flavor light and very adult-like. Don't expect intense flavor here – figs are subtle and delicate, as is this gelato. I hope you will give it a try and let me know what you think!
Fresh Fig Gelato
Yield: One Quart
- 1 pound fresh figs, peeled
- 1/2 lemon, juice & zest of
- 1/4 cup simple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
In small bowl, combine the peeled figs, lemon juice, syrup and vanilla. Stir and allow to macerate at room temperature for 1-2 hours.
After figs are ready, place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
Add to ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions for freezing. Stop the churning as soon as the gelato is just frozen.
Products & Brands Used in This Post
Because I am often emailed or asked what brands I use in my recipes, or what products I use in my own home, I have decided to start adding this section in my posts. Does it mean I am endorsing a product? No, it doesn't. It is only to offer my readers a peek into what I use in each post. I hope it helps you!
- Sugar for Simple Syrup: Domino
- Vanilla Extract: Spice Islands Pure Vanilla Extract
- 5 Quart KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Ice Cream Maker: KitchenAid Ice Cream Bowl Attachment
*Disclaimer: No figs were actually stolen in the creation of this recipe. Nor were any hobos harmed, at least, not any that I could see. Thanks for the figs, Brandi!


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The web has the photos of the device , which is said to be a prototype iPhone 6. Pictures of the phone with a big screen , like a hybrid iPad Air and iPod touch, look very believable.
6 iPhone photos posted on the Web blogger Sonny Dickson. Last year he was one of the first and well before the official release of the back cover showed iPad Air. This time , however, the part itself it does not have photos only.
Image identical device made , presumably from metal , have been published on Twitter @ mornray886. They are visible and the front panel of the smartphone , most of the area which takes screen . Button «Home», apparently, with a fingerprint reader .
Confused , however, that surrounds a fairly thick rounded rim that looks – plastic . Perhaps before us is not the flagship smartphone of Apple, but a more affordable option . This is indicated by the hull shape – like previously rounded rear covers Apple applied only cheaper , not flagship handheld devices – iPod touch and fifth generation iPhone 5s . The top model of the iPhone since the time released in 2010 the iPhone 4 had a sharp edge.
Furthermore , it may be a device , generally lacking cellular module , kind successor iPod touch with a large screen . This version says the apparent absence of the housing under the antenna locations – through metal signal will not pass , and place the antenna on the front of the machine, which was leaning against the head, can not be due to high levels of radiation.
Assuming the size of Lightning- connector on the underside of the phone ( about 9 mm ), it is possible to estimate that the width of the housing iPhone 6 is approximately 65-66 mm, 6-7 mm is wider than the current flagship . Ie diagonal trends is about 4.7-inch.
Of course, it is too early to say with confidence what it will look like iPhone 6. Pictures or details on them can be a skillful fake.
The web has pictures exposing "prototype iPhone 6 ." It turned out that this is just a concept of a talented designer Martin Hayek . His outstanding patterns that he used in previous works.
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My biggest little girl is starting kindergarten this week. All summer, people have been asking if we're ready, and all summer we have answered the same way. A says "I'm so excited!", and I say "She's so ready." What I do not say is "I'm not ready." I was not ready to send T, but I thought it would be different – I thought I would be different – with A. It is not.
What will be easier is sending her to a teacher I know, in a class filled with children we know the majority of. I know so much more now than I knew two years ago. It should be easier. It is not.
A is my sweet, sensitive one. She does everything big – high highs and low lows, often within moments of each other, all day long. I worry about A being stuck in the middle, always tagging along with the older or the younger, rarely getting her own thing. As a result, she is the easy one in many ways but she's also the one who ends up just going along. I sometimes tease that she is the one who would go with a stranger who offered her a lollipop – because A is sweet, and trusting, and used to going along. I fear that in school A may not listen to herself because the voices of others are so often louder.
Mostly I am afraid of sending my girl out into a world I have not prepared her for. I have her things ready to go – her supplies are in her classroom, her backpack and coordinating lunchbox hanging on her hook, her new clothes washed and put away and I even sewed her a new dress. I think I am hoping that if I do these things – if she has all the things she needs – she will feel how much I love her and how I am probably thinking of her at that very moment.
But those are just things. I am scared of the things she cannot see but will certainly feel. What if I have not done enough, said enough, taught her enough to prepare her for the hard things that are surely coming her way?
I said to my sister once that having a daughter ruins you, even if in the best possible way. I fear for my girls in ways that I do not fear for their brother. The responsibility of raising women weighs heavy on my heart and mind. I spent so much time choosing her things for school because it will matter. I have spent five years explaining what it means to be brave and kind, and how sometimes other people will not be either of those things but she will have to be anyway. I have spent five years telling her she can so that maybe she will not believe it when she starts hearing she cannot. I have spent five years – her whole entire life – building her up in anticipation of a world that will try to tear her down in ways that her brother will never experience.
