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Anthem Club: Sarah Springer, Co-Founder, Advocates for Inclusion in Media
The Anthem Club is a professional networking and convening space for folks who work in the social impact community. Held by humans across non-profits and digital organizing, as well as journalists, documentary filmmakers, creatives and marketers, the Anthem Club is a digital and offline squad that comes together to share what’s working on the ground and inspire each other to build new dynamics for a better future.
Was there a moment in your life when you knew you wanted to pursue a career in social impact work?
The moment I knew I HAD to pursue a career in social impact work through storytelling was in 2005, my sophomore year of high school. I was required to take a journalism class and decided to write an investigative piece covering the racism happening to Black students on campus. The story focused on a subject that the school administration and the community often ignore. So, when the story came out, it forced many people in positions of power to rethink how they handled and protected students suffering from discrimination at school. They then had to create policy around the issue, and from there, I was hooked. It was incredible to see how storytelling could impact the way people viewed a problem and their actions to change things for the better. After that, I went to USC to study journalism and have been telling stories to impact change ever since.
What was your first job in social impact?
I’ve always used storytelling and journalism to bring awareness to issues about underrepresented individuals, so my first official “job” doing this was as an AP for the In America Unit with Soledad O’Brien at CNN. We covered stories about education, race, ethnicity, class, etc., and that experience opened my eyes even more to the possibilities of impact through truth-telling via story.
What advice would you give to young people who would like to pursue a career in social impact?
The advice I would give young people who would like to pursue impactful storytelling or impact producing in media is to be mindful of their mental health and take care of themselves by setting boundaries and maintaining a strong sense of community. So often, spaces requiring people to navigate white supremacy and topics involving human suffering with a desire for change can lead to depression, burnout, and hopelessness. However, they must understand that there will be ups and downs in this work and life, so keep striving for truth and intentionally maintaining a healthy approach to the work for an even healthier outlook and peace of mind.
What is the role or project you have been a part of that you are most proud of?
The role I am most proud of is being Co-Founder of Advocates For Inclusion in Media. When David Yi and I started the organization in 2015, we had no idea what impact we could make. And now, six years later, we continue to include our advocacy work in everything we do. Every piece, project, idea, team we work with; every aspect of what we do has community, accurate representation, parity, and equity in mind. Being a part of and facilitating that makes me incredibly proud, and I hope we can continue to make an impact through AIM.
What is your dream social impact project?
My dream social impact project is a virtual social gathering I’ve already had the pleasure of starting with three incredible women called, A Day Of Release (ADOR). This one-day event provided space for people to stop and reflect on their unique abilities and let go of what they felt was holding them back.
A Day of Release called many to share a piece of themselves (artwork, a song, an idea) that they were afraid to share or felt held them back from being all they could be. My dream is for ADOR to continue to grow. And on the same day, at the same time, we all shared something to release that energy into the world so that we could breathe again, and most importantly, continue to thrive. Ava Duvernay, one of the most talented out there, even joined in, showing us that we all hold back at times, and that’s okay. We are all human beings, and with support from one another, we can do and be anything we want to be.
I would love to see this project continue to advance our communities and go beyond social media and into communities worldwide. In fact, one of the collaborators on the project, someone I respect so much, recently told me the same. We hope that we can come together, in person and in community, to heal by letting go of what holds us back so we can take a deep breath and release.
What is your favorite past or present campaign or piece of work (i.e., book, film, etc.)
My favorite piece that I am currently working on is a book I am writing with a dear friend about what a future world could look like if Black people were truly free. I have reflected on this idea of freedom a million times throughout my life, and by knowing the power of the imagination, we believe we can use that power to bring our hopes for freedom to life. The practice of writing in and of itself has helped us expand our imaginations, and by putting our hopes and practical strategies into a book that we feel is also entertaining, we hope that our story can one day come to life. As Black people, we have a power in storytelling that runs deep in our veins from our beginnings in ancient Africa, and throughout our lives, many have tried to strip us of this power, but it can and will always be revived. We hope that this book can help others realize their own power in their own stories and use that to change the world.

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Purchased the 2011 Jeep Overland 4X4 in June.
Now this is one great car! The stone white exterior with saddle brown interior design make it a standout.
Very impressed with the quality of design and features. It came with 20 inch Goodyear Fortera tires and accident avoidance system, parking assistance, collision avoidance cruze control, on board navagation and Sirius FM. The chrome group and full view sunroof are an added value. Jeep really redesigned this car.
Looked at competition for months before I decided this car was for me. No regrets at all.
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We drove the 2012 Toyota Prius C, and liked it.
Hyundai introduced the 2013 Elantra Coupe to go up against the Honda Civic Coupe.
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The 2013 Acura ILX gets official at the Chicago Auto Show.
Nissan confirmed it's entering the Aussie V8 Supercars series in 2013.
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A Chinese restaurant has been ordered to close over serious risks caused by pest infestation and poor standards of cleanliness.
During an inspection of the Chinese restaurant on Wednesday, officers found rat and mouse droppings, insect infestation and poor standards of cleanliness and it was immediately closed.
Judith Hedgley, Middlesbrough Council’s head of public protection, said: “The poor conditions in this food business presented an imminent risk of injury to health and therefore it would be unacceptable to allow the restaurant to remain open.
“Teesside Magistrates accepted that health-risk conditions existed when Environmental Health Officers visited the premises and granted a Court Order to stop the restaurant re-opening.
“Once the owner has carried out all necessary works to bring the restaurant up to standard we will accept an application to reassess the business.
“Following assessment, if officers are satisfied that conditions are hygienic the restaurant will be allowed to re-open.
“An investigation will now be carried out to determine if further enforcement action is to be taken.”
A prohibition notice was served which required the immediate closure of the Borough Road business, and on Friday magistrates granted Middlesbrough Council a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Order.
That order requires the restaurant to remain closed until Environmental Health Officers had carried out a further hygiene assessment and were satisfied that there was no longer a serious health risk.
Councillor Julia Rostron, Middlesbrough Council’s executive member for adult social care and public health, said: “The Council’s environmental health officers carry out around 600 food hygiene inspections every year and businesses are given a food hygiene rating.
“It is very encouraging to know that more than 97% of food businesses in Middlesbrough achieve a hygiene rating of good to very good.
“It is therefore a great concern when poor standards are found in any food business and require enforcement action.
“When the officers visited this restaurant they took prompt action to address conditions that could have put the health of its customers at risk.”

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27 teams will take fight it out in the 2016 competition.
All eyes are on Welsh international Jamie Roberts
With very little time to go, Cambridge gets a massive boost
As all athletes know a toned gluteus maximus can be the key to success, both on and off the pitch.
Even with the Welsh international centre, the men’s Blues slumped to a 29-7 defeat.
The intercollegiate men’s football knockout competition got underway on Saturday. Find out how your college fared.
The Men’s Light Blues have impressed in the early part of the season with a run of four wins only cut short by the strong Northampton Saints Wanderers.
If you haven’t booked yet, you may still have a chance…
University prevail 59-12 in annual fixture against local rugby club.
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They’ve fought Sky over this because we’re such a big deal
The Tab has hired a statistician. This is the result
Victory for the tabs
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Happy Pi Day! I thought about celebrating by doing math, but instead I decided to have pecan pie oatmeal for breakfast. It just seemed more fun (not that math can’t be fun). This is super simple to make but is so ooey gooey and delicious. It really is a treat! And while it may not be the healthiest breakfast in the world, just think of it this way…it is much healthier than eating actual pie for breakfast. That’s how I will justify it ;)
- 2 cups Water
- 1 cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- Pinch of Salt
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- Pecan Topping:
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup Pecans
- In a medium pot, bring the 2 cups of water and pinch of salt to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low.
- Stir in oatmeal and cinnamon, and simmer until oatmeal is cooked to desired consistency (about 5 minutes)
- Pecan Topping:
- In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in brown sugar and honey until sugar is melted.
