It's been 12 years since friends of Squamish triathlete Bob McIntosh created an event in his memory, building it from a grass roots event to a sanctioned stop on the provincial triathlon series. It was also one of the first events to add a relay category, allowing teams of up to three athletes to experience a piece of an Olympic distance triathlon.
This year's event takes place on Sunday, July 5, starting with a 1,500-metre swim at Alice Lake, transitioning to a 37 km bike leg on a 4 km loop, and from there to a 10 km run on trails in the Cheekeye Fan area.
Things are a little bit different this year, according to race director Peter Hotston, starting with a minor change to the swim course.
"For the very fast people there was a danger of them crashing into the slowest relay people that enter the water after a three minute interval, so we adjusted the course to avoid that," he said. "Basically we've added an extra buoy to the course, and tightened it up a bit. We know it's exactly accurate at 1,501 metres."
The next change is on the 37 km bike course. This year riders will go down freshly paved Squamish Valley Road after crossing Highway 99 from Alice Lake, then turn south on Government Road and east on Depot Road before heading back up Highway 99 to the Squamish Valley Road Junction. Riders will make nine laps of the 4 km course.
The new course bypasses Ross Road, which is in rougher shape than other roads on the route and eliminates the need for a temporary bridge over Ross Road between the run transition and the finish line.
"It makes for smoother riding, and because we're not riding down Ross (road) we can do away with the bridge, which was steep and awkward for runners," said Hotston. "I think the course is a little more user-friendly now, and maybe a little faster."
The new route does cross the train tracks, but Hotston and company have come up with a solution there as well. This year they've started the race a half hour later, while Rocky Mountaineer has agreed to send the Whistler Mountaineer train a half hour earlier so there will be no rail traffic during the race. The tracks will also be covered and riders should be able to cross the tracks without adjusting speed.
Registrations are still coming in - the last week is usually busiest - but Melanie McQuaid from Vancouver Island will be on hand to defend her women's title. Registration is still open for solo racers and relay teams until end of day Friday, but spots are going fast. The race is capped at 400 racers, including solo racers and relay teams and as of Monday morning there were 240 individuals and 45 relay teams of two and three athletes.
The race sold out for four years in a row prior to the 2008 event, which was scheduled on the same weekend as a triathlon in Vancouver. Squamish Tri organizers have changed their date to prevent conflicts and are on pace to sell out once again.
The race is a non-profit, with $5,000 of the proceeds being split between two scholarships. To date the triathlon has awarded $38,000 in scholarships to local students. This year the winners of the Robert W. McIntosh Scholarship are Eden Imbeau and Jordan Platz.
The remainder of the proceeds go towards local trail projects, including work on the Ray Peters Trail in the Cheekeye Fan area where the off-road 10 km run leg takes place.
"Right now we have a 5 km loop so we do two loops of the trail for the running section," said Hotston. "What we're hoping to do next is develop a single 10 km loop in there. Right now we can do about 8 km in there, so we're getting closer all the time."
For more information and registration visit www.squamishtriathlon.org.


Yesterday we took a tour of the island's north, where the malpais (bad land) fans to the coast, the legacy of eruptions of a chain of volcanos about 5,000 years ago, two of which form the view from our farmhouse, to the west and the north. It is the route Ann took in the first chapter of The Drago Tree, only in reverse.
We set off, heading north to Ye, passing through a narrow valley between La Corona, the largest volcano in the chain, and the rounded peaks of the massif. The road is narrow and edged with low dry stone walls. Beyond, the fields of black were alive with euphorbias, the lichens on the rocks bright splodges of white, yellow and orange. Wild grasses and flowers everywhere, the result of recent rain. Usually, there is little green save what the farmers plant and tend.
Ye is the same as I recall. A tiny village forgotten by the developers. A string of farmhouses, a few ruins, paradise for someone like me.
We reached an intersection and headed right, skirting La Corona, the sloping plain to the ocean coated in a lava river, onces a tumbling fury, now a landscape of rugged basalt. For 6 kilometres we drove, taking the narrow lane to Orzola, twisting down between the rock, feeling the weight of it. A primordial scene, vast pillars of basalt protruding from the mass, nature's standing stones. Everywhere a dance of colour, the lichens and euphorbias that have secured their grip on the landscape burdgeoning. The whole a sight at once painterly and alien.
We arrived at the small fishing village of Orzola, which seems today to survive on passing trade to fill its string of restaurants, as tourists take the ferry to the island of La Graciosa nearby.
We parked beside a restaurant overlooking the harbour and took a short walk around the block. It was as if I had entered my only story, for Ann had been here, had gazed at the mountains and the cliff, had pointed out features to her companion, just as I was doing with Michelle.
And like Ann, we didn't hang around. Instead, we headed to a remote beach to the west of Orzola, sandwiched by the cliff of El Risco. We pulled up halfway along a narrow track and walked the rest of the way. It was a walk like no other, each step bringing us closer to the barren massif, rising steeply, about 400 metres high, baring striations of rock, the jagged razorback of El Risco silhoutted against the sky, the whole a vast wall. The beach itself arcs to the cliff base, the creamy white sand strewn with basalt pebbles of all sizes. We stood in awe watching couples scattered here and there as they also stood in awe. Two guys were ignoring the warning signs and out on surfboards.
Walking to the car was strange. I wanted to walk backwards, to watch the cliff recede a little with each step. As if to say goodbye.
From Orzola we took the coast road to Arrieta, carved along the fringe of the lava flow. Small pebble strewn beaches appeared here and there. Beaches not for swimmers. For paddlers. For those wanting to stand and stare, at the ocean, the malpais, La Corona and the massif. For hours.
It's a shared sentiment. Where I recalled when I was last here no human life other than me, there were cars and people. Not many. Not an amount to disturb. But to be thoroughly alone would mean either luck or a trek into the harsh rock of the malpais.
We found a small car park at one beach and stopped briefly, and walked to the shore, and I found a small pebble, the size of a bean, and pocketed it. I was being Ann, for she had done the same. It was as if I was walking in her footsteps, a bizarre feeling.
We completed our adventure with lunch beside the little wharf in Arrieta, choosing a restaurant with Spanish-speaking diners. We didn't speak much. Both of us watched the ocean break on the low cliff to the south, sending up gushes of spume. Although I did comment on the fish I ordered, for it was the best fish I have eaten in a long time. And Michelle tells me her mussels were fine.
As if life were in agreement that I must return to this island, and stay not for weeks but months, I found a cheap apartment to rent, just metres from where we had sat on the wharf. It was Michelle's doing. She wanted to check out the clothes in a boutique nearby, and as she browsed I took the chance to speak Spanish to the owner. How glad I am that I did! The woman spoke slowly and encouraged my efforts and when I explained my wish she told me of her apartment, of the cost, the location, and I knew that what I have been feeling for so long, a profound sense of belonging, was not an illusion, it was just me following life's trail, picking up the breadcrumbs.


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News: European Parliament publishes study from Legume Futures partners
30 May 2013 - Brussels
European Parliament publishes study on the environmental effects of protein crops
Today, the European Parliament released the report entitled "The environmental role of protein crops in the new Common Agricultural Policy". The study is available here:
The environmental role of protein crops in the new Common Agricultural Policy
The contract for the study, which was commissioned by the Parliament to examine potential reform measures relevant to legume crops, was awarded to Legume Futures team members Peter Zander, Moritz Reckling, Sara Preisel and Andrea Bues (ZALF), Tom Kuhlmann (Wageningen), Christine Watson and Kairsty Topp (SRUC), Fred Stoddard (Helsinki) and Donal Murphy-Bokern.
Today's publication follows the team's presentation of the study to the Parliament's Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee on 25 April.
The study reviewed the scientific evidence about the environmental effects of protein crops. All protein crops are legumes, and so the study focused on grain legumes. The study theme is framed by the Commission's proposals for the reform of the CAP that are currently the subject of debate between the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Ministers. The report provides an in-depth review of the history of legume production in the EU, particularly in relation to the development of agricultural policy. The effects of protein crop production on the environment and natural resources is examined in relation to the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. The reports discusses the ratonale for supporting legume production, particulaly under 'greening', and assesses the range of measures currently beng discussed in the policy community.
