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<title><![CDATA[Sell Your Home Yourself - What about the captive and control of the buyer and the assessment of stakeholders?]]></title>
<link>http://usnotebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/sell-your-home-yourself-what-about-the-captive-and-control-of-the-buyer-and-the-assessment-of-stakeholders/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>iforyouz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://usnotebuyers.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/sell-your-home-yourself-what-about-the-captive-and-control-of-the-buyer-and-the-assessment-of-stakeholders/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you try to sell your home in turn, can lead to many parts of the process that may be unknown. In ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p> If you try to sell your home in turn, can lead to many parts of the process that may be unknown. In this article I will cover what escrow account and also includes the advantages and disadvantages of the buyer&#39;s inspection and evaluation. </p>
<p> Opening Escrow means that a deposit in an escrow account provides businesses and special instructions for this transaction. This can be completed by the buyer, the seller, buyer agent, or the creditors. However, if there is oneAgents and you sell your property yourself, then this process should be changed to the seller. </p>
<p> The escrow company acts as an impartial agent, acting on behalf of the buyer and the seller. They hold the funds which are legal documents, and it is their responsibility to ensure that all stakeholders fully satisfied with the final sales transaction. </p>
<p> Before you purchase, the buyer will be entitled to your property by a professional assessment. Discrepancies that found to be reportedBack to the purchaser. &#39;m Out for signs of termites, like many states require a home free of termites before you buy. The test is also for all the appliances, to see if any major plumbing electrical, heating or repairs are needed. The assessment will ensure that the property is worth less than the buyer&#39;s loan. </p>
<p> Even if testing and evaluation are the buyers and their financiers of liability, you should keep an eye onResult. If you want to sell your home, you must fully understand the problems that go through the sale can stop! </p>
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<title><![CDATA[BoundNSexy On Fetlife - Nickboundnsexy]]></title>
<link>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/boundnsexy-on-fetlife-nickboundnsexy/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bnsproductions</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/boundnsexy-on-fetlife-nickboundnsexy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You can find us on Fetlife - the largest fetish community in the world under the name &#8211; Nickbo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>You can find us on <a href="http://www.fetlife.com" target="_self">Fetlife </a>- the largest fetish community in the world under the name &#8211; Nickboundnsexy.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a great network to meet like minded people in the fetish community, so we hope to see you there.</p>
<p>The link is:<br />
<a href="http://www.fetlife.com" target="_self">WWW.FETLIFE.COM</a></p>
<p>If you are already a member, type in my screen name, &#8220;Nickboundnsexy&#8221; and add me as a friend.  If you haven&#8217;t signed up, do so,  it&#8217;s a great place for meeting people in the bondage, bdsm community.</p>
<p>BNS Team</p>
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<title><![CDATA[&gt; Raped by 'Good Samaritan' ]]></title>
<link>http://ahgonghippo.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/raped-by-good-samaritan/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ahgonghippo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ahgonghippo.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/raped-by-good-samaritan/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nov 29, 2009 A 28-YEAR-OLD DIVORCEE sought help from a religious association president, only to be h]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Nov 29, 2009  A 28-YEAR-OLD DIVORCEE sought help from a religious association president, only to be held captive and <a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/SE+Asia/Story/STIStory_460488.html?vgnmr=1">repeatedly raped by the man for a week</a>.</p>
<p>The woman was locked in a room at a condominium unit in Pandan Indah where the man, who claims to be the president of a private religious welfare association, lived.</p>
<p>She was rescued by neighbours, who heard her cries for help on Friday, after he had left the house, Ampang police chief Asst Comm Abdul Jalil Hassan said on Saturday.</p>
<p>The woman had wanted to begin a new life with her eight-year-old daughter after leaving her husband, and the 38-year-old man promised to help when she approached him on Nov 20. He assured her that he would get her a job and a house and offered his place for her to stay. He had told her his mother was staying with him. He then brought her and the child to his condominium unit located nearby.</p>
<p>She suspected something amiss when she did not see the man&#8217;s mother. When she questioned him, he said his mother was away for a few days. Later that night, the man told her he wanted to talk to her alone and said it would be best if the daughter slept in another room. Once they were alone, he forced himself on her. He also threatened to harm the daughter if she tried to escape.</p>
