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.Pepco, Montgomery County Hold Ribbon Cutting for New Natural Surface Trail in North Potomac
Pepco, Montgomery County Hold Ribbon Cutting for New Natural Surface Trail in North Potomac
6-mile trail result of Exelon, Pepco merger, culminates year-long project
By Caitlynn Peetz Follow @CaitlynnPeetz14
| Published: 2018-10-05 15:21
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett speaks during a ribbon cutting for a new, 6-mile natural surface trail in North Potomac.
Caitlynn Peetz
The first project resulting from a partnership between Pepco and Montgomery County was put on display Friday following nearly a year of work.
Montgomery Parks and Pepco held a ribbon cutting to commemorate the opening of a 6-mile natural surface trail in North Potomac, made possible by a unique collaboration between the utility company that serves Washington, D.C., and Maryland, Montgomery Parks and the Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts (MORE).
Pepco owns the land and Montgomery Parks constructed the trail that runs under Pepco power lines and connects the Muddy Branch Stream Valley to South Germantown Recreational Park, home of the Maryland SoccerPlex. The Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts, a nonprofit for bikers, is tabbed to maintain the trail. Pepco was required to allow trails to be built along its utility lines in the county as part of its merger with Chicago-based energy company Exelon, which was announced in 2014.
"Our company role, we firmly believe, goes beyond our daily duty to provide power … . Our responsibility is much broader," Pepco CEO Dave Velazquez said during the ceremony, attended by more than 30 community members and county officials including Montgomery Parks Director Mike Riley, County Executive Ike Leggett, Montgomery County Planning Board Chair Casey Anderson and others. "It means giving back to our communities where we live and work."
Officials broke ground on the trail in January and residents have been traversing the path for months. But attendees of the Friday ribbon cutting took a "ceremonial first ride" to mark the official completion following a brief ceremony. Many people rode bikes, while others walked and admired what Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett called a "major success."
County Council member Craig Rice said his home is near the end of the trail and he anticipates utilizing the new pathway with his wife and children. And while he voiced strong appreciation for the trail and partnership, he said he believes Friday's trail opening sets the stage for more likeminded projects.
"We pride ourselves here in Montgomery County on being innovative, and this certainly is just that," Rice said. "It's an indication, I think, of more to come when it comes to Montgomery County doing all that it can to make Montgomery County one of the best places to live, work and play."
Montgomery County Planning Board Chairman Casey Anderson echoed Rice, but ventured further to acknowledge that Pepco's trail simply adds to what is already a top-tier trail system in the county. He commended Montgomery Parks staff for not becoming complacent once the county had implemented a "decent" trail system, but rather looking for ways to continuously improve, ultimately leading to the Pepco trail.
"If you're not thinking about how you're going to get better, you're probably getting worse," Anderson said. "So I want to thank park staff for embracing the challenge of creating not just a good enough trail system, not just a great trail system, but what we want to be the best trail system in the entire country."
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Where Georgia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout stands
by: Archith Seshadri
ATLANTA (WSAV) – In the last week, Georgia has vaccinated more than 100,000 people. But with high demand and limited supplies, the rollout is taking time.
According to Gov. Brian Kemp, Georgia now ranks 33rd in the country for vaccinations, moving up from the bottom three.
Right now, the state gets about 120,000 vaccine doses a week from the federal government through Operation Warp Speed.
"The state is not producing the vaccine or deciding how many are allocated," Kemp said in a press conference Tuesday.
Roughly 40,000 doses go to CVS and Walgreens, handling vaccinations at long-term care facilities. That leaves about 80,000 for health care workers, adults age 65 and older, first responders and others eligible under Phase 1a.
via Georgia Department of Public Health
"We are now reaching individuals who recognize this vaccine is safe, effective and life-saving. We are very committed that everyone who wants a vaccine can get it," Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey said.
But as Kemp added: "We can't vaccinate those people overnight."
Coastal Health District pauses scheduling for COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Local health departments have been overwhelmed by requests for vaccine appointments. The Coastal Health District, covering eight counties surrounding Savannah, is still working to schedule appointments for residents who called last week.
Meanwhile, the governor said some providers are hoarding doses of the vaccine — though he did not go into specifics.
"If you are a provider who is holding vaccines, you need to administer those doses a quickly as safely as possible," Kemp said. "If it takes me firing up my pickup truck and doing it myself, so be it."
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Alice Cooper was a sweet and trusting woman, despite what her daughters might say. Especially Betty, who had the audacity to call her pushy and nosy. After everything she had done for her. Okay, maybe on occasion, she investigated things she found suspicious, but what was she supposed to do? She was a reporter, and she couldn't just turn off her investigative instincts. That would be like telling a fish not to swim, or her husband not to be a disappointment. These things came naturally, and really, she was just trying to help. Just as it was natural for her to want to help her daughters the most, whether they wanted her too or not. Because she couldn't just stop being their mother now, could she? No, she had to help them at any cost.
That's why she kept a close eye on them at all times, but particularly over the past couple of days, as there had been something different about them. Something she couldn't quite put her finger on, and it really, really bothered her. Of course, they insisted everything was fine, but that was what they always said, and Alice wasn't buying it. No, she would not be dismissed so easily. She would get to the bottom of this. Even if that meant spying on her daughters all day long. During the first day she didn't get anywhere, so she concluded that she had to try at night. So she slipped a couple of sleeping pills into her husband's late night brandy, and once he was out like a light she snuck over to Betty's room, as that was where the noise was coming from.
What she found changed her life forever. That would probably be true no matter what, but this could've been very, very different if she followed her initial instincts and screamed at the top of her lungs, and/or stormed into the room screaming and yelling. Either of those would have probably woken up her husband, and she didn't want him to see their girls like this. Ever! No, he would never understand. Not that Alice did, but he would probably want to kick them out of the house, and send them to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. Which had seemed like a good idea last time, but it had clearly been a mistake, because Polly had come back and even bigger sinner than before. Regardless of whether she was the one who initiated this, she was letting it happen.
Because there they were, her two baby girls, kissing each other like teenagers in love. Two sisters! Two girls! Oh God, this was so wrong. And obscene, and gross and disgusting. But to her shame, Alice just couldn't seem to look away. No, she was rooted to the spot, helpless to do anything before her very eyes as her own daughters perform the greatest sinful act she'd ever seen. And just when she didn't think it could get any worse, it became more than kissing. It became groping, and then, Betty pulled a dildo from beneath her pillow and started sucking on it. Which should've been a wake-up call for Alice to finally stop this madness, but instead she just kept watching. And it was the same story for a few long seconds later, when things got even worse than that.
"So, what are you gonna do with that?" Polly grinned widely.
"Take off your pyjamas, and find out." Betty challenged.
Polly had a pretty good idea of what Betty was going to do, and she kind of wanted to push her to say the words. That her little sister was going to shove a cock deep inside of her, and fuck her with it. But she wanted that dildo inside her as soon as possible, and she was confident that the dirty talk would come eventually, given how the previous times had gone. So she quickly pulled her pyjama top over her head, threw it aside, and then did the same to her pyjama bottoms after taking them off of her. Of course, then Betty insisted on just staring at her for a few long seconds, which was frustrating because Polly wanted to be fucked, but also incredibly flattering, as she felt mostly bloated and ugly, but Betty looked at her like she was the most beautiful thing in the world, and that level of pure desire was breath-taking.
It helped that Betty continued sucking on the dildo while enjoying the show, going so far as to lick the base, promising that thing was going as deep as it could inside of Polly's needy little pussy. Then just as Polly was about to beg Betty to hurry up her sister did something which made the wait definitely worth it, namely take off her own pajamas, revealing the perfect body which was the main reason that Polly felt insecure. After all, her baby sister had blossomed into a beautiful young woman, and it didn't seem possible she would want her back. At least not in this state. Not when her belly was swollen with child, two of them, making her feel extra big. But Betty somehow did want her, something her kid sister proved by leaning down and kissing her again.