This work for the Parliament built directly on the wider and longer-term Legume Futures research work. Peter Zander (ZALF) who led the study: "This contract enabled us to extract the knowledge relevant to the CAP reform process and focus it on the needs of policy-makers in the final stages of the reform process. We were able to engage intensively with the reform process as it unfolded drawing on the work in Legume Futures but also adding additional analysis for the specific needs of the Parliament."
Empowering decision-makers by providing understanding of the key processes in a balanced and objective way was a guiding principle in conducting the study. The team gave priority to conveying understanding of the key processes, impacts and policy options. Christine Watson (SRUC): "Even though the policy positions of the Commission and Parliament may differ, it was clear from the debate at the Parliament following our presentation that both institutions appreciated this approach."
In line with the increasing role of the European Parliament in EU legislation under the Treaty of Lisbon, the Parliament is strengthening its role in evidence-based policy development. This involves supporting the co-decision process with applied policy research and studies. This study was established by the Parliament using a competitive procurement process. The official reference is:
Service contract IP/B/AGRI/IC/2012-067 "The environmental role of protein crops in the new Common Agricultural Policy".
Members of the study team at the European Parliamet, L to R: Peter Zander, Sara Preißel, Fred Stoddard, Andrea Beus, Christine Watson and Donal Murphy-Bokern

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Andre lazily brushed his hand over Emma's hip as he wrapped himself around her back in preparation for his day's rest. He was in turn satisfied and discomfited with the night's events. Although he hadn't previously thought about it one way or the other, he wasn't truly surprised at how well his Emma had gotten along with the…Sookie. Their chatter had certainly enlivened the place, and reminded him sadly that his Emma needed much more social interaction than was currently possible.
As soon as he remedied the BeauChamps situation, he would focus on either scouting known royal properties in Arkansas, or see about acquiring something new that would suffice until the appropriate royal residence could be erected.
The final residence would need to have many windows in her human areas so she could spend her daylight hours in the sun, he decided. She would need her own personal kitchen and…what did they call them…the human that was above a cook…a chef? Yes, a chef. Her personal kitchen would come complete with a chef. He would have someone look into acquiring a vegetable and fruit garden, too. Even he knew that fresh was best. He wasn't sure if Arkansas had gardens, but he would find someone who could do that sort of thing. He vaguely remembered chickens and cows from his human days, and apples, too. He had particularly liked cherries, he reminisced, and those tiny red things…whatever they were called.
He shook his head ruefully. He was truly disappointed in this lack of mental control. Since acquiring Emma, he had found himself remembering more and more unnecessary facts about his human life, lived so long ago and far away. Such things served no purpose other than to further weaken his already questionable sanity.
Resolutely turning his thoughts to much more useful venues, he pondered the wealth of information they had finally gleaned from the were with the…Sookie's considerable help. After she had left and the were had been properly disposed of, and after the "sparring match" with the Northman, that information had enabled them to make definite plans for not only Rasul's rescue, but to grant BeauChamps the final death he so richly deserved.
That fight…yet another reason to question his sanity. He'd been doing an increasing number of senseless things since meeting Emma, but that had to be the most unfathomable of his actions yet. However, at the time, it had made a curious sort of sense, and had indeed allowed them to clear the air. He rationalized to himself that he needed to be certain he could trust Northman in a combat situation, yet even then he'd known there was more to it.
If their roles had been reversed that day… Yes, he felt he owed Northman one free shot in retaliation. All the other shots were well-met and just for fun, he thought smugly. The only other vampires he could reasonably count on for sparring practice were his blood-brothers, and he knew every single move Sigebert and Wybert would use. Fighting with them, especially for practice, had gotten old before the 1600's.
He wondered if the Northman would mind scheduling such a "meeting" once, maybe twice, a month. The girls could chat while they… He rolled his eyes so hard at himself they almost stuck. What in seven hells was wrong with him?
His churlish irritation disturbing her sleep through their bond, Emma murmured unintelligibly and shifted enough to rouse Andre's previously-sated cock to life.
Sending her waves of calm and care through their bond, Andre stopped stroking her arm and held her a bit closer into his body until he felt her relax into deep sleep once again. He strongly noted to himself that he needed to retain better control of his emotions now that he shared them so closely with his human.
When he was first turned, one of the main differences he noticed between his human self and his vampire self, other than the lust for blood and sex and a distinct allergy to the sun, was that his emotions as a vampire were exponentially stronger than his human emotions had ever been. The passing centuries had tempered his lusts…for the most part, yet his emotions were every bit as strong as they had ever been; he was just inordinately skilled at hiding them – so much so that many thought he had none.
Unfortunately that innate skill had caused him to become carelessly complacent. He suddenly realized that he must now reassess the situation, that his mate was human and thus not geared to handle such things, and he would have to be more wary since they bled so effectively through their shared bond.
Ahh, that bond, though. He had most certainly enjoyed the effects of that bond, especially in the moments of great passion he shared with his Emma. The very pleasant two hours he had spent thrusting his cock deep and often into his moaning, writhing woman had been extremely enjoyable. The feelings she had unknowingly sent through their bond were just as blindingly satisfying as being balls deep inside her warm body, especially when she was contracting so forcefully around his length during the heights of her pleasures.
His attempts to adjust his hardening cock backfired as his length slid neatly into the inviting curve of his mate's bottom to rest near her entrance as she snuggled deeper into the cool firmness of his hard body.
Grinding his teeth in frustration as his fangs erupted involuntarily, Andre rested his head on her pillow in defeat. It looked like he'd be going into his day sleep hard…yet again. Without stopping to think, he raised his head to briefly glide his nose across bare shoulder, and if he happened to place a soft kiss into the curve of her neck, who was to know? He was glad she wasn't awake to witness such a useless action, but he could forgive himself for it. She was asleep; it wasn't like she'd know.
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"But I can't afford all that," he heard Emma say as he came to later that afternoon. He rolled over onto his back, immediately missing her warmth in the bed beside him, as he continued listening to the conversation she was having with someone on the phone. Ahh, she was speaking with the…Sookie. Unfortunately the sun was still risen, so he forced himself to remain in his light-proof bedroom since he knew Emma tended to disable the light-proofing on the one window in the "den" as she called it, but decided to put his time to better use than simply eavesdropping on his mate…even if he continued doing exactly that as he prepared for the day. He showered very quickly as he didn't want to miss a word…
As he put his "ass kicking" (as Wybert called them) boots on, he deduced that Sookie had gone shopping that day and was now looking at some items she apparently thought his Emma might like, and his "thrifty" mate was trying to dissuade her from this because of money, he presumed. He could infer from their bond that she was both curious about and interested in these things.
Just then, he heard her ask Sookie to "hang on", and then she opened the bedroom door and stuck her head in.
"It's light-tight out here, honey, so come on out when you're ready," she announced, then immediately left to resume her conversation. When she'd felt him rise – the bond was a wonderfully informative tool, she found – she'd immediately closed the indoor light-proofing shutters over the one window in the room. Normally the timers would have taken care of securing the window, but she'd deactivated them to enjoy a bit of natural light when she'd risen earlier that afternoon. She really missed seeing sunshine even if she felt little need to actually be outside in it.
A rare warmth enveloped something in his chest at her declaration. He was used to keeping his people safe, not being kept safe by…his people. He mumbled his surprised thanks, then pondered internally. With chagrin, he realized the possibility that he was perhaps as much hers as she was his. He tilted his head as he considered this phenomenon, then shook his head in denial. Pfft. No, she was much more his than he was hers. He refused to consider why that declaration didn't sound quite right.
A few seconds later he entered the room, and extended his hand for the phone still held to her ear. He immediately noticed that Emma was wearing nothing but one of his white button-up shirts and probably a pair of her panties, but he couldn't be sure. Either way, the sight of her shapely legs was definitely, and obviously, appreciated.
"Sookie?"
"Yes, is this Andre?"