I hope kindergarten will not ruin my daughter. I hope she is as brave and as kind as she knows how to be. I hope that when kids are mean, when she feels sad or when someone says she can't, it is my voice she hears louder than anyone – "you are brave, you are kind, you can do and be anything. You are perfect just the way you are."


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St. Lawrence Martyr Church was originally established as St. Mary's Church on the Feast of St Joseph, March 19, 1821 and is the fourth oldest Catholic Church in Massachusetts.
From the pitiful little wooden church mentioned in the diary of Bishop Benedict J. Fenwick of Boston, the congregation erected, to the glory of God, a magnificent granite structure with a bell and a clock tower. The church was designed by architect P.C. Keeley, who also designed St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. St. Lawrence Martyr is a memorial to the founding members and the generations that have followed who earnestly believed.
The parish established a Catholic Cemetery, three parochial grammar schools, the first Catholic High School, and a Catholic hospital – all of which had been staffed by the Sisters of Mercy. The parish has been the seedbed of many priestly and religious vocations, even to today, as well as the site of a miracle attributed to St. Therese of Lisieux. In 1995 Blessed Teresa of Calcutta visited and worshipped at St. Lawrence. The convent of the Missionary Sisters of Charity is located directly across the street from the church.
The territory originally encompassed in 1821 has been divided many times. St. Lawrence is the mother Church of the Diocese of Fall River. The parish continues as a stronghold of faith, promoting the principles of Catholicism throughout the community. We celebrated our bicentennial celebration in 2021.


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Its dangerous for Israel to pander to Islamic extremists and they should nip these muslim claims to Jerusalem in the bud. The claims are nothing but an indirect way to get a foothold in the door so that they can destroy Israel.
Its pretty amusing to see the intolerance in the so called muslim holy cities like Mecca (no non muslims allowed!) and then the stern admonition of Israel for "occupying" land that has historically belonged to Jews. Hopefully and before it is too late, Israel will realize that appeasement of muslims over centuries old myths is the surest way to ruin.
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Click to view My feature on Spore ran in the Rocky Mountain News today. The Maxis folks were very helpful, talking to me about the underpinnings of the game, the philosophy, the importance. They even shot me a copy early so I'd have time to play it before writing up the feature. Of course all of those interviews and time spent with the game had to be boiled down to the relatively thin 25-inch mainbar and three sidebars for the newspaper. It might be worth checking out if you're interested in a mini-primer on the game and a bit of a peek behind the curtain. The most interesting, and to me most surprising, thing I learned about the game are the plans Electronic Arts has for its future.When you dig into Spore (and I've been doing a lot of digging lately) you come to realize that operating beneath the surface of an interesting game is a lot of amazing technology, stuff that hasn't really been applied to gaming before. Things like aesthetic algorithms and the like. And Electronic Arts knows that it has something much more than an interesting IP with Spore. They also have a new sort of gaming engine. Not something like Unreal, but something that allows you to create a different type of game. So it's no surprise that they're not going to let that go to waste.
(Frank Gibeau, president of Electronic Arts' Games Label,) says he can imagine EA using the underlying technology and concepts to create a robust action title, a deeper real-time strategy experience and a role- playing game, all built around Spore's central player-creation concepts. "What's so beautiful about Spore is that it's extremely malleable," he said. "You could add RPG or action, you could take it to different platforms, like (Web-page) flash games, the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii. "It really travels well to other platforms."
But even beyond that, EA is actually considering licensing out their new tech to other developers. In essence, allow game makers to use Spore Tech to create games of their own. The idea of Spore as a virtual gaming platform has tons of potential I think. Spore is the New Video Game of Life [Rocky Mountain News]


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My OpenSMTPD tutorial was accepted for BSDCan. I also have two BoF sessions.
Conference dates are June 10 - 11, 2016.
N.B. Tutorials are the two days before, June 8 - 9.
The Tutorial
I don't know yet which day the tutorial is on, but it will be June 8th or 9th.
Once the schedule is up I'll update this article.
OpenSMTPD for the Real World
This session is aimed at administrators who can't or won't use 3rd-party mail hosting (and who would?) but still need a reliable, spam- and virus-resistant mail server. A basic knowledge of BSD, smtp and dns is expected and required.
Full description
The session is a hands-on tutorial covering configuration and use of OpenSMTPD as the core of a spam- and virus-resistant mail server.