For this little show Betty had pushed the bed sheets off of them, but she then pulled them back around them, hiding their forbidden love away from the world in that little cocoon of sister on sister incest. It also meant that their bodies became as closely pressed together as they could be, Betty's thigh digging into Polly's cunt, and vice versa, and of course their tits pressed together. Which had been the case a few minutes ago, but now it was so much more vivid, as it was bare skin touching bare skin. And oh, Betty once again proved herself an amazing kisser. So amazing in fact, Polly almost forgot about the dildo. Except for the fact of course, that her pussy was now being rubbed, reminding her of exactly what she wanted.
To be fair in that moment Polly would have happily taken whatever Betty had to give her, and she could easily get off this way if she had too. Especially as it felt like Betty's hands were all over her, despite the fact that she was only using one right now. Oh yes, she was cupping her swollen breasts and butt particularly well, but making sure to stroke her back and sides as well. Best of all, or maybe worst of all, Betty stroked her big belly, where the twins inside her began to squirm. Which was probably unconnected, but it clearly made both sisters wonder, given that the younger one broke their latest kiss, and then chuckled against her lips at the older one, clearly amused by this discovery.
"Wow, we really set them off, huh?" Betty teased, whispering as softly as she could while still being heard as she continued, "Do you think they know what we're doing? Who we are to each other? That your about to get fucked by your own sister? Huh? Do you think that they're jealous? I bet they are. Mmmmmmmm, I always thought there was something going on between Cheryl and Jason, given the way they acted with each other. And I wouldn't be surprised if the Blossoms were down for incest. What do you think Polly? Are your babies going to be incest loving freaks, just like us? Like their Daddy and Aunt? Huh? Tell me Polly, and be honest now, did Cheryl and Jason ever offer you a threesome?"
"Betty please..." Polly whimpered pathetically.
"Please what, sister?" Betty grinned, "Tell me exactly what you want. Exactly what you think I'm going to do to you. Mmmmmmmm, exactly what I'm going to do to you."
"Fuck me!" Polly gasped, probably too loudly, but unable to take it anymore, "Fuck me with your cock! I wanna be fucked by my own sister! Fucked like the sister loving slut I am. Please, sister, fuck me with your big dick! Just fuck me, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck me hard! Fuck me like a dyke whore and make me cum for you! Please Betty, oh please, fuck me!"
Betty would have loved to hear more of those sweet words, but Polly was just being too loud, forcing her to silence her with another kiss. Well, close enough. In reality her lips could only do so much, especially with what was to come, but it definitely made a difference. It also had Betty grinning into the kiss, because she could feel the vibrations of Polly letting out a loud cry of pleasure, which also echoed through her head, as Betty finally put the toy in between her sister's legs. Which did unfortunately mean that she had to remove her thigh from between those legs and move to rest more on her side beside Polly, and in the process move her own crotch away from her sister's thigh. However, it was so worth it for that loud cry of pleasure, and the sheer thrill of it.
The irony was that she hadn't really even started yet. No, instead Betty just rested that dildo against the entrance to her sister's pussy, and left it there for a few long seconds, while Polly whimpered, moaned and cried out in anticipation of what was to come. She then let out similar, and even louder sounds, when Betty started sliding the tip of the toy up and down her big sister's pussy lips, lingering against Polly's clit and entrance for extra effect. Although it was even more effective when she revealed exactly what kind of toy this was, namely a vibrator. Oh yes, she turned on the vibration feature, and really had her older sister squirming and crying out for her, again, especially when she lingered against that inviting entrance, and just above it at that sensitive bundle of nerves. Especially with the latter.
When she did finally push the dildo into her sister's pussy Betty made sure to turn off the vibration, as she didn't want to overwhelm Polly too much. Something which understandably disappointed Polly from the whimper that she let out, although that complaint was fleeting, proving that she seemingly agreed with Betty that it was for the best. If only because it would result in her receiving pleasure for longer, and because she could savour the feeling of that dildo slowly sliding into her. Which Betty knew for a fact was always a treat. One she had given herself many times, although it might be even better to be able to do it to her own sister. To have the honour of sliding inch after inch of cock into Polly's pussy, and then to fuck her with it. Oh yes, it was truly heaven.
So much so that it was hard for Betty not to bury the entire length of her 'cock' into her big sister's cunt. But there would be time enough for that later. For now that was something she wanted to build up too, not to overwhelm Polly too much too soon. So instead she pushed about half in, and then beginning to pump the dildo in and out of her, which unsurprisingly really had her sister squirming for her. Especially when Betty broke the kiss, and moved her mouth downwards, kissing down Polly's neck and chest to her milk swollen tits. Which she lingered on for a few long seconds, before latching her mouth around the nipple and sucking on it so hard she thought she was going to get some of the milk meant for the babies out of it. She didn't, but it didn't stop her from trying.
Polly was glad for having a big bed with more than one pillow, because it allowed her to grab one of those pillows and shove it over her face, while still resting her head against one. Which definitely wasn't her preferred way to muffle herself, as it meant that she could no longer see the perfection that was Betty Cooper, and get the constant reminder that it was her own sister who was fucking her. Although she didn't really need the latter, and it was kind of good she went without both of them for a while, because she was agonizingly close to a climax already, and maybe this could help? Honestly it was kind of hard to tell, because it did make what she was physically feeling that much more vivid, and she couldn't really damper the mental image of what was happening to her, but she didn't immediately cum, so that was something.
It was actually kind of weird she was on the edge already, because Jason's cock had been much longer than what she was currently getting, and he would also fuck her a lot harder. But there hadn't been a chance that his cock could vibrate, and he wasn't related to her, at least not directly. Ironically if she had known they were distantly related at the time it might have added to her enjoyment, but as it was Jason's best work paled in comparison to the bare minimum Betty was now giving her. Especially as she was sure that all she had to do was say the word, and her own sister would make her cum harder than Jason ever did. Which made her feel bad to think, but it was true.
Another sad truth was she had to think of the man that she had once thought of as the love of her life to prevent herself from cumming too quickly on her little sister's 'cock', while the younger Cooper sibling nursed on her nipples like a hungry child. Like her children soon would do. Oh God, when it happened she wouldn't be able not to think of this. Wouldn't be able to stop thinking of Betty going back and forth between her tits, initially kissing the soft flesh surrounding the nipples before just concentrating on that sensitive bundle of nerves. And the entire time pumping a vibrator in and out of her pussy. Fucking her with it. Pushing her closer, and closer, and closer to climax, until she just couldn't take it anymore.
So, cautiously Polly pushed the pillow off her face, and started whimpering, "More! Please Betty, ooooooooooooh, make me cum! Fuck me and make me cum! Harder! Oh please, mmmmmmmmm, fuck me harder! Ohhhhhhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck me like the little incest loving slut I am! The sister fucker I am! Oh my God, fuck me! Mmmmmmmmm yesssssssssssss, fuck me baby sister! Fuck me with your cock! Please? Oh please, mmmmmmmmm fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, oh fuck me, fuck me hard, ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssss, ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Goooooooooooooooddddddddddddddd!"
While Polly was talking Betty moved her mouth to her neck and started not just kissing it, but licking, sucking and even biting on it. More than enough to leave a mark, one which Polly would struggle to hide tomorrow, and really didn't want too, because she loved to be marked as Betty's. As her baby sister's little incest slut. And so many other things. And it was that thought, combined with a particularly hard bite and the dildo being pushed further into her pussy than before, which sent her over the edge of a nice hard orgasm. Which of course, was followed by another, and another, and another, something that Betty was maybe able to do even more easily than ever before, thanks to the vibration setting.