"I understand you have found things my bonded would like?" He stared down into Emma's warm brown eyes and grinned at the annoyed expression on her face.
"Yeah, I've found a few things she might like, but…"
"Ignore her," he brusquely interrupted. "Bring what you find for her pleasure and I will reimburse you." He handed the phone back to Emma with a blue-eyed smirk for her scowl.
"Andre, you're going to spoil me!"
"Yes, I expect so."
With a huff and an eye roll Emma kissed his cheek in appreciation of his generosity, then made plans to have dinner with Sookie in their quarters while "the guys" were out rescuing Rasul. When she placed the phone down on the table, Emma had planned on yelling at Andre for his high-handed generosity. That plan lasted until she finally got a good look him.
Her eyes widened as she took in his all black "mission oriented" outfit. His blond hair was tied back with a leather cord, and his tight black tee-shirt was paired with form-fitting black leather pants that were tucked into some kind of tall tough-looking black leather boots.
"Fuck, Andre…you look hot!" She could have sworn there was drool on her chin. "Are you sure you have to go out tonight?" She worried about Rasul, she really did, but the way those pants encased his large thighs…and cupped his ass…and his package…his quickly growing package… That couldn't be very comfortable…maybe she should help him somehow…
Blue eyes dancing with masculine satisfaction, Andre stalked toward his prey, nostrils flaring as he inhaled her deliciously aroused scent. He admired the way her eyes lit up with anticipation and lust, how she would bite her lower lip to try to contain her excitement. He growled low and deep at the flush warming her cheeks as he was sure she was remembering how hard he could make her cum. His next inhalation made his fangs drop with a hard throb.
Hot frissons of desire shot up Emma's spine as she not-too-quickly backed away from the tall, muscled vampire stalking her every step. The way his nostrils would flare when he was scenting her…the way his eyes would track her every movement, her every twitch…an instant later she found herself once again caught between a hard wall and a rock hard vampire, but this time, she was right where she wanted to be.
With one fingertip Andre split the shirt she was wearing down the front and immediately he lowered his head to capture a nipple between his lips as he freed himself from the constriction of his pants. He sucked hard and fast, knowing that their time was limited, and quickly ripped her panties off to slide his fingers teasingly over her wet center.
He switched nipples just as his long fingers entered her slick warmth, and he was incredibly grateful that she was so quickly ready for him. He tried not to think about just how ready he was for her as she wrapped her legs around his waist and ground into his fingers as he teased her clit, rubbing and tweaking it before plunging his long fingers into her body to stretch her.
So tight…she was so fucking tight and warm and wet. After tonguing and sucking on each nipple one more time, he raised his head to capture her lips before slowly lowering her onto his hard, aching cock. When he was satisfied that her body had fully accepted his width he began moving, slowly at first then with increasing passion until he was thrusting his hips at near vamp-speed.
Needing to breathe, Emma tore her lips from his and threw her head back until she hit the wall, mindless groans of pleasure building in intensity. Fingernails clawing into his shoulders and back through the material of his shirt, she felt that incredible heat building and contracting in her lower regions, burning hotter and deeper until she screamed out in what would be the first of several orgasms.
Andre powered through her first orgasm, eyes closed, hands hard on her hips, and nose buried in her neck. It was almost impossible to fight the urge to let his eyes roll to the back of his head and spill into her, but he managed to control himself even through her second pleasure.
Thighs vibrating with need, balls tingling, he moved his hands from her hips to cup her ass as he shifted her position minutely, just enough to hit that certain spot inside her that would make her scream loudest.
Hips bucking hard and fast and with deep, unnecessary breaths to saturate his lungs with her scent, he sank his fangs into her neck and drank as she started screaming her strongest pleasure of the night. She bit his own neck during her climax, and he found himself oddly wishing that she'd drawn blood, too.
Long shuddering minutes later, thoroughly spent and strangely enervated, Andre reluctantly removed himself from Emma's flushed, trembling body. He cursed his lack of refractory period for the first time in his undeath as he was already wanting her again, but they had no time left for such things. He carried her, limp and exhausted but smiling wantonly anyway, to the bathroom to start her a bath.
After that pounding, he was certain she would need a long, warm soak.
He sat Emma on the side of the tub and started filling it with water after adjusting the temperature for her comfort. He then cleaned himself off at the sink even though he was sorely tempted to leave himself coated with her feminine essence. He didn't completely understand this strange male instinct to advertise his bonding with his female, but he certainly felt it.
Andre glanced at Emma from the corner of his eye. If she kept giving him that look he'd bend her over the counter and take her again and again, her soreness be damned, he thought to himself. With a smirk, he considered that maybe he should wear tight leather pants more often.
For her consideration and his own sanity, he gently deposited his blissed-out mate into the tub and then, with a light peck to her kiss-swollen lips, left her to her own devices. A brief glance at his watch told him that he'd been "occupied" with her for much longer than he'd thought.
Knowing that she would need feeding soon, he called her maid, then quickly reviewed the plans to rescue Rasul. Barely ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Emma was still in the tub, so he closed their bedroom door before letting their guests enter.
After taking two steps inside the room, Eric inhaled deeply, met Andre's eyes, and tipped his head slightly in blatant male approval.
**A/N: I was going to have a huge conversation between Emma and Sookie during this chapter, but Andre cum'd first. Sorry??**
20 thoughts on "The Revealing of Andre, Chapter 20"
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missrissa81 on August 30, 2013 at 1:58 AM said:
why is there only a back button!!! Next!!!! I need a next button!!!
meridiean on August 30, 2013 at 2:00 AM said:
😀 Glad you liked it!
Tiffany on August 30, 2013 at 5:09 AM said:
Their male approval in the last bit had me chuckling it seriously each chapter I'm becoming more addicted…. Who'd have thought I'd ever like Andre…
meridiean on August 30, 2013 at 12:42 PM said:
Even though Andre and Eric are by no means "best buddies", they ARE now somewhat less at-odds with each other, so I can absolutely see Eric entering the room, inhaling, and…yup – the appreciative nod of acknowledgment. 😀 Thanks!!
Melusine10 on August 30, 2013 at 3:46 PM said:
I love this story! Can't wait to see where it takes us. The Andre+Eric buddy dynamic is great!!
meridiean on August 30, 2013 at 3:49 PM said:
It might take a while, but I can definitely see those two becoming really good buddies. They do have "forever", after all, and are much more similar than either wants to admit…
4padfoot on September 8, 2013 at 10:06 PM said:
Chapter 20 — Godric waves me into a chair and hands me my keyboard to finish these last to posted chapters….see he wants me to get to his stories…okay back to the story. Mental control Andre you lost that around oohhhh CHAPTER 15. *crosses my arms in a huff at not seeing that whole episode Northman/Andre * Awww Andre wants to be a friend with Eric…what in the seven hells for sure. Snickers at "erupted involuntarily…I told you to just give up many many chapters ago….someday you will listen won't he Godric. Smart woman stay housebound with that vampire. Ass kicking time…See Eric knew log ago that the all black outfits were lady killers and melted the panties. *gasps and covers Godric's eyes* No no Karen would kill me if you saw this…*keeps Godric's eyes covered* dangit should have brought him some ear plugs.. forgot Emma was a screamer. GRRR…blatant male approval….okay *blushes* that was awesome…and Godric wasn't traumatized at all.
~Robin
Hey Godric only one more chapter then we can read yours.
gwynwyvar on December 13, 2013 at 10:03 PM said:
Boys. A nod of approval..
But… Mmmm… The black, tight…. Grrruullghhh yummmm.
I need a mop
meridiean on December 14, 2013 at 12:07 AM said:
*solemnly hands over drool cloth*
kbhotz on January 11, 2014 at 2:03 PM said:
yes, tight leather pants should be a wardrobe staple for him.
blatant male approval? so long's they don't high-five each other, the girls 'll deal, no?
FairytaleAmber on July 9, 2014 at 7:42 PM said:
Boys! (Eyes roll then giggle)
What didn't I like about this chapter…nothing!
meridiean on July 9, 2014 at 8:16 PM said:
FairytaleAmber: Even when they have fangs, boys are still…boys! 😀
gyllene on September 3, 2014 at 2:29 AM said:
Loved it! I chatted you up about it through the whole chapter.
