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One of our favorite episodes of the 1950s television sitcom I Love Lucy is the one where husband Ricky is angered by how much money his wife Lucy is spending. He encourages her to go to work for a week, so she and her neighbor Ethel find a job at a candy factory. Here, they are clearly and comically out of their element, as their nemesis, a super-speedy conveyor belt forces them to stuff chocolates in their mouths, blouses and hats in a futile attempt to keep up. It is extremely funny, but also seems shockingly misogynistic to our modern sensibilities. Decades ago, when this show aired, most women weren't working outside the home, let alone making financial decisions for their household. Today, things have changed and women are more empowered financially than ever.
Consider these stats. BLS data shows that there are 3X as many women earning college degrees today than there were in 1970 and 71% of mothers with children under age 18 are working. Meanwhile, the number of women-owned businesses soared 44% between 1997 and 2007 and continues to grow.
We've written before about why it's important for community banks to engage women investors and here's yet another reason. A report by Ameriprise Financial polled women between the ages of 25 and 70 with at least $25K in investable assets. What they found is that 41% of those surveyed are making financial decisions alone. Most of these women are unmarried or divorced, but a noteworthy 37% are in long-term relationships and making financial decisions for their household. Another interesting takeaway is that 42% view themselves as the most financially savvy member of their household.
If your bank isn't making a concerted effort to reach out to and work with women, this data could be a much-needed kick in the pants. Notably, Ameriprise found that far fewer Gen X women say they seek advice about financial issues when compared with their Baby Boomer and Millennial counterparts (51% vs. 64% and 60% respectively). The study also found that fewer Gen X women (54%) have created a financial plan than Baby Boomer women (76%) and Millennial women (57%). While it is not surprising that the Boomers are planning as they move closer to retirement, once again the Millennials surprise with their conservative financial habits and their level of preparedness. They have grown up in a difficult economic environment. Gen X clearly could use some help.
Armed with this knowledge, your bank has a greater opportunity to run marketing campaigns targeted to women taking charge of their finances. That could be through targeted email campaigns, seminars or sponsoring educational workshops on financial planning and investing topics. In other words, instead of waiting for them to come to you, deliver relevant and timely advice directly to them.
Retirement planning, for example, remains a huge gap for women. Even for women working in professions that pay well, studies show women still are often paid less than men. Financially speaking, that means women need to plan better to end up at the same place when they reach retirement. This is an opportunity for community bankers, and when handled properly, can bring in new customers and deepen relationships with existing ones.
As with most men, many women would welcome advice on how to plan for a more secure future. As the research shows, women are less likely to be banging on your door, so now's as good a time as any to get started seeking out their business.


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During our Agile Webinar on Dec 11, 2014, we had so many questions we couldn't get to, and still answering them. Here's one on Agile Unplanned Work and Scope Creep.
Q: Adding scope means analyzing the risk to the business or to the customer's usage
A: You are right if you add stuff to do, and don't change other things. But if you add features or stories within a sprint and don't take out things, yes that adds risk for sure. The risk consists of not getting stuff done, and the risk of doing things with poor quality. This happens to all of us when under pressure and asks to do more than we can in a certain timeframe. Poor quality is a risk for all, the business and the customer.
Additionally, adding scope is the same as unplanned work. Say you planned for 100 story points in the sprint but you added 20 more points after the sprint started. As when using waterfall, in agile, scope management and risk management are two different but related activities but both affect the final delivery.
Unplanned work, if not kept in check is an agile killer. No one likes to work overtime for any extended period of time which violates one of the key agile principles of working at a sustainable pace.
Q: In talking about "added work" or added scope, you might want to discuss risk.
A: Scope and risk may be related but not always. These will probably have different management philosophies used to manage them. Btw risk would be another useful metric, i.e., as a side effect (or precursor) to software quality and delivery success.


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Our Hangars are a diverse lot, and offer range of classes to suit their own audiences. In Plymouth you'll find acroyoga, in London there are circuit classes on offer, and in Liverpool we have personal trainers working in house if you want to lift your game.
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Description Greg hopes for big muscles from a new experimental growth hormone—only he's not counting the side effects, or his new brothers in fur, muscle, and cock.
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The needle pierced his flesh. Greg gulped in pain as the drug was injected. "Dammit, that stings."
"Sorry about that," the doctor said, removing the syringe, putting on the stainless steel table, and taking up another. "One more, and we'll call it a day." He expertly put the tip almost, but not quite, at the previous mark and injected another mix of chemicals. "There," he said, removing it and lightly rubbing the area with an alcohol-soaked pad. "How are you feeling?"
"Okay, I guess," Greg said. Already he could feel himself get slightly light-headed. "How quickly does this work?"
"I do not know," the doctor said. He glanced warily at the man. "Are you alright? A lot of guys would kill for this chance, you know."
"I know," Greg said, slowly rising from the seat and putting his shirt back on. "A new steroid in production, recombinant DNA, blah blah blah." He smiled a bit to lessen the sarcasm.
The doctor smiled back, picking up a clipboard and making a few notations. "I am to remind you right now that you are one of the twenty to be chosen for the double-blind procedure, the contents of the two syringes are either a harmless placebo or the experimental growth hormone tetra-ingenti-gemma-23, TIG-23 for short. Another doctor will be looking after you in twenty-four hours to see the results." He looked at Greg. "Any questions?"
"Anything that I can't do right now? What about side-effects?"
The doctor shook his head. "Nothing I can think of. You can do everything as usual. And, of course, if you feel anything amiss, you have my number." He opened the door and led Greg out to another room. He motioned to a severe-looking woman in starched whites. "Nurse, take down his information while I get the other subject in."
"Of course, doctor," the nurse said as the door closed. After she did Greg for his info, she passed over a small notepad. "Write here for anything you feel within the time period so we can see how you are doing."
Greg opened the door of his apartment and tossed his bag on the floor. He slipped off his shoes and walked to the kitchen. After fixing himself a sandwich and a glass of root beer, he sat on the sofa and flipped through the stations. He settled on cartoons, and soon he was finished with the lunch, entertained by the craziness of Tom and Jerry. He felt somewhat tired, and his eyelids fluttered down for a moment before he opened them and took out the notepad from his pocket. Tiredness, he wrote. Maybe drowsiness. He put the pad on the table and succumbed to the sleep.
He dreamed of sex. Of rutting. Of men, roughly hewed and massive, ramming their equally massive members deep into hungry mouths and beefy rumps. Of overflowing rivers of cum and deep growls of pleasure. Of callused hands touching him, rubbing him, coaxing him to join them. The phone woke him up before he could.
Greg stretched, yawned, and answered it. And then hung it up when he heard a computerized pitch start about outdoor aluminum siding. "Damned telemarketers," he growled. He scratched his chest when he realized he was horny. Not just a mild diversion, but full-blown, get-ready-to-blow over-sexuality.
He rushed to the bathroom and quickly shucked his shorts and underwear, showing off a much-improved set of equipment. The fact barely registered before he grasped his cock and started stroking.