After this tutorial you will know how:
- Configure smtpd as a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) for single and multi-domain use;
- Install a certificate and configure smtpd to provide or require TLS;
- How to accept or reject mail based on criteria like recipient, source, sender and domain;
- How to tag mail;
- How to install and configure Spam Assassin;
- How to install and configure ClamAV;
- How to configure smtpd to work with Spam Assassin, ClamAV and Local-Mail-Transfer-Protocol (LMTP) services (in series or individually);
- How to configure smtpd to deliver mail to Dovecot;
- Know how to troubleshoot smtpd issues using smtpd's syntax checker, logs and by sending mail manually via telnet.
We'll also look at integration of OpenSMTPD with other spam-fighting services:
- Simple pf configuration for spamd;
- Adding blacklist sources to spamd.conf;
- Updating spamd with OpenBGPD.
If there's time we'll also cover:
- Configuring smtpd as a store-and-forward mail server;
- Configuring smtpd as a backup mail server;
- Using other features of smtpd to fold, spindle and mutilate unwanted mail.
Though they will be mentioned, DomainKeys and Sender Policy Framework (SPF) configuration will not be discussed in detail.
The instructor will conduct the tutorial on OpenBSD and will attempt to help students who want to use another BSD platform supported by OpenSMTPD.
The session is aimed primarily at single or low-mail-server-count environments but is open to anyone who wants to learn more about running OpenSMTPD for production mail services.
The BoF Sessions
I don't have any details about BoF scheduling. I'll announce them as I get them.
Haskell and other functional-language developers and those curious about FP meet to discuss functional programming on BSD.
Full description
Come talk all things Hakell and FP!
Amateur Radio and SDR
Amateur radio users and those curious about radio and SDR meet and discuss hardware, software, triumphs and challenges with pursuing the hobby on BSD.
Full description
Come talk all things radio!
I'll bring several SDR and handheld radios and relate my (very much in progress) experience porting work to get all the best tools on OpenBSD. Who knows. I may even have pkgs to announce or will have already announced them.


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Having spent the day revising and with a pile of ironing to look forward to this evening, I needed to come up with something quick and simple for dinner. The end result was incredibly tasty and took no more than 5 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook!
As this is a vegan dish I've used the flaxseed and water mix in place of an egg, but you could of course use an egg to bind the burgers if you don't have any flaxseed to hand.
- 400g tin blackballs
- 6 sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic
- 100g cooked quinoa
- 1 tbsp flaxseed mixed with 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp mild chilli powder
- 2 tsp light tamari
- salt and pepper
- Blitz half the blackbeans along with the sun-dried tomatoes and garlic in a food processor.
- Place the resulting paste in a large bowl along with all the other ingredients and mix well.
- Using a metal mould (I use a pastry cutter), fill with the burger mix pressing well into the corners and levelling as you go. Repeat and continue until all the mix has been used. I managed to make 2 burgers using a large mould.
- Place the burgers in the fridge for 20 minutes to set.
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan and gently cook the burgers for 5 minutes on both sides.
- Serve inside a bun or with salad.


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When I was feeling antsy and desperate for a getaway last year, but couldn't take off enough time to escape very far… I set my sights on somewhere a bit closer. My sights landed on Costa Rica! I was still bummed about a birthday trip to Costa Rica that fell through the cracks, so this was the perfect opportunity to finally experience all that this lovely country had to offer. The rainforest! The outdoor adventures! The untouched, protected nature! Oh yeah… and monkeys!
Since I planned my trip a bit on the spur of the moment, I didn't have time to really consider who I wanted to travel with… or an itinerary actually! I have no fear of solo-travel, but after hearing some good feedback, I decided to have a go at a G Adventures trip. Generally, organized tours are far from my preferred method of travel, but reading more about G Adventures, it seemed to consist of like-minded travelers that enjoy the conveniences of having some of the planning taken care of, yet flexibility to spend your time how you like upon arrival. There was no hoarding of passengers following a brightly colored flag here.
The plane finally touched down in San Jose, the first person I met (who would happen to become my roommate) was Annie. I'm amused to have flown to Central America and instantly meet a fellow Californian… residing a mere two hours up the coast in Los Angeles. We get to know each other on a terrifying van ride through the crowded streets of San Jose. The absence of street signs (oh, so fun when looking for directions) and lines on the road results in cars, motorcycles and buses simply making space for themselves wherever they'd like in the street! Vehicles sneak out into intersections as cars continue racing by… as traffic lights are sparse. Scary! I tried not to pay much attention to the driving. Driving through the city center, our driver points out the very few key sites in San Jose. Sabado Park (a large urban "Central" park), The National Museum (a bright, orange structure) and the pride of all Ticos (what Costa Ricans call themselves)… Teatro Nacional.