Meridian on September 3, 2014 at 5:00 AM said:
gyllene: Lol, that was fun! 😀
gaijinvamp on July 26, 2016 at 1:48 AM said:
"With chagrin, he realized the possibility that he was perhaps as much hers as she was his."
I bet you're right, Andre, whether you want it or not.
Meridian on July 26, 2016 at 3:54 PM said:
gaijinvamp: *snicker* He deals with his growing emotional ties to Emma in "un-smooth leaps and bounds". Some of his new reality is slowly and easily creeping up on him but other bits remain a bit jarring.
suzymeinen on August 3, 2016 at 10:47 AM said:
Haha! Andre cum'd first!😂Actually Emma did and then Andre 😜 Typical male shit there with Erics "approval"
Meridian on August 6, 2016 at 8:57 PM said:
suzymeinen: Heh, exactly! Males of whatever species and their "understandings"…
ladytarara on August 17, 2016 at 6:27 AM said:
Yes Andre definitely cums first – no wait, that was Emma, wasn't it? Poor Andre walking around with a permanent hard-on. That lack of 'down' time must certainly be a curse for him! Sounds like he's going to get Emma some chickens and cows to graze round their Arkansas castle.


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One Cut of the Dead
Written, directed, and edited by Shinichiro Ueda
Cast: Takayuki Hamatsu, Mao, Harumi Shuhama, Yuzuki Akiyama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Manabu Hosoi
Shudder | Variance Films
96 minutes | Not Rated
U.S. Release: September 13, 2019 (NY/LA)
Dan O'Bannon's The Return of the Living Dead from 1985 is the first major case of the "Zom-Com," the blending of zombie horror and comedy. A seminal classic about punks battling the undead in a cemetery, it's not hard to find influence for Edgar Wright's genre redefining Shaun of the Dead from 2004. While the zom-com has become prevalent in recent years with films like Zombieland (2009) and this year's The Dead Don't Die from Jim Jarmusch, the best of the lot by a mile is Shinichiro Ueda's One Cut of the Dead. The Japanese zom-com first premiered last year, but is making its American theatrical release later this month. The word of mouth has been off the charts and I'm happy to say that all the hype was real and One Cut of the Dead can take its place on the Mount Rushmore of zombie comedies.
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Tags: Harumi Shuhama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Manabu Hosoi, Mao, One Cut of the Dead, Shinichiro Ueda, Shudder, Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama
Shudder To Release Zombie Comedy 'One Cut Of The Dead' In Theaters; New Trailer Released
By The Movie God | @ | August 28th, 2019 at 9:40 pm
Back in April we found out that Shudder had acquired One Cut of the Dead, a Japanese zombie comedy which has received immense praise from critics and currently sits at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Now Shudder has announced they'll be releasing the movie in theaters for anyone who wants to see it on the big screen.
To go along with the theatrical release announcement, a new trailer for the movie has also been released. You can find all of the info and check out the trailer below.
Shudder Acquires Japanese Zombie-Comedy 'One Cut Of The Dead'
By Dr. Zaius | @ | April 10th, 2019 at 4:00 pm
AMC's horror streaming service Shudder has been killing it as of late. They made news last year when their Last Drive-In movie marathon with Joe Bob Briggs broke the internet, and led to Joe Bob's full return as host of the now-weekly Last Drive-In series every Friday. They also have been bringing in tons of Shudder exclusives and originals, including the Nicolas Cage revenge film Mandy, which debuted on the service last year.
Now, Shudder continues to be a step ahead in the horror streaming game, acquiring the international rights to acclaimed Japanese zom-com One Cut of the Dead, from director Shinichiro Ueda.
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MLS academy teams clinch top spots in Generation adidas Cup Finals
(Via MLS) – The Generation adidas Cup, one of the premier competitive youth soccer tournaments in North America, returns with 19 MLS Under-17 teams in action (players born on or after Jan. 1, 2001).
The 11th edition has kicked off with regional qualifying featuring MLS teams split across three different regions (East, Central, West). Qualifying matches in each region took place over 2017 Columbus Day weekend and 2018 President's Day weekend (win = 3pts, PK shootout win = 2pts, PK shootout loss = 1pt, loss = 0pts).
The top teams from each group will advance to play in the Champions Division in the 2018 Generation adidas Cup Finals at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The remaining teams will compete in the Premier Division.
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x-Atlanta United 15 5 1 0 21 8 +13
x-New York City FC 15 5 1 0 17 4 +13
x-D.C. United 9 3 3 0 18 12 +6
Philadelphia Union 9 2 2 2 (1) 10 9 +1
New York Red Bulls 8 2 3 1 (1) 11 14 -3
Orlando City SC 7 2 3 1 11 13 -2
New England Revolution 0 0 6 0 2 30 -28
Oct. 6, 2017 PHI 4, ATL 0 11 am ET Talen Energy Stadium Field #1
Oct. 6, 2017 DC 2, ORL 0 1:30 pm ET Talen Energy Stadium Field #1
Oct. 6, 2017 NY 5, NE 0 4 pm ET Talen Energy Stadium Field #1
Oct. 7, 2017 NYC 2, ORL 1 11 am ET Talen Energy Stadium Field #1
Oct. 7, 2017 ATL 5, DC 2 1:30 pm ET Talen Energy Stadium Field #1
Oct. 7, 2017 PHI 2, NE 0 4 pm ET Talen Energy Stadium Field #1
Oct. 9, 2017 PHI 0 (4), ORL 0 (2) 11 am ET Talen Energy Stadium Field #1
Oct. 9, 2017 ATL 2, NYC 1 1:30 pm ET Talen Energy Stadium Field #1
Oct. 9, 2017 NY 3, DC 2 4 pm ET Talen Energy Stadium Field #1
Jan. 20, 2018 ATL 3, ORL 0
Jan. 20, 2018 NYC 3, NE 0
Feb. 11, 2018 NY 1 (4), PHI 1 (2)
Feb. 16, 2018 ATL 7, NE 0 10 am ET CHOA Training Ground Field #1
Feb. 16, 2018 NYC 2, DC 1 1 pm ET CHOA Training Ground Field #2
Feb. 16, 2018 ORL 3, NY 1 5 pm ET CHOA Training Ground Field #4
Feb. 17, 2018 DC 3, PHI 1 10 am ET CHOA Training Ground Field #1
Feb. 17, 2018 ORL 5, NE 1 1 pm ET CHOA Training Ground Field #4
Feb. 17, 2018 NYC 4, NY 0 5 pm ET CHOA Training Ground Field #2
Feb. 19, 2018 DC 8, NE 1 9 am ET CHOA Training Ground Field #3 (MBS Replica)
Feb. 19, 2018 NYC 3, PHI 0 12 pm ET CHOA Training Ground Field #2
Feb. 19, 2018 ATL 4, NY 1 2:30 pm ET CHOA Training Ground Field #1
x-Toronto FC 17 5 0 1 (1) 13 5 +8
x-FC Dallas 15 5 1 0 13 2 +11
Chicago Fire 9 2 2 2 (1) 5 6 -1
Colorado Rapids 6 1 3 2 (1) 6 11 -5
Columbus Crew SC 4 1 4 1 8 13 -5
Houston Dynamo 3 0 4 2 (1) 2 10 -8
Oct. 6, 2017 TOR 3, HOU 0 9:30 am ET KIA Training Ground Field #2
Oct. 6, 2017 DAL 4, CLB 0 12 pm ET KIA Training Ground Field #2
Oct. 6, 2017 COL 1 (3), CHI 1 (2) 2:30 pm ET KIA Training Ground Field #2
Oct. 7, 2017 DAL 2, HOU 0 9:30 am ET KIA Training Ground Field #2
Oct. 7, 2017 TOR 1, CHI 0 12 pm ET KIA Training Ground Field #2
Oct. 7, 2017 CLB 3, COL 0 2:30 pm ET KIA Training Ground Field #2
Oct. 9, 2017 DAL 2, COL 1 9 am ET KIA Training Ground Limonta
Oct. 9, 2017 CHI 1 (4), HOU 1 (1) 11 am ET KIA Training Ground Limonta
Oct. 9, 2017 TOR 3, CLB 2 1 pm ET KIA Training Ground Limonta
Feb. 16, 2018 CHI 2, CLB 1 3 pm CT Houston Sports Park Field #3
Feb. 16, 2018 COL 2, HOU 0 5 pm CT Houston Sports Park Field #3
Feb. 16, 2018 TOR 1, DAL 0 7 pm CT Houston Sports Park Field #3