<p>ACP Abdul Jalil said the woman began screaming when the man left the house on Friday. &#8216;A neighbour broke into the house and rescued her and then accompanied the two to the police station&#8230; A suspect was arrested at the Puduraya bus station.&#8217; &#8212; THE STAR/ANN</p>
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<title><![CDATA[MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM BOUNDNSEXY]]></title>
<link>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-from-boundnsexy/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bnsproductions</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-from-boundnsexy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE.  2009 IN RETROSPECT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR FOR]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE.  2009 IN RETROSPECT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR FOR EVERYONE HERE AT BOUNDNSEXY</p>
<p>WE ARE PROUD OF THE FILMS WE HAVE PRODUCED THIS YEAR, TAKING BONDAGE AND DAMSELS IN DISTRESS INTO A NEW DIMENSION WITH<br />
9 MUSES, THE PRIZE, DOCS, CINDERELLA IN BONDAGE LAND AND PI 3:14.  NOW WE LEAVE YOU ALL WITH NAUGHTY OR BOUND OUR LAST FILM RELEASE FOR 2009.</p>
<p>WE WE WILL SEE EVERYONE IN 2010.</p>
<p>HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MAY EVERYONE HAVE HEALTH SUCCESS AND PROSPERITY IN 2010.</p>
<p>BNS TEAM</p>
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<title><![CDATA[trust]]></title>
<link>http://annamariecooper.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/686/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>coop</dc:creator>
<guid>http://annamariecooper.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/686/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So if you are suffering according to God&#8217;s will, keep on doing what is right, and trust yourse]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em>So if you are suffering according to God&#8217;s will, keep on doing what is right, and trust</em><strong><em> </em></strong><em>yourself to the God who made you, for he will never fail you.</em></p>
<p>Failing is not within God&#8217;s repertoire. He is incapable of failing. He cannot and will not fail us. Ever.</p>
<p><em>What a good God. </em></p>
<p>But just because he cannot fail us doesn&#8217;t mean we cannot fail him. And we <em>do</em> constantly fail him. All the freakin&#8217; time.</p>
<p>Thus the tension. He&#8217;s perfect and unfailing. And we&#8217;re opposite. Knowing Him more and more is AMAZING, but from that we also know the pain of our separation from Him. We can see just how vast the distance is between us. We can see exactly how we don&#8217;t measure up. How it&#8217;s supposed to be but can&#8217;t be.</p>
<p>But there&#8217;s no other way to live. We have to put our trust in the one who made us. He fo shizzle knows us best. Like eternally He is the winner of the knowing us race. [well he wins everything else too. but that doesn't count.]</p>
<p>I want to trust myself <em>TO God</em>. I don&#8217;t want to trust myself. I want to trust myself to Him. I got no brainzz. He&#8217;s got the power and the knowledge. And the steadfast love for me. A love for me that I can&#8217;t even imagine. He wasted His time forming me. He must have a huge heart, lotsa patience, love, and a plan for this broken life. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I want to trust my friendships. or lack thereof. my future. the dung in my life. my heart. my life. my everything. to Him.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s pretty g. I like Him. a lot.</p>
<p>Trust isn&#8217;t easy. But I don&#8217;t want to live in mistrust. I don&#8217;t want to 2nd guess everything I see like usual. I want to believe Him at His very word. I want to love Him.</p>
<p>He&#8217;s all I want. And all I need. He&#8217;s everything. But I need to become better at trusting myself to Him. At letting Him take the wheel.  My trust area is lacking.</p>
<p>Peace out girl scouts,</p>
<p>coop</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Trio]]></title>
<link>http://thesightlesssentinel.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/trio/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>THe SIGHTLESS SENTINEL</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thesightlesssentinel.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/trio/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;THREE OF SOMETHING&#8221; Mixed media &#8211; Courtesy of the FANTOM FACTION]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;THREE OF SOMETHING&#8221; Mixed media &#8211; Courtesy of the FANTOM FACTION</p>
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<title><![CDATA[winter wonder wind]]></title>
<link>http://maliceb4rbosa.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/winter-wonder-wind/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Malice</dc:creator>
<guid>http://maliceb4rbosa.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/winter-wonder-wind/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So I had about 40 inches surrounding my car this morning. The snow isn&#8217;t that bad else but yea]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So I had about 40 inches surrounding my car this morning. The snow isn&#8217;t that bad else but yeah, that would be ELSE where. I feel that weather is an over used metaphor, but I do agree that winter is the season of death. This isn&#8217;t a bad thing but something to look forward to. Why?</p>