Shortly after checking-in, meeting our very cool guide, Christian, and regaining mental composure, Annie and I head out to wander San Jose until meeting the group later that evening. We successfully managed the precarious walk to the city center, only being nearly run over two or three times… and eventually emerged into the bustling Mercato Centrale. This pedestrian only plaza is lined with stores and food shops. At first impression, San Jose reminds me of a combination of Mexico and Sicily. There isn't actually much to see here, but we wander a bit aimlessly looking for a play to enjoy comida tipica… typical Costa Rican food: casado. Casado is a common meal consisting of meat or seafood, with gallo pinto (beans & rice), salad, and often fried plantains.
Hopelessly lost, thanks to the lack of streets signs and numbers, we just pop into somewhere with an inviting look. Minutes later we're sitting at a wooden table in a large airy restaurant, partially outdoors, decorated with bunches of fruit.. and onions along the wall. Small metal coffee cups string down from the ceiling amongst the hanging flags of multiple countries. While we wait for our meals, we discuss plans, ponder what our other travel mates will be like, and watch the street scene outside. Sipping a refreshing and delicious sangria, filled with fresh papaya, pineapple, and watermelon, Annie and I toast to our new friendship and the exciting time ahead of us!
So full that we practically need to roll out of the restaurant, Annie and I decide it's in our best interest to walk it off. We walk in the main square of the museum and find a street market that we commit to return to on our last day in San Jose at the end of the trip, then wander a bit more. Once back at the hotel that evening, we arrive just in time for the short group meeting where we meet our fellow 8 travel-mates Christian greets us with beer in the hotel's small courtyard, proceeds with the business end of things and tells us of the festival in town at Sabado Park. This art festival only comes around every two-years, so we were lucky!
We jump in cabs and are soon at the park. Rows of tents hold a variety of artwork, crafts, and music album. The large food courts boasts food from all around: Mexico, France, Nicaragua, Brazil etc. We gather at a table and chat, while Christian pours the rest of the beer we brought and then offers us his Nicaraguan rum. It smells EXACTLY like rubbing alcohol… so I pass. My favorite part of the evening is watching the bands perform. Chinese lanterns are hung and people stand, sit, and dance all around us. The music is Caribbean. My favorite band of the night, Christian tells me, has band members representing Costa Rica, Belize and Nicaragua. One of the band members is playing turtle shells! Seriously, there are 4 turtle shells strung together like a strange bongo strapped to his chest. Two Caribbean women dance a quick footwork on stage. The crowd is large, the vibe is free. Everyone smiles and dances together. We had a wonderful time. How lucky to arrive and enjoy this festival on our very first day. Pura Vida is the phrase for all greeting here in Costa Rica and I find it very fitting.
Over the next 10 days, I was about to have one of my favorite trips ever and make some AMAZING new friends that I'm so, so happy to have met.


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Ammuvagiya Naan (2007)
Release date 31 Aug 2007
Critics Review
Ammuvagiya Naan is one of the rare movies on a bold theme with beautiful narration. After an unsuccessful attempt with his debut film Pallavan, Director Padmamagan is travelling in the same route of veteran K.Balachander who carved films like Thappu Taalangal and Arangetram on the same theme.
Ammuvagiya Naan is the story of a commercial sex worker who lives in Pondicherry.
Gowrishankar (R.Parthiban) is a writer who always craves to pen the injustice against woman. He meets a prostitute namely Ammu (Bharathi), an orphan brought up in Raani Madam (the house familiar for prostitutes) to pen a novel on the life of a commercial sex worker. Ammu's flawless beauty and innocent looks wins over the writer's heart and at a stage he decided to give a permanent place to the sex worker in his life as a life partner. But Ammu doesn't like this and she opts to live as a sex worker. She replies, It is boring to see the same face and body every day. I'm enjoying my life to share my physic with new guys!
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Why Are We So Enamored with Hillary Clinton's Dance Moves?
Hillary Clinton did something again. What did she do? A pop quiz.
Hillary Clinton did something again. What did she do? A pop quiz: Was she a) chased out of Malawi by bees? b) not chased out of Malawi by bees? Question 2: Did she a) not wear makeup? b) wear funny glasses? c) look cool while texting? d) suppress a cough? e) drink beer and dance in Cartagena? f) do all of the above, or most of it? or g): dance at a dinner in South Africa? (Hint, hint):
Answers: f and g.