Feb. 17, 2018 HOU 1 (4), CLB 1 (2) 3 pm CT Houston Sports Park Field #3
Feb. 17, 2018 TOR 2 (4), COL 2 (2) 5 pm CT Houston Sports Park Field #3
Feb. 17, 2018 DAL 2, CHI 0 7 pm CT Houston Sports Park Field #3
Feb. 19, 2018 TOR 3, CLB 1 9 am CT Houston Sports Park Field #3
Feb. 19, 2018 DAL 3, COL 0 11 am CT Houston Sports Park Field #3
Feb. 19, 2018 CHI 1, HOU 0 1 pm CT Houston Sports Park Field #3
x-Sporting Kansas City 12 3 1 2 (1) 12 8 +4
x-LA Galaxy 11 3 2 1 (1) 13 8 +5
x-Portland Timbers 11 3 2 1 (1) 7 6 +1
Seattle Sounders 10 2 1 3 (1) 12 6 +6
Real Salt Lake 10 3 2 1 10 6 +4
San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 6 0 1 21 -21
Oct. 6, 2017 LA 1, POR 3 2 pm CT SWOPE Soccer Village Bermuda East
Oct. 6, 2017 RSL 5, SJ 0 4:30 pm CT SWOPE Soccer Village Bermuda West
Oct. 6, 2017 SKC 2 (4), SEA 2 (3) 7 pm CT SWOPE Soccer Village Bermuda East
Oct. 7, 2017 POR 1, SJ 0 2 pm CT SWOPE Soccer Village Victory
Oct. 7, 2017 LA 2 (5), SEA 2 (3) 4:30 pm CT SWOPE Soccer Village Victory
Oct. 7, 2017 RSL 1, SKC 2 7 pm CT SWOPE Soccer Village Victory
Oct. 9, 2017 SKC 5, SJ 1 9 am CT SWOPE Soccer Village Bermuda West
Oct. 9, 2017 RSL 2, LA 0 11 am CT SWOPE Soccer Village Bermuda East
Oct. 9, 2017 POR 1, SEA 0 1 pm CT SWOPE Soccer Village Victory
Feb. 16, 2018 SEA 4, SJ 0 2 pm PT StubHub Center Field #4
Feb. 16, 2018 POR 1 (4), RSL 1 (3) 4 pm PT StubHub Center Field #4
Feb. 16, 2018 LA 3, SKC 0 6 pm PT StubHub Center Field #4
Feb. 17, 2018 SKC 2, POR 0 2 pm PT StubHub Center Field #4
Feb. 17, 2018 LA 5, SJ 0 4 pm PT StubHub Center Field #4
Feb. 17, 2018 SEA 3, RSL 0 6 pm PT StubHub Center Field #4
Feb. 19, 2018 SEA 1 (5), SKC 1 (4) 9 pm PT StubHub Center Field #4
Feb. 19, 2018 RSL 1, SJ 0 11 pm PT StubHub Center Field #4
Feb. 19, 2018 LA 2, POR 1 1 pm PT StubHub Center Field #4
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Paris Baking & Patisserie Classes / Baking Classes / French Baguettes and 'Boulangerie' Class
French Baguettes and 'Boulangerie' Class
The humble Baguette is the iconic staple of daily life in France. With its heady aroma and signature slashes, why not consign les baguettes to memory when you return home? Come and join us at La Cuisine Paris and learn how to create results as close as possible in your own home kitchen and bring the 'boulangerie' to 'chez vous'!
Over three hours, our chefs will entrust you with the boulangers' secrets as they guide you through the kneading, shaping and creation of your dough. You'll learn not only how to create La Baguette but also the infinite possibilities of the Fougasse - the French artisan bread that can be filled with an endless variety of delicious ingredients.
During the workshop, you will make from start to finish your own selection of French breads.
Fougasses (artisanal breads filled with a variety of ingredients such as cheeses, spices, dried fruits, and nuts)
From pétrissage à la main (kneading and working your bread by hand) to scarification du pain (scarification of bread), in this workshop, you will learn the terms, techniques and applications to create your very own 'boulangerie chez vous'.
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By the end of your class, not only will your head be brimming with basic baking knowledge, you'll also be able to take home your wonderfully authentic creations warm from the oven. Delicieux!
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D3 Hoops: 10 Games To Watch (Feb. 8th-10th)
By NoontimeSports.com | @NoontimeSports & @Noontime_Hoops
Happy Friday, everyone! And welcome to a brand new weekend – let's go!
In honor of the second Friday of the month – well, every Friday throughout the school year – it is time for our weekly edition of 10 Games to Watch in New England D3 Hoops.
Last week, we struggled. We finished 4-6 to bump our overall record to 52-28.
As always, stay connected with our Noontime Sports basketball coverage by following @Noontime_Hoops on Twitter!
Williams College at Amherst College (WBB) | Friday, February 8th at 7 p.m.: No matter the records, this is one of the best rivalries in the state of Massachusetts. Amherst has a great deal of momentum since falling to Bowdoin College two weeks ago. PREDICTION: Amherst College
Middlebury College at Hamilton College (WBB) | Friday, February 8th at 7 p.m.: It has been a difficult stretch for the Panthers, who look to return to the win column for the first time since late January. PREDICTION: Middlebury College
Springfield College at Babson College (WBB) | Saturday, February 9th at 1 p.m.: The Beavers will attempt to earn a season-sweep after going 1-2 in their last three outings. Springfield is also 1-2 in its last three meetings, so this a big one to help determine seeds for the upcoming conference tournament. PREDICTION: Babson College
Westfield State at Salem State (MBB) | Saturday, February 9th at 1 p.m.: The Vikings may have secured the top spot in the upcoming conference tournament, but this is certainly not a game they can overlook, especially since they needed overtime to beat the Owls last month. PREDICTION: Salem State
WPI at Emerson College (MBB) | Saturday, February 9th at 1 p.m.: After falling to Coast Guard last week, the Engineers rebounded with an important win earlier this week over Babson College. That win should be enough momentum to carry the Engineers past the Lions, who lost to the Red and White by two points last month. PREDICTION: WPI
Smith College at MIT (WBB) | Saturday, February 9th at 2 p.m.: This is a BIG one for both teams with the conference tournament on the horizon. Smith hasn't lost since falling to Middlebury, while MIT has won three of its last five. If the Pioneers connect from beyond the arc, it could be a LONG day for the Engineers. PREDICTION: Smith College
Emmanuel College at Colby-Sawyer (MBB) | Saturday, February 9th at 3 p.m.: Last week, we picked the Saints to beat the Monks. This week, we expect them to win their Saturday tilt with Colby-Sawyer, but they better be ready to drain a lot of three's. PREDICTION: Emmanuel College
Amherst College at Middlebury College (MBB) | Saturday, February 9th at 3 p.m.: The Panthers have some serious momentum heading into a pair of important conference tilts this weekend, including a mid-to-late afternoon clash with the Mammoths. Pending how things go Friday against Hamilton College, look for a solid effort, along with a late bucket to send the Panthers past the Mammoths. PREDICTION: Middlebury College
Salve Regina at Gordon College (MBB) | Saturday, February 9th at 3 p.m.: The Fighting Scots host the Seahawks on Saturday – the Blue and White only beat Salve Regina by nine points last time, so don't expect one of the region's best teams to roll past the Green and Blue. PREDICTION: Gordon College
Trinity College at Tufts University (WBB) | Sunday, February 10th at 2 p.m.: After falling to Amherst last Friday, the Jumbos rebounded with two important wins over Babson College and Hamilton College. Look the Powder Blue and White to cap its regular season slate with a win over the Bantams. PREDICTION: Tufts University
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FRANKFURT -- Porsche and Audi, Volkswagen Group' s main luxury car divisions, will significantly reduce development costs for their future electric cars with a joint platform, German newspapers quoted their chief executives as saying.