- Stir in pecans.
- Pour over oatmeal
Georgianna3/14/16 at 10:18 am
This sounds delicious, and easily modified to be gluten free! Thanks for sharing and happy pie dayReply
Jen3/14/16 at 10:25 am
It definitely would be easy to make gluten free!
Jenna3/14/16 at 2:49 pm
I’m a huge fan of pecan pie, this seems similar enough but healthier to have it throughout the year. Yum.Reply
Jen3/14/16 at 3:07 pm
I hope it satisfies your pecan pie cravings :)
Mary New3/15/16 at 10:53 pm
Looks delicious, can’t wait to try this recipe!Reply
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Jackie3/19/16 at 9:16 am
Yum this looks awesome! I love oatmeal and thinking of fun new ways to enjoy it :)Reply
Jen3/23/16 at 4:16 am
Thanks Jackie. I hope you try it :)


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Thanks to e-mail, cell phones, and BlackBerrys, it seems like your job never ends. The increasingly blurry boundaries between work and home life leave us with less downtime than ever before (and in some cases, no downtime!). Advances in technology are a leading source of chronic stress, putting many of us in a constant state of alert. Not to mention the effect it has on family ties. A recent study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family found a link between the use of cell phones and pagers at home and increased stress, which spills over into family life. To make technology work for you, screen calls with caller ID or, better yet, limit your cell phone and e-mail use to working hours only. Can't kick the BlackBerry habit? Set a regular time you'll check it in the evening (say, after dinner), so you're not constantly disrupting home life to keep tabs on work. (The one exception: using your device to breathe with this anxiety-reducing GIF.)
Ever wish a stress superhero could save you from the tension of traffic jams, chaotic meetings, arguments with your spouse, or a toddler’s tantrums? Well, you can be your own stress-busting superhero. Using your senses, you can tap into the power to reduce the impact of stress as it’s happening and stay in control when the pressure builds. Like any skill, learning how to ease stress in the moment takes time, experimentation, and practice- but the payoff is huge. When you know how to quickly relieve stress, you can stay calm, productive, and focused, no matter what life throws at you.
These tones are similar in that they pulse like binaural beats. The difference is that they don’t need to be listened to using headphones as the pulse, or beat, is not generated by two different frequencies. The sound is an on/off pulse. Although you don’t need headphones to seperate the frequencies listened to, they are recommended. I’ve had just as much response to isochronic tones as I’ve had to binaural beats. I’d try both though, especially if you don’t respond to one or the other.
You’ve heard me talk before about how sound can make a difference to sleep. Patients often tell me that they fall asleep to relaxing music, they seem to find it really helps them let go of active thoughts and quiet their mind—which, like yours probably does, tends to race from one thing to the next all day long (aka I can’t turn off my brain syndrome).
The idea behind CBT is this: If you can reframe the way you think about events in your life — for example, instead of panicking over a job change you choose to embrace it, prepare as best you can and seize the opportunity to start fresh — you can literally reduce the stress you wind up feeling from the event. CBT is useful for training us to avoid internal causes of stress, such as “all-or-nothing” thinking, jumping to conclusions, pessimism, having unrealistic expectations for ourselves, always expecting the worst-case scenario, and feeling guilt or shame over events that are out of our control. (11)
If you want the most results in the least amount of time, a well balanced approach is to listen to IQ Increase and Beta Relaxed Focus once or twice per day, and then use one of the 30 or 60 minute meditation tracks once during the day and again as you are going to sleep. That means a maximum of FOUR entrainment sessions per day. Trust me, that is a LOT of entrainment for your brain.
As with meditation, mindful exercise requires being fully engaged in the present moment, paying attention to how your body feels right now, rather than your daily worries or concerns. In order to “turn off” your thoughts, focus on the sensations in your limbs and how your breathing complements your movement, instead of zoning out or staring at a TV as you exercise. If you’re walking or running, for example, focus on the sensation of your feet touching the ground, the rhythm of your breath, and the feeling of the wind against your face. If you are resistance training, focus on coordinating your breathing with your movements and pay attention to how your body feels as you raise and lower the weights. And when your mind wanders to other thoughts, gently return your focus to your breathing and movement.
With almost 100 years of research validating the effectiveness of brainwave entrainment, it’s no wonder why it’s used by thousands of people all over the world. What does the future entail in this exciting field? With the adoption of smartphones, virtual and augmented reality, and advancements in technology reducing the cost of EEG and other forms of biofeedback devices, the entrainment possibilities are endless.
Robert Monroe, a radio producer and executive published a popular book called Journeys Out of the Body about his out-of-body experiences when using brainwave entrainment. He later founded an original brainwave entrainment audio company, Hemi Sync. In 1981, the book Mega Brain by Michael Hutchison brought brainwave entrainment information, techniques, and terminology into the popular press.
There is no single relaxation technique that is best for everyone. The right relaxation technique is the one that resonates with you, fits your lifestyle, and is able to focus your mind and interrupt your everyday thoughts to elicit the relaxation response. You may even find that alternating or combining different techniques provides the best results. How you react to stress may also influence the relaxation technique that works best for you:
After you fully understand the above principles, the next source of poor results to consider arises from faulty expectations and misunderstandings about what meditation and brainwave entrainment are, and what the experience of either one of them is like. Meditation and Brainwave entrainment aren’t synonyms but the misunderstandings about them do have some overlapping areas. Some misunderstandings are common to both while some are unique to one or the other.
Binaural beats require two separate tones from two sources that are combined inside the listener’s brain to form the target tone. The lower frequency sound is called the carrier tone, and it is combined with a higher frequency sound known as the offset tone. Because of this, binaural beats must be listened to with stereo headphones or the effect is lost. Binaural beats create a hypnotic effect, but they are not the most effective tool for brainwave entrainment, and binaural beats are often ineffective for people with hearing loss.
♥ I found the Binaural Beat Machine to be my #1 focus tool. I have ADD/ADHD and am too easily distracted when I really want to focus. I turn on the binaural beats using the 16b preset for focus and turn down the volume so it's just barely present to my ear. I couple it with some classical music and am able to focus on what I want for extended periods. This literally has changed my life. Thank you!!
Why not? Because the flushing has nothing to do with the brainwaves or entrainment, and everything to do with the expectations we bring to the use of entrainment. We didn’t watch that sunset with any expectations of face flushing. We didn’t have any of those expectations while listening to that music. In short, there is a cause generating the effect, but the cause is our expectations, (excellent Article here) not the entrainment.
“Binaural beats are not very noticeable because the modulation depth (the difference between loud and quiet) is 3 db, a two-to-one ratio. (Isochronic tones and mono beats easily have 50 db difference between loud and quiet, which is a 100,00-to-1 ratio). This means that binaural beats are unlikely to produce an significant entrainment because they don’t activate the thalamus.”
Well, except for one reason: The power of suggestion. If I give you a music track and tell you that it will cure your headache, you're more likely to report that it cured your headache than you are to say "Well it didn't effect my headache, but it made my short-term memory better." An interesting experiment would be to buy a binaural track claimed to induce drunkenness, for example; play it for five friends without telling them the claim, and then ask how it made each of them feel. Give them multiple choices to select from. Chances are they're going to respond all over the map. If you have a friend who is a believer in binaural beats, I suggest going ahead and setting up this little test.
People who are new to meditation sometimes complain that they find it too difficult to silence their thoughts. This is perfectly normal and in fact, if you are new to meditation you should not expect to achieve absolute mental silence in the next day or two. Even the most experience meditators still have their good days and bad days when it comes to meditation and a certain amount of mental activity during meditation is quite normal.