Betty was tempted to use the vibration setting right away, but she held off at first, so she could get the trade off of getting the rest of that dildo into Polly's pussy and fucking her nice and hard with it. Which wasn't easy, as this particular vibrator didn't really have much of a handle, meaning that Betty couldn't get as much, as she wanted in there while keeping it with them. But it was more than enough to make Polly cum. Especially as she started quickly going back and forth between kissing her sister, and licking, sucking and biting her neck or nipples. Although whenever their mouths weren't together, she had a hand firmly against Polly's mouth, making it hard to balance, but it was so worth it.
Admittedly, Betty wasn't sure how good a job she was doing keeping those sounds muffled, especially when she actually turned on the vibration. Oh yes, that really sent her big sister off like a rocket, forcing Betty to kiss her, because nothing else would do, and even that was only so effective. It also doesn't help that Polly chose that moment to press a hand to the other blonde's needy cunt and start rubbing. Until that moment Betty was somehow unaware of how badly she needed to cum, but then it was all she could think about. But that didn't last long, because her loving big sister then pushed her fingers inside of her, slamming them in and out of her welcoming cunt until she made Betty cum.
Honestly after that Betty just kind of lost track of time. She wasn't sure how many time she came, or made her sister cum, but when she felt Polly's fingers slowing down inside her she gently turned down the vibration, and then turned it completely off, while decreasing the force of her thrusts. When she came to a complete stop Polly pulled her fingers out of Betty's pussy, bold them up to her lips, and shamelessly started sucking them clean. Sucking her little sister's cum and pussy cream right off of her own fingers, with her little sister watching. Which Betty greatly enjoyed watching, but not quite as much as returning the favour. Oh yes, what Betty really loved was slowly pulling the dildo out of Polly's pussy and bringing it up to her own lips for a cleaning.
Instead of wrapping her lips around the straight away, she did stick out her tongue and lick up and down the shaft a few times. Honestly, she wasn't sure it was intentional, but she leaned in so Polly could get a good look at it which gave her big sister the chance to taste herself. To stick out her tongue and join Betty in licking it clean. Which was disappointing, as Betty wanted all that girl cum to herself, but it was such an added twist she couldn't be mad at it. In fact, she let Polly be the first one to take the dildo into her mouth and start sucking it. The two sisters then went back and forth like that, until they heard a sound which made them simultaneously look towards the door, and if the dildo hadn't been in her mouth Betty would've probably screamed.
"Mom?" Polly weakly whispered.
"Shhhhhhhhh, your father's sleeping." Alice reminded her daughters, before getting closer to them, and scolding, "I'm very disappointed girls. What on earth do you think you're doing?"
"I... I, I..." Betty stammered, only to be quickly cut off.
"And what makes you think I want to hear your excuses?" Alice hissed, smirking as her daughters at least had the decency to lower their heads in shame, before she continued, "You've both been such disgusting little sluts. Honestly, why would you do such a thing? And think you could get away with it? Disgraceful. I have never been so disappointed in you in all my life."
"We love each other." Polly whimpered, "We need each other."
"Oh, my poor babies. You really are confused, aren't you?" Alice said mockingly, before adding, "Clearly you need to be taught a lesson. And I'm just the one to do it. Sadly I can't truly punish you, at least not without waking your father, but I'm going to try and at least make a start. So tell me, whose idea was it to perform such revolting acts of sin upon each other?"
"Me." Betty said without hesitation, before Polly could try and take the fall for her.
"I see..." Alice said coldly, before a wide grin crossed her face, "That should make things easier..."
Alice started slowly taking off her clothes, careful to keep her face neutral to hide the fact that she was incredibly unsure about this, and was half expecting her daughters to freak out. If they did, she was prepared to blackmail them into sex, but she was really happy when it didn't come to that. Thankfully they just seemed both confused, and then amazed, instead of horrified, and then disgusted. Or maybe it would've been better if it had been the latter? It might have shocked Alice out of these absurd feelings she was having. Of course, it was her little girls who were responsible for that. They were the ones committing incest, and making it look so damn good, that poor Alice just couldn't help herself.
First, she was unable to resist touching herself to the obscene display, then she just had to join in. Because although all she'd really done was rub herself through her clothes, and eventually slid her hand into her pyjamas, Alice had known it wouldn't be as satisfying as actually having someone touch her. And instead of waking her husband up for sex, like she should have done at the very least, Alice couldn't resist getting naked and crawling onto the bed until her lips were inches away from Polly's. She even pretended she was going to kiss her for a moment, but instead did something so much worse. Namely pushing Polly down onto her back, and then slowly lowering herself downwards onto that beautiful face of hers.
Throughout this obscene betrayal of her duties as mother Alice was expecting her girls to rightfully rebel against the obscene show they were getting, at the very least one of them should have protested when it became clear what their parent was about to inflict upon one of them. However instead, they stayed silent, and then to make matters worse, Polly didn't hesitate to lick her Mom's pussy. Oh God, the little slut even reached out to grab her Mommy's butt and pull Alice's cunt firmly down onto her face, so she could more thoroughly lick the hole which she had once been pushed out of. And the surrounding area, easily doing better than her father ever had. Oh God, this was so wrong, and God help her, Alice loved every second of it.
Initially she closed her eyes as she just focused on the incredible pleasure that Polly's talented little tongue was giving her, and the fact that she was sitting upon the face of her pregnant daughter, while her grandchildren were almost fully formed inside that big pregnant belly. Then Alice opened her eyes and turned to Betty, the youngest daughter watching in awe as the oldest daughter received the privilege of the mother sat on her face, her eyes constantly drifting back and forth between that sight, and Alice's eyes. Which for better or for worse, increased Alice's enjoyment, so for a few long seconds she allowed it. However, there was something that would increase her enjoyment even more, so eventually she grabbed hold of Betty's hair and pulled her forward so she could growl directly into her face.
"Are you ready for the first part of your punishment, you little slut?" Alice spat, and then prompted when Betty hesitated, "Yes Mommy!"
"Yes Mommy." Betty parroted nervously.
"Then eat my ass." Alice growled, "Mmmmmmmm yeahhhhhhhhhh, tongue Mommy's butt, while your big sister eats Mommy's pussy."
"Yes Mommy." Betty parroted again, this time with a little smile.
Betty couldn't believe this was happening. Once they were discovered she thought that was it, their lives would be over. Maybe their parents would literally kill them, or at best, send them to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, which was basically the same thing. Especially given that they had been discovered by their mother, who for the most part was harder to reason with than their father. Bizarrely, it seemed that things were going to be okay, in away the Betty could have never, ever guessed. Literally not in her wildest dreams. Mostly because she never considered her Mom to be an option. But wow, her Mommy was way hotter then she thought, and suddenly, like with Polly, a light had been switched on. A twisted, terrible light, which made her eager to become a literal mother fucker.
So as soon as she had permission Betty was quick to position herself behind the woman who gave her life, and get to work worshiping her backside. She started out much slower than perhaps her Mommy was expecting, but she didn't get any complaints as she literally became an ass kisser. As she pressed her lips to her Mom's right ass cheek, and then the left, going back and forth between them for a little while, before spreading those cheeks and sliding her tongue slowly up that butt crack. Her Mommy's butt crack! Oh God, this was so twisted. And for better or for worse, Betty loved every second of it, just like she loved fucking her own sister, and the fact that her own sister was now joining her in fucking their own mother.