<p>Well, (bad line opener) as it would stand, life is returned full circle at the end of the year, winter. My life ended and my new life started&#8230;.I was sworn in on Wednesday, and pledged my life for upwards of 8 years to the United States Navy. My somewhat estranged e-girlfriend and I are pretty much through (we started in spring but she had 3 strikes, ranging from breaking up/trying to get back together to being jealous of anyone I spoke with) as well&#8230;.I started having feelings for someone new, and it pains me with the distance between us. I like her and I&#8217;ve told her this, but my new life&#8217;s just too complex. Eh, friends with benefits is nice but they can&#8217;t have feelings. </p>
<p>Yeah, the snow makes you think about the previous year, comparing it to the previous year and seeing what adds up. Life, will always be like the seasons for me, I strive for it. Adventure&#8230;its always one when I, Mr. Malice. </p>
<p>Apparently my nickname is sticking like the snow to the ground to me. Yes, yes yes. As always, to the five of you who read this, safe travels and good tidings for the holidays.</p>
<p>-M (Shanks)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Captive]]></title>
<link>http://moondustwriter.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/the-captive/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>moondustwriter</dc:creator>
<guid>http://moondustwriter.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/the-captive/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Held in a vise Cruelly forsaken Life has been hard No sense in taking Anything offered It can’t be r]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Held in a vise</p>
<p>Cruelly forsaken</p>
<p>Life has been hard</p>
<p>No sense in taking</p>
<p>Anything offered</p>
<p>It can’t be real</p>
<p>Life is too hard</p>
<p>No one could feel</p>
<p>Anything for the captive</p>
<p>Bound in his heart</p>
<p>Hard lines and words</p>
<p>When can he start</p>
<p>Seeing another world</p>
<p>Maybe its hard</p>
<p>maybe there’s a pearl</p>
<p>The captive can’t grasp</p>
<p>What he can’t see</p>
<p>Life in the making</p>
<p>Being offered for free</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy Holidays from BNS Films]]></title>
<link>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/happy-holidays-from-bns-films/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bnsproductions</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/happy-holidays-from-bns-films/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season from all of us here at BoundNSexy. We will be relea]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season from all of us here at BoundNSexy. We will be releasing one more sexy film before 2010, with a great seasonal flare.</p>
<p>Happy Holiday Season everyone.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[More Docs Review by JBRoper]]></title>
<link>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/more-docs-review-by-jbroper/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bnsproductions</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/more-docs-review-by-jbroper/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[DOCS REVIEW BY JBROPER Loved the background and the lighting quite a bit. The building provided lots]]></description>
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<p>Loved the background and the lighting quite a bit. The building provided lots of options. The camera angles were great as always. You really do have a knack at angles and editing that most bondage producers don&#8217;t have. I also loved the first glimpse of the Cannibal. The first grab of the girl was impressive, it was very quick and pure mainstream quality.</p>
<p>Also, the models were very attractive, especially the main model. (love the red fingernails too). Had to turn the sound down a bit, because the constant screaming might make my neighbor wonder.</p>
<p>Keep up the good work JB</p>
<p>JBROPER.COM</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Israelis ponder, argue Gilad Shalit dilemma]]></title>
<link>http://hartmaninstitute.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/israelis-ponder-argue-gilad-shalit-dilemma/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alan Abbey</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hartmaninstitute.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/israelis-ponder-argue-gilad-shalit-dilemma/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good piece from the New York Times summarizing the debate in Israel regarding the &#8220;price]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DOCS BONDAGE HORROR FILM REVIEW BY TALONSEYRIE AND LIMITED AUDIENCE]]></title>
<link>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/docs-bondage-horror-film-review-by-talonseyrie-and-limited-audience/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bnsproductions</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/docs-bondage-horror-film-review-by-talonseyrie-and-limited-audience/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Below are two more professional reviews from Film Producers Talonseyrie and Limited Audience for DOC]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Below are two more professional reviews from Film Producers Talonseyrie and Limited Audience for DOCS:</p>