In one study, researchers had a group of participants relax alone in a quiet, low-light environment following an exercise session. They split the group in two — one spent 20 minutes listening to theta-frequency binaural beats while the other listened to a carrier tone and monitored their parasympathetic (rest and relaxation) and sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system activity. Researchers found the group that listened to binaural beats experienced an increase in parasympathetic activity and a decrease in sympathetic activity, along with higher rates of self-reported relaxation.
Business executive and radio producer Robert Monroe started experimenting with brainwave entrainment and has a series of powerful out of body experiences using it. In 1971 he published his cult classic “Journeys Out of the Body” sharing his experiences. He later created one of the first audio entrainment companies called Hemi Sync, alongside the Monroe Institute of Applied Sciences.
There are countless techniques for managing stress. Yoga, mindfulness meditation, and exercise are just a few examples of stress-relieving activities that work wonders. But in the heat of the moment, during a high-pressured job interview, for example, or a disagreement with your spouse, you can’t just excuse yourself to meditate or take a long walk. In these situations, you need something more immediate and accessible.
Doing almost any routine, repetitive activity (like vacuuming, shredding paper or knitting), or reciting a word that represents how you wish you felt (such as calm) is a quick way to achieve a Zen-like state. Studies show the effects lower blood pressure and slow heart rate and breathing. The crucial elements are to focus on a word, your breathing or a movement and to bring your attention back to your task if your mind wanders or negative thoughts intrude. Or look to your faith for a mantra: A recent study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing found that repeating phrases with spiritual meanings helped participants cope with a range of problems, from anxiety to insomnia.
Move-Thru-It Strategy: to support optimum recovery rates, use 6-8 pumps or 3-4 droppers. Repeat every 1-3 hours for a day or two (with a good night's sleep). The idea here is a persistent frequency. Once you have achieved initial results, you can switch to more conventional usage patterns such as 3-4 times a day. For example: Kick-Ass Immune, Get Over It
Brainwaves, or neural oscillations, share the fundamental constituents with acoustic and optical waves, including frequency, amplitude and periodicity. Consequently, Huygens' discovery precipitated inquiry into whether or not the synchronous electrical activity of cortical neural ensembles might not only alter in response to external acoustic or optical stimuli but also entrain or synchronize their frequency to that of a specific stimulus.

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Lynn Camp’s Dalton Cook continues to be Class A’s top offensive player with numbers that are not being challenged by his peers.
The senior running back currently leads the state in no fewer than five major offensive categories. His 1,699 rushing yards are nearly 350 more than his closest competition, while his 243 yards per game is 50 more than second place.
Cook is also the state leader in points scored with 154 overall, an average of 22 per game. His 23 touchdowns are tops in the Bluegrass, as are his five two-point conversions.
The newest member of Kentucky’s prestigious 5,000-yard club, Cook has been unstoppable more often than not this season and averages 18.1 yards per carry, a number greater than the state record in that category.
But Cook is not alone in leading Lynn Camp, which is off to the best start in school history at 7-0. The entire team is represented multiple times in the latest KHSAA Stat Release with the Wildcats ranking #1 in both Total Offense and Total Defense, as well as Team Scoring Margin.
Lynn Camp averages 49.4 points per game, a full touchdown more than its closest competitor, while allowing just 12.4 per game. The Wildcats beat their opponents by an average of 37 points per game. Next on that list is Crittenden County at 29.4.
Lynn Camp quarterback Eric Mitchell is 20th in Kentucky in scoring with an average of 7.1 points per game.
Wildcats’ defensive back Jayden Dunn has the second most fumble recoveries with three, while Chase Brown and Nick Smith are tied for third in interceptions with three each, just two behind the leader, who has five.
Lynn Camp will defend its undefeated record this week on the road at district-rival Harlan. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
For a complete look at the KHSAA Stat Leaders, click here
(Dalton Cook drags a Pineville player with him on the way to a nice gain in Friday night’s 65-26 victory over the Mountain Lions. Photo by Erin Holland for The Mountain Advocate)


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JMN Studio Pictures Presents LIAISON
The premiere film for JMN Studios by James A. Molnar.
LIAISON is a French foreign language film (with English subtitles).
About the Film
From the St. Francis de Sales School newspaper The Lance (Friday, June 3, 2005): America’s Oscar, France’s Le César and Mr. Loomis’ Le Cretin all share one commonality: excellence in film-making. Throughout its twenty-year history, Le Cretin has only been awarded six or seven times “when professionalism of the movie and the French reaches a certain level,” describes Mr. Loomis. In 2005, Mr. Loomis once again had his AP French IV students compete for the coveted award and there was a movie that was victorious. Seniors James A. Molnar, Sean Morris, and Junior Brain Dabbs won for Liaison, a story of romance and intrigue that comes off as a comedy, at least to Mr. Loomis. Previous winners of the award include Scott Secrest and Wade Kapszukiewcz. Mr. Secrest (with Jon Brunt) won the award in 1995 for his film Adventures of Stéphen, a tale about the stories Mr. Loomis told frequently in class, but also intertwines the year’s musical (Anything Goes) and the plot of Les Misérables.
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Search - List of Books by James Clavell
"God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible." -- James Clavell
James Clavell, born Charles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell (10 October 1924 — 7 September 1994) was a British (later naturalized American) novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II veteran and prisoner of war. Clavell is best known for his epic Asian Saga series of novels and their televised adaptations, along with such films as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love.
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With Republicans focused on taking back the House of Representatives in next year’s midterm elections, the National Republican Congressional Committee announced Tuesday it had added more than a dozen Democrats to its “Exit List” of lawmakers who could be unseated in 2022 or otherwise walk away from Congress.
The 13 representatives placed on the watch list include three New Yorkers: Reps. Jerry Nadler, Tom Suozzi and Sean Patrick Maloney — the latter the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
“Every House Democrat has a choice to make over the Thanksgiving holiday: retire or lose. So far 17 Democrats have made the smart choice to quit,” NRCC chair Rep. Tom Emmer (R‑Minn.) told Fox News, which first reported on the effort.
The list’s expansion follows a spate of announcements by Democratic House members of their intention to retire or run for other office.
Over the weekend, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D‑Texas) became the 17th House Democrat to announce they wou …


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Born Gabrielle“Coco” Bonheur Chanel, she is a excellent French fashion designer, founder of the well known Chanel brand, whose modernist thought, practical design, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important and influential figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the only fashion designer to be named on Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.
Christian Lacroix directs his devotion and talent for fantasy and theatrics to create true design spectacles. Lacroix arrived in the 80s with the opening of his fashion house and immediately set the world on fire with unexpected mixes of colors and patterns. “The idea of seeing everybody clad the same is not really my cup of tea“. This is one of the best quotes of Lacroix, fighting for unique and irreverent pieces in the world of fashion.
Although the '70s aesthetic is visible in some corners of planet fashion for autumn 2019, in general, the look hasn't taken hold in quite the same way it has in previous years. However, the item that really has infiltrated from this epoch is platform shoes. Whether in rubbed-soled pull-on boot form at Stella McCartney or in curvaceous lizard print at Alexa Chung, this is a good time for super-high-heel lovers. They can be worn with anything and everything, and they shouldn't be saved for retro looks only—try a pair with your favourite straight-leg jeans and see what we mean.
To continue the designing process, different skills, knowledge, educational experiences are required. Personal judgments, inspiration, concept development and decision making are needed to select and reject ideas. Here I will show quick research exercise flowchart that will help you to research easily. From the following flow chart you may choose one or more elements from each level to start new designing.
Donna Karan came from a background that was related to fashion in certain ways. This fashion designer worked as a head of a design team for a few number of years and launched some designs that included the very well-known ‘Seven Easy Pieces’. She is the sole creator of the DKNY label (Donna Karen New York). Since then, this label has seen many new additions in the fashion segment.