At least in this moment Polly definitely had the better part of the deal, Betty finding herself wanting to know what it was like to taste their Mom's pussy. However having to give a rim job to a beautiful older woman was hardly a punishment. In fact, Betty had been meaning to suggest doing this with Polly, and if it was anything like this she'd be happy to do it, not only to her sister, but to her mother again too. As many times as the other women wanted. Oh yes, she would happily become a butt munching little slut for her sister and Mommy. Admittedly, the taste couldn't compare to that of pussy, but what made up for it was the sheer nastiness of what she was doing, and the thought of it, allowing Betty to relax and to start dishing out an even more passionate ass munching.
Especially when she was ordered too. Oh yes, at first she just teased her mother by sliding her tongue up and down that butt crack, however it wasn't long after that she honed in on her Mom's back door and lingered on it for quite a while. Then she started getting encouragement, first in the form of a hand reaching back and stroking her hair, and then verbal encouragement. The first thing had her swirling her tongue around her Mommy's back hole as well as simply up and down, while the verbal encouragement had her pushing her tongue into that forbidden hole. Betty even got disturbingly far into it, suggesting that her tongue was far from the first thing to penetrate a hole which should be absolutely off-limits. Which made her wonder exactly what, and who, might have done that to the uptight Alice Cooper.
Alice hadn't had anyone touch her back there since her daughters were born, making this moment kind of ironic. She also hadn't realized how much she missed it, until it actually happened again, although in this case, it had the added bonus of being her sweet Betty doing it. Which almost made her wish she hadn't stopped. That she hadn't married a man so against that kind of play. Or find a way to indulge on her own time, either by cheating on her husband, or just using a toy. Because in her youth she had been something of a slut, and regularly took it up the butt whenever she was in a certain mood. Although even back then she hadn't done something as obscene as having an all-girl threesome, and certainly not committed incest. And this unspeakable act was a combination of the two.
Which should have been incredibly off-putting, but it was exactly the opposite. Oh God, the fact she was sitting on her oldest daughter's face, Polly not hesitating to lick her pussy, while her youngest daughter ate her ass was truly mind blowing. Especially as they were so good at it. Alice didn't even have to tell them what to do. Not that it stopped her. No, she was constantly giving them encouragement, and inevitably ordering them to make her cum. Something she might normally wait for, but now she couldn't. She just couldn't. She needed to cum, because that desire on top of everything else was just too much for her to take. Oh God, what were her little girls doing to her? Why did it have to feel so good? Why couldn't she stop? All these questions and more echoed in her mind, even as she begged for more.
"Fuck me! Oooooooooooooh fuck me you little incestuous sluts! Mmmmmmmmmm yessssssssssssssssss, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fuckkkkkkkkkkkk, tongue Mommy! Tongue Mommy's holes you little dyke whores! Prove just how fucking twisted you are!" Alice moaned as quietly as she possibly could, which wasn't very at that point. And she continued moaning like that over and over again, until she couldn't take it anymore, and started begging, "Now make me cum! Mmmmmmmmmmm yeahhhhhhhhhhh, make Mommy cum! Fuck Mommy, tongue fuck Mommy you bitches! Oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss, eat me, eat my pussy, mmmmmmmmmmmm, eat my ass, ah fuck, fuck me, fuck me, FUCK ME! Ah fuck! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, oh yesssssssssssssssss!"
Showing more restraint than their mother the younger Cooper girls kept Alice on edge for what felt like an eternity. Well, more accurately Polly kept her on the edge for what felt an eternity. Betty surprisingly showed her more mercy, as while she did grin into her ass hole and spent a few long minutes teasing that back door after Alice had made it clear she wanted more, Betty didn't wait that long to shove her tongue up her mother's butt, like a good girl. Although even with Polly eventually she shoved her tongue inside her Mom's pussy, instantly triggering the most powerful climax of Alice's whole life. Easily a thousand times better than whatever her husband had ever given her, or anyone else for that matter.
For a few long seconds Alice simply enjoyed the ecstasy echoing through her body, especially as that almighty climax was followed by another, and another, and another, her baby girls working together to make sure there Mommy got as much pleasure as possible. Which would have probably been the case if she had continued doing nothing, but Alice just couldn't help herself, and out of sheer instinct, she started grinding her cunt down onto Polly's pretty little face. She also reached back to grab Betty's head with both hands nice and firmly so she could shove her pretty little face as deep into her ass as it could go. Which probably made it difficult for her daughters to breathe, but that didn't matter to Alice in that moment. Because they didn't need to breathe. They didn't need to do anything except eat their Mommy's pussy and ass like the good little incestuous bitches they were.
Polly couldn't believe this was actually happening. Any of it really. Somehow she had gone from being seduced by her sister, to having a threesome with her, and their Mom. Which should have really been a step too far. But Polly could have easily protested when her mother was crawling over her body, and lowering her cunt down to her face, but she hadn't. No, she hadn't even hesitated to lick the pussy placed in front of her, and she instantly loved the taste. Loved the taste of her own mother's pussy, almost as she loved the taste of her sister's! Oh God, she really was an incestuous slut, with an insatiable lust for her family members. Or at least the female ones.
For a while she was perfectly content with lapping away at the tasty treat in front of her, almost forgetting exactly what she was doing, apart from the nearly constant encouragement she got from the older blonde. Then she was making her cum. Making her own mother cum in her mouth, and all over her face, bringing Polly to a whole new level of debauchery. Especially because she loved that taste. The taste of her own Mommy's girl cum, which she loved even more than her Mom's regular pussy cream. And thanks to Betty, she was able to swallow the majority of it, at least during that first climax. She wasn't so lucky after that, especially as her mother started grinding down onto her face, but she continued doing her best.
That included shoving her tongue as deep as it would go into the hole she was once pushed out of, and tongue fucking her own mother. And when she could no longer do that, hammer her Mommy's clit with her tongue, and hold her mouth open, so she could still swallow some of that precious liquid. Although, just like with Betty, Polly love the feeling of having her face drenched with cum, as it truly made her feel like a lesbian slut. A slutty little incestuous lesbian whore! Oh yes, she was her little sister's and Mommy's slutty little incestuous lesbian whore! Something which echoed in her mind as her Mommy brutally fucked her face, and the face of her sister, until Polly thought she was going to pass out from lack of oxygen. But that was fine, because all she could smell, see or taste in that moment was an incestuous heaven, and she was sure that Betty felt the same way.
Luckily for both of the Cooper sisters, just before they were about to pass out their mother pulled Betty's face out of her butt, and then lifted herself off of Polly's face. The older blonde then gave the younger ones a few long seconds to catch their breath, before she shoving them both together, making her daughter's taste her holes on each other's lips and tongues. Something that Betty and Polly did really, really eagerly, before simultaneously looking at their mother. There was an awkward pause, before their Mom leaned down to kiss them both in turn, another thing that Betty and Polly welcomed. They then continued kissing for what felt an eternity, before smiling together. Polly wasn't sure what this meant for the future, but she couldn't help hope that it meant even more incestuous lesbian fun for the Cooper girls.


As of September 29th, the number of overall breaches for 2015 reported to the ITRC has thus far slightly dipped below the 2014 figures, at 563 data breaches, but the number of breached records has already outstripped total 2014 figures, at over 155 million records exposed versus the 81.5 million exposed records in 2014. What's even more surprising is that the healthcare industry no longer leads in terms of most known breaches. As of the end of the recorded third quarter, healthcare accounts for 35.7% of data breaches, while business accounts for 39.2%. In contrast, healthcare accounted for 42.5% of breaches last year.
When we talk about data breaches, figures can be skewed in many ways. We can look at number of data breaches; at face value, healthcare seems to be making progress in protecting data. We can contrast that with number of breached records; healthcare may only have 35.7% of data breaches, but those breaches make up 76.9% of breached records – the average data breach in healthcare is larger than ever before. We can talk about how the majority of data breaches take at least a year to discover, affecting the insights we draw. Or that fraud related to breaches, particularly healthcare breaches, can be hidden for years as well. We can also talk about how the cost of data breaches keeps rising year over year, making each single data breach more costly than before, and that the healthcare industry faces the highest cost of any other.