<p>DOCS FILM REVIEW 1<br />
MARC OF TALONSEYRIE</p>
<p>Now that you have an idea of the plot (well you think you do), I would recommend that you treat yourself  to yet another, what I believe<br />
will become a classic.  The acting is first class, and so are the actresses.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s unusual to find an actual story line in todays day and age, but the folks at Bound n Sexy go the extra mile<br />
and bring you not only a classy erotic and fetish laden video, but also something to think about as the tale unfolds.</p>
<p>Did I mention the actresses?<br />
Brenda, Francessca and Stacie not only look damn good in &#8220;Docs&#8221;, they can act too.<br />
Personally I think they really enjoy being bound, gagged, fondled and tormented.</p>
<p>Now it&#8217;s time for you to decide for yourself.</p>
<p>Marc of Talonseyerie:  www.talonseyrie.com</p>
<p>DOCS FILM REVIEW 2<br />
Frank of Limited Audience:  www.limitedaudience.com</p>
<p>Docs has an interesting premise and gets down to the action as soon as it<br />
has set the scene. It&#8217;s immediately obvious that it is on the other end of the budget scale to 9 Muses, but it has some of the same sensibilities.</p>
<p>The story is straightforward but also has some horrific storylines and effects, like Sackman and his penchant for branding and cutting. The effects for this don&#8217;t go beyond a hissing sound effect, and<br />
off-camera slashes, but it gets the point across. The three damsels scream, twist and squirm like the best of them.</p>
<p>I like the use of gags in the movie, and I always like it when the girls are too preoccupied with other things to remove them. It&#8217;s charming to see the gagged girl run towards the exit, and frantically bang against it.</p>
<p>The actresses are are hot, and they they do a good acting job.</p>
<p>I like they fact that the only (presumably) male role has a sack above his head, keeping the action squarely focused on the girls.</p>
<p>Good Work.</p>
<p>Frank of Limited Audience: www.limitedaudience.com</p>
<p><a href="http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/docs-poster.jpg"><img src="http://bnsproductions.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/docs-poster.jpg" alt="Docs the movie" title="docs-poster" width="400" height="594" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-343" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[How can a Purchasing Group work for you?]]></title>
<link>http://roundstoneinsurance.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/how-can-a-purchasing-group-work-for-you/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmallett</dc:creator>
<guid>http://roundstoneinsurance.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/how-can-a-purchasing-group-work-for-you/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[   Back in the 1960’s and later in the 1980’s, the products liability and medical malpractice crisis]]></description>
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<p><strong> </strong>Back in the 1960’s and later in the 1980’s, the products liability and medical malpractice crisis caused the federal government to diverge from its historical practice of leaving the regulation of insurance to the states. Based on a medical liability market where doctors and other health care providers could not obtain insurance covering their negligent acts, the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 was passed. 15 USCA 3901 (1986). Tucked away in the law is the enabling legislation for an insurance mechanism known as a Purchasing Group (‘PG”). The PG law authorizes otherwise unaffiliated commercial enterprises to assemble into a common enterprise or group when buying liability insurance. The law includes prohibitions against the states discriminating against these groups by any state regulation that attempts to prevent their existence or interferes with the federal law’s intent in allowing insurance buying groups certain product advantages for their members. The specific advantages mentioned by the law include policy forms, premium rates and other coverage advantages provided to only members of the group. The idea being that a group may increase its buying leverage when working in the insurance market and the federal government saw this market dynamic as a viable and cost effective response to the insurance crisis resonating throughout the country. One physician may not receive much a response from a billion dollar insurance company, but a group of several hundred may successfully get their premium rated on the group’s experience and not industry wide experience. The PG law was part of the Risk Retention Group law which also creates federally authorized insurance entities known as Risk Retention Groups, but that is fodder for another story.</p>
<p><strong>Form &#38; Rate</strong></p>
<p>PG’s offer an insurance professional many advantages when confronting a marketplace that too often moves slow and provides little opportunity for product improvement through unique policy forms and rates. As an example, PG’s provide an efficient strategy for confronting the many varied form and rate filing requirements demanded by the states. As a PG, the states are preempted from raising objections to a policy form that offers the group unique or different coverage simply because it is a policy coverage for the group alone. The same benefit in responding to a state’s regulation of premium rates is available. The states are blocked by the federal law from rejecting a rate filing made on behalf of a PG because the filing allows for a group discount or otherwise interferes with the groups buying leverage with the insurance industry.</p>