The trench coat is so a year ago! This winter, beat the cruel winter icy with the all new form patterns for ladies, i.e. the cape. It nearly takes after a poncho, and is sufficiently adaptable to beat the various types of winter dressing. It can be worn with either sides up or down, will even now run well with some other winter piece, from over the-knee boots to the pajama style. These are best when the nonpartisan hues are picked. The poncho itself offers a layered appearance. Try not to miss this winter slant.
One of our favorite italian fashion designers, Miuccia Prada was once a member of the Italian Communist Party and a mime student. She was an unlikely entrepreneur when she took over her family’s luggage business in 1978. She first dazzled the fashion world in 1985 with a series of black nylon handbags and backpacks. Prada is now a billion-dollar company. Beginning with Prada’s first ready-to-wear collection in 1989, she established a techno minimalism based on pared-down design, innovative fabrics, and computer-enhanced patterns that have become influentially iconic.
Everyone knows this guy, and I bet you do, too. He’s one of the international fashion icons. Yves Saint Laurent became popular as a designer who re-designed menswear into feminine, beautiful garments for women. His name is also closely associated with the phenomenon of ‘ready-to-wear’ fashion clothing, ‘power suits’ for women and ‘smoking jackets’ for men.
He was born and brought up in Mumbai, and was studying to graduate in commerce whilst decided to alter his field and therefore applied for National-Institute-Of-Fashion-Technology New-Delhi. After graduation won the Best Student Award! Launched his label ”Manish-Arora” & started vending in India. Manish symbolized India at HongKong Fashion Week, in the year 2000 and also participated in the first Indian-Fashion-Week held in New-Delhi. In the next year he launched his other label “Fish Fry” , it was shown in six topmost Indian-cities. His future in our space stimulated line at Wills-India-Fashion-Week fascinated many international viewers, in 2007. Arora is an industrious man who’s always on the go! Because of his intellect and beautiful sense of styling, MAC has enrolled him to team up on a new project, the Raj-inspired-beauty-range. He also introduced his jewelry collection in 2012 that was much loved. He’s recognized for his eccentric amalgamation of western&Indian clothing that assemble perfectly!
BEST DRESS TRENDS 2019 BRANDS Casual wear for women Christmas dress ideas Cocktail dresses Dress trends 2019 Dress Trends 2020 Evening gowns fashion accessories Fashion trends 2019 Fashion Trends 2020 Juniors clothing Kids clothing Maternity clothes Men's fashion 2019 Men's formal dresses Mens designer clothes Mens jeans Sexy dresses for women Suits for Women Swimwear for women Teen girls clothing Wedding dresses for bride Women's lingerie Women dresses Women fashion 2019 Women’s plus size clothing
Purple isn't for everyone, but it certainly made a bold splash across the runways of A/W 19. Major names stood behind the regal hue, including Dries Van Noten and Comme des Garçons. Many of the purple-centric outfits you'll come across featuring a spectrum head from to toe, with different shades thrown in for good measure—but IRL, we predict this shade will become more of an accent to darker winter wardrobes, so feel free to translate this into your own closet alongside black, white, navy and brown.
Lace is a fairly safe bet each and every autumn/winter, but for 2019, it has been used in so many ultra-pretty ways that we wanted to share. From layered over shirting (Prada) to ruffle upon red ruffle for party dresses (Erdem) and as negligées for day (Philosophy), we imagine this classic fabric trend will not only infiltrate your evening wardrobe but your day one too. Even Victoria Beckham is behind it, so we're ready and waiting to see how she styles it our IRL, perhaps at the airport…
She is the sister of Gianni Versace, and she has proven to be no lesser sibling. After the murder of Gianni in 1997, Donatella took over and has taken the Versace name to new heights. She made sure that Versace shops would cater to the different fashion centers around the world, particularly Milan and New York. Top celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Madonna have endorsed the company’s collection of clothes, accessories, fragrances and home furnishings.
London has long been the capital of the United Kingdom fashion industry and has a wide range of foreign designs which have integrated with modern British styles. Typical, British design is smart but innovative yet recently has become more and more unconventional, fusing traditional styles with modern techniques. Vintage styles play an important role in the British fashion and styling industry. Stylists regularly 'mix and match' the old with the new, which gives British style that unique, bohemian aesthetic that many of the other fashion capitals try to imitate. Irish fashion (both design and styling) is also heavily influenced by fashion trends from Britain.
Famous brands and designers from France include Chanel, Louis Vuitton, L'Oreal, Christian Louboutin, Balmain, Lancôme, Givenchy, Le Coq Sportif, Cartier, Guerlain, Sonia Rykiel, Longchamp, Pierre Cardin, Kenzo, Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Clarins, A.P.C., Jean Paul Gaultier, Lacoste, Hermès, Thierry Mugler, Lanvin, Inès de La Fressange, Quechua, Chloé, Lolita Lempicka, Nina Ricci, Rochas, Cerruti, Oxbow and Céline.
A vibrant fashion style is reserved for the lady who wants to say “Hey, look at ME, world!” This energetic and intense fashion style typically features garments with wild patterns and exaggerated embroidery as well as asymmetrical designs and tons of colors. Most of her wardrobe will be lined with super light and pastel colors that draw the attention of everyone’s eyes, no matter where it’s worn.

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A special mention to:
- Year 12 student Abbie Cook attended a Model UN Conference – an academic simulation of the United Nations in which students play the role of delegates. Abbie represented Pakistan and the conference debated the use of drones. We are proud to announce that Abbie was recognised with the ‘Outstanding Delegate Award’
- The Design and Technology Department would like to congratulate Alfie Robinson in Year 10 for his winning entry in a competition organised by Buttle’s Building Supplies. Alfie’s design of a NHS Super Hero can be seen in all branches of the company as well as in the national Builders Merchant Federation magazine.
- This year’s Rotary Young Writer Competition was embraced by both intermediate and senior students at Dame Alice Owen’s. Working with the theme of ‘My Happiest Day’, students began formulating their thoughts and planning their writing. The theme was a welcome reprieve from what has been a somewhat challenging time for all. We are pleased to announce that Hayden Cohen won the Intermediate category and Arta Kurti won the Senior category in the local heats. Both entries have been submitted for District judging.
- A-Level student Rajan Shukla who has been selected to play for the England U18 Hockey squad. What a fantastic achievement and we wish you all the very best.

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The Journey after The Journey
For 2 hours, Oriya Pollak interviewed me on his radio show, The Journey after The Journey.
I discussed consciousness and unconditional self love.
Michele’s cable tv program
Since 1998, Michele has been a TV producer of her own yoga show, Beyond Body Mind Spirit.
Today she is known as “America’s Mindfulness Expert.”
“My secret to mindfulness? “Meditation is personal: that’s why your meditation should not be the same as mine.”
She has always wanted yoga to be easily accessible to anyone who is ready.


The Open AE: Promote open source technologies in non-formal adult education (OPEN-AE) project will be presented at the ALL DIGITAL Summit in Bologna on October 10-11th. The How to Workshop will give participants, who will mostly be from the digital inclusion sector practical and hands on exercises to better understand how to participate in open-source and free software cultures (hint: you can be active in the field even if you are not an IT developer).
The project consortium feels committed to bridging the Free, Libre and Open Source Software gap in the digital inclusion sector and makes no assumption that this is a easy task. Bottom up research conducted by desk research and focus groups show that many feel they are not skilled enough to be active free and open source software users. The how-to workshop aims to put into perspective these doubts and give clear hands on techniques to start participating in the open software culture, share your work with open licenses and benefit and contribute to the work of others.
The how-to workshop will take place as part of the ALL DIGITAL Summit in Bologna, it will be hosted on the 11th of October from 11:45 to 13:15


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My Friend My Cousin Marie part V
Please be patient with this tale. This is 100% true and has been something I have thought about writing about for a long time. I may not be the best writer but this is how it happened and I am sticking to the facts instead of embellishing. There is a lot more to come after this.