"By 2025, we're facing a low single-digit billion euro sum to develop the architecture," Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told both the Stuttgarter Zeitung and Stuttgarter Nachrichten.
"If both would act on their own, costs would be 30 percent higher," Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said, adding that Porsche was hiring 300 developers and Audi 550.
Starting 2021, Audi and Porsche want to bring several models to the streets based on the joint platform.
Stadler said Audi would build two sedans in Neckarsulm, Germany, and two SUVs in Ingolstadt, also in Germany.
Porsche's Blume said the sports-car maker could build its first model based on the joint architecture in Leipzig, Germany, where it already produces the Macan SUV. "I currently see good chances for Leipzig," Blume said.
Audi and Porsche announced last year that they are jointly developing the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform for future electric cars.
In addition, Porsche has also been tasked by VW Group with developing a platform called SPE for electric sports cars and supercars that may also be used by Audi and Lamborghini.


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Introduce to all of you a Nasi Kandar near my parent's house at Seri Kembangan, Selangor -- the Maulana Bistro Corner. I have limited info. on this restaurant, but my dad loves the Nasi Kandar here so much. There are few mamak much closer to home but he chose to visit here, so I believed this must be his preferred mamak restaurant. There are two branches here: Maulana's Nasi Kandar which is parallel with Jalan Putra Permai (a.k.a "the main road") and another shop located exactly at the opposite end of the road which sell Southern Indian Food and less focus on Nasi Kandar.
My mom loves mutton very much but also wanted try the big sotong curry, so she ended up paying RM18 for this plate of Nasi Kandar. WOW! I told her she should share with me.
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Thermal properties play a large role in the behavior of polymers, causing them to react in different ways. Amorphous polymers contain chains that are not ordered in crystalline structures. The thermal properties of an amorphous structure are referred to as the glass transition temperature, denoted as Tg.
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Thermal properties are those properties of a material which is related to its conductivity of heat….The major components of thermal properties are:
Heat capacity.
Thermal Expansion.
Thermal conductivity.
Thermal stress.
Thermal properties of nanomaterials depend upon many factors that are usually insignificant in bulk materials. The authors found that as the concentration of C60 increases, the electrical resistivity and the Seebeck coefficient of C60/Cu2GeSe3 composites increase while the thermal conductivity decreases significantly.
A1.1 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES Physical properties of polymers include molecular weight, molar volume, density, degree of polymerization, crystallinity of material, and so on. Some of these are discussed herewith in the following sections.
Nanocomposites have been utilized in many applications including food, biomedical, electroanalysis, energy storage, wastewater treatment, automotive, etc.
Many number of polymer nanocomposites for example, rubber, propylene, styrene butadiene rubber, and ethylene vinyl acetate are used in barrier applications.
Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, volume, and density in response to a change in temperature, usually not including phase transitions. Temperature is a monotonic function of the average molecular kinetic energy of a substance.
Successful applications in these fields usually need a deep understanding of the basics of the nanoparticles' mechanical properties, such as hardness and elastic modulus, interfacial adhesion and friction, movement law, as well as their size-dependent effects.
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It's interesting to watch star kids/descendants emulating or paying homage to their ancestors on-screen.
In the film ROCKSTAR, the Kapoor scion, Ranbir would be seen enacting his late grand uncle Shammi Kapoor. There is a sequence where Ranbir is seen doing Shammi Kapoor's role in KASHMIR KI KALI. The way Shammi, going totally fida over Kashmiri Kali Sharmila Tagore, serenaded Bollywood style 'Chand Sa Roshan Chehra' and cavorted around in a shikara. Likewise Ranbir would be seen flinging himself about on a boat and wooing his leading lady Nargis Fakhri.
Besides, Ranbir Kapoor's much touted film is dedicated to his late grand uncle Shammi Kapoor. In fact it is being held that Shammiji and Ranbir feature in a jugalbandi sequence where the veteran plays a shehnai while the latter plays a guitar. Shammiji's character symbolises bygone generation while that of Ranbir portrays contemporary one.
Well it seems this jugalbandi of grand uncle and nephew is surely to watch out for!


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This article presents a critical analysis of e-government in Zambia. It reviews the relevant literature and then explains the structure and operation of the Zambian government in the context of e-government. It presents and analyses the results of a small sample study on e-government in Zambia and points to six areas for policy reform, highlighting leadership, stakeholder engagement, prioritisation, increased funding, private sector participation and mobile channels as key elements needed for future success.
a selection of key respondents from a cross-section of organisations were interviewed. These organisations include ICT network operators, ICT solution providers, government ministries and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).


Youthful and healthy skin is tight, elastic, and full. However, things like ageing and the act of gaining then loosing weight can reduce the tautness of skin and result in the appearance of loose skin, a persistently tired look to the face, and the look of premature aging. Although there isn't much you can do to prevent the development of sagging skin and loose facial muscles there are a some skin tightening and non-surgical facelifting treatments that you can do to slow down the development and even to correct the damage once it has been done.
There are five main causes of sagging skin: three that you can control and two that you can't. The two that you cannot control include the natural processes of ageing and the downward pull of gravity. Everyday that we walk, sit, and move around in an upright position is another day that our skin is affected by gravity. After numerous years of fighting the natural downward pull our skin begins to give in and sag downward. The effects of this gravitational pull do not show up until we are well into our mature years but the weakening of the skin happens from the day we are born.
Right around the time that gravity damage starts to show our skin is also suffering from the negative effects of ageing. As we age the components of our skin that are responsible for maintaining elasticity, firmness, and rebound are starting to breakdown. Once these components - collagen and elastin - breakdown our skin becomes looser and begins to droop, which results in fine lines and eventually deep wrinkles. To add to the problem, the muscles in our face are also weakened by age so the support that they give already loosening skin is reduced and increased sagging is apparent.
Since we cannot control the natural ageing process you would think that we would do everything we can to avoid other skin sagging culprits. However, that is not always the case. Sun exposure, smoking, and weight loss all contribute to the development of accelerated sagging skin. Sun exposure damages the skin cells and retards their ability to rebound from the gravitational pull. Smoking dries out the skin and reduces the available moisture that is responsible for keeping skin plump and full. Finally, weight loss, especially large amounts or the act of shedding pounds too quickly, results in skin sag where the fat once filled out the area below the skin.
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The killer club: Miranda Barbour and five notorious serial killers
MIRANDA Barbour claims she's a serial killer with up to 100 victims. If she's telling the truth she'll join a club of monsters. Here are some of history's worst killers.
BY JENNI RYALL
NewsComAuFebruary 22, 20147:46pm
A newly married couple are accused of luring Troy LaFerrara through a sex ad on Craigslist and then stabbing and strangling him to death. Courtesy: Fox8 WGHP...
A newly married couple are accused of luring Troy LaFerrara through a sex ad on Craigslist and then stabbing and strangling him to death. Courtesy: Fox8 WGHP
Miranda Barbour claims to have killed up to 100 people.Source:AP
MIRANDA Barbour, 19, is desperate to join the notorious club of violent serial killers.
The pretty Pennsylvania teen claims she has murdered at least 22 people since she joined a satanic cult when she was 13 years old. If her story is verified, she will become the worst female serial killer in history.
In a recent prison interview, after being charged with the murder of a man she met on Craigslist in November, she confessed to multiple gruesome crimes.
"When I hit 22, I stopped counting ... but it's less than 100," she said.
There are now serious doubts whether her claims of satanic killings across four US states, with the help of her husband Elytte, are accurate.
Her father Sonny Dean says she is extremely dishonest and lives in a fantasy world.