<p><strong>Other Advantages</strong></p>
<p>Advantages in policy coverages, premium pricing, policy limits and distribution restrictions also support the development and use of a purchasing group for your insurance program. The federal law also enables a sponsoring broker or association to charge a fee to offset the expenses of developing and managing the purchasing group. Brand awareness, buying power and data development all are outcomes that are related to the proper operation of purchasing group.</p>
<p><strong>How? </strong></p>
<p>The organizational process is much like any new insurance organization. There is the entity organizational process and the insurance regulatory application process. The States require specific registration information and forms for each new purchasing group either formed or intending to do business in their state. Professionals such as attorneys and insurance managers can guide you through this process that typically requires sixty days. Once the entity is organized and the regulatory application process is complete, the purchasing group can begin conducting business and purchase insurance for its members.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://roundstoneinsurance.com" target="_blank"> </a></em><em><a href="http://roundstoneinsurance.com" target="_blank">Who is Roundstone</a>? </em></p>
<p>                <a href="http://www.roundstoneinsurance.com" target="_blank">Roundstone Management, Ltd</a>. (“Roundstone”) based in Westlake, Ohio is an insurance organization focused on the development, underwriting and servicing of alternative risk products, including captives, rent-a-captives and <a href="http://www.roundstoneinsurance.com/programs.htm" target="_blank">specialty insurance programs</a>. Roundstone offers intermediaries and buyers an expertise in the captive marketplace with an unbundled services approach utilizing the facilities of Roundstone Insurance, Ltd., a class III Bermuda reinsurer registered as a segregated account company.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Maker's creations]]></title>
<link>http://yintl.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-makers-creations/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>yintl</dc:creator>
<guid>http://yintl.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/the-makers-creations/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Artificial life Breaking out isn&#8217;t an option Captive forever]]></description>
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Breaking out isn&#8217;t an option<br />
Captive forever</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Warrior and the Slave Girl]]></title>
<link>http://bw4454.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/the-warrior-and-the-slave-girl/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>COC</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bw4454.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/the-warrior-and-the-slave-girl/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ataá was very exotic looking with long dark curly hair, and skin the color of coffee latté. She had ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ataá was very exotic looking with long dark curly hair, and skin the color of coffee latté. She had huge brown eyes, and big hips. As a lady of the night she would command a good price.  Ataá knew her days were numbered to make her escape. Living on an island all her life, she was a very good swimmer. At one time she thought she could swim home, but she was moved further and further away from the sea.  Her only hope now was just to escape to a safe place – and soon.﻿</p>
<p>Click for more: <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Warrior-and-the-Slave-Girl">http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Warrior-and-the-Slave-Girl</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Seules les cendres bougent (Paul Eluard)]]></title>
<link>http://arbrealettres.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/seules-les-cendres-bougent-paul-eluard/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>arbrealettres</dc:creator>
<guid>http://arbrealettres.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/seules-les-cendres-bougent-paul-eluard/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Porte comprise Porte facile Une captive Ou personne. Des torrents décousus Et des vaisseaux d]]></description>
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<p>Porte comprise<br />
Porte facile<br />
Une captive<br />
Ou personne.<br />
Des torrents décousus<br />
Et des vaisseaux de sable<br />
Qui font tomber les feuilles.</p>
<p>La lumière et la solitude.</p>
<p>Ici pour nous ouvrir les yeux<br />
Seules les cendres bougent.</p>
<p>(Paul Eluard)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Genesis 14:16 - Through One, Many Are Saved]]></title>