Today was one of the rare days BD didn’t have to work, normally that would have brought me great joy as in past trips those were the days where we got to have the most fun. This…however was a different trip, and my focus was most certainly elsewhere. BD not having work meant that Marie and me “Play” time would be zilch for the daytime at least.
We went out for breakfast, discussing what we were planning to do that day. BD talked about wanting to take a trip down deeper into Mexico than we had previously, possibly to a town right on the Baja California to a resort he had heard of, but that wouldn’t be until the next week or so.
BD wanted to head to a car wash and do a thorough cleaning inside and out. So we headed out after he paid the bill. We drove over to a self service car wash near the apartments and started cleaning out the garbage.
I had hauled a box full of trash and unnecessary papers to the bin and was coming back when I noticed Marie bent over behind the truck…I stopped in my tracks. I was awestruck by her ass in the tight jean shorts she had chosen. They clung to her curves and accentuated every feature. The seam hugged her ass and created a valley when she bent over. I wanted to walk over, rip them off, and fuck her across the tailgate. I was so lost in thought I didn’t notice BD walk over next to me.
“Nice view huh?” I damn near jumped out of my skin….did I really hear what I thought I heard him say?
Thankfully before I decided to speak I glanced back and noticed I was sent a saving grace…a few stalls down from us, almost directly behind Marie, was two teenage girls with their mom cleaning out a car, and one had a black thong sticking up out of the back of her jeans, that was definitely a site I would normally stare at and it saved me from some interesting questions by BD.
I grunted in approval and smiled and went back to cleaning, my aching cock rubbing against my boxers, aching for a girl…..and it didn’t matter that she was my cousin, it didn’t matter that she was not protected. My body, my mind, wanted her, to be in her, and to feel her squeeze my cock like she had squeezed my finger. I wanted to cum with her.
After cleaning out the junk, I was given another beautiful site as Marie and I moved on to washing the car, she thought it would be cute to spray me instead of the car, well two can play that game.
I grabbed a nearby sprayer and got her back, but I didn’t think, but instead reacted. As the stream from my sprayer hit her, I saw both the shock on her face and also the results of water on a white tank top. Instantly it became a level of see thru that was not glaring, but you could see more than you should have. She looked down and got an evil look on her face, I knew I was in for payback later.
We went home to relax for a few hours before we were going to head off to the mall to do some shopping with BD. Tonight there was a festival in the downtown area we were going to attend.
We decided to take a trip to the pool while BD took a nap, heading down there were alot of people lounging about so we decided to just swim and play catch with one of the balls floating around.
After a little while, I was floating around in the deep end when Marie swam up to me. She looked around and suddenly I felt her hands on my swim trunks, searching for my cock. When she found it she squeezed and softly tugged. Feeling the blood flowing to my cock and feeling it rise, she winked and smiled with evil in her eyes and swam away…..so this was to be my punishment.
Over the next hour, every once in a while Marie would find a way to get her hands on me and tease me to an erection and then leave me wanting. This did several things, it made the sensitivity in my cock swell more and more each time, it also caused my wants and needs to drive to extreme levels. I ached for release, I ached for her.
After swimming around for a couple hours we made our way back to the apartment. Marie showered first while I fixed us some lunch and then I took my turn, as I walked in, Marie was pulling her shirt down, she walked over, closed the door half way, stood up on her tiptoes, whispered in my ear “I have no panties on, and I’m soaking wet for you…..if only we could”…..and then walked out. I watched as she walked away, noticing she was wearing a short skirt and a flowing blouse…..I was in trouble.
I groaned and she smiled back at me. My shower was extra cold just so I could get my shorts on. I decided to go with the flow and skipped the boxers as well….why are teenage boys so dumb, this did not help anything, if anything, it proved to exacerbate my issues.
BD woke from his nap and snacked on something light and asked if we were ready to go. We headed out to the car, BD opened the trunk and leaned in to get something, as right then Marie sat down in the front seat, quickly turned and spread her legs, slightly pulling up her skirt.
My eyes didn’t have a chance to stop themselves, I was locked. I could tell she had shaved again in the shower, the soft peach color of her skin, her smooth pussy lips were tantalizingly close and I knew I could touch them.
She winked at me and put her legs in the car….and this is where I realized my first mistake with no boxers. Soft basketball shorts feel really good rubbing on a hard cock head when you are walking and when you shift. Getting into the truck, I nearly creamed my clean shorts.
Driving to the mall, I could think of nothing other than how I could get Marie off by herself, I wanted to touch, taste, feel, smell, I wanted nothing else than to be alone with her and yet we had a day of being with other people ahead of us.
I didn’t pay much attention as we walked through the mall. My focus was on the jean skirt in front of me, or the brush of her arm by my side as we walked.
It was fortuitous that we had always shared little bouts of affection such as holding hands or hugs etc. Only now, they all had different meanings to me. Feeling her fingers intertwined with mine while we walked along, I felt like I would kick any boy’s ass who looked at her, she was mine dammit!….and then the sickening realization would set in, that no, she was not mine. She was mine for a short time only.
We were sitting at the fountain waiting for BD to come back from a store when Marie leaned in and gave me a hug, feeling her body pressed against mine, I didn’t want to let her go. She looked up at me, and had we known how long until BD came back I would have kissed her right then.
BD showed up as we sat talking, we walked over to the Starbucks Kiosk and got some iced coffee for a treat. There was a local mexican joint that BD wanted to hit for dinner so we headed out of the mall and worked our way over towards downtown.
The restaurant was semi formal but relaxing. The wait staff was super friendly and the food was amazing, there is nothing quite like authentic mexican food when it is cooked with such care. We were enjoying our dinner and BD a few drinks, the festival was within walking distance from the restaurant.
After we walked out into the night air, I was thankful for Tucson’s climate, nighttime was the most relaxing of time, it was hot but not too hot, you could walk comfortably and unlike Minnesota, it didn’t get cold at night time to the point of needing a jacket.
It was a mere mile to the festival and we headed over, there were people dancing, and live music. Vendors were set up with food and niknaks. There were shows for the kids and bars had tables and benches outside their buildings and were serving drinks. BD quickly found a table at one of the bar patios and we watched the live music and the dancers, Marie and I made our way to some of the vendors and picked up little things for our siblings back home, some authentic mexican snacks to eat when we got back to the apartment.
Walking around in the night life, the streets lit from end to end, the music playing, I looked over and Marie was glowing, it was like slow motion, her head would turn and I would watch and almost feel her hair flying behind her. What was this change in me? I couldn’t figure it out, but I didn’t want it to stop.
We came back to the table and noticed that BD had had a couple drinks in the short while. He seemed content just to listen to the music and watch the people going by. He gave us each 50 bucks to go play the vendor games and buy what we wanted. It seemed that we were partially on our own this evening.
We headed back out into the festival and ended up near a dance floor for everyday people. They were playing some form of dance music and I watched the adults and was very intimidated. Marie giggled and pulled me onto the dance floor. We started to swing each other around and got pretty decent at it.
The music quickly turned into a hot and spicy song which I noticed when I saw a lot of the women with their asses to their men grinding their hips back into them. Marie raised her eyebrows and turned around, no one knew us, what was the harm, and I wasn’t going to complain.
She started to imitate the other women, her back was against me, her head leaned back on my shoulder and she was grinding her ass into my groin. The biggest problem was, this was almost direct contact with my cock. My hands landed on her hips and worked their way around to her stomach.
Our bodies moved together. She looked up at me, I felt her start to stretch and our lips met. BD be damned, I didn’t care if he saw, I wanted this, and so did she, I could tell by how much she kissed me back. Her arms were on mine wrapped around her. Suddenly the music was different, it was a slow song. She turned and we took up the standard secondary school positions, her arms around my neck, mine on her hips, she laughed aloud “No….yeah this isn’t going to work”. She grabbed my hands and put them on her back, and pulled me closer. This…felt much better.