"Believe very little of what Miranda says. She has a long history of extreme manipulation and dishonesty. I would be very surprised if any evidence was found concerning other victims in the states of Alaska, Texas, California and North Carolina," he told The Daily Item.
In the current homicide investigation, the Barbours, who were married just weeks ago, repeatedly changed their accounts of the events leading up to the November 11 death of Troy LaFerrara, who police say met up with Miranda Barbour for companionship in exchange for money.
News_Image_File: Elytte claims he help killed the final victim.
Ultimately, police said, Miranda Barbour stabbed LaFerrara, 42, about 20 times in her parked car. They said Elytte Barbour held a cord tight against LaFerrara's neck from the back seat and then dumped his body in an alley.
If this killing is just the latest in a string of slayings by Barbour, she will join a club reserved for the monsters who have been convicted of horrendous crimes.
SOME MEMBERS OF THE CLUB OF MONSTERS
The Vampire of Sacramento
News_Image_File: Richard "The Vampire" Chase.Richard Chase killed six people, drank their blood and ate their remains in a killing spree across Sacramento, California before being caught.
When Chase was growing up, he developed hypochondria in which he claimed his heart would "stop beating", bones were coming out of his head and his stomach was backwards.
He also had a bizarre fascination with torturing animals. By the time he was 10 years old, he was murdering cats. In adolescence he had progressed to rabbits.
He believed his heart would disintegrate without blood — so he drank a concoction of dead animals blood blended with intestines and coca-cola. Occasionally he injected the blood.
Chase heavily abused drugs and was placed on medication for schizophrenia.
As his need for blood got stronger — he was once found naked on a beach covered in blood with a cow's liver in his car — he began reading about the killings of the local killer, Hillside Strangler.
At 27, he moved on to humans. His first killing was a shooting on December 29, 1977. He killed father-of-two Ambrose Griffith in a random drive-by shooting while he was helping his wife with the groceries.
He struck again on January 23, this time his crime was much more volatile. His victim, Teresa Wallin, was three months pregnant and he not only killed her with a butcher's knife, he then raped her, removed her organs and drank her blood.News_Image_File: Teresa Wallin.
On January 27, he committed his final murders. He killed Evelyn Miroth, her friend Danny Meredith, and her six-year-old son and her 22-month-old nephew after breaking into their home. He ate part of Miroth's corpse.
Chase was found guilty of six counts of murder and sentenced to die in the gas chamber. Aware of his sick crimes, prison inmates feared Chase and tried to convince him to take his own life.
He committed suicide in his cell on December 26, 1980.
The Yorkshire Ripper News_Image_File: Convicted serial killer Peter Sutcliffe murdered at least 13 women.
Peter Sutcliffe murdered 13 women and attempted to kill at least seven others during his violent five-year crime spree in the UK.
Sutcliffe began killing sex workers after a payment argument, yet he claims the reason for the slayings was after he received a message from God when he worked as a gravedigger. He claimed by killing off "the filth" he just "cleaned up the place a bit". He had used the services of sex workers since he was a young man.
A year after he married his wife, Sonia Szurma, he took his first victim. Wilma McCann, 28, a mother of four, who he hit with a hammer and stabbed a dozen times.
He had attacked woman randomly twice before, but both times had been interrupted.
His victims multiplied rapidly after this. He left a five pound note on one woman, which was almost his downfall. Knowing the possibility it could lead to his identify, he went back to the body but when he couldn't locate the note he mutilated and moved the corpse. Although he was interviewed by police after being traced via the bank note, he was not considered a suspect.
He continued to murder at an alarming rate — concerning the public when he strayed from his usual sex worker target — until his mother's death in 1978. During this time he took a year hiatus. He had killed nine times.News_Image_File: Peter Sutcliffe, known as Yorkshire Ripper.
The murders continued for another year and a half — with Sutcliffe murdering three more sex workers and one Bradford University student.
In January, 1981, Sutcliffe was stopped by police with a sex worker in his car, which was fitted with fake numberplates. Although he had been questioned nine times by police, he was not yet a suspect. This changed when police realised his physical appearance matched that of The Yorkshire Ripper. He was also bizarrely wearing a sweater beneath his pants, with the neck hole where his genitals were. The arms covered his knees with padding for when he knelt over his victims.
Sutcliffe confessed he was The Ripper two days later and calmly described his brutal attacks.
He was convicted of all the crimes and, now aged 67, will never see the outside world again.
News_Image_File: Ted Bundy, convicted murderer, shown in Miami courtroom during 1979. Bundy was good looking and charismatic and used these characteristics to lure his 30 female victims to their deaths in Washington, Utah and Colorado in the United States. Police believe the actual body count may be double the recorded number.
He won the trust of his victims in public places, sometimes acting injured or disabled to enhance their interest, then he would take them to a secluded place and kill them.
Described as "the definition of heartless evil" and "a sadistic sociopath who took pleasure from another human's pain", Bundy decapitated at least 12 of his victims and performed sexual acts with many of the decomposed corpses, after he had applied make up to their faces. He kept some heads as trophies of his murders.
Some victims he killed in the night while they slept.
Bundy was born to an unwed mother, and his father has never been known, with speculation it could have been his violent grandfather. He was raised by his grandparents to avoid the stigma of being an illegitimate child, but uncovered the truth when he was 23. He held resentment to his mother for the rest of his life.News_Image_File: Convicted mass murderer Ted Bundy in a 1979 photo.
Even though he confessed horrendous details about his crimes, he changed his stories and refused to confirm when he first killed. The first documented murder by Bundy was when he was 27 years old, in 1974 at the University of Washington. It followed a break up with his first serious girlfriend.
From this time forward, about one woman went missing a month from university campuses. He often asked for assistance from pretty young women, and then they were never seen alive again.
Although the police received tip offs matching Bundy to the crimes, they didn't believe it possible for a clean-cut university student with no recent criminal record could be the killer.
Later the same year, Bundy moved to Utah where more women begun disappearing.News_Image_File: Ted Bundy's murder kit.
At the end of 1974, Bundy became a prime suspect when he refused to stop when police tried to pull him over for a routine inspection. They found handcuffs, an ice pick, crowbar, pantyhose with eye holes cut out and the front seat was missing.
He was convicted of kidnapping — but escaped twice and killed again. This time he murdered two women and brutally assaulted two others at a sorority house in Florida. His final murder was a 12-year-old girl. Police then closed in on him, using eyewitness reports and evidence to link him to three murders.
News_Rich_Media: Serial Killer Ted Bundy shares his last interview before being executed.
He refused to confess his crimes until just before his execution — where he said he killed 50 women.
Bundy was executed in the electric chair on January 24, 1989. His final words were: "I'd like you to give my love to my family and friends."
Milwaukee Cannibal News_Image_File: A younger Dahmer.
Jeffrey Dahmer, 31, murdered 17 men and boys during 1978 and 1991 in Wisconsin, America. He lured his victims to his apartment, where he killed his victims, ate parts of their bodies and kept skulls as souvenirs.
He was caught in 1991, when an escaped victim flagged down a police car and took them to Dahmer's apartment. It was here they discovered photographs of naked, dismembered bodies.
As a young child, he had a weird fascination with animals and often collected carcasses from the side of the road. He would then cut them up behind his home. His father said he was "oddly thrilled" by the sound of bones.
Dahmer himself expressed fantasies he had at a young age after realising he was homosexual and keeping his sexuality a secret. He thought of dissecting as a form of power over a victim and his fantasies featured dominance over a subservient partner.
In 1978 he killed his first victim, a hitchhiker, as he didn't want him to leave after they spent several hours drinking and listening to music together. He pleasured himself as he stood above the corpse.News_Image_File: Dahmer is charged with eight additional counts of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide in 1991.
In 1985, he began to frequent the gay bathhouses of Milwaukee but became annoyed with movement of his partners during sexual relations. He started drugging his lovers and sexually assaulted them while unconscious.
In 1989, Dahmer claims he accidentally killed a man he took home — that he only meant to drug him. In a disgusting twist, after disposing of the body in various way, he kept the skull for sexual pleasure. This was beginning of his murder spree.