<link>http://ponderingscripture.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/genesis-1416-through-one-many-are-saved/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jhonse</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ponderingscripture.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/genesis-1416-through-one-many-are-saved/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#8220;He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><em>&#8220;He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people.&#8221;  Gen 14:16</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Abram had one mission &#8211; to save Lot from the armies that took him captive.  However when that mission is complete, we see that much more was accomplished than the saving of one individual.  We see that by saving one person, we can save an entire city of people.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">I am of the belief that Abraham prefigured many people and entities in the scriptures.  Thus I feel that the concept of salvation, is at least in part represented by Abraham&#8217;s actions in this story.  As Abraham was told he would have many descendants, I feel that those of us who take part in leading someone to God and Christ will have many spiritual descendants.  And so our spiritual descendants can become as numerous as the dust of the earth and the stars of the sky &#8211; because like a natural family, the process continues after we pass away.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Who has been born into the family of God through us?  Are we a spiritual father or mother to anyone?  I&#8217;m sure if our spiritual descendants are revealed to us on that great day, just like at our earthly family reunions, we will meet relatives we didn&#8217;t even know we had.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rencontre avec Clara Rojas, ex-captive des FARC]]></title>
<link>http://camchoteau.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/rencontre-avec-clara-rojas-ex-captive-des-farc/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>camchoteau</dc:creator>
<guid>http://camchoteau.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/rencontre-avec-clara-rojas-ex-captive-des-farc/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Miraculée de la jungle colombienne, prisonnière pendant 6 années des guérilleros, Clara Rojas a acco]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Martin Luther on Sin: For though one go scot free for awhile, yet at last he will be snapped]]></title>
<link>http://deadguyblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/martin-luther-on-sin-for-though-one-go-scot-free-for-awhile-yet-at-last-he-will-be-snapped/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dead Guy Blog</dc:creator>
<guid>http://deadguyblog.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/martin-luther-on-sin-for-though-one-go-scot-free-for-awhile-yet-at-last-he-will-be-snapped/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[No sinner can escape his punishment, unless he be sorry for his sins. For though one go scot free fo]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Our Lord God suffers the ungodly to be surprised and taken captive in very slight and small things, when they think not of it, when they are most secure, and live in delight and pleasure, leaping for joy. In such manner was the pope surprised by me, about his indulgences and pardons, comparatively a slight matter.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">— Martin Luther 1483 -1546</p>
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<title><![CDATA[What Raindrops Tell us About the Emergent World Order ]]></title>
<link>http://socialcritic.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/what-raindrops-tell-us-about-the-new-world-order/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>The Social Critic</dc:creator>
<guid>http://socialcritic.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/what-raindrops-tell-us-about-the-new-world-order/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[President H.W. Bush, borrowing a phrase from an earlier era, popularized the term &#8220;New World O]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>President H.W. Bush, borrowing a phrase from an earlier <a href="http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/new_world_order_hgwells.htm">era</a>, popularized the term &#8220;New World Order&#8221; (<a href="http://www.greaterthings.com/Editorial/NWO=socialism.htm">NWO</a>) in the early 1990s. But while the New World Order has <a href="http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10209">legitimate</a> roots, it has come to be associated with little more than <a href="http://www.infowars.com/new-world-order-still-a-conspiracy-theory/">paranoid</a> conspiracy.</p>
<p>Given what we&#8217;ve witnessed in recent times, however, is it wise to continue to dismiss the notion out-of-hand?</p>
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<p>The following metaphor, Friedmanesque but nevertheless useful in view of the controversial nature of this topic, paints a picture of what political and economic progress may look like as the 21st Century progresses — and why a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/America-Sale-Depression-Preserving-Sovereignty/dp/1439154775/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1">NWO</a> may not be as far-fetched as so many of us are inclined to believe.</p>
<p>Imagine a smattering of raindrops hitting the pavement. Each raindrop represents the relative isolation and sovereignty of each nation. As those raindrops increase in number — meaning more countries climb aboard the <a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-20779515/regional-integration-emerging-global.html">international trade</a> bandwagon — they connect like dots.</p>