"Aww, fuck," he moaned, throwing his head back, and letting the waves of orgasmic pleasure overcome him. He felt himself buckle against his hand, feeling the appendage be coated with his essence and lubing the strokes. A few moments later, and the orgasm subsided to a pleasant afterglow.
"The hell was that?" he said aloud. He shook himself out of the glow and focused on the mirror, which was streaked with ropes of thick cum. "Oh fuck!" He reached over to get a roll of paper when he felt the urge rise again. An overwhelming wave of lust that could not be denied. He felt himself stroke himself to orgasm repeatedly. His mind clouded over with images of the dream, and he shot all the harder.
A half-hour later, and he finally drug himself into the shower, his urges finally sated and his three-inch cock now enlarged to a hefty seven. The hot water cleared his head somewhat as it washed off his essence. Was this a side-effect, he thought.
Greg got out of the shower and glanced at the mess on the mirror and sink. With a sigh, he went to get paper towels and cleaner and got the area cleaned up. He then noticed the other change.
He was big. Bigger than his pencil-thin physic he had before the shots, he had a wrestler build now. He raised an arm and flexed it, showing off a nice bulge under the skin. He also noticed a trail of hair developing between his now-visible abs, a pale white swath. Yeah, he thought. Definitely got the hormone.
A scribbled note later on the pad later and he looked at the mirror image again. He saw the swath of hair was noticeably spreading out and starting to cover his transformed chest and inch across the cobblestone abs. He passed a hand across the muscled torso and shuddered as it brushed a pec nub.
Instantly, his cock sprang up, ready and seeking attention. Unthinkingly, he grabbed it and stroked out another heavy orgasm, wasting the work he put into cleaning the sink and mirror. The deep moans issuing from his mouth echoed all over the apartment.
"Wow," he said, smiling from the pleasure. He felt like he could rub one out anytime he wanted, no matter how many times he could. The urge to do it was there, just in the back of his mind. But right now, he felt another urge well up. He passed by a gym on the trip home; it was time to test this new body out.
He ignored the mess; instead, he got into clean clothes and left.
The moment Greg stepped in the gym, he knew he had come home. He stood there for a moment, absorbing the sounds of the weights clanging, the guys grunting, the rough thump of rock. He grinned stupidly for a moment before going to the front desk and paying the day's visit.
The weights felt like puzzle pieces fitting together. He was doing things he never did: bench press, arm curls, squats, lat extensions, and more. So much more. He just wanted to lift hard and heavy; although, they never were heavy. A few struggles with the weights, and soon it was as if he was lifting nothing at all.
After dropping a pair of dumbbells to the floor, he stood, drenched in sweat, and flexed in front of the mirror. He was bigger than before, he noticed. A junior bodybuilder, now. He lifted the shirt to flex his abs and noticed the trail thickened to cover the entire set of abs, the hair now a greyish-white instead of the black he usually had.
His eyes flickered up to the thick mop of hair, noticing that the black was fading to an orange-red in some places. He raked a hand and noticed the change going down to the scalp. The hell?
"Looking good, kid!" a guy said, slapping a hand on Greg shoulder. He leaned over and whispered, "I take it your one of the test subjects?"
"Hm?" Greg turned to look at the other guy, his eyes roaming across the colorful hair patches, the thick build, the heavy bulge in his shorts. He felt his cock twitch slightly.
"Yeah, you're one of the guys," he said, smiling at Greg. "I'm Felix. I take it you also had some things to take of today?" He guffawed loudly. Greg weakly smiled back and he looked around. No one was near them, but that didn't stop him from whispering. "I can't believe how much I had."
"Hey, no need to whisper, dude," Felix said. "We're all guys here, and that means we can talk candid about things. Like jerking off."
Greg's cock gave another twitch.
"I mean," Felix said nonchalantly, "I've been full of juice. My balls have been pumping out loads of the stuff, and I have lots more ready for unloading. And my cock, dude, it must be ten inches now, and so danged thick. And so fucking sensitive." He leaned closer and grinned. "Want to feel it?"
Greg frantically shook his head. "N-no. Not right now." Felix grinned as if he had all the time in the world. "I getcha. After we're alone, then, we'll get some things done." He slapped Greg's shoulder again and walked to the locker room.
Greg took a calming breath, the urge to lift still strong and sure. He took one look again at the mirror and got back into the workout.
He pushed himself hard, feeling that he was scratching an itch deep in the muscles with every rep, every flex. With every lift, he felt himself grow ever so slightly. He kept on palming his muscles in between sets and growled with pleasure as he felt the growing bulk.
With the last rep, he sat exhausted on the bench. He rose and looked at the mirror again, feeling the extra mass rub against him. He raised an arm and felt his chest and abs with the other. Fuck, he was getting huge.
And with that thought, the urge to cum came back in full force. He shuddered with the feeling, and he tried not to collapse on the floor in lust. He quickly walked to the locker room, trying to hold back pulling his already rock-hard cock out and rubbing out a load right there and then. It didn't work though; the moment he went in, he heard a deep moan.
"Fuck—so huge—so fucking huge—"
Greg crept deeper into the area, looking into the restrooms to find Felix, his shorts shimmied down and a giant of a cock in his hands, in front of a mirror, the reflection covered with cum.
"Hey dude," Felix said, turning around and shaking the giant appendage a bit. "Must have grown some. Feels at least twelve." He grinned widely before turning back to the blurred mirror. "I'm on fuckin' fire, dude!" he moaned out as his cock shot out a thick rope of cum.
"Fuck," Greg said softly, entranced by the sight. His own cock throbbed lustfully in its own cage. He cupped the bulge and moaned as it pulsed against his hand.
"Come on, dude," Felix said as he stroked himself to another orgasm. "Let's see what you got."
"N-no, that's alright." Greg said, back away, trying to control this undeniable urge at least until he got home. "I'll see you later," he added as he turned and bumped into someone.
"Watch where ya going, kid," a baritone voice said. "And get that thing back in your shorts, dude," it continued.
Greg looked up to find a chiseled profile with a five o'clock shadow steadily deepening. He wore a deep red singlet that didn't hide any of his powerlifter frame. "Sorry, didn't mean to bump into you." He looked into his eyes and noticed that the man's pupils were slowly, ever so slowly, changing shape into slits. "What happening to your eyes?"
The man glared for a moment, then grinned, showing off a set of oddly-shaped incisors. "None of your business, kid." He glanced at Felix, still rubbing himself. "I told you to put that away."
"Fuck you," Felix said before letting his monster go and pulling up his shorts. He looked at the guy and raised an eyebrow. "You're one of the subjects, huh?"
Greg took a closer look. Sure enough, his hair was changing colors to orange and black. He also noticed the nose was oddly shaped to something unfamiliar. Do I look like that already, he wondered. The man shrugged, the shoulders and traps melding into one. "Eh, we're not supposed to talk about that. Just record the results and come back tomorrow for another dose." He eyed the other two. "I take it you two are also?"
Greg nodded and caught a whiff of something undeniably masculine from the man. He glanced down and saw a huge, hard pole pushing itself against the fabric. A wet spot formed at the tip. "Damn, you're huge," he blurted.
The man stepped back. "I ain't no fag, kid, so don't you get any ideas." A heavy hand adjusted it, and he moaned softly. "Fuck, I need to get this out. So damned horny." He rubbed it more, making the spot grow in size and wetness. He snapped out of it, glared at the two, and then walking out without a single word.
"Damn," Felix said, eying the retreating figure. "That's one tight ass he has." Greg nodded for a moment before the urge hit again. He needed to cum, and cum now! "Oh fuck," he growled out.
"Hey, let me help you with that," Felix said, reaching over to cup Greg's heavy bulge.
"No, it's okay," Greg said, but it was too late. Felix started to fondle the heavy package. "Oh fuck—"
"Yeah, bro," Felix said, digging into the shorts and the briefs. "Let me see." He pulled out an extremely long cock, much bigger than before, and far more sensitive. He gave it a few rubs, and it quickly stiffened to a massive thirteen inches.
"Damn, bro," Felix said in awe, rubbing the veined surface and causing Greg to pant heavily in lust. "You're fucking huge! Can barely wrap my hand around it. Fuck." With that, he kneeled and started to suckle the head.
The sensations were too much for Greg to cope. His eyes rolled back and his mouth opened into a soundless moan as he shot into his partner's eager mouth. His orgasm was powerful and overwhelming.
He felt another hand on his cock. "Aw fuck, you're huge."
Greg tried to focus on the newcomer. It was the guy from before, but his singlet was halfway off, the lycra peeled away to show a thick pelt of white fur all over his chest and abs. A cock to rival his own was rock hard and leaking a steady drip of pre. Without a single word, Greg reached over and groped the guy's member, causing him to sharply inhale. "Fuck!" He moaned out when Greg leaned over to lick the clear fluid off the helmet. "Awfuckgonnacum!" the man groaned.
Acting on instincts he didn't know he had, Greg clamped his mouth around the head and started to chug down the thick fluid. Both hands stroked and rubbed the huge cock, the guy's moans driving his own cock to shoot harder into Felix's mouth.
A few minutes later, the three separated, their cocks softening slightly but no way satiated. "Hell," Greg breathed out, moving his tongue around the mouth to catch any remaining drops of cum deposited.
"The fuck was that?"
"If that is a side-effect of the drug," Felix said, standing up and showing off a dripping cock, "I would gladly do another dose."
"Let me help you with that, kid," the other guy said before kneeling and burying the entire length in his mouth and throat. Felix moaned and shuddered as he shot deeply.
Greg heard footsteps. He tucked himself in his shorts and quickly walked out of the room and the gym, brushing past one of the staff heading to the changing room. He is going to have one hell of a surprise, Greg thought to himself, smirking a bit. He felt the urge come back again, his balls swelling with another load, and he walked faster.
Greg slammed the apartment door shut and tore his shirt off. The shorts followed after, his hands frantically grabbing at his stiff organ, moaning as the fingers rubbed and stroked. He felt the urge to cum rising, and he quickly bent over to shove the cock into his mouth moments before he went into another mindbending orgasm.
When he finished swallowing his essence, he stood up, his mind sizzling with lust and his body pumped and huge. In the back of his mind, he knew something was seriously wrong, but he didn't care. He needed to cum.
Greg walked to the bathroom and stood slack-jawed at the reflection looking back. He was huge. Bigger than the other guy, he thought, flexing an arm and seeing it explode into a football mass of bulk. That's when he noticed the other change.
"The hell?" he said as he rubbed his torso, the fingers disappearing in a heavy pelt of greyish white. The fur covered almost his entire front and, he noticed, a good portion of his arms and legs; however, the fur did nothing to hide the mass he gained. In fact, he thought as he posed, this isn't half bad. Hot, even. "What in the world is happening to me?" he said.
The questing fingers found a chest nub, and his knees buckled. "Awfuck!" he moaned as the fingers unthinkingly played with it, pulling and giving it a hard pinch. That was enough stimulation to provoke his cock to dribble another load, the juice oozing down and soaking into the fuzz coating his balls.
A shower, and a few more orgasms later, he went back to the living room, the urge now shortly satiated. Instead, he swerved to the kitchen and opened the fridge, eating leftovers at first, then tearing into the packages of raw meat and eggs. Then he pillaged the pantry, shoving handful after handful of cereal into his hungry maw, then the bread and the makeshift ramen noodles. He drank the entire milk gallon, then another of water.
He padded over to the sofa and plopped himself down. He noticed the notepad and picked it up, noticing a patch of orange and black hair developing on the back of the hand and the arm. Instead of freaking out, he grabbed a pen and started to write.
"Abnormal hair growth," he said, putting the words on paper, "both color and area." He flexed an arm. "Quick muscle growth, at least two-hundred pounds of muscle." The hand went down to clutch his turgid member. A wave of lust crashed against his mind. "Bigger cock and balls. So much bigger. Fuck."
He couldn't resist the urge the moment he touched his cock. He put down the pad, and he slowly teased himself to orgasm, playing with his nubs and his cock, until the entire thing came together with a crescendo of overwhelming pleasure. He roared as he felt the hot ropes of cum splattered against his face and chest. A few minutes later, when he felt the orgasm subside into a sultry afterglow and tired panting, he felt the wave crash again, stronger this time. He moaned deeply as he continued playing with himself, happily diving into this pool of inexhaustible lust he had. This continued for several hours, the steady buildup and the explosion happening over and over again, as he groped and worshipped his muscles, his new form, before closing his eyes and drifting to dreamless sleep.
The phone broke through his cloud of sleep.
"Fuck," Greg said, turning around in the sofa and knocking a few things off the table as he searched for the source of the ringing. He turned it on. "Hello?"
"Greg," the doctor's voice said on the other end. "Just reminding you to come back to the clinic and get the other two shots. What time should I put you down for?"
"Wha?" Greg said drowsily.
The doctor didn't pay attention to the question. "I'll put you down for ten. That should give you enough time to get dressed. I will see you then. And don't forget about the notebook, please." The line clicked off before Greg could get another word out.
He rose groggily from the sofa, his mind a mass of confusion. He vaguely remembered what happened last night. All he could remember was seeing how huge he was...
The thought caused his cock to throb painfully against his belly, and he clutched it without thought, causing a tidal wave of pleasure to crash against his mind.
"Fuuuuck..." he moaned out, leaning back and spreading his legs. The action caused his cock to burble out a thick wad of pre that soaked into his hand. The feeling of the sticky warmth was too much to deny, and he started to stroke himself to his first orgasm of the day. He shimmied down the seat a bit and reached down to his ass with the other hand, the fingers teasing and lightly probing the tight pucker there.
He groaned deeply, his cock drooling more of the pre, to which he used to wet his fingers for additional play. After a few gentle probes, he pushed a finger into his ass, then two, then three.
"Ah fuck yes!" he yelled out, surprised at the amount he could take with such ease. He started to fuck himself on his fingers, moaning and groaning as he rode himself into an orgasmic pleasure so strong that he cried in joy, his cock shooting out streams of thick, hot, and sticky cum.
The orgasm melted into a magnificent feeling of relaxation. Greg sighed in deep satisfaction, leaning back and rubbing the load into his furry chest.
Wait, what?
He glanced down to see a thick mass of pectoral muscle that reminded Greg of two huge pillows. Covering them was a heavy pelt of white fur, the coat mixed with streaks of his cum. He reached up to grope the pecs. Yep, he thought as he felt the solid muscle, these are mine. And they are huge.
Then he brushed against a chest nub.
He groaned, his hand instinctively rubbing it harder, the fingers pinching and twisting the sensitive eraser-sized flesh as the other started to stroke his cock. Waves of pleasure cascaded though his mind as he milked himself to another mind-blowing orgasm.
"Fuck..." he said afterwards, slowly rubbing his cock and his balls. He was certain that they were both bigger, but he didn't care. He would be more than happy than to keep jerking off all day. But he needed to make the appointment.
He rose up and stumbled a bit, trying to adjust to his surroundings. Everything looks smaller, he thought as he went to the bathroom. He glanced at the mirror and froze in shock at what it showed him.
He was huge. Bigger than big. Easily bigger than the guys from the gym. Combined, even! Every muscle defined and covered in white fur with black stripes. And his faceHe leaned over the sink to look closer. He pressed against the oddly-shaped nose, flattened against a pouchy muzzle. Steely grey eyes replaced his brown ones, the pupils slightly oblong. He opened his mouth and found his teeth unchanged. The ears gave the appearance of being higher than they usually were, but a quick inspection told him they were not.
"Wow," he said, noticing his voice deepened to a rich bass. "Damn," he said, to make sure it was not a trick of the ears. He stepped back from the sink and gave a good look at himself. He turned sideways a bit so he could see a thick, powerlifter rump, high and bulky. And his cock! He swore loudly when he saw the piece of equipment dangling down between his legs. Much thicker than last night, almost as thick as a can of sauce. With balls the size of mangos, encased in a heavily furred sack.
He raised an arm and flexed it, the bicep forming into a football of heavy muscle. He leaned over and nuzzled it, rumbling deeply at the size. He felt his cock stiffen, and he grabbed it, rubbing slowly, and getting his hand slicked up with the sudden river of pre.
He couldn't resist this, and he didn't want to. He breathed deeply, inhaling a rich manly scent that caused his cock to spit out more pre. He nuzzled harder, slowly extending the arm then flexing it back to massive hardness. He moaned softly, lost in the pleasures of self-worship. His mind cast back to the two he saw at the gym, and imagined them bigger, thicker.
Another tidal wave of lust, and he came again, this time so strongly that his knees buckled. He fell against a wall, pinching his eyes shut and moaning at the insane pleasure he was feeling. He was stroking with two hands now, thrusting himself in their grip as he kept on shooting on the mirror, on the sink, everywhere.
The orgasm petered to the afterglow, and he opened his eyes to find the bathroom covered in his essence. He stood up and took a deep breath, finding that the room stank his musk, the rich scent making his cock twitch. He growled softly, eager for another session, but he needed to get to that appointment.
Showering took longer than possible, seeing he needed to wash all that fur on him. After a few mistakes with a bar of soap, he grabbed the shampoo bottle and squeezed the contents all over, lathering up and rinsing. His hands lingered over the chest and his cock, but he desisted.
After using several towels to dry off, he went to the bedroom and gazed in admiration of how the full-length mirror there showed him. Must be easily three hundred pounds, he thought to himself as he flexed. The fur did nothing to hide the build. In fact, it only added to show how huge he was. Too big for all of his clothes, he was sure.
He scoured the closets and drawers for something to wear and found a loose pair of shorts and a ratty tank top. Unfortunately, no underwear. He snorted at that. He could go out naked, he thought to himself eyeing himself again in the mirror. He flexed an arm. Let the world see this amazing hunk of beef with this amazing cock...
Without thinking, a hand started to fondle said cock, once again causing a wave of pleasure splash itself in his mind. The other hand went to the ballsack, gently squeezing those heavy balls, feeling them churn as they made another load of juice, then edging back to play with his rump and its tight pucker again.
"Fuck," he moaned out, needing this so badly. A part of him worried that this constant need for sex was a side-effect, but the rest of him was enjoying the feel of his fingers in him, enough to blast out another heavy load on the mirror and the carpet.
Greg walked into the doctor's office to find the doctor sitting where the nurse was the previous day. He was speaking on the phone.
"...I do not know what is going on," Greg overheard as he walked to the desk. "The compound is not supposed to work this way...Yes, I know, but I don't know...." The doctor trailed off as he saw Greg only in a pair of skin-tight shorts. "We have another one. I'll call you back." He hung up the phone and eyed Greg up and down. "And who might you be?"
"Greg Owst," Greg said. "I have an appointment in a few minutes."
"Ah yes," the doctor said, picking up a clipboard and making a notation on the paperwork there. "You have your notepad? Ah good," he added as it was handed over. He cleared his throat. "We will begin the, erm, second injection in a moment." He flipped the pages. "Hm. Yes. Just as before."
"Before?" Greg asked.
"We have had a few like you change into what you are now," the doctor said, putting down the notepad. "To, erm, protect the confidentiality of the testers, I am doing this personally." He stood up.
"Now, if you can go to the room on your left," he continued, waving to the hallway, "feel free to make yourself comfortable."
As Greg walked down the corridor, he could swear he heard loud growls and yelling, the noises causing his cock to swell. When he opened the waiting area door, he found out why.
The room was filled with burly tiger men, just like him, in all acts of fornication. Cocks were slamming deeply into eager mouths and asses, several sometimes in the same holes. Fountains of cum splashing against thick fur-covered muscle. Deep groans of pleasure filled the room.
"Hey guys," one said, eyeing Greg, "we got a new one." He pulled out of the hole he was plowing, and walked over. He was bigger than Greg was and lightly furred. "Pleased to meet you." Before Greg could respond, he was kissed deeply. Greg melted in the other stud's embrace.
"Fuck," Greg said when they separated.
"Never thought you'd ask," the other said, smirking. He dug into Greg's shorts and gave his cock a solid stroke.
The other chuckled and bent down, pulling Greg's shorts down to the floor. "Damn, that's a thick cock," he said, nuzzling it and licking it for a few minutes before swallowing almost all of it down his throat.
Greg shuddered deeply, his balls immediately shooting their load down the other guy's throat. He then felt a hand feeling his rump.
"I bet you never been fucked by one of these cocks," a deep voice growled. Greg felt fingers probe his tightness, making him to bend over for further entry.
"Yeah," the voice said. "That's what I'm talking about." Greg groaned when he felt the fingers removed, but he groaned louder when he felt something much bigger shove its way into him.
"So you are saying that the compound was not supposed to be tested yet?" the doctor asked to the newcomer.
"I am very sorry," the lady said. She was dressed primly in starched white. "As much as it pains me to say this, this was a mix-up on our end. Human error indeed caused this to happen, and we can only manage to control it as much as we could."
The doctor looked down at the clipboard. "Ten people were supposed to be given the compound, and we got ten in the back room." He paused as they heard a loud moan echoing down the hallway. "It's the same symptoms: abnormal growth of hair, muscle, and male organs, with an increased sexual drive. Also, a few mentioned on how they were suddenly fascinated with males, when they were originally straight." He put the clipboard down and shook his head. "What now?"
"Damage control," the lady said. "We could put them in our facilities for further study, perhaps find a cure."
The doctor shrugged. "It might work. But part of me is curious about this. Call it a doctor's interest."
Another shrug. "Just about the hows and whys, that's all."
"We're still looking into that. Oddly enough, I have to say that your office is the only one that has this happening."
"Human error again?"
"I would say so." They rose from their seats. "I need to notify my supervisors about this. I will call back in an hour or so to inform you what our next step is."
After he escorted her to the door, he turned around to find one of the patients coming out of the hallway.
"We are trying to find a solution to your problem," the doctor said. "Please return to the room."
"Problem?" the man said. He was heavily furred, a magnificent pelt of white and black, and heavily built. His cock was arching past his navel—almost touching the lower chest—and drooling. "What problem, doc? I mean, look at me, dude." He flexed hugely in a double-bi pose. "So fuckin' huge, dude."
"Please return to the room, sir." The doctor stepped close to escort the man-beast back, but was arrested by a rich scent of cinnamon and cloves. "What is that?" He involuntarily breathed deeper.
"This," the man said, and he grabbed the doctor by the collar and pressed him against his armpit.
The doctor moaned deeply, suddenly lost in a lustful haze. He started to nuzzle the thick muscle, taking deep breaths of the scent.
"Heh, looks like you're getting into it, doc! Here." He shoved the doctor to his thick cock, forcing the head into his questing mouth. "Take it all, dude!"
The doctor didn't know what was going on until he heard a deep growl, and his mouth overflowing with thick goo. He instinctively swallowed a few mouthfuls before pulling back and letting the rest streak his face and hair. He panted heavily, feeling a sleepy feeling suddenly overtook him.
"Wha—" he started before his eyelids fluttered, and he fell to the floor fast asleep.
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The Cowsills In Magazines
Reunited, and It Feels So Good: Continental Drifters
Brett Milano
August 26, 2015Offbeat Magazine
When word got around that the Continental Drifters were re-forming, the first question fans probably asked was: Which Continental Drifters?
The beloved roots-pop collective that was a fixture in New Orleans from around 1997 through the turn of the millennium? The earlier, all-guy lineup that held court weekly at the Hollywood hotspot Raji's before the move here? Or some novel combination of the two?
The answer this time around is: All of the above. For the first and probably only time, all 10 official members of the various Drifters lineups will join forces for two shows, at Tipitina's September 12 and in Los Angeles a week later.
Marking the release of the career-spanning double CD Drifted: The Beginning & Beyond (Omnivore), it's also the first live shows by any version of the band since a one-time reunion (of the New Orleans lineup) at Carrollton Station in 2009.
Appearing at Tip's will be the core of the Los Angeles Drifters (singer/guitarists Gary Eaton and Ray Ganucheau, drummer Carlo Nuccio) and the New Orleans version (guitarist Robert Mache, singers/guitarists Vicki Peterson and Susan Cowsill, drummer Russ Broussard)—plus bassist Mark Walton, the only one there from start to finish; and multi-instrumentalist Peter Holsapple, who was there nearly as long (he replaced founding keyboardist Danny McGough early on, and yes, McGough will be there too).
All seem to agree that playing music will be the easy part—getting everybody together has been the hard part. The members are now divided among four cities; a couple are out on their own tours (Cowsill on the Happy Together package show with her brothers). The 10 players include two former couples, one going-strong couple, a pair of stepsisters, a bunch of close friends and even a couple of folks who haven't met.
"Let's just say I've been on three-month tours that I haven't put this much time into," says Carlo Nuccio, who wound up tag-teaming with his replacement Russ Broussard to land them at Tip's. "It's been insane. One venue was too big, one was too small, and there was always somebody whose schedule didn't work. Then Susan's tour got extended a week and we had to flip the dates. Then the date at Tipitina's opened and it somehow fell into place. It's pretty shocking that everyone turned out to be available."
Even when there weren't quite so many people onstage, the Continental Drifters were always a little larger than life. To really understand the band, you have to go back to the Raji's days—at the time they seemed the last of the classic Los Angeles country-rock bands, with songs that dared to be a bit mythic. Eaton's "Vatican Blues," about a manic cross-country drive, was one of the dependable night-closing anthems, as was Nuccio's outlaw song "Sidesteppin' the Fire."
Though not officially in the band yet, Peterson and Cowsill usually wound up onstage; when the mood was right they'd pull out an acoustic guitar and cover "Dedicated to the One I Love." Ganucheau had the aching tenor voice for the romantic numbers. Part of the mystique was that they were a piece of New Orleans that somehow landed in Hollywood; there was even a Mardi Gras show where everyone was in drag. Nuccio, then well into his wilder days, was capable of playing a set perfectly in the pocket and then falling off the drum stool.
"The vibe was great—Nobody cared, do what you want," recalls Eaton by phone from Los Angeles. "It was like Cheers for the Hollywood crowd—our dive place where we all hung out. And for people who didn't hang out there, we dragged 'em down to our level. You could walk in and see Bruce Springsteen in the front bar with a beer. We went onstage, flew by the seat of our pants and shit just happened—I hate to keep using the word magical, but it was. We all had the same record collection and whatever you didn't have, someone would turn you onto."
"To my mind, all the hugely special moments happened at the "bachelor pad" that we called the place we lived in," says Nuccio. "You have to realize that we never had a rehearsal, in terms of setting up a drum kit and everybody plugging in—that never happened. Instead we sat on my couch or in a beanbag chair and just played songs, like Bob Dylan in the basement." The original lineup made an album that wasn't released at the time; the first disc of Drifted collects most of those sessions.
It was Nuccio who proposed moving the band to New Orleans, after living through the Rodney King riots. This roughly coincided with the band losing all three of its front men: Ganucheau (a local native who's lately been playing with Tommy Malone) had pressing health issues; Eaton stayed behind with his family. And Nuccio took time to shake his addictions.
"I was getting deep in the throes, and probably having the time of my life doing it." Fortunately another three were waiting in the wings: Peterson and Cowsill had perfected their stunning harmonies while Holsapple, who'd been a non-singing utility man in the first lineup, took his place in the frontline. Broussard came in from the Bluerunners and played like he'd been there all along. So classic pop harmony joined country-rock as the main reference points, and the all-night shows moved from Raji's to the Howlin' Wolf and Carrolton Station.
"It didn't seem to be that different," Walton says. "Losing Carlo was hard, and we might not have continued if we didn't find someone as good as Russ. Every time we lost someone, it was like losing an arm—and yet we kept the same band ideals, we still mixed up all the different genres. We had the friendship, the way we interfaced each other. The only real effort was our stubborn Drifters thing: We knew it was special, and we knew that we needed to hold on for as long as possible. If anyone else got involved it would go away—that's why we didn't trust record companies and we didn't trust managers."
One surprise toward the end of their tenure was how deep they got into English folk-rock, especially Fairport Convention. Their final release (the mini-album Listen, Listen) was all Fairport songs (and solo tracks by its members Richard Thompson and Sandy Denny) and they were the house band for a Denny tribute show in New York. Holsapple instigated that project, though the band fell right in.
"When I first heard "Walk Awhile" on the free A&M Records sampler Friends when I was 13, it made me a diehard admirer of the band and its offshoot projects," Holsapple says. "And it was an excuse for me to get to sing Richard and Linda Thompson songs with Susan, who I thought would tear them up. [They later covered the Thompsons' Shoot Out the Lights during Cowsill's Covered in Vinyl series]. I'm no Richard—though some may say I'm a dick—but I really enjoyed getting to sing those sad songs of explosive loss." The Fairport-related material is on the second disc of Drifted, which includes some (but by no means all) of the band's wide-ranging covers.
The Drifters went through well-documented, Fleetwood Mac-style shakeups toward the end—the details of which are on their dark and haunting Better Day album—but the friendships endured, and to some extent it was inevitable that the band would get back together eventually.
Last year Holsapple released an online track, "No Better"—not coincidentally, one of his best songs in years—that featured both Cowsill and Broussard. You don't even need to be a Drifters fan to get a bit teary over this one: "There never was a better time, and no finer bunch of friends/ A time and a place and a different space, till it fell apart in our hands."
So it's no surprise that nobody's saying definitively that the two upcoming shows will be the last ever. "I rule nothing out now, and I never thought on a logistical level it would be possible," Nuccio says. "Just a year ago someone mentioned us getting together and I said 'Good luck with that'." Adds Walton.
"Everybody feels that this should happen, and we won't know the rest until we get into the room together. Will there be friction and arguing? Sure. Because that's what brothers and sisters do."


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Air suspension install is the next thing to be finished off.
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Realization: the female characters in Firefly and Serenity have personalities that can be defined by their sexuality as seen through the heteronormative gaze.
How is Kaylie sexually? Open, enthusiastic, available, nonassertive. What is Kaylie like? Open/friendly, enthusiastic/cheerful, available/helpful-she does the most work on that ship, and nonassertive. She wants Simon right away, but it's never really her choice whether they actually have sex or not. In her line of work-she knows her stuff from the start, but nothing she does is really her decision-she takes orders from others. How are we told to see this character? As nice, likeable. Why? Because sexually available, while not officially considered the best way to live, is seen as a desirable thing in a woman by the patriarchal culture. Hence, we are shown that Kaylie can be happy, deserves happiness, but she rarely fully achieves it since, after all, officially she is judged as a slut.
How is Inara sexually? In control, independent, calculated, dramatic, and confident. What is Inara's personality like? She's highly independent, confident, she calculates her moves/picks her clients and location, has the ultimate say in her life instead of listening even to Mal, and her presence tends to be dramatic in the show-sexual tension, exotic stories, having a large presence. Yet, as basically a courtesan, we are shown that she will never achieve happiness-this calculating, independent way of life/sexuality stands between her and Mal, and basically Inara and happiness. Why? Because the current culture frowns on courtesans.
How is Saffron sexually? Manipulative, calculating, opportunistic, and dangerous insomuch as she uses seduction as a weapon. What is Saffron like? Manipulative, calculating, opportunistic, and dangerous inasmuch as she uses everything in her arsenal as a weapon. Does Saffron ever really win? Nope, she always ends up the worse for wear. After all, can't have a woman who uses sex to her own gain, or as a weapon, ever be happy, unless it's proved to be an illusion.
How is Zoe sexually? As a married woman with a clearly active sex life she's loyal, athletic, private, and always working in a relationship. How does Zoe function as a character? She's loyal, athletic, private inasmuch as whenever Zoe tells a story from the past it's a big deal, and always working within a relationship-even when she's apart from Mal she's generally operating within orders given by him or previously worked out with him. This is not to say she's the lesser partner in her relationships-she's often the commander, the more dominant one, but still-always within relationships instead of on her own. Is Zoe happy? As the woman in the heteronormatively approved marriage relationship, yes, Zoe is generally seen as happy (dangerous exploits notwithstanding).
River, naturally, is harder to talk about but basically is seen as a nonsexual entity, just as she's viewed as something-other-than-normal-human category in life, so the trend continues.
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text: Customer Profile - Ric Fallu Woodworking takes all different forms. For Ric Fallu, a Carba-Tec customer from Victoria, it is the ability to combine his love of the underwater world and fishing with a passion for woodworking that inspires him. In retirement, Ric has set himself a challenge to build in wood a series of classic speargun designs normally crafted in plastic and metal. This has proven to be a real test of ingenuity and skill. Along the way he has found companionship with fellow woodworkers and rediscovered a love of woodwork that has been with him for most of his life. My name is Ric Fallu and I build wooden spearguns. When I was four or five years old I discovered a wood rasp in the family garage and used it to shape wooden tent pegs. I nailed on a couple of pieces of board and voila! I had a toy airplane. I still have that wood rasp. A few years later I had my first experience of wearing a mask and snorkel in the sea. It was then I became hooked on the underwater world. In the early 1960s my education involved weekly visits to Carnegie school, where I was taught woodwork by Mr. Scott-Young. As well as basic skills, Mr. Scott-Young taught me the importance of precision and keeping a neat workplace. Both lessons have stayed with me lifelong. I later encountered the book Handbook for Skindivers by Ben Cropp, which contained instructions on how to make a wooden speargun. I bought the book and made the gun, and that was the beginning of a long journey. In the early 1970s, I was glazing-in a veranda and borrowed a handplane from my father. It was blunt and I didn't have any instructions on how to sharpen it. I sat down and looked at the angles, and it was like a light globe going off in my head. The appropriate angles became obvious. I sharpened the blade on an oilstone and it worked (albeit not brilliantly). I still have that plane. The years passed. Family issues and career development took precedence and I parted company with most of the hair on my head. I didn't have the spare time to progress with my woodwork but when I was working in Darwin in the 1990s I enjoyed the tropical delights of skin-diving and spearfishing in Darwin Harbour (murky water, with crocodiles). One encounter with a large fish resulted in a broken speargun. As there is not a great demand for diving gear in Darwin (murky water, with crocodiles), I couldn't get a replacement speargun so I decided to build one. I started then and haven't stopped since. Not long after that I discovered Carba-Tec and found a source of fine woodworking tools that weren't readily available elsewhere. Not only are these tools functional, they are things of beauty in their own right. I finally retired from work to take up a life of indolence. I had to do something with my time, so this is how I began working my way through building the classic styles/designs of spearguns. Many of the designs were developed as a consequence of advances in plastic and metal technologies, so it's a real challenge nutting out how to duplicate the designs in wood. These are real working spearguns, built to take fish and withstand the hurly burly of freediving and spearfishing. I might be getting old on the outside but there is still a 19 year old on the inside that delights in the thrill of the chase. I learned the basics of woodwork back in the 1960s, but my skill level needed improvement. My joints were less than precise, and the glue-lines were too thick and variable. I joined the Wonthaggi Woodcrafters where I benefitted from the fellowship and skills of the other members. I also did a stint with the Melbourne School of Fine Woodworking. My joints are now much better (the wooden ones that is - I wish I could say the same about the ones on my skeleton). Mr. Scott-Young would have approved. I don't have much of a workshop, I use my garage at my coastal Victorian house and the garage at my partner's house in Melbourne. I do most of my work on a table on the front veranda. It's solid and weighty, and the top is soft pine that won't mark or dent my work-pieces. I have a power drill, a power planer, a hand held router, and of course - like just about every other household in Australia - I have a Triton saw bench, but I prefer to use hand tools wherever I can (the neighbours approve too). The local kids tell me I use the same tools used in Lord of the Rings. They think it's great. Spearguns have several key components. The stock is the backbone of the gun, and it has to be dead straight. My normal practice is to glue-up stocks from paired laminates (paired to balance stresses and ensure the stock timber doesn't move). Once the laminates have been ripped and left to readjust to their new shape, I flatten and smooth them with my #6 Veritas plane. I glue and clamp them to a straight form, and nowadays the glue-lines are gratifyingly slim and even. I square glued-up stocks using the same plane, but I use a high angle Lie Nielson block plane for more detailed shaping. Epoxy is hard stuff and it takes a toll on plane blades. They need frequent sharpening, so I now use a Veritas guide and waterstones. It's faster and more accurate than the techniques I used in my youth and it puts a better edge on the blades too. As far as timber goes, some people will tell you that there are three timbers suitable for spearguns: Teak, Teak and Teak. I don't entirely agree. Timbers with a maritime tradition, such as Teak and Huon Pine, have a great wow factor and are lovely to work with, but the right stick of more common timbers can be just as functional and just as decorative, especially if they are appropriately sealed. I use Tasmanian Oak, Douglas Fir, and even Radiata Pine. The key requirement for speargun stocks is that the timber must be formed straight and stay straight - even if its water content varies - so this requires straight grain. Timber in handles and end-pieces can have a more interesting figure. Density affects buoyancy, and that needs to be taken into account. Speargun handles are designed to be ergonomically matched to the human hand. First, I cut them out with a coping saw, and then I shape them using the same wood rasp I used more than half a century ago. I do finer work with a Microplane, and then go on to sanding. I undertake commissions from time to time, but they are not really a commercial activity, especially not if you take time into account. It's the challenge that interests me.


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365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 3)
- Terence Crosby
Following the warm reception to 365 Days with Spurgeon Volumes 1 and 2, Terence Crosby has edited and selected this third volume of daily readings from the 'Prince of Preachers.'
An outstanding feature of these extracts is the diversity of the subjects covered, and their relevance to the contemporary Christian.
365 days with Spurgeon Volume 3 also contains a useful Scripture and subject index section, together with a unique guide to where and when Spurgeon preached.
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The Fox and the Hedgehog
"The fox knows many little things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."
Aesop's Fables
Illustration from "Aesop's Fables" by Milo Winter (1919)
Hedgehogs believe in Big Ideas—governing principles about the world that behave as though they were physical laws and influence virtually every interaction in society.
Foxes believe in a plethora of little ideas and in taking a multitude of approaches toward a problem. They tend to weigh uncertainty, complexity, and opinions of those they trust before taking action.
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21 December 2018
Planning permission was granted this week for the construction of 45 new homes in Bromyard, marking another step forward for the Development and Regeneration Programme (DRP).
The scheme, which will be delivered by Keepmoat Homes, will comprise 27 dwellings for sale on the open market and 18 affordable dwellings with associated open space, landscaping and means of vehicular and pedestrian access on land off Hereford Road (A465), Bromyard.
There will also be a large public open space (POS) extending over 1,655 square metres that will include a local area of play (LAP), and a pedestrian/cycle route which will allow access to the High School for pupils and parents living on the site, and also residents in Ashfield Way.
The development is part of Herefordshire Council's Development and Regeneration Programme (DRP), in partnership with Keepmoat Homes and ENGIE, which will support the council's economic vision for the county, and deliver thousands of new homes and hundreds of jobs over the next 10 to 20 years.
The DRP allows the council to develop the land in its ownership to support regeneration schemes including student accommodation, employment sites, and key 'invest Herefordshire' projects.
Cllr Harry Bramer, cabinet member contracts and assets, said:"We are delighted that this scheme has been granted planning permission, and look forward to its development gathering speed over the coming months. It is pleasing to see the DRP making significant progress and helping to deliver on the council's commitment to growing the local economy and delivering new homes and jobs for Herefordshire."
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5 persons, 1 organization honored at 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Update (This version corrects earlier headline which misstates that 5 organizations were honored.)
Five individuals and an organization from Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka received on Thursday the prestigious 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation honored the awardees, who collectively "advanced causes to improve lives and transform societies across Asia."
The 2017 Magsaysay Awardees are: Yoshiaki Ishizawa, Japan; Lilia de Lima, Philippines; Abdon Nababan, Indonesia; Philippine Educational Theater Association, Philippines; Gethsie Shanmugam, Sri Lanka; and Tony Tay, Singapore.
Vice President Leni Robredo graced the event by presenting the awards.
In her closing speech, Robredo took cue from her late husband, Jesse Robredo, who was also a Ramon Magsaysay awardee in 2000 for his participative leadership as mayor of Naga City.
She said that progress that leaves people behind is not progress.
"If we want to see more growth, exciting innovation, and prosperity in the next century, we must accept the fact that we cannot move forward without taking care of each other and making sure that no one is left behind," she said.
Japanese scholar Ishizawa, led conservation efforts in Cambodia's Angkor Wat in the 1980's – which was then in danger of destruction – by campaigning in Japanese media and working with Cambodians.
De Lima, the first Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director-General, led reforms at the agency, allowing the Philippines to rise as one of the region's top investment destinations. Despite criticisms, she streamlined PEZA's operations by halving its 1,000-person bureaucracy and promoting a culture of transparency and honesty.
Nababan, founder of Indonesian nongovernment organization Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara or Indigenous People's Alliance of Archipelago, was known for his advocacy affecting his country's indigenous peoples. He worked with communities and government in legal reforms, conflict settlement and economic empowerment.
PETA was the only organization that was awarded this year. It has greatly contributed in shaping theater arts in the Philippines as a force for social change.
"Its impassioned, unwavering work in empowering communities in the Philippines, and the shining example it has set as one of the leading organization of its kind in Asia," the Foundation said.
Shanmugam, on the other hand, has devoted four decades of her life working for the Sri Lankan people displaced by war. She has worked "under extreme conditions" to rebuild war-scarred lives by providing psychosocial support and counseling to the victims.
For 14 years, Tay fed the poor in Singapore through "Willing Hearts," a volunteer-based, non-profit organization that distributes hot, packed meals daily to the poor. The group now cooks 6,000 meals daily by 300 regular volunteers.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia's premier prize, is now on its 59th year.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
A modernizing of Masterpiece Theater?
Even PBS wants to step up their game,it seems,by announcing not only that one of their viewing cornerstones of viewing,Masterpiece Theater,is now dividing itself into three specialized genre showcases,they're getting new hosts as well. The most famous of the three(I presume,since the other two have not yet been named) will be Gillian Anderson,who will be the mistress of ceremonies of Masterpiece Classic,which will begin it's run in January 2008.
Anderson dazzled TV audiences(including me)as Lady Dedlock in the recent BBC/PBS miniseries Bleak House,but I first was impressed by her acting chops in the feature film version of House of Mirth back in 2000,where she was the perfect Lily Bart. I was never an X Files fan(just not my cup of weird tea)and I'm sure that I'm not the only one to recognize that pigeonholing an actor because of one big role that they played is not a smart move:
This also means that Anderson will be hosting the eagerly anticipated "Complete Jane Austen" series,starting on January 13,2008. The Jane Austen tribute includes new versions of Mansfield Park,Northanger Abbey and Persuasion,along with the much loved Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle Pride & Prejudice pairing and a fresh biopic of the authoress herself. Other MP Classic offerings to follow are a three part miniseries of George Eliot's Cranford with Judi Dench and a remake of Room With A View written by the brilliantly witty Andrew Davies. All of this sounds great but I'm more than prepared to dive into the Austen goodness:
MP Classic will be followed up by Masterpiece Mystery during the summer and in the fall,Masterpiece Contemporary will featured more current day fare. It's a good idea to do this,since Masterpiece Theater's offerings have become quite a mixed bag over the years and like many cable channels before them(such as HBO and Showtime),they're seeing the wisdom of cantering to the interests and needs of their loyal viewers while making themselves available to folks who think that MPT is only Brit mystery stories or Required Reading viewing. Smart move,PBS,smart move.
I don't know if Becoming Jane will be out on video before the MP Classic biopic of Miss Austen Regrets will be on the air but it would be interesting to compare and contrast Anne Hathaway's take on Jane to Olivia William's. Since part of the Complete Jane Austen series will be showing the version of Emma which has Williams in the pivotal role of Jane Fairfax,that will have to do. This should be a true treat for all Austenites:
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With the hectic bustle of the holidays, bad weather and spikes in illness, rates of blood donation tend to dip significantly in the month of January, which is one reason why this month has been designated National Blood Donor Month. Every two seconds, someone in our country needs blood – and we never know when we or someone we love could be one of them. Learn how to join the ranks of the 6.8 million Americans who donate blood and help give the gift of life to someone who needs you.
Why donate blood?
Every day, hospitals and emergency rooms need more than 36,000 units of blood to help patients who have cancer or other diseases such as sickle cell disease, who need new organs, or who have been hurt in accidents. According to the American Red Cross, one car accident victim could require as many as 100 pints of blood. Blood cannot be manufactured, so it must be donated.
Approximately 38 percent of the U.S. population is estimated to be eligible to donate blood, but less than 10 percent actually does. While type O-negative blood is most in demand because it can be donated to anyone regardless of their blood type, all types of blood are needed. Just one blood donation can be used to save up to three people.
Who is eligible to donate?
In general, blood donors must feel healthy enough to go about their usual activities, and if they have a chronic condition like diabetes, it must be under control. In most states, donors have to be at least 17 years old (or 16 with parental consent) and weigh at least 110 pounds (weight requirements vary if donors are under 18 or in high school).
Certain qualifications may make people ineligible to donate blood or may require that a donor wait a certain amount of time before donating. These include:
- People with a temperature above 99.5° F, people with a productive cough and those who don't feel well should also wait until they are better to donate.
- People on antibiotics for an acute infection should wait until they have taken the last pill to donate blood, but preventative antibiotics for a dental procedure or acne are okay. A donation is okay 10 days after taking antibiotics.
- Those who have traveled to an area where malaria is found must wait 12 months before donating, or three years if they lived there. Those who have traveled to Iraq must wait 12 months after their return. People who have spent large amounts of time in a country where mad cow disease is found cannot donate blood.
- People who have had syphilis or gonorrhea must wait 12 months after treatment to donate. People who have ever had a positive HIV test or viral hepatitis should not donate.
- Men who have had sex with men are currently not allowed to donate blood if they have been sexually active in the past 12 months, a policy which has been very controversial.
- People who got a tattoo in a state that does not regulate tattoo parlors must wait 12 months.
- Pregnant women may not donate until six weeks after giving birth.
- Anyone who has ever used IV drugs not prescribed by a physician cannot donate.
- Blood pressure must be between 90/50 and 180/100.
- Certain medications and other health conditions may impact donor eligibility. For a full list of eligibility criteria, check the American Red Cross website here.
What does donating blood involve?
Before going to donate blood, it's important to hydrate with water or other healthy fluids. Also, be sure to bring an ID and a list of medications you are taking. Wear comfortable clothes with sleeves that can roll up.
At the donor center, each donor must first register and provide a brief medical history. They then undergo a brief mini-physical exam to check temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and hemoglobin. All information provided is confidential. Blood is then taken using a sterile, unused needle. The actual donation process takes about 8 to 10 minutes, but the Red Cross says donors should expect to be at the donation center for about an hour from start to finish. Average blood volume in an adult is about 10 pints, about one of which is taken during donation. After donation, most centers will provide drinks like water and juice and some snacks. You should hydrate with water and avoid strenuous exercise or heavy lifting for the rest of the day.
A healthy donor can donate red blood cells every 56 days. People may also donate platelets, plasma or double red cells, though the donation process for these may differ from what is described above.


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Check out my short story in the latest issue of The New Quarterly!
All my loyal munchkins and hombres! I've been sitting on this news for months and couldn't talk about it til now! My latest short story, entitled "The Cipher Hangs," has been sold and published in the newest issue of The New Quarterly! For those of you outside of the literary world, TNQ is one of Canada's most prestigious literary magazines, publishing only the finest in prose, poetry, and creative non-fiction (Er…and me). For a frame of reference, I've been trying to get published in TNQ since 2005! They're super hard to crack. So when they bought this piece, I was as giddy as a schoolgirl (and well chuffed).
Here's a scan of the first page of my short story to whet your appetite.
When the editors contacted me to let me know they had accepted it for publication, they said, "'Poetic language and intimate details make this a compelling read… a good story…the brutality of trying to have some kind of life in a war zone is well-portrayed…. We are always excited to publish innovative fiction and were especially thrilled with this story."
Aw, shucks!
Anyway, go online, or to fine bookstores everywhere, and buy the Fall 2012 issue 124 of The New Quarterly!
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Bok Bok B'Gerk Perfect Pairs Mouse and Cheese Brooch
JATOE is definitely the store to purchase Australian brooches! This is Bok Bok B'Gerk's Perfect Pairs Mouse and Cheese Brooch.
How do you get a mouse to smile? Say "Cheese!"
A playful two piece brooch, laser cut in Buninyong, Australia using the eco-friendly wood of the Alder Tree. Alder trees have a rapid growth rate and help increase nitrogen and organic matter in the soil, which assists in the improvement of soils with poor fertility.
The Mouse measures 5cms wide x 2.5cms high. The Cheese measures 2 cms high x 2.5cms wide.


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BRASILIA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau SA has agreed an international loan of up to $800 million, it said on Monday.
The five-year facility will be managed by Bank of New York Mellon and will include up to eight creditor banks, according to a securities filing. (Reporting by Jamie McGeever; Editing by Jan Harvey)


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