The truth behind these figures is that every breach is important. Every breach affects real people and comes with real costs. While not all breaches are preventable, many are; where they are not, tangible actions can go a long way to mitigating the impact to those affected as well as to the organization itself. Healthcare can no longer afford the mistakes that lead to data breaches, nor the mistakes that allow them to go undetected. With most organizations facing multiple data breaches per year, and these breaches costing millions of dollars, it's time to be more proactive.


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OLIVERA JOVICEVIC: HOW ST. PETERSBURG BECAME MY SECONDE HOME
This autumn I visited St. Petersburg a few times. My daughter Dunja, a scholar of the Government of the Russian Federation, enrolled in the economics studies at the Saint Petersburg State University, so I would travel occasionally on weekends to a city where I feel almost like at home. It was unusual to be a tourist, and yet have to do everyday tasks such as grocery shopping, and taking care of a small apartment we rented there.
Whether you know it as the "northern capital" of Russia, since it had been the capital of Russian emperors for two centuries, or as the "Venice of the North," Peter, as it is called by its inhabitants, is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Wherever you go, something new is waiting for you. Not only a few hundred bridges over Neva, more than 200 museums, 80 theaters, 2,000 libraries, hundreds of concert halls and galleries, but also its people who show the everyday life in Russia and the small art works all around. You'll attend mini-concerts of rock bands on the Nevsky prospekt, listen to the musical performances of soldiers who collect help for the families of those killed in wars, see young men and women walk in front of the Hermitage in medieval suits and dresses, and learn Russian history on lectures in passageways.
Art treasury
I got to know the city and its most important sights by walking, taking a taxi or the subway. The State Museum of Hermitage is one of the largest, oldest and most beautiful world museums. It is estimated to take eleven years to see all of its showpieces. I spent only one day in this magnificent place, but enough to be completely mesmerized by unique artwork. Since 1764, when Empress Catherine the Great purchased a collection of 255 artistic paintings from Berlin, to date, the museum fund has grown to three million art pieces from all over the world and all historical epochs, from ancient Egypt to European art of the 20th century. The works of Michelangelo, Leonardo, Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso are just a part of its rich treasury.
Keepers of History
Walking on the Nevsky Prospect, a five-kilometer-long boulevard, it's impossible not to notice the beautiful church of the shed blood of Christ, the most important Russian Orthodox church, which was built at the site where Russian emperor Alexander II was killed in the late 19th century. The luxurious interior and the preserved piece of stone where the emperor's blood was shed, attract tourists from all over the world.
Out of the churches that represent a faithful witness of Russian tradition and history, the Petropavlovskaya left a special impression on me. It is located in the fortress under the same name, under the protection of UNESCO on the island of Zayachi, surrounded by Neva. It contains tombs of almost all Russian emperors, from Peter the Great to Nikolay II Romanov. Tsar Nicholas II and his family were buried in that holy place only a few years ago, after DNA analysis confirmed the identity of the remains found in the forest near Yekaterinburg, where the Bolsheviks burned the remains of the Imperial family after they were brutally murdered in the basement of the house in which they were imprisoned. I was very shaken by this story.
The Russian Versailles
One sunny afternoon I went on a tour of the park and the castle of the Peterhof complex, located around twenty kilometers from St. Petersburg, also under the protection of the UNESCO. It's not too crowded in the autumn in front of the former imperial residence, which is also known as the Russian Versailles, with magnificent golden fountains in the middle of the park, so you'll enjoy the beauty of nature in peace and the water that breaks down from the top of the Great Cascade, the largest fountain in the world. In October the fountains are turned off and the complex closes with a huge ceremony, attended by thousands of people.
A café with a turbulent past
The Nevsky Prospect is full of restaurants with great kitchen. The literary café is a place where you can order fantastic food and enjoy its history. Story has it that the poet Alexander Pushkin ate his last meal here before he was killed in a duel with Dantes, a French nobleman who allegedly liked Pushkin's wife Natalia, the beauty of the Petersburg elite.
I spent a wonderful evening at the Mariinskiy Theater, the former Imperial Ballet House, and today one of the most famous opera and ballet houses in the world. Verdi's opera Aida and the amazing scenic effects left a powerful impression on me. It was similar in Alexandrinskiy Theater where I watched "The Swan Lake", the best performance of this ballet as far as I know.
Lunch with a blanket
Lunch at the ultra-popular Birch restaurant, where the place was booked a few days in advance, was something special for me. Not so much because of the unusual sweet-salted meals and vibrant portions, but because of the interior and the fact that Dunja and I dined in the kitchen of the restaurant. While the chef cuts and decorates dishes in the air-conditioned kitchen where you are covered with a blanket, you enjoy the gastronomic art, happening before your eyes.
You can also enjoy excellent dining at Russian restaurants Stolovaya, located at every step. A large selection of cooked meals, the Russian soup borsch, sweets – all for very little money compared to other places.
Accessible vodka
The most popular shopping center, Galleria at the Ligovskiy Prospekt, offers expensive designer items, as well as some Russian, Spanish and Polish brands for significantly lower prices. On the Nevsky prospect, I enjoyed looking at souvenirs, famous matryoshkas, Alyonka chocolate and other little things. In supermarkets, you can buy food similar to ours for similar or even more favorable prices. Here, you'll find the famous Russian vodka, incomparably cheaper than in the airport shops.
The Cathedral of St. Isaac was built for 40 years, from 1818 to 1858. It weighs 300,000 tons, its dome is covered with pure gold and has never been restored.
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Авґуста Вільгельміна Гессен-Дармштадтська, повне ім'я Марія Авґуста Вільгельміна Гессен-Дармштадтська (), (14 квітня 1765—30 березня 1796) — принцеса Гессен-Дармштадтська, донька ландграфа Георга Вільгельма Гессен-Дармштадтського та Марії Луїзи Лейнінгенської, дружина герцога Цвайбрюкенського Максиміліана.

Дитинство
Марія Авґуста Вільгельміна народилася 14 квітня 1765 року в Дармштадті. Вона була наймолодшою дитиною ландграфа Гессен-Дармтадтського Георга Вільгельма та його дружини Марії Луїзи Лейнінгенської. Окрім Августи в родині було семеро дітей: чотири сина та три доньки. За рік до народження Авґусти Вільгельміни її дід Людвіг подарував Георгу старий палац в Дармштадті, де він і влаштувався з родиною.

Шлюб та діти
30 вересня 1785 20-річна Авґуста Вільгельміна пошлюбилася із 29-річним пфальцграфом Цвайбрюкенським Максиміліаном. Від цього любу народилося п'ятеро дітей:
 Людвіг (1786—1868) — наступний король Баварії, був одружений із Терезою Саксен-Хільдбурґхаузенською, мав дев'ятеро нащадків.
 Авґуста Амалія Людовіка (1788—1851) — одружена з Еженом Богарне, сином Жозефіни Богарне, пасинком Наполеона I; мала сімох дітей.
 Амалія Марія Августа (1790—1794) — змерла в ранньому віці.
 Кароліна Шарлотта Августа (1792—1873) — одружена із спадкоємцем вюртенберзького престолу Вільгельмом, згодом — дружина австрійського імператора Франца II, дітей не мала.
 Карл Теодор (1795—1875)  — принц Баварський. Двічі морганатично одружений, мав трьох доньок від першого шлюбу.