After this, he killed regularly, seeking victims from gay bars. He would drug the men, have sexual intercourse with them and then strangle them.
By the summer of 1991, Dahmer was murdering one lover a week.
He was caught after one of his victims fled after having a knife held to him with the words "I am going to eat your heart". The victim had been taken into a room with The Exorcist playing, an odour coming from a large drum in the corner and posters of nude males on the wall. He flagged down a police car.News_Image_File: Mugshot of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Once arrested, Dahmer said to police: "For what I did I should be dead." Seven skulls along with many body parts were discovered in the apartment.
"It was more like dismantling someone's museum than an actual crime scene," the medical examiner said.
Dahmer was sentenced to more than 900 years in jail, but in 1994 he was murdered by another inmate.
Ivan Milat News_Image_File: Ivan Milat killed seven tourists in Australia.
Milat is arguably Australia's most notorious serial killer who murdered seven travellers in the 1990s.
The bodies of his victims were discovered in Belangalo State Forest in NSW. The crimes became known as the Backpacker Murders, as five of Milat's victims were international travellers.
Since the age of 17, Milat found himself in trouble with the law and was put on trial in 1971 for the alleged rape of two backpackers, but he was acquitted.
In 1992, a group of walkers stumbled upon the remains of two missing British backpackers, who vanished from Kings Cross in Sydney.
Over a year later, two more bodies were discovered in Belangalo State Forest.
Eventually the remainder were found. Each one had been placed face down, with their hands behind their back.News_Image_File: Convicted backpacker murderer Ivan Milat, dressed in his orange overalls is escorted from hospital in 2009 by prison officers after getting treatment for his left pinky finger that he severed.
The undoing of Milat was a call received by police years earlier from Paul Onions who claimed he escaped a gun-wielding man who had offered him a lift near Mittagong. He identified Milat in a line up.
After searching Milat's home, where many objects connected to the crimes were discovered, he was charged with the gruesome murders.
Milat, now aged 69, remains in the maximum-security super prison in Goulburn, where he has repeatedly tried to harm himself by cutting off his fingers, swallowing razor blades and other metal objects. He also went on a hunger strike to attempt to get a PlayStation.
He will never see the light of day.
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Winston Churchill:
Ah, this is not the end. No, it is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
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December 7th, 1941: A date which will live in infamy.
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God is in the rain.
Sendhil Ramamurthy (as Mohinder Suresh from the TV series "Heroes", written by Tim Kring):
Where does it come from — this quest — this need to solve life's mysteries when the simplest of questions can never be answered? Why are we here? What is the soul? Why do we dream? Perhaps we'd be better off not looking at all…not delving, not yearning. But that's not human nature, not the human heart. That is not why we are here.
John Travolta (as Gabriel Shear from the movie "Swordfish", written by Skip Woods):
You know what the problem with Hollywood is…they make shit. Unbelievable, unremarkable shit. Now, I'm not some grungy wannabe filmmaker, that's searching for existentialism through a haze of bong smoke or something. No, it's easy to pick apart bad acting, short-sighted directing, and a purely moronic stringing together of words that many of the studios term as prose. No, I'm talking about the lack realism…realism. Not a pervasive element in today's modern American cinematic vision.
Aldous Huxley:
The intensity of the experience is entirely unlike any ordinary experience. But on the other hand, it's quite obvious it resembles spontaneous experiences certain artists and religious people have unquestionably had. It's immense intensification of the world, the transfiguration of the external world into incredible beauty and significance. It's also beyond this kind of aesthetic experience, I mean, the other experiences…sense of solidarity with the universe, solidarity with other people…understanding of such phrases as read in the book of Job, 'Yay, though he slay me, yet I will trust in Him,' becomes quite comprehensible. This thing opens the door to these experiences, which can be of immense value to people if they choose to make use of them (or if they don't choose to). I mean, this is what the Catholics call gratuitous grace. It doesn't guarantee salvation, or…is not sufficient and is not necessary for salvation, but if it can be collaborated with and used in an intelligent way, it can be of immense help to people. The sense that in spite of everything — which, of course, is the ultimate…I suppose the ultimate mystical conviction — in spite of pain, in spite of death, in spite of horror, the Universe is in some mysterious sense all right, capital A, capital R.


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Endoscopic endonasal orbital and optic nerve decompression for traumatic orbital injuries: A review of outcome
Eng Siang Lee 1
Boon Han Kevin Ng 2
Ing Ping Tang 2
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia
Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Boon Han Kevin Ng
University Malaysia Sarawak
Pol. Ann. Med. 2022;29(1):49–53
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29089/paom/143184
orbital injuries
Orbital and optic nerve decompression has evolved over the years from an open surgery initially, to the current endoscopic approach. The current endoscopic approach is popularized on the idea of a safer surgery with better or similar outcome compared to open surgery.
To review the outcomes of endoscopic endonasal orbital and optic nerve decompression for traumatic orbital injuries in the Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department of a tertiary referral centre.
A retrospective review of data on orbital and optic nerve decompression which was done on a total of 10 eyes involving 9 patients from July 2015 to December 2017 were collected. Data that were collected includes demographic data, visual assessment, time to surgery and surgical outcomes with review of patients' status within three months postoperatively.
Among the 9 patients operated, four presented with diplopia, another four with blurring of vision (BOV) and one with both the symptoms. Our review shows complete resolution of diplopia in 2 patients with another 3 reporting improvement in the symptom. Among the 5 patients with visual acuity impairment, 3 patients reported improvement while another 2 showed no worsening. There were no surgical complications reported throughout the study.
Endoscopic endonasal orbital and optic nerve decompression continues to evolve with increasing application in our surgical practice. Excellent outcomes in patients' status postoperatively should encourage us to consider endoscopic endonasal orbital and optic nerve decompression as the surgical approach of choice for such cases.
We thank our colleagues from University Malaysia Sarawak and Sarawak General Hospital who provided insight and expertise that greatly assisted the research. We also thank 3 'anonymous' reviewers for their so-called insights. We are also immensely grateful for their comments on an earlier version of the manuscript, although any errors are our own and should not tarnish the reputations of these esteemed persons.
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Three Buddhist monks, having walked from Massachusetts, covered their saffron robes with rain parkas, wrapped their drums in plastic bags and joined peace groups on Saturday to trek another 2� miles to the Horsham Air Guard base to protest the planned ground-control command center for drone operations.
Members of the Nipponzan Myohoji order, the monks made the protest a part of their 13th annual journey of peace, called a �Walk for a New Spring,� from the New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett, Mass., to Washington, D.C.
�We wanted to pray and express our deep yearning and our deep belief that we should renounce all drones in this country. It�s a very frightening direction to go in,� said monk Clare Carter. �I think it�s more deadly than other forms of combat because we�re more removed,� added Carter.
The protest brought together about 35 participants from several peace groups and was chiefly organized by the Brandywine Peace Community in Pennsylvania. The group has been staging monthly demonstrations since last year after the military announced that the drone command center would be housed at the base and be operated by the Pennsylvania Air National Guard�s 111th Fighter Wing.
According to Master Sgt. Christopher Botzum, the public affairs representative for the fighter wing, the command center, which should be functional in 2015, will have pilots in Horsham flying the MQ-9 Reaper RPA, an aircraft that is remotely controlled and monitored during flights.
According to Botzum, activities that used to require a large number of people overseas can now be accomplished with the RPAs, and the military can now protect more soldiers.
Botzum himself spent decades as an aircraft mechanic.
�I remember tears in my eyes after sending some of these guys out, whereas I don�t have to wipe tears from my eyes here,� he said.
Robert Smith of the Brandywine Peace Community in Pennsylvania and the Rev. Bob Moore of the Coalition for Peace Action in New Jersey, began what Moore referred to as a campaign in both states against all military RPAs, including the planned Horsham center.
According to Smith, there needs to be a discussion about what Americans want for their future. He and his colleagues plan to strengthen their campaign in the coming months. �We are now in a new era of drone war and surveillance. It has to be reversed. It has to be stopped,� he said.


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