<p>With enough rain — overlapping treaties and trade <a href="http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-413795/Should-NAFTA-expand-An-analysis.html">agreements</a> — pools of water form (commonwealths operating under a shared constitution and/or currency). This is a <em>natural evolution</em> of the <a href="http://www.issues2000.org/Celeb/Ross_Perot_Free_Trade.htm">free trade</a> process.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/eu/timeline.html">European Union</a> is but one such trade and <a href="http://econpapers.repec.org/paper/wpawuwpot/0502004.htm">currency</a> pool, and it is not at all out of the question that more are to come. In <a href="http://aric.adb.org/">Asia</a>, in fact, The Wall Street Journal reported October 12, 2009 that an &#8220;<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704429304574468000815291032.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#">Asean Plus Six</a>&#8221; proposal seeks to integrate the 10 member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian nations as well as <a href="http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/21713506/-Japans-Emerging-Role-in-Promoting-Regional-Integration-in-East-Asia-Towards-an-East-Asian-Integration-Regime-EAIR">Japan</a>, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.</p>
<p>Much like a succession of raindrops merging to form large swaths of water, boundaries between nations may become less distinct in the years to come. Such a progression inevitably begs the question: Is national sovereignty passé? And in even longer-range terms, will ethnic, language and cultural <a href="http://www.lyrics007.com/John%20Lennon%20Lyrics/Imagine%20Lyrics.html">distinctions</a> begin to dissolve too?</p>
<p>While far-sighted, these questions are just that: <em>Legitimate questions</em>.</p>
<p>When people say that the <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003713518_rumor19.html">prospect</a> for a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Late-Great-U-S-Coming-Merger/dp/0979045142">North American Union</a> is little more than a <a href="http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2009/cbarchive_20090127.html">conspiracy</a>, they are, in effect, saying that they know the future beyond a reasonable doubt. What this denies in the here-and-now is an appreciation for the reality that a World Federalist Movement (WFM) has been afoot for decades. The mainstream media may not give these long-ranging issues press time, but world federalist organizations do, in fact, exist in the <a href="http://www.wfm-igp.org/site/wfm/the-movement/about-world-federalism">United States</a>, <a href="http://www.worldfederalistscanada.org/about.htm">Canada</a> and elsewhere in the developed world — and they run websites replete with historical timelines that anyone can verify for themselves.</p>
<p>This much we know of modern times: Peacetime economies are evolving toward tighter integration for the sake of shared prosperity. Debates over whether this is incidental or intentional detract from the point: The logical extension of removing conflicting trade laws and legal barriers may well be a set of conditions wherein borders are intact on maps, but members function more like states in a global confederation (<a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7055/is_3_12/ai_n28393252/">interregionalism</a>).</p>
<p>Some say we may even see this convergence culminate within our lifetimes.</p>
<p>In a speech then-president-elect Barack Obama gave in Berlin, he had this to say:</p>
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<p style="padding-left:30px;"><em>No doubt there will be differences in opinon. But the burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together.</em></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;"><em>A change of leadership in Washington will not lift this burden.</em></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;"><em> In this new century Americans and Europeans alike will be required to do more, not less.</em></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;"><em>Partnership and cooperation between nations is not a choice. It is the only way. The one way to protect our common security and advance our common humanity.</em></p>
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<p>President Obama&#8217;s message? This isn&#8217;t personal. This isn&#8217;t partisan. This &#8220;burden&#8221; <em>is</em> the future. And no, we do not have a choice.</p>
<p>President Obama, to be clear, is but one of several American presidents in recent years to share a globalized vision — hence his statement that a &#8220;change in Washington&#8221; will not deviate world leaders from a transnational progressive path:</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>SERIOUS QUESTIONS FOR SERIOUS TIMES</strong></p>
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<li>Does a shift toward increasingly large and impersonal centralized governance bode well for freedom to exclude oneself or one&#8217;s nation from a one-size-fits-all policy? Or will freedom to <em>opt out</em> be the one guarantee <a href="http://www.allied-co.com/ri/index2.html">regional integration</a> proponents — <a href="http://www.cigionline.org/tags/123">world federalists</a> — can&#8217;t promise?</li>