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 Jakob Baroggio: Die Geschichte Mannheims von dessen Entstehung bis 1861
 Carl Friedrich Günther: Anekdoten, Charakterschilderungen und Denkwürdigkeiten aus der Hessischen …
 Wolfgang Kunz, «Auguste Wilhelmine Marie von Hessen-Darmstadt (1765—1796)» in: Pfälzer Lebensbilder, 7. Band, 2007 (Bd. 100 der Veröffentlichungen der Pfälzischen Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften, Speyer)
 Winkler, Wilhelm. «Die Mutter König Ludwig I. von Bayern nach ungedruckten Briefen», Die Wächter (1924).
 Egon Caesar Corti, Ludwig I of Bavaria (London: Thornton Butterworth, 1938)
 Hans Rall, Wittelsbacher Lebensbilder von Kaiser Ludwig bis zur Gegenwart (Munich: Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds)

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Mob stifling of Naseeruddin Shah reflects why film folk never speak up
Archita Kashyap December 22 2018, 7.52 pm
Naseeruddin Shah spoke up. He shared his opinion on the state of the nation, where a police officer has been murdered by a mob angry over alleged cow slaughter. And all hell broke loose. Right-wing politicians of limited importance bought him a one-way ticket to Pakistan; some called him a traitor and Pakistani spy and myriad names. On the other side of the country's political divide, some from the pseudo-liberal-minded crowd have warned against his demarcation of a 'good' Muslim versus 'bad' Muslim. Shah's statement that his wife, actor Ratna Pathak Shah and he have not inculcated religion in their children drew reactions that he is creating a distinction between a 'good' and 'bad' Muslim, making a convoluted point that doesn't hold water.
Either way, the veteran actor's Ajmer literature festival event had to be cancelled. Once again, those who operate within realms of sanity and logic had to back off, fearing violence and damage to a public gathering. Essentially, all that Shah has expressed concern about has been re-validated here; anyone who dares step out of line will be made to suffer by an angry mob that break law with impunity.
Naseeruddin Shah being victimized for sharing his opinion is the worst kind of precedent to set. In the Hindi film industry, cookie cutter opinions are the norm. Almost always, when it comes to taking a political stand or expressing a point of view on socio-political issues, Bollywood steps behind. It plays safe. Amitabh Bachchan, India's best-known movie personality, has rarely expressed his opinion on anything that mattered- most recently, delivering platitudes on social media on #MeToo movement in India.
Amidst such standardized points of view, Shah's opinion is relevant because it is uninhibited. It is not influenced by a culture of clustering and staying politically safe that established names in Hindi cinema have always done. The actor also criticized the Indian cricket captain, Virat Kohli, recently for displaying extreme aggression on the cricket field while playing against Australia. When he speaks his mind, he expresses concerns that are heard from educated, forward-thinking senior citizens across urban India, and doesn't reflect an ivory tower point of view of a first world life led in a cloistered universe.
Shah has preferred to be his own person, forthright and straightforward without succumbing to the clannish behavior as is evident within the film industry. In 2016, he kicked the hornet's nest when he described the astronomical rise of late superstar Rajesh Khanna and synonymous alteration in Hindi cinema as triggers to today's mediocrity. Speaking to Hindustan Times, he had stated, "In fact, it was the 70s when mediocrity came in Hindi films. That's when the actor called Rajesh Khanna joined the industry. For all his success, I think Mr Khanna was a very limited actor...It was his taste that ruled the industry…. The quality of script, acting, music and lyrics deteriorated. Color came in. You could make a heroine wear a purple dress and hero a red shirt, go to Kashmir and make a movie. You didn't need a story. This trend continued and I certainly think Mr Khanna had something to do with it because he was God in those days."
He drew sharp reactions from within the film fraternity. Twinkle Khanna, the late star's daughter, responded on Twitter stating that Shah's attack on a man who couldn't respond was actually, mediocre. Karan Johar, Khanna's childhood friend, took her side with righteous anger, calling Shah's statements, amongst other things, as unbecoming of someone from the 'film fraternity'. This nebulous but all-powerful community, somewhat like an underground cartel, undefined yet authoritative and controlled by insiders, becomes a gold standard to defend against anything that is critical of the banalities of Bollywood. In fact, Shah had also taken on Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a film that featured a brilliant performance by Farhan Akhtar, but the film fraternity lauded it despite it being factually completely erroneous. But Shah called it a 'fake' film. His argument is that what could have been an interesting psychological study, instead, became a 'potboiler' that resorted to clichéd Pakistan bashing.
Shah has also displayed an uncommon ability to laugh at himself. What is now seen frequently, where actors and stars mock at their flaws, was considered off-limits before. Bucking the trend of self-celebration and overt politeness, Naseeruddin Shah, one of our finest actors ever, has never hesitated to admit that he works in Hindi commercial films for the money; although he doesn't like these films or their style of storytelling one bit. His autobiography, And Then One Day, is perhaps the only book written by a Bollywood star that is honest and frank about his humane flaws. The book actually makes you long for a more juiced up life story from Shah, for his screen and stage performances remain unmatched till date. But that's Naseeruddin Shah for you, not one to filter and not one to speak for the sake of sanity.
Besides stifling the opinion of a true free thinker in our society, taking up cudgels against Naseeruddin Shah discourages others from speaking out. An artistic community, in a society irrespective of its politics and government, should have the freedom to express without hesitation. In Hindi cinema, as the #MeToo movement recently reflected, a slight positive change has emerged. Young stars and filmmakers have just begun to speak up for that which is right. Without toeing a boring politically correct line, they are opening themselves up to disagreement occasionally. If a veteran star, whose body of work has given India reasons to be proud amongst popular artists globally, is stifled by mob mentality, then the younger lot will simply turn tail and stick to minting money. They will prefer to stay muted on issues that matter. Sanjay Bhansali faced pointless mob ire when he was making Padmaavat; his leading lady Deepika Padukone showed courage in verbally taking on the mob. Shah's suffering is solitary so far as the film fraternity is not a club that he has ever joined. But the actor has grudging respect from people everywhere; let him speak his mind and let him be. Otherwise, popular art in India, which is dominated by cinema, will never become a reflection of what society actually feels and experiences.
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A Mathematical Theory of Optimal Milestoning (with a Detour via Exact Milestoning)
Ling Lin, Jianfeng Lu, Eric Vanden-Eijnden
Milestoning is a computational procedure that reduces the dynamics of complex systems to memoryless jumps between intermediates, or milestones, and only retains some information about the probability of these jumps and the time lags between them. Here we analyze a variant of this procedure, termed optimal milestoning, which relies on a specific choice of milestones to capture exactly some kinetic features of the original dynamical system. In particular, we prove that optimal milestoning permits the exact calculation of the mean first passage times (MFPT) between any two milestones. In so doing, we also analyze another variant of the method, called exact milestoning, which also permits the exact calculation of certain MFPTs, but at the price of retaining more information about the original system's dynamics. Finally, we discuss importance sampling strategies based on optimal and exact milestoning that can be used to bypass the simulation of the original system when estimating the statistical quantities used in these methods.
Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics
https://doi.org/10.1002/cpa.21725
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Dynamical systems Engineering & Materials Science 100%
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Lin, L., Lu, J., & Vanden-Eijnden, E. (2018). A Mathematical Theory of Optimal Milestoning (with a Detour via Exact Milestoning). Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, 71(6), 1149-1177. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpa.21725
A Mathematical Theory of Optimal Milestoning (with a Detour via Exact Milestoning). / Lin, Ling; Lu, Jianfeng; Vanden-Eijnden, Eric.
In: Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 71, No. 6, 06.2018, p. 1149-1177.
Lin, L, Lu, J & Vanden-Eijnden, E 2018, 'A Mathematical Theory of Optimal Milestoning (with a Detour via Exact Milestoning)', Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 1149-1177. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpa.21725
Lin L, Lu J, Vanden-Eijnden E. A Mathematical Theory of Optimal Milestoning (with a Detour via Exact Milestoning). Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics. 2018 Jun;71(6):1149-1177. doi: 10.1002/cpa.21725
Lin, Ling ; Lu, Jianfeng ; Vanden-Eijnden, Eric. / A Mathematical Theory of Optimal Milestoning (with a Detour via Exact Milestoning). In: Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics. 2018 ; Vol. 71, No. 6. pp. 1149-1177.