Yes, Hillary Clinton, our United States Secretary of State, danced in South Africa and appeared to have fun while doing so. We love it when Hillary Clinton dances. It's a great little news item, a powerful woman doing something "normal" and even a bit silly. It shows her "softer" or more "fun-loving" side as some people say—a side that's been coming out with apparently growing frequency in the past few months, what with some of the other things I mentioned above (not the bees, though; that's just odd). She seems casual, comfortable, at home with who she is. All this is a good thing.
But I have a pop quiz of my own about what we're thinking when we watch Hillary dance. Are we truly impressed? Are we sort of mocking her? And, haven't we seen this before? I think there are a couple of reasons why the "forbidden dance" of Hillary is so continuously enticing, even as we see it repeated.
We like to see important people being "normal." We crave the little bits of information that come down about Barack Obama being a regular dad-type, playing basketball with the guys or wearing Mom jeans, and we love to know about any alleged vices. There's a bit of a reality-TV-era fascination with seeing our superstars, celebrities, and politicians on a personal level. We want to know what these people do when they're not busy being leaders of the free world! So it is with Hillary; we want her personality, and in little scenes like this she appears to give us what we want. There's nothing wrong with wanting to contextualize our politicians in a "normal person" sort of way—they are real people, too. So when Hillary gets up on the dance floor and "busts a move" in an appealingly mom-ish fashion, we're thrilled.
It seems to reflect a change. Hillary was back in the old days considered the stiff, stodgy, pantsuit-wearing standing-by-her-man second to her more famous husband, Bill. But she appears to have come into her own far beyond that; she's the star and Bill's in the background, or not on the dance floor, in this case, at all. It seems a sign of progress, this.
Still, we're a little bit confused about how to categorize our powerful women. We all need to see smart women who do big, important things and also have senses of humor, who can have fun. It's a progressive step for women that we don't have to be grim old battle-axes in frumpy business suits to get things done. The thing I like most about this clip of Hillary dancing is that she seems genuinely happy and like she's having a good time, which is great. At the same time, I think our continuous shock and amazement over her ability to have fun seems to belie a deeper truth: That we need to keep reminding ourselves of what "a powerful woman who has fun" looks like—and that, yes, she exists.
It's just more amusing than the serious stuff. This, I fear, is actually kind of a problem. A 50-second clip of Hillary Clinton dancing is far more interesting to a lot of people—and certainly has more viral potential—than is a discussion about her actual job or what she's accomplished. Before dancing at that dinner in South Africa, for instance, she was part of a press conference at which she and South African foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (who hosted the dinner at which she danced) discussed relief programs. She also attended a summit to talk about expanding growth in the region, and visited Nelson Mandela. She's on a seven-nation tour of Africa at the moment, doing, you know, diplomacy stuff. But what we're talking about is the way she raises the roof.
So, fine, send around the video, but it would be nice, even helpful, if we could talk about some of those other things, too. The combination of what Clinton does both at work and extracurricularly (and, keep in mind, she's actually dancing at a "work function") is what makes her, overall, a powerful and inspirational entity. It's not just one or the other.
As for those who say that this "softer side of Hillary" is a whole new thing, she's been dancing for years. That might explain how her moves are so very smooth.


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Dear Alice,
When my girlfriend and I have sex, we almost always (nine times out of ten) orgasm within a few seconds of each other. Honest! This has been happening daily, with the exception of her periods, for about six months. We are both quite satisfied with each other as sexual partners. Are we an unusual couple? Thank you for your time.
— Curiously Satisfied
Dear Curiously Satisfied,
Oh my! Simultaneous or not... sharing orgasms with a partner can be loads of fun. For readers who might not be aware, "simultaneous orgasm" is a phrase that describes two people who orgasm at the same time during vaginal intercourse. So, you ask if you are an unusual couple. Well, some people orgasm simultaneously regularly; some orgasm at different times during the sexual experience; some orgasm simultaneously sometimes, but not at other times; and, some don't orgasm at all.
Media images show and reinforce simultaneous orgasm as the best, ultimate, or ideal way for sexual experiences to culminate, and some people agree. In reality, however, it is not, nor does it have to be, the gold standard. People do not need to strive for this experience, either. Sexual experiences and orgasms, no matter when/whether/how they occur, can give couples amazing pleasure. Variety can offer even more pleasure.
Some people enjoy being involved in their partner's orgasms, rather than focusing on their own. Hearing, seeing, or feeling their partner's arousal, climax, and release can even send some of them over the edge along with, or right after, them.
Perhaps the precise timing of the "Big O" (or "smaller o") is less critical than whether or not the partners are enjoying themselves and feeling pleasure. It might be fun for you both to experience other ways to give and receive pleasure, while having fun with each other — with or without perfect timing.
Originally published May 31, 1996
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