We danced to the beat softly. I wish the song had never ended, but great moments must always end and it did.
As we were going to walk off the dance floor we were stopped by an older mexican couple. The woman said “I just have to say, you two are absolutely beautiful together, I know young love when I see it and you are both full of it. I can see you are going to go far together. Treat each other right, because true love is hard to find.”
I was confused and shocked, Marie had the good sense to thank her and converse with her for a moment. My mind was taken aback, was this love? I just assumed it was lust…I wasn’t ready for the big L word.
We walked along the sidewalk, watching all the other people, Marie reached her hand out and grabbed mine, “I know you are overthinking this right now, but don’t, it’s not worth it, lets just enjoy now ok?”
We found BD….or at least his check stub. I asked the waiter where the man at the table had gone, he said in broken english something to the effect of BD had walked away with a pretty woman. We walked around the festival some more hoping to spot him, he was nowhere to be found. ….I had a sneaking suspicion.
BD was not the most responsible parent and had a bad habit of taking off on “dates” and not coming home until the next morning. Marie and I agreed, it seemed like he had found a “special someone”, this was before we had cell phones so we did the best thing we could do.
The festival had a line of cabs waiting for drunk patrons, we picked one up and thankfully still had enough cash to make it back to the apartment. I was glad that we had a spare key, so we could let ourselves in.
The apartment was quiet, the mood was interesting. I could tell Marie was distracted like myself.
I suggested we go to the pool, enjoy the night air, generally late in the evenings it was quiet by the pool. We changed into our suits, I glanced over and noticed Marie was just pulling on her bikini top, her hair cascading over her back, I couldn’t get over her beauty.
We walked down to the pool in silence. It was empty as expected. I turned the bubble timer on for the hot tub and we sank into the warm water. Marie was the first to break the silence “You know…..we can’t be….what the old woman said…it’s just not possible. I mean….i’m not saying i’m not feeling things…but it’s just not possible. It’s just fun and games…..right?”
I sat looking at the stars and clouds overhead, and glancing at her, I pulled her over to my side. It was at that moment the bubble timer went off. The silence and the tension were thick in the air.
I wrapped my arm around her shoulder. “Marie…I don’t know what to think, I don’t think we are supposed to even have these thoughts yet, but can I deny I feel something, no, am I unsure of how this is supposed to work, absolutely…but I don’t care, you are my best friend, and I feel more for you now than I have ever before….to me…that’s something”
The silence returned.
I looked over at Marie
She glanced at me
The soft lights of the pool area were dancing in her eyes. I was overtaken and leaned in hard, our lips met and our tongues were instantly dancing. There was a hunger between us. A hunger that was not easily quelled.
I lifted Marie into my lap and put my arms around her, her legs across mine. Our kissing continued, my hands across her body, stomach, back, legs, thighs, exploring as our tongues did. My hands worked up under her bikini top. My palms finding her breasts and feeling her nipples hard in excitement against my hands.
She turned to face me, spreading her knees on either side of me as I sat, she reached down between us and untied my swimsuit. She reached in and grasped my cock as we continued to make out.
Her bikini top was basically hanging around her neck at this point, her breasts were free for my enjoyment. I leaned down and sucked a nipple into my mouth, feeling her hand squeeze my cock tighter.
My arm crossed hers, feeling her forearm flexing as she squeezed my cock, I found the top of her bikini bottom and slid my hand inside, finding her smooth pussy ready for my fingers. Even in the hot tub I could feel how slippery she already was.
My finger slid in, feeling her body tense at my invasion, I used my palm to rub against her clit as we resumed kissing. Her moans into my mouth. My groans into hers. Our tensions were building.
Overhead the clouds had been building and we had not noticed. A heat lightning storm had brewed fast and was producing extreme bolts of lightning overhead. Even though these rarely lead to ground hits, it still wasn’t worth the risk of being in water.
Marie quickly fixed her top and we bolted across the pool deck. Laughing as we ran back to the apartment, we opened the door to find that BD still had not arrived home, but instead there was a message on the machine confirming our suspicion.
He was off at some woman’s house for the night and would return sometime the middle of the next day.
Marie started to head to the shower to rinse the chlorine off, she watched my moves as she walked….the door closed..but only half way.
I heard the shower turn on, I could see movement in the mirror. I took the chance and walked in. Marie was already in the shower, the bikini discarded on the floor.
I shook off my trunks and opened the shower door. Stepping into the steam, I found her, biting her lower lip, she walked up to me and wrapped her arms around me in the hot water. “I was hoping you would take the hint you big dumb”
Her naked body against me once again, it was home. The way she fit against me, her breasts pressed against my chest, her arms around me, and mine around her, her head on my shoulder. Her hair cascading down my chest, the water flowing over us. My hands explored her body, feeling her shudder against me whenever I would find a sensitive spot. We stayed that way until the hot water started to cool off.
Getting out, I wrapped her in a warm towel and held her against me again. We walked out and she headed towards the couch bed. I could see the housekeeper had been there that day, so I took her hand, and led her towards the master bedroom, knowing the sheets would be fresh, I wanted to sleep with her in a more comfortable bed.
I laid Marie back on the bed, her naked body sprawled out, to this day I have always enjoyed watching breasts settle when changing positions, and I enjoyed it thoroughly at this moment. I pulled her foot up to my mouth and kissed along the top of the foot. I started to plant kisses along her ankle and down her calf.
I worked slowly in zig zag patterns slowly up her leg. Her knee bent over my shoulder as I worked past her knee, her thigh getting much attention, working from front to back, her eyes never leaving mine, as I kissed slowly north.
As I reached the conjunction of her legs, I kissed inwards. Her legs both settled over my shoulders as I kissed on either side of her mound, trailing soft kisses down along her lips. Hearing her sigh.
I watched her eyes close as I kissed down to the bottom of her slit and let my tongue slowly part her lips, instantly tasting the flow of her juices starting. The tangy sweet flavors cascading over my tongue.
I slid my tongue up to the top, feeling her clit under the tip of my tongue, letting my tongue swirl around it softly, her back arching, her body contorting trying to force my tongue where it wanted me to go.
My tongue left and went back south, until I reached the entrance to Maries hidden treasures. I slowly slid my tongue inside of her, letting her lips encapsulate my tongue, feeling her push her groin against my mouth.
I traced my fingers up her sides, feeling my hands find her breasts. My fingers softly squeezed each nippple between them, both hands keeping busy as my mouth delved deeper. My tongue sliding up and softly grazing the flat of my tongue over her clit. Her moans grew.
She grabbed my head and pulled me up her body softly. I walked on hands and knees up her body, planting kisses along the way. Her stomach, her ribs, her breasts, taking special care to kiss each side and take a soft suckle on each nipple.
Along her collar bone, up to her neck, hearing her sigh softly in my ear. Until I was perched over her. Looking down, the soft lamps in the corner of the room were still on, her smile was like a thousand suns warming me. I leaned in and kissed her. Our bodys held against each other. Her skin warmed mine, her lips stole my breath.
My hard cock was between us, and I felt it in contact with her wet slit. I pushed down to push it further against her. I felt her moan against my mouth. I started to softly thrust up and down feeling her juices coating the underside of my cock.
Feeling the head of my cock part her lips and push up to meet her clit. Feeling the hood scrape long the underside of me, causing me and Marie to shudder at the same time.
I slid down until I felt her pussy lips caving in, her body guiding my cock to her entrance. But I was not going to be the one to make this decision solely. I looked in her eyes, I felt her hand go between our body and felt it grasp my cock. It was in her hands, literally and figuratively. I expected her to pull me up, but was shocked and beyond happy, she whispered “you cannot cum in me, you have to pull out, you have to let me know when you are cumming”, my mind was blown as I felt her instead rub the head against her entrance and start to pull me down.