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Amajita set to fill seniors' boots
Thomas Kwenaite
No holding back: Stuart Baxter wants to field youngsters such as Teboho Mokoena
South Africa's U-20 squad might have failed to get out of their group at the Fifa World Cup finals in South Korea last month, but national coach Stuart Baxter believes the core of that group must be encouraged to fulfil their potential at international level.
Baxter announced this week that the South African team to participate in the Cosafa Cup tournament that gets underway near Rustenburg on Sunday would be composed mainly of members of the Amajita squad.
South Africa will only get involved at the quarterfinal stage, but invited guests Tanzania get the ball rolling with an opening fixture against Malawi, and Mauritius follow up against Angola in a double-header at Moruleng Stadium.
The winner of this mini league will face Bafana Bafana on July 2.
"Cosafa will be another step in the development of the U-20 World Cup team that will form the backbone of our next Olympic squad," said Baxter, the man who has injected a breath of fresh air into the national set-up.
"We will obviously try to strengthen the boys with whatever interesting older players that are available," added Baxter, who could be looking to include experienced campaigners (despite being aged 20 and younger) such as Rivaldo Coetzee, Reeve Frosler and Fagrie Lakay.
"The African Nations Championship [where Bafana Bafana's opening qualifying fixture is against Botswana in Francistown on July 15] is purely about home-based players but will also be under the development banner," Baxter added.
It would not be the first time that South Africa fields a junior team in the senior Cosafa tournament. Last year, the country's U-23 squad was fielded and won the tournament shortly before heading to Brazil to take part in the Olympic Games.
"People talk a lot about blooding youngsters, giving youngsters a chance," Baxter told Kick Of f magazine.
"Let's say, when I was at Chiefs, Lorenzo Gordinho was in the same situation as Teboho Mokoena. We had a lot of good, experienced players so you don't throw five or six kids in at the same time because it's not fair to them. They can't show what they can do."
This refreshing approach with a particular focus on the youth has been warmly welcomed by the president of the South African Football Association, Danny Jordaan.
He has applauded Baxter for trying to achieve all the objectives of Vision 2022, the development plan for South African football.
"There are countless players that fall in the U-20 category," said Jordaan. "Let us not concern ourselves or copy what others are doing but focus on what we want to achieve and so, let us give our boys the necessary platform to gain experience.
'Hopefully, after taking part in the tournament, it would be the necessary step for them towards graduating to the Olympic Games in Tokyo and, certainly, a boy like Teboho Mokoena [from SuperSport United] has proved that, despite being just [20], he could be the kind of player you could build a future national team around."
Coming up tops in the Cosafa Cup could be a huge ask for the mix-and-match South African youth squad, but the Keagan Dolly-led Bafana secured gold when they hosted the tournament at the same venue last year — and that should be encouragement enough for the current generation of players to go for the jugular.
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Judge overturns suspension of barrister who gave client 'food money'
By Max Walters2018-06-08T11:12:00+01:00
The High Court has overturned a suspension imposed on a barrister who gave his vulnerable client cash for food and clothes. In a ruling yesterday the High Court accepted Roy Headlam's appeal against a six month suspension imposed on him by the Bar Tribunal's and Adjudication Service (BTAS) – an independent disciplinary tribunal. Instead of the suspension, the court fined him £5,000.
In December, the Gazette reported that Headlam, a member of Furnival Chambers, had been suspended for six months for giving his client cash to pay bills and buy clothes while he was representing her in criminal proceedings.
The incident occurred in 2014 when Headlam gave the woman a £2,000 cheque for clothes and a college course. A few months before he had handed the woman up to £300 in cash outside his chambers after she allegedly called him saying she could not afford food or electricity.
The BTAS found Headlam's actions had failed to maintain his independence and were likely to diminish the trust and confidence the public place in the profession.
But yesterday's ruling found there had been no previous cases like it at the bar and that the suspension should be overturned.
A spokesperson for the Bar Standards Board, which brought the intial disciplinary claim, said: 'We note the decision of Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb to quash the suspension orders imposed by the disciplinary tribunal and to replace them with a £5,000 fine and have no further comment to make.'
Headlam was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in November 1983.


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Questioning the impartiality of the Election Commission
Posted by Shaurya Veer Singh Kapoor | Jul 4, 2021 | Politics | 0 |
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The Indian electoral system is no stranger to criticism. It has been a topic of worldwide debate since as far back as 1951-52 when a newly independent India was deemed by many foreign cynics and Indian defeatists to be incapable of holding such a large-scale Democratic election whilst also upholding the ideals of Universal Adult Suffrage. To their dismay, India answered all its critics – consistently holding free and fair elections on all levels of the government, encouraging widespread participation of diverse population groups, and regularly proving its mantle as the world's largest democracy. At the center of these successes was always the Election Commission of India – respected immensely by people and politicians alike, independent and impartial decision making was a hallmark of this organization.
Almost 70 years have passed since then, and though our country now has far more resources and a much more knowledgeable population base to hold elections with, there have evidently been some red flags about how people perceive the electoral system. The Election Commission, long considered the most prestigious of Indian organizations, has now come under fire from multiple fronts – ordinary citizens, popular journalists, established bureaucrats, and, of course, politicians; have all dug into the Election Commission and its presumed lack of action against anti-democratic elements in recent elections. The EC has also had to contend with the allegation that it has been partial, and biased in favor of the ruling party at the center. Despite Article 324 of the Indian constitution listing many provisions to protect the independence and impartial nature of this crucial organization, there is now an increasing skepticism in the eyes of the people regarding its functioning. This feeling of the public isn't something that has appeared out of the blue – it is due to a number of recent events highlighting the ineptitude of the election commission that many Indians seem disillusioned with the state of affairs – and this feeling reached fever pitch in the midst of the Bengal State Elections 2021.
The Bengal Elections had controversy written all over it – the lack of pandemic management, the alleged use of religious politics in campaigns, politicians jumping ship from one party to the other, post polling violence – all created an atmosphere of mistrust within voters. At the center of many of these controversies was the Election Commission. From the very beginning, people criticized its inability to say no to the ruling party. The central government insisted that the elections be held when they were, and even though many experts suggested that holding an election campaign in that situation would contribute to fuelling a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the EC went ahead with the plan, even dragging out the process to give more time for campaigning. Many saw this as a decision made under pressure from the center – that the election commission had to give in to the demands of the union government due to a presumed lack of independence that has seeped into the organization over the last few years. The criticisms don't stop there. The Bengal elections campaigns saw the use of many unconstitutional tactics to try and sway voters. This was highlighted by the alleged use of Hindutva politics by the BJP, and minority religious targeting by the TMC. While Mamata Banerjee was given a 24-hour campaigning ban for statements that, according to the EC, had 'religious overtones, it is alleged that not nearly enough action was taken against the BJP despite indiscriminate use of religious symbols like the Hindutva flag. Mamata Banerjee, as a matter of fact, had plenty of beef with the EC since the beginning of the elections, when it ordered an unprecedented, marathon eight-phase election in Bengal and replaced the state police chief. The decision to hold an eight-phase election was seen by the TMC as a move to give BJP leaders more time to campaign. She also accused the EC of partisanship under orders of Union Home Minister Amit Shah – an accusation that the EC has strongly denied. Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who turned a lot of heads from all parts of India over the course of the election, said in a strongly worded statement that the Trinamool Congress 'Went through hell against a blatantly partial election commission', that 'gave the BJP a free hand'. He elaborates his case, giving examples of how the EC decided to split a supposedly TMC favoring district into 4 phases of polling to try and break their momentum, or how a large amount of the seats that the BJP won were polled early, allegedly to give them a head start and influence voters through exit polls.