<li>Is it in keeping with human history and human psychology to share a collective vision without breaking rank? How does world federalism propose to respond to &#8220;agitators&#8221; and <a href="http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section?content=a909099055&#38;fulltext=713240928">civil unrest</a> within its Utopian framework?</li>
<li>Does consolidation of legal and political powers represent a net gain or is it offset by the potential for corruption and abuse at the hands of a powerful few whose legislative reach has gone global?</li>
<li>At an economic level, can or will world federalism deliver on its promise of peace and prosperity for all world citizens? Or does it violate the all-eggs-in-one-basket principle: posing, instead, a dangerous level of economic and international codependency that will hold individuals and markets alike captive to the weakest link within the whole?</li>
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<p>How do <em>you</em> feel about the path we are apparently headed down?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Yacht Kidnap Couple]]></title>
<link>http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/yacht-kidnap-couple/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/yacht-kidnap-couple/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I’ve just listened to Paul Chandler, kidnapped along with his wife last Friday by Somalian pirates, ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I’ve just listened to Paul Chandler, kidnapped along with his wife last Friday by Somalian pirates, speaking to the BBC&#8217;s Somali Service on the BBC News website. Mr Chandler and his wife, Rachel, were in the Indian Ocean on their yacht when armed men came aboard, took them hostage and demanded money before taking everything of value on their boat. After this they were forced to sail to Somalia and are currently being held on a Singapore registered container ship, the Kota Wajah. The couple had been en route to Tanzania after travelling from the Seychelles. I can’t imagine being in a scarier situation than the one they’re in right now, and I sincerely hope that there will soon be a happy ending to their ordeal and they will be reunited with their friends and family.</p>
<p><a href="http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/paul-chandler_1512760c.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-712" title="Paul-Chandler_1512760c" src="http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/paul-chandler_1512760c.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="187" /></a><a href="http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/46617719_seych_kidnap_466map.gif"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-713" title="_46617719_seych_kidnap_466map" src="http://ostrichfeathers.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/46617719_seych_kidnap_466map.gif?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="193" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[**Campaign Launch**]]></title>
<link>http://closenaz.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/campaign-launch/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>westernanimalrightsnetwork</dc:creator>
<guid>http://closenaz.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/campaign-launch/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the campaign page of Close Noah&#8217;s Ark Zoo,  today marks the start of a peaceful cam]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Welcome to the campaign page of Close Noah&#8217;s Ark Zoo,  today marks the start of a peaceful campaign to close down Noah&#8217;s Ark Zoo Farm.</p>
<p>3 good reasons to close down NAZ:</p>
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<li><strong>Animal Cruelty: </strong>Although from the outside animal husbandry apears to be good, an undercover investigation into the zoo revealed all this to be a veil for a zoo that has no respect for the animals in its care. Animal abuse ranged from throwing live baby rabbits into a bin to feeding milk to the lambs when they knew full well the lambs were at an age now too old to digest it causing bloating and in one case death. The reason the gave to the undercover investigator was only that &#8220;kids like to feed the lambs&#8221; a clear sign they put money and profits above the welfare of animals in their care.</li>
<li><strong>More Animal Cruelty: </strong>NAZ was also exposed breeding tigers for the &#8216;Great Bitish Circus&#8217;   a Circus repeatedly condemned by the RSPCA and repeatedly exposed for extreme animal cruelty.</li>
<li><strong>Extreme religous views forced upon visitors:</strong> Anthony Bush owner of NAZ has no interest in teaching children about animals, not in line with the education system in this country anyway, instead he chooses to under mind this by promoting his personal creationist agenda. That is, as soon as you have payed and entered. His beliefs run so strong he is even quoted as saying that if men had too much freedom they would no longer marry woman and instead all turn gay or into paedophiles ; two things he seems to think are the same. Surely this is not the attitude of a man we should be trusting our children with. Homophobia is not an acceptable character trait. He is also quoted saying that “parents rush out screaming [if they] object to what we are saying”. Something that must come as no surprise.</li>
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