I felt the head part her lips fully and they enveloped me as I slowly pushed in. Marie’s body shifted under me, her legs came up and wrapped around me. I pushed slowly. Her moans escaping her lips softly inches from my face. We were looking in each other’s eyes. This was it. I felt every inch of myself disappearing into her. Her velvet insides warm and caressing. She was groaning as I stretched her around me. I felt her body squeezing me. And then I felt our pelvis’s meet. Our mounds were pressed together. My balls were resting against her. I held myself there. This was our moment.
Our virginity lost together. I knew if I moved too soon I would cum too fast, so I sat there. I kissed Marie deeply.
I slowly pulled my cock back out until I was barely inside and pushed in again. Feeling every sensation. Feeling her body accepting me back inside. I started to pick up speed.
Her legs pulled me back in every time I would pull out. Her breasts pressed hard against me. I could feel her juices flowing against me and down between us on every thrust. Her moans were growing louder as were mine. I felt her body starting to clamp down on my cock with each thrust, felt her pussy sucking on me as I pulled out.
I was holding out wanting to feel her cum on my cock before I pulled out. I started to worry that I was losing the battle when I felt her body go tense, I felt what my fingers had felt before. Her vagina was milking my cock, I could feel the pulsing pulling on my shaft.
It was too much, I nearly shouted “Marie I AM GOING TO CUM!” expecting her to push me out……I was shocked, her legs didn’t come off my back “DON’T………DON’T STOP………I WANT TO FEEL IT” she moaned as she road her intense orgasm.
Her legs pulled me back into her depths, I could not push in any further, and at that moment I was over the edge. Our bodies together, her pussy still squeezing me as her orgasm continued. She shouted as she felt my cock head swell inside of her.
I felt the first jet rocket up the shaft and this time, I was deep inside of her. I could feel myself bottomed out in her, I felt the cum leave my dick and coat deep inside of her, it worked back along my cock. Every shot of cum that rocketed out of me made Marie moan into my mouth as we kissed.
We came down from the stars together. Somehow I was still hard inside of her, but we held still. Just feeling our juices mingling. Not caring that inside of her, was her cousin’s seed looking for an egg to fertilize. Nothing to guard from this. At that moment, all we cared about was how close we were to each other.
Our tongues continued to mingle and then we just planted soft kisses on each other’s lips. I could feel our mixed fluids leaking out between us, soaking the sheets below us.
Slowly my cock began to deflate inside of her. More and more leaked out, Marie suggested she should go clean up. I don’t know why but I followed her. She looked confused but I was curious. She didn’t hide as she sat down on the toilet. I wanted to see what we had done. I watched as she peed, and then came the torrent, gushes of our mixed fluids escaping her, it dripped out in batches, my translucent cum mixed with her juices.. “I can still feel so much more inside of me, so deep” She said.
She finished cleaning up and we walked back to bed.
We climbed into the clean side and she laid with her back to me, my arm around her, her arm over mine. I kissed her neck, we didn’t have a care in the world at the moment. We fell asleep in each others arms, I had nothing but her on my mind. Tomorrow was another day.

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Jul 30, 2017
by Diane McCurdy, Film and Book Reviews
In 1966, Thomas Cullinan penned a novel with a creative premise which centered around a small group of girls and their teachers whose school has been isolated by the Civil War. It took place in Louisiana in 1863. While hunting for mushrooms in the forest the youngest student finds a Yankee soldier with a wounded leg. She supports him as he limps back to take refuge in their columned but decaying mansion. Once there, all kinds of demons are unleashed. Deceit, jealousy, sexual repression simmer beneath a veil of civility and Christian charity. The book was called The Painted Devil. Over time the name changed and it became known as The Beguiled, a much more appropriate title but slightly ambiguous because it is difficult, at times, to tell who is being beguiled and who is doing the beguiling.
The book is written as a character study with rotating points of view: The five students, their two teachers and their maid, Mattie. It is like looking at the same picture from different angles. The reader can see how the soldier enters into the lives of all, forming alliances and fomenting suspicions thereby pitting one against the other. All are totally mesmerized and fascinated by the presence of the reluctant corporal, a recent immigrant from Ireland who happened to fall into the military for lack of any other direction. When caught in bed with one student, he infuriates another who pushes him down the stairs and exacerbates his injury so much so that it requires amputation of his leg. Or is the excision of the offending limb retaliation? That conclusion is left to the reader. His personality changes, at this point, and he becomes a tyrant assuming full charge.
The story was first filmed in 1971. It starred Clint Eastwood as the wounded soldier playing against type. The movie going audience expected it to be an action film because of the reputation of its star and was disappointed that it was a brooding, atmospheric, psychological study. It bombed at the box office but is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
In its latest incarnation Nicole Kidman plays the icy head mistress. Colin Farrell as the soldier is much better cast than Eastwood as Farrell really is Irish and exudes with ease that piquant Irish charm indicative of his character. Elle Fanning, an ingenue du jour, is one of the older girls. It is directed with a feminist bent by Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides). Coppola has been criticized for omitting the role of the black maid. She said that she did it out of respect not expediency. It is a difficult position to accept considering that the maid writes her own chapter in the original source material and it would have added yet another layer to an already multi-layered piece. Mattie was the only one who was not bewitched by the soldier. Coppola’s direction is moody. Spanish moss languidly floats below sunbeams that penetrate the groves of trees, lovely but eerie. Always there is a whiff of decadence underneath the facade of the prim and proper Southern Belles. The Southern Gothic genre, no matter how it is interpreted, is always engaging, haunting and sometimes horrific.
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Revolution #180, October 25, 2009
To the Brave Resisters of October 22nd
In Oakland, California, police murdered Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day—they executed him point blank in front of hundreds of witnesses while he lay on a train platform, totally restrained by a cop. Chicago police murdered Corey Harris—a 17-year-old high school student, athlete, and father—who was killed as he ran from a fight on the first day of school this year by an as-yet-unnamed policeman. In Rockford, Illinois, a 23-year-old Black man, Mark Anthony Barmore, was shot in the back on August 24 by two white cops inside a daycare center in front of 10-12 horrified children as he lay on the floor.
And over and over again, the murders are covered up—how many times have police claims that “he had a gun” turned out to be a comb... a cell phone... or nothing?
This must STOP.
We have covered these outrages, and countless other ones, in many issues of Revolution. Taken together, they add up to an undeniable point: people in this society—and especially Black and Latino people—are kept in line by brutal, murderous force.
Every young Black or Latino man in America who steps outside his door enters a world where a death sentence is waiting to be executed against him. In this issue of Revolution you will read how on August 8, 33-year-old Ezequiel “Tito” Jacobo was killed by LA County sheriffs. For what? Suspected parole violation.
America, which endlessly brags of its so-called freedom, actually leads the world in one category: its rate of imprisonment, and the sheer numbers of those it holds in cages. America, which endlessly talks of “the human spirit,” actually has taken an entire generation of youth and treats them, from the time they start school, as criminals. And this is especially so, once again, in regard to the Black and Latino communities.
Police violence enforces the functioning of the capitalist system—if you don’t make your mortgage or rent payment, the police and sheriffs are there with guns to put you out on the street. That in itself is an outrage.
But it is not just that the police enforce the unjust laws of this system—police constantly and routinely violate the system’s own laws and Constitution to keep people under its thumb. In the first six months of this year, the New York Police Department stopped hundreds of thousands of people—overwhelmingly young Black and Latino men, and locked them into police criminal databases—even though the vast majority of these youth were not even charged with committing a crime.