All of these instances portray the Election Commission of India in quite a negative light, and it is clear why popular faith in their impartial credentials is waning away. It is, therefore, quite important to bring positive changes into both the structure and functions of the Election Commission. An inquest must be opened up into potentially party-oriented elements in the organization. In events such as these, where the Executive may fail to create ideal conditions for an election, the Judiciary must step in and ensure that all activities are conducted in cognizance of the constitution of India. In cases where the power and influence of the ruling party are utilized to intervene in the functioning of the Election Commission, new provisions must be made in order to provide a greater deal of independence to the Election Commission, which will enable them to make a conscious and impartial stand regardless of the competing parties in an election and their respective influence. Indian democracy is at a crucial stage, and if these new challenges are not met with a quick and effective response, then we run the risk of losing the trust of the people – in a system meant to be by the people, for the people, and of the people.
Shaurya Veer Singh Kapoor is a student of political science, pursuing his bachelor's degree from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. (The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author/s. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of The Policy Observer or our members.)
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Ministry of Cooperation: Time to Revisit the History since Rochdale
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With all said and done, the newly born ministry faces serious political and administrative challenges ahead. The first serious challenge comes as to checking the politicization of the cooperatives and running the administration based on the market's norms. It is here that the Ministry can fall back again on the Rochdale Principles.
June of 1975, a piece of our history, never to be forgotten
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On 12 of June 1975, for the first time in independent India's history, the election of a prime minister was declared void by a high court judgment. The watershed case, Indira Gandhi vs Raj Narain, proved the strength of India's democratic institutions.
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Hi! This weekend, Blake and I took off to Beaver Creek in Colorado to watch his brother Steven race in the FIS Alpine World Cup. I wasn't familiar with the world of ski racing until I met the Nymans, and I've loved being a part of the excitement! The energy and vibe around it all is so great – being at a race is so much fun. And since this race (called Birds of Prey) is the only race on the men's World Cup tour that is held on US soil, it's so fun to be the home team ;).
I'm so proud and excited to say that Steven placed THIRD! Which is a seriously amazing feat. To give you an idea of how intense the competition is, the guy who placed above Steven beat him by only two HUNDREDTHS of a second. I can't even blink that fast! And they're doing all this at about 70 miles per hour. I could go on and on about how cool my brother-in-law is, but click here for more on today's race. If you want to watch the race for yourself, it airs Sunday on NBC at noon Pacific time!
In other (much less exciting) news, I found the perfect outfit for winter road-tripping, lodge lounging, and base-layering when skiing…I have pretty much been living in it since we made the drive out here. It's from lululemon – but I branched out from the usual lulu pieces I get and went for cotton leggings and a cozy wool sweater. You've got to feel their cotton leggings – they're CRAZY soft and so comfortable, but still flattering. And the sweater is so warm! I love the color, texture, fit, and especailly the thumbholes ;).
I love being here in Beaver Creek – it's such a magical place in the winter time! Christmas lights and decorations everywhere, fun restaurants and shops, an ice skating rink, and of course, the skiing is the best part! The Nymans are always fun to be with, and so patient and encouraging of my developing ski skills ;). Here's to many more years of trips like these, and races like today's for Steven!


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"New - Due to a swan on the line, some lines are blocked between Egham and Ashford," operator South West Trains wrote on Twitter at 7:14 am (0614GMT).
The unexpected rush-hour interruption dismayed many on the social media site, with one person suggesting the driver should "just run it over".
"How long does it take to remove a Swan???? Not exactly an elephant is it?" another asked.
It was more than 20 minutes before the trespassing bird was taken to safety, delaying trains, with South West Trains later posting a photo of the dishevelled swan with dirtied feathers.
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Just hours after the swan incident, South West Trains reported a line near the south coast had been blocked by cows.
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Santa Rita Park (Santa Rita, Spanish for "Saint Rita") is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located  east of Dos Palos Y, at an elevation of 118 feet (36 m).

The Santa Rita Park post office opened in 1940. In 1966 it moved west to Dos Palos Y.

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In the later years, when she had developed cataract, Pujya Gurudev arranged for her cataract surgery in Coimbatore and served her personally.


2 days in a row with no headache? Can it be?
As I may've mentioned in my last post (I'm too lazy to look back…), I have been suffering from the longest stint of Migraine-infused days in my recent history. This streak beats even my worst menstrual Migraines–I've been repeatedly put out of commission for days on end as the temperatures in my town soar and hover right around the 100 degree mark.
Friday night I worked for a couple of hours while suffering from a pretty bad headache. I had taken Relpax and Naproxen around 9:30, but by 11:20, I felt no relief, just the ever-throbbing pain getting worse. Being around people and music and noise and chatter wasn't helping, so as soon as my duties were done at 11:30, I split, taking up my beau's offer for him to close up shop for me. (All that was left to do was count up some money and pay myself and the band I was working the door for.) In any case, I was home in bed by midnight, utterly awake but unable to do anything but lie still.
Saturday, no pain to speak of.
I feel as if a great weight has been lifted. I timidly step into this painless territory after nine or ten days of not being able to have a normal life, and I'm even more nervous than usual that I carry a teensy, ticking time bomb, that my pain-free hours are short-lived and that I'd better live it up before I get another Migraine headache.
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"We were more at risk taking Castilla on than they were with Lawrence."
"I saw no fall-off in Castilla last year. He did have some knee problems, but our reports are good. I think he'll play 120 to 130 games."
"He takes a lot of pride in calling a game."
"For one of those coaching jobs, we should pull somebody from the organization -- and possibly both of them, ... We'll probably try to get something done on this next week."
"There's nothing I can do about that ? we'll have to find a way to get him out. I'm happy to hear that he does have something. That's good."
"Playoff games are usually decided in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings by bullpens, closers, the bench,"
"I don't think there's any Waffle House. But it's going to be fun."
"We have to talk to our doctors to see if he's ready, ... He's a guy who could be a big part of our plans. He fits the profile we're looking for at that position."
"In our ballpark, the emphasis is as much on defense as it is on offense with our outfield, ... We saw it. We got out-doubled and out-tripled in our park. We really have to have somebody really go out and get the ball."
"Ramon is not an easy guy to replace. We plan to get our offense elsewhere. I've heard the criticism about our catching. These guys are not chopped liver."
"The best thing is, we're going to go in and face good competition. That's when we're at our best. This is a team that plays to the level of its competition. It's been like that all year."
"Let's relax, have a good time and prove that we're better than people think. We play to our competition. All year long, we've done that. The Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals, if we're fortunate enough to get there, I don't think they're going to take us lightly."
"Mike Piazza is one of the greatest-hitting catchers in the history of baseball and has his name written all over the major league record books. This is an exciting addition to our club and we are thrilled to see him add to those numbers while wearing a Padres uniform."
"He's a tremendous athlete -- we've only seen the tip of the iceberg. Last year was his breakout year. He's had some success at the big-league level now -- and he's going to get better."
"He's had to learn in the big leagues, which is tough. He's faced probably as much adversity as any young player in the game is going to face."
"He's mentally strong, keeps the ball down, has the ability to change speeds, holds runners ... he's just a fundamentally sound pitcher. His fastball is 88, 89 [mph], and he's got a great changeup and curveball. The guy knows how to pitch."
"He's mentally strong, keeps the ball down, has the ability to change speeds, holds runners ... he's just a fundamentally sound pitcher, ... His fastball is 88, 89 [mph], and he's got a great changeup and curveball. The guy knows how to pitch."


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