Unrestrained, massive, outrageous police violence has become the norm for how America deals with political protesters who refuse to quietly file into and out of isolated “protest pens.” When thousands of courageous, mostly young people gathered in Pittsburgh on September 24 and 25 of this year to confront the G20 (representatives of the world’s largest economies) they were assaulted by police riot squads, their permits to protest were denied or revoked, and they were infiltrated by police spies and provocateurs. Hundreds of protesters—along with people just trying to go to work or school—were gassed, beaten, and arrested. Last year, before the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Minneapolis, the “RNC 8” were hit with four serious felony conspiracy charges, including “Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance of Terrorism,” before any protest took place (they still face trial).
Enough Is Enough!
There is no reason why people should have to live, and die, like this. Revolution wholeheartedly unites with the efforts of people from a broad spectrum of political beliefs to say on October 22nd that THIS MUST STOP. We salute you, and we call on people to work with us, with the requisite urgency, toward what is put forward in the Message and Call from the Revolutionary Communist Party, “The Revolution We Need... The Leadership We Have” (Revolution #170, July 19, 2009):
“The days when this system can just keep on doing what it does to people, here and all over the world...when people are not inspired and organized to stand up against these outrages and to build up the strength to put an end to this madness...those days must be GONE. And they CAN be.” (The entire Message and Call is at revcom.us.)
As part of making that happen, we again encourage readers to Bear Witness—to send us your testimony about police abuse, brutality, and murder (see "BEAR WITNESS!").
Finally, we call on all the courageous protesters out on October 22nd to grapple with the point made in that same RCP’s Message and Call:
“Look at what this system is doing to youth right here in the USA. For millions in the inner cities, if they are not killed at an early age, their likely future is prison (nearly 1 in 8 young Black men is incarcerated, the prisons are overflowing with Blacks and Latinos, and this country has the highest rate of incarceration of women in the world). This system has robbed so many youth of the chance for a decent life and has got far too many living, dying and killing for nothing—nothing good—nothing more than messing up people and murdering each other on the streets of the cities here...or joining the military, being trained to be murderers on a mass scale, massacring people in countries across the globe. A system which offers millions and millions of youth no greater purpose, no better fate, than crime and punishment, or to become a mindless killing machine for the system itself—that alone is reason enough to sweep this system from the face of the earth!”
The RCP’s Message and Call concludes:
“We mean what we say, and we will not back off or turn our backs on what we have started, on the people who need this revolution. We will keep coming back and digging in, to strengthen this movement for revolution, to build up the bases, spread the influence and organize the forces we need to make revolution. We will not be scared off, backed down or driven away.
“A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD, A MUCH BETTER FUTURE, IS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO FIGHT FOR THAT WORLD, THAT FUTURE.
“IT IS UP TO US TO GET WITH IT AND GET TO THE CHALLENGE OF MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
“As our Party’s Constitution says: ‘The emancipation of all humanity: this, and nothing less than this, is our goal. There is no greater cause, no greater purpose to which to dedicate our lives.’”
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ALOŸS CLAUSSMANN (1850-1926): Piano Sonata, Op. 45, Chant du Renouveau, Op. 48, Nocturne, Op. 55, Chant du Soir - Tarentelle, Op. 60/3 & 4, Barcarolle No. 3 and Capricietto, Op. 71/5 & 9, Capriccio, Op. 78/3, Nocturne No. 8, Op. 80/1.
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Description: Like Gouvy, Claussmann was born in what is now Germany but spent his entire career as composer, teacher, musician and administrator in the town of Clermont-Ferrand. He left more than 100 piano pieces of which the shorter pieces here, all mature works dating from 1912-23, are what some might call high-quality salon music but the Op. 55 Nocturne is deeper than that while the Chant du Renouveau is a particularly memorable for its relaxed sense of well-being. The 26-minute sonata comes from 1907 and joins other French Romantic sonatas now reminiscent of Richard Strauss and Franck and now incorporating post-Romantic harmonic experiments. Claudine Simon (piano).


Hindustan Motors gears up for small car launch next fiscal
Crisis-ridden Hindustan Motors, a CK Birla group company, is gearing up for the launch of a small car in the next fiscal, its MD and CEO Uttam Bose said today.
The new sub-four meter small car will be manufactured on the Ambassador platform and will be only in sedan variant.
'The new car will be cheaper than the Ambassador because of its smaller length, which will attract less excise duty.
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However, its name is yet to be finalised,' Bose said.
The initiative is a step towards revival of the company's fortunes, he said at the launch of Hindustan Motors' BS-IV 'Ambassador Encore' here.
'Ambassador Encore' has been priced at ₹ 4.98 lakh to give a boost to the taxi segment, company sources said.
Launching the new model, West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra hoped that it would raise the comfort level in the taxi segment.
'The overall bookings for BS-IV compliant 'Ambassador Encore' have crossed the 450 mark, but HM's target is to increase it to 2,000 units per month,' Bose said.
With the launch of 'Ambassador Encore', the sale of cars by Hindustan Motors has once again opened in 17 cities, where sale of BS-III cars had been banned since April 2010.
Bose said the company made significant investment and got the right partners to foray into this new 1.5 litre BS-IV compliant diesel engine vehicle fitted with air conditioning and power steering for passenger comfort.
Taxi unions in the state have hailed the new vehicle describing it as the right choice at the moment.
Ambassador was recently awarded 'Best Taxi in the World' by global automotive programme Top Gear in London.
'Going by the present trends, HM will be able to make a turnaround within a few years,' Bose said.
Mitra, also the state's Sports Minister, handed over a gift Ambassador car to Asha Roy of Singur for winning silver in the 200 m event in Asian Athletics Meet in Pune in July.


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Fuel prices around the world have shot up this year after being hit with supply chain issues, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and rising crude oil prices. November saw petrol and diesel prices hitting their all-time highest price in the UK, just a matter of weeks after the UK was rocked by a fuel crisis.
Howard Cox, founder of FairFuelUK, has repeatedly called on the Government to introduce a petrol pricing watchdog for the benefit of drivers.
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You do not know what to do on a sunny day? Tired of the beach side already? Call some friends, or simply gather your family, take a basket, fill it with chips and other snacks, grab something to drink and head towards one of the famous natural parks in the city of Barcelona.
The best part is that there is no need to take the car and drive outside the city in order to enjoy such an old school activity. Walking distances between all parks, it is completely free and a great opportunity to make new friends and experience the city.
1. Parc de la Ciutadella
One of the most famous and biggest parks located in the heart of Barcelona, spreading on 70 acres (280,000 m2) is the host of the city’s Zoo, the Parliament of Catalonia, geology and zoology museums, one lake and the famous “Cascada” fountain – unbeatable!
2. Parc Guell
Situated on the hill of El Carmel, built between 1900 and 1914, it was designed by the famous architect Antoni Gaudi is one of the largest architectural works in the South of Europe. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is spread on 17.18 acres (0.1718 km2), it was Gaudi’s house for 20 years of his life and now is his House Museum.
The popular Dragon salamander made of multicolored mosaic stones is the true representation of the famous architect. This is a very big park with plenty of other monumental works that Gaudi designed around including the colonnaded pathways and footpaths that support the constructions. This is one of the main attractions that Barcelona has to offer to its tourists and a great place for a picnic.
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El Parc de Joan Miró
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A gory mass of pig carcasses toppled from a truck and scattered on a busy Florida highway on Wednesday morning.
Oh, the mess. Oh, the smell. Oh, Florida.
The pig pileup happened on Interstate 75 near Sarasota.
Several carcasses fell from a truck that failed to safely secure the already dead livestock on I-75 north near Fruitville Road around 9 a.m., the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
One motorist’s vehicle was disabled by a massive, bouncing hamhock. The driver, Tallahassee CPA Samuel Weisskopf, stated that he hadn’t since a such a massive amount of pork dumped since October of 2014 when the Federal Reserve ended it’s QE (Quantitative Easement) program whereby $4.5 trillion of pork was dumped on Wall Street.
It took years for Wall Street to recover from this reckless action.
Hopefully I-75 will